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

Administrators and executors shall,
annually, while amy estates remain IN
their care or custody. at any time be-
fore the 1st day of July of each year
(Act G. A. of S. G.. 1897, page 491) and
guardians during the months OF .'ann-
ary and February OF each year (Rev.
St. of S. c., page 1853, sec. 2179,) render
to the Court of Probate, from which
they obtained grant of letters, an ac-
count of the receipts and expenditures
of such estates the preceding year.
Prof. Albert Barns, of Clemson Col
lege, will deliver lecture on Niagara
Falls in the College Chapel on Satur-
day evening, Jan: 2lst. The lecture,
of q scientific character, will be free
from all technicalities, OF popular in
terest, and will be illustrated with a
number of lantern slides. The lecture
is given under the auspices OF the
Clemson College Scientific Association,
an organization consisting OF members
of the College faculty and experiment
station engaged in scientific work.
The lecture is free to all who wish to
attend.
Mr.. John B. Armstrong died at his
home in varennes Township. five miles
south of this city, last Monday morn
ing at $ o'clock. He had been in feeble
health for several years, and heart dis
ease was the cause of his death. The
remains were carried to Barker's Creek
Church and buried yesterday. Mr..
Armstrong was the eldest son of the
late Andrew Armstrong, and was born
and reared in the Barker's Creek
Church section. He was about 65 years
of age, and was an upright, worthy
citizen, who had the confidence and
good will of wide circle of friends
and relatives. He leaves widow, but
no children, to mourn his death.
Mr.. James Finley, Of Greenville, died
at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs.
w. A. McFall, in Varennes Township,
this morning at Z o'clock, of fpneumonia.
Mr.. Finley came over about three
weeks ago to nurse a 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 a member of
the firm of Finley Bros, popular and
successful merchants Of Greenville.
He was about A years of age and a
native of Scotland. A widow and
three children survive him. The re-
mains will be carried to Greenville and
inferred tomorrow.
Elizabeth Wakefield, an old and
highly respected colored woman, died
last Sunday night at the home OF her
son, Henry d. Wakefield, in Savannah
Township, aged seventy-threc years.
Old Aunt Elizabeth was one of the old
regime-reined, 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 best
friends, and inculcating principles OF
respect and Difference to their friends.
She was a consistent member OF Mt.
Sinai Methodist Church, and died like
a true follower of the Cross. She
leaves two sons and two daughters, all
well-to-do, honorable and valuable
citizens.
In copy of the Tifton (Ga.) Gasette,
which we have before us, there is pub
lished a notice Of petition for char
ter of the Seaboard and Gulf Railroad,
which is to extend through Ebert
County. Ga, thence on to Thomas
County, Ca, and then through the
State of Florida to Carrabelle, on the
Gulf of Mexico, distance Of about 459
miles. The amount Of the capltel stock
is S1,OOO.OOO, divided into shares OF
500 each. The principal office OF the
corporation is to be Stillmoorc, Ga.
In private letter from Capt. t. +.
Hill, who is now at Triton, Ca, to his
brother, Mr.. r. S. Hill. he says the pcO-
pie down there are thoroughly aroused
on the subject of the proposed road,
and arc coming here to tap the Black
Diamond Railroad.
Mr.. II. C. Shearer, formerly OF this
County but now citizen Of Grayson
County, Texas, in renting his sub
scription to the INTELLIGEScER, writes
as follows, which we know will be read
with interest by his many old friends
in this section: 1--WE are al we'll and
doing well. We do not know why
God. in His aIl-wise providence, called
four of our dear children so early in
life. This is a sore atfiiction. We are
well satisfied with our new home and
like this country. We are still farm
ing. and can make Il living easier here
than we could there in our old home.
We have not seen Il sack ut gnano
since we came here, nor havcw hauled
y load of manure. We can raise good
crops without using fertilizers. We
can make -fourths 10 one bale Of
cotton, ,cventy-tiyr bushels of corn,
Seventy-iivc bushels of oats o' twenty
10 twenty-five bushels Of wheat 10 the
acre. We think diversified farming is