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IF- * ' . '^1! TTe BATESBURG ADVOCATE A TRI-COUNTY PAPER. ESTABLISHED 1901 BATESBURO, S. C.. FRIDAY, JULY 30 iq09- $1.00 PER ANNUM ALL THE NEWS OF THREE COUNTIES CONDENSED 0 ???5S?????????????????? ? GEORGIA RAILROAD BANK, <> Augusta,Ga. o O Capital and Surplus - - $oso,ooo.oo. O 1 his bank solicits the accounts of Firms, Cor0 porations and Individuals, extending every O accomodation consistenl with good ^ banking. O GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGO ^ 1 Dollars Vanish I $,t/ i i with mysterious rapidity when you I jl have then 1 handy to spend: It seems u\\ J* such a little tiling to spend one lor this I \\ 1/ or hvo lor that. You wouldn't feel like 1 \\, !|!j spending if you had to draw a check on \ rhc C,T,ZENS BAlSK of Batesburg, S. C. (JjggK That is a strong reason why you . should open an account there. It preL'vP Vc'nls useless spending, which is the *i. t(BI main reason why most people have no \ money. (> GUN SUPPLIES FOR 1909 JJ We can undoubtedly furnish your entire requireJJ ments to repair and lit lip your Gin at prices as low as any factory will sell you. We have but one brice jJ to all Gin owners, and that price is right for you. JJ Send your orders for Plain and Stitched Rubber Belt. Single and Double Leather Belt, Stitched Canvas Belt, Jj Lacing and Belt Hooks of various kinds, Gin Bristles, JJ Brusii Twine, biles, Babbett Metal J! LUBRICATING OILS *6 Eirst Quality Red Sheet Packing " " at 31c. lb. Cloth Inserted Sheet Packing " _ " at 11c. lb. Jenkins' Sheet Packing " ' at 6Uc. lb. %y Garlock Spiral Packing " " " " at 44c. lb. O .Black Squadron Rod Packing " t t at 26c. lb. 4% Tucks, Square Packing " at 26c. lb. ^ all(?oous auk?a Ait,\'.s wk want your ? it ok as 8 Lorick & Lowrance, 9 COLUMBIA, S. C. t* n 5SCSSC S?S?SS?S???S????? 8 2o Years Of Time. O A long time, but only the average life for a watch. 45 A dollar or two per year i> very little when vou think 45 of the satistaction ot having an all the time right 45 watch. A;ul again we have watches which are good 45 tor 2"i or 30 years or more: 45 et us show you our reliable American watches at 45 popular prices. C L. .tones, Jeweler and Optician, 45 Batesburg, S. C. 45 _ _ MUST CLOSE D1SPEK- BARBECUE! BARBECUE! ci 1 ninct Ai BatcsburG 011 Tuesday Aui 1 3rd. Don t forget the place in town of Batesburg on Tuesday, / ust 3rd. I will give a first class GOV. ANSEL SEEDS ALL becue. Hon. C. C. Featherst COUNTY BOARDS COPY Mendel L. Smith, D. M. Cros OF OPINION OF AT I OR- w- H- Sharpe and Rev. J. L. H NFY GENERAL LYON. and others will address the ere A first class cuiest will cook .. meat and hash. A good band Gov. Ansel is sending out to all ( . , ? , . w fumish music. Come everybody county dispensary boards a copy ot enjoy good speaking, good m the opinion given by Attorney Gen and genuine good eating. A ? end Lyon regarding the closing of dme at reasonable prices is gua the various dispensaries. Gov. An tcctl t0 everybody. ... . , ? F. W. Quattiebaum, agrees w.th the opinion by the attorney general which holds that i _____ aUS Uf^' there must be an official result of, the vote declart 1 before the dispen- ! JACK DCAD. saries can bo r"o- ened. Some of the! county boar Is have protested c n I Mrs. Hattie Cullum's little this ruling but the fact that Gov. i terrier "Jack" was killed by Ansel has adopted d i interpreta-1 train last Sunday afternoon. "Jj tion as his official stand means that was quite a favorite with the Bi the board must tidier abide by that burg people and was well knowi ruling or be subject to removal. all lovers of dogs. ? COTTON MARKET. Q Batesburg Spot 12 5-8c. O o All those having visitors will cor ? fer a favor upon The Advocate b ^ sending in their names on or befor Q Thursday of each week. o 8 Personals ? ^ Mr Tillman Neal of Atlanta i 1 spending a few days with Mr El l nest Hartley. Miss Janie Bates returned to he ^2 | home in Augusta after a few day ^ stay with Miss Esther Bates. Mrs N Alford is visiting in Edge field this week. aF Mr C E Jones spent Wednesda fw in ColumbL. ?*> Misses Eppie Etheredge, Edit! ^ ! Jones and Bessie Steadman spen Sunday near Delmar. Miss Lizzie Tarrant left Wednes v? day to visit her brother in Union. Of Miss Delia Hartley left Wednes ^ day for Gleen Springs. Miss Annie Laurie Tarrant o ^ Charlotte is visiting her cousin Mis $ Mabel Tarrant. Mr and Mrs B I Woodward c Norwich Conn are visiting Mrs J < Cullum. Mr J W Perry of Saluda sper Tuesday in town. d* Mr P L Durisoe of Connor, Ela i visit ng his sister Mrs K B Shealy. O Dr and Mrs T A Quattlebaut and little son came over Wednesda O to spend a few days with Mr an Mrs J C Glover. Mrs B F Bates and daughter Im ^ are spending the week in Saluda. | Rev W T Hundley returned Sa urday from Greenville where he a tended the Assembly. O Miss Isabel Clement and moth< o from McCormick returned horr Wednesday after a short stay wit t m d:_i 11 *** | 1MU J 1V1 I\ 1U L' C i I. O Messrs C Pitts and L. Holstei have been visiting their aunt Mrs a B Smith. Mrs M S Rutland returned Sui day after visiting friends at Johi ? ston, Ridge Spring and Monetta. Mr D E Ridgell was here th week. Mr Mims Hartley of Columbi and Mr Neal Hartley of Atlanl visited thpir mother Mrs J B Har ley this week. ^ Miss Cornelia Glenn has returne ^ from Augusta. o Miss Belle Miller will be absei several weeks visiting in Newberr Greenville and Clinton. Mrs J B Hartley and children a] visiting relatives at Williston. 0 Misses Ruth Hite and Myrt j Pearce who have been the guests < ____ Misses Eva and Mae Hite left f< Edgefield Friday. Misses Mary LaFite and Mai ^ust Timmerman of Ridge Spring spe: Wednesday in town. iuc. Mrs J B Reid and little daught bar- ... . . .7,, Mary are visiting relatives in Wa one, i ' son. halla' oily Mr M L Woodward spent Satu >wd, | day in town. the w: i - ? i ?# t.'^i mibbc* iLSbic anu mayuic n,u W1'^ eredge of near Saluda were seen c aru^! our streets Wednesday. usic | ,OG I Miss Grace Etheredge ami brotl ra! er from near Sardis were here th 1 week. Miss Susie Edwards is home gain after a pleasant stay with re atives in Augusta, Ca. j Misses Cora, Birdie and Madj | Reynolds of Swansea are visitir fox j relatives near here. the Miss Erline Bodie left today tck" visit friends in Columbia. lt?S" J Mrs Alice Hartley and Mr Lai 1 >v I Hartley of Harris Springs are visi |ing Mr and Mrs E L Hartley. FARMERS HEARD GLADLY. y LISTENED CLOSELY T05ECECTARY c RICE S "8TOBY OF THE BIRDS" Delmar, July 28.?The farmers from Lexington, Saluda and Aiken . _ counties gathered here tod y for 1 their annual barbecue, which was ' lS prepared Iy Mr. J. C. Swygert aid 1 was served in a large grove. J A number of speakers were pres ent by invitation, among them were ( s Dr. Crosson. senator from Lexing- ' ton; Dr. E. C. Ridgell. member of 1 the house from the same county, 1 and Mr. James Henry Rice, Jr., secretary of the Audubon society. 1 ^ Both Drs. Crosson and Ridgell ( i :i.. ? .l- J* awuicu ucavuy on me aispensary 1 h and both were at pains to prove the < * system unsound in morals and un profitable from a business stand- l point. Both made e'oquent appeals ' to their auditors to vote out the sys- c tern and save the youth ot the coun- * try. t After the grand barbecue was 1 * served and every one had feasted ' s the crowd assembled again to hear * Mr. Rice tell the story of the birds. ? if It was evident from the outset that ? 3 he had his audience with him. Old s men and boys crowded around the t it stand, and the ladies gathered in tront, filling the seats to their capac- 1 ity. Mr. Rice showed the value of t IS the birds to the farmer, showed how < all the State's resources in birds, ti game and fish were being destroyeu 1 y and called on the farmers to save 1 d the State for themselves and pos- < terity. On the license law being cxQ plained they a'l favored it and ( many wondered why it had not been made law already. There was a large crowd present, about equally divide 1 between men and women. It was a fine day from :r every point of view and the farmic ers enjoyed their outing, h RECEPTION IN SALUDA. in F Saluda, July 28.?A most enjoyable social event was the "at home" 1reception given by Miss Ruth Etheredge of this town last evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs William L. is Daniel, who after a honeymoon of some three weeks in the mountains ;a of North Carolina, arived at Saluda ta just a few days age. t- The Etheredge home was a scene of gaiety. There was just enough for j mality to give proper dignity to the occasion, yet it was informal enough to rob it of all stiffness. Fruit punch it cake and ice cream and other refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs Daniel, both of whom have a large rc coterie of friends in Saluda, were the recipients of profuse congratulations je and good wishes. 3r TRESPASS WARNING. Hunting, fishing, loafing or other-y wise trespassing on the lands of the nt undersigned is hereby forbidden. 7 23rd. 2t. W. W. Watson. er il- Mr Smith Bouknight was taken ! suddenly ill on Wednesday night r_ i and it was necessary to call in a doc-; tor. He is Joint; well at this writing and hopes to be out soon, h-! . , Mrs A C Mitchell spent Tuesday and Wednesday with her sister Mrs ' Howard at Ridge Spring. I,-' Messrs Curtis Cullum and John is Crouch attended Center Springs picnic Tuesday. a,j , Miss Treeda Rutland came home ' today after a pleasant stay with i Miss Kdna Steadman of Denmark. Mr C A Asbill is spending a few days at Johnston. tQ Miss Lizz'e Strickl nd of Columbia is visiting relatives here. Misses Annie Lee anil Lona Kth-' ^ eredge who have been spending a few days at North came home today. LYON S OPINION ' SCORED. PAIRFIELD CHAIRMAN WILL D?- ' FY DECISION AS TO CLOSING DISPENSARIES. I Columbia, July 26.?Boldly defyng the opinion of Attorney General e Lyon as to the time during which ^ :he dispensary shall remain closed F After the elertinn r?n Anomcf 17 n- r ? ? ? - -' I I. J. Robertson, of Blythewood, ^ :hairman of the county dispensary i Doard of Fairfield, writes Dispensary Auditor West that the F'airfield dis- 1 Densaries will be opened on August > 18 whether the county goes dry or F lot. The opinion given by Mr. Ly- n Dn was that the dispensaries should n emain closed until the result of the :lection is declared. Mr. West referred the matter to * Attorney General Lyon, who this tfternoon addressed a letter to Govrrnor Ansel. There is nothing to p >e done in the matter unless the hreat is carried out, and then there nay be interesting developments. It 1 s stated that other county boards S rave expressed themselves likewise it is to the construction of "immedi- w itely" in the Act. If the situation should become serious, it would go Q o the Courts for settlement. ^ Stating that he had received Gen. Lyon's opinion in regard to opening ^ he dispensaries after the election, t; 5r "immediately after," Dr. Robert- b >on says: "Gen. Lyon's opinion is ^ aot law?and I shall pay no atten- . D :ion to it. I can read and understand a law as well as Gen. Lyon, and if * he has no mere sense than his de- ^ eision indicates, we have an exceedingly weak man for Attorney Gen- v eral. Any intelligent school boy with common sense can read the Act and understand it. I have ? heard the opinion of several lawyers ' who are far superior to Gen. Lyon r in intelligence, making snort of his ^ opinion. In fact, it is a laughing j. joke with intelligent men. What difference does it make whether a county goes wet or dry. The dispensaries wili continue to see the drys until the 15th of November and wets longer. The result has nothing to do with the opening of the dispensaries. And I have legal advice to pay no attention to Lyon's decision, and so tar as I am concerned I am going to open on the 18th of August, unless the other members of the board oppose it. It matters not with me how this county votes, but I propose to carry the law out to the letter so long as I am a member of the dispensary board of Fairfield County." Attorney General Lyon sent the letter to Governor Ansel in order that the Chief Executive might be advised of the situation.?News and Courier. UPHELD DY LIQUOR RETAIERS r.nvrwNnw anspt sppiir?rnnm Viv/ t uni? v * nnuu ui uauu I UV/iU PLATFO IM OF WHISKEY BARRELS. Aiken, July 26.?The Prohibitionists laid claim to Martin F. Ansel, Governor of South Carolina, an ! he is acknowledged by everybody to be a local opt'on advocate, b> t when he paid his visit to Aiken hst week, he stood on a whiskey platform for an hour. It came about in this way. When the committee were erecting the grand stand on Main street, from which the Governor was to make an address, they were puzzled nbout petting some-' thing temporary that would hold up the platform. Some one suggested procuring some whiskey barrels from the county dispensary for the ' purpose, as they arc strong and du-, rable. The suggestion was carried out, and the platform built on liquor . barrels. j rHE WHY OF F PROHIBITION 1 STRONG COMBINATION OF ARG- o\ UMENT AND FACT. iditor Batesburg Advocate: I enclose an ed W ditoral taken from the Nashville 1 . . Po \dvocate of last week, discussing j >rohibition in general, and present ^ onditions in Tennessee in particular. ? ' * *??, , . . ou will you not please give it space ^ n your paper. I take this opportunity of express ng to you my high appreciation of ^ 'our constant readiness to lend your ' in ?aper to the support of every movenent for the upbuilding of our com- ^ nunity and state. I thank you, W u Yours Sincerely, na S. O. Cantey. latesburg, S. C. July 20, 1909. ?aj THE WHY OF PROHIBITION. ?Qr The inauguration of statutory ho prohibition in the State of Tennessee do . as the one significant event of July uni ter . Already the citizens of this ? Str Itate have had large experience of They chose deliberately and nth knowledge of cause. In fact, he State law last passed affected i nly three cities and one village. All of he rest of the State was under pro- Me ibitory law already. Yet the spec- c'aacle of a state-wide enactment is rh ioth interesting and instructive. And he liquor traffic dies so hard in cit- ;s | es that the killing of it opens up all he questions which are involved in egislative prohibition. There are a good many people sor i'ho wish to buy and drink liquor; here are many others who wish to ngage in the business of making n 1 selling it. Whv should these 1 ' h-d )?orOe be interfered with? More- ^ >ver, this is a business which has jg parriArl r\r\ o Innrr ?n V... 14 IVIIR UiUV. ATiUV.il I\C >roprrty has been developed by it ? nd invested in it. Is it right to di\ ;as- laws which deprive this prop- a,v rtv of its value? pr< Such are the stated objections to J rea irohibition?viz., the rights of man ind of vested interests. Is there ha inv good reason why the sovereign ye. ^eople should step in and interfere S3r vith those rights? The answer is r,t< imple and brief: When the best inerests of a majority are placed in eopardy, then the rights of the in- Clt lividual must give way. Society ce! :xists for itself. Law is to secure ^ he greatest good of the greatest mmber. Exactly the same argunents made against the prohibition * ' bo >f the liquor traffic can be made a- ^j, rainst laws prohibiting robbery, th. There are men who, to gratify pers- of rial preferences and to obtain aton- Wl ;v for personal use. are willing to t0 to ireak into the houses of other men. ? to They invest in tools for the purpose, m; nd the business pays well. But of society lays a heavy hand on them. U It prohibits their business under seve~e penalties, and it promptly conno r.v^ites all burglar's kits that can be er f^"nd. Are there any instances of ai. complaint by the burglars because r) ,lv :r business is broken up and Tl their investments made unproduc- se . tl? "V? . ,h To put the matter in this way will provoke a smile. Why? fiurglars m are -tsed to being outlaws. One of r.c the first steps taken in organized ia hiv an society is a law against thicvin" Such laws are so old that we , ' th a' 11 used to them. Their existf r establishes the principle, how- te ever, that society has the right 'o bi protect itself, and that against that 111 right the so-called rights of no in- ^ ARMER DIES WHILE PLOUGHING. 'EECOME BT HEiBT FAILUREHOB8E TIKES NEWS NOME. Aiken, July 26.?News has reachthe city of the sudden death of r. H. B. Stringfellow, of White nrl Mr ? .....wutugieiiuw waspiougn\ in his ?ield. About sundown ; horse came to the house, witht his master, and members of the nily began to search for him. It n became dark, but torches re lighted, and the hunt was conued. Finally his body was found the field, where he had evidently opped from his plough handles, the coroner's inquest the verdict s that he came to his death from tural causes, the opinion being it he was afflicted with heart lure. lie had probably been dead some time, and the animal came me as was his wont about sunv\n. He was 56 years of age, and married. He resided with a sis, about one mile from the old ingfellow mill, near White Pond. STONE BDSCH. P, Stone son of M. B. Stone Travis, S. C. was married to Miss llie Busch of Big Creek on Mont night July 19th at 9 o'clock at : parsonage of Rev. W. P. Ways, ey will make their home with the VATTNC fofU tkl* M ? _1 11* * -uiuo lauiti unLii a uweuing nouse ouilt. I Ok7 RENT. \ large store building fronting on lin and Grani'e streets. Kent realable. Di L. M. Mitchell EDWARDS-STONE Mr. J. M. Edwards son of J. M. iwards ot Saluda was married to ss Ethel Stone on Monday July at 5 o'clock at the parsonage of v. W. P. Ways. 'idual or group of individuals have / validity. Does prohibition of liquor-selling Dtect society? In Nashville alidy the number of daily arrests s been reduced by more than oneIf. The Fourth of July was this ar on a Sunday, and that annivery and Saturday night are a favor excuse for the drunkards to be anken. Yet there were less than If as many men arrested in this y for offenses growing Out of exssive drink in 1909 than in 1908 hat evidence could be clearer in this? It proves, in addition to the rr.anr in which the welfare of the whole dy politic is promoted by prohi .ion, that many men drink because ey are exposed to tne temptation fered by the saloons who otherse would not drink. We know, o, how destructive barrooms are boys. Many youths who ought become useful to society are ade instead a menace to it because being debauched by the saloon, nder more primitive conditions of rifMv th^ pvil - VVMUWIIVltJ U1 Uic ichecked sale of intoxicants were it so clearly identified. But modn society, wi'h its keenness of anysis, has taken account of the barom, and the verdict is against it. ie whole liquor traffic is but the ilfishness of their fellow-men. Lit; by little, as they come to grasp e situation and as the way opens r them to assert themselves, the ajorities of our people are promncing a gainst this piratical busess. This is, in brief, the why of prebition. It is a cause in which all iC arguments are on one side. Men ive, it is true long made self-inrest wear the garb of an argument; ut they cannot in this country inch longer deceive and exploit teir fellow-citizens.