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'V'«‘ \ tandard. )U XXXL MASS MEETING HELD VVALTERBORO, S. C, JANUARY o, iqo 9 . CANDIDATES ENTERED. NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION NO. 21 KA8Y QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS LEGISLATION WERE DISCUSSED. HAVE BEEN NOMINATED IN THE CONTEST. qu< Wi tion. The Mass Meeting called by the members of the Lower House from; Colleton County was held Monday at the Courthouse, being called to order at 12 o’clock noon by Hon. G. W. j Way. Sen. J. S. Gritfin and Representa tives D. C. Sanders, G. W. Way, and J. -L. Robertson were present along with possibly four or five hun dred representative irom their sec tions of the county. ; Sen. J. 8* Griflin was unanimous ly elected Chairman of the meeting W. W. Smoak Jr ..Secretary. The meeting possibly did not result in as much good as the representa tives expected but it was instrumen- •tal in giving them the views of a number of leaders in their seperale communities. Amoung the questions discussed may be mentioned those of the con tinued exemption from the opera tion of the general stock law, good roads and the Agricultural High School. The discussion of the stock law luestion started by J. J. Padgett of' Williams. His section wanted stock law. Hon. J. W. Miley of Little Swamp thought that any section where the majority wanted stock law should have it His section wants, it -as there is not over one hundred acres in three aquare miles not under fence. Mr. Padgett suggested that a good line would be following Salke-> hatehie Creek to Bear Branch thence to the Edisto River, taking in nearly all of Warren Township. W. S. Weeks of upper St. Pauls favored the continued exemption of .stock law. 9 J. D. Ackerman of Cottageville thinks it is not constitutional to ex empt certain portions of the County from stock law. T. W. Harley of Adams Run held that the Coua?> was exempted from stock law bJan election which was held in 1907. P. W* Warren favored the exemp- . Let the people fix their fences now and farming time and . _ —atock, and thus main tain BLg^Boodwin of Little Swamp thbanfM discussion should be such ~ Inform the delegation as to th^nredi of sections, for himself, he toan&rprctection. He lives on the line and has had some trouble with the itock. The man who wants ex emption should build the line fence. Hon. D. L. Smith had served the legislature two years, giving his best attention to his County and State. The delegation should not make any pledges. When he was in the fegis Jature he had a bill passed giving what the people wanted but he found that no tax could be placed on stock to boiki fences. This ended the dis- cuashmof the stock law question. The next matter being taken up beiaffthat of good roads. C. F. Neyle of Meggetts, repre- iting the Adams Run good roads ive a sketch of the j good roads associa tion and proposed Similar legislation to thataovoeatod by Mr. Towles in his riMBt article published in this tr. J, D. Ackerman is in favor of repealiflMM law as it stands and have all ablebodied men work at least eight days and a three dollar commutation tax. G. W. Sweat of Hendersonville thinks his section wants a one dollar •comroutataon tax, and that property holders who have over one hundred dollars in property should be asses sed to supply funds with which to build roads. Dr.J. T. Taylor of Adjuns Run was opposed to any scale taxation as it tends to prevent persons trying to accumulate property or will prevent ifcir returns of property. He thinks fifty cents a day is little enough for ttioa tax, and if "a man Jht days he should then pay (Berton believes in trying to kwjbefore changing it. h L. Smith gave a brief hi* ‘ ‘ ition from 1901. in the campaign of > dollar commutation tax. and met with a howl le thinks it wise to leave the lav m it stands today. Cox of Youngs Island has ^iMtfkfaitha Iasi year in than fat twenty yean Dodd of Round adviaed to get laree^of ab» thattoyeaB The following are the first to en ter The Press and Standard's great contest. Of course this is but a starter there will be many^ others. Now is the time to start: Rev. C. W.'Burgess. Ruffin 3700 Miss bollye Price, Walterboro, llino W. VV. Bryan, Ruffin, KHM» P. VV. Leach, Walterboro lotto I - S Di , Walterboro, ‘><hj Lee F. Berry, Smoaks Bhm) Andu .v V\ alk^r, Ruffin... 1000 P. S. llif’., Ib und, Itttto Mi.-.' Mamii Lane, Bryan, loti Misst na Varn, Ruffin 500 Mrs. KMa Sanders, Ruffin, . 5<*5 Miss Kate Ramsey Green Pond, lOtnt Miss Willie Miller, Cottageville. 5oo Paul K. Crosby, Ruffin, looo D. L. bmiin, Walterboro, 3<hm> Calvin G. Saunders, Stokes, loOO W. D. Givens, Islandton Mrs. Mabel Hicrs, Stoke* M 1250 C. P. Fishburne, Walterboro,*'... 1000 J. B. DuBois, Islandton, 1000 Miss Susie Hiutt, Walterboro,.. 1200 THE PEOPLE OF BETHLEHEM MEET AND CELEBRATE A H4PPT NEW YEARS DAY. RESOLUTIONS . v ADOPTED. NEW SUDSCRIDERS. EXTRA VOTES FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DATS. HUSTLE. DELL1NGER--P0NEY, PROMINENT NEWSPAPER MAN WEDS ONE OF WALTERBORO’S CHARM - ■ INC YOUNG UDIES. need the work, and this will force the negroes in Adams Run to work. Mr. Dodd defended the present road law and thinks that if the peo ple will wait long enough the roads will be improved. *. - E. L. Commins of Meggett had tried the commutation tax and it did not work, so he and Mr. Towles went to ^Columbia and had their townships restored to their old way of working the reads. They did not wish to dictate to Colleton County all they want is local option in this road work. They have gotten results and are going to continue to get them. To do this one needs magistrates . with intelligence and ability and you connot get them for nothing.. Hon. D. C. Sanders moved tha‘ all these questions be reduced to writing to keep the records straight and then to be voted on.. His motion was tabhRL Hon. J. B. Dodd then offered the following resolution which was pass ed. . Whereas the legislature of 1906 passed fan act providing for an elec tion on the question of Dispensary or no Dispensary and whereat the aaid Act was found to conflict with the Constitution of the State and the election could be had, and Whereas the failure to hold such election, caused general regret and disappointment, therefore be it Resolved, that we, the citizens of Colleton County in Maas Meeting assembled request and urge our del egation to pass an act providing for an election on the question of dispen sary for Colleton County to be had no titter than the first Tuesday in Mar, 1908. And also that they sup port any measure haying for its ob ject State wide Prohibition. Respectfully Submitted, J. B. Dodd. The following resolution was then offered by E. L. Commins and pass ed. Be it Resolved that our represen tatives vote in favor of the establish ment of the three proposed Agricul tural Schools and that ohe of these schools be located in Colleton County at Walterboro, S. C., Colleton Coun ty, with a branch for experimental andfdeveloping purposes to be loca ted at Youngs Island, S. C., as this is pre-eminently an agricultural section and we feel that :t is very necessary for the future development of this section, that the youths of Colleton County be given a technical educa tion in agriculture We claim Colleton County on ac count of its large truck farms, Its Phosphate industries is entitled to one of tne schools. We also favor an additional midsummer session 'so the fanners’ sons, after their crops are laid by can attend. We claim that there are so many undeveloped resources that an agricultural school is a necessity, and the farmer is pay ing for one with every privilege fruY tyg placed on his fertilizer he uses, as there is such an enormous quantity used in Colleton County. We again beg our representatives to do all in their power to have this bill passed. E. L. Commings. Round, Jan. 2, Special:—About five to .six hundred persons assem- j bled yesterday at Bethlehem Baptist! church, a little over a mile from here, t » celebrate the birth of the New Year. It was a representative ga.hering from the sections around the church, aiul a delightful day was spent. A magTiificient picnic dinner was served about one o’clock a table lO* feet long had been erected and a m«<re >umptuous dinner could not ha'.e !»een prepared. The long table \u.' neaped with every kind of good things io eat. The 'large crowd i never “‘razzed” it—to use President Ro<j»ue\ elt’s favorate expression. Ttvs was a prohibition crowd, too, and if there was a drop of any stronger stimulant than coffee it was not in eidence. The resolutions adopted at the close of the meeting I sh »wsu strong prohibition sentiment. Hon. J. B. Dodd, superintendent! of the Sunday school, under whose I auspices the celebration was given, presided in a graceful and able man ner. The following program was carri ed out; interspersed with songs by a trained choir, Mrs. M. H. Hiott, at . the ugan: 1. Recitation, The First Hymn by Mis ■s Annie Hiott. 2. Recitation. Whistling in Heaven by Miss Dell Hiott. 3. Address, W. W. Smo/ik, Jr. of VYaiterboro. 4. Address, Hon. D. L. Smith of Walterboro. Recess for dinner. Upon re-as.'embling, Hon. J. S. Gritfin of Wa.terboro ma4e an ad- dre?«' after which A. V. Rickenbaker, presented the following resolutions whten were adopted by a rising vote: VV nereas. It has been brought to our attention, that the Waltorboro disjtensary was closed from Tuesday night to Monday morning of Christ mas week; and, whereas. The dosing* of said dispensary resulted in forc ing our people and the people of other sections to enjoy a sober Chistmas week; and whereas, We appreciate the manhood it required to force the closing of this dispen sary at a time when its business would have been greatest; therefore be it. Resolved, That we, the people of the communities around Bethle hem church, irrespective of creed, do herebv express our unqualified commendation and approval of this knightly act on the part of the able and fearless young mayor Capt. E. L. Fjshbui ne of the town of Walterboro, our county seat; and, that we ex press to him our heart felt thanks for this act. Resolved, That we here and now go on record as favor ing the passage at the approaching session of the legislature, of a State wide prohibition law, and urge our delegation to work to that end. After the adoption of these resolu tions which concluded the exercises the crowd dispersed, with the ex pressed hope that this would be made an annual gathering. One Present. AN APPROACHING MARRUGE A manias* of interest to the many friends of the contracting parties »that of Mm. fHssUe Gar- nerof Farrell’s X Roads and Mr. Charley M. Smoak of Smoato wtt* will occur at thehomeof the brides mother, Mre. Jufa Majr. tire widow ef tha tote WtoTWar. Thanday Bor. L—do; of tha will fiwrfana Jkt PROHIBITION MEETING HELD The prohibition meeting held at 11 o’clock in tne office of Peurifoy Brothers, on Monday 'was called to order by Chairman J B Dodd. There was a tolerably full attend ance of the executive committee and township chairman. Several other gentlemen were also present. | A general discussion was gone into as to the passage of a prohibition bill. A motion was made that a committee be appointed to prepare an act to submit to the delegation calling for an election on dispensary or no dispensasy, said election to be held Tuesday, May 4th, 1909, and that the delegation to the general as sembly be urged to support a state wide prohibition bill. The Chairman appointed as a com mittee to draft bill J E Peurifoy, Hon. G W Way. and W W Smoak Jr. ® DEATH OF JOSEPH LEACft SR- Joseph Leacn, Sr, of Anderson County, formerly of Greenville, died yesterday after au illness of six mouths. M«* Leach was a soldier in . the Civil War. Was about 66 years old. He was a toother of our townsman, P W Leach, Mrs R G W Bryan of Hendersonville. He wns a vary prominent man in the order of Oda Fellows. BUOY ABLE RUNT. Be, Jw. 4. fipadal: Tha hsmtinf crab want to Hopfai tiw law country, . Tnredav of tost huTth* aS We already have by far the lar gest circulation any pa]>er in Colleton county ever had —a circulation made up of men and women many of whom have been subscribers to The Press and Standard for ten, twenty, thirty and even thirty-two years! ; A large number of these subscribers have never taken any other paper and never will. Their fidelity und | support are appreciated. Wo trust they will remain loyal to the paper that has grown up with their child ren and has faithfully chronicled their joys and sorrows, their succes ses and guarded their reputations in disaster. One is never satisfied with present conditions and ought not Ik? if one is to progress. We are no excep tion to this rule. There are |>erhaps a thousand families in Colleton county who ] either borrow their neighbors paper or do not see it at all. We want this thousand new subscribers, and we are going to get them if it is possible. Now here is our proposition to all candidates: For even* BONE FIDE NEW SUBSCRIBER you send us within the next thirty days paid one year in advance, we will give 5U0 extra votes. Now is the time to get busy on this proposition. Let not a day pass. Send us in lists of names of persona in your community who do not get the paper and we shall take pleasure in sending them sample copies. Their names must reach us by Tuesday noon in order to insure their getting a paper the same week. Remember these extra votes will be given only to bone fide new sub scribers. If a subscriber cancels his subscription, and renews in the name of some member'of his family it will not count. The money for any subscription must be in our office before the votes will be issued either on old or new subscriptions. Now this widens the field for canditates—let them get busy; Call on us for any explanation—informa tion will be cheerfully given. FESTIVITIES AT ROUND. THREE SOCIAL EVENTS. COMING AND GOING DURING THE HOLI DAYS. Providence:.—Not seeing any thing from this p'ace in quite' a iveriod of tune, think, I will tell you few of the many Christmas Festivi ties we have had during the holidays. Christmas came in very quiet,, but later the sounds of guss could be heard alt around you. Cadet Leonard Jordan of Clemson College sjKMit the holidays at home. Cadet T. R. Kishi-r Jr, of Clemson 1 was also here spending the holidays. Miss Martha Riley the accomplish ed teacher of Providence School left for her home in Denmark to spend Xmas with her many friends who were delighted to see her back. Miss 1. M. Fishbnrne, teacher of Mi Carmel School spent the holidays with her sister Mrs. H. N. Stokes near Round. Miss Lizzie Easterlin who has l)een teaching in Beaufort, was here for the Xmas holidays. Miss Estelle Easterlin who has been teaching at Reevesvi’le spent the holidays with her parents. Miss Blanch Risher, teacher at Stokes spent the holidays with her parents at Round. Miss Pearl Sandifer, who has been attending the Bamberg School, was here for the holidays. One of the most beautiful wed dings that has taken place in Wal terboro in a numt>er of years was solemnized at the residence of Cap tain A. C. Shaffer at .high noon on Tuesday, January 5th, when Miss Emily Shaffer Bellinger liecame the bride of Mr. Samuel Elmore Honey, of J-aurens, S. C. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Thomas P Baker, rector of St. Judes Episco pal church, oi this place, in the prest 1 nee of a large number of rela tives and friends of the contracting parties The lovely ami spacious home of Captain Shaffer, the ward of the bride, was most beautifully and artistically decorated for the occa sion, the color scheme being a happy ' combination of green and white. In ( the west parlor, in which the cere- J mohy was performed, the scene presented was one of rare beauty and charm. Here the ingenuity and | taste of the decorator were most ef fectively displayed. From the cen ter of the ceiling, from which was susi>ended a large weite wedding ! bell, intertwined with a delicate tracery of green, garlands of smilax ; interwoven with gray moss, reached i to the four corners of the room. ; Against the wall facing the door thi& bridal altar was placed, and this was Mr. and Mrs. John T. Kelley of most charmingly arranged by a pro- Yorkville spent Xmas, here with the fusion of palms, smilax, grey moss ‘ latters parents Mr. and Mrs. T, R. and fresh pine i served to form which the bride Throughout the waxen candles, delabra, effused J.S.J.REPUES TO MR BRELAND Round, Jan. 4,—Editor Press and Standard: Please allow us a little more space to say to Mr. Breland that we fail to see where he gives us any information as to his authority to take a part of our money. He just says that he told his board of Commissioners that he was going to take it and he took it. This we really know that he took it, but what right had he to take it? If the State is insolvent and the managers are forced to employ an agent to collect for them at a dis count the writifr would willingly serve once. Say every ten years free of charge until it could pay for its work. But we are not willing for Mr Breland or any other man to step in, and as he- says, take our money, unless he can show that he is entitled to it. These claims, as we understand, must go before the Election Commissioners^ to be ap proved and sent to Columbia and the money is returned in one check and the Bank Exchange on this would possibly be twenty-five cents and then if Treasurer Jones is wil ling to distribute it to the managers through kindness, we" fail to see where Mr. Breland deserves any of it at all. He must certainly receive his per diem for his part of the work. Mr. Breland’s own words are, ‘.‘The Commissioners only have to approve such claims, make state ments to send to the Comptroller General and draw their pay.” This, mind you, he admits is his duty, he then turns it over to Mr Jones less ten cents per man, goes home and leaves Mr. Jones the work to do through kindness. This is all right if he can show that he has a right to do so but we have failed to see where he. gets ,this right, and his authority is that he told his board that he was going to take it and he took it. If this is right or if it is not, why could we not say that we would take part of Mr Jones or Mr Owens or even any other man’s pay and step up and take it? We guess that would depend on whether we could get hold of the money first or not. ^ Mo, Mr. Breland we no not care •o much for the ten cents, for either of us, I think, could make you a present of at least that much and not mire it, but as a matter of tod we have not done so although you saywe have. We shall have no more to say needles, which also an arch beneath and groom stood, room the glow of set in ancient can- a soft and mellow radiance.making the whole scene one of the most striking and picturesque beauty. At the appointed hour as the strains of Lohengrin’s wedding march, was rendered on the piano by Mrs. Norman G Morrall, the bridal party entered the parlor, preceded by Mr. Irvin M. Fish burne and Mr. L. Si Betty, who took their positions on either side of the altar. They were followed by the groom and his best man, Mr. E. D. Sallenger, of . Charleston. Miss Annie Keith Savage, the maid of honor, next came into the room, and was immediately followed by the bridj, who entered upon the arm of Mr. E. T. H. Shaffer. At the altar the bridal r&ir was met£ithe Rev. Mr. Baker, who spoke the beautiful Episcopal ceremony. The bride was gowned in an ex- quisjte creation of messaline silk, trimed with Duchesse lace, and made in the Dire:toire style en train. Her veil was delicately caught in her hair by a spray of* orange blossoms, and fell in graceful folds to the train of her gown. In her left arm she carried a large bouquet of brides roses and lillies of the valley. The maid of honor wore a beauti ful gown of pale blue messaline, made Direcnoire style, withjovely Persian trimmings. She carried white carnations tied with tulle. Immediately after the ceremony the spacious rooms of the handsome home were thrown en suite, and a delightful reception was tendered the guests, the ushers being assist ed in serving by friends of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Borvey were "assisted in receiving by Mrs. D. A. Terry, the mother of Captain Shaffer, Miss Ella Terry, her daughter. Miss An nie Boney, sister of the groom, and the Misses Bellinger, aunts of the bride. Following the reception an elegant luncheon was served to the bridal MtakE. M. Jooea left this ooufor St. Georg* and hare Mm wfil vWt party and a few friends, after which that long to be the bride and groom left on the 4 o’clock train for Laurens, S. C., the future home of the couple. The bride and {groom have many clo.se friends in Walterboro ^ and throughout the state who wish^them happiness in their wedded life. Mrs Boney was justly reco f ;nizc?d as one of Walterboro’s and beautiful young to her personal charms and accom plishments those excellent qualities of mind and heart which made her loved by all who knew her. The groom is the ’ editor of the Laurens Advertiser, and, though a young man, has attained an enviable reputation in thisstate in the news paper world. He is well known in Walterboro, and has many friends here who wish him much happiness in his benedictine state. The popularity of the couple waa attested by a large number of beau tiful ane handsome presents, among them" the gift of the bride’s aunt, Mks Btlhngar, which belonged to Mrs. Boner’s great graL_ tong the eat ef town theweddW were; Mr TP Rishtr. Mrs. Kelley will stay with us awhile and Mr. Kelley goes back to his place of business. W e are so delighted to welcome Mrs. Kelley and little daughter Katharyn Helena in our neighbor hood. Mr. Willie Easterlin of Jackson ville Fla., was h%r for the holidays. Messrs Otis Guess of Smoaks and Dannie Guess of Jacksonboro were the guests cf their mother Christ mas. Miss Lou Ellen Utsey spent Xmas with Miss Annie Lou Guess near here. Miss Guess has been attending school at Williams, and her many friends were delighted to see her buck for a while at least. Miss Edith Roger spent awhile with her sister, Mrs. E. L. Guess during the holidays. Misses Len and Ruth Risher, who have been attending school in Wal- terbor under Miss Helen Malone, were here for the holidays. We have had three socials ard one entertainment during Xmas. The first sociable we had was given at Miss Loyse Rishers, on Friday night, and enjoyed by all who attended. Next one was given at Mias Blanche Rishers, in honor of Messrs Norman and Walter Dukes of St George, at eleven o’clock the crowd dispersed having had quite a delight ful afternoon. On Tuesday afternoon the Adult Bible Class gave an' Entertainment at the residence of Mr. T. R. Risher. The programe was as follows: Reading of the Scripture by Supt. J. D. Risher. Son& All Hail the Power of Jesus Name by the whole Class. Prayer by Supt. J. D. Risher. Dues, by Misses Blanche and Louyse Risher, the latter singing a lovely alto: Reading, by H. N. Stokes. Solo, by Miss Blanche Risher which was very pretty, indeed, and all present enjoyed so much. Reading, by Miss Laurie May - Smoak Subject “Keeping the Love r Light” All hearing on Christmas, and know that all present enjoyed remembered after noon. After the singing and read ing, delicious refreshments were served. * Waiters were Misses Len, Minnie, ana Ruth Risher, with their dainty aprons on looked quite dainty. After the refreshments came the guessing contest’s which were puz- most” popular zling, but created lots of fun, ladies, adding enjoyed very much. The last party was given at Laune May* Smoak’s residence was enjoyed by all who went. It was the last night for the Christmas folks at home, but they seemed to enjoy themselves, know it will be hard for them to study after having such a delightful Xmas: Miss Laurie May had the pleasure of having C. E. Durant of Cottage- ville present at her sociable. He I to enjoy It very much. Wishing aHi Happy New Year will bid you tdien, and Miss and Saxbv Bellinmr. E D SaUenger, of Mr G ABoMy, of YaffcaO*. ML RUSHTON BETTER. 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