The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-01-28

Dlo iloTso u lew days ago, 0tteI an Ill
ness OF n few hours. it was a large
gray horse, and was considered one of
the best draught horses in the city.
At this season the wise and prudent
farmer will begin to get his gears.
plow moulds, pillow stocks, hoes, rakes
and other agricultural implements in
order before the busy asO sets in.
Misses Alice Madison and Annie
Shirley; two charming young ladies Of
HOnea Path, S. c., visited at the resi-
dence OF K. j. MattisOn, Easley, ). C.,
during the holidays.-Easley Progress.
DR.. George Brown, an old Anderson
County boy, who has been living in
Atlanta for q number of years, has
been appointed Surgeon General of
the Georgia State troops by Gov. Ter
Miss Luie Simpson, O charming and
gentle daughter of Col. r. F. Simpson,
Of Pend!et0n, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
tives and friends in the city.-Laurens-
vile Herald.
Our young friend, David Taylor,
who went to Baltimore two weeks ago
to have an operation performed for ap-
pendicitis, passed through the trying
ordeal successfully and will soOn be
able to return home.
Chiquola Lodge, knights of Pythias
will hold a special convention this
"wednesday evening for the pose
OF comforting the rank of Esquire. All
the members are urged to attend
promptly at 8 o'clock.
J.B. Jerome, of Monroe, N. c., has
been appointed express messenger on
the Blue Ridge Railroad to succeed
Hugh Il. Holleman, who recently re-
signed to accept o position with the
Toxaway Mills in this city.
. The County Pension Board will meet
in this city next Monday at y o'clock
to Eass upon new applications and
transact other business. THO list of
pensioners in this County will be about
the same as it was last year.
Some western papers make it a point
not to mention the death of n man who
is so stingy that he don't take his
county paper They figure it that he
walked around to save funeral ex-
penses.
Judge Purdy will preside here Mt the
approaching term of Court instead of
Judge Gage. aR was announced last
week. Judge Purdy was elected to
succeed Judge Buchanan, and this will
pc his first visit to Anderson in his ju-
dicial capacity.
Our young friend, L. S. Mattison,
who is superintendent of the State
agencies of the Mutual Benefit Life In
surance Company, will shortly move
his family to Columbia to reside.
Their many friends will regret to see
them leave Anderson.
j. A. Hardin, of Anderson. come to
Westminster this week bringing his
family. The addition of such substan-
tial citizens to Westminster is crafty
ing indeed and we gladly extend Il well
come to him and all others of his kind.
Westminster Times.
Our venerable townsman, Mr.. Joshua
Pruitt, was the victim of q slight stroke
of paralysis q few days ago. He is
confined to his home but his condition
is not considered serious. We join his
friends in wishing him q speedy resto-
ration to his usual good health.
We regret to learn that there is no
change for the better in the condition
u III SOOO Ol0 1lACAup S6pGs d. a.
KeOwn, who has been seriously ill at
his home in Broadway Township for
some time. His family and p~eighbors
fear that his end is drawing near.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature and passed its third read
ing. making it a misdemeanor to fight
game chickensin South Carolina. The
law makera went n step further by
setting aside punishment for all sport
ing people attending q cooking main.
DR.. J.E. Allgood, of Equality, An
dersOn County, accompanied by DR..
w A. Trip and his father, Mr.. E. F..
Allgood, boarded the train at this place
last Monday fcr Greenville, where DR..
AllgoOd will enter q s%anitarium to be
operated on for appendicitis.-Easley
Progress, 21st inst.
About LOO old looms in the plant of
the PelZer Manufacturing Company, at
PelZer, are to be taken out to make
room for new No,throp looms. The
change will be made as early as posi-
BILE, an order for the looms having
already been placed. The carding will
also be reOrganized.
The time for paying the Communication
or road tax will expire with February.
Last year the time went until the first
of April, bnt this year the tax will not
be received by the County Treasurer
after the 28th day of February. Those
who expect to pay the road tax should
remember this and pay itbefOre March
lat.
County Treasurer Payne attended q
meeting OF all the County Treasurers
Of the State in Columbia yesterday.
One of the objects of the meeting was
to ask the Legislature to increase the
salary of the Office, which should be
done, as the present salary is not in
keeping with the responsibility and
work of the office.
Astrologers predict much calamity
for 1908. There wifi be disasters and
troubles galore, including trouble fol
the Uniaed States with foreign powers
which may result in war. The super.
stitiOns also make the year an unlucky
IS affair, because the first and las
figures make ID, and the figures 1-0-O-s
added together make 13.