The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-12

AGO on the l1tllof Aprll snow feilshcrt
to thc tlcnth of two sol.tmec inches
The trees wcrein fnll=bloonl. and milcf
corn WAS up and was bitten down by
file frostwIlich followed.
The State Intercollegiate Olatoric;l
Association will havcits tirstoratorlcal
contest at Due West on Friday, asth
inst. and representatives of five collie
ycs will take part. Tic occasion will
attract il large crowd ofvisitor>.
The State Sunday School Convention
/ convcncs insits annual session ut Spar
tanburg next Wednesday. 'The#ronnd
trip railroad fare from Anderson is
50 .45. Tickets to he sold April 1!-21.
witll final limit April q, inclusive.
The match game OF base ball played
here last Saturday by the Clemson and
Erslline College teams WAS witnessed
| by Il argc crowd Of spectators and
throughout WAS an#intcrcsting game.
The score was 6 TO in faNorof Glenn
SON
Mr.. i. \. Brock. President Of the
Anderson Cotton Mills, and Col. j. L.
| Orr. of the Piedmont Mills. left this
afternoon on IL visit to Philadelphia.
New York and other eastern cities.
Mr.. Brock will purchase some aldi-
tional machinery for his mill.
Little Kennitl, the thrcc-montlls-old
twin sou of Mr.. and Mrs. r. J.. Che
shire. died last night ut 1,:30 o'clock
with brain fever. 1t had been a sllf-
fcrcr ever since it came into this world
but is now relieved Of all its suiterings,
and has gone to Join the ''llappy band.
Alta meeting of the State Board OF
Control in Columbia last Wednesday
MI. J. b. Douthit, Of THIS County, was
elected dispcnsary commissioner in the
place of Mr.. S. w. Vance, who was his
only opponent. Mr.. Douthitis an ex-.
member of the State Board, and will
make an efficient commissioner.
Dir. i. Wilkinson .Jervey, OF Green
vile, who Isl specialist in the treat
ment OF diseases of the eye, ear, nose
and throat, will br at the Hotel Chi
uuola next Tuesday, 18th inst. See his
card in another column, and if you are
afflicted give him Il call. He comes to
Anderson highly recommended both
personally and professionally.
Cur young friend, j. a. McCrary,
who has been i'll the employ of the An
dcrSon Light and Water Power Com
pany at Portman Shoals, has secured u
position in the Navy Department at
Washington. d. G.. andlcft last Mon
day to begin his new dnties. We join
Ills friends in wishing him Il pleasant
sooull, at the Nations Capitol.
Mr.. K. Henry Bolt, of Otterbein, In
diana, arrived III Anderson last Thurs
day to spend Il few weeks with his
parents and other relatives. Mr.. Bolt,
who is the eldest son OF ex-Shcriff Bolt,
is cashier of the bank III his adopted
home, and is a most worthy young
man. His visit to his old home is 4
source of much pleasure to his many
friends.
MI. NJ. A. Hammond, who lives on
Adger street, had to have his left hand
amputated last Sunday. About three
weeks agp during the severe cold
weather Mr. Hammond got his hand
frost bitten while watching on the out
side OF the lnill, which resulted in the
amputatdon. We are glad to know he
is getting along all right and stood the
operation like m old soldier.-Pclcer
SHf-ffernld.
Mayor Hood is not easily lost i'll the
shuttle. This is true in gardening as in
municipal matters. Between showers
ihc has succeeded in planting his garden
by dint OF his perscvcring and resource
fnl nature. Not even stopping for
dinner himself, he was humanitarian
enough to fasttq the feed buckcttO his
horses bride SO flat the faithful beast
could eat while ploughing. onr Mayor
is Il Mayor right.
An exchange tells of the three stingi
est men on record. The first will not
drink water unless it comes from Il
neEhbor;s we'll; the second forbids his
family to write any but II small hand,
aslt wastes ink to make large letters; !;
the tliirl stops the clock at night to
save the wear and tear OF machinery.
All of them refuse to take Il newspaper,
OIL the ground that it isa terrible strain
on their spcctacles to read.
The following schools will mite and
picn 1T Majors Mill on next fourth
Saturday, April sand: Shiloh, by Miss
.Anlsic Dean: Independence, by Mis-.
Jennie Little; Mountain Greek. by Nj.
G. NIcPhail AMI Ruharma- by Mr.. r.
Clinkscalcs. Everybody is invited To
attend and bring well filled lnncrbas-
ilcts. Not only the young. bnt all OF
the older people, is cordially invited,
especially thu. patrons Of each school
Last February Il mule was stolen
from Mr.. WII. Brown. OF Savannah
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