The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-22

"A man was afraid of thunder and {
crawled into hollcw log as n place of |
sih1ety, says truth u exchanges. The |
anunues roared anu the rain poured |
swell and the poor fellow was wedreI
In. fast SINS began passing before |
MN. Suddenly he remembered ho had
not palu ms subscription to his conntv
paper and then he felt SO small that he Z,
was able to back right out.
Mrs: j. j. Jones died at her home
near Septns yesterday morning. after n
weeks illness with pneumonia, and
inc announcement of her death WINS n
great shock to many of her friends.
MRS. Jones was G5 years of age. and
was most excellent Christian woman,
neighborhood. \ devoted husband
ana SIX children survive her. Tho
Dody will be laid to rest to- .day Mt
lebanon Church, of which she was a
devoted member, Rev. II. =. Lide con
Quoting the funeral services.
small frame house. on West I,,mn-
ton street, belonging to John II. Bur-
rlss and occupied by Julius Jackson,
colored, as tenant. was DESTROYED by
firc Saturday night last about ii
o'clock. The smell of Kerosene and
othGf circumstances indicated that Il
torch had been applicd,and very strong
evidences painted to John Simpson,
son-ln-!aw OF Jackson, us the incendi-
airy; Monday Simpson was arrested
unGer warrant for assaulting his wife
IN December last. IIc was nccuscI oi
the burning but strcnuously denied il
until confronted with facts contradict
ing statements he had made. He will
DC arfuiigneu for arson, the nnalty for
whlch, III TINS State, is death. if not re-
rf I, a..
j.. Il. Callahan. who has been con-
Quoting u general merchandise business
here TOR several years. has filed a peti-
tion Tor voluntary bankruptcy. The
assets are about $4,000; liabilities
aonug S4.oVO. Dir. Callahan was COM
pelled to take this action on account
OF poor. collections. Last year was an
eXceedinglyhardy year on the merchants,
as the farmers generally we're unable
70 pay up their accounts on account of
| the short crop. NJ. Callahan i1us been
doing nice business for many years
and has gained the good will Of every
| one VINO mas had any business dealings
| with him, and it is to be regretted that
| he was unable tn collect the money due
MIN, as 1T would have enabled him to
continue his business.-Honea Path
Chronicle.
Mrs: Jane Gordon, widow of the late
David Gordon, died at her home in
morning, at the ripe old age of Oh wears.
She was not afflicted with any disease,
but, as d result Of her extreme ace. had
become quite feeble, though she was
conscious almost to her last breath
The remains were inferred yesterday
at II q: m. in the Varennes Churchyard
OF whlch Church she was member,
Rev. ID. Z. Fennel conducting the flu
neral services. Two sons and two
daughters survive her. Mrs. Gordon
always lived in the section where she
dled, and was o most remarkable wo-
man. Atter the death Of her husban q
she MAJ nEed her farm very successful
~, and was very industrious and full
OF energy. She was in every sense
good woman, and was most highly es-
teemed by wide circle of fricIds.
Wednesday, February 10, has beer
set apart as Pythian Day at the Expo,
sitiOn in Charleston, and large mum
Der of knights of this section will bt
present. 1.-THE last regular meeting
OF Chlquola Lodge n committee. con.
sistlng OF y: Z: LangstOn, Lee G. Hol
ieman and 5. n. Gilmer, was appointed
Waihalla. Seneca, Piedmont. Pelzer
Williamston, Belton, Honea Path anl
Due West, and arrange to have special
pullman cars to carry the members
from these Lodges in q body t.
Charleston on the night of Februar,
18th, and to arrange other details. The
round trip fare from Anderson will be
$500, and the tickets will be good fol
seven days. The rates from the othe
points named will be the same in pro
portion. Much interest is being taker
IN the event by the knights all over
the State, and the Lodges named must
be we'll represented.
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