Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cmn CORRESPONDENCE. DARK CORN ICR, Dark Corner. Aug. IS.?Fodder gather I nc It about flnlsh?>d; now for picking, which Is opening fast, the crop will be abort generally hereabouts. Vino mine hare passed through this section within the past few days.. Politics hss not got on a white heat an theee diggings as yet. Have not eeea hot ona eandldate recently. My ejM friend and neighbor, K W. Dabbs. of Ooodwlll. 8. C, called on me the llth. and I have heard that old friend and brother, W. O. of Central Privateer, was golrg Bad to see the people hereabouts ess the Itth. Well, there are but four days more ere still know who Is who. ere have got to lose some of our Bill Bppsrson. BUI Seale. Bill and I suppose I am part of a sayselt flo here's to all true Bills. Bryan down?hoping that we always have ths best bill !n the 1st te do our picking for us?let him 'Van long, short, small or wider BUI. Mrs. Kolb Is about the same. Mies Settle Johnston has taken sroree again. * sir. Oeo. P. Ardls has been quite for some time with jaundice. Mrs. Joe M. Ardts haa been ilck since my last, but wss better at at account* Wash Scott and wife, of Cane 8a inah. visited relatives hers last Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. W J. Ardls and Mrs. R. P. Weeke visited ths letter's daughter. Mrs. Ben Geddings, near Plnewood. Mat Sunday evening. W. J. Ardls and Douglas Weeks wasted Mr. O. P. Ardls lest Thursday mm. STATEBCRG. Ktateburg. Aug. 34.?Mr. and Mrs J. Temple Frterson and little son. of Charleston, are visiting relatives here. Mats Sltsabeth Huger. of Charles la the gueet of Miss Battle Frier Mr. RreJsard Richer Isen, of Sumter, as vtertlgef Mr. Henry P. Moore. Misses Annie and Lousse Benton. of Chandcn aft the guests of Miss Mattle Murray. Mr. Frank P. Burgess returned on Friday from a visit to Washington, Balclmore and Philadelphia. Mrs. Charles Plnckney end Miss JBrama Plnckney. of Sumter. have re? tained home, after a pleasant stay at Mrs. R. M. Cantey's. Dr. Matt Moors, of Horatio, spent tSeaday at home. Mies Annie Holmes Is In SsJuda for n stay of several weeks Misses Clara and Allee Childs, of itsr, are visiting Miss Virginia V Mr. T. D. Brohun. of Ashevllle. N CL. la the inset of Mr. Henry P. Moore. Miss Ju'lsnne Frlerson left last sjrosk to visit friends In Wlnnsboro. Mr. Edmund Murray, of Sumter, Is ?anting at the home of Mrs. E. N. 9rrtoreon. Miss Hattte Morris Is In Hartsvllle wanting her sister. Mrs. R. Lee Coker. Mr. W. D. Frlerson, of Humter. assent Sunday at home. REM BERTS. Kembert. Aug. 24?The protract* saeetlng at McLeod's church here, which has been In progress during the week, came to a close last night. Whltlock. the pastor, was unas during the first part of the ?k. but on Wednesdsy Mrs. Jeffers (known as "(Trend Ma"), a licensed sady evangelist from the North M. E. church, dripped In during the morn hag service. she wss not expected, hut said God sent her here to thi? people. She Is ?ft years old. highly educated with a tweet, refined face and possessed with gift and fluency, and In a short time won the love and confidence of the congregation. A great work was done here In this church. Many souls were reclaimed essd several converted, and the church teas beert revived. I have never seen sexh conn egatlon* at this little church before; In fact, the church could not hold them. "Grand Ma ' baft here this morning to assist Mr. Whltlock at a meeting this week at nt James' chircb, nesr Sumter. and wUl sleo assist Mr. Whltk>ck at Wedge fW Id next week. Too much praise cannot be given Mrs. Tyre Hturkey, of State bur*, for antlrlng efforts In behalf of the of the meeting, and the church tnds many thanks for her assist In conducting the music and ins DALZELL. Dalsell. Aug. II.-?Cotton picking Is general now, hut the price makes us feel sick, for we did expect at least It cents. One man says when he can't sjet a pound of chunk meat for a of cott??n he fvels like not ntlns any more, but I guess we can our own corn and meat at home and the low price of cott ?n Is about that will learn the farmers any so let It go. As long us the sonata do s leln business and re asre the farmers to plant ?<> many acres of ootton, we may look for the prlcea to be low, but we aee some ! crops we are eure won't pay the rent, let alone the merchant Our community was saddened by Mrs. Doby's death on Saturday night. Although she was not expected to live for several days before her death, j She was burled at Tlraah Sunday af? ternoon. Dr. Duncan, of Sumter, con? ducted the funeral service. Miss Pauline Woodly has been sick for several days, and was taken to the Sumter Infirmary on Saturday after? noon. We hope for her a speedy re? covery. Miss Mamie Crossswell, of Eastover, Is visiting her cousin, Miss Angela Crawford, of Dalsell. Mrs. C. B. Hugglna. of the Jordan neighborhood, visited her sister, Mrs. O. E. Martin, on Sunday. Mrs. W. S. Graham, of Sumter, Is also visiting Mrs. G. E. Martin this week. Well, today will tell the tale of who Is to be elected. Some will feel glad and some will feel bad. But, boys, don't lose courage; while there la lite there Is hope. Darzell and Wedgefleld crossed bats and had a big game Friday afternoon. The score stood 3 to 3 In favor of Dal ???? ? (S^ri'apfHLU-i - x A - ' i J PIXEWOOD. PInewood. Aug. 2?.?TT.c heavy ralr j for tho U'.st few days havo put a stop to aotton picking. Mr. R. K. Kolb was the first to bring In two new bales of cotton. Miss Bessie DesChamps left a few days ago to visit friends at Wysacky and Branchvllle. Miss Susan Richardson leaves on the afternoon of the 27th to visit Phil adeplhla and other Northern cities. Miss Mena Stack Is visiting relatives here. Mrs. M. M. Rogers, of Lake City, I on a visit to Mrs. H. F. Stack. Mi*. H. A. Brallsford has moved Into his new home. It Is hoped the A. C. L. will soon run their dally freight from Sumter, leaving in the morning at 10.30. and trill carry passengers. This would be of Interest to the members of the U. C. T. and T. P. A., and the public In general. This dally Wain carrying lo? cal pasengers was very convenient to the people of this section, who could go up to Sumter any morning and re? turn on the local, giving them about one hour and twenty minutes to shop and transact any business, j The ladles of the Presbyterian church are preparing to give a "box party" here In If. of P. hall on Wed? nesday evening, Sept. 9th. Every? body is Invited to come or send. The ladles, married or single, young or old, are requested to bring boxes. These boxes will be auctioned off, the highest bidder taking the package and dividing the contents with the lady who furnished the box. Any? thing will be accepted, but must be In a box. so contents will not be known to the purchaser. A string band, of one cornet, two violins, one guitar and mandolin, has been engaged for the occasion to fur? nish music. The net proceeds will be used to help out paying for some new church p*ws. MAX. Max. ASjg> 25.?A number of farm ers are having cotton picked. Mr. Ralph Woods Is making hi annual rounds with his thrashing ma chine. Mr. and Mm. Mrs. Wm. Whltehead Sr., of Lake City, visited at Mr. H. K Moore's recent'y. Mrs. J. L Moore and Miss Ev Moore visited friends In Clarendon last week. Mlsx Martha Hicks, of Hartsvllh visited relatives here Sunday. Mrs. J. A. M. Carraway enjoyed th company of Mrs. M. E. Truluck last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hinds. Mrs. M. Truluck and Miss Mozelle Trftuck spenday Monday at Mr. J. A. M Carraway's. Miss Annie Truluck is at G'enn Springs. John Hlckson and Caroline Shield colored, who were married last Sun day. have the best wishes of a number of their white friends. DUN'S TRADE REVIEW. Trade and Industrial Activities Con tlntic to Expand. New York, Aug. 21.?R. O. Dun Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomo row will say: Trade and industrial activities co tlnue to expand. Improvement beln of a conservative nature that prom Ises permanency. There Is little d position to anticipate the future, but current distribution is larger a mercantile collections are prompt Extremely quiet conditions prev In the primary murkets for cotton goods. Export trade is also dull, In? quiries from Indian and Red Sea pol.it* being at much lower prices than are quoted. Th?- decline In sll ver Ml made u resumption of demand from China still more remote. Ah goods on hand were made from cotton purchased above the present price, there Is no encouragement for produc? ers to make sales. FLOODS RAGING IN PIEDMONT. Continued from page 1. due to a washout, but the extent of the washout Is not known here. No I ? no hau been injured. I Mr. Savage Rescued. Camden, Aug. 25.?Later: Mr. H*n ry Savage has been rescued from the river. He is at his plantation neir Lugoff tonight. The northbound Seaboard train will not reach Camden tonight, as the bridge over the river Is considered un? safe. The train has returned to Lu? goff. The river Is up to the railroad track and still rising. WORST SINCE PACOLET FLOOD. Great Destruction Wrought by the Freshet in Greenville. Greenville, Aug. 25.?A rain blizzard has been raging in this county for 24 hours. Bridges are all down and street car service is suspended. At Paris I Mountain Reservoir No. 2 a rise of 30 feet Is reported, only the smoke stack of the pumping station being visible. There have been washouts on rai.roads in all directions. Every available wrecking crew has been sent out. The county's normal vote is over six thousand, hut it Is estimated that only two thousand were able to get to the polls today. Reports from Reedy River Mill late this afternoon say that much anxiety Is felt for the safety of the mill, as the water Is standing two feet on the sec? ond floor of the main building. The machine shops and a number of out buildings have been washed away. On the Enoree River, n'jar Chick Springs, Taylor's Mill was washed away at noon, and great damage to crops is reported from that vicinity. 'Phone message.* from all sections of the county say that many bridges have been washed away. In the city along the banks of the Reedy River the damage has been great, the chief Mlfferers telng the Maikely Hardware Manufaeturlng Company, R. E. Allen ?Sr Bro., Camperdown Mill and the South*, in Railway. At the foot of North street two cottages and a small store have been carried away. No such rainfall has been experienced since the Pacolet flood. HEAVIEST RAIN SINCE 1846. Spartanburg Cotton Suffers Greatly. City without Gas or Electricity. Spartanburg, Aug. 25.?The heaviest rain since the August freshet, about $2 years ago, has been falling for the aft two days. From Sunday morning at 2 o'clock to 4 o'clock today about eight lnche3 have fallen. No cotton mills have been damaged up to this nour. Those run ty water power had to suspend today on account of high water. A part of the wheel house ai Val'ey Falls was damagf-d. The res? ervoir of the water works' broke about 1 o'clock and the gas house was flood oa. It will bo several days before they oan i Bf1 tin ^.?aln. The road from Charlotte to Atlanta is still open. It is leported that a train was caasht between the washouts near Saluda to? day. The loss to th^ cotton crop is esti? mated at y25 to 50 per cent. The city is without gas and electricity. It will eb several days before the gas factory Is put in good condition. The lino? types In the newspaper offices are all stopped. The e'ectricity was cut off at 5 o'clock. The trouble is at the dam at Gaston Shoals. The river is higher there than It ' has been for years. It is not known In the office here what the damage Is or when the power can be turned on uguin. The old power plant was knocked out to? day by the high water. lit may be a w^ek before that can start up. TRAFFIC BLOCKED. Freight Train on the Scalnmrd Ditched Near Clinton. Cheraw. Aug. 25.?The terrific rains of Sunday night have caused much damage to the railroads In this sec? tion. Traffic on the Seaboard Air Line Railway has been almost completely blocked today In OOnSSqu? ncs Of two washouts on the line, t o t J .ide's and the other at Eighty- >ne-ml!e Post, about ten miles on tM- si of ( i; iton i Freight Train No. IS, oonalstlng i?i 1* cars, was thrown into the ditch early this morning. Train No. 3S, which was due here at 4.13 a. m.. was de toured around by way of Columbia, and No. 33, the southbound pasenger was several hours late. It Is not known Just how serious the dam? ages are and it is, thcrc-fore, not pos? sible to state Just when the line will be opened up. The Carolina ami Northwestern Railway has also had some heavy rains to contend with lately. Torrent? ial rains Injured the tracks of the Caldwell and Northern, the Carolina and Northwestern* extension, last week, blocking traffic for several days. The road is moving passengers as us? ual, however, again and freight work will he resumed over this part of the line by Thursday or Friday. The Damage In Chesterfield. Cheraw, Aug. 25.?It is Impossible to estimate the damage to corn and cotton crops on the river at this time, but the loss will certainly be greater than that which occurred at the Sher? man freshet. The Pee Dec Rifting. Cheraw, Aug. 25.?T is Pee Dee River at 5 p. nt. is 33 1-2 feet high and is stir rising, due to continued heavy rains here for the past five days. Crops on the river lands are a total loss. Upland crops are seriously damaged. Pee Dee River bids fair to reach its highest stage by tomorrow morning. The stage of the river is now 35 feet and rising rapidly. The chances are the road recently built by Cheraw and Marlboro counties will be wiped out. If this occurs the two counties will lose over five thousand dollars. Hie Catawba Booming. Rock Hill, Aug. 25.?Catawba River is venjr high. The water is 20 feet above the dam of the Catawba Power Company and is rising rapidly. The trestle of the Southern Is in danger and is being watched closely. It is reported here that the trestle of the Seaboard near Catawba Junction is down. Damage in Lauren* Inestimable. Laurens, S. C, Aug. 25.?The dam? age to crops, farm lands, railroad trestles, roads and bridges in Laurens County wrought today by probably the heaviest rainfall in her history cannot be estimated tonight, but it is beyond doubt, the most serious in many years. Late this afternoon several benches were washed from under Columbia. Nevvberry and Laurens Railway tres? tle here, washouts at Laurens and Greenville Road cut off traffic. North Tiger railroad trestle on Spartanburg Road became unsafe and It is reported tonight that water is up to the second floor of the Enoree Cotton Mills. Extent of flood's damage cannot be told until tomorrow or later. Reports From Charlotte. Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 25.?Unprece? dented rainfall?which has broken all weather bureau records since 1865? has wrought untold damage in U?i3 vicinity. Northbound Southern Rail? way trains have been annulled and the Southbound trains are from five to ten hours late. Street car trarfic to the suburbs has been suspended and lesidents along creeks adjacent to the city have teen compelled to seek high? er ground for safety. The Catawba River Is 40 feet high and a rise of another foot means the I cutting off of the street lights and power of Charlotte and neighboring towns. Freight Train Derailed. Asheville, N. C, Aug. 25.?Southern Railway freight train No. 63 was ditched by a washout between Sa'uda and Flat Rock at 8.30 tonight. Engineer Lee London, of this city has not been found at 11 o'cl jck, ami It Is believed that his body is bulled beneath the debris. details are meagre, telegraphic and telephonic communication buing difficult owing to damage done to w'res by heavy storms yesterday and Sunday. Fire? man \v. h. Phillips, of Hendersonville, is reported seriously injured. A wreck? ing train has left here for Saluda. Asheville, N. C. Aug. 2 5.?The life? less body of Engineer London was found beneath tha wreck <f his train at 11.40 o'clock tonight. The deCO*a< ed was 38 years old and leaves a wid? ow and two children. 150,000 Damage at Athens. Athens, Ga.. Aug. 25.?Estimated damage of $50,000 in this city has been done by almost continuous rains that fell from 11 o'clock Sunday night until 3 o'clock thi? afternoon. Over twelve inches of rain was recorded. Bridges have been washed away and others ar*? tottering. A Southern Railway passenger train was flagged and stopped by small boys just as it approached a weakened bridge that would have given way be? neath the train. The city's water supply is cut off. Southern Railway Service Crippled. Washington. Aug. 25.?As a result of the severe rain storm and floods in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, the through service of the Southern Railway will be badly crip? pled for several days. The worst con? dition exists at Greenville. S. C. At Williamston. S. C, a bridge 130 feet long has been washed away and can? not be repaired until the waters sub? side. It will probably take several days to repair this break. Bridges and trestles have been washed out all along the line, and the railroad officials are facing the worst conditions experienc? ed in years. WATEREE RIVER DAMS BURST BY THE FLOOD. - Damage Will Run Into the Thousands ?Further Rise Is Feared?Five Per? sons Missing. , ( Camden. Aug. 25.?The Wateree river is remaining at the same height, but a further rise is expected, Sec? tion Director Bauer having reported three and a half inches of rain at Camden Junction last night. Several ' dams have broken and the loss will amount to many thousands. The water is now several feet above the Southern | railroad trestle a mile below Camden. I The roadway at the wrecked bridge is now two feet under water, the river having risen from a level of four feet j below the road lev?l to its present height since yesterday. The water is backing up the creek that flows through the eastern section of the city In an alarming manner. The ocu pants of several buildings in this vi? cinity were forced to move out this afteroon. About 200 feet of the Seaboard Air Line embankment has given way, I where part of the long Wateree tres? tle was filled in. The roads to the Hermitage and Pine Creek cotton mills are blocked by high water. So far nothing has been heard of Mr. Rabon and the boy who was with him when the Wateree bridge went down yesterday. Three negro women are also missing. It is the opinion of most people that the number of pro pie on the bridge when it went down was less than at first reported. Messrs. Henry Sivage and John Mickle and eight negroes have been rescued. Two of the negroes were saved today. Messrs. Bob McCreight and Bub De Loach report having seen a house floating down the river. This is sup? posed to be the bridgekeeper's house, as no other building could have pass? ed the S. A. L. trestle. Mr. Savage's dam below the Sea? board Air Line railway has broken and water Is overflowing what is left standing. It is reported that Baum's, Springs & Shannon's, State farm and Jordan's dams are also broken. The rebuilding of these dams will cost thousands and thousands of doMars to the owners and neighbors. It will ruin all. The rapid rise of the water caused the loss of 35 horses belonging to Mr. William DePass and two belonrdng to Messrs. C. H. Yates and D. G. Rich? ardson. Mr. DePass had the horses on a knoll in the pasture some dis? tance above the high water mark at that time, the river then registering 31 feet. When the sudden rHe to 38 feet came Mr. DeP.iss could save only nine of the animal?, the others being drowned. , iiessrs. Sam Hammond and Jim Williams have just returned from the river. They went about 10 miles down the river in search of persons in dis? tress They had a number of narrow escapes. Their baat turned over in the swift current tnree tims and once Mr. Williams was pinned under the boat and was there over a minute be? fore being released. They deserve credit for their good work. They got three negroes out of trees yesterday. FLOODS AT AUGUSTA. Canal Dam Break*, Inundating Part of the City?Three Deaths are Re? ported. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 26.?The flood in the Carolinas and Georgia culminated today in the breaking of the big dam six miles from Augusta which diverts the water from the Savannah river into the canal at that point. The great flood of water let to >BS soon found its way into the city and tonight from Fifteenth Street to eastern boun? dary AugttStg is under from two to 12 feet of water, which is gradually rising. The big bridge across the Savannah I Wer went down in the rush of water and the dam at the hicks seven miles above the city col'apsed, adding, to the flood. Atlanta, Aug 27.?With the water rushing through Broad street breast deep in a current so strong that it is impossible for B man to wade through. Augusta is being swept by a flood that has not been surpassed in its history. From four to si\ feet of wa? ter is the gauge on the principal streets of the town. On Rroad street, the main business thoroughfare of the city, where are located nearly all of the public buildings, together with the principal business houses and banks, the flood is playing havoc with first floors and basements. The city is without lights. Are or police protection, efforts in these 'ines being met with inability of these dif? ferent departments to cope with the situation. Fires started tonight in the cotton warehouse of Nixon & Danforth and in the warehouse of the Nixon Whole? sale Grocery company. It is said the tires were caused by water reaching lime stored in one of the warehouses which exploded. The Are department was unable to render any assistance on account of the high water. Two white people and one negro have been reported drowned. It wa. also reported that a boat contalnln a family of a husband, wife and two children was capsize I and the whoU party drowned, but this could not bt confirmed. A conservative estimate Of the dam age by flood and Are at this time ha. been placed at a half million dollars but it la believed that this sum will b greatly exceeded before the flood wa ters subside. FLOOD BULLETIN ISSUED. Weather Bureau Predicts Continuance of High Water?Savannah 1 liver Will Hate Still More. Washinglon, Aug. 26.?The weather bureau at 10 o'clock issued the follow? ing flood bulletin: "The heavy rains that have fallen continuously since Sunday over the Carolinas and Eastern Georgia have caused widespread floods of the most dangerous and destructive character. The Savannah river at Augusta will likely reach a stage of 38 feet, or six feet above flood stage, by midnight Wednesday, and there is grave prob? ability that the entire city will be flooded. Telegraphic communication with the outside world has been cut off and no reports have been received since Wednesday morning. ? "The Catawba river of North Caro? lina and the Wateree and Pee Dee rivers of South Carolina have ex? ceeded all previous stages by several feet, while eastern North Carolina re? ports Indicate the greatest flood ever known in that section. The rainfall was particularly heavy in the vicinity of Raleigh, N. C, where the total fall since Sunday was exactly 10 inches. The losses and damage are enormous. Railroads have annuMed trains, bridges having been washed away, roads rendered impassable and large areas of crops destroyed. The Oco nee and Ocmulgee rivers of Georgia are also above flood stage and high water will be experienced in the Alta maha river during much of Septem? ber." THE END OF THE FLOOD. Section Director Bauer Says Worst Is Over. Columbia. Aug. 27.?Mr. J. W. Eauer, director of the Columbia sta- #^ tion, United States weather bureau, declares that the end of the greatest flood In the history of South Carolina is in sight. He said: "The unprecedented rain* of Mon? day and Tuesday were caused by the barametric depression which developed*; over Alabama and western Georgia, remaining practically stationary for 48 hours, then moving s'owly toward the Atlantic coast. As usual, the attend? ant rain area formed on the northeast quadron, which, in this case, covered north Georgia and the Carolinas, ex- \ tending northward to Virginia and Maryland, with continuous rains over those regions. This depression will pass on to the Atlantic during tonight and will be fo'lowed by fair and much cooler weather, marking the begin? ning of the end of the flood." At 8 o'clock last night, when the Congaree at Columbia registered 29 feet, Mr. Bauer said that it would probabaly reach 32 feet or more by morning and then begin gradually to recede. STATE FARM DEVASTATED. Flood Sweeps Over the Dams and Ruins Crop**. The tremendous flood on the Wa? teree River has swept over the dams at (he State farms in Sumter and Ker shaw counties and the crops on those fnrms as well as on all other swamp farms on the Wateree are a total loss. The extent of the damage to the dams cannot he estimated as yet. but it is certain that It will require the expedi ture of thousands of dollars to re? place the dams. RAILROAD TAX ON SOUTH. Increased Freight Rates Will Cost South Carolina $300.000 Annunlly. Charleston, Aug. 20.?The raise of freight rates by the railroads on meats, flour in sacks, and grain, on shipments cast of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio river, effective from August 1, will cost Charleston about $26,000 a year, and the State of South CaroMna about $300.000, and yet there seems to be little or no indica? tion of resistance on the part of the wholesale men of this city or of the State against this action by the railroads. The advance is about 3 cents a hun? dred on meats anil 2 cents on flour, which counts up rather substantially in the course of a year's business. Georgia, through Macon wholesalers, will make a test case of the situation at Washington on September 15. and men in Charleston interested In the business of the city are looking for some action on the part of large ship? pers here. This action has not yet taken shape. Mr. W. T. Bradley, county treasurer of Abbeville county, died at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. H. D. Ptbssj ly, at Cedar Springs, Tuesday morn? ing. Mr. Bradley had been In failing hea th for more than a year and his death was not wholly unexpected. The world's greatest river is located by Prof, Mudd in Australia. Peculiar geological conditions lead much of the aaV water of this continent underground, and he estimates that a great subter? ranean river flowing through the cen? ter is as rsmich as 200 miles wide.