The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-02

Sixty krag-JoIgensen rifles have
been received by Capt. McCully for the
| use OF the Anderson Rifles. These are
the new rifles supplied by the War
! department tor the State Militia. The
guns will be distributed in time to be
| used IN the weekly drill Friday even
| ing.
AT a special meeting of the County
commissioners on Monday n number
OF citizens of the Fork appeared before
them and urged tho building of the
new steel bridge over Seneca River.
| me commissioners have tho matter
| under coz Aderation, and will make
personai inspection OF the site of the
proposed bridge before rendering n
| final decision.
Fred. &. Tribble. book keeper for
the Brock Hardware Company, and
| MISS Iennlc Cox, who has been with
The Horn Bass Company, were mar
ried last Sunday night ut the home of
| inc brides aunt Oh Grecnville street.
| Inc wedding vas quiet one, being
| witnessed by only II few Immediate
friends. Rev. III, II. Murchison per
formed the ceremony. These young
people are quite popular and are re-
celvins the hearty congratulations of
| their friends.
with impressive ceremonies the first
spade OF earth was turned on Thurs
uay last Tor the foundation of the Will
lIamSton Female College of Green
wood. 1t will be remembered that
greenwood has secured this splendid
| INSTITUTION, which for twenty years has
been, located at williamson. DR..
Lander will. OF course, continue its
| progressive head: The main building
&c be erected at Greenwood will be oI0
feet long and four stories high. 1t
vii! contain one of the largest audi
forums in the State, and will have
every modern convenience.
Col. j. n. Brown, of anderson, at
| tended the reunion which occurred at
Woodruff q few days since, of one Of
| tho companies of his Regiment, the
gallant Fourteenth. On his return to
| his home he spent few hours in our
| city, where he met several of his COM
mand, whom he is always delighted to
meet, and they are equally delighted
10 meet their valOrons old commander.
Col. Brown went to the war from this
| place In command of company he
raised, subsequently rising to the col
| onelcy of tho 14th Observation-Disclosures
| Herald.
Prof. Frank r. Dargan, who has
1
son College, met with painful acci-
dent at Greenwood on Friday by which
he lost his right foot. In attempting
! TO get on the train as it was moving otf,,
he lost his footing and fell. His leg
vas caught under the wheels and bad
ly crushed. Physicians were called in,
and 1T was found necessary to ampu-
tate it just above the ankle. In n few
days he expected to 60 to Cornell Uni
versity. where he has just been elected
| an assistant professor of physics. Prof
| Dargan has many friends here who will
| regret to learn OF his misfortune.
Miss Eleanor Cochran, formerly q
| popular teacher in the city schools, is
now pursuing special course of study
in the UniversiFy of Chicago. The
brought to close, and Miss COchran's
friends will be gratified to learn of the
high stand she has taken in her studies.
The university paper gives an interest
ing account OF the session of mock
| mayor and council selected by the stu
| dent body to discuss municipal affairs,
| and speaks of Miss Cochran's effort as
the feature of the meeting. She will
remain at the university through the
winter term.
The residence Of Capt. E. e. Evans,
at tue corner OF McDutfie and Society
| streets, was partially destroyed by fire
last Thursday morning. The fire
probably ptora IT, staEtsd ted from a defective
flames we're bursting from the roof of
the kitchen and rapidly spread to the
roof of the main building. The fire.
men reached the scene promptly, but
| were hindered at first in their work by
the low water pressure. Capt. Evans
had S1,35O insurance on the building
and S400 on the furniture. But for
the efficient work of the fire depart
ment the entire building would have
been consumed.
| l.. +. Smiths excursion to Augusta
last Thursday carried large crowd
| from here and from points along the
limo. The excursionists had an enjoy
able outing in spite Of the oppressive
trouble among the negro contingenton
the train. William Gray drank too
much mean liquor and began to fire his
pistol in an indiscriminato manner.
Ioonle Williams, negro woman, re-
| celved two shots, one in the side and
one in the face. The wounds proved
not to be serious. The shooting took
| Dillingham;, who arrested the negro,
turned him over to tho Abbeville Coun-
| ty authorities for trial.
The surviving pupils Of the old Hol-
| !y Springs and Sourwood Schools met
in pleasant reunion at Sunset Forest,
the attractive summer home of j. j..
Fretwell, on last Thursday. These
"old field" schools had an established
reputation in the days before the war,
but when that great struggle came on,
their doors were closed forever. The
/ occasion was made tho more enjoyable
| by tho presence of two former teach
erss, p; $. Mahatfey, of the Holly Spring
school and J. William Eskew, who
welded the birch at Sourwood. Inter-
esting talks of reminiscent nature
were made by Hon. B. F. Crayton and
Rev: E., q. Brown. The day was one
| of tender memories, bringing back
from the long past the familiar scenes
| of childhood.
The city graded schools will begin
the next years work on Monday, Sep
telnber 18th. Grammar school No. 8,