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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1877
Page
3
Local notices announce a weeklong vacation at the Carswell Institute with an address on diameter. Reports cover trials, a bell gift, farming, and May festivals at Anderson County institutions. Public notices criticize tobacco stamping raids, jury pay, and spittoon rules while praising Dr. Murrah and urging strawberry festivals and law lectures.
The Anderson Board of Trade pleads for state action against railroad discrimination. It argues railroads are common carriers with eminent domain rights and urges passage of laws to curb unjust freight high rates. Cites Greenville Columbia and Charleston lines, seeks relief and penalties, dated April 15, 1877.
County correspondence reports Mr John Rothwell secretary of the Charleston YM C A will lead religious services in Anderson under the association. A devotional meeting is set for Wednesday evening May 2nd at the Masonic Hall. The call goes out for Christians of all denominations to cooperate for the community’s spiritual good.
Hopewell area notes praise two weeks of fair weather and cotton progress amid excess plantings. Barnet Lodge merits thanks for hall improvements with Dr. O and Col. J. cited for support. Hopewell Baptist Church reports pastor Rev. Carnwell and missionary focus. Woman's Mission Society elected officers. discussion of building a local high school continues. Local farming mentions guano use, married life, and county bridge repairs. A public debate at Shallow Ford School House pits Columbus versus Washington for greater honor. local speakers named.
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