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i L: / uJS' r ■ ■ 'W* .. ... ‘>4i aiht ms and --m VOL. XXXI. WALTERBORO, S. C, MAY ic>, 1009. NO. 39 FOX MtMORIAL DAY OUR WHISKEY Bill t D. B. PEURIFOT. ESQ.. ORATOR OF THE EQtALS EURY UAR FIFTEEN HIN C. J. BEACH'S PRIZE WINNING FLOAT FOR BEST MUTUAL INSURANCE CO'S -INVESTIGATION BEGUN OCCASION. DELIVERS TIMELY AD DRESS - OTHER MATTERS. DRED BALES OF COTTON AT TEN CENTS PER POIND AGRICULTURAL DISPLAY IN FESTIVAL PARADE, an interesting letter from inscr ANCE COMMISSIONER, SHOWING BISINESSDONE IN THIS STATE. On last Thursday there assembled at the old Fox Burial Ground f«-ur to five hundred people to do honor to the dead buried there. The l*eau- tiful grove adjoining the cemetery, where the speaking took place ami wh re dinner was served, is one of the most ideal spots in Codeton County. The massive oaks, the many beautiful granite shafts which mark the resting place of departed heroes, leaves an impression on the mind of the visitor never to be for gotten. In this sacred spot lie the dust of the heroes of many battle fields—men who were ever ready to march forth to bleed and die for old Colleton. Not onlv does this spot mark the resting place of men who displayed courage upon the battle field, but in its silent portals are the remains of men who were leaders in the dark days of reconstruction, and who were as great in peace as they were in war. The j act that the We have Jb<t three months in whicn t«> decide what we are going 10 doom‘it tae dispensary in Colle ton cou;iv. If tin maj >ri?y of our citizens fa vor the maintenance of this institu tion, and mean to apply l.*>00 bales of our coitoti crop annually to its support, we ought to know it that we may tnrew some safeguard around it as to make it pre-eminent and safe from all harm. We are putting seventy-five thou sand dollars into Colleton’s dispen sary each year, which is equal to fifteen hundred bales of cotton weighing five hundred pounds at ten cents per pound. Now you brethem of the farmers union, who are looking after the interest of the farmers and intend that the cotton crop shall be handled to the best advantage, is it your wish that this large percentage of the crop shall go in this direction? If so then vote for the dispensary Rev. Wm Fox, the original ancestor, on the 17th of August, and if the settled at this place was no doubt vote shows that it is indespensable attributable to the beauty of the and worthy of this annual expendi- place. Mr Fox came from St! ture of our money, then let us cease George, Dorchester county and to criticize and hack it, but laud it lived at this old place untd his death, as one of the commendable enter- He was a man of exalted character, prises of the county, and let us es- firm convictions, and exerted a tre- teem its adherents as philanthropists mendous influence in forming the | who live for the good of their fel- THE INVESTIGATION PROVIDED BY RECENT ENACTMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE. ideals of his community in its early , days. The program of the day was as follows: Meeting was called to or der by L. E. Hill who called upon low’man, and in w’hose lives their is no selfish motives. And you ministers of the Gospel - will you devote a part of your time and thought to aid us in reaching a BASEBALL ITINERARY TWO GAMES BETWEEN WALTERBORO EMHARDT-WALTERBORO 2ND TEAM AND BEAUFORT. Rev S W. Ackerman to open the proper solution of this problem with meeting with prayer. Mr J. B. 1 out waiting to determine which is Dodd was then called upon for a the popular side? speech and responded in a few well I I he whiskey element of your chosen remarks. He expressed his church may be among your most pleasure in seeing so many present, liberal givers, but when you take a and the hope that they would cort^j bold stand lor prohibition y o u tinue to - show as they had in the past their love aad reverence for their dead. The next and last speaker of the day was Mr D. B. Peurifoy. Mr Peurifoy spoke of the proneness of man, in the cold selfish battle of life, to forget the deeds of their an cestors. He spoke at great length of the toils and sacrifices of our forefathers in the primitive days, and especially of the ministers who often risked their lives ’mongtt the vengeful and savage Indians. In speaking of the six Confederate sol- diers who were buried at this place he paid a glowing tribute tp the Confederate soldier. The remainder of his speech was taken up with a plea to his audience to keep un dimmed thelglorious memories and traditions which their ancestors had left. After the speaking the members of the association had a business meeting; elected officers, and made arrangements for the next meeting which will be held sometime in May of next year. The association gave to all present who were not mem bers. an invitation to join the as sociation. Quite a large number joined. The afternoon pleasantly spent. strengthen the confidence of all classes, for the most Godless man you can find admires a bold stand for righteousness on the part of the minister. And you Christians, what may we expect of you? Can you go to the poTl on Tuesday and vote for rum and then go to church the following Sunday and sing, “Stand up, Stand up for Jesus, Ye Soldiers of the Cross’” Who are these “Soldiers of the Cross,” does it not include all Christians, or only the preachers and elderly women? And you women, may we count on you to lend your influence in the right direction in this fight? It is a sad fact, but a fact never theless, that there are women, good women, Christian women in Colleton county who are opposed to prohibi tion, and why, oh, why is this true? Have they no sons or brothers; have they no sympathy for their unfor tunate sisters who have drunken husbands or dissipated sons? Ans wer this question for yourself elect lady, or send me a post card and 1 will answer it for you. If dispe.nsary and whiskey and murder, suicide, The two games of ball between Ehrhardt and WViterboro played on ia&i Tnursday on the former’s dia mond were not as interesting as one would have expected, in that they showed up plainly the lack of ginger. Although the home team was in good trim before leaving, there was little evidence of it at Ehrhardt. It is plainly seen that with practice this ! ine up would be one of the WHERE WERE THEY? TWO PROMINENT CITIZENS OF WAL TERBORO, WENT OUT FISHING. GOT LOST. TRAMPED. SLEPT. tK*st ameteur teams on the daimond. Crosby is rather light for Butler’s twining*,but he is the man behind the home plate. The support in the field was not up to the standard the bn\s being handicapped on account of the out field being so unlevel. The Ehrhardt boys have a right to be joyful over their victories. All the boys played together. As for Kinsey he needs a pat on the should er for two star catches in the field. The score in the first game was Ehrhardt 12, Walterboro 9. In the second, Ehrhardt 6, Walterboro 3. A few nights ago a well known diaciple of Esculapius, and a young druggist, who has been married a little over a year, went fishing in Stobo Lake, about two and one half miles fr^tu the town, starting on their excursion about twelve o’clock of the day l>efore.. Time passed on, about 33 c«*ts per one hundred and dark began to fall, but still the families of the piscatorial i.d\ent- urers did not allow Lad thoughts to arise, hut when ten o’clock came and still they failed to put an appear- ace, frantic thoughts commenced to seethe and ferment in the bosoms of the home folks of these two. These Columbia, May 1.*, Sfiocial: Editor ■The Cress and Standard: I am taking the liberty of asking you to I call to the attention of your readers some facts concerning mutual tire insurance companies in South Caro lina. I make no argument to show the advisability of such a company in your county but will allow your 1 readers to judge for themselves from the records. The following named mutual fire insurance com panies an; licensed to do business in this State and of each one is given certain data. Abbeville-Green wood Mutual In surance Association. J. R. Blake, Secretary, Abbeville, S. C. Organiz ed 1892. Licensed for Greenwood and Abbeville counties. Losses paid for 1907, $7817.73 Expenses includ ing salaries etc. $1849.41. The cost of insurance has averagrd 60 to 90 cents per hundred dollars of insur ance per snnum. Insurance in force, 2055 policies, imount, $1,413,538. Anderson Mutual F'ire Insurance Co., *J. R. Vandiver, President, Anderson, S. C. Organized 1896. Licensed for Anderson county. Loss es paid for year ending Octobor 1, 1909, $3659.76. All expenses, $2761- 33. Average cost per hundred dol lars of insurance is about 67 cents. Corolina Mutual Insurance Co. C. G. Ducker, President, Charleston, S. C. Organized 1850. Licensed for city of Charleston. Losses for year ending July 31, 1908. $2409.98. All expenses, $6178.73. Average cost dol lars of insurance. Insurance in force to the amount of $4,404,090 Assets accumulated, $130,093. Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., J. J. Neil Treas. W’innsboro, S. C. Organized 1894. Licensed for Fairfield county. Losses for year ending August, 1, 1909, $793. All I’nder a recent Act of the legisla ture providing for an investigation of the county offices of Colleton county fur the last ten years past. Governor Ansel has appointed the investigators, who arrived yesterday , and l>egan work. He has appointed R E Hill. Master of Abl*e\ ille county, to conduct the | investigation, who has with him, as his accountant, W W Bradley, of Abbeville, who has tilled the posi tions of Auditor and Treasurer of Abbeville county, and is at present private Secretary to (Congressman D Wyatt Aiken. The investigation will be very thorough, and their findings will be reported from time to time to Gov. Ansel, and published in a newspaper of the countv. They have begun work in the Auditor’s office and will make a thorough examination of that and the Treasurer’s office first. It is not known.how long it will take these gentlemen to complete their work, but they will continue until they have made a thorough investigation of every office in the county. * * ■ .. . 1111 ■ ii ’ » i-'-'—a The Walterboro second team and the Beaufort second team played two interesting games of ball on last Saturday. The Beaufort boys came over at 10 o’clock in the morning and immediately repaired to the field and played a game. In the af ternoon another was played which was a decidedly better game than the first. The first game was won by Wal terboro in a score of 13 to 3. In the second game was a victory for Beau fort in a score of 9 to 8. Crosby, J. and Griffin, G. for the battery were well matched. Crosby fanned 14 men in the first game. began to depict the bodies of the two, without sense or motion rocked on the tiny billows which occasional ly arise on the bosom of that lake famed in local lore, or swelled be yond knowledge from the bite of the deadly rattlesnake, and lying encased in filthy mud. At 11 o’clock they had still failed to put in an appearance, and the families well nigh distraught, called on the young men of the town to seek for their bodies, at least to save the dear remains, and to give them Christian burial. The young men of the town arose and sought those graceless men all night, nut with the daylight and sunrise they came quietly back into town, having heard the uproar, traveled away from instead of towards the sound, never found the lake, lost their way. got well scratched by briars, ana finally waited for daylight so that they could see where they were. Seriously however the young men of the town, among whom may be named our worthy Sheriff, our expenses. $2u4.29. Cost of insurance per hundred dollars per annum 40 to 60 cents. Insurance in force, 281 in >licies. Amount $196,839 cash on polici hand $623.30. Farmers Mutual Insurance As sociation, W. H. Simpson, Treas. Cheater, S. C. Licensed lor Chaster county. Losses paid year ending October 1. 1909, $488.05. All ex penses, $312.70 cash on hand $1897.- 44. Insurance in force $350,000. Farmers Mutual Insurance As sociation. W WMaffney, Secy. Gaff ney. S. C. Organized 1898. Licensed for Cherokee and Spartanburg counties. Losses paid for vear end ing August 1, 1998. $1062.12. All expense^ $288.23 assets in hand $2466.80 cost of insurance has averaged about 25 to 30 cents per hundred dollars per annum. Insur ance in force 813 policies. Amount, $530,458. Fanners Mutual Insurance As sociation, J D Isbell, Treas. Wal- halla, S. C. Organized 1896. Licens ed lor Oconee county. Losses paid 1 drunkenness, murder, suicide, in- was quietly and sanity, poverty, rags and women’s Due no doubt to tears are better than prohibition the romantic atmosphere which per- then by all means let us vote for vaded the place, the fancy of lovers whiskey. But unless you can lay lightly tnrned to thoughts of love, you»’ hand upon your heart and call which was strongly evidenced by the , on God to witness with your con- rapidity with which they paired off. science that you believe these condi- The older people with their children tions to be best for you and your gathered about in groups and talked children, let me advise you be care- of the experiences and deeds of their ful how you vote. youth until the evening w as far spent when the crowd dispersed and de parted for their homes. Stop! Look! Listen! J. B. Dodd. FISHERMEN LOST Considerable excitement w a s caused in town Thursday when it became known that Dr Riddick Ack erman and Dr. A. P. Barnes, accom panied by a negro boy, who had gone fishing in the afternoon had not returned. Searching parties were organized and spent the night in the swamp near Stobo Lake where it was kown they went to fish, but not trace could be found, though, their horse and buggy was located where they had left it. Not a little uneasiness was caused, and it was with feelings of relief that these young men were seen making their way home next morning. The swamp where they went to fish is viry dense with undergrowth, and there are several streams in the vicinity. They had gone into the swamp following the stream, as they thought going to Stobo Lake, but which they found went in a dif ferent direction. Night overtook them and they decided to remain quietly by a camp lire till morning* realizing how useless it would be to try toget out by night. Several of the searching parties passed peer them, but were mistaken for hun ters. Their friends have enjoyed tea*? these piscatorial artists, mid it >> «*1 they Mi P. S. We shall be g!a<i to hear from J. J. Padgett on this sub?ect. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS A Wichman & Son —Car load wire. Brown Fur. & Hardware Co.— Furniture. ^ , , Brown Hardware Co—Tacks and Hammer. . The H W Cohen Store—Moving Carson—Cash, No Credit. Terry & Shaffer-Up! Up!! Up!!! Chas M Stieff—Pianos. S. Finn’s Jewelry Store-Jewelry Surroundings. Southern Railway—Ex c u r s 1 0 n Rates. Jss E Peurifoy—Oats to Sell. J W Dean, Wanted Salesman. Gill Land ft Lumber Co.. Notice to Corporators. _ Business Locals, Etc., Etc. FISHING EXPEDITION Rev H J Cauthen, C D C Adams Brown met a party of gen- from YbrkfiHe at White and GJ «01 «jor >nmp men from Yorkvflie B Jennings, R E IN HONOR OF MRS. BONEY Several social functions have been given duung the week m honor of , Mrs Samuel Elmore Boney <?f Lau rens. Mrs Boney was very popular here as Miss Emily Bellinger, and her friends have striven to make her ! first visit here to her old home (as I Mrs Boney) enjoyable ! Thursday Miss Ella Terry enter tained at cards in honor of Mrs ' Boney. Progressive whist was the game played. The first prize was won by Miss Lily Henderson, a lx»x of fancy stationery. The gentle man’s prize was won by Prof. L. S. Betty, which was a handsome deck of cards. Delicious ice cream and cake were served as relreshments. Those invited were Misses Annie Savage, Emma Tracy, Jessie Fraser, Lilv Henderson, Lillian Murphy, Jennie McTeer, Mrs. Samuel Elmore Boney, Mr and Mrs M. C. Fishburne Mr and Mrs P J Lucas, Messrs E. Ladson, Fishburne. 1^. S. Betty, I. M. Fishburne, A. J. Anderson and Mj P. Howell. „ Mr and Mrs C. A. Savage and Miss Annie Savage entertained a launch party in honoJ of Mrs Samuel E. Boney of Laurens. The party left on the early morn ing train for Ivanhoe, where they boar d e d Commodore Savage’s launch, The Annie Keith, and went down the Aahepoo, landing atJShell Beach, where a delightful picnic dinner was served. After enjoying a rest on this beach, the party re turned to Ivanhoe in time to catch the afternoon tndn. Besides Mr and Mrs Savage and Mia Annie Savage them composing the uartr ware, Mra. 8. E. ^Booey. County Treasurtr, who is a grand- for year ertding August 4. 1908, father, and whose son was in the $1165. AM expenses, $146.50. \s- search party, and the senior member sets in hand $282.40. Insurance in of a prominent firm of attorneys force, 425 policies. Amount $280,- among us, deserve a great deal of ! 000. credit for their exertions. Our! Farmers’ Mutual Insurance An- Treasurer, who is one of our infor- sociation, H Lide Law, Secy. Harts- mants, says he waded in mud nearly 1 ville, S. C. Organized 1894. Licens- waistdeep, and that the attorney | ed for Darlington county. Losses wanted to halt for a consultation 1 paid for year ending December 31, when he came to water, and finally ' 190t, $319.14. All expenses, $134.96 when he found that no one would Average cost per hundred dollars of wait for him, took the water, j insuran-e is from 16 to 33 cents, grumbling something about some 1 Insurance^ in force, 349 policies, writ with an outlandish name, and ' amount $,165,030. Cash on hand cross examined in superb style a,$3,183.11. Mn. P. i. Locm. Prof. L. S. poor unfortunate colored man who had come out with the search party. Our informant says, that such at torney never had time to think of all the questions he put to, that colored man, in the Court House, as he found time while he was resting, cooling and drying off on the never to be forgotten search for the lost ones, on the night of May 13. A PARALLEL It has been suggested that Theo dore Roosevelt is doing a naughtv thing by cavorting round over Af rica, for he incites our people at hofpe to similar deeds. For instance it has been suggested that the re cent adventure near Stobo Lake has a parallel in the distinguished party near Victoria-Nyanza lake in the wikis of Africa The young physi cian may be likened to Prewient Rooeevelt, the druggist takes the roie of Kermit, leaving Henry to be Booker T. Washington. Farmers Mutual lire Insurance Company, J M Greer. Secretary, Union, S. C. Organized 1896. Licensed for Union. Los&es paid for year ending May 1, 1908, $581.00 All expenses, $702.24. Cost of in surance pier hundred pier annum about 25 to 50 cents. Insurance in ending Dec. 31, 1907, $2,961.40. All expenses, $5489.85. Assets in hand, $37,739.74. Insurance in force, 1,150 policies amount $1547.90. Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Com pay, Zimmerman Davis, Secy. Charleston, S C. Licensed for Char- leston. Losses paid for the year ending Dec. 31, 1907, $73. All ex penses, $566.79. Pee Dee Mutual Fire Insurance Company, R B Harrelson, Secy. Mul lins, S C. Organized 1906. Licens ed for Marion and Horry counties. Losses for year ending Oct. 1, 1908 $265940. All expesnses, $1369.37. Average cost atiout 79 to 84 cents per annum per hundred dollars of insurance. Insurance in force $323,- 000. With the exception of the com panies organized and doing business exclusively in the city of Charleston* the oompsnies nameo above practi cally confine their badness to coun try dwellings. Only limited risk in carried on each, generally not more than $1,000. As a general rule the company has a director in each township who passes upon the value of the property and upon the desira bility of the applicant for insurance from a moral standpoint and who makes the adjustments of loss. Generally these directors receive small compensation for their ser vices. As is seen from the small ex penses at which the majority of the companies run, there is little com pensation tor any one. With these companies the cost of insurance is wonderfully low. Even in those esses in which reasonable compensa tion is paid the officers, the cost of insurance is far below that of the old line companies, Of course it mast t)e understood that such com panies are not put to anything like the expense of the old line com- panies. The risks are inspected by an officer of the company and the losses are adjusted in the same man ner. But the fact remains that such companies when properly managed may be to pay reasonable compensa tion to the officers and to give insur ance to those who frequently are unable to get it otherwise and at a cost much less than it may be had from the old line companies. The majority of companies do not levy assessments until after losses, but it is thought by many that the wisest plan is to levy before loss, so"* that there may be funds in hand with which to settle promptly, and then levy an additional assessment before another loss. As will be seen a number of the companies have been doing business TEACHETS EXAMINATIIN At the teecbtr’a examination held Friday, there were fifteen white end one negro. Grnee* utual Insurance As sociation, D E Boney, Treas. York- ville, S C Organized 1894. Licensed for York County Lueses paid for year ending July, 31, 1908, $1230.90. All expenses, $793 84. Insurance in force, 916 policies, amount $751,125 Balance on hand. $1331.19. Fanners Mutual Insurance As sociation, L I Epting. Secretary. Newberry, S. C. Organized 1897. Licensed for Newberry county. ee paid for year ending July 1, 1906, $1065.60. All expenaea, $154.- 76 Coat per hundred doiian of insurance per annum 10 to 70 cents. Insurance in force, $397,783. Cash on hand. $564.18. Germania Mutual Fire Insurance Company. A A Kroeg, Charleston. Lomea paid for year ending October 7,1906, $402. All expensee* $2^66.- 69. Insurance id force, 798 policies, amount $1*19,900. Assets in hand, $29,406.78. ‘Fire force $338,000 cash on hand, $996.75 # f or a sufficient number of years to Farmers Mi mnenuan Mutual be considered as well established. A few have accumulated considera ble surplus funds, but pa a general rule no effort is made at accumula tion. The rule seems to be that wl ever a company has confined its hi ness to one county that the com panies have been universally, almost, successful. It is only when a corn- pay has attempted to do a general State business that failures have occurred. The saving principle ii the management of a company by the policy holders, the fact of mutual Insurmncs is then apprecited. It is only when companies have passed into the hands of a few individuals, and the prospect of gain from initial premiums, anth percentages protection that failures have lowed. Vary truly, D F.H. fol- * « Ua ii ,/ am I bit i