The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-16

JoHHSon IOran invitation to attend the
commencement exercises of Winthrop
Normal and Industrial College of South
Carolina June 3rd-Gth. The bncca-
laureate sermon will be preached by
Bishop w. w. Duncan, ID. d., and
Col. j. G. lIcmphill, of Charleston will
deliver the annual address before the
graduating class.
The stockholders Of the Orr Cotton
Mill ncld their first regular annual
meeting last Friday, and routine bust
ness only was transacted. President
Orr submitted his report, in which he
gave the causes for the delay in getting
all tho machinery placed in position.
lie said that all tho necessary build
ings had been complctedand were we'll
constructed. The mill will be ready to
begin work about July 18th.
Mr.. +. G. McAdams, the genial and
accommodating clerk in Probate Judge
Nancc's office, was one of the twelve
young gentlemen who passed a salts
factory examination before the SUI
preme Court in Columbia last Friday
and admitted to the practice Of law in
the Courts of this State. We join the
friends of Mr.. McAdams in wishing
him big success in his chosen profes-
sion. On Saturday our young friend
went to Athens, Ga, where he spent
Sunday pleading a case in Cupid's
court.
Mr.. Robert Isbell died ut his home,
near Fair Play, on Wednesday, end in
stant, aged seventy one years, after ar
illness of only three days from congcs-
tiOn of the lungs. He worked in his
field all day OH Saturday before his
death. lie was successful farmer and
esteemed citizen. His life was spent
On the farm, except four years during
the Civil War from 1861 to 1865, when
he saw service on the tented field. lie
was brave soldier. and was in the van
of many hard-fought battles. He en-
listed rs member of Capt. f. w. Kill
patrick's Company, 4th S. G. Volun-
tecrs, commanded by Col. j. b. f.
Sloan. In early life he was happily
married to Miss Marett. She died
only few months ago. and now Inc
joins her OH the other shore. lie was
member of the Beaverdam Baptist
church, in which he had served as q
deacon for many years. U'alhaNo
Courier.
The Graded Schools of this city will
close on Friday, 25th inst. and an in
tcresting programme is being arranged
for the occasion. The examinations
will begin next Monday, and Supcrin
tendent Walton cordially invites the
parents of the pupils to visit the
schools while these are in progress
Last Monday it was decided by the
teachers Of the Central School that the
following named pupils of the Sixth
and Seventh Grades should enter the
defamation contest for the Supcrinten-
dents medal, it being open only to the
pupils Of those grades: Florence Will
son, Vera Webb, Earle Green, Ted
Russell, Mary Lee Breazcale and Es-
tellc Beck. We are in receipt of IN
invitation and tickets of admission to
the Third Grade class room, which is
in charge of that accomplished teacher,
Mrs. Mildred NOVEL;. This grade will
be the only one in the school that will
render all operetta during the weeks
exercises, and it will take place neHt
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. Under
Mrs. NOwell's excellent training the
pupils have been practicing during
their rest hours for the past four weeks,
and those who are 80 fortunate as to
hear the Operetta, may expect o nice
treat. 1t will require ticket of ad-
mission into all the class rooms during
the exercises of the respective grades.
The prOhibitionists of Anderson
County met in the Court House last
Saturday and the meeting was called
to order by Hon. B. F. Crayton, the
County Chairman, who, in one of his
usual forceful and pointed speeches,
explained the object Of the meeting.
Mr. Crayt0n was made temporary
president and Mr.. w. F. Wright tenn
pOrary secretary, and they wero after
wards made the permanent officers of
the convention. After some discus
sion, the County Chairman was author
lied to appoint at his leisure some per-
son in each Township in the County rs
a member of the County Executive
Committee. An election of delegates
to the State conference Of prohibition
lists, which will he held in Columbia
next Wednesday, was then entered in
to and resulted in the choice Of Messrs.
j. w. Quattlcbaum, r. p. Clinkscales
and j. A. Hall, with Messrs. II. II.
Edwards and j. NJ. Stacks as alter
mates. After several able and interest
ing speeches by members Of the con-
vention in reference to instructing the
delegates to the State conference To
advocate the selection Of full State
ticket, it was agreed that they simply
be requested to do 30. The convention
then adjourned subject to tho call of
the County chairman. The meeting
throughout was yery harmonious. The