The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-07
The SALUDA SERIAL.
sAEsECUES, LIVE QUESTIONS,
AND NEWS OF ALL KINDS.

oaluda and vicinity TO-DAY. Heavy
winds accompanied the rain. blowing
corn almost fiat. Buggies were blown
for some distance, one buggies shalves
oeing broken. Several shade trees
We're blown down. Mr.. Webb a pho
tographer, from N. c., is here for q
while, his tent was blown flat with
some damage. The awning i'm front OF
The Saluda Bank was partially blown
down.
The barbecue here on the Fourth
was success, something like 1000 to
1000 being present, everything was
quiet. no drinking, nor quarreliug
at all. This is some of the effects OF
closed diSpensary
Turner and Forrest were certainly
prepared to feed the crowd; the din.
ner was prepared nicely; E. d. Smith
spoke to the large crowd in the morn.
Ing, he had an attentive audience
and he gave them good speech. The
Court House was filled to overflow in
The afternoon, with men and women:
call meeting having been made in
the morning, to consider the passing
II resolutions calling for an election
as to dispensary or no dispensary.n
IL was encouraging 80 have such a
large audience, b. w. Crouch stated
the purpose OF the meeting, on ballot
Tor chairman and secretary. Mr.
crouch was elected Chairman and
w. l.. Daniel, Esq Secretary. The
crowo was then treated to much dis
cuSsion for and agaidst. Speeches
we're made by B. B Evans and ES
bleaSe EsQs, for the Dispensary; G.
l. Jones, j. NJ. Forrest and Rev. Bass
or Wards made speeches against il
Evans and Blease were in favor of
having meetings all over the county
and debating the question:: both chal-
lenged Mr.. Crouch to debate. Before
anything was done Evans moved to
adjourn the meeting; this motion was
Killed by an overwhelming majority.
biease spoke for quite a while, much
longer than his time, the chairman
several times, that time
was up, but he continued to sneak.
Mr. hlease wants the question sub
mltted In a primary and then i'm a
general election; he Just wants the
question submitted, so that no negro
vote will be allowed MIR. Crouch
hnally arose and called for 4 vote on
The resolution offered; the resolutions
were carried by very large majority:
the meeting adjourned Mr.. blease |
asjn left speaking. 1t appealed that
Sas \. ..-~.u1eSAe IF Sons- tn noor,,r
}. that the meeting would adionrn wit
out anything done.
A goodly number Of the farme
- have sold their cotton. There is son
cause for the advance in cotton. Son
that have opposed the farmers NOV
10 ment all the while don't want the
to have any credit yet.
N Deputy Sheriff Smith went to G.
lumbia last Saturday and brougl
back with him one, Arthur Coleman
" he having been traced there by NJ
Smith; Coleman broke a contra
with MIR. j. A Attaway. Magistra
IS Simons sent up a negro on Saturd;
:. also: both OF these negroes went
) the county chain-gang on Monday Il
thirty days.
The special committee Of the Grar
Jury to examine books OF count
offices put here last Monday. Nv
or the committee will examine I'll
books; they will commence the
o work about July II. H. u. Crouc
IS and B. w. Rushton will do the woI
IS for this committee.
Il Superintendent of Education Sal
= pie has been in attendance Of III
V teachers meetingat Clemson.
The settlement between the di
: ferent county offices for year 1904 h;
n been called for by Comptroller Ge
o eral Jones which is sooner than her
|
q date all over the State and he nam,
r July first.
The Supervisor ID. w. Padgett h;
y borrowed money and all of the counr
claims are being paid in cash; this
:, much more satisfactory to all COZ
cerncd.
Two Of the Lawyers here, in ma
lstrate court last week, gave ii
a., spectators glimpse of their actlvit
and power to handle each other i
fiSticuif. They should he ashamed
V such an example.
Miss Ruth Etheredge has bee
quite sick for several days, but she
improving, we are glad to say.
Mr.. Smith White expects to leav
soon for Lexington, KY, where h
! goes to take a business course i
] smiths College.