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tmwtei VVALTERBORO, S. C, SICPT 18 , 1907. NO. 6. WALTERBORO SURRENDERS Unconditionally to the District Convention, Knights of Pythias, Which Assembled Here Wednesday. 44 XXX” TELLS WHY. OUR. PRESIDENTS The District Oonvention^yDis- ^rict No. 1, K of P, met in pub lic session at the court house [last evening. A large au Jience ;reeted the speakers who were riven closest attention. The program as carried out consisted of au address of wcl- :ome from the town by Jas G k adgett, Esq, and an ad Ires* of welcome from the Lodge,bj W W [Smosk, Jr. Uespons38 by It Lon Weeks, of St George, Elbert 11 Lull of Newberry, and Frank P >per of Charleston. The* nd- Iress Of the evening, Public Opinion, by John D Cappelman )f Charleston. These ad .lresscs »*ere all enjoyable and much en- oyed. Mr Caprelraan’s addres?, ] public Opinion, though late on he program was listened to with nch interest by the audience, he origin of public sentiment I ts influence for good or evil, realorw'oe was sot forth from arious view points and forceful nanner. The address as a whole whose members were very busy in March and September. Considerable discussion was had on motion of F P Cooper that the convention does not expect banquets to be furnished, was finally tabled. tit Oeor^e was selected as the ne^rt place of mooting. The lodge and visitors will re assemble at S o’clock this even ing when second rank will .be conferred on several candidates, after which a banquet will be served in the coart house. J Sarcasm Galore Editor Press and Standard:—I am sorry I shocked and unnerved and astounded your office force by using language which could be construed into “cuss words” and I hasten! to explain to you, who are not well I up on “cussin”, where the difference comes in. When a fellow approach es you on the street corner, one foot corning and the other going and at tempts to look you in the face but misses his aim and looks over your yntained much that should be shoulder, and yells out, “Hurrah ^>led in the formation and f jr hell.” This is cursing. But l^fal standing and high ideals when I speak of the hell in a bottle If life and conduct. 1 of dispensary whiskey, or the place Addreaaei by Messrs Weeks, where it is kept as infernal, descrip- bd Cooper were good. Mr Anil! 1 v - of the place where hell reigns tough opt* resident of this dia 1 am not cursing, but am describing rict, u editor and chief of ,i, e , they actually exist. 1 I was not aware that the lady in the office had to do with the articles! written for publication anyway, but rather I had the impression that she kept the book^, handled the cash etc, mth Carolina Pythian and was resent for the purpose of get- Igm tonch with Pythianism ionghont the State. iMnnewaa furniahod by the [alterboru Concert Club and mpeh complimented on all following Sa the attend- fee from the district: Officers Present—D B Black, |DGC,J B Morrison, V C, Iw Fiencken, K of R and S, KlarenIG, N Sottille O G. lied by Appointment—J D ;pelman, Prelate; J M T Dear, it A. Lapreaentalives—Sto 11 e w al 1 4—J D Cappelman, P M Mo- llan, J M t Doar, W J Walls, Herdt, J 8 O’Brien. / linn No 4—F 0 Fiahbnrne, Jennings, W 8 Fiahbnrne, LB Wilber. in No 8$—E T Whiting Sample, K M Teakey, F P >per. infort No 27—W D Vincent Gage. % thrift Church No 44—A B lor, B T Torek, T H J Wil- if. *—- llmwood No 68—R Lon Weeks Jeqoea. Farrow No 08—M P roll, W W Smoak, Jr, P M cner, E L Fishborne, D L m MoltkeNo06—OFKlaren |ry Meyer, Henry Liltientball Mailer, W D Doacher. ifcew No 98—P F Livingston. Stephens No US-W H E W Keller. N0I68-J 8 Berg, and that the editor and his corps of mky fingered “devils” handled the correspondence. And after g||^|^woader if the lady was “astounded” or was it that spark of human nature in the editor actuating him to blow on me because I called him down when he talked “damn” in the paper sometime ago. I am informed that he is a loyal knight and a church man just a grade below the preacher, and his was no figurative or descriptive lan guage, but was a veritable ana thema. Consistency thou art a jev el. Seriously now, auah figures of speech do not make pleasant read* ing and we much prefer a more pleasant theme and prettier lan guage. Just as the editor expressed it in reference to the words “shiney” and “sKmy”. He said “I like the work shiney better.” Why certain ly, so do I. It sounds more pleasing to the refined taste. And when I | have fever I would much prefer strawberries to quinine capsules, but the question is raised would the effect be the same? When we we write articles for publication we are writing letters to our fellow citizens seeking to turn the current of sentiment into the channel of our own views, and we must use such argument as makes the strongest pull to the desired end. I do not intend to do any cursing bnt I propose to hit the as hard and as often as I can see it breathe its last in Colleton. I And if I am responsible for its death let its Mood bo upon me and Reasons Why the Low Country Wishes to Secede to Charleston. Editor - Tress and Standard;—A good many people have asked us of the lower part of the county why at wish to leave the county that *e are in, and annex onrselfes to Charleston but so far as 1 have seen rr heard, there has been no unity of feasors given, which comes, I think, from the multitude of them. For my own satisfaction, as well as a small amount of curiosity, to find out the why and wherefore of at least a part of the people. I undertook to ascer tain from a few men their reasons hr desiring the change. 1 have made a brief tj dome of them aud will give them to you. 1st. The hoj<e of an improvement iu the schools of this district This reason was given by every man that at 10 30, and be back at home by 6 at the very latest, and then if britj,* suit in Charleston we are at least likely to hear of it during out life time. These rea9om**"-ere given by nearly every one that I asked, there were a few that wanted it for some private reasons and thne gave their reason because of the hojie of surpressiug. to some extent at least, the present in tolerable number of “blind tigers’ and open bar rooms that are* amongst us. The present county has sent their detective down here time and time again, but the depot 8eems to have a peculiar fascination for him, at least, he is never seen further away from it than a hundred yards, (this was whan he went to dinner at the boarding house) aud although there is a notorious one of these monocular beasts within a atone’s throw of the depot at Mlggett, he ha» as yet not been apphrehendel. The local mag istrate has offered time and time waa asked, '^he present school sjs j again t0 cooperate with this dignitary and squelch these nuisances, but sf' • JAMES MADISON. The fourth president of the United States succeeded Thomas Jefferson tn 1800 aud served two terms. He waa born at Port Conway, Va., Iu 1751. Be ing a politician rather than a soldier, he took ho active part In the Revolu tionary war. He waa honored with many otlices by bis native state. He did able work In the framing of the constitution. During his occupancy of the presidency occurred the war of 1812.'' After his retirement Madison settled on his estates at Montpelier, Va., aud wrote much upon public topics. Ha waa associated with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay In the authorship and publication of the “Federalist" essays in favor and In explanation of tha United States constitution. Of the eighty-five essays, tweuty-nlao were by Madison. He died in 1830 at the nge of eighty-flve years. Among those present were Mrs. j result in much good and that steps Walker and children of vyill be taken at once to secure the Lodge Mrs. Kate Bower3 and chile’- bond issue for the purpose of erect- ren of Savanhah. Mr. and Mrs ing an up-to-date school building. , Loney Hiers, Mrs. Gertrude Hiers, | The gteacherj were ell present, formerly of Savannah. Among the’consisting of the Principal Louis S best features of the day was the Betty, assistants Misses. Annie Sloan dinner which was set on a long Mildred Padgett, Clara Rizer, Jessie table in the breeze neath the shady Fraser and Leonie Padgett. The trees near Mr. Harley Hiers house, Isst two named being new. Tne and decked with the greatest lot of prospect for a successful term is wholesome and dainty foods, every- most flattering, thing that could be mentioned. In addition, lemonade was served through out the day. In the afternoop some of the young people engaged in pleasant conversation, while the elder ones in groups satisfied their capacities * On One of the Battlefields * AN INCIDENT and talked over the latest topics. The Hiers family have been celebra ting this anniversary for many years and each year has shown an increase over the past ones among the family Many of Mr. Hiers friends believe that they will celebrate this event for several yean to come. The writer as well as others wishes to see many such celebrations in the future we also wish to see Mr. Hien enjoy manyjKan of good health. Subscriber. SCHOOL OPENED. Walterboro Graded School B?- the Chrfl War. * i was eariv morn: I stood alone And gazed upon the plain Where shot and shell the day before The blue and grey had slain. The dark green sward was torn and rent, As by an earthquake riven; For on this spot from morn ’til * 1 eve The north and south had striven. All now was still the green earth stained With biood of friend and foe. I looked around in grief and pain, And turned away to go; When just beside me where I stood A snow white lilly grew. Half hidden by the dead around. Its petals gem’d with dew. • postreity. J. B. D. No 109—Rev JB Morrison. W there being preennt officers, delegatee riritorefrom the local lodge. from the various i won were received, and of Pythianism to be louUring condition. The 19f the convention was through with dispatch. Promptly at 9 o’clock Monday morning the pupils of the Walter- ’ Sweet flower, white ae driven snow* boro Graded School accompanied by I On fields of carnage red, ah unusually large numl e -off a’rone And ae it bends its graceful stem, and friends of the school, assembled | Doth dew’y tear dro|ie shed. at the academy for the opening ax-1 And ckee beside Wee one who wore the grey. trm of this community ig, if you will aMow a slan£ phrase, strictly ‘ on the , hog,’ wkooe fault it ij 1 am not pre pared to say, hut the fact remains. In one of theichools there was the ex‘re^e!y parailoxical situation of a truglee \» ho brought a teacher here, ami ilu-n because of some greivauce, either leal or more apt imaginary,the said trustee not only would not allow his children to attend the school,but did his best to persuade others to stop theirs! Iu auothei instance,one of the schools to which another of trusteea’ children went, was run for eight months, the teacher who came from another county, was paid the comparatively princely salary of $'>0 per month, while the other schools had to rock along for four or five months at the rate of $>5 per. Truly an edifying spectacle 1 The school houses are not fit for the housing of cattle, let aldne the sons and dangh ten of the taxpayers, and one of them was so bad that the doctor had to forbid a child from £oiog on account of the draught that continually came in the cracks aud crevices of the temple (?) of learning. 2nd. The hope olsome improve ment in the public roads in the com munity, and at least the courtesy of being ignored when we appeal to the proper authorities for relief from the most prearing of existing evils. It is s fact that no less than five voters and taxpayers of this immediate com munity, wrote to the proper person in Walterboro to call attention to a few of the intolerable, and then im passable. roads in the community (this was before our friend “Jack” had the present farce enacted) and although some ot them took the pre caution of enclosing a seif-addressed and stamped envelope, they have not yet received a reply. Charleston county at least lends her chain gang without the riring thaLwas offered to us, that if we wonld send twelve men to the gang, that we would be allowed six of them to work the road. That waa a fine and juicy lemon to hand a community, now wasn’t it ? The deluded individual in Walter boro moat imagine that our local magistrates ait in offics for their haaltfa. If Ibsy sand men to the gang what in the world are the mag iatratea going to lira on ? Surely not morning of Septem- a thin canopy of the sky and modi- taining and instructive. M. P. Howell, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, presided. Several addresses were made by prominsnt speakers, among thoae being Dr. H. W. Black, Comity Superintendent of A smiled seemed cm his upturned As still in death he lay. Perchance he saw that Hotter there Ere death his pain relieved. In it he mw God's tender care the magnificent sum that ths county days, but in the Education, Rev. F. A! Drenpen,l_ And trusting him believed Mr. Harley Biers,' the held. As early as guests began to gather J* ^ BE fast and furious. At CapL E. L. Fishborne. Jas. E. Peurifoy, Ehq., Prof. Betty, and J. G. Padgett, En|. The meeting opened witn prayer oy r. U. 8. Curtin and doeed by Rev. J L. That pure white bloaran emblem of The frith God’s child shonld own That when on earth’s great battle field. With dead and dying atrosm, allows them asms |40 I believe »—we haven’t got any of that breed of pbilanthropiria around here close. trd. Tha greeter convenience of Chsri—too tona aaa place todola- galboatnem 1% and not meaning to ivfieotoa thskgal luainaries that ihlnt at the present ooutv seat; it is a well known foot that if a man in Onllaton oounty hiagraadrilildrm will be Ipeky if they hear of the Mag flya? life. To mob Walterboro from hors wo sto to tease boom at 4 am, drive om rix 4a righteen milsn get to fur there have not b-XfU a told of more than a half ilozjn of them sr* rested. These tigers do not attempt to hide whatjthey are doing; they can’t be when they get the stuff by the barrel and beer by the two end three barrels, ami although Mr Towles has broken up the shipping of it to Meggetts, still they hsvs it shipped up by boat to s convenient landing, aud haal it to the storei in wagons, any one of which may be seized, still they are not* This goes on every week and the detective has been told of it. One of the merchants of the community is doing all in his power to get a dispensary here, and when asked for hu reason for want ing it he had no hesitancy in saying that “Well, you know that thorn fol lows are selling liquor down below and when the niggers go to get their hqnor they bny their rations too, and it is playing hell with the basinet! here. Something has got to bo dene to stop it.’’ When it wae suggested that there was another way to stop it he said he couldn’t his friends. Charleston has promised that she will see to it that some of his is stopped, if not all of it, and si hey are doing at least something to wards stopping it in the city and oonuty, it looks liks we will get som! relief from them. These are a few of the many rea sons assigned, and as yon know, thu is a progressive community and we want a progremive and up to date administration of the affairs of the oounty, a thing that we certainly are not getting under the present regime. We wish to get in a oounty that is ran for the people by the politician! and not in one that is. ran by the politicians for the poUttoians, and in cidentally for the rather fot comity lobe and snaps as it is present Yon too, have felt the pall that seems to enshroud our oounty officers, for yon have been making some quite stren* ous kicks on the slack, slipshod man ner ip which the iuriea are, or rather were* drawn, lor I hope there h»l been some improvement lately, (I rater to the recent farce of a term of court being unable to sit for lack of a legal iuiy.) Wasn't that a right 9m the gods and map ? And incident ally, wasn’t it a pretty costly !£C* taele for those of us that had to fool the bill ? XXX, Meggott, Sept 14. Hour’s This? We appreciate the following tet ter. It doee one good to have a cheering word occasionally. Editor Pram and Standard:— Walterboro, S.C. I have many sins to expiate. I by sending yon $1.06— »•- I what you ask for it without hating topuy out postage to