Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MAGISTRATE SLAIX IX ERROR. , Laurens, Sept. 5.--Aiexauder AlvrBy His Xephew. Laurens, Sept. "> Alexander Abercrombie, magistrate of Young's township and one of the county's leading citizens, met a tragic death last night at the hands of his nephew, Furman Abercrombie, who shot his uncle under peculiar circumstances. The shooting occurred at the home of Furman Abercrombie's mother, widow of the late Frank Abercrombie, and according to the testimony of witnesses at the coroner's inquest this afternoon, it took place between 12 and 1 o'clock last night. ,It seems that Magistrate Abercrombie had spent some time last night at a country store in the community. and is supposed to nave oeen 011 lu& , way home when he stopped at the ; residence of Mrs. Frank Abercromj bie. A younger brother of Furman .x' Abercro-nb'f, steeping in an upstairs room, went to his brother's room on the lower floor and awakened him, ; - * i I telling him that something was disj turbing the quiet of the night. Furv-. - . * mar got his gun and about this time >* * he saw the figure of a man through a ? side room window. He called to know who it was. Getting no reply, he ordered the individual to get away, i,. - Receiving no response to this, the young man fired and the man fell . . dead in his tracks, shot through the, w head with a charge of small-sized j shot. After calling another kinsman i who lives nearby, an investigation b*' *'/.' # | i/io-nfitv nf a ?nod citi l^vcaiuu tup iuviav*V- ? c ? j<x >'' zen whose strange conduct cost him | | j his Hfe. I ^ It was suggested that possibly hej called by the Abercrombie home to1 play a joke on the hoys by giving if ' tbem a little scare. There was no wvmisunderstanding between the two I families stated some of the witnesses. Magistrate Abercrombie was fiftyfour years old and has held office for eight or ten years. He is survived by -eight children. On application before Associate r T Justice R. C. Watts here late this itt-vs .ternoon Vurman Abercrombie. who was brought to the city after the inquest, was granted bail in the sum of $500. Just received, a big shipment of jL . men's suits. We can fit anyone, as we have any style you want. H. C. -Polk Co. '* The Herald Book Store is again selling magazines. What Adver) It Herewith is a ci .V- Company, manufa 0 ' advertised article. one. This enormc cause of the extern Gum within the p; This concern Bamberg Herald leading weeklies 1 ing has paid this c building which is And yet som doubled the outpr C WHY NO * The columns tisers than any o1 advertisers did n( they would contii are carrying morf One advertis inches of space?< aid did not prodn ' tracts as these, but a very few w( The Herald did n '? rl av?1tt /ir? 1 we WUU1U U?ll\ UtU INVE The B; TO Cl'T COST OF COTTON. Government Suggests Means For Kliniiuating Wasteful Practices. As one effective means of.reducing the high cost of living the govern| ment. through various agencies al| ready established is seeking to elimij nate wherever possible, and at least i shorten, roundabout and expensive I routes between producer and consumer. "How much difference should there be between the price that a farmer gets for his cotton and the price that j the mill pays for the same cotton?" | asks the department of agriculture. "The North Carolina cotton mills | paid about $15,000,000 more for tV { cotton they used last year than the farmers received for it. Getting down ; to a unit basis, the farmer who grew ; linln 1 o/ >lr0/-? <511 ~ (1 n f frof. a uaic yji. wnuu mvnvu v v w*. i ting what it was worth to. the cotton I mill," it says. "A little of the $11.50 j went to the'railroad for hauling the cotton to the mill. As most of the cotton consumed by the North Carolina mills is grown in North Carolina j and nearby sections of South Carolina and Georgia, the freight item d:d not amount to a great deal? probably 30 cents a hundred, or 30 points on the cotton involved. The average cost of exchange on the draft bill was probably one-eighth of one per cent. Including other necessary costs of selling and delivery with these items, the total expense would be about $2.50 to $3 a bale in practically all cases. The natural conclusion is that the farmer is getting less for his cotton than he should have*or that the consumer of cotton cloth is paying more for it than he should pay, maytfe both, while the middlemen are making a profit out of proportion to the services they render." These facts were ascertained by the department, and are embodied in a circular, "Suggested Improvements in I Methods of Selling Cotton by Farm! ers." The solution suggested is direct sales, or, in any event, less indirect than at present. That would probably i ! involve co-operative selling organizations among cotton growers,'and direct dealing by such organizations with the cotton mills. Certain difficulties in the way of direct selling are pointed out and suggest interesting classifying service that would be i made as a means of overcoming them. [ Suggestions apply, to some extent, | to the entire cotton-growing terri, tory, but eastern North Carolina, ? | ? ? ? ? I tising Did For 1 Can Do For Yc it of the new^home of the Wil cturers of Wrigley's Chewing The new home is double the ms increase in capacity was n sive advertising campaign of ^ ist few vears. %/ has patronized the advertisii for several vears. as well as il %/ 7 ;hroughout the country. The concern is amply shown in the double the size of the old one. e people say advertising doei it of this concern. , T LET IT DOUBLE YOUR I of The Herald are used bv m( kher weeklv in South Caroling )t get results, do you imagine me to advertise in this newsp; j national advertising this yea THERE'S A REASON. er is now carrying a contrad m an artice that sells for five < ce results we could not possib] The Herald is carrying sever seklv papers in South Carolin ot produce any better results *ry the national advertising gi STIGATE THIS. TRY AN amberg | where cotton mills are in close proxj imit.y to the cotton fields. The first suggestion is that the i farmers grow the kind of cotton the ] mills need. It is pointed out that I most local cotton mills use only one ! or two grades and usually only one ; staple of cotton and that it is neces{ sary for the farmer or some other ! agency to furnish what the mill de! mands. A compress and ample storage and shed space at certain points in the main producing areas, it is suggested, i would improve conditions. A very imi portant suggestion is the establishi ment of a disinterested classing serI vice that would serve the interests of ! both the producer and the consumer. This would enable the farmer to know ! the value of his product, and co i operative selling would better enable ; him to realize that value in dollars I and cents. ! As to North Carolina, better gin. ning facilities are needed. The old i ginneries are not capable of pressing i large or average size bales to the : density usually obtained in other | states. As a result, the average i weight of bales in North Carolina is i low and the mills complain about it. ' Less damaged cotton should be ! shipped to the mills. Mill owners say ! that they have neither the inclination fVia faftilifioc fr*T onn H i t inn in or nr?t ton, and wish to buy only from shippers whose cotton has already been j put in the best possible condition, j This objection could be met by farmers' orgaizations. The final suggestion is that farmers' organizations. There, again, the benefits of organization are apparent. Many buyers ! knowingly or unknowingly, buy the | better staples without paying a proper premium for them. The result is that i the farmer is inclined to stop growing | the -better variety, out of which the buyer makes an abnormal profit, but for which the grower receives practically no more than an inferior variety. Readv Reckoners on sale at the Herald Book Store. "I Spent $1 on Rat-Snap and Saved the Price of a Hog." Jamds McGuire, famous Hog Raiser, of New Jersey, says: "I advise every farmer troubled with rats to use RAT-SNAP. Tried everything to get rid of rats. Spent $1 on RATSNAP. Figured rats it killed, saved the price of a hog." RAT-SNAP comes in cake form. No mixing with other food. Cats or dogs won't touch it. Three sizes, 25c 50c, $1.00. Sold and guaranteed by Smoak & Moye. '' tit [his Concern I lU liam Wrigley, Jr., Gum, a nationally capacity of the old lade necessary beVrigley's Chewing ig columns of The die columns of the fact that advertispicture of the new s not pav. It has OUTPUT? >re national adveru Why? If these for a moment that aper? And yet we r than ever before. t with us for 1,400 2ents. If The Herly handle such con%/ al contracts which a have. Why? If than other papers ven other weeklies. AD. IN Herald > / School s. The Herald Book Supplies Hea< Bamberg We beg to announce to the scha that we have overlooked nothing in children with everything they nee< pencils, erasers, compasses?in fac school?are here in the largest qua: has ever attempted to carry in stoc School E De] / You know how difficult it is frequ you need right at the beginning of we have carefully gone over the 1 Allen and have stocked up on all be ? i - r> i .n we nave tnousanas 01 doiiars won gest to the patrons of all schools ii our store and get their supplies. 1 Book Store you need go no furth need. Supplies of every kind are h [Herald Be | BAMBER( mm HL ^B MB BHI RM |^B MB BB| MQ Bffl IH H ^M JB^M 91 gM MB ^M H) ^B ^BBBS 3M Kb M? B| H H Mj n BB BB JB - 1$M 0 ' :\' \ ^^LSSfcSj .,Vi$| " ^ T^YI ' . * i-v-&ct BBMHBHHHHEHHI - :||lj i* * ** & * ;^j : Store is School a Jquarters in ? " ':lrS : County Iff ol patrons of Bamberg County" arranging to supply the school |J| 1 in the school room. 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