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

..S aO jean d. Ratlltf6'S store In the
hands Of N. c. Burriss. Clerks Of the
churches are requested to call there
and got them at once.
Mrs. Docia Brock, wife of w. w.
Brock, died at her home at Millville
last Wednesday, after an illness of
several weeks. She was about SS years
of age and good woman, whose death
is regretted by her friends. She leaves
n husband and five children.
In the municipal election in Spartan
burg our former fellow. .townsman, w.
r. Dillingham;, was elected Alderman
from Ward !. having secured tho 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 his
interesting family, who were the guests
OF Hr. and Mrs. J. A. Brock last week,
have gone to Cedar Mountain, the sum-
mer home Of Bishop Ceners, &c spend d
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
er crops are being damaged.
Co. I. of the 14th S. c. ", will hold
| it's reunion on Thursday. September
9th. Col. j. N. Brown, Of this city,
Gen. T. w. Carwile, of Edgefield, and
Gen. r. r. Hemphill, ofAbbeville, have
been invited to address the survivors,
who are looking forward to the occa-
sion with pleasant anticipations.
Five .aen 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, q negro
from Anderson County, was among tho
number killed. He was horribly
mangled by heavy beam falling on
him.
Our venerable tcwnsman, Mr.. George
w. FAINT, is confined to his home with
what is feared to be an attack of pa
raj, sis. 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 the County will regret to hear of
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 $4,422, ,205; Anderson,
80, 1865 Aiken. S1,71s,95a; Green
/ vile, 11,61S, ,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,
ana When put in place will present one
of the handsomest fronts of any build
ing in the State.
The appointments ef commissioned
and non commissioned officers Tor 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, G. v. Sitton. w.
Garrison and w. A. Holland; Corporal
IF. T. Hamiin. B. F. Lee and E. T..
Brown.
Last Saturday afternoon L. 8. Mat
tison, President Of the Anderson Base
Ball Association, was presented by the
members Of the team with beautiful
sterling silver shaving set. The mem
bers in body waited on MIR. 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 net.
Marion Clayton, negro, entered the
depot ut Iva last Friday, stole num-
Der 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 so DAYS of hard