Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i -r TM PttfS IMD STINDISS^ WALTKBB010, & BL* STATE CAMPAIGN I ^OMOnrCOBNER MEETINU aw TH»U BUT TAME. \ KMISTKATION BY GIRLS PrnnaiitM , n Which IiKtore<l Tlicy rebcored order and woo c-pplauaf for Caroltda ia the- M KvUlficatlop*' pd* Hmaeif by a threu to raaifa forth* with unless the paople made fool the *uarr,r<ee of a fair hearing rtod of 18S2; or whyr John C. Cal houn resigned as vice-president of the United States to represent this crisis.—The Pee Dee Advocate. which he had given in their behalf. SUt * ,n the during that The meeting was opened with pray* er by Rev. R. E. Gibson The Berkley court house and the We are very glad that Candidate Jail, with no other building In sight. JoaM h *» c * n ® d th * » tl ** t,0n occupy a sparsely shaded. sedge- c - nd “*»ts Blease to, the fact ^ that grown plateau, between Ptnopolls an • * n ^l orenoe designed Moncks Coreer, and to this plateau I Over His Head. to awaken the very bitterest of spon sions against his opponent, was cot picnic dinners and ate them Honehs Corner, July 4.— Perhaps the grounds. {g* psnltnf Of the .State campaign | This afternoon the candidates sat party to this ordinarily somnoleut , on the hotel piazzas and saw a connty* sent to spend the Fourth of , Moncks Corner basebr<U pine put it July wns meant as c practical Joke, i ° v rr a team from Plnopolls by th.j If •• the humorists on the Itln- 1 score of 6 to 3. # ermry committee were balked of the.f the speakers trudged s mile and » half along a sandy road. Many of language made not the people from the country brought ° n,jr , . n the . of ladies, bnt or* latent, for the day was anything but oi>j of boredoom. The meeting which opened tame- lr gained rapidly In interest apd • . t4 ** : Prohibit negroes from voting, wound up as warm a little fist fight on the aide as one could wish to Was High. The attendance wr s unexpectedly large. Expectation had been keyed Jones Social Equality Vote. If a man were to introduce a bill in the South Carolina legislature to he would be either a fool or a dema gogue. He would either be ignor ant of the fret that the right of the negro to vote is guaranteed by the constitution of the United States, or else he would count on the people directly addressed to them, shocking, and hat been commented on more by the people of this com munity thin any other feature of the meeting. The Times purposely avoided ever, the very slightest ref erence to the matter because the newspr-pers have If you are * housewife yon can not reasonably hope to he healthy or beautiful by washing dishes^’sew ing aqd. doing housework all day. and crawling into bed dead tired si sight. You must get out into the open air said snnltght. If yon do this every day end keep your stom ach and bowels in good order by taking Chamberlain's Tablets when needed, you should became both healthy and beautiful. For sale by all dealers. ' ' \ >■» % Stnoaks Mercantile Co. . SMOAKS SOUTH CAROLINA Henry Hyr^e, of Angnsta, Is vis iting ivlativestin the county. We hnve n complete line of nil thet to needed by the farmers of the community and we offer our goods at aa doaa prices aa can be obtained anywhere. Our stock of General Merchandise to complete and UP-TO DATE. We have just received two car loads of one and two HORSE COLUMBUS WAGONS, also we are agents for the McCormick Mowing Machines Rakss Repairs etc. Our line of'Furniture, Caskets, etc. is Complete. VI ; m During the summer months moth ers of young children should wstch for any unnatural looseness of the bowels When given prompt atten tion at this time serious trouble mi ft been charged so [ be avoided. Chamberlin's Colic. much with underhand attacks on the governor that we preferred that the people should see or overlook this point themselves. They did not. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ran always b<* depended upoin For sale by ail dealers. . and the people not the prpers have j Little Miss Marietta Dandridge is Q A IK A facia* A T'K .-VOA a mmm .. .1 ; _ _ _ m «- »_ a a. _ made the issue. Those who were familiar with the tactics of the governor, advised the ladies that they had anything to do with, that the best thing for them to do was to read the report of the meeting In up high ac4.the surprisingl> strong j Knorant 0 j f aoti an( j alra the papers.—Florence Dally Times Iom. tollowlng. which ..tbu.lutlc- l0 pU) . on thelr llraortace and Ju ■llj .roclalmcd it. preference, P“‘| d |„ g „ vo ,„ for hlm „| f . th. Bl«. fore, oh their mettle. pK)ple knol> . tha , a „ «>"<'»<»>“ <:hcerl " 8 ’la. which eontltct, wl.h the eonstl- were frequent &nd spirited. This bad been considered a 1 Blease county and it was to be stpected that the governor’s friends would, at least, compose the tna-Jori- ty of the crowd, aa they did; but i » «u eo.cto.lr.lr shown today that th ;';„" r ^*"trom being I.U. >“• ">*t>r »“P- ■■.ubjeeted tn la., to an, other re- tutlon of the State or the United States is null and void, and it is worse thar^ folly to pass It. The constitution of South Caroli na, which was framed by the ne groes and carpetbaggers In 1868, long the “Braves of Derkleyv*' Deasaerntratiow by Girls. NOt thp men of Berkley only, but he womea also, showed lively in- ereet la the meeting and a sharp livMoa of sentiment upon the race or governor. A bevy of lovely Foaag girls, headed by Misses Ant- tel Daren, formerly of Lancaster, (arte Jones and Elisa Hyrne of ' loacka Corner, gave Judge Jones 1 ethasiattic backing. They carried pennants lettered Ira B. Jones.” and when their fa- orite was introduced and when a eoacluded they wave<J these over la head and heartily cheered him. Oaverttor Blease eJso had his rteads among the women present ai n petty rivalry between the two (visions of women In applauding isir favorites was a feature which it tbt* meeting apart from others. Kuoght Over the iiirrls. It was Indirectly over the grdup [ young wopnen which the Misses wren. Jonee and Hyrne led that te fisticuff occurred which enliven- 1 the close of the meeting. After Judge Jones, the last speak- r of the day. hrd retired, amid a straints or disqualifications in re gard to any personal rights than such as are Ie-!d upon others under Uke circumstances.” When a proposition was made in 1892 to make negroes ride in sep arate coaches. Judge Jones says he knew It wee unconstitutional and- would not have stood the test five minutes. To have passed It would have been to bring on law suits In which the negroes would have won. Judge Jones was too good a lawyer to think the law was constitutional, and too good a man to vote for IL knowing it to be unconstitutional, for the purpose of making votes for limself e-mong those who did not know any better. Judge Jones went about the mat ter in the right way. He helped cal a new constitutional convention for the purpose of limiting n?gro suf frage and placing other "restraint and disqualifications’’ upon him. By common consent, the people r 9 over the State picked their best men to make the new constitution. Edgefield sent such men as B. R. T ilmar* Geo. D. Tillman. John C I Shepprrd and W. J. Talbert. New berry sent her distinguished cttl (V»t»|riimcr.tH Mr. Honey. The Yorkville Enquirer has the following complimentary reference to the work of Mr. S. E. Boney in covering the State campaign: “We are especially struck with the good work th&t S. E. Boney Is doing in reporting the State cam paign for the News and Courier. la the first place the task is a moat difficult one. Verbatim reports are out of the question*, and sines sach side Is naturally Inclined to consider as favoritism or partisanship any thing that seems calculc-ted to cre ate s friendly Impression for the other, the judgement and discre tion of the reporter Is tested to the limit. Mr. Boney tk evidently trying to be fair, as a newspaper reporter should always try to be." , Mr. Boney is one of the best newspaper men in the St&ts. He has the grit to seise the heart of the discussion and In a few sentences brings out the real Issue In the campaign. sptt ding a by the Sea. few weeks in the City Professional Notices. H .K. PADGETT. AMorney-st-Law. ' N Primipt Attend* n to AU Bualnrss. WALTKRBORO. 8. C. i OFFICE OF Dp. A. J. Anderson Dental surgeon Office Hours: J • “. * p ® 8 p. m., 6pm OPPOSITE Farmers and Merohan*' ‘Phone 80x Balter boro. s. o H. W. BLACK, 8R. 0 Dental Omrgeun. WALTERBOIMV8. O. Associated with Dr. John H. Bak sr in office next to Waltsrboro Drug Company. Usual Office .Honrs. phone erx. a B. DnRANT. Civil Eagterwr and Land OOTTAGEYILLE, 8. <\ Prompt Attention given all business Plsts Made. ALL WORK GUARAN- Mr. Boney began hjs career as * 'TEED, newspaper man with The Times, and we watch his progress with a great deal Of interest and plsasnrs. —The Union Times. ibel of cheers for Jones and Blease, ^ ^ lawyers. Jes. L. Keitt. Geo •veral men. engaged in making a uS&age through the crowd for the sung women, had sharp words with Metaton » nd a brisk but brief st fight resulted. Only one or two lows were passed before by-stand- rs laid hold of the bellingereMts. treed them apart and restored or- sr. ’■‘V It was a slight «mfr. due entire- r to a misunderstanding and w~-» rer In a moment. Among tho*e ild to have beta at the center of te scrimmage were George Murray. . A. Ttngbary, Ernest Windham an us Ward; though so many persons A Tingbary Ernest Windham and »dy knows who were the original tmbatants. Both Judge Jones and ^ rrppatPd 8t Bennefsvllle in M- overnor Blease were -presented wi I vor of sorlal fquaUtJ , and writed oweri by admirers. . £> | thfl whlt<1 woman 0 f South Carolina cm atowldem ai b^Alowera. to a89O0 , ate on term8 of ►quality mea, as the meeting was “stinking buck negroes.’’ it is idiag, caught lip their champion ^ wond< > r that his Scotch blood listed him to their shoulders and and h( , dec i ared ln Impaa- rice brought him to make a second sipr ^ d i anKUr *e that the man who teeeh. but he declined, with the madft gnch a oharge to i d a malicious tplanation that It would h?.rdly be and »as unworthy to be dr for him to address the crowd g 0vernor £ . nd unworthy the name of Uin. Eacept for half an hour during hich refuge was taken In the ivdnst-strewed court room from shower, the meeting was held it of doors. About 600 persons Da JNO. H. BUCKS, DENTIST HKBBABPT. S. a At Ehrbardt from 1st to 20th of each month, and at Colleton tha balance of tha month. S. Mower and George Johnstane Lancaster sent at the head of her deirgr-Mon, Ira B. Jones, and he was elected vice-presider*‘ of the conventicn. He helped make the new constitution which rendered co;« “tifutiensl the separafe ccech law which wr s passed af f er the new constttutior* was ratiflf3, and after Jones was on the bench. And on account cf his course In this- matter. Judge Jones is ch'-ged with being in favor of “social equal ity,” which,mean* white people eat ing sleeping, living and intermar rying with negroes. A.fter he had explained his vote r.» Darlington, and when the slaMer IQW DIE WOHfR VOI Rer fleafth and Straftli Back Again by The Use af CardnL Tampa, Fla.—Tn a letter from this city, Mrs. E. C. Corum writes: “I was all weakened and worn out with wo manly troubles. My husband brought me some Cardnl as a tonic, and, from the first day, it seemed to help. I had almost lost my reason, but. thanks to Cardui. I did not Soon. I felt and looked like a new woman. 1 think the remedy Is wonderful. I recommend it to my friends, for 1 have received great benefit from it. M Jj^^trTrSrfinish of our PIANOS. th« nunciM Md MrTM. Mi butwiQ* ORGANS and other musical them np to health. i It helps to refresh tha worn-out ner- 1 instruments. The oldest Music ▼out system and relieves the effects of overwork, both mental and physical. Fifty years’ successful use fully S rove the merit of this purely vege- tble, tonic remedy tor women. In every community, there live soma who have been benefited by Cardui. The beneficial effects qf this time tested woman’! remedy, uooii show: SOnable rates, themselves In many different ways. Try It 8. B.-Writ* to; i Madtf im Cw, fietu, and **- MtleeUae Every one admires the tone House in the South. The best of every thing in music. Write for Iree song book. Piano tuning in the Country at rea- eons* Me Intfrurtu tor Waaai man. We believe In fair play, e^n In politics, and like to defend the man who Is ur*jU8tly treated,-be he of high or low degree. A fearleft* pres* is the greatest ood under the wednuts and g ^ um bn n g block in the way of the ater-oaks surrounding th^_court- dpmr . ROKue and the criminat. and >use and were harangued for id?ar- fh(>y are the Kr( . a tf» s t enemies of four hours by the ce-ndldates the newspapers. It has always be?n ThisWffTng an agricultural people, ^ and r j wa y S will be was appropriate that the tribute | Advocate Is one paper which om which their suffrages were w ..„ not hesitate to express their nought be the te-ilend of a farm when the interests of,the »gon. . • . o people require It, although we maj* Onler EVirced by Russell. be’misunderstood and may staM AU of the speakers, except those 1 a i one in our Ulght for truth t-nd r governor, were given a quiet and r jght. tentive hearing, and those fof There are many people who can- >venior had only slight difflcul- not conceive of a man doing any- ib reaching most of the audience thing except for selfish motives. tth their full argument. Much of tho credit for the fair *y ahowu waa duo to the insist- tco of tho county chairman, W. P *•"*11. Hr Ruaoell, at one atago. They Judge all others by their own characters. Such people cannot un- derstn-rsl why Robert O. Hgjrne re signed from the United State# sen» ate te becom# governor of South Ftcaic at Bethel. There will be a picnic at Bethel Baptist ehurch Friday, July 5th The public Is cordially Invited to be present and bring well-filled baskets Siegfag Music House, No. 243 King Street, CHARLESTON, S. C MILLINERY GOODS A Miss Lucie Brabham is in charge of our Millinery De partment, being located at the Isaac Sauls old Stand. She is prepared to flt the ladies of the Community in Millinery and Fancy Dress Goods in the latest Styles and fashiona. « Your Patronage is SxUcited. Smoaks Mercantile Co. SOUTH CAROUNA SMOAKS, ^ CBARlEIOW-TBEIStEOFFAUiS Is calling you,—the surf, the music, all cry * . . out for you to follow the crowd. The ATLANTIC COAST LINE . o • Has provided the schedules and rates; be* ginning Saturday, June ist, to condnuejduring the season. TO CHARLESTON, $1.75 U O For all trains of Saturday, and morning trains of Sunday, limited to returq, until Tues day mid night following. For any information, call on, D. J. KIRTON, Ticket Agent. i t. C. WHITE, General Passenger Agent. Wilmington, N. C. *e • x i. % T $10$ Reward, $10$ VACANT SCHOLARSHIP* IN THE CITADEL. THE MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLES TON, 8. C. The re«der, of this noper will be pleooed to QB# (1) vacancy in ColMon COUIlty le»rn th*t there U at U*a»t one dreaded dtwa»e that acienee ba, be-n able t<> rare m ail Pa in the beneficiary scholarship* ,n •tagea, and that ta Catarrh. Hall * Catarrh Ctra la the only i»ualtlTe ror»‘ now known to the Bed the Citadel Will be filled by COHl- |eal fraternltr. Catarrh twin* a rooatltuth tul dUeaae. r«j«lre» a ronatltntUnal tnatm-i.t Halla Catarrh Cure la taken Internally, aftlr.* iqi2 directly upon the blood and mneoti, aurface, of , the nyatem, thereby deatroyln* the f.mnljrt’'n of the dlaeaae, and *trlng the patient *tren*:h by bulldtn* np the eon.tltatton and ataletlu* n »- ture In doln* Ita w.tfh. T3)‘- proprietor, h,*e ao BUrh faith In It* enratlee t»iw.r* th*t they offer One Hundred Hollar, f**r any raae that It fall* to cure, tp-nd for ilat uf teatlmontil*. ( Ivil Addreaa F. J. CHKNET A CO . ToP-dt. •>. Sold by all f>m**t«ta. Th- Take Hall a l amlly rtUa for coeatlpaUw. petitive examinations on August 9th begins September Next session 18th. 1912. THE CJTADKL offers courses in Engineering, English, Chem istry end phyelcs. Degrees of B 8 and C. E. conferred. it Is designated by the War De partment as one of the distinguish ed military Institutions; one of whose graduate* receiver a com- mflblon In the U. 8. Army . For Catalog and InformiUlon. addreaa, CoL O. J. Bond, THE CTADEL. Charleston, 8 C. Builders’ Material Wanted the public to know that we have a most ♦ /' • o complete line of all kinds of builders’ material, such m DOORS, SASH, BLINDS. SHINGLES, MOULDING, BRICK. LUMBER, ETC At prices to suit Let us know your wants. G. i SAVAGE, luifidanr sf Hugh art Dressrt Lanber- ■ j 8 r, m n it Ti 1 the blachstone School for Girls Influence# et the k RKSULTt It k toHfcy «i* irt faeahy tf SI • bowdtac patraMfl* of 128, Ita student body of 400, end ita pkat wotik SlfOjOQO THE LEADING TRAINING SCHOOL FOB GIRLS IN VIRGINIA inept muste awl vAtwmtkm. For aetalogoa ##d bppttoetloa bleak advem, •i; ll RXV. THOS. ROSSER gEEVES, X A., Priaolr^O. BLACKSTONE, VA. Hi i£2L. . • . Y-"