Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

VOL. 74. Oldest NewspapBF In South Carolina. EDGEFIELD, S. C./WEDNESDAY? APRIL 28st; 1909. NO; 12. m HISTORIC TICKET OF 78. Democratic Electors of 1878, Men Who Helped to Make The History of Our County and State. For the enlightenment of the young, as well as for the d?lectation of the older generation, it is well to occasionally resur.-ect the dead pasu. The troublous times of '76 and '78 were to Edgefield county and South Carolina what the Revolution wa;? to the American colonies and what the sixties were to the Southland all momentous crises. Although we are but one generation removed from the days of the' Red ; Shirt,' there are but few of the rising generation who know what men rendered invaluable service "to the county and state in restoring order from the chaos wrought by the scalawags and carpetbaggers. Through the thoughtfulness of A. S. Tompkins, Esq., our attention has been called to a recent issue of the Saluda Standard, in which appear ed a copy of the ticket containing the names ?f the Democratic-.elect-; ' ors bf 1878. Mr. Tompkins says the /first ballot he ever cast was for the men oh this historic ticket: For Governor, "Wade Hampton. ? Lieutenant-Governor, TV. D. Simpson. - ' Secretary of State, R. M. Sims. Confptroller- General. Johnson Hagood. State Treasurer, S. L. Leaphart. Attorney- Genera!. James Conner. , Superintendent of Education, s'HV,S. Thompson. / 'Adjutant and Inspector- General, E. % Moise. Pon y ress-Fifth District, - G. D. Tillman. Solicitor-Fifth Circuit, ( J. R. Abney. - ; State Senator, M. W. Gary. Represe ufo ti ces, W. S. Allen, J.. C. Sheppard. James Gallison. T. E. Jennings. H.?A. Shaw. . /Sheriff, John T. ' Gaston, f Clerk of Court, O. F. Cheatham. Probate Judye, i L. Charlton. School Corn m i ss ion er. Thomas C. Morgan. Coroner, A. F. Broadwater. County Com missioners. W. L. Stevens. J. J. Bunch. Wyatt L. Holmes. "For Presidential Electors, At Zary'e-Theo. G. Barker. At Lar ff e-Samuel McGowan. First District-John W. Har rington. Se??nd District-John isaac In gram. Third District-William Wal lace. Fpurth District-John B. Erwin. ?-- - Cash Clot! / READING CONTEST. Prof. Mellichamp Has Offered a Paize to Pupil Reading Most During" Vacation, The Ad vertiser Commended. Thc- srnaH- ampnnt:of rain that we have had has pjit the farmers in better spirits, as it will benefit the oat crop and cause the cotton 1o come up better. Our school closed on last Friday' having run tweuty-five week. Miss Strom has returned to her home and Mr.. MePichamp is now holding the position made vacant by the r?signation of Mr. Hugh Wates. A prize has been offered by Mr. Mellichamp to the young ma., or young lady, boy, or girl in our school district who does the most reading fi om the close of school to the beginning of the next session. Books from the school library or any other good boojes which they may obtain elsewhere may be used and the amount read will be calculated according to the mum.be r'of pages in each book. Good reading of any kind is educating and elevating and it is hoped that many spare moments during the busy season as well as when there is not much to do will be passed away among our young folks with books in their hands. We are expecting to get in a new supply of books for the school libra ry in a few days. Many hearts were made glad last Saturday by the return of Mrs. O: J. Holmes, from Modoc. Mr. Chas. Strom,, of Rehoboth, was in our town on Sunday last. N Miss Lila Lanham spent Saturday at her home. . Mrs. W. D. King, of Greenwood county, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. E- Prescott. Miss Ethel Holmes has beem vis iting in our town. Miss Bessie Holmes is spending a while with lier sister at Modoc. The continued improvement in the reading matter bf The Adverti ser both in quality and variety is being talked about by its readers. We'feel that the way it is standing up for prohibition is '? especially worthy of notice and -we hope.to see ,the' best jesuits from it. j X. Y. Z. . - ?--^Fei^-Salen-^ine4iioi,se ? traction engine, saw mjll and yoke of oxen. Apply to E. J. Norris. Fifth JJixtrnt-Rolft Aldrich. The foregoing ticket contained the names of five governors. Be sides the -immortal Hampton, who beads the ticket, there were Govs. W. D. Simpson. Johnson Hagood, H. S. Thompson and J. C.' Shep pard. Of the ten men on the state tick et all are Idead except Hon. John R. Abney, who, though formerly fromEdgefield, is now a prominent attorney in New York. Of the fourteen men on the county ticket all are dead except Ex-Gov. J. C. Sheppard, Dr. T. E. Jennings, Dr. ( H. A.. Shaw. Mr. John T. Gaston, i Mr. O. F. Cheatham and. Mr. AVyatt L. Holmes. Col. George D. Tillman was elected congressman from this dis trict, in 1878,. and Edgefield^had the honor of furnishing* the congress man continuously since tha't time up to 1904. Thc lamented Gen. M. C. Butler was elected to the United States senate in -187G, and while South Carolina has only two senators Edgefield has had the honor of fur nishing one of them since that date, for 33 years. ling Store, Ready l^ith a Large Spring Stock of Clothing Shoes & Hats PENSION MOPY READY. Clerk of Court Cogburn Has Received Check-A List of the Pensioners for This County. ; Class A. $96.00. G W Campbell, (^V Thurmond, Samuel Med lock, Jesses?Mnce. Class B $72.00 W M Corley, T R Lanier, G W Lott, S W Prince. Class 0 No. 1. $46.00. L E. Boone. J H Cosey, W S Cov?r, Whitfield Glauzier, J T Stillwell, G H Seifrier, M C Whit lock, L J Miller, F A Murrell, J B Moore, M D Wade, * Class C. No. 2. $19.75. J T Adams, P P Adams, M B Boone, F W Brooks, John R Bry an, T J Booth, J E Rush, W S Bovce, J L Covar, B O Creed, M A Christie, J P Cullutn, J W Col-, lins, J B Dorn, Jacob Davis, Simp son De Yore, J E Dobey, J E Doo little, H W Eubanks, J J Garrett, DM Glover, C B Glover,. J P Harlin?, E M Holmes, C W Hamil ton, L T Hill, William Hair, W H Jamison, Hilliard Jackson, H T Jennings. J A Lanier, C W Lanier, J C Mayson," Peter Quzts, J P Rikard, Simpson Rowe, L S Ridle hoover, J W Shumate, J M Sim mons, B F Sharpton, Jacob Smith, James Summers, E W Timr?er; man, E T Timmerman, F P Wal ker, H H Workman, J Whitlock, J A White, RWood, G W Vance, Class C. No. 3. $48.00. Sallie Buzzard, S. H Collett,' Elizabeth Heath, C C Johnson, Mary J Meyer, Frances Price,.Ann Randa4Js<rIarriet Robertson, Sarah Randall, Savannah Timmerman, Martha Willis. Class C. No. 4. $19.75. Eliza Bussy, Mary A Bush, M J Burton, Sallie D Bunch, Sarah Brooks, Melisa Carpenter, Emeline Cartledge, ' M E Corley, Mary Chamberlain. Kate Crouch, Mary Crawford, H E Carpenter, Ann Doolittle*, Elizabeth Dike, Louisiana Eidson, Permelia M Dean, Vicey Dorn, Mary Fallow, Mary FreeK land, Edna Freeland, Carrie Free land, Cornelia E Glover, Virginia C .Gilchrist, Emily Gray, Sarah Gregory, Ann Harris, M GHugJig^. Mar/ A" j Houston. Caroline" J \. Holmes, Lucinda Minor, Epsy Mor ris, M L Mason, Mary - A Mays, Fannie Murphey, F B McLendon, Ella McCullough, Elizabeth Ouzts. Mary Pardue, Emeline Ripley, Zella A Paul, J E Poper, A E Seigler, Sarah Ann Turner, M A Timmer man, Sar?h Timmerman, Lucind a White, Ann J White, M A H Wil liams, Pauline Watson. Pension by Counties. The following is a list of the aggregate amount of the pensions in the counties,Spartanburg leading, as usual: County. Amount. Abbeville 84,424 00 Aiken 9,218 50 Anderson 15,002 50 Bamberg 2,283 35 Barnwell 4,199 25 Beaufort ' 1,015 75 Berkeley 3,321 50 Calhoun 896 00 Charleston 5,014 25 Chester - 4,596 50 Chesterfield 0,630 75 Clarendon 3,316 25 Colleton 9,564 50 Darlington 1 \ 5,712 25 Dorchester 2,836 00 Edgefield 3,607 00 Fairfield 3,543 50 Florence 4,804 25 Georgetown 1,399 75 Greenville 14,314 25 Greenwood 3,676 25 Hampton 5,105 00 ' Horry 5,881 ?5 Kershaw . 3,781 75 Lancaster . 6,38100 Kaurens 7,897 25 - Lee' 3,402 25 Lexington 7,918 25 Marion 6,565 75 Marlboro 3,723 75 Newberry 4,581 75 . Oconee 7,339 50 Or?ngeburg 4-,643 50 Pickens 0,313 25 Richland 9,945 75 Saluda 4,544 25 Spartanburg 20,287 75 . Sumter 4,073 75 Union 0,495 50 Williamsburg 4,898 00 York 8,482 50 Cherokee 6,064 00 Total 8247,702 59 Mr. Brown, in a lecture to his son upon the latter's stupidity, ask ed:^ "Don't you, know that when George Washington was your age he was at the head of his school?" "Yes, father,but don't you know" remarked the son. "that when George Washington was your age he was President of the United States?" /" ?W. 0. fe -AND "A. F. M." ~ Parks yil?p; Lodges Growing, Visit ;-ifer?i the Benign and Be?dfed Dr. Crafton, D^e?ates Elected. As I.Hive 'fifiifl' before, we could not ?rel?along well without the wo men ;'in;f??t,' -I may say somewhat parenthetically^ that if there were no wora'en>|n the world, I dc not believe there would be any men long. Th,f?oo(l worden of our town had an oysfer supper last Tuesday night, just^as the W. O. W. closed their com?^ani?ation and of course the members of the \V. O. W. were too- chivalro?s not to patronize the good sisters, who had served a nice supper' ii^p&''Gn'amberlain hall for the purpose of raising funds for missionary- -purposes. The enter prise -was funder the auspices and control oiithje woman's missionary society offline Baptist church, and they roalre?d .some twenty odd dol lars to add/to their missionary fund. Saturdffi^Jiight was the regular communiJptiiVn of Parksville lodge, 11)9., A. R'M., at which time two candid?t?^ere raised to the sub lime degrjpof a. Master Mason, viz: W. M. Jpbertson and... RN. Ed raunds. ;-^??mber of the members of Web^Jodge, of Augusta, at tended, .-ir&Juding _ tjheir worshipful master,Bm Fly the, and their sen ior ward?r?Q)r. Walter Miller, past master Coffin and deacon R. J. Parks, i,n old neighbor and for mer men?ber' and resident here. Brethren^inley,- Rankin, Connors, were pr?^t from McCormick and brethre?fclpin' Holmes and Dr. T. N.-Craft^ajfrom the Edgefield lodge honored u$ with their presence. The brethren from visiting lodges had chargV'of the work and those who arc H?Jflea to the tiled re cesses, . O^^inctum sanatorium of Masonry'?j^oVrt? us that it was grand and f impressive. Wqrds^?f,. thanks wer^passed and the visiting ' brethren invited to come again. Dr. J. K.-.Crafton, than whom no more noble pr higher toned Chris tian gentlemen, lives in our state or county, jilthough i. neighbor,,was almost a comparative stranger until his recent-.Visit. He came not alone to attend $?ie Masonic meeting of which-hefs a "greatuadmirer, but to vir,i_t bi.^^^^^px'oi .^oj^ Div. TX A. J., and ne came in good time, not alone because he had. long ago promised this visit but because he found his old friend quite sick and by his genial presence, tactful and skillful medical directions, had the doctor on his feet in a little while. Patients testify, that Graf ton's presence cures, whether he gives medicine or not. His visit was timely and well and he is hereby ad monished, not to allow his visits to be so far between. Mrs. Cinnie Sewell and Miss Em mie -Bronson from Augusta, and Mrs. Jennie Parks, of Woodlawn, all daughters of our esteemed neigh bors, Mr. and Mrs. John Brimson, spent Saturday and Sunday with their parents. They do not forget the scriptural injunction of honoring their parents, and their visits are not alone appreciated by home i folks, but by the many friends of the old home towri. - ; Mrs. Boyce Kitchings visited her i sister, Mrs. R S. Blackwell, of our town Sunday. Mr. Cook Barkhalter, whom we i reported as having been badly hurt by a fall some time ago, returned ? Sunday from the hospital in Au- i gusta and we are glad to report ' about well. I I neglected to state in my last i communication that our B/Y. P. h U. re-organized a week ago with : the following officers: D. A. J. Bell, 1 president; Joe Henry Elkins/ vice- 1 present, D. N. Dorn, secretary and s treasurer. Last night we had a most excel- < lent missionary meeting, . subject South America. Miss Sallie Morgan ? gave us a good paper on Argentina ? and Miss Martha Dorn an excellent one on Brazil. Bro. James G. Parks j who spent almost a year in Barzil ( surveying a railroad was called up- \ on, and he gave us a very instruct ive talk on the religion, manners ? and customsg civilization and needs ? of the Brazilians. Young Bro. ] Parks' address was entirely unex pected to him and consequently im- . promptn and he acquitetd himself j well. Though not accustomed to public speaking, young Bro. Parks is a full graduate of Clemson college ] and withal a very efficient and ca- , pable young man. We trust he will i develop his talents along religious ( lines and be felt for good in his native county and state. Brethren Judge John Blackwell i and L. F. Dorn were appointed , delegates from our Sunday school | to the Inter-Denominational con- , vention to meet at Trenton Friday. We trust the next meeting will be '. nearer so that more o?" us can at- . tend. DON QUIXOTE. SUPPORT OF GOSPEL. ? "Truxo" Takes up his Pen Again Urging; More Liberal Sup port of Ministry by Tithing System. When Truxo last wrote you the bleak winds of, winter were whist ling-over the hills, and the chilling frost made it necessary to warm by the fire. Now the birds are flitting from twig to twig as they warble their songs of spring, and the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers; while.spring time advances graceful ly in her perennial course, and all nature seems big with effort to burst forth into new life. It seems to me a most appropriate suggestion from nature to>the church to exert herself; to shake . off her legarthy , and to to come forth in newness of life, beautifully-attired in robes of right eoushess, strong in faith,courage and thoroughly equipped for warfare against the powers of darkness. But, it seems to me, w? are really doing less to develop the kingdom pf God on earth than we "are doing to develop the kingdom of the dev il or any tiling else. We make this first and highest interest last. We give it the last consideration of thought, of time, of moral and financial support! If church obligations seem to conflict wilh personal interests, we leave the church to the mercy" of her enemies, and often devote our time to things indifferent or worse. Who can deny the force of this assertian? Exceptions are rare, not common. But we belong to the Lord. I want to call your attention to some things we seem to forget first: God has provided a way for every body to have plenty and to be hap py -If we adopt his plans. Success and happiness are inevitable. If we reject His plans failure is inevi table in the end. God bestows (3) gifts upon man: Health, prosperi iffsr^tilmtioH : all on conditions. The general rule embracing the con dith5nsTiii', "Seek ye first the king dom of God and His righteousness, -deal unto others the Same kind of righteousness God deals to you and to others; look first after the inter ests of His kingdom-and all these things shall be added unto you." God will add theft*: you cannot add_ anything "to your^a^r?,"" J And said,- rtif fliou'wilt a??igentTj''' hearken to the v.??ce of the Lord thy God, and wilt give ear to His com mandments, and keep all. His stat utes, I will put none of these disea ses upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians; for I am the Lord that healeth thee."-Exodus 15 -26. "And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and He shall bless thy bread and thy water, and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee."-Exodus, 23;25. "But thou sh?lt remember the Lord thy God; for it is He that giv eth thee power to get wealth." "Behold I bring it wealth and curej I will cure them:"-Jer. 33: 6. "Fools, because of their transgres sions, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and He . ? aaveth them out of their distresses. He sent His word, and healed them \ and deli vere! them from their de structions." Psalm 107-17, 19. A whole column in your paper, ? Mr. Editor, would not contain all the proof texts on this proposition. We see, therefore, that our health, wosp>erit\j, and salvation, depend upon our sincere service to God. 1 This service does not mean "going- 1 to-church" once a month. But it 1 means a living faith' in Jesus Christ [ is a personal Saviour from all sin, j md a love in the heart for God and 1 for our fellow men, which makes 1 God supreme-first-in all things, 1 ind our brother as ourself. And this ; 'faith" and this "love" must be" the jontrolling principles of the heart and life, daily and hourly. "My ?race is sufficient for thee." Ask ind ye shall receive." It is as well perhaps to state the fact here that God has nothing to io with hollow, fictitious pr?ten tions. -He deals only with facts. And as long as we cover facts with pr?tentions, we cannot make any progress in the Chistian religion or life. We may advance materially.. But our spiritual influence for good will be lost, and our general in fluence will not be for good, until ive,our-selves,are right in our hearts, with God. We will "rob God," both in time and tithes until we get Dur hearts right with Him. And thus we bring upon ourselves the surses pronounced upon the unfaith ful. In the second place, I wish to say that, the ministry of the gospel of Jesus Christ is a business proposi tion of the first order for business men. I have not found a man in 25 pears who thus treated this subject -as an honest, business proposition -and did not prosper both in his (Continued on page four) PINE GROVE TOWNSHIP. The Railroad Bonds Must be Paid, Although the People Received Not One Cent of Benefit. It is easy to vote bonds, but pay in g them is an entirely different matter. Through unbusinesslike methods and management, several townships in Edgefield, Saluda Greenwood and Laurens counties voted bonds in the eigh ties .to aid in the building of several railroads The roads have never been built but the bonds are in existence and must be paid. The taxpayers have lost every suit that lias been brought the courts declaring the bonds to be a valid debt. Most of the townships in the counties above mentioned have arranged settlements by issuing .new bonds, but Pine Grove town ships, two-thirds of which is located in Saluda and one-third in Edgefield, is one of the few townships in which the suit upon the bonds of one road is still pending. The United States supreme court has decided that the bonds must be paid, and the attorney for the bond holders notified B. E. Nicholson, Esq., that he would appear before Judge Brawley in Greenville this week and obtain an order requiring the treasurers of Saiiria and Edge field to levy sufficienc taxes on the property in Pine Grove township to liquidate the debt. If a sutficient amount should be levied in one year, it would amount in many in stances almost to confiscation. The total amount of the debt is equal to one-tenth of the assessed value of the property in Pine Grove* There fore, if it all is ordered paid in one year, a person owning $1,000 worth of property would have to pay ?100 above the usual tax. One owning $2,000 worth would have to pay ?200, and so on. Knowing the situation to be grave, Mr. Nicholson wrote letters to many of the taxpayers urging them to meet in his" ofiice Saturday to decide upon some action. The following citizens, property owners in Pine Grove township, met: J. K. Allen, J. F. Payne, D?, B. L. Allen, C. W. Davis, O. W. AJlen, J. B. Davis, E. J. fMims, J. C. Buzhardt, W. B. Cogburn, W. S. Logue and J,. ^;31ims.'AfteT a "full" discussion ot fyhe h-JaW^Mr.? Nicholson.: was-em ployed bj' the committee to repre sent the taxpayers of the township, and directed to obtain the best set tlement possible. He will effect a compromise if possible and have the order passed making the amount payable in five or ten annual in stallments, instead of having it all demanded in one year. Mr. Nichol son left Monday morning for Green ville, and will meet with the tax payers of Pine Groye at Meeting Street Saturday afternoon, May 8th, at three o'clock, to report the re sult of his efforts. It will be remembered that two years ago the bond holders accept ed a compromise of this debt at tfo cents on the dollars, but the township, through Mr. Nicholson, has been unable to sell new bonds to raise this 65 per cent. Having waited so long, the bond holders have now withdrawn the offer of compromise and demand the full amount, which with interest ap proximates $30,000. It is reported that some property owners in both Saluda and Edge b'eld have not been paying taxes on the new railroad bonds issued ?everal years ago. At the meeting of the citizens at Meeting Street a committee will be appointed to look into the matter. If they have not been paying their portion of this unjust burden, steps will be taken to collect back taxes. 1; Spring' ? We are showing the ! styles in men's and b< Come in and see wh Large stock of Slioet Underwear. Hats bot! 7 and Neckwear t Call Early and C of the New Our styles are the the best; our pri New CrossettSh BORN? JOHNSTON LETTER. Methodist Conference to Con- $ vene, Delegates Elected to Grand Lodge, Address on Sabbath Desecration. . . ,' A Mesdames J. H. White v and J. W. Marsh silent last week in Spar tanburg with relatives, and also at tended the music festival. Mr. and. Mrs. James Hart spent last Sunday here with the latter's father, Dr. D. P. LaGrone. Mr. Willie Wright and Dr. J. M. Rushton have been elected dele gates to the Grand Lodge E. of P.) ~ which will be held in Charleston in ^ May, and i.:r. Ab Clark and Miihs Walker will represent the organiza tion at the district meeting at Cha- ' pin. Mrs. T. J. Langston has returned from Augusta, where she went in the interest pf her millinery store. The 6th grade, which is taught by Mrs. Lucia Latimer, will enjoy a picnic and fishing party on Satur: day. Some of the parents of the children will also go,, and many ways for their pleasure have ' been arranged. The first week in May, the Metho list1 district conference will, meet here. About 75 ministers and dele gates are expected, and preparations ire being made for the er?tertain ner?t. On next Friday evening at the . Lutheran church Dr. Edward T?mp ion, of Texas, will deliver an ad iress, and he will. speak upon the eduction of toil on the Sabbath,, md increasing the great opportu lities of the day. Dr. Tompson is uiown not only in. this'country, but v icross the waters, as a reformer and >rator, and was at one time secreta y of the World's Congress. It will )e a privilege to all to hear him. A very interesting ball game is >eing arranged for a later date in N he summier, and the local team is .ery much, enthused over it. A ihallenge has been received from a earn located in Chicago, and com )Osed of thoroughbred Indians. . rheir uniforms will be of feathers, >a i nts, etc., and instead of toma ?awks, they will wield the hat. This jromises to be a unique*, game, and di who enjoy a game'#should see his one. "Mrs. Tuinipseed, "of. Gaffney, is 'xpect?d l.'iis week to Visit "Her sis er, Mrs. Hen Lee Allen. Mr. L. B. Asbell went over to illenton last week for a short visit o relatives. He made the trip driv ng through in his buggy. Mrs. L. B. Landrum entertained he New Century club on last Fri; lay afternoon in a most pleasing nanner. A number of the music lovers of Johnston will go over to Augusta luring this week to attend the mu ic festival. ? Miss May Cogburn has gone to )enmark to visit in the family of ier brother, Prof. Ben F. Cogburn. Misses Teresa Haltiwanger, B?tte *atthon and Eloise Parker, of , Sdgefield, spent several days of wt week here with relatives. Meeting Concordia Lodge. A regular communi-. cation of Concordia Lodge No. 50 A. F. M., will held in Lodge room Friday evening kpril 30th, for the regular dis ateh of business and confer the rd degree in Masonry. All mem ers are urged to be present, aod isitors in good standing are oor ially welcomed. j. H. Allen, Wi M. . R. Tompkins, Sec. latest weaves and )ys Clothing, at we are offering. 5, Easter Trousers, i straw and felt, let First Choice Arrivals. latest; our quality ices reasonable. oes& Oxfords ? M1 AAS