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JUNE 9, 1915. PLANS ARE FORMING FOR STATE CANVAS PROHIBITIONISTS ~ ELECT STEERING COMMITTEE FOR CAMPAIGN. GALL ON VOTERS TO REGISTER NOW Omtj EaroUBM-Bt Daps Will be Pint f te Imam, July amd . ofltbe campaign’ to be conducted thlj' nnnmer for the r purpose of carryini’ the State for prohibition at the •peciaF election September 14 wa* coneiderabljr ad- vanced at a meeting In Columbia jreaterday. A etopring committee was - partly formed with Mason Du pre of Wofford college as chairman, the Rev. C/ E. Burts. D. D.. of Co lumbia as Tice chairman and D. W. . Robinson of Columbia as seereUnr and there was elected an executlre committee to hare direct charge of the canvass. Offers of cooperation from several associations were re ceived and a number of experienced cam palmers tendered their services. D. W. Robinson, secretary, issued a statement as follows defcriblng the day’s work: "A conference of a number of those interested \m the prohibition movement was held this dav at the Y. M. C. A. buildlnr in this city Among those present were Georg- B. Cromer, Newberry: the Rev J. L. Harley. Simrtanhurg: P. O. Pur- <tv. ffumter: C. P- Rize^. O'ar; Men tobnstone. Newberry: the'Rev J. E. Mahaffev. Bate«hurv : J. Fraser T von the Rev. C. F. Rnrts. P !». W Robinson of Columbia, secre- Colombia. Pr Cromer arted ss chairman and Mr. Robinson as sec retary. "It was determined to place tho management of the movetnen in the hands of a ‘steering committee.’ It ia not often an editor hand* himself a compliment. But thla la the exception and that Is just what we are doing, because a certain well' known citixen of this community has and ta persistently reeognixfng the value of this paper as a readable disseminator of local new*, gpd has paid us this compli ment In • m-vo-r wh*ch spanks olumes for bis knowledge of the good thiageof life. - - . He Is .not destitute of t>e world’s eoods. but he possesses the rare .faculty of holding onto, that which he gets, leaf the pangs of. poverty overtake him la his declining veers. He possesses a wide knowledge of local affairs,, because- he Is a con stant reader of this paoer. and the knowledge extracted therefrom is turned to good account in his own behalf. If sa fmnortan* event Is soon to occur, he knows of it in sdvsuce. be. cause he,has n*ad of it in this patter. If there It * bargain to be bed sijrwbetw in this community he Is promptly spnrised of the fact, be cause that, too. he has read in thla tmner. >*td If an scnnMntanoe is sick, or d*ath he« overtaken, ••«ipe member « fsmilv. o- the stork b-s P**ld a vialt to th* heme o* some friend, be <■ v»"ong the first eTtc«»<t his con dolence* pe congrstu’s Hors-—be- <-«nse of tbese. ^Iso. he has read in th-' neerr. He- ls mno c # a rtreov-h—with e wbl.--h pV.«^-t> s { 0 the utmost of the essence of Hfe. F-'w thipca r«cao« his not ; ce. for he l« ever on |h«» alert. Rnf ♦».« «no thing which *\e nevor overlooks is t^e nener. and therein i<<-* jhe compliment which wo t*»ho »-nto oers^lf. It «-♦-«« •> feeHnr ♦hat v-e. o*e onnoe*b<nc more fhoo o more v'orm in ’h'mian snace that " o msv ^e e«en a whole cog in the eommnnicv wheel. Trne. he i« eof ■* subscriber to t'-e poner.lhis Pit pe-er reaches thj« etrice—hut he rends the paper consisting of at least one member, In’-t *be r,mc trnm each countv. This commit-1 r nr his neip»-hor Is a subscriber tee has not yet been completed, but ami nsva (n -dv-nce and .in hi« among those who have agreed to'eo«*msi)r ho lend® *he naper to th® serve sre: Walter I Herbert. “ri ,, o/ of ettrength"—bv reouest Rpsrtanbura: tesso W. Boyd. Soar-' «ut It mav not alwevs bo so. I" tknbnrg; W. B. DeLoach. Tamden: ♦'"•n wo have hopes that the “nit- A. Mason DuPre. Spartanburg; Geo. ,i"r” wt»l nav na-the suDer-eomnH- LEGAL ADVEIIISEHEinS of Book* of Hob. fo The Capital Stock - of ’ CHARLESTON* SOUTHERN RAILWAY. The undersigned Board of ('or- porators hereby give notice, pur suant to n comidisalon issued by the Secretary of. State of South Carolina, that they will open Books of Subscription to the capital stock of Charleston Southern Railway, at the office of George E. Dargan. In the town of Darlington. South Caro lina. at ten o'clock In the forenoon, on the 12th day of July. 1916; capital stock Forty-three Thousand Dollars <$42,000) to be divided in to Four hundred and thirty (430) •hares of the par value of due Hun dred Dollars (S100) each. GEORGE K_T>ARG*N . BRIGHT WTLLIA MSON* JAMES D. EVANS ^ Board qf Corporators. NOTICE OF APPLICATION OV PF- HALF OF CHARLESTON HOCTHEKN BAILWAY. F*»r a Charter With the Power Condemn I.and* for Rights. Of Why. to Warren. Hamnton: Howard T\ Car lisle. Snsrtanburg; J. s. MolTatt. One West: R. O I’lmdv. Sumter: W. P. Hamrick. Columbia: C. C. Peatberstone. Oreenwool; T 1. Har- iav. Spartanburg’ M. R. McDorald. Walhalla: E.. C. RldeeR. Batesburs: N. N. Burton. Bat-sbuyg* C. E. Burts. F. H. Hvett. J. Fra«er Lvon. Columbia: D. M. C^son. l^eavllls; D. F. Coker. Harts'llle; C F. Fix er. Olar: E. O Wats-m. Bamberg: Alan Johnstone. Newherr'’; C. E. Graham. Greenville: H H. Watkins Anderson: Jesse L. Sherard. An derson: George Bates. Barnwell: C. D. Epn«. Sumter. Mason DuPre' ChatruMU. "From this steering committee A. Mason DuPre of Wofford college was elected chairman. C. E. Burts of Columbia vice chairman and D. W.. Robertson of Columbia, secre- tarv. There was also selected an execu tive council to have direct charge of the work of the campaign. This committee consists of J. Fraser Cvon. Columbia: the Rev. J, L. Harley. Spartanburg, n. R. . Coker. HsrtsvlHe: the R*v. K. G. Finley. Columbia: J. K Rreodln. Manning; C F Riser, Olar: Robert McDou- *mll Columhtfl, together with A. M HuPro. Dr. Burts and D. W. Robinson. ' "The Iptor« olliV^t'' P^ohlhttlon t^ncio. fhn 'Vom''o , dV' , ’rjntt-n Xom- ’••■nce union and the Woman’s r»rohthlt»<m league ton.lered the.- oerviecs to lh« oommittc 0 and Will foonrrate w'*h If om®* hrsrtllv. “Among those who h»ve e\pr<»« a - od willingness lo nsslst^ln the e^m- • •'isrn <l»*ln» ft’e "ummer ore’ The 7 T Codv fl T> . ncoenViB*; Thos. G. Method'. nishoDvIlle; the T, ev K O Watson Bno'herg’ n r ‘ Purd’’. Sumter* Iho Rev E \| r, oteat. D O OreenvIRo- the Re- t. 8. Moffat. D D.. Due W'est: C. c, ^eatherstone Greenwood’ W F Pteven«nn. Cheraw; the Pev. 8 A. ^teel. D. r».. Columbia’ the Rev T «wts M. Rice, Union: W. Anderson narkson. Columbia: A W. 8nm., mer« Oraneebnrg; g. n M*vfleM. Bsmbeee Joseph A. McCoiiotirh. Greenville: George B. Cromer. Hewborw; the Bev. C . E. Burts. D. n - F H. Hys»t. the Rev. A. W. Blackwood. Columbia: John G. Clinkscslea. Sparfanhnrg. Votlug QualMratlnua. “In vlaw of a recent article | n reference to the registration of vot- era for this election, the conference desires to say that It is not necce- “•nr to have s new registration eer- ttftrate. nrovlded the vote** ha* a registration certificate dated In 140$ Ar snbseonent thereto, add also has m* tax receipt showing th® •'•‘vmer* of all (axes for the rear 1914., It will not be sufficient that a narty Rave his noli tav receipt. If he Awns oronertv. be mtist also pro- nn** nil hi* nron^rtv t*T "Those who hav* no* - registered ^ ran do\so on Ibe ar«u Monday | n tun® .Tulv and An rust, at shof r r«- •pectlv® rountv sejCr: bnt SI 1 sr® urr«d to ro»l*to* eerty- r*-,* . 'alt nrltj opnortnnllv. If n<> h-* toot or ntlslald hfs roe * dortthri f^ .' h tan •'T,,* •>m<tv to tg r cottnlv bn«»<t or re*li- lr-f|on j»nd obfs'p a '•itollc.-jto || Will t»«. nooesrorv to h«yc r ,f |),p doc lion l*otb his cot»ntv r rt fc'<>'l r^li*»r> »o#»nt of permitting us to add hi* own onm» to our subscrlntion list— paid In advance, of course. Tip's oometimes morks wonders, even <n the newspaper field. And we have hopes, strong hoe®*. —Ex. Hu tnaa Nature. In gien whom >men prenounc* as ill I find so much of goodness still. In men whom men prononne* divne I And so much of sin and blot T hesitate to drow the line Between the two when God has not JAOQUIN MILLER. The Old Oaken Advertiser. How dear to our hearts is the old - advertiser, *' 4 Who runs his stuff Afty-two weeks In the year. He turns up on Monday with good snappy copy And drives out the blues with his laughter and cheer. He never says. "Kill it.” "The oeonie won’t read it.” "It don’t do no * good.” nor "I can’t stand the pace.” But con'®* t® the front (with bla check) like a maloK And aometlmes says. “Bill, better double that apace.” Ob. the old advertiser, The rood advertiser. The safe advertiser t We all love so well F.X-POMSH CITIZEN TO ENTER BUSINESS HERE, i small i"du*try which rhouM do ” in Walferboro will he opened during the «eek bv'.lohn Wilkow- ®k| who will engage in rensilriiw: Nn/I refinishlug ('"rnitur® and u® bolstering Mr. Wilkowski i« a Pol® hv birth, htit ha* been In America tor 39 years, th® 19 ye^r® b®- ’ng snent in Detroit. Mich. Since ♦hep he has - been in August*. Gy . but baying made a vi«it to Wal»®v- horo he wa* so favorable Impressed that be deelded to re»wove big ma- -hlnerv ap#t tools to WaRcrt'oro and -nt’er Into this work here. He Is an •Xpert in hlo* Hne.\ and will str’v* ♦o do good and oulek work. He hs* n®» announced where he wMl lo cate. tsotirh his. "hop will probgjbjy be on Black street. TO ALL TO WHOM IT MAY ''ON- CERN: TAKE NOTICE th*t the under signed have been duly comnilsaion- •d bv the 8ecretary of State of South Carolina »* the Board of rnr-oratocs of CHARLESTON SOU THERN RAILWAY n U r«nant . »o ♦v#ir D®clanation end Petition dulv Sled wl*h him ard-that. as such. • wiM on th® i Ath day of .tulv. 19t5. at 12 o’clock noon.‘apn’v ®"ld Secretary of Stat* of Soufr Carolina in hi« office In th® Slat® <"anito1 in Colupihla. South r*ro- ttnn. fo rranf saM Charl®stou Snu- «t>prn Rail wav a charter with t>’® to"Von't®”'® lands for ri'’ht« * -a r>-r>vi»t®<1 In >rt ,, '1® 1 of '’’h-ntov VLVII of VoluoiaJ Lot 0 f Law® of South Carolina 1 ai * ^aid t’harl‘«ton Sonfh®nt R'l>- •<„v r>rn»if**®a to h® chart®r®d for »*.<» r>"-nnS® of hiiildlug and op«*»--%t. intr a tin® o* railway in th® cnnnti®® » r’Koripetop CoReton. Jaspor an*' Roaufovt. beginning ?» a point of -onooctfoo with th® I.lpe of rail-’ of Carolina Atlantic A- Wn«t®* , o R*il*-av In th® cifv of Charloston in • h® Cnnptv of Cherl®«lon. ’and ey- toodinr tbono* through the town- «hlna of S*. Matth»ws. .tonns 1s- ’-nd and St P«ula In said Cqnnty of charjeaton. th®nc% through th® township of Pcaaer and 1 own- d®« i® the Countr of Colleton *®d thence through *he town- •hins of Sheldon and Beaufort Countv of Been fort to a point on **• north bank of the Savannah River *n the said township of Yem- **«ee in the said Countv of Bean- # ®-t. sM In the. State of Ponth Caro lina. thence scroas th® Savannah nive®,to i rRiot of connection with ♦b® line of iailw«v of 8*abord Air. L*n® Rsilwqr on Hutchinson island *n the c».ur1^ of Cbathnm in th® State ff Georgia; vd,th® chare's newer to condemn lands is sought for th<* accomplishment of such purpose. Anv nart*®a ;>sirinr to or pose the application msv suDear end oo- n®«® th® same at ih® time .and place aforesaid. „• GEORGE M 0 A RG\V . BRIGHT WILLIAMSON .1 ' MES D. EVAN* Board of Cornarators of Cfcarlo*- ton Southern Railway. Dated June r.fh, 1915. ' - * LN THE DISTRICT COURT OK THE, UNITED STATES: For the District of South Caroliaa. Ia Bankruptcy. IN THE MATTER OF J. D. Acker man*. Sr.. H. 8.' Ackerman add J, D. Ackerman. Jr,,. Individually., r and aa Copartners as J. D. Ackerman A "Sons. Bankrupts. To the Creditors of the above Bank rupts. Notice.Is hereby given that on the 3rd day of June. A. D. 1915, the shove pamed Bankrupts were duly adjudicated Bankrupt, and that the first meeting of their creditors will 6e held at the office, of the Re feree. room 505,• t Peoples Office Building. 20 Broad'Street. Chsrles ton. 8. C.. on the l?th day of June. A. D. T915 at 12 o’clock noon, at which time the said creditors may attend, .prove their claims. appoiiG a trustee, examine .the Bankrupts and transact such other busftte'ss as may properly come before said meeting. It is proposed to consider the Immediate sale of the Bank rupt’s property;' or a proposition for composition. EDWARD W. HUGHES. Refere® | Q Bankruptcy. Dated June 7tb<J915. NOTE—Tbe proof of Claim must be in accordance with the Jorm prescribed bv the Supreme Court of the United States. fotfaMa evidence Ib abundant that women v *» Hffc constantly being to health by ILydlH E. PtnkfMUiTB Vegetable Compound The many testimonial letters tnat we are continually pub lishing in the newspapers—hundreds of them—are all genu ine, true and unsolid^d expressions ot heartfelt gratitude for the freedom from suffering that has come to these \ women solely through the use of LydiH E. KinKham s Vegetable Compound. , Money could not buy nor any kind of influence obtain such recommendations; you may depend upon it that any testimonial we publish is honest^d true—if you have any doubt of Ah is write to the women whose true names and addresses are always given, and learn for yourself. \ Read this one from Mrs. Waters: Card**, NJ.—“1 wm gick for two years wdth neryotM upelKami my kidney* were affected. I had a doctor all the time and u*ed a galvanic battery, but nothing did me any good.. I was not able to go to bed, but spent my time on a couch or m a sleeping-chair, ami soon became almost a skeleton. ^aUy my doctor went away for hw health, and mx husband heard of Lydia E. Pinkhams^ Vegetable Cttatloa for Letter* of Admlalstra tion. STATE OR COUTH CAROLINA. County of Colleton. BY O. ALBERT BEACH, Esquire. Probate Judge. WHEREAS. D. B. Hudson, as Clerk of Court made suit to me,to grant him Letter* of Administration of the estate and effects of M. R. Carte®,, derel®ct THESE ARE THEREFORE, to Hte and »dmonl®b *11 and singular '»»• kindred and Creditors of the sp*«l M. R. Carter, deceased, that th®v b® **1*1 ann®ar before m®. in tb® Court nf Probat®, to b® held st Wslterboro. C. C.. on 2nd Julv. nett, after pnb- Mcation heren® at .VI /’clock In th® torenoon. to show ®*u«® if anv tber h*v®. wh® th® said Administration shonld not be granted. GIVEN under tv band, this 24 dav of May.. Ano DOmlnl. 1915. Rnbltshed on th® ?* dav of Mav *nd 2. c. 16. 23 p"d 30 June. 1916 In the Press and Standard O ALBERT BEACH. Probate Judge, Colleton Co. ft i NOTICE. DELINQUENT TAX PAT- ERR. To th« delinouent t»v payers of Colleton County: The Tax executions have 1n«t been dellveted to the Sheriff for collection Tbe l«w re quires eolleetlon and *' eetfleTnent n*nst be iqade bv the 1st ot July. 1915, therefor*, the collectors roust make report not later then tbe 20th of June. ’You are respectfullv re- oueated to make payment promntly ®n or before that time to save fur ther cost and expense®. The following deputy collectors have been appo'lnted: W. D. Berry. Brovton township. P. P. H«ott. Verdi*r. C. C. Caldwell. Lodge: W. F. Hodge. Fraser; J. D. Carroll. Warreo; C. A. Mills, Glov er; I. M. Reddish. Williams; J. O. Jaques. Sheridan; W. A- Strickland. Buck Head; A. Bunton. Lowndes; J. D. Carroll. Bells; Jasper Roberts* Blake; Jasper Roberts. Heyward. Yours respect fuJlv. J. D. Ackerman, Sheri!?. Vcget relief and now I got me some. In two month* I got r woman and am at my usual weight. I recommend your medicine to every one and so does my husband. Mrs. f ilu* Watsbs, 530 Mechanic Street, Camden, N J. From Hanover, Penn. Hanovtr, Tl—“ I was a very weak woman and suffered from bearing down pains and backache. I had been married over four years and had no children. Lydia E, Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound the finest boy babies you Ko. 5, Hanover, l*a. Now answer this question if you can. Why should a woman continue to suffer without first giving Lydia K. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound a trial ? You know t! it has saved many others—why should it fail in your ca-c 5 For 80 years Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound ha* been the standanl remedy for fe- - — ’ * *"*- ’s ailments male ills. No one sick with woman’ this fa- Write to LYDIA E.PI5KHAM MEDICINE CO. * (CONFIDENTIAL) LTIP1, MA8JL, for advice, letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence. Call on us Or let us call on you to explain to you how easy it is to own a Singer Sewing Machine. Terms liberal and to suit any conditions. Big allowances fdr all roachiges Hi exchange for a Singer. Remember that we never charge you interest. A post card will bring you the Singer machine to any part of Colleton county. SINGER SEWING MACHINE COMPANY. Maia Street Phone 91X Walterboro, S. C. Ask for M. PANIOTTIE. == 000000000000000000000000000000 0 0 0 o 0 I. A wF«TvpnwwG npm-'nu *EW KYK.TE8TING DKVKV. Peril*®* If *• n®t *a generaii'v know* fh*t tber® i* ppffe *Meh an *o <t*te Aot®>netri®sl nfflr® Ip Wsiterbor® as Is msinfsipeA pv J. A. Westerbeee at b»* i®weirv •tore door to the poatorffro on M*in afreet. Mr. Weeferberg Is a grade- at* opf®p»®*r4*f »ed Ras a well -pipped laboratory where he ba* bo*o enraged In flttlnr gla«se« .for * »<ntpber of years. .Inst n®w he is •nlarglng bis equipment and hss or dered ope ®f tb® |*te*t testing out- ”Mr. Was ter berg la eanipped *® write prearriptlons and win bar® glasses made to order If nothing in-Jove his large stork ‘**•11 suit. He l.^tr® well posted on disease* of tb® ®v® • nd if one b*s anv kind cf ev» ‘ronble it will be well fo ®on*\iP him. . tav®* for 1914. "Tbe cot^oronre |s verv ’in^ioi* •o bare • fun ybi® and t® ihn* ro * (|’*lres all n«r*on* to ooallfr -•Ivps bv registering »nd mtlnr ’V® 'l®«ire that this election shall h® p.< f- 11 -A, T -» -r {r.® nt ' - •; JB ' '• ’ll. »- •* WALTERBORO BRIEFLETS. - ' Items of Interest Garnered from the Wireless on the Streets of Walterboro. \ i ■ >.. (g, 0000000000G0000000000000000000 to. this change In th® time of preaching, and a cordial invita>ion i* extended to all who will to at tend. Mr. Lawson is doing son.® very effective preaching at thl* church. He is a deep thinker am! good speaker, > '• COL. PADGETT ANIf DR. A<*. KKRMAN ENJOY SEA RREKKC Cnl. Jaa. G Padgett la spending a while at Sullivans Island, where he ia etijoylng the surf and a holi day. Col. Padgett has been very huay following bis session In the Stale Senate, and aa a consequence of- the strain he* has felt the need of a rear ant! tbe salt water bath ing He vKI leturn nev» Monday after a two week’s rest on the Is land. Dr. Riddick Ackermap ac companied Mr. "Padgett, and ia like wise enjoying a few ' days well earned rest. He will return the lat ter part of this week. ST. GF.ORf.F l.it’KS WAl.TKKIKlKO TEAM The Walterboro team went to St. George Friday afternoon an I after a hard fought gnme ’.v®re defeated by the St Oeoree team by a scor' of 8 to 4. The trip was made by auto mobile. and the game enjovfd by tbe Waiterhor* boys and their friends who went with them. A re turn engagement will be played on the Walterboro diamond June 19th. at which time tbe local bovs hope to be able to reverse the score. The batteries were: WaRerboro —Crosby and Williams. Bailey. St. George—Owens and Mima. • •• bM 41.1. BLAZE FRIDAY AT JNO. M. ACKERMAN’S. A small blase on the roof of the kitchen at J. M. Ackerman’s Friday at neon, was aoon extinguished hv tbe Are department, the members doing the work bv the time-honored method of buckets. An ®ffort was made to connect the hose to a hy drant in front of the residence of B G. Price, and ftnatlv tbit was done, but the force of the flow was not sufficient to carry the water over s fence between there and f K e The Are caught from * spark.- ■ nd burned A hole in th®. r«of b*- fnr® It could b® •®xtingu,«h®d. * The damage was slight NO tiVRVIC’FH 4T R»T»TKT f-HURfH THURSDAY FVPNI'G ■p»®re will ho no sorrire* »t th® •'••ntist church Thursday evening-of thl* week on aeeoimt of the com- •nencenient ®x®rei*®« sit the school In^i^'d Re-. J. r. Law.on will ®roach Sunday mornlne a* 11 o’clock *h® n-tVIe ! * celled DR. P. J. O’NEILL SPECIALIST, 202 KING ST, CHARLESTON, S. C. Call or write for information re garding my advanced method of .treating Ston:ach. Liver, Nerve Blood. Skin JHseapes, Files, Con tracted Troubles, Kidney. Bladder, and Private Diseases of men an-1 women. Consultation free. Hours: 9 A. M. to 7 P t M. Sundays 10 to 2. Hick Heada-he. Mrs. A L; t.uckie. Fast Uo« hea ter. N. Y.. was n victim of sick bead* ache and desptndencv, .'ai'.*e»l by a badly weakened and •iebilitAted condition of her stoma-h, when she began taking Chamberlain’s Tab lets. She says. "I found them pleasant to take, alao mild and ef fective. In a few weeks’ time | was restored to my, former good health.’’ For sale by. all dealers 1m To iroty at oact the wonderful eld reliable DK. rOKTEK’SANTI SEPTIC HEALING OIL. a Hir- tical drenouig that reliere* pain and heal* *t 'he aatac Utae. Not a liumc-uL 3c. 50c. LA- SOUTH CAROLINA BOOSTERS SPECIAL —TO— SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Leaving JUNE 18. 1915. Persons using this train will Celebrate SOUTH CAROLINA DAY. Paaama-Padlle laternatkmal Exposilkm. Wihch has been arranged by the Governor —For— JUNE 28,1915. SOUTHERN RAILWAY v Has been selected as the Official Route. A get-together movement under auspices of Chairbei* of Commerce of the Stiite of South Carolinas to travel to gether and become better acquainted, boosting ‘l“ ’ r communities enroute and taking part in the exnti e- .*t the Exposition South Carolina Day. Stop-overs ;.n i it * tractive side trips going and returning. Make y > ;r ' > rangements through your local Chamber of cr address, ; , W. H. CAFFEY, D. P, A.. Charleston, S* • y f . I *> ^•*. . ... f j