The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-10


park next Friday afternoon. bepinninS
nt $50 o'clock. 1t promises to be- q |
Lively and interesting game. An ad.
mission fee of Is cents will be charged
ant the proceeds will be donated to |
the hospital fund. The game will no
doubt attracts q large crowd Of spec,
tators.
Mr.. and AIRS. Green Martin. of
Texas, who left Anderson County
thirty years ago for their western
= ome, are In the city visiting the lat
ter's brother, Judge II. \. II. Nance,
Wnom she had not seen in thirty years.
MT and Mrs. Martin have many old
friends IN the county. and their visit TO
their old home will he a source of much
pleasure to ali of them.
"llliam Black, the negro who was
SHOT sevcra! weeks ago by Lonnie
Robertson for being too attentive to
the latter's wife, has died of his
wounds. The shooting took place OH
the plantation of Elias McGee in the
lower part OF the county. Robertson
Is IN the County Jail. and will be til
for murder at the approaching term of
the sessions court.
Frederick Riley, son OF Mr.. G.. NJ.
Buchanan. died at his home in this
city yesterday morning. after an ill
ness OF several weeks. aged twenty
months. The remains will be Inferred
this morning at 0 O'clock in Silver
Brock cemetery by the side Of his
mother. who died just two months
ago. Mr.. Buchanan's many friends
deeply sympathze with him in his
sore bereavement.
The purchasing committee of the
Library Association has bought the
VanWyck lot on the corner of McDutlie
and River streets for the Carnegie IL
brary. 1t is centrally located. and was
purchased for tho sum of $l,5OO. All
conditions have been complied with to
secure MIR. Carnegie's donation Of SlO,-
700, and this amount will probably be
forwarded to the committee at an early
day by the phiianthropist.
Romus ID. Henderson, of this city,
and Miss Annie Gordon Dickson, of
ternoon ut the home of the brides
| mother. The ceremony was performed
by Rev, Il. &. Ligon in the presence of
the Immediate relatives OF the con-
tracing parties. Mr.. Henderson ia a
| well known young business man of the
| city, and is first lieutenant of the Pal
metto Ritlemen. His brldc ls popu-
in the city where she has often visit
ed.
On Monday night, 1st inst. that
clever citizen, j. =. Anderson. OF Rock
Mills Township, had the misfortune to
lose his barn and a lot of corn, fodder,
cotton seed, ETC., by fire. Mr.. Ander-
midnight. when the flames had almost
2nveloped the building, and succeeded
in sa ng his horses and vehicles and
prot" ting the other buildings near by.
! 1t is not known how the fire originated
Mr.. Anderson estimates his loss at
$3.50, which is partly covered by insur-
ance.
Mrs. E. l.. Whitmire, of Piedmont,
sister OF Mrs. Z, L. Nelson of orr
town, after pr0tracted illness of
several weeks which she bore with
christian resignation, died TLursdny,
Apri! %. Shu was u devoted and con
sistent member of the Methodist
church and in her dying hour gave to
that all was we'll, and with this COM
fOrtiDg announcement, IL am going
home to glory" her spirit winged it's
way to faiIer Williamson
News.
Nothing adds 80 much to the happi-
ness of the home as good music and
good reading matter, and willing
mesa and readiness of the family to
take part in either or both of them
That home must be miserable where
nothing but the olap-trap of neighbor-
hood gossip is heald from day to day
and from week to week. Whenever
the home is not made pleasant for the
children they are apt to seek for pleas
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imagined than described. Would that
all parents fully realized the truth Of
this assertion.
Sterling Lodge, Independent Order
of the Odd Fellows, gave it's annual
banquet Saturday night in the lodge
rooms at the Anderson Cotton Mills.
a good snpper was served which was
enjoyed by the members of the order
acted as tOastmaster, and introduced
the speakers. The toasts and respon-
ses were as follows: 1.-The Principles
of Odd Fellowship" Rev. ID. w. kel-
lar; "Sterling Lodge, No. a." Hon. E. /.
NJ. RucEer. Jr.; "The Press" e. e
Sullivan, esq; "The Rebeccas," Hon.
II. II. Watkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. M. Payne, of An
derson, 5. c., were the guests of Mr..
Jas. d. Crawford's family last Satur.
day and Sunday. Mr.. Payne is one
of the most popular and efficient Ulii-
GERS of Anderson county. having held
the office of County Treasurer for
many years. Jim was school mate of
the writer, and his visit to The Sun
Office Saturday afternoon was much
appreciated. and recalled many pleas
an5 incidents Of our happy boyhood
days when we were some younger aud O
great deal prettier than we are now
Hartwell (Ga.) Sun.
The Comptroller G eneral has sent
to the various county auditors notice
as to procedure in the assessment of
property next year. The rate OF taxa
ton il each county has also been ar
ranged, and the figures show in an in
teresting way the difference in taxa
tion in some Of the counties. Charles
ton holds the record as far as low taxes
are concerned, and outside Of special
taxes for school districts, with which