Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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f i m i s \* !^jl * dbtaiBd at the W burton, «. 0, r^mnin aa eem tad-elans matte*" S t Ml*, aad. sr Act of Marsh * -i 1 o 1 V Pvbilsbed erery Wednacday at Walter boro 8. C. WEDNESDAY. JAN. 10, 1»12. “The Sunny South” has recently a mlanomer. “The Muddy SoufB” would Just now he better. v ew years resolution: Resolved That 1 will step uirliirg cotton on Washington's birthday. Soggested legists4ion: An appro priation of not less than $000 per year^ for the purpose of employing a competent superintendent ft rural schools (or Col)eton county. We mean a trained teacher and compe tent organiser, to devote her en tire time to supervising In the rural schools. The Orangeburg fair asaoclatlon was capitalised at $10,000 and this Is considered too small! The Colle ton county Pair resociatlon, on one-fifth this amount has conducted ,a superior fair in almost every respect, according to the state- meets made by those who attended both fairS the past fall. Speaking of the subscription problem—r.4xi it is a problem as every newspaper publisher knows— the Wulterboro Press and Standard draws a fine part-llel in the follow- ° tng: Mr. Subscriber, suppose you are a farmer who has 3,000 bushels of corn for sale at a dollar per bushel. You sell this corn to 3,000 customers—subscribers. A few of t^eui pay in advr-nce for theft bush el; the most of them do not. Prom time to time there are several huce dred more of these small accounts paid, but at the end of a year or two there are about 500 bushels yo h&ve never been paid .for and never will be./ Wh^fe^" will your profit on the corn go? Will you be doing a good business or not f" PtAlowing this bit of souid reason ing The Press and Standard an nounces that hereafter the paper will have to be paid fer In ad vance, just like the farmer's eorn— and The Prers and Standard is right.—Dillon Herald. FAIR ASSOCIATION To MEET. A most Important meeting of the stockholder* cf .the Colleton County Fair arrociiiticn bus been called for Friday o? this week at 11 o'clock, a the offices of Howell & Gruber. The purpose of this meeting is to consul er the advisability of Increasing tbe capital stock of the association tfttf* wtU to a fun ■UckhdlderB aad thaw | ut tbs miattug to bo held morUlog. with t*» of dobt. sod oo Its ftot fUsaactally. iorgor premiums caa bo pold aad a bigger work doae. THE BLIND TMKlt CMMER 4 ______ Walterboro has been treated to aa oausual epectcde this week la the trial of a number of cases of alleg-. ed blind tigers. For sometlmo It has been rumored that there were a number of blind tigers doieg bus iness In Wnlterbcro. The ', town authorUlea __ seemed powerless to cope with them, cod it was deemed wise by the council to emply detec- tlves^o ferret out these illicit deal ers. Consequently a contract wu entered Icto with the High Poim Detective Agency of Columbia, and Just before Christmas two of their best men were seat here to work Their methods worn to have one of Ahelr number pur- chcoe liquor from aunpecta either In the presence of, or when watched b the other. One of these detectives was a white man nt>d the other a negro.. They had not been hers I long before there were a number of ! persons cought in this way; and on Monday, Dec. 18, these were.arrest ed and placed li> Jail. Ball was given and they were released. An effort was made to try these alleg ed tigers on Tuesday Dec. 18. but on account of the fact ..that the town’s Utorrey, M. P. Howell, Esq., bad to be hway, tbe cases were continued until Monday of Ibis week. Never has there been as much interest shown In trials as has been evidenced during the progress of bese trlL-Ss this week. Ho large was the crowd that It was deemed wise to hold the hearing at the ;ourt, house ji-jtcad of at the Coun cil Chamber. The Byrun woman's wai the first .-use to he tried, and the was con victed The next case entered upon was that of Chria Edwards, and al though tbe proof was r^i conclusive as in that of the Byron woman*, a mtstriaf resulted. The Council la to be commended for taking the steps It has < r‘ in a matter. Persona who violaleT To supply the big for GERMOFERT FERTILIZERS wewrre compelled to hutfd s new. plant last year three times as lar e as original factory. There is a tested brand for every crop You ought to know about these ferulircrt. Pick up a sheet of paper, NOW. Write and ask for our > booklet telling what these fertilizers will do for your soil. Germofert Manufacturing . Company, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA EMBROIDERIES AND LACES XOWS AND COUNTY OFFICERS. h|H t the prohibition law should be prose cutrd .i-nd dealt with according to he penalties Imposed by the la^. We have little sympathy with ;hose who would violate any law. and rspecU41y the prohibition law. it tt> hardly to be corcetved that Re people of any community are willing to turn over to the lowest element the matter cf regulating the whiskey traffic. In vlolMion ol the spirir aid letter of a law which was enacted through the vote of a majority of tbe citizens of the comnuililty. These alleged ti gers are clituo guilty or not guilty. they sold the whiskey alleged tr* a; ve been purchased hy the detec tives, then they were guilty and there should be no mistrials. In or- d< r to disprove this theory the de tective agency should be shown tc County Officers. Senator—J. D. Ackerman. Representatives- J. W. Hill, J. T. Polk. D. L. Smith. Sheriff—W. R. Poxr Clerk of Court—H. D. Padgett. Auditor—R. R. Black. Treasurer—H. E. Jones., Bupt. of Education—Dr. H. W. Black. Prebate Judge—J. 8. Griffin. Master—C. G. Henderson. Supefvlaor— D. E. Smock, Commissioner—J. O. Jaques. Sr. Highway Commission-.— J. E. it.on, chairman; C. W. Butler, clerk; J. W. Mi ley. t Magistrates W.ilterboro-- J. E. T J .y&n. Warren— P. J. Wilson. Bella— A. Walker. Heyward—R. G. W. Bryan. Sheridan—T. J. Reeves. Blake and Lowndea—J. H. t’hap- * lln. verdler—L. E. Hill. Broxton—R. R. Mi ley. Fraaei^-C. J. Butler. Town Officers ■ Waltrvhoro. Mr-yor—W. B. Ackerman. Wardens- D. B. Black. M. C. Ftakbumv, It. L. Fraser. E. D. l^em- acku, C. A. Graves, J. M. Moorer. . Clerk and Treasurer- D. B. Black. Chief of Police—J. B. Ackerman. Classified idvertisesfeots- - 70R SALE. FOR SALE—A well established liv ery .business, conveniently arran’g- ed, good stock, comfortable ve hicles. Situated on Railroad Ave nue. tApply to C. A. Eckardt, Wr.-lterboro, S. C. l-3-4t. SLAB WOOD FOR'SALE—Deliver ed anywhere ic> Walterboro, $1 for large one horse load. Small load 76c. Trim blocks split short ready to burn etc. Phone your orders to office at mill. Walter boro Lumber Co. 11-29-tf. FOR SALE—Twt Jersey heifers agl ♦ aid 2 years. Apply J. E. FrlppJ Walterboro, S. C. 1-J-It. FOR SALE—Lumber delivered In Walterboro on ^phort notice and at the right prices. Coleman-Long Company. 12-27-21. FOR SALE—Prixe winning Buff Orplngtoru. 10 Cockerels, $1.2$ each; 15 Pullets, $1.20 each. If sold together, all at $1.00 each. Won several Ists at County Fair. Jaa. A. Padgett, Walterboro, R. 2 12-13-tf. EMBROIDERIES AND LACKS IS FULL AND COMPLETE—AND THE SEASONS* LATEST. WHITE DRESS GOODS AND Teurherw’ Examination Friday. The speeicJ examination for teach era ordered by tbe State Board of "Education at Its recent meeting wlll.be held at the court house here Frldry of this week, at nine o'clock. There will doubtless be a good iMimber of applicants for cer tificates who will be preesnt at tbia examluation. NOTICE. State of South Carolina. Colleton County. COM MON T*I.HAS. <H. M. Wood* ct al. vs. from $2,000 to $n,0tt0. The origins be an irrespoivlble one, and the )l t , rai ^ n * aR *’ eo P* e * cr-pltnl stock of ty association was detectives sent here to fefrot out .\ 0 tj C e is hi rely given unto all too small. The scope the work of these Illicit d«alers, irresponsible whom it may concern that j !1 and the association has taken demands and untruthful. Su«h evidence ha* singular, tbe creditors of C. (YQqJn. r.< much larger capltallxatlon. Instea not been Introductd lt%the trial of ** hMft ^r^lflrcd^'^to of runr-inp a aacJ! fair as was the these rises. Of course the accused bXre* me |n prove verified* form ,4«U»f:r thirty days their Innocence, and > they can al- from toe date ornhe publication of ways find those who will testify this gotlce. By an order of' Judge WANTED. WANTED—To hauj your ‘baggage, freight, or take you to the train. I am well equipped to do anything in the hr-dllng line day or night. Phone 6ly. Burt Frampton. ' 1-a-tf. FOR RENT—300 acres cleared land 150 acres under good cultivation, suitable for truck or gercriil fr-rming, also about 400 acres of marsh land, good for bogs. Rent er will have use of agents house and all tenant bouses c4 -The Hope plantation. For particulars r pply H. Bisi heff, Jackso^boro. IrlO-tf. original purpose of the association. | p« rsons will deleaver to it was found that the demands up on the aasoclrdion would be so grea that more and larger buildings would be needed. These were erected with the hope that the attendance at the fair would he so large that the necessary indebted ness would be paid from the re ceipts. With the very small sdmla- in their behalf. The Press and Standard str-nd* for law and order, and la opposed to all forma of violation* of law. L. R.. lairlscy Dead. L. B. I^triacy died at Oglethrope Shipp, of the Circuit C-ourt. ■- » C. G. Henderson, . Master. Walterboro, S. <\, Jan. 3, 1912. NonriSf' All persons will take notice that , K . I Infirmary. Savannah, ec-rly Friday Cannady s bridge across Edlato rtv- slon fee, this was not possible of ac I . _ _ . . .,~ , ,n , , A. . - I morning as the result fo an opera- er Is Impaasfcble, and will be Im- complishment, and aa a consequence| t | (in ,^1,^1, wa# performed Thure- passable till further notice, the day night. The body was brought h »>* *<> be recon- to Wrlterboro Saturday morniDC j E and interred at the Lartecy bury- Ghalrmcn Highway Commission Ing ground at Sandy Dam. The for Colleton CoujHj J. D. Wimberly. Supervisor, Dorchester County. l-3-3t. NOTICE. there was a dpflclt to begin the laat year of about $1,300. The recent fair did hot help matters material ly. Owing Jo the very Inclement weather.-Hie attendance was much smaller than was expected. Conae- buently there wr*s another deficit of several "frundred dollars. * ^ Tye object, therefore, of liv^reas- ing* the capital stock Is to pay off .these existing debts. The associa tion la In good shape, despite the tlon Is In good shape, des pite the debts. The prop erty of the association la worth not leas than $6,000. ' It oRna 11 acres of land -in the towr> of. Walter boro, enclosed by a substantial board fence, and has five Ir-rge and weljl arranged buildings for th ■ trainer, j. n. Lartscy of Maahaw-| leton County.' S.C ., are requested to exhibits at the fair, large stables | v|lle; and a slater, Mrs. Joel Pkd-1 meet at fhe members of the family accompc* led, together with the Rev. Mr. Freeman, pastor of Asbury Memor ial Methodist church, of which Mr. Larlscy was a member. " ' The deceased was slxty-one years The I .aw Co-partnership hereto- (old; and wre born and reared In for* existing under the tame of Collet or. For the last fffteia rte * b y»* 4 P»d*«tt la dtaolved by years he baa been living in Saves- •h®* 041 consent. HI .SI NESS IAKAI/S.- Garden seeds are now open Kllens. at u Wood, Wood, Wood, for sale at Blocker’s. Furnished any length. World’s Almanac and encyclope dia for sale at Klein's. The beet flour in town. Pearl and Perfection at Blocker’s Store. Pratts poultry food makes hens lay. For sale at Klein’s. Good hot drinks for sale at C. L. Fiahburne's ice cream parlor. White pine and tar mentholated. Excellent for cough, at Klein's. « We want to buy your cow peas. $2.00 per bushel «t (Mocker's store. Itch relieved in SO minutes by Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion. Never . falls. Sold b* John M. Klien, drug gist. *7 .10-l$-$m. Mid-Winter Sale We are closing out our Winter goods at greatly reduced prices. We have an immense line of Men’s Clothing, Trousers, Goods, Notions etc. See us save money. •. J ' Call and inspect our stock and get our prices, and you will buy. nsh where he conducted a dairy fi rm. of which he was rnakiag quite a success. He leaves, besides his widow, the following children: Mrs. W. 1. Winn ace! Mlaa Mary. Ijirlvcy of Savannah; Mrs. Frank Armstrong of Waycroas, Ga.; aad W. “ * Wm. J. Flshburne, ' Heber R. Padgett. Walterboro. S. C. Jan. 1, 1812. 1-3-lt. NOTICR. ' That all share holders of the Xe- . *k ® f ^ U,nU ; ■••o one I gro Educatiojml Association of Col- hrothcr, J. N. Larlscy of Maahaw- leton Countvrar ... and cattle pete, a grr-nd stand, a restaurant building and a number of other smaller buildings. That the people Larlscy iter. Mr gett of Jacksonville, Fla. For Sale & 160 Acres Land APPLY TO ULAUDK A. GRAVES WALTERBORO. S. C. FRANK’S Ik Qnrlestoi Safrise Bargain House 570 KING STREET CHARLESTON, S. C WALTERBORO, - SOUTH CAROLINA A * I. SOBEL, Manager [ HeodrrecwvUle Xnr ’Rmhi t 'nwaril. and New The election tot inteadaat of the town and wardens for Hendersonville waa couhfy will come to its rescue there held laat Wednesday and resulted Is aat the slightest doubt. The I" tbe re-election of G. W. Sweat ■™* vr’r**“.iSTotsi *etre. It haa done much R . M . carter. O. 8. Clark. J. M, •dueatlooally-dor the people of the Speighta. St. James Baptist church, at Walterboro, 8. C., Jan uary 1$, 1912, to arrange all bus iness pert%|hir« to this Association. • Rev. P. Warrebl President. 1-3-21. # . . -• .* m~ / T Misaes Catgarlpe t Rowell and Vivien#' Price of Milter boro spent two’ days with Mrs. C. R. ; Wilson last weak.—Allendale Herald. THKBAIUnUKBBTCO UBBER CBMUnORI.C HKH’ GKADE FIELD and BARM SEEDS. Mixton’s Seeds Grow, They are grown in the SOUTH rtfr the South. ^ , Long and Short Staple Upland Cottonl The best varieties. Write us for pHcen and information. CORN. SORGHUM. MILLET. VELVET BEANS. ETC. Our corn is High-Bred South Carolina Corn. Get our illustrated Catalogue of all Vegetable and Farm Seeds. W. H. Mixson Seed Company CHARLESTON. S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Varnadoe. are all smilea at the arrival of their little eon. Lionel Aldlean. Decern- •o her 2t. near Hendersonville. Mrs. J. C. McLeod, and brother, Paul Lucas, who have been visiting at the home o # Mrs. McLeod’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs.- Jco. F. Lucas, have returned. Mrs Lucas accom panied them aa fdr as Charleston.