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frtt i 1 * ( ^.- - yOL. 89. k WALTERBQRO f S. G., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1918. IEGISIAM HILL IS BEGINNING !0 | 90MK IMPORTANT MEAHI RES BEING PUSHED IN LEGISI.A. tube now in session coueion coinnr E. A. MARVIN. G. H. GUESS AND F. W. ,«ISHER PURTRASE FINE HOGS —MEASURES ACTED UPON t Colleton’s Delegation Bony With Proposed Legislation in Which Our People are Interested. g************** * WOULD CHANGE TIME * * LEGISLATURE MEETS * « — * * Columbia, Jan. 15.^—Repre- * * sen tail ve W. W. Smoak, of * * Colleton county, is Koine to * * introduce a bill providing for A * a constitutional amendment to * •» change the date of meeting of * •ft the General Assembly from + •ft January to July. There seems * •* to be a growing sentiment in * * favor of the change. * ft************** BUY TWENTY-ONE HEAD Columbia, Jan. 15.—The. IHH session of the Legislature is wel under way, and both houses have gotten down to real work. There seems to be a determination to ge* through with the. work of the ses sion as early as possible, and there is a great scarcity of local meas ures, unless it is that the member* have not had time to get them ready the first of the session. The committees are busy, and their re ports will begin to go before the house this week, and there will bo developed some of the intentions of the Legislature as to legislation, and as to the matter of nn early ad- Attended Rig Sale of Du rocs at a Cochran, Ga„ and Bring Home - Some Fine Blood. Many of our cltiiens are turnin', their attention to .pure bred hogs. I Ah this is one of the most profitable industries at the present time and will continue to be. E. A. Manrin. of Green Pond, and G. H. Guess, .of White Hall, two well known farm er-stockmen, of Colleton count/., ac companied by F. W. Rlsher, countv demonstration agent, attended two auction sales of Duroc > hogs in southern Georgia. These two sales offered to the public the best ho~« ever sold in the South and as goo-i as any eypr sold in the Unietd States. Mr. Marvin purchased three pigs and four bred gilts at the price of **>75.00 to add to his fine herd. These sows were bred, to hoar Orio-j Cherry King. Jr., world’s royr! grand champion at the National Swine Show at Omaha. Neb., ove* - eleven boars that took first prises in eleven state fairs. He was als» grand champion at the Ohio Stat.* Fair. -He tips the scales at 100(* pounds. One of, two are bred to Imperator’s Orion. Tbi<» boar senior vbarlinc .0^ Fair, Atlanta “ REPORT OF GRIND KIRI ON ' . . OF Min OFFICES * " ’ ^ ' * . \ . ACCORDING TO THE REPORT OF ACCOUNTANT C. L. VANN, MANY OF THf OFFICES ARE IN A ‘j. ,\. VERY BAD CONDITION SOME ARE SHORT IN THEIR ACCOUNTS REPORT SUBMITTED FOR THE PURI*OSE OF MAKING CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES RESTING UPON THE GRAND JURY ' 1 RED CROSS CN IS \ * DR. MOUSE HERE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THAT PURPOSE AND PEI*- FEtTED ORGANIZATION VERY SMALL ATTENDANCE Owing tft Severity of Weather Only a Few People out to Hear Ad dress and Help In Movement. The following report, as taken the report which it is forced to from the findings of Accountant C. make upon it later, if some of these L. Vann,;as to tho«condltlon of tha duties had ?bed» performed. The county offices, together with certaiT .grand. Jury also requests that the recommendations, has been prepar- Auditor date the cancellation of ed and gtveo\ to The Press and each voucher that he cancels for the .Standard for publication by thj Treasurer, and also calls this offices* grand jury for Colleton county.» attention to the fact that the Se*- C. L. Vann, of Columbia, who was tlement Sheets at the closf of each recommended to the grand jury a« year should be made by the Auditor, a competent and fair accohntant, and not the Treasurer. The Andit- was employed last summer to make or’s office Is really one that audits a thorough chocking of all the pub- the Treasurer’s office and we urg» lie offices of the county, covering a upon nil officials and the people in period of ten years. According to general, to realize the true relation the report submitted by Mr.\Vanu that one office bears to the othe’v to the grand jury. many, of tite of- As it now stands, the two offices fices were found, as stated in a Nhd could he Consolidated for the rea- grand jury’s report, in a trightful son that the auditing on one offi»o condition purely for the reasoh tjiau !■> Me' other in so far as the^above they are not provided with filing applies, has not occurred in the cases, desks and such other nece.«- pa^t , sary thin’-s as would cause them to . \s this office has been held by work efficiently. several different men in the period In some of the offices, as will ho rtr.der investigation, ij, is due the Dr. Josiah B. Morse, Stite Direc tor of the Southern D'vlslon of the American Reu Cross, spoke to a smalt a 'dtonce In the school audt- toriwjn last I - ' Ida/ night. ; i»r. M >i>e‘ cominc -.t- well adver-.hel but tr.r weathe- was rough. He wind wis somewhat disagreeable and this kept oelte a number nwet who would have otherwise have been present/ * The absent ones missed a soul inspiring address. The purpose .of the meeting was to perfect the organization of a Red Cross chapter here. In order to organize a chapter it is' first nec essary to obtain not less than two I In the T™ MO. SL. REV. T. P. BIKER pSKTRlf RESIGNS AS HECTOR OF EPIB> „ COPAL CHURCH AT BEN- NETTHVILLE REASON GIVEN FOR ACTION Necessary Becanae of Falling Eye* sight—Will Retnra to Virginia From The Pee Dee Advocate. .The many friends of Rev. T. P. Baker will regret te learn that he has resigned as-pastor of St. Paul,s Episcopal church and will retire from the ministry. During bis min istry in Bennettsville during the past three years, and also rector of St. f Paul’s church for several years about 20 yeani ago Mr. Bake.* has won the confidence, esteem and frleddship of the people of this see- tion.of all denominations . He has not only been a faithful and accept able pastor to his own members but haft tkaen a deep interest In all pub- , . _ . .. ;lie questions. The people of Bens- hundred memberships. In the re-j B ^svnie recret to loso Mr.Raker cent Red Cross campaign for ,hi * an ^ his estimable family from the purpose held in this county near '•| e hureh and society activities of th« four hundred members were ob- talned. Baker rives the Advocate the The •meeting ” i , c S t K wa!, 'following announcement of !. called to order by L. L. Fishsburne natirtn as temporary chairman. He briefly KdUor pee Dw A< j vorat ^ ; resig-' seen from the grand Jury’s report, different individuals involved, to re- stated that the object of the meet-j j haxp (hj(ik dav M |.ed the official Mr. Vann found a shortage in the pea* in this repor* the language j Ing was the organization of a Kei of parish to accept mv accounts of the officials. It is uh- ure,! by Mr. Vann in reporting on Cross chapter for this county by rn ,i» nat j nn a , r **etor of’ St I’auPs election of officers, and . T K nf n ,„r r«n. . derstood that. the motion church. / That members of my con- greiratton It is tin- used by Mr. Vann at the 'request of thi office. * . ^e s some of these officials, Comptroller * Tax Honks. motion a nominating committee r r«,£ a if nn rr( j n ,y friends generally ig the Southeastern j(; eaera i lawyer will send ope of the 'WZ-S Mr. P. M., Murray pre-! was appointed „ and the following J >av |. nriW ^ f 0 f terminat- ^ Cai., I** 1 ?. He was' s , ate *g best-accountants to AValter- phre j tax books for these two y-irOnominations made; For chairman. m T , n ^ tr ^ t » c here, y beg to sr.h- firs^ boar at C.e^rr*a*F1orlda Fair boro immediately to go over, the ar.'! there were an exceedingly few E. L. Fishhitme; vlee-chairman, ^ f a AiK't’: <* . .pi-nation For many years \ have suffered from impaired eyesit’ht. This phys ical infirmity has not only been a the ar.'! there were an exceedingly few E. I, Fishhurne; vlee-chairntan, i, L.. Fishhurne: secretarv. iohnidn; treasurer. C. These' oflicers xxere ir ta hard tv nrobabtelnnd first grand champion at ( Geor- wor k and verify the report made bvM-rors therein. < Mrs. E. L., F that there will be a shorter session. I Ria Fair. Mr. Marvin purchased Mr. Vann. This export, it is* under; l'»on. Mr. A A. Patterson. Jr. Mrs. F. P. W •tR the-e is much important legisla 1 one of the best tjIdM! rows at th« ^owl. will arrive In WalterboPo ’ M the office for this year and ^ G. J’adcett. tion coming up at this sessiqp sale, .hr/’ for an iearly farrow to the 1st of February. pared very corree^ tax »H*oks. tber* s up n elet ' The Governor’s Message. ' tHrioo r ^ orT 7 ,,r . , Governor Manning in his annual tW ™ /or her. message which was delivered bv I Ford auto. Mr. Man in and M<. him in person Tuesday night of last Guess porevised liointlv a boa-. . mad> it plain that he would 1 Taxpayer III at one time progressive measures, and'champion. Thts bifmcs a fine bods pavin'- | measures. State on a war basis and champion, the to Colleto Hd urgej,a thousard pound the and an appropria-1of any- boar meamii^'s which would place the to Colleton counv ihat weighs neet 7 / * ' 1 tfx libm^rsupport"‘of the Rtate Conn-! X etting the largest! litters of pigs . — " • — 7 —j- This boar ' February The report and recommendations o ;hc grand jury fbllow; . • . Tlie grand jury for the year 1!>17, ’•calizing that their cheeking of the grand county offices yearly was not at all conclusive as to the results In the .-rid offices, and believing that it would be to the interest of the eoun- rv to have a thorough checking, was notJgince a tiiorofirh cheeking ha.-; not ’flit) Mr. H. W. HttPols prepnr- then elected. The chairman introduced Dr. Morse, thv •nd noted for Nfftk-••books for this yeAr. Thcv*;speaker for the evening. •f\ji iarce number of over and f In his opening remarks uder cist l'*»l 1 serious handi'-ap to me in my work, but has retarded toy progress^ 1 hav ing had to deeline churghes to which ■'7\* large number of. over and In his opening r'-m-rKs } hav( , ,,ee n called, feeling that the '‘lerXhsrges in tfiXes for the year congratulated the P'op e of rrf . a ^ r incident thereto l;*m - Mr. R. I! .Black prepared : Colleton county upon finally « tta n ' would be too great a taxupon mv v * books for this year, and ther •'s nt)t on'« difference found there- *n i''12 to M. tore's b^ld \ffice There the cliapter. leton was the oil of Defense, and an appropria- 01 aH> uuai. ■ *'•»'’ ij « a, uhmoiou ' uv- n mu .,oj , - v tion to assist it in working put j sold at auction, but purchased pn- f been made in the last ten year<, iyenrs. The plans for the State. He favors a 1 vately. • • employed C. L. Vann, a certified nn 7 H consolidation of the work of the G. H. Guess, of White Hall, wljo public accountant, of Columbia, who ving the ] *anle warden and the board of fish-! has a few fine Duroes and is just i had been highly recommended to Mr. Vann Inclusive— Mr. -I’ during tires.* separation <1 ate Department Commerce and Industries and that Of Agriculture, 1 gives him the same blood lines as. in the county. Mr. Vann, irome-i This offee during the period in- country, but the only organization Mr. Marvin has on his Grove Stock .diately after his employment began ‘ vest I gated, was held by two mety'on earth which cares for them when being done by Clemson college so there will be no duplication. Colleton's Delegation. The Colleton' delegation has be- cun to do its part of the work with 7 i his work and pursued same in an energetic manner. Hia -report is very complete and elaborate, and goes into the ,rondltiop in each county office. The complete report is hereto attached and made a part of this report by the grand Jury Farm at Green Pond. Others ar bred to Imporators Orion, and Sen sation Select and Imperial Star, all noted boars. Mr. Guess hopes bv the assistance and the patronage of earnestness. Senator' Padgett has 1 Colleton’s farmers to develop a fine secured the passage through the herd. One bred sow not mentioned Senate of his bill, Introduced last above was purchased by County session, to require the publication of the names of all partners in a partnership, and he has taken part in several debates upon important measures., , ■ _ . Representative John Q. Goodwin there will be no necessity-for mir,grand has beep made eharrman of th.* people ordering from afar. Go se« port subbitted by committee on agriculture in the: the animal before purchasing, theu that the money was yell spent House faking the place of Mr.’ Pan- you can select for yourself./ Any] j County Auditor. This report being submitted for the Agent Risher. this making a total ! purpose of making certain recom- of 21 hogs brought to Colleton of: mendations in the performance of as good lines as America can afford duties resting upon the grand jury, at a cost of $3.00d.0fl and freight ;The expense of this accounting to the purchasers. From now on 1 amounted; to $1,400.00, and th’ ( feek were kept could no. ing sufficient P i ' ,rio ‘ i " , '‘ ,0 ..°, r l ca "‘r already weak vision On acconnt n- ^^Of inrree-rr ‘rouble in this re- , ■ 7 spec! I have decided to term in ate State to do so. For more than an * hour sroke of dhe nereMity of , Thirt y V rars ago.‘ in response to wxre considerable , work be.ng done by the Red «. ro.-.> ^ , feU fo m no - reflt dut , mW charges in taxe-. for the soldiers who are wounded j ^ ^ professional period. \ rr<l nick, and explained Kow *£! lao a business life to^prepare myself has-prepared a compre- chapter could help in this gre^i for ^ niinjR|rv of the churcb Af . fro* work- The ROV |‘ 1 rnm ^..^‘j! r / ter five years study at the Virginia j clothes and , Theological Seminary I was ordain- young men who r ° T '* 7 d in U *»3. I have thus given 25 fr0, i , ._ t . hl ‘ i !;..! , -™7 the best years of my life to the service of God in His church and the welfare of my fellowmen. Thev have been happy years, and even as I look back and view my labors and my faithful associations, I feel that I have reason to thank God foje His goodness to me. / ‘ ’ While I regret to end my mlnlstr- sick and ministers to them The grand jury regrets exceedingly when they are wounded is. the H. D. 1‘adgctt and D. B. Hudson, ythey sire that certain of the fee books of th<» office during the Padgett adminis tration were not available to Mr. Vann. ■ / On the question of the collection of fees in this office, we quote the following from Mr. Vann's report The govern- loes not have to expend one this tremendous service- have to, because the men throughout the length " Z win nnT h.. and breadth of the land who com- thto *’ D/urc * d retirement will not b of the Amerl- held office. 1!>07 to Janut ited to $1,400.00, and tlm , fee<f were V jury is convinced by the r*^ covering 1 lubiuitted by the accountant. ' 1008, 1909. pose the can Red 13,1 (rated their liv “Fees: During time Mr. Psydgett [can Red Cross 'have practically ded- res\to this work. It through this 1013. books in winch a j*6?ord of,is in this way and only (T l*e found organization that we -ai // <oi;r m r/ m :rrr' All books of fees ison’s term in 1907, 1911 and 1912. show to those who have left our and 1910, Were on hand, hnjnes, mir sons, our neighbors, our . beart | b) . without its compensation. My purpose-Is to return to home in Virginia and enter acUvftiv into business pursuits that irtll af support that may forbid my fur- in the 4*/ p will forbi Hud- friends,v.that the great hea <lers. Who was made superintend-J one «nt of/the penitentiary last session, see those men. They are al He is/aH»V> chairman of the Commit- [glad Jo -how yon their hogs. “tee op 0*flices and Offirers: / , The :’.6 hous thrl were ancti /iv-p SliioaK lia*! off flt Uorh r v^y , h\ ion honot pf presiding over the House Bros, and llo/ue, l*rought *19,405, Tuesdav dynnir ti>p ftect'7 a’or rri averafpe.eif JJ'tT 1? each This speaker to take the-jHace of form* i in the tioll ve»-v ’ *e;r,^rv. ; r er /Speaker Hoyt. He admi.P'Tsteree ‘will .stiiyv 11 * hrrw the ^o*tthe’-^ the oath to the/beritjej'-ole^t^ Hon Georgia, iariuers^ am' Meet in- the Ty P. Cothran, of Greenville./ He pest^ lios also Introduced- ftko joint resn- / ~ ■ , School Buildings Nearing Completion wishing to. ran run down and Emm It he rebort of Mr. Vann, it January 14. They ate alway.i j.will be seen that this office is no/ sive. The performing three important dotie^tof his inno*>, inposed, jjpon it by law, tOTWit: 1, 1‘eacock ill fhe keeping of an Abatemyi J1 ' , brought *10.405,'.^ook. V .. v i 1913/ (2 ' Issuing fo the County Trea • | 1 /m nrer Abatement vouchers. • / //^*’l <• ees during Mr. ntpco were on ham', American people is, with 13. to 1917. inclu- their fearful task. them in 1/913 pillowing b statemeni fee^/and kat&ry teceived: As •* / J Fees. Salary. Total |3,5r.;:.Tr, $ 100.00 T.J.', :'..7ff’.l0 '400.00 1.107.10 0.2^1. «1 MOO.OO 7./1I1.11 /Failing to enter Jin the Tregz/f. I ^ . ^ I I urej-'s books «n the 1st of Januayv < *l“,*yf3.9** fT.fiOO.fo) $f5,242.9'i f'idl >ton coofity to the Walfe*-- come wher age ther labors. That I sever' this pastoral rela tionship wito sincere regret is need- in view of the pleasaa* , [ten here kindness and cour .. . ,vr^v to me have been marked.- • to.e, re d,Hg noon It He explam^ , ^ exertions , i that t w^A purely * th Xh,., been extremely p o.:-,mzat...n urder * f/ : ?!***■ an d W<H he* soon for . otte/ t i'1 r.itci} f •!»1* s go {. Jrjtftt • •tn*! \ rjs BAl%F!K X ' XX 1)7 Morse deperibbd. „j:raphi^All r ,fS ■' .u,, nf - « , , ., associaCion with fhe people or Her ,lie work of the Red Ccoss, its pCt^ y*: Xnnel. its duties’And the resp<vfts7 n ^ ‘ liglbl- ■cv In- ur.gfjr every. nu.n dnd^ * 1st cl Feb'r.iiary and 1st of MgryU. < ' /, rboro. chapter of fKTjted Cross ard the nemiltiei. -for the non-jraynlen* j !’TKv at»ov * fees are what, the in ij«i's way ahms/fhelr of taxes as provided by lrv*7 a* will books show should have be< n col votion to thj/difttlon and its cause, j be sften from the. discurefon of con- lected durir> tlie four yearv. hut a r.veiy mojjver in tlie land is assitr-j ; in the Tiea.ydrer’s" officer -reat deal of hai.x* had not* been..ed. by tjto Red Gross that if her son later in this report./" paid. The fees' include sonv- is wofinded in the war that he will 1 ’ ‘ car.- Tlie two’ new school building be ing erected in this county are ne*r- inu complet ion, and jt is exnecte * itions to «*imend the State Const’- lution repealing tVr enr isiou whipk makes it unconstitutional for trus tees of public institutions of learn ing to h^ld o*her office. * The countv supply bill will be in troduced this week, and will hrvj to carry with it* inodeased appH- priations for Support of the chajXfhat botk the Rchobotb buildlnr gkng. and an intense in the sal- ^ t he l.odve, building will b; arles of the ofjfcejs of the cofinty. 1^j,,, of^npa^v bv the first ol is eontemplatod. An effort will be j.-j.fitvarv mtde to do this and not. increase The Rehoboth school building ty the levy bf the county. 4l ^at two-room wooden building. Tlie Prohibition Amendment. ., nd wiU n long wantxin the While It is highly probable that ‘ UQtv . Th<l i. odF ,, hiPWirfg is o r the General Assembly will pass the hl .j rj{ and wi n he the W i U the reaolution ratifying fhe federal 1 the in this way shojjTihelr unselfish de- —X - To Aviation Corps . Tjho question ol/tax abatement i'amoynts due the cooRty Tiidltor hj/giyen every - attention and car*- Padgett liaabeen deaig. .1 JWTiqus one pnd should be dealt tfn r transferring titles, which th.y^T at his condition requires. \ irktsl as a student at th« trainlnr w yh in strict conformance to th • Clerk of Court would collect, nod The Red Gross is not a nurses* or- ',.^^ f or aviators, and is awaitin': H wer and /pirit of the law. The ‘wrvy o\f>/ to him. However^/rtief i ranl/.gfion. nor exclusively an « r *torder» to proceed to the atation gr/and jury cannot too strongly con are certain collections thaj/do not ganizatkm rompo-ed of women, b,;/ "somewhere in America.”- Mr. Pad- d^iun tii*- practice which hsts grown show on the fee books, which 1 con- Its membership is composed of wen Kett has been waiting instructions. Ut> hefe o{ the Treasurer abatin sjder would offset thw amount p id and^ won.en throughout the cqKfttrv (0 a |tend this, school, but deoidot school. Were 1 t'a\o£ The-^grahd jury’s conceptior‘Gounty Auditor. I have not pro-' who realise Its need and ate de- {hat his order* Were slow In coni- /qp the tvyo offices is that one is t< oared statement of fees for the six voting tbfir time and enyt-Mes to- | nK and he thought nf going to i>e the balance of the other nn.r ^nnthft-of 1,017 fts the Clerk keep - w<trd alleviating the condition of c a rnp Jar)tsnn to attend the officers that tho-Treasurer is not clothed | his records' by calendar years. our sick and wounrtrtj soldiei^ «n i tra |„j n ^ but after going to with powers of discretion under th j “The law provides tha* the Clec!: supplying n••cessarie/for their, conv- Columbia he conferred with off) law. hut must refer abatement case- of Court shall turn over to the fort. For the past several week! cftrt/thVre with the result'that he to the Auditor. The Treasurer’s-of- county Treasurer all fees collected the women of the Red Cross'havr fice im properly one of collection ami | * n excess of $3,000.00 per year. It b» ^n knitting/ihousands of swe>i- wrlstletX and inulfiers for the „ .... oxuw.u w - - ..»> of nur soldiers and sailors. This Lro'.ton done ,.p 0n a voucher aimed by some ' ears exceeded the $3,000.00 marl; is only one of . iheir many activities. . 'other official// *by $3,248.9<>: .in other wordV.lt f* hoped that in a very yhort time 1 W* i ♦ Vx I, k i cnsa*i lr i is i r , \f r U vi #1 eg ' * " -»t.— ^ — 1 A * ^ ^ 1» s. _ . .... county outside of Walterboro. It tUI. certain that there will be spirtta lone felt disbursing of money, and everythin-; will be noted from the above that eys. ed opposition. Immediate considers-1 that p^rtton o” Broxton I*? 006 by tlf ‘‘ Treasurm' should b the fees and salgry during th f four ude tibn was refused in the House 00 towns hjp the opening day, and it was refer-. The trustees : cHx^hoxr - numerous* ^its"opponents' 7^?-^ i stracts. this will be diseussgd more due county Treasurer $3,243.9*’.. one thousand pembgrs. the wi’J he : i'» VtoMomatical to th’'^ Voildin- in f,,n > 'toder the head of Treasurer, Df course, a considerable {-mount of membership fee being only t.«e do!- 1 itr,i,inr<Aii ( n-? ?hAir h. lldlnr has been , n th -^ atton,rt>n of thp ^°u rt that .t the Ctork of Court, but Uis failur.- I r .m time to tinm H Will be neef - v.„i n , >r »U'iuinc na- t* n q« the duty ot the Auditor to impose to make such rolleotions. does not ossary to purchase laire.quantitie,. 1 Irtiste'L tp a special huildmg foni yt»ie penalties as pWK-ided bv law. relievo him of the responsibility 'of of wool and other* mat ertajs to b* of the Rehftboth i , \\*4th regard to the penalty ah strictly speaking. - Mr, Hudson is to* local chanter hero wiH\bave hi j went to Washington the latter part of the week, and has been ordered to await order* to attend a school for aviators where he will go in training tor a commission as an aviator. • • / . 1 j t- c kk'-t ! M ‘ introduced. - X - Elect Ion>• Tq*ln>. At noon today, x '^Xton*. session i posed of Alex Carter, f will be held for tbp elect ip" of an H x^jcXand B G, Thompson associate justice of the Nqpreme, J ^ i_ v ^. . ' , , Court, seven circuit jiutge* niK 'An ^ -1X7Slt-'/^lAOA «*re. the grand. Juo' cannot see wn: insurarco comru> lionet. l.'ir*'/Nin Win C. iO- C his <.u y 1 nq! performed. ^ T i the sey-slon, rbe wafehouse vcomn iX QrtllirrlrtV Ton IQTll ‘••‘ :rar ’ , .‘ I nr T eells-y uptm the Auditm sinner will s bo he elected, x / // oHIUrOJ v, JaH. ITUII 10 immediately provide himseh • "For JKnt-lv A’bturn.tn-ol. I -btorday. January 19th. bein Representative Kelto, of-. Andei- Robe-h F .l.ee’s biHbdrv and a legal Quarterly Conference Sunday Nteht The firs' quarterly .confergnce ’ ^ the Bethel Methodist church w,Rl be « l 'i i be belli for" tbo'elecHon of nn >'/Xr'i ' * rn<1 whi,e t,ie ,aws Lead as they do turning o' er my oxer** o.et th' Worked unon, and the orly^ourcc held at Hie rh! .X’^*X77^. I*- 1 '• Thomp* n r rnrdless of inconvenience to any- above $3.4)00.00. 1 will state .hern,."from which they can expect to oh- 4 b**' htnoryi^dwards, I residing while this is the law, it is seldonv t-i>p the needed money for this, ph/-. Ll^er *>f the Charlestoo I coninl)e<i with, tiirotixhont the pose is from .local sources. If therX'*’'*! conduct services, a ” , * r w v^lr" Rate. z' , 11»' an'V man or wo'-.ian in Collet‘“vnfej/nre will be held. The ■A Saturday. Jan. 19tb with the necessary books And stA ♦ ionery t«r Utf purpose of perforpi son. introHuA.d n rt* '4ution in th ■ hoMd.xy South Carolina, all the these duties anf ur;-es upon House urging the consideration only banks of Walterboro will be close! of important matters, * and requert- to observance of the occasion. The j public is asked to be judged ac- * cordi “A* a .portion o( the * fee r o::nt'- who feeH no Intere t in ttm Public ip imit«-<l to attend >oks kept bv Padgett wore nn -young lueq who an- fighting thv 1 * - • fContinued on Tare Five.) / incly. duties this office tlie importance of the matters. The grand Jury believe; wore not in tho office.” thet possibly tho condition in the - Treasurer’s office would not require ^ book? ’ and. I baxe not Prenart'd statfunent battles of our country :iPd arc r*— be in their interest in overing the period he hold office, j .-ardb'ss of tbejr comfort, thi-n thf-irithe final outcome of this dreadful ernnot ufiderrtand wbv all books rotytrihutions wiil not he sought/ptnirgle, am! are willing to nak*- t,ut tho «* wi'o afe interested, an i S4 ’ ,I "' sacrifice in this time of na — we believe that every man and wo- tional peril, will bo asked to con (Continued on Page Four.) man in our county must certainly tribute towards this worthy cause * , '1 *" // • ; ,r ’ / * " • s ' ) - - c. - ' ^