The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-09
Deayer News.


The gentle rain has come at last and
| is glOriously welcomed by all. The
farmers will now be able to finish SOW
| ing small grain, of which large crop
viii DE Gown.
More corn has been gathered in this
section this fall than ever before in the
recollection Of this writer, consequently
hog aud hominy will be in evidence
! next year.
Cotton is nearly all picked, and
something like half of tie crop has
been sold.
Miss Mamie Moore, charming
young lady of Septus, visited in this
section last Sunday.
| Prof. w. E, Chapman has been elect
ed and began teaching the Zion High
irons OF that school are fortunate in
securing the services of Prof. Chap
man, as he is first-class teacher in
every respect. Miss Dickson, of
Townville, is his assistant.
The health of our people is very good
at present.
j. r. Garrison, ginner, cotton aud
these days. He does coed work and
pays the top of the market for the
| fieecy staple.
Quite q number of our people atten-
ded the all-day song service at Smiths
Chapel, in Fork township, last Sun
day.
Some orchards in this community
loaded with bright red fruit. Those
who are thus bleseed are independent
of mountain schooners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meady Bowen visited
in this community last week.
Everybody seems to be happy and
contented. All are clearing some
money and Ere in better circumstances
than for many years passed.
II. n. Garrison has sold his place to
his brother. j. G. Garrison, and has
bought the home place of Clerk of
Court j. e.. Watkins.
Best wishes to all.
Nov. 8. Plenojure.
! The Denver High School will open
on the 14th with Prof. G. E. Goodlett,
of Greenville, as Principal and Miss
Thompson, Of Fair Play, assistant.
Prof. w. f.. Chapman is teaching q
| large and flourishing school at Zion in
tie Wild Hog section, with Miss Dick
Accompanied by a number of their
friends Miss Matte Fowler and Mr..
Miles Williamson drove to Denver last
Sunday afternoon and were united in
| marriage by j. r. Garrison. N: p.
| Good wishes and congratulations are
extended them by many friends.
Mr.. j. w. Rothrock took in the State
Fair at Columbia recently, and was
very much pleased with his trip. He
also stopped over in Greenwood for q
| brief visit to relatives. He was ac-
companied home by his sisters, Mrs.
Rampy. Mrs. Turner, and Mrs. Ora
ham, also Mrs; John Rothrock, ell of
Greenwood, who spent several days
Miss Rosa Willis, of Greenville,
spent last Sabbath with the Misses
McWhorter. She was formerly the
| assistant in the Denver school, but is
now teacher in the Lebanon High
| School.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Eskew, Jr., had
given TO them on the 9th lovely little
daughter.
|. Wilton Reeves, conductor on the At
lantic Coast Line Railway from jack
s0nviiie to Washington, recently visited
| relatives in this section. This county
| was formerly his home and he has
many friends here, who were glad to
see him after an absence Of several
with him wonderfully we'll judging by
Rev. J. T. Blackman, of Mccormick,
was the guest Of his brother, Marshall
Blackman, for few days last week.
Mrs. j.. G. Duckworth, Mrs. A. j.
Smith, Miss lisa Horton and Miss Ella
Smith boarded the train here this
morning Sunday for Laurens as dele.
gates to the Woman's Missionary
Meeting from Lebanon Church.
! The cotton crop in this section is
good, though it opened 80 rapidly that
it is nearly all picked and ginned, and
| the fields look bare and brown,
John Rico, who lives on Will Eskew's
farm, has made with one mule Is baleR
OF cotton and 150 bushels Of corn. This
IA above the average yield, and the fine
land he cultivated had mucl, tn do
with it.
The much needed and long desired
rain las fallen, putting the soil in good
fix for sowing small grain, and many
are making good use of the opportun-
ity.
| We are on the eve Of great political
| crisis and there are many anxious
hearts ell over the United States to-
night. TWenty-four hours more will
| decide who shall be our President for
the next four years.
| Incognita.
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