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* * '' ' • •c: a ■ #3 Tnrfe arf hdustrial Edition •*, rttf. r§r J9W ^ FA : ' |V' mmm.' : SJOfliGl . « f WT V ■ a? Sedm VOL. \X\IV. WALTKKRORO. H*>4\ WKPWWDAV. AKiCMT H. I»11. •* » KO. ■ S ■ ■ 11 1 ii SKI. 4&t*9fr PS.. • mi*** s-'/ • .'• *>l • VJ -V-' ^.4 - to aftrlcuUural pur»uU» In lit 3 he wr-s appointed aMiatant county treasurer under his father, and «P* on the latter's death, ir h* was appointed county treasurer to fill the unexplred term, succeedln* himself for three consecutive terms. In 190t> Mr. Smith whs elected to the legislature r-nd in 1000 he was axnin elected to that body to fill the unexplreil term of I). C. Senders, deceased. In 10It* he was again elected to the legislature. Be sides the offices mentioned, Mr. Smith has served as a notary pub lic and luis been engaged in fr«”ni demonstration work for Colleton Cou. •: y'< In 1*0*; Mr Smith was married to Miss ( ary Hampton Itodd^third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hodd. of Hound, by whom he has #' «, seven children. A disposition to promote enterpri es that would In their operations In troduce new and improve<l condl- legislation or in the military service of the State, for he has frequent ly been honored by election to the legislature and to rommandinc positions in the State Mliitir>, and haa made good in every position he , has filled and has heid the confl-J/1 deuce and esteem of the people ' generally. Col Hill s entrance lito public life was in 18H4. when he was chosen b his fellow eltlxens to represent his county in the State leglalrJtire, be ing again elected to succeed him self two years later. After serving these two terms Col. Hill / retired from politics, but his retirement wa not for long, for in 1K»2 he wan again elected and served six y.»ars. Tiring of public life. Col. Hill agt in returned to his farm, but his record in the halls of legislation was of such a character that his friends brought him to the front I.- 19ln. in which year he was again elected by a vote which plr-ed him Home at The Hons and therehv advr-rce the inter '»"• head of the ticket. Since ests of the community and the ! that time he has aurved the state as coutvtj' as a whole, classes D. L, Smith among men whose progres one of its law makers. which Have mraked his administra tion generally. Born In Reevesvllle, then a part of Colleton County, in sivenets at.d public spirit are rap idly building up the New South. He Is vice-president of the WiUter- Fanners' and Met* hast s’ Bank. R. H. Wk-hi I-eft Is the Late A. Wlrhman Ft uadr. r ia the Boor. To HI** boro Cotton Oil Mill and f. member of The Bank. ■ 1 — - J. M. WITHKLL Hl'PPLV CtL I . n established pairenage | atoadily 'increasing. that is c. the firnt of Dodd A Sntith, man ufacturers of horse hoes, of Cbr* leston County. tiiroceriew. Shoes aatl Farm Supplies In view of the fact that Mr. McTeer Is a native of ilampton * lirarrallr 1 C‘ oun, J' f tut has l^een here thirty ! yet-rs having held the office of In recent years Walterboro has he- of the Court for four years, tome quite popular aa<a retail mar- gu yMn ago established his ket < being today t^a yecogalaed ^haatoeea He -4a among on* of Colleton County' source of supply for the Inhabitsata ,1,^ popular citizens a« 1 business gulahcd fj»d PMhUlar cltisena, > It of the surrounding territory for 0 | n,,, oontraunl^y and is hound would be a unpertluuable omlaalon several milee. . This condition has ^ BU ooeed. for hard work rad fklr to overlook the name ar»| career of been brought about hr progreaBhre dealings hare won f<>r him th»* con- Col. J, W. Hill, la The Press agd methods In trr<1e building, hy largo f|geoce a nd esteem of the entire having served as first lieutenant ar»l crplain of the Centerville Vol unteer company and as Colonel of the First Regiment of South Caroli na Volunteers. He Is now and has been for twelve years a mem ber of the State Democratic Exe cutive committee, representing this Mruihi r of l.e«Ulat«re ami WeR- ] county In that body. While still Um^rtk Farmer. J * his efforts have always beet: progressive, he being thorough In addition to his legislative ca-jl* 3 ^, the subject of this sketch reer. Col. Hill has alwr*ys taken an | * la,, been associated cJI his life with active interest in military affairs ! ,u Institutions and his election to the present poeitioi: COL. J. W. HIM. )■ e «4 by fgUgd isartidil flfW ai d complete stocks methods In all traaa trolns, with the result that the an nual volume of baalaeap depo 1n- creaaeu right along. Indicating a progress that' la peraaHmt ta lu character. Aa enterprise th%* Is entitled to a full share of credit for the popularity and prestige Waltef- boro possesses is the well-known J. M Witsell Supply Company, whose s^ore Is crowded to Its capacity with the best values and latest product ions from the leading factories o.f the country So complete t nd -«> carefully seln tcd .ire the l > fotind In this establishme.■ ’hit they respond promptly i*n«l w’- ueo:\ ' till ord.nary demands of imunity. pin opmii paitMtsoui s I nd a stela I edition. A uatfvo ,4»f (tolletou County, having beam. bora on a farm lu 1*47, the ai|hjaet.df the present sketch entered Sharga Academy’, near Ridgewell, hut; the' war coining on. tie enlisted in the Confederate army at the age of fif teen and went to the frotxt, serving througheut that entire period. Cp- on his discharge from the service at the close of fhe war returned to his home since which time his life lu v been one of continued ac tivity ly. convinced that the county-’s greater development depends en tirely on the efforts of her people, and that effective co-operation nlon can secure splendid results In up building ic> a community possessing so many and so valuable natural an acquired advantages aa a trade msn ufacturlpg rad residence location. W. *. FO*. Sheriff of ColMon County. Now completihg' the last half of his first term of four years an sher iff of Colleton County’, W. R. Fox will end that term with a record Characterized by fidelity to the In- defines In the most substantial man ner his popularity and his standing. After security gn elementary train ing at the “Field*’ school bous* in the neighborhood of his bomd, he ret tied down to farm work, which was the sole pursuit of„ his earlier life and in which he haa al- ways been Interested, having, aa he it "plowed for forty-seven pnts years." * In 1894 he was elected to the State legislature and received a substantial endorsement at the hands of the people bp a re-election la 1898 and again In 1900. In 1908 he was elected to the office of sheriff, which term, as WALTER BOKO BOTTLIXO CO. been stated, ha In now H. <4. Cmebyv IVoprieUM-. In the Walterboro Bottling Works the people of r4l this section for miles In all directions possess un surpassed advantages to secure all the popular soft drinks made' at home from the purest of fruit fulrn syrups aid extracts and amidst' conditions whose neatnees and clean llneas introduce and preserve thn great feature of purity, which is the distinguishing characteristic of the Walterboro bottled goods. Had# at home, delivered freak and pure, the Walterboro Bottling Works productions ranch the higheai slaui- ard of merit In nil the Maanltaln that combine to make a dgHoloua and refreshing beverage. This nnn- aaaaafacturee a full IfM nf anr- drlnka la all thn popnlnr terests tf the people us a whole no the farm. In the hall.-, of and by the efficiency at d reliubllity TUK IRKAS’kTKSlvN ' >'*> II. WtMtUlfcltn. « i\ men \ ni < i, and rhildrcti, for i' t * i t h'* ; ! i. a m! d**si re of the naur *^r . „ iiiftit 11 .. i i'a rt y e icrylhing to ea | ;*if’ every t bin!’ rtquii*d oil I 1 fat ;it •rc will 1 e f< utul a !••«*« * Oil*' 1 *ii i of dry gi« di-. sho* s, ii ii- i a nd gtoci i*>. al 11 i -rang* d in 1^- ' 1 ^ part • um.t. w hich an* in charge Ol t / |it»X. . s I i ‘I. L r < I. M. flavors and makes a FI etcher's Coca Coin. J9 Plant Is of which In fast leverage. The a Crow.* hot- % find experienced >ns. When on* nuu »’• store t arrying mich kn >wn pro- -j-,, ,j anctios.i- the Holeproof hosier romi-.T hat and the Brown Shoe* Co.’s hliof? it crr> be said to main tain metropolitan advantages, h>r t icae ; *v ds nre the aame in price and quality the world over Yet all can be found r-f the Witsell store, togelher with hundreds of Other standard makes. • J a - uId s«--;n that .11 'bings a l' ; possible, hunr.a; y (-peaking. f*»r suck people are as a ruN. ’o tifivu hy the rpirit of se!f-r* ii:ir<-i to not only equal hut excel, allowing no opportunity to cacrpe and actutlly* creating them i • ’heir ec rerness to di thinrs and t*» s-ruij r suits A 1 clan-n* at th*‘ active an-.! smveasful Kluvlff R'. R. Fox. with credit tilike to hiiiiaclf and t*» fhe JtidgYnetR of the large con- 0 stltuei'V which supported his can didacy. t W. R. Fox in among Colleton County’s popular and progressive citizens and belongs to that group tllag machine, whose capaHty la dcaea bottles per day, these machines being used by all the first rlass concerns throaghout the coun try. All bottles are carefully wash ed and rinsed In the purest water, which about d* In Wrlterboro ami the drinks are made from the pur est artesian water. Every precau tion that experience or skill era se- eurc Is exerrind to preserve pur ity I The Walterboro Bottling Works is ! ow ned and matviged hy H. G. Cros- | hy, a native of Colleton County, who established the plant in 190fi p mak- II.V *t the oldest business of its kind In the county, and who hr<e, * by enterprise and bmdneaa ability,* - bitllt up rn established ard con stantly growing patronage not only at hrvme but in ail the towns of this ’ section The changed conditions whie’.i here been affected 'during ! th.' recent past has given an Im petus to the demand for carbonutod and soft drinks generally,- in view of that fact the Walterboro Bot- F-'tt ilizerc are also handled »" rH „*. r of i^ta Uwrenee (Jack l largo cuamities. The J. M. VMt- f n-' of Cclletcn County’s rep- s-li Supply Co Is owned by J. M r „ s , Ml , af i vv farmers end hn-i.- ss •Vflsi ll. a i«atfve of Colleton County n;<>n an ^ one j fs j^os, honored whe b«gaii business here lour ye«,.rs. offir ,. llH reveals end sets forth aco, removing to his present qnar f|jnv (h ; 1rulh of lht , fotvgoing ob- i. rs within the past year Ho ik rva , ltd who is. as yet. in a young man of results, wjjh h re- th>> priri|e of lift , ai j a , an ;t *.e suits place the establishment not wh(4r# , en thusla*m hr* be. n su* only among fhe most popular enter- oe<jdr , 1 by e ff|, i f ncy «.f evper- ITtses of this section, but among lencr diro rttd along broc.ier lines With "Jack'’ Smith it hiis ever been of men who can always be relied ... .... . . ^ , 1 . , i Hing M orks is prepared-to supply on to support any measure or ' , ... . , ... . the demrad whieh. here as else- .ptoposltlon which has in it merit' , , . . . . . I , , . , .where is growing hourly. In char iot advancing the Interests of the . . . . ... ... , acter of equipment, iu the neatness community whether this be good 1 . ... > , 'eaaential t.» purity, n richness and 'roads, better educational facilities. , , , #1 , , . . . ' dellelousm vs of flavor of produc er better methods cf farming. All , . ... .. . .... . ... . . , . , tlon, the Walterboro Bottling Work.4 such subjects receive his hearty in- i . , , . | is r* thoroughly represer*alive ea- doraement mil active Influence, it . . , . i. . | terprise and as a result supplii's Means that kind of progress which „ . ^ . .w . .i » . all demands la the most satisfactory The Frcsby terlart Cliurcli. is a benefit to all of the people and promotes the Interests of the entire couimijuily. the moat progreaslve as well, for the Witsell store enjoys a large trade and a s»-l<s t anti constantly growing patronage. / * _ ^ ' K. It. M.TKKH. ••so much TO do. and. al’hough he secures results constantly accord ing to t^e clrcumstan ing W "T of urrouad- bim from hi earlic-t >-'nrs it has b«-en with Mm a--1 others of his ahilitv and te>. p rtto nt "yo t li.tff >|i«ting l**istjh>im-*!* On neenunt of the stub death Miss Sallie M;y Warren whieh oe- » eurred at Mashawville or* the 25th Inst, the revival meeting then in firoeerles. The MeTeer itor* is another one of the reliable trade enterprise-* •>f tin* cvii'.tt tumaintaining :* ■ it does day by- day, buyr4g op- lortunitleB ;or all ordinary needs in the grocery lire* from carefully select***! stocks ol (’anned and bot tled goods, extracts and spices, teas the best. j and coffees, breakfast foods r.nd Born on a farm at £• (oaks X- bakers’ light g*»ods, soaps and roids in I SC J,-the ecun*! son in a 1 iiMidry f-upplles and sundry artlc- f:.*uil;< of sixteen children. I). L. les generally in food commodities. Smith spent his earlier life in the It is the r4in of E. R. McTeer, the country school aiid on the farm, fin owner of the business accommo- Ishlng his farm life up in 1M*2 , ‘’ tie and satisfy—a policy which t with, a few months in a saw mill. J has already .ball! ap a select and of which he soon tired and returned lilt™ dny*-.". for the nr-n of en< r- ^ gv at.d administrative, capacity »ee* countless things to be done in the direction of developin'-nt along every Mine <>f human < ffort Rut 1 .■ Ii ..i'ed by • 'ii;i* and by the o,' I i.- endtir uee. rad nnist c- t,*, * Mm-elf v'tli the knowledge tl at le li s only inid a beginning :cpw*L manner, making delivery from Its wagons In Iowa and shipping hy rail to out-of-town dealers. Mr. t’rosbv also maintains nea k pqrlors for dispensing sodi. water from the fountain and tnr nufact tires ice cream, which Is served to families in cuv quantity and at prirea as low as first-class goods ran be pro duced, maintaining r>lways a ftnnd- pr.igress was discontinued, to he re- ard which meets every requirement sumed again, beginning on Morday of *he Pure Food l^ivs of the State evening August; 7th I'ublic cor-, a n f I nation. He also supplies th** .A v JW "a "■ , kA .-te^jarls 4 town with lee, his wr-gons making dally deliveries at the homes and stores in Walterboro. dially invited to attend. The death of Miss Warren was indeed a sad incident. She was much loved by all who knew her, * “ „ and it Is a great sorrow to her rel- Other WaltcrlH«ro Shetdies will In* a lives rad friends, hut .arth has F.*ui»«l «*n Page 4. This S«*<tloii. no sorrow that Heaven eat-not heal. I “taPT She was hurled in the Drs. Creek ! Mr n n<1 Mn »- Frul Saftders, Mr. cemetery. The funeral services wer , »H-1 Mm. E. Le macks an«F fam- condueted by Revs. B F. Halford of Rither, have returru^after a delightful visit to fhe ilfountaina of North Carolina, vlar Greenwood. They made the trip in their tour ing cars. /> rad J. M. Craven. I P. 1. Beorh’s Prise Wiai Float at Xay Festival. Don’t give up Kf de worl' ain’t a glttin’ better H’s a comfort ter tknow It carft git much worse.— I Frank Stanton In The Constitution. J. B. Klnard of Sniders town Thnradajr. d ' 6