Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(? : ?r LOOKING BACKWARD Taken From the File* of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Yeara Ago , THIRTY YEARS AGO j, August 4, 1H99. Mm. R. J. Watson, of Spring Hill section, died after long illness. Mrs. Sttllie (look, aged lady of West Wateree, dead-. ? _ New postoffice in West Wateree known as "Jeffers" established with W. T. Jeffers postmaster. John Miles, working on new E. F, Watkins building corner of Broad and j DeKalb street, struck and knocked I unconscious by falling brick. Thirty-seven cases of yellow fever and seven deaths reported from Newport News, Virginia. Twenty-fifth annual meeting of South Carolina Press association being held at Harris Lithia Springs. R. H. Aull, president, opened the meeting. Florence people indignant over ap% pointment of Rev. Joshuu R. Wilson, negro, as postmaster in that city. First bale of new cotton sold at auction on Savannah market. Announcement made of proposal to J erect $200,000 cotton mill at Easley.l f Mary Wilks, negro woman of Chestor county, this we^k lost a valuable j cow and a good mule. The animals , ate sotro calcium arsenate. , T~ FIFTBBN YEARS AGO August 7, 1914 Barn and content* of Jesse Gillii destroyed by fire in Lea county. J. B, Wallace, A. J. Beattie, W. 0. Hay. L. T. Mill*, W. M. Young and G. L, Blackwell return from fiihing trip at BuU'a Boy. J. E. Walter* and J. H. Mclxjod .purchaae bakery on lower Main street from A. J. Beattie, Thomas M. Bradley, well known farmer of Smithville, in Lee county; died suddenly. ? L. S. Baxter, of New York, selected by Commiaaionefs Savage, de Loach and Dtinn to operate new water and light plant. Kershaw Guards to leave for encampment at Batesburg. Expected disorder when senatorial candidates spoke here did not mater-! ialize. One man waB arrested when he attempted to heckle Mr. Pollock. Mr. Blease threatened to speak elsewhere unless order was restored. Mr. Wittkowsky got the crowd quiet and the speaking went on, Mr. T. J. Wilson and Mrs. Huttie Bullock married at the home of Mr. Wilson at corner of York and Fair streets. Mt. Guyot Higher Than Mt. Mitchell That another mountain oast of the Mississippi is higher than Mt. Mitchell is a strong probability. And the mountain whose altitude, officially announced as exceeding that of Mitchell and any other peak in the Appalachian range is in the same s<*etion of the range as is Mitchell. , Mount Guyot is the peak whose altitude threatens the supremacy of Mitchell. Guyot is located in the Great Smokies, at the North CarolinaTennessee line. Very few people have placed foot up on this mountain as it is in one of the most inaccessibla I parts of the south. Consequently it was little known until the question of its height brought it into the limelight. Many people have scaled the purple I heights of Mitchell as they roam through the beauties of Western . North Carolinn but none, so far as could be learned, have topped Mount Guyot, the challenger for altitude. This mountain was named after a famous Swiss geographer named Guyot. This eminent scientist spent some time in the Smokey mountains, and did a great deal of geographical work there. No railroad touches anywhere near Guyot and the roads to the mountain are almost impassible. The few people that live in its vicinity are mountaineers in the section and represent one of the few remaining examples or pure Anglo-Saxon stock. When the altitude of Guyot was first estimated by the United Slates Geodetic survey, which happened about half a eenturv ago, it was officially pronounced to possess an altitude that placed it. -mwral hundred feet Indow Mitchell. The contention has recently been made "hat the survey of that time was ina< . urate, due to the fact that instruments for the work have been perfected to a greatcextent since and that in working up to \he summit of the mountain, several hundred feet were not included through generalizations. Mo unt Mitchell was last surveyed by almost flawless barometers and found to be 6,711 feet high. It is reported that the United States Geodetic survey, in making n very recent measurement of the altitude of Guyot found it to be a few feet higher Mitchell. It is understood these^Hk ures are in Washington perhaps and official pronouncement of which is the higher will be made soon. Huge Rattler Killed A large rattlesnake was killed by S. B. Rupie, between his home and West Middle school house Monday. The reptile was coiled on the side of the road and was first seen by Marvin Ruple, who was returning home. It was killed with a gun and in doing thiR the rattles were shot off and could not be found the next morning but it measured 6 feet long and all who saw it, said it was the largest snake they had ever seen and looked to be anywhere from 20 to 25 years old. Many people came to see it before it was destroyed.?Ofangdburg Times and Detnocrat. Melvin Rowe, of Clyde, Ohio, riding along the Niagara river on Wednes' day, suddenly jumped out of the car, ran to the water's edge and jumped in. A coroner's certificate said the boy was druuk. Surf/infj River May End Town Kmusas ('ity, July JO.?In the last '20 days the Missouri river has eaten away 480 feet of furra land west of Corning, Mo. Now less than a quarter of a mile of land separates the river from the town. The city officials and the chamber of commerce fear either the town will have to be moved or quick action taken to prevent the cutting of the rivet. Already the water is only 75 feet from the old Henry Banker home, one of the show places of Holt county. Mayor Glen Schultz. in describing the situation, said: "Three days ago the 'Big Muddy' was 50 corn rows from the main road south of to>vn. Uow, it's only seventeen." Ami farmers are frantic. Corn is the big crop in the Corning bottoms, below Corning. Mayor Schultz called up Capt. Hubert W. Collins, executive government engineer here for aid frorp the war department. M. A. Rundle, far| mer, telegraphed Senator Harry M. lllawes, to speiik a word in Washington with the army engineers. An engineer will investigate tomorrow and report, Capt. Collins said tonight. Corning is forty miles north of St. Joseph, at a spot1 on the river where it takes a broad swing to the east and then turns sharply south. The town is at the "eat-away spot on the swing. About four years ago the Woods Brothers corporation threw miles of revertments along the Corning bank. Those puny revertments are now over in Nebraska, one and a half miles west of the river?showing how fast "Big Muddy" works. Nobody seems to know just why the river has been so unusually hungry the last week. The recession from full stage seems to have left it more active than before. The greatest fear is felt by city officials and farmers ii. the vicinity that the river in a short time will cut its way to the big Tarkio drainage ditch, which enters the main channel of the river about two miles Corning. If this happens there is great danger of the stream splitting and forming a new channel in which event many hundreds of acres of farm lands in the fertile river valley in the district would be swallowed up. Officials have estimated at, least $100,000 would be required to take the necessary engineering steps to thwart the river. I ? I.ander College Goes Over Top lender College, Greenwood, S. C.. has raised its necessary half million dollars of endowment and gone considerably beyond it. The total amount raised to date this year in cash and subscriptions is $175,000. The college has also in legacies and wills $75.000 more, making a grand total for the endowment of $028,000. Of this the alumnae nobly gave $85,000. The number of students last year was 372, the largest in the history of the college. The enrollment for next session is already largely in advance of last year at this timfe. Henry G. Greene, 72, oldest member of the American Legion, is dead in Savannah, Ga., of Injuria* received in an automobile accident. Mr. 1 Greene served In the Span! ah-American War, and hi the World War. He went to' France at the age of 61 as a second lieutenant. ?__-? Four Men Brave Sea in 46-Foot Sail Boat 1 " . Horta, Azores, Aug. 4.?Th? 46 foot Ketch Carlsark dropped anchor In the harbor here thia evening with Its crew of four amateur sailors, former Cornell university men, after a remarkable crossing of the Atlantic in 12 days. . The skipper, Carl L, Weagant, oft Douglaston, L. l? Cornell football manager last year, declared thgt hts three companions had not suspected that they were crossing the Atlantic until more than half of the distance had been covered. "We left New York secretly last June and sailed up the St. Lawrence. We reached Nova Scotia and left there on July 22. The crew of D. N, Shoales, J. M. Rumnler and H. M. Deveruz, did not suspect my intention of crossing the Atlantic until we were half way to the Azores seven days out. "Twelve days of good weather made a splendid journey for U8, We encountered a whale on entering the gulf stream." .The /our plan to leave Fayal tomorrow and proceed by way of San Miguel and Gibraltar to the Mediterranean, returning by way of the Canary islands and Cape Verdel' The prisoners in the South Carolina state penitentiary enjoy radio. There are a number of sets in the prison, some of them handsome o\itfits. And the prisoners have, say the officials, been greatly benefited by their listening in. One prominent prisoner from up-state stood at one of the entrances to the state's bastile and told this reporter of results lie and other prisoners had gotten from their radios. The prisoners listen in often on church services. Recently the prisoners in the trusties' ward, over the offices of the captain of the guard, were tuned in on Charlotte and they heard a sermon by Rev. Luther Little of the First Baptist church of Charlotte. One of the prisoners later wrote a letter to Dr. Little and told him how the prisoner? enjoyed the services of his church on the air. The prisoner signed the letter by giving his prison number without signing his name. 1 More than 1,000 men are engaged in fighting forest fires in the Wisconin timberlands. Blackmail Bandits Outwitted By Police New Orleans/ Aug. 1.?A bold bandit blackmail plot was frustrated early today by police bullets and one of two alleged extortioners was shot and captured while more than a dozen police surrounded a city block biding their time to seize the other. Joe Berlin, gambler and operator of IUver club in St. Bernard pariah, told police last night that he was made prisoner two weeks ago, taken "for a ride" by two hooded men and forced to give them $1,000 under threats of death. He sought the uid of the police after a telephone call to his resort ordered him to deliver $10,000 at Jackson avenue and Prytania street at midnight last night. 0 Berlin drove to the spot in the heart of the uptown residential section with George Reyer, supervisor of police, and Henry Asset, city detective, hidden in his automobile. Two men drove up in another ear and demanded the $10,000. One of them was handed a fako package and the officers opened fire through the rear of the bandit automobile. Bo?h men jumped out and ran. The officers us the price of the Advocate, that he 28, in the yard of a nearby residence. J He was shot but not seriously wounded. A cordon of police then was thrown about the section to take the ^ other man. & ^ I Finds Large Pearl 8 o Poplar Bluffs, Mo., Aug. 3.?Open- ing mussel shells in quest of bait for his fishing lines, Arthur Ramsey, pound master of Poplar Bluffs, yesterday found a pearl which local jew- ^ elers estimated to be worth $2,000. u It was taken |rom the. Black river, h north of here. Ramsey was on an annual fishing trip. The pearl v weighed 17 1-2 grains. Notice To Debtors and Creditors. All parties in debt to the estate of I>ewis Ballard, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to Sallie A. n Ballard, Administratrix, and all par- A ties, if any, having claims against the P said estate will present them, duly n attested, within the time prescribed h by law, to . S( SALLIE A. BALLARD, C Administratrix, A or T. K. TROTTER, Attorney. Camden, S. C., Aug. 2, 1929. ^? Two owners of the speedboat Zipier, which knifed through the speedoat Miss Thriller on Lake Okoboji, owa, last Sunday, killing nine perons, have been released on baif bonds f $5,000 each. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All parties indebted to the estate f G. W. Moseley, deceased, are herey notified to make payment to the ndersigned, and all parties, if any, aving claims against the said esate will present them duly attested nthin the time prescribed by law. R. L. MOSELEY, 4 Executor. Camden, S. C., July 8, 1929. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one lonth from this date, on Wednesd^yj lUgust 21, 1929, I will make to the robate Court my final return as Adlinistratrix of the estate of Cleveind Outlaw, deceased, and on the ame date I will apply to the said 'ourt for a final discharge as said idministratrix. ELIZABETH E. MAHAFFEY, Administratrix. Camden, S. C., July 18, 1929. Prohibition agents seized an J age of one car every twelve honl ring the month of July in Wajgfl ton, the' actual number of liquor tl seized totaling 69. la FINAL DISCHARGE j Notice is hereby given that J month from this date, on Mm August 19, 1929, we will rafl i the Probate Court of Kershaw?! ty our final return as Adminisil with the Will annexed, of the? of Rosa E. Schenk, deceased, aia the same date we will apply tol said Court for a final dischargfl said Administrators. ' 1 LEONARD H. SCHENB EVERETT J. SOHENB Administrate Camden, S. C., July 18, 1929.4 fin ad Discharge. 3 Notice is herqby given that! month from this date, on Mod August 12, 1929, I will make JW Probate Judge of Kershaw Col my 1ta$l return as Administrate the estate of Elite'N. Dibble, da ed, and on the same date I will a to the said Jtfdge for a final diecM as said Administrator. 1 E. H. DIB&W i Camden, S. C? July 11,1929. J ~ * V ' ' "r* iTHe NfcK>NCO#S { vhll HAVS A NCW 7 ' vv CA* I WISH ( CftN> '* COUCD ' yl / . - - ?>11 REDFEARN MOTOR CO. 1 Model A Coupe UOfcOi; \ Model A Phaeton 360.00 1 1928 Chrysler 82 Sedan .. 600.00 1 1927 Touring 176.00 1 1 1926 Coupe . 150.00 I 1 1924 Touring 100.00. 1 1926 Truck 126.00 1 1924 Touring 76.00! 1 1924 Roadster 75.00 1 1927 Roadster 175.00 No reason why YOU should not own a car. j A Guaranteed Car?Low Priced. Terms! 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