The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-24
Denver Dots.

The teachers of Lebanon High
School dismissed Friday until after the
holidays, and Prof. Elgin and his as
sistants, Misses Beck and Bates, board
ed the train here Saturday for their
respective homes.
Miss Nena BreaZeale, one of Leba-
mons loveliest girls, left hero on the
train Saturday for visit OF several
days to her friend near Greers, S. c..
Mrs. Etfie Andrew, formerly Miss Rich.
ar(lsOn.
Miss Della Browne, of Tomasseo,
stopped over Saturday as she was en-
route to Laurens, and made q short
visit to relatives here.
Quite crowd of Denver folks went
down on the train Saturday to the
Electric City" to do their Christmas
shopping.
There is n fine opening here for a
good blacksmith. 0ne who under
stands his trade aud would stick close
ly to. it could do we'll here. Such an
one ls very much needed and desired,
as the one now hero will move away in
q few days.
No finer land nor better farmers can
be found In the State than in this vi
cinity. Capt. w. u. Garrison says he
mas made thirty crops on his place. and
this years corn crop is the best he ever
made.
j; ". Rothrock says he has gathered
1900 lbs. of lint cotton off of two acres.
end !s net dcne yet.
Albert Williams, highly respected
col0red man and a good farmer, has
made anu gathered 35 bales of cotton
this year with the help Of his family.
This was made on his own farm. which
,, ne mas bought since the war. with the
help OF his industrious wife. In the
meantime, they have raised n family of
eight children to maturity, all of whom
are honest, Industrious and moral. 1t
IS but right to give credit to whom it ia
due. AL the good darkies are not dead
yet.
John f. Smith and family, with his
mother, Mrs. Genie Smith, moved to
OcCnee last week. Friends and rela-
wish them health, happiness and pros
perity Ill their new home. Seneca will
be their pOstofiice.
Gus MCPhail came very near being
seriously injured at the BOwtlen Gin
recently by. his clothing getting caught
i'll the machinery He was wound up
80 tight his clothing had to be cut
away, but fortunately he escaped with
only severe bruises.
Mrs. w. ID. Garrison and Mrs. Annie
Eskew went to Wilhalla last Friday to
visit relatives, and staid until Sunday.
Mrs. B. B. Rice got home Tuesday
from MARIETTA, Ca, where she had
been spending IL couple of months with
her daughters
Walter Eskew. of Pendlcton, was in
denver last week. He has Just return
Ell from California;
Miss Mary Chapman and Miss Lille
Garrison visited :. l.. Eskcw's family
mt PcndletOn last week
Prof. w. +. Chapman and John Gar
rlson made dying visit to Pendlcton
recently.
Christmas will soon be here. The
little children are thinking, talking
anu dreaming nf what Santa Claus will
bring them. Parents are hiding away
many mysterious bundles that will in
time fill little stockings. The aroma
OF cake baking and good cheer fills the
air. While We. celebrate the birth of
the Christ Child. remember His words,
1T Ia more blessed to give than to re-
ceive,' and divide of your bounty with
those who are less fortunate than your-
selves. Givekind words and sympathy
to those who mourn for ",the touch Of
vanished hand and the sound of q
voice that is STILL" There are many to
whom Christmas will only bring sad
memories of happy time. 'ere the
family circle was broken.
TO The Intelligencer and all it's
readers we wish n pleasant Christmas
and happy New Year.
Incogpita.