The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-08-01
ToNn,illc News.

ltosn De Bow ana the littlc Rosill De
Bows. have landed safely irnm the
WlldS OF the mountains where The lion
r0arcthand the whang doodle mDulncth
for her first born.
1t has i;iincd since We came back and
revived the crops and cooled of the
atmosphere. and it is about as pleasant
down here as ii was mp at High Falls.
We have observed the crops in the
western part Of Anderson County and
the eastern and northern portions of
Oconcc County and we pronounce the
corn crop OH one half and the cotton
crop one third. We mean that the
seasons Will have to be favorable from
now on.
The plotractcd meeting will COM
lncncc AT the Baptist Church ut this
place the 9TH Sunday and continue till
the 1st.
Mr.. Claude Shirley, of this place,
captured Il large rattlesnakc near
Cross Roads, in Oconee County a few
days ago. 1t has II rattlcs and but :
ton, and is about feet long. He has
1t on exhibition at his home.
Capt. K. q. Tribblc is now boarding
Mt >. *. J0hnsOn's, our expert black
smith.
Mr. &. T.. Fant, of near this place,
has returned home from Columbus,
Ca, where he has been attending q
business college.
We havn't seen a candidate in the
Fork this season. Wonder if they
have bOycOttcd the Forko
When Senator Tillman wants to
jump the preachers on prohibition, let
himjump up. We ale no preacher, but
we cant say we are not son of a
preacher, and we don't propose to
stand by and see the preachers SLAM
dcred. The preachers may not all be
good men, but they are the best we
have got and they are the mainstay of
civilization and Christianity. Talk
about an unholy alliance. What is
more unhOly than the sale of whiskcy7
And the State is doing that through
the medium OF the dispensary and Till
man the daddy Of the dispensary. We
that offspring Of Mr.. Tillman's. and
that the places that know it now will
know it no more forever. Don't Mr..
Tillman aim for the bar keepers to
ever reform7 And who are more capa-
bic OF reforming them than the
preachcrs7 Just as we'll say do away
with the preachers and not preach to
sinners. If there is no repenting and no
reforming. The bar keepers know
that the Constitution won't permit Of
any more barrOOms, and consequently
there are no more barrOOms and no
more barkccpers. Dispensary liquor
will make you Just us drunk us any
other liquor. and no Christian wants
to- see drunkenness. SO let us down
with it,
The Oakway, TOwnville and Ander-
son Ielephone Company will hold their
annual meeting mt TOwnville the first
Monday in August. Let all the stock
holders attend, rs business Of impor-
lance will come before the body.
Miss Myra Harbin, of Georgia, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Hunt,
near this place.
Mr.. James w. McCarley has been
quite sick with fever. but we are glad
to note that he il better.
The Broyles base ball team came up
Saturday evening and played a game
with the Townville team. The game
stood 30 to 10 in favor Of Broyles. Our
boys arc generous: they don't like to
make their visitors feel bad.
Mr. Luther Moore, of Seneca. attend
cG Church here Sunday.
OLD RosIN DE Bow.
The farmers have about finished
work and are setting in the shade talk
ing politics and prohibition.
We have had good season and the
cotton and corn are looking much
better.
We hear OF few cases of fever in
our section.
Mr.. James McCarley is able to ride
out again. We hope he will soon be
restored to his usual good health.
Miss Matte Hill, OF Roswell, Ca,
and Miss Sallie Humphreys, Of At
lantn, are visiting Mr.. j. p. .1edbetter's
family and other friends and rela-
tives.
Miss McCarle~, Of Seneca, is visiting
her grandmotAer, Mrs. McCarl0y, in
Tow .lyiiiu.
The proUractcd meeting is on this
week ut the Baptist Church. Rev. Mr..
Williams, the pastor, is IN excellent
speaker.
DR.. S. G. Bruce has returned from a
visit to the mountains.
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