The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-20

at Lebanon school house on Christmas
night. Admission, p cents. The pro-
ceeds will be used in purchasing fur
niture for the school house, and the
entertainment should be literally pa
trOniycd.
The boys will have to be careful with
their fireworks during the holidays.
They will be forced to keep away from
the depots, warehouses and cotton
platforms, and, outside Of their own
yards, will probably be permitted by
the police to explode the crackers on
the Court House Square and certain
streets on Monday.and Tuesday OF next
week.
James Meldrow, coloredindividual,
| hailing from the vicinity of Anderson,
was arrested here yesterday by the po-
lice on charges preferred by some citi-
zens of Anderson. They charged him
with dispOsing OF property under mort
gage. He has been wanted for some
| time and yesterday he was nabbed by
the police. He went to Anderson this
morning in charge of Constable Craig
GrccnrHlc TWcs. 10th.
The Charleston Ncrs and Courier, of
the 18th inst, speaks of Andersons
Mayor as follows: "Alr John X. Hood,
mayor Of the thriving city OF Anderson,
is among the visitors in the city. Mr..
Hood is one of the old-time 'seceders'
from the straigthont Presbyterian
Church, having been born at Due West.
Even though he has not lived in the csa-
cred precincts of that holy city for
years, he finds it difficult to give up the
habits formed in youth of grcasing his
boots with tallow and singing David's
Psalms"
Solicitor Ansel, of this, the Eighth
Circuit, embracing Grcenville, Able
Vile, Anderson, OcOnee and Pickens
Counties, forwarded his annual report
to the Attorney General last week.
The report shows that there were less
than half as many murder cases IN the
Circuit this year as last. OF the twen--
ty cases this year two were disposed
Of in Abbeville, eight in Anderson, two
in Oconee, three in Pickens and five in
Greenville. Fourteen OF the cases re-
suited in verdicts OF mot guilty." four
guilty" and in two cases 'snO bills
were returned. There were 42 cases OF
murder disposed OF in the Circuit last
year. There were 2S2 cases, all told,
disposed OF in the Circuit this year, as
against 334 last year. The 2S2 resulted
POS ''no bills" 40 "not guilty" and 124
"guilty." The 334 resulted 80 'no
bills" 81 "not guilty" and 17S guilty"
Anderson County loses another old
and highly esteemed citizen in the death
of Mr.. Andrew Hunter, which occurred
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evening, 18th inst, i'll the S4th ycar, OF
his age. A few days preceding his
death he accidentally fell from chair,
hurt one of his legs. This brought on
q nervous shock and he gradually
weakened away until death came to his
relief. The deceased was born and
reared near Pickens e. H., and about
thirty wears ago moved to the place
where he died. He married Miss Mary
Simpson, of this County, who preceded
him to the grave a few years ago. One
son and three daughters survive him.
In his young manhood Mr.. Hunter
Joined the Presbyterian Church. and
throughout his life was a devoted and
exemplary member. In every relation
Of life lie discharged his duties nobly,
and has left a name that his descen
dants can ever point with pride to. On
the day following his death his remains
were laid to rest in the Presbyterian
churchyard at Townville, Rev. w. S,
Haniter conducting the funeral servl-
ces in the presence of large concourse
of sorrowing friends.
Recent published accounts of cider
seizures in the County are calculated to |
do much injury to the parties charged
with violating the dispensary laws by
Offering for sale cider alleged to contain |
alcohol. A case in point is the repeat
ed references to Mr.. Albert S. Bowie
and his clerk, Mr.. Joseph Ligon, of Iva.
1t is unnecessary to say to those who
are acquainted with these excellent
gentlemen that there is something rad
ically wrong in the charge preferred
against them, for they are regarded by
their more immediate neighbors as gen
tlemen OF sterling qualities who are too
conscientious to violate law knowing
ly, and too careful to be led into 1t
blindly. In conversation with q prom
inent gentleman of the Iva section, he
stated that the neighbors of Messrs.
Bowie and Ligon felt outraged at the
scandal0us publicity given to- the case,
and declared that if it were left to
Jury of the ministers ara Church going
people Of that vicinity, the parties in
stigating the case would receive mer-
tied rebuke. Mr.. Bowie is aprOsperOus
farmer and merchant OF Iva, and Mr..
Ligon, his clerk, is a son OF Rev. Il. Y.
Ligon, of this County, and himself
studying to become IL Presbyterian
minister.
Mr.. VIII r. Hubbard passed away at
his residence in this city at 7:30 o'clock
last Saturday morning, after. q brave
fight of several months with the dread
malady, Bright's disease. He had,
however, been confined to his room
only a week, and was not considered
seriously i'll until the evening before |
his death. Whileit has been generally |
known for some time past that ne was
gradually failing i'll health, the news OF
his death came as shock and sur
prise to his friends, the most Intimate |
of whom were unacQualnteu with the |
desperate and changed condition which
had so suddenly become manifest. De,
ceased was thirty-siX years OF age and
was the Youngest son OF the late X. ii.
and Jane Hubbard. BY his magnetic
manners and habits ofindustry he soon
drew around him large and infiuen,,
tial circle OF friends, whose splendid
patronage was bestowed upon him, ey-
it!cncing the degree OF confidence in
which he was held by those who knew
him best. Again, when he. after re-
peated solicitations, allowed his name
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