The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-13

DR.. Il. j. Glllllanu, OF EaSlcy, reports
two violent eases of snallpo near
Briggs postofiicc. four miles from Eas-
ley and between that point and Green
vile. The citizens of the northern
portion of Anderson County should be
on their guard.
Last Saturday night the residence Of
Mr.. w. y. Miller, on South Main street,
was burglarized, and lot Of clothing
Mrs. Miller were absent from home. and
it is presumed the burglar entered the
house through window.
An eclipse of the moon is predicted
for Sunday, December lG. AT 5:45 p.
M, the east rim of the moon ovcrtakes
the carth's shadow: ut 1:26 the moon is
moons western rim passes out of the
shadow of the earth Erchdnyc.
Last Thursday at Piedmont while
Elijah John, Jr., was inspecting Il pis-
tol it was discharged. The bullet
struck Mr.. johnson i'll the face, break
both of his check bones. The wounds
and it is thought the young man will
recover.
Our good friend, Mr.. John {. Griffin.
accompanied 10y his wife. OF Bolton
section, spent Il day in the city last
week, and We're We leone visitors TO our
office. Mr.. Griilin is one of Anderson
County's best citizens, Il successful
farmer, and has been Il subscriber to
The INTELLIGEN, ii; ever since its first
number.
Our young friend. VIM. ii. White.
who travels for he Draper, Coggins
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city yesterday. Mr.. White is Il son of
Mr.. il. r. White. of Greenvillc. and IL
native of Anderson County. He says
Anderson has changed wonderfully
since he was last here, more than five
years ago.
Last Friday at the annual session OF
NJ. +. Church, South, in Orangcburg.
Rev. w. w. Daniel. ID. d., who has
served as pastor of st. Johns Metho
dist Church in this city the past year,
was elected President of the Columbia
Female College. The Conference has
done more than we'll in its selection.
Mrs. p. X. Norris and Mrs. l.. j.
Langston left Yesterday for Clinton,
$. c.. to visit the Thornwell Orphan
age. They were accompanied by little
jamie and Grady liamlin, children of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Hamlin,
who will make their home in the Or
phanagc and be educated and trained
by the great and good DR.. Jacobs and
his cO-labOrcrs.
The Due West correspondent OF the
Abbcville Press 0nd Banncr says: "Alr.
Sam Ashley and family recently return
cd from Texas. They made the trip in
Il wagon and were Oh the road six
weeks end three days. The expense of
the trip amounted to sixty dollars.
They went to Texas five years ago, but
tired of their Western home and l0ngcd
for old Carolina"
MIR. 5. Il. Wyatt. accompanied by his
daughter, was i'll the city. last week,
and gave us an appreciated call. Mr.
Wyatt lives near The Pickcns County
line, in Brushy Greek Township. and
this was his first visit to Anderson i'll
five years. He said he could see many
town within that time. Mr.. Wyatt is
numbered among the best citizens OF
Anderson County.
The merchants and business men
generally of Anderson, with heir usual
liberality, have decided to close their
respective places of business on
Monday and Tuesday, December 25th
and 2Gth, in order to give themselves
and their employees an opportunity of
enjoying the Christmas festivities. The
people in the country should bear this
in mind, us there will be no business
transacted in the city OH those two
days.
This is the season Of the year when
the shop windows look their best. The
%c <I,se
for n big holiday trade. They have
nearly all been to the Eastern markets
especially to buy their Christmas stock
and they have bought the latest crea-
tions. In every line the assortment is
complete and with attractive advertise
ments in the papers and nicely dressed
show windows, shopping just now is n
luxury.
The ashington correspondence of the
Ncrs ard Courier says: :'iiepresenta-
tive Latimer has chosen his winter res
idence on Capitol Hill. at No. 220 2d
street, S. E., where he and his family
will be at home to their friends. The
older son OF Mr.. l.atimer is in the en-
ploy of the district attorney, where he
receives The practical knowledge of
law, his elected profession. The
younger son is earnestly working ut
his studies, as is also the younger Miss
Latimcr. Mr.. Latimcr looks forward
to Il very pleasant Christmas in his
new home and he return of his elder
daughter for the holidays from Atlanta.
The new arc light at the Southern
freight depot is quite Il convenience to
the travelling public as well as to resi-
dents of that end of town. Now, the
Council wants to imm0rtalize itself and
do the clever thing, let it authorize the
electric light company tOput in clcva
ted lights of greater candle power and
of modern design at the increase III
cost stated in. theirpropositiDn. making
n suitable reduction for actual moon
light nights. Such contract should,
however, be made for as short time as
is consistent with the best interests of
growing city.
Will Henderson. negro, burglarized
the store OF Mr.. w. X. Stringcr in Bel
ton last Sunday night and was caught
in the building. 1t was after midnight
when the night watchman ut the
Southern depot discovered light in
the store, ana, upon investigation, saw