The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-10-12

Last Monday afternoon our popular
townsman. j. j. Fretwell, met with a
fatal accident. While riding horse
back on the Court House square. his
horse became frightened, snied and
slipped on the paved street. Mr.
fretwell was thrown 10 the hard pave
ment,. landing on his face and pain
tn!ly brulsing him about the head and
face. Ho is recovering rapidly and
will socD be out again.
Smith & Adams, who conducted q
sore near the mill village, had the
misfortune to lose the house and en-
tire lot of goods by fire last week. The
loss was between $500 aud $1,000, in
surdnce on the stock 5000. The origin
OF the fire is unknown, but ls ascribed
to rats; The fire caught in tho after
noon about three o'clock. The build
ing belonged to the Geo. w. Anderson
estate, and was not insured William
ston News.
Last Wednesday night P. C. Opt.
who lives in the Fairdeal section. had
the misfortune to lose his barn and
cotton house by fire, which is supposed
to be the work of an iucendiary. In
the barn were about 1000 bundles of
fodder and other stuff. and in the cot
ton house about two bales of cotton,
all OF which were destroyed. The loss
Will amount to about $500, and falls
heavy on N:r- Opt, who is an indus
trious, worthy citizen.
Miss Sallie Sherard, of Iva, and Rev.
|. T.. Wallace, of Heath Springs, were
married last Wednesday morning ut
Good Hope Presbyterian Church, near
iva, the ceremony being performed by
Rev. X. Z. Ligon. of ,Newberry. After
the ceremony an elaborate dinner was
| in hn
afternoon Mr.: and Mrs. Wallace left
for the gToom's former home in East
tennessee to spend several weeks.
Miss Sherard ia daughter of the la to
'Ihos. A. Sherard. and Mr.. Wallace is
a young Presbyterian minister now
located at Heath Springs, in Lancaster
| County.
Charles j. Vandiver died at his home
near Piedmont last Friday morning
after a brief illness, aged 4S yeare.
On Saturday the remains were inferred
at Meals Creek church, Rev. VIM.
Brown conducting the funeral services.
The deceased was the third son of the
late James Vandiver, who died while
| serving his country in the civil war
He had long been a devoted member
OF the Baptist church, and was most
worthy, upright citizen, who was high
ly esteemed by wide circle of friends.
He had been married twice, first to a
Miss King. After her death he mar
ried Miss Mcdaniel, who, with three
daughters and two sons, survives him
The Greenwood News of the 7th inst,
says "At the residence of the brides
mother on Railroad avenue in this city
! wednesday evening at o'clock, Oct.
9TH Miss Francis Arnold was married
to Mr.. S. Rhett Parker. DR.. II. H. Nall,
pastor CT the Presbyterian church, per-
formed the ceremony. The bride is a
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold, ia
q beautiful and popular young woman
and has many relatives and friends in
the city. The groom is handsome
and highly esteemed young man whose
employed in Greenwood some two
years" The groom has many friends
in Anderson who will join us in extend
ing him congratulations and wishing
him and his lovely bride happy and
prosperous journey through life.
T'he CateeciIee Chapter, Daughters
of the Revolution will have an inter
esting entertainment in the Opera
House next Monday afternoon and
evening. In the afternoon, beginning
at 4 o'clock, there will be q baby show,
when two prizes will be awarded, one
for tho finest baby between the ages
of six and twelve months, and the
other for the finest baby between one
and three years old. The admission tc
the show will be ten cents, nurses free
At 8 o'clock there will be "Corn Field
Jubilee" which will consist of spell
ing bee, tiddler's contest and other in
teresting features. To this the admis.
sion will be 25 cents. Durir- ths
afternoon and evening ice cream anC
cake will be served in the lobby a,
reasonable prices. The receipts viii
be used for worthy object. and We
bespeak for the Daughters a libera
patronage.