The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-30

medical treatment in hospital in Bal
tllhofe Tor several weeks, returned
home, few days ago. His many
friends are delighted 10 know that he
At Il meeting of Wynne Council.
No. 4, Royal and Select Masons. last
Monday evening the following officers
were elected to serve the ensuing year:
Z. +. Lig0n, It. |. NJ; j. Is. Lewis. |.
ID. NJ; j: p. Duckctt. y. G. w; A. Nj.
Sharpe. Treas; j. G. Watkins, Record
er; j. +. Breazeale, c. G.; NJ. NJ. Mat
tls0n, =; e; 5. n; Gilmer, Steward; j.
J.. Dodd, Sentinel; e. j. Brock, Chap
lain.
Secret service men and State officers
have been warned to look out for q
band of safe crackers that seem to he
headed this way. A number of offices
in North Carolina in the smaller towns
have been robbed and the work looks
ike another organized band-sOme-
thing like the one broken up Ii couple
OF years ago-is preparing to go through
tnls part OF the country. Special no
tlces have been sent to all fourth class
p0stctfices.
Our clever friend, w. A. McAllister,
OF Palmetto, Fla, in remitting us his
subscription to the lntelligencer. sends
us beautiful glass paper weight which
shows his lovely home in the Land of
Flowers" and for which we return
many thanks. Mr. McAllister is II ma
tive of Anderson County, and left here
III 1886. Since then he has made his
home in Florida and has prospcred in
his adopted home.
Gary, the 10-ycar old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j :R.liarris, ,accitientally y swallowed
cockleburr last Friday which lodged in
his wind pipe. In a day or two it gave
the little fellow considerable pain and
he could only talk and breathe with
much difficulty. DR.. Nardin, of Ander-
son, was called and after he examined
the patient found an operation would
be necessary, but luckily the little suf-
ferer coughed the burr out Monday
night thus avertinga q painful and dan
Hon. j. w. Ashley, a member of the
Legislature from thls county, he's been
convicted before the Intendant of
Honea Path of disorderly conduct,
Loud loud san stalking e., and nasS swearing, and was
ssSsra Ssss 66S ean mnG dfnsont f. Son
ham and b. F. Martin, of this city.
n o. Graydon, of Abbeville, appeared
for the prosecution. The defense ap-
pealed and the appeal will be heard at
the February term of tho Court of Ses-
sions.
Elizabeth, the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John r. Cochran, died in this
city Monday morning after lingering
illness. The child was 16 months old,
and had been sick for the greater part
Of it's short life. Her death is pecu-
liarly sad in that her twin sister died q
few weeks ago. The parents have the
kind sympathy cf their many friends
in this double bereavement. The fu-
neral exercises were held at tho resi-
dence yesterday morning at II o'clock,
in Silver Brook cemetery.
Thanksgiving was generally observ-
ed in Anderson. All places of bust
ness were closed and the streets had a
Sunday appearances. The weather was
most delightful, and many of our peo-
pie went hunting and visiting in the
country while Others remained at home
aDd enjoyed day of quiet rest. Union
services were held in the First Presby-
terian church, the sermon being deliv-
cred by Rev. j. E. james. pastor of
the Central Presbyterian church, who
preached an eloquent and forceful soi-
mon and most appropriate to the
day.
The Thornwell Orphanage Seminary
at Clinton was burned down just as
Thanksgiving day was closing. This
is the second serious loss by fire at
that institution in the last few weeks,
The seminary building was valued at
$4,000 and had only $1,000 insurance.
The cause OF the fire was defective
fiue. A subscription list for the re-
lief OF the Orphanage has been started
scribing literally to It. This list is
now Mt the Intelligencer office, and
any person who desires to give any
thing to the fund may send or leave it
here any day this week.
Mrs. Rutha A. Smith, wife of Joseph
n. Smith, died at her home in Garvin
Township laet Friday morning at 7:80
O'Clock, after an illness of only few
hours. and the announcement of her
death was great shock to her many
friends and relatives. She was about
80 years of age. and was born, reared
and spent her life in Anderson county.
She possessed many noble virtues of
both mind and heart, and had long
been devoted member of Lebanon
Baptist Church. Besides O devoted
uueDuuu anu SoScEdl 6top-CulIuTeu,
Mrs. Smith leaves one sister, Miss Kate
Craig, and three brothers, Messrs. s.
T., ID. j. and Luther Craig, to cherish
her memory. On Saturday afternoon
the remains were inferred at Mt. Zion
Church, Rev. D. l.. Martin conducting
the funeral services in the presence Of
q large congregation of friends and
relatives.
The New York Commercial, in it's
special cotton crop edition issued last
Friday. estimates the cotton crop at
4 ,233,t33 bales. In it's estimates sent
from South Carolina our townsman,
Fred. G. Brown, is quoted as follows:
81 think the present crop is about 12
per cent better than last year, that we
will make the maximum crop of H.
csc, 900 bales. In this State aud Geor-
gia, where l have given the crop some
personal investigation, find that
where farms have been thoroughly
and highly: fertilized the
crop will be very much better than we
have had for many years; in many in
stances making from one to two bales