The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, September 08, 1909, Image 1
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COUSn TREASURER
JOSES . COUETON COUSTT LAW AM) ORDER SECRET4RT
GIVES FIRURES TO SHOW STATUS
OF SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE.
The discussion which has been pro-
ing on recently in reference to the
status of affairs in the office of
county supervisor has caused treas
urer Jones to give official figures to
show how this office stands.
The claim has been made that
Supervisor Grffin receiv'd from his
predecessor a balance
than $18,000” when the
LEAGUE ORGANIZED AND
CERS ELECTED.
THE RULES TO GOVERN
FAIR.
the meeting held Monday for the
purpose of organizing a Law and
Order League for Colleton county
was fairly well attended and the
League was organized with a mem
bership of thirty-two. Much interest
was shown in the purpose of the
meeting, and the members are de-
of "more termined.that it shall spread its inffu-
office was ence till every part of the county is
Section 1.
open to the
The exhibition will be
public on Thursday.
turned over to him in January. As organi/Ani, and a greater respect for
to this point the foiling statement is law' and order is gainer!.
made by treasurer Jones: The following officers were elected:
"This is to certify and there was M. P. Howell, Walterboro, presi-
on Jan. 4th, 1909, a cash balance to ! dent;
the credit of Colleton county to the J. J. Padgett, Williams, vice presi-
amount of $2,744,43 less abatements dent;
and expenses of proposed now coun- W. W. Smoak, Jr., Walterboro,
ty of Branchville,552.19. secretary;
Jan. 4 1909, cash balance ..$2,192,26 E. L. Fishburne, Walterboro,
Uncollected 1908 taxes, 4 treasurer;
mills 7,941,50
Uncollected 1908 taxes, 1
mill 2,123,48
Uncollected 1908 commuta
tion tax 4,232.
Uncollected 1908 taxes for
county purposes in hands
of sheriff for collection. 892,02
Jas. E. Peurifoy, Walterboro, so
licitor.
The executive committee to con
sist of twelve members will be ap
pointed in a few- days by these offi
cers, and an effort made to effect
organizations of local leagues over
the county, in every township.
| The meeting was called to order
Total 17,381,26 , after tjie sales had been concluded,
and Sen. J. S. Griffin was elected
November 11, and c.«>se on Saturday, are re quested to report at the
November 13.
PUPILS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT
AT G0DFRE1 BUILDING FRIDAT
I7TH INSTANT.^ *
All pupils wishing to enroll in the ; The civilized world was amazed
tenth, ninth, eight or seventh grade last Thursday when the news was
An important
Saturday at the
matter
County
adopted
Farmers’
God- hashed abroad from I^erwick Islands Union meeting was the selection of
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 present them at this time. Those
doors of the exhibition buildings who have no promotion card will bt*
will be closed at 5 P. M. given an opportunity whereby they
Sec. 3. The Secretary will receive 1 may enter the next grade,
entries at - his office in Walterboro All pupils w ishing to enroll in the
until November 9. Entries will sixth, fifth or fourth grade will re
close at 5 P. M. j port at the* Godfrey building at 3
Sec. 4. When the Fair is ended, o’clock p. m. of the same day under
all articles not called for by exhibit- similar conditions,
ors shall be properly cared for by All pupils wishing to enroll in the
the Superintendent of the depart- third. aecond or first grade will re-
ment, or turned over to the Secre
tary for 15 days.
* w .'ii l- a i-.l that the dream of finding the North
frey building Friday the 1 < th instant ^ . . . , . ^ . .
, Pole % which for centunes has lured
at 9 o clock a. m. All who have eX p| orers scientists and adven-
promation cards are requested to turers. had been realized. Tnis is
the telegram:
"Reached North
Pole April 21,
190M. Discovered land far north.
Return to Copeneagtn by steamer.
Hans Egede.
"(Signed) Frederick Cook.”
Dr Cook is a native of Brooklyn,
certain days for selling cotton. iThe
matter was thoroughly diacofeed
and the decision reached that tie re
should be more intellegent system
used in marketing the money crop
of Colleton county. It was finally
decided that there should be certain
days when the farmers of the dif
ferent secticns should bring their
cotton to to the places designated,
and have these days properly adver-
and started from Smith sound at tised and secure competitive buyers.
sun ise, Feb. 19, 1908 on his famous
expedition, which resulted favorably
and has placed him along with the
I further certify that the above
amount $15,189,(X) was assets of Col
leton county far the year 1908—all
of which has been paid to us since
January 4, 1909, except amount
in hands of sheriff, $892.02, which
is still in his hands.
R. E. Jones,
County Treasuer.
Sept. 3, 1909.
From the above statement it is
very clear that the cash balance of
of $2,192.26 was all that was turned
over to Supervisor Griffin, and there
were claims outstanding against this
and past due for court expenses,
insurance and note, of $6,388,15.
So the real condition of the county
at the time the present supervisor
took charge was that the county was
in debt $4,195,89’ The unpaid 1908
taxes could not have been turned
over because they were uncollected
and hence not in hand, rendering it
therefore, a physical impossibility to
turn them over to the new super
visor. Of course, they were "assets
of Colleton county” as Treasurer
Jones says, but not of the supervis
or’s office till PAID IN AND AP
PORTIONED BY THE COUNTY
TREASURER.
The following additional state
ments by Treasurer Jones show the
amounts collected and turned over
to the supervisor since Jan. 4, 1909,
and the amount expended, in addi
tion to the the $J5,189, uncollected
taxes. 1908.
COLLECTION OF COUNTY FUND.
Dispensary fund to April 1,.$1516.84
Fines and licenses to Apr.. 13 477,21
Peddlers license to Apr 13.. 65.00
Dispensary fund to July 1,... 967,56
Borrowed money, July 5 5000.00)
Borrowed money, Aug 4 5000.00 j
Fines and license to Aug. 15, 267,14
Six cotton licenses to Sept. I, 120.00
Total $13,413,75
temporary chairman, and W. W
Smoak, Jr . temporary secretary.
Copies of the constitutions of the
Leagues in Orahgeburg and Aiken
were read, and a general discussion
then indulged in by several of the
members
Col. J. W. Hill of Cottageville was
in favor of organizing a law and
order league for thj county, and to
take the Aiken Constitution w r ith the
clause from the Orangeburg Consti
tution referring to the prohibition
law would be a good working basis.
For one h'* would put his name down
and do all he could to help carry out
its teaching.
Capt. G. W. Way of Mt. Carmel
was in favor of organizing to try to
prevent violations of law. Mt. Car
mel gave a vote of 56 to 1 in favor of
prohibition and it would be danger
ous for a blind tiger to attempt to
do business in that section.
Jas. E. Peurifoy stated that pub
lic sentiment was back of the en
forcement of the prohibition law in
Walterboro, and we have the same
officers in charge of the town as be
fore. We have law to enforce prohi
bition now. The law provides that
the first offence shall be punished
with a fine of not less than $100 or
3 months, and for the second offence
no fine and not less than one year.
M. P. Howell said there was no one
now who did not believe whiskey is
an evil, and that a prohibition law
will prohibit. We have suffered be
cause good men have not been wil
ling to assume the personal responsi
bility of reporting men who violate
■ law, especially the prohibition law.
| The league needs men as members
who are rot afraid to face an of
fender and say "I reported you.”
E. L. Fishburne thinks it would
be a fine thing for us to have a law
and order league, even though no
prohibition law be on the books. So
long as he was mayor of the town,
The above amount is a correct ^ prohibition law will be enforced,
s» atement of collections and borrow- hecanpromiaethe count y a “dry”
ed money for the year 1909 trom town and he intQnda ^ forRet the
Jan. 4th to Sept. 1st in addition t0 m j n j mum penalty when offenders
the i uncollected taxes of 1908 as are brought h j m
shown .above of 15,189. ; J. D. Risher of Round could
R. E. Jones, promise the enforcement of the pro-
County Treasurer, hibition law and he favored the
organization of the league.
J. J. Padgett of Williams thinks
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 be 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
required in the Premium List, with
the Secretary, and they are required
to attach a card, with all particulars
of age, size, weight, etc., written in
plain and legible hand, to the
port at the Y. M. C. A. building on world’s most famous discoverers.
Saturday the 18th instant at 9 o’clock Again yesterday the starling news
m. was flashed abroad that another
Parents are requested that this American had discovered the North
matter be attended to at time appo- Pole. Commander Robert E. Peary
inted. Conditions and surroundings of the steamer Roosevelt telegraph
ed from Indian Arbor, Labrador,
that he had also succeeded in reach
ing the Pole a little less than a year
after Dr Cook had succeeded. He
reached it April 6,1909.
BIRTH DAY DINNER
The birthday dinner given Satur-
animals or articles exhibited, for the day by his children and grandchi!-
information of the judges. dren to "I’ncle” Solomon Hicrs, on
The exhibition of articles not 1 his 88th anniversary, was very muth
enumerated in the Premium List is enjoyed by about two hundred of his
invijte<!, and they will be assigned to dccendants. A ,picnic dinner was
prtyjer departments and displayed served about one o’clock in the
to visitors. , grove ip front of his son’s residence.
Sec. 9. Exhibitors of live stock (-S. J. Hiers. It yras a day of pleas-
and poultry are required to display ure to ail and to none more so than
Sept. 1, 1909, cash in bank to ,
credit of Colleton county, $1,051,81
J. O. GRIVfBi’S EXPENDITURES.
Hxpended to July 1, 1909..$19,266,96
Checks paid moa July 1.- 9,519.70
Checks paid -nc^ enteced 968,05
July tent of cdtfE&v.^ ' 1063,80
August special tarn court 497,50
we should organise to correct all
evils as well as that of prohibition. !
Total $80,686.01
The above amount is a
* t *t«nent of the
Supervisor J. 0.*GriAn
U. 1909 to gap* JU 1909,
tha
R. E. Jones,
County Treasarer.
Sept. 1. 1909.
The expenditures thus appear to
exceed the receipts, which Treasurer
Jones explains as being the result of
the foundation.
in
TJSA—r tr jsfiwirsis
over each stall or pen occupied ty
their stock or poultry, a printed
placard, containing the breed of,
animal or poultry exhibited, which
card will be furnished on applica
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
stock will be judged. Stock must
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.
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Sec. 12. Entries must be made;
on or before 5 P. M., Tuesday,
November 9. A card or tag, having
a coupon receipt attached, corres-i
ponding to the entry, will be given
to the exhibitor. When the exhibit- 1
or shall deliver the articles and er-
try card to the Superintendent, or 1
the person in charge at the proper
exhibition hall, the articles will be
received, tagged and put in position,
che coupon, after being receipted
for by the person in charge, given to
the exhibitor. The articles will be
surrendered only upon return of this
receipt.
LOSSES.
Sec. 13. Whilst every precaution
will be taken for the safekeeping of
all articles by an efficient corps of
policemen and watchmen, the Asso
ciation will in no case be responsible
for any loss or damage that may oc
cur, except by neglect of the officers
of the Association or its agents.
PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.
Sec. 14. On Saturday, the 13th of
November, at 12 noon, the Secre
tary will furnish the successful ex
hibitor with a warrant on the Treas
urer, who will pay the premium trf
the exhibitor on his indorsement of
the check. Premiums nneUim—i
for 15 days will be considered as
presented to the AssociStion.
INFORMATION FOR VISITORS.
"Sec. 15. The FUr will be held oft
the
make it necessary.
Free tuition is offered to any boy
or girl in the county entering the
High School which embraces the
eighth, ninth ami tenth grades.
Let every child of school age in
dr. kirby favors bonds.
the teacher y° ur kindly comment
’ „ Hugo G. Sherdan. I 0 "" 1 * ,ittle artic,e of last wwk
Principal anent good roads, you conclude
with the question "what does Dr.
Kirby think of the bond issue?”
What we may think of “the bond
issue" matters little, but so far as
we are informed it is a fact that no
county has ever constructed a really
creditable system of highways with
out a bond issue. That’s the way
railroads are built, that’s the way
the Panama canal is being dug, So
its a question of the length of the
incuoation stage in the heads and
hearts of the citizenship of the
county. Rapid progress must be
made in county governmental ad
ministration if we soon wRl be com
petent to handle so large and im-
* *** ’ ~ portant a matter. Meanwhile the
CAPT E L FISHBURNE BACK I formula submitted can be worked
Capt. E. L. Fishburne returned out under our present system.
Surely our road overseers can catch
and execute so simple an idea.
However I am optimistic to believe
that with the educational forces
new in operation the people will at
to Uncle Solomon. There were
many sincere wishes that he might
be spared to enjoy many more such
meetings.
the latter part of the week from
Camp Perry, O., where he has been
for two weeks at the National target
practice annually held there. Capt.
Fishburne combined duty with pleas
ure and saw many interesting sights.
He went to Canda, saw Niagara
Falls, and visited a number of the
large cities of the North, among
these being Pittsburg. Cleveland and
Washington. Capt. Fishburne ex
pressed himself as being well pleased
with the way Mayor Pro Tern,
Howell had enforced the dispensary
law.
BONDS VOTED
HendersoQAulle, Sept. 4.- Special:
The election held here August 24th
to determine whether or not the
School district should be bounded
for $2,500 to erect school building,
resulted in a vote of 19 for bonds and
two against.
OFF FOR CLEMSON
Smoaks, Sept. 6.—Special: Victor
May,*P* W. Risher, Jr., and Joel
Padgett leave the early part of the
week for Clemson College. Mr.
Padgett is the only new student
from Smoaks.
Sec. 16. Applicatfon for special
privileges on the grounds must be
made to the General Superintendent.
Each morning of the Fair, from 9
to 12 o’clock will be devoted by the
Committee in testing all kinds of im
plements. ^
All parties wishing to send ex
hibits to the Fair will please send
fer entr^ blanks by the fifth of No
vember. in order that the entry
books may be made up and tags pre
pared, thereby avoiding the rush at
the opening of the Fair. This will
be a gieat convenioftee. both to the
no very distant day wake up to the
enormity of the waste and extrav
agance of the present plan of driv
ing and hauling through water and
mud and sand, and to the economy
of taxing themselves to build first
class highways.
Much of our road mileage has now
the proper soil in proportion of sand
to clay to need only drainage, grad
ing and levelling or smoothing the
surface.
Where sand is ruinously excessive,
day is near at hand, and where clay
is excessive sand is not far away.
So under any system under intelli
gent application of these principles
on the part of overseers fairly
good results will be attained, and a
great improvement over • present
conditions.
Let every citizen in the county be
as unwilling to charge the county
.or work done or material furnished
more than he would his best friend
and 6yr county funds will not be so
quickly exhausted.
Lets get ready for larger things
as rapidly as possible by fidelity to
the smaller duties now upon us. and
it will not be long before every in
telligent man in the county will be
ready to vote a bond issue.
W. A. Kirby.
OEATHOFtEONA SIMMONS
Little Leona Simmons daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Simmons, of Ash
ton after an illness of several week*
at the home of her grandparents,
Mr' and Mrs. R. E. Jonas, died last
Wednesday afternoon at % 1
o'clock. The interment was at Clear
Fend cemetery, Bamberg county,
Thursday.
Kn. T. T. Wafah
iwnttv little ‘
in order that the farmer* by thus
pooling their cotton would get the
advantage of large lot rates, and the
higher prices by sharp competition.
In addition to the local buyer*, there
will be mi effort made to secure
buyers from Savannah, Augusta,
Charleston. Wilmington and other
points.
The value of thus handling the
marketing of the crop was demon
strated last Thursday when a num
ber of farmers at Deep Creek, at
the head of Stone A Patrick's road,
brought their cotton together, about
thirty bales, and by having five com
petitors and selling in a lump, the
farmers selling secured um*-quarter
of a cent more than any other mar
ket was paying.
Now the Union wishes it under
stood that they will be glad to have
outsiders bring their cotton in and
pool it along with the members.
They are not selfish, but wish the
entire product of the county to bring
as much money to the county as
possible, therefore, an earnest in
vitation is extended to every farmer
to join with the Union in this method
of co-operation for better prices.
It is understood that this method
of marketing is not compulsory but
any farmer is at liberty to sell as he
pleases. The good judgment of the
farmer will, however, show him the
advantage of this method. The
County Union, therefore, urges
every person in the county to unite
to make this plan a success. The
local unions at each place will ar
range the details of the selling day.
The days decided upon are:
Walterboro. Tuesdays.
Ruffin, Wednesdays.
Deep Creek. Thursdays.
Lodge, Fridays.
Stokes, Saturdays.
SENATOR TILLMAN TO SPEAK.
Dr Kershaw, secretary and
general manager of the County Fair
Association, has received an accep
tance from Senator Tillman to his
invitation to be present and deliver
an‘address Friday, of the Fair.
Senator Tillman has many J*warm
admirers in this county who will be
glad of this privilege to hear him.
Doubtless there will be a large
crowd present. Other noted speak
ers will be here on the other days.
The following appointment of
township chairmen has been made
by Dr. Kershaw:
Collins, Willie Meggett;
Fraser, J M Padgett;
Adams Run. S J Rumph;
Broxton, D M Varn;
Bells, Sam B Saunders;
Warren, Lee F Berry;
Heyward. Dr H A Willis;
Verdier, E T H Shaffer;
Sheridan. M H Hiott;
Glover. Dr W A Kirby;
Lowndes, S E Bony ton;
Blake, H McM Williams.
DEATH OF JAMES RILEY
James Riley died at the home of
Halcomb M. Bell Hardeville, Aug.
26th, after an illness of several
weeks. He was at Mrs. Bell’s from
the 29th of July until his death. He
had good medical attention but
nothing could improve his condition.
He raalued that the end was near
andtxpmad t wilUngnass to go.
He was quite devotional and sesmed
to hare implicit faith ia tha Saviour’s
saving favor.
He was knoini in Mveral countica
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