The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-01-09

DC public ontcry last Monday the Drcr
nan place. located near the Count
Paupers Home. The tract containe
90 acres and brought fraction ove
$50 an acre.
Miss Eleanor Cochran, who has bee
spending the holidays in the city an
remained over to attend the marriag
OF her brother, ieft yesterday for Spar
tanburg to resume her studies at Con
Tszso scoiiiege.
Mr- Frank 81. Clinkscales has move,
from the Antreville section to Clemso,
College, whero he will engage in th,
livery stable business. Frank Sis
most worthy young man, and we wisl
him big success in his new venture.
i Or. s. &. Bruce. and family hav.
moved from Townvilie to the city ant
are occupying cottage Of G. G. Lang
ston on Hampton street. DR.. Bruce'l
dental Office is up stairs in the BroyIel
5iovA, 40 the corner of Church AMI
South Main streets.
The first Salesday in the year always
attracts large crowd to the city, and
last Monday was no exception to the
Tu;o. Everybody seemed to be in fine
humor and good order prevailed. The
merchants as we'll as the horse traders
were kept quite busy.
Camp w. w. Humphreys Sons OF
Veterans will meet TO- morrow (Thurs.
day. afternoon, at o'clock, in the Of
flee of Clerk of Court Watkins to ar
range for the celebration Of Lees birth
day with the Daughters. Al! tie mem
bers are urged to attend.
The R. E. Lee Chapter, U. D. c., are
arranging to celebrate LEES birthday
on Saturday, 10Th inst. II is proposed d
to have the celebration in the Court
House, and On interesting programme
will be arranged for the occasion. The
public is invited to attend.
Mr.. Watt Dean, of this County, who
was accidentally shot and painfully
wounded last Fall, left few days ago
for Baltimore to be treated. He was
accompanied by his sister, Miss Annie
Dean, and DR.. Louis Gray. We hope
he will be greatly benefited by his stay
there
Doubtless most Of our readers know
that in every printing Office there is O.
boy who is known as the ssdevil." A
few days ago gentleman came into
the office and walked up to the stove,
which was red hot, and remarked:
"This is hot fire." The foreman
looked around at the stove and said:
eyes, the devil made it."
Our Bolton correspondent states that
the physicians were forced TO ampn-
tate Chas- E. Cobb's leg just above the
knee. The operation was performed
by Dr. Taylor, of Columbia, and Doc
tors Nardin, of this city. last Friday
afternoon. The unfortunate young
man is doing as we'll as possible, and
we join his many friends in wishing
him q speedy recovery.
Mr. j. T. Harris, of the famous Har-
ris Lithia Springs, was in the city last
Thursday and was welcome visitor to
our sanctum. In another column Won
willsind an advert; ementof this lithia
water, which is sold in Anderson by the
Evans Pharmacy, and we would ask
you to read it carefully. This water
cannot be excelled for certain diseases.
and if you are afflicted give it trial.
An old fashioned hog killing is about
as rare as q corn shucking. Before
"store meat" was thought of, hog kill
ing wan great time. The number of
hogs Yves in proportion to the n. -nber
OF eaters. One hog Weighing 200 to see55
pounds was required for each member
of the family. Hog killing day was.a
joyful time on the farms, especially
when there were lots Of children, white
and black, around.
Last week in mentioning an unfortu-
nate difficulty that occurred in Rock
Mills Township few days preceding
we stated that Mr.. Joseph Jones was
cut with pocket knife by Mr. Charles
-~AceAO" OuA 1uAOAIuduU WIS mistaken
in names. and we did Mr.. Little q
great injustice. Mr.. Little was not at
the place, has had no difficulty with
Jones, and it is with pleasure that we
make the correction.
Mr. Martin Dubois died at mis- home
in Westminster last Friday night,
after long illness with conaumntio..
aged 40 years. Mr.. Dubois is the
father of Mrs. E. NJ. McAdams, OF this
city, and lived in Anderson for several
years until about two years ago, when
he moved to Westminster. His re-
mains were inferred in, the Baptist
Chnrchyard there. a widow, two sons
and two daughters survive him.
We were pleased to receive call
from Mr. Ernest E. Rice. of Chandler
Texas, on yesterday. Mr. Rice is
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