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Standard. vol. xxxn. / WALTER BORO, S. C, SEP I EM BEK. 22, igo^. NO. 5 [DISTO ISLAND. CONTRACT AWARDED jlfliOOSE YOUR FAIR KING AND QUEENJ RUFFIN NEWS. j GOOD ROADS COLUMN r rCirn.CT ICI aunc Eaumc /..aiTna.TAnM . .... 1 —" ' ... ONE OF SEACOAST ISLANDS FAMOUS CONTHACTORS JOHNSON & MAI LS THE HOME OF SEA ISLAND IHEWS, OF FLORENCE. TO BUILD COTTON. SCHOOL HOUSE FOR $ 16.000. RUFFIN VERT PROSPEROUS. - SATS CONTRIBUTIONS INVITED EACH WEEK THE FOLLOWING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HAVE BEEN one of our able correspond- for this column, be brief ENTS. ' AND PITHY. On the coaat of South Carolina According to advertisement, the lie a number of islands of more bids for contract to erect the Wal- or less importance. Many of tertwro school building were opened Wednesday, and after comparing the various bids, the contract w NOMINATED-MAKE YOUR CHOICE AND VOTE. these are now famous throughout the world as being noted for cer- _ tain products, as for example our ^awarded to Johnson & Matthews of own Young’s Island which is famed for its truck, the quality and quantity of the truck grown entitling it to world-wide notice. Just South of Young’s Island, and occupying the extreme south western portion of Ohirieston county, is a much larger island, also noted for a produce, indig enous to ita soil and climate. This island occupies an area of ten miles long by about an STer- age width of five or six miles, and wherever Sea-Island cotton is mentioned, one thinks of Edisto bland. Thursday last the editor of The Press and Standard, who is also organizer for the Farmer*’ Union, was invited by Mr J Swinton Whaley, one of the leading growers of Sea-Island cotton, on thii Island to come down to meet the natives” and organize a local of the Union . An invita tion was also received from the Hon. D C Sanders of Adams Run to spend the night at his hospit- Florenee. for $16,000.00. The original bid was the low’est made, being $17,659. A few unimportant changes were made in the plans, which brought it within the amount to be expended for the building, which is $16,000.00. The following were the bids sub mitted: D. J.RoseA Co., Rocky Mount, N. C.. $18,250. J. F. Long. Columbia, S. C., $19,- 738. Nicholas Itner, Atlanta, $20,986. Aimer Contracting Cp., Augusta, Ga,. $21,300. J. E. Moore, Walterboro, $23,500. Keller A Co., Rock Hill, $27,389. Geo. A. Clayton of Atlanta, sub mitted a bid for $22,565, which was not considered as he had not includ ed a certified chech for $500, as was required. The building is to be completed by March 1. 1910, and if not completed, after March 1, the contractors are to 1 forfeit $7.50 per day. The sale of the bonds netted $19,- j800. Thg$3,8'mi above the bid will be used in furnishing the school 1 and moving the building to the — ^ ! Ruffin, Sept. 17.—Our Little Much interest is being shown in the race for King and Queen of the town is still on the road to prosperi- j County Fair, and already a number of candidates have been nominated, ty: an overflow of cotton seems to These are among the most popular young ladies and gentlemen in the rus h in daily from the surrounding county, and it is safe to say the race will be exciting. The first primary 'Country and makes quite a commo- willend Monday. October 18. Votes are worth 5 cents each. Choose your t*on to ginners and buyers. King and Queen and vote. The proceeds go to the running expenses of Am sorry to state that wearehav- the Fair. The following have been nominated. mg several cases of aickness in our > midst, which is causing several of our members here to wear a troublod look. Mrs. Isham Padgett and FOR QUEEN. Miss Maude Padgett. Ruffin M iss Eva Mace Walterboro Miss Mattie Sanders Adam.-. Run Miss Cora Burgess Ruffin M ss Justine Hiers Smoaks Miss Florence Black Walterboro Miss Gertie Rodgers Ravenel FOR KING. Mr. Irving M. Fishburne Walterboro Prof. Hugo S. Strickland Williams Mr. Thomas Black Ruffin Mr. Julius Lemacks Walterboro Mr. Joe M. Moorer Walterboro Mr. Moody Saunders Stokes Dr. A. J. Anderson Walterboro Mr. Albert Wichmam “ Dr. Riddick Ackerman “ NOMINATION BALLOT. The Press and Standard, or your Township Chairman. I hereby nominate to be Date of^j of the Colleton CMmty Fair. Name 1 able home on the Toqgoodoo, and j colored srh< o! Tot. L<x*r hfc accompany him on hih launch toj The building committee have eare- the meeting Thursday. These in- fully considered every item of ex- vitationa were gladly accepted, pense in connection w-ith the build- and the two days spent among, an 'l f®* 1 ! t - ia t they have made a these charming people with their care f u ^ election. The auditorium, when completed, will seat seven elegant Southern manner and hospi tality will linger long in the memory of the recipient as an oasis in a desert. One has to partake of this generous Southern hospitality to re alize what life “befo’ de wah” meant. Possibly nowhere in the South is there more of the elegance and chiv alry of the “days that are no more”. Thursday morning found the orga nizer in company with the Hon. D. C. Sanders and his sons. Earl and hundred and fifty persons, and will fill a long felt need in Walterboro. VOTING BALLOT. Enclosed please find $ for votes for Miss c -7 ' o .... for Queen of Colleton County Fair. Date .....' Name VOTING BALLOT. Enclosed please find $ for ..votes for Mr. for King of Colleton County Fair. Date Name reside along the water front, and on the inlets furnishing water transpor tation. A rural free delivery distri butes the mail daily. * There are two white churches, an Episcopal and a Presbyterian. The rector of the former is Rev. Perci- vale Whaley, and of the latter. Rev. Palmer,going down the Toogoodoo. S. C. Caldwell, formerly of Walter Without mishap we reached the island after enjoying the beautiful scenery, and found Mr. W’haley and a number of his invited guests await ing us at his beautiful Southern home. We were met at the landing by Mr. Whaley and at once began a sight-seeing expedition, going first to the lot to look at several standard bred colts, and then into the fields to see some velvet beans planted after oaa v which were fine, and several fields of Sea-Island cotton. By this time the invited guests, numbering about twenty, had ar rived and after an interval spent be neath an arbor laden with choice scuppemong grapes, we repaired to the library where the meeting was to be held. Mr. Whaley presided and introduced the organizer who set forth the aims and purposes of the Farmers’ Union. After an informal talk of some length, the Hon. D. C. Sanders was called upon and made a ringing speech in support of the Union and its principles. The result was the organization of the Alpha local with seventeen members. An executive session was then held in which the ritualistic work of the Union was explained and the organisation completed, an ac count of which, will be found else where in this issue. The guertmerethen in vied to the spacious dining room where dinner served a true Southern style, after which a number departed for their hotaea. ' v - ~ Friday, driven hy Mr. Whaley we *ere taken over?fhe Upland, in order that tot might, tnjojr the scenery and imbibe mna of ita iatolreadng history A public road rans' through the center of the island from one end to the other, terminating at Eding’s boro. These churches are centrally located, and in appearance would do credit to a city. Besides these two churches, the negroes have several. The religious life of the Island is, therefore, well looked after. In educational matters nothing is lacking. A'white school is located on either end of the Island, and several negro schools furnish instruc tion to these. The two white school houses are pretty buildings, being on the cottage style of architecture. They are neatly painted and enclosed. The Island has made a large con tribution to the history of the State, having furnished one Governor, Seabrook who seeved from 1848 to 1850. Several distinguished lawyers, physicians, teachers and ministers have gone out from here. This was one of the first places settled in South Carolina, and several of the residents hold grants from the King of England for their lands. The Episcopal church still enjoys the dis tinction of being under rules eman ating from the mother country. The people have all along enjoyed a sturdy independence, and it is said •f them, that they met in serious conclave, when electing delegates to the Secession Convention in 1860, and adopted a resolution which they sent up embodying the words: ‘If South Carolina does not secede, Edisto Maad will” As a cwwwiuence of this spirit, the Island furnished her quote of men for the war, many of whom fitted soldtosa giwvea. Edtngs Bay. which fronts the ocean, was before the dvil war and prior to the 181* atom, Mm center of social Hie for the Maud. Here Mm son ant the •octal life and elaganoa of thaw In the lives* is of course, Sea-Island cotton. Here the staple reaches perfection. So perfect is the staple that 70, 60, and 50 cents a pound are secured for the higher grades and so on to 25 cents for the lowest. The great trouble is the lack of competition in the buying, there being only one or two buyers for the entire crop. This is one reason why the growers en tered so readily into the Union, for through it they see relief. Some of the largest growers of the staple are: Messrs Jno. F. Townsend, J. Swinton Whaley, E. J. Jenkins, D. T. Pope, Whitrujge, J. L. and E. M. Bailey. Townsend Milcell and others. On the whole this is an interest ing spot and one destined to become again, as in the past, a center from which will radiate a powerful influ ence that will be felt in our common wealth. So mote it be. 11 ni l I I I NEWS FROM T Young’s Island, Sept. 16—The channing daughter of R. F. DeLoach is visiting MisfKathrine W. Sanders Mrs. H. Ginn of Luray is visiting Jmains and hydrants are. at all FIRE DEPARTMENT RE4RGA NIZED. A meeting was held Monday even ing at the Y. M. C. A. Hall for the purpose of re-organizing the white company of fire fighters. This meeting was well attended by the old members and several new members joined. It was decided, as Chief Dixon ex pects to leave town within the next few days, to recommend that the council appoint a new chief in his place. E. T. H. Shaffer was recom mended to be appointed when a va cancy occurs. The other officers of the company elected were: P. J. Lucas, Assistant Chief: M. C. Rivers, Foreman; C. H. Fraser, Secretary and Treasurer. Tnis company will hold meetings the first Monday night in each month. It was decided to ask the council to appropriate $5.00 per month as running expenses for the two compa nies and to request them to see that our depot agent. T. M. Williams, are indisposed, but we sincerelly trust that they will soon be out again. We are indeed glad to N see Mias Idelle Williams, B. A. Herndon and Isham Padgett up and able to attend to their buainees again. Mrs. M. E. Wolfe and daughters, Misses Rena and Marie, accompanied by Mias Mattie Padgett, are visiting relatives in Charleston and Sumter. Mrs. W. W. Carter and children, and Mias Gertrude Carter repumed home a few days ago from Hender sonville, N. C. where they spent a part of the summer. They report a very pleasant trip. Mrs. H. B. Williams and children of Williams visited her parents last « Wednesday. Quillie Breland and family were guests of Robert Black’s family last Sunday. (’apt. Percv P. Bums of the South Carolina Co-educational Institute of Edgefield, spent a couple of days in our town canvassing students. We wish him much success in his*work. This correspondent regretsHvery much that our regular correspon dent is away, but sincerely trust that she will surprise us by an early re turn. A very interesting program was carried out at our Ruffin Literary Society Saturday night. The query of the debate being: “Resolved, that good roads are of more importance to the masses of people than prohi bition.” After a very warm discus sion the judges decided in favor of the negative. We were honored afterwards by a couple of able ad dresses made by Capt. Percy P. Bums and Mr. Walter Black. Capl Bums dwelt mostly on societies and their good. Mr. Black addressed u? on education, having for his motto: “Wherever there is a will there is a way.” Our next meeting will be on Saturday before the 4th Sunday, the query will be, “Resolved, That im migration is a help to America.” Affirmative, Cora Black and Willie Bryan. Negative, Florrie Crosby and T. M. Williams. Everybody is invited to come out and join us in our work, for there never was a truer adage than this, “In unity we stand, divided we fall.” ^ Walter Black will leave on Tues day. 21st, inst. for Greenville, where he will attend Furman University. Charlie Smith and Walter Black went to Bamberg last Thursday, and while there attending to business, Mr. Black will visit his uncles. Dr. Mr. Editor: In answer to your request for a message to Progressive Farmer readers. 1 would say that the latest important victories of the King drag are in Iowa, Pennsylvania and Maine. In Maine, within one hundred miles of Boston, on roads so stony that blasting was necessary, Mr Frank Sanborn improved the roads several hundred per cent with the King drag and at the same operation reduced the cost of road work eighty-three per cent. In Pennsylvania the automobile clubs have espoused the cause of the King drag and are doing a great work. The writer recently made a tour of Pennsylvania and here is one report, the outcome of a meeting addressed by the writer February 28th, and is as follows: “Derry Township, Montour county. Pa. has installed several drags made after the King pattern. The first day each man put in shape five miles of road. The result was far superior to that obtained with the large four-wheeled scraper, and the cost about one-sixth. “CHARLES E SHIRES. SR. Supervisor. “March, 1909.” Iowa, during the last few years, has blazed the way. Iowa enacted a road drag law in 1909, and last win ter the legislature changed it so that it now is mandatory and applies to the unpaved streets of towns ami cities as well as to country roads. And an Iowa man is the leader in systematic official work throughout a township. This man is Mr Ran som of Hardin county. As Town ship Supervisor he has caused every foot of highway in his territory to be dragged after each rain or wet spell for the past three years; every foot of it, mind you. Nor is that all. The high efficiency of his or ganization is proven by the fact that the roads of this entire township are smoothed and rounded within three hours after he goes to the ’phone and calls out his men. Mr Ransom declares that with proper interest and organization, he can drag the whole State of Iowa in three hours. These. Mr. Editor, are the latest conquests of the King method of road work. D. WARD KING. Maitland, Mo.—The Progressive Farmer. Mrs. D. C. Sanders. Miss Edda Prentiss has returned from a pleasant trip to the Springs. Miss May McCants and Miss Baby Prentiss have just returned from a pleasant stay in Walterboro. S. J. Rumph gave a very enjoyable automobile ride a few days ago. The party consisted of Mrs. D. C. San ders. Misses Mattie W. Sanders, Jane DeLoach of Luray, S. C., Katherine W. Sanders. Master Pal mer Sanders and F. A. Cannon of Young’s Island. » The Toogoodoo school will open on the lst-»f October, and will last six months. Miss Edda Prentias will teach this school. - W. DEAN HAITLEY MAI. mi ef okK disd at times, in good working order. INFORMAL RECEPTION. One of the most enjoyable social events of the season was an informal reception given by Mrs. H. J. C«uth en Wednesday evening in honor of her sisters, the Misses Finlayson>of New York. The clever little game of “yes and no” afforded much amusement to the crowd present. Miss Lucy Williams won the prise, which was a handsome box of station ery. ' ’ Delicious refreshments, consisting of fruit, ice cream and cake, were served during the evehing. Mrs. Ceuthea'e invited guests were: 'Stan SdHe naltimm. Julia Rato- son, Bertie Owens, Lucy Williams. Eva Mace, end Cora Connor: The gentlemen were: Dr. A. J. Anderson, Messrs. Marshall Gruber, Albert Black and Mr. Thomas Black. Prosperity. STOKES DOTS. Stokes, Sept. 18. Cotton picking is the order of the day just now. Miss Cathrine Beach, who has been spending sometime with her sister, Mrs. C. W. Atkinson of Ashton, re turned home last Tuesday. Mias Junnie Guerard has been spending a few days very pleasantly with friends in Walterboro. - We are very sorry to say that Miss Polly Kinard passed from this life to Heaven last Friday. She was a kind and loving girl and a true believer in Christ. • , James Saunders paid W. H. Crosby of Pritchardvilie a flying visit last weak. L. P. Hiott and Edgar Warren were the gussto of Talbert Bdach last Saturday. * Miss Cathrine Beach paid Mrs. H. C. Robertson a short visit last * *fcs * Jfinl, i.-* 5.1 ... EDUCATE! EDUCATE!! EDUCATE!!! Educate, educate,! educate! That is the way to attain comfort, hap piness and prosperity. This country abounds ih the richest of raw mate rials in forest, field£and mine; but by far the richest raw material of which it can have any conception is comprehended in the minds of our boys and girls. It is not fair to say that these minds left undeveloped will make criminals, for that is not true. ^The spirit of the Almighty God has been breathed into the souls of most of them, and that saves them for good forever. But Gcd has never intended that any of his creatures should reach spontaneous perfection. The very flowers of the field are not permitted to do any thing of the kind. The birds of the air may. and so also may the beasts of the forests; hot it is not difficult to show that even these have been improved by contact with man. Absolutely certain, however, is it that the human mind can never ap proach perfection except bv means of education. No individual can hope through his own experience or meditation to coverany considerable portion of the range of human wiadc^n. Education puts all knowl edge within reach of those who aeek to take it in, and opens up fields that have as yet remained un touched. Was your education ne glected? Perhaps, yes. Alas, all of us have suffered in that direction. But you learned enough to see the of giving your children ties mat wave denied to If yen are 'atf 3T& opportunities