Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, August 16, 1905, Image 2
lld?ef ield Advertiser
J. t. MIMS. - - - EDITOB
- J .TERMS:
ONE YEAR. $1.50
SIX MONTHS 75
WEDNESDAY. AUG 16,1905.
WHICH?
Prohibition stands pre-emi
nently for piety, purity, probi
ty, peace, plenty, prosperity.
Dispensary stands decidedly
. far deviltry, debauchery, dissi
pation, degradation, drunken*
ness, damnation.
Which do you stand for ?
Let .conscience answer.
. A Voice From Abbeville.
Tue following from the editor of
the Abbeville Press and Barnier,
who^is an ardent admirer of Sena
tor Tillman and a supporter of the
dispensary, may not be amiss at
this' juncture ;
have read tho speech of
Senator Tillman at Edgefieid, as
reported iu the daily papers.
"What the Senator says of drink
ing liquor looks to us too much
likehe was drumming for. the|
dispensary. We are sorry that!
the'Senator should liave made any
ape?ch or any utterance that would
encourage our people to drink
liquor.
"Because of the danger of be
coming a slave to it, some of us j
are.af raid tc drink liquor. The'
habit of drinking liquor is injuri
ousijto health and character, and
it i| a bar to a man's promotion
in rae business world. The liquor
habit is ludeed the greatest enemy
that we have, and no man should
he^encouraged to enter upon a
dangerous 'course from which
nothing but evil is to be had.
. ''Senator Till man boasts that he
as a'"'great strong man can usa it
as he pleases and Btill maintain
the mastery over himself. He is
in fact a temperance man, but he
tel)$ the "boys" that there isuoth
iug>in the Bible which forbids
thecrjr drinking."
'?We are shocked that he should
male any speech that would set a'
lofter standard for others than he
set-up for himself. Being sober
tiiirjself, why Bhould be encourage
others to the drink habit."
*^How a man like ?Senator Till
man can make such speeches as
would have a tendency to debauch
hie people is more than we can
understand.'
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.
\ The Grand Jury has passed on
all indictments given out and pre
tented same to the Court* The
Committees from the Grand Jury
appointed at the March Term of
Court for this year have done so
much of the work for which they
were appointed as possible, and
their reports are herein presented
ana made a part of this report.
KS PORT OP COMMITTEE OK CHAIN
GAN'G, ROADS AND BRIDGES.
We find the Chain Gang divided
in two squads. One squad in charge
of /Mr. J. L. Corley, working the
coqvl :'ss hired- from the State, six
in number. This squad has also 8
mules, and operates one road scrape
and one road plow. This division
could do more effective work in
our. judgment and keep its work
and machinery going to better ad
vantage, if it had a few more con
victs. The expense for guards and
overseers would be no more. Squad
number 2 is in charge of Mr. G. P.
Sawyer, and works the county con
victs, at present six in number.
Thia squad also works a road scrape
and. plow and eleven mules. We
think that the ?number of mules
used by the county is sufficient
with the present number of con
victs, and recommend that no more
mules be bought unless the number
of. convicts should be increased for
a term that would warrant the in
vestment.
'We find that these two squads
haye been doing good work on the
roads, and that most of the roads
haye been put in good condition.
Inrour judgment, these squads are
doing aB much work as could be
expected, and while not all roads
are what the people demand, still
we. think that our people have little
erase for complaint.
We do think that too many new
roads are being opened as public
-roads. We do not refer to open
ing new roads around hills that are
too steep for practical travel, but
t??new roads which are opened for
the imaginary convenience of just
a-Tew people where there are al
ready public roads which would
serve ail the purposes of the com
munity. 15 or 20 miles'bf old road
efan be worked while one mile of
??jew road is being opened. We al
ready have enough miles of road
open for our population and prop
erty values. This matter we direct
to the County Board of Commis
sioners.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
? ? ' BUILDINGS.
.. We find that the repairs have
been made on the roofs of the Jail
and Court Bouse, but that there
are still three windows in the Jail
Which need repairing. They are in
such condition that prisoners could
escape easily through them. .
ria regard to any repairs which
rn ay be needed at the Poor House,
we are nut decided whether new
houses should be built or the old
?nes be repaired. This should he
decided after examination of the
buildings by a competent mechan
ic. We, however, make the recom
mendation that whatever work
may be done on the build1 .,?s at
the Poor House, be done with lum
ber sawed from timber on the Poor
House lands. There is ample tim
ber there, and when it is being saw
ed there might also be lumber saw
ed for bridge purposes in the terri
tory near enough to haul from the
Poor House lands.
BEPOBT OF COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE
BOOKS AND ACCOUNTS OF COUNTY
OFFICIALS.
I The books and accounts in the
office of Clerk of Court were found
correct, neatly and well kept. This
officer had collected license fees to
amount of .*1.00, and turned over
proper amount to the County Treas-1
urer. One set of indexes for Deeds,
and also one set of indexes for Ab
stract of Judgments in the Clerk's
Office are badly worn and Some of
the leaves are. loose in both sets of
indexes and liable to be lost. We
recommend that these indexes be
rebound if possible to preserve
them, if this cannot be done, then
new books should be had and cor
rect copies of the old books be
made.
All papers, books and accounts in
ofP?e of Superintendent of Educa
tion were found in neat condition,
and unexpended balances were
shown to credit of various districts
aggregating $728.22.
As usual '. verything was found
in proper form and shape to exact
ness in the office of Master. We
found all moneys called for in his
accounts amounting to $1965.66 de
posited lo the credit of the Master
in bank.
The Sheriffs office was also found
I in good condition as to books and
records all seeming to be well kept.
The Sheriff complained to our com
mittee that he was not paid cash
for his Jail accounts for the months
of September, October, November
and December, 1904, as is required
hy law. We recommend that the
Sheriff have the desks in his office
recovered.
The Judge of Probate showed
everything in his office to be in
proper shape. His accounts being
properly kept and all money of es
tates and minors being deposited
in bank. He has in his custody
funds amounting to .$1276.39.
In the Supervisor's office we
made an examination of all ac
counts which had been presente*
and approved from the first day of
February, 1904, to and inclusive of
July 3rd. 1905. .FOL' the year 1904
in this office claims were approved
to the amount of $24764 23. While
we find the following to Oe the
funds collected for expenditures in
his office.
From ordinary County from levy
of 4K mills $14,9310.2
From commutation tax for
1904 3,384 00
From dispensary , 3.266.95
Borrowed from sinking fund
for building 4,000.00
From fines and licenses 392.81
-$25,974 78
From this deduct court
expenses 1904 2,184.25
Amount available for ex
penditures of Colin- -:-$23,790.53
ty Commissioners.
Amount actually expen
ded 24,764 23
Showing claims approved
in excess of funds avail
able to be only -9,73.70
.In making this statement we
have credited the commutation tax
collected for year 1904 as an availa
ble fund, whereas as a matter of
fact this fund had been expended
in paying indebtedness for year
1903.
For the year 1905 County
Commissioners have ap
proved claims for ac
counts ending June 30th.
aggregating $13,576 94
Inclusive of this date they hrve
borrowed 15,350.00 leaving an un
l expended balance of bor
ed funds for this year
available - $8,001.
From this deduct court ex
penses March 1905 .-' 6,05.50
-7,895.56
This last item, however, has been
used in part to replace the $3,384 00
commutation tax belonging to 1904
which was expended for expenses
of 1903.
$7,395.56
Deduct amount of commu
tation tax necessary to
replace amount of last
year's 3,384.00
Would leave amount avail
able for paying this year's
expenses, provided this
amount has not been used
to pay other past indebted
ness, $4,011,56
Many irregularities were found
in the matter of claims in the office
of Supervisor and County Commis
sioners. We must first call atten
tion to the form of claims ap^.ox -
ed. . We found many claims ap
proved and paid without any pro
bate as required. Claims were also
found approved and paid without
stating for what matters or proper
ty the claim was made. lu each
of these claims we called in the Su
pervisor and he was able to tell us
what manner of claim it was.
Goods were bought and claims for
same were paid without having on
file an itemized statement of the
(roods. These are such omissions
uj we feel it our duty to criticize,
since if continued they might lead
Lo greater irregularities. We com
mend that hereafter no claim be
paid unless the services for which
claim is made, or the ?goods or
property for which the claim is
made be itemized so that any one
investigating- the office could un
derstand the nature of the claim.
We call attention to the fact that
one of the County Commissioners,
Mr B C Griffis, has already drawn
the whole amount of hisjsalary,
$150.00 for the year 1905. While
there Is nothing wrong in an officer
drawing his salary, still we think
it a very bad precedent for him to
set of drawing the whole year's
salary when only 7 months of the
year have passed. There might be
some excuse under the law for the
salary for this particular individu
al being drawn before the year
ends, provided he had made state
ment under oath that the full num
ber of days which at $3 00 per
diem would amount to $125.00 ind
the number of miles traveled at 5
cents per mile would amount to
$25.00 had been served and travel
ed in the duties of his office. No
such facts appear in his claims.
Why not borrow the money and
pay tho salaries of all the county
officials big and little in advance.
We recommend this precedent as
bad, more especially as it is the
salary of one of the officers whose
duty might be that of approving a
claim for advance pay for any coun
ty officer.
For the month of January, 1905,
we find claims approved for salary
for C M Williams as Treasurer, and
also claim for salary for same of
fice for Dr J T Pattison. Dr Patti
son has commission ddting from
January 4th, 1905, and assumed
duties of the office January 6th.
The County Commissioners should
have decided which of these gentle?
men under the law was entitled to
the salary, paid neither of them
until the fact was decided.
The same thing was done as to
malary of Clerk of the County Com
misuioness. Two clerks' drew the
salary for the month. The County
Commissioners should have deci
ded 'who was their clerk. The law
does not give them two. Mr J A
Lott drew salary for the month and
also did Mr R E Morgan, the new
ly elected clerk.
We also call attention to the fact
that Mr GT Duncan, constablefor
Magistrate Clatk has drawn for
two quarters more salary than he
was entitled to receive, amount
overdrawn $12 50, the same is true
of Mr Perry Brown, constable'for
Magistrate RL Bondie. This seems
to be a case of misconstruction of
the law by these constables. The
County Cm missioners are bound
to see that these amounts are re
funded.
We find claim approved and paid
in 1904 to W VV Miller -constable
for Magistrate T E Miller paying
said W W Miller for time, per diem
for going to Aiken for Prisoner un
der arrest there. A claim of the
same kind has been approved and
paid to W W Miller, constable for
TE Miller, for geing to Augusta
for prisoner who had been arrested
by the police. One of these claims
amounted to $17.98 and the other
amounted to $20.12. We note thal
one of these claims had been mark
ed disapproved by the attorney for
the county. It was paid, over this,,
disapproval. So much of these
claims as is not covered by actual
expenses of this Magistrate in get
ting these prisoners should be re
funded to the county, even if the
County Commissioners have to
pay it.
In the matter of printing notices
and publishing other matter for the
county, we recommend that more
economy be used. We call atten
tion to the fact that $317 00 was
paid to our local papers for county
punting. Si) far as we could learn
from the claims, this amount was
for printing notices and reports for
county officers. It would be better
to make arrangements with some
paper to do all the publishing of
notices at a stipulated annual. For
the present year up to this date,
claims have been approved for this
purpose amounting to $172:00.
The committee not ?having bad
time in which to make a satisfacto
ry investigation and report, on the
matters in the Auditor's and Treas
urer's offices ask time to make their
report at the November term ot
Court for this year. By this time
we expect to have a full report of
the affairs of these offices.
Jn closing we desire to express
our appreciation of the courtesy
and assistance rendered us by the
county officials in making investi
gation of their respective offices.
We also return thanks to His Hon
or, I be ?Solicitor and the C ?urt for
assistance rendered us in the dis
charge of our duties before the
Court. Respecifully,
A. E. PADGETT, Foreman.
COLD SPRING.
There was a very interesting
meeting at the Grove la?t week.
Rev. J. E. Johnson the pastor ol
Mountain Creek did the preaching
and did it well. Mr. J. Grealey
endeared himself to all who htard
him preach. The Grove church ii
one of tho very best cnurches in
the Edgefieid association. The
church has done more for Missions
this associational year, than she has
?iv^^n^^i?^one^ear.. _ We. take
^^^^^^
rogress this Wee^.aT^erjolbotri":
revS^C. E. Burts of Edgefieid if
aidingTrW^wa^ator, Rev. J. T. Lit
tlejohn.
Mr.-J. Milton Bussey who has
been in Greenville for the last
month or six weeks has come home
quite lick.
Mr. Martin Quaris sent to Rose
Cottage a string of nice fresh fish
Quite a number from our town
atteuded the barbecue of Plum
Branch last Saturday. All reporta
good time.
Mr. John Wash of Rehoboth
haB been sick for several days.
. A great congregation attended
church at Rehoboth yesterday
Parksville, Modoc, Grove, Red
Hill, Antioch, Gilgal,
Bold Springs, Bethany, Edgefieid
and Plum Branch were all repre
sen ted. We were very glad to greet
iii of these.
ROBB COTTAGE.
A Warning to Mothers.
Too much care cannot be used
with small children during the
hot weather of the summer months
ko guard against bowel troubles
As a rule it is only necessary to
give the child a dose of castor oil
to correct any disorder of the
bowels. Do not use any substitute
but give the old-fashioned castor
oil, and see that it ie fresh, as
rancid oil nauseates and has a
tendency to gripe. If this does not
check the bowels give Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy and then a dose of
castor oil, and the disease may be
checked in its incipiency aud all
danger avoided, The castor oil
and this remedy should be pro
cured at once and kept ready for
instant use as soon as the first in
dication of any bowel trouble ap
pears. This is the most successful
treatment known and may be
relied upon with implicit confi
dence even in cases of cholera in
fantum. For sale by All Druggists.
Has Stood the Test 25 Years
The old, original GROVE'S Tasteless
Chill Tonic. You know what you are
taking, lt 12 iron and quinine ina
tasteless form. No cure, no pay. HO?.
Nothing un the Market)
Equal to Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Rem
edy
This fact is well known 'toj
druggists everywhere, and nine
out of len will give their custom
eis this preparation when the|
best is asked for. Mr. Obe Wit
m ?r, a prominent druggist of ?
Joseph, Mo., in a circular to his
customers, says : "There is noihiugj
on thu market ju the way of patent
medicine which equals Chamber-!
lam's Colic, Cholera aud Diar*'
rhoea Remedy for bowel com
plaints. Wo sell and recommend
this preparation." For sale by All
Druggists.
OPEN LETTER TO S
FROM HO?c QEOI
EX-PRESIDENT
COLL
\ Return to Factionalism
and Statesmanlike App
to Eli min ate-Politics
Liquor Q
The ETon George B(fromer,form
er president of Newberry College,
has addressed ihe following open
tetter to Senator B R Tillman:
The -Hon B. R. Tillman.-Dear
Sir: 1 protest against the introduc
tion of the tom-'nm and the spirit
of faction into the movement by
which the merits of the dispensary
are to be tested. The tom-tom is
the instrument of the juggler, and
factionalism is the resort of the pol
itician. The people olf this State
have the right to expect something
higher and better from you. Your
recent letter to Mr Higgins was a
calm, sane and judicial statement
of your attitude on the dispensary
question, but for thia very reason it
was distasteful in certain quarters,
and you were accused of stiwddling.
You gave that letter out as au ex>
pression o? your views,' and, my
name having been kindly suggeat
ed l>y you, I was asked to answer it
in the New Voice. I declined todo
so for Hie simple reason that in this
county we wish to test the dispen
sary question on its merits, and,
th ere it ?re, desire to exclude every
possible phase cf "Tillmanism."
In the Higgins letter you recog
nized the widespread, and well
founded belief tiiat the dispensary
is corrupt in its administration, anil
that the present agit?tioh'i* an ex
pression of popular dissatisfaction.
But in your E'lgefield speech you
shifted your ground, and took the
position that the movement is po
litical in significance and is a covert
ut tack upon you. in the , Higgins
letter you said that the remedy for
the corruption rests wi th jhe legis
lature; thal in the I asl legislature
the friends and enemiesof the dis
pensary got together and did noth
ing but appoint a committee; that,
ever .since you were Governor you
have given advice and made sug
gest ions, but that your opinion has
had no v\ eight with the legislature ;
and that il Ihe next legislature does
not apply the remedy,you will help
to kill the dispensary.
BY IMPLICATION.
In your KdgefiVld speech you said
I hat if the ur Xi legislature does not
adopt certain suggest j-MIS that you
intend to make, yoii will help to
. leet a legislature th.it will. Ami
you 8*id, by implication ut least,
i hat you will goto ilie R'-torm' r
tor that legislature. I appeal from
Philip drunk to Philip sober-from
the temper of the Edge&Vld speech
to Ihe tone of the Higgins letter.
In Newberry there is no disposi
tion to make an attack' upon you
under cover of a movement-against
the dispensary. It is not a politi-|
cal movement. It wasi begun in'an
off year in order that it might be a
test of a great mo
clouded by person i
eopsidc
merit of t
?r?TholHn
question your right to take part in
the discussion. Independently ol
the fact that you are the.! author ol
liiw^?v^?ejniii^J^ woulds1
be strange lTJ'ou wi-rV~i^wiiiain
silent. By virtue of your high
office and of your great influence, ii
is your duty to speak-but to speak
sanely and temperately as you ilid
in the Higgins letter. You owe a
great deal to the youth of this-State;
you owe them the best thht you
have to give. VVhen the dispensa
ry was first put on trial there may
have been good reason for an ap
peal to a faction, but that reason no
longer exists. The system, has been
on trial more than twelve years. It
will soon be voted on by thousands
of men who were only eight or niue
years old when it was adopted.
Wtien you speak now, we are en
titled to have you speak from the
point of view of statesmanship and
not of partisan politics.
NO DANGER TO TILLMAN.
Besides, you have too much sa
gacity to fear that this movement
against the dispensary can endan
ger your political future. You oc
cupy a large place in the history
of South Carolina for the last fif
teen years, and for a number of
years no rival has challenged your
primacy among the political lead
ers of the State. Ben Tillman, the
Senator representing South Caroli
na, can well afford to discard the
methods of Ben Tillman, the parti
san political leader. I do not mean
to be offensive. You know of my
appreciation of the distinguished
services that you have rendered
tins State in a number of direc
tions. But I earnestly protest that
you have no right to befog this
question by lowering [t to the plane
of partisan politics.
That the administration of the
dispensary system, is corrupt any
fool can see as he runs. But I go
farther than that, even at the risk
of having you charge, me with cant
and hypocrisy. No matter how
high your purpose may have been
in adopting the system, in its origin
it seems to have been a cunningly
devised scheme to chloroform the
public conscience. No Jesuitical
attempt to debauch morals by
using the end to justify the means
could have been more successful if
the system had been honestly ad
ministered. The corrupt adminis
tration will save us from the sys
tem itself.
Governor Hoch, of Kansas, tells
us: "We are rearine a new civiliza
tion here. I believe there are more
than a quarter of a million young
Always Remember
? axatiye lire
Cures a Cold in One
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TIM MOX* & C??LEY,
SURGEON DENTISTS,
Appointments at Trenton 8
on Wednesdays.
Vf"
Crown and Bridge Wprk a ?special
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SENATOR TILLMAN
IGE B. CROMER,
Of NEWBERRY
EGE.
Deplored-Dlspossionate
eal to Senator Tillman
i in DUscussing the
uestion.
people..who have never seen a
saloon. Prohibition is the only
logical attitude of law toward the
liquor traffic, and the whole country
will some day recognize the fact."
What sort of civilization are we
rearing in South Carolina? Our
Supreme Court, in its famous de
cision upholding the Constitution
ality of the dispensary law, laid
down the following as a fundamen
tal proposition, and said that ii this
proposition is not true the law is
unconstitutional: "That liquor, in
its nature, is dangerous to the
morals, good order, health and safe
ty of the people, and is not to be
placed on the same footing with the
ordinary commodities of life, such
as corn, wheat, cotton, tobacco, po
tato? 8, etc. Kansas Kays to her
children: "The liquor traffic is dar:?
genius and ought to be prohibited."
South Carolina says to her thou
sands (rf school children: ''The
liquor traffic is dangerous to the
morals, good order, health and safe
ty of the people, and therefore we
will sell liquor and get ali the
money we can f??r the schools."
You may call it cant if you will,
but in effect here is an insidious at
tempt to wed public education to
the liquor traffic. It is an unholy
alliance, and God will put them
asunder. We cannot afford iii lower
the ideals of our schools; We must
not poison the fountain that nour
ishes the heart and brain of our
people.
WA* BECOMING DISREPUTABLE
The business of the saloon-keeper
was becoming disreputable in this
rita te, and saloon keepers Were be
ginning to find il difficult to justify
the business in the eves ot their
children. The dispensary system
attempts to make the traffic respec
table and rep?lanlo. . How <?.in the
children in our schools answer tue
sophistry of the argument th st
whatever emilnhuies to the *up
p> rt of the school is good ? Vd wise?
1 lay it down us little short or an
?xi nm that any restrictive .chmiiH
Mott takes control of a traffic ?hat
is dsi i i ge rn n- to the morals of the
pe pie, und ce ntr?la it in such a;
w'ny its to make il repula tile, is a
vivions ami d mgeruus sch.Mile.
Let in* suggest an h s tonca I
parallel. A great leader was enii
mu lided to g-? down ag in-t the
Arnalakites, standing f>r immora'
jity, and destroy them and theirs
ullerly. When he was called to nc
count by the old prophet and asked
what meant the lowing of cattle
and the bleating of sheep, his larne
excuse was that the people had
kept the b'-st ot' the sheep and oxen
to sacrifice to the Lord. The proph
et's answer was as swift and wint
ering ns lightning: "Behold, ito
obey is better than sacrifice." . ae
rifico is good, but there are better
things than mere .sacrifice. The
account il makes the pitiful plea
rhur while it has nor destioyed the
J^J&cJlJias^ so ?s r > get.
ii. ?ney for - Hie ta X pity ir T^rnM iii ']?
or lhe school.i is good, but tiler-*
Tr- better : biogs than kidney for
he. schools. The blight, of (lodN
U'se fails upon- the people |hat re
in t to methods that dull the publie
hu-<cience arni lo.ver the tone ot
?uh:ic m irais;
IT CANNOT HELP Y.U.
Senator Tillman, the dispensary
y .-tem. cannot help you. and you
ari help it only temporarily. It is
vrong in principle and corrupt in
practice, and its doom hus been
written. By throwing your pow
rful influence against the present
Lgitation you may save the dispen
a ry for a while, but ?tis tottering
.nd must fall. It is fortunate for
'ou that your reputation rests upon
Lchievemeuts that will endure,
fou recall, do you not, the desire ot
lefferson that his epitaph should
emitid posterity that he was the
lUthor of the Declaration of Ind.
lendeuce, and of the bill of relig
ious liberty, arid the father of the
Jniversity of Virginia. And so his
iame is handed down, riveted to
?ivil liberty, and religious liberty
md higher education, three things
hat can never depart from the
?arth or from the love of men.
Uid you, what would yoii be reinem
fe red by ? There is Winthrop and
here is Clemson; well may your
ia?art swell with honorable pride,
ind there is-I will n it name the
hird thing. What true friend
vould link your name with the dis
iensary ? What bitter enemy could
lesiro a worse fate for you than to
lave you ritis-'d to ttiat bad emi
lence.? A wise solution of the ti
ru >r problem is one thing; the iii*
iMnsary is another.
I have very little political ambition
md no taste fir public cuntrover
V. You need not remind me that
tis none ol my business to take
:are of your reputation. I know
hat. Bul in a quiet way 1 have
or many years been duingmy best,
ittle aa ii may have been, to de
velop strong, clean, brave manhood
n this State, and it saddens me to
eel that you are about to let pride
if opinion and the fervor bf debate
taud in the way ot a fair and open
st of a great moral question. The
?eople do not need ad vic?', they
teed free opportunity to vote..
Respectfully,
GEORGE B. CROMER.
Newberry, August ll, 1905.
1 the Full Nome
mo Quinine
Day, Grip in Two.
on Bago 2Stu
\ Guaranteed Cure for Piles
Itching, Blind, Bleedingor Protru
ling Tiles, Druggists refnr.d money
f H \ ZO OINTMENT fails vu cure
ny ctss, no mal ter ol how long
anding, in t? to 14 days. First ap
plication gives ease and rest. 50c. If
'our druggist hasn't it send SOc in
ramps and it will be forwarded post
mid bj faris Medicine Co., St. Louis,
.lo
WANTED: Lady or gentleman
of fair education to travel for
firm of $2$&000 capital. Salary
$1,072 per : year" payable weekly,
Expenses advanced. Address (*eo,
G. Clows, Edgefieldi S. C.
Poisons in Food.
Perhaps 7ou don't lealize that
many pain , poisons originate in
your food, but some day you may
feel 9. twinge of dyspepsia that
will couviri?e you. Dr. King's New
Life Pills are guaranteed to cure
all sickness due to poisons of un
digested food-or money back.
25c at G. L. Penu & Son and W.
E. Lynch <Sf Co. ,
Agonizing Burns
are iDBtantly relieved, and per
fectly healed, by Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. C. Riveubark, Jr., of Nor
folk, Va0 writes: "I burnt my
knee dreadfully; that it blisteied
all over. Bucklen's Arnica Salve
stopped the pain, and healed it
without ? sear." Also heals all
wouuds and sores. 25c at G. L.
Ff.un & Soil and W. E. Lynch &
Co.
Full line, of Household Paiuts,
Linseed Oil, Lead, Turpentine,
Vannen arid Varnish Stains at
TIMMONS BROS.
Our stock of Undertaker's Sup
plies is complete. We carry all
sizes, styles aud gradee of caskets
and coffins. Our caskets fiuiebed
in plush and broadcloth are very
handsome. We stand ready t j
serve you either day or night. Our
hearse responde promptly to all
c al ls.
RAMSEY & JONES.
Heinz's Baked Beans in cans at
TIMMONS BROS.
Gra%re Trouble Foreseen.
It ueods but little foresight, to
tell, that whj* your stomach and
liver are badly affected, grave
trouble is ahead, unless you take
the proper medicine for your dis
ease, as Mrs. John A. Young, of
Clay, N. Y.. did. She Pay?: "I
bad neuralgia of the liver an i
stomach, my heart was weakened,
and I could not eat, I w:.s very
bad tor a (oug time, but in Elec
tric Bitters, I found just what I
ue^ded, for they quickly relieved
and cured me." Best medicine for
weak worn eu. Sold under guaran
tee by G. L. Penn & Son and W.
K. Lynch & Co. Price 50c a bottle.
We carry a full line of all
kinds of Paints, also Lead, O 1
and Terpentine7. Large assortment
of brusher.
G. L. PENN & SON.
Fraud Exposed,
A few counterfeiters have late
This is to wtxn you to beware of'
such i eop>, who Beek tb profit, j
through stealing the rpputatioa of '
y^T^fT^Tr^wh.ic)! haye been suc
?eS?tuLy curing disease^ToIr ov
15 -ears. A sure prokctiou, to you.
s our name on the wrapper. Look
br it ou all Dr. King's, or Buck
en's remedies, as all others are
nere'imitations. H. E. BUCK
EEN & CO-, Chicago, III., and
*Vindsor,:0auada. For sale by G.
j. Peun #Sou anil W. E. Lynch
fe Co. ?
THE A?6?STA
SAVINGS BANK.
323 Broad Street.
W. U. YOUNG, ... Prujtfoat
T. G. WJSIGI.K, .... Ciuhiar
SA VJ N GS ACCOU.TS SOLICITED
interest Paid on Deposits.
JANUARY AND JULY,
Rate 4%
I-L_
?J
INSURANCE*"""
When placing your Insur
ance g i ve me a call, ['-rep
resent a very strong line of
F^II^B: - - -
Insurance Companies, our
Agent for the New Year
itrllpj? - - .
Insurance Co. I . w?M ap
predate a stare of y oar DUS i
ness, 1 cac be found at m y I
office-Office No. 3--.over EaaJ< o fl
Bd'gefield. I
I JV? tne? X:. xvrirtf&??
EDEE FIELD.
EBGEFIELD, S. C. ?
State and County Depository,
DIRECTORS.
J. C. SHEPPARD, W. W. ADAMS,
J. II. BOUKNIQHT, T. H. RAINIFOBD,
J. M. COBB, B. 8. HOLLAND,
A. S. TOMPKINS, C. C FULLIC,
W. E. PRESCOTT.
OFFICERS.
r. C. SHEPPARD, President.
W. W. AD Ail ii, Vice-Prerideat.
E. J. M I.MS, Cashier
J. H. ALliEN, Ass't Cashier. |
Pays interest on deposits by special
iontract.
Moiiey to loan on liberal term*.
Prompt and police attention to bus*
less, j
YOUR Account Splicited.
THE FARMER SB ANK
OF EDGEFIELD S. c., <. '
STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY
THE LARGEST AND STRONGEST BANK IN EDC
Paid up Capital...-.$ 58,000.00
Surplus and Undivided.Pr o fits.... 23,000-00
Liability of Stockholders. 58,000-00
Protection to Depositors.
$139,000.00
~ Wa invite a tu nt ?OE of thc ge desiring a safe depository for their money to the auuv*
ECU. INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS BY SPECIAL CONTRACT.
U i i ir prjT ?sion of its charter this bank is authorized to act as trustee, jruardian
dministrator and executor, and to accept and execute trait? generally*.
A. H. PADGETT, President I. H RAIN F RO, Vice-Pre
W. H. HAULING, Cashier. J. E. ?AUGHMAN, Asst. Cashier
The Corner Store9
Successful Shoe Combination
Um- -.
HhMOUS
Queen Quality and Reed'i
Shoes for Women and
THE HTJ-MA-NIO
for Men.
Their advantages in gracefulness, style, fool ease, am
durability are unsurpassed^
THE CORNER STORE,
W. H. TURNER,
Proprietor
Special Summer Sales.
OUR CLOTHING has excellent quality 'and fit. The prico? ?r<
low for the quality of goods. Yomr trade solicited. :
W. A. HART & CO. 1
: "The Leading Insurance Company of Americ."
CAPITAL and SURPLUS OVER 10.000,000.00
No Fire Insurance Company in the United States ha?
s much CASH Capital or Capital and Surplus Combined,
[J^g^Lowest rates.
? J. NORRIS, AGENT.
Summer Clothing;.
We have the very suit that you lieedj
for these hot days.
Can fit you in very cool two-piece suit!
arin full light weight suit of SERGE
DASSIMERE or WORSTED. '
All of the ate styles in Hats for men?
md boys-in STRAW and FELT. ? j
Have you seen our line of Mens Oix^j
fords. They are unsurpassed,
?d^Come let us show you.
JDojrn Sc Hims, .
8. M. RICE/ ?
SUCCESSOR TO
C. A. GRIFFIN &CO,
Represents the following old reliable and popular Fire)
insurance. Companies :
Home of New York,
New York Underwriters,
Phoenix of Hartford,
Royall Insurance Company of
Liverpool,
Northern Insurance Company of London,
Atlanta-Birmingham Insurance Company
HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
These companies have been doing business in Edgefiel
:ounty for over twenty-five years.
I will appreciate a coutinuar.ee of your patronage
5rompt and careful attention given to all business.
Hit Stood The Test 25 Ye?rtl
Grove's
Tasteless Chill Toni
No*Ctarc-N*?P?y, 50 oeste.
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