The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Picked Up Here and There Grouped for
Advocate Readers,

mi SLIlie Bodie, of Lees, ilie, was in
town Monday.
Mr.. Tom Barr. one of the good ci,i.
zens from Steadman's, was on our
streets Monday.
Mr. Frank Springer, who recently
moved here from Virginia is quite sick
at ms home with the measles.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hallman and daughter, of
Lexington, who hJve heen visitors
mere for the past week, have returned
home.
Mrs. j. Ii. YoungbIo0d, who has
been quite sick for the past two or
three weeks with la grippe is rapidly
improving.
Misses Pearl Spann and Wakefield
hattison, two popular young ladies of
near Leesville, visited FRIENDS and rel
atives here this week,
special meeting of the Mystic
Circle was held Tuesday night. Of
icerS were installed and other imppr-
tant business transacted.
Fishing parties are many these davs,
but the catches reported are not tie
usual standard. Perhaps the fisher
men are becoming more truthf,l.
DR.. w II. Zimmerman. Messrs. w.
=. Cartledge and +. T.. West went to
Columbia last Thursday tn attend the
performance OF "rhp Rivals" as plav-
ed oy Joseph jefferson and his
e jmpany.
Misses Scarborough. Trantham and
Ruby Glover Went to Ridge Spring
last Friday to ''root" for the Batesburg
t hat their presence spurred our boys oa
/" victory-and why not?
Mrs. V. Il Tayl"r, Of Blacks. Ala,
last week visited the family of NJ. NJ.
=. Gnnter here Before returning
she will spend about six weeks with
friends and relatives at Swansea. Lew
idale and other places in this section.
Mr.. Carson, of Spartanhurg has the |
contract to move the old McLenna !
building to The site formerly occapied !
by the old Guuter black smith shon. !
This is done to make room for the new |.
b lex store house which Mr. l. Edwards !
u ' ~. WEI Sbpli tiSNt.
An old colored man abont seventy .
wears Of aga and an cX-slavc died April |
,th on the plantation of Mr.. NJ. n |
lI"lstein, of liibernia. He was trus'-
I'd by all who knew him ard would not
take part i'm politics. These old school {
nessues are raSrisg AVA rapidly and
their absence is greatly felt by the
The ''ateshurg Junior ball team
went te Ridge Spring last Friday eve
ming 10 cross bats with the boys of that
place They were accompanied by
Pr lfessor Mai or and the lady teachers,
lliing two wagons. The gam was a
hotly contested one and each side had
its share of rooters The score stood
is to II in favor Of B,tesburg
Mr.. James Il. Bacon. OF the Edge
field Chronicle, "the Dnly editor that
ever lived" stopped over hire Friday
IN his way from Columbia, where he
went tn witness the performance o.
Joe Jefferson. Mr.. Racon is one of the
best editors In the State. and may he be
spared To make the people laugh at hiS
quaint sayings for years and years tu
ONE.
To look at the clay spread upon our
streets ore would not think it, would
AXE hut few loads to clay street,
bat we are reliably informed that if
lakes at least 90 or ~ loads to u square
But hat makes no difference, even il
il took a hundred, it helps the streets,
aud those IL at lave b Ell workC d look
nice and have be II wei shaped. Let
he good work go on.
Mr.. q O>tcrman formerly of Aiken
has opencd up first class general mrr
establishment in he Sol e.
Did stand. Mr. oStcrmaH comes to us
we'll recommended having conducted n
business in Aiken f.r tie past four
wears. We welcome him to our midst
and assure him that lie will receive
cordial trcaime IA th" hIndS at our
ii iZrnS. He has leased the Snlee old
!, tand fsr five wears. witch evidently
means that he is here to stay.