The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-04
Local News.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4. 1899.
Hspeweil Items.

Though it has been some time, Mr.
Editor, since you and your readers
heard from this part of the country,
through the columns of your most OK
cellent paper, you must not think thaC
we are dead by any means. Whlie we
have not had timo nor opportunity TO
,et,up any items of interest for the last
three or. four months, We know that
you have not missed them, Tor items OF
more interest and Importance than ours
would have filled your columns.
On account of the extended dry
weather last Summer our crops arc not
90 promising Us VIC have had tor the
oast several years, but it is to be hoped
that Our next crops will make up for all
DEFICIENCIES, and that in another years
time we will all pull out the "klnks:"
~ Several of our young men have left
anr community recently, and conse-
1nentIy Young men are scarce at this
time. Some have gone one way and
others another.
Mr. Major Jones, who has been q CO.
nartner with his father in the black
smith and wood shops near old Aaron,
has zone to Bolton to engage in The
ginning business with his brother.
Mr. Vernon Watson has gone to
pickens. where he is engaged Ill the
brick business.
Mr.. Il. A. Gentry has been engaged
( in teaching in BruShy Creek during the
nost Summer, but at present is spend
ING his vacation at the home OF MS
father. Mr.. T.. w. Gentry, after which
he will resume his work at the same
place.
Messrs. john. Arthur and George
Marlin have gone to PendletOn. where
they are engaged in the mercantile
business. We wish these young men
sncctss i'm this new enterprise.
Mcssrs. w. ID. and l.. 0. King anu
Neal Newell have entered Clemson
Z College. Mr.. Walter King attended
College there last year.
Mr.. Joshua Prnittis clerking tor MI.
q. S. Minor. Il
MT. Henry C.. Martin is salesman for
McCully Bros.
Mr. + Baker Gentry has been work
mo for the Orr Cotton Mill. but at
present is employed i'll framing the
s Farmers Warehouse.
So Vol, see. Mr.. Editor, that young
men arc scarce in these parts.
Rev. w. T. Hawkins preached his
f.,r.wcil ;.cr.,.o,, at Hopewell last fourth
SUNDAY. His 'inrcies have granted
!, i,iu !, vac:,tioli for about four months,
and he :.:.> .pue t0 Louisville, ky.:
where he has entered the Theological
Mr.. Z. w. Gentry. delegate elect
from Midway Church, attended Prcsby-
terry at Clemson College last week. He
was accompanied by his wife.
We attended preaching at trinity
last Sunday. and among the visitors
there we noticed Mr.. Robt. Mocrhcad,
from Concord, and Mr.. Andrew Harris
and Miss Mamie Hill, from Union
Grove. =,
Mr.. j. l.. Foster went to Greenyliie
last Saturday on business.
For the past week we have been hav7
ing some cool nights, which makes us
think that Winter, with his cold. bleak
nlgIts, is approaching, and will DC here
in the near future. tsltH :.
AS long, cool nights arc the ones IN
which We all like to sit by the fire and
read, and, as some of the bright boys
and girls and some of the Older ones
would like to have something to do, /
will give them problem in arithmetic
which some may occupy their minds
with during their leisure moments III
q COW and a calf eat pumpkin and q
half in a day and a half. how many
pumpkins can twelve cows and calves
cat in twelve days and half!"
VELOCISSINs.