Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I jWti I ^ l .*f J^HnB [j ^HM ?| f : \ .W M ^^.5e 1 HH T iu urs. Kach man gets cue day off in 12. I m r-nr of the tire house, cm !S Kpi!ng street, ther?' is a sheet-iron lntihlisig ???> feet long for drying tin,, In sc. After each use the hose is Mtf. tell d li in lo he washed an 1 di ieil. wliiie ih" reels are kept cell si ml.y !i ;? :? ! f< r use wish dry hose. '* Til" : J?J>; l : t: i s ('insists if one i- i.i mi.a! engine and I.imo feet of s In so; i .vii straight wagons with a f (I'luhiiiatii n wagon with a ad-gallon I- rapacity ?f l.Tiei fe"t of hose; one o engine with capacity < f 4n0 gallons > ! i-r mi.Tin* men are given a '.lily at 1:1 o'clock an'l are - I pt ia ti:i im'i lit ion. tknii;:i the av 'i ( ; .1 if ?.iiis is vry low. The i pieser.t <1 par:meiit lias been crganI ized S tin litin and during that tim> II ha-i attend'd l'? fires. The depart in* at i lias two pairs < f very tine and e.v;i rel'.entiy trained horses of which - the men are justly proud. : ^" * " : *$ _i?; ^ ,?: lJ??FIKK lVAMOXS AM) CKKAVM. HI kliKl'I.X* CO.VSTASTLY l> TOR ************************** I SOME COUN * VI,ox; THE ASIIEVILLE ROA11 ?onte Prosperous Little Towns and ; Splendid At?rieultnrul Section. The country along the Spartan burg and Aslieville Railroad in thi county is undulating, but not hilly The mountain streams traverse 111 section at frequent intervals and th land is fertile. The region is ricl in minerals and many placer gob mines are worked on a small scab eveiy year since the oldest inhahi tint can remember. At. the litth cross n ads stores gold washings ar lmrltered regularly and many mei manage to get a subsistence with s pau in the branches. Near Campobello there is a ver; fine mineral spring which is attract ing considerable at tent ion. SOME ('Of XT MY TOWNS. VVordrti'T a (irnuiiii! Trade I cntei i.nd Industrial Co 11;n.i:iiit). The largest aniens the towns o the county is Woodruff, en me* C. A W. Railroad, IS miles from tli city. The town lias a population o about 1,000 with many welii-filled stores and some of the most sue cessful and wide-awake busiues men to be found anywhere. The people of Woodruff saw tli necessity for good schools and henct voted a special tax for a grade*! school and erected a $.">,000 brick building and have maintained for several years a splendid corps o( teachers. R. S. Rogers is principal tf the high school. The llaptists, Methodists, Presbyterians and Associate Reformed Presbyterians all have flourishing churches With splendid congregations, the Ilaptist and Methodist be ing especially large. Resides the Woodruff Cotton Mill and the oil mill, which buys seed from the farmers and delivers them a high grade of fertilizers, there is the Rank of Woodruff, which, though young in years, has taken its place I among the financial institutions of the county. This bank has a capital stock of $1*0,000 and a surplus of $10,000. Aug. W. Smith is president and J. It. Westmoreland, cashier. TIIE MERC HAM'S. News and Review is the local weekly paper, published by It. II, Sweeney & Son. The following are among the merchants: I). W. Anderson, W. A. Anderson, .1. S. Railey, I). E. Ren son, E. A. Renson, It. T. Reason, drags; W. P. Ruliingtou Wagon Manufactoi y, ,1. 1\ Clem, Crow Rros., J. X. Drumniond, Mrs. E. G Ferguson, II. L. Ferguson, R. W Gaston, W. S. Gray &- Son, R. II Jacobs, livery; Kilgore & Co., Lanford & Castlebcrry, G. W. Leatherwood, hotel; J. W. Martin, Montgomery & Co., wholesale grocers; Xesbitt Gray, roller mills, C. If. Pearson, Poole & Layton, W. II. Scott T. M. Vise, Julian Westmoreland. O Iv Westmoreland, W. It. Westmoreland & Co., J. I). Word, Woodrufl Racket Store, Wrodi uff Supply Co. S. .1. Workman, Workman & llrockiraii. sim.i:ni>ii> farm la mis. The town is situated in the heart <f a splendid farming country and th" merchants draw trade from .1 considerable distance. One of the at mictions of Woodruff and cnu which lias done a steal deal towards stimulating stock-raisins and at thr same time drawn many visitors to the town annually is the Woodrufl Kail- and Stock Show. This entertainment every fall draws as man) .is 4,not) visitors in a day and sen eially lasts several days. The assedation owns splendid grounds am wi i* II WITH SOl'THEKN 1\VESTMEN [TRY TOWNS. 5 ************************** 5 >. tracks and it is always an event of interest to all the surrounding coun1 t ies. . COWPESS COMMERCE AAD FACs TORIES. e A TlirMntr Coin n: mi It y building e Along Kittli! l.lno, 1 The littie town of Covvpens. cn the ' Southern, which takes its name from L* the famous revolutionary battleground near by, where Daniel Mor! gait gave the British one of the most 0 disastrous attd telling defeats of the 1 war. is ten miles front Spartanburg, 1 and two miles front the end of the trolley line. The leading industries are a cotton mill and cotton seed oil mill. The Security Dank, J. \V. No"wocd, president; and \V. Y. Wilkius, cashier, has a capital of $X.OOO. The school is in charge cf J. E. Chandl?'i and .Miss Onie Martin. Metht".U?^, Baptists and Presbyterians have churches. 4 The merchants are: T. L. Bryant c & Co., M. R. Cash. G. M. Champion, * Cow,pens Manufacturing Company, 1 L. C. Green, S. L. llobbs. Moor,-. Fowler & Co., S. D. Moore & Son, Moore & Moseley, Potter Bros. 3 Wilkins. .1. T. Robinson. J. M. Smith & Sons, E. O. Webster. Webster, i Harris & Co., B. E. Wilkins. Jno. 'i'. * Wilkins. Jr., W. W. Walking. Wll' ?-:;? ? Totter, Wilsoa ic Murrry. 1 imp Is. 1 be population of the t?\\?i is about 850. (MVPTOX. Leaving "Sparjune" which is the ' postofllce name for the junction, 1 ' 1-2 miles from the city, where the Asheville read branches off from the Southern mainline to Atlanta, and where the railroads have extensive ' sidetracks and handle most of the freight for Spartanburg, there are a 1 number of hemes for the workmen ' and several little stores. ' (AMPOBKl.LO. Leaving the junction we come to Campobello, S miles frim Spartanburg Here the .population is ajtcul 120 and tlie merchants are Bauchcomc & Bryan and J. A. Brock. There is a flourishing school at Campobello and several churches in easy reach. Two miles further up the Inman road is Inman. The Iiimau Mill is the largest industrial plant. The population is about BOO and th * school district has just voted for a $T.r?no school building which will be of brick and modern in all of its ap pomtmeiits. Four of the schools of the neighborhood will consolidate ' 11 this school and several assistants besides the principal will be needed. McMillan has a mill and Laurens & Son nil) a saw mi)l, gin and grist mill. E. E. Clement has a fine roller mill and store. \V. H. Humphrey has a blacksmith and repair shop. The c;ther firms doing business at It* man are: J. H. Hal longer, .1. \V\ Herrv, H. I. Hisliop & Son, saw mil! and gin. ltlackwell and Lovelace, Mrnin & Hall, T. P. Brock, llrock & Prey, Clement & lkiggett, S. E. Collins, G. W. Greeneway, Inman Mills store, I.adscn & Rogers, .T. \V. Metcalf, J. P. Metcalf, Wall & Mcl Dowell. I. v \nitr?f I!i the extreme northwest corner of the county, near the North Caro( Una line is I.andrum, 23 miles from , Spartanburg- This school distrlc; has voted a $.">,000 school building . which will be i>laced in charge of a competent principal and two assistants. The Blue Ridge Hosiery Co., I is the largest industrial enterprise. Other firms doing business tire: ".V. M. Harnett, It. ltishop, saw mill; Itnmar & Thompson, C. Cantrell. .1 S. Carpenter, the lOzell-Daniel Co. Gray S. Hampton, S. Hampton, milliner.v; Randruni Drug Co., Laudrun Fire Brick Co., \V. II. Newman, general store and livery; J. It. Raudoph livery. .1. >V. \1. i:\A\flKK. Real estiite, .Morgan Square, opposite the monument. in the ft ur years .Mr. Alexander lots been in business h re he lias attained a prestige that many older established firms hav; been unable to obtain. He deals it all kinds of ronI estate, farm lands and city property, arid is well pcstet on Hie value of real estate in thli section and the surrounding < try. lie was formerly in the real es late IniHiness in Charlotte, N. C., fci two years before coming here. Mr Alexander is a native of North Caro Una .and a business man whose prin oiplea are of the highest, and is wel known for his honest dealings wit! all parties. TS WE SEKVE BEST INTERESTS OF / t" * Jt* .. f * i. ' ;; . .ij A lirsv EAY IN \AA E. OA LL/^ F~ I GROCE "V ^\v-, t_, < v ' f! a'rff* u i\ L^JIPfc v K **' iijnT^By^By^BBPir ' ji * jtfi nari^T^^^ ' WOULD LIKE YOU B TELEPH0N1 &p W. K. Maiddux 'i lie Uruiririst 1834 f I ? 1 -^ESKpfiaK men who are always at your service, diy or i r Mail orders given prompt attention. W. E. MADE 1 DRUGS, SEEDS, STATIONERY AND SCHO CIGARS, TOBACCOS A UlJYEli AND 3ELLEH. WM. S. GLENN, BROKER, SPAJtT . I - !j 11 - rw> n'ri-f bp& t'. ~"ir 1 lr a kv i fr^xw h^scsrsnbpbbw^bbb^fc h *' ik^r^h 1 & '1 gbeem? spa?ta\r?ru?. 1 ihan sc co. i n e: i = ? ? * :rie:s | WHAT WE APE 1)01X0 f % our customers jjj able groceries. W 2. Filling our store with whole- W some, appetizing stock. X HH|^H 3. Building u reputation with clean ? HIH X business methods. % X ?4c PMH WHAT WE INTEND To DO $ I jflB. ARB | ]|jj^ 1. Try to hold that reputation. $ HJffggB 2. To carry the best of cur line. 2 I 3. Merit ycur patronage. * OR A CUSTOMER | L307 | I I ? $ i * 3 ? i * I f I ? I * I * I * I * I $ 9 * I I I * I 1 I * I S I $ I i i iL $ W. E. Kaildux's Kcsldrnco. | 1906 I ' 177 \1> /|\ * I I 1 Our twenty-two years cxpeiience | in the retail drug business enables us $ to render you exceptionally good serv- | ? ice. 3 . . * * 1 Our motto is ac:uracy, quality and $ \V reasonable prices. $ * $ <? . . * Stf * Our Soda Fountain is a model of $ beauty and cleanliness. $ * w $ We hflV* ramnatAnf Dr?9/?ri?fi/v? I .. ? * w A A ^S\/& IpllV/ii ^ light. | >UX & CO. I OL SUPPLIES. ALSO FINE CANDIES, J ND PERIODICALS I ANBUKG, S. C. ?