Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BASS PLACE RESOLD j a i bo The Bass place of 113 acres ne bought by J. S. Stark and Robt. S. "s Link from Geo. E. Putnam at $110 to per acre has been sold by the buyers to to E C. Horton at SI25.00 per acre, pr FLYING TO HENDERSONVILLE R1 Sanford Howie and Bayard Swet-J enburg left Thursday for a few days 0, stay in Hendersonville. They made ' the trip in a car but they were flying anyway. ERECT MONUMENTS di ith Monuments to the memory of ^ three of the soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for their country q( in the late war have been erected to'UJ their memories by their families. The'a soldiers are Lieut. W. 0. Stevenson, Eugene Woodward, ana Samuel j Adams. The two first named were n( killed in battle on the Western front tl >: | " and the last was a victim of influ- e{ enza. The body of Mr. Adams is jj3 A buried in Melrose but the bodies of m Lt. Stevenson and Mr. Woodward r( rest in the American cemetery in 5* ranee. L pi FERRY STREET. jt !rv rr L Mrs. W. G. Stephens, of Ferry ei e - - , street, informed us this morning that * Ferry Street was the garcren spot of a ;; the world. The people over there she w * ~ says do not care anything about fine " houses but they live on good terms n with their neighbors, love the coun- a il try, and raise their own vegetables 1 and hear the news without a news- p paper?though she reads The Press n ? i and Banner. She did not dispute our ^ 2 I assertion, however, that all the aris tocrats in town live on Greenville ^ street, but she denied that sne wishes K I to live where all the other people in town hope some day to live. She says g that Ferry will carry her across. LORD OF ALL HE SURVEYS' I Col. Charley McNeill, who recently c married a good looking woman, has n added to his accomplishments by pur- c chasing the home on Parker Street, n (parallel to Greenville) where he has t< resided for several years, the pur- ti chase being made from Judge Frank a; B. Gary. Here he raises the finest p chickens, grows vegetables equal to f< anything grown on Ferry Street, and v ????? ???????? i J Wise Hoik k If You want to make: ' > I COOL but FEEL CO( will come to our Store I' I art I FROM OUR COMPL jr jl We Have Them at Jus Money. I 1 Grass Rugs II 11 Pretty Little Table jj Graphophone on the i jjj latest July Records n< 1 HOW ABOUT A SI WARM EVENII B | Hall I little the rise of it, and loves every- n< dy. We have counted him a perma- vi >nt resident of the section where R ociety" flourishes, ami we are glad aj know that he has tacked himself a the ground. There let him stay and osper. He deserves it. Ifo, SQUEST HEARING ? ON PARR SHOALS . ; It( n apartment of Justice May With-1 draw Suit After Facts Are I a Presented c Washington, July 17.?No immeate action will be taken towards ,a e breaking up of Parr Shoals dam j" 7 the government on the ground |C at it impedes navigation on the |e angaree river. The matter is noW|? 'f ? to the war department to allow | hearing before further steps are,e ken by the department of justice. About six weeks ago it was an- ? Dunced in The State that Frank H. 1 feston, district attorney for the ( ? * M-._i.l_ /-I 1 ? Y istern district 01 ooutn varumm, id been authorized by the depart-j* lent of justice to bring a suit to j S ?move Parr Shoals, since which I me the matter has been pending. 3 Today when The State .corres-| ondent visited the department of J istice the following statement was J iade by the assistant attorney gen-^ ral in charge of the matter: 1 "On request of the parties who re interested in Parr Shoals and < 'ho believe that serious damage 1 light be done if the dam be reloved, the department has withheld 1 ction and upon further request of 1 aese parties has asked the war deartment for a rehearing in the latter at the request of the Columia people. IXPRESS PLANS MAY CONTINUE 1 Railway Executive Make Such Suggestion New York, July 17.?The Asso- : iation of Kailway executives ^ leeting here today decided to reommend to all railroads that the, < ation's express business continue 1 ) be handled under federal con-jl rol as it was during the war by one ^ gency?the American Railway Ex- 1 s | ress company. The reason that thej our original express companies < irtually have ceased to exist and i BfrMuaesmsBB\ i' ;ekeepers A i 4 pour Halls and Kooms )L your wants may be e i and invest in a few of t squares and ri ETE STOC1. t Most Any Price But E* , t t < f mnlnnwo [iinn LilllUlGUUIO' 1111C Icotch Art Rugs b to cozy up that Porch narket to sit on the cozy >w in for your entertainr JBSTANTIAL LAWN S ^GS. IniraofmAii in y council HHHB j longer are able to function indi- |^ dually, leaving the American UC ailway Express company the only jency through which the service Dj in be operated. jffP A standard form of contract to flj e made between individual com- rtj anies and the American Railway fr Ixpress company will be submitted* 3 ) the interstate commerce com- X lission for its approval. Upon this 38 pnroval the association will urge ? il roads to execute the uniform 9 ontract with the express company. W The association unanimously dopted a resolution calling upon j* lember railways and other common u! arriers to "devote forthwith their U nergies to the more intensive / use Q " ' nnrl AlltlJ*10fl H 'f existing equipment, anu ^ he following program to be follow- [ d: I 1. An average daily minimum J novement of freight cars of not | ess than 30 miles per car per day j ,'the average daliy movement now ? s 23 9-10 miles and the highest p iver attained by the railroads was 56 miles a day during the war ? J )eriod: from April to December 3 L917). 8 2. An average loading of 30 tons Jj Der car. U 3. Reduction of bad order cars to D i maximum of 4 per cent. on the ;otal owned. * y 4. An early and substantial re- y iuction in the number of locomo- y tives now unfit for service. H 5. Use of more executive efforts 3 to bring about the return of cars to the owner roads. ? JRGES UNITY OF ENGLISH PEOPLE London, July 17.?Westminister I Abbey was apcked today for a ser- 2 pice of thanksgiving in connection ? with the Society for the Propaga- | tion of the Gospel, at which the J Right Rev. Thomas Gailor, Episco- j pal bishop of Tennessee, preached j the sermon. The service was ar- c ranged for Americans resident and * visiting London on the occasion of the sixth Lambeth conference . The ? dean of Westminister Abbey officia ted, read the lesson and pronounced J the blessing after a' procession in 1 svhich fifty robed bishops participa- ^ ted. 9 Fish id Gaibr before the sermon) ? >ffered a prayer of thankfulness aj for the spread of the gospel and lis , . ? se ttention!! || not only LOOK I a asily satisfied if you H G{ he Beautiful j| lgs | ll *ch One Worth The m st Imported j; " 5= su B ne E Hi Corner. The best P little Table. All the p Ie gj pc nent. . E pi Elw L-: ne & pe WING FOR THESE id K h! iu in _____ cr ite w ??I | Good F j July Prices i Old ! I ! i ! ! L j You wili i 7 ; open Your S Money Sa-* | 'Let Us F i Girl Home \ Will be P] 3 Have Som i For Young | sive Drapei 3 i We Furnisl i i ! W. A. I zniraiiinimimifnBfefM pealed for unity among the Engih-speaking peoples. During his rmon Dr. Gailor said the iiipiscoJ Church of America was faithful the principles of family tradi)n and was proud to be the ughter of thee hurch of England. 2 could not use languaget too rong, he declared, to express the atitude which American churchsn feel for the work of the Soity for the Propagation of the >spel. Americans were strongly terested in the continuance and tension of the splendid service it is rendering to the caufee of the iristian missions. "We Americans," continued Dr. lilor, "may justly believe that the -peal of the Christian missions and e interest we have shown in theiii ve reacted in a blessing on our .toinal life." MRS. CATT RAPS G. O. P. New York, July 17.?Mrs. Carrie lapman Catt, president of the Na>nal American Woman Suffrage ssociation, left here today for ishville, Tenn., to confer with ffrage organizations in the camign for ratification of the federal ffrage amendment by the Tenissee Legislature. "It is not enough for Senator arding to make an effort to secure e 36th ratification," said Mrs. itt in a statement issued before aving here. "It is not enough to >int to past performances. The Reiblican party must finish the task, e now pin our faith to the Ten ;ssee and North Carolina prosicts." "It is true," the statement, dear'ed, "that the Republican party is a record of nearly five times as any ratifications as the Demoatic" but without the 36th State ;hat record is like a great tail ihout a kite." "Apparently," it added, "it is the emocrats who must supply the te." OTTON MARKETING CAMPAIGN OPENS Clemson College, July 17.?The impaign just launched by the Cot>n Association, the Warehouse urniture At Jul) in our Big Stor< Fashioned PRI< A Visit To This Store Will Be A Revelation To You 1 find Values he eyes To the zing Opportunit YOU urnish That Rot From College S( roud Of "Her F ; Dainty Bed R Ladies That Neec ries To Set Then fi The Home f To Garret f.alvflrt A I VUI I VI b VI uzfimiMfimmjiiBiM jCommissioner, and the Extensioi Service of Clemson College prom I ises to be more far reaching in iti ^ effects than any similar movemeni ever started in this state. The open ing guns were fired in Anderson oi July 15 with the Court House ful! of farmers. The objects of the cam jaign were set forth by D. W. Wat I kins, Asst. Director of Extension followed by able addresses by Sen ator Nat. B. Dial and Ex-Congress, man Asbury F. Lever. Mr. J. S. Wannamaker, President of the American Cotton Association, was unable to be present or | account of illness but sent a telegram to those present urging then: (to join in the efort to attain the objects of the campaign. These . objects are: (1) To urge the people to inaugurate a system of grading jcotton by official graders; (2) tc j secure the construction of suffici|cient warehouses to supply th? needs of the state, and (3) to increase the membership of the Cotton Association so that it maji i | Inviting C i In ready funds it is (lie portunity. not once but ma door. The funds need not be 1 ties oil all sizes. But the p< fer.huw limited, implices t . ilile qualities?such as bi bition. By starting a savings a( soon have sulficient savin you to welcome opportuni YV'iflmnt mruipv vnn miiv l MAKE THIS BANK \ THE NATH OF AB BiaiaiaiaiEigiaranEfiUMg r Prices |i b Are Real, '! CES || !j -1? '! t iL-i. :il !; ;i.e LiiciL will ij Wonderful 1 { v ies Offered j j 5m For the jl d That She j | loom". We Ji f oom Suites [] ' ^ 1 No Expen- [1 ;; n Off- Si 11 'rom Cellar |j $ inizian^^ ??????I " ' :r' : " 1jmeet the need for organized effort on the part of the South en people. ' . , J : 3 . i . b USE HONEY FOR SUGAR IN PRESERVING FRUIT , [ Manhattan, Kan., July 17.?Kah- . . sag bee keepers are solving the high . cost of preserving fruit this year by , substituting honey for sugar, ac. cording to State bee inspectors . who met here for a two-day conference with Dr. J. H. Merrill, assistant entomologist of the Kansas experiment station. While it requires slightly more 1 money, honey for preserving fruits, 'ihoa lr<mnorc nan cave mnno? no ' ing the product of bees since the " cost of manufacturing it is almost nothing, the inspectors pointed out. * i They said thousands of dollars worth of honey from the clover and ' alfalfa fields of the State goes to waste annually because compara! tively few farmers keep bees. Engraved Cards and Invitations? r The Press and Uanner Co. 1 . opportunity ( magnet that will draw opny times to the thrifty man's arge. There are opportuni>ssession of capital, no mathe presence of other desir- , usiness sense,' stability, am;count with us now you will gs aeeumulated to enable ty when she next knocks, lot even recognize her. rOUR BEST SERVANT ONAL BANK BEVILLE.