* — • : ,f£: ■ i.tiL. VOL. 89. WALTERBORO, S, C., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 14, 1917 . *' • - .A * * •• • NO SOUTHERN CAROUNA FAIR NOW IN HE BLAST) 1 l.*V nC < RK4T K41U 41 I ‘ The latt?r Were ,n un ^ orn ‘- » n d FIR-hT Dab 0» tlMKAT FAIR AMj t er reachini? the fktr grounds were THAT COULD BK EXPECTED „ OR •DKSIIUCD THE EXHIBITS ARE BETTER THAN EVER Great Profcre** in the Development oY Ho«tt»ern ( aiolinn >'ottr«»- able in KvhihitM * * * ********** encamped for the balance of the day. ' Address by Rev. Turner. .The address made Tuesday after, noon hy Rev. J. B. .Turner, Y. M. C. A. secretary of the Harine'Camp at Paris Island, on the Y. M. C. A. campaign Just now to raise |35,000.- 000 for the support-of the army Y. M. C. A., was attentively Ifstened to by a large audience just after the performance of the Delia Meade Jroupe. -Dr.-^Turner eloquently por trayed the .great necessity of haying an active Y. M. C. A.'In the army, and* to minister to the needs of the boys spiritually, ami to furnish them with wholesome surroundindts an*' some of rhe comforts of the .home COLLEIOmiON OFGERimillE LAWRKXCK K. NcCAXTH DIES IX HKRVKE OF HIS C’Or.VTRY KILLED OV OCTOBER 11TH Young Hero I* First on Colleton** . Roll of Honor in the .1 Great War. * today AT THK C *—X. * The attendance at the * today is perhaps ad .great * ever r nteryd dhe fair grounds. ' * There, are perhaps 'over fi.OOO .* paid admissions, and it\|s a * * big pood natured Jolly crowd. * * The\^ are seeing all they citn. * * and'enjoying all tlip/ see. dt- * / Three more shdws got in * ' *-last njght and are playing to * * packed house's every perform. * * ance. Otlfer shows' will leach * * here tonight. * The football game between * * Porter* and Benedictine was a * * “fast ga'me. and a good exhibi- * / * >fon of football. The- score * *• was •» to ft, whrch proved that' * * the teams were about evenly * * Matched. * ‘i*. Today seems to have been.* * taken as home-coming day. * * and hundreds of'visitors from * * other counties and other-states * * are present. * * The program m* published -* * last yeek will be given tomor- *• * row and I-VkJay. The address * ' * by Thos.. E. Miller to the ne- * * groe« on Friday wHi be .the’* * feature of their day. x ' * * * t l^iwrence 8. MeCants. the second son of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. McCant*. of this county, wag Willed In tliJ naval service of the United States somewhere in the Atlantic on Octo ber 11th. 1917. The details of his !n connection with this "campaign^ death* are meager. He was the Int County ('hairman Howell has erect assistant e ed a tent on (he fair groiiftds whicl he has covered wjth descriptive mat ter. and which is being closely read. and\«tudied'. The. campaign for rais' ing Vqli -ton's quota' is fund will" he pushed by Mr TfchgPtT -mU his -‘corps oT~ workct s. lee Attractions- Popu'ar. "* The Della furnishing the MISS MSB ins IDE SS SOiil PIECE Silt URRA THE LARGEST NUMBER OF 8CBHCR1PTIOXH IN CON-, * TEST LAST WEEK COraGEWlLE MD SNOMSDOWELL . * ' *' COMMUNITY FAIRS AT T^O OF COLLEl'OX’S POPULAR POINTS ARE BIG SUCCESSES ‘ MISS MAXEY STANDS FIRST Ml** Annie Carter, Second; MM Ines Ackerman, Third; Ml** Rattle Still, Fourth. mu< tr *"*** * * * * * ,tho fi.e Ninth Annual Fair Colleton Cotjuity l^air assoc and the second for Southern C Una. is- now in full blast, ftnd tlon i o- \proving to l>o as popular and sucyd-n a fUr oon. bemi N^ssful as could have .been expected ly x -U - • •• ^ , oWdesired. The exliil*i»,s tiiiry^ear lbi-ketl»*ll t.amO x ~ hr,th> The game of. basketball sc»>e. between- St. George and Waite /are Nar batter than-ever* beforAC noth k as to dJiality antj quantitjf/lh som.* • of the Xd>artments the exhibits are splendid. Nml show gj^at • progres^ • in tKe deveRmment/of the eriuntje* Of Sputh -rn <\rcd>fia. A genth»irta!i who has been jX a number of fan-s ' in the State/andNother states said that the h>rg exhibX at Walterboro was beHCr than anyNbe had seen anywhere, especially tlvat of the BoVx Pit "Club. The DuNk Jersey lominates. A new entrKin th " _ rine departpient is the HamphMres, and they are exciting favorable Oqrti- ment as shown by. R. F. liuggi Green Pond and Dr. B. G. Willis. Cottageville. -—P; A7 JSfBrvllT has. htK'frne boar or the Duroc, and orte of the finest specimens of this breed is shown by Mr. Easterlin. of Green Pond. A pig eight months old weighing Son pounds. Matfy other exhibits au to be seen worthy of note. In the main exhibit building the counties are vying with each other. Colleton takes up nearly one entire side nt the building, and on (he oth- er (^((Jc.afe the exhibits of Beauforl. ctions , for tlfc h favorable eonlfuent. Theso acts "epnaist of a* KplemloUtrrescnta- Liou oKrfatuary depicting *mue of The masH-rpierefi in sculpturXand art, ti|e pX|ng of’the troupe hXtrr high-class in every particular. TV trapeze perfonbance is fine and js fho work of entertainers skilled in athletics, which may also be paid Of their ferris wheel acK X assistant engineer oh the Transport |;ewis l.uckenhach. which had been ylaying back anjl forth between Franco and (he United States, trans- j porting f.oldier*. and it Is under- of $2,2 On of! stood tiiat the ship was returning to this country after Its third vor- aee ac rosswhen it was sunk by il .German thiBnntrinc. The shocking Troupe whioh Is news cgme to his father only on last class free at- Friday.' when he received . the ^foi ls receiving lowing telegrum from the general offices of the l.uckenhach Steamship UonipunV, to New Ytok C+iy; • New York. Nov. !♦. 1917. P. W. Mi-Cants. . '■ Jacksonlroro, S. C. Regret to advise L. 8. MeCants sink from Htf^nier Lewis Luck- enbbch torpedocii Octnlrer 11th. yLuckertflach Steamship Co," This Xformatioji was later con firmed when, it * w as stiated rtiaf th** body of the >6it n K man had not been recovered. The death of tfiH young engineer country-, un- liioSt hdxardous ser- , v vices alt he' Wae. bidftgs Tbr* war In been,., made.vyith the owners of .sonte which we are , ngaged nuXcuraWy fine horses fropi St. Matthews and | clo^ey lo Colleton county. TH* ik Orangebbrg. which have been on the , ColXon’s first, fatality, and tracks at the State Fair, the Orange-J ,MeCants j s firkt on Colleton’s Ro burg fair and other rairs. There of HonoVin the ^reatp*t of all w*rs. are six tace horses to enter the ne dicM ah the brave' discharge of MEET ALL EXPECTATIONS \ Eve* Tho*^ \ITio Promoted Fair* Feel Proud of Bpleudtd-Hurcess. Attendance Very Good. / X 1 Thus is by fa r the highest clasr ’attraction ever seen oiv\oui' fair grounds midway. - -\ Real ttadiig This Year. For the first time Walterboro and j i-n the service of the -fair will have raetng- hv—real Itttm raking .TTi> race horses, arrangements bavin l^ist week was a busy one with' the contestants- In The Press and Standard voting contest. A 15 gold .piece had been offerel tcT'The con testant (urtling in the largest tomu- 4'r..of subscriptions during the week., Wlien the final count was rirade todaV it whs found that-MW Annie Carter bad won the-gold piece. The Count also shows that Mi*e. Laurie Maxey Is lehding in the to tal h-umber of votes cast during J.h**' whole rontest. with- Miss Carter, second;,MlkrInex Ackeyhian^a close t-I'.ird. and -Miss Mattie Still, fourth, with several others running ejps-;- behind! Ef H -The Press, and ^Handarl is offer ing Jo.OOP extra vofV,s to the con testant turning In the largest nuni- ix’r (of subscriptions during’, this week. (losing Saturday nfght, earn! as a Consequence the youngNdadies are all very busy this v eek. moxt qf 1hcn> taking adyantage of the Pair to see th^ir friends and secure sul scriptibns. This is jiAin^paio be a big week in the contest and the work donq at the fair this week may decide the winner of'the, Ford tour ing car.' GET BUSY! • = . Foilowing is, the standing of the contestants at nbbn today: i . Walterboro and Route-. UTHE BOmiED iNminar PAREXT8, THREE HIHTKR AND U*CLE AK&r^- INJURED MACHINE TURNS TURTLE Harry R. Smith. Mr. aal Mr*. HaTby PHc« and Five Children Were . In the Machine. trotting events brought ov'ef‘hr, hia duty;, v. the-J gentlemen, besides those to 1 splendid refoi lie entered from Southern Carolina the county and.- other places. These races will 40avdd parents. hy hel/1 this afternooih and Thurs- i .. afternoon.."being called promjd- fc--1 iibhoi ed by hi* t Mi-'-s/TRthei Fripp ard the syr, pathy ?e s out^to hi« be Miss Annie Carter Miss Mattie Still . Miss Pearl Ulmer Miss lUanche Chassereau •Miss May Nettles. R..4. Miss Janie Ulmer s May Nettle*.- R’. 4, MifiKJUii: Jones Miss -KUzk Rnead. R. 5 j M : FdltnHMack •. - • - . i ► iMiss Thelma xadgett ^ . Miss Hazel FV1< K 1 The two last community fairs for The foUowing account of a ser- Colleton county were held at Cot- | 0 ua accident* to a Colleton konnty tageville last Wednesday and at .automobile pa-rtv, taken from Tho Smoaks Friday^. These fairs wer*/ Charleston American of Monday decidedly, successful from everd mo rning. will In* read with much jipint of. vlewf, and-each of them re- regret^ and -sorrow by our reader*: fleeted great credit upon fhose who .Henry Price, eight years old. waa ebt.lheiH up The attendance was kil j ( . (! and his parents, three broth- large. there being at least five huh-, era. a thter and uncle were injured drCd-at < ottageville Wednesday and yesterday morning about 1ft o’clock ;n>m to eight hundred at Smoaks when a Ford touring car in which Friday. -.The exhibits were also they were coming to" Charleston very, very good at both these places. flon) Walterboro turned turtle on ^ ere ^ •'H'ranged. (jie bend of-the road approaching The fair at ColtageyfHe was stag- the Ashley river bridge. The car ed in the school blinding, the main dr , Vf , n „ v R. Smith, of Wal- audltorium being/the main exhibit t^rboro , room. In this xtVro placed the farm The cause of th^ accident, accord- products on 4he stage, and these , ng to an investigation made by were very good and- well displayed. Oordher Mansfield yesterday, was l n the body of tbe auditorium were ta a tirr on one of the wheels the exhibits of fancy work, showiirg rimning^off the automobile li wa* the skill of the ladies , with needle, stated that in trVing fir make the white on one side were placed the | lirn of ,he road'at a high r-te of ennuing club and womens exhibits speed the tire left .the rim -v *>*' °I ( “R nn *'d goods, in great abundance -wheel and h«'fore the. car could »be 1 in excellence. A school exhibit brought ikndcr control it turnel com peted much attention and fav- pirtely over, pinning the eight or- comment, betn# prefililect over rupant» undernenth. All were in- by Miss Dunbar, one of the teach- j urpfl in tho trident. • ‘' rs ; .^, 1 , Bteraf| Uf was the only one al- ^Graham . . ^ ;^«n'I n k out vdfc the parade of tbe lowed to leave the hospital after be- Berry 4.o->«. schools and the exbollonce of tM> ing taken there for attention. X Mr. Smith accompanied the re mains of little Henry to Walterboro' Monday where they were laid to resy In Evergreen cepietery His parents >. ill can- lept ex- and Janev Among the injaStH hlbits in lhe-£rfr are tl>e school ex hibits of AAnherboro" and t'ottagO- • vllle. consisting of Work l»y the pu pils/ and educationalTpahers. maps, jatfe.. done by the pupils. The Wnl- tertioro exhibit is especially attrac tive. and has a great variety ol things made by the- pupils. TlTe ,i irere made in the line of regular work by the pupils, and speak wet, for the character of work done in this school. The satpe may he said of the Cottageville school, their ex hibit. however, bavin* been gathered from only two weeks work. .. In the, community Months, only tw 0 of the conuimnity fairs made an exhibit. Sntqgfcs and Tabor. These' are well gotten together and mak- a very creditable showing. Parade DtsappoiiMfeiC-. THb achool parade Tuesday morn- was a bit disappointing-: The ily school which turned out in any force at all was'- Ihe Walterboyo achool. Bedon> and Stokes, madq a good showing- There were rep- tesentativesy' from several , other schools, bnt the bulk of the parade was'Comprised in the schools tnea- Stnonk*. ’nVn. .42.3 j floats entered ,In this parade. S!ft25 1 fair also had a fine.exhibit ' -l.ftftft/fled goods, fls Well as ex 2,1 ft ft iJH bits of ^arm pr'od 1.50% wNjrk by the ladies. .There can be rnp absolute"test as to which com- 5. ft Oft ; ni unity bad t.b ! Tbe fair nifty be kftld to % . 5.021 bave^fpened WiHj the prcnrle which /ftftXc.-' at stHipn end broceert- f)* ir sa<' 1.5fto ed .tiast *he school.\and then. ba(* children vvepe sitting in the back seat. Tbe/hames of the other c hildren nr«>/Meivririian. M'al- don afld Ilerbeur Henry was the next oldest child of the Price fatn- Hy. // . ^ fth, who was driving the faped with on|y minor ln- Jurte* about the face and a gaah In the he were not able to attend the ft Mr. and Mr>», Price and childpetyUrc still in the hospital at Cjxiyieston. test - reports rrnrn -fjrnt ptaCft' are to the effect that.ihj^are,rapidr ly recovering. .. ’ Mr. end .'Ir- \'vyy li.evc t!u> deep- ! *»st (mvpathv of tm-whiffy- c ounty In id berejKu'men't. wilt rut* inmoyroir. S* " “ ‘ week visiting his wttSX/ Has -^iMdertNahd’taking in -thefyfofr. * PercV. Ernest MviSy S "f fya m" ’ .Jackson, x in u, * n liking th-‘' good /tin*/ and is most willing to f.,j r . al1 ,[ wsdi |>e kfyme fqr a few obUm*. / .Mr. Krause and his tdayr with hisNnflreM?. Mr. arid Mr/ tyftan)*, Messra. Moss and i ranklin. I ^ Beach. PW* Mr. fartfief all tliey can/to make the ItiiliaiA Band Popular. The ItaBao band, which is fj, nishing X'e/uiusic for/the fair.fyis a Mrs. ,R. \V. Adams Mrs. A. J. Weeks , • X ■ * -X—^ loliig py niry ‘om/ih he amusement fajr a success from, voinl.of view. Re«l t>o*s IWnuIi. An Interesmig booth in the wo- pian’s building is that of the Kftd Cross wfydeluis fitted up by Mr*. B/ f| ar i^y’ s mother. Mr*, f. \Y. Mr. and He daug are visit riot her;' are Honed'/ The judges awarded tW flrpt' prize to- Walterboro and >fii second to Bedon’s. although/ the score was close betweeni'.thiS' school and Stokes. There were two very interesUng units presenL ln the school parade of Tuesday. One waa/the company ... - Cadets of-the—WaitcrlxM-o—school |j» dled/lagL-Jb lirfiaiG. G. Prjee and. T»et < o-workers.- Hero are, sold little red cross badge's, whiefi are given in exchange for whatever the purchaser desiifts to give from a nickle up. yr Miss Ida May Brownlee. of Ridgeland; Miss llitti Dofrlll. of Hampton: Miss Sallye Hamilton and Miss Dreka Wilder: of Beaufort, arc the visiting home demonstration agents here, tor rhe fair. Z. D. Robinson. /* F Eleazer and Mr. Peeples are here as county agent* from JfamptQn and Jasper counties. -.- 'ft' orated autoiiiobiie |ii\whieh wer'* /2!nn •erfyed die officials of^nie/Tomniun 1 12*> ,!X fair association.X'Senator Pad . Xgett. anil the demonstration fy/ ‘*f the coupty. Thl* was fc„. ****** **-::-****** Y by a wagon float on which wi * ■* /* s • '* ' * hftXP tomato and the girls of Y “ IT THK I'tl.oMAI. M f,|llb tastily dressed in the-< ^ the cluft., The pupils of Ifp^Bchoo! irginJu- of Livingston '************ *.* * * followed. .Next In line/w the home of their; of the Strickland sci Butter, in town. TON*6HT~~'‘David, Garrick”-^1 np»;*e wjgpn,^Acfejaed,/ in huatin* M. Harley and\two chil- two-reel drama, with dashes'of hu- a ®d displaying a hiwte eagle - with v’J. Butler' and lit- * in Walterboro wd LITTLE DAN PKURlI-'OY . . Mr. and Mrs D. B Peurifoy hav, the syufpathv of the entire commun ity in the sadness brought to their home through the death of their lit tie son. Dan. This litile. one had not been quite, well for three or four week, and at last he was taken to Charlestons for treatment, where The bodv mor, a. chapter in the lift of a fa- wing* outsnread. and a picture of moHS .actor who tjelibetately »U*: Rresldcni Wilaon. all in Hie national graces nimself in Hie presence of colors, the scheme boing patriotic, the girl be loves rather than break T,1 ‘* ’occunajna of the float during his word. Six screen stars are In parade sang ftaiHonal airs, is picture -Janies Young. Clara The flda-t of the Pine Grove schoo' Yonges Island, are spending a f»- : . '.KfhHiall Young. Edward Kimball. 1 "* ls Uuiily gotten up. and excited days at the*hoB»e of Mr. T. I*. F*‘n j ArtM»^ Ashley. Kate Price and Flora i favorable comraont. This dev. '> • / ; Finch „ Bnynard Arnett, who is stationed ! "The 'politician’s Dream at Camp 8ervier. near Greenville, iairwel eomcdV another of the famous at home for the week. ^ • • Bunny series\telling how a country ,/ Mint. J. F. McClure, of Union, and Mrs. Harley has been making home in llynchburg. Va., the several months. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Chassereau, ew |J was al«K. in patriotic colors, onwvPV n d displayed a huge UBlted States t ”— "iMfTal* Mrs. .J. G. GordoO. of Charleston, are spending fair week with Dr. and Mrs. ft. 8. Haii. - politician becoW* may pc' of New York, but loses aswldow. Three of the screen’s great cast—-John Bunny. •Flag Tlie Tabernacle school had a float representing ah old time spell ing la#*, with teacher and pupils .JMHH.fl dressed in costumes of a period tars are in thei”!**^"’ do wah." Several ffundred Yilliam Shea, ] nupH* vyre Jn line, and made a very Mrs./Crio Sauls and her mother. land Flora Finch.' \! j creditable a ppearah 94a Padgett.'are with Mrs. J FRIDA Y^-Lynn F. ReyKOlda. wh»! Tt 1 '’ Judges awarded the first rick land sehoo waueru.M.. - brnuelit to Walterboro and In- , under Fcof. Orhnor. and the otherrpmeterv Frldav 'was the troop of Boy ficoftts. underitwd in LDe Oak ceftiefery frldav ScoutmasUrt 1 Rew^ gW. Wav. j afternoon. . /’ ' • W ^ ” ,rf for the fair. Miss May McTeer. of Earlv Branch, is visiting at the helm** of Angus Patterson. Mrs. Rosa Padgett, “are with Mfs.! FRIDAY^—Lynn F. Reynolds, w'h» Bank Padgett for the fair. - I created "God’* CrucihleX "Th‘\l »P^ntlon to the Miss May Patterson is at Indue Greater Law” and an endle lety ' of other beautiful BIu photoplays, has given (he screen most engaging production in "ThXP 11 * Mt*yAngus Patteraon. Shf»w--Down.” to/ne presented Fri-fX^ i ( , T‘ ^' ero Mtti, A. W. Perry,'of Yonces Is- '(ay, when Bluebird day Is again gL.F'M/ett. Ronresanta iund.- i«x(*(ting at the home of Mrs. I hand. /' / * Frice Strotiel. — } : MONDAY—-Tho—Bitagraph .Mt. fittd Mrs. E. G. Strobel and Ribbon feVture. A His Wife’s Gqhd^PtX pnf X MBiiirk Six to visit rel atives and take in the fair (his week. ladie* -from each community repre sented who were designated a* airmen to* organize auxilfarfe* to the Charleston chapter of fhe Red Cross. Following tjiis the building wer» thrown open and then came a num ber of athletic events in the school yard. D. * Krir Sauls was president of the Smoaics community fain asso ciation. and be wa s' ably assisted Vy . featuring Lacllle many persons fronr Smoaks and the other rofnmunities joining in with meeting with certain the Smonks school. M S s 7 ■S V . X ••J*/'