Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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pr V u 1 c-Come to Headquarters and you will always be Satisfied. L. D Cullum Co. I Per the latest and be ?t nale I For the best Qua shells go to u*tl? go to I * The BATESBURG ADVOCATE *0MS BATESBURO, S. C.. FRIDAY, Oct. 12, iqo6. ~~ I JACOB PHINIZY, President WILLIAM A. LATIMER, Vice Prest. GEORGIA RAI AUGUSTA, CAPITAL and UNDIVIDI Particular attention to by mail. We solicit your business 'J _ Sfcf DR. W. H. TinriRRMAN, Pres' lp A. C. JONliS, Cashier; ||Wheri You S i ton Deposit 1 In 1 he Cit 1 of Bat? |We pay you four Always courteoi j| accommodate ' SHAVING PARLORS THE BEST OP BARBERS ' HVfiRYTHINO .Vl' * HOT AND O BILL' Ak*'.> AND POOL PARLOR J. ROBERTSON PRO: y' ... ? i . nnrnrrniT iff & rumm . uuuun MAHAL 1. New York 10 9-7. Batesburg 11 1-16. f COMING ATTRACTIONS AT THE COLUMBIA THEATRE. Wednesday 17th, Sergeant Kitty Thursday 18ih, Lecture by llobson Friday 19th. Arthur Dunne Saturday 20th, It Happened in Wood lind. Legal Advertisements. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ? County of Lexington?In the Court of Common Pleas. M. R Gunter, M. S. Gunter. Mary C, Padgett, Gtorgianna Anderson and I. P. Gunter, Plaint ItTs, Against a ij 'V.jtvi?r ti'mmii i, Hoard and Ida E. (Pinter, Defendants. Partition. In obedience to the Decree of tin Court herein signed by Hon. Ernest (Jary, Presiding Judge,and dated Sept ember 21st, 190?, I will sell to thehigh est. bidder at public outcry, before tin Southern Railway passenger depot, it the town of Hatecburg, So. Car., 01 the Fourth Monday (the 22nd, day) ? Octorber, 19''G: at eleven o'clock it the forenoonAll t hat. certain tract, of land situate In the County of l.exington an< Suite of Sou 11 Caiolina, coi tiinini Sixty and three quarter acres, more o less, bounded on the North by land of N. A Rate, John Rell Tow*11 am Jonah Ilite; on tlie East by land o Jonah Ilite; on the South by lands c Isaac Edwards and on the West b lands of N. A Hates, as more foil appears by a plat thereof made by \\ A. ('touch,Surveyor, January J, lyat Terms of Sale:?(>ne third cash, lit balance in two equal annual In.stal merits, with interest from day of sal aecored by bond of the purchaser an mortgage with a clause providing f< nil costs and Attorneys lees, for th premises sold-with leave to pay a cash. Purchaser to pay fur papers. J/'Xi' tfion, *. .September 281,h, 1008. Samu< 1 It. George, rinrk or the Court. M' Ssrn. Saww-r \* Owens, Plaintiff's Attorneys* CHARLES G. GOODRICH, Cashle RUFUS H. BROWN, Aast, Cashier ILROAD BANK , GEORGIA. ED PROFITS, $500,000.00 the conduct of accounts i and invite correspondence. t. U. X. OUNTUR, Vlce-Pres't. ^ M. W. PKRRY, Ass't Cashier. g ________________ | ^ ell Your Cot-Jj Your Money p izens Bank | esburg. | per cent interest.^ us and ready to |? a /mi?? nnifafic U UUI putl UUJt ^ ; AND POOL ROOM. -HOT.-TOWELS ALWAYS STERlUZED. QLtf BATHS. S IN REAR OF BARBER SHOP. "> -- fcaCesbui S. C. i NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. By a decree of liis II mor Ernest Gary, Judge of the Fifth Circuit, now on file in this otlice, all persons indebted to the estate of Mrs. Barbara Gunter. deceased, are required to make Immediate payment to the undersigned ^ and all persons having claims again.-, said estate are required to file them with me properly proved SAMUEL B. GEORGE, Clerk of the Court, Lexington Co. October 5th. 190'i GOVERNOR HAS PLAN. | GOVERNOR HEYWARD WILL PRESENT BEFORE SOUTHERN GOVERNORS A REMEDY FOR GROWiNG EVIL. Columbia, Oct. 10.?Governor Ileyward will attend the meeting of Southern governors in Nashville nexf month for the purpose of putt ing a I plan before the meeting, which he think? w il so've the lynching problem. lie I.as bi en impressed recent 1> ? with the success of two instances ot f, ids providing for speedy trials as a .^ v.n/lu (., I I.I.. .Into ,1...* x. f , nn i ciiiviij in I.UI3 nuuv;?uiai ui tuc iif* . gro, Isaac Knight, wtio is to hank' at . Aiken on October 2rt, for assaulting , Mrs. E. S. Chapin, and that of Rich , ;tr1 I'argan, whois to be executed at f Mennettsvil'e tl:e 1'ririay before, for ! assaulting Mrs. l'atterson. (Jovernor Hey ward will draw up a law based i n _ a law existing In at other state, and I will get araund t he principal tbj?ci,ion usually advanced as to the victim f testifying in open court by providing s for her evidence to be taken only be [i fore tlie judge, tne tccuse.l and hix r attorney, the wo nan to have any ol if her relat ives pretent site desires ? y Augusta Chronicle. , TOWN TAX DUE. e Notice Is hereby given that Town Tax Is now due at the City Treaaur(' er's office, and will he collected d without penalty until Jan. 1st, after r whljh time tha penalty will he added i' Rate of Tax 16 Mills. II J. C. CILOVHR, City Treas. $2,200 will buy 123 acres of good fanning land two miles north ol liate>burg and l.eesvllle Cue 4 rocir dwelling a.td two barns In one tract i. it. Youngbloo.l, Bateshurg, S. C ~ PERSONALS. Mrs. J. Frank Knecce ieffc Wednesday for lllshopvillc, where ahc went as a delegate to the Woman's Home Missionary Society, which is in session in that city. Mrs W. H. Uillcpie, of Salisbury, N.C.. is the guest of Miss Eunice Courtney. Mrs. Sara Shulcr anrl Miss Liz/In Sates spent Monday in Augusta. Mrs. M. F. ITarmao, of Lexington, Is visiting relatives in the eity. Mr. W. B Glenn spent Tuesday at | Ills old home in Augusta. Miss Lyl llaynes, of Leesville, was in town recently. Mr. ana Mrs A. L. Earglc, of the Delmar section were in town shopping on Wednesday last. Miss Ellic iiodic, of near llolston's Cross ro&ds, was in town shopping one day this week. Mrs. N. A. Hates, and daughter, Miss Mannie, spent Wednesday in Augusta. Mr. Frank Watson, of Ridge Spring, was seen on our streets one day this week. ... t;"> Tula _T?lT lUlbM'S JT'lllllJi* ' ^v?\/rv uuu -? coat, of LeoHVille, were In town Saturday last. Mis. Jim Crouch, of Ashevllle, N. C., is visiting Mrs. R. S. Simmons. Mr b. V. Riser, of Leesvllle, war in the city on Monday last. MissMilie Mlnlck and mother, of t he Sard Is section, were In the city on Wednesday. Mr. W. W. Watson was a visitor to Johnston Sunday. Mr. M. .T. llolstein and son Grover, were here Tuesday. Mr. D. E. Ridgell epent Sunday with his parents here. Miss bell Miller Is visiting in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gunn spent Sunday in Johnston. Mr. C. L. Jones visited Augusta Sue* lav. d * ? - ? Mr. Minis Hartly visited friends at Johnston Sundar. , Mr. W. 11. Marvin, of Charleston, spent Saturday and Sunday here. Misses Ousley and Hateir.an, of Leesvllle, were In the city Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. D. 1?. Rodie spent Sunday with relatives at Johnston. Mr. Ollie Uogburn, or ttuige spring, w:is in the city on Sunday. Prof. I). B? Bushy, of Monetta, was in the city yesterday. Mrs. B. B. Hare and Miss ClaudiH Edwards, of Lcesville, were in town Monday. Miss Marie Coleman, a talented young lady of Johnston and teacher ol art at Leesville College, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. N. Kogcrs Bayly. Mr. T. B. t^uattlebauin and his son. Dessie, are quite sick, with n.abuiai fever, and we learn that Mr. Landon (Juattlebaum. another son, has the same fever in Augusta. They have all down on Mr Quattlebauin'n place, near Wiliiston, and it seems that the fever was contracted there. Mr. J. W. Ridgeli, who haR been building a dwelliogat thesame place, was brought home on Wednesday night with the same fever, and is now quite sick at Ids home near here. WEDDING IN JOHNSTON. Johnston, Oct. 11.?A quiet marriage was performed last evening in tire presence of a few friends and relatives at tire Methodist parsonage at 6;30 o'clock when Itev. .1. Y7. Arial united the hearts and lives of Mrs Marina Hart and Mr. Charles Carson After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs Carson were welcomed at the home of Mr Carson's daughter, Mrs P. C. Stevens where gathered to maet them were the close relatives Immediately on J the arrival a supper was served to the following: Messrs. A. P. Crouch, J. L. Oxner, Alvln ICtheredge, Ira Car son. L. S. Vv liite, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. II White, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Derrick Mr. Carson is one of the firm of Carson, Crouch A Oxner and a gentleman 1 of wide popularity. He is being congratulated upon having won so esll 1 mable a lady for his lifelong compan ton.?The State. I for rent. On desirable two horse farm, just one and one-half miles South ol 1 Bateshurg; good dwelling with barn ' and stables; one tennnnt house. A| yly quick to t D. R. HALTIWANOER, Advocate Office. JACK FROST DOES 1 MUCH DAM- 1 A6E. DAMAGE TO COTTON' THE GREATEST, , BUT ALL YEGE- ? TATIONSUF- I | FERS. I' The cold snap this week has (. done considerable damage to crops In all sections. Particularly cotton? " which is later tins year than for ?ev eral years past. ^ In South Carolina the damage Is ^ great, but reports from Georgia show ^ that it is even greater in that State; w It being estimated by President JIarvie Jordan of the Cotton Association that ^ the damage in Georgia alone will at reach '>0,000 bales. This has been the rc coldest weather for October in a ot decade or more. m In New Yor'*. snow and sleet has to fallen doing and great damage, wrecking teleplione and telegraph lines, and j)f interfering with other traftic. tv On the basis of those reports cotton has taken a considerable jump, and Hi from present indications the market gi will go higher than for years. tr Farmers should hold to their cot us , Ufn . ~1. 1-~ *- -? ? 1 vim. iiaicu iuu maiKUL ciusmy anu ui when It reaches the highest point, kl sell. te t! LITTLE ROTH CULLUM DEAD. " CI On Monday about noon the beautiful tl soul of a little child left this world of to sorrow to rest forever with the God V( t of Heaven and Earth. ti Little Ruth Cullum was born on Feb. 21. 1905. and had brightened the hi hearts and home of her parents, Mr. e< and Mrs. L. I). Cullum, for a little mpse than a year whgu she was strlck- ^ pri with pneumonia and a. r an til < >j, ness of two weeks the Merciful hand II jf God soothed tIre little sufferer into e: a sleep from whicli there Is no awak '* enlng save at the Resurrection Dawn ^ After appropriate ceremonies con ducted by the Rev. J a be/. Karris at the h grave the little body was interred In yi the City Cemetery at ten o'clock Tues day morn log, Oct. 9. 19of>. (l. The friends and relatives of the fr bereaved narer ts grieve w 1! h them in it this great sorrow; but God knows be t v ci and "sometime?somewhere, we shall n know and understand " LEESVIILE. ; We are glad to note that Mrs. (Jor- i! ley of this town is convalescent. Mr. Luther Kinard went to Lcxing* t ion Monday on business. Col. Asbill was called to Lexington on business Saturday last,. F Mr. James Dodd, of Ratesburg, was in towt. on business last week. Mrs W. II. Chewning and son Richard, of near hishopville. are on a visit to Mr. R. E Che.wning of this place. u Mr. E. E. Ilagood who has been in t larendon for a while contracting t work spent Sunday in town with liis ( family. c lit T.l? %r ri? . ? C misM-siuii ami iMiuiue rmeaiy, or ll.iteshurg. It. F. 1?., have accepted s work with the Leesville Mattress Fac- 1 tory. Miss Mamie Padgett who lias been [ s.lending the summer in New York, lias returned to f.eesvilie Oollege and will continue her course in vocal music. Master Harold Body spent Saturday i and Sunday with relatives in Monet* ta. Mrs. F. E. Brodie, of route l, visited Mis H. A. Meetze Saturday A MUTE WEDDING. i Augusta, 0a.( Oct. 10.?Miss Carrie , Anna Wall, of Augusta and Alexander Denlmm Estill ot Savannah, both deaf and dumb, were married here today by Itev. O J. Whllded of Balt imore ilso a mute. The bridesmaid likewise is a mute. The couple are prominent in Georgia, the gioom being a . nephew of .1. II. Estill, proprietor of i the Savannah News. ?The State. FOR SALE. A five room dwelling and lot con talning one and five eights of an acre 1 with orchard. Apply to P. II. Aibill. Batesburg, S. C PARSON PETITION) FORROB'T. JONES.> EXTERMINATED PEESSLEY FAB- ? ILT IN EDGEFIELD. I A petition hr.s again been presented 'j or the pardon of Robert T. Jones. 'no trial of Jones, the mistrials and e ppea s thai followed, and his linal ** onviction are facts almost forgotten 'l y lawyers and others who followed H he case fiom 1885 to 1891, when Jones |r nally was convicted and sentenced to is long term of years. w KnliorL T .Tn.iov wlm livoH In P.rliTA eld county, was charged with the mrder of Edward Pressley, Sr., and is two sons, Edward Pressley, Jr., nd Charles Pressley. lie was tried >r the killing of two of these men, ut his conviction 011 the killingof the itlier of the two hoys was all that *;1 as ever obtained. c According to the story from some of ls le old supreme court briefs, Jones 1 id the Pressley family, who were his datives by marriage, bought a tract ' land from the slnk'ng fund comlssion, Jones paying Ills share. Af- \y rwards, because of failure to make ill payments, the land was bought |lc ick by the State and rented out for vo seasons to the same family. It, The killing occurred, according to sr: I? testimony of t'lias. Ilrooks, a ne- ac o, and the only eye-witness to the m agedy, because of a dispute over tlie no >e of a uart of tlie laud. Jones shot ic of the brothers with his gun and lllod the other, win pursued him af>r tne shooting, with a knife. lie ca ten went back and killed the father. 1)0 -Iward Pressley. Sr. There we-c sev ne al mist rials on the cuse and finally 11' le Stale obtained a change of venue A ?Lexington county and secured a w ?rdictof manslaughter and a sen- na jnce of 25 years for Jones. Jones en- nt :red the penitentiary in 1891 and the fe me lie had been In jail during the ,n earing of the other cases was deductl,so that he now has about Ave ca sars to serve. qi At various times attempts have ^ een made to secure a pardon for fr ones, and the present petition states 1,3 tat his wife and all of his children, ^ xcept a daughter, are dead and she A as no means of support. The paper 1)1 ill be referred to the board of par- ^ Dns. ?> 4 It Is said that this case, which was card in the courts for at least five kl ea's, resulted in several very Impor- n< int changes in the law covering horn:ide cases. The number of challeng- " 5 allowed a defendant was cut down ... ^P om 20 to 10, a law was passed proniL- *" ing bail in appeal cases, where the vV ntence w as over 10 years, and a pref li; idetit was fixed for a change of vcue when the motion was made by the ai late. The decision of the pardon e' oard will be awaited with much in- v' fiest Jones is now an old man and lis understood that strong elTorts til be made to secure his release from . I e penitentiary.?The State. WEDDING IN SALUDA. 1; t I IR.H. B. MAYNARD WEDS MISS ' BRIGHTIE CLARY-OTHERS J MATTER. Saluda,Oct. 10.?Dr. II. B. Maynard if Greenwood and Miss Brightle Clary I >f tit is county wore quietly married at 1; lie liome of the bride's father, near a Coleman's on Saturday. Miss Clary v Klines of one of the oldest families in t laluda county. Dr. Maynard Is a very v luccuessful oculist and has many friends r Jiroughout the State. c Rev. T. P Burgess, the paster of the t ICdgcfleld Presbyteiian church was in " Saluda yesterday. f The Rev. Mr. Hair.travelling repre- i jentative of the Baptist, Courier, occu i pied the pi?lpit of the Baptist church I here Sunday morning and again at night. Mrs C. Lee llatiaway and Mi ? Ruth Etneredge of this town liave returned home after an extensive trip through the New England States Mr. J. M. Crout, who is carrying a complete fine of hardware, is enlarging liis store room. Tin; sunshine of the past, two days lias put new hope in the farmer's heart, Cotton is being gathered rapidly and the gins are run to their fullest capacity.?The state. FELL FROM i WAGON. Wards, Oct. 11.?Young Gist Pou, the 12-year-old son of Mr. E. G. Pou. near nere, suiierea quite r pamrui accident, yesterday by falling from a wagon loaded withcotton. The wheel passed over one loir, breaking or severely fracturing the limb. Pro hably an opera! ion will be necessary. Ex. HERE AND THERE FHINGS ABOUT TOWN OF INTEREST TO EVERYBODY. Dr. W. II. Timmcrman' has In his rontyard two plants which are worthy f notice. One la an Okra, which leasurcs in height twelve feet and iur lushes and at Its base eight inches i circumference. The other a Palms hrUtti the laigesc we believe that has vcr been grown in this section, and is lore like a tree than what is common* ' called a Castor bean; It is at least ftcen feet high with large branch- ( g limbs and by actual measurement ' seventeen and one quarter inches here it comes through the ground. 1 The Baptist church is being moved ( the rear of the lot on which it now s ands. There will be erected on le oid site, but slightly nearer the ,rect a handsome brick strucire with a seating capacity of about ur hundred. The old building after c iving been moved to Its desired loca- s on will be remodeled and used as a irsonage. c I! About December the first Mr. W. '. Watson will change his place of I ode. He has purchased the new r use recently erected by Mr. A. L irgle of Delmar on Summerland 1 eights, opposite the dwellings of Mes <. 3 Miller and Rikard Mr. Watson c quired the property In exchange for v s property ?*ext to the Baptist church w occupied as a hotel. v d rv.. n - j ? uu rnuay iasc an alligator was light on the batiks of a highland f rnrt on the property of Mr. Stcvans, ( ;ar Monetta. The animal was napng and wounded with a shot gun. t tier considerable work it was lassoed Ith a trace chain by a colored man lined Ilence Smith, and tied to a :arby tree and killed. It was six et long and weighed about two t inderd pounds. A number of Alligators have been s pturcd in these ponds and it is a r lestion of speculation as to how they it there. Some people say they crawl { orntheedisto river, but as the dis- x idce in many Instances Is sj great, te supposition is not feasible, | number of small pet alligators are | ought hero at dlflferent times by irties coming up from Florida to tow their friends as sou venters and 'ter a short while the owner, not [lowing what to do with them and ( it caring to kill the creatures, lets it 1 ) Into some nearby pond and in time ' grows to large proportions. * Ixiring the winter they bury them- ' Ives in the mud and escape the cold ! eather. It is said that some cases live been reported where alligators 1 ave caught sheep and hogs grazing round these ponds hut as none have rpn hn?n <>jllirht In I lin 'lot < >" nonnnt [niche for the assertion. ( I Mr. John Sturman, a past master In i le art of selling edibles, visits Hatesurg overy week in the year. He says i L tliis place tlie "Knights of the rip" can get a meal tnat will make im forget his troubles. Our hotels urnish splendid meals, but all of the bove-mentioncd fraternity do not ave as easy sailing as does brother olin, and their troubles are many. Fox hunting lias been revived lately y two Inveterate chases of "Mr layuer' M?ssrs < J raves Cooner and higene Hartley. They have gone broad many nights when the world vas sleeping, with eager intent upon he foxy fox. II reports are true and ve are correctly informed they have eally succeeded in ruuning down and :apturing One Grey who has been dueling h>s chases tiicse many years <ow as to what dog was responsible or this victory we will not dare to nimate rearing it might make serious Lroubie In the inner circles of the fox minting iraiurnny. In conjunction with the tourist hotel this winter it would be a good idea for some enterprising man to open a road house some live or six miles from the hotel where suppers or lunches could be served and private parties entertained, bay take a dwelling with about seven or eight rooms located at a convenient place with nice Inviting surroundings. Mr. E, E. Edwards of Saluda unload ed an 18 horse power engine form the carg on the side track here yesterday lie intends to pull it to Haiuda anc used it for sawing wood. The engine is a very tine one of its type and ii regged una truck making itconveinen ror moving from place to place WANTED?Two gentleman t< board?Also table boarders. Refer ence required. R. S. SIMMONS, I Bates burg. S C 1 SEABOARD TRESTLE. I IN BAD CONDITION SATS RAIL- I ROAD COMMISSIONER BANKS I CAU6IMAN. I By Long Distance Bell 'Phone. I Columbia, Oct. 12.?Railroad Com- I missioner Banks Caughman has just I finished a careful Inspection of tho I orer head trestle of the Seaboard rail- I road through Columbia, and reports that the condition of tho timber la In bad shape; that at least lifty per I sent, of the timber now on tie ground, to be used to re-place the I rotten timber now standing, is itself I 10 good and should not be U6cd. I Commissionei Caughman said tliat I le would not say that the trestle is I langerous now, but it will be in a I ihort time. I RIDGE ROAD. I Mrs. XT. Z. Adams, who has been on lined to her bed for sometime Is jlowly Improving. Mrs. J.C. Bcdenbaugh, who has bee a on lined to her room for three weeks, s able to be up. *lr. B. Mctts and daughter. Miss tarama, visited at Mr. J. M. Koon's ecently. We were glad to meet Mr. Quattle>um of The Hatesburg Advocate. Mr. juattlebum is a clever young gentlenan and makes many warm friends inhere ever lie goes. Mr. John Craps, of near Frcdonla, isitcd.atMr J. C. Swygert's last Sun lay. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Rinehart. of the Cthcredge section, visited Mr. I.onnie Jraps last Sunday. Mr. IT. Z. Adams made a business rip to Columbia this week. Mr. Ashill, of Batesburg, passed hrough our section last Wednesday. Mr. Clyde Padgett, visited at his uiuer h h,l uaiesourg iasi Sunday. We learn Mr. John MeCuller has old his farm and will move to FloIda. Mr. Ilarman, of the St. Mark's )astorate, preached an eloquent sernan at Salem last Sunday. SHERIFFS TERM OF OFFICE. The question as to the term of ofllee >f Sheriff W. C. Outzs has been raised, ind inquiry has been made of the attorney general as to the exact construction of the words "unexpired term,"stated in the commission issued. Mr. Ouzts was appointed to succeed bis father, who was elected for four years in 1904, and attorney general will probably rule that t.lie terra does not expire until 1908. The date of the commission issued does not legally constitute the term of otliee, but it has been decided in a number of cases that an appointment made to till an unexpired term was for the full term of nfllce.?The otate. AMPLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOB LEXINGTON COUNTY FAIR. The management of the Lcxingtcn County Fair wish to announce that a sutllclent number of conveyances will meet all trains at Lexington station to carry Passengers to and from the Fairgrounds at very reasonable prices. SNOW IN VIRGINIA Roanoke, Va., Oct. 10.?The tirat snow of the season to fall heie fell today. Tonight the weather is very cold and the mercury is down to the freezing point in this section. Snow fell over goutnwest Virginia today, and ^ the mountains In some places are under a wlii t.e blank*', t? in U'ht.?A ikmisUi C ornicle. ANOTHER GIN ACCIDENT HE. A. T. DAVIS OF SALDDA LOS- ^ LS HIS LEFT HAND. Saluda, Oct. 10.?Mr. A. T. Davis, who, with his father, runs a tfinnerv ** live miles west of here, yesterday brought his left hand in contact with i the saws while the machinery was in motion and it wan so badly lacerated > that an amputation at the wrist was necessary.?Ex. ; LEVY RAISED. i Johnston, Oct. 11.?The town coun- j ell held its first meeting in the new council chamber Monday evening and d the matter of most concern to the tax - paying citizens is the fact that the town levy was raised from three tu fi%?miito.?'The Bute.