Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'K Ravenel New#. Editor Prew uud Standard We have had a very dry ipell, but arf* having eome nice showers now I kuow the gardeners are j'roud. ^ Our little town is gettinp a!on? nioelv. The school here is flourishing, but ol) t our school hnu?e is a disgrace to our community. Put we are going to put our shoulders to the wheel and try and build a school house while we have a saw mill near us. J A Chinnis of this place, is erect ing a mat little cottage/ which makes us jealous. M .1 Hethingtou has a saw mill here and we hear the busy hum of the saw all day long. F A Parbie of John’s Island, spent the day in our town yesterday. E J £hinnis spent last week in the H'ity by the Sea/ P II Peach is very ill. Hope h# will soon be out again. We are glad to see Mrs J A Chin- nis out again, after a few' days illness. Mrs J W Pivens, who has been BK'k, is slowly improving. ^jlease Johnson, the pet of the tow n, fell off a donkey yesterday and •lightly hurt his neck. We would like to hear from More Anon again. An unknown negro was found dead here Friday. ^ A. P. C. May 7, liWJ. Postmaster Robbed. G W Fonts, Postmaster at Riverton, la., nearly lost his life and was robbed of all comfort, according to hia letter, which says: “For 20 years I had chronic liver complaint, which led to such a se vere case of jaundice that even my fing er nails turned yellow; when my doctor prescribed Electric Bitterr; which cured me ami have kept me well for eleven yeara.*' Bure cute for Biliousness, Neu- ralgta. Weakness and all Stomach, Liv er, Kidney and Bladder derangements. A wdnderful Tonic. At Jno M Klein’s drug store. 00 cents. ti m. We are in hopes of her recovery. Mrs Mary Crosby and daughter, .\ iss Pelle, of Blnffton, are bpending £< metime with relatives and friends ir e this week. Pillie Sineath visited the home of A E Rentz Sunday night. Milton Polk and Emmitt Dopson were the guests of MissM and K Pnhop Sunday afternoon. Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic Bore Nipples. ■ A cure mar t>e ejected by apply nz Chamberlain’* haive **« «ocn as the cl ild is done in>r*in£. Wipe it • ti with a soft cloth tieloie allowing ihe child to nuroe. Many traimd nurses use this salve w.th the best results. Price 25 cents per box. Bold by John M Klein. ^rcfossinal Jf/otices. wl mm. Attorneys at Law. We represent the American Surety Company of New York, and are prepared to turniah bonds for guardians, admin istrators, executors, or others holding offices of trust. Walteiboro. B. C. .> BURNS DIED PENNILESS. Black Crack News. Editor Press and Standard: We arv? pleased to have some more warm weather. Cotton in onr section seems to have a bad case of jaundice. Com is sick also. Cold nights is the etuse. We are pleased to have the tele phone reach our progressive little town, Hendersonville. Some of our farmers are trying a new plan on cotton growing by aowing the seed broadcast. Mrs A M Proveanx and daugh ter, Miss Viola, have returned home from a few weeks stay in Aiken. Lewis Givhens had his fine buggy horse crippled this week. Pen Givhens of Riverside, was seen on his way to see his best girl a few days ago. Black Creek Farmer. A torpid, ioactive liver cau produce more bodily ills than aim at anything dae. It ia good to clean the ayatem out occasionally. Btir the liver op, and get into ahape generally. The beat reaulta are derived from the use of DeWItt’a Llttls Early Rlaera. Reliable, effective, pleasant pilla with a reputation. Never gripe. Sold by John M Klein. Hla Flr«t Obltaar? Xotir* Called Far Help For HU Famllr. When Robert Bunin died the follow- Ins? obituary apiH>nred in the Edin burgh Advertiser of July 2d, 171)0; “On the 21st in»t. died at Dumfries, after a lingering illnesa, the celebrated Itoliert Burns. Ilia pootleal com posit Ions, dis tinguished equally by the force of na tive humor, by the warmth and the tenderness of passion and by the glow ing touches of a descriptive pencil, will remain a lasting monument of the vig or and versatility of a mind guided only by the lights of nature and by the Inspiration of genius. “The public, to whoso amusement be has ao largely contributed, wdll learn with regret that bis extraordinary eu- dowmcntH were accompanied with frailties which rendered them useless to himself and h.a family. The last monttiM of bis short life were spent iu sickness and indigence, and his widow, with five Infant children and In the hourly expectation of a sixth, is now left without any resource lint what she may hope from the regard due to the memory of her husband. “The public are respectfully Inform ed that contributions for the wife ami family of the late Robert Burns, who are left In circumstances of extreme distress, will be received at the houses of Sir William Forbes & Co., of Messrs. Mansfield, Ramsay & Co. and at the •hops of the Edinburgh l>ookaellers. It la proposed to publish some time hence a posthumous volume of the poetical remains of Robert Burus for the beue- flt of the author’s family. Hla friends and acquaintances are requested to transmit such poems and letters as may happen to be in their poaaession to Alexander Cunningham, writer, George street, Edinburgh, or to John Byrne,'Esq., Ryedale, Dumfries. It la hoped that In the meantime none of hia original productions will be communi cated to the public through the channel of new’spopers or magazines so as to injure the sale of the intended publica tion.” . II. W. B 4 4CK„8E. U. W. ACKERMAN LACK & ACKERHAN, DENTAL SURGEONS [Office Hoars: 8.80 am to p. m. 8 to 6 p. m. Waltertooro, S O Adnah News. Editor Press and'Standard: We are pleated to see the refreshing showers which have been greatly needed for sometime. The farmers of this section are rushing things to the front, some are chopping cotton and some just plant ing. Miss Nettie Bishop has junt re turned home from a pleasant visit to frimds and relatives at McNeils and V arnville, she was accompanied home bj Newton Terry. s ^ J and M Stone of McNeils visited their father, M R Stone, the ’ fifth Sunday. Mr and Mrs A B Duboise, T H Muidaugh and sisiter, Miss Mamie, were welcome visitors to W E Carters, Sunday last Mias Pauline Murdaugh of Island- •nil, visited her sister, Mn P K OroSby Sunday. E G Ulmer visited the home of James Bailey Sunday night. Mias Annie Hsrrey spent last week very plsaasntly at the home of WE Garter. little Mande Carter has been very tU for two week with cholerwduihn- $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least on dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu tional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and at listing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in Its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Bend for list of testi monials. Address: • F J Cheney & Co. Toledo, O. Bold by druggists, 75c. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipa tion. A Slnsulur Epitaph. At Annapolis, N. S.. and iu the mili tary cemetery attached to old Fort Anne is n tombstone with the following odd inscription: • >» Here I.yeth tho Body of Margaret Wlnlett, . Born the 6th day of April, 17J3. and Dyed the 28th of February, 1721 The singular part of the epitaph is that the child, according to the engrav ing on the headstone, died nearly a year before Ita birth. REVIVO RESTORES VITALITY Made a Well Man of Me. . . , —la SO days. It acta {•VMfallraadqutoklr. Cnros when all othere fslL Soane SMa willisana their lost manhood, and old v '** m *t, napotaaor. MlchUj C Maaaory. WMtlnc D or excecs and indiscretion 'afclohaaSmoco for shady, boslaam or rnsrUacs. II •ot oaly sates by siwttat at tha asst of dlMtss, bol jsafieat aerra taalo and blood boilder. briar ln« back the pink alow to pale cheeks sod ra •tonne tbs fcwofrSitb. Rsrsrds off Inssmtj and Consoxnpti other. It maI BffiB»srcr2£s&- WALTERBORO DRUG OO., ' and JOHN M KLEIN. Walter boro. S. O. laterproted. • “Father,” asked the youth, “what is your understanding of the saying. The race ia not always to the swift?’ ” “Practically,' my son,” replied the wise father, “it means that in the race of life the fast men don’t usually come out ahead.’’—Catholic Standard and Times. *c, The Doallao at Chivalry. Wife (drearily)—Ah. me! The days of chivalry are past. Husband—Whafa tha matter nov^J , Wife—Sir Walter Raleigh laid hia cloak on the ground for Queetr Elisabeth to walk over, bat yon get mad simply because poor, dear mother sat down on your hat The Perfect Spaa tab Bcasrar. There is a calm dignity about the Spaniard of every class which will strike a stranger. Even the beggars, of whom, goodness knows, there are plenty, seem to stand on a higher plat form than their confreres in other lands. In our country the statutory ad dress is, “Could you spare me a cop per?” but a Spanish beggar thus ad dressed us at a railway station, and we give his address as typical of his class, “O senorito, da me un alimos- nlta, y rogare por au fells viaje!” which may be translated into English thus: “Oh, little gentleman, give me an alms, and I will pray for you a happy journey.”—Chambers’ Journal. $ht average woman could no doubt keep the wolfo from the door with her voice—4f the wolfe Nothing has ever equalled it Nothing can ever surpass it Dr. King’s New Discovery A Perfect For AU Throat and Cure s Long Troubles. John M, Klelm — ~ ■_ Colleton County Telephone Co. Long Distance Connection to all parts of the UNITED STATES. 'J 1 W Following are the names of the subscribers to the above Company: James l. pelkieuy, jno. h. i'eukifot FEDRIFOT BBOTHERS. Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. All Business given Prompt Attention. OVER THE PRES* AM) STANDARD. WALTKRBOKO. - - ■ 8. C. MLMKI Real Estate, Brokerage and lusuraoca. 1 LOANb NEGOTIATED. Houses to H®nt. Opposite the Market, o WALTERBORO, B. C. G. G. HKDDEFlSOn Attorney At Law and Haater. aOENT fop Liverpool, London and Globe Fire Insur ance Co., and for U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company. Also for the Aetna Fire Insnrance Co., In which Company Insurance can be got on all country as well as town property. 6. W. STOKES, DENTIST. OFFICE NPaR WALTERBORO NOTE Walterboro. Dr VV B Ackerman Dr R Ackerman T J Blanchard - Mrs W A Black J E Bryan Brown Fur Co Beach Bros H W Black Jr * F & M Bank Black & Ackerman G C Brown Mrs B Padgett Colleton Bkg Co C T Cummings C I W & S Co Clerk of Court W E Jones bus. Wal Cotton Mill D J Chaplin W E Capers ACL Depot Wal Dispensary Dr C H Es’Dorn Jno D Edwards Wal Infirmary W J Fishburne Mrs C R Fraser ° H A Frances Klein’s Drug Store E P Knight A J Lemacks P J Lucas J S Jackson Dr G W Stokes W P Ftlder Rev J P Graham W L Lucas C D May N G Morrall Mrs L W McTeer E R McTeer P M Murray Jas E Peurifoy Jno H Peurifoy Press & Standard B G Price D C L Hiers Grace & Warren W B Gruber C M Grace J S Griffin Glover Bros B G Hyrne Howell & Gruber M P Howell E Hubster Mrs E F Hyrne B F Halford C G Henderson Wal Hotel Mrs A Henderson Wal Drug Co J G Padgett Wal Postoffice Mrs B K Sanders C A Savage A C Shaffer Terry & Shafier John F Lucas J D Gibbs C A Savage B us C D C Adams W H Martin D L Smith Mrs G A Sauls AM Sanders W W Smoak Rev J L Daniels W J Taylor C C Tracy R H Wichman A Wichman J A W.esterberg Mrs E J Witstfl Mrs E H Williams . J M Walker A Wichman & Co John M Klein P" F Rivers J G Padgett Bus H W Black Ir Res Chas Fripp Jno M Ackerman J C McLeod Country. S W Ackerman T S Ackerman F" C Bennett James Britt J D Colson C Drawdy A D Dodd - J S Jordan A D Metts W G Hiott L E Hill S G Peirce A V'Ricken baker Sanders &Lemacks Dr B G Willis Jas E Peurifoy bus H Peurifoy bus Dr W B Acker- Mrs Annie Neyle man bus Dr W A Kirby Dr L M Stokes res Dr L M Stokes of Poor Farm r--3-xrjrvr -- sawtar CCLL3TC1T GC7HTT TEISSFECITB 00. JAS. E. FEUKIFOY, JNO. H. PEURIFOY, President - Vice Pres, aed Trias. W. D. REID, Manager. .. DIG UP A DOLLAR * a And bring it to us if you want its worth in Honest Goods. We can say with safety and without exaggeration that our stock of General Merchandise is unsurpassed in quality and price. o • REASONABLE GOODS AT SUITABLE PRICES. is our slogan. We intend to sell our share of goods, and who fail to see our stock may thereby do them selves injustice. LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES on Country- Produce betorc you sell to the other lei- lows for less. Walterboro Supply Company. x* x**>. LA. METE El —Deader'! In— GENERAL MERCHANDISE, 8. C.