Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Establish^ 1B35. J. L. MIMS,.1 ..Editor. 1 Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $2.00 per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be pub fished unless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Res olutions and Political Notices pub ished at advertising rates. .-a Wednesday, October 20. Work of Bank Robbers. Tuesday night, presumably about two o'clock, burglars entered the Bank of Trenton. They first broke ?nto a nearby garage and secured a large crowbar with which they prized open the lock of the front door of the hank. After getting in the building "they made an attempt to blow, open the heavy outer door of the vault. Failing in this, they made an opening about 18 inches square in the twenty inch brick wall of the vault. Next, .after entering the vault they blew open a portion of the lock or safety "boxes that were rented by individuals for the safe keeping of papers. About two-thirds of these boxes v/ere opened and robbed of their con tents. The task proved so difficult, however, that the burglars evidently had to make their escape before com pleting the robbing of these private boxes. The safe or vault of the bank was left untouched, the bank itself susutaining no loss, other than^ the damage wrought by the explosions. Just- what the loss to the individuals will amount to in the aggregate has not yet been determined up to this time. The officers of the bank very wisely carried burglary insurance to the amount of 830,000, which will more than cover all losses. While deply regretting the attack upon the bank by such vampires, Mr. W. W. .Miller, the cashier, and the other offi cers are to be congratulated that the attack was not more serious. The bank's resources will not be impair ed in any way by the burglary and^it will continue to grow stronger and stronger in the future as it has in ihe past. Meeting of W. C. T. U. The W. C. T. U. met with Mrs. T. H. Rainsford Monday, October 12, on' "Buncombe Road." The union en tertained for the teachers of both city a^nd mill schools as is this an imal custom, the following being guests of honor: Prof. Charles F. Brooks, Misses Pearl Wardlaw, Snow Jeffries, June Rainsford, Hortense Padgett, Katherine Mims, Katherine Earle, Mamie Dunovant, Ruth De Loach and Gladys Rives of the High and Graded school, Miss Fannie Shep pard of the Music school and Misses Metzler and Annie Wilson, Welfare Worker and teacher of the Addison Mills school. The program for the afternoon , "which was very enjoyable annd prof itable wa^s opened with the 23rd Psalm in unison led by Mrs. W. L. Dunovant, and the singing of the hymn, "Christ for the World We Sing." Mrs. J. L. Mims, as President, wel comed the visitors and teachers and introduced Dr. R. G. Lee whose sub ject was "Public Schools a Training ^School for Citizenship." He began by telling us what great men of the world thought of education and then divided his subject into the following .heads.: 1. The material of our public school is the youth of our land, em phasizing the importance and econo :my of proper training versus cure. 2. The -chief equipment, the teach ?.er. Under this he enlarged upon the teachers' work and influence. 3. The objective of the public school is citizenship. Under this head he emphasized the necessity of teach ing obedience to authority, and the .exercise of unselfishness in our citi zenship, patriotism, thoroughness, loyalty to the church of Christ and co-operation. .Mrs. Mims spoke of the Frances \W.illard or Temperance Day in the public schools of South Carolina which .will be observed throughout our state the last Friday in October, and appointed the following commit tees to cooperate with the school: Program-Mrs. W. W. Fuller, Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman, Mrs. B. E. Nich olson. V Committee to-solicit from mem bers and serve lunch to all the facul ty and teachers on that day-Mrs. J. W. Stewart, Mrs. C. E. May, Mrs. W. A. Byrd, Mrs. J. R. Scurry, Mrs. W. H, Dorn, Mrs. J. P. Nixon, Mrs. T. H. Rainsford, Mrs. J. C. Hughes, Mrs. W. R. Swearingen and Mrs. E. S. Johnson. Temperance Sunday comes on the fifth Sunday in October, and it was 'irged that the W. C. T. U. members n each church see that this day is observed. Miss Elizabeth Rainsword sang on request a beautiful song, "The Sweetest Story Ever Told," accom panied by Mrs. Hugh Mitchell on the piano. The visitors were introduced, Mrs. T. R. Denny and Mrs. Annie Lewis of Johnston, and Mrs. L. W. Walker of Hawkinsville, Ga. Mrs. Walker was called upon to make a talk on a subject of her own choosing. She spoke about fifteen minutes on the newly enfranchised citizen and ex pressed the confidence that it would be well for our country. At the close of the program Prof. Brooks arose and tendered a very cordial welcome to all the W. C. T. U. members to attend the Frances "Willard Day exercises and expressed his appreciation of the reception. Mrs. Mims announced that Mrs. Charles Shawhan of Mobile, Alabama who was a private secretary of Gen eral Roberts, author of "Rules of Order" could be secured to teach a class in Parlamentary Usage. . The program was concluded by singing "Some Glad Day" and a short prayer by Dr. Lee. The social hour was delightful when all the women and the three honored gentlemen guests, Dr. R. G. Lee, Rev. G. W. M. Taylor and Prof. Brooks *were allowed the privilege of ta?king all at one time and par taking of delightful block cream and a variety of cake served by the gra cious hostess, Mrs. Rainsford and her lovely daughters. White Man Severely Whipped Near Trenton Monday Night.' Miss Florene Powell, whose home is in 'Aiken, accompanied by Mr. Peter McMahon, came to Edgefield Friday night to consult a local attor ney about some legal business. They) engaged rooms at the hotel of Mr. A. A. Edmunds' Friday night. On account of being disorderly Mr. Ed munds had Mr, McMahon arrested and placed in jail ^Saturday but he was released on Dond. Miss Powell and Mr. McMahon left Mr. Edmunds' hotel and engaged rooms in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Peak, where they remained until Monday night. They left Edgefield at 8:05 Monday night. When the train reached Tren ton the town marshal or constable was directed by someone to arrest Mr. McMahon and soon after being arrested, it is reported that he was'? taken from the officer by several or a number of men, carried some dis tance away and given a severe whip ping, his underclothing being found the next day with blood on them. The people of Trenton are indig nant over the affair and will take steps to apprehend the persons who participated in the whipping of Mr. Mahon. It is reported that the gov ernor has been requested to have a thorough investigation made. It is reported that men from both Aiken and Edgefield participated in the affair. One . arrest has already been made, a warrant having been served upon Mr. A. A. Edmunds, and it is reported that other warrants will follow. Mr. Edmunds has given bond to the sum of $1,000. The following is a dispatch taken from The Augusta Chronicle con cerning the matter: Philadelphia, Oct. 20-A man giv ing the name of Peter McMahon of Yonkers, New York with his wrists scarred by a rope and his back bear ing the marks of a whip, left a north bound Pennsylvania (railroad train here early today and sought the po Dixie High St( We will open a first-class fru hotel building this week. All o candy of all kinds will be on sal MODERN SHOE' Where you can f. any hour i COME IN 1 Dixie Highwa Kill That CASCARA FOR Colds, Coughs Neglected Cold.? Take no chances. Keep this standar Breaks up a cold in Grippe in 3 days-E: Quinine in this form does not affe Laxative-No Opiate in Hill's. ALL DRUGGi < lice for medical attention. He says he wasv seized and whipped Monday night a fe\y miles outside of Trenton S. C., after he attempted to assist ? young lady of Aiken, S. C., in a set tlement which involved a division of her father's estate. His undercloth ing was stiff with blood and beside^ lash marks his body and neck bore the marks of ropes with which he said his tormentors had attempted to hang him. Police here are investi gating the story of attempted lynch ing and mistreatment, McMahon, who is 55 years old, said he believed his assailants were adopting methods of the Ku Klux Klan. He says he was seized when he left the train at Trenton, S. C., and was driven into the country in an automobile. At the point where his mistreatment occurred he said, eight men wearing white hoods gathered around and beat him. i "They threw a rope. around^my neck, then tried to put the other end over a tree, but it would not reach," McMahon said at the Hanneman Hospital today. "After a severe beat ing the men told me they had de cided to let me go." "vThey blindfolded me," McMahon said, "puttiner a hood over my head "xactly like the ones th^v wore, then led me to an automobile and we drove to a house where I was fed. They called a physician to examine my wounds. "Then they drove me to Denmark, S. C. They gave me money to buy my. ticket to New York after making me promise I would not return. All the way from Denmark to Washington some one came into the car occasion ally and, after looking at me, retired to another coach. This man acted as guard to see that I did not leave the train." McMahon said he was too weak to leave the train at Washington. He told the police he was a friend and adviser of the young woman. Recently, according to McMahon, the father made a division of his property among his children. Flor ence Powell's share was $50,000. "I did not believe that sufficient," he said, "and she and I went to Aiken last week to see if we could not get a better share for her." McMahon described his move ments in South Crolnia and the feel ing engendered by the interest he took in the case which resulted in the alleged mistreatment. McMahon also said that when one of the men beat him he asked if he would sign a paper saying the girl j was incompetent to handle her own ' or her father's affairs, he refused and was beaten with clubs. A rope was tied around his neck, he said, and he was dragged for a long time. Tax Office Opens. County Treasurer J. L. Prince .opened his office for the collection of taxes on the 15th, last Friday,* but up to this time it has not been neces sary for him to employ extra help in order to serve the people who call. The following paid their taxes the first day in the order named: J. M. Mays, W. S. Adams, B. M. Sullivan, W. S. G. Heath, A. G. Ouzts and J. A. Townsend. e ,CIover Seed For Sale. Plant Burr and Crimson Clover. The best winter pasture and soil building crops. 200 bushels screened burr clover seed in 3 bushel sacks, $1.50 per bushel, f. o. b. Johnston, S. C. 50 bushels crimson clover seed in shuck, 15 .nts per pound. Check with order. P: N. LOTT, Johnston, S. C. .The Quinine That Dees Hot Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordin?r* Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor nuning in bead. Remember the full name and toole for the signature of E. W. GROVE, 25c. iway Fruit )re it and candy store in the new if the tropical fruit9 and fresh B. Fine line of smoking goods. -SHINE STAND jet a good shine . n thlTday. ro SEE JJS y Fruit Store Cold With QUININE AND La Grippe ? are Dangerous d remedy handy for the first sneeze. 24 hours - Relieves scellent for Headache ct the head-Cascara is best Tonic IS TS SELL IT MM TO Give You True Value for Your Money's Worth And it has always been our aim to please our customers, and that aim, in connection with quality goods -and our reputation for square dewings, has been the corner stone of our business. We always try to make it a point to give our customers quality goods1 at prices less than they can be purchased in larger towns and in connection with the recent market reductions of nearly all commodities, we would advise our customers to keep an eye on us, as we have a treat in store for them. ifs The Corner Store GET YOUR NOVEMBER PICTORIAL NOW wm SEASONABLE GOODS AT RIGHT PRICES We are receiving daily the largest stock of merchandise that we have ever carried. We have just returned from the market, and we got the ?dvantage of the re?ent declines in prices. We are going to give our customers the bene fit of this. We Can Save You Money ort the Things You^Need Right Now Customers of this store do not have to wait till the season gets old to get goods priced at a proper figure. ' COME IN AND LOOK AT THE BIG NEW LINES Both the merchandise and the prices will interest you. This is not a sale. It's merely calling your attention to a very important part in the every-day activi ties of our store'- . The Store That Saves You Money When It Means the Most ( Good grade Indigo Blue Ginghams_19c Dress Ginghams worth 35c to 39c reduced to_29c 36 inch Sea Island_19c \ 36 inch Percales, light and dark-29c Heavy Cheviots and Riverside Plaids_29c Pepperell 10-4 Sheeting_74c x - Pepperell 9-4 Sheeting_)B8C Men's Blue Cheviot Shirts_$1.19 One lot men's corded madras shirts worth $3_$1.98 Men's best grade Overalls_$2.69 Men's Star Brand "Stronger than the Law" work shoes reduced to _$5.75 COME LET US SHOW YOU Quarks & Timmerman VARIETY STORE "SAME GOODS FOR LESS MONET'