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VOL. XXIX.
W’ALTHRBORO, S. C, MAY 22, 1907.
NO. 41.
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AN EVENING OF PLEASURE
\Vi:ilrn<i Letter. Your Boy.
KJi or Preu aiid Mandarti—I hare “Oil whore ia, my wandering:
iuat returned from Ebrhardtaud hare boy to night?” Take a look down
talked with several people up there the street about 10 or 11 o’clock,
and learned that the crops are noth- Notice the signs being torn down
ing up there like they are down here, boxes over turned stones hurled
1 went to the picnic ut the f.uth- through windows, shuttois pried
tran church about a quarter of a mile opeiu Who are those tvpes of un-
ab. ve the town and ePioyed it very •
much. A large crowd was present in,i, t I *te.l public iiui anccs.
donsidering the fact it rained so hard ‘‘What 1” you exclaimed,
curimr the morning. The opening boy there?” We do n t say
•1
my
so,
speech was made by a young man Shut since he is not at home sap-
followed by the president of the , , , . . *.
Carlisle FiUiDg KhSol .t lUmb^rg , P 0 * ^ ou look »-•> aicertaln - » nd
We are haring a good deal of rain |»• po*«hle you may be surpris-
tbe
The Folks at Adams Run Turn
Out and Enjoy Themselves
# Thursday evening last the good
people of Adams Run assembled to
to make merry. It was the occasion
of tha “bazaar” given by the Guild
of Christ Church.
Maybe at some period of our live*
we have all on some occasion spent
what we might term an enjoyable
evening. The writer has seldom
seen an occasion of this sort en-
UC MlC uavaug m 1 - -
at prtsenUand the grass is growing ed, Somebody’s boys are there j°y«l more. The little children
rtpnllj u well u the crop. O.U au j we |uki w i, it | ier j, th)! teu(1 . '■'ith i
we coming out co.siaer.blj to whet d altj t( , „ ,
they were, cotton is up and needs . 1 * ' ,
chopping out very badly. . | these night ramblings and such
We are sorry to know Joe Warren doing? A few words will suffice
lost bis house and nearly everything as an answer, lliey arc in the
One of Branchville’a pmmlnent whlch * r ® S^uated hood lums,
men J. B. Williams, was at
this place the first of this week look
1 ing oat lines mi trying to get Branch
villa and Colleton divided into two
oottatie* aoaa to have a county amt
ad Braochnlle. He was very ea*
thneiaatia over t*n matter.
0. BMmrdt and son are erecting
a large ginnery at Ehrhardt, whrah
will ooata n about six gina
Bill tStrick land was at WiUkome
to-day.
8. M. Key went to Ehrhardt Fri
day.
Mrs Lula Carter and
phme Robertson went to
Friday, shopping.
fiase Carter and
toy Nard Carter tm% in fihrhardt
Friday.
I trust this wM Ml fad the waste
IbatkeL W L R.
A law Dwtairam Ceartagvr.
Editor Preaa apd Staadard: We
glad ta aae H E Benton of
Miss J
Ehrhardt
loafers, ganablera, sneak \lucves f
barman and in fact all the
Crimea that corse socisty; and
yet parents and guardians will
aathinkingly permit those whoso
future wellbeing it in their hands
to run night after night in
unroboked and nnrostained com*
pauionsliip with those whose
example w»d influence it con
tinually in the direction ofevil.
To this laxity of home restraint,
more than to all other causes, is
due the appalling inereaaa of
crime throghout the nation. No
boy iaaaf* who it allowed «cce?s
to the streets at night.
with their merry laughter and the
older folks contributing their smiles
and hearty hand shaking added to
this evening of mirth.
Mrs Rumph, in her congenial
manner was officer of the day. The
other ladies with their likewise
gracefulness were at their respective
duties for the betterment of this
festival of merriment. To add
to this was a play contributed by
two young ladies and gentlemen of
that place.
After all this was finished 4 the
merry crowd then retired to the hall
where with all their grace and digni
ty tipped the light fantastic until
the wee. small hours came creeping
on and the strains of '’Home. Sweet
Home” gave fair notice to the mer
ry crowd that the time of departure
had come.
The Walterboro Concert Club
rendered the music.
Mow to Run a Newspaper.
When a man goes astray
• *’ Keep it out
When the critic roasts a play
Keep it out.
When two men in anger clash;
W r hen a merchant goes to smash;
W'hen the cashier steals the cash
Keep it out,
When thev quarrel in the church
keep it out.
When a teacher wields*the birch
Keep it out. *
When nine women fair to see
Whisper something over tea—
Print it? Goodness gracious me!
Keep it out.
When two statesmen make a deal
Keep it out.
When another trie* to steal
Keep it out, *
Stories thin and stories tall;
Good and bad and big and small;
Anything that’s news at all—
Hear ’em shout;
Keep it out.
Ex.
(That about the size of it. Every
one wants published news about the
neibhbor but to print the same
about himself besides being libel is
treason, strategy and spoils, and
near-murder.)
REV. R. S. WILLIAMS DEAD. **••»<>»»• **>y Rro Iblilon Lledtom
Hjs Not H*en Ordered.
Mr Editor: The question p<w—
pounded in The Press and Standarsi
last week iu reference to the pnefcs-
bition movement in Colleton weoc-
not directed especially to me, bu*. I \
am always glad for ail the people, ac*
One of Colleton’s Noble Divines
Passed Over the River.
The subject of this brief sketch was
boro at old Roadside, Ltspaieutal home,
tvro miles from Saikthatckie, ou the
old stage road between Charleston and have all the fa.'ts all the time on atv
Savannah, in this county, famed for its matters of public interest, all a&ngr
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Beaufort, in emreeetisn last week.
Miss Eva Ihlgy was the guest of
Min Vara Herwdoo a dew Sundays
ago.
Mrs W C Brant and Miss Cam
Week ley dinad with Jfira Sue Kinaitl
la.t Sunday. *■
H O Herndaa whaasent to Florida
sometime aga. seems to be enjoying
himself, and making a success in
business.
, Quite a laigecrawd enjoyed them-
selvei last Saturday night at
Lawrence Haley’s. Young people
always enjoy themselves where then
is music and good looking boys.
L L Herndon was the guest of
Miss Fannie Benton Sunday night.
EdHsr and Btasdavfc We ere
mbm flee weather mw which the
«ve eejoyiag.
oh arch hee bees very
ia obtaialsg the eeryioee of
Bev Besot of Densaark* lev the remain
lag port of the year. He dsitvered two
very tateresliag sermon* Saturday asd
Rev Rotoa aeema to be a Mve
tad wa hep* that hi* work >ete
wfll %e a eooeeae.
wbe attended the Island Oeek
1 enjoyed U very mneh.
Wee Mabel Beech visited relative a on
i /ones’ Swamp laat week,
j 1C Hiott, of Walterboro end Harvey
HIM of Ronnd. left leaf Friday for
Branohvllle where they will engage In
haskacee. *
Mr Dave Selgler spent laat week with
her truher near Zion.
John Baker Is visiting Ben Hiott. We
are glad to have M r Baker with at again.
Mr and Mrs M II LUott visited Char-
The WaHerknro Lycewa
The Walterboro Lyceum
tion has mpfie an arrangement with
the AflBShast Lyceum System of
Atlanta, for the next season. They
have selected some of the beat talent
of the wetera. The series consists of
Ralph Bingham, who will open the
course in October, the Alkahest
Company and Janette Kling. The
Alkahest Ladist Quartette, Lew J
and Edward R Weeks
Of these attract! or ■
Edwin R Weeks Company and Ralph
Bingham were here last season.
A considerably greater number of
season tickets have been sold then
ever before and it is hoped in con-
seqsense there will be no deficiency
to make up, as heretofore.
“Do not keep^the alabaster boxes
of your love and tenderness sealed
up until your friends are dead. Fill
their lives with sweetness. Speak
approving, cheering words while
their ears can hear them, and while
their hearts can be thrilled and made
happier by them; the kind things
you mean to say when they are gone,
ray before they go. The flowers
you mean to send for their coffins,
to brighten and sweeten their
before they leave them.
"If rtty friends have alabaster box-
laid away, full of fragrant per-
of sympathy and affection,
which they intended to break over
my dead body, 1 would rather they
would bring them out in my weary
and troubled hours, and open them,
that 1 nuqr bo refreshed and cheered
by them while I need them. I would
rather have a plain coffin without a
flower, a funeral without an eulogy,
than a life without the sweetness of
love and sympathy.
generous hospitality to friends end
strangers alike, and for tue delicious
water which its well under the old oak
in front of the residence afforded, of
which thirsty travellers alwsys partook.
And where alto his elder brothtr, Rev
John O Willisnis, so distinguished as a
Baptist minister, was also born. He
was familiarly known to hie friends as , a certainty.
"Bob Williamr.” In early life he teok against two
one course in medicine, bnt afterwards
graduated at Furman Unirerr.ty.
No man ever lived wh) combined
j more of the snaviter in modo with the
(oniter ia re. Hie pleasant manners,
his sweet smile, his ever readiness to
give of hie time to hie friends end ac
quaintances, were beautiful traits of Us
character, and which shoos forth more
aad more after he became a minister of
the gospel.
la the War Between the States he
volunteered early la that famous com
pany known as "the Beaufort Troops,"
attached to the Hamptoo Legion, was
with it in most of the bat Use on Vir
giaia's soil, and to the end. which com
maaded by the dauntless Scrlven, one of
its lieutenants being Gen. James W
Moored Hampton County, nod two of
its sergeants, the galisat end intreped
William A. Michler end B. Priotaau
Henderson Bob WllUeme was only a
private, but seldom missed a roll call,
aad wee ever true, strong aad coura
the line. And after all the »3If
aforesaid 1 am not sure, but it ia rrrK
duty to answer.
The petitions have been spleorfitii V
signed, much more generally thsrr. S
expected. We have passed the
perimental point and the eleetkm
But we have run. «f»
propositions, either eaf
which is sufficient to chock fifce
wheels and cause delay.
First. The question is laFtV
whether the supervisee has ther%A*-
to order the election unless the pe
titions had been filed before thwflwX
of May. Just now we are
on the attorney general for
opinion on this point, wkiefs
trust and believe will be
to the movement.
And secondly, the work ef
ing the registration books must Be
done before we can afford to file Re
petitions.
I saw the supervisor about trad
weeks ago and he told me he
get the necessary books at 1
this has been done the
registration should be ablh to dbRnv
work in a short time, peovidedl tfisor
go to work immediately aw trie hra*
provides.
When these two troubles are eu*
of the way the petitionewilllte Mmt
immediately, but we can’t affeml to
jeopardise our interest by
in upon these troublse until they:
eieaked up. Hoping tine nmr
satisfactory and assuring alb s
cerned that there will be no
Miss Lizzie Kinard who has been
very ill at WW Bishop’s, seems to
be improving. ’ “‘“"Vf"*J«" 01
- UiMM Vera and Dance Herndon b'll.. Kc..,* *!•«»> Q.o»r.
•spent Sunday with Miss Eva Ihley. i » 8 . aT , ,
^ttle Ethel Breland spent last L „ of 8m oaks, eltended ser
Friday night with Nora and Lizzie | Tloei « Bethlehem Sunday.
One nice thing about mil modesty
it the way it doesn’t ft el called npnn
to bktsh when there is no occaeoin
for it
Let us learn to anoint our friends .aoerb
before hand for their burial. Post- 1 ) ^ e ^ nday \ \
mortem kindness does not cheer the
troubled spirit. Flowers on the
coffin cast no fragrance backward
over life’s weary way.”
He married many years ego Mies
Eugenia McMillan, who jut about one
year since preceeded him to the "Bet
ter Land," and left four children enr-
viviag him, two ecu and two daagh-
ton. *
Whilst he loved Ceroliaa as a whole,
he was devotedly at acbed to the low
ejwtrj, rod wro.. -.ch of il. trooM. j MMMljddhj.
In rythm, which we hope are preserved, ' a ,
and will ou day he pabUehed. He sac- Yours (or prohibition,
oecdri Gen. Wm Btokes a* president of Round « 30 ■ , J. B. D.
the Barvirors’ AssociaUon of Colleton ! •
County and held that positioe at his Beautiful Home Wedding,
dta b. And if popularity as a preacher One of the most beautiful
rashes s incoess, then he attained it i dings of the season was that of
For he was never withost many Annie Katheryn Hill of A
Mr Walter Wi
Savannah, which occurred at
the residence of Mr
r> Th YVMl mm
was uver wunoui many fV. t nMI 01 August*
churches to administer unto. Ae a pas- . . , ? ,an ^ 00 “ rnan>
he preached at a
church in the lower portion of Hamp-
on County, and when asked
friends to remain and preach
temoon, he said he lelt oo
R R Hill on Monte Sano. eAprif Mtib
The Hill home was most beauUf afifer
u-nMbvroT t *•*- *
i
visited friends In our section Betordey
Clergymen are very useful to serve, w CIR1 maren m
as example of a job you can’t male ing to those who are m wje imuu o»
any money in nnleas yon marry it J paying their rent a month in advance
Tne assurance bv the eminent sci
entist that the world will not come
to an end in March must be comfort-
in the habit of
though he had l set get oo home. Bix ! Lemacks, of North Auirusta min
ro. ... ro roro t. u _ A _ «_* S • ' Ot XVA lav M 1 ▲ L *^^-^**W
Herndon.
Well I will close and give the
isther writers more space.
Blue-Lyed Daisy.
WUIIsms Items.
Editor Press sad Standard: Joe War-
reo's house Is being erected again which
was destroyed by fire a few weeks ago.
Hie loss was about $1,000. so 1 have been
Them wee s mod dog killed here this
week. It came ell ronnd biting Joe
O’Qnin at M r Brabham's store.
. J J Sslton A Sons have purchased
the Mies Hattie Warren's place from 8
M Key aad are patting np machinery on
it.
B M Warren is going to pot np a diy
kiln and planing machine very soon.
He is hauling the lumber from his mill
at Bolls. Jie is elio talking of pa ting
up n mill hern too
R C Brabham has been quite lams
with rheumatism lor soma time, and he
is talking of going off for a while for
Brown Fycs.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
miles sway he stopped at a friend’s *> V ©I
hoove and asked for a drink of water,
which he drank bearti’y and then
peacefully passed away iu his 71st tear.
Ever ready whenever the bridegroom
came, at midnight, at cock-crow or in
rely performed th* cermonj^.
After the ceremony the^ uamjM
party and the assembled friends- em-
joyed a delicious buffet kzndhMP
after which Mr and Mrs
Well
Considerable progress is being
made on the well despite the cart
loads of advice offered Supervisor
Moore by the numberous experts
that so suddenly sprung into evis-
tence around the court house square.
These expert* seem to be long on
theories but short on practicality
or they would be digging wells. Mr
Moore takes it all good naturedly
and does as he pleases. Some wag
has tacked the following placard on
a telephone poll near where the
well is going down:
READ AND REMEMBER—If the
people want “Moore” water, they
will please offer fewer suggestions.
The “Moore” they unsolicited ad
vise the “Moore” they interfere
with and confuse “Moore.”
While advice is listened to, it will
not be paid for by “Moore.
Thou to the Mercy seat our souls doth gather
To do our duty unto Thee “Our Father.”
To whom all (fraise, all honor should be given
For Thou art great “Who art in Heaven”
Thou by thy wisdom rul’st the world’s whole frame
Forever therefore “Hallowed be Thy Name”
Let never more delays divide us from
Thy glorious grace, but let “Thy Kingdom Come”
Let Thy commands oppose by none
Crops are very poor. Oottoe is
lag rad and dying. Cora is very good
considering the season. Gate has come
not wonderfully. We have some corn
that average from rix inches to a foot
a^d oomo knot high to a man.
Now Mr Editor, that is a very good
Idea yon hart concerning ‘the regard
for law." aad is the proper atop for
’ paper to take, and not hesitate to
the names of offeodere and
k>akere of tho peace. Note will gel
off ended bat the persons who ccsasit
She prime or Crimea. W. L R.
Tho patli of U dufcy is the path of
A girl would rather have* bean
Poet Card Views
We have been presented with a set
of post card views of Walterboro,
by the hustling firm of Terry and
Shaffer .This firm is using these cards
whenever poauble, in
their correspondence. It is a unique {
of advertising the town,
we have comprise the Jail,
Court House, the bridge, a winter
and a view of the Ashepoo
river, near town. These cards
also for sale by Terry A Shaffer.
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It’s Utoofbileas for a
to give a man a lock of nor itair |
when aha may change the eolor |
m ~rtf'"■■waav.
But Thy good pleasure and, "Thy will be done”
And let our promptness to obey be even
The very same “On earth as 'tis in Heaven”
Thee for our souls oh! Lord we also pray
That That wouldst now “Give us this day”
The food of life, wherewith our souls are fed
Sufficient raiment and “Our daily bread”
„ With every needful thing do Thou relieve
And of thy mercy pity “And forgive us”
All our misdeeds, for Him whom Thou did'st please
To make an offering for “Our Trespasses”
And for as much 0 Lord as we believe
That, Thou will pardon us “as we forgive”
Let that love teach* wherewith Thou doth acquaint us
. To pardon all “Those who tret pa* against us”
And ’tho’ sometimes Thou flndst we have forgot
This love to Thee, yet help! “And lead us not r ’
Through soul or body's to desperation
Nor let earth’s gain drive us “Into temptation”
Let not the soul of any time believe
Fall in the time of trial “But deliver” - L
Yea save them from the malice of the devil
And both in life and death keep “us from evil”
Thus pray we Lord for that of Thee from whom
This may be had “For Thine is the Kingdom”
This world is of Thy work its wondrods story
To Thee belongs “The power and the Glory”
; Add all Thy wondrous works have ended never
But will remain “forever and forever
That we pom* poor creatures would confess again
. And say now and eternally, Amen.
A*
The above beautiful composition was captured during the
ivtt War in Charleston, 8. C. by a Northern soldier; a
- Kendalville, Ind., and was
left amid the sincere congrat
their many friends, for
of their many friends,
the morning, to meet Him in the sir. future home in Savannah.
On Toesddx be was fuaeralixed by “ ~
Revs Ftancis O. 8. (Janie end 8. W.
Ackerman et old Black Creek church,
Mrs Goodman is a young
of beauty and possesses a char
of rare sweetness and charm.
- Mr Goodman is a most promt*
where only a month since he was called p r0 » rea gi ut young busiMsa-
to be its pastor, and ihsrs laid to rest G f Savwmah.-Augusta Chroukml.
amid a large circle of sorrowing friends |
and relatives
Already has he been presented by the
Spirit to the Bon, and by the 8oa to the
Father, end received the graoioae wel
come; And there, ia no hired bouse, bat
in his own Home, with bend erect—co
equal with the Father, the Bon and the
Bpiiit he walks the golden streets of the
New Jerusalem 1
"Ail hie sorrows left below,
And earth exchanged for Heaven
> C.O. H.
Death sfO.
Editor Prese and Standard:
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—CL W. O. Rivera.
Reeves.
G. M.
Reeves, an aged and respected citi
zen of Cottageville, died Monday at
the hospital in Charleston. His re
mains were brought up and buried
at the Fox burying ground Tuesday
afternoon in tba preasnee of a large
concourse of relatives and friends.
The funeral services were conducted
by the Rev Mr Craven. °
J. D. Ackerman has returned
from Hot Springs, Ark., and is look
ing well, and says his health is much
unproved.
Dr A. B. Williams, of Lake City,
who spent a few days with relatives
and friends here, returned Thursday
to his home, accompanied by his
nephew, E Mood Williams, who ex
pects to spend the balance of his
vacation up there. f
Cottageville. S. C., May 20, 1907.
Hi
It takes a goad deal of fortitude
the dictates of a clean cod-
to follow the
Whist Club,
Walterboro, May ISw—The
Club was delightfully ente.
Wednesday evening by Miss
Jones. Progressive whist
game played. After twelve
games Miss Lucia Patterson
C. Mauldin were found to>
lucky ones. The ladies’ prize
dainty pocketbook and the
men's a cigarette case. Ref:
were then served, consisting cat atm
and ice cream. The narty tlim mim~
eda sweet song iron Mira
Workman. At the next meets,
dub will be entertained by the
Neyle.
Benjamin Wiggins one
est citizens of oqrjogjrn. (Snd.’«C 10*
home here Monday. He* wa*
yean old. His boyhood aad
was spent in the neigUkratosedl sflP
Murray’s X-Roads. Hr ha* bra* *
good citizen and wi
and liked by all with
in contact. His death was the.
of natural causes. He
at Mt Carmel burying grorad^l
day. Since early in February
his wife died, he has
home of H. M. Benton and Mas ran
J M Benton, who married. Bn 'WjE-
gins grand-daughter
Ai „
credit for I
uno
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