Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r i ( >*• Standard. •*> ' f f VOL XXVIII. WALTERBORO. S. G. JANUARY 10, 1906. ,v MISSTATEMENT. iV Misrepre&entation of Actual Facts Have Been Qiven Through the Press. Never before in the hiqfcory of the cotton trade has such a multitudin ous amount of “Bear” dope and in tentional misrepresentation of actual facts been g.ven to the south through paid advertisements in the column^ of the press and by the distribution of circular letters through the mails. Operators who are moving heaven and earth to depress future contracts and the prices of spot cotton are cud geling their biains in the modern art of juggling figures and making new high records ill distorting statistics in the supreme effort to make a small yield of A merican cotton take on the appearance of a plentiful supply. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been expended in the past two mont is in cablegrams, telegrams, paid articles in new; papers, postage and market letters in an herculean undertaking to deceive the public, discourage the farmerr and local spot holders into rushing the remnant of this crop on the market, unsettle public opinion in the south tempor arily so as to break the market and induce liquidation. The spinners have threatened to with djraw from the market, which is an absurdity in’ . the face of their enormou s commit ments of the entire output of iheir mills for the next six to eight months. Prominent “Bear” leaders iake pecu liar interest in daily publishing com parative estimates of this £rop with years that have gone before. These tangled and muchly jugg’ed statistics emanate from the offices of gentlemen who breathe the atmosphere of a cli mate one thousand miles from South ern cotton fields and whose eyes have aot witnessed the actual condition of s single cotton field in the south this ! year. The statistics and daily report: which thev put out in the stupendous effort for private gain are simply the Bightmares of overcharged brains re- , lecting individual views in the for- Itorn hope of changing at least tempo- v rarily the laws of supply and demand. 'The interest of the spot holder is not foundered. The great desideratum % paper contracts and hot air. Thou 'puds of people read this “Bearish rope” scattered over the South dailv r j d know it to l>e false, yet they tremble in doubt and surrender their honest convictions and Southern manhood before the edicts which •nuhate from the fine Italian h&bds sf their enemies. This crop can no more lie compared with past yields in the matter of picking, ginning and selling than could the enormous pro duction of 1901. Let every mtn in the South stand pat on the actual conditions which confront him.Spurn these juggled statistics as you would an adder invading the holy precincts of your home and remain fixed and vnalterable in your determination to secure higher prices for the -balance of this crop, which will unquestjon- obaly prove to be one of the smallest grown in a number of years. Yours truly, Harvie Jordan. President Southern Cotton Asso. a wife and several children with four | brothers and one sister behind. It was truly hard to part with hinv but we are all onl> here for a short time and when God calls us we must go as our bodies are only mortal beiugs made of the dus r of the earth and to dust they are bound to return. Oh mer ciful God the creator of ail man kind may the soul of him who now has fled find swee), peece in thine arms who suttered up the cross of Calvary and died for the sins of the world and may be have the chance or privilege ’of greeting all those who is left be hind in that beautiful city not made ty bauds iit a day to come as well as tiiose gone before him but dear ones in order to do this you must take up your cross and follow Christ; shun ning sin and seeking God, which you should do any how, whether yon have loved ones gone before you or not. So make up your minds to try and meet him there and rest assureddhat as his body lias gone over the river «nd rests under the shade ol the trees. That his spirit too rests in the Sa viour's arms. He was formerly of Colleton coun ty, but has for a number of years been living in Florida, where he died His remains were brought to his old home in this conuty and were interred at the Risher cemetery among a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives. The Press and Standard sympathizes with the bereaveif fami ly. W L U. SOUTH CAROLINA NOTES. * * , Items of Interest Gathered up from every Part of the State for Our Readers. Hon. <’ole L. Blease, Senator from Newberry County, has announced himself a candidate for Governor of South ( arolina. Another Letter from Aahton. Miss Clara Rizer one of our popular young ladies was married to Edgar Jones of Ix)dge, on New ’I ears day and left for their future home at Laurens, S C. Miss Aline Kearse has returned from her home and is teaching school now. Misses Kffie and Irene Jones visit ed relatives in Hampton last week. Mr and Mrs J N Jones returned home after spending some few days with—relatives at Fairfax. J N Jones is finishing a neat little cottage where he will soon move in. We are sorry to learn that Misses Beulah May Folk and Laura IlieTa have pneumonia. Among those who attended the Dry Branch entertainment were, Misses Adrene Hiers, Florrie and Olive Jones. Miss Coleen Jones, one of our most popular young ladies and brother, Williard are atteudingsehool at Brun son. We are expecting Miss Sannie Jones home from Florida in a few dav. - NAG. Docjoi’s Creek Items. J^ditor l it68 and Standard: We are IlhVMlg ury plecbunt weather ' ‘r-V V Sad Utath of Daolet Padgett. ' The many friends of Daniel Pad- jett were pained to learn that on January 2, 1906, the death angel visited his hothe and took him away from family, friends and relatives, who are leL to mourn his loss He was well esteemed and loved by nearly all whose plepshre it was to know him both white and'colored,'and he made friends every where ho wont He lift 1 '* V J ^« ' . "N» "*'■ * * •* 4 ' now. A new year turprise birthday din' rr> * ner was given at the home cf Mr and Mrs lohn Chassereau New Year’s day. Those who attended enjoyed themselves very ranch. , Jameo Linder and Arthur L'each visited Isbam Saunders last Monday evening. Miss Carrie Smoak of Stokes spent last Monday with Misses MiQie and Willie Chassereau. * Robert and Willie Sineach of Is- 1 audios, weye the guests cf—Ben Chassereau last Sunday. ' ^ John Smoak and Edward Ben ion of Stokes, spent Ust t . Sunday with Ben Chassereau. A candy palling was" enjoyed by ^nany friends and relatives b*t Mon- dav night at the residence of S B la News ,Reached Barnwell Friday about nbon that G. 1>. 0, Lang, a very prominent merchant of Black- ville, accidentally shot himself while cleaning his revolver, the ball enter ing his mouth-und ranging upwards. Untied States Senator Latimer, ol Belton, addressed ihe fanners and the public generally on,the subject of good roads, Saturday in Spartanburg Senator Latimer is the author of the bill asking congress for an appropri ation of $25,000,000 to be used in ti e building cf good, roads iu every com munity. - t* Bamberg is to have a new bank, the capital stock of wmch is to be $ *5,000, most of this amount being already subscribed. A^ nice bank building will be erected on Main street at an early date. This is the third new bank organization in this connty within the past two months, thus giving Bamberg county more banks in proportion to territory than any other county in the state. Missouri capitalists, owning a big r« fVigerating plant in Missouri and another in Illinois, have placed wit* 1 the York Manufacturing Company,of York,/Pa., a contract lor the supply and installation lor immediate de livery ot a thirty-five ton ice plant, to be placed in a factory which they will e^ect in the heart ol the city ol Greenville on the banksnl the Reedy river. The company which will soon be incorporated in South Carolina under the name of the Consumers Ice Company, proposes to expend about $100,000 on the Greenville plant Great excitement was caused in loiiicaster Saturday when J._ Hasel Witherspoon, the popular manager of the l^ncaster Mercantile Company, was dangerously shot by Dr E S Mc- Dow, a practicing physician of Lan caster. The difficulty occuied in front of the company’s store. It seems that Dr McDow had ordered a lamp from the store which they had l failed to deliver and when he asked Mr Witherspoon about the company’s refusal to send it, Mr Witherspoon replied that DrMcDow had not treat ed them right about a baby carriage, referring to a previous matter. Dr McDow then struck at Mr Wither spoon when W McB Brown, a clerk iu the store, run up and struck Dr McDow, knocking him tiewn. As the Doctor arose he began shooting with a revolver, firing three shots. Two c f the bullets struck .Mr Wither spoon, one in the body, entering the lungs and the other hitting Jiim on the wrist. Dr McDow was arrested and taken to jail by Sheriff Hunter and a policemen, the sheriff first hav ing disarmed the Doctor, who had two pictols. The physicians regard’ Mr Witherspoon’s condition as being extremely critical. Dry Branch School Has a Debating Society. 'Mr Editor: Please allow me a little - space in the columns of yonr paper to publish a_ahort piece about our school, vix, Dry Branch.” We have recently organised a Debating Society, which has ancf is proving to be one ol the greatest nplifti to the pupil’s mind ever known. Ido not think that I am exaggerating in, the least to say, that words can’t express the good that this society is doing for our school. I wish that every school iu the State of »South Carolina, who possesses pupils of the eighth and ninth grades would organize a de bating society. Our society meets twice a month. We met last on Wednesday evening, Dec. 2<), 1905. The program was very interesting and amusing. Question for debate was: Resolved, That it is Right for a Girl to Marry Under the Age of 20. 'Ve had a good audience, considering the bad weather, and each individual enjoyed our meeting very much. When our program ended we dis missed for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’s Day, which we have enjoyed. We have now return ed to our school work with more in- te/est thanjever. I must say that our school is iu a flourishing condition. The pupils are taking up their work in the way they should, and are cer tainly mastering their studies. Our society will hold its next meeting on Friday, Jan. 12, 190fi. W'e have selected another inter* sting program. Exercises will open at 2.30 p m.. The invitation is extend ed for everybody to come and enjoy our society meetings. Our minutes will appear later. ♦ The society especially invites the editor of The Press and Standard to attend its meetings. Long live Dry Branch schoob May God bless up. Miss Til lie Brownlee, Teacher. In Memoriam. In loving remembrance of C P Hiers, who died at his home on Jan. 5, lOOli, after an illness of a lew weeks. He leaves a father, mother, several brothers, sisters and children and a host of friends to mourn his death. Dear one, thou hast left us Aud we long for thee in vain, But we know that thou art freed From all earthly care and jiain; Freed from suffering, the spirit, And in peaceful rest thy soul, Dear one, thou has entered In the blessed heavenly goal. And to be resigned we are trying For we know that ‘-od deems it best, And thy face so siolm ami peaceful Told us that thou hast found sweet rest; , , - We could not call thee back ! ere 1*0 this world of pa n ami woe When the perfect joy of h-uven Thou forever more shall know. Weep not for him dear ones. He has only gone to rest, Twas God thaf; called him home; He meant it for the best. When this short life is ovvr, And.your work is finished here He’ll meet you at the door And bid you welcome there. # When we leave this world of changes, When we leave this world of care Wo shall find our irissing loved-one In our Father’s mansion fair; So, pilgrim to your home On yonuer blessed shore, V>e miss thee here, * ut soon will come u here thou hast goue before. G. <► II. Ehrhardt News. / Miss Mittie Fender has just retnrn- ed from a pleasant visit to her cousics* Misses Carrie,Beck and Kate Thomas of Smoaks.. * # Miss Kute Thomas is spending this week with her oonsios, Misses Laura and Mittie Fender at this place. Misses Zalla and Sadie l^ElhAny are visiting their sister, Mrs Annah Jane Padgett at Ehrhardt J A Copeland has accepted a posi tion with Jeff C Cone at Lodge. J 0 Kinariviaited at Lodge this week. . Major Joe Garter is one the sick list this week. Mrs A E Copeland and son, Jos visited relatives at Hampton last week. ' Mabel/ NO 25 — 11 REV HENRY STOKES Writrs a Letter to tils Friends la Walterbnro Through The PreHS and Standard. Editor Press and Standard: Please give me space for a short letter to whom it may concern: In my correspondence since I ar rived at Winnsboro, I find it hard to keep my pen from w riling Walterboro at the head of each letter. This is due not simply to a habit of three years, but to the further fact that these were years of the most pleasant association. I have never served a nobler people, during tho past three years, the congregation •applied every want of its pastor and often duUhiore than could reasonably be expected. In every good word and work, the pastor had the sympa thy and co-operation of his people. My successor. Brother Daniel, will find his flock a noble band -of cul tured people and the Walterboro peo ple a charming folk among whom to live. While thanking my friends for their continuous kindness through my pastorate of three years, let me through The Press and Standard, thank the committee in charge of the Christmas tree for their kind reirem* bra nee of me and my family. We very greatly appreciate the sil ver service presented to us by the ladies. . _ Not only in the town, but in different sections of the county, we had many friends, lor all of whom we wish a happy New Year. May the Lord watch over thee and us while we’are separated, from each other. We have been most cordially re ceived by the people of this charge. Sincerely, Henry Stokes. In Memofijurn. It is so sad and heart breaking when death knocks at the door of a pneious home and calls lor the golden link which is a loving and faithful mother. The name mother is so sweet and but one, aud well we know when the reaper takes her aaay, that her precious chair can never be tilled again. After many years of suffering, though patiently born, the spirit of Mrs I E Strick land took its flight to dwell with her three li'.tle angel babies amid the glories of a celestial home, the smile that r^as printed on her face and her parting words tells us that her home must be where there is rest for the weary. She called her family to the bedside and told them not to grieve after her when she was g^ne, but take her for example, for death was so easy to what she once thought, also many other things as to her de parture. She was 49 years old arid had jeen an invalid for a length of time, but only confined to her bed one week. She leaves a husband and four children o mourn the loss of a • S' .» V o faithful wife, nd loving mother. Rest on dear mother beyond that peaneftf shore, Where pair* Y nor trouble can never more (Lkturb thee. For well we know^that we cannot call thee bock*^ But'we can prepay to meet her over there. .1 - A- reMOuable mmouui - of food thoroughly digested aud properly as similated. will always increase tbe strength. . If your stomach is a; “little off*’/ what you organs to foods into) valtovee sour atomeeh, bora and all far— inffth. 11f yonr stomach is a: ’ Kodal Kyspepeta Lora will the * \ i ’ 7 j 1 — . i j IP 4 it / i 1 ' f . ijW • H ; ■f-sS'M ' <r Urn ■». ■« '.zm— •vfc-. 2’ - • ft ■ - dujS&ii ih