Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. V?r of WiT I rtmffftaiw of opinion aiuon# Ei 35^ #,M| t,u',r ?t ? 1 1 U ,,1,M w,u Wlu lust ?* , rt,?,(in i y?*r, and tlilw i?i?iut<ui (m to Ih' held. us wfll. by the (ici*. JVuilKuttit'x. There In nothing on fcui Th??* *>( l,u' situation, an far hn fj*. dbftvriMil from llu- outside to ly $ contrary conclusion by neu ,4iserver>. Tiio ferocity of tUo 1(J, |? jn im? degree mitigated ; the ante I" ,lu' ?nllUwr.v position is ; the I't'siiunvs of both ; rt|t|M?jii ??.jiiiiI t" the frightful w tiji li they arc being sub ,j; (|u< .Icin iiilimtloii of every l?ol< (.in s(H'iiiv unshaken. None of the , |?iv?li? lions iif' collapse by any iiilth'ir engaged ill tlio Klfe?H|ltio has realised, and tlio 4X|ls weakest of tlio (towers, va nmmlinj.' to tlio ihm IimI "and oe. I, ,.f appraisal, lias boon always jl,. (if i.ilnj.'iiiK now for<*<>8 into lt!?j nt continuing its efforts |Sf *Htiniiij.'l> insupeerable obsta c?f the tifleen nations actually y,Hl in ill" war tlio tiny kingdom ili>nt?>m>}.'r<i alone has been ollini ,1 formal I.n a> a factor. Austria, In-nt I > on tin' |H?lnt of annihilation ecu times, in the opinion of her i(^. lut N civ .'ii no sltfn of yielding, so re I \ pressed last spring, a f tor ,mi|?n'Mtivrl.v profit loss year of |iiil),'iiiii>.'. turned and rent her en* ami pn grossing toward l?cr JIulKiiria. whose early reversal jlliiiMv from the Central Umpires to [Entente jjroiip. was freely eonsld in ilie calt iilal ions of (bo Allies, [htiia: lieti ely and gair.lng now muni's .vet in c<K?|H'rati<wi with the N?n> 1 he privations of (Jerniaiiy Ii wore e.\j?oeted by the Entente ?is to hrlnir that nation* to her i, have Iweii provided against, ap mtl). hy tH-oiion iles and inventions, there is no serious talk of an early i|w> for luck of supply within ITVe " eui'pT re. 'rurk ey . "tho sick utiui of KuroiH'" triumphed hi the Dardanelles and oil tho Kuph rates, ami though pierced deep by tho Russian Invasion of Armenia, has still Iteen able to sns. Ill in ItKClf 1111(1, Isolde*. f ?? KC I III I I t K H , Into northern Kut*ot>o for employment against tho Russians. Serbia ami ltelglnui, of coiiihc, are prostrate mi i (ions, but tiioir |>eoplo have not Mir rendered. Nolle of till' IIUlll.N suggest ions of ' j |HMiet? has heou made progress toward actuality, uor Is there any cncuuioue . mnnt to mediation in the attitudes of, tile belllgerants. Perhaps there has i not yet been Hutilclcut effort in thisj direction and It might tie said to be the one possibility, rightly undertaken, of shortening the war. Itut there i> no reason to suppose that any agency iiualltled to attempt I L. eon templates se ikaisly lite role of mediator. The reported opinion <>f ICiiteotc mil itary authorities that the ureal and conclusive effort to end the war will lut made next spring, and that the third dreary winter of the struggle is to be endured would seem to indleate that the"* "Hlg Push." the extent of whose success is still an open question, in the fighting on the Sotuiue. has praetieally come to an end for this year. Whether it winter of waiting and nufferlug and paying, will make more flexible the rigid attitudes held toward a peace settlement on terms short of surren der may be admitted t?> singulation, but scarcely to calculation.? -Charles ton Post. Author of Popular Song Dead. Green Hay, Wis.. Oct. IS. ? Eben Ku- ; gene Itoxeford, author of "Silver Threads Among the Gold," died today j of typhoid fever. Miss Louisa Duncan, daughter of j Mr, and Mrs. T. O. Duncan, of Union, j was elected uneeo of the Harvest .tub- ! ilee. COTTON \ Taken on storage at Special Rates.. Hermitage Gotton Mills The Relishable Kind of Soda is the kind we serve from our fountain ? cool, cheering thirst-appeasing-. The first drop and the last are equal ly pure and tempting ? per fectly delicious. Flavored to suit all tastes ahd fancies, and just enough ice cream to make it positively refreshing at all hours. This is the healthiest drink one can take in the Summer time and like wise the most economical. CAMDEN CANDY. KITCHEN Spero Beleos, Proprietor. one 78- Camden, S. C. tv. McCORMICK, Prop. E. W. BOND. Manager McCORMICK & COMPANY Funeral Directors and Embalmers. Phone r.]. AMBULANCE SERVICE. !>?>' E'?<>I,e ,0 Country Calls Answered Promptly Day or Ni'ght. oaggm|^aiK^^ies w e have plenty of second hand Bagging, and Ties on hand in good condition, vvHich we can sell cheap. ....... ^ERMITAGE COTTON MILLS.. TO MRBT AT PI SO A II. Program of tlio l/ower Division of Ker shaw AsMH'mlitHI. 'I'lif I'liion of t lit* lower division of i lio Kershaw Association couyeiieH wiili I he plsgnh church' tho fifth Sun dn\ In < Mobcr. l-'rldjiy and Saturday before, hoKliiiiltig Hi 11 ii. ill. I >evot lonal s?*i \ l? t?s t-? ?i m I oft ??< I l?y Ashb.v Outlaw Welcome address, Kobt. Watson Kt '.s 1 1< ii jk*', .1 w. | invls, r.ut'olltiM'iit of delegates and reports fl'olU ehll fellCS. IJ in.- (.nn-n \ : "Have wo lUble around l'? ?r i It lielng'.' \v. It. Canning ton I |?. in.- Ki'ivvn i\ 1 1* ono hour. J p. in.- ijuonw : "The advantage of tlio budget s\ >it'u* in lliiauchig tho work of t lio kingdom." <? \V. Mosoly. ii : IT? | ?. in. "Now uiay wo develop i ho spirit of Missions in our Sunday Schools Y" ? J<\ 1', Rotlgel's. il :.'10 p. in ? "Tin' advantage* of Cradod Lessons in t In* Sumlay Scltool." ? S. 1 >. Yates. Saturday, lo a. in I ?ov ??i loiial ser vice.- (), \V. Shiver. 1() s.'tO a. in. ? "Tlio advantages given |o Sunday SoIuk?I workers In the Nor nutl ('oiirsc," Itoltou Owens. II : 1 o a. in. "The oliiof hindrances to tlio progress of tho work of tho kingdom of our Lord."? 1 >aniol Hat iiold. 1- in. ? "l>oes Paul advise against woman addressing a mixed assembly or was it looul in its nature?" ? W. A. .laiuos. .1. \\\ Kcnney. I J :4a p. in. ? Adjourn for ono hour. - Ii. in.? "What constitutes a soul winning church?" -- Aslihy Outlaw, J. W. Konny. 2:45 p. in.-1? "How may wo host pro mote tho cause of sobriety. V" ? It. (\ 1 mPreo, .1. L. Shiver. ii:80 p. tn.4? "< *1111 a Christ la u use in toxicants without bringing reproach upon himself and his church and dis honor Christ?"? J. E. lml'roe. Sunday, 10 a. in. ? Sunday School UU1S.S meeting -Supt. .1. T. Watson. I I a. in. ? -Mission sermon. ? M. M. Kensoii or .1. W. Kenny. Jamaica Ginger Vice Wrecking Kansas. Topeka, Oot. 1 1?. ? They 'J 1 hury Kd Ttemiott in the potter's Hold. Tho funeral will he in the police station. I'M Hennott died a drunkard's death. Hut he never tasted ordinary liquor. He was a friend of ".lick." .lick is tho police, vernacular for Jamaica winger. There are many friends of .lick in Kansas. They are broken and bent. "It will bo an example for others ? to see those broken men all vic tims of Jick, burying another victim," said Harvey Parsons. Chief of Police. The Supremo has held ?h?? .Jamaica ginger is au "old-fashioned remedy" and may be sold in Kansas. The police say it contains 5M) per cent, alcohol. l>rug stores keep it on hand in tifteon-eeiit bottles. A bottle will in sure a "drunk". KutVulo liill For Wilson. ( 'heyeiine. Wyo,. Oct. 22. ? The jrrt'si tt?st rough rider of them all, "Kuf falo Kill" himself. has come out for President Wilson's reelection. Col. Cody is a great admirer of that other eminent eolonel and rough rider hut lie ean not unite wit h Theodoro_ K? m ?sev el t "In indorsing Mh Hughes. "Buffalo Kill" had always heeu a Republican until )i few years ago. when he lined up with the Progressives. How lie stauds this year is shown by a oharactecistie telegram sent hy him from Kingston. N. ('.. to Frank L. IIoux secretary of state of Wyoming. Col. Cody's announcement reads: "Hughes can't ride Wood row. He is pulling leather already and will he disqualified. "Kill Cody." Col. Cody has never been a Demo crat before, hut he knows a real pros ident. .J? J- I-fughes, a white farmer, who resides a few miles south of Bamberg, was committed to jail Monday by Sher iff Kay. charged with having shot and killed Wesley Mitchell, a tenant on his plantation. Saturday night about 1) o'clock ami is said to have been un der the influence of whiskey. 1 An election will l?e held soon on the question of forming a new county i out of portions - of Anderson and Greenville with the county seat at Williamston. . NOTICE OF ELECTION. # State of South Carolina County of Kershaw Notice is hereby given that the Gen eral Election for Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors and Representa tives in Congress will be held at the voting precincts fixed by law in the County of Kershaw, oir Tuesday, Nov ember 7, lino, said day l>eing Tuesday following the lirst Monday, as prescrib ed by the State Constitution. The qualifications for suffrage are as ; follows : | Residence in State for two years, in 1 the County one year, in the lulling pre- 1 clnct in which the elector offers to vote, , four months, and the payment six ' months before any election of any jm?11 tax thj>n due and payable. Provided, j That ministers In charge of an organ- 1 ized church and twners of puhli' f schools, shall be entitled to vote after1 six months' residence in the State, otr-( erwise qualified. Registration. ? Payment of all taxes;,: ; including poll tax, assessed and collec tible during the previous year. The ; pr< wluct bat of a certificate or t.be't> I ceipt of the officer authorized to colfeet ; such taxes shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. Kcfore the hour fixed for owning the ! 1 ]>oi is Managers and Clerks must take | j and subscribe to the Constitutional' ; oatbr The Chairman of the Board of" Managers can administer the oath to the other Managers and to the Clerk ; I a Notary Public must administer the ! oath to Chairman. The Managers elect j their Chairman and Clerk. | Polls at each voting place must l?e opened at 7 o'clock a. m., and cloned at 4 o'clock p. m., except in the City of Charleston, where they shall be open ?d at 7 a. m. and ckwed at 0 p. m. The Managers have the power to fill ft vacancy; and if none of the Mana tfmm Among the qualified rotenT^tbe Maimers, who, after being sworn, ran conduct the election. At the closo of iha election. (1h< Mud ajjors mid Clerk III list piMccctl publicly i to ??|hmi the ballot box ami count the j ballots therein. and continue without ad jouruiucnl until the .same is com j plcted, and make a statement of tin* j result fur each ? ?tlti t*. ami sign tin* saim . Within t li ree days thereafter. the Chairman of the Hoard, or some ono iI?^uih..1i"| in i h*? Hoar. I, must deliver to I lie i 'ouuuh^luiurrs 0|' ]CUh*I ion I he poll li-i tli,. |?,\ roiitalnlnw tin* ballots ami v\ in ion statements of the result of tin* ?? i? < t i >it Managers of Flccti^n. The loilowiim Mamivrors of Kin (ton have hern a 1 1| >ol 1 1 1 ?'? I to hold the elee Hon at the various precincts in I ho aid Count \ , < '.linden II Truosdcl. NV..I', Hr-iwn it ml .1 it Ai ranis. Nfivliaw I U I lav oh, Janie> X. rM (.lor aii'l r |. Truesdel. Ralcy's Mill I.uther Haley. \N . 1*. I U?h1v< is a i i < I Minor Italoy. Hothune S T. (Jardner, It \\ itr.in Uon and ii M. Klug. Klrklcv's Store H, H. Hu.nph'ics. \Y T Howei-s ii|id A. .1. Hregory. I.ii'crtx Mill N. s. Richards, t; H j CMfiucniw a in I S. H. Cunningham. Kat.lilVo Mill NV. F. McCaskll!. I. II NN ilUanis and .1. IV RatelllVc. < 'assail Kenneth McCasklll. II S. Thoiiiitsoii and Stove Wost. Itahon's Cross Roads? -It. A. Jackson, I . M Sinilh and K. NV. Rahon. Mlaiic.x NV II. Simpson, ,1. NV llrad ley and .1 I >. Mcl.endoii. l.ugofY NV. Jotios, 13. A. ltowen and I ?. T. I la rrlson. Wo^tvilh' Herbert Young, NV. F. Truosdcl and NV, I,. (iasklns. Sloiifhoro ? ti. F. llaininond, J. (J. Caston and i >. <J. Hammond. I tuff a lo School House \V. P. Sowell, J. 15. ("aloe and T. M. Hunnieutt. Mt /ion Church ? J. It. McCoy, NV. It. Most-ley and Fngeno Lee. Stockton l'lyco? I>. L. Sowcll, NV. R. (inrdncr and Jesse Peareo. Shaylor's Hill . It. JL Smyi'l. S. NV. I To r 1 1 shy and I,. I,, Young. Stokes' School House? 1*. It. Fields, NV. II NVal kins and Amos G. Hall. 1 lermitagc Mill ? NV. T. Player. S. II. Shirley and .1. I., Campbell. Pine Creek Mill? P. S. Shirley, '('has. Xoiami and Henry NVest. i "ii ti lev P. C. NVal Is, A. P. NVatts and !: A. N'aiuchan. < ela ml School House ? '/j. ltar llc'd. '. I'. NVest and P.. A. Hrown. Three ( \'s .1 . 11. Pa rllehl, .1 . M. CroMon and J. Robert Magill. Iteaxer I Ml III School Hollse? 11. J. Tli I \\ e! I. NV. N. NVest and J. 1'. liran IMMl. The mainmers at each precinct named above are requested, to delegate one of their niimher to secure the box and blanks for the election Saturday. Nov ember 1th. at the NVatcree Messenger Office. V. P. NKTTI.KS, <;. S. K 1 N < ? . It. T. MICKLK. Commissioners of Federal Flection for Kershaw County, S. C. October 10th. 1010. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Si.ji I ?' of South Carolina County of Kershaw Notice is licrohy given that the ( ??'!>? ??I'M 1 Kiecttoli for St a to ami 'Comity Of* licers will bo lu?l<l at tin* voting pre cincts prescribed by law in said conn ty. on Tuesday. November 7. 11)1(1. said day being Tuesday following the first Monday in November, as prescribed by the State Constitution. The qualification for suffrage: Managers of election shall require of every elector offering to vote at any election, before allowing him to vote, the production of his registration cer tificate, and proof of the payment of all taxes, including |>oll tax. assessed against him and collectible during the previous year. The production of a certificate or of the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes, shall ho conclusive proof of the payment thereof. Section 237, Code of 1012, as amend ed by Act No. 6, special session of 11)14. Section 237. There shall be three separate andj distinct ballots, as fol lows: One Imllot for United States Senator, Representatives In Congress and Presidential electors; and one bal lot for (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State officers, Circuit Solicitors, inem rs of the House of Representatives, State Senator, county officers, and one ballot for all Constitutional amend ments and sjKH.-lal questions, each of three said boxes to Ik? appropriately labelled ; which ballots shall be of plain white pai>er and of such width and length as to contain the names of the ollicer or officers and question or ques tions to be voted for or upon, clear and ??veil cut, withoutornamcnt. designation, mutilation, symbol or mark of any kind whatsoever, except the name or names ijf the person or ] K?r-?? ??t~i voted for and the office to which such person or per sons are intended to he chosen, and all special questions which name or names, "(lice or offices, question or questions shall be written or printed or partly written or partly printed thcrecu in I lack ink: and such ballot - hall be so f -lded as to conceal tHfrnaine. or names* ; uestlon or questions i heron. :md ku folded, shall be depo "';,d )'? a box to ? constructed. kept and liaxised of as ? -rein 'provided |.y law. am! no ballot ? f any other descripth-n found In elth ?v of said boxes shall he counted. <>n all special quc iloni the ballot :..ill state the qn?- ??r questions, ? d shall thereat v ! ivc the words Yes" and "No" in - .I'-d ? that the vter mfty indicate hi vntr> hy nfrlklilg ? ?Mt one or the other of ? wr-ti words on -a id ballot, the word i "i o stricken out to be counted. Before the hou* ilv-Ufor owning the polls, -Managers and Clerks must .take .ind subscribe fh" < fitutional oath. The fTTnirman of :!n- I'.oard of Mana gers can administer the oath to tlie other members and to the Clerk ; a No tary Public must administer the oath to the Chairman. The Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. Pulls at each votimr place mast be ojK-ned at 7 o'clock a. in. and closed at 4 O'clock p. m.. except In the City of CTHfrtestop, where they shall bo op ened at 7 a. m. and closed at 6 p. m. The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy, ami If none of the Managers attend, the Citizens ran appoint from among the qualified voter*, the Man utfri*. who, it f i or holug; sworn, can oon duct the election. At t lu? close of tho oloothm, (ho Man a?ors and Clerk must ju\hhhh| public ly (o ojkmi I lu? lullot hoxes and count I ho ha IK'ls therein, and continue wltJi out adjournment until samo 1.4 com pleted. and niako a statement of (ho result Tor oat h olthv and slUn 1 1 ??* saino. Within (hroo da\H thereafter. tho Chairman of tin- Hoard, or some ono designated h\ tho Hoard, must dolivor to the < 'omilllss-tnnors of nhvllon the poll list; tho boxes containlutf tho bal lots and written statements of tho ro suits of tho o U m ?t i o n At tho said olo? I ion qualified oloo tots will voto upon adoption or rojoo t Ion of amendment ? to tin- st iii o Con lltullon, a* provldod In tho following Joint Resolutions : A Joint Resolution to am* nd Section 7, tt rt.hlo \ 111 ot tin' Constitution, ro htlltiK to municipal bonded indebted lies*;, |?y adding a proviso thereto, ro hititiu to school district No. 1. ot K.-i slutw County. A Joint Resolution propns in:' t ? > a mortal art lole X of tho eon titutlon \ adding thereto soot ion lo, to otupow ? to thi* town of Mulllns to assess alml tliiK property for permanent Improve luent . O A .loin Resolution to amend article X of tho constitution so as to audio , rlx.o tho town of Clinton and the eit,\ of Kasley to assess ahultiu^ property for permit nonot Improvements. A Joint KcMolut ion proposing an a meudmont to artiele XII, soot toil 2 of the eonstitutlou. hy striking out tho whole of vald soellou 2. artlolo XI I. ami substituting therefor a now section providing for tho appointment of a hoard of rodents for Institutions main tained for the euro of tho Insane, for tho appointment of a suporlntendent therefor, and doliuluK tho powers. A Joint Resolution to amond section article XI of the eonstitutlou, re luting to school districts, hv adding a special proviso as to Sparlanhur:; eoun ty. Managers State Khetion. The following mamttrors of election have heeu appointed to hold the oloo lion at the various precincts in the -aid eon my : Camden- J. K. licLoache. It. I>. Wll Hams untl \V. A. Schrork. KitsIwiw <!. (\ Welsh. John A. CmnUII and Amos Cook. Huloy's M til S. J. \Veat, A V Cor don iuhI \Y T. MrCasklll. I lot I n i m* l> T. Yarhi'OMKh, M C?. KIiij: and \\ A Mcl >ow*?H. Klrkloy's Store 1>. M. Klrkley, II (V 1 1 ? ?i I < m i and Frank YonilK I ilu'i ty I nil I, l* Tliitm|woii. S. M Uh'lin rd* and It F. Floyd, Uah lin 's Mill S. It. I lull. U. J. IUt. <HftV ami N A Wat kins. Cinsatt W" 1 11 In in Thompson. I <. O, Funricrhurk ami I. C. Fortner Knb.-n'.s Cms* Kond* ,1 I, llinson, IMdlo Kahon and I i > 1 1 Hrnnhiiin. Hlnm\\ I., li. Sessions, \y H Wood ami J. S. I V I ks.s laitfolV NY. Kt.nard, \\ II. ltran lut m ami .Initio* Ton m WYstvllln ? W C. Thoinax. I \ Me l?it\vi'll and Foster 1 1 1 1 1 ? >u HnlYnlo Sehool House l? I. I'ntoe, 1 M. SowoH and C, A Johnson. Ml. /dun Chureh I.. II .Myci'v, .1 M stidvos and C, I'. Myois. Stockton IMnee- ? ,1 C. I Inniplirtrs, t; \\ \ininous and 10. M. Workman. Shiiy lor's 1 1 111 J. U. Horiishy, 1 11. Holland and Ilenry Sntyrl. sii?k?'s" School House ? L, C. l'nu\ \V M outlaw and II. \V. Humphries. Ili'nnHairo Mill? J. J. Mnnn, C. i*. Hakcr ami I' I. West. I Miic i rook Mill? A. K. Kohlnxon. iioor?i> Mnnn ami T. Trueadel. Cnntey s r K??s<>, Henry HarHold and .1. I'. Ciwd Cleveland Sohool House ? F. H. Ar i*n ii I h. K. A. Urine and A ll. Shiver, Stouelmm V. llanimond, J. T. Moseloy and T. V). Addison. Thiw C'?. ? llo.vd MnttUI. \. F, ItoD* erlHou and Claude Faulkeiiherr.v. lloaver Da in Sch<>ol Houxo- li. c 1'lttK, J. s. Hyatt ami (I. K l'rlcc, The Managers at each prerlm-t nainod above are reuueateU to delegate one of tlit'lr number to Hocure ho\i?M and I Idaukrf for tin* eloetion at Court llt?n?*, Saturday. Nov. -1, 11)1(1. storks. J. H. OLEMKNTS, IX (1. FLKTCIIKK. Commissioners of State and County Ivlccilons for Kershaw County, S. C <Moher 2 Itli. 1010.. SHOE POLISHES BLACK-WHITE-TAN - IO<t KEEP YOUR SHOES NEAT THE F.F.DALLEY CO..UTD, buffalo.n.y _ FLOWER BULBS FLOWER SEED VEGETABLE SEED ONION SETS W. ROBIN ZEMP'S DRUG STORE 1 When in a Hurry for Medecines or Sick Room Requisites Phone 30 Planting T ime The farmers of Kershaw County will plant more small grain this year than they have for several years past. The important feature of small grain planting is get ting good seed.- We have just received a car of Oklaho ma Red Rust Proof seed Oat*. We also have seed Rye, seed Wheat and Barley. In order to make a full crop of grain it is very necessary to u.^e Commercial Fertili zers. Before placing your orders see us and get our prices. Don't forget we arc agents for the best cow feed on the market ? Larro Feed, ."The Dairyman's Friend." Al so agents for Arab Horse feed. SPRINGS & SHANNON Th* Store That Carries The Stock.