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The BATESBURG ADVOCATE A TRI-COUNTY PAPER. ESTABLISHED 1901 BATESBURG, S. C.. FRIDAY, MARCH 13. 10OK. ? ALL Is GEORGIA |] AlKiUST & CAPITAL ANI) ? 2^ On January 1st t 5; was added to this posited therein cS c nt Coaipounde -2 THIS IS YOl ^WVWWMWWWW ? 1* r PAY When you tion about wilt always i THE C an ac woui in many N thoughtles i \ ^ ?* thC nVXV \ / I;/} | secure. I ? I Batesburg Shaving Shaving 10 ( In connection is an up-to-nate plan. French pool f,e pci cue EUGENE AZt Private I>inin$r Koc " * M i-y ^ Choicest i;tlibles of POPULA [Everything Clean, MA LAV 837 Broad St. W.SNTI D 1() BUY <)tt*' , Cnoii. Fox and Mink hides K. L IlaMloy, liatcsbur^, K. Notice! Notice!! All persons indebted to J C <ilov< arc hereby requested to come at settle fa Not fee of Lost Cer- ^ tificate of Stock. ^ A The piih'ie is herein noli- t? itted l It n certilicaic No fU . repres. |,i in^ it.ur (-1) shares ^ eft lit- IVr!Vrr<<l Stock of the s* ' Tri-f'.itit!: v Fair As-ocia . f!,y lion ;>t an shiu^. s ^ ?^ has h n 1<: ' or misplaced c and I l'? !>\ declaiI haI I lie . K& said ^ii i a Inc. not heer sold 4a or 1 \ p'-i la i a'ed < as ^n< i * t.n an v i . or tn iiiiv fjrin, nr . Z;;? corp "I a'i.u 1 lure! noli V fy t he piddle !K-t In'.iiV iid : rcrii'ere, r fli c)i;:il the , same, t i* i,i) iC'Viv a . - ,i ij ^ Itj fur a > kj and 1 herein indemnify lire , said Tri-'ounlv I'an As- V M Hoch.l inn at Malt sharp'. -.( " ^ a^an sl an. hahilitv in- .ai l ^ ft? cerl iI'c ile . f sleek as 1 am ti ft? tills(11y making application ' In >.iio as>< rial ion for l lie rf'j isslliliee of d II |)1 it'Ul e t'e | | i I \ cTa ii-al* , t1.. . |:ii ll(lay of Mareh t A. i>. , j0 (-Sialic i/ lv I.. I Fart li-? SI'iUfsliuiU, H. (!. gr?^.e?\ v. P',ar*,ar\ <f> Wan toil at once A woman cook in small famil (rood wares to rivi11; party. Apply to N. Floors Havly, Advtcatc Oillee. WANTI l>: My a married woman posit ion as ca n . nnoKkeeper or li j>os I icii irrespective of salary. Apply to (\ .1 S. Jl-u tf. I'.atosbnrtf, S C UH.KING'S NiiWIJiSCOVC rc Will Surely Siop That Gouuh. THE NEV llLROAD HANK ? A, OEOROIA. _ S; SURPLUS $550,000.00 ?r* n Savings Department JJ-f ; Dank All money tie- *_> bears interest ut 1 per * . d January and July. ^ " ? jjj JR OPPORTUNITY IB ? ? i, ' US A CALL i " Si ? desire advice or informa- SI !' L ; money matters. You sS ; ; be welcome at fjc g CITIZENS BANK OF || c BATESBURG. f| T tvav, how about opening m s count here. Such an act i d be of advantage to you ^ says. The safeguarding i onev an.I the check on (j? 1 s spen*..:ii? are only two < ' benefits our depositors ^ 1 Sfc -I *aG9BffKa9MKmml (' r Parlors i.ts. Hot towels 5 cts. J? pool room tun mi the popu'ar price and straight pool - l-2c per cue. TTA, Prop., Balesburg, SC 11 PIA I C^ZE"1:E3 j, mis for Theatre Parties. the Season. R PRICES c Neat and Up-to-date. s, IS BROTHERS Augusta, Ga. ? 0 COTTON MARKET, l?ateslnii*? Spot 111-8 h _ v PERSONALS. : 111 III .MKuuin WVM | || ^ Mis Alitv Cooner lias relumed . from ls 0 Mr J. A. Whitten has returned T> from New Yo: \. Tli lj Xft Mr. a. Kny:- (I Itidge Spring was ^ In 1 aunl.iy v {' k'0 Mr. Deoigo 1 > iid um of Johnson was ? 11 in i. u n Ti,i > I i> (it 1 Mr. Wsliisi i11 iio oi Monett.a visited M 15;itcslany i.i i i, (lav. T> 11 / Mr .1. v.. I>. . -r spent Wodnesdav an 1 Thursda v i j (' ' n nliia. 'Si i1 Miss Until 'n> ;ier spent Saturday 6 jai d Sunday n i\ lesbttrg. I 1 ?r \Y. I!. 'J iininevinan Went to Kp !j Million i t "Jo'.n.i y. Miss I, '. i Ki lieivri/< ims recovered Xv from a ? at' 111 la grippe and is 1 oiif again. \fi r. Dave <! rot her of .1 illusion spent Xff Sund i\ with lii-> sister, Mrs A. (' ' ft ' Mitel.. II. ' Mr*.. J. K. lliegd n ? Seivern syout Monday n i ' v.-j: li ii is tor, Mis. J. \j) i:, Mr. I iv* ne A11av.a of Saluda paid | : Hateshuro i business call I'uesday. Mrs. I.. J. Lan^ford and son, lloyce, \ of II !ley".s Ferry was here '1 ucsday. r 'y Col Ceo. Hell Tim merman of the Lexington bar pent Sunday in town. ( Mr. Horace Wnt.kinsof Uidge Spring was a visitor loour city Monday. Mr. .'ohn Fieiclier stcadman is : li< me from t he Citadel Cr a few days \ ;V Mr. T. M. Williams and family ol kc ' Irene, S ('. have rented the hand rum ( ! house at.d will make Ilatesburtf their I future lr me. Miss s Mario and l<hi l$oakwrif?ht c spent Sunday with their sister Mrs. \ William Cato of Monetta. .* Y Miss Salome Timniorinnii ivo* ml I Johnson several days hist week. 'v VS OF T Statement of the Condition of 'he Citizens Bank o f Batesburg, located at Batesbnrg, C., at the close of business March 9th 1908. Resources. Olds and Discounts, $72,557.19 emand Loans, 1,500.00 veidrafts, 1,505.01 onds and Stocks owned by the Hank, 500 00 an king House, 5.308.42 urnlture and Fixtures. 2,011.00 >ue from Hanks and Hankers, 1:1.274.50 urrcncy, 4. !??."> o?> old 40").00 liver. Nickels a d Pennies, 2 < <1.42 hecks and Ca.sU I Le?ns, M0.2"> OTAL, 107,11:1.75 Liabilitiesa|?i al Stock Paid in $:U,000 0) orpins Pond, 2.0(k> oo 'ndividcd Profits, less Cur rpllt lOvMnncno '? ?<1 I'o *' ?" - v auvi ? u.\v;a Paid, 3.800 no mr to Hanks and Hanker--, pn'.i 1 *> ihIividii;,l 1 )ep.?sils subject to rheck, 31,109.07 avin^s Deposits. 32,331.01 'ime Certificates, 7,003.05 'OTA I J, 107,443 7<"? TA'J'K OF Sor i ll < AUOMN V. ) ounty of Lexington. \ before me came A. C. .tones Cashier f the above named bank, who, being ul> swo.n, says that tlie above and >regoing statement 'is a true condit in of said bank, as shown ny the joks of said bank. A. C Jones. Sworn to and subscribed before me lis 13th day of March 11)08. N. Rogers Hayly, "Notary Puolic. )HHKCT ATTHST . X. (luntcr, 1 I'. Hoatwrigbt. - Directors r. P. Tiinmerman. ' tIDGE SPRING NEWS NOTES. Ridge Spring, March 0 ?Dr. 1). II. rontis is taking a month's b ispita mrsn in Richmond, Va. Mrs. Otis Ciilluin and baby are pending u week willi her mother, Irs. J. A. ('uHum. Mrs. Jos. Jones ami little son have one to C.reenvilie f..r a visit of sevral weeks at the home of lier father, lev C. T. Seaife. Mrs. Kobt. Severance and baby of 'loronco are visiting at Col. It. lb Vatsou's. Mrs. Addie I'.oatwright and sons rcabout to greatly enlarge and beau ify t In ir home. The skating rink recently opened i affording a great deal of pleasure )the young people of the community. A large amount of commercial fertil er has been hauled from here during lie past several weeks. < >ur farmers re going to pursue the Williamson | Ian for raising corn on a much more xtensive scale this year. A new rural del ivory route of 14 miles I as been estab.islud from this point ' irl Mr.Henry Senterfeit has the con-, ract. Three rural delivery routes no star route are now operated n connection with '.his postofTice. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Karbor have oturnep from a trip to New York. liev. W. T Hundley left Oil Monla\ for Virginia where he has gone to lerform a wedding ceremony of some Id friends. He will he absent ten la \ s Mi- s Li/./.it; and Lueile (Ciillvin turned Sit.urday from Ludowiei. (la ifter ;i delightful visit to Mrs. Claude toper. 1^*r. and Mrs. W. T. Tarrant after isiting their old home in Newberry, eturncd Friday. ("ol ! '- F. rtt.-other spent Monday it Columbia and took in the minstrels Mr. IL Clover Al>lo one of our lead rs in the farming industry was a visitor to the .Advocate ollice this veek. Messrs. 1? P. and II >yt, Hartley of Charleston spent Sunday in Pates >11 IK Miss Stewart of Itrattleboro, Vt, a laughter of Mr (.' W. Stewart* of this dace is spending a few days at the Wimincrland Inn. Mr. J. A. Lewis of Gilbert was a risitor to Hatcsburtf on Saturday last. H REE CO EASTERN MILLS" REDUCE TIME. THOUSANDS OF OPER- "i ATIVF.S ARE AF mm m FECTED. i ; \ FOLLOWING SEVERAL MONTHS OF BUSINESS DEPRESSION ILARGE NUMBERS OF NEW ENGLAND car Mil IS AND FACTORIES ADOPT A SHORT TIME ?" SCHEDULE. be. th< ale thr Host on, March'.).?Thousands of em t|J( playes of Now Engl ind mills and factories arc on a .short time basis fol- ?i iowinir several months of depression. In some places, however, reports come ^|e hi M'vrim i<11;(.ones resuming work after % shut down or increasing their, running time. Tne Ilargraves Parker J Not Mills, in Fall liiver. went on a , da four days a \ve"k basis today, while te, t lie K i ^ Philip and Ancona resumed ^u operations temporarily. eh; The Fisher Manufacturing Company 1111 Cotton Mills, at Fisliervtlle. Mass., s'" ' am employing "do hands, were shut down C0I today until next Monday. str The Cab ?t Mills, of brunswiek. Me. Cl< with sun hands, went 011 a schedule of |1,1 four da\s a week. ( The cotton iniUs at Providence. |c>i | 1892 \ Lexing ) Lex < | Capital,Sin t r? ivr cent. inter* c Semi-AiiiiuaMy. Depc C Commercial acco \ Ample facilities I f appreciated. / Safet/ Deposit 11 * Wnoiis >i:ket, J'entrevUJe, River Point n Arctic, Natiek, Clinpett, Pontiac, ai Jackson and While Rock and Done ville, Hebronvilic, Ueadvillc, Mass, all owned by R. H. and II. Knight and t.l employing i>,nuO npcrat ives went on a r three (purler time, schedule. h The Putnam Manufacturing ('oni l panv's cotton mills went on a three and a half day schedule, and the Ni^ht n inhale and Powhatan, of Putnam, ii ("o in . have reduced the time to four j| I days ?eckly. About "00 hands are | s a iTeeted. The Kdwards Cotton Mills of Allans 1 1 ta. Maine, employing 1,000 luinds, ' jadopted a hall time schedule todav, and the Whit.in Machine Shops. at W hit Inviile, Mass., making cotton i mill machinery, with 1,800 men. re t it need the time to forty live hours it wee s In Millbury about one hundred i hands :ire atTected at the llowden 1 Felting Mills, which* will run four days ii week until further notice. I ? Curtailment of prod notion is already i| 1 approved by the Chicc pee Cotfon Mills I of Chieopee Falls, l,;$oo hands* Pwlght' ^ Mills, of Chieopee, operatives, MimiKii i'iiiis >1 ills, Salmon Kails, II , 7o(i operalives: Naumkea# Cotton v Mills, Salem, 1,7)00 hands, and other concerns. The .lewctt Piano Factory in Llmrc : stun, went on a four days a week 1 schedule today. Talbott Woolen Mills, of North hilleca, which have (500 . hands hctfan running five days a week < today, instead of fo ur as previously. i In (iardncr. Mass. the furniture 1 factory of I\ Derby & i'o. tjcgan run } % HJINTIES AIL ON TWO MORE I TRAINS. .7 AND NO. 13 BETWEEN AU1USTA AND COLUMBIA. WILL btAUUtU LU THE POSTAL SERVICE sf Vashington, March 10 ?The postcc department, today notified Hep- m' entative Lever that the 8outhcrn |(,< Iway was at last ready to comply jh the requirement to put mail ('e s on trains on No. 1 and No. 130, ai1 .ween Columbia and Augusta. This co s been delayed for nearly a year beise tlie railroad oillciale said they at I not have the cars. Mr Lever has M in after them all this time to start m i service in which so many people P' nkt that n>ad are interested and it the road is at last going to meet H iw\|uiivui\;iii3 a iu mill. UGDSTA C0LDMB1A LINE. T Bring Hcforc Secretary of State on pi Charter Amendment. in Secretary of State MeCown yestcr- :u y gave a hearing to all parties in- ha csted in the extension of the Au- at sla and Columbia electric line The J tli arter for this extension was issued I ai: der the conditions that the work j to juld commence w.thin two years fu el this time is up on March 12. The 11 panv has in t lie meantime con- lh acted a spur t rack from Augusta to to ;arwAter and wished to have the liter amended so that tills line will to included. The hearing was purely m natter of form to comply with the al requirements. fa ton Savings t: ington, - - S. C. -plus and Undivide* $27,000.00 ?st paid uu savings deposits, interest isits of $1.00 and over received. illlltc n I ca t r t \i*\o r*nn i? I ?? # * V*IIV>I ??u'v/ K 1 * *-?? ajn^iai ?n. 11:111.1 u I i. for handling your business, and your oxcs for rent, $1.00 per year. W. I*. ROOF, President a in^ five days weekly this mornin^-.] n increase of the liours weekly for j employees. The working time at the plant of I lie Waltlvim Watch Company, at!1 i'aitham, wa> increased hy several ours a week J.->day nriMnir a total of 7J working hours weekly. The S. l>. Warren Company's paper Tills, at West Brook, Maine, employUK 1,000 operatives, bctf.in curtail UK today by running five instead of ix days a week. 3ISPENSARY BUILDING WILL BE SOLD SOON. Commission Will Turn Over Property to the Sinking Fund in a Few hays. The old state dispensary building Rill be tinned over to the sinking end commission in a few clays and oyier the act of the last general aslombly will be sold for not less than before closing the building .he books and other matters of record vere taken out and stored away for safe keeping. The reo >rds w ill be ised by the commission and by the ittoif.eys employed in the evidence licing obtained in the "graft" cases I* : ? i 1. a t. fr I t h.\ Kt. ii is nut. i nullum i i iii i tin- mini i?jr finite Pritchard will affect the Stale lispensary property as the act autlio"iy.inK' its sale was passed before pro'eedin^s were concluded in United states court. condeS iEXINGTON LET-D TER. uny Events of Interest Noted Lutharan Conference. Move ments of Prominent People m fecial tx> The Advocate. ] At a meeting licre some time ago, a ovement was begun, to secure the nation at this plaee of [the proposed Jtlieran Conference school, to be un r the joint conference of the Luther ttl i churcli, and to oiler a three years urse, as a fitting school, preparing udents for the Sophomore class of ly college. At this meeting lion. C. . Etird appointed the following com ittee to solicit subscriptions as a jjj] edge to offer the conference: W. p. Roof, chairman; Rev. W. II. iiler, pastor Lutheran church: A! ed .T. Fox. John bhull, It. N Huff nator I). F Klird. Supt. J. E. It y/.er. Andrew Shealy, J. F. Kieckley, thn W. Roof, George Fields- John M. aylor and G. A. Kami nor. The peo c are subscribing libcrallv and the ed omotcrs here are meeting with ucli encouragement. ( Mr, T. II. Williams, for many years i enterprising merchant at Irene, is sold li's stock of goods to S. E. .,1 1 ? CI.a.I . : ii - .. .. I? IM ... II. wuu will Ulllbinue I ie business there. Mr. Williams I br id his interesting family will remove i j() Batcsburg this week for their ture home. The Governor has appointed L. a' Minet Frlck a member of the Saluda aj; wnship assessors board. Capt. J\ E. Eargle of l'eak, was In ai wii ?n Tuesday attending to eourt C< at lers h"fore the pruhate judge. si Mr. John <?. Boozer has sold his c< rin near Irene, to Mr. James F. tc 1 ; ? w Lm w a n t res iank, \ ' ' ? 1 > r > c J Profits s i _ _ | ! account, will be v I nd Cashier ^ I- iwn, ami speaks of moving to Lees vtlle in Hie near future. Dr. -NV. H. Timmerman of Rates bunt, president of the Lexington county fair association was in town Tuesday attending a business meeting of ilie association. I'ntler !oint resolution of the Gen era! Assembly ,ti the recent session, certain back pensions were directed to tie paid, among them Mrs. Mary A. Koon of Cliapins, who was allowed ftl&i.OO which has been paid lier by the clerk of court. From tlic report ol the Secretary of state, it appears that the following Notaries Public in Lexington county, were commissioned during 190". K. (i. Able. Leesville: .) 11. Buxhardt IVak, 11. J. lhirg^ss. Steadman: 11. A ! Costlier, Irmo; I). E. I errrick, Hilton Kobt. L, Cantt, Samaria; J. Milton 11to, Hateslmrg; J. Quiucy Sharpe, Swansea, n id N. 7. Snase, Cliapin. The county pension hoard tliis week Completed the rolls for 100s. About 35 applications were allowed, with 10 deaths reported, leaving the tola ne roll moot of 270. Miss Essie Efird musical instructor ..t batuknfimaMait nnl,..nl? iu in' i )?ii ^ vi uivmi aciiV'Uia 3JR III the week end with iier parents Mr. and Mrs. (M. Etird. Mr* John T, Sawyer and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse McCartha of Hatesbu r# have visited here recently. llev. H. W. Cronk is in Virginia for a few days with his family at rem broke. Mr. Jacob H, Roberts of Columbia, is visiting her sister Mrs. Thomas L< llarman. 3>l.UU PbK AINNU1VI 1SEP 1SAPPEARANCE OP "JAY" BARDIN. AUinrn a *1 anauLR U t UHtSItft BRANCH OF SOHTHERN COTTON OIL CO. HORTAGE IN HIS ACCOUNTS R. C. FITZSIMMONS, GENERAL MANAGER, OCCUReS TO TALK OF HATTER- BOOKS BEING EXAMINED. Manager J. J. Hardin lias disappear fro r. Chester and there has since en discovered a shortage of 12,300 his accounts with the Chester plant tlie Southern Cotton Oil company. had been reported that M-. Hardin id gone to New York to consult his other in law, Mr. W. A. Barber, rmer attorney general, but up to lis time he has not been heard of, though lie left Chester several dava :o Mr. C. FitzSimons, vice president id general manager of the Southern otton Oil company, was caked for a atement Wednesday night. He intirmed in part the news frum Ches ir, bur. declared that everything ould be all right. Mr. Hardin was aided, and the bonding company ill make a thorough examination. The news from Chester says that Ir. C. C. Fisliburne of Mr. FltzSlm aon's otllce has been checking over he books for a week or longer, and hat Mr. Gaillard Ellison of the gen ral manager's oft ice will be put In barge temporarily. Mr. ElUson .16 ently graduated fromClemson college md is a well equipped tnTfl man. ".lay" Hardin has many friends in Jouth Carolina. He lias been a social avorite and it is hoped that when he i'\\t reports lie will clear up the whole natter. It is believed that he got aught short in speculations and that le intended to cover back to the com >any in due time money that he had iscd in an emergency for himself, and .hat a traveling auditor came along USt lit the time whon i?n ? * >?vu *IV> WUIU UI1CI 10 explanation. DOL. MIRE BROWN MS PASSED AWAY. WELL KNOWN SOUTH CAROLINIAN DIES IN NEW YORK. Owned and Operated the Carolina I Midland Railroad and Promoted Other Lines. Blackville. March 12.?Col. Mike Brown. formerly a native of Blackville and well known in Barnwell county, died in a hospital in New York this afternoon. His remains will be car lied to Brunswick, <;a., Saturday and interred there Sunday morning.? Columbia State. NOTICE We wish to remind you that the gardening season is at hand We have the largest assortment and tKst varieties of seed we have ever had. Call and see us. The Harris Cain Drug Co., The Quality Seed and Drug HouseId tf. Batesburg, S, C. Visit Miss Bodie at Fitzmaurice's Miss Viola Bodie has accepted a po sition with FiUmaurlce Dry Goods Co. in Columbia and will be ?lad to show her friends from the country the many bargains offered there. 13'2t. New ''American Lady" and "American Gentlemen's" Oxfords. H.V.Cullum Co., Batesburg, S. C. Capt. Alexander Hamilton Wolfe of Sandy Run township, now Calhoun county, was in town a few days a?o. He is a candidate for clerk of court, in the election to be held there the second Tuesday in April next.