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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
This is Said to Have Been the Trouble
At CiemSOu.

The trouble at Clemson college, y.
few days ago, was brought about, it is
now said, by Major OF Cadets Hamlin
administering n reprimand to one OF
the cadets for being lateat revcille one
morning. The major and tn" cadet be-
came involved in words and finally in
a fight The cadet being n small boy.
other cadets went 10 his aid, and a y
result tt ma jor Wa. pretty baoly pun
ishrd befrre the contest ended. He had
to rcti.e from his duties because Of his
injuries, and lie was compelled to keep
to his room for two weeks. He ap.
pcaled TO the faculty and then the mat
ter was taken up with tie faculty on
QUO side and the students on the other.
IL is said that II ere were several eN-
pulsions un accouot of the trouble
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Cotton IS today bringing 10 cents.

cotton IS today bringing 10 cents.
Did you see the automobile rubbers''
last Friday
Mr.. j. c. Drafts was in Batesburg
Mr.. L.. ID, Cullum has gone TO
Washington on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. McCa-tha visited
relatives at Lexington Sunday.
Mr.. Eugene Unger. postmaster ut
Ungera, was in town this week.
MeSs:s. Jake Crigsby and Tom Gotf,
of Saluda county, were in town We'd
nesday.
Mr.. A. l.. Eargie. of Delmar, a
prominent merchant Of that section
spent few hours in Batesburg Wed
nesday.
Messrs. n. &. Jackson aue Ted jew
EFT, and Miss Ella Jewett. of Augusta,
Ca, passed through Batesburg last
Friday on their way to Sumter in an
automobile.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
Books Adopted.

The state hoard of education last
week adopted list of 200 books for
use in the rural school libraries of this
state From this list tn. trustees can
has raised sic and $40 has been con Grib-
uted by the county, the other SO he
ing given by the state. The board al
SO received propositions from the VA
rIous publishing houses to supply the
hpnks
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
MALCOLM p. HARRIS DEAD.
The News Received by Batesbursers
With Sadness.

pn last Surdav -u:U-niug ~i,e;r-.,->
announcement os the death Of Mall
colin =. Harris. the son II one OF
our leading business men, DR.. V j.
Harris, was made, a gloom settled
over the entire community, for he
was well and favurably known in our
midst. While hls hon was in Colum-
bia, his friends here were numerous
and many were the predictions for
him of life Of usefulness aud success.
The Doctor and Mrs. Harris have the
sympathy Of The people Of BatesburS
and surrounding county in this. their
hour of afllic,ion. We clip the FOL
loving from the Columbia State of
Monday
A very sad death occurred Saturday
morning at Graham, Va, when the
life of Mr.. Malcolm Paul Harris, of
this city, went out with the dawn.
Mr.. Harris was young man-only 2l
wears OF agc-and was graduated in
law from the South Carolina college
last June. He had taken the a. u.
degree the Year before, and durins
his connection with the institution
was regarded aS one of the brightest
men in his classes.
He entel ed college at 15-the mini
mum age. From his early youth his
parents had planned his education,
and it had progressed Just lS made
out each year rs proposed, all except
the end. The deceased was the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Harris. OF tins city.
Mr.. Harris took the degree of bach
elor of law at the South Carolina :ol-
lege last year He was at the time not
u years of age. and his admission to
the bar was effected only by special
at of the legislature of 1903. After
The commencement exercises he left
for Ea-tman's Business college at
Puughkecpsic, where he remained
until October in ord - To supplement
his pr"fessIour! knowledge with a
business training He spent few
months at home, and went during the
first pact Of January to Graham, q
small town in the western part OF
Virginia. intending to engage in tn,
practice of law. Up To the time of hi'
death he had been connected with 4
mercantile firm.
He was taken i'll with pneumonia ;
few vecH. ago, and at this time h :
father consulted DR.. Il w Taylor. OF
his city. who communicated with Dr
Hugh Tn>lor, of kIchmoni, 10y Ion!
di>tarc" telephone, and placed him II
charge of the case. Mr.. lI,rri is Symp
toms, however, became very alarming
and on March .ith his parent. went {,
be with him They remained unit
his dra II on SATURDAY morning. DR.
IL. W. Taylor was in attend nee upoI
ia" patient IL days bc'Orc la
CemISr.
Tie body has been brought 10 tin
,iIv aud will he buried this Afternoon
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Republicans have decided that the
expulsion of Senator Reed Smoot
might lose them two or three Western
states ia the fail. So they VIII post
pone the matter for IA year and send II
subcommittee to Utah to examine.
witnesses during the summer Nulhing
has oeen found against Smoot's char
acter; ne never nad Jut Que wife, s-ii
can v"-c a. he secs fit he ~. :. III >pIt-
of the clurch. Witnesses confirm this
remark
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
MONETTA.
What is Happening in and
Around That Pretty
Little Village!

FROM OUR REGULAR CORR sroNDrNr.
Rev. Bradford, of Johnston. was i'm
Monetta last week
MIR. r.. L. Cato. one of MCnetta' : PRO
cressirc merchants, is sick AID L.uablr
TO be at his place of business.
Mr.. 4. S Williams returned to his
home in Columbia Friday.
MIR. L. A. Perry, is of TO Williston
Tor n short while.
! Mrs. r. .. Guni,r, OF Seivern. visited
his brother, Mr.. NOAH CAN'T at Monet
ia, last week.
Nj. Julian Hal man, who up tn this
time has been diIgeni student at
| Monetta high sch ,oi has returned To
his home near Baxter.
MIR. Ernest Boatwrisht. after ylca-
tion during the winter months, has re .
turned to Swan.a, Tenn, where he is
student. Our peoples good wishes
go with him.
The school hall was filled with peo.
Pile last Thur. day evening. They
greatly cnjoyad the lecture and the ex-
hihits, especially the Ten Nights IN n
! r-roJm" feature.
Misses Viola, Eppic. Dollie and Mr.
Claude Burton, were visiting in Lscs-
willie last Saturday and Sunday,
The writer is Informed that DIR. f. J
EthcredSe, of LeesvIllr, will bt an aspi
rant for the house OF representatives
from Lexington county. IT this be
true, will not Ba:esburg and other
readers OF the Advocate give their sup
port and Influence 10 elect tbs fitted
man?
Mcnetta school isto have a library.
So much fer that, but now could no
the trustees go step further aui nro
vide for fuller teaching force and a
higher AMI fuller course of study
so that they may utilize the material
in TIN, and the surrounding commu-
nityf 1t is true that the Monetta
school has a local history that She is
possibly not ashamed of but no longer
can she be uri;ed and progressive
business-action ga the nart Of
tr istecS.
The Monetta people fayorably COM \
80. ..I'o" aud approve OF Tie 'peIitiOa /
by Aiken lawyers and citizens to Theo 4
dorc Croft urging him TO make the \
race for Congress to ill his fathers I'M.
expired term. They recognize Mr.. |
Croft's iilnsss aud ability; and since
th.y supported the father, they would !
most assuredly support the son.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
WITH OUR ADVERTISERS.

Among the many luXuries To he
Bath, in the basement Of the Harrison
Building. These baths are under the
management OF Mr.. Louis NJ. Goodwill
who 5 thoroughly qualified IN his line
of business. The service L. excellent
aud the bed and other appcntenanccS
are equal to these in New York and
other nurthcrn cities.
This weeks issue includc. all ad. Of
j Willie Levy one OF AuGusta's lead
ing Gents clOthicrs. In connection
with he above he has also fitted up the
second floor of his building for til" eX-
elusive use of ladies spring hats, shirt
waist and summer dresses have been
! imported for their selection IN large
! quantities. Any enc spending he day
4, in Augusta will do well To examine his
! stock before purchaSin j..
Oar readers Will note tn, changes
have been made IN the following ads
our readers Will do well 10 note then
as we'll as all uthe ats ~ the ADV ocatc
They are:
The Gardener Hardware Co.
|. c. Levy's Son n Co.
j. j. Rawl.
j. c. Glover.
j. W. Pond,
Speth Bros.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
TilIman Abont Well.

Washington March l6.-Seuator
TilIman'S throat trouble has pra, ticai
~ disappeared and he has recovered 5,
greatly ircm his attack of the grip
that it is eXp'c'ei he viii leave the
city for the south not later thau the
end of the week.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Tommy Hamilton, the famous col
ored Jockey. and former Columbia
boy died in Ni;e, Italy, recently. His
~ilc brought the remains To America
and they were buried i'll Brooklyn.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

GOV. Hayward on Monday plrdoned
Harry Copeland, Gadsden Abraham
three Florence county negroeN con
victcd of murder and sentenced for life.
IL las been learned that James Abra-
ham, was the man who actually did
che killing, aud he died short while
back in prison.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
APOLOGETIC.

The paper on which The Ad-
vocate Is printed this week is
a little wrong font" but
will b" ali O. h. next week.
The reason il that a mistake
was mad as To size. We have
new lot on the way and all
will be well next week.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Tho grand jury Of Newberry county
last week advised an investigation oI
the treatment of cJnvIcts by the oiiicr
nj, Tn. couvicts are ,aid to b,
brutality whipped wi hout the leas
pruvucdtiOn.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Mr.. c, G.. Wise will he glad to see
his friends at j. j, Rawls with
whom he has accepted position,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
SEIVREN
SQUIBS.
The Movements of the
Good People of This
Place as Told by
''SparrOw,''

lfioM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
MIR. B f.. Guute-, of Columb., is
spending a few days with the home
| folk.
Mrs. +. o. Cunter visited friends
at Monetta and Leesville last week
School closed here last Thursday.
Miss /. lila MAJ tin the popular young
teacher left Friday for her home i'm
Springfield. We are sorry TO have her
leave us
MIR. Marshall Gunter returned Satur-
day after spendrag several days with
his daughter, Mrs. Thompson, Of
Brookand
Mrs. Garlic Hightower visited Miss
Estell Rawis Sunday.
MIR. a. Kline is having quite n pref
y cottage built on Railroad Ave.
which he will occupy soon as com
pleted.
Mrs. Menervia sally, OF North, was
the guest of Miss LIZZIE Cunter last
week.
Miss Estel Rawls our popular Milli-
ner Is spending a few days in Column
ba this week on business.
Miss Sus ,e onuII one or our pretty
young girls is visiting relatives in Co.
lumbia.
Mrs. Levi Ri.h ard Miss Edna Fall
law of Lexington county We're i'm town
shopping Mon"ay.
MIR. Maxey B;oglen, of Leesvlle,
college spent few days at his home
last week.
Miss Emma Arthur returned to her
home at Graniteville Friday. Some
of our boys look sad.
NJ. III. Il. Zacharias an energetic
contractor OF Charleston was a guest
at Hotel Seivern last week
Mr.. Harper SaIley, OF Salleys paid
our town visit last week.
MIR. Quitman Lewis and Miss Lizzie
Hutto OF near here were married last
Wednesday.
CTera q! j. .. I.y JrTusS1 - v1r-u Psvss--
ure trip to Graniteville.
Mrs Nj. s Gunter and Mrs. Rosabell
Gunter visited their aunt Mrs. CAN'T
who is very i'll at Steadmans last Sum
day. sparrow.
Kershaw is to have another bank
nth capitol OF $4,000.
Spartanhurg is TO have another cot
ton mill with $50, 900 capital.
The Clem~on cadets will go into
camp at Anderson sometime in May.
Chester was visited by S25 1000 fire
last Saturday. 1t started liz Bewley's
Hardware store.
Columbia merchant report larger
sale OF farm machinery this year than
ever before. Sixteen cent cotton will
tell.
The steamer "Highander,' is due to
arrive at Columbia Saturday and the
citizens Of that ola town are about TO
have "A Ct.
|. l. said some county school super
INGREDIENTS have violated the school law
by pIch,sing supplies rot authorized
hy the STATE Board Of Education.
Spain Kelley was on last Saturday
acquitted of The murder of William
f. -rrech at 8ishopvillc. Crcech it is
Gained ruiaed kc.ley'S sister.
Fresh ii Ii and ovstcrS at j. T. Ponp.s
every Saturday.
Fresh fish and oyst ers att. I. Ponds
every Saturday
The Sterilization Plant.
Sometimes reporters make recniiar
mis-, he. ana sometimes they are led
to write intc. ting articles on sun
ret which they afterwards discover is
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Fresh fish and oysters 1T J. 7. Pond
every Saturday,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
the defiant and complac"nt attitude of
au innocent man?

IL the inves igauIon of Reed SmOot'-
qualifications as Senator, the principal
plormon apostles are still being exam.
med The implication seems To he
hat if one apostle has four wives, anc:
another fJrty. children, Reed
Smoot. wtto has only one wife, should
be expelled from the senate There
NAV br Il curious anli-c imaX TO this
investigation. by Il clever maneuycr
the Moimons may succeed in getting
all their testimony printed, which will
include the four BOOKS on VIII Ch their
church is founded, the Book OF Nor
mon and the Protestant Bible heinS
two of them. An effort is being mlne
to keep out the last two. 1t would b.
Unprecedented to have the whole Bible
printed "a Il public document. Would
il be less shocking TO have the Book
of Mormon appear in the same way
and bc frankcd all over the country
As IN s>ionary enterprise this In,
never been Cqualcd.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

The Batcsburg Advocate and the
Home and Farm-huth one year for
only 81 %. Cash III advance.
1t pays to advertise in The Advo
cate. Try it and be convinced.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Worry is as useless as 1T is 10 tell
people uot to worry,
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Congress is in II very ugiy mood
NoJ for many months has il been in
such an angry tumult. The cause of it
is Bristow's report on pcst-Oilice frauds
which was so highly commended by
the President for impari iality. Its ex-
PLANTATION in the House was followed
by loud remons:rances and cries of
pain. No less than $50 members of
both houses have been suddenly placed
on the defensive against the charge
that they have participated in'Srart".
Many o! the members 1 atres are guilty
uuli of snperserviceablc zeal, but they
are IneXtricab'y mixed up with Gun
ming viulaJurS of the la " In the mum
bcr are five from the little state of
Connecticut Senator Plat and Repre-
sentative Sperry. Hill, Lilley and
Henry Hill wrote very indIscreet
letter to the Observation-Disclosures
suggesting "a dose of ginger or pep
per for the department..
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
FOR SALE.

One COW and calf.
Il. H. HOLSTEIN,
M,h-ita =. G.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

sanitary conference will be held
in Columbia in the months OF Nav,
ID .sti.guished medical men from all
over the State will be i'm attendarce
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

MIR. Christie Bcuet has been ,h,s,n
coach" for tho South Carolina e ,Ileye
football team for 1904.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Fresh ii Ii and ovstcrS at j. T. Ponp.s
every Saturday.
Fresh fish and oysters at }. I. Pona's
every Saturday
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
STATE
NEWS.

ia VCCNiy
Exchanges These Par
graphs Of News
are Cleaned.
The State Convention Of b. Y. Z. T..
VIII meet IN Anderson April 5th.
The State Bankers Ass ,cia.ion ill
meet /" Spartanburg the last week i'm
Jane.
MIR. Christie Bcuet has been chosen
''coa:h" for the South Carolina e ,ll.pe
football team for 1904.
Tne anti-treating law at election i,
IN '"i' force. olumbia got taste of
IT { he l.,w) on Tuesday.
-hc Philadelphia American Leapu,
base u. II toam is now i'm Spartonb,,rp
for th-ir spring practice
Already nearly $1,000 worth of tick
cts TO the Musical Festival at Spartan.
bnrS have been sold.
lie Scaboard Air Line will im,nrui
at"ly begin the obstruction iofa $50
ZOO depot at Columbia.
Col. Homer II. Lipscomb died at his
II 'me in Ninety Six Tuesday in the
SotlI year of his age.
The s. c. Press association will
make ITS trip!o the st. Louis Expo
tltion the week of May 10Th.
Bethune was visited by a cyclone
Monday morning. The Presbyterian
church and several other buildings
were destroyed.
~ Sanitary conference will be held |
in Columbia in the months Of Nav, |
ID sti.guished medical men from all
over the State will be i'm attendance,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
IN OTHER
STATES.
For Hasty Reading the
Following News Items
Have Been Con-
denSed.

Argument Is being heard in Sayan
nah in the Georgia peonage case.
III is pow Admiral Makacof, and he
has mad, II good st irt-at losing sh;ps
The tunnel under the Huds IN river
which connects New York and Jersey
City has been opened.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

y dispatch from Toxic, dated the
l3th, says that on 1s.h instant the at
attack made by the Japs on Port Ar.
'hur was the most effective since the
hrso assault, month ago. One Rus
sian torpedo boat desoroyer was sunk
anu several seriously damaged Fort
Arthur Is said to be- hard pressed.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Tne anti-treatinS law at election j.,
IN t"i' force. Columbia got taste Of
ii { lie l,w) on Tuesday.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
NATIONAL
CAPITAL
Congress In an Ugly Mood.
POStOffiCe andaIs
StillOccupy Much
Attention.
[rRoM OUR REGULAR connE .r5xpESr

FROM OUR REGULAR CoRRE 'rJNDEST /
Washington. ID. c., March Ia.
The appropriation bills slide glibl;
along and 1t begins to look as il Con-
Sress might adjourn by May lst, unless
members take up TOD much time with
speeches explaining that they are not
post office boo dlers. In the Senate
yesterday the"Porto Rican regiment"
was enlarged To three battaliuns
against the protest of Democrats. who
insisted that it tended to "a more pro
n0unced military form of roverument.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Spain Kelley was on Iast Saturday
acquitted of The murder of William
f. -rrech at 8ishopville. Crcech it is
Gained ruiaed kcley's sister.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17
From Daily and Weekly
Exchanges These Par
graphs Of News
are Cleaned.
The State Convention OF B. Y.P. u.
VIII meet IN Anderson April 9Th.

lhe state bankers Ass ,cia.ion will
meet l" Spartanburg the last week in
Jane.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

The '.car-barn" bandits OF Chic.po
three IN number were sentenced las,
Saturday to be hanged.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

he Philadelphia American League
hase p~li taam is now in Spartanburg
for th-ir spring practice.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Ex-Goy. Russell, the last Republican,
executive of North Carolina, is critical.
y Ill at Johns-Hopkins Hospital in
Baltimore.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

kGropatkin is the new Russian head
OF the a1my in the far east. We can
pronounce il better than we can some
other Russian names.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

me Mongoose was imported to Cuba
'o eNtermlnate the rats. The Non
goose has now become worse nest
than the rats.
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Bethune was visited by a cyclo,e @
Monday morning. The Preshyterian n
church and several other buildings
were destroyed.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

The queer doines of Perry Heath,
(Secretary OF the Republican National
Committee) is Assistant Postmaster
Eeucral, seems to be wired out By the
tat That they took place seyera years
ago. Is honestly an incident of chro-
n0iogy? Why should IA statute OF limi-
taiions bc permitted toDrotecr any al
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

!. l. said some county school super
int.Ld.mls have violated the school law
by plch sing supplies rot authorized
hy the State Board Of Education.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

A'rcad! nearly $1,000 worth of tick
cts to the Musical Festival at Spartan
bnrS have been sold.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

The S. c. Press association will
make ITS trip:o the st. Louis EXPO.
iition the week of May 10th.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Kershaw is to have another bank
nth capitol OF $4,000.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

lie Scaooard Air Line will immed i
at"ly begin the construction jofa $50.
Zoo depot at Columbia.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Col. Homer III. Lipscomb died at his
h'me in Ninety Six Tuesday in the
Sotli year of his age.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Spartanburg is TO have another cot
ton mill with $50, 900 capital.
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The steamer "Highlander, is due to
arrive at Columbia Saturday and the
citizens Of that ola town are about to
have ct.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Chester was visited by $4,000 fire
last Saturday. 1t started IL Bewley's
Hardware store.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

Columbia merchant report larger
sale OF farm machinery this year than
ever before. Sixteen cent cotton will
tell.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

The Clem"on cadets will go into
camp at Anderson sometime in May.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-17

ID p sits OF the First National Bank
OF 3ate,burg in January, 1901, were
sl7,Oc0O1 January, 1902, $i1,3Sl.55;
January, 1903 s66,s74.s9; January,
1904, *l22 2,s5o.i0. Money lent on ap-
proved security and interest plid on
time deposits.
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Though the First National Bank If
'Batesburg is only three years cd, it
nus paid out in DIVIDENDS to its stock
holders Si,625 90 ard still has a sur
plus and undivided profits Of S7,l97. 20,
'mnking total net earning of SlI 1922 90