Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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* V 1 / J I H il ‘f t 1ST* Act March may r«l*r la hay rrpaMir, la hoyeottlas the telly Bawayapera. The State waa flrat placed apon the “MJycotr’ Hat. aad aov cornea the Neva and ■a Owrier. Thin vould be Important if true. ** C '* I The State haa been bojaootted^ for ,atC * r good and aufflcient reasons, and ve believe that under like clrruaj- etaacee the editor of the Press and Standard, If he had been Governor, would have- done the some thing. But ve have not heard anything about the News and Courier being boycotted. The editor of The Sun t vaa In the Governo’r office a fev days ago, and In there ve met the Neva and Courier reporter, Mr. AUGUST K. who helping himself to all the Executive Neva that any body else could get. To all appear^ a aces Mr. Horton had the absolute Sl^S TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDIIION AS reviewed srpmss " ■ * ^ — SOME OF IDE NICE THINGS SAID AMUT THE PRESS AND STM* RAD’S RECENT DM TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDITION. '» u The Press and Standard desires such a to thank Lndividuallyt and collective- splendid ly tl^p newspe-pers of the State for j T * m ® i the many kind things said 4bout our recent special edition. Unlike ifel ' -* ■ ■ .iSiWnSb, <*. 1 The removal of thu Belton no In ancient times . when a areasea tarles was easily the most brilliant | gar brought. Ul tidings, the king! » trok# fc*a ever it. hmt I. b. n t oil. *!?•“ *r^* d “ Bootl, sure way of preventing that messenger from bringing 111 tidings afaln. So. In this day, with a. not ary public, an officer before whom nn affidavit may be sworn to. Upon reading this morning of tbe ter- m v • .» —■ In South '-•as VIIII a. Obviously, the aboilahlng of the no tary destroya thd oath thar wan made before him—cancels it. vipf K It off the elate. As in other acts betokening geuiue. its beauty vaa in its simplicity, it will have plat? vith AlexcndeilH cukting of tbe good editor mud such Si . K1 . , - - — — I the newspaper. — Manning r ‘ b,e h “ orertMkem Messni, Gordian Knot and vith Colutnbua « 'Alexander, Merritt an* »»- * — at WaKarhora 8. Q. W. fear that tbe Walterebro freedom of the Governor’s office. Frees and Standard Is developing Where did the Prea. . nd gtand- into n raging AbU-BIsum “organ” srd rtvd «„, to m4ke the We want to warn our Colleton bro- sutement quoted above f Surely tter against entertag the “orgaa” that usually high toned newspaper eU'vs. It’s * Alexander, Merritt, an ’ Horton, It will occur to tbonaands that were all the notaries public, justicaa The Press and Standard, the conn of the peuce t and magistrates, re- — paper of Colleton County, published moved, abolished, disrupted, smaah- some persons In South Carolina, ve ; Walter boro issued last week a ed, diiwolved ( and their miserable -— *- - * ' Trade and Industrial edition that duet scattered to tko four winde, reflects great credit upon Editor W. there con Id be no more affidavits W. Smoak. The muatrationa and a fine thing that vould be. He descriptive matter open one’s eyes discrediting the Governor. What to the great progress made In vould be unasellable. The confusion Colleton county In the last few of his ’-nemles" would be com years, no small credit for which is plete. What men and women had due thb Press ard Standard. a to say against him would be Idle live and aggressive newspaper al- gossip—no one could swear agsi ways' working for the upbuilding of btm and so he would be secure, that section.—The Greenwood In- dex. appreciate very much the good opinion and kind words from tbs' meu^rers of the Fourth Estate. • o «, The Walterboro Press and Stand ard, which under the direction and control of Editor W. W. Smoak has become one of the most progressive county papers In the state, has recently gotten out an unusually creditable Industrial edition.—Tork- vllle Enquirer. Any knoiiM atandlng . the egg on end. Governor can do it, if he how. NevertheTeas, Governors, plainly, will not be aafe, until the whole no tarial breed be exterminated, root, and braacb. So long as air official. auAhotixed to attest oaths, remains some evil-minded enemy of a Gov ernor may be inclined to swear. Go ernors will be universally upheld in resorting to this direct and certa4u method of protecting themselves against the makers of affidavits. Abas, tbe notary.—Editorial In Tbe State. would vw^ -.^j.^-rro. ^ rbo „. w - w. ^ ^ llor . , o\ernor Rleane, notwlthstand- •«!, containing twenty-four pages out th * P** 1 we * k w,th * P*P«r thi e Orangeburg Bun. and comees lag the editor’s known' opposition ^ ln,ere » t l I »* fncts about Walterbo- ,H a cr ®<Ht to the’ enterprising edl the aaturv of a surprise. That to the present Chief Executive P ° and r ° ,ks<on was Issued ! tor * rd a "Plendld advertisenien loo# oiaaI. ^ ^ _a aa ■ ... - - I — a fir ^ i * s. showing of the to At the time the editorial above —Bamberg Herald. wr* written, we had just read a statement to that effect In, we be- 1 lleve, one of the Greenville papers. | , ‘* rbor bna ^ u,<, the Orangeburg San. and comees I lag the edit©.. . UWWII opfH , la the nntmw of a snrprlae. That to the present Chief Executive the editor of the Sue should pre- • snase to criticise aayoae for having c* "naoto ’ |s bis eye when he him self in looking out round a “beam’’, la rather remarkable Tbe “beam’’ to which we refer is bis hatred te Tbe ColamMa State or aayoae favored by Tbe State becomes at once aa eyesore to the editor of The Han First, let the editor of. The Sna follow the Bible Injunction, before criticising any one else. We are sot “developing ’* w brother into sn “organ one or against aa-one. not know, however, if we would object to hetag classed as sa “Aati- Bleese ’Orgaa'.** even by aa Anti state or a Blease Organ The Trade and Industrial edition of the Pres* and Standard, of Wal- rboro, W.‘ W. Smoak, editor, la l out the past week with a paper that w 1 Indus . ' trial edltlton of no small merit, we are not sure which one, or It .... . _ The edition is filled with half-tone Anything m * ,, have been a Spartanburg pape>- cut> and dew-riptive matter, ahow- he State r ’ n l r ral * w * w**re convinced that in* the advancement of the town. It it was true, and so like Rlease’s *■ a Rood worM- a *ood advertlae- actions we nev.r questioned its ,llen, for the t0wn ' and ,,hou,d b * ;«le to the publlshera.—Fountal M Inn Tribune No. we would not Intentionally - «, misrepresent Rlease. nor the Sun it looks hard that a newspaper splendid advertisement of Walterboro In particular and Col leton county in general. The paper used in the edition ix a high grade , book paper and the mechanical get Press and Standard” of W; l- up is in every way a credit to a h«. 4...« i-sued - ' "’ last week, and it Ix a creditable showing of the town and county. v> • -- * “ country office. Editor Smoak Is to be congratulated upon his splendid success and Walterboro is fortunate In having so enterprising a paper.—Union Times. truth. . ouu. ii looks hard that a newspaper ^ I«“ mUrepresent the present "bould bavjt^o pay business llcenue of anj»- I I — -■ 4lo I Governor of South Carolina would , be a bard job and one only The Advertiser congratulates Edl tor W. W. Smoak upon the exceed ingly creditable trade and Industrial edition of the Walterboro Press and Standard. Its a twenty-four pages told of the splendid achievements A leading MAIL ORDER PKINTKK. days since oae of the me moa of Walter- The Sun in South Caroline, seems capa ble of doing. The presence of Mr. Horton in •he Governor's office does not -j*—— *.“/ uuBiufrsn ncenee j iwa ui me splendid achievements of a year when we devote so" of the Jteople of the good town of much *lnee ta to. ti'n; the town. I NValterboro. The story was well Yet t!.at Is what it rest* The Herjiif written and variety and seat were each year. W’e wouldn't mind It given to It by being Illumined by much If council would *ho^ any dls cuts of prominent meta, public build position to patronise the newspaper, lags and many private business ATTHTHON Ift called to the fact that our Store at Walterboro, ‘The Brick Store,” is now under revised management of J. D. vonLehe and T # P. Murray. The co-operation of these gentlemen as sures satisfied customers, which spell SUCCESS The following reduced prices will suf fice to convince the public that we mean business: „ sary to publish i count for anything ax to whether or _ . . Bamberg Herald. noe-the News and Courier was boy* rotted, for Mr 11 "-*— 1 yet that body never thinks It neces aary to publish many ordinances.— ww a- - - - - boro feU place of boalaow to get aa I . orser f^ Job pricing. Aft^L,., U)> ^ | ^ ° n t,M * Oov ""- rtalniBg Jast wbat be wished. aa order aaoaaflag to a considers Mo ana. be remarked: “Now, I Rave not naked you to quote me any prices on tkls work, for 1 be lieve yon will sxake me Jnst aa rinse price* as any other printer, and J believe la keepiag this work rotted, for Mr. Horton represent* The Walterboro Press and Stand- ronad to K*rord. and several other pa- srd recently Issued a 24 page TrMe get aa I — —- - and Industrial edition setting forth some of the many advantages of Co leton aa the “l,and of Opportunity.’’ The edition contained sketches of the men and Institutions which Imv made the county rod town active In mercantile and manutactur- ing lines, with many< Illustrations of the scenes of bid Colleton- Jasper Herald. houses. 1( the business interests stand shoulder to shoulder Editor Smoak .Walterboro will con tinue to grow. *V Baby now mvw SSc. *’ V 56c Bin# mmI PlBk Ctalira Silk (lUkRvui Rockn ■ DW • • • • 5c * W«Md ANOTHER UNJUST ACT. The recent outbreak of governor Rlease will not, we opine, be such e. pleasant thought to his friends over tbe State. It savors too much of child’s play, and Is unjust to The Press ard Standard, a paper of munificent appearance con taining twenty-four pages' very prettily and neatly illustrating the beautiful homes and magnificent business places of Wf.!terboro, Is oi-' our table, and a more hc>nd- sotne and neatly weekly can hardly be gotten up. This proves that Walterboro is a thriving and grow * a -MV 1*4 lOc Baby aad Cfeiklww Socks, now Sr. 8.V Boys an*l Misses Huae now * for 85c. . 15c. Boys’ and Misses huae now *5c White 8 for 15c. now SUc. Mew Undershirts and Draw $5.00 Hand Embroidered 50c All nrvw 10c Fan* now . » 15c White Kiatarusdery Embroidcryr at home gtva me a Jam take yonr tima aad jat least two of the „ . I ‘”" ,,,,roor ° »’res jOb. aad M bmit|ed. We have reference ,o re- L ' good , Ing town. Mid also proves that the The Walterboro Press and Stand- publisher of The Press and Stmnd- d of last week was a handsome ar d deserves the praise and sup- m . w ^ __ — —- — ■T-it-rence io re- r rH< b* ard InVIustria) Edition that P°rt of his people, which we be- your bill for the work, when com- mo<vx4 of the three notaries pub- WnH rr •*‘ n,a, ' ,, * ,0 'he paper and to l,ev * he has from the general ap- ... He at Belton for their oart in ih. V ' a,, ‘ ,rboro . P*Per comnrlses P^nranee of this nice, neat sheet.— f 1^.1, . .. twenty-four pages. Is splendidly The Echo and Press. Another prospective buyer of Belton lucldent. ^ lie cannot con- printed. well Illustrated and the — send* round for reive how he could have found any l»"Hty of its written matter Is ex- Th <» Industrial Issue of the Colle ge!- grounds for removing the two no- pe,, *nt ’ The citizens of Walterboro , to" tt-nd Standard, published ting them, spend* several hours 'arte* who simply attested the an '* Pl1 afror,, fo bp Proud of their at ’hlevment indeed. Every, one of to a number of “mail affldr.-vlu of the sffi-ni. .. tow ' an<1 the Press and Standard ! >«»« week, si a very creditable tbe tweMy-four pages teems with en 8 for 85c. 85c. Roy** UndcrahArts 2 for 25c Mi sec* UoderveBt* each.... 5c. 85c Mm's Famous Caps 35 wow each 15 25c Mew undershirt* and diuw* er— . 25c —^ vw XW TWl Shirt Waist* now f2JM> SOc percal Khirt Waists wow »4 4*. 54)c Black Hliirt Waist* apw .SdHel SOc Ijawn Eminuidtowed Shirt Waiets wow ..54 4c. pleted Another some printing “prices' 54 4c - *oc. 85c Mew’s aad Hoy's t^s ^ T * ilorwl ^ WaLte npw each on what he wants. each 12 4 mail 15c Ixvwa aow •M-mi public in- the publication could net help » hich la writing order printer* era "beat * our price* give* the *' order. A new»pa;“-r is a ■titutiou. and if tried to do so. it beuefttting tbe community in it is published, and e\er» p* rso:i and buxinet— therein. r-» * cone** quence But a* a ruie the moat public spirited citixen of a com munity is tbe local newspaper man H# poaaibly give* more of bis time aad talent tn bettering condition* than any other bu«tnea* man , and receives no com per. sat ion directly. Therefore, as a fair bceines* pro position he Is entitled to the pat ronage, of the bustne** men of his community. Especially U this true v If the homo printer give* price*, quality and workmanship no good aa that of 'be mail order primer Do you believe m reciprocity ? We have noticed that the mer chant who wishes the local news paper to roast mall order bouse*, la hllDHeif s» patron of tbe trail order petnter* with what consistency ran 10c Ixmsw wow He latwu now. WHAT’S TOUR IP 888 168 • i *r .«.i tr he 'he dutv of every notary to attest for price*, and H ne t A few cent*, 'he slgnitures tw affidavits, and rd r printer’ his when the editor of this paper was it notary, which was prior to the re- movi-J of all the notaries by Govern or Bleuse. he often probated pa per*. the content* o? which wl're not known to him. We do not conceive It any* of the business of a notary to know whM Is contained in an affidavit, he Is Mlmplyi concern !ed with the correctness of the ttigna ture of the person signing it. If he i* convinced that the signature is genuine, and it Is bound to he If slgnmd in his presence, and that the person signing knows what he is signing, then hi* duty ends. If Mr Alexander hwd made a false affidavit, there would be some rea son for hi* .removal, but even this should not have been done till he had had a ehfrnce to have been heard. Just now it a pears that he was removed without, cause. In | fact hi* position iff sustained by at least one other Affidavit, while Governor Dlease's denial to the incident is unsubstantiated. Why does he not get up some counter af fldavits? Surely If there were » hundred persons scrambling for the eta at the time he got his. It would be an easy matter for him to se cure on affidavit from some one or more of them establishing proof of hi* innocence. Till he does this • ne svews and Press. Darlington. - ~ *'' w "' , interesting information about Colle- Aniong our exchanges last week ; ton county ami her p«*ople. The was a copy of the Trade and Indus-! Pcoulo of t’olleton should apprec.l- trlN edition, The Press and Stand- t:4e the ener and enterprise on ird of Walterboro. While we are ! the part of Editor Smoak that mad) rot familiar with the town fit such an Issue possible. If his expe- Walterboro, we know it must die a rience is like that of most of us hummer judging from this Issue, who have attempted those special Its editor, Mr. W. \\ Smoak. de- editions, approciatloi** if he gets serves great praise for turning out that—Is the full measure of his a SZ-pcge paper full of interesting reward Such work Is usually ’a things about his town and county, j^j^r 0 f love on the part of the - I.atta Observer. enterprising newsprpers Kirtgatreo County Record. The Trade and Industrial edi tion of the Walterboro Press and The Walterboro Press and Stand- Stividard eontaiiss twenty-four page ard has recently Issued a very cred- and Is neatly gotten up. The editor. itable trade and industrb J edition, ,» of getting forth the fine natural re- 15c He. . ,«c. 5c. 124c Pcvtrmls now 7 4c. 25. 30 ami 35c Silks, Popline Memoria Gingtionis S«*isette now 15c. 124c Dress (jingjuiiiis now He. 31.25 Him k Tafcta Silk now 75c. 5«>c HlM4 b t In mi Silk now. .25c. 81.00 Blue Tafcta Silk im>w O.V. $1.00 Changeable Silk now 84 4 c. Sl.tNI Ladies’ Embroidered Hhirt * W’sicts now* OOe. 50c. White Kinb«s»klered Tal>le l>»vers m»w 0 24c. 50e. Colored Dress Shirts now 3»r. $1.00 Col«arvxl Du-ss Slitrls rr*w 74c Skirt ItiiM.tiig 2. 3 and 5 cent bun h. Hi i sbim* ^lirtvid. Hl.tHi l,are Curtail^'now ..40c. Hi.25 I.4Ue Curtains now ,00c. The Mr. W. W. Smoak is one of the most enterprising and energetic newspaper men In the State, and deserves credit for the large dr- culiMion he has built up for his paper. We congratulate him upon this very Rm crest ins: publication Hampton County Guardian. I BRO. and fftond- wftk The Wr-lterboro Press and Standard treated Its subscribers to a moat excellent Trade and Indus trial edition last week. It Is a magnificent piece of vnlun.ble work for the town of Walterboro and the county of Colleton. This edi tion Is worth much as an ndver'be tnenf. anil the people of that sec tion should is* proud that they have — — not help him any, in fact It will kave the opposite effect with all right minded person*. Two wrongs never make a> right. suorccs of Colleton cour4y. The , development of Colleton during the past few ybars has been so great as to challenge the attention of the State, but it Is safe to predict that Colleton w ill ptake s'111 greater (strides during the next decade. The people down there are nwak- enir*g to the fact that their lands, when cultivated on scientific m’eth- ods. will produce just r* well as the lands of the Pee Dee and it 1 will not be very long before an | acre of Colleton dirt will be worth just as much as the best land in ( the Pec !>ee. Editor Smonk’g In- | dustrlnl edition mr.kos a flt>e show- 1 iisg for his county.—Dillon Herald. Mercantile & Manufacturing PAUL SANDERS. President £■6 1 Herbert Bishop of Round la town Saturday. was A Bennett and W. D. Bennett, Eaq. of Lodge, were In xown Frlds-y on business. They will jeave Tues day for the mountain! Carolina wh*r* they rt sorornl week*. ^ . »i k r*— oi North twill spend Has tern ISM * —— infloeaces nt cone.” RESULT i It 6 to-day with Ms (acuity of 32, s bonrdlnc patronaae ol 828, Itn stodsnt body of 40k cad Ms plant worth 8140,000 THE LEADING TRAINING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN VIRGINIA SUI pays al chars* hr tha year, tartartfag table board, room, tights, Re* hast, Inundiy, saadisal nMsHon, phyMwd euhtue, and tuhloo In aD subj*e •scsRt made and siocotfan. ftr satalngne and sppEsntVm blank ndtfrei , RKV. THOS. XOSSBR XEEVBS, B. A^ PrieeipeL •LACKSTONt, VA.