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V J3CD WTASfDAMD, WMJJTmOWCk B. t auqwt u. m?. £110 >S012D1KHW t?- •ft ti|M W»IUrtor®, t. a. f9atoffto«*M ••oond-cUa* auuter ftadi t, HTt, und«f Act ol M*rcb Rate*. M 91.00 ••• ••• Pvbllcbed #v«rj Wednesday at • Walterboro S. C. WEDNESDAY, AUO. 21. 1912. Vote ontp for the beet men. To vote le a eacred duty—perform |t manfully. •iMtgtBtet OUt pi mliiMiera of T- . OCR DUTY W DORR. attempted by My ta this eoctlon. The Press and Standard has wa*- ed as retent less warfare as it kaesr how to wage agalnet the re-electloa Of Cole L. Blesse m Governor of oca ^pton piano 'ovyr proud old State. For thla we hare no apologies to make. It was our privilege to do this, and our duty, seeing the dr.r*er to our State as we we see it. Not to have fought his re-election would have been to remain silent under conditions which' * recent interview with Mr. _ . xvK-.»K^®rown regarding this decided inno- demanded that we apeak out. \\ heth vatJon Jn ^ Krown ta« „ - - pabWyribb giving away of the beaattful Upton. Parlor Grand Pleoo which win he on eahthttion at their store In n few days. I * This piano retails at 9490.00 each guaranteed for ten yeses. The prin cipal points of superiority of this - - - ! other of this class of inofrumeats l lie in the three strings in unison j with oveottrung bass, the splendidly pitched scale cod true sounding board which give the Upton that rich, deep, even tone so much ad- j mired. - I er we have done good Is another consideration. We have not beerv accustomed to atop and weigh .the consequences of our acta, and when ever one does right as he sees the right, the results should be left with a higher power. We have the consolation of knowing that we stated: "We have beer* enjoying the patronage and confidence of the buy era of this community for some time now and by alwaje trying to keep our stocks complete the saying that ’You mft'get it at Brown’s’ has become a household expression It> giving r.way this piano we are actuated by a double purpose, to Political prediction: Colleton county will give Ira B. Jones for governor a majority next Tuesday. „ ’ "We believe that a public office ■ la a public truit and not an agency (or the distribution of rewards to friends or supporters bf the lu- cumbent.” show our appreciation of the pa- have had the alleat rpproval of aonre fronag*' D f our friends during the paet, also to encourage new trade and to bring the many splendid val- mighty good men in the fight we have made, ^and we trust that there are many TOteni who will think of what we have said bU el ection day when in the act of pre paring their ballots. Vote ae if the ucs we are now showing Id all line* to the attention of every buyer in thla territory. The plan we using In giving away this piano is equitable art fa-lr to all, simply tbia It is a source bf pleasure thift the county campaign has been pitched «pon so high a plane. We trust fthat it shall continue to be conduct ed in auch manner. All credit to the members of the campsJgn party. We regret that an editorial squib In our last laaue, by a member of onr staff, complimentary of Col. Henderson, should have been head ed as a card from him. But, ’’Mia- takes will occur Id the best regulat? ed families.” . We appeal to the voters of Col leton county Dot to be led round by ills nose on the 27th sod voted by may marir or set of men. Let thla election In Colleton county be one ” ’ . . every person buying one dollar’s eye of God were on yon. wd for| of / ny ^ thlnR our gtore wiU ^ the men who Vrould do most hon-■ Ce | T# a ^upo,, g,*^ for 100 votes. or to Him and to the principles of ( The person returning to us on our free govertoient! !>•« *5 the largest number of vote* •We have not been opposing the,^ 11 ^ the piano •baolutely . *■ free of all coat. No favors will be re-election of Governor BJeaae e* o« *1 g i, OW |j our reputation for "square only act for the welfare of the , dealing* assures our customers of county. We Invite a scrutiny of that fact." This four hundred dollar Upton Parlor Grand Piano is surely a Christmas present worth having and we predict a very "merry race’’ for what we have been doing for Colle ton county dnring the six yer-rs we have been at the helm of The Press and Standard. The eafroat eo- votes daring the iv»xt few months operr.tlon of this newspaper haa becg The Brown Furniture add Hard- A , ware Company are surely to be con- given to every movement begun in , g ra tulated upon their broad-minded Colleton county looking to the bet terment of our qondltiona. In mat>7 of these The Press and Standard has led. Our Interest in the wel fare of the people la not periodical like that of certaJn candidates who come round every two or four years and profess to be interested for the sake of getting votes. On the other hand - our every interest is Id thla count?. Everything we own is here methods and "Trade Getter” adver tising system. This contest will be run jointly with The Press and Stp-Mard. Votes being given by this newspaper on purchases. Job printing, advertising and on subscriptions. Dote flhnm Evergreen. ' j_(Written for lr*t week) Walterbofo, R. No. 3, Aug. 9.— Special: Things in this vicinity of manhood. Down with the shrewd The people we love and venerate llv , U P and d °l n K *• to business, politiclao who will endeavor to bribe in Colleton. The sacred ashes ofj' rhe --House of 1 Worship at you to vote hie way, either with promises, with money or with li quor. Vote as men. our father aftd mother repose in-her Evergreen haa been completed with the .exception of painting. It is : soil, and -,we yield to no politician , in our love for the people nor Id our desire to serve them faithfully and w^Jl. We believe, therefore, we are en- ' titled to be henrd when we say as a We have heard it whispered roun that already there has been money •ont to Colleton county to attempt to influencce the'election. Surely. •urely, the mturhood of the county besf lnU , r< , gf8 of (he pK> p l( . of Col Will rot allow the^pse of money , con ^\y served Tues- to corrupt our ballots! We call up- |, by hv a vote Tor n Jon „ g for on all honest men to put down the oovernor. Our duty Is done — the use of anything Improper in the election. Let this election in Uol- a very pretty structure and bee a large seating capacity. The mem bers are to be congratulated for their promptness in building. Mr. D. C. L. Hierd was in charge of the AMAZING 3AU W SUMMER x DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS x x ^ . r, ^ e The time-NOW-The place—TERRY & SHAFFER DRY GOODS DEPT. The Reason—Don't Matter to you, but come and GET Y&UR jj^IAPE ^hese goods are absolutely new and in perfect condition. Some have not been on our shelves 4 weeks. You will see that even the cost has been no Hrrit to tl e prices duoted below. We simply intend to MOVE THESE GOODS, to mo\<e ALL these goods BEFORE SEPT. 1st. THAT’S ^L. All Fancy Table Oil Cloth, SFull Width. A No. 1 Quality, per yd Standard Stanley Print*, were 6c. per yard. Now WHITE INDIA LAWNS I From 10c yd to 8c From 8c. to 6c * s x Figured Flaxons. Were 16c. per yd. Now Gancon 0. gandies. Were 8c. yd. From 6c. A n to Now Effects) Were 10c. Traymore Batistes (Newest yd. Now Azaiia Organdies. Were 15c. Soiesette Silks, Brown, White. Cream, Heliotrope, Old -cRose, Light Pink. W»rc 25c. yd. Now J 0 r 2*3C “Ningo” Pongees. Were 15c. yd. Now w Or r> Electric Foulards. Were 10c yd. Now Satin Stripe Pino Cloth. Were 25c. yd. Now * ^ Silkettes. ' Were 25c. yard. Now FACTORY PURCHASE UMBRELLAS: Were 50, 75 and 90c. All Now WHY DON’T YOU Take Advantage of This Unusual Dry Goods Sacrifice Sale Now in August, When the Goods will do you Good This Summer ' • ‘£» Don't wait and buy use less Summer Goods at Early Fall Sales As You Have So Often Done. REMEMBER AT Terry & Shaffer’s NOW TERRY & SHAFFER . . . .. . . ... .. work. Picnic dinners were served , wr. f cher from the housetop, that the . , ' A # ^ . r- . eilch da y oa th e ground for first leton county be nr> expression of the will of the people. voters will he done on the 27th. Ill TAVKKX OI RSEI.VEH. week. The hulles showed th^ir HISTORY. ENGLISH, FRENCH AND skill In preparing bountiful repasts j for the workmen. The church will MATHEMATICS. be dediialtd August 18th by Rev. | O. E. Fox, of Kui*. as, brother of the . j • • ... , , prestm pasior, Rev. Felix L. Fox. Anyone desiring their children The protracted meeting will follow i ecaehed in any ofthe above subjects tiie dtiRi alien. The public is cor- (*gn apply to (Miss) Marguerite Murpl^y.Y _ V, s- .. , r j Uifcslp invited to attend these serv- To nrr<e r.mong the many friends lceg ^ Judge Jones was not allowed . to °f Mayor Grace who worked hard The summer term of school at Ev * ■* speak at Anderson Saturday, being “»«* faithfully lo elect hlm.^ut who ergrten opened July 22nd, with a ~ — howled down by a mob of Uloaseltes »re now trying to be Induced to vote of Pa, ; i °"^ l U iSlflfid * AdVertiSemeOtS Thu. 1. Ire, .peeeh denlri. W. '»r”Oo„,„o,.Bl«.«. wM, <» X%7,™do^.h“"« ■ ... say a word. W’e have had as every- , * 81 8 wonder if the fact thrt Geo. W. Sullivan who waa on the stand bad anything to do with this howling downf Did Bloase have this a-r- rqnged so he would not have to carry out his threat of trhat ha was goir»g to sap to Mr. Sullivan when he got to Anderson? We wonder? say a word. We have had as every one In Charleston knows g. very considerable experience in politics. I We are now art have been for some j time in close touch with the rest of the State, and we say to our eral satisfaction. Among those who are moving to and from tbia section are Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Hiers to Waiterboro, Mr. Milford Sanders to Dry Kiln wJR O l is I Of, Kim I vJ OUa i _ __» »» «• j » m . | . war , friend, without hesitancy that Oov- ^J^ H,er « “ d t0 **'- ernor BJerae will be defeated. Do A SINGLE MINISTER ENDORSES. I OR SALK. FOR BALE—We have meal and hulls for the summer trade, W'al- ♦erboro Oil Mill. 7-10-10t Elsewhere in this issue will be found • political advertlsemeDt pur porting to bo tho remarks of Rev. J. A. Sligh of Newberry county when d^e*’he''L.y"''r^trtl introducing Oovernor Blesse to •peak at Pomaria a few weeks ago. The payment for thla advertisement Is to be made by the Blease club of Charleston, and ia guaranteed by ft prominent Blease supporter of Walterboro. not be deceived by reports of cam paign meetings or by designing peK sons who are endeavoring to spread the impression that Judge cannot be elected. Blease himself realises better thsn anyone else that the tide haa turned against ■ him. and his actions and his say- no “ e * lags prove this. Why did he try to I . HE IB NOT BLBCTtCD the havoc that he will work. A candidate who r **nor, sir. o. H. Hiers. Miss Ruth Zeigler has been DRUMMERS can get single and reel sick with fever, but f are glij double , buggies from me at any George Herndon, of Round, visited * time to make trips. R. C. Brab- j to report that she is improving his parents here last week. Rufus Herndon of this place, hse gone to Florida to make his Mrs. Holland Carter, of Ritter, ices the golden light of victory about to fait on his banner has no inch words cs these to give his followers. It is easy to see why Blease will be defeated: In the ! first place he owes his election en- w. Kov„ „„ .. tirely to the fact that the people We have no objection to publishing of raro |, na wou!d not TOte this as an advertisemerd. It is the for a candidr^e who stood for pro- view of only one minister and he htbltlon. The votes were cast. Is a very old maD. we understand. It not for b «t aaalnst Feath- W1H le recalled that on one occas- nn" maJor,,v . Riven Governor Bllease was very ion < nndidate Blease claimed to small. Since his election the num- | 8. Preston Hiere, who is with U. S. Army, haa returned to his post of duty, at Suilivana Island after spending his furlough at the home of his father, J. J. Hiers. ham, Williams. 8. C. 8-l4-4t LEARN |TELEGRAPHY. Earn $50 to 9ISO per motth.,Thousands of operators, needed. Most fascinat ing and educstionsl work. I Po sitions assqred I all graduates. Write immediately for cata logue. Spartanburg School of Telegraphy, Main St., Spartan burg. S. C. | 8-14 6t. LOST. f BrlMpaFmaler. A great surprise to their friends will be the marriage of Miss Lois Briggs an# Mr. G. L. Frasier, which took place this afternoon at 5 o cloe at the Methodist parsor*uge. Rev. Stackhouse officiating The wedding was very quiet, being wUncatcd by Nave the endorsement of the minis- her of his new friends catnot begin onl > th e family. After the ceremony ♦era of his home town A few fo * < ^ wa, tooae he has lost and who th e couple left on the vestibule for dftiis thereafter there „ *** now « < '“vcly and successfully ^.rlotte and Baltimore. They will VV er ® appeared a forking r-galnst him. return to the city in about two statement signed by the pastor of et* Governor Blease has never been weeks, when they will be^at.home •ry church in Newberry, except one. popular In the State, end the fire lo Their frlcdna at the Hertzog of opposition which has always Apartments. Mrs. Frazier la a young fanned Into r. flame which on Au- ,ad >' ot attractive personality and ttt*» 27th. will consume him to des- ^to she and Mr. Frasier have num- smouldeml around him haa been ber* of friends who wish them muc tructlon. So again in ail earrost- happiness.— S^irtanburg Journal, ness and sincerity, we say do not The bride is a sister of Mrs. did not support him "Where jre ^ d#wl?t * d *"d'bring down upon Claude A. Graves, of Walterboro. eh-, 1 . v . yourselves the ruin which Inevitably . thft minietera of the gospel who four will overtake Blease. — Common INcnk- ut s»ui« h ye«« ago wrote such dirty and Sen**. j There will be a Sur-lay school pie d nic at Shllch FYlday. September , 6th. to wheih the public Is cor dially invited. lyOST—on Aug. 14th between Sni ders and Rice Patch one pair gold frame double lense spectacles in leather caee. Finder will please notify E. M. Jones and get the reward. Walterboro, 8. C. 8-21-2L 3 cf J>y it:5? (Jro<‘ir. r ' p y#r\,Tv/2ert ■ ^ h ' *( ' -J. V; I ' 1 > V \ ^ Drink it for v QUALITY- -none better Huy it tor FCOftOM Y on* /)ound ajiuils tuo of thr oi iitn- \ or \ hinJs * jji 7/// ID which they claimed that they did not endorse Coley a little bit. At Newberry ft few days ago Govern or Blease had (he following to say. Which proves that these ministers lid not support him: -"Where are TAKEN UP—In field, spotted hog split and Airderhit in one ear; crop and underbit in other. Own er ern get same by paying damag es and for this advertisement Jeff Beddard, WaJterboro, S. C. 8-14-11. ’ best quauty expert workmanship L Wetherfiom & Son M 8P CYPRESS DOORS. SASH AND BLINDS Charleston, South Carolina Prompt Deliveries Estimates Furnighed IU SIXKsS LOCALS. slanderous articles about me?” —j Who la better able to Judge the character of C. L. Bleaae. this old mlniater. living • secluded life, and remote from the scene of the activities of the Governor, or those UP-TO-DATE AND NOVEL. Advertising Methods Adopted by an. EntrrprWlng Hwwse. .. . That Walterboro la fast becom- __ tog metropolitan in the methods of •etlve minuter* who lived where b LK“L they conk!"see and know hU every Hie Trials of a TYaveler. ’ I am a traveling salesman.” writes E. E. Young*. E Berkshire. Vt„ "and we* often troubled with constipation and Indigestion till I Rub-My-Tism will cure you. t Plenty of fresh turnip seeds at Klein’*. Rub-My-Tism will cure you. Nunnnlly’s candles fresh every week. Try a box for your summer girl. At Klein’s. Plenty of fresh turnip seeds at Klein’s. Imported Ginger, all at Klein's of fresh turnip seeds at call the buying public’s attention ; to the many splendid values which began to nee Dr King’s New life dny acts and Ufa? Think of this <h*3r ar* offering, aUo that the PiiU. which I have found an excel- wh*a rending this lone minuter * keGrm of th* Brown Fu^ lent remedy.” For all stomach, llv- Mdorsemeot. No wonder he makes . V* * r or trowbU* they are nn- 90 mock of it. It k- - # . ! th 1Bd •o» a ‘« d Cmly *9 cent* at Jno. M. mat be a tort- ahead of th* times in tho advert*- Klein's. ^ — — ■- < - ■ -» seed of ' all Plenty Klein’s. Plenty of turnip varieties at Klein’s. 5 or 6 doses 9(0 will break any cnee of Chill* and Fever; and . if taken then as a tonic the fever will not return. Price 25c. 5-22-2m . v I AK-kvv< MNl-Wid unan. Announcement has been received In-Walterboro of the marriage of Miss Mary Edith Lockwood to Mr Frampton Pope Wichman on Tues day, August 6th at Asheville, N. C. The wedding ceremony was per formed at high noon at Trinity Episcopal church at Asheville. X. Bmoak-TImlall. Monday afternoon Miss Mary Ann. Smoak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs S H. Smoak, w&s married to John A Tindall, of Miami, Fla., Rev. J K. Funderburk officiating. The rere money took place at the Baptist par sonage in the presence of t- very f* v friends to witness the ceremony. Mr and Mrs. Tindall will make their C.. Rev. X. Fields Saumening. offici- * nnaau will make the;:- atlng. future home Id Florida, where they Culy ». few members of the fam- , Hies of the contracting parties were many fr tonds preserR. Among those being Mr. and Mjpg. W. R. Pritchard, of Chra- leeton, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wich man, parent* of the groom. Hr. and Mrs. T. G. Lockwood, Mis* Jen nie Lockwood and'Mlss Laura Ten nant, of AslMVIlle. Mrs W. R. Pritchard Uvja aUter of the brMe and Mr. Pritchard gavs the are followed by the good wishes of k Win* (TtadH HciiolarKhij*. It will be a source of pleasure to the friend* of Robbie Goodwin to know that he waa successful In tho recent" examination for the schol arship at the Citadel. ^ . Mr. Goodwin is the son of J. «’ bride Goodwin,-of Smoaks, art is a youn Af tor the ceremony the “» a n of sterling qualities. He was bridal couple went to the Linguen *ucce8*ful >ln competing with four -*!. f0r ,UDch * OD * otter wh t ch Mf young men and will matriculate at and Mr* Wichman left for a bridal toe opening of the fall session, tour. They will be at home to their friends at Ehrhardt afteF August 25th. 4 M. A. Crosby, of Sniders, was i» town FsfeUj on business.