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Cfat IPnss anb Stanbatb THWTY-SECOND YtA*. i W. w. SMOAK, JR. BDfTOR AND PROf R1ETOR. Catered el the 'Rtlietloio, 8- C Poet office m eecond-cleeeltnetter March t, 1879, under Act of March 3. 1879. ? —TERMS— J1.90 50c ^ ^ 16c ALWAYS il ADVANCE. Published every Wednesday. at Walterboro, S. C. ,« WEDNESDAY. JUNE 15.1910. |L J—1- - - — • “More rain, more grass, the horse master.” sion that will be a paying one. We refer to the fact that he can learn to be a practical roid builder right at home.. Mr. Lykes, who is in charge ' o of the work of const meting the first sand-clay road for this county, is a practical and experienced road en gineer. We are sure he would take pleasure in teaching the profession to any deserving young man. We are also sure that Supervisor Griffin and Capt. Zeigler would be glad to furnish him work while learning at f wages sufficient to pay his keep, so to speak. Try ij, my young man. THEIR I The State campaign party will come to Walterboro Friday. July 15. There will be quite a good-sized party of these gentlemen, and we trust a good-sized party of the intel ligent voters out to hear them. In a public address a Walterboro man said that “he would rather give $2 a year for the Walterboro Press and Standard than be without it.” So would the intelligent citizens gen erally of Colleton county—and the aubacription price at $2 a year would be reasonable. Why not a slightly higher cost of reading as well as of , living? The editor doubtless would like to live a little higher.—The > State. F. H. Hyatt of Columbia, the pres ident of the good roads association of this State is a candidate for gov ernor this year. We regret very much that Mr. Hyatt has come out at this time. We hate to vote against o .y • him, but we feel that the office this term should go to Col. C. C. Feather- stone, who for so many years has been laboring to rid the State of the curse of whiskey. We need a prohi bition governor in order that we may have all the powers that be with us in our efforts to make this a genera tion of sober men. Phil M. Padgett of Williams has our thanks for some very fine peaches ■eat us Saturday afternoon. A few of these reached us as it seems those who handle express were so delighted with them that they could spare only a very few. Still we know from the •ample received that friend Phil has tome vary fine June peaches. Next time any of our friends get generous we would suggest that they kindly pot the peaches, for example, in a ▼cry strong box and label it “Eggs. ft We are sending out this week a lit tle souvenir blotter as a reminder to some of our subscribers that their subscriptions have expired. We / 41 hate left a blank on this blotter to ' show the date on which thesubecripr tkm will be paid. Of course we do ’ net expect these blotters to be used till after the subaeribers send in their dollars, which we hope they will do at once. Then, friends, just mack in this blank the date you sent the money in, and you can use the blotter with a free and easy con- The editor after much doubts and miegivihg* deckled to take in the animal meeting of the Stale Press Association this week, which will be heid at Glenn Springs from Monday till Wednesday. Thursday morning the pprty will leave on a trip to Dante, Va., over the C. C. A 0. rail- rand to the coal fields of the com- P*ty. It is said that the scenery •long this route is very grand, and the engineering skill of the builders •f the road simply marvelous. We tfwqtwe Audi be able to take in tome ideas that may be beneAdjd to The r IfttMi* is a ywag man in the waoatjr jwt nowwlo has nothin to THE GOOD ROADS PROBLEM. Now that the work of construct ing sand-clay roads has been started, one hears the question asked on all sides: “How long will it take to give the whole county such roads? ” This is a perfectly natural question, and when one sees the benefits to be derived from these good roads, the demand will be great for some sys tem that will give such highways to all parts of the county without so long a wait as will be necessary un der the present system. For this demand we have a solution waiting, and one The Press and Standard will advocate at the proper time. We have mentioned this plan before, so we do not mind saying what it will be. We have reference to a bond issue of $300,000! The person who thinks this good roads business is a small thing has another “think" coming his way. It is the moat gigantic enterprise that his .ever beep started in Colleton v • county^-We look upon this first sand-day road as the beginning of an epoch in the history of the county. The results will be far reaching and will count for more in the industrial development of the county than any other one move that can possibly be made. Therefore, we trust there will be no further criticism of this plan. It ia only a starter, and a start must necessarily be made on a small scale. At the proper time, and when our road builders have been trained to the proper degree of perfection and knowledge we will branch out and build more rapidly. Do not get discouraged because the road is not being built in front of your door— your time is coming and soon. LIQUOR SEIZED Last Friday morning John W. and C. S. Bennett, who live near Walterboro, came in town and went to the express office and got a four- gallon jug of whiskey, the whiskey being shipped to John W. Bennett. Chief of Police Ackerman had his eye on them and as they started off with the jug he seised it and arrest ed John W. Bennett and lodged him in jail and turned the whiskey over to Shei riff Fox. Bennett was given bond and late* in the day he. accom panied by his brother, C. S., went into the sheriff's office and it is a! leged that John W. pushed Deputy Sheriff Benton over on a table, while C. S. took the whiskey and made his two o'clock. Sheriff Fox escape. Abou( and Deputy Benton undertook to arrest C. S. and A. C. Bennett, but they outran the sheriff and his deputy. John W. Bennett was ar rested by the sheriff and placed in jdM the second time and remained in jail until Saturday morning when he gave bond. Yesterday was set for a hearing before Mayor Ackerman, and Mr. B&nnett called for a jury. Consider able time was consumed in getting a jury, and court adjourned before any testimony was taken until this morning. Mr Bennett is represented bv Padgett. Lemacks & Moorer. and M. P. Howell represents the ^own. LOST—A gray rain-coat between Black Creek and Great Swamp, last Friday evening, reward if re turned to The Preas and Standard. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Tbs UniTsrsitr of Sooth OaroHaa of fors scholarships ia tha DopartaMM of gdaoation to ao« ywaag ama from each caanty. Each Aohotarah p la worth $100 ia money sad $18 term fee with By ESTELLE MARSH. [Copyrlybt. tflO, by American Preaa Asso ciation.] Em Wilder was a bard worker and' A de*pii*r of every oho who was uot wrapped in his or her daily occupa tion. “I'm a practical sort of fellow,” be used to aay, "and don't go much on sentiment" It did not occur to blm that there an- two worlds—the prac tical and tbe ideal. One who could look "out far .into space at a spiral nebula—a forming uulrers*—and be filled witb contempt for a transaction in cotton yarn Evan could not under stand. He would call such a person an idiotic star gazer. On Evan'* tblrtletb birthday be said to blmaelf: ‘*i have accumulated suf ficient funds to have a borne. There can be no borne without a woman. She is needed to run tbe household. I will marry.” And so be married. lie waa careful in bis selection to secure a practical girl like himself. He asked her friends if there was any nonsense about her. and they all replied in tbe negative. Ue talked “practical” to her. and she convinced him that she waa more practical than be. In planning for tbe wedding be told her that honeymoons served no other purpose than to make brides and grooms tired of each other. They would come borne at tbe end of their honeymoon’s first quarter. Sbe assented. They bad no sooner settled them selves in their aeata on tbe train after the wedding than Mrs. Wilder took a book out of her baud bag and began to read. Evan turned and looked at her curiously. Sbe paid no attention to him, but want on reading, and be turned away to the window. For the first time in his Ufa be had felt a de sire to aay something tender. But there was little encouragement to “talk •oft” to a woman deeply Interested In a book. He desisted. On arrival at tbelr destination tbe newly married wife told her husband that aba was very tired after tbe preparations for the wedding and wished a room to herself at tbe hotel. There was some thing so decided in tbe proposition that tbe husband did not venture an objection. Tbe place of their quarter of a hon eymoon was at tbe seaside. Evan arose in the morning, having lain awake all night in a mental grumble. He went down to breakfast. After waiting half an hour for bis bride he sent a servant to her room to learn when she would be down. He receiv ed in reply a bit of paper on which was written: “Dear Evan—Don’t mind me. I’m making up sleep. Hope you'll find something to do to kill time.” Evan sat down to breakfast alone. He bad pictured that first breakfast and wondered bow be would ever get through it. He would read bis paper and bis wife would object He would lay It aside and try to aay something agreeable to her and she woald pout Sbe luRKceHeved blm of her presence at this undesirable first breakfast, and be was at perfect liberty to read bis paper as he liked. He strolled during tbe morning over the beach thinking of how' differ ent was the reality from what be bad conceived. He bad expected to be bored, but in a different way. An old joke about tbe waning of the honey- moon wherein the bride bad wished for soma friend and the groom even for an enemy occurred to him. He caught sight at tbe same moment of one of his chums waiting ahead of him. He turned and -walked ia an op posite direction. At noon his wife came down looking refreshed and very pretty. “Why. Evan.** she said, “how dismal you took!” *T think I have had cause. Am 1 to «and the whole time alon* ?” “Not aU of IL 1’v# some letters to write this afternoon, but we eanilino together.” v “Do you consider your action proper for a bride r ' “Evan, dear, don’t you understand T “Understand what?” “We don’t wish to Use of each other during tbe first week of wedded Ufa." Wilder was silent “I wish you to get used to ma grad ually." she continued, “aa one be comes accustomed to a new dish for which a taste most be acquired.” “H’m!" “Get a boat or something this after noon. •an t you go fishing? We’ll dine together at 7 and listen to the music afterward.” “And then?” “Why, I’U do some reading.” “And tomorrow?” ’TTou might go off with one of those yachting parties for the day.” ► Evan knit his brows,. ‘TU see about It,” be said. They dined together and for awhile after dinner listened to tbe hotel or- chestry. Evan sat apparently conjur ing up something in his mind. Pres ently he said. "The moon's full to night” “Some couple’s honeymoon la ended at last and they can get away from boredom." & “Sweetheartr* He looked at bar re proachfully. “What Is It dear?” “Let us walk on . the beach in tba 1 Ksaminatioa will be held Jnly 1st. ExaminnOon of ’ tar admission to the babatd si the ta A U. MITCHELL, Praakhot. inn “Ok Evan, how absurdly aaa tal that woald tar She wont with him. He hand that rented < Hffgtd ot the “Darttag," ta said. “I havw fT By M. QUAD. [Copyright. 1W0. by Associated Literary Preaa.] “What in tarnation is this about your marrying Jim Carter yesterday?” said Henry Doty to Eunice Smith. • "We were married,” waa tbe reply. “But 1 was going to marry you my self:” “I never knew IL You never said apytbing about it” "And you won’t get a divorce from JlmV” “Of course not.” “By gum. Eunice, this ia usings man mlgbty mean! 1 was Jest taking time to tbink things over, and you go off and marry. It's a menu trick on a feller:” “Oh. there are other girls.” “But I don't, want ’em. I want you. and I’m going to stay single till my chance comes/’ 0 It came In about a year. James Carter was assisting a neighbor to load saw log* when one of them broke loose and rolled over him. and he was no more. Henry Doty didn’t rejoice, but be was on hand at the funeral. He oversaw things for the widow tor three or four days and then returned to bl* Job. As he held her hand and bade her good by he said: “Eunice, there was aometbing 1 wanted to aay to you. but it slipped my mind. Mebba I’ll tbink of it next time 1 come.” The widow returned to her parents, and tbe hired man made her a call three or four times a week, but be never talked love.’ He simply thought love when ha waa alooa. They’d get eBferried when tba year was up, and when they got to the Palls they’d put up at tbe beat bouse and hang tbe expense. Fourteen months had passed, -and Henry was thinking of tying a string around his thumb to make him remember to ask Eunice that question when he was suddenly told that she bad married a wire fence man who was working in the neighborhood. Ue greased his boots and combed his hair and went over to tbe bouse to aay: “Eunice, if you’ve gone and done It again 1 can never forgive you! You knew I waa calculating, to marry you myself.” “But you never said anything shout it,” she retorted. “But I was getting ready to.” “If you’d only said”— “Oh, well. I’ll have to stand It. I sup pose. Mebbe It’s all for tbe best. Mebbe the living will be cheaper by that time. I’m going to keep right on jest as I am till 1 get you.” Mr. Davis, tbe second husband, was fat and rugged and seemed good for forty years more of life, but one can never tell about those things. He was made a very happy man by tbe mar riage and continued in the wire fence business to make others happy. After eight months had gone by be was put ting up a fence for a farmer qpe day when's thunderstorm came up. Mr. Davis bad hts hands on tbe wire when tbe electric fluid found it and shocked blm to death. Queerly enough. Henry Doty was driving past in a wagon at the time and was tbe messenger to an nounce tbe sad news to tbe double widow. He realised that it waa no time to speak of a bridal trip then and held his peace. Once more the widow came back to tbe old home, and things went on aa before. Henry returned to the bablt of dropping in frequently, and be only waited for tbe days to past up til ha could ask the question always upper most in bis mind. One. evening ta presented himself with a string twist ed around his thumb, tat whan tba widow called his attention to R ha couldn’t remember what ta had mads rare not to forget Now and than the farmer tar whom ta labored and who knew his thoughts would Jog him with: “Henry, tbe time la .passing along, and tbe widow may step off again any day.” “But I don’t hoar of anybody being after bar.” “Yon don’t always hear about such things. Widows step right off without much courting” “Yes. I must speak to Eunice. I was •-thinking this afternoon I'Would."* But ta didn’t He Just tot things drift on, and one Sunday evening ta dropped Id just after the had married the rural mall carrier on that routs. Henry was Indignant and desperate. “Why didn’t you aay something!” ha demanded of tbe bride," “Why didn’t your “Say, this is throwing a good man down powerful bard. This ia tbe third time I’ve lost you!" “But you’ve never said you wasted me. You don’t expect a woman to pop tbe question, do you?” “All right Eunice—all right I can wait Bound to get you and make a trip If 1 wait long enough.” “It was just eleven mouths to a day that as tbe carrier came to a narrow place to the highway be eocounteaed a load of hay. In trying to pass it'. Ms cart was upset, and when it was right ed he waa found with a broken neck. Henry Doty was coming up with a freshly killed hog in his wagon, and aa aeon as he ascertained wlpri bad happened he cbuckeff tbe hog bat of the wagon and drove back three aritos with the batata on a dead ran. Eunice happened to ta at the gate when hr drove up. and ta called taker: “Eunice, get a pencil and write It down that I’m here on the spot” “But tar whyr "Aid that I aak you te marry are the year to up," Henry, what can yen mm»r "And that we take in mcgara Palto and sO of —nln on oar wedding trip Md that we tore each attar tin death JLhd R waa raid thit the taarth bar SUMMONS FOR NEIIEF The State of South Carolina, t Countv of Coltotoa. ( L’ourt of Caramon Plea* Joniua E Beal, Plaintiff, va , J^ J. Divine. Tro*!®*. and W. M. Rittet Defendants To the Dtfcodante. J. J. Divine, True- tee and, W. M. Rittor: You are hereby •ummoaed and re- qnlr d to answer the complaint iu this action, of which a copy is herewith serv ed upon vou, and to serve a copy of y< ur answer to tbe said complaint on the sub- sciibers at their office at Walterboro, S. C , within twenty days after tbe service hereof; exclusive of the day of auch ser vice ; and If you fail'to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid, tbe plaintiff in thla ’action will apply to the Court 1't tbe relief demanded in the complaint. pate t ay IffST, A D., 1810 Padgett, Lemacks & Moorer, Plaintiff’s Attornev. H. D. Padgett, C. C. P. and O. S. [L S.J 6 8 fit Civil Engineer and Surveyor. I will be located at my home near Williams for the present, and will be pleased ato communicate with those wishing surveying done, or any gind of engineering work. ESTIMATES PROMPTLY SUBMITTED. M. B. Garris, WILLIAMS, SOUTH CAROLINA For Sale by A. WICHMAN & SON. SYKES & PATTERSON PRACTICAL TIN AND SHEET METAL WORKERS—GAS FIT TING and PLUMBING, STOVE PIPE MADE TO ORDER. ROOF REPAIRING and PAINTING A SPECIAL TY. SATISFACTION GUARAN- TEED OR MQNEY RE FUNDED. Office next door to store of H. H. W. Black. Jr. NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL TAX ELECTION Whereas, application has been made to the Uounty Board of Education for Colleton County to order aa atoetioa In Hall School District No 84 on the queg- tion of voting an additional tax levy of 2 mills tat mid District, and a petition nre- mated rignad by one-third of the free holders in mil District, preying raid election ta orttorvd. I* to ordered, undar Hectioa 1908 of the Cota of Otvil Laws, 1882, that aa elec tion to bald on Tharaday, Jnno 80,1910, at Hall sohooi bouse, or other conven ient place within Mid..District, end that only thorn peraoats who return mm or personal property for relation, and who exhibit ttair tax receipt a and registra tion oertifleatm ha required in general elaettoaa, to allowed to vote. At mid a’qettoa, each atoaeor favoring the pro- pamd tax shall aaat a • ballet containing the words “For Additional Tax** printed er written thereon, and each elector op posed to mid additional tax ahall vote a ballot Oratalninf the words “Against Additional Tax’" printed or written thereon. Pblla will ta opened at 8 o'clock a m. and dosed at 4 o’clock p m. 8. W Weeks, V. B Biokenbaker and Jack Kim ay, trustee* of said District ere hereby appointed manegers to conduct mid eleciion. “7f the m jorlty of the vote* cast in mid School District shall ta for ’Addi tional ’Bax’ sod not 'Aeainet Additional Tax,’ the additional tax thall ta levied ” Within leu days after tbe etoctien. the above named maeeaere shall report to tkti Board the reeafl af tba election, and furateh them with the poll list, the bal lot box and all paper* appertaining thereto. H W BLACK.SR. - J. RICE GODLEY, W. W. SMOAK, Go. Bd. Bdaeetion Colleton Co. Walterboro, 8. C„ Jane i5, i»i0. NOTICK. Notice te hereby given that oa the 88th d^y af Jana, 19KVI will make aay o< juue, ietu, i win make my ual return as guardian of Haber R Padgett and will apply for latter* dtomieeory. > i 1 „ J J Padgett, G sardian. Walterboro, 8. G. May ST, 1810. If yon nraaoiftthBed after Being ae- oordreg ta directions two-rhtrda of n bottle of Ctambcriaia’f ~ Uyt Tehtere. yra ran tato Can You Appraise a Want | Ad’s Value | } To You? J, .* The person who can “sense” I the value to himself of almost ] > any classified ad—or come < [ within a reasonable distance of < [ doing so—has business ability ! > of a peculiarly valuable kind! I \ Do a little “appraising” of ] [ today’s classified advertising { ; opportunities—and develop in | yourself that valuable talent. To the Public! 1 will be at the following named places on these dates. Which is near est to you? All right; meet me there. Smoaks Tuesday. June 21 to 22nd p. m. Branchville Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23d. Friday 24th at Smoaks. Leave messages with Miss Lucy Brabham, millinery store, or S. P. J. Garris, Smoaks, S. C. Saturday 25th and Monday 27th at Walterboro. ~ Tuesday 28th, Meggetts. Thursday 30th and Friday. July I at Ehrhardt. Monday, July 4 at Bamberg, S. C. Thursday, July 7and Friday, July 8, at Hendersonville. Saturday and Monday Walterboro. You will notice from above dates I will not be at my office In Walter boro first Saturday and Monday in July. Be on time at one of the above places. Lots of glasses to suit your in.. v Dr. E R. Campbell W alterboro, S. C. * Lutheran Parsonage For Sale Situated Near Ehrhardt, S. C. *; — The undeisigned secretary of a committee is duly authorized to re ceive sealed bids for the above prop erty until July 14th, 191<h at which time bids will be opened on the premises at 10 o’clock a. m. All bids will be considered but the right is reserved to accept one or reject all. The property is 1 3-4 miles from town and consists of one 7-room dwelling and all necessary outbuild ings, all of which are in good order. About 50 acres of good fuming land. Has daily mail service and phone connection. . Terms of sale, 1-4 sash, balance Oct. 1,1910. Possession of Premises will be given January 1,1911. JACOB EHRHARDT, Sec. Ehrhardt, S. C., June 11,1910. 6 15 3t For Sale by A. WICHMAN & SON. ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE., All persons having claims against the estate of E. P.« Herndon, de ceased, will present the same duly attested, and all persons indebted to said estate will make payment to the undersigned. ’ Evy Bellinger, Administratrix. May 20,1910. 5 25 4t sms ETUTVIEtf