The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-02-20
Piedmont Happenings.

people, ana very !uit attendance at al!
Of ohr Churches evidenced an apprecia-
iiou OF the work Of tine Master Hand in
giving us such weather and granting us
immunity from the contagious diseases
prevalent III many Of our mill towns.
III this we are blest, and feel to give
thanks for the blessings enjoyed.
We had as visitors for the Sabbath SIR
and Mrs. John Lyon, from the Orr mill
at Anderson, whero Mr. Iyon III employ
ed rs Superintendent of weaving. While
tho ne" homo may present many charms
to them and sOtEo advantages not To be-
found in our little town. wo doubt the
possibility OF any friend hips b"inE gan.
cd that will take tho place of tho enc,
formed by tho young coui !" IN cary
youth and Nouu. man and "ri:anhc1d.
We still call them our iolh-. and ~.it.l
ever. .nt..in WIN. .rn in our hearts
for them.
John chile ani Sims Trow ridge,
from I'nr,nan inlv"r,ity, nnn Blair Rice,
a fr'.o,s ,tiicnt, were visiting their Ia
rents here sunday.
Miss I.ncia MCGEE, from. Honca Path,
~ visiting Mrs. Frank Majors, ana
making many new admirers.
We loso by removal to Greenvilo
Priestly Watson ei,d family, who have
been residents with us for II long time,
and who havo the respect aud esteem of
every one, both in and out of tho mill.
Mss Nora, the daughter. has been nn
especial fav orite in social circles and will
be missed by all cur ."nng people.
]. j. Philips, ono of Pezar'A most popu-
lar merchants was visiting, old friends
here on the Sabbath.
Many of our people ar" in clo*o touch
with Anderson people, or rather with
their productions, az they are rulsuii'I;
their daily walk. clad in Anderson II!
dcrwrar, AID going t thnir nightly rr,,
upon tho 'Eever eXc.iled mattresses
made in yonr city. Your Uormeriy ours
Jas. B. Marshall having by his clcu!' nee
and persi stcnt argument, convinced, per-
suaded, or cljned our merchants into
buying Il largo stock OF tho above cuIi
moditios. Wo know Brother Marshall
and feel TINT he has taken up tho work OF
distributing the good things of Anderson
fror. purely philnnthropic motive, am!
net with "a Wow 10 any accutnulaLion of
che 'mamtnon of unrightenuAne $" on
his part. We were II little -lkepiicnl NJ to
the Ande rson mattress being tho "il,w-
ery beds OF eass" reierrnd to in one o Or.
Watts hymns until the Brother assured
us that such wa. the case and agreed 10
divide the commission with us il we
would believe it. II. VI. Guer has put III
an order for 100 mattresses after giving
them trial.
Our people have taken Erca: iu,rrc>i
in tho Court proceedings in Anderson
and Greonville during tho lalo terms,
and it seems that in Judge I'enot nnl
Solicitor Boggs ~we have two fearless ad-
vocates Of tho impartial Mlmiristrptirn
Of the law without fear or favor. The ex-
pose Of the shame ea4, barbarous cOndi-
ton Of affairs at the contract farms has
brought the blush Of shame to the cheek
of every decent man and woman in An.
derson County, and constitutes q blot up
ON the fair fame of our State. Right here
In our fair Anderson, we have been toll
Grating shameful. cancerous sore upon
the body polite, something 40 cruel aud
so foreigu TO tho treatment of our people,
guaranteed by tho constitution, that ono
shudlerA to read of it. No small .ook
forward To the coming special term Of
Court, and shall hope to SEQ the bastard
ly murderers, vhose cases have been con.
tinued from term to term, brought TO us
tice and not continued al intinitum.
That a criminal cannot bu brought to
justice and punishment in our Courts rs
long az he or she has money, is n shame
and disgrace. The condition of affairs
obtaining in our Courts has made them
"hissing and a byword" to people ofoth-
or States, aud not entirely without reason.
As an example OF consistency let rs note
the trial and conviction Of two brothers
for the dastardly and cruel murder OF an
uncle in the upper part of Greenville
County. Az II recent term Of Court some
months ago they were ably defended, and
upon being convicted received ~ $, ntenco
Of three years in tho peniten,inrs; the
next case WAS that Of u young man who
came to Greenville from Virginia, and af-
ter timo he, in entire disregard OF his
marital vows, connubial obligations,
plighted trOth, etc etc, succulnbed to
the destinations, and Establishments of
one Of Greenville's fair once, and married
her in due form, and for 40 doing was
brought before the Court, convicted and
sentenced to four years i'll tho pcniten-
tiary for bigamy. The deduction that w"
make from this case is that wo married
folks, If wo find our affections waning
and the matrimonial bonds chatting us,
and find another dear charmer whose
companionship we deem desirable, would
be tho gain'r by one year of punishment
if we kill tho old lady, rather than to