The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-19

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During tho past few days OF fair
weather our farmers have done Il
considerable amount ot farm work
and many fields are now ready for
fertilizer. and by the 10Th OF April
II the weather viii be tit for farm
work W" viii hardly know that We
were behind with our work.
There is some complaint about
oats being killed out during the Sc
we're cold weather OH red land OF
course this land will be planted In
cotton. Fertilizer hauling H. now in
full blast. and believe me some of
II is being hauled. but not on half
Will be- used this year that was used
last year.
c. NJ Martin has moved his shin
! gle mill to this section and is saw
ing some fine shingles for our peo.
pie
Lee Eirod lost q valuable COW last
Monday.
! j. H. EIrod was business visitor
: to Anderson last Wednesday
Rev. u A. OKcllcy preached one
of the best sermans ut this place last
here. Ills subject was: THE Second
Coming OF Christ"
Our Sunday school is certainly
doing . fine work now under the
! leadership OF Prof. y. w. Meredith.
: Everybody has cordial invitation
; 10 attend. We have over one hun
drcdo ut present and room for more.
a. Martin had a nice Lam stolen
from him II few nights ago. Dug"
Robinson. negro living with Ii. +.
. Mullikin also had one stolen from
him.
G. S. Martin OF Walkcr-M -McEl-
moylc was hore several days recent
ly getting out blocks for having II
lurge number of shingles saved.
w. II. G.. Elrod Is in Anderson
this week attending court.
&. NJ Murphy was IA business yis-
ilor to Anderson Thursday.
Emory Williams and wife of Nc
Elmoyle were visitors here last
Tuesday.
Rev. O'Kciiey of Greenville spent
Saturday night at the home OF A. Il.
Bryson.
Mrs. Adolplius Murphy of Cross
foads visited Mrs. A. NJ. Martin
Monday.
Misses Addie and Annie Wilson
OF IIopcwell visited relatives here
few nights ago
There Is still considerable
amount OF cotton In some places yet
10 be picked.
Mrs. w. r. Link and daughter.
Miss jamie Of Willis Chapel attend
cd services at this place last Sun
day.
+. w. Stonc and wife OF Central
were visitors here lest Saturday nnd
Sunday.
In there is "a single voter
In this section who fayors the
good roads bond issue. we have
failed thus far to meet him
ana we try to make 1t Il point to
ask everyone we meet IL they are
In favor of the bonds. In conversa-
ton with prominent farmer of the
Roberts section in Anderson last
Wednesday. VIC asked him II the peo-
pie In his section were in favor of
the bonds. and he stated that &c his
knowledge. there was only one man
In his section tlut was in favor of
them. Another from the Whitefield
section said the same thing.
w. l.. Casey claims that the Five
Fork section Is opposed to them.
Are these communities not among
tho most progressive in Anderson
county aud does not some of the
county's best citizens live in these
sections. Have they not brains
enough to Know what is best for
them? Do they have to sit idly by
anu let n few who are under the
control OF corporations dictate to
them what they mast do. and IL
they do not be dubbed as nom
progressive; and Of poor judgment.
Are the tax payers OF Anderson
county not already paying taxes to
support several offices that I. not
worth n whoop 10 them? We can
name several. and ono In particular
that Is Of no more benefit to the
people OF the county than the chief
OF some African Jungle tribe. Like
the turtle the taxpayer has already
got too many leeches sucking their
living from them. Il Is not question
as to whether or not good roads
would be bad or good thing for
tho county. but a question as 10
whether or not the county Is able
TO try three quarter million dollar
experiment. just little comparison,
please, as TO who bears the burden
OF the taxes. This is true and the
parties are alive today to bear wit
ness to the facts. A. is man living
on rented land. He made his return
at $1,000. including everything he
owned. The assessors raised his as
sessment TO $50. 90. He pay n, poll
ana ROAD tax. The tax was 10 mills,
making his taxes 1914 B, Is q man
VINO owns 1SO acres Of land, four
mead OF horses, two cows and three
dwellings with necesdary outbuild-
ings. beside house furnishings that
could not be replaced for $1,000. His