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1 S~ 'f i^s^pssss^ ' "^ ^- ,,,.. \ , ?., .....^, BY VV. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE. 8. (X SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1908. ESTABLISHED 1844 'f * ' ' 1 Terrible Havoc Fe Ilnncr P.ai?Alina u ; UUUU1 UU1V1I11U I! Ij imhl mm ' ?!? ! j 111 Passenger Traffic j | Telephone and Teleg S -Grave Reports from i ? r" ! The rain wrought by the flood of Tuesday surpassc t any thing that has ever happened in this part of th country. The damage is simply stupendous. The loss c > life; is appalling. It is a wonder, however, with such flocjd that the loss of life is not even greater. t Safrmnah is on a terrible rampage. It has washe awly every railroad tresslc on it in this part of the State ' Th? country about Savannah cannot be heard from. \ The Savannah valley branch of the C. & W. C. roa hasfsuffered great loss. Every tressle of importance fror Anderson to McCormick is washed away. The Southern road has made no estimate of th damage done its lives. At least 30 miles of the road ha been under water, and part of it is still under water. A telegraphic communication from the State thi morning states that it is not known just when busines will be resumed on the railroads. TThe fact that the Seaboard follows no ridge in thi: part of the country renders it especially susceptable t drmage; and it has received its share of the damage in th flood of Tuesday. No trains are running on the line her except a car to Greenwood and to Calhoun Falls. 'It is reported that the Pacolet Mills are gone but th report has not been substantiated as yet. It would not b surprising however t6 hear that many miles were gone ii view of the extraordinary high water. Nine Mules Dr?\vne<l at the Falls. i |Mr. Brough, son of Mr. William Brough who live near' Calhoun Falls, came by the Island and left a mul together with eight others on last Tuesday. Mr. Boug / wasion his way to the Falls to vote. When he returnc to tljie Island the mules were all drowned. jThe river was never known to rise so rapidly before |Great damage was done to the dam at Gregg Shoal and jit will be m^.ny days before the Power Company ca resupie operations. jThe local steam power of the city plant seems in sufficient to the work. It is overtaxed. ; Six Passengers get through to Atlanta. .Yesterday six passengers left here for Atlanta, anion the i^umber was Mr. Perrin Quarles. When they reache I Savainnah they took to a batteau and landed safely on tli { island. Before making the rest of the way across th ] river; one of the six made a dive into a valise and brougt a pint of bracer. Two of the number took the news toni and passed what was left to the manager of the boat wh drained it and squeezed the bottle. The sextette reached the Georgia side safely and too buggies to Elberton. Service has been resumed bctwec Elberton and Atlanta. County Lost $I}5,000 in 15ri<l{jt;s The County is loser by iS bridges of importanci valued at from $1,000 to $4,000. Such a catastrophe has not overtaken the County i fifty years. This does not include small bsidges whicd wou amount to an immence sum alone. Damage to crops are as great. The damage caniu be estimated at present. I intm/1 fVmm X?1 /\A/lri iaiou iii/m riuvuo | ias Deluged Today; 1'lfillT Wit IFRRIIJir ilium hud imiiiiui/. Annulled Through Here. ;raph Wires Down-Some Columbia and Augusta. I ?f. L. MoMilfan Suffers Heavy Loss. e , . Mr. J. L. McMillan who has been running a brick yard at Dysons, Greenwood County, lossed heavily by the recent floods. His brick yard was a knoll near the sta- , tion. The swollen' river ran over the top of a kiln ol green brick. 400,000 in number, destroying the whole. All of his wood was also washed away. It is thought that he is damaged about $2,000. d Water was three feet deep in the store rooms at Dysons and much of the railroad track submerged. e Savannah 10 Miles AVi<le. < .5 It is stated authoratively that at some places near '( s Augusta, Ga., that Savannah River was 10 miles wide yesI s terday. Tnere is absolutely noway to calculate the great damage that has been done. Not only the bottom corn is ; washed away but in many places the rivers have gone up o on the hillside and washed away cotton. This may sound e strange but it is a fact. 1 e Near Bradleys Mill Long Cane creek ran up Reedy Branch and flowed over a valley and back into the Creek, e making an island of about 300 acres in size. e Long Cane, however, was not quite as high as it was ^ n in 1888. It was just about one and one-half feet lower than it was in 1888. 1 { Abbeville, S. C., Aug., 2Sth 1908. I s All Agents, e Effect to morrow morning we will arrange one h passenger service between Monroe and Calhoun Falls, djtrain leaves Monroe as No 33 011 time to Saluda River Is Democratic Primary El Haii- || || r ( KresK.JI uj| House of RepreKenlalVvef. ! i|, i j 1 , i . j "{ f* ' x ! < * : PRECINCT. siBilA^i i ? i i ? t 2. 2 S =-i< = g | s i ? ? * 5 r: "" ' ? 1 1 b s ? ? ^ * > i: ^ < v I ? , i t e 3 X o) S ; 5 3 I : = ; r J = ? ? 6 I * i = 2 ? ! > 33 3 ? ^ Z 55 o P " ? ? JU C. | 1 < - ? ( ^ | ^ : f X d Due Went tlj 1:: BS ] !l M 51 -1 2(i 3K :><ij 11"' < Abbeville Cotton Millc "'.'I 1;'I ""' I * > H ' '<* j>s - H ! ! q i 1 I? Abbeville Uailrottd Stoop*. .lj 41 i * j 47. j SW] 4 si 8 4 :S7 "() l C Abbeville No. 1 1 liKsj l'J'j iM'/j 70 G.'. 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Mountain View o i:; |?| in in I 'Jj !' :;j l| Hi 1 LoWll'lCSVlllf | 4.'. M j -Ji; .V? I'i .ViJ Ml L'lj " ^ Total 1 ?i 17! 717 ;*j71 mii -im;J :c<i llj-'i ftiw :.i?7l n;: i I i I i I I I \l_ Lit where we will transfer passengers and mail, leave Cross Hill at 3 P. M. for Monroe, instruct all that we will nto atttmpt to transfer baggage and express over Saluda River we will not be able to give you any positive time as to when this train will pass cach station as it will be operated on very slow schedule and will make all stops. As information, we understand that the Southern Railway is open between Washington and Atlanta, we arc unable to transfer at Savannah river yet, our trains are running from Elberton Ga., to Atlanta, Ga. W. A. G. AUGUSTA ABLAZE. nre ronows noou in raieu v^u.v. I Word comcsby way of Washington, Georgia, through a rural carricr, to Mt. Carrncl that Augusta has been almost destroyed by fire. It seems that the fire originated s in J. L>. White's store. The pumping plant was under water and the city was left to the devouring flames. Damage from both disasters estimated at five million dollars. J. B. White's store and the Albion Hotel are among the houses destroyed by fire. Loss of life not learned. The Press and Banner is indebted to Mr. T. H. J i Ramey for this information. ?? ? ( i Little River Ten Feet Higher than , Was Ever Known. 1 Mr. L. P. Harkness of Antreville. was in the city today and states that such a cataclysm as happened on Mon- 2 day and Tuesday past was never known before. He states . that Mr. Zeke Xorris who is 80 odd years old and has lived in the neighborhood all his life does not remember of seeing any water that would approach the high water of Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Harkness stated authoritatively that Little river was ten feet higher than it has befen in the history of the C the oldest settlers. c Aiken Elected. N Returns received up to this time in the race for Con- c r *ress Third District indicate a majority of 2300 to 2500 r [or Aiken. The vote for Mr. Aiken in Abbeville County was most flattering, and his appreciation of this endorsement of his work by his home folks seems to give him the c greatest satisfaction. Government Asks a Rehearing: c Against Standard Oil Co. | Contends that Landis was justified in assessing that j. twenty.nine millions line and that Grosscup erred whan he reversed trial court. ' c t t C lection, August 25, 1908. a lAuot- - j fj Si. pi. | Mag Ib- ^ c i tor Sbcrlfl.| Supervisor. |! TreiiBurer. Kduon. | Coroner. trtrte. N ! I i i .1.1 ! I I i 1 f I \ | H i I II i i !i ! 1 . : 1 "? s c "S ? ? J! S?!-K I "3 i /? - s^i^acle1 * ? ? jc i! | .5 Pi Z a -$ * ;i-g 3 Si! ^ i * < sif.i|i2 s i * = x- ^i5 ; - I ? -? J . o a, i E < i A . = : ^ i _oj?_ M j>JN_ ? ? l_^_ jllMi- JL -1 jl iL ?j 21' i:t 55} ! lllj l"? 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A liij: |::j ii| in <i > ?jj l Ajj I-' I -j. y. ll. ... * r.-j] -jiij 7: s:i: i-j .> :??j stjj aij -i?j ity -?:.f .v.j n & sb| j ^ ajj i<;ojlier)| I.MMi. j>7 !! > 711 j Si-njl 721 j ISij IliSljj 7(?) tHU j 477 I7U( :;17 ftV.'j; J National and State Elections. | Columbia, S. C., Aug. 28th, 1908. Following is a summary of the vote for United States Senator, State Officers, Congressmen and Solicitors: United States Senator?Evans 25,352, Grace 1,552, fohnstone 12,828, Lumpkin 3,478, Martin 6,120, Rhett >1,619, Smith 27,941. Governor?Ansel 58,277, Blease 39,103. Comptroller General?Broofcen 23,0;^, Jones 74,883. Adjutant General?Boyd 56,201, Thompson 41,594. Superintendent of Education?Elmore 29,094, ^lellichamp 31,254, Swearengen 38,021. Railroad Commissioner?Caughman 29,918, Cansler 12,988, Fishborne 9,467, Richardson 10,741-, Summer- - / ;ette 22,302. Congress Third District?Aiken 8,537, Boggs 6,767. Fifth District?Finley 6,805, Butler 4,207, Pollock 5,626. Second District?Patterson 8,981, Smith 2,392. Solicitors Second Circuit?Byrne's 4,'! 25, Davis 1,756, jraham 1,084. Third?McLaughlin 2,857, Stoll 3>?54? Stuckey ,890. Fifth?Cobb 2,044, Rembert 1626, Bunett 1,307, Clarke 917. Ninth?Purrifoy 5,545, Jeroey 3,127. lenth?Dagnall 1,787, Long 2,924, McSwain 3,704, Bonham 2,540. TtiFr?1ffh fliirf/-*n Duo f 11 m O (\C\0 J. YV^IlllX vmjf lUU ^ utj-j v^uumuuuwui ^--- ?? ? 1,405, \Tells 4,897. Ellerbee and Ragsdale run over for Congress. Can't say when train services will be resumed.?The )tate. 1 Flood Bulletin from Washington. Washington, Aug. 26.?The weather bureau at 10 j'clock to-night issued the following flood bulletin : The heavy rains that have fallen continuously sinoe junday over the Carolinas and Easter Georgia have caused videspread floods of the most dangerous and destructive :harrcter. The Savannah River, at Augusta, will likely each a stage of 38 feet, or 6 feet above flood stage, by * rvU 4- \ \ 7 i-\ /l oVii^ fVioro 1 c rrm vm nrrvVia Vill 11V tTlJit IJlLlllJgiJL > V CUU^OUdJ , auu 10 ^icn vj --- ? ? he entire city will be flooded. Telegraphic communicaion with the outside world has been cut off and no revived since Wednesday morning. "The Catawba River, of North Carolina, and the kVateree and Pee-Dee rivers of South Carolina, have ex:eeded all previous stages by several feet, while Eastern \Torth Carolina reports indicate the greatest flood ever mown in that section. The rainfall was particularly leavy in the vicinity of Raleigh, N. C., where the total all since Sunday was exactly ten inches. The losses and lamage are enormous. Railroads have annulled trains, >ridges have been washed away, roads rendered impassa>le and large areas of crops destroyed. The Oconee and )cmulgee rivers, of Georgia, are also above flood stage nd high water will be experienced in the Alabama River ,uring much of September." Result of the Primary Abbeville County===State and National Ticket. J. S. Senate?Evans 44S Grace 2 Tnhnsnn . 3S4. J ^ Lumpkins 22 Martin 28 Rhctt 330 Smith 412 lovernor?Ansel I074 Blease 552 ieut. Governor?McLeod 1635 ecretary of State?McCown 1636 lonip. General?Brooker 164 Jones 1468 Yeasurer?Jennings 1637 dj. and Inspec. Gen?Boyd 1104 Thompson 52 upt. Education?Elmore 282 Mellichamp 146 Swearingan 1187 tty. General ?Lyon 1598 .. K. Commissioner?Cansler 717 Caughman 203 Fishburn 63 Richardson i7,v> Sumriiersctt 429 ' The above is the official total, j$l