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9 WALTERBORO. & C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18. 191a NO 19 AMD DRAINAGE LEAGUE MONDAY, JANUARY SECOND Meeting jof Good Roads and Drainage League Called for the Purpose of Adopting Road Law forColleton. Full Attendance Urged. The Preudent of the County Good end DrmUage League has is- aue^ a call for ia meeting of the League for Monday. January 2nd at noon for the purpose of considering a proposed road law for Colleton County to be paased by the Legis lature at its approaching session. The importance #f this meeting can not be over estimated, when it is onskiered that tf* preaant road law ia to be changed, and the additional fact considered that a road law of any kind ia of mere importance just now in Colleton county than any propoaed legislation. 'Therefore, every township of the county should be represented at this meeting by its ablest men. A calm and sensible diMussion as to the needs of the county in the matter of road legislation should be had. and a decision adopted by the League, which will have lome weight with the delegation. It will be too late to enter a protedt after the legislat ure has passed a law. The time to direct legislation is before it is passed. An ottnee of prevention is worth a pound erf cure. A word of direction is worth sn hour of curs ing. It will not. perhsps, t>e amiss to state that the President of the County Good Roads and Drainage league has been and ia now in cor respondence with the Office of Pub lic Roads, Department of Agricult ure, on this subject, and he will pos sibly be able to submit to the meet ing called for next Monday a- road law prepared by experts suitable for the conditions existing in Colle ton. This department of the nation' al government stands ready to aid us in any way possible to get a safe and a sane road law, and has of fered to prepare a model law for the county. The members of the delegation are especially invited to be present at this meeting, as are the-Count} Supervisor and County Commission ers. The meeting will be held in the Court House immediately fol lowing the Master’s sales. Let everyone interested be present and prepared to take part in the discus sion and help to frame a proposed law. / OVER $500 IN PRIZES TO BE OVEN AWAY IN GREAT VOTING CONTEST. • > _ The Prem'and Standard has decided to inauguarate another great vot- ng contest to begin^Monday, January 2. 1911. The prizes to be given away are all very valuable and are worth trying for. They have been selected with a great deal of care, ard with an eye to their usefulness. A full page announcement of the wonderfully liberal prizes offered appears eladwhere in this iasue. It is hoped that every reader of The Press and Standard will study this announcement carefully, and see to it that a num ber of good candidates get into the race at the start. These prizes are go ing to be given away. Somebody will win each one. The winners will be those who get into the contest at the start and intelligently go to work to win. In such a contest as this, there is no such thing as luck, but there is such a thing as pluck, and pluck wins over luck every time. This is true in other things than contests, too. Several of the candidates in the last contest stated that if The Press and Standard ever started another contest, they were going to get into it at the start and see why they could not win. Little Mias Chase Black won a year ago, and is as proud of her piano as a mother is of her babe. Another little lady in the county will be made overjoyed three months from now— who will it be? We will tdl you, if you will treat the information confiden tially; the winner will be the one getting the most votes. A feature of this contest will be the invitaition to schools to enter, and compete for the piano. There are several schools- in the county which would be glad U> have a piano for opening exercises and for entertain ments and for instruction to music pupils, and here is a chance to get one by a little concerted effort. Make out a nomination ballot today,' send it to The Contest Manager and get busy. A little extra time with eufh a paper aa The Press and Stand ard will pile up votes for any contestant. It it earr. Write, wire, ’phone, talk send word, wish, commune with us for further information, and get busy. That is Ml there is to it. and a prize will be yours. ! WOMAN’S DEPARTMENT x lEETDIG AT ADAMS RON FHDAY TO DISCOSS SECESSION OF ST RADIS. The Delegation and Others Will attend Mass Meeting at Adams Run Friday to Discuss Proposed Secession of This Section. 1 MISS a E. MALONE i COMMERCIAL CLUB TO MEET FRIDAY WGHT-DISCUSS EDISTO PROJECT. A meeting of the Commercial Qub will be held Friday evening of tfiis week to receive a report of a committee appoisted to get up data on the Edisto river project, with a view to sending a representative to WaBhingtort to co-operate with the •ommittees from the Orangt burg and Charleston Chamber* of C m- merce. A rejvort wilt alto be made at this meeting on the results of the meet ing tod>e held on that'day at Adams Run. A full attendance ia urged of all membeis and others interested in Hther of these proposition-. The meeting will he held at the Town fl dl and refreshments served. XMAS IN WAUfcRBOitU Christmas passed off very quietly in Walterboro. There have lieen i o fa.alities reported, and everyoi e seems to have had a pleasant tirre. In almost every home in town son e member of the family who has t>e**i away either at school or in busine* same home to add to the pleasu'» of the old folks at home. The mor chants are all delighted at the I ary* Xmas trade. The Chrissmas tree* at th« Methodist church held Friday ever- ing were quite successful. Therf were two trees, on one of whii*h presents for the members of the ochool were placed, and on the other presents brought by the school for those in town who would not likely receive a visit from Santa Claus. The tree for Tiny Tim was almost as heavily laden as the one for the children, and judging from the in terest shown in this tree, the school realized that “-It is more blessed to give than id receive”. The Presbyterian Sunday school celebrated the occasion Surday afternoon by an appropriate song service and addresses by the’ pastor ' and the superintendent. A collec tion was taken for the Thornwell orphanage. A considerable sum was realized, which will be forward ed. This was the 45th anniversary of the superintendency of Col. C. G. Henderson. At the Baptist church Sunday morning a similar program was car ried out and donations received for the Connie Maxwell orphanage. Rev. F. O. S. Curtis pr^achrd a very hilpfpi sermon on the subject ”God’» Gift to the World.” V\ D. Read of Beaufort was here Monday and Tuesday on a vbil to friends. -Mr. Read was formerly bate as manager of the uiephone company, tie holds a -similar po sition at (Beaufort. BAPIbT CHURCH OFFERING. There was a departure made at the t Hot baptist Cnurch on Christ- maa tnornuig, instead of the usual CHristiiiteS tree upon which presents wcie put lor the school, the entire a >hooi brought gifts for Connie Max well Orpnrnage. located at Green- *uod. The gifts consisted of vari- <ut> useful articles. amountingto|20, and a gil t in money amounting u> il4.75, a total of $34.75 The chil dren seemed pleased, and their au- 4 rifiu-nuent and tearhees delighted, and thus was the t criptu es ve ified: it lo mote blet*ed u> give than to eceive.” I* it not true that lea-on* are thus tauvht the cbildien broad ening their views, and enlarging rheir scorteof benevoten e Connie Maxwell Orphanage h*s completed 18 years of honorable hi tory. It has now 254 people in its children’s village, located one mile west of Greenwood Fifteen years ago there was 5u chiidien there. Tnere are now euht coitaaes on the grounds, one having been destroyed by tire the fii wt week in December. These cottages are occupied by a certain number of children, presided over by a matron, and each cottage is a home, containing a family, ar.d it is managed in love and kindliness of life. The children have one of the best graded schoois m the Mate, splendidly equipped with an. excel-; lent faculty. No child is given 1 away The old custom has nb place in this Orphanage. The children are prepared tor life’s work, and a posi tion found lor them. Trie school haSBten grades and is sustained ten months in the year. Mary of the graduates are now school teachers, stenographers and printers, and «o(ne are woiking their way through college. One is studying for the ministry, and four have volunteered tor mis.-ion work in foreign lands. And so it is, that not only is the phy sical and intellectual lite of these dear children cared for,- but toe heart Hie, 'the spiritual life, cared lor very earnestly day by day.. Par don this paper being so long, hut one nardly knows where to stop when writing about this blessed work. ^ Very truly vours, ~ F. 0. S. Curtia. THE HISTORICAL NOVEL. j And even in our own country Coop- Many people have an idea that if a Simms have done a work in novel is called “historical” it ia n»*ny respects unique and excellent bound to be pure history. Tliey ac- * n presenting for us the life of cept with perfect faTth everything American history in some of its that it contains, and imagine that moei interesting periods, they deserve credit for very solid : Personally, 1 acknowledge a spe- reading when they read thaso called rial indebtedness to Walter Scott. I historical novel. I read his ‘Kennilworth’ at a very It needs only a little reflection to or about the same -how that this is not necessarily the rime with Hume’s History of Eng case. The historical novel, at its "d though ever sufficiently best, and despite whatever basts of fond of history, ’pure and simple’, I fact it may possess, is fiction after f 001 * 1 the novel, with its rich, ro- a i[_ WO ven together according to mantic colouring, an invaluable aid the conception oi fancy of the au- toward realizing'the spacious times thor. who imagines what the char- of great Elizabeth’—so that, to my actors would do or say under the great delight, I seemed to be read- circumstances. and constructs the * n * history and poetry in one., The fabric of the story accordingly, cplendid and courtly Leicester, the Clearly, then, the value of the his- villain, Varney, with his smooth torical novel depends upon the fit- tongue, and beautiful, hazel-eyed ness of the novelist for such a task; Amy Robsart. for whose sake I al and. as clearly, he shout be, first, a hated the queen, were to me as man (or a woma ) of real creative real as if I had actually known them, genius, capable of entering into, and Varney'e eomptiment to Elizabeth’s apprehending to the utmoet such hair, it waa paler than even the types of character and such times aa purest gold-more like the last part* he may work with, so that we may ing sunbeam of the softest day of; depend upon his delineations aa. ia spring,’ I thought—well deserved spirit, genuine and consistent. And. Elizabeth’s reply.’Why, you area secondly, he should be a person of poet yourself. Master Varney;’ and the widest historical learning-min- my after judgment has approved it, utely and particularly qualified to among many other such evidences. Realizing that it is a serious mat ter for any section of any county to secede to another county, the Commercial Club of Colleton County, jointly with the Delegation from this County to the General Asrembly, after discumion with a number of the leading citizens of St. Pauls have decided to ask the people of this section to meet them at Adams Run Friday of this week to discum with them the proposed move to Charles ton. Il is the object of this meet ing to find out just what the trouble down there ir, and see if the causes for whatever dissatisfaction exists may not be removed as easily in Colleton as in Charleston county. It is therefore hoped that a large crowd of tbose interested in thia movement will be present The gentlemenVho are going down to Adams Run are especially anxious to see preeent a good number of thoaa who are in favor of going to Char leston. The meeting will be held at Adams Run station and will begin at 11 o’doek. Among those who are expected to attend are Senator Ackerman. Representatives Hill. Polk and Smith,. President Padgett of the Commercial Club. Supervisor Griffin. Commissionet* Smoek and Platt, and a number of other influ ential citizens of the county who are interested in preserving intact the county'of Colleton. MEETINGS AT RICE PATCH AND ASHTON CALLED FOR JANUARY 6TH AND 7TH thoroughly in consonance with the characters and the times. ‘Ivanhoe.’ a greater novel than ’Kennilworth,’ came next in my ex perience; but because it was second and not first, it has never won quite the same place in my affections. Among things which one might quote. I remember to have been struck with the modesty of the ‘Black Knight’ (Ivanhoe), whu after recounting hi* own adventures, and oemg asked who it was that had done such notable deeds, replied simply,‘This name dwells not in my and who hive clothed the oft-times j memory? hare facts of history in living colors | The novel written by col I at oration; for us. One never regrets hsving which has lately become rather read such masterly illustrators of | fashionable, I should think would be the past as Scott, Bulwer-Lylton, or; the most dubious of all literary per- Thackery. I formances. give us a reliable picture of the special period which he Has chosen. Chat few authors of historical nov els measure up to this exacting stan dard, will hardly be doubted by any one;—and the imagination of many nevelists is perhaps hardly more to be trusted than yours or mine. Notwithstanding, there is no doubt at all of tne great value of the historical novel in competent hands. We owe a lasting debt of gratitude to the few really great names, which one could very well ‘count on the fingers of "one han T, Cadet James Huggins of 8. C. C. I. is in town van ling relatives. MRS. CARRIE PATTERSON DEAD. Mrs. Carrie Patterson, an el derly and much respected lady. died, early Saturday morning after an ill ness of several weeks. M rs. Pat terson w»s in her 75th yesr. Sne was a sister of the late E Prioieau Henderson, and they had lived to gether for several year a, being very ( much devoted to each other. iSince i his death she has been living largely I alone, out had not wanted for any thing, as the attentions of relatives and frienda'kept her every wish sup plied. Her nephew, Mr. Hender son of Hmey Grove, Texas wus with her during the last few days. The funeral was held Sund*/ roo mng at the Methodist church, conducted by Rev. Henry Caulhen, after which th * interment took place atLiveO«k cunete-ry. Her grave is by the siue of the brother ahe loved sv wed. C. Prioieau Hendcr- aoo. who preceded her about one year. Tne pall bearers were: N. G. Mar rail, C. M. Grace. P J. Lucas, J*« E. Peunfoy, R. L. Fraser, B. G. Hyroe. * There has developed a considera ble opposition to the proposed cut of a portion of Broxton township to go to Hampton county. It seems that only a few persona in the section are in favor of g^ing, and these have secured signatures to a peti tion, and have had a 1 survey made and are going ahead to try to carry the movement through. These gentlemen are aided and abetted by certain of Hampton county’s influen tial citizens, who desire to secure this rich territory to augment their county and to offset a probable loss when the new county of Jasper is formed, largely from Hampton territory. Those opposed, to the cut-off have invited the Delegation and other prominent citizens of the county to' meet with the people of Hue section at two places to discuss the matter* The places selected by these gentlemen are so situated as to accommodate every person in the territory, and all arehrged to attend. The following notice of this meeting has been sent The Press and Stand ard for publication: Lodge, S. C. Dec. 26. 1910. The Press and Standard,—Please allow us to call two meetings in the ter ritory talking of cutting off and gw-^ ing to Hampton county, for the put pose of having the Delegation other influential citixens of ColleteB county, meet with us and disucas the matter. The public is cordially in vited to attend these mass meetings. The meetings will be held at Rica Patch, Friday, Jan. 6, and at Ashton, Saturday, Jan. 7, 1911. *J S Jones, R L Jones, T G W Broxton. CANDIDATES fOR PRODATE JUDGE- Although the election has not yet bean ordered by Governor Ansel .to All the unexpired term of the late Col. Edwards, probate Judge, whose death was chronicled last week, there are several candidates spoken of for this position. There will likely be a lively contest for this vacancy, as those spoken of are prominent in the public eye and all are well known over the county. Among those whose names have been mentioned as possible can didate are: E W Fraser, Wm. J Fishburne. Esq., C M Grace, J S Griffin, Esq., A A Pattereson, Sr., H U Hiott, of Jacksonhoro. Of these Mr Fraser is now performing the duties of the office; Messrs Fuh- bume and Griffin are practicing at- tomejs; Mr Grace is a farmer, and was admitted to the t»ar some years ago, hut has never lieen actively en gaged in the practice of law, and Mr Patterson is a planter, an uncle ot Auditor Patterson. H H Hiott pf Jacksnnboro has a card if) this issue. Mr. Hiott was a candidate in the last election. Executive committee to meet There will De a very important meeting of tne Executive committee of the Colleton County I iundenomi national Associatioo at the offn-e of Jus. E Peunfoy. Thursday morning Dec. 30. at ll o’clock. A full at-- tendance is urged as this is a most important meeting The pastors ot ad cnurches are invited to meet with us. " Ida >1. FUhburne, Secretary. All the members of labor local are requested to meet at 3 o’clock, p. »n. Jan. $th. COLLEGE DOTS AND GIRLS. The presence of so many boys and girls in town during Uw holidays has added new life for tbu time to Walterboro. Among thaw in town who have been off at the different colleges are: • Winthrop College—Masisee Essie Hyrne, Ulmer Fiahburne and Edith Fraeer. Greenville Female College—Miarea Hattie and Helen vonLehe. Columbia College—Misrea Eunice Glover. Ray Jones and.Gladys Wicb- man. . v. Medical College—Drs CI Goodwin and Mylnor Beach. The Citadel—Isreal Kohn, Cadet Crips of Aiken has also been here visitipg friends. S. C. College—James Detreville, Perry Murphy, J C vonLehe. Wofford College—Vernon Padgett. Clemson College-Harry Anderson, Girard Hyrne, Erpest Hub*ter. Porter Military Academy—Wksell Anderson. College of Charleston—Anderson Sanders. LEGRAND ULMER DEAD. LeGr^nd Ulmer, one of the best known citizen* of this county died at his home at Bells last Wednesday morning after an illness of over u year, at the age of 67 years. He was buried, with Masonic honora Tnursday at the Utener burying ground. Rev. J. D. Beil assisted by KeV J'. G. Kinsey, conducted the luneral services. Mr. Ulmer is survived by his wife and 13 children, as foHows: B R., S. T., A. M., J. G , F. U., Mrs. D. B. Breland, Mrs. J. M. Crosby. Mrs. W. w. Patrick, Mrs. B. B. Cruetoy, Mrs. A. W. Hudson, Mrs. J. W. Jones, Misses Beatrice and Octavia Ulmer. A luller account of the life of. Mr. Ulmer will be published later.