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TORCH APPLIED TO GINS
AND BUSINESS HOUSES
IN COTTON BELT j Rcla
Tw"o Gins Burned At Stanford, I
Texas?Business House At j
Hanceville, Ala., Destroyed
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 7.?Destruc- J Gi
tion of several cotton gins and busi- ev'di
ness houses in the cotton belt after! oyer
anonymous threats had been re-' Sro>
ceived ordering operators and busi-; John
ness men to cease activities wihle from
cotton was selling at what many i the i
farmers termed a price below the i con<*
cost of production, has resulted in j wage
the placing of armed guards around j cove!
several gins and the closing of busi-. ally
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. ness in at least one small community.
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Burning of the second gin in t he Dray
Stamford, Texas, territory within un^
two days was reported last night ^c
and the general mercantile estab- nearj
lishment of Taylor & Barnett at nam<
Hanceville, Ala., was destroyed ear- ^
]y yesterday after the proprietors coun
had ignored orders to close their s?
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place of business until cotton was 01 tr
selling at 40 cents a pound and had Sund
withdrawn guards. visor
Business houses at New Hance- ^a^
ville, whose proprietors received ^arm
similar warnings, closed yesterday, ?ro>
but stores at Garden City and
Hancevillef and gins in the vicinty ^arm
remained opened under armed a*?'f
guard. hom<
Threats also have been received t,me
by business men in Georgia and *y fa
South Carolina and the sheriff of there
Anderson county, South Carolina,
yesterday was appealed to for pro- carr*
tection after gin operators had re- s^eP
ceived additional warnings. In And- 'Max1
eson county the gins have been giv- sma^
en until October 7 to suspend acti- havii
vities. le&e(
i The Rowland gin at Anson, Texas, to le
was burned Sunday night and the n?t I
Luder gin, near Stamford, was de- but '
stroyed Monday night. In each in- him
stance the fires apparently were of A:
incendiary origin and the owners turn
previously had been warned to close the i
the plans until cotton reached 40 ert i
cents. Feeling among citiz^is was and
I reported running high. haul
Warnings posted on gins at Bow- man
man, Ga., read: wel
"We, the citizens of everywhere, man
kindly ask that this ginnery be ?un
closed until November, 1920, unless iere
Aiv+V/iv PIqqco +olro rin* FgSI
iui Wivi avviiigu< * vuiov >>v ? tice,"
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-- ...-.- iilda
TWO DIFFERENT VIEWS to b
o'clc
"Well," cried Mrs. Henpeck. "our -p j
son is engaged to be married. We *00dj
will write to the dear lad and congratulate
him. jnqU
Mr. Henpeck agreed (he dared not R(K)r
do otherwise), and his wife picked that
up her pen. caus
"My darling boy," read the son, ^e 1
"what glorious news! Your father 0f ^
and I rejoice in your happiness. It jng
has long been our greatest wish that for
you should marry some good woman. gro
A good woman is heaven's most
precious gift to man. She brings out DIA
all the best in him and helps him to
suppress all that is evel."
Then there was a postscript in a Fori
different handwriting: re
?v 1.1 1 o I
IUUI II1UI/I1C1 lias . guuc 1U1 a I
stamp. Keep single, you young noodle."
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$175,000 WHISKEY wh
THEFT IN CHICAGO ^
Chicago, Oct. 7.?Five fecFeral
agents were on their way here today ^as
from Washington to assist Major A. ^ru:
V. Daleymple, district prohibition en
officer in his investigations of re- ^ce5
ports that $175,000 worth of whiskey
had been stolen here on its arrival
from Louisville. c^os
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Major Daleymple announced
early today that he l^ftd positive in- ^10S
formation as to the present location ^ et{
of the whiskey, and said it was back ^res
in the hands of the consignees, who|UI,:"
he alleges, sold it to saloonkeepers, I man
who were then robbed by men pos- Krari
ing as police officers a short dis- ^cns
tance from the freight car where a s,)
they'received their allotment of the!
liquor.
"Mike De Pike" Ileitler, who Ma- ^
jor Daleymple charges, is the leader |
t?f the group which arranged the [ ^
whiskey shipment has stored the | v
whiskey in a warehouse here, the j *
major declared, and has effected a j P
settlement with the men from whom our
the liquor was stolen, agreeing *
return their money. te
Bricks burned thoroughly were trun
used in building the tower of Babel, with
NO PLACE TO DIE I<
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tives Of Abbeville County Negro
Wouldn't Care For Him
And He Was Denied Admittance
At The Almsbouse
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reenwood, Oct. 6.?According to
2iice brougth out at the inquest 1
Jessie Robinson, the aged ne- ?
who was found dead on the (
Maxwell place, a few miles
i here, early Friday morning, *
negro was hauled in a helpless 1
ition for at least 60 miles in a
n lying on a pair of springs, \
red with a quilt before he fin- I
died, after being refused adince
at the county farm and the
i of his step daughter, Matilda' ^
ton. The inquest was continued
this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
ihincAn a.'hn bad heen liviner I
ly two years with a negro
id Gaines Wideman on the place ^
. R. Tolbert, Jr., in Abbeville
ty became ill and helpless and ^
ems that Wideman &rew tired ^
le burden of keeping him. Last
ay he brought him to Super- <(j
A. J. Bell, with the request ^
he be placed on the county
. Being an Abbeville copnty ne- a
this was refused and he was ^
to go to the Abbeville county
. Thursday Gaines Wideman c
I breSffht Robinson from his i
i in Abbeville county, and this
carried him direct to the coun- ^
irm, but was refused admittance r
In a final effort to get rid of (
burdensome negro, Wideman
ed him to Matilda Drayton, his ]
daughter's home, on the John A
well place, but found only a
1 child at home, the others
ig gone to the circus. He is al- (
1 to have said that he was going f
ave him in the yard if he could
aret rid of him in any other way, ,
was allowed by the child to put <
inside the house. <
j soon as Matilda Drayton re- ^
ed from Greenwood and found
old man she called her son Robind
a negro named Yance Smith '
had them hitch up a wagon and 1
Robinson back to Gaines Wide- 1
. When they got there about '
ve o'clock Thursday night Wide- 1
is said to have come out with a :
and in a threatening tone ord
them to take Robinson back. 1
ing violence at his hands, Robn
was again hauled back to Ma-?
i Drayton's house but was found
e dead when he arrived about 3
>ck Friday morning. Coroner P.
Faulkner was notified and the
j brought to W. V. Blythe's un- 1
aking establishment where an
est was held yesterday after- 1
i. Dr. J. L. Marshall testified
Robinson died from natural
es probably acute dilation of
heart brought on by the exertion
he long ride. A continued he^rof
the inquest has been ordered
this afternoon. In all the old newas
hauled over 60 miles.
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Z. NOT ALLOWED
TO STAY IN MEXICO 1
ner President'* Nephew Sur
ndered Monday?Fifty Of Hw
7ollower? Be Reported With <
Him On First Ship.
exico, City, Oct. 7.?Felix Diaz
surrendered Monday night to
eral Guadalupe Sanchez at'
acoyan, state of Vera Cruz, and
been taken to the city of Vera
s, will bed ported, says a statet
issued at the presidential of>
here. He will be placed on the
. steamer leaving port, together
fifty of his followers, who have
en to accompany him to exile,
ecause of its decree affecting
e who participated in the coup
it resulting in the death of
idcnt Madero in 1913, the gov- '
nent refused to allow Diaz to re- J
l in Mexico, but was willing to j 1
it his other demands. His appre-j.
:ions on, officials say, leaves notr
iffle man man in arms against; i
present government. j ]
TROUBLE SURE ENOUGH i
i
oris rushed to her mother one:]
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in a most excited manner. j]
)h, mother we've been playing: 1
man and we gave every lady on|1
block a letter." 11
3ut dear, where did you get the" ]
rs?" j I
,Vhy we found them in your l
k ani in the garret all tied up .?
pink ribbon. j i
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k COLD SPRING NEWS V
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Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kay and chilIren
spent Sun'day at Mr. D. E.
Jewell's. |
Rev. and Mrs. George M. Telford
ind children and Mr. W. B. Uldrick'
ipent Saturday with Mr. B. A. UlIrick
and family.
Mr. Frank Uldrick spent Saturday
light and Sunday with Mr. Tollie Elis.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Winn of Abbe-ille
spent Saturday and Sunday with
klrs. J. D. Winn.
Misses Maybelle Osborne and Ola'
Vinn dined at Mr. W. R. Ellis' Sunlay.
Mr. Claude *and Miss Amy, Harold
md Francis Uldrick spent Saturday
light with Mr. C. C. Kay and family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. King spent Sunlay
at Mr. W. R. Ellis.
Mr. Cothran and family of Toneyi
>eek visited Mr. and Mrs. Chirstia
]othran Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. King and chilIren
of near Due West dined at Mr.
V. R. Ellis' on Sunday.
Quite a crowd from this community
ittended the circus at Abbeville on
Vednesday, Oct. 6th.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cochran and
hildren spent Sunday with Mr. W. R
Sllis and family,
Mrs. Lark Wilson and Mr. Grover
Vilson of Columbia, spent Saturday
light and Sunday at Mr. J. R. Me}omb's.
Mr. Roy McCombs of Greenwood1
Business College, spent the week-end
vith home people.
Alcohol never solidifies, but be:omes
visced at very low tempera-1
;ures.
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^ LOWNDE6VILLE V
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The ginnery under the management
of Mr. H. M. Schrumpert is
running on full time. Over six hundred
bales have been ginned, very
little is being put on the market,
due to law price. On account of so
much competition, seed is meeting
with a ready sale. The cotton buyers
are: Messrs. D. K. Cooley and
Keys Harper; Cotton Weigher, Fred
Nance; Seed Buyers, Messrs. Will
Nance, Sam Cann, Will Ellis, Gordon
Speer and John Wilson.
The High School has begun another
session under most auspicious
conditions. Repewed interest is being
manifested in the school, teachers'
salaries have been increased,
the enrollment of pupils is large
and the selection of teachers is
most satisfactory. Principal, Prof.
John F. Harper, assistants, Mrs. J.
F. Harper, Miss Louise Bell, Mrs.
Gamewell Huckabee and Mrs. J. B.
Huckabee.
The following students have gone
to attend different colleges: Mr.
Wendall Latimer,- The Georgia Medi
cal College, Atlanta; Mr. Jesse
Ellis, Georgia College of Pharmacy,
Atlanta; Miss Lucile Kirkpatrick,
Due West Woman's College; Miss
Zelpha Hardin, Coker College; Miss
Laurene Cook, Anderson College;
Miss Olivia Drennon, Greenville
Woman's College; Misses Bessie and
Alice Harper, Charleston College
for women; Misses Pauline Clinkscales,
Kathleen and Alice Cooley,
Alpha Barnes and Georgia Harper,
Winthrop College; Mr. DeWitte
Harper, Wofford College; Mr. Rembert
Allen, Cornell University, New
York. V.
The following teachers have left
for their respective schools: Prof.
n 1 TMll am Mic-P TTmrno
r reel r icquiri/u;, i/muu, uno^ uuuiiu
Bell, Brevard, N. C.; Miss Mattie
Lee Cooley, Demonstration work,
Thomas, Ga.; Miss Elizabeth Bell,
Meggetts; Miss Blanche Cooley,
Fountain Inn; Misk Ruby Ficquette,
Midway; Miss Veva Bonds, Greenivood;
Miss Cornelia Tennant,
Georgetown; Miss Clanys Bonds,
Florence; Misses Sallie and Eloise
Hardin, Barnes.
A few residential changes will be
made at the beginning1 of the new
rear. Mr. John Phillips of Calhoun
Palls, has purchased the home of
Mrs. T. C. Liddell and will move
there later. Mr. Liddell will move
lis family to hi* residence now occulied
by Mr. Gordon Speer. Mr.
3peer has bought the home occupied
by Mr. Bond, after making
some chancres on the house will
novo there after Chirstmas. Mr. C.
\
M. Clinkscales has sold his home to ti
Mr. Toombs Broadwell. Mr. Clink- JE
scales will return to his farm. Mr. o
Claude Nance has purchased the
I Broadwell home and will move his f
family when Mr. Broadwell vacates B
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1 at the end of the year. Mr. Broadwell
has purchased the Garage onw- ^
ed by Mr. A. M. Bonds and will do r
1 business at that place. j.
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proving ii shrdluu shrdlu shrdlu shh a
Work on the ware house is not
progressing very rapidly on account
of labor scarcity. It is hoped that ~
the building will be completed at \
once as farmers wish to store their j
cotton.
Mrs. Dr. Walter, who has served i
as matron at the Connie Maxwell |
Orphanage for the past year, has re- |
signed her position, and is the I
pleasant visitor of Rev. and Mrs. j
White. 1
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Barnes were |f
week-end visitors at Mr. Fred i|
Dean's, near Anderson.
Mrs. E. W. Harper, Sr., is spend- ||
ing this week in Anderson with rela- |i
tives.
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Mrs. Ardra Pressly, of Jackson
ville, Fla., is on an extended visit to =
her parents, Mr. and Mrs/ Caleb |
Clinkscales. She brought her daugh- j
ters, Misses Nelle and Elizabeth to j|
matriculate in the High School.
Miss Martha Cook with her little ;
brothers, James and Charles, of j
Latimer are attending school here. I|
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Pruitt of Due '\i
West were recent visitors to' Mrs. C. 3
M. Clinkscales, who is rapidly re- ;|
covering from a long illness. <3
Mrs. Ottie, Brownlee of Anderson ;|
is the guest of relatives for a few ;j
days. |
Mr. Ernest Allen of Central spent ; j
last Sabbath wtih his uncle, Mr. B. J
B. Allen. jj
Mrs. Boozer Bonds has been call- ;j
ed to Iva to nurse a patient in the I
home of Mr. Sherard.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cunningham j
spent several days last week in And- jf
erson iwth relatives.
George Ficquette has joined the !
navy and is stationed at Gulf Port,
Miee Z'
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Lumber has been placed oh the jj
lot preparatory to the building of jf
the Methodist Parsonage. The con- J
BUM
Shingles: Lath
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of lumber n
dwelling, be
. us before p
of fumishin
Just in?(
Be fair with
material, th<
depreciatior
warehouse
builders' sup
BUILDERS'
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J Abbeville,
ractors, Messrs. Ernest and Arthur
lames, will btgin the construction'
f the house in a few days.
Dr. James Ellis has moved his
amily to Peildleton, where he is en;aged
in drug business.
Mrs. Eugene Clinkscales is sufering
from a carbuncle on her
ight limb near the ankle. She has
ieen confined to the bed for sever,1
weeks.
Mrs. St. Clair Baskin with her
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