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

I.a>i saturday we had the pleasure of
visiting the family of Mr.. i. + King,
III the County House for the Poor. Mr..
King is kind and accommodating
gentleman and makes II steward that
every person in Anderson County
should br proud Of We accepted an
invitation from him to take Il stroll
over his crop, and truly it is Il marvel
OF beauty. Here we found seventy
five acres of corn. fifty acres of which
are very fine, and we were informed by
ever raised there. We think we are
safe in saying that this fifty acres will
average ! ears to the stalk. lie also
has twenty-five acres OF very fine
young corn. lie raises very little cot
ton, but what he has is very good aver
age cotton. His crop Of forage Of
about twenty acres is also very fine
Mr.. King bad thrcshcd from. twenty
five acres of wheat 555 bushels. lie
also raised large crop of oats, but we
did not learn how much. In the houses
where the inmates arc taken care Of we
find everything nicely and neatly kept.
At present there are "A inmates there,
and out OF this number we found only
two sick. Only nine deaths have Oc-
Cured at the Home during the year.
They are all well clothed, we'll fed, and
treated kindly.
One of the most enjoyable occasions
we have ever had the pleasure of at
tending was the all day singing last
third Sunday ut Salem. Long before
the hour for the exercises to begin peO-
pie began to arrive, so when the hour
for opening arrived fully three hundred
people were on the grounds, and they
kept coming until 1 o'clock, when the
crowd numbered something like 500 or
hn Il Il
selves justice during both exercise and
at the dinner hour. The class was
made up of the best singers around
Salem and surrounding Churches, and
as the strains Of such grand old tunes
as, .'IiOw firm Il foundation. ye saints
Of the Lord" etc, and "When can
read my titles clear" floated out upon
the calm summer breeze and seemed to
echo and reverberate over hill and
tancc, the following words of II grand
old poem came into our mind:
"Ihey shook the depths of the desert
drear.
With their hymns of lofty cheer"
The leaders for the occasion were
I'rofs. Harbin, Lcnderman. Barnett.
Hale, McClain and Hill. Eyes, we all
hope to meet again."
We are of the opinion that the most
honorable way for man to become an
Office holder is for him to go before the
people in primary election. and if he
plcases Il majority of the voters he will
most "ssuredly become their nominee.
We think some arrangements should
be made for the election of Magistrates
at the coming primary. There is no
fairness in the way they have gotten
the Office heretofore, and we think it
time to make change. In the past all
that was necessary to entitle man to
the Office of Magistrate was for few
of mans friends to write out peti-
tiOn and attach their names thereto and
forward it to the Governor and he
would make the appointment. In every
instance such proceedings as this does
not represent an entire Township.
Let's have an election this year and see
if it won't be better.
The farmers are now about done lay
ing by.
Hurrah for Bryan, Stevenson, Hoyt
& Co. With these men rs leaders.
Doth National and State, it is hoped we
will land safely into the desired haven.
Mr.. II. C.. Pressly has purchased a
top buggy. Look out, girls, something
is going to be did.
Quite number of our people atten-
ded the singing. at Salem last Sunday.
w, C.. BARNETT.