16 Jul 1885
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1885
Page
1
A reader notes a rare living creature described by a youthful witness and a responsible party, observing two hearts and unusual features. Details are sketchy but the report emphasizes curiosity and verification by the named observer and adult sponsor.
A terse notice states Wilhite and Wilhite securing the aegis Headquarters for the BIA agency, detailing organizational oversight and the scope of responsibility.
An advert fragment for perfumery and extracts from Gortagans promoting extra quality products. The clipped text hints at a brand emphasis and general retail listing.
Records reveal a Savannah Valley Railroad camp where convicts were allegedly beaten and overworked. A guard named Jackson faced arrest, with coroner’s inquest and surgeon reports detailing injuries, deaths, and conditions amid prison overcrowding and calls for enforcement of labor laws.
Chester division of the Sixth Regiment survivors plans an August excursion to Seven Pines for their annual reunion. Relatives of surviving and deceased comrades may join, paying their own expenses. If 100 join, cost is $10 per person. at 260 participants, $5.70 each. Sign up with J H Buchanan by July 20. General John Bratton will deliver the address.
Samson Hall a respected freedman from York County had his will admitted to probate on Monday the 6th. Peter Garrison named executor. Hall owned 183 acres near Rock Hill and $1,000.10 cash with property valued at $000. He left his wife and eight children as heirs. The obituary notes his industrious life, strict economy, and broad community respect. Other items mention a wife widow mother and a Florida tale of a woman who wed twice in one year.
A negro minister explains his rapid remarriage after his wife’s death. He says he sought peace in Scripture and found promises to widows and widowers, asserting God did not waste his sympathy and noting his late wife’s death was as final as ever.
A narrator recalls a comic scene where a man clumsily tries to drink water thinking it gin. The bartender corrects him while the patron protests, speaking in a hurt voice about preferring honesty and restraint.
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