The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, January 03, 1908, Image 1
The BATESBURG ADVOCATE- '
A TRI-COUNTY PAPER.
ESTABLISHED 1901 BATESBURG, S. C.< ERIDAVj ^^ SI.00 PPD ammiiu
ALL
GEORGIA RAI
AUQUSTA,
Once you open an account wi
closed -for we Rive you the t
handling of your bauking busin
old.
' WRH
AN UNVAR1
Tnc majority of on
varying story of satii
banking nccmnmoda
u* t(> suggest that y<
cd Willi our service
Citizens Bf?nk
Batesburg Shaving
Shaving 10 c
In connection is an up-to-date {
plan. French p??"1 fic per cue a
EUGENE AZE'
A -
Private Dining Rooi
Choicest Edibles of
POPULAI
Everything Clean, r
MALA VI
837 13road St.
LOTS FOK SAL!:
Desirably l> cnted in the town or
Bateshurg. See W. J. AlcCartlia oi
M. li, Rutland for prices and terms.
Tax Notice.
Notice is hereby given thai the
books will ho opened at my office
Ociober 1st for the year 101)7. l i e
rate is as follrws: ordinary town tax
3 mills, to pay out etc on towr
bonds 12 m'lls total IS mi'ls. I;ver,
person who has real estate or person
al property in town are liable to thi<
tax. Books close Jan. 20 IOOK.
Sept. 16-07 J. Al. Malpas, Ideas
FOR SALE.
Horse, buggy and harness. Ibns
fi years old, sound and gentle. Mali
cock buggy nearly new, cheap I'oi
cash. T. Halsey Fox,
Dec. 10 tf. Hateshurg, S. C
METHODIST CHURCH AF
POINTMENTS.
Appointments fur halcsburg circui
Re*. .1 S Hcaslcy pastor.
St. Johns, tirst, second and lourll
Sundays 11 a. n-. Siconl aid lift
Sundays 7.'50 p. in.
Ilidgc Spring, third and lifth Sun
days 11 a. in First Sunday 15 p. m.
Providence, sec ind tnd Joiirth Sun
days :t p. in.
Mill chapel, fourth Sunday 7 p. in
I'raver meeting at St. .'ohm* ever
Wednesday evening at 1:>
Itev. It, G* Gillespie will hold ier
vices in Kamlner Hall on the secotx
f, 111 it 11 Stindilt/s Of t>;wh r<v,i\tl, ll,,
f v i i \ a i v/*? i vn ?-< i ? ? - < vi i ' i i<
rintf 10C.8 at eleven o'clock a m. Sun
day school every Sunday at ten o'
clock. The public c ird.ally invited
OUR NEW GH1E1
OF POLICE.
Mr. John (J. Darby of Chester 1>:
l>ecn appointed chief or idlceand
now on duty. Chief Daihy, juri^'ii
from his line physical appearance ni
the good reord he brings with hi
will keep order in the bes' po?iil
maimer.
THE NE>
ILROAD BANK
GEORGIA.
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Ith this bnnk the same is seldom
test facilities to be had for the
less, but never lose sigh of the s
'E US^ING
STORY
r patrons tell an un- <
sfactlon regarding our
lions. And this impols
ju also wouid be pleasI
: of Batesburg,
Batesburg, S. C.
; Parlors
ts. Hot towels 5 cts.
>ool room tun on the popu'ar price 1
nri straight pool 2 l-2c per <me.
TTA, Prop., ttaieslmrg. S C
EPI-A.
C-AJFTEI
ms for Theatre Parties. I,
the Season.
R PRICES
Seat and Lip-to-date.
IS BROTHERS
Augusta, Ga.
COTTON MARKET. 1
Batesburg Spot 11 <
PERSONALS. :
t Mrs Salter and *on visited here last \
' week. i
r
i Mr. Loyd Jones has returned Angus1
ta, Ga.
MKs Ford is the guest of Mrs. Ileady 1
shcaly,
Mr. Neal Hartley has returned to 1
Atlanta. Ga.
r Mr. N <;. (Jooncr spent the holidays
in Charleston. '
I
Mi.ss Eula Ilrodic visited in \Vart
oner last week.
Mr W. V lioyd spent a few days in
town last week.
t
Miss Mary Al)le, of Lecsvillc, was
I here Friday last.
h Mr and Mrs. li S. Ilawl have returned
to Fiorina.
' Mrs. J. L. Gunn visited Florence
tin 11if." t he holidays.
Mi.ss Kesiio 'diapma.i of Ninety bix
lias returned home.
y .Mr. Ij. .Iotas spe:il several diysJ
in At lad til t is week.
l.lrs. William t'alo, <>i Monclta, was in
Bat'sburg Thursday
Miss Lueile Conner, of the <?. F. C.,
spt in X mas at home.
Miss Hub/ (lluver is visiting rel
_ atives in < 1 ranltcville.
j I>r. James S. F(.x has gone to ("liar
lesion on a short visit
Mr. it. ,i. Itoalwright, of near Lcesville,
was here Friday.
[1
M rs. Jim I ? i -? r ? .
I_ w.iki u i, ui ijc^svine,was i
<>n our streels Monday. I
i ( Mr and Mr-, s. ,j. ".ullum of Au^u?>*
m ia. an'v'.siLii'H In lown.
>e Mr. It irii It Jones spent ('liiisLmn* j
,.it Kersha v, his old lmn.c.
VS OF 1
Mrs. James Grosscn. of Leesvillc.
pent part of Monday here.
Miss ltosa Ftidgcll is visiting friends
,nd relatives in Prosperity.
Mr. O. N. Courtney of Wllliston
pent Monday night in town.
Mr. Graves Cooner spent a short
virile in Columbia last week.
Miss Leila Boatwrlght, of Samaria,
pem, a ciay neru .\inrs wcbk.
Mrs J B Heed lias joined her husband
who Is now at Mrs. Craven's.
,>Ir IraC Carson spent Christmas
with the home foil s In Saluda.
Mrs. Holland of Trenton spent last
Krldav in town with relatives.
Miss Maggie Brown, of near Leesville,
was a visitor here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. I). B. ltawl spent
Christinas at McCormiek, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mil shell spent a
part of Chiistrars in .Johnston.
Mr- and Mrs. Brooks Aide, ol
Augusta, w. re here hist Sunday.
Mrs L. L>. Cullu.n and children r.avc
leturned irom a visit to L,angiey.
Miss Vyola H??<1 ie is visiting friend?
u.d relatives at Gainesville, Fla.
Mr. P. It Ivj/.er of Gi bert was s
waller at the Advocate last week.
Miss Kunice Courtney was a v'sitor
Lo Augusta during ti e past week.
Miss Celia Gray, of Golutrbia, bai
been visiting rriends at this plrco.
Miss Ida and Oscar Ii'?&twright, o
aear Leesville, we.e here .Saturday.'
Mr. U. G. Swearingen of Trentor
was a visitor to Datcsburg th s week.
Mr. L. I) Cullum has been to Haiti
more and the Forth cn a business I rip
Mr A. I.., Kargle of ..Lcesviiii
was in town one day this week
Mr. ar.d Mrs John Fox, of Concord
N. C , spent Christmas in Iiatesburg
Miss Maggie llonnette, of Ilidgc
Spr'ng, visited here Friday aftc rnoon.
Mr. and Mrs T. Cooke and fain,
ily spent the day at Lexington Sun,1..
..
nay.
Mrs. W. A. Cooner has returned after
a visit to her parents at Anderson
3. C.
Mr. and Mrs J A. Miller spent sev
era I days with the home I oiks lasl
week.
Miss Mabel T: rrant left Wednesday
ror Timmunsville, where she poos t<
Leach.
Dr. Ralph Hartley of Harris Spring!
visited his mother dnrinp the IiolitUys.
Mr. To in Hutchinson j-pent tin
\mas holidays at his home in Newjerry.
Mr. Cuthbert Shealy of tJeor^elown
Is visilinK his mother Mrs It. It
JK
-jiiujuy.
Mr. Ii. W. Woodward of Barnwell
li is bjcn a visit jr Lo Batesburg recently.
Miss Nannie Hunter spent Christmi's
wiili her lather, Capl. IT X
(Junter.
Pr. J.A. Watson and Mr. I>. ]'
Hartley spjnt apart of Clirist.a as h
Augusta.
Mrs. L S Bcas'.ey and little daugh
ter. Francis, have returned from Be.rnettsville
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Kernaghan, will
little Lois, spent Christmas at Jones
boro, N. C.
Mri. Alice Cooner is visiting lie
sister, Mrs. W. W. A da us, in Nortl
Augusta, S. CJ.
Mrs. Tom Harding, of Chester, ha
been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
.1. W. Cooner.
Miss Francis Lindler and brother
.""t i. ^ t ^;ii _. _ .
Micpnem, ui ihiuuii, wcio in iow
i
Tuesdny last.
Mrs. Monroe Kneeceand littledaugh
tcr Eva, < f Monetta, spent Tuesda
lier?* shopping.
I)r. Wi'.ox of Oran^ebur^. is visit
intf Ids daughter, Mrs. L. \l Mucha',
in r li 'mo here.
Miss Rtiby Waistn is home npcndii
n-r weal ion from Eli/a'-eili (Jolh'f
at, t'harlolle, N, C
HREE C<
Report of the Contl
National Bank
At Batesbun? in the State c
viu!>c ui Business,
i
RESOU
Loans and Discounts
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured
IJ. S. Roods to secure circulation
J'remhnuson U. S. Honda
Honda, securities, etc.
Hanking: house, furniture Uxturea
Other real estate owned
Due from National Hanks(not resc
1 Due froui approved reserve agents
Checks and oilier cash items
Exchanges for clearing house
Notes of other National Hanks
Fiacllonal paper currency, nickels.
Lawful money reserve in bank, v
Hp do
Legal-tender notes
Redemption fund with U. S. Trea*
> {o% of circulatl
TOTA L
I IAKII
Capital Stock paid in
> Surplus fund
Undivided profits leas ex p. and taxc
Nat 'I Hank notes out standing
Individual depot-Its subject to cliec
TOTAL
Slate of South Carolina. County of
j I, IraC Carson,* ashler of li;
ly swear that, the above statement I
cdtfo and belief.
i Subscribed and sworn to. bef
her, 19J7.
I
Correct Attest:
N. A,
M. K.
T. 11.
Ur. W. l\ Timmerman who lias l
been confined to his home with '
1 ?iippe is out attain.
Mr. Leroy Woodward, of Uarnwcll,
i? spending a few days wit' ?-"s friend,
Mr. IJ. C. Etbcredjje. *c .
> 4? " 1
5 Mr. CaJwlie Sheal/ of \ D. 2,
Leesville, was amontf the visitors to
, Ratesburg during Xmrs 'l
i
Messrs. Curtis Cullum and Kellers ]
i Mitchell left yesterday lor Carolina (
University at Columbia I
i
Mrs. N. liters Rayly and little
- Knnice have returned from a visit to a
Mrs. C. R. liuiet in Charleston. t
Mr. Mims Hartley, formerly of
, Batesburg, but now of Columbia spent
the holidays at home willi his mother. J
Mr. M. W. Perry, formerly of bates.
L burg, but now of Jacksonville, Fla,,
spent Christmas here and at Monetta.
/ Miss Palmer, Mrs. F. A. Ccok and
> Miss Margaret C iok, of Troy, S C.,
were the guests of Mrs. C. C. Wise
, last week. 1
* I a
tf i 1 I I .? ilooeiii *st Lifirlmnn
I liVa mi t i?i am. uv^wwuiuui
V
Agnes and Kditll Jones have returned
s
to lioek Hill to resume their Htuies in
i o
Winthrop College.
a
Mr. H IIoyL Hartley, of Charleston. g
( sp mt X mas in 1'ateshurg and there- i
main ink part of his vacation at a house f
party in Anderson. s
I Mr. C. L. Jones, of North Augus'a.
passed through Hatesburg yesterday j
on Ins way to Columbia where lie will
make his future home.
Mrs. K L. Hartley will entertain
this evening at at her home
4 'Anilorac" by giving a'4 Mi it lie.' (loose"
pirt.y. AII guests aro'expectcd to ap'
pear in costume.
Messrs. Lcc Gunter, of Knoxville, |
Tenti., Nat Gunter and Dr. Dan (inn- k.
ter, have returned to their respective f
homes aft,t:r spodintf Xmas with their c
i father, ('apt. I' X. Hunter.
MeDAVID-DANIEL. <
r 1JBEJSAN Or THE ADVOCATE
MARRIED TO ONE OF LAKE
CITY'S CHARMING DAUGH I
S
TERS,
Mr. John II. McDavid tlie able and
efficient foreman of ihc Katesbur^
\dvocateand Miss Cora Daniel mic o!
n
Lake City's most popular yoioy
adies wore married on Christ ma
lay at. the home of the bruin by the
y Ilev. T. J. Ilaoke Hie Baptist preach r
of thai place1 The happy coupli
spent pari of their honeymoon at tin
I br'des home and the remainder h
l>ue West with relatives of the tfroom
They are now at Ilat< sburp. Wip
ho, e h m nothing hat, sunshine at d
te I happiness durl ig their vo.\ageae:o
' the seas of matrimony.
3UNTIES
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lition of the First j|
of Batesburg.
)f South Carolina, at the
December 3, 1907.
RCES
$103,072 50 (T
201 43 I 1J
9h n"o I
875 00
1,205 21
I, O.Ml 0J
8,806 03
rvc atfts.) $21,380 62 a
7.205 04
125 00
500 00
, and cents 50 05
Iz:
0,000 00 p<
2 son no
urcr
on) 1,250 00 $40,277 31
$184,099 08
Fhes
$25,000 00
0,000 00
s paid 13,818 25 $11,818 25 <
25,000 00
k 114,280 83
tal
$184,091) 08 ,
Lexington:
icabove-:.arced bank, do solemn- sei
Is true to the ben of my knowl- wJ
lit A C. CAI180N, Cashier tn
ore me t his 0th d iy of Decern- ..
(Ill
J NO. C. GI/)VER, cli
Notary Public .
, RATK8, Jo
Rutland, . .
Kernanhan. I
Directors. Co
OB. JAMES S- FOX1:;
ACCEPTS POSITION J<:
IN CHARLESTON 1 '
J I ? * * "V <
rei
Dr. James 8. Fox who has been Jo
iraclictng in Batesbnrg since grad- un
taliny from tlie University of Mary- *>a
and at Baltimore has accepted the oil
xjsitlon as resident physician of St.
Francis Infirmary at Cliarleston. co
The office is a very responsible one foi
ind liatesburg should be proud of da
timing out such aaen. Dr. Fox left i'?
in Tuesday. th
cei
V SUCCESSFUL SUPPER ?
AT PROVIDENCE ?
SfilMftT mi
UVilVUL*
ur<
an:
The Providence school a short dis- thi
ance Irom lialcshurj? and under the pr,
ble direction of M r. A. (J. Mitchell 0f
/as the .>cene of a delicious oyster i
upper for the benelit of the school s:l)
11 Wednesday nitfht. Cake walks \,
nd all kinds of pleasur. a were indul- a
ed in and happy were those who at- VC!
ended. The supper was a success vo
rom a linancial standpoint in every 0|j
ense of the word. C),
1 HHANfiF. IN nilR ?'
a viailtlWU ill V> Uil ^
TOWNS ADMINIS- co;
TRATION.
1 he rethink'Mayor and City CounII
k'ave way last Wednesday evening th
or the newly elected ollicors. In aCl
:oing over the towns aluirs l\ wis ijU
ootid that considerable money was ,,ii
ibligated to b^ paid. f()]
3APT. SAWYER FOR
JUDGESHIP
r"
atmiiik or aiken bap. an-u>
nounces his candidacy tor
the circuit bench to
succeed judge aldhkh w
I?
Aiken, Jan. 1.? Capt Claude K
lawyer of Aiken, lias decided at tin
?dvie4 ot Ins fnen Is to announce him l<
ho If as a candidate for judge of the
second circuIt to succeed tlie Hon
lames Aldrich, resigned.
Mr. Sawyer is a leading member < I
lie aiken bir, having praclIced lav
'or many years whh success ard dis
inction lie served Ins Slate am
ils country well the former durlnj
lie days of'id and the latter tlnougl vJ
out the war in the Dhlippiuca
CONPEP
LBSEL REMOVES I
THE TREASURER.
i
AKES ACTION IN CHARGES
IN BERKLEY COUNTY.
1
HERIFF CLOSES THE
OFFICE. t
EPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER
GENERAL IN THE SHORTAGE
CASE ADOPTED AND APPROVED.
"
at
J I
Uov. Ansel yesterday directed
re
erilT Causey of Berkeley county to
<e charge of the oilice of the county ^
>asurer, thereby dismissing from
LL
vice J.dir. O. Edwards, against
10m charges were made by Coinpiller
General Jones, on account of (
eged shortages and general int ill- ^
:iicy. When these charges were
gi
msmitted to Gov. Ansel by Mr.
nes. an expert from the ollice of the
t>:
,ter was sent at once to Monck's
rner to verify the account. His rert
was received by wire and Gov '
iselsent the following letter to Mr.
i i m
1 wards:
cLI
hn O. Edwards, E>q , County Treas
erer, Berkeley County, Monck's
w
Corner.
Jicuc-sfr. It tiattrrfr been officialfy w
ported to me by the Hon. A. \V. ?
nes, comptroller general of the State J
iffnr Ho/* 11 1 iiA7 tliot unit
vc been guilty of misconduct in p(
ice, to wit.:
The annual scttloiiicnt between the
unty auditor and county treasurer
r the taxes of 1'JOi. made the 30th
y of June, luoT, revealed a shortage
the treasurer's accounts of$l,<>?>3:
is according to the county auditor's
rtilicale s io a ing the cash on hand
- . . , ... PV
a in name 01 mat dale, i lie ireaser's
accounts were checked up lo Ll
d Including December 10. which re- l'c
aled a shortage in the acc milts of Wl
r. John O Eiwards, county treas- Lv
er, amounting to ">,010 .43: that w
lount being the difference between a'
j amount of funds with which he is
jperly chargeable and the amount
ea*h he has in hand.
\nd the evidence before me being
dsfactory of the charges, I, M. F.
isel, governor of the State of South
rolina, by virtue of the authority ll:
sted in me by sections 393 and 340, u('
lumel.code of laws of South Carna,
1902, do hereby suspend you as w
unty treasurer of Berkeley county. ^
jli suspension being effective and
force from the da e hereof, as pro- "
led in the aforesaid sections of the 111
ie.
liven under my hand this January 0
1SHK ^
M. F. Ansel,
Governor
there is no la w on the books as lo
c disposition of an office closed on
count of the removal of the otlicei
t Gov. Ansel dtcided to turn tin
ice over to the sheritl' and s -lit the
ilowint? order: H
G Causev, Esq.. sherilT, Monck's tl
Corner, 8. C.
Dear Mr: Knclosed please line! no- o'
. . .. T 1\ I, .,. out. hr
I III JUIIII V/. 1-411 >T (LI via* ij-tj., C??
mdintf him as county treasurer of N
.trkelcy county. Hand same to Idm hi
id see that the odiee h proper y pi
osed and sealed up until an appoint- H
ent is trade or s>me one to take it
tartfe in place of a ppended tr? ae- <
rcr. I will make this appointment i
i soon as possible. si
I'laasc make your return of service ?
'notice on witnin copy and return ? '
i me.
Yours very truly, I
M. F. Ansel, v
Governor, "
Old Dresses.
Made l ew by our new dyeing pri c 11
^lite for out free price list. v
' C Laundry and Dye Words,
Columbia, 8. C. <
- - ?( ?1 II t V Ifl
^SED
lECEIVERSHIP
FOR SEABOARD.
iPPLlCATlOR Wi8 HADE
B1 ATTORNEYS TO
JUD&E WADDELL
"0 APPLY TO PR1TCH- ,
ARB.
AWYfES FOE THE E01H H1YE
LEFT FOR DANVILLE TO COIFEE
WlTd L1TTEE.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 1.? Counsel /or
le Seaboard Air Line railway and
editors of the company applied lids
' eruoon to United States District
idge Waddill for the appointment of
ceiversand subsequently to
aKu application to Judge Priichard
the United States circuit court and
icrcby obviate the nec essity of se*
irlng anciilary decrees in each of the
iurt districts through which the
nes of the cempany operate. With
lis end in view Judge Leigh It. Watts
sneral counsel of the Seaboard, with
her attorneys, left for Danville at
50 o'clock on a special train to meet
ldge Pritchard at that point, it
iving been learned that he was on
is way to Richmond to consider the
ratter torn ?rrnw. Judge Waddili
ipounced that lie would appoint the
iceivers on .ertaln conditions, but it
as thought best u> go 10 a court
ith larger jutUdietioo.
A MFC? F urrDTO npm
aiuuo li. ff jjU 1 O UDAll
OUND DEAD AT THE JONCTION
BETWEEN BATESBDRG AND
SUMMERLAND-VIOLENT
DEATH.
At ab >ut 8:30 o'clock on Christmas
e night hatesburg was saddened by
te news of the sudden and untimely
;ath of Mr. James E. Werts. He
as found dead at Uie junction beveen
here and Summeriand station
ith several bad bruises on his body
ul head. Not up to lliis time has
lything been definitely ascertained.
When Mr. Werts left Batesburg
ling his wheel along tire railroad, it
said lie had at t,4e time $20.00 in
us ana some cnatige; when round one
his pockets were turned inside out
ie bills Krone and the change scatterI
aloiis' the railroad.
Mr. Werts has for the past year
orked as a clerk in the Krocery dcirtment
of the L. 1). Culluni Co.,
it has made his home at Leesville
ith his wit'e and two children who
ourn his loss.
HOT BY ACCIDENT.
R. HENRY HALL SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED BY DISCHARGE OF
PISTOL,
As the result of an accident Mr.
cnry Hall was very seriously shot in
ie side about the eighth r ib on ti e
rening of Decern her Hi), about ?
clock l>y a 8H calibre Colt's pistol
ill. It seems that Mr. George W.
obles, who was in an adjoining room
ad pulled otT his coat containing the
istol and hung it on a chair and
lat the weight of the pistol caused
, to fall to the floor causing the pis.1
i ? i. ii.. i?it ?:...? 11...... -i.
j?i IU t'xpiuiu , IIIC nan Kl,ll,K UCUUKII
n open door between the rooms,
irikintf Mr. Hal) ?is he waa in the
et of stooping down to plek up a
tiair that ha;i rallen over.
Winle it is r.ot thought that Mr.
I'klt'o ill inrinu u/ill iM*Airn f ital lin iu
<v 1 .1 iiijiii iu ' " i' jmutu 11* tai t avs ?3
ery seriously hurt, and willbjconined
to his bed for some time.
The milk pans arc quickly cleaned
.nd rid of all preasy "feel" wli?n
vashed in llorax ind water in the fo
owinp propotions-1 tahlespjonful
jf M'-raxtoa qun t of water.
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