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TiTe BATESBURG ADVOCATE * A TRI-COUNtY PAPER. eUellJiy $] US ^???M?I??????????? ? ???? ?????^ l?l ???? ESI ABLISHED 1M01 BATESBURQt S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, iq08. ^ ^ ALL GEORGIA RAH AUGUSTA, Once you open an account will closed-for we give you the be handling of your bauking busine old. WRIT] AN UNVARY / The majority of our varying story of satisf. banking accommodate us to suggest that you ed with our service Citizens Etenk Batesburg Shaving XVmvina* 10 N./A A W ? J- V V/ VI In connection is an up-to-date poc plan. French poi?l 5c per cue and EUGENE AZET ozurx" HVLIE Private Dining Room Choicest Edibles of th POPULAR Everything Clean, Nt MALAVR 837 Broad St. LOTS FOR SALH. Desirably located in the town or Hatesburg. See W. J. McCartha of M. I:, Rutland for prices and terms. Tax Notice. "Notice is hereby given that the books will be opened at my office ' October 1st for the year 1907. Fi'.e j rate is as follows: ordinary town tax 3 mills, to pay out etc on town l bonds 12 m'lls total I ,s mi*Is. F.ver/ person who has real estate or person al property in town are liable to this ( tax. Hooks close Jan. 20 1908. Sept. 16-07 J. M. Malpas, Trcas. NOTICE The public is hereby notified that ( the License Ordinance for the town of Hatesburg has been revised and all ( Licenses are payable on or before the thirty first of January, parties -- - /? - ' uiiim); m t,niii|iiy \\ mi mis i/ruiiiance | will he subject to a penalty of fifteen per cent of the amount of said ' License or Licenses. Apply to the City Treas'r for further particulars. J. At Mnlfass, Jan'y. Mtli. Secl'y & Treas'r. LHOAL NOTICI-:. STA'I K OK SOUTH CAKOI.INA ) 1 C'Ot! NTV OK liKXINOTON I Hy Vihtuk ok a Commission of J i Coni'ouatoks issued to the under Signed by lion. I{. M McCown, Secretory of State for South Carolina on ' the Hth day of Januar/ 1!)()s. The ijooks oi suoscripuon to the Capital ] Stock of Rutland hrahhum Company will be opened at tlie olllce of M lO ^ Rutland in tbe town of ltatcsbur^ at ten o'clock n. m. on Saturday the Jltliday of January It) 8. Tbe Cap- 1 Hal Stock of Said Corporation to bo 1 Twenty 't housand and no one hundreds dollars to lie divided into Two j Hundred Shares of tbe par value of \ One Hundred Collars each. M. ?. RUTLAND. L. I). nUABIIAM. 1 _ i Advocate $1 per year J THE NE1 LROAD BANK GEORGIA. ti this bank the same is seldom st facilities to be had for the ss, but never lose sigh of the EUS ING STORY patrons tell an uniction regarding our Dns. And this impels also wouid be picas of Batesburg, Bavesburjf, S. C. Parlors TT 11 1 3. not towels b cts. >1 room tun on the popu'ar price I straight pool 2 l-2c per cue. VA, Prop., Bateshurg, S C PI.AC^k.IF'IE s for Theatre Parties, le Season. PRICES jat and Up-to-date/ - DnATLirr*/' > OKV IEK3 Augusta, Ga. COTTON MARKET. Batesburg Spot 111-4 PERSONALS. Miss 11 ut.Ii Coonor has returned to rrenton. Miss Luciic Cooner Lias ret 11 rued to Jrcenviile. Miss Loulie Cullum is visiting relltives at I.anglcy. Miss Elise Hales has returned to jollegc in 0 >lum' :a. Mr. L. I>. Cullum made a Hying trip 10 ( hester tliis week. Mr. E. C lvneece, of It. K. I) No 1, .vas in town on Monday. Miss Salome Tiniinerman is vis'ting rriends al Thomson, (?a. Dr. W. II. Tiniinerman spent one lay in Lexington Litis week. Mrs. John Jordan, of Mor.clta, on rinirsdav. visited Mate-damr. Mr-;. T. M. Keriintfhan has returned | 'rora a short trip to Columbia Mr. M. C. Woe of Greenwood is irisitintf relatives at this place. Mr. and Mrs. .1. L. Hairier, of .Swansea, were visitors litre this week. Mr. and Mrs. l'aul P. Clarke, of near U'Xington, was in town on Thursday Mr. l.'e Htliered ,<e of Augusta, Ga., /vasa visitor to Itateshurg yesterday Cape W. M. < niter lias returned rom a few days visit to Jacksonville. Fla. Miss Julienne Pace, daughter of >r. .1. K I'acc is vis lintf Mrs. J. A Watson. All the tcacV< rs linve returned from .heir resp? ctive homes after the Xmas . acation. Mrs. Koiillno I'oatwri^lit, <f near .ecsville, spent several days at Ia xn^lon tliis week. WS OF T Mrs. Swygcrt of Teak is visiting her da tighter, Mrs. W. P. I lmmerman, of litis place. HI)r. \V. P. Tiinmcrman, who has been confined to his room with Lac Grippe is able to be out again. Mrs. John Fox has returned to Coucord. N. C , after a visit to her mothei-in-law, Mrs. Jabe/. Ferris. Miss Hortcnsc Landrum and her 11 E mother have moved to Uatesburg to make this place their home. They have sold their residence ul Johnston The family of Mr. It. S. Sitnmons left this week for Ashville, N. C, where they will join Mr, Simmon3, who is engaged in business at that place. Mrs. Darby, wife of the chief of police arrived yesterday Mr. and i Mrs Darby will live in one of Mr. M. I E. Ruth nd's new houses near th j Baptist church. , Mrs. Sara Shuler left this morning I for Ninety Six, S. C., where she will r be the Huest (if Miss Moida Hodges. | before returning Mrs. Shulcr will J visit friends at Anderson. M rs M S. Rutland letumcd this ' morniiur from a t rip to Texas, while | in the "Lone Star" state she visited ' amonn her relatives. Mis. Rutland | I was very much impressed with Tex j ianna a town of about 30,000 on the border line between Tex.is and Arltan i sas J WATSON FRONTIS A PRETTY CHT,RCH WEDDING YES- 5 TERDAY AFTERNOON AT RIDGE SPRING \t - it ' iti i . nuiivncFici !'? ?? iliauil, sun OI Mr. John 11. Watson, of Ridge Spring and Miss Rub" Frontis, daughter of Dr. D. H. Frontis also Cf Ridge Spring were married yesterday afternoon at I 5 :IB o'clock in the Methodist church > of that place by the Rev. T. P. bur- } gess assisted by Rev, J. S. Reasley .if , this paei- churc'l was very " artistically decorated with evurgreen. ' The l>est man was Mr. Horace M ( Watktns and the maid of lionor wa f M iss Shaw of Clio, S. 0. < The ushers were: Messrs ^aek t;ar- | wile. Albert Asbill and ICdwin Watson of Ridge Spring and l>r, J. II. l'adgetl of Klpaso, Texas. The happy couple left on the night , train fur New York and tlia r..irih ( v/ n I I IIUI ij??I IJUWIN Vi UlliU?;', JnoI)vhealy, 'Miosis Harinan, I! Perry slice, .1 M idler Metze, N barrott Hiii, L Lester Slurp , .1 Cal S.Ihuly. Sol J Miller, ') .las It IfoukiiiK'Itt, II II Kicj. SECOND WEEK JURY, JaN- UARY TERM. '! Martin L Warner, D (J Smith, ' J.in NV llrowii. I' 10 ? he^ning, , liaviii I Lo ick, John I' Price, John I) Derrick, SstiUtitt. n I) J aims Hoof, Jasper J Ciout, ,, Frank Sharpe, J error I Taylor, Andrew 1* t.'orley, SJCInk, Si in 1> McCar ha. Ilnnrv SI ltr.???ani 1 \V II KK.isi. 11.1 m p ('aiiglMnan, |i (? vv i'tthealy, ' > t^nall lehaum. i I *<iii I K Flea/ i. J in M (Hd^liinan. ICin) W Mailman. VV I'lrstun Luca*. .las W i. Iiiipnf.il1, A (111ll'i h Taylor, r John A Frick. 11k?s Lucas, I It* ii J Deri* ck, llilllaifl Hall, ll (! 1* i tf'W.on, land Hun el", .1 I'M Ltnd er, Frerl K Knitght., Cico L CauKhirian, Kcubcn (Jorl< y, I LEXINGTON COUNTY ' JURORS. | GRAND JURORS FOR YEAR 1908. ; Simon 1 llook, Sam VV. ti irdncr, L Henm-.tt Krick, 1 A Liudler, John Hell Tow ill, .1 < Al Sox, | J L Jumper, Chas J Hullman, C 8 Matthews, a Luther llook. h Kmanue! Taylor, Willie K Corley, p Jesse K Lee, James llile, J K Li ndlcr, K 1C Riknrd, Isiah Mailman, .1 U Reynolds. a FIRST WEEK PETIT JURORS J JANUARY TERM, BE- ? GINNING- MONDAY, " JANUARY 20. .Ino II Ilol'cy, ' Hump Warren, (J II Wjpgard, M K Jefcoat, A .1 Stiirkic. Reedy H .Shealy, * W Noah Spires, .1 no F< haney, c Ino J Ilarman, A Sim Frick, I> itroncrShealy. Albert W ilarman, '' W I) Smith, J Frank K leek ley, II II I'no/. -r, Walter DShnll, n .1 no W Fry, K'zic I) (Junior, David R ItarnctL, K (J Roberts, (i r-atn i>r?>nt, R CJ Derrick, l'aiil I'lluttn, Milltdge A Le .vis, I V .11.... I I ...... HREE Cj fejj Commenced Huslncsf I The 1 I National | of Bate P| Batesburj ! CAPITAL, SURPLUS PROFI1 D1VIDWN DS PA I Pays interest on III per cent, per milium, ccrliticaies of deposit on reasonable terms dorscrs or satisf. ctor aie the "Farmer's Bi Chants' Rank," tl'o * the "Home Rank," Rank"?we do all t Bull the people we cai to the "home folks." patron'ze this bank. Prompt and eourte all customers assur* friends about, the Fir mrn of llatesbur^. m OFFICl \ W. W. WATSON IIPI N. A. BATHS, V Rl IraC CARSON, i Lowry Covin, Ass S DIRECT j A. E. (Inn/.ales, pub bifi thews, Cashier Pal liilU Hank; N. A Rates it&wi, lumber dealer; jrm merchant, planter: ^ planter, merchant; T insurance, cotton; . pnw merchant; I) It. ihisl iMW I ?r L. M. Mitchell, p Watson, insurance, p 1 SiSlffilEt SI IE II MRS. CAROLINE JONES 1 DEAD. SHE WAS NINETY EIGHT YEARS OLD AND DP TO A FEW MCTNH5 BEFORE HER 1 DEATH RETAINED ALL HER FACULTIES. Mrs. Caroline Jones, relict of t'. e ate Nace Jones of Jones Cross roads, tiken county died Saturday morning, she had reache I the ripe old age of 98 rears and was up to a few months ago .*fultiu'ss,0ssi-j;ix>f all her faculties, ixc?*pt. a slight'defect In hearing: a tlK?rt time age she had a fall and lislocatcd her hip and has been an intense sufferer since. Oil the morning of December 28 1 she was stricken with paralysis and ' m?s in an unconscious state until she lied. She leaves a large family to ' nourn her lo-s; her sour are Watson. ' ^micron, rrosion, I'crry and Hur letto, and one daughter, Mrs. Jacob ( Ivdrickand one son Stanmore who was 1 cilled in the war. One daughter, diss Urina died two years ago. Mrs. 1 tones was buried at tJully church he Jones family burying ground innday. The funeral was l)y Pev. J. ' {. 11 yd rick, and a truly good woman 1 ras laid to rest. She had outlived all icr youthful companions and those he knew in middle life. Most have i ' lasserl awa.'. She spoke of those j' liings freely lately and longed to be ,' | t last with the loved ones who bad | 'one before. she will be rememl?ered or ber cliarity and kind hoartednes> ;( >r generations to come and her ' xample will stimulate others to a loble.life. j( Mrs. Jones lived at Jones Cross j' oads, Lexington (1 istr"et now Aiken I 'ounty for ?>0 years and was a con islant member of Ml. Kbal Baptist burcli for 75 years. She was a moth r lo all that knew her well. ["HE SCHOOL HOUSE WAS ON FIRE Yesterday morning about eleven 'clock, the alarm of fire was sounded n<l many people were greatly excited. On investigation it was found that defective Hue ?a< the cause. Before ny great damage was done the (lame as extinguished by the contents or he water bucket used for drinking urposes The volunteer lire depart M'Ht w;is ready hut their services were ?)t needed. ANOTHER MERCHANT , a Mr. .lim Kirk land of Johnston Inns r enlcd the new store on Granite streei I iow being finished by Mrs. Ferris. t lie will conduct a general tuercan* I lie buvneas. I. UNTIES t October 19, lyOO K rirst 1 Bank I sburg 1 s-c- H $35,000.00 Pi TS $15,000.00 El I) - 10,000 00 ^ me deposits at 4 or fiper cent, on kj| Lends money ^ ^ on approved en- t : y security. We U| ank," the "Mer- JJJJJii People's Hank,'* I the "Trl-i'ounty |Ll he good we can to QQU [i, and especially | | the people who KJ| ous attcnt on to p ed. Tell your L^i st National hank BRS: II' f, President H ice-President \ Cashier fiLl I list ant Cashier liliuu L OR.S: 1 llahor-I P M * "S"'" I motto National || ! i, planter: W. L. II M. K. Rutland, J. R Watson, || 1 . It. Kotnaylian, fcjji , I. A. Whltton, BE ay. civil engineer. t' hysiuian; vV. W. lyl SIlEi USUI HZi iiLii'"! ijuiiu'i NR. AND MRS. E. L HARTLEY ENTERTAIN. ! SAVE A "MOTHER GOOSE" PARTY LAST FRIDAY EVENING AT THEIR HOME t'.ANiLORAC." On Friday evening last Mr. ond Mrs E. L. Hartley nave a "Mother Goose'' party at their home "Anilorac." The house was beautifully decorated with cedar, pine and garland of green. The windows, doors and chandeliers were artistically draped with linlly and ihe whole house looked more like iv fairyland than one occupied by iveryday commonplace mortals. The hostess was charming in the : fullest sense of the word and received tier guests in the guise of 'The Old Woman who lived in a shoe:" the ;ostumc was excellent but the young j tace that looked from under the old ( woman s cap and even Hie powdered iiair could not possibly disguise the youth fulness of the hostess. Miss Lizzie Cullum acted Lite part of Mather (loose and to say that she mpcisoiiated tliat worthy "Old Lady j Alto Sweeps the Cobwebs from the | Sky," would merely he stating facts. Her costume was so close to the r.ct ore of our childhood days that any j me at the lirst glance could recognize I lie character. The large rooms were full almost to iverllowing with well chosen eharae ers from ".Mother (loose" and each icted their distinctive parts as though a'ryland really and sure enouph ex st ed. Being leap year, the daughters cf dottier (loose, each and every one of hem picked out a husband and rigid i ,berc proposed for his hand and it is |ii1te useless to mention here that the airy Queens were soon accommodated Refreshments were served during he evening notwithstanding the fact ,hat fairies are not supposed to live in sucli foo I as we poor mortals Some choice and spicy recitations verc enchured many times and the , ivcning wound up ir. song. TI.e night icing a dark one it is supposed t.hat Vfother (loose took just one evening ?IT and the cause of the darkness was lu ? to the fact that the eohw Its were j lot swept, from the moon that night. , BRANCHING OUT : i The Hatesburg Mine & Clothing Co. vli; open a l><*ancli store in Leesvllle . ibinit February 1st. They have < en led a store, mom under the town 1 mil and w.ll eirry a strictly tirst j lass line of gent's furnishings. The t L? e8V lie branch will be cond icled b> | I. VV. Conner, Jr. < . CONDEP DEATH STRUGGLE IN ICY WATERS > STRING OF HORSES FLOUNDERED IN H0GAB00 SWAMP. 01 G FOUR REPORTED AM DROWSED cl JOHN MEDU8 IN CHARGE OF THE ? CONVOY, HAD NAKHOW . ESCAPE FROM DEATH. E In the tawny Hood of Ilogaboo hi swamp, seven miles southwest of Co- P< lumbia, a party in charge of a string of of horses had an exciting adventure M Wednesday night. The rains and be snows of the last few days had poured er \ torrent into the streams feeding the i. Congarue and the river had overll >w- K< ed the swamp so rapidly that the W party were not aware of their danger M ii,if i ????. ? i- **- ? ....v.. uic, v.?-!e in me grasp oi an icy nc and death laden stream. Alter a harrowing struggle in benumbing waters 4 in the darkness of midnight, the mem- ? hers of the party were saved. The live stock was the property of f1 the Fauik livery stables, of which Mr. John II. Faulk is manager. Tlie horses, lit in number, liad been bought in Orangeburg, and were being brought to Columbia by John Medlin. assisted by Ferney Owens and another (i boy. The road from Orangeburg A follows tne Congaree river up to pi H rook land, where the crossing is O, made on a bridge. E Medlin has come over the road on in several former oeenslnna :mH ic c..im to know the country well. lie at- E tempted to bring the horses across a M point In llogaboo swamp, about seven miles from Columbia. The place at cl< ^liieh the crossing was attempted C< was tor.r.erly passu'*.. means-of a vv bridge. Hut the bridge must have in been washed av ay or the swamp had co been Hooded oy the recent rains for as V\ soon as the horses entered the water, M which was, under normal conditions, gr very shallow they did not line! bottom, si: There were two two lior.se wagons bi and one buggy. The horses attached af to the wagons could not l>e cut loose <u and they were drowned, the bodies being found later m the day when Mr Faulk went to the scene. The horse attached to the buggy was cut looi-e and this one and one of the remaining horses which were not attached to \ any vehicles have not yet been found. The remain'ng seven have been recovered as they were able to swim to shore and instinct guide 1 them properly. Medlin and the small boy along came very near being drowned when 0f the accident occurred in their elToits Lt to save t lie horses. Medlin caught " one of the horses hy the bridal and ,r er was hy this means saved from drown- cr ing It required some time to revive him after he had been taken from the pi water and it was staled last nivht lu ilial lie is still very il. from the ' ' r? effects of tlie slru^^le u; the icy water rite small lioy caii_<hi Hold of one of 1 ilie horses in the water and swam | ashore on its back o; The boy, as soon as lie came out of (f the water, commenced to scream at ihe top of his voice and this attracted , ... if* nearby persons. 1 neso came to toe assistance of the parlies and tires ^ were built and ad p issibie as I was kiven t 'cm. I hey assisted in resits- ( citation Medlin and made an elTorl to ( lind some o( the lost horses. The horses that were saved were brought into town ab nil II o'clock yesterday mormon the accident causing a delay of ov.r 11 hours. The ?, loss to i*? r. Fait Ik may he in the jo neighborhood of $1,000. This can not ^ lK?iat?d delinllely as yet, since the >lh r two horses may be tec.vered t)l I'lic wagons and bunny are jet in lite c)| die. sw.imo sinft may ue ,.lsO ,n .lived. Ta Mr Faulk's brother name alontf the .J. ume road aliea 1 of the other party by ibuut two nours and he was able to rosy, lie was acoompsnied by Mr. \rtie Kind, who is employed by Mr. Kaulk; Mr. Faulk stated last ni^lit .hat lie w.is a:most sine that cue '?J iridic had either lieeii washed eiilue co y away or was uuved frein its foun oa litlou. Lk rcK APtrNUiH VISED SelfiTOSH-BRlMSOB. ARRlEB ON JANUARY THE SECOND AT LYNCHBURG, 8 C. A PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING. Prof. H Alexander Brunpou, prlnpal of the K?toi?Kn?flr "i~i- --- _ ? -?n u^u auu raded schools was married to Miss nnlc Louise Mcintosh, daughter of r. and Mrs. John Franklin Mcintosh Lynchburg. 8. C., on Wednesday, musty the second at the Methodist turch in Lynchburg, S. C., by the ev. S. O. Canty at 6 o'clock In the rternoon. 1 he church was beautiful - decorated in white and green. The laid of honor was Miss Martha lizabetli Mcintosh sister of the ride and tiie best man was Mr. iter A. Hrunson of Florence, brother the gtoom. The bridesmaids were isses Ann'e Olivia ICecls, of Rem nana Annie Griffith and ttie ushs were Messrs Thomas II. Miller ani Ernest McVaddcn of Lynchburg, Iwin E lirunson of Florence and Ernest Mcintosh of Lynchburg, r. and Mrs. Branson will make their nne in Batesburg for the present. . DOUBLE WEDDING. WO COUPLES MARRIED WEDNESDAY MORNING AT GILBERT. There was a double wedding at ilbert Wednesday, the Rev. B. D. ressinger of the Lutheran cturch ;rforming the ceremonies. Mr. Chas . Mooncyhan <?r Elliott and Mrs. ssic B. Drafts of Gilbert were united ma rlageandal the conclusion of this rernony Mr. John F. Tallon of Uiott was united in marriage with liss Frances Liudlcr of Gilbert. The wedding took place at 9:30 Otock and the party then went to jlumbla and were registered rat light'* hot*). Tha w.ddir.;: party i addition to the brides and grooms insisted of the fni !/*? ?? .vuvxni);. mrs. W > r. IMayer, sister of Mr. Mooneyban; r. w.p; Mooneyban, brother of tbe oom; Miss Ella Tallon, tbe groom's stcr and Miss Lela Lindler, tbe ide's sister. Tbe party left in tbe ternoon for Elliott, where they wi.l ake their future home. DGEF1ELD COURTHOUSE. variety of happenings in and around old edgefield ?personal, social and otherwise. Edirefhld .lan i _t?.- tw? . ?.? i nr I'augnicrs the Confederacy will celebrate (Jen. ic's birthday 011 the 20th of January on. I). S. Henderson will be the ator of the occasion. All the vet ans are cordially Invited to be prea it and join in the parade. The time for pa>ing taxes ln.s ex red and only one half of the taxes ive been collected. The governor, r the first time in several years, lias fused to cxtcno llie time for paying xes. The Leap year hop given by the jies ot our town was a ? X I 113 rls have begun early to improve eir opportunities. Mr. Howard Williams has retired <in the mercantile business and has tie hack to ins farm. We will miss >ward, as lie was one of the most polar clerks in town. Dur town is full of visitors who ve remained over after tlie holidays d are enjoying the numerous tcrtainments given in their honor. In. Corley has bought the Lewis lot which he will erect a colonial sidence, and rumor says that a I,of. .r> W "1 jvruu* iirnr win prcsine over Mr. H. L. Jones was a passenger on e train Unit turned over near Vau ise last week and was the lirat man kick out a wi.idow and crawl out ,kca more than a turn over to get ead of hen.?Johnston News Moil >r. FOR SALB. 1 I /\r.'?-v - ? J * .iuiw, uugKV narnei?s. Ilors^ fears did, sound and gentle. Hub ck IxiKKy nearly new, cheap for sh. T. ilalsey Fox, SO. 10 If. iiatttbburg, 8. (j,