The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-23

Woman's Missionary Union nf South
Carolina ut Laurens, Mrs. j. ID. Chap
man, OF this cry, WAS reelected PrCsi-
dent to serve another year. AT the
opening session of the Union Mrs.
Rufus FAINT, of this city, presented it
with gavel.
1t is said that this years apple crop
exceeded that of any other year in the
past. This very delightful fruit is u
real medicine as we'll as q luxury, and
those of us who have only n limited
supply of pocket change would like TO
see them some cheaper than the pre-
vailing prices.
Col. d. H. Wise and f. b. Wilson,
of the Comptroller Generals office,
spent last Friday in the city inspecting
the books and making the annual set
tlement with our county officials. OF
course they found everything as it
should be and cOmplimented our Oi1i :
cials very highly.
Thanksgiving services will be held
in nearly ali the churches of the city
tomorrow morning At II o'clock. The
congregational of the Firat Presby ierian
and the Central Presbyterian churches
will hold n union service in the. First
church, and the collection will be Tor
the Tho:nwell Orphanage.
County Treasurer Payne will visit
Mt. Airy, Piedmont and
Pelzer next Monday, Tuesday aud
Wednesday for the purpose of collect
ing taxes, and his Office i'll the city will
be closed those three days. The tax
payers in the sections named should
read his notice in another column.
Beginning at ii o'clock tomorrow
morning game of football will be
played on the camp ground. on West
Market street, between the scrub
team of Clemson College and team
made up in this city. Ladies will be
admitted free but the men folks will
have to pay an admission fec of 81
cents each.
Mrs. n. Z. Martin, of this city, re-
ceived telegram last Saturday night
announcing that her son, James NJ ar
tin, formerly of thip city, was badly
hurt in railroad ident in Louis
lana that day. He was tlagman on
the train and accidentally got his left
foot mashed. Part of the foot had to
be amputated, and he is now doing as
we'll as possible.
Fire broke out in the main building
of Clemson College at $3.50 o'clock last
Sunday afternoon on the north stGlr-
way, but effective work by the cadets
soon extinguished it. Only slight dam
age was done to the stairway and CELL
ing. The origin of the fire is unknown
but is supposed to have been caused by
rats cutting match.
Last Wednesday, while at work on
Mnr kol
avenue, w. N. Maytield, carpenter,
accidentally fell from scatfold and
was painfully hurt. Several ribs were
broken and he was severely bruised :.
He is now doing as we'll as possible,
but will probably be confined to his
room for good while.
A tenant house on the farm of A. L
Dean, of Deans, was destroyed by fire
Sunday afternoon. The building was
unoccupied. but contained about q
hundred bushels of corn. Afr. Dean
thinks that the fire was of incendiary
origin, and with the hope of apprehend-
ing the guilty parties he has offered a
reward tor their capture.
Messrs. VIM. H. Scheib and William
Miller, representatives from the large
and popular piano establishment OF e..
A. Reed & Co., of Anderson, S. c., are
in our town at present, and will be for
the remainder OF this week. They are
intelligent, genial gentlemen, and they
will sell you the best piano in the
world.-Edgefield Chronicle.
Comptroller General Sones spent a
few days in Walhalla last week check
ing up the books of John r. Kay,
Treasurer of OcOnee County, who re-
Gently resigned. 1t was found that
there was a shortage of about SO, 200,
which will be reported to the grand
jury for action. 1t is believed that the
bondsmen will pay up the shortage.
James Wright and Drayton Bridges
have moved their barber shop to the
Granite Row. Henry Weir, an expert
barber, who formerly worked in An
derson, has returned to the city, and is
now working in this shop. These bar
bers are polite, courteous negroes, and
and literally patronized by their white
friends.
Under the recent Act it is now pos
sible to mail O third or fourth class
packages Of identical character with
out stamps. Such packages must,
however, number not less than two
OF course arrangements
must be made with the postmaster at
whose postotfice this mail matter is
mailed and it must be paid for Mt the
regular rate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton T. Freeman, of
Tennessee, have an
nounced the engagement of their
Minnie, to DR.. w. H. Mar
din, Jr., of this city. The wedding
-yill take place in Chattanooga early in
January. DR.. Nardin is young and
popular physician, while Miss Freeman
is pleasantly known here where she has
visited friends.
T. au d Mrs. Anton Rhody have is-
sued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Gretchen, to Mr..
Frank p. Robertson, of Honea Path:
3. G. This happy event will take
place at Midway Presbyterian Church,
in Hopewell Township. at 7 O'clock on
evening, the 30th inst. A
cordial invitation is extended to the
friends of the couple to attend.
A very select party of Piedmont citi-
Zena have arranged for n trin Tn the NJ