The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-09

James Winters and Miss Edna Wright,
both of Hollands, s. G.
Last Sunday in the Five Forks Sec
ton young negro man accidentally
shot himself while carelessly handling
q pistol. The wound is O very painful
one but not considered serious.
The Prohibitionists in the County
are requested to meet in the Court
House next Saturday. 18th inst, for
the purpose of electing delegates to
the State convention in Columbia.
Mr.. Z. w. Adams has gone to Ander-
son, S. c., to accept position i'll
large clothing store Of that city. He is
a clever young man, and is full of
energy and business. s.-HdrtrcU (Ga.)
San.
We regret to learn that our venerable
friend, Mr.. John S. Newton, is serious
ly ill at his home in Garvin Township,
On account of his extreme age, the an
nouncement of his death may be cX-
pectcd at any time.
Columbia is to have new afternoon
paper, called The Capital, and is back
ed by stock company with $4,000
capital. Our young friend, a. Beatty
Shcrard, native of Anderson County,
will be business manager.
Mr.. Wash. Richey died ut his home
in Brushy Creek Township on the 1st
inst, after brief illness with pneu-
monia, aged 81 years. He was most
worthy, upright citizen, and was most
highly esteemed by wide circle of
friends.
The garden should not be neglected
in the rush of other work, as is often
the case; but it should have regular at
tentiOn if the vegetables arc expected
to do any rgood whatever and furnish
the table with palatable and whole
some food.
The Colored Baptist State Conyen-
tion, which convened in this city last
Wednesday, finished it's work and ad-
journed Sunday. night. There were
more than two hundred delegates pre-
sent, and the meeting was most
pleasant and harmonious.
Pink Caine, Il white man, has been
committed to jail by Magistrate j. T.
c. Jones, of Storeville, under q charge
of bigamy. He came to this County
recently from Georgia, where he has a
wife, and falling in love with young
woman here, he soon induced her to be
his wife.
DR.. A. C.. Strickland has purchased
the dentistry outfit of DIR. w. G. McGee.
who will move to Honea Path and
engage in business. DR.. Strickland
will occupy DR.. McGee's Office and is
ready to serve his old patrons, at any
time. See his advertisement in another
column.
Beginning next Monday all the mer-
chants in the city will close their
stores at o'clock p. m. every day ex-
cent Saturday Until tic ist OF June.
After that date they will close ;st G.3O
o'clock until 1st September. Bear this
in mind and do your shopping before
the hour named.
Charleston's spring festival week
will begin May the 14th and the old
city by tho sag viii put hor best foot
forward to entertain the crowds of
visitors who will be present. The rail
roads have granted round trip rate
Of one single first class fare. The rate
from Anderson for the round trip is
$7.55.
The fruit crop will be very fine this
year, judging from present Indications.
With the present facilities for canning
and preserving fruit, none of the crop
should go to waste. Nothing is more
wholesome and palatable than frui.
we'll kept, for winter use. Save the
fruit crop. 1t will pay hadsomely for
the trouble.
The Due West correspondent of the
Abbeville Press nad Bonner says:
Miss Zula Brock, who is one of the
teachers IL the Graded School at
AndersoA, spent Saturday at home.
She is competent teacher and faith
ful always to the interests entrusted to
her, and no doubt her services are ap-
preciated iE her adopted home"
A series of meetings began in the
First Baptist Church last Sunday and
will continue through this week and
perhaps longer. Two services are held
each day, at $50 q. m. and $50 p. M.
Rev. ). d. Chapman, the pastor, is
being assisted by the pastors of the
other Churches in the city, and much
interest is being manifested in the
meeting.
(. Mr.. Chas. "A. Beard died at his home
in Millville yesterday afternoon. after
IN illness of several months vita con-
sumption. The deceased was son of
Mr.. john Beard, and had been en-
ployed in the Anderson Cotton Mills.
On Monday his only child, an infant,
died. The remaina will no interrn1 fo.