Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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~-r • *.< .v ' !• ' rr» -■1; • ^ PAGE EIGHT THE PRESS AMD STANDARD Wednesday, June 21, 1916. B' 'Li *•**•••»»•»« *•* « * WALTERBORO * BRIEFLETS * ^ # • •*»•** « * •»•««•* am HeeTftil Big Coatrart. O. C. Kirkland has lost began s big contract for ths n«v Bradley MRnmcr home being erected at Ashe- poo. This eoatraet calls for the in stallation of electric lights, water, sewerage and steam heating, «nd was won by Mr. Kirkland in compe tition with firms from Charleston and Savannah. NEGROES KILLED AT LUMBER CAMP Two Deaths 1st Less Than Week; Os ___ * r- < y \ r Was Accidental. Owe a Homicide. Sterno Stove To Be Used With Sterno Canned Heat Always ready, non explosive no danger, no odor, no smoke, does not leak. Price 50 cents cotrpoK ' . \ ■ ’ -- - Fill out and present this coupon. We are authorized to give you Ster no Canned Heat free of charge, ac cording' to the terms of our offer In the Saturday Evening Post. ^ i. Kiune t» Addre«* Amount of Purchase KLEIN’S DRUG STORE Every Thing The Best. Phone 31. \ J HANGS* —do you want meals cooked better, quicker, at less cost, in a more comfortable kitchen? ALLEN’S PRINCESS RANGE ~Jp . aolves the question of fuel econ omy, kitchen comfort, time sav ing, cleanliness add cooking superioritv. Everything in every Princess that other ranges have and a lot of patented features others cannot have. Unexcelled in grace of design, materials, workmanship, durability,' U no other raago cm you find triple bottom, double wails, paint water pocket, hot air blest, dish warming closets ud pipe behind the warmer. None other will give you the continuous. Urging eetiwectioo which has mad# Alien's Princess the 1>uy" word for ranges throughout the Southern States. We're •oU agents for the Princess j; stop in and sea it neat tuns you’re in town. M k * Brown Furniture Co. TAYLOR'S Pattern Hats We have just 18 Hand-made Pattern Hats left—all p 9 y' ^ copies of French Patterns duplicated by Miss Conyus while in Atlanta—each and every one positively hand made—we have thefn on display in our window, ticketed showing former price and the price we will give them away for. We want to say that in putting a closing out price on these hats, we have lost all sight of original cost, and in every case they are priced at just exactly half of what they cost us to create them—ue sold 8 of these hats yesterday. They won’t be here long. Come early and look them over. * ' \ T TAYLOR’S WALTERBOR 0*S POPULR STORE Hum Hold Many ford Automobile#. Rizer A Ayer, dealer* in Ford ran at Watterboro, have sold 31 can of them popular priced ma chines since they took the agency Feb.’ 1. 1915. Thig figure* up morf than $75,000. and lg an indication that this county is in prosperous cir cumstance* generally. It also Indi cates that Uie manager of this busi ness. W. T. Ayer, is a hustler and \ fine salesman. In addition to the r crds sold he has sold several Huicks and Chevrolets. The follow ing are recent purchaser* of Ford cars: W. C. Bailey. Weeks; L. A Linder, Mt. Carmel; Henry Warren. Colleton; E. W. Goodwin, Waiter- boro, R. F. D.; Mrfi. F. S. May. Smoaks: J. D. O. Easterlln. Greer. Pond; Guy L. Smoak. Round. o Former Governor Heyward Here. Former Governor D. C. Heyward, of Columbia, accompauied by Sena tor A. R. Banks, of St. Matthew.*, spent last night in Walterboro, en route to White Hall, where Mr. Hey. ward has large interest* In a plan tation there. Governpr Heyward was formerly a resident of Waiter- boro, and is now Collector of Inter-’ ial Revenue for this State. Senator Hanks Is interested in the State Warehouse proposition. Judge Peurltoy Will IIobi Hampton Court. The Summer term of the Court of General Sessions lor Hampton coun ty will convene at Hampton Monday, Juno 26 and will he in session the balance of the week. Judge Jarae* E. Peurlfoy, of Walterboro, elected Judge of - the. Fourteenth Judicial Circuit at the last session of the South Carolina General Assembly, will preside. / y The list of fatalities at th* lumber camp of th* Savannah River Lumber Company, located within * few miles of town, is growing rapidly. Last Tuesday a man was accidentally killed there and on Saturday one was *hot and killed in a difficulty. Tuesday of last week Ed Hopkins, a negro from Georg!*, while working on the logging train, was knocked off and crashed underneath a log which rolled off the car- The log fell on the negro’s cheat and death resulted instantly. Saturday afternoon Walter Mel vin. a negro from Williamsburg county, and Ben Rivets, of Ritter, got into a dispute about a cap, it is alleged, and words followed, result ing in a personal encounter. Rivers shot Melvin on% time, the ball tak ing effect in the left breast near the heart, producing almost Instant death. Rivers sets up the plea of self defense, claiming that Melvin was advancing upon him with drawn knife. He says be shoved Melvin away and shot before he could re turn to the attack. Rivers left at once for his home at Ritter! Deputy Padgett immediately went down there, but was assured that Rivers would sur render. which he dd and' was lock ed up in the Jail. Sunday morning. Coroner Langdale was notified and went to the scene of the killing. He empannelled a jury and they render ed a verdict in accordance with the above facts. Deputy Buckner Confect Degree. Dlatrict Deputy P. M. Buckner of the District Masonic Order, went to Ehrhardt Thursday night, accom* panied by Dr. W. B. Ackerman, for the purpose of being present at the raising of a candidate to the Master Mason's degree. The## Masons state that this was one of the best meet ings they ever attended, there b«ini almost 100 in attendance. Tho^ ladies of the Eastern Start gave-a big banquet following the degree work. Past Master J. B. \yj11iam?. <>f Branchville, delivered th«' lecture ->f the third degree. - o — ■■ Dr. A. II. Williams Visited Walterboro. Among the prominent visitor# to Walterbbro in the past’few days may be mentioned Dr. A. H. Williams, of Lake City. Dr. Williams is a mem ber of the State Board of Fisheries, and also a prominent citizen and business man of his adopted city. He has many friends and relatives in Colleton, who are always glad to see him. • o—.— IF WOftEN ONLY KNEW Uhai a Heap of Happine** it Would UHng l„ Walterboro Homes. Hard to do housework with an aching back. Brings you hours of mlsbry at lei sure or at work. If women only knew the cause that. Backache pains often come from keak kidneys. ’Twould save much nrc ll. - Doan’s Kidney Pills are for weak kid nays. Read what a Walterboro woman says: Mrs. W. Z. Ayer. Hampton. 8t., Walterboro, says: ‘ For the past five years. I suffered from several bnd attacks of kidney trouble and lumbago. I had palps in my back and hips and often for weeks at a time. I wasn't aWe to straighten. ,1 had headaches and dizzy spells and it times. 1 could hardly see across the room. I tried lots of remedies, but didn't get any permanent bene fit. Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved me from the start. It has been two years now since I have had such an attack." I Price ROc, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’A Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Ayer had. Foster-Milbur n Co. Props.. Buffalo. N. Y. A VTJ-CTG A RETT E SUNDAY* The Methodist Sunday srhool'^ln a pleasing program Suqday after noon. Impressed the evils of cigar ette smoklhg. Many pledges not to use cigarettes were signed by the hoys and older ones of the Sunday school. The follow log was the program: Recitation. "No Cigarettes for Me.” by Kenneth Sanders. . Recitation. "Not Fit to Be Kiss ed," by ftla May Stokes. Recitation. “Triple Pledge." by William StQoak, James Fiahburae >ind Riddick Ackerman. Jr. Short talks on tobacco evils by Rev. C. B. Smith. Judge Peurlfoy j and Superintendent Smoak. V MISS PADGETT GRADUATES The following notice taken from i Gainesville, Fla., newspaper will be of Interest £o readers of The Press and Standard. Miss Padgett has many relatives and friends in this county who will be pleased to learn of her success. Miss Isabelle Padgett, one of the accomplished daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Padgett of this city, has >u,«t graduated from Brenau College Conservatory, Gainosvilie. Ga., with very high honors, Which will be pleasing information to the many friends of the talented young lady. Concerning Miss PadgeU, the fol lowing Is taken from a^letter from John Townsend Sinnette of the Con servatory to Mrs. Padgett; "The work done by ypor daughter. Miss Isabelle#in piano merits especial re mark on my part, more than simply signing a diploma. I have been teaching a long time and have had many talented and brilliant pupils, but f can say without exaggeration that she had made more rapid and satisfactory progress than any other pupil in a like time. She has been studying with me but three years, but everywhere I hear pralsg of her recital. She played again last Fri day at n special recital and again she was declared, by many who discrim inate. as the most interesting artist heard for a long time. She is in truth an artist, for her playing is lacking in neither finish, or expres sion.” Miss Padgett wa? elected by the faculty an honorary member of a musical society which later became national In scope, and was then elect ed by this sorority to play the only piano selection that •was to be ren dered at commencement. - Whereas application has been made to the county .board of educa tion for Colleton county to order an election In Verdler school dis trict No. 1ft, on the question of vot ing an additional tax levy 6f 4 mills In said district and a petition pre sented signed by one-third of the qualified electors and resident free holders of the age of twenty-one in said diidrict, praying said election be ordered. It is ordered under section 1206 of the Code of Civil Laws, 1012, that an election he held Friday, June no. at Masbawville school building in said district, that only those persons who return real . or personal property for taxation, and present registration cettiflcnte as re. quired In general elections be alow- ed to vote at said election. Each elector favoring the Additional Tax shall cast a ballot containing the words "For Additional Tax” printed or written thereon and each elector opposed to said additional tax shall vote a ballot containing the words "Against Additional Tax" printed or written thereon. Polls will be opened at 8 o’clock a. m. and closed at 4 o’clock p. m. H. W. Ritter, O. P. Price and E. E. Easterlin, trustees of said district are appointed managers to conduct said election. If the majority of the votes cast in said school district shall he "For Additional Tax" and not "Against Additional Tax" the additional tax shall be levied. Within ten days after the election the above named managers shall re. port to the County Board of Educa tion the result of the election, and shall file with their report the poll list, thf, ballot box and al) papers appertaining thereto. HUGO 3. STRICKLAND. 9. P. J. GARRIS. Jr 3. B. SAUNDERS. ' ~ - County Board of Education. Colle ton County. Walterboro. 8. C.. June 16, 1»16 l-21-tt me Habit and m » - <—; Your Goods AT FRANK’S Where you can meet your • friends buying their * clothing, shoes, dry goods and millinery at greatly re duced prices. Everything nothing but BARGAINS, ,v \ . » • , * they all say that we can get more goods for less money and better goods for same money at surprisingly lov. prices. ~ \ -- C I \ , • _ ' W ' - The Charleston Surprise Bargain House Next Door to Express Office. J. FRANK, Manager. * BIRTHS * Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mar vin, Friday. June 16. a son. Notice of Additional Tax Election. The Walterboro Plumbing & Heating Co. The Walterboro Plumbing & Heating Co. is still in business under new management. We guarantee our work to be strictly first-class, and our prices as reason- able as can be made. Give us your work. . J. L. SIMMONS, Manager WHERE Reigns Supreme s Glover’s Pharmacy WHERE We Are Always Glad \ / * . . * ‘ \ !X \ To See You. V TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS i at „® n , y price ’ trom 25e to $10.00. until fW bT ? Wj uterboro every Saturday from n 0cto J? er f ° r the Purpose of making out-door i Photo<rranbo aS pf^ 3t ^ ar ^ s ’ Groups, Views and Cabi: °* H omes » Flower Gardens i \>TJT^ Cla rae a * C° ur t House square. PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES WILLIE A. BEACH Photographer Walterboro, S. C., Rt-3 TO AUTOMOBILE OWNEI WANTED—all automobile owners to know I am not going to leave town as reported will continue to run my garage as before, Guarantee to give satisfaction as in the past. J- H. HATFIELD