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4 mi 'i WT- ) \ /( / firZ? - t •H WL.XXXIV. WALTERBORO. S. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY i. 1911. NO14 ■ IM DOUBLE VOLE DAY WAS A GRAND SUCCESS TO CONTESTANTS. ^ y* * t The double vote day Monday was the most phenomenal voting day we have ever known in connection with a voting contest in Colleton county. t ~Hm candidates began to come in early and continued to come in till late in the day. They came full-handed and many letters poured in on every ■sail. The Contest man was overwhelmed jjrvi astounded. He thought there would be a slight stimulus to the contest, but he never dreamed there would be such an avalanche of votes. When it is known that there were 91 new names added to the subscription list of The Press and Stand- aid, and renewals in proportion, it will be seen that the dsy was a memor able one from a contestant's view point. One tiring was demonstrated Monday, and that was that the contest ants can secure votes by going after them. The announcement made in Met Wednesday's paper was the first intimation that there would be a double vote day. which gave the contestants only four d iys to get ready. If (hey can do such work in four days, what can they do from now tilt the fpntaet eleses? Another fact we wish to impress is that there should be Mucoid feetV among any of the contestants. YOU have the aaase oppor tunity yet to win. The^contestants were, some of them, far from the tsp of the column, but four days of real work put them up. YOU can de Mto Mine tiring with a little “RUSTLE, BUSTLE. HUSTLE." Will YOU * Bach a contest as this is a great factor in letting the world know what Min a Contestant. Little as you think of it. you are being watched by bnadreda of people to see what you are going to do in this matter, be- esMt it M realized that this is a kind of character test, so to speak. If yon let people know that you are really working they will come to your s rsaeue, and help you pile up the votes. BirI if YOU are not interested in YOUR own race, how can YOU expect anyone el$6 to be? So begin no w with a renewed determination to win. Let ns help you get started if we ean. We shall be pleased to render any assistance p ossible, consistent with fairness to all the candidates. Now a word as to the contestants: It will be seen that Miss Annie Padgett has gone to the top of the column this week—"turned Mii* Craven down.” Miss Nan Breland has gone up several places, and so ba the Cottageviile High School. There were numerous other changes, arm almost every candidate received votes Monday. Several of tne cont.es' ants were pleasant visitors at our office, among thes - being Miss Anni- Padgett. Mrs Annie Clough, Miss Della Bishop, Miss iVt Ken'z. Mi-t Alice S>kes. Rev. J. M. Craven, the father of little Miss Gertruue Cru ® ven; Mr. Jas A. Padgett, the father of Miss Anni • I’Rdg.-tt; M-s. J. L -Smoak, the mother of Miss Carrie Smoak; Mr. ^ illia n Johns, «• Miss Hubye Johns; Mr. W. B. Bishop, father of Miss Della-Bishop; Mr. C W W. Breland, father of Miss Nan Breland; Mr. VV R K .ocru »n. of Mrs. Carrie Rioeruson; Mr. D. E C Clough, husband of Mrs Anni. Clough; Mr. J. M. Reynolds, fatoer of Mis. Beat run Reynolds; Resides » large number of relatives and friends of the various contestants A full description of the prizes will be found in a lull page advertise yw»nt in thia issue. The merchants will be piea<ed to have you call and *e« their line similar to the prizes. The piano, buggy, range and aewin* machine will be in soon and on e hiboion. "How did you win?” Thev asked the man, u Who with defeat had tussled. "Three things I did.” he answered them, "Ru.-tled, bustied, hustled." CONTESTANTS-WHO WILL WIN? Miss Annie Padgett, Wa terboro, R. K. 1>. 90 530 Miss Gertrude Craven, Wa terbor • 97,300 Cottageville High School. Cottagevilie. 95 *00 Miss Nan Breland, Walterboro, K. F. n. 3 u.OM) Mrs. Annie Ci ugh. W dterooro i*l,t6> Mus Carrie Smoak, Smoaks, K. F. iy: j - « d,-ad Miss Rubye Johns. Stokes 2* *19 . Miss Addie Bishi»p, Ruttin.^R. F. D. 2 28 020 Miss Pet R-mu, Islandton '. ::7.u-i0 Miss Alice Sykes, Walterboro ••••*• 25,6i0 Miss Nellie Barnes, Smoaks, R. F. D. 2 x.. z3 tj'o0 ^ Miss Della Bishop, Smoaks, R. F. D. 1 *il.690 Miss Daisy Ackerman, Round 21,080 Miss Gertrude Rogers. Ravenel 2i.0l0 Miss Lillian Varnadoe, Hendersonville 20 620 Mr. Paul Walter, Walterboro , 16,270 Mr. H. W. Breland, Walterboro; ft. F. D. 4 15.580 Sniders School Rutfin, R. F. D. 2 11,310 Mrs. W. M. Sauls, Walterboro, R. F. D. 1 9 190 Miss Alice Hiott, Walterboro./...... v 9,000 Mias Carrie Ackerman. Cottm.eville e.izO Mra Carrie Robeitson, Hendersonville 7,190 Mr. C. C. Crosby. Walterboro, R. F. D. 1 r. 7,000 Miss Annie Weeks, Round 6,350 Ruffin Graded School. Ruffin 4,500 Mias Pearl Garris, Williams 3,500 Walterboro Hign School, Walterboro 3,460 Mias Beatron Reynolds, Round 3.120 Miss Hettie Yarn, Brant 2,100 Miss Dora Langdale, Walterboro 2,090 Miss Annie Daudndge, Cottagevilie.. 2.010 < Miss Aleen Jones, Lodge, R. F. D. 1 2,000 Mbs Ethel Darien Walterboro, S. C 2.000 Mias.Lelha Brant, Walterboro, R. F. D. 4 1,640 H. C. Cannady, Osborn, S. C 1.000 Mr. H. J. O’Bryan Hendersonville 1,000. ORGANIZED S. S. WORK Kruram rat mumra sm ut sowa wsm. CMMCTEB IT MSS I. N. nSMMNi. JONES BEGINS SENTENCE suRsniu uwyei who shot AK KUISTME IS COMHITtO TO ftNITtNTUIT. X M L wish to emphasise and magnify the office of the teacher training class. To my mind those who had in hand the planning of the organis ed Sunday school work never did a greater thing supplied a more prcaa- mg need than in providing for tha inauguration of such classes; and. 1 may add, in supplying such excellent, and in every way suitable material for use in teacher-training. To speak in (he first person. I waa quite delighted with my own lemoao ia that concise yet comprehendvh Mule book. "Lagion of Honor Teacher-Training Lemons." by Dr. g. M. Hamilt. I undertook the drilraeat the instance of a friend and without special enthusiasm; my enthusiasm grsw as indeed 1 / l A t think anybody’s is bound to do, and I soon became deeply interested. Here 1 found things which I had al ways wanted to know, but never had been able to come across elsewhere, facts in connection with Bible his tory carefully collated, either ior purposes of general information, or io illustrate some important truth; and outlines admirably fitted to im bress the memory. 1 had been from nildnood U reader of tiie Bible, and ,ucn illumination of Bible study was .-articulariy welcome to me, more especially *nen expressed inform so closely packed. >et simple and easy t,o tie rememliered. Tiie same manual con lam 4 information on every subject of importance connect ed with Sunday school work, such as iuldsiudy, oouaidenjjjl both pliysioigi- Ciuy and psychological^; the amolar’s attendance; Sunday school history; and even tne Sunday school program. Indeed, for "m ich in ittlle,” 1 have seldom seer tne equal of this small booiclet. And ~it may oe presumed that other manuals of the kind have the same characteris tics. John J. Jones, attorney and real estate dealer, who killed Abe Ptourlstine, a merchant, in the poetoffiee at Branchville, where both lived, last December, and „js convicted at Orangeburg two weeks ago of manslaughter bod sentenced to serve ten years bbd one month at bard labor, was committed to the penitentiary Friday evening, his appeal to the supreme court hav ing been abandoned some days " to* • *. # Jones had wound up all his toiness and was anxious ;to begin service of his sentence. He did not like the Orangeburg jail and found the confinement to a cell trying to his health. He is interested in several Branch- viUe enterprises. His wife visited him several times at the jail "My chief ambition just now ia to be a model prisoner,” fee ■aid. "If I am put to ditching, I will ditch the best I know how, and if I am placed at office work, it will make no difference. I am going to obey the rules and work hard.” Jones hopes for executive clem ency. He says he is thoroughly convinced he withheld his fire until his life was in imminent danger and declares he bears malice against none. He feels sure his friends will continue to work in his hehalf and that, dur ing his confinement, h : s interests will at all times be looked after faithfully. Jones was brought to Columbia by Sheriff Salley of Orangeburg county. Mrs Jones parted from him at Orangeburg. •iV woman’s Department MISS H. E. MALONE • • X cm FROM MR. GRIFFIN. To the Democratic Voters of Col leton County:— Gentlemen:-A* I have not been perm tied to meet you. upon the stand and present my views as to D is not necessary to say that we t he ,quad fixations of a Probate Judge, with best wishes to my opp neats I desire to say: lhat it is of the utmost importance that wo so* ( leet an honest and competent man. erve all the impeiuij.that thorough ( ^ ^ ^ t ^e leg d Guardian of the preparation can'bring^ to it? ihe * * " : need trained Sunday school teachers, li would be folly to suppoxe other wise—for why should the most im- p •itant work in the world not de- organized Sunday school movement i,r leacner-Itauiing is bouz.d to u n g to light ami to develop the true teacher, if only we can arouse tne general mlerest, and establish ihe hectssary classes. This should, not ue hard to do—and would nut, it every one were wilting to u^e his oest efforts to promote the good work. And here let me say that the oeauty of tne teacher-training work is its adsplibility. If a ciass can not ue formed, one or two may meet for study, or on*! alone may take the course, at the conclusion of which examipalions leading to regular graduation are offend. These should be taken by all means, when ever possible; but if impossible 1 am of opinion that the individual should do what he can, even though that should fall short of the due consum- ation. The effort made wilt be repaid a hundredfold. H.E.M. THE IMPROVEMENT OtWR SCHOOLS. possibly some people in the county may not know that there is such s thing as e School Improvement As sociation in South Carolina, and few, I suppose, who do know, have any definite Men of its work and sima. And yet such an organisation exists, has been working and achieving re markable results fog sometime, and its "-reason of being’’ is thus stated bv Superintendent Swearingey "It a good school for every child and to keep every child ifi school. It would add to the three R’s the power to recognise and en joy tha hitherto neglected beauties and opportunities afforded by the humblest school.’’ He adds further on: "If the women of the state will formulate clearly their plans for school improvement and will insist actively on their adoption, they can do much to promote the cause for which the Association stands.” So here is work cut out for the women! That our schools need improve ment—that s more beautiful envi ronment would be refining and up lifting—in«lee<l s real part of the educative process for our boys and girls at school, can not be disputed by any thoughtful person—though it is wrong to suppose that the most expensive equipment is necessarily the most attractive. To be sure ex pense enters somewhat into the matter, for we can not get “some thing for nothing;” but far more important in realising the school beautiful, which it is wholesome to be a member of, is good taste, order, cleanliness, and convenience, or working adaptibility, all of which enter the child’s subconscious being, and will emerge later on in thoughts, ideas and principles that lift him to a higher plane. It was the pleasure of the Cottage vilie High School on last Wedneviay to receive a visit from Miss E. C. Rudd, Field A>,ent of the State School Improvement Association, who addressed the school in an in teresting talk along lines suggested by her work. One of the points touched on by Miss Rudd was the or namentation of school grounds by the planting of trees, shrubs and flowers; and she spoke of schools where the best results had been ob- back in a corner where the does not see hi* wet feet” The se quel ia croup—pneumonia, or at beet some weakening of the vital force that is felt thfoagh lifir* * Among the moto important factors in school improveoMBt, Min Rudd visiting of theaehoo! by parents; for if the indifferent to anything, it is held to get the children to be lieve that it is worthy of their own too, them is n ,—J* tin and efforts will he assn i ated. Children deeot Hke to JQKWs WIUKXIl A HKXIV*. Aa sas of the tobst ssgsnt had lived up to its i itself attractive and baautiful within and without, thea thel rural schooia in the vicinity would wish to join in with it and be consolidated, and there would be one efficient and well equipped school instead of several imperfect and Inadequate ones. Miss Rudd is a pleasing and at tractive speaker, mid her talk was full of practical suggestion. She left wilh us copies of a well gotten up pamphlet, the "Bulletin" of the School Improvement Association, giving somewhat of its history, facts and statistics, and inscribed with the appropriate legend: “What Jefferson'yearned for in the South is actually taking place under our eyes today—the growth of communitv-life. The rpan behind the plough Js'of more concern to this nation than the man behind the gun. Free education for every brain and unahamed jtoil for every arm are making of this State s gar den, endowed as it b with fertile soil, great {water power, and s heavenly climate." CHIU) EATS LYE- Monday, mot rung little Pierce, the 4 year old son of Mr. and Mra. N. C. A. Sauls, got hold of a can of con centrated !>•*• ar. i drank some of it. Fortunately Mr. Sauls found it oqt at once and a cured the rervices of Drs. Stokes ami Kershaw. After heroic treatmei r *hcy were able to conquer th • Fe v f tha lye. The little fellow is uoiiq as well as could beexpecte'. , , . - toto - — Mr ami M * ' *t ( Kay. -Mr and Mm PemlT ae i uvam of Ndw York an; here visit n* Rev and Mra Henrv Cauti**m. They will be hare several seeks. MINSTREL SHOW. The Walterboro Fire department is busily engaged just uuw in re- nesraing for a Pig minstrel to be given February 22. Tins will in clude many of the local celeoreties, and will be the best of the season, loe proce da will go to furihet equip the fire fighters. COMPTON-FOLK. Married at Cmas Swamp church, Sunday sgternoon, by Presiding Elder Herbert, Mias Emma Compton and Elliott Polk, both of Island too. SOME NEW BILLS- The following are some of the new bills introduced by the Colleton dele gation in the legislature affecting local interests: Mr. Ackerman—A bill toauthorize the county supervisor and board of commissioners of Colleton county to { t duly advertise and sell the county poor house and farm. „ . Mr. Ackerman—A bill to increase the number of trustees for the Cot- tageville and Hendersonville school districts in Oalleton county. Mr. Hill—To eliminate from the indices now being,prepared, all deeds and mortgages «f real estate local* d in. St. Paui’i pariah, in Colleton county. Mr. Hill—Declaring vacant the of fice of county commissioner now T H CaM welt and sen. Prof C J D„ of Lodge were in town Saturday. peoples, property and business, es prvially that <>f widows and orphans The one elected should be especially educated and fitted for the position in a legal way. If we get tuck we apply for physi cian. if we want a house built we hunt for a tarpenter, if we want black smith work done, we look up tained by letting each child own and the black smith, and if we )yant • j Lend some parlicular plant. She farm successfully run we "'get the I the children’s help being man who has knowledge and experi-1 enlisted in the work of school im- ence in farm work. provement whenever possible, re- If you have a lawsuit or legal J ferring to instances where the boys business to attend and look after as I had painted the school building and we always have in the Probate removed unsightly objects such as Judge’s office you will not hunt with s t un ^is or lumber, while the girls any hope of success for the rite had beautified the interior in various planter, the merchant, the ferryman ways. or farmer, but with much wisdom The writer knows by experience and discretion you will hunt the myn that nothing will give boys and girja educated and learned -n the law, aa a greater pride »nd pleasure in their he kl the only man expected to lead whool than the thought that they you to success and give you the ne- have had a hand in its adornment, cesaary relief in legal matters. In [t gives them a peculiar per*onal fact we can look to no one, *nd ex-1 feeling for it which we may atrive pect nothing in legal matters frdm I in vain to create in any other way. one except he knows the law and it I In reference to hygienic reform, versed therein. Do you want the Miss Rudd urged the ise of the in- man to attend to your legal matter* j dividual drinking cup, or. where when you ard dead, and cloee up possible, the sanitary paper cup. of your estate, who knows something I which we have all read so much late- aboutlaw? Will it not be a most My, and'which is used but once and dangerous precedent, to leave tht-n thrown away. The use of such estates unsettled j a cup, it is supposed, would wonder- in- the hands Of unexperienced f u n y lessen th^spreialing of conU- inen, men who are not lawyer*? gious disease* among chtdren, and How can you hope to have ^yotr might save the Iivhi of many who mattera legail/ adjusted by thoteI now imbibing'he dreaded tuber- whoarenut. [cukwisgerm aimo * in infancy. If I am elected I will attend to thej Miss Rudd comm-nded to thg.pu'’ business of the office and not have I ticular attention of the teacher the io hunt up a lawyer to do so, and | child who comes t> school with wet will be in the office in the forenoon feet, “k may be uu.t m walks in and afternoon und at all times icad^ j the wat'.r merel y t*: au < there is and glad to serve y ju. I ^ much ^ ?» m mv swamps Respectfully. [in this! »w-**mu;ry of <*a. (Ihave t i t * j yet to see-the' ip i<> it man or J W Mii*y. W« M Strickland. I -oniwi who eou!<1 r.- '.» >mp- Jt.. A L Orui». R B Smith. *4 < e»U«- ot MAmM • iti t»« “ * 1 low countrlf) "And w*»eii lie ohms into school he- periups ats swag MRS. RIDDLE’S BAOY DEAD. Little Martha, the seven months old little daughter of Mr and Mrs S, M Ri idie, died .at their home in Sumter Thursday morning, and was brought to Walterboro for inter ment Friday murni/ig. The funeral services were held at the residence of Mrs R ddle’s parents, Mr. and Mrs EM Jones at 12 o’clock, con ducted^ by Rev. Henry Cauthen, after which the interment took place at Live Oak cemetery. The little girl had been id but two weeks, her malady puzzling tho physicians. She had been a very healthy child, having never been sick before. Her death ia quite ft blow to her fond parents, who have the sympathy of their many friends. Mrs. Jones went to Sumter lest week, end was with her daughter during the last illness of little Mar tha. The remainf were accompanied by the father and mother. Mrs. Jones, Mias Ray Jones, Meredith and Adoi oh us Jones, and Mr. Riddle, ft brother of the father. being held in Colleton county by C. H. Platt. — - - - Mf. Polk—Relative to werk oft 1 H Smith of Little Swamp were in ^toUtoWsy hy Hamptoa county. I town yesterday on a basin as* trip. DANCE IN MISS WILLIAMS HONOR. Quite an enjoyable dance was given in Hyrne’s Hall on Wednesday evening, in honor of Mias Florie Wil iams. who will leave Walterboro next week, to make her home in Caries- ton. William’s furnished the music. Tne following couples were prenent: * * C. H. Fraser, with Miss Dollye Price; L B. Patterson, with Mias Billie Strobel; M. G. Gruber, with Mt'pEva Mice; R. H. Patterson, with Miss Emmie Strobel; F. P. Wichman, with Mias Inez Lenruuks, of Ritter; Joe M. Moorer, with Miss Edna Bar re; S. G. Price, with Mias Belle Weecost; George Price, with Mias Katherine Howell; Heoi'y Glover, 'With Miss Eunice Glover; J. P. Griffin, with Miss Florrie Wil liams. Stags: D. B. Peurffoy. John Cru-by. W IS Poreher, J C ’Vmacka and C A. Sanders. ■> W W Bishop of Ruffin poM us S p'easaac cab while hi town lari week