The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27

oil was held last Monday night and all
or the old officers we're reelected to
their present positions. This action
meets with the unanimous approval Of
all our citizens. for no city in the State
has more efficient 1t Of officers.
Whit Fortson will leave the latter
part OF this week for Pelzer, 8. c., to
accept q book-keepecs' place in, the oil
mill at that place. Mr. Fortson ia one
of Elberts best young men. and The
Star wishes for him all kinds OF success
in his new home.-Elberton (Ga.)
Star.
Joe w. Ferguson, o leading farmer
OF Anderson, 8. c., was In HartwaE
last week. He has acquired an inter
ese in a large farm OF this County and
Will remove here in few months. He
isa good citizen and is heartily well
coined into our midst.--Hartwell (Ga.)
Sun.
! Frank GleDn's store at the Brogon
mill wa, burglarixed last Saturday
night. Thv burglar priced open win
dow shutter and entered through O
window A lot of canned goods were
carried off. Frank Thompson, anegro,
is believed t" be the burglar and has
been arrested.
Prof. Mill. dge L. Bonham, Jr., is
here from Kentucky on visit. He is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Dun
can Prof. Bonham has aumerods
friends In Barnwell, who are glad to
look on his bright and handsome coun-
tenance and to have his warm hand
GRASP. p.-Barnwell Sentinel.
A freight train on the Columbia,
Newberry and Laurens Railroad was
wrecked in Newberry County last Non
day morning. Henry Burts, of Honea
Path, the fireman. was severely bfuis-
ed and scalded and died few hours
later. The engineer, Oscar Land, of
Greenville, was seriously wounded,
| The Fair Play correspondent Of the
WalhalIa Courier says ~. I. Holland,
Of Anderson, is o frequent visitor in
our little hamlet. We learn that he
will soon carry his fance back with
him. We deem him very fortunate
in deed to win the heart of one Of our
most brilliant and charming bellies;
We regret very much to give her up.n
AT the recent reunion of the survi-
voss Of Orr's Regiment at Due West
the following officers were reelected
to serve aEcther year: Robert Il.
Hemphill. President; r. Y. II. Lowery
1st Vice President; w. T. Magill, 2nd
Vice President; A. M. Guyton, 8rd
Vice President; j. w. Thompson, Sec
retary and TREASURED; Rev. j. T. Nc
Bryde, D. D., Chaplaiu.
Farmers with early planted corn are
pulling fodder now. The weather ia
fine for curing it, and frugal farmers
will give this important forage crop
their strictest attention, for on many
farms in this County it is the main de-
pendence for long forage. Those who
look carefully after it will have good
supply at home, while the more care
less will buy Western hay again.
Rev. O.. j. Copeland closed a very
successful meeting at Mt. Bethel
Church on Wednesday. Goth inst. There
were ninety-three accessions to the
Church, and all but nine of them were
by experience. Seventy seven of the
converts were baptized on Wednesday
morning at Robinson's bridge, on Lit
tie River. This week Mr.. Copeland
is conducting q meeting at Nears Creek
Church.
Hall Bros, who conduct large cloth
ing stores in this city and Mt Abbeville,
are preparing to open q similar store at
Greenwood. They have purchased a
lot ia that town next TO Riley's hotel
and are build a handsome store
room. They expect to get opened up
for business by the fret of October.
Chas, B. Hall. tbs junior member of
the firm, will have charge of the bust
ness there.
Mrs. Sue Spencer, Of Alabama, is on
visit Of several weeks to relatives in
this city and county. She is the eldest
child Of the late Thomas Burriss, who.
with his family, moved from this coun-
ty to Mississippi in 1860. The growth
and prosperity Of our city has been so
great that there are very few familiar
landmarks. TO- her after az absence of
half q century. She ieS accompanied
by her son, L. Harper Spencer. and
wife. of Birmingham.
What threat ened to be disastrous
wreck on the Southern Railway oc-
Cured about o'clock last Monday
morning, when the United States Fast
Mail, southbonnd train, plunged into
an open switch near Westminster. The
engine and nearly all of the cars were
turned over. Not single person was
killed, but three men were seriously
injured John and Tom. Howard and
Henry. Love, three young white mon,
have been arrested and lodged in Jail
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