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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1901
Page
8
Mrs Ruth Rush nee Miss Dobbins dies at her son’s residence on the podiust and is buried at Trinity Church on the 4th. Rev John Attaway conducts the funeral with many friends in attendance. She leaves three children J C Rush of our town S S Col W B Pickens and Mrs Martin of Pickens County. She was a faithful Methodist and highly esteemed.
Public sale of the Blue Ridge Railroad occurred last Monday in this city under a United States Court order with Specialmaster Dr. vonville presiding. The property is valued at ElON,000 and was advertised by Messrs Washington Cy and J. Lt. Almey of Columbia D C representing Southern Railway Corp. They state the Southern will not operate the line and will run it independently. Notice excludes certain city and Grones County property sold previously by the old C&G I. Tt. Co. to private individuals.
Mr Reed of Varennes Township received a telegram with the news that his second son Lucius B Reed was shot and killed in Cleveland Mississippi yesterday morning. He was 22, left the county about eighteen months ago to work as superintendent on Lafayette Pearman’s plantation and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. The remains will be brought home for a brief church service as friends extend sympathy in their bereavement.
A house on West Franklin street burned to the ground last Saturday night about 11 o'clock. The structure owned by Mr Hawkins was nearly completed and set for occupancy soon. Firemen saved neighboring property but the origin remains unknown, suspected incendiary. Hawkins carried $1,000 fire insurance. he plans to rebuild soon as friends express sympathies.
The Annual Inspection and Parade of the Anderson Fire Department is set for Thursday afternoon July 25. Firemen meet at City Mall at 4 30 PM, parade begins at 5 PM from City Hall down Main to Belton, up Belton to McDuffie, up McDuffie to Cox, back to Main then to public square, Benson street, around square and form on West side for inspection. Mounted Police Escort Pioneer Hose Wagon Pioneer Reel Hook and Ladder Co Rough and Ready Hose reel and apparatus and Chief A FP D.
A committee from Co. P 3rd S.C. V. Regiment is to meet at Carswell Institute on Saturday the 20th at o’clock p m to prepare and select speakers for the survivors reunion on Wednesday August 7th. The list includes G. P. Burdett A W McKee J C McPhail J O McAdams Ezekiel Hall J G Gordon and J B Leverott.
Community notes report sermons at Trinity and Hopewell, social visits in Belton Pendleton and Anderson, fires at a Molin Allen house and local shop chatter. Mentions of students at Clemson, weddings and receptions, visits by Miss Kay and Miss Speer, a fire policy with Abbeville-Greenwood Mutual, and upcoming Association events.
The ex mayor and city officials invite the City Council and school editors to inspect the Anderson Fire Department on Thursday after noon July 25 at 6 o clock at City Hall. The event is led by Mayor PF Toury and Chief A F D Bicny. The nineteenth reunion of Orrs Regiment of Rifles Surviving members meets August 13 14 at Sandy Springs with speeches by Col James L Orr Gen A C Maskell Gen R R Hamill Col J A Hoyt and Col J Brown. Confederate veterans urged to attend with families invited to Wednesday program.
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