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XXXII.
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Mkming a euvtom of nearly
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WALTERBORO, S. C JANUARY 5. 1910.
NO. 20
jot (Musasukik. OVER 51,(100 VOTES CAST
PULLS PISTOL AND SENDS BALL INIS
MIS HEAD ATm AUGHTING
FROM A BUGGY. -
lee Chorch community
Ittthe church g^clay. the last
he old year, for the purpose of
a Thanksgiving service,
the fact that the thermom-
• temperature several
below freezing point, not
six hundred persons as*
to enjoy the exercises. To
the frigidity of the weather
in the church refused to
ite a fire, and the only
of giving warmth to those
0 filled the church were the fires
eloquence which were kept bum-
\ for about two hours.
L good percentage of those pres-
t wquld not brave the tempera-
w of the church, but if there was
b preeeatwhe did not respond to
1 invitation tp dine, your cones*
•dent did not see hiin. JY»e long
lie was filled with good Wngs <to
f, and the coffee committee had
■a its duty faithfully and well,
g hot codes thawed out the fro-
^ and a genial warmth was dif-
in consequence. .' On the
It was a most enjoyable day,
success ih every particular.'
program* consisted of nu-
liims and appropriate songs by a
choir, and addresses by
W. Black and W. W. Smoak.
, of Walterboro, and a Than lea-
ring sermon by Rev. J. P. Gra
in. , Hon. W. C. Brant was mas-
rof eeremdniea, and the closing
aye 1 was delivered by "Uncle
m” Benton, one of the three oldest
ambers of the church,
to* Smoak was the first .speaker. ]
ir reviewed the work of the year,
believed the year liKf.T would go
' ' one of the moat -memorable
history of the County. He
t)«e young people of the
ity to a class iu school, and
etf some of the things likely
1 some of them f*"m stand*
|^"head" when the teacter should
me to review their work twenty*
ie yea* s henoe. He urged them
stuiiy well tneir lessons and re
ive to stand "head/*
Dr. B a k wiu uicd to be back
Tain. A year h-jo I e thought he
ould never be a »U* to attend anoth*
1 of th**se Than ;sg ving * services,*
anks t > a merciful Providence, he
to again present. x He utged the
rung men of <he community to
in the Ha** spoken’ of by Mr.
noak and to endeavrr to stand
bead.*’ He made a call for those
ho wish*.si to join to stai.d up,
hieh met with a liben.l rest onre.
The sermon by Rev. J. P. Gra
ma was scholarly, «ioquem and
ndy. Hb theme was the devel-
Naent of the idea of possessimi.
|e land is not poesewd :u>d we aie
NmieaUy eMe to ga ap and pee*
•lit. The greatest good t*» the
■mouAl cobms vine irotn ine vxn
qndcal fact of possession, but from
the capacity for enjoying
Tnerefore the ca*
Mdty of enjoyment or use of one's
Memaion should be cultivated,
here are a large areas of land not
though we are able (o
it, became we have not utl-
l opportunities we hare bed.
rp aynopide.ranifc^D justice
lid sermon preached by
AFKnrwffiEi
S. Special: — Prof,
gave a fruit tittber ia
hie adwel Chriatnaw day.
taa#. ; _
bt, bfaldflB other idtitom. Diaaer
as barrel at three o'elo^c: A long
Me tom *twud with aM kfade of
ae xroic wmen wee eajayeu „vwy
Joe Garris, a young
white man 23 years old who
was out on bond, charged with
murder,, committed suicide at the
home of his unde, Joe T. Garris,
near Williams in the upper part of
the county.
It will be recalled that young Gar
ris and two other young white men
were charged with killing Israel
Manigault, a negro, at Colleton Cy
press company's m : ll, October 27,
and were tn have been tried for this
killing in November, but the eaae
was continued by the solicitor. It Hi
possible that he was brooding over
this affair and his mind became un
settled.
The shooting occurred at about 8
o'clock at the front gate of J. T.
Garris, and the report given your
correspondent by Heber Padgett,
who was at Mr. Garris* at fas time,
throws no light on the cause of the.
tragedy. It appears that Mr. Gar
ris fa company with Geo. Brannom,
bed driven from Williams, a abort
distance away, to go by Mr. Garris'
for the ostensible purpose of seeing
his son, wqo way’s cousin of young
Garris. When they reached the
gate, Mr. Biwnnom says, he got on
one side and went to hitclT the horse,
while Mr. Garris alighted on the
other. Almost immediately he saw
Garris pull, as he thought, a hand
kerchief out of his pocket and carry
it to his mout h. Instantly there was
a report and young Garris fell.
Brannom ca'led to the elder Mr.
Gama to cotp« a out, that youg Joe
Garris had ki'led himself. Mr. Pad
gett rushed out to the gate, hut
found young Garris breathing his
last. He went for Dr. Kinsey who
found that the ha! 1'had entered the
mouth and ranged upward, lodging
in the hra«n, producing almost in-
slant death.
Garris had evidently placed the
pistol ip his mouth and fired.
No reason can be given for this
suicide and no one suspected that
the young man interded to do in
jury to himself. The only remark
he made that was calculated to
arouse suspicion vas to his sister just
before leaving home. She was
brushing his coat and he sild to her:
"Ims 1.0 use .to brush my coat; I
will not need it after today."
Magistrate Wilson had an inquest
over the dead body, the. verdict be
ing that the deceaied came to his
death by self-inflicted pistol wounds.
Toe affair is regretted as the
young man belongs to a' large and
highly respectable family.
llie funeral was held Thursday
morning at in o’clock.
LODGE PERSMAIf
L fare, Jan. 1. Special: — Mia.
Paul Smith of Athens, Ga, is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Brunson. ^
Mrs. B. R. Bennett spent the week
fa Ruffin, returning home Saturday.
Miss Tibbie Padgett is spending
the week with Mias Ida Lou Hioea
near Ehrhardt.
Mias*Mayme Freeman of Talbot-
ton, Ga, b the attractive guset of
her sister, Mrs. W. D; Bennett.
Hon. W. D. Bennett returned
from Beaufort Thursday.
"Civb.”
NOTICE.
j There will be a business meeting
of the Philathea Glam Thursday
evening at 8 o’clock at the Metho-
Let every number
DURING WEEK JUST CLOSED.
It will be seen by glancing at the votes of the candidates as published
this week that the voting contest b getting to be a very lively affair
Since the last publication of votes a week ago 51,666 votes have been cast
for twenty-five of the candidates. The Contest Man is mighty well
pleased at the outlook and he believes the next few weeks will be even
more lively than the past one has been. He stands, ready to answer all
inquiries and to furnish any information desired.
Now is the time to do the winning work.rA week’s work now w ill mean
more now . than at any other time. Let your motto be: "HUSTLE,
RUSTLE, BUSTLE." and if you hear of a vote go after it. Get busy and
stay busy is the way to win.
Miss Chase Black, Walterboro 19,260
Miss Jennie Connor, Smoiks 15,255
Miss Jennie Addison, Cottageville 10,400
Miss Ruby Hill, Round : .*. 9,800
Mr. S. W. Linder, Walterboro 8,000
Mrs. Mamie O’Quin, Hendersonville..... 7,900
Miss Lillian Redbh, Weeks 7.850
Master Estes Smith, Walterboro 7,140
Mr. J. A. Saunders, Walterboro 6,640
Miss Janie Crosby,* Lodge ... 6,430
Miss Lizzie Delle Blocker, Walterboro, R. F. D. 2 ?? 6,140
Prof. H. G. Sheridan, Wglt^rboro 5,620
Mr H. LeeChassereau, Walterboro, R. F. D. 3 5,320
Mbs Alice Sykes, Walterboro, R. F. D. 3 3,250
Mbs Ruth Brant, Brant 3,356
Mrs. Mabel Gatch, Early Branch 3,020 •
Mbs Mary Ann Myers, Badham 3,010
Mr H. J. DuBob, Island ton 3.000
Miss Lucile Hien, Walterboro 2,560
Mr. W. P. Smoak, Ruffin, R. F. D. 2 2,510
° Mrs. Gertrude fkricfcfand, Smoaks. R. F. D. 2 2,310 >
Miss Jessie Dodd, Round 2.260
Mbs Maggie Graves,. Walterboro 2,260
Mbs Addie Peeples, Meggett 2,160
Mum Viola Connelly, Walterboro 2,060
Miss Maggie Ramsey, Williams 2.000
Miss Belle Wescoat, Walterboro 2.000
Mr. T. L. Hudson, Rpffin, R. F. D. 2 2,000
Mr Lee B. Hudson, Ruffin 3 2,000
Mr. L. G. Drawdy, Weeks 2,000
Rev. B. R. Ulmer, Ruffin 1,800
Mrs Eva Brapt, Ruffin............ a 1,760
Mims Esther Linder, Walterboro .V.. v 1.520
Mr, John H'. Wilson, Smoaks 1.510
Miss Dora Langdale. Walterboro a 1.510 ,
Miss Blanche Griffin, Ruffin 1,060
Miss Nancy Newton, Adams Run.... 1,010
Mrs. Irene Bryan, Ruffin * 1,910
Mr. J. 1iV. Baggett. Jr., Hendersonville 1,000 *
Miss Darling E. Smith, Islandton l.ow
Mrs Sallie Smith, islandton 1.000
Miss Zola Carter, Ruffin 1,000
Mr. L. C. Padgett. Smoaks 1,000
Miss Nell deTreville, Walterboro 1,000
ORGANIZED S. S. WORK BOND DISPUTE
DEPARTMENT FOR ORGANUED SUN I WALTERBORO SCHOOL MATTER
OAT SCHOOL WORK. CONDUCTED
OY MISS IDA M. FISHIURNE.
ARGUED OEFORE THE SUPREME
. COURT MONDAY.
Aqpther word about statitstica. The following account of a hearing
In response to our urgent request j before the Supreme court b taken
for reports from our schools, a nutn- j from Monday’s News and Courier,
her of superintendents remain as yet! It is not thought that them points^
disappointingly silent. are at all vital to the school bond**
To these, thb week, with a re but that a decision will be had favor-
newal of our request, we have en | able to the bonds in a few days.—A»
closed self-addressed envelopes al- j soon as the decision is handed down
ready stamped so that the burden | and a few other preliminaries are
of answering may be lightened as arranged work will begin on the
much as possible. ^ building.
We trust, therefore, that no Columbia. January 3,—Special:
school will refuse to grant this; The Supreme Court was asked to-day
simple service, even tho it fail to
what good may accrue it from
the compliance.
L
The following is explanatory
of the "Home Department" by
Mra. E. C. Cronk in the Sunday
School promoter:
Until recently invalids and afflic
ted onqA must see others going to
ICY INK AT LODGE.
Lodge, D&. 31. Special:- We arc
at thi s writing experiencing Home
Best wishes to The Press and
Standard and its readers.
Leland A. Hiers.
very cold weather. The coldest
weather of the season has been yes
terday andltoday; fer when your*
correspondent began writing tonight
the : .nk was ice. Hog-kfilirg is at
its height now and the weather b
very favorable for at.
COUNTY BOARD MEETING-
The Board of County Commis
sioner* met at the office of the
Supervisor yesterday, in the first
quarterly meeting of the year.
Supervisor Griffin and Commission-
The Dry Branch school will begin era Platt and Smoak were preuent.
again Monday. January 3, after a The Board transacted routine bust-
week’s vacation. j ness and the most of the day was
’. How many readers of The Press spent in approving claims against
and Standard are ready to lay down | the county) The election of ferry-
the work of the old year and take op men and superintendent for the
the work of the new? Let’s all*try' poor farm will be held Monday, the
aad make New Year resolutions and. 10th fast.
abide by them- | The Board granted three public
Billie and betand A. Hiere visited roads at its meeting today, as fol-
friends and fafatives near Ehrhardt lows: lac, jfa St. Pauls from Spring
Saturday and Sunday. J Grove to Parkers Ferry Crom roads,
Mrs. L. C. Toten, formerly of this the dividing line between Dorchester
place but now of Charleston, visited and Colleton; 2ndf? from Doctor’s
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.jCreek to Crews’ Ford road near
Crosby during the holidays. j D. B. Hudson’s; 3rd, from near W.
Miss Lizzie ICrosby,' who b now L. Under’s across to near the big
Sunday School while they remained
shut out from tt and its blessings.
It is bi4«aough to be a "shut in"
but it is far worse to be a "shut
out" flow the Home Department
has come to the sick room, to the
hospitals and infirmaries, bringing
theSinday School with it, and the
Home Department members may
have their quarterlies, their visitors
or teachers, their envelopes for of
ferings, their books from the li
brary—in short, every blessing of
the Sunday School that can come to
them without their going to it.
Until recently those, who worked
on Sunday were that out from Sun
day School. Now many of them
have been organized into nflakr
classes and others study, alone, the
Sunday School lesson.
Busy mothers, kegt at home with
ithe babies, once more have their
5 Y r O
{Sunday School.
In gratitude for that which has
brought them this blearing, comes a
chorus of almost a million voices
from all quarters of the globe—a
thanksgiving for the Home Depart
ment of th^Sunday School.
The day is coming when systema
tic effort shall crown our Suiuiay
School work. 1 believe it b not far
-distant when we shall be able to put
: our hands on every man.* woman
and child in our land and tell to
what Sunday School they belong, or
why they do not belong to any*.
Sunday School boundaries are not
what they used to be. We used to
say, "Bounded on the east by the
children too young to come; boun
ded on the west by those too busy,
or too helpless to come." Now fas
Cradle Roll and the Home Depart
ment enables us to say, "Rounded
on the east by the cradle and on the
west by the grave."
The Home Department brings the
Sunday School to thoee who can not
or will not go to it. It’s purpose b
to get systematic Bible study.
What the whole world needs is the
Bibb.
There, are many lives we want to
influence; we have such a little
by attorneys from Walterboro to
rule upon certain matters touching
a bond issue of $20,000 for the erec
tion of a school building fa that town.
It appears that when the bonds were
ordered by an election last July and
subsequently sold to a Chicago house,
it was found out that the house
not reliable and then steps
taken to dispose of the bonds and
Charleston firm was negotiated with,
but irill not take the bonds unless
the legal points are settled by the
Supreme Court.
In the meantime the citizens at
Walterboro are very anxious that
the bonds shall be disposed of and
the school building erected. It was
stated to-day that the old building
had been torn down in anticipation
of the erection of a new building on
the MMne plot of ground, and that,
therefore, the educational interesta
of the town are involved. The Su
preme Court waa requested to make
an eariv decision on the points in
the petition so that the bonds may
be ft Rally disposed of and the school
buildfatf erected.
The points upon which rulings are
asked are’, the petitioner having
been informed that the bonds are
invalid for the following reasons. §
POINTS OK LAW.
1. That the said, bonds bearing
date August 2,1909. a^e in contem
plation of law issued as of that date,
and the ordinance of the town coun
cil, of date July 30,1909, as amended
by ordinances of date August 23,
1909, and October 11, 1909. are not
in compliance with the lequirement
contained in Section 7, of Article 8,
of the State Constitution, that "cities
and towns shall on the issuing of
such bonds create a sinking fund for
the redemption thereof at maturity,"
it being respectfully submitted that
the sinking fund created by such an
ordinance has been created after
and not on the issuing of such bonds.
. 2. It appearing that the charter
of the town of Walterboro will ex
pire during the year 1910, long prior
to the maturity of the bonds thus
issued, it is respectfully submitted
that the town of Walterboro is with
out authority to issue bonds payable
at*a period beyond its corporate life.
2. That after the town of Wal-
Cerboro is reincorporated under the
general law, as set forth fa this peti
tion, the town council of the new
corporation would be without au
thority to execute, sell and deliver
as valid obligations of the town the
will be discussed.
. - Cora Connor,
Ch’Rfc
m+mm
J. (>. Vara, ef Gotafager,
raterdsT oaburiama.
MakerJaa.H. Ftaaritofe Uhl>
— t- a^ai v
working in Charleston spent the
holidays at home.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Bishop and
son, Lonnie, visited the latter’s pa
rents, Mr/ and Mrs. W. Yl. Hiers,
Miss Leila Cordry of Adams Run
visited friends in this section during
Christmas.
Among those who attended the |
Christmas tree at Ashton Monday ;
night were: Messrs Billie and Le-{
land. Hiers, Faber Tutea. J. H.
Caldwell; Misses Janie Crosby. Lane
Crosby, Leila Cordry, LMta Bryan
and Mrs. L. C. Totem. They ell re
port‘-a tine time. )
Mtei Janie Croeby, who ie now
taaehfaf at Osborn, spent the hek-
cypreas pond on the Walterboro
George road.
St
chance. Our words are so weak. ( authorized by the former cor
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT
Little Duncan, the youngest
of Mrs. Bank Padgett, was presented
within air rifle by Santa Claus
X mas J and in some way happened to
the accident of inflicting a painful
wound in hit right eye. The shot
entered just above the pupil of the
eye.' Dr W B Ackermaq attended
| munication
{know what
son ^Spirit still
Even if-we had opportunity to talk
with them every day we might not
szy just what would be best, but
when we have gotten them to study
the Bible wc have put them in com-
with oc* who always ^ there is
to say, for the Holy
operates through > His
mind. The Home Department add*
its forces to the other agencies
distributing that blessed Word with
this official Search warrant: "Search
the Scriptures for in them ye think
ye have eternal life and they are
the|r which testify of me.’
bone will deny that there ia
the little fellow, and extracted the [great need for Bible study
fffaak Caldwell
low
friends
■hot, but as his eye continued to be
painful it was thought best to take
him to Dr Parker. Accordingly,
Mrs Padgett, accompanied by bis
grandfather. Capt HD Padgett
went to Charleston Monday. Dr
rfainr made an examination, and
the sight at the eye,
is fa a Vsry
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hsstotk
—condition, sne
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wfilhs tat
fawititot
to that.
those who do not get to go to
daynehool. Given a need and 1
thing is a success to just the extern
it meets the need. This explains
faemessare of the socesss of the
Home Department.
Now a great many people think
they cannot have a Home Depart
ment, became, "Oh, tta dtfere
where «• live you know." Hit is
difficult task, if you will
you mn have a Home
your
poration.
Agrument upon these points were
submitted to-day by Attorney
Gruber, appearing for the city coun
cil of Walterboro and it is thought
no authority against
the validation of the bonds. It ap
pears though that the bonds have
never been issued because the sale
and delivery of the bondi are a
necessary adjunct of the issuance^
thereof. Attorney W. J. Fishburoe
appeared for the petitioner, a^itisen
of Walterboro. H. W. Black, Jr.
The matter is one of great eoneern
to the people of Walterboro who
want to erect the new school build-
fag. but who cannot do so until the
bonds are disposed of.
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MONUMENT FUND
Previously acknowledged . ..$ 272J7
I* G. Owens fiffh
Total.........w. .....4 :
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