The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-28
Pe'zcr News.

per correspondent Of Piedmont, was in
town last Thursday
The Rev. X. G; kcndricl, and wife,
pastor OF the Baptist Churcl al Pied
mont, accompanied by Prof. j. Walter
Daniel, superintendent of the schools
Rice, Mcticc and Gccr, came down to
our school celebration Thursday night
Mr. RObi. Smyth, of Charleston, has
been spending II few days in Pclzrr.
Tine Columbian Literary Society has
been orEanlzcd IN the 9th grade at he.
graded school. The following officer,
served for the month OF February:
dent, Tom Goodwin; Secretary, Norton
| llariS: censor, Carl Blair. During the
month they have studied I.Ongicl!Ow.
Irving. South Africa, rs well us current
| events.
II. II. McGcc and Warren cobb ran
over from Clemson last week for IL few
days.
Sir. Robt. /. Wood,idc, The very eli
cicnt cashier of the Clicorl Bank, will
represent l'clzci ~ ir Marl t;las ics
tivitics i'm New Orleans this week.
MIR. j. w. tliilc> dnrd with hi;
friend, thar very Htl:iblc gentleman.
Richard I.lnsIllin, at Anderson last
Sunday.
Ml. l.. -. Blake was in town last
fIItt.iN iIIHil.
Frank Major. with his family. spent
last sunday in Ibrlinn.
Miss | .ac 'lilr> went To her home in
! t;rccnvlllc last Friday. returning to
I'clI.r rn SIl;idny.
Mr. j. e.. or IL ne gll> call him for
short ".Jakr Martin. Is attending Prof
';rntiy'> Srli"nl al Mountain Springs
his session. Jake is IL mod. energetic
fellow. healthy. strong and bright. and
I..f
himself Slip by. lie digs cube root ; at
school all week and comes to I'clzcr ON
Saturday and works Tor the thilcs
Clothing Go.
Prof. and Mrs. Mckl5>ck spent last
sunday in l;rlion.
Rcv. MIR. l'nssry preached Il sermon
Sunday night at The Baptist Church for
tie benefit of the Masonic fraternity.
The sermon WIS founded on the words
OF Solomon found in the lth chapter
and 18th verse of Proverbs. It was
| explanatory and full OF good, plain,
common sense reasoning. and answer
ed tn" common objections to the order
ina strong. convincing and Inastcrly
manner. We know that the fraternity
WAS delighted, and believe that the
vast audience was edited.
Miss I.cssic Duncan, of Piedmont,
has been visiting Mrs. John w. Fow-
| Ter.
The good people of Brushy Creek
! Township. Newell, =. o.. apprcciating
| HE necessity for good schools, do not
sit down and wait for help from the
State, but they came together ut Noun
tain Springs and organized Il large and
| fiOnrlsllng school, which is OJcn ten
| months in the year. MIR. X. A. Gentry,
who was educated ut old Ii0pewcll, is
in charge with an average of some 10
scholars, and he is giving excellent
satisfaction, too. this being his second
term as principal. This school is sup
ported and patl0nizcd by the Wig
gingtons, M0ors, Murphcys, McAllis-
ters. Casons, Perrys, Williams, Smiths,
Kings and others.
much enjoyed by us. His reference to
children struck II responsive chord in
our heart. 1t called to our mind the
smartcst, dearest and sweetest little
two-nnd-a -a-half- year old, golden hlir-
ed boy and ncigflbOr, who lives next
door to us; and who often by his pres
encc dispcls the gloom and shoots IL ray
which has taken charge of our nature
constitutionally. II you ask him his
name he replies "Narcncc Mink, doc
loo,p and who knows us by no other
we got down on our all-fours and
frightened him by barking Mt him like
n dog: And he just as pcrsistently
calls Mrs. lSco Bee "NannA BowwOw."
lie is inst developing the high intellect
and indomitablc will of his sire and the
/ beautiful character and quick intuition
or his mother. God bless our little
neiEhbor boy is our. every day prayer.
| We wish those politicians in our Leg
lslature who arc ever ready to complain
Mt the oppression of the Mill corpora
| tlons could step into our I.yceum
Greeted by the Pclzcr Co. for the spe-
cial benefit of its operatives) some
night. There they would have their
would always find many bright and
cheerful faces of both boys and girls,
young men and young ladies, who have
Just quit their looms, their spinning
frames and their folders. sitting round
reading, chatting, reading tho daily
papers, discussing current events,
playing games, &c. The Librarians
record shows that there were over 200
books taken from the Library in Janu-
ary, and for tho month of February the
nuinbcr will quite reach 200.
Energy Is an attactive endowment in
tho make up of any man. But in no
one is it more attractive and more
beautifully displayed than in the per-
son OF our friend, Winston Smith. De-
prived in his boyhood days of both
hands, you would naturally suppose
that he would require valet. Butnot
30 with Winston; he is tho most ener-
getic man and requires less assistance
than any man in the State. He is
young, strong, hale and hearty; has q
wife and one child; regular clerk in
Capt: G.. w. Sullivan's big general
merchandise store, where he is called
on to do. and never fails, what any
w n M n m 10 $C n
writes beautiful hand, often teaches
o class in writing; ties up bundles,
weighs out any commodity; shaves
himself, ties his own shoes, dresses and
nndresses tn3 sam ., himself , shoots gun or pis-
agile boy; rides wheel, and can open
an umbrella. while riding. Is never
idle. is, making n good support; end
when beggar, or tramp is brought into
his presence while he is at work they
will fly from him with shame and con-
fusion of face. jolly, good-natured,