The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, March 08, 1911, Image 1
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VOUXXW'- WALTERBORO. S. C, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8. 1911.
ms'cmcun mu dot saw UTTIE MlSS GOlIRIfK GRAVEN WINS
at men
ummm satomay.
nnra raks inmilei.
Itat CollctoB county will hove a
Bogm* Corn dab this year was settled
the High school auditorium
SMfcarday morning, by the enroll*
Mot of a dozen names of boys who
Imae determined to enter and to win.
Three will doubtless be many more
nmabere within the next few days,
ia feet one new name was added to
the Itat Saturday afternoon, and
m«y others will come in this week.
A Weak membenhip application is
printed else where in this paper, and
theee who desire to join may do ao
ahnpiy by writing name and address
in the proper blanks and mailing "*r
emriiagittothisoflice. There to no
flees or charges of any kind for be*
lotting to this club, and every boy
in the county between to ages of 10
ftodlft years is eligible. AH they
have to do to to make application,
and plant one acre of corn. As soon
m their names are received thry will
be sent on to the Department of
Agriculture. Washington. D. C.,
mid immediately blanks and litera
ture will be sent the boys. This will
be kept up during the year, and a!)
assistance possible rendered the boys
in making their efforts successful.
There should be not fewer than 150
of Colleton’s boys entered* in this
contest at once.
The following are the points on
which the boys will be graded:
Yield. 30 per cent; cost of produc
tion. 30 per cent; written, report.
30 per cent; first ten ears 20 per
cent. These ears will be exhibited
at the county fair next fall, and the
premiums awarded.
A number of premiums have beer
offered for the best acre already.
Mwi many more will be offered from
time to time. The Unitpd States
Department of Agriculture hat
among the prizes offered a trip t<
Washington. The County Farmers
Union has offered two prizes for th«
largest yield, $25 for the first an<
415 for the second. The Count’
Fair Association have offered threi
premiums for the best exhibits mad-
at the Fair next fail'—SlO for th'
first. $7.50 for the second. $5 for th*
third. In addition to ih^*- t ten
will be several ofthers offered Ij
merchants a'd other.* <n.r ti*
county. So there will be p e.tv o
• rewards for th 0 b ■> * who wu . I
is now left with the bo>.<* !•? t«
whether or not they w.il tike ad.at
tags of these premium*. They ar<
doing it elaewhere and Collet*'n mus
not be behind.
thA organization.
In the absence of Dr. Black. coun
ty superintendent of*educstion, wh«
woa confined to his bed on account
of on attack of grippe. W. W
Smoak. a member of the count>
board of education, called the meet
ing to ordor. at noon at the Walter
boro High school, auditorium
Tbere were present s half hundred
boys and their fathers, and teachers
of the county. Supt. Ira W. Wil
liams, of Columbia, m chargewf the
Form Demonstration work in South
fiamHna, was present and made an
addma which covered the history
wad object of the work being done
by the United States government
for the farmers. The organization
of the Boys' Corn dubs was the first
tangible thing ever done to aid boys
and to try to raise the standard of
life on the farm. The object dt this
organization being to aid the boys,
and early in life teach them the
value of intelligent methods in
preparation and cultivation, especia-
, Hy in the selection of seed. Com
should be "well bred" the same as*,
cows, horses or hogs.
Mr. Williams emphasized the
great work to be done by teachers
in desseminating knowledge of plant
life, and creating a lasting interest
in form life, removing work there
from drudgery to the same standard
as any of the professions.
“Colleton county,’’ said Mr. Wil-
Rf"— *Tum some of the beat soil and
conditions to be found any-
NON. I. M. YARN DECLINES TO SERVE
AS MEMIEI OF HIGHWAY CON
GINfKAL SESSIONS COURT
FIRST BONUS. MISS PIDGFTT SECOND
What will come os a surprise to
many persons in the county to the
announcement from Hon. D. M.
Vara that he will not accept the ap
pointment recently tendered him as
a member of the County Highway
commission, under the new rood law
for Colleton county. Mr. Vara in
hto letter declining to accept the ap
pointment, did not state any reasons
for hto refusal, but it to understood
that the press of business affairs
prevented hto acceptance.
Hon, J. W. Mi ley hoe been recom
mended by the delegation to take
the place vacated by Mr. V^rn.
Senator Ackerman, and Representa
tives Hill and Smith were in Walter*
boro Monday, and decided upon
recommending Mr. Miley. The
statement to authorized that Mr.
Miley will accept. In making this
choice of a successor to Mr. Yarn,
the delegation has chosen one of
the most prominent citizens of the
county. Mr. Miley is well known to
the people of the entire county and
has their confidence. For two terms
he represented Colleton in the House
of Reprcsetatives the last time be
ing from 1S98 to 1W0. Since this
time he has U-en engaged in con
ducting ni> farm and otp**r business
interests in upper Colleton. He
lives near the Bamberg countv tine
near Little Svvou.p Slelhouisi
church, of which he is one the
staunchest members.
The other members of the Road
commission are C. W. Butler of
Jacksonboro and J. E. Moore of
Walterboro. As soon as all the
members have qualified, they will
hold ^ meeting, select a chairman
and clerk of their number and begin
their duties.
NEW FIRiA IN TOWN.
What will prove one of the stron-
rest and most popular firms in town
is that lately formed hy Messrs. C.
J. May and C. C. AnderAon, ^or the
purpose of running a sal*?l stable
inder the firm name. May & Ander
son. These gentlemen are both
vel!-known horsemen, and they will
lo'ib* less do-a large part of the busi
ness in their line for the county. It
s the intention of this firm to keep
>n hard at all seasons of the year a
a'go s'oek of horses a d mules to
uippiy toe trade. Tneir place of
ms:n t* will bo the stables formerly
jc; q i* d bv . D. May.
where in the State.” All that is
nee led. continued the speaker, is on
intelli igent application and realiza
tion of the r.heds of the soil, and the
proper care of the crop planted.
T .is me organization of Boys’ Corn
clubs will accomplish, for the future
m n w ill early be trained in the ways
of inteliingi nt farming. He saw no
reason why Colleton should not pro
duce as much corn to the acre as
Florence county or Marlboro county.
BOYS ENROLLED.
At the conclusion of Mr. Williams’
address, the names of the boys pres
ent who wished to become members
were enrolled by Mr. Smoak. The
following have joked up to this
time:
Ernest H. Polk, Idandton.
Buvck Crosby, Ruffin.
Boyd Saunders, Stokes.
Keeley Dodd. Round.
D. Clyde Smith, Walterboro.
Raymond HUkRound.
Roland Ackerman, Cottageville.
Wendell Ackerman, Cottageville.
Marion Ackerman. Cottageville.
Joe. Langdale, Jr., Weeks.
Ferrell Goodwin, Walterboro, R.
F. D. 1.
Allie Polk, Islandton.
Earle Graves, Walterboro.
Bennie D. Davis, Walterboro, R.
F. D. 2.
Herbert H. Hickman. Walterboro,
R. F. D. 2. '
Little Miss Gertrude Craven was a happy little girl Monday night when
her papa went home and told her that the ha i won the first bunas vote of
30J)00 in the great bonus offer of Monday. Mias Annie Padgett was also
quite delighted when her father went home and told her that she hod wan
the second bonus of 25.000 votes. The Cottageville High school, from its
principal to the least little boy or girl in the primary department was
equally delighted with the news that their school had won third boons
of 20,000 votes. Miss Nan Breland feels good over the 15,000 bonne votes
she won. and so do Mtos Nellie Barnes over her 10.000 and Mrs. Game
Robertson over her 5.000. These eeutestants ore all to be congratulated
on the excellent work done. There were many votes sent in by contest
ants not winning bonus votes, and these deserve credit and congratulation
also The Bonus Vote day was a ouceew.
One of the contestants in the Brenchville Journal’s contest was in our
office during the day and looked with longing, eager eyes at the large
number of votes being cast She has her own joys, though, fur she to one
of the leading contestants in that contest, and she will win a prise with
far fewer votes and with less effort than any of The Press and Standard’s
prizes will he won.
Just a word to the Contestants:
till the close of the contest. These must be busy days if you hope to win.
Get your friends to work for you and see to it that the votes you have
been promised are cast. There to yet plenty of time to win the first
prize. It belongs to any contestant yet. It is far too early tu begin to
pick the winners. An interesting announcement will be mode to the can
didates in the next day or so. Watch for the mail and stay busy. Hustle
Rustle. Bustle.
NAY. GASES THEN.
The Court of General Sessions eon-
veaed here Monday morning with
Judge Ernest Gary, presiding.
SoKcitor John H. Peurifoy, Steno
grapher H. D. Elliott. Qerk H. D.
Padgett. Sheriff Fox. fourteen grand
■ty-tvro
and thirty-
petit jurors were
The following were* drawn as a
special venire to fill the place* of the
absentees on the grand jury: W. R.
Hiers, H. E. Savage. N. G. Morrell,
and A. K. Beech.
J. R. Reynolds and R. E. Camp
bell were excused. W. E. Ponds,
dead, and R. H. Wichtnan,
HO *9
that Colleton county to not ao bad
Chortarion. for there, at the last
term of court, were 61 eases on the
docket, of whifh 17 wete’.homiddca.
One could hardly tell the war waa
over, judging from the number ef
Ullingi in that county. But it to a
touchy thing to soy anything agatawt
Charleston. The juries down thora
will not convict in some eases, wM
not find a verdict under any dream*
stances.
Society may be divided into twa
classes, those who stand for the en
forcement of the law, and those who
stand for its violation. The people
of Colleton must clem t hr meal am
with one or the other. The laws m
oar statute hooka were not madofbr
the beat dam of dtixeas, the honed
and upright. Them need as law,
and if all were like them thme
mould aot be any need for jails ami
courts. It to only for the criminal
absent from the grand jury/ The
Only thirty-eight more days retnainifetlowing petit jurors
WIN'
24.\330
245.730
23y.24o
212.510
80,000
.72.220
64.530
. 62.660
62.620
In Life’s fu^lc
He who’d win
Has to Hustle
So Begin
B-E G-I-NT O I» A Y c
CONTESTANTS—WHO WILL
Miss Gertrude Craven, Walterboro
Mis* Annie Padgett. Walterboro, fi F U 2
Cottageville High Schoul. Cottageville
Miss Nan Breland. Walterboro. R. F. 1>. 3
M isa Dni-ty Ackerman, Round
Miss Carrie Smoak, Smoaks, R. F. I> 1
Miss Addie Bishop, Ruffin. R. F. D. 2
.Mrs. Annie Clough. W tlterboro
Miss Nellie Barnes, Smoaks, R. F. 1). 2
Mrs Carrie Robertson, Hendersonville ... 58,690
Miss Pet Rentz, Islandton . 55,540
Miss Gertrude Rogers. Ravenel...... ’ .50.010
Miss Lillian Varnadoe, Hendersonville 41.120
Miss Annie Weeks, Round 36,350
Miss Rubve Johns. Stokes 35.810
Mias Della Bishop. Smoaks, R. F. D. 1 29,690
Miss Alice Sykee, Walterboro...., *. ...27.610
Mr. Paul Walter. Walterboro 17.270
Mr. H. W. Breland. Walterboro, R. F. D. 4. 15,580
Sniders School. Ruffin, R. F. D. 2 14,460
Mrs. W. M. Sauls. Walterboro. R. F. D. 1 12.190
Miss Beatron Reynolds. Round 10.620
Miss Carrie Ackerman. Cottageville 8.120
Mr. C. C. Crosby, Walterboro. R F. D. 1 8,000
Miss Letha Brant, Walterboro. K. F. D. 4 7,640
Miss Pearl Garris, Williams . 6.500
Ruffin Graded School. Ruffin 6,500
Miss Hettie Yarn, Brant 4,600
Miss Ethel Warren Walterboro. S. C— 3,000
Mias Dora Langdale, Walterboro 2,090
Miss Annie Dandridge. Cottageville 2,010
Miss Aleen Jones, Lodge, R. F. D. 1 2,000
H. C. Cannady, Osborn, S. C 1,000
Mr. H.J. O’Bryan Hendersonville. ./. 1,000
P.
Jacob A. Uchtsey and W. Fred
Lightsey, prominent business men
of Crocketville, were here this week
attending court. >
ROSTER CASES FOR NEXT WEEK.
MONDAY—MARCH 13.
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Pinckney, vs. A. C. L.
Herndon vs. Town of Walterboro.
Erret Hiott vs. A. C. L.
Taylor,'vs. Bennett et al.
TUISDAY—MARCH 14.
Dukes, et al. vs. Cannady. et al.
Robert Bennett, vs. Colleton
County.
Sou. Cotton Oil Co. vs. E. A. & M.
F. Terry.
Jacob Ehrhardt, et al. vs. E.
Carter.
Gibba Machinery Co. vs. J
Guess A Bro.
Drake Innem Green Shoe Co.
Lartoey.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 15.
Case Threshing . Mach. Co.
Liston.
Remus Waring vs. Insurance Co.
Clara Speights vs. A. R. Speights,
eta).
THURSDAY—MARCH 16.
Adams, vs. Bishop.
Lott. vs. Bennett.
J. E. McTeer, vs. A. C. L.
Daihon vs. Westmoreland Lbr. Co.
Barnie Dempsie, et al. vs. W. U.
T. Co.
,* FRIDAY'—MARCH 17.
Rickenkaker, vs. A. C. L.
Long, vs. Fox.
Bennett, vs. Bennett.
Lartoey, vs. Lartoey.
DeLeon Riggs Co. vs. Jeffords.
V8.
VS.
PROPOSED ICE FACTORY
SPECIAL MEETING tf CMNEKUL
CUII PUNS Nl KE FACTHT
FM WALTEiKSO.
A special meeting of the Commer
cial Club was held Friday night at
the Club rooms for the purpoae of
discussing the feasibility of an ice
manufactory and electric lighting
plant for Walterboro. There has
been some talk of this enterprise for
several days, and enough stock to in
sight to insure the erection of a
plant. The matter was threshed out
Friday night and several committees
appointed who are now engaged in
securing the information desired.
As soon as the committees have
finished their work, another meet
ing of the Club will be held to re
ceive their reports, and the work of
organization will t>rooeed. if such
reports show the feasibility of the
venture, Should it be found feasible
to get usthis company, it is under
stood that Council will be asked for
a long time franchise, which will
doubtless be granted.
The following committees were
appointed:
To investigate the size plant and,
the cost of installation—John D.
Glover, G. C. Brown, C. D. C.
Adams.
To ascertain the amount of ict
and electricity that would probably
beused:—T. J. Blanc herd. Abe S.
Karesh, W. W. Smoak.
a H. Fripp. S. G. Pierce. S. L.
Breland, C. W. H. Thomas. A. C.
vonLehe was absent.
After conaderable Z delay the
court was organised and n number
of bills of indictmenta were handed
the grand jury by Solicitor Peurifoy.
TRUE BILLR
The f ollowing true bills I were re
turned by the grand jury: Smith
Leach. Murder; Robert Martin,
house breaking and larceny; Frank
Washinton, assault and battery with
intent to kill; Louis McCarrie, house
breaking; Authony Jenkins. Murder;
Bill Washington, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
TRIALS ^
The following cases have been
tried: Enoch Cleaton and Elliott
Gobi*. Larceny of live stock, were
found guilty, charged with stealing
a cow valued at $15.'belonging to E.
L. Guess.
The defendants were represented
by D. B. Peurifoy, Esq.
Frank Washington, who was
charged with assault and battery
with intent to kill, was convicted of
assault of a high and aggravated
nature. The charge was assault on
T. F. Smoak. February 3, Washing
ton was leaving Mr. Smoak’s place
near Meggett, who went to see - that
he carried nothing off that did not
belong to him. Washington drew a
gun on Mr. Smoak. J. M. Moorer,
Esq., assisted Solicitor Peurifoy; D.
B Peurifoy. appeared for defendant.
Yesterday was given up to the
trial of the case against W. E A
Barnes, for assault and battery with
intent to kill. This is a case grow
ing out of a difference between J. F.
Rentz and W. E. Barnes, both of
lalandton over an account which Mr.
Barnes claims Mr. Renta was due
him. a bitter correspondence was
carried on which culminated in the
“drawing of a gun" on Mr. Rentz
by Mr. Barnes. Padgett. Lemacks
and Moorer conducted the prosecu
tion in this case. Peurifoy Bros and
J. S. Griffin repreaented the defend
ant. The jury returned a verdict of
not guilty.
Today the coses against Colonel
Washington and Bill Washington
ore being tried, it will be recalled
that this cose resulted in a mistrial
at the last term of court, only one
juror standing for acquittal.
Smith Leach and Anthony Jen
kins. Murder coses are set for trial
Thursday.
JUDGE GARY’S CHARGE
The charge which Judge Gary
mode to the Grand Jury Monday
morning was different from any
charge mode to such body here iq
many a day. It was more in the
nature of a sermonette, and was
thoroughly enjoyed by all in the
court room. He likened the court
of General Sessions to a Home Mis
sionary school where those who were
deficient in moral training were
given a course. His charge con
tained a strong plea for higher edu-
' cation, and he cited several instances
I to show that it paid. Judge Gary
is a pleasing speaker, and convir ced
that he to here for the business of
helping to rid the community of evil
doers.
He began His charge by making a
favorable comparison between Col
leton and Charleston. He found
’ ’I fed ducked and grieved"
tinned Judge Gory, “when I hear ef
a citizen asking to be relieved ef
jury duty. It to the patriotism ef
peace just as enlisting in the army
woe a patroittom os war. Men did
not shirk their duty then, but now
they look after money, the dollar,
ease and comfort Those who do
less to support and uphold the law
of the land ore the ones who rebuke
and decry the lax enforcement of the
law. In Charleston an attorney
stated in open court that he did not
wish to try a cqse before me because
I had the reputation of ‘hewing to
the line’ I asked him what better
rule could I have than this. I am
proud to have such said Of me.”
The responsibility for the nato-
carriage of justice does not rest so
much on the officials of the court as
on the perjury and lying of witnem-
es. Jurors should net be governed
by statements made bv witnamoo
when common sense should tell them
they were lying.
Speaking of the custom to con
tinue coses till public sentiment
“dies out’*, Judge Gary said that
after a while the blackest criminal
often gets the sympathy of the people
and he was "taken in arm os a young
babe in swaddling clothes”, when hto
crime deserved nothing but the full
est penalty of the law.
Science to the developer of the age.
We must eduemte. The court of
General Sessions to nothing more
than a Home Missionary^chool The
young man must be equipped to
fight the battles of life. “What
father wishes to dwarf hto off-spring
by taking from him the advantages
which will enable him to cope with
others. We educate in the Home
Missionary school by compulsory
education. Set your face against
crime. Will you be chicken heartedT
The crime disease, scientists toll
us, to not only contagious but infect
ious. We quarantine the flick; we
must quarantine criminals. Thar*
to a splendid pest house in Columbia,
where we may send our criminally
infected to be cored.
We should let it be known that
whenever a crime has been commit
ted the good people will turn their
faces ogrinst the criminal. The
covjrts can do nothing without the
hearty co-operation- of each branch,
the grand, the petit juries, the so
licitor and Judge. All must work
together. ^
In conclnding this able and inter
esting charge 1 . Judge Gage cited
several instances where collegiate
education had done wonders for
communities by sending back to
them citizens qualified to lead.
DATES FOR COUNTY FAIR.
The committees appointed at the
last meeting of the stockholders of
the County Fair Association, have
the next fair the same week as the
one last year, Nov. 7-10. This will
embrace four days, Tuesday. Wed
nesday, Thursday, and Friday. The
last day will be Negro day, the
same as last year.
Mrs. E. M. Jones, who has been
North purchasing her spring stock
of millinery has returned.
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W. J. Taylor returned Sunday
evening from a trip to Baltimore
and New York.
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