The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-28
HILLSIDE NEWS.
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the seasons were not sufficient for a
bumper CROP. Cotton is about 75
per cent. with compared to last year.
Rust has spread over large fields in
Hillside and has done considerable
damage. Where there were bright
prospects for 100 bales of cotton, there
will not be over rs made, If that much.
and present prospects won't bear me
out in this forecast. Cotton should
sell at not less than 15c this fall Why
won't the great manufacturers and
great cotton brokers arrange to give
fair price for cotton. The poor man
wishes to make a decent living. Why
won't the cotton brokers give him that
chance, and be honest with the fellow
that feeds the world. Foodstuffs are
soaring high in price; and the necessi-
ties of life command a high price,
while cotton, the dependence Of mill
lions Of toiling people, is ever at
low value. Under present conditions
of high cost of living, etc. cotton can
not profitbly he raised by tenants to
sell at less than IL cents, If not Is
This is an appeal to reason. 1t is the
| hope of the writer that the manufac-
| turers of cotton goods will think this
over, and play fair with the man be-
hind the plow.
Broadus knight is visiting his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. knight, of
Babbtown.
Miss Rosa Peden is the guest of Miss
Nell Garraux of Greenville.
Calvin Weathers and Miss Carrie
Alexander, attended preaching service
at Hillside, recently.
W. Y. Weathers visited Mack Bag
well of Fountain Inn, Saturday.
a great many of the Hillside folks
have been attending preaching services
at Davepton.
G. F. Weathers was the guest of j
y. Sims, of Babbtown, Saturday night.
Hillside was well represented at the
meeting at Lebanon this week.
Wade Thomason of Fork Shoals, Wis
tied S. c. Cox, Saturday.
Cape Thomason and Miss Marie
Broops, and Donald league of Simp-
sonville, We're in our section Saturday.
Several of the young people of this
section attended the baptizing ordin-
ance at Fork Shoals, Sunday.
Cleveland Vaughn and Ernest Babb
of Rabun, were in this community
Sunday
Hillside proper" has an area of
| about 3 square miles. It's total popu-
lation is about 800, divided as follows:
whites 260, blacks 40.
The yield of corn over here will be
light. Corn will average up almost as
good as last year. But our farmers
greatly increased their use of fertilizer
this year, besides their crops were bet
ter cultivated, thus adding greatly to
the cost of production.
Hillside has seven boys who are
members of the boys corn club.
| c. T. Peden went to Greenville Sun
day.
Mrs. w. Y. Weathcrs, visited Mrs. ].
o. Sims, of Babbtown. Friday night.
S. B. Eskew and daughters, Misses
Blanche and Ionic Eskew, and the
Misses Chapman, were in Grecnvillc
thursday to see the office seekers.
Politics is the talk of the day. Hill
side will very likely give a majority
to Ira B. Jones for governor. The vot-
ers of Hillside are turning over to
Jones. Some of them are, while 9TH
ers believe in Bleaseism. Duncan
might make good governor but he |
hasn't much chance in this election.
There are about so votes in Hillside.
These votes will probably be cast as |
follows: Jones, 30; Blease, 10; Dun |
can, 10. Ira B. Jones should be elect |
ed chief executive of this, the best
state in the Union. The writer is |
Jones man and believes that Jones
Will be elected. Every man should be |
true to his conscience and vote the
way he wishes too.
Messrs. ]. w. Woods and F. L.
Wcathers, j. II. Pace and G.. F. Wealth
ers, c. t. and r. c. Pcden, all of Hill
side, went up to Greenville Thursday
to hear the state campaigncrs.
Virgil Hiott and sister, Miss Leila.
visited relatives In Anderson, Sunday.
Rev. c. w. Davenort OF Tigersville.
was in Hillside for few hours, Sat