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< r V m i 9 *r . •'k:. VOL. XXXII. VVALTERBORO. S. C. SEI> I EMBER i. 1005. NO. 2 THE EDUCATIONAL RALLY SEN. O p JfFIN’S REPLY ^LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE, / COUNTY FAIR RULES ; GOOD,ROADS COLUMN f MR. SHAFFER REPLIES ONLY ABOUT SEVENTY FIVE TEACHERS SHOWS THAT $2,192.26 WAS TURNED CALL ISSUED FOR THE FIRST MONDAY SECRETARY KERSHAW ANNOUNCES AND TRUSTEES PRESENT SPEECHES MADE. GOOD The educational rally held here Staurday was a success in every particular, except that the attend ance was small. The meeting was held in the CouYt House, about sev* OVER TO J. 0. GRIFFIN. INSTEAD $I7.04!.4I. AS CLAIMED. IN SEPTEMBER LARGE ATTEND ANCE URGED. THE RULES TO GOVERN COUNTY FAIR. CONTRIBUTIONS INVITED EACH WEEK FOR THIS COLUMN. BE BRIEF AND PITHY. Editor Press and Standard: Con- The following call has lieen issued Section !.• The exhibition will be tinuing a recent discussion the ex- by a few of the leading citizens of open to the public on 'Thursday, supervisor of Colleton County says 1 the county for a meeting to be held November 11, and close on Saturday, “that the present supervisor had at here Monday, September 6. to or- his disposal, turned over to him iganize a Law and Order League for enty-five teachers and trustees liemg when he took charge of the office, 1 the county. Of course, the primary present. The speeches were all good 1 (the treasurer’s books show) $17.-! object is the enforcement of the and were listened to with rapt at-j 041.41.” Here is what Tieasurer 1 prohibition law, .but the organization tention. Three of the expected speakers were absent. Senator This is to certify that there was a I that all law is enforced. It is a on January 4th, 1U09. This amount was turned o\er to J. 0. Griffin by Christensen, of Beaufort; the Rev J W Daniels, of Columbia, and John D.^ (Appelmann, of Charleston. However, there were speakers enough to hold the audience till after J. E. Moore. 2 o’clock. The meeting was presid-, R E- Jones, ed over by W. W. Smoak, Jr. mem- ber of the ccunty beard of education, I ^ ote difference, $14,849.15. md was opened with prayer by Prof IW 10 is correct ’ Treuurer Jones or H. G. Sheridan, after which M. P, I th ‘ 8 prejudicial slipped out to noth- Howell, Eaq, mayor pro tem, deliver-: * n ** statements is in- ed the address of welcome in behalf correct - “ d '* is ,or > ou ^ who of the town » has 10,(1 the truth * ^d acted the He said he was glad to welcome ^ m » n of hon " r » nd principle, and Jones says: j when effected will hardly stop at door* of the Walter boro, S. C.l Aug. 29. 1909. that - but wi ll endeavor to see to it November 13. Sec. 2. Gates will be open at 9 o’clock A. M., of each day, and at that time every officer and employee must be at his or her post. The exhibition buildings OUR SLOGAN-$300,000 BOND ISSUE FOR THE COUNTY! The mud and sand tax in Colleton is the heaviest any citizen has to pay. 1 A valuabls and able article from the pen of Dr W A Kirby will ap. j pear in this column next issue. will be closed at 5 F. M. Sec 3 The Secretary will receive THE DEFEAT OF THE BOND ISSUE- cash balance to the credit of Colleton , timely call and every good citizen of entries at his office in Walterboro By an extraordinarilly close vote county for county purposes $2,192.26 coun ty should be present and until November 9. Entries will! the proposition to issue^$4(X),000 ANSWERS QUESTION ASKED LAST WEEK AS TO TOWN S FIRE DEPARTMENT. join: j close at 5 P. M. | worth of 4 1-2 per cent bonds for We, the undersigned citizens of. Sec. 4. When the Fair is ended, j building good roads in Spartanburg and into the County of Colleton, hereby issue all articles not called for by exhibit- County has been defeated. Theclose- and tilth of condemnation and ex- ageration. Mind you, this man says that above amount was turned over to the supervisor to wit: $17,- 041.41 on last January, notwith standing nevertheless what Treasur er Jones says, and then goes on to talk about unpaid taxes. In the to these distinguished visitors to the town and those who are interested in the education of the youth of the county. The training of the youth is a great responsibility. Soon they will take their places as citizens and should therefore be well cultured. Some of these distinguished educa tors will doubtless favor compulsory j education, but the speaker doubted < the wisdom of making a legislative i ♦ hat to compel the attendance of ch Idren. This must be done by an enlightened public opinion. The response to this address of welcome was made by the Hon. W. B. Gruber, chairman of the board of trustees of the Walterboro Graded nex * ^ our • ( ^ ,r ^ ow \ .'School afraid the loss of tie office will kill •Mr Gruber, was glad to have this him yet. If he has any friends they meeting atse opportune a Ume, for » urel >' 0U1!ht ‘° •* ' ookln|{ for * the educatinal interests of the coun-! »P« ciali9t f ,r him before 11 ,a 100 call for a mass meeting to be held at the Courthouse in Walterboro, Mon day. September 6, next, at 11 o’clock, a. m., for the purpose of organizing a Law and League for the County of Colleton. We are of the opinion that this is a very proper time for ^he law-abiding who has gotten down into the gutter c jtj zens 0 f the county to assemble and devise means whereby there may be engendered throughout the county a greater respect for law and order. To that end we would urge every citizen of the county interested in I such condition to be present: Jas. E. Peurifoy, J. S. Griffin. G. W. Way, J. C. Lemacks, name of Heaven, what has he to do with unpaid taxes, and how can he B. H. Padgett, A A Patterson, Jr, or the tieasurer turn over that Rev H. J.CauthenM. P. Howell, which they ne\er had, which was R. H Wichman, H. W. Black, Sr, Dr. R. AcKerman.P. M. Buckner, not in their posession? Can he with \ Langdale, W. R. Fox. truth an<Ph<m >r say he turned over J. M Klein. G. L. Smoak, that wh: h he never had? If so, let J H. D. Padgett, E. T. H. Shaffer, him claim the unpaid taxes for J w.V Smoak. Jr,J. 6.‘ Griffin,’ C. C. Tracy, Jos. Langdale, P. M. Murray, W. R. Gruber, Jno. H. Peurifoy, Rev F O SCurtis ty are now receiving more attention than formerly. Walterboro has just voted a bond issue, and at the next meeting we will welcome this audi ence in the auditorium of a modern and well equipped school building. The time was in Colleton county when an audience could hardly boast of a college-educated member. Now every audience has its members of college—men and women. Prof P. C. Garris, of Smoaks, was the next speaker. His subject was the country teacher, hisjpossibilities. He pictur ed the kind of man or woman who should occupy the teacher’s desk in a country school. He should not be teaching for the paltry forty, fifty, sixty or seventy-five dollars salary received. He should have a higher aim. He should strive to make bet ter citizens, better men and woman. He should be such a man or woman as that he or she can go out into the community and place a hand under those conditions that needed to be raised and bettered, and stong enough to hold them up. The coun- vve try school teacher should be a re cruiting officer for the higher in- . -stitutions of of learning. He should late. He talks about the supervisor not publishing his accounts according to law, and yet I have authority to say this ex-supervisor never legally ad vertised during his long term of of fice a single account under Section of Code 769. I will pay ten dollars for every one he will produce. Can any man be, or claim to be a gen tleman. thst will do a thing and complain or abuse another who does the same thing. “Consistency thou art a jewel.*’ Let the public an swer. The Senator is brought into this thing. Why? Becausejhe is brother to the supervisor. Why, he is even called a “political trickster,” but the brother knows the supervisor is an honest and honorable man, and is ready and willing and will be glad to even assist in his prosecution at any time that he (the supervisor) takes a single dollar belonging to the county. The writer is not sur- prised to be called a “political trickster” by the ex-«upervisor, for have it from ihe highest au thority that from the “abundance the heart the mouth speaketh.” He saw me through his own corrupt ors shall be properly cared for by the Superintendent of the depart ment, or turned over to the Secre tary for 15 days. INFORMATION FOR EXHIBITORS. Sec. 5. Premium Lists will be sent by mail upon application to the Secretary. Sec. 6. Articles sent by freight or express must lie prepared, ad dressed, “Secretary of Colleton County Fair Association. Sec. 7. Articles must be on the ground or or before 5 P. M., Tues day, November 9. Sec. 8. Exhibitors will file such certificates, statements, etc., as are; ness of the vote has been a surprise to some of the good roads leaders themselves, as in view of the loud opposition that has been indulged in by persons whose taxes on account of this bond issue would have been increased a cent and a half per an num, it was thought that the oppo sition was really much stronger than it was. The defeat is regrettable, but it does not mean that we will not have good roads. The great progressive movements for good roads and unre stricted communication between our people has just started and is irresist ible. It is coming, not only in this county but everywhere. It was the required in the Premium List, with the Secretary, and they are required j de8 ' re ‘hus® »l>° promoted the to attach a card, with all particulars | of age, size, weight, etc., written in j plain and legible hand, to the I Walterboro, Aug. 23. 1909. MRS 0. S. AVANT DEAD. Her n.any friends were shocked to learn that Mrs. Rosa Avant, wife of B. S. Avant had died at the River side Infirmary in Charleston Satur day morning. Five weeks ago she had been taken to the infirmary to be Operated on for appedicitis, and stood the operation, as was thought, well. Hope was entertained that she would ultimately recover, and it was, therefore, with great surprise that news of-htiuieath was received. The body was brought to Walter boro Saturday evening and carried to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs A.C. Beach, where the funeral was held Monday morning at 9 o’clock by Rev. C. W. Burgess, after which the interment took place at Live,Oh 1 ' Cemetery. Mrs Avant was the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. C. Beach, and only thirty years of age. She is survived by her^husband land five small children; her sisters, Mrs animals or articles exhibited, for the information of the jiidges. ' The exhibition of articles not enumerated in the Premium List is invited, and they will lie assigned to proper departments and displayed to visitors. Sec. 9. Exhibitors of live stock enterprise to have it come to pass in the whole of Spartanburg Coun ty but by inconceivable blindness those very sections which have the worst roads, need good roads most and on whom the cost would fall the lightest vote<i against g«x»d roads. There seems to be in some minds a latent prejudice against anything ne* or progressive and the instant such a thing is suggested these at and poultry' are required to display 01C * brist,e U P ,n opposition that over each stall or pen occupied by i* impossible to overcome with the their stock or poultry, a printed strongest arguments.-Tne Spartan- placard, containing the breed of bur K Journal, animal or poultry exhibited, whi&h ——- card will be furnished on applica-, JAS. HENRY RICE. JR. f HERE. tion to the Secretary. Sec. 10. Exhibitors of live stock must report to the superintendents in charge at 9 o’clock A. M., each day, for orders. They must also in form themselves from the superin tendent of department when their 1 warden will be selected by these n»em- stock will be judged. Stock must! ber. Tuesday, Sept 7ih: Much interest be in the show ring promptly after being called. Any person failing to comply with this order will be ruled out from competing. Sec. 11. Stalls are provided on the grounds. ENTRIES. Sec. 12. Entries must be made bn or before 5 P. M., Tuesday, November 9. A card or tag, having a coupon receipt attached, corres- •» J*iue» rteury Mtoe, Jr., becreiery of the i>uce Audubon Hoslety hen teeu here several day. la the iutereat of his Society. Mr Klee made two addreeMe at the courthouse, and baa •scared 22 member* for the 8ociety here. A game their i warden will be .elected must! b®™ Tuesday. 8ept 7th was taken in thro lecture* by the people ot the town Friday evening Mr Mice spoke of birds, and showed their great value to the country as protectors of ag ricultural Interests. Monday evening his address was devoied mostly to the ques tion of protection to flsh and gam* Mr Rice Is thoroughly conversant with *1 e work he is doeug, and po*se»*es a won derful store of information. COL PADGETT BETTER The many friends of Col J G Padg ett will be glad to know that a re- Lucas Black of Highland, Ha; Miss P undin * 10 the ent '- v ; wiU , «\ v J n , Mollie Beach of Walterboro, and to the exhibitor. When the exhibit-1 brothers, G. A., Willie and Milnor qf or shal! de,iver the article and er- fent surfi rj ca | operation was very suc- Florida, A. K., Laurie, Allie and tr - v car<1 to tbe ^ u P er i nten( J ent ' cr eessful. He will shortly go from Arthur of Walterboro. A large cir- the P er8on in char ^ e & the propf r Charleston to Hot Springs. N C. of relatives and friends f^l' exhibition hall, the articles will 1 exhibition hall, the he lould saw nic uk 8 - cie oi reiauves anu inenas xeei ~ . . and contemptible glasses. I know Kenu i n e sorrow and deeply 9 y mpa . 'received, tagged and put in position. Slllivv v. • ii* v ... ... r Vh t rww* uft^YS* Vmirkfr fit t and the public knows we always discover bright minds and them how they can go higher. , , Teachers think they have a hard judge others by ourselves md which time. Yes, they have a hard time, judgment comes alone from the heart. Poor man, he don’t want the voice o*. the people, and if he when but it depends largely on the way one looks at it. If he or she stands with back to the sun and looks at the cluuds it will be dark. If he or she stands with face to the sun a brighter view will be given. The country school teacher is training legislators, Congressmen. Senators, and somewhere in the United Statesl , . , , , • mean enough or low enough to country school teacher Is train- gets it he says. I’ll hold the office if am ^iy 0 f her parents. Strange to anyhow; says the majority shall not the funeral was held on the rule—never knows beaten. thize with her near relatives in the tbe c o u P° n » after being receipted loss they have sustained. f" r b Y the I*™’" in ctar ‘"'' ‘ {,ve , n 1 t0 Mrs Avant was .member of Doc- ‘he exhibitor. The articles will be tor’s Creek Baptist church, and hers' surrendered °" I >' “U"" return o. this was the tirst death in the large! receipt. LOSSES. Sec. 13. Whilst every precaution Editor Press and .Standard:—I notice in your last issue the ques tion asked on your editorial page “Walterboro once had a fire-depart ment. Where is it?” Your question would seem to imply that the self organized fire department of last year had vanished into thin air, gone up in smoke, in short fallen down on their job. Now just as a matter of town history subsequent to 1850 let us look into the career the support of said fire company. After the vonLehe fire last winter Mr Dixon organized a small force from among those who had occupied prominent positions at the vonLehe fire, on roofs,!*trees, etc. Also others were selected who had shown interest in fire matters. These men were gotton out for one drill and then a few nights later demonstrated the worth of their ex perience at the Grace gt Warren fire. A number more drills were held and then the boys got another chance at the Methodist parsonage fire. All this of course in the regu lar line of their duty. In addition the boys induced to come here and managed a carnival company, as a result of their work turning over to the town something over $100.00 enough to erect buildings for the two fire wagons which with their valuable equipment were standing out in the open or being housed in a stable when that happened to be vacant. During the winter certain of the boys made regular inspection the town hydrants and kept same lubricated and in working order. When the Southeastern Tariff As sociation Representative visited Wal terboro the entire department gave an exhibition drill which resulted in a lower insurance rate for the town. Now what has the town done to encourage all this work. \ petition was sent in to council the latter part of the winter asking that $2.00 per month be granted each of the two companies for running expenses as this amount was coming out of the pockets of the firemen every month in keeping up the orgainization and taking care of the towns apparatus. Also that a chfef of the fire de- pAriment be paid $8 00 per month for looking after the hydrants, keep ing them and the plug stands in working order and seeingjthat all the fire apparatus belonging to the town was kept up. Not only was this sum never granted but „po answer was ever returned or notice taken of this petition. * The bill for building one of the fire wagons has never yet been en- _ tirely paid and a number of small bills incurred by the fire company have come out of the pockets of in dividual members. The entire action of the town in behalf of the fire department is that the members were not forced to pay their street tax. This action on the part of the town was and is duly appreciated by the depart- Let them call me what they please, »>ut I have never, nor has be ‘ s j59th birthday of her father, and the will betaken for the safekeeping of entire family were present to par- all articles by an efficient corps of take of the sad birthday dinner., policemen and watchmen, the Asso- of the sad birthday This was the first time in dinner, several ciatfmn will in no ca.>e be responsible the present supervisor, ever been a j| ^ een a t the old home for any loss or damage that may oc-j boo,tls ma ' > made up and tags pre inu a President of these United ‘"'tates. The next speaker was the Hon YV. R, West, now-SttYedispensary audi- t >r, but for tnany years- a teachrf) - and supennt- * His subject was the leap her frehn a teacher’s Viewpoint. He reviewed the great advances made m educa-1 t!«jr.al matters in recent showed, the importance talce ' at the same time, the county’s money and give it to a \j rs Avant’s children are with corporation, (I don’t say anybody | t h t .j r grandmother, Mrs. Beach, has) nor have we ever proclaimed l • fr.„ E one end of the county to the [ N£W SCH0 0L DISTRICT. other that Colleton county owned one-half interest in the Walterboro | Water Works, and that Colleton j county wodki fcfct one-half the rents and profits. What is truth and Let people ponder and cur, except by neglect of the officers of the Association or its agents. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS. Sec. 14 On Saturday, the 13th < f November, at 12 noon, the Secre- turnfsh the successful ex- b „ , principle? I"' 1 think. The way. of the ° ‘ Jis hard and they may be sure their '■niturea man and woman. In tin. . ^ find them out anywhere ^ ; alomt the Hoe., Portions of Horse Pen and Bridge tary \vi districts nav**. been cut off to hibitor with a warrant on the Tfeas- form Red Oak district,'No 47. T R urer. Who will pay the premium to Risher, J F Strickland and S J Pat rick are the trustees. j the exhibitor on his indorsement,‘of the check. Premiums unclaimed for 15 days will be considered as Sec. 16. Application for .-pedal privileges on the grounds must be made to the General Superintendent. Each morning of the Fair, from 9 ment. to 12 o’clock will be devoted by the What encouragement does the Committee in testing all kinds of im- town intend to give the fire depart- plcments. ’ ^ ment this winter? All parties wishing to send ex-! E. T. H. Shaffer, hibits to the Fair will please send' fer entry blanks by the fifth „f No* . pQI||H. DEFEATS PINE GROVE vember. in order that the entry! . , The Pen tel baseball nine played the Pine Grove nine laist Saturday af ternoon on the Pine Grove diamond. Score: 49 to 1 in favor of the Peniel boys. They will play another game Saturday. September 11, on' the Peniel diamond. The Peniel fans re turned home rejoicing ov^*r their vic tory and bountiful dinner, which they enjoyed at Mr. J. M. Benton’s Peniel Catcher. pared, thereby avoiding the rush at tne opening »jf the Fair. This will be a great convenience, both to the exhibitor and the Secretary, and es pecially the Association, in prepar ing room and accomm<Klati<»n for the exhibits when brought. business, and I am sorry 1 am drawn i * j * a ■ into this conflict, but when the > P r ** n ted to the Association. supervise!- i# not even allowed by information for visitors 8 I»ecialists. men who fit themselves {Continued on page five.] j. O. Griffin was not troubling Moore and was attending to his own his physician to read these contempt Tble articles, what am 1 to do?* Respectfully, J. S. Griffin. Sec. 15. The Fair will be held on the grounds secured by Association which ia within town. Aft exhibits that are not cata logqpd in the Premium List, snail be c clasai’u^l by the Secretary in thes ome * most suitable department, and ex- nicncticsDiCC ADENFFI hibition tags given for same, but 1 Dior tnoAKICo UrCRUr such exhibits will not be listed in The dispensaries In thia county the premium entry books, but if County were opened Monday to <Jie- receiving special mention from Com- pose of the stock on hand, and will mitfee. .the same will be listed in continue open till the stock is tx- Preaum List for next peer. | hausted or till the ISUi of November. ,«*r 't