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

Moore, Acker e. Co.'S. millinery de-
partment was opened this week with
everything new and stylish in the way
OF pattern hats, ETC., which ars ready
for your inspection.
We have heard farmers say that it
took thirteen months to cultivate and
gather cotton crop; but this year
hreaks .ha: that record, as tiilo work viii pe
completed in less than nine months.
Nearly every day half dozen
mountain schooners," loaded with
apples, cabbage and potatoes, make
their appearance Oh our streets. All
three of these crops are reported fine
in the mountains.
H. e. Beattie, receiver of the Blue
Ridge Railroad, spent Tuesday in the
city and promised to make some much
needed repairs OH the McDuflie and
Sinin street bridges lis soon rs the lum-
Ter could be secured.
Our venerable friend, Col. w. S.
Pickcns, of the Brushy Greek section,
spent Monday in the city and gave us
pleasant call. He is one of Ander-
son County's oldest citizens and il
holding his nwm remarkably well.
4 commission for charter has been
issued to the Pendleton Telephone
Company. The corporators are Mcssrs:
j. c. Striblirg, II. p. Sitton, }. II.
Mouncc and ]. b. Sloan. The capital
stock of the company is to be 5000.
Deputy Sheriff Dillingham;, with his
bloodhound, was summonsed by tclc-
phone this morning to Pendleton to
trace q 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 OF alive, from the State
and no one is allowed to sell them.
The grand fall opening of Julius H.
We'll & Co. took place last Friday and
was big success. Throughout the
day their establishment was throngei'
with the fair sex inspecting the be ,ti-
full and stylish new goods in every de-
partment.
Brown, Osborne s. Co.'S. establish
ment attracted n large crowd of visi-
tors yesterday, the occasion being their
annual fall opening. Their immense
stock of fall and winter goods was
tastefully displayed and were admired
by every visitor.
Mr. F. T. Wilhite has been seriously
ill the past week. This morning he is
much better, and we hope he will soon
be out again. His mother and sister;
who have been spending few months
in Georgia, returned home last Satur-
day to be at his bedside
Last Monday being salesday 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 ard all
of it brought good prices, averaging
more than twelve dollars & +: 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
a 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 oil day. 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 G. E. 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 congrega-
tion are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. j. b. Hall died at her home in
Martin Township last Sunday, after
long and painful illness with 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
O horse in Franklin County, Ga, re-