The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, September 29, 1909, Image 1
V9*
VOL. XXXII.
VVALTHRBCfRO, S. C. t SEP1KMBER 29, 1909.
NO. 0
fARNUM ACQUITTED
FIRST OF IK DISPENSARY “GRAFT”
CASES RESULTS IN A VERDICT OF
NOT GUILTY.
*4
impoot. s. r CHOOSE YOUR FAIR KING AND OUEEN.
The entire week, from the 20th of
113 BALES OF COTTON SOLD AT HEAD
OF STONE & PATRICK S RAILROAD
IN ONE DAY.
Editor Press and Standard: Dear
September' to the 25th. was taken up Sir: Did you know you were living
in the trial of James S Famum of i *> near Liverpool? Yes. the farmers
Charleston, indited for bribery, the
result being » verdffct of not guilty.
The following history of the case
was given in The State of Monday,
and covers the ground so well that
we reproduce it:
Shorn of verbiage, the State of
South Carolina, indicting James S
Famum for bribery, proved that
Famum was president of the Con
sumers’Beer Bottling Company of
Charleston, and the representative
in this State of the Anheuaer Busch
Company, and » string of liquof-com
panies.
The State provedT that Joseph B.
Wylie was elected a member of the
disperuar&board of directors in 1906
that be wis approached or “sound
ed” by Farnum before his election;
that after his election. Director
Wylie and Famum entered into an
agreement by which Wylie was to
secure orders from the board for
liquors sold by Famum’s house, and
that Famum was to pay him so much
per case or barrel.
The Commonwealth proved that
Famum’s beer and liquor house got
large orders from the dispensary
board of directors.
The State of South Carolina proved
that during eleven months Director
Wylie received from Farnum and
others, similarly dealt with, more
than twenty-eight thousand dollars.
The State of South Carolina
proved* that Wylie received from
Famum at one time a draft for
$1,125; that said draft was, by
Wylie’s request, made payable to
Henry Samnels, now mayor of
Chester, a friend of Wylie’s, and a
business agent of Famum’s; that
said draft was given to Samuels by
Wylie to be cashed; that Samules
gave Wylie $1,125 in money, $1,120
of which was immediately deposited
by Wylie to his credit in a Chester
bank.
The State proved that James S.
Famum, president of a bottling
company and liquor agent, personally
attended all Die sessions of the
dispensary dirctors.
All the foregoing was proved by
the uncontradicted testimony of the
former director, Joseph B Wylie.
. In corroboration, the State proved
by Henry Samuels that he was in
Columbia with Wylie about the time
of the date of said draft for $1,125;
that he returned to Chester with
Wylie; that Wylie gave him the draft
and asked him to cash it; that he
had cashed other drafts for Wylie;
that the following Monday (that be
ing Friday) he handed Wylie the
cash-$1,125.
In further corroboration, the
State of South Carolina proved by
Robert Gage, cashier, ofy the Com-
merical Bank of Chester, that he
had, upon the date specified, cashed
a draft for $1,125 drawn upon the
Consumers’ Beer Bottling Company
of Charleston, and payable to Henry
1 Samuels; that said Cashier Gage
marked’With red ink a $100 Nil be
fore giving it to Samuels; that
Joseph B Wylie later brought #1,120
to the Commercial Bank of Chester
for deposit, uid that the $100 Nil,
marked by Cashier Gage, was includ
ed in that deposit.
In further corroboration the State
of South Carolina proved by bank
officials the passage of that draft
through Columbia, and its payment
in Charlerston by the Consumers’
Beer Bottling Company, of which
JamesS Famum is president.
of Colleton used to Worry a great
deal about a cotton market, and
they had a right to worry. To haul
cotton 10 or 15 miles over bad roads
to reach a cotton market, that would
require you to pull your cotton in
front of a store door in order to get
a bid, and it always the top of the
market, but most times less than
other markets would pay the same
day. 1 tell you Mr Editor, it is
something to worry about. But 1
am getting off of the subject, for I
asked if you knew that you were
living so near Uverpool.
There is o place in Colleton County
near Sniders Cross Roads known as
' the head of Stone & Patrick’s Rai'-
road, and the county did not build
it either. This is what the fanners
of Sniders section have named Liver
pool, and if you were to be there Sn
Thursdays of each week you would
likely want to know where you were.
To say that the farmers in this
section are organized does not ex
press it, but their efforts and actions
will tell the tale.
This was the third day for the
farmers at Liverpool this season, and
113 bales were sold this day at
12 1-16 oer poqnd; amounting to
nearly $7,000.00 for one day’s sale.
Last Thursday the sale was over
$5,000.00.
Hurrah for Liverpool! It is hoped
in the near future that it will be con
nected with the city of Waiterboro
by rail, and the expert buyers of
that city will then be able to do
business with Liverpool, S. C., and
if Waiterboro would invite railroad
facilities by making some good in
ducements she would be a great
•o 15
town before long.
Old Scribe.
Ruffin. R. F. D. 2.
THE FOLLOWING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HAVE DEEN
NOMINATED-MAKE YOUR CHOICE AND VOTE.
Much interest is being shown in the race for King and Queen of the
County Fair, and already a number of candidates have been nominated.
These are among the most popular young ladies and gentlemen in the
county, and it is safe to say the race will be exciting. The first primary
will end Monday. October 18. Votes are worth 5 cents each. Choose your
King and Queen and vote. The proceeds go to the running expenses of
the Fair. The following have been nominated.
WILLIAMS NEWS
WILLIAMS IS GROWING MORE PROS
FERGUS EVERY DAY, SAID ONE
OF WILLIAM S VISITORS.
GOOD ROADS COLUMN
CONTRIBUTIONS INVITED EACH WEEK
FOR THIS COLUMN. BE BRIEF
* AND PITHY.
FOR QUEEN.
Miss Maude Padgett Ruffin
Miss Eva Mace Waiterboro
Miss Mattie Sanders Adams Run
Miss Cora Burgess Ruffin
M ss Justine Hiers Smoaks
Miss Florence Black Waiterboro
Miss Gertie Rodgers Ravenel
FOR KING.
C. Henderson Fraser Waiterboro.
Mr. Irving M. Fishbume Waiterboro
Prof. HugoS. Strickland Williams
Mr. Thomas Black Ruffin
Mr. Julius Lemacks ! Waiterboro
Mr. JoeM. Moorer Waiterboro
Mr. Moody Saunders Stokes
Dr. A. J. Anderson Waiterboro
Mr. Albert Wichmam
Dr. Riddick Ackerman “
NOMINATION BALLOT.
The Press and Standard, or your Township Chairman.
I hereby nominate of....
to l>e of the Colleton County Fair.
Date Name
offered of why drafts for large sums
intended for an executive officer of
the State were handed to that officer,
but made payable to a third party.
No effort was made to prove a legiti
mate transaction, or to disprove the
charge of bribery, supported by the
most direct and positive evidence.
When the indictment was for
bribery, and when the evidence was
the debauchery of a public official
and buying through him, for his
private gain, a tremendously lucra
tive business, to the exclusion of all
honest competition, James S Farnum,
reported to have made from a million
to a million and a half dollars out of
transactions with the South Carolina
dispensary, sat dumb. His only
spokesmen were unsworn attorneys
and special pleaders whom his limit
less thousands secured from Char
leston, Anderson and Columbia.
And a Richland county jury,
sworn to find according to the law
and the evidence, after one ballot
writes a verdict of “not guilty!”
v
VOTING BALLOT^
Enclosed please find $. *. for '. votes for Miss
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
Stole against M A Goodman,
James S Farnum, John Black, H Lee
Solomons, J B Wylie.John Black and
J M Rawlinson, John T Earley, in
dictment for conspiracy to defrand
the State of South Carolina and to
accept and pay rebates in the sum
of $133,001).
7™
rYinai#
To the beat of our understanding,
the enwa f ramimition did not shake
the CoauQOQwealth’f ease at a single
Point, nor waa claim to that effect
made by the defense.
The defense offered no denial of a
*>Qgie allegation by the proeecution.
In
behglf took
*US
end. No
of that
The next case will be called to-day,
and will be of much interest to the
people of this county. The trial of
Maj. John Black has been set for to
day, and will probably be the only
other case tried at this term of the
court.
The list of indictments include
now:
State against James Famum.
bridery, the bribe alleged to have
been given to Joseph B Wylie, in the
sum of $1,575.
State against James S Famum, J
If Rawlinson, Joseph B Wylie and
John Black, being a conepimey to
cheat and defraud Die State of South
Carolinq^afOMOO.
State against John Block , accept
ing a bribe and robots in the mm of
$2,600.
State against V A Goodman, Mn
T Earley. Dennis WeUkopf/L Whit
Boykin, John Ball IWfll and W 0
defrand the Stats
out of $22^00. hi
MILLINERY OPENINGS.
The season of the year to, which
the “Lady Public” have been look
ing longingly tor sometime has at
last arrived, as will be noted by the
advertisements of the leading milli
ners in Waiterboro and other parts
of the county
The openings of the millinery
stores in Waiterboro will be held
Wednesday and Thursday, October
6th and 7th: that of Mrs Hiers at
Smoaks will be Tuesday and Wednes
day, October 5th and 6th; the date
for Mrs Smoak’s opening at Lodge
has not been announced.
The styles this year are said to be,
according to the fancy of the “Lady
Public,” very pretty. There is some
difference of opinion as to whether
or not the prevailing fashion will be
the aeroplane or the Cook and Peary
style, having a straight feather 1
sticking up in the top flying a mina-
ture American flag; whichever is the
prevailing style, however, whether
it be t^e aeroplane or the Cook and
Peary, it may be accepted as a
reasonable certainty that the ladies
will as usual look pretty and sweet
to counteract the effect which the
THE VOTING CONTEST.
Considerable interest is being
manafested in the voting contest for
the selection of a King and Queen
for the County Fair.
The voting has not become general
as yet, but will doubtless begin to
get lively within the next few days.
It should be well understood that
Die votes are for the benefit of the
County Fair and everyone should be
interested in giving it some support.
There are those in the county who,
perhaps do not feel able to buy
stock in the County Fair Anociation,
but who would not mind contribut
ing fifty cents or a dollar to the
success of the Fair. To those desir
ing to do this, there is no better
way than to go to one of the polling
places and vote ten or twenty times
for a King or Queen. In this way
you will be aiding those whose who
are in this contest and at the same
time giving material assistance to
the County Fair.
The Township Chairmen have this
matter in charge in each township,
and votes may be cast with them or
sent direct to this office.
It has been quite a time since the
dots from Williams have been seen
in the columns of The Press and
Standard. We can readily say
though that it was not willingly; for
our little “Readers” have been suf
fering with malarial fever and was
imposible for them to write.
The Williams high school begins
fourth of October with teachers as
follows: Williams Campbell
Principal, Miss Justine Hiers, second
teacher, Mrs Lon Ut*ey Smoale.
third teacher, we wish for them a
very successful term.
Miss Audrey Garris, one of Wil
liams popular young ladies left last
Tuesday, for Orangeburg Collegiate
Institute, accompanied by her father
J T Garris. We hope to see her
pleasant face at our many parties
Xmas.
We are in condolence with our
Ruffin friends T M Williams and
Mrs I sham Padgett and wish for
them a speedy recovery from their
sickness.
J B Ramsey of Ehrhardt was a
pleasant visitor in our “slow but
sure,” town Monday.
Miss Laura Adams another of
Williams popular young ladies is
visiting her relatives and friends at
Hampton and Lodge.
We are very glad to know that
the Ruffin Litterary Society is pro
gressing so nicely. Look out!
“Katie and Prosperity” for some
Williams visitors at your next meet
ing. _
Mr Editor, you should visit our
Sundav school; It is' progressing
very nicely under the management
our superintendent, J D Utsey.
Frank Ritter a prominent lumber,
drummer, for the Ritter lumber
company was in town last Saturday
and Sunday, as the guesfof a certain
little party.
We are glad to recceive our old
schoolmate, Frank Kinsey of Ehrh
ardt, to attend the Williams high
school.
vVe miss very much the presence
of our primary Sunday teacher. Miss
Hattie Garris and would like to have
her visit us real often.
Miss Maude Padgett of Ruffin,
was in town shopping Monday.
Mrs Georgia Pate was suddenly
called to the bedside of her mother,
Mrs Godwin of Havelock N. C.
We would like to see a few lines
in our “Williams news” from "Lit
tle Reader” if she is not asleep, and
afraid the sudden awakening would
cause nervous prostration.
Unity.
OUR SLOGAN $300,000 BOND
ISSUE FOR THIS COUNTY.
WINNSBORtfS EXAMPLE.
From the Winnsboro News and
Heraldwe lekm that the Commercial
Club, of Winnsboro, had raised a
fund of $1,200 to be expended in the
employment of a civil engineer to be
placed at the disposal of the county
commissioners of Fairfield county,
for the purpose of properly laying
out and grading and re-locating the
public highways in Fairfield county
before any work of a permanent na
ture is done upon them. This is a
move in the right direction. There is
no doubt that a great deal of money
is being wasted in all the counties of
this state, not only in the expense of
chain gangs, but in the work that is
attempted by the work of the road
hands in an effort to improve the
public roads.
GOOD ROADS EXPERT-
A good roads expert ofjthe United
States good roads officejwill be sent
to Greenville in the next few days for
the purpose of building an object les-
sonmacadamroadway. Thisannounce-
ment was made yesterday by Prof.
Ira W. Williams of the farm demon
stration work. The request for the
expert waa made on the government
by County Supervisor Goodwin of
Greenville. It is very probable that
the expert will go from Grennville
to Yorkville, where a demonstra
tion will be made.
GENTRY BROS.
THE CIVIC LEAGUE AT WORK.
The Civic League is fast complet
ing the walks which have been laid
off in the court house square. They
have been laid off and are now hav
ing gravel put upon them, which
will be completed in the near future.
The ladies of the League deserve
much credit for the way in which
millinery openings usually have on 1 have gone to work, and the
the “Male Public.” AL any rate
the millinery openings will be large
ly attended, and it will pay those
interested in new hats to read those
advertisemepta appearing in this
m yesterday 1
call. ^
results of their labors will be seen in
a greatly beautified square.
DAVID GRUBER DEAD.
David ..Gruber, an aged and
respectable negro died at his home
here Monday night, after an
ox Mvcrv weeu. nc
at
BIRTHDAY DINNER
An enjoyable quilting and birth
day dinner was given at Mr and)Mrs
Quillie Herndon’s on Thursday,
Sept. 23rd in honor of their daugh
ter, Chase.
There was a large crowd present*
all of whom seemed to enjoy the
day very much. At about 12 o’clock
refreshments, consisting of cake
and lemonade, were served in abund
ance, and at 2 6’clock dinner was
spread on the large table and every
thing that can be mentioned that was
good to eat was thoroughly enjoyed
by all.
Among those present were: Mes-
dames Ettie Herndon, S A Zeigler,
M E Herndon, M J Simmons, Min
nie Herndon, J H Beach, Lue Hern
don. Nettie Driggers, Sadie Hiott,
Andrew Simmons and Mrs Andrew
Simmons: Misses Essie Zeigler,
Ida Cobia, Mamie Simmons,
Mirtie Herndon, and Fannie Bailey
and others.
Pink Rose.
9
L. Ut
Hi the
of hk:
of a
a good
WENT TOST STEPHENS.
Ashby Farrow Lodge, No. 63, was
rapr—anted at the District eonveo-
tkm, held Thursday and Friday" of
by ***—^^k**** com
icks and
Thay returned Si
With twenty double length Pull
man palace cars chuck full of circus
wonders, Gentry Bros. Famous
Shows, the worlds greatest trained
animal exhibition, will arrive in Wai
terboro Saturday (October 2, when
they will give two performances, one
at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, and
the other a$*$ o’clock at night
The big Gentry Shows this year
include in addition to their hundreds
of educated animals, two troups of
Japanese wire walkers and equil-
lobrists, the great Steiner family of
European acrobats, and Mile. De
Oesche, one of the worlds greatest
aerial artists.
In the big menagerie tent of the
Gentry Shows there are are two
troupes of Arabian and Assyrian
Camels, 6 wonderful performing ele
phants .zebras, baboons, gibqws, and
manlike apes, and scores^of Beauti
ful canie aristocrats, monkey^come
dians, and thoroughbred i,Shetland
ponies. Then there are educated
razor back hogs, geese which do
wonderful acts of intelligence and a
score of other features seldom seen
under ^nvas.
There is the wonderful Snider
family of dogs, famous old Dr. Mil
ligan. the only monkey physician in
the world, dainty little Dooley, the
intelligent pony, and big cumber
some Queen, the greatest trained
elephant the world has ever seen
There are no long waits of tedious
length in the Gentry Shows, act fol
lows act in quick succession, and the
musical ponies are followed by a
death defying aerial act. then come
some funny monkeys, and these in
turn are followed by the elephant
band.
The big Gentry Shows will open
their formal engagement in Waiter
boro Saturday October 2, at 10:30 o’
clock their long free street parade
will leave the show grounds and tra
verse the down town streets.
While the Centre Shows carry no
side shows of freaks, in accordance
with time honored Custom of tented
attractions, an after show or concert
is giv«» immediately after the con
clusion of the main performance.
This after tivow b given in the
Gentry way” and eooMata entirely
of a high elam entertainment given
hy educated ages, baboona, gtboooe.
held
k
A ' A
> Jb