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thet^r^irvfooit tntlex. But «titr«1v u»
T3kitn vf nnt iino nii4 ■ • » nuv *inroy
9)(0. »• HQLMES. Edllat I Pfopt » **vHt*n
1 FlSA^riAT, CONDITION BAKSWEf/L COUNTY.
%4ft6E^r toum mmurm
tii i;u>i»a y. oe n>bkk, h, itw.
Mhuv .hip-h»vp tn*eu »\vt‘I iJurius
»rorm» wt »o* l»v the pnurliij; of oil up*
lrouble I xn «ter., h»if SMtuliinl
Oil Kfipenre to lie ono uf the eltiel
I mnv luvf ho w>**,not n. ioi/>ii*t lu
■»- <»eor<fe
D. Tilthittii of Oiitrk’'* Hill. *EdjfelluiU
c'rtuHty,
Ttuuinh rcatc.l mi l TKirti: lu tfi**,
Huiihv Sfouih '*('iii!l« tivoTifo” uettir
uoTe nu ifv lOLit eitloT nt homo or in
VW-hinuto/r Mori) lli i'i .lint rM wore-
h ^^HfuiliTshii t only; one day in hi*
life, lie fouml it .o reeitblo tlint
of th'* pie.eut hiHin *lorm lu A.tuei l. , a:i
1*o.hie#.
'Before KitlhorliiK corji Lhei'o »lumfr'.
‘h« an epMemto of rat UiUioj; roaelilnjf
*rrrv f;*riti. Bri'Nli farmers eUUrnUt"
r»t 4'*e*4s'o .l«H : irra wtrrrh- flf
rlMstrnetivniess eseh >'em - . Ite.hlfS
they are great ..preader*. «
•’Brag is n gcH.iii *log hiil Mold fast Is
•a better one.” In Isis f>aiali» s|,. e,-i*
t*u Thu rad a v randhlate tv. H I *ft
aald to his hearers “I nm going to he
elcj’ted." I f tltjngs keep gojog ss, they
are now moving h>‘ \\ ill *.**• on Novein-
har Ills "l have been eiei’tsd —to fcta\
arhnno.”
iFtTaVTRJePTToff .ind 0e\’T-r ptit on iagain
••rm le t. rnTT* ” had t to remedies
foi ri'tlds. W l,t* h/fiTn’as affeeted he
washed it. *vrt+*-*rfeoil'ol ff Mia trouble
' ' * •*«*- . ,
reaebed Hie throat or lungs he took
tea»pnonful doses of keruslno.
hy « xposuin In a dri/.r v d.tv in o'lper-
Intendiiig the building of a house bn
hi* fiirm. " ,
‘•There’i a heap in knowing w hen to
‘VpTiF 1 ’
P/e tide. H.'.sevoH will not reply to
;a*t letter, alletrli'A that
.Nebraskan has made personalS «U*<*
iip<Wj him, and tiist lb«i s was no «s-
enn why l.u should anatfSr it.
“A pour exuuse is better Him nono.’
Of Into years Clio dnrtnmers have
been the best seers In State political
Ueh.g men of Intelligence and goad
habits ami mixing w ith the people they
hare forecasted results accurately in
irveral successive State ''nthpdign*.
All that we ha* e have heard talk of
national politics «ro coolident of Brj •
an a election They say there is no
doubt uf hisyainning.
4 AHH4 NH FA KM CHS.
There U money in diverslrted farm
tug According lo the Ud>ac4-« 4>uvs.‘r
* niitlh*n and a quarter pouml< of tin*.
Veed hare beei. sold'at Manning.
t'hi v <rmton conniv. ibis v»v»r. al the
• rerage price of ten cents^ or »!'. '.Utu
for the crop. The Clarendon ffttmen
made a plenty of cotton too.
The tobacco money came soShcr than
«nUon ami helped pay the fcr'.ilh*' r,
Peking and ginning bilf*.
“Al.v Venerated, gram.lmmlier lo iked
Ht.ro* r-iih. i scornlulli wlnm. I ap
proached her clad in mv Hist over*-
coat, and I’ll nev^r forget the roasting
-he gave me foi iisving oiic,” said >1.
M iiond. of m l.ouis: .
"Slu* said lluii to* s< nslli’e man
Wouol di'-i'clld to the ell*uuIiom*y of a 1 *
o\ei co il and that the rliVct of wearing
one whs t*i. ieiluce vigor and ihe hardi
ness tna: comes of hauling with, cold
weather, she pointed to ihe tine ex
ample of a *talesiii>ti* with wtimiV *h<
had a personal iii ({ilHiutariee. the bn
llnnnltml llih’lin eleeie I viee j r<‘»|-
file.nt o| the l lliu'd Srules with Lin
coln. w ho i n Ins whole cat err nevi i
put* no inntier how lo*v the
ore r cn r y "afi o ppci I ''—F i (ail Haiti more
\ uid lean .
or* i n:\KY.
On Sunday Neiifetiiher Jb. the Ocath
Angel \ isiii il the ho ne of .1. II. IIart-
/.og iiTid chiimed his oldest daughter
Vitglili», age ten year* .**in- MitFcr*'*l
long, though pathuUly,. wiili t.plioi*!
lever. . f
Virginia was a bright girl of much
|>roml*e. Stic lov**t| I'huicli ami Sun
da , School, ami w iieii |mss:hlc al'.V(V»
>tltended >lie seemed plea-cd when
her pan til's, pastor vi-iu d *h*i home
slid never f filed to iuvirn him I** eoTjr*.
\ ligini i Ibr*'.! to woil' |or JesiTs. Mi*'
left otic i,| Brown's .Moipus . for Aged
Mini*t* , r*> pi.ilv ailed. >lie was bulled
at Ihitihle I’linds in fh** presene** of s
Bala
ncfca
dfstsT
in hand from
June, HO HWiS.
CoHciffed frrtVn
Tolal io he
last
Stnfe
Coniitv
SVh (Juls
moment
H O r.O
3 11i h1
r TT2ir 70
all sou:ces
Hi for. JO
41 l*’M in
4k (i.'O 12
Rtiu.untcd f**r
20 071 yr>
.'4 4 8(V. 7 4
6.1 H26 IS
'QUhzn tht
Deacon Wilted^
TTC/vtITr RM' EX : MI SAl'lOX.
TKKASl’REK’S N0TICE.
‘J*..
The school teachers In
••muity are herebv notified
next, reg (lui- te^*.hei
Barnwell
that
|M 9M 20
To Sikte Treasurer
To Cof-’n'.y for all purposes
■Schoola —“—~— ~
♦rnr^rnr"
PA i'll CUT.
$2<l tiliu 12
I I i ).'*.'* 02
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fiir* :fo:i S7
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[Copyright, IW. by T- C. McClere l
After , Iicacon (Irnflou rccelviHl his
t legacy be \v(*ht back on his-consent to
r-ld» son's marriage witli Ncll'c, dnugh-
ter of tin* Widow Jordon.
| “The thing must stop at once, lyUns.’’
he said. "She Is not the girl for you
to marry even If you were rea^' for
will he held In the coiift,|icusH at Bar
wet! op Frhtav Oe.ober I*i 4t.
Kxsininations w ill be held on Ihe
fell** w lughtanc lies /I’hr slolngv—and
The Treasurgrs ©illop will be open
for'the collect foil «f taxes tyvied for
^fiscal year omninenclng January
, fron^fhe 15lh: day 7*f October
the 15th of March lUOfl in-
ciu
from fhf I'k 1° the Hist d
1 fsiiuary I
, aN . . . .^.-Trurnslvc a penalty o
Hygiene, Pedacogv * ^vlcs an* f ur prr C( . llt „ u ,
rent hvents. trntWil stares History., y - A
the serious step of nnitrlinony. * 1 dc
Balance cash on liaild
line the Mfa.'c
•• *• (lo mfv
“ Schoola
B.n.ANC'E.
/ ? 12 nits io
f
•il
41 8.1
7:>0 72
uo .15
Thin sinkiijg fund camqiisslon
on account of ino* taxe*
$12 DH2 10
T> 000 00
refused to do any
was hj^re talk, but
swLv.vc.ri.-cxayvafg-ttaafr. - ";
/ILL 6000 NeWSEJ'S
- * T j er had n<>\h*ar.(
'■a r i v nrs-r a I *,.- t „ .
A T THE
I, BUSY BEE Hiyt,
THK I.A/IKST TAKin.F.I .
When C. C. M.*ore, l'rc*iden4 of the
■O*tton AssiH*laiion of N**rtli 4'arolina,
made his aildress in UparTanbarg, he
told about the laziest uixn'lnlits fftnte.
lie was a cotton farmrr. lie believed
in eottrtn and planted little else. He
Kept getting poorer amt pooler. The
•cotton crop got lighter and Ikjhici.
Instead gf making Indh eni^s tiicct—at
pa*to*.
•hui iai
Ihe end of the year tm hail no end* to
torlng togethrr atid un means to fasten
them. HliVhJtdren had scant v ehdhes.
T^fere tiFre notmoks RPd j.TipeVs an.lj
■o time to go to scliool. A* In* got
poorer he got lazier and heNoon got ‘o
l«zy that he quit planting cotton ami
•tried home supplies. Mr. Moore said
that he vdefted him at bis home and
tsn.k iHoner w ilh him, sc'er*! years
•fter he *y*iit cnlfon. ^frang' to say
_ahi* Uzv man Vad a rn'll furnished
house, neallv dressed children an ( le*
(ant dining room and a dinner that
was not to he forgotten, nearly all of
whirh was produced nr* *1i*>^'TirrrtT.
After dinner he wnlk’ed oWt 4rv tl*e
barn and there he saw mmc signs of |
•be man’s laziness He h id a sph*ndi*l |
barn and 8ne *ti>* k but whs tcinail.v t*M> |
laav to i*|>en lie doois of the slnlls ami
water his animals He had a wsuuing
tounlatn in every stall. All be had to
On Mini a spigot w ben the foun •
tain was empty He r*as too l*iZ.y lo
(bcow hay and fovbler from the lolf
•nd distribute il lo the -fa I*. Hr made
fencing
r*
-44+e-
la»y fellow would ( Inn k In a hundred
•r more pounds of bsv an.l tin* hot**
• nuld eat a< long as if lasCTd. None
would be wasted. When lie i«is(>.|
Mfhlug blit cotton he would slip off to
the creek Katurdav sfrenioon ahd wash
Ule dirt and dust off ami dry on tin*
bank. He had milv a few towels TTfen.
Hot be bad lie.-omp entirely ton litsy to
go to tbe creek to wa*h. !!*• just walk-
ad into a hath room and turned on hoi
•r cold water as he desired and got in
ter a porcelain tub Ho then hud t wo
towels t<* dry hi* hotly.instead of none
as in the old cotton days The lasv
fellow ha*l also put water in his hit •li
en so that wife jitid daughters did
zmt have to go to the well, or throw
waste water out of the w indow lie
wan a very lazy man indeed ami*, w i-h-
e I to aave step* and to~take "ttiE the
burdens off hi* wife an*l daughters.
He was too lazy to teeeh hi* children,
ao he si.pphed thro* with hook* and
a rori ofTrmueljipt of tgrong^
wli c in a curnvrdf-n-verv ^fei+ et+ML
Urge Clttnp ini of. peun-e..' i he
K*’v. H 1“ iLftr cMtfffieted th
* *
A Friend.
IN 1,0 VI MJ KKirUMBRANt K OK
urna: Tom At i k ci.a y ion.
On S(turtUv morning September
Iflfh, I no*' the dest-t* an,gel entered the
home of Mr. and Mr* I'ho*. ('lavton
and cbiiinifl Toi its nw o tin in i(>ojig* »t
-on llf’.k T(innnir, wK( d_llie vc:tT*. All
wk- dime for hi*n that medical aid and
kind ami loving Ifiendsa'nuhl do He
was laid I** re-.t in the ('•dst.iu graie
lard on 'loml.iv. The fnni^ral services
were cm.•Im tcd l*y K "v I>. I. H iten.
Mav the ony who-ntrt si'ff.-r fhe little
CtffIffreft to ciillH* onto me illul forbid
them not for of *nch i- the kingdom <*f
lleayi-n heal lin-ii; broken heiirt* and
feel that they aie nearer to him than
before. *
In that land okancieiit >tory
IVbyeo ir fbuoion* *hinn*
In rtiHt land of i.i\e anil glorv,
Jshall We IlieCt eH*h ml)**r I hen''
Y**» we’ll si *, trtv saihe evt‘ , » shtfTTng.'
Wc •haik Lu i >,>ur ah ir onh* t w i
► ■ . Iri-ng.
f'ftn.tTy r* nnd u* a* f.eiore.
A mil Ida.
< n M > I * IN hS KB Y I'll I Mi.
■Berlin, Sept. 2* -Th** niimber of emi
grants who Jett Bretnen a!'*l HimbUrfi
during' tbe f‘r-1 eight tnontli's oi the
VTe-'ent iHirwa* l n.'.Hi,'i, as coinpaied
with Xb .71' in M'lr? .
I'oiing ihe year tiie ilamhnrg-
Anierican line ami the North <•(>1111*11
I,lr>y«l ('oinpanv have l*>*t the rec* ipta
lor approx 1 m itidy *.'i , n isifi emigmnis.
•slid VciA' iiint 1 he price of a steerage
a.t ♦ •’>lit** aggiegalc' l(>** t«i
tli* 1l 't w»< compaM* - tn- r*-ach •irrtrP HTTTh
of apjiioxiinalcly tr.'iMl.O:#* Ills c (•
fttualeil Ihst (hi- loss will halt* in-
fiea-ed t*i flO 01 1 (>t-1 in the * ud ol the
year.
Though the cotto'i crop of this section is smaller than
was promistMl and hoped for and the price is disappointing
there is uo cans*' for despair. All must do the best they
(am nnd the best that all buyers of
DRY AND DRESS GOODS,
MILLINERY. WHITE GOODS. CLOTHING',
Ll'RNLSHlNG GOODS, SHOES, HOSIERY,
NOTIONS. HEAD WE ARC
ladies skirts and cloaks
and all that goes to .make life happy and handsome can Oo n** 1 * 1 "dth a hammer. Site also Icari’cd
from hfm how to act it. When she
IS t() (Z() fust .mtf Stiaight to _ • , reached hou*e the trap was placed.lu
, . , - . . the barui »
MAtfCRSKY’S BEE HIVE , j Word was sent do lilies not to con:**
. ‘ ' . ,. , w— - to the house for three nigiits. but n
During the long and tpiiet Summer he dcej)t close watch light was left burning jn ti.e sitting
.m the Northern markets, buviiiff with rcHrh’ cash, now in r ^ m ^ " n,i ' Fn>m
• • t 1^ ? /* *
one city, tomorrow in another from panic stricken and
rirc ymi to go over to the Widow Jor-»
don’s this evening nnd emphatically
announce that there can he nothing
further between you nud her daugh
ter.’’
The son respectfully but stubbornly
such thing There
it left both men
firm, and the result was that lilias
left the "paternal roof and tonic H|rhts *
residence with an uncle. Of course he
called at the Widow Jdrdou’s with the
news Mlss^tepljie felt hurt and hu
miliated :md jfficd tears, but her rr.y.jli-
er had in.\tpar.i to shcB^ Sb4 Jos sc* 1
, her head like n war Kurso. and There
was an edge *0 bernolcc as she said
to the young man:
"Ellas, a Jordon Is ns good ns a
Orafton any day lu the year and may-
lie a little better. If you want it nil
eff with Nellie, just say the word and
don't beat -about tbe bush. She Isn't
j dying‘-to marry' you or any one else."
"But I am dying to marry hex. and
! ice will call* on the mimsL r tonight If
you say so," was the answer.
"No; we’ll wait awhile. I've seeti
men like your father before, nnd I
have seen them come dowu off their
high horse.’'
Two.nights later Eiiis "sat up" with
Nellie until near mlUufght. Nellie’s
mother "sat up" in the darkness of
her roonffand made notes. Oue'of the
uo;es was to tin* effect that a human
figure closely resembling Iteacon Eraf-
ton’s was sneaking about the yard an 1
trying to peer into a side window. She
v.as a woman wh'y didn’t have to lv
Lit with a potato innsjivr to take a
I1I11L Next day she drove over to Ely
ria, nud after buying a bear trap nt a
hardwood store she took It to a blavlfJ
Engll-h (irainrnnr and composition.
ArUhnietmrAlgebra ami (4e"graphv.
Those tearheriJtt hn l>ad their eei tirt-
cate* renewed nt Summer school tills
summer are not icqmred to stand this
examination,.
B M. I)«rlingt<*n.
(L S. K llHruwell County.*
DR. J. H. E. MILHOUS,
From tlW 1st toflie 28 th ffnr of Feb
ruary inclusive a penalty of two pyr
cent w ill be added to all taxes paid lit
February. r i
c From the 1st to the 13th day of,Mar^h
19*141 inclusive a penalty o{ seven,,p^r
cent will be added to all unpaid taxes.
LEViryT 0 .
For State pnrpo-e- 51 mills.
For Ordinary County purposes
mills
For Keindexing Records % mill.
onstiiuiional .Nch*»oi 3 Hulls. '
J
‘-mitten meivhants the chmeest and conipletest stocks of
Diy^ Goods,* Glothinfv. Shoes, Hats, MiMrnery and all
wearing goods ever Upu^ht to Sohth Carolilia. lie
bought at liis own prices, eo’ild not refuse the tempting
opportunities and is now.fully p'epared to serve and sup
ply all custoifieis with what iij needed at prices lower tlnn
he has ever known in his long mercantile experience.
—-Kv-h^v lepH M’iitdtroivAVT11 be mnde ^ood.njrBr^ pVohiisc
ber aerie In the kccoii*! story the will
ow walled and watched, add that same
hitman form up|H>;*rcd for liaif an hour
each night 'J iieu jdie was ready for
It. When Elliis came on tbe wing* of
love the trap was set and secretly
placed beside the rneehftsh Itvjiasn t
a r«»se without a thorn. Oil the contra
ry.Tt had many thorns, and In crowd
ing Into It to get at the side window
Rome one had left ntaur hits of gray
cloth. There was also 11 larger and
6hart*er thorn wait fug to mature.
o t V(*r fnMil led.
V\7th this brief preface he invites the visits of all judges
of the best and tove’rs of fhe most beautiful goods- and
seekers after the lowest prices to come and see nnd he
convinced that the Bee Hive is all honey combed with
noble bargains.
CJ
IVIJLLWEFY.
ST
A N ti LEA’S
a un it
A4 \ I >EM V,
9 -
S. (’,
Tld.v <VrH known
ATTgcIa’- A cailcin \, * omtTir.
>Uic*-- of M. i, 3 at Aik* n.
t-l Ltt'li.'
* 11* met*-*
St.
th.*
rc-
HiHg>z)iie*-affl.ljcnt his daughtera to a
college in Clmrlottc and lu* hoy* to
(Other •clinwts aWT college*. :>u*h is
• he ske^eli of Mr. Mo'irC* Kiziesl man.
How many sin*li ia/.y meif have *\v**
Isi this coqmG It would In* well if
• 4*
they could be counted by tht* hundred
—Carolina Spartan
WHERE BULLETS l LEW.
Pavid I’arker, of Fayette, N. Y .
‘Vetera 11 of 4lie civil war, win. h.-t
I v
S. ( .
no* ncil it• ilie.i 'Tm Stpteiubei' IldiNfor
tin* iwe*- ('*' -es-ioa
•^ I lin- ZWo-f Z*ri^'tiifm-'lfzr|>e« «if t***'
Faculty I*aie been mure in in tOHlizedl
lor nVVer beloie lia- ihe i pening Jay
teen »ii*'1i a large enr*>ilini*et of pupils,
lii'tli.iko .and l*i*i*e-iicg Tliisisevi-
deuee *n Ijieienl li> .M Angela's and it-
.•<>"l*« 1*f-faiiiiii.l teacher-That their
la Inn - i n Ihe t rai*.it*g and cd'.ine t:ng ol
tluisc. lilaei' i utiiler l ln ir guidance i«
a|>prei , *e r 1*<1 ami deuions!rat(>s'thar S
Aj.* ig Id ’ - ha * ti.e approhatiou .ml gmui
will of both ^hfrenr- ami pupij*. Fieri
at rangeinent ha-heeu f**i ihe sucee**-
fnl progre-s **1' the Acailemv an.l a full
corps ol sS.iitlif 111 and ciu'si'ientiuu ?
teacher- have »i-.-umcd t enirul ‘ I tlieii
various cla—es.
I In' 1 on Mr** yfl liittry, < I ram mar.
t "iiimi'tm.d Academic^ In ihe
Aradcini.' |». (lartmeut -pecial ell nt i*
(had.* to g ie th** |,upi|s MMIh icnt
know ledge *.f tin Engd-Jj, Frenrh ami
i.aMn "I,angii'iges tnr-enable tbeiif to
mat 1 iculate loan I uiiii-*-fTv cn'i 1 -e.
Ihe Music Iiipaitmerf i« prepared
to gmtiiy ihe iitiihitiiin in the mo-t
H-ttihilig- l.ev-ons HTC <rT\ * Tl on ihe
Fianb, llrjpm. ' ioJin. \ iuliiiceihi and
fi'dtar, h> ino-t couiqeieiit ieai'iiers.
The Arf' ULpar'nient will he con
duct* *1 oir-aim 11.*1 imd as.'la-t year.
! thi- include- hesidi - I'aintiiig ami
| Hi'Hiting. e-peel.*!lv ( hina painthig
; imd t)i ii.'imenial \\ riling.
Special I*!:;--*'- 1iavpA,'il-n h.'en ol'ga-
1 iii*ed f .(• 1 lu* >1 mlv ol Honk keeping,
j Stcnogiaf'/'iv and T\ |'.* w riting: al-ii
* if! Ordinary jni.I ' F;i:i. y Needle Work,
! Fioniesth' sciCtii t*.,
1 I’he. ono aim ot Sr A*:ce'a''». in every
Cour-e t- In iquip the Si.ndent f’hisi
m all y.. Men it lv and Mnrilly fu* tin
fS*rlormHnee of life'- iriiti* *.
„ fo loeatinn St. Angehi'- f-nio-t idea'
I'bth in 1*. nuiv HIU? bealtbl ulni*»s
OYit OpeYiing will be October loth ant'l 14th.
Mis> Ella Thomas of Baltimore au "artist in Millinery
aedsnirplishmc-uts will foe greatly jSTeased t^ giv(‘ her best
Services to the indies ot the county. She ))<>ssesses the
v j i+4ipp-\i.jaeulty Of adjusting st\ les and shades and-, colors to
dvxion and contour with a skill that does
lull justice Jp every Oersdrtal charm and reveals every you fur** burgiarv
, , ' — J 1 , , ' •* "What does tilts
latent beauty. . - - ^
VVaiting and willing to plenSe and profit? :)li- I-Ji'm and
will prove-my-je 1 f y<HiT filend. , * ^
K MA%Tm$ftV.
Nellie hail Ju.-t answered lliat she
guessed ThniiKsgrviug day was as
good day irs any other to g.*t married
on when n long drawn yell was heard
under the win low outside. At the
mme moment the mother came down
stairs with a lighted lauteruMu hand
nnd said;
"Keep your seats, children. If* only
t eat. nud I’m g dug outside to talk
with him. lie s yelling ns If lie was in
pain, but lie won't l>e hurt min h."
Deacon Orafton had stepped into tiie
w idow's bear trap ns tie sought to get
his ear to a window. Had tiie teeth,
not been blunted they tvonld have g.Hie
'to tiie ls»ue of his leg As It was, lie
was held fast, aniPlhw pTliehing was
fluything but pleasant The widow
found him lying on the grasr. nnd try
ing to loosen the trap, and she placed
the lantern where the light fell full on
Ms face and sat down bcsiJe him and
said: ♦ '
"Deacon Grafton, since when did
X
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.AT
A. N. GARBER’S,
WILLISTON, S. G
10th and 12th' of October 1908.
Vi,* i J i ’— *• * Ti , *• r (»»*..• , ‘1 "Dd you want to send blip In won
w- are glau lOiaivnotitKe In the lttdios"nrWil!iston and sur- to come back home and that you’v
rounding countrv that A\iss Switft is again with us this season, y our niinJ »* ■ ’ • *
and she will he glutl’to meet, her old trieirds and make new ^“-^’don’i!" was ti
mean, woman?" he
iTf.manded In reply ns he hold up a leg
"It mean*, sir. that that bear trap
was set to protect that window and
that you have i*eeH caught. We’ll sec
what the law will have to say about
Tt."
"But"you know I’m no burglar. You
know I was simply looking around to
If Elias was here.”
"1 know nothing of the kind. You
ran tell that story In court and *ee
how ninny wTlPDfelieve it. It is my
duty, deacon"—
“Look here, widder,’*’ inlesriipted the
ff*»«ico1(, "no ope vv-iil I teller e .that I
meant to get Into your house, but I
don’t care (o lx* made fun of. If you'll
.help me off with this pesky trap and
say nothing I'll send you a barrel of
flQ.br.”
‘TY-iipt! First try to break Into my
house and then try bi‘bribe tfleV It
won’t do, deacon. Elias is in the house,
as you know. Do yoq want to speak
to him?" X
. "With' this bear trap on my legs?
Never!”
Do you want to send him In word
re
about the Jordon
one 8.
1
a i
Th.
*»»ot at Gettysburg, say*: Tiie good 'h- t'i*>'pi*i'iu- <*f tiip I m*iit'ut.ion
Klectrie Bitter*- have done £* worfh
wnne tlinn live hundred dollais 'to nu*. j
F spout milch money doctoring for a }
1>ad case of stoinaeli trouble, to little
purpoae
nud they
**-»• Iubie, itm-mey keep me strong 1 Oa., vv
and Well.” friu. at C. N Bun kbalrer’i* Ibu klen
drug store. 1..*
K?v. DVrectre-s will be plca-dl t,**
it'n
r.c de
and any Tiloiniatmli tbat m iy
tbe sulky reply.
.. , “Then I’ll hnVg-TtKrffH‘over to Con-
Our stock this season is as nibe as can be had and with the ,ltab!e nr, »"»' s | ' oiis( ’ K’H him i
ability ol otir Milliner .Miss SwitTt, wc are satisfied we can suit n robbor for hi ' n 8wnH ‘ folks
the; Hardest to suit. . \ -— —
All we ask you is a fffrtflct?.
To iftduce our‘customers to come on the Opening Days, we
are going to sell during those days 12 yds. Fruit ot the Loom
Bleaching for $1 00, T .
Sea Island 12 inches wide } 7-8 cents per yard.
J/ f .. r .p
S 1-2
SALES FOR CASH ONLT-
wlll be *urprL«e4 tomorrow morning”
Some folks iv-ere. It was not by J*ec :
ing Deacon GraJlbrn In court tinder a
terjous charge, but by seeing .Elina
tiack home and bearing his father ex
plain:
“Elia* 1* old enough to know id* own
mind, nnd if lie wants to marry the
JVld<)er Jordon.'* girl I shan’t *ay any
thing about It.” M. QL’AD.
. ,, - of Dress
xioods, phefes and. Clothing is complete.
Come in and convince yourself. ,
\Ye ate^ agents fot the Hamilton BroSvil arid \Y. L Douglas
■ a I I lieu uied Elcelyh: lUlivA**,! Muli rf.'AI* F. THE FAftM
r oured me: I now tiikw-tiiem }— ,v farmer 'i.h Kunil fbnite j', Empin
A. I loid by 'name, (.j*v*: oj ,* .* - r .* ' ” *■ ***■*•
* .uni. * ,s«ive euie.d tiie two -M-gcs: this is the ofily place you can find them,
1,,> 1 • v,,r ‘* w - “H’' i>n *" v! Fhanking you for past fr ~ x J ^
same, We beg to remain,
Yours Very Respectfuliy,
i W iir-t sot* - * i-ver *mv, one
' hnud aii'I (■iiw oil my |*-g. (t j,
j^rtureshan it- weight io gob! I
•M*t l*e w ttli(mi v tr m, I ha f t*>
CoUon rooeipts have fallen tiortzon-
♦allr. price* have gone dow n parpen- , th-* farm to gei it u.,i v
iiottaarlj. • ■ Bwn kbaL r’* tlrixjf*-*011.
I ■:—
bn tn v
worth
would
mortgage
at U. >N
i
’ HAD A CLOSE CALL.
Mr*. Ada I, Orioom. the widel?
known proprietor of ilvr Croom Hotel,
Vaugnn, Mian.. ***»; Jfof ...several
months I spArereil wiih a sSvero eopgh,
ami consumption secured, ti have it*
imp. on ne when a frirnd reeoni-
mended Dr. uing's New Di.*eovpry.
I Tn’gan taking it; and three bntt.le*
effeurryi a jeoinplere cure” ’.The fame
of thi* life *a\ing cough and qold
remedy airur lung atnl ihr at lienler i*
worldwide. Sold n« C r N , Kuickhal-
ier’» dr-tg store. 50c and il nd. TiUI
bottle frei*.
BLACKVI M:K, S. C.
Otlice (lays Thursday, Fri
day and Stlturdav. ■ 1
a ' • a
Well equipped office.
Opera^ton^.inade as pain-*'
less as consistent with safety.
Prices leasoiiable.- Terms
DR. W. C. MILHOUS
DENTIST,
Barnwell, - - - S. C
OFFICE HOURS.
8.30 a. m.
There wall be an extra leyy of. two
mill!- in Blackville towtifhip for road
tax
Commutation tax will $2 00 and w ill
be received fn mf October 15 1V08 to
March l*t 1909 jjicliulve. ^
Special Local School Leyy.
Cedar Gri^e (1) mill, Allendale,
Haihary HMinh. Calvarr, Double
t pond, Elkcf Edisio. Friendship,
' George* Creek, Healing Spring*,
Kline Morris, New Forest. Oak Grove,
('Id Columbia..Reedy Branch, tfyigllng-
ville. Seven Pine*
(2) mills. Bartoi
Mile, Care, liickor
Road*, Si camore. No 51, Ulmer* ami
Upper Rich Land <3) mills. Fairfax
(J 1 ,) mills, Hr icnlc*. and Lee* (4)
mid*, Hariiwell (4*^) mills, V\'i;ii>tou
(2T) mills. Jt ,
United States ciiriencv.^Gold arpi
• qoiitv #< (I Schiyil claiilis
I'.eYlj ap|»rovedf* “*
ne* amLTinker'a Crecii.
tot, l^g Fork, Black-
( ko*x IHI 1 , Owens Cros*c
j SilveV coin.
j pmpAly ap|»roved/| wHI hr’received
. tot) p.m. I cheeky and draft* wUiyiot be received
Persons living away fr.*m »»rnw«|. | !)(V t Hl „ le jj.g of , ttX
will |)lc*a-e make ftppoinrnieut* 4»efor» , f
coining By so doing they will be sare i ’ - * j j, ^ rm , tronK
of immediate service and avoid dl* | ('oirntv Treasurer,
appointments. , Barnwell. 8. C. September lith Hllin.’
mm/HICK MACHINERY
^Y<* have secured the agency for the celebrated Mc
Cormick Mowers. Reapers, binders etc. Wc have in
jitoc k Abuyt- -^tqrpjyTTf :ittTtieii<T(*Vsa ry repair pa its.
Come to see us; AYe can supply you on short notice,
ARMSTRONG A SNELLINU,
•Hahnwell, *. c.
THE
Bank of Barnwell
T/ic Oldest and Strongest •
Bank in Bamweii County
Depository of I'lic .State of Soutli Carolina, The'County of Barnwell,
ami lire I'own of Barnwell
Capital, ......
Surplus and Undivided Profits,
$60,000.00
$43,000.00
To save munev is not hard when one** a hank account Is started far
money in a bank cannot burn a hole tiie pocket.
A bank account mean* paying bill* by check—the only absolutely
safe way. Check* leave no room for argumen* a* to when or how a
bill m a* paid. Each ( lie, k i» recorded in tiie bank’* book*. These
togeher with your money and ihe cancelled eheo’’* are kept for you
in burglar and fire proof vaults. You liaie ac»e«. lo them at any
time.
Let ns talk thi* over u ith you the next time yon are in town If im-
possiule to cnil, write us..
EDMUND M. LAWTON.
STEPHEN S. FUR>E.JH.,
FURSE AND LAWTON*
Cottdn Factors, Bagging and Ties, Fertilizers,
Handlers of l plain!. Sea Island and Florodora Uotton.
Liberal advances made on consignments of colton;
» - o ''bp
lYrsonnl, prihilpt and careful attcutidii id id! hiisnicss
entlusted to.us,
~ : • FuitsE LaWtion,
4 212 hjast Bay St., , Savannah r Ga.
.ft :
.KAYE YOU /^CGMCh A DAUGB'tSB WHOtt YOU
OUGHT TO SEKOCFT TO SCHOOL THIS E&SS10N, BUT HAVEN’T
quitedecidedTHE matter yet?i:et us send Tou our
CATALOGUE. HATES ARE VERY HrXsortABL'fi WhlTfi US
TODAY. ^
W. S. i’ETEjusON,
tz Ei qc lx cr EKS SEFTEMEeS, 17,1908, . , * iaf -
. > , . Orangeburg, S. C\
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