The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-05-11

Various sections of the County have |
been Visited by good showers the past !
week. They were much needed and
came in good time. According TO the |
report OF the government weather bu- |
reau, this section is short nine inches
of the average rainfall since the lat of
January.
j. G. Burriss, wife and children, of |
Iva, s. C., were in the city Tuesday.
Mr. Burriss is we'll known in Elbert
County and his many friends over here
will be pleased to learn that he is pros
pering in the Palmetto State.-Elber-
ton (Ga.) Star.
Invitations kave been received in
the city to the commencement exer-
cises of Chicora College in Greenville.
which will take place from the 22nd
to the 26th inst. Misses Annie Farmer
and Ruby Hammond, of this city, are
members of the graduating class.
The last issue of the Rock Hill Re-
cord contains an interesting and illus
trated write-up of the Catawba Power
Company's wonderful plant. Among
the pictures of the officers we find that
Of w. s. Lee. Jr., Vice President and
Chief Engineer, formerly of this city.
J.D. Brownlee, one of Due Vests
popular citizens, died suddenly of heart
failure at his home in that town last
Saturday afternoon, aged 81 years.
He has many friends and relatives in
Anderson County who deeply sym
pathize with the wife and two Child .en
who survive him.
The Pendleton Chapter. U. D. c.,
will observe Memorial Day at Pendle-
ton Saturday, May 14th. The exer-
o'clock in the afternoon. Saturday
morning. May 21at, at 70 c'c!oes tho sol
diers' graves at the Old Stone Church
will be decorated.
At the earnest solicitation of the
trading public, Messra. Dean g. Rat
life have decided to put on another
one 80 successfully conducted by them
recently. Their specially will be shoes
and flour, and all wise people who use
these commodities will do we'll to study
carefully and prayerfully their new
advertisement appearing in this issue.
Married, On Sunday, May 8, 1904. at
10 o'clock G. III, at the home Of T. F.
Burton, Iva, s.. c.. by Rev. n. G.
Wright, Mr. j. T. Scott and Miss K.
B. Burton, both of Iva. The attend
ants were T. B. Milford and Mics Mol
lie Scott, j. w. Simpson and Mics s.
c. Wharton. The bridal party went
where's q reception wac rendered them
in the afternoon.
The closing Of Golden Grove school,
one mile east Of Pelzer. will be cele-
brated by q baaket pie mic On Saturday,
May 14th. Every body is cordially in
vited and urged to attend and bring. q
we'll filled basket. The Greenville
graded school band will furnish music.
The speakers for tho occasion are Hon.
al. +. Ansel, Prof. E. l.. Hughes and
Hon. B. A. Morgan. All are antici-
pating pleasant time.
The Secretary of State has granted a
commission to the Starr oil mill of
Starr. The capital is $4,000, and the
corpOratOrs are Levi N. Geer. w. G..
Hodges, M. G. Bowie, j. H. Pruitt, j.
A. Jones, j. j. Smith, j. L. Heron, w.
F. Mouchet and Prue Hickman. The
company will at once organize and be-
gin the erection of the necessary build
faii. iahii.' so as to be ready for work next
Our townsman. Capt. NJ. Kennedy,
received {. telegram last Friday night
from Dallas. Texas, bringing the sad
announcement of the death Of his third
Cured that afternoon at his home in
that city. The deceased was 3S years
OF age, born in Charleston, but lived
In Anderson number of years. Be.
sides his father and sister, Mrs. F. A.
Spellman, of this city, no leaves O
young wife and two brothers in Texas
to cherish his memory.
Special Judge Prince. who is presid-
ing at the present term of court, ar
rived in Barnwell on Sunday. During
his recent visit here Judge Prince
made q host Of friends. who welcome
his return. He is guest at the popu-
lar Moiair House. May his stay in
Barnwell, which will last fonr weeks.
to Our people legally. Welcome you
are, Judge Prince, and may we live tc
see you wear permanently the ermina.
l-Barnwell Sentinel.
Our young friend, T. E.Wstkipe,
of the University of Virginia for the
past two yesfs, stood His examination
before the Supreme Court in Columbia
laae and was admitted to tho Bar
of South Carolina. He will graduate
from the University in @ few weeks
and return to Anderson, where he will
locate for the practices of his profess
wiahing him big success in his profess
sion. 1, N.
Mr. Arthur Williford, after suffering
nearly o year with consumption, died
at. his. home on Reed Creek. Hart
His remains were inferred at Cross
Roads Church on Saturday, by the or
der Of Odd Fellows, Of which no was @
member. Mr. Williford was born in