The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-09

to be interesting.
Mr.. w. B. Gossett, of Quincy, Fla,
who has been spending several weeks
at his old home in Williamson, haa
gone to New York to buy his fall stock
of goods, and will return to his adopted
home in q few weeks.
Mr.. J. L. Talbert, who has been
spending a few weeks at Hot Spring gs
recuperating his health, has returned
to the city and has resumed his posi-
.tion as Express Messenger on the Sa.
vannah Valley Railroad.
Mr.. w. S. Brown has resigned as
manager of the Anderson Stationery
and Printing Co., to take effect Sep
tember 1st, and has been succeeded by
MI. Foster FAINT, who has considerable
experience in that business.
Misses Mabel and Sybil Odiorne, two
attractive and accomplished young
ladies of Greenville, are in the city
visiting their aunt, Mrs. DR.. Harris,
and are accompanied by their aged
grandmother, Mrs. Jane c.. McFall.
Mrs. Mary Keith, daughter of Mrs.
John Lewis, of this city, died at her
home III Newport News, Va, last Mon
day, after a brief illness. She was
married in this city last fall to Mr..
w. Z. Keith, and was about 90 years
of age.
Mr.. Minor, OF the Ten Cent Store, is
still in the Eastern markets, and is
securing an abundance of ammunition
to fire at competition. He will have
an immense stock OF goods when he
moves into his new quarters, Septem-
ber 1st.
Our young friend, John f. Wiging-
ton, who has been the bookkeeper for
w. H. Hammett 6, Co. ut Piedmont.
has changed base and is now sales
man for w. c. Mckenzie, of the same
place, and will be pleased to have his
friends call and sec him at his new
place OF business.
We have received copy of the
premium list OF the State Agricultural
and Mechanical Society of South Caro-
lima, for the thirty-first annual Fair to
be held in Columbia beginning on
Monday, November 9th. For copy,
OF any information address Thos. w.
Holloway, Pomaria.
We were glad to meet OH our streets
last Monday our old friend, Mr.. w. L.
McFall, of Pickens G. II. Waddy was
born and raised in this community and
has many friends and relatives who
arc always glad to meet him. He has
been quite successful in his adopted
home, and is one Of the solid men Of
his County.
Mrs. Amanda Hays died ut the home
Of her son, A. n. Hayes, in this city
last Sunday, in the esd year of her age.
She was the widow OF the late Western
Hayes, of Anderson County. The re-
mains were carried to the old home of
the family in Anderson County for
interment OH Monday.-Grsenmood In
ter, 3lH inst.
The County Democratic Executive
Committee having appointed a date
for the primary election for the Sue
cessor Of Supervisor Snelgrove, the
Democratic mass meeting called for
last Monday was not held. There was
a large crowd in the city, and the sew
eral candidates for Supervisor put in
q good days work.
The first open boil of cotton for this
season was placed on orr desk by Mr.
A. Z. Dean, OF Deans. 1t was picked
from the field on the End inst. Twinc
Thompson and Ounce Lcvcrct, two
negro farmers near the city, also picked
three bolls the same day and gave
them to us. The pickers will soon
have to go to work.
An excursion train will be run from
Anderson to Greenvillc next Wednes-
day on account of the colored tiremen's
tournament in that city. There will
be a separate coach for white people
Fare for the round trip 81 cents. The
train will leave Anderson ut s o'clock
4. IN. and returning will leave Green
vile at 10 o'clock that night.
A meeting will be held at Fair Play
next Saturday, 12th inst., at II O'Clock,
for the purpose of taking subscriptions
to a cotton mill to be located ut Hat
toms Ford, on 'rugaloo River. Gen. NJ.
l.. Bonham, Of this city, will address
the meeting. Everybody interested in
the welfare of that section is respect
fully invited to attend the meeting.
Hon. j. A. Sawyer, wife and child,
and Mr.. David c. Clark. of Union. S.
e., are in the city visiting relatives and
friends. Mrs. Sawyer is the eldest
daughter Of Mr. f. l.. Clarke, formerly
of Anderson, and her friends are more
than pleased to greet her. Mr.. Sawyer
is Il member OF the Legislature from
his County, and one of tsmoSt popular
citizens.
The primary election to select Il sue