The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-11-21
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tOlu weather came upon us very UNI
cxpcctcdly Il few days ago. but it found
Il large number Of fine porllcr, ready to
be butchcrcd. Consequently some Of
our citizens are fcasting on fresh
hog"
Mr.. Benson Smith, OF Picrcctown, i,
erecting anicc residence for Mr.. bryant
Just across Three nd-1wcnty from
this place.
Wheat sowing is now in progress
and the farmers propose to SOW as
muci, us they can. They have come to
the conclusion, after mature dciibcra-
tion that wheat ut home is cheaper
than flour Somewhere else a. from
?4.O0 to 800 per laiIol.
The Lebanon High School is nov un-
der the control of Prof. Elgin arl his
able assistants. Miss Mamie Moore
head and Miss Fannie Rogers.
The Rev. Mr.. Lidc, Of Barnwcll,
preached Il very .ronE sermon at I.c-
banon last second Sunday.
Acssrs. II. y. Wakefield and j. B..
Douthit have each ordered Il carload of
corn.
MI a. r. prcssly has ordered IL new
buggy from Maryland firm, which is
one OF c. S. Minors make II is Il
dandy.
Cotton is nearly all gathered and
sold, very little now being held by our
farmers.
Mr.. G.. l.. Johnston Is building Il
new dwelling for Mr. Sladrcck John
ston, near Majors.
Mr.. j. S. Wilson, who lives Just over
the line in picl:cns County, had the
misfortune to ,sc his cotton GIN saw
mill, about 5000 bushels CT seed and
some fifty bales OF cotton by fire on
Thursday night, Nov. Stll. The ma
chincry was all in Anderson County.
Miss Rosa Mullinix, Il maiden lady,
died ut the home OF her brother, Mr.
j. y. Mrilinix, last Friday evening,
the 10th inst, OF that dreadful and in
curablc disease, consumption. Miss
MulliniX was q consistent member Of
the Sharon NJ. L. Church, at which
place her remains were inferred OH the
day following her death, in the pres
cncc of II large concourse of sorr0wing
friends and relatives.
Some time last Summer Il negro re-
siding in this community was arrested,
carried before Magistrate, tried, con
victcd and sentenced to pay IL fine of
$50 for failing to pay poll tax. The
tine was paid by Il man living near the
city OF Anderson, who drew up con
tract, which WAS signed by the negro,
to the effect that the negro WAS to be-
gin work for him at n certain time.
The time arrived and the negro failed
to begin work according to the con
tract, whercupOn the gentleman, who
paid the fine, accompanied by another
gentleman, went to sec said negro, and
without any sign of II warrant for vi0-
latlon OF contract or anything else,
proceeded TO arrest him, ana placing
handouts upon him, carried him to tho
mans far and there he is now work
ing with chains upon him. Is there
law 50 devoid of justice on the Stat
ute books of South Carolina that will
allow man (cvcn if he is negro) to
be treated with such inhumanity9 In
this case we have man tried, con-
vlctcd, and sentence imposed upon
him by IN individual for violation of
contract when he has SO much rs never
been lawfully arrested for such. We
think that all such matters as this
should be looked into by the proper
We notice that "Bob Amateur says
that one of tho citizens of his cOmmun-
ity killed a hawk recently that meas
urcd "A inches from tip to tip. This
writer killed one last Thursday which
measured just 3 inches more than friend
'Bob's," or Al inches.
Before this is set in type two moro
souls will be made happy, two hearts
that beat as one. Will tell about it
next time.
AS this is Il country OF free speech
and free thought, we cOnccdc to every
one the right to differ with lis in what
ever way they may wish, and if any
correspondent Of TIE INTEIIIGENCEK
wants to bring us to task about any
thing that we may say they hayc the
privilege of doing SO. Ii they differ
with us in belief VIC are not going to
get Unified" at them in the least.
Against SANDER there is no defence"
We notice in the issue Of TIE INrEllI-
oENCER Of 14th inst. that one of the
correspondents wishes to disagree
with this writer ON tho above asscr-
ton, yet he fails 20 show any proof to
the contrary. We havo known this
correspondent for number of years,
ana during that time we have never
known him to be guilty of doing any
thing that would SANDER him in the
least, and yet in tho face of these facts,
we could make up some kind of ma
licions lie, and SO coat it over that it
would resemble the truth and go about
over the community where he has re-
sided telling it to his friends and neigh
bors and some of them would believe
the charges and thereby lose confidence
in him. While none of our best friends
arc going to try to SANDER MS, yet there
are those "Seemincly hest friends who