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t Two Horse Cultivators, Disk
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rows, Rollers, Pulverize
f Corn and Cotton Plant^
ers, Plows, Steel and
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Ilav Presses,
? Small Cultiva- ^
k tors,
a You will not work your stock ? hard il you buy
.4 from us light-running implements. When you
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j|j Contractors |
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PAPER FOR Oil KISTM AS <il FTS.
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STALLION SERVICE j For hihI lui.riif
Standard thoroughbred from Dr.'W tu L. 1 >. Prabhaui--.
... , , ...... . . .. | limv Mto(!k and makosol t
Heisse s horse Will stand at Bates- 1(<,sl ()n (hf. lli:irktM |lMiay
burf, Leesville and A. Iayloi'r.]
Service $15.00 guaranteed. j |4 |) | ij ;l? .tuiiif haH sm
A. Taylor and Fro., of the man* mule#*
Gilbert, S. C. t his sr^tion of thn State. /
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BATESBURQ SPOT 14 5-8
I Personals
^ I All ttioev bttvlnx rbihin will confer* favor
uj>vii inw ivavix-hie i>y Hoiiaing "? to sir nuiiKMon
or l*<f<?rt> Thurmluv of each *wk
J t
C Mr Geo M Adams was a visitor
Sf to Batesburg on Saturday last.
? Mr J M Reynolds of the Bethel- j
hem section was a visitor here cn j
Monday. }
^ Mrs Jno O Darby of Chester S (1 '
1 mother of Chief Darby is here en a 1
J visit to her son and will remain a- [
y bout two weeks. v
j( Miss Anni i Reid sister of Mr J B
J Reid is spending sometime in Co- *
ft lumbia.
^ Mr B I Reynolds and family have a
have moved to Swansea where they v
J will make their future home.
5/ Mrs Lucy McLenna of Johnston ^
v spent Monday in town with rel
\ atives.
^ Mr J O Ear^le of the Leesville ^
Y urac in rilv
\ Mr T M Cato of Monetta was a
<f visitor here on Tuesday.
S Mrs L D Gantt of Monetta was in
S town shopping Monday.
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cx Mrs J P Carlisle of Greenville is f
* spending sometime with her brother v
Dr M U Boatwright. p
^ Mr J W Derrick visited Batesburg ^
^ on Tuesday. v
* Mrs W A Cooner and little Eveh n
^ have returned from a two weeks j,
^ stay with her parents at Pendletor. t
it Miss Loria Etheredge went over a
^ To Columbia Thursday to take in f
ic i the "Merry Widow." v
:'V Mrs A S Bqykni-.{ht is at home a
*ifrom Greelyville* c
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? Col E E Strother spent Thursday g
^ | in Columbia. p
58 , Miss Owdcm of Johnston return- ?
J *
? ed to her hom> Monday after a vis.t c
to Miss Esther Bates. c
Mr D W Padgett of Saluda coun- ^
Kjty was here on Tuesday. b
^; Mr J L Winstead of Ward was in J'
SC town Monday.
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X' Mr A J U-niowe was nere on ?
k ! Tuesday. J
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Mr J R Lake of Saluda county t<
? was in Baiesburg on business Tues5
day last.
5 Mr D P Bodie and daughter Miss I
Earline left yesterday for a visit to e
J the formers daughters. Mrs C G >
Mixson at Gainesville Ma and Miss
I Vyola Bodie at Ocala.
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? Mr L Curtis Cullum went to Green
US i ) ts
jf ville 'Monday to be present at the1
? marriage of his cousin Miss Hattie
Simmons. i u
v- !
Mr Jesse Schumpert returned
from Saluda Sunday.
H
m Mrs N U Gunter and daughter
have returned to Atlanta.
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Mr M W Cullum has returned i
from a visit to her sister in Atlanta, j n
^ Mrs Mattie Jennings and daugh-1
ft ter Kate of Augusta were re ent c
visitors to Mrs E S Rawl. I i;
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^ Mrs W H Atweli went to Colum?/
I bia Wednetday.
- : m iss Edith Bruce of Columbia *
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i was a visitor here this week.
I DrW P Timmerman spent TuesI
! day in Edgetield. 1
Miss Annie Burkhead has return'
ed from a visit to Charlotte.
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Mr Ernest Hartley spent Tuesday
I night at home.
Mrs Kate Clement and daughter
^ j of Greenville are spending sometime
at the Batesburg Hotel.
>ss Mrs S E Perry and Nelle left
| Tuesday for a visit to Edgefield.
' Mrs W D Crouch was a visitor to
Ward this week.
YjA | Miss Esther Bates has returned!
\U ^ from a visit to Johnston.
HREE C
WATSON - BOUKNIGHT.
MRS. JOHN R. WATSON AND
L. SMITH BOUKNIGHT
MARRIED YESTERDAY
BY REV. S. 0. CANTEY.
A marriage cf much interest to
he people of Batesburg waa that of
Mrs Bettie Watson to Mr. L. Smith
Bouknight which took place it the
tome of the bride yesterday evenng
at 3:30 o'clock. Only a few of the
learest relatives and friends were
>resent to witness the ceremony. Rev
> O. Cantey made them man and
vife.
The wedding maich was played by
diss Ntl ie Crouch of Leesville.
Immediately after the ceremony
delicious sweet and salad course
ias indulged in.
For buggies, wagons, and
larnoss go to L. D. Brabham
ti I Jut land's new stables.
WAR ON THE PISTOLS
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Lexington, Jan. 9.?The court o f j
[etieral sessions for this county o>ened
this morning at 10 o'clock
vith T. S. Scase, of Spartanburg,
residing judge. Cleik of Court Shely
lau cveryining in readiness and it
vas not lonfcj betprr the machinery
>f the court was put into operation.
Judge Sease's charge to the grand
ury was vory strong. He impressed
he jurors w>h the importance of exmining
the book* f drecoi oficials,
and *o see if the public money
/as judicja ly expended. Ho severely
rraigned the "pistol toters, anddelared
that the only way to stop crime
-as to stop crime was to punish the
uilty ones. He stressed the great imortance
of good schools, saying
hat upon..these two issues the salation
of th_ country largely dependd.
He called attention also to the
rime of perjury and its evident inreaseinthe
court room. He closed
is masterly lecture by outlining in
rief the general duties of the grand
jrors.
Solicitor Timmerm^n entered a
ol pros in the following cases: The
tate vs. R. W. Wise; the State vs.
no. Abney; tha State vs. Mack Hill
nd Will Leaphart, assault and batery
with intent to kill.
40 head of mure mules at
i. 1). Hrabham's. lie sells for
ash or credit.
Mr L. D. Cullum, Jr left Wed?cr)ov
(nr a t*w Havs visit in Sinar.
incurg and Greenville.
Mr Fred Cartledge spent Sunday(
i Columbia.
Mrs A C Mitchell has leturned
om Johnston.
Miss Mabel" Tarrant is spending
re week with her sister in Columbia
Mrs Pauline Johnston of Steed -:
ran was in town Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Tarrant who was oprated
on for appendicitis last week
s rapidly improving.
Mrs Elizabeth Daniel and Mrs
Mary Glenn of Augusta were the
quests of Mr anil Mrs W B Glenn
Sunday.
M :=s Mamie Etheredge is spendng
a few days with her sister Miss
Essie hltheredge.
Mr Ira C (larson w<?nt over to the
I^aymcns meeting in Columbia last
Wednesday.
Mr T M Bodie was in town last
Saturday*
Mrs N Rogers Bayly has been th.
guest of Mrs 1) Sam < "ox of Col
umbia this week.
Ij. D. Mrubliam sells lii
stork for rash or credit.-am
i makes a fried of every mat
lie sells.
;o U NT 1E
HONOR ROLL
Following is the Honor Roll o
the Batesburg High and Gradec
School. Those making an averag<
of ninety per cent are entitled to i
place on this roll.
FIRST GRADE.
Evelyn McNeill, Lonnie Home
Hazel Sills, Lucy Hartley, ZillaBed
ie, Thelma Ridgell, Lawrence Rik
ard, Carroll Bruce, David Cartledge
F B Rawl, Edgar Glover, Clauc
rorrest, Luke Houkmght.
ADVANCED FIRST GRADE
Frances Cullum, Virginia Cullum
Essie Howard, Leona Forrest.
SECOND GRADE
Edwin Rawl, Lewie McCarty, 01
iver Hite, Roy Hall, Roy Cockcrof
Jeel Ridgell, W F Rhodes, Su<
S okes, F.llen Ptrry, Blanche Oswild,
Annie Howard, Isabel Cantey
THIRD GRADE
Elma Altman, Eloise Hite, Ruby
Rikard, Matilda Cook, Wayring
Wise.
FOURTH GRADE
Capers Alexander, Horace Havird,
Frank Hite, Clarence Howard,
Beatrice Durst, Ludie Hartley,
Sarah Haigood, Lois Kernaghan,
Julra Malpass, Mary Timmerman.
FIFTH GRADE
John Lewie Miller, Julian Wise,
Pearl Bedenbaugh, Sophia Blease,
Julia Miller, Leona Oswalt, Willie
Rabun, Lottie Sills. Kimmie Stokes,
Martha Watson, Bettie Wise, Leta
Wise, Ervin Rabun.
SIXTH GRADE
ridiik B Luwards, Gallic Vvi ight
Edgar Watson, Moses Alexander,
Imo Bates, Mattie Bouknight, Ethel
Cockcroft, Ethel Cullum, Lizzie
iu?)' kidviiu, l^uuitc oinim.
sevf:.:th grade
Lowell Altman, J B Stokes.
EIGHTH GRADE
Esther Bates, Eugenia Aldridg'-,
Smith, Annip Rutland, Kathleen
Spann, Saidee T'mmermar,
Grace Buster.
NINTH GRADE
Kathleen Glover, Cora Hall, Myra
Steadman, Kathleen Tarrant, C leo
Wise.
TENTH GRADE
Rosa Hallman, Pauline Spann,
Pauline Timmerman.
L. 1). r?rabh;ini has just received
a carload ot mules
and horses?ae ^ood as any
that ever came t < > t h is ma rket.
UNION MEETING.
The Unian meeting: of the Upper
t . ~t ,u. t ?: ?*. ? ?.:...
WlVidlUll Ul LI1C UCAIU^IUU J)dJ llbl
Association will meet at Providence
church on Saturday before the fifth
Sunday in January at 10 o'clock, a.
m , A full attendance is desired as
election of officers and genera! reorganization
is in order.
J. L. Sawyer, clerk unio...
FOR SALE OR RENT
A new 5 room house in desirable
' part of Batesburg. Kent reasonable.
W. H. Atwell, Batesburg, S. C.
U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY APPOINTMENT
A competitive examination of al
applicants from the Seventh Congressional
District, for appointment
to a vacancy at the United State:
Nav;l Academy, which occurs or
the 4th of March next, will be helc
i.i Columbia, on Saturday, Januarj
28th, 1911 at 9 o'clock a. m. Thos<
desiring to compete for this ap
pointment should write me at one
f fos a copy of the rules and regula
tior.s governing the admission o
ca didatrs to ^Annapolis, and fc
. permission to "stand the ccmpet
. itive examination. Very truly,
Washington, 1) C. A. F\ Lever.
M. C. Seventh S. (
' Fine, strony and hand
sot no mules have just arri\
1 <-d for 1 j. D. Rrabliain? Read
for work and acclimated.
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S COND
GENERAL
ASSEMBL
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1
. MENDEL SMITH SPEAK El
? JAS. A. HOYT CLERK- 7
BE A SESSION OF USE
FULNESS
Columbia, Jan. 12 Special to J
Advocate?With liquor in the bai
* ground, for the first time in 2 yes
and with organization details d
posed of already, the general asse
, bly which convened here Tuesd
has opportunities for construct
statesmanship such as no legi^lati
in many years has enjoyed. Anotl
t encouraging circumstance is tl
, over half the members have It
previous legislative experience.
Some of them have served ms
terms. Two of them have b<
speakers?Messrs. W. F. Stevens
of Chesterfield and Frank B. Gi
of Abbeville
Mendel Smith was Tuesday ele
ed speaker, for the third time wr
in ten years. He was unoppost
The house reelected clerk Jas.
Hoyt over former Assistant Cl<
Wilson Gibbes by a vote of 71
46 and former Representative
McGowan Simpkins defeated
Frank Epps of Greenville for rea
ing clerk by a vote 64 to 46, S<
geant-at arms J. S. Wilson of La
caster was reelected without opp
sition.
In the Senate Thos. G. McLei
of Lee, the retiring lieutenant go
ernor, will preside until his succes
or, Hon. G. A. Smith of Florenc
is inaugurated, which will be ne
Tuesday. Sergeant-at-arms Schui
pert of Newberry was reelectc
For chaplain Rev. A. E. Holler d
feated K?v. J. P. Knox, 32 to 1
Former Lieutenant Governor W.
Mauldin of Greenville was reelect
president pro tem. Dr. W. S. Stok
.vas elected readine clerk. For Jv
n a c :?u \k~ k*..t 1
r\. oiiiiui, ivii. mti^cuu aiiiiuun
ed these appointments: Jourr
e'erk, G. E. Moore, Anderson; b
clerk, E. A. Perry, Saluda; secreta
j to the president, J. R. McGht
' Greenville; pages, Frank DeSchana
' of Florence and Edwin Fuller
Laurens; mail clerk, N. G. Pyl<
1 Columbia; doorkeepers, G. H. G
m^r, Anderson ar.d R. M. Floy
j Spartanburg.
Senator Weston of Richland i
! troduced the first senate bill, cc
i templating general increases in s,
, aries for statehouse c fficials. frc
. governor down. An invitation
(visit the University of South Car
' lina Thursday, this being Founde:
! Day at the university, w?s accept
No action has been taken yet on t
' invitation to the general assemt
j t a visit Winthrop college at Ro
Hill on Lee's birthday Jan. 19.
As to the composition of the S(
ate, with its 42 members: Tweni
{ one held ever, 9 were reelected a
12 are new. The new solons <
| Messrs Dennis, Mall, Ackerm;
I Lawson, Manning, Ginn, Strait. T.
Mauldin, Stuckey, Green, Youi
Epps. Seven senators did not of
for reelection. These were: Ha
rick, McKeithan, W. S. Smith, K
ly, Rodgers, Carpenter, Bass.
There are 124 representafiKes.
these 38 were reelected. There
18 members who have seen serv
previously but not in the last sess
Four counties reelected their en
*; delegations.
. It is expected that election of '
j filth justice of the Supreme Cc
1 may be entered upon in about t
i weeks. Gen. M. L. Bonham of t
* d-jrson. Representative Ihos.
r Fraser of Sumter, Attorney W
e Gruber of Walterboro and Judge
i- W. Memminger of Charleston
if , all likely to be candidates. Frie
,r i o' each are already feeling the p
ot the general assembly.
Governor Ansel's message, i
in both houses Wedneiday, w
c dm. safe and sane docurr
I ch3iacterist'c of the writer. A
! n f.cant feature was paragraph
yji.nding Clcmson college from
t cks by the farmers, by savir
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ENSED
MANY CHANGES
Y ?
1A ARE BEING MADE &Y THE
MERCHANTS
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Q uit e a number o f businetl
changes and moves are taking place
in Batesburg. As already noted
Mr. W. C. Bates has opened up a
wholesale grocery business in the
Kaminer Building. Mr. B. P. Whiteck*
head still continues business at his
irr> old stand. The Ridgell Drug ComI
?
us- ,any w;n move into the Fox building,
now occupied by Gunter's Drug
'a> Itore. The store will be fitted with
IV* the most up-to-date fixtures and a
un leautiful fountain. This company
^ei A'ill also continue to operate the
1131 drug store at the old stand. Dr. Gunlac
ter w;n mCve into nis building formerly
occupied by the Harris-Cain
in> Drug Company. The latter drug
:en store has been moved into the old
!0r' Steadman stand which has been oclry
cupied lately by Mr. Brooker Cartledge's
grocery store. Mr. Cartct"
ledge has moved into the rear of
Mr. J. J. Rawl's store on the next
ec*- street.
A- These changes will give the town
:rk four first class drug stores and
t0 fountains that more than equal anv
S- in the state of a town twice il;:
J* size.
id
I SEN. D. M. CROSS0
ON HONORED
Dd
v~ Senator D. M. Crosson has been
>s~ ippointed on the foiiowing commit'c'
ties: Educatisn, Agriculture, Bankxt
in 1 and Insurance, Medical affairs
n~ tnd Retrenchments. He has also
' been made Chairman of committee
IC
^ on Public Regulations.
' ' It was quite a compliment to our
^ pupular Senator to have been given
the above recognition and we are
S
satisfied that he is quite able to
1 r
*c cape witn tnese important questions,
tal ~
ill Notice of Administratrix's
Nile of Pe rsonal Properly
?Cf
On Saturday, 2^ day of January,
1911, at 10 o'clock a. m.; ?t
,s vs late residence near Mt Ebal
ij. church, in Aiken county, I will sell
j t puclie out-crv the personal property
of Moses Knecce, deceased,
:n_ consisting in part of mule, wagons.
(n_ hirness, buggier, cows, hogs, plov\stocks,
guano distributer, and other
(m fanning tools and impleme .tr, cornt
fodder and household furniture.
0. Victoria Kneece, Adminstratrix.
jfl RED "SIDER EX"v
TERMINATOR
ck
tn- HON. FRANK LEVER WILL
ty; SEE THAT A BUREAU IS
nd
irc OPENED HERESHORTan.
LY.
, J.,
Hon. A. F. Lever has the interests ,
ter of our community at heart as will be
seen by the following: In a letter to
~ j E. F. Strother he states that the
! worn or extermina:in? me rea sp cer
t)f will be continued. In Mr. Wilson's
arc place (the late entomologist statior.ice
ed here) will be sent a represent itive
1.OD ! of the govenment to open a station
tlIC I here in time to preuent the spread of
! the pest. While our Frank has many
! duties to occupy his time in Wash,urt
ington he always keeps his eye open
wo to promote the welfare of this sec\n
B tion.
H i
L. 1). Hrablutin Lato just received
forty head of mules
are and twenty head of horses?
ndstall picked and of the best
u'se| types.
eau 1 agricultural courses were now being
as a I freely used, the ctrollmtr.t h. ibem
lent, steadily increasing, and'.he :.s4.:uctsig
ion given being highly practical,
de- This is going to be an ir.U resting
at- session. It should also be a jccj.ci
ig its ^ of usefulness.
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