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4 X • * Wks §ress and Standard. Vi VOL. XXXI. VVALTERBORO, S. C. Jl NE 2, IQ09. NO. 41 J. B. SMOAK KILLED LOCAL KING'S DAUGHTERS GRADED SCHOOL CLOSES] WALTERBO-EHRHARDT i ML CARMEL LETTER HONORARY MEMBERS ■ j , - * j - ' # !■ ..!■■■ - - - ASSASSIN SMOOTS HIM DEAD ON DOOR- A REPOST OF A LITTLE OF Tilt WORK A SUCCESSFUL YEAR CLOSES. SEVEN WALTERBORO WINS FIRST CAME. COMING AND GOING OF THE CITIZENS THE WALTERBORO CIVIC LEAGUE AD- STEP SATURDAY NIGHT AND ROBS CASH DRAWER. OF ‘THE KING’S DAUGHTERS AND SONS ’FOR TWENTY YEARS. Pl’PILS COMPLETE TflE COURSE. SECOND GAME GOES ID EHRHAKDT. OF OUR COMMUNITY. MRS PRINE VERY ILL. One of the most shocking: and cold blooded murders ever committed in Colleton county was that of J. Ben jamin Smoak Saturday ni^ht at Smoaks. The crime was committed about nine o’clock and the murderer, after looting: the cash di awer. made g:ood his escape. In the package of money and checks stolen amounting to $96.00 were several checks, among these being check of W B Sauls, on Bank of Branchville, dated May 29, in favor of J L Smoak & Son for $5.00 and a draft of J W Gilberson on Johnston-Crews Co. Charleston, dated May 28 for $15.00 in favor of J L Smoak & Son. It appears that Saturday night about 9 o’clock, after having finished his day’s work, Mr Smoak had gone out on the front piazza of his store for the purpose of closing the win dow and the presumption is that he had gone on the other side of the door to close the other; the party or parties who did the shooting, in the meanwhile had entered the store from the rear door. Being attract ed by some noise in the store, Mr Smoak had moved back in front of the door, and was shot, falling back wards on the ground in front of the store. The entire load of shot entered the right side of his upper chest, making a terrible hole and producing instant death. The report was heard by several persons, but no importance was attached to it as the shootirig of guns at that time of night was a As this month is twentieth anni-t The ch 'ing exercises of the Wal- versary of our organization, I will terboro l-raued School will be held make a report of some of our work, at the Academy on Friday morning, | during that time.* June 4th, at In o’clock. The pro- We have grown since then, for we gram for the occasion will befurnish- had only thirteen charter members ed by the meml>ers of the graduating and now we have sixty-five. We class, ami the patrons and friends of have helped to suoport thirty poor the school are most cordially invited women in health and sickness; to be present. The members of this i helped, with money and clothing, a year’s class are Vernon Padgett, girl at the Thornwell Orphanage. Hughes hurray. Katharine Howell, who i** married now and is a mis- Vivian Price, Sally Huffman, Claudia sionary in Mexico. We supported a Butler and Florry Howell. poor widow and seven small children from May to October, by taking a spoonful out of everything we used in our homes each day, which work earned the Leader the name of “The Spoonful Women’’. We had this widow’s crops ploughed, helped to build her another house in a more healthy place, paid a mortgage of $80.00 on her farm, and much help besides. We sent a young girl to the Hospital in Charleston, years ago, where she was restored to health. We provided her whole wardrobe besides paying all expenses. We supported s little orphan girl in India for eight years with food cloth ing, and educated her, and she is now a missionary to her own people, into whose Hindu homes our own missionaries cannot go. In4893 after the terrible storm and tidal wave on our coast, we received fifty-three valuable bsrrels and boxes of clothing of every kind and $30.00 in money from the King's Daughters all over the United I States, from Maine to California, all Following is the program: Invocation. Song—School Welcome Address—Vernon Pad-, gett. Essay—Claudia Butler. Reading—Florry Howell. Address—Rev. R. J. Cauthen. , Song— School. ; ^ Reading— Vivian Price. Essay—Kathanne Howell. Valedictory—Hughes Murray. > Delivery of Diplomas. Song—“America”—School. — , ... , —. MTS FROM “THE LITTLE TOWN OF DON’T WORRY". somewhat common occurrence. ! of which was sei.t to the sufferers on About a half hour after the shot was heard a negro, Cheatley Davis, went by the store, and saw a man lying in front of it whom he took tu be drunken. A little later A. J. Smoak went to the store for the "punwse of getting Mr Smoak to deliver to him some fre ght, he be ing the freight agent of the Hamp ton and Branchville railroad. About this time Lee F. Berry came up and struch a match to see who it was. as they thought, lying drunk in front of the store They were horrified to find that it was Mr Smoak and he had been murdered. The alarm was given and the news spread like wild fire in the commun ity. Soon a crowd had assembled and searching parties went out in all directions to try to locate the murderer. The sheriff of Bamberg county wag communicated with by means of the long distance telephone and agreed to send the county blood hounds. They left Bamberg about 4 o’clock in Col. John F Folk’s auto mobile, in charge of Mr Free. Deputy Sheriff. P M Buckner, ar rived on the scene about daylight and joined the searchers. About 7 o’clock the dogs arrived and efforts were made to get them to take up the trail, but they were unavailing. A pretty heavy shower of rain had fallen and the searchers had tramp led over the spot so much that it was impossible for the dogs to get started, so after spending several the coast, tne Railroad giving reduced rates. We now have, as our regular work, four poor women under our care, besides tne Tnornweil Orphan age. We have collected and paid out during these twenty >ears, 4-L 152.50. All this is only a small part ui our work. We make this report, not from ostentation, but because our gentle men friends (?) say we only meet to “gomip”, which we have no time for, as our hands are too full of work. Mrs J D Edwards, Leader. STOCK LAW CASE CP. Howell & Gruber, on Monday ap plied to the Supreme Court for issu ance of rule to show cause why Col leton should not be declared under the operation of the General Stock Law. This rule is made returnable next week and will possibly be granted by the Supreme Court. This will bring tne stock law ques tion in Colleton county squarely be fore the court and will determine if the exemption will sUnd. A meeting »f those in favor of exemption will be held in the office of Col. J G Padgett Saturday morn ing at 9 o’clock. The series of articles which we were to publish, loginning this week, from the pen of Joseph McQ. Mr this Moortr for the present matter is settled. until hours they were taken back to Bam-^[ oorer w ji| withheld by berg. The search was continued by an increased number but no clue could be gotten as to the identity of the assassin. The crowd was cool and determin ed, and had made up their mind that the murderer, if found, should never be brought to jail, but would pay the penalty for his crime on the spot. IN RE R. A. ApAMS. ! Howell & Gruber made motion be- fore the Supreme Court Monday to 1 “reopen the judgment and vacate” 1 in the case of. R A Adams, who is -- . • J now serving a life sentence for the Magistrate Wilson ne.d the inquest mur(ler 0I - Henry Jaques. This case but the jury did not return a ver dict, as they wished to secure some evidence if possible. Accordingly the inquest was adjourned till "Satur day, at which time Solicitor Peuri- loy will be present to assist in taking the testimony. Governor Ansel was commumacted with by Deputy Sheriff Buckner, and he agreed to offer a reward of $100 for the arrest of the muderer and to expend $100. more in emploving a detective if it was thought, by the aheriff, to be necessiry. The funeral was held at 5 o’clock •in the afternoon at the Baptist church eemetary, the services being ■conducted by Rev J M Lawson, of the Methodist church, of which which Mr Smoak »as a faithful member. The deceased was a young man the conmiunity for Me mdustty, truthfnbam, honesty, and sobriety, ami a deoimonl life He had been to Mias Loo l»to»reet»ted With fVrriWe tragedy. He member .They is familiar to our readers. It is hoped by the attorneys of Adams that the Supreme Court will grant a new trial. This has been one of the most in teresting esses before the courts in South Cardins, and the outcome of this fight will be watched with in- tesrest. v AN INVITATION. The children, srrand-chikiren and great-grand-chiloren of Mrs Julius A Jones are requested to patent at the old homee ' twenty-fifth day of June, hundred and nine, to ed honor of her eighty-third Ruffin, May 31. Special:—W’hy tell us that we are weak and unable to cope with »u< M a rushing town as Smoaks; ai d i will frankly admit that Smoa'ts is making rapid prog ress; but -urely sne must know that she cannot compete with Ruffin. Why we net only have telepnones and gas hgh/s, but we’ve got an air ship tuat runs on five wheels at the rate of a nine in two seconds, and besides we have a "eal live hear up here. He is not at ail dangerous but makes lota of peculiar noises some times. 1 am very anxious for the Waiter- boro Civic league to have another Festival 1 never saw anything have any better effect than it did on some of these people up here, Why, Mr Editor, we are still having Floral Parades, especially on R. F. D. No. 1. The decorations happen not to be yellow roses though. The annual picnic was held on last Thundav at bt Johns, and although it poured rain most of the day, it was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Din ner was there in abundance, also plenty of ice lemonade. fter a day of frolic and fun the young folk spent a delightful evening dancing at the home of Mr and Mrs Charlie Smyly, Jr. Music, violin and guitar, was rendered by Messrs Belton Strickland and Tom Black. On last Saturday night the Liter ary Society was again organized at Betts. Misses Ideil Williams, Maude Padgett and Rena Wolfe accompa nied by Messrs Perry Hudson, T M Williams and Thomas Black attended and joined. Mr Black was elected president of the society and was also orator of the evening. The next meeting will be held on the second Saturday ■ venirg in June. Debate “Resolve, That young ladies should be as well educated as young men”. Affirmative T M Williams and Ideil Williams; Negative, Perry Hudson and Alice Crosby. Everybody is invited to attend. A J Ferguson of Scotland, who has been spending the winter in Charleston, was in town last Thurs day on a visit to his friend, Dr C I Goodwin. He left for Scotland on Friday. We are glad to welcome our friend, H R Padgett home again. He has just stood the lawyers exami nation in Columbia and was admitted to the bar. Mr Padgett certainly deserves a star for his very brilliant begining and we all wish him much success In the future. Mias Cora Mae Black is away on a visit to her sister. Mrs P B Saunders of Mount HoUy. We are all glad to welcome I Pad gett back as intsodant. Guam your m*st valuable _ . will be almost Ml this weak without any more remarks from here, to will the Waiterboro and Ehrhardt played a beautiful game of Base Ball here Thursday afternoon. For the home team Peurifoy on third base deserves special mention, he making some sensational steps. Also Crosby J and Crosby H deserve special mention for taking in jH>me difficult ones in left and center field. Griffin G played first like a veteran. Butler pitched in old time form. Ehr hardt scored her only runs in the first inning, the local team shutting them out the other eight innings. Walterboro tied the score in the eight inning, making the winning run in the ninth. It must be said that all the local players did fine. For the visitors Moore on second. Kinsey on third and Copeland in Center deserve special mention. The visitors had a strong team, also they hit well. With a little practice the local team will be in a position to go up against any amateur team in the State. We need more support from the town. At the next game let all the merchants dose their stores and help us. We wish to thank them for the support they gave us in the last game. At the next game we would like to see some more of the fair sex out. Ehrhardt had more of the fair sex out than we did, and it was in our town. “Ain’t it awful Mabel” to let Ehrhardt beat Wal- terboro, but it could have been worse. In the second game the visitors re fused to play ball after the fiftn in ning. Umpire Kershaw called play ball, but they refused to take their place at the bat. The umpire then declared the game a forfeit. NEWS FR0M RAVENEL Ravenel, May 29. Special;—Miss Mamie Kenedy, our teacner at this place, visited relatives in Charleston Sunday. 'The picnic at the Park on the fifteenth inst- was a grand success. Cake, ice cream and pretty girls were all the go. T O Chaplin of Rowesville, visited his sister, Mrs E H Chinn is, on list Hunday. Rev George Newton preached an interesting sermon to s large congre gation Sunday night. Rev Sassard preached on Sunday morning, so you se?, Mr Editor, we have so much lecturing that you know we mast be good people in thete pans. Miss Anns Bell Bbaplin is visiting her father at Adams Run this week. Mrs J B Bivens and Mrs J Ander son spent the early part of last weeek in Charleston. Mrs Cordry and Miss M Platt of Adams Ran spent last Saturday with Mrs J A Chinms. Come again we are always glad to have you in our midst. Miss Myrtle Gilmore of Charleston spent Sunday with her brother, W A Gilmore. Miss Mae Podges spent last week’s end in Charleston. Mr and Mrs J A Johnson’s infant daughter is quite sick. Old Maid. Stokes. May 30. Special- L. M. Princ was called to the liedside of his daughter, Mrs Johnie Prim*, last Tuesday evening in Statesville, (la. She has been very’ ill with fever, bqt we all hope for her a speedy re covery. MIT THE MEN TO MEMBER SHIP. The Walterboro Civic League in their desire to increase their mem- bership has secured the following names, who have joined as Honorary member* and will pay one dollar initiation fee and ten cents per' month as dues: G. C. Brown. C. A. Mr and Mrs L C. Linder and lit- Echardt.W, J. Taylor, E/P. Knight, tie children, Helen and Adonis, spent from Friday until Sunday afternoon with the latter’s father, L. M. Prine. Mr and Mrs Jim Campbell spent Sunday with the latter’s moth er, Mrs W. N. Beach. We are very sorry to learn* of the illness of Mrs Lewis Beach. Lonnie Carter spent the night with Blanchard Prine last night. The Epworth Era met at L. M. Prine’slast third Saturday night. Debate. “Which had the most In fluence Woman or Money.” Thia meeting was very much enjoye#~by all. Mias Essie Cone of Ritter spent several weeks with her sister, Mrs E B Way. She returned home last Tuesday. Messrs Drawdy and Barney Cone visited friends here some days ago. Miss Pearl Beach spent the night at Stokes with friends. Miss Lilia Beach after speneing a few days in the “City by the Sea” with relatives, returned home some davs ago. Mrs Fog art ie and two little girls spent from Friday until Sunday at Ritter with her sister, Mrs Allen Ritter. They had a pleasant time. G R E Linder, who has been sick, is some better now. Miss Anamda Prine paid her sister Mrs Linder’ a pop call'last Sunday. With best wishes to The Press and Standard. B. L. LODGE PROSPEROUS- Dr. L. N. Stokes. A. Wichman, R. H. Wichman. Jas. E. Peurifoy. John H. Peurifoy, D. B. Peurifoy, Jos. W. Lucas, W. E. Jones, I. Fish- burne, P. J. Lucas. B. Levy. W. L. Lucas. W. B. S mders, Wm. Speights, E. M. Jones, F. A. Beach. H. W. Black. Jr., C. D. C. Adams. B. B. Benton. Claude A. Graves, M. P. Howell. W. B. Gruber, J. G. Pad- r t, J. C Lemacks. Jos. M. Moorer. T. H. Shaffer. H. W. Black. Sr., M. C. Fishbume, T. G. Kershaw. E. J.. Jones, W. B. Ackerman, C. T. Cummings, Capt. Blanchard, E. F. Hammond. A. K. Beach, C. C. Anderson. W. W. Smoak, Jr.. A. J. Anderson, R. E. Jones, J. E. Bryan, M. Gruber, E. L. Fishbume NEWS FROM PADGETTS Smoaks, Ma? 29 tne estabUshments where he had 1 friends. Among the his \ Branchville frianda. at Bkttfcfevffie U. W. PETERMAN ?H. W. Peterman, a prominent Baarehant of Gilliaonville in Hairhp- ton county, died at hit home there Imt Thursday, leaving a wife and five children. Mr. Peterman wee a brother of Mrs. J. D. von Leho and E. A. Tony of Waltorboro. Mr. and Mia. vonLeho and Mr. Terry a Friday y 29, Biabham and Tayior had business in Ruffin Thursday Mrs Belle Bennett spent Sunday evening with Mis F P Lyons. Miss Lola Htrckland visited her sister, Mrs C Z Padgett, last week., Miss Cosie Lyons spent f short while Sunday evening with Missea Edar and Mattie* Padgett. Dan and Herbert Carter visited the bomejof R R Padgett Sunday. Jim Sanders of Stokes was in this notion Thundav. .Jleyward Murdaugh Tinted friends near Ashton Sunday. . . . Carta Strickland spent Sunday with C Z Padgett. Mr sad Mrs John Kinsey and children visited relatives near Little Swamp last weak. With bast wmIms Is The Press and 8 *“ d ** i ♦ ■ , *■ WILLIE GREEN KILLEB. 9WuwW night' in n drunken frolic at the orator fnetorr at ^»ssr ; g* ,p,, kiUfe« The writer had the pleasure of visiting Lodge on last Saturday and Sunday. The crops are small but are looking well and are well worked. I went over L. J. Jones’ farm, consisting of about one hundred acres. I did not see enough gram on his entire farm to fill the craws of a dozen geese—in fact they might starve to death on this farm, there fore. he keeps them shut up at home in order to feed them. I took tea with C. F. Carter Satur day night. He had been fishing and caught a fine lot of fish aa I ever saw. I will not say just how many red breast perch I did eat, but I will as sure you 1 did more than justice to them, and quite an injustice to my self. Sunday I visited the Sunday school at the Lodge Methodist church. Thia visit was the moat interesting part of my whole trip. Little Nell Crosby was organist. Sne is so small that she can scarcely reach the pedals, but she makes the music all the same. There are a large crowd of bovs and girls who join in with little Nell and they make music second to none I have heard. After Sunday school the two little Misses Fox recited several of the most interesting religious rec itations I ever heard. These two lit tle tots are being trained by a noble mother, Mrs, Marshall Fox, who is a graduate of the Columbia college. I am sure if a mother never does any more than to train her children it will be a rich blessing. Where will Special:—Messrs j this mother’s influence end? Visitor. WALTER MR0 VS. OENTERVIUE. The small boys of Walterboro played a game of base ball with Centerville last Saturday, which re sulted in a score of 17 to 2 in favor of Walterboro. The feature of the game was the pitching of P Witsell. who struck out 13 boys. Batteries for Walterboro: Witsell P. and Du- BoiseC. Batteries for Centerville: Dodd E. and Dodd B. Umpire: D. L. Smith. After the game we were hospita bly entertained by Mr. Joe Dodd. A Player. EXPERTS' INVESTIGATION Judge Hill and Mr. Bradley, the expert investigators, are working very hard on the investigation of the offices in this county. They are go ing into the paat work very thor oughly. Yesterday they summoned all the magistrates of the county to be present and submit their books, showing the amount of finas eoltoct- ad and turned over to the treasurer for the last ten yean. It is not known how long it will tike these parties to complete their wtork. A CAM. Having regained my health to a certain extent. I have again begun the practice of my profession, and have associated with me Dr John H Baker, of Williston S. C., a recent S iduate of the Southern Dental liege of Atlanta. We shall be pleased to welcome all our friends to our offices, over S Finn’s Jewelry store. y Dr. H. W- Black. COLLETON PUPILS HONORED. In the reports of the commence ment exercises of the Orangeburg Collegiate Institute held lastiuesday night Mim Justine Hierrof Smoaks was shown to have graduated at the bead of the class. Mitt Mabel Camp bell also of Smoaks graduated with honors. These young ladies were also a worded certificates bv the comity board of education In the recent teacher’s examination. Mitt Hiera is a daughter of Prof. A C Hiera of Smqaks, and MIm Campbell is one of the charming daughters of R E Cam pell aloe of givej June school none. The Hendersonville school will n bttket picnic at White Hall une 5. In the match gMBM of tennis will ! ed. AAdrstttt will be three prominent speakers. Uc is invited. A ? i JP WALTERBORO" BEAUFORT. The Walterboro second team went to Beaufort Friday for the puepose of playing a series of three gomes of baseball. They returned Saturday afternoon with the following report of the games played: First game, 5 to 3 in favor of Walterboro; second game, 3 to 1 in favor of Beaufort; third game, 1 to 0 in favor of Wal terboro. Crosby pitched the first two games and struck out seventeen. Murray pitched the third game shutting out the Beaufort team. DR BAKErInTOWN. Dr John H Baker of Williston is now associated with Dr H W Black in hia dental work. He arrived in town Monday and will have active charge of their dental office. Dr Baker ia a recent graduate of the Southern Dental College of Atlanta, and ia a young man of excellent habits aod nleuainir manner. He will be an adoition to the town and will ba welcomed as a resident. Sec. A W Love of the State Fair Attodatkm has beea invited to ad- dram ths Fanners’ Union the Ovic league and the public at 12 o’clock Saturday. Let everyone interacted in a county fair be preoeni. How is the Mine to talk about and make preparations to hoM your «ot- piedges from whether an die union or not, to hold * *4 o M Si rrfnrtkM *•11. a