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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
CHURCH SUCCESS.
The st. James A. M. f. Church has
Faithful Workers.

For the last FIVE or ak weeks the st. James
congregation, colored Methodlsts OF this city,
have been engaged In special effort TO raise
money for making a payment on their new
church. On last Sunday when reports were
taken IL was found that the sum of Si95.9O bad
been raised and all all subscriptions have
not yet come In.
In this congregation there are about four
hundred communicates. The result shows
what a united and determined effort can ac'
complish The debt on the churcn ia S2,OOO,
and when the note becomes due In July 1t ID
hoped to pay $500 on the debt, and Interest on
the remaining.debt OF 81 l,5oO, for year In ad-
vance.
The htirch is the best and finest A. M. E,
church In the State outside OF Charleston
The brick was made by volunteer labor of the
memb bers, and we're hauled TO the lot In the
same way. When the walls were being raised
some m members gave their work, while others
con tribuled money. -,
The church is brick structure about 6Ox9l
feet with a gothic roof. The Sunday-schoo
room is In the basement. II cost up To this
time-if tree labor is ncluded-between 81 .OOC
and 5000. When 1t IL finished, q consider
able additional sum will be required. They
have called a halt until their debt can be
paid.
In the success OF this congregation, an OBJ
Ject lesson for less Jealous people may bt
found.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
Latest News OfCyclOne.

Gainesville, Ga, June l.-Scores of dead
killed by the cyclone which struck here thi
afternoon shortly after noon, lie unidentified
and owing TO the great excitement which pre-
! walls, the cries Of the wounded and the dying
and the general const ernation 1t will be ar
I'm possibility 10 indentify them.
A majority OF the dead at the New Holland
and Gainesville mills are children, and until
their parents are gathered together and unit
those who escaped ara gotten together there
can be 10 indei. .itication of,ts dead.
Many lie under the ruins terribly injured
and hundreds Of persons are still at work
rescuing them. Physicians have arrived
here from Lula. Buford and Clarkesville and
are assisting the local physicians In caring
for the wounded.
The train bearing the Atlanta physicians is
being eagerly awaited as medical service Is
very ouch In demand, the suffering being
very great.
The total loss by the cyclone is estimated al
four hundred thousand dollars. This is q
conservative estimate. and by tomorrow II
may be discovered that the damage will
amour Mt TO more.
Tonight Gainesville will be in total dark
ness. The city electric light plant has been
completely put out Of business by the wind
and the electricity and an extra guard will
be on duty this pight TO protect the injured
and the homeless.
Twenty. six dead bodies have been removed
from the ruins at the New Holland mills and
thirty-five lie dead at the Gainesville mill
Under the buildings many more are lying
ana III WI De some Time tomorrow before all
these can be removed.
Debris is everywhere. Things are In a gen
eral state Of confusion and though the storm
has cleared away and the sun IN setting cleal
| the people are still Mortified and frightened
and IT IL almost impossible to do anything
| systematically. Al the two factories men
| and women are wringing their hands and
| wailing over the loss OF their childien. The
| scene is one of the most pitiful ever witness
| ed. Without any warning many sonls
were sent into eternity. majority of them
being little children between the ages OF II
and Is.
The New Holland mills building was moi
destroyed. the greatest loss Of life being In the
| cottages around the mill. One hundred and
| twenty five OF these were raZed to the ground
| by the cyclone.
| The second and third stories OF the Gaines
! vile mill were completely swept away. and
| II was here that the greatest number OF deaths
occurred.
The Gainesville Iron Foundry is a tota
wreck, the cotton oil mill was totally de.
stroyed. about two hundred residences were
completely demolished, while several hun
dred negro shaIties we blown to atoms.
The latest estimate of the dead Ia l25 and
the injured $50. The number of the dead may
grow as the night wears on and the debris IL
removed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
DARKNESS 4|RA1S.
Death List One Hundred-May ne
Many More.

Death List One Hundred-May he
Many More.
fRv special Telephone Wire TO The Journal,
.Gsinesyllle, Ca. June 1.-The CYCLONE mrs,
struck the town In the southern portlon. IL
came with frightful roar and the aay was
turnsd into night. AS people ned from tns
storm they were caught In tne ~luu anu
bodily blown in all directions.
Honses reeled>and rocked and then tne
fury OF the cyclone burst upon tne clcS
Some houses were torn -fneo fragments; otn
ers were lifted from their {ounoaCions anu az, y
carried intact for blocks 4; roofs sailed ike
leaves in the air and many persons were
picked up In the storm and carried over tue
Even above the roar of the cyclone could oe
heard the shrieks OF the injured anu Tue
means OF the dying.
Widest excitement prevailed every WI Mne . e. e.
The CITY was wrapped In inky olackness lor
a few moments. The air was hot and sitting
and then came the storm and the rain.
The Bell telephone and the western unlop
lost all wires, but the Bell people s1o fbea Te the
Western Union put wire ito service. Both
these wires were turned over to the city 10 De
used In calling for physicians. Every towh
that can be reached has been urgeu 10 rusu
doctors and surgeons TO Gainesville
It is believed the death list OF one hundred
is conservative estimate and tnere may oe
many more dead than even now expected. 20
such wounded as have been rescued are
being cared for and everybody who is un-
Injured ia at work relieving the suffering.
Tne property loss cannot be estimated al
this hour. Every minute reports OF dead are
increasing and the death list may oe ap
palIing when the whole truth Is known.
Estimates now place the dead and wound
ed al 200 at the cotton mill alone.
{ To this mum Der must oe added the eighteen
or twenty killed In Gainesville proper anu
the scores OF wounded.
Trains are being run to Gainesville to carry
medical attention. =,
: The cyclone was terrific In us Jury. IL
swept railroad cars from the trucks and car
ried them out Of sight In ;he air. Vas'
nieces Of machinery weighing ions are miss
ing Buildings were swept through the all
The onerator at New Holland, the hrs'
station beyond Gainesville. says all the
doctors there have gone 70 Gainesville. There
was q storm al New Holland but the cyclone
Duluth sent doctors and medical supplies
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
Atlanta in n Storm
Atlanta Journal.

Sunday Atlanta witnessed the most violen!
and disastrous thunderstorm that has visited
the CITY for several years. Considerable
property was destroyed, one life was lost
and the entire electric system, including
troly cara, electric lights and telephones,
was badly damaged.
Those who watched the almost incresent
blaze of light and listened 10 the herce can
nonade Of thunder were swayed by various
emotions. The majority, no doubt, were
more or less disturbed either by their own
danger or that of some loved one exposed to
the elements. Some we're fairly pauic-stick. &.
en- by the fury OF the storm. Others enjoyed
the electrical display without thought OF
danger, viewing 1t AS person watcnes
storm scene In grand opera.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
THE INSTALLATION.
Rev. w. c. Ewart In Now Pastor Of thu
Associate Reformed Church.

Last Friday evening the Rev. w. G. Ewart
was installed pastor of the Associate Re.
formed Church. DR.. Pressly, DR.. Parkinson
and Rev. Mr.. Blakely took parts In the In
teresting ceremonies, and DR.. j. Lowrle vii.
son offered q prayer.
After the formalities of the installation, the
Presby terry, the officers, and the members OF
the church went forward and greeted the
new pastor, " ho enters upon his new work
hopefully, trusting that good things may
come TO him and TO them. Mr.. Ewart has
been here a month, and the people are very
much pleased with their new pastor. +
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
FLASH KILLS A YOUNG GIRL
Lula Higgins Meets Death by Light.
nIng's Stroke just One Week BE.
fore her Marriage.

While standing on the rear porch OF hel
boarding ouse, 72l Marietta street. Miss
Lula Higgins was almost instantly killed
Yesterday afternoon by a stroke of lightning.
She was standing near the edge OF the porch
when the stroke of lightning came. She was
stricken on the back of the head and when
found by the other members OF the house
hold was In an unconscious state. She died
In few minutes after she was stricken.
The hair on the back OF her head was badly
sineed and her shirt waist was burned.
Miss Higgins was the daughter of j. b.
Higgins. an engineer and machinist in the
employ OF the Trio Steam Laundry.
The young lady was 10 have been married
next Sunday to young man who lis en-
ployed by the National Furniture company,
and this fact adds to the sadness Of the
tragedy. She was a very handsome girl IL
years old.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
Didn't Wear a Blue Coat.
News and Courier,

1t turns out that the story about General
Joseph Wheeler appearing at the recent Con.
federate Reunion 10 New Orleans In the uni:
form OF a brigadier general Of the United
States army was made out Of whole cloth
He did nothing OF the sort, he wore citizen's
clothing, and did not In any way try to make
himself conspicuous. In fact, he was 80 quiet
10 his demeanor that he was left out OF the
grand parade, much TO the distress OF The
managing com ittees.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03

heavy trucks OF the cars were blown many
feet across the depot platform.
The estimated dead when we left Gaines.
Vile was $50. was told that 5S dead bodies
had already been taken from the wreckage OF
the cotton mills. The damage done will sure
reach In to the hundreds of thousands.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
Awful Facts of the Gainesville Horror
Told At a Glance.
Atlanta Journal.

Ganesylle Ga June hundred and fifty people, at
least were killed today cyclone which swept over the
southern part of the town $3.50 ,, , ,. ,
The Gainesville Cotton Mills blown down and nearly
evrv empoyee the building killed. including large number of
children.
The Southern depot was blown down.
demolished anu seVeal peo-
pie pershed in the wreck. - u
p The Gainesville Cotton Oil mills were blown down.
The Old Penmont hotel used school and apartment
house was half dozen people were killed It,
The Richmond hotel was wrecked and eVera persneo along
with it. . .,o, ,ooo .a .
One twenty-five cottages school house and
church were blown the section of the town.
Five brick the main street of Gainesville were swept
. .,,.- - ,.ur.,a .
New Holland and it is believed at least
Nsither the Arlington college in the
track the tornado therefore safe with their
cupants. p. . .s -. o;.;uo,, houo 81, turrod
IN IN resc1e the bodies from the wrecks of houses
direction the extent OF
damage north Of herec cannot be ascertalned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
H. MI. TATE & Co.,

Prices small Articles.
paper 1000 inch wide sheetng
ing yard pairs good Socks balls white Thread Sc Nice
egng Embroidery 2a yard Good Drills Drawers for
surprise Dress Shirts When want
place. plugs Shnapps plugs Show Down 2
plug Browns Mule for loci 15c plug Town
Talk Mems Suits still going at cut prices.
A Few Hints Groceries.
Flour 81 90 barrel Salt %
sack of 100 pounds. Sugar 90 pounds for $l.00.
We are always i'm ii when it comes Low Prices.
H. M. TATE & co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
CROSSES OF HONOR.
Crosses Will he Presented 10 the Vet.
erans on June 3rd, 1908.

The Abbeville Chapter Daughters OF the
Con federacy will distribute crosses OF honor
to the following thirty-two Confederate vete
rams In the Court House, on Wednesday, June
3rd, 1909
Barnes, NJ. w.
Burdett. Jas. II.
Evans, James
Evans. j. NJ.
Fields q. w.
Huckabee j. w.
Hutchinson, NJ. IT.
Hutchinson. r. b.
Kennedy. TheO.
Latimer. Jas. T.
LeRoy, j. B.
| Lofer. &.
LOFTS, H.
Moseley. Jas. B.
Shaw. w. G.
| Speer, A. j.
Teunant. II. A.
Wright, w. +.
| Arnold, J. NJ.
Bowen, Josephus
| Calvert. f. NJ.
| Elgin, u. l.
| Fortiscue. 2. II.
Gray. j. FL.
| Gambrell. J. NJ.
/ hamilton, J. q.
| Hester, J. II.
Richardson, x. NJ.
Shal,, w. II.
j Tusten. II. r.
Watkins, B. T..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
OUR STOCK OF
Silks
IS VERY LARGE.
OUR STOCK OF

We have Taffetas, Pean De Seine,
and Wash Silks in great variety. We
have the most beautiful line of Wash
Fabrics we have ever carried. They
cannot be described. You can only
get correct idea of them by seeing
them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03

Clay and unknown peas for sowing q
Glenp's.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03

A five barrel kerosene oil tank for sale cheap
at Speeds Drug Store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03

We can only borrow the language OF
some of the ladies and say they are
exquisite. We have Piques, Madras,
Oxfords, Batistes, Lawns, India
Linens, Organdies,' Nainsooks, Mulls,
Waist Linens, Irish Linens Butchers
Linen, etc. etc. :;rl, g..
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-08-01
THE YEARBOOK FREE.

We have on hand few more copies OF the
1902 Yearbook of the Department of Agrl-
culture, which will be mailed out free OF cost
to all who write us for same
The Yearbook for 1902 contains 9I2
pages of solid information, written by the
best authorities in the country, and protusey
illustrated. Among the subjects treated are
the following:
Dairying at Home and Abroad.
san Jose Scale.
Contamination of Water Supplies.
Some Engineering Features of Orange.
Top Working Orchard Trees.
Educational Value of Livestock EXhlbl-
tons.
Distribution and Magnitude of the Poul-
try Industry in the United States.
6acteria and the Nitrogen Problem.
Systems of Farm Management in the
United States (This article is by Prof. w.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-08-01

E. D. Comins, who is always promoting
something or other, is endeavoring to put
through a scheme to establish sugar beet
factory in the Yakima valley. To repre-
sentative of The Ranch Mr.. Comins stated
that he hoped to perfect the deal before
long. His proposition is to organize COM
pany and erect factory with capitaliza-
ton of $4,000, the citizens of Yakima
county to furnish site gratis, and subscribe
for large block of the stock and the farm
ers to exchange about one hundred thou
sand dollars worth of sugar beets for stock.
Mr. Comins is somewhat provoked be-
cause the people of Yakima valley do not
enter into his scheme with very much en-
thusiasm In fact last winter they were so
backward about taking hold that he became
disguised, and intimated that they were
lot of dubbers. "To hell with EN-, said he.
iii fix 'em I'll go over to Olympia and
get the legislature to divide the county"
The county still remains intact-and the
people of that county want Mr. Comins to
'show them"
The Yakima valley is a good place for
sugar beet factory, and any company desir-
ing to establish one on legitimate basis
will be warmly welcomed, and receive pro-
per support and encouragement. But un-
less Comins can demonstrate that he is in
position to "deliver the goods" he is simply
wasting his time and energy.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-08-01

T. Spillman, whom everybody in the North
west knows.)
Cost of Food as Related to its Nutritive
Value.
Grape. Raisin and Wine Production in the
United States.
Use of Mineral Oil in Road Improvement.
Flax Culture.
Selecting and Judging Horses for Market
and Breeding Purposes.
Promising New Fruits.
Practices in Crop Rotation.
improvements of Corn by Seed Selection.
Fertilizers for Special Crops.
Crops Used in the Reclamation of Alkali
Land in Egypt.
Practical Results of Experiment Station
Work.
Cultivation and Fertilization of Peach
Orchards.
Rainfall and Irrigation.
Foot and Mouth Disease.
There are a good many other subjects
treated, some of which relate to agricultural
conditions in the South and East, therefore
do not apply to the Northwest, but even
these are interesting reading.
There is an appendix to the Yearbook, in
which is contained much useful information.
The addresses of all the Experiment Sta
tons in the United States are given, SO that
anyone wanting to correspond for bulletins,
etc, can do so. Also there are lists of all
state officers in charge of agriculture, all sec
retaries of state fairs, officials in charge of
farmers Institutes, National associations of
farmers, irrigation officials associations OF
dairymen, stockmen, fruitgrowers, bee-keep-
ers, etc.
A review is given of the weather for 1902
PROGRESS of IRRIGATION in 1902.
Important data as to field crops.
Weights of the bushels.
Statistics of the Principal Field Crops.
Imports and Exports of Agricultural
Products.
Transportation Rates
Principal injurious insects in 1902.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-08-01
THE STATE FAIR.

Preparations for the Washington State
Fair are now we'll under way, and the man
agement feels warranted in making the as
sertion that it will be the best ever held.
A. J. Splawn is president of the associa-
tion and he is we'll known throughout the
Northwest among farmers and stock breed
ers generally. To him has been due large
part of the success of the fairs held in pre-
vious years.
J. E. Shannon, secretary, and who is en-
tering into the work of preparation for the
exhibition this fall, is prominent citizen
and stockbreeder of Yakima valley
The promise of the biggest and best fair
held in the Northwest is not circus repre-
sentation, but is a prediction made on the
basis of the interest shown throughout the
state, and the entries now being made. No
one one who is a breeder should miss
exhibiting at the State Fair. The prem
iums will be larger in every department than
in previous years.
The premium list has been issued, and will
be mailed free to all who address the seCre
tary, J. E. Sannon, North Yakim WISH
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-08-01

In this age of scientific farming and stock
raising no one can afford to be without
good and up-to-date livestock and agrlcul-
tural paper. For the climate, the soil, the
men, and the methods of the great North
west no paper fills the requirements like
The Ranch
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-08-01

Professor Spillman writes to this paper
that he will make trip to the Pacific Coast
during the summer in connection with the
range Investigations Of the Agricultural De
partment.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-08-01

"A Pleasant Letter" gets the Yearbook.
Fifty cents Gin advance) pays for The
Ranch one year.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-08-01

There is no farmer, large or small, but
should have copy of this Yearbook. AS
it's free, and we are mailing it to all who
appreciate it sufficiently to ask for it-sub-
scribers friends and others-there is really
no excuse for being without it.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-08-01

Subscribers are requested to remember
that the price of the Ranch is fifty cents
year if paid in advance. On time, we will
charge ST per year. Therefore it behooves
everyone to keep paid UP in advance, thus
saving 100 per cent
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-08-01

The premium list has been issued, and Will
be mailed free to all who address the SeCre-
tary, ]. E. Sannon, North Yakim, WISH
A. D. Blowers, a commission merchant
of Seattle, in the last issue of our esteemed
contemporary, the Wenatchee Republic, of
fers a prize of $3.50 cash for the best lot OF
ten boxes of apples exhibited at the Wen
atchee fair" with the prOvisO that the apples
are to become his after the exhibition.
Doubtless the fruitgrowers of that section
will be simply overwhelmed when they
learn of Mr. Blowers outburst of generos
ity. Two dollars a box for the prize apples
of the ar-famed Wenatchee valey-the best
apples in the world Think of it Wouldn't
that jar all the pestferous insects out of the
tree tops, though?
The Ranch would like to see some other
enterprising commission firm raise Mr..
Blowers, to a sum that would make at least
a decent premium for this exhibit
Rural School Agriculture, Bulletin No. I,
University of Minnesota, St. Anthony Park,
Minnesota. Price 90 cents or in lots OF five
or more, 50 cents carriage prepaid.
This bulletin is a unique attempt to place
in the hands of the rural school teacher de-
tailed plans for leading the country pupils
to study the things of the farm and the farm
home 1t was edited by Messrs. Hays, Rob
ertson and Volta, but was in part written
by other members of the faculty of the Min
nesota Agricultural College.
1t contains 237 exercises to be carried out
by the pupils. Each exercise is complete in
itself 1t gives the object to be sought, the
materials to be used, and the plan in detail
which the teacher is to have the pupil carry
out in doing the work Of each experiment.
The materials required are such as may be
available at the school, or in the farm home.
The Ranch, Seattle: Please find P. O.
order for subscription.
I find The Ranch interesting, instructive
and indispensable.
While the hired men all over the country
are insisting on higher wages and getting
them, too, the Farmers General Hired Men
at Seattle is reducing his own wages and
doing better work than ever. May he re-
ceive Just reward for it.
If those Agricultural Reports are not all
gone please send me one.
GEO. FERGUSON.
Artondale, Wn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
The Eighth Realization Sale Loveman, Joseph @ Eoeb

you will have during the entire There question about No other the South has the stock have No other in the south able offer you anything like what the present sale offers The thirty specials enumerated here will be added to from day to day. and each day will have and attractive lots which will be offered very very, very much less than regular prices.
 So watch each day ad-
 vertisement the coming
 week in the Even
 ing News and
 Ledger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21

       
  
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