The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-02-24

In the death of Willis Evans. which
occurred last Saturday nj The h"n" y.
rs sUii- in-iaw, Ihos. j. Gaines, in
foEk township, another good citizen
mas heen called to his eternal home.
Mr.. Evans was about SS years of age,
was born and reared in this County,
but for q number of years until recent |
ly resided in Hart County, Ga. lie
was the oldest surviving member of that
famous command, Orr's Regiment,
where he served his State most faith.
fully during the civil war. Ile was q
most worthy, upright citizen, and held
In high esteem by vide ircle of
friends, who deeply sympathize with
the venerable wife and seven children
On Moi lay the remains were Inferred
at Double Springs Church.
K. +: Frierson, formerly Of this city,
was tried last week in the sessions
court at Abbeville on charge of mur-
Ger fEs;a anu was promptly acquitted. Mr..
houn Falls. in Abbevillo County,
one night last fall caught two negroes
IN the net OF stealing seed cotton from
hlm. lie ordered them to surrender
themselves. and upon their refusal and
effort to escape, he fired upon them.
One or the bullets took effect. killing
one OF the negroes. Mr. Frierson was
simply protecting his property and in
MS eiiorts to apprehend the offenders
lie dlu nor, OF course, intend to commit
murder. There was never at any time
any question rs to tho verdict, but his
friends will be glad to know that the
case has been disposed of by the court.
The greater part of tho rural mail
carriers of the county met in the Court
House on Monday and perfected an or
ganiZation. The object of the assncia-
tlOn ls to bring the carriers into closer
touch with one another, and thus iim-
prove the service and Mt tho same time
AFFORD an opportunity for social meet
| lngs. The carriers in other States have
efficient corps of Anderson County
carriers have done we'll to combine.
they will apply to the national asso-
! clatlon for mem bership. At the meet
| ing on Monday about twenty members
were enrolled and others will be added
Officers were elected as follows: II.
A. McElroy, Of Pelzer, president; II.
dent; Malcolm Il. Burris, Anderson,
Secretary.
Last Sunday was one of the most
| disagreeable days this section has eX-
perienced this winter. The drizzling
rain that fell nearly all night Saturday
night and early Sunday morning froze
fast on the trees and housetope. In
the morning every limb and twig was
coated with ice. The city seemed to
wear it's jeweled coat, but there was no
| sunshine to .send its simmer of bril-
| liant colors through the ice priems and
| still further delight the eye. Though
the sun was absent the temperature
l grew constantly warmer as the morn
| ing advanced, and by noon the coating
Of ice had almost entirely disappeared.
| 1t continued to rain, however, during
the morning, and at intervals all dur
ing the afternoon and evening, The
rainfall was stedy, but small in
yuiume, consequently the total rain
fall was light one.
Walter Barton, son Of J. E. Barton
of this city, who is n fireman on the
Southern railway. was seriously ipjur-
1t ia not known how the accident hap
pened, but it is supposed that young
Barton WAS struck on the head by a
mail crane while looking out of the
! cab. The engineer noticed the young
man lying on his seat, and on going to
him found him unconscious with an
ugly wound on the side of his head.
The young man was carried to Atlanta
and placed in the Grady hospital " here
an operation was performed The
wound is serious one, and fears were
entertained that it might prove fatal
The last accounts, however, from the
bedside of the patient say that he is
getting along as we'll as could be ex-
pected and that his condition is re-
garded as favorable.