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I . V* 1 %OL87. WAiTERBORO, SL C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26,1916., NO. 28. COLLETON’S LOW ^ is going nrro rrs own progressive farming be ing DONE BY FARMERS AT RITTER WORK IS DONE : BY MACHINERY ♦ • . Tractor Vlow and Other Ijabor Hav ing Machinery I>oe» Work of Many Men and Horses. SEABOARD LINK GROWING FAST Twenty Miles Already Completed. Truck Section Lint' Will . Be Ready Shortly. •That Colleton county can boast of. some of the most advanced and scientific farming being done any- vhere, and on a scale which will ex- pHe wonder and admiration of all >er people, is not perhaps so gener ally khown, but a visit to the larg * From The Charleston Evening Post. W. R. Bonsai, vice president of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, who has direct supervision of the Seaboard’s extension to -Savannah.* is well pleas ed with the progress that is being made on the constructidn of the last link in a shorter main line of the system between Nek- York and Flori da.. About ?0 ;of the 8o-odd miles of track to be laid are completed.. Yesterday a locomotive and cars, were put to work on John’s Island and fn CIURMAN WHUS IS ENTHUSIASTIC BELIEVES LAYMEN’S CON VENTION IN COLUMBIA WILLMEAX MUCH /URGES ATTENDANCE Feels That Every (Ttioni of t'oaaty- Wtoo Can Attend Will Be Repaid Many Time* Over. The following eommumeation has been received from Chairman W. E. Willis in reference to the great Layman's Missionary Conference to be held in Columbia Feb. (-S. Mr. Willis has just relumed from a meeting jvith the State olficials in charge and reports a-great conven- ion in formation: t , Editor Press and .Standard: v • .1 hfcve had a conference with the farm of the Colleton Mercantile & plete the roadbed atfd J^rnck work Manufacturing Company, at Ritter. 1 ‘ CO'- v.iir convince*the most skeptical that this Is true. A fbw years a^o ‘he 1?nd surrourwiing the little station of Ritter was. considered pra-ueall/ worthless, and it was at Jhat iime jleston neck IJ-om the Cooper to the ‘ A l * ‘ It was under water most of the tiu and embraced a large swampy gum pond. 'Sanders and Leraacks began saw milling operations’ there and *an a small store. Thflr business grew and they began to clear small parts of the land surrounding their saw mill and store, and* to drain it. It was found that the soil was a rteli sandy loam which produced the finest yields of com and cotton, >vhen sufficiently drained. / Health ('«n<|iti«^nN Ideal. /Another things it was thought that (is place was most unhealthy and thflt if a white man dared to spend a summer there it would mean se vere attacks of malaria. Artesian wells were sunk, houses screened, ZAUN SELLS a few weeks it is planned to com-, general committee for South Caro lina of the Lawman’s Missionary .Movemejit and ujlth a number of the county cfrairnian from the various count ies of the &tnte. .held in Colum bia on Sunday afte.-hoop. The re port of the dork being done in Co lumbia and in' the oilier parts of the State as detailed on Sunday af ternoon by the members of the committee and the county chairmen shows that great interest is hefng between the Stono and Edistp river crossings. A dozen or so miles of the com pleted track work is in -the vicinity of Meggett. The track ^across Char- OltlETON WOXBE A HEtt CIRCUIT BILL PASSES HOUSE CREAT ING FOURTEENTH JUDIC IAL CIRCUIT OF STATE CIRCUIT NEEDE Ho Hays delegations From Hamilton. Colleton, Jasper and llean- . , •-<»> fort CVyintle*. Ashley river has beep ready fo~ some time and the-Ashley river bridge*, is rapidly assuming shape. This is not the only wridge now under construc tion. as the Stono. Edisto and ‘sever- al other crossings are being placed. vommDia convention. Live county Mr. Bonsai did not think that with organizations exist in 32 counties a contimfation of the- present pro-land special deputations will he sent nwakenetl. % all over the State in the CohHnbia convention. Live county gress being madek there was any doubt {hat the road from Charleston into the Megget and Yonges Is land trucking sections will be com pleted in time to handle some of the spring trucking business. Septem ber. 1M6'. has boon named as the month in which it is planned to fin- tih the Charleston southern exten sion of the Seaboard. f all'the year, and enjoy perfect^ In. so'far as malaria is concerned. Only a few months ago this concern ..was able to Interest that indefatig able worker and enthusiast Jnrs. Henry Rice, Jr.,« and induced him to make this hih home. Accordingly , he ^has built a handsome residence right at Ritter, and is giving' hik en tire time to developing the farm of . the Ashepop Plant Company, w hich embraces some of the best lands in STOCKOF GOODS Will Ixmve in Few Week* fur Aleve- * land, Ohio, Whetc He Will Make His Home. into those counties where there is no organization, to arouse interest in the convention. Thf churches of Columbia expect to have goo enroll ed delegates at the tanveattoa and cards are a-ieady in the hands of the central committee for half that number, ^ < Large numbers of the Christian laymen of Colujubia are givtag much tin\e to the work of preparation and advertisement of the eoaventton: They are doing thia without rvpiun- '•mtibn and.with considerable sacri fice of time and money. Tp share the rplrit of fellowship and entho- r.iasm of these m,en in cnacio- wlil be I. great iipuft to »VT * h > Creation of an additional judicial circuit, the Fourteenth, is contem plated in a bill which was giveir sec ond reading in the house Monday night. The district will lie oompos- e«l of "the counties of Hampton. Col leton. Jasper and Beaufort, the bill having liecn introduced by the rep resentatives from - these four obun ties. <• The .bill also provides that Char leston Siionc shall constitute tht* Ninth circuit, which now consists of Charleston. Colleton.. Jasper and Beuhtori counties. It was hinintain- <»d that the holding,,of the coprt, in Charleston renders court sessions in the rest i.t'the circuit almost sible. and these/w’hen held, last but h few days. The other county. Hamp ton. now belongs to the Second ju dicial Circuit, in whifh arc also the counties of Alk^n. Barnwell and Bambesgi ; ('reates Two Position*. . It la, provided that tjic present so licitor of the Ninth circuit shall he the aolieitor of the Fourteenth ci-- cuit and that the vacancy shall oe filled by the governor’s appointment untiLthe .election in November. If the Mil passes, a judge for the cir cuit will lie elected at this session of th« legislature. Hop.-W. B. Gruber. cf»the local bar it mentioned as the new judge if the' circuit Is created. STATE SUPERVISOR GUNTER WILL MAKE TOUR OF COUNTY BANK WILL LEND MONEY TO BOYS First National Hank Will Make . , . f' * Loans to Hoys for Baying Pare . 'X . Bred Hogs. MANY PLACES WILL BE VIS ITED IN CAUSE OF * EDUCATION WILL DISCUSS ; MANY MATTERS Elsewhere in this Issue will be found a letter from Demonstrator J. J. Heard in which he makes Inquiry of The First National Bank of Wal- terboro as to whether or not this bank will make loans to hoys, on their-notes for the purpose of buying pure bred .hogs tn order that they j might join the boy’s pig club of thdr county. ' The. following letter from Jas. E. Peyrifoy, president of the bank. Is self explanatory. Doubtless this will open the way for this kind 6f wor’s and it will mean much to the intro duction of better hogs in this coun ty. The letter follows: Mr. J. J. IRyird. * . Demonstraton Agent, Walterboro, S. C\ Dear Sir: p Replying to your letto- of the 24th. be* to advise that 1 have taken the matter .up with our committee and I am glad to report ^that they'- arc unanimously in favor of [ending -Saturday, money to the boys of the pig clufc. An Inv V\> believe that our bank can per form no greater service to the coun Trustees, Patrons ami Friends Ant t'rged to lx* Present ami Show Interest in School*. , y TEACHERS WILL HOLD MEETING .-*• Joint Session of Teachers ami Trus- H. Zalin, who has been a figure in that section. Mr. Rice a few years'tfu* mercantile business qf Walter-, ago went to Horry county and as re-j»i,oro for the past twelve years, has suit of a campaign he waged there. : derided to hunt larger fields for his county became known f&r and labors, and has sold bis entire stoo,i ‘ fo .i.,! ctat . and has perhaps made greate--of goods to the United Bargain House * T , * te*-* A*.M*clatii*n Will Be Held ’ Here Pte* Ath. The newjy organized County the wide advancement than any county in I of Charleston. As soon as he. can South Carolina in the same space of | arrange his business affairs. Mr. Za time. Straw- hobby in have made her people Ing in thousands settlers. , * ’ - j patronage. Hb has amassed con- “Onc More fKMKl Fight. jsideraWe property^ having, putThas«.I ficn go to the >*t' fr^n ibe vj*- ious sections o? South Carolina. • I! am very desirous that the leading ; Christian laymen of CoIJeon county shall share greatly in the blessings j ’ of the Columbia ccf'ention. The railroads have «. granted V Teachegg’ Association will hold its round-trip ra*.; vf ti ree ceets moeting at the. High School •nile. plus 25 c* nts. which i« the j auditorium h«rc Saturday, Feb. 5th. er. It Is the i-' attendance of the teacher;} State Fair. a and trusteeiuof the county, as well' nltte wi.! h..»-e ,,v * all other scTioob; offlcjjals, is j ."it convention t.a’l rttupL* infivritii 1 • n TM ‘ctx*d to be present at c ,this mc<d- ar. to boarding plat.>s. ••corns »an! lrK i cofnmritteo on program ••one More eight. \ e 1 . cards wih one dollar nttn^ h-iNand Speaking recently to a represents-jbis present * m-vke their reservations ahead of friends in Walterboro who regret to five of The Press and Standard. Mr. j and his family have made »n*ny- t j For the on edollar a *onven Rice said: “I feel that I have one ! in w "' , ‘ ,rhnrn uhn ,n ' - 1 e on ‘ H,0,,ar " ' onv * n - more good fight In me. apd t am. going to give it to Colleton county.” Accordingly he is now carefully lay- learn of their determination td leave. .Ing his plans for starting a cam paign of education ns to the wonder ful possibilities of this low country. He is enthusiastic over the soil, cli mate and the general excellence of the lands. He is engaged !n demon-’ starting just now Just what are the potential' possibilities of this section, and when satisfied that he can safe ly and with all cando- and truth proclaim the- desirability of this section as homes for'the white man .of this and other states, he will see *o 't that thewJknow of this section. Wonderful Transformation. But this article was not. intended to go Into these matters at too gretll length, but to tell of a few of th® many,, things these progressive peo ple are doing at Rltte-*. Instead of the gum pond, full qf slimy, green ish water, breeding mosquitoes and gluing malaria, one sees now a field of more than 150 acres, with- °)?t a stump, and a large portion fu it tile drained. Here are 10 aores t>i lettuce as prettv as cap be found anywhere; another- field of rabbae* .growing green; hot beds filled with plant*, and other beds ready for; sowing tomato seed ■* Scene of Artlvifr. The writer'was there Thursday nf- icrnoon of last week. In one field J'>re men plowine the lettuce, using nand plows for the alternate rows: fnules in the others, and a number °f hands'setting out lettuce in the haisslng places. In another field ''■ere some 4-mule hairdos getting •he soil in perfect condition for po tatoes: i n another sqme plows iay- ’ng off the potato rows for planting hext week;, in r.nothe- a Hercules M «mp nulleg engaged in takingrout t ; onte giant gum stumps. exposlniTto v, ew a soil as black as tar and sev 5 deep. Hard by waspjh-e ’ hlrr of marhlrerv- and the pnffing ^ at t^e up-to-date saw ’ll of the companv. ' It was a rr ne to fili-the soul with satisfao- w. n. V Beginning to Farm.” •*‘ r * Paul Sanders, who is the ag- IContinued on Page Three.) PATRONS MEET AT HUDSON’S MILL ' ‘ O .. „ ‘ . * Selection of Site for New Two-Room • * School Biiiiding Engag'd At tention of I’atnin*. « n lien ticket will he Matted jknH this wfli secu^* seat in convention ball an ‘I official badge. ,, HIM |H After looking over the officml ” n J 0 > al » 1 ^ Mature of the occasion, program I feel that the men trom ° f ,h, ‘ W * ,,or , boro add greatly the helpfulness of the meeting. Ti uKt**e# are expected to urge the teachers to be present. The teachers at their last meeting decided to bring luhcheon and held a picnic dinner on the grottnds after •he session, and this will also .be in The patrons of the Hudson Mill school district held a meeting af the schooli house there . Tucsditv night lor the purpose of discussing fh® location of t^tc new building 'which they have detided to build. Tills meeting was attended bv nearly ajl they have decided to. build. This (hscussing the matter at seme length, it was derided to hold another tneet- c Thursday night to make a final decision. There is some difference -f opinion as to the, proper ton-1 this county could get prartlcaliv «11* ^‘* h Srh001 ’^ P r ‘‘ sirtont of of the‘^BvenUon bv reaching' 06-! awin* on. ht lumbla during the day of Monday. Cottagevillc, of »I> 7. >nd remaining through Wed- oesday. Fob. ft. The program of fers n groat feast for mind and soul of all who go. It will awaken our sleeping faith and energies. We win sec with a new vision and. feel Mith new sympathies'and work with n new enthusiasm* for the kingdom of God after having heard tho great men who speak during the conven- •f*n. W. E. WILLIS. Chairman for Colleton County. A gren't educational campaign has been planned for Colleton countv next week. Lehco Gunter, the State Rural School Supervisor, will *v present and will, accompany County Superintendent of Education Strick land in a tour of the county, taking in all the i n nil graded schools, and sevT'al other communities'. '’This tour of the county will ’begin after' the arrival of the morning tfaln next Tuesday and will enfkrnre the balance of the week.. The final visit will be to Hitter Saturday morning where a new bhllding Is cqptempla.- ted. After this Mr. Gunter wHl at tend the meeting ot the teachers and trustees at then school, auditorium '• --yi ty than'to encourage ou.r hoys Iri thej intelligent raising of livestock. In^ otir opinion It will nqt be long be- fore-the boll weevil will be Jn our county.- When that time, cornea, It w ill be absolutely necessary ,for our people to adopt some other money crops. If we will begin now and get our agriculture on a more Independ ent basis, the coming of the boll weevil will have no torrors for us. In.our opinion, the saivatipn of the edhnty depends upon a more Intel ligent agriculture: each farm must invitation wt^j be extended to Miss CoTB L. Coimot, ( the newly np- ponted canning club agent for Col leton county, to. accompany the party In its tour of the county. Mrs. ” Strickland, (he couiUy organizer of the Rural School Improvement so cieties, will also accompany the wurty. Mr. Stjjckland states that he wish es Mr. Gunter to see the rapid strides which the matter of building up the' schools of the county is making, and ’ to get first hand information as fo the needs of the schools. He, Is anxious that every patron and friend of the achools be present at the ap. - < be self-sustaining: There insist he pointed time, and hear, the talks to ?•$*$*:::«««* ^ * * * * * $ ^ WITH THE.(BURCHKH * * ' • ‘ ❖ •..•i » » IRMT BAPTIST CHURCH ’ • ! or. of the new building. Some of* — the patrons wish the n®w school t.< 'fcv. Chas. W. Jones. Pastof. , be built nf Hudson’s'jJill: others de- I’r-’ching Sunday mn-oing rt sire It more nearly in the rent*.: of '’’rio'k an>’ Bendey e -ening at 7:3*». the district. These include the pat» ''•’nl.'” school at t«» t. m., N. rons of the old Om^ka school. «• •jMorrnll. ruperlntendeht. County Superintendent of^Educa- —o-*.— tlon Strickland met with the pat-J BETHEL METHODIST CHURCH rons and addressed thepi on the im portance of getting together and d®- '•idin* o‘n this location^ After the meeflng Thursday night, at w-Jiieii time the location of the huildlna will be definitely decided, work will- hecin at once on the building, which -dll he a two-room'honse afte-r the Clemso:: College plans. . WILL KEEP OFFICE OPEN Rev. r. B. Smith. Pastor. Pnaihing Sumfat- morninr'at 1! ‘clock amf evening gf 7:30. : Rua- -’a*' rrhool Sunday afternoon at t* o’cldik. • « # ' Countv Superintendent of Educa- llon Stutcklard desires it generally j ' cation: known that ^Jiis office will be open i regularly every Monday and Satur-‘ dav for the pjf auch bus iness as may come up. *1fe states tffat the impression hss been made ♦hat his office is closed much qf the tln-r. Hr*, states that this is a mis- t«ke r.ed that he wishes it under-' vr. JlHE’S CHURCH Rev. Herbert Sehroetrr. ife»tcr. Sunday. Jnn, 3<». 11 g, m- momina p-ayer and'sermon: (rp. m.. Sundav hoc!; 8 n: m.. e.-enlne praver and »- rmon. Wednesdav. Feb. 2\ Purt- 8 a. m. Holy communion. the coun- aud W E. the coiin- ly trust pea association. The following program and ceil f or this rh«eting has been .made bv President Long: ,\V<- ’vish to urge a full attendance of all teachers In ‘he countv at our next meeting on the first Saturday in February. * fh. following urogram will . be taken up at that time: K®'* "e of accurate records of -"’lelTr-hlp and promotions necessary •a sucrcaBfal’ organization.—Prof. CaAtep. Th. .nine rf indoor phvslca' «*x- ercis■’ n, school v-p-k—Miss Skin- 'ner. fi I;'.mission of piar.i» for Field liny exerc sea for the schools of ♦ho coun- *y. - . vr-w t stole-* Mis* Kile Rent/ . Instru mental solif—Miss Itay IO**es * Wi* refer*"ec»> to ■'*».{» Field |>»v egereis'es even* one wilt rendflv real ize the |.coi>-i«.iv of esf ihljvtilng this • ' a.. ;.nnual the-ef- w.» »l|l ■ ike on the matter of'detejrtn'Bing - •tr'i'ible date; what contests we ’ 11 have, scholastic and athletic, or'ms to be given, and other details nc dent to such an occasion. And to the teachers of Colleton c^uptv who •.arc not* eerolled a* emb'-rs a* the association, we cx- *id an urgent appeal to jefh us at e i- Text meeting. We. you. Com o -and let ns eet hvw F R. LONG. ~*res] Jent r oiieton County Teachc-s’ Association. ' ” * olenty of livestofk. provisions and everything needed to sustain-’ the fffrm that ran possibly lie raised on the farm,’. Cotton will, then, be a surplus crop. We arej glad qf tho oppm-tunltv of lending out* «ioney along this line, end believe it will not only be of great benefit to tne boys who use it. but the educational value to our peo ple generally will be inralcuable. /Every boy planting his corn and raising his pigs in the corn apd pig clubs will he a center of Interest not only to the members of the family, but to all the neighbors. We can not over Estimate the benefits of this system to our county If enlarged from year to yenr and carried out in. telligentlv." , * We‘ will also lie glad to ro-Operrtte in Icyiding money to our farmers for which to buy pure bred bulls in or der to raise the grade of our live stock when our county shall have been rid,of the rattle tjck, r You are authoi;izfd to; send this bank any of the boys. who desire to borrow, and'our officers will 'takp pleasure In perfecting the arraage- tfiicnts. Wishing you great sweess In this •undertaking, and assuring you of our hearty co-operation. Lam. ‘ Very truly vours JAf* E. PElTRIFOY. January 25. 1916. President. be made by Mr. Gunter.. He .feels that these talks-.will be very helpfuf to the ^.communities visited, and to the schools. As there* are so many places to be visited and sucK’a IlmlU ed time in which io visit them, th* schedule ns arranged is a bit crowd ed. and Mr. Strickland wisheii the patrons and trustees especially to lu* at the places appointed promptly at the times designajed. - a « The following is the Itinerary of the campaign: Tuesday, Feb. I. 11:00 a. ni.—-|Roadside school. 3:oo p. m.—Bethlehem, at church. 7:00 p. m.—Uottageville school. Wednesday, Feb. 2. 9:00 a. m.—;Penlel school. 11:30 a. m.—Hendptwonville school. 1:30 p. m.—-Rice Patch school. ' 3:30 p. m.— pum Gully ochool: 7:30 p. nv.—As'hton school. * . o .. ThOrsday, Feb. ». 9:00 a. m.-—Ixvtge Nch^tol. .* lllSO 1 a^ tn.—Burk head school. 3:00 p. pi.—Strickland school.. 7:30 p. ht.—Smoaks school. Eridny. Feb. 4. , 9:00 a. m.—Williams school. 11:30 a. m.**—Ruffin school. . 3:00 p. m. -Stokes -school. 7 :30 p. m.-g-Tabor schooi., ' . , Saturday, Feb. 5. " * 9:00 a. tn.—Ritter.- 11:00 a. m.—Tcacherfc and Trustees * DEATHS ' ' # # $ # * * 41 t*: *****%■’:- meeting. \ NEW BANK AT l/ODGE Peoples Rcnk Will Take Over the Hank of fsxlge. Edward Parker Kinney. . ,, , . . . Williams. Jan. 25.—Little Edward 0 P^ t "* of Parker, the two year old son of Mr. lp " t0 * hr ; a , u ?' * ioc ' x of Notice Is piibjished In this issue suh- the ami Mrs. Junior Kinsey, died Sunday R t afternoon, fallowing ap* fllne^ 1, V)** th, f , , ’ a, 1 ,k w1,, t,ke Inrf almost his cjitlr^ life. Th® I f- °^ r * h /' ,ank ® f Lodr**: .arrare®- tle fellow had the rni.nfo'tune •„ b <r ha ' # ,nk mart *‘ for ,h ^ l orn idhtd. and wc- never r strong i ,ranB,er of thp buH,n, ‘ M *0 new child. ,r this affliction nmdc Mm I ,,an . k ' V - P"?' ot ?'**: ,a seem nearer and dearer to hW par-1 m °T. n ,* ,,p ' r * t tbi * fnte-prlse. The ^ts. ami Hie death was “a terrible ^ bank ' viM ******** * STOKES m'HOOL * * • . ^ • ’jg ^ > S.* r Itcs. Jan. 25.—There will, be ' r.fertnthment at Stokes school stood that he will he In his office |''“•'’r.c'-dsv.evening, Feb. 22. Wash* • vo days out,of each week: the rest! : -^e‘»r’s hlvthdav. This entertain- of the/'me out among \he schools will be patriotic in Its selec- of the county. ’ tons blow to them. The .Interment took oV'c® Williams, the funeral being conducted by Rev. J. D. Bell, the Methodist minister. MR. MOORFfpii BROTH Eft DEAD Jos. M. Mhqrer was called to Shreveport. La.. Saturdav nlgjit bv ^ telegram announcing the death of his brother. J. J. Moorer. which or. curred there. Mr. Moore.- left Im- 'ptedlately to be.present at the fun- «rai. *rhe decea’l-d was a gradqat*' ‘ f the Citadel, and had been at i Shrei-pport for ten years. He was a brother of Mrs. Jas. G. Padgett and, of Dr. W. M. Moorer. of Lodge. be increased and It Js expected that a much larger ivusiness will be done. A. » W. M. K. Campbell. MUAs F’e®- mnn and H. R. Padgett, prominent IslantBon citizens, were* In Walter- boro Tuesday on business. * DEkTHH OF DIPHTHERIA TABOR FARMERS CLUB ^ M*. and Mrs. G. H. Hlers are rc-^ eeiv'oc the svmpatihies of thei* friends over the death of two of ibeir children . Of diphtheria quite coecntlv. Helen, two years of age. ••as th« first to die a week ago to- red Th;* death was followed hy >f.t of the three wc-eks old infant. ; t'P»surer:_ '• V’her j resent. • .Ruffin, Jan.. 25,—The Tabor Farm ers Club held ilk- first -regular r*c*ei- nc Satuv/iay nightent thj^. schoo! hou>?. a large attendance being pres ent/ The next meeting will be held the first Saturday night in Fehrua-y. The following are the officers. ♦ a *- W *ed • J. E. W. Morris, president; rate c. B. Crosby, vice-president: B. A. * Herndon, secretary; T. L. Breland * W. W. Martin, J. E. * little boy Is quite ill at Hudson. H. W. Hudson, Jr.,'cxeep- * ' live committee. i|t $ * 3|c * i|c ft # # $ * $ * THE LAST CALL * * ^ ft To Our Kubscrlben*: , ft ft PfeaMe do not blame us if ft ftyou have to pay Rl-Vt f«*r a ft ft year’s 'subscription after Kelp fi-’ ft ruary 1st. We have given am- s’* ft pie Aotlee that aU subscriptions ft ft received before next Tues- ft ft day would he at the $1.00 ft ft rate anti that after that time ft ft no subscription would he taken ft ft for less fjfbdk ff 1.50.. It Is now 'ft ft fire days, mid many renews Is $ ft can he made In thst tlm®.. fiet ft subscribe gt the old ft next-Tuesday.. ft '( Respectfully: . . ft / W. W. NMOAK. ft ' / Editor and .Manager. *t ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft'ft ft ft ’ •*.. . •i y . VA.