The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, June 30, 1909, Image 1
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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!
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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.
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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
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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