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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-07
LEXINGTON
LETTER.
COUNTY ArFAIRS---BARBECUES
&C--ALL WORTH READING.

Lexington, S, c., July 7.-(Special.
-Ihe glorious Fourth has come ant
gone Everything passed off quietl,
IN Lexington. The Banks, CottoI
MILL Postotiice, Dispensary and sew
eral stores closed for the day. Their,
We're several barbecues and picnic
near here and everybody had a goot
time.
Two games of ball were playable,
ington VS.. Olympia. In both game,
the Lexington boys came out victori
GUS. The score in the morning STOOD
l3 TO :; IN the afternoon IL to fayo,
OF Lexington.
arrangements are being made 10,
Che county Reunion, u. G. ", to be
held here on the S:h and 9th of Am.
gust. The first day will Le devoted to
the business of the Camps u. G.. ",
and u. 5. &. V.
On the night of the Sth there will
be exercises in the opera house and on
Ihursday several promident speakers
VIII be present and picnic will be
given at some suitable place to be
named later.
rents Will be furnished for the vet.
Grams, and they will go in camp and
i've over the days Of I'll IS.
On the night of the 9Th there will be
Il graid Reunion Ball. A full program
VIII be furnished later.
The County Commissioners were in
session Monday. This was their reg
ular quarterly meeting. There was
no business or Importance, except the
payment of claims
The County Board OF Control, con-
slStIng of MesSrs r. L. keisler. w 7
balientine and j. w. Addy, met Mon
day.
The Lexington County Medical AS
SOC iatiOn was. in session Monday.
s!iSs Ruby Matthias, of Saluda 10
visiting at the home of Col. G r.
Graham.
several prominent young men of
bateSburg, were in town Monday.
Among them were: Messrs. John Bell
Iowiil, Mckinnie Hartley, ID. Eff
Rldgell, j. q. Glover and DR. Price
Mrs. DR.. j. j. Wingard and Miss
Beulah Fox are visiting their aunt.
MIS-. Mamie Fox, in Batesburg.
Misses Lucille and Essie Efird have
returned from Augusta, where they
nave neen visiting their aunt Mrs.
VI SI kleps
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LATE PERSONALS,

Among those who are going To
Charleston and the Isle of Palms
Wednesday next on tho excursion
THAT is being run under the direct
supervision Of the Southern Railroad
are: Mr.. and Mrs. T. b. Kernaghan.
Mr.. N Mrs. NJ. f. Rutland. Mr. ard
Mrs. w. A. Crouch, Mrs. y. Rogers
Bayly, Il. Il. kneece. Alonlo TAYLOR.
MIR. and Mrs +. T. Hartley, W. l..
Rawl, w. j. hatcher, MIR. and Mrs. ]
a Whittcn and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
b. K. SCeadman, Mr. and Mrs. Broad
us Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. X. :. Sim.
and many others.
Mr.. A. Horn o. Ridge Spring was
in BateSburg this morning He SAYS
he intends to go to Charleston or
the 18th.
MIR. and Mrs st. Julien Cullum
returned yesterday from a months
bridal trip TO California and the
Clarke Exposition.
Messrs. +. ] and t. c. Etheredge
left yesterday for a brief visit to
Orangcburg.
Mrs, l.. c. Hartley, Mrs. NJ. b
Edwards and Miss Della Hartley. ac-
companied by Master J. Edward Hart
ley, attended the barbecue at Lexing
ton on the 9TH OF ,Julv
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THE DIAMOND CURE.

The latest news from Paris ia
that they have discovered a diamond
cure Tor consumption. Ifyou fear con-
sumption or pneumonia, it will. how.
ever, be best for you to take that great
remedy mentioned by w. II. Mcaee.
OF Vanleer, Tenn. 81 had a cough
Tor fourteen years. Nothing helpa6,
me- until took DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and,
Colds, which gave instant relief, and
ELECTED permanent cuEs," UneouaIl.
ed quick cure, for TAroat and Lung
Troubles. At O ]. Harris, +. b. Gun
Ter, Ilmmons Bros, and CrosSon Drug
co. OF Leesville; price SOC and sl.OC,
guaranteed, Trial bottle free.
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del' 5 parents, Col. and Mrs. NJ. ID.
Harman.
Rev. w, j. Keel, pastor OF the Bap-
tist church here, has gone to Toccoa,
Ga, to the bible Confele ice in SESSION
there
Ar. j.. 5. Derrick, OF Leesvlle, WAS
in town Monday.
Miss HELEN Bradford, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. =. Il. Brodie, at Clemson
College.
Mrs. Alice Hartley, Uf Batesburg, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. A. L..
Hartley.
The County Board of Education has
been in session yesterday and to-day.
trustees OF the various school dis
tric have been elected
Capt. +. w. Oswalt, president of
The Home Bank, is in town to-day.
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SEVERN SPARROW.
STRAWS AND TWITTERINGS, PER
S0NAL &C. OF VARIED
INTEREST.

| (from our regular correspondent }
Mr.. A. Kline IS home again afte,
spending the 18th, with friends il
Blackviile.
Messrs. + o. and NJ. E.. Gupter tool
In the "Cue" at Perry Saturday. They
reported good time in general.
line many friends Of Mr.. j. l.. Eel.
iers OF Prosperity are glad to have
MIN visit in our town for several days.
Miss Estelle Rawls visited her faith
er and mother in Lexington, County.
Saturday and Sunday.
Several Of our people worshipped at
Convent Baptist Church Sunday.
We were glad to see Mr.. Loyd Emil
ner popular business man of SPRING
held on our streets for a few hours
Tuesday on his way to Wagener.
Mr.. M. S. Gunter, of near here.
spent Sunday in town with relatives
MISS agnes Gunter and Mr.. Jim
Cofer OF Wagener were married at
St9edman's last Tuesday.
Miss Gertrude CAN'T of Wagner
has been spending this week here
with relatives and friends and one of
our boys has been mighty glad.
Mr.. ID. C. Shull one of our indus
trlouS farmers spent last week in
Columbia with his mother, who is in
bad health.
Mr.. Get Sawyer of Wagener has
been visiting her cousin. Mrs. Comp
ton Gunter.
Mrs. Wilson Gunter and little son of |
oteedman is in town to-day, the guest |
If Mrs. Hightower.
Miss Geneva Jones returned to
Hagener Tuesday morning, after
pending sometime with her mother
Y here ,.-..
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the next Legislative Assembly of the
State. protecting all such birds, as
robins. larks, cat birds, black-birds.
wrens, mocking-birds. wood -peckers
and all other insect-eating birds
whatsoever and for all time not only
for part of a year, but for the whole
year through.
The laws should be made fully
operative, by attaching to them
heavy penalties, for their infringe
ment, and, they should be rlgidly en-
forced, for the well-being Of all.
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preached very good sermon to quite
a large congregation at Salem, Sunday
last.
The work on the new church is
aooue completed; it is very pretty
building
Mr.. and MI. in. Snelgrove were
in Leesvllle Moi day.
Miss Dollie Rodge.s and her two
brothers, of Havirdsvillc,. visited MIR
P.J. Sutton Saturday "a Sanaa,
last.
Mr.. j. B. Oxner was in Leesvilie> o,
Monday last.
Mr.. Noah Steel has daughter and
a little son quite ill with typhoid fe-
vcr but we hope they will be cat
again soon.
With best wishes to the Advocate.
| am j..
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RAYS FROM RED STAR,
CROPS SUFFERING FOR RAIN,
COMING, GOINGS AND
OTHER MATTERS.

| FROM our nEovLAR ooRaGsronosnr
There is no rain yet ami crops are
suffering badly.
The health Of this community is
very good with few exceptions.
Mr.. III. ID. Lybrand, of Aiken, S. C.
is visiting homefolks near here.
There was an ice cream supper at
MIR, .. h. Addy's last Saturday night
which was enjoyed by the young folks.
The corn crop in this neighborbood
Will be small unless recent rain HELMS
much
l have been informed that there is
Stiil typhoid fever in the Saluda River
and Ella sections.
Ihe farmers OF the Red Star section
are about done work until rains.
our scribe resently visited MIR. ID.
b. Rodgers at Rockey Well, Sunday
last.
There was quite a sad accident .
rev miles from here last "Wednesday
evening, the 2Sth OF June, in the Mt.
Pleasant section. Edgar Long. 16
year Old son of Mr.. John Long was
on MS way to work and as he was
riding along the road, the mule he
came frightened and threw him.
us loot caugnt in the gear and lie was
dragged at full speed one mide and =
quarter before stopping. When ne
was reached, he was dead. His re-
mains were inferred in tn Mt. Pleas.
ant ceme terry. Boys be sure and he |
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Sunday with Miss Agnes Gunter.

ouhday "iCh hSuCS
Our community was deeply sadden.
ed by the death of the little baby OF
MIR. w. 5. Hall, which died last Wed
nesday. We extend to them our deep
est sympathy.
Mr.. Levi Rish paid our town bust
ness call last week.
Miss Hightower and Miss Estelle
Rawls spent Wednesday afternoon IN
Wagner shopping.
The many friends OF Mrs. Gary Glib
son will be glad to hear that she is
improving rapidly. after being i'll for
several weeks. We hear her husband
is quite sick also.
We were glad to see Mr. and Mrs.
j. S. Lybrand in town Tuesday.
Miss Mary Lyles, popular and
cultured young lady of Lexington, is
the guest Of Miss Lizzie Gunter. Miss
Lyles has macy friends here who are
surely glad to see her.
Mr. w. Lee Gunter has been quite
sick for several days. but, at this
writing is much Improving.
Mr.. Hamp Salley, one of Augusta S
popular travelling men was here We'd
nesday.
Quite number of our young people
attended the "Cue" at Steedman's on
Tuesday, and, judging from their
looks, they must have had a good time
Mr.. Henry Lyles visited his parents
at Lexington last week.
Mrs. Swinton Gunter was here shop
ping yesterday.
Mr.. w. S. McGraw, our agent here,
will leave in few days for Newberry
where he will spend a month. Mr.
Fellers will releave bim here.
SPARROW"
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1t in his pocket, his idea was TO take
the.iife of his fellow man, for there
was no other game ever hunted with
pistol but man, and the Americans
were the only civilized people on the
race OF the earth who carried the hin
pocket pistol. A remark he made in
regards to lynching was only too true.
lie said that man, who would lynch
another wasn't fit for any thing but to
iynch. he wasn't tlt to sit on Jury or
hold anyof the places of trust in his
country, fle wasn't any more than iei-
~ hsh. de spoke 45 minutes and, if his
advice is carried into Aiken Co., the
influence wonld be felt throuphout
the entire site. One thing noticed;
the Office holders of Aiken Co. didn't
make themselves as prominent in this
meeting as they should which shows
very plainly that The Politician hasn't
very much back bone He LAYS low
until he finds out which way the ma
Jorlty Is going, Talk about law and
or1er leagues, If we had men i'm office
VINO had backbone, we wouldn't need
such league, but we will never have
them SO long as we have primary cleo.
lions, when man has TO cater To
every little upstaFt for his vote, he
VIII always lack in moral courage.
Quite number OF the towns folk
nave gone away far the summer. Mrs.
ChaS. Baker OF Lewiston, Me. Mrs. M
Nj. BOOK and Master Henry Cook Mrs
WI! Rennie and cnild, and Miss Lois
hennle haye gone to Peaks Island Off
The coast OF, Portland Me. Mrs. T.. II.
Rlnnic was detained from Joining the
party by the illness with fever. OF lit.
Tie Sudford Rennie.
Mr. and Mrs. knight have gone aa
LaurenS Co. visiting relatives.
Mr and Mrs. Jas. l.. Quinhy have
returned from vacation to The
Springs.
M ISIS Joe Thorpe and Miss Gwendo.
iyn Baker spent the week end on Sul-
livan's Island.
Mr.. l., f. and j. G. HarrIgal spent a
few days last week at the Isle of.Palmo
Mrs. Lucy Plunkett leaves next
week for a two weeks visit to Colum.
bia and Batesburg.
Mr.. Walter Wise, OF Trenton snent
part OF this day with friends in
Granitville.
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A SERIOUS ACCIDENT
MR.. S. D. PRATER HURT.

Mr.. SD. Prater, we'll known and
), prosperoS farmer of the Clouds
greek setion, while hauling in load
oiF cotton TO Batesburg, fell off the
top .Qf IN cotton on his wagon, and a
bale CSf dtton fell on his chest and
side.
The accident happened coming
down Providence mll, which is very
hard and rocky.
DR.. Mitchell was summoned. who
reports Mr.. Prater's injuries as yery
serious, with probable injury to his
spinal column.
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A LECTURE ON JAPAN AT RIDGE
SPRING.

DIR. Sophia BrunSon, who is on her
way North to lecture this summer.
has been engaged to deliver her popu-
lar lecture entitled Three Years in
Japan, in the school auditorium at
Ridge Spring, Friday evening, July
Ith at 8 o'clock. The proceeds will 90
TO the Improvement of the Baptist
church.
The lecture will be illustrated by
costumes and curios brought from ia
pan.
Admission, % cts. for children and
Is cts, for children.
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MINU1sS FROM MT.
WILLING.
SHOWERS, RELIGIOUS MATTERS
AND PERSONALS.


! (from our regular correspondent
This section enjoyed a refreshing
shower ON the 4th, for hich we are
all grateful, Hope we will be favored
with Thorough season soon.
Mrs. Mira Kennerly has returned
home after a short stay with her
daughter,I Mrs. K. r. Steadman.
Mrs. joe Cuibreath, from Tampa,
fla.' Is VI sitting relatives at Mt. Will
ing.
Regardless Of the fact that the 4th
was hal IoAn holiday, two of the
ihaii carr who supply this country,
were lou aithiul at thcir post
lhls sho spirit of faithfulness.
heV. MIR. L iankia preached 4 very
aoie sermon 70 large audiance at Sar-
dis on the iifst Sunday
Ohildreh day will be held at Emo
ry next Shufay. We hope large
crowd will attend
Hope the Editors will excuse short
letter this week; everything is dull
around Mt. Willing.
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FIGURE HEAD OR WHAT?

If the Governor Of any State should
fail to take proper steps to suppress
the crime of murder and should allow
murderers to go unpunished, can he
or, can he not, be held as accessory to
the Crime?
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HURRAH.

The output OF Japanese gold mines
for the past twelve months is over
$500, 600; add to this, as payment by
Russia for peace, all of Manchuria and
81, ,000, 900. 900 in cash, and, stop won
dering-why the Japs shout-Banzai!
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TWO CHILDREN DIE
ONLY A FEW HOURS
APART.

Just as we go to press, we learn
that the remains Of two children OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson Matthews, of
Augusta, Ga -, have been brought to
BateSburg.
The children died within few
hours Of each ether; they were grand
children Of the Rev. NJ. ID. Padgett,
and are TO be buried at SardiS to-day.
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MAMMA FROM
MATTHEWS,
CROP .eGp CONDITIONS, BARBECUES
n URTH OF JULY &C.

wen, he great Fourth OF July has
come al gone and L believe, as far as
l have Fard, everything has passed
Off quie y.
Mr. al II Mrs S. G. Matthews have
mad a riAht sick child, but it is some
what better now.
Mr. AZ T. Lake has been right sick
lcr teY days; he is also better now.
Nh; mage, of Fox, is haul
alread -
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another: forming the EaTtli: =
This bird-like thing has been named
the archaeopteryx, in English, the ar
cient- wing. in the Jurassic layer of the
the Earths crust are also found hume
rous remains Of flying reptile, which
much resembles the bird-lizard, the
ancient-wing. The bird-shape has
lived on to the present time; the liz
ard-form has never, to mans knowl-
edge, been seen by man.
the bird-iizard type, was more bird
than lizard, and, the lizard-bird form
was more lizard than bird.
Science has fixed, by the ages Of the
rocks, in which the Skeletons are
found, (the time, when the bird, as we
know it, began 10 throw of the lizard
shape, to be somewhere between
100000 and 1000, 900 years ago.
This bird-lizard, the ancient-wing,
was somewhat larger than our COM
mon crow, had two feet, with three
toes on each foot, sharp teeth On both
its upper and lower bill and strong,
sharp claws, like eagles talons on
the main joints Of its wings. and, it
had a many jointed tail, as long as it's
entire body, out of each joint Of
which grew two strong quill-feathers
at right angles with the tail
In the ancient-wing, science teach
es, all bird-life began.
Than birds, Of all the things that
breathe, Of all that work for the good
of man, the farmer has no greater,
nor more industrious friends.
Were it not for the birds of the air,
the thousands of different kinds OF
insects, laying myriads Of eggs, which,
as 1t is now, cause millions of dollars
of loss each year, would totally destroy
all vegetation, and, mankind and all
the higher orders of animals. would
die, from starvation and disappear
from the face OF the Earth, and, the
Earth would then become, as before
the creation of man, but an uninhabi-
ted orb, wandering in the infinity Of
space.
If total destruction of bird-life
means the end of mans existence on
Earth, it takes no deep nor obstruse
argument to prove, that, the more
feathered life, is protected and the
more bird-life increased. the more
complete will become the condition
nj man. II, with the insect-eating
birds. we now have; he, who feeds the
world. the farmer, manages to grow a
fairly good crop, what sort of crop
would he make, if the number Of in
sect eating birds were doubled?
What the laws OF South Carolina
are. In regard to the protection and
of bird-life. we do not
know. but, il they do not already SO
laws should be enacted by
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DEATH OF SECRE.
TARY JOHN
HAY.

John Bay, Secretary of State, than
whom no Country has ever had a
greater, died suddenly on July End.
His remains were inferred in Cleve-
land, his home, on the 5th.
from ocean to ocean, the country
depiores his loss.
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la am 1hnie Maffhew

Miss ga anu Annie Matthews
went tovSaluda to attend the barbe-
cue on tie fourth
Grain is still being threShed. Some
of the grain crops are short and some
shorter.
1t is still dry in these parts, but the
crops seen to be holding up very veil
around here.
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THE VIRTUES OF LIME.

Chloride Of lime (disinfectant.) }
quick lime (white wash) and outfits
for ltme-light dllumination) have
been laid in, it is said, in great guam
titles. a. necessities in the Equitable
Life's Investigations, now on in New
York City.
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OPEN REBELLION,

The MutinecrS on board the Kniav
Potemkin, have forced several cities
to supply them with coal and sup
plies. The Mutineers declare them
selves, as leaders in the great Rus
sian Revolution.
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il
that the meeting would adionrn with
out anything done.
A goodly number Of the farmers
have sold their cotton. There is some
cause for the advance in cotton. Some
that have opposed the farmers move.
ment all the while don't want them
to have any credit yet.
Deputy Sheriff Smith went to Co.
lumbia last Saturday and brought
back with him one, Arthur Coleman.
he having been traced there 10y MIR
Smith; Coleman broke contract
with Mr.. j. A Attaway. Magistrate
SimonS sent up negro on SATURDAY
also; both OF these negroes went tC
the county chain-gang on Monday for
thirty days
The special committee OF the Grand
jury to examine books OF county
offices put here last Monday. Two
or the committee will examine the
books; they will commence their
work about July II. H. u. Crouch
and B. w. Rushton will do the work
for this committee.
Superintendent of Education Sam.
pie has been in attendance Of the
teachers meeting 1T Clemson.
The settlement between the diff
ferent county Offices for year 1904 has
been called for by Comptroller Gen
cral Jones which is sooner than here.
Uo:ore. Mr.. Jones wants uniform
date all over the state and he names
July first.
The Supervisor, ID. w. Padgett has
borrowed money and all of the county
claims are being paid in cash; this is
much more satisfactory to all con
cerncd
Two o. the Lawyers here, in mag
lStrate court last week, gave the
spectators glimpse OF their activity
and power to handle each other in
fiSticuif. They should he ashamed of
such an example.
Miss Ruth Etheredge has been
quite sick for several days, but she Is
improving, we are glad to say.
Mr.. Smith White expects to leave
soon for Lexington, KY, where he
goes to take business course in
smiths College.
The Baptist Sunday School will
give picnic to the children on July
18th, the other schools OF Saluda are
cordially invited to attend.
J ii. White and p. G.. Stevens OF
Johnston were in Saluda last Friday,
there is only one, Pierce Stevens and
he is large in more respects than one.
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S6,5OO.OO WORTH OF
new DWELLINGS,.

The contracts for two new dwell
ings and large addition to a dwell
ing, not so far reported, have been
given out. CoSt-$6, 10000
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PROTECT THE INSECT EATING
BIRDS.

The first knowledge, through the
researches Of science, OF any creature
In the shape Of bird, is found in the
skeleton Of a half-bird, half lizard,
discovered imbedded in the lime
stone OF the Jurassic formation, as
1t Is known, to biologists, who study
the lays of rock. as they lie one unon
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know some of the young men are
hghting mad With MIR. Corder.
Mr.. VIM. Foley is completing DR..
fearlan's mansion at the u. S.
kaolin Mines.
MIR. j. l.. Driscoll who has been at
The mines for few days, has now re-
turned to Atlantic City.
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RUSSIANS MUST
RETREAT TO
SIBERIA.

The japanese have the Russians
cut oil in all directions, excepting to
Harbin. and if an armistice is NOT
soon granted, it is safe to say, that
Lineviich and his whole army, will
soon be back on Russian soil.
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A TORNADO
In TEXAS,

Montague County, Texas, has just
had a terrible tornado: 60 people
were killed, and great damage to
farms &c, has been done.
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FOR SALE,

90 bushels of COW peas in first class
condition. Apply to
JOHN BELL TOWILL.
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