Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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KEOWEE COU RI KU (Established i mu.) Published Every Wednesday .Morning Subscription $i l?or Annum. Advertising Kates Reasonable. -By STECK, Sill I/OK A! SCHRODER. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes o' respect, of n<?t over ion words, will bo printed free of charge All over that number mu t bo paid for at the rato of <>n<? cont a word. Cash to accompany manuscript WAIJIAIJIJA, < C.: I WEDNESDAY, AVG. I, I IM 5. GET READY IH> VOTE. Get yourself in iii" lo cast your ballot <ui the lita of September. Seo thal you have your registration certificate and lax receipt for 191 t's laxes. Not only ho prepared to vote, bul VOTE. Wo ho|>o to soo Oro II ec roll up a voto for prohibi tion larger titan in any year when tho privilege has been offered to ex press an opinion on that question. Oconee bas always stood for prohi bition, and she doe? to day. Tho rlum: now is to show to all other parts of the Stale just how solidi.'. Oconee is in her opposition lo the iradi, that debauches, degrades and damns the men who uso and abuse or handle liquoiM or alcohol in any form. Ito read-' I<? eas' your vote Oil tho lilli of September AND CA ST IT. lt may be a little inconvenient to no io I he polls, but there is nothing that is worth while that does not rall for some inconvenience or a lil t lc t nm hie to at I alu. FIGURING THE COTTON CHOU. Third Condi''ion Keporii Shows Pros pects of 1,000,000 Reduction. Washington, Aug. 2. This year's cotton crop will 'bo approximately 1 1.970,0;n e.pih ab ai ".nil-pound bab's, compared willi I li, 134,9.10 bales lasi year. Thal estimate, un officially calculated, is based oil the government's condition report, is sued to-day, and oflicial ligures of acreage and normal yield Whether tho crop viii lie greater or less depends upon growing condi tions from now until picking time, <..w>.. /...,..?:<. .. i ' ."> I v 013 Julj ? ? i.?.meen at noon today in its third condition report of tho season. Thal condition compares with Si).a per cent on .lune 25 this year, 76.4 per cent on July 2? bist year. 79.6 per cent ?11 19 lil and 78.5 per cont, thc average condition on July li.") for tho last ten years. The area planted to cotton and un der cultivation 011 June lin this year, s s previously reported was 31,535, 000 acres, a decrease of 5,871,000 acres, or l">.7 per coal from that un der cultivation on June 25 last year. A condition of 100 por cont of n nor mal on July 2T> would be equivalent to a yield of 241.3 pounds of cotton to the acre, the bureau of t rop esti mates has announced. Weather conditions generally have hoon favorable to thc crop through out thc month oxecpl in Texas, where there was a lack of rain. The report for South Carolina .diowK that the cr<>p deteriorated from 7<l |M*r cent on June ?ir? to 7*.i per cont on .1 illy 525. On July 'Jr>, 1911, Hie condition percentage in South Carolina was 79; in 19 I il was 7.'> per cent, and tho 10-year average was 78 per cent. This shows 'South Carolina's defi ciency this year is vers perceptible. No IiOt-tip on Tigers. Columbia. July ii 1. "'I intend lo continue vigorously lo press the en forcement of the liquor law in Char leston," said Governor .Manning tills afternoon in discussing the work ho ing done by the constabulary in Char le, ton in tho Chief Executive's cam paign for law enforcement. Governor Manning slated that t ho report t'nt he had sent four addi tional constables to Charleston was Incorrect, and further, the assertion that W Clint Cathcart, of Columbia, is thc chu : of tho constables in thc toa . city is also incorrect. The Ch.of Executive stated thal there i.-. no chief constable in Charleston; that they tire ?ll working under tho direct io 1 of Sheriff j. Elmore Martin. Governor Manning has Issued in struction, to Hie constables In Char leston to seize all fixtures, etc., as well as intoxicants, when they raid a "blind tiger." Killed Giri Wife und Self. Atlanta. July :10. Edwin A. Moore, formerly a, jul vate In the United Siate.s army, to-night shot and killed his 15-year-old wife at tho homo of her parents here and then mortally wounded himself, dying an hour later. Mrs. Moore recently had left her husband after a quarrel, which the police believe was respon sible for Hie tragedy. THEY'RE IN SAN FRANCISCO. ?James I?, and Charles A. Hays la-fl this State in Wagon. (Charleston News and Courier.) The Hays brothers, globe trotters, have completed their latest expedi tion, traveling from Charleston lo the San Francisco Exposition in a ?rsc tower wagon, according to a .ird received hy U. I). Jarvis, chis city, a friend of tho wan derers .'as; a little more than a year and ,\ a. consumed in the trans oatincntal journey in primitive - \ . .lanna r> I . 1 '.' I I, .1 a mes 1 ?. md CharUv A Hays, brothers, hail ing from the foothills of tho Hine Ridge, departed from Charleston .. on the front seat of a sub stautial wagon, to which was hitch ed a hefty-appearing draft anima'. They were equipped with u certificate from Hie mayor of Ibis city, attest in; ?bat they had left the City hall of Charleston at thc lime specified ami stating the manner in which the t rip was to be made. According lo thc itinerary an nounced in advance, the transconti nental trip was to be made by way of Columbia, Chattanooga, Knox-j ville, St. Louis, To|?eka, Denver and ? Salt Lake City. Possibly all ol'those j cities were visited by the brothers, I and it is probable that they were forced to change thou' itinerary by ci rcu instances. Tho Hays brothers came to Char leston With a reputation as a cham pion globe-trotting team, lt is re called by persons who saw them start on the journey to tho Pacific coast that they looked the part. That I hoy reached their destina tion will be good news io the friends of the Hays brothers, those who had confidence in their intention and ability to carry out their announced plans. To tho skeptics, then- will still a question if the bardy pair did not lake advantage of the more modern naval facilities in negotiat ing, al least, parts of their journey. ? Heath ol' Miss Lucy Garvin. Central. Jul) 30.-Special: Con-, ital and surrounding community was saddened when il was announced thar ' Miss Lue) Garvin was dead. On Mon-! day afternoon .lui) lit!, her soul was wafted to the beyond. Kor several months her health had , been failing, but only for a week had tfiends. Gentle, modest, relined and unselfish, she endeared herself to I every one who knew her. hut it was in the home and to those who knew ber best that her li^ht shone bright est. lt was the pleasure of the writer to know her intimately and she can truthfully say that thc deceased was the most charitable person she bas. ever known, never criticising the faults of others, but looking for the good Which She believed all possess 1 In the likeness of His spirit she lived on earth, and wo feel thal she is only translated lo His presence. She leave; to mourn her death her mo ther. Mrs. Ella Calvin: three sis ' lets. Mrs. J. .1. Thodo. Mrs. I). IV Montgomery and Mrs. w. J, Werner, and one brother, .1. I). Garvin, be sides a host of r< latives and friends. lier father. Capt. Fred (?arvin, pre ceded her to thc grave several years. lier funeral was conducted by ber pastor, Kev. J, C. Hailey, Of the Pres byterian church, assisted by Rev. j El/.ie Myers, the interment being in : the cemetery at Mount Zion church P. II. DAVIS DIES IN TEXAS. The Davis Family Was Well Known in Oconee County. i.! (fferson. Tex., .limplecute, .Inly 22) P. II. Davis passed away at his home on Lafayette street Saturday, July 17th. at I o'clock p. m., after an illness of several weeks. Porter Davis, as he was SO well known by all. was a man liked by every one for his pleasant ?ind genia! ways. while he had lived in Jeffer son some time several years ago, be had spent some yeti-, out West, an I bater tit Atlanta, whence he moved I hack to Jefferson the past winter. j He is survived by a widow, two sons and three daughters, who are heartbroken over the loss of a devot ed husband and father. Tue sympa I thy of the entire community goes out to them in their great bereavement. The funeral and burial took place at New Prospect, six miles north of I the citv, Sunday at 5 p. m., the cor tege leaving the residence at 3 p. m. Cypress Camp, Xo. 665, to which the deceased had transferred his membership some six months ago, had charge of the funeral, some 35 going out, and a number of relatives and friends also going, while a large crowd had gathe.od at New Prospect from that section, and thc body was TUB VIDDADi: ciuOKK MBBTINO. Spiritual Results Visible-Cause of Prohibition Iteceives a Ldfti. Bditor Keowee Courier: The writer lias just closed a very gucci 8 ful meeting with the good people ot' thc Village Creek community. Kev. I., il. Nunton, ol' Walhalla, is the pastor ol' this field. Ho has a nohle hearted people to work with. The church is in its infancy, hut it is a j lusty infant. The people are very ap- ! preciative and deserve all the aid tiley can get. The preaching was done by Kev. 1 (!. C. Mangain, principal of the Long ! Crook Unptist Academy. Chas, (?il- j h'spie. of the Delmont section, ably assisted in the singing. The spirit was present in power at every ser vice. The church wa? greatly 3trongthened and revived spiritually. \ number v/ere converted and he caine followers of tho Master. There were six additions to the church hy baptism. This beautiful ordinance was administered on Sunday morning , by (lie pastor to four young ladies | and two vonni; men. The scene of j baptism was an ideal spot in Chut- j 11 toga river. There, with the hine canopy of heaven over their heads, and tin beautiful forest of nalino around Hiern, these young people fol lowed their Master through thc bap tismal water. Thc meeting closed with a grand prohibition rally, at which a large number promised Hod and their t friends to light the demon rum until i: is driven from our fair State. More than 30 pledged themselves to work ti tul \ ote for prohibit ion. Tii<> churches of the Beaverdam Association would do well to use Prof. Mnng'im during his vacation in their r?visai meetings, especial!) in tlie rural districts, for the benefit of ; he people spiritually and also of the school. Prof. Mangum is a unod speaker and carries conviction in his words. Ile slates thal prospects for the tall term at the academ> are good. IMAM I) BA Tl I KATH TOO IIKill. Heath Hate Increases While the Hirth Hate is Decreased. (The State. Aug. 2.) One ?mt of every three deaths in South Carolina In the month of .lune was that of a child five years old or younger, according tq Statis tin- ?r?????H??l Kv *'-< V). "t???1 i s ti t? fl ?..' j - uotumnia are unanimous tn saying thal the percentage of deaths among children is far greater than it should be. "lt shows." said .las. A. Hayne. M. I)., state health officer, "that par ents in South (' roi In a do not pay the attention they should to the health of their children. li is an enormous drain on the future citizen ship of our State, and it is my opin ion that a number of thest deaths of children could have been prevent ed by the exercise of due care" Tho number >f deaths in South Carolina in June was 2,1 IS, of which sus were children under live \ears of age; of this number 2s."i wi ro white children and r.2:? were negroes. The . >tal number of deaths gives tno State an annual death rate nf IS.:?, based on June returns, as compared with an annual death rate of about IT. in the registration area of the United States. The rate for June shows an increase of 2.3 over the rate for May, which was Hi. There were :i,2i>S births in South Carolina In Juno, giving a rate of 2">, which is a marked decrease from the rate in May of 21?.X, and the rate In April of 28.8. Russia's Rig Crain Crop. Washington, July ::o. -A report re ceived from tho International Insti tute of Agriculture, ai Rome, Italy, by the Depart mont of Agriculture, forecasts the IO IS crops of spring cereals in 54 governments of Euro pean K u isis a.s follows : Wh at, 163,000,000 bushels; rye. 7,000,000; barley, 401,000,000 bu shels; oats, 050,000,000, and corn. 70,000.000 bushels. This is an aver age increase of about 30 per cent over the I'.? 1 1 production. The lig ates refer to apparently all Kuropenn Russia, except Poland. laid .away in New Prospect cemetery, where his father and ot lier relatives are buried, after services In the church, conducted by Ri v. McCann. The pii 11 bearers wore W. J. Hill, M. A. (D ubbs. A. S. Mitchell, B.C. Webb, A. I). Craver, W. S. Sisk. There arc many in Oconee who will learn with deep regret of the death of Mr. Davis. He was a son of tho late M. L. Davis, who moved with his family to Texas from Oeonoo in the 80's. He was a brother of Nat L. Davis, who visited in Oconee some years ago, making many warm friends here.- Bd. Courier. OLD-TIME CHIUSTEMAS PARTY. Unique Invitation that Ha? Been l*re scrvcd for Nearly Sixty Years. While J. J. Neville, of Atlanta, was in Walhalla last week he showed us an old invitation to "A Christmas Party" which ho has been preserving tor many years, I.e having long ago lound tl?e little folder among old i a i.i i ly patters. The Invitation shows comparatively little of the wear and lear ot time and is in almost per fect condition, lt is a neat little fol der of 3% by 5 V6 inches, on the front page ol which tho following a ppea rs : "Christmas Carty. " An hour like this is worth a ihousand 1'assod in pomp and ease.' "Tlie pleasure of your company is respeetfull> solicited at Mitchell's Hall on Tuesday, the 29th December, instant, at tl o'clock p. m. "Senior Manager.- -Cen. I'. N. ear vin. 13. E. Alexander, W. E. Hol combe, Dr. X. W. Green, .1. H. Ha good. l-:. M. Keith. "Junior Managers Henry Hol combe, D. C. Craig. .1. H. Reid, Thoa. .1. Keith, D. S. Craig.. W. A. Darron. I-'.. I-'. Finley, W. c. Keith. "Picketts C. H., December I 1. is;.:." of the "Senior Managers" men-1 tamed on this invitation none sur-j vivos, and of the "Junior Managers" we recall bm two who are still liv ing W. A. Barron, Of Seneca, and J. \ B. Reid, of Dickens county. Doth are ex-Confederate soldiers, honored hy their fellow men, and widely , known in I'ickens and Oconee coun t .os. Ea mons Hell Sacrificed. A dispatch from Vienna says: The huge boll in the tower of the Cathedral of St. Stefan, popularly known for years as "Die Grosse Brummerlin," (Tho Great Growler), has pealed its last peal, lt has been presented lo the "War Metal Collec tion." to he melted up and used In the mann fact uro of ammunition. The hell has not been sounded for several years, because it was thought tho tower in which it bas hung would not resist thc vibrations. It was cast in 17 11. out of the metal from captured Turkish cannon, weighs some ll tons, is almost nine feet high and sonic ?12 feel around the base. I.'iirli* I?.f. f|. mo Clt> nain int- one aueiuoei , win n a thunder storm caused the temperature to drop from 96 to 78 degrees. | To cu an Off Cemetery. All persons interested in Mount Carmel cemtery aro requested to meei at tho church on Saturday, Au gust 7th. with tools to clean off the grounds. Conic carly, as there is niuch thal is needed to be done .los. I). Talley. ' Dight Killed, Two Injured. Pittsburg, July 30.-Eight men were killed and two injured at the Patterson mino of the United Coal Company, near Elizabeth, Pa., 15 miles from here, this afternoon when a cable hauling twelve cars up a stoop incline brol e. The Kcal Pri/.e-Winner. "The girl who can one-step and fox-trot all night without breathing fast is all right." says the Macon ?News, "and so is the girl who can swim all over the lake, while Hie one who can play Hie piano like rip is a gem, and thc one who sings like Far rar is a queen, but. if we are permit ted io express our person;.' opinion, we give Hie highest commercial rat ing of all to Hie one who can cook a good dinner." How to Keep Husbands, ( Boston Globe. ) Wives, according to statistics of a survey made in Chicago by the bu reau of public welfare, stand a rela tively small chance of being desert ed D' they are big physically; if they are good cooks; if they are sweet tempered, helpful, interested, affec tionate and loyal; if they have chil dren. Abandonment, on the other hand, is an ever-present peril to wives who Are weak physically and unheal thy; extravagant, shrewish and un tidy; critical and gossipy; not anx ious for children. Figures do lie, but not always. One way to a man's heart is through his stomach, undoubtedly, and admittedly a bunch of babies helps to tie him fast at home. A bumper crop of wheat nover seems to bump thc cost of living. DON'T JW During the next 30 D, stock of BUGGIES, 1 MICK MOWERS, F ROWS, PEG HARF PRESS, GRAIN I TURNING PLOWS nooga Disc Plows to go You cannot afford to i will give you a saving of ? stock is entirely too large must go in the next 30 day Rock Hill Norr Buggies, Nis Everything must go. Thc reserve nothing. You must come and s< ons and sec just how wc them. Dickson & wESTn/v\ir\ LOWERY'S OLD SI ******************* j * CA X YOUR FRUIT. * ******************* lt is a recognized fact that thc far mer who lives at home and boards at thc same place docs not worry about Ibo price of cotton or anything else as much as the man who buys every thing he eats. I believe that the farms a Oconee are as near self-sup porting, in the souse of raising home sunnites !irst. as anv in the Stite. yet . piont <>i Ute kitUu <i eiwo..,. ply of home canned fruits and vege tables, raised on his own farm, r.an ned at his homo and served on his table. Yet fruits and vegetables go to waste every summer which could be used to cut down the high cost of living and add a great deal to the health and happiness of the family. I Think it over, and you will see that you can have the host at les-; than cost. "Eat all the fruit you can, and can all you can't eat." C. M. Harnett, Agent. Meld Marshal Honored. London, Aug. 2. A dispatch from Berlin says the battle cruiser launch ed Sunday at Wilhelmshaven, which was to have been named Ersatz Her tha, was christened, by order of the Emperor, ' von Hindenburg." Important Meeting tit Long Creek. A meeting will be held al Long . Creek church OH Saturday, August i 1 Ith, I it I .">. at -l o'clock p. m., to close up the business of tho Long ('reek Academy local fund. All com j mit tees and others interested are In vitfcd. (ins C. Arve, President. NOTICfi TO DEBTORS ANT) CREDITORS. All persons indebted to the Estate of John T. Moore, deceased, ?ire hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persona having claims against Bald estate will present the same, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law or ba fred. ( MUS. ) LULA MOORE, Administiatrix of the Estate of John T. Moore, deceased. Aug. 4, HU... 31-31 Instead of Wood besides they are inexpensive and 1( For 5 Ballenger Hardware t SE NEC/ ISS THIS: ays wc will offer our entire WAGONS, McCOR LA.KES, DISC HAR ROWS, STEEL HAY >RILLS, IMPERIAL and repairs for Chatta at ACTUAL COST. niss this opportunity, as wc it least 25 per cent. This ! and a good portion of it s. nan and Indiana sen Wagons, :sc goods arc staple, but wc 2c these Buggies and Wag have reduced thc price on Matheson, ISTER, S. C. TAND. jz/ JZ> BRIDGE CONTRACT TO LET. Not ?co is hereby given that the con trae! to rebuild the llunnicutt Bridge across Lil Mo River, near Stamp Creek, will be let lo the lowest re sponsible bidder at the bridge site. Oil MONDAY. AUGUST !>. 1915, at 1 0 o'clock a. m. The successful bidder will be re quired to enter into a good and suf ficient bond for Hie faithful perform ance of bis contract. Tho County Hoard of Commission ers reserve the right to reject any i"d .." i'i'i" XV C. POSTER, . WI .?I: SETTLEMENT tRG E. Not iee ls hereby given that the undersigned will mako application to V. F. Martin, .ludgo of Probate for Oconee County, In the State of South Carolina, at his otllee tit Walhalla Court House, on Saturday, September Ith, IUI'."., at ll o'clock in the fore noon, or as soon thereafter as said application can bo heard, for leave to make final settlement of the Estate of ,T. H. Dendy, deceased, and obtain final discharge as vdu.inlstrator of said estate. S. N HUGHS, Administrator of the Estate of J. H. Dendy, deceased. Aug. 4, 1915. 31-34 Oar Optical Business i> conducted un n safe basis-safe lo u> mid safe to YOU. Yt >U K safety lies in our experience and profession ill knowledge of the human eye mid its functions. OUR safely lies in our scientific equipment and professional care Hutt make mistakes almost impossi ble. WE MAKE EYES seo with perfect ease and comfort thal never knew aught but discomfort. GLOBE OPTICAL CO., Masonic Temple, Greenville, - - s. C. 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