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THE PUBLIC ROUS i OF WILLIAMSBURG. ! THE CONDITION OF OUR HIGHWAYS AND THEIR NEEDS POINTED OUT BY EXPERT. j Mr H C Wells, under whose direction the mile of sand clay road i was recently constructed in this tVio fnllmvino* \rv neu wuuiiik iu wu. ?j .. found that the money expended will not give the best results. With the present force of convicts and mules * it should not be expected to construct over a mile and a half or two j miles of properly built sand-clay road per month at the most. When working at this rate there will be an opportunity to properly build, mix and finish the road with a result that there will be value received for the money expended. "I realize that the work already done has been handicapped to a great extent by the inadequate and ' impractical road law under which the county Road Engineer has been j obliged to work. I would advise! that the present law be supplementL|f \ ed by one which will allow the road to be done in a proper and workman-like manner. The sand( clay roads already constructed in Williamsburg county have not had proper amount of sand mixed ^ \? khe clay. In fact, in many Ci . attempt whatever has been x n to otain a proper mixture. result has been that the roads have not given the proper service and have picked up during wet weather. The proper mixing of sand and clay is a most important feature to be considered in sand-clay ^ y construction, and until the proper mixture is gained the road cannot be expected to give satisfaction. I would advise that some of the roads already surfaced with clay be I plowed up and the clay mixed with sand beneath, or a coating of the sand applied and thoroughly mixed ?, the clay by use of a disc harrow.\ I found also that in Williamsburg county there has been no provisien made for maintaining the roads already constructed. The proper maintenance of a road is equally as important as the actual construction, and if you expect to get proper service out of the roads it is most necessary that some system of maintenance be provided to keep them in shape after they are built. I cannot emphasize this point too strongly, and hope that this matter will be given immediate attention. A sand-clay road is best maintained by the use of the split-log drag, and I would suggest that as many of j the drags as possible be constructed I and placed in different sections of the county where they can be used to great advantage in keeping the roads properly crowned and free from ruts, the best results being ob tained if the drags are used after each rain. I found also a lack of system in the road building. Some definite plan of construction should be settled upon for following in order to accomplish the best results. The main roads,or the roads carrying the j largest amounl of traffic, should be j improved first and the improvement! L 1 CUUIJtv hoc auuuiuvvu viiv n report to his chief on the roads of Williamsburg county. This should be interesting reading to every one who is concerned about bettering the highways of our county. Mr Wells also speaks a good word for our Road Engineer, Mr Eaddy. Commendation from so distinguished a source is gratifying lx>th to Mr Eaddy and his constituents. Greensboro, Alabama, May 9, 1911. M. Vomnn M PpirOP. 1U1 V Ci UVU ? v.. Chief Engineer, Office of Public Roads, Washington, D C. Dear Sir:? After inspecting the roads already constructed in Williamsburg county, South Carolina, I submit the following report in regard thereto: In the first place, I found that an attempt has been made to rush the work too rapidly, therefore sacrificing permanent and lasting work in ^ order to cover a great deal of road. w" ??1';"~ fliia umv it. is I When the table was laid it groaned j from the weight of good things to , eat of every description to tempt the j inner man. Those kind ladies never ( seemed to tire of waiting on the table 3 and seeing that the people were all cared for. As the writer ate a fish he would keep tally on his fingers until all the fingers had been called into 1 use. Then the writer stopped tally- * ing but did not stop eating at once. He must have got the tally mixed in i some way. But to say the least of t it, there are no hard times in this j neighborhood, and no community in our two counties is coming more to v the front or making more progress t than the people in the Big uam Swamp community. ^ The young people of Andrews j were entertained by Miss Ossie Camlin at her home on Main street last j Friday evening from 7 to 11 o'clock. Various games and plays were indulged in by these bright young people. The guests were received by Misses Mary Pipkin and Ossie Camlin. Light refreshments, such as ice cream and cake, were served during the evening. The parlor and hall were lit with Japanese lanterns. At 11 o'clock the youthful guests wend- ed their way homeward after wish- ^ ing their hostess a long and happy ' future. The following guests were 1 present: Misses Belle Ballenberger, ( Ruth Isokriet, Etta Isokriet, Mamie 1 Pipkin, Ulmer Crooks, Annie Porter i and Mrs B F Barrineau; Messrs H j W Medlin,Frank Fulton, C J Brockinton, Louis Coker.M D Ogburn and Dr D S Porter. The refreshments { were served by Master Luther Pip- ' kin and Misses Gussie Camlin and Opal McKnight. Subscriber. It is worse than useless to take s any medicines internally for muscu- n lar or chronic rheumatism. All that is needed is a free application of 1 Chamberlain's Liniment. For sale by t all dealers. t I ' SALTERS' SNAPSHOTS. | Into Garage Projected?Dynamiting for Water and Ffsh. Salters Depot, May 29:?Rev \V E Hurt, pastor of the Kingstree 3aptist church, filled the appointment of Rev Mr Ervin at Union Presbyterian church Sunday mornng. He preached an eloquent and impressive sermon, which was much ?njoyed by all. Rev W H Perry preached in the Methodist church here last Sunday light. Mr Perry was in charge of this circuit last year. We will soon have a garage for lutos here. Messrs E T Hamer and L T Thompson are now having the lumber placed to put up a large and nandsome building, which, when completed, they will equifc) with a should be continuous. You can readily appreciate the fact that a short J section of good road which is surj rounded by a network of impassable roads would have little effect in in- j creasing land values or facilitating j transportation. It is impracticable r to be jumping from place to place j j with a road force. j The work done in the vicinity of j Kingstree under the direction of the U S Office of Public Roads has instructed the Road Engineer in regard to the method to be pursued to obtain a proper mixture of sand and ^ clay, and also in the use of the split- j log drag to maintain the roads,and I feel certain that in the future much ! better results may be expected. ^ In conclusion, I wish to state that ' the people in Williamsburg county ' are fortunate in obtaining the serv- ' ices of Mr John Eaddy as Road En- ! gineer. The active interest that he 1 takes in his road-building work will insure success, and I would urge the > people of Williomsburg county to < assist him in his work in all possible 1 ways. 1 Very truly yours, (Signed) fi u wells, < U S Superintendent of Road Con- i struction. j GOOD TIMES AT ANDREWS. Oar Correspondent Enjoys a Fish ] Fry?A Pleasant Entertainment. , Andrews, May 29:?Your corre- i spondent attended a fish fry at Pine Tree landing, a point on Black river | a few miles below Potato Ferry , bridge,last Thursday. Not being one of the invited guests, 1 was there on , business, but nevertheless I was cor- j dially invited to partake of the 1 sumptuous dinner with this hospita- , ble party. To say that'we had Black river bream in abundance is not adequately expressing the fact. There 1 were 109 people on the ground and only 350 fishes, and some of them ' I C 1A nnnnda RMnHpii ' WCl&IUUg \J W XV pvuuuo. we had an abundance of flat fishes, such as red breast, bream and wor- ! mouth. These fishes were caught with hook and line by Messrs Tay- 1 lor,Casselman,Etheredge and others. < This point on Black river is an ideal < place for a picnic, being a large oak 1 grove well shaded. Now, the fair ladies had fried the fishes? and also , on the bill of fare was the noted j pine-bark stew?and when I say that ] the ladies of the Big Dam Swamp ] section know how to prepare things , for a picnic and fish fry it is but ex- | nrpssintr the fact in mild lancruaflre. 1 paiu yvntu ii?, um? ..w., _ the mails which were lost; take the paper and not pay for it on the ground that he never subscribed for it, or move off and leave it coming to the office he left. Thousands of alleged Christians are dishonest in this particular, at least, and the printer's book will tell fearful tales at the final judgment.?Fort Mill Times. There are some curious facts to be observed in the newspaper business, each illustrating a strange phase in human nature. Some men will pay a newspaper subscription when they won't pay anything else, I and there are some who will pay i anything else before they will a debt * due the printer. It makes some j men mad to get a newspaper dun, > while a request or demand for pay- ' ment made by any other creditor is | accepted in the best of humor.?Ex. ^ Wins Fight for Life. | It was a long and bloody battle for ] life that was waged by James B | Mershon of Newark. N J, of which ? he writes: "I had lost much blood from lung hemorrhages, and was weak and run-down. For eight months I was unable to work. Death seemed close on my heels when I began, three weeks ago, to use Dr King's New Discovery. But it has helped me greatly. It is doing all that you claim." For weak, sore lungs, obstinate coughs, stubborn colds, hoarseness, la grippe, asthma, hay-fever or any throat or lung trouble it's supreme. 50c & $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by M L Allen. The uniform success that has attended the use of Chamberlain's Colic,Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has made it a favorite everywhere. It can always be depended upon. For sale by all dealers. / 'si supply of automobile tools and fixtures. Mr A R Moseley, about two years ago, had a pump 38 feet deep put flown with a point. For some time the flow having been very small, he jot Mr Thompson to fix up an electric battery and with a supply of iynamite they blew off the point, and now Mr Mose'ey has almost a flowing well. Mr E T Hamer has returned from a trip to Marlboro in his automobile. He says that the sand storm of last week certainly played havoc with cotton over there. A good many of the people from here will attend the Kingstree commencement Monday night. Still no rain, no grass, no cotton, very little corn and that dying; a big and grooving drought?when; will the poor "hayseeds" be next fall? Mr W S Shaw lost a valuable mule from colic last Sunday. Mr and Mrs L D Nettles and children of Sumter visited Mr J H L Chandler's family last week. Miss Tana Salters is home again after a visit to Marlboro. Messrs Samuel G Bryan and Julius G Lifrage, Jr, started for Florence this morning on their motorjycles to attend the R F D meeting there today. The destruction of the fish is getting very serious, regardless of the stringent laws of the last Legislature. Fish are being shot with guns, dyaamited, killed with fire, caught ivith nets and every pond, lake and dole that has any water in it has teen "muddied." If there is not a }top put to this in a few days they Rill have all the fish and start on :he "cooters" and snakes. Ever]'' lay there are dozens thronging river ind swamp. Seen at Single. Single,May 29:?Crops in this secion are fairly good,dry weather and idverse circumstances considered. Most of our farmers are gatherng oats (what there is to gather of ;he crop) and fretting about their x>or stands of cotton arid .tobacco. Mrs M E Graham spent some days vith relatives in thelndiantown secion last week. Messrs R 0 Thompson and W G Graham, the contractors, will soon lave completed Mr W B Cox's house. Mr W Wesley Singletary went to -ake City Tuesday to see his brothir, Mr H N Singletary, who had to :ome home from school at Edgefield >n account of sickness. Mr Fleetwood Covington has about ;hirty acres of tobacco that is as fine i prospect as we have seen. Lucky nan, Mr Covington. A missionary meeting was held Saturday,May 27,at the residence of Vlr and Mrs W B Cos. After the business meeting elegant refreshnents,including ice-cream and other ielicacies, were served. Mr John 3rown of Florence gave us a very nteresting talk, which was much enioved by all present. Well,Mr Editor, as times are hard md news is scarce, I will desist for :his time. Chi.^n Perdu. Work Will Soon Start ifter you take Dr King's New Life Pills, and you'll enjoy their fine results. Constipation and indigestion /anish and fine appe:ite returns, rhey regulate stomach, liver and xnvels and impart new strength and mergy to the whole system. Try hem. Only 25c at M L Allen's. i One lot of Children's White Lawn Dresses, six to fourteen years old, beautifully trimmed to embroidery and lace, our $1.25 leaders, will go at 98c each. One lot of Children's White Lawn and White Pique Dresses, ' nicely trimmed in embroidery, ' very cheap at 75c, but they will go at a bargain price of 48c each. Look Out for So I ' 1 i JENKINSOIN A Test of Honesty. j d It has been ajrreed that newspa-' per subscriptions are an infallible * test of a man'8 honesty. They will sooner or later discover the man. If he is dishonest, he will, cheat the printer some way?declare he has ka Koa nnt* spnt monev in ? FIVE HUNDI | MENT: j At the end of the Jobb< p to close out several lots c ] rifice prices, and we are I to buy some very cheap ; j Con: [One lot of Ladies' Short Kimonas well worth 35c, but we let them go at 23c as long as they last. One lot about five dozen Childrens' Dresses from one to three years old, will go at 25c. )> 1 One lot four dozen Children's Rompers, in solid asserted tub, proof colors, will go at 25c. I l One lot six dozen Children's Dresses, In a splendid range of , i stifles and patterns, well worth I 1 75c but they will go at 48c. ?ED READY-M, 5 MUST BE S< jrs' and Manufacturers seaso >f Ready-made Garments at j now giving our friends and and desirable goods at very k ie sua-d. See Tixes One lot of Children's Dresses On in sizes from six to fourteen neatl years old, our $1.25 leaders, real ? will go at 98c. Pl< T he best of all! One lot of tiful White Lawn Dresses in a beau- are o tiful run of styles, nicely and our t beautifully trimmed in em- will j broidery and lace, our $2.00 0 line, will go at $1.48. j One lot of Ladies' White Lawn W,H 1 Shirt Waists, all 65c and 75c, On will go at 48c. dersl One lot of White Lawn Shirt Waists, the cream of these special purchases, regular $1.25, will go at 95c each. Lsdii are s One lot ten dozen Ladles' ular White Nainsook Drawers, good g0 at quality Nainsook, finished in dainty tuckfng, our regular 25c A goods, will go In this special APro offering at 19c the pair?now, A write that down. Ladles' nice Whit Nainsook Drawers, beautifully trimi tucked, at 19c the pair. go at j i me sensational uai pear Next Week. J BROTHERS C ?? <^>n i For J Our thorou, tiihlUh^H rr I VMIk/ll?^lJlV*? m. m business a figure. Easy termj Gale & Hambui * mm* New Gasoline for Hamburger and bone for Poultry outfit and respectfully invite all patro work. THE PEOPLE'S H. A. MILLER, PR( -?? adegarTI i old | n we got the chance c greatly reduced sac- I customers a chance A >w prices. T n. [ ?!- 1 i e lot of Ladies' Drawers, ad . ft y 5 v trimmed in embroidery, I t a low | ] m M m 'I / ef, Ground Beef for rger Steak, Game, Itry in Season. t Installed % Engine for grinding meat Feed. We have a complete ^ ns to see our machinery at j fl ; MARKET I 3PRIET0R I 35c values, will go at 25c. ? ;ase call and see the beau- ft line of Ladies' Drawers we I ffering at 48c. This lot is ^ 5c and 75c lines but they | to at 48c. f i lot of Ladies' White Cam- ? i| Petticoats or Underskirts, T ' ,i to at 45c. j | >|j e lot of Ladies' White lincirts, all neatly trimmed i .$ ibroidery, 75c values* wilt < ' 1 :50c. 1 JM n't fall to see our fine of H White Underskirts we , | ho wing at 95c. Our reg- 1 11.25 goods, but they will V 95c. _;.l big lot of long White Lawn' I * ns will go at 25c. . j big lot of Ladles' Short i . e Lawn Tea Aprons nicely | * ned In embroidery, will I ~ A "gains to ApCOMPANY , ! Sale I gfhly es- (I lillinerv 1 i