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V V r tr£ .*• ■ *. r<r-* Farmers’ Union Depatment. 'm This Deparment is iuteal) l far tha us j of tlie members of the Fai'mers’ Union in his county and is open to their use Let your communications be in Saturday to insure appear- A ance the following week n A MESSAGE TO FARMERS. DR. KNAPP S ADDRESS AT GRKIMlltS.C. A great deal of interest has l>een manifested, editorially and other wise, throughout the South, in the coming tour • of Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, of the Department of Agri culture in January, and many in-; quiries have been* received by himj INSTITUTES FOR COLLETON- The Farmers’ Institutes for Col leton county held under the auspices of the County Farmes’ Union will be conducted Thur.«daj of this week at Lodge and Friday and Saturday at Walterboro. Every union man in the County should he present at one of these in stitutes at least. Prof. I); N. Farrow of Clemson ' . . , . i - mij* ; College, isoregarded as one of the asking what topics he will discus^on, . . ^ , ^77 . Vv_ t- , | brainiest and most practical educa tors in the Stat e, will have charge of the Institute. He will be glad to this journey. Dr. Knapp has very kindly consented to furnish the prens, and through the press the. - _ , •toner., with the subjeet. of h.s an JZ Ar^eenville. South Curolin., | where he will speak on January 12th, cuaih n ncari TNIC PAPF 12-00 o’clock M., his topic will be SHOULD RtAD inlS PAuL ' **The Making of a Great Common ‘ We cannot understand why our People in the Rural Districts.” His Union subscribers should not read object in this address is to impress this Department of the paper every upon the farmers of South Carolina' week. It is the medium for Union some definite line of work, which, if i news, and you miss much valuable coosiatently followed, will make ; information by not reading it. To South Carolina, with all its natural i prove this: Several delegates came resources, a great state in which the i to Walterb >ro Saturdav to attend rural masses will be prosperous. ) the county Union meeting one of The same general method will be i them driving 21 miles. He would pursued in the addresses in the sev-1 have been saved this 1 'ng ride if he era! states, outlining in each such) had taken time to read the notice of FARMERS' UNION DIRECTORY NATIONAL. 'President Chas S Barrett. Union City, Ga. Vice-President- 1 J E Montgomery, Gleason, Tenn. Secretary-TrtfLarer R H McCul loch.” lli» 1-2 W. Broad street, Texar kana. Tex. STATE Perriti - President. policies as are most important and applicable to the rural population. / BUCKHEAD LOCAL. NO. 747. Smoaks. Dec. 30.-Special: Buck- head Local. No. 747. is rapidly in creasing in membership. The re- the County Secretary that the meet ing had been t>ostponed till Satur day of this week. A. J. A. Lamar. S. C. E W D*bbs, Mayesville. J. Whitner Reid Columbia, S. C. Vice-President, Sec-Treas. SPECIAL MEETING. There will be a special meeting of Walterboro Local Saturdav morning port of last meeting made 19 names Jan. 8. at 10 o’clock for the purpose on the roll, and all seemed to lie of initiating any applicants for mem- looking forward the interest of bersbip. who desire to present them- the Farmers Union. They are get- selves. ting ready for business for the year 1910. and ask the interest of all oth er locals of the Farmer’s Union. We are very young in the cause and the prospect is bright for this being a large Local and a wealthy branch of the Union. • This Local is less .than a month old. w*as organized Dec. 11, 1909 by W. * . Smgak. Jr, of Walterboro. County Organizer. All the members have paid their dues for the 1st quarter i.iio, ine regular meetings of this l/>^al are Siqd and 4th Saturdays of ea-h month at- 3 o’cIo^k in t •«* >' *' A. D. Pioveaux, Sec-Treas. W. \V. Smoak. Jr. ^ President. $1 • • COUNTY MEETING SATURDAY. • Tne Comity Union meeting will be h„*!d Saturday, -lun. 8th, at the con- i elusion of im- institute to be held by Prof. D. N. Barrow. The delegates should be prompt in their atiend- ance as business of importance is to transacted.' COUNTY. L*. C. Padgett- President. Smoaks. J. O. Jaques, Jr.—Vice-President, Cottageville. G. W. Sweat—Sec-Treas., Hen dersonville. W. C. Brant—Chaplin. Ruffin. J. A. Willis -Conductor, Cottage ville. 4 w L. H. Roger—Door-Keeper, Wal- fcerboro. . Robert E. Jones,—B u s i n e s s AgenJ, Walterboro. W. W. Smoak, Jr.—County Or ganizer. Executive Committee—G. A. Ben ton. W. C. Saunders, J. I. Seigler, T. H. Caldwell, C. F. Roger. Meeting 1st Saturday in each month at 10 a. m. at the eourthonse. LOCALS. THE H. W. G0HEN STORE, “THE STORE THAT MAKES GOOD? Takes this opportunity of thanking their many friends and patrons, who made it possible for “THE STORE THAT MAKES GOOD” to do the largest business this year,!that it has ever done since it started business. Adnah J dent; Paul treasurer. B DuBois, presi- K. Crosby, aecretary- Bells—W. W. Bryan, president; H W Hudson Jr secretary-treasurer.! -J. A. Jones, presi- Preveaux, secretary- INTERESTING MEETING. TO ORGANIZE AT ASHTON. The County Organizer has received an invitation to organize a local at Ashton, at.d has appointed Thursday evening as the time. The petition for this local was signed Jby several The V\ alterbnro local met Satur- 0 f the leading citizens oj Ashton. *» day afternoon at 3 o’clock at the — ♦ . — \ House, with .good at tendance m j||£ NEW p A SS WORD, of the members. This 1<m al is grow ing ve«y fast just now— there were. . top applications for membership re J L _ ceived^aturda/, and three were ' v,lt sen(1 <Kir - to lJie * ,iCa * Sec ret * r | es as s<»oi. a- correct reports are sent in. Buck Head dent; A. 1). treasurer. Bethel C. H. Breland, president; Allen Padgett, secretary-treasurer. Islandton W. M. E. Campbell, president; C. R. Mears, treasurer. Hudson’s Mill—J. D. Hudson, president; H. A. Crosby, seeretary- treasunr. Mt. Carmel E. B. Way, president;; G. M. Bennett, secretary-treasurer. Fuller C. C. Crosby, president: A. ,B. Duaftk secretary-treasurer. Maple Cane—J. F. Addison, presi- And begs to offer BEST MERRY CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR to one and all. WISHES for a and a HAPPY V a W. COHEN STORE. t I ' ■ o REMEMBER, our proposition to members of the “Farmers’ Union” when you are ready to buy. Th« pecolUr properties of Cbarober- Isin’s Cough He.medy have been tbnr- niigh'y tesreil during epidemic* of itiu- cenza, and when it "as taken in lime we * - tiAVA not heard ol a single case o! pneu monia. t>t»ld by all dealer*. U- ! s. initiated. The initiation of can lidatos takes «o much time that it interferes with the regviar business of the meetings, no it was decided to hold the next meeting at 2 o’clock initiating appli Tnc County feretory has the pass dent. J. F. Seigler, secretary-treas- worJ for the nextquartcr which he rer. Sniders—W. C. Brant, president; J. K. (letsinger, secretary-treasurer. Williams—Dr. C. JS. rfinsey, presi dent; J. F. O’Quin, secretary-treas urer. NEGRO RACE CONFERENCE* The Negro Race Conference of S*ut i Carolina meets in Columbia January 11-14. 1910. Through the cantsfrom 2 to 3 o’clock, after whit h ^ colqjnns of the journal 1 wish to •U': B m • V J, ^ time the business oi tin* local will ke transacted. An effort is being made to provide a home for the local, and a commit tee will report at the next meeting the result of their efforts. Brothers G. W. Cjrosby and A. Driggers of Round were visitors present at the meeting. PROGRESSIVE FARMER (SCENTS. As a result of an arrangement with The Progressive Farmer of Raleigh, N. C., this paper is able to offer it in combination for ^months to those subscribers who pay for a years subscription to The Prgjs and Standard for $1,15 for both papers— The Press and Standard for one year and The Progressive Fanner for six months. The regular rate of The Progressive Farmer is $1 per year, ga thovato offered is an Specially cheap one. A great many of our readers have already availed them- aelves of this-offer. This is one of the beet farm papers published and MtouM be read by every progressive in the county. "He* dwpepffe or Migeetioa for., Mgs. Masepsttia. sad whatldht eel -os-w— WO • - -fc- dha a Ww* 1MIIUULH oVIMU aM.”-J. H. .7 notify the colored readers that the Ra* Conference wiil meet in Co lumbia January 11 to January 14, 191lh « Special addresses will be delivered on Agriculture by Col. E. J. Watson. Mr. Ira Williams of the Uhited States agricultural department, Mr. J. H. H. Kihard of Ninety-Six, S. C. Mr. Wm. H. Bailey of Greenwood will.speak on gardening. Some of the other white speakers who have promised to speak on other subjects in interest of education are; ’Gov ernor Ansel, Supt of Education J. E. Swearingen, Jas. H. Hoyt, Judge Robert Aldrich, Judge Gage, Col. Alfred Aldrich and other prom inent white and colored speakers are on the programme. Reduced rates will be given on all railroads on certificate plan. Tickets good fof a>veek. Delegates who come, those who are 'strangers in the city, please call at No. 1014 W. Lady street, Columbia;^. C. It is hoped that many of the col ored farmers will attend the con ference. . r Richard Carroll, Pres. Anthony Robertson, Sec’ty. by, president; J. -treasurer. Yshv. / nresidpnt: Tabor—C. B. Crosby, J. Crosby, secretary- Tabor—C. B. Crosby./ president; W. Bf. Breland, secretary-treasurer. Hendersonville—G. E. H. Moore, president; 0. A. Speights, secretary- treasurer. Stokes—W. F. Copeland, president; J. B. Saunders, secretary-treasurer. Dry Branch—J. J. Miley, presi dent; J. L. Crosby, secretary-treas urer. Smoaks- L. C. Padgett, president; J. W. Kinsey, secretary-treasurer. Lodge—L. J. Jones, Sr., president; P. M. Johns, secretary-treasurer. Cottageville -Dr. W. A. Kirbye, president; H. W. Ackerman, secre tary-treasurer. OHildron Cry FOR FLETCHER S C ASTORIA It remained for a Memphis paper to refer to ex-Minister Crane as the inventor of “undershirt diplomacy.” Express Delivered or called for at every part of the city. Telephone 8b. N. C. A. SAULS, AGENT. At Southern ExpressJCo. Walterboro, S. C. ATTRACTIVE LINE oi- i W. Smoak, Jr., Goodwin, secre- OHIItfron Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR! A. Walterboro—W. president; E.‘‘ W. tary-treasurer. Meggetts S. J. Humph, presi dent; E. L. Commins, secretary- treasurer. Edisto—A. G. Yarley, president; S. J. Patrick, s.'eretary-treasurer. Berea—L. B. Under,* president; J. M Strickland, secretary-treasurer. Adams Run—Dr J T Taylor, presi dent: S G Taylor. aecretary-treMucer Hall—A. V. Riekenbaker, dent; E, T. Hiera ttrer. Ongjjg-H. P. Mkrtta. praidnt; B Clarence L Fish borne, KKAI.ER IV General Merchandise, Shoes, Groceries, Etc. Your patronage solicited. Come to see us when you are in town. 4 Next door to Brown Furni ture and Hardware Company. DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR, vr *'- SHOES AND HATS, BLANKETS AND JCOM- FORTS. COMPI.ETK ASSORTMENT OF CHOICE A \i HYRNE’S STORt Walterboro, * • South Carolina. BEEF, VEAL AND FORK. Customers can be supplied at all times with the freshest and best at my Market . » Highest Prices Paid for Beef Gattle. M. A. FRANCES, * WALTERBORO, S. C. 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