The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-05-20

Saml q. Baker. who has been buying
: cotton in North Carolina the 1ast sea- @
son. has returned home.
Chez. E. Cobb, Of Okolona, Ark, is
spending few days in Anderson visit
~ rs nis wife. He is we'll pleased with
H.A. Ligon. one of Spartanburg's
most popular and prominent citizens.
mas Deen spending few days in the
eaty visiting relatives.
The w. c. T. U. will hold liza annual
convention in Anderson next October.
Inns noble band of women will receive
. cordiai welcome from our people.
Rev. J: l.. McLin has gone to Lex
ingtSn, va. to attend the General AS
SSsmpiy OF the Presbyterian Church,
Carolina Presbytery.
Children's Day will be observed at
%. fauPs Church, near Equality, mex
sunday. All interesting program has
Deen arranged for the occasion. The
puellc ls invited to attend.
Confederate Veterans and others in
terested are requested to meet at
the Academy at Townville next Satur-
pay, 23rd inst, at 8 o'clock D. M, to
consider the matter of holding al old
soldlers' reunion and picnic there on
July 4th.
The Warrenton correspondent of tho
Abbevllle Medium says: .'Nlessrs. j !.
a. anu ". w. Wilson returned yester-
gay from Anderson where they had
Deen IN search Of negro who left
their farm recently. They found the
negro and had the pleasure of a trip
through one of the best Counties in tho
state. They speak in the highest
terms OF the methods OF farming fol-
lowed by Anderson people,"
Last Monday Charlie Martin, Il negro
boy, went to the postoti;ce and called
Tor letter for Lizzie Mcintosh. The
letter contained a money order for So,
and the boy forged an endorsement on
the back making il payable to him and
secured the money. The forgery wes
anu committed to Jail to await trial in
forgery.
Miss Lily Reese Doyle. who has
charge OF the Augustine II. Smythe
Sunday kindergarten ut the Bolton
cotton Mills, announces that the chill
Gren's day exercises will be held in
belton on the fifth Sunday of this
month. Governor Hayward has ac-
cepted IN invitation to be present and
make an address on that occasion.
Capt. Smyth who gave the first funds
with which TO organize the kindergar-
ten. will also be in attendance. This
kindergarten association has tho dis
tinction of being the only association
OF it's kind in the State. Miss Doyle is
DONG splendid work among the chill
dren Of the Bolton mill village and an
exhibition of the class of work in
which she has been training them will
a recent issue Of tho Virginia Pilot
speaks as follows of n former citizen of
this city: "John NJ. Flynn, q travelling
salesman for Philadelphia clothing
house, is in the city, registered at the
Monticello hotel. He makes periodi-
cal visits about twice or three times n
year. Mr. Flynn travels nearly the
entire Southern States, touching only
ct the largest cities. He is product
Of Spartanburg. s, G.; one of the Invest
United States. Mr.. Flynn absorbed
good business ideas at an early age,
and he ls today among the highest sal
aried travelling men on the road. He
lisa genial, whole-souled fellow. who
makes friends wherever he goes" Mr..
Flynn has many friends in Anderson
who will be more than pleased to hep
of his success.
Mrs. Mamie Stephens Shearer, wife
of w. Fl. Shearer, died at her home in
this city yesterday afternoon at 9
O'Clock. after an illness OF three weeks
with inflammation of the bowals. The
funeral services will be conducted al
the home this afternoon at O'Clock by
Rev, w. B. Hawkins, after which the
remains will be laid to rest in Silver
Brook Cemetery. Mrs. Shearer was
N years Of age, aid o daughter Of W.
A Stephens, of Williamson. Ten
years ago she married MIR. Shearer
who with four daughters and one sOn
are left to cherish tho memory Of a
devoted wife and mother. She is eur.
vived also by her father and three
sieters. She was a most excellent
Christian woman, and since her child.
hood had been devoted member oi
the Baptist Church. The announces
ment of her death was agreat shock tc
her friends. many of whom did MOI
know of her illness, and they dee ply
sympathize with the family in theil
sore .bereave lent.