Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ Tift PRESS AND STANDARD "Wednesday, August 7, ISUfc New Assessment imtum mavwimg MMMed value of ^ akBdB la South Carolina exclusive- of hnlldnss. for the yeer 1*17. and the aeMssmeat determined by, South Cnrolln* Tax Commission tp secure ^ eonnllsalh>n for l>li: Counties Assessed value. - For flit Tor 1»U Abbeville f«.1« .. .|R 40 |.ai« / •*#**#****** # * # J Land Value*) * *%***#********** Smoaks. Aug. *.—The leaving for the army ha. caused a numlmr of changes In. the holiness life of this community. Both the cashiers of th« Aiken td • s e - ) 6.75 lt.7* Bamberg .».../. 3.53 7 4.T0 Barnwell ^ t . 3.53 d.70 . Beaufort . 4:32 4.« ’ BeYltleir ( * • • f •/ • 2.|4‘. 2.60' Calhoun .../X.. 3.70 6.67 4.«6. 4.04 Cherokee 5:22 7.54 > Chanter ^ • 5.n 4.87 - Cheeterfleld ....... 2.82 3 50 Clarendon r .. 3.18 4.80 Colleton .... : 2.11 2.90 Darlington • 5.30 10.72 TliBoa ,» 6.4!; 12.75 Dorchester 2.02 2.71 Edgefield 4.82 5.35 Fairfield 3.48 3.74 Floreac* ..... .. 4.51 9.12 two hanks have gone, thus tatlag.thelr having to seeafe others in their gfctiia.'In the. Bank of j^of th Smoaks. Mrs. J. C. Couhji has taken the glace of A. Eugene Vara, who recently volunteered In' the nhval branch of the service. Mr. Verb waj. connected.with the bank for manf years and built It Ug ln th* buslnes. world. Mrs Counts has been tesehx lug and’ la well qualfted to fill this important position.. ,,, The Bmoaka Banking Company lost Its cashier. /Delmsc W. Keels, who resigned to enter the servlc*. His place Ksa bwn filled by B. Ml* ley. who haa had several months ex perience In one of the Fairfax banka Mr. Kedi during the time he waa at Smoaks. having come there from Columbia about a year ago. made CeorgeCowa Oreenvill** Greenwood Hampton t . Horn* »• 1 • Marlon ... Jasper .... Kershaw ; T^ancaater T^nrena Leo Lexington Mi, ujg. 1.19 5.43' McCormick ...!. / 4.90 5.89 Marlboro -* 5.83 15.47 - Newberry ........-. 5.62 6.35 2.92 4.25 Orangeburg . Y.. 3.77 7.32 Pickens 3.30 8.22 . Richland / 4.75 5.13 Raiuda is./. 4.54 7.01 ^ Spartanburg 6.66 10.85 ftnmter/ 5.40 8.67 7 Union/ 7 4.65 4.82 ^ WlllJimsburg* 2.39 3.38/ y 5.36 701 KOLDIKRM MOTH Kit WHITKS / N ' ^r'Wllllama, S. C. ^xXuguat, 2nd. 1918. Editor, .The Press and. Standard The war Is a sacrafice to Inothera giving their aona to'the army. Jlut. mothers, how many of us give our boys to God? That is the thing for us poor mothers to dh. When I gave tny darling bov to go to the army, 1 ggre him to God. When we parted. I asked him to b P a good boy and pray nud trust In the good lofd t*« take care of him/ I told him to pre pare to meet death that w P all had to die. war po war and to meet me In heaven, lie writes so rficelv about how he is living. He said: Mothers 1 am living a good life. I pray to*- peace and I pray to God to fake rare of lue.aiyj alKbf th- *' 0 *"‘* of Jlr/'hnd MYs, 1. J. 'Mayi soldier bovs and I know God wid *tis> Mahaley Wilson. Of Lamer. . - • . .. . «v An t«« i.' * i... 1 hf i u ^ the lats Hon. J. W. Mlley, of Little Swamp section. -.'V Louts C. Psdgett is now with Vsrn Bros Co. in their store. Mr. Yarn has had to mak* over hit forr- almost entirely nearly every man he had being drafted or entering th<> Besides Mr. > P CAMPAIGN MEETING AT HENDERSONVILLE (Continued' from first p«f£r\ -r<5r ——: lection 4>n the matter of voting bonds, which was defeated last yssr, sad said, that he heertPhe was be ing cricixed in some places because of his connection with thi^-Aet. He stated that he accepted th# verdict hb people at the polls and would not even think of attempting to fogftataei further jin .reference' to bonds for roads. -> Capt. George .W. Brunson was the next speaker. Capt. Brunson he had no record to itfbieb he couhfc, refer as a* public office holder, but that he desired to serve the people in some capacity-as he ufea too obi to go to war, anp felt that he could do It as a legislator. He paid a tri bute to h a women an<) said It would not surprise him to see^ them voting soon, as they fcre „ doing almost everything else.' " Col. J. W, Hill referred to his past service in the House, and felt sure — — — - that bia reelection each time he of- many friendj). Mr. Mlley. Is * *dn o.. f er ed for the House was an indica tion that his services were apprecia ted. He felt that w c need men of ripe Judgment and experience as legislators. In reference to his stand on the matter of supporting any pther candidates, he said he wanted It understood that he would Kntlc* *• « OUWiy,. -!.■■■■■,ot vot, for lllea.. ualn H. w«4 P.dse« the work.™ B the 71 ,..™ old ,.d - - - now. are Ackerman Williams. Clar-| a son In the „ . I ‘ ,n -na ' *ervlc e and if Uucle Sam heeded h«s encc Herndon, h ! services h e could get them, and he Jimmie Kinwd. Miss Vina Vaught ^ ^ Uck ^ ¥ J MSSrStm has entered the dld not *et th * d «»P o» «T;m\ 0 onduTth*n ’ H b ‘ y 3 t: iv ^ •^ k v* for hlm^Hlers was in charge of, He ; e( « rred .‘° to the Uck eradication work in Warren , e tK V**! township, but has resigned to enter"P«ech he had thought of had this store. Hi. place is filled by Will Jeen driven out by the rough roads. Smvlev / He said, he hoped the voters would A* i” result of the protracted 1 *•« how much in earnest he was in meeting at the Smoaks Baptist i offerlng^so many times for this posi- church, condocted . week ago by t‘on. and they would therefor* elect Rev C E Bruts, of Columbia, as- 1 him this time. In reference to whoi-i stating the pastor. Rev. W. B. Me- J h® »Q»‘ d 'ote for, the speaker said Cuen. forty-two members were re ceived Into th e ehurch on confession of faith R. Hallum Smith, ~who won th«‘ - - Clenuwn College, trip as the winner | 8 * , o h he would vote a democratic ticket, and would he suppose vote for a loy al man - maybe Mr. Brice,, Price. Rice or whatever his name is. He when he read Mr. Blease’s of first prize In the boys corn club , fP‘ >ec h at Filbert-that he conclud in the county , is now at Clemsbn College wheye he Isjtaktng .' a two week's course given for th e winners of the State. Miss Gladys Smith is visiting her friend Miss Hallum of Pickens. She will return In a few days, and 'Miss Hallum 'will return with he;- for a visit. Bistrtet Agent f*. A. MacFadden. accoinpained h^ County agenC Rish ded” Ihd was here last Week InspVtJjk'fWglstrnte wefc i work of the club boys. Thomnson v<d D. Miss Vina Vaught is spending her jrtth he two week's vacation ents at Cons ay.jw^ U. H. her par-1 Is visiting at fl'C 'take care of~mc for I am trusting tn him. Mother^ I have signed-a pled to live a good life. I am uolinr^'d make a soldier for God as well* a:« for the I’nlted States. By"?'.nd’s Jiein I will fight his baffle* for the vic tory of his kingdom, as Well us for victory and petce in this yr° r >d way. Mother vou all pray and Jive right so we all will meet in heaven." Mothers why doh'jFwe all give oiw boys to God and trust him to do his will? If We do He Will take care ot them in this great struggle. I hope e very bod \ will pray ' to the good Lord to'Jake car* of all out soldier boys and for peace end for the vic tory to s«*on be won pray and tn»'4t God and in the righi way and the victory will soon be won. / / ; • / ^ A Soldier's Mother. map- *^>elsiHne Miss Ethel SaijlpS Miss entertained for Miss* Wilson Friday night. • Quite a few of the yminft folks cahie nut and enjoyed an evehtQC with games. Delicious fruit punch was.served. * J • Mr and Mfs. Padgett and littl,, son. Benjamin, have returne-1 from a visit t,« Mr. Padgett’s rela- thes at McBee. . Crops In'this section’are looking/ fine, wllh the exception of too nuien rain. he could not be elected on that k of /talk. ;/ County Treasurer. / J. M. Ackerman led off in this race, and he was followed-'by C. W. Peilum and II. j>. Sparhtand, all o*' whop) presented Jh^tr tJaims for tl) ‘ office of roiiijiy treasurer. Each said his oppopefitH were/all gentlemen and it W-a* a chojce of men simply, ollowing th^e „ candidates Jo,- introduced. C. W. P. Ramsey brlef- Iv outlined/thelr claims for support. Frank TUmupson declined to speak. Following their speeches Dr. Tur ner iirade his most- -eloquent an- nou/icement. The he\t Meeting will be held Cottagevilb- next Tuesday. July Id, by the managers to pre- er or enforce law: Provin- ACHTRAUAN BALLOT « SYSTEM, J4DR TOWNW (Continued From Firat Page.) % atandera who ar e qualified electors to gaslst the voter in the preparation of hia ballot. ; ‘* r /'Y , «. Admission to the Polling Place —From the time of th* opening of the poll until the annoucement 'of the result and the signing of the of fals! returns, no person shall be ad mitted to the polling plac e except the managers, duly authorized watchers and challengers.-the chair man of - the executive com mittee or. . members of tl(e ex ecutive committee Appointed hi hD stead to supervise this" th* polling place,p* rsone duly admitted for th* puropse OT voting, poltee officer* admitted serve order ed. however. That -candidates foi st such polling plaee may be present at the canvass of the votest. Provid- ed.Canvasa of the votes shall .y open to {he public. Y. ,^ N s. 7. -Interference With Election.-^* I the watchers or officers of the iaw who are admitted to the polling 1 place by th e managers shall inter fere with th* managers or obstruct th* voting, it shall be the duty of the inanagerg to suspend the election until order Is restored, or as may be provided by the rules of the party. No person shall b* allowed to ap proach polling places within 25 feet while polls qre opened, other than the persons herein provided for .. . • - 8. Managers to Account for Bal lots.-^ I pon th* close of the elec-J tion managers shall account to the? executive committee for all ballots 1 delivered to them, and make the fot : * lowing return: (a) /The number ot official ballots furnished to each polling precinct,/(b) The nu'mben of official ballots spoiled and re--|^ turn-ed by voters, (c) The. number of official ballots returned to the executive committee, (d) The num ber of official ballots actually voted.'’ 9. Consistent Acts Repealed.— Act yj 1915; 81) -Not Affected.— all acts and parts< of acts :n filet with, the provisions of this are hereby repealed, except -to regulate Jhe holding of all primal v lections and the organizations • , ... * Have Your Measure Taken UTlL r i* s A SPECIAL BKPRKHENTATIVR * • t- * ■ * . OF M. MOAEtJ A SON, ((«*.> KAI.TIMOIU-:, ^ WILL BE AT OCR STORE , UDA and . ’ . v SATURDAY August 9 and 10 SHOWING LATEST KTYIJC& AND NEWEST WOOLENS. 'T' ; ALL WORK t.TARINTF^BV AND THE REST THAT CAN R8S GOTTEN. . COME IN AND BE MEANER™ ED Forf YOCR FA I /* AND i ’ : i WINTER SCIT. HERNDON CLOTHING STORE C..H. HERNDON, Proprietor. | of newspaper a / '* , \hws|*a|N*n* Are Liar*' Mr l.i"ase said -the HfO livr'i. j v«-n »’« «.H the stateni".’; j >( i re*d Ihe Charleston "American, and be convinced. SAFE IN FRANCE .The many friends, of Mr. Howard Saunders will he delighted to know that he arrived, safely In Franc* Mr. Saunders J* a son of the-,, late O. G. Saunders nf Stokes. x. —' a,’. ' — •.. ^ * Hr % 4 -4) <|) 4e >9 4* 4> >9 4) * M 3 _ - * - PINE GROVE ’• * '' 4i * 9k n 4( 4: * 4r tk C sk * * Mr. and Mrs. C. W /Clmer Jr . .spent Suodqy^’ with their mother, Mrs. C. Wf Ulnihr Sr. Mrs'. Jane HorndOp of Haniptnr: and her daughter. Miss Nora, attend ed the meeting at IMru 1 Grove lac-t ‘.week. , ; ' ' j L Kinurd r.nd son, Eugene, ha 1 business In town .Wednesday. , J C. -Kinerd. .spent Sunday will his brother Duffie Kinard-. Joe KinaiSty Heyward Brantle and Talbert Belton were callers at Walterboro, South Carolina 1 1 clubs in cities containing forty thon- -osand inhabitants or more, approved 16th daV-of February, 1915. whlclv said act.rhall remtin in full, force. and effr-t. - 1ft. S ite Executive Committee to, Make R -gulations for Voting by Persons^ in i': S. Service.— The state executive committee nrovideij for tinder the laws regulating pri mary elections in thi» state be, knd thfty are hereby authorized and em-> nowgred to make regnlaftons as mar he necessary to provide 'for the en rollment and voting qf citizens of this Slate holding positions -under the government ■ \- \' of the Vnited States. o|- any^Kranchi-thereof and The above was slipped beneath The Press dnd Standard door thin ‘' .1 "Yea a parable hath br(11 Ct.rtis^Breland , snpday afternoon. Mr, and Mrs. La uric Bert oft morning. •spoken." The Ship of State. Thou, toft, sail on, O Ship of State! j Rail on, O PNfON, strong and great* Humanity with all its fears. With all the hope# of future years Is hanging breathlesj' on thy fate! • We know what master laid thy keel. /tYhat workman wrought thy ribs of Steel, ■ . Who made each mast, and sail and t What anvils rang, what hammers I bast. tn what a forge, a dial a heat r.Wnr* shaped the if hors of th >' ^fcope!" Ikmgfeller An IHhIi CtHirtslilp. * An Irish sheriff got a writ to serve On r. young widow and. on coming int-t her presence, said; adam. I have an attachmer.t you.” "My dear sir," she said, blush- .ing "your attachment -is jicipro- cated." ".You don't understand me, yon proceed tp court." said the sheriff. and Mrs. Laurif Bertoft at tended Mi,, meeting at Teumile Wed nesday. Miss Isabel! Bailey,, spent las. week with her sister Mrs. G, F. Copeland. / Mr.' amT Mrs. S. J. I'lmer were in Walterboro Wednesday Shopping. Miss Maiid Padgett has returned home-from the slimmer school a* Rock Hill. Mitts Janie t imer spent Thurs dny with Mrs. S. J Cliuer. resident temoorilv* out of the states IT. Act Effective on Approval.. That tbheact shall go into effect up on itxlipproval by the governor.; pproval the Iftth day of Fehro- ■y. A. D. 1919. / '■■—77 J list nip seed. rftceived ' Ruta-Baga Jur- H. W. BlacY. Jr. ill-2c "Well, 1 know *tis leap year, but 1 perfer to let you da the courting i #**❖*********# * voitrself. Men are much better a* 1 * * that than women." I * .INFIRMARY SGTEH « "Madam,.this is no time for fool- * - : * ing. Th > juatfce i* waiting." I ***;<**** J; * * * * "The justice waiting? Well, 1 sup^t IA1 „ r .• . , - « , pose I must go. hut the thing is ‘ n, i. u * ‘ ' and besides I d prefer a priest Co <V» , Mi ** KrM> 4 r °l7 has ,, rHurl, **‘ j t ,,. , j from « two week s vacation spent - — ■ iVery pIeisantly at her home net;- * Drs* Creek. CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR SALE d . A’ yT FOR SAI.E—Six rbom residency on Hampton street in good ami de sirable s«*ction. House is two- store; and each room has Are niace. See us at'once Southern Carolina Real Estate Co.. W. W. Smbiik, manAger. i - x FOR SALK—One good mule, a goo l horse and a good brood man*... These are on my farm a mile, and a half west of Walterboro; Rea son for sale, boys have gone to * war. Apply to J. B. Fender. 4tp. X. X - / s s' FOR HALE OR RENT—Nice four room bouse with oirt-'buUdinsA In town of Waltqrfoord in goed neighborhood. - "Rap A. H. Wi-'h- man. .. "• . tf FAIR ',SAI*E—Ford thqrlng car <n good running condition. Apply to F, A. Bryan. Walterboro. f. An Invitation^ JVe Want You to Come intb Our Store to Sec ‘The Stove That Keeps Up the FAME of Southern. Cooking’* Tn stoves there’s alrtiont as much difference as thefe ;3 in people. We cannot always tell ajbeut people, hut - \vc do'know stoves. .That is why we congratulate ourselves on securing the agency for these ranges. -They are on our floor now, and we want you to see what this really good stove is like. Its many exefet- ^ eaturc8 wjlk delight you end every other housewife who wants comfort, convenience, and * efficiency in the kitchen. you prefer you can»buy a Princess on our “Pay If plan.” for itself pi Let us tell you about it. X BROWN FURNITURE COMPANY WANTED •X and Dejivered -./ " .' A complete stock of Toilet Articles HAHN’S Ice Cream s' Fishburne’s Drug Store Miss Alice Addison IHt for her vacation Wednesday. She wid WANTED—5ft men to work in.cl.iy hetls at Bath. South rurblina.^ Good wages'and sleeping quartqW furnished. Apply tft Mr JP^F- Henderson at Farh’crv^ Mer- ■ chants Bank. WaUerHofS, X •>n Monday /AugustXl2thy/ F. E. Henderson. . X ; / It. v 4 - - — V bo with jelatives near CottageviBe.J • Mrs, D. B. Petirifoy and son. hax •’' " *' ... .... . * * ! /»/% V-NTElk—Ttj+f bushe^/sound whild leturndd to their home tn town. j - corn. • Meacoat. H-7-2 . Little Miss Helen Woods/ who WANJ^>—IntellKant man equip has been at the infirmary for sever- wMb horS e or' auto, ns </1o weeks,- tuia returned to her home, i Leon Sanders, of . Moselle, is tit dtrgoing medical treatment at infirmary. >: . 1 Mra. Jessie sSineath here' for ( an operation. ' ./ 'Mm. John Slmond* is convales-1 .cing* Rftor a seriohs operation. - \ j Howell Jones ia at the infirmary | | for treatment. -Jtcni i>f.inder is doing nicely, be- man and colR’Ctor for v Ruilin, Smoaks. Ehrhar^t" an-! j einitfes. Splendid tet l i/ory !'ti-«> .if worked properly v.MJl : * icar ,you |l:f>mt yearly. Etcgli iJ oppor tunity for mart" vuih-'Hl! or pa'-, time. -Fall-Is Apprpacl)ib<> Yott can clean Hp. Address Singer Si-wln^. Mr.chiue Cpihpany. Char leston. S. C. x-7-2tp. mg pT the- infirmary tor- treatment,' \v \\ti i> '"•l.^^tlpriwt.' M-. Smylef/ of Ruff in: is ^ dr!J /'at ih* infirmary^for nYedickl treavX I>—A few t|io>'‘’ »nd split drawn cypivsa lahingles. Ao- plv. stating price a^d dIntension', to W. W. Smoak, Waiterboro. 2t. M. C. JP'lSHfiUHNE, Proprietor. /i ’ s' the j nient. Hts friends /tRf ho glad to Icsrn that he is doing nicelv. i . ' K Mrs. Williams Strickland, of Week * , WANTED—You to ret* Bruce Hie* has been at the infirmary for rev-^ anything In Electrical WtrH». ; Ciet days. 7^/,. f or fixture*. Phooe «5Y. 7-31-U X \ J- s. Groves. «f Hampton, is at infirmary for a few days. ME Murdatigh of Islandton, Is quiteJll following an operation for! j appendicitis. ^ ' X Buist's Turnip Sce^z at Klein’s. Mrs. Cleveland Hlers fs convales- |.osT—Black and tan hound bitch dug- after »n operation. t with* Ups 4f ear* cut off. Last seen Wednesday at Bonny Doou plantation. UeirreM if returned to Clarence Crosby. Round. Itp. . ■ ■ — I | /.Mil-. , "..—I.. - Buist's Turnip Reeds at KielriY 666cures Bilious Fever. 7-3-lOt. We’Ve- < x "N. ^ Paints too. < OME STKAKJHT TO US WHEN TOI’ WANT ANV- Tltrt.O THE HARD WAKE UNg. HARDWARE IS ' •H R Dl SlNEfc AND WE C AR«V THE 'STOCK. SO VOU < AN ALWAYS OCT WHAT YOU WANT WHEN vor WANT IT. . WHEN YOU ONCE BUY FRO MUS Y01T.L (OMF RACK A (..UN BECAUSE YOU WILL-BE SATISFIED WITH CUR H ARDWARE ANO OUR PRICES. t'SE CUR HARDWARE: IT STANDS HARD WEAR WE HAVE READY-MIXED PAINTS IN ALL COI - . CHS—0IJ.S AND VARNISH. TOO. “ ' >' *' ' ■» * ./ t Kt^er Hardware Company ur a y *pii<i>z>/xtx/x 0 T frr,, * * Spirit CAR0UN4 WALTERBORO.