The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-03-20
POrtnlan Letter.

oAo 'AonA AAo"to"n, northern station.
or pen, We might say, on the west coast
OF Lake Michigan, - Illinois. Hogs by
the hundred thousand visit there and ex-
pire, like many another good citizyn who
chooses to swell the "burg's" roll OF
mortality. The hogs go up the fue of
tho sausage and ham-fat factory. while
the discriminating citizen goes down the
fiue toward-some c.kor factory. The
editors grow oily and unotuous on the
fat OF the land ae It lines the integument
OF the sausage, "wienerwurst," and kin
dred embalmed things; they incline to
be voluptuous and frisky in their treat
mont OF people in the poor South. where
an editor and his staff must be satisfied
witt head of cabbage and bunch of
ribs" as gift each year: and these
editors pick up the skirts Of "yellow'
| editors In Philadelphia from the mud
and say "lct us pitch into those South
Caroiinians- They bsgan at us first q
! long timo ago. If we cannot fake a tele-
; gram from there, we can MAKE It, aud
make believe see have q patent right on
| journalism. I.st us continue the bonn
bardment Of Anderson, S. c.; at least 1t
know something, and that we are aggres-
sive, and, and"-and then they run back
to fake Or make telegrams and news
The Telegram" from Columbia, s.. c.,
to Chicago says that: "Ptoston B. Allen,
| presented by the Grand Jury as connect
ed with the Anderson slavery scandals,
heard the news fer the first time in An
derson las. night and dropped dead from
fear. Allon was noted rs operating tho
largest plantation in that county Of big
farms Allen did not attend Court, being
on his plantation fifteen miles out, yea.
tcrday, but he was sent for and reached
Anderson last night. He drove TO the
place of business Of i. 6. Fowler, tho
father OF the contract syslsm, who re-
cited to him the incidents Of the presents-
ttop. As Fowler concluded Mr.. Allen
died."
Another Telegram" from Charleston
says: The negroes Of Anderson County,
S. G are greatly excited over the death
Of Preston B. AIlon. The negroes who
are exceedingly ignorant and supersti-
tiou", have seizsd upon the circumstan-
ces 20 become violently excited. They
are holding meetings and proclaiming
that God Is avenging them upon the men
who have oppressed them"
That the spirit OF this Telegram" is
untrue there Is no denying. The public
In Anderson County know the high
! esteem In which the gentleman was held,
ard know that as "slaver" or law
breaker Of auy description he was never
presented. The fake correspondent in
Columbia or Charleston had better go
back to his own kind. He ia not duty
appreciated. and th an South Carolina Is
warm cline, sometimes too warm,
This journalistic fakery Is not known
In the South A gentleman here on
reading the Chicago achievement re-
marked, "we must whip those Yankees
yet" and tho public generally must ask
with brother Senator Tillman: 'Is the
war yet ovef7'
Here in Portman we cling to Anderson
County and her administration, and Au-
derson city and her enterprise. That
Portman has local habltation and name
among growing popu 'arities Is due to
Anderson. The dam, which Is the back
bono of Portman. is daily increasing in
importance, and by the latter part of
summer will so enthuse tourists that they
shall insist on staying here to listen to
the otornal anthem Of the wild waves.
There are now Of new, sups1ior work.
manship topping and buttressing the old
dam, 1925 cubic yards Of unex celled ma
soury laid, and all possible energy and
expedition that wintss weather will
allo " In such work Is being exc cised.
| The correspondent is indebted to the
treasurer of the Company, Mr.. Il. X.
Chapman. who visited the power-house
saturday last, for n copy of tho new
magazine. "rhe Exposition" which corr
tains in hrst-clsss description and finely
finished illustrations sketch of Ander-
son and detail of tho Water, Light and
| Power Company. The sketch W II sorve
| Tn the future az text book OF interesting
facts and figures
| An important message to the lNTELLI.
dENCER is the thanks presented by many
farmers between this and Anderson tor
| their papor's advocacy OF good roads.
| rhey wish to ask further grace OF the
| editor, that he may invite tho Commits
-ioner OF roads to continue the good work
# filling up these pits, and see tn At the
same siza, suhstsntial rock is used whare
headed, and thus save unnecessary ex-
rense of frrquent repair to tho county,
| and of injured wagons and injured
spirits to tho people. They say when
they have good Commissioner in Office
they are not tired Of him.
Those who have known Mr. j. J. Nor
ris OF olden time at Portman are very
'orry for the accident befalltn him at the
mill In Anderson.
Mrs - Webb. Miss Sammie Earle
and Miss Fannie Pinckney, or Auderso
we're pleasantly received by friends at
POItnun D