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Standard. y/ou xxxi. VVALrEkBORO, 3. C., XOVEMULR 10*. igoS. NO. 14 CREATE TtIRf[ DISTRICTS. MR. TOWLES ImhivS IT WISE TO DIVIDE THE CGUftTY INTO THREE ROAD DISTRICTS. COURT PROCEEDINGS. BROXTON ORGANIZED. TUP CHWiE OF poTRffE* VFRT THE !^TFRDFNO^!>iST»O^Al SUNDAY .ABLE AND EXHAUSTIVE. TRIED. CASES TWO DISTRICT SUPERVISORS The«ourt of (iiMieral Sessions con- SCHOOL WORK SUCCESSFULLY STARTED AT LODGE. IN THE PEOPLE'S HANDS. 0 a c. sa;.d:rs thinks ihz final sulution or i;;:: road QUESTION RESTS WITH THE PEOPlt vem-d Mondav mommir at... o>>onk. i ,^ n • . ... * at L.u.4 • .•'ua.iuy in .1 nir^. N..v, 8,, Judge (.♦*<». h. Prince of Anderson j i n behalf of the cnranized Sunday 19 HAVE POLICE POWERS. HE ALSO FAVORS REVISION Of MAGISTRATE S Pleading Solicitor Jervey, Stenog- school movement 'n Broxton. nilTICC rapher Elliott. Sheriff Owerw, Clerk ~ FAVORS ORGANIZATION. DUTIES. The gratifying from the various representation schools of this Editor Press and Standard: I am pleased to see the agitation .of the road question in your columns is bringing out so many strong and vigorous articles, fraught with such ari«e and pertitent suggestions. It is evidence that the people are thoroughly alive at last to one of tbs most vital and important pub- lie questions confronting them at this time. 1 am glad to see the spirit of wise eonservatiam which permeates these letters for it shows we are getting nearer together on public questions. Moat of the suggestions made by the different writers and yourself are on the whole good, but 1 fear some of them are too far advanced tar the present stage of the public mind. The road question, as I see it, is in its primary state, owing to (and I am ashamed to admit it) the neglect of the powers that be, and the public. We down here, have probably advanced to the second grade, owing to the fact of having 10 months experience under a live local organization, backed up by push, energy, hard work and a close study of the questions as they arise, meeting obstacles squarely, and overcoming them by persistent ham mer ing. Now Mr Editor, so far as we are locally interested, we are satisfied with the s>stem v. e have .v.n red out. We know we have forged ahead and wid continue to do s'>, however, our scruples constrain us, and we are commanded, and ’tis the inevitable law of life, that no people can live to themselves and go forward. We therefore, realize that, to make our system lasting we must g»t into, and keep in touch with all the people, for in unity there is strength, and there is so much for good in the elbow' touch. I am writing these articles therefore for the purpose of giving to the peo ple the benefit of our export nee and with the hope of drawing them doaer together on public questions, making suggestions as to plans that we have found by experience * bene ficial. I know that conditions, locally speaking, are so diverse, that it is a very difficult matter to formulate any plan that ’vould V entirely satisfactory Jo every indi vidual or section. Just here l would be# Utc pe^p.e u> keep in uiukI, » nuw the fifot principle of law is, the greatest good to the greatest num- ber. Proceeding row’ with this idea clearly m minu, I would suggest that we divide the county into threo road districts on the following lines: just about where they are and been for the past 40 years. The community interest plan has worked wonderfully well with us and I feel quite sure that should the rest of the county adopt this plan it would •o stimulate the pride of each com munity that the road problem would go forward with a bound, and in the course of four or five yean the mud tax would be reduced practically to t song. We could ride anywhere in the county with comfort and pleas ure. My friend Crosby could go to service on Sundays with a calm and equitable mind, where he would be at peace with alt mankind, and not be so fagged out as he now is after a week’s journey to and fro with the bumps and jolts of his E. F. D. route. Coming now a little more specifi cally to the point, fee. quite sure that Districts N* s. 1 and 2 could maintain a respectable chain gang on a paying basis from the courts of their magistrates, District No. 3 having the. convicts from the upper court, with the as-istance of magistrates, cuu'd do the thing. The gangs should take the causeways and s\»yiqq»s. All work dune by them would B? purTfiatient. In my judgm -ot <.:t *h in«;rict would require but two siq ervisors, win ie as we now have one for every town ihip. »• ,>LV.i or.- could bt commission* d as Itui ai Police, ilie: would tuen be iUimg two podi! >n: of prime importance, which woul*. make for law and .order b\ upma bending malefactor*promptly, law’s delay is responsible for disnypcct for it which now is (*L tained. There is nothing so pou-n Padgett, la grand and 27 petit jurors _ _ _ _ besides bailiffs and other attendants township, and the large attendance have | were present. .... j on the part of the more immediate After the usual preliminaries, | population, bare testimony to the Judge Prince delivered his charge to i genera! interest of the people of this theGra-d Jury which was very able section of our county in Sunday and exhaustive of the subjects treat ed and was listened to with rapt attention by the large crowd pres ent. and several have been heard to remark that it was ablest charge they had ever heard. He went exhaustively into the duties of grand jurors. With eighteen men selected from every sec Inn of the county, live men. manly men, intelligent men who have no enemies to punish nor friends to reward, doing their duty there would be little excuse for a failure to enforce the law. The grand jury is no place for tat tlers, what is done in the grand jury room should be kept sacied except such part as is made public in pre- states where he has resided, sentments. If he knew there was a | our own. that he v ill prove BELiVES COUNTY SUPERVISOR UNABLE TO HANDLE THE ROAD MATTER EROM COMMON CENTER. school work The cause was ably presented by officers representing the State As sociation and others. Not the least interesting and help ful of the addresses of this occasion was that make by the Rev. Geo. A. Martin, the newly arrived incumbent of Um Baptist church at Carter's Ford. Rev Mr Martin comes to us direct ly from Anderson county where exists r strong and enthusiastic Suniay school organization and he therefore brings with him a nch ex perience m the practical workings of this morement not only in other but in a wel- his champion- Colleton goes or has a more deterrent effect on the ! cd the condition of inf ring meat ,ni me law thaw its practical a< Immigration; being locally applied irom this point oi view, the iocai gangs would be a matter of economy. Just here we might re organize our magistrate tattler on the jury he would send j come and able ally in him home and get his wife to come ship of this cause in for no true woman ever divulged without question; what she had sworn to keep secret. | A motion having been made and In all his expei lence as a lawyer and ; unanimously carried that the Sunday their, as judge lie had never known a schools of Broxton township be or- same grand juror to sell his honor for j ganized into an Interdenominational money or reward, but he had seen | Sunday School Association, the grand joi oi s, because of affeccion following officers were nominated and favor tail to make presentments, and duly elected. Pres It?v A Martin. \ ice Pre? 11 A Cummings, Sec C VY Pellum, T-.-V Geo JV i; -unvon. Executive Committee. John \V ‘liers, L J Jones. Paul rL Crosby. A S Varn, Mi-s Olive Folk. _ id it .VLulftr, J T Polk, I) M Varn. Correspondent. Editor Press and Standard:—I want to thank you in the out-set for your very friendly editorial in last weeks issue, and tor the offer of your columns for the discussion of the ’’mooted question,” the road law. It is quite evident that the coming legislature will have to peas some kind of a road law. It is now op to the people to say what they want. 4 think 1 can promise that, if they would become interested in the work by seeing where and good , , - „ — now their money was spent, and theif would be clamoring for larger tag levys rather than for less. Untfl them associations are formed, ang take hold, ray opinion is that any law that the legislature can paao will be the merest make shift. I da not believe that it can ever be satisfactory for the chain gang and the entire road fund, to he in supervisor at While them a common centra. on account <>i Ua* wualtn and inffu-l cnee or -<puSitmrioi' tne uccu.-wu. One of the mlu s < f the gtand jury i> t<. eto.* eonn y a nffi-j cers. Wituai ‘.no xperience and knowledge or ihe law he ha* had, f Judgi P.: >cc sui t be would liot feel i that he was capable of undertaking' The to make tnese examinations* He! t^e' n«» n of coumy officers who. i had beLii grafting ai.d 1 the grand jury had report make it clear to the deJegation, they .heads'of, and controlled by will get it. _ * As stated in my last article, I gavt barely the outlines of the proposed bill.—Those points upon which the peopie seemed furthest apart, hop- mg tnat they would call meetings, discuss the matter thoroughly, and let us know what they really want. Very little can be gathered from individual writers on the subject, from the fact that an individual does not always represent the sense of his community, individuals often differ as do communities. ^ome of your questions are rather hard to answer,—at least just at present, tor several reasons, most iiniKirtant of w hich is; i have not luiiy determined ihe mode of man aging or enforcing the work, and 1 St these are my views, thf legisltture ctn do nothing until thy people place themselves in positk* to take hold and control the matter. I think I voice the sentiment of the entire delegation when I say, At will be our most ardent endeavor fh give Colleton county the very best road law that can be devised, yet at the same time I believe that the real solution of the matter is in the hands of the people. 1 again reapectfuly ask that tha whole people take up the matter and help us toward a solution. U>c people. it 1 were permitted to make any euggr.’mnu V'The p«*i.ple, I veuiu foV five |each > < their offices as being very favorable. iT^South Carolina we would save money to have a man who is capable of exami ning the officers of the county every ; year, a inan v. hu knows the law. It i is absolutely neceasaay to devolve i COURT PROCEEDINGS. The grend jury has b«»''n in session <>nday, and _ v hope to get system on more judicious »in«s, J this duty upon some officer and na*e keeping them to a closer account of their stewardship than seems to be the case, judging from the report oo the subject by the grand jury at its last sitting. The most difficult point in the dis : .«'ip ) the law so as to giv such officer paid by the county. It would U a great satisfaction to know that your affairs are straight, and it wou d be a comfort to honest officers to know that they had a man ; that was capable of instructing them T>;»r''ir.g or, at fn th* r *iJlies and Thf-ir t othod. ! the best gon- of book-ke*']tirig t’. v«*.-i >m tns t>f since M .k igh. morning. They hav following true bills: Adolphus Beach, perjury: Gary Beach, perjury; (ieorge Tclleton, housebn'aking and larceny; I ’ C..mp»'rt i Kiui. P! V. What we want ia*> eral satisfaction. ^0 uc auto to i framed on a ju?t an ! equitable basil j ods which ffi.a made 11 tl.e pc'-i'i , utid the interest then to eov^r the eir Wall in’ olved bt’ng in nind. The mag nitude of the problem under discus- sion. fhe opiiouai idea i think is just. Hereto tore however, the dif ference l<etween money and labor is ; the officers who have gone w rong A -* ^ • >- - - - - 1 error at'd i , Jper«ary law; District No. I could embrace all of i has been too V’ide. Eight days or ■ * - • ^ ‘ ^ day’s"-'’ 0 : the territory lying south of the j $6, six days or .M. four days or $2 is an ror *;*■ would H- mur. r; Ki'ji., ii> '..- jbreakin larceny’. Thrv »!•> t JUj; i .iUu<5 an>; a. *•. jiy.n s of the wrron^. Grand Jurors to make thi? t-xai»i»uoion. I uUch.i g un v-.iucat: n Prince said that the ii ci .Ln.ent rlankins, traffic ‘ have not tunei >v ’ i Cotton 'u lgi 1 Tn • following cases have been in seed dis- pos-'.i or: we can make is to educate our child-; Y»esiey Middleton, plcadeci guilty red, the rising generation of i>outh ' ^ iar.-ony of live st'jck and was sen- Carolina. The du’y ( f the grand [ tenc^d u> three years on the ehain- Giv Ws Ferry Herd running from ! more of a just proportion/ It is up jurv is look after the trustees and gsnir: Walt* rburu to the Edisto and east'to the people to decide which of, see how they and Uu - . . , .. of the Ashepoo Rivsr and the road 1 these is sufficient to keep the roads j intenUent of edueauon are adcmnia-i larceny pleaded guilty and was sen running from the plantation known‘in an improveu tonuiiion. Tire i Ifc* ini, ti.. s bounty ^uper-l Whtitmn Riols, iamsehreaking aod are admim*- : larceny plea*ieu guilty and wad sen- ;Iio*.l ici.v’ of the- State. GncM ? j 18 months .»n the chain as Dehon’s to Wa^terboro. I 2-mill tax i? a good . uggeJtion as it District No. 2 to embrace all that j would make the pioportion better territory lying between Ashepoo and • still, and would reach those of us Combahee Rivers, extending as far who had passed the age limit, and north as the road leading from Wal-1 whoae properly was teing enhanced terb^ro through Hendersonville to • by the road improvement some point on the Salkehatchie. The county super .n tend cm o: e»lu cation should be tne best teacher m the county, and it he is nor bohasno business with the job. He should be the leader of the educational forces District No. 3 to embrace all that territory lyWg above the lines desig nated as the northern boundary of District No. 2. E ich District then cotdd have its own road organiza tion* elect its own officers, make, rales and regulations, governing its own affairs, under the law. The road i»rob!«rmi see it, is in its general ae. se, collective, but hpeci- fi^afly it essentially a kgutl one jard unless each com- mamty manifest the propir push and interest, tne roads will remain in the county. We will not allow a ’Nemo’s idea of dtxing the vehicles J carpenter to buna u* a House uni*a* is aiso good. We have had this he is a man of ability and kn-ws his same idea up for discussion among I business, yet we entrust a child who our association members. With this difference, however, we took it up on the line of taxing each animal. Keep up t h*» irood work Mr. Editor, the people generally will is worth millions of dollars to us to the hands of ajnovice. We will put a girl just out of school in charge of a school and pay her just as much for her services as we pay u wum^n wiiu Frank Haines was tried Tuesday for kffimg Ham Linder ir May 1907 at Ruffii , and found rot guilty. It will be iememlier*»rl that Haines had found that Linder wan improperly hi.house and had ordered him rioi to go there any more. Under insisted and was finally caught there by Haines, who shot at him but did not hit him. Linder went away vowing ho would kill Hxin'-snnd when he returned Haines •n**v h.n» in front of toe gate. Lin- commence to think, and I feel sure has had years of succea?. A woman | der hnd bis hand on his pU.ol packet we will arrive at soma wise and just; hua no business in a s^’hool romn shot him n-.w*,.. The jury Boiurion of the question. except ar. an assistaat b . man.’;*f * it « ^ “ <' f M' fi »ble solution ot tne quet D. H. Towles, Sec. Adams Run and Cbiiina Town ship Grx.d Roads and Drainage Association. Mr Editor: I presuYne my article D „ , . in reply to yotlr editorial did nid not also, nrsi wanted an expression from | rea^b yo* 1 hi time fop this wwk’s issue, and that it will come out next week. f oofa from art He written by D. H Towles, that he takes somewhat the same view of the situation that I do. aud his letter is well worth the consideration of the entire county. Until I hear from other sections, there is nothing I wish to add. 1 merely wish to ask a few questions regarding Nemo’s position; he seems U> hint at several thing,* but does not make any one thing clear. In his proposed vehicle tax, how would he regulate it? We will take for instance the rice planters. Some of them own thirty or more wagons, carts, buggies etc. and mules is proportion; many of which seldom or never, leave the plantations, and they ar» no exception to the rule. Many planters nave wagons carts etc. exclusively for farm use, would these be taxed too? If not, bow. would you discriminate? J f*i!lv awree with h ; ’n: tbit the tinier carts men should be held responsible for the damage done the J r.- J, o .J shou 1 .,v .cquired to keep tr.em in good condition whllo u«ing’the*. Neither do I disagree with him as to a vehicle tax, but 1 am free to admit that I do not set- how it could '>e * emulated, and tru&t he will en lighten us. Twish to say father, that I do not suggest that each town-ship, or two ur mure to.,n-; kip.-, if preferable, get together and loi :n a good roads j u.'>sue!atioi», ami it Would seem that every man would feel interest enouvrh to identify himself with the UooodaiiiI!,. 1 ne.-^- s»K'ialiuiis could tune nuiu. manage, and contxol the entire road aoi* of tm-ir respective sections, Parishes, or townships. Iney could also organize and main tain ciain gangs of their owm. ! These a-wM-iatiuns wuuid be I Laoiuughiy acquainted with all Con- h. ,..t r>o- OTi'.ns of thei- ‘or.i'oy and would Lh; returned the ' 1,1 *»hapc to direct the worn aud expenditure of the funds credit ed to their township than any one else, l hi? they could do byappoint- 1 ing one of their number to superin- tc.id toe w ork, and, even if neces sary. employ an engineer for a short llillO. I 1 have no doubt that there are men in every section competent, .. J ? * u*s-: U ‘ 4U A . gvj serve without t enumeration this however, could be decided by the association. The treasurer to bo required to iiuute »ut anu publish a statement showing the tax ci.liectod, ani ci edited to each section. Each town- snip vyi.oid Uien know what money j believe that mancy, if any. of tht 1 p°ople of the county will impute 1 ,-n-i j- * f _ _■ • I, ed question,” at any rite, I am fit* to admit that I do not know what b best, this question has-been agitated for yean* and is no nearer solutkte ’than at first. I do not hope te escape criticism, never tne tess I do not want to assume the role of ‘‘Smart Alec” and ingnore the wishes of the people simply because they have placed roc in a position to do so. I w*nt the best solution and the best law t nat can be devised. Yours respectfully was available fur road purposes. As to the,chain gang being a non- paying proposition; 1 think if Mr impure motives, in our endeavoring Crosby would visit this section, he I to get the best information and the woum change rua mind. Jnuer the; opinions of the best informed men management of the “guofcl roads war of the county upon thL much “moot- sociation,” 1 am sure that the chain gang cuuid cc put ou a paying basis, or rather, become a profitable asset. At lea.u, we have found it so here, * ven though thV association is not ar thoroughly organized as it might be. Of course, you iinist have the co operated of your magistrates and see that they do not compromise every case that cornu before them. If good roads associations were organize! i" ah'Toc tc t-ike hold, it would be no hard matter for the kviriature to pass a law that would 1 beeniirely atitrifaciory, eitch sactioD D. C. Sanders. y e. brtan wins appul. the E governor heiward improving. After spending two days here Ex- Govemor D. G. Uv> ward left yes terday afternoon fur his plantation ir. Colleton County. Governor Hey ward has improved very much in health and thinks that life on his plantation will still further benefit him. He has severed his connec tion with the bank in Columbia and intends to go back to planting rioe. —Saturday’s News and Courier. One of the most interesting ap- 4»«V c.-vre before Judi'o Tince was th-t oi J. E. Bryan who ; it witi be lemeinbered. was lined a^o becuu^o his cow Was taken up on the street. Mr “Bryan abpeaied from the decision of the intei:Jaut, and also from the derision of council sustaining the ip- tendant. Judge Prince decided t hat d Mr Bryan should not have Ef-en. ~^ turd ^ fined unless it had been shown that, » cauncn the cow w&3 on tne street by his E. A. MARVIN A FANCIER, cemstnt, and ordered the decision of j E rr\e»i A. Marvin of Vhlte HaH comrii to be revtased. . , M „ was in town last week. Mr Marvin Hd*J. 8. Griffin represented Mr ^ ^ enlhusiaatic chirkwi Biyknand Hon Jss. E.^ Peunfoy the yg favorite breads being ~ .J . Rhode Island Reda and White W- • mouth Rocks. He has a Mtehee ef r James of Fumtcr. ^ gM birds and Will 7ii l iriends •* W. Gnrris of Bewd. yff- Rne Dims ana win nseB sevasw ^ was in birds think he is sure te wta ssam xibbons. Her place is in the hum** to bear and to rear cmidcen. Yet *t m .* who has spent Uiuusands of doM.irs in preparation fur the work .vill not a^e 4 :t a position for nine months m the year with thn-e idle nuniTs at a salary of $4o0. per year, kaiiy of us are sending our children to teach ers without experience for the moulding of cherac*-'. in V.,/' most plastic stage of their live*: when every tuucn inaKes a lasting nnpreas-, ion. And zo many qt ou' oi i;Jrcn ^ r> -"' are out of school at a time in the world’s history when tl*e world de mand* trained men and women. Judge Prince does not want it thought that he doe* not armuriate the work done in the sclnoa- by the little girl*, for if it were not for tuem our children would not know the litt'e they have learned. The reiqaindcr of his charge wm takennp in a discussion of the impor tance of paying better salaries to oar y te the county homicide turned him I.mk-o. V. , as defer • i d I/ • Pr.d jet t & j L* ni -ckj and prosiecuted by the Si.-'iC’*'* ■ i The e«*Mrt is now’ eng« ^wi in the i trrd ''f ' »rah Ln^remv fo** WMirder. J.M. CAMPHtir REUIRNS TO COU ETON Jauies M Cainpoeil, wno for cev- r<». > ats. ho3 bta ii Jam«*s A Herndon, J C Miller, G 0 Standfi J L 'barter, J E Brran. Geo. Geraty, T AEl4»*y, A 0 J J Li3T Of JuRoRa). i Thuckaton, J.' H. Marun, J. H. _ iWood.E. W. King, >. A. Patterson- -nio fclSwnuf urpUemen : Jr. A. B.0«rri«. A. C. Kiei^ C. W. drawn l.» H.n,.K«jurorr of the court rj.ri ty ,KS. Minue, W. C. Brant, o* fr-r..’ fc , :ssi , 'ns t*> convene No-! ^ c. vonLehe W vember23: Second week—J A Jordan, G M Beuiit-U. J W Ulmtr, Jasper Robert- >o;. ^ V • i-, A!ex Coistn. J A KotTer, G C Brown, W G Mdller, E P lonikia, i D Byrd, J M Ka>&s«r, J M r k-L. J H Til!, ?! I) Marvin, • - JURORS PRESFNT. The following grand jurors were present this week: J J hulk, chair man, W H Hiers, W M Fenden Burrill Mills, J M Kin»-y, T Mr Hoats, S A Martin, C R Stirckland, PJ LUton, SJ Rumph^I E Stirck*- land, F M Smith, J T Owens, B 9 __ in bu.-dness I ^ v>~—.. d* "»tum in n’f oid nome at Wiiii&ir.* where he wiff engage in farming. Mr Campt eO and family'rill be gladly .. v - „ , , . welcomed back tn Colleton. He is a piatt, C F GarU r. C W Redman, J | Kinsey. J E Harper, young man of splendid ability, and — • ^ L .i__ _ wul «loul)t!ess make a success of his farm. We are glad tn have all these Wandering sons return and improve the soil and reanorcea of Colleton. 4 ID BE BEPUTY SHERIFF: P M Buckner has been appointed by r eriff elect. W R Fok. te be Mr Beekner Is well In tMa eonhty AD thiapositioa. with his in im um Jaquca. v - . T _ , LaKoche, J W Craven. w and C E Sanders. THIRD WEEK—T. M. Roqves, j cu«fd: T KR^her G. H. Hiers. A. F. Huggins, J. D. J Padgett and J Colson, A. E Williama. J 2. Harri son, J. P. Strickland, M. M. Smith, J. H. Fender. It. P. Sanders, S. D. Bunion, I. H. Koer. Jule M. Ayant, D. Bemr, X W. Perry,' T. P. i*.*Ta*—» ■ So many being venire was ordered Ing additions Knight, J A h-BF"*- 1 '. .the Ct V ‘ » ■ / *** •;*))* •«"< | V y- S Ml