The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-03

Ofpattern hats, etc, which arc ready
for your Inspection.
We have heard farmers say that it
took thirteen months to cultivate and
gather cotton crop; but this year
breaks that record, as tho work will be
completed in less than nine months.
Nearly every day half dozen
"mountain schooners," loaded with
apples, cabbage and potatoes, make
their appearance on our streets. All
three of these crops are reported fine
in the mountains. *,
II. e. Bcattie, receiver of the Blue
Ridge Railroad, spent Tuesday in the
city and promised to mako some much
needed repairs OH the McDuiiie and
Main street bridges as soon rs the lum-
Der could be secured.
Our venerable friend, Col. w. S.
Pickens, of the Brushy Creek section,
spent Monday in the city and gave us
pleasant call. lie is one of Ander-
son County's oldest citizens and is
holding his own remarkably well.
A commission for charter has been
issued to the Pendleton Telephone
Company. The corporators are Mcssrs:
j. G. Stribling, II. p. Sitton, J.. II.
Mouncc and j. b. Sloan. The capital
stock of the company is to be 5000.
Deputy Sheriff Dillingham;, with his
bloodhound. was summonsed by tele-
phone this morning to Pendleton to
trace negro who has mysteriously
diappeared from there and who, it is
feared, has been foully dealt with.
Partridges are said to be abundant
this season. The shooting season will
not begin until the first of November.
There is law against exporting par
tridges, dead or alive, from the State
and no one is allowed to sell them.
The grand fall opening of Julius II.
We'll g. Co. took place last Friday and
was q big success. Throughout the
day their establishment was thronged
with the fair sex inspecting the beauti-
full and stylish new goods i'll every de-
partment.
Brown. Osborne; g. Co.'S. establish
ment attracted large crowd of visi-
tors yesterday, the occasion being their
annual fall opening. Their immense
stock of fall and winter goods was
tastefuily displayed and were admired
by every visitor.
Mr. F. L. Wilhite has been seriously
i'll the past week. This morning he is
much better, and we hope he will soon
e-0ut again. His mother and sister;
who have been spending few months
in Georgia, returned home last Sutur-
day to be at his bedside.
Last Monday being salcsday large
crowd was attracted to the city and
everybody seemed to be busy. Con-
siderable real estate was sold at public
outcry by Probate Judge Nance and all
of it brought good prices, averaging
more than twelve dollars an acre.
Last Thursday morning John Smalls,
a colored boy, while walking along
West Market street, near the Enterprise
store, fell on the sidewalk, and before
physician could reach him he was
dead. A severe hemorrhage from the
lungs was the cause OF his death.
Last Monday morning Deputy Sheriff
Dillingham; went out to Portman and
arrested ak negroes, who had caused
some trouble there on Sunday, when a
crowd Of them were engaged in gam
bling al! dsy. Others would have been
arrested had they not disappeared.
The South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition Company of
Charleston, is organizing board of
four commissioners in each County of
the State. Messrs. r. S. Hill, A. C.
Latimer, s. L. Eskew and c. F.. Harper
compose the board for Anderson Coun-
ty.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
Barker's Creek Church have arranged
an interesting programme for the OBJ
servance of missionary day at their
Church next Sunday evening. The
exercises will begin promptly at z
o'clock. The friends of the congreg"~
tion are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. j. b. Hall died ut her home in
Martin Township last Sunday, after
long and painful illness with q cancer.
Her remains were inferred at First
Creek Church Monday afternoon. She
was about 55 years old, and most ex-
cellent woman, whose death is deeply
deplored by many friends and relatives.
James Richie, who lives about six
miles north of this city, was arrested
and lodged in Jail here last Saturday
night by Deputy Sheriff Moss, Of
Walhalla. He is charged with stealing
horse in Franklin County, Ca, re-
Gently. An officer from Georgia is ex-
pected to come for the prisoner to day.
The State Fair will be. held in CO.
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