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If# VOL. XXXI. Standard. VVALTERBORO, S. C, DKCLMBER 30. 1008. NO. 2<f REV. J.L DANIEL WRITES. WALIERBORO CUT Off STOCK LAW SUGGESTED X Y Z MAKES INQUIRY OPPOSES PROPERTY TAX. i DISPENSARY ROBBED A FAREWELL. AND AN INTERESTING APPEAL FOR RELIEF MADE TO THE DESCRIPTION OF HIS RECEPTION AT HIS NEW HOME. Mullins, Deo. 24.—Mr. Editor: Will you allow rm? space in your valuable columns to say "good-bye” to the good* people of Walterlwro. 1 desired to see each one personally before 1 left and bid.tjiem farewell. ‘ (|1) but as ail know, Mrs. Daniel was not well and I had my hands m< r than full in getting ready for my move. . 1 love you Walterboro people and trust that my % ministry among you was blissed of GiAJ to the good of all. 1 did my best and am glad to know that my efforts were appre ciated by many. May God bless you all and may you all have a great and prosperous year. Well. I arrived at Mullins at 10 o’clock on the night of December 1<>. We were met at the depot by the stewards and conveyed to the par- scnage where we found quite a number who gave us a warm recep tion. -The house was well heated, a -good supper served and the pantry well supplied. Santa Claus came also on Christmas Eve. Some l>eau- tiful, lovely young ladies entered our home at that time and left many bundles, turkeys, hams, cakes, fruits of ail kinds, and many things for Christmas. They entered with out knocking and were just about to depart when we came in just in time GOVERNOR. BUT HE CAN T HELP. MR BRANT DISCISLS A STOCK LAW THAT HE THINKS WILL MEET THE NEEDS AT THIS TIME. WANTS TO KNOW WHO IS RESPONSI BLE FOR FAILURE TO HOLD DIS PENSART ELECTION. (Jnlumbia. Dec. 24, There is weep ing ami gnashing of teeth among the thirsty ^on Christmas eve at W'alU 1io, and no relief till next Monday, a fearful drought in the dear week in the year it is con sidered excusable if not commend able to put away inti* the system plenty ot the obejoyful. And to add insult to injury the thing was done suddenly without the slightest warning the V\ alterborodispensaries dosed their mouths w ith a sharp and piercing .-nap yesterday at the close of the day's business. The town is outraged, and those who have l>eon (Continued from last week) kutfiGL Dec. 2t'», Special: Dt* our leguilators go to work ami get up a lull that wul settle this ques tion (Stock Law). I believe that a bill providing for a license tax tin all live stock running at large within the exemption, will solve the ques tion. Let us have a bill that will provide tor certain portions of Col leton to be fenced with wire, and to be paid lor by a license tax on stock. Hut some will say, "How are you going to get at the stock? Some i discussing the people will not reiurn their stock." | two acts of 1 I he-ie wili be no trouble about that. Let tins bill provide for a tax but- thus with iundent suddenness been i ton t) , fastened' in the ear of the cut off from thur Christmas booze ',,,1 U11V are snortingj pulling and blowing. By this morning the storm had pierced one hundred miles to Colum bia via the telephone wires. Mr Black, of the Walterboro dispensary board, called up Dispensary Auditor A'est and spent several dollars in long distance toll*, recounting the ‘e about gn the The board Editor The Press and Standard: The has been d great deal said as to who is responsible for the fact that we had no election on the dispensary at the last primary election. Some say it was one thing and some say it was another. If the public will study what Messrs. Howell x Gruber say in your paper on Aug. 1, 11*08 in rendering their decision there will no longer l»e any chance to cavil over it. They make it clear and certain. This** able attorney s,lifter inconsistencies of the his at length among other things, use the following language, to wit: "Hut be this as it may, there is another provision con tained in the State constitution, which it seems to us is necessarily fatal to the Act providing for the MR D OWN THINKS PROPERTY HOLD ERS PAT ENOliCH FOR GOVERN MENT EXPENSES. stock, which would be wasted. The Mayor, it seems, had ordered the dispensary closed without warning, not to be opened again until next . .. c , umt ;, Monday. Couldn’t Mr West have to thank them. 0 A. the Governor interfere in the interest friends of Summerville* \\ alterboro, w ^ at ou>f ht to be law if it was noi, Manon and other u1»cm where we jn (ht , intere , t of a f air dea | ^ have labored for the Master, have,^ ■, Mr w wno , kindly remembered us. J\e thank thou ^ h a pro nibiuoni,t himself, them all and appreciate their good stock and any stock found running at large without the button, t»e subject to immediate seizure. Ad vertise it and sell applying net [special election. Secton 11 of Art. proceeds to the building and mam- 2 reads as follows: "The registra- taining, of pasture fence, and you tion hooks shall close at least thirty will have no troutile about getting I days before an election, stock on the tax books. Provide | which time transfers and registra- .. ,,, , r . iiurtner lor persons planting andition shall not be legal; Provided, things the pgepul 8 btiering,, cu | tlval j u ^ cro p S exemp- persons who will become of age and run in a paragraph or so about l j on ^ thaL they build a good ; during that perioxl shall be entitled the sadness Ait the situation from the and sutticient fence around all crops ■ to registration before the luniks board s point ot view The Imard p | antetl and no shall ^ t . n .; do , e - had loaded up with a hne Christmas Islandton, Dec. 2t>, Special: The few discussions on roads and other matters have been interesting. While there are some things about them I do not like one in particular there has not been enough of them. Our law-makers asked for the opinions of the people, and .you offered your good pajK-r to them, and yet they are quiet on these suli- jects. This Utile commutation tax of $2. has perplexed the whole matter, and any practical man would know at a thought that that amount would hardly ki*ep the logs, brush out of the rights-of-way. As to the plan of working advocated by some, 1 differ considerably, which is taxing projierty to build roads: 1. Non-taxpayer is benefited ’ by property holders mules and wagons in every particular. They haul his guano, his crops to market, hU corn during tvi mill, his wood to burn and often on pleasure occasions. Then why should the tax-payers burden be added to? A pays tax to keep up county and state expenses. H. non-taxpayer, WALTERBORO DISPENSARY BROKEN INTO LAST NIGHT BY UNKNOWN PARTIES, LIOUOR STOLEN. has all the privileges A has and usu titled to damage to crop by stock j This provision is too clear for con-! ally gets more money out of the without a giRKl fence. Let the troversy. The constitution not only 1 county, for many times they linger stock law sections have their crops declares that the liooks .shall close at i around for a job. A pays taxes to feelings tow ard us. We are comfortably domiciled here, have a nice new parsonage of seven rooms, every room lighted by electricity. W r e also have a ’phone i and can converse with all the m^ar towns. JWe have a nice brick church, modem style, Sunday school room connected with the main auditorium by folding doors. The church is at present lighted by gas, but we will put in electric lights next week. Our Sunday school numbers 300; our congregations are good—from 250 to 300. We have an excellent choir' of 12 voices. We have an organ, a comet and a violin, both in the church and Sunday school services. The church is seated with opera chairs. The par sonage is near the church and every thing is just as convenient as any one could wish it. The board of stewards have met and fixed our salary at $1,250.00 and have promised to pay it monthly. We have met many of our old pupils here and they seem delighted to have us for a pastor. I find a great many here whom I have known for .years. I have been the pastor of a good many of them before. All seem glad to have us. We are pray ing for and expecting a good year. We have already received twelve into the church by certificate and have others to follow. Well, 1 must close. Best wishes to Walterboro. I extend an invita tion to all my friends to come in to see us some time. May God bless you all and may I as your ex-pastor, ask an interest in your prayers. Good-bye to all. Grace and peace be multiplied unto you. J. L. Daniel. though a prohibitionist himselt, is i gentle-hearted, presented the matter 1 to the Governor in as favorable a light as possible, but the Governor, who has a moral constitution like themacauam on toe siraigm auu narrow wa>, and whose firmness in retusing pardons caused half a dozen prisoners to break out of the pen itentiary in desperation, promptly and with great energy indicated there was nothing doing. "No, leh mm uiai iiiA»t emphatic ally 1 decline to interfere,” he said. The Mayor acted under that provi sion of the Carey-Cothran law which authorizes a Mayor to close the dis pensaries of his town "temporarily and as oiten and for such time as the public good demands.” An extreme view of thii proviaon is that could make his town so.— Charleston Evening Post. XMAS IN WALTERBORO Christmas passed off quietly in Walterboro, with no casualties reported so far. The closing of the dispensary by Mayor Fishburne forced the majority of the people who are eccustomed to imbibing on this occasion to do without and con sequently pass a sober Christmas. On all sides one hears words of com mendation for the stand taken by Mayor Fishburne, and it has been an excellent prohibition argument. The merchants did & record-break ing business and many of them ascribe this to the closing of the d spensary. , Two Chiismas trees were given Thursday and Fridaj evenings; Thursday evening that ot the Methdist church, which was a suc cess in in every particular. Every member of the Sunday-school was remembered in a gift, and the smile of satisfaction of the little ones who were thus remembered repaid any trouble incurred in giving tnese trees. The tree »t the Baptist Church Christines evening »t 6:30 o’clock was also very enjoyable. Avery pretty programme, mostly musical, was rendered, greatly to the delight of the Uurge wdience present. A feature of, of this tree was the prewnta^ sf a hmtkome gold watch fob to. Mrs,N G Mot- Si by the church, as a tokrnof Aa tionof the church for the unfafflng ••rvfee she Im rsodarsd at and leader of the choir* for Mayc entirely dry >f be choee to do CAPT. FISHBURNE NOMINATED. J. B. DODD OF ROUND NOMINATES CAPT. E. L. FISHBURNE FOR THE STATE SENATE IN 1910. Round, Dec. 28, Special:—EJditor The Press and Standard:—I rise to nominate Mayor E. L. Fishburne of Walterboro for the State Senate in 1910, and if the sentiment over the county generally compares favorably with this community, I will hear a thousand seconds to the nomination. Mr. Fishburne won general favor and applause by a single stroke of his pen when he signed the order to close Walterboro’s dispensary through the Xmas holidays. If we had not known that the dispensary was closed, we would have known that some radical change had taken place to give us a Christmas entirely different from any we have ever had before. I have heard a number of men say that they have not seen the least effect of whiskey on anyone during the holidays. Whereas, heretofore the approach of Christ mas has been a season of anxiety and dread on account of the drunken ness and rowdyism it was. sure to bring, and the police protection. Arid now we hear the question asked on every hand, ‘‘If the closing of the dispensary for five days shows such splendid results, what ^ would a permanent prohibition do?” In behalf of this entire community I wish to proclaim: Three Cheers for Fishburne, and a wise adminis tration of the government of our County Seat, and a Prohibition Senator in 1910! Yours very truly, „ J. B. Dodd. MR CfiHJIN PAINFULLY HURT. Williams, Dec. 23,—Special; While driving a team of mules a few days ago Getsinger O’Quin hap pened to a serious accident. The mule he was riding stumbled and fell throwing him to,the ground where two timber cart wheels pensrifi over him. One of his legs was broken and ha reoaivsd other •light injuries. Dr Kinsey, was summoned end under his care Mr . \»«pi in the woods if they prefer and their stock in the pen- and stall. Also let those mat prefer navmg their stock faiU ning on the free grass in the woodi and have what they w*ant. It is cheaper for us to raise stock in the woods and have plenty of good beef to eat, and we are furnishing beef to the people in the stock law sections by the twenty to forty head at the time, but all this will stop when we are forced to pen our cat- tie in a Utile dry pasture. W. C. Brant. SNIDERS SCHOOL ITEMS. Ruftin, Dec. 26* Special:—The J. S. 1. Literary Society of the Sniders High School, held its regular meeting last Monday afternoon. It being time for the election of' new officers the following were elected: Prest. Miss Trudie Yarn; vice-presi dent, Miss Leila Crosby; Sec. and Treas. Loyal Givens; critic, Miss Carlotta Yarn; censor, Mias Addie Bishop; door keeper, Wyman Bowers. * o The new officers were installed with the determination of trying to make their term the most success ful one in the year 1909. The next meeting will be held January 8,1909. The stulents, also the patrons, take great interest in our society and school work: We have chosen as our society and school colors Crimson and White, and all wear it with pleasure in honor of our worthy teacher. Miss Carrie E. Weekley. An evening entertainment was g'ven by the school for the benefit of school improvements. It was enjoyed by a goodly number of lis teners. The children were compli mented and credit given to Mrs, W. least 30 days before an election takA*s educate B’s children. Is jt fair and place, but emphaaizes this require ment by declaring that any transfer or registration taking place during period shall be illegal. Sec. 197 of the Co<le of Laws of 11MJ2 contains the same provisions and conclude: "The registration lH*>ks shall be in like manner closed 30 days before any special election.” Applying this* provision of the State constitution to the subject under consideration, the conclusion seems to be irresistible. The books have not been closed. It was too late to close the b >oks when the matter was referred to us on the 27th". The 27th means the 27th of July, and as the time fixed for the election was Aug. 25th, there were not thirty days intervening to close the books before the election and turn them over, hence the failure of the election. X Y Z mented ana creait given to Mrs. w. their friends at £14 East Bay street, C. Brant and Miss Weekley for their i Charleston, where they will reside. The bride is the youngest daughter * *** careful preparation. The following program was successfully carried out: Scripture Reading. Prayer. Short address—Hon. W. C. Brant. Song—Hark, the Herald Angels— School. Tableau—T h e Birthdays—Sinie Bishop Earline Bishop, Josephine Crosby, Dana Herndon, Nora Hern don, Beatty Benton, Corrie Yarn. Recitation—A World' Reformer— Gary Yarn, Wyman Bowers. Tableau-Open your mouth and shut your ayes, Maude Padgett, Harry Yarn. Song—Chistmas time is come again, School Tableau—When are you going? Lizzie Herndon, Gary Yarn. Song—Old santa claus, School. Tableau- The five senses. Addie Bishop, Gary Yarn. Song Christmas beils, Sgjiool. Play—Ikey’s stratagem, Gertrude Yarn, Loyal Givens, Dixon Breland, Harry Yarn, Sara Getsinger, Von- lehe Harvey Benton, Emmie Pad gett Bessie Bishop, Lloyd Brant. Song—Joy to the world, School. School report. Address. Song and Tableau—Good night, Emmie Padgett, Ethel and Pearl Breland. Quite a number of young folks attended the Xmas tree at Bethel Xmas Eve. A. H. Brant and G. J. Yarn had business in Walterboro Friday night. Mil. P. C. Crosby and her four daughters, spent a very» pieeeent eveniag at the home of G. J. Yarn’s Mr. and Mn. P.M. Vara were the af Mr. and Mrs. 4. H. Yarn X • f* GETSINGER BOOTLL A very pretty but quiet marriage, owing to the ueatu of the brides sister recently, was that of Miss Annie Getsinger and Mr. Thomas R Bootle which took place at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs A E Getsinger at Getsinger, yester day morning at 11 o’clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E W Peeples of Vamville in the presence of relatives and friends of the couple. Miss Dell Benton was maid ot honor and Mr, Stanley, best man. A reception and dinner was given immediately after the ceremony, after which Mr and Mrs Bootle left for their future home in Char leston, taking the train at Walter boro. They will be at home to just to still tax A to make roads for H’s children to go to school and dismiss B from any responsibility? is that equitable law that Mr Towles speaks oi? Would that be equal rights to all and democratic? 1 cannot see where it would bene fit the county to split the chain gang, as it seems to me it will add more taxi's. There are only twelve town ships and there are three men to look alter the county. It seems to me they have ample time, but they must have been very busy since the cnam gang was organized, for except the causeways and the grading of one hill they have not done any work in Broxton township. If they have I have not heard of it. We have not complained but 1 think it is time for we have paid all the same. A tax on the property to buy to<>ls and machinery would be enough for taxpayers. If our opin ions are formulated by the condi tion of our roads I would over-reach the reason of many of you. Two other things 1 would like to call to the attention of our delegates. One of themps: It hink we have been trying to educate the colored race long enough. The effect is too lit tle for the expense. The other: Real estate ought to be classed and assessed at so much per acre, for we have lands which are practic ally useless, not worth fencing for pasturage. Let me suggest that |a commuta tion tax be optional, with equal number of days and aollars, other wise it is not equitable, Peter O’Quin. of the late Mr Jacob Getsinger, is loved by a wide circle of friends for the many amiable and pleasing graces she possesses. The groom was formerly from this county, but left some years ago to serve his trade as a machinist, Finishing this he was employed by the A. C. L. railroad, having recen- ly resigned his position to accept much better one at the Navy Yard. G. C. Getsinger of Savannah, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Getsinger, of Eu- tawville, Mr. and Mrs Julius Reynolds and family of Round, T. E. Leach of Beaufort, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Drawdy of Vamville, Chas. and Perry Benton, and families of Florida, were among those who at tended the wedding. This paper joins the many well- wishers of these young folks with sincere congratulations. STUDENTS HOME FOR HOLIDAY The following stundents from the different colleges are at home for holidays. They will return the last of this or the first of next week. Winthrop College,—Misses Marian Fraser, Sarah Kohn, Ulmer Fish- bvjrae and Essie Hyrne. College for Women—Mums Gladys Wichman and Eunice Glover. Clemson College—Cadeta W G Hyrne, John D Murray. F P Wichman, Mylnor, Beach, Harry Anderson. S. C. College—Prentiss Griffin. 8. C. M. A.—Cadet W. C. Glow. Jr. P. M. ▲.—Cadet Henry Glow, Fsrman,—Geo. Price. Charisefnn Collage « J -Christoph venLehe. ; (MI L—Bigar. PwnMgtna AN ENJOYABLE DANCE. No event of the Christmas holi days has been more thoroughly en joyed, than the dance given by the young men, at Hyme'sHall on Mon day evening. *8ome very pretty costumes were worn by the young ladies, and the scene was a bright one. » An inspiring program of music was furnished by the Walterboro String Band. The affair was charmingly chaper oned by Mesdames H. W. Black Jr, W. E. Fraser, B. G. Hyrne, Jno F. Lucas, ^las. C. McLeod,! C. D. C. Aiams, C. H. Fripp, E. M. Jones, A. C. VonLehe, T. P. Baker, T. T. Walsh, M. C. Fishburne, P.J. Lucas, and Mrs. Spear of Charleston. The honored guests were—Misses Sarah Allen of Columbia, Le Prince of Charleston, Pauline Sanders of Ritter, Eleanor Lemacks of Ritter, Cleo Brunson of Barnwell and the Misses Spear of Charleston. Others present were: Misses Edith Lucas, Emily Bellinger, Annie Savage. Helen Lucas, Emmie Strobel, Essie Hyrne, Ulmer Fishburne, Hattie VonLehe, Mamie Stokes, Lucy Lemacks, Arline Sanders. Ray Jones. Nell Detreville^Gladys Wich man, Kathrine Howell. Florence Black, and EditlfFraaer. Messrs Ladson and Irving Fiah- burnt, Clem and Harry Anderson, C. H. Fraser, J. C. VonLehe, E. T*H. Shaffer, Horace Spear, Joe and Raymond Patterson, Paul Bax ley, B. E. Detreville, W. G. Hyrne, M. C. Rivers, I. C. Anderson. St.- Eimore Glover, Chariesworth Glover, W. G. Marshall, Jalius Lemacks, Fuller Fripp, L S. Betty, M. C.- Fishburne, and Drs. Kershaw and A bold thief entered the .Walter- boro.dispensary last night and stole a large amount of liquor about $2<X) P worth as nearly as can Ik 1 ascertain ed. Entrance was made through the rear door by means of a crooked iron bar bent to fit in the closed door. The door was fastened by means of a wooden bar which was secured in. the socket by a peg. A half inch auger was used in boring a number of holes from the outside till the end of the |>eg was exposed. It was then an easy matter to raise the bar and enter. The supposition is that the thieves were very familiar with the fastening of the door, and knew just where the peg was. No trace of their identity was left although this amount of liquor would have had to lie carried off in a wagon. • - 4 Dispenser, H. A. Patterson dis covered the theft as soon as he came down this morning and reported it at once to Clerk Diederich who reported it to Mr Wichman, the only member of the County Board in town. Mr Wichman, conferred with the Governor, and with Mr Sanders another member at Ritter, and they intend to do all they can to apprehend the guilty parties, but do not care to give out anything for publication just now. It is pos sible that a reward will be offered for the return of the liquor and the apprehension of the guilty parties. The dispensary has been guarded for several nights, but the guard was taken off just a day ago. . i 5 OUR VOTING CONTEST We are glad to see the interest already manifested in the voting contest began a week ago. It bids fair to eclipse anything of the kind ever attempted in CoTleton county The prizes are of real value and are worth trying for. Any of them will be a prize of lasting usefulness; and they are sure to be warmely contested for. Our contest of two years ago was succewful in every particular, and there is no reason why this will not be equally so. The candidate who gets in at the start and hustles from the start will be the one who will have firat chance to win. Begin now to secure promises for votes and to get new subscribers. The early bird catches the worm. ’The prizes will go as follows: To the most popular person in the county as shown by the number of votes received up to April 15th the beautiful Rock Hill buggy now on exhibition at A Wichman & Son’s Hardware store. The next most popular person will received the standard New Home sewing machine, which has been ordered from the factory and will be exhibited at The Press and Standard office when it arrives. The third most popular person will be given the beautiful.dining ta ble, now on exhibition at Terry and Shaffer’s big department store. The fourth prize will be a mag nificent Karpen couch, which has to be seen to be appreciated. It will be gladly shown by the well known furniture dealers, the Brown Furniture and Hardware Co. Now these prizes are costing us good, hard money—more than has ever been spent on a voting contest of any kind in Colleton county (ex cept political) and we are anxious to have every reader examine them, and then vote. Understand, this contest is not limited to anv class of persons, or to any sex. We wish everyone .to feel at liberty to enter it. The nominating coupon publish ed every week can be sent in by a person wishing to enter or by their friends. AU that is necessary to do is to clip it out of the paper, fill in the name and address of the person to be entered and return to this office—we do not care who does the the nominating. No money need accompany this ballot and the per son nominated will start in with 500 votes. Each week a weekly ballot will be published good for a number of votes which may be sent in and credited to any candidate. No money need accompany any of these ballots. Then the subscription ballot pub lished each week is good for the number of votes the cash calls for. $1.00, gives 500 votes, $2.00; 1200 votes, $3.00, ‘ 2000 votes, $4.00, 8000 votes, $5.00, 4000 votes. Greater •mounts correspondingly more.. If you desire to enter this contest, now la tha rime. Nothing will be gained by delay, Latyonr mbm be in the list of those first nominated A low prioa anu * bargain ara two nylioaUy diifarent proposi tions/ ‘ w w * * ia* o .•vfiW