The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-29

General Fitzhugh Lee is about to
start on lecture tour of tho Southern
states, his subject being "Peace and
war In The United States and Cuba,
he has also agreed to lecture about
ntteen times ut various Chautauoua
assemblies next Summer. We suggest
that an effort be made to induce Cen.
Lee to visit Anderson and deliver his
lecture. We believe he would be
greeted bya large and appreciatiye
audience.
Mrs. Lucinda Browning, wife Of
James Browning, died at her home
near Equality, last Friday, after an
illness of several weeks. She was
MISS Wigington, and most excellent.
Christian woman, whose memory will
long be cherished by wide circle Of
friends and relatives. A devoted hus-
oaiid and two sons survive her. Her
remains were interre ut Pisgah Church
last Sunday, Rev. y. l. Spearman con.
Quoting the funeral services.
at recent meeting of barnett
Lodge. No. 10G, a. +. NJ, ut Guyton
the following officers were elected ~
serve the ensuing Masonic year: DIR. C.
l.. Guyton. w. NJ; A. j. Smith. s. w.
NJ. Il. Williams, j. W.; b. l.. Mullikin.
Treas; A. NJ. Guyton, Sec; j. Jamo.
son, 5. d.; S. l.. Hix, j. d.; w. S.
Newell and f. NJ. Duckworth, Stew
ards. The regular meetings of this
Lodge arc held on Saturday before the
fourth Sunday i'll each month.
Last Saturday morning our younp
friend, Jake Sullivan, youngest son of
Hon. j. NJ. Sullivan, met with pain-
full accident. He was Mt the home of
his aunt, Mrs. Leila Sullivan, on South
McDuf1ie street, and while carelessly
handling a gun it was accidentally dis
charged, taking off portion of the
first finger of his left hand. His wound
was promptly dressed by two physi-
clans, who were forced to amputate
the finger between the first and second
joints.
The contract for rebuilding Earlc't
Bridge across Seneca River was lei
yesterday by the Board of County
Commissioners to the Virginia Bridge
Company, of Roanoke, Va, for a5, 1888
the lowest bid submitted. There wer,
four other bids submitted, rang
ing from $1,000 to $4,000. The Virgin
ia Co. was represented by our forme
young townsman, j. Harry Whitner
who is here visiting his father and 9th
er relatives. The work will commenc
at once and the bridge completed n
soon as possible.
On Monday night, Goth inst, in Cor
ner Township, at the home of Tor
Heard, negro, three of his childre
were burned to death, and a fourth ha
a very narrow escape. Heard had re
Gently erected cabin adjoining hi
old one, and that night he placed hi
four children in the old building, Will
he slept in the new one. About mid
night fire broke out in the old cabi1
but before it was discovered the flame
were beyond control and the burnin
roof had fallen in. 1t is not known ho,
the fire originated.
The Mutual Lire Insurance Compap
OF New York has establishedan an agenc
in Anderson and placed our geni.
townsman, D. Prue Sloan, in charge {
1T as manager. Mr.. Sloan will hay
charge of the Company's business j
upper Carolina and will have numbt
OF agents under him. He has fitted u
elegantly furnished offices on tt
second floor of the Postoffice buildin,
where he will te pleased to greet h
friends at any time. The Company
fortunate in securing the services
Mr.. Sloan, who will discharge mis- d,
ties most faithfully and zealously.
Safeblowers visited Donalds and Dr
West last Thursday night. In Donald
the safe Of w. r. Dunn was cracke
and Sle5 and some other money, be
longing to private persons, taken tiler,
from. The postoffice at Donalds W!
next visited where the robbers secure
$196. The robbers then stole a hor,
and buggy from the stable of D. T
Winn and drove to Due West, whe,
they broke into the postoffice and rol
bed it Of 1904. Next day the horse ar
buggy were found in ditch near AL
beville. The robbers made good the
escape.
Solicitor Pete Hildebrand tells goc
'un on Citizen Josh Ashley. An O
angeburg paper recently spoke Of Joi
as having been an "embryo Statesman
of 1902 who had become so degraded
to favor free passes. When the edit,
rial was read to josh he became high
incensed when called an embryo state
man. "Read hit again." says Jos
and then he went away back and q
down. Now whenever the word 80
angeburg" occurs in bill Josh pricl
up his ears and then declares, "Boys,
am agin' hit" A number of feder
election claims came up from Orang,
burg last week and Josh wanted a rel