The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-07

III mas becn suggested that we have n |
Dig reunion of the Confederate Vctcr-
ans of this section in this city on Nav
10, Confederate Memorial Day. Let MS
nave good program of short speeches
by good speakers and II royal barbecue
dinner. This can be easily done, and
the last year of the century bc made i,
historic one for this cause, if the vcter-
ans and the sons and the daughters
would cooperate. The occasion no
doubt would attract large crowd to
the city. Who will take the lead in the
matter!
The residence of Rev. w. II. Stricl-
land, formerly pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church i'll this city, was destroyed
by fire near Decatur, Gu, last Sunday
morning. The residence was historic
one, and was occupied by Mr.. Strick-
land. his wife and four children, who
were awakened by the glare of the
flames and had n narrow escape, only
saving a portion Of their clothing. One
of the greatest losses was the valuable
library, which consisted Of 1, 500 rare
volumes. Mr.. Stricklnnd's friends in
Anderson will regret to hcarOf his mis-
| fortune.
Last Wednesday Representative
Ashley offered resolutions of sympathy
for Governor elect Gocbcl, of Ken
lucky. They were unanimously adopt
ell, and the Speaker was authorized to
telegraph the resolutions to Mr.. Coo
bel. Representative Robinson moved
that i'll addition to tclegraphing the
resolutions the chaplain offer Il prayer
for the recovery OF Mr.. Gocbcl and the
victory of his cause, which he thought
was much better, and lie asked the
House to rise while Chaplain Mann Of
fercd the prayer for Mr.. Gocbers re-
cOvcry. 1t was IL unique sight. Mr..
Mann offered fervcnt and earnest
prayer and the telegram was sent as
directed, says the Columbia corrcspon-
dent of the News and Courier.
The meeting of tho w. G. II. u. yes
terday afternoon at the residence of
Mrs j. l.. Arnold was both interesting
and enjoyable to the members present.
After the regular business Of The meet
ing was completed Mrs. Arnold served
the ladies with some delicious refresh
| ments. Among the refreshments was
"l'ible Cake" made up as follows:
41 cups Of Kings, 4:22; II cups of
| Judges, 5:25; cups of jeremiah, G:2O:
2 cups of Samuel, 30:12; cups of Ma
hum, :}:12; cup OF Numbers, 17:S; 2
tablcspoonsful OF | Samuel, 1i2j: SRA
son to taste of II Chronicles, 90: six of
Jeremiah, It'll; Il pinch Of Icviticus,
2:13; cup Of Judges, 4:10 = teaspoons
full of Amos, 4:5; Proverbs 23:14. This
was no doubt royal feast and heartily
relished by the good ladies.
We regret to announce the death of
Mr.. V. Hal. Watson, tho eldest son of
Mr. w. G. Watson, which occurred mt
his home at Moseley last Friday morn
ing, after long illness with consnmp-
ton. The remains were brought to his
fathers home, near this city, Friday
evening and inferred in Silver Brook
Cemetery. the funeral services being
conducted by Rev. H. B. FAINT and Rev.
j. B. Campbell. Mr.. Watson was
about 81 years of age, and q most
worthy, exemplary gentleman, having
the confidence and good will Of every
friend and acquaintance. He wns n
graduate of Furman University, and
afterwards was principal for two or
three years of the Williamson High
School. Leaving Williamson ne 10
Gated at Afoseley, where he was en-
gagged in merchandising and farming,
and success was crOwning his efforts
He was devoted member of the Bap-
tist Church, and was ever ready to do
his duty in any worthy cause. A few
years ago he married Miss Marie Sad
Ter, who, with two little children, sur
vive him. The sOrely bercaved family
have the sympathy OF all their friends.
The substantial and commodious barn
of Mr.. c. A. Reed, on Greenville street,
was burned last Saturday evening about
1880 o'clock. The building was almost
enveloped in flames before the fire was
discovered. The alarm was sounded
and the firemen responded promptly,
but they could DO nothing more than
protect the buildings nearby. The
building contained large amount of
hay, fodder, grain, ETC., several sets of
harness, and ten or twelve head of
horses and cattle. Five of the horses
and two cows were burned. The barn
was comparatively q new building and
cost about $500. Mr.. Reeds loss will
aggregate about SO, 900, on which there
was $1,000 insurance. 1t is not known
how the fire originated. Last night
about o'clock another fire occurred
on Mr.. Reeds premises, in a small
building near his residence. This
building is divided into three apart
ments, one of which was used for stor-
ing coal, another for kindling wood,
and tha third oa n chiclsan cooy