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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-07-12
THOSE WHO STOOD
FOR BULL MOOSE
UNEASiNEss AMONG THE POST.
OFFICE EMPLoYEs-Joss
LOST.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 10
Certain employees Of the United
States postal department In Alabama
are uneasy. They fear that their po-
litical lives will be short and that an
cry supporters of Taft will see that
they are replaced, because they sup
rorted former President Roosevelt in
his contest for the republican nomi-
nation.
Postmaster Jack X. Thomas of
Ensley, has already been given his
walking papers" and a Taft man,
Thomas Kennamer, has been placed
in charge of the postofice.
Birmingham men are involved in
the present uneasy situation. Practi-
cslly all United States employees in
Montgomery and Mobile supported
President Taft
Among those In the Birmingham
district who are slated to lose their
positions are g. R. Lewis, postmas-
ter at Bessemer; Nolan L. Steele,
special assistant United States at
torney, and Joseph o. Thompson, col
lcctor Of internal revenue.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-07-12
THE SUPPLEMENTAL
REGISTRATION ENDS
WEDNESDAY, NIGHT
PROBABLY TWO THOUSAND AID.
.oEo TO THE LIST IN THE
COUNTY.
COUNTY Court MEMBERS ELECTED
The Aggregate Registration for the
Entire County Will Probably Not
Reach More Than Six Thousand.
Interest Above the Average.

At the supplemental registration
which closed Wednesday night there
were less than four hundred added
to the list for the ninth district,
there being 272 at the courthouse
and less than one hundred at the de-
LOT. This makes a total of less than
1000 for the entire district APP.
parently. there was a rather preva.
lent desire to get all the voters in
the district registered and this is the
result of the effort of those who
showed that desire.
More than 900 names are now on
the rolls of the fifth district, all for
mer records being distanced Reg
istration closed on Wednesday night
with the largest registration of yot-
ers in the fifth district in the history
Of the district. At CuIleoka 429 were
enrolled as voters and at Glendale
there were 179 on the rolls. This
made an aggregate of COS. However,
there are a number of re-registra-
tons and also there are a number
that were registered al the general
registration year ago who have
died, or removed to other places. De-
Quoting these there are probably $50
registered voters in the district. It
is predicted that in the election of
August l not less than 500 votes will
be cast at the two precincts of this
district.
In the other sections of the county
the interest has been manifestIy
sbove the average. The election of
the members of the county court, of
course being responsible to a large
extent for the increase. In some of
the districts there is no opposition
ticket, and in these there is not the
interest as in the other sections.
The registration for the entire
county last August was about 1000
land the supplemental figures at the
closing of the books on Wednesday
Of this week will probably add 1000
to the list of registered voters In the
county, making the aggregate APP
5000
The books will be held for FIVE
days by the registrars for correction
before sending them to the election
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-07-12
SAFE OF DoGaTzKY
A DbAUMAN GOES ON
SATURDAY MORNING
WILL CONTINUE THRouGHT
THIRTY WORKING DAYS
TO AUGUST II.
MANUFACTURERS ARE RETAILERS
Guarantee Their Goods Sold as Ad-
vertised and Everything Marked In
Plain Figures-Reductions Apply
in Every Department.

Bogatzky & Bauman's no profit
sale begins Saturday morning, July
1S, and will continue for thirty work
ing days, including August IL, clos
ing on Saturday night.
These sales are always an opportu-
nifty for real values in clothing, fur
n.ghtings, shoes and odd pants, and
are an event in the summer trading
OF Columbia and Maury county.
This firms claims that by the fact
that they manufacture their own
clothing they are in a position to rem
der better service to their custo-
mers and give them better values,
cutting out the middle mans profit.
and selling direct to the consumer,
Their reductions are in every depart
ment of the store from the front
door to the rear, from the clothing
and furnishing counters to the shoe
department where the values are es-
pecially attractive.
Not only do their guarantee salts
faction of every purchase but they
guarantee against misrepresenta-
tons, and everything sold in accord.
ance with the representations or
money will be refunded
There is no opportunity for the
public to be misled as to the actual
price of any article in the house as
everything is marked in plain figures,
and all can readily see that the price
to one is the price to all.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-07-12
average may be advanced easily fifty

average may be advanced easily fifty
per cent in few years. The clovers
of all kinds do we'll. Alfalfa has been
grown successfully by few farmers
and when better understood will
prove profitable crop. Crimson
clover, though not yet in general use,
is proving to be valuable farm pro-
duct-for hay, for seed, for winter
grazing and as heterogeneous iertil-
izer. 1t will prove very valuable to
sheep growers for fattening early
lambs for market as it furnishes
much good grazing before other
grasses or clovers are available.
The highlands of Maury county
are wonderfully well adapted to fruit
growing The early apple grown
fere commands always fancy prices,
because they are available when the
markets of the large northern cities
are bare of fruit, and prices high.
As for winter apples we can scarce
ly compete with some of the more
northern states, yet as matte of
fact Maury county grown winter ap-
pies were shown last year at the
great Tri-State Fair at Memphis in
competition with fruit grown in
northwest Arkansas, the section
long known as the land of the big
red apple-and carried off the prem
iums. We have lands we'll adapted
to grape culture, the vines thrive
and are healthy; the writer has
grape vines that have not missed a
crop entirely for twenty-four years,
though some years producing larger
crops than others, and as to the quail
ity of this fruit, much can be said
In its favor either for table use or
for wine.
A gentleman who has travelled ex-
tensively in Europe, said in the pre-
sence of the writer that ne had eaten
grapes in Germany, France and Italy
but had never found table grape
superior to some grapes he had
eaten that were grown on the high
land of Maury county within six
niles of Columbia as for other
fruits we mention peaches especial
ly. and while not always sure crop
because of late spring frosts, yet one
orchardist in the county claims that
his orchard will yield five thousand
bushels of peaches this year. One
other reliable orchardist has realized
this year more than twelve hundred
dollars cash for the sale of his cher
ries. Truck growing Is also prof.
table business. More than forty car
loads of potatoes were shipped from
one little railroad station last year
aud more than one hundred dollars
has been realized per acre from the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-07-12
COUNTY RESOURCES
AND POSSIBILITIES
GIVEN BY MtR0kfY
WHAT THE WATCHFUL EYE OF
AN EXPERT HAS FOUND
HEREABoUTs.
WONDERFUL VARIETY OF SOIL
How the Different Ones Should Be
Used to Get the Best Results and
the Largest Measure of Profit.
Some Results Attained.
(By ]. N. MERONEY.)

Maury county is one of the best
agricultural counties in the state OF
Tennessee. 1t has a wonderful vari
ETY. of soils. Any kind can be found
from the light freestone soils OF the
highlands to the heavy dark lime.
stone soils of the river bottoms, and
soil can be selected to grow any
grain, grass or fruit crop that can be
Grown in the temperate zone.
The low lands bordering Duck riv.
er, and the many large creeks tribu-
Sry to it. are especially adapted to
growing large corn crops, and on
such land was grown last year in
aaury county the largest acre yield
ever grown in Tennessee-one hun
ared and sixty-seven bushels of corn
% an acre of land and by boy only
'Ourteen years old. The average
Yield of corn for the state last year
Vas estimated at twenty-six bushels
yer acre, but Maury county's average
Is easily rs per cent more than the
Sate at large. The uplands are well
adapted to growing wheat, oats, rye,
Ouckwheat, barley, sorghum, millets.
/ al the clovers and grasses. Blue
'asS is native to the soil and -four
IShes anywhere. Potatoes, both
"eet and Irish do we'll; also garden
fegetables of all kinds. The average
cid of wheat is about seventeen
0Shels. larger than the present av-
age Yields of the great northwest
Peat regions of Kansas and Mis-
lF!, while many crops have shown
forty bushels per acre. The av-
age yield of oats 1t about thirty
'hels per acre while many crops
We more than doubled that yield.
with the increased interest be-
taken with the better preparation
aud and securing better seed, the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-07-12
ROBBERS FAIL TO
BREAK OPEN SAFE
EXPLODE SEVEN CHARGES OF
DYNAMITE IN FUTILE
EFFORT.

BARTLESvILLE, Okla, July TO-
Seven charges of dynamite were ex-
rloded by six robbers who held up
south-bound passenger train No. 9,
on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Railway between Bartlesville and
Coffeyville, Kan, early today The
robbers failed in effort to crack the
express safe. Passengers were not
molested, but were in state border
ing on panic during the three hours
that the train was delayed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-07-12
WHAT ABOUT THE
DOCTORS DISAGREE?
ONE SAYS THAW is CRAZY, AN
OTHER THAT He IS
SANE.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, July IL
Harry K Thaw felt that he scored
heavily today when DR.. Adolph Mey-
er, professor OF psychiatry at Johns
Hopkins University, called as an ex-
pert alienist by Clarence j. Shearn,
counsel for Thaw, swore that Thaw
is not affected by any mental de-
that would make him dan
gerous if released.
DR.. Charles w. Mcdonald, who was
the last witness for the state, said
that in his opinion "Thaw was torn
q potential paranoiac and had never
arrived at normal mental status
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WRIGHT SHIPS
HANDSOME JACK
LITTLE SlGBY STOCK FARM
SELLS TO coRiNTH, Missls.
SiPPI FARMER.

Charles A. Wright, of Little Bigby
stock Farm, on Wednesday shipped
10 H. G. Sharp, at Corinth, Miss, one
ct the handsomest jacks that ever
left the county. The jack stands fif-
teen two and weighs over 100
pounds and has splendid points.
While neither Mr.. Wright nor Mr.
Sharp would state the consideration
1t was intimated that the jack sold
for a price close to four figures.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-07-12

Il suffered habitually from consti-
patton. Doan's Regulets relieved
and strengthened the bowels so that
Trey have been rgular ever since."-
E. Davis, Grocer, Sulphur Springs,
Texas.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Honor Roll.

First grade. Raymon Folk, Mob
ley Sheppard, Isabel Boone.
Advanced first: Eleanor Mime
Robert QUITS, George Tompkins,
Mitchell Wells, Ruth Hart, Earle
Quarles.
Second grade: William Folk,
Dixon Zimmerman.
Third grade: Edith QUITS, Ruth
Paul, Raymond Dunovant, Sophie
Darlington, Norma Shannonhouse,
Edgar Padgett. Sara Lyon.
Fourth grade: Edwin Folk, Ilene
Harling, Mary Dorm, James Sharp,
ton.
Fifth grade: Leila Roper, Lydia
Brunson, Emmie Lou Edmunds.
Genevieve Norris.
Sixth grade: Catherine Darling
ton, Neva Weir.
Seventh grade: Blondelle Hart,
Ida Folk, Florence Minis.
Eighth grade: Jennie Simkins,
Willie Mae Hart.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Fred Mays Celebrates Twelfth
Birthday.

On the evening of March the
fourteenth, from $3.50 until 6 o'clock,
the hospitable home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam d. May, was thrown open
to about forty happy children for a
delightful evening of pleasure in
honor of their little brother Fred's
twelfth birthday, the handsome lit
tie host welcoming the guests IN the
most charming manner.
After playing many very enjoya-
5ble games, they had a contest. The
prize winners were Miss Sunie Tai
sbert and Master Joseph Bailey.
Then the young gentlemen chose
their partners, and carried them in
"a spacious dining room, beautifully
decorated with green and yellow,
where the light of many candles
shone on the bright faces. Elaborate
courses were served, first a salad
course, then deserts with many kinds
of delightful cakes, then all kinds
of delicious fruits.
Each bade the popular host fare
we'll, wishing him many happy re-
turns of the day. Guest.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Statement from Supervisor.

As there is some discrepancy
about the commission that I have
from the Governor to serve four
years as supervisor of Edgefeld
county, all candidates who wish to
run for that Office can do 80 without
appreLending any danger of being
troubled at law by me. If I am de-
feated, if the people do not want
me, I shall not contend for it
through any technicality of the
law.
Before I formally announce my
self as a candidate wish to inform
the people that all of Edgefeld
county's accounts are straight that
were incurred by the present board
for the year of 1911, and there is
only about $4,000 more past in.
debtedness, and we will pay that
this year and get the county clear
of debt and take off the county
special tax, unless something unus-
ual happens to the county that
would tend to cripple the financial
condition.
w. 6. Wells,
Supervisor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
CANDIDATE FOR STATE SENATE.

The first candidate to announce
for state senate is Mr.. Giles D.
Minis of the Falfa section, who
gives in this issue detailed state
ment on some of the leading ques-
tions that confront the people. Mr..
Minis has been q close student OF
public affairs for some time and will
discuss intelligently the issue before
the people in the campaign. He is a
progressive and successful farmer
whose modern ideas and methods
have had much to do with advan-
cling the agricultural interests of his
entire community. 1t is his purpose
before the election to visit every
section of the county in order that
the people may know him and hi;
views thoroughly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
PHOENIX CIRCUIT SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONFERENCE

The next session will be held at
McKendree church, Sunday, March
81, beginning at ten o'clock a. m.
The public is invited to attend.
The following program will be
observed:
l.. Sunday school.
2. Sung service.
3. Shall we have teachers meet
ings? How shall we conduct them ?
Jas. H. Quattlebaum, J. J. Mayson,
J. M. Shaffer, Foster Speer.
4. Address, Hon. B. w. Crouch
Saluda, S. @.
5. Recess; dinner.
6. Song service.
Z. When and how shall we OBJ
serve Childrens' Day? ]. P. Sulli-
van, J. F. QUITS, w. E. Turner,
Geo. E. Dorm.
8. Address.
9. Singing, business, adjourn
G. G. Reynolds, Sec'y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Plum Branch School Girl.

/ will try to write few items
this week from our little town, not
meaning to interfere with our regu,
lar correspondent, for we enjoy read,
ing the letters very much, and hope
they will continue to be written.
The quarterly meeting was held at
the Methodist church here Saturday
and Sunday. The presiding elder
preached US a most excellent sermon,
and we had very good congregations
considering the bad roads.
Another interesting occasion was
the grand temperance lecture given
by Miss Shaner of Missouri, at the
Baptist church Sunday night. Miss
Shaner is doing grand week.
We are glad to report that little
Willie Strother, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Julia Strother who has been
quite sick, is better now.
Miss Mae Adams, of Parksville,
has been visiting relatives in Plum
Branch this week. 80,
The young folks around here were
delightfully."- entertained Friday night
last with a sociable at the hon OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Buchanan.
Rose Bud.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
County Practically Out of Debt

County Treasurer James T. Minis
has closed his books as provided by
law and has turned them over to the
sheriff. Several days ago Mr.. Minis
remitted the state treasurer a sufi-
cient amount to pay all that is due
the Sinking Fund by this county
except about So, 200. The banks and
all outstanding claims, except some
due the teachers for 1910 have
been paid. After the amount due in
delinquent taxes has been paid ON
the above S5, 900 the county will be
practically out of debt. Mr.. Minis
has made good collections and the
financial showing as above stated is
the best in many years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Plum Branch High School.

Dear Mr.. Editor:
We would be glad for you to
visit us sometime. We have three
fine teachers. They are Miss Mae
Roper, Miss Elloree Anderson and
Mr.. N. II. Fender.
Mr.. Willie Mallet went to Mo
Cormick on business last week.
Mr.. Joe Hamilton and Mr.. Frank
Mckinney paid a flying visit to
Plum Branch last week. We were
glad to have them with US.
We have a nice Sunday school
and hope to have a better one.
lam sorry to report the sickness
of Mrs. w. @. Holley and children.
Oh yes, the measles are all the go
at Plum Branch.
It seems that the farmers are not
going to get any work done; it
keeps on raining so much / long to
see the better weather and better
roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Freeland
visited relatives around Plum
Branch Sunday last, and we gave
them a hearty welcome.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Special Collections For Missions.

AH interesting service was that
(of Sunday morning at the Baptist
church. A large representation from
the other churches was present, the
music was good and an inspiring
message was given by DR.. Jeffrles,
on the subject, as previously an
nounced, God trusting man."
Announcement was made during
>the service of the monthly mission
collection, which amounted to about
&$l1e from the church, about $8s of
this amsunt being contributed by the
woman's mission society, and young
woman's auxiliary. At the close of
the service pledges were taken to
the sum of 5000 for home missions
in order to raise the annual appor-
tionment for that object before the
Southern Baptist convention.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
dent is Miss Eileen QUITS, arranged

dent is Miss Eileen QUITS, arranged
a most entertaining program. Miss
Oazts conducted the meeting and
called on the various members to
assist. A paper on "The Indians"
was we'll read by Miss Marion Dob
son; poem "My Homeland" by
Miss Georgia May Wates; an in
strumental solo by Miss Edwardina
Blalock; a violin selection with
piano accompaniment by Miss
Couch, was beautifully rendered by
Miss Rosalie Parker and "a vocal
duet by Misses Josephine Woodson
and Julia Folk.
Col. F. N. K. Bailey had been in
vited to make an address on the
Mountain School problem as he had
seen it. The audience of ladies
was charmed with his interesting
presentati m of this important
theme, this address being perhaps
the best they had heard on that sub
ject, and is one of the special kinds
of missionary activity in which the
Young Woman's Auxiliary is en-
gagged. A chorus, "They that be
wise shall shipe," was sung by the
Y. w. A,
! Friday afternoon was the time
for the regular mission. meeting,
and was conducted by Mrs. E. J.
Norris for the president, Mrs. Nam
lie N. Tillman. An interesting part
of this program was the the talk on
Immigration" by Mrs. Wallace of
the S. G. g. I. Many of those
present were helped and stimulated
by her inspiring words. Another
very touching feature was the
story of Ruth" told by Mrs. Wallace
Tompkins, as that beautiful Israel
ite in sacred history was an immi-
grant to the country of Judea from
the land of Moab.
As this was the regular time for
the annual election of officers, the
following have been installed for
the coming year: President, Mrs.
M. D. Jeffries; vice-president, Mrs.
P. R. Wates; Secretary, Mrs. w. L.
Lott; treasurer, Mrs. j. w. Peak.
Mrs. Mamie Tillman, who has so
efficiently and conscientiously served
as president for a number of years
resigned at this time on account of
pressure Of duties in q similar ca
pacity. And the society was loathe
to accept her resignation, but are
rejoiced that one was selected who
can so we'll fill the vacancy. The
collections for the month amounted
to about $50.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
South Carolinians in the
Confederate Service

ing ground Camp Gregg. His brig.
ade, with the other brigades Of A.
P. Hill's division formed the front,
part of the second line at the battlg
of Chapcellorsyil!e. While standing
on a log cheering his men, he was
struck by bEiiet in the hands Of
the enemy. Col. Edwards of the
thirteenth regiment, rushed up to
catch him. AS he reached him, he in
turn was shot down, Then COL
Abner Perrin with the fourteenth
regiment, made up of Edgefeld
men, for the most part, led ed ting u
brigade forward.
MoGoWan's brigade was at Get
tysburg July 1868, and the fac Of
the first South Carolina regiment
! was the first Confederate flag rails
ed in The town of Gettysburg.
MCGOWAN, having recovered from
his wound, led his brigade into the
Wilderness, led his men forward
and took position on a hill. Orrs
men knelt with uncovered heads in
prayer to God of battle. MCGOWAN
also led his men at Spotsylvania and
at the Bloody Angle he was again
wounded and had to be taken from
the field.
Col. J. N. Brown of the four
teenth took command, Col. Abner
Perrin having been killed in the
same encounter at Spotsylvania
Gen James Connor of Charleston
was next placed in charge of the
brigade and held the commandlun-
til MCGOWAN recovered from his
wound received at Bloody Angle.
From this time on, until the sur
render of Lee at Appomattcx, Nc
Gowan continued with his brigade.
1 would like to say much in re-
gard to this fourteenth regiment
which was made up of the very
pick of Edgefeld-the very flower
of her chivalry-but space forbids.
1 hope to be able to say more about
it when I take up the history of our
Colonels, ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20

Being a series of brief sketches of
the men, taken as brigades, two of
which, will appear each week.
Maxcy Gregg's Brigade.
1t is impossible to give more in
these sketches than the barest facts,
in regard to the noble body Of Car.
olinians who followed Gregg and
Kershaw and Evans and MCGOWAN
and Mapigault and Gist and Ha-
good and Hampton and Gary and
Butler through the hardest four
years of fighting this country has
ever known. I can giYa you just a
synopsis, 80 to speak, of their
efforts taken as brigadea, Y
First on our list we find Maxcy
Grsgg's brigade formed of the first,
twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth
regiments, and Orrs Rifle regiment,
South Carolina volunteers. This
brigade became a part of the Con-
federate army under Lee at Rich
mond against McClelland at Gainses
mill.
In August 1862 Gregg's brigade
joined that part of the army known
as Jackson's foot cavalry. They
went to the upper Rappahannock
river in Virginia and fought against
Pope. They were at the first and
second battles of Manassas, and
held the left end of the line of bat
tie at the second battle of Manassas.
They fought like heroes. They were
at Harper's Ferry, at Sharpsburg,
and at Fredericksburg. At the latter
place a large body of federal troops
broke through a thicket, and Gregg
thinking they were friends, ordered
his men not to fire, when without
warning they opened fire on him.
In the first volley this intrepid lead
er lost his life.
Samuel McGowan's Brigade.
MCGOWAN was given charge of
Gregg's brigade on his death. He
spent the winter following Gregg's
death, with his men around Fred
ericksburg, and called their camp