The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-28

are es Lean a. Katll1f0'5 store i'll the
hands Of'N. G. Burriss. Clerks of the
churches are requested to call there
anG get them at once.
Mrs. Docia Brock, wife of w. w.
Brock, died at her home at Millyillo
last Wednesday. after an illness of
several weeks. She was about 83 ycare
of age and good woman, whose death
is regretted by her friends. She leaves
o husband and Ave children.
In the municipal election in Spartan
burg our former fellow townsman, w.
X. Dillingham;, was elected Alderman
from Ward 1, having secured the hand
some majority of 141 votes over both
his competitors. We Join his many
friends in Anderson in extending con-
gratulations.
Rev. w. T. Capers, the former be-
loved rector of Grace Church; with h:s
interesting family, who we're the guests
of MIR. and Mrs. j. A. Brock last week,
have gone to Cedar Mountain, the sum
mer home of Bishop Capers. to spend n
few weeks before returning to their
home in Vicksburg, Miss.
August has certainly been q wet
month. In this section rain has fallen
every day with two or three excep-
tions, and much damage has been done
to the public roads and bridges, Some
of our farmers say that their cotton
crops are showing little rust and 9TH
or crops are being damaged.
Co. I. of the 14th S. C. ", will hold
its reunion on Thursday. September
9th. Col. J. N. Brown, # this city,
Gen. T. w. Carwile, of Edgefield, and
Gen. r. r. Hemphill, of Abbeville, have
been invited to address the survivors,
who ere looking forward to the occa-
sion with pleasant anticipations.
Five men were killed and several Sc
riously hurt by reason of an accident
on the new bridge being built across
the Congaree River, near Columbia,
last Monday. Sam Williford. a negro
from Anderson County, was among the
number killed. He was horribly
mangled by heavy beam falling on
him.
Our venerable townsman, Mr.. George
w. FAINT, is confined to his home with
what is feared to be an attack of pa
ralysis. 1t has been coming on him
gradually for several days, and this
morning he is almost helpless on one
side. His many old friends through
Out fha C0rukv x,,;I1 roc..,As a.
his illness.
The August number of The Erposi-
ton, q magazine devoted to The South
Carolina and Interstate and West
Indian Exposition in Charleston, con-
tains pictures of the officers and mem
bers of the Woman's Department,
among which is one of Mrs. James r..
Vandiver, of this city, who is chairman
of the committee in this County.
The State Board of Assessors have
given out the figures in reference to
the cotton mills in this State. There
are 116 mills in the State. Spartanburg
County stands in the lead, with Ander-
son second. Aiken third and Greenville
fourth. The valuations for Spartan
burg County is $4,429, ,205; Anderson,
90, 1861 300; Aiken. $1,7i8,052; Green
| vile, $1,69S, ,515.
Two car loads OF beautiful Tennessee
pink marble arrived in the city Monday
and will be used in the front of Hall
Bros. commodious storeroom on South
Main Street. The marble was sold to
them by o. j. Hammond, who repre-
sents the Tennessee Co. in this city,
and when put in place will present one
of the handsomest fronts Of any build
ing in the State.
The appointments OF commissioned
and n-cOmmissioned officers for the
cadet corps Of Clemson College for the
coming year have been announced.
The following Anderson County boys
are named for their respective posi-
tions: Lieutenant-F. E. Spearman;
Sergeant-L. o. King, C. V. .Sitton, w.
Garrison and w. A. Holland; Corporal
#. T. Hamlin. B. F. Lee and E. T.
Brown.
Last Saturday afternoon L. 8. Mat
tis0n, President of the Anderson Base
Ball Association, was presented by the
members of the team with beautiful
sterling silver shaving set. The men,
bers in body waited on Mr.. Mattison
and the presentation speech. was made
by Manager Moore, which wasresponded
to very eloquently by the former, who
was completely taken by surprise by
the kind act.
Marion Clayton; g negro, entered the
depot at Iva last Friday, stole num-
ber of railroad tickets and rode on one
Of them to Anderson. The theft was
soon discovered and the agent tele-
phoned description of the negro to
Deputy Sheriff Dillingham;, who, in a
short while, arrested him. He was
tried before Magistrate Wilson on Sat-
urday and sentenced to 80 days of hard
labor in the chain panp