Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GARNERED WITH SCISSORS tfsws From Within and Without the County. CONDENSED FOR QOICK READING What Our Neighbors Are Saying and Sorne kerns of Fact, Some of Comment and All Helping to Give an Idea of Doing. Chester Reporter, October 2: The following announcement has been sent , out: Mr. and Mrs. Seabrook Churchill Carter( request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Sarah, to Mr. Sidney Bishop Gill on Wednesday evening, the eighteenth of October, at eight o clock. Bethel Methodist church, Chester, S. C. Reception Immediately after the ceremony at home..... Mrs. John O. Darby had the misfortune to fall Friday evening and break one of her arms. Mr. Hevward Hlndman of Ches .? ?nnni'tpi'.haek for the ler, wnv ijuxj a \|m%m Presbyterian College of South Carolina, was one of P. C.'s outstanding stars over Davidson college The Presbyterian synod of South Carolina, which meets this year with Purity Presbyterian church, this city, will convene tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. In the absence of the moderator, Dr. W. H. Hudson, who returned to China a few weeks ago to resume his missionary labors, 'the introductory, or opening sermon will be preached by Dr. 3. B. Green of Columbia Theological seminary. Addresses of welcome will be delivered by Dr. Flournay Shepperson, pastor of Purity church, and Judge J. H. Marion, who will represent the chamber of commerce Messrs. A. M. Aiken, O. A. L<ec, J. T. Perkins M. E. Brockman of the Chester Evangelistic club, spoke at a men's 'meeting In Rock Hill yesterday afternoon. Dr. W. R. Wallace and Mr. I^obt. W. Hardin spoke at Richburg " 1?nieht. and I'reauyiciiau \.uu>v? ??, Mr. W. D. Robinson's team "at the Fort 1 Lawn Baptist church. Yesterday aft- j ernoon Mr. T. H. Y.Tiite's team conducted a service at Armenia M. E. church Messrs. W. C. Stone, J. AV. Poteat and James McLarnon are back from a few days' Ashing- t.ip to Bridgewater, N. C Mr. Thos. O. Estes of the Leeds neighborhood, one of Chester county's best known and most successful farmers, died Friday 1 night at a Chester hospital, following an operation and was laid to rest yesterday in Calvary Baptist church graveyard, the funeral services being conducted by the Rev. J. H. Yarbor- I ough. Lancaster News; October 3: A young son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Blackmon, | twvnt. east 'o? the ! city, fell from a tree Sunday morning and was badly bruised up Mrs. lone Craig of York, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ft. M. Robinson. Mrs. Craig will teach the Tirzah school, which opens Monday While playing with a brass button Friday niorniijg Joseph, Jr., young son of Prof, and ! Mrs. Joseph K. Connors of this city, accidentally inserted the button into 1 one of his nasal chambers and when discovered caused no little uneasiness j on the part of the parents. A physi- j cian was called and being unable to ! locate the button tl e little fellow was rushed to a Rock Hill hospital with the same result. From Rock Hill the | child was taken to a Charlotte doctor, who also was unable to locate the position of the button, It being presumed ; that it had passed into the child's stomach. Professor and Mrs. Connors returned with the little fellow to Lan- | r>naior in thp nftprnoon and so far he 1 has suffered no ill effects frorr his 1 unusual experience R. A. Wil- i liams, a prominent farmer of the East Lancaster, suffered a severe cut on one arm a few days ago when in attempting to remove a rusty blade from an old razor the handle slipped and the \ blade came in contact with the mepiber, severing several leaders and opening up a large gash in the arm. The wound bled profusely and Mr. Williams 4 suffered considerable loss of blood before the services of a physician was procured. He is doing fairly well, it is said, considering the severity of the gash inflicted Rev. a id Mrs. B. F. Carson of Hartsville, were xmt caster visitors yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Carson are former Lancaster county residents and have many friends here who are always glad to see them. Gaffney Ledger, October 3: A large and completely equipped wireless receiving station has been installed at Limestone college. The installation \ was completed Saturday and the first messages heard that day. Concerts. , lectures and other interesting news has been coming over the apparatus from fjnicago, uetroit, Houston ana vmvr far off places. According to Dr. L?e l Davis -"Lodge, president of the college. | the receiving station is the most complete and well equipped station in the state..:..:...: '.."As a token of appreciation of the work done by the boys of the Gaffney high school football team and our pride over the victory they won over the Shelby team Friday, September 23, wo, the undersigned, agree to contribute the sum set down opposite our. names, the money thus raised to go toward defraying the expenses of a supper to be given the boys." So read a petition that is being circulated among citizens of Gaffney in an effort to raise money to build a fence around the local athletic Held in time to be of service at next Friday's game. Although the fence in question is not mentioned in the petition J. J. Ramsey, who is carrying the petition around, stated that that is its main purpose. A long list of names hr s already been added to the list. HEALTHIEST GIRL BA] Little Alice Miller of Youngstoi teen teeth and weighs twenty-seven ' and two nurses has voted her the spected in all the lot of more than a on to Judge, Among those are the names of many 1 prominent business men about the cit>* Mr. J. R. Hushes and son. Elliott, who live near Wilkinsvlllv, j were Gaffnev visitors Saturday, re- > newing old acquaintances. In speak- 1 ing of the crop conditions in his section. Mr. Hughes stated that the dry spell played havoc with his corn. ! which will not average more than 20 bushels to the acre. His cotton acreage will make about four bales from a tract of 12 acres, or about 35 per cent of normalcy. He also stated that in , the cultivation of these crops this year he had plowed the corn more and bet- i ter than ever in a vain effort to force its giowth against the dry spell. As to his cotton, he worked it in the same manner, trying to force its growth : ahead of the weevil, and had there been a reasonably good season, the weevil loss would- nut have been great. He said: "Therefore, I consider the dry weather we underwent morn of a detriment than the boll weevil to our crops." Death ended the suffering of Ernest' Patterson, IG-year- ! old son of E. R. Patterson, who lives near Cherokee Falls, Saturday forenoon at the city hospital, where ho had been taken for treatment Friday, | after having fallen from a tree, receiving wounds that caused his death. The young lad, in company with other ' neighboring boys, was out squirrel' hunting near his father's home. Having treed one squirrel supposedly in his nest, thev fired- through it several times and not seeing- the squirrel come out, young Patterson decided that he would climb up and rout the squirrel. The tree which contained the nest was too large for him to negotiate. He r> cordingly climbed another tree that stood about l'otir feet away. When high enough, he swung over to ti e. tall poplar that held the dead squirrel and climbed up further until he reached the nest. Having dislodged the squirrel, lie sat about descending, in some manner, his hold broke, precipitating ONLY 60,000 CA ^ | L .. . - ~ The 20,000 watt Incandescent 1; Company. It is 1.200 times larger and will be used in u movie studio. BY IN A THOUSAND. .7*^- ft r V i 1 1 * S> " ; i V%*V - : . : f > > m - ? ' i-, - :p . ' fi ,vn, Ohio, 26 months old, has sixpounds. A Jury of three physicians finest physical specimen they in, thousand which they were called him to the ground, u distance of 70 feet. The force of the impact of his body against the ground was such as to drive his feet into the hard earth seven inches, causing the injuries that proved fata', t-lis left log was shattered to splicers, the hone protruding through the flesh just below the hip, while the right foot and leg were crushed to a pulp. Gastonia Gazette, October 3: Gastonia was visited Monday by one A. L. Vuillmot'of Washington City, who is trundling a wheelbarrow, to which he is handcuffed, from Washington to San Francisco and back on a-wager. He Washington on September 18 and is required to be back in Washington by June 1, going out by the southern route and back by the northern. He was to start with r.o money and make bis way by sell.ng photos of himself. He gets the mayor and other citizens of each town through which lie passes to register their names in his way book. He left GasIonia Monday afternoon for Spartanburg Mr. W. A. Putnam of Cherry-villa, who shot and killed Andy Carprnter Saturday afternoon in a quarj re! over a small account owed by que of Carpenter's son, was released under [ $5,000 bond in a preliminary hearing before 'S-juire S. S. Morris Monday i evoking. The bondsmen are Messrs. X. 15. KcndricU, I.. C. McDowell. S. S. ! Mauney and J. C. Lattimore, all of ChcTryvilic. Representing Putnam were .Mason & Mason of Gastonia: O Max Gardner of Shelby, and M. .\. Stroup of Chcrryvllle. Assisting Solicitor Clarkson for the state were Carpenter & CarjKntcr of Gastonia. Tito testimony as given at the hearing was essentially the same as that heretofore reported. Several eye-witnesses to the killing were examined, including Messrs. Hartman. a barber, who had a shop next, door to Putnam's store, and Upton, clerk in his store, and Portion Carpenter, a son of the deflDLE POWER. - y ;? ;' ' ??'< .- . . ? " ; ^ . V ;'. J amp made by the General Electric than the average household lamp It costs |3 an hour to use it3 ? J reused. The testimony of the latter was to the effect that lhitnain had said to his father, "Don't come over that again." referring to the curses and threats of Carpenter. The case will | come up for trial at the October term | of court. Announcement lias been made by the Lola Manufacturing company of Stanley, of the organization of | a weave mill to be known as lx>la [ Manufacturing company. No. 3. This new plant makes the 100th cotton mill for Gaston county. The new mill will have both weaving department and a dye plant And will manufacture a high grade of finished colored cotton goods. | It will be equipped with 350 looms j with which to begin operations. The ; new building will be 100x260 feet, and | will bo built nenr the original r>1 ant. The machinery \yill bo delivered in February, 19-3. The building will lie hurried to completion. Forty residences, will bo built. This is the second plant of its kind to he organized i recently in Gaston county. The Art Cloth Mills, Inc., of Gastonia, being the I first to branch out into the manufacture of the finished product. Tho offi' cers are J no. C. Rankin, president; J, A. Bangle, vice president;*It. F. Craig j treasurer, and A. C. Taylor, secretary ) Hon. Josephus Daniels will adj dress the voters of Gaston county at ! the courthouse Monday night, Octobei 9th. Mr. Daniels is touring tho ontirf state under the direction of the state chairman, J. D. Norwood. It is especially desired that the women of Gasronla and Gaston county cohie out tc hear Mr. Daniels. Cleveland Star (Shelby), October 3 ! T. G. McGraw, aged 67, and Miss Ainu , Davis, aged 39, were married in tin j ladles' rest room of the courthouse las I Thursday, Squire T. C. Eskridgc per forming the ceremony. Both live a Gaft'noy, S. C Elliott and Son: have the contract for the hard .surfac ed road between Shelby and King': Mountain and have established a grad ing camp at the Post Road gin neai the county home. Mules, wagons scrapes and wheelers have been sen in to begin the road work. State en gineers are making final survey ant work will begin right away Lat limore gets the 73rd annual meeting o the King's Mountain Baptist associa^ tion, according to a decision reached bj the committee on time and place or Frldby of last week when the asso ciation adjourned at Casar. Gradually the number of days for the association meeting is being taken off The public schools of Cleveland county will open October 30th, according to a decision of the county board oi education, which met in Supt. J. C Newton's office Saturday. The school: may open one week earlier if the trustees so~Hesire Joney, alias Cod< I'ruett, who admitted that he broke into the Mauney company store a Camp Call a week ago and stole j quantity of merchandise, piloted th( officers to a corn field behind th< Limestone mill at Gaffney where h< had buried the stolen goods in th< ground. Mr. Stonewall Mauney accompanied the officers to identify th( goods and recovered six suits, five pairs of pants, six shirts, four autc casings, tubes, spark plugs and a bo.i of wrenches and other articles. Stil seme clothing1 is missing, but it is thought the companion of Pruett hat these. I'ructt says a white man bj the name of Bill Cabiniss of Chesnee was with him at the time of the store breaking, but Cabiniss has never beer apprehended by the officers. Rev t?. \V. King. Colored pastor, who diet in Shelby last week, was a leader ol his race. He w-r. an old-school preacher who never rpiite approved the fellies and sins of the present day and It was his custom to try to bring the new members of his race into the ways oi righteousness, into respect for th? ir white friends, into regard for the laws of our land and loyalty to our government. Preacher King's influence was at all times good and wholesome, Quietly he went about preaching tht gospel and exerting a noble Influence upon his race. He was not rich In the material things of this world, but TEE FIRST NATION. I Is Going to Give Away the Three Best Esse ! "WHY SHO | ATICALLY | FIRST REST ES I SECOND BEST . | THIRD BEST Li This Contest is open I ing wit hin a radius oi' tei 1 ? sav must not bo more tl t| in longrn. \a lire on <>n I sign your Name and ^\d< I of your School. CONTEST CLO? | Mail your Essay to I First National Bank, Cl< Three Competent Ji I make the awards. I First Nati t ' ] The Home ol I CLOVE V. Q. HAMBRIGHT Cashier &&&&&&<& $*$ < ! piled up treasures in Heaven by building 15 churches of the Presbyterian ' i ; faith. White people regret that be has ! gone, for ho was a leader who : Iways exerted an uplifting influence. Would that we had more Preacher Kings. ? I'rnf. Addison Van Name, active librarian of Yale university for 40 years and widely known to graduates down to 1904. when he retired, died last Friday night in St. Raphael's hospital, New Haven, after a short illness. Pi of. Van Name, who was 87 years , oid. was the last of faculty scholars of the pre-Civil war period. He was born in Binghair.ptdn. N. Y., In ls8."i. j * ?? - ? a - i c. ? ! ? ?opo i anti was graduated irom iaie in as valedictorian, iic studied in <?er- ( > man universities until 1SG2, when he I war- made a tutor at V ile and taught Hebrew in the theological seminary. In 1 So5 lie was nppolr.ted librarian and held that post until 1904. when he be- \ came emeritus. He was noted for bin j knowledge of languages and wrote extensively on Oriental topics. I i i ? ? The Rev. Josiah A; Seitz, father of i Don C. Seitz, business manager of the N'cw York World, died rally last Friday morning at Cos Cob, Conn., where he had made his home since 1895. He was born in Melmore, Ohio, March 27. , | 1837. and following- a brief experience j with teaching and medicine entered | ! the ministry of the Universalist church i and held parishes in various Ohio and " New York towns. In 1S76 Mr. Seitz ) JNOW'S THE TIE i To Sow Wheat and Oats. THE COJfN CHOP i! s i Is Going to Bo Mighly Short. We'd I Suggest That Our Farmer Friends Think About Sowing Wheat and j Oats. They'd Come in Mighty Good 1 Next Year. . ; First National Bank 1! | THE BANK WITH THE BURGLARf i PROOF VAULT. - | J. H. SAYE, J. S. HARTNESS, ' President Cashier ) | SHARON, - S. C. PINKSULES - 1 IT IS NOT THE NAME that makes, | PINKSULES popular. It is because ' PINKSULES HAVE REAL MERIT I ) I As; a remedy?Safe, Sure, Certain?for i - ! Headache, Neuralgia, Flu and Colds | , i that make them sell. L Hundreds of people are using and j recommending PINKSULES because off their merit alone. If you're not a user j of PINKSULES, ask your neighbor or * your friend alrout them?then you'll be j another friend of PINKSULES. i I SOLD ALL ABOUT?25 CTS. a box. 1 :| YORK DRUG STORE ^ "WE PAY YOU TO SAVE"i! r I "There Is a Feeling "OF COMFORT in the knowledge that no matter whe? the future has in ; store for you or * family, you are assured against ?. c by a Bank Ac count. You can enjoy this feeling by . starting a Hank Account witn us ana adding small amounts to it at you' convenience." ;BANKOFHICKOEY HICKORY GROVE. S. C. * PRIZES AL BANK OF CLOVER I Ten Dollars in Prizes for | tys On the Subject: ULD I SYSTEM- f ' SAVE?" | SAY $5.00 J ESSAY S3.00 I: SSA Y ?AV\) to School Children icsid- | i miles of Clover. The es- 1 mil Two Hundred Words t o side of paper only and | Iress, including the Xame I V !ES OCTOBEE 31 Prize Contest Dept., The \ Dver, S. C. | idges will he engaged to f $1 nalBank f f 5% Interest | R, S. C. | M. M. STROUP, Asrt. Cashier. |i went to Norway, Me., where in addition to his church work, he established in 1S7S, a denominational newspaper, the New Religion. On his removal'to North Conway, N*. H., he continued its publication and also established the ! Solid Gr | ON THE FARM OR | HELPS- IT PAYS 5 UTATION FOR EI ? i THIS BANK lias attaii I* ? through adherence to 6 \ SOU XI) 1L\ XKIXG I HELRIXG Cl'STO: I SOLIDLY Y | WE WELCOME THE 0 ? To become a factor ii X ' 1 i vour I Linking latere: 4 ' i & cial success. * y on I Loan 6l da x ? B. X. ^roOKK, Presidew ? J. 8. UlilCE* Vice ? T. M . FERG f M. E. Mc< y ^;===sssS??5j=^ Don't En Them Do you Envy som< bo getting along a little h The chances arc tl some special plan which ; success. Your neighbor's h; the result of many small That plan is easy but it ] There are many p< every day with money in easily be put away at int But because these arc not saved?and the lo We always welcc deposits of all who are wil ?it means sure success ii PEOPLES BANK AM C. L. COBB, President J. H. B. JENKINS, Jr. ! Active Vice President C. V/. il.GEE. Cashier ~ w riTT\r<rn /n-n*n r HSAU'-LTX JTUKST?DJliXlV ALWi fJI | ua^rttmimixwinniiwwaai ? .m hi nmu 1 ' r -! *~T*-w >?.?? ???jfla?MMMB ?' j DEPOSIT YOUR MO? J> THIS HANK IS OWNED p.ml ( <\ Stockholdi rs. Ewrj oh of tl I | well us all our Cupital hssi I an 'l this LIunk. This aiv s each and e | I that every dollar <1( posited in this ]| MONEY CARRIKD IN YOL'U , I iddi n away may be itol?; but ?: <-! ( to no oncbut yourself or to your or I is at your service evi r> mi n <( whenever you ph ase and you will Ii; J i expenditures. Not only is the But II i. >n y, but it Is also the mot t i ont ! | We Pay 5 Per Cent Interc ? Us Three Months or I | THE PLANTERS BAN S W. L. HILL, President I II?BBHmMMHMMBnOMBWBM White Mountain News, Ho wrote several religious Works, a vesper service and the "Colloquy," a philosophical j.-O'm. Besides his son, he is survived by his wife, whom he married as Hebeecti J. Brown, 61 years ago. 4xS>$-<S>4<&<8>4xi? % owth? I I IN TOWN MONEY TO EARN A REP- | J LIABILITY. t ! led its ui'cscnt position X I ? > I PRINCIPLES AXI) * WE US TO GROW $ t I PPORTUNITY ? i tlio development of X sis and your Finan- | V V s I vings Bank | L X President, | JUSOX, Cashier, X HOItKLE, Asst. Cashier/ X V vy d neighbor w ho seems to letter than you do! liat his success is due to you can adopt with equal nulsome bank account is [ deposits made often, pays handsomely. iople passing our bank their pockets that might crest. amounts are smaii tney ss goes on for a life time. )me the small regular ling to adopt this system 1 due time. ) TRUST COMPANY J. M. STROUP, Vice President J. T. CRAWFORD, Vice Preeident WM. S. MOORE, Aatt Caahftr 'ICE AND PROGRESS VVS ill - rgs-sel (EV !N THIS BANK |f mntrolkd l>y fifty <f>0) individual j, 1t'ty substantial inen and women, J t back of every dollar deposited in ( t very Depositor double assurance <[ 1 laiile is ABSOLUTELY SAFE. (J POCKET may be lost, or money I [ icy deposited in this IV.nk is paid J \ dor. .Money deposited in the Bank J i f tiie day?you may check on it ve a complete record of all your (J ik the safest place to keep your tf irenicnt place to keep it. J> ;st On Money Left With JI ^onger. | K SHARON, S. C. I J. D. HAMBRIGHT, Cashier J /