The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-03

partment was opened this week with
everything new and stylish in the way
of pattern hats, etc, which are ready
for your inspection.
We have heard farmers say that it
took thirteen months tI cultivate and
gather o cotton crop; but this year
breaks that record, as the work will be
completed in less than line months.
Nearly every day a half dozen
mountain schooners," loaded with
apples, cabbage and potatoes, make
theic appearance on our streets. All
three of these crops are reported fine
in the mountains.
II. &. Beattie, receiver os the Blue
Ridge Railroad, spent Tuesday in the
city and promised to make some much
needed repairs OIL the McDufiie and
Main street bridges as soon as the lum-
Der could be secured.
Our venerable friend, Col. w. S.
Pickens, of the Brushy Creek section,
spent Monday in the city and gave us
pleasant call. lie is one of Ander-
son County's oldest citizens and ia
holding his own remarkably we'll.
A commission for o charter has been
issued to the Pendieton Telephone
Company. The corporators are Mcssrs:
j. c. Stribling, H. p. Sitton, }. II.
Mouncc and j. b. Sloan. The capital
stock of the company is to be 5000.
Deputy Sheriff Dillingham;, with his
bloodhound. was summonsed by tele-
phone this morning to Pendleton to
trace n negro who has mysteriously
disappeared from there and who, it is
feared, has been foully dealt with.
ParGrdges are said to be abundant
this season. The shooting season will
not begin until the first of November.
There is law against exporting par
tridges, dead or alive, from the State
and NO one is allowed to sell them.
The grand fall opening of Juliuo H.
We'll g. Co. took place last Friday and
was big success. Throughout the
day their establishment was thronged
with the fair sex inspecting the beauti-
ful and stylish new goods in every de-
partment.
Brown. Osborne g. Co.'S. establish
ment attracted large crowd of visi-
tors yesterday, the occasion Deing their
annual fall opening. Their immense
stock of fall and winter goods was
tastefuliy displayed and were admired
by every visitor.
Mr.. F. T. Wilhito has been seriously
i'll the past week. This morning he is
much better, and we hope he will soon
be out again. His mother and sister;
who have beer spending few months
in Georgia. returned home last Satur-
day to be at his bedside
Last Monday being salcsday large
crowd was attracted to the city and
everybody seemed to be busy. Con-
siderable real estate was sold at public
outcry by Probate Judge Nance and all
of it brought good prices, averaging
more than twelve dollars an acre.
Last Thursday morning John Smalls,
a colored boy, while walking along
West Market street, near the Enterprise
Store, fell on the sidewalk, and before
a physician could reach him he was
deed. :. severe hemorrhage from the
lungs was the cause of his death.
Last Monday morning Deputy Sheriff
Dillingham; went out to Portman and
arrested six negroes, who had caused
some trouble there ON Sunday, when
czowd Of them were engaged in gam
bling all day. Others would have been
arrested had they not disappeared.
The South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition Company of
Charleston, is organizing board of
four commissioners in each County of
the State. Messrs. r. S. Hill, A. C.
Latimer, S. L. Eskew and c. E. Harper
compose the board for Anderson Coun-
ty.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
Barker's Creek Church have arranged
an interesting programme for the OBJ
servance of missionary day ut their
Church next Sunday evening. The
exercises will begin promptly at z
o'clock. The friends Of the congrega-
ton are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. j. B. Hall died at her home in
Martin Township last Sunday, after q
long and painful illness with cancer.
Her remains were inferred at First
Creek Church Monday afternoon. She
was about IS years old, and a most ex-
cellent woman, whose death is deeply
deplored by many friends and relatives.
James Richie, who lives about six
miles north of this city, was arrested
and lodged in Jail here last Saturday
night by Deputy Sheriff Moss, of
He is charged with stealing
a horse in Franklin County, Ca, re-