The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, March 24, 1909, Image 1
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VOL. XXXI.
YVALTERBORO, S. C, MARCH 24. 1009/
NO. 32
COOPERS FOUND GUILTY. 1 RULES ARE ADOPTED.
IK MUD ntUL OF SUTERS OF
SENATOR CARMACK. RESULTS IN
VERDICT OF GOUTY.
Monday. November 9, 1908, Sena
tor Edward W. Cormack was shot to
death in Nashville, Tenn. Col.
Duncan B. Cooper and son, Robin
and John D. Sharp, were charged
with the murder. A notable trial
covering several weeks resulted in a
verdict Friday of acquittal as to
Sharp, and on Saturday a verdict of
guilty of murder in the second de
gree aa to the Coopers. They *ere
s—tsnrnrt to serve each twenty
vears in the penitentiary. They
have appealed for new trial and are
out on $25,000 bond.
noRY of Tragedy and trial.
T%e Cooper-Sharp trial has been
one of the most remarkable murder
caest in the history cf the South, not
only because of the prominence of
principals in the tragedy, but be-
ie of then
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION PRO
VIDES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE
$20,000 APPROPRIATION.
reasons that led to the
killing. o
Col. Duncan B. Cooper, a former
officer in the Confederate army un
der Forrest, and a man wary promi
nent in Democratic State politics,
once lived at Columbia, Tenn. In
that town also resided Edward
Ward Carmack, a young lawyer,
who alao did tome newspaper work.
Cooper bought)the Nashville Ameri
can and induced Carmack to come to
Nashville as its editor. Whether the
men were in thorough accord is a
disputed point. Carmack’s friends
say not. Col. Cooper swore on the
stand that they were close friends
until Governor Tavlor opposed Car
mack for re-election to the Senate.
This fight was long and bitter. A
feature of it was a series of joint de
bates and Carmack lost. Cooper
supported Taylor, but Robin, the
boy who killed the Senator, support
ed the latter.
Malcolm R. Patterson was Gover
nor of the State at the time of the
Carmack Tayior fight, and he an
nounced hia candidacy for re-election.
Carmack, juat beaten for the Senate,
waaufged into the race for Gover
nor against Patterson. This was
last June and the fight between the
men for the Democratic nomination
waa the toost spectacular ever seen
inTennemee. Again joint debates
were arranged, and again the feel*
ing between the factions grew very-)
hitter. In these debates Cooper
charged that Carmack assailed the
Colonel's good name. Cooper was
an ardent Rktterson man—the Gov
ernor on the stand described him as
“my closest personal and political
adviser." Again Carmack lost, and
a motfth before the election became
editor of the Nashville Tennesseean.
He had made the race on the prohi
bition platform, and while he did
not get the .nomination he did secure
enough representatives to assure the
pamage of the so-called State-wide
liquor bill. *
In the meantime, Governor Pat er-
son and former Governor Cox. once
deadly enemies, were ‘reconciled.
The Tennessean charged that Col.
Cooper brought this reconciliation
about, ami referred to it in a hu
r morous and sarcastic vein in its
editorial columns, Carmack alao in
timated that, to save Governor Pat-
tenon, the Democratic leaders were
preparing to trade Bryan for the
Governorship. Col. Cooper was
chafing under the comment, and be
coming more incensed every day.
The State board of education FrU
day passed on the act increasing the
average length of the school term.
The appropriation is $20,000 and it
is pros hied that the school receiving
the aid shall raise at least one-half
of the fund required and also that
no school shall receive any of the ap
propriation where there are any
funds to keep a school in operation
100 or more school days.
The rules adopted are as (pllows:
“No school having a term of 100
days or more shall be entitled to the
benefits of this act.
“No aid shall be given from the
State funds till all the regular school
funds'of the district have been ex
pended, either by contract or by
actual outlay.
“No school shall receive more
than $100 from tha State.
“No school shall receive aid from
the State unless each teacher holds a
certificate which has been registered
in the office of the eounty superin
tendent of education.
“The steps necessary to secure aid
from the S ate shall be as follows:
“Of the sum raised by the patrons
and friends of the school an amount
not to-exceed $50 must be deposited
with the county treasurer who shall
place it to the credit of the school
designated; provided, that no money
shall be deposited with the treasurer
without the consent of the trutees.
“The county superintendent of
education shall make appli<^tion. on
a prescribed form, to the State
superintendent of education, for
double the amount raised and de
posited with the treasurer.
“The .State superintendent of edu
cation shall remit to the county
superintendent of education the
amount to which the sebo »1 may be
entitled.
“The county superintendent of
education shall deposit the amount
received from the State superinten
dent of education with the county
treasurer who shall place it to the
credit of the school designated.
“All money raiaed by the patrons
and friends and deposited as provid
ed for in section 5, subdivision A,
and all, money received from the
State under the foregoing regulation
shall be used exclusively to pay
teacher’s salaries.
“The monev shall be paid out only
on wamu.t of the trustees, approved
by the county superintendent educa
tion.
“All money secured under this act
shall be expended prior to the begin-
ningof the new school year, July 1.
‘The State superintendent of
education may refuse any applica
tion .hich, in his judgment, would
not increase the efficiency of the
free public school, subject to the ap
proval of the State board of educa
tion; provided, that such a refusal
be subject to the review and approv
al of the State board of education.”
—The State.
TIE IMJUES WJM.
CANDIDATES AND FRIENDS ARE BUSY. SO IS THE
CONTEST MAN. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE.
Lee F. Berry, Smoaks 65,340
Miss Sallie McTeer Walterboro 63,510
Miss Willie Miller Cottageville 55,885
Phil M. Padgett, Williams 53,500
C. P. Fishburne, Walterboro 35,650
Rev. C. W. burgess Ruffin 25,240
Miss Pearl Berry Ruffin No 1 18,340
Miss Eva Ihley, Hendersonville 12,550
Miss Mattie Herndon Stokea 12,540
Miss Laurie Drummond. Walterboro .11,520
Miss Dora Bishop, Ruffin 8625
G. L, Smoak, Ruffin No. 2 8000
Miss Mamie Lane, Bryan 1 7230
J. U. Dubois, Islandton. .. 6700
D. L. Smith, Walterboro 6600
Miss Kate Ramsey Green Pond, 6200
T L Martin, Ruffin 5146
M A Crosby, Ruffin, 2 5200
Harvey Gritfin. Ruffin No. 1 4755
Miss Pearl beach. Stokes.. 4006
Calvin G. Saunders, Stokes 4000
Mrs. Mabel Hiers, Stokea, 3260
W. 1). Givens, Islandton 3200
P. W. Leach, Walterboro, 2560
Miss Dollye Price, Walterboro 2200
T. H. 3aldwell, Lodge.., 2700
Paul K. Crosby. Ruffin 2000
John M. Crosby, Walterboro 2000
Miss Lillie Halford, Walterboro. 2000
Miss Barbara Jaques, Cottageville 2000
Andrew Walker, Ruffin 1700
Miss Susie Hiott, WalteJboro 1700
P. S. hill, Round 1700
Miss Viola Connelly, Walterboro, 1500
Mis. J. F. Chassereau, Ehrhardt 1500
Mis. Mamie Crosby, Ruffin 1500
Miss Cora Yarn, Ruffin 1250
A. A. Vain, brant 1000
W. W. Bryan, Ruffin , 1000
Mrs. Jno. A. Carter. Smoaks ...., 515
Mrs. Li'a Herndon, Ruffin 515
J. Kierce lletsinger, Ruffin 505
Ai.<jiev\ Bunion, Hendersonville .i..../ ^ 500
ONLY TWO WEEKS MORE.!COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
IN TWO WEEKS TIME COLLETON’S j PRESIDENT HARRIS TO SPEAK SATUR-
GREAT VOTING CONTEST WILL | DAY AND ORGANIZE COUNTY
NAVE ENDED. VOTE NOW.- J UNION.
Mar. 20,
fard:
The Press and Standard’s great I The following letter from Mr
voting contest has only two weeks Mahaffey will be self explanatory,
more in which to run. These will be | The organisation of Farmer's Unions
weeks of activity on the part of the i in this county is Indeed gratifying,
candidates and contest man. It is The locals should be well represented
entirely too early to «iy who will be at the meeting to be held hereSatur-
ng the first prize.
Some surprises are doubtless in store Lodge,
for the last two weeks of the contest. Editor Prose Standan
One of the surpriaea has has happen- Dear Sir:
ed this week, in which Miss Sallie Please give notice of a meeting to
McTeer of Walterboro goes to second be in Walterboro on next Saturaay,
place. Lee F. Berry of Smoaks, the 27th inst. to organize county
still continues to lead. Several of union. I want all of the farmers of
the candidates have made large the county to come and all of the
gains during the past week. unions to come and send delagates.
Some of those whoieei that they We will have a public meeting be-
cannot hope to win the first prize fore we organize a county union for
are now trying to win the watch the purpose of taking in members,
which is now being given away, and I hope to have- the State President
as a consequence we have numerous with me, and will have some good
changes in the votes of. the candi- speaking.
dates. There is no telling though I organized unions at Berea, Hen-
what can be done in two weeks by dersonville. Maple Cane, Dry
any of the candidates,end it is poa- Branch, Sniders, and Stokes. Sfoce
sible that a candidate that is low 11 reported to you. At Stokes I got
down in the list may yet come out thirty-two members,
ahead. \t any rate it is too early Thanking you in advance, I
for a candidate to Weome 'discour-1 remain.
aged. All that is necessary is de
termination and hustle. The candi-1
dates are doing this.
A. Mahaffey.
P. B. Dixon, Walterboro 500
Alia. C E. Kinsey, Ehrhardt i ! 500
Isriam PadfcetL jr., Varnville 500
WITH OUR EXCHANGES.
IN NEED OF A TONIC.
When the tongue of trade is coat- •
ed, when the eyes and limbs of the
clerk and dull and languid, when the
raging fever tackles theempty vitals
of the till, when the spider roosts in
the cash box and bouquets of decay
are on the chandelier, it is conclusive
that the advertising doctor has not
been consulted.—Shelton (Conn.)
Booster.
with a vim. In other words let’s
get some life into ourselves r.nd put
some real old time snap and ginger
into this town. Let’s keep our eyes
kinned for the small enterprises
s that might be induced to come here,
and when we find them let’s dont be
feather legged but step up like a
game cock and put the dough to it
good and plenty, and put Seneca in
the clam she belongs—the gamest
city ik the Piedmont.—Seneca Farm
and Factory.
COMPANY k inspected.
Company K. the local millitary
company, was inspected Monday by
Col. Chas. H. Cabaniss. of the Unit
ed States Army, and Col. Wm. 1*
Brock, Assistant Adjutant General
of South Carolina.
This Company made an especially
fine showing, there being forty-two
out of forty-eight men present.
In the afternoon the Rifle Range
was inspected, and these officers
were so much pleased with it that
Capt. Fishburne will secure $200.00,
an extra apportionment, to extend
this range to six hundred and eight
hundred yards.
A competitive target practica wi>l
be held on Friday of this week, in
which those members of the company
present at the inspection will par-
idle win be
MR MATTHEW PADGETT DEAD-
Mr Matthew Padgett died at the
home of his daughter on Tuesday the
2nd day of March early in the morn
ing. He had been in failing health
for several years but had only been
confined to his bed about three
weeks. He leaves three children,
one son, and two daughters besides
several grand-children. Mr. Pad
gett was about sixty-seven years old
and at the time of his death was liv
ing in Walte.boro. His remains
were intered at Bedon cemetery at
one o’clock the following day; the
Rev. E. D. Craven conducting the
funeral services.
We pray God’s blessings upon the
bereaved family.
Friend.
ticipate. A saddle
given as]
BURNED TO DEATH.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
K. Crosby of Ruffin, R. F. D. 2. were
shocked to learn last week that their
youngest child, a little girl of two
yean, was frightfully burned Tues
day. It appears that Mrs. Crosby
was attenaing to some duties a short
dMan**? frown the house when she
heard the screams of the little one.
Hurrying to the room ip which she
left them, she foundwhe little girl
standing in the room with her cloth
ing burned off. Her sister about
four yean old waa in the room with
the little one, but cannot account for
the way in which her clothing caught
on Ape. After a few hours of fright
ful suffering the little one died.
Her remains were interred Wednes
day afternoon at Adnah church cem
etery in the presence of a Ihrge
number of relatives and friends of
the sorrow stricken parents.
The Pram and Standard joins the
many friends of the.boreaved family
in sineere sympathy,
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FIRE BEU ARRIVED
A huge fire bell weighing over a
quarter of a ten has haen purchmed
>d«lthe telephone
Witt ha used to give
by far the
WORK DAY AT PARSONAGE
This personage is located about
one mi If east of Sniders Cross Roads,
and is being built by Black Creek.
Doctors Creek, Pine Grove, and
Penile Churches.
Rev. Graham called on said church
es, of which he has pastoral charge,
for a work-day on the parsonage
yard and lot, and by eleven o’clock
there were about one hundred work
hands ready to do such work as he
wanted done.
The crowd give him quite a sur
prise in a pounding, by bringing him
bacon, hams, shoulders, rice, fiour,
lard, grist, canned fruit, and sweet
pickles in abundance.
When the writer got there some of
the crowd were cutting and rolling
logs, piling and burning brush,
others were weeding off and
sweep-
reeding off an
ing the yard, some digging holes and
putting up posts, sawing pickets and
nailing them on, while others were
hanging doors and windows and pot
ting in the sash.
At about one o'clock work was
called off for refreshments; tables
ware fixed, and Oh! what a dinner
was spread in die good old picnic
style, and I guess everyone of the
crowd said aa Joshua mid, "It is
good for me to be here today".
There was not much time lost after
dinner before work was started up
again and went an until late in the
evening, when all left for their
homes believing that tbs day
sooaUy spent t
well and so ,
one went away tired
a it that a
What is it
like Rev. J.P.
love and
others that<
that ao
do
of Ida shureh and all
in contact with hfanT
JwO. Griffin.
THE REASON WHY.
Some people think it a mystery
that notwithstanding good advice
their boys grow up to be wild
and reckless men. If those boys
were taught from iufancy that home
was the proper place for them after
dark, rather than prowling around
the streets, annoying well and sick
people alike, much of this mystery
might be explained, and young men
with better moral character and
more intelligent minds would be the
result. No parent need expect pure
morals in a boy that prowls the
streets at night, even if he does go
to Sunday school.—Orangeburg
Times and Democrat.
There is nc use for a paper, cham
ber of commerce, civic league or
what not yelling and tearing its shirt
about the many advantages of their
town or city if the merchants and
business men generally are going to
sit still and pat each of them on the
back and say: ‘Go it boya, you fol-
Ihws certainly are doing good work."
What Seneca needs, and must have,
in order to grow and prosper.. is a
few small manufacturing enterprises
—anything with a pay roll; some
thing that will attract the laboring
class ami wage earner to our city.
The town that offers the laboring
class work—no mattek what kind, is
the town that is going to grow by
leaps and bounds. The working class
of people can not five on ozone laden
reezes, tweet talk and taffy; it is
the Almighty Dollar they want, and
must have. We have in sight a new
school house, a new depot and an up-
to-date Httie electrieRplant, with
three of the bast men in the state
behind it, and the Ffcnn and Factory
ia proud of thaai all, bat we want to
Mai
CADET GARRIS RUNS GOOD
RACE.
Mar. 13, at 11 o’clock Cadet M. B.
Garris, of the South Carolina Mil
itary Academy, started on a Sub-
Marathon race of sixteen miles. He
finished well indeed, his wind being
in excellent condition, but his left
leg gave him some trouble on ac
count of a previous injury sustained
in his knee in practice in the track
work. Garris is the winner of the
one mile race held in the track events
by the outdoor sports committee of
the Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion last Saturday, morning a mile
run in the good time of 5 minutes,
31 seconds.
Followinglh a record of hia time,
taken by miles by an efficient time
keeper.
First mile. 5 minutes. 44 seconds;
second. 6 minutes. 24 seconds; third,
6 minutes, 41 seconds: fourth, 6 min
utes, 52 seconds; fifth, 6 minutes, 31
seconds; sixth, 6 minutes, 56 seconds;
seventh, 6 minutes, 55 seconds;
eighth, 6 minutes, 50 seconds; ninth,
6 minutes, 53 seconds; tenth, 6 min
utes, 58 seconds; eleventh, 7 minutes,
8 seconds; twelfth, 7 minutes, 19
. thirteentn, 7 minutes, 11
seconds; fourteenth, 7 minutes, 43
fifteenth. 7 minutes, 42
seconds; sixteenth. 8 minutes, 21
seconds.
The whole sixteen miles in 1 hour
52 minutes.
Mr Garris is thinking of running a
Marathon from beyond Summerville
to Chat lesion an the <Ad relay race
course. Ha weighs about 120 pounds,
is about 5 feet 51-2 ihches. and 19
years old.—Newt and (jonrier.
TEACRER’S EXAMINATION.
SOU
REV. BRENNAN TO LEAYL
Rev. F. A. Drennan of theFresby~
terian church announced to the offi
cial board of that church Sunday
that he had decided to sever his re
lations with this church, having
decided to go elsewhere. This came
as a surprise to the church, and his
determination to leave waa heard
with sincere regrets. Mr. Drennan
has endeared himself to the people
Stokes, Mar. 20. Special:—We I of the town, and will be mimed by
are glad to report that the Baptist numerous friends, not only of his^
parsonage near Pine Grove church is congregation but of others,
nearing completion. It will be a I
a first prize, a bridle for the second, j
and a year's subeription to The Press
and Standard for another.
The next encampment for the
Third Regiment will be held at
Aiken, possibly sometime in July.
BAPTIST PARSONAGE.
very comfortable and conveniently
arranged structure, and it is already
occupied jby the pastor and his fami
ly, Rev. and Mcs. J. P. Graham.
Thu parsonage represents the
combined efforts of four churches;
Doctors Creek, Pine Grove. Black]
Creek and Penile. This makes a I
good begining for the Baptist de- ]
nomination in this county. There
are only one or two other parson.-1
ages for the Baptists in the county,
and we believe it marks an epoch hi i
the work of this church, when the I
ministers can have their own honn
in which to live.
Farmers in this section tie pro
gressing nicely with their work, and
many of them have planted corn.
The farmers union which was]
recently organized here numbers
among ita membership some of our
staunchest citizens. W. C. Sanders ]
is president and E. B. Way secretary.
We are glad to see this movement 1
gaining so much ground in the coun
ty.
S. B. S.
NO DECISION YET
Governor Ansel gave a hearing
last Tuesday to the contested Colle
ton appointment of member of
county dispensary board by the
county board of education. His
decision has not yet been rendered,
he having taken the matter under
advisement with a view to looking
up the legal points raised.
The dispensary board has recently
held a meeting, and reelected
the old officers.
G.F,
irk:
THE BOND PETITIONS
The petition calling for dp elec
tion to bond the town for a school
building has been placed in the
hands of several young ladies who
are making a thorough canvass of
the town. They report that they
are securing numerous signatures,
and already a majority of tn* white
frae-holdere have signed, and a
goodly number of the negros. It is
thought that at the present rate H
will be only a few days before a suf
ficient number of signatures will be
had to order this election.
Those who have not
petition are nrged to do ao at
•o that the beikUng can be gotten
up In time for the opening of school
next fall. °
J F Lsitaar, of Wilmington, N. C
as to
with several
for
MILLINERY OPENINGS-
Ladies will be glad of the oppor
tunity to see the latest styles in mil
linery which will be displayed at the
numerous openings in the near fu
ture. In town Mrs. Black and Mrs.
Jones will delight their patrons with
well arranged displays of artistic and
new creations. Hiers at
Smoaks and Mrs. Jones at Ashton
will alao attract attention in thes
communities. The dates for these
openings will be found .eisewhere in
this issue.
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A QUIET WEDDING.
Miss Lottie Weekley of Varnvilla
m married Sunday morning at 9
o'clock to Mr. Nick Langford of
Florida at the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr.and Mrs. T. P. Weekley.
The ceremony waa perfomed by Rev.
Halford. .
B. F.
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