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a S.\ VOL. XXXI. VVALTERBORO, S. C, V JUXK ;o. 1009. NO. 45 ANTI-STOC MEETING TWL ANTISTOCK LAW MEETING SATGRDA1 WAS MOST INTEREST-. ING. The anti-stock law, meeting called some time ago to meet at the court house Saturday, was attended by about sixty persons representing those in favor of continuing the; exemption of the general stock law. A most interesting discussion of this law was had. The sentiment of the crowd seemed to be that they must fight the matter in the court and have it settled one way dr the other. The firm of Padgett &. Lemacks has been employed by the anti-stock law people to cat ry their case through the courts, and every inch of the ground will be closely con- tested. There are one or two cases which will probably come up m the circuit court here next weeK and the matter will be appealed to the Supreme court, no matter which side wins. At one time the discussion vt axed rather warm between Capt. H. D. Padgett and A. Q. Padgett, for tunately, however, cooler heads intervened and the matter was allowed to blow over. The meeting was presided over by the Hon. W. C. Brant. Mr Brant favored a settlement of the question outside the courts. of tru<th in that statement. Mr | Padgett reiterated his statement:; The parties started toward each other but friends stepped in prevent ing any trouble. ,, Chairman Brant then called upon Joe M. Moorer. Esq, who gave a history of the stock law legislation. The Supreme Court had decided' that any law providing for building a line fence would be unconstitu tional. The thing for our people to do PROHIBITION DEPARTMENT EDITED BY JAS. E. PEUR1F0Y ANDW. W. SMOAK, JR. MRS J. J. ZACHERY DEAD INTERESTING AND RACEY Register! TER!!! register!! REGIS* The Registration open Monday. lie are registered. books will- be sure that you is a ,. _ . , ., The Walterboro Baptist Sunday to fight this matter to a finish ami school will devote its collection Sun- j settle it forever, not to pass a law pass next year that would have to go through the court again. Mr Wm J. F'shburne was cal.ed upon, as the author of the Act that was declared constitutional. He He said he had the opinion that the three men responsible for the ex emption were Col. John D. Edwards, Capt. H. I). Padgett, and himself. His Act had never been in the court. He wished to state that a ref erence in The Press and Standard concerning the law was untrue so far as he was concerned. Mr Sfnoak here arose and stated that the statement that Mr Fishburne had been employed was an error, as he had learned, but that he had been told by one of the parties to the suit that the attorneys in the case were Howell & Gruber on one side and Fishburne & Fishburne on the other; the remainder of the re day July 11, to the prohibition cause. The Methodist Sunday school in Walterboro will take up a collection for the prohibition movement next Sunday. Maine is a prohibiton state.* In 11)06 out of 0,850 murders in the United States. Maine furnished but three! Red Oak has set the pace in contributions for prohibition. Tet others follow- this example as well as did Cottageville. J D RISHER WRITES- I am rejoiced to set* the interest your paper is taking in the question of prohibition. If every paper in our Slate would take the firm stand that The Press and Standard has taken on this important question I dare say, that on the 17th day of August, we would banish this cause from our county State; hut so many papers, like individuals, are afraid to take a firm stand against the evil for fear of some loss in money or votes. * Well, as I see it, there is no greater problem for our people to solve today than this thing of whiskey. The greatest question that can possibly come before any people, is that which affects their religious, moral and financial well- THE DEATH ANGEL CLAIMS AS A >IC TIM BEAIITIFIL YOUNG MRS ZACHERY. THE EXPERT INVESTIGATORS. POINTED BY GOVERNOR ANSEL HAVE FINISHED THEIR WORK AP- The many relatives and friends of Mrs Julian J. Zachery were grieved to learn last Thursday that .she had died the night before at her home in Augusta. Ga. Mrs Zachery was Miss Ethel Howell, daughter of the late Major M. P. Howell, of place and was married J une 10, UHfc to Mr Zachery. a prominent young attorney of Augusta. She had car ried with her to her new home the best wishes of a large number of devoted relatives and friends, made during her childhood and young womanhood here. These* were sor row stricken when it was known that she had passed to the Great Beyond. Ten days before her death, her infant son was born, but his lit- ^ t tie spirit went on to welcome hers, being, and this accursed stuff which Together they sleep in Live Oak w-e call liquor (the white man’s fire' - me * er ^ beneath a mound of man country un- $2,000,000,000 represents the drink bill for one year, —Suppose that were used for building good roads, for example. II 1C. v** . vilv V7Wrivl , Wllv i crtiicai v/a Some of our best legal talent believe^port was unqualifiedly true. that the law is constitutional. He believed if the matter could come to a vote now. there would be a larger majority than when voted on some time age. A Q Padgett asked; “Who is to blame for all this trouble? Why do not our legislators make us a law taxing us for a line fence? As it is now w-e never know where we are. The Representatives are to blame for the whole thing, anti-stock law, and had tion. If we want exemption tax us and let us build a fence. It is un fair to have the men living on the line fence to have to live as they do. It is not fair to them for us to want them to do this. Our are afraid if they favor Col. Jas. G. Padgett next introduced. He arose not to dis cuss the merits of the ease, as to his views in favor of or against stock law-. It is now a question as to what the courts will do. The stock law people mav oarry the matter to the State or United States court. If carried to the latter a d**cision could be had befor#* the meeting of the legislature. Tho stock law men We voted j are organized and have employed an exemp-j counsel and are going to fight the matter to a finish. We do not know their moves. They have two cases n«>w in the courts. One the Moore- Carter ease, afld a friendly suit be tween two sto-’t- law men. .which legislators case has no of p » i-g counsel, the fence Col. Padgett seated that he had some people would not vote for i referred the matter to a young man them, and if they vote against it, I in his office, Mr Moorer. who after others would not so nothing is done.” investigation found that the Act ex- Colleton county’s dnnk bill per year through the dispensaries is in round numbers $75,000; her schorl bill is. in round numbers $35,000. Is this the correct ratio? The ministers of the Methodist church, according to a resolution adopted at the recent District Con ference will devote the Sundys in July to preaching prohibition ser mons. Will not the ministers of every other denomination in the county do the same? water) does effect our der all three heads. Religiously, looking at it from the standpoint of the Word of God, no man who habitually drinks whiskey can be a true Christian, for we are commanded to abstain from the very appearance of evil. And again, wine is a mocker, strong <irink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise; and Rgam, look not thou upon the w-ine wnen it is red, when it moveth it self aright in the cup, for at the last it biteth like a serpent and (lowers, placed there by the fingers of sorrowing love. Mrs Howell was called to Augusta Thursday morning but found that her daughter had died the night be fore. She accompanied the re mains here for interment, arriving Friday afternoon. The funeral party was met at Green Pond by the pall bearers ani a number of relatives and friends. Saturday morning at ten o’clock the funeral was held at the residence of Mrs M. H. Howell, conducted by Rev. H. J. Cauthen. after which the Judge R. A. Hill and W NN Brad ley of Abbeville, the expert account ants appointed several weeks ago by Governor Ansel to investigate the condition of the offices for the last ten vears past, have about ‘conclud- this ed their investigation and will sub mit their report to Governor Ansel within a day or two. The Act. under which these ex perts were ap|M>inted, allows them some latitude as to the time when their report shall be published in the county. Taking advantage of this latitude, they desire to submit the matter first to Governor Ansel, in order that a published statement mav not K? considered as ex-parte. While nothing has been given out for publication, it is safe to say that their report, when published, will contain some interesting informa tion. It is not known which offices havg been found lacking, but there will possibly be some surprises wben the report is made public. These gentlemen have gone thoroughly into the county officers books, and express themselves as be- in satisfied |with their work. Of course they have not gone into the subject matter of every claim that has been paid, as this work would require considerably more time than they.have had at their disposal. A A Patterson, Jr, thought it was discussed two years ago and decided it was unconstitutional to tax the people for this fence. This is some thing we should look into. Mr Brant explained that the ob ject of the meeting is not to discuss building a fence, but to decide if the people wished to fight the effort being made to throw the county into stock law. Senator Griffin held that if the emptimr was constitutional. Col. Pndgett =tated that the fight was now on. He has been employed to fight the case. Mr Griffin thought it would take several years to get through the U. S. Court, hut it was necessary to work all along the line. Hon J. L. Roberton was next introduced. He thought the only I thing to do at this meeting was to CAMPAIGN FUND. Previc vsly acknowledged $47.50 Cottageville S. S. J. D. Ackerman. Supt 11.00 Red Oak. S. S. J. D. Acker man, Supt 13.15 Grace S. S . S. N. Hiott Sunt. 1.24 Bethlehem S. S..J. B. Dodd, Supt $5.00 stingethlike adder. Woe'be unto took place at the family that man who gives his approval to|P‘ ot,n Live Oak Cemetery. The this of all damning sins and then! new-made grave was a mound of expects to hear the approval of his I many very beautiful trin- Makt-r at the great Day of Reckon-' utes from friends in ing. As sure as God is true, he will stand condemned. AT GRACE CHURCH. Total. .77.89 CHILDREN S DAY AT ZION. Sunday, children’s day exercises were held at the Zion Baptist church. An interesting program was arrang ed and enjoyed by the large crowd decide whether or not the fight j present. This program con ained. r J hen as we look at it from a moral standpoint, we can see nothin »■ but ruin, misery and final destruction. When a man is crazed b> this ac cursed stuff he is liable to do almost any bad deed. I once read of a young man who, while under the*in fluence of whiskey, killed his father, and then in order to hide his crime, put him in the house and set fire to it, and not only this one instance could we give of its demoralizing effects, but we have them by the scores and thousands, when young men, well raised, have been ruined for all fluence Sunday special prohibition exer cises were held at Grace Sunday J school, of which S. N. Hiott is the MrsZachery’s able and interested superintendent, new home, the last being a huge This school has a membership of floral heart and a small one, ^symri forty, and is doing a good work, bolical of mother and child, and Mr Hiott has many able assistants in tenderly placed by the grief-stricken the work he is doing, and much good husband and father. The pall bearers were. Messrs W. B. Gruber, C. I). May. R. L. Fraser. P. J. Lucas, Dr Riddick Ackerman and Dr Joh^ M. Klein. Those who accompanied the re mains from Augusta were Mrs How ell, Mr Zachery and brother. Mrs Leitn^r of Wilmington, his sister, Mrs Carrie Ashley and Rev B. F. Foreman, aunt and uncle of the de ceased. Miss Martha Gage of Ches ter. a college mate and very dear time when under the im! friend of Mrs Zachery. at 1 ' 1 M. P. of this demon of darly- i Howell, her brother, who was called ness, this serpent of the still. It from Sumter where he had gor.e to leads to almost all the evils to which attend a wedding of a classmate, the human heart is heir. What Mrs Zachery was in her 24th year. She was a young woman of much r question of stock law were decided should be carried on. and to raise j along with exercises oy the children, in the circuit court, it would mean, nothingfmore than one judges opin ion. The Supreme court would de cide the matter and it could not possibly be passed upon before the legislature meets.. He was sure the legislators were not afraid to vote, as his friend, Mr Padgett, intimated. Mr Padgett wanted to know if it were right for one man to pasture on another’s l&nd. Senator Griffin said: “Ask the Supreme court and you w-ill get an opinion that you can stand by. Mine would only be that of an indi vidual.!’ The legislators at the last session decided it was not right for the peo ple of the line section nqt to have the fence. Mr Padgett; “Have not the legislators the power to levy this tax? Why has it not been done?” H. D. Padgett a«ked A. Q. Pad- funds. The election two years ago was so overwhelmingly in favor of the exemption that it w*as up to the i legislature to do something to build a line fence. Resolutions were here adopted; providing for the appintment of a committee of three to employ coun sel to fight this question; the chair man to he a member of the com mittee W. C. Brant, C. E. Carter, and J. I. Garvin, were appointed. An additional committed of five as follows to aid in raising funds; Thomas Beach. G. W. Crosby. J. M. Benton. L. A. Linder and M. H. Hiott. The committee appointed to raise funds in stock law fight are request- 1 ed to report to the committee au thorized to employ counsel at Wal terboro Friday July 9 at 11 o’clock, The resolution follows: Whereas there is a movement on an address on prohibition by the pastor. Rev J. S. M. Finch, and also a prohibition sermon by Rev W. I. Herbert, Presiding Elder of the Charleston District. This address and sermon were very fine. At the conclusion of which a collection was taken up for the prohibition cause. is it that a drunken man will not do? Who will answer? Then as, we look at it from a financial standpoint, we just stand amazed at the results. The idea of, a poor dowmtrodden people like; 0 ^ 1 ^ who kn**w her. Life Colleton county have been spending most bright, which a young woman h'*auty and a character as beautiful. J* ^esxing many Christian virtues. She had made manv friends in Au gusta, having the love and esteem to her makes SUNDAY SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS There seems to have been some misunderstanding about the matter of taking up collections in the ' in terest of the prohibition movement in the Sunday schools of the county. Some of them did not take collec tions for this purpose last Sunday, but »ill do so in the near future. This is a matter that cannot be over looked by the schools, if they stand for the prohibition movement, and if there is a Sundays school in Col leton county not in favor of prohi bition, that school should disband COTTAGEVILLE AND RED OAK. gett. “Are you a stock law man or foot by certain of our citizens to ( n tliai an anti stock law?” He replied that! have the courts of our state declare er ele ^ t new 0 ffi cer3> he was a stock law man—he was the Acts under wmCh portions of forced into it. “The county has Colleton county are exenqpted from been ruined bv rotten politicians” the operations of the GeiHfral Stock said Mr A. Q. Padgett with some Law, unconstitutional, null and wormth. I void. > Mr Griffin asked Col. J. G. Pad- And whereas this movement has gett if the Carter-Rentz case were taken definite shape in the employ- now in the courts. Mr Padgett said ment of attorneys to fight the mat ter out in the courts, believe that it was now on .the docket Mr Griffin felt that the legislators from this county would do ail they could when the matter came up. He would like for every man to get what he wants. As the majority of the people favor the exemption, he would favor it. Capt. Padgett said that the Act he introduced had been declared And whereas; We the present exemption is to the best interest of Colleton county and all citizens and because the voters of the exempted sections have so de clared at the ballot box. Therefore be it resolved that we in convention assembled do hereby protest against the actions of the Cottageville, June 28 Editor Press and Standard:—En close please find check for 24.15 amount collected for prohibition funds. . , Cottageville Sunday school 11,00 Red Oak Sunday school 13.15 unconstitutional. The Act we now citizens making the effort to have have was passed by Mr. Wm J. Colleton county placed under the Fishburne who left out reference operation of the General Stock Law, to line fence. This part of the deeming it to be unwise, imprudent country had never been in the stock and against the peace and prosperity law. j of the people living within the ex- Just here 4T little warmth was empted territory. ’ injected between A. Q. Padgett and Be it furthel , resolved that a com- Capt. H. D. Padgett. Mr Padgett mittee of 3 anti stock law men be asked Capt. Padgett if he had not been a stock law man eighteen yew* ago, Capt Padgett replied that he bad not been. Mr Padgett then •aid he had heard Capt. Padgett say be was a stock law man. but that ha found the people were it he had turned, wapt not a word appointed by the chairman of this meeting to employ legal talent to resist any and all efforts made or to be made by any peraon or living within the exempted undCT th« codf of Wwm. IWft arrange compensation for their zees. 24.15! These collections taken up Cottage- ( ville in the a. m. Red Oak in the j p. m. Very truly, J. D. Ackerman. Supt. MORE NEW BUILDINGS. * U Walterboro is certainly growing, as is evidenced by number of new buildings being erected. E. Hub- ster’s residence is almost completed; J. R. Halford has a handsome con crete residence nearing completion; P. J. Lucas is adding another story »; J. ah over five thousand dollars during the month of May for drink and more""than seventy-five thousand dollars annually for that which has tver cursed her people. Can we ever be a prosperous people as long as this state of things exists. 1 answer^no. No wonder our people complain of hard times, when the money that ought to go for food and raiment is drawn into the great whirlpool of the liquor traffic. Children are growing up in dense ignorance because fathers spend all for whiskey, debts of every descrip tion are unpaid because the money goes for w’hiskey, and we could go on enumerating, but enough. Will you not, Oh, ye citizens of dear old Colleton county assert your manhood and stand for the right, and go to the ix>iis on the 17th day | of August determined to rid your countv of the accursed thing for all [ time Will you not help to rescue your hoys from ruin, shame and disgrace, and a drunkard’s hell? J, D. Lisher. " WILD DILL COMES ACROSS. Dear Mr. Editor: As Wild Bid is through plowing, all but cotton, lie has some •eisure and wishes to give his views on the dispensary. I have always been a strong dispensary 1 mar;. I have been keeping up with the investigating committee. Its diaclosurs.atihe enough to put the devil {fcainst the dispensary. It is making a few’ rich and thousands poor. So look out for Wild Bill wneff the election comes. I suppose you can give my old wroman some credit, for my “turn coating.” If I went for the dispen sary Wild Bill would have to leave this place. Hurrah for prohibition! Wild Bill. her death all the more sad. PROHIBITION AT BETHLEHEM. Round, June 29. Special:—As it was announced through your col umns some weeks ago the Sunday school at Bethlehem observed last Sunday as prohibition and had a most interesting and profitable 1 meeting. The lesson was on temper ance and the school manifested more than ordinary interest in the study of this vita’ subject. At the close of the lesson Miss Dell Hiott gave a splendid recitation: “Get off the Hell bound Train”. Miss Hiott is an elo cutionist of rare grace and skill and can portray the horrors of drink so vivid a manner that none can fail Hvmn, to see them as they are. Coming’’’ is l>eing done in the community. The exercises Sunday morning were all along prohibition lines. Speakers had lieen invited to make prohibiton speeches. These were Senator J. S. Griffin, Rev P. Warren and W. W. Smoak, Jr. These ad dresses showed careful preparation and w’ere listened to with interest by the good sized congregation pres ent' Senator Griffin felt that the greatest opportunity our people ever had was here, and that if we ever had prohibition, we w’ould always have it. Rev. P. Warren did not think churches should use fermented wine but snould rather use fruit of grapes unfermented . He did not believe we should cross the bridge before we get to it, and there would be no doubt of our ability to make prohi bition effective when w’e get it. Mr Smoak discussed the question as one of education. It is either right or wrong, to drink. If right everyone should indulge including women and children; if wrong then no one should. J. H. Hiott closed the speaking with a few remarks stating that it wa^ remarkable that they had the news, the law ard gospel. * Addresses were made by A V Rickenbaker, I B Weeks, and Prof W B Garris. These addresses were all thoughtful and forceful presenta tions of the subject of prohibition, and the sneakers each acquitted himself with credit to the occasion. The music w’as appropriate and w’ell rendered, with Miss Claudyi^ Kinsey and Mrs BG Weeks at the organ. BIBLE DAY AT SHILOH. There was quite a crowd at our Bible Day Exercises, it being knowm for sometime before that we were preparing and proposed to carry our an interesting program. After an interesting address and a feur explanatory remarks by the Superintendent, P. W. Connelly, the •fj! following program was carried out: “Work for the Night is No. 476. Responsive Bible Reading by the School • Hymn—“More Love to Thee” No. 337. * Recitation—“Children’s Love” by Bessie Bishop. • Bible Exercise—“The Power of ; God’s Word.” by School. Recitation^—.‘jfiemory Helps”—by ioak. Miss Mamie Sm The exercises cloned with a snug Hymn-”Jesus Paid it All”-No. collection for the prohibition 32^ campaign. J. B. D. to his residence; Witsell purchased half of the old Klein Park from E. *T. H. Shgffsr, and la begin* inf work on a handsome nMdance; AM these and same ether new build* A negro remarked to one of the editors of this department a day or two since; “I hope you will win your fight for prohibition. You usually succeed in what you under* take to do. and I hope you will win this time. I know plenty of little childrai who are rawed to-day he* cohm ef drink.” COMMITTEE’MEETS. The committee appointed to have charge of the campaign for the pro hibitionists met yesterday and be gan to map out the work to be done in this county. They wish it under stood at the outset that they are anxious to have the earnest co-oper ation of all prohibitionists in their efforts towards prohibition, and they hope no one who has anything to off er for the cause will feel any hesi tancy in letting it be known. Rev F O S Curtis, Walterboro. is will withaUai How the Bible Saves—by Class. Recitation—“Tiie Lord’s Work”— little girls. Recitation—“His Banner over Me” Gertrude Ritter. Temperance Resolution—by Miss Addie Roberts. Recitation—“All Together”—by MissChesley Nettles. Recitation—“The Little Widow” —by Miss Erlesn Bishop. The Bible Fund—by Rev. B. F. Halford. Collection for Bible Fund. ' Hymn—“I am Coming to the Cross”—No. 304. Addrem by Hon. W. C. Brant— “The Power of the Tongue”. Mr. Crosby’s talk on Temperance was also entertaining, a copy of which will be published hr the *Pro- ifl J vi] V 1 chairman of this committee. He has 31 a list of speakers available for pro- hibition Department of this paper, hihition work between bow and the After thsaa exercises and addrem mBro. Halford T “And I wtiL M