The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, October 31, 1917, Image 2
The Pageland Journal'
Published Wednesday Mornings
by the Journal Comdany
Subscription Price - - $1,00
x Entered as second class mail
matter at the post office at Page
land, ??. <J., under Postal Act
of March 3, 1879.
October 31, 1917
A WORD OF APPRECIATION
Since our last issue we have
had a fire and have moved into
temporary Quarters to await the
rebuilding: of the Journal's home.
Fiidav morning when the fire
threatened to make a clean
sweep of the plant some ot the
finest fire fighting we ever saw
was done. Never before in a
town without waterworks did
we see the floor, window and
door frames, and much of the
contents of a building saved
after the overhead had burned.
The fire caught on the the roof
of the Journal building and
when the writer, who was the
first one on the scene, burst into
Ihe building to get the bcoks
and records it looked as if the
entire overhead would soon
<lrop in. We considered it im
possible to save even the type
cases and stands much less the
building. But as the fire burned
slowly, it was seen that some
thing might be done. The metal
was pulled down from the
burning timbers, and water by
the bucketful was thrown on
the fire. In this way faithful
workers advanced from each
end of the building and finally,
by taking great risks, met in the
middle and the fire was under
control. Never did trained and
paid firemen work more faithfully
or bravely. With practically
nothing to fight with they
attacked and conquered a fire
that had already gained much
headway.
To say that we are grateful I
for this service is to put it lightly.
More was done than we
had a right to expect. Many
strong men, worked to the point
of exhaustion to save from the
flames the type and materials
from which this paper is printed.
Even the small boys and a few
of the small girls did what they
could bv carrying water for the
men to throw on the flames.
We have no way of rewarding
as we would like, so we can on
3y say Thank you, Thank you.
Wanted ?to buy sound white
Corn. Pagelnnd Novelty
Works.
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tires. A bargain. Ruby Ga
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Cyclone Kills and Destroys in ^
Buford Township A
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One of the most destructive a
cyclones in the history ol Union
county occurred in Buford town b;
ship between 11 and 12 o'clock ^
Monday night. The path of tile j"
storm was about a half mile re
wide and from telephone reports st
at the time this is written it was
ten miles or more long. It J.
moved in a northeasterly direc- o
tiou, somewhat toward Marsh n
ville, and left almost complete k?
destruction in its wake. At the
time this is written three persons w
are known to be dead, one is j\'.
missing, and many are hurt st
The storm demolished Mr. "
Jack Baker's house and outbuildings
and severely hurt him.
Every building on Mr. J. C. s<
Laney's place was demolished ^
except his residence and it was
unrooted andlalmost torn down. b:
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Mr. C. V. Laney lost his large at
bam and coulents. ^
A tenant house on Mrs. Ida w
Laney's farm, occupied by Lou [}!
Alsobrooks, was dertroyed and si
a mule was nearly killed.
At Mr. Tom C. Eubanks' the
destruction was complete. All
his buildings are gone. His lr
wife was blown about 50 yards,
and very seriously hurt. All sl
the furniture was blown away h
or splintered,
Mr. Charlie Simpson's house
was blown dovyn and he was ^
caught under it and seriously <1
injured. It is not known wlieth- ^
er or not he will live. f
Mrs. Ella Rodgers lost every- R
thing, including dwelling, out- ti
buildings, gin house, and store. ?
No goods were left from the n
stock of merchandise except 2 "
barrels of kerosene.
Mt. Pleasant church was moved
about four feet and damaged, j
Mr. Frank Moser lost all his e
outbuilding and his dwelling. 0
It is reported that his baby was tj
killed, but this can not be con- e,
firmed. _
Mr. James Rodger's barn
was blown down.
A negro and his wife and
child who lived on Mr. Sam McManus'
farm on ttie Monroe
road were all killed, and one
child is reported missing.
Mr. Sam McManus lost all his
buildings including his dwelling.
Mr. Blair Ilorne lost his outbuilding,
and his dwelling was
badly damaged.
Ebb Lowry's buildings near
J. C. Laney's were damaged.
It is reported that Gibb
Threatt lost his buildings, but
this is unconfirmed.
From the Monroe Journal's
account of the stoi m the following
is clipped:
Sallie Jordan, a negress, an(j iier
two-year-old child were killed last
night when her home was totally destroyed
by a cyclone which struck the
county, leaving in its wake many
damaged dwelling houses, barns and
outbuildings. The loss is estimated
between $50,000 and $100,000.
The cyclone started down near Esq.
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enormous line ot Shoe
ershoes and many other
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;rry C. Laney's home in Buford i
wnship, went across by Mrs. It. W.
. Rogers on through the Mountain j
wrings community and continued in ;
direction towards Marshville. <
The heaviest property losers were !
rs. R. W. A. Rogers, Esq. T. C. Eu- |
inks and Mr. Luther Cox. Aside j
om killing two negroes, and injur- j
ift the woman's husband, Itochel ;
ml on, no other injuries have been
ported.
The darkey's house, which was j
ationed on the Kcziah place, owned j
r Mr. W. S. Blakeney, and located j
>out 7 miles southeast of Monroe, j
as lifted bodily by the force of the j
clone and carried across the road i
to a field about 150 yards away. j
When found this morning, the ne- i
0 man and his wife were lying near !
ich other, the former badly injured, j
hile the latter was dead. The child j
as found near the side of its moth- j
The woman and child were bad- i
mutilated, and must have met in- i
ant death. The man is in a criti- I
1 condition, but will probably re- j
iver.
The little tenant house was total- I
wrecked. Pieces of it were found i
> far as three hundred yards away. ;
antlings struck the field across the (
?ad with such force that hundreds I
' potatoes were uncovered.
The roof of Mr. George Jordon's!
irn, which is in this community,
as torn off, and a new wagon was
Binftt 1*11 ill Of! Tho hh vrt urne o
rueture, strong and sturdy, and 1
an aged to resist the velocity of the !
ind. Out-buildings on Mr. Jordon'sj
ace also came in lor their share of
image. Mr. J. E. Presson, who re- [
des in this community, was a slight
see.
OTHER LOSSES
Mr. Press Guin's house was almost
(tally demolished. The sides of the
ouse and rooms fell in, but the
unity escaped injury. His crib, barn
id outbuildings were damaged con- ;
derably. A horse was also injured. 1
County Commissioner J. C. Laney
ad his home and buildings slightly j
ljured by the wind, and others in
ie community suffered.
All of Esq. T. C. Eubanks' buildlgs
are a total wreck. His home
as destroyed, his barn was blown
own, and several good outbuildings i
ere lost. Mr. Eubanks, it is said, j
ad a little tornado insurance in the !
armors' Mutual.
Like Mr. Eubanks, Mrs. R. W. A. ,
.ogers found herself without a home I
liis morning. Her large barn was !
emolished; likewise her storehouse, |
in house and outbuildings. Mrs. |
ogers is also said to have tornado i
lsurance, although not enough to i
over her entire loss.
TIMBER NOT DAMAGED
Mr. A. C. Penager, who carries the
(ail in this section, remarked to The
ournal this morning that he considred
it strange that so little timber
as damaged. With the exception
f a few shade trees in the yards of j
tie homes that suffered the most, no
rees were uprooted, and few branch- |
s cmd twigs were clipped off by the
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same as finding it? V
early and bought a sloe
we can certainly save y
In connection with our c
we have added Boys Sui
Dry Goods, Notions and rr
invite you to inspect B 4 I
G. C. Mang
count for the increase in
so much tt?at we foav
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force of the wind.
The entire community was
thoroughly drenched with a big rain,
according to Mr. Penegar. All of the
creeks and branches are up, and some
bottom lands are inundated.
MOST DESTRUCTIVE IN YEARS
Not since Feb. 9, 1884, has such
a destructive cyclone struck this section.
That year, according to Esq.
C. N. Simpson, it started west of
Monroe, but soon split, one prong going
in a south-eastern direction from
Monroe, while the other prong went
west, passing near Unionville. The
western prong tore up Mr. Newton
Pressons home, the family narrowly
escaping* death. The four walls
around Mr. Presson's home collapsed,
leaving the family seated on the floor.
The well coverning was also torn
down, and had not a bolt of lightning
flashed across the sky, illuminating
the scene, Mr. Presson would have
stepped into his well when he started
to leave the floor in the dark.
MR. COX'S EXPERIENCE
Mr. Luther Cox, who lives near
Mountain Springs community, where
the two negroes lost their lives last
night, had an experience almost equal
to that of Mr. Presson's thirty years
ago. The walls around his house
were blown away by the force of the
cyclone, leaving his family safe on
the flooring.
Besides the injury done to his
house, Mr. Cox's barn was blown
down. Several outhouses suffered a
similar fate, while some cotton that
had recently been picked was scattered
broadcast. A horse was injured;
a hog and yearling were killed.
Mr. Cox was one of the heaviest losers
last night.
LEFT DESTRUCTIVE WAKE
Judging by the destruction it
wrought, the cyclone must have covered,
an area about three hundred
yards wide. In the Mountain
Springs section much damage was
wrought, few property owners escaping.
Barns were uncovered where
they were strong enough to withstand
the terrific intensity of the
wind, and outbuildings added much
to the sum total of the destruction.
Residents near the wake of the
cyclone state that they were not unnecessarily
alarmed last night, some
averring that the wind aroused no
more commotion than those that
habitually visit us during March.
Buildings shook violently in some
sections, but none except those directly
in the path of the cyclone had an>
idea until this morning that so much
uamage was done during the night.
BIG RAINS AT PROSPECT
Mr. W. P. Plyler of Mt. Prospect
stated this morning that little damage
was done in his community, but
that they had an excessive rainfall.
In fact, according to Mr. Plyler, it
is doubtful if such a rainfall has been
had in the community in years.
The wind caused some buildings
to rock in the Mt. Prospect community,
but no buildings were blown
down.
D YOU :
ey if you were to find
is saving money the
^e went in the market
k of Merchandise that
ou money on.
omplete line of Groceries
A
ts, Men's Hats and Caps,
lany new things which we
J Buy.
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our sales.
We I
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Shirts. Undo*- I
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$ 500 bushels No. 1 recleaned Texas red rust proof at ^
$ l.Oo per bushel. The very best that money can buy. ^ U
JCome and get youis before they are gone. The best ^ I
that will be here this season. ^ I
^ SALT > I
<P Plenty of it and its the good old kind. Better get one ^ I
$ before its too late. ^ I
Cheese just received a shipment of full cream-The best ^ I
J that is made. & I
FLOUR #
^ The same good kind, the kind you can eat and & fl
+ enjoy it. ^ fl
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Sweet feet, Home made Corn ind Meal. Just re- # H
Jceived a nice line of School tablets for the school ^ H
children, 5 cents each. For the young ladies and girls r H
Sthe best Talcum powder in town, a good article at a H
small price. Many other things 1 can sell you. Come $ H
t and see. # H
I still have some Terra Cotta on hand, now is the W H
? time to got it. Coffins and Caskets when you need ^
Janv thing in that line. Sec me, I have got what you <r
want and need. Prices as low as any one's. ^
| Dr. J. Monroe Railings ?
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?? A Fire Insurance Policy protects your ^ I
$ property irom destruction by lightning. A $ 1
$< ^ 1
Hail Insurance Policy might save you Irom ? '
^ loss this summer. ?
^ A loan onfyour Real Estate at six per ^
* cent might interest you. ^ I
See us belore it is too late. ? J
1 Pageland Insurance &j Realty Co. ?
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I- SPECIAL NOTICE - II
We are ready to supply your wants in j B
Heavy Fall and winter Dress Goods and |H
Medium and Heavy weight underwear lor Ifl
the whole family. 9H
Fall and winter Shoes of the very best makes.
In Groceries we carry Flour, Meat, Lard, Cot- |H|
fee, Sugar, Snuff and Tobacco. All of which IH
we will sell as cheap as the same Goods can be 1 H
sold on this market. We thank our friends i H
and customers for the liberal patronage given us H H
The past, and hope to have a continuance of ; a H
same, by the same old Square Deal method. a
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GINS ARE HUMMING I
Our Gins are in iip-iop shape and we |
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can gin a bale lor you in Irom 15 to 20 1
minutes, and guarantee as good turn-out 1
as you can get anywhere. Our gins have been *
thoroughly overhauled and all needed parts replaced.
Let us gin your cotton, and buy your^B
seed.
Peoples Gin Company
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