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y Standard. CO N. VuL. XXIX. WALTERB lRO, S. C., DECEMBER 5, IQ06. NO. 1 rrcoentment of The Qaand Jury. 'J'l.e Slate of South (Jaroliua, Colleton County. Iu the Central Sessions. To lion K O Purdy, judge presiding ai the November term of said Court 190(1: ’l he presentment of the grand jury tor sue i term is as follows; They have passed on all bills of indictment handed to them by the so letter tor their action and their findings are endorsed on the same. They have appointed a committee for the investigation*of the books of the public officers whose report meets with the approbation of the grand jury, they therefore adopt the same and make it a part of this their pre lenimeut and present and recommend in accordance therewith. They have also appointed a committee to ex amine the poor farm whose report is before them and adopted by them. Such committee find as made by the county and stored by it, about 224 busheio of corn, three bales of cotton aggregating 1233 ‘ pounds, three bafiks of potatoes, about 75 gallons of syrup and fodder to feed two horses one year. The inmates are eight in number, two colored and six white; two females and six males; they all express themselves to the committee as well taken crre of by superintendent The fencing around the farm is in first class condition and about one half ot it is wire. The committee on chain gang which was also appointed by the grand jury have made their report which is before the grand jury and the same has b>en glopted by them aad made a part and parcel of this presentment. The chain gang is now at work on the road to Jacksonboro, about nine miles from Walterboro and are 14 in number at this time, they are well treated, by the guards who are over them and while the work required of them is at times hard, they are not urged be yond their strength. The class of work done by thAm is excellent and the supervisor and guards deasrve credit for the same. Before the grand jury leave the subject of roads and bridges they desire to call to the at tention of the supervisor their recom mendation as to the building of a new road acroes Great Swamp They recognize the fact that the funds of the county being niider the control of the supervisor, they might not be Iafficient to incur this additional ex pense, bnt being informed that some where in the neighborhood of $1500 was guing to be spent by that officer in opening a new road acroes Island Creek, which in the opinion of the grand jury will not benefit the public as much as the road suggested by them across Great Swamp; they bring to he dealt with according to S >uth Carolina, 1902, is hereto ap- law before-him, sundry violations of the law, who have openly violated the eame by firing pistols in a public place, and by carrying concealed weapons upon their persons. Upon investigation they find that a circus has exhibited in the county and haveonlv oaiU for a lie use so to exhibit the. sum of instead of $11<0 as required by law. T ey call this matter to the aiteiiliou of the clerk of the court, and recommend that he be governed lor the lmure accord i ugly. * ^ * They present H 1) Padgett, clerk the Circuit Court fur that he has as ex officio Register of Mesne Convey ances charged in excess of the rates allowed by law. This matter had been reported to them and they had the clerk of the court before the graudjuryto explain the same, his explanation not being satisfactory to them they desire to bring the matter before the court for iuvestigatiou in connection with their action in presenting nearly all the courthouse officials for non-feasance in office in acoordauce with recommendations of tue committee for the examination of the books of public officers, they dtsire to say that such presentment for the offience involves no moral turpitude, but that such officers have, except iu the case of the sheriff, filed in their own offices, the accounts re* ferred to, bnt have nst filed them, as required by the plain letter of the law in the office of the supervisor. Preceding grand juries ar appears by their preseutmenU have again and again referred them to the Section of the General Statutes governing such reports and have recommended to the officers that they« comply with the requirements of the same. They have not seen fit to comply with the re commendations given them - and the grand j~ry think that their duty in tho premises require that the ooiut shall take charge of the matter, and therefore present these officers so as to do their duty as they see it. In conclusion the grand jury for 190(1 at this their last official duty deaire to say that they have felt the necessity of some drastic maasures on their to curb the spirit of disre gard of law which is rife. They have followed their duty in the premises as they have seen it, and if their findings has been hard upon some persons, while they regret the samo, they have no apology to make. Their oaths of office have governed them, and to that end, those alone have they yielded obedience. They desire to thank yonr Honor for the diligent research which has aided their labors and for the uniform urbanity and courtesy which has pended; ^ As applied to Colleton Countv; Sec. 3103. “Kor recording and copy ing deeds and other p pers, per copy bheet of one hundred words, ten cents; for entering satisfaction on inorigages, twenty live cents; lor re cording or copying plats of not more than sixcorueis, one dollar; for every corner more than six, six cenis; lor every probate in writing, twenty-five cent*; lor every certificate other than that mentioned iu Section 3Inti, twenty five cents; for filing, indexing and cer.if)ing any bill of .-ale, chat tel monga'e, or other instrument iu ttie n itme of lieu or personal proper- ey, a here the amount secured is not more tuau one hundred dollars, fif teen cents.” i'ec. 3Inti “Whenever any in strument in writing required by law to be filed and recorded has been so recorded, the Clerk or Register shall endorse on said instrument a certifi cate showing the date of filing and tue book and ' page where recorded, and for this certificate no fee shall be charged or collected.” ▲ Miraculous Cura. The following statement by H M Adams and wife, Heorlua, Fa., will in terest paieotsaod oibers." A miracu nus curst bss taken place in our home. Our child bad eczema 5 years anJ was pron ounced incurable, when we read about Electric Bit tars, and concluded to try fi. Before the secoad tot'le was all taken *e n tcied a change for the better, and after taking 7 bottles he was completely cured H It’s the up-to-date blood med iciue and body building tonic. Guaran teed. 00c and $1.90 at John M Klein, drug stoie. » « Miaa Henderson Private Stenograph er for Gov-Gleet Aneel. The following quotation from the t olumbia correspondent will be of interest to all our readers: ^Gov-eleot Martin F Ansel an nounced today the appointment ot A J Bothr-a, of Darlington, the private secretary to the governor, and Miss Alice Hendenon, the private ste nographer to the governor. “Miss Henderson is at present the stenographer of Governor Heyward, and she has been capable at all times, and the appointment is de serted. She has many friends all over South Carolina, who will have ciuse to congratulate her.” We desire to congratulate Gov Ansel on appointing Miss Henderson for it has been a mooted question with us who has been governor for the last four years. Gov Heyward has made the speehes and governess Henderson has done the work. Another Killing. * Monday morning af ab >ut 10 o’clock Richard Gantt wa« shot and seriously wounded by W iRiara Rivers near Round It seems that several negroes hail as sembled and were engaged in playing with each other. Gantt pretended tQ cut Rivers and then ran off. Rivers picked up a gun that was leaning on the gate havti g been told that it was nulo&ded and fired at Gantt. Gantt lived nntil Tuesday afternoon. Rivers was brought to jail Tuesday li ght by Deputy Sheriff Harter. Magistrate J. h Aryan is holding the inquest this morn ing. Dr J K ENNIS of Atlan’a^Gz, Addresses the People of Walierboro on a Matt> r of Health. “To Whom It May Concern: Of late ahere haa been a good deal ofdia cussion in regard to advertised med icines, (heir value and power to cure. “I want to say co the people of Walterboro tha r I believe the most valuable ooJ liver oil preparation, the best bodybuilder, health' restorer and strength creator known to medicine to day is Vinol. “While Vim 1 does not contain the system c'og^ing oil-fashioned cod liver oil and etuulsionr, it actually does cont tin all the curative med icinal principles of the cod,s liver in a highly ooncentrated form, with tonic iron added, and it is delicious to take. *T advise Virol in mv practice, and find it haa no equal for healing coughs, colds, bronchial troubles aid sore lungs. “1 have med Vinol in many cases of indigestion, mal assimilation, and for patients who Were anaemic and r tndown with splendid resnlts. I nave also found Vinol to be a boon to the aged. “I believe Vinol to be well worthy of any boueet physician,s endorsement.”—We sell Vinol to the people of Walterboro on an offer to refund money if it fails to benefit J. M Klein Druggist Note-While we are sole agents for Vinol in Walterbnro, it is now for sale at the leading drug store in nearly every town and c ty iu the countn. Look for the Vinol agency in your town. l Th« Original Porous Plaster. It's Allcock’s, first introduced to people sixty years ago, and to-day doubiedly baa me largest sale of any id the un- ex ternal remedy—millions being sold an nually Ibroughont tbe whole civilized world. There bare been Imitations, to be sure, but ne*er bat tbeie been one *o even compare with Allcock'*—the world’s standard external remedf. For a weak back, cold on the chest or any local pain, tbs 'esult of taking cold or overstrain, there’s nothing we know of to compare with ibis famous plaster. recommend that such road and the characterized your dealings with expenditures therefor be discontinued them. They aLo in this the severing until the supervisor follows their recommendation as to a road across ! t0 express Great Swamp. ? court, their sense of the aid which i of official relations with them, desiie 1 qvjo different officers of They presentSthe public road lead ing from Delemar’s X Roads to the station on the Atlantic Coast Line Btilioad kuown os Haveners station, as being in an almost impassible con dition, the recommend that the at* tention of tbe supervisor be im mediately directed to the working of this road. The road is known as Caw Caw Swamp Road. They present Eli Benton and Lillie Nettles as living in ado]tery and same as witnesses to prove the facts oonstitnting snch offence, vis: H E Nettles, Dowling Nettles, Cal Ben ton, Moses Avant, Gary Thompson and Harmon Benton. - They present B F Huggins, magis trate at Green Pond for con fra—nos U duty, in this; that ho has tailed to R A. Adams Sentenced. R A Adnm^wa* brought to Waiter- boro Wednesday night from Columbia wtiere he had been confined in the peni. tantiary since his recapture about a year , ago Friday morning he was re-senten ced by Jndge Purdy to be banged tht the hours of 10 in tbe morning and 2 in the afternoon. they have received irom them, the . fl Friday in January next between courtesy and kindness with which they have been treated. The grand jury also desires to ex press to the expert, O C Tracy, their appreciation of the efficient services A Cutting Scrape. Friday night Billy McCormick anegio - . . , , , from Wiggins got into a fuss with bis which he h« rendered to the grand : wU , he „ „ DI , cat h , r Hr ioGd T . - She jury in carrying out their judgment, hid been snmmcned to Walterboro as a J B Dodd, . Foreman. t> The report of the committee on public offices which is a part of the above present men t r -wUL appear next week. | THINK MORE—SPEND LESS | WHY isrit that tbe average man is worth so much less in money and property than we have a right to ex pect him to be? It isn’t because he doesn’t make the money, for the average min is in- dnstrions and has earned from $500<’ to $15,<i00 in the past ten years It is because be doesn’t give mnch serious thought either to his income or to hi* outgo. Serious thought would teach him the true value of a dollar; then he would spend carefully and savr steadily. That system soon places a man ahead oi others. 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Sweet potatoes 60c per bushel. , Rice, ruff, $1 per busheL Syrup, 85c per gal Eggs, 80c perdcs. . Chickens $1.80 to $4 per doa. Hens $3.60 to per do*. Wax. 85c per pound Wool, 88 to 85ots pc per ponnl. Floods the body with warm, glowiag vitally, makes the nerves strong, .quiet en'circulation, re*tores i aural vigor, makes yon feel like erne boro aga’a. Hohlstsr’s Rocky , Mountain Tea. 85 A Safe Headache Cure. our rnsiom^.s to try Ake-Ir - the-Head tablets lor nsurt Igia aad kmd acbe< with tha u iderraodiag that jm moat get Immediate relief or yonr mm- y back. Safa, sunned six cures for bn owls. 4 M Klein, Court Proceidlng* The court of General Session* has been continued from last week for th© pnrpo-e o^ trying nil Jail cases.Consider. able progress has been made Tbe grand jary finitbed their session Saturday moruiog when its presentment, portaou of which is published elsewhere in thio icsoe, was read Ihey handed iu ih© following tru- bills in addition to tho&o reported last weekr James Lad:on—assault with in eut ft* ravish. Lriel White—assault and battery with intent to kill and ca r rying con cealed weapons. zekiei Campbell—assault nn 1 bat tery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. Emma Grant and Maggie Tncaer— violation of the dispensary law. Nelsen Davis—murder. Moses Davis—assault and btttery with iu'ent to kill and carrying con cealed weapons William Kinsey—assault and battery with intent to kill. Henry Dingle pleaded guilty of lar ceny of live stock and was fenteuced k> one year on the chain gang. At the conclusion of the p-esentinen* of the grand jary the following jurors were drawn for next year: O Eckardt, b H Griffin. R L Addison. J r Beach and G J Netties. Before dismiss' ing tbe grand jary his honor, Jorig© Purdy, commended them for their cell' scieutioas performance of doty. He commented upon their report ns to th© poiiionof their presentment referring to excessive charges by the clerk of court and their presentment of liagi*'.j trate Buggies. Be sai l that in both cases their pre entment amount©) to n nullity as tbey did not»mentioo any specific charge nor offer any witness fax substantial ion thereof. llrGrnber, attorney tor tho county, stated to the court ti at it w as by hi© advice that that the clerk or ciurt, Mr ftdgett, charged only 160 to fth; c rcos. He also contended that there w^s no over charge in fees. There bave been several murder cae> v at this term of court The first of thee© ned was Sam Matthe**, who killed John Singleton, Sunday afternoon mar Green Pond March 11. The jury, after being out all night, failed to agree to n verdict. Messrs Howell & Gruber wor© counsel for the defendant; the solicitor appeared for the prosecution. Tony Bishop was tried for the tiding’ of Mittie Spell on W A Strickland’s plantation, near emoaks Sept 1. Tb© verdict was gnilty, witn recommenda tion to mercy. J M .Walker appeared fur tbe defence; Solicitor Jervty for tb© prosecution Next case Monday morning wa© William Lowry, who killed Virginia. Brown at Riverside on September 80. The jury returned a verdict of guilty with tbe recommendation to msrc> Howell & Gruber were defendant’© attorneys. Solicitor Jervey appeared for tbe prosecution. In the case of I M TLomas, disposing of property under lieu, tbe jury failed to agree as to a verdict. lorn Singleton and Orange Ready were found guilty cf housebreaking and larceny and sentenced to six years ou ho chain gang. f Ben Danner, who shot and kileii Jock - sou Grant in Ferguson lot here ab am ice cream festival Sept 6, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced u> four)ears on the chain gang. Bowed & G»uber were his attorneys. Tb© solicitor was aided by FishbaroeUnd Griffin. Nelson Davis who shot and killed Jame* Goodine at the Cohetoo Cypr »* Go’s plant the night of Oct 27, was tried this morning. The solicitor consented to a verdict of “not gnilty.’’ Howell As Gruber were attorneys for defence. About Digestion. £ It ixnot tbe quantity of food takenr but tbe amout digested and assimilated bat gives strength aid vi'ality to lb© -ystem. CbambeiIain’s Stomach sod Liver Tablets Invigorate tbe etomadx and liver sod eiable them to perfonm their functions. 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