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♦ i** v ; *s PAGE POUR THE PRESS AND STANDARD, WALTERBORO, $.,C. JUNE 3, 1914. Tills PMRiW AV» STANDARD .. ESTABLISHED 1877. * v Smoaks News. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BY THE PRESS tT, AND STANDARD, INC. ^LETTERS FROM THE * PEOPLE. * *********** Office Telephone W. W. 8MOAK . JAM. F. RISHKR, Editor aad Mgr. Entered at the postoffice, Walter- boro, 8. C., as second chum mail matter. • , . . SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Om. Tear fl.08 HU Months Ttona Months . -8* REMITTANCES. All checks nnd drafts should ha drawn in favor of the PreM nnd Standard. * • Regarding the New Primary Editor Pr«M and Standard: Replying to yonr query In laat ia- ane of Praaa and Standard. “What doea J. B..D. think of the new pri mary rulea?" The reform of the primary by the State Convention la a atep In the right direction aa far aa It geea. hat one of the moat Import ant gates to timed were left wide ^ Look at the printed label on yonr paper. The date thereon shows when the subecrlptioa expiree. For ward yonr money In ample time for renewal. Notice date on label care fully. and if not correct pleaoe no tify ua at once. Subscribers deairing the address of their paper changed, will please state in their communication both the old and the^new addi The Press and Standard will pub lish brief and rational letters on subjects of general Interest when they are accompanied by the name* and addressee of the uathora and are aot of a defamatory nature. An- aonymous communications will not be noticed. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1914. Don’t let water stand around in jcur back yard to breed mosqui toes. The new administration has taken bold now. Watch Walterboro grow. In the last issue of this paper < hief Patterso URave warning to the owners of automobiles that thee should not cxceed % tho speed limita prescribed by. lay. We do not think anyone should be s 0 though*- loss as to drive a car at such i rate of speed as to endanger the rife and limb of pedestrians. Yet the,-* lias o been considerable violation of this part of the town oruinances, conse quently the wartiin gwas issued In J order that there may be no lack o information along this line. No one should feel offended If they are call ed down for fast driving occauce it is dangerous to the life of not only pedstrians but occupants »f cars. It i sto b hoped that reckless driv ing will l»« a thing of the past for The possibility of repeating has been precluded by safeguarding the dab rolls, nod this remedies the greatest evil so far e* the large cit ies are concerned. Bat repeating Is net the greatest evil In the small towns and eoeatry districts. In fact there fa hat little of this done la tb* counties where their polls are far apart. In the country the trouble is the dirty and unscrupulous buy ing and soiling of votes. We* have reached the sad period la our state history where the man who can pht up the most money will poll the largest vote and this Is especially rue of county politics. A snd a day. indeed, for this or nny other state that falH to such n low standard. Now .this Is the open gmp in our primary system that needs to be closed nnd securely Ricked for all time to .come, but as 1 understanad the new rules there Is no provision made to Remedy thl* trouble and hence the reform is only a partial rform. 1 Among the many good and bad suggestions that were printed in the papers before the convention, met. there were some that would have eliminated this shameful practice, but th-ise were Ignored by th? con vention. The convention took the position that It was not safe to wash tho baby tfll over at one time. It might give him a cold. But one will wash his face now and let his filthy feet remain in their filth till wv meet tw6 years hence. It la a pity that the memliers ei the convention having the moment ous matter in hand for adjustment could not see their way clear to brush a-lde al| personal interests and fear of political results nnd show them selves men of grit, nerve and back bone equal to the t.l^k before them. But let us hope that this partial reform i» the beginning of a com plete,-, remodeling of the system a> some future day. which will calU a halt on the buyers and {Tellers and show them that they must abandon this shameful prat‘ice if they wish •o participate In political affairs with detent people. Now, .Mr. Editor, vou have what j is thought of tho “New Primary | Rules by J. 15. 1) /’ Heaufort, S. t*. Smoaks, June 2.—We had a nicj rain last.Sunday afternoon. It waa very dry and' cropg were not grow ing tiuc^i though they were looking Rules, very well. The long, dry spell has injured the gardens very badly. The farmers are cutting their oaU. Oats are much better than they were expected to be on account of the dry weather. „ ’j The college folks are turning their faces homeward now. - Hisses Mamie Smith 'and Ethel Sauls have returned from Orange burg College and Greenvillo Female College, respectively. E. D. Thomas of Hampton visited relatives In Smoaka last week. •W. H. Yarn had business in the Fork section of'the county last week. Bob Bruce has purchased a lot aear the H. and B. railroad where he will build and run a mercantile business. . Hr. and Mrs. W .D. Smoaks. Jr., have recently moved to town. Mr. Smoak Is now closer to his wore. The tovvn council held an laterest- lug meatlng last Friday night. Mat ters of vital importance were dis cussed. Its*Vahie^Service-Price That We Count On For Success Stokes News. x the officers have stateu :uat they I Nt* Jolm’*, Klirhanlt and Hunters are determined to enforce the law •and we should stand by them in It. The attention of the general pub lic is called o he warning issued by he chairman of th« city board of health, in regard to the keeping of hogs within the limits of the town. It Is generally known that the pig sty la a pi ape pf filth and furnishes a breeding pltfc aid a some for millions of ow^ most dangerous dis ease germs. Not only this, but it also furnishes an Ideal breeding place for the dangerous and annoy ing house-fly. This Insect is per haps the greatest menace* to the health of the town, being one of the most effective germ distributors known. From every standpoint if would be advisable for each and ev ery owner of hogs to put them ai such a distance as to prevent them from being a menace to the.health of the town, not to think of the un pleasant odor of the ordinary hog pen and he fact that It subjects the owner to a tine. Some people forget^'that they have an influence^ They think the editor of their paper must tyy vir tue of his position wield a superior influence which reaches every hole and corner, regardless of the dis tance or any other circumstances. That he should correct many evils in all communities nn<T accomplish almost superhuman tasks. For in stance someone in >me remote com- sor munity will call upojp the editor and expects hint to remedy some e\dl in that community. That person for gets that he himself has an Influ ence which, if properly applied, would result in more good than ax editor could ev^er hope to accomplish through the Columns of any newspa per. After all, what Is a written message compared to a personal in fluence? Let us not forget that while each and every editor la will ing to do all he can t« remedy ev ery evM possible, that his influence is small compared to what your» muld be ii your community. Don't ask him to do for you what you can and should be able to accomplish. . Let it ^M>t be said that he has more power in your community, for if he jiopt and is not a resident of that ^place then there la something wrong urith your influence. TO HOLD M1SSION- /' ARY RALLIES < ha pel Will <’n«Mlaet Service* for the t 'iiuse of Mi**ion*. Missionary rallies will he held at 8t. John's, Ehrkardt aad Hunter's Chapel as follows: St. John's. Sunday morning nnd afternpon. June 7. Dinner will he served on the grounds. Ehrhardt. Sunday evening, eight o'clock. Hooter’s Chfpel, Monday morning and afternoon. Jnna i. Dinner will t*e served o n the grounds. _ . Speakers have been secured ' for each of tbeoo meetings as follows: > Rev. Victor I. Masters. D. D.. edi torial secretary Home Mission tBoard. Atlanta. Ga.: Rev. W. J. Langston. D. D.. secretary Enteetment Depart ment Home and State Mission Boards, Columbia: Rev. W. R. Mc Millan. pastor of the Bamberg Bap tist church, and Rev. J. R: Huggins, pastor of Denmark Baptist church. This splendid stray of speakers should attract a large attendance it each of the above meetings. A most cordial invitation is ex tended to other denominations than the Bapist to participate in the Iwnefita ami pleasures of these meetings.' The topics discussed will he of general intereat to all Christian people. Mr. and Mrs. 'Morton Robertson visited the former’s parents, Mr. an<f Mrs. W. F, Robertson, Sunday. Misses Donnie and* Lilian Robert son visited Mrs. W. M. Smoak. of Edlsto Sunday. Mr. D. M. Carter of Ruffin passed through this section Monday after noon. Little Miss Lila Smoak of Edisto is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Robertson, of this place. '' , * Investigate our methods of doing business and our volume of business and you will see why it is possible for *is to give you goods of the quality we furnish at the prices we make. •*i FOR TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONER * YKKIHKR TOWNSHIP. I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election to the office of Township Commissioner for Ver- dier Township, and hind myself to abide by the rules of/fhe Democrat ic party and support the nominees thereof. y' WASHINGTON A. CARTER. Obituar). In memory of l^iwton «A. Smoak. who departed this life on May 18. 1914, aged 23 years. There is a vacancy In our home. Which never can be filled; The dear, sweet voice we loved well. Has hushed and gone and stilled so No more to me“t on earth are we. But in that heavenly home We hope to ail be rady — When the lA>rd shall bid us come swetit-titehas ended, better off tKlm. we; once so chenfched. That dear, swi But far better- The form w< We hope again to see. Our lives they all seem blighted Without^ thy presence here; But the souVwe ^gved so dearly Has gone to live up there. We are bereaved, dear brother. And oh! there is eo one. To take fhy place h«—e. . But God’s holy will be done - His Loving Sisier. Notice to Voters. ° The State of South .Carolina, Col-] let on tVunty: a WHEREAS, the Town Council of iho/Town of Walterboro, by Ordi nance duly passed and ratified, has ordered a special election by the qcalified electors of said town of Walterboro on the question of is suing coupon bonds of the said Town of Walterboro, of the par val ue in th * aggregate of twelve thou sand dollars, bearing interest at the rate of fi\e peroentum per annum, payable in any legal tender money of the United'Starts forty years af ter dale, with the privilege of re demption after twent years from date, for the erection of a sewerage plant for thA-aid town of Walter boro for the use and benefit of the •laid town and its citixens, a peti tion requesting the said election having been duly filed with the Council, signed by a majority of the freeholders of the said town, the said election to be held at tue Coun cil Chamber In the said town, on Jaly 7. 1914; AND WHEREAS, the said Town Council of the town of Walterboro, by Ordinance duly passed and rati- fted. has ordered a special election by the qualified registered electors of the Mid Towa of Walterboro on }he question of iMulug- coupon bonds of the mid Tow* of Walter- hero of the par valua la the aggre gate af eighteen thouaand dollars, bearlag interest at live- per centum par annum, payable In any legnl tender money of the United States forty years after, dhte, with the privilege of redemption afer twen- t years from date, to meet the cost of purchasing, erecting, operating, constructing and owning water- aprka for the Mid Town of Waiter- Boro for the use and benefit of the Mid town and to supply the citisens thereof, a petition requesting the Mid election having been duly filed with Council, signed by a majority of the freeholders of the Mid town, ♦he said election to be held at the t'ouncy Chamber In he said town on July 7. 1914; , AND WHEREAS, it is required by law that the supervisor of regis tration of the said Town of Waiter- boro shall register all qualified elec tors within the limits of the said town, the names of all such quali fied electors to he entered in the Book of Registration, the said Book of Registration to be opened, twenty davs prior to any special election for the registration of the nam*>s of qualified electors therein, and to re main open for a period of ten days. NOW. THEREFORE, fl. H. W. Black. Jr.. Supervisor of Registra tion for the said Town of Walter boro. do hereby give notice that the Books of Registration for the said Town of Walterboro wiJJ be opened on he seventeenth day of June. 1914, for the registration of. the names (SCall qualified electors of the said town, aifrt that the Mmo shall remain op«ty for.- a period of ten davs riwreafteiCit the store of H. W Biaok, Jr .\<w Water Street in the Town of Walterboro. and all of the qualified electors of the said town, as provided by taw. are urg ed and requested to present them selves for registration at the place aforesaid within the time aforesaid. The said Books of Registration - wiU be open- on June 17. 1914. as afore- i said, and remain open until June 28th, 1914, both days, inclusive. H. W. BLACK, JR . * Supervisor pf Jlegistration of Iffie Town of Walterboro , Walterboro, June 3, 1914. Don’t be content with swatting tbq fly. Destroy him'by'deatroyine his breeding place. , If you keqp your sidewalk clean Our percentage of expense is very small for our volume is very large. Our losses from bad credits is not over one per cent . * / It will pay you before you buy to.investigate V . - • t » our goods and our prices. See us when you are : n the market for viz.: Ice Cream Freezers, Butter Churns, Screen Doors and Windows, Screen Wire, Poultry and Garden Wire, Incubators, Baseballand Tennis Goods, Fishing Tackle and all oth er sporting goods. Kerosene Stoves of all kinds. Stoves and Ranges, Ironware. Enamelware, Tinware, Glassware, Crock ery and China, Hardware of all kinds, Paints, Varnish, Brushes, Oils, Buggies. Wagons, Harness, Plumbing Supplies Cul tivating and Harvesting Implements of ail kinds, and Fence Wire. Our stock is v K the largest in this section of the state. ^ o, / A. Wichman & Son JUNIOR ORDER ELECTS OFFICERS OrganizathMi Recently Organized in Walterboro Has Made Good Rro> „ v*" . ,'t grew anti Much Interest Shon^ At the regular meeting on hut Monday'Bight of the Junior Order United American Mechanics offleera wore elected for the following term. They will be installed at the next regular meeting which will be Mon day night, Juno IS. Thin organiza tion was only recently formed here and has made a very good showing, having quite a large membership for a new order. The officers elected were: R. R. Mjley, counsellor. L. B. Houck, xice counsellor. T. J. McDaniel, )unloc. > P«Bt coun- Mllor. . D. P. Campbell, recording secre tary. W. M." Rhodes, assistant record ing secretary. H. G. Crosby, financial secretary. C. N. Drawdy, treasurer. R. B. Padgett, chaplain. D, E. C. Clough, conductor. B. R. Hiers. warden. J. M. Bishop, inside sentinel. C. H. Koger, W. G. Tippett and FOR SALE North Caroling Pine Lumber as follows: Standard Ceiling, Siding, Flooring and Moulding, all of which is manufactured as good as modern machinery is capable of producing; and graded in strict accordance with North Carolina Pine Association’s classification. Colleton Mercantile & % v„. ,, , V- ■ * ' * Manufacturing Comply. Ritter, S. C LEPER COMES TO CAPITAL A SAW IS KNOWN BY ITS Takes Quarter* al Hotel Before His Identity i* Discovered. our neighbor will do the same. Washington, June 2.—John R. Early, whb in the last five years has made many enforced, journeys about the country in box cars and bee> held under quarantine in many cit ies while medical experts have dis agreed on whether- he is a leper, turned* up in Washington agaiq, to day and before his identity was dis covered took quarters at a fashion able uptown hotel, the home of vice President Marshall and others prom inent in capital life. „ Early was Identified after he had telephoned to a newspaper asking Tor A newspaper »o interview "Mr. Westwood’’ Th4 newspaper man at once recognized the noted pa tient and informed the authorities They took Early back to his old place of iwolation on the c^ty lim its. The hotel was thrown Into a state of eommotlon. Early recently escaped from the Dismond Head quarantine station near Port Town send, Washington. We Sell All Kinds of Godd Saws SAWS This Is. < Real St( For Too Every mao needa a GOOD SAW in hia homfl for the wood pile for repairing. It LASTS for YEARS. Buy YOURS of US. S of all aorta for tha tool box at price* that CUT A FIGURE. Ev thing in HARDWARE. Bentoo-Koger Hardware Co