The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-18

Administrators ami executors shall.
annually, while amy estates remain in
their care or custnhy. at any time be-
fore the lst day of july ni each year
(Act &. y. q! :. G.. 1897. page t9l) and
guardians during the months of .Iamu-
AIRY and February nf each year {Rrv.
ST. of :. G.. page 75s. sec. 2l19.) render
to tn. Court of Probate from which
they obtained II grant of letters. an :ic-
count nf the receipts and expenditures
of such estates the preceding year.
Prof Albert Barns. of Clemson Col
lcge. will deliver ii lecture on Niagara
Falls in the College tlaprl on Satur-
day evening. Jan: 2ls,. ~, lecture,
of u scientific character. ". m free
from nll trciinicaliticS, of pul IL in
tcrcSt, and will be illustrated with Il
number of lantern slides. The l. ctmrc
is given under the auspices of The
Clemson College Scientific As>,ritiun,
of the College faculty and experiment
station engaged in scientific work.
The lecture is free tn ali who wish to
attend.
Mr. John II. Armstrong died nj his
home in Nar"nncs Township. five miles
south Of this city. last Monday morn Z
ing ut 5oclock. He had been in feeble
health for several years. and heart dis
ease was the cause of his death The
remains were carried tn RaIkcrA Gre. K
Church and buried yesterday Mr..
Armstrong was the eldest son of the
late Andrew Armstrong. and was born
and reared in the Barkcrs Creek
Church section. He was about G5 ycnrs
of age, and was III upright. worthy
citizen, who had the confidence an.i
good will of wide circle of friends
and relatives. He leaves Il widow, but
no children, TO mourn his death
Mr.. James Finley, of Grcenville, died
at the lonie of his motiier-in- law, Mrs.
w. A. McFall. in Varcnnes Township,
this morning ut o'clock, of pneumonia.
Mr.. Finley came over about three
weeks ago to nurse Il sick son, who,
with his mother, was visiting Mrs.
McFall. A week later he took sick
and gradually grew worse until death
came. The deceased was Il member of
the firm of Finley Bros. popular and
successful merchants of Grecnvillc.
He was about a. years of age and a
native of Scotland. A widow nn,l
three children survive him. The re-
mains will he carried to Greenvillc and
inferred tomorrow.
Elizabeth Wakefield, an old and
highly respected colUred woman. died
last Sunday night at the home Of her
son, Henry y. Wakefield, in Savannah
Township, aged sevcnty-thlee years.
Old Aunt Elizabeth was one of the old
regimc-rrfined, modest. gentle and
respectful, mindful of the difference in
station between the two races; and,
above all, teaching her children that
the white people were their hest
friends, and inculcating principles of
respect and Difference to their friends.
She was II consistent member Of Nit.
Sinai Methodist Church, and died like
Il true follower of the Cross. She
leaves two SONS and two daughters, all
we'll -tO-dO, honorable and valuable
citizens.
In copy of the Tifton (Ga.) Gusette,
which we have before us, there is pub
lished notice Of q petition for char
ter ct the SeabOard and Gulf Railroad,
which Is; IL extend through Eiijtrt
County. Ga, thence on 10 Thomas
County, Ga, and then through tho
State of Florida to Carrabellc, OH the
Gulf of Mexico, IL distance of about 459
miles. The amount of the capitcl stock
is S1,00O.000, divided into shares of
800 earh. The principal office of the
corporation is to be StillmuOr, Ga
Ina private letter from Capt. L. r.
Hill, who is now ut TiftOn, Ga. tn his
brother, Mr.. X. $. Hill, he says the pco-
pie down there are thoroughly aroused
on the subject of the proposed road,
and are coming here tn tap the Black
Diamond Railroad
Mr. II. &. Shcarcr, formerly uf this
County hnt now Il citizen OF GraysOn
County, Texas, in renting his sub
scription 20 the INTELLIGENCE,,, writes
as follows, which we know will be read
with interest by his many old friends
i'll this section: I'VE are Ill we'll and
doing we'll. We do not know why
God. in His wise providence, called
four of our dear children 80 early in
life. This is sore atfliction. We are
well satisfied with our new home and
like this country. We are still farm
ing, and can make living easier here
than we could there in our old home,
We have not seen Il sack nf g,iano
since we came here, nor have WI. hauled
a load of manure. We can raise good
crops without using fertilizers. We
can make three tnnrtIn To one Lml. of
cotton. Stvcnty-fivc bushels of corn,
seventy five bushels of oats or twenty
to twenty-five bushels Of wheat to th..
acre. We think diversified Farming i.