The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23


Mr.; e; S. Hall has bought the Geo.
w. Miller house on North McDuffie
street, and may, perhaps, move to An
derson some time in the future. The
price paid was $4,000.
The Ortman building on South
Main street is nearing completion.
The lot upon which 1t stands was
bought recently at the price of 500 a
front foot.
H. NJ DeVaga, who has been con-
nected with one of the local drug
stores, has gone to Chester to engage
In business on his own account.
Mrs. George Il Brown, of Bolton,
announces the engagement Of her
ard, of Iva. The marriage will take
place at Bolton in October.
A. Lesser, who spent the mid-sum-
mer in Europe, has returned to the
city. After arriving in New York he
remained in the metropolis several
lays for the purpose OF buying goods.
A party Of boys consisting of Wilkes
Webb, Ned Provost, Willie Marshall,
James Richardson and Herbert Harris
are spending this week camping at
Andersonville.
The latest news from Clarkson Rus
sell and Herbert Cheshire. the two
young boys who ran away from home
about ten days ago, was from Paris,
Texas, saying that they were we'll and
in good shape.
Webb Sanders, conductor on the
yard train of the Blue Ridge Railway,
fell from the side of q moving box car
few days ago and sustained several
painful bruises. Fortunately no bones
were broken He is now at his regular
work again.
Rev. II. Bascum Browne, of Sumter,
s. c., is in the city visiting relatives.
He is q native of the Ebenezer section
old home, EbeneZer Church, next Sun
day. He is at present Presiding Elder
of the Sumter District.
A real estate dealer informs us that
he is trying to buy desirable piece
of property on the square for the pur-
pose of erecting a very large Office
building. This big building is likely
to, so, up as soon ,as the site can be
selected.
Mr.. Grover c. Balm, from Blacks
burg, s.. c., graduate of Pharmacy
Charleston College of Pharmacy,
Charleston, S. c., has charge Of E. G..
Evans g. Cos. prescription business at
Pe1dleton, &C.
Miss Sudie Snelgrove and a large
crowd of young people, of this city,
at Caesars Head, Cashiers Valley.
Toxaway Lake and numerous other
places returned to the city last week.
Rev. S. w. Henry. of Pendleton,
was in the city last Sunday, and filled
the pulpit of the Orr Mills Methodist
Church in absence of it's pastor, Rev.
Creech, both morning and evening.
Mr.. Henry is an excellent preacher
and both sermons were greatly enjoyed
by every one present.
We are requested to ask all those
who are interested in Midway Church
yard to meet on Friday, 25th, for the
purpose of cleaning up the same. The
colored people are also requested to be
their part of the cemetery. Bring
tools.
DR.. E.. M. Poteat. president of Fur
man University, preached in the First
Baptist church Sunday morning and
evening. He is an able and eloquent
pulpit orator. He is an educator OF
marked ability and success, end his
institution is enjoying period of un-
usual prosperity under his direction
The contract for the construction of
the new building of the Anderson
Steam Laundry has been let to w
M. Mu!keyi The building will be
modern in all it's equipment and will
be located on West Earle street, much
than theold> plant stood.
Robert King. a son of George King,
was dangerously injured Monday
night by falling frops 2 street car near
che Orr mills. His head struck the
grouad with great forcs and the young
man was unconscious for long time
after the accident. He is in precar.
ioGs condition, and it is feared that his
Injuries may prove fatal.
Williamson defeated Anderson in
two successive baseball games We'd.
nesday and Thursday afternoons.
These victories gave the visitors three
out of the five games played during the
summer. The local team has disbaud-
ed for the season and there will prob.
ably be no more games at the park this
summer. So
b. Hillman is having the storeroom
on Depot street next to Tolly's furni-
ture store repaired and fixed up and
will occupy it. Andrews and Rives
will open up a furniture etore in the
store room to be vacated by Mr. Hill
man. The Cotton Exchange will soon
move to the store room vacated by
Crowther Bros. next to the Hillman
store room.
It is said that movement is on foot
to eatablish a bank at TownyiIle. An
derson County already mas IA banks,
all in prosperous condition snd pay
ing good dividends. Townville is in q
fine section of the county, and bank
there would doubtless prove a desirable
and profitable institution. &
Mias Bette: Gibson s3sdied Friday
night at the home Of her father at the
Anderson cotton mills. She was q
young woman held in high esteem by
q large circle of friends who mourn
her nntimely death. The remains
were Inferred in Silver Brook cemetery
after funeral exercises conducted By
Rev. d. w. Keller. ~ :.