The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 30, 1909, Image 2
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SOME POINTS ON
NEW LIEN LAW.
PIACT1CALLY BUI II1TLE CHANGE MADE
BY REPEAL OF OLD LAW?LAK STILL
GIVE MIIRTliAliES.
1 Greenwoo' Ii 'Kx publishes
the follouwill he ot interest
uil over the State:
Ed'.to/ The Index:?
As there is w much unrest among
the- agricultural interests of our
country at this time caused by the
excessive drought, and so mauy are
perplexed to know how they will be
*b!e to secure money and supplies
next year since the repeal of the lien
law goes into effect January next, in
order that the farmers may have
souie idea of the status of things after
January 1, I enclose Grier <fc
Park's legal opinion of the law.
Knowing your interest in all that
pertains to the best interest of our
country, I ask you to publish the
enclosed correspondence.
Yours truly.
II P Blake.
Mr II P Blake, Greenwood, S C.
Jc;ir Sir: We have your letter of
the 11th iusUnt,asking for our opinion
on the present status of the lien
law and the law as to mortgages on
crops. Complying with your request,
we submit the tollowiug as our general
opinion on the subject:
Section 305? of the code gives to
tht landlord leasing lands a lien for
his rent to tne extent of all crops
grown ou the place?whether the
lease be in writing or verbal. This
oUft nrnriiloi tliaf thp. land
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lord shall have a lien on all crops
raised by the tenant for advances
made by the landlord duriDg the
year.
Section 305* provides for a lien iu
favor of laborers who assist in making
the crop, which is ne.xtiu priority
to the lieu of the landlord*
Then cornee Section 3039, which
provides for a lien of money or sapplies
adyanc-ed to the tenant by any
other person under an agreement in
* writing, entered into before such advances
are made, specifying the
amount to be advanced or the amount
beyoud which advances shall not be
made. This is what we generally term
the lieu law.
By the act approved March, 190$,
section 3039 was repealed. The repealing
act goes into effect on the 1st
day of January, 1910; therefore, after
the 1st day of January, 1910, no
lien for advances under section 3059
Till Iv/i vu 1 i<l
nut w uiiv4The
landlord's lieu for advances
and the laborer's lien for services 111
making the crop are still in force and
are not affected by the repeal of the
general lien law.
The law in relation to the mortgage
of crops, however, is not repealed
and a tenant has the same power
now to make a mortgage over his
growing crop that he had before the
repeal of the lien law. The only restrictiou
on the mortgage of a crop
is that provided for by section 3005
of the code, which is that the mortgage
must be made during the year
in which the crops are grown and the
lands upon which the crops are
grown shail be described and mentioned
in the mortgage. It is also
necessary, in order to make a valid
mortgage of crops, that the crops be
described in the mortgage either in
wntii.g or typewriting. The printed
form in general use heretofore is no
longer sufficient to convey any interest
or right to the mortgagee.
W fctle under the law, as 11 now
stands.a tenant cannot give a lien on
his crop except to his landlord, he is
still able to give a mortgage over the
same, and with the exception of
the preference which a landlord's
lien for advances may have, he is
in about the same position to secure
advances made to him by a
merchant that he was before the
repeal cf the lieu law. If anything,
the ruuJj/s ofXTnniti lias been simplified,
for before the repeal of the
lieu uw a tenant could make both a
lieu aud a mortgage and this sometimes
gave rise to confusion in
the enforcement of the papers and
the determinaiou of priority. .By
the simple means of a mortgage he
is now able to do exactly what he
was able to do before to secure his
advances?the only difference being
the form and the landlord's lien!
for advances, which a merchant |
can always protect himself against i
bv obtaining a waiver from the j
(landlord of hi* preference for S?il- j
vaueements made. The landlord!
j need not waive his lien for rent,!
| but may simply waive hie lien for
advances. This will make the mer|
chant as secure as he was under
the lien law, provided he takes a
' mortgage over the crop.
Yours verv trulv.
Gkier & Pakk.
TROUBLE AT SCRANTON.
Magistrate Lee of Florence Charged
with Attempt to Kill-A Baseball Row.
Some of the Florence boys have
been getting into trouble at Scrau-1
ton and have r.o particular love for
that town just now.
Magistrate H V Lee and his constable,
Daniel, were arrested there
a few days ago, charged with an as- j
sault with attempt, to kill Dr W S
Lynch, aud the magistrate was sent
to the higher court for trial. It
seems that the trouble arose from the
fact that Dr Lynch was coming
towards triem in his antomobile in
the limits of the town of Scranton
a few weeks ago. and the horse of
the Lee boys wa3 badly frightened,
an old story that we hear very often^
and Dr Lynch thought best to |
hurrv by, as aotomobilists think is I
the really safest way when a horse
is scared. The Lees signed to him
to stop but he did not, and the
magistrate grabbed his constable's
pistol and tired in the road in front
of the car. The constable was discharged
but Judge Lee bound over
I to court in Kinestree.
Several other young men, Lees,
Trulucks and Hicks, were arrestee
on the charge of disorder and fighting
at a baseball game. A row did
occur, and these boys were mixed
up in it, all over the decision of the
umpire, who did not see what the
spectators claimed to have seen
plaiuly, the player run aronud the
pitcher to get home. Mr Wells
represented the Florence boys in
both cases, and after the decision
of Judge Eaddy in sending up
Magistrate Lee on the charge of attempting
to kill Dr Lynch, asked
for a removal of the case to another
magistrate, declariug that the former
decision was so far away from
justice and right, as shown by the
testimony, that he did uot believe
that he could get a fair trial in the
other case, so it was transferred to
Kingstree.?Florence Times.
THE BANKS OF THE STATE.
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Substantial Increase Sbown in Deposits,
Surplus and Profits.
The following statement of the
condition of the 238 State and four
private banks doing business in
South Carolina at the close of
business on September 8, 1909, has
been received from Mr Giles L
Wilson, State bank examiner. In
addition to the statement some comparisons
with similar reports of
June 23, 1909, aud September 11,
1908, are alo given:
Total resources, HKP8 $50,603,048 CO
Total resources, 1909 55,137,132 08
luciease in one year $ 4,474,083 30
Increase since June. 1909 2.928,824 CO
Total loans and discounts
190 8 $39,206,4*1 17
Total loans and discounts
1909 41,471,537 91
Increase in one year...? 2.265,046 74
Increase since June. 1909 1,857,677 92
Total surplus and profits,
190 8 $ 4,273,575 52
Total surplus and profits,
1909 4,748,540 04
Increase in one year...? 474,964;o2
Decrease since J one, 1909 185,338 72
Total individual deposits.
190 8 $28,169,017 07
Total individual deposits,
1909 31,783,855 55
Increase in one year?$ 3,616,836 48
Increase since June,1909 797,447 83
The Road To Success
has many obstructions, but none so
desperate as poor health. Success
to day demands health, but Electric
Ilitter3 is the greatest health builder
the world has ever known. It
compels perfect action of stomach,
liver, kidoeys, bowels, purifies and
enriches the blood, and tones and
invigorates the whole system.
Vigorous body and keen brain follow
their use. You can't afford to slight
Electric Bitters if weak, run-down
or sickly. Only 50c. Guaranteed by
D C Scott.
THE WHISKY QUESTIONi
A Uorrespondent Believes "Pure" j:
Liquor to be the Best Solution.
I
Editor County liecord:?
I wish to make ;i few remarks j
in reference to tne evil caused <
froui whiskey drinking in the 19th j
I century. Now, Mr Editor, in the;
outset, I am a man 45 years old?|
born in the year 1805? since myj
[early recollection the evil deeds and!
j startling crimes fiom drinking have I
increased every year. Since 1890
it seems that crime has more than
trebled. Every year from drink
men are killing themselves and
their loved ones, even their dear
little babes. Their own flesh and
blood have been murdered by
drunkard fathers; the wife that the
sober busbaad would give his own
life for has been most brutally
murdered by the drunkard husband;
the one for whom she sacrificed
home and parents, the husbaud
whom this dear wife loved better
than herself, whiskey and drugs
aud poisoning make an enemy to
himaelf and his dearest ones on earth.
Just a few days ago a young man
of this neighborhood who came of a
good family, while drunk or dazed
by drugs or poison, tried tornt every
one who came in hi^vay. Now, the
point I wish to bring ont is this:
That our people never will stop the
sale of this poison whiskey or compound.
This we all agree to, but here
is the solution as the writer sees it:
Let the United States government
takeoff every cent of revenue or tax
from whisky. Only charge a license
to sell it. Have every bottle or package
of whisky analyzed by the United
States government aud when any
distilled whisky is found impure
have the manufacturer puuished by
imprisonment. Have the name of every
distiller and his registered number
put on every package he offers
for sale,so that if it be found impure
he can be held responsible. Tben you
will see crime from whiskey diminish
and maDy diseases discontinue.
The new human plague iu the South,
pellagra, may be caused from corn,
but 1 f^ar it is after it baa been made
into whiskey aud then poisoned and
adulterated with all manner of drugs
to make three barrels of whiskey out
of one, so as to meet all taxes and expenses
on whiskey and then sell it to
the consumer at about 15 cents per
gallon over the government tax.
The old people of 50 or 75 years
ago drank whiskey and uever committed
those blood-curdling deeds*
This whiskey tax of $1.10 per gallon
is the cause of those awful crimes.
Pure whiskey will not put the human
brain iu this,crazy condition. Our
government is responsible for a good
amount of this crime. Abranatn
Lincoln hesitated a long time before
he would agree to have a tax put on
whiskey, but it was finally done to
carry on the Civil war, and the war
nrinlu ia llrtt uli/loil unfl npver will
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be as long as men drink whiskey that
has beeu drugged and poisoned to
comply with a governmeut regulation.
These are my views and I believe
your readers, at least a part of them,
will see it as I do.
Respectfully,
SUBSCKlBEIt.
Harpers, September 27.
p Wood's Descriptive Q
Fall Seed Catalog
now ready, gives the fullest
information about all
Seeds for the
Farm and Garden,
Grasses and Clovers,
Vetches, Alfalfa,
Seed Wheat, Oats.
Rye, Barley, etc.
Also tells all about
Vegetable & Flower Seeds
that can be planted in the fall to
advantage and profit, and about
Hyacinths, Tulips and other
Flowering Bulbs, Vegetable and
Strawberry Plants, Poultry
Supplies and Fertilizers. I
Every Fanner and Gardener (bonld i
have this catalog. It 1 s Invaluable In
lta helpfulness and suggestive Ideas for <
a profitable and satisfactory Farm or
Harden. Catalogue mailed free on
request. Write for H.
I T. W. WOOD & SONS, J '
?3 Seedsmen, Richmond, Va. Cj
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Announcement.
We have placed asi order for over
>]()<> worth of new job type, which
includes the latest up-to-date faces for
all kinds of commercial and so j
eial forms of printing. We are now ^
prepared also to do catalogue and
pamphlet work of every description,
including lawyers' briefs, in the most
approved style. We have a special l
lot of new type faces that will Ik.*
used only for wedding invitations,
visitinc cards, etc. Call and see sum
pies of work or let us send them to <
you. Our job department is equipped
better than any other in this part of
the State. tf
| Second-Hand
PIANOS
taken in exchan^^for
our product.
We have on hand severalsec!
ond-hanrl pianos taken in exchange,
which have been tliorI
onghly overhauled, tuned and refinished,
which may be l>oughtat
a low price. These, in many
i eases, are serviceable instruments.
Drop in and look at the
' lot, if you don't care to buy a
new one. You may find just what
^ ycu want.
WE HAVE
1 vers & Pond upright
1 Foster w
j 1 Lester "
2 Everetts "
2 Kohlers "
1 Stieff square excellent
1 Grove nstecn & Fuller square
1 Knabe "
These pianos are only guaranteed
as to condition.
Chas. M. Stieff
Manufacturer of the
Artistic Stieff, Shaw, and
Stieff Self-Player PianosBaltimore,
Maryland.
SOUTHERN WAREROOM: i
fi^V. Trade St.
Chaiiotte, - N. C.
C. H. WILMOTH, i
Manager. I
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Tax Notice- 1
The tax books will be open for co]- !
lection of taxes the 15th day of October (
next for the year 1909.
Tax levy as follows: I
For State, 5% mills |
" Ordinary County, 2\ "
' Special Roads, 1 " 1
' Roads, 1 " |
' Constitutional School, 3 "
A capitation tax of $1.00 on all male 1
persons between the ages of 21 and 60 j
years, also 50cents per head on all dogs,
also 2 mills for retiring bonds in King>- I
tree township.4 mills for retiring bonds i
in Lake City township and 2 mills for
retiring bonds in Greelyville school j
district, No 22. ,
Commutation (Road) tax. $2.00.
Levy for special school districts as I
follows: Nos 17, 26, 27, 28, 29, 83, 35,36 ,
4 mills; Nos 15, 24,31, 3 mills; Nos 19, ?
20, 21, 22, 25. 32, 2 mills; No 18,1 mill; ,
Kingstree. No 16, 4 mills special, 2 |
mills Hign school. <
I will be at the following places men- |
tioued below for collection of said taxes: <
Oct. I
Kingstree, 15, 16, 18,19, 20 and 21 1
Hebron, J L Gowdv's store, 22 I
Salters, 23 '
Greelyville, 25 and 26 1
Gourdins, 27 '
Suttons, 28
Trio, 29 '
Harpers, 30
Nov. (
Benson, V W Graham's store. 1
Bloomingvale, 2 (
Morrisville, 3
Rhems, 4 i
T* H W P riMham'a ,
V/IIU1CII X v/) ft IV viiaiiwui W> w
Rome, 6 |
Lamberts, 8 1
Ards X Roads, Eaddy's store, 9 1
Johnsonville. 10
VoxPO, 11 1
Prospect, 12 '
Leo, 13 J
Scranton, 1? and 18 !
Lake City, 19 and 20
Cades, 22 ,
Lake City, 23 1
Kingstree, 24, 26, 27, 29 and 30 I
Dec. '
Kingstree, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 1
Lake City, 7 !
Kingstree, I
From 8th to 23rd and from 28th to
31st December, inclusive. I
Those who desire to pay their taxes
through the mail would expedite mat- I
ters by dropping the Treasurer a postal J
asking for the amount of their taxes so '
as to avoid sending the wrong amount. !
also stating the township or townships, ]
(if property is owned in more than one; j
and if possible give school district wh^re ;
property is located, also state whether 1
poll or road tax, or both, are wanted. ,
Alter paying taxes examine your re- j
:eipts and see if all of your property is
.'overed. If not, see about it atonce. (
By following the at>ove suggestions
i mplications and additional cost may (
be avoided j
J Wesley Cook, )
1-1-10 County Treasurer.
Perfect Eyesight 1
s your friend: treat it right. Abuse it and it will forsake you and
;here is not vet anything provided that will take its place.
YOUR EYES
may need Glass aid. 'J
We have been fortunate in securing the services of
r-\ r-> ivyi i-> A I ^/iniMn
lj r\. ivi. DMUiviniiNu/
of Charleston, S. C., one of the ablest eye examiners in the South
to be at our store for one week, commencing
MONDAY, SEPT. 27, 1909. J
Dr. Baumrind has just closed a two weeks engagement at J
Georgetown, S. C? and comes here highly recommended from all fl
over the country! M
No case is too difficult for Dr. Baumrind to handle, if it is pos- -ffl
sible to be benefited by Glasses at all, he can give you a periec ~
fit. The way Dr. Baumrind examines eyes is worth $10.00 of any "ij
person's money. You get this absolutely J
FREE OF CHARGE I
No guess work in fitting Glasses to children or cross eyed peopie.
We tell you what you require.
Cross eyes straightened without operation by Dr. Baumrind's
new method. Those who have previously experienced disappoint- J|
ment with glasses and are still in a nervous or chronic condition, jj
it will pay them to come and see us. All work guaranteed to be^ jfl|
perfect and give entire satisfaction or your money back. I
Commencing | Kershaw Era: ? ^ i One \l
The Era takes pleasure In commend- ''
ing to the public favor br. Baumrind oi
* Charleston, eyesight specialist, whoislo- >.
MnnrlflV rated a? the drug store of Hayes & Greg- U/Qpu
lHUIIUuj ory in Kershaw, prepared to adjust glass- II bull 1
I es to tiny eye. Tneeoitorof the Era in 1
commending this gentleman no. - so after "\ H
having htm tondjust lerusextosuithisowu ? *^4H|
Cnnt 01 'flfl .sight, having received better satisfaction lllllV uv
UuU|? b/) Uj | than he has heretofore obtained. Iflllja 'u
M. L ALLEN'S DRUG STORE. 1
Next Door to Post Office. ' C.^
KINGSTREE.S. O. 1
- ALSO ~ 1
Courtney Drug Co. ||
Lake City, S. C. vvl
WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, NOti
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g BRICKS! BRICKS! BRICKS! g 1
X 1,000,000 Bricks of X
X TTex3T STi-eie Quality X I
X Brick Kilns on Black Mingo Creek. q |
0 Can deliv er at almost any river landings. V j
o Reasonable Prices,
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? 2Z The Greatest Spectacle jffl
? THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN. fijl
; EXCURSION RATE OF III
| ^=-r$23.65^^
|via the ATLANTIC COAST UNEg?
? To New York and Return for the Famous w
@ HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION. ?
? This historic celebration will take place trom Saturday, W
/gj September 25, to Saturday,October 9. The principal event^flf IH
? during the first eight days will occur in Greater New Yorfrw flfl
?and in the Hudson river opposite the city. The following W
jgjweek the celebration will continue at the Hudson river cit-H^H
I?. ies and villages from New York to Troy. ^ H|
? This event, commemorating the 300th anniversary of the W
jg\ navigation of the Hudson river by Hendrik Hudson and the
102nd of the operation of the first steamboat by Robert
? ton, will present a spectacle in land and water parades and
(?) illumination such as the world never witnessed. ?
jgj All the great navies of the world will be abundantly rep*^
presented, which, with other cratt, including repucas 01 tnev^MH
?* famous "Half Moon" and "Clermont," will go to make
a water parade of a thousand or more vessels, and on they^^^M
?land there will be gorgeous spectacles in floats, parades,'
@* reviews, exhibitions, decorations and a thousand and oneiJ^^H
object lessons in our 300 years of progress. /* ^H|
? Every day will be a picture of a veritable fairyland andf flfl
?' * millions ot electric lights of all colors and sizes will fairy SH
turn night into day. /
? For this occasion the Atlantic Ccast Line will sell { |flH
?' * September 23 to 30,inclusive,round trip tickets to New Yoi SH
at the low rate of ?23.65 from Kingstree. The tickets wil.
? be limited returning to leave New York any time up to and^^H
?including October 10. Mr C W Bos well, the ticket agent, w HH
will be pleased to answer inquiries regarding schedules and JH Hflj
? make reservations and this matter should be attended to atS^H
? at once by those desiring to take the trip. 9-23*2t VH
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