The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-04-25

Mr.. G. s. Minor, the genial and |
energetic proprietor of the Ten Cent |
Store, has decided to retire from the |
mercantile business and move 70
Lynchburg, Va, where he will be the |
president of wagon factory. MFR.
Minor has been citizen of Anderson
tor about ten years, and has been very
successful i'll his business. The many
friends of both MIR. and Mrs. Minor
regret to sec them leave Anderson, and
Will join lis III wishing them much
happiness and success in their new
home.
The postotiice department. has issued
q general order 10 pOstnasters instruct
ing them that they will not be held re-
sponslblc for delay i'll the transmission
and delivery of letters stamped other
than on the upper right hand corner
and asking them to call the attention
oe patrons of the office to the matter.
1t has been popular fad among some
letter writers, especially women, to at
tach the stamps i'll almost any except
the right way-at the bottom, in the
centre, in any of the wrong corners and
frequently on the back of the envelope.
This Is annoying to the cancellUrs and
causes delay and hence the order.
The first annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Cox Manufacturing
Company was held ut the Farmers and
Merchants Bank yesterday morning.
President Cox submitted his report, In
which he stated that the work Of erect
ing the buildings was about completed,
that the machinery would arrive in II
few days and It was expected that
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work about July 1st. The following
Board OF Directors was elected to serve
the ensuing year: w. r Cox, J. l..
Tribble, j. r. Nandiver, j. 4. Hall +.
U. Brown, q. w. Evans, +. p. Vnntli-
yer and j. i. Orr. When the
stockholders adjourned the Directors
met and reelected the following
President, j. II. Vandiver; Secretary,
Charles Pocre.
Mr.. d. II. Russell, Supervisor Of the
Census for the Third Congressional
District. has received notice from
Washington of the appointment of the
enumerators for this District. Those
for Anderson County are: w. A. Dick
son and G. E. Merrick for the Fork; J.
w, L: Casey for Garvin; G. w. Russell
and H. f. Cely for Brushy Creek; c. b.
Barrett for Rock Mills; w. H. Glenn
and j. Bolton Watson for Centerville;
L. nj. Mahaffey and w. D. King for
Hopewell; j. w. Huff, +. NJ. Lander,
J. L. West, a; c. McGee and w. H.
Bowen for Williamston; C. g. Burriss
for Savannah; w. NJ. Burrias and G.:
z. J: Kay for Broadway; G. w.
Grubbs and F. G. Cox for Belton; A.
G.. Jackson for Corner; G. w. Tucker
for Hall; X. L. Parker anil j. Il. Pen
nell for Martin; A. II. Cox and -. w.
Gambrell for Honea Path; w. p.
Berkemeyer and Miss May Russell for
Anderson.
Last Saturday Frank Coaxum, n
Edward Whitefield, near Pendleton,
and told Mrs. Whitefield that her hus-
band had sent him there to ask her to
bring his overcoat down to the road,
as he was compelled to go to Anderson.
Mrs. Whitetield got the coat and the
negro, who was stranger to her,
offered to accompany her and show her
q near way through the woods to the
road. Mrs. Whitefield gave the negro
the coat, told him to carry it to her
husband, and she went into the house.
The Negro tEee;; attempted attempted 70 enter the
house, which frightened Mrs. White
field, who screamed for help, and the
negro ran off. In short while pos
see was organized and started in search
of the negro, who was captured several
hours later and brought into the pres
ence of Mrs. Whitefield, ypho identified
him. Magistrate Shank!in then issued
? warrant for the negro. who was
lodged in the calaboose and guarded
during the night. Some of the negroes
in PendletOn threatened to rescue the
prisoner and there was considerable
excitement for the time being. Early
Sunday morning the prisoner was
brought to this city and lodged in Jail.