The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-02-27
Portman Letter.

Last week package Of news to the IN
TELLldENcER fell by the way side. Ex.
planning to gentleman who supplied
some NOES, he said: ~ would not be
surprised If the whole mail carrter mu,a
and buggy wero to get lost on euoh I.
Toau. Ihe only way to get OFT the track
there now Il to hang things on tho wires
overhead. Did you hammer away at
those roads again?' n little faceiously
l answered: "No, 1 SEQ they've been
i:'0~iiig the road.--the srrapor has been
at work." 80, yes" said lie, that is
over in tho Fork. Dog OH 'em, they
know where the good ronis arc, and like
to peddlearound with them Them roads
are smooth enough 70 play marbles on;
ana they go WiSpin' around tho sides Of
them. throw up a couple spoonfuls of
mould on tho top, thon maxim believe
they've been workin.n 1 interrupted
by saying the gentleman was making
use OF Col. Bill Arp's language, but he
said, "Yes, Ben Tillman language would
not be half bad enough for them, and 1
would use 1t IL i: hadn't been you"
why don't you people fill up these
holes yourselves? aaked; "those near
est your own homes or property, and
send in your bills; or the people travel
ling on these roads would be glad to paw
you. It does not want m aterial as fine as
chicken sand," said I. "but good sized
rock; for these holes arc wells now, and
can't be filled with clay any more than
they can with boiled mush" "You're
right" said my friend; ''that is what we
did do before the present commissioner;
but he said let those roads alone; Til find
out whore they are broken and have them
monded, that's what Im here for"
said, Never noodle with the govern
nent OF your County. If its officers
don't know their own busines, We ,an-
not teach them; and you will tind, not
your commissioner. but subordinates
| are to blame for tho roads. You gentle
men should send in delegation to your
comn;ssoner AL lainting him with the
facts. Pm sure he would respect you,
and perhaps drive out this way fer him
SELF My friend laughed. "No, sir
Do you think those folk would spoil
their patent feathers on such road?
They will drive over In the Fork; these
ARE high a.d cry for the;n.' I told him
my sympathy was deep and sincere, AZ I
had trials Of the mud holes; bn. asked
him IL he heard Of the streets in London
before the Victorian era Of pavipg7 A
mans hat was noticed in the street.
Some one reached with pole to pick 1t
up but found mans head was under
the hat and the man was on top of bus
driving. My friend turned the Joke up
on mo and said was shifting tho SCENES.
"That munt have happened at home"
said he, "and it vas not 80 long ago,
either. Why even Mr.. Busby, over be.
tween this and Anderson, had his mule
put his foot In one Of those broken boards
In gully bridge and broke the limb.
The mule died; but do you think the
man is going to be compensated By the
County," said ~ will write the IN
LIeENcER about It," "Yes," said he.
that paper ain't got no tags to 1t, and
tho editor nin't afraid to sponk, If people
would only tell him what's the matter"
Tho above ia but one communication
from people who have taken up the road
cry. and every man thinks his editor can
revolutionize an empire.
! The piece of machinery after its tedious
journey, travelling about mile a day,
and shifting It's own road planks, has ar
rived At the power house, Mr., Frank.
Msyes has promlsed tho correspondent
for next week some items Of technical Id !.
tere.t regarding the electric plant.
| The honor of meeting Sunday. 18th
inst, the accomplished wife OF Mr.. J. J.
| Norris. of nderson who with bar I'm.
band, dined with Mr.. AMI Mrs. Joe Bus
5T, wis accorded to VIM. F. Lee and
wife, who were guests Of the day. Mrs,
Norris, while being wholly womanly, ia
quite pretty, and delightfully."- young.
She Is eminently tho equal Of her cultur.
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