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Dry Coo Our business relations wit the best values for their di In Dress Goods, Silks, and to serve you than ever. W Cotton Goods in all the Le theNewthingsin Neckweal Domestics! Domestics! Here is where we can save you money in buying Sheeting, Outing, Flarnels, Plaids and Prints all bought: Right and will be sold at Ric.ht Price. A lot of light and dark Prints 31-2c. yd as long as they iast. Standard Patterns 10 and 15c. of control immediately afterwards, Trying To Get Som and I never heard of it being paid. Mr. t. F. Miller, oi If it has I don't know it. I wasn't a of the Freeman and tl member after that came out. WhenNesmaenec the shortage occurred and they closed Hstil n rbl him up I called the board together, t e oehn o and they suggested that I take chargeuesothcndio of it and I did so, and of course, my ITeeaesvrllt connection with the board then Ita r ie eas ceased. If any collection of the cnetn ik a shortage was made I don't know of it. eorstgtannf If any steps were taken by my -sue- lw h ad cessors I am not aware of it.Abutw er Hasthee ben ny roscuton n oun the leaw asnd thi cont agins te gntniNeows, made ha fromc who efaltededint t and tribua No; ot tat Ieverhearof. beige carrethingtdon No sepstake whtsover yteumater o the contyo autortie? ouTher ard duseve et Not hat evr herd f. 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IT agr teof rink grncuy utte a ot bdefor a hav donttin sSome o tihem -Decmpaits about the Notig hae boghth soeotn and Ocobord 26. contreti drank itjIddntsery p.prioduconc terg or in mst o them seemk to the feend SCriotnen The dise tog retygodwhnteklft?a cuthayt board cotr NI oud'tn say Soey wer ethiemt mk nyrl ragte hve buh structthinguorand drnk respodnse t n e inuirpy. seinaycewh Fraser as to the reference in Mr.maethru,hnc Haris'leter egadin Mr Wid- ocitoere26,rithorefe ham' leter hesai: Terewassom Yocrigour ir converstion beweenhiselftannMr.74 J f dilise tin enug. tatI wsnt ndin ro- rusaytat toi to porton t theamont o busnes mak anyr~ frultem o donein ts dipensry. nd Id~tructing thu orpethe remmbe wethr h sid e Vtt(I he eser any case t.her spea t~Mr.Bovirior ot,butMr.maks~ tfheorulesnc ham'ns lt,he said: meer was some Y s te or ir convrsationa be :ten h i thelf a lnd M r c L. J e. rei lla s arrid I ighthaendsed Im taot spet-k ~The chirma ofec topeoki o m. yIt ors purelyu Mer- forcen the lahonttls Bovkan aeal onymebrnfteI aske them etome FOU To OUR f ds, illine h the people of Newberay pr llars, which we will do to th Trimmings, we are better pr< e are showing the newest w< ading shades. Our Notion d , Belts, Hand Bags, Trimmin Shoes! Shoes! Shoes? We have solid leather, Style and Comfort combined in Shoes for men, women and children, we make a specialty in infants shoes, see that line of soft soles 24c. up. Our shoes are guaranteed. Wegive a new pair if they don't give ser vice. ething Done. was opposed to it because it was not tures of ap vner and editor carried out, in other parts of the county boa e Sumter Daily state, and if they required him to done. A: ellent witness. carry out t'he law he would resign the Hon. J tions in trying from t,he board before he would do it. lutions to i te speak vol- I then realized it would be useless to ply strictI: s as they are. attempt anything more with the coun- to request rs in 'the story ty and state boards, so I quietly wait- for t'he pu they make the ed until two new men were elected by entire king about his on the state board, Mr. Boykin and obedient se rcement of the Mr. Towill. I knew Mr. Towill per- H. H. sonally, he had been in charge of the! I got so :go, I think, I IY. M. C. A. work here, and I thought Ithree parti y: being caried possibly there would be a ohance of bough't liqi umor, and look- having the law carried out when they required tc ded it was not, were on the board. I renewed my ef- gard to bI d reported the forts and wrote a letter about the had occasi board, and the matter which wvas referred to the stare I meant tc d it and admit- board and I would like to have the board in oi arried out. letter read: stated wha present and he IColumbia. March 8, 1904. there I fot beying the law, Mr. E. F. Miller, Sumter. S. C- meet that being obeyed IDear Sir: I am in receipt of yours and went and they wanted of March 7th, contents carefully noted, ill ,had not the state board I feel that it is due the new state plained my ild do, whether board of directors that before any ac- he told M with the law tion is taken by me in this matter it was and Y eed to wait for should be referred -to them. As you to rememb cing. any more are doubtless aware, primarily t'he we discus5 matter. The duty of seeing that the law, is ob- Towill car te next meeting served by a local dispenser is invested before thei n Mr. WVilliams in the county board of control and it affidavits; :1 to Senator is only upon action on their part that knewv The tter read: the matter must be taken up by t,his you needn vember 6. 1903. department. The matter will be re- lied when alsh, chairman jerred to the state board of control cussed the >1, Sumrer. S. C. with the request that they communi- if I woult r to your letter cate with the county board of con- WXindham ence to instruc- trol along this line, and if the wan't of ham .>se nterpretation of observance of the law continues, as not after nsary law, will indicated in y'our communication. I wanted ri as no authori-ry shall appreciate furtsher advices from care to m -regulation in- you along this line. Ithat reaso county dispen- Very truly yours. Towill on e the law itself D. C. Heyward, in the pr. all that we can Governor. Mr. Towi the law itself. T think the violations continued and make the uly, this letter was received: Mr. Wind Chairman. Columbia. March 12, 1904. I producel unty board was To His Excellency, 'the Governor, I:-has b the state board Columbia. S. C.--Dear Governor: Your fxgotten heter thev ex-I 1mmnica::ron of March was duly tome tha to carry out to rec~ei'-ed. -The dispenser and two :wo, 'ce':: g of requests of i.-mlers o S':mter caunty hoard of that Mr. 1 o2:rc.! were before the state board ingo are the law cn- ..f directors up n matters relative to 'he only'. ution was made :heir coun-yv and the subject of your in enfo're he board to en- communicatioln was brouight up. T-he 'hI..i n was voted down, dispenser avowed that he has always ed out of ALL OPENING ry, Shoes -oves to us-that they want e fullest extent, as before. apared in price and quality .aves in Woollens, Silks and epartment is filled with' all Ys, Hosiery and Underwear. Millinery! Millinery! We are now ready to show you the newest creations- in Fashion-. able Headgear for Ladies and Chil dren. Mrs. Hair and Miss Flour ney will take pleasure in showing you this line. A Big Clock Deal! We havc. contracted for 500 Clocks, which we will give free with a $10.00 cash purchase. plicants for whiskeys. The was, that he had been in the news .rd also said this had been paper business and knew the ups and ter discussing the matter downsq*of it and T was going to be wn :>hn B. Towill offered reso-ppuainhetw.Tt wa 2ave all dispensers to cor-m aknnefr oefretelw r with the law in regard H adi h te w aeswr of purchasers or applicantsdonthsaehigtwulnt rchase of liquors. Passedmaeaydfrnc,bt"oae board of directors. Your eonyoeadouregigo rvant,loeptoaeadIwudavs Evans, C. S. B. D. S. D. yut e h hn rp"Bfr me affidavits from two or ta etl ete a ae h es in town that they had mte padhdtkntecn ior there and had not beenstbeawyfoSuerrqiin carry out the law with- re-th poietenrc tela adr anks and not long after Iqirthmtreotnrgadote n to go to Columbia and dsesras,mk hmoe h leave them with the state lw i ol ealrgt esi dier to prove that I had not h inthv adm hn od t was untrue. When I gotwthhedseer,byighelw md the state board was to ta twstebidtgr hywr day. I knew Mr. Towill atr"H eandm ut e round there and Mr. Tow- mnts n mn te hnsh come. After a little I ex-sadh dinofelnyprcuri object to Mr. Charles and trs nSme ony hth i r. Boykin possibly who Inogieadm:frtecuy,ht r. Evans, and they seemed h nygtoevt ntecut er our correspondence, and i i ie ~a o.Wlo a h ed the matter until Mr. ol a ntecut h oe paper. busaiesshanaffidavite for him downs'ofanssait,"Xnd I was going to nuheung Sshw tht-weknewtheythel~~ariedhetw. Fina he wasd t1he sai so. The dis aif t'he oerto bakhoe a ersn wereg mattr. r. Twil tod l~ oinght,m tlerap meit udNew makea cae aginstmr.er andy iferece over "your and he wuldhav Mr.Win-the what isnte aouere Buti did yi o.Itl i a o toeleraphe hing do der Mr. iudam.tha I ustthat he tome whthe said. ta the ik aeaanthmfo,ated uphand hehad saden the morn n. aferwrdsmetMr.intat awa frm smer reqiingMr the trets n th evnin pic e ouorc thae himan re quiref r.Oten n move orpr nreadt h 1 reeatd tat fIwoud ipne tsok,h afiaeitse oe thet chage heywoud rmovlsaw ith oard it a nogt. Heaaiedot h.ce ndid he aidam thing to. id wit oo hleadIae h had dswornsers.h caredyig the w a o dea butit sems haw in walsets alnd tiespteciy inr Mr.Tui stppe o: o Irafr" to reqetan ad hi e ap .-mdI crld se n min utes,z and arleng others e ~v:lnsamid M. Dovk n swer nher did ntfel adyi patcuas inot mzc,::r. ndMr.Towllwas ateret n statermconty, thae sadit mano the oard nclie oa ny gohe lot i thMr Stny he law. fter i n sef ande that Mil.t ,Wilon wre pre only man in tMhecounty wholvote te ron. I ithe afdaidsfrhm newpar. Evan sik"e i I wa (Cntontinue sithe ag