Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 06, 1909, Image 1
NO. 48.
PROHIBITION PAYS.
Trinco" Relat?s Happy Experi- j
ence of a County Ifhat Voted
Out Liquor.
Now that the. world is graining so
nob ?os* in consequence of the-li
quor traine and our county is being
aroused on the subject, I wish to
give a few facts that came under
observation a few years ago. I
red in. a county that had been:
limited by i the liquor traffic,
^hey bad usually three months of
schools during the year. For/these
schools the teachers were paid from
$17.00 to $27.50 per month ?ic^rd
g to grade, and school warrants
?.re cashed at a discount of 25 per
it. The school board was $3,500
debt and there were very Jew, I
lillie only three or four, respectable
whool houses, in the county.
The county was ?5,000 in debt,
id county warrants went at a dis
?unt of 25. to. 40 per cent-. There
were only a few bridges in the conn-j
ix. The .fail house would have
made an interesting; curio for the j
World's Museum-.
The courthouse sold at public auc
tion for *5?.00-and wai; moved off
tlie county sanare: There vere j
icticaJiy no public improvements. J
te county had, .tried liquor for
.ore than forty years. The terms
>f court lasted as>; .long as the law
would allow, one am! two vt eeks re-1
spectiyc-ly and I have known asi
niahy as twelve prisoners carried
over from one tenn of court" to the
nest term at a cost $12 per month
board each.
The dockets were never cleared.
Aw? there was not a; bank a, the
comity. But we put liquor but not
. withstanding the cry "it will Idll th e
county- '. We knew.the county was
already dmd and liquor had . killed^
it. Liquor will kill everything it
'touches long enough. It nevfer
touches a man," but.it leaves a black
spot on him, a blot on his chafacterV
Now listen: "As soon.asthe "dock-;
^ets" could be cleared the terms of
court in that county closed-ad
journed--Wednesday night. I have;
known the court to adjourn at noon.
1 Vexh?e'sday'z few civil cases to try.
At the end ofjTj[nrr years of_pxci:.
. hib?tion th?cuiimtyn?ogbodbridges;
wherever they were needed. They'
had a brick court house that cost thc j
county about 815,000-a beauty.
They had a briek jail house with
steel cells. They.'had 85,000 to
their credit, and county warrants
. were worth 100 cents on the dollar.
The school board had built--good j
school houses all over the county:.
they had increased the tenn of
school from 3 to 6 months with poy- j
ilege to run ^.months. They paid.)
faom ?30 to $75 per month for teach-)
ers. School-scrip was worth 100 cte,
on the dollar. The school board
had about $2,500 ahead,; and when
I left them they were talking of pat-!
ting free books ir. the public schools, j
There was a bank in the county
. with $50,000.00 capital stock, wr?h:
?'$80,000.00 on deposit, and some of
the county officers told me that tax-^
able property had doubled 4n Jhe
covnty within the four years of pro
hibition.
The drunken men. the fist-ti-cuff |
bouts, tb.e\ shooting affrays, the
pandemonium caused generally by
liquor, was not seen on the streets
nor in the back store lote, and probi- j
bition there did prohibit. It will
always prohibit when the officers
of the law cfo their sworn duty. If
I was an officer sworn to enforce the
lam, I should consider it asa^erao?-'
al insult for a man to say a prohib-.
itory law did not prohibit in my
ji/risdiction.
Now as to the revenue from liquor
investigation shows again and again
that every dollar of revenue a city
or.a county gets from the sale , of
liquor.costs the city or the county
that got it three-collars in criminal
prosecutions, besides the wTecked
homes, the shed blood, the heart-j
. aches, the pains .ind pangs, and . the
scalding tears of widows and hun-|
gry orphan crying for bread, impov
erished by drunken husbands and
fathers.
'] But the most dangerous form of
,the liquor traffic I have ever known j
j is the dispensary.
f Tours for righteousness,
TRTJXO.
Mrs. Biissey Improving.
3irs. "/George Bussey^ nee Miss
Eva Wates, was carried to Augusta
on Friday-last to undergo an opera
tion for appendicitis, being accom
panied by Dr. J. N. Crafton, Mrs.
Bussey, Mrs. P. R. Wates and "Mrs.
Hugh Wates. ^ The operation was j
successfully performed Saturday
morning and we are pleased to state
that the latest received from Mrs.
Bussey was to the effect that she was
doing splendidly. The operation
proved to be more difficult than was
first anticipated and for that reason
her stay at the hospital will be long
er than usual in such operations.
TRENTON TIDINGS
Citizens Move to Florida, Farn
ing Operations Have Begun.
The holidays passed off ' qu.i.1
pleasantly and very quietly on]
one death in our community can I
assigned to disorder. A negro, Wi
Hs Brown by name, met death in
somewhat peculiar way. He was i
town on the eve of Christraas an
the next morning he was found s
the railroad. His Head bore two c
three very ugly gashes,' whethe
caused by a lick from, some assai
ant or a fall from the train we wi
not say. We-have heard rumors thi
tended to implicate certain othe
negroes, but.these rumors have nc
developed as yet. The negro.died o
Saturday n. ght following and whil
;he Avas conscious he could not giv
an# light on the mystery.. On hi
person was found a flask full c
whiskey, one partly emptied and
third entirely emptied. This ima;
?ell the tale. The accursed stuff ha
been used entirely too freely, to sa;
the least Aiken county dispensarle
have furnished no little liquor fo
our county. Augusta it is said
through blind tigers, has-sent ou
quantities. Our prohibition, laws ar
of little effect when it is withii
snell easy/reach on.all sides.. It i
now up /io our law makers to sto]
thelegal.sale of it in South ?aroli
na. W'nat will they do?
Farm work baa already startec
for the new year. Our farmers an
not discouraged with the presen
hard times but have gone to worl
with" a stronger determination thai
ever to live at home.- Ano r;yea:
will see a great change " ? aults
Mark what we say! smoki
house to a noticeable extent will fy
moved from the. west to our o wi
places and the corn crib will hole
more corn than ever before.' Th(
lesson: of economy has been taughi
and we believe our . farmers wil
heed its teachings.
The qld establishment of * J. M
Bettis has been sold and Mr. W. R
Fnrse is now carrying on the busi
j ness as sole owner.
Mr. J. E. Lo rick and fa iLily, have
this week . for Florida, ' their future
home^... .'... ....
. Mr* j. .1). Mathis will move into
the. dwelling made vacant by Mr.
Lorick's move. v .
Messrs. J. W. and A. M. Satchel
have also left our, Section, for Flori
da where they expect to locate in
the near future. .'";.
Mr. J. Gordon Eughes, a promi
nent lawyer and member of the
legislature from Lnion, spent the
holidays with Ms.paren ts.
We note with much regret the in
disposed condition pf our fellow
townsman, Mr. F- M. Leopard.
' Eureka will soon be connected
here by phone.
Some Facts ' Concerning Rhode
Island Red Chickens From
a Specialist
I have sp often been - asked aboul
the good points of the "Reds" that
I will try to call the attention of
the public to a few of the many ad
vantages* they have over manj
other breeds. Firstrl would say thal
I advise any one who wishes , tc
start "n'the poultry business to se
lect the breed of fowls that pleases
their particular taste Jt sometimes
requires, a lot of courage "to speak
out in public" ;bnt when the subject
happens to be Rhode Island Reel
chickens, the 4iRed Crank" can't sup
press his enthusiasm. Their fame
has spread-rapidly within the past
few years,' and they now are one of
the most popular "breeds that we
have.
The. question nainirally arises,
why this rapid stride to the front?
What recommends them so strong
to the public favor and fancier?
One bas only to know them well to
be abie to answer these questions.
In the first place, their beautiful
coloring appeals to one "with even
the slightest taste. How pretty."
'They are beauties,' is the univer
sal comment. Their gentleness is a
strong point'in their favor. A very
timid person need not fear to han
dle +iie broody Red hen. She is not
at all high-tempered, and will, not
take a piece out of your hands as
you pass. This kindly disposition
makes them the very, best of moth
ers. They are also very fine foragers,
hustling for their own living, not
standing around waiting to be fed.
They are great; to lay in. winter as
they have so many nice fluffy feath
ers they seem never to get. cold, and
realize that their supreme purpose
in life is'to keep the table supplied
with eggs. ' :
The history of the fancy poultry
business has been one succession of
booms as each hew breed came out,
but as we look back we1 see that
many have almost dropped ont of
existence and others are being bred
in thousands to-day,, but never in
tho history of the pojiitry industry
ha3,there been a breed}' that has met
'W:- : ? .... - . .
Iii order to T
^ coimty and to y
J crops, The Advert?s
farmer who grows
on one acre of lan
of bushels of corn
The foregoing prizes
ing or complicated rest
When they please, f?rtil
; system they please.
Only one requirement i
ground and not compos
parts of the farm.
ir The prizes will aboi
^ ' will be practically clea
The Prizes xvii
Edgefield Farmers Can do Like
wise.
The Enquirer knows of one York
I township farmer, who, eleven years
ago bought a run down farm of I
over 200acres,on credit, and since)
that time has paid for the" place,
: built a hand some residence, large
{.barns and stables, tenant houses,
?etc^. bought. nearly enough i addi
tional land to make a total of 300
I acres and the first of last January j
didn't owe a dollar -and had $1,000
cash in bank. He did it all by bard
work, sticking to business, raising
his home supplies, and making cot
ton a surplus crop. A year ago he
refused $50 an acre. We know of
another who bought 110 acres of
Bethel township land ;in 1901 at
1 about $15 an acre, who made five
and a half bales of cotton the first
[year; who made sovenfeen bales of j
cotton and 700 bushels of corn this
? year, who has long since paid for
his ?land and who recently refused!
an acre for it.-Yorkville 'En-I
q lurer._
Card of Thanks.
Having sold my barber shop to
Mr. T. E. Strom I desire to express
my sincere thanks to the people of
Edgefield for the liberal patronage
accorded me since I came'among1
.'them. I shall always- feel grateful
to them, and I hope they wiH\con
tinue to give Mr. Strom the g?ner-j
ous patronage that he deserves.
A. J. Davis.
with such a popular demand as the
Rhode Island Reds. They grow fast
and soon get large enough to broil,
are strong and healthy from ,the
time they are hatched. All these
facts go to prove that these fowls
really . have the merits ! that are
claimed for them. They have proved
to every one's perfect satisfaction
that they are by far the greatest
winter layers and their size and
yellow flesh make them the most
desirable table fowl a? all ages. As
they mature so quickly and are so
hardy they are the easiest cMcks to
raise; Get a good start in thia popu-J
lar breed of fomlsijmd try them to j
your own satisfaction. Hoping this
will give the readers of this* paper,|
some thoughts for -future' considera* I.
tion. I am,
Respectfully,
RED? URAXK..
i?se gpiuction of
?l anil encourage thc
>r Ms d?ded to offer t
fteen dollars
gwen the
j the greatest number
d ^?iingvf ^ year 19(
Ten dolls
will be gi
who grows the secon
on one ae|e during th
are offered unconditionally ?
rictions. The r contestants
ize it as the? ple?se and cul
s m ade: the acre must be in
ed of two of ^.ore rich spots
it reimbursetb& winners foi
ll be awara?d at the
Mr. ?. S. Tompkins Resigned !
-and Mr. 1W. B?.; Gogburn
Elected.
With the close of the work of the!
old "year Mr. \ A. S. : Tompkins
voluntarily retired i? superintend^
ent of the Edg?field Baptist Sunday
school. For more than fifteen -years'
he has rendered faithful service in
this capacity an<ji ! his resignation
has been - very generally regretted
hythe members of the chnrch and
school. On behalf ?>f the committee
that was appointed J consider Mr.'
Tompkins' resignation and to aug-1
gest a suitable successor, Mr. Or- j
lando Sheppard - ga ve~ utterance on
Sunday morning last; to very appro-;
priate words expressing his person
al regrettas well as che regrst of the
entire school, caused hy the resigna
tion of Mr. Tompkins. Th e school
expressed "by a -unanimous rising
vote its sincere, appreciation of the
long term of faithful service ren-.
dered. by Mr.T?mpkins.. The nomi
nating committee without a dis
senting voice chose Mr. W. B. Cog
burn to succeed the retiring: su-,
: perin tendent. Mr.- Cogburn was
! duly elt??ted and entered, upon his
labors the first [Sunday of the i lew
year. Besides , his personal fitness, !
the newly ejected superintend ent j
has been, actively identified with
Sunday school -work for a number
! of years as teacher and is fully c?a
pable of conducting the school in
I a most satisfactory manner. M r.
Cogburn's election lias met with,
very general approval.
EXECUTOR'S SALE.
Notice is t?reby given that on
the 21st clay of?Jaknary 1900, I wiN I
sell to the highest bidder, at the
residence of ?the late . Luther W.
Walton near ? Meetingrp^reet., in
Edgefield county, the f?l?oyring
property: One 20 horse power en
gine; one 25 horsepower boiler; one
self packing Cotton gin; about 80
feet ol rubber betting; one set wag
on scales; one 3 feet com rock with
gearmnj and ..fixtures for mill; one
black > mule; one bay hoi sc, and one
milch; cow. Terms cash.
W. T. Walton,
Executor.
J )on't fail to see t ae beautiful
do1' dies at prices from 60 cents to
5.^50 per dozen.
May & Tompkins.
) diversification of
wo prizes in Gold:
in Gold Coin will
Edgefield county
of bushels of corn
)9.
irs in Gold Coin
iven the farmer in
d largest number
e year 1909.
md without embarass
can plant their eorn
tivats it by whatever
one continuous plot of
. selected from different
> fertilzer, so the corn
What The Kidneys Do.
Their Unceasing Work Keeps
us Strong and Healthy.
All the blood in the. body passes
through th? kidneys once every
three minutes. The kidneys filter
tli'e blood. Tney work night and
clay. When , healthy they remove
abeat 600 grains of impure matter
laily, when unhealthy some part of j
is impure matter is left, in the
Iood. TSiis brings on many diseases j
id . symptoms-pain in the back, I
headache, ; nervousness, hot, dry.
ein, rheumatism, gout, gravel, dis-j
irders pf the eyesight and hearing,
izziness, irregular heart, debility; '
irowsiness, dropsy,, deposits in the
urine, etc. But if you keep the fil
ters right you will have no trouble
with your kidneys.
Walter Dorn, Cedar Row, Edge
! field, S. C., says: *'I used Boan's
Kidney Pills and consider them a
fine retnecly for any trouble arising
from the kidneys. tl was a victim of
kidney complaint for a considerable
length of time and my back often
pained me so severely that I could
hardly do my. work. My kidneys
acted too freely and thc secretions
were unnatural in appearance. Upon
learning of Do?ri's kidney pills I
?went to Penn & Holstein's drug
store ?and bought, a box. Since using
tn?? I have been free from pain in
[my back and also from the kidney
weakness."
For sale-by all dealers.^ Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,jiBuffalo,
New York, sole agents for me JJ. S.
Remember the name-iDfcanV
?aiid take no other.
Card of Thanks:
ag flount
Iliberal ccft
P?eas? allow me sp?
tbe good people of Mc
yilleand the surround*
for their .kindness andi
tributions which aide| mq| in rfc
covering from my heij?vy loss by"
fire on October the $0th. I lost
nearly everything I hai? exceptmy
stock, land and some te/nant houses.
Words cannot express my gratitude
to those who were so* kind io me.
I also feel very grateful, to tho
members of. the Masonic '.lodge at
Parksville for their v&y, generous
contributions to roe.
J. & Haivley.
Modoc, S. C,
STATE WIDE PR0HJL?51TI?JM.
Letter From Rev. J. JL Harley
State Superintendent of
Anti-Saloon League.
As was to be expected when the
prohibitionists of South- Carolina
met and declared for statewide-pro
hibition, we began to hear critic ism
pro and con in every direction.
Some of our so-called prohibitionists
says the "Florence Times" have
actually taken a trip to Savannah,
Georgia, to learn that prohibition is
a farce. > We do not know who
these gentlemen are, .but if the ed
itor of the "Florence Times" will
kindly publish their names the cit
izens of South Carolina would be
better able to judge of the worth of ?
l?h??S5?^!^?^. The ory is raised
on every hand/that if we have state
wide prohibition conditions will be
worse in 'Charleston than they are
now. We are peremptorily told'
that the law cannot be enforced in
the lower couties, and that we, must
wait until the people are educa
up1 to a higher standard of citizen
ship and morality. It is the purpose
pf this paper to bring, some things
to the atttention of the people of the.
state. First of all, I wish to ask
Can conditions be any wrorse in
Charleston than they are now?
With 14 dispensaries running full
bhist from sun to- .sun-more than7
300 licensed blind-tigers selling li
quor night and day-hundreds of
other . blind tigers selling . without
any license at all, and the, people of
Charleston ordering one hundred
thousand dollars worth of liquor a
'year. I ask again, Can conditions
be any Avorse? After all, without
anj' intention of reflecting on " the
good people of Charleston, what is
Charleston, that th^ whole stateN
should be called on to bow to hur
will in an important matter like
this?, Charleston represents about
I four per Cent of the population of
' South Carolina and every one knows
I that more than one half of her pop
ulation is made UT) of the colored,
race. If Charleston does not wish
to enforce the law let her db as she
is doing ndw. Ii: cannot be worse.
; 11 t's ? i : - >
tbii. Again some of our people
seem-to think they will force prohi
bition upon some communities'be
fore they are ready and, thereby
bring reproach oh our cause. Thanks
for consideration. Here let us call
attention to the following fact: We
have now 21 counties in this state
without the legalized sale of intox
icuating liquors. In these 21 coun
ties live a large majority^of the pop
ulation of the entire state. This
majority is made up principally o?
white people. In other words, a
safe estimate would be that three
fourths of the white people in the
state now liv;e in prohibition territo
ry. We are democratic arid we claim
-that the white people are in author
ity-that we can rule, must rule, and
will rule. And yet, this large ma
jority vof the whole state, are now
being told by a small minority of
white people, "Wait for us and the
negrqes of the lo\^. counties until
we get ready for prohibition."
And the plea they make is, that
they are afraid of worse conditions.
Worse conditions indeedl With
blind-tigers plying their trade, es*
pecially in dispensary counties, all
over the lower part of the state,
buying liquor from the dispensaries
for that purpose, and in some instan
ces municipal authorities making np
attempt whatever to enforce the law,
I raise the question, can the ?good
people of the lower part of thc state,
aijo1 a large majority of the white
people of the state wait any longer
for an improvement in conditions?
We believe it is the duty of every
good'citizen to throw the weight of
his influence against such conditions,
and thereby help to change them
as speedily as possible. Our pro
hibition convention did not adopt
my rilan in trying to get statewide
prohibition. I wanted a prohibition
bill passed with a proviso that it be
submitted to the people in a state
election for their confirmation. But
if our legislature atthe next session
shall pass a prohibition law for the
whole state, and will provide for
assistants to the attorney general,
making financial provision for the
enforcement of such a law, I believe
shall succeed in South Carolina as
well as they are succeeding in other
states. That liquor will be shipped
into our state goes without saying
but let us add another tb the fast
.growing list of states whose cry
mst be heard, and eventually will
b heard, for relief at the capital of
|is great nation.. Let, the weak
?jed back-boneless officials who
wfiine and fawn at the feet of their
?Oiffitituency^get out of the way and
Aplace to men. Let eveiy true
iahl|oih in this fight for reform and
petter, government and. let us leave
li?tStage to our children that will
cjheerlus in our old age, rejoice and
qomfprt us when we come to the
rtJ&nUDUJLn rua vy o.
Beautiful Home Wedding, |
y Many Christmas Visitors.
Christinas has come and gone
and we have entered ' the dawn of a
new year." 1908 ha? gone in history
as a part of the past. To many it
brought pleasure and happiness, to
otters it brought the experience of
sorrow and disappoinianent, failures..
and mistakes, but God permits these
so his people may realize their de
pendence on him for all things. Our
success arid the making, of the his
tory of the new year now before us
depends largely as to the, use we ,
make of the opportunities-that God
places before ns'for every calling
in life, and in the beginning of the
new year your humble correspond
ent has nothing, but good Trishes for
you Mr. Editor and for every read
er of your valuable paper.
The most beautiful social event
of the season was the marriage of
Mia's Etta ISnla Wash to Mr. J.
Eddie Strom, both of this commu
nity,^ December tte 23rd, at three
o'clock at the home of the bride's
mother,. Mrs, Emmie' , Wash. The
bride, a charming brunette, was
lovely attired in ber beautiful wed
ding gown of light. brown lafdy'a
cloth .made in Parisian style trim
med in cream colored lace and but
tons. The groom, one of Rehoboth^-.
best young men, was dressed in the
latest style and looked handsome in
a beautiful regulation suit of black.
The decorations of the parlor
were very tastefully- arranged, the
j??lor scheme being green and white.
Just over the door through which
the bridal party entered was 'an
arch and m the centre a' wreath in
the shape of a horse shoe which was
very tastefully ?rranged. To the
' sweet strains of Mendelssohn's wed
ding marcb,charmingly rendered by
Miiis Weinona Strom, the bridal
party marched in. The" bride c?r
fiecT. in her hand . a, beautiful bou^
que t of white hyacintha and aspara
gus fern. The marriage ceremony
.whi eh was very . beautiful and im
pressive .was performed by Rev. J.
T^itiiejoimv Quite a large crowd
of i elatives and. friends witnessed
.this L^eaatiful -'marriage'?and the
i?ti "; th?se "v<'>^<- neoph
was displayed in., the nunerons
presents which they received, con-,
sisting of silver and glassware and
many other useful and valuable
presents: Quite a number remained
after the marriage for the luncheon
which was sp^xin the spacious
dining hall af?dl' twilight. And a
bountiful supper it was too, con
sisting of turkey, pork hash, boiled
ham. pickles, macaroni, cakes of all
kinds, fruits and many other good
things too numerous to mention.
The dining hall was- beautifully
decorated with arb?r vitae and mis
tletoe. This young and happy couple
have the best wishes of - a large host -'
of friends.
Miss May Bell Strom, one of Re
hoboth^ most beautiful and charm
ing young ladies, now a teacher in
the graded school at Reidsville, Ga.,
came home to attend her brother's
marriage and to spend the holidays
with home folks she returned to her
work to the regret of her many
friends last Saturday.
The young ladies of this com
munity have had as their gu?sts
several young ladies from Cleora
and Plum Branch last week, also
Miss Lola Cheatham, from McCor
mick, visited Miss Julia Strom.
Miss Kate Reynolds, also from
McCormick, visited' her sister, Mrs.
Robe rt Seigler and other relatives
and friends here last week.
Mhis Mamie Cheatham, the pret
ty daughterof Mr. J. W. Cheatham,
of yonir town, was the guest of her
cousin, Miss Kitty lion Hughey.'
And where all these charming
young' ladies were there the young
men vrere to be found also?
Wiith ideal weather and^?imngs
with ?, large baked turkey'! gobbler
on the .table and social gatherings
every night , with sober ^and refined
young men in attendance, this has ,
indeed, been [the most enjoyable
Christmas that has ever been spent
in. this community by both old and
young,,
Mr. B. M. Hitt, one of the staff
of the Aiken Journal and. a very
pleasant and refined young man,
was the guest of a friend here last
week. j
Mis? Weinjona Strom returned to
her school djuties. at Red Hill last
Monday, and! Misses Tillie and Jen
nie Gilchrist have also returned to
their schools, the former just above
Plum Branch, the latter to the
Lyon school just above Liberty
Hill.
Blankets, comforts and counter
panes a? money saving prices.
May & Tompkins.
~T
end of "he way, and of which our v;
descendants will be proud when we
are gone. \
J. L. Harley.