The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-02

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Courier.
The ST. John Club will serve din
neT next Friday, 4th inst, in the store
room recently vacated by Archer 81
Norris. The funds raised will be de-
voted to the charities to which the
Club contributes. Go there and get
your dinner.
Last Monday at noon fire was dis
covered in the lint room OF the Excel
sior oil mill ginnery, on Depot street,
but was extinguished before any dam
age resulted. The tiremen responded
to the alarm promptly, but their SER
vices were not needed.
On account Of the drought the fall
gardens are complete failure in this
section this season, and the cooks have
hard o hard time getting up some
thing to eat these days. All sorts of
country produce meets with ready sale
in the city at good prices.
Clemson again played losing game
in the contest with tho Sewanee foot
ball team in Columbia during the State
Fair The score was II to 5 In favor
OF Sewanee. This was the first con-
test between these two colleges, and
the game excited much interest.
John, the fouryear old son of Mrs.
Annie "A. Gambrell, of this city, died
Monday morning in Athens, Ga. Mrs.
when the little boy foil sick and died
after few days. illness. The remains
were taken to Atlanta for interment.
Invitations issued by Mr.. and Mrs.
j.. H. Douthit to the marriage OF their
daughter, Miss LeOra Douthit, to Mr..
Charles p. Manship. Of Jackson, Miss. +,
have been received in Anderson. The
marriage will take place Mt the resi-
dence of MI. and Mrs. Douthit at Pen
dletOn on Wednesday, 9th inst.
DR.. j. l.. Gray's splendid horse took
two prizes at the State Fair in Colum-
hia last week. 1t was awarded the
blue ribbon for the best horse in single
harness and also another in q special
contest: His horse, together with
that of K. e. Ligon, won second prize
for the best team in double harness,
The contract for building the new
bridge over Rocky river on the Bolton
road has been awarded to the Virginia
bridge and Iron company of Roanoke,
Va. The structure will be q double
track, single span steel bridge The
contract price is $2,5 and the bridge
is to be completed within ninety days.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper
next; Sunday. 9th inst. Preparatory
services will be held on Friday and
Saturday. Rev. S. j. Cartledge will
preach ut II o'clock a. III. each day.
The friends of the congregation are
cordially invited to atten,! the SER
vices.
The finest sweet potatoes we have
seen this season were presented to us
yesterday by MI. Z. Smith, of the
Bolton section. They are known as
the Providence" potato, new variety
introduced into this country two or
three years ago. From three lights OF
an acre Mr.. Smith has just gathered
fifty bushf 3.
The street car track is now being
laid across the Court House Square.
This portion of the work will soon be
completed, but it will be several
months before the whole system is
completed and in operation. It is
probable that cars will be running on
the line from the depot to the Orr
mills before the end of the year.
w. B. Scruggs, who has been cashier
at the local freight depot of the Char
lesion and Western Carolina railroad,
has been promoted to the agency Of
the road at Spartanburg. Mr.. Scruggs
is very efficient man, and his friends
will be glad to learn of a we'll earned
promotion. He left Monday to enter
upon the duties of his new position.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Guest have the
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death Of their infant son, aged five
months, which occurred at their home
in this city last Wednesday afternoon,
after g brief illness from Inflammation
of the bowels. On Thursday after
noon the remains were inferred in Sill
yer Brook cemetery, Rev. j. D. Chap
man conducting the funeral services.
Dock Owen, q brave old Vet, for
morally citizen of this place, now of
Anderson, was in the city Tuesday
shaking hands with his old friends,
who u ere glad to see him. He is the
same good, happy natured old Dock.
He has lOst the use of his right arm,
but not Of his tongue. he cen still talk
as of yore. May he live long and pros
per; ae Is son Of the late well known
lagher neighborhood. His good wife
accompanied him on visit to her
nephew here.-Laurensvill Herald.
At meeting Of the bar association
last Wednesday it was decided to aek
for special term Of court of common
pleas, TO begin on the first Monday in
December and continue two weeks.
The. civil docket is crowded, and q
special term is necessary. Many i'm
portant cases are awaiting trial, and
the time allotted for the regular ses..
sions is not long enough to dispose of
all business on hand. A unanimous
invitation is extended to Hon. &. G..
Featherstone, Of Laurens, to act as
presiding judge. Mr.. Featherstone is
a native of Anderson, an attorney we'll
qualified for judicial duties, and his
many friends will be greatly pleased to
have him come.
The Cateechee correspondent of the
Pickens Sentinel says: "The good peo-
pie Of this little town are called on to
mourn the loss Of Mr.. w. F.. Hender-
son and his estimable family. Mr..
s.