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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-11
The Complete Programme.

Kansas merchants week at Topeka
'ednesday, Thursday, Friday, July / 5,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
EMTTRE FAMILY LOST
IN WATERS OF SALUDA

SnHrtAnbug. s. e.. An". 20.-All
dln"rr 10 20 or more big cotton mills
alon" the river is passed. Several of
the mills have been forced To shut
down on account of oams and races
being washed away. There has been
loss of life in this section.
AT Prlzcr. S. C.. an entire family,
wagon and team Of mules pcrished
in the Saluda river. Two negroes,
while at work on a railroad trcstlc in
l.anrcnS county. were carried down
stream. It is supposed that 80 or
more people have been drowned
throughout the State during the past
week. The farmers have lost thous-
andS of dollars by their stock per-
ishing in the swollen streams. The
damage 10 county bridges in this
county will exceed 100000.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01

"Wednesday Of this week, 50 there was
general surprise when the regular
morning passenger train arrived from
Charleston.
Er~trid,y Nnrnu.9 the waters had
rcceded sufficiently AT the Watercc
trrStlc to permit an inspection, and
this revealed the fact that the bridge
and trestlc were uniniurcd by the
high waters. \ message WAS sent to
Florence and the train from Charlcs-
ton came up and crossed the bridge
with ease and arrived in Columbia
ONLY about - minutes late. This
train departed for Grcenvillc, via CO.
lnmbia, Ncwbcrry & Laurcns and
Charleston & Western CaroliW.
Yesterday afternoon No. SO, from
Grcenvillc to Charleston. over Char
lesion & Western Carolina, Columbia,
Ncwberry 4 LaurcnS and Atlantic
Coast Line passed Columbia on schcd-
Vie time and went on through to Char
lesion.
The Charleston & Western Carolina
WAS reported operating yesterday be-
t""'" Sp"rtanhrr" and Laurcns Mr.
). T.. LIVINGSTON yesterday announced
''''t w." ''lnr!cston < Western Caro-
;;"'. 'n'';mhH. Nrwhrrry & Iaurrn~
. "nh Atlantic Coast Lin" would be
able !" handle on good time pasScn-
.''''' 'r'"l The mnnntain territory who
IrS;"" IT, return To their homes. Co.
llmhinns and others from this see
ton who have been spending" the sum
'''"" "r"nnd .tShrvillc. IIrudcrsonvillc,
.'". "'"' rrrrh 'nlrmbin hv this
"''''" - ' 'rln"k in the afternoon,
'"""'"" five minutes later for Char
'"''"' md int"rNrdiatr points on the
'H""t:" Coast Line.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
Live; Lost Near Society Hill.

1t is reported that negroes in the
river swamp near Society Hill were
Forced in some cases to Scck refuge
III tree tops ard on the plantation of
w.. H"s>"ll I'll Of negro family eX-
cept the father were drowned. This
=" '" JAG Brown. With his wife and
children, sought refuge on the top of
: -" =. re ''';I'lin" fl,"!,h WI,
Brown caught in the top of tree and
his wife and children were drowned.
Their bodies at last report were still
M!S>ir"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
Great Damage in Richland.
'mbia State, Sunday.

NolllnlDia Ntalc, sunday.
The flood conditions in Columbia
yesterday had been materially i'm
proved. The mighty Congaree was
subsiding, was we'll within its banks
and was but few feet over it's Gus
tomary lines.
But what Shiny trail it had left!
The beautiful machinery m the
power houses were coated with from
two to six inches Of the most Often
sivc matter, the sedimcntation Of a
dozen feet Of water. The naked bed
Of the Columbia canal was like the
oozv trail of some fctd monster. The
. lower end of the canal was filled
with alluvial mud TO depth of 10
feet. covering many acres.
just back Of the pcnitcntiary was
great fissurc in the canal bank
where the furious Congarcc, driven
to the sea. had turned TO bite into the
vitals Of the earth which had dcficd
for hours its monstrous approaches.
Through this fissurc poured stream
eight feet in depth and rs wide as
'Assembly street.
1t is now the work of the manage
ment to replace this $50 feet, and it
will require days and nights Of ef-
fort to do this.
AS the water rcccdss there come
statements Of loss. Of ruin and Of
suffering. II will be difficult to as
sort the real from the fictitious and
It has been suggested that city com-
ell might make some investigation
into alleged cases Of dcStitution.
The loss to farm lands alone in
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01

most general dcsolation. This is es-
pccially so on the lands bordering on
Broad and Catawba rivers. where the
crops were completely submerged for
ttnm So to is nuurS. But amidst all
this work of desolation every bridge
i'll the county has escaped any serious
damage and the communication be-
tween the several sections of the
county has been kept open On one
OF the farm houses on Broad river
the inmates of The house deemed it
prudent to move out and on that farm
several valuable cows were drowned.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
DROWNED AT HIGGINS FERRY.
Two Negroes Had Gone Out In Boat
To Look at Bridges.

SHmda. Aug. 27.-This afternoon
Dock Abney and Sam Holland, two
negroes. were drowned in Saluda
river AT Higgins ferry. Wallace
Sheppard, another negro, barely es-
c"ncd being drowned with them.
The three had gone out in boat
from the Saluda side to see how the
bridge was standing the flood. The
boat became entanglcd in some tclc-
phone wires and was capsized. The
Sheppard negro, after hard struggle
finally caught in tree and was lat
er rescued.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
Anderson Was Bottled.

Anderson, Aug. 2S.-For the first
time in four days Anderson received
some mail from the outside world
last night. State newspapers Of
Tuesday morning were among the lot
and these with some copies Of the Co
Mmbia State of Wednesday arc all
that have been received here. except
some DELAYED Atlanta newspapers.
The railroads are simply out Of
business.
II is figured bv a Wholesale mcr-
chant here tonight that there is
enough bacon. lard. hams. etc. in the
citv to last nearly week. Nobody
will suffer, Of course. but there will
be no great variety on many of the
tables during the next week.
'Supcrint cndent Anderson of the
Blue Ridge railway has gone to Mis-
sissippi to secure heavy timbcrs 10
rebuild the trcstle blown out on his
road. II will be at least three or
1o"r weeks before trains will be rum
ming according to any schedule
The traction company announces
that lis damages on the intcrnrban
between here and Bolton is 800. 900
and that il will be a week or more be-
fore temporary trcstlcs are construct
cd which will carry light cars. The
heavy intcrurban cars will not be run
for several weeks, until the raodbcd
is repaired.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
Great Damage In Chester.

Tie State.
Chester, Aug. 28.-Evcr since the
fisherman frcshct' of February,
1865, that aggregation Of waters has
been the standard Of measurement in
this region. That record was broken
by the very heavy downpour of last
Monday and Tuesday. That high
water mark of more than 43 years ago
has been surpassed by more than n
foot. The work Of destruction of
crops has been most thorough and
where five days ago there was pros
pcct Of more than an average Weld
there Is now presented scene Of al
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01

500 Mile State Family Tickets $1l.-
25.--Good over the Atlantic CoaS,
Line in each State for the head or de-
r"nd"nl members Of family. Limit
81 I" one year from date "f sale.
loon Mile interchangeable lnlivi-
dual Ticket $1,000 --Good over tn,
i, ih' S"u'hra>' a""remaiin~ 10000
N''lr> limited 40 one year from dat, =
Of sale.
2no0 Mile Firm Ticket TIO.nn. --
Good over thc Atlantic Coast Lin"
and 70 other lines in the Southeast
a"Grr"ating 10000 miles: for man
r""r "r head of firm and employees IL
''l"> in ihr SnHtm"a>l a""rr"ali,w -.
mitcd to five. bat good for only one
Of such persons at Il time. Limited to
Atlantic Coast Lime and 30 other lines
".;r year from date ni sale.
1000 Mile Southern interchangeable,
Individual Ticket $%23 00. ..--Gnud over
III" Atlantic Coast Line and Is oth.;
n0n miles Limited to one year frGi,.
date IF sale.
Nh mileage tickets sold on and af-
;rr April l>t. zoos. will net be honor
- for pa >Sa.t ON trains. nor in
'hrckin" ha""agc (cXccpt from non
a"cnry stations and stations nni
open for the sal cof tickcts) but must
be presented at ticket Offices and there
exchanged for continuous tickets.
Is cents saved in passage fare by
purchasing" local ticket from on!
agents.
Atlantic Coast Line.
II. &. White,
General Passenger Agent.
W. j. Craig.
Passenger Tratlic Manager.
Wilmington, n. G.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
.'NrOrt From Grcenyille

Grcrnvilc. Auo. 30. --R.".rr.s If
."'N ''"a. 80 nr clu .i,,rr y" 'ln.n,-
t -" 'Nti".'" - rrr," ~ from all
"t"r this Immediate section. \ far
mcr who lives ON t:,Nurrc river, 10
miles from G;rrrnvillr. ,'".lar"d >u.-
tcrday that lic had lost 900 bushels
OF rntatocS. his field having bc"n To-
"''ra ~ y h"nh uf ;hr rivrr and the
Flood >iAr]y' havin~ washed ont the
u carried thrm away
=" |"c'"",- i'':;t :" hAs n", 10 bushels;
- i':l,? :" -. ,".,.nI.
u" ""d .,i;rH HraY t." banks Of
.',r nd TIE flood Simni> hnvin.
washed out Tie tubrrS ami carried
them away. He declares that he has
not 10 bushels remaining N the
ground.
Corn and cotton near iii. 3anNS uf
the Reeds. S.:!uda. Tyvrr and Enurco
rivers have al" suffered greatly:
J - bow much tine damage is can NJ,
Hrl be accurately determined, but il is
certain that it amounts to a great
deal. In some instances corn crops
were entirely ruined.
The Grccnville & Knoxville road
has not run a train since Monday and
1t may be several days vet before nor
NAL schedules can be resumed The
rn"d lost three trcstlc; and suffered
two films.
Only one death from the flood is
:" far reported in the immediate
nri"Aborh"od. and that was Of negro
at Greer.
Camden, Aug. 30.--The body OF the
little IIinson boy. who was with Mr.
Geo. Rabon when the bridge went
down. was fo"nh in Baum : swamp
today.
- 'l''''"cS rulored drivers body
was also found some miles down The
river today.
Mr.. John Micklc's two males and :.
wagon, and horse with fine Texas
saddle, were found at the old ferry.
No one around Camden claims the
horse and saddle, so it i supposed
that it came from above Camden.
Mr.. Geo. Rabon's body has not
been found yet. neither have the
bodies Of the missing negro men.
The river is back in its banks now.
All the crops in the bottom lanIS a1c
a complete loss.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
Situation Rapidly Improving.

Columbia State, Monday.
Material Improvement was made
''".f"r'l@" ~ the flood situation 50 far
aS Columbia and points within South
Carolina are concerned. The rail
reads furnished some surprises, ,,%.
'"rd1'' - thc public. one Of these be-
in" when tho Atlantic Coast Line
train from Charleston came into Go.
lumbia, and almost on schedule time.
Thursday night of last week The
Atlantic Coast Line passcne": train
into Columbia was forced to stop at
the Waterec bridge, about q miles
below the city, and the condition. of
the river at that point was such that
the train was anmllcd that night.
Friday it was announced that the At
lantic Coast Line s tracks were under
several feet Of water at The crossing
on the Wairrrr river. with ihr irc~-
tie and bridge ont "f Sight.
II was thought that hr tro-tlc
was washed away and. rcrhap4. ihr
bridge damaged. y" train over that
line was expected before Tuesday or
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
BLUE RIDGE SCHEDULES.
Eastbound.

No. IS, leaves Anderson at G.:5U Il.
IT.. for connection at Hc!ton w,1n
Southern for Grrrnvillc
No. -. from Walhnlln. leaves A.
der>nn ut ln.l5 IA. M. for connection
st Bcl!"n with Southern Railway for
Columbia and Grccnvillc.
No. 20, leaves Anderson at 2.o0
p. m, for connections at Bclton with
Southern Railway for Grccnvillc.
No. 8, daily except Sunday, from
Walhalla arrives Anderson 624 p.
M, with connections at Seneca with
Southern Railway from points south
No. 10, from Walhalla, leaves An
dcrson at A.57 p. m, for connections
at Bolton with Southern Railway for
Grccnvillr 2nd Columbia.
Westbound
No. II, arrives at Anderson aI 7.3D
a. m, from Bolton with connections
from Grccnvilc.
No. 9, arrives at Anderson AT 1924
p. m, from Bcltrn with cuMnrriious
from GrcrnvilIc and Columbia. Goes
10 Walhalln.
No. 10, arrives at Anderson at $40
p. H.. from Bolton with connections
from Grccnvillc.
M. II, arrives at Anderson at
6.20 p. m, from Bclton with con-
ncctions from Grecnville and Colum-
bia. Goes to WaIhalla.
No. 7, daily except Sunday, leaves
Anderson at 9.20 a. m., for Walhalla,
with connections at Seneca for local
PORTS south.
Nos. II. IS, 10, and 20 are mixed
trans between Anderson and Bcltor
Nos. + and s arc local freight
trains. carrying passengers. between
Anderson and Walhalla and bctwrrr
Nalhalla and Anderson
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
Child's Body Seen in Stream.

Anderson, Aug. 28.-pcoplc in the
"it" his morning from Pclzcr say
GOT Il crowd stood on the river bank
Wednesday morning, watching the
f'""d water pour over the dam The
river was filled with trees and debris
II eve" desert Dtion. As the people
watched they saw pair of mules
hitchcd I" a buggy float down stream,
go over the dam and disappear into
the rapid current below. 4 little
later horse hitchcd to buggy came
"'r''". \ trunk w"s tied on the rear
of the buggy. A little later the body
"f little white child floatcd down.
'"r'N' over the dom aul Disappeared
The water was so high and turbulent
tha, nnthin" could be done to rescue
the bod" of the child and il hiSap-
"""r"" im"rdi"trl" after "rin"~ Owe"
the dam. No other human bndr vas
seen in the river. 1t is vt '.nnwn to
whom tie hr"4;r< prd -. 'r hr!nY-~
"h. but the >"nrnsilinn j. that ,'".
wore ca"9ht whrM some Of the h~iiu-
O. "h"Nr l'rlZcr went down. II Is
nnt known whether any lives other
than that Of the child were lost and
the identity of the child has not vet
been discovered.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01

|. 'r.t ne"r the Enorcc for sixty v,a,s,
e, : he never saw the river as high.
rs list everything in the world which
lie possessed. He stood and saw his
H'"r fIp"t away. On the roof his
J." h:d found a place Of temporary
sHf"t", and was still clin@ing to the
roof as the house floatcd out of sight.
n Dam Stood Floods.
Mr. l.. {. Singlev, who runs mill
m Bush river. about mile below
RHS" river church, had finished about
the first week III July concrete dam.
across the river for the use of his
mill. This dam is probably the first
of itS kind Built in the county, Not
q. withstandinS the fact that the waters
ut Bush river were Il great deal high
or at this point than during the great
flood Of. twenty years ago the dam
w!thstnod the pressure and was I'M
injured.
Throughout the State.
\ Conditions have been steadily and
rapidly improving Throughout the
state, and il will be only a few DAYS
until the railroads. in most instances.
will be maxim" their regular schedules.
the Scaboard and Southern trcstlcs
q over the Conearcc withstood thc tor
rents. though they were badly damag-
ed. It was thought that the Southern
would be able to run trains across its
trcstlc there Yesterday Tn every
, mart Of the State the railroads have
been badly crinnlcd. and in manv in
Stnnccs ronnd about routes have been
n"r"ssorv in order TO get trains
through. but it has been the effort
Of the roads to maintain traffic IF
~" cost. and thcv have been doing
sT'""'"rkrh!v we'll.
The S"nhnarl hrtwccn Atlanta and
. N""'n" @nl1'rr"h damr"cd trcSilns
arrrr.; We Savannah vt Calhoun Fails,
4 end across the Saluda between Green
\ wood and FHnton. and at Whitmirc.
\ Work Is hrin" nnshcd Forward rapid
|" "n these trrstlc>. Mr.. Bullock. re
II Ecwbcrrv. WAS caught in Greenwood
1 h' The floods. In company with soy
Irr'l others he went ON one of thc
4 S"'hoard trains to Srlda rivrr. in
II t"Ndin" 10 walk The trrstlc and take n
t"HnI on this side so rs to Get to
i Clinton and from Clinton to Ncwber-
ry. The steel portion Of the trestlc
over the Saluda was found to be all
, right. but the approaches were gone,
and the track was floating. Mr..
Bullock and several others walked
the track, one at time, and cot
through. Many turned back and re-
fused to take the risk.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
A Grand Family Medicine.

"lt gives me pleasure to speak Il
good word for Electric Bittcrs,"
writes Mr.. Frank Conlan of No. 436
Houston ST.. New York. :rt's grand
family medicine for dyspepsia and
liver complications; while for lame
back and weak kidneys it cannot be
too highly recommended. y Electric:
Ri1tcrs regulate thc digestive func-
tinns. purify The blood. and impnrt
r"urwcd vi""r and vii"li!v to the
wrol; and drhilitatrd or both SEXES
Sold under guarantee at w. f.. Pei
fam & Son s drug store. soc.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
hr;uSinr Elopemcnts.

~" hSirr" Of rlDpr'n"nt~. Al il
'>''I ''"' y, written. viii >rnvr
"""cl.' ",''.. ~ .u,. rrnnr be rccc~
,....- = .....I ~, r,,nr.l ". .rn. o..
spoken which make two LAYERS one
th" boldcst and most confident lover
Of them Ill can never make sure that
he will not die hnchclnr.
Thi> must aSSurr,llv have been thc
sad conviction of Edward Dugdalc. Il
brll - -" .'iirr.," - leeds. Enc
l~"I. ,r''n." ',v" ".,..r.,'..rr ! 20 be-
- - i,.r ''' ,rrirr' nf March.
''.'' "Iw2r.l bad fallcn hcad-nvrr-
- J.: y l"N" with the lnu"h1rr Of Il
\""kShirr squire. called IIalstrad:
md. ~ ihe fathrr cnnirmpiuouSlv
*!'"rnrd us petition for the voun"
J. H. : hHnd Tie "ttnrurv resolved on
b 'i'| "l"a:rrcS. with tie approval Of
:; finrncer
S'"''''' ''t"r nidniuht. when th"
''''''. - '-'.: = ~ H',n"rrnmrc wraDncl
- \ ."'-""** '"d sl,mhrr, the Lrrinr
w." window. br means OF Friendly
n";r "f ~hrr'r. ;n.r E:Iw:rI'> rxnr.t-
on' .,"''>. HnA n frw minutes latcr the
'''''' "a rNt"r"r "'rrir"r 1T thr
"""h .""l"> and were h"in. driven rar-
IN" away.
IN hour passed, the Young couple
L. ~
selves on their escape from pursuit,
WIcn the carriage came to Il stop, the
door was opened. and the runaway at
torncv found himself in the clutch Of
several strong pairs of arms IN spite
: Of his struggles and protests he was
dragged irrcsistiblv along. over what
! annrarrd to be not unfamiliar ground,
even in the darkness of March
ni4ht. end without Il moment : warm
i".' I've was Sousrd overhead in water.
.NgAin and AGA in the baptism was re-
""rtcd. until al last he WAS dragged
""' Of the wafer. drtnrhcd to the
| skin and almoSt lifclcss. and left to
, find his wav home and muse on the
! v"";tv of runaway affections.
! The secret of this tragic sequel to
! his romance was really quite simple.
; The driver of the runawav'S carriage
had revealed the little plot to the faith
! or. who planned the intnrrstin" de-
Nnnrmcnt. The driver was nStrnctcd
! 10 take a circuitous route. which
would be unnoticcd in the darkness,
! and at the end Of an hour or so 10
= brm" b0rk the couple to thr very
roint from which they had started.
where the father and his two stalwart
sons would be waiting to teach the
runaway lovers lesson II need
scarcely be said that the lovers ar
dor waS "trcrtuallv Jlcn"hcd. or that
he never again pronoScd TO become
! his hnptizcr'S son-in-law.
/ One Of the most amusing eases of
"clnpclncnts that faiI' was that Of a
Young gentleman whose faith in run
away matches was rndclv shaken n
/ short time ago. Precisely at the ap-
rointcd hour he was waiting beneath
the window Of his lady love, but min
ntc after minute passed and there
w"s no sign Of her appearance. Be-
coming impatient and fearful that
>h" had mistaken the time. he began
/ +" throw pebbles at the window. but
~''ll i.'"r" Wa no response 10 his sun
\ /,
r. c,,l'hrd ny pillar Of IN" rr,'auAa
. aud. mounting il, bc@9m 10 tap loudly
! at th" Umrc>ponSivr glass.
To his delight it opened, and to his
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01

II :rror " pair Of arms seized him and
he WAS dragged forcihly inside. The
full history Of what happened then
has never been revealed. but for a
long time the matter was very
"sorc' point with him, and it is
more than doubtful whether he will
ever present himself at that particu-
lar house again.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01

.i"niand county will be not less than
Tll0.ooo. including destruction of live
stock. From many farms all of the
.., -; "oi! W.; Is natural aud ar
Nt'icial fertilization haL,bcen swept
away. This loss may indeed approx
innate half million dollars.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
! \ -
BIG
REDUCTION.

AS everybody knows building
operations all o q the country Tor
the past few months have been
rather slack, consequently prices
have made siderable decline,
and as we have just received several
solid cars, which we bought when
the market was at it's lowest, we
are prepared to make you extremely
low prices on
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
Bucklcn Arnica Salve Wins.

Tom Moore. of Kulal Route l,
Cochran. Ga, writes: "I had a bad
sore come on the instcp Of my foot
and could find nothing that would
heal it until 7 applied Bucklcn's Ar
MICA Salvr. Less than half Of 25c
box won the day foi me by affecting
a perfect curc.' Sold under guaran-
tee at ". +. Pelham & Sons drug
store.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01

Tri-Wcrkly Parlar Car line be-
tween Augusta and Ashcvillc. Trains
Nos. and =, leave Augusta Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, leave
Ashevillc Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Note: The above arrivals and de-
parturcs. as well as connections with
other companies, arc given as infor-
nation, and are not guaranteed
Ernest Williams,
Gen. Pass. Agt,
Augusta, Ga.
Geo. r. Bryan,
Grrrnvillr. s. G.,
i-n. Ayt.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
;. i v :. :: ::..H.kI COUNTY SUFFERS
..4hVILY IN RECENT FLOODS

rntinIcd from page one.)