The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, February 11, 1910, Image 1
We BATESBURG ADVOCATE , ]
A TRI-COUNTV PAPER. 'J f 1
ESTA8LISHED, 1901 BATESBURG, S. C.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 11th. I91qT ,nftPBD . f
ALL THE NI
$ GEORGIA RAILROAD BANK,
if Augusta, Ga.
Capital and Surplus - - $650,000.00.
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5 This bank solicits the accounts of Firms, Cor3
porations and Individuals, extending every
f accomodation consistenl with good
banking.
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| FRESH GARDEN SEED.
^ Frost proof Cibbage plaBts, Red Bliss, Early Rose -nd
V Irsh Cobbler seed Potatoes.
it Red And White Onion Sets
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* ' Our garden seed are grown by one of the most reliable seed
v" houses in the COUNTRY and are guaranteed to give
^ ' satisfac1 ion-Cabbage plants are strong and healthy, being grown
C' in open air.-And our seed potatoesare select Main gr own potatoes.-Try
our seed and you are sure to be pleased.
# RIDGELL DRUG COMPANY.
^ (The Home ?f Pure Seed and Full Weight.)
B*t?nbarr. 8. C.
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s Wagon and
:s Carriage Material
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:? We have everything manufactured in wagon
^ and carriage material, and are giving this depart<**
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?* input <>i our business narflculnr attention this year. !
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^5 We have ready tor prompt shipment spokes and ,
rims, hubs, cross bars, axles, blacksmiths tools and j
*2 all other wagon and carriage material. Send (or a 1
descriptive price list; we can take care of your orders j
| Lorick & Lowrance, ^
S WHOLKSAl.K SBF.DSMF.N, COLUMBIA, S. C. j
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" \1/ A MONEYED MAN
V fK may be of two kinds. One who has inI/'
herited money and one who has
E'' saved money.
M DON'T THINK TOO BIG.
} Begin way down with the pennies
and the dimes and the dollars. They
the seeds of fortune. That is the
monC'V ^rows* ^r'n" y?ur
mm CITIZKNS !*\NK
p of Batesburg, S. C.
We pay interest, aiul st:irt y >u on t!ie
yMlsai mk && ** m ~m mn a.
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WKliBB ART STORM
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BUI: I. rs | |)1(V'f)p \ fr{ I W.11,1 1'. 1*1
AND TAl'KMTKY I 1/1 i / A i * \ _ l_V ' I \ | AND NOV I.T.I
IMl'OUTHI) flOODH A. Bl'K'UI.Tv
lKTKRiOl! AND *X I'KI. ?'!? 11< t h> - l'.lN.I.JI
OUT <>K CITT WORK SOLICI TKI)
PICTURE FRAMES MADE TO ORDER.
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FOR RENT t FADM lO^XS
Large store on Ma.a Street. Bc..tl Loans negotiated upsn imp.
location in Batesbnrfp larrr.s rea'I farms, payable in annual install,
sonable. I No commission. Bcrrotver?
Dr. L. W. M tckell, i actual cost of perf ctir.g loan.
Batesbure, S. C. {?rther information, apply to
m B. Palmer & Scr, 1?. O. Box
f ^ ? Phor.e 108o. Offie, Sylvan I
"KING GAMALEON. r4^ Columbia, S. C.
Will stand for service army atab
les in Ridge Spring, S. C. during j have left my *'. airs in the 1
this season. Write for particulars d Mr. J. W. Cooner. Left som
and price. ?ocl: *jr s,tlc' anybody inter
J. A. Clarke, vill cull ok him.
.. J. G. Coot
Manager.
EWS OF 1
\ COTTON MARKET.
jE ttatesburg Spot 15.
?|- All those* liavliiK visitors will eonfor u favor
MC| ii*in the Atlv?**ate by semling In their imniowou
?r before Thursday of each week.
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| Personals
5E Mr W P Rooi of Lexington was
5c* a recent visitor here.
5* Miss Enise Rawl has returned
| from a visit to Columbia.
f!? Mr E J Hite spent Sunday in Johnston.
Mr E W Attaway of Saluda was
^ ? i here on Saturday.
vyj Mrs J G Darby arrived Tuesday
v ' from a visit to Rock Hill and Chesv
1* ter.
V/|
i Mr John C Crouch of Augusta
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* ^ spent Sunday in town.
v'/ Misses Carrie and Cornelia Glenn
v '/* left Tuesday for a visit to friends in
Augusta.
V
^ ' Mrs T J Kernaghan of Columbia
was a visitor here this week.
Mr S Goldberg of Augusta was
v ^ in town Tuesday.
. Mrs Z T Cook syc?<t Wednesday
in Columbia.
C Miss Lula Lowman left on Mon5^
day for a week's visit to her parents
ml at Irmo.
SE Miss Annie Lee Ethereage left
3E Wednesday for a visit to Columbia
5E and North.
Mrs W H .^.lls and children spent
the week-end at Pelion.
Dr and Mrs J A Watson spent
Sunrlnv in \A7orAc
. J ... . . ...wo.
Misses Delia Hartley and Lessie
^ Quattlebaum spent Sunday in Lees?
ville'
? Mr Mims Hartley of Columbia
K spent Sunday in town.
Mr and Mrs Y S Holsteln of R
FD 1 were in town shopping Saturday.
Dr and Mrs T A Quattlebaum
are in Batesburg.
Mr Willie Miller of Trenton spent
Sati rday night in town. i
VfJL
^ Miss Essie Etheredge spent Sun?T
day last in Leesville.
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Kev W T Hundley has returned
% from Virginia. j
Master Branch Whitten and Mary
/ft Elizabeth returned Sunday from the
3? Columbia Hospital where t h ev
t* underwent an operation for appenfJicitis
some few weeks ago.
j Mr C M Rhodes has returned
aome after a trip to Jacksonville,
Savannah and points further south.
Mrs N Rogers Bayly has rcturn'* .
*d from a trip to Charleston.
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I 1H il MILL
I FOR BATESBURG.
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^ One of the largest mercantil'
leals ever put through in this sec
ion of the state was when E. Jone:
lompany so'd their immense stock
.-.o erics, hardware, vehicles ami
ettik: :s to Tne L. D. Cullum Cc.,i
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? ..... ..mi vuvii j;uuu w.:: ana mluencc.
This will practically put
the supply business of these two
large firms under one head, and give
to llatesbur/: what it has long needed,
a first > i iss oil mill, and it is the
present intention of the stockholders
of E. .tones Company to organov
d /c 4!ui t?r ct such a plant in the
nts. n;.?r future. |
pay The remaining large dry floods,
For sh ? s, clct..! g and other stocks in
John t^e K. lonca Co. dry goods depart282,
e t wiil, it is thought be thrown
luild- on he mo:kef to the consumer and
clo ' J out : cgardless of prices. The
E. Jo C \, has not decided at
"ands this writing just exactly what dise
live position will be made of it.
ested
Subscribe for The Advocate now
rier* --$1.00 per year in advance.
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i Report of the Condition
of
I he First National Bank
of Batesburg, at Batesburg,
in the State of
South Carolina, at the
?2close of business, January
31, 1910 %
Resources.
Loans and Discounts $107,398.08
Overdrafts, secured
J ...1 A C-7 C.t
aina uuaciui toi.ui
U. S Bonds to secure
circulation 25,000.00
Premiums on U. S.
Bonds 500.00
Bonds, Securities, etc 980.21
Banking house, Furniture
and Fixtures 14,281.04
Other Real Estate owned 10,641.73
Due from National Banks
(not reserve agents) 31,607.42
Due from State and Private
Banks and Bankers,
Trust Companies and
Savings Banks 1,656.46
Due from approved Reserve
Agents 17,534.94
Checks and other Cash
IteniS 224.27
Notes of other National
Banks 440.00
Fractional Paper Currency,
Nickels, and Cents 226.49
Lawful Money Reserve
in Bank, viz: r
Specie 4,765.40
Legal-tender
notes 500.00 5,265.40
Redemption fund with Ut
S. Treasurer (5 per cent
of circulation) 1,250.00
TOTAL 217,463.65
Linbilties
Capital stock paid in $23,000.00
Surplus fur.d 6,000.00
Undivided Profits, less
Expenses and Taxes
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paiu IZ.OHD.HO
National Bank Notes
outstanding 24,300.00
Individual deposits subject
to check 110,195.07
Time certificates of deposit
32,993.83
Cashier's checks outstanding
S 2? 629.29
TOTAL 217,463.65
State of South Carolina. County; of
Lexington, ss:
I, Ira C. Carson, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly
?wear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
Ira C. Carson, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 5th dav of Februarv. 1910.
J. R. Un^er,
Notary Public.
CORRECT-ATTEST:
T. P. Kerna^han, S
L. M. Mitchell, , I . 1
M. K. Rutland,
D rectors.
TEE !S AIKEN OOUii'i
ilAHf. Ate STABLES Of MR. FRJi t
BUSH BURNED SUNDAY NIGHT
Aiken, February 7.?News v. \
brought here to-day that the ba 1
and stables of Mr. Frank Bush, liv
ling near lilicnton, were burned tie w :
Sunday night. The news carne ir
the way of a telephone message foi
the county bloodhounds, and though
particulars aie rather scarce, it i:
learned that the origin probabb
was incendiary, and that the sus
pected parties were negroes. Track
found very near the scene led t
this conclusion, and other thing
pointed to the incendiary theorj
'On the receipt of the message th
hounds were immediately dispatch
, ed to the scene, but nothing h:
been learned as to sthe chase.
OUNTIES
MMWl BANDITS
ROB PASS
ENQERS.
GO THROUGH MISSOURI
PACIFIC TRAIN IN
KANSAS
TURN TRICK IN NEAT
STYLE. |
ENTER CAR WHILE TRAIN IS
SPEEDING ON. SECURE SMALL
AMOUNT OF BOOTY AND
MAKE OFF.
Pittsburg, Kan. Feb. 5?Three undentified
men held up and robbed
.he passengers on an cast bound
Missouri-Pacific train cast of here to
light. They were unmasked. About
100 and a small amount of jewelry
a ere taken from the passengers.
The robbers boarded the train on
he outskirts of Pittsburg and rode
intil the train was near Cornell, Kan,
I here they eloped from their scats
lacked Conductor Garrlty into a Conner,
and drawing revolvers, warned
him not to call for assistance.
One of the robbers then covered
the passengers with two large revolvers.
| "You will now prepcre to give up
your valuables," he said. My partner
here will pass among you. Please
be quick.
The "partner" thereupon produced
a gunny sack and started on his
collection toui. From each passer.
Igor he took everything o? value
I Money, watches, diamonds and ringr
all went into the sack.
One woman screamed and fair.-.u'
The collector calmly lifted a i!i
from her finger, pickc ' her p r c if
from the floor, an J. passed on to th<
next victim.
Throughout the rob' t: y the tiair
sped on. None of the csc.v tx.. ,
the conductor knew of the rc tit:
*Vhen the lights in the town of C'c
nell loomed into view several of tl?
passengers at the rear of the c ach
who had not been reached by tk<
robbers, hoped they would escape
with their valuables and began placing
them back in their pockets. But
they were disappointed. Just because
the train stopped at the station the
robbers did ont hurry away, The
robber with the gunny sack stripped
the last passenger in the car of hi:
.foods and then they dropped eff
the train and disappeared down at.
alley into the tov.r.
No n'terrnt was made to rob iht
express car.
Sheriff Merriwecther and a seou
of deputies soon began searching foi
the m. n.'ihoy are belived to be ban
gerson of the. mining c; mp in he
northern part of the cc untry.
ALLEGED THIEF ARRESTED.
l'X-ksiok ornu.u Ducuvns
J R WILSON BY ACCSi.: NT.
Lexington, Feb. 7?Charged with
1 the stealing of a set ot wagon har
ness, a bridle and buggy whip, J. K1
r Wilson, a white man, lodged in jai
i Saturday night, having been arrestee
by Deputy Sheriff Miller in Colum
' bia Saturday afternoon. The prose
/ cutor Job Shumpert, of Boiling
Springs Township, and the crime is
alleged to have been committed 01
s the 26th of February last year. The
0 .varrent for the arrest of Wilson was
issued by Magistrate Harmnn some
s nine (hiring last July, but Wiisor
r. could not he apprehended, it was bj
e accident De >utv Sht r:i Miller rai
across him in Columbia yesterday
l" Wilson is a married man and ha
is several children, lie c'a ms that hi
his family is now living it. the 01
ympia Mill village in Columbia.
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V?\ U. CSUIMAH1K. I'rvti.
IW. B. Gui
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|| Heating a
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If Com
1 COLXJAd
? Contracts T*
No Cortra<
| And None
THE OBSERVER.
J Exit Peary and Cook-Balling
and Pinchot have appeared on tl
stage.
This is a great day for vegetaria
Ihe question of meat-economy co:
ceins him not at all.
Our legislature could do no moi
Wiser thing than to enact into ia
the marriage license bill, Sout
Carolina has taken a splendid posit
oft the divorce question, yet there
absolutely no bar to the making c
a contract which in South Carolir
cannot be legally annulled. IT
lionse requirement will make ft
| saner, safer, happier, marriages.
The Observer still lives, thoug
fed" two weeks or more his bodil
wtwkneas hab had a curtai;ii.g effe<
;iecd the product of his thougl
Peltry. Thoughts are pecuiu
utyw. y. They arc mind product
and ti e mind has for its physic;
Jiiis o. acti\ity the brain. 11.ci
s i vcr> clsst relation hetwom ii
v_- h\:l;r.d the i hysical. 1 hv:
;(*! u i: e.r.tss has a j renounce
i.t t i v < !. tl e n.iid, particular!
i-.i *. mii ii ir. question is natural!
\vik through lack of grey-ir.ntt<
e nourish it. Now, the Obseivt
w .uld not like any cr.e to insir.iu.t
tbit his mind is weak, lie himse
might recognize it. ar.dackncwledg
it but he is like other people, an
;ou know how other people are ;
cut intensely personal n atters. 1;
a'i the foregoing as it may, the 01
server would simply say that bcdil
rv.irj csitic n in the rtcent past hr
1 erin mental lethargy wliic
.l turn has caused the cuitailrriei
.rein before mentioned, 'ihis b
.-ay of explanation aid apology
; t is, it these two things aie i t
my and in place.
ihete is no mcie impel tart off
... in a county than the b'upeiinlt
lent of I -'dues tie r, yet the nt
1 i: y of Dillon *n her sehtcli :e
;alailo: has prcpcLt d the r.api.i
:m of s?x huuo.col >..< wiio
:is>c .ny v.agc. Lh.t sti >! It
i^cless to criticise Dillon. It mig
c said that she is following the c
a nple o; l.cr elder sisters. Ihroup
o ;t the sttUc the salaries of tht
important officer1- are still ri. lie ale
ly sir,all. Surclj we people do r
1 seriously think cf what cur cour
} ;uperi:r.undents k.;vc i j do. : ur<
hey do not think ot the mar.-ni:
ing, woman-making, citizen-mak
a gencies, subject to their supen
' ion. Surely the people do not real
)
i that these men are 1 ey who sho
; guide and direct, who should
' vise ind cour. el, who should b<
1 the eachers help availing insp
' tion. True, conditions are irnpr
ing, but ever, yet I am forced tc
* lieve ha* as between cduc. ioi
every other human interest cdi
tion is at a big discount
NSED 1
xm j
i: It. HEYWAUD. ?> . &Ttom. &
marin & Co*|j' j
nd Plumbing ig
tractors &
[I3IA. S C S
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iken Anywhere. j*"
jts too Large. 81 '
^ Too Small i
MISSIONARY INSTITUTE W f
AND LAYMEN'S CONFERENCE
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The Preacher's Institute and Layn.
men's Conference for Columbia
n- District will be held in the Batesburg
Methodist church, February
13-15. Rev. S. H. Booth will preach
rc at 7:30 P. M. Sunday and Rev. C.
w A. Norton on Monday at the same
h nour. The exercises on Tuesday
j. will be held from 9:30 A. M. to 5:30
js P. M. with an intermission of two
jf hours for dinner. Speakers from
ia all parts of the District will make
ie addresses on different phases of
)r missions. The time from 11 a. m.
to dinner heur will be devoicu entirely
to discussions by the laymen,
h Large delegations are expected,
y and every one in the community is
,j invited to attend.
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TEE RED SPIDER
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t I V.'e are glad to state in this issue
I hat through the effort's of Congress1
ran Lever, U. S. Representative
I rein this district the United States
I Jcpartment of Agriculture has tak,
I en up the destiuction of the red
. I spider cn cotton. This is a very im;i
I portant problem in the crcp of this
, I section, as it is estimated that the
1, J annual loss to the farmer will reach
, I many thousands o* dollars. Mr.
t 1 Lever has been working for several
j. | vcars to secure an experimental labIt
| oratory in this vicinity, and we are
5. I nformed that the work has now
v I been started, and will continue
I -hrci {. bout the present season. Mr.
i I i lv. Strother has kindly donated a
.11 : 'ge piece of land for the field ex^
I nimcnls, and the woik will be in
_ ! hrrge of Mr. II. lL Wilson, an Ag.1
nt cf the United States Euieau of
I Entomology. Mr. Wilson has estabI
.ished a laboratory in Eatesburg and
c. I he will gladly cooperate with any
, I of the < otton giowers as to experiI
r.cr.':.l itrr.ee its. lie wishes to sc1
'urc as much infotmaticn as possiI
V.c qn the extent of the c'rnrgc
f.-* aistd in previous jesis trdhe
as ; Pi iccia.c i ry facts or advice
sj whi h cm be t i\tn to him.
x ?? miHEWS PliRCBAStS
A NEW PIANO
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ot 1'r. M. C. Matthews who has for
son e t.me beer, conducting business
r. North Augusta returned home
ast Friday. He has just given his
laughter a new and handsome piano
in; 'dr. Matthews is looking v.e'.l and
j . '..cm all reports is doing v.e'?.
lize
u.d m^Lli to succeed
mr. imi
cv- Auffhsta, Ga., Feb '.?W. F.
. McGiv has been a pp. inter division
..... ; : er rptr.t of the Sou hern
and a. wa>, wi h headc;vart<rs at ( har,ca
eston, S. C., vice J. C. Lusk, reigned.
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