The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-05

We have heard the suggestion at various
times that Abbeville may be compelled to
have more water than the we'll now supplies
This newspaper Is unalterably opposed to
drinking branch water.
Ifmore water is needed the well from which
we now get water should be dug deeper. II
we are not in error all the water that we now
get was found at depth Of about one hun
dred feet.
In the effort to find more water, the well
was dug TO little over five hundred feet
Bat, as far as we know, no water was found
after the first flow at about one hundred feet
The additional four hundred feet added no.
thing to the flow ofth water.
We presume there Is little doubt that more
water would be i: we had bored through the
rock.
Greenville is having trouble about branch
water, q trouble which those want branch
water at Abbeville, are courtipg.
The head waters Of our we'll branch rise al
or about the shops. That stream drains the
land upon which the village around the shops
is located. We need not 60 into particulars
Tbs following affidavit. with a change Of
names, would fit Abbeville as we'll as Green
Vile. II We attempt to drink branch water:
Among the af3davits presented by Mr..
Batson's attorneys were dispositions from E.
Bruce Lipscomb, WA. Hudson and William
P. Tate. Mr.. Lipscomb's deposition reads:
Personally comes +. Bruce Lipscomb, who
upon oath says that he Is a citizen Of said
county and State. that he ts engaged in the
city. That on July Sist, 1908. deponent visit:
ed the premises of plaintiff company, and
defendant Eugene Batson, and saw the hog
lots referred TO In plaintiffs complaint, on
the land OF said Eugene Batson, and the up.
per and smaller had no hogs in same. and
was dry and clean. The lower and larger had
three hogs and several small pigs, and con-
tains nearly an acre 10 land. That there was
NO stencil, no loblolly such as usually &C
companies the close confinement Of hogs, and
the water below said lots on said small stream
tributary TO Mountain creek was clear, clean
and pure looking That deponent also saw a
hog lot Of about TWO acres near the residence
OF said Batson, in which are several hogs,
and spring near OD one side, the water from
which runs few feet through the lot and
dred yards away. That at this place was q
worse loblolly and Inire than at the two lots
above referred TO. That the stables and COW
sheds Of said Batson are drained directly into
above said reservoir No. 3. That, in the
opiniop OF deponent, this source, the last
said lot and stables, are worse source Of
danger than the two hog lots referred TO: to;
necessary TO keep and raise hogs in order to
make the business profitable because by this
means the waste and otherwise unproht liable
offal OF the dairy products are consumed pro
dtably. That deponent also about three
months ago visited reservoir No. ., and saw
then several COWS on the land OF the plaintiff
ing about in the mud and water backed up
from said reservoir No. Q That reservoir No. 2
drains large area OF hillside land adjoining,
which is cultivated, and from several places on
which people reside, with barn, yard, orchard
and other usual appnrtenances, and at the
place occupied by one P. G. Roberts, and be-
longing to plaintiff company, within q hun
dred yards OF the water edge OF reservoir No.
2 just on the hillside above same 6eponeni
Raw privy, stable and COW shed, and saw
COW grazing within a few feet of the water
In reservoir No. 2. That the only protection
against the drainage OF surface water from
BERNIE ditch few inches deep. and at places
hlled up with leaves and trash and evidences
were seen where same had oyerfiowed at some
rain, and the same Is wholly inadequate to
carry fractional part OF the water that COL
lects At this place and seeks outlet into the
pond below. That the water In said reservoir
Is muddy and impure looking, and, in the
opinion Of deponent the said muddy and i'm.
pure condition arises and comes from the
great amount Of surface water that runs into
same from the hillsides Of cultivateable land
for from quarter to half mile from same.
That deponent saw an old road leading way
back upon the hill which drains q vast
amount of mud into the upper part OF said
reservoir. and deponent saw where, In several
places, the mud has been washed into said
reservoir from the hillsdes, and Is filling up
said pond on the edge, and'this renders same
impure and muddy, and there are no more
conspicuous evidences OF care about said
reservoir No. than II the water Of same were
to be used In turning water wheel. instead
OF being designed to be used for drinking pur'
poses. E. B. Lipcomb.
Sworn to andsubscribed before me August
lst 1903. J. ]. McSwain (Seal) Not. Pub. S. c.