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®he §rm and tandard. r« VOL. XXXI. WALTERBORO, S. C, SEPTEMBER 2. iqo8. NO. 3 KILUNG AT YEMASSEE W W SMOAK. JR.. WITHDRAWS To Be Voted For Tue»dav. The following are the county can- White Man and Negro •to by Two Unknown Ncgroe*. Mr Smoak Killed] H « Race W ithdrawt For The Houte- His Reasons Following letter to county chair- I^st Friday morning at about ten man. M F Howell, explains itself, oi’clock, Sam Litchfield white, and ; The effect of this withdrawal will.be Joe Francis colored, were shot and ' the election without opposition of killed by two unknown negroes at Capt. Way. The letter follows: Yemassee. Fickiing Sloman the 1 Walterboro S. C. Aug. 31, 1908. Mr M P Howel', County Chairman, constable, was trying to arrest these strange negroes when Mr Litchfield and Joe Frahcis went to his assist- tance and were killed. Sam Litchfield was a son of Mr and Mrs G D Litchfield of this neighborhood. He leaves a wife and four small children. Walterboro, S. C. Dear Sir:— I hereby withdraw from the race for the Legislature. 1 am impelled to this course for the following reasons. I have the greatest respect and friend for Capt. G W Way, he thought a man’s work on,the roads should be worth as much as he could get for his labor. Under to be voted for at the second From the old Iaw a n ' an shoulJ "' ork eipht! Primary election to l>e held here days, and if that amount of work be Tuesday, Sept. 8. required, he should be willing to Thes<>,candidates are all popular pav $8 or worK. The people at Rice an d have been working hard for Patch agreed with Mr O tjuin. At the othces to w’hich they are aspiring. Lodge 1 stated what the people at Rice Patch wanted. The Lodge audience voted for $4 or work; at Smoaks. $2 or work. I took no further hand primaries but 1 discus- sheriff Owens sed the pian privately, and at Wal- j primary 930 terboro 1 stated I favored as a result p ox# of my efforts to find out what road For nerk of H D Pa(i . legislation the people of the county w .j[| run ()Ver w ; t h E R McTeer. WHERE IS THE CONTRACT? Efforts to Lotatk the Contrait Between the County and Tow n ars*Fruitless. During the campaign. Supt'rvisor Moore claimed that he has been Conse<juently it is expected that a misreprt*sented by The Press and large vote will he polled. For Sheriff: L G Owens, the present sheriff, and W R Fox. Joe Francis was a black-smith my competitor. He has been a con- from D Blake’s plantation, and also leaves a family. One of the negroes has been ar- rtsted but not the one who did the shooting. Mr Litchfield was buried at Black Creek church on Saturday. Kola. Salkehatchie, Aug. 31. ISLANDTON ITEMS. To the dear old Press and Stand ard;—We are glad to say Callie Murdaugh’s baby is improving. Mrs J M C Rentz, is spending some time with her father-in-law, A. E. Rentz. Charlie Barnes, and Miss Amelia Rentz, dined wdth Miss Janie Polk Sunday last. Mrs. Hannah Sineath is very ill. Joe Rentz has returned to his home at Varnville, S. C. We are pained to say that Miss Viola Miley, our school teacher will leave this section. A very pleasant sociable was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mears, Wednesday night last. Misses Lula and Jessie Heape and Pet Rentz spent Monday last with the Misses Murdaugh. Misses Bessie Sineath and Jessie Carter dined with Mrs. Joanna Polk Sunday last. Mrs. L. F. Hughey has moved to Ben Sanders, we hope for her great success. Miss Bell Jenness dined w r ith the Misses Murdaugh’s Sunday last. Coy Thomas, and Dave Crouse, were the guests of Willie and Henry Rentz, Wednesday night last. Misses Lula and Jessie Heape have returned to their home near [Lena, S. federate soldier, and has lived an honorable high-toned life and in his declining years he has a worthy ambition to represent his people in the Legislature. Feeling toward him as I do, I do not wish to compete with him for the position which so many of his and my people came so near giving him as their first free-will offering a week ago. He represents very nearly the same principles I do, and I am sure his work and votes in the House will be for the right as he sees it. I am young yet and can wait a few years, for political honors. In the next place, my business demands all of my time, and I have not accumulated enough of this world’s goods yet to be unmindful of the necessity to watch it closely. Newspaper work requires all ofone.s time, and my busiest time will be when the legislature will be in ses sion, 1 was cognizant of this fact when I entered the race, but I realize now more fully than ever that a newspaper man can be of possibly more value when free from political alliances and considerations. Just here I de?ire to thank most sincerely those who gave me their support in the first primary, and I can assure them that 1 am not un mindful of the responsibilities such i support entails. I shall continue to wrork for my county and I may ac complish as much at home or more as I would as a legislator. Very respectfully. W W Smoak, Jr. wanted, a $2 optional commutation tax. These are the facts in connection with my position as stated on the campaign. I simply desired in this s Strickland. Dr Black matter to ascertain what the people ^ived 1333 votes to 961 for Strick- wantad. 1 had seen the money paid For Supervisor: J E Mcore and Standard in reference to the con tract betw;een the tojan and county. Mr Gruber stated in his article received in the first! published in this paper July 22. that votes, to 631 for Mr the county would pay one-half the cost of maintaining and operating the waterworks system HEREAF TER. Supervisor Moore said on Their votes were: Padgett 866, the stump that after the tank and McTter, 920. • * tower were erected and waterworks For County Superintendent of installed in the courthouse and jail Education: Dr. H W Black with cost to the county would then and there cease. The contract would in on the S2 straight commutation tax wasted, and the general dissatis faction of the people; and I believed some such plan as I have outlined above to be a panacea for some of the ills, and I advocated it. The plan was endorsed by good thinkers in every section of the county, and I belihve it to be in advance of what we have ever had in road legislation. I hope this will set the matter straight. Respectfully, W. W. Smoak, Jr. A Card from Dr. Black To the voters of Colleton County; Having only a week till the next pri- 678 ore and 686 votes J 0 Griffin with respectively. For Auditor: P M Buckner and A A Paterson, Jr. Both these are new men in politics and their race is being watched with interest. Buck ner has 490 votes to Paterson’s 566. For Coroner: J M Benton and D D Rhoad. Their votes are: Benton 483, Rhoad 606. Mr. Rhoad made a fine race four years ago. For Courty Commissioner: Jas per Robertson and D E Smoak. Robertson received 748 votes and Smoak 719. For Magistrate: In Heyward mary election. I will not have time ] township R G W Bryan and J C to visit you, hence, l take this means of requesting your support in the election. I have been in office only one term, and it is a rule recognized everywhere that an officer isentitled to two terms. I have done the best I could since I have beer, in office, and I feel that 11 am entitled to this consideration, You are doubtless familiar with what I have been doing as your 1 Kinard: In Verdier and Bells, J C Crosby and C N Langdale; decide this question. Hence, the editor of The Press and Standard made an effort the last week of the campaign to get to see this contract but was unable to do so, although he went to the town clerk and chairman of the waterworks committee. Mon day of this week he went again to the clerk of the town council to know if he had thecontr ict on file in his office. The clerk stated that it was in the custody of the water works committee. Mr Howell is chairman of this committee, and the editor went to Mr Howell to get a copy of this contract. Mr Howell looked in the batch of papers rela tive to this business but could not find the contract. He said that pos sibly Mr Gruber, his law partner, had it and that he would endeavor to locate it the next day (Tuesday). Your representative called upon Mr Howell again Tuesday for the con tract and was met by the statement that Mr Gruber said he knew noth ing of it and that he had not had it. He went again this morning to Mr In Lowndes and Blake. J H Chap- Howell but was unable to secure it. lin and W St, E Capers. county superintendent of education, j R ^ ^ I hope to continue rhe same work in the future. I shall fulfill the promise I made on the stump, to here Monday afternoon at 7 o'clock In addition to this he sent to the su pervisor’s office, thinking a popy might be secured there, but his office was closed. In the face of these statements by Supervisor Moore, The;^ Press and Standard feels that it is due the people of the county to publish this ftev W contract and let them see for them- a m j best selves wla*: its terms are. For loved ministers of the Baptist church * ,a ^ reason this paper has in this county died at his home near made these repeated and persistent efforts to get hold of this document. REV. W. R. HIOTT DEAD. After a Useful Life The End Came Monday At His Home. Mr Hiott has been in failing health for some months, but felt well visit every school in Colleton county. and I shall try to improve thesehools, j enoUK b to conduct services Sundav add libraries, good teachers etc. a t Bethany church. At the conclu- Mr Smoak * Road Law Plan. Although I have decided to with draw from the race for the legisla ture. I desire to give again my C., after a pleasant visit to Islandton. 1 p 0s jtion as expressed on the stump. On August 25, at Rice Patch j n re f e rence to the road law, as it election Jim Branch, walked up be- ^,^3 there are certain persons who hind George Walling and knocked through ignorance or malice, insist on misunderstanding it. I favored a repealsof the him on the head with a club and killed him for a few hours, Mr. Walling is critically ill not able to be taken to his home at the time of this writing. Two very pleasant sermons were preached at Rice Paten Christian church Junday last by Mr. Gaze, of Augusta. Three young ladies joined the church. Olympia. A CORRECTION. Editor Press and Standard: The statement is being handed around that I retracted at Walterboro what I said at Hendersonville in reference ta Senator Griffin’s responsibility for the failure of the dispensary election. And for the benefit of those who did not hear me at Wal terboro I want to say: I did not re tract one syllable nor modify one sentence of my Hendersonville speech. I stated at* Hendersonville that Senator Griffin was responsible for the hitch that stopped the elec tion, but that I did not censure him for it as it was only an error in judgment. But I tried to make it dear that I was not willing to carry the senator's sins on my -shoulders. I made the same statement at Wal terboro, nothing more or less. JB Dodd. Round, 31. Wreak ea The ACL- Several box can «f a Northbound irdgbt tain left the track at Blaki'a^aana neb low switch lad Saturday afternoon cans- ing a delay of several hours totha - - * ,» » -« i injured. present road law, and as a substitute, the following very brief ontline: 1. An optional commutation tax, giving each person liable to road duty the privilege of working or paying. I stated that I thought $2 was a large enough tax for the man who has no property to pay and that the road fund outside of this should be raised by property tax and license on timber-carts, etc. 2. That the money from each township should go back to that township and be expended there on building a section of permanent roadbed from son a central point to be determined by the township commissioner and overseers. 3. That an expert road engineer be employed to have charge of the roads in the county, to lay them off and superintend their construction, making a survey of roads, maps, etc. 4. That the county chaingang work along with and under the en gineer, and that some road working machinery be purchased to facilitate the work on the roads. These are briefly the main points of the plan I proposed and I still contend that they constitute a feasi ble and practical basis for road legislation that will make for per manent improvement in the roads of the county,'and I hope tease the legislature atjtt next aad MmB i In reference to keeping the school books. I have had them in the office of The Pres* and Standard just across the street from the court house where any one can get any time of the day and every day 1 in the week Ladies can visit this office with propriety. This office will be open ail the time. If l kept the books in my office, it would not; be possible for you to get’ books! when I am visiting the schools. This is the most convenient place they can be kept, and you wiii readily see that this it ture. On public days the court house is crowded, and one often sees men under the influence of liquor. This is not true as to my office or the office where the books are kept. Anything you can do for me next Tuesday will be very much appreciated. Very truly yours, H. W. Black, Sr. Card from Capt Way. I desire to thank the voters of Colleton county for the handsome vote given me in the first primary election. My vote was very gratify ing to me. It has been my ambition in my declining years, to represent my people in the Legislature and l promise them the best and most con’ scientious service of which I am capable. I feel especially grateful to my opponent, Mr. W. W. Smoak. J?., for his withdrawal in my favor. It is an unselfish act on his part and one that I shall ever appreciate^ I am convinced that he had done this, actuated by pure motives. Again thanking him and my friends, lam. * Gratefully yours, G. W. Way. Stokes, Sept 1. 11 is remarkable that a document of such importance as this, involv ing a contract whereby thousands of dollars are to be spent and the future relationship of the town and county in connection with the well, should r>e out of its place. Why has not this contract boon recorded on the books of the Town Clerk as sug- sion of his services, however, he was stricken with his last fatal illness and was taken to his home where he quietiy breathed his last Monday evening. The funeral services were books conducted at his late residence Tues- Hasted by Mr Cruber. day afternoon at 1 o’clock by Rev. S . It is unfortunate that just lit this W Ackerman, after which- he was time this contract should be lost, interred at Bedons church with ^ or it w ifi leave room for conjecture Masonic honors, the service being read by John H Peunfoy, of Walter and susppicion. county have a hi The people of the right to see this con boro. Avery large crowd of his tract and to see it before the election, relatives and friends assembled to dv supervisor Moore has been so i him 1 honor. - grossly misrepresented’ as he claims Mr Hiott was in his 73rd year and : why does he not give the people this is survived only by his w dow. leav- contract? ing no children. Three brothers and , The contract itself is the best evi- one sister survive him. as follows: dence of its terms. Where is it? Mrs Archie Beach. Bluffton; Morgan Tki quutfnu of a* dglf follg Hiott, Bluffton; Rev. D W Hiott, Easley; John H Hiott, Walterboro. For thirty years he has preached tha Gospel in this and Hampton’s coun ties. He was a gallant Confederate soldier of Hampton’s Brigade- A kind, gentle, considerate man, he leaves a host of friends who will regret to learn of his death. A CARD. • report _ J. M. MBton, out of tfau nm for I with* Examination For Citadel The examination for beneficiary scholarship to the Citadel was held Friday at the Court house, conduct ed by Dr. H W Black. C J D Cald well and W W Smoak, Jr., the County* Board of Education. There werejfive applicants. Their papers were not examined by the county board but forwarded at once by express to the faculty at the Citadel, who will examine them and report the results to the county board who will than award the scholarship. Those standing the examination were: A. Give Hiers, Smoaks. S M Connor, Smoaks, Leonard M Jordan, Round, Harvey Ackerman, Cottageville. Charlie Herndon, Ruffin. WILL LEAVE FOR CLEMSON. The folio 1 win* young men from vl|l leave monday fer te be prfMut at Great Damage From Flood. The Worst Flood in the His tory of the Up-Country. _ Augusta the Greatest Sufferer. The'Piedmont section of this State and Augusta, Ga.. was visited last week by one of the most disastrous Hoods ever known in its history. Tuesday the day of the first primary election, rain fell in the mountainous section of this State and 'Georgia, in some places the rainfall being as much as seven inches. The rivers were flooded and overflowing their banks much damage has been done to crops, bridges washed away, roads rendered impassable, trains stopped and all business practically suspended. The worst sufferer was the city of Augusta. The Savannah river roae to such a height that the great dams there broke and flooded the city with water, in many places to the depth of ten feet. The loss of life and property has been appalling. Probably 50 persons perished out right, and the property of the city damaged several million dollars. The mills will be forced to abut down till they can be repaired, and this will throw thousands of people out of employment. The rivers in the low country are beginning to feel the effects of the flooded condition in the up-country. At Georgetown much apprehensirn is felt regarding the flood that will reach there in a day or two, and it is feared the rice crops will be kpdly injured. SERIOUS FIRE AT BRACHVILLE Branchville, August 31.—Branch- ville was visited early this morning by the greatest fire in its history. Tfie fiire was discovered in the store of A !• H Dukes about 2 o’clock. The loss is estimated at about )60,000 But for the heroic work of the citi zens on the buildings of P C Dukes and J B Henderson the loss would have been almost double. The losses were as follows: A F H Dukes, loss, $21,000: insurance, $13,000. FF Bellinger, loss. $10,000, insur ance, $4,500. Clifton Dukes, loss, $7,000; insurance, $3,000. H Berry Co, loss, $6,090; insurance $3,500. J B Heonderson, damaged by fire and water, $4,000; insurance^ will cover. • Black pharmacy, damage $400; insurance will cover. P C Dukes, damage $900; insurance to cover. L A Gardiner, damaged $100. Dance at Hyrne’s Hall Quite a number of Walterboro’s younger set enjoyed the delightful dance given in honor of visitors on Wednesday evening, 26th. The dance was given in Hyrne’s Hall, and owing to the pretty music, good floor and good feelings of everyone the dance was enjoyed to the fullest extent by one and all. Among the out-of-town guests were; Misses Jessie Rivers of Rock Hill, Annie and Emmie Neyle of Charleston, Helen Cohen of Charles ton. Pauline Sanders, of Ritter, Aleen Shane, of Columbia, Eleanor Lemacks, of Ritter, Jenna Hill of Augusta, Ga, and Laura Sires, of Macon, Ga., Messes, Raymond Lari- sey, of Charleston, Nelson of Sum- merton, Campbell Sanders, of Ritter, Isaac Anderson, of Hendersonville, C. C. Andeison, of Charleston, and Jennings McCanta, of Charleston, The WalU rb ro guests were, Misses Gladys Wicoman, Essie Hyrne, Ulmer Frihburne, Ray Jones, Hattie Vonlehe, Catherine Howell, Helen Lucas, Edith Lucas, Dollye Prise, Kohn, and Arline Sanders, Hende-son Fraser, Chris toph vonLehe, Johnie Lucas, Harry Anderson, Joe Moorer, Inring Fish- burns, Dr. A* J. Andsrson, and Phul BaxMy. Tbs Ckaperoas wsre: Mrs. Piul Sandsrs, of Ritter, Mrs. John F. Lucas, Mrs. R. L. ~ Kr. r Business League Meeting * 1 he Walterboro league of business men held an important meeting Momlay night at the court house. A large number of the members were present, presided over by Vice President J E Peurjfoy in the absence of the president. R H Wichman. A number of matters were discussed and referred to the various committees for further consideration. Among the matters to claim the attention of the leugue in the near future may be mentioned the freight rates to Walterboro. rest-room for ladies, graded school building, morning train from Ehrhardt and other things. The next meeting will be held at the call of the president. WORK ON TANK. The firm of Tippet and Wood have their representatives here and at work on the tower and tank for the water-works system. They are expert workmen and under the super- vison of Mr. Santee they hope to have the tower and tank completed in about three weeks. Mr Sanders is also making rapid rogress laying the water mates. ,e has reached Klein’s on Main street. The system should be com pleted in the near future, filling what has been a great need for the town! K NEW FIRM IN TOWN. J 8 and T K opooed a ***u4lM