The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-02-13
Piedmont Happenings.

Since our last communication our peo.
pio have been pursuing the "even tenor
OF way In entire disregard of the snarIs
OF cunning politicians, and sore head edi-
tors, who have wasted wind and ink in
their vain and futilo efforts to convince
the world that our mil necrio arc :ooor,
down-trodd0n slaves" burdened with
illiteracy. and reari, q our children to
walk In the ways Of ignorance and vice.
little cheap notosiety has been gained,
and their names brought forward ms mis-.
guided or jealous advocat, Of u measure
bezOtten Of misinfc rmation and conceiy-
Ell In ignorance, srd which has been rele-
gated to obscurity, there to remain. We
| are sorry for the gentlemen. Such an
opportunity TO poso rs humanitarlane,
and public beEeHctors, will never come
TO them again. The swamps oftho Ash
ley and Cooper md .ho sandy wastes
may echo to their wailinga, aud perhaps
they May bo Jed to look at home, and In
sli!uto measures looking to the civiliza-
ton and education OF tho tackles, and
children of tho lower Counties. Failing
TO do this wc .an SEQ nothing for them
| ~NS " ''''F> 'fIO tdo ucitHf Ol OUllVIOu
"unwept, unhonored and unknown"
We arc proud of our Representatives
from Anderson and Greenvile Counties.
| Who, knowing the right, dare maintain
It," And our Josh Ashley may tear tho
kings English to shreds and tatters.
and wreck every grammar produced in
hls talks, but we sre tiled" to him and
he can got "thar" ss many times as he
wishes to go IL our vote will put him
there. His talk and vote is on the side
of common sense, "all wool and yard
wide," and the moths of sophistry emi.
mating from the brain Of brlefless barris-
ters on the other side could puncture no
holes In his web.
u. A. W!g!ogton is 10 move his foun-
dry and machine shop from Newell to
this place and will be located at tho old
Piedmont Lumber Co.'S. stand, which he
has purchased and enlarged. There has
long been nesd of such g plant here,
and we feel sure that success will await
the undertaking.
j. Reed Payne and Sam Brown are
home from Woodruff, where they have
been employed III the construction OF the
new cotton mill.
Misses Lecota and Nettie Elrod were
In town visiting friends Sunday.
+ Miss Dean SeabOrne, from Wahalla, is
visiting her uncle, r. D. Sloan, and Miss
Suo Trowbridge, ard making friends Of
all who arc privileged to meet her by her
charming, winning manner and pleasing
presence.
]. E. Beattie, OF Greenvllle, and w. p.
Walsh, of New York, are with us to-day.
b. Lewis, one OF the representative
men of Plckens, is with us again, and
meeting the glad hand from every ons.
Our mill authorities are improving
Main street by putting up new fences
everywhere, and the houses are ali to be
painted at an early date. BY Custer we
shall be ready to put on more pride and
stop high when we are showing our nice
, little city to strangers.
We hardly dare tell how much our
people were pleased with the article in
the INTELLlGENCER from tho pen of
F child labor. The Greenville News re-
printed it but failed to credit it 10 ycu.
Tho article in question was replete with
good sense and to many OF us it was q
, new presentation of the merits of the "a
Dor question and the elevating effect OF
the ability and opportunity to provide
something confers upon our youngsters,
We do not wish to say enough in this
matter to make our friend too proud
but we shall watch for future emauations
, from her facile pen with great interest.
RANKIN.