The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, September 25, 1908, Page 8, Image 8
A DASTARDLY CRIMt
SHOT TO DEATH OX THE PUBLIC
ROAD
By Cowardly Assassins, Concealed
in the Rushes, Six Miles From
? Branchville.
One or the most dastardly and
cowardly crimes ever committed in
this section of the State occurred
Tuesday night about six miles from
Branchville, when young Pressley
Reeves, son of Mr. A. M Reeves,
who lives just across the line in
Dorchester county, was foully shot
to death in the bushes on the road
side; along which he was driving in*
a wagon on his way to a cotton
field for a load of cotton pickers
that had worked for him that day.
It seems tb?t the young man had
carried one load of eottou Spickers*
to their homes and was returning
for another when- he was so cruelly
assassinated The exact spot in the
road where the cowardly crime took
_>filace has been located, as well as
the spot' where he fired the fatal
shot at his unsuspecting victim as
he drove along the highway. The
shot took effect in the head of young
Reeves and he must nave been killed
instantly, as the gun was loaded with
buckshot. The young man (ell off
his seat in the wagon dead, as ho
was found laying in the bottom of
the wagon body.
After the shooting the mules re
turned to the home of Mr. A. M.
?Reeves. the father of the young
man. who was horrified on going
out to the wagon to find his sen. lay
ing cold in death in the bottom of
the wagon shot through the head
with a load of buckshot. Mr. Reeves
immediately gave the alarm, and as
soon as the news of the assassina
tion reached Branchville a telegram
was k*?o' to Governor Ansel at Co
lumbia informing him of the dast
ardly crime and requesting that he
send blood-hounds at once to track
and run down the assassins. The
Governor acted promptly and the
dogs reached Branchville during the
night.
In the meantime the excitement
had become intense and several hun
dred good and true men were ready
to start on a hunt for the assassins.
The dogs were taken to the place
where the assassin was concealed
when he fired the cowardly and fatal
shot, but they failed to strike a
trail. Before the dogs arrived on
the scene many people had crossed
and recrossed the tracK of the as
sassin, making it impossible for the
dogs to follow the trail of the
coward who so cruelly m/dered a
fellow roan. This was a great dis
appointment, as ,'t was hoped that
) the dojs would run down the as
sassin,' (
? A oispatch from Branchville says
the settled conviction now is that
neither night rider nor negroes had
anything to do with the killing, but
that it was done by a white man
of respectable connections, whose
motive was revenge growing out of
the bitter feeling against young
Reeves on account of a recent law
suit. This man is still iu the com
munity,' but no arrest has so far
been made. The evidence as yet
has been insufficient. The young
man who was murdered had only
been married a few months.
The young man was waylaid about
one ajid a half miles from his home
on the public road. The place where
the a.ssassion took his stand was
found about ten feet from the road
in bushes on the edge of a ditch,
to the left of Reeves returning
home. After shooting the assassin
r*k <?>WTa on the ditch bank abooti
twenty-five yards and mounted either
a mule or a horse and made good hi.
escrfpe. They were unable to do
anything with the bloodhounds, be
cause they would not trail mule or
horse tracks. Everybody in the com
munity is greatly aroused over the
terrible deed.
A jury of inquest assembled
Wednesday morning and V?wed the
body of the victim aiiu adjourned
for a few days. It issaid that evi
dence is very bad to get. as the
people are very much scattered Jn
the neighborhood where the crime
w?!? committed. Two or three white
men are said to be under suspicion,
one of whom is said to have made
threats against young Reeves re
cently and to have purchased some
buckshot shells in Branchville Tues
day. The murdered man .had recent
ly been appointed a game warden,
and it is thought that may have
something to do with the dastardly
crime. The matter ought .to be
sifted tT the very bottom.
Women Have Fatal Fight.
Julia Grimes and Eugenia Fa'der,
two colored women, became in
volved in a quarrel at Branchville
on Monday afternoon. Eugenia
struck at Julia, and she grabbed a
knife froiu her husband who was!
standing near and stabbed Eugenia
several times. Eugenia ran a few
steps, fell and died in a few minutes
from a cut In the throat. Julia was
arrested and lodged in jail by
Constable Byrd Tuesday morning.
Second-Hand School Books.
Sims' Book Store buys and sells
old school books that are not out of
date. Considerable ran be savei j
by using second-hand books. Cat 1 i
at Sims' B:iok Store for new or
uecond-hand books and all school
supplies. We sell books at the same
price they are sold by the Superin
tendent of Education.
Peculiar Cotton.
Mr. T. C. Dukes, of the Vances
section, sent us a rather peculiar!
kind of cotton, which he picked from j
his field. The lint and seed are of :
a brown color, the latter being J
rather small. The bolls have five
locks and of good size. All who have
examined it say it is a new species
of cotton.
SENT WEARING APPAREL.
Jrangeburg Ladies Help th?> Augusta
Flood Sufferers.
The Augusta Herald says a very
imely and acceptable contribution
o Augusta's flood sufferers has been
eecived from the ladies of Orange
?urg, S. C. Accompanying ' the
lothing was the following letter:
?rangeburg, S. C. Sept. 3. 190S.
?Irs. I. C. Levy,
Augusta, Ga.:
Dear Madam: ?
Having heard that you. are the
?resident of charitable organisations
r take the liberty of sending you'
?er freight a box of wearing appare'i
v'hich I have collected from friends
nd self, to be distributed according
o' your discretion.
Our hearts are with the unfortun
ttes and trust the Omnipotent will
soon restore them to happiness and
rosperity.
With best wishes, believe me in
ympathy,
MRS. PHILIP RICH.
Mrs. K. Finklestein, Mrs. J. 1.
Jorrentr??. Mrs. Victor Whald, Mrv.
H. Li 1 , Mrs. Henry Kohn, Mrs.
Theo. Kohn. Mrs. Bertram Kah.i
iler. Mrs. J. P. Moseley, Mrs. j. \V.
I. Dukes, Mrs. John McNamara.
liss Sadie Robinson. Miss Regina
Marcus, Mr. W. L. Moseley?Con
.ributors.
SENT TO THE .STATE.
Conti ibutions From Orangeburg
Co. Democratic Precinct (Hubs.
Capt. J. A. Berry, treasurer of
he Orangeburg County Democrats
Executive Committee. remitted to
"be State on Wednesday $85.90 for
!ie Democratic National Campaign
r!iVtd It was c n* 'ihcte? '? ? the
ollowing Democratic precinct elsi:?s
n Orangeburg county:
?"ance Democratic Club.$ 7 50
Poplar Democratic Club.... 5 96
Trinity Democratic Club. ... 1 .'25
"Sawyerdale Democratic Club. 1 00
i"lloree Democratic Club.... 3 IS
Horse Range Democratic Club 4 ."0
North Democratic Club.... 12 5b
A'eeces Democratic Club.... 3 40
flowesville Democratic Club. 7 25
...iniestone Democratic Club. 3 75
Liberty Democratic Club... 7 " 5
Hethel Democratic Club.... 4 65
Bowman Democratic Club .. 5 50
i-.?E Democratic Club. ?> 00
'ikree Democratic Cub. .. 4 <>??
''rovidence Democratic Club. 7 65
Total .j.$85 90
Captain Berry savs theri are other
ditl'is tfuni winch c?w'iV* ?utlont are
expected,
Look Before You Leap.
In discussing the proposed new
?ounty of Edisto. a correspondent
a-riting from Lexington says: "'it
s said that the new county p'jple
"ear the result in Orangeburg, where
he people are more thickly settled
?nd where they have heard of the J
lissatisfaction of several who went
nto the new county of Calhoun
?.bout a year ago, and who, it is as
serted, wish now that they had re
mained in the old counties." We
'iave heard that many "who voted
.'or the formation of Calhoun county
ire now sorry they did. We have
io advice to offer to the people in
he proposed limits of Edisto coun
y as to how they shall vote, but
hey had better look before they
'eap.
Resigned His Cli;i?ge.
The Branchville Joitrnal says: I
"It 'was with a feeling of surprise
I'.n "! genu'ne regret that his congre
;atioii l.pard the pastor. Rev. W. K.
"mirh, tendeV his resignation on last
>unad. Rev. Smith ha been here for
five years and his earnest work has
endeared him <o his congregation,
nit he felt that a change would be
beneficial. His plans for the fu
ture are not yet formed. A pastorate
has been formed of the Baptist
churches at Smoaks. Carter's Ford,
Hunter's Chapel and St. Johns.
Monday Mr. Smith received the call
from that charge, but he has not
lecided whether to accept or not."
Tried to Commit Suicide.
.Michael Grimes, husband of Liz
ue Grimes, who stabbed Gene Smith
o death at Branchville on Monday,
vhs arrested early Wednesday morn
tng as an accessory to the deed.
\btiot 3 o'clock Wednesday after
noon be tried to commit suicide in
he guard house by cutting . his
hroat. He cut his wind pipe, just
missing the juglar vein and coarteiy
.?'artery. The weapon used is sup
nosed to be a knife, but no weapon
was found in his cell. It is not
known how be procured tin; weapon.
He is still in a critical condition.
A Card of Thanks.
I take this method of thanking'
my many friends for the many J
kindness shown me in my recent
trouble, and especially do I thank !
lailer Sam Dukes and his family j
for their kindness to me during my
i in prison men t. Greatftilly,
James L. Johnson.
Neeees, Sept. IT.
Personal.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Welch, of,
""harleston. have been on a visit to
"ie family of .Mr. 1). W. Smith. .Mr. '
Welch js one of the leading mer
chants of Charleston. .Mrs. Welch.'
who was Miss Georgia Jackson, has;
many friends in this city who were
glad t<> meet her and .Mr. Welch.
_
Out- Angin.
Mr. II. E. Boliver. the efiidenl ami .
courteous assistant postmaster, who I
has been sick for some time, is j
again at his post in the post office, i
We hope to see him soon restored to I
complete health.
Number Registered.
The registration hooks are now
closed, the Hoard of Registration
having completed its work. The
total number registered is 3,953.
The old registration was 4.523.
CAMERON HIGH SCHOOL OPENS.
The Trustees Considering Mattet- of
N*w School Building.
The Cameron High School opened
Wednesday morning under the most
favorable conditions, with quite a
large enrolment. Tuesday afternoon
a reception was tendered the teach
er's hv the pn'rcns and friends of
the schcoL Addresses were made
by -County Superintendent of Ed.i
,ation Murph, the Rev. &L Hild:\
?f Lexington; the Rev. .1. D. Kinard.
.jastor of the Luthern Church; the
liev. A. C. Walker, j)astor of the
Methodist church, and Prof. W. K
Derrick, the principal of the schoo".
Refreshments were served and the
afternoon proved a very }i.-asanf
one.
The following able corps of teach
ers will be in charge for the com
ing year: Prof. W. E. Derrick, of
Hilton S. C. and Miss Ada E. Will
iams, of Redisville. X. C, in charge
of the High School and commercial
departments; Miss Pearl Powell, o:
Columbia; in charge of the interme
diate department; Miss Marian
Lykes. of I.ykesland, in charge of
the primary department, and Miss
Mary C. Hamer. of Tatum, in chargs
of the music department.
The trustees/have under consid
eration the matter of constructing
during the ccminir year an $8.000
or $10,000 brick school building in
order to accommodate properly the
increasing number of scholars at
tending the school, as the High
School department is now open to
all children in the county, and the
commercial department will no doubt
je well patronized by'the older boy.-,
and girls of the community. The
trustees are Messrs. Jas. H. Haigler.
M. R. Evans and .lohn B. White.
Gentlemen of the Jury.
Following is the list of jurors for
the civil term of Court Oct. 11.
W*. C. Mack. . . . Ellzabetn
Thos. Vaughn ...Orange
W. .1. JJeigler .Branchville
D. A. Fairey .New Hope
J. L. G. Ott.Cow Castle
K. Brewer."..City
J. P. Avinger .Citv
C. H. Rutland.Liberty
.1. E. Ashe.Edist .
D. F. Jones .Poplar
J. L. Philips.City..
T. E. Briggman.City
J. C. Davis.Willow
I,. P. Inabinet.Rocky Grove
W. L. Mosley.City
J. H. Ayers.Midd!
1. W. Judy.Willow
Joe R. Mack..Elizabeth
1. C. Moorer.Provident--'
S. B. Meyers.Cow Cast'-?
S.- S. Byrd.Brnnchville
B. J. Roland....Goodland
O. L. Crum..New Hope
J. IV. Jumper.Grin-j'iud
R. E. Axson..Hebron
S. H. Inabinet.Elizabeth
V. P. Shuler.....New Hope
J. R. Westbury.Orange
E. B. Workman.Liberty
R. J. Jeffords....CityI
A. C. Shuler..Providence |
R, A. Young.Willow j
B. O. Huff.Cow Castle.
h A. Boylston.Liberty
G. S. Davis.Liberty
L. C. Shuler.Orange
Killings Among Negroes.
The Brauchville Journal says:
"One would think Brauchville was
located in the wild and woolly west
from the number of killings we are
recording this week. One a day is
a pretty go'jd record for even a
dispensary town. Still whiskey did
not cause either of these.'* One
thing in connection with these kill
ings that should not be lost sigh:
of is the fact that all parties con
nected with them wore negroes, and
of course, 'the -white people of
Branchville and vicinity are in u.i
wise responsible for them. The as
sassination of young Reeves took
place some six miles front Branch
ville, and in no wise reflects upon
the peace and quiet of that town.
Another Old Veteran Rone.
Mr. Thos. C. Albergotti died at
his residence on Whitman street ai
7 o'clock Thursday morning from
a stroke of paralysis. He was a
gallant defender of the "Lost Cause."
und always took great interest in the
gathering of the old Vel runs. Mr.
Albergotti was a man of many no
Itle traits of character and had many
friends in all parts of the country,
who will regret to hear of his death.
Ho leaves a devoted wife and sev
eral children. He was seventy-three
years of age. '
Negroes Fight at Church.
Sunday afternoon a row occurred,
nt a negro church near Branchville
between Ed. Thomas and Neighbor
Warren, in which the latter was so
severely cut that it is thought he will
die from the wound. Both the par
ties are colored.
Fall Opening Announcement.
A splendid exhibition of all that
is new in styles and pretty wear for
women and children. lie sure to
attend the Fall Opening of Kohn's
Emporium October Isi and 2nd
i Thursday and Friday i. The Mil
linery headquarters for In years.
Death of .Mr-. Mary Bradshaw.
Mrs. Mary Bradshaw. of Charles
Ion, died ai the residence of Mrs.
lohn M. Robinson on Thursday after
noon. Mrs. Bradshaw came from
Charleston two weeks ago in hopes
iIk.i iIn- change would benefit her.
Death of Mr. Cartinill.
Mr. Cartinill. an old resident of
this city, died at bis residence on
morning. Mr. Cartinill came tn |
Orangeburg from Charleston whei
he was at one time a most prospei
>us merchant. Peace to his ashes.
Blank Hooks.
Sims' Book Store has just received
the largest shipment of blank books
?ver brought to Orangeburg. Ex
inline them before buying.
THE HARLEY CASE.
HEARD BEFORE JUDGE C. P.
BRUNSON YESTERDAY.
The Court Ruled Tliat Not Enough
Testimony Was Piesented to Rind
Over the Prisoner.
The preliminary hearing in the
case against Pink W. Harley w /
commenced before Magistrate
Charles P. Branson at 11 o'cloc-K
yesterday morning.
Harley is charged with the kill
ine of R. Addison Jeffcoat on the
night of the 21st of last December,
while the deceased was on his way
(home from the town of Livingston
in this county. The details of the
tragedy is familiar to the readers of
this paper. Jeffcoat was shot down
without warning, in the dark and
on the public highway. The crime
was dastardly and cowardly, and. so
far as the public knows, no motive
has been assigned for the deed.
Jeffcoat was a prominent and
wealthy farmer, which added interest
to the affair. Rewards aggregating
?C00 were offered for the conviction
Of the guilty panties, i Governor
Ansel employed a special detective
and the local authorities were active
ly engaged in an effort to solve the
mystery.
Very little was heard of tne mat
ter, so far as a solution was con
cerned, until a few days ago. when
Pink W. Harley was arrested and
charged with the crime. Harley
resides in the neighborhood of the
soere of the shooting, is a farmer
of moderate means and has been
considered harmless, although he
has been in the courts before, having
been several times tried in the
United States court for violation of
the internal revenue laws.
The hearing, held In the Court
House, attracted a large crowd yes
terday and great interest was mani
fested in the proceedings. The
prosecution was conducted by So
licitor Hildebrand. Wolfe and Ber
ry and L. K. Sturkie, while the de
fence* was represented by Raysor &
Rummers. - .There were some spirited
passages between opposing counsel.
Following Is the testimony as ad
duced on the stand:
Dr. J. M. Davis stated that he at
tended Jeffcoat shortly after the
shooting, found that a gunshot
wound had perforated the skull, pro
ducing a mortal wound, from which
death ensued a few days later.
J. X. Sistrtirik was Informed of
'he shooting about 10:30 p. ra. hv
lulius Jeffcoat, son of the deceased.
Witness was asked to come and
bring his gun and buckshot. He,
P. W. Harley and J. D. McCormlev,
were the first to fin dthe wounded
nan. Witness denied havl"" tnH |
Harlev that he (Harley) did the
shooting.
J. D. McCormlck's testimony prac
Mcally substantiated that of Sistrunk.
Julias Jeffcoat's advised witness not
to go into swamp until daylight.
Lizzie Mitchell, colored, saw Hat
ley about half an hour before sun
down coming from North. Saw him
? gain about dark going toward Slab
Landing. ridi'VJ a mule. Slab
Landing is near Bull swamp bridge,
?he scene of the shooting. Harley
had something across his lap. Has
known Harley seven or eifirnt ve v..
and "was sure it was he whom she
met.
Jane Davis and Annie Davis,
'bile, mother und daughter, testi
fied that R. A. Jeffcoat was at their
muse on the afternoon of the day
if lhi' shooting. He left about si>:
o'clock. An hour later a party came
to the front of the.house, called to
the inmates and asked how long
since Jeffcoat had been gone; also
cautioned wttnesses not to tell that
he had been there or it would not
be good for them. Both recognized
'he voice of P. W. Harley. Both
witnesses admitted that they had
been shot at by unlcnowii parties
while returning from R. A. Jeffcoat's
house on Sunday, two weeks prior
:o shooting of Jeffcoat.
Mrs. Abe Amaker, daughter oi
?he deceased, testified concerning
the strained relations which exisr
ed between her pa rents and which
caused them to live apart for ahom
nine years before Mr. Jeffcoat's
death. The children were divided,
some taking sides with the father.'
.thers with the mother. The testi
mony of this witness had very little
bearing on the actual tragedy.
Julius Jeffcoat. son of the dead
man, was the last witness and testi
fied as to certain letters which were
introduced.
The first letter iv odud \ was the
following ,one, which was written
to Mrs. It. A. Jeffcoat by the de
tective, who imitated the handwrit
ing of Mr. Harley.
"June the 12.
"Dear Fiend:
? | reseved the mony just as you
promsed ii. cerlainly was great he]])
It) me just at this lime. I am not
feel in so well at present. I hope
this will find you feeling well as
usual. it', you want Bill and .lud
nnt oui of the way just say so and
tell me what you are willing to give
I think you oil to give some more
as ii might take some time to briny
destruction on them both and it
von can sen me some rite a way as
I am needing a IMtln more at pres
ent. Von iniisi not send my mail
in my name for it mite go) misplaced
send it lo A. W. Samson.
"II. F. I). No. fi2 and ! will be
sine to gel it you must soon
"Your Tru Frend
"P. W ."
The following letter is the answe
received by the detective to the
above letter and Julius Jeffcoat testi
fied that the band writing was that
of his mother:
"June IT 1008
?'Dear Sir
"1 received your letter & was glad
to hear from on but am sorry you
are not feeling well I have been
real sick all the week but feel a
HELPING THE CAUSE.
More Contributions for the Demo
cratic National Committee.
The following was contributed bj
(Club:
J. W. Mack .50c
P. B. Sanders.50c
0. I. Hughes .25c
D. B, Smoak .25c
\W. L. Mack .25-:
C. C. Kennerly .25c
J. G. Smoak .25c
J. A. Smoak.$1.00
H. A. Gibson.25c!
1, P. Smoak .25?
T. M. McAfichael ....5 0c
O. J. Kennerly .'. . 25c
J. D. Whisenbunt .50c
F. J. Riley .25c
J. V."Brickie .2hc
D. J. Radctfffe .25'fl
Total .$6.00
From Providence Club. ?
The following was contributed
by members of Providence Demo
cratic Club, add would have been
reported sooner but was locked up
in one of the ballot boxes:
E. K. Dull .$1.00
Li. A. Carson .25c
IT. M. Dantzler .50.
J. V. Bull .25c.
I. E. Hart .25?:
O. D. Dantzler. 25c
f.. L. Hart .25c
|,C. M. Hart . ..10c
.Tno. VVadkin .10c
J.. F. VVannamakefj .*25c
Si G. Bell .$1.00
IT. S. Evans .10c
N. W. Myers .10c
M. C. Rast .10c
W. D. Moore r .50c
L M. Bull .25 c
W\ J. Dantzler .25c
O. G. Shuler .25c
J. E. Moorer .25c
J. P. Shuler .*.*.25<
.J. W. Hart .$1.00
T. W. Shuler .25c
J. O. Hutto.5c
|G. J. M. Bull.10c
Total .$7.6;
ORPHAN WORK-DAY
Will Be Held This Yea!- on the
Thursday of October.
There is a family of 250 orphan
children at the Epworth Orphanage,
Columbia, S. C. .Methodist.
There are 250 orphans at the
Connie Maxwell Orphanage, Green
wood, S. C. Baptist.
There are 250 orphans at the
Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, S.
C.. Presbyterian.
There are 50 orphans at the
Church Home, Charleston. S. C.
Episcopalian.
The Lutheran Church Home Is at
Salem, Va.
The Hebrew Home is at Atlanta,
Go.
The Roman Catholic. Homes ar*
in Charleston. S. C.
The support and care of all these
various denominational institutions,
with their large body of fatherless
children. Is a sufficient appeal to
every heart.
Some years ago it was suggested
by Rev. Howard Crumley of Atlanta,
c,a.. that on the first Saturday and
Sabbath of October, all those who
love children set apart those days
for Catherine funds to relieve tin
needs of the fatherless. On that
Saturday, let everybody, old and
young, rich and poor, devote the day
to the Orphanages, each man sending
his gift to the Orphanage he loves
the best or that lies nearest his
heart. The Georgia scheme worked
well. For several years an effort
has been made tn rouse an equal
interest in South Carolina and Ala
bam a ami Florida have also take?
it .up. .lit every community somo]
zealous brother might take up fh
matter and push it and the day
work from everybody would go toj
the orphans. The proposition is nt;
in the interest of any one orphanage;
it is intended for each one to give
to the orphanage nearest his heat1..
(Jive Saturday's wages to the or-1
phnns. (lather the proceedings on
the Sabbath and forward to the in
stitutions above named. It will be
sure to reach the right spot, if drafts
and checks are made out to the
name of the institution itself and
provisions shipped to the same. We
have no doubt that when an Individ
ual community make* special re-;
quest of the railway authorities,
flour and rice and molasses or any
other products would, lind them wil
ling to deliver without charge.
Notice that this is simply a state
ment, I'rgent appeals are not neces
sary. The orphans need help.
The t institutions are unable
to give it, without the backing of
the people. At this season all their
treasuries are greatly depleted. Do
not overlook the day.
Farmers' Union to Meet.
There will lie a special meeting
of the Orangeburg County Farmer.-;
Union at the Court House on Sa'
urday, Sept. 2ti. at 11 o'clock sharp.
All Union farmers are earnest).'
urged to attend this meeting as it
is of great importanee.
I!y order of
W. S. Barton. Jr.,
Pres. County Farmers' Union.
little better to day
Dear Sirl cant tell ou how much i
appreciate your ?fter but .1 have
not got a thing In hand now i
loand out all I had to get the interest
to help pay a hill I have to pay tie
last of January next Von no I did
not gel much till I paid all expenee.s
so I loand every cent I go! out 1
did not Spend one cent on ijiyelf
So ill See any chance of getting any
thing later on I will tell you So hj
by with best wishes from you know
hoe*'
After this the cesc was submit
ted without argiimenr.. The magis
trate promptly dismissed the pro
ceedings, deeming the evidence in
sufficient to hold the accused. Hur
ley was given nis liberty and th ?
killing of R. Addison Jeffcoat is as
deep a mystery as ever.
LIST OF LETTERS.
Those Remaining Unclaimed in the
Orangeburg Postoflicc.
List of letters remaining un
claimed in the Orangeburg post
office, for week ending Sept. 24.
1908. Persons calling for these wiil
say they are advertised.
Mrs. Eady Adams.
Sam L. Brown.
P. B. Brunson.
W. M. Clark.
Clary Cauley.
Alexander Counsel.
Mrs. Marie Culler.
Joseph DonneHy.
Minerua Davis.
Mrs. Charity Days.
Erum J. Dickey.
Mrs. V. C. Doley.
Isaac Dowling.
Geo. Easterling (2).
Geo. Fairey.
Ben Flood.
R. A. Fuller.
Mrs. Ella Funchers.
Mrs. Alice Hair.
Mary J. Haniptcn.
Isadore Hampton.
Leniis Harris.
William Hayner.
Mrs. Harry Heyward.
Minnie Jackson.
Charles Kennerly.
Miss Darcas Knight.
Tom Kress.
Andrew Lee.
Jnnh R. Linn.
Pinkny McCaskill.
Mrs. Rosa Millhouse.
Jonh Mitchell.
Helier R. Padgett.
W. H. Pinkney.
Emnier Rest.
J. T. Richards.
J. Richardson.
Parker Robinson.
F. A. Rucker.
Mrs.Norah Rumph.
Cora E. Sal ley.
Eerlene Sims.
Ellitt Starks.
Lula Stevens.
Lillian Sutton.
EM). Walker.
Andrew Watkins.
W. T. Wolfe.
Louisa Wright.
MORE MONEY IX OATS.
Than There Is In Cotton as Shown
Relow.
Mr. W. E. Funderburk-. of Union,
N. C, gives his experience as be
tween cotton and oats as a money
crop in the Progressive Farmer, of
Raleigh, N. C. Hcre# is what Mr.
Mr. Funderburk says:
Editor Progressive Farmer: You
wanted to know something'about my
I oat crop. The oats were sown after
[cotton was gathered (do not remem
j her the exact date) on good land
jthat had been yielding 500 pounds
of lint cotton per acre with 400
[ pounds of guano and a light sprinkle
| of stable manure.
I cut the cotton beds down with
a cutaway harrow, then broke th ?
j land as well as I could with a/single
J plow. The oats were drilled in with
a two-horse disc drill, with about
1200 pounds of fertilizer per acre.
About three bushels of seed per
acre were used of the Appier variety.
About the first of April 1 gave
'top dressing of tin to 70 pounds of
nitrate of s:;da. which seemed to pay
me big. My total crop of oats
! amounted to 56-7 1-2 bushels, of
which the four acre cotton patch
mention above yielded 2?S"v bushels.
M >? . .otits v. ;. y. ? -i.e* t'l
these four acres 1 have figured out
as follows:
Cotton tat 12c) and cotton
seed (at 30c).jL'IS.i'O
('?st of making I not includ
ing hauling to market)'., si.GO
Net profit on 4 acres of
cotton .$!?>(>.(.0
285 bushels of oats at 73c. . 213 7"
Cost of making and har
vesting. 29.00
Net profits on 4 acres of
oat-.$1 S4.7T,
The oats are figured above at 75
cents a bushel, but they are worth
much more than that on the market.
The cost of ?29 includes the seed at
$1.05 per bushel, but does not in
clude the cost of threshing and
handling the oats after they were
housed. Of course I harvested the
oats with my own machine, but I!
figured this in at what I would have
had to pay for it. r have the oat
straw baled and on the oat land a
fine crop of peas.
W. K. FUNDERBURK.
Wanted Them to Settle.
It won't be the fault of the editor
of the Dovie Record if his sub
scribers fail to pay up. Here is hi1
liberal offer: "Will we take eggs
on subscription? We'll take the en
tire output >( the hennery for the
next six months and pay for it in
subscriptions. We'll 'ake lye soap,
clean rags, ginseng, pants, patches
old hones. wool. green hide-,
hound pups, old clothes, lumber, cttil
ties, wagon tires. peanuts, sticij
candy, onions, crackers. turnip
greens, sausages, town lots, cab
bage leaf cigars, yearlings, milch
cows, sorguiii. pumpkins, spring
ninle-s. well seasoned shouts, sol'.:
pillows, foot stools, bachelor hut
tons, patent medicines, eighfday
clocks, patent churns. home-made
sox. choice scrap iron, old maids ami
chewing gum. Von can bring them
by the wagon load, armful, in low
sticks, by the yard, gallon or ton:
in drovves. swarms or schools. Yes.
we'll take em. We'll take anything
to gel von to subscribe or to pay
up what you owe.
Seed Ooats.
Itest native grown appler seed
oats. See oais and get prices he
fore buying elsewhere. Fairey'
Stahles. ::i> St. John Street. Orange
burg, S. ('.'
WANTED?TO BENT HOUSE?I o
5 rooms, in Orangeburg. Address
G. W. Cooper, care of Times and
Democrat.
TO THE PRODUCERS.
PRESIDENT HARRIS OP THE
FARMERS' UNION WRITES.
Says the Farmers Should Inve> \ jate
Conditions and Use Good Judg
mcn in Selling.
The great money-producing crop
of the South?cotton?is now being
harvested. The farmers should in
vestigate conditions and use good
judgment in selling this great money
crop of the South.
By so doing many million dol
lars will be added to her wealth.
First. we will look into condition*.
The supply of cotton is less today
than it has been in twenty-five years.
The meYihants' shelves are scant
of goods. The population of the
world" is increasing every day, and
they have to be clothed. Again,
'he output of manufactured gocds
have greatly decreased this year
from the fact the 1907 crop was
4.000,000 bales short. This shortage
will have to he made good, as the
world peeds the goods. As to the
Condition of the 1908 crop. Wo
have heard nothing for the last eight
weeks but a bumper crop. Who is
it that circulates these reports? 1
see in Europe, 3.000 mjles away,
statisticians are freely predicting a
crop of American cotton this year
of 16,000,000 bales, while many of
the knowing ones ou this side are
sending out literature forecasting
the crop at 14.000.000 bales.
The South 'is now being flooded
with circulars of bear dope by specu
lators and manipulators who are try
ing to sell the marke't down under
the influence of these bearish argu
ments.
The wholesale jobber in the cot
ton trade are demanding concessions
from the manufacturer in the price
of goods, as long as possible in hold
ing back as long as possible in order
to be able to lay in their supply as
low as possible.
Never before have so many Inter
ests combined to hammer down the
price of spot cotton. There never
was a time that the growers will be
called upon to exercise the full limit
of their strength In resisting the ef
forts to depress prices as at the
present time.
There was never a time th3t co
operation was needed as badly as it
is today.
Our annual meeting of "The
Farmers' Educational .and Co-opera
tive Union of America" met at Fort
Worth, Tex., on the first and was
in session four days. The atten
dance was:large', all the cotton-grow
ing Status wer? well represented by
delegates.
The unanimous consent of the del
egates was to keep the minimum
price a secret within the membership.
A national cotton committee waa
formed, with a delegate from eactl
State, for the purpose of handling
cotton.
President Barrett will call a meet
ing the first of January, as by thnt
time we will know the true conditio?
of the crop.
As to the condition of the growing
crop. Every cotton-producing State
was represented and there we bad
the opportunity of getting a true re
port as to the condition of the grow
ing crop. Not a-single State reported
anything like an average crop. Some
reported 4 0 per cent off. some 3ft
per cent, some' 20 per rent, some
IG per cent.
It will be impossible for us to
make an accurate report at this
time. To begin with, we had floods
and wpt weather up to the 1st of
July, then hot. dry weather. Rust
and blight and a dozen other .pests
we had never, heard of before.
East of the Mississippi river you
hear that Texas and Louisiana am
going to make a bumper crop.
When you get west of the Mississippi
they tell you: Mississippi. Alabama
and Georgia are going .o make
bumper crops. When you investi
gate It you find !t is false. In the
last three weeks 1 have been in seven
of the leading cotton belt States,
and in no place did 1 find anything
like an average crop. From the
time I left home until I reached the
"Lone Star" State I did not see a.
single field of cotton that did not
have blight, either rust or black
rot, and was poorly fruited.
Farmers, all you have to do now
is to just sit steady in the boat and
not put a bale of cotton on the mar
ket until the price gets right. Re
member, it all depends on you as to
what It brings. We cannot blame
the other fellow for getting it as
low as he can. There are plenty of
good warehouses.1' and advise ware
housing it and borrowing money on
your receipts to satisfy your in
debtedness.
As cotton Is the great money crop
of the South. I want to urge our
bankers, merchants and other mon
eyed men of the South to help the
weak farmers to hold their cotton
until the price gets above the cost,
of production, so the grower may
have a profit left to him to hav?
money to spend with other business
enterprises.
If the farmer is prosperous all
other business is prosperous, ami it
he is not. all other business i dull.
It is the duty of every business
man of the South, no matter what
profession he is in. to stand behind
cotton and make ir bring a profit
above tin- cost of production to the
grower.
How is the grower of cotton to
become able to maintain a profitable
price? First, be must diversify his
props, and new is the time to begin
for another year. Sow oats, wheat,
crimson clover, vetch, rye and barley.
You will need it next spring to fed
your stock. Instead of buying raise
your horses, mules, cows, hogf and
corn.
Quit buying hay to kill grass, to
raise cotton, to buy more hay with.
Make home self-supporting and self
sustaining, and prosperity is yours.
B. Harris.