TFe BATE SBURGADVOCATE A TRI-COUNTY PAPER ' ' ^ ; V v BATESliURO, S. C., FRIDAY. OCTOBER II 19O7. Extra trains 1 Jacksonville, Re GEORGIA RA! AUGUSTA Once you open an account \v closed?tor we give you the I handling of your banking bush old. wrh Our Name Y< Everything that we handle is of tl Scarf Pins, Studs, Brooches, Baby nets. L.mk Muttons, Hair Barret Men's Umbrellas, Gillette Razors William Sch 702 BROAD STREET, : ; ; Come to 1 \ October, 1 While hero eotno t? sec us "W Saluda, Aiken and adjoi Citizens Banl and make himself knowv A W. H. TINYMERMAN, P U. X. GUNTEI Wm. NV. CARTER, Asst. C Batesburg Shaving Have been purchased bx A/.ett: and will be conducted in the J Shaving 10 c In connection is an up-to-date i tile popu'ur price plan. Frem l 2 1 2c per cue. These prices v AZETTA & KEL1 Tax Notice. Notice is hereby given that th( books wll'. be opened at my oftic October 1st for the year 1007. Ph rate Is as follows: ordinary town ta 3 mills, to pay out etc on tow bonds 12 mills total IS mi!ls. liver person who lias real estate or pe rso ul property in town are liable to tlii tax. Sept. 16-07 J. C. (Ilover, Treas. LOTS FOR SALK Desirably located in the town o Hatesburg. See W.J. McCariha e Al. E, Rutland for prices and terms. NOTICE, ICE CUSTOMERS. Expecting to give up our come the first of October, I sold my hors< and wagon, turned off young Miller who had served me five month, faitl.tul and true. 'This leaves m without help, but I will try to kec| ice three weeks longer. Thnnkiii] the people for their liberal patron age the past season. L. B. Whittle. Watches and Jewelry Come to Batoslmrg and look at. my tip to-dat c Jewelry, such Watches, Clocks, Diumoiuls, Solid Gold Signet kings, liend kings, Lockets, Chains, Solid Gold Scarf Pins, Cuff liuttous Dress Pins, Brooches,Crosses Bracelets, Cut Glass, French Hand Painted Chine. Japanese Work Indian Good*, Souvenirs of Baieshurg, Sterling and Plated I able Ware, titc. Bye Glasses Fitted Examination Frei Repair Work Guaranteed to Give Satisfactioi .i'rlco* Will Surprise You. C. L. Jones, Batesburg, So. Carolin V !or Fair will leave F turning, will leave I ILROAD BANK , GEORGIA. ith this bank the same is seldom best facilities to be hud for the less, but never lose sigh of the rE us3ur Guarantee lie best that money can buy?Kings Pins, Charms. Handy Pins. Chain Acs, Crosses, Watches, Ladies'and and Blades. ? ^ t" ~ wei^ei i wu., : : : AUGUSTA, OA. ;he TriCounty Fair. 4, 15, 16, 17. V want ovcry one m Li-xiiiirlon, iiing- counties to visit t lio < of Batesburg, warm wolo??nie awaits yon resident Vice-President A. C. JONES, Cashier 'ashier* r Parlors a vS: Keller, two tir.st-class harbors uture on the popular priee scale. :ts. Hot towels o cts. p iol room whit li will also be nm on 1 pool .V per cue and straight, pool :o in siTect Monday, Oe,t. 7, 190T. .EP, Preps., iiatesburg, S C i COTTON MARKET. ^Batesburg: Spot U 1-4.; ' MsT AND THINGS Mr. \V. Mitchell of Mountville is visiUnn relatives in the city. Mr <(j. Gricc of Wards was seen on our streets Monday. r Mr. and Mrs I>. I'. Uodic spent lu lav at Wards. Mr and Mrs. .1. H. llohnan spent - Sunday in Aiken. j Mrs. Homer r.irnell and ^children of Lamar are visit in)* her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1. J. K.iwl. j Mr. < . 10. Craven snent Wednesday I | iii ( oiwmbia. s 1 Miss Lydia Kemp of Johnston is e ! visitiiiK her cousin ..iiss Viola Uoilic Pi Mrs. M. .1 l(olst.ein and daughter, j u Miss Lucllo, of Alunetta worn hi town > j shopping )ssierday. Mr. and Rlis. jus. VV. Perry of i Monetta were visitors to lirtesbniK . I Tuesday. Mrs. H. It Jonesof 10 Icefield visited jatCapt. I \. Guutcis last week. | MissCora ILdle (lowers and Mrs. K. ; L. JIartley spent Saturday in ( oluin b'a ' I Miss I'iieora K >die leit last Friday for Gainesville, Flu, where slio will i . spend it tie winter villi fi lends and I relatives. M i.ss Lizzie Hales returned troin N e >v 1 >eri \ \ esterday. Mr. t lyde Livingston of near (til1 belt will make Ins lioine here hi the future. . Miss Lizzie Drelier of So 1 wood ss , visitimr Mrs. Shuler and will take in I the Tri Conn! y Fair. Miss Hessie Chapman rf Ninety J-ix I has arrived and will spend the winter, j Mr. and Mrs. Jolin Bawl lmve inovnl tu Aupu.sta. '1 hey left ?ast Tuesday. - Mi-.sC nrlney qior.t a part of la* I week in Leosviile. Miss Essie Efinl spoilt Friday and Hatuulay in Columbia. J MessersC. E. Craven and W. C. pj 1 tates went to Lexington on ^undav to attend the funeral of Mr. Ed Italic. Mr. Mcrritt Culluni spent Sunday at Mt. Willing. Mr. 8. It O rtledge has gone to Florida to s"o Ids brother, El, who is ?1 quite ill. erry Wed. and Thu Batesburg at 6:45 p I>r. Fran!: rlall of Stcadiuan spent Sunday in town. Miss Andrena Outzs of Johns'on has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. .J. K. llolrrian. Don't, forget, the grand ball next Thursday night at the Opera House. Everybody is going to either dance f or look at tlie bail on Thursday night. Itrint'voiir liext est. ulrl ?> - J W tilt Ucill on Thursday night. In ;iwarding the pri/.o at the "Baby Show" the carriage decoration will not he considered. There is a separate prize Tor the best deeoratcd carriage. The "iiaby Show" will take place 011 Wcdnes'lav alernoon at 4 o'clock. ? The Batesburg Chapter us theU. I) < w'll mccl at tli- home of Mrs. >laniie boat.? ruhiTuesday ufternoon Oct. 15th at four o'clock. The carpenters ore nt work on the new depot. When finished it prom- r ises to he a very pretty building. ^ Rev. Frank Wiicoek pastor of the lir.st l'rcsbyl erian church of I'ortland Maine wit li his wife and two hoys are \ visiting his sister .Mrs L. M . Mitchell, lie will remaniu hereabout one mouth 1 There is an entry of triplets lor the '' "Baby Sliow." ^ (!. li .tones ami Ilr rinnfor will a each olTcr a prize, one for theb>s; , all round" babv and Hie other for the best devo rated carriage. t Senator A. I. Latimer of Helton j will arrive in Hatcshurg Wednesday morning the Kith inst. and will prob- ' ably deliver an address in the after- \ neon at the fa ir grounds; SHOOTING MATCH. < in Thursday afternoon at ,'i o'clock there will be a shooting match in front ot the grand stand at the Tri County Fair. FAMOUS WRESTLERS. There wiil b :? wrestling match on', W'edno day afternoon at U o,clock I [in front, of the grand stand at the [ 'i'i i County Fair. I ?_it _ * * in o i a \ F o r H i The Batesburg \ ) sures cotton at tl i Cents a Bale aft > National Bank < * house cotton on ] IMPROVEMENT WOUK./ I i MISS NANCE GREETED BY SIXli HUNDRED PEOPLE AT WARD'S YESTERDAY MORNING Columbia, Oct. ; ? Mi^s, Mary T. 1 Nance returned last ni^lii after I spending an enjoyable day at Wards. , whcru mh' inane a most interest iiiR laik It fore I Ik) 1 tea I i-ciioo'. Improvement association. I News of Miss N,Mice's coming to ivanisnati exei'.ed much interest in [ neifflib rinn towns ami expecting to j' meet not iumic ihui twenty or thirty pe< pit sii'* wa pr.iliii ni t i lind pear- ; Iv iii'() ivatry to gi> rt. her. Miss .. Nance ,s in .c!i one u raged w ill I lie the work <>f tiie rural sc'lrmis in 111is h ct inn nd declares t his was one ofj' tlie mo ' enjoyable meetings she lias r evir at tendud. i * 11 .!or (I I.. To tie of Aiken made a 1. i i talk giving some pi.uMicui ] s i-r. st ions for 1 lie i ii'. i iug on of tin* J work of tlm association and comoiondin^ 1.1 io spirit ot enthusiasm shown i>v' M iss Naisc There were also interesting addresses made by lie 11 ? \ Kdjc, ol Johnstone. ur.fl Mr Mm Daniel, a well known lawyer of \ isalnda Aftei iiic meeting of I lie associat ion an old laslnoned barbecue dinner was served in tempting e> untry lashlon. Many had 'nought baskets of lunch and, hudness lov ing been transacted, i lie out door picnic was thoroughly 1 enjoyed by all. ( Next Friday Miss Nance will \isit. erb where she will speak j before the County School I in prove* ( ment as? ocia < ion. i rjl VrrrilAlilfirr otriTlfl?! /? nit, iHumsi tnunbii. i The p-ilpit i,f tin- MetliO li-.i church i ; \vi.i In; lil'eil ii \i Sunday ;it 11 o'clock | b\ I lie IU'V Frank Wilcox ??I Maine. I ' I'ulflic cordially inv ited New Home l or Sale, j Valuable half acre lot wilii new j fresh painted live room dwelling for j ' sale i.i 13atcsburg on corner. l:ront i mul back yard, fences mul nil necessary outhouses. Bargain to quick J purchaser. W. W. Watson, Batesburg, S. C. rs. Oct. 16 and 17 a .m. running throu^ FAIR WEEK EVENTS. SPECIAL TRAIN FROM BLAUKV1LLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. 1ANY WILL BE THE HAPPENINGS TOTAK-PLACE NEXr WEEK. Next wick will welc urn tlie first ovular fair U at hatesburg lias ever xperienccd iii lier history. There is >ut little doubt that thousands wiM isit this town and many who have icver before visited ltatcsburg will sirul soi> wVi-it i ? - ...m ?? K'W">"K piujressi ve place we have arul how much ihca l of Ihp places of this siz e we are donhay morning the trains will bring he early ones to lo ik after exhibits ind arrange thi .igs in iship shape for .lie grand opening on Tuesday. I II h railroade have given a Hat rate of ?ne fare f<>r th rouna imp plu> twenty live cents. Many of tha stores vill he decorated and Old Glory will >r thrown to the wind from numerous Hag staffs. Tuesday will be taken up by the sight sceiers in inspecting tin exhibits oi liOises oid mules and cat tic generally, Weclnesnav m;>re stock will be shown in the arena. Thursday will be fell of diversions too numerous to men, '>n an i many things will j he witnessed that have never been i told. On Thursday a grand ball will, Your C I i gher P r Varehouse Compar le very reasonable ;r the first month >f IJatesburg lends liberal terms. ;ake place in the Opera house to! which every body is inyitcd. All t.he I other nights during the we?'k there I will he piays in t lie Opera I louse and j sMveth se. who do not tfet the opportunity often to witness some nood si:o\vs. "ii Friday tlcre will be still more attract ions a j the fair grounds in 11 e inori.inK and each day during Lheent're week the Fair grounds ivill pive entertainmei.L for the vast thrones thill will visit the Fair. A special train will leave Perry on | i?e mornings of Wednesday and riiursday, October l<; aim 17 on the uriviil of No do from Jacksonville to icecmmodalc tho.se coming from fiack villc and points this side a-ul the r.iin will return, leaving Katcsburt; I it 1*. p. m.. runniii},' all the way! hroipli to black ville. i)r. crows registered cattle. iVILL BE ON EXHIBITION AT THE FAIR NFYT Mli'VV * i&Alb W/l 1 fl LU1\. Dr. D. it. (Jrosson of heesville, one ?f our leading practitioners and at areeder of fancv and thoroughbred | attic will exhibit at (lit; Fair next' aiv.k some stock that cannot be stir j l>assed in this state. Dr. Urosson has | For tint past year or so been breeding j Guernsey cat t le, Iteukshire hogs andj southdown sheep and has made quite i successor tin; venture. lie ,viil ex ' 11;tlit tour registered Guernsey cows and a registered bull, si me tine li iisi's :iml a few li.nrc TIh> 'hiiifn i s'-vs- ri* Hie inilet)i cows of America I ,i id will well lie worth coming a iontf ilistiitie t ntll> nf Mia rnnct nwimlnnnt ? ? V ? t/;iv i?IV/.'U pi\;illl>IV/UU U11VI worthy young men of this town, died late Saturday afternoon after a severe * attack of typhoid fever, which was contracted at Kooxville, Tenn., i where he was an inspector for the Southern Railway company. lie had c only recently been transferred to that division, from the Columbia and y Augusta lino, where he was well known and popular. Mr. Karre was just :t0 years old and was the eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Harre of this place and a 1 brother of Prof. 11.^\V. Harre of Clem son college. The funeral services were conducted l-.., V.i.. !>,... *7 If I * 1 i; i/j ivj*. Tl IT. I LlUCr. Ill [ St. Stephen.s Lutheran church at 4 o'clock yesterday, assisted by Revs. 3 B. W. Cronkand J* C. Kline. f The deceased was a member of Lex i ington lodge No. 134 K of P and the bu ial was by the members or this , order. ' "Eddie," as he was best known here, was loved and admired; he was a kind and obedient son, and the sym- * pathy of all goes to the grief stricken family. m ( COL. R. W. HUNT IN TOWN. Col. It. v*\ Hunt of the Southern ! Itailway was it! Batcsbur>t last Tuesday looking after the arrangement of , trains for the Tri County Fair. While here a committee of prominent men ' called on him at the Advocate otTlce and tendered their thanks for his in- , terest in the welfare of our initial lair. Cotton !l; ices. | iy stores and in- ? rate of Fifteen >! and The First j money on ware- jl LAND DEALS IN SA= LUDA. SENATOR CROUCH BDYS OH MILL AND WIlL REORGANIZE COMPANY. Saluda, Oct. 8.?Salesday liroutfht a large crov.d to Saluda yesterday, net 1 withstand int.' tin farmers are verv 1 busy with their cotton. The bidding on lands at the master's and sheritT's sales was lively, all of it bringing good prices. The I hirst store lot in this town was bought by It. "'.Crouch Tiie Pou lands were purchased by Mrs. E. <;. Pou. The .lohn Ethcredge estate lands were bid oil for Mr. J. 11. bouknight. An undivided (>ne tlure interest for merly owned by S. \v. Eidson in tho Eidson lands near Saluda, was bought in for (i. E. Jones of Hatesburg. J. S. berry purchasch the berry lands sold for partition. Mr. F. P. iIollingKWort.il who of fered his stables and two lots to the highest, bidder at auction, will make a deed to Mr. J. C. Drafts, the buyer The Saluda oil mill plant, sold un der judgment was bid off by B. W. Crouch at $10,5(H), with shares of $50 each. The ndine of the new company has not been decided upon. it. is the purpose to pot tl:e plaa n lirst oiasscondition and ciuablish it \mi (i hi 111 iMiniiuu.vnia. For Rent. That very desireable general store room on Alain street in tlu First National Hank building- Apply to W. W. Watson, President. For Ruil Hive room house on the corner of (iunter and Perry Sts. Oct 11 07 l>r. VV. h.Timmerinan WANTtl). To buy some first class dairy cows. O. M. Crosson, 10 11 Leesvllle, S. C. i . connections with tr C. RIDGE SPRING NEWS, ITEMS or PERSONAL AND GENERAL INTEREST. Miss lJcrLle Watson Is visiting in TE Florence, S. C. Miss Lucy Edwards visited in Co umbia last week. Mr. E, P Howard uiuved to Kidge >pring Tuesday. ftlrs. Bruce of Ridge Spring lias noved to Wards, BI1 Mr. II. M. Thrallkill and Mr. fi. o 2ato left for Aikeu Tuesday. Mr. John Cullum of Edisto section vas In town Wednesday. Mr. J. II. Edwards lias returned 'rom a visit to Rock Hill. Mrs. Clarence Asbill has returned ,o her home in Columbia. Mr. Deb Red of Bocky Spring was n town Saturday selling cotton. ? Mr. Dave Simons of Wards was in net own Moudav. ion The school will serve cream at the chool building next Friday p. intlie or the benefit of improving their Kra1 luilding. hok Mrs G. E. Sawyer and children and hire diss Bessie Quaries visited relatives uOI Lt Batesburg Saturday and Sunday. ey t Miss Maggie Bonnett lias accepted lie position of teacher of the Clay Hill school this year. Miss Grace Thrallkill left Monday to pen her solio'jl at Mouctta. bet Miss Bessie Quarles will leave in a and few days to begin her school near Mt. (Jar LMeasant church. This w'll be ther |car fourth session there. . boa The many friends of Mr. J. It. Pow- j ^ ill are glad to see him out again, after i short illness. The school is progressing nicely ''u* under the direction of Prof. A.J. bee McCoy. age Mrs. W. S. Sawyer visited her son, agr Mr. G. E. Sawyer last week. fua, The farmers of this section are very ousy gathering and ginning their surj sottoii. labt \ Great Department he i moi Store is that of J. L. pas, Mininaugh & Co. Ieai liin win uuuoi uie greatest sights uncier ^ro one roof in Columbia is the iu am mouth itock and stores of J. L. Mtmnaugh tes' Si Co. It can be conservatively ami truthfully said that no o'.her depart in t ment store located south of Richmond en.r Virginia, or north of Jacksonville, Florida can surpass Mimnaughs, the building Is composed of four lloors cas< covering tlie enormous amount of of c 57,120 square feet of floor space. Sec There is a passenger elevator of mod lo J ern construction ruuning from the basement to the top floor for the ex elusive use of patrons. All the lloors are tilled to their ut der most capacity with goods that have " been carefully selected under the trained and experienced eye of Mr. Mimnaugh himself. The ladies tailor "l)l ing department especially attracts the wit feminine eye as the most gorgeous VVL costumes arc to be seen on all sides I ing many of which sell for $75.00 per suit. ;i(jv i iic ur.M iinur in ueceer Known u> the general public .'or the class of ( Uc bloods that tlte famous store has been ^)e ' unjoy'ng the reputation of carrying cm| th?-se many years. The basement, fav last but hy uo m?*ans least is the cj^( place beyond all others that the good housewife should visit, for there (m spread out for hundreds of feet can ol'1' be seen crockery and chinaware that of t even "the hard to please" cannot 'j take exception. Not only is this de j. partment rich in tlie above mentioned but every article can be found that is needed in daily routine life of indus (1;i trious women or the good servant. mi] There is no doubt that the Mim adi naugh establishment is second to ( none and far ahead of tnose in this country. ^ con LOW RATE EXCURSION Wr To i me BATESBIJHO. S C. ili' The northern Railway v.ill sell round tiip excursion tickets from TH points between Columbia and Augusta, liatesburg and Allendale, Augus* ta and tflackville and intermediate points at one fare plu.; 25 cents, ^ minimum rate 50 cents, on account Tri County Fair at liatesburg, S.C., October 14th 18th, tickets will be on sale October 13th to 18th inclusive, 111 final limit to return October 19th, ea 19o7. ;in For full information apply to local agent or write 1 R. W Hunt, Division Passenger Agt, " Charleston, S. C. _ FOR SALE Five large yoke oxen. D. M. Croason, 1 1 Leesvillc, S C. u e ain No. 30 from EV DECISION OH IMMIGRATION, IE STATES CANNOT PAT PASSAGE FOR ALIENS GARDED AS INDIVIDUALS [MNLY GENERAL [BONAPARTE RENDERS AN IMPORTANT OPINION IN CASE ARISING AT NEW ORLEANS. Washington, Oct. 7.?Attorney leral Bonaparte rendered an opinio an important case involving right or a State to solicit im mitlon from a foreign country. II e Is that In the case submitted |to i the State violates theimmigrai laws in paying the passage mon,r i^ : ?-* - . - - - " uuciiuiiiiKianbanu liKlX.m this iect, the State does not differ, in , from an individual. 'he case in point lias been ponding t lie department of commerce 1 1 ;b tj^since Aug. u. On that date otnmo Garcia arrived at New Oris from Cuba. My the special rd of inquiry at the form er place .vas denied admission to the United tes. The investigation developed fact that his passage money had n paid by Reginald Dykers, an nt of the Louisiana State board of iculturc and immigration, out o. ds regularly appropriated by tlie Le legislature. He was given asince tl.at employment as a farm irer would be secured for bim and promised to return to the State ttie ley advanced to turn to pay his ;>age from llabanna to New Oris. No employer was selected for i, but be was left free to work for am be pleased. The case was uglit by the State of Louisiana to i the immigration law. Several er Sonthern States were interested he matter, because they had been atfed in soliciting immigration to its vithin their borders. The a was referred to the department commerce and labor, on appeal, and retary Straus submitted the facts \ttorney General Bonaparte for opinion. he attorney general has just re tied an opinion In which he says: 'The assurances given to Garcia by ! State agents constitute, in my nlon, promises of employment ,hln the inhibition of the statute. kiln if. Ik* n rf\ rillnH bf? f nlinnn - uiv iv jo p?v/? iuv\? niau aliens VH.mi'" to'this country in consequence of crtisements by a State cf its inicruents to immigration shall not treated as coming under promise of ployment, there is no exception in or ol a State in reference to spe2 promises of employment to inidual immigrants such as were held to Garcia by the representatives .he State board. ' 'he attorney general hoids, tliere e. that, "on account of assurances v iiijm vu iu?* u biiau wi.ii; v;i vuii lu rcia as an inducement t>? bis >m{ratiou lie should he excluded from nissiwn. 1 is expected that the State of uis'ana will carry the case into the n s in order to obtain a judicial demiuation of the question which an much, in view of the author?s, to ail of the Stale ' of the South. E BEST THAT HAS EVER VISITED BATESBURG. I'he King Stock Company will iv at the Opera House hero on )nday, Tuesday and Wednesday of xt week. The company was here rly lust spring and their perform i-<39 were far better than any dra itic orgonizafcion that has ever visit this town. There will be a change program nightly. Take Your Girl to hie County Tiai\