The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-01

That sensational comedy drama.
"Sidc Tracked. will hc the attraction
| at the Opera House next Monday nj; ut
| 9th inst. The Company is Il strong one
i'll every particular. and has been ap-
pcaring before large and appicciativc
audiences i'll other cities. The special
| ties, consisting Of up to-datr songs,
dances, duets, triOS and churtlScS. are
given III very capable manner. The
principal figure in the drama is IL tramp.
through whose persistent efforts Il mys-
tcrious crime is finally cleared M.
This character is assumed bv f.. II.
oCOnnor, who is deserving of much
praise for his performance. He is Il
clvcr singer and dancer. and l., to h
! commended for overcoming the per
ccptiblc temptation to huilnunrry
| Billy Bowers. lis Fritz Grabhuld. a
German section gang boss. makes m:lnl
friends by his specia.tic>. l.. {. \cu
mans has Il good face and figure which.
together with his ability a> IN, actor.
makes him one of the iaNoliir> of th.
cast. Harry Leslie. rs Miles Wrllin.
| ton, the express agent. and Il. Edgar
Vance. asJudEc prckSnitl, of johnson
boro, are excellent in their Respective,
characters. Gertrude. Barnes. the son
blettr. establishes herself lis IL decided
| fav0iitr by her natural acting and songs
and dances Cccilr Lorraine. Mar
gurritc Mayticltl and Josephine Rob
rrt> appeared to advantage in thr dii-
tcr'nt character.
MIR. John {. Horton died suddenly ut
his home i'll Pcndlcton Township on
Tuesday night, 24tl ult. lie WA. ap-
pairntly enjoying his usual good health
and that night ate IL hearty supper. lie
retired about his usual hour Ii his
son. Mr.. VI. Il. Horton. and IL little
o-ycar-old grandson. who WAS in his
arms. He convrrscd IL short willie
with his son. and then made IL few re-
marks to the little grandson. In Il
short while the son heard him make. Il
peculiar noise like h,. was grisping for
breath. His sOn shook him and asked
what WAS the matter. Receiving no
| response, the son arose and lifted his
father up. when he discovered that he
whs dead. having passed away without
Il struggle or grOan. Mr. Horton WAS
born III Bclton Tnwnship. near Shady
Grove Baptist Church. on December
%. 1921. His parents were intensely
pious and highly respected by wide
circle of friends. and the deceased
| grew up to hc II worthy and rstimable
young man. In 1876 he was happily
married to Miss Harriet Nan,livcr. and
then moved to the Meals Creek see
| ton. Later lc lived Il short while in
liartwcll. Ga. and for the last twenty
years has resided in pcndlcton Town
ship. He was Il magistrate in this
County for about twenty years. and
served as Il commissioners To the poor
Tor several terms preceding the war
| lie liau been Il devoted member of the.
Baptist Church for more than tftv
years. and WAS IL great Bible student.
having read it through about twice IL
year for many years. lie was most
exemplary Christian, devoted hiS-
band, an atfcctiOnatc fatl her and IL most
estimablc citizen. lie always loved to
give advice to and admru sll those that
needed it and to speak words of COM
fort to the distressed. The deceased
was the father of five sons and one
daughter. the SONS survive him, and
his wife preceded him to the grave
about four years ago. Last Friday the
remains We're Inferred beside those of
his wife in the old Nandivrr graveyard.
near Meals Creek Church. the funeral
services being conducted by Rev. Mix.
McCrr. in the presence; OF Il large rnll-
"i"gatinn of friends and rclalivrS.