Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, December 04, 1907, Image 1
lf),tl0MliH?WH
'pATS OTEEIS? I
m
PLANTER'S
LOAN AND
CAVINGS
8AKK.
Augusta. ?aL.
BBSOmtCES OTES SI,OOO,OOO
It ? i i i a 181111111111 i Bl 111
Ml ?gram
ACO0?STS
? SOLICITED +
LC. HAYNE,
Chas. C. Howard, $
OABHTJOL
VOl .73.
EJ3GEFIELD, S. G., WERNES DA Y, DECEMBEE 4, 1907.
THE NATIONAL BANK f
? AUGUSTA, GA.
! L. C. HAYNE, President
FRANK & FOSD, Caa tia.
CAPITAL.$250,0)0
Surplus and Profits. 150,030
^if.^Bjjfc Ouimtiu<toi>rrMi?KtaajM T
I We end? eanaerraUre. aodtrm BuJclBf cMibodi X
W*\WH 11811 ill 1 i 0 ll 1 H t*
NO. 2.
Wm. SCHWEIGERT, A. S, MORRIS, THOS. S. GRAY,
Prest. Vice-Prcs. Cashier,
Union Savings Ban k
Augusta, Ga
.9
Offers the Citzens of Edgefield a
SAFE, CONSERVATIVE and
CONVENIENT DEPOSITORY.
4 Fer Cent Interest.
Moniimental
Carriage Store
''Opposite the Monument."
We've had forty-six ' years expenence making and
selling vehicles, and have yet to see anything on
wheels' which for Beauty, Eas)' Riding, Light Run
ning and lasting and qualities would match
*H?yer and Columbia Bug?
Surreys.
Studebaker "Wagons
?WMMMMMO-mMOHB--?? ?.I ll 11 ll --?
If Better were made you would l ind
them here,
A complete linc of Harn?ss always on hand. Heavv
Lumber Harness and Road Scraper Harness a
SPECIALTY,
BELTING, LEATHER, CARRIAGE MATE
RIAL. ETNA COAL.
729 Broad Street, Augusta. Ga.
TREES-PLANTS
FRUIT, SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL
No Scale or Disease.
Illustrated Catalog Free.
p. J. BERCKMAHS GO. INC
FRUITLAND f?URSEhJES, /{UGUSTA, GA.
ESTABLISHED IN 1856
DONT SELL YOUR
Staple Cotton
BUT SHIP TO ?
li
Cotton Factors,
Charlston, 5. .C
We can get you the Beet Prices and the highest values for
all grades. . - .
'Make a trial shipment and Bee for yourself.
Money Saved
On every parchase that you make from us. We buy our goods
in large quantities for cash, consepuently we are in a positon to
make very close price s to our patrons.
I
Our large
iTa?l Stock
of Dry Goods, Notions Clothing,
Shoes, Etc., is ready for the buyers,
See our superb line of Clothing, for Ifen and Roys. Also the
strongest lina of ^boes ever shown in the city of Augusta.
We eau everybody aud our prices are right.
Grand Millinery Display
We are sh>wjng the1 largest, and most beautiful line of Millinery
ever shown in tbis city We invite the ladies especially to call.
tJBTll you do not believe we can save you money, all we ask
is a trial and we will convince you.
f ii mi &8 B?sfl? Strati Augusta, Sa,
"Palmen o.
i I The News of South Carot!
i I II II II mi I II III m ma UH
HIGHER SALARIES GIVE BET
TER MEN.
Recommendation on County Superin
- tendente of Education.
Columbia, Special.-The Stht? sup
erintendent of education, Mr. 0. B.
Martin, in his annual report will urge
higher salaries for the county super
intendents of education. His motive
for this is that a man can now earn
moro in private life than attending to
the duties of public office os they
should be attended to by on honest
official. In tho report Mr. Martin
gives the results of his? inquiries in
other States and he also urges that
the school term he made longer and
that educatioual qualifications be
made necessary to election, thus tak
ing the office out of politics to a large
extent. The last section of his re
port relating to this subject is ns fol
lows :
The best business men frequently
find that it JS necessary to invest
more mouey in order to save invest
ments previously mode. I believe thal
it would be good business judgment
?n the part of the legislature to spend I <
order to get full value of the money 1 *
annually invested in that work. The
salaries of the majority of our county
superintendents do not justify thc su
perintendents in devoting their entire
time to their official duties. Many of
them do not devote more than two
days in the weel? to their work. They
advertise Saturdays and salesdays. as
their office days. In addition to"this
they do some field work but they arc
forced to devote a good part of their
time to makiug a living for them"
selves and families.. This is not only
dividing time, hut, worse than that, it
is dividing interest and attention. To ?1
be a successful county superintendent
it is necessary for a man to be en- ;
grossed in that work. He must think j
about it while he is in the office and J
also while he is outside. I do not be- *
lieve that it is possible for a man c
to serve conflicting interests at the *
same time. - P
Salaries by Counties. ic
There has been considerable im- ' '
provemeiit in salaries of superintend ]
dents during the past few years. Still;
we are far behind some of the othe?. i1
States in this resoec.t Tho o~i-: - -
Charleston. 1,000 T
Cherokee. .. .. GOO
Chester .. .*. 600
Chesterfield. 500
Clarendon. G25 c
Colleton .. .. 500 i
Drrlington. SOO |1
Dorchester .... . .'. 450 ! i
Edgefield. 600 !]
Fairfield. 500 [i
Florence. 900 ' i
Georgetown. 700 11
Greenville. 700 ? t
Greenwood . COO ; ?
Hampton. 550 i
Horry. 400 j 1
Kershaw. 700 (
Lancaster. 600 f
Laurens. 750 ]
Lee. 600 ' <
Lexington. 600 \
Marion. 800 i f
Marlboro... 700 j t
Newberry. 800 li
One Louisiana Parish Goes "Dry.*'j
Lake Charles, La., Special.-News
reached here that Cameron Parish, \
Louisiana) having an area of 1,400 A
square miles, has gone completely for ?
prohibition. < The only ward in the 1
parish still allowing the sale of li- j
quor went "dry" at a special election s
by a margin of 31 votes. ?
Charleston Bank Goes to the Wall.
Charleston, Special.-The Hibernia
Trust and Savings bank was placed in -j
the hands of receivers by order of ^
Judge Gage, at Walterboro, Attor- <
.ley Harry L. Erckraann securing thc
order iu accordance with a decision f
of the directors. By the order of !
Tnclge Gage, President Frank Q
~)'Neill and Henry Buist are made ?
ceci vers of the bank and upon the i
.ereipt of notification of their ap- c
.?ointment, they immediately took 1
li arge of the bank and its affairs. (
Their bond was fixed at $30.000 each, r
American Cigar Co. Shuts Down Bs
Plant.
Greenville, Special-The Greenville s
factory of the American Cigar cora- ^
?anv will shut down for one week.
Similar orders have been extended to
nperintendents of all the other fae- "v
mies operated by the company in s
ho Jnited States. Tight money and r
i slump in the demand are said to he a
>-esopnsible for the effort to curtail b
production and maintain prices. I
Reports Required From State Militia.
Adjutant General Boyd has" issued t
an important letter and order regard- 1;
lng reports from companies. The law c
requires that an annual return of s
property bc made hy each company x
commander. This is. very important J
an<J Gen, Boyd has ordered that tho 1
blanks sent out be in the office not J
later than December 3, Tho ord? fr ;
sued reieri to fha "Runing report ' J
bu?ki, eojsi?i 9i f*M m i? ti** I
tanti sf wrt ewipwy? * *
I I I I I I fl I li lt ? I 11 I i IIH IL*
na in Condensed form |i
IH 1 H g B ? 0111B fl IB111E B B S fr
Oconee.. .. 7?0
Orangeburg .*.,.?...? . i j3?' S?d
Pickens.. ..? 700
Richland ... .... ;. 4 >n 1,200
Saluda.. ? ; ; i .; .. 450
Bpartanburg .;. .. .1,2^0
Sumter. 9$
Union. .. 5dQ
Williamsburg.6?D
York..;.,gS?(
. In Bambergjthe auditor is: ??:.omcio
iiperinterident. Leaving out,.--Bam*
)erg the average salary of the suj?er?
ntendehts in the State is $684f37jl-5L
^. man who is flt to Be corinty super
ntendent can easily make more -than
his in some line of business, o$ on
he farm. If this is true of the aVer
ige it must be strictly true in] the
nstances that fall below the aver
ige.
Cotton Manufacturers Discuss SKua*
Koa.
Greenville,. Special.-A conference
if some 23 cotton manufacturers of
his State engaged in making, print
:loths was held in Greenvilk p?e^d
id over by former Mayor Calvert of
spartnnburg. The following. ttsohu
ion was unanimously adopted:
"It is thc judgment of this cpii?er
!Uce that it is not advisable for .the
nanufacturers of cotton goods who
lave sold their production on.'.for
vard sales to cancel such sales even
vheil a forfeit is paid by the bayer
inless the financial responsibiu'ty of
he buyer becomes such as to' make
t advisable to make a cash settje?
neut rather than take the risk of a j
[elivery on the sale."
It was also decided that ? copy of
his resolution should be sent" fo~i&ph
lotion manufacturer in South Caro
ma, urging that they act in harmony
nth such a policy and so inform" their
elling agents.
Since the financial panic has led ?to
in acute stage in the attempted :can
?ellation of goods sold for ?orwf~~
lelivery, covering several mont)
)roduction of many mills, and
vhich the mills have provided
lotton at high prices, the confere|
vas called to discuss this situaii
vhich is grave and serious in itsf
:'ect on the prosperity and continj
.unning of the cotton mills.
ae honenLihat all ih?
ne resoratrorr;
Some Military Change^
Columbia, Special.-Adjutain
?ral Boyd has issued an order
ng the commissions of Capt
Deal of Columbia, assistants
n the Second infantry, andi ";
J. N. Fishburne, battalion adjt
n the Third regiment. The former
s now in the West on account of his
iealth and Lieut. Fishburne of Wal
;erboro has engaged in business in
mother State. The law requires that
ibsence from thc State for six months
'orfeits the commission and the or
ler issued creates vacancies to be
illed shortly. Capt. W. A. Collett of
Sdgcfield, who has been elected in
:onimand of the company at that
loint, reported to the adjutant gen
irnl's office to stand the required ex
imiuation. His commission will be
ssued him in a few days.
Pleads Guilty of Murder Charge.
Columbus, Ga., Special.-In the Su
prior Court Frank Reed, a young
vhite man, pleaded guilty to murder,
md" was given a life sentence in the
penitentiary. Several months agp
?eed shot and mortally wounded John
bellamy, another young man, who
;ubsequently died at his home at
Sweetwater, Tenn.
Carolina Eivers and Harbors.
Georgetown, Special.-That the
?Yinyah bay river system may be de
veloped is the purpose of the Eastern
karolina Rivers and Harbors con
gress, which was organized here hy
he election of Mr. H. P. Duvall of
^heraw as president, Henry Mullins
>f Marion, vice president, and H. B.
springs, secretary. Delegates were
cresent from Marion, Cheraw, Flor
ince, Conway, Camden, Columbia,
Darlington Kinstree, ?Summerton and
Georgetown, representing the com
nercial bodies of those cities.
Tried to Kill Sleeping Son.
St. Louis, Mo., Special.-Mrs. Eliz
ibeth D. Smith, a widow suffering
'rom mental trouble, slashed the
hroat of her 22-year-old son Philip ;
vith a razor as he slept. With blood
treaming from the gash he seized his
?other as she was about to jump into
t cistern. Assistance arrived just as
ie was fainting from loss of blood.
Ie is expected to recover.
Negro Arrested on Suspicion.
Spartanburg, Special.-Willie Fos
er, a negro, was arrested at an early
lour Tuesday morning on suspicion
;f having made tho mured rous as
oult on John Young, the famous old
wagoner of Inman, on thc Howard
rap road three miles from this city
Jonday night. Foster is now in the
hunty jail. The injured mon is al
ha Spartanburg boitai, where on
tpwAtion WM p?rf<*?n?d removing
wtim di bte skull Mvk ?wi \*m
FIVE KILLED IN COLLISION
Freight Train Crashes Into Trolle;
Car, Killing Fife and Injuring
Twenty.
Waterbury, Conn., Special.-Five
factory employes were killed at the
West Main street crossing over tho
Highland, New Haven & , Hartford
Railroad, when an extra Hartford
bound freight train crashed into a
j trdlley c?r cotitain?ng twenty-five
persons bound for the pin factories
j in Oakville. The car was struck with
great force directly in the middle and
.all the passengers were kliled or bad
ly mangled. Sis others were badly
injured and had to be carried to
their homesi The dead ;
Sarah Ryan.
Jinnie Corcory.
Robert French, Waterville. s
Walter Hayes,
t Jaue Kelly.
The seriously injured;
Kitty Hanley, leg broken and scalp
cut; Margaret Mellon; Jennie Ben
son; Sadie Allen; Andrew Lepier.
Aside from Kitty Hanley, the oth
ers received scalp wounds, broken
bones and bad cuts, but it is not yet
known whether the injuries of^ny
f?fi prove fatal.
Flagman John Flavin and Conduc
tor John Dillon, of thc trolley car,
weie arrested. The motorman of the
car, Charles Leonard, was not held.
There was absolutely no chance for
the engineer of the train to stop his
train in time to prevent the accident.
Although he applied thc brakes, the
engine crashed into the trolley car.
smashing it to splinters and throwing
the occupants In all directions.
Income Tax Test.
Columbia, Special.-Attorney Gen
eral Lyon has received notice that an
other test would be made of the con
stitutionality of the income tax law.
The test is brought up by Mr. D. W.
Alderman, the wealthy lumber dealer
and steps have been taken in com
pliance with the recent ruling of thc
steam yacht Seneca. He had country
homes at Wyvernwood farm, Bever
ly, Mass., and at Manhassett, L. I.
His business office in New York City
was 114 Liberty street.
Williams Lays Down the Law to Can
non.
Washington, Special.-Representa
tive John Sharp Williams, of Missis- j
rippi, the Democratic minority leader 1
in the House of Representatives, had
a conference with Speaker Cannon
on the subject of the minority rep
resentation on the House committee.
He told the Speaker that the Demo
crats would iusist upon an increase
in their representation corresponding
with the increase in the Democratic
membership of the House.
News in Brief.
Senators Kittredgc and Gamble, of
South Dakota; Senator Hansbrough
and Representative Hull, of Iowa, all
declared that the people would have
nobody but Roosevelt for their nexl
President. .
Adjutant General Ainsworth, in his
report, said that conscription may be
necessary to fill depleted ranks in the
army.
President Roosevelt will entertain
Admiral Evans Friday, as last honors
before the Admiral takes the fleet lo
the Pacific.
Seventy-five fishermen of the St
Pierre fleet are believed to have beti
lost.
One thousand Moorish tribesmen
who attacked a French camp were
beaten off with a loss of 1,200.
Gen. Sir Henry Edward Colvilh
was killed while out on a motorcych
in collision with a friend's automo
bile.
Sixteen persons perished in a New
York tenement house fire.
The watchfulness of a Russiau rail
road guard prevented Taft's train
from taking a switch and crashing
into some freight cars.
Heinrich Conried is said to be in
terested in a project to build au $S,
000,000 American opera house in Un
ter den Linden, Berlin.
Two trains in the New York sub
way were in collision because, it is
believed thc motorman of the rear
train, who was killed, had a stroke
of apoplexy.
William F. Ferguson of McKces
port, Pa., committed suicido in Rich
mond because of domestic troubles.
David B. Cook, S4 years old, killed
himself in Alexandria while despon
dent.
Mrs. Hannah Baker, 73 years old,
hanged herself at her home in New
Windsor. She had been despondent
because of ill health.
Admiral Schley waa the principal
?ppftkor pt tim Aw flucl Navy Day
estil?? ?t tlj? ?MM?lW?l K?pM
??II-. ' . ' '-.y.
MINC mm,
Bradley Murder Case Almost
Ready For the Jury
? .
SPEECHES OF ATTORNEYS NEXT
Presentation of Evidence in Bradley
Trial Concluded and Court Ad
journs For Day Defendant Says
.She Is Clad It la All Over.
Washington, Special.-"Oh, I am
?O glad it is all over at last." These
arords-were uttered by Mrs. Annie M.
Bradley, charged with the murder of
former Senator Artuh M. Brown of
Utah, as she, with a smile, was lcd
iway from the court roora to the
prison van, which was to take her
jack to jail. The presentation of
;vidence had just beer* concluded and
;ourt adjourned until Saturday when
irguments will begin. Justice Staf
ford announced that an agreement
lad been reached among counsel for
'our hours of argument on each side.
This will be completed Monday af
;ernoon and Justice Stafford said he
ivould then deliver his charge and
rive the case to the jury,
The testimony of two government
^sanity experts, Dr. E. M. Brush, of
Baltimore, and Dr. Smith E. -Jeliffe,
;f New York, was the feature of the
proceedings, as also was the appear
ing of Rev. Dr. Utter,, of Salt Lake,
Mrs. Bradley s pastor. Both Dr.
Brush and Dr. Jelliffe declared that
;here was nothing in the record of
the case to indicate that Mrs'. Brad
dy was insane. Counsel for the de
fense attempted to impeach the tes
timony of these experts by showing
that they had been tailed for thc
government and that as a matter of
jourse they were testifying iii the in
terest of the government. Each of
them repudiated this charge and de
bared that they would have testified
to the insanity of Mrs. Bradley as
readily as they testified to her sanity
Lsd they found her to be insane.
Rev. Dr. David Utter, pastor of the
Unitarian church of Denver, Colo.,
?vho, in forme'' testimony has been
referred to as "the priest" and who
WAS Mrs. Bradley's pastor in Salt
L?ke City, testified to a conversation
lie had with her in 1903.
Mrs. Bradley told him, he replied,
in answer to a question, that she be
lieved Mr. Brown would Marry her.
."I expressed the opinion," said
Hm nuk?uuti-iiihaJLjie never would.
During ;ms-tcstiaiv^_
ley sat with bowed head.
"She said," continued the witness,
"that when it came to a test and a
gun was pointed at Arthur Brown
ho would accede and marry her. I do
not remember her exact words. She
said Arthur Brown was a coward at
heart and if ? gun was pointed at
him and he was told he must marry
her he would do so. I told her I did
not believe Brown was a coward. I
said he ought never to be urged.
There should be no compulsion e er
used. 'You will lose all your in
fluence if you do/ I told her."
"Now, didn't you say to her? in
the course of that conversation :'You
would not do that, would you? and
she replied, 'Of course not?' " ask
ed Judge* Powers.
"Yes," said Dr. Utter. "I said:
'Suppose he calls your bluff what
then? You would not shoot?' 'Oh,
no,' was her answer."
Dr. Utter said she did not threat
en lo do this herself. "It might have
been her brother or her father, or
anybody who was to bring about this
compulsion," the witness added.
"He, however, had thc idea that Mrs.
Bradley herself would do it. "She
was under tremendous obsession."
continued Dr. Utter, "was almost
unhinged; and I felt that she might
undertake to threaten Brown."
Georgia Feud Ends in Killin?.
Albany, Ca., Special.-Jeff Spires,
if Miller county, was shot and killed
hy Dr. B. V. Elmore, a prominent
nhysieian, in the latter's drug store
it Kesfler. The killing was the re
sult of an old feud. Spires entered
the drug store, and presented a knife
it the throat of R. E. Elmore, father
??f the doctor, threatening to kill bira,
before he could put the threat info
'xecution the younger Elmore fired,
'hooting Soires through the body.
THi wounded man died twenty min
.ites later. The two Elmores were
.irrested.
New Georgia Bank.
Atlanta, 'Ga., Special-Organiza
tion of the Guarantee Trust & Bank
ing Company of Atlanta was perfect
ed at a meeting of the incorpor?tors
here. The company is capitalized at
a half million dollars and has for
its organizers some of the best known
men in the State. It will absorb the
business of thc Guarantee Trust
Company of Georgia.
Naval Stores Buying Will Bc Con
centrated at Savannah.
Savannah, Ga., Special. - An
nouncement ivas made that thc Amer
ican Naval Stores Company hus dp*
ferrod withdrawal of buying agencies
from Jacksonville, Fla., pending a
coiifcrenco with banker* of that city,
lt has boon announced that beginning
pwcmlw lat all Inlying wonjil bu
??'ftlfftitff! fl' ?avi?i?t?'i \ivm\id ?fj
W ?il&s&l W W ApMft Wini
tm\M s? L?RT??VII!8?
To The
MEN AND BOYS
^ of
i
Sedgefield County
We would like to say that we aim high in our se
lection of Men's *
Fall and Winter Suits
We get the best Suit productions from the shops
of the World's best Makers.
We aim high in selection of cloths, linings and
trimmings. Get the best possible Tailoring.
We sell Suits that make us friends
-the profits comeof thems elves.
The lowest rung on the price ladder is $10. to $30.
The greatest strength lies in the assoitment at $12.50
$15, $18 and {>
We can give you positively superioi results in
Tailoring, Appearance, Style and quality. ,
Anybody can quote prices. It's the Suit*at the'
price that tells the story.
cCREARVS,
Tiie Home of Good Clothes
742 Broad St. Augusta* Ga.
ESTIMATES GIVEN ON ALL KINDS
TIN ROOFING
Galvanized Iron Cornice aud Sheet Metal Work, Skylights,
Dealer iu Stov?s, Ranges, Mantels, Tiliog, Grates, Tin Plate,
Galvanized Irou, Copper, Zinc, Solder, Eve Troughs and
Conductor Pipes, Roofing and Sheating Papers.
?liop and. Wareroom
1010 JONES ST. PHONE 100
jyRepairing Piomptly Done.
<WID SLUSKY
1010 BROAD STUFET, AUGUSTA, GA.
Charleston' s. (J. ~
We have arranged to handle Cotton to the Best
advantage and solicit consignments,
OS?"* We give Special attention to handling Sta
ple Cotton, viz: "ALLEN SEED," "FLORO
DORA" and others of this grade'
SR
W. W. RAMSEY,
G. W. LEG WEN,
SEY & LECWEN
Cotton Factors
-AND LEADERS IN
Wagons and Buggies.
835 and 837 Reynolds Street,
- Augusta, Ga.
Wagons
Buggies
FURNITURE
Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons and bnggiei
Just received. Our stock of furniture aDd house furnishing*
is complete. A Large stock.
COFFINS and CASKETS.
always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt
ly responded to. All goods sold on a small mar
gin of profit. Call to see me, I will save you
money.
"TTt ? . a I J . . . i f
GEO. 3P. COBB.
Johnston, South Carolina,
Quit Satisfactory,
Gaddie-You don't seem to have
Easily Answered.
Says the philosophic Boston'Globe';
made a vary satisfactory impression 1 f. . .:
on Borem. '?' - - .- . | "Aiter all, ia it any less sensib e
Cleverloy- I tried very li aid ^J^tosit shivering on tho curbstone f:?r
SQ. jM ?tetog^.0 get a chance to herr
Caddie-Wei!, ho void maAM ' ?wLtban it IT ^11" fa
't impress him ?S a
"fl i? nSK?ciflta with vi