Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company Fubiisnea iri-weeKiy Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Entered as second-class matter at post office in Abbeville, S* C. Terms of Subscription: One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.00 Three Months >50 AMtfPTPAM PRTCSS ASSOCIATION Foreign Advertising Representative WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1922 ABBEVILLE HISTORY. Co]. P. A. Roche, of Cambridge Road, denies that he belongs to the ancients, but notwithstanding he knows all about the events transpir ing in this city from the time when General Pickens had his picture "struck" in front of the old block house in Fort Pickens (which Alex Salley says never existed) and which nipt.nrp is now in the National Bank. up to the date when the hoop snake made a drive at a hillbilly on South Main, sticking his tail into a tree on the McMillan place, behind which the hillbilly jumped, causing the tree to die before night. It may be said in passing that the hillbilly escaped and that accounts for the number of the tribe who live on South Main now, and at points beyond. But that is not what we started out to say. The Colonel has just brought us a copy of "Industries and Resources of the South," a paper covered volume of aUU pages printed by the Empire Publishing Company, of Charleston, in 1884, some thirty eight years ago. As all the ladies ir the city, as shown by the club rolls, were born subsequent to that yeai it may be interesting to note some of the f^cts stated about Abbevil^, Because ADDeviiie seems to nave en compassed a large part of the indus tries and resources of the state at that time judging by the amount of space taken in the volume referred to. ? * - We are told in this volume that the first settlement in Abbeville District was about the year 1756 when Patrick Calhoun with four members of his family settled on Long Cane. He was followed by two other families, one of the name of Gowdy and the other of the name of Edwards. We are next told of the settlement of the French protestants at New Bordeaux and New Rochelle. Following this is something of the history of the county in Revolution ary days, and something of the ac tivities hereaibout during the War Between the States. Mention is made of the Waddell School, at Willing ton, of the old schools at Cokesbury, and of Erskine College. * It is stated that the county has 25 towns, with 173 stores. Of these 49 are at the court house town, 21 in Greenwood, 19 in Ninety Six, 15 in Hodges, 12 in Due West, 10 in Troy, 7 each in McCormick and Don 'Sdsonville, 4 in Antreville, 3 each at Calhoun's Mills, Cokesbury, Maple ton, Lowndesville and New Market, with 1 each at Mountain View, Phoe nix and Sawney. Of these 9 sold li quor, exclusively, 51 miscellaneous, and 107 general merchandise. The estimated value of the stocks is plac ed at $681,000. It is stated that in 1882 Abbeville County had planted in cotton 88,727 acres, the largest acreage of any county in the state, growing 30,600 bales. (We grew more than that in 1920 with more than half the county taken away.) It is further stated that 49,397 acres were planted in corn, ..:-i n a o nc% 4 i or 01 o yieiumg i-4o,u^-i uusneis; acres in oats, yielding 709,360 bush els; 15,366 acres in wheat, yielding 158,140 bushels. 488 acres in sweet potatoes made 45,384 bushels. 143 acres in Irish potatoes gave a return of 21,736 bushels. The county made 266,933 pounds of butter, raised 64,353 head of poultry, with 155,657 uczen eggs. In 1881 it is stated that 98 pounds of lint cotton was made to the acre and in 1882, 178 pounds, A total of 1,976 tons of fertilizers were used in 1882, while 711 tons were used in making compost.- Com sold for $1.09 cash, bacon at 10c, flour at $8.00 per barrel, and hay al $1.68 per hundred pounds. Wage.' paid farm laborers ranged from $6 to $10 per month ,with board. The cost of producing a pound oi cotton was from 8 to 10 cents in cluding invested capital. About 1C per cent of the farms was stated to be worked by whites, these being small farms and succeeding. About 2 per cent was worked by negroes, and the great majority of the farms were controlled by whites and work ed by hired help. The lands of the i !county were selling at $5 to $6 per jacre, the total value of veal estate J E ' ' p *- ?j ?* :.? i? OUtSiae OI towns anu civ-ica uciiig $2,551,430, the real estate in towns and cities being valued at $617,500. The total personal property of the county is given at $1,500,000. There were 70 manufacturing es tablishments in the county, consist ing of plough, grist and lumber mills, wagon and carriage factories, j brick yards, etc., with an aggregate 'capital of $161,500. The county had j 25 flour and 7 grist mills in opera I tion. County taxes in mills were as ioi lows: State tax 4 3-4 mills, school tax 2 mills, ordinary county 3 mills, past indebtedness 1-10 of one mill, total 9 17-20 mills. The county at that time stood sec ond only to Charleston in the num ber of inhabitants, the number be ing 40,815. COTTON MILL HAND, HEIR TO MILLIONS Greensboro, N. C., Aug. 22.?Heir ;to thirteen million dollars irom tne estate of his uncle, J. H. Browning, 40, cotton mill operative of this city (said today that the first money he would spend would be for a home. "Yes I am still working in the mill but I am going to quit work when I get my money," the wage-hand mil lionaire declared. "I have had to | work pretty hard during my life and 'I calculate that I will get enough money from Uncle Thomas' oil wells I to live on comfortably. One thing, jthough, I've decided I ain't going to do, that is to throw any money away. 0 i ? . ~ i j JBrowmng was notinea oaturaay 10 that his share of his uncle's estate j; would total approximately $13,000,-1 ! 000. Thomas Browning, his uncle ! died six years ago leaving large hold ings in Texas oil wells. 'former club boy ctii i daictc Dire t< J 1 1L.L< rxrtlOLjiJ A Roy McComb, club member in j c. Abbeville County for about four o years, is now clerk in the Hotel Eureka, Abbeville. He was in the i . pig club and during the time he . a jwas a club boy he made over-$80.00 w profit in addition to the informa- li j tion which he gained. Roy says that j tc j this information has 'been of great j tl j value to him, and he is backing this: ri up by remaining in the hog business tl At the State Short Course in i ^ 1920 Roy won out in the judging Contest and thereby earned a trip]n1 over South Carolina to visit prom- H inent herds of cattle, hogs, andtH sheep. In addition to this he won j the trip to Atlanta to. judge in the^1' International Club Judging Contest :sr and there made good record for | himself and his team. is still an j TT enthusiastic booster of club work,, although above the age limit to be- a* tomie a member1,!?Carolina 'Club pi Boy. S? ^ \ si TEN THOUSAND TONS COAL g AVAILABLE FOR THE STATE n ir Columbia, Aug. 19.?Frank W. | Shealy, chairman of the railroad j commission, wired from Washington j today that 10,000 tons of coal were available for utilities in South Caro lina such as gas, ice and elecrtic I light plants, provided banks guaran tee payment for the fuel. The com 'mission's office here immediately ad-1, j vised all such plants of the wirej i from Mr. Shealy. CUBAN CONGRESS CUTS LEGISLATORS' SALARIES Havana, Cuba. Aug. 19.?Con gress has decided that the country :s being overcharged when it pays ! $:)0, 251 a year for each of its 24 i senators and $12,000 a year for j each of its 120 representatives. Under an economy program tne senate has agreed to reduce its quota by $235,000 a year and the house by $225,000 far nglng the congressional budget to $1,718,000 This will bring the figure for a senator to about $21,330 a year and a representative to $10,000. Statistics show that the majority of divorces are sought by women be- t tween the ages of 20 and 25. v IRS. J. W. MORRAH HURT IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT < fear Anderson Yesterday.?Mrs. Harris and Mr. Gambrell Meet in Head on Collision. The following from the Anderson aily Mail of Tuesday will be of in iroct + ? +Viq nonnlp of AKhpvillo fnr Irs. J. W. Morrah and Mrs. Calhoun [arris both are well known and ave many friends here: Drivers of both cars being virtual / blinded by a heavy screen of dust : he Scripps-Booth automobile of Mr. ' !alhoun Harris, being driven by his rife, collided with a Maxwell auto lobile being driven by a Mr. Gam rell, of Sandy Springs, about 9:15! "clock this morning at a point on! lie highway from this city to Clem-j an College, about one mile this side f Sandy Springs, the result being bat. the six occupants of Mrc War-, is' care were badly bruised, and [rs. J. W. Morrah of Mt. Carmel, tother of Mrs. Harris, suffered pain ul bruises about the head and what i believed to have been a fracture , E the thigh. Reports from the Anderson counr 7 hospital this afternoon indicated : lat Mrs. Morrah's condition is not , ggarded as very serious, however, ] le has been suffering a great deal rom injuries sustained due to her dvanced age. Mrs. Harris also suf ered painful bruises about the head, rhile other occupants of her car rere also slichtlv iniured. but. none sriously. Mr. Gambrell, who was riving the Maxwell car which col ded with that driven by Mrs. Harris i said to have escaped any injuries, rhatever, but both of the automo iles were considerably damaged. From the statements of people ,ho viewed the accident after it oc urred, it is evident that the cars let in a head-on collision, neither' i f the drivers being able to see each ther because of a heavy dust. Mrs. [arris stated after returning to' Lnderson this morning that the 'ord car of a tobacco salesman pass d her car, leaving a heavy dusk :reen. Before this, however, she had een the Maxwell car approaching at distance and drew over to her right > avoid an accident. The steering wheel of Mrs. Harris' ar was completely torn off, and bits f flying glass from the broken wind lield struck occupants of her car, liurin? thpm sliVhflv On#> of thp oors of the car was thrown open ith the impact of the collision, and ttle Alice Child Harris, small daugh >r of Mrs. Harris, was thrown to le ground together with Mrs. Mor ih, whose injuries are more severe lan any of the other members of,., le party. The occupants of Mrs. Harris' car . umbering six, were: Mrs. Calhoun arris, Mrs. J. W. Morrah, Mr. John arris, father of Calhoun Harris, ( iss Alice Harris, sister of Mr. Cal >un Harris, and Mrs. Harris' three I nail children, John, Bradley and lice Child Harris. In speaking of the accident, Mrs * arris stated that she was driving ! ; a very low rate of speed, princi- , illy because of the dust and having - :en the Maxwell car ahead of them, j le drew over to the right of the i >ad in order to avoid an accident, ut for the fact that the car was ] inning at a low rate of speed, the ] suits might nave Deen more sen is. Both of the drivers, being par ally blinded by the heavy dust, ere unable to distinguish the ap i-oach for a great distance. Shortly following the accident' hich is said to have occurred about :15 o'clock, the ambulance of the rm of G. F. Tolly was summoned r.d Mrs. Morrah was taken to the nderson county hospital, reaching lere before 10 o'clock, and immed itely given medical attention. Re orts from the hospital some time af-j ;r tne wrecK were to tne enect xnai rhether Mrs. Morrah had suffered a racture or broken thigh had not een determined. Has Dislocated Hip. A late report from the Anderson bounty Hospital today was to the ef-l ect that Mrs. Morrah suffered a dis icated hip, for which she has been i reated, and her condition it is indi ated, is favorable. Little Alice Har is, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cal oun Harris, who was also taken to he hospital, is reported to be only haken up badly, with no injuries of serious nature. Old fashioned folks used to say hey were ready to "talk turkey" /hen they meant business. CLEMSON TIGERS HAVE BIG YEAR SCHEDULE First Game Will Be Played With Centre on Riggs' Field Sep tember 30th. Clemson College, Aug. 22.?With September and college opening time 0t?< appi uciixiuig, xuuL/uaii piuapcuto ??u schedules are beginning to hold the attention of sport lovers, and Clew son men are looking forward to one of the hardest schedules they have ever attempted. On this schedule is every South Carolina institution of importance, .besides Centre and Georgia Tech, considered the two strongest teams in the South, and the University of Florida, one of the teams which came forward with <a Handy outfit last year and will pro bably be even better -this season. On the home bill, the headline will, of course, be the game witt PaIIof*o will Ko r*l ovarl uciuj.c vtkjvaa mil vw on Riggs' Field, September 30. Thii is the first appearance of the famous Colonels in this section of the coun try, and the fans will probably flocl to Tigfertown from all over the state and from adjoining states to see them in action. Preparations have al ready been begun to handle the huge crowd which will no doubt be or band for this event." Other games to be played on the Clemson campus are Newberry or Oct. 7, and Presbyterian College or October 14. Erskine will be met ir Anderson and Furman in Greenville and the nearness of these places U Clemson will make them practical!; home games, as Clemson people car easily get to them. Games farther away from home Carolina in Columbia, Citadel ir Charleston, Florida in Jacksonville and Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The schedule in full is as follows Sept. 30?Centre at Clemson Col lege. ( Oct. 7.?Newberry at Clemson Col lege. Oct. 14.?Presbyterian College a1 Clemson College > Oct. 26.?South Carolina at Col umbia. Nnv 4 denrcrin TppVi in At.lfln+n Nov. 11.?The Citadel in Charles ton Nov 18?Erskine in Anderson. Nov. 25.?Furman in Greenville. Dec. 2?Florida in Jacksonville 1S1UOCBSS WITH ONIONS Clemson College, Aug. 15.?A good eccample of success in a smal way with special crops is reportec by the- ,,Extension horticulturists from Edgefie'd, S. C. where H. M MoLaurin planted onions and made 115 "bushels per acre>, for which he received $1.40 to $1,50 per bushel THE CONFEDERATE COLLEGE 32 Broad St. Charleston, S. C. A boarding and day school foi Sirls. Beg'ns its sessions Sept, 26, L922. Historic Institution situated in i healthy location. Advantages oi lifey life, with large college yard foi outdoor sports. A well planned course 3f studies in a homelike atmosphere. Business course open to seniors and slective course to juniors and seniors. A. Domest:c Science course open to seniors, giving practical and theoret ic knowledge of cooking. A Sewing iourse for seniors and juniors. A veil equipped library. Primary de jartment for day pupils. For cata< ogue and further information ap jly to the collego. 6- 23-ltw-lSt WONDERFUL PHOTO C This wonderful picture take formation throwing out a smol Diego, Cal. Above the torped ' T- ' ' THINK OF IT AGAIN. Mr. D. M. Wright of Darraughs, I has sold his farm lock, stock and bar- \ rel and moved to Johnson, S. C., with his family, where he will engage 1 in the carpenter business. He asks i the Press and 'Banner to publish the i following letter: J Abbeville, S. ., Aug. 18, '22 * I have sold and released $1500 < worth of property to Mr. John Owen 1 for the sum of $375. Mr. F. B. Mc- < Lane favored me in making this I change, so I want the people of Ab- 1 beville county to bear in mind that < he is a good sheriff for you and your neighbors. I expect to go to Johnson, i S. C., to live for awhile. I had good 1 looking cotton three weeks ago, and - now I haven't anything left, the boll 1 weevils got it all. 1 D. M. Wright. ATTENTION MANAGERS i . i Managers of the Democratic Pri mary Election to be held Tuesday, 29th of August, are hereby notified that books, tickets and boxes are now ready for delivery, and to call for 1 the same on or before Saturday, 1 August 26th. j J. HOWARD MOORE, 2tcol. County Chairman. , Quarantine against infectious dis eases was first established in the 11 tenth century. , \ \ Martin's fo: Friday and TRY OUR PRICES ; 25 lbs. of Sugar . 8 lb. Bucket of Snowdri 8 lb. Bucket Swift Jewe 8 lb. Bucket of Crescen 16 bars, large size, Octi 6 Bars Small Octagon S 24 lbs. of White House I 24 lbs. Sunflower .Self-] 24 lbs. of Service Flour Best Rib Meat per poun< j, 5 Gallon Kerosene Oil.. All other Goods at Grc your business and ' best Prices to be i in the phon: We Deliver Goods An T. W M / SOUTH MAIN ST. /: . -X vmmmv ; : '' .' 7}%' >F U. S. DESTROYERS THROWING ? n from a naval aeroplane, shows eigh ce screen over the battle fleet, which ai o boats can be se'en two other naval h - - ' NOTICE! Jnited States of America, Vestern District of South Carolina Whereas on the 17th day of July .922, the United States filed a libe n the District Court of the Unite( states for the Western District o: south Carolina, against 35 Tins nore or less of a produce known a: Ihlnrnfrirm in tJie nossession of P 3. Speed, Drug Co., of Abbeville, S D., said goods having been shippe< :-> Stellar Chemical Company, o STew York to Abbeville, S. C., in J rase of forfeiture and condemnation And whereas by virtue of proces ,n due form of law to me directs returnable on the first Tuesday o November, 1922, I have seized am taken 35 Tins Chloroform and iiav them in my custody. Notice is hereby given that a Dii tTict Court will be held in the Coun ty Uourt itoom in the Uity ot ureen wood, South Carolina, at 10 o'cloc in the forenoon on the first Tuesda; t>f November, 1922, for the trial o the premises; and the owner y owners and all persons who have o :laim any interest are hereby cite to be and appear at the time an< place aforesaid, or on such day, o: lays and places as the case may b continued, to show cause if any the; tiave. why a final decree should no pass as prayeu. C. J. LYON, United States Marshal. Aug. 18, 1922. 3 wks. R. I BEFORE BUYING. $1.90 ft :... $1.30 1 Lard $1.25 it Lard 1.25 igon Soap $1.00 oap 25c. ^1 - T7*l C1 Art 'lain r lu.ur <pi.w 'ising Flour $1.05 $1.20 1 17 l-2c? 70c. ?at Savings. Give us we will give you the found anywhere City. E 408 ywhere in the City. * iRTIN] .'.. .. PHONE 408 3UT A SMOKE SCREEN U. S. Destroyers proceeding in re holding manoeuvres off San. ydro planes.