Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4 X V " ‘ . . s ,' * Wood’s Seeds For 1918 6 • * If you want the best of CARDEN PLANT J Best for the South Wood’s Seeds and Onion Sets at KLEIN’S DRUG STORE Every Thing the Best V You Need • Oeaertl Tonic Take Qrove’e. The Old Standard Grore's TastHeas chill Tonic is equally valnftble as a General Tonic hecaass it contains the well known tonic properties ol QUININ E end IRON. It ecu on the Lhrer,Drives oat Mai iris. Enriches the Biood and Boilds np the Whole System. 60 cents What is LAX-FOS LAX-FOS IS AH MfROVCD CASCAtA o A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark, Bine Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black Root, May Apple Root, Senna Leaves and Pepsin, a Combines strength with pala* table aromatic taste. Does not gripe. 50c OFFICHEtSfO BE REAUD1TEP Resolution PreeUee foil Auditing Boned.to Recheck C. L. Vann's a f. Report of Shortage*. Complying with the request of the grand jury that provisions be made for the reehecklng of certain offic ers in Colleton county tke CollMon delegation prepared and had passed in the House of Representatives the following resolution: A Joint Reaokation. To require certain officers in Colle* >*ton county to be renudited, and to preside for protecting the In terests of said connty. *•* t • —’ ' ’.i - Whereas. The report of the cer tified public accountant employed by the grand jury for Colleton coun ty. has shown certain shortages and violations of law hi various eonnty offices; and Whereas. The interests of the county and the integrity of. the men involved, make a thorough account, ing necessary; therefore. Be it resolved by the General As sembly of the State of South Caro lina: Section 1. That Comptroller Gen< ersl send to Colleton -county at each a time ae may be named by the grand jtiry his representative, who shall be an experienced accountant, for the purpose of becoming a mem ber of an Auditing Board to be composed of said accountant from the Comptroller General’a office, Anditof C. L. Vann, a&d an ac countant to- be selected by the Col leton Delegation, whose duties shall he carefully to recheck and audit C. L. Vann's report as to sbortaccs ; n4 violations of law. and such oth er matters as the^grand jury may see fit to. submit to them, in con nection with said report. For th» expense of this investigation the grand jury is authorized to submit to the Highway Commissioner prop er vouchers for a sum not exceeding the sum of five hundred ' t $500.00 > dollars, which sum the Highway Commissioner is authorized and Di rected to pay as other vouchers against the connty. I* Sec. 2. In the event that this in vestigation reveals any actual short ages or violations of law whereby the county has suffered financial loss, the Grand Jury is hereby au thorized fo employ counsel upon such terms as they shgll determine, if they deem it wise > for the pur pose of bringing action tn the »ame of the county against the bonds of said county official. Sec. 3. That this Act. shall go into effect immediately upon its ap proval by the Governor. • *•••******»**< * Personal Mention • B***********«£i F. W. Hither, who haa juat re ceived hit appointment aa county food administrator for Colleton county, went to Columbia Sunday to Ije present at a meeting of all the county food administrators of the state. This meeting was sched uled to be held Monday. "Tie return ed to Walterboro yesterday. 0 Q . Mrs. George M. Reeves, of Char leston, and Mrs. O. C. Weatherford, of Cottakeville, are Venting real- tires in Walterboro—tfnd at Sandy ■Mk. "I Paul Lucas returned last week af ter a week's visit to Asheville, ^X. C., Greenville, 8. C., Atlanta, Au gusta* and Savannah. Mr. and Mrs.* Edgar Jay cocks and Mr. William Jay cocks, of Charles ton. shent Saturday night and Sun day with jMrs. Jayecek’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Grace. h Now Going On At J * On account of the Spring and Summer supply is * •*' - ’ i now coming in that our Mr. Frank recently bought in the Northern markets, we are compelled to make this ‘ CLEAN SWEEP SALE of all our Fall and Wintei goods to make room for new stock. Everything wi’i be sold tegardles* of cost. If out for bargains now is the time t« call and see. * . ana Columbia Records v k .«*• *' 1 fv \4 X ■r %. Mias Grace Glover Teturaed to her home at Wiggins last week. af. ter a pleasant visit to friends and relatives in Walterboro. J. B. Williams, of Williams, was among the business visitors to Wal terboro last week. J. M. Strickland, of Ruffin, was in town last week on business. Lewis Fripp. who has been very ill for some time at Florence is able to be up again, and is ip town with his mother, Mrs. L. M. Fripp. —^-o— * . T. R. Risher and daughter, Mrs. O. B. Risher, of Round, was in town* Monday. J. F. Rent? of Islandton, was in town Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. ■ H. Zalin left for the North Sunday afternoon to buy their spring ,and summer goods. Will be .gone about ten days. Miss Clytie Sanders who is now attending Stokes business college in Charleston is in town with her cous in H. W. Sanders. W. P. DuBois returned yesterday to bis home in Savannah, Ga.. after ipr'visit to his wife’s mother, Mrs. C. W rimer, at Snider’s. W. H. Harmon, of Tennessee, ar rived in Walterboro yesterday and will be associated with S. N. Haws in the lumber business. J. B. Hickman, ol Rluffton, was in town yesterday visiting his fath er at the Clara EsBqrn Infirmary. H. W. Price, of Green Pond was in town Tuesday on business. Mesdames O. K. Grant and C. S. Hioir .of Thayers, were in town Tuesday shopping. J. A. Peters, of Ehrhardt, was among those in Walterboro Tuesday X>n business. C. P. Carter, of Lodge, had busi ness in town Tuesday. Graham Wilby. of Ritter, has returned to her home after visiting relatives in town. D. W. -Crosby of Tabor was in town Tuesday on business.. A. Q. Padgett, of Berea, wa.* among those who had business in Walterboro Tuesday. Leroy Peters, of Ehrhardt,, was a business \isitor to Walterboro Tues day. J. NEXT TO EXPRESS OFFICE X v • V . J. FRANK, MANAGER \ Dm That Dm Kit Affsct thsHM B«cau** ol it* tonic and laxative effect. LAXA TIVE BROMO QITNINE ia jetter than orUiaary Quinine and doe* not cause aenrooaoea* nor ricKing in bead Remember the tnll name and took tor the i.gnaturc ol E. W. GROVE. 30% , 0.' AERO x x -til TV T.' -A-. 7 V \ “Certainly, you maj CENDING an instrument home so ^ that the vrhole fa'mily can'put the Columbia Grafonola to the tinal test under the very conditions under which it will be played, is one ot* the ways Columbia Graftmolas are sold. Can anything be fairer ? The phonograph you want in your home js the instrument that plays in your home the kind of music you like best, in exactly th* way you like to have it played. We will be only too glad to send a Columbia Grafonola X to .your home for a further test. We welcome an opportunity to have you play as many record* of your own selection as you wish upon Columbia instruments in our store. We want and expect you to ask ques tions about Columbia Grafonolas and records—the more you ask the better we will like it. • /■ xxx' x* s.; / - Step into s Columbia store today and learn how thoroughly enjoy able the business of buying a phono graph the Columbia way really is. Brown Furniture Co. (X v . THE HOME MAKERS rp •! • /I lailonng to. BAf.TfMORE. MD- Ol R M'EdAl. RKPREnENTAT1\ E ■ Mr. CHAS. GROSS WILL LAND IX VOI R CITY ■ *. x . AT | X H. W. BLACK, Jr. Walterboro. S. C. XX . • ' . Fri. and Sat.. Feb. 8 and 9 'X. with the Spring and Summer. 1918 Lines AERO TAILORING CO BALTIMORE Pleas* be on hand to see this won derful display, and have your meas ure taken for your new Sprine Clothes for immediate or future de. livery. \ Mr. Farmer and Mr. Gardner i ' L ^ Attention ; t. ' NOW IS THE TIME YOU ARE THE MAN x X' TERRY & SHAFFER IS THE PLACE TO BUY PLOWS, RAKES. SHOVELS, SPADES, POST HOLE DIGGERS, PLOW LINES, PITCH FORKS, TRACE CHAINS. CANVAS AND LEATHER COLLARS, GEARS OF ALL KINDS, AND V, X^ . r* • ' X^ X -t ,r ■ ’ ■ ^ s' • y / x % ' X\- »■ * ' • x FARM HARDWARE OF ALL KINDS AND ALSO GARDEN SEED OF EVERY VARIETY. ONION SETS, SPRING OAT SEED, BEST GRADE ■■ SEED POTATOES, AND THE OH-BE-JOYFUL TO MAKE THEM HUSTLE. x -> Wilcox & Gibbs v •> ■ X ALWAYS ON HAND. SEE Terry & Shaffer BEFORE YOU BUY _ • * IX MEMORIAM. Whereas, In His divine providence it hath pleased AUrnghpr God to remove from our midst two of our beloved members. Mrs. W. E. Jones and Mrs. E. M. Jones, we. the mem bers of the Parsonage Aid Sotfety of the Methodist chufch. Resolve: ^First, That, although we feel the deep loss sustained, we bow in hum ble submission to His ditine will, knowing that He doeth all things well; Second: That in their death the Aid Society has lost two of its de voted, consecrated workers, and that each member has lost true and loyal friends; Third: That a page of our min utes be inscribed to their tender memory; Fourth: That a copy of these res- olutions be sent to the ‘ bereaved families. Fur Indigestion. Constipation or Just try one 50-cent bftttle of LAX-FOS WITH FKPSVL A Liquid'O-aestive Laxative pleasant to take. Made and recommended to the public by Paha Med: cine Co., manufacturers of Laxative Bnomo (Quaint and Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic. NOTICE. Office Deputy Collector, Walterboro. S. C., Internal Revenue Service. Treasury Department. Only twenty more days in which to tile your Federal Income Tax re turns. If you are a single man and your net income for, the year 19L equals one thousand dollars you are required to file a return. If J 05 are a married man and head of * family or a married woman and head of a family and your net !>' come for the year 1917 equals twj thousand dollars you are require! to file a return also. Your returns must be filed o n before March 1st, 191*. with Col lector D. C. Heyward. Columbia^ S C., or myself at Walterboro. S. C I will be in my office at Court House, Walterboro. S; C. *11 week, and will be here all next w*« except on Wednesday, February D- will be at Smoaks. S. C.. and o» Friday. February 15, will be at Cot- tageviHe, S. C. , Please govern yourselves accord ingly. Call in and file your return* for the year 1917. ’ E. E. JONESj ’ Deputy Collector, L Dated Feb. $.1918. 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