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LARGEST CIRCULATION IN
EDGEFIELD COUNTY.
Wednesday,August 20.
The test of every religion, political
or educational system is the mac that
it forms.-ARIEL.
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New York is over-stocked with
?rovernors.
New cotton will infuse new life
in the old town in less than 30 days.
Farmers are in the grip of the
bagging and tie trust.
The Edgefield High School is
a FREE school to all who wish to
attend.
Wonder how^ long before Thaw's
thrilling escape will be spread upon
the moving picture screens?
November 5, 6, 7,-the county
fair dates. Let's make them mean
much for Edgefield county.
The rejuvenation and re-organi
zation of the Edgefield Rifles is a
movement in which the people of
Edgefield are deeply interested.
Let the Chamber of Commerce
get squarely behind the county fair
and assist in making the very best
fair that hat? been held.
When governors fall out crimi
nals remain ?it large, While the
governor of South Carolina and the
governor of Georgia are playing a
spite game criminals in both states
go scot free.
Sheriff Swearingen and his dep
uty are keeping criminals on the
move. They are reaping a rich
harvest of mean whiskey and pis
tols-two evils or nuisances that
should be banished from the face
of the earth.
Much is said abo? otton oloth
ing the world but it has another ad
vantage in that it is the best lubri
cator for the wheels of trade that
has yet been discovered. Put a
few hundred bales of cotton on the
market and the business machinery
which has been practically idle all
summer begins to hum.
An Agricultural Page.
Not since the day The State was
founded in Columbia, nearly a quar
ter of a century ago, has it been
lacking in public spirit. To the
support of every worthy enterprise
The State's managers have always
contributed generously.
Another evidence of the paper's
public spirit is found in the fact
that it now devotes in entire page
once a week in the daily and in one
issue of the [semi-weekly to the pro
motion of the agricultural interests
of the state. In addition to val
uable reading matter, under the
direction of the commissioner of
agriculture, Col. Watson, The State
will co-operate with fruit growers,
truckers and farmers generally in
the marketing of their produce.
Taking it all together, nothing Las
been undertaken by the press of the
state that will be of greater benefit
to farmers than will this page in
The State that has been set apart
aa the agricultural page.
Will be Forced to Diversify.
Farmers who resided in the wee;
vii stricken district of Texas
thoueht for the time that they were
rai ned when the weevil forced them
to stop growing cotton. But in
stead of resulting in bankruptcy it
has proven a blessing in disguise.
Lands that had formerly been plant
ed year after year in cotton were
devoted to stock raising, grain,
hay, potatoes and other crops,
from which a handsome profit was
realized.
After paying well for the experi
ence, farmers in this county are
learning that it is unwise to attempt
to grow cotton and purchase high
priced mules, horses, corn, oats,
hay, meat, lard, etc., in the west.
Even when cotton sells for a good
price it is impossible, in view cf
the unprofitable labor and other
handicaps, to make both ends meet
by pursuing such a course. Then,
too, if Texas farmers continue,
through the use of commercial fer
tilizers and by the adoption of la
bor saving implements, to increase
the production of cotton, farmers of
South Carolina and Georgia can not
compete with them.
The time is not far distant when
the all-cotton farmers will be forced
to diversity. Would it not be bet
ter to begin diversifying before the
ohange is forced upon them?
Let Them be Punished.
So far as our information goes
there is but little whiskey being
sold ?D the county now by white
men. We do not mean to say there
is none, but most of the ilLcit whis
key is being sold by negroes. It be
hooves the white men of the towna
and rural communities to rise up
and put a stop to this traffic which
is demoralizing to both races. The
labor is being demoralized, crimes
are being committed as a result of
the whiskey selling and then the
white men must step forward and
pay the negroes out in order to pro
tect what money they have already
advanced to them. Then, too, it is
probably true that in some rural
communities some white boys and
young men are being debauched by
the mean liquor that is being sold
by negroes who obtain it from the
Aiken dispensary.
When negroes are arrested and
convicted of selling whiskey lei
them go to the chaingang, instead
of paying a fine, and it will not be
long before the traffic will stop.
Give the"officers of the law your
co-operation in their efforts to con
vict the negroes, and after they are
convicted let the offenders suffer for
their wrong doing.
Thoughtless Rather Than Impolite.
We have recently heard com
plaints because of the failure of
some of Edgefield's young people,
particularly young ladies, to treat
their seniors with proper respect
when meeting and greeting them on
the streets. All ground for this
complaint should be removed. There
is no reasonable excuse in a small
community like this for the failure
' :ng people to speak in a cour
teous manner to persons whom they
meet, especially when these persons
are neighbors and friends of the
family.
We are constrained to believe
that this seeming lack of politeness
is due to thoughtlessness rather than
to a deliberate act of disrespect.
We can not believe that Ihe young
people of Edgefield are deficient in
home training in this respect. They
should bear ' mind, however, that
any lick of aspect on the part of
young people for older persons is a
reflection on their home training
on father and mother. Young la
dies and young gentleman, always
be thoughtful, polite and kind to
those with whom you meet, and es
pecially to those who are advanced
in years. By doing so you will
not only brighten the lives of oth
ers but it will react upon you, mak
ing your lives sweeter and nobler.
boubtless Edgv. * >d, like every
other community, .s a few per
sons who in their shortsightedness
and in their habit of judging by
false standards feel that they are
superior to their fellow mortals, and
for that reason speak either in an
indifferent, haughty or condescend
ing manner when they meet people
on the streets. These shallow
brained individuals are to be pitied
rather than censured.
As some complaints have been
made, wouid it not be well for.the
fathers and mothers of Edgefield. to
speak to their children about being
polite and courteous, lest they be
numbered among those who are
habitually thoughtless, if. not dis
courteous.
What Others Say
Weakens Confidence.
This eternal graft of public officers
and the ease with which they escape
penalties do93 much to weaken the con
fidence of the people in our financial
system.-Spartanburg Record. '
Freaks of Fashion.
The folly of fashion brings about
many changes in dress and social life.
A great many women are wanted to
day who are able to "rise above the
foolish freaks of fashion."-Spartan
burg Journal.
Corn to be Higher.
Corn is going to be high the coming
year. The crop in Kansas and other
great corn states is millions of bushels
short. The South Carolina farmer
with a ful' corn crib is going to be "in
it" and the number of that kind will
be larger than ever this time.-New
berry Observer.
Decrease of Beef Cattle.
A Chicago master butcher predicts
that by 1928 none but the rich will be
able to afford beef. Any one who heard
Congressman Lever's exposition of the
beef cattle that is proceeding in this
country is apt to think this situation
will be reached long before 1928 if
something is not done to change the
course of events.-Columbia Record.
Hearst a Democratic Enemy.
t.*
If this country shall escape war with
Mexico the result will be a great dis
appointment to Mr. William Randolph
Hearst. All the genius of his writers
and the skill of his cartoonists is be
ing employed to provoke a resort of
hostilities. The Hearst papers, it may
be remarked in this connection, have
never before gone to such lengths* in
their efforts to bring ridicule upon the
President and high officials of the Ad
ministration at Washington.-News
and Courier.
Homicides Among Negroes.' J
The the negro population are
kill' h other off the next census
rn expected to show that the race
v dually disappearing. Every day
newspapers contain accounts of
?omicides among the negroes; some
times several in the same day. They
kill each other for the most trivial
reasons. Much of this evil is owing
to the bad example the whites set
them. Negroes always imitate the
whites; they imitate th?ir worst
traita particularly, and usually excel
in these traits, as they are now doing
in crimes of violence.
Certainly not within the memory of
the oldest inhabitant has there been
such a prevalence of crimes of vio
lence among the negroes.-Newberry
Observer.
Smile Provokers
"I hope you are following my in
structions carefully Sandy, the pills
thre9 times a day 'and a drop of
whiskey at bedtime."
"Well sir, I may be a wee bit be
hind wi' the pills, but I'm about six
weeks in front wi' the whusky."
They had been talking as they
walked through the leafy groves of
Cherokee park. She had remarked
pathetically :
"Oh, it must be terrible to a man
to he rejected by a woman."
"Indeed it [ must," was his res
ponse.
Then after a while, with sympa
thetic ingeniousness, she exclaimed:
"It doesn't seem that I could ever
have the heart to do it'"
And then there came a silence be
tween them as he thought it over.
Louisville Times.
Last year I did not want to em
barrass my best giri to make ber
propose to me, so asked her to be
my wife, and she said: "I would
rather be excused,1' and I like an
idiot excused her. But I got even
with the girl. I married her mother.
Then my father married the girl.
Now, I don't know who I am.
When I married the girl's moth
er, the girl became my daughter,
and when my father married my
daughter he is my son. When my
father married my daughter she
was my mother. If my father is my
son, and my daughter is my mother,
who in the thunder am I? My moth
er's jiother (which is my wife)
must be my graudmother, and I
being my grandmother's husband,
Lam my own grandfather.-Na
tional Monthly.
Report of Grand Jury.
Edgefi?ia, S. C., July 28, '1
To the grand jury of Edgeti
county; S. G:
We the committee appointed
your foreman at the March Term
court thi* year to examine the bo(
and accounts of the county offic
of pur county have examined I
same and make the foilowing
port:
In the Auditor's office we foi
everything in good order. 1
books neatly kept aud accounts
good form. ' We find that then
on the Auditor's books a total
turn of property for taxation vail
at $4,415,653, composed of items
follows:
Farm lands valued at $2,010,8
Town real estate , $465,5
Corporations 897,0
Personal property $1,042,4
The total amount of taxes
sessed for all purposes on tl
property is $71,754.36!
We found that there had be
returned in our county, for tl
year for taxation 3,780 dogs whi
pay a tax of 50 cents each and al
are assessed on a valuation of $5.
each at 16 1-4 mills as persoc
property. We ilso noticed that c
ly 971 head of sheep and goats we
returned for taxation at a valuati<
of $115.00, only about one fourth
a goat or a sheep for each dog. T
?only comforting compensation fro
the dogs being the fact they are ?
sessed per capita at 50 cents and ?
so taxed again at $5.00 each as pc
sonal property.
There are returned for taxatie
in our county 4341 mules at an a
erage valuation of $56.80 per hea
and 2151 horses at a valuation i
$52.30 per head. So you see th
there are more dogs in the coun
than there are horses, very near
two dogs for each horse and almo
as many dogs as there are mules.
We also note that the tot
aggregate valuation of merchandii
returned tn our county for taxatic
is $154, 115.00.
In the Treasurer's office we foun
the books, accounts and vouchers i
proper shape and that the Treasure
had closed his accounts for the fisc:
year ending July Ist, and was read
to make a settlement as required b
law. This settlement sheet w
checked with the voucher's in hi
office and with his books and foun
the same practically correct, an
proper amount of funds on hand t
his credit as Treasurer in bank.
. We found the office of Superir
.tendent of Education in prope
shape, with books and account
neatly and well kept. From his of
fice we noticed that there are in th
.county supported by public fund
54 white schools, with an enroll
ment of 2049, pupils, 73 colorei
schools with an enrollment of 538'
pupils. '
From the office of clerk of cour
Wv* found that all fines licenses col
lected by this officer up to July 1st
1913 bad been paid over to the coun
ty treasurer and that the books anc
records of his office were in prope
shape and well kept.
The offices of Judge of Probate
Master and Sheriff were examinee
and al! public funds in the hands ol
these officers had been properly en
tered. The public funds in hanc
by these officers, as shown by theil
records, were found to their credil
as such officers in the banks of oui
couuty.
In the office of the county super
visor and county commissioners we
were glad to note an iraprovemenl
in the administration of said office
so far as the form of claims made
against the county. We were very
glad to note that the common cus
tom of most c]aims being attested
by the supervisor himself individu
ally when the law requires that each
! claim must be attested by the per
son making the claim, has been di
mest entirety discontinued. The
supervisor should follow the law in
this matter though it sometimes
caused a little trouble to some
claimant who lives in the country.
From the books in this office we
found that claims against the gener
al county fund amounting to $51,
840.33 had been approved from the
1st of July 1912 to the 1st of July
1913. We noted that the supervi
sor and county commissioners bor
rowed during the year 1912 from
the banks in our county the sum of
$21,000, all of which had been paid.
We noted that for the year 1913
thct this office had borrowed up to
the 1st of August $14,000.
Our committee after going
through the - books accounts of the
countv officerd request the grand ju
ry of our county to recommend to
our delegation in the legislature
that an Act be passed at the next
session creating a sinking fund for
each township in ouf county in
which any tax is levied and collect
ed for the payment of Railroad
bonds and coupons. Our reason
for requesting this is that it is im
possible to 'evy a tax for this pur
pose that would raise the exact
amount of the coupons or annual
payments on such bonds. The re
sult is a levy put on the taxable
property of the township wh
usually raises a little more tl
the amount necessary and this
cess is usually thrown to the gen
al county fund, and lost to I
township. There should be a sii
ing fund commission in each toi
ship whose duty it would be
look after any excess or deficien
in the amount reduced by this s
cial levy and whatever excess is c
lected over the amount necessary
pay the coupons on such bonds
any township should be held
such sinking: fund commission
some solvent bank until the amou
aggregated enough to pay the pr
cipal of said bonds or some porti
thereof.
We found that there are o
standing against Pickens towns!
railroad bonds to the amount
$5400.00 which have matured s<
eral years since. These bonds or
inally bore interest at 7 per ce
and the county is now paying int
est on these matured bonds at t
rate of 7 per cent. We requi
that the grand jury recommend th
the county commissioners have
funding bonds issued to take
these matured bonds and at a low
rate of interest than is now bei:
paid.
Respectfully,
W. L. Dunovaot,
Jas. R. Cantelou,
W. H. Dorn,
P. B. Day, Jr.
J. W. Stewart,
A. E. Padgett,
Committee.
We the committee on publ
buildings make the following recor
mandations.
1st. The iron windows in the jc
be put in a safe condition at one
2nd, That the jail be co vere
with a metal roof.
3rd, The lightening rods be remo
ed at once from the jail roof.
4th, The Supervisor have tl
back yard of the court house clea
ed and thoroughly renovated.
We further recommend that tl
supervisor and commissioners mak
some provision to protect and pr
serve the records of the Judge c
Probate and Auditor offices.
That the stairway in clerk's offic
be removed from the inside of th
building and placed on the outsid
on the south side of said building t
lead to the offices of superintended
of education and county comraii
sioners, and that the office of cler
of court be enlarged by taking ou
the paitition next to the presen
stairway to make room for record
and books which are accumulatim
in said office of the clerk of cour
for which there is now no room.
Respectfully,
Jas. R. Cantelou,
J. W. Stewart,
. J. R. Strother.
Edgefield, S. C., Aug. 14, 1913.
To His Honor, H. F. Rice, Presid
ing Judge August Term of Courl
Edgefield County, South Caro
lina.
We have passed on all the bill
handed to us by the court, and re
ported same, excepting the follow
ing;
The State vs. Charlie Haramonc
for murder and carrying concealec
weapons. We were unable to in ves
tigate this case from the fact tha:
we had no witnesses. From wbai
information we received the Coro
ner of this county. J. E. Holmes,
held an inquest over the dead bodj
of Tom Sullivan Oct. 23rd, 1912,
said to have been killed by the said
Charlie Hammond, and the follow
ing verdict was rendered by the ju
ry of inquest: We the undersigned
jurors decide from the evidence of
the witnesses that Tom Sullivan
came to his death from a pistol
shot wound in the hand., of Charlie
Hammond." (Signed) H. W. Mc
Kie, O. D. Prince, J. E. Ham
mond, Louis Tucker, E. Ham
mond, T. W. Hammond, Jonas
Stuart, Ed. Henderson, Johnnie
Glover, Robt. Collier, Gus- Ham
mond, D. T. Mathis, (Foreman)
jurors before us. No witnesses ap
peared in this case and we found no
evidence that any of the witnesses
who testified at the coroner's in
quest were bound over to appear at
court. We are informed that the
party charged with the killing is
now living in Edgefield county and
has never been arrested.
We present the coroner J. E.
Holmes, who is the present coroner
of our county for failure to dis
charge his duty in not issuing a
warrant for the said Charlie Ham
mond and in not binding over the
witnesses to appear before this
court as was his duty under the
law. We hold the indictment in
this case for further investigation.
The other two indictments held for
further investigation, which we
hope to return to the court at the
October 1913 term are indictments
of Jim Henry Norman and Carrie
Norman for murder, and of John
Murray for murder. We commend
that the parties charged under these
two indictments be held in jail un
til the Ootober 1913 term of court
for further investigation of the
charges against them.
We acknowledge the many com
plaints that come to us from thc
country districts in regard to illegal
sale of whiskey, which we respect
fully refer to the deputy sheriff of
our county, who is requested" to
look after lawlessness in the couu
try districts.
The committee on roads, bridges
and ferries request us io recommend
to the county supervisor that
bushes and obstructions to sight be
removed on the inside curve io all
places on public roads to remove
the danger ot head on collisions of
automobiles with approaching ve
hicles. That limbs be pruned from
trees which overhang public roads
and endanger vehicles with tops.
That the bridge across Beaver
Dam creek on public road leading
from residence of R. A. Wash to
Red Hill church be repaired at
once so that the public may cross
Stephens creek at Parks Mill.
That bridge across Cuffee Town
creek on the line between Edgefield
and Greenwood counties be re
paired.
That they believe that the super
visor is working the roads of our
county as rapidly as possible, and
they especially recommend that he
hasten to have mud holes in the
roads filled, and to accomplish this,
that he have a squad of hands for
this purpose and k*>ep them going
over i he roads. That the bridge
across Log creek near Pleasant
Grove church is in dangerous con
dition and that it should be re
paired.
The committee on Poor House re
port that on the county farm of 277
acres thsy find about 125 acres un
der cultivation, planted in corn,
cotton peas and potatoes. That
they find on this farm two head of
horses and 2 head of mules, ll head
of cattle including 5 milch cows,
16 hogs aad pigs, one 1 horse wag
on and one 2 horse wagon and a
good line of farm implements.
There are in the county home for
the poor 16 inmates-6 white and
10 colored-all of whom seem to be
well cared for. There are on the
farm 6 houses, five of which are
used for inmates, and also ample
barns and othei buildings. It is
their opinion that the county farra
and county home are well managed.
The report of the committee on
books and accounts of county offi
cers was submitted to us in writing
and we submit same herewith mark
ed "Exhibit A." as a part of our
report, and we refer the recommen
dations therein to our delegation in
the legislature and request that
same be carried out.
The report of committee on pub
lic buildings to us in Writing, mark
ed "Exhibit B." we herewith sub
mit md make a part of our present
ment.
We present to the court Mr. W.
A. Kirby, who was appointed and
acted as one of the commissioners
of state and county elections of No
vember, 1912, who is reported to us
for having collected from the Comp
troller General the money for pay
ing the per diem and expenses of
managers and clerks of state and
county elections, and failed to pay
same to the managers and clerks of
said election. We recommend that
be be indicted for mis-applications
of public funds or breach of trust.
We find that he received from the
state the sum of $145.00 in war
rant of Comptroller General drawn
on State Treasurer to pay the ex
penses of state and county elections
and that he has not paid over said
sum to the parties who acted as
managers and clerks of said elec
tions. We submit the following
names as witnesses in said case.
W. R. Parks, W. McDaniel, W.
O. Whatley, N. W. McDaniel, W.
McDaniel, W. McDaniel, Jr.,
George Jordan, J. 0. Seigler, Ed
mund Harrison and W. D. Cheat
ham.
We desire to express our thanks
to Judge Rice and the other oourt
officers for the courtesy, patience
and assistance extended to us du
ring this term.
Respectfully,
A. E. Padgett, Foreman.
Good Reason For His Enthusi
4 asm.
When a man has suffered for sev
eral days with colic, diarrhoea or
other form of bowel complaint and
is then cured sound and well by one
or two doses of Chamberlain's col
ic, cholera and diarrhoe remedy, as
is often the case, it is but natural
that he should be enthusiastic in
his praise of the remedy, and es
pecially is this the case of a severe
attack when life is threatened. Try
it when in need of such a rem edy.
It never fails. Soli by all dealers.
Notice.
In order that ray patrons may
not be inconvenienced, I give no
tice that my dental office will be
closed from Wednesday, August
13 to Monday, August 18.
J. S. Byrd.
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