The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-12-20
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The Cherry Tree Dlanlpuiatora5
Have Been e pss d. 5BsE
TIE q { F;,fio:EEss Il ]: s i,s


g % q, with MI the oherty ys:TTrae
Fraud some of the q 1s
Methods Y se 4.
The agents of the Amos u ven q
Cherry Tree company. Of Henrietta, N 81
O., have been multiplying. Many ofli
themin South Carolina were somewhat
surprised Thursday to rooeivs q aoln. y ]
munication from this concorn that aon &
aooount Of newspapers attacks againat$
the concern, business would be ayi d 4
pended one mo nth to allow 1nsriendlys
sontment to die out. Suoh an 81 oGae I1 &
90 that prepares the gon Is 4 ffors tilo &
news eceived from Charlotte Thursdey
night Amos O OWeng Cherry Trae 4
company today indicted in the FAD GA 4
court for using tho mails for frsudu-s &
lont purposes. It ID said i the oifi Ger Of \
the company have fed y 4. g;:
This concern was chartered und der The 4
Laws Of n orth Carolina and an 8 fficial8
investigation has baen in pro gress thora
with tho result that the whole business Il
is declared to be o swindleE DR.. Frank
Bright (formefly Of Ha ON 4 ass 20 IS;
moved to Floride), atart3} Gts'E Eihe fair,
and feeling soon became atrong 5sg sgainst
him In Henrietta, and about IS October..
l, 1901, ho diepoaed of Tie, mo ttor, loay.k
ing II TO his father, Rev. y. Il b Blight.
who had the q company inoorporstads
durlpg October, and sold it to q. ID.
Wilkle, Of Rutherford ton about N oyam. s.
ber |. Mr.. Wilkie was & tic Ant th0r 3 i
an article pub bIishod at about thia tiime.s
sta,ing that the company was on q firm
pasis end md doing Q legitimate business
lor g 6 ' that etfaof y He aold N tos Ohas.
Y Y Wstklngs %. Henrietta (2 and Geo. Nv. 81 \
,itollins, ia Of Forest City, about oven.
Dor 70, and they sold to NJ j. (ors g .,s
d Paget, Of Hentietta( G or Forest
Oity q about N November % 6th. s5S3i
Ar..J as. y. Simmons, Sof}} Henrietts .ss
says that hie experience q Ii that the
Amos Oven cherry will nQt bear when
the trees are transplanted ID Il from tli q
mountain; ssys he has ~ trees aet Z out s4O Is
years; ago which have never borne. II &
denounoest he firm as d fratId. !. So
Mr., i B. 9a aff aey OF a do s.
,olnres it ;igsto o be 4 his opinion / hat it sg
4 fraud j, and ,S Ssas SHOWING that tIie tfeeB3 81
Gola Rre not Amos q Ho ii sS 8 rri ioas he 81
says hat hoard .s 3ri ghE 4 ayiS
tIas lys hsk ,arS haze
ss assis'i 81
StsSs from 100 i iIis
$Ss a sora r9fsteeds c0po is
TO- Sty fte iii seEs sua Sss ONE 81 y
had pI,Atan ilfil III 81 part t,f
tho 90 ntracs, Say the g6 0da 81 poor ss scfg q
4Henrle aro eahsniod of u lSe iii N
want tho com phny driven out \ 81 busi. .a
neps; Say 8 tho aompa lea not ho a
con1d eAce of tho peopls Of tho 30 ii, ia IL
nisy; says he has HsonS SS lot sers from q
agents at a dist zoe who could not Ret u
their pay, but ion suo Ii 81 3 claima were 4;
presentod by aor1e one in 60 qrls or i'll 81
tho yieinity OF tho company, il would
be paid; says the reason evident II " as S
that they fsaYed the people az tbes d ON s
munity would take action, and sof paid 3,
claims rightfully y presented by b them
but5would (in some oases, OF |leaat) Ia y
more theua3l hon aent from d istsioe &. q
Rev. 81 y. a 1. Jordan, Of Henriotta,s 81
says ne mot Mi. Long, near Bostic,
who said ne had Just aboen Il ont TO show &
some paople where they could 4 ind II
eproti ts OF g trees in III fiei d, yYhioilYs
sprouts he had sold to those d mon, 81 wh,o &
were buying them for 4 tae B oom pnniy.3
MIR. j otdan sayB his name sW ID tl sed 5t,a K
9 aroferoB 90 BY the company, bu j iiS was j
donc without his consent tha atg he ID osaa
not end0rse the comp ia y !, and Sa q atS he 8
docs donouno d it as o: fraud. ,,,J ors 81
dan agreed TO send me lettess S5y iciti{ {he#
has re oeiyed regarding tho comp afsy. Is
Amos @ Won, Of q Is Spring, (oannot 5
| read or write, IL & ia reported rays that
tho last sprouts he 4 sold & from hisS
Orchsrd were sold f0ne time ago. !. aud
that altogether, he had Hold less than
600 trees lin his opinion If b ITe think 4!
that aome moro have boon takeI,s but
twas without 4 His consent aud ID (
vents il stopped, 81 9 I says he SOON
hdont that Sithey get treoSS from ell over, \,
the county withou xsfrence u Ito place
Or klnd of cherry; SAYS the fuso OF his Il
i nAme is traudu lent, 3 as I he Shss never /
authorized t,and has sfioua, obi jeotionS
% 1T asya he has no connect ion with
the q oorlp
The main ayidoncss Of fraud brought
out by y.an investigation Aro I'D folloWs:5Ss9 IS
IL IN N0n'phyment of agont ID. q, Thios
infcriog Quality cf grading of til rsea, u
Tho false Htat tementg of employoy Sre &.
garding tho sources yoe trees. .8S 4, Tho
false claims msde by the o oomps sny infs
ite circulars. ). The, troquonooyi with
Which the oyqneishipo ose tile oono oernS Shass
ehsngod hands. {. .5 q, hs "a dissct sYrAudu.g 1
lent dealingg Of tho company IN spuysI
chasing trses from 6 d ffsrent gourceHi
(Mitchell county end having auch trss8
| shipped under tho label 81 q Amos q Won
Cherry Trees. !, 4,
N aro Iange ed ID
VIM. a Allon. d eggo, ysas apgsa ins
the AL at U Union tow d, p 3 q. /, at u o. .07 Il,
! nj Ihusaday. DeAt III lga ass oAused froraS
ssfangulAsion and life iii aa pyonoanSed
i extinct in a niinutea. Aa ho Sasosnd.s
| cd tho soeffold shes threysS hack His head
4 aud OK clasnded e NJ a odd. iphe5s w6tes
| his only words. Folly 300 people
| Wore jsmrned in tho J all yard t0 Wit moss
Il tho execution. q. .llop,e .egima y9SA assS
| ehult &oi1 n Va ON ssn and tho 9]ard dsF or
Il hor nus band, Hiram i ~ llaiii, off H. pssasI
Ion! s county y " Y J. !s q q S19 81 81
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