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mm I ■ ■/ <(bt%ttS8 anb Stanbarb w. w. SMOAK, JR. AND PROPRIETOR. plies to these questions with interest and if such things be true, why are they true? -TERMS— •1.00 50c ... 15c ALWAYS IIADVAICE. PabUsfcsd every Wedaeeday. ' ■- WBDNUSDAY. SCPF. IS. 1907. Why is a dispensary constable? • Let’s see—how many pensioners does the town support? No, Anxious Inquirer, the peg has pot yet been drawn. Friday the 13th of September, and astlen at 13 cents a pound. Sounds Wa respectfully suggest to the pawara that be, that they employ 'Ftnfcey" to finish the well. It will soon be license paying time bl Walter boro again. There will acnbahlj be another well to sink the in, or will one well do? What ‘Plnkey. lha Ninety-Six Star is now under tha editorial management of Mrs. B, A. McDowell and the bwiness WMfament of H. D. Creighton. Wkh bia management we are sure Mtt "Star” will continue to shine as § alar of the first magnitude. Of aourse if Meggett were in fbarl—tnn county there would be •a trouble with blind tigers. Mayor Xhatt would simply fine them atary three months and let them be. Btepfe enough. A good time now to begin to agb tali another school building for Whltarboro. What my you Trur- tam? If you do not soon “get busy’* waabaU inquire what you hold office far« anyhow. A bump on a log is a gild thing in its place, but it will always be a bump—and nothing Are you "bumps?" AR3 TttfiY TRUE? Wa are publishing an article this from Meggett, in which the to give some of the actuating the ritiiens down in their desire to secede to CharieetoQ county. The writer mtkm out a rather strong case the county of Colleton. Are true? And u true, Wifi aondlriono be bettered in Char. IsHmoounty? There arequesth>M Itba considered with care. Wifi Ml WtU-direeted effort bring relief hi Oalleton county? If Adams Run jjpiMWy paUi together can it not dmmnd and mm better treat- mmtf ■ Then the present regine.if •a^ objectionable, may not be in officials , , * 4 Adams Run mam not be re-elecieu. tAWMbip-or tb® ,ow eoaDtrJt and« should of right, barn official 1 Incantation in the legislature and ia the county, and we beUeva our pcgl| are fair minded enough to to them, at least, wa hope so. We lifer tarns medfic charges tq Uw proper officials. What eey you n^am.are they true? Have you ana teacher |80 per month for algbk months and others |26 for facer five months? If so, why? gH tha county euparrieor received fivalriAareftom that eection, and ItaaMN, even though ad- damped envelopes were If so, why? Has the die- conetable who has chan gttiNJtmctkm of the county bean of each open and flagrant ba law and dona noth- wby? And if so wby THANKS The following comments on the work of The Press and Standard are very much appreciated, we fear, not merited: "I wish to offer you my congratu lations on the very decided improve ment in the paper, especial y in the 1 »st two months. Keep up the good work and soon The Press and Stand- ✓ •*> ard will be. one of the strongest weeklies in the State. I have been keeping track of some of the sug gestions you have made (in refer ence to Walterboro) and cannot for the life of me see why some if not all of them are not adopted. Keep at it you will win in the end. No man who takes the first step in any public enterprise is accorded serious attention at first. It is the eternal stick activeness that accomplishes the most. I wish you had someone there # * * to stand up with Then you could accomplish miracles almost. That suggestions about a commercial club to boost the town ia a dandy. There is no reason why that town should not become just as much a tourist resort as Summer ville. It has the exact same climate and if the temperature for the two places were compared, I think you would find them about the same, but now no one outside knows any thing about the town, and never will if it ia not advertised* and that would be about the very first thing for the dub to do. And then just look what a concentrated kick to the railroad commission would do about ihis latest outrage of potting on a train! You are dead right in your policy. I wish I had a chance to help you in the fight** So does the editor, and the above haa helped na. We are not publish ing the above extract from a person al letter on account of my egotism, but simply that we may let the town of Walterboro know how closely she ia being watched by outriders, and to rebute the argument we have' heard that our policy la "ruining the town,** because perchance we do not hush up some outrageous con duct. Of course the “conduct** does not injure the town—only the pub licity injuree! We are glad to note that there is leas of it, and we are going to continue till we drive out this lawless and disgracing element —if publicity will do it, and we be lieve it will help. If we had the proper support from the tosh it would, but unfortunately there is much indifference. However, we are optimistic. Walterboro has truly some great pomibilities and we ^et hope tore her citiseos taking airmiZ* *»*. News from Little Swamp. Editor i'reas and Standard:—Allow me a little space in your paper to relate a few dots from oar com munity, although 1 have sot got much news this time. llev J R Sojourner preached a very good sermon at Little Swamp Iasi Sunday. Misses Ada and Annie Laura Clay ton of Ehrhardts were in our midst last wees. >Ira Abe Westbury and children of drover is spending some is spend ing sometime with her parents, Mr and Mrs J as Smith. ^ , Mrs Jas (joodwin and daughter, Seunie, left today for St Augustim-, Ha Miss Carra W illiams near Branch- ’ rille has been spending sometime with Miss Blanch Smith. Mrs W A Smith * and two little sous, Gilbert and Laurra, have been spending sometime with frieuds in Augusta, Us. Messrs Joe and Quin MUey paid Pleasant itiRa visit last Sunday: Mr 1) Tiller Strickland spent a few days in Charleston last week. Mr £ Loylea Goodwin olooea his school at Stokes last wrek. Mr Steve M Strickland left last Monday for Branch vile. Ho has ac cepted a position with R PearWtine A Sou. Mr Arthur Beach of Stokes paid us a flying virit last Sunday. Uuea ho will make another call soon. Miss Addis Rents of Khrhardt is spending sometime with hsr sister, Mrs tf B Goodwin. Mr Lush Jones of Ashton was over here again Sunday. Hs will kesp on oosaing and alter a while we will be minus of some of our (iris. a They will he an ioe cream festival at Little Swamp oburok next Bator day, the 7th inst Will bmiu at four o’clock in the afternoon. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. Be son and don*t forget your money. Bydale's Liver TaMeU r ■- ■fowl , levptd "Uver. a trial and If yea eifipnot will beisnaded. Me J no M Klein. Notices: NOTIGB—The Asori sohool year . July 1, and olosm Jaaeaumehyea. IWT. Gouty Bupt. of H W alack, t. of fid. til-*. EXECUTOR’S HOTlOJ^oa October 18, WOT, I wnioakc*, flariretara m eserctor of estate oflato Oharim 0 Rarrlsoo sad immediately thereafter TUi irtfr Ki Prot*, J»dg« ot Oolto- ton eoaaty for letters iHimlmory as sstdeaooator. Jeff C Kedtah, Bate. the Court HOT. All Friday. • dtrirlag will report stand to _ at Court Bones at 10 ©'stock a. au JL W. BLACK, 0.18-41 Oe- *»P*. of ML A Wonderful Skin Remedy gTrtterifioa » prompt “d porma- nsnt rsmodj for oil okin diosnii^ tnd ^ done wooden fer oulfeteiB ftnm Tetter, Ground itch. Infont and aUfenmof affections. Its relief in aggravated oases of Eooema has Hre HttNewa. . - ° Editor Preos and Stnodard As 1 haven’t seen anything from our section in n good while I will give you n few dots. * The fanners are about through pulling fodder and are now pick ing cotton. i- Mrs J F Brant ot this place has been very ill, but glad to my ahe is improving. J M Kinard has about finished his new houoe and will eoou move into it. * John B Kinard is building np his place very fast. Mr and Mas William Brant are staying with their son,Joe Brant since his wife has been so sick. Messrs Henry Brant and Frank O’Qnin visited Greet bwamp see- ti n yesterday on business. Mis Clem Kinard of this place and Mrs A H Brant of GetoinBor fished relatives in Barnwell oonacy. Mr and Mrs Eddie Kinard of *dt visited friends in this Ehriuu *-wuuk. section thw ^ieUod and Mrs Mrs George u. ^ Monday Eddie Kinard spent with Mrs Clem Kinard. Mr and Mrs Willie Ben. 41 * spent Wednesday at the home of Jot Getsinger. Mrs Jans m her danghter, Mrs Carrie Breland spent the day very pleasaatly in the home of J O Kinard hri Friday. v I will eleee with host wishes to The Pram and Standard and edi- BlnebelL from this drsad disssm will find it a valaabte feomJTBhqtetefe Mm P KUm. Oaihoft* tesdostefifes • yaMtete jbmwiagoaS uid pristn? It Is anthsp- tie. For Ota haras, maya, w H Is IrnmeMam fsisL IS A glrPs notion of ideals is highfiown talk that sounds like CASTOR IA SIGHT Eff. COHEN ST® New Goods Galore and Everybody Invited.... Tne next two weeks will be sight seeing time at THE W. COHEN STORE -devoted especially to introducing. our new Fall stock to the buyprs of Colleton County We have gathered together a glorious arrav of goods season a stock that represents the choicest styles add Bent values that a dozen of the best ^ mam ' country can supply. The needs of all fully considered, and everyone can, we think, fmd here exactly what they want, no matter how little they mafford to spend' on any particular garment Gothing of Splendid Worth and Wear : In Men*s and Boys Clothing for Fall and Winter we offer a stock which is certain to delight every discerning buyer. Every Suit offered is of good material, good construction, good style, and extra good value for its price. Our reputation for selling reliable Clothing means a good deal to us. We value it very, very highly. And every Suit of Cloches in this new stock has been rigidly examined in every part, to make sure that it is fitted to give splendid satisfaction to whoever buys it This is a partial price list: Men*s Suits $5.00, 7.00, 8.00, 10.00,12.00, 15.00. Young Men's Suits-—$5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 10.00. Boys’Knee'Pants Suits £1.00,1.50, 2.00,2.50, 3.00,4.00. Superb Showing pf Men’s and Boy’s Furnishings v ~~~.*Our Furnishings stock matches the excellence of our Clothing. We have gotten in, and are ready to show you, the finest assortments of Hats, Caps, Shirts, Collars, Neckwear, and all other masculine apparel accessories, that have ever yet been displayed in Colleton County. We mention briefly the prices on a few principal lines: Hats £1.00, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50. Dress Shirts 50c, 75c, £1.00. Working Shirts-—25c, 50c. Underwear 50c per suit and up. The Store for '1 Footwear • • • _ • k V ■ 0 To anyone who knows shoe values—who en«i rlmrrimi. nate between the good and not-so-good there will he no question but that this is THE store for footwear. Leather has gone up; wholesale shoe prices have advanced; shoe deal ers almost everywhere have cither raised their prices or lower* their qualities; but we are giving just as good Shoes at jpst as low DriCC 3 33 At any time since this store was started. We have a big stock-*—ifi feet the largest stock we have ever had. -Men’s, Women's and Children f Shoes in great profusion. tyle and kind. We ate making this department worth your le coining here for anything and everything!.? foPtWCteK- Men's Shoes—£1.50, 2.00, 2.50^ 3.00^ 3.50, 4.0a Boy’s Shoes £1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2.00, 2.50. Ladies Shoes £1.00,^1.25, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50,3.00. Mitees Shoes—-£75c, £1.00, 1.25 1.50, 2.00. Chtkiren'a Shoes-—25^ 40c, 75c, £i.oa