The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-08

Aomo IN Anderson. M1eS G1lmer made
2 great many friends during her stay
here.-Wnion Progress, stinEt.
Rev. B. E. Small and wife will leave
10r ANDERSON County in Q few days.
we regret to give them up. Brother
Small is most excellent gentleman.
He ns9 preached for ns four years
faithf1ily Jefferson Xor. Chesterfield
Advertiser.
How to encourage and keep the boys
on the farm3 Take them off 12 IL cc-
caal0nally for recreation and sight-see-
ing Wnere such opportunities as the
next annual Stt se Fair will afford. The
Fair viii open on the 28th mat. and
continue four days.
Prof. J. B. O'Neall Holloway, o we'll
Known educator of this County, now
mas cnarge OF large and hourishing
~ nig1 scnooi at Williamson, 8. C.. He
1s q porn teacher and very valuable
acquisition to any school room.-
Orangeburg Patriot.
Last Saturday night an attempt was
made to break into the store Of Cater
q Power on North Main at. The sta
PIE h0idipS the lock on the front door
was priced off. but it is supposed the
villain wac frightened off before COM
pleting his dirty job.
Rev. George Round, who was pastor
or the Methodist Church in this city
ABOUT thirty six years ago. but who is
now q member Of the Oregon Confer
ence and stationed at Mehama, Oregon.
is visiting friends in Anderson, all of
whom are delighted to greet him.
II: 8. Dargan, brother of Mrs. W..
.. Cox, of this city, died at his home
after q brief illness with appendicitis.
Mr.. Dargan had frequently visited An
ders0n, and had many friends here
who are panied TO hear of his death.
Rev. N. B. Kelly, of this city. will
conduct mass meeting in behalf of
missions next Sunday morning, at u
o'clock. at Be1lah Church, in Corner
township, and on the same day at Iva
at $3.50 o'clock p. m. The public is cor
daily invited to attend the services.
Reports from all sections of this
County are to the effect that practical
~ al the cotton is open In the fields
late crop harvested this season. The
crop will all be picked out and ginned
within Q few weeks more If good wealth
or continues.
George L. Schrimpf, one Of Ander-
son COunty's most successful farmers,
has gone to Cumberland, Md, HE ma
tive hOmes where he will spend q few
weeks vieiting relatives and old friends.
This is his fret visit to his old home in
9 number Of years, and we have no
doubt but that 1t will be most enjoy
able one.
Miss Claire Watkins, o daughter of
Neshvills, Tenn, q few days ago, after
g long illness, aged about 20 years.
The remains were brought to this
County and buried at Slabtown, the old
home OF Mr.. Watkins. yesterday. The
deceased has many relatives in this
County who deeply regret her death.
Mrs. Margaret C. Dobbins. of this
County, left yesterday for DeQueen,
Ark, where she will spend a few
months with her daughter, Mrs. T. G.
Watt, end later will go to Choctaw,
Texas, to visit another daughter, Mrs.
T. c. Shearer. Mrs. Dobbins is "
years Of age, but is quite active for one
OF her years: We join hermany friends
in wishing her pleasant sojourn in
the far west.
Mrs. Polly Richey, wife Of s. T.
Richey, died at her home in Martin
Township last Thursday night, in the
list year of her age. Mrs. Richey was
o most highly esteemed lady, and had
long been q member Of the Baptist
and two sons survive her. On the day
following her death the remains were
inferred in the First Creek Church
yard, Rev. N. G.. Wright conducting
the funeral services.
John Gunter and jeff Richards, of
Pelzer, were in the city yesterday with
largest fish ever seen in Greenville. It
was caught in sein in Saluda river in
the pond of the new Pelzer dam about
three miles below Pelzer MIR. Hunter
said that he had also caught carp in
this : ord weighing Is rc.ads, and ne
beilEy AZ. there were otheye in the pond
equally as large.-Greenville News, 9Th
inst.
The services at the First Baptist
Church, conducted by the Rev. w. n.
Smith. D. D., of Columbus, Ga, con-
tinue to draw large congregations.
The preaching is eloquent in being
plain, gospel messages, which appeal
directly to the heart, consciOuec ess
Of gails being 80. clearly. ye. gently,
Tossea I0tssa.a upon daa a. ho hear shs sermons.
and great good will certainly result
from the meeting.
We are ndebted to W. L. Harbin,
seneca, y. T., for q copy. OF his cotton
seed calculator. a neatly printed
pamphlet OF "a pages. Computed on n
baais Of 81 pounds of seed to 100 pounds
of cotton. 80 pounds of seed to the
buehel. 1t shows amount of seed in
pounds. bushels. halves and pecks, in
quantities of cotton from 100 to 1905
pounds; also value of seed at prices
ranging from IS cents to 81 10 per 100
pounds. The book contains 8.4OC diff
ferent calculations and is we'll worth
its price, 25 cents copy.
Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, widow Of
the late Dudley G. Howard, died iast
Monday night at the home of Claude
Dean, near STAR. The deceased was
o native of Edgefield County but had
been living in this County since her
girlhood. Some years ago while visit
ing in Mississippi she had the miafnr-
tune u break one of her legs, and had
been a cripple ever since. She was
about 80 years of age, and most ex-