The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-08

nc Rough and Ready Fire Company
met last night and elected the follow
ing officers to serve the ensuing wear.
President. John c. Butler; Vice Prcsi-
dent. VIM. Oliver; Secretary. Harold
}. Taylor; Treasurer. John Pevton.
Inc Company Is i'll fine condition, and
wants to have Tournament in An.
derson in the summer. We know orr
citizens will aid them in this Mt tho
proper time.
Capt. John McFall lies critically i'll
ut his home in the city of Grccnyille.
He is the oldest child of Andrew Nor
ris McFall, deceased. of High Shoals.
this County, and is one of the most re-.
mnrkable men the County ever pro
duccd. He was Il Captain of n Comma
ny from Marion County. Fla. dur;r,
the civil war, and lost the use of his
right arm by Il wound for the Lost
Cause" His many friends in this see
tion will regret 20 hear of his illness.
During the early part of the present
session of the Legislature, Il bill was
introduced providing that all swine.
dying of disease should bc c,,,nated
When the bill came up on its second
reading. Representative Il. b. 4. Rub
inSon secured the floor and said ,l,nt
among many objections he might adj
vance against the bill there was one
which should appeal torvrry free born
Amcrical,,and which lictlought should
br sufficient to kill the bill. His Oh
lection WAS that it would be robbinr
the r"mmi>saly Of the bird which stood
next 10 he American E;,glr-tIu h,lz-
zar,l. The bill was killed.
Last Friday night. in Garvin Town
ship. Sam Williams aud Moses Brown.
with several othrrnrgrn bows. were out
hunting. when one of them bet he
would kill more birds than any other
member of the party. One word fol
lowed another, until Brown pulled his
pistol and fired. the ball striking Will
llanls and killing him. Magistrate T..
/. Wakefield held IN inquest on Satur-
day. and after Il thorough invrStiya-
ton the jury returned verdict OF ac-
cIdcntal killing. The boy was dis
charged. but rs there is some diSs;ltis-
faction about the verdict, the Grand
Jury will probably take up the cas-.
and let the Court of General Sessions
pass upon it.
Mrs. Lucretia Carpenter, wife of Mr..
A. y. Carpenter, died at her home IN
broadway Township last Thursday al
ternoon. For long time she had been
confined to her bed with that ever fatal
disease, consumption, but she bore her
sufierings with that patience cllarac-
teristic Of Il devoted Christian and
when the summons came she was ready
anu anxious to go. Mrs. Carpenter
was about 46 years of age. and was the
youngest daughter of the late Thos.
Gecr In her girlhood she joined the
Meals Creek Church, and throughout
her life WAS Il most consistent member.
One Saturday her remains were laid to
rest in The Meals Greek churcllyarl the
funeral services being conducted by
Rev. o. j. Copeland, in tie presence of
many sOrrowing friends and relatives.
A husband and four children are left
to cherish her memory.
Ash Wednesday falls upon the 15tl,
OF February this year, which is unusu-
ally early. And Easter, therefore, will
have come before the springtimc is
fairly started. Last year Easter fell
upon the 10th of April. This year it
will fall upon the 2d-carlier than for
five years. In 1886 it fell upon the o5th
the latest it ever comes. And this
VIII not occur again until 1913. AS the
date OF Easter is fixed by calculating
the first Sunday after the first full
moon after the 22d of March, the fcsti-
val can occur as early as the 2:,tl of
March, and has actually done so. In
liSS 1t fell upon that date and also in
1S4J, 1856, and in 1913 it will be repeat
ell. In 1894 Easter came upon the 20th
OF March, which proved to he the cold
est and most inclcmcnt day of the win
tor. All the various trees preparing
for appearing in spring attire were
frozen and the services in the churches
were scantily attended. As the fcsti-
Val also comes comparatively early this
year, there is some uncasincSs lest his
tory repeats itself in this respect.