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\IVLil trUl I ' l v : DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS j : OF ROAD ENGINEER. J ? Editor County Record:? In response to a solicitation fron: Cades for plans of road construction, -% would say that I consider, as a firsl ' re juisite, drainage should be had tioroughly, and inasmuch jis one's e re alone cannot tell the grade,why, git a reliable level of some kind and locate the best outlet. Again, this siouid give sufficient data from . ^ which to calculate to find out just what the work should cost, and ir letting contracts would be a safe guide to spend the money by and not by a matter of guess-work. Dcn'l P', try to get a deeper ditch the first K year than the money will permit,but forgoodness' sake establish the drain, if you don't get but six inches deej in the low placed and let the water go. Tf this is once done, then every year . eepen the grades by any help, for th >n they could not work wroag as the do now,for the grade is then established,and in course of time we could expect to see the good results of starting right. Please don't plough sand into the road, but plough it out te one side, then get the sub-soil from the middle of road-bed with the plough and s:rape to the opposite side. If in n.^ed of more clay, why, dig it right here and be sure to make a grave for the sand, because it must be gotten rid of, and by burying it in the middle of the road it makes an excellent filler and acts as an underdrain for the road. The Lord's plan for under-drains is made in this wav aid it is everlasting. Now, we have the material, sand and clay, bef ore our eyes, and by the use of good judgment, ordinariij tvo to one,a finely prepared bed car I be built that will not need anything but a split-log drag to keep it up. Oi c ?urse one can see how much sand is needed before he begins building and if any to spare, throw it in the ditch first and get it out of the way Now, don't cry, "money out,' w en so many people who keenh feel the need of this work are will "lrtg to help by supplementing wit! { their means in their respective sec tions by hauling clay, if not to be kn/] Wo knmv jrood roads uau vuiumov. ?? v 0 mean good morals. i Know there is lots to do in oui laige county, therefore, rush tht work. Don't let a man get out oi the gang that will ever incline to gc b iCk. I believe in being humane,but I also believe in punishment foi 1 crime. I want to see the plough run like a good farmer does his ploughs wien grass and rain are both or h nd until some of the apparently b -ttomless holes that greatly handi| Cip traveling by road are leveled once more, and then kept drugged'. Excuse me, but since I have beer d >ing livery business with automobiles I have never yet had them ir the ditch except in the middle of tht road. I frequently drive over tc Florence county and the difference is just ail,and this should not be. "We cm if we will." So let us "will" aid elect somebody that "can". As to bridge work, would say, replace small ones with tiling, and our engineer should be able to calculate the transverse strength of beams and the tensile strength of rods, so he could get up specifications for the work to the greatest advantage on size of timbers. For instance, when timber was cheap a few years ago it did not make a difference in the use of a 12x12 where a 10x12 was 0 K; but the commercial prices ol the two sizes now are so different that when the 10x12 is strong enough, why, don't spend any money adding "strength to an anvil." S onetimes these sizes are to haul foV miles now and cost at the mill 1 tu-iVp that of a few vears asro. II believe in preserving with creosote and using more care in having our bridges well braced. ^ Yrery respectfully yours, * Jno M Eapdy. Lake City, July 18. Editor County Record:?In re sponse to the suggestion of your cor respondent from Cades as to the du . ties and qualifications of Road Engi . y j - , - I |: neers, I beg to submit the following: ? ; 1st. Get good men as superinten- fi ; | dents and guards for chaingang and I | ; road plow, and take good care of I prisoners and stock. 9 Drainage is the only way of having I ' good permanent road beds, and $1.1 , worth of draining is worth $2 worth I ^'of work throwing mud into the g 1 roads. "Sand and clay roads ?Ke> move the sand with road-plow to the , side of the road. Clay the road by 1 ditching or hauling. Use the sand, J enough of it to make one-third of t the clay. Work it in the clay with : a disk harrow. i I believe in giving each township ? the work that it is entitled to from 1 the commutation and one-mill road _ tax. f : j Ian opposed to bonding the coun: ty to work the roads, as I believe the J , roads can be worked under the pres- 4 > ent system, if properly managed. I < believe in permanent work being j r done. * 4 I am in favor of the Legislature 4 : giving the right to any township, if * 1: it sees fit, for levying or voting a 4 ' one or two mill extra tax for work- < t i ng the road in that particular t?wn- J ship. 4 'j The cost of bridges depends upon j 1 the amount of lumberlhey take. 4 'I I believe in a separate bridge 4 fund set apart for bridges,and think "j 1 that more piping should be used, as I : good lumber is getting scarce and 1 hard to get. ? :, The duties of the road engineer 1 being confined entirely to roads and I bridges, I think his services should paid for (one-half from each") from II bridge and general road fund, and not from the ordinary fund, as now. J J Graham. Kingstree, Jufcr 20. rj ACL Officials Visit Kingstree. i Private car No 305 on the siding r here Thursday attracted some atten[ tion. It contained the following 51 Atlantic Coast Line officials: Supt J N Brand,of Savannah; First Division ' i > Supt J C Murchison, of Charleston, , and Simeon Hyde, Esq, of Charles> tun First Division assistant counsel. : These officials were here in re. s;x>nse to requests for several little j concessions on the part of the rail. road and after looking the ground j. over, most of them were granted. ; i Among other things they agreed to ( build a shed for loading tobacco for S lipping right at the ware-houses, ? which will save the trouble of haul ing to the depot. They al&o prom- | , isei to remove certain obstructions L from the dirt road leading north ward along the right-of-way. NEEDbUL KNOWLEDGE. . Kingstree People Should Learn to Detect tbe Approach of Kidney Disease. ( [ The symptoms of kidney trouble : are so unmistakable that thev leave no ground for doubt. Sick kidneys 1 excrete a thick, cloudy, offensive urine, full of sediment, irregular of i' passage or attended by a sensation , of scalding. The back aches con( stantly, headaches and dizzy spells ^ ; may occur and the victim is often | ; weighed down by a feeling of lan- I 1 guor and fatigue. Neglect these warnings and there is danger of dropsy, Bright's disease or diabetes. j Any one of these symptoms is warning enough to begin treating the kidneys at once. Delay often ' proves fatal. ; You can use no better remedy , than Doan's Kidney Pills. Here's Kingstree proof: Mrs J C Kinder, Academy St, 1 Kingstree, S C, says: "I can reci ommend Doan's Kidney Pills as a > valuable remedy for the purposes for ?! which their use is intended. I sufferI ed considerably from kidney trouble \ and could find nothing that would give me more than temporary relief 1 until I procured Doan's Kidney Pills ; at Scott's drug store. They benefited .; me in every way." i For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, ! New York, sole agents for the UnitI! ed States. Remember the name?Doan's? and take no other. Notice STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I COUNTY OK WILLIAMSBCBO. f I Notice is hereby given that I will be at t he C??unty Commissioners' office on ! . Monday. August 1*>, at li o'clock am, I to receive bids tv< build a new bridge I j over Broad Svamp on the new road 11 crossing .-aid swamp near Robert _! r ulton's. Also to let contract to build j I * I a new barn. etc. at the "Poor Farm " 11 -; Plans and specifications can be seen at I i said office. .1 J Graham, ' Road Engineer. fl ' July 2?, 1910. 7-28 :it B X \ Courtneyls Ice Creai der New Manaj ^ '\\ '^' s' Apples and Peaches and other Fruits :>f Fi Cigars, Cigarettes and Smokers' Goods, we have. Courtney's Ice Cre h Vminor'c Prpch Bread Received Oail y y*? ? * Choice Bee 0 ' ^ living pr ft K Mamburge ?y^^Bi ft Beef 1 Ground Bone for Your Hi ^ makes hens lay and the little ? 10c per pound, 3 poun | >? 5*/>g People's 1 h. a. miller. pr? f???????? 4 :?:@.@:?:?:@:@:@:?:? :@: ? A - Armniinn ? ? (?j Having 20 Greenhouses and over ur devoted to Cut-Flowers, Plants an ? ing the best floral artists, | We Are Better Equipped Than An (?j to furnish you with al @ Cut-Flowers,Bridal Bouquets or I S We also sell ^Palms and Ferns . . for the House, Garden or Cemeter; ? most reasonable to be found. Write ? % ?The Carolina F1 j| 339 King St.. Chai ri ir?rr>i PFNN MIITIIAI I IFF II MIVIl V VI H PHILADELPHIA One of the OLDEST and STf OLD LINE RESERVE The PENN Mutual offers ma | Monthly, Quarterly and Yearl Life Annuities, Trust ( Joint Ordinary Life I Dual Income, 20 Year Endowmenl 5 per cent. 20 Year Gold B< If you are contemplating taking out ii explain our policies to you. William W. Barr, I Agent for Williamsburg LOUIS 234 KIj M I D-S UMM The Largest Whole AT WHOLES DRY GOODS, MATTINGS, I Write for Samples Try us on a Mail Ord< -^>-11 Q-ood-S I SPECIAL! ^'^^r)nu-u) LADIES' AND "SATIS n Parlor Un= ,h jement. . m< ig in f-tockJNew and of tai kality. R1 k: Ice Cream. All Kinds of ?, Crushed fruits. All our P" 1 Extracts are Guaranteed I ure Food Law. crj ; Candies in Boxes and Loose. i iov Juth's, Stacev's and Schies- j tw Choice Bon Bon; and Choco- da i. tin nest Quality. th; Give us a call and see what k,r coi Ca am Parlor. ? of ty. - M t?e; - (J; &??*$????*??* 14 pa i I M..44.am. ?f :i anu iuuuuu ?i 59 ; ? ag ICeS. n to on da to r Fresh Ground i* ? 5c per pound. F ens and Biddies ? ! chickens grow. 1J 1)1 ds for 25c. It or VlarKet, ^ ? i ? I r?prietor. to ,in i A1 __ 1 ? % jment. @|J _ . @jf 5 acres of land entirely ? d Shrubs, and employ- jgj ^ U y Florist in the State ? i ^ 1 kinds of ? j & Designs for Funerals. || ? L and Plants-^ ? |rj y. Our prices are the @ Mj i, telephone or telegraph jgj \ loral Store, j rleston, S. C. i?:1'' "1l a^lJ MANGE GO "i JONG EST of the ; COMPANIES S ? 1 ny Attractive Policies ^ ? y Income Policies Q a Certificates 5J 3 nsurance t Gold Bond Insurance ? >nd Insurance $ isurance, will be glad to a Kingstree, S, C. J tj r County. n c " I 1 i nm n ) UJIU mg street and 203 mee1 EAR CLE rs gkese^-vx : ssale and Retail MA ;ale or retail we offi NOTIONS, SHO IHHOLSTERY GOODS, sr. E3ed.-u.ced. IFror IKS' SPRING TAILOR-MADE \ CHILDREN'S READY-TO-W FACTION OR YC * t '* ' " V'.-L&L:../i'.-diLa* Clerk? Sale. Under and by virtue of a decrt e court of common pleas for the c of Williamsburg, made by Juds Memminger, presiding ar the s ;r term, 1910, of said court, in a in cause therein pending entitled uylus, executor of the last will stament of W T Rhodus, d^cea lintiff, ver>us John Fields. def? t, and dated the 28rd -day of Ji iO, I will offer for sale at public* t kikf awa fit a a/hi lialhan /Ja/iv in 1/TT1UIC U1U LUUI I IIVUTO Ul^'l U1 *n of Kingstree. South ' arolina. een the legal hours of sole on M y.the 1st day of August A D 1 i following described real estate: at certain piece, parcel or trac id lying, beir.g and situate in mty of Williamsburg.State of So ndina, containing thirty ac nded on the North by lands of 1 sesne and D Z Martin; East by it W M 0'ilryan; >outh by lands o O'Bryan and of R M Gamble est by lands of D Z Martin, thesi ing a tract of land conveyed to olin Fields) by N A Le?e?ne, Feb: 8, 1906. rerms of sale: Cash. Purchase y for papers. If the purchaser or purchasers fa mply forthwith, the p~operty wil uin offei ed tor -ate at his or their the same or s?>rne subsequent si y. HO Britto M4-3t Merk Williamsburg ?ou aint YourBugg We can make it look like n IV n. cub. h other vehicle IfMWiwd 1(1(1 PIP (!MI. iuumw vi inn appearance by painting-, so (ring Us Your Wort I. M. Vause & So -io-tr cordially we!c< eil. E. B. McElveen, 4-6m. Con. Cc When Heady to Built your home, church, schoc house, store, or when yoi need anything in the way o Building Materia I can save you money if yoi let me know what you want D, J. EPPS, Agent Kingstree, S. C. Cheraw Door & Sash Cc 7--1 -;fl? EN & 'ING STREET, CHARLES' AR ANC IL ORDER HOE !R THE LARGEST VARII ES, MILLIN FLOOR CO\ Visit our J n. a, ^Zsilf to s \ UKMftlJ Sells An hi AUW [AH GARMENTS A SI 5UR MONEY B. J MHanHHHn ? | Professional Cards. I 1 cerE B Offlce over Slnglttarj Building. Phone 14 St M. A. WOODS. SeJ DENTIST. .e. _ I tutle LAKE CITY, - S, C ? CLAYTON & COOKE, t1>f ATTORNEVS-AT-LAW, . | the LAKE CITY, ... SC. uth res. Office in Singletarr Building. ^ ^ Special Attention to Collections 2-35^)P 2 W. Lcland Taylor, I iTZl DENTIST. me p1a. Office over Dr W V Brockington's Store . KINCSTRtt, - - s. c. ;,0 5.2i.tf. 4 S M. D. Nosmith 3 ilesDENTIST. ? LAKE CITY, - - - S. C. | .V ew v\/. L. BASS Attorney at Law | LAKE CITY. K C. Dr R J McCabe f I/C1IU9U - KIN33TSBE. - S. C. J. D. MOUZON'S \n BARBER SHOP rtl ?in the? ?rk Kellahai Hotel O- is equipped with up-to-date appliances. Polite Service. Competent Workmen. r>?8-08. r Mrs. W. 0. Wilson's ? (Mill Street) BOARDING HOUSE ill ? Rates $100 per day i '?j Dinner 35c, Supper, Breakfast and Lodging 25c each. Special rates >4 weekly or monthly. 7-7-lm fy Foreclosure. * h Summons for Relief. lers '(COMPLAINT NOT SERVED.) ?m* STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COL'NTY OF WILLIAMSBCRG, Court of Common Pl?'a?. ?n. [> w Avant. Plaintiff, vs William B Avai.t. Defendant. ? To the Defendant. William B Avant: You are hereby summoned and reI quired to answer the complaint of the ' plarutitf it! this action, wnich was filed with theClcrV. of the Court of Common Picas for Williamsburg county, State . aforesaid, and to serve a copy of your 'answer to said complaint on the subscribers at their otlice in Kingatree,S C, within twenty days after the date of the set vice hereof upon you: exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to an-wer the complaint within the time afore-aid. the plaintiff in this action will apt ly to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Gii.la.nd & Gilland, i J Plaintiff's Attorneys. ! To the Defendant. William BAva it: d j Takk. Notice: That the complaint in f 1 this action was filed in the office of the I ' Clerk of Court of Common I'leas for * j Williamsburg county, State aforesaid, LI ' at King-tree, in the county and State ;. I afore-aid, on the 30tli day of June, J A I) 1910. Gilland & Gilland, ? flj Plaintiff's Attorneys. I Kingstree, S C, j J Jane 30,1910. 7-7-6t J FOLEYSnONEMAR i Cures CoMsi Prevents Pneumonia <3 CO., roN, s. c. ) E SALE EE1TT STOIE5E SE in the South. STIES OF !ERY CARPETS, BRINGS OF ALL KINDS Store when you come i to the City. j I *. Quarter. i Half Price I 'EC1AITY. ? I ACR" | r.