The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-30
Local News.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 80, 1902.

.
in Sumter, s. C.
Two white men are doing service in
the city chain gang.
J. w. Mattison, of Augusta, spent O
day OF two in the city last week.
| All the indications now are tha,
We will have O great fruit crop this
year.
The dog wood flowers are open
and now ia the time to catch the finny
tribe.
Nice strings Of catfish were seer on
the streets Saturday. They met with
ready sale.
The next attraction in the city is @
carnival at the skating rink next Fri
day evening.
Next Monday is Salesday. There
will be no public sales by the Court
House officials.
The contractors expect to begin the
erection Of the Central Presbyterian
Church next Monday.
a LEGAL weater prophet sa, this Sec
ltion will have favorable crop weather
during May and June.
The potato bag has made it's appear
ance in the gardens in this section, and
is damaging the plant.
Mrs. N. L. FAINT and children, Of
Walhalla, are spending few days in
the city with relatives.
Julius Fl. We'll left the city a few
days ago for New York to buy lot of
Summer goods for his store.
Rev. w. e. Ewart, of Lancaster, s.
c., has been spending few days in the
Corner section with relatives.
L. H. Carlisle, of Union, s. c., spent
few days in the city last week visiting
his father and other relatives.
NJ. L. Willis in building an addition
to and otherwise improving his dwell
ing house on South Main street.
Rev. j. D. Chapman went to Sanders
vile, Ca, last week to spend few days
assisting in protracted meeting.
Anderson County has 442 pensioners
on her roll this year, an increase of 64
over the number reported last year.
The ear'y closing season is approach
ing, and The salesladies and the
statesmen will rejoice when it arrives.
Hon. E. P. Earle, Of Seneca. spent q
few hours in the city last Thursday.
He is just recovering from long ILL
ness.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has moved its Office into Miss Liz
zie Williams building, on West Benson
street.
Maj. Thos. B. Lee, of Greenwood,
has been spending few days in the
city visiting his daughter, Mrs. w. F..
Daniel.
Hon. W. j. Stribling, of Walhalla, is
announced in another column as can
didate for Congress from the Third
District. :
Hon. j. G. Wolling, of Fairfield
County, who is candidate for Rail-
road Commissioner, spent q few days in
Anderson the past week.
The Southern Baptist Convention
meets in Asheville, N. c., May Sth.
AS usual, Anderson County will be
well represented there.
Prof. A. j. Showalter, of Dalton,
Ga, will be at Hopewell next Saturday
and Sunday and will lead IN the sing
ing at the County Singing Convention.
Tho farmers have had fine weather
the past week, and some Of them say
they are farther advanced with their
work than they were this time last
year.
At meeting of the Board of Trus-
tvs Of the city graded schools last
Saturday, Prof. T. G. Walton, was re-
elected superintendent for another
year.
Parties who interfere with the mail
boxes on the rural routes or who i'm
properly take the mail therefrom will
be prosecuted in the United States
Court.
Now is the time to join the Woodmen
of the World. During thu next
the initiation fee will be two dollars,
which e a big reduction from the regu-
lar fee.
Nearly every week one or more un-
signed communications are received at
The 1ntelligencer Office, and as regu-
lsT1i;J are they consigned to the waste
basket.
Very little interest is being taken in
politics in this County yet, and cam
didates for the Legislature and County
officers are Glow in making their wishes
known,
( fCbi0rI01n- + .n1 90 No Q1 N-;clxn.c