The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-28
Local News.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 90, 1900.
THE Cotton MARKET.

Mlddhng-8B.
Stained COttOn-6 to 8.
Next Monday is Salesday.
The price of cotton continues to ad-
vance.
To-day is the beginning of tho lent
season.
The time for paying city taxes ex-
pires this evening.
Several cotton buyers for foreign
firms are in the city.
The extreme cold weather is very
trying on the patience of the early gar
deners.
The Peoples Rank makes it's bow to
our readers this week. Read it's adver.
tisement.
The negro Baptist State Convention
will hold its annual session in Andcr-
son next May.
The late freeze did some damage to
the small grain crops in many sections
Of the country.
The Sullivan Hardware Co.'S new
| advertisement should be read carefully
by the farmers.
The Court 0t General Sessions con-
convenes. ut Walhalla ON the second
Monday in MaIch.
The festive and everpolite candidate
is visible now in almost every assem-
bly, of the people.
MIR. George Townsend left o few days
ago for New Orleans to participate in
the Mardi Gras Festival.
Misses Eleanor and Jessie Wardlaw,
of Seneca, spent few days in the city
last week visiting relatives.
The old folks say we are going to
have plenty of fruit this year, as none
of the trees are in bloom yet.
Mrs. o. B. Van Wyck has gone to
Salisbury, N. c., to spend o w,weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Overman.
"Hold tight to what you have" and
Ell e. Co. They can interest you.
Misses Fannie and Helen Aston, of
Charleston, arc in the city visiting the
family of their brother, Mr.. T. L. AL
ston.
Mrs. w. F. Jones, accompanied by
her children, of Elberton, Ca, is in the
city visiting her sister, Mrs. DR.. b. A.
Henry.
Rev. and Mrs. j. J. Neville, who have
been spending several weeks in Colum-
bia and Williamson, have returned to
the city.
The friends Of Col. d. X. Norris will
be more than pleased to learn that ho
is now recovering from his recent Sc
we're illness.
County Supervisor Vandiver adds
two more bridges to his bridge notice
this week to let by contract. Read the
advertisement.
Col. Thos. w. Holloway, of Pomaria,
s. C., has been spending g few, days in
Anderson the guest of his old friend,
Hon. B. F. Crayton.
Mr.. j. e. Thomas, of Beverly, Ca,
is in the city introducing patent heel
sweep for plows, very useful inven-
ton to the farmers.
A local weather prophet says the
backbone of winter is broken, and that
March will not give us as severe wealth
er as it did last year.
Mr.. Henry M. Reeves, worthy and
industrious young man of this city, has
gone to Chester, 8. c., where he has
secured employment.
If you want cheap, reliable fire in
anrance, the new advertisement of
the Anderson Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. will interest you.
The city fathers have purchased a
horse for the Fire Department. The
new reel, with6OO feet of hose, isexpect-
ed to arrive in few days.
Mrs. Della Wilson and Miss Ola
Moore have gone to the Eastern mar
kets to buy stock of Spring and Sum-
mer goods for Moore, Acker g. Co.
The examination of teachers for the
public schools was held in the city last
Friday. There were sixty- three appli-
cants in all, twenty-three white and
forty colored.
A good lady in Centerville Township
says there is one serious disadvantage
to rural mail delivery and that is that
| it keeps many men busy inventing ex-
euses to get to town.
| Mr.. Frank Hill, of Victoria, N. c., is
spending few days in the city the
guest of his friend, Capt. P. K. Norris
He brought with him several fine
horses, which he is offering for sale.