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;»?- * • O Snioaka can b« wild to better ban king' fncilHIee than any town of Its else in South Carolina. Judged by the men who are Us pro moters sad founders, the Sawmks Bailing Compa n y *• bound'to be come a popular and prosperous en terprise. Increasing dally Its depos it md undlvWed profit accounts, and which are the Infallible tests of a career along substantial lines. BeginiVag business In May of this year, the bank gives especial at tention to farmers' accounts, and to this class of patronage, as well as to the public, the modt liberal conalderatlomi within the limitations of the priioiples of sound banking, judiciously interpreted and applied. The 8moaks Banking Co. does o general banking business, money being received in any amount for deposit. Interest belrgj allowed eo time deposlts ( computed quarterly. Money loaned on satisfactory signa tures, approved paper Is discounted, exchange Is sold on all the principal money centers, and collections are made and promptly forwarded. In all departmeiY* promptness snd re liability are the features that aor cure and promote the moat satisfac tory relations, to -which may be ad ded the courtesy of appreciation. The officers of this Institution are J. K. Smnak, president; F. J. Berry, vice-president; and C. A Thomas, cashier. The directors are; J. E. Hmoak, merchant; F. J. Berry, mer chant and farmer; I*. W. Thomas, farmer; l>r. H. M. Carter, physlclw^ and C. A. Thomas, the cashier All these Individuals are men whose Integrity, reliability and busi ness ability have been estahllahed ::.nd maintained throughout years of constant association with the peo ple of the community and hy their experienced Judgmeii and wise con servatism the om* great feature of ••»ery succesifnl h- iking enterprise.^ security, will be constantly malntai ed. This bank Invites the accounts of firms fanners nad Indlvldu--’* generally, with the assurance that ! all needa will receive prompt at- J tentlotv by facilities thst sre charac teristic of modern banking meth ods generally. The Hmor.Hs Bank ing Co. has an authorised capital of $10,000, with «n early fhcrease i contemplated and has every modem I convenience to farllltr.'e Its business Including burglar and fire-proof ss'f and vault, a commodious office and . directors' room, fire and burglar i»- . suranee, with bonded officials, j Conducted in strict conformity to ^ the most approved methods of mod ern banking this Institution win maintain constantly for the people of this section the very best finan cial facilities, togetber with a *er- vlce that Is ever accommodating j snd of the most confidential chor- , seter. 1. A. HAL'li). (•rocerlea. Dry ttootbt, Xotluuayiboe* Dr. W. B. Ark very valuable a^ter they ^r,- drain ed, and tho health of our counti much Improved.- Why not the people from every section of the county express then views through the* columns of The Press a.»i Standard. Either for i>. L. *• StjSBttt'?" T ■r \ 1 X : W • > tm iX»l,!JCTOX ( <H Vn TKUCPICOXR COMPANY. • * Ar. t |c-lo-Datc Hrrvict l>> Tl»« I^ksI tl.flce. It Is tut rpfroprlate that .suite uicutUm be made in the l.v.-s and against the drainage scheme, .-.nd mt .it !iti >fis ’• r de ard Irdnstrial Ed us see if wglK^b. plat-e the whole acr.s that has V-ecti Itself an*ever county in ^ i1rg$n i) district. Th. r. pli^ne ton p. ny. an organisation {« no one thing that will enrich our whose growth and development hav« county more than ample d> ; .in.!-. ut..« eut passed the moat aan- It Is estimated that about $:t uo p, r •.nine «xp»etttions of its promot-*rs, j»cre will drait-our county, and *, for the all £i>od and surticieitt r a- have twenty-five years to pay it..,, sobs that It has b»n itself an even .amount. Last year the Farmer* ot 'the Sniders section Iom at |eaM $10.00 per acre by not having th.-ir lands drained^ and they had to do about and pay (hat los>. there no twenty-five years given tw- !payment, nor was there any j n , proremsnt. It woald be impossible I to estimate the less to the farm<r> of our county for the past twenty years for lack of drainage. Why continue to suffer such loss, wlo-u there is a remedy, aid it within easy* reach. Let us wake up to tie greater opportunities of life. Drain our lands, clear our fields of th> stumps aud ase the improved fa pm Implements and farming sill be ., pleasure as well as a good livlnt. W. t\ HU \NT CLKMSON tULJ.fX.E INSTIT1TL. fruitful source of the grent progrts.- tjiat has characterized this entire section of the country in recent years, ami because, t«K> t It Is-and oaght to be a source of pride to the community in which it flourish es. The Collator County Telephone omp.iuy was organized about eight years ago, at a time when there were prccilcally no telephones In ♦ his particular section, and effort* were confined sintplyi to supplying ar:d malntai -Ing a local service. The promoters of the organisation be ing progressive In their methods an! ^rkulture sre invited to Jowepli M. Mtatrer, Aldritnan Dr. M. C. FIshbWMs A V . *■■■ ■**. 'ifoS ClMMlr A. Graves, A Mr lias n. D. R. Al — policies, and opportunities fof de velopment nloatiolrg In every cM rectlon, the local system was ex tended from time to time ufhil it reaches nearly every part of Colle ton County. Home idea of the re markable progress that has been made during Its career, aud which has beer achieved through an al ert management and by< the adoptio of the most improved facilities in construction and equipment, may be arrived at when it is known that this company has tvow in operatioi: over two hundred and fifty subscrib er s station* in Colleton County, an by a tiuific arrangement with the Southern Bell Telephone company :nases accessible to patrons all the territ* ry the Uidted States east of the .bississlppl river Consider- Id aide noney has been spent for the 'cry latest e'ectrical appliances and appointments In the exchange here, so that the entire plant is modern and complete down to the veriest A detail. ^NljThe officers of the Collofon = : County Telephone company are Jno. m K TOWN tiOVKKXMKXT The Men Who Luok After Affairs position in the Colleton leton Bankitg Co. purchased the WaHertoro snd began the study of | H. IVurifoy, president; J. E. Peurl- Bank. and has since held a sin.liar law under Col. J. G. Padgett. He vice-president and treasurer, both of whom ' ave rendered effe**- t'onducted by a sop* of the man who had more to do with the found Ing of Smowks than anyone else, the store of I. A. Sauls has been a recognised and popular source of supply for the farmers of the entire vicinity. Its stocks all indl- ca4e a knowledge ard study of the needs of the home and farm, aud It is today, as since Its in ception In 190(5, a well equipped farmers' supply house. The stocks carried comprise n. select collect- la Waltrrboni. Walierboro Is governed by a May Board of Aldermen compos- n«. n(lerKO)l ville November 13. 1R7« of six members, elected every When he was 15 years old ue came Ranking finished the course and stood the Co. examination in December, 1909, Claude A. Graves, son of Mr. and passing the examination with credit Mrs. J. K Graves, was born nerr and making a splendid average. Im mediately after being admitted to e<; two 'ears.. Herewith will be fo Walterboro, entering The Press f *utn' sketches of its present exeeu- and Standard office as prifAer's live head and legislative body, devil” under B. G. Price, and serv- w* ici Is composed of men thorougl • ing his apprenticeship, he remained ly identified with the interests of with The Press and Standard eleven the town generally: years, after which time he war*- d Dr W. R. Ackerman, Walterboro’ at his trade several years in Or- Mayor, was born near Bound May angeburg Sumter. Kink Hill. Spar- 19, 1 Mt;9 He is a son of Kev. and tutihurg and Greenville. He worked Mrs. S. W. Ackerman of Bound, on The Spartanburg Daily Journal the firm of Padgett. Moorer. LeinacLs live co-operation in the building up of the organization to Its splendid proportions To Cozart Binns, the manager during the past two yoars £ has developed the responsible du ties of planning asd shaping the D B Black was born June 22, 1H79. He is a son of the late Sheriff, Kohert Black, whs for so policy of the company at:«d of guid ing its career of development in which, as results show, he has been many years was the honored Sheriff <>v,>r resourceful in both business Dr. Ackerman* attended the common two years, and on The Greenville ion of,groceries, notions, dry good* schools of this iwunty, uoing from Dally Herald for one year. In 1904 and the thousand and one articles needed lr* every household Farm implements are also a feature of the stock equipment, for only the leading and field-tested productions find a place In the warehouse, and these respond satisfactorily to all d to , he Carolir* Medical Col mar.!* both in quality and price. ^ ,'harleston. graduating in 1K92. After graduation he located here to Senaca High School. Sena- he returned to Walter!*'ro and was <a S. C., from which school he made foreman of The Press atwl graduated In 18K9. Immediately af- Standard under Jas. K. Peurifoy. ter hi* graduation he went to Or- Mr. Graves continued in thi« . angeburg and read medicine under lion under the present management Dr. A. S. Hydrick, going from them of the county- Mr Black was edu- cat.il in the s< hools of Walterboro and at the Porter Military Academy in Charleston, having graduated there in 1S98 Since hi* gaduration. Mr Black has been in the mer- cantile busin. s* with his brother, I!. l ,ho,le . IH ‘ X ' ,0 railroad. Is the W. Mia, k. Jr Mr Black has been n ' 0h, B«' tor in the develop- connect*d with Hie State militia ment of Hn > t*ec«ion. bringing Owne since he was fourteen years old hav a,l< * village together and making mg been a memlx'r of the <»id C4»lle- ,1, ‘ ar neighbors of those living miles and executive ability. He is taking a prominent part in the upbuilding and developmet < of Colleton Coun ty through the txiension of the telephone system, fo%,it is an acknowledged fact that the tele- ton Guards For some time he a part The dry goods r.nd slme department are popular features of the estab lishment being the result of exper ience in buying from the country^ leading producers and selected as being beat suited to local needs atrl tastes In all lines the Sauls store enjoys a large patron age, iteople coming constantly from all over this section M Colleton at lavdge. In the upper part of this county, practicing medicine there uKil 1901, when he came to Wal terboro and has been located here since. l>r. M. Cam Fishburne is a son of Hon. William J. and Mrs. Fish burne, and was born at Walterboro In this development many till 1907 at which time he went to was captain of the Heyward Biflc- ^ onu>H i n Colleton County: have ■tiam hvillc a* one of tlu* proprle- men and for the last five year* j,,. i l < *l , 'Phones installed, for eight rural tors and as maruger of The Branch* has been a member of the regiment- ra< liate from the Walterboro ■ ■ n'■ I. and at which place lie al staff as captain and commissary. I l * X , angp ; T,,e progressive policy remained one y^enr, returning to with rank of captain. OI Colleton County Telephone Walterboro and assuniing his old p.• ... conipanv its splcrd’.d e<iuipment an sit Ion at The Press and Standard « N *^*»1 ••M Mall Fa< illti««. sucessful career have been the which p<£dtion he still holds Walterboro has excellent postal c 1 ‘‘iderations which weigh heavilv v ith Walterboro’s citizens and busi- master B. Ia»vy. The postoffice «m- cupies a substantial two storv con- ncss men _ . the 1 Ith day of October. 1S81. Dr < ounty to secure the splendid value pj^hburne and variety offered. I. A. Samis, the owner of the busiocas. is a young man and was born and raised in this vicinity anil has been Identi fied with every feature and phase qf the development of this section. Besides cot .Hiding this business he operate* * farm on which cotton principally Is grown He is la every way one of the reliable men of the community whose co-upera tios ran always be depended upon U» advance every meneure for the upbuilding of his section. ( M.5 DUMNAGK MASS MEETING S,att> chemist, H.Ieigb. N < ’ Fcr ) tllizer*. H. M Stai kh<iu: i*. r- People of Snider* SiiLion An>u*eif board of control, Clemson Col!*-.-, Over Thl* liii|H*rtant MiUter. Bufftn. July 24. Special: The E. D. Lemacks, sf»n of \. J a: 1 and mall facilities In charge of Post Behei'ca laMnftcks, was born near Walterboro October 2*. 18 7 2 He ” ■. <tui ited In the private sihool* crete building on Malt' street. Two of Walterboro. Mr. Lemacks began malls arrive and depart daily and was educated Id the Wal |jf P | n Dh* railroad service, filRng five rural route* radiate from this terboro schools and attended the various positions, but most of the point, giving a daily* free delivery South < arolina Medical College of. time was employed In the agency' to the-farmers. Since the establish- < liar lest on, taking a course in Phar- i.partment and as express meosengw nient of the rural routes the husi- i* re8H itni \ standard. Referring t~ maiy from I9i»4 to 19(it., ;tt which Ce afterwards accepted the position ocss of the Im-al office has increase Farmers’ meeting held at Sni- nme he graduated. Since hiv gradu of traveling salesmat- for Armour materially and Postmaster I^vy is dors on the 7th of thi* month, wililine” Ur it « on. ^ he h;iM Imm'h ^ith Klein s and Company, holding this position doing everything he can to give Brug Store. ^ f or a numbej of years, when later this section a first elsss service. K. L. I 1 rawer, a son of the late he was made local salesman Robert L. Frakre, was l*orn January several firms. It. IKKI Fr. Fra*er is the oldest member of the town counsel. Mr. Fruwer wa* iili'cated lr. the grad- nl s. ho.*| at Walterboro. At the General Round-1 p litMtUuie to B.- Held at <Ten»«Hi Aug. M-l I. It is planted to bold.-Aucust ' to 11, a round-up institute ar Clemson College, somewhat simil ar to the one held last year, and ail men who are interested in improved be pre-- ent on that occasion The . v- penses while at the College will ..»• one do.’liir per day for meal* tor aitults -children trider twelve yea * old, fifty cents. The College regret* very, mu, h that it cannot include in thi* invi tation adies a* well a* met:.. but unfortunately we are not fixed t,> take care of ladles and therefore this luviti.tion will have to be cn fined the men It is well for those who are con:- 1ns to drop us a poet a I card asking that ’ ovts be reserved. All who. ;ip ,o the number of our ciipacity. '■ ■ litis will be guaranteed a b. I. Bring with you what covering you need p.iiow and towels so that y>>u may be comfortable. ^ no Railroads have been ask cl r.* give i?on, ed rates for thi^ m Icr. aid we have every a*:itr.i. o that this will be granted. Due n>*- •lee thereof will be given : throu h the dally press. An Interesting p,..- grani ef exercises daring rho four days ha* been arranged. whi h will prove bet* fieial. I am sure, t*. every person who attends. be following is the program for the four days. r > uesday, August . , 2 p. m-.—Ad dress of welcome by President W M. Biggs, ITentsor Agricultural ami Mechanical College. p.nnooiieemen’» t p. m.—“Judging Dairy Cows.*' P - of. Archibald Smith, bead of th" divkilon of animal it duntry and dai- rv'ng. S.30 p. m Address by Hot* K I •Vatson, commiss oi ei of aaricuPur. and indu*tries Co!u:n ,, a. S. < . 'Colton,” J. X. li .per. direvtor South Carolina experiment statio: . Wednesdc-y. August 9, 9 to 1 1 ill.— Judging hop*. 11 a.m . “S»dl Fertility.” !»r Tail Buttler, ass'*, late editor l*i>. gressive Farm. r. Starksville. Mi — '’Be«*f Feeding.'' A. J Shaukljn, • lumbia, S. ('.; dis. nssiot: 3 p. nr. Implement demon- - ' tion. and corn jmts.i - 5 p. m.- Judging beef cattle. 8:30 p. m ‘‘Good Roads." illu- trated lecture*. Mr CJra*. H. Hoyt, superintendent road constructin'. I’nlted State* office of public roads Washington, D. C. Thursday August 10, 9 .v in Judging horse*. 11 a. m.— ”l’»e of Fertilizers, Dr. B W. Kilgore, director North Carolina experiment station and for tfcey have gone to pun'll ase fall stocks of goods. They bo away several days. say that Col. Watson and Prof. Smith of Columbia, planted the The Sontherr. Express Company seed of draining our low lands. Our maintains an office in the business people sre much enthused , J *erh M. Moorer was horn at St. district and operates a delivery wag the idea and we expect to call G«. . then « portion of Colleton, on. Thi* business is lu charge mass meeting in the near future of F now Dorchester, It* 184. Mr. Moorer of N. C A. Sauls. The Western the citizens of Heyward and Bell ‘ *» K educated first at St. George Union Telegraph Co. renders a townships, in order to assertaln the age .. l, he took the position as Graded schools, winring a scholar- service which meets every require- amount of territory we ear. embodv hook keeper for A. Wlehman, which ship In 1902 to the Citadel la men*. m R drainage district, whether or which be graduated One of the town’s greatest public not we can include the entire town- . In 1906 ^ Afeter graduation he iHtlttles la its telephone system, ships, it would be better aa I see p a erboro * n «l Savings taught two years aa eonmandaat: which alreadv rovers nearly w,,, Bank. This was ‘ “ W. J. lbylor and H. W. Black, Ja no-jHnn w , , - - left Monday for the North where P heM U < »>«Heson. from their there to assume the cashierahlp of S. C. 3 p. m.- Corn judging .*i-l tmp> nient demonstration. 3 p. ni.- Soundness of horses. 9:30 p. m.—“Corumercial Truck Rolfs, director Fit* Ida experiment station, Gaintsvilie Fh.», “Home (Sarthenlng.’' prof < C. Newman, horticulturist Sou h over , ( arolina experiment staiiot*. Cler.- a i >t*r. College, S. C.; discussion, Ji »&, Monroe. Southern Railway Friday* August 11, 9 a. in V«! dress, Bradfoni Kn;.;»p. spe< ial a^< .i* Inlted States farm demonstration work, Washington, D C‘. I). X. BAH ROM la March, 1894. one year at Orangeburg and otxj at Part of the county and gives a con ^He held this position until the Col- Mllleraburc, Ky. Ho that mm* to Uouotw aervlee. the exchange never whether ex cry from my view point, for the whole j Mis* Hattie Glover loft Monday >. county to Join into one district, but for a much heeded real of two w * r or not the court*y as a weeks at Hot Sprlr**, N. C.