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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-16
The Cotton Crop.

The Cotton Gr0p.
ao 10 usual at this time OF the year. there 10
o. great ory about the short cotton crop. we
hel,eve II is always short in the fall wnen
.tore accounts come due. In the spring u"e
when cotton ia coming up hener's crops aie
nearly ell first class. AS well as We can iea'n
the crop is really less b 1t was lsst year,
At the oil ginnery. cotton was ginneo:
In 1901. $50 bales
Tn 1908 1853 bales
Or 90 bales more this year than was glnneo
,..t vsor mn In this time. 500 bales OF last
vaar,s crop were ginned after Christmas. MI.
Harden, the manager, believes thatno ootton
of this years crop will be gimme after CHRIST
mas. ~
Mr.. Long says that he has ginnedl.s W paies
N date. which Is in excess OF the amount
which he ginned last year up TO ibis oa'e'
He,hinks he will gin 100 bales additional be-
fore closing down his ginnery.
Old cotton brought forward IN Inc "afe-
house:
In 1871 c'eo
In 1908........... ............1'o|o ooioo
In warehouse last year.4.7O bales
Tn this year.4,2O bales
BEING 500 bales short OF the storage ias'
year. ~
Mr. MagiIl estimates that Of the cotton now
in the Farmers warehouse, 200 bales belong
to merchants, leaving 1900 bales In The nandf
Of planters. IT,
MIR. 'Msgill estimates hat the crop tnis
wear is about twenty-five per cent less tnsn
it was last year.
Cotton buyers on the street estimate tne
shortage this year at about twelve per cent.
Mr., Harden. at the oil mill, thinks tne
shortage this year will prove to be from ten
to fifteen per cent.
AS 70 whether farmers with 1900 bales IN
warehouse, besides hundreds Of bales stored
under trees and sheds are in a bad h1 we
leave others to say. In our own opinion tne
lower price OF cotton, which was raised AZ H.
creased cost. hurts worse han the shortage
of crop. The corn crop, too. is nearly q I'LL.
ure, which fact adds TO the hardness OF Inc
time. 3D.. ... 49, IT..
On the band, the vaults Of our n never
had half, as much money on deposit at tnls
time Of the year as they have at present.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-16

Ingram, Caleb Jackson. Elhu Y. Sheppard
John @. Vance, Simon Peter Boozer, Gilmore
r. CLANCY. George r. Caldwell, ]. Frank Ca
son. Waltor w. Douglass, John L.: Fretwell
BENJAMIN Jester, Samuel D.. Rampey, John
Ross, Gains F. Ross, John B.. Reid, James B.
Sheppard. Frank b. Fuller 1st Sergeant, Wm'
Henry Crawford, James 9. CLANCY. irwin j.
Chipley, w. b. Grant. George W. Mckellar
DIED OF DISEASE.
Vincent G.. Carter, at Culpepper, Va.
Perryman Creswell. at home.
Robt. P. Gilmer, at C%ulpepper, Va.
Jas Vs.d 2; Hg q! ssss at Ssul ss gssil Ss; Va.
VIM. N. M%erriwether. at Richmond. Va.
James T. Milford, at Richmond: Va.
Edward G. selby, at Manassas, Va.
VIM: F. Bell, at Richmond, We:
Saml. G. Deal, at Richmond, Va.
Samuel Johnson, at home.
Henry Moore, at Manchester, Va.
Thomas NJ. Ross. at Williamsburg, Va.
Wylie Ross, at Richmond, Va
TRIBUTE OF A FRIEND.
I write this brief and meagre sketch OF this
grand company without the FEAR OF being
charged with egotism, for I was not q mem
its members some OF my dearest friends and
schoolmates; q number Of these were killed
and It is for them and their comrades that /
pS En- e epsu Sls Of the Confederaoy Of Green.
wood are preparing q sketch of the record OF
Capt. George W. Mcdowell, and az time goes
on each one OF these WORTHLESS I hope will re-
ceive q just tribute at the hands Of the
Daughters. Thus 1t will be seen that these
men were near the flashing of the guns: 50
killed, 26 disabled, IA died OF disease. The
records show that they lost more men IN Kill
ed and disabled land what We mean BY disa-
bled is, wounded 80 badly as to be unfit for
service) than any company that served IN
the Confederate army from Abbeville. county.
w, A. Templeton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-16

has been paid in full. No debt now remains
except the balance due on the court honse
building. ~.
Court House cost...............:$So,VW
Borrowed Of Sin king Fund.-. s7z'ooo
Out oftaxes paid In l9G7...""....!S 6,OW
On of paid In 19O8......... 1000 2l,oo
Leaving a balance after this
years axes...---.".- *oi'VV'
All past Indebtedness has been paid.
The tax which Is levied TO pay the court
house debt is annually about $4,000. Tax
for county purposes / IL mills. being the low
est in the State.
l' THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
Comparative statement OF the receipts and
expenses OF the town Of Abbeville in 1888 and
In 1913. '..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-16
STATEMENT
r. of the condition of
The Bank Of Calhoun Falls,

located at Calhoun Falls. 8. G., at the close Of
business November q, 1903.
-x,1oryn~rn " 900. as
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-16

Hundreds of satisfied customers have left our store since our Big
Dissolution Sale commenced with MORE than their moneys worth, and
these Customers will tell hundreds of others of the splendid values to
Ibe had here now, so don't wait until the cream of the stock is picked
lover, but come at once while you can be fitted and while the best styles
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-16

Disabled by wounds-0eorge NJ. HarIison,
j. Chipley, James L, Hedernon. ID. =.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-08-03

Continued on Page 4.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
TRAGEDY AT ATHENS
BUCK HOLT KILLED IN MISTER
 IOUS MANNER
His Friends Who Were With Him in
 Room, Say he Fired Fatal shot Hts Father Says Not.


 Athens. Aug. 30.--(Speciai LA mys- terious shooting took place last night at the cotton factory section of the town. which resulted in the death of Buck Holt, am arrieJ man, who lived in one of the cottages belonging to the factory.
 There are so many rumors about the tragedy that 1t is difficult to decide which is correct. It Is said that he fired the fatal shot himself, 1t Is claim ed by his father and others that the shot was fired by another but the gen. erai belief Is that he fired the shot which ended his life instantly.
 It is said that a number of young men were at the home occupied by Holt and his mother-tn-law. Mrs. Vance, and that there was a revolver and the. boys were snapping the gun. It is said that Holt took 1t and turned 1t on himself, pulled the trigger and the only load there was in the chamber was struck BY the hammer and the bull let entered kfs breast and he died without speaking. He walked the dis tance of three rooms before he fell. but never spoke.
 He was g very clever young man. a good worker. and had for some yeara been connected with the livery busi- ness here as helper He had a wife and one child. His parents are promf- nent people and are deeply grieved over the terrible calamity
 Rumor has 1t that four young fel- lows who were present at the time os the tragedy have left the city. His father said to the reporter this morn fire the fatal bullet, but that 1t was done by another. An investigation will be made. which may throw some light on the sad affair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
AGED PRISONER RETURNS TO
 IAIL TO FULFILL PROMISE

Huntsville. Aug. So.-(speeial')- Having walked over a hundred miles through the country in order to come back to Huntsville to serve out ten days that remains of his term in the county jail, Charles Eaton, an aged one-armsd man, who was sen fenced to thirty days Imprisonment In inc Federal Court for illicit distill- Ing reported at the jail Saturday night and asked to be put back in hIs old cell.
 Eaton was barefooted and hungry and nearly exhausted. The old man had been released by Judge Hundley after serving twenty days in jail to go home and attend his sick wife. He told the judge that he would come back as he had promised if he had to walk and the promise was literally fulfilled for after taking his wife mp near Winchester, Tenn, Eaton found himself without funds and with no way to get back to the city except by walking The old man will be treated at the tail more as a guest than as a ? .soner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
WILL SHARP WAS HIT
 HARD IN RATS ALLEY
Policeman Got His Man After Long
 and Excissng Chase.

Policeman Got His Man After Long
 and ExcisSng Chase.
 Thrice Knocked down by Onicer Paul during a chase of several blocks at about 9:30 o'clock last night, VIII Sharp. alias Buck Williams negro. drunk. disorderly and especially fiighty. had docility finally forced upon hiin in a dire locality denominated by the negro element of the city's population. Rats Alley. As one might be led to expect from the name. more than one "tale" attaches to the historic region. The negro was domieiled at headauar- ters and Is at present there awaiting an opportunity to explain his conduct to Judge Baber.
 sharp was occupying a small portion of space near the corner of Mobile and Mildred Streets with his person when approached by officers Paul and D. Canty With his language, however he was really guilty of monopolizing the entire neighborhood.
 Such proportions did his vocal ex- hibition attain that in way which permitted no refusal the officers prof fered him theirs escort to a locality that they did not name. Sharp quieted down at once and became instantly so meek and apoIogetic that the officers anticipated no trouble In bringing the offender to headquarters.
 Leaving OInc6T raul ny tue pA'SS . Officer Canty stepped of few paces to attend to his wheel, and when his back was turned heard a spirited ex- clamation, the sound of a scuffie. and the batter of fleeing feet. In the ob- scurity of the night he noted dim forms in the distance and hastening after them. saw the shadowy shapes united and separate several different times At length. in Rats Alley, he heard something which sounded ex- actly like the noise made by hitting something hard with something less hard and being acquainted with the physical characteristics of the negro. decided that Sharp had stopped through persuasion applied as near to the mind as circumstances allowed.
 His conjecture proved correct and a second or two later he came up upon officer Paul and the negro struggling in the euphoniously named alley. By his assistance, Sharp was made to come. not to his sober, but, to his drunk. senses. and was led. pitiable example of the subjected creature to headquarters The negro's trial will probably be held thls afternoon in the Recorders Court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

The labor Of course, the hest mia CTS make the best pay. This Ie fr,sa In every earthly vocation. There are ldlers. drones and inefilcisnts In ali branches of industry.
 ine miner who by special aptitude or training knows how to econorntss powder and other supplies. ana ,~I,<, IS Wiling to devote two or three hn,,rs more per day than the average u,a,, S. ms work, can and does make ler.,@s. income than his fellows who fagl s-s hese respects. It iz noticed thas nnisr part or the mining force even befnva .uls .n strike 0vaiied themselves Of aIl their opportunities. ~'
 Tn all trades 1t Is the least conne. tent fellow. the lazy member ns force, who has most time. to n,.,<s mischief, and who leads in aIl rsges on dissension. It Is so in this strike The local officials in most caser a,.a mus honored for the trouble thev have engendered. and 1t Is these who have earned less money from labor. as ir M saown by the pay rolls of the com
 Official Presence.
 Just what effect the preaenca ne President Lewis and Vice prars6a,,s White Tn this district Is 10 have mo, cohaitions, no human mind oufsssa tneir own can foretell. It is under- stood that they have It in their hover 10 stop this season of disorder: to ssIs .n tne forces of midnight maraudere. 70 check the damaging tide of racial irregularities: to save the lives of h,ss.+ dreds of people. and to stop the dov~r- fall of numbers of the negro rars . it2 t.aNS "
 Or will 1t be the pleasure of fhm SieI eI, executive oHicers of the United Mlne workers of America to allow a continuance of this unprontable. un- noly ana hopeless warfare, which has brought so much unhappiness, so much disorder and the shedding of go nurh blood? ~e''
 Patience of the People.
 The people are patiently awaiting an answer; awaiting to see whether by peaceful methods these officiaIs are to restore order, or whether the state shal rise in it's might and overcome the eVil spirit which infests this dis- trlet Either alternative will prove enctual and one or the other Tnuet ha applied. And there is to be no wait Ing. The peoples patience fs well nigh exhausted. They have q remedy and they know it, President Lewis ie he be wise man-and we take l2 for granted he must be, occupying the position he does--must know that he
 N@N thAH Ct cannot DId N4ffs ance to the sovereign State of Alahafs,a to greater degree than has aIreadv been done; that there Is a time and place to stop.
 President Lewis Yet silent,
 Information comes to us as vve wyst@ that President Lewis says he is noe yet ready to give out" anything to the press; that he Is taking observa- tions. and will make known his de- cision in few days or just before hin departure from the district. fTheAa observations ought surely to impress Mir. Lewis with the idea that his union cannot win; and, being impressed with the truth Of that fact. 1t is hard fo conceive the thought that he will e,,,s tinue this useless warfare: this sufl fering. the shedding of more teara and more blood. and a final frnoIzaf- nious defeat of the hosts of evII over whom he has the power of control.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
ORDERS EXPECTED
SECOND INFANTRY MAY GO TO
 BIRMINGHAM.
IL All Depends Upon The Pending NeROtsati0ns--secOnd Will Go
 e If Strike fs Not Settled.

Unless the strike in the mining dis trict of Alabama is settled in the next two or three days it Is believed that tha 2nd Infantry which includes the two Montgomery companies will be ordered there to relieve the 1st In- fantry
 The End is commanded by Col. c. R. Bricken. of Luverne. A
 No announceemnt to this effect has yet been made, but the officers of the End are confidently looking for a call to Birmingham if the present strike reproductions are not successful. The 1st Infantry has been on military duty for nearly a month and half. Members of that regiment left their homo stations on July 20 for a ten days practice camp at Chickamauga. When this camp was over the regiment was ordered to do strike duty in all around Birmingham.
 The lst Infantry Is composed of com. panies from the Southern part of Ala bama and headquarters for the regi- ment are established at Mobile. Fro" Mobile and other cities having com panies in the regiment strong plea has gone up to send the ist Infantry home, as It's members have made suf- ficient sacrifices for law and order It is generally believed that the limit CT the service of the 1st was the first of September.
 The End Infantry Is composed Of companies, the home stations of whieh are located in Middle Alabama. The Greys and Blues of Montgomery are assigned to that regiment, The loc9' military men are expecting an order to Birmingham Tuesday or "Wednesday unless the strike is adjusted. The call for military duty at this time would be embarrassing to most members or the End. The companies come from "cotton towns" The cotton season is just opening with the first of Septem- Der. If the members of the regimen had to leave 1t would interfere great ly with the private business Of the men and officers of the regiment.
 The Montgomery Blues for instance would carry approximately elgnty men out of Montgomery. These are young men. many of whom fill responsible nositions. This would necessarily in- terfere with the city's business to some extent. The local railroad ofiices would be especially hard hit 1T both inc Greys and the Blues were ordered
 s'tiii that order is almost certain to come if the strike is not settled in the next few days.
 E,ne Vaudeville hill at Orpheum Theatre all this week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
FORECAST OF NEWS
POLITICS TO PLAY COMMANDING
 PART OF WEEK.
Thomas l.. Hfsgen and John Temple Graves To Be Notfaed of Their
 Nominations By The Inde-

Graves To Re Notiaed of Their
 Nominations By The Inde-
 Dendence Party.
 Politics undoubtedly will play com manding part in the news of the week. for hardly day will pass without a political speech of occurrence of wide interest.
 On Monday night the last of the for- nal ceremonies of notification to Presi- dential and Vice Presidential candi- dates of their nominations for the high offices, will be held. Thomas L. His gen and John Temple Graves, respect lively Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees of the Independence Party, will then be informed in New York of the action of the convention of their party in selecting them to make the race.
 Vermont will take the center of the stage On Tuesday. the first on the list to hold a State election. This being a Presidential year. and the efforts of the campaign managers to make an iua-. pressive showing having been exerted in assigning speakers of National prominence to lend their aid in the Green Mountain State, the returns will be scanned with interest.
 MT. Bryan. the Democratic candidate for the Presidency. is scheduled to speak on Monday at St. Paul; on Tues day in Grand Forks and Fargo, N. D.: on Wednesday in Sioux City, Ia. and on Thursday In Lincoln. Neb.i
 On Wednesday. Mr. Taft. the head Of the Republican ticket. will attend the Grand Army reunion in Toledo, O. This is expected to be Mr. Taft's only exc cursion from Middle Bass Island, where he will spend the entire week as the guest of fishing club. Mir. Sherman. the Vice Presidential candidate of the Republican Party. will speak in New York City on Tuesday at the formal opening of the Republican campaign in the Borough of the Bronx. The follow ing day in Richfleld Springs. N. r.. he will address Welsh Americans.
 Governor Hughes, of New York. on Saturday, will make the principal ad- dress at the opening of the Republican campaign in Youngstown. 0. Governor of Indiana, will also speak on this oc- caston,
 The National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic and the National Convention of the Women's Relief Corps. will be in session in To- ledo throughout the week and the Unit ed Spanish War Veterans on Tuesday will begin three days encampment in Boston.
 The United States Navy will have further prominent representation Tn the news by reason of the festivities in Mel- bourne. Australia, in honor of the pat tleships. These festivities will begin on Monday and last throughout the week, the fleet being scheduled to saIi on Saturday for Albany. West Austra- lia, for a weeks visit before departing for the Philippines. September IT.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
DUPREE-FOsTER.
Montgomery Man Married at opeIika
 Yesterday.

pree, the wellknown railroad man. will be interested in the news of his marriage yesterday to Miss IneE Eos ter. a charming young lady of Good water.
 The ceremony took place. yesterday in OpeEka at the residence of D. W. Mccullough. It was performed :bys Rev. D. W. McIver, Jr. only a small number of relatives and friends were present. The bride and bridegroom came to Montgomery last night and will make their future home in this city. They will reside at S2 Cleveland Avenue.
 MT. Dupree is foreman of the car department of the Western and has many friends in Montgomery. Ills bride has been greatly admired in her home in Goodwater.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
CRUSHED TO DEATH
MEMPHIS LAD LOSES LIFE IN
 FLORENCE.
r.r..s Grtsls. Eighteen Years old, wee Drunk and Asleep on
 Trneh-Run Over By Trolley

Florence, Aug. sO.-(special.)-James orifis a white boy. aged eighteen years. was struck by an electric car near the Louisville and Nashville de- pot this morning at 2;SO o'clock ana crushed. dying two hours lateI.
 GrIfls was drunk and was taking nan on the street car track. He was from Memphis and was visiting rela- tives here The remains were ship ped to Memphis to-day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Nevs of LIvInwnten.

Livingston Aug. 30-(Specil. 1-A runaway marriage took place at cubs Ala. this county. in which MT. AssS Carthey and Miss Maggie Willis of
 Dr. Shaw. of Sumter, the hroahor.s s..- law of the groom. attended the raar. riags. The couple are spending sevenM1 days In Sumter. Ala. before they reesarn to their home in Epes. Ala.
 Mir. and Mrs. Louis Mclean have n,,. nouneed the marriage of their aai.~kzs zs- riage to take place September 1n a4 the Mclean hos1e in Beiiamy, this cosns tv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Beet surnr in Mexico.

Some study is being given to the production of beet sugar in the State of Coahuila. Mexico, and petition has been presented to the Governor asking exemption from municipal and State taxes on $249.000 gold. which may be invested In sugar factories
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
THE PASSING THRoNc

Judge J. J. MayfieId of Tuscaloosa. accompanied by Mrs. Mayheld, is in the city looking over several houses with view to securing a home here. While in Montgomery they will stay at the Mabson Hotel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

Opening Vaudeville Season Orpheum this week. Performances begin 4s3O, 5t30, and 0s3O ?. m. Admission matt fnee, 1Oc. Night zoe. Children under twelve half price.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

Ex-Governor W. D. Jelks, accom- panied by Mrs JeIks is in. the city for @ day or two. While here they will stay at the Exchange.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

Among the prominent out-of-town guests in attendance at the "A. T. O." banquet and dance at the Exchange Hotel on Friday evening were Hon. Thomas D. Sanford of Opelilxa, Dr. Thomas F. Taylor and W. P. Cobb of Tuskegee and William Warren of Bir- mingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

Hon. Thomas w. Martin, Assistant Attorney General, has returned from Denver. where he attended the meet ings of the Association of Attorneys General.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

m several Of my Ietters I nave shown by figures taken from the books of the mines that in this district the occupation of a miner Is more profit able than that of any other trade, calling or profession. considering qualifications necessary for dis charge, of the work or execution of
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-10-09
NORTH FOSTER

Col d. X. Ballou visited at II. J. Pain S
over Sunday.
Mrs.Sias Sphinx entertained the Willing
Workers last Thursday
Miss Martha Steere visited at the
browne farm over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sanborn called on
friends in Harmony, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Spink entertained
William Sphinx and family recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Watson and family
were guests at CHARLES Sherman's Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Paine OF Provi.
dence were guests at Joseph Searls over
Sunday.
Mrs. Howard p. Sauborn was the guest
of her mother, Mrs. Irving Burrill in East
Putnam last week.
A party of coon hunters from Danielson
and Charles Shippee succeeded i'll getting
two fine coons Saturday night.