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r. »'•<' r.4 •*' ^ \ - f ^ i / VOL. XXX. WALTERBORO, S. C, NOVEMBER 20, 1907. .. . * NO. 15. CONFERENCE HFLD B«»t Report Ever Mude By Wdterboro Metkediet Curck Election of Stewards of Resolutions Etc. Scarcely of Teacher* H. W. Black the County Super- it of Education is haring 3 05'trouble in securing teachers the public school* in the County. These la such a scarcity of teachers certificates that he has Mr. Mims has held several import positions which proves hint fee man of business and integrity. Be is at present in the emplof of W. T. Glover, on Main street, Miss Remley is a youag lady mt beautiful character and has a sweet disposition, which has won for bee multitudes of friends. The marriage was a very] quiet affair. Only a few witnesses being present. Mr. and Mrs. Mims will be ui home to their friends oa Hampton street. Entering upon lif^s journey have the many good wishes of flf* people. In Honor of Miee RewUnrf^ * <7* Thursday evening Misses Lucie' and Jennie MeTeer eutertalaed hi honor of their guest Miss Mirian Rowland. Progressive whist was p’agtd and M r • o* n after many intere.Ung%«ne. .t waa New * from Rjnc '" , > G »‘ found that Mrs.Halaey and Missea ►* inoon ’ Ga » Nov - 7—Will you allow Rehiley-Mima. Monday night at the hospitable home of Mrs F. Minjs, on HamiOtm Street, her son, W. 0. Mims,' and Miss Lula Remley, were united in, The last quarterly conferenee of happy wedlock, the Methodist church, of this place, Both the contracting parties aecj was held last night after services, popular young people of our town, conducted by Presiding Elder, R Herbert Jones. The sermon preach ed was an especially able one and very attentively listened to by the good sized congregation present. • The report for the year about closing, was most encouraging as to the state of the curch in Walterboro. Every slaim against the curch, in a financial way amounting in all to $2,082.52 had been paid in full at the last quarterly conference, some thing that had not been done before in years, if ever. The following stewards were elect ed for the ensueing year; Dr. H.W, Black, W. W. Smoak, Jr.. A. J. Lemacks, G. C. Brown, J. G. Pad gett, J. E. Peurifoy, Jno. H. Peu- rifoy, C. T. Gumming, M. P. How ell, A. K. Beach^E. P. Knight. E. M. Jones and C, M.* Grace. Mr. C. M. Grace, the present in cumbent, was reelected Superin tendent, of the Sunday School Dr. H. W. Black, Second Superinten dent. A. J, Lemacks was re-elected District and recording steward. The following resolutions were offered by Dr. H. W. Black and spoken to by him and several mem bers, an<] responded to very feeling ly by Rev. J. L. Daniel. Whereas, the present Conference year is drawing U a close and we desire at this time to be placed on record as being well pleased with the years work, therefore it is re solved: 1, That we believe this to be one of the best years the Church has had in a financial, spiritual and moral way as evidenced by the re port made at this Conference. That we desire to express our sincere appreciation to Rev. J. U Daniel, our pastor, for the corage, devotion and energy with with he has served the Church, and com mend his faithful and fearless course 3. That we earnestly urge the Pre- sidinf Elder and the Bishop to return Rev. Daniel to this Charge another year, believing that the cause of Religion and the Church wil be best served thereby; provided such action meets with his approval and such he his {lesire. 4. That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the Pastor, Rev. Dan iel, the Presiding Elder, R. Hurbe-U Jones, and the Bishop; and he pub- listted in the Sonthern Christion Advocate and in the Press and Standard. H. W, Black, Chairman Board of Stewards. .oaO .5° Gone In Terss (ftr Annie Bellinger and Bele Neyte tried for the prize. They then drew for it, Mrs Halsey drawing the I. M. Fishburne won the gentlemen’s prize. Miss Rowland was also given a prize, being the guest of hoaor. Delicious ambrosia and cake wetf? served for refre?hmen$p. Then many popular songs were sung by M91 Halsey and Messrs Fishburne, Hal sey and Betty. Mrs. S. M' Riddle gave a few instrumental pieces. Thos^ present were: w u •■BM* K Efct** s ifo OtAtArONbi Mfoo PJ Walterbor« Turkeys* Thanksgiving. toe space in your valuable paper to *irrite a few items from here* we are having .ome cold weather highest card received the prize. Mv« mat here now. People are about through gathering, and the moat of titem are grinding caqj, which I like you know. They are building a macadimized road through the county which will vary aice when they complete it. Aatomobiles are running over it now guess there will be more of them MeedanJM Malvern Halsey, H. S. Glover aad~ S. M. Riddle. Misses. Clara Riser.' Belle Neyle, Annie Bellinger, Mil dred Padgett, Wilhelmina StroboL Maude and Lillian MM^jhay, Emily Bellinger. Mess. I. M. Fish*- burne, Malvern Halsey, L. S. Bettf, E. L. Fishburne, A. F. Henderson, A. H. Wichman, A. J. Anderson, M. C. Fishburne, H. S. Glover, and W. C. Mauldin of Hmnptos. 1 would like to see a few lines from •omtse one else besides Whistleing Rufus around old Ever Green Curch. Wftke up girls, what is the matte? busy. With best wishes to the Press and Standard. Black Eyes. w Alkahest Company and Janetta Klmt, The second number in the serief of the Lyceum entertainments for this season appeared at the Ooaai House hem, before a geodsmeat. dience, Friday evening. This company is composed of Miss Jannette Kling, Mrs Rath Ander- soo-Reohr and Mrs Wilma AndeN* son-Gilman. These yoong ladies, ia the entertainment given last evening fully sustained the reputation Which they have Lyceum entertainers. Miss Kling introduced s new feature in her spoken songs, which ia wo believe , something new ia Ijoeam walk. Her dramatic story “Joan of Aid’* was rendered with her earnest oon- septien of this wouuderful peasant den to the State Supintendent Martin. rejnent-L,* i ti< k»U»ucW«rt«^d om ing that he be allowed to conduct a •pedal onminstioa ia order to (to teachers. Ihe following letter from Mr'Martin has been received: "Supt. H. W. Black. Walterboro, S. C. Dear Sir: I had a long conference with Attorney General Toomans, more thsM a year ago, on the subject of apodal examinations. He said that it would be illegal for us to arrange a special examination unlem the State/ .Board of Education will authorize it prepare the ques tions and tend them out in usual Teachers are scarce every* and this may be suAdiit it to.crmteademaad fora aasinaition. I shall submit tbs matter to the State Board of Education early In December. Sinberely youra, O.B. Martin. State Superintendent of Education.'’ A. J. Sanders of Hendersonville was a visitor to Walterboro Tester* day. number as deterring more praise than the others ter IksSsasoa Install were good anA thoroughly enjoyed and ameciated bv tee aynd »*■<**. 1 evidenced by naptamu soOores. ToUl Kflled and WouudmL ; »V ° r Columbia, November 11: The total, number of people killed in South Carolina ^ railroads for'the year ending June 30, aoeording to reports from twenty-seven lines, is as fol lows: Trainmen, killed 87, wounded 360; other employees killed, 8, wounded 34; passengers killed A wooded 140; trammers 47, wounded 58; not trespatrors kllfed A wounded 39. There were thus ninety-two pen* sons killed ami nx hundred and forty injured. ^ The Old. School house- - o- The old £ch#ol house, stands eu the level. It has been there since the liras of the rebel. Its walls are white, its blinds are green. And they are badley faded, by the suns bright gleam. The desks rotten, ths black boards broke. And the pupils say its a very bad joke, They need a new school' building the people say, Citizens of Walterboro sign the petition to day. Citizens and people don't be afraid, To be taxed a little more, for a new school to be made, Thspsofmaor would be glad, if you would sign. So when he comes to you, don't say, I’ll sign another day. Don't 1st Walterboro, be always behind, To have a new school build ing, of the very best kind Sign up citizens, and don't be afraid. 1 am sure Walterboro will have a new school made. —Pupil. Tim Misses Murphy Entertains, . The Mimes Murphy entertained at cards Tuesday evening, at their home here. Fifteen games of Progremive Whist were played Mbs Emma Tracy andHr. A* H. Wichman scored the highest and won - the prism, ilia TncyTecdringa large Christy pic ture and nr Wichman, the book, Satan Sanderson. Him Belle williams drawing the highest card received Consolation prize s box of suga The Walterboro Cotton Mill Is 1 a Flourishing condition just non . this mill gives employment to about 200 hands and hen pewetkally doubled its out Input the finttwo years. It has recently built rixteeu rottagee for the help* and there ienoeeeraty of labor of an excaflant quality. R F D Carriers Meeting Remember the time and place of our meeting. At Ruffin at eleven o’clock on November 28th Thanksgiving. We want all carries in tnis and adjoin ing Counties to meet and we also desire every patron of Rural Free Delivery to come, and heair our dis cussion. Come and bring a Thanks giving dinner come *in a thanks giving spirit. We expect a large crowd and expect every om* to enjoy the day. Carriers are' requested and patrons invited. By a fault of mine one of the carries was not mentioned in con nection with programme, as pub- lished before—1 here mention name and subject. Why we should be members of the National Association.”—By Mr Charlie Campbell. Paul K. Crosby. November 18, 1907. Jury List \ » The following Jurors have been drawn to serve at the term of Court, beginning November 25th., and con tinuing for two weeks. FIRST WE£K* John M. Kinsey L. H. Roger F. N. Jones H, B. Thompson W. M. Barnwell S. A. Goodwin W. M. Smoak C. O’Quln John B. Smith J. L. Griffin L. J. Jones, Jr., C.P. Fishburne,Jr. D. E. Breland W. H. Drawdy H. C. Price, O. L. Gahagan C. K; Roger J. C. Bischoff C. W. PteUura P. W. Risher J.E Belton Lane H. H. Carter Joe W. Smoak Mike Fox James Goodwin W. S. Marvin R. L. Jones T. E. MeTeer I. E. Strickland J. Sara Sanders Georgu A.Cartar Webb George L. Sands C. J. Breland B. G. Weeks R. P. Hewitt SECOND WEEK. C. D. C. Adams J. M. Srickland P. S. Smith ' W. Ben Sauls G. W. Way J. W. Graves H. M. Williams J. C. Smith P. F. Herndon O. S. Cuter P. D. Bishop Ben Godley Joe D. Ramsey Edward “ G, F. Jas. M SHE DID NOT FEAR DEATH. And old lady on her aeventv*third birthday once ‘said, **1 do not mind getting old, and I do not fear death, but 1 live in constant dread of paralysis.” “For some time I have been want ing to tell you ot the great good your wounderful Sloan’s Liniment is doing here, writes Mr. James F Abernethy, of Rutherford College, N- C* “In fact all your remedies are doing nbble wark but your Liniment beats all. In my eight years expe rience with medicine find none to go ahead ol it having tried it in very many cases. I know of one young man a brick mason who suil'ered from a partial, ye* almoit complete paralysis of ene arm. I got him to use your Liniment, and now he can do as ranch work as ever and he sings your praise every day. I get all to use it I f ossibly can and know there is great virturin it. I have helped the sale of your noble remedies about here greatly and expect to 'cause many more to huy them, as I know thy can’t be beat” CAPTAIN tb*T AND HI# marched through the town with thstr hannera ao gar^} ran to the window to band play; peeped through Mm M onattoasly th—. Lest the aeighbors anight sag I i Ing at the men. I heard the drome beat and the aweet. But my efaa aSWhe ttrae eaagM The troop the ftoeet R. F. Higgins W. J. o’Quin C. H. Boynton E. E, Gooding A J. Linder A, A. Yarn P.E. Jennings. B. B. Crosby P. W; Thomas J* D. Padgett L. E. Rions J. R, Risher Padgett And the captain and Mg aly giaaoe5at me. Whan we mat at the fa thought 'jwa« -right To pretend that we had 1 that tdgbt. Bat he kaew ala at onoa, glance. And I hpng down my h ate to dance. My heart was anhattd. i ••t Woe a fh- captain and Ms aly planet at But they I dream all the alt day Of the. lore ef the < away.. I ot I coMUasa at a mC as he aatood who’s C.Z. _ - J. P. Smoak A. E, Stricktand .W. J.Vun J. H. Caldwell J. A Jones. ELW.P. McMillan J.D. Buchanan, Jr THI LAND OT TNTO my heart an air that kills A From yon tar country Mows; What are these Mw Dainty cup* of ambrosia was first ■srved,then salad, raadwfches and punch and after tbit lee cream and cake Several of the pretty young ladies of Walterboro. Mimes Ene Byrne, Ulmer Fkhburne, Gladys wichman and Ray Tones, were wwt- D. Hi. Towles Magistrate of Adam* Run was in town Yesterday. PJ. Wilson and P. W. Drawdy of Smoaks were hero Yesterday. Major S. A. Marvin of white HaO as In town Yesterday. Rev. F. O. S. Curtis left Yester day for Dillon where he goes to perform the eeriuasiv of Mi* Mamie AMord and Mr. Herman Burroughs of Georgetown, the ceremony will ha perfoemsd in 'tha DUloo Baptist Church this at 8 o’ dock, Mr. Curtis wi of this ebuieh soma years age, OLD FAVORITES. THE TOILER. * TOY to tbo toiler Mm that tllla •. The fl* l«la with plc-nty crowned; W Hun with the wo<><bnans ox that thrill* The wlldcrncp* profound; Him that.nil day doth .^wt-atlng bend In the'Merc* furimot- L-h*. \ And her Whom* cunning lingers tend On loom wnl eplndle rfeet! A prayer aiore than the prayar wf A ftaitii so fata can foil. Lives In the heart that shall not fall la time long task of toll. • —Benjamin Nat bawl thS TWICKENHAM FERRY. U A MOT and eke. and it's wko'e fl ferry r* (The brier'e la bud end the sea getaq doom*. •And I'll raw ye so quiet, and Fit raw ye ee • toady, And ’tie but a penny to Twlefcenkeaa Tows.'* S. The ferrymen a oUm end the UmrmmtB yenng. With Just a aeft twang la the tura ef hla tongue. . A ad ha's freak ae a plpgta and kroww aw a beery. And 'Us but a penny to TwtokeWknaa Town. (i A MOT aad o*m. and We llfiT tor toe xsl Imif ;** (The brier's In bud and the eua going down), N, .. “And It’* Into aa It Is. and I penny ‘'0k. bow con I get me t Townr* She’d a rose In her bonnet, and. oh.'sM looked sweet b s ' Aa the Btole pink Sower tost wows to ton wheat. ' WUh her cheeks Uke a rose and her Bps Uke a cherry. _ _ _ "And sera, but you're weieome to TwtoS- snkwa Town!" U A HOT and oho!" TouTe too late tor the ferry; (The brier's In bud and toe snn hoe ggpe dawn). And he's net rowing qulek and M's •Mat rowing steady. It saelna quite a Journey to TsAsfcenlnen Down. "Ahoy and oho!" you may oaB ee qgM wW. > The you eg moon Is rising e’er HHf. \ Andsgrtth tore like a rose to the- “>*' wherry. ** There's'danger In sraealng to ham Town. —XheopWte- LBNBON ( ROtT> and lawly. beawnr and I . Over the haldwe tiny pet Kegs and velvet, fetter ami si Poverty, pomp and woe. Ijoughlng. w«eping, burry tog Ifoiar.fay hour \key orotod eiogft. Whlto, betow. the nSi^tr river Sings them alt a mocking so* Hurry along, sorrow and song, AH Is vanity 'nonth Ike emv; Tutoet and rags, aa tkb wosM Cntll toe river ao mere shall ran. Dainty, patotek. powdered serf gto ReHeth my tody fay; Regs and totters ever the way Carries a heart aa high. Fie wore end ’dreams - toam eeantoi ewe. Dust and din through city skies. Old men creeping with their Marry aleag. sorrow and eewg, , AU Is vanity aentb the son: Velvet and rags, ao toe world i ' Until the river we mere ghat thhy ga; on the tide of Ufa, Who riM nrim them there Wake’^lOTkMt to the atoade done away with their sorifca and Only the river etSl flews on. I«hr aleam searow and apng. AH Is va>V 'aaarii the .Mtof Velvet andrag% as tee wortd t UnCfl toe rivaf we mere aknfl -~7 THI YKMDtllB. THE ricti have brought us d A l.lah wnawuri lad said, by wtdek Ml tktog Aa4 jSd'ua SHe toss ’tar feta •t * -1 ¥ throng. Knowing n meat To all ones the Is tori a my heart te CONTBNT. rpur la^ ot lost mo dmtei it is stm world that tewqrj food, but ' tha ptaca bFftetate Mm MQlou’s lenioae soul did lodpo In a sod wofl uttAxwOunad body. ] 1 man. Ho had sbrooo k His was so (Sire that they cm Usd him lady of Christ’s-ooUdMa ** GmII Hls.oAd s darkd gray. Ba hMnk s min. Hit tetter Instroctad hli l so otpaa la his howps* ha. that moat Of a would teo Ho ted a vorr 4, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. 4 Lodns wore in tows Ysaterday. mmM i - !**>• \ - - / V. ■9' e -y % . vyw qfgWt ,