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f l «. vouxJOfiv. % WALTERBORO, S. C. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 910. NO 14 RAIN PREVENTED MEETING AT BEREA j ORGANIZED s. s. work 1 hie commercial CLUB SATURDAY-ANOTHER DATE NAMED: Great Disappointment Felt Saturday ,be- cause Rain Prevented Meeting At Berea. Delegation Anxious to Meet The People. DEPARIMW FOR ORGANIZED SIN DAI SCHOOL WORK, CONDUCTED Bt MISS I. M. FISHBIRNE. SEVERAL COMMITIItS ^TO HAVE CHARGE OF AFFAIRS 0F # CLDB AP POINTED. t. Tber* wa^toftoiderable disappoint ment Mt Saturday morning by to mcmbenro^the Legislature, and a aumhrr 4f''others, when it a as seen that the inclemency of the 7 4»- • • weathe£would prevent the meeting at Berea which had been appointed for the purpose of discussing the have to attend court. This date a as selected subject, of course, to an\ other date selected by the people of these communities. ' Should they decide that they would prefer the delegation to gq at any other lime, they will meet these' people at any time appointed. Discussing the matter with the of Warren and Broxton ( members of the delegation present, townships. * j M representative of The Press and Senator J D Ackerman of Cottage-1 Standard assured that the eille had Come to town the night! delegation was ready to grant the befora to be on hand to get an early people of Warren township what start, and "iack’. Smith had on a. they wished in tire way of !<*gi*taion, dean’collar preparatory to going, to that they were pledged to (Jo so as a say nothing of numerous citizens of , result of promises made during the ( ... Walterboro and others who canr.paiRh, anyway. Senator Acker-, anrt *• were anxious to go. They would man stated that it might be well for 1 hare gone but they feared the rain would prevent the people they j meeting of the legislature and see wished to see from assembling. A , what they would get. and if they conference was held and it was de- were not satisfied with the new cided to appoint two meetings for; legislation, then tney could go to this section to be held Tuesday. Bamberg just as ea-y. as he was December Kith, one at Berea at IT sure Bamberg would be there the “World-Wide Sunday School VN ork" is the title of one of the newest additions to the realm of Bible School Literature. It is the recent World’s Sunday School Con- ver.tion on paper and is well worthy a place in the library of every Sun day School worker the world over. v ' , * * 1 The book is interesting from cover to cover, containing all the wonder ful addresses delivered upon this 1 most wonderful of occasions, the i daily proceedings and deliberations, I the triennnial report of the work , and progress of all the departments of Bible School work, the goal fixed by these for the next triennium, the three days of Conference immediate ly following the Convention, and the brief but to-the-point discussions upon every phase of Sunday School effort and endeavor, making it a valuable compendium of present Bible School conditions, methods From its pages may be a vision of the Seaday th.se pe.,pie to watt .till after the School', opportunity, an apprveia ^ nub „ thM „ m „ tionof the great men of whatever TK. , of: I" ' That the organization cf the Com mercial Club at Taylor's Hall Tues day evening Nov. 1f»ih marks be- gining of a new era in Colleton coun ty progress, is the opinion of many who are in close touch with the results of such organizations else where. It is a matter of some sur r prise that such an organization should not have existed already in the county, but that does not mean that its filld is, therefore limited or encroached upon by other organiza tions. It is the general opinion that a wise selection of officers was made. No more enthusiastic men could have been chosen. The constitution adopted is along the same lines as that of The Young Men’s Business League of UK)2; and covers the ground pretty thoroughly. ■ COMMITTEES APPOINTED. The Executive committee met Saturday at President Padgett’s Office and appointed the committees. These committees will oe added to as the membership increases. The next meeting will be the second Tuesday' in December and many new members are expected to unite wkh o’clock in the morning and the other' same as now. at Smoaks at 3 00 o’clock in the afternoon. This time was selected because it was the fiiat available time after court, and it was feared that a number of persons who would \ be present at the peeling would Let the people of both sides of this question turn out m full force and hear the delegation.. Certainly no j harm can follow an open and free I discussion with those in position to 1 remedy conditions. J Denomination w ha have labored sa faithful'y and so well to bring the Sunday School to its present state of influence and efficiency and some small conception of the great world S. S. movemeut. the largest organ- : ized body in existence and one that i truly encircles the globe. The book may be obtained from W. N. Hartshorn. Kf> Br ad Street, Boston. Maas, for $1.00. J. B. D. ON REFORMS Now that the County Fair is uver, I Taft has visit. *1 Panama, the Demo- crate are in posessisn of Congress, and one of our citizens has b tu^l.t a new automobile, it seems t ial the time has come to l>egin the considor- ationof other mat'ers of minor iin-" portance. I_ The advice given this county re cently, by those who stand at tne head of educational matters in the State, should not. bo disregarded, but we should begin at once a reform that will put our educational system on a better basis, whicn will give u> better results. Let us begin thi* reform at the office of the superintendent-pav him a salary of $1*200 and requirt him to give up all othe^business am- give his entire time to the duties of his office, ihc uding the improve ment of the schools of the county And again, take out of his hands the appointment of trustees, thereby taking this important matter out of polities and putting it in the hands of the patrons where it belongs. It is impossible for the Superin tendent of Education, living in Wal terboro, to know who are the best men for trustees in Sheridan town ship like the patrons know who live in this district. And then too, thi superintendent is human, and sub ject to weakness of human nature, and he may be expected to pay some campaign debts in tho appointment of trustees. And the trustees thus appointed without regard for fitness, seem to have no other object in view but to run the school the greatest number of days on the least amount of mooey, and the teacher who will teach the school for the least money gets the job. Now where are we. i and what is the result of this weak and paltry system? Some of our rural schools, after being cut up into distHcts about as big as a good size potato patch, are taught by teachers w^o are no more! fitted for the place than ! am to run * an air ship. * Reform 2. Let us condemn in unmeasured terms these so-called summer schools for teachers, which never accomplish any good purpose, but to ipve the teacher a job and flood tho county with incompetent taachara. Well equipped do iot attend-theM insdUitioos, 1 why this expense when it is dt fitly a farce ard failure. Reform H. l>*t u.' ask our legis lators to pa*-; an Act forbidding any school to i un Within three miles of any other school. Tnriv is a growing tendency to cut our school districts too small The Sixth World’s Convention gathered and prepared perhaps the so evi 1 most accurate statistics that have ! ever been given to . the Sunday School world. The following will be of interest to all Sunday School workers: • Schools Teachers Scholars World 2H5,t*42 «.:»««,013 25.388 111* ;{ year* aeo 255 544 2.419.444 32,fil8.3V.* forgetting the fact that every new | INCKK\>E HO..J98 ITV.U* 3.MJ9.63T district formed shortens the terms I North A 161 «5 1.622 8*0 13,461 274 of schools around it. Let an skU-f- quate salary be fix-d by law for i first grade teachers, and cut out the second grade certificates altogether. Let the teacher be examined, not only as to his knowledge of books, but I as to the knowledge of teaching as well. Nothing I have said is intended to THANKSGIVIV COMES LIKE * CHRISTMAS” i Thanksgivin’ comes like Christmas — an’ ‘fore you know, it'a gone. An' leaves the table lonesome what reflect discredit on juiy competent teacher, hut suopose that there is but one incompetent teacher in the county, this one teacher is doing ir reparable damage. The foundation of citizenship in that community is ht-ing laid, and if laid wrong, it can n wer be entirely righted. Mr. Editor, there is more that should be said, but my article is al ready too long, so I will atop here and wait to hear from P. K. Croaby, S. B. S&nder*. More Anonet al.. and perhaps will come again, but let'4%e reform ball begin rolling. J B D. Round Nov. 2W had the gobd things on But while it stays, - 1 tell fillin’ an* irs fine— If Sister gets the wishbone, an’ biggest drumstick’s mine! II The Turkey knew 'twas cornin’, an’ had a aothim face; They fed ‘hn, an’ they fed ’im till he overcrowed the place! An' I know he kep' a-wiahin’that he had the wings to rise W’en he heard the preacher praise him. with the hungry in his eyes. HI ROSTER OF CASES. FALL TERM-MONDAY. NOV. 28.- Ftnckcn-JordHU. vs. H W Ritter. C A Savage vs. Henry Hiott. Shuptrine Mf'g Co. vs. Bailey. 1 Silcox Co. vs. J. L. Robertson. Rosenhein Shoe Co. vs. J A Bailey. Meyer vs. Western U. Tel. Co. TUESDAY. C B Herndon vs. Salkehatchie Lumber Co. J B Hagafi'vs. W B Hagan. T. H. Wilder & Son vs. J B Bailey. G. L. Warren vs. P J Wilson. WEDNESDAY. C Bellinger, -Agt. vs. W D Smoak. A A Patterson, Sr. vs. A. C. L. - J D Ackerman i Bro. vs. ACL. THURSDAY. Robert II Sizer A Cp. vs. B. H. Dobson. Walterboro Cotton Oil Mills vs. A C L Clyde Steamship Co. Eli.abeth Halford vs. Ernest Lemacka. Ella Hiott vs Ernest Lemacka. • FRIDAY. A H Herndon vs A C L. Lula Zaigier va A C L. A J Uaradoa bp guardian ad liteas va. Tow® of walterboro. SECOND AUCTION SALE. The second auction sale of lota conducted by the Columbia ^Maalty and Auction Cooipany of Greens boro. N. C., was held Monday; the lots being sold being a portion of land owned by Ja*. E Peurifoy and located in front of Mrs M B Patter son’s. These lots brought very good prices, raning from $25 to $135. In a..* *11 35 lots were sold. There was a the pre«h«.hewilLy: ' crowd followin* the ,uc ! hereT!'-"’ "V' The lot whieh-rt. given ,w,y wa. An’ Mr follwes' fir*relation^ they’ll • k ?FRenton' 0 ** and th " ^ ” , ' 0,d get re»dy. an' begin I b > L -9" nt ™' (Didn’t know we had so many Thanksgivin' Day come in! I Railev ^1 y i Fa Dorn 1 Mr* W N Larwy 2, A O a. /- Ji M , T I , Hioff 1, C. I Blocker.2. J L Lyons 1, khen it s; Good-by. .Mister Turkey!, n j o j » Beach 3. LF Berrv I guess you uidn t know. i 3. J A Keegan 1. C J Bn an 3. M H - Th « p™ 6 f w fu en y°“ w ** * 0 *' bl,n • I Hiott 3. F J Berry 1. J F Strickland little folks could gobble so. lf W W Smoak 1. B Sanders 1. W B \ou made U f feel like Chnstmas-so ApkprrnlT>lJF Burit(<n j L Fen . j rV , fi f ,hn an v f 4, fi " e: - ... . nell 1, G W Garris 1. i Don t care who gets the wishbone if, ’ the biggest drumstick's mine! Frank L. Stanton. MUSICAL RECITAL FRIDAY NIGHT Harold A. Loring, of the Colum bia tk>llege faculty. who will give his recital in the High school audi- Monday. the Uth inst., the infant torium here Friday nighLris a man w u p . I known throughout musical America, son of Mr and Mrs H B Smith °E i is a finished artist in every sense Cottageville. was placed to sleep word. He has won distinction a cot. His mother on going back in in his profession, and is a brilliant about an hour to aeo how the baby concert pianist. LITTLE BOY ACCIDENTALLY HUNG. was sleeping, found that he had, in some man.ier, gotten caught be tween the rods of the jgpn cot and was dead. s The parenta of thia little fellow have the profound sympathy of the entire neighborhood over his tragic death. PAUL SANDERS OF RITTER NEW ’ PRESIDENT OF FAIR ASSOCIATION. * <t The following are the committees: Home Industries and Manufac turers: F T H Shaffer, J B Liles, Jos W Lucas. A H W’ichman. G C Brown. Agriculture: W B Groller, J D Ackerman, Jas. E Peurifoy. Tranaportation; Joe M Moorer. N G Morrall, W J Taylor. Public ImprovemenU: W J Fiahburne.*r>r. L M Stokes. D C L Hiers, W V Glover, Dr. W B Acker man. S Entertainment: Dr. T G Kershaw. Abe S Karesh, Jno M Klein. E D Lcmacks. I M Fishbume. Advertising. Statistics and In formation: W B Porchec. J C Lemacks, W W Smoak. Rules: M P HowtU. Padgett, D B Peurifov. Roads and Drainage: J D Acker man. I) L Smith. J E Moore. H W Black Jr., Paul Sanders. The membership follows: - J B Ackerman. J D Ackerman. W B Ackerman. H W Black, Jr. G C Brown; Dr. C H EsDom. C L Fiah- burne, I M Fishburne, W J Fish- burne. M C Fiahbume, W R Fox, W V Glover. C A Graves, M G Gruber. W B GruBer, D C L Hiera, M P Howell. E Hubster, B G Hvrne. E E Jones. R E Jones, Abe S Karesh. Dr. T G Kershaw, E L Lemacks, E D Lemacka. J C Lemacka. J W Lucas. J E Moore, Joe M Moorer, N G Morrall. T P Murray, J G Padgett, C G Padgett, H R Padgett, D B Peurifoy, J E Peurifoy, W B Por- cher, Paul Sanders, N C A Sauls, E T H Shaffer. D L Smith. W W Smoak. W J Taylor. A H Wichman, J B Likes. . • ii 1 The following person* purchased 1,11 * lots: B G Hiott 3. J B Kinsey 1, H A 1. A V -Garris 1. Dr. C H Mr, Loring gained considerable notice several years ago when he was appointed by President Roose velt to visit the various tribes of Indians on their reservations in the West, for the purpose of recording their native aonga. and thia lecture- recital which he will give on “The North America* Indian” will be both inatmctlv nd tteartahitng. Annual Meeting Of Stockholders Held Friday And ReportsOf Officers Had. New Officers Elected. Stock- * / holders Well Pleased. A very enthusiastic meeting of the stockholders of the Colleton County Fair Association was held Friday at the office of Col. J. G. Padgett. There was 104 shares of stock represented either in person or by proxy, which was over two-thirda of the number issued. The report* of the officers were heard with interest and elicited many remarks of commendation. The stockholders present were very gratified at the success of the -Fair just held and are enthusiastic over plans for the next. Several import ant committees to solicit exhibits and work up interest in the next fair were provided for and their chairmen elected., the other two membera of to be appointed by the Chairman and President. * It was decided that as the amount of work to be done has increased so much that a salary be paid the sec retary and treasurer and the super intendent. These salaries were fixed at $200 for the Secretary and $50 for the Superintendent. When the election of officers come up. President G. C. Brown, declined to allow his name to be placed in nomination. He felt that a presi dent from the country should be elected. The association reluctantly heeded his wishes. The Association is to be congratu lated on the election of Mr. Sanders as president. He is a farmer of modem ideas and is regarded as one of tha most successful busiaesa men in the County. Besides running * large farm at Ritter, he is preMdent of the Colleton MerctntU* and Manufacturing Company 'of Ritter and Walterboro. The following were elected officers: Paul Sanders. President. Ritter. J. G. Padgett. 1st Vice PreaMent, Walterboro. M. H. Hiott, 2nd Vice President. Round. J. D. Miley. 3rd Vice President, Smoaks. . W. W. Smoak, Secretary and Treasurer. Walterboro. Directors: S. J. Rumph, W. W. Carter, G.C. Brown. R. H. Wfch- man. Jas. B.* Peurifoy, J. G. Pad gett, R. H. Breland. W. C. Saund ers. E. T. H. Shaffer. Chairmen of Committee: B. G. Hiott, Live Stock. Round. R. E. Jones, Agriculture, Walter boro. E. A.. Marvin, Poultry', White Hall. Mrs. John Glover. Womans De partment. Walterboro. W. J. Taylor. Merchants, & Mfgrs, Walterboro. Mrs. J. G. Padgett, Historical Relics, Walterboro. ‘ Dr. T. G. Kershaw, Racing, Wa1- terbqro. Jos. W. Lu ..•as. Entertainment, Walterboro. A. P, Washington, Negro Dtp*. Round. COURX IN SESSION. The Court of General Session con vened Monday morning. Judge R. C. Watts, presiding. Clerk of Court* H. D. Padgett was absent, on account of illness, and his place was filled by deputy clerk. J. M. Acker man. Sheriff Fox. Solicitor Peuri- foy, Stenographer Elliott and the usual number of bailiffs were in at-'T tendance. The following petit jurors were excused: Jno. I. Garvin. J. M, Bowers, B. B. Platt. P. W. Thomaa. H. H. Hickman, W. S. Godley.—6 These were abaant—M. M. Sweat, J. A. Marvin, H.H. Smoak. J. I. Catterton, B. S. Haynes, Ben Hughes, C. E. Smyley. J. J. LaRoche- 8 A special venire of twelve was dittWn to supply this deficiency. Of the grand jury sixteen were present, R. C. McMillan, and E. M. Jones, being absent. Judge W’atta’ charge to the grand jury was short and to the point. He admonished them as to their duties and great responsibilities and urged them to perform their duties fear lessly and with favor to none. Bills of indictmeut were handed out by the Solicitor and th»* follow ing return* made. TRUE BIU-S Obrge Milligan Hou.“e Breaking and Larceny. « " Enoch Heaton and Elliott Coff larceny of live stock and malicious mischief. Raymond Crosby house breaking and larceny. „ Charles -CampbeiI - Larceny of live stock.' ^ • Joe Freeman Assult and battery with intent to kill. George McMillan—Murder Joe Ayers—Rape. Elijah Holmes Assault and Bat tery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. Willie Barnes- Assault and Bat tery with intent to kill. Richard Ladson-Murder > Willie Bingley—Murder. Colonel Washington—Murdar ’ Kite Hiott—Bignmy. The following cases have been dis posed of: George Milligan pleaded guilty to housebreaking and larceny was sentenced to 12 months on the chain gahg- Charles Campbell, larceny of live stock was found not guilty. Raymond Crosby pleaded- guilty to housebreaking and larceny ami was sentenced to five years in the State reformatory. Joe Freeman, assault and battety was found guilty and sentene^^lo serve five years on the chain gtnffffl It willhe remembered that Free man shot Dr. C. E. Kinsey at Wil liams some months ago. The Judge gave him the limit. Elijah Holmes pleaded guilty to assault and battery and carrying concealed weapons. He waa sen tenced to pay a fine of $100 and for feit weapon, or to nine months on chain gang. Willie Barnet got a verdict of not guilty when tried on the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. Isham Crosby got h like verdict for like offense. The grand jury will probably bard in its presentment during the da>. hemonstrAtTonroad. The demonstration road 1* ir g constructed by Engineer H C Wells will be finished tnia week. This r«»ad will be one mile in length; the Hay portion being 20 feet in width, w nh five foot margin on either side. This road fulfills the expectation of thoaejwhojwished to have a demon stration road. It is scientifically constructed and is a beautiful j vee of road engineering. Mr Wells will possibly conH'.dr this work by Saturday of this w • vk, at yvhich time his final report w ill i •• made to office of Public RoiV in which report he will make sup •. ca tions as to what is needed to n» ke better roads in this county. Mr Wells states that this road w ill cost about from $700 to $800,figu: irg a per diem for convicta and teams The money for the managers for State and Federal elections is being paid out by E. E. Jones.