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VOU XXXIV. WALTERBORO. S. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1910. NO 15 THE PRESENTMENT FINDIKGSOf IDE GRAND JURY ASRECDRDEDffl IDE PRESENT KRT HADE WEDNESDAY. The following is the presemtect •f the crand jury as read by Expert H R Padgett. Wednesday afternoon: To His Honor Judife R C Watts. presiding Judge. We the grand jury for Colleton county respectfully submit this our general presentment. v We And tM public offices in this county in good condition and well kept. We find the office of the clerk of court badly in need of a table to keep the index books upon, also in need of additional shelf room for the keeping of the public records; we siao find that this office is in need of j ■ghmit two dozen judgment-roll jboxes. „ '' *' . The master is in need of a new ami of office the one he uses now /t>eing worn and unfit for futher use. SESSIONS COURT ! ORGANIZED S. S, WORK" MUCH WORK DONE IN FIRST WEEK OF DEPARTMENT FOR ORGANIZED SUN COURT. MANY CASES OF INTER- ERST TRIED. DAY SCHOOL WORK. CONDUCTED BT MISS I. N. FISHBURNE. There was a considerable amount The Twentieth Century ideal for of business done the first week of the financing of the Sunday School court./Both Judge Watts and ! is that the church assume the burden workers j of the local school's current expent- W.J. Moore in the Sep* number of the Sunday Solicitor Peurifoy are hard and allow no unnecessary delays tn their dispatch of the court’s busi ness. As a consequence a great number of cases were disposed of. General satisfaction seem4 to have been given by the verdicts, except in one or two cases. It was thought €S. Mr tember School Magazine gives the following, showing how this plan is carried out by one Methodist School in Okla homa: 1. The superintendent makes an that Richard Ladson should have estimate of the expenses of the Sun- been acquitted for killing Bess at Jay school for the year, including Green Pond on the 28th of October, i literature. incidentals, etc. He The jury perhaps took the same view turns this estimate over to the board of this case as Judge Watts, that. of stewards. I^adson shot too quick. * In the case of Colonel Washing- tion, tried for cutting his brothir to , death near Parkers Ferry August !6th in which a mistrial resulted, the .We recommend that the poor farm 1 0 pj n j on wai} generally expressed that for this county be disposed of to the, 8 h ou |d have"been convicted of advantage as it appears to us now; mana | au ghter if not of murder. His that the inmates can be kept etswr «eif defense and in the on oae third of the cost it now takes P |ea ^ wit deten *^* *” , , to maintain them and the farm. drunken brawl, it is doubtful if the We find the chain gang of twenty-! straight of this killing will ever be three convicts getting along very i{ nown< There were two cases set for trial, dis-' slowly however they are doing nice | work We find the mules in good condi- i Monday morning. J F Rent/, for tion and well cared for. So are all 1 posing of property under lien, and the prisoners well cared for. ; W E Barnes vs J F R Mitz, assault We find the jail in good condition, an ^ battery with intent to kill SUSSEX * |MUnte ^ i Th«e case.'wtT. nol pro&fcj by tl* oil the inside. i _ ^ We recommend and urge that the Solicitor <»n account of absence of supervisor have a squad of convicts detailed to keep up the roads all over the county as the general condition of the roads is poor. We find the dockets of all the magistrateswere here for examina tion save that of Judge T> W Mel- lard. We also find that all the dockets are irTgood condition savt the one of Judge P J Wilson, it ap pearing from his docket that, he i.- short in the sum of four dollars. All,of which is respectfully pre sented. J E Kinsey. Foreman. witnesses. Rentz was cases. ready in both these NEW GRAND Jl’IORS. The following grand jurors were drawn to serve t e next >ear: W li Kettles J<<ne , W V Glover, George E Linder. J J Hiers. C Grace. ROSTER Of CASiS. WEDNtSDAY. G. L. Warren vs. P J Wilson. C Bellinger. Aft. vs. W D Smoak A A Patterson, Sr. vs. A. C. L. J. D Ackerman & Bro. vs. A C L THURSDAY. Robert H Sizer & Co. vs. B. H. Dobson. Walter boro Cotton Oil Mills vs. A C L Clyde Steamship Co. Eli.abeth Halford vs. Ernest Lemacks. . . Ella Hiott vs Erftest Lemacks. roiOAY. A H Herndon vs A C L. • Lula ZeigleC vs A C L. A J Herndon by guardian ad litem vs. Town of Walterboro. MONDAY—DECEMBER 5. Errett Hiott vs. A. C. L. H. B. Taylor, vs. B. R. Bennett et • * * •I- * „ , Sarah A. Dukes, vs. Eliza Cannaiy CASES TRIED Frank Singleton tried Tuesday afternoon for larceny of live stock, wa* found guilty and sentenced to 18 months on chain gang. W. J. Fishburne, Esq^ represent ed Singleton. * W L Proil< au. larceny of live .ito k. not Rinlty. J (i. Padgeit. aid J. S Griffin. re,pre*ontod I’raileau. Ay r Jr . ra|)e, not guilty. Padgett, Lemacks and Moorer. t represented the defendant. Richard Ladson, was tried Friday for murder and found gudt of man slaughter. A motion f >r a new trail Jt appeals to the finer sense of TUESDAY. Robert Bennett, vs. Colleton M E. Southern Cotton Oil Co. vs. Terry. Jacob Ehrhardt, vs. E. P. Carter, etal. _ _ Gibbet Machinery Co. vs. J. C. Guess A Co * ' ^ Com bah ee Fertilizer Co. vs. y. D. Smoak. " Combahee Fertilizer Co. vs. R. C. Jones F. W. Jaques. vs. Hughes. J. B. Pinckney, vs. A. C. L. WEDNESDAY. 4 Emma Smalls, vs Robert Johnsqri. Drake Inflea Shoe Co. vs. Larisey. Southern Moline Plow Co. vs. Yarn Bros Co. _ J. I. Case Threshing Co. vs. P. J. Liston & Bro. THURSDAY. Chss Polk & Co. vs. Johnson & Larsen Remus Waring, vp. U. S. Insurance Co Clara Speights, - vs. Arthur Speights. FRIDAY. SalinaO'Quin, va. Colleton Cypress Co. David O’Quin, va. Colleton Cypress Co. Central Nat’l Bank, va. Grimes. C. D. C. Adams, va. A. W. Bishop. was argued Monday morning by P. unfoy Bros, and refused. Lad- sm was then sentencedlo two and one half years on chain gang. This killing occured at Green Pond a few weeks ago. William Bess was shot. The Uatimony showed that Bess cursed his wife, Ladson’s sister. Ladson remonstrat ed with him when Bess threatened to cut him with an axe. Ladson shot as Ben was advancing. Judge Watts in refusing a new trial stated that Ladson shot too quick he thought. Willie Bingley tried for murder was found not guilty. J. S. titiffin, defended Bingley. Colonel Washington was tried for murder Friday afternoon and Satur day morning. • The jury failed to agree and a mistrial was ordered Saturday afternoon late. The jury was out several hours. It is understood that the jury stood eleven for conviction of man slaughter and one for acquittal. Washington and his brother were engaged in a fight, all partus bemg more or le.As under the influence ot liquor. Washington cut his brother to death and left for Savannah. He was arrest'd on the train and brought to jail. His plea was self defense. Peurifoy Bros, represented the defendant. The following appeals were heard Saturday afternoon: Allen Singletort, larceny. The de cision of the magistrate in this case was confirmed, and the fine was fixed at $25 or fifteen days on the chain gang. W. J. Fishbume and J. G. Pad gett, represented Singleton. Dave Carson, appeal, confirmed. D. B. Peunfoy, Esq., appeared for Carson. This was an appeal case from Magistrate L. E. Hill. Middleton Haines, violation of labor con tract—Magistrate reversed. J. E. f^Mrifty. represented Haines 2. The board of stewards includes this estimate for the Sunday school in the general budget for the year, all of which is assessed on the mem bership of the Church. 3. «The Sunday following the pastor explains the financial plan to the whole Church. The Conference assessments are put in one budget, and the assessment for salary, litera lure, and choir are put in another. The second budget is collected Mot thly. 4. The Treasurer of the beard gives a check quarterly for the Sun day school expenses. HOW DOES IT WORK? As we see it. there is no reason why it should not work well; fon it certainly has in it the element of business. There are three strong points to commend it: 1. It puts the whole Church be hind and under the Sunday schoo movement, and thereby creates an Interest in this activity of the Church. The members of the Church’assist, in the support of the Sunday school whether they attend or not. 2. The Sunday school, being sup ported by the Church, devotes all its energies and funds to missionary and charitable enterprises. The funds raised by the school all go this way. 3. Finally, this plan gives a rich er tone to the Sunday school work. be nevolence and unselfishness in the young people, and tends to make them grow into the missionary spirit. THE NEW COLLETON PAUL K. CROSBY COMMENDS RECENT EDITORIAL ON THE NEW COLLE TON. SUCCEEDS SULLIVAN » > J. G. RICHARDS. A KtRSHAW COUNTY MAN SUCCEEDS RAILROAD COM •. MISSIONED SULLIVAN. GOOD ROADS COLUMN THIS COLUMN WILL CONTAIN WEIK PERTINENT REMARKS ON GOOD ROADS PRMLEM. WALTERBORO LOCAL MEETS. The Walterboro local held ita regular meeting Saturday afternoon at 3 o’dcock with a good attendance of ita members present. t Considerable interest was shown in several discussions had by the local on live topics, especially on the question of good roads. The following delegates elected to the next county meeting: W J Trowell, J E Ritter, J F Brant, and J Y Beach. John Ford et al, appeal from Mayor's court, having been fined for gambling. The decision of the mayor was affirmed. John Bennett Jr. appeal from Mayor’s court for violation of dis pensary law. Appeal sustained and cose dUmipsed John Bennett, Jr., "disposing and »reeovt ring from an officer of the town, whiskey taken and detained by such ofiicer." Appeal sustained and ram* sent back for a new trial. Sam Gadsden, appeal from May or’s decision for violation of dispen sary law. dismissed. , Bennett was represented by ‘Pad gett, Lemacks and Moorer. BENTON BENTON. S F. Benton, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Benton of Aniders, and Miss Mayna Benton\ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Benton of Ousley, Ga., were happily married at the home of C J. Byron Monday afternoon, November 28. C. C. Tracy per formed the ceremony in the presence of only a few friends of the contract ing parties. Mr. and Mrs. Benton are , visiting this weak nt the home of J. E. Ber- rf. 1 wish to commend an editorial in your issue of November 16th. tied "The New Colleton.” It is somewhat a departure from the usual trend of sentiment expressed editorially. • Usually it is "Watch Walterboro Grow.” which is a good sentiment, but it is a bet ter onetp "Watch Colleton Grow.” Be assured that if Colleton grows Walterboro will grow. We are proud of Walterboro, but we are sorry to see it grow at the expense of our agricultural interest, that i$t we do not like to see our beat farmers quit the farm and drift into town to become consumers in stead of producers. But the sentiment expressed in yourpditorial irsurely the right one ew Colleton.” I am sure that lority of the citizens of Colleton realize what they possess, in the way of advantages, such as soil fertility, climatic conditions, and geographical situation. Our lands are worth more than their present market value. After having traveled through several of the Southern States and seeing the situation. I declare to you that there is no place like Colleton— "The New Colleton." Lands in Mississppi and Tennessee and Arkan sas, Alabama, Georgia and others are selling for $35 to $75 per acre, that are not half as good as ours. . 1 traveled more than one hundred and fifty miles in the fertile valley of the Mississippi but saw no crops equal to those in Colleton. It may he that some years theirs are better than ours, but not this year, and with equal seasons we will produce much better crops than they can on this land which is valued at $100 per acre. " z 7 What we most need is rn awakening to our conditions and realizing that with this new Colleton we will unite a new people and with new methods we will make a new record. We are masters of the situation if we will but go over and possess it—go over this gulf of inactivity. There are only a few barriers that lie between us and the greatest prosperity that a people has ever known, and these barriers can be removed. Plans are being laid, efforts are being made, and feasible schemes are being formed to eliminate these barriers, to remove these obstructions, and open up to us the new and better Colleton. We are a common people, striving with a common cause to accomplish a common purpose, and when we act in united efforts the obstriiction will be removed, the chasm will be crossed, and we will enjoy the fat of the land in common. The need is on our part, we already have the ad vantages, we need most use them. I purposed to say something about an effort that is being made* to an nex Broxton township to Hampton County, but this article is already too long, so I will defer. k Columbia. November 26. -John G entHpUchards, Jr. of Liberty Hill. Ker shaw county, will fill the unexpired term of the late James Mattison Sullivan, for railroad commissioner. The appintment was made this after noon by Governor Martin F Anse’. Major Richards was not an applicant for the position, but he was recom mended to the Governor by numer ous friends of both. The term for which Major Richards is appointed is twenty-six months. Major Richards served twelve months iA the General Assembly, as a member of the House of Repres entatives. During that* time he made a determined fight for higher education and especially for the common schools of the State. Like wise. he was Ctemson’s "standby" in the House. During the davs of the old State dispensary, John Richards was a hearty advocate of the system, but immediately upon the death of the dispensary he became a prohibi tionist and was always, in recent years, pressing that measure in the House. During the session of 1909, when the prohibition measure was passed in the House, Major Richards, along with Mendel L Smith, a pro hibition leader, refused to vote for the compromise measure that came over from the Senate. Major Richards has held two other commission appointments under Governor Ansel, one being the com- mission in the matter of the woman s monument and the other being the Jamestown Exposition commission. Last summer Major Richanis was in the race for^Govemor. The fact that Major Richanis is named will probably mean that there will have to be a rehearing before the railroad commisson in the mat ter of the cotton piece goods rate to Charleston, and the general freight rate hearing also may have to be postponed. It so happened that Governor Ansel did not name any one for the position of railroad eom- misaioner out of the thirty-one ap plicants. T K Lumpkin will remtain as secretary of the commission. B L Caughman will probaby be elected chairman in January. The other member of the commission to come in during January is G McDuffie Hampton, of this city. Major Earle holds his position until January. CONTR!BUTIONR INVITED—OUR SLO GAN-$300,000 BOND Issue. Officers of Good Roads and Drainage League. . W. W. Smoak, Walterboro, praw- dent. J. D. Ackerman, Cottageville, vice president. E. E. Jones. Walterboro, secretary. HAMPTON COVETOUS. The following if taken f$>m the news columns of the Hatnpton Coun ty Newt: A meeting in response to a Notice published last week by Mr. P. H. Gooding was held in Hampton on Monday f the object of which was to diacum the Broxton Township ques tion. The first thing taken into con sideration was y "Does Hampton County want Broxton Township of Colleton County to Join and become a part of Hampton County?”; in the second place: ‘' Does ^Brox ton Town ship want to Unite with Hamnton The people have raised by private bounty?”. It was the sense of those present that, in case the people of Broxton Township want to com* in, there should be no objection on the subscription an amount to survey out the territory and circulate pe titions asking for an election. Now this is a valuable territory and a part distinct loss to Colleton if Hampton obtains it. But we must make this "New Colleton” so desirable that there will be no desire on the part of any of our citizens to leave us. Our schools and our roads need im proving, lets do it. Paul K. Crosby. Ruffin, November 28. BELLS TOWNSHIP ORGANIZED. At Doctors Creek, on Nov. 24* we organized a good roads an drainage league, for Bells township, with the following officers. Praa. Paul K Crosby, Vice-Pres. S B Saunders. Sec. W C Saunders, Executive Committee J W Fender, A C Breland, W L Saunders. This was an Tfiteresting meeting, it being the occasion of religious services, held on Thanksgiving day. All were interested, and many of the ladieaexpreesed a desire to unite with th* league. We will meet at the Tabor church Friday before third Sunday in De cember. same being 16th, at 12 o’ clock. We arranged to hpld each meeting in different communities. Paul K. Croaby, Township Executive Committee man. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ■ Q _ Court of Common Pleas convened Monday morning. Upon call of the jurnrii it was found that 26 were' present, the following being absent: W. E. Ponds, J. R. Geraty. EL C. Sineath, J. A. Crosby. Alfred Bishop, F. E. Spell. F. D. E'ender, excused: N. B Gruber W. H. Marvin. W. H. Preveaux. 4 • The following were drawn as a special venire: C. P. Avant, E\ L. Kinsey, S. J. Hiers. E'. A. Beach, H. A. Bailey. J. W. Avant. J. El. Elasterlin, C. D. Drawdy. J. C. Langdale. ' Several judgments were enterad and the calendar sounded, a number of cases being marked off as having been settled. Judgments were ^entered in the following cases: Joseph Rnsenhekt Shoe Co. vs. H. A. Bailey for $381,SS« being amount due on account. C. C. Tracy, represented the plaintiffs aa4 J. S. Griffin, defendant. Fincken, Jordan & Co. vs. H. W. Ritter. $314,61. C. C. Tracy, far plaintiff and J. S. Griffin, for de fendant. W. T. Moore, vs. W. N., W. D. and J. F. Sands, $427,20 judgmaot by defendant. This was for money due on note. C. C. Tracy appeared for plaintiff. Tuesday the'vcaie of Meyer va. Western Union Telegraph Co. was tried. This was a suit for damages in the sum of $1995, for delay in delivery of telegram. The telegram was sent in June 1906 toC. A. Eckardt by J. B. Meyer of Summerville. It appears that Mrs. E. M. Meyer who lived at Hendersonville had gone to Summerville to visit rel*> , lives. While there her child was of the people of Hampton j ^ a | (en j]f am ] her brother telegraphed Mr. P. H. Gooding acted as chair-, ^j r inform her husband man. W. M. Bishop as secretary, and t0 come at once ^ b^hy was dying, a committee consisting of Messrs E. | «j«hU telegram was filed at Summer- R. Ginn, L. R. Dowling, W. S. j v j|| e t he afternoon of June 6: 1906, Smith, H. F. Ba*a. J. S. ^dliams,, Mr. Eckardt tha and P. II. Gooding was appointed to ascertain by means of circulating a petition in Broxton Township or otherwise, whether or not they de sire to unite with Hampton, which committee is to report on next Mon day.—Hampton County News. morning of June 7th. too late for Mr. Meyer to reach Summerville till after the death and burial of child. The telegram showed that it was filed at Summerville 6:5t) p-, RL and delivered at Walterboro 8:16 a. m. A HUNTING PARTY. A party of men in their automo biles passed through town Monday afternoon on their way to . West, Bank on the Ashepoo River for a here were glad to see him again. week’s hunt. Those in the party, The many f r j endll 0 f, » Di George Warren. Esq. of Hampton were: Messrs. G. r. Jenmnga, K. A., who has been quite sick for' is hire attending court. Mr War- , ^ , the next day. A S M or rail of Beaufort was in p a dgett, lemacks and Moorer town yesterday as a witness at re p n ^, nte .j the plaiutilTs and Peuri- court. Mr Morrall’s old ~friends|/ oy p roa the defendants. Walter*, D. J. Salley. Henry Hol man, and W. S Lee of Orangeburg and A. S. Salley. Jr. of Columbia, Ligon Reeves and Preston Inabinet ofMoftft. several weeks will be glad U. know he is able to be out again* R L Herndon, a prosperous young merchant of Williams was in town ren is ^Colleton boy making good in his new home. Jas A Marvin Jr. of Henderson ville paid this office a pleasant call Monday. r o