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The BATESBURG ADVOCATE- ' A TRI-COUNTY PAPER. ESTABLISHED 1901 BATESBURG, S. C.< ERIDAVj ^^ SI.00 PPD ammiiu ALL GEORGIA RAI AUQUSTA, Once you open an account wi closed -for we Rive you the t handling of your bauking busin old. ' WRH AN UNVAR1 Tnc majority of on varying story of satii banking nccmnmoda u* t(> suggest that y< cd Willi our service Citizens Bf?nk Batesburg Shaving Shaving 10 c In connection is an up-to-date { plan. French p??"1 fic per cue a EUGENE AZE' A - Private Dining Rooi Choicest Edibles of POPULAI Everything Clean, r MALA VI 837 13road St. LOTS FOK SAL!: Desirably l> cnted in the town or Bateshurg. See W. J. AlcCartlia oi M. li, Rutland for prices and terms. Tax Notice. Notice is hereby given thai the books will ho opened at my office Ociober 1st for the year 101)7. l i e rate is as follrws: ordinary town tax 3 mills, to pay out etc on towr bonds 12 m'lls total IS mi'ls. I;ver, person who has real estate or person al property in town are liable to thi< tax. Books close Jan. 20 IOOK. Sept. 16-07 J. Al. Malpas, Ideas FOR SALE. Horse, buggy and harness. Ibns fi years old, sound and gentle. Mali cock buggy nearly new, cheap I'oi cash. T. Halsey Fox, Dec. 10 tf. Hateshurg, S. C METHODIST CHURCH AF POINTMENTS. Appointments fur halcsburg circui Re*. .1 S Hcaslcy pastor. St. Johns, tirst, second and lourll Sundays 11 a. n-. Siconl aid lift Sundays 7.'50 p. in. Ilidgc Spring, third and lifth Sun days 11 a. in First Sunday 15 p. m. Providence, sec ind tnd Joiirth Sun days :t p. in. Mill chapel, fourth Sunday 7 p. in I'raver meeting at St. .'ohm* ever Wednesday evening at 1:> Itev. It, G* Gillespie will hold ier vices in Kamlner Hall on the secotx f, 111 it 11 Stindilt/s Of t>;wh r<v,i\tl, ll,, f v i i \ a i v/*? i vn ?-< i ? ? - < vi i ' i i< rintf 10C.8 at eleven o'clock a m. Sun day school every Sunday at ten o' clock. The public c ird.ally invited OUR NEW GH1E1 OF POLICE. Mr. John (J. Darby of Chester 1>: l>ecn appointed chief or idlceand now on duty. Chief Daihy, juri^'ii from his line physical appearance ni the good reord he brings with hi will keep order in the bes' po?iil maimer. THE NE> ILROAD BANK GEORGIA. ????????????? a Ith this bnnk the same is seldom test facilities to be had for the less, but never lose sigh of the s 'E US^ING STORY r patrons tell an un- < sfactlon regarding our lions. And this impols ju also wouid be pleasI : of Batesburg, Batesburg, S. C. ; Parlors ts. Hot towels 5 cts. >ool room tun on the popu'ar price 1 nri straight pool 2 l-2c per <me. TTA, Prop., ttaieslmrg. S C EPI-A. C-AJFTEI ms for Theatre Parties. I, the Season. R PRICES Seat and Lip-to-date. IS BROTHERS Augusta, Ga. COTTON MARKET. 1 Batesburg Spot 11 < PERSONALS. : t Mrs Salter and *on visited here last \ ' week. i r i Mr. Loyd Jones has returned Angus1 ta, Ga. MKs Ford is the guest of Mrs. Ileady 1 shcaly, Mr. Neal Hartley has returned to 1 Atlanta. Ga. r Mr. N <;. (Jooncr spent the holidays in Charleston. ' I Mi.ss Eula Ilrodic visited in \Vart oner last week. Mr W. V lioyd spent a few days in town last week. t Miss Mary Al)le, of Lecsvillc, was I here Friday last. h Mr and Mrs. li S. Ilawl have returned to Fiorina. ' Mrs. J. L. Gunn visited Florence tin 11if." t he holidays. Mi.ss Kesiio 'diapma.i of Ninety bix lias returned home. y .Mr. Ij. .Iotas spe:il several diysJ in At lad til t is week. l.lrs. William t'alo, <>i Monclta, was in Bat'sburg Thursday Miss Lueile Conner, of the <?. F. C., spt in X mas at home. Miss Hub/ (lluver is visiting rel _ atives in < 1 ranltcville. j I>r. James S. F(.x has gone to ("liar lesion on a short visit Mr. it. ,i. Itoalwright, of near Lcesville, was here Friday. [1 M rs. Jim I ? i -? r ? . I_ w.iki u i, ui ijc^svine,was i <>n our streels Monday. I i ( Mr and Mr-, s. ,j. ".ullum of Au^u?>* m ia. an'v'.siLii'H In lown. >e Mr. It irii It Jones spent ('liiisLmn* j ,.it Kersha v, his old lmn.c. VS OF 1 Mrs. James Grosscn. of Leesvillc. pent part of Monday here. Miss ltosa Ftidgcll is visiting friends ,nd relatives in Prosperity. Mr. O. N. Courtney of Wllliston pent Monday night in town. Mr. Graves Cooner spent a short virile in Columbia last week. Miss Leila Boatwrlght, of Samaria, pem, a ciay neru .\inrs wcbk. Mrs J B Heed lias joined her husband who Is now at Mrs. Craven's. ,>Ir IraC Carson spent Christmas with the home foil s In Saluda. Mrs. Holland of Trenton spent last Krldav in town with relatives. Miss Maggie Brown, of near Leesville, was a visitor here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. I). B. ltawl spent Christinas at McCormiek, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mil shell spent a part of Chiistrars in .Johnston. Mr- and Mrs. Brooks Aide, ol Augusta, w. re here hist Sunday. Mrs L. L>. Cullu.n and children r.avc leturned irom a visit to L,angiey. Miss Vyola H??<1 ie is visiting friend? u.d relatives at Gainesville, Fla. Mr. P. It Ivj/.er of Gi bert was s waller at the Advocate last week. Miss Kunice Courtney was a v'sitor Lo Augusta during ti e past week. Miss Celia Gray, of Golutrbia, bai been visiting rriends at this plrco. Miss Ida and Oscar Ii'?&twright, o aear Leesville, we.e here .Saturday.' Mr. U. G. Swearingen of Trentor was a visitor to Datcsburg th s week. Mr. L. I) Cullum has been to Haiti more and the Forth cn a business I rip Mr A. I.., Kargle of ..Lcesviiii was in town one day this week Mr. ar.d Mrs John Fox, of Concord N. C , spent Christmas in Iiatesburg Miss Maggie llonnette, of Ilidgc Spr'ng, visited here Friday aftc rnoon. Mr. and Mrs T. Cooke and fain, ily spent the day at Lexington Sun,1.. .. nay. Mrs. W. A. Cooner has returned after a visit to her parents at Anderson 3. C. Mr. and Mrs J A. Miller spent sev era I days with the home I oiks lasl week. Miss Mabel T: rrant left Wednesday ror Timmunsville, where she poos t< Leach. Dr. Ralph Hartley of Harris Spring! visited his mother dnrinp the IiolitUys. Mr. To in Hutchinson j-pent tin \mas holidays at his home in Newjerry. Mr. Cuthbert Shealy of tJeor^elown Is visilinK his mother Mrs It. It JK -jiiujuy. Mr. Ii. W. Woodward of Barnwell li is bjcn a visit jr Lo Batesburg recently. Miss Nannie Hunter spent Christmi's wiili her lather, Capl. IT X (Junter. Pr. J.A. Watson and Mr. I>. ]' Hartley spjnt apart of Clirist.a as h Augusta. Mrs. L S Bcas'.ey and little daugh ter. Francis, have returned from Be.rnettsville Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Kernaghan, will little Lois, spent Christmas at Jones boro, N. C. Mri. Alice Cooner is visiting lie sister, Mrs. W. W. A da us, in Nortl Augusta, S. CJ. Mrs. Tom Harding, of Chester, ha been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs .1. W. Cooner. Miss Francis Lindler and brother .""t i. ^ t ^;ii _. _ . Micpnem, ui ihiuuii, wcio in iow i Tuesdny last. Mrs. Monroe Kneeceand littledaugh tcr Eva, < f Monetta, spent Tuesda lier?* shopping. I)r. Wi'.ox of Oran^ebur^. is visit intf Ids daughter, Mrs. L. \l Mucha', in r li 'mo here. Miss Rtiby Waistn is home npcndii n-r weal ion from Eli/a'-eili (Jolh'f at, t'harlolle, N, C HREE C< Report of the Contl National Bank At Batesbun? in the State c viu!>c ui Business, i RESOU Loans and Discounts Overdrafts, secured and unsecured IJ. S. Roods to secure circulation J'remhnuson U. S. Honda Honda, securities, etc. Hanking: house, furniture Uxturea Other real estate owned Due from National Hanks(not resc 1 Due froui approved reserve agents Checks and oilier cash items Exchanges for clearing house Notes of other National Hanks Fiacllonal paper currency, nickels. Lawful money reserve in bank, v Hp do Legal-tender notes Redemption fund with U. S. Trea* > {o% of circulatl TOTA L I IAKII Capital Stock paid in > Surplus fund Undivided profits leas ex p. and taxc Nat 'I Hank notes out standing Individual depot-Its subject to cliec TOTAL Slate of South Carolina. County of j I, IraC Carson,* ashler of li; ly swear that, the above statement I cdtfo and belief. i Subscribed and sworn to. bef her, 19J7. I Correct Attest: N. A, M. K. T. 11. Ur. W. l\ Timmerman who lias l been confined to his home with ' 1 ?iippe is out attain. Mr. Leroy Woodward, of Uarnwcll, i? spending a few days wit' ?-"s friend, Mr. IJ. C. Etbcredjje. *c . > 4? " 1 5 Mr. CaJwlie Sheal/ of \ D. 2, Leesville, was amontf the visitors to , Ratesburg during Xmrs 'l i Messrs. Curtis Cullum and Kellers ] i Mitchell left yesterday lor Carolina ( University at Columbia I i Mrs. N. liters Rayly and little - Knnice have returned from a visit to a Mrs. C. R. liuiet in Charleston. t Mr. Mims Hartley, formerly of , Batesburg, but now of Columbia spent the holidays at home willi his mother. J Mr. M. W. Perry, formerly of bates. L burg, but now of Jacksonville, Fla,, spent Christmas here and at Monetta. / Miss Palmer, Mrs. F. A. Ccok and > Miss Margaret C iok, of Troy, S C., were the guests of Mrs. C. C. Wise , last week. 1 * I a tf i 1 I I .? ilooeiii *st Lifirlmnn I liVa mi t i?i am. uv^wwuiuui V Agnes and Kditll Jones have returned s to lioek Hill to resume their Htuies in i o Winthrop College. a Mr. H IIoyL Hartley, of Charleston. g ( sp mt X mas in 1'ateshurg and there- i main ink part of his vacation at a house f party in Anderson. s I Mr. C. L. Jones, of North Augus'a. passed through Hatesburg yesterday j on Ins way to Columbia where lie will make his future home. Mrs. K L. Hartley will entertain this evening at at her home 4 'Anilorac" by giving a'4 Mi it lie.' (loose" pirt.y. AII guests aro'expectcd to ap' pear in costume. Messrs. Lcc Gunter, of Knoxville, | Tenti., Nat Gunter and Dr. Dan (inn- k. ter, have returned to their respective f homes aft,t:r spodintf Xmas with their c i father, ('apt. I' X. Hunter. MeDAVID-DANIEL. < r 1JBEJSAN Or THE ADVOCATE MARRIED TO ONE OF LAKE CITY'S CHARMING DAUGH I S TERS, Mr. John II. McDavid tlie able and efficient foreman of ihc Katesbur^ \dvocateand Miss Cora Daniel mic o! n Lake City's most popular yoioy adies wore married on Christ ma lay at. the home of the bruin by the y Ilev. T. J. Ilaoke Hie Baptist preach r of thai place1 The happy coupli spent pari of their honeymoon at tin I br'des home and the remainder h l>ue West with relatives of the tfroom They are now at Ilat< sburp. Wip ho, e h m nothing hat, sunshine at d te I happiness durl ig their vo.\ageae:o ' the seas of matrimony. 3UNTIES ????Ml?????????i < lition of the First j| of Batesburg. )f South Carolina, at the December 3, 1907. RCES $103,072 50 (T 201 43 I 1J 9h n"o I 875 00 1,205 21 I, O.Ml 0J 8,806 03 rvc atfts.) $21,380 62 a 7.205 04 125 00 500 00 , and cents 50 05 Iz: 0,000 00 p< 2 son no urcr on) 1,250 00 $40,277 31 $184,099 08 Fhes $25,000 00 0,000 00 s paid 13,818 25 $11,818 25 < 25,000 00 k 114,280 83 tal $184,091) 08 , Lexington: icabove-:.arced bank, do solemn- sei Is true to the ben of my knowl- wJ lit A C. CAI180N, Cashier tn ore me t his 0th d iy of Decern- .. (Ill J NO. C. GI/)VER, cli Notary Public . , RATK8, Jo Rutland, . . Kernanhan. I Directors. Co OB. JAMES S- FOX1:; ACCEPTS POSITION J<: IN CHARLESTON 1 ' J I ? * * "V < rei Dr. James 8. Fox who has been Jo iraclictng in Batesbnrg since grad- un taliny from tlie University of Mary- *>a and at Baltimore has accepted the oil xjsitlon as resident physician of St. Francis Infirmary at Cliarleston. co The office is a very responsible one foi ind liatesburg should be proud of da timing out such aaen. Dr. Fox left i'? in Tuesday. th cei V SUCCESSFUL SUPPER ? AT PROVIDENCE ? SfilMftT mi UVilVUL* ur< an: The Providence school a short dis- thi ance Irom lialcshurj? and under the pr, ble direction of M r. A. (J. Mitchell 0f /as the .>cene of a delicious oyster i upper for the benelit of the school s:l) 11 Wednesday nitfht. Cake walks \, nd all kinds of pleasur. a were indul- a ed in and happy were those who at- VC! ended. The supper was a success vo rom a linancial standpoint in every 0|j ense of the word. C), 1 HHANfiF. IN nilR ?' a viailtlWU ill V> Uil ^ TOWNS ADMINIS- co; TRATION. 1 he rethink'Mayor and City CounII k'ave way last Wednesday evening th or the newly elected ollicors. In aCl :oing over the towns aluirs l\ wis ijU ootid that considerable money was ,,ii ibligated to b^ paid. f()] 3APT. SAWYER FOR JUDGESHIP r" atmiiik or aiken bap. an-u> nounces his candidacy tor the circuit bench to succeed judge aldhkh w I? Aiken, Jan. 1.? Capt Claude K lawyer of Aiken, lias decided at tin ?dvie4 ot Ins fnen Is to announce him l< ho If as a candidate for judge of the second circuIt to succeed tlie Hon lames Aldrich, resigned. Mr. Sawyer is a leading member < I lie aiken bir, having praclIced lav 'or many years whh success ard dis inction lie served Ins Slate am ils country well the former durlnj lie days of'id and the latter tlnougl vJ out the war in the Dhlippiuca CONPEP LBSEL REMOVES I THE TREASURER. i AKES ACTION IN CHARGES IN BERKLEY COUNTY. 1 HERIFF CLOSES THE OFFICE. t EPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL IN THE SHORTAGE CASE ADOPTED AND APPROVED. " at J I Uov. Ansel yesterday directed re erilT Causey of Berkeley county to <e charge of the oilice of the county ^ >asurer, thereby dismissing from LL vice J.dir. O. Edwards, against 10m charges were made by Coinpiller General Jones, on account of ( eged shortages and general int ill- ^ :iicy. When these charges were gi msmitted to Gov. Ansel by Mr. nes. an expert from the ollice of the t>: ,ter was sent at once to Monck's rner to verify the account. His rert was received by wire and Gov ' iselsent the following letter to Mr. i i m 1 wards: cLI hn O. Edwards, E>q , County Treas erer, Berkeley County, Monck's w Corner. Jicuc-sfr. It tiattrrfr been officialfy w ported to me by the Hon. A. \V. ? nes, comptroller general of the State J iffnr Ho/* 11 1 iiA7 tliot unit vc been guilty of misconduct in p( ice, to wit.: The annual scttloiiicnt between the unty auditor and county treasurer r the taxes of 1'JOi. made the 30th y of June, luoT, revealed a shortage the treasurer's accounts of$l,<>?>3: is according to the county auditor's rtilicale s io a ing the cash on hand - . . , ... PV a in name 01 mat dale, i lie ireaser's accounts were checked up lo Ll d Including December 10. which re- l'c aled a shortage in the acc milts of Wl r. John O Eiwards, county treas- Lv er, amounting to ">,010 .43: that w lount being the difference between a' j amount of funds with which he is jperly chargeable and the amount ea*h he has in hand. \nd the evidence before me being dsfactory of the charges, I, M. F. isel, governor of the State of South rolina, by virtue of the authority ll: sted in me by sections 393 and 340, u(' lumel.code of laws of South Carna, 1902, do hereby suspend you as w unty treasurer of Berkeley county. ^ jli suspension being effective and force from the da e hereof, as pro- " led in the aforesaid sections of the 111 ie. liven under my hand this January 0 1SHK ^ M. F. Ansel, Governor there is no la w on the books as lo c disposition of an office closed on count of the removal of the otlicei t Gov. Ansel dtcided to turn tin ice over to the sheritl' and s -lit the ilowint? order: H G Causev, Esq.. sherilT, Monck's tl Corner, 8. C. Dear Mr: Knclosed please line! no- o' . . .. T 1\ I, .,. out. hr I III JUIIII V/. 1-411 >T (LI via* ij-tj., C?? mdintf him as county treasurer of N .trkelcy county. Hand same to Idm hi id see that the odiee h proper y pi osed and sealed up until an appoint- H ent is trade or s>me one to take it tartfe in place of a ppended tr? ae- < rcr. I will make this appointment i i soon as possible. si I'laasc make your return of service ? 'notice on witnin copy and return ? ' i me. Yours very truly, I M. F. Ansel, v Governor, " Old Dresses. Made l ew by our new dyeing pri c 11 ^lite for out free price list. v ' C Laundry and Dye Words, Columbia, 8. C. < - - ?( ?1 II t V Ifl ^SED lECEIVERSHIP FOR SEABOARD. iPPLlCATlOR Wi8 HADE B1 ATTORNEYS TO JUD&E WADDELL "0 APPLY TO PR1TCH- , ARB. AWYfES FOE THE E01H H1YE LEFT FOR DANVILLE TO COIFEE WlTd L1TTEE. Richmond, Va., Jan. 1.? Counsel /or le Seaboard Air Line railway and editors of the company applied lids ' eruoon to United States District idge Waddill for the appointment of ceiversand subsequently to aKu application to Judge Priichard the United States circuit court and icrcby obviate the nec essity of se* irlng anciilary decrees in each of the iurt districts through which the nes of the cempany operate. With lis end in view Judge Leigh It. Watts sneral counsel of the Seaboard, with her attorneys, left for Danville at 50 o'clock on a special train to meet ldge Pritchard at that point, it iving been learned that he was on is way to Richmond to consider the ratter torn ?rrnw. Judge Waddili ipounced that lie would appoint the iceivers on .ertaln conditions, but it as thought best u> go 10 a court ith larger jutUdietioo. A MFC? F urrDTO npm aiuuo li. ff jjU 1 O UDAll OUND DEAD AT THE JONCTION BETWEEN BATESBDRG AND SUMMERLAND-VIOLENT DEATH. At ab >ut 8:30 o'clock on Christmas e night hatesburg was saddened by te news of the sudden and untimely ;ath of Mr. James E. Werts. He as found dead at Uie junction beveen here and Summeriand station ith several bad bruises on his body ul head. Not up to lliis time has lything been definitely ascertained. When Mr. Werts left Batesburg ling his wheel along tire railroad, it said lie had at t,4e time $20.00 in us ana some cnatige; when round one his pockets were turned inside out ie bills Krone and the change scatterI aloiis' the railroad. Mr. Werts has for the past year orked as a clerk in the Krocery dcirtment of the L. 1). Culluni Co., it has made his home at Leesville ith his wit'e and two children who ourn his loss. HOT BY ACCIDENT. R. HENRY HALL SERIOUSLY WOUNDED BY DISCHARGE OF PISTOL, As the result of an accident Mr. cnry Hall was very seriously shot in ie side about the eighth r ib on ti e rening of Decern her Hi), about ? clock l>y a 8H calibre Colt's pistol ill. It seems that Mr. George W. obles, who was in an adjoining room ad pulled otT his coat containing the istol and hung it on a chair and lat the weight of the pistol caused , to fall to the floor causing the pis.1 i ? i. ii.. i?it ?:...? 11...... -i. j?i IU t'xpiuiu , IIIC nan Kl,ll,K UCUUKII n open door between the rooms, irikintf Mr. Hal) ?is he waa in the et of stooping down to plek up a tiair that ha;i rallen over. Winle it is r.ot thought that Mr. I'klt'o ill inrinu u/ill iM*Airn f ital lin iu <v 1 .1 iiijiii iu ' " i' jmutu 11* tai t avs ?3 ery seriously hurt, and willbjconined to his bed for some time. The milk pans arc quickly cleaned .nd rid of all preasy "feel" wli?n vashed in llorax ind water in the fo owinp propotions-1 tahlespjonful jf M'-raxtoa qun t of water. V