The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, October 30, 1908, Image 1
VOL XLV NO. 87 NEWBERRY, S. C.. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30. 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR
Energy and I
Building i
A TOWN BACKED BY
GOOD FIRMING LAND
ENTEPRISING BUSINESS 'ME]
PULLING TOGETHER
Commodious and Attractive Homes
One of Most Modem Ginning
Plants in This Section of
Country.
Silver Street during the past fe
years has rapidly increased in in
portance as a to wn and as a busine.
centre, not only because of its natu
.l advantages, but also because th
people of the community are publi
VIEW OF GINNERY OF THE SI
spirited and progressive. Public spi:
it and harmonious work are needE
to build up a town, and when the.
are combined in the effort to make
-town grow, and when the town
backed by rich farming lands anl
favorably located as a distribitir
point, it can not but experience
healthy and rapid development.
.Such has been the history of Silv(
Street during the past few years.
It was only last year that sever,
of the business men of the commui
ity, having faith in the future of Si
ver Street, organized the Silvi
Street Warehouse company, capita
ized at $5,000. The purpose of ti
cQmpa'ny was to .eonduct a gener;
warehouse business. Dauring th
year a ginnery as modern as coul
be purchased in the country has bee
installed, and the company is sucesel
ing beyond the most sanguin.e exmpe:
tation.a of its originators.
This is merely an instance of ti
work which is being done, showin
the determin:nation of 'the people<
the community -wo' realize its at
vatatges, to build up and to develo
Silver Street ais a town and as a bus
ness centre.
Located on the Columbia an
,Greenville line of the Southern rail
war. Silver Street is the na.ture
market and distributing point for th
surrounding community. The cour
try surrounding includes some of th
best farming l.ands in Newherry cour
tv and in Soulth Carolina. Goo
homes and attraetive homes are' th
almost univ-ersal rule, evidencing th
prspI'tyofthe pople. A scho
'ublic Spirit
)f Silver Stree
is located in the town, a.nd a modE
new church building will soon be
process of construction.
In this issue The Herald and Ne
presents cuts of some of the st
N buildings and the attractive hom
and -also cuts of some of the prom
ent business men who have aided
. making this section of Newbei
county what it is today.
The town and the homes for mi
around are connected with each o1
er and with Newberry and the o
side world by the Farmers' Dead F
- Telephone line, which connects
s Newberry with the Bell telephoi
- giving its subscribers long distar
e connection with every section of t
country. The Dead Fall line, whi
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L VER STREET WAREHOUSE C(
r- was recently built, will accommod.
d one hundted subscribers. More i
e tended mention is made of it el
a where.
is . The Southern railway has a. co
is modious freight and passenger de
ig at Silver Street. The railway ag(
a is Mr. W. R. Edmunds. Silb
Street is not only the shipping po
r for people in Newberry county livi
in proximity, but it is the near
i railroad station for numbers of p
. ple across the river in Saluda coun
1~. and it draws a great deal of busini
r and the merchants seeure a great di
1- of trade- from that county. Ir fa
e Silver Street is only about one Tf
d to 'the right of the direct road fr<
s Newberry to Saluda Court Hiou
d making it easily accessible to Salu
n people livng on this side of Salu
.. Court House. The Saluda ri'
e. bridge is only about three miles frt
Silver Street, being in the neighb'
hood of only two miles from De
g Fall.
f The post office and the office
1- the Southern Express company a
p located in 'the general merchand
i- establishment of Sheppard Brothe
Mr. Motte G. Sheppard being p<
d master and the agent of the expr<
e ompany.
ITwo rural mail routes start fr<
this post office, and these, in conne
tion wi;th the mail routes from Ne
berry going in that direction, gi
free delivery to practically eve
home in that section of the couni
The carriers on the two routes frc
Silver Street are Mr. Walter Per
and Mr. Duke Sheppard.
-Silver Street Warehouse Co.
The Silver Street WYarehouse coi
paiii was organized last year, with
empital stock .of $5,000. A warehou
was erected at a cost of about .$1,5(
and up until this fall, when the gi
ney a installed. only. a gener
warehouse business was conducte
During this year' the ginnery was a
ded. and it was put in ooera.tion
September 2. The ginning plant
the most modern whieh could be .pr
chased, and the ginnery is one of t
best equipped for work in this se
h on of the South. The plant consis
il of four Lumus air-blast gins, of se
e enty saws each. made by F. H. Lii
t-ms Sons Co.. of Columbu~s, Ga.:
e 50-horse power Atla, engine, and
S60-horse power Lombard boiler, t
dengine being built by the makers
e the famous Atlas engines, in Indian
e and the boiler by the Lombard Jr<
re
in
rv
es
h
all
at
ee HENRY 0. LONG.
he the cinnery is about forty bales of
ch cotton per day. The gins are of the
new air-blast type, whieh xemoves
the lint from the seed as it is ginned
with powerful air-blasts, and which
is a vast improvement over the. old
process of removing it with a brush
wheel. The press is operated by a
hydriulic pump, which gives a swift,
steady pressure. The seed cotton is
taken from the wagons with a suction
pipe, and it is a matter of a very
short space of time until the bales of
of lint and the seed-clean seed. be
cause the air-blast gins thoroughly
clean the seed-are ready to be de
livered. The company buys cotton
seed, and if the customer desires to
sell .his seed, they are carried through
a pipe from the ginnery.and deliver
ed to the warehouse, which is near-by,
as shown in the cut of the ginnery
and warehouse, which is.presented in
). this issue of The Herald and News.
ute If the customer does not desire to
part with -his seed, they are delivered
into a receptacle situated along the
pipe between the ginnery and the
warehouse, and he drives his wagon
m- under this receptacle, and the seed
ot are delivered into his wagon.
mnt The ginnerv was erected at a cost
er of about $6,000. The purpose of the
mg company was to get a- uear perfect
a plant as they could secure, and con
1st siderable 'ime and expense we-e giv
en by t.hem to the selection of what
ty, they should decide, after thor.jr'
as nesokn w.:o l1e ver y best. That
al they have succeeded is evidenced by
et, the plant itself. With machinery of
1e the latest pattern, and with a plant
>m harmonious in its details thro>ughott,
se'. it has to be seen in operation to be
dfully appreciated.
dar The plant gives employment to
,mabout ten hands, in charge of Mr.
Joe Clark Berry, of Saluda county.
ad The president of the company, Mr.
of .A4.
~rs
ise
ry t
m'- ~ .
n-t
n. v1
aH. 0. Long, giv es a great deal of~
d. personal attention to the ginnerv, and
Mr. D. L. Ham. one of the officers of
the co mpany is manager of the ware
- house. The directors of the company
rare Messrs. H. 0. Long, 1). L. Ham,
e and B. M. Havird, w:hno own all thej
- stock. ofiesae
ts Theofiesa:
v.. H. an. Long, president, secretary
-adteasurer: D. L. Ham. manager.
a Directors: H. 0. Long D. L. Ham. B.
a M. Havird.
d In addition to its other business,t
o~f the Warehouse company handles ai
a, large amount of fertilizers each sea-i
af Mr. Henry 0. Long, the president 'i
)f the Warehouse company, is one of
:he most energetic and enterprising
'oung business men of the upper see
:ion of the county, and he has done a
)reat deal to aid in the progress and
idvancement of Silver Street and the
;urrounding community. Mr. Long is
ilso one of the successful farmers of
;hat section. He makes his home
vith his father, Mr. J. W. Long, a
1ut of their home appearing in this
)aper.
.Mr. D. L. Ham, one of the promo
ers and officers of the company, has
ilso given his most earnest endeavors
-o the advancement of the best inter
sts of his town and section of the
!ounty. He is a successful business
nan and planter.
The Merchants.
There are three general merehan
fise establishments at Silver Street,
mnd Mr. D. G. Livingston does a mer
antile business in the store room in
Front of his home at Dead Fall.
Mr. B. M. Havird has been in busi
.ess at Silver Street longer than any
)ther merchant 'there, having con
lucted a mercantile establishment in
:he town for the past thirteen years.
During that time he has held the en
bire confidence of his customers, and
bie has done a large amount of busi
iess and given thorough satisfaction
hroughout. In addition to his mer
,antile interests Mr. Havird has been
and is now prominently identified
vi-th other interests in the town.
The general merchandise establish
rnent of Sheppar 'erothers, is situat
?d on the right of the railroad, going
from Columbia towards Greenville.
being the only store on that side of
the track. The Messrs. Sheppard
Brothers have been in business at
Silver Street for several years past,
and during that time they have built
up a large and successful business,
and they are carrying a well-selected
stock of goods. They are located in
a steel siding building, vnieh pres
ents a handsome appearance, as is
shown by the cut in this issue.
While Mr. John P. Long has been
in the mercantile business at Silver
Street for only about a year, he has
established his business firmly, and
has a fine patronage. He is located
in a itwo-story steel siding building,
a out of which is presented in this
paper. His stock of goods is well se
lected, and special attention is paid
to the needs of his customers. His
business, already large, is steadily in.
reasing in volume, and will continue
to increase.
All of the merchants at. Silver
Street are energetic and exnterprising,
and they are imbued with that pub.
lie spirit which is characteristic of
the people of the community ge'neral
ly.
The building in which Mr. D. G.
Livingston conducts his mercantile
bsiness at Dead Fall is more fully
referred to elsewhere. This building
as an interesting history, having
Seen erected long before the War
Between the States. Mr. Livingston
ias a nice line of general merchan
lse.
Mr. T. S. Blair buys cotton seed at
silver Street for the Farmers' Oil
fil, at Newberry.
Silver Street School.
The school at Silver Street is
aught by Miss Trannie Fulmer, of
ht. Willing. The school building is
ttractive, and Miss Fulmer's work
s thorough. Her scholars number
boat twenty. The trustees of the
c.hool are Messrs. J. P. Long, G.
ash Suber and T. M. Watts.
The Churches.
Mt. Zion Baptist church is located
ibout one mile from Silver Stree: .'nd
s among the oldest chnrehes of New
>erry county. It was organized in
July 1832. the officiating ministers
aving been Revs. Daniel Mangum
nd N. W. Hodges. Rev. Mangum
erved the church as pastor for 18
ears. The church was then served
v Rev. Jas. F. Peterson for 15 years.
t is now served by Rev. J. F. Ca
on.
The Lutherans in Silver Street
are organized a congregation, and.
Jr. Henry 0. Long has given a lot
n the town and specifications for
he building are being prepared and
t is ex!)eeted that work on the build
ng Will be~ commenced very sooni.
he congregation :t present is organ
ze with only about 20 members but
they have already in hand some
$1200 or $1500 for the erection of
t'he building. 'he congregation is
being served at present by Rev. S. P.
Koon, pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran
church. Mr. Koon preaches in the
afternoon about twice a month. A
Sunday school has been " organized
with Mr. D. B. Wheeler as superinten
dent. The officers of the church are
Messrs. D. B. Wheeler, J: F. Still
well, Q. A. Epting, H. 0. Long, B.
M. Havird, and D. L. Ham.
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VIEW OF GINNERY OF THE SILV
For many years Mr. T. J. Maffett ]
e, ducted a general merchandise bus
iness at Silver Street and his was I
the only sture there. His widow still
lives in the town and owns a large
farm adjacent. The old Spearman 1
homestead which is within a half )
mile of Silver Street is one of the I
most complete and comfortable coun- 1
try homes in Newberry county.
Mr. James Henry Riee, Jr., secre
tary of the Audubon Society, is de
termined to prevent the making of
fine lady birds with fine feathers.
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OFFICE OF THE SILVER S
TELEPHONE LINE.
Farmers' Dead Fall Line Modern and N
Well-Equipped, With Excellent
Service.
The Farmers' Dead Fall Telephone
Line is one of .the most modern and j
best-equipped rural telephone lines to
be found anywhere. TI e movement
to build this line, which took shapet
OLD SOTRE AT -I
some time ago, was in keeping with
the progressive spirit of the people
whom it places in constant touch with C
the whole outside world. The sub
scribers formed 'thiemselves into ai
company, withI the following officers:|
Presidet-J. Fred. Schumpert.
IVice-president--D. G. Livingston. i
Secretary-Henry 0. Long. js
Trasenr-James F. Stephens.I
The line was completed in narea
>f this year. It was constructed of
he best material, and it is extremely
eldom that any repairs are needed.
r'he 100-phone drop switchboard is
ocated at the residence of Mr. D. G.
.ivingston, at Dead Fall, the central
)ffice being in chairge of Miss Effie
ee Buzhardt.
At present there are twelve sub
cribers, as follows: J. Fred. Schum
)ert, B. L. Dominick, J. F. Stephens,
,reston S. Livingston, J. P. Blair, D.
X. Livingston, Ar>thur P. Werts,
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ER STREET WAREHOUSE CO.
Elenry 0. Long, D. L. Ham, B. M.
HIavird, Silver Street Warehouse
.ompany, Hilliard Long.
The line has a working arrange
neut with the Southern Bell Tele
)hone company both for local and for
long-distance service. giving its pat
cons service wherever the Bell ex
ends-and the Bell covers almost the
?ntire United States. The Bell peo
ple speak in the highest terms of the
Dead Fall line, saying that it is one
)f the best county Inies with which
thev connect in their entire service.
The company is prepared to take in
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TRIEET WAREHOUSE CO.
yter suibseribers who may desire the
~ervice, and sev'eral more are. espeet
id to be added in the ver'y near fu
:ure. As stated, it egsadegcommoi~date
>ne hundred subscribers.
Although John D. Rockefeller has
bree hundred million dollars, he is
itheut even t.he title of "!colonel,''
scept. of course, during the winter
hat he sports in Augusta, Ga.
~EA~D F'ALL.
DEAD FALL.
ne of the Oldest Settlements in the
County-The Old Store Build
ing and Its History.
Dead Fall, one mile to the left of
~ilver Street, is one of the oldest
ettlements in Newberry county. The
ittlment was there many years ao.