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f >*• * » PAGE POUR THE PRESS AND STANDARD Wednesday, August 16, 191$ f [I I i # f P \ / / Hie Press and Standard WaMcrfcara, 8. C 1*77. AMD STAHDABD, KMOAK. ■stored at U»e pectofflc* at Wal- torboro, ft. C., aa aecond elaas Ball Subacriptioa Rates: Oae Year* • at■SS 75 CANDIDA TRM HOLD KIRST MKKTINO AT HMDKRK «r ^ (Continued From Flr*t Pafo.) $20,170 $3 of whlrh $10,13r.20 wa« pact indebtedneM. $1,299.39 wa« approved by highway romralaaloner and county commlasionar; $2,432.24 by the highway remmiaaioncr. Col. Hill claimed that he had saved $2,139.20 on levy of 1913 to pay on past Indebtedneaa. He ex plained his sale of mulea as- he did not need them on account of small number of roada, Thia sale brought $1 .395. -and the sale was confirmed by the township commissioners. Re ceived <ln cash from poor farm $606.2!».' He purchased with this [ some machinery very-much needed. He purchased the steel cage for tho« convicts which made It possible to have the gang easily moved. In 1913 when he had expended the amount of his levy, he shut down He was .vhle to. pay all the Indebtedness of the county as he was going out except a claim of $4,000. which he claimed was on account of the failure of the people to pay In nil the taxes assessed. The indebtedness of the county now appears to he about $63,000. There are f 10,000 now In treasury to apply on this and the county on July 1 was in debt $53,000 and no monev to run the county. He had paid claims every month, hut that he had bee* informed that some of the countv officers now bad been Informed that some of the Countv officers now had not been paid for eight month* If he Is elected he will appear be fore the people and ascertain how wide the roads should be He char red that the roads were heln? neg lect. ,1 after helnc built, hut he prom ised that h«> would keen thsm un. He called attention to his past rec ord and felt that the people would remember his good service. 11" wav stUl in the vigor of strong manhood and promised the best service possi ble Perm f». Keorse. F* rrv t; Kenrse. of 4«hton w as #Ve r-e-rf speaker He charged th ; ,t ''nt Hill had not visited h!« section nf tn.' countv hut staved Jo Walter hot 0 i.nder the > shatle itud drunk nr tesfap wat.tr The sWker v 4«t?rk*d r o1 Hill for "throwing nwav what the people gave him." referring to ' ol Hill’s withdrawal from the race when the voters pijl him in the sec end race, and .he withdrew in favor of (’apt. Moore without ever giving anv reason. Mr. Kearse said he had never touched a drop of liquor in hts life, and that he had had practice in' building bridges and roada in Hamp ton county, which bridges were »Utl standing in go«d condition. He charged that the work had coat too much and that it took too much com to feed the muled. He promised, if elected, he would personally Inspect and receive every. Job of work In the countv. He did not think th f man elected would have anything with which to work Affaire are going from bad to worse with nothing being built up B. R. rimer. The next speaker was Ft. R Tinier He recited his record as township commissioner under Pol J. w Hill, and said h«» had built more rosda In -Hells township than have been hnllt In say on^ or tw-o years before or since He attacked the record of (’apt Moor#» as commissioner, enumerating the .Sniders’ road, the Henderson ville road and other roads, sa\ing that they had co«t the county everv cent the county had and ip addition $53 000. He read from the Statutes to show that the commissioner should pur chase supplies at wholesale, hut the record show* that two firms in Wal terboro bad received more than In the past fiscal rear The speaker believed in patronizing b»rne enterprises but felt that more than tl < oO had been lost by these nur- rb» c c« which could now be used to repair roads. He 1 ctlticiaed the form of the nuartprlv statements as published in The Ptvsa and Standard, which he claimed were not full enmigh and rec urate. ' W her,, hr.s it gone, the money has been borrowed, the money has been spent and the roads are as bad thev were; those which are not worse." exclaimed the speaker He created some amusement by his t ha’ai terizat ion of his opponent. CpM. Moore, and was listened to ’^ with Interest bv the entire audience. He promised if elected to do the work of the county better and more oconomiralljr than it had been done before He would not work little 1 Its of white boy* whose pbssical obllltr wia ■<* sufficient to make them good road builders nor would he build any mora table legged bridge* Mr. Ulmer claimed tBe at tention of tha and lance who follow ed him very cloeely. J. B. Moore. The last speaker for tha office of highway commissioner was C’apt. J. B. Moore, the Incumbent. He began few stating that he had promised two years afo tint he would build them a hotter road. He came nere thla morning la $1 minute*. H c would not refer to his oppon- enta a* he had been taught when he heard .nothing to say nothing. Capt. Moore then took up the mat ter of indebted neat at th« time he took charge of office and what he had paid. When (’ol. Hill went out of office he left an Indebtedneaa of $31,179.71, of which $4,lt0 went into past indebtedness, all of which waa paid but the $4.12«.t0 which l* stAt unpaid. The following figures were then given by Commlsalone*- Moore as to the Indebtedness a* tak en from the records: Past Indebtedneaa. 1§14, $4,120; borrowed money for current expen sew of ltl« and to pay Indebtedness of 1116. $40.000, and for Interest on $40,009, $1.$«« at 4 1-2 per cent, making u total of $46,920. Striking a balrnce July 1. 191$. a« shown by .balance eheet of romptrofler Gen eral, thg county had to Ms credit $11,9(7, which deducted from $41,920. leave* 927,273 as Indebted ness July 1. 1919. Collections will possibly be $4 1.90m Deducting win's speech Chairman Howell ad journed the meeting for dinner, which -was served In bounteous, sup ply to all the largs crowd present. B. L. Joses. Thg first speaker after the boo? race— was B. L. Jones, who began by u plea at nt reference to his en trance Into th« race. He felt hon ored by th« preeeace of the Confed erate soldier and would favor an ap propriation of $100 for each survi- Tor of the loat cause. Referring to the question of stock law. Mr. Jon*~ Vecounted an experience he had with a petition in favor of stock law in Which he went to Columbia and ap peared before the delegation an<l succeeded In having the matter set tled. Stand* for upbuilding of ^schools and anything else for the up building of every public enterprise W. W. Antonk. k The last speaker for thla offle* was W. W. Smoak, who spoke of the great opportunities confronting the people of Southern Carolina. H* > stated that he would not make sue promises of great achievements but ff elected he would favor the estab lishment of agricultural schools, so that the boy who cannot attend col- : lege may be trained to scientific ay- 1 rlculture. Mr. Rmoak came out In favor of } th 0 Australian ballot svstem. !:*• felt that the-new registration Is. .\- would prevent fraudulent en'oilmon* j $27,27 4 from this will lear* 114,727 ! and this system of voting would pre vent purchase of votes. o o o FOR MtSTFR 4«j operate current expenses for re mainder of year. Thla. however, will rot cover expenditures for thl« lime, as much .damage has been donr by recent freshets. ^ . J. F. Bench. ("apt Moore claimed that shortage J. F. Reach was the first card- In Hindu »«* due to (he ordinary tax idate for the office of Master, whlcn which has only 2 .mills. The com- hw stated wa* not an office requiring mutation tax brings $6 Ortrt. which a speaker, but he promised if elect- gives $14,000 to build roads. It cd to Judge matters as was well for tosts at least ?~oo per mile to build a good road. His opponents had made charge* against him. and not one of them had been to his office to get and fig ures nor to see the rtfiiort filed with tha foreman of thp grand jury, "And yet,” he said. “Mr. Ulmer is a preacher of the Gospel.” (’apt. Moore spoke of his organi zation for working the roads. He the Interest of all parties. E. H. t imer. Mr. Timer stated that he did not think it required a lawyer to be maeter. but there were lawyers on each side who would keep him straight. He had always been suc cessful in what he undertook. R. M. Jefferies. R. M. Jefferies, the incumbent, be gan by telling a good juke. He said had a bridge gang under A. M. Fran was indorsed by the entire bar cis and a construction force underlet Walterboro for appointment to the office ©f Master, which endorse ments still stand. He spoke of the Importance of this office, having to do with the settling of estates the L. H. Zeigler, an experienced roa 1 builder. He said that I’ol. Hill did not run a second race because ho had a ma jority almos* and he knew that he] division of property, and with es- would be defeated. tales of orphans and widows. The ('apt. Moore made a spirited attack , Master has to handle the foreclo? upon Sheriff Ackerman, w ho took >tro of Tr,oftpap« s\of real estate* and occasion during a funeral at Livojto so*- that claimants get what thev Oak f*>m#>terv Sunday afternoon to’ nro entitled to. -Mr. Jefferies refer-! attack hi* record ns commissioner and who stated tftat the money had tiee.n spent and he did not see where It had gone. The same Senator, who \ had been legislator in chief, had ap pointed Col. Hill to the office vacat ed by the late Supervisor Griffin. an | t who later got himself appointed to! red to the complimentary reports of i grand Juries and promised the same l faithful performance of duty, ooo KOIt sHElMtK l>r. \V. It. Xekerman. || The first sp«aker for the office o: the office nf •hetiff. and he had re- sheriff was Dr. \V. It, Ackerman, of - ceixed $2,999.7U of the county'* Multeibofo. He had always wanted money since he has been sheriff (’apt Moor? closed by stating that he would b*> an ► advocate of good roads if elected. ooo FOR COKONKB G FI. ii. H. All. AH a candidate for coroner. to he sheriff, and he had not fe.t that he was prepared to be till he had served three terms as mayor of Walterboro. He'was proud of hi* record as siaypr. and the growth of Walterboro, its school, lighting plant waterworks, all of which took placs while he was mayor. For 25 years he had been practicing medicine. briefly announced hi* candidacy aadj’-Your time is up,” said the chair wished to thank the audience fb*-' man. "I am proud of it,” repluw their votes. J. M. Benton. Mr Renton stated that if the au dience were only Sniders people he would not speak. He was a Demo crat and entered politics at Sniders Cross Roads in 1974 and had parti cipated ia every election, primary and general, since. Hoped the voters would vote as thev pray J. M. Black. <, J. M. Black said he did not have political record to refer to and stir CO' 9 wcel r !jed the speaker. (Laughter.) I,ncas C. Padgett Lucas C. Padgett, the present deputy sheriff, was the next speaker. He had been reared near Sniders, and had first served under late Sheriff Owfns. and continued under Sheriff Ackerman. Mr. Padgett had treated every person with consideration oni treated white prisoners with all courtesy and gate them the best ervice he could. He bad been rear- on a farm. He said hi# oppon- up atrlfe as had been done today. He >nts were ell good men, but he did not want them to have the office for he wanted it himself. J. Milligan Padgett. J. Milligan Padgett, of Jackson thoro, stated that he had been here four years ago seeking the same of fice he was seeking today. The speaker said he was not a speaker and when he died one could point to his lifeless form and say. "There I lies a pile of good speechmaking for h#» never spoke any of them." He promised if elected to perform [ every duty without fear or favor. J. T. Polk. J T. Polk began by stating that wa* a nephew of Dr. H. W. Black, and there would be two black men in office after the 26th of August. 1. W. Dopwon. Isham W Dopson served as a Con federate soldier and referred to men who had laid down their lives in service of their country. He had ridden many a night to help put dow n the negroe* when they were In power. He was an old man. unable to work and needed the office. If the lailifs could \ote he would get every one of them H. T. Herndon. Mr. Herndon said he wanted to he coroner acd if enough people voted ih'- gt»ate*t m;n on*t v . ground i« for him tv would he coroner and the people of the county would know he was coroner. i\ V Idingdale. The la*t speaker for this office was t'olumbus N’ l.angdale. He said the office of coroner was not an un important one as , many would be lieve. He explained the duty of thU officer, whi.h w. t i most important in the cas* of a murder. 0 B o HOI SK oT UEfREM \TATI\KS <•«>»• XV. Brnn-on. ( apt. Geo. XV Brunson, of Lodg wa* the tir*t speaker foi the (tF^ce of House of Representatives, ami brief ly annoumed hi* candidacy, promis ing to fill the office to the best of hi* ability and would serv e Ike entire countv if elected John (\ Uoodwin. John C. Goodwin, of the Littifc. Swamp section. wa« next introduetd "self,” a* has been stated by so many on the ground- today. He felt he wn* the most logical candidate for the office. He was a Goafedwr- ate soldier, aid felt he was fully •ompetent to fill the office V’ Polk exhibited h‘s parole a* a Con federate soldiej giw n him in June. 1&65. and ’he cu ss of honor. I/OMis II. Zeigler. t. IL Zeigler was not old enoucb to go Tq the Confederate war. bu^Tie wa* a v.{* ran of the ?panish-Alm an war He wanted th. tuOney it was what he v.;as running for. He wa* horn 61 years . go, and married 31 year* ago. being yhe father of 1- childrsm which wagevidemo of what he wnsMrylng to do for his counfy ( :mdi«hue> for Magistrate. The following candidates for mag istrate fetf Bell* township hrtefiv ( announced their candidacy H \V Hudson. Jr . J C. Trawdy and J K. Your Choice of Any . > \ V J Elegant Dress Skirts Regular $2.00 to $3.00 Values YOUR CHOKE FOR $1.23 A. S. KARESH, Mgr. DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY Its tim€ you were undepstanding what discomfort, inconvenience, trouble and ex- pense you are putting up with—on account of that unsightly, ramshackle old buggy, waggon and mowing machine that is constantly breaking and wearing out and that is causing you to help support the repair man’? family. p. You Owe it to Your Family and Yourself to buy a new buggy, and you wiU want a buggy that combines both looks and long life. We invflte you to call and see our buggies, because you will like them and will be pleased to show your purchase to your friend, and you xxill have a buggy that will give you the utmost in comfort and looks and that will last for many years. x' <r ' * V. *4 Harvest Time Is Here and you will need a good wagon to move your crops. We have the kind that you will be using alter you have forgotten the price. They are light running and our price is very low. due to the 'act that we bought before the advance. We carry a complete stock of the McCormick Mower. This mower is correct in de sign. materials and workmanship, and is probably the best known and most used mower in the world. ^ ‘ Re sure to see oyr stock before you buy. and when in Walterboro make our stor* your headquarters. ^ A. \ Walterboro, & Son ' r- 0 . \ y South Carolina W Mom* He dl»cu55e«l the important duties ) The randidr.W from Hevward of a legislator He wished the voters ( township did not wish to speak and to make up their minds to cast a i were not Introduced. «xcept G S ballot upon the efficiency of tb e can- yiark and Marirtrate H J Given*, j didates. He was triad to know that \wh© briefly presented their claim - ' the day of the demaxoaue ba» pass- jf or the office ed. and that men would vote as they Mrs. Eticere Kinr.rd. of Cottaxe- Tille. spent Monday in town with ''Mr*. F E Jones TABOR SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT Ruffln. Au«. 15.—Tha Tabor School Improvement Association will Kive an enteitainment on Auk 24. using the some program that was ar ranged for July 4th. After th« ex ercises refreshments will be served The public is cordially invited to at- taad. / MRS. A. A. HERNDON. Mrs. Jervey Smoak. of Hamberg. aud little son. Jervey. is spending sometime with Mrs. R. R. Jones. Mr. and Mr*. R. H. With man spent ficversl days recently at Henderson ville. N. (V Miss Mabel Wichman accompanied them there, and wRl remaia ia Hendersoaville for a month: Mil’s Ida Mae Htokes is spending sometime with her aunt at Cottitfe- \iHe. Mr*. James A. Ackerman. Mrs. Harrison Cannon, of Whit*: Hall, came to Walterboro with her children laat Wednesday to leave with an automobile party for Hen dersonville. N?C. She went alon,J with Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Fishburne, and Mr. sad Mr*. M. C. Fishburne.