The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15

Sonotino ago the sinking fund COM
Blue Ridge Railroad in the metter OF ~
taxes due the State and to the Counties
or Anderson and OcOnee. The total
amount due was gil, 900 and the road
Oneten 0O per cent. as q cOmpromise.
which was accepted. and B. L. Abney.
99toornSy, deposited the check with the
Stato treasurer. The members of the
CSmmlsslon now, however. doubt
right to acCept this Compromises with
out the approval Of the General AS.
sembly and the Treasurer will hold the
check until joint resolution ia passed
Gonftr1ning the compromises Columbia
The Baptist Courier of the 9th inst
says: "Rev. T. H. Garrett has accent.
ed calls to Churches in Texas, and Will
move TO that State about the first Of
November. He will reside at Hills.
boro. where one of the Churches ia To-
Gated, about fifty miles north east of
Waco. We regret to lose Bro. Garrett
from South Carolina. He is a good
in close touch with all denominational
work: His removal will leave several
excellent Churches in the Edlsto and
Barnwei! Associations without pas
tor" Nr. Carr tt formerly lived in
Anderson County. and has many friends
here who will regret to hear that he is
going to leave his native State.
De. Frank NJ. Lander, of Enoree, 8,
G., Was married last "Wednesday even
ing TO Mics Mary Eliza Mathews. of
WllllamstOn, the ceremony being per
formed in the Methodist Church at
Williamston. DR.. Samuel Lander, the
groom,s father, and Rev: John NJ. Lam
4SE, the, groom's brother, ofiiciated.
The wedding was brilliant social
event, there being twenty four attend
ants and the church being elaborateiy
decorated. After the ceremony there
was O reception at the home of the
brides mother. The groom is bright
and promising young physician who is
meetlng with success in his profession,
and the bride is ono of WILLIAMSBURG
most popular and charming young
The Forepaugh s. Sells Hron. con-
s0ildated shows, on account of q wreck
OF part Of one of it's trains between
Augusta and Anderson, did not reach
the city until late yesterday morning,
street parade. They gave two splen.
! did performances, and at each were
greeted by q largo audience. The
main tent is probably the largest evel
brought to this section, and it's seatina
capacity. 1t is claimed, is 10000. Al
the afternoon performance there were
few vacant seats. 1t is the general opin.
ion that the show throughout is one O.
the best ever seen here. The show at.
tracted to the city one of the largest
| crowds ever seen on our streets
Everybody seemed to be in q goot
humOr, and good order prevailed
throughout the day.
Earle's Bridge, across Seneca river
b5i0w POrtman Shoals, has been com.
p.eted and the work was passed upor
and accepted by the County Commits
sioners last Thursday. There wa
some. apprehension concerning the
foundation of the middle pier, but i
| was finally concluded that nothin|
short of the breaking of the dam n
Portman would unsettle it, and as thi,
was not thought at all probable, tn,
work was accepted. The weight O.
the bridge material was also discussed
some of the Board thinking it lighter
than specifications agreed upon. Ttt
objections were not found tenable
however, and the entire work was nc
cepted and the contract money order.
ed paid. The Virginia Bridge anC
Iron Company, of Roanoke, Va, were
tae contractors, but sublet the con.
tract to George H. Crafts, of Atlanta
GA.