The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-02-20

The Southern Railway will sell round
trip tickets from Anderson Mt $500
to the Presidential Inauguration ccre-
monies at Washington on Monday.
March 4th. Tickets on sale March 1, .
aud 8, with final limit March 0.
The Anderson merchants are antici-
pating fine spring trade il 81! classes
of goods and are preparing for it.
Watch closely the advertisements in
this paper and you will be posted as to
where to get the best goods for tho
least money.
Under the firm name of B. G. Brock
& Bro, Messrs. B. C.. and L. Q. Brock,
formerly of Anderson County, have
opcnedup Il general merchandise bust
ness ut Chalmer, in this County. We
wish these young gentlemen every sue
ccss.-KeOrcc Courier.
The stockholders of the two banks ut
Honea Path met last Thursday and
completed the consolidation. The fol-
lowing directors were elected: w. a.
Erwin, l.. a. Brock, j. +. Shirley, j.
w. Brock, j. e. Milford, j. a. Brock,
!. ] Erotweli, j. B. iiumbert aud l..
Harris. The following are the officers:
President, l.. A. Brock; Nicc-Prcsi-
dent, j. &. Milford; Cashier. p. w.
Sullivan
The sad news of the death Of Mrs.
Lizzie Kay Pratt, of Bellevue, Texas.
has been received here. She died of
dropsy on Sunday, Bird inst She was
the wifo Of II. j. Pratt, formerly of
Abbevil!e County, who survive, her,
and the daughter Of the late L. Nj. Kay.
Of the Ebenezcr section, this County.
She leaves no children, but two adept
ed daughters. She has many friends
and relatives throughout this County
who will be grievcd to hear of her
death.
Mrs. Lutte Mcclellan, wife Of Mr..
Sam'l j. Nice Clellan, died at her home
in Hopewcll Township last Saturday,
after prOtracted illness. On Sunday
afternoon the remains were inferred ut
Salem Church. after appropriate flu
neral exercises conducted by Rev. r.
p. Lide. The deceased was duugh-
ter Of Wm. Hembrec and in tho 3Oth
year of her age. She was good,
Christian woman and highly esteemed
by widc circle of friends, who deeply
dcplorc her death
Rev. +. NJ. Royal, Il returned mis-
sionary from China, has accepted IN
invitation from the New Prospect
Church to deliver an address to that
CATION next Sunday morning, at
II o'clD ok, on tho Importance Of mis-
sions and the methods by which the
work is now carried on. The friends
Ofthc congregation are cordially invit-
ell to attend and hear the address,
which will be most interesting. In the
afternoon, at 4 o'clock, he will alsn de-
liver an address at Welcome Baptist
Church Oh the same subject.
On Thursday, 18th inst, Mr.. Joseph
Thrasher, q son of Mr.. w. II. Thrasher,
of Townville, was riding home from
DR.. w. II. Hunts plantation on mule
away, throwing the young man to the
ground. In some way tho feet Of the
young man caught in tho harness and
he W as dragged about half a mile. His
clothing was all torn from his body
and his face terribly bruised. He lay
unconscious until last Wednesday
night, when ;,o died. The deceased
was about 1S years of age, and
worthy, Christian boy, whose death is
deeply regretted by his friends. The
remains were Inferred last Thursday
in the Townville Baptist Churchyard.
Mr.. j. Baylis Cooley died at his home
in Savannah Township last Saturday
afternoon about 2 o'clock. He had
been seriously i'll with pneumonia for
two OF three weeks and for several
days his death was expected at almost
any hour by his family and neighbors.
The deceased was the eldest son of the
Late DR.. II. G. Cooley and Mrs. j. S.
Fowler, Of this city, and was in the 37th
year of lis agc. He was enc of Ander-
son Countys most extensive and sue
cessful farmers and owned q most val
unble plantation. A devoted wife and
six small children are left to. cherish
hismemOry. The remains were brought
to the home Of his mother in this city
on Sunday, where, at O'Clock that ar
tcrnoon, the funeral was conducted by
Rev. w. L. Capers. after which tho
body was Inferred in the Presbyterian
Churchyard.
Rev. ". 7. Cnpcrs, of this city, has
recently visited Vicksburg, Miss, and
the Daily Herald, of that city, speaks
OF him as follows: "Rev. w. II. Ca
pers, the able and cultivated young
clergyman of Anderson. S. c., who has
spent the last ten days in this city, left
for home last night by way OF New Or
leans. During his stay here Mr. Ca
prrs has made many warm friends who
will no dOnbt hear him II, ,.lnoo,nt