The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-01-02

hie ~ away 1Or future reference.
Mr.. Z. 7. McAdams, of Atlanta, Ga.
who is spending few days at his ole
home in this County, was in the city
Monday md gave us pleasant call
AE. AcAdafDsi is merchandising in At
lanta. and doing prosperous bust
ness.
Mr. John A. Austin has resigned his
position as salesman for the Sullivan
hardware Company and gone to Au-
gasta. Ca, to work for O hardware firm
OF that city. We join his friends in
wishing him success in his new homo.
Chiquola Lodge, knights of ythias,
meets to- morrow evening at Z. 80 O clock.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year will be Installed, the first and
third ranks will be conferred and i'm
portant business will come before the
Lodge. All the meinber are urged to
attend.
Tho congregation OF the First Pres
byterian Church will meet on the
second Sunday to elect n pastor. Rev.
8. L. Wilson, of Westminster, will visit
Anderson and preach on that day, and
will act as moderator of the congrega-
tional meeting. Every member of the
Church is urged to attend the service
that day.
Last Wednesday night, on the plan
tation of Mr.. S. w. Williford, in the
Rock Mills section, Charles Little and
Joseph Jones got into difficulty,
which resulted in the former cutting
the latter with his pocket-knife in the
| neck, severing the muscles and barely
escaping the artery. 1t is very pain
full wound, and Mr.. Jones is in serious
condition.
At hot supper on P. B. Aliens
plantation, near Starr, last Saturday
night, number of negroes got into
row, as usual on such occasions, and
Dock Lockhart was shetland killed and
several other negroes were wounded.
Coroner Banister held an inquest over
the dead negro, but the evidence was
80 contradictory that no arrests mad
been made up to this morning.
Ten negro convicts escaped from j.
8. Fowler's stockade on his farm three
| miles west of this city last Friday
night by saving q hole through the
floor large enough to squeeze their
bodies through it.. Up to last night
nothing had been heard Of them, and
tis generally believed that they had
somc assistance in making their escape.
Mr.. Fowler has offered reward for
their capture.
One night last week some one broke
into, Mr.. L. Nj. Wilson's residence in
Honea Path and went through all the
pockets in the house. They got two
watches and about S12 in money.
Strange to say, no one awoke, and
there were about ten persons sleeping
there. Mr.. Sam Haynes took lis young
dogs and trailed them about half q
mile to where buggy had turned in
the road and there lost the trail.
1t was ut Christmas dinner that
the following conversation is said to
have occurred in the presence Of the
invited Rneeta hetween en- Anderson
man and his wiees Husband-"I don't
see how you can cit there claiming that
there baby takes after your Wife
"Wby, everybody says she's the very
picture Of me." Husband-ssThat's all
right, but acre she is nearly niue months
old and daesn't say q word.n After
that She wife was quiet for awhile.
Ouc Bolton correspondent chronicles
Q painfal accident that happened to
our young friend and towneman, Chas.
e. Cobb, manager Of the Farmers Oil
Company, in that town Inst Monday
night. DR.. w. H. Nardin, sr., of this
city, was summonsed at once to the
unfortunate young man, and he soon
gave out the statement that while the
foot was severely mashed, amputation
would not be necessary, as was at first
!! feared. We join Mr.. Cobb's many
friends in wishing him q speedy recov-
cry.
The "Watch night" services in the
st. John Methodist Church last Mon
day night had a very happy termina-
tion, and the event was an agreeable
surprise to the large congregation pres
ent. just before the benediction was
pronounced at 12 o'clock the pastor,
Rev.,J. B. Campbell. announced that
there was young couple in the con-
gregation who desired the connubial
| knot tied and requested them to come
forward to- the altar. AS eIeryhody's
eyes turned in various directions, Mr..
John j.. Norris and Miss Helen Hill
marched up the aisle and were soon
Joined in the holy bonds of wedlock.
The BRIDE, who lived at Victoria, N. C..
was IN thescity on q visit and is a most
excellent young lady. The groom is
the youngest son Of Capt. p. X. Norris,
of this city. and is most worthy, up
right young man. May their Journey