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ms . i*. Tfcat Um *on4 will b» hmrt tm Wal;*rboro for a Tosc ttao jroc la cenrtir—tern# of tbo landings andar of eonsfrvetfon nro mooring completion, bat nlmbot j * os soon os one Is ecmplotod onoth- 1 Chorloston, U awking or start# ap. Tbts eoDtinaod growth Mnlnot o negro bosdlt on his plant- *i Terygwifylo* <to th# proffer- *tlj. >»*«" »»««yO »«t neon of Woitorboro; who so# in It slgna of a cltjr octlro and booatlfnl. ▲ largo toreo of hands ora still at work patting the finishing toaehss . to ths splendid Wlchmon block ^ «*4» »o ^Ptoro which will smbraeo tho Hotel Albert g “??*•_ two stores and the new aaarters of w ^* r * ®*nr Mr. Pennington s Green Ana >g -—Special* Sat- th * Vermin and Merehar. s Bank. | Pond PlMtatlon threatening to kill ***■ **' Bpeeiai. (ThM* balldlnas will shortlr be com-' 1 *roprietor at ths first oppor- atdar morning F. J. Berry’s and %1 possibly be occn- ^f donee was burned. The fire was : inside of a month. (carrying out his threat that Mr. about S o'clock bat It h: I The residence of Col. J. G. Pad- MisTness orooVrly as hs^al to , gett to also nereing completion. It baslnees properly as h« has to J. M. Pennington, a piaster and merchant of Oiben Pond, Colleton fctoo in and wounded him from ambush, sad has so terrorised the other negroes of the rielultr that he has persist ently foiled all the attempts that him. V:. Perotogtcn wss confined In the etty for some time sf*er that, but upon going bock to his.planta tion yesterday he was greeted with the message that Cato-wss stlU on the hunt for him and was determine In trim to seres loh to risk such lag time. It Is stiff drink to bo e boat It's fool. parson In a tyr ed to kill him. It mode eo mach headway that It was Impossible to sr-ve any of tbo fur niture. Hi fact the family were aroused bp coals of fire felling In on them while asleep. Mr. Berry and hto eon. Joe, were tr# Walterboro, haring been nway several days, at tending the county campaign meet ings. The origin of tho fire to un known, but ft to thought to be the not Show the man to bo of trust lu n crisis. Tbo Almighty never Intended that s moa should have to "dope up" i» order that ho. might get the heat It'^Sust r< m ** nnwjoa to tie to ouch a man In hare n good bores to eeU." Bo re- |» eo it la to purchase my piles. 'Tee, Feu got a splendid , Wend John's horse that must seeds horse; works anywhere, and looks be "doped" to get him to go. —* well; will not kick, bite, run I** U»‘°® Ttmeo. away aor balk.” ”Tkat*a good.” I the people imagine n vain thing?** 1 am la nood of n good horup. let us tuppooe. J go to n friend of mine who has a goad home for ■ald.| 0 * t bis mind and body. "Friend John**, I sap, **I hoar aaswer, "What will yon take that bored?” "Four hundred lars," to the reply. "That SI. tlached the state of comple- ^cautious about remaining on his ,arB ' w “• Tn * 1 fton whk^gtoi *dea of rte « ,| ,r * nflfr d »'*••»• snd ns tU; Colleton reasonable” I reply, "I believe IH splendid sppearsnee this hc-ndsome anthorlttos ha\e mo far fail- take him he looks to me to be a home will present. I***? r * ,,ere situation, r|ie firgt clMg horse; I like the way The re«ideroe being constructed 1 '.I._ W ,“ a ^u„J". ..Th"*h *1^0 h<1 hold » hl » Mrs forward, doo’t i Then I aajr to m, B Vt Benton A * tbe MRro dM P erc40 - whose friend: "Friend John, I'll try that «k .1 mu. Jadfl.f Iron tkowv Th* W.l.wboro Co.«on Oil Com- toymen of°.h. llcr " 11 h » “ w «" “ h * »• fire hurnfd. Ihe bouse must P* “ >. wor ki n 1 i aw cando nothing li> Mr. Pen- look* .I'll give you |400 for him %ve first caught ir. the overhead- ii L?ii 1 nlnnl nlngton's behalf, so thr-t he Is look- Suppose you put on the bridle and saddle; I'll take a ride to teat tkto horse!" Friend John gets out brid'g and saddle and the horse is about the output of the mill. During tbe past week a new boiler which has a capacity equal to the two old ones has been installed. This work on H. Zalln’s brick store neat door to the post office has been suspended temporarily but will be the bivve lag. The only article of furniture saved was a trunk belonging to Miss Gertrude Berry, which she dragged ont os she was escaping. Ont side of this thq entire contents of the house were burned. Fortun ately Mr. Berry had $1500.00 insur ance on the building, but this was barely enough to cover the cost of the" furniture used in this struc ture. The uet low must have been twenty* five hundred or three thous and do!1r.*-s. Mr. Berry was notifi ed at once by telegram and Immedi ately came home and wher* seen by your correspondent, he stated It was his Intention to rebuild on the same site r>. once. It Is Mr. Bprry’a In tention to put up a two-story- resi dence which will he more haMsome, If possible, than the one destroyed. In the meanwhile, bia family will hoard. Mias Orle Wilson, of Char leston. was a guest of Miss B»rry at the tfme and lost practically all the valuablee and clothing which she had with her. (ago for Glenn Springs from thence Mr. Joe H. Warren, who has been she will visit points In North Cor- quite 111 for more tV.ar* a perr" died ! olina. Mrs. Smoak was to have ing for a private detective or offl cer of some kind who will undertak to hu&t down and capture the fugl- comproy Vhen this new machinery Is placed will have double the capae- Pv* h v“ ^k-i.ii a ....... Ity of a year ago. The ginnery will | tb * hands on ^*.k p,a , n f*|! on * nd , bridle « d put my foot In the stii* be ready for operation by FWdry of I np t0 m0UT *‘ when *uddenly my "‘o.T/loWWa .h,„m.r. 'VS'rl™'***' Owing to a delay in a shlpmerr k«-«- c-ii. , Then he roea into the atable and Mrs. J. K. Graves, who has boon t|siting relativw tn Charleston, re turned home Wednesday. Ths Walterboro Cottoa Mill u now running on fuU time, and we are In ths mnrkst for cotton at isarkut-prtcer.' - „ We have a lot of second hand hogging nnd tigs od hand which m e are selling sut at' 4f and 10 cents, the pattern. . Call at office of Walterboro Cot. ton Mill. P. K. Willto, of Cottagevilie, wa-* In town Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Barry, and lit tle daughter, Mery, of. Charleston, who have been spending sometime In town guests of Mrs. Barry’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Kniglit. returned horns Saturday. ready for me. I take hold of tbe when Mr. Pennington was down at . ,k. a Ki—mmni Green Pond on the plar«;e!lon and resumed as soon as the snipment i . . .. arrives attending to the neglected business kept out of the hands of the Colle- j Then he goes into the stable and ton count)^ officers. Only yesterday, brings out a little shining Instru ment with a needle on one end &nd of the store, several of his negroes biought him word that Cato was hiding in the woods nearby and was waiting for & chance to shoot his 1 former employer. Mr. Pennlr«-?ton has a buckshot burled under the th< ,kln of the hor * e - a plunger on the other and starts towards the horse. He pinches up the skin on the horse’s back ^and shoots in the needle and the liquid Is forced out of the tube and under I say to my News From HmoaM*. Written for last week. Smoaks, Aug. 1».—-Special: Fod der pulling Is well under way. nob- wlthstrnding the frequent showers gkln of hlg fa two of | fii*r«d John: "Friend John, what Mi* tnAAer wMthftr haa been nret- . .. 1 ... ..... ... mqjj soth a him tI*fIv^rhU W * at Cot r tni M la bee oneD 1 lna ,n * * 0,1# ,n th * COrn ® r ° f hU dld > oa do thtA torV this week. so that he is taking no more changes i * ln ** r ! 1* make Mrs. J. E. Smoak left several day* on hunt j ng htm down through ths prance about and hold up his head ^ . m at bis home Satdrday night. Mr. W $ been accompanied by her daughter. ren Is survived by his wife and or*-* daughter. He had outlived his al lotted time r-nd was tbe last mem ber of a large family to go to his reward. He was a faithful member of the Bi-ptlst church, having joined many years ago. His remains were Interred Monday days vacation, from thence Mrs. H. M. Carter, but Mrs. Car ter was not In position to mr-ke the visit at the time designated for vMrs. Sraoak’a departure for the Springs. Miss Florrle Jones left for her morning at IS o'clock at Smoaks. cemetery In the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives. , * Fodder pulling to nearly done and attention Is being directed toward the gr-*hertng of the fleecy staple. There to aa old maxim to the ef fect’ that a short horse to easy to eurry. This to true of the cotton crop. The bolls are small and rery few of them, while the weed large. A. P. S. Stokes. Aug 37—Bpeclnl: -Miss woods single-handed, but hr.* deter mined to get the desparado some way. It was only two weeks ago that Cato was a hand on the Penning ton piece. It came to the propri etor’s notice, however, that the man was systematicelly stealing clothing and food from the store. - - — - d u r lng the night. One day Mr. home at Aahtcn to spenH a f£ | P( , nnln>ttotl went armed t0 ' the n#- *" gro’s cabin and made him bring out and switch his tall.” "Yes. Friend John, but do you have to do that to mc-ke this horse go?” "Oh yee, that’s the way to get the best out of him.” "Well, friend John, you just keep that horse; I’ll keep my $400. I’m looking for a horse that does not have to be doped to get him to do well.” Gentle reader, would I be a fool will visit the millinery markets of nf Bn< < , A.lr-rt. .. purrt... thli S. ^ ‘ *»"■* o “ t , “»* llnery stock. Hiss^Jones will be warrant for Cato . B arrMt and Mk .jthe horse had to be doped to get away about one mojyh. Then she ^ the congUbla t0 , t on him.’blm to go. Not much.* You would ri' fimllw. 0 ,,MI rMUC ’ e bu,lno •• but the matter wm clumsily hrfhdhd say I would be a fool If I bought J. 8. Padgett has about complet-' to hld [n* wltb th * knowledge that I’d hava ed his capacious store on Railroad J,™*” T |** ““ 5J* n w ®‘“J to administer some sUmulsnt' each brought to Mr. Pennington and Ca- I wished to take a ride. Yet there are men In all professions who art thought to be very smart fel lows, chiefly because they dope up A lL r ^ U .! 0 .E Urrh K *“ < turn them. He thelT obU4ned on Railroad Avenue E * ^ Pndfnt* kn* ( to hr? sworn to shoot him In re race for cotton a ‘ s ; noaka ’ l venge for his attempted arrest. So ram! ' that ,y * ,ht upon be ft rl«g a noise outside, the merchant left hto house P Th• 1-nmmnnUv 2hL-k*d hr ^ bjr th * <r ° nt Way ' ,talked Around dJth of R W** Matthews Jt ^ ,OUnd Cfcto at tb ® back With a hlr i ° 5-Ji *un leveled on the back door which * i »*o. Mrs. Matthews, was sixty year. a?d when* 8taU « h * dld not drink. As It is Clytle Sanders It visiting her broth- old. She was sick only a few days tb e negro fled to the woods he^nur- b * •msrtest' one In these re-* er in Savannah. before succumbing to her various »i| ,S* d n# 5, r ° hl , t w k* ^ siom Miss Marie Vamadoe of the Comments. She leaves a husband and * U * d h,m ’ but When the ,Uf,f,ve gI ° M on whiskey. “Whgt a smart man lawyer A to” says one. He would be ths biggest lawyer tn the nto Maxwell Orphanage spent last two daughters to mourn her loss. •i,.-ton had dronood tint in tim* — •' Saturday sight with Mto. Rena The Interment took place at Taber- ^ only oneof^he^hM lns!eai ° r h# Wl11 mUe tb * do ^ t0 ° bl *' fugitive glow.” Yea, but some day he will* got to cover he fired, and Mr. Pen- not have the dope Just at hand; Fender. Inacle church, of which she was * Rev. J. R. Funderburk delivered consistent member for a wimber of an able aermon at Doctors Creek years. last Sundry afternoon. It was en joyed by all who were present. 8. B. Sanders, and daughter. Jan- •He. were among those who at tended the camptJgn picnic at C»t- tagevtlle last Thursday. Also Bill Breland and Ijincy Crosby attended this picnic. Mr. and Mn. W. H. Breland r id little tor*. Roycle, of Ruffin, visited the former's parents last wp*k. Rufus Herndon, formerly of this place, but now of Florida, has been at home this week. Mrs. M. J. Sanders spent the latter part of laat wek mtth her mother near Doctors Creek. Mlses Wilma and Susie Breland paid Ashton a visit a few dr-ys ago. Mto Vlrgie Kinsey, of Zion, was the guest of Mrs M. W. Sowers last Thursday Julius BremM. who Is a success ful book ageat. U at home for r- few days, looking after hU farm. We are glad to wetoome him back SMin. \ Mrs. B. A. HerndoF spent Satur day with her sister. Mrs. J. Q Kei rfer. Misses Lillian Fender and Eri> Crosby paid their frlenda at Ruffin a short visit a^few StiMays ago. We are gird to report that Mrs M W. Brelan^ and Mr*. Qultlie Herndon are at home again, after being £.♦ the hospital In Charleston. ■ | _ e lalaodton Item*. Islandton, Aug 37.—Special: The protracted meeting will begin at Adnah Chapel Sunday afternoon. Mr. Md Mrs. George McGill/ of Charleotop, are visiting relatives sad frlenda at tolaMton and Ruffin Mrs.. McGill wf« formerly Mlsa Effie Walker, of Rnffin. Mrs. Ruth Slneath to teaching a private school at New Hope church. We wish her much success. Quite « number of young people from this section attended Cross fwamp picnic Aurust 32nd. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bir**ath. of Hampton. Visited the former’s broth-, er. J. CV Slneath tost Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Walker, of Ruf fin, visited the former's si Mrs. H. Stone lest Sunday Mrs. Ruth Slsssth sad/little r, Maude. urrlved/Friday. will he with th# former's r*. Mrs. J. C. Slnsaik for • A. P. Smith had business In Wal terboro last week. Miss Hattie Smith returned last week from Columbia Hospital, where she had been for treatment for one month. She has made con siderable Improvement. A. P. 3. of the whble charge. Two or three and yott * k,a cll * nt ’ wl11 ban * bJ * days after that, when sitting out-- the lack of s lawyer. Certainly I aide the store In the evening, there don’t feel like entrusting my life i Wa ^ ! ro,n tbe , wood * &nd a to a "doped" lawyer; nor to a load of btrdshot nearly put out one . eye. Inflicting a dangerous and d ° I * d doctor * nor t0 a dop * d dru *- pamfui wound. ■' S 1 * 1 Dor 10 “J other mortal man >eAt 4 ter Ravcocl News. Rat’enel, Aug. 27.—Special: Miss Ijella McTeer of Early Branch. Is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs (Butler. Miss Mm Rodgers jias returr»-»d home, after a pleasant visit of two weeks in North Carolina. Misses Amber and Grynelle Row- elf have been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. C. Adams of Walterboro. Mrs Thadd Altman, of Charleston visited relatives here recently. ^ Miss Eva Perry, who hr.« beer visiting her uncle In Charleston la- retu-red home. / \\ lih Andersm to vta'tiug \w« «- • r* B B. Ander < -r Mr. and Mrs. Fred Towles spe Sunday with the latter’s slstel Mrs H. Towles, of Green Pond. Miss Willie Towles, of Savannah./ Is visiting Mrs. Fred Towles Mrs. J. W. Bivens gave a pa4 , t> 7 ’ Saturday night. There was a large crowd present and everybody /eport a v«ry pleroant time. Deli/fnua re freshments were served touring the evening. Excellence pf Dtoxlurt. 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BAILEY PR E SID Elf T • I Edgefield • South Carolina Special Shoe Sale We desire to close out the remain der of our Summer Shoes, and offer the following Special Prices: Ludieo Shoes urhich<^ gQ were $2.00, now sdiet Shoes wHch were $2 50, now sdies Shoes which were $3.00, now 1 Ladies Shoes wHch^^ QQ Ludies Shoes which(^2 2£) Ladies Shoes whieh<PO nr were $3.50, now I O Mens’ Shoes which(PQ rrr were $3 50, now • O Mens’ Shoes which<£Q fTA were $3 00, now Mens’ Shoes which were $2 50. now $2.00 •v ^ Mens’ Shoes which were $5.00, now $4 00 Mens’ Shoes which were $4 00. now $3 50 Fanners Mercantile & Wareboose Co. . J. M- WitoeO, Manager. r.'. ±5S Builders’ Material Wanted the public to know that we have ft most o complete line of all kinds of builders' material, such as DOORS, SASH, BUNDS, SHINGLES, MOULDING. , v BRICK, V « LUMBER, ETC At prices to suit. Let us know your wants. G. it SAVAGE. laufadarer «f Hugh aid Dresset Lonber. 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