The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, May 11, 1906, Image 6
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Yesterday afternoon at tbree o'clock
the Bxnks and all the stores were <
closed In memory of the dead Confederate
Veterans. The very elaborate
program was under the supervision
of Com. Coin'y U. X. fiunter .
| ind Adjutant T. !) Villard assisted
J ?y a large number of HnfpKhnri;'* la
vi liic condition
of
Citizens Bank of
Batesburg,
located at Batesburg, S. C.
The Big !
Score
Millinei
/-? j - ? m
Busy
Although ox
all the dei
stores within 1
ir magnificent stocks
Dartments--10 comp
n"nrl itnr1/^v? nnn vaa-P
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Newest Style
' ^Biggest Stocl
and Lowest Pi*ic<
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' A WALUft un InL u.
s N. & L. CAUSED BY
J MONDAYS STORM.
es A MIRACULOUS
ran i nn nnn
I lies. The exercises were opeucd in
' 1 ihc Opera House which was crowded
, almost to its capacity and ended at
t lie graves In Ha'esburg Cemetery.
The program was as follows :
Invocation?By the Cli&plain Rev. *
Joab Ed wauls.
Chorus?Dixie, Scl 100I Children. (
address? Hon. George Bell Tlmmer 1
I ma.i.
at the close of business
May 4th. 1906.
Lioapsaiid Discounts, f'Jl, 124.52
ianking Douse
Furniture and Fixture*, 6,5*IG 57
Jther Ileal Lstate, l.CCO.OO
5ue from Hanks and
cost Fric
In this c
ment prices
cut to the a
ing point, cr
1 i
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lepart- the pink.of :
have supreme in all
vanish- tical and beau
eating p. j/'p Snip is 1
-vnvi uxiu^l wilt; 1 UUlj
perfection, indisputa
that's new, novel, p:
tiful; this great May
^nnr?Viprl -Pnv a -Hurr*
ai v. ?
bly, Clothing an
rac" Pants.
In this depar
rrvl rl I .
? tiOUA:rtitun
d THE CREW.
Newberry, May 8. ? During tli
ntorm yesterday moruinir & bad freigh
wreck occurred under pccullarclrcurr
,i. stances on tlie Columbia, Newberr
and Laurens railroad half a mile sout
1 .# II IU f?. 4 1?4. l-l.l I- ' .1 ? L
Quartette?Tenting on the Old Camp <
Ground?Mrs. 8. 15. Carlledge, Mr *
M. 15. Edwurds, Miss Viliard, Mr. <
Kinnie Hartleye
Rec tation?Mis. L. M. Mitchell,
it Solo?Miss Nannie Gunter?Mans a la
i- the Cold, Cold Ground. ?
y Recitation?Mrs. Fred Cullum. I
li (Quartette? lirave Heart Sleep or.?
? ar ?
DKiiKers, 18,u07 27
Jurrency, 1,074.00
lilver, Nickies and Pennies, 1.4'i2.45
Jbecks and Cash Items, 2M 35
Total, 0120,349 10
t'AaiLiT aa.
Capital Stock Paid in, $30,000 .00
Surpluf Fund, 2,000.00
Undivided Profits i~=c
values simpl;
sistible. Th<
ent stock
moveto male
for our New
y irre- "i-T
e pres- reason? I o ma
must exceed those c
9Sum* necessita
Isade. throughi
/v vmvixwi X V JL (A 1/ V V V .
.ke sales for May 1
>f May 1905~a Hercul
ting a price cutting <
out the entire stnrp
ment we simp
-906 have no compel
ean tion hereaboui
,ru. either in style
workmanship <
in- ~ x
I ' 'I U A 111JII? 111 lllftl lltl^llLUlIll'lll til
*y storm was very severe and did muc
l* damage to the trees. A freight ca
L>1~ on the sidmg at Illlton was blown o
to the main track and a half mile o
Jie down grade townrd Columbia. J
stopped and sto< d on the track just s
'fej ' lie beginning of the lor.g stralgl:
_ rade down from the east along wh'c
U-l Knglneer ( lifton was driving li;
c miss rsatinte Gunter, Mr. M. B.
h Edwards, Mrs. Gunn, Mr, Klnnie
ir Hartley,
n March to Cemetery,
n Addrtss-Col. E P. Stiother.
t Decoration cf Graves,
it Chorus ? Bonnie Blue FlaR?School
it Children.
h
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Current Expenses aud
Taxes Paid, 435.63
Due tu Banks and Bankers, 116.10
Individual Deposits Subject
to Check, 77,797 43
Bills l'ayable, Including
Time Certificates representing
Borrowed Money, 10,000.00
rp^i-?
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route. If yo'
styles that a
solutely c
come here,
showing' at 1
^ > V V-y X A ' %~J
a want volving over b
re ab- Reason Sec*
4orrppt,
Our ma^e a compl
.00 1.- riddance of j
lalf the stocks,
ond?a determination
ete and most emph;
ill accumulations n\
"* Patterns.
We deal direct
;o with the manufa
turers and are c
che jobbers list ;
/pr- 1
ni^ht train through the storm (
vincl and rain. Itu->hin?r towards tli
1_7 >bstreeling car, it looked as ir tlier
*y was no hope f jr train or crew, 'i her
was only t i me to reverse iiis engin
rnd then came the crash. The locc
>n nc.tive was hurled fictn the track
hot fortunately remained upright 01
IS its wheels. A number of rails wer
orn mi and fiyhl lii* ca rs liki
' LttM'iLLb.
< Mr. Reuben Mcl'artha left Sunday
'<* for Brat tit boro, Yt.. where he will
c spend the summer with Maj. Childs
? and family.
i, Mr. W.M. xYallirg, who has been
L. visiting Mr. J. II. Itodie left Tuerpay
for his home in T.enHv s n
XULill, J i -0.o4lt.I6
STATE OF K)i:'l II ( A? OLINA J
C' unty of Lexington, f
Before me came A. O. Junes f'ashier,
of ('lizcns Bank of liaU-J urg
.vho bei ig duly sivi rn, says i!iai ihe
ibove a - (1 foregoing Mau-im-nt is a
.rue -lition of .said Bank, aliown
>v the ?uks of lile in said bank.
A. C. Join s
50 and 2.00 c
be matched f
than double
mount.
'or less Purchases anc
the a- Peason is at
money, if yoi
nrofits on on
W ,
I slow sellers while
its best. If you vz
i care to share in
ir sales for Mav rr
? uuyers. we ca
the and do save you tl
,inc jobbers profit.
Whatever wrii
tht kle Fashion says
irrif 30 Viar?o WJh o
n toys down ilie steep embankment
l?i <?me to right, some to left of tin
truck. A number of them were re
I need to kindling wood, two of then
having been burned i.p
It seems little less than miidcuh u?
that not a man of the crew was hurt
All trains were delayed yesterday
\o 22, due to reach Columbia at 10:.'K
Miss Sallie Iiodie returned home r
- 'ast Friday; she reports a nice time
while iii Hamberfr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Caughman at ,
tended the funeral of Mr. liouknighl .1
Tuesday.
Miss G..fT was visiting Mrs. J. 1")
> Langforri last week.
Sworn and subscribed before me,
,lils 11 tli day of May iyoG.
N Rogers Bayiy L S.
Correct Attest
X. II riMMKUMAN)
. EDWARDS > DIUECTORB.
r. FRANK KNEECE.)
A\
here and parti
ot' bargains.
Yellow tags
figures, are ph
^ j?__ 11 (T?-i r r\r\r\ r
icipate in this great f e
with cut prices, in pi
iced on an aggregate
v r\ I 1 n . V
'XI Jl V ^ AKJ 11V1 Vf I f X 1 CI
>ast sver worth the
fabric and worl
. manship can gi\
air is here. We su
Che most critic;
a m., did not get in at- all. Latei
v 4- trains were run \ia the Southern
^ * track between Columbia and New
b;rry. 1 lie way is open this morning
and trains are ruoni'.g as usual.?The
T(- state.
it A SURPRISE IN JOHNSTON.
Johnston, May 8.?Special: The
Dr. E.J Etheredgc and Prof. W. A
Miealy went down to Lexington n
lay.
Miss Alice Wise is quite sick with
measles this week.
Mrs. Virginia Kramer left a few |j
days ago for Augusta. Shespent sev- ^
ral months at tlie home of Mr. M. M
UJJA V 1111111
Mr. Li:i Mrs. Alonzo Gunter spent
undar in LeslnRtou.
Mrs Jim Gofer was the guest, of her
lothei Mrs. F. O. Gunter Sunday.
Mr. One Fall ttie Jt. rt. agent who
as been with us for several months
as bee*- moved to Barton.
Miss Carlisle --
, AMERICAN BEAUTY STY
IllMllH COTMt Co. Sol
A i 1
iuny ifao,uuu.i
chandise that
could procur*
come and test
bove statemer
I - A
iu wortn or the best n
money and experie
2. Meditate upon ;
the accuracy of th<
its and the following
ler- t a s t e?we satis!
n: ( the most practic:
ano sense with a stoc
5 a. by far larger tha
Ag_ >ur best past shov
, conniunuy was surp.ispu 1 nii niter
noon by the announcement oi tin
narriage of Miss Helen Ilricc, of
ElJ BlacUstock, to L)r. Philip II. Eve o'
Beach Island, at 6 30 P. M. Miss
'*? 'trice has been in charge of the niuaie
,y-k department of tlie school here foi
aine months, and there is deep re
Jx. gret at her sudden departure. ?Ex.
Miss Gladys liladon Is spending
i Tew days in Augusta this week. A
Mrs. J. L. Matthews and Miss 1
Rosalie Ucndrix left for Augusta
fue.-day, w here they will spend some ii
time with relat Ives. g
Mrs. Eudora Etheredge and daughter
spent Tuesday in town. t
? ~..UII nils in our
trecti; .hopping Tuesday.
Miss < arl liutto is spedding this
'eek in town with her sister to the
elightof her many friends.
Mr. llonry Lyles who has been an'tc
1 forsevcral days is able to be up a.
tin.
Miss Lizzie Rawls was called to
>ranuebiin? tnlc *-. - *
American i:
Corsets
We have
most fortun
securing- the
j i
eauty ures:
' $6.0o Suits
been $7.50
ofa in $10.00
Aze m $12.50 ;
agen- 18.00&20.00 smts
$4.95 10c Dress Goods
$5.50 I2 1-2c44 41
$7.S 5 15c 44 44
$10.00 20c 4 4 4 4
$14. g5 25r 4 44
ing.
For our Anim
tc MARK DOW
ioc \1A"V SALE we ai
offering fully ha
.T- .win* cfriplr of* mif-f
FOR SALF?One square piano In fine
nl -ondltlon. Gordon the Jeweler. Remember
Gordon the reliable Jeweler
with your watch, clock and Jewelry
(- pairs. Ilatasburg, S. C.
!' BAXTER AND
Mr. Arthur Sliealy spent Wednesday }
in town.
MissLlesslc Mitchell, who taught a t(
successful scliool at Philadelphia, S. (
came home Saturday. ^
Miss fr'ianuis Lindh-r and s.sler, of n
Gilbert. nl Wednesday afternoon
in town. h
.. n ?m tu iue ueaide
of her cousin Mrs. Hoed who
led there Sunday.
Mr. Henry Dykes, of Aikan. v .is in
own on business last \?eek.
Mbs Geneva J? ties, of Wet mrv
oent Sunday witli Iter home folks
ear here.
Mr. Win t lock is our station .-gent
ere
cy ior tnis
famous corse
stands with
rival for peri
and comfort.
in fill
JUStly $2.00 Hats
5t It $,"S0
iout a llf0 Slz.?es
feet fit ?
Made c rockery
2 orirl
$1.50 37 1 -2c 44
$1.20 50c 44
$2.00 75C **
$1-50 $1.00
and Qlasswa
lyc ^ Wi. UK UUL t<
3(c the-core prices.
3Vc you're interest?
^ nothing will pleas
? us more than ha\
re. you come here ar
it HULON.
[J Well, I am just liack from tlif
county convention held at Lexington.
50 The attendance, considering the
-j, veather. was very large Kverytl.ir.g
' passed *?tT ?ju ict 1 j, yet there was s imi
^ sign of candidates. This Is perfectly
BATESB13RG S DEPOT. 1
CITIZENS DEMAND BETTER AC- ?
COMMODATES FROM SOUTHERN
RAILWAY. i
Snpr.inI t i Th..
We were glad to see Mr I. more
ones and wife ?in our streets Monday
Mrs. I> C. smith and liar daughter
usie\isifed ulatives at Steed mans
1st week.
Miss Brittle hunter vlio lias been
Mending Lecsville college came home
'uesday.
ttr- -
All Ull kJ \J J IV^k
Money refun
four weeks i
satisfactory.
Prices 50c to
TTT nil
j ctiici yhis department
C16Q 111 sections and contai
if not |0c tables, containii
feature that is dra^
$2.50 ?
comment
is keeping pace with the o
ns some very special bargi
lg articles worth fully 35c
ving crowds every day.
jrnent Reauisit
lthei put our statement
>ins. figures, qualitie
is a the fit and hang (
our garments 1
the test.
natural ami me primaiy canon an
g has looj? since got use to all kinds ol
' 'reatment and people. While we art
S all ?latming t o be Hlmon pure demon
orals, the> are several kinds of us, nri
)T the greatest trouble is to define what
U_ kind we are. Nevertheless, the can'
lidates have put new handles In tliei 1
axe, and whenever they can yet a fellow
to turn to suit them, they grind.
Batcabu .j, "J.?A meeting wa.
. held in the opera house .Monday aftei- ^
noon lo discuss and devise plans fui '*
I belter accommodations at the Soullern
railway station. If there evei
w sa town more in need of attentioi
r in this respect than Batesbuig is at
p esent il is indeed in a poor plight
T.ie present depot is small, dilamdi
??e regrti 10 state while Capt. J. F.
vies wu Working in his rrill Mon*
ay he had the misfortune to get his
sg broken.
Mr. Jessie Ilall was In town today.
"Sparrow"
OtiRUGHTS.
w e mi in
ders same lit
ceived.
WHIT
Your every want
)lir re- part men t. Our stc
stylish and at price
ten" drv
- -*
has been anticipated in this
>ck represents every thing tli;
:s that defy the big city store
' noons(
~ We fill mail o
n is tiers same hour r
s- ceived.
"n MO A f\iv
Farm work has he m hindered b\
!*- rain unl il Generat Green has about
g got possession.
The stand of colton was rover bett
*r and has a healtliy at p 'Uianoe
? Gardens are up to the stand id,
r with plenty of greens aiUj irish p >ta
toes, radishes and sugir pea3 <)! :
r led and ungainly in appe rui.ces in
theextreme. It is thoroughly in.xequate,
shabby and uncomfortable. ^
and not at all in keeping with tin
growth and needs of an enterprising 0
town . *
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Mr V.\ C. Farber was chosen chairman
of the meeting and Mr. J. C.
(Slover, secretary. The situation was' fc
ktnteshuvg has liad eliclrio lights
ow fur n ?re than eighteen months,
nd (hiring all that time there, has
3en but >nc break (lown or the loss
flight More ihan (tie night. This
;cord is rar better tban any town's o I
jr si/.e itliisitate.
Mr. V II. (Hern, the general manaer,
has ?.ivtn the town his lest efirU
at:" !?ne "* !
KILLED NEGI
BATESBURG,
\flirt brought out as to the alTair: ,
ill J. U a',a'> Edward Johnson wen
, house of one I-ula Carswell.}
SOUTH CARO
Abraham and surrender and no one would
t to the him. The negro replied, en
Lhnut mi that he won'.d ???.? '
^viui ni ^ I
UNA.
hurmj o arrfat the drunken negro. As s
rsinK, as Mr. toward turiud. the tut
I'm so ?iaci them old urown eyed peas
* are about gone and forgotten. They
arc* a little better than nothing when
I am real liunRry.
The (train has improved very much
during t lie last showers.
? The Iluion Sunday school reortfan1
i/.od last Sunday with encouraKinit
ion ' ?
ijo prospects. I'lease remember the hour
.iiuii* ni.sctivscn bv Messrs T. I). Ker-lgj
na^han. L. D. Cullum, 1). P. Hodia,' c(
\V. (' Hales and Dr. W. II. Tirrraer-j*
man. L
The u i)ow I tig gentlemen were elec-'t*
led tuconfer with Mr. Henry Williams,
superintendent of l Ins division, w
and endeavor to interest liirn in Hit se
movement looking in a new passengei in
stuMnn li??. u?.?- rn i? ?'
u<.su uuurmg in i:is enrgy.
Tnere are about 1200 incandesMt
and 20 arcli lights now iu use in
ie stores and dwellings inside the in*
irporaUd limits. A ppioximately
velve miles of wire has been strung.
For the putt year Mr (jlrnn has
ired and installed all the lights himIf
during the day, w ith the help of
s son, lunar. During last niont ?>
SAVE HIMS
NEGRO UNDER ARRESTS
TOL OFFICER MUSGO S
WHO IS FORCED TO
in or? r nrrriw
Til* 11 hour previous to the kiili
hill knocked at the door. Mary
? I another occupant of Hie hoi
J hi in to tfo away, that he et
iriinpn piq_ come in. Johnson said lie wa
i in, and proceeded to break l
1AMUELS down, and upon kroinhr in tl
cnnnT sai(1 ht* was hunlin^ ,)is
oUUU I 1 Becky Brown. The Car swell
IP r ....I..
?... - vwim liiri ami
ng, and Hieofficers had better stay out,
Weaver, Howard stepped Inside and the
ise, told struck him on the shoulder w
uld not knife. The blade of the knife s
s coming the suspender buckle and broke
the. door blade of the knife lessening th
ic house the force of Hie stab. Mr,
woman, pulled his pistol. v\hen the i
woman KrasPed It, and In the struggle it
uiui cimmenced to pull back. but. wh
''liif? Mr Howard turned and spoke to hi
negio lie said be would go to jail. A f<
a minutes after theciiief left tbe nog
truck made a lunge at Mr. Samuels ai
! tlio succocpid in getting bis pistol at
ereby succeeded in getting his pistol at
How- was making an attempt, to shoot wlu
negro i the oft'eer grasped it. In the kcuIT
I waslllipnUi.ll w:.c a ieol. ?
isa.ao p. m.
en ;
lm ' Mrs. Y II. Wa'son is being treated
?w by nr. Timmerman o( Matesbiug, I ut
ro sorry to say sbe is st ill very ill, and i?,
mi indeed a great suit* rer.
d I will c ose by saying to a!I my far
'd mer fri. nds, don't neglect, to set out
your potato plants, it tnay not rain
again soon.
?.iai)ia. x. i>. nt-rna-jth
glian, L. D. CuJlum and W. C. Farber. j w|
Dr. W. ll.Timmcrman offered strong in
resolutions condemnirg the preset l o.
-duration and praying tire railroad for Tii
relief. The resolutions were adopted lur
manimouslj v\ilh the above commit dei
tees being instructed to lay then j0i
before the proper authorities. The dw
tizens of ba'esbnrg are a unit with ^
e following stores and houses were
red and are now using the current,
additi >n to those already installed:
J. Harris, drug store: I)r. W. P.
mmermun's residence; Fred K Cuh>
n, resilience: J. II. Mailman's restice;
J. D. Tlmmons, diug s oiej K.
les, residence and J. J. Ttiwl's
tiling
Muv<? f "* ,i""? "* '
jn OLiil Li hi L111
Aik-in, May 8.?Special:
Johnson, a negro, was
times and killed by I'ol
Musco Semuels Monday n
12 o'clock, on Main street,
well avenue. Mr. Samuel
charging his duty as a
when th"? negro grasped
O nil U/'l U utl amivtimr f l
.-JOIIK unu uuii in miner, wno 11V
'L* by for a policeman. Miller
Abraham turned with Ofllcer Sannjels
shot three son ,,afl left ti,e |l0uSe and li
ice Ofllcer across the street where Hcckj
tght aliout jived. Mr Samuels went ov<
near Ham- aiui tried to get Johnson to ct
Is was dis- an(] surrender, but the negro
policeman j .tll,i refUsed to do so wlieren
his pistol officer sent for Chief Howar
ea near I u,^iiaigea. out no one was hit.
soon re-' ^amile'K struck tlie negro
John- I cI,,b> an(1 was taken outside ii
i&d gone n'Pl1, clothes. Mr. Samuels
r It (iv\n back fur the negro's el. thes.
ir there! w,,en l,e waH insirle the negro i
ims out attempt to get a base hall
> cursed w,|leh was lying near and < hief ]
pou thv. ard knocked him down wito his <
d. who rids seemed to suhrin* tKo
...>u uioviiaif;v'u Uiil'C. it
Mr. negro I eing strong, it was not casi
wiiii wrenched from h!? hands Art<
11 's making an elToit to get the wcapu
went: Mr. Samuels turned it on Johuro
ai d who si ill had it In Ids h.nds, and lire
nade j several times. Two halls entered hi
hat' body, going through it, and one bal
How- struck the negro in the head, makiiii
club, j a slight wound.
rni. ~ I
,e A.
I y
i, last. Mr. Hamucls linm diately sorn
rendered to the sheriiT.
d The verdict of the coroner's jury
s was that the deceased came to his
II death fron: gunshot wounds indicted
^ by Musco Samuels, and that it was a ,
iustitl&lile IlOmipiHn
efiTeuce to Mils matter, and If there to I
is any virtue in concert of action It K
will not be long befote Kateaburg will col
vase ti> l>e an eye-sore to the travel- |](
rig public so far as her depot iiccoir.- J. }
modatioi s .ire concerned. H
1st.
Do you l ave that longing for some in^'
thing you dont know what, when wiL
..a<c k>??n ' lieir orders
i ut in are: J. Frank
ece, u. T. Wright, J. B. ?i.cl lathV.
F. > trot her, I>r. L M MitchMisaes
Jones, L. C. Hari 'ey and
A'aiter McCartha.
, is said that commencing Och her
the lights will be burned all dnrthe
night, thereby doing a?;iv
h the prrfrt lr? onvenh nee
(VIIU UVIAiKipVIII^ l/U
wheu Mr Samuels pointed
on al the negro and tired,
still had his hand on the pi
Coroner O*eos liel ' an in
morning and the following
'iiwi "'f j lives nearby. When Mr. Ilow
the wrap rived he found Mr. Samuels
The negro porch waiting for him.
stol found a negro on tin-ironi p?n
quest this was drunk. Mr. Howard ca
tacts werejojin80n aud told him to co
.??*!<?.
ard ar- 0 tlcers went down ti.e street, ci
on tlie in* to the guard house.
He a 1? o After t ley #ot ab>ut fiOO or flOO v
roll who Mr. Howard turned him over to
llod to Samuels,while lie went baok to s
me ou. moris the witnesses to Court, and
1IU": After the shooting Mr. Samuel
lrr>'* went over to I>r. Hall's and summon
ed him, and hen walked up tlx
ards street, when he met Mr Howard, wlu
Mr. upon hearing the pistol shots, hurum
rlid hack. Together they came hack
aisoand /ound the negro breati 1 ?g h)k
s Officer .Samuels has been :i mernbei <
- of the Aiken police force for about * \
i yearanda half, and lias gained tlit ?
) respect of all of onr citizens. lie t
a cool, brave man, and Mould not lak
Ife except in a case of self defence
Njvs & < pi, ler. S
^ou go to eat. You know that some- 14,6
liing is lacking; best try some of slc,<
lelnzs 57 varieties of Pickles, Relist . oasi
s etc and you will find that it fills \ m0'
hat long felt want and satisfies. A ('
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