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

Last Sunday morning Rev. j. n. II.
Summerell rendered his resigeation as
pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church
in this city to take effect December 1st.
He has received call from the Pres
byterian Church at Washington, N.
c., and believes it is his duty to accept
it. The many friends oe NJ. Sum
merell and his family..will regret to see
them leave Anderson.
The cotton crop is fast being gather
ed and November 1st will find but little
of the floecy king in the fields. Every
man, woman and child who could pick
a lock has been pressed into service
and tho fields nave presented busy
scenes for several weeks past. Tho
ginncrs have been running on full
time, and the hum OF .heir, saws has
been heard from early morning INIT!
late ut night.
Rev. II. G. Ligon and his Oldest
daughter, Louise, spent last week ut
his brothers, Mr.. j. II. Llgop. and his
niece Mrs. L. a. Perry. IIc accepted
~ ;ncitation 10 preach last Sunday
evening in the Methodist Church and
he treated the congregation to Il SER
mon from the text: LET not your heart
be troubled They returned to their
homo Ill Anderson last Monl -!Salm-
dd Sentinel
The Columbia State, of the Sth inst,
in speaking Of the various departments
OF the South Carolina College, says:
'Mr. L. j. Bell, Inst years star half
back, has been elected captain of the
football team. 1t is not necessary to
say that this is IN excellent choice, for
Capt. Bells record as player is too
we'll known. Mr.. Walter Maner has
Also been elected assistant football
manager, and this, too, is wise selcc-
tion.'
Mrs. Minerva Hall, wife Of s. McD.
Hall, died at Piedmont last Friday of
heart disease, with which she had been
afflicted for several months. She was
46 years of age and most estimnble
woman, held in high esteem by her
friends and neighbors. She was de-
voted member Of the Piedmont Baptist
Church. where her remains were inter-
red last Saturday. She has many
friends and relatives in Anderson
County who will long cherish her men,
Ory.
Henry Harris, Gabe Teasley, John
Foster, Will Gage, Clark Cannon and
Moses Briggs. all negroes, were before
Magistrate Gilmer last Saturday under
the charge of vagrancy. All of them,
except Moses Briggs, were convicted,
and each SENTENCED to pay fine of
$12.5O or serve thirty days in the chain
gang. They could not pay the fine and
consequently went to the chain gang.
There are many others throughout this
section who should receive n similar
sentence.
Mrs. Mamie Elwell, wife Of Mr.. VIM.
Elwell, died at her home in William
ston Township OH Thursday, 4th inst,
after an illness of several weeks with
typhoid fever, aged 35 years. Her re-
mains were inferred the following day
at Whitefield Church, Rev. G. NJ. Rog-
ers conducting the funeral services.
Mrs. Elwell's maiden name was EIrod.
She wee highly esteemed by n wide cir
Gle of friends and relatives, NIL Of
whom deeply regret her death. She
leaves devoted husband, who is also
ve- low with fever, and six children
to cherish her memory.
The Greenville Ne,rs, of Che 7th inst,
says: early yesterday morning a
policeman arrested two COWS, one calf
and negro man by the name of Jack
Cuffy. The Officer had about as much
as he could we'll manage. He took the
negro to the station house, however,
and also placed the cows and calf in
safe hands-not in the station house.
On Friday afternoon Chief Of Police
Kennedy Teceiveda letter from Deputy
Sheriff Dillingham;, ofAnderson, stating
that negro had left Anderson with
two COWS and calf, which were under
mortgage, and requested Chief Kennedy
to arrest the negro Us he was expected
to come to Greenville. Chief Kennedy
wired Mr.. Dillingham; yesterday that
he had caught the negro. Mr.. Dilling-
ham came over yesterday afternoon and
carried Cuffy back to Anderson, where
he will have to account for his wrong
doing"
The Columbia State, of the 9th inst,
says: "Gov. McSweeney yesterday
granted q pardon in o very peculiar
case, basing it upon the strong petitions
presented and the recommendation Of
Solicitor Ansel. James w. Crawford
was convicted in Anderson County in
October, 1901. Of breaking into rail-
road car and of larceny and sentenced
to three years at hard labor in the
penitentiary. An appeal was taken and
pending the result Crawford was kept
in the Anderson Jail. The Sheriffs
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