The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-14

Miss jamie Featherston left the city
last Monday for Frankfort, Ky, where
she will spend some time with relatives
for the benefit of her health.
The first Monday in October is the
last day before the general election in
which to get n registration certificate.
Bear this in saind young men.
1t is said that several marriages are
booked for Anderson for the early au-
tumn. Others will probably follow, as
the matrimonial fever is very conta-
gious.
Misses Belle and Matte Bigby, ac-
companied by their brother, Joel
Bigby, have been spending few days
in the city visiting G.. F. Bigby and
family.
AL the leading business houses of
the city have agreed to continue clos
ing their respective stores at z O'clock
every evening, except Saturday, during
the year.
j. L. Smith, of Pendleton. has been
awarded the beneficiary scholarship in
the South Carolina Military Academy
rs result of the recent competitive
examination.
j. r. Anderson, Superintendent of
the Blue Ridge Railroad, returned last
week from trip North, whittier he
had gone to buy several engines and
cars for his road.
When that boy or girl leaves homo
for college don't forget to include q
subscription to The Intelligencer with
his or her outfit. 1t will be greatly ap-
preciated by them.
Both the County Auditor and the
County Treasurer have begun wcc!, Oh
their annual reports to tho Comptrol-
ler at Columbia which are required to
be in about November.
H. c. Fortescue. of Abbeville, and
Miss Mary Junkin, Of Hartwell, Ca,
were married Sunday afternoon at the
Brogon mills. Rev. s. T. Creech per-
forming the ceremony.
The demand for dwelling houses in
Anderson is increasing. New houses
are going up in almost every section Of
the city, and as fast as they are COM
pleted they arc occupied.
John III. Hubbard returned home a
few days ago from the Northern mar
kets, where he purchased large stock
ofjewelry, watches, clocks, ETC., for
the fall and winter trade.
Our young friend, j. !. Trowbridge,
has accepted a position as salesman in
the clothing department of the G.. F..
Jones Co., where he will be pleased to
greet and serve his friends at any time.
w. r. Clardy having resigned as
clerk of the Board Of County Commits
sioners to attend Clemson College, s.
p. Tate, of Varennes Township, has
been elected his successor and has en-
tered upon his duties.
The apple crop in the mountains is
unusually good this season. The ap-
pies are being brought to the city by
the mOuntaineers in their wagons
nearly every day and placed on the
market at q low price.
The new city fathers are doing the
proper thing in making an effort to
locate wagon yard in the city for the
convenience and comfort of our friends
in the country who come here to sell
their cotton and other products.
w. NJ. Sherard, who has been con-
nected with the Courtney Manufactur-
ing Co. at Newry for come time, has
been made superintendent of the Lib
erty cotton mills. He will enter upon
his ~o7k the middle or the month.
The town of Iva was recently incor-
porated and at an election held q few
days ago the following officers were
chosen: Intendant, w. Frank MCGEE;
aldermen T. C. Jackson, j. F. Mc-
Donald, r. s. Yeargin and r. P. Mar
tin.
The Lntelligencer's 'Devil," Richard
Cheshire, Jr., who has been ill with
fever for several weeks, is able to be
up again, and will soon resume his dn-
ties in the Office. 'Dick'' ,is bright,
clever boy, and will make an export
printer Nf
The cotton year runs from Septem-
ber to September. Anderson's wagon
receipts from September 1, 1908, to
September 1, 1904, aggregated a total of
22,740 bales, which are 2,780, bales less
than the total receipts for the preced-
ing year.
A number of the members of Willow
Camp, Woodmen Of the World, of this
city, accompanied by many of their
friends 6 d relatives, left the city last
Saturday in q special car for the St.
Louis Exposition. They will spend