The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-03-07
Local News.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH z. 1900.
TIE COTTON MARKyT.
Corrected weekly BY Brown. Osborne Z

Middling-9.
Stained COttOn-7 to 8.
Our merchants are busy receiving
and opening up new Spring goods.
When you need any liens, mortgages,
contracts OF other legal blanks, call at
this Office.
Mrs. S. n. Gilmer left yesterday for
Charleston to spend a few days with
her parents.
March came in like the traditional
lion and SO will be expected to retire in
lamb-like fashion.
Chicken thieves. are at work i'll the
city, several poultry houses having
been robbed recently.
The new advertisement of G. f..
Jones & Go. this week should be read
Carefully by both sexes.
The Alliance Stores new advertise
ment this week will interest the la
dies, who should rea' it.
The grippe, roseol and mumps are
attacking good mai y people, both old
and young, in this section.
1t is sincerely hoped that the present
price OF c"iton will not induce our
farmers 10 plant q big crop.
The hours for the evening services in
the Churches of the city has been
changed from 7:30 to o'clock.
Read Brown, Osborne g. Co.'S. ad-
vertisement in this issue on new spring
novelties, and call and see them.
DR.. Alexander McMurtry, of Ireland,
arrived IL Iionea Path few days ago
on visit to his sister, Mrs. NJ. Erwin.
The Township Boards of Assessors
will meet on the 10th inst. See adver-
tisement of County Auditor BOleman.
In their new advertisement b. o.
Evans e. co. make another cut in
prices on overcoats and winter suits.
Bead it.
Miss n. T. White of Atlanta, has
arrived in Anderson to take charge of
the dressmaking department of Julius
H. Wei, & Co.
Wheat and rye crops are report
ed all right, but the oat fields have
hecn badly damaged by the severe
cold weather.
G. G. Featherston, Esq, of Laurens,
spent few days in the city during the
past week visiting his parents and at
tending Court.
Mr.. w. A. Hudgens, of Honea Path.
has been spending few days in the
city and was welcome visitor TO our
sanctum yesterday.
Mr.. Sol. Lesser, representing Lesser
& Co.. left last week for the eastern
markets to buy large stock of Spring
and Summer goods.
Mr.. l.. P. Smith is arranging to run
an excursion to Atlanta early next
month. He proposes to make the rate
81 .95 for the round trip.
The streets Of the city and the pub
lie roads throughout the County Are lii
a better condition than they have been
in any previous winter.
We invite the attention of every
in this section to the adver-
tisement of the -outh Carolina Medical
Association in another column.
There will be preaching at Deans
next Sunday afternoon, 18th inst, at
$3.50 o'clock. Everybody is cordially
invited to attend these services.
Messrs. r. B. Dean and s. A. Jones,
two of Anderson County's substantial
and progressive farmers, left last week
to spend few days in New York.
During the past ten days an ex-
tn freight train has been necessary
over the Savannah Valley branch of
the C. g. w. G. r: r. several. times.
There were two new moons in Janu-
ary and none in February. March will
have two new moons. It will be SO
years before this will happen again.
Mr.. w. w. Keys, Of the Baptist
Courier, Greenville; S. c., has been
spending n few days in Anderson,
where he is always welcome visitor.
The price Of cotton continues to adj
vance in price, but not many of the
farmers are being benefited by it, as
nearly all Of them have sold their crop.
If the old saying proves true this
year there will be no plums. Some peo-
pie claim that if the plum trees fail to
bloom in Febru,ry there will be no
plums.
Our genial old friend, Mr.. j. H.
Simpson, ST.. of the Piedmont section,
was in the city Monday and gavc us an
call. He is as hale and
hearty as ever.
Mr.. j. r. Hughes, who has been resting