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THURSDAY, SEPT. 9. 1909.
ijet the slogan be peace and j
barmouy and ''peas and hominy,"
and the country is safe.
To a fanciful mind thepictnrej
oi the North Pole draped in
"Old Glory" might suggest a re- ;
semblance to an ordiuary barber's
pole. j
Now look for some enterprising,
American capitalist to build a
trolley line to the North Pole j
and start up a swell summer resort.
New county or no new county,
we can all live comforably and
happily, so let bygones be bygones
and look forward to a
bright and prosperous future.
Don't pay any attention to what
some %one tells vou that somebody
said about you. It he isn't man
enough to tell you so to your face,
he isn't worth wasting time over.;
Some
of the tiashes of humor |
called forth by the discovery of
the pole, m their lambent lumb
-i
nosity, are a bit suggestive of
# the Aurora Borealis.
Edgefield county is becoming
famous for blind prodigies. Not;
ODly has she furnished a blind t
man for State superintendent of|
education, but the same county
also boasts of a physician similar-;
ly afflicted, Dr Nade Cothian,
who is said to be achieving quite
a notable success in the practice
of his profession.
?
The '"Rutledge County News,":
published at Lake City, announced
in its most recent issue, bearing
date August 20 (which reached
here last Saturday) that tor the
present, at least, the paper would
be suspended, "fhe editor of the
paper, in bis leading editorial article,
stated that he has $850 due
Lim oil subscription aud only
twelve paid-in advance subscribers. <
The paper has been in existence'
less thau a year and a half.
indications are that the cotton'
crop will not greatly exceed 10,000,000
bales, which means not,
less than twelve cents for the j
staple. With a good tobacco crop
. at living prices, an average cotton j
crop at fancy prices and an abun-1
dance of corn, peas, hay and fod
der. with many by-products, our
county is blessed indeed in a material
way and business prospects
are brighter than they have been
. i
for years. Now, let's quit quar-1
reliDg among ourselves and get
down to business. Our opportunities
are too bright to waste en-1
ergy in eudless bickering.
The "wire worm,"' which seems
to be a strauge, new destructive1
pest in this State, i3 reported to
be ravaging the crop3 iu Colleton;
county. Not cotton alone, but all
kinds of cultivated vegetation seem
to be the object of the wire worm's'
fierce attack. The only known j
r "
hope of relief from such insect
I
pests ;ts the wire worm lies our
native birds. Nature has given us
a preventive for many human ills,
but man, foolish man, ruthlessly
d.-s troys the friend who would j
;. :ect Ids property and tne reck- j
le>> slaughter uf the feathered 1
im ocents goes merrily on.
With Canada threatening to cut !
on irom tins country iue iarg?*
supply of wood pulp we have been
dependent upon for the manufacture
of paper, the problem of ,
supplying newspapers with print
paper is becoming harder than ever.
Within the past few years the
price of "news" paper has steadily
increased and even now it is 1
sometimes impossible to get an
order promptly filled. What will
be the solution of the problem
when the Canadian supply is cut ,
off it is hard to predict. Unless i
some substitute for the wood pulp
^ > InrioAjl monir nonOP? on/1 nOM. 1
Ut U^VIOCU lliauj uttu |'VI?
odieals must go to the wall for
sheer lack of printing material
and those that survive can be published
only at an enormously in ,
creased expense.
ELECTION NULL AND VOID
And Another Must be Held, Say County
Board of Canvassers?Attorneys AppealAs
we went to press last
Thursday the county board of
canvassers were hearing testimony
relative to the protest
against the returns of the recent
election on the new county question.
At noon on Thursday the
evidence was all in and the af
icrnuuil was ucvuicu <-w ai^u>
ment by counsel. Mr Welch, as
attorney for contestant, spoke
tirst, followed by Mr Lee in reply
for the contestee; then came
Mr M L Smith in support of the
contestee, Mr Bass closing- in
behalf of contestant. The arguments
were all ably presented,
that of Mr Smith to sustain the
validity of the election being
one of the strongest efforts of
the kind that has been heard in
our court room for a long time.
With numerous citations from
supreme court decisions to sup- 1
port his contention Mr Smith
wove an irresistible chain of
fact and logic that as an orator
ical effort it was a pleasure to 1
hear. This is said without invid- 1
ious comparison with the other 1
attorneys, who all acquitted <
themselves handsomely in behalf
of their respective clients.
When the arguments had been {
concluded the board went into
executive session and, after de- 1
liberating for perhaps a half
hour, announced that they were ]
ready to report their finding. 1
The formal report of the board ;
is as follows: 1
"We have considered the election
returns and heard the pro- 1
tests and find that the votes
cast for and against the formation
of the new county of Rutledge
in an election held August 1
IT, 1909, are as tabulated by the
board of canvassers and as :
stated and recorded in the testi- ,
mony and proceedings had in
this hearing and marked Exhibit
C, the same being 604 votes for
the new county and 38b against
the new countv, and 42 doubtful j
and 5 blank rotes, but owing- to (
the irregularities and illegalities
shown by the testimony introduced,we
find that said election
is null and void and another
election must be held."
Mr X D Lesesne, a member,
dissented Irom the finding of the
board.
Immediately upon hearing the
report of the county board of
canvassers the attorneys tor the
co testee gave notice of appeal
to the State board of canrass- i
ers, which hearing will take
place in Columbia at such time
as may be designated by the <
State board. ]
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j STATE AND GENERAL NtWS. ?
President Johnson of Winthrop
College has announced that on acjouutof
the new dining hall not beng
completed,the opening of the institution
will he delayed two weeks
from the regular date, September lo.
The Florence dispensary contest
was dismissed Friday before the
Suite board of canvassers.
Canada is threatening to prohibit
the shipping of wood pulp (from
which most of the cheaper grades of
paper are made) into this country.
Tne inevitable consequence will be a
snarp advance in the already high
price of print paper.
iifavm'i !j coiil fn l\p
A liC n lit *? vi ui 10 ouim w i/v
playing havoc with crops in Colleton
county. The only salvation from
this destructive pest is said to be the
birds that destroy it.
Train wreckers last Saturday
pulled spikes from a sixty-foot rail
on the Baltimore it Ohio railroad,
causing the wrecking of a fast train,
which killed two persons and wounded
seventeen others The railroad
officials have offered $25,000 reward
for the capture of the offenders with
evidence of conviction.
Saturday night, near Edgefield
courthouse, Pierce Hammond was
shot and iustantlv killed by Henry
Searles, both negroes, in a row at a
negro frolic. ?
A little negro child a year and a
half old was smothered in a pile of
seed cotton Saturday night near
Darlington.
Col James T Bacou, the veteran
editor of the Edgefield Chronicle,
died yesterday.
Warrants have been issued for the
arrest of W B Avant and Dr J C
Bighani charging them with
criminal carelessness in the killing
of Mrs Bigham atMurrell's Iulet.
A Card.
Editor County Record?
I noticed in your columns of
last week's issue that your correspondent
at Moody, under the
name of "Red Coon," plainly
contradicted the statement I
made in your paper in reference
to the condition of the public
road leading from Barton
tr? Harmnnv rhiirr.ll.
Now, in the first place, "Red
Goon" says the road has been
let out by Mr J J Graham to
Messrs Rowell and Wheeler
and has been put in first class,
or fairly good condition as is
any road in this section of the
county. Mr Graham himself will
dispute this statement, for
Johnson swamp, which is a
part of this road, has been put
out of the right of way, or the
route changed and nothing been
done to better the condition.
It is entirely impossible for any
person to cross this swamp except
on foot, as no vehicle of
any kind can go over this part
of the road.
The statement made by "Ked
Coon'' (or Swamp Coon, either)
must have been made for an
evil purpose. I suppose any
good "coon" would know where
to go to lind a swamp but would
not be much of a judge of good
roads.
The following named gentlemen
will vouch for what I say
to be the truth along this line
and that we have as bad piece
of road through here as you
can find anywhere in the county
Yours truly,
M M Powell.
We, the undersigned, certify
hat the statements made by Mr
M M Powell are true and are
willing to stand to this end.
(Signed)
J A Allsbkooks,
W J Parker,
L G Flowers.
Harpers, S C, September 7, 1909.
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Kingstree people say they
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HAZING TABOOED AT DAVIDSON.
At Meeting Monday Night Student Body
Takes Definite ActionDavidson,
N (',September 7:?
Doubtless it will be of great interest
to many in Williamsburg
county and the surrounding
counties?judging from the number
of boys at Davidson College
this year from that section ol
South Carolina?to learn that at
? meeting of the student body
held in Shearer hall last night,
hazing was unanimous!}' voted
down.
Addresses were made by Hon.
<Ieo K Wilson of Charlotte, N.
C., and Mr W J Boddey of Hock
Hill, S C., members of the board
of trustees, and also members
of the executive committee. Appropriate
talks were also made
by Dr. W J Mai tin andDr. M E
Sentelle, m embers" the
faculty, and also Piesident
Smith.
After the subject of hazing
was discussed at some length by
members of the student body,
on a motion made by C?, haz
^1 ^ - ? i.
ing was voteu 10 a man uui ui
Davidson College.
Representatives of the student
body will meet again today
and perfect and carry out
plans for puttinghazing on the
house system.
This step means a great deal
for Davidson. Hazing hasbeen
the only blot on this institution,
and since this has been forever
removed, the future of this
grand old college, of which we
all feel proud, is assured.
May Davidson College, the
right arm of the Southern
Presbyterian church , a college
which stands for justice, truth
and integrity, forever grow and
prosper.
W BURRIE B ROC KINGTON.
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Savannah. - . Georgia.
Registration NoticeNotice
is hereby given that the books
of registration for the Town of Kingstree,
S C arc now open in the office of
the Kingstree Hardware Company on
Academy street of said Town, for the
registration of all voters and qualified
electors within the limits of the Town
of Kingstree, ,S C. who, under the laws ;
! of the State have the right to become
qualified voters within the limits of
said Town.
Applicants for registration must,
when applying for a certificate of registration,
present his ce-tificate of
registration from the Board or Supervisor
of Registration of the County
entitliug liim to vote at the polling
precinct within Said Town, ana must
offer proof of his residence within the
limits of the Town for four months
and the payment of all taxes assessed
against liim WUt; ana coiieciiuie iur
the previous fiscal year.
C C Burgess,
Supervisor of registration fur the
Town of Kingstree.
August lltli 1909. 8-12?tf.
Final DischargeNotice
is hereby given that on the
2nd day of October, A D 1909, I will
apply to P M Brockinton, Judge of Probate
of Williamsburg county,for a final
discharge as administrator of the estate
of S S Tisdale, deceased.
9-2-41 T J Phillips.
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