The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-03-29

preach the dedicatory sermon.
DIR. j. E. Poore, of Columbia. who
has been visiting HE mother and other
relatiyes ct BeM0n. spent Q few hours
IN Anderson last Friday and was warm
ly greeted by bis many friends.
Our dry goods merchants are busy
now opening up and arranging their
new spring and summer goods. Many
new fads are being shown this year,
| both in mems and ladies' wear.
| Chas: D. Brown, the popular and
efficient agent of the Southern Rail-
way at Abbeville, spent few hours
In Anderson, his old home, last Satur-
day and gave us o pleasant call.
G. C. Haines, an overser in the
ed to Rock Hill. S, O., his old home,
where he has accepted the position of
mill.
Camp Stephen d. Lee. U. Q. ", will
meet in the Court House next Satur-
l.day afternoon at O'clock to elect dele
/ gates to the National and State Re-
unions. All tho iielnbers are urged to
attend.
The new steel bridge over Rocky
completed and turned over 20 the coun.
ty. 1t la neat and. substantial struc-
ture, n. greatimprovement over the
former bridge.
Our young friend, Robert King, who
holds the position of chief clerk in the
fIanter's Hotel, one of the leading
hotels in st. Louis, is in the city Wait
his mother, Mrs. w. III. King, and
other relatives.
| A few days ago at Piedmont. little
son of D. Q Burgess, during the tenn
porary absence Of it's mother, crawled
TO an open CRATE, where it's clothing
took fire, burning it so severely that il
died from its injuries.
| Ira "A. Giles, who recently stood an
examination for 8. clerkship in the
Panama canal service, has been noti-
fled of his appointment to position
and has been ordered to sail for the
canal zone this week.
r; L. Branyon, proprietor of the Re-
HOnea Path, offers sDme very fine eggs
for sale for Matching. lie you want tC
improve your poultry read his adver-
tieement in another column and give
him an order.
A number of the young people of thu
| city will go to Clemson College next
saturday to wltness a game of base
ball between the team of that college
and a team from the, University of
Georgia. The game will no donbt be
most interesting one.
| The street railway company has
cleared the tract of woods on River
street of all the undergrowt tn, and it is
now open to the public as park. II
is q pretty place. and will prove ar
attractive resort for pleasure seekers
through the spring and summer.
| Every incorporated concern in the
county ehould remember that it must
pay the franchise tax to the Comptroll
er-General at Columbia, on or before
April; 1st- This tax is one half of one
mill on every hundred dollars worth oi
actual stock paid in, the minimum ia,
being So.
| The Anderson Dramatic Club will
present the play, ''The Cuban Spy,'
in the opera house at this place OF
Friday night, March 31st. The com
pany ls composed of sAnderson's bes
talent and those who attend may ex.
pect1 to be well observation-disclosures
Path Chronicle.
Yesterday morning about O'Clock
the barn of P. w. Dunlap, who lives
near HOnea Path, was destroyed by
fire. In it " ere Two horses, calf, two
4 hnggies, and a lot of corn and forage
all of which were burned. 1t is not
known how the fire originated. The
loss is partly covered by Insurance.
The special election on the question
j OF amendin g The charter or the city 81
| as to have two aldermen fren. each
ward and increase the mayor's salary
will be held on the 9th OfApgil. The
registration books closed 1 Saturday
j only 2S4 voters having taken interes
enough in the matter to register theil
/ names. SIT
Asst. Attorney General Townecnd
/ says that crippleB are not always A1
empt from poll tax, and concludes hi
opinion as fOllOws: "If capable of earn.
ing support, and between the aget
these exempted by law. as Confederate
yeterans. all male citizens must pay
i the taxi g. A5.s5 ,ssjt S. & 3 ~
Next Friday, S1st inst, will be oh.
MssgEsa ss Arbor Day e. the Walker
i chip. Hon. o. b. Martin, State Sa-
perintende dent of Education, and T
/ Frank Watkins, OF this city, have ac.
cepteQ invitations to deliver addresses
i An interesting program hne been ar
/ ranged for the occasion. The public
is invited to attend. 3 Ss.,
The city council has accepted the
offer of Andrew Carnegie to give &c.
600 to estabi biish q public Library in this
city, and has agreed to appropriate the
SUM OF o 1000 annually 20 snppDrt it.
| ~ endorsed the movements, and efforts
will be made to raise the necessary
money. at once TO purchase a suitable
lot. The library 10 assu red B sas 81
Dr. y. 3. Moffatt. of Chester, preach,
and Gevening for the Associate Reform
ed Presby terianB. DR.. MOffatt is an
learneBt and eioqueGt preacher, one OF
| the best known ia the State. The