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PAGE OX TBS nUESS AMD 8TAMDARD JPednesduy, June 21, 1916. HAVIONJOnS bk; movement BRANCH OF S0l T THERN CAR* OUNA ASSOCIATION FORMED EPOCH MAKING DAY Kptondtd Hfiwchn* hj Weil Kaotm Men Tell of Development—f>f- flrern (lumen for County. • ***«•*«* * * ♦*<«*** • * * AD.tMft RUN * • * 9****** 9 9 ******* Adtm* Rao. June 9.—The elodnf wrrt— of the Adnme* Run Graded •chool took HUce la the commodious auditorium to a Urge and apprecia tive audience. The program was short but well rendered: Welcome song. - ^“Mean Is no. Word for It.”—Dia- Goose Party."—Entire From The State: Hampton. June IS.—By some ‘his was marked as an epoch maktrg day in Hampton county. Citizens of four rounties met and perfected the Hampton rounty* branch of the Sou. thern Carolina Association. Speech, making was plentiful, barbecue In abundance and good cheer and en thusiasm were In evidence every where. J. W, Vincent, secretary of the Hampton Chamber of Com-' 'rce, acted a* chairman and Introduced the speakers. W. W. Smoak, editor of The Press and Standards of Wal- terboro. was the first speaker. Mr. Smoak mar he considered as the father rf this movement as It was throiirli hi* efforts that the organi zation •'»*um**<l its preaent gigantic proportl »t He dwelt upon the ben efits U> b« derived from such an or ganization and delineated the plans of procedu - * as adopted hy the ex ecutive committee. He then suggest ed that the four rounties comprising the association join and have an sn. nual association'fair. That Instead of each county trying to hare 1 fair of its own which would necessarily be on small seal? that th« four coun ties combine and have a fair that would rival the State Fair. The next speaker waa N ffiris- le-nsen of Beaufort, who stated that while he had been Invited to address the meeting In the ahsctui' of an other speaker w ho could n®t he pres ent and had little time for prepara tion he was always prepared to talk on matter* pertaining to the organi sation of this section as he was in tensely Interested In the cause. He spoke of the benefits to be derived Iron organization and eapeciaily in the Irtfctsnt case. Mr. Christenson was followed hy H. Klugh Purdy, of Ridgeland. who dwelt ui*on the name topic, the de velopment of Southern Carolina through the Southern Carolina As. aoc.atlon. Mr. Purdy's address was well received. H*. told of the excel lent work his county of Jasper bad done la perfecting its local organiza tion as a unit of the four county or. gantzatlofis. fi. L. Reid, of Charleston, address ed the meeting next on the subject of Progress! veneHs," and especially community development. Mr. Reid spoke with much force on the need of the low country's further devel- opment and outlined the method to !>•• pursued. Mr. Reid waa followed hj Thomas M .Soaweil. of the Hamp ton Herald, whose speech was In line with those preceding. ^ Dinner was then served on the court house grounds. An old fash ioned barbecue was served together with an abundance of other good things. The men in charge of the harliocflo stated that there was 1,800 pounds of hacbecued meat alone, 16 barbecued pigs, several sheep and one or two boeve*. besides a groat number of chickens, After dinner a business acssion of He organization was held In the conrt house at which place the var ious'officers of the loeal organiza tion w>re elected, as follows: Presi- <1 tit. W S. Rent*. VarnvlUe: first Vice-president. W. Fred Lfghtsey, Crocket\ille; 'second \ ice-president. Dr. John D- Folk, Brunson: sec retary and treasurer. J. S. Williams. Hampton. The members of the lo eal executive committee are: S. M. Clark. Estill: J F. Causey, Jr. Fur- mah. and Randolph Mnrdaugh. Hampton An excellent report was made showing the vast amount of Interest being taken in the move- nnnt throughout Hempton countjh. A great many shares of stock in the organization were reported sold. \ motion was made and carried to give thn various railroads In the county an opportunityjto purchase shares in the organization. From every stand point the mef-tine. was a greet suc cess and the nuusion one to be lone remembered. V log Mother primary. Song. "Oldon Memories,” by Mins- *# Kathleen Fineb, Bessie Martin, Eva Perry, Florrie Linder, Helen Linder. Parasol Drill, by Sarah Newton. Pauline Towell. Clare Antley, May- belle Hethington. . Mamie Pfcfry. Irene Terry, Afina Perry. Hllmer Linder. "The Train to Miuro.” dialogue. "Have You Heard the News?” Announcement* etc. Song. "It 1« Time to Tell You all Good-bye." entire sebool.- The honor roll Is as follows: First Grade—Julia Belle Palmer. Kate White. Nell Taylor. Second Grade—Perfect •attend, anoe: Verletha Platt; dUGngulshed, Mamie Perry. Tbeo. White. Third Grade—Taliaferro Taylor. Pauline Tavel. Wallace Smith. Agnes Bruning. Wallace Smith distinguish ed for maintaining an average of 9> throughout the year. Fourth Grade—Perfect attendance. Hiltner Linder; distinguished, Her bert Under. Hilmer Linder. Lee Smith. Fifth Grade—Jack Smith. Jessie Martin. * / " ' * Sixth G-ade—I>ee Martin. Seventh Grade—Edwin Linder present every day, also made high est average: Louis Platt, a close sec ond Eighth Grade—Highest average Florrie Linder. Eva Perry a close second. Tenth Grade—Kathleen Finch, highest. Mae Platt, dose second; Ethel Smith one point Welow. At the conclusion of the exercises the crowd adjourned to the grounds. Where the ladies of the Rural School Improvement Association served cream. There is a gloom cast over the village, for Miss Lois Legare is very 111 of tvphoid fever. Drs Almar and Maybanks have been up In con sultation with Dr. Taylor. Her mother. Mrs. F. Y. Legare, was car ried to St. Francis Infirmary with the same disease last Tuesday. They have the sympathy of the entire community. The Sunday school of the Osburn Baptist church held its annual pic nic yesterday at Cannady’s. Quite a large crowd attended. Miss Lndse Marvin spent a few days last week with Mrs. S. J. Rumph. "A / Mrs. Halstead and Mrs. J. T. Smith, of Norfolk. Va., retorned • homo Saturday after a two weekt^ .. visit to Mm. Wallace Smith. Our streets are brightened by the presence of our college girls, among whom we note Misses Pauline Tay lor. Maritn and Charlotte Brown. Donnie Newton. Theodore Taylor. Miss Lucia Newton and Master Kelvin Warren left this morning for Walterboro. Kelvin has been at tending school here. Miss Florence Barnwell left yes terday for a visit to Richmond. Ya. Mr and Mrs S. J. Humph visited the city Thursday. The Patterson cottage la oogupted be a bench of merry young bache lors I Seaboard Engineers) who add much to the social side of our town. Now for an apology at the snd In stead of a preface, but you. Mr. Edi tor, ahould know I am different from the majority Just to prove the rule. 1 made a New Tear resolu tion to write you ouf news often, hut soe how 1 kept It. Many things, both of a sad and pleasant naiure have transpired, still 1 didn’t write. Perhaps 1 felt as though you really did not need my contribution. Truth, ftillyv l can only say. 1 wanted to. and The Press and Standard is a necessity. „ MORE WON t The Ptmss and Standard always j welcomes articles from the pen of "More Anon "-—Editor.) ****** * * ********] * WXGG1NH * *************** Wlgglnt, June II.—J. B. Glover left jreaterday for Charleston, where he goes to take his daughter, Oracle, to the hospital. Miss Grace hiu been suffering from aa attack of appendicitis, and It was decided that no operation was necessary. A wire to tho family advises that the opera tion waa successful and. everyone hopee to see Mias Grade back home In n abort time. . . A. C. Smith, who left te accept a position In Summerville some time ago. Is again with the Savannah River Lumber Co., as bookkeeper. J. W. Causey and family have moved to Charleston, where Mr. Causy has accepted a position as saw filer for the E. P. Burton Lumber Co. The friends of the family hate to see them leave, but extend their best wishes to them In their new- home. W. H. Andrews, V’. P. and general manager of the - Savannah River Lumber Co., was looking over tho Wiggins plant one day this week. L. P. Stiles has succeeded J. W. Causey as filer at the plant here. Mrs. J. W. Stickley arrived in the city this week to be with her hus band. J. W. Stickley, who is sawing here. J. L. Roberts has succeeded A. C. Castle as sawyer at the plant here. Mr. Castle h^s returned to New Or leans, La. H. W. Beach spent the week-end in Charleston w ith. friends. Miss I-orena and Master Bob Wil liams arrived in Wiggins Saturdav last to Join their mother. Mrs. J. A. Tompkins, who Is running the hotel at this point. Supt M. At Waring spent Wednes day in Walterboro. Mr. Ayer, of the enterprising Wai- terboro Motor Co., was a visitor in town this week. Mr. Ayer motored over with a company of friends. Max Jacobs. Jr., who has been em ployed in the office at this point, re turned to his home in Walterboro this week. The barge “Batilla’VJz now in the stream here waiting for a lading of lumber before proceeding north to Boston. Clennie Robertson, who has been 111 for some time past, is again able to be out. Scott Sinclair left yesterday for Georgetown, where he has accepted a position. S. E. Jenkins leaves for Andrews tomorrow to spend ^several days. Mrs. Jenkins will return with him for a short vlsIV' M. E. Dart has returned from Brunswick." Oa.. after a two weeks' absence. Mr. Dart went to Bruns wick to place his wife In the hospital. Mrs. Dart was suffering with appen dicitis and has successfully with stood an operation and will probably be able to return soon. Mrs. J. R. Harper and children, of Sumter, are visiting Mrs. H. A. Miles. Plenty of rain and muddy road 1 * WHEN TOC HAVE A COlJI Give It attention, avoid exposure, be regular and careful of yout diet, also commence taking Dr. King’s N'**w Discovery. It contains Pine-Tar, Antiseptic Oils and Balsame. Is slightly laxative. Dr. King's New Discovery eases your cough, soothes your throat and bronchial tubes, chocks your cold, starts to clear your head. In a short time you know your cold is better. Its the stand ard family cough syrup In use over 40 years. Get a bottle at once. Keep it In the house as a cold insurance. Bold at your druggist. A IMM-TOH’S REMEDY FOR rOl'GHK As a cure for coughs and .olds Dr. Bell** Pino-Tar-Honey combines these remedies in Just th* right pro. portion to do the most good for sum mer coughs of colds A trial will prove the value of this splendid cough mediiinc Dr. Bell's Pine- Tar-Honey soothes the irritation, stops your cough, kills the cold germs and does you a world of good. A 25c bottle will more than con vince you—It will stop your cough. At druggists. , Rev. C. \V. Jones has recently re turned from Cajtaden. where he was called to see his sister who w-as very ill. He made the trip In his auto mobile. fc Strong Withstand tha Haat of WII.V slows LINIMENT RE- I.IFVF PAIN Trv it and free—on P application will prove more titan n column of claims. James S Ferguson, Phlla v Pa . writes: "1 have bad wonderful re lief sinee 1 u«ed Sloan’s Liniment on my knees. To think alter all these vears <>f pain one application gave rrtv relief Many thanks'for what your remedy has done for me.”\ Don’t keep on suffering, apply Sloan’s Lin iment where your pain is amt notice how quirk you get relief. Penetrates without rubbing. Buy it at am Drug Store 25c. r 01d paoplawbo art fatblt, and yttatar paoplawto art wattk, will bsstraagthaasd aad caablad to go throogk tha dtpetto lag haat of —mar by taking rogalarly Grova’a TaatalaaaChillTonic. It purifies aad enriches the blood aad bauds up the whole system. 90a L \Annh* l.eU Davis. Williams. June 16 —The com munity around Williams was sad dened on last Thursday "hen the death angel entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. W Pique* Davis and took from them their little daughter. An nie Leise. She was born Oct 27th. 1914. and died Jnne 1st. 19U. of typhoid fever. The interment took place at the Williams cerngterv among a number of relatives and friends, who feel that they have had taken from them a bright and prom ising young life, hut who are stead fast in their faith and can say: "God’s will be done, not mine.’’ The funeral services were presided over by ^r. J. E. Grayson. She leaves to mourn her untimely death a father, mother, and three brothers '*»;.• fc * * * *£****:;:*♦ * * * * PEN I EL « * * **************** Walterboro. Route 5. June 12.— The recent .rains have greatly bene- fltted the crops in this section Children's Day services at PenieJ the fourth Sunday were very much enjoyed. The pastor. Rev. Paul K. Crosby, gave a short talk,which was followed by an address hy Rev. Mc Kinley Crosby. D. A. Davis, wtio has been in th > EsDorn Infirmary, Is spending^ the week-end at homo. He will return to the infirmary the first of next week. / Rev. F. O S. Curtis delivered on. of his most practical and inspiring sermons yesterday to a large and at tentive audience at Great Swamp - The Sunday school at Great Swamp is progressing nicely. We are plan ning a Children’s Day exercise to take place' early in July. Mrs. D. P. Ramsey visited her par. ents. Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Reynolds at Charleston, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Watson Brown are receiving congratulations on the ar rival of a fine hoy. K. D. Carpenter, of Charleston, was a recent visitor in our commun ity. ^ Allen Mixon returned home Fri day from Clemson College. H. J. Brown, telegraph operator at .lacksonhoro. spent the week-end with his prrents. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Brawn, n,/\ Darley Carter and sister. Etta, of Ritter, attended services at Great Swamp Sunday. Miss Batle O’Qulft made a flying , ?Vip to Charleston Sunday with her sister. Mrs Richard Drawdy K. P. O'Bryan has accepted a po sition with the Hilton-Dodge Lum ber Co. j I Thfe It* yrawrigda* »>»—f W«cUlh tf taken than at a tonic tha Fever will no - * I - - ,— —— — - j ■, and “ *kaa than aa a ionic tha Perm will not ratam. It acto aa tha Urar Utter them Calomel and does ao< gripe or skkea. 2St WE REnntN 1HJUKS TO YOU / We desire to take tbie opportunity for returning thanks to our many friends and customers who helped nvake our Clearance Sale so phenomenal a success. This sale enabled us to clear our shelves of several thousand dollars worth of goods, and in their place we are filling in with new and up-to-d ate goods. * *" . » i * •• , j * ’ * ■ • • - ’ ' X \ , ‘ • V • ; V « * . T * We Can Serve You Better Than Ever Those who purchased goods of us during our great sale were convinced of our ability lo sell good goods at reduced pieces, and they received many genuine bargains. We are glad they profited by this special sa le, and we can assure them that we shall al ways be able to save them money in competition with other merchants in this section of the country. Reduced Prices On These: V jr . . ' . * *».. t. 1 • «r X * . . All spring and summer Dress Goods, Low Quarter Shoes, Summer Underwear, Millinery, Men’s and Boys' Clothing will still be sold at reduced prices. , We Invite You To Come Again t If the Clearance Sale was your first visit to our store, we would respectfully ask you to visit our store again, and we shall endeavor to merit your continued patronage. “WE ARE THE LEADERS.” The Colleton B. LEVY, Manager ?in House Walterboro, S. C, **************** * * * KMOAKS * *' * **************** Smoaks, June 12.—We are very dry in this section and rain would help a great deal. On account *f sickness in his family Rev. J. P. Graham did not preach his sample sermon at Smoaks Sunday. Staudents of various colleges are coming home. Horace Kinsey, of Clemson; Ivy Smoak, of Furman, are among thoae who have just come. Miss Mamie Smith finished her •chool at I-ower Grover No. 4 last Friday. Her school ran eight months. After the closing voiercises and &n address by Superintendr-nt of Education Parler. the school unani mously elected Miss Smith to teach next term. Cadets Glovef Hubster Hnd Dewey Padgett, of Clemson College, are at home for the holidays. “Corns All Bono! Lot’s ALL Kick 1 M Every Corn Vanishes by Using Won* dorftii. Simple “Oota-IU* Hover Fails. Applied in 2 Seconds. T«n’t it wonderful what a difference Juet a little ‘Geta-if’ make*.—on come and calluses? It’s always night sonu-where In the world, with many THE DANGEROUS FLY That typhoid fever is caused by germs carried on the foot of the fly has been established beyond question. The proper thing to dp, therefore, is to geep the fly out of the house and away from the kitchen and dining room, as well as out of the lied room, ' . Screen Doors And Windows «vrh*at I Dwt carat I ora rm af My — With KJeta-It r folks humped up. with cork-screws* facts, gouging, picking, drilling out their corns, making package# of their toea with plasters, bandages, tape and contraptions,—and the “hoUer” in their corns goes on forever! Don’t do It Uso “Oets-It” It's msrveb oua simple, never fall* Apply it Yn Z seconds. - in stoc The only method known to keep flies and mosquitoes out of the house is to use screen doors and windows. We have these. You have the file-*. You may have typhoid fever. We have told you what t 0 do to keep these insects out of the house and away from those you love. One cas^ of typhoid fever will cost more than screen doors and windows for a dozen houses What is the sensible and economical thing to do. there fore? Why, Swat The Fly Koger Hardware Co. Walterboro, S. C. Nothing to stick to ths stocking, hurt or Irritate the toe. Pain stops. Corn comes •'clean off. quick. It’s one of the gems of th. world. Try It—yoo’ll kk-k-from Joy. For earns, calluses, warts, bunions. “Oets-If is sold everywhsre, J5c a • otu * > 5r. , * nt «£*<* E* Lawitncs * Co- Chicago,. 1R | Sold In Walterboro and recora-| nended as the world's best corn remedy by Walterboro Drug Co., and John M. Klein. YOUR BOWELS SHOELD MOVE ONCE A DAY A free easy movement of the bow- ?ls every day is a sign of good health. Dr. King’s New Life Pills "ill give you a gentle laxative effect without griping and free your sys tem of blood poisons, purify your blood, overcome constipation and have an excellent tonic effect on the entire system. Makes you feel like living. Only 25c at druggists. <'hamherlain’s Colic, Cholera an This is a remedy that every fan Uy should be provided with, an especially during the sumim months. Think of the pain and su tering that must be endured whe medicine must be sent for or befoi relief can be obtained. This remed is thoroughly reliable. Ask anyot who has used it. For sale by a dealers.