The Aiken recorder. [volume] (Aiken, S.C.) 1881-1910, September 05, 1882, Image 3
The Recorder.
Cotton is not coming
wai expected.
in as fast as
I.iquor I.aws.
Editor of The A ikm Recorder:
TJiat the immoderate* use ot
A New Political Issue.
Call Me Xor Back from the Keholess
Shore.
Kiitorcd at the PohI-OHm*# ai Aiken,
S. as K(‘cou«l-class matter.
Candies, direct from the factory,
Turnhuil’s.
at
Tuesday, Se-ptesnher A, iNNli.
The i;. II. S. Hop.
Seldom has such a hrilliant assem-
l»ly graced a hail room as was wit
nessed last Thursday evening at the
armory of the Palmetto Rifles, on the
occasion of the complimentary hop
given by the “J5. H. S. Society,” in
honor of a fair visitor in our nijdst,
one of Macon’s prettiest daughters.
In this delightful entertninjpent there
also participated quite a number of
charming visitors from Charleston,
Augusta and elsewhere, who are
spending their summer in our midst,
while many of Aiken’s attractive Ju
dies lent their presence to the merry
throng. Truly it was a most enjoya
ble a flair, and as the graceful couples
whirled here and there in the dizzy
mazes of the waltz, or flitted lightly
through a quadrille, in which were
blended the exquisite costumes of the
fair nanoers, the ever changing scene
presented a beautiful and fascinating
picture—one not to lie forgotten, while
it is the universal wish that this pop
ular Seeiety, at no distant day, will
give another of their pleasant enter
tainments.
To the courteous managers, Messrs.
H. Stevenson and S. L. Malone,
much praise is due for their untiring
devotion to the duties of the evening,
which rendered the hop such a com
plete success and added fresh laurels
to the reputation of Aiken’s gallant
gentlemen and devotees at the shrine
of Terpsichore. »
The dancing was continued until a
late hour, and ail conceded it to Jiave
been the best of th»* season, and as the
guests slowly retired, tin* unanimous
response to every inquiry was a ‘‘most
delightful evening.” We congratulate
the Society on having arranged all
their details in so admirable a manner,
and trust they will soon give us an
other such charming entertainment.
A choice assortment of canned
goods can he found at Turnbull's.
Stop at
court. S|
nesses, ive
K-cial ( raUM^.w jur!,^ ll ‘wit- i iVsl.Vd'by heiisputabie" faet“s of almost openly sold (if course in the‘large | Why arTvou^rrowful? Why do you
K«iai rafts mi juiohs, \\u ( | ;li | y „ ct . urreI1 ,. e an ,j recurrence. j cities, some liquor could be procured ween?
' These self-evident truths being ac-! 1,1 wa y» but not over a ; ,i 0 vou ask me to “rock vou to
The large popular majority in Iowa,
a leo- in favor of a law prohibiting the sale j [The following verses were written
holie beverages is a very great social ot ardent spirits, settles the question, ' by Charles Carroll Sawyer, in answer
and moral evil is a truism which no 1 that, for many years to come, prohibi- ; to that most beautiful song of Flor-
one will call in question. Nay, more I*”* 1 "ill be a leading issue in all our I cnee Percy, “Rock Me to Sleep,
' ■ ‘ ~ ““ lo»*al political contests. It is now j Mother.”]
over thirty years since Maine out-! Why is your forehead deep furrowed
Jawed the sale of liquor, and a whole i with care 0
. . generation has grown up in tliat State ! What has so S oon mingled frost in
estab- i "liieh has never seen ardent spirits) vour hair?
than this, that it is a very prolitu
source of other social and moral evils,
and of crimes of every hue and grade
known to human and divine law, may
also be regariled as a truism
Mr. Walter Ashley left yesterday
to resume bis studies at Washington
and Lee Cniversity.
sleep” ?
On Friday next, the eighth inst.,
the Democratic Congressional Coven-
tion of the Second District will con
vene at Aiken.
eepted, it would then appear as an ir- j gallon was disposed ol where a hun-
refragable logical deduction that so- »I™1 gallons would have been sold
eietv, or government—the organism ’ had the traffic l»een open and un- Could vou but see through this world’s
of sovietv, and tlirough which alone restricted. The laws of the neighbor- j vale of tears,
ing States, New Hampshire, \ or-; Light would your sorrows be, harm-
society can act—should prevent or , .
extirpifte the evil and its dire eonse- ; niont, and Massachusetts, have also
quenees by such legal enactments as discriminated against the sale of h
give promise of effectualness for tliat
We have the pleasure of publishing
in tills issue the first of another series
of articles from the pen of our valued
contributor, “Publius.”
purpose. True it is tliat many of the
( resulting crimes are forbidden by law
i and some of them punished, but still
the evil itself—the source of them—
! remains in unabated strength and
| prevalence.
; Now, whether intemperance in the
returned to i use of intoxicating drinks and its evil
quor, and consequently,
the traffic have been less
States like New York, where free
trade in ardent spirits is permitted.
The Western States have now taken
the matter up, and prohibitory, lavs
prevail in Kansas and Iowa. In
other States the law gives towns and
counties the right to issue licenses or
less your fears;
All that seems darkness to vou would
the evils of I be light—
felt than in ) All would be sunshine where now is
but night.
lions in Wylterboro’.
Town
Meet ina'.
the
In accordance with the advertise-j
ment published last week in Tjik
Rkcokokii, our citizens assembled in |
mass meeting at the Town Hall on i
Thursday night last. P. A. Emanuel, ;
Esq., was elected chairman, and Mr. |
(leo. Edmonston secretary. An elec-1
tion was then held for the purpose of
nominating suitable candidates for |
Intendunt and Wardens of the Town
of Aiken, which resulted as follows: assistant of ('apt. J. N. Wigfall,the
attentive agent of the 8. ('. Railway,
for a long time past, has been promo-
dant, and Messrs. J. N. Wigfall, J. | ted to a position on the accommoda
tion train,and Mr. .1. St. Julian Yates
lias been appointed in his place.
W. Quitman Davis was unanimously
nominated l»v acclamation for Inten-
H. Busch, <*. ('. Moseley, John
Staubcs, John Phillips and Simeon
Rcaird, were hallottcd for and duly
nominated as Wardens.
The ticket of Wardens consists of
four white and* two colored, and is
what is termed a “citizens’ ticket,”
State and National politics having
been entirely eschewed in its compo
sition. It is a renomination of the
present administration with the ex
ception of Mr. Matthews, who was
not a candidate, and Mr. Staubcs
has been put in his place. John Phil
lips and Simeon Beam! are colored
ministers. The town election will
take place on the loth inst.
It is a source of satisfaction to many
tliat Intcndnnt Davis finally <%nseiit-
ed to accept the nomination, as he lias
accomplished great improvement to
our streets and has made a most dil-
ligent and intelligent official, at the
sacrifice of much time from his per
sonal avocations.
Cilailel Cailelsj
E. P. Henderson, I.— ,., ( ... - , . ,
Aiken on Friday last, after spending j concomitants ^(1 resultants can ever i r £* llse them, and in many localities
a couple of weeks visiting his rein- be thoroughly extirpated by the open- throughout the \\ est, liquor selling
i ation of law—by repression or sup- J ** practically prohibited. In several
: pression—by governmental contract j Democratic counties in Indiana, no
or prohibition—is a serious question j hquor can be bought. Soon an effort
that “gives us pause.” Both repres- i } vil1 ”<• made in every Western State
sion and suppression have been tried *° prohibit the^sale ot liquor. The
| —tiie former more generally and for a ' " ‘
longer period than the latter,—and
! neither measure lias so far achieved
results satisfactory to its advocates;
and we are constrained to inquire
whether or not there are other means
more potent than legal enactments,—
whether or not all laws which inef
fectually attempt to restrain or totally
suppress the evil, should be expunged
a good display in onr columns, their i f ro m the Statute books and other . . . . .
i advertisement will appear next week | menus be employed of a strictly social ^ Ion was a case in point, and now the
i with appropriate notice. * and moral character. ‘ temperance issue is destined to fjp a
| At the very prtelimen of this dis-' [ending one on the hustings of the
cussion stands this impregnable truth
in Political Economy, which Inis the
force of an axiom and should he ac
cepted as one, that so long as intoxi
cating beverages shall be bought and
consumed, just, so long and to the
same extent will they be made and
sold,—that wherever there are pur
chasers and consumers, there will be
i manufacturers and venders. The
| supply m' ardent spirits, as well as of
all oth™ commodities that minister
^ ^ | to the necessities and desires of men—
A\ e are pleased to note the return | tlieir sub^nintive or imaginary
wants—will keep pace <vquix pasribun
with the demand. This aphorism sug
gests the inquiry, are the laws on our
Statute books, whether only repres
sive or wholly prohibitory, properly
directed? In other words, should
they not* repress or prohibit the pur
chase and use of alcoholic drinks,
rather than the production and sale
of them?
In my next I will consider the ques
tion, Whether legal enactments or
social and moral inllucnces arc the
more effectual for the repression or
suppression of the intemperate use of
alcoholic beverages and the social
Mr. C. K. Henderson returned to
Aiken, Wednesday last, from New
York, where he had been to buy an
I extensive stock of goods.
The store of Mr. W. A. Schmidt
has been thoroughly overhauled and
! repaired, and with its bright red front
; makes quite a striking appearance.
Messrs. Robt. II. May & Co., of Au-
] gusta, (Ja., having secured space for
Hon. (leo. W. Croft returned last
week with his family from (Jreenville,
where they had been passing the sum
mer, all much improved in health and
pleased with their visit.
We omitted to mention last week
that Orderly Sergeant A. H. Ashley, |
of the Palmetto Rifles, carried off the
white illume from his comrades as the
best drilled soldier of the company.
of ('apt. S. E. Malone to Aiken. He j
is now conduetorof the Aiken aceom-!
modation train. A more efficient or j
popular young man could not have !
been given the position.
Mr. C. E. Hall, who has been the
We regret extremely to have to re
cord the death of Lilia Ida, infant
daughter of Mr. Wade Patterson, on
Wednesday last, August 30th. This
tender little hud, which was not quite
two years old, has been removed to a
serener atmosphere, where peace shall
reign forever.
Next week we will publish the re
newal abvertih'cment of (leo. R.
Lombard & Co., with an appropriate
notice. Their Foundry and Machine
Works are among the largest in the
Southern States, and deserve more
than a passing notice.
evils resulting therefrom.
Prw.ius.
Is Death hr Hanging a Merciful One?
Editor r>f The Recorder:
This is a question often asked the
physician, and invariably receives the
same reply, “1 do not know.” He
can only point at individual cases and
say they suffered more or less, accord
ing to the lapse of time before death
ensued. It is generally conceded,
however, that when the neck is broken
they suffered little; but is even this
The rumors about the breaking of ^ ru 1 S • 1 be head is the seat of life and
the dam at the paper mill of the Bar- | tee ling, and when the spinal cord is
rett Manufacturing Company, on the £[ >une ^}P 11 with the body
27th of August, are incorrect. On ac-! 18 broken off , and the latter dies lit
count of the many rains and high| 0,lcc *5 but what a stroke ot agony it
water the mill was compelled to stop ; ?V a ^ >e to , c sol, ^> which is not nnin-
work flpi^onlv 24 hours, but has been ; best to us, b^m^iso oil means are sev-
prohibitionists think they can easily
carry Indiana ov a popular vote.
Ohio and Illinois are more doubtful,
because of the wealthy distillery in
terest and the influence of large cities
like Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus,
and Cleveland. It is a peculiarity of
tiie polities of (hiscountry, that ques
tions having a moral or reformatory
bearing are those that excite tiie keen
est interest. The anti-slavery ques-
North and West. Nor is the temper
ance agitation unknown at the South.
In North Carolina, Georgia, and Tex
as, there are powerful influences at
work to limit the sale of ardent spir
its. The evils of liquor drinking are
so apparent that there is no gainsay
ing the arguments of those who wish
to put a stop to the free selling of in
toxicating drinks. It is noticeable
that the agitation takes no step back
wards, a State secured for prohibi
tion continues the policy, after over a
generation of trial; the anti-liquor
law of Maine is indorsed at the annual
conventions of every party. Kansas
has tried a prohibitory law for several
years, and no political organization
dreams of agitating for a repeal. * It
is idle to say the law cannot be en
forced, for, even in New York City,
the selling of liquor on Sundays, on
which day it is prohibited by law, has
been often very rigorously enforced,
and it could be always, if the police
and local magistrates were not mani-
I iulated in the interests of the ret’ail
iquor dealers.—Dcmorest'a Monthly.
Charleston’s Trade.-TIic annual
review of trade of Charleston, pub
lished in the News and Courier,
September 1st, shows a marked im
provement. Crop returns are so fa
vorable as to more than compensate
for the disaster of last year. The
yield of wheat, oats and corn far sur
passes that of any previous season in
South Carolina. The business of the
city for the past year foots up $75,000,-
000 against sj;71,000,000 last year, not
withstanding the falling of in receipts
of cotton owing to diminished yield
of last crop. Trade in naval stores,
lumber anti phosphate rock exhibits a
very heavy increase. The factories V)f
the city now number 138, employ!
4,450 persons, and a new factory wi
20,000 spindles is nearly ready
start. The condition of truck ff
ng, jobbing and railroad interest*
more prosperous than
Why would you backward with time
again turn?
Why do you still for your childhood’s
days yearn ?
Weary one, why through the past
again roam,
While in the future the path leadsyou
home?
Oh, dearest child, dry those tears—
weep no more;
Call me not back from the “Echoless
shore”—
Follow me cheerfully, pray do not
weep—
In spirit I’ll soothe you and “Rock
you to sleep.”
CURRENT EVENTS.
—J. R. Lynch, the Mississippi col
ored Congressman, has been renomi
nated.
—One hundred and eleven Russian
Jews left Philadelphia August 30, to
return to Europe.
—Five hundred mules have been
shipped from St. Louis to Egypt for
the use of the British army.
—The Augusta and Knoxville Rail
road Company are making arrange
ments to erect a flue depot at Green
wood.
—Major H. Twiggs has in his camp
near Anderson eight hundred hands
at work on the Savannah Valley
Railroad.
—Edward S. Bragg, Congressman
from Wisconsin and a malignant
South hater, is under arrest at Mil
waukee for defrauding a hotel Steeper
of $750.
—It is reported in Columbia that
L. L. Guffin, of Abbeville, lias deter
mined to run for Congress on the Re
publican ticket in the Third District
in opposition to Col. Aiken.
—A Boston steamboat company,
running boats to one of the seaside
resorts, is threatened with a suit for
damages because of the non-departure
of a steamer according to the advex*-
tisement.
Mr. Aycock, of Wedgfield, Sumter
County, has 1,400 acres planted in
cotton, besides several hundred acres
in corn. He has one field of ttOO acres
of cotton, from which he expects to
make 1,000 bales.
—Ex-Lieutenant Governor Ransier,
colored, of South Carolina, died in
Charleston last week. It is said that
he became very poor before his death,
losing all the money he had acquired
dui’ing Ratleal rule in this State.
—A Chicago naturalist recently as
serted that mosquitoes could not en
dure the odor of alcohol, and that a
drink of whisky just before going to
bed would keep them off. Ever since
that he has been receiving all kinds
of nice presents, including several
* $100 bills, and he can’t imagine where
GEO. E. LOMBARD & CO.
FOREST (TTY FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS,
Near Water Tower, 1014 to 100 Fenwick St., Avgusta, Ga.
S AW Mills, Grist Mills, Cane Mills, Plantation Machinery, Engines and
Boilers, Cotton Screws, Shafting, Pulleys, Hungers, Journal Boxes,
Mill Gearim;, (Judgeons, Turbine Water Wheels, Gin Gearing, Judson’s Gov
ernors, Disston’s Circular Saws and Glimmers and Files, Belting and Babbitt
Metal ami Brass Fitting Globe and Cheek Valves, Whistles, Guages, &c.
Ironand Brass Castings and Gin Ribs and Injectors. Repairing promptly
done at lowest prices. We east every day both Ironand Brass, having greatly
increased our capacity with latest improved tools. We an* running full time
with 100 hands, which enables us to till orders promptly at lowest prices.
£27“ Agents for Georgia anil South Carolina for “Korting’s Universal Injec
tors”—the best Boiler Feeder out, works with one lever, will work warm or
cold water and will lift water. Warranted to give satisfaction. Send for
circulars before you buy any other. They are better than a pum. Give us a
trial before sending elsewhere.
THIS SPACE IS RESERVED FOR
Robt. H. May & Co.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. •
ami clot
repaired
JOHN. II. FEABEY,
k . OPTICIAN, JEWELER AND ENGRAVER. " ul
rntches
id clock
repaired.
We have a Workman for each of these Departments.
72t) BROAD STREET, OPPOSITE CENTRAL HOTEL, AUGUSTA, GA
-SOLE AGENT FOR-
DIAMOND SPECTACLES. DEALER IN RELIABLE JEWELRY.
ALSO SILVER PLATED WARE AT THE LOWEST PRICES.
Personal attention to all New Work and Repairing.
HI. IE3:HUST OO-
Main Street, Aiken, S. C
South Carolina ReHvtay.
Commencing Sunday, June 4, 188?,
the following schedule will be run on
this road, by Charleston time, whteh
is about 10 minutes faster than Au
gusta time:
PASSENGER TRAIN—WESTWARD.
Leave Charleston 8:3o n m 4:00 p m
Arrive Aiken 1:09 pm 8:17 pm
Arrive Augusta.... 2:00 p m 9:00 p m
PASSENGER TRAIN—EASTWARD.
Leave Augusta 7:00 a m 4:30 p m
Arrive Aiken 7:55 a m 5:11 p m
Arrive Charleston 12:57 p m 9:29 p m
In addition to Regular Passenger
Trains a coach will be attached to
train leaving and arriving at Local
Depot as follows:
EAST—DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave Augusta 6:00 p m
Arrive Aiken 7:16 pm
Arrive Branchville 1 :&5 a m
WEST—DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Ijcave Branchville 2:00 am
Leave Aiken 6:49 a m
Arrive Augusta 8:18 a m
On Sundays only the morning train
will leave Charleston at 9:05 a. m.,
arrive at Augusta at 2:35 p. M.; leave
Augusta at 8:00 A. m., arrive Charles
ton 1:32 p. m.
On Saturdays and Sundays Round
Trip Tickets are sold to any station on
the road at one fare, good until Mon
day noon to return. Regular Excur
sion Tickets to and from all stations
are sold at 6 cents per mile, good lar
ten days.
On Wednesdays and Saturdays con
nection is made at Charleston wiHi
steamers for New York.
JOHN B. PECK,
General Manager.
D. C. Allen,
Gen. Pass. A T. ag’t, Charleston S. C.
Port Royal & Augusta R. R.
Time ten minutes slower than Au
gusta time. lu effect July lot.
GOING SOUTH.
p. m.
Lv. Augusta. 12.05
p. m.
7.00
a. m.
2.40
5.05
5.30
Arrive Yemassee. .6.10
“ Beaufort.. .8.40
u Port Royal . 9.00
GOING NORTH.
a. m. p. m.
Lv. Port Royal 6.00 4.00
Lv. Beaufort 6.20 4.20
Arrive Yemassee. .3.00 6.00
p. m. a. m.
Arrive Augusta... .2.40 2.40
p. m.
3.80
9.40
11.40
11.55
p. m.
8.30
8.60
5.80
p. m.
11.58
NO. 7,
SOUTH.
no. 8,
NORTH
p. m
L.
a. m.
2.40
Lv.
Augusta
Ar.
11.55
6.32
Ar.
Yemassee
Lv.
8.15
8.05
Ar.
Beaufort
Lv.
6.45
8.20
Ar.
Port Royal
Lv.
6.30
Train No. 7 leaves Augusta on Sat
urdays and Sundays, ana No. 8 leaves
Port Royal on Sundays and Mondays
only.
Round trip tickets, Augusta to
Beaufort, good to August 31, $5.40.
Between all stations, good for ten
days, 3j.< cents and 3 cents per mile
each way, first and second classes.
On Saturdays and Sundays, good to
return until Mondays, from Augusta
and stations to and including Mar
tin’s, to Beaufort and return, $8. Be
tween all stations one fare round trip.
J. S. Davant,
General Passenger Agent.
J. N. Bass, Superintendent.
Charlotte, C. & Augusta R. R.
The following schedule U In efffcct
from June 4, 1882:
NORTHWARD—DAILY.
Lv. Augusta 7.50 a. m. 8.00 p. m.
Ar. Columbia.. .11.45p. m. 10.80 p. m.
Lv. Columbia 11.52 p. m. 6.16 p. m.
Ar. Charlotte 4.30 p. m. 6.50
SOUTH W A UD—DAILY.
Lv. Charlotte 1.85 a