The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-31
Local News.
Sep!us Happenings.

thought that the old mans "ilc bill''
will soon be OH the increase, owing to
the fact that
The garden gate has ceased Of late
A load Of love to bear,
But double wei1 at is now the fate
OF many parlOr chair
1t is useless to say that till the pos
sum gets too poor to climb amuscadinc
vine he is still plenty fat for the aver
age Septusitc.
Since it is found out that rye wlliskcy
and rock candy compounded is an in
valuable remedy for bad colds, most
every man, woman and child in Scptus
has an alarming cough. About the on
iy thing that we think will cure the
cold is for the medicine to give out.
The tnrnip crop in Scntns is yet tc
turn up. However, though, the cred
later crop is fine. SO is the "goobcr''
crop.
Our friend, Mr.. NJ. A. Hunnicutt is
now in his new store room aud will be
pleased to have his friends call and
see him. We wish our friend much
success.
Messrs. B. s. Watson and j. l..
Barnes are still the same clever black
smiths that they always were. Lester
is still in single harness, but don't
think that times are 80 long as they
have been.
Our popular contractor and builder,
Mr. j. $. Mcclellan, is at present build
ing nice house for Mr.. G. Nj. Due
worth. Also our friend, Mr.. G.. f.
johnson, is building one for blr. }. d.
Moore. Ever anon new member is
added to friend Jim's family, and so
his battle cry is Moore (more) room.
MIR. A. j. Smith is now building a
Zine roller-mill, which will be in opera
ton between this and the first Of jan
uary.
In fact, Septus is on boom, for you
can't hold good man down. Now for
railroad, newspaper, spencer"
and last, but not least, lookup.
Tom has turned the cow dry and is
now wearing the churn for q hat, con-
sequcntly we are looking for some kind
OF weather pretty much all the time.
Miss Carrie Martin, ono of Hopcwelrs
beautiful young ladies, is spending q
week with her friend, Miss Ellie Rich
ardson, of this place.
Our young friend, Mr.. Wilton Wat
son, had ono of his fingers badly cut in
a mower machine on Thursday. tho
18th inst. We trust the cut will prove
nothing scriOus.'
With best wishes for the INTEI.LI-
GENCER and NIL who read it,
The Sells FOrepnugh show has come
and gone, and whether anyone is bene-
fitted by their coming or not, remains
for some one else to say. There is
great deal less money in Anderson
County now than was before they
came. We believe it a good thing for
a first-class show to come around
once and awhile. 1t affords amuse-
ment for older persons and helps to
educate the young and rising genera
'ti0n. The wild animals that can DO seen
IN show does more good towards the
education of children than all the de-
scription of them that has over been or
,ever will be written. Vheacting shows
what can be done with the facilities
God has given man.
We have been having some very
rainy weather during tho past week,
which interfered great deal with oat
sowing.
Mr.. James Wilson will move to the
Anderson Cotton Mill this week. His
family will work in the mill while he
will run public dray.
A1r. D. l.. Kay, of pickens County.
spent last Sunday night in this COM
munity.
Two Mormon Elders passed through
this community few days ago, dis
trlbuting their literature and begging.
we think that all such tramps should
be taken up and mnGo to work for
their living. There is Place where all
vagrants can be made to work for their
living, and the Mormons should be
given the same kind Of treatment ms
their brother vagrants.
The wedding bells will ring in this
community some time between now
and the Christmas holidays. Prepara-
tions for housekeeping arc already be-
ing made by some of our fair damsols.
There is always someone trying to
slander or belittle someone else, and
against slander there is no defence.
Hell cannot boast so foul a fiend, nor
man deplore so foul q foe, it stabs with
word, with nod, with n shrug, with
look, with smile. 1t is pestilence
walking in darkness, spreading conta-
glon far and wide, which the most
wary traveller cannot avoid; it is the
hcartseeking dagger of the dark assas-
sin, it is the poisonous arrow whose
wound is incurable; it is the moral sting
of deadly adder; murder is its en-
,ployment, innocence its prey, and ruin
ITS sport. It's foundation is envy, jeal-