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Edff?f i?ld Advertiser J. L. MIMS. - - - EDITOR ? . TERMS: ONE YEAR $150 SIX MONTHS 75 WEDNESDAY, SEP. 6, 1908. Vote! Vote!! Vote!!! Said Edwards to Jones: "Mis ery IOVOB company." "Hub" seems to have crawled into that Efoy??-j ipe hat. After the second inui?g Man ning will take aa outing. Ansel sniffs victory in the air sm ike complacently. If the Piedmont be for a candi date who can stand against him. Ragsdale finds himself betwaeu Lyon and defeat-Scylla aud Charybdis. "~ Jones "pays the freight," but hie vote; wan so light that he is . entitled to a rebate. Manuixg's expense account for the first campaign was more than double that of Ansel. Without Cansler from Tirzah, the second race for railroad com mission will be rather tame. Jones "slapt" Brunson's face at Greenville, so the people "boxt" Jones' jaws at tho polls. When chronic politicians are "itching" for office the voter "cratches" them with avidity. In the race now on betw. Wharton and Sullivan, the lattin will doubtless prove to be a "JoLu ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The people of "South Carolins are now up against the liquor trust iu dead earnest. May the fittest survive. Not one of Richland's eleven candidates for the House received a majority. Eight will have toruu over. A man with a pitchfork usually fails when he tries to wield a whip. Moral: Always stick to your tools. -Anderson Intelligencer. . A whole pencil will not be con sumed in serat ching the Self Blocker-Griffis-Turner tickets on Tuesday next. . Another of Senator Tillman's state house speeches would have put Lyon in with- flying colors on the first ballot. There is yet hope for Newberry, out of a total vote in that county of 2,300, Blease received only 1,0 20, Hub Evans 488, and Jones 117. _ Blease said on several occasions that he believed the dispensary machinery was supporting some body, What's his opiuion now? Anderson Intelligencer. tember? Well, just watch Man ning and Ragsdale get "snowed under4' on Tuesday between the hours of 8 a. m. and 4 p. m. The Good Book Bays, "render to them according to their desert." That's what the Newberry people did when they cast 488 votes for Hub Evans, and 1,487 for Fraser Lyon. "Whose bread I eat, his song I sing." Then, Blease should no longer eing the dispensary song, for the somewhat stale dispensary loaf has been served to Manning on a silver waiter. The very complimentary vote of Congressman J. O. Patterson more than the combined votes of his opponents-shows clearly how futile is the attempt to defeat a faithful official for a second term. Just because your personal friends wore elected or defeated as the case may be, in the first primary, do not absent yourself from the polls on Tuesday next. As loDg as there is an rffice to be filled, high or low, the obligation to vote rr Els open every citizen Saluda county, having had a candidate fer governor in the field, could lay claim to a place in the hall of lame bad her people been more loyal. Edwards received 169 votes and 1,631 "scratches" iu Saluda county. Great spooup, what disloyalty I If by spending money, two votes can be gotten for Manning in the ascend primary where only ouei was vbiedjn the first, the coffers of the great-liquor dealers of the country wiir be wide open, ready for any reasonable demand upOD , them. The expense accounts of the candidates for Congress in 2ud district, as filed w:'' the Secretary of s^ate, were as . ows: J. 0.. Patterson $858 G. L. Toole $339.20 andB. B Hare $313 50. Don'l you know, that Ragedalt wishes down in tho secret cham bers cf his make-up that he had withdrawn early in the race wheo there were challenges and counter challenges of withdrawal? Would that our foresight was as good as our "hind-sights." Why did Manning espouse the cause of lb6 state dispensary about the time the gubernatorial bee began to buzz in. his aubuiu locks? He fought it in the yearE gone by. This must be classed among the mysterious co-inci dences. ' Ye embryo candidates for state office, take up your abode iu the Piedmont section if ye would be wise. Five of the Piedmont coun ties-jus" one-eighth of the num ber of counties ju the state-cast one-fourth of the votes in the re cto, t election, 24,044 of 96,771. votes This is equal to the com bined vote of 16olher counties. In the"race for govaruor who has the sympathy, if not support, of the whiskey trust? Certainly not-Ansel? Then it behooves the great masses of the citizenship of South Carolina to rally to the support of "Brother^rafford." A vote for MauniuafflK?Jjallot cast opponents) tell us is weak ; but, Birs, he On the contrary, he isro Btrong, fearless mau on a safe and sound platform-one tbat is Democratic to the corps. For bwelve consecutive years be ably served his circuit as solicitor. Would the intelligent citizens ol tho Piedmont couuties-those who know bim besi-have thus re peatedly elected Mr. Ansel had he beou incapable,' unworthy of the office?. Nay, verily. The present and future welfare of South Carolina can best be prc-1 moted by the election of Mr. An sel for Governor and Mr. Lyon for Attorney General. Their victo ry is almost certain, yet if too many of their supporters reBt upon their oars-remain away from the polls-they will be defer ted. Only half a victory has been won. Go to the polls en masse on Tuesday next aud let's make it a whole, a complete, an overwhelming, victo-) ry: *;v\ f' 'r "V. " ' ' A Card From Hon. M. P. Ansel. To the Democratic Voters of Edgefield County: I take this means of expressing my sincere thauks to the many voters of Edgefield County who cast their ballots for me as Governor of South Carolina on the 28th ult. I feel very grateful for thie mani festation of their, confidence in me, ard as truly grateful to the people all over the state for the splendid vote given me in the first race. I now ask that all of my friends turu out on the lllh of .Septem- j ber and let us roll up a large ma jority, and I respectfully eolicit the solid vote of your county, promising to give the office my undivided time and best ability. Very respectfully, M. F. Ansel. Greenville. S. C. Sept. 3, 1906. Mr. A. E. Padgett, President of The Farmers Bank, Replies to County- Treasurer J[. T. 'Pattison. EDGEFIELD, S. C., ) . August 31st, 1906. s To The People of Edgefield County: I beg your attention for a few words in reply to some things which have been said and written during the campaign just closed in this county, ns to my action on the Grand Juries of 1905 and 1906, and also as to The Farmers Bank in connection with the shortage of the Treasurer found ia 1905. In asmuch as this has been made a campaign text, later on I propose to give a history of the whole thing to iet the people know the facts. I could not do this during the cam 1 a ism .without being construed as ent?riner the campaign as an individual again9t candidates. In fact, for political purposes an arti ficie was published in the last is sues of the county papers charging me with writing and making tools of other people. It is to this arti cle that I chiefly wish to give my attention herein. I was absent on a vacation af the time the article referred to came out, over fho signature of J T Pattison. He charges that C M Willims "permitted himself tobe made a tool of by A. E. Padgett & Co." I declare this untrue and submit 'he affidavit of Capt Wil liams. "South Carolina, Edgefield County." "Pi rsonally appeared before me "C M Williams, who being sworn "says that A E Padgett has never ?'tried to influence him t?> writ" nany newspaper article in thi? ?.campaign or any other campaign, "and that A E Padgett has nevei ?tried toinfluence him to take any ?stand for or against any candidate ;in this campaign. That he wrote '.the article which was published 'in the county papers on Augu-t "15th, 1906,and brought it to Edge "field for publication without any "instigation or one word from ? "E Padgett. That the claim made 'in the articlo of Dr Pattison in the 'papers of the 22nd ls false and "without . foundation. C. M; .Williams, "Sworn to before mr, this 25 th dav S f?u&iSt, 190G E H Folk [LP] I .'-Notary Publ'c,^::.C. . . This claim tna"He..*.by.j)x:^Atliribni te: h tr* lee's', un true:' than;' is -.th"o rt -.' mainder ?f ;Hs elr?rges 'concerning" .me. Dr PattisonJ tried to ."-make ai toi?l of Capt. .-AV'illium.s t<> bring: suit' against Tlii*'"Fiirir.to s . Hnnk dir trumped up claims. Ci pt Wi Ilia mi gave credence to what he was bold by Treasurer Pattison and the Auditor, and si fl eil the matter to the bottom. He was shown by tho bank that his claims as trumped! up by the Treasurer ami Auditor wore without any standing, and were proved falso by tin? books of the bank. Tho Treasurer and Auditor then induced him tn go lo a well-known attorney to bring suit, and this attorney'-told him that he had n. uit unless he could 'swear sonnet h: K which ho and his ?clerk would not swear. This att.or ' ney knew only*one side of the case, and did not have testimony of the sufficiency to bring a suit. Cdpt VVil liams says that the Treasurer, Dr Pattison,and the Auditor told him that he, Capt Williams had a bet ter suit than Dr Pattison had. Capt Williams saw that these men wore trying to m a kn a-tool of him, and he bas told you the balance iibrn.it how he was trna?i?d as to his settlement papers All of which is true so so far as 'tho' evidence se cured by Ute Grand Jury Com mi - lee showed. Dr Pattison says: "AS TO THE AXLEGKD FIRST SHORTAGE" ?'^lftpr I had bepn in ?ffipe a few "months, the Auditor and 1 found "that wo could not make the books '.and accounts balance. Tn Jun", "in ?rying to ascertain where lue "trouble: was, wo went to fi h ft ?k un "with the banks and notified Mr "Padgett lh>n of our failure tn go? ':a balance, and called on ihn Fur 1 "mers Bank for a staion eut of its "transactions with me as County "Treasurer, hut was informed that '.the Bank had kept no record ''whatever nf the Vouehejs handled "by it and cashed by me as", coun "ty Treasurer." You note tint he uses the word "alleged'' in speaking nf "his shore age. Hus not his shorfcago b ?i?n established by ?ho?gh'ex^Verts an 1 committees to l>?. a well es'ablisli ed fact? Tho statements mad* in the? paragraph quoted above from his article are just a* true? .as his charge about my making a too! ol' Cant Williams." It is ju4 a-! trin as the statement m'ide by Dr Pat tison and the Auditor from tho stump at Red Hill, whvn each of them churned that l.h*?y found the shortage in May or June an 1 no?i fi; d tho Comptroller at once, birt that ho was so busy he could not come over to cheek up the offic* Certified conies of ali letters writ-, ten to the Comptroller by the Aud itor and Treasurer show that no mention of the .matter-, wits ever mude until ArutfUM^fit')' 1903, ?uni that the Comptroller was never asked to come over to &.lg-di<dil unti' September lKth 190-5, and that he came in two days alter he WT-? asked. When these fa-ts w.-re made known, the Auditor and Treasurer dropped their' claim of notifying the C >mptroller ' in May or June, and bogan to tell tint their first notice to him was in August. There are enough people who heard the claim at RH<{ Hill to substantiate it without any affi ia vi ts. COPIES OF'LETTER? AN? CERTIFTr CATE. A \ Edgefield. S C, Sept. IS, '05. Hon A W-Jon es, Comptroller Gen eral, Columbia, S C My Dear Sir: You will p-lease to wir? rae on receipt of this wh.it day this week to expect you here. You will please not to send a rep resentative, but come yourself. Our business is imposant and must be attended to this week. I will explain all matters fully on your arrival. This business is pertain ing to annuaJ settlement with County Treasurer. J. B. Haiti wanger. B Edgpfield,SC, Aug. 8,'0;j Hon A W Jones, C durabin, S C. Dear Sir: You will please to change my order for Auditor's and Treasurer's duplicates from 200 pages to 300 pages each. I have to patch this year's duplicate to get the required number of pages. I'm working up settlement with Treas urer. I fail to get proper balances and have so far failed to locate the trouble. Very respectfully, J B Haltiwanger. C Columbia. S C, Sept 20, '05 J T Pattison, Treasurer, Edgefield, sc. . Will reach Edgefield to night. Must return tomorrow. A W Jones, C, G. D Edgefield, S C. 9 20. "U? Hon A W Jones, Columbia, S C. What day this week can I expect you here? x J T Pattison, Treas. Upon a careful search of the re cords of thc office of Comptroller General of S. C., I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief j that the copies of two letters, "A" land"B" and two tob-grams "C" and "D" herewith suomi Heil are the entire correspondence net ween the Comptroller General's -'office and the Treasurer and Auditor of Edgefield County, relative to the investigation of the office of the County Treasurer for the taxes of 1904, covering the period from Jan uary 1st, 1?05 to January 1st, 1996. E. B Wilson, Chief Clerk Comptroller Genera1. Now in the paragranh last quo ted above, he claims that in June he and the Auditor found that Ihey could not make tho books and ac counts balance, and that they went to the banks to check up. What are the facts in this matter? First, I submit that Dr Pattison has nev er come to our bank to check up anything. I submit that thc only time he ever came to The. Farmers Bank was nu May iolh, 10U5, when I caMed him to come there to dis cuss what action we inu-?t take in regard to cashing the warrants is sued by the Supervisor. I calle I hie attention tn tho fact that il many moro ol' these warrants were cash i'd, his - funds as Treasurer would be. exhausted. He notified us to cash only .1?2IJ0 01) more ol these warran Us, becau se, he sai 1 that the. balance of his funds be longed io thu Public Si!h nd ano Special La.V'v Accounts. Ha never one time said to nie or the other of ficers of the bank that he wa sh ort. I can submit the aflidiivits of three officers nf the bank to prove thia. On the 25th of May, utter Dr Pat tison had left ihe bink un hour or two, the Auditor cnn : tu in - lu ik A it h. tue (??s-? h iukvnf the IVea* urer on Tho Far.ne s B ink a'i i tue Bank of h?dge field, ant al vi had with liim a tit ito in ont tn ad.i by Treasurer Pattison sindtir dtt April loth, 190.3, a copy of whie;? is r?w'on ?tilo jt?v^Vfl offi .? '?af V County . Supervisor. The Audit had been p:i?:J $.'j0 i>0 lor/mulei* th is ts} nf) rt, : i., ^u^n .rn r to-I tli('QT?VIIIIV y as rBrl?ii" the un V*p'"'r'f-:v i'^'n-"/! hy'i rh'.? .Tr-* i>i r .from;Ja iii a ry 6th,:"190^_th'?i?h t Maw ri-au rPM: iiun "t .'. in-t?ce -ni th r .ports " tri n?Uiy. : \Vh'enr~the A tn tor cii inc lt\ i hV.bn.rik aa' I r"i lest to see t Iinji?'.".ni nt of the, Tr?.iis.u *< it wrH-'sh.r^'n t'irii.i:? At'i'T loi ingut thc report in-nl.rn cl -r 1 it . April l?.th 191)0, ai'?cl-i'.xVmtni?v?r 1 pass hil?les from the Bartk <?f li le, Hohl iiml The Furniers l>?ink. Called Mic iilt'-n?ioir iVi?thi? ?.u?Utj to the fue! I hit there was ??i'ih?r mistake in then-port of $1;060:00 the Treasurer was short th amount on April '15th 10.)") f stated ?it that time Unit he ri; used the balance an i'Uin April 7c 1005, lo reconcile the cash wirh report made on April loth. Whi I called him down im SUCH an a surd proposition, for it was >hov\ that the Treasurer had ?ssut cheeks against-his bank accoun on April lllh amounting to ovi ?ft.000 U0, he beiran t> irnike ti claim that Tho. Farmers Bank ht tt-it turned over the.pr? ?per arnott j if warrants, to. the Treasurer. I: ii -= tc erl to -see the. ree ird ol tl .imount of warrants thc temi; h i dV'ivcTcd to thc Treasurer. I'l Cashier t.oKI l'? \t h.- knew th tl th Treasurer ?o?d -ill t he warr inf in :t 11 Uv rec ord-? of these warrin That. I he warrant* had hi-,? i <. r/sh? hy bini :ts aninceomm-i.l.ili m lo lt Treasurer, nn'd as they worn un items, h ? il l'i?'?v f?irrind ?s eash I the h i nie, and when taken np I I he Tr ensurer had been furnish1 in each ense'T^if h n Hst of the wa rants showin,?-' Ae amount nf enc warrant. 'I' lui list had bo^ ohivkedam, jf?Vd ;in every tran action he fir* he Treasurer hi ?riven his (di'jVik in piymeul. Iben for. That not it'oit'igle warrant ha been eIoir?ed against fhn ti econ t cf tho Treasurer, and th it tlnoi ly thin ti "chuged-. ir>ains t ht s ac conni were his checks, and that this Were ?.ot, true, to let. th Treasurer, show it. I hp hud h account balanced and his voucher in tho way nf cheeks hud bee turned ov?Vto him. Fie nev. txavF a check to th" hunk un? warrants were- delivered to bin Thc Aiidifor:te|t the hank at th date, M!<v 25th, and either the ne> day, the 26th/?.r'.:271b, he italled n HS I went to niv otfi-e in the in ir inp;, :ind to'-l tn-- thal he had fi mn he had nvid - an ?rr ir! an I 'lu now everythiijii was all ri tr ht. accepted his--^-tement, the And tor's, ns tnt ?, -vi 1 kne v no b 'tte until in Joly wheo th-? Or in 1 .fur' C/?m rn I r.t'eo eximln-d the. Tn? i ?ur er's efl! je. Thruiirh I iin'ie.-- I th i the County 0 ?m nissi ic-rs h irro v ed $3;;"50:):00 on, May 2!) h, 10)'), days alter thi-t The neile is th record fo;sho\v f-?r itself. A ??*'?? . written hy the Auditor to one of th C un missioners is in hand to sh >. thal this ?renlh-man h i l s i n -thi i. to ri > with itillinjr th.? i!o:rs;?v sioti'-rs together on M i v 2-)'h, 190' A uother fact- is elle.I as . ral he strnnire is that this is the un!; transaction to be found whero th Commissioners borrowed hr me; nu thy last days of the m ?nth. a i then borrowed money ag vu on th fir-t of the tiext month, Ju tu These are the f icts. as the ree. ir I show them. They can he suppl ' mented hy a'ffi lavits where neee? sa ry by the officers of the bank The Treasurer never mentioned s this time that he wits short. Th Auditor, when" con fronted wit figures to. show that that there wa either an error or shorta?-?, come; and covers up the matter with th assti?*nce that he lia-I imrde ai error. It is true that the bank kept m recora of. warrants paid forth Treasure?-, called cash warrants, i record is kept in the shapb of ; list uutil the warrants are deliver ed to the Treasurer, and he give the bank a check for th? amouu of the warrants. The list is lef with the Treasurer, even after hi has checked it over and added i up Why did not the Treasure keep these lists? T,hey are gone Whose duty is it to keep the ac count of the warrants paid by thc Treasurer from day to day? Th County pay3 for a nea record book for him to enter ead and every warrant he pays. I plac? to enter School Warrants ? placo to enter Supervisor's War rants and Witness Pay Bille Does he enter them as he is re quired? Will the Grand Jury Com mittee say that he entered a siu gie warrant of any kind on hit record from Oct')b:r loth, 1905, ld July 24lh, 1906? It is his dut) to keep a record of the amount ol these warrants he pays each dav as much so... is it is his duly tc keep an accoutit of what he col lestsaud pays out. It certainly is uut tho duty of any bank tc keen such a record for him. The Bauk of '.Edgefi-ild and thc Farmers Bauk do not keep any record of checks which one cashes on the oth?r except a list, and carries these checks as cash uutil they are exchanged or paid. Ol course when these checks come in by mail or on deposit there is a record left. The same is true of warrants paid for the Treasurer. The hanks will undrstaucl this. So will people who have trans actions w-th the bauks. No, the Farmers Bank nor any other bank has ever agree I to become book keeper for the Treasurer. Now as to the disparaging state ment made by Dr. Pattison as to the relative correctness and meth ods of th" o> diff?re nt banks In dis cussing this I do not intend to question the methods of any of , our banks. I think that they all keep their accounts well. Ile says, "I had boen, as County Treasurer, depositing money with the Farmers Bank, The B mk of Edg'dield and the Johnston ? ink. The Johnston Bank and the Bank of Edg'fi dd h id a Rouip'e.te record nf all Conn fy Y^ue'i^rs hand led by th * m ?; ami ? hid no tniubln i-j c'mcki;.g up ny trans actions wiih I hose two Ba -ks ''my books balam <-d with theirs to a cent." Dr. Patt ?sou doo s uol tell you that most of lin warrants art paid, School, Supervisor's and Clerk's, by the Farmers Bank be cause it is immediately it) front of the ollie s from which these warrants are issued, a: d I he re for?? no<t convenient. [Ie dot s- not .irow th ir ?he other banks k->ep a .'.'C ?rd of Ihn von;.hers paid by them. He" says H ), bit this is not mviig i!. Dr. P.itiisin knows that ho never.had but one occount with the Farmers Bank as Treas ur r, and that this was his de p ?sit account. He knowfl that this account balanced 'to a 03jt, and that he has never questtoued this account for one cent. He knows thar, nji this account there wan UHv^rcredited anything except the m on ?sj' which he brought to the bani?, or which some other officer deposited to his credit as Treas urer. He knows that ho has re ceived credit for every cent of this and ho hap nov r ques'ioned this one time. H" further knows that nothing has over been chargad against this account pxcppt his own checks signed by him. He has had statements every time ho has called for ?uch promptly, and has lind his checks surrendered to him. He has uever questioned this account. If this is not true, let him show it. He attempts to tafco advantage nf the fact that the Cashier sur rendered to him warrants that the Farmers Bank had paid for him without stamping the name of the bank on I he baok of the warrants, hy saving that you must Bbow that you paid these warrants now. The Cashier has shown that the baL,k nail] I he warrants, by presenting ih'-ni to the Treasurer with the nayu'i of tho payee ou the back. Tha/rreasurer hus proved that the Cashier of the Farmers Bank has paid these warrants by giving to i ho Cashier of the Farmers Bauk hischeck for th ! amouut of these warrants from time to time. The warranta were never delivered tu him, the Treasurer, except in his office, tr these are not the facts let the Treasurer sho-.v the contrary I adm'f th?ii; ih<? Cashier should have t ?Ven the precaution to stamp 'he name of the bank on th; bac c ot* the warrants. Th? Cashier se s this now. He says .hat hu Lliuu?hl he was furnishing a list of the warrants and sur rendering the warrants and as ii waa nee s a ry lo stnmp the name of th? b.mk he did not do it. A? soon us ? fou.?d that thy Cashier was o-\:?*. tins ibis pr caution, I ai once ci!l4d bia attention io it. Taking ?tilv intage of this iroissi?u is all the ula, ni the ?Vasur'r has agaiu?t the Farinera Bank. In taking advantage ot' this hu im? pRrfch^s his competency to add up a liai cl ?'?tires such asjiny school b,oy of 12 ve irs em'd aid, and he admiti or convicts himself nf givimr checks when l e did not kudw wnut he w. s doing. Thia is to) thin. Who cannot see through ;i? Th F.i. iii rs Rank ha? be n ai stated Ki'.lrvals examined by ex perts is lo liv c irr.'c'ness of itt? accounts before any bunk exami ner was appoint-sd '?v South Caro lina, and ibo o exports have vin dicated ita method* and b )oks aud accounts. These exam i nations hav? I teen mad fl b?sid<s Min examina tions made by r^s directors. Now since all banks are examined hy a state officer, let him and his records show, if the Farmers Bank has not an up-to-date system of keeping its accounts. L*t him show if the Farmers Bank is not as con servatively managed as any bank iu Edgefield County. He ought to bu better authority than a Treas urer Pattisou, Dr. Pattison ohargps me with l?eiug responsible for his suspen sion from office. The records brand this as untrue The records Btaie that he was removed upon the re port of the Comptroller made to the Governor that his clerks had checked up the Treasurer in Sep tember and found him short. I did report to the Governor that the Tiaasurer had refused to allow the Grand Jury Committee to examine his vouchers on the 3rd day of October, and asked the Governor if he could put the Committee in possession of . the Treasurer's vouchers. He replied that we would have to apply to the Court Six! easor You should send your TEES S o ixt li. C Co-Edu Inst (S. C. IDclg-efi< I. Because only 75 boarders an each student to receive the personal al 2 Edgefield is noted for ?ts heal ingeounrry. 3 Handsome new buildings wi date equipments. 4 Extensive gr. unds-beautifn ?5 IIigh-toned,cultured. Christin ty of fourteen teachers, each a special (J Greatest care in selecting teac students will be elevating. ti The president and twe ve te students. 5 From I he t ? me st udi nts reacli thci- homos, I hey are under the watch the president and faun try. fl Regular study hon.s morning supervision uf the te-n h?*rs. 10 High Stjuidai do-Thorough Od inspect ion'. 11 In rom petal ive examinations scholarships, our -auden's have al.vays 12 On acer ti nt of our thorough IV discipline and the general up-biiih?ing our graduates are always in-demand a er?, et.-.. 18 Table supplied wich good, wh ten teachers in dining room with stud H Oiilj two students to each rc each table in the Dining Room. No cn nf t he Inst itution. 15 Because for fourteen years inn linn under the sam.? tnaiugeini'it, t'lir your patronage. I O' Notwithstanding the expensi nd abundant table fare and other ham to make him allow his'vouchers pxamined. My letter to the Gov eruor is ou record. This action (. the Trp,ppurer in refusing to allow his voucher* examined by the Graud Jury Committee was in cou tem pi of the court, and speaks badly tor itself. Dr. Pattison' it appealing for -sympathy did not mention that he uart refnsed to allow us to examine his vouchers. Any citizen has a right to examine these public records. The law had appointed us to examine them He Bays tnat he waa suspended without haviug a chauce to put up the money and remain iu office. Shame upon such statements. His own report u?der date of April 15th, 1905, shows that he should have known that he was short. The Graud Jury C .nramittee showed to him in July that he was short. Tho Comptroller's clerks found him short in September. Who ever had more opportunities and louger time in which to put up money and remaiu in office? fie was not suspended until Octo ber 4th; Fellow citizens, there has been a powerful effort to outrage your Grand Jury. Cau the Grand Jury Hff.ini to do its duty hereafter? Why should G-rand Jury Commit tees do their duty, and be houuded dowu by a political set. Ts this the reward B ich men as N. M. Jones, Col. S. B. M-.ys, D. B. Hollings worth, J. H. Mays and others are io get for doing their duty? These gentlemen with the balance of the 18 men on the Grand Jury hiva been very ieuieul, perhaps tuo leumnt. Not everything has been -xposed. I with the others have only done ray duty, and have 'empered my action with mercy. This is my first article published on t-ii:i untter, after I have been a pub!io text with 6ome people for 12 moni hj. [ would not have written this, lut some ot my friends thought that I owed lt to the public. I preferred to troat tfbat has been falsely claimed .vith silent contempt. 1 trust that I have not sai I too rau^h. lu closing let me say that if the Farm rs Bank has o ie ceut of Dr Pattisons's money, he will 'not nave to bring suit but simply como to the bank and show it, aud I'uither the bank officials will make an apology such as gentle men can nuke. This has beeuoui positiou all tho time, and we are still occupy i ug it . We have agreed to giv) bira'every rpcord we had. and have ado. il ted his representa tive to our records upon an agree ojt-ut that he \v.?uld show up everything lo us. This was last January, owd so' far we hava beelu shown nothing. A larg?* majority of our taxpay ers will be entitled to have theil taxes marked paid n?-xl spring, their receipts written aud held until next August at least, with out paying any money. Wb}, should they not demand what the) are eutitl-id to? It has beeu ei tabliehed and approved as correct. Demand your rights. Respectfully, A. E. PADGETf. Pain From a Burn Promptly Re lived by Chamberlain's Pain Balm. A little child of Michael Stra uss, of Vernon, Conu., wa9 recent ly in great pain from a burn on the hand, and as cold applications only increased the iuflamatiou, Mr. Strauss came to Mr. J a mee N. Nichols, a local merchant foi somethiug to stop the paiu. Mr. Nichols says : l,I advised him to use Charcb.Haiti's Pain Balm, and the first application drew out the j inflammation and gave imm?diat' relief. I have used this liniment myself and can recommeud it ver} ofteu for cuts, burns, strains and lame back, and- have never known it to disappoint." For sale by G. L. Penn & Sou. teen is Why SONS and DATJGH to the karolina cational itute. C. I) aid, S. C ? taken, thereby making it possible for .tention of the faculty. th-being situated in a high, diy. roll th modern improvements and np-to I oak grove ideal surroundings. in men and women compose the Facul iat. hers whose personal influence over the achers live in the building with the Edgetield until they take the tr.iin for ful care and close personal attention of , afternoon and night under the direct nirse of Study-our work bears close for West Point, innap.ilis and other been eminently suojessful. i tera ry Course, excellent training in of character, niorally and religiously s Teachers, Stenographers, Bookkeep olesome and properly prepared food; lents. ?om in the Dormitory. Sis students to I jwding allowed in any Departments p school h is b?e.n in "Jsuoces^ful op?ra eby provi'igitself worthy to ask for ve Fae il ty employed, the wholesome e comforts, the charges ??re moderate, If your eyes ure worth having the}- are worth saving. Do so with the right kind of glasses. Geo. F. Mims, Optician.. ANTED-Buyers for Gasoline En gines, Steam En gines, Saw Mills, Cotton Gins, Presses etc. E. J. NORRIS TJMMOfilS ? CORLEY, SURGEON DENTISTS, Appointments at Trenton on Wednesdays. Crown and Ilridge Work a Special ty. HOUSE COLD TIBE S While you wait-iu miuutes-I can shrink th' your wagon or buggy w? faciug or charring the ri wheels as is often done tires are heated. If you set once while cold by t chine you will never aga them to be heated. I have juet added a for Bhriukifig rubber ti for putting ou new rubb Satisfaction guaranteed: very rtasouable. B. J CROO: Just received a large Hardware and C arpent e 1 if all kind. Call upon u i eed of these goods. Ramsey THE FARMERS BA* OF EDGEFIELD.S. C. STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSIT? THE LARGEST AND STRONGEST BANK IN EDCE'lELO CO Paid up Capital.\. . $58.0 Surplus and Undivided Profits.28,0 Liability of Stockholders. 58,0 t Protectioniio Depositors. Wc invite attention of those desiring a tafe depositorrfor their money *o i ?cu. INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS BY SPECIAL CONTRA Under provision of its cha rter this bank is authorized to act as trustee, sr dministrator and executor, and to accept and e zecute trusts generally. A. E. PADGETT, President T. H RAINbFORD, Vice W. H. HARLING, Cashier. W. A. BYRD, Asst. Cash NE?W GOOD We are now showing some Beautiful F Merchandise. Drop in and let us show yo some of the New Things in s Clothing, Shoe?, Hats and Men's Furnishings. A portion of our new goods have airead arrived and we shall be pleas?d to show you through them. Fresh arrivals almost daily. DORN & mms Our Best Effo will be made this month in LADIES SU MER SHOES. Try a pair of Hamilton, Bro & Co's Celebrated "AMERICAN LADY" OXFORDS "SUNBURST" SLIPPERS "GIBSON TIES." All warranted SOLID and will give satisf tion or money refunded. J. M. Cobb New Laundr We are sending to a Steam Laundry and ask all our>f ormer patr to give us a trial. First-cl work guaranteed. S work in Tuesdays. JAS. E. HART JUST RECEIVE One Oar 23ja.gfgriri.gr jand WE ALSO HAVE COTTON SHEETS COTTON BASKETS SCALE BEAMS. Jones & Son Always Remeiaber the Full N 1 axative ftromo Qui Cures a Cold in One Day, Grip in