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WALTERBORO. S. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1911.
NO 26
MOISTS ENTERTAINED FAIR ASSOCIATION MEETS
SAVAUUIA0I9BIS AIMVE III WAL
FUMY tVEMRG AFTER
YHY FYOTTUL HIP.
COUATY FAIff ASSOCIATION KOLOS
IMPOITANT MLFT1IH:. GCTTING
IfAOY FOR NEXT FAIR.
Secretary Arthur Solomons The Colleton County Fair Assoria-
who personally conducted the path- j tion held a special meeting at the
finding tour of the Savannah Auto-, Commercial Club rooms yesterdav
mobile Club, was not very compli- 11 o’clock, ex—president G. C
mentary in speaking of the roads
over which he had passed. He
orfed the neeemity of good r6ads in
any community, and spoke of the
neeemity of having the services of a
drilled road builder. While- the
Automobile Clubs do not give anv
Brown presiding, the president, Paul
Sanders, having been called off on
very urgent business. The meeting
was attended by a large number of
the stockholders, and many matters
of importance were discussed and
passed uoon. There was much en-
^saeasm w —- * pMBCU UUUU. HICTr 111UVII v
direct aid. financially, in road build-1 thusiasm. and a determination shown
they cooperate in every way; to make the next fair the best yet
with the local authorities in the > held.
fight for good roads. It is a decided : x committee composed of the
advantage for a town to be on the president, secretary, superintendent
tine of this proposed highway. j and department superintendents was
Wealthy tourists prefer this mode appointed to arrange a ptemium list
of travel, and to have a stream of md publish same by March 15th.
monied men passing through a town | The secretary was authorized to
manna that more or less of it will i ^nt a portion of the grounds for
change hands en route. These men ; planting, and the other part for;
are liberal spenders, nrd frequently j bayeball and other purposes,
on the lookout for c:.*.nc«\ nf invest-1 The date for the next fair will l>e I
ment. determined by the president, the!
Whith this road pacing through VIce presidents and secretary.
Walter boro a modern hotel with The stockholders present at this
tourist accomodation would be a meeting were: G. C. Brown. J. F. |
necessity, and a tine opportunity for j Brant. 1). C. L. Hiers. K. H. Bre-
investroent. ^ ' land. 8 P. Goodwin. R. E. Jones. 1
Mr. Solomons, who is also an j Taylor. T. P. Murray, liev. T.
engineer said that the road between
Charleston and Walterbooo could be
built at comparatively small cost as M. Bishop. G
quantities of the neccessary materia!
for building good roads, sand and
day. are to be had with little or no
hauling.
THE TRIP TO CHRLESTOX.
The Path Finders headed, by
Arthur M. Solomons, the Club’s
•ecretary arrived at Ritter several
boon behind schedule time Tbuiw
day evening. The party was met
there by Meases Paul Sanders. J. M
Speights and Ernest Lamarcks, of
Ritter, and C. T. Cummings and W
B. Porcher of Walterboro. There
were five cars in in the party, two
from Savannah driven by Mesa it
Solomons, and Hull, one from Beau
fort driven by Mr Baer, one fron
Ritter driven by Mr. Sanders an«
ane from Walterboro driven by Mr.
Cutnmmgs. ' The trip to Charleston
was matte by way ot. Jick.-ountiro
crosing the river uy me .i s a f a
Paseing th ouvh Alia', s t.vro
liantowles T e i-arrv er er»o v i .i
lesion on the shell r *ail cr« asm.
tre ru-«v b;io^ >. ver u»e Asnl*
River.
A delegs* *n fr -rr. ‘ U «C •’i' ’ ' ,r - i
Club n * J-J l*y Mr \\ii.-Hi (.
Hirv-?y m t h'* ar’ »is-s a: to
Commercial Club Alter a fe*
layers of dust ha I ls*en remove*
the-wan's <>f the inner nan a<*i
generous!v provio-u |. *. !■« v» if ari
towns can excel «,’har!e.'ton when i
comes to hospi alii).
TRIP TO WALTERBORO.
The pathfinders of the Sav *nn *h
Automobile Club arrivetl here Fri
day evening at 8:15 o’clock, after j
aeries of experiences calculated t<
try the patience of % the autnists.
Leaving Charleston at 12:30 o clock,
P. Baker, W. V. Glover, B G. Hiott,
W. C. Saunders, W. W. Smoak, G.;
A. Benton. M. H. j
Hiott. I. D. Crosby, M. 0. Hiott, |
Jas. A. Padgett, and Rev. Isaac
Crosby.
MR GRUBER DROPS OUT
Hon. W. B. Gruber’s name waa
placed in nomination tat Wednesday
before the jotot assembly, for As-
aaaitoa Justice, the nomination being
made by Senator Bates from Barn
well, and seconded by a number of
prominent legislators. On the first
ballot Mr. Gruber received 18 votes
The last ballot showed Memminger,
39; Watts. 38; Fraser, 36; Bonham.
28: Gruber, 14.
Thursday the balloting was practi
cally a duplicate of Wednesday’*
1 vole, so Mr. Grul*"-’* friends decid-
el to withdraw his name before
balloting began Friday morning.
General Bonham's name was also
Aithdriwn. Friday, leaving M*-tn-
minger, Watts and Fraser in the
r aee. Toe btllminp hii lav and Sat-
jrdav did not ••leet., the'hird ballot
>atunlay giving WatU. 53; Mcm-
miiiM-’V, 51; Fraser, 1’.
The(^»lle <*r delevalion voUds did
'v for J i ft*' M>»mming< r after Mr.
irub'-r’s vvitbirawil. ,
STdTE-'EACHtR'S AS500IATI0N.
Tn<* S’h'e Teacher’s Association
vill jn. e* n. (Columbia. March 23-25
»r. 'I »-k bni.es there w-iil f»e a num
ber of teachers present from this
countv. / .
75.0110 BONUS VOTES TO BE OVEN
' THIS WEB( TO CONTESTANTS.
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It is yet too early to begin to predict who will win the 75.000 bonus
votes to be given away this week in the Great Voting Contest. Already
a large number of votes have been cast, but the biggest voting days MfiU
he the tat ones of this week. It is expected that these mil be very busy
days for the Contest man. and they wMl be if the first part of the week is
an indication as to what the latter pert ml be. Seven! candidates have
been heard to remark that the bonus votes would go their way.
Lest someone forgets we wish to state again just what the bonus
offer is. To the contestant getting the greatest number of votes from
Friday February 10th to Saturday Feb. 18th. inclusive, 25,000 bonus votes
will be given; to the second greatest number. 20.000 bonus votes; to the
third, 15.000: to the fourth* 10.000; to the fifth, 5,000. It does not matter
whether or not the candidate brings or senda in the votes. Just so they
have been cast between the dates above n^entinned, and placed to the
credit of the candidate will determine the winners of the bonus votes.
Friends of the candidates c*n thus do their friends good service, b> send
ing in the votes. «
The prizes are attracting a fcreat deal of attention just now. The
piano will be shipped out in a few days and placed on exhibition at some
store in town. The laylor-Canuady buggy has arrived Jmd is on exhibit
at the Walterboro Live Stock & Vehicle Company's store; the Imperial
Princess range is being inspected by hundreds of person* at The Brown
Furniture & Hardware Company. The machine has been ordered and will
be in soon and exhib.ted at this office. The contestants and their friends
are each and all cordially invited to call at Rhese places and l*>ok at the
various prizes.
Remember next week will be too late to win the bonus votes. Now is
v.
the time to get busy. The contestant who neylects this opportunity to
get free votes, will have no one to blame but himself or herself. What
are YOU doing ab-^ut this important matter ’
*’"Mn Life’s Tussk
He who’d win
Has to Hustle
So Begin
BEG-l-N T-O-D-A V
CONTESTANTS-WHO WILL WIN?
Miss Annie Padgett. Walterboro, R F I) 2 121,730
Miss Gertrude Craven, Walterboro 118,330
Cottageville High School. Cottageville 115,240
Miss Nan Breland, Walterboro. R. F. D. 3 109,860
Mi** Carrie Smoak, Smoak*. R. F. D. 1 62.220 •
Mr*. Annie Clough, Walterboro 61.660
Mim Pet Rentz, Wand ton MJ64Q
MIm Rubye Jotte/Stokea 31.810
Mias Addie Bishop, Ruffin, R. F. D. 2 30.030
Mias Alice Sykes, Walterboro t 27,610
Miaa Lillian Vamadoe, Hendersonville 25.620
Mias Nellie Barnes, Smosks, R. F. D. 2 24,620
Mias Gertrude Rogers. Ravenel 24.510
Miss Dells Bishop, Smoaka, R. F. D. 1 22.690
Miss Daisy Ackerman, Round 1 - 21,080
Mr. Paul Walter, Walterboro 17,270
Mrs Carrie Robertson, Hendersonville 15,690
Mr. H. W. Breland, Waite*boro, R. F. D. 4, 15,580
Sniders School Ruffin, R. F. D. 2 j. ; ....11,31Q[
Miss Annie Week*, Round 10,350
Mrs. W. M. Sauls. Walterboro. R. F. D. 1 10.190
M iss Carrie Ackerman, Cottageville 8.120
Miss Letha Brant, Walterboro. R. F. X). 4 .... 7.*UP
Miss Beatron Reynolds. Round .. 7.120
Mr. C. C. Crosby. Walterboro, K. F. D. 1 7,000
Ruffin Graded School. Ruffin ... . 5,500
'MissPearl Garris. Williams . .... . . 4,500
W'alterboro High School, Walterboro 3,460
Miss Hettie Yarn, Brant 2,U>0
Miss Dora Langdale, Walterboro 2,090
Miss Annie Dandridge, Cottageville . 2,010
Miss Aleen Jones, Lodge. R. F. D. 1 . . 2,0oo
Miss Ethel W'arren Walterboro, S. C ♦. 2,000
II. C. Cannady, Onhorp. S. C. / l,00o
Mr. H. J. O’Bryan Hendersonville 1,000
PARDON FOR JONES OFFICE DECLARED VACANT
The only real trouble aside from
k<» r»pr»*»r*l bad condition of the
roads encountered on the journey
was getting stuck in the mud 3
miles out from Walterboro
out fr<*m VA alterboro near
they were, therefore nearly S hour, 11 oUm-. mil'Jn . *'r»teh of r<wd
on the row The tr.p was made by ! work<Kt b / the <;h » 1 "
on uie ru»u. -f It was n^ces^ary to secure the ser-
the upper route, by Summerville,
Givhans bridge. Cottageville and
Round.
Only two cars came on through,
the Stevens- Dury ea anc l khe (ar.
lecar. In the former were Secretary
Arthur N. Solomons of t ie Savannrh
Automobile Club, G. R . oltr..
vires of a pair of moles to pull them
out before thev could proceed.
Secretary Solomon * states that
owing to the condition of the roads
they would not he able to recom
mend the advisability of the endur
ance run this soring, as he was sure
♦he roada could not be gotten in
condition in time. He is of the
— . vunnnh opinjon. however, that this run
official photographer of savannah, ** made bv ear) y f a ii if the
C. T. Cummings am. w B. rorener | amount of work be done on
of Walterboro. Ir. the carlecur t|, e nada. The logical route, Ta
were Darr L. Hull, (4eo. j said^ is the upper one traversed Fri-
DeBorde o f S k ^ r. n a h and f tav on account of It* location.
« b The part left .Saturday morning
R. A. Dunning >f Beaufort. ^ or g avann ah. returning by way of
The third *cw leav.rg t'r.arleaton. '{titter. Snlkehatchie, lemaaeee
that of the Bt iuf rt 3arty, happen. | Hardeville. Pocataligo. Grahamville
ed to an accident id was forced to ! and on to Savannah. They hoped to
: reach Savannah early in the after-
retarn to Lharle* n. j noon
The pathfinder were met upon
their arrival at th
CENSUS RETURNS TOR COLLETON
COUNTY-CENSUS 1910.
The Director of the Census has announced the population of Colleton
county. South Qarilina, according to its minor civil division*, as shown
by an official count of the returns of the Tnirteenth Census:
Population
1910
Colleton county
Adams Run township
Bell township
Blake township
Broxton township
Collin* township
Fraser'Township
Jacksonboro town
Glover township
Cottageville town *
Hayward township
Hendersonville town
Lowndes township
Sheridan township
Verdier township inch
Walterboro town
Warren township
Sm aks town
1910
1900
1890
35,390
33,462
(a >40,293
5.726
4,966
4.609
3 025
3,007
2.509
3.087
3,658
3.106
3,916
3.0G9
2,828
718
775
1.955
1,530
„ 1,995
1.2IG
54
44
58 .
1,473
1.721
1,650
418
2,621
2,448
2.098
319
l.fifr
1,667
1,243
2,540
2,039
1.778
5,578
5,481
4.516
1,677
1.491
1.171
•3.509
2.688
2.154
164
1.3 I by a com
mittee from th* :>i .m rcial Club
composed of E. " H. Shaffer. Dr. T.
G. Kershaw, J:w E. Peuriioy, A. H.
Wichman, ami W 'V ’' 'las, and
taken to Ca;*t. f. J. i anchard’a
where an eG^ant aupp^ur awaited
them. **
Mr and Mrs Saxby Chaplin and
children of Charleston were in town
visiting his mother.
Next Wednesday. February 22,
being George Washington*1 birthday,
the banka in town will be dosed.
Mr*. Julia Vamadoe, of Great
Swamp, waa in town Monday
v-, v ...,.^/2) of flprrs, Cam, Dorchestet, George,
Givhans arid Kogar townships.
(These townshijis and part of Collins township taken to form part of
Dorchester county in 1897.)
Taking off Adams Run and Collins townships which have recently
gone to Charleston county, the populati >n of Colleton county will be
28.94C.
ITS M STATUS •FJtNES CASE
IT CIUMIft CNIESPINBCNT.
f SEEKS PUKOW.
Columbia. February 12, —Special:
The proceedings in the matter of
John J. Jones, who was convicted of
killing Abe Pearlstine, at Branch-
ville. are, to say the least, unusual.
There was a great flurry and
flourish in the newspapers, from the
ho*qe end of the line, that Jones had
abandoned his appeal to the Supreme
Court acd that he was going to be
gin hie sentence of ten years and
one month for the killing of Pearl
stine. and thereby perhaps engage
public sympathy.
ALLOWED MANY PRIVILEGES.
It is true that Jones is in Columbia
and it also true that he receives his
mail and friend* at the Penitentiary,
but he has not abandoned his appeal
and he has not begun hi* service.
He does not wear stripes, which is
the first essential of a prisoner, and
he has not ‘'matriculated" as a con
vict.
If he had been entered as a prison
er he would not be allowed to do as
he pleases and he would have been
required to don stripes, w hich he
has not done, ami which he has not
been required to do. as all other
prisoners must do.
IF NOT PRISONER. WHAT?
.Superintendent Griffith ha* been
advised by counsel for Jones that
Jones has not abandoned his appeal
and until he does this he cannot
legally be considered a prisoner and
Capt Griffith does not so regkrd him.
The further fart appears that
Jones it conducting from the Peni
tentiary a campaign for his pardon,
nato iacanfcpwm wfth Ms utttot*
nevs, or at least with Columbia at
torneys^ with reference to his par
don, and it waa stated that on yes
terday a lot of blanks were taken
him, and that he will send these
blanks out to secure signatures ask
ing for his pardon, when, as a mat
ter of fact, he does not appear to
have begun his sentence.
APPEAL NOT “ENTIRELY ABAN
DONED.’’
The invariable rule of previous
administrations has been that as long
as a party contended for his liberty
before the Courts, he wa* m no po
sition to ask for pardon, and that a
pardon could only be askod for after
the remedies of the Court had been
entirely exhausted or abandoned.
To the outside world Jones would
appear to t>e a prisoner actually
serving his sentence, whereas Capt
Griffith is advised, by Jone’s counsel
in Orangeburg, that the appeal has
not been “entirely abandoned,’’ and
Jones has not been asked to wear
stripes the usual apparel of pris
oners in the State Penitentiary.
WHY TAKEN TO PENITENTIARY?
If Jone's appeal has not been
abandoned, it appears somewhat pe
culiar that he should have been
brought to the Penitentiary instead
of remaining in the jail at grange-
burg until the Supreme Court passes
on his case.
In what purported to E>e an inter
view with Jones, while he was in the
Orangeburg jail, published in an
Orangeburg paper, Jones was ac
credited with the statement that he
was going to the Penitentiary to Ik*-
gin his sentence and would perf rm
any work to which he was a-'-ig ed,
the inference being that the apj
would be abandoned. C*'Ptr_ry
statements are made now. >t » all
very curious. The News a T Co.i-
rier.
THf If FlCt Of CWXTT
El. MW IfllK KU HI CRU
TM CMNTT IT C. I. PUTT
KCUIEI VACANT.
Beit enacted by the General
AHembly of the SUte of Sooth
Caroling:
Section 1. That the office of
County Commissioner for Col
leton county, now being held and
occupied by C. H. Platt, in Saint
PfctiTs Parish in Colleton county,
be, and the same is hereby, de
clared vacant, the territory
wherein said C. H. Platt resides
having been transferred add an
nexed to Charleston county.
Sec. 2. That the Governor be,
and hereby is, authorized to fill
•aid vacancy by appointment for
the unexpiiod term of the said
C. H. Platt, upon the recommen
dation by a majority of the Gen
eral Assembly from Colleton
county.*
Sec. 3. All Acts ancf parts of
Acts inconsistent with this Act
be, and the same are hereby, re
pealed.
MASQUER ADi SKATE A SUCCESS
The Masquerade "skeet” which
was held at Taylor's hall Friday
night was a glorious sueeess. al
though followed by an unfortunate
accident.
Three prize* vyere given for the
ones with the tackiest costume,
v A handsome berry aet for the
tackiest young lady, waa won by
Mia* Atilee Moore; a cut glass cigar
case with cigars, for the tackiest
gentleman, was won by Aqdersqn
Sanders; and a lovely.- doll for- the
tackiest child, was won by Little
Mias Ruthie Lucas.
To the regret of her many friends
Miss Alice Syke* was the most un-
lucky one. Near the end of the
■kating together, and being either
thrown or tripped, Mia Sykes got
her back slightly injured and a rib
fractured. Miss Sykes at present is
getting along as well as could be ex
pected. and we hope for her a speedy
recovery.
TO WORK FOR PIANO.
The teachers and pupils of the
Walteroboro graded school, having
no piano for their use. and knowing
how much a piano is needed for their
work, have planned to purchase a
Stieff piano for the school. In fact
the piano i»< now on the Rtage in the
auditorium and the parents and all
the friends of the boy* and girl* are
asked to make a voluntary contribu
tion to th<- m<*eting of the first pay
ment which will be due March 1st.
The balance will be raised by the
work of teachers and pupils of the
school.
H. G Sheridan,
Principal.
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT
COMING.
Rev. B. R. Ulmer, representing
the Marbb and Granite Works visit
ed this office last Monday. Rev.
U Imer stated that the Confederate
Monument was well on the way to
Waltenboro, and that they expected
to have it erected in a few weeks.
R L ana Walter Linder were
among those who attended the mas
qaerada aksto Friday night
F N Jones, one of the prosperous
of Ashton,
j- Kir.g Dullness men
In town Monday.
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PETITION (TRCUl-ATED IN * .T3K-
BORO.
Hugo S. Strickland wa- town
Monday with petition to Governor
Blcase asking a' pardon :or Joi e*.
This petition had a large .lumber of
signatures, and was b ‘ini generally
signed. Mr. Strickland ► a H that
r,»> wascirculm.- g tids ii n on
his own initiative.
Tber** will be- a se-i*v of meetings
held at Evergreen O-rod h
beginning iriuvh c >u. • ig
through until Sunda> by Rt /. i. **>•
inet
CARD FROM MISS REYNOIDS.
To my friends: 1 am in The Press
and Standard’* voting contest, to
win. and I .shall appreciate any as
sistance my friends may give me. I
shall personally feel grateful for
any favors shown.
Sincerely,
(Miss) Beatron Reynolds.
Round, Feb. U.
Mrs Alb eM Henderson anddaugh-
*'*r ... * Robertson with hip’ little
^m, of Charleston were visitors in
town this 4-eek. Mrs. Henderson
and "Miss Julie" have many friends
h.^re who are always glad to see
them.
A F Henderson, the popular cash
ier of the Khrhardt Banking Co, was
in town Sunday, visiting his mother.
Mrs Henderson, and sister Mrs
Chaplin.
Miss Beatron Reynolds of Round
was in town yesterday, and called at
our office. Miss Reynolds is hustling
for contest votes and she is getting
them.
Mias Clytie Saunders who has been
teaching the Bedon’s school, carnet**
see us Thursday tat, her school ^
closed Thursday.
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Mrs M A Adams is in town visiting
at the home of berson,CDC Adams.