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

delivered most eloquent address. He
| was followed by Gen. NJ. l.. Bonham,
Geo. +. Prince and T.. NJ. Ruckcr, Jr.,
i'll the order named. y bountiful din
ner was served.
The negroes had barbecue near Bel
ton last Thursday, and as result
George BOzeman, a negro about o5
years old, was killed, and two or three
other negroes were slightly wounded.
1t seems to have been free for all
fight, about twenty shots having been
fired. Coroner Miller held an inquest
over the body Of Bozeman on Friday,
and the verdict OF tho ;GIy was that
"the deceased came to lis death from
| gunshot wound at the hands of Henry
Washington, Or &c RIB Williams and
Jink Gambrell as accessories" These
three negroes were lodged in Jail.
Mr.. Joseph Il. Hawkins died ut his
| home in Martin Township last Thurs
day morning. He was i'll only about
ten days with typhoid fever, and the
announcement of his death was Il great
shock to his friends, many of whom
had not heard OF his illness. Mr..
Hawkins was about s. years Of age and
was son of the late Rev. Paris Ilaw-
klns. He was a worthy, upright man,
and highly esteemed by his friends
and neighbors, who deeply sympathizc
with the devoted wife and two children
who survive him. On Friday his re-
mains were buried ut Long Branch
Church.
Mrs. Eleanor +. Morgan, wife of Mr..
j. p. Morgan, died at her home near
Bolton, on Wednesday evening, Goth
ult., after long illness with paralysis,
she having been an helpless invalid for
more than two years. Mrs. Morgan
was daughter of the late Rev. John
Leavel, who. in his day, was well
known Baptist minister in this County,
and was 72 years of age. In her girl
hood she joined the Baptist Church,
and throughout her life was most
devoted and exemplary member. On
Thursday her remains were inferred in
the cemetery at Belton. She leaves a
devoted husband, two sisters and one
brother to cherish her memory.
The friends of Mr.. John G.. Simpson
will regret to hear that he has resigned
his position Mt Clemson College. He is
a son of Col. II. w. Simpson, of Pen
dletOn, and graduated in the first class
from Clelnson-the class of '0G. He
was then called to the well-known
Miller School in Virginia, where he
taught with success until he wus called
by his alma mater to take charge Of
the machine shops there. year ago.
Mr.. Simpson has remarkable mechan-
cal talent and resigns his place there
because hc wants more latitude for the
exercise of his skill. He has accepted
the position Of maclinist in the cotton
mill at Laurens. The Superintendent
of that mill is fortunate in securing the
service Of Mr.. Simpson.
Miss Helen Breazeale, the second
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. *. Brea-
zeale, died at the residence OF her par
ents i'll Belton on Tuesday evening of
last week. Though she had been con-
| uucu W lcI IOOm lOf ten UoyS Dy Il
serious attack of illness, the fatal ter
mination which marked its course was
nevertheless sudden and unexpected.
The body was inferred OH Wednesday
Afternoon after funeral services con-
Quoted by Rev. w. p. Tate in the pres
ence of large congregation in the Bel
ton Baptist Church, of which the de-
ceased was a member. Death in this
case came with an unusual sadness.
It's victim was one who had but recent
ly attained her maturity, young lady
of attractive personality, OF marked in
tellcctual force, and the possessor of
many excellent moral qualities. Her
courteous manners and genial lisposi-
tion secured for her the love Of her
friends and the esteem of all with whom
she came in contact, and her untimely
ending is matter which elicits the
deep and genuine regret of the entire
community in which she lived, and
secures for her family sincere and