The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-03-05

It seems difficult for the weather to
clear up and stay clear.
A local weather prophet says the
backbone of winter is broken. Wehope
30.
An early Spring is the very latest
prediction by the local weather proph-
cts.
The crop Of candidates promises
to be unusually large the coming Sum-
mer.
s. G.. Major, Of Greenwood, is visit
ing friends and relatives in and around
the city.
There seems to bea regular epidemic
of pneumonia in various sections of the
County.
Don't make it habit to borrow your
neighbours paper. The paper is too
cheap to do that.
The Court of General Sessions for
Oconee County convenes at .Walhalla
AOAO u4Ou06yt 1Vtu lubU.
Mr. Robert Stevenson, of Iva, spent
few days last week with his son, w.
P. Stevenson, near the city.
T. P. Cothran, Esq, of Greenville,
and j. F. Lyon, Esq, Of Abbeville, are
in the!city attending Court.
c. F. Jones left a few days ago for
the Eastern markets to buy big stock
of Spring and Summer goods.
Miss Essie Todd, of Anderson, is Wis
iting her friend, Miss Marie Fewell.
in Ebenezer.-RockH Hill Herald.
Mrs. W. w. Robinson, of this city,
went to Ridgeway, 8. c.. q few days
ago to visit her mother, who is serious
ly i'll.
The measles are still raging in many
sections of the County. There are
few cases in this city, but are of mild
form.
The work of rebuilding the dam at
POrtman Shoals is progressing rapidly.
More than 200 hands are now at work
there.
The communication or road tax is fixed
81. The number of Gays work in lieu
thereof is eight. Fay the tax by all
means.
VIM. R. Osborne left the city Mon
day for the eastern markets to buy
stock of spring and summer goods for
his firm.
Last Tn hursday afternoon at the An
derson Fertilizer Factory two mules
were struck by lightning and instantly
killed.
The enrolment of the city graded
schools now number about 1,4OO and
the buildings are full to their utmost
capacity.
Capt. E. E. Rankin, the clever repre-
sentative of the Greenville News, spent
last Saturday in the city and gave us
pleasant call.
B. 8. McCully, who has been buying
cotton in Alabama several months, has
returned home.
Joel c. Keys, who has been buying
cotton OF Elberton, Ca, since last fall,
is spending few days in the city.
Farmers need not be disheartened at
weather conditions. Spring may open
any day, and they can make up for lost
time.
Chiquola Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
will hold it's regular convention To-
morrow evening. Every member is
urged to attend.
The Seaboard Air Lines trestle over
the Savannah River at Calhoun Falls
was carried away by the high water
last Friday night.
A beautiful new drop curtain has
been put in at the Opera House. 1t
gives the surroundings fresher and
brighter appearance.
A skating rink has been opened in
the city, under the management of
Carlisle Mckinney. The Club has
about fifty members. :
FARMERS are cutting Wo0L, building
pasture fences and cleaning ont ditch
es, and getting ready to plow when the
ground gets ready for it.
B. O. Evans, the clothing man, has
gone to the eastern markets to huy q
choice stock of clothing and gents fur
nishing go DDS for the Spring trade.
County Auditor Boleman ,nounces
in another column the dates for the
meeting of the Township Boards of
Assessors. Read the advertisement.
Miss v. A. Hammond, of Dalton,
Ga, is in Anderson visiting her sister,
Mira. w II. Nardin. She has many old
friends here who are delighted to greet
her. :