The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-14

49,. oohC W SusilSiS uteQ In Spar /
anhnrg on Wednesday, 7th inst, aged
% years. He was a we'll known and
sreat!y beloved member OF the South |
carolina Conferences, and has tiIled |
many OF tho most important appoint- |
menta in the State. His many old |
friends throughout this section regret
o hear OF his death and will long cher
sh his memory.
At the residence of the brides pa
rents, Capt. aud Mrs. &. A. Rankin, of |
sille,. and Miss Lydia Rankin were
married on June 9th. Rev. II. A. White
the ceremony. Mr.. Martin
!s prominent young member of the
Greenville bar, and has many friends
ana relatives in this county who will
extend congratulations.
There is great activity on the farms
throughout the county. The dry
weather during the last few days has
enabled the farmers to get rid of much
OF the grass III the cotton and corn
nelds and the crops are in pretty good
shape. In some sections OF the county
the cotton crops are looking remarka-
bly well and with good seasons from
now until the crop ia made there will
be fair yield of the staple.
An interesting and enthusiastic
meeting of the Farmers Union was
held in this city yesterday and was
we'll attended by the members. 1t
was determined to build bonded
warehouse in the city after the stand
ard pattern in which to store their cot
ton, and the election OF q county agent
was postponed until the next meeting.
The resolutions and detaile of the pro-
posed plans will be published in the
farmers column next week.
At the meeting of the city council
last week A. II. Dagnall and X, ID.
Sem We're elected trustees of the city
graded schools to ill out the unexpired
terms of the late j. l.. Tribble, ESQ,
and of Judge George +. Prince. WHO
has resigned from the board. Judge
Prince has been chairman of the board
since the organization of the graded
schools, and during his incumbency of
the office did splendid work for the
success and npbuilding of the city
schools.
The many friends of Rev. r. A. Child
in this section will be pleased to learn
that Erskine College at Due West at
its commencement last week conferred
upon him the honorary degree of Doc
tor of Divinity. The honor is WORTH.
ly bestowed. DIR. Child is the finnncia
agent of Wotford Collece and is vel
and widely known all over the State
He was one Of the best preachers in the
South Carolina Conference. and has
made o great success of his work as the
financial agent Of Wotfori College.
Lieutenant N. A. AIeCully, II. s. N.
who waa detailed by the Navy Depart.
ment at the beginning Of the struggle
between Russia and Japan to observe
the war man0euvers in the far East
has started on his ioutSay home. He
Is now in the region of Lake Baikal
and his trip across the continent by
He will probably return by way o.
Odessa or st. Petersburg, in which
event his arrival in this country will b,
delayed. s.
The directors of the Anderson County
Ea!c Association met last week anC
made the preliminary arrangements
for an agricultural and stock fair to ht
held here ahnnt the middle &C October
I The last fair was successful one, con.
ssisting only ofa display of horses and
cattle, but this year it's scope will bt
enlarged so as to show the splendid ad
vantages of Anderson as IN agricuitur
al county. J.J. Fretwell is presiden
Of the association and f. B. Craytor
secretary. 81 5tE}
The decision in the matter Of the
wreck which occurred mt Seneca about
o month ago, has at last been givoI
out by the railroads. The blame j,
Engineer John Maxwell and Condnc.
tor julie Anderson lose their positions
The friends of these two young mer
regret exceedingly the outcome Of the
inquiry, and in many cases the feeling
Ia that the b;ame is placed by the
stronger road I'm the weaker one un.
justly y--KeOwee Courier.
The Westminster correspondent OF
4 the keOwee Courier, underdate Of the
18th inst. says: :".W. S. Parker, loom
fxer, of Anderson, was accidentally
shot in the leg by 3S-calibre pistol iI
the mill village here Sunday. Parker
was an operative of the Cheswell Mil
previous to working in Anderson anG
was here for the purpose Of moving
his family to Anderson The pisto
was in the bands Of E. B. Ragan when
It accidentally discharged. The bull
Knee and Parker will have q lame leg {
long time" E. 3 - ;t
A special dispatch from Waynesboro
!Ga,, to the Atlanta Constitution, nm,
der date of the 9th inst, says: "Rev
Oliver j. Copeland has accepted the
call of the Jackson Hill Baptist
church,. of Atlanta, and will take
charge in q few weeks. Mr. Copeland
;ls quite aiyoung man, but has met with
unusual success in his pastorate here
and leaves the city with the utmost
good will and affection of the people
Of this place. While he has been II
charge he has largely increased the
membership Of the church and has
sompleted a asplendid new $50 edi,
places Of worship In this section. Be.
fore taking up the new work in At.
,lanta Mr.. Copeland will spend some