The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-11-28

sunday morning at IL O'clock and at
Flat Rock Baptist Church ON the after
noon Of the same day at 3 o'clock. The
friends of both congregations are cor
daily inveted to attend and hear tho
address.
Deputy Sheriff Dillingham;, accom-.
panied by Mr.. Noah Richardson, went
out q few miles cast of the city last
Saturday night and arrested eight
negroes for gambling. The negroes
were caught in tho very act and were
brought to the city and lodged in Jail.
On Monday, at preliminary hearing
before Magistrate Giiucr, all of the
prisoners plead guilty.
Lawrence Simpson, tho negro ferry
man in charge of Maxwelrs Ferry, on
seneca River, was accidentally drown
cd last Monday. He was guiding lis
boat across the river, when one of tho
ropes broke and he was thrown over.
board. The river was very high. The
body of the unfortunate man has not
been found, and !. ;s generally bsiicv-
cd that he was struck in the head by
the boat when he fell out.
II. F., tho ten months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. X. X. Meddox, died Mt their
home in Martin Township last Thurs
day. after All illness of three weeks
with pneumonia. On Friday tho re-
mains were inferred at Barkers Creek
Church, Rev. N. G., Wright conducting
the funeral services. Tho bereayed
parents have the consolation of know
ing that their little one is now "safc in
tho arms of Jesus"
A Baptist Church will be organized
at Triangle school house, in Broadway
Township, next Sunday morning ut II
o'clock, and the public is cordially in
vited to attend the services. For tho
past eight years services have been
held regularly at Triangle, and for the
past four years Rev. N. G.. Wright has
served the congregation as pastor,
preaching every first Sunday. The
new Church will, therefore, start off
with large membership.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Charleston and Western
Carolina Railroad Company wG3 held
in Charleston last Thursday. The af-
fairs of the road were declared to be in
q satisfactory condition, and the fol-
lowing officers were reelected: j. b.
Cleveland, president; Harry Walters,
vice-president; D. A. u. Jordan, J.O.
G. Fleming, j. b. Dawfy, Avery Pat
ion, j. b. Cleveland, B. l.. Newcombe
and Harry Walters, directors. Mr.. j.
A. Brock represented Anderson ut the
meeting.
An old negro woman was found dead
Mt her bedside ut her home on Peoples
Row, in this city, last Sunday morning.
A little grandson was the only occupant
of the house with her, and lie said she
knelt down to say her prayers and
never got up. She was very tleshy,
weighing perhaps ESQ. pounds, and
heart disease is supposed to have
caused her death. No inquest was
held, as there was no suspicion Of foul
play. The deceased was Il stranger in
Anderson, having recently come hero
from Abbevillo County.
Several Of our exchanges have men
toned the large sweet potatoes that
have been produced in their respective
counties, ranging in weight from to
81 pounds. One of Anderson County's
energetic and progressive farmers,
Capt. j. G. Stribling, of Pcndleton,
can excel any wc have seen mentioned.
AS usual he has produced n fine crop Of
potatoes this season. Gatherings a bar
rel of his largest ones he weighed each
one Of them. The smallest of this lot
weighed OF pounds and the largest 104
pounds. Who can beat this
The Piedmont correspondent of the
Greenville Nc,rs, under date of the
2Snd inst., says: "The annual family
reunion of tho Ligon family occurred
yesterday, when DR.. H. A. Ligon and
wife of Spartanburg, II. s. Ligon and
wife of Anderson, r. E. Ligon and
John Temple Ligon, of Anderson, met
at the residence of their brother, Rev.
i. =. LigOn, on Orr street, for fnmi-
ly visit, which must have been q source
OF enjoyment to all as the qualities OF
sociality and geniality are possessed
forcvery member of the family in SO
marked - degree. May they meet,
with unb.oken ranks, for many years
to come, is the wish of all their host of
friends"
Genial James ID. Hammetl, manager
and treasurer Of the Orr mill Of An
derson, and John Lyons, master wcav-
cr, were making glad hearts by their
presence with us for short time yes
terday. They report everything as
working very smoothly ut the new
mill. 1t has been our privilege to visit
the Orr mill settlement, and we were
surprised to ses SO pleasant mill and
village. Everything in and ont of tho
mill bore evidence of q regard for utili-
ty and cOnyonienCe q NJ vc1l os for tho