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I Wm Mitchell Mtr 24 1 THE BATESBURG ADVOCATE. I EST Al i I ASHED, UM)1. BATESBUKD, S. ( F1U DAY, SEPT. 20, 1 Oil. S1.00 PER ANNUM REME COTTON MARKET - 11 BATES 1UT KO SPOT 3 0% & Local and Personal. fl a Milwce Cook of Columbia, spent the week end in town witli his 1110- h ther. |? Miss Blease of Columbia, is the w th guest of relatives in town. We gladly welcome Mr. and Mrs G. W. Wightman and^ family to our city again. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Darby spent Wednesday in Columbia. W Misses Mabel Tarrant and Kath- q erine Alexander were visitors to Columbia Thursday. nc Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Cullum will V leave on Saturday for Lilesville, N. C., at which place they will make (j., their future home. " Mrs. W. S. Mite and Miss Mae spent Wednesday in Columbia. da Mrs. E. E. Sn.ith arrived Tuesday from a visit to Columbia. fie Rev. II. B. White of Saluda, was a recent visitor to our city. . Pa Lawton Bodie went to Coiumbia Wednesday. W Mrs. Alice Hartley and little Alic e Watson are visiting relatives in Aiken. ivir. Jim vjuattieoaum ol ben- j nettsville visited relatives in town rei last week. Misses Sallic Gunter and Meta Mi Quuttlebaum of Leesville, were in SP1 , town Wednesday. rel Mrs. C. M. Rhodes has returned from a visit to Hampton. pe ? Mr. Raleigh Harding returned to 1 Bennettsville last Thursday. Miss Carrie Holstein left 011 Thurs- ^ uay morning for Wegener where she 1 will spend sometime. t Miss Ethel Rhodes has returned to Columbia. ' Mr. Hamp Black returned on Saturday from his home near Prosper- * ity, where he went to attend the fa- ,>a nera! of his father. W; Mr. Conrad Dobey spent Sunday in Aiken. Miss Lilly Howard spent Saturday niiiht and Sundav in Hibernin. Mrs. 13. I-. Holland of Trenton, ur, was in town one day last week. tei Dr. W. L Kneece, of Baxter attended court at Aiken the lirst part to of this week as a witness in the Holstein-Spradley c; se. Messrs. W. A. Conner, A. H. Blease and Dr. W. P. Timinerman attended the "Red Shirt" reunion in Columbia Thursday. in Mrs. John Bell Towill and children spent Wednesday in Columbia. tu Hon. George Bell Timinerman and at attorney Barrett Jones are attending court in Columbia this week as Sa counsel in the celebrated "label" se cases now being tried in that city. Rev. J. Monroe Kneece of route 1 tspent Wednesday night as the guest toi of friends in Batesburg. Cc Dr. Ransom H. Timinerman attended court at Aiken the first of ^ the week. Hon. W. E. Bodie ineinl>er of the fr( House from Saluda county attend- e 1 ed the Good Roads nn><>iimt last Wednesday. e j Hon. Champ Clark speaker of the National House of Representatives, has notified the management of the ()j Tri-County Fair, that owing to previous engagements, he will not he able to accept their invitation to ? deliver an address here during fa!r week. V\ Mrs. P. B. Watson and son, Frank Ix I ) Rogers have returned from Bannet tsvi lie. J. K. Conner can.e hon.e Wednesday from Spartan!) irg. W. C. Burton hits returned to St. Petersburg. Fla. _ , , 01 Frank Long of Saluda, was here sj one day this week. Mrs. L. A Home of Ridge Spring, S spent Saturday and Sunday in our J, midst. H ' m I (fifl k MBER < Mrs. E. E. Manget returned V iesdny to Aiken, after a visi 1iss Lucile Culluin. Mr. E. G. Aldridge has retui rom an extended visit to frii nd relatives in Florida. Mr. L. S. Covington and fai ave gone to Springfield to resid Miss Carrie Bouknight of Sal as here on a shopping expedi lis week. .1 R I Indop crvnnf CuiA/Jo.. ~uuuuuy i . * parents at Saluda. J. 13. Holman and Blanding v> i'er to Columbia yesterday. Miss Grace Etheredge and Ml r. Etheredge left Wednesday fo C. I. at Edgefield. Miss llattie Etheredge left W ?day to take up her studies irginia College, Roanoke, Va. Miss Sallie Burton arrived Sa ly from a visit to her sister cCull. L. D. Cullum, Jr., returned Sal ly from Columbia. James Hart has returned to E( :ld after spending a few days P. Bodies. S. B. Addy spent Sunday with irents in the Delmar section. Chester Brogden, of Seivern, sp ednesduy night in town. Mrs. A. L. Holstein, of Mone is in town shopping Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Honea lu turned to Columbia. Mrs. J. B. Owdom and dnugh lss lino Bates, of Spartanburg, ending sometime in town w latives. A number of Batesburg's yot ople spent a very pleasant e ng at 1). P. Bodie s Monday e ill*. * E. R. Steadman sjient Tuesday lumbiu. Mrs. W. T. Ashinore left Wedn y for a visit to her parents in / sta. Mrs. Walter Brazell of Columl iited relatives in town the lat rt of last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. LaGrone ard, were recent visitors to Bat rgE. H. Blake of Greenwood, v >n on our streets a few Pays ti Miss Eva Hite will leave on S lay for Wagener where she \ ieh this session. Miss Daisy Edwards has returi Leesville. Mrs. Alford has returned to L gton, after a visit to her son, ford. Mrs. L. D. Gantt, of Monetta, \ town shopping Monday. Mrs. h. T. Wright and E ranees rued yesterday from a visit to ives in North Augusta. Miss Edith Jones will leave it unlay to take charge of hool near Columbia. Ml- .. wl Mro n mi. HUM 1UIO. U. IJ. \ cu UUll^r, P. Taylor and Dr. W. T. Gib [?k in Al. G. Fields Minstrels ilumbin Monday night. Mrs. VV. L Rawl was a visitoi iluinbia this week. Mrs. F. B. Crouch has returi an a visit to relatives near W ier. Mr. and Mrs M. B. Edwards vi I relatives in Leesville Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Watson dge Spring, were in town sli ng Monday. Miss Agnes Jones left yester i Branson, S. C., where she aeh this winter. MPs Taylor of Saluda, sj ednesday here with her brot r. F. P. Taylor. Mrs McRay has returned to jrne in Atlanta. TRESPASS NOTICE. A'i parties are warned not to V r trespass on lands of the urn gncd, day or night. The law e enforced against all violators. . Pickens Derrick, J. A. Wat , Frank Kneece, J. Win. Mitel F. Strother, Mrs. Pauline Sp; PUR GRE^ Read Rules See Schedu llily Let me hear from sor uda Call on, or write Mr will have entire cl ? vith Schedule of Votes. rent Kuh's for contest will ho as folr. J. iOW8. r Itule 1. Subscribers are cautioned to demuucl a receipt for eu- money paia 10 contestants ana so i, at return same to contest manage- 1 m<*ut to be dated by book show- j tur- 'nK dato of expiration. , t 2. All money for subscriptions < must be paid to J. B. Manor, who , will have entire control of the con- ( uir" test. j 53. Contest manager's signa* Ige- tore must be affixed to votes be- ^ at fore same are of value in contest. r 4. Ballotts cannot be bought. ^ 1^^ The contest will be run same ba ( sis?fair to all. Votes can only s be obtained by securing supscrip- r enl tions, either prepaid or renewals f or by cutting free voting coupon n tta, out each issue. a 5. No employe of the Advo- ^ cate or member of any family ,. JVC connected with the paper will be ^ permitted to participate in the t ter, contest. c are 0. Contestants or nominators ^ ith can secure as many free voting 1 j certificates as possible and veto ^ injt them each week. c ve- ~ Only oue nominating cou- ^ ve- l)OU entitling each contestant to a I,(XX) votes will be allowed. a 8. All votes must be in the in Advocate ollicu by Tuesday noon of each week. u es- 9. Votes once issued cannot be a Vu- transferred to another contest ant. n jja 11. The right is reserved to ^ <_iuutii^i i un I'cuiuuiu ocis, rial- ? ? j rack, Lounges, Tables. ( hairs, Desk, ( ('ooking Range and Utensils, Spring { and ('otton Mattresses, Wool Blaniunt kets, (.'hild's Bed and Bedding, Pi- 1 Jer- azza Scrtons, Rugs/ lothes Baskets, will etc t Any one desiring to look at any 1 of these articles with a view of pur- < son' chasing same, can apply to J. Graves i iell, ('ooneror i ann. Mrs. N Rogers Bavly. i I tor reject any name for cause, also to _ alter t hese rules should occasion , demand. of 12. Any qu stion that may ano. f # **' rise between th-? contestants will CA ? be determined by the contest 'ns muuager, and this decision will ^ illo. be final. ^ ;a(_ lit. To nil who enter this con- jt vjll t'-st. we guarantee fair treatment. 0 No partiality will be shown to any contestant. lC'rf 14. For any information call ^ on or address the Contest M anatar ger, and any information will lie N. gladly given- tj The next 1 prizes are as fol- ^ vas '0W8 : tl One $20<> Certificate r. bate on piano. re. One .$175 Certificate re bat on q rel- e. piano. One $150 Certificate rebate on on piano. her One $125 Certificate rebate on piano. p)r One $ 100 C?rt ilicate rebate on son P'all?- P } jn Any of these certificates are s transferable. L The names of contestants al- v r to Mid V nninmuf.oil n n? f. . I 1. o Yours respect!oily, v tied J. B. Manor, C Contest Manager f-.r American 1; Music Co., Jacks uiville, Kla. sit_ New and Renewal 1 year $1.00 1500 votis 2 " 2.00 5000 of 5 " 5.00 10000 lop~ 10 " 10.00 30000 12 " 12.00 45000 " I (lay 15 " 15.00 50000 will 20 " 20.00 66000 25 " 25.00 70000 " a h, r Bargain Sale. t 1 er All of my household goods in- ( .11 Vf- l o :r-. lT CON' of Contest, le of Votes, ne new Kontestan . J. B. Manor, w harge of Kontest. RTTT KQ OK WHMTUCT A word to the Subscribers We have put out several valu: premiums for the contestant's we deem it a dutious pleasure to out a nice premium to the subsc ers, we have procured a very ha some, valuable and service: "PRINCESS STEEL RANC from the well known Holman-C jm Hardware Co., which retails i>40.00. This Range is manuf: jred by the Allen Manufactm Zo., Nashville, Term., and can ;een at the above mentioned st? Some subscriber to the Batesb Advocate will win this valua ange. As each subscription urned in to the Kontest mana by the contestant's or by the si criber) during the Kontest will lumbered as they come in. 1 irst subscriber will be numbe umber 1 and the second numbei nd so on, and his subscription r ie put in a tight box and the 1 rill be in some unconcerned pari ands, and at the end of the cont he box will be opened by someo r unconcerned party and the nu ers stirred up and the first numl rawn cut unseen, will be the nu er to win the Steel Range. N itizens come in to tVi#> nffiro i ive us your subscription or renet nd Ret a ticket to the Steel Ran nd while you are here we will nly too glad to sho^ you wha ecided improvement has been ma i the Batesburg Advocate off nd printing department. We ha ist received a full line of type, a ow we can and will put out a me etter paper than has ever bt rinted by this publication. So give your n&w or renewal ame contestant or call by our off nd see us sometime this week, s soon as possible, for we are n oing to give the citizens of this St on one of the best weekly pap tat the country affords. The h; of reading a paper, not scanni ver it, but take notice of our clt nappy advertisements, our st, 'ide and local news that is bei riefly told in our weekly Advoca We thank you in advance our earnest effort to help us ma lis publication not one among \ est but the best weekly paper tl nis section affords. Management Bitesburg Advoca SENATOR CROSSON APPOINTED delegat: SenatorD. M. Crosson has been ; iointed a delegate by President, eph Hyde Pratt to represent Soi Carolina at the Third Annual C entiou ot the Southern Appalac n Good Roads Association wh /ill be held in Roanoke, Virgil )ctober 4th and 5da. He will lii / attend and make a speech. DR. E. P. TAYLOR, ?DF.NT1ST OFFICE IN TELEPHONE BLD'G. *OAD IMPROVEMENT TRA The Good Roads train schedn irrived here Wednesday morn md spent the greater portion of lay in this town. The crowd in endanee was quite small, altlioi he meeting was liberally advet d. Free lectures and demons ions in road building were {fivei he road exerts in charge of rain. The object of this train ct ng here was to ^ive practical itruction in the building and 111; enanee of improved roads, with ?iew of inducing their construe md saving millions of dollars uially to the farmers in the m< incut of their crops to the taih markets. TEST IS N< MISS EMMA KERNAGHAN. Miss Emma Kernaghan, daughter ?*g of the late T. B. Kernaghan, and sister of our fellow townsman, T. B. Kernaghan, died Wednesday in the ho hosp tal in Columbia and was brought to ^Batesburg for burial Thursday. Miss Kernaghan was 30 ? years old. She had been in failing health for a long time. The Advocate extends sympathies to the bereaved family of the deceased, able Jt ancJ 5 or 6 doses "666" will cure any L case of Chills and Fever. Price 25c. nb' 9-29 8w. inde!" store building f nearly finished. for acting The large brick store building of i be Dr. L. M. Mitchell, which has been are. in course of erection for two or three urg months, is nearing completion and 1 ible will be occupied by the Whitten is Dry Goods Company, ger This is one of the most modern j ub- brick structures in our town, occube pying a space of thirty odd feet in The width and its length extends through ?. red an entire block. * 2, By the erection of this building ,vill in place of the old wooden building, j cey displaced, Dr. Mitchell has shown :ies a spirit of propress and pride for est Batesburg worthy of note, th- j, m- PRIVATE SCHOOL. ber a m_ Mrs. Eugene L. Hartley will open d a private school at her home on h Monday, October 2nd. A limited d vaj number of pupils accepted. s gCt 9-22, 2w pd. c be ~ ta, TAX NOTICES. E ide " ice ...? ... lve m compliance vvnn law i win pro- d nc] cm! to collect the taxes for Saluda y, ich county charged to each named par- r ;en ty and corporation on the 15th da> u of October 1911. With the follow- t\ to ing levies to wit: U ice For State purposes 5 V* mills or For School purposes 3 mills d ow For Ordinary County w ec- purposes 7 mills i< ers b jb- Total, 1534 mills t| inir SPECIAL SCHOOL. i, ,an Batesburg School District 2 mills f| ate " " 2 " h ;n{. Centennial . " " 2 " a [te Cleveland " " 2 " jj for Cool Springs" " 2 " ti lke Corinth " " 2 " a [he Emory 44 4 4 2 44 K rjat Fairview 44 44 2 44 Fruit Hill 44 44 2 " g lf.~ Good 1 lope 44 44 2 44 ? Holley * 44 3 4 4 0 Hope 44 44 2 44 t Indian Creek 44 2Vi 44 v Merchant 44 44 2 44 ? (1 g Pine Grove 44 44 2 " (i Pl's'nt Grove 44 44 2 44 v Providence " 44 5!4 44 ., JP- Richland 44 44 2 44 v Jo- Ridge Sp'ng" 44 5 44 Saluda 44 44 914 44 c on_ Sardis 44 44 3 44 ^ hi- S. Norris 44 '4 2 44 y ich Suddath "4 44 2 44 ^ Sumter 44 2 44 ( ke- Tillman 44 44 2 44 Tri.ii.u ' 4 " ........ J " \ ?- Union 2 " ^ Ward " 1 ( Watson " " 2 Willow Branch " 3 " j Zoar '* " 2 " , ? RAILROAD BONDS. , JN Johnston Township 3 mills , Hniet " 12 mills ( 'Ictl Pine Grove " 2 Vi mills , intf South Cooper " 10 mills j 'I10 On January ,1st. 1012, 1 percent | ot- penalty will he added to tax of ufih those who have not paid. On Feb'l's" ruary 1st. 1912, an adt i ional 1 i>er ira- cent penalty will he added to those 1 l?y who have not paid, making 2 i>er the cent penalty for February. Still an 0,I> additional a per cent |>enalty will he j n_ added to tax ?>1 those who have not ;,'n" paid by March 1st. 1912, making 7 the per cent penalty for March. t'uM Tax hooks will close March lath, :Ml 1912 we- lol?tvay J N. DeLOACH, Treasurer of Saluda County, S. C. | 0W OOING ON. Kontest is Red Hot now, and 7 much enthusiasm is being shown in the Piano Kontest. A beauty is a joy forever and we have it,? , - , A 8400 Upright Grand Cote Piano, Several (Contestants have entered, You are, or soon vill be in the Kontest, / That's pleasant. You hope to win That's natural. You can win the piano Tl.-i'- ! iliti s possiDie. ! will help you will That's sure. We want subscriptions That's evident. riest time to get them ? That's now. Secure them now That's wisdom. Sest time to vote That's now. The Batesburg Advocate Popular-1 < . ly Voting Kontest has started off TAX NOTICE t a fast pace. Several of our laies have realized that time and r ^ ^ Lowest waits for no one. As each 0fficc of Co,lnty Treasurer. Lexint!ay goes by some young lady is *on county, Lexington, S. C., Septoring away some votes that will tember 20, 1911. ount well at the close of the Kon- Public notice is hereby give?. that 2St. Several young ladies from Stat" County and School taxes will atesburg and other towns in Lex- be received^ by me from October 15 lgton county have been nominated to December 3l, inclusive. Iiis week, and all next wefek will l>e LEVY, evoted entirely to supplying them For State purposes 53A mills rith necessary subscription blanks. For Ordinary County bis week has been entirely devo- purposes 4 mills id to preparing for the great race. For P. st Indebtedness 2 mills lext week I will help the Kontes- Special County (bridges) 1 mill ints. For Roads 2 mills The i iano will be here in a few For Constitutional School ays and will be displayed in the Tax 3 mills 'ell known Ridgell Drug Store. It t a beautiful instrument and is Total 17% mills ound to be won by some one in Special School Levy tiis section. If you have not joined District No. 1 4 mills i the competition do so without Special School Levy .irthcr delay. Drop a card to the District No. 15 8 mills iontest manager and he will call Special School Levy nd give you his personal assistance District No. 18 8 mills i getting started, and will at all Special School Levy imes be at your service to lend any Q . 1 '(>T^ ~ mills . ? . , . , Special School Levy id or information relative to the Districl No 2 miUs contest. Special School Levy New subscribers are not hard to District No. 37 2 mills et, and then a great many of our Special School Levy ubscribers are in arrears, and are ^ ~ mills nly waiting for some one to call on 1 !y " V'' "V, - 0 ... , . ^ , Di t ici No. <5 2 nulls hem for their renewal. Others Special School Levy diosc subscripticns are about out District No. 66 6 mills ?irl ra'iilir mrrn ir ..,511 I... fsiwinl Si'tw> .1 T Jml to giCryou the'benefit of'iheir ' Pf' 1 *? ?3 2 mills . , . . Special School Levy otes to help you win the piano. District No. 26 2 mills ind other handsome prizes which Special School Levy vill b" given away. District No. 35 2 mills Some young lady may lack of Special School Levy ontidenee in their ability to procure SpcciafsXol? Ixvy lubscriptions; that is perfectly nat- District No. 23 2 mills iral, but you must not let it keep Special School Levy mil from joining the Kontest. It is District No. 17 2 mills >nly by an attempt that you prove Special School Levy ,. ..... . District No. 63 2 mills /our ability or inabil.ty and you s MuK,, L,.vy vould not feel complimented if told District No. 12 2 mills foil lack that most subtile charm, Special School Levy he power of persuasion. District No. 7 2 mills You have friends. Ask them to Special SchoolLe\ y . . , , , . District No. 18 2 mills live you their renewals and their special School 1 evy icw suuscripuons, una to save tne District No. 50 2 mills .'oujmhis, that will oivc you a good Special School Levy itart. Once started just keep going; District No. 81 2 mills Jon't wait for some one to get the Specim School Levy , , -i .? i , District No. 8o 2 mills s.nrt on you. work while the slug- Spcc,a| S(.hHol |xyy Sard sleeps. Procrastination is the District No. 71 2 mills thief of time. You will find the Special School Levy work pleasant for there will soon be District No. Hi 2 mills several in the race and 1 will get ' ?j! 'ax , right out and help you keep in the , ('".,li',ulat.'"n r,,i"1 f?r J? 8 two dollars, is received at the same goin& time as other state and county tax es. LOST: On Sunday morning be- Parties owning property in more iween Batesburg and Ridge Spring than one township must so state to , ., . the treasurer, and when writing for one valuable suit case. Finder will information concerning taxes Hiplease leave at Advocate oflice and ways give township or school disreceive reward. 9-29, tw. trict. and name in full not initials. Schedule for collecting taxes in Tt'LEflTRIfl The H,'9t Tonic, county will apiiear later nimnrrnCI Mild laxative, L. L. Wmgard, mllLhD Family Medicine. I Treasurer of Lexington County, # if