The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-05-18


tors OF the Piedmont Mauufactmrino
Company last Wednesday, it wns
unanimously decided to c0ntinne tho
payment OF the l2per cent dividend. as
heretofore. This is paid in 3 per cent
quarterly, dividends, and the fact that
there Will be no reduction this wear in
spite Of the high jumping of the cotton
market gives undouhted evidence of
the prosperity OF the old line establish
ment. Col. James L. Orr was re. elect
ed president and the same board Of di-
rectors will serve again.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Orr Mills was held in
this city on Friday. The general man
agement of the mile is entirely eatis-
factory. and the stockholders are graft
hea with the successful showing. The
Ola olncers were reelected as follows:
Jas. l.. Orr, president and treasurer
s. 81. Orr, vice president; Calhoun
Harris, Secretary and assistant treas-
urer. The board of directors consist
ct E. + Smith, of New York. .lae. L.
Orr. of Greenville, S. III. Orr, f. G.
Brown, b: F. Mauldin, h. S. Hill, r.
+. Llgon, y. Is. Sullivan and Geo. E.
Robert Moorehead, of Concord, An
derson County, has been on O visit to
his relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. John ID.
Perry, of West Union. He is one of
our sister cOunty's most substantial
and upright citizens, and has one of
the best and most productive farms in
MS section of the county. Mr.. Moore
head also paid Tho Courier office a
pleasant call Monday morning and for
few moments we enjoyed what he
told lib about persons and places of
long ago, which Wcro quito familiar to
us in our boyhoCd days. 10 the regret
OF his many friends and admirers, Mr..
Moorehead still keeps Bachelors
Hall."-Walballa Courier.
The Greenvi.le News of the 11th
inst; says: Mrs. Martha Francis
Clark, wife of the late Abraham Clark,
died at her home on Hampton avenue
yesterday morning at 8 o'clock after an
iilness Of several weeks. Mrs. Clark
lived life Of Christian loveliness and
will be sadly missed by her Church and
friends. Besides two cons, L. &. and
Halene Clark, che leaves four brothere
and sister to mourn her loss. The
funeral services will be held at the
residence, 616 Hampton avenue, this
morning at 10 o'clock. The interment
will be at Springwood.n The deceased
was daughter Of the late James Will
cox, of this city, where she was born
and reared, and she has many friends
here who will regret to hear of her
death.
The Greenwood Index of the 18th
inst. contained the following notice of
the death of young lady who has
many friends and relatives in this
county: "Mrs. Taylor g. Goodwin
died at her residence in this city Mon
day night. Although her life had been
aed mn 0 ens e9 Sse se her en family
ed for her recovery. In her death q
young husband is made to feel the
keenest grief and q little son three
years old and another only three days
old are left motherless. Mrs. Good
wyn was before her MARI age Miss Nell
Lee, o daughter of Maj. Thos. B. Lee,
formerly Of this city. She leaves sis
ter, Mrs. w. F. Daniel, of Anderson,
Gemsoo end 5Wo 9asa pGOf woG r. Lee Of
Anderson. The burial took place
Wednesday afternoon in the city ceme-
terry"
Mr.. s. McDuffie Massey died at his
home near the southern suburbs of this
city last Saturday afternoon. He had
been in feeble health for the past year,
and his death has been expected at any
time for several weeks. Mr. Massey
was in the 10th year of his age, and q
son Of the late Silas Massey. He was
born and reared and always lived in
this County, was an upright, worthy
citizen, and held in high esteem by o
wide circle of friends and acquaint-
ances. He served his State through
the civil war, and was O jealous, faith
ful soldier: In his young manhood he
married Miss Ann FAINT, who, with one
to cherish his memory. / in their
sore bereavement they n, the gym
pathies of their friends. O. Sunday
afternoon the funeral services were
conducted at the home of the deceased
by the Rev. Mr.. Creech, at the CON
clusiOn of which the remains wer , in
TERED in Silver Brook cemetery.
Mr.: julius R. Newton, after suffer
ing about four hours with paralysis,
died at his home near Athens, Ca, on
Tuesday, 10th inst, In the 47th year of
Pend!eton. At the sge oe "A he Joined
the Methodist Church and throughout
his life was q devoted and energetic
worker in the cause of Christ. In 1884
he graduated from the Agricultural
College Of Michigan; He was twice
lllaEIICus lIbb Ill 1OS0 W CdlbH lOTtt
Carson, of this county, who died in
1850. From this union one daughter
survives. In 1890 he married Miss
Lucy Ellis, of Pickens County, who
preceded him to the grave about eigh-
teen months ago. lea"ing six children
to mourn his death. Now the father
is taken, leaving seven children, aged
from to IA years. The remains were
buried at Prospect cemetery, near
Athens, in the presence OF q large
cOncourse Of friends, Rev. Mr. Mob
services. Mr. Newton leaves mother
and two sisters In this county, two
brothers In Pickens County, one broth
or in Missouri, and one brother in Je-
pan, besides many friends and kindred
to mourn his death and sympathize
with the children in the loss Of their
father.
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