The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-04-13

asiso, SPeegiet OF Sreenville, met in
Tleamont last Wednesday, and to-
Getner the two county officers insDect.
ed the work done by the contractors On
the new bridge across Saluda River Mt
that point, which wan found to be in
conformity with the contract and duly
accepted.
This unique announcement appeared
IN an exchange of recent date: "At
the earnest solicitation of myself, NV
wife and numerous children, l have
decided to become candidate for the
ofiice OF coroner. | need the Office in
my business, and hope you will give
me your votes, as | am too darn poor to
pay for 'em.
Married, Tuesday afternoon at 3
/ O'Clock, at the home of her brotner-in-
law, W. 5. Hall, in this city, MIR, w.
L. Mounce, of Pendleton. and Miss
Leila 5. Kay, Of this city. Rev. w. b.
hawkins performing the ceremony.
they left on the afternoon train FOR
Pendleton, where they will make their
Col. NJ. =. Tribble, who has charge
OF the work of collecting and commit
ing the Confederate rolls of this State.
mas about completed the task. 1t ia
impossible just now to estimate the
number, placed on the rolls, as new
copy will have to be made. This will
as soon as completed.
Rev. L. p. Bell. of Atlanta, editor of
the Christian Index, has been spend-
ing q few days in the city visiting his
brother, F. A. Bell. and attending tie
at one time pastor of the First Baptist
Church in Anderson, and his visit was
source of much pleasure to his many
old friends in this section.
The Columbia State says that the
Assistant Attorney General has rem
dered an opinion that registration
may be opened on other days than the
| first Mondays in a month by inserting
an advertisement in q newspaper two
weeks in advance. This applies to
towns of over 500 inhabitants.
Grace Episcopal Church was held last
week, and resulted as follows: E. A.
Bell, sen;oc warden; II. c. Webb, Junior
| warden 5. M. Orr, F. l.. Fuller, NJ. l..
| Bonham, F. q. Brown and r. c.
Webb, vestrymen. NJ. l.. Bonham
and r. G.. Webb were elected dele
gates to the diocesan convention,
"ulcu lneetS III flOrence next month.
A meeting of Camp w. w. Hum.
phreys will be held Tomorrow after.
| noon at o'clock in the Court House.
| Delegates will be elected to bott the
| reunions Mt Charleston, S. c., aud al
| Nashville, Tenn, and other important
| business will be attended to. A full at
| tendance Of the members is, therefore
desired. Those who are not already
members and who desire to join are
cordially invited to attend.
| A splendid song recital was given in
the Opera House Friday night by Reed
Miller: formerly of this city but now OF
New York, assisted by Mrs. Cora
| Ligon and Miss Lila Strickland, and
by Webb .VonHassein on the violin
The recital was one of the best of its
kind ever given here, and was thor
oughly enjoyed by the large audience
| MIR. Miller has tine voice, and is max.
ing name for himself in the world O.
| cong.
The Saluda Standard, of the 9th
| INST, says: "At meeting Of the direc-
wood and Anderson Railway Company
| held here last week it was decided tc
increase the capital stock from S25, ,OOC
| to 100000 and to issue 100000 6 pel
| cent first mortgage bonds, or Sc, 600 Del
| mile. After giving notice for the peri
Cd required by law u meeting Of the
stockh0lders will be held on April Both
TO ratlfy the action OF the directorate y
A. n. Arnold, safe-cracker who
was arrested in Charleston several
months ago for forging mcaey orders
on the postOtfice at Aiken, and who ia
supposed to have been a member of
the gang which robbed the safe of
the COurtenay Manufacturing Com
pany at Newry and that of Mr.. Horton,
merchant at Lowndesville, was tried
IN the United States court at Charles
ton Wednesday, and convicted and
sentenced to two years. imprisonment.
Baxter Kay, q young man employed
at the Orr Mills, was seriously injured
last Wednesday, receiving severe
bruises about the head and face. No
one saw how the accident occurred,
was caught in the shafting of the ma
chinery. When found he was in state
OF uncOnsciOusness. 1t was feared at
first that the injury would prove fatal,
but the young man is now improving
and will doubtless soon recover. He
was attended by DR.. j. o. Sanders.
ho Aocui 1AoIBub LTaiu running De-
tween Anderson and Mccormick. on
the Charleston g. Western Carolina
Railroad, has been taken off. All
freight traffic will be handled by the
other train that reaches here in the
morning and returns to Mccormick in
the afternoon. There ia considerable
local travel on this train, and it ia to be
hoped that the people along the line
will not be deprived of the opportunity
they have enjoyed of coming into the
city with ample time to do their shop
ping in the middle of the day.
w. G. Ragsdale died on Wednesday,
9th inst. at his home in the Calhoun
section, about four miles east of Bel
ton, after an illness of about two
weeks with pneumonia, aged 81 years.
Mr. Ragsdale was an industrious and
vel! do farmer, and most worthy,
upright citizen. who was most highly
esteemed by all Sf his friends and ac-
Gaintances. On Thursday his remains
were inferred at Shady Grove Church,