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PROCLAMATION. State of South Carolina-Ex ecutive 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, Green wood and Edgefield Counties propos ed to be cut off to form a new coun ty styled and called McDuffie Coun ty and embraced within the follow ing lines, to-wit: 2. Beginning at a point on the South Carolina-Georgia line in the Savannah River, opposite the mouth of Coffer Creek, thence a straight line, N. 45 degrees E. 25,728 feet to the forks of roads at Riley's; thence, the public road, in an east erly direction to Island Ford Bridge over Little River; thence, continuing 6,978 feet to the fork of the road; thence, turning to the east, follow ing the right hand road to the south fork of Litt:e River, known as White's 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 feet to a point on the Greenwood-Abbeville coun ty line; in a southerly direction to its intersection with the C. & W. C. Railway, about one mile south of Troy; thence, a straight line north 58 degrees east 5,000 feet to a stake, south of the incorporated limits of Troy; thence, a straight line N. 46 degrees E. 19,659 feet to a stake on the Abbeville, Edge field public road ; thence, the said j Abbeville, Edgefield public road in a southerly direction to a road oppo site the Jabe Stone place; thence, N. 44 degrees, 30 minutes E. 7,200 feet to a stake; thence, a straight line S. 83 degrees E. 13,361 feet to a stake near or at Callison's old mill on Cuffytown Creek ; thence, up the run of said creek to the Cal lison-Kirksey township line; thence, the said township line in an easter ly direction to the .Martintown road; thence, the said Martintown road in a southeasterly direction to the Greenwood-Edgefield county line; thence, the said Greenwood Edgefield county line in a westerly direction to a stake about one quar- ! ter of a mile west of the old White ! place; thence, a straight' line south I 13 degrees East 10,978 feet to a I stake; thence, a straight line S. j 77 degrees W. 3,750 feet to a stake; thence, a straight line S. 13 degrees E. 8,522 feet to a pine; thence, ?vi straight line S. 35 degrees 45 min- j utes E. 20,400 feet to Cocoran Bridge on Turkey Creek; thence, a straight line S. 26 degrees 30 min , utes E. 16,800 feet to a point where a branch crosses a public road; thence, a straight line S. 59 degrees 30 minutes W. 27,908 feet to the run of Big Stevens Creek; thence, down th. run of Big Stevens Creek to a stake; thence, a straight line S. 50 degrees W. 22,826 feet to the South Carolina-Georgia State line in the Savannah River; thence, the said South Carolina-Georgia State line in a northerly direction to the beginning .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 Statutes have been found and are as set -forth in said petition. 4. Whereas, the report of the commissioners, appointed- to ascer tain the facts as provided for by law 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 ful ly complied with in every particular,* which is hereby confirmed. 5. ' Whereas, no election had been held upon said petition in said j area upon the question of the forma tion of such' new county, upon the ; name, thereof and the location of the county seat therein. 6. Whereas, under the Constitu- ! tion and laws of this State the peti-, tioners are entitled to have ordered j and it is made the duty of the Gover nor of the State to order an elec tion in said area upon said ques tions. . * 7. Whereas, an opportunity to be heard was given to both proponents and opponents-' of said proposed new county, and proponents of the r:ew county ard their counsel ap peared in response to said notice, and some written communication in J opposition thereto was received and ! considered but no person appeared J in opposition thereto. 8. NOW THEREFORE, I, Rich ard 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 an election be held in the territory embraced within the pro posed 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 said question, those favoring the proposed new county to vote "yes" and those opposed to vote "no." 9. Tnat tne uommissioners of State and County elections of the Counties of Abbeville, Greenwood Edgefield respectively make all nec essary arrangements for holding said election and shall appoint man agers and do all things necessary for the holding of the same. 10. That the Commissioners of Election of each of said counties _Lall have prepared printed tickets as provided for in Section 236 in the Code of Laws, 1912, Vol. 1, as amended by an act passed by the General Assembly at its special ses sion in 1914, and approved the 30th day of Oct., 1914, said act being No. 6 in the ac:s of said special ses sion; and the s?id commissioners ?hall furnish the same to the mana gers, of election for the use of the voters at said election. The form of the ticket shall be as follows: FORM OF BALLOT. Special election upon the ques tion of the formation of a new coun ty out of parts of Abbeville, Edge field and Greenwood Counties, held December 14th, 1915. Shall the new county be formed? Yes. No. What shall be its name? Where shall the county seat be lo cated? 11. That at said election the question of a name and a county seat for said proposed new county shall also be submitted to the said qualified electors. 12. That said election shall be held and conducted under the same rules and regulations as provided for by law for regular and general elections. That the commissioners of election shall appoint managers cf election as provided for by law, who shall be sworn before entering upon the discharge of their duties as provided for by law, and they shall open and close the polis as pro vided for by law. In case no voting place now established by law shall exist in any part of the territory by reason of the voting place of the voters residing in this territory be ing on the outside of the lines of {the proposed new county, the ? commissioners of election shall in that event open the regular and usual voting place for these voters on the outside j of the territory of the proposed new county and the election shall be oth erwise conducted there just the same as if the said voting place were lo cated on the inside of the territory of the proposed new county; pro vided, however, the managers of election shall be careful not to al low any one to vote at said voting place unless he resides and lives within the territory of the proposed new county, and be otherwise quali- j fied to vote at such election accord ing to law. The managers of election when the polls shall have been closed shall proceed without interruption to j count and tabulate the same; they j shall make a written return of the j number of votes cast for and I against the formation of the new j county, as well as upon the name jlhereof, and the location of the I county seat therein ; they shall sign, I seal and certify to the managers the result of said election; the same together with the ballot box, bal lots and poll lists and everything else appertaining to said election shall be by them forthwith turned over to the commissioners of elec tion as required by law; that the commissioners of election for each of said old counties shall as pro vided by law tabulate the vote and declare the result of the election and make due and proper return thereof as required by law. to the Clerk of the Court of their respec tive counties, to t'iie Governor of the State and to the Secretary of State, in all of which careful and detailed compliance with the law is enjoined and ordered. 13. That the commissioners of election of each of the old counties do forthwith inform J. E. Bradley, Secretary and Treasurer of the peti tioners seeking to form said new COLLETT& PHAR BETTER . Tl SATISFACTION I have a lot of mated mules and a that I will sell che? B 43 YEARS WITT IS THE DR. MOZLEY'S THE IDEAL LAXATIVE, ST AN INFALLIBLE REME TRY IT OU It takes the place of Calomel. Is E Delightful in taste a Absolutely Harmless. SOLD UNDER A POS 50c. and $1 ONE DOSE CONVINCES FOR SALK AND I PEXX ^HOLSTEIN'S DI county of the amount of money necessary to cover the costs of the expenses of - said election, .and the said J. E. Bradley, as treasurer, shall forthwith deposit with the Clerks of Court of each of the re spective old counties said amount so designated by said commissioners and any other end further amount wjhch may be necessary under the law to meet and defray the expenses of said election as provided for by law. 14. That the board of registra tion for Greenwood county, for the purposes of said special election and in view of the fact that the Legislature has established two new polling places in Greenwood county within the territory proposed to be cut off from said county, wherein heretofore no voting places have existed, to-wit: at B. C. Talbert's store in Troy township and at T. B. Bell's in Callison township, do af ford an opportunity to all the quali fied electors in said area where here tofore as aforesaid no polling places have existed, to register or transfer to said two polling places provided no transfer or registration shall be. made by said 'board within thirty days of the date upon which, said election is ordered to be held; and provided further, that the law gov erning transfers and registration "be carefully observed in this matter. The said (Commissioners shall pro vide the usual books of registration for said two new polling places and furnish the same to the managers of election for said voting places on the day of the election as provided for by law. IN TESTIMONY THEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caus ed the Great Seal of the State to be affixed at Columbia, this 29th day of October, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun dred and Fifteen, of the Inde pendence of the United States of America * the one hundred and fortieth. RICHARD I. MANNING, Gov. of the State of South Carolina. By the Governor: R. M. McCOWN, Secretary of State. Let every member be present for last communion service of my pas torate which is to' be next Sunday morning. Sermon also. Everybody Invited. *. J. R. Walker. HELLO WINTER! Greet the cold weither with a snappy Wool Suit or warm Over coat. Prepare for jack frost's ar rival now and give us your order before it's too late. We are mak ing some classy Winter Overcoats with Convenable Collars. Also other styles. See our line of Hart Schaffner & Marx Ready-Made Suits. They are handsome-$15.00 F. G. MERTIN'S, Augusta, Ga. A. H. Corley, Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. -,_J:. MITCHELL MACY HAN . EVER GUARANTEED good young accli . few cheaper ones ip for cash. v L. JONES I0UT AN EQUAL RECORD OF LEMON ELIXIR OMACH AND LIVER TONIC DY FOR CONSTIPATION R EXPENSE better for Children than Castor Oil. nd pleasant in effect. Worth its Weight in Gold UTIVE GUARANTEE .00 a Bottle GET A BOTTLE AT ONCE t?COMMENDEl) BY LUG STORE, Edgefield, S. C. The Corner Store's Winter Forecast f Latest Styles in Millinery Goods at reasonable prices. Our stock is constantly being replenished f?i) by express. * .As the chilly days crop grad ually in and winter looms upon us one's thoughts naturally turn to heavier wearables. You will find at _ The Corner Store almost everything you need priced down as moderately as consistent bminess will permit of. . . BLANKETS Priced from 75c. per pair and up. COUNTERPANES Our stock is very complete, consisting of American and im ported, priced 90c. and up. KNITTED UNDERWEAR. You will find in this depart ment the celebrated John Oxford Shirts, Drawers and Union Suits for Ladies; for Men Wright's Spring Needle and Wool-Fleeced garments. In these we bank on the R. & G. service. Comfort guaranteed or money back. A style "in stock for every figure, slim, stout, short. Coat Suits, Dresses, Millinery Very attractive prices have been inaugurated in these lines. You may won der why we do this so early. We simply want your business. They must be sold. Come-in, look them over; the earlier you come the better selection you-get. The Corner Store W. H. TURNER, Proprietor Edgefield, South Carolina E. M. AND^^T ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY!! READ IT! a We will take your Corn, Fodder, Oats, Peas, Wheat, Cotton, Cotton Seed, Chickens, Eggs, Hay. Cows or any ocher Product that has a Market Value in Exchange for any Piece, of Furniture in our Two Large Stores. Also, we will accept your Produce in payment of Existing Accounts ! During the months of September, October, November and December we are going to carry E. M. ANDREWS Big Stores, two of the largest" home furnishing establishments in Augusta, to the door of every house keeper and h?me-furnisher within a radius of 75 miles of Augusta. In other words, we are going, to make it just as easy for you to trade at and enjoy the benefits of the immense E. M. AN DREWS Establishments as if you lived in the heart of Augusta, and they will be delivered to your nearest shipping point just as we deliver to any address in Augusta. Think just a moment, is there a thing needed to complete, the entire' furnishing of your home? E. M. Andrews has it. A small deposit will bring any article in our stores to your home. We Pav the Freisrht. These Chairs Only 50c, Each E. M. ANDREWS FURNITURE COMPANY 972 and 1289 Broad St. Augusta, Georgia