The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-02

*. .. Branyon. nf Hca2:s nnti,. ;. O..
Wus IN the city Saturday, and gave The
sun Office pleasant call. He inform
ed us that his son, Rev. Carlisle Bran
Texas, where he fills tho chair of Ian,
guages in The Baptist College there,
anu that he was also pastor of several
churches. Mr.. BraDyoE expressed his
admiration of the growth, beauty and
prosperity of Hartwell.-Hartwell Sun.
Last Sunday morning about go
O'Clock fire was discovered in the roof
of the ell of the dwelling house of j.
Z. Z: FeatherstOn, Esq, on South Nc
Duffie street. The firemen responded
promptly to the alarm, but their SER
extinguiehed. with few buckets Of
water. and the damage was slight.
The lire. it is supposed, originated from
the chimney, which stands between
the ell and the main portion of the
| house.
The annual banquet of the Smyth
Rifles of Pelzer was held Mt the Antiim
hotel IN that town last Saturday night.
Capt. T: X. ,McCully. Jr, of this city,
attended and responded to the toast,
wIhe First Regiment, South Carolina
present and responded to tho toast,
The State of South Carolina" On
Sunday morning the Governor came
over to Anderson and spent the day
here as the guest of II. II. Watkins,
ESQ.
Mr.. H. G. Anderson, and Miss Olive
Brown, of this city, were married at
the First Baptist Church last Wednes-
day afternoon, the impressive ceremo-
ny being performed by Rev. j. u.
Chapman, u. d. The Wedding march
/ Mco snsn
mond, accompanied by Afr. Webb Von-
Hasseln on the violin. Immediately
after the ceremony Mir. and Mrs. An
derson left for trip to Cuba. They
will spend few weeks there, and then
return to Abbeville to make their
home. Miss Brown is very talented
and attractive young woman. Mr..
Anderson is we'll known here, having
been raised IL the. county. He is now
engaged In bueiness at Abbeville.
Their many friends here and elsewhere
extend fheir hearty wishes for happy
Mrs. Mary L. Slough, mother of Mrs.
r. C.. Webb, of this city, died at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. w. Il.
Jones, in Greenwood last Sunday af-
ternoon, aged about 70 years. She had
and for several weeks past her death
had been expected at any time. Mrs.
Slough was the widow Of the late Col
Nelson Slough, who moved to Ander-
son about eighteen years ago from
North Carolina and lived here until his
death few years ago. She was q most
excellent, Christian woman. having
Church, and during her residence in
Anderson she made friend Of every
acquaintance, who will long cherish
her memory. Three daughters and
one con ourvive her. The remains
were brought to Anderson last Monday
10 Silver Brook Cemetery, Rev. s.
j. Cartledge, of the First Presbyterian
Church conducting the funeral servicee.
In the presentment of the Anderson
grand jury last week this encourage
ing statement is made: "We have pass
ed on all bills handed to us and are
glad to note that there were not many.
We think it is q matter worthy of
notice that notwithstanding the rapid
increase of population of our County,
the influx of people from other Coun-
ties and other States, and the congre-
duetrial enterprises located in our
midst, yet crime. seems to be decreas-
ing. 1t is an evidence OF the content-
ment on the part Of the people and
that employment is preventative Of
crime. The people generally .eesm to
be progpering and centented." Un-
est are leeet likely 20 commit crime,
and the tnd1etEiouHnees of the Ander-
con people ie one cause Of the credit
able conditions Ghefe existing. Yet
there iD another cause.-the fact that
Ander6on'e grand and petit juries have
for the last few years done their full
duty in administering Justice. How
ever. IL Ia a good ahOs7inp Anderson
makes. State.
Mr. Charles D. Percival, of Balti-
more, Md, died suddenly at the home
Of his son-in.law,. T. y. Crayton, in
this city last Monday afternoon about
iS ooi0ck. he had been out riding in
buggy, and while unhitching the horse
at the stable he fell over and expired
in O few minutes. He had long been
sufferer from chronic heart disease,
which was the cause of his death. Mr..
Percival was 68 years Of ege, and was
born and reared in Lynchburg, Va,
where he lived until shortly after the
close Of the civil war. when he moved
to Baltimore. He served his native
State faithfully in the civil war as a
member of the Eleventh Virginia ReEi-
ment and was slightly wounded and
taken Prisoner at, Gettysburg. He has
been staying In Anderson for several
months, and was held in high esteem
by all of his friends and acquaintances,
who deeply sympathize with :he sorely
who survive him. He had long Been a
devoted member of the Methodist
Church. Yesterday afternoon the re-
mains were laid to rest in Silver Brook
cemetery, Rev. r.. A. Child conduct
ing the funeral services.