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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.