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\VAI.TKHKOKO. H. C. WKDN|S»1>AV. Al'Cil'HT 2. IVII.
NO.
SMOAK
rtnn- quarters and stork equipment In the same inatltutior-. Th« firm!
of the Varn Bros, t’o., whose asms are agenth fur the luteraatlonal |
I 1 * a familiar one in nearly all Harvester Company's »:oo4s anti
of the homes of the people of this the Pittsburg IWfeel and Universal
entire section, nu.ny of whom da- wire feiirf 1
•o^: ess we
The Story of a Ft
Community
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S!e'.chzs o the Men a- d J\'e ho. s W. i LraduaHj
SMOAK. < AltTKK X MAXKY
section, int.ny of whom I
!•'». | sob !y on Its fatllltles to se-
cur'- their toiistant needs. ^ In l'*^
•i^pnlntit]* nts and interior arrange- / ' i
n *•: is ilo Vttru 0 store represents Oon ral X« c«U l or The Karmer. Tli
l;t i t and most progressiva llouscket jm i i»ii<I i!m* ImlividuMl
Tfte Umonk, I'arterA- Maxey store
. (J.. I -
Smoaks one of Colleton County'*
most pro^r*o'lvo seitlemett's. is So
il ted about twenty it lies north »•>
„ .rthwest from Watterhoro
!t 's situated in a splendid farmiue
belt, and is one of the most scivte
c ommunitli s in the entire State It
hts two htinks. six mercantile est: h-
lisbaientsr two gtod suction gins,
two saw mills, and three gfi.-t mills
and will shortly have a shiugle mil!
The community maintains a Bap
list Church and an edifice for tho-e
of the Methodist faith will soott
be erect* d t a lot hi ving already
been purchased for that purpose.
It has on*- of the best school lots
Ar'iv: Tcun
i 1 • • •- <>i modern store equipment!
Pie e-ituhlisliinent occupies au eu-
ti;-. hiiildiiiu L'.'.vMi lid. t v o flo.trs. F whose ci.reer parallels
wiflt an nniie> l*'\t.u feet.- e-wrugon
l <>;i-e 4fin feet ami a buggy hmts
v,,i. nr total floor a ret
./
to be foutid in a-> rura! communi
ties In the S«.»te At a rc-« ♦i.l edu-^j r , j. - i , w . . iti i:.-
cational r;!iy steps »*re taken to (eitit.-. : i ’he liot.o
!.• •! o h: ui their a'o- h\
■ from Ruffin or Wi’ii t.ns,
V th tl'-- railroad In operation hnn- 1
I.l-.: of carlouds of fertilizer, brick
iitjie, ItitnleV, wire atot oilier com-j
i.oxlith's have he«-n brought It-.
The homes in Smoaks are verv
attractive buildings and the lands
ot the section are very line
11c bountCul ti^ld <•» old Mother
i-.f i * *. i.x T i.i * *'» .
tifi , t
?ii » uf«! f hu's! sriiioiih * t *n ' roun* .
rn rit> is urit:«n on ivory!
hand. I* U iiidicat»d in th * hap-l
pv I u-es of the people: it is shown- j
;u the maLnificen; and tusy stores
Mu.- ad.irti the -uisitus- |«. it / <n
ha. t! -onv r -s
5 o. t.he I inn
of
7^"" squar • feet, every Inclt of
wl.i it is utilized for the iteeds of
a t.i. f’utr
,-t?niy ar v
of tit*- I-nd. I
!>> the hank «•
i- fur*h- r at evtet'
e< tin's of rit?- itusi-
orgaitize a grad*-d or tugh s*-h*»oi. . , yj.,. rhi i■■ har ts. i’ Httc
for the people are deepy interested
it: education;J matters
The village takes its ratne from
“.Smoaks Crrs»-roe-Jf.V a name gi'*- n ss nun nnd II/- farmers As to
en the locality nearif a hundred j this I'tuan* ini coMlili* n a *»u i|
years ago when this section was s--i j m*n of Smoak- speaking ah» tit i'u ,
tied by l»avid Smoak. of Germa:. i ptosperi’y of die county. taiT: .''The '
th* « hi it.- area of tin* development
ot tills stdioti having for the
pa-t t Wi tity -vtie yean* h*-cn inti,an
1> idcntiiieif witlt ai«| ji conililiiit-
i tg t i. l or t » t to- prest ge and pop-
ula ntSinoj.ks
has achieved “as a
for it was twenty-one years e-go
when J. K. Bmoak. the senior mem
ber of the firm, opened the first
store and became the postmaster
at tills point Three years ago
the business was iioreastd. Dr II
I n M %J_ I %■ .1...
an«L its v icinity
trade center.
Iwf
it
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More of
Cartel! Jt Maxey.
BANK OF MMOAKK.
I
J. I-. LYONS.
M. Carter and Mr. I. M Maxey he
Dealer iu (iroceriew. Dry (*4mmI<i,
SlMtew ami Notions—4• imiery,
Wwiron Worte an*l K«q*air
Shop.
Results Justify the statement that
tinioak* has achieved protiout-**d
prestige and importance as a cot ton
market, fanning sectioh and trade
descent, and a few others. ''It w...
the or.oseihg of theCbarleaton and
Augusta pubiie road with the Co
lumbia road.
David Smoak was oue of the
wealthiest nu n in South Carolina in
those days. He owned m&r.y slaves
and thousand* of acres of laud in
the D* ighborhood. Not only was
f. rm* t> in this section : t' 01
oekit g to borrow inolu-y. yThey'v**
got it 1 lu y arc putting money In
he banks. ‘ TJiese facts tell the
W. H. Van*. exp* ru nee snggn-t in staple dry
i'ic husimis. for the firm sella man * cfK>,ls ' I«‘l‘cs' and med'a
fiiriiishiug goods ladies' men's and
I 'Me l.ugi-lis and Colupibus wagons ..i.ii,,-, , •. . . .
o • tninircii s shoes, staple and fancy
T fir-t oi lower floor of the main groceries, f.^-d, seed, farm Imple-
s'oie huililing is devoted to the nients. furniture. fertilicera and
.^tory of prosp.-rity eloquently and (grocery, dry goods, notions, furnish- clothing. As these stocks are spec-
forceful ly Such a financial con
ditio!' as this gives strength, solid-
tty and scope. to the i-ommercirtl
louses of Smoaks, wh»»se hei-ls
mve the capacity for large things
uvd their o record shows that they*
ire making the most of them.
• i'.txineM and agricultural progress
have gone hand In hand here, and
both have made marvelous progress
in the past few years.
Smoaks Is fully awake with the
progressive spirit that is , stirring
folleton Uoitnty and its sterling rit-
ns are determined that it shall
>r.t be outstrip***! in the wave of
;ir *gress that is sweeping oyer the
«-i y. It is a town of many nat-
• r.il advantages and its progresive
i itizensliip Jis making the. most of
t)>. m A liosiiitahle people, the
| One of the youngest of Uolleton
Ing admitted to partnership j County's banking inatitutiora, hav-
81 lire its inception this store has .‘»K begun business on April 2Kth
ever been responsive to the needs "f thi* year, the Bank of Smoaks
of ihe people for foods, wearing has already made an exeellent be-
apparel and farm supplies, and its glttnlng and contlnuea drdly to *n-
«iir.**r i f fidelity is, after all. a ,,,r K* *be scope of its well •»-
highly envii ble distlnctioi Today. 1 ,; ‘bllabed popularity and pitrouage.
»n yesterday, this concern maintains C onducted under a chanuter whose center. Its population has increus-
Rs r* piitniion for reliability as a b°wera are defined and regulMed e.i with steady development along
••"Hiee ot sii|>ply and supplies the ***’ lawa of the State, this In- all lines aid with industrial opp'tr-
tieeils of a large, select and thor-j "^f**rs t*» th«- public the tunitbs multiplying and in-
otighly establish<d patronage. The | ^ n ^ uo '*® ,, * n * fho utmost security creasing tdueatipiu I „ advan-
stoi ks carried enmpris*- the lu'st | V administrative departments luges. conditioiti have been
produciions that moivy can buy/>r ample capital at>«l by a dire*-- established which foster progress
exp* ri» n«-e snggtst in staple drv* ,or ‘' e ‘'otnpoi**-d of successful hu>i- and prosperity, e-ml as yet a begic*-
neaa men and represet tative farm- 1 uing iu the work of upbuilding has
era, who adhere strictly to cardln- only U-eu made. I.*. jking alH-ve. end
al baaklac principles, Judlclqusly In b«iyoi,d tlus*- r< suits, which ap-
Lerpratqd and applied, and in whose pear throughout Smoaks *in SO
deliherattoaa the quest ion of safe- many and so varied subatanetal
ty la above and beyond all other farms, one looks for their cause,
conaideratlor* So that In Its or- their source or their authorship ,
groization and established policy for after ail thees results ire but
SW’t'UITY is the predominating the effects of a spirit of enterprise
fe:*ure of the Hank of Smoaks. and concentrated on the work of deveD
pill always continue to be the great opiuent, and finds it after inveatlga-
inducement thla bank will hold out jton In the splendid work of up-
to the public. The char ter for
the mw bank waa obtained on Apr!
i Hfc- laet, «fce capHnf afock being
placed at tli.dOA, divided among a
number of stock bidders. Conducted
in strict conformity to the most
approved methods of modern bank
ing" this institution maim;-in* cot*
stantly for the people of this sectio
the very best financial fiellitlea,
together With a serf ire‘’thr-t is
ever accoiuitimlatiing and of the
ii.g g«>ods and shoe departments. In l»Hy s«-le<-ted with direct referance
wnich can always be found the lat- to the needs of the tn.de and pre
eat. the newest and the best d»- purchased in corwignments of such
signs mid values on the market in magnitude as secure the very low-
such a wide range of qualities and •*! level of eost, the firm la al-
prices as antlclpr*te promptly all *ay* in position to protect anil- safe
needs and cotwlltlons. 'All these fuard the interests of patroaa. Of
sto* ks abound In standard produc- the lines carried, and for which
Hoi 8 and thplw very preeence ln-t- ^ieuk, Oerter* d Makey IfCrf tWeti
sun-s huying bpfidrt unit lea that are elusive agency In this market, mat
not e.\c« II* d In any of the larg- be mentioned the “lyi! Range.', th
er citi*s of the country, the line Riterside Tiiilorirw t'ompany'a pro
of sh<>es .-mbraclrg the Lynchburg ductlons and the splendid tailoring
Klio** <'oinViny’a. productions On of the 8|i«-nc« r-Tracy i o., of New
the scc>*rrff^oor is located the fur York, the American Steel wire fenc-
ritnr*- department. Her-- *'.in i'-g aril many oih. r exciiisiv<> li »-s
li^- feund a full line of furni- , The Hrm«doals in coffins and cas-
ture from th<- medium to th*- bet kets. carryiig a full line of the
ter er. d*s. ferr it is the policy of latest mid mo.-t popular styles and '' >f 1 '"'^’l* n'ial ebara* ter fover-
ing effe*^tivejy all the departments
of lank ing. the Ha..’i of Siioaks
the fir ii to handle nothing hut >n tin- burial of the dead renders a
those qualities they enn reconiincn I | M-rvl*-c iiot*-i| for its fidelity", :
r. v.com* r will find a hearty
. oia** and co-op* ration.
The people of Smoaks arc
I : .tile to would-b** investors
s. . p to estahlish legitimate
tei pris«s.
wel-IThe storks In all the dep;*-tnients
the -collections of experience*
to establish
On tin* contrary these |
| a re
not |>uy it y ahllity and can, th<-r«‘foi
Tlu
Ij«i** I. Naulw. <H»e of
F* un«l« it- of Sm*mk't.
Tlic
prop!*- will .xtend the glad hand Throughout the store obliging
he reli* *| up* n to respond in «"
• r\ instarce to the needs <>f
pa rons with an honest equivalent
iikI
member of Hu* firm giving ihi< ,,lo,M ‘> f °r deposit In any
• raneli of ih - 1-11 -iu S his pei-.oiM iV " 0 ^'"- - I’KH • KN'T. IN'
pur
to go-id people r.o matter from whal exporl* i * * *1
s.eticn they hall and will co-oper- prompt ; n*l
salesp* ople render
ften*Im. All heavy goods nr*
based in earload lots.
I K Smoak, ih*- senior memher
of the firm In * lived here all Ifls
ife. lie began his business career
when a young man and has never
«-ourfe >us service Most an npportiinlt'y t<* build up. He
i'KitKS I" ON TIM K DKI tlsITS.
in .n*-y Is I (ailed on satisfactory sig
fii-tur.s. pprov*-! paper is -liseount
e*i; exehange is, iKMigbi a .1 sold *>«i
t’-'l the hading money c« nters and
j coilectlons are made and promptly
reported An established system
Otherwi-a- rendering r- served wlio , 'e
*;-* i nd give them every, possible
i .-istt nee. L:.‘..c.r ftr y. rious kinds
a' cut* rprises can Iu* s*sured at rea j efflri* ncy is one of the features of
onatle figures. These conditions j the Van * store This stori' is a
of the extensive establish-
of the Varn Itros Co., located
*c li»i*s to invest tlnlr money injat Moselle, this county andf' was
• iustrial enterprises Inducements i establish* d h ss than two ye;
he th«- ’-.rg. s» plamcr cf that sec
tion but he owned .th-* first store
in what i- n * kno' n j:s Snmaks.
11 4>**d» ft.wvs fhoro h« o \ * *. ,
. ' x j jon.htr'd must make a strong ap-] branch
a uuh'm r of mercantpe e*>ta»>i?s:i-' ...
i. ! * ^*1 to tbo-e who are seeking good t m<-nt t
nients «.|» nit**’, the owrers of sev-
erttl < f them having p; d away
Atndlig th<* -*rn-?»fce- p* r--. wh<» h^ve
, f • 111 U*’ I IIATfU »A# unifiC-l* w *«W «tvr j
» • i% -W ♦ 1» r-» »* _ I
in
assisting patrons to a selection and is stllj p »stmaster at Smoaks, which rorrw ‘P on dents, composed of the
.>111 la- offered to parties who r-re j ago. while th** Moselle store lias
l.tlpcd to make Sneaks th** thriv- , . . t*„n k-..„
^ . * niter* st*d and mean husincs.*. Foil been
inn village
n i r*i icd
it has le-conic- can be
these names Joel
in
Hauls.
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n'i -ft.
and
fir t
thirty
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information will bf* gladly furnish- Smoaks sure is in charge of Mr
i to interested parlies I A. K. Varn, while Mr \V. II Varn
Tie- hlstcry of Smoaks is not one is iu charge -at Moselle, these
of the precious relics of Ih*- ancient constitiillt g the firm Roth are
world which the capricious cot <uric among the representr-flve hiisln*--
have permitted to drift to us. nor mi n of Colleton County and durlni’
is it one of the treasures which their successful career in merchati-
H«-s buried beyond recovery under dlsing they liave built up a large
. i. thi* whose waves are years. ’ so quaintan*«-. an influei-’ial follow
( 'h«-r* is no r*<* r*l telling of tlo- tug and t-n enviable reputation for
position he has held rontiiiuoii-h j
-thee his first appointment, twenty
one yet-rs Hg«>. He is also presi
dent of the Smoaks Hanking Com
pany and is in every respect one
of the community's representative
citizens, having to his credi* more
years of constant and active ser-
vlce in mercantile lines thro any
individual in Smoaks. The mag
nificent r« suits he has accomplished
twni n trade huildirg shows the es-
•-♦•m in which Iu* is held, for. once
i patron is secured, he always hold
hat p; ’run's trad** Dr ii. M Car-
! <-r Is a well known and Jo pul .
nh.'xli-len of tl*.- (-o;iimui*4ty i,n*| Mi
M.-ixey is a young man who Is aet-
4. L. Lyon*-.
pov- -
yivaster, the office b* ing loca.t**d
on a star rrtiu- frotii Vamville to
RrarchvHie, v,ith o:;o roanl trip a
w*-ek. Air Lyons **rrv*d as po-t-
niaster some two cr thr* year**
whOn h* rt-siMM'd af.*l w.v%ih- -.*!-
• *d by J.iwepl, AlrCortni. k. who was
Jcar Inter succe* d* d- by Isaac S - il-.
in his day otie'*f the n ; *»s< pr.»iii-
• nent nun of tjjat s***-tloji. Mr Saai
wfts sucett.dtd ly J K. Smoak. ih
present iRrurakettf. win has s--rv-
•’d ncar'y twe: y-one ars. Today
'he «*ff:. * i !>«i**d by two duly
ei: M-» vt-ir rou**-- |.-Tween llranch-
'Rle . id \V*JTr r ►. at.*! ium t w->
fliral Kill*- ' ds; y ih*- Satoaks
pomofflce dor* more l»i>oit;«—s in a
day t*.an i* did in • month in i:*
■* 'rli**- days, ,r.nd the besituss is
' lly It rr« ir g
"ith the advent of the Hampton
and nrancinlHe railrcad two yewrs
I '?°. m great change has taken
Place. -Prior to that time fto wr-
* alor < f
or
lii-.ibarii-n !* und'-r-,
r- li< s * I *!’ iid :i^*-s
f II-
climb* r the siii- <-f tin- town. The
story of Smoiks is but a chapter of
\meric:*ii life with i's push ; :'d r**s
!»-*-s energy l!.b varly l istory <i--als
uor*- largely it the modest yet
s anty experience cf the ones who
ini]*.] and laid t!v|^ foundation of
s prosperity that hits continueil and
widened ami will continue to grow
until th<- lirigh!«-st dreams of the
most hopeful hr.ve been realized.
Th*- l.t-u rv of lb*- individual *-Mer-
pris* s op* rat* d i.> the history of .
the town, and told in the stori**** ’
which,, follow.
ively Identified with the business
po integrity and reliability, \V. 11^ Varn md whose gerdnlty lias d<n*e
being vice pre
Simla ks and
»sldent of the (lank of > ueb tV» make it ih*- popular enter
A ■ K. Varn a director prise it Hs to-day.
\ \R.\ CO. , '
Big Mercantile FwtrrpHsc*- l^»c*»4**l
at Smoaks and Mos*>||e.
No better ^illustration of Smoaks' ;
splemlid fa* ilitics hii ] recognized
itnpcrtt-nee as a trade center could
be offered thr-o Is furrisbed by the
migaitude and completeness of the,
representative banking institutions
ol the bailing cities of the cour»'ry luiiiiliug performed by a few Individ
Is • maintained, so that every fa- uaia. among this group beii-g J. L.
clllty is p'wsesed to render on r.ll Lyons, who operates two stores, a
occasions a prompt, reliable and sat wagon building and repr.Jr shop
isfactory service , ^and a cotton ginnery with a capae-
1 he -officers of the institution ity of thirty-five bales a da^. In
toe J S Willianfs, president; W —his main store Mr. Lyons carries a
H \arn, vice-president; \V. C Rat- general line, including dry goods,
groceries, shoes notions, and
operates (lie only soda water foun
tain to be found in Smoaks. In
the other store the lighter lines are
carried. Adjacant to the main store
i- located the wagon factory, which
is equipped to turn out new work,
or make ary necessary repairs, em
ploying experienced workmen in all
departments workmen whose mo-
(hnnical ability in the renovrJion
of a vehicle makes it wear almost
as long as a new one and at small
cost For some time Mr. LybPa has
be. a operating a. twenty-five bal4
'•o ton gin, but this season he finds
It neeessary to Increase his capacity
ami is installii-<K one of- thirty-
'!» •* hales capf* ity. He is the
ngem iu tills seitinti for the ceb—
bretcil t‘iedmonl and t'arofhia bug-
g.*-*-, two of the best productions.
o>i the niark*-t.
.Mr Lyons, began his merchandise
b''sii ess at Smoaks five years ago.
He is closely Identified with
Soioj.ks' progress ai*l development,
n-» can be -evn from the foregoing
a:>d his public spirit, home pride
of 4. E.
r-
rick. Jr . cashier; W. H Van-*. A.
K. Varn. S. P J Garris. Sr,. II M.
M -0*1 iiM-l .1 s. Williams, directors.
In thi- list are men who have long
lieen Identified w-ii|i mercantile. In
dustrial igrirnliiir.-il and financial
enterprises Tlu*y are iff<-n of es
tablished ability, and possess the
advantages of valiir-hb* practical
knowledge .*1**1 an intimate a*-
quaintaiue with -local cot-(litions
aei|iiir**d Iu ihe suceessful operr-
flon of th>*ir own private Interests.
Thoroughly identified wth the pro
gress of the community their p dk-y
wiM be aiw-vs In Hi., line o* * o-
operaiion with legitir-iatd enterprise,
a -I. nil other things being equal,
to give preference to patrons Tn
making loans, so that effort In
’4-e direction of developing all nat-
nral and acquired advantages will
receive substantial encouragement,
whenever .*neh encouragement does
n*»f contiavene sound b.-uiking prln-
elples.
i While the Bank of Smoaks is a
young ir-Mtitiition, If owns its own
•building, whi*h Is equipped with
burglar-proof vaults and tlme-lo«-k »’•»' «-nt«-rprls** can a I ways be re-
safe and tfie Interests *if depositors l 1 *1 uppn to co-operate in and ad-
are fully- proto* L *1 by t ond* *i or-' v. ii<-« any measure or proposition
fi< l»ls anil burglary nnd fire Insur- Jt«*i»!1ug to Us upbuilding and gener-
|:ieT-» h«. that *l-!s institution pre- at w* Ifgn-. Clue of the i-ommunity'a
* septs every feature of security :-<id In-lily esteemed citizens and buai-
>very farlllty to accommodate ita neu. men, he has always boon
t patrons, having deposits of nearly ‘ nbu.Lg thosj* who *'d!d things" and
/< * • v ; sc*omplished resalta.
I '