The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-02

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July 1913 is the time of the
meeting of the National Educa-
tional Association at Charleston.
This will be the greatest educa-
tioral meeting ever held in South Car
olina, and the teachers of the State
should see to it that the old Palmetto
State is fully represented. Full par
ticulars and the complete official pro
gram will he published in the June
! number of the Carolina Teachers
Journal, published at Winnsboro, $. G.
This number, together with the May
| number, which will contain the an
n0uncements us to the State and COun
ty Summer schools, will be sent to any
teachcr sending name and address OH u
postal card before the 18TH of May.
The Westminster correspondent OF
the KcOwee Courier, under date of
April % says: "Mrs. Julia McLces, the
beloved wife of Mr.. Il. S. McLees, died
ut 10 o'clock Saturday night, April 2lst,
after brief illness of pneumonia. Mr..
McLees resides at the CASTOR home
stead, abouta mile from town. Mrs.
McLccs was in the 46th year of her age,
having been born in June, 1854. Her
maiden name was Campbell. She waa
g native Of Anderson County, but had
been living in Oconee the past seven
teen years. Mrs. McLees vase :sienboi
of the Richland Presbyterian Church,
and adorned her faith with Christian
walk and conversation. She leaves, be-
sides her husband, eight children, to
whom the sympathy. of many people are
extended in their bereavement. Flu
neral services were conducted in the
Presbyterian Church Monday by Rev
s. L. Wilson.
James Martin, negro who has lived
in the suburbs Of Piedmont for num-
ber of years past, was arrested on q
warrant issued by Esquire Mitchell last
Wednesday for criminal assault ON the
person of the three-year- old daughte,
of Mr.. T. l.. Mccall. He was detected
in the attempt, it is said, by the moth
er of the child. The issuing of the war.
rant and the arrest followed in quick
order, and bef orc the assault became
generally known Officer Mccall was
hurrying over the dirt road to Green
vile Jail. A great deal of indignation
was expressed when the dastardly act
became known, and had the officers not
been prompt in taking the negro out OF
the way he would have been taught q
lesson he would never have forgotten
And had the child been harmed In any
way he would have shared the fate OF
all other characters of that kind
Piedmont Sun- Herald.
The stockholders OF the Farmers OF
Mill Company met in the Peoples Bank
last Wednesday evening and organized
By eiecGing the following Board Of d.
! Eectors: j. j. Fretwell, w. Q. Ham.
men9, j. 9. Fowler, III. L. Bonham, NJ
A. Dean, c. E. Cobb, w. S. Brock. P
! K. McCully, Jr., and L. N. Geer. The
stockholders then adjourned and the
Directors met and elected j. j. Fret.
well President and Treasurer, and c
E. Cobb Secretary and Manager. The
Company has done more than we'll il
it's selection of Board of Directors
who will make the enterprisea big sue
cess. In addition to an oil mill ani
ginnery, the Company proposes to erec
o large warehouse, where cotton can b,
stored any length of time. The worl
of erecting the building will commence
at IN early date, IA Manager Cobb pro
poses to have everything ready to be
gin work when the next crop is read,
for market.
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