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'T * -him' ***1 1 ** \ . 1 m BATESBURG ADVOCATE A TRI-COUNTY PAPER. I ESTABLISHED 1901 BATESHURO, S. C.. ERIDA^, NOV. 13, i?>08. $1.00 PER ANNUM i ALL THE N OjiitWWWWWU WWW WWW WWWWWWiWW 3 GEORGIA RAILROAD riANI ? AUUUSI'A. (iEORUIA. \S CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $550,000.00 ^ On January 1st a Savings Department m was added to this Dank. All money deposited therein bears interest at 4 per e.Jt Compounded January and July. jg THIS iS YOUR OPPORTUNITY *WiSi who understands tliu conviendoinj^'business w it h a t horou.nhly l?lc l?ank of character and back in yv^^BKl ami the till tic 1 hm ? the connection YvEB infuse into his own business, will |A\ m hesitate to place his account with >\\ knowing' the exceptionally Inch sta i 11 we have in the local eonnneri % Za* roh community. W'e solicit t lie accounts' lv-l il in resoonsihle linns si ml i ml i v id 11:1 Is Riff; - CITIZENS BANK of Batesburg, i. C | I ntci'fst paid (iuarlt'1'ly <?n 1 innMl?'|H) / Vou arc cordially invited to open a Savm^ Account with the > Columbia Savings Bank iic Trust Compair m Absolutely Safe. Saving acc unts by Mail Solicited V Interest at -4 per cent. / I). C. llliYWARD, President. COLUMISIA, S. / ?.? 4,yN^A.AA.Ak?i. XN /V>N . /V Aa /V /v>?. > r^f A TP ? ^ ?a? .i> a Private I)?ning Rooms for Theatre Partie Choicest Edibles of the Season. POPULAR PRICES Everything Clean, Neat and Up-to-date. MALA VIS BROTHERS 837 Br< ad St. Augusta, Notice Mr. Gus W. Kite the L in town this week. All persons owing Compound Tax fior the latter part of the year will Mr. Ernest Hartley spent 1 please see John G. Darby. Chief of with the homefolks. Police and get their receipts, This tax was due on the 1st of the month Mrs. W . L. Rawl spent las and as the Chief of Police has so in Columbia, much road work it will be impossi- ... , ble for him to look you up. . M,ss Cornel,a ?lenn sPen> W. C. Bates, Mayor. !in Leesville. " . I Mr. James Cullum returi I OR SALE day from Columbia. Thorough rred Rhode Island Red ; roosters. S|?tj/ig liatcli. J Miss Ma> I lite spent Si N. Rogers Bayly. Leesville. Mlvocate Office. .. T / Mr. J G. Cooner spent yc l adies' Skirts cleaned and pressed in Augusta. #t rierrj's, National Bank lild'g., over katvl's Cigar Store Country! Miss Missouii Glover has l orders given special care. from Edgefield. , . r. ~ , Mr. Kellers Mitchell was Land I or Sale Sunday Ahout 500 acres land near Seivern, S. C. 25 acres under cultivation rest Mr. Walter Beasley is visi woadland which includes one water father, Kev. Beasley. saw mill and griss mill, (iood stand. Will take $500 cash, rest due In one 1 ' Rutland spent and two years. Also I will sell my with friends at Monetta. stand and stock of merchandise at i nr .. I mr. r. w. names, ol ISdvern at cost with 10 per cent off 0 , , .. . ... Spring was in town on Mond for cash. W ill sell lot or rent, (iivo * * possession any time. Miss Lizzie Cullum vis K (). (Winter. sister in Granitcville this we Miss Moida Hodges, of COTTON MARKET. | Six, is visiting Mrs. Sara Sh f u u-? Miss Jane Crouch is visiti Bati'sburv: Spot o IS 5c. , .. J no. K. Watson near Ridge . ' m*? f 1 A*,T Aid ' S Beasley attend PERSONALS. 5how ;u J ~7T,7Z"hiv..? I Mrs AC Mitchell has . favor AiIvocko l,v ! a visit io her Par ls 1 111 1 h<*ir o iinos on ?r before riuii'sdiiy , of eiuih w< < :?-. Mrs L K Buster of Mt Mrs H 13 White and Mr< Mr. W. A. hawl is in Astor, Ha. Crosland of Saluda attenc I Mr. Kinsler Jones visited Angus- Woman's Missionary mee ,?ta last week. Charleston this week. EWS OF T1 n]M STALVEYA . | GETS HUSBAND'S ACCOUNT ~ S; AWARDED SUM OF $700 HUD BY Stc Hit1 2; AN ATLANTA BANK IN HER thc HUSBAND'S FAVOR. 1 ern Aiken, Nov. 10. Information has ? 1 ^ been received in Aiken of the action '' ' ol the presiding judge in the At- %ot ?6 lanta county court in granting a tie- '' of cree giving the entire sum of money I i;i- deposited in an Atlanta banking in- (Cl kJC stitution by Geo M Stalvev to Mrs l'n rag Elizabeth Stalvey, his alleged first 'u 111 lRiw^e" ^rs dtalvey contended that " not this sum of money?about $700 'i;1, us ^!was earnc^ while she and Stalvey i>< I- ! were living together as husband and 11 i ll wife and that she earned a portion an?P I of the money, which hatl been de- on (1' | posited in his name, and she insti- e'c tuted proceedings to recover a por- tn: /^fe|tion of the money as being hers and 1CS ^ j also asked the court for alimony, t a ^S|and this accounts for the tact that a^1 Sgj she receives the whole amount. No5^ | tice was given that the case would sits ^ I be appealed. She was represented nil I . l in mis action by Lamar Hill. Esq.. ^ ^ ?f Atlanta. ?Sfcs/5ifc It will be recalled tliat Stalvey was recently convicted in the Aiken ^ court of bigamy, having married j Miss Etta Lightfoot of Orangeburg. cas S and Mrs. Elizabeth Stalvey alleging i (j(). y' S that she was his rightful wife. \ CHILD GETS LIFE SENTENCE 7 Si 'ol i ^ C wh; ?-^7 Savannah, Co. Mover.be. 10. self Solomon Keilly, a negro boy ol ten. rest ana small Jor his years, was to-day at L convicted in the Superior Court of Coi the murder of Mrs Walter Torrenee, be at Pooler, eight from Savanah, ar.d Rej J?J given a life sentence. The boy killed Jr., S. her with a shot-gun while her little wot children were by her side. reta ! FARM Oct. We ^ i Ye | ?;t f I'll t'l l let s. .eesville A clteckiIl^f : n<? tin nier slu? S11 n (1 a v> I ' ' 11 i' '' ' - I X .. i t u r<*, I i 11?. t Friday! .1 n.Wi.ls u il I, I ( "? rl iticato ol i 111?mvM. : Fr!day ' ( '111' otliriv- ;l 1 < tllirl's. ned Fri-' \\ < < < I'd ial I \ ? , 1 hrir l>iinkiiiL inday in , tsterday Fl I returned ^ in town 1 Iting his ...? Misses Leonora Long and Pearl J Tuesday Padgett are spending a few iav: in bur Charleston. Mr: Ridge Mrs R H Timmcrman and Mrs j\ ay. I Geo Hell rimmcrman spent Tuesday tj1(, ited her Au-usta; , K?l ek. Misses Edith and Agnes Jones das and Hattie Hess ''Cullum are home . Ninety l, .... > tiler j 1 Winthrop ollege. ^ ng Mrs Mims H rtley, of Columbia, 1'- 1 spring spent Sunda" in town with his ^ mother, Mrs. J. 15. Hartley, led the farT ohnston 1 Mrs- L- L.'Verry ami Mrs. C. W. : her i Sollee attended the flower show in biti . Johnston Saturday. . eturned It John- Mr Mi lb von ("n.ilr r> ( \ . > IS . 1 > . | spent Sunday in town, with his j>< - loh Willing rcnts? Mr- and Mrs. Z. T. Cook. ^ > Sallie I he merchants o! Lees ville have a"t led the agreed to close their places oi bus- at . ting at iness; on Thanksgiving day, Thurs- era day November 20. Pet iREE COL IKEN EltCTION RETURNS. TRUESDf ftiken, November 10.?The com- THREE ssioners and managers for the MriU' ite and Federal elections met this ernoon to tabulate the result of : elect on held last Tuesday. The al number of votes cast for Gov- Lexing or wa 1.944, and the other State the case < leers "'I county officers received '?r them 40 eac: Ihe total number of another n es c; t 'or Congressman was 1,- 'n diis to I, of \vh..'h Patterson received I,- turned a [, 1 .e Rev. Isaac Meyers re- yesterdaj veil .'0 votes, all of which were tly senter own u* as being illegal, the bal- years on s beis . is an illegal size and illc- it nc ly printed. The commissioners 1)U* M 1 be: >r them a protest from R very yers, cd hy Attorney Mooter received linst tin ommissioners counting John h r von cast for Mr. Patterson, lCc' l,P?n the j i nd that the managers of sau^ >n s ction rejected a sufficient num- alleged vi of r ' to have changed the year old i ult. . .nd also because qualifi-1 ^aKd. anil ions .ere demanded by the man-1 Wltncss :rs that are not required by the J-h'ehei ai nstitu' ns of either 18(>S or 1895. L'd dt I the case For thi /POLICEMAN TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER. wol I lower par j an unustic \ugusia. Ga., Nov. 10.?The first j eel some e to be called in the Superior i seen wha urt Monday morning. November i will do w w'U be that ol Nx-Policeman M. ' Matti tws, charged with the win r? rder o. bid fv.rner on the night August 11. His plea will be j P it it ha- been front the start, i. e? j -defense. Matthews will be rep-i Goluml mted by C. A i -qv.ct, attornej mer Lieu aw and Judge of the Recorder's Tillman i" irt. The case against him will ditior. at prosecuted by Solicitor J. S. Kdgefield ,molds and George M. Jackson, ot the lur a rising young attorney, who has ked unceasingly since he was Mr. L. lined. from his ERS' BUSINESS t icular at t? 111 ion to t in* lui-iiu'ss iccoimt with a bank is a cniiv??11 it n u Id 1 ?< wit In ?111. dr|>;irt lib'nt is Mitoi lii-r i'v. . II.m t i. ,. a^ it ?i??? ?, tiic |?i i \ 11 ??i wii I I HT ('<'111. i I ll t MVst ; i , IT I IMVf 111< ?1 It < I < I ?i ?>i i is>i?i'<l hearing: jmt ?c n a I wa\ a l I 1it* t 11-1 m >sa i < > I < > 11 r < i invito t h?? lUriiidv t < > mako i ! : 11< ?i i it' Til K 1ST ATM )\A L RANK <>K RATKSlil' li( i. /Irs L Is. Ktheredi e < . Orat 1 MI) $ j; visitc 1 at the home of Mr anil ; 1/ I-/ i crt Jye this week. /liss Kanetine (Julian; attended weddit; ; of Misses Antic and luOTOR I aerta Haii at Rock lliii Wedi ICS- ERM \\ st - Annie Lee and Lona Kth , , , , , ... who was lee spent Mindnv wit;; Mr K ... , . , '. . .. ,, , talis 'ion wise near Holstein s X Roads. ternoon a rlr an i Mi: 11 A Meyer an I |hcadq . ir lily have moved trom Kinpstreeitioncoi.lt e ami w make Ratesbur^ th< r ed to ire home. scion ues , ... morni; 4rs. S. Perry ami Miss Kate station tdd atten led the flowet show at ^ mston -atnrdaj lhat ^ ; disses Tkoora ami Ktiine Podie ..in aided tin chrysanthemum show .trect . lohnston Saturday and spent se\ to >.iv tl 1 days with Misses Rosa Lou and chinist at LaGrone. though it JNTIES CONt IGTON CRIMINAL LEXINGTON GB CODRT. JURY W0R1 LIE CARR SENTENCED TO PROTECTION FOR CH ; TEARS IMPRISON- MOLES AND ADDITIONA r NEGRO TO SERVE V I C T S RECOMMEN ON JURY. RA1LAOAD CROS">IN ;ton, Nov. 8?The jury in | Lexington, Nov. 9?Th Df Truesdale Carr, a negro, i Qf thc grand jury at this urderof Robert Stevens, criminal court is a length egro, in a pressing room ment and many recomm wn about 10 days ago. re- arc made. The Lexington verdict oi manslaughter are congratulated for their e ' and Judge Shipp promp- The presentment says in pa iced him to serve three; " The special committee the county chain gang. I cd by our body has ex; >t been for the able defense i carefully as we could all t t Messrs. Kfird & Dreher, of the county officials an likely that he would have them in a most satisfactor a much heavier sentence. ;on. The affairs of the c< ,fird, a negro, was acquit- being conducted in a bus thc charge o! criminal as- manner, and thc people of hort order yesterday. His ty are to be congratulated ictim was b.ssie Davis, a lb services of such efficient negro girl ot New Brook- The poor house has been she told her story or. the and found wen kept. Th< TV-T t 1 n aicmii. mc&sis. mini ec unate poor of our county id T. C. Sturkie represent- provided for. ifendant and they handled "-VVe have also made a well. inspection of the county c i first time in several years We have no criticism of 'ill serve on the jury next Qf the gang, but recomm he negro in question is the supervisor furnish rubl ill and he resides in the ets for the mules bslongit i of the county. 1 his is ^ang. They are entirely il occurence and has creat- a'0ic to be left out in th talk. It remains to be weather, it being well r< t the Lexington lawyers that all stock should have hen his name is called. i0n, particularly in bad \\ ? - "We further recommend S H TILLMAN RE" incominK county commissi! ftPTrn nvmc ,ract with .,he S:ate of[i' lift 1 LlJ Ulinil. more convicts, as the sar % force and road machinery aia. November 10. For-|^p.j could do a greater air tenant Goverffdf ^ames Ht more satisfactory work, ar, s reported in a dying con- satisfied that no improv ids larm. near Claik s Hill more needed or more desi [County, t'om conges cn ^-rrianent road improvcrne lf's* county h.as reached the sta " - ? ? t . t v not only need but den U. Brabham has returned tor public highways, home in Ellenton. "We further recommend different magistrates have ? stables to serve their own si and that the sheriff return ; required by law to be serve< r constables, to them for st - them. The constable gets ! tor this, and when the s'neri i the service, he also draws i i pay therefor, so tnat the i paying twice lor the same "We further recommend ; proper authorities sec that ;l- I road crossings be put in m 11- factory condition, as there i li-v complaint throughout the JOHNSTON FLOWER SH lohnston, Nov. 10? teci exceedingly proud o: cess ot the recent flower s en under the auspices ot ti Ann Brice Chapter. D. of ( tour hundred persons vi? hall, and words of com:: _ fell trom all lips. The flo gorgeous and numerous. .owir.t he lies won prizes: J STEELE HAS HE- ff/r'11;'" H Holhngaworth, two; C COVERED man. two; Frank Warren, Bacon, or.e: Geo Mercha rCUS" WHO HAD SEV- l l'r' L' 1 n, ,,n n?.,r.,r Annie DeLoach, two. HARD PALIS SUNDAY lhe horseback parade. , , . . twent v couples wearing the Steele, the l.exmp on man . . , derate dors took part, was injured bv a number ot . , bv a large crowd and gi i a motor-c ycle Sunday af- '. , ' . H . ,. m.red. I nc prize was av i t was carried to police ,,, , , , Miss . \ngelle -Andrews and ter.s, where medical atten- > , , ^ w, , , , . . . aid I ngrone. Miss Lucilc 1 be given him, has return- .... .. , Master Powell 1 iarrison we homes He recovered con . . t nn Id 1<? ' i IV /T 1 i HV- l i I I iV | 'I V ' j 'IV . lilt C I \ > aoout ; d clock Monday . . ... , . feet in every way, and tlu md immediately leit the was a most nappy one am r a tram. , , , . to ho foreotten bv tlie litt lal from Lexington says : ... . , the peak. Visitors wctc ntared man is not seriouslv ... .. , ,' from Wards, (Edgefield, is able to be about on the , . ^ ' Hatesbunr. ha, :a, Kidgci tie (Olio pom tent goc on . h . ,, substantial sura of money at ho is an excellent ma . . . ized. id an expert motorist, aticlined to rapid driving, i Subscribe for The Advo 1 )ENSED j lAND THE BATE8BDR6 BA- 1 I KERY TO START UP DECEMBER 1. AINGANG I CON DED- THE PLANT IS WELL EQUIPPED fGS AND WILL FURNISH BREAD AND PASTRIES FOR THIS ef repor! AND THE ADJACENT TERterm or ly docu- RITORY. endations officials :f?!cimcy. Mr. H. A. Meyer is now rapidly irt: completing his new bakery on Main appoint- street to be known as the Batesburg jmined as Model Bakery and will be ready to he offices deliver bread and pastries by Ded we find cember 1. Mr. Meyer comes from y condit- Kingstree where he has been in the Dunty are bakery business for six years. He iness-like was burnt out there not long ago the coun- and wishing to enlarge his business upon the picked out Batesburg as the place officials, to fulfil his wishes. The capacity inspected of the bakery will be 1,000 loaves : unfort- per day not including pastries, are well per ona. CIVIL COURT IN LEX" haingang. TWflTnW the work lriu iun* end that _>c. blank- ^ase Qj j-j. p Nehon vs. C. N. & L. v to the Railroad Taken Up. '.oo value winter ;cognized Lexington, Nov. 9.?The first protect- week of the civil court was begun eather. this morning with Judge Shipp on that our the bench. The first case taken up merscon- was that of H. D, Nelson against cials for the Columbia, Newberry & T.aurens ne guard railway for $10,000 damages for aluii leged injuries received in a wreck ?.t >ount and Tnnfftn March, 1905. There are a id we feel number of witnesses on both sides, ement is and the case will probably consume red than the greater part of tomorrow nt, as our Messrs. Graham & Sturkie represent ge where the plaintiff, and Lyles & Lyles, E. nand bet- l. Craig and W. H. Sharpe the railroad. that the The civil docket is very heavy, their con- arti h will probably take three ibpoenas weeks to clear the docket, ill papers There are a number of witnesses d by such here from all over the county, irvice by The commissioners of election a salary meet here tomorrow to canvass the ff makes vote cast in last Tuesday's election, idditional rr3 THANKSGIVING DAY. that the ALL THE BUSINESS HOUSES WILL ( >r^1 finer TUO!D nn.sno - ? uliuoij lniiin UU"r*3. county. Id \ ^ ^'e' undersigned hereby agree not to open our stores Thanks ___ giving, Nov. 2bth., drug stores to j n ]?.] observe Sunday hours. This paper ** "" 1 is signed with the understanding that the petitioners shall advertise lohnston the conditions named herein: the sue- E. .lones Company, how, giv- Dreher Bros, he Mary The First National Bank, Nearly Citizens Bank, sited the The Harris-Cain Drug Co., nendation H. 1. Ktkard, .vers were P- C. Cullum, Fhe tol- Holman-Cullum H'cKv'e Co., vlesdames Garber Bios., e. ;two; G Ridgeil Drug Co., F Pesch- J- C. Glover, one: A M Whitten Dry Goods Co., nt. Sallie C. L. Jones, I ill. Miss Batesburg Shoe & Clothing Co., M. E. Rutland, in which Fox Bros., ; Con led F. B. Gunter, part day) witnessed M. Howard, catly ad- A. H. Blease, warded to Rhoden & Fink, Mr. Ger- L, C. Hartley Co., Kpcs and Rikard & Son, an among The I. Edwards Co., was per- The E. V. Cullitm Co., occasion H. L. Gunter, 1 not soon W. D. M. Harman. le city on J- b. Hartley Cash Co.. in town The L. D. Cullum Co., I'renton, J- J- Hawl, >prinp. A H. K. Steadman, was real- - ? Subscribe for The Advocate now. cate. $10? per y ' -n