The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-10
Local News S.
WEDNESDAY. DEC. 10, 1902.
THE COTTON MAaxEr.
Good Middling-e.
Strict Middiisg !.
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Tho boys and girls are counting the
days till Christmas.
Coughs and colds are the commonest
complaints prevailing now.
a Lodge of negro Masons was organ
lied In this city last Friday night.
Geo. J. Page. a popular citizen of
the city last week.
You have only three more weeks in
winch to pay your State and County
taxes without the penalty.
About this time of the year most
people are beginning 10 formulate coed
resolutions for the new year
Ligon g. Ledbetter, wholesale gro
GERS of this city, received car load of
baking powder few days ago.
If you are looking for bargains in
ehOes, boots, etc. read the new adver-
tlsement of the Davis shoe store.
Mountain schooners," loaded with
apples and cabbage, are seen on the
streets OF the city nearly every day.
G. r. Thomas is the lucky man who
Won the stove offered by the Magnet
STORE. he hold the ticket No. 1910.
j. II. Pullen, of Spartanburg, was in
the city last Saturday, and was q well
come visitor to The Intelligencer sane
tum.
Rev J. r.. Morgan will deliver
lecture at Shiloh Church, near Town
vile, next Sunday morning at II
o'clock.
Elias L. Clarke, of Union, s. c.,
spent last Monday in the city visiting
relatives. His many old friends were
delighted to greet him.
The cotton is nearly all picked out
the corn all gathered and the wheat,
oats and rye all sowed and In most
CAGES q good stand is up.
Several interesting communications
are crowded out of The Intelligencer
this week, and several did not reach
us in time for publication.
A few days ago b. c. Mcconnell.
who lives at the Cox Yarn Mile killed
O 71-months-Old pig that weighed $40
pounds net. Who can beat this?
There is not subscriber to The In
telligencer who is in arrears that does
not know it. This being the case there
is no excuse for their not paying an
honest debt.
Married, on Sunday, December 2,
1902, at the home of the officiating min
lister. Rev. N. G.. Wright, Mr.. James
A: Murdoch, and Miss Minnie Murdock,
all or Anderson County.
Joseph r. Shelor, who has been as
ssistant. depot agent at Walhalla, has
been given similar position at the
Blue Ridge depot in this city, and en-
tered upon his duties last week.
Rev John T. Mann will preach at
Rocky River Church next Sunday, 14th
inst, at the usual hour for holding SER
vices. The friends of the congrega-
ton are invited to attend the services.
The Peoples Furniture Co. have
stock for the Christmas trade. Look
out for their new advertisement next
week, but in the meantime give them
a call.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Gertrude Rhody to
Alfred N: Fortune, which is to take
place on Tuesday evening, 2Srd inst,
rian Church, Mopewell Township.
Married, on Wednesday, December
8, 1902, at the home of the brides
father. 9. W MuliihiD, il Hopeweil
Township. by Rev. W.. B. Hawkins,
Mr.: L: NJ. Wallace and Miss Annie
One of our friends who killed some
fine hogs last week don't want his
name mentioned in connection with
them. He said he had q neighbor to
have good portion of his meat stolen
last year because 80 many people knew
he had it.
Representative Julian B. McCurry
has introduced bill in the lower
house, which if passed, will give j. j.
Fretwell, Of Anderson, s. C., authority
to construct dam across the Tuga!o
River at Hatt0n's Shoals.-HartWell
(Ga.) Sun.
Now is tho season of the year when
cotton lying on the ground or exposed
to the weather easily becomes damaged.
Farmers should look carefully after
their bales if they wish to avoid loss.
Don't let your cotton ruin after it has
been made and gathered.
c. A. Reese, deeler in gents furnish
ing goods, will change base the 1st
January, having rented j. HI. Ander-
sons handsome new store room. next
door to the Farmers and Merchants
Bank. After his removal he will carry
also @ big stock Of clothing.
From the report of the weather
bureau we learn that the coldest De-
cember during the part 81 years was
the one Of 1870, with ga average tenn
peratnre Of "A degrees, The warmest
December was that of 1889, with an
average temperature of go degrees.
Rev. r. H. Burriss. formerly Of this
County but now living at BOykin, Va,
who spent last week in Greenville at
tending the State Baptist Convention,
came over and spent a few days in and
around Anderson, and his visit here
was q source Of much pleasure to his
many old friends.
Hon. Josh Ashley has retired from
the turmoil and disappointments of