The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-13

County, returned on Friday to her
home iii Charlotte.
Last Saturday was busy day, and
all over the city could be seen those
liarbingers of good times coming-thc
cabbages and apples.
Messrs. Joe and Frank Cunningham,
Ovcrman VanWyck, James Sullivan,
Jr., David Taylor, John Maxwell and
Frank Sloan arc to be i'll Clemson this
year. They left Tuesday.
Mr.. Jn0. NJ. Hubbard, Miss Della
Cater and Miss Eunicc Hill leave to- O-day
for New York. Miss Hill will go from
there to Baltimore. where she will re-
sumo her studies i'll Methodist WOman's
College of that city.
The many friends of Mr.. Lawrence
y. Archer, of birmingham, Ala, were
delighted to strike hands with him
again OH his flying visit to relatives
here last week. He shows the result
of good treatment in his adopted home.
With sweet and Irish (now called
white) potatoes selling Mt thirtyiivc
cents Il peck and onions ut twenty five,
there must be IL good prolific the truck
growers in the business. But it np
pears that they won't grow on cotton
land.
The Graded School opened Monday
morning with 40 OH the rolls and many
more from the country were added dur
ing the day. The attendance is very
much larger this year than amy year
before. Teachers and pupils were
promptly to their places and each one
began ticir work ut once.
Lightning struck the residence Of
Mr.. Oliver Bolt OH Thursday last, but
fortunately no one was hurt. COnsid-
cradle damage was done to the roofing.
At the same time Mr.. w. II. FriersOn
and Policeman Jimmie O'DOnnell were
severely shocked by IL bolt striking IL
tree near them, on Jail street.
Mrs.H. ID. Gardner and Mss Lillian
MurTah, who have taken quite an cX-
tended and pleasant summer excursion
to points Of interest in Massachusetts,
New York, Pennsylvania and among
the mountains OF western Virginia, rc-
turned last Thursday. They also Wis
tied the Northern markets to buy mil
lincry.
During the thunderstorm of last Fri
day evening Gus. Clements and one of
his sons were struck by lightning and
instantly killed. Another son was so
badly shocked that it is impossible for
him to recover. They were tenants on
the. Wright place. near Honca Path,
and had taken refuge from the storm
i'll q cotton house, which was destroyed
10y fire, caused by the lightning.
Surely there is no other city III the
South that has such IL healthful climate
as Anderson During the Summer
there have been only two cases Of fever
in this city of more than 5000 inhabi-
tants, and both of the cases have re-
covered. Moreover, there was compar-
atively no other siclpcss in the city.
Therefore, we have Il wonderful health
resort, and skillful physicians to cure
whatever maladics person may have.
Heres our hand to Chief Dillingham;
and his able aides for long-ncetled re-
forms along the line of keeping side
walks clear. and allowing the passen-
gers to alight from tho incoming trains
without having to brush away n dozen
OF more nagging hackmcn. 1t is posi-
lively pleasure to walk around the
square now, even on Saturday evenings,
and even IL lady can mako her way
from tho train 1T the dcpottO the wait
ing room.
If you want to hold your cotton for
higher prices, the fair and equitable
plan is to store it in some warehouse,
borrow the money on it and pny your
accounts, liens and notes. Then your
creditor cannot force you TO sell your
crop at CURE unsatisfactory to your
self. lSee.des, it will be you, and not
your creditor, assuming the expense
and risk OIL holding; This is the knock
down argument advanced by Mcssrs.
Dean & Ratlittc in their notice this
week, which see all who owe them on
any account.
After u careful examination of tl.
papers ut each contestant for the benc-
iiciary cadctship to tho Citadel, the
very studiolis and worthy young man
OF this'city. Mr.. -- ballard is the
alternate. MI. Giles is the fourth por-
son OF tho class of ten which finished
the ninth grade Mt tho Graded School
IN 1898 to win u scholarship by COM
petltivc examination. This is very
significant of tho thorough work done
by this school, and especially signiti-
can't OF the careful training given by
the instructors of that class.
District Deputy Grand Master of Free
Mas0ns II. F.. Diver. of Anderson, S.
C., paid an official visit to Pelzcr lodge
iaSC SaCurday night. I(urlng the course
OF the evening he made an address on
Masonry, which was enjoyed by the
craft present. Brother Diver is a Past
Grand Master Of the Grand Lodge, and
one, Of tho foremost Masans in the
State. Tho second district is fortunate
in securing ono so we'll cQuipDcd with
experience and natural ability to occu-
by this responsible and honorable DO
sition: On tho other hand, the deputy
Grand Master found here one OF the
best lodges in this grand jurisdiction.
An alarm of fire was sounded nc All
early hour last Friday morning, and by
the timely response OF our watchful
box Of waste in the printing Office of
The Anderson Printing and Stationery
Go. caught fire by spontaneous com
bustiOn, and was rapidly spreading to
the large stock of material, when the
hose playing OH the flames quickly cx-
tinguished them, but not before con