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■ ©hr PrpBH anil VOL. XXXII. . • messsss . - WALTERBORO, S. C. AUGUST. 10,1910. NO. 51 FAVORS BOND ISSUE FARMERS’ UNION PICNIC ORGANIZED S. S. WORK COHON WEIGHERS ACT COL WASHINGTON IN JAIL COUNTY CAMPAIGN MAGISTRATE J. M. PADGETT FAVORS BONDING THE COUNTY FOR . $400,000. Jack?onboro. Auk- S.—Mr. E<iitor: FiaiY 500 ATTEND FIRST FARMERS’ UNION PICNIC GIVEN BY OMEGA LOCAl AT BRELAND’S PARK. DEPARTMENT FOR ORGANIZED SDN DAY SCHOOL WORK. CONDUCTED BY MISS I. M. FISHBURNE. ACT PROVIDING FOR COTTON WEIGHER FOR LODGE. SMOAKS AND WAL- ' TERBORO. | The first Farmers* Union pienit Interest is not on the wane in our Will jou a!i>».v me s[>ac** in ><»ur jriven bv the Ome^a if>cal at Breiand State in regard to the ureal Sunday valuable paper for a few thoughts park and participated in by several School Movement, on the bond issue of the county for other local*. \yas a very enjoyable T&e present Acting U.eneral Seer^- the purpose of building roads. I j occasion. There were not fewer tary. Miss Grace \V. Vandiver, re- must confess that I am hea. til> in than persons present and the day jR*rts the most promising condition favor of a bond isjue under tue cer-^ was delightfully spent. Thisbeauti- of the work since her connection tain provisions and 1 am bkteilv »)j»- fui oak giovt III fr>iiit of the re>i- with it. Her service# have been re posed to a l>ond issue under certain den^e of S L. Breland i# an idea! quired actively in the field almost other provisions, viz: 1 am opposed place for a picnic, and was in splen- constantly during the past two sto bonding the county for any did picnic trim. Lohg tables had months, during which j»eriod in the l>eon erocte«i for the dinner, aru it interest of the work she has covered was most abundant, giving no sug-! a thousand miles of territory. Twen- gestion as to the prevalence of the ty-nine of the counties of South wire-worm, nor the excess of rain Carolina are now ? organized. Claren- recently, and ice cold lemonade was don is preparing to come in as the PARKER* FERRY NEGRO KILLED HIS BROTHER FOR 25C-CAPTURED IN SAVANNAH SUNDAY: THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN MEETINGS BEGIN AT SNIDERS TUESDAY. Will BE INTERESTING. There seems to be a great deal of ■ T). E. Benton, deputy sheriff, re interest just now in the matter of t , urm ‘ <1 H^erday morning from .. . , . .... 1 Savannah, where he went to bring electing a cotton weigher for \Nal- . * back Cxvlonel \N jishington, a negro »>f ter boro, Lodge and Smoaks. The | Parker^Ferry, who Saturday after- folio wing Act was passed at the last; noon became engaged in a diffi- ses<ic*n of the legislature, introduced i^ulty with his brother. N«*d \Va-<h- hy Hon. J. L. Hobertson: amount and having it left discretion ary with the supervisor and county commissioners as to where the money shall be spent, but favor a bond issue of four hundred thou- An Act to Provide for a Public 'Cot ton Weigher at Lodgf, Smoaks a n d Walterboro, in Colleton arrested on the train by C inductor ington, cutting him to death. Wash ington left immediately after the cutting, going to Savannah. He was sand dollars by having the county served during the day. thirtieth some time this month, divided into four equal parts, to be j The literary exercises were per- The twelve unorganized, counties knuwm b> some name, sa> districts*! haps above the ordinary in point of are as follows: Aiken, Barnwell, No. 1, 2, o and 4, and then have the excellence and the speakers’were Beaufort. Calhoun, Cherokee, Ches- above amount divided into equal freely complimented on their efforts terfield. Darlington, Dillon, Dorches- proportion to the value of Ihe pro- and many Riud remarks were heard, ter, Hampton, Sumter, Williams- perty in each district. i some of them being to the effect burg. These the State officers hope 1 dpn t know what would be the. that there had »ot been delivered to bring into line within the next levy on the property to pay back the better speeches at any picnic in the six months. An aggressive effort above bond in 20 years, but for illus-j county in a i»wg time. The speakers will be made to complete the or- tration we will say that a two-mill had to thank the audience for part ganization of the State before the levy will pay up the above bond in of this, as they listened with inter-: Annual State Convention in March, 20 years. Then say if the property! ested attention, and were free from 1911. In those counties which have in district No. 1 at the above levy ; the noi#y chattwr that so often greets i been organized the perfection of the will pay to the county in JO years the ear of the speaker. 'township organization will lie at- $125,000 then it would be right for j The exerciae* were begun by the; tempted. This is a splendid idea district No. 1 to have >125,000, and call to order by A. C Breland, who ; and we believe it is worthy of the if the property in district No. 2 presided over the meeting. The! highest effort on the part of the would only pay to the county in 2U Opening praver was made by Chap I Christians generally in our State. Our county is one of the few in lower South Carolina to appreciate County. Section 1. Be it enacted by the I General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, At the next primary election in Colleton County after the assage of this Act, the managers No. 2‘ lain Martin of tfie O nega local, fob lowed by an address of welcome .*■ »v years $75,000, then district should only have $75,(nk). This is w’hat I would consider an equita ble transaction or law and have the te<ristic manner ma le every one feel work going on in four different parts that a welcome large enough includ- of the county at'bne time instead of i ed all. just one place. ! The first sj^aker was County Pres- Then Lam in faver of a law that L. C. Padgett, who sp ke of would decrease the number of mag istrates in the eoyrtty to four, ope for each district as above mentioned. Pay them each a salary that they afford to live at and require four days of each week of their time and more when necessary. Let them have fopr different places in each district for holding court each week for the convenience of fie people. Increase the magistrate’? jurisdic- the work the uniop has done arid what it may do. He recounted some of the m'*st notable accomplishments of the order and urged the members to stand together and those not ytt members to join. The age is one of organization and the farmer should be no exception to the rule. Mr. Padgett’s address was well delivered tnd well lecelved. The next speaker was W. W. tion, which will lessen our uppei whose subject was “The court expenses. I belii v i that the magistrates should be allowed to send a prisoner to the chain ganjj for not less tftan six months. Ami then pay the constables sufficient salary, equal with the n a d trate, if not more, and require ail of hit time to the work and wl en- he din no: have a warrant for any one, re quire him to be on the go all tin time, looking out for a« y violation of the law and imoower him that ht can arrest any violation ot the la* and bring the offenders up and pre - fer charges against him ai.d let each district have its own chain gang ano though a case be sent to the uppei court or coui;t of sessions for trial, if the person is convicted have hin serve his time on the gang in the district from whence he came, and by doing this it would have a better effect on other would-be criminals. Let the magistrate, constable and the guard of the chain gang be elected by the. people of each dis trict so adhere will be nd political pull about either and that the roads be worked by some systematical plan and that eaoh gang be subject to the order of the supervisor and by this way the supervisor’s labors would be lessened at leaat half and he would be in a better position to discharge his duty to the county.; 1 am in favor of abolishing the office of county commissioner*, ns either of the incumbents will tell yon that they are powerke* and about the only work Is to amist the auperriaor in approving daims once ^ three months and in their it obligatory on the ofeenrttoiitwiththeeiinrvtopr- ^^S^wy^aLentol^ * Hj; ^ J. Mr Packet!. Sam B. Saunders, w ho in hi# cliarac- j connection with this great move ment. May we not by our zeal and sidelitj to the Cause so commend it to our sister counties that it will not be long before they too will seek identification with this great agency for righteousness and development in our State. Union as an Educator.’’ Mr Smoak’s ,ddress dealt large’y with the ques ton of the edu ation of the youngei feneration, so that with trained ninds tney may be able to cqpipete succ *ss. o ly with the trained mind# of th dr competitors. He believe# he farmer if he were better edu •ated would l*e able to grasp tht- ne vning of the union as an educator. Tiie last tpeaker of the morning vas J as E LVunfoy. w hose address iealt vith the principles of the or- ler. He made w hat many were free o state was the best address they ver heard on the principles of the •rder. He thought the principles »f justice, equity and the golden rule, which re the foundatiops m which the union is built, are as unchangeable and everlasting as are the laws of God and nature. It will stand because it is founded upon such principles. At the conclusion of Mr. Peuri- foy’s address a recesft was taken for lemonade and dinner, after which the audience reasse vbled and an ad dress from Dr. H. W. Black, county superintendent of education waa heard. Dr. Black very earnestly urged the importance of education, and complimented the community upon its efficient teacher and the good school npw running. He told several jokes which kept the crowd in a good humor. Our county officers are more than gratified to receive from time to time enthusiastic reports from our Home Department officers. One of our Home Department superintend ents writes they are about to ’•‘break the record’’ for numbers in -a Home Department recently or ganized. We heartily commend this officer for the exhibition of zeal and determination which has been dis played despite discouragement and many difficulties. bring the thoughts of owe of the voters thereof sod I true! that this issue will be dlscutd at soch length that our aait datggatioa will feel that the people 0 of CeUetoB Cotton and turrted oyer to the Sa vannah authorities, who held him till the arrival of Deputy Benton. Colonel Washington, when seen by a representative of The Press and 'or the-precincts a t Lodge Smoaks, j Standard in the jail Tuesday morn- Sll. nS'bix'foAt ZS 7"^ •“ of a Public Cotton Weigher for each , l ,ain from two ^ ashe8 on right of said towns, whose term of office and l^ft legs, inflicted he says by his shall be for two years, or until the, brother, before by cut him. He did el*-ciion of his successor. At such n(>t have a very clear con- election, all cotton growers and cot-1 w . . ton buyers who are qualified elect- j c °ldion as to how the difficulty start- ors and who are entitled to vote at I ‘*'L He said his brother owed him the above precincts at said primary 125 cents and he aske 1 him for it, and t lection, shall be entitled to vote, j his brother refused to pay it. They The managers of said primary shall declare the result of said election and the i»erson receiving^the highest got into a dispute "»WrL it, and be fore he knex* what was happening number of votes shall be the L’ublic his brother began cutting him. He The Evan. S. S. Teacher gives this distinction between a rut and a grave: ^ The one marked difference be tween a grave and a rut is that the latter is open at the ends. That is a mute invitation to get out and es cape. Some schools are in a rut- doing things the same Way, over and over. Same songs, same prayer, same indifferent spirit. Their only salvation lies in getting out before that rut becomes a grave from which there will he no resurrection. > Every thinking man realises what many forget, that the teachings of the Bible, are so interwoven and en twined with our whole civic and social life that it would be literally —I do not mean figuratively, I mean literally—impossible for us to figure to ourselves what that life would be if these teachings were removed. Almost every man who has by his life work added to the sum of hu man achievements of which the raee is proud, of which our people are (wood, almost every such man has based his life work largely upon the teachings of tbe Bible. ’•* :> I plead foir a doser ard wider and deeper study of the BfMe.au that our people may be in feet aa well as In theory, “doers of the Word* and veit. non - pw Man: T.yjBafetraM (UMna a* W&*«^ S>Una’i Slktl Cotton Weigher for said town, and he shall receive as compensation for his services not exceeding ten cents per bale for every bale of cotton weighed, one-half to be paid by the buyer and one-half by the seller, such weigher shall finally adjust and settle all differences fit disputes be tween buyers and sellers as to prop er deductions to be allowed from water, dampness, damaged cotton or any false packing, an i the said weigher shall test the scales every morning before weighing any cot ton. so as to insure accuracy. In case of inability from sickness, or other cause, the said weigher may appoint a deputy, who shall take, before en tering upon his duties, the oath of office required of the weigher. Be fore entering upon the duties of his office, the said cotton weigher shall be sworn tp discharge the duties of his position by the Clerk of Court for CoUeton Countv. and shal 1 enter into a bond in the sum of five hun dred dollars for the faithful per formance of his duty, which bond shall be approved by the Clerk of Court for said county and filed in then jerked out his knife and cut his brother. After his brother fell he * o ran and wen&to Savannah, as there was no Sunday train to Walterboro, anil he wished to get out of the com munity. Washington, it is said, bears a good name in his community, but it is reported that he was drinking when the difficulty occured, though he denied this when' asked by The Press and Standard reporter. his office, and the said weigher shall tee. be responsible oq his bond for the official acts of his deputy. Approved the 23d day of JFebru- ary, A. D., 1910. FAMILY REUNION. On Saturday July 30th there was a reunion of the descendants of James and Catharine Strick land, deceased, heldk^the home of W. A. Strickland, in upper, Colleton. Those of the family attending were J. F. Strickland, of Oglesby, Texas,' Mrs. Emma Walker, A. Strickland, James Strickland and Mrs.. Malinda Strickland of S. C., together with As many of their sons and ADAMS RUN PRECINCT. The Adams Run Precinct Club met on August 6th and elected the fol lowing officers: • President, I. W. Mellard; vice pres ident, Dfj J. T. Taylor; secretary, C. H. Platt; committee on registration and enrollment. Dr. J. T. Tavlor, chairman; E. Tavel, W. T. Sutcliffe. Dr. J. T. Taylor was elected a mem ber of the county executive commit- The first of the County Campaign meetings will be held at Sniders next Tuesday. As this time grows near there seems to be greater and great er interest aroused, and it is thought there will be no la:kof lively doings. The chief interest iierhaps centers in the race for Representative. There are seven aspirants for the three places, and several very important questions will come up for discussion. The views of the several candidates on the questions published in The Press and Standard will be asked, besides other issues. The race • for Auditor will lie a close second in point of interest. These candidates are perhaps working harder than any PLEDGES FILED. The following pledges have been filed and assessments paid to date: Representative—J. C. Goodwin, J. L. Robertson, D. L. .Smith. “ Probate Judge T. H. Caldwell, H. H. Hiott. Auditor—P. M. DuBois. Treasurer—R. E. Jones. Magistrates W’. S. Weeks. Collins Township; H. A. Cummings, Brox- toq township. Cotton Weigher at Walterl»oro— R. H. Breland. H. G. Crosby, Henry C. Robertson. County Commissioner—C. H. Platt The time for paying assessments anff filing pledges will close M onday, Aug.J5, at 12 o’clock, noon. . COUNTY ITINERARY. The following is the itinerary of the campaign: Sniders, Tuesday. Aug. 16. Lodge. Wednesday, Aug. 17. Smoaks, Thursday, Aug. IS. Cottageville, Friday, Aug. 26. Walterboro, Saturday. Aug. 27. Buckner, H. W. CARO OF THANKS To the friends who cams to us in our hour of trouble, and contributed all that human kindness could Before adjournment it was decided to call a mass meeting of the voters of Collinsland Adams Run townships to meet at Adams Run station on the 12th inst. to discuss certainlquestions of importance to the citizens of those townships. , , An invitation was extended to the editor of The Press aid Standard and to the candidates for the House to be present. ~ C. H. Platt, Sec;* day afternoon. We had with us two daughters and famities as could Visitors (one of whom j^ned the So- be gotten together and a few others. This particular date being the 62nd anniversary of the birth of J. F. Strickland above mentioned the oldest of the family now liv ing, who about 1867 moved from this State to the West where he has since resided; and being on a visit of a few weeks to his kin dred and friends in South Caro lina, was very seemly the moat prominent personage in attend ance. After a moat delightful day spent in recalling many scenes and inddents of the past And In a general way anticipating tbe future the tprge crowd dispersed convinced fully that .a certain scriptual injunction is being cai^ ried out and thst even Mr. Roose velt peed not be akumad about a W P M SOCIETYsMEETS. gest, to help and comfort, we return moat heart felt thanks, and although such devoted friendship cannot 're move the aad memories that linger around our vacant chair, it brings in view the brightest side of humanity, and throws the pure light of an un selfish friendship into a darkened home. May time be far distant when those friends who gathered around us will need similar attention, 'but when the time comes may they re ceive the same full measure of gen erous aid and tender sympathy thev brought to our home when death wa^ an inmate there. Mrs. Frances May and children. Smoaks, August, 9. The regular monthly meeting of the Woman’! Foreign Missionary Society was held at the Methodist Church at 6:30 o’clock on lapt Satur- detv), in addition to the nine mem bers present. This waa the largest aitendanes we have had in a long time. If the other members of this Society knew how much their pres ence would add to these meetings they would make an effort’ to^atteCd than. \\ • We have organized a Mission Study Class in connettion with the Society •ad are at present studying^South America. The book we are using ebtfe only 43 cents and can be had by sneloring the price to the Metho dist Publishing House, Nashville. Term. This class was organized for the purpose of learning something •boot our Mission fields and of in tho cause of Iho mootings art hold tbe third Thursday in every month/and we would like to have as ben of the Society at nnsrihlt to at- WIGGINS CLUB ORGANIZED. Pursuant to instructions frpmHhe county chairman ociatic Club was gins on Saturday. Aug. btn, ana am following officers were duly elected: L S. Hickman, president; I. 1). Sandora, vice president; T. H. Peeplee The enrollment of the dub ahowa the names of 48 members, wife a few others to be added. After trane- acting all necessary business, tbe meeting was adjourned pursuant to next call. J. &IL L. 1- | HERMAN G. CROSBY RUNS- Herman G. Crosby has this paper announcing his candidacy for cotton weigher for Wall Mr. Crodby is a young 1 ability and experience, lie priefbr of the Walterboro Works. Last year he 1 C. D. C. Adams, end _ time for several years he tent for Biaehoff ft Bio. of boro. He is 23 town. Mr, lent le Mb II »1 ‘’A* PMTMOTBMBHItgAT CM* ibi rout The miettog at 'f -“•wife 4.*, •’ -M',