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*' r VOL. XXXIV. WALTERBORO, S. C. AUGUST 31, 1916. RETURN OF PRIMARY DICTION IN COUFTON COUNTY AUGUST 30. I9I0.HHH WALTERBORO MEETING CAMPAIGN MEETING AT WALTERBORO. ONE OF INTENSE INTEREST. LARGE CROWD PRESENT. T iv campaign meeting;held Satur- day at \\ altertioro was one of the I s U .-r hdd tluring the campaign. The spoakimr \vas hehhin the court house GOOD ROADS COLUMN • " ■ / * ’ . THIS COLUMN Will CONTAIN EACH WEEK PERTINENT REMARKS ON GOOD ROADS PROBLEM. * XT RACES AT THE FAIR a ONTR:HUT!ONS InvITKO- Of |? St/I; liA^ T’.mM) Issi i:. PR0CR4N Of RACES AT COUKTT FAIR ANROimCED IT COMMITTEE. VV ’ THE PRUES OFFERED 1 hich was i i Taping at a packed .standing room i OFi P Fi:^ of G«*on Koaps ano Lira w ao k I.kaouk. / * w / i nv'y T t. y y. u. r. r: ;;*V’ •- V./.y .c >. * .■ — . ti it i. -1 ^ _ •j» —» r* T- — r. wT — -1:; tv Cw 14 C C '-Zs c t i • ^ . • KOK’tONGRIiV' Li I:OeorgeS. Lrgare 7 {h i. - - r, *iV. t2 - Lv ; * 1 Lesesne F(di STATE SENATOR premium. It was eati-i W . W Smoak. Wakerlmro. pr-si- that between Nwand T^^ldent pceple wereAiment ip town, only J. I). Ackerman, Cottagevillo, vice a!tout one half of thwpi. however, president. couTJ get into the couft chouse to E. E. Jones, \\ a<terbor4>, secretary, hear the ■i|>eaking< • The meeting was presided over by ^ t; u ti —. tc v< u — r..— - — i- ^ I. S. Grittin -1 *- — — — Z Z. — [. — — i 1 r C — x ii i' 4^ i 4^ri ««« titi — *. —•—~ —. y *i ii — ~ — —1 J- IT. Ackerman -o —vi —w-o 5-.x vui-j r. y. — r. x * i'-i-j o-j-a > • . • k . j • ^ • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES S x — ti ii - i S x 5 i3 S Tt x i' r ' e • . * — Vi . „VT — 1; -1 -ISS — istviy — TCJlI'i i! -a t3 vc iv tc li v* — Vi X c — tc —— —xfi — tc tvvi — tc cn w u — — iv vi — 5 x iv c r. -o c -j x •a <~ 1 gj m tc -i — tc fc — w x — v; r. tc x : x 5 x i -c — fi ^ x ^ ■ L. Robertson ^n ^xLirjG —lou —Ti D. L. Smith .9.... £5S v; x r.rerrcrla. W. Way..,^ Al»\ ISORY t'OMMITTKK. -S. J. Kumph, Adams — v* • ; x v v “■! tctctc -O ——tJ —X tvty VI —li cn Tc x vi vt tc vt vi iv — vJ 4- -j Ic c 3c — ^ — tc ks ^tcvi-i — 4-tvtc t; — 4*'— X XVi-tk-vltcS — V tv V X V’ V U -I -1 1 \K *occ — *»^r3 — xx — — tc — — — v: -1 x . x tc — vi tc x x Vi Vi x — x v 4-. c x 4». v: x \ I' 8Sx$T.R£S!i'i!i;:3s = 3S’-i: f. ' It iiiv — xvixii — TijJjJjri John C. Goodwin . - - H K 2 x vi § 4^ x x £ J. W. Hill.!./.. x 4^ 4» vi £ *:£ — vs li tv Heber R. Padgett l" ii if tc s ?. s r; x s 2# x j. t. 1 • r Polk f FOR PROBATE JUDGE vi x x ?. - j If -ITi ll fc — John D. Edwards fjtcvivi — 2x^? vv Vi x v tv c c v> x — x — -1K x S vi t v — x -1 T. H. Caldwell v x c tv u x — -.1 x x x H. H. Hiott w x — x x vv ci -t tv 4- — — — — — -1 ' ' ' X | K — VI 1 -1 Vi IV f — X V. V. X • V IV V X — X X X VI Vi -1 X ** X -1 V X - J V V •vUV • — Jr: X X IV X C> Vi 4- tv — x — v r x — x -• — 1 — 3-. x ii v; v' -1 --Mr. u R. «-tv — — vv — — , < “ i - > 0: — x x — “ i X x x x L . FOR COUNTY TREASURER. E. Jones =:ii ~ X - -r - - = n X v- XX n rr Ii - X X -J i ; - i: - Tl - V. X ; i p. M. Buckner u; w r u 1 x x fv s' I: ii * a * n^i r. x fr;.,2x V rri: = « \Y. Pellum 5 FOR U(Jl ; NTY AUDITOR. A. Patterson, Jr 4^ t W. I/uBois ^ ' N " FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER ^ii^nlii't^rirr'/.-Lii’in 5i'Lf^ip^Sxii^SC. tf jn&tt y 4 « fS Kcv — rv -I — — x w H tv — tv vc — — x x vi x. rv vv v: rv tv vi vi — tv n v Smoak L } * x x tv w x. x x. v; -j x x vv tv “i x x i i< — j v -i —. J v: -i — r. — *-• / n » /•'■ ’ * \ / A | K# .^ij-fiS?.sS»?.2r,5«r«. a=_2ts s = g3!t^C.J- S Sa»S»a»t!iSSB3='#S^, t SCSSS^eeSilS^'l. w. yopwn... ACKERMAN ELECTED THE STATE ELECTION J. D. ACKERMAN DEFEATS" SFN GRIF FIN. HILL. SMITH AND POLK |lfCLED ON FIRST BALLOT. 25 OUT OF 31 POLLS GIV) LOAING KFSULTS F( • CANCID^TJ THE TOL STATE ^ WALTERBORO. J. E. Bryan ,/.. ... J. G Drawdy - The resultv>f it e primary election held >ester 'a\vci u. e «l manv sur prises,, If the Auditors 1 face haO respited ip an < lectin ■ there . have lieen no reccessity fur a tcow: race in the cou t*. . Tbs i^nty r€sturn> were a'ljn !<>-' right, thanks to the faithful friend.- of this paper, ty 10:1’» o’clock with the exception »f Jackeonboro, ami were duly Abated on the buHetin boards in front of The (Press and Standard otlice, where; a ve^’ large crowd watched with eagerness a^tne returns were posted. J. D. Ackerman was e'ecteil sen- F 1 -It ti->vgl;N(iR. •».le K. i:u ase x !r <>. T. I hr? -an .. . . <.' Feat her >t'Tie H liy-itt .!. .. fii u.a.- ' i Mt Let«l tftn (» KH.ani*, Jr !•>!. !.!H TLN YNT OOYF.itNOR •] V\ alker Ituvall ha.4. A. Snuth FOR SKi RLTARY OF STATK. M.. MeCown / 2h4a Bl.AKty AND LoWNOKS. J. H Chaplip . . \. . W. St. E. Gapers ' / SHKRIPAN. 1 (Cattageville vo f e not reeeivetH • J. kkilon Beach - Jno. O. Jaijuea, Jr,.’ .. T. M. Reeves ’ Isaac B. Weeks RK1> BANK.. - j.C. N. Lahgdale ., m ' J -C. Crosby • ^|E'. E. Hill , County Chairman Howell, who ex pressed his gratitication that the cam paign had been conducted orer the county on such a high plane. He did not undertake to discuss any of the-questions which coinposed the issues, leaving that to the candi dates, but he was of the opinion that the time for progressive forward movement was here. . The candidates for Probate Judge led off : The candidates for the Sen ate being the last to speak. The candidates all made good speeches, showing their training during the last two weeks had not been in vain! There were no incidents of special note. Perhaps the chief in terest centered in the Senatorial can didates, lioth of whom'had a good follow ingin the-audience and^each received liberal applause.’ I> The freight train going *Jp the road was held until 4:‘50 o’clock. *> which allowed the people who came down plenty of time to get through a’.tl return on the train. ASHTON ITEMS- Ashton,^Aug. lift. —Cotton is open ing rapidly. ”, Miss Adrene Hiers returned home this week after spending a very .pleasant time with friends near Brunson. ... % We had a very good revival meet ing in town this week. Mr. Davis of Rochester, N. Y., assissted Mr. Mar tin. Some very able sermons were ^j^Wivefed by both the ministers. Rev. A. B. Watson will begin his meeting atl Cross Swamp Sunday, Aug. 2S. Everybody come and lets have a good time. We are glad to have Mrs. W\ I). Berry home with us again after Fk- ing ill so long in the hospital at. Co- 1 Adams Run Run. Bolls Paul K. Crosby, Rjiffm. Blake- S. A. Marvin. Whip* Hall. Broxton—D. M. Yarn, Islandton. Collins J. W. Meggett. Ravenel. Fraser.—W. E. Haskell, Jr.. Jack- sonboro. Glover—W. A. Durant, Cdttage- ville. . ! - • Heyward—Dr. H. A. Wiljis, Hen dersonville. Lowndes-H..E. Savage, Green Pond. / Sheridan—B. R. Smith, Cottage- ville. Warren—F. J. Berry. Smoaks. f Walter boro - E. T. H, Shaffer, Walterboro. Verdier—Paul Sanders, Ritter. * * \ Township Officers. Warren—S. J*. J. Garris, Jr, Presi dent: Hugo S. Strickland, secretary. Post-office, Smoaks Heyward- H. M. Williams, White Hall, president; J. A. Marvin,- Jr., Hendersonville. Secretary. Other Townships should be organ- i2i‘_l’as soon a- possible into g<*<Rl Fuads and drainage leagues. The members of the advisory committee have charge of this. Well Colleton w ill vote a bond is sue when the time comes. The f/flowing program of races fur the county fair has been prepared by the committee in du^rge, and is published fur the information of all ■ concerned. The race track opens j each day at 2 p. m. TtKSUAY 1 1st Race i mile heats. 4 years and undrr. Tn>tting. 3 in 5. Purso fourth to start. 2:30 class. 2nd Race—furlongs.'4 year olds. Running. $10, r>. 34 class. 3rd Race. 1 mile. Mules. Trot ting. $. r », 2.50. 4th Race. 1 mile. 0'years and up. Running. $K>,,5. 4 mjn. class. WEDNESDAY 1st race. 4 mile heats. 10 years and und^r. Trotting. 3 in 5. $10, 5. 2:30 class. 2nd race. 5 furlongs. 10 yrs. and under. Running. $10. 5. 34 claaa. 3rd race. 4 mile heats pacing. 2 in 2. $10. $6. 2:30 class. ' 4th race. Free for ail. Owners up. Running. $5, $2.50. ‘ . TKt’RSDAY. 1st race. Free for all. 4 mile heats 3 in 5. Trotting. $10, $5. / 2nd race. Steer race, free for all. $.■), $2.50. 5 to start. .. 3rd. facing. Free for all. 4 mile heats. $10. $5. 4th. Free for all. owners up. $10 and 5. * ' ‘ The racing program given above is for horses and ihules owned bona fide by Colleton county residents. Eln- tries-are to bv made by 12 M. on the daj' for w hich stock is entered, and the entrance fee deposited or the horse will be scratched. The entrance fee will he as follows: when the p^rse offered is $10 and $5 (first and second money) $2.00 for each horse entered. When the purse is $5 and $2.50, ,one dollar. ' The terms ,, 2:.30 class” ‘*3:;)U class” ”4 class.” means that horses should not be entered for these events on this track unless they have crossed 4 mile in this Hime. If you have <1 .4) .1 7(»3 •jn 15 :Jv*;/ 15vi 14 -ji i , 4 lumbia! Mrs W. P. Herndon and daughter, Miss Ix*rline, of Bamberg are visit ing friends and relatives at this ther* Now Pm not sirfe 11 5ft 137 ' F"K<V>MPTROl.LIR GENERAL. \. W Jones 2o52 • FOR STATE TREASURER. Ii. H. Jem inj- 2«>50 FOR ADJI TANr AM* IN.-I'IaT1*R GEN. Ift7> am ft7 ator over J. S’ Griffin by a majority of only. 36; and the three represents- ^ ^ ^ ; lives, J. W. Hill. *D. L. Smith and ’ J. T. FSIir were elected on first bal- ^ ^ ^ Tot; Jno. i). Edwards>ent in over * • is two opponents; U. L- Doties Jhas a large majority over his «>ppunent, J. E. Swearingen -while Du Buis k aflS by 154 votes for att<*rm/y gknkkaJs. BROXTON. H. A. Cummings RELI-S.- B. R. Ulmer H. W. Breland. Jc.. G. W. Fennel A. W'alker ... v ....... ADAMS RFN . D. W. Mel lard 2y^| 15. II. Towle? : :...*. '142 FOR STATE SLIT. Of LDHl ATlO^f i J. R. Fox . ' X...- »53 .2046 101 <*m missi'»m:k. —over Buckner. Patterson Ik ing de- R R ^vans feated for Auditor. (' H. Piatt akd D. E. Smuak have safe ma'jorities. - The following magistrates^ are electcxl; R. G. VV. Bryan; L. K. Hill, D. H. Towles, P. J. Wilson. J. E. Bryan and J. H. Chaplin. V There will I*e a ’second race Ik 1 -. tween Ulmer and Walker at 'Bells; Meilard and Fox. Adams Run. lrgare, for congress; carried the I’ 5, Following is the result of the mag- county almost 3 to 1. The vote for j^trates race in each township: J. Fraser Lyon ^•k K k. < Jas. Candler ^ . G. McDufftie Hampton G. H. Mahon U. C. Scarfjorough E, Tavel COLLINS. W. S. Weeks , WEIGHER AT WALTERBORO.’ place. * ’ '* Miss Pretb* Hiers of Smoaks has l)t*en \isiting Miss Jena* Hiers this week.- - ^ X , Mrs. VV’. Newton Jones will return from North Carolina in a few days accompanied by her charmingjneice. Miss Kelly. They will stop over in Columbia for a few days with Mrs. Willie Rice. L. F. Berry and family of Smoaks ■pent a few days with Messrs. W. O. Jones and W. D*. Berry. Miss Florence Jones took in the campaign meeting at Smoaks last week. Miss Eula Jones spent a few days at Kear.se last week. Miss Alene » . fc < X and Agnes Kear*ie. came home with her. *' Ciyia. . ^Fklitor Press.and Standard: Please allow me space in your columns to make a few remarks concerning the bonding of the county for road pur- poses. • . , - Not that 1 oppose good roads; for there is nothing that contributes more to the beauty o^ value of any community than good roads. But 1 think we ought to be careful how we go to so great expense unless is reason for it that I oppose the bond issue, buGl’m sure that unless some one explains how this debt can be liftm tbnt 1 shall not support it. Jf this money is to be raised by taxation, why not In the trotting fraces* the tt?rm 4 lets increase our taxes at present nulehekfs tasl 3 :n.> means that and u?o the proceeds on our roads? there will he five heats pF .races in 1 want general discussion on thi.^ a ‘*’ *•- ^at each heat or matter, so that we may all under- bail mile, which will be a*! the horse stand how It is to be obtained, how ^iffth* at a time, / /WilI be counted it is to 1m- used, and how it is to be -V • TheAqbe that wins three paid hack. ^ ; ' heats gets the money. There will be Bonded indgbtt*dness for road con; ' an interval uf^bout l-> minnt^s be- struction is far different from bond- tween heats; they will, be Min be ing for school building, in that the former is a continual expense for re- A mile in this t twver .timed your horse, get some friend to time it for you and thus find out the class to. enter the horse. Usually thus means a mile, in that time, but we-jtave decided to be a little more lenient, and make it half mile in. this time, so as to swell the list of entries. // • // v 74 142 t;n 51 7i tweet) the (Aher events. •’Free for all. owners up” means pairs and up-keep, while with the an i’ ^ or9e * n the county is eligi- latter it is but a small item. Lets! bte, and that he or she is tc* be rid- hear from others/ This is a live issue and should be so interesting as‘to enlist the atten tion of every taxpayer and voter of our county, and we would be glad to} den by the owner. Only two wheel vehicles will be allowed to compete, owing to the length of the track (l mile) and the danger it would incur in going around th< course in a bug- 1 42Hlj GOTTON M77 ’ 126 ' 23i» 340 I J. VV. Avant. K) MAGISTRATES ELECTIONS I. Blocker K. H. Breluml H. G. Crosby B. Sanders TO ORGANIZE LOCALS Owing to the inclemency of the weather, the county organizer was 2:; I unable-to meet the people of Bryan 11 ; and Cavener Branch sch<»ols to or- HAMPTON CASHIER SHORT I.- the other State officers appears else where, and the following telegram from The Ne>vs and Cojyier, sent at 11^52 last night gives the vote for governor: “Return^ at this hour give Blease 14.307; Featherstone. 14. 674 and McLeod 11.395; others way behind.” The Press and Standard will ’ pub lish an extra on Thursday, giving the official returns. HEY.WARD TOWNSHIP. « RG VV Bryan ... . 151 J. Edgar Graves - 83- X.. VV. Ihjey. ;v - W WARREN. P. J. Wilson ..... 264 J. E. Martin 66 FRASER. J. M. Padgett He has made a new appointment, however, for Wednesday afternoon, Se<*. 7th, at Bryan school house at 3:30 o’clock and at Cavener Branch at ft o’clock in the aftern(*on. Those interested will please be on hand promptly at the app*»inte<Xtime Rev. E. 0. S. Curtis, who has been away on a vacation for several weeks will return this week in time U* hold the usual prayer meetings service Thursday evening of this week, and will preach Sunday morning and evening. Mr. B. Levy, postmaster at Wa!- 1 terbpro, S. C. t is spending a vacation of twb weeks visiting among friends and relatives at Beaufort, .Seabrook. St. Helena Island, Ladies Island and Keans Neck, Mr. Levy ia a former. ,, , resident of Beaufort and ia well 1 come and bring well-filled baskfeta. known all over the ounty.—Beat- Speakingbekina at 10 o’clock A. M. fort Gaaette. j , ; W. H Breland, Supt. have an expression from most of 6^- • * < them through The Press and Stand- Tw0 . or thrw friends who have ard T> J. Cellar*., home*entered tinder the differe.it classes could club together and buy a sulky, or road cart, thus 'lessening , tee expense. > Hampton, Aug. 27 There ap|>ears fhe Fair Association cannot pro to l>e a shortage of $1,279. >3 in the-betting, but patron? are re- Hampton Loan and Exchange bank gpectfully wjuested to refrain from ^f this place. / * > this an«l let iis have the s^xirt for the Harold Horton, former bookkeeper 1 sake. « and assistant cashier, was discharged NOTICE. R.F.D. CARRIERS Itullin. K. F. U. 2.. Aug. 26-EU- itor Press and Standard:—-Please al low me space in your > valuable auu v>av i >i Cmiv.ii aji - . . » i gahize h*cai farmers’ unions Monday ^ ■ \ " VVI ‘ n ’' H '’ , 11 r ’ ° n ^' V- '■ , a f tern()<)n . M r BoWften employed the .Southeast- j - appointetBtime -**♦ • - - -Vg PICNIC AT TABOR. ern Audit Gu., of f olumbia to make 1 an audit of the affairs and this has ( been done through.,L. A. Searson, . ,. . ., , .... , , , columns, to issue a call to the rural accountant, of Allendale. Therein . ’ . . r .. . . ,,,, . , carriers of our county to our’next w'hich is now at the band shows the shortage to be $1,279.83. mei ting. ^ Dear Fellow Earners: You are re- fjuestetl to all ntoet at the Court house on Sept, ,5th, at 12-o’clock. We desire the presence of every one FIRST BAL£ IN COLLETON. Ruffin. Aug 27. -Special: H. D. The annual Sunday school picnic Padgett, Jr, ginned the first bale of as this is our last meeting before the will lie held at Tabor Church on Sept, cotton for the season here today. It XctTis Sem °'5»thTt^Linl? rS* |8. 1910 The public is invited to belonged to A. P. Carter and weighed « Lutle — * He sold it to H. D. Anuins * s ’ ■ i 480 pounds. Padgett. Jr., for 144 8ents, and it was shipped to Silcox & Co. Eyervoqe be sure to' attend this meeting. Pail K. Croshv. - State See.