The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, September 24, 1909, Image 1
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A TRI-COUNTY PAPER.
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flATTAW MtDI/rT Mrs C 13 Jackson has returned i
tlU 1 1 UN luAKhhl. fromavisitto Augusta. (
Misses Elise and Edna Hates left t
Batesburg Spot 13 to 13 1-4 WcMaincAsd(!yMforlC?,umbia a?'ieec' <
Mr A C Mitchell attended court .
. . at Lexington this week. j*
All tnose having visitors will con- - j
fer a favor upon The Advocate by ;hon. a. f. lever to speak i
sending in their names on or before at the tri-county ||
Thursday of each week. fair. !|
| I Hon. A. F. Lever will address;^
i 01*SOn&IS 1 the farmers on Thursday, October (
j Jl, at the '1 he Tri-County Fair. Mr.;'
Mr Rufus Haltiwanger, Associate fn?? l? :?5 i !
. address bv the fair association and ! |
Editor of the Lexington Dispatch the farmers there on that day will
visited I'.atesburg this week. be greatly benefited.
Mr Pa-u Shealy of Leesville was What Wariters Want. 11
a visitor to Rveshurg today. Mr.
Shealy sold his early cotton for 13 Ibe Globe liey Goods Comp.-ny
cents per pound. ?! Cul"mb'a have Kreatly increased '
their already immense floor snace 1
Mrs A (. Mitchell is spending the|and wi? from nQW Qn d, (o a(]J(
week with he. parents >n Johnston.|vanuge theirbeautiful and we? se.|.
Miss II ,1en Crrist of Ler.oir N C lected line of ladies suits and mill- '
was the guest o! Miss Mae I lite for . inery. Just now they are making
a :ew days this week. I large sales of school childrens'neMisses
Carr.e and Eva Houknight J cessities and at most remarkably '
o Salu ' W' re recent visitors here, low prices. The firm has the nack
Mr J K Dean returned to Atlanta 1 of knowing just what the people'
Monday ; fter spending the week ' want and when they want it and have j
end with friends here. a wa>' of RctlinK their Pri?s down'
n r ?? .. to where the wantprc apt what
mi ucwci jjuriou c>: moncua was want for tlie amount of money they
a visitor here on Sunday. want to spend. It does one good to
Mi s Hortense Landrum and look at the beautiful creations int he
mother le t Tuesday for Bishopville millinery art that are now on display
where they will spend sometime. Columbia10** Dry G??tlS C?" j
Miss Imogene Hord of Trenton,
v'sited in Batesburg this week. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
Miss Lucile Cooner left Saturday;
for M< Cormick where she will teach , The engagement has been announ-1
schoo1. J cod of Miss Theora Bodie to Dr.
Mr Lorenzo Cullum ha, returned > Gl,y ,Mixon. ?f Gainesville Ida. The
wedding will take place October 12
to I'urman University. at (he home of the bride. Dr. MixMiss
Grace kulgell .c:t Wednes- on js a prominent dentist in Gainsday
for Greenville bemale College, vijje j.]a
VS OF THREE
HE TRI-CODRTY 'DEATHLOVES A
FAIR. IN6 MARK.
THE LITTLE DAUGHT
CTOBER18-22 AT BATESBURG CHEAL" OF MR. ANI
FAIR GROUNDS-THE W. A. COONER ]
BEST HELD YET. GONE BEYON1
The Tri-County Fair this yew ..Suf?er fce ^ ch
romises to be ahead of any of its , , ?--j
, come unto me and forbid
redecessors. , .......
. .. . , . , . tor of such is the Kingdom
rhe premium list has been elab- ,
t , , . .en. These are the word
rately arranged and many are the
,, . Master who once dwelt am
esirably blue nbbones offered to- . .. u . .u
. , , . , but now he is at the right
ether with a substantial money ^ . , . . . -
, / God making intercessions
remium. This year a special train .... . . . .
... . , ? . children who are yet dwe
'ill be run from Springfield for ^
tose coming to the fair and time tw0 aBO there
or returning has been so fixed that tQ th(. home
of our friends
verything can be seen before the Mrs- W. A. Cooner. a little
ain leaves Batesburg on its home- of a churrib to brighten tl
rard journey. They named it Racheal. 2
The schedule of the train has not anc* flourished for two sho
een definite* arranged up to this ^hfJas b^fuHo '
"ting but it will leave Springfield on> Dcath lovcs a shini
t about 7:30 a. m. and returning and it seems that she wa
save Batesburg at 6 o'clock p. m. as his victim. A few day
Free attractions this year will be was se>zed by that dre?d
lany and varied and amusement scarlet fever at the horn.
, _ . grand parents in Pendle
lenty. See next weeks issue. that 3lulled physicians a
__ _ __ . _______ _ _ ___ nurses could do was no s
IRS. HARRIETT PADGETT, on Sunday the spirit of 1
little one took its flight,
C 1 J e a no XI U doubt a convoy of angels
Saluda, Sept. 23?Mrs Harriett way to the God who gave
adgett, wife of Mr. D. W. Padgett 'j"0 the sorrowing father a
ounty supervisor, died at her home er and all who are bereavec
n Clouds creek, this county, at an only say that Jesus, who c
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.ivui xucauay morning. ihejis aoie to sustain us in evei
eceased was about 70 years of age I God grant that the gloo
. now hangs like a pall <
nd in her lat er years was a Breat christian' peop!c win soon
ufferer. She leaves besides her hus-i away \frc the mist before I
and a large number of children and ing sun. And may the gre;
randchildren. Mrs Padgett was a Heaven who tempers the
laughter of Joseph LoRg, and came t^iC, s^.0I'n )am^ b- vcry nca
< c ..u u a. t r a.%. and give them the comfort
f one of the oldest families of the alon| can givc j (
ountry. .
She was buried yesterday at 11 ? 1WILL PREACH AT B
lock at Sardis ccurch. of which
he was a life long member. The Rcv. Blayloc of Edge!
uneral services were conducted by preaCh at BctLt. .hurch
cr pastor Rev. J. E. Bailey. ^unday {n Qctober n
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.SHIN- RIDGE BAPTISTS MEET
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ASSOCIATION HOLDS SES
ER "RA- ION AT ROCKY CREEK
3 MRS. CHURCH.
HAS Johnston, Sept. 23.?The Rid)
3. Baptist association was held yesti
day and today at Rocky Cre<
mj . church, six miles from Johnston,
lldren to' . _ T
, me touniry. juiiii noj
them not s j Watsont W. L. Coleman, P. 1
i of Heav- Lott, John Sawyer, Rev. M. L. La\
s of the son were some of the messenge
iong men; sent from the Johnston church,
hand of B)r. C. C, Brown of Sumter, wl
for his ls attending the Rocky Creek ass
,. ciation, gave sfmost interesting le
ers upon tufc jn t^e Johnston Baptist churc
his subject being the "Catacombs <
came in- Italy." Dr. Brown is a most entc
, Mr. and taining speaker, and there was m
sunbeam one who heard him but felt as
heir lives, they were walking in reality side t
She grew side with Dr. Brown through the ca
rt years, acombs. Dr. Brown has just returi
the pet of ed from a tour of the old counti
look up- and is just the one to tell of tho:
ng mark wonderful antiquated sights of tl
is marked old country. There were present al<
s ago she and added pleasure to the occasic
disease, other visitors, A. J. S. Thomas i
: of her Baptist Courier, W. T. Hundley <
:ton. All Batesburg, Messrs Derieaux ar
nd tender Watts.
ivail, and Mrs. W. J. Hatcher leaves Wei
:he bright nesday for Darlington, where si
and no will be one of three who will ho'
bore it a- missionary institutes throughout tl
it. State.
ind moth- Johnston's tribute to the late M
1 we can Jas. T. Bacon went through tl
nee wept Daughters of the Confederacy
y trial. the form of a beautiful floral desig
m, which
Dver this APPLER OATS FOR SALE,
be driven
the morn- Three hundred bushels fii
at God of home raised seed appler oats f<
winds to sa]c jn fjve bushel lots or more
r to them seventy five cents,
which he Watson, Batesburg, S. <
C. G.
ETHEL Wanted to Buy.
A hand roller ton dr?
field will in B??d order'
the f-rst N- G- Cooner,
. m. Advocate office.
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S CONPES
SAYS IAMBS FARHDi
s- DIRECTOR WYLIE DECLARES I
REBATES, IN ELEV
MAYOR 8AMOEL8 OF CBESTER
COULD GET ORDERS UflLESS THEY
:k GRAFT SCHEDULE-WYL]
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The case against J. S. Farnum for ~
rs alleged graft by the State of South f||
Carolina is now in progress at Col10
umbia and the State has already
0- rested its case. The evidence produced
is galling, and judging from ^
0j the testimony which we have not to e
r_ the space to publish, it looks very N
ot much like there will be something VISI
if doing. Following is a schedule of Sun
graft as alleged by ex-director Jos. ^
* B. Wylie who has turned State ev-y
idence. ^ast
se SOUTH CAROLINA "GRAFT" N
SCHEDULE. !e?(>0
The alleged arrangement as sent m
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out by Mr Wylie was, that on case
0f goods bought from Farnum's firm ^
id Wylie was to receive $1 per case yyr
and upon bulk goods as follows; r;c
1- Upon liquor costing $1.47 per gal- p
j1? Ion, $1.50 per barrel. sicR
^ On $1.50 whiskey, $2 per barrel, atte
On $1.60 whiskey, $3 per barrel. ^
r On $1.75 whiskey, $6 per barrel ,^oc
le On $1.85 whiskey, $S per barrel.
in On $2.00 whiskey, $13 per bar- . ,
n- rel. S1CJ
On $2.15 whiskey. $15 per barrel,
On $2.25 whiskey, $17.50 per bar- h
ie rel. Ne\
or On $2.50 whiskey, $20 per barrel. ^
at On $3.00 whiskey, $25 per barrel.
These were the rebates that Wylie
1 stated were agreed upon as to whiskies
purchased and ordered out. ?v||
On beer the alleged rebate was $1 , q|J
. per barrel and on champagne $2 per i i
case and on other wines 50 cents
per case.
RED SPIDER
s SPREADING Y0zl
2 HOY. A. r. LEV?H HAS ^ AKER THE
t MATTER UP AND WILL HAVE
? AN LXPEHT PEUMANKNT>
LY AT BATESBUHG ? A
? Bur:
- The red spider has been giving sta^
* the farmers around Batesburg and vjjjt
^ Leesville considerable trouble for rial
' the past year or so, the insects are Qra
* rapidly spreading to new territory, of t
Z and are destructive to the cotton 1
Z crop. Mr. Lever has become interZ
ested and in his usual prompt and
m r noo
/ i energetic manner has called the atZ
cention of Dr. L. O. Howard, Chief The
Z of the Bureau of Entomology U. S. age,
Z Government to the harm that is be- mar
3 ing done in Lexington County by afe
' i the red spider. Dr. Howard at
3 . once sent his expert, Mr. G. A. Run3
ner to Batesburg to make an invest- Ci A
' igation and certian experiments look
J ing towards the destruction of the]
% pest. Mr. Runner prosecuted his S
I work and applied various remedies sc^
* but was handicapped by the foliage ,
Z of the plants, and the web whereby unt
ij j the spider protects itself. Mr. Run- star
3 ; ner will again visit Batesburg this sue
j month, but as the season is tar ad- T
^ vanced will be unable to do more witl
* tnan ascertain benefits derived from mdi
L the experiments made. wot
Mr. Lever has secured an expert /
on this subject to be stationed at rati
Batesburg early next spring to fur- tert
ther investigate this subject and by
^ continue the fight against the spread he
^ of the vermin. sch
Mr. Lever is ever alert to the in- UP
^ terests of his constituents, and do- me:
serves the thanks of this entire sec- cor
ft I tion for his good work in this mat *
ft tei. Cat
ft ot
\y Batesburg Wood-Yard. clre
ft A good supply of well seasoned
ft oak and pine fire place and stove j\,a
ft wood. All cut to lengths desired. flcc
(| Wood delivered same day ordered, wa
ft Phone No. 22. Mrs. B. F. Bates, sa>'
ft Batesburg, S. C. t^ic.
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ft For LEASE or SALE
ft One or two well improved plan- ch;
Citations, two or three horse, good urj
?) and, good houses and good loca- se\
f%|tion. Valuable unimproved lands r'in
, for sale. Only industrious reliable ''
ft. tenants desired. Apply at once to anc
D. B. Busby. ]
J* Sep. 7, 1909. Monetta. S. C. c^:
9 - Mi
iSED.
ffl PAID BRAFT.
IE GOT $30,000 IIQUOB
EW MONTHS.
1 GO-BE1WELH - HO ( HE
PAID COMMISJIOHS -THE
IE TDBHS 8TATE
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m FROM WARDS
NO. 1.
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... uuvdk jjuuit ten ycs.n' oay
xcept a position in Spartanburg,
lr Noah Banks of Saluda was
ting friends in this section last
iday.
lr and Miss Myrtle Rodger:* visl
Misses Mattie and Geneva Bodie
Sunday.
Ir Benett Black of Blacks P. 0.
last week to except a position
biken.
lr J P Denny arrived home from
burn Wells last Saturday,
lr J B Watson and Mr Harry
ight both of Ward worshipi d at
hland Springs last Sunday.
'.ev. J A Carson of Saluda was
: last Sunday, was not able to
nd services at Richland,
iaptist association was held at
:key Creek Wednesday and
irsday
Irs John McGee has been very
Ir Lee Bodie visited Mr Lee
ittle last Sunday.
Ir George Studemayer left for
vberry college iast Tuesday,
lisses Eunice and Cora Matthews
Saluda visited Misses Mabel and
e Edwards last Saturday night
M. L). Denny
bnsttImarceraTED
IR THE JAIL
AT AIKEN.
[RG MAN ACCUSED OF EMBEZLEMEBT
OF GRANITEVILLE
BANK'S FUNDS LODGED IN
PRISON.
.iken, Sept. 22.?W. Mason
nett arrived in Aiken late ye?5
ay afternoon in charge of Con>le
Pierce Howard of Granite?
D ^
iuuug .Durucu was commcrhnnlfVptripr
(a* the Bank of
niteville, and when the accounts
hat institution were found short
ivas charged with misapproprig
about $7,800 of the bank's
is. He was arrested in Chattaga
Monday.
le was lodged in the Aiken jail.
; young man is only 18 years of
Since he has got into trouble
ly stories heretofore unknown
now being told of extravaganmany
of which doubtless 1 ave
foundation.
IUDA SCHOOL OPEN.
aluda, Sept. 22?The Saluda
ool opened yesterday morning
ier the most favorable circumlces
and the prospecets lor a
cessful year were never brighter
'he auditorium was well felled
i patrons at the opening hour,
eating an unusual interest in the
k.
U1 the teachers were on hand. A
ier prolix but important and inrsting
and pointed talk was made
Superintendent Sample in which
touched upon the causes for the
ool's failure in the past to come
to expectations and outlined in a
aciirp tV>?? nAliAloc *1? ? '
j-um.n.3 uim iuc present
ps of teachers will likely pursue,
le was followed by Rev. D. E.
"nak and Hon W. L. Daniel, each
whom made short earnest adsses.
dr. J. T. Taylor, the head of the
100I, let it be distinctly understood
t he was going to run the school
:ordingly to his own ideas. He
s aware of past conditions, he
d. and came fully cognizant of
:m.
[ le is quite a young man, but if
nestness and determnation count,
will make good. He will have
arge of the higher grades. Mr,
abham will have the sixth and
fenth: Miss Jor.rs the eight and
ith: Miss Frontis the fourth and
h; and Miss Padgett the second
i third.
Miss Bessie Fid wards will have
arge of the music department and
ss Cleo Attaway the art.
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