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VOL. XXXVI.
WALTERBOR O, S. C. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 7,1914
NO. 21
GORDON MCCABE COMPANY OF CHAR
LESTON SAID TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION
Assets Greatly in Excess of Liabilities, so Claim
the Company in Their Return Filed With the
. United States Court in Charleston. Good News
to Many Colletonians.
The account which we publish be
low, taken from The News and
Conrier of today, will i>rove of much
interest to the people of coueton
County . For sometime It has bee a
known here that the financial condi
tion of the Gordon McCabe Co.,
Charleston’s largest cotton factors,
was much better than at first re
presented. Immediately after the
announcement that the concern
would be In the bankrupt courts
there was a flood of excitement
throughout the entire county, and
many Colletonians endeavored to
protect themselves by the contemp
lation Of legal steps. However, It
. appears that such is not necessary
now. In that the Company merely
suspended operations tror a short
time,. The attorneys for the Com
pany, as well as Mr McCabe himself,
stoutly contend that th«re is no
ground for apprehension concerning
tha safety of cotton or Recounts
of the Company with any of
its creditors. It seems to he tne
consensus of opinion in Charleston
that the affairs of th« Company will
soon right themselves and that in a
short while^operations will be resum
ed. Such an announcement is bound
to he received with much pleasure
here, for the Gordon McCabe Co.
has not only done much to increase
Charleston’s greatness, but has
spent much mon-»y throughout Col
leton County. The Company has
many strong friends in tne county*
who will rjeoice in that the crisis has
passed and that the Company ia
throughly solvent.
The following is the account taken
from The News-and Courier today :
Assets of \V. Gordon McCabe apd
Co. exceed liabilities by $250,000, ac
cording to^the return yesterday
in the United States Court™ answer
to the M**alunLary bankruptcy peti
tion presented try W. W. Smith. Rob
ertson Eppes and the Walker. Evam
ami Cogswell Company an December
27. The bulk of the assets is cot
ton. which is readily saleable and
that the cotton-amounts to almost
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HAS GOOD YEAR
18,000 bales. It ia expected that the
affairs of the concern will be rap
idly liquidated and that before long
all the debts of the firm will hav»
been paid. Partlee at interest sug
gested that thirty to sixty day* would
be required to liquidate the affairs
of the concern. 5
Encouraging Reports Flletf.
Since the recent statement from
counsel for the McCabe Company,
that its assets exceeded Its liabilities
by a considerable amount, and a state 1
mint from an authoritative source
that nearly 18,000 bales of cotton
were held here by the McCabe Com
pany. it was confidently expected tha\
the return made in the Federtrl Court
would fulfill all the encouraging r»-
norts. The temporary rece*vere.
Messrs. R. Godwyn Rhett and John
F. Mayhank. complied with the
instructions of the Court and im
mediately propeed^d to have the in
ventory of the concern’s property
mad n . the result Ind'catlng that as
sets were very much greater thXn
liabilities.
Denying the alleged insolvency and
graying that the petition against
them be dismissed, the answer was
filed by the McCabe Company In the
United States Court to the charges
oteaileged bankruptcy. At the same
time a schedule of the assets and lia
bilities of the alleged bankruptcy
was filed, showing liabilities as
$1,294,451.20 and assets as, $1,541-
811.17, a total of $247,000 assets
greater than liabilities.
Ask IMntissal of Receiver.
The answer r°ads: “And now
the said W. Gordon McCabe. Jr and
William F. Gray, copartners as W.
Gordon McCabe and Co. appear ana
deny that they have committed the
act of bankruptcy set forth in said
pietlon'or that they are insolven-.
and aver that they should not be
declared bankrupts for any cause in
t said petition alleged; ani .h*v pray
that this may be inquired of by th^
Court and that the’recelver appointed
for their property may be dismissed.”
IV per rent. Dividend to Ktork Hol
der*. and Nice sum to Hnrplna
Fn«d.
The First National Bank of Whl-
terboro.S .C.. notwithstandlnf the
htfingent vondition la the money
market, has had a very •aeceeaful
year. The report of the officers oC
the bank to the director* show the
bank to be in excellent condition. A
dividend of 10 per cent, was declared
and was pyd to the stock holders on
Jam ary l,(and in addition the aur- 1
plus fund Vas increased by $1,004.
and th n balance wan carried ns un
divided profits. As is known, tbs
capital stock of this bank is $25,000.
It has been in operation only three
years, and during tbis time the
stock holders have made 10 oer cent
on their'mon^y and a surplus fund
of $0,000 has been built up.
The officers are justly proud of
the showing of the year sfid are es-
pecting to do an even larger Dull
ness in 1914. The annual meeting
of the stock holders will be held in
the dir«ctota’ room of the bank on
Tuesday, January. 13, at which
time th»* dir^tonv. for the ensuring
year will be elected. It Is stated
by the officers of the bank that ap
application will be made at this
meeting to the Secretary of the U. 8.
Treasury for membership :n the
Regional Reserve Bank under the
recent Currency Act of Congress. It
is believed that under this n«w law
the First National Bank will be in
position to g;ve its customer# snd
depositors even better service than
it has heretofore.
WayFender.
R ! dgeviH«. December 27.
Annual Dance.
The young men of the town com- ! R ! dgeviH». December 27.--Speers,
posing the Walterboro Dancing Club On Christmas Day at the b«autifur
on Thursday night gave their annual | home of Mrs. Emma Baxter. at
New. Year ball. Many successful
dances have been given in Walter
boro. but this will easily rank among
the first in pleasure. From 9:30
to 2:30 Wlchmahn’s superb irchestra
played delightful music and the
young people of the town, with
many guests from other towns, pass
ed away the hours quickly. The fol
lowing acted as chaperones: Mes-
dames A. C. Von Lehe, H. W. Black,
Jr. The following is a list of the
dancers?' Mesdames Copeland. J.
M. Smith L. P. McMillan of Ehrhardt
Mrs. S O. Price. Misses. Esther
Farrell of Ehrhardt. Ellxabeth Wal
ker of Charleaton. Pauline Sandera
of Ritter. Mattie Vance Von L-he.
Emmie Strobel. Ray Jones. Bessie
Kohn. Messrs. E. B. McSweeney and
B. St. L. Summrlyn of Hampton,
Campbell and B. K. Sandera of Rit
ter. H. C. Glover. J. C. Lemacks
M. H. Eppa, A. J. Anderson. M. G.
Gruber, Vernon Padgett, Dan Ander
son T. J.. McDaniels, W. P. Murphy,
Clarence Prase!*, J. M. Smith. L. B.
Patterson, J. P. Griffin, L. B. Houck.
R. M. J.
Ridgeville. Mis Arlinc Way. her
adopted daughter, was married to
Mr. Laurie Rhett Fender, of Wal
terboro The home was filled with
relatives of the contracting parties,
and promptly at 11 o’clock the re
latives assembled In the parlor,
where a huge open fire cheered the
beautiful room, prepared for the
ceremony. Mendeisaonn’s “Wed
ding March” announced the coming
of the bride, who entered from the
east room, where she met the groom
in the hall and marched to the centre
of the parlor, wher* a beautiful
white rug wa's placed for th n m to
stand on. The Rev. J. W. Elkins,
pastor of the bride, officiated. The
wedding march was played by Mrs
J. W. Elkins and the "Flower Song’*
was softly heard during the ceremony
The bride was never lovelier than on
this occasion, dressed in a heantirui
brown matalasae coat suit trimmed
with deep cream ruchon. ■ and ahe
wore a waist of lace wfth hat. gloves
and shoes to match, and a small
bouquet of white carnations. The
only jewelry worn by the' bride was
a lovely wedding ring, a gift of the
groom. They left Immediately after
the Sumptuous dinner for Walter
boro. where they will remain a week
with the groom’s parents before re-
Card Party
The whist party given^ on Fridav
pfternoon by Mesdames E. L. and P.
J. Lucas mas one of th*> i'turiveci *o Charleston where
lures of New Year w-ok in Mailer-, '' , ,
boro From four until six. twenty- ‘
eieht guests occupied seven tables, operator
and the playing was xpirited and
exciting. Miss Lilian Farmer was
the jiriie winner of th“ afternoon
and presented wth level' box
candy as a token of her skill n the
'ft I F MARKS PURCHASE
\ l»it* Department store of Terry and
chaffer Last Week.
Tli department store of Terry and
Shaffer was the scene of quite a sen
sation one day last week w-ien a
nub- <ame to'the front door, pushed
it open and entered the store. n
is said that some of the clerks made
a hasty retreat from the front of tn*-
■gtore. and If appeared that non" of
the clerks w"re anxouis to supply
the demand* of the mule lor a pecs
of -*oat.s. This occurring about -din
ner time, the inference is tnaf this
mule began to fe«» the pangs of
hunger and decided to enter Terry
and Shuffler's store and purchase his
own noontide meal.
After a lengthy d«liheratron as o
Ways and means «f removing the
aforesaid unwelcome customer,! e.ll-
cient clerks succeeded in enticing
his muleahip from the store without
any damage having been done. The
Stub- turned In a very narrow sp^p
between two plat" gUw* showcaA.
and both the showcases and the,
pe rsi*iis In charge of the removed of
the mule miraculously escaped in
jury
Death of Mr**. C. H. Breland.
On Decentb"r the flfat,' 1913, the
Death Angel entered the home of
Mr. C. H. Breland, familiarly known
as “Uncle Dock” and took ,awa>
hi? beloved wife. Mrs. C. H. Breland.
Sis’er Br-land was about sixty years
old and had been a consistent Christ
ian and member of Bethel Church
ever since her girlhood. Like h^r
devoted husband, she was one of tho
pillars of the church. She waa
treasurer of th" Parsonage Aid So
ciety, which place she filled as no
other could, for it was her delight to
find out what needed doing and then
doing it. She will be sorely missed,
for she was like the woman Solomon
speaks shout in the thirty-vrst chap
ter of ProVerhs: “Wlyp can find a
\virtuous Ionian, for her price is far
above rubies The heart of h- r
husband doth safely trust in her,
s-* that he shall have no need of
spoil She will do him good and }
not •" il all the days of her life Sb* I
riseth also vhile It is yet night and ! ^ present’and that it?
LITTLE ALMA BLOCKER
BURNED TO DEATH
l-.ttle Alma, daught-r of Mr and
Mr>- (ieorge P. Hioeker. caught on
fire at their home near Black Cre-k
last Thursday and was so badly
burned that she died the next day at
2 ! o'clock.
Little Alma was u b"autiful and
but.tul girl of seven years and was
dfiifh loved by all who knew her
and her horrible death is mourned
by th. entire commtfnlty. She was
th" seiond child of Mr. and Mrs
Flo* her and was the idol of the
bbusehold Her dear little houv
wa> tenderly laid to rest in Black
Creek Cemetery lost Saturday morn
ing m the pr sence of many rorrov.-
Ing relatives and friends
Her sweet voice will never more
b heard in the home of her h"urt-
bjoken parents; hut in the home
of the new Jerusalem her voice will
e;- r he heard where she V,Hi await
tbe turning of Mama, Papa and
aU. her loved ones
^The grief stricken parents have
tV sympathy of the community in
this their sad hour.
Unr.«.
STRONG ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING EN
FORCEMENT OF LAW IN COLLETON.
“Citizen” Points out Many Conditions of Non-en
forcement of the Liquor Laws. Writer Thinks
That Many People Wink at Violation of Law.
Advocates Crusade Against Crime.
Housewives Leagu * Notes.
That the National Housewives
League of which all branches are a
part, was organized to meet a verv
Smoaks, S. C Jan. 3. 1914
Editor The Press snd Standard:
For sometime I have not written
anything for The Press on account
of d-clining health, but regardless
of my health, when I learn of such
bold violations of the statutory laws
as Is being done in our codnty now.
1 Te n | constrained to raise my pen
and aeek to agitate the better citizen
ship of th-> county against such gross
violations of the law. * .„
1» is an appalling situation when
A part of the people wink at lawless
ness, but whqj) a part vif the p«ople.
and those whom they elect to dis
charge public duties, come to th-
point, or at least those who are em
ployed by the men "lected by the
mass* s. come to the po’nt that they
hav* no regard for the execution of
law. it is not only a wrong perpetrat
ed but it is debilitating the courts
of the county. It is destroying the
influence of our courts for law and
order and an inducement to crimp
two negro"s at Ruffin.‘Just* this aid*
of W. W. Farter’s, One kept a
shop but the other lived right op
posite a gum pond. He named'
others, but until I’m better prepared
to do so. I shall not name them, as
to do so may make it more difficult
to catch them. Everybody ad
mits that the Illicit sale of liquor la
w rong Even he who sells it admits
it by his concealed acts in handling
the detestable stuff. Therefore 1
wish to say to those who af* opposed
Jo it, you need not be afraid to riae
up against it in your community,
for even the man who sells it admires
your taking the right stand, and he
knows you a,re right and he would
entrust his interest in your hands
rather Lh*n a man who stands aloof
and never tr’es to redress any wrongs
I think the proper thing to do WHl
he to make a crusade agait.at .t and
travel over the county. It ia not
hard to locate the tigers a:*.d get
"vidence and deal with Iih<:h record*
and utter disegard for law and order ing to law. It is true that thir, great
It places a premium on crime. I re- j infux of liquor will subside some as
fer to a man who was sentenced last noon as Christmas is over, but the
court to th" chaingang now goiny at
liberty unconcealed in the upper por
tion of th** county and telling & thi»t
the youngest guard on the gang gave
him the keys to secure his liberty,
and now the same guard is telling
that there Is a reward out for the
man above named
!>• d of the river will not crack open
from dryness at anytime There
fore something should he done. 1
Another thing worthy of our con
sideration is that w« are too timid
in our invasions of the tiger We
have too many scruples right her®
We fear we will offend some on®.
I refer secondly to the illicit whls- Perhaps a faintly connection would
key dealers. A man *old me this not like us if we should oppos" him.
week that there were plenty of th"n> These things will cause the fight to
everywhere. He said around Ruf
fin and Stokes people didn't care how
much was sold, except V\ W. < ar-
ter. I said i,’can't believe that, but
if it is true th" situation it^appall-
ing ther" and woe unto the uprising
generation. He went on at length
to name them. He said tb®re wr®r«
lose out if you regard them. Speak
out, don’t fear to give his name pub-
Itrityv and his helish business an
Indefatogahly serotinous fight What
say you. good citizensT To wh»t
extent are you interested in the mor
als of the rising generation?
- Fiti*®*.
household and a
Sh«'
civeth meat to he
portion to her maidens
streteheth out her hand to
noor: yea. .he reacheth forth he^
hands to th" needy Her husband
is known ’.n the cates when he sit-
t"th among the elders of the land.
Strength and honour are her cloth
ing, and she shall rejoice in time to
come Her children, arise un and
(al) her blessed: her husband also
and he prais"th her. Give her of
the fruit of her hands and let h»*r
own works praise h°r in the gates.”
Verily this is true for her own
works praise her. and all who knew
Sister Br»land praise her. She has
gone to her reward and hat left be
hind her a heritage that ia above the
price of worlds, and It .fan well be
said that the world is better because
of her having lived in it.
She leaves a sorrowing husband.
'Uncle Dock, four sons and two
daughter® and aeverai grnnd-chldlreti
who mourn her departure, but who
mourn not as those without hop",
for they know where to find her. She
has only gone on before to rg*t and
wait In that City of God, where she
shall ever be with the Lord, there
to await the coqiing of those she has
left behind. My we all meet her in
that beautiful City of Lights
One Who Knew Her.
j aims and
i the interest of home life is a
, ‘ 1 " i that should recommend it to
Watch-Night Service.
For the first time in the memory
th** > of our oldest member a watch-night
mployed as a telegraph | service was held in the Bethel Metbo
V ?s Wav numbers her I dial Church It had been duly un
the [ bounced by Dr. Welling, the paster
friends by the hundreds over
whole State. *» here she is well k nowa j
for her beauty. !©v» 1/ disposition;
of : charniliic matm‘ r and sweet (’hist-
tan character, and it ts to he regret-
and at 11 o’clock thaf :)ieht when th
service began, about a hundred j>* '
son? Were present Miss Ida V
FishhurH'* presided at the •orcutt. a
A delightful refreshment ( h:.-. ,
of pirtvh and swifts was served bv
Miss Ruth and Master Harvin Lucas,
the young daughter'and son of Mrs.
P. J. Lucas. As a whole the after
noon's pleasure was complete and
ths card party will rank as one of
the features of tjie social season.
ted by be- friends a* Ridgeville that ih-d bv a full choir the mush- war
;ts ,, tbev lose !»♦•", as it s seldom a tow ti
‘has a youni lad' as popular with
everybidy as was Mies Way >n her
town. She will also h* remembered
as an assistant in the postoftice.
where she served in her usual sweet
manner, and all will miss her pleas
ant smile, seen on “very ovxasion.
While It was known for over a year
that they were engaged, no one knew
the marriage was to take place so
soon. As Mias Way preferred a
quiet, simale marriage, only the re-
latives of the contracting parties were
invited, while only the family was
After a holiday of two we"ks we
see each day a number of our girls
and boya returning to their reap°c-
tive schools. Among these are
»Misses Mary McCants and Chaso
Black to Columbia Female College lnvltM owlnJC te the popularity
Miss“s Annie Von Lehe and Aigie , tmm
Wirhman to Greenville Female Col
lege; Miss Kathleen DeTreville to
^’inthrop; Postell Witseil to The
t'itadel; James Huggins and George
Herndon to Bailey’s Military In
stitute in Greenwood.
of the bride presents came from
many plac“s immediately after, but
not until the announcement cards
were sent out did her friends know
she was married. It was said by
many that there never was as much
rice thrown on any bride at the d“pot
sp’rine
A!t<-r the ritual service Rev Bak*
of the Kpi8cop.il Church spek**
pressively on th** prayer *vf th.,- P i
mist So Te»ch u* Number <* :r
Davs. ” showing that -God give»
a day at a time, and this one day
well spent is the sum of life As
the hour drew to a close, all too
rapidly, a large number gathered
around th° altar and'•11 with bowe-i
heads entered Into an act of con
secration. While thus kneeling. W«
midnight hour struck and we were
ushered into a new year, and. rising
from prayer, each extended to th*-
other a hearty handshake and greet
ings for the New Year.
And thus closed the midnight
watch.
ihject? are essentiallv in
fact
the
thinking people everywhere
In former days much that the
Housewives League is now striving
for was under the careful supervision
of the mistress of th" house, whether
it was of the thrifty New Engjanu
type or on the lavish scale of South
ern life.
The supply of meat came from
home-raiavd and horoebuteberen
stock, and everything, from bread to
the most elaborate dlabies. was
made at home.
Now that we are, at the present
time, depending So largely upon can
ned goods and dellcateofien products,
it behooves the wife and mother to
read labels carefully, oo that the
food stuffs she buys are screened
from the deadly fly and protected
from handling, that bakeries and
dairies are santairy. and in the in
tereat of the family- purse, that
weight* and measures are correct.
The endeavor to make possible •
cioaolfled and trained hoaoehota
service and an effort to bring about
co-operation between the women or
cities and country places, to put
who1“oome country produce at the
disposal of city consumers, at a fair
price, wolud all seem to be objects
which would excite the interest and
recognition of all people who are no:
satisfied to merely exist.
With such purposes as these in
, view it would “cem that every ciiy
and town in the State would jjesire
•<> form a branch ol th** League
The criticism has been made £ha;
•lie work undertaken by the L ague
«x* too diversified, that too many
1 things are attempted but if one will
otisider that th( ' ere but different
lines or radii of aitiv-tv, leading oil?
•-om one„«»*Dter. which is the Home.
!' will he found to lie consistent on
•he whole
The work of .he Housew*ves Lea
c i“ has nothing whatever to do wHh
(he enfranchisement of women., hut
!«• in every particular concerned with
domestic interests, and raising to
a higher level all the various
branch"s of bome-builing, wnten
mean a-pleasanter and more health
ful life for families of all classes.
Inquiries regarding the formation
of branch League* will be promptly
answered by Mrs R. M Masters.
State Secretary Housewives League.
t>5 Queen Street. Charleston. S C
BOHN—To Mr. and Mrs
At The Baptist Church rhriBtlEaB D ay-
Regular services „at tjje First Bap
tist Church next Sunday at ll:o’clock
A. M. and 7:30 P. M
Glover on Dec. 21. 1913. a girl.
as was showered on this happy couple Esther Glover.
Sunday News.
Ruth
B. H. WiiLs. president of th
Farmers and Merchants Bask of < <
Monday being the first Monday
the new yfiar, a re< ord-br‘*aking
crowd was in town and all of tne
v,/business houses of the city repor a
good business Much nterest w:-.-
taken in the public sales, but as a
w hole th" •public sales were uoieo o>
the small prices which the lands ot-
fered brought.
News Items From Smoaks.
One of the most important events
of the holiday season was the mar
riage of Miss Rebecca Sauls to Mr. |
Walter J Berrv. w hich took place j
•>t th** honi“ of the brid“’s mother.
Mrs L. A. Sauls, iwi Dec. 31
The spacious front room of the
home was heautifullv decorated for
the occasion, tio* color scheme be
ing white snd gre'-n. In the center
of tbe room was suspended a beauti
ful floral horseshoe, under which the
bride and groom stood while the
ceremony was performed. Prompt
ly at 2.30 th“ bridal party marenea
Into the room from th« southeast
entrance to the strains of Lohen
grin's wedding march, taking nw
a position so as to form a horseshoe
facing the floral one suspended, in
the center of which stood Rev. G. I.
Martin Then came Miss Alexinia
Sauls, the maid of honor, who is a
sister of the bride, attired In a pale
green dress trimmed with cream lace.
Next came the'groom on the arm of
the best man. Mr. P. M. Berry. Fin
ally came the bride on the nrm of
her brother. Mr. Erte,-who presented
her to the groom under the horseshoe
Mias Sauls never looked more beauti
ful than when attired in her wedding
gown of crepe nantoor trimmed In
real lace. The ceremony was very
Impressively performed by Rev.
Martin, assisted by Rev. J. C. I^aw-
oon.
The bride’e madia were Miss
Sauls, sister of the bride. Mlse Laura
Breland of Walterboro and Miss Jes
sie N«ilson of Charleston They
w ore difesses of w hite rrep'i o* mine
The groom’s men were Mr Ira Gar
ris of Savannah. Messrs Joe Derry
and J F Rl?h»*r of Snroaks :n:sr.
Adili*- Peeples of Mcgf’tt. a cousin
of the bride, presided at the piano
and rendered the *edding marr-i.
'e wore il «ir> ss of white crepe dc
chue Mis*es Ihbie anil L-dn
!.\(>ii-- vver" ‘ii" r.hbon girls snd
were <iress*d in wlrt.* silk
luiiiediateiy after the ceremony
the couple, amid a shower of- rh<
ind the good wish"? of their many
friends !’ ft for BrancHvlIUe where
thev caught the evening train fo-
J.u ksonviile and other points in
Florida. Th* y were accompanied to
Branchvllle by th** entire bridal party
and a number of friends, who re
turned iat'T in the evenjtlg
The bride is the eldest daughter
of Mrs L! A. Sauls and one ot
Smoak’s most popular young laides.
The groom Is a son of Mr F J. Ber
ry. one of Smoak’s leading fajmers
and merchants, and is very popular
also. Th“ir many fnmds wish for
them the greatest happiness
Among the out of town guests
were Miss Jessie Neilson of Charles
ton. Miss Uiura Breland of Waiter-
boro, M L88 Addle F’*‘eples of Meg
gett and Mr. Ira Garris of Savannah
The bridal couple will he at hom*
at Smoa+.s after January 10th
Miss Ernestine Blitch of Charles- | tageville, was in fown last Friday
The Ix>rds Supper will be observed ton spent several days with her uncle, . ’ . .
at the morning services. Every- j. L. RenU, at the Hotel Ablbert this ; Dr. A. H. Williams of Lak** < :;*
tody invited. week. ^ ; was in town Monday.
bj* •%
I
Mr. and Mrs G“o. F* Filocker of
Black Creek spent Monday and Tues
day in town with relatives.
Miss May Price left Monday fo
Charleaton where she will be th<
gu-*st of Miss Elizabeth Walker :
few days before returning to he
studies at Coker College
Hendersonville Loll or.
Editor Th" Press and Standard:
Well Christmas has com** and gone
and the New Year's before .us. Am
glad to to abh* to report no fatali
ties in our midst, hut everybody
semiingiy happy and nontent and
report a pleasant Christmas. The
young people had many amusement?.
First was a banquet at the School
House. Then the Christmas tree
at Salem Church, wher*‘ many hearts
were made happy by the beautiful
presents received from old Santa.
Then the young gentlemen gav“ at
Ithe School Hoimh a fruit supper
which was largely attended and
great«y enJoye*|\
Of visitors to b“ seen on the Streets
of our village were Miss Marie Bel
linger. how in Charleaton attending
the Confederate College and Miss
Maggi“ Marvin. Of the young gen
tlemen were Leland O. Drew jf
Rock Hill. White Sloman of Green
ville, Messra. Poyoa. Marvin. Elliott
and McTeer of Yemassee.
We ar“ sorry to lose for the winter
E F Bellinger’s charming and delight
ful family, who Hr** gone to
their rice, plantation'on the Aehe-
poo.
Of the business changes noted is
the purchase of the mercantile busi
ness of Melvin Marvin by Eugene
McTeer. who will conduct it in con
nection with his shad business, of
which he ships a large number to
Northern markets. Mr. Marvin is
going to Gre“n Pond to manage the
business of the Messrs Boynton
Bros. Liaac Anderson will take
charge of the store of T S Boynton,
who also runs a large plantation
in connection with his mercantile
interest Mr Baggntt H going to
Beaufort and Willie White wm
take charge of D C Heyward’s
“Mvrtl" Grove" plantation Chas.
M* Te**r formerlv of the Hilton-Dodge
Co . w ill plant Mr White's plantation.
i»ur enterprising and always iiir-s«*"-
ng proHperou* young 'au'i" rs Hus-
k**U Moore, wilj stop * lug l**nk on
Ir.b plantation as hit ha* atoppeu
purchasing'inill**? and has bought a
pair of handsome voung U r* heron
mares and in future, will raise what
niul r *8 ho TL»*h** youiiK
three and fours yearn respectively,
turned into a lot make an eleven-
hundred pound mule look like thirty
cents. He has displayed fin" judg
ment in his latest and certainly pay
ing Investment, and one that will
have to be followed by all farmers
who wish to b" Independent of the
west.
On this the New Year your scribe
can say ''Praise God. from whom all
blessings flow;” for he has raised me
from a bed of sickness wher« I have
bton confined since Dec. 8th until
four days since, at which time I
was able to sit up and take nourish
ment and grow stronger as th** days
come and g*>
May The t’r'iss and Standard
hav9 a hippy and prosperous New
Year. Mav God make his face to
shine upon each and all connected
therewith, and keep you in perfect
peace always is the wish of
Yours very truly,•
W. E. Capers
Hendersonville, 9. C. Jan. 2, 1$14.
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