The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-08-05
NHE Ak kDlslssllN lNTELLiGENCER.

I I The Rock Hill correspondent Of the
StSate. Wfinng under date OF the 28th
With 2 runaway accident nj his fam,
near the city this afternoon, and had
the mlefortune to have one Of his arms
broken. Mt: Whitner is one of the
cleyGresC and most popular gantleme.
in all this section and his many friends
s:Ystnize with him." The many
.saHHnas .H OF AT; Whitney IL Anderson
VIII VII !SgteI 20 near OF his accident, and
snvsru S so,n US IN wishing him speedy re-
q Dig educational picnic will be held
ID tne schoOl house aG TOwnvilie Tues
gay, lSth INST, to which erybody is
ssnv1sea; Prof; A. G. Rembert, of. Wof-
fSaG Wa Coilege, Spartanburg, Rev. NJ. B.
ders0n. DR.. Clifford, President Of Clif-
ford Seminary. Union, DR.. Samuel Ian
der, PRESIDENT Of the Williamson Fe-
male College, aud Prof. John Gaines.
Principal Of the Welsh Neck High
ocnooi, have been invited to be present
and make addresses. Most OF these
tsa,. nave already written they will come.
Mlth such speakers as these the public
1s!Mows what 1T may expect. A picnic
u'nner lllli VIII DC served on the grounds.
The Honea Path Chronicle of last
week says: "Mrs. Eliza Deal, relict of
the late Afr. Milton Deal, who was for
many years resident Of this place,
Ueu last Friday ut the home of her
son. Mc; John Deal, Of Charlotte, N. C.
her Do9y was brought here Saturday
ana iald 70 rest beside that of her hus-
band in the city cemetery. Mrs. Deal
was :viuted to many of the inhabitants
OF TINS place. She is survived by two
Children, Messrs. John and Lester
Deal, who have the sympathy Of many
frlends in this hour of sorrow.n The
deceased lived in Anderson q number
OF years; and has many friends here
VINO will regret to hear of her death.
The fins water power at Hatton's
Ford, on TugaloO River, about thirteen
miles west of this city, has been pur-
chased by O company of local capital
lists or Anderson from j. j. Fretwell,
who retains an interest in it, for the
purpose or erecting large electric
brought into thie city over the electric
wires and used by cotton mills and
other manufacturing plants in and
near the city. It is estimated that the
plant will develop about 1000 horse
power. which will be about 1900 great
or than the plant of the Anderson Wa
ter, Light and Power Company at
Portman Shoals. The work OF build
ing the dam will begin in short while
ard pushed to completion as repidly as
possible Most OF the power has al
ready been engaged, and by the time
the plant is completed itlwlli, no doubt.
like the one at Portman, have all it can
do.
The exar y nation for mail carriers in
the free de-. i+ery postal system to be
established q this city September let
was held In the Central graded school
building last Saturday and was con-
Quoted by j. f, Curet0n., of Greenville.
There were 6fty- five applicants, eleven
OF whom were colored. All the exam
lnation papers were numbered, and
have have been sent to Washington. where
The annnint:eatts vii; nu made :nere,
and the numbers of those who are
successful will be sent to Postmaster
Cochran. The civil service commits
siOners will not know the name or col
or of the applicants. The position of
city carrier pays 5000 the frat year and
$3.50 each year thereafter. The names
Of the successful applicants will prob
ably not be known for ten days or
longer.
Mrs. Fannie E. Thomas, widow Of
the late Robert Thomas, died ct the
home OF her daughtc. Mrs. j. M. Har-
bin, IN Rock Mills Township, last We'd
nesday night, after an illness of several
Weeka, In the S3rd year of her age.
Mrs. Thomas was born and reared in
Cherokee County, Ga, and was o niece
OF Rev Daniel Baker, noted Presby-
tertan minister of that section in mis-
day. She married and moved to this
County, where ehe has ever since re-
sided: Her husband died before the
Civil War. She had long been q devo.
ted member Of the Baptist Church. and
circle Of friends. who will long cherish
her memory. Two sons and two daugh-
ters survive her, and in their sorrow
they have the sympathies OF their
many friends. On Thursday the re-
mains were inferred in the Asbnry
Churchyard, Rev. Mr. Maret conduct
ing the funeral services.
Miss Gertrude Smith returned home
on Monday evening, after weeks de-
!ightfnl visiIisg among relatives and
friends In Anderson County. While
there she took in the reunion Of the
Smith family last Wednesday, where
were assembled about three hundred
OF the tribe, who spent the day joyfully
er ?. Smith, Of Anderson. one Of the
descendants. made one OF his charac-
teristic end interesting speeches, which
brought down the house. There were
other speeches made by some OF the
descendants, which were greatly en-
jOyed. The posterity Of Johnathan
Smith. the old Revolutionary hero, are
now becoming as nnmer0us as the
leaves OF the forest. scattered here and
there over these United States. There
is an effort being made TO compile and
publish o history OF this notable fami.
" OF Smiths in Anderson County. Let
it be done. .--KeOwee Courier.
The centennial meetins oe The Salnda
Baptist Association at Salem Church,
four miles north OF this city, last week
was one Of the most interesting In the
history Of the organization, and -as
attended throughout the thre ) days
session by very large crowds. There
are fOrty-One Churches in the Associa-
tion and these were represented by
one hundred and fifty delegates. There
were q number of prominent Baptists