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®he xm and Standard. VOL. XXIX. WALTHRBORO, S. C, FEBRUARY 13. 1907. NO. 27. GENERAL ASSEMBLY Doings of our Sole ns at Columbia Recently. Sacml to the memory of the Great Moral Institution which departed this life Feb 3,1907. Born 1893 in a prohibition home bat of anti prohi- tion parentage. Died 1907 in a dis pensary infirmary at .the hands of Ansel returned ibe benriai; and after ar il a merit by coun tel removed the entire board. , The following it hit decltion: rttate of Sooth Ctroliot, County o> Richitnd. In the matier of tne prooeediwj to Re- .r-ore the Board of Directota of ibe Stale Diapen>ary. Oentlemen: I want to tay I have alren tbit matter very aerioua ronrtderalion I have had thi'i tettimony in my hands In office and at my home and have read ADAMS COMMUTED Jamestown Exp.wiilon. *<xmnnssioner of Colleton county. (By W. W*. Hrighs.) He was moderator of the Colletcn .Norfolk, Va—IX * the question Association a number of years, and “\\ here shall I sleep while attending was vice president of the Baptist the Jamestown Exposition?*’ has been State Convention at Columbia in I troubling any one thire is now no ]pi»5. He married a daughter of Hev. use for further worry or anxiety. If g W Ackerman, and was fortunate •‘Necessity is the Mother of Inven- and happy in hi* home relations. Hon. D. L, iSmith to his wife that tion.” Genius is the father and of Bro Hiers was ]>opiilar with his the sentence of R. A. Adams had hint it cannot be said ‘"Everybody churches and was a preacher of con- Inen commuted to life imprisonment, works but father.” The old man riderable force. He was gentle, and So the ga.lows will not claim its Governor Anael Commutes Sen tence to Life Imprisonment. News reached here last night by infans of telephone message Irotn GREATtST OFFER EVER MADE In Colleton County. prohibitionists and local optionists, it wi-b yrea* enre and *reat conMderatinn has been exceedingly busy for many courteous, and kindly, and was loved years and every tune the Mother i f sod the best one can say of it is ex pressed in “John Pluwman. ’ Here lies a monster who did no good And if he had lived he never would I feel the importance of the oath th-.t I took when 1 assumed the oflloa 1 now hold. Public office in South Carolina la a public trust; and it la tbe duty of every o beer to see to it that the law la earriud * ie <> r in courts for out and that the taw is fully carried out port or dereliction of dntv. Nobody knows and nobody cares. **lich geverna him In the execution For some time old Mother Necea- Mr Editor here is the news for, of the offlce to wUich k* hM been sleeted sity h<s been distressed because In- or appointed. I think It it juat aa ven tj OD did no t provide some means the Mother «f *11-1 ostiemed by nil.* We greatly Necessity told him that the “kid* r ^»rTi , d his friendship ami mourn his needed anything he once produced departure. We have been promised it. He has never been yanked np in * lulier account of his life and church or in courti for non-sup- Ihipliat l re**. victim on the 22 inst Further ticulars are not obtainable at time. f par- this work" which all South Carolinians have much the duty of the gentleman oi Ihia When he’s gone and how he fares Lodge News. Mr L J Jone* hna erected a bandaotne reeidence on h<e faim, just on the eu- listened for the past two years all in f J T w by which the denixensof this mun bnrba of the city and has recently lisieneu n r tue pnav iwu jeara an “i board—and each one of them—to know J moved bis family there. Mr J A Pad- anxiety, some in hope, some in dread, exactly what liquors are purchased.what dlin * i P' iere cou,d their houae ^ hM p UrchawI the Joiiei , lot> an(1 One faction of the General Assem- prices are paid and everything in con. •l° n K w *th them something after the ^t-r making aifew improvements, be blr now sits with its chin in its ! aect t 00 their bnsiness that is done order of the tortoise. She finally men-1 will move bis family there hands and wears a long face because ttnd 10 kDOW U P er80n * ,, y> » nd 10 hm w tiooed it to Father Genius Mr J K Folk recently of Stakes will of defeat Another faction is jubi- 9 themselves. The records of the office < should show f :diy and conclusively every lant and rejoicing over ita victory, transaction that is Lad. every par chase And still another wears a cheerful that is made and everything done non- oonntenance in the hope that the nected with the business, morning light of prohibition is break have said, I have read this teail- end he sat down and pondered over occupy the Padgett house. the problem for a few^minutes mud , Mr * ,ohn of L,lt,le then went out to a manufacturer of ingin the horisnn of our mother gtate who has the fallen in dissipation bat is about to rise and take her plaoe by the side of the more virtu ous sisters. The Gary Cothran bill paiMd the Senate today by a safe majority and will be returned to the lower house with amendments but it is perfectly safe in the hands of the house. This is a long step toward prohibition, for the people who were in faror of the State dispensary are opposed to county dispensaries and they will join io with the pro hibitionists to vote them out of the coanties- Swamp moved hi* family in town and ha* op ened ap a Mercantile bnsine** in the vehicles and gave them a friendly ; store lately occupied by Mr C J Cone tip. Mr Cone moved his rock of good* mooy carefully. la obedience to the ! The reaults is that visitors to the 1°*° 00 * of the *tore* belonging to RG fMoltitlon p»«d V th, 0«n.rfcj w.- j >rnHt0 . n K Ip o«IUo n i,«U h«re no bl, I h..rd.y mr. . from .h. ; f ar tb.r .nxibt; .boot »b«« tbry .ill , Tbl.~k M ,l,bt tbU r»r^ men representing the respondent* end J : lar little place all of the merchant* also tbe 8tat* on Tuesday last. * ! repose at night if all the hoU-le, r^p^rt KO od trade even for these In reference—Hmt—to my autborit7 ! boarding houses and park benches i nanl time*. All in Lodge and anr- They can stand on a corner of the streets or avenue* of the grounde for *0 remove these officer*, and, second | are ftfli. the mode of removing them if I had the i authoritv: I have no doubt in mv mind that un der Section 27, Article 3 of the oonatl- » handeome eqnippage will drive tntion of Sonth CaroHua, that I have the! along. They will hail it and say,” power to remove officers If the canaes set I wish to retire at some desirable spot i will mention Piof Stephen Strickland forth in the constitution are shown to aUmg t), e jrato- front on Hampton i tt>( * P°I >al,ur ^ °f Sm oaks mast flud Roads and be left at the Military at, ™ c,io “^ ^ h# Catering Company. cafe for break- ( Klw uul . 8w , nr , „ mII M TWO TRIPS TO THE JAriESTOWM' EXPOSITION AND TWO,LADIES HOLD V\ ATChES, so YEAR QUAKANTEE to be given to the f«»'>r most i»opul*r young ladies in Colleton Ccanty, provided 25,900 votes be cast. OUR PLAK la THIS Any young la«iv votetl for before March lOtb. will be considered a candidate. After that time no new names will be allowed. All persons |mying subscriptions either old or new subscribers will be entitled to vote for any yo mg lady in Colleton County whom they would like to win one of these prises. The young lady receiving the high est number ot votes in each district' will lie entitled to one of the trips U»' the exjioaition. The one receiving the next highest, will be entitled to the gold watch. We have divided the county into- follows: District No 1, All persons who get their null at Walterboro, Williams, Stokes, Ruffin, Lodge, Colleton. Veimer, Ehrhardt, McLaurm and Stooaks. District No. 2. Ml persons who get their mail at Cottageville, Getsinger, Round, Ritter, Green Fond, day ahead of ns, then will he “Sunshine after rain” This has boen a busy week in both branches of Xbe legislature. Much of the time has been given to local legislation, but there has boen also important work done in the interest of the wboto-Slate. If we bad known the temper of the ; house as to immigration earlier in the session, it is now very evident that we oould have knocked oat the ! whole business, but we did not find my satisfaction to exist. The section reads as foltows: I fcavS no doubt in my mind that un der Section 27, Article 8: ' Officers shall be removed for incapacity miscondnc- vt} bicle and the driver will seek the desired plaoe, dismount from his seat, touch a spring aud team will fast They will then step ioto the Yes we believe there is a brighter or neglect of duty in such manner as may be provide 1 by law, when no mode of trial or removal is provided in this ConsUtatloa." Under Section 656, of th* Criminal Code of Bomb Carolina, It is statad ‘Aat the term pi office of ibe said board ''aball be for two years, no less sooner iamoved by tbe Governor.” I Held on Tneadav when tbis argu ment was made before me that the mode prescribed was to Issue a rale to show cause, ana in sccoidaoce with tbis ruling of mine, a rale was issued sad signed by myself, anu served upon these gentle- meu to show cauee before me on yester- ronndiog vicinity is a good p ace to live. 1 can imagine the reader saying poor does that will not brag on hia own pond, bat let the skeptic coins, see and believe. Among the recent visitors to Lodge I Main St quite often Borne one' 1 from Oallwell drives a pair of gray mules in town oooaaionaUy. Miss Janie Thompson has been away walk nway.Wewill then touch another for mn ?L** 7 ' bW 0 ' ,U4iu ’ the •imn* and M wd b'bold, th. got... [ eIpMW , t0 ^ will find themselves sitting in a little with' berths on each side. room with berths on each Brussels carpet on the floor modern conveniences, figuratively speaking. The driver will then take the team it oat until too late. When the sup- d*> why tbev *hould not be removed ply bill came op and provided to in* 1 fro,n offlce » ‘to log that the teaiimony . • taken before tl»e Joint committees of the ore«.th..pprop™noofor.mm>*ra. :0tiienil Au J y ^ tion from $1,000 to $10,000 it raiaed woo|d ^ >Md on thil tK,r! Dc . h war in the camp and revealed the i beard argumems on yesterday in fact that the Bnreau is dreadedly nn- reference to tbe demurrer. First, the safe in the hands of this legislature. The ten hoar labor law passed the lowpr house today by a sweeping majority. Your Colleton'delegation took a stand against it bat \we were snowed under by the np country. The lien law is still on a see saw bat I do not think anything can be done, Messrs Peunfoy and Gruber of Wal terboro were here several days this Attortey General, week to present the Adams case be- I do not concelm it necessary that I fore the board of pardons. That » hoold iat0 board has done its work and gone soswer to tbe rule sud the demurrer Introduced. I overruled tbe demurrer and cont'nued the srgumeut until 11 o’clock tbis dsy, with the right on the p.m of tbe respondents to file and read suy afflidavits that ibey might see prop er. At tbe hearing this morning no Sffi davits were Introduced. Argument | livery wagon with side windows, such bas been made before me npoa Ibe testimon/Itskeu before tha joint com mittee by tbe respondents and also by Tbe crspe‘bow on some one’s bat Is disappearing. Miss Bodie Roth of Hampton, is visiting her sister Mrs F B Folk. Mist Bailie Mae Warren of Walterboro, is expected in town the .... ... ' Utter port of rble week to spend some to onothtr like eqmpp»ge .ml »tt«ch , iai , „„ h them lo it and set out for gnother There ie one thing that never fails io “fare,” In the morning he will land bring a certain cld Bachelor out of his them all at their breakfast rendez-1den; ^ gusts what* vous and collect fare. Tbis may be a little overdrawing Dot Hi. virtually Uencnptive of . E , Ulor Prn , 8l , nd>rd .—If you vehicle that is now in use for toaring have room in your columns I will say i n wagons for market; to yon that 1 *m still in tbe City by tbe purposes and various other enjoying very good health, bat hope use*. It is built with a j City cf th* Band Hills, of old <7olleton Appreciation. United Sta'ss Sena'e^ Washington, 1). C., February 4, 1907 Mr W W Smnuk, Jr, Walterboro, S. C. . My dear sir:—Someone has just sent me a copy of the I’lei 1 * aud biondard with your editorial “Ben Tillman.” I desire to thank you and assure you of my appreciation of the editorial, two districts, £ • T h . 4k * M • -S', S i ery sincerely yours, B K Tillman. . 1 iMnkS. “The Press and btandard, “Walterboro, 8. C. “Dear Sir:—We enclose herewith some new copy for our advertisement j ton, Salkehatcbie, White Hall, Hen in your paper, and we ask that you! dertonville. Megpetts, Kaveaet, kindly make the change in this 'born, Adams, Run, Bi*snt, week’s issue il possible. “Thanking you in Jack- Weeks and In the Cl'y by the S«a advance f»r yonr kind attention, we are, “Yours very truly, “Etiwan 1 ertilixer Co, “W. Hampton Logan, Sec’y “Judging by the number of in quiries and requests for calendars, almanac*, memorandum books, “Wi • liamaou Method of Growing Corn,” etc., we have received from your oouoty we would say that 'Toe Press and Standard’ is widely read.” Tax Lavy lor wollcton. We are glad to note that our dele gation -has placed a levy of 1 mill on all taxable pro|terty in the county as a road tax. The State levy has been reduced to 41 mills* So the taxes for Colleton county 1907 will be: Slate tax 4i mills; constitution al 3 milt tax; road tax 1 mill; ordi- narv 4 milit; total 121 11a Thu is tbe lowest levy Colleton coanty has had in many years. Witte kind’* second Voyage. Saturday tbe Wittekiud laden with 121 immigrants came to jiort oooro, Young's Island, Kryan. VOTES A LIOW ED 3 months subscription to The Pr and Standard, 25 votes. 6 months subscription to The Press and btandard, 50 votes. 1 years subscription to The Press and Standard, 100 votes. t 2 years subscription to The Press snd Standard, 25o votes. 3 years subscription to Tbe Prar and Standard, 600 votes. </onpons will also be published in each week’s issue, good for one vote. CONTEST OPENS FEBRUARY FIRST AND CLOSES JUNhi WR- rKKNTH. All subscribers pavtag after Jan. 3tsL will he entitmd to vote. So clip the attached ooapon, till out the blanks, and mail it ts os with your remittance. Proper erodit will be given snd the results poh- lithed for the first time, March 13th. NOW H THE TIME TO ENTER. YOUR CANDIDATE. Watches are on exhibition at & Finn’s snd J. A. Wester berg’s Jew elry Storei. S 5 charleston. A large portion of these have been given employment in Char- oollapsible to l>e nmontyon all soon^ to look at the mjj t j| e reuiaiuder Sent to Co top that in a few minutes can transformed into a market booth with l— at i'yj LlJ roof and walls and a stand on which to d splay vegetable or other prodnoe or into a neat sleeping compartment When ssyembledjt jppks very much like a regular handsome covered de ss yon sey very day in cities. be u i lumbia and other points. The Cargo the place of tny birth, where I can meet „ , ... * , . 7 of the Wittekiud wus mostly Eainiu Brabham-Johnson. “ ° j > Last Wednesday afternoon Miss Adalaide Brabham of Olar was mar- In loth* different matters set forth that evidence; I could do so wsrs necesfcary. 1 am Saiiefieil from Death of Rev. J. T. Hiers. Bro. J. T. Hiers died at his home reference near Walterboro, S. C., on the morn to ing of January 24. He had not been u well for some time, but bis health the home but at this writing the Cover UCWWJ . A ... llvu , , , , nor has not given out his decision on i care f u i considersttou that I ban given ,eerned im I m> ’ eu aud tlie end thelcase, *• J BD jkVideoce and io the oatii that I have * uddpn ^f" wr -tiog to ns of his ; taken, taking all thete f»c<s into con- death. Bra F. 0. S. Curtis, pastor of old friends every day and nJk of old and past times. I h*ve had a pleasant time here with my children aud friends. Times are very bright, every one seems to be in good Spirits for the future. We hats, abont completed the largest fertilizer' rwd Marion T. Johnson of Ellen- plant in tbe state, and a trollev road is: ton, S, C, by Rev. Beivin, at tbe now on hand from here lo Colombia, home of the bride. They will reside which will add greatly to the enter-1 at ]j;i| eu fo n . prise of the country. As I am a subscriber to your valuable psper, I will close, hoping that eld Colleton will be also benefited by the new administration r ud enterprises Yours iroty, A B G Charleston, 8 C Feb 7 1907. Colombia, S, C„ February 9,—Tbe 1 ^deration sud giving them dne weight Governor has removed the entire'that is nty duty to remove from office board of directors of the dispensary, pentlcmen; and therefore by vit- - j tue of the power vested in me by tbs Eeriy in the *e«sion of the legislature Constitution 1 <T South Carolina sod Letter from A H Williams. a committee, of which Senator Christen- •ea of Beanfort was mvue chairman, wa» the law, I do beteby remove the said J M Rawilnson, Joseph W Wylie sod appointed to Investigate the condition of J.jhn Black from tbe office of directors tbe State Dispensary. This committee j It* report to the effect that the board, composed cf Messrs Jodi* M Raw llnsoa. Jo* B Wylie and John Black guilty of overs.ocking the dis . with unsalable llqncr, part of wbkh had been illegally purchased and elan ezceesiv* price over th* protest of eomaaUsioaer Tatum. This report adapted by the legislature and the mat to Goveraor Ansel for Ms U* set last Friday as the time The hoard were repre- 1 at this hearing by ooaaael, J K for Wylie, W T lor McDonald aad W B Gruber of tbe btste dUpenstry. Done at my office, in Colombia, South Carolina, this the ninth day of February, A. D 1907. M F Ansel, Goveraor. A J Betfcen, Private Secretaryv Cary-Cothran BiU was | Colombia, Feb. 12.—By a vote of 23 to 15, tbe Senate today paaaed tbe Cary-Cothron local option bill and lent it to the Honn with amend- men is. Senator Griffin, o» Coiteton voted against it hereby caat them for Miss I note with pleasure improve- menta io yonr paper. Get live oor- Walterboro, says: “One of the best and truest meu of our State has thus passed away.” In thia estimate of Bra Hiers many others will agree with Bro. Curtis, lie was modest, unassuming, quiet in manners,a truly good man, and consecrated to tb e work. He bad love and confidence of the people wherever known. He spent his life in Colleton coonty, and preached to the efanrebes in that; respondents in every Motion section of tha State. Bra Hiers was born in Colleton county, May 13; 1843, and apent his life in hia native oonnty He was a brave Confederate soldier, the color bearer in the , 11th South t aro Ihia regiment fie lest Ins right arm at Fort Jobneota, January It, 186 V. He attended Furman Uamnity in 1874, ’75. He wm oidained at the Death of Mr Isaac Sauls. Mr Isaac trauls, on* of tbe most wealthy and iutlneutisl ot'ixens of Sifibaks died at hi* home Feb 8th. after nn illne«s of some time. He has been in failing health for several years Mr Hauls wan born near Walterbo o, , August 29tb 1831 snd was thus 75 year* 2 o u 3 X < Q < H J) G Z < 7) w uj a a I ! t z ■§ o V! X I ♦-* 5 : a :;5 i &. im II li r i QQ •O s U%. Citj. 8. U, Feb. 2, 1907:— »• gmoa. .bo.1 ... „ v , 7,, . . ’ _ -.^. fo'ty years ago, whsre by bis indnstry W W hmoak, Jr., Walterboro, b. C ^ ^ccomnlated considerable property. Dear Sin—Enclosed 1'' band you The fane rat services were held at tba check fqr $4.00 for subscription to Smoaks Baptist ebur hsboot noon Sun- the Pren and Standard. Thia en* <toy In th# presence of a targe concourse titles tne la cast 750 votes and ijof ..Utivesanu fnend^ and were coo- ’ ducted by Rev J R Sojourner, after which he was interred with Masonic Honors. For many vaars Mr Baals a. a x H ° *g •wa s 1 -I I I s ••4 o ► e A H o a M a ■ A a* o r — a 1 H § —* a r I J a was Snperintenuent for tbs Baptist of Old I runday Hchool and was a deacon in Colleton and vou’U have a first clssg, *bst church. H* was also postmsstsr paper. I never «e uythiog from ,0, Coalville mj old homo. ‘ 1 ,h. oomm..!*.^ you get.a live correspondent front j Me we* twice married, th* first time that paint who wonld send you week- to Mise Mary Martin, tha eeoood to ly letters. Cottageville it one of the Mias Laura Breland, who with nine ehildree survive him as follow: Mrs C W Garris, Mr* 8 P J Garris, Jr., Mrs Bob* U Thompson, aad his Boas; I Augustas and W Benj tmin.. thee* the ohiidren of th* first wife. Rvbeeea. Eric, Zeus end Ethel, children of th* second wife. of old Colleton, so why let her keep her light under a bushel? With kiadcat regards I am yanrs truly, A H Williams. f- o Q < H 3Q. C w O I