Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r~w~A Part II and Banner Part II ESTABLISHED 1844 iThe > > nAT/HOTTM F VAJkdUSAA V W * A TOWN Xo town in the South of like r.ize as brighter prospects of development lan Calhoun Falls. Situated in ill.; lidst of level and fertile lands, with vo railroads (the Seaboard and k T. C.) furnishing communication with le outside world, within a lew niiKs Trotter Shoals, on the Savannah ver, one of the largest water powers i the South, that bonie day will be illy utilized to turn the wheels of in ustry, Calhoun Falls has in prospect future that is more than promising, is claimed by citizens of the Falls lat the mill at that place and the ilhoun estate pay $8,u0?) of the conn 's taxes. ?. Cotton Mill |Already it has a large cotton mill, iving 25,(j(w spindles and OUU looms, |ith a yearly consumption of 3.500 lies of cotton and giviu& euiylovujent 200 people. |The mill is equipped with the lu: - It improved machinery and manufac |res 4 3-4 and 4 1-4 yard print goods, le citizens of Calhoun Falls will tell bu that this mill has in its employ ie very uesi ui neip. me nun i? |mu lded with a ijood school and the se let societies, which number a large Ircentage of tho employees o: the )ll in their membership, have a good jll in which to hold their meetings. At this mill is a flowing well, which Irnisln s an abundant supply of f.wr?' iter. It is said to be the only well of kind in the county. |The officers of the mill are: l'resi |nt and treasurer, James 1\ Uosseu; iretary and assistant treasurer, "v Lander; paymaster, Clyde Wilson; Iperintendent. \V. E. ttedd. Other Industries lAraong the other enterprises of Hank of (a Ihoun Falls may be mentioned a nk, a good hotel, a largo modern inery, two wagon and blacksmith rn.1- f.n.l -.1 fi r^1 .< I ri <8g llllllhf-r Viird The Hank of Calhoun Falls, which Is an ample capital to me:,'t the de Itnds of the community, is oliicereu the following named gentlemen: B. Gosht-tt, presidi-nt; James P. |ssett, vice-presid> tit; \V. .]. Tuck cashier. The bank is liberal in its filings with its customers and ex ids every consideration consistent |th sound business. Mr. W. J. Tucker, obliging cashier of the bank, also ^is a large lumber yard and deals in tl estate. In fact, he will sell you lot and the lumber to build a house it and then have the house pui up you. Churches The denominations which have irehes at Calhoun Falls are the khodist, Episcopal and Haptist. The jptists have two congregations. one ] which was recently given a lot by M rMttilrepnlos iinnn wliifli t n ALLS OF PROMISE Falls, ono in thr> town and tho othoi i at the mill. .Miss Molly Farrow was ! ih<> toaclior last session at tho town I school, while Miss Margaret Jonos had charge of the school at the mill. (Mlirr Facts The population of this thriving ' town is 758 souls. The municipal officers are: L. M. I l'arker, mayor: Hiram Lawson, Ed. Tu"kcr, John LeGrand, M. i). Helms, ' win dens. j I'ncif Sam's mail is looked after in i u capable and accommodating way by ; .Mr. X. J. Tucker, postmaster. The "Roos'crs" spoilt an hour or so very pleasantly in Calhoun Falls, where they were cordially received, j The following are the business 'nouses of Calhoun Falls: Kd. ICeiser, l J. T. IVoro, J. L. Gambrell. j J. H. Hammond. ttrimbrell Furniture Co. ft. p. n. Martin. Tat" Drug Co. I'larV General Merchandise. \. J Tucker. K. X. Tucker. H. W'oinraub, ! f'.iiiio'.in Mills Store. j EXHIBITION OF BERKSHIRE irOC.S C~-'nmbia Rorord: South Carolina breeders of the T'->"t.;s}iirf' horr will cooperate with ihe ; N'Miionnl Corn exposition in housing the lpagniflcient exhibit of hogs to be >.rnm:ht to Columbia during the ex position in January and February by ho American Berkshire Congress. T'.is was decided upon today at a well -tjended m^erin0- of the South Caro lina Berkshire Breeders' association. Ihoui: Falls Photo by Hayes The American Berkshire congress will hold its session in Columbia (luring > the exposition, anil will bring an ex hibit comprising line specimens of this breed of hogs from many parts of i!:;> I'nited Siates. The South Car olina breeders today decided to erect j :i Ltislding to house this exhibit, at ! a <-cst of Louis LeConte, a well known plant i. i' oi' Likesland, was today elected ; sr< rotary of the South Carolina asso l elation succ eeding Prof. T. F. Jack i?on, formerly of Clemson College. I Among other matters transacted, \V. j L. Knglish, superintendent of the ex i tension work at Clemson, and State ! demonstration agent, was elected a ' member of the association, and I George H. Stevenson, general mana (ror t\f tlm nYimcitinu wnc alar*tori mi 1 honorary member. The members of the association discussed a number of interesting plans for the entertainment of the American Berkshire congress at its ; meeting here during the exposition. , Definite details as to this will be de cided upon at the November meeting i of ibe South Carolina association. A (tii.itpsc at Calhoun Fails FERTILE R J SPLENI ATI 11 i Several weeks ago iho business me; t 1.1*,,..ill,* l.nlinv'.ncr 'hu- it Willi ll I Ul nuutum;, utUVMIF, .. be a good thing to cultivate a mor intimate relationship with thei J *slends Jiiiu neighbors throughout ih? I county, took an automobile trij through what is known as the Savan nah Valley section of the county, em bracing the towns of Calhoun J.".ills Wellington, ML. Carmel and McCor mick. Although the morning part ol the trip was characterized by intense heat and considerable inconveniencc was experienced by most members of the parly on account of the du-?r. the latter part of the trip was made in n downpour of rain, which, while it may have afforded a slight inconvenience to some. ut least served to lay the dunt which hjd beon such a disagree able drawback to some portions of the } tour. The route taken was from Abbeville I i r\ fVilhniin n?iccina ninvvinc Kcsidcnce of Mol'c Springs on the way. .At the time this trip was taken the crojs along the route appeared to be in a splendid condition, but since that time dry weather has caused considerable deterioration. The land, for the greater part of the country embraced in this tour is of fine qual ity and under favorable conditions every foot of it could be made to pro duce crops of every description in l Photo l>y liayu. '"alley < ARMING LAN )ID COUNTRY EST GREAT I n I the utmost abundance. j This country, with the application of scientific methods of agriculture,could B be made to support a population ' | many limes ilie eiz.c ui tnai nuitu jiu ? i Inhabits this fertile valloy. ) It is not meant by this that there are lacking in this portion of Abbe ville county men who have made an abundant success in agriculture and , who have failed to bring their landi up to their best state of productive , ness, for there are many such, as is amply attested by the elegant homes and splendid farms which abound all , along the roads traversed. There are many evidences that this country Is inhabited by men who are the equal in intelligence, energy and thriftineas of any in the State. j But it is nevertheless a fact th&t | there are till many tracts of land Photo by Hays. J. K. Ilritt irmlck j on and n^ar the roads which could bo brought up to the higher standard that obtains on the best of the plan tations in this favored section. There are lands in this territory as good as those in other countieB which sell for many times the price of Ab beville county farniB. Abbeville to Cnllioun Fulls Traveling along the road front Ab ; beville to Calhoun Falls, the follow j ing are some of those whose resi | dences and plantaions may be seen on either side: John P. Wilson. John A. Alewine. Photo by Hays. .Ino. W. Morrnh Cnrniel Julius H. DuPre. J. F. Ferguson. X. B. Napier. S. A. Allen. J. B. Ferguson. John T. Cheatham. B. M. Cheatham. .Mr. Hinton. George S. Wilson. C. 1). Cowan. James H. Cheatham. W. W. McNeill. James Sutherland. James F. CI ink scalcs. I <$> CHANGE DATE 0] ! ? The Board of Directors | $ Fair have decided to change & will be held this year to \ | ^ Friday, October 23, 24 and 2 | $ dates first announced.. Th: ^ to secure certain attractions ^ the Union fair on the dates w ; 0 upon lor the Abbeville fair. of the DS HOMES PROSPERITY James M. Bell. K. W. Nance. J. A. Nance. O. M. Lanier. Claude Lanier. Sherard McLain. W. J. Ammons. David Gilliam. W. J. Taylor. S. A. Wakefield. L. 0. Clinkscales. W. N. Calhoun. Mrs. Baker. J. W. Burris. Glowing Sprltlf*. Just a few miles from Calhoun F.ill? is situated the famous (ilowinir I Springs, the water from which con- ; tains u high percentage oT sulphur iind. iron. The spring is now the ; property of the Anderson Investment' Company. From the Fall* to Urt- CarmeL Leaving Calhoun Falls, the first I place of note is the Calhoun estate, j containing thousands of acres. This | is one of the largest bodies of land in one tract in this State. It is j owned by the legatees of the estate of; J. E. Calhoun, most of whom live in j other States, and Is under the man-, igornent of Mr. Granville Deal. Another notable place along the ! road from Calhoun Falls to Mt. Car- j mel is the game chicken farm of Mr. i 3. J. Hester, at Hesters, which is de- j voted exclusively to the raising of the i finest specimens of thoroughbred game chickens. The product of this i chicken farm is sold exclusively in | Mexico, and so great is the demand ! for the breed of fowls which Mr. j Hester raises that last year 700 coops ; of these valuable fowlB, averaging i about $8 per bird, were shipped to the land where the insurrecto now flour ishes like a green bay tree. Mr. Hester also conducts a flourishing general merchandise business and farms extensively. Other places along the road from the Falls to Mt. Carmel may be men tioned ns follows: H. W. Lawson. S. J. Hester. John Henry Heater. Monroe Burriss. Harper Boyd. Will Boyd. Mr. Morgan. The A. L. Patterson P'aco. G. M. White. A. 0. Grant. Mt. Carmel to lVlllington. From Mt. Carmel to Willington, among those whose places are to be seen from the highway are: Henry Darracott. W. L. Darracott. J. E. Bowen. Mrs. Clinkscales. Arch Andrews. (Continued on Last Page) : T COUNTY FAIR. <*> | ? ! i of the Abbeville County ^ j the dates on which the fair ^ i Vednesday, Thursday and ^ 55, one week later than the ^ is was necessary in order ^ i which were scheduled for ^ rhich had first been decided ^ | I McCOEMICK GRC McCormick is commercially second J in importance only to the city of Ab beville. It has a nonulation of about 1,000 souls. It is located at the junc ture of the Savannah Valley and the Augusta and Knoxville railroads. A fertile agricultural country sur The Jlci'oriiiie rounds this town, contributing largely to its prosperity. On the extreme edge of Abbeville county and not far from the Georgia line, it attracts a substantial and increasing trade from other counties and even from Georgia. ' ? i . Jv' Tin* Mill at Calhoun Falls Some of the public enterprises of, f the city are: j u A large oil mill. Two banks. | A large ginnery. Bottling works. A warehouse. Machine shops. A goid mining company, mining 011 a largo scale, has recently been be- j gun there, under the direction of Mr. | Overton. Prior to the war the McCor mick mines yielded something over a , million dollars, as shown by the gov ernment reports. There are three hotels in the city, three livery stables and many mer cantile establishments. The people of McCormick are de termined that their community shall not lag in the movement for improved educational facilities, ana as ;iu ear- | nest of their good faith they have recently completed, at a cost of ?10,- j 000, oiip of the most handsome high ; i school buildings in this section. The i ? 1 \inv oi' o o inah I o IS WING FAST school building is beautifully situated in ?i i.irge grove or trees ana is an imposing structure, which would be creditable to a town much larger than McCormick. McCormick has three churches and the moral tone of the city is all that could be desired. There are four physicians in the city: Drs. Fuller Photo by Hays. k ilicrli School Mattison, Brown and Cheatham. The city government is in the hands nf tV?n fnl Inuri n cr aonflomon \f ovnr T J. Andrews; Aldermen, L. L. Rankin, G. M. Sibert, J. B. Nelson and P. J. Fooshe. City clerk, G. M. Sibert. The business houses of McCormick tire generally of brick with plate glass routs and present a splendid appear nee. Some of them are: J no. L. Tolbert. >_p McCormick Hardware Co. P. J. Fooshe & Co. . ' J. T. Fooshe & Co. , Sanders Brothers. - T. J. Price & Co. ^ R. M. Fuller & Co. W. G. Hughy & Co. J. B. Harmon & Co. M. L. B. Sturkey & Co. Simmons & Strum. X. G. Brown & Sons. T. J. Bently Co. W. M. Strumm. * Smith Brothers. Wliirten Ai Co. -P. G. .McCain. J. Q. Edwards. .McGrath Brothers. J. T. Ludwig. .McCormick Land & Lumber Co .McCormick is one of the livest towns in the State and her future is exceedingly bright. ^111 ' ' ' is' Willinylnn Photo by Hays.