The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, July 08, 1908, Image 1
PROHIBITION DEPARTMENT.
EDITED BY
Jat. E. Peurifoy and W. W.' Smoak, Jr.
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Why I Hate the Liquor Traffic-
Personally, 1 have seen bo
much of the evila of the liquor
(rathe in the last four yeas,
much of its economic waste,
much of its physical ruin,
much cf its mental blight,
much of its tears and heartache,
that 1 have come to regard the
business as one that must bs
held and controlled Jby strong
and effective laws.
I bear no malice toward those
engaged in the business, but I
hate the traffic.
I hate its every phase.
I hate it for its intollerance.
I hate it for its arrogance.
1 hate it for its hypocrisy.
I hate it for its cant aud craft
and false pretense.
I hate it for its commercialism.
I hate it for its greed and
avarice.
I hate it for its sordid love of
gain at any price.
I hate it for its domination in
politics
I hate it for its corrupting in
fluence in civic affairs.
I hate it for its incesssant
effort to debauch the suffrage of
the country for the cowards it
makes of public men .
I hate it for its utter disregard
of law.
I hate it for its rut bless tramp
ling of the solemn compacts of
£tate constitutions.
I hate it for the load it straps
to labor’s back, for the palsied
hands it gives toil, for its
trotmdfe'to genius, for the trage
dies of its might-have-beens.
I hate it for the human wreck*
it hat caused.
I hate it for the almshouses it
peoples, for the prisons it fills,
for the insanity it begets, for its
countless graves in the potter’s
field.
1 hate it for the mental ruin it
imposes upon its victims, for its
epiritnrl blight, for its moral
degradation.
* I hate it for the crimes it has
eemmitted.
I bate it for the homes it has
destroyed.
1 hate it for the hearts it has
broken.
I hate it for the malsce it has
planted in the hearts of men—
for its poison, for itebitterneee—
for the Dead Sea fruit with which
it starve* their souls.
I hate it for the grief it causes
womanhood—the scalding tear a,
the hopes deferred, thesiangling
aspirations, its burden of want
and care.
I hate it for its heartless cruel
ty to the aged, the infirm and the
helpless; for the shadow it throws
upon the live* of children, for its
monstrous injustice to blameless
littlf onss.
; hate it as virtue hates ▼ice,
as truth hatds error, as righteous
ness hates sin, as justice hates
.wrong, as liberty hates tyranny,
as freedom hates oppression.
I sometimes seem to see the
end of this unholy trsffic, the
•coming of the time when, if it
done not wholly cease to be, it
■halt find no safe habitation any
where beneath “Old Glory’s”
stainless stare.
Governor J Frank Banly of Ind.
will be a baaket pu-njc
at Shiloh Wednesday July 16th-
The Snnday school children will
hate some exercise*.
R. B. Wiehmansnd 0. D.May
who are spending the summer on
Snlliven’e Island s^ot Monday
in tewn.
Whose Bov Will It Be?
MORE ANON’S
Letter Will be of Much In
terest to our Readers.
Adams Run, July. 4—Editor
Press and Standard: So much has
transpired in our quiet village dur- 1
,,, “ I 7 . „ , ing the past week, that I arouse
over le land they fall and myself, shake off the lethargy which
t ‘ ,e, has mantled me so long ahd feel a
And their funeral trains are strong desire to air my voice?:
passing by through the medium of the Press
To the unloved graves in the pan- and Standard, thereby testing the
p^rs’ lot, long suffering patience of the whole
For the drunkard’s death will be hut awarding the dear public
forgot; | “who so anxiously look each week
But some ’one will rise in the for ™ artic,e from More Anon.”
Now doesn’t that sound egotistical?
one wiii rise
drunkard’s stead,
When the drunkaid today lies
still and dead.
Who’ll take his place at the bar-
room door?
’Tis somebody’s boy who will fill
the place.
Somebody’s bov, with his fair
young face;
’Tis somebody’s boy—is it yours
or mine— ^
That will till the place in the
drunkard’s line?
We see the mournful funeral
train,
The sodden heart and reeling
brain;
Weil, but let me remark here, I use
the words of others. While none are
proof against flattery in some form.
I’ve not yet decided whether ’twas
irony, or not. But enough of this |
now for news.
The ladies of the Methdist chapel!
gave an ice cream festival Tuesday
evening for the purpose of raising
money to ceil the church. Quite a
nice little sum was realized.
Mesdames Cal and Jake Linder
were the prime movers, but they
were ably assisted by several lady
friends. It was held at the school
house; benches were placed in the
yard and several lights which were
hung upon the trees, together with
W e see low down in the noisome the merry, laughing children, made
grave,
The man who once had a soul to
save-
We can hear the wail of a help
less child,
Aud the drunkard’s voice by
drink made wild,
The wretched homes and the
wasted lives,
The wailing babes and mourn
ing wives.
But somebody’s boy will fill the
place,
In the broken ranks of the drun
kard’s race.
’Tis somebody’s boy is it yours
or mine,
OGod! that wilt march in the
drunkard’* line?
The drunkards are dying, one by
one;
Their cups are fnll and their
race it rnn;
They dlently paas to the unseen
•hors.
But their ranks are as fnll as
they were before.
Their ranks ere as fnll, for the
boy today,
Who drink* with the rest in a
“manly wey^L.^
Will be in the future the drun
ken sot.
For a wasted life is the drun
kard’s lot.
’Tis somebody’s bov; God grant
it be
Not the boy we loved in his in
fancy .
’Twill be eomebody’s boy, for
the power of tin
Is surely drawing onr darlings in.
That boy* we love will notmaieh
there.—Selected.
A Thought For The Week
Whiskey drinking is the great
est evil that confronts the human
race at this time. It stains the
character, it is the advance agent
of poverty aud distress; it im
pairs the intellect, it humiliate#
kindred, alienates friends and
•radicates pride. First it exhila
rate*, then exalte, then beaiehee
responsibility; but when the
reaction comes, the pendulam
•wings just as far the other way*
Jn^ce Jeter 0. Prichard, in
his recent address at Wilmlngten
N. 0.
A. B. Wicbman and L M.
Fish borne of the Farmer, and
Merchants Bank •P #nl
day to Monday on Suuivnn*
Island
Him Bmmfc TjW
thing of the world” by vimting
Green Pond yesterday afternoon
it indeed a festive occasion. The
handsome iruit cake presented by
Mrs. Jake Linder was won by Mr
William Newton. Altogether, the
occasion was a success both linancial-
ly and socially.
The skating club organized by the i
young men of our town is a great
sorce of pleasure and pain too, I j
guess, judging from the falls some
get, but one may not gather roses
without thorns, eh? It U a ludic-
ous sight to see the beginner take
the first lesson. It beggars descrip
tion and must be seen to be appre
ciated. The best young lady skaters
are Misses Bessie Barnell and Ewie
Johnson. The gentlemen must
“draw straws.” Prof. Bellinger
can’t be induced to mount skates,
much to our disappointment.
Frank Barnwell visited Waiter-
boro Friday, for the purpose of
standing the Ciemson examination.
Mia Bessie Barnwell will enter
tain at her house party .three sweet
girl graduates of Winthrop. Mia
Edth Oliver, of Beuna Vista. Ga.,
Mia Porcher, Mt. Pieasont, and
Mia drivers, of Rock S. C. They
will arrive here on the 8th instant.
Mia Amy Fits Simons and little
Minnie have gone to Spartanburg
for the summer.
..Mrs. Ed De Li Gal, of Darien,
Ga., it visiting Mrs. Bdlinger.
Mr George Clark, of Henderson,
is visiting in town.
Thursday ni'ht Mrs. Clement,
juat before retiring, glanced out of
her window and aw her kitchen on
fire. She quickly called Mr.
Clement, who with the help of a
neighbor and two colored men, suc
ceeded in extinguishing the fire
before the building was damaged
seriously.
Messrs W. and A. C.
visited the Me of Palms Sunday.
Mrs. T* J. Taylor and Theodora
have gone to Summerville for e
brief visit.
Mrs. Edmund Bellinger chaperon
ed quite e crowd of young people on
a mason picnic to the Bay. They
left this morning and will not return
until sometime tomorrow.
Mias Smeitzer, of Charleston, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Manigaalt
Barnwell.
Messrs. Julian Reaves and Fer-
T*an Dbdd visited their uncle, Mr.
H. D. Dodd, this week.
Miss Fannie WilUa. of Cottage-
ville, is visiting her sister Mrs. H. ;
D. Dodd.
MBs Frances Risen, of Porches
tor, spent last week with Him New-
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
At Tabor *n Enjoyable Occa*'
•ion.
This picnic at old Mt Tabor came
off in fine style on Thursday last.
Mr Benton, the sut>erintendent. had
everything well arranged in an or
derly manner.
The rain during the morning hour
made many late, but they all took)
care to get therein time for dinner,
which was served on many small
tables around the church, a great
improvement on the former style
in vogue there. And oh, what a
dinner, fit for a king, and in great;
adundance for about 1000 persons,
who were present.
The Sunday School exercises were,
held during the morning hour, i
and consisted of an address of wel
come by Prof Hugo S. Strickland,
delivered in fine style, which seemed
to please all. Then a talk of great
interest by Col C. G. Henderson, the
veteran Sunday School worker of
Colleton, which was enjoyed by all;
and closed with a very neat talk by
Sam B. Saunders.
The music was fine as usual, and
the congregation happy with their
new preacher. Rev Mr Burgess, a
most affable gentleman.
The afternoon hour was taken up
by addresses on prohibition, de
livered by Rev J. 1). Kendrick and
others.
DEATH OF B. A. CARTER. COURT CONVENES.
W«IIKTK.wn.nd PopuW Voun, j ud R. W . Memminger
Colleton Men. Die* at Hi. „ ., _ ' .
Home in Florida. Prewdee. Case* Tried.
The many friends cf B. A. Carter,! Court convened here Monday
of Hurds, Fla., will be grieved to morning, Judge R W Memminger
learn of his death, w hich occurred at presiding. Solicitor Jervey, Steno-
the Flagler Hospital. St. Augustine, p-apher Elliott. Sheriff Owens.
Death of Mrs Gruber
Sad, indeed, was the death of Mrs.
Addie Gruber, wife of M. B. Gruber, probably be conducted by
which occurred on Saturday morning
June 13th, a 1 ten o’clock. Her illness,
althqug of several weeks duration,
was hot thought serious, but, alas,
the Death Angel came and claimed
her whose time had come to depart
from loved ones of this life? to await
the reunion in the world beyond.
She bore her sickness with pa
tience and was alwavs cheerful. Par
ticularly sad is her death on account
of the two little ones she leaves to
be provided for by the loving hand
of a father’s care, the youngest
being only six weeks old.
Mr*. Gruber was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jaques. of Col
leton County, and was a noble lady.
held in the highest esteem by
aH who knew her. Her death has
caused the spread of a heavy gloom
over the community in which she
lived.
The funeral services were conduct
ed at the Jaques burial around on
Sunday morning by Rev. L. B. Ack-
rnnanand Rev. S. D. Vaughan, in
the presence of hosts of friends end
relatives. She was a member of
who has bee
in Charfae*
Mks Marie Fox.
*Nr»
ten;
Of the Committee appointed by
Dr. Blmk to nbe monev for the
library. Mim Ethel Fox reports
that Mw has Heed five dollars and
MQm Nonie Dodd two defier*. I
Bethany Raplmr Church and served
her Lord faithfully.
May the Lord blem the heart
broken hatband and comfort him in
the dark sorrows of life end may we
heebie to meet her around the
bright throne of God in Heaven.
Asleep in Jeans, peaceful rest.
Whose waking ts supremely Meet,
No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour
Which maifestes a Saviour’s power
A R. R.
Dorchester, June 30th, 1908.
have not heard from the other*.
Them young ladies certainly diserves
great credit, for they begged faith
fully and persevered in the face
of difficulties.
The teacher, Mias Ware, had three
dollars left from the picnic fund,
which she has turned over to Mr.
C. H. Platt. Chairman of the Board
of Trustees, to be used toward the
improvement of the school bourn,
etc. This was done after confer*
ring with several prominent patrons
and also the Trustees.
My article ha* reached some length
ahd that, alone, suggests the pro
priety of dosing, but I ask forbear-
ace, for I cannot close without men
tioning Urn fine sermon preached
Uwt Sunday by the Rev. Vaughan,
the young methodist minister in our
midn, who is laboring so amk
ly in his * Master’s vineyard. Bis
text, “Why halt ye betwaen two
opinions” was in a miner
which showed he felt end understood
all it means, and ’twee from the
heart, not juat the Ups. Ahs, hoar
amay pray “Lord dsfsad the fhthsr-
>” and
shortly before three o’clock Thurs
day, July 2. His remains were
brought to his old home in this
county for interment, which took
place Saturday afternoon at the old
Risher burying grounds near Wil
liams, in the presence of many sor
rowing relatives and friends, the
funeral being conducted bv Rev J.
R. Sojourner of the Methodist
church.
Mr Carter was ill a little more
than | two weeks of typhoid
fever, and thinking^hat he might
get better attentionwk^e hospital,
he was taken to St. Aug^kof where
the best medical attention was
given, but he continued to grow
worse till death came to his relief.
The St Augustine paper says of
him:
“Mr Carter was one of the most
extensive turpentine operators in
this section of the State, owning a
large still and mill at Hurds, just
south of this city. He was a man in
the prime of life, and leaves a wife
and several children. Besides his
large property interests at Hurds,
Mr Carter had recently made invest
ments in St Augustine property.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been definitely made, but they will
the Elks,
of which the deceased was a mem-
her.”
Mr Carter was born near Ruffin in
this county 40 years ago. He was
the second son of Mr and Mrs H. D.
Carter. Fourteen years ago he went
to Florida to try his hand along with
several other Colleton boys who
were in business down there. He
succeeded remarkably, and was the
owner of considerable property, be
sides having won the respect and
esteem of all with whom he came in
contact. He will be missed by the
wide circle of friends he made in
the Land of Flowers, and the great
number of his employes by whom he
loved. He was a member of St
John’s Methodist church rear Ruffin,
laving never moved his member
ship. He was also a member of the
Masonic and Elks orders, both of
which presented beautiful floral
tribute beeidea fraternal attentions
during his illness.
He is aurvived by hie wife and
four children, two girls end two
boys, the oldest being e boy of 18
His aged father end mother
•HU living to be eeddened by
this leal home-coming. Several
members of a large family survive
him. among them being the well
known business men, Messrs R. D.
andW. W. Carter. The following
members of his family had been
summoned to Florida and were with
him when the end came: Mia
Gertrude, Sallie and Lugie Carter,
and his brothers, W. W. and D. M.
Carter. Theee accompanied the
remains to Ruffin Saturday morning,
together with his immediate family
and Mrs Annie Padgett. Mr and
Mrs A. J. Luces.
The Prea and Standard extends
ancereat sympathy to the bereaved
relatives.
Clerk Padgett, seventeen Grand
and thirty-five petit jurors were
present. Considerable time was
spent in getting ready to begin •
work. Judge Memminger gave a
practical charge to the grand jury,
and in commenting on conditions in
Colleton county he said they were
no worse than in many other coun
ties in the State. He suggested to
the grand jurv that they recomend
a special term of court to clear the
docket of cases that have been stand
ing over, and that due notice be
given that at such term of of court
every case on the docket would v be
tried as called, and if for any rea
son, attorneys could not appear,
they would then have notice suf
ficient tD employ other counsel.
Monday was taken up in several
trials, mostly for violating the eis-
pensary law: Four such cases were
tried Monday—it Brown, W P Fel
der, January Baker and Big Annie
Green. The latter had employed
counsel and was present; she was ac
quitted. The others were tried in
their absence and found guilty.
Judge Memminger, in special charge
to the grand jury Tuesday, com
mented on this fact and made some
remarks not complimentary to the
petit jury. He stated that the
evidence in the case of Big Annie
Green was almost identical with
that in the other cases, yet she came
clear and the others, tried in their
absence, were convicted.
In the case of W P Felder a new
trial was granted, on the ground
that he had not been required by
Magistrate Bryan to give hood and
was, therefore, without notification
of his trial.
The grand jury returned the fol
lowing true bills;
Vandalie Flekk-Larceny of live
•toek.
Henry Matnieon and Susie NeaMt
—Larceny of live stock.
Johnny Washington—Burglary
end larceny.
Mikell—Murder.
Hamilton—Grand lar-
Exnmiiiafion Friday.
Friday the County Board of Edo-
cation^conducted an examination
for Winthrop and Ciemson. Thera
were nine applicants for Winthrop
scholarship and fourteen for the.
The following young
ladies stood the examination for
Winthrop: Mkess Lillian and Edith
EMterlin, Sallie Huffman, Audrey
Garris. Mamie tetrode Vara. AUce
*DoraS.Sp
and Justine
R. HiotL DoraS. ^Spnjghte,
to
Bnt it tahse all eftodMons to mate a
eh, and the adage: “Fbel
i Made angels fear to trend 1
its my. More Anon.
j.t.
M.H. Va
r Jana
Jr., Charlie otnsiciena.
Harvey Kocer, W. B. Mfiey. S.M.
tenor. John D. Murray and F. W.
1 %flsa wperahsrabaiBfiomrdad
to the different faeultiei and wifi be
graded
Jthem.
to
Susan NeaMt,
—guilty as to Henry Mathieor, who
was asnteoeed In 18 months on the
chafe gang and to pay a fine of fl.
60. Aaafe Wiehfegrna. assaalt
and battery with intent to kffl.
Med fe boa
gate. Bte
o..
And the following No Bilk:
Polar Hodges, ameult with latent
to ravish; Richard Frassr and Van-
dalie FOads, larceny of live stock;
Abraham Toomer and William Har
rison, larceny of live stock; George
Fkhburae, anon.
The following caeas were tried
LtMMmw •
Robert Moore, obtaining goods
under fake pretense guilty- Kit
Brown, violating dispensary few.
arm found guilty and sentenced to
six months on the chain gang or
pay a fine of $800.00. W P Felder,
iofeting dkpensanr few—guilty-
Vandalie Fields, larceny of Kve
stock, guilty and sentenced to five
years on the chain gang and to pay
fine of $1.00. January Baker,
violation of dispensary few, guilty.
Johnny Baker* Burglary and lar
ceny, guilty and was
to mercy. Sentenced to seve
in State Rsforamtory, the
dant being under sixteen yean of
v TUESDAY
Frederick Hamilton pleaded guilty
to 10 months on the
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