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!! r COME TO SEE OS We will open up in the Dr B. H. Padgett old stand at Walterboro on* V. y r , the 17th day of this month a bran new stock of dress goods, dry goods, notions, shoes, clothing, hats and groceries. These goods are new and of the latest, styles; and have been bought right, eonsequenty will be sold right. We will guarantee you courteous attention, prompt service and lowest prices. We will be glad if everyone will come around and allow us the pleasure^of showing you through our entire line whether y°u wish to purchase or not. Come around and see J. 31 Witsell before you buy. We can and will interest you We handle Kice iV Hutchins shoes which are second to none. We guarantee every pair to be sound and solid We also handle the Pointer Brand Hats which have a very wide reputation for style and durabilitv. Come around and let us figure with you. O v Highest Prices Paid for Country Produce The CIRCULARS ANSWERED. r i u 4 l I J. M. Witsell Supply Co. Phone No. (>j 'narzrr Fall Announcement. I beg to announce to my friends and P. M. Yarn Replies to Campaign Circular. Ruffin. Sept. ,10,- Special: Will you iHea.se allow me space in your valuable columns to correct the statements of some political eircu- ■ “ lars that J. E. Moore has been flood ing the county with just on the eve of the election to obtain vc es with which to secure his election to the Sujk rvisor's office.^ ^ Mr. M«H>re charged Mr. Griffin * with paying one claim twice, which is untrue. One of these contracts was on Willow Swamp at Hum Gully below Stephens CYchs Roads, and the olhor .va- at Ash’ n aemss V* il- luw S Aamp. l>oth of these con tracts \v« r t «»ut to the lowest bid dor, a! <1 v -ed according to ihw i liev werti I. t let out I'N privat*- contract. In regard to the . $7. claims, they were for two stc- tions of causeway. 1 hauled dirt in and built on Trews Ford Tausewa> • and 1 have never received pay foi , any cirt d; r : ;y land, and any man who .-ays >». tells an. untruth. 1 want the ; id • kr. tw that 1 did . the v.oik ^ i mor£ «* ntract'- thao are mentioatnl- I rebuilt the R:ch- ard>on bridge l>etv.e* n Smoaks and . Branchi i’ie at ;. !.>s~ of ' H. Super visor Grifkn hel l me down so cl<'>e Unit it drove me siness. i also twelve and iV «.i J\. *1.* , Nine teen hor.ytable gentlemen a - prove d m\ claim.- as we had then one commis'ioner from each towi.- ! ship to lo<jk after such work', and when Mr. Moore says these claims were approved twice he reflects on these gentlemen, to whom he would noj show the hat 'h of claims when he was canvassing the county hunt ing voles. 1 furthermore say to the i*eople of the county that this work was done before I was ever Mr. Griffin s son-in-law, or had, a: y idea of h\.:t.g. 1 have never done any work fot the county since 1 have he -n Mr. Griffin s son-in-law, as he turned the office over to Mr. -Inques in January, afid I was married in May. These cir culars just show t > this public that a drowning man was catching at a straw. 1 treated Mr. Moore a.s a gentle- ^ man in thi.- race, and disputed sever al reports that were out on him. *“ thinking that he would not stoop to anything e that would interfere with Mr. Griffin’s administration 10 years ago. But he has “dropped his candy” in Colleton, i I do hope, Mr. Editor that his cir culars will not throw any reflection on Ex-Gov, Heyward as he was a Our Boys Suits For School Wear, c rt I i i Hi rt. * the'p lb; 10 it of ill •• c-iatr: - In •pair‘ l bet ween P <•! • •- bridges on Ik ft il* id muc h other work. Our Hoys Suits lor School Wear arc particularly eood T hey are very strongly stitched throvi^liout and very carefully reinforced at all the vital points of wear. Tim materials are all of standard wear on whose worth and wear we can confidently depend. 1 W/t think for a moment of joi'Vj anywlvre else for \ our Hovs Oothiny. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM Paul K Crosby Begiau a Series wi Articles of Great Interest. E litor I'ress ami Mandard:—Deer S;r;-As the election n about over and the fire-has somewhat cooled down around the political, pot, and as we turn again, to our daily work, each to his own avocation, and reflect over what has transpiered in the last few weeks we are reminded of some of the things that the w ise, man said -“VANITY OF VANITIES. ALL IS VANITY” But upon the wreck of blasted hope, and in the midst of sore disappointment, has arisen, , some of our best ai hievementa. | » I v And now while we are enjoying this ^ calm, which always foil'*\* a politi- 0 coi'*»>nn, lets device. f and (j| i talents, to the c"n'tr ion of a m >ro pert’ t. and I y< .eir.iaent, by studying our present system, f find out its defect.', usd ’ y to rem«*dy s them, and. by dev. lo, op', and har- - j» monizing, our l> 't fe,.,ures, furns such a .system, as 1 . ! m- ire »sHial (jj rights to a!! and • .a! priviliges to none. \pure.|e >e ’ icy, formed by the p . ;>!e, a If- ’ people. \V(> ne<“d. to ad .pt, * • •» me extent, Bryan’s '‘ioitiat I referen dum.” A:id to ■ . aniug hotter underst" !, .. fl ay that it » a syst rn wherehv ; otei s posseaa K h We'havc tin n in all tly* v«*ry latest makes, ma- /• an option to ba quest ions which cone-rn tlu 1. Vi result is L rials and rob 0 rs in tin following range of prices: U V: majority rule, iti': id’ machine rule, or the people rule ins<ead uf S i. 50, 57.00, 52.50, $3-00, JJ t 4 a favored few. The r* f. r» n him. is a means whereby tie' • t< caa 50. 4 c. 00, 56.00. U u ballot direct on act. > h pislative bodies, the will of ".• majority de 0 . 0 l / ciding each issue, * hiis the voters posess a veto r. Thi* referen- .* L The H. V/. Cohen dum is then the iH»oplv ? s veto. There are two fon s of refereo- dum, the compulsory and the optional. The optional is Ihmo^ g ' established throughout the country; n 1 that is where the acts of the legia- | la’":e . re !irst suhmitt#-d to the , j voti • for their approval, before briny,,nude a law. ative is a v*sti s w hereby otore * m -r e!n - i‘ % n “d Ik: Store T hat Always Makes Good” •' propo *nt of to*, ve* »rs can ea-ure ..nd the question# patrons that I have one of the most iL ait " f “ * l . m ' mber of the B< ? rd °| * Township Commissioners, and went . ill* r mm f from that little office to the Execu- complete and rashionable lines or Men s uve chamber. He has tried to sian- 1 der our grand old Dr. Williams of Cottageville who was another able member of the Board, standing by right and justice always’ I am not hunting up any news paper combats, but five ail I have to say at once. I live between Sni ders X Roads and Crews Ford Causeway, and I am easy to find. Very respectfully :- P. M. Yarn. and Boy’s Clothing ever offered in Wal terboro. $4 to $18. $1.50 to $6 Especial bargains in men’s hats. We will take pleasure in showing you our stock. Come to see us. Mai’s Suits Boy’s Suits The New Clothing Store. / MORE PLEDGES NOT FILED. It appears that Candidate J. 0. Griffin was not the only candidate rot to file a last expense account prior to the second primary. Referen e to these on file in the Clerk’s office shows that' besides Mr. Griffin, neither P. M. Buckner nor A. A. Patterson, Jr., candidates for audi tor, filed expense accounts, nor did P. D.. Rhode, candidate for coronor. Among the magistrates C. N. Lang- dale did net file an expense acer *Mt. Sait would appear that there would be several candidates in a had fix if the protest of Supervisor is sustained. *v « Dr BLADE. NEW ADVETISEMENT. Mrs. W A Black—Latest in Mil linery. The H W Cohen Store— School- Boy Suits. J E Easterling—Horse-shoeing. The J M Witsell Supply Co., An nouncement-Large and new Stock. G N Taylor—New Fall Stock. H. W. Black, Sr., County Supt. of ■Education—Notice of High School. H. Zalin—The New Clothing Store. The Press and Standard Want Ads. The Farmers and Merchants Bank —Banking Service. PtnMotM for the kidneys. 10 days trial $1.00. Deeres teed. Aot directly as the kidneys sad bring »hsf In the MR. ACKERMAN CONTRlBUfES. Cottageville, Sept. 14,—Special: An fmpo.tant question, What part shall the tax-payer take in the law suit now pending in the courts in reference to the contract in digging the well in Walterboro? A temporary injunction has been granted through the efforts of Attorney Tracy, em ployed by W. R.Thackston. While Mr. Thackston, was criticised by Mr. Moore as being a small tax-payer, yet the burden of taxes is much greater on this class of citizen for they are the least able to pay it. The tax-payers of Colleton who endorse the step taken should come to his relief and hdfp pay attorney’s fees to those attorneys who will con tinue this case in the Circuit court to test its legality. Enclosed please find $5. toward this fund. I am quite sure other subscriptions will .follow J. D. Ackerman CARD OF THANKS I desire to take this opportunity to express to the voters of this county, my sincere appreciation and thanks 'Tor' the magnifieient vote given me in both primaries. My being absent from the last primary on amount of the illnemof my wife, makes me appreciate all Mm mom IbsMmdtaf Dr R W Mask »>I| b» IsMdtafcns*' tfMb hsk aSowty .m~ REDUCED RATES TO FORT WORTH. TEXAS AND RETURN VERY LOW RATES TO LEXINGTON, KY., AND RETURN SOUTHERN RAILWAY o Account ?8th Annual Session, National Baptist Convention, the Southern Railway announces greatly reduced rates to Lexington, Ky., and return. Tickets to be sold September M th, I4thand 15th, good to leave Lexington, returning ptember23rd; 1908. The Southern Railway has been selected as the "Official Route" from South Carolina, and special high-class coaches will be provided and leave Columbia 7.05 a. m., Tuesday, September 15th, via Spartanburg, Asheville and Knoxville, arriving at Lexington the following morning. For rates, tickets, etc, apply to Southern Railway ticket agents or address. J L MEEK, J. C. LUSK, Asst Gen. Passenger Ag mt, Division Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga. Charleston, S. C. * VERY LOW RATES TO * DENVER, COLORADO AND RETURN VIA ' SOUTHERN RAILWAY On account of the Annual Convention American Bankers Association, the Soutnehn Railway announces attractive low round trip rates to Denver, Col. Tickets to be sold daily un til September 30, 1908, good to return leaving Denver not later than October 31st 1908. For rates, details, schedules, etc., apply to Southern Rail way ticket agents or, / J L MEEK, J C LUSK/' , Asst. Gen. Passenger Agent Division Passenger Ageht, Atlanta, Ga. -Charleston, S. C. - " 11 - . ^ _ * * „ Orangeburg Business College, Orangeburg* S. 6. Grand fall opening Sept 21st to October 1st Thorough courses in book-keeping, penmanship, typewriting and short han^. Courses completed in from three to five months. Write today for catalogue and terms. , ^ arc "A ..led tu the voters, the will of a maj >’ ty Wcorncs the law. It is direct legislation. This system of obtaioinK the will of the people, constitutes tke liest form of government, ami insures is us. who are to In* governed, a voice as to how we shall l>e governed. While anything less than this is un fair, and is machine rule, one man rule, and is arbitrary. . 1 had intended to write an entirely different article, from this but wan dered away; however this will but pave the way for a series of articlm which I purpose to write, in fact some of which are already written, though I refrained from allowing ■ them to be published before the election, on account of the effect they might have had npon the elec tion. In these articles I purpose to ■how’ the need of a re-arrangement of om offices, as pertains to the divnkjn of road management. I shall give ray idea aa to what should compose the supervisors office, or the officers constituting the heads of our "good roads’’ system. These will show the need of our adopting the initiative and-referendum, > Paul K. Crosby. MR SMITH CANDIDATE READING CLERK. FOR Hon D L Smith has yielded to * the importunitiee of hie friends in Colleton and other counties and has -• decided to become a candidate for Reading Clerk of the House of ’ Representatives. Mr Smith’s friends believe he will have no trouble im being elected to this responsible position. His experience in polities and his intimate acquaintance with the old members of the House fit him for this race, andi^will be safe to predict that the winner will have to reckon on his chancei. • Mr Smith was county treasurer frbm 1900 to 1907, and was s mem ber of the House of Representatives from this county for the term juat closed. He would doubtless par-' form the duties of this office with ability and credit. NOTICE. Id porscanoe of the pi