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

e.. where she will spend few weeks
visiting her husband, who is doing q
job of work for the Catawba Power
Company.
Miss Pearl Beatty closed her school
last week and returned to her home in
Anderson. Miss Beatty is q lovely
young woman and made many friends
during her stay in our county.-Abbe-
vile Medium.
The case of j. Matt Cooley against
Brown, Osborne & Co., which has ex-
cited much interest in this county. has
been passed upon by the Supreme
Court of the State, and an opinion rem
dered adverse to the plaintiff.
Prof. w. H. Sheib, of Anderson, wac
visiting friends in Elberton last Satur.
day. He was formerly organist of the
First Methodist Church here, and is a
mnsician Of pronounced ability and
talent.-Elberton (Ga.) Tribune.
Robert Norris, of Newberry, State
agent Of the Pacific Mutual Life In
surance company. has been spending
few days in the city. Mr.. Norris is a
clever and genial gentleman, and has
made many friends in Anderson.
Onr young friend, Leslie Simpson,
son of VIM. d. Simpson, of this city,
who is attending the Bingham Mill
tary school at Asheville, n. c., won
the medal offered the best drilled cadet
in the annual prize drill last week.
Mr. Elmer E. Bales, OF octa, Ohio, is
the guest of the family of Mir. j. G.
Holder. Mr.. Bales is popular
young man of Ohio, and is warmly
welcomed to Anderson by a host of
friends, who are delighted to meet
him.
preliminary surveys for the city trolley
line. The company will be formally
organized on the 23rd of this month,
and the actual work of construction
will begin as early as practicable after
that time.
Joe Mckinney. who was dangerous
~ cut by George Murphy last week,
has been doing remarkably well. His
wounds are healing, and within q few
days the danger of peritOnitis will have
entirely disappeared. His friends are
very hopeful Of his recovery.
The Little Gleaners' Missionary So
ciety of Belton will serve ice cream,
rswberries, cake. ETC., Friday after
neon and evening May Goth, at the
residence OF Mr.. Is. A. Wilson, in Bel
ton. The public is invited to come
and help out Q worthy cauee.
Our young friend. Louis A. Smith,
graduated from the Baltimore College
Of Pharmacy few days ago and has
returned home. He was awarded two
of the highest medals offered by the
college, one for general excellence and
the other for excellence in practical
chemistry.
Dr.. w. W. Watkins, of PendIeton,
who has been in feeble health for sew
eral months. left last Thursday for
Baltimore, where he will spend few
weeks In John Hopkins Hospital. He
was accompanied by his brother, Clerk
of Court John G. Watkins, who will
return home this week.
j. r. Peden, editor of The Tri-State
Odd Fellow, Greenville, S. c., attend
ed the meeting of the Grand Lodge in
this city last week, and was o welcome
visitor to our sanctum. His paper is
the organ of the Grand Lodge, is full
of interesting matter, and should be q
visitor to the home OF every member Of
the order.
Freight trains No. II and No. -, on
the Southern Railway, collided late
Monday afternoon near Williamson.
No one was hurt, but both trains were
considerably damaged, and the south
bound night passenger train from
Greenville was delayed several hours
on account of the track being blocked
by the wreck.
Through the effolt and influence of
Congressman Aiken. Jeter r. Horton
has again been appointed by Secretary
Moody to lieutenancy in the marine
corps. afr. Horton is native of this
County, was recently local editor OF
friends throughout this section who
will be pleased to learn OF his good
fortune.
Mr.. Alexander Lee, machinist who
has been assisting in pntting in the
machinery at the Gluck mills, and Miss
Alice Catlett, q daughter Of j.. Pink
last week, Rev. w. b. Hawkins, of this
city, performing the ceremony. After
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Lee went
to Greenville to spend several deys.
The friends extend best wishes for @
happy life.
Lee G. Garrett, an employee of the
died from the effects Of an operation
for appendicitis lin q sanitarium in
Greenville on Friday, 18th inst. His
wife and one child as well as. his
mother and o nnmber OF other relatives
mourn their loss. Mr.. Garrett was q
most estimable citizen and o prominent
ODD Fellow, which order conducted
the burial services at the cemetery at
Piedmont.
The City Council held q special ses-.
sion Friday afternoon to elect police
nell. Il was decided to elect two ad-
ditional officers. There were aboat
twenty applicants to choose froaa, and
after balloting w. G. Bailey and M.
II. Stewart were elected. The old
officers are all moved up one grade in
consequence Of Mr. O'D0nnell's death.
Mr. Campbell is now the ranking Off
Ger in point Of service.
A few days ago nine young men