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proclamation State of South Carolina?Executive ? Department. * 1. Whereas, heretofore, petitions have been filed with the Governor of this State and signed -by more than one-third of the qualified electors of certain portions of Abbeville. Greenwood, and Edgefield Counties, proposed to be cut on to form a new county styled and called McDuffie t County and embraced within the following lines, to-wit: 2. Beginning at a point on the South Carolina-Georgia line in the Savannah River, opposite the mouth 4f Coffer Creek, thence a straight line, N. 45 decrees E. 26, 728 feet to the fork of roads at Riley's; thence ?Li:~ in nn easterly direc me puunt ivou, ... ? tion to Island Ford Bridge over Little Fiver; thence, continuing 6.9 73 i'eet to the fork of the road; thence, turning to the east, following the right hand road to the south fork of * Little River, known as Whites Creek; thence, a straight line S. 85 degrees. 30 minutes E. 23,800 feet to a point in the road near Clatworthy's cross roads; thence, a straight line N 78 degrees, 15 minutes, E. 15,700 to a point on the GreenwoodAbbeville county line near Jordan's mill; thence, the said GreenwoodAbbeville county line; in a southerly direction to its intersection with the C. & W. C. Railway, about one mile south of Troy; thence, a v straight line north 58 degrees east 5,000 feet to a stake, south of the incorporated limits o f Troy; thence, a straight line N. 46 degrees E. 19,659 feet to a stake on the Abbeville, Edgefield public road; thence, the said Abbeville, Edgefield public road 1 in a southerly direction to a roau opposite the Jabe Stone place; thence N. 44 degrees, 30 minutes E. 7,209 feet to a stake; thence, a straight line S. 83 degrees E. 13,361 to a stake near or at Callison's old mill on Cuffytown Creek; thence, up the run of said creek to the CallisonKirksey township line; thence, the said township line in an easterly direction to the Martintown road; thence, the said Martintown road in a southeasterly direction to the Greenwood-Edgefield county line; thence, the said Greenwood-Edge^field County line in a westerly direction to a stake about one quarter of a mile west of the old White place; thence, a straignt un? wuuiuu ?w grees East 10,978 feet to a stake; thence, a straight line S. 77 degrees W. 3,750 feet to a stake; thence, u straight line S. 13 degrees. E. 8,522 feet to a pine; thence, a straight line S. 35 degrees 45 minutes E. 20,400 feet to Cocoran Bridge on Turkey Creek; thence, a straight line S. 26 degrees 30 minutes E. 16,800 feet to a point where a branch crosses a public road; thence, a straight line S. 59 degrees 30 minutes W. 27,903 feet to the run of Big Stevens Creek; thence, down the run of Big Stevens | Creek to a stake; thence, a straight line S. 50 degrees W. 22,828 feet to the South Carolina-Georgia State line in the Savannah River; thence, the said South Carolina-Georgia State line in a northwesterly direction to the beginnig point. 3. Whereas, the boundaries of the proposed new county, the number of inhabitants, . the taxable property, as well as all other requirements of the Constitution and Stat^ utes have been found and are as set forth in said petition. 4. Whereas, the report of the commissioners, appointed to ascertain the facts as provided for by law whether the requirements of the constitution and Statutes as to area, distance, wealth and population and shape, et cetera, are complied with and are as stated in the "petition, has been filed in this office, wherein it appears that the law has been fully ,:-J ?"4l- nartipiilar. compneu wim in ?, which is hereby confirmed. 5. Whereas, as no election had been held upon said petition in said area upon the question of the formation of such new county, upon the name thereof and the location of the county seat therein. 6. Whereas, under the Constitution and laws of this State the petitioners are entitled to have ordered and it is made the duty of the Governor of the State to order an election in said area upon said questions. 7. Whereas, an opportunity to be heard was given to both propon ents and opponents of said proposed new county, and proponents of the new county and their counsel appeared in response to said notice, and some written communication in opposition thereto was received and considered but no person appeared in 4 opposition thereto. 8. NOW THEREFORE, I, Richard I. Manning, as Governor of the State of South Carolina, by virtue of the power conferred upon me by the Constitution and laws of this State do hereby order: That fen election be held in the territory embraced within the proposed new county on the second Tuesday, the 14th day of December, A. D., 1915, upon the question of creating the said new county and that at such election the qualified electors within the proposed area shall vote upon ? j 4.:? ?i CjUU queauuu, uiuac lavumig mc proposed new, county to vote "yes" and those opposed to vote "no." 9. That the Commissioners of State and County elections of the Counties of Abbeville, Greenwood and Edgefield respectively make all necessary arrangements for holding said election and shall appoint managers and do all things necessary for the holding of the same. 10. That the Commissioners of r* Election of each of said counties shall have prepared printed tickets as provided for in Section 236 in the Code of Laws, 1912, Vbl. I, as amended by an act passed by the General Assembly at its special session in 1914, and approved the 30th day of Oct. 1914, said act being No. 6 in the acts of said special session; and the said commissioners shall furnish the * same to the managers of election for the use of the voters at said election. ! The form of the ticket shall be as f | lows: FORM OF BALLOT ' Special election upon the questi ' I of the formation of a r.ew county o | of parts of Abbeville, Edgefield a ; Greenwood Counties, held Decei I ber 14th. 1915. j Shall the new county be formed Yes. No. 1 What shall be its nome? Where shall the county seat jlocated? i 11. That at said election the qu< j fcion of a name and a county seat f ; i "'.aid proposed new county shall al . j be submitted to the said qualifi ;electors. 12. That said election shall , held and conducted under the sar : rule.i and regulations as provided f \! by law for regular and general ele ' tions. That the commissioners election shall appoint managers election as provided for by law, wl , i shall be sworn before entering up< the discharge of their duties as pr vided for by law. and they shall opi and close the as provided for 1 law. In case no voting place nc established by law shall e\ist in ai part of the territory by reason the voting place of the voters resi | ing in this territory being on the ot iside of the lines of the proposed nc county, tne commissioners ujl cic I tion shall in that event open tl ; regular and usual voting place f these voters on fhe outside of tl territory of the proposed new coun j and the election shall be otherwi conducted there just the same as the said voting place were located < the inside of the teritory of the pr I posed new county; provided, howev I the managers of election shall 1 j careful not to allow any one to vo | at said voting place unless he r 1 sides and lives within the territory < i the proposed new county, and 1 j otherwise qualified to vote at su< election according to law. | The managers of election whi j the polls shall have been closed sh{ proceed without interruption to cou land tabulate the same; they shj i make a written return of the numb i of votes cast for and against tl ! formation of the new county, as w< ias upon the name thereof, and tl 1 ~ ? j x xl . location of the county seac inerei, they s^iall sign, seal and certify the managers the result of said ele tion, the same together with the b? lot box, ballots and poll lists ai everything else appertaining to sa election shall be; by them forthwi I turned over to the commissioners i ! election as required by law; that tl commissioners of election for each ? I said old counties shall as providi by law tabulate the vote and decla: the result of the election and mal due and proper return thereof . required by law to the Clerk < Court of their respective countie to the Governor of the State and " the Secretary of State, in all < which careful and detailed comp] n-r>na urifVi fVia low ic om'ninpH nnH ft dered. 13. That the commissioners < election of each of the old countii do forthwith inform J. E. Bradle Secretary and Treasurer of the p titioners seeking to form said ne county of the amount of money ne essary to cover the costs of .the e penses of said election, and tl said J. E.> Bradley, as Treasurer, she forthwith deposit with the Clerks i Court of each of the respective o counties said amount so designati by said commissioners and any oth and further amount which may 1 necessary under the law to meet ai defray the expenses of said electi< as provided for by law. 14. That the board of registrati< for Greenwood County, for the pu poses of said special election and view of the fact that the Legislatu has established two new polling plac in Hrnan utaa^ Pnnntv wifViin +1 territory proposed to be cut off fro said county, wherein heretofore i yoting places have existed, to-wi at B. C. Talbert's store in Troy tow ship and at T. B. Bell's in Callis< township, do afford an opportuni to all the qualified electors in sa area where heretofore as aforesa no polling places have existed, register or transfer to said two po ing places; provided no transfer < registration shall be made by sa board within thirty days of the da upon which said election is order* to be held; and provided furthe that the law governing transfers ai J i a tiuii uc vai ciuu^ uuacivcu I this matter. The said Commissio j ers shall provide the usual books i ! registration for said two new pollii places and furnish the same to tl managers of election for said votir places on the 'day of the election i provided for by law. IN TESTIMONY THEREOF have hereunto set my hand and cau ed the Great Seal of the State be affixed at Columbia, this 29th ds of October in the year of our Loi ! One Thousand Nine Hundred ar i Fifteen, of the Independence of tl , United States of America the oi 1 hundred and fortieth. Rich'd. I. Manning, | Governor of the State of South Car lina. By the Governor: I R. M. McCown, Secretary of State. FSTATF. OF W H PF.NNAI.. DFCI J Notice of Setlement and Applicatic for Final Discharge. TAKE NOTICE that on the 2i jday of December, 1915, I will rend i a final account of my actings ai doing as Administrator, of the E tate of W. H. Pennal, deceased, ; the office of Judge of Pi*obate of A ibeville County at 10 o'clock a. n j and on the same day will apply f I a final discharge from my trust i such Administrator. I All persons having demands again ! sai destate will present them for pa ment on or before that day, provi and authenticated or be forever ba red. R. H. Wideman, Admr MORE WOMEN DIE FROM ol" PELLAGRA, SAY STATISTICS - If on There were 68 per cent more deaths ^ ut jpmong women pellagris thar.. among: H^ raen. according: to statistics made;* cn" public by the South Carolina bureau i ? 1 of vitnl statistics. The same figures \ T brought out the fact that there are j J more deaths ?mong women from this i $ disease between the ages of 20 and 30 i i .years and between men from 40 to 50 ; 4 js-1 years. There was a total of 1,083 j #5 or deats, 726 of these were among ne- ! J groes. a per centage of 67.1. ? | Taking the figures published be- * be low as a basis there was a ratio a ne of 90 per 100,000 deaths from pella- p or gra as compared with about 30 per 100,000 from typhoid fever. The re- ^ of cent conference for the study of pel lio lagra held at Columbia while they did T 3,1 not have these specific figures before X ' them, had others which showed the d cn # ^ t>y startling fatalities from this disease # >w and before final adjournment they # W determined more than ever to. con- ^ tinue to fight against its contraction and spread. They determined to j J ? A. 1__ J.1 _/ Jl _ I? 1 I W ?w stuuy me causes 01 trie disease ana ^ !C- to stamp them out as fast as possible. ^ Following is a table showing the ^ statistics compiled for stated periods: # ty White White * se men women J ^ ?p to 20 years 5 13 ? 20 to 40 years 24 110 ? er 40 to 70 years 85 93 4 be Over 70 years 11 16 0 te 6 Totals 125 232 J be Negro Negro \ :h men women ^ Up to 20 years 37 83 # gj 20 to 40 years 51 242 * 40 to 70 years 108 157 ^ ill Over 70 years _ 19 29 ? or ' ^ J* Totals 215 511 J ie ^ "J MONEY TO LEND. . J c_ I am now in a position to make ? l1- loans of from one to ten thousand J id collars, on terms of from five to 4 jjj twenty years on farm lands in Ab- J fceville County. # ie C. E. WILLIAMSON, *, of Special Agent Union-Central Life J? ;d Ins. Co., Abbeville, S. C. i re f <e # as PRIZES AWARDED THE 1 } 3f TOMATO CLUB GIRLS S >s,' ' (Continued from page 4.) # to i if T. H. Gordon, Donalds, S. C?Gladys ^ Wham. '6 r" i Best can pears?50 cts by J. Allen ^ 5f Smith, Jr., Abbeville, S. C.?Eliza- f es beth McCarter. y? Best fig preserves?$1.00.?Grace == ^ Dawson. c. j Best can okra?.50 cts cash, by J x- Allen Smith, Jr., Abbeville, S. C.? Gladys Wham. ^ Best display of preserves? $1.00 Id cash, by W. D. Barksdale, Abbeville, 2d S. C?Elizabeth McCarter. er | Second best display of preserves? ^'.50 cts cash, by W. D. Barksdale, )n Abbeville, S. C.?Gladys Wham. Best display of jellies?$1.00 cash )n,by 5 & 10 cent store, Abbeville, S. C ?Elizabeth McCarter. re Second best display of jellies?.50 es cts cash, bv W. C. Sherard. Ahhevillo he S. C.?Sara Mundy. m Best display of pickles?$1.00 in trade at Cash Bargain Store, Abben ville, S. C?Gladys Wham. Second best display of pickles?.50 cts cash.?Margie Murff. jj Best display of acids and fruit to juices?$1.00 in trade at Cash Bar11 gain Store, Abbevile.?Elizabeth McCarter. .' ; ?0 Best waiter of ripe tomatoes? $1.00 cash by Mrs. Wm. P. Greene, sr, Abbeville, S. C?Margie Murff. }d CORRELATED WORK. ? Best History of Work?Solid Gold Df La Valliere, by Kirkwood Jewelry lg store, Abbeville, S. C.?Belle Nance, ie Due West. ^ Second Best History of Work? 9 One year subscription to The Medium 1 I ? Addie Woodhurst. a s" Best Daily Record Book? $4.00 g ^ pair shoes by Rosenberg Mercantile | S rd Co., Abbeville, S. C?Margie Murff. j $ id Second best Daily Record Book? ' 8 ie One year's subscription to Press & | j| ie Banner.?Alma Nance. t| Best book of canning Recipes in I o- girl's own handwriting?3 pair guar- 5 anteed silk hose, by R. C. Brownlee jg & Co., Due West, S. C.?Alma Nance i 8 Best cap and apron?$2.50 Foun- I 2 tain Pen, by McMurray Drug Co., j ? Abbeville, S. C.?Ruby Uldrick, Cold j I [>. Springs. ^ Class 6.?Exhibits for State Fair. g >n Best exhibit?$5.00 in Gold, by Bj Dr. C. C. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C., E id Also round trip ticket to Columbia 9 er State Fair.?Eunice Ferguson, An- ^ id treville. j$ Is- Second best exhibit?$5.00 silver | ^ in ATooV. 1? nr v t.i ... i.i-.ow uug, uy Y? . .U. UUXIllbUn, AUUf- IN b- ville, S. C?Gladys Wham. N i., Third best exhibit?$5.00 ham- 8 or mock, by Dargan-King Co., Abbe- Q as ville, S. C.?Elizabeth McCarter. S Fourth best exhibit? $4.00 toilet; gj ist set, by C. A. Milford Co., Abbeville, fe y- S. C?Sara Mundy g ir- With a clear conscience you can g look any man in the eye and tell him * ? f to go to?St. Louis. _ / %> VW%%Vi V%1k%V%1^ Good Sea Island 5c yard. Better Sea Island 6c yard. Best Sea Island 8c yard. 38 1-2 inches wide. SEE U dL Dry Goods and Ready=to= Trunks and 5i Underwea Boys' Extra I Shirts. Comi carrieu in an il Standari: 25 pounds Sugai for $1.43. 12 pounds Keg Soda for 25c. Seven Bars Octagon Soap for 25c. II Ml I ?I?1?1 Mrs H: and goin Also are ] G j barg II nHi I Mrs. Notions i t LET US SUPPLY YOUR ;: WANTS IN SEASONAALE $ MERCHANDISE CHEAPER I CO BARGAIN STORE S FORANYTH f I ;, Notions, Hats, Shoes, Wear Goods. Rugs, jit Cases. ir. Hosierv. Corsets. Mei Pants, Overalls, Wor forts, Blankets and in ip-to-date store. 1 Patterns 11 * Yours to please I Cash Bargain jSTORE $ Phone 134 Abbeville, S. G. >. Cocl \ >MA<yy^wywyyywwi + + ********* as received this week 2( Stylish Coat Suits that v g to sell at a Special > a lot of Serge Dresse Extra Values. )me quick or you will i fain. MILLINERS Another lot of Hats; Large Veiv Shapes, just what you want fi right now. Come early and g your choice. Jfis. S. Coi Ready-to-Wear ?mmmmmm v & $ Sole Agents for i . 4 Madame Grace Cor* sets $1.00 to $5.00. 4 jt Sole Agents for v'.. * Buster Brown guar- ? * anteed Hosiery 25c ? ? pair. ; ? i n a i n | $ lu i 171 i LiLi I 1 . , Boys' Clothing | Art Squares, ? Cur^MJ* I )n M j l d UAiia rams, ^ k and Sunday ? fact everything I [)c & 15e| 1 %%%%%%%%%%%%%% J See our new assort- S i Jment o f Ladies' v! * c. f Skirts just received 't I ? by express. ' ; iran t*uwi xwwyywyw^M j^uwuwwwyyu ) New re are Price, s that niss a - I et ?r st i^orv^rv vvvvvvvv lvvvv-^v>r^>n^v> vv ^ chran Millinery i