Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PAGE EIGHT ■- ■ ■ m :? / JOT STANDARD Wednesday, October SO, 1918. y K f If not you are lucky, but if it does .we have ♦ * • • * ■ . • * a treat in our store for you. AVe just re- w> f . ceived a shipment of Ladies’ Coat Suits, ' * ' * > • * Coats, Misses and Children’s Coats at very low prices. , ^ ^ • 9 \ . •; % y ’. * Men’s Suits and Youn Men’s Suits. ^ / y, \ ■'.,■■■ Our line of shoes at great saving to you. +' * ^ v . Boy’s School Suits, any style and make. Giv<j us a call and see if SHOOB’S STORE can save you some money. Walterboro, S. C. BRIEFLETS ‘ * *«•**•«• * * «•»••• Prof. 8. J. t'nderwood railed to Atlanta. Supt. S. J. Underwood. of the Walterboro school, was called to At lanta last week on aeMunt of the death of a near relative, one of the victims, it Is understood, of the in fluenza epidemic which has been so prevalent over the entire country. . « . . —■■ - ^ Teacher* Paid - ' ■ < 'i^or First Month. ' . f The. teachers of* the Walterboro school were paid by Jhe trustees at the close of last week the same as Jf the school had been going on all ^he while. This was dene, by the trustees as a strict , matter of j < j>s- tice. They stated that the closing of the school was in no sense the fault of the teachers and that they were, therefore, entitled to full pav the same ^s If they had taught ,.i —■ ■ o Citadel Opened v * Again Tuesday. - The first college to eall together -again the studenU who had been dismissed because of the influensa epidemic, was The l Citadel. The students of this institution reported there yesterday! Those going from Walterboro were Cgpt. H. C. Jones. Earl Griffin. Alltster Wltsell. J. J Padgett, Jr.. Meredith Jones, Eugene Black. Winston Pearcy, Thomas Howell. c - Grafonola and Columbia Records j X lihl /- ] / v s tYou Will Instantly Feel at Home / in Our Store You will find the buying of s ph- nogrsph a most cnjovable ei- \ penence because our every endeavor is to make yeu know the Columbia Gratonola as intimately and as thoroughly as we know it. We will put you in possession of facts you ought to know. Facta about rrproductiqfi of sound. Facta that explain Columbia Gratonola’» purity of ttnr and facts about exclusive Colombia tone-leaves. We feci quite sure that if you knew all about the Columbia you would not l permit another day to paas by without having one in your home. BROWN FURNITURE ; Company Judge C»eo. W. tinge Here on Yl*lt. Jude® and Mrs. Yico. W. Gage, and Mrs. M. H. Gaston, of Chester, are spending gometime ip town as the guests of their daughters, Mrs. M. l P. Howell and Mrs. E. L. Pishburhe. Judge Gage is a member '''of the State Supreme Court and is consid ored one of the ablest Jurists ih the State. V — d—■—. i 1,\ H. Power* tVpen* H|ore in Town. L.\H. Powers has decided to go into boeinesp and has-opened a fruit and vegetable store in the building on Main street formerly occupied bv the Finn Jewelry Store. Mr Powerr stated that he proposes to handle also quite a bit of countrv produce, and will endeavor to af ford a ready market for all that .Is brought to town. . , X' \ Head Master Gtalld* In Town Monday. ... . Head Master J. C. Guilds of the Carlisle Pitting School, of' Bamberg was a visitor to Walterboro Mon dav afternoon. Prof.' Guilds ac- eomnahied Miss Cora Cennor, Mia: Virginia Connor and Prof. SpenceX Connor, and he came over to see if he could find a lady take charg ns matron of the fitting school. This Institution now enjoys, an erar of splendid pfosperty. having the larg est enrollment in its history. Miss Cora Connor is a member of the tfaculty this year. 1 ’ . o * Frank M. Connor . Has I {grove red. Frank V Connor, who has been a* Cniup Sevier for sometime, re- .rrntlx vnfored an attnrk of iqflu- elv.’a, foilownd h> nneumonia. which wed nf a *e?ini|s nature. H**. v ; ;i ■ v«n ill /'>•• ;■ number of days. | le t ;•••' t \c</ieju nurse was asvir-ned : M ra«.*. ; ml as a result of he; J ssill Alt. Connor i, now fast regain, jitr H* rtren-.th. Mis 'sister. Mis* H^Virgini i* Conno’*. wynt to him lor •; dtius. ’ '/ ' .1 'f/ V / • • . \ y* - /X. l{«'v. S<hi(**ter Fog Overmens Dutv. It will h" rntoresting J o his many friends jr 'Ynlt^rboro ttt learn that Rev. Herbert F ScHyoeter, who has, been doing Y. M. CN. V. s«*cretarv work at Camp Jackson, has been as signed to overseas dutv and will •■non te.iyn for his field -of labo-. Rev. Sehrooter served as rector of St. Jude's Episcopal church for sev eral years, going from here to An derson. „ Mrs. Schroeter reeentlv died in that city, and Mr. Schroeter resigned his pastorate and entered the Army Y. M. C. A.'service as sec retary. ‘ 30 GREAT OCTOBER MEET HE AT WHICH IS NOW GOING ON MEET ME f* Where you can get more goods for le^s money and better for'same money. , Our great sto ik of Clothing and Dry Goods from pur warehouse has to be sold out on or before January 1st, as we have to vacate the building, as the same is for sale or for rent. See J. Frank or W. W. Smoak for the price of the building. On aqcount of this we will have to chop prices right and left. We will sell you goods cheaper than some other stores can buy them S me are not higher in our storeX ® ** last year. > * / TAKE NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING CLOAKS, SUITS AND DRESSES Our Ladie<, Misses and Children’s Cloaks. Suits and Dresses are the same price as last year. This we have to thank our shrewd' buyer—of course this is - * our Mr. J. Frank. ^ BOYS’ AND MEN’S SUITS X fou are and will be’hble to buy just about 50 per cent cheaper than anywhere jh the IState of South Carolina. .. * ' OUR YARD GOODS DEPARTMENT Such as Cotton Good s. Cotton, Wool and Silk Dress Goods, Serges, we are selling way, way below mill market price. OUR MILUNERY DEPARTMENT ' - x" • ■ Will be this year the greatest, the very latest, best at the very lowest prices could be bought. v. > X* r ^ ’ Men’s Hats we give aw'ay just for a little bit of money. SHOES—You need not pay too high.a price for shoes. ■ A r This advertisement is nothing else but the truth and we can prove it at «- J. FRANK’S V Next door to the Express Office. WalterbMo, S. C. We are paying the highest market prices for Chickens and Eggs. X^ \’ •’ •. ' P ■ ' 'f''" v By Buying here you will save money to buy War Savings Stamps. ifelr 'J -"fr #****''** ^ ****** * - DEATHS Formot Home I>emonNl rat ion Aeent YKiting Here. Mi** Tweedie Firkling. who wa-i home ;lemoh*tration agent for Col leton county for several year*, and who recently resigned to be wTth her mother at her home at North, came to town yeeterdav for a short vi*it to relative* and friend* She was accompanied by Mi** Emma Jan® Varn, her successor a* home demon stration agent. o Heher R. Padgett I* CommtftMinned. Heher R. Padgett, who ha* been attending the officers' training sehoot at Camp Hancock. Augusta, ha* completed the work assigned and has been promoted to lieutenant' in Stomach Distress Stops Instantly! Sure, qnuk, pleasant relief from Indigestion Pain, C os, Acidity, Heartburn or Dyspepsia. .. **************** IIIUPIK OWF.XS Met I TCHEO.V Many iwarts in the town of WaF terboro'weie inexpressibly sadden ed on learning of the death' of Wf- (jie Own., McCutch^on. She died at on«' of the hospitals in .Columbia on the 11th .instant after an illoes% of several weeks; Mrs. McCutcheon lost, her mother tfhen a suiall child. She thereupon came to Walterboro as the adapted daughter of her aunt, Mr^. Fletcher Mims and grew to womanhood in this- community. He- nobility of character and sweet and gracious manner endeared her to 1 all-With whom she was associated. After finishing in the high school here she matriculated at the Colum bia College, from which she gradu ated With high honors. After com pleting her education she engaged in educational work in. this countv. teaching in the public schools un til her marriage to Mr. Janies Mc Cutcheon. of Sumter, about nine years figo.^ She leaves surviving her her husband and five children, the youngest being but two months old. Mrs. McCutcheon was a conse crated member of the Methodist church, ido which she hsd belonged from earliest childhood." She exem plified ‘ti superlative degree those Christian graces which so beauti fy and ennoble human lif*. It was of such as she that the Great Teach er declared, ”Ye are the fait of :he earth." She was buried in the bOautiful cemetery in Sumter on Suaday mornlng. the 13th Inst The many beautiful floral oiTeriags and the sorrowing throng evidenced the him esteem and lo\e in which this noble young woman was held. n machine gun company. "NLieut Fadgett is enjoying a few days fp -- SKHOHX HEXTOX lough with relatives in Walterboi v’ Walterboro. Route 4. Oct. 2*.— before returning to assume his du-^'St-born Benton, the son of Mr. and \ The moment you cat a tablet or two. all the indi- “^cition, gases, pain, acid ity and stomach distress ends—Instantly! Costs little—All drug stores. Buy a box! ties. He has been assigned to Camp Hancock, and will there await the disposition of the war department. ^ o I looks Will t'kise Next T»ie*«lay. Following a custom, the banks of * be county will he closed on Tues day. Xov. f>. this being n legal hnl;- da> on account of the General elec tioe jo be held Customers wilt’ dc wet! to nntibipitc their bankiac b’lsiness. • <> Mr*. W. E. Benton, died at his home near Hudson’s Mill Tuesday, and was buried at Pine Grove remitter'- on Wednesday. Mr. Benton was jll only a short Kme of. influenza fol lowed by pneumonia. He was about 28 years of age, and is survived by his widow and several small chil dren. ■ \ upset? Pape's Diapepsin ooqurjkct What is LAX-FOS > UX-FOS IS AN MPftOVtD CASCAJtA f, A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic and Liver Tome. Contain* Csacara Bark, Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Rpot, Black Root, May Apple Root, Sepaa Leave* and Pepsin.* Combine* strength with pala table aromatic taste. Docs not gripe. 30c LAWIIFAFK V SMO\K The death of Lawrence N\ Smoik- which occurred when the transport Otranto was sunk on October fith,. has been reported. Mr. Smoak was a son of N’at SmoakJ> of the Shiloh section of the county, and was in ducted into the. service of hi* coun try by the local board for Colleton county on June 30. The deceased was a bright young man. and had a wide circle of relatixe* and friends who will he made sad by this news of hi* death. HORSES . . ' \ 7 \ " / - v" ■ .-X AND r Just received a car of Horses and a car of Mules from our Western Markets. These ' / y • * . r X X / , • A •-'•//, . A / y y . / . / are first class farm animals and are in good / o. ' - - X ' - 'V condition. A % * • . • ' , jA . . yC ■■ A / . . * • , / / ‘ * The chance to get a good horse or mule y/ . . . may not be so good in th£ future, as the XX '.X ■ ' \ next may not be easy to get. Great quan tities of these animals will be needed for ♦ V ' * ■* * the Government. • V , CALL AND EXAMINE IHESE -OUR PRICES AND TERMS ARE WELL ’ . KNOWN TO THE BIDING \ PUBLIC \ Rizer & Ayer -*> \ * Colleton’s Leading Sales Stables. •, ^=2= J.^==Sf==