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SCMTON &IAKE CITY AT LSSUERKEA3S OVER ANNEXATION PETITIONS-SCRANTON WANTS TO VOTE ON QUESTION SEPARATELY. Editor County Record:Kindly permit me to call the at-y tention of the citizens living within the territory that was first proposed to bo annexed to Florence county to a matter of great Importance, and I trust every voter living within the proposed territory will consider the ^matter referred to carefully and 4^ well.The promoters or originators of annexing a portion of Williamsburg to Florence county are at Scranton and vicinitv, and the citizens of this territory decided on a certain line known as Lynch's lake without first going to the "Supreme Authority" at Lake City, which line would be a natural boundary between Williamsburg and Florence counties and, moreover, would serve as a line between Lake City and Scranton,which we, as well as the best thinking people of Florence county, deem of the utmost importance. The writer is reliably informed that the petitions were prepared by the Scranton voters and unanimously signed bv the citizens o* vne proposed territory and presented to the Governor of the State asking for an election for the proposed territory to be annexed to Florence county. This petition was subsequently passed to the Attorney General for his consideration and he reported that it was in proper form and had met all the constitutional requirements Just about this stage of the game, the people of Lake City, headed by the King of Williamsburg county and closely and surely followed by his many disciples,with all their dignity, power and authority, directed a delegation from the Metropolis,the j town that wants a court house at their door (and the tax-payers to meet the expense) over to Scranton, asking to come in and be embraced by the Scranton petition, which n*quest was absolutely refused. This request or appeal was made a second and third time, and finally the} people of Scranton were informed of the fact by the ever welcome Lake City delegation that they would not consider our wishes in the matbut would at once "get out new petitions covering our territory again and also their territory which they wished annexe ! to Florence; ? ? J M-V/MfA* tl'/Mll/l f V?Q CI T _ #HU IUVICVVCI nuuiu jutu cut \JW?ernor to hold over the first petition t'll theirs could be prepared and presented for his consideration." This, we think, is net just and should not appeal to any citizen. We are now informed that they immediately started oht with their petitions, as | previously stated, from Lake City, j covering the ?cranton territory, also the portion which Lake City wished to be annexed to Florence county, j and evidently having an argument for different individuals as the case demanded. Several have said that the canvassers stated to them as an inducement to get them to sign the second petition that Scranton and Lake City had come to some understanding and wished to be annexed to Florence county under one petition, and that every voter in the entire territory had signed the petition without hesitation. The writer happens to know of quite a number that absolutely refused to sign, regardless of all the onr) miclfflpincr flrcril II1U UVCIUVUUI c*4*v* ? ? ments. 'Tis true they caused several to sign that would not otherwise have done so, by their various statements; we have hear.t of several who said that if they knew Lake City would be taken in they would ask that their names be erased from the first petition. I have made some inquirv and as yet have not found a man Jfhat knows anything of the I agreement between the two towns, i and so far as its being our desire to come in under one petition, this statement appears to us as misleadi ing Mid has caused many voters to sign we second petition that would ! not otherwise have done so. We all agree with our Johnsonville friend in saying, "Lake City is no longer boasting, but now begging her way into Florence ccunty," and besides ; y we he ir it frequently stated by j some of the most prominent citizens' of Florence county that they do not ? care to take any more of Williams-! burg than to the lake, which is to be the line between the counties. 1 am 1 quite sure that not a voter or any ' one else in the lirst proposed territory h id the remotest objection to 1 the d ear pe< pie of the Lake City, * territory being annexed to Florence c county, but as self-thinking people 1 they do seriousl . object to being die- 1 tated and "bully-ragged" by any a : communitythat has made an absolute ^ failure at everything they have ever * ; attempted to do pertaining to creat-; * ing new or making changes in old ? counties. Ask the proponents of the ^ j Lake City petition why they wished * to join Florence county. As yet I have not heard one of them answer a that simple question, but have on 1 several occasions heard it reported , v that should Lake City be annexed to , I ; Florence county in a short while she a would then attempt to form her new a county, which would mean more ex- p pense and consequently higher tax- s ation. Why, she has already deter- s mined on the* line, having decided h that they will run as far as Lynch's t river, over in Florence county, for t territory. Apparently they have a r way of doing things to suit them- s selves regardless of others' wishes in J d the matter and especially so when it j c comes to the formation of new | v c mnties. We regret very much be- 5 ing forced to give our views on this' a matter but want the jieople to know o the true facts in the case and feel! confident that they all can see that " we, the ones that organized the t: movement, are not getting afair:0 and impartial deal. Scranton. j r Scranton, June 6. 'a I submit the following affidavits t and have on file a number of others o t > the same effect which can be pre- < duced if necessary: a STATE OK SOUTH CAROLINA, county ok willlamsbl ko. Personal y ap 'e.ire<l !?ef??re me Char- 1 Ci lev R Renton.wiio dep-'M's and swears: ;u "I am .iY years oi age ana live m ? u- | liamsbu-g county.that p >rii?>n which s , a >o? de-i'ous of neing annexed to Flor-1 enee. and that I ^iirne?l a pet.tion ask-j c ing for same, and ih*t on or about jir M iy 18 I was approached by P I) < "ock-; jr :Jeld with a second petition asking t??r ! additional terrno y fr>m W.il amsburg ! rr 'o Florence, and that Mr Cock Held -tateil to rue that he l> <d canvassed the ( entire territory and every voter had ' tl signed the petition in the proposed ter-, ritor.v save Mr Geo Jo- es. and further I ' sti'ed in his remarks: 'Y u know j r( j st what kind of a man lie is.' Al-o. . slat d to me that a crtam sci:o"I dis- j trict I'.ad hem. divided and if th? ir p---1 u tition should be granted would take in i f, the entire school district. I tind now i L that the statement is misleading and I ! p did not un ler-t n 1 the proposition." c r bemon. ' " William s I.ynch. | b Notary Public tor S (J. ! STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, jn COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBUtO!. Personally appeared l-efor-rneCG Shaffer, woo d< posts and swear-: S1 'I am now forry-tw<> years old and Jj live in Williamsburg county, that portion which is now asking me Governor ^ of the State to order an election to an- 0 nex said portion of Williamsburg to I ! Florence cunty. and that on or about a j May 17 la-t I was approa lied by P D | b I Cockfield witii a petition asking for in ! I rlecti >n f.?r Lake < ity and community j to In* annexed t<> Florence county, the said petition being gotten up subsequently to the Scranton petit 11 n, and that Ute said P i> Cock field stated to me as an inducment to get my signaturc that if the first petitioners had t known that Lake <Mtv wished to be an- h nexed they would have included them ^ in said petition.and furthermore <tat-d that the line would be exactly the same i as first with addition of Lak>* City S [township. If this lirst sta'ement had p not been made I would not have signed i a ! i he petiiion " C G Shaffkr. . Sworn to-before me thi* 4th day of June. 1910. William S Lynch, to Notary Public for S ('. a STATE OFSOl'TH CAROLINA, a COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG. Pers rnally appeared before me J Ralston Caselmau, who deposes a.id e swears: s *I am now forty-four years did and 1 1 live in Williamsburg county, that por; uon which is now asking the Governor I of the State to order an election to be ! annexed to Florence county, and that on or about May 18 I was approached by the canvassers from the Lake City section and asked to sign their petition, asking for additional territory embracing the town of I.ak** city to be annexed to Florence county and those can vassers said that the towm of Lal-e City and Scranton had agreed on the matter and wishe ! to come undt rone petition. I They ai?o stated that every voter was ' signing th<* petition in the entire terrii tory. Should this statement not liave , been made I should not have signed the j petition." J Ralston CASKLMan. | William S Lynch. Notary Public tor S C. Kept the King at Home "For the past year we hove kept the King of all laxatives?I)r King's , New Life Pills?in our home and they have proved a blessing to all ' our family," writes Paul Mathulka, j of Buffalo, N Y. Easy, but sure _ remedy for all stomach, liver and kidney troubles. Only 25c at M L fl Allen's, | . i . I THE NEiVS AT ANDREWS. 'cpular Conple Wert?Things Seen and Heard Briefly Noted. An hews. June G: ?A beautiful r.arriage was solemnized in town ast Wednesday evening, June 1. at ? o'clock, the contracting parties bemr Miss Connie liailey and Mr T H lutson, of this place. Mr Hutson is >ne oi the rising young1 business nen of Andrews and Miss Bailey is he accomplished daughter of Mr md Mrs J C Bailey of Lenud, South 'arolina. After the ceremony was >erformed at the home of Mr and Jrs L A Rogerson the bride and ;room and a few relatives and close rlends were tendered a reception at he home of Mr and Mrs D 0 Bruoron, where the groom was boarding t the time the happy event occurred. Blakeley, the devoted fife, S S Blakeley, of the Oak tidge . n,died Saturday, June 4. it 6 o'clock p m. Mrs Blakeley was in estimable, Christian lady, being lossessed of a most attractive dispoition. She leaves a husband, four ons and several daughters,besides a lost of friends and other relatives o mourn Wr loss. The sympathy of he community goes out to the beeaved family and especially to the tricken husband, who is now in his lotage, and to be deprived of his ompanion of fifty years of happy redded life is a sad affliction indeed, day the God that showeth mercy to 11 creatures pour oil on the wounds f the bereaved ones. Mr Editor, in reference to the billy goat'M want to call theattenion of the readers of your paper to ne fact?that the goat and the Afican monkey are nearer to man than ny other brute, because the man, m \iVair an J t'u ariat tVlA nly three creatures that will :hew tobacco. Those two animals re despised because they thus ar imitate man in the use of tobace. Our "refrigerator" for criminals as contained two "billies" for quite while and we have never had a iw-breaker to spend a single night 1 the guard-house since those crinilal animals have been in confinelent. The' new postoffice building at lis place is nownearing completion/hen finished the postoffice will be ^opened in the new building under le name of West Andrews, which ill please our people generally. Mr > 0 Bruorton, who has been apointed postmaster, is fully compe?nt and will render good service to oth the patrons and the departlent. Dr Isaac Graham of Gourdins pent a few hours in town one day ist week and we are always pi ad to ?e the Doctor. He is one of the Id land-marks of Williamsburg nd is looked upon as one of the est men of our county. Subscriber. A Woman's Great Idea i how to make herself attractive, tut, without health, it is hard for er to be lovely in face, form or emper. A weak, sickly, woman /ill be nervous and irritable. Contipation and kidney poisons show in imples, blotches, skin eruptions and wretched complexion. But Elecric Bitters always prove a godsend o women who want health, beauty nd friends. They regulate stom ch, liver ana Kiuneys, purny me lood: pive stronp nerves, bright yes, pure breath, smooth, velvety kin, lovely complexion, pood health, ry them. 50c at M L Allen's. Follow this advice. Quaker Oats is the best of all foods; it is also the cheapest. When such men as Prof. Fisher of Yale University and Sir James Crichton Browne, LL.D.-F.R.S. of London spend the best parts of their lives in studying the great question of the nourishing and strengthening qualities of different foods, it is certain that their advice is absolutely safe to follow. Professor Fisher found in his experiments for testing the strength and r\( othlntne tbit mAtlt tiiuuiaiicw \jl aunviwo umi mv it?vu? eaters were exhausted long before the men who were fed on such food as Quaker Oats. The powers of endurance of the non-meat eaters were about eight times those of the meat eaters. Sir James Crichton Browne sayseat more oatmeal, eat plenty of it and eat it frequently. 59 Packed in regular size packages, and hermetically sealed tins forhot climates. )r. King's IMew Life Pills The best in the world. i fj! writes Lola P. Roberts, of ^ E Vienna, Mo., "I used to be gg sick most of the time and |K suffered with backache and fcj| O headache. 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