The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-04-24

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ternoon. DR.. Richardson is Ii member
of the graduating class.
Mcssrs. w. p. Berkcmyer. d. w.
Morrow, C. A. Moore, w. S. Diver
and j. S. Handy attended the State
Council Junior Order United American
Mechanics, in Sumter last week. Mr..
Morrow was elected State Council
Secretary, aud MIR. Berkemyer dele
gate to the National Council.
Last Friday the police arrested
Sloan Gent and Charlie Hawthorne.
negroes, for stealing goods from tho
stores of King Bros, ID. T.. Brown &;
Bro. and G. A. Reese. They were con-
victed and sent to tho city chain gang,
from which Gent escaped last Monday,
but was rccapturcd yesterday.
Mr.. John Jackson died 1T tho home
of his brother, 'ThOs. C. jackson, ct
Iva, last Saturday morning, after
brief illness. The deceased was in the
54th year of his age. and tho eldest son
Of the late A. Z. Jack son. His remains
were inferred in the Varennes Church
yard, by the side Of his parents on Sun
day.
Tho big Carnival in Augusta opened
Monday and will continue through the
week. Tickets are on sale ut the C. &,
w. G. depot every day this week, good
to return until next Monday. The
round trip fare from here is 1926. To-
day, tomorrow and Friday the train
will not leave Augusta until o'clock
p. m.
Mr.. w. N. Hannah, representing the
old reliable tobacco house, Robt. Har-
| ris & Bro, of Reidsville, N. c., was
| striking hands with his many friends
and customers here last week. Mr..
Hannah is one of the most popular
knights of the grip that works this
point and he speaks in flattering terms
of the rapid development of the Elec-
trio City.
The session of the Central Presby-
terian Church in this city has received
letter from Rev. H. II. Murchison
announcing his acceptance of the call
to the pastorate of that congregation,
! and stating thnt he will begin his work
here about June 1st. Mr.. Murchison
and his family will receive a cordial
| welcome to Anderson.
Colonel George McGill went up to
Dewey Rose last Saturday and attend
cd Justice curt He is n brilliant
young lawyer and orator.-Elberton
(Ga.) Star. The Colonel is the eldest
son of our clever friend, John H. Nc
Gill, editor of the Hartwell Sun, an
old Anderson boy, and could not be
otherwise than brilliant.
Columbia is making extensive prep
arations for the Confederate Reunion
to be held in that city the 9Th, 9th aud
10th of May. The chairman of the en-
tertainment committee has sent out
cordial invitations to oil camps of vet
| Grams assuring them of cordial well
come. 1t is the intention Of this COM
mittce to provide for the entertain
ment of all iona fide veterans, as far
as possible, free of cost. Each camp
is asked to let the committee know tho
number and names of all veterans who
expect to attend.
Aspeclal dispatch to The State from
Beaufort. under date of the 22nd inst,
says: Reliable information has been
received here to tho effect that the
Charleston and Western Carolina rail-
road has been acquired from the Allan
tic Coast Line people by new COM
pany, chartered ae tho Louisville and
Port Royal Railroad company. This
line, formerly the Port Royal and Au-
gusta railroad, extends from Port
Royal to Anderson, 8. c., and it is the
purpose of the new company to build
from the latter point through the Ra-
bun Gap in the Blue Ridge mountains
to Lo1isville.n
| Judge D. A. Smith, one Of the editors
and proprietors of our etaunch old
neighbor, the Kcowee Courier, and
Oconee County's popular and efficient
Judge of Probate, spent few hours in
Anderson last Friday aa;! Oh his way
homo from Columbia, where he had
been attending the Grand Lodge
knights of Honor. We enjoyed Wis
it from him. Judge Smith is native
of Anderson County, and served his
time rs u printers devil in. the old
Pendleton Messenger office, then work
ed rs typo in the office OF tho True
CarOlinian i'll this city, and ever since
thea has been connected with Journal
ism. To-day Oconee County has no
better citizen than he.
Married. ut the residence of the
brides father, MIR. NJ l.. Campbell,
near Prospect Church, in this County,
on Monday. April 90. 1901, by the Rev.
Mcdaniel, Miss May Campbell to Mr..
S. Neal, OF Fort Hill. The atten-
dants were DR.. Gray, of this city, and
Miss Dorsie Boroughs, of Pickens, Mr..