The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-11-27

Ills remains were carried to Seneca on
Sunday for lnterment. His many
friends throughout this section will re-
gret to hear of his death.
Last Sunday night near Salem, in
Oconee County, Mrs. Powell was kill
ed at her homo by q mob. After her
house had bden almost demolished, she
was shot in the breast and died imme-
diately. Three men were arrested and
other arrests are likely to follow.
Mr. j. A. Brock attended the annua
meeting of the stockholders of the g. g.
VIC. Rim Charleston last week, and
was reelected member of the Board
OF Directors. Tho reports Of the Off
cials of the road shows it to be in a
healthy condition IN every respect.
Prof. w. II. Hicks, Anderson Coun-
ty's weather prophet, will move into
Oconee County next weels and settle
near Fair Play, where ho will continue
his avocation of farming. We COM
mend the Professor to the good people
of that section as ar upright and worthy
man.
Mrs. w. NJ. Sherard, who was carried
60 sanitarium in Charleston for medi-
cal treatment, about ten days ago. and
who WAS seriously i'll for few days
after her arrival there, is now greatly
improved, and her many friends here
hope she will soon be able to return
home.
The First and Central Presbyterian
congregations will hold union
Thanksgiving service in the First
Church tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. The friends of both congre-
cations are cordially invited to attend.
The collection will be for tho Thorn
we'll Orphanage.
On Thursday, 18th inst, the barn of
Mr. j. G.. Payne who lives in the su-
burbs of Piedmont, was consumed by
lire, entailing considerable loss of
corn and fodder, also seventy bushels
of wheat and damaging ten bales of
cotton. There was no insurance on the
barn or it's contents.
We are glad to say that some of our
delinquent subscribers have kindly
come Ill and paid up their subscription.
There are others who have not doneso,
but we have not lost faith in them. If
you are one of the number won't you
come or send us the money soon7 We
need it to pay the other fellow.
Mrs. Eliza Brooks died yesterday af-
ternoon ut the home of one Of her sous
IN WILLIAMSON Township. She was
the widow of the late Daniel Brooks
and was about 80 years of age. She
was an estimable woman and had long
been n member Of the Methodist
Church. Six SONS and tive daughters
survive her.
The recent announcement that hog
killing weather and hard winter is
"up to- us pretty soon has induced
Messrs. Dean g. Ratliffe to put in q
special line Of winter shoes, which they
tell about in their new advertisement
this week in such convincing manner
that all wise buyers will consult them
before shoeing their families.
Capt. F. G. Capers, memorial trustee
for South Carolina for the memorial
fund for the erection of monument to
the late President Mckinley, has ap-
pointed the following gentlemen to re-
ceive subscriptions in Anderson Coun-
ty: E. F. Cochran, c. E. Harper and
b. F. Russell, who will receive any
contribution you desire to make.
Josh Ashley announces himself a
candidate for the State Senate, and
says that he will be on the warpath
until the last precinct is heard from.
He will probably be opposed by j. w.
Quattlebaum, Esq, q member of the
Anderson bar, good man and a
"Straighout" Democrat. Josh is a
McLaurenite of the first water.-RocE
Hill Herald.
James Hamilton, colored inmate
of the County Home, died there last
Wednesday night, aged about 78 years.
In the days of slavery he belonged to
the Maxwell family at Pendleton, and
was an expert carpenter by trade,
Preceding the civil war he worked for
several contractors in this city, and
was highly esteemed by his many old
white friends.
Pallie Amy, bright and interesting
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. s. L.
Strickland, died at her home in Hall
Township on the 9th inst, after an ill
ness of about two weeks with scarlet
fever She was fiveyears, four months
and eleven days old. The little body
was laid to rest at Bethany Church,
Rev. n. G. Wright conducting the fu-
neral services.
A gentleman advertised house to
rent in two issues of THE INTELL1GEN-
GER recently and had seven applicants
for 1t. Another one advertised farm
for sale and sold it. When you want
to reach the people the columns of
HE INTELLIGENcER will do it, for it