The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, February 01, 1911, Image 1
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