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VOL. XXXIV.
WALTERBORO. & C. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 29. 1911.
NO 32
HPLIES tO MR. SMOAK
CMXCm MAS nAH. IN HE| FOOT
SITS “J. B. I/* AND IT HURTS'
TBWTIT'IN IK HEAD.”
Round Kofi 25, T»lKi Press and
Standard —"Commissioner Smoak”
i has given me a text
andlwMh to make a few remarks.
Ha MU* Mr. Brant has hit the nail
on the head, and I wish to say a few
things stoat the men who are hit-
tk* “the nail on the head." Mr.
Smoak, did you ever have a nail in
yoor foot? Well then suppose you
had a nail in your foot, and every
time yon took hold of it to lift it
out, some friend (?) should pass by
and hit it a lick on the head and
drive it deeper, would you think
"hitting the nail on the head" was
the proper thing to do? Now I am
not disputing with you about Mr.
Brant having hit the nail on the
hand, but ia it the proper, thing to
do? lan’t it possible to do the right
thing at the wrong time? Colleton
county has had a nail in her foot for
the past 20 years and has been limp
ing along, just keeping in sight of
her sister counties as they traveled
along the highway of progress. For
the post six years her represe nta-
tivesin the legislature have been
making heroic efforts to pull the
nail from their mother’s foot, but as
m
often as the efforts has been made,
there are those who have stood with
hammer in hand ready to strike the
"nail on the head" to drive it deep
er. and a result, thousands of dollars
have been spent to no purpose. If
those citizens who are "striking the
nail on the bead" should be called
"kickers" they would resent the
insult, and yet, patriotic citizens and
statesmen as they are, they are kick-
the granted forward
m been at-
>r comma eodfcty.
la 19OT the legWature gave os a
road law Which was decidedly re’
and the people coin-
1, grumbled, kicked and cuss
ed until 1908 when it was amended
aoaa to eliminate all of the objec
tionable features and in the two of
three years while this law was in
operation, notwithstanding the op
position, there was more gooi work
done on the public roads of Colleton
than had been done in 20 years be
fore. But in spite of this fuel. th«
faithful kickers continued to kick
until that law had to he abandoned,
* and now when an effort is made to
give us anotn^r. every ucue
is raised ready to strike the ”na;i • i
the head." Brethren; let us t;.kt
this matter seriously. stop irm kin*
of nonsense and get to work lik«
men who mean to do somethim:
Surely we are tired of bad roads
Surely we are ashamed of our roa !.*
when we compare them with those
of our sister counties. Let u* givi
anything and everything that comes
in sight a fair trial we light upon
the right thing, but keep the one
great end ever in view, good roa^s
and better roads until our roads will
compare favorably with those of
any county in the state and let us
not be content with less than this.
Brother Smoak bewails the fact that
the work has been taken out of the
hands of the county commissioners.
Turn back the pages of Colleton’s
history if you please, see the road
Working system has always been in
the hands of the county commis
sioners and if a half century is not
sufficient time in which to prove this
system, I fear those of us who are
Advanced in age, will be walking on
golden streets before a / noard of
county commissioners will give Col
Icton good roads. The presnt law
may prove a failure, but we hasten
this result when we find fault and
create adverse sentiment; certainly
we do not help the plan on to suc
cess. But be tliis as it may, the law
Aes been enacted and it is law. The
highway commission has been ap
pointed and the machinery set in
motion, and it is up to us to co-oper
ate with the commission end make
the plan eucceed, or kick it to pieces
and have it end in failure as the
"tbaiahnre done. Which will
OoT
Yews truly
J. B. D.
JONES REFUSED PARDON
— * ST'
UWYH'S PETITION POEMAIURE.
STATES GOVENNOt BIEASE. NOT
RECOMMENDED ST JUKE.
Columbia, March 27.—Special: The
hope that John J. Jonea, the slayer
of Abe Pearlstine, of Branchville,
cherished that he might get a pardon
vanished today, when Governor Cole
L. Blease refused to interfere with
the verdict of the court, which was
that Jones shall serve ten years and
one month at the State Penitentiary.
"Pardon refused. March 27. 1911,
Cole L Blease. Governor," are the
words written across the back of the
petition in Governor Bleaae’s own
handwriting. The announcement of
the refusal was made early today at
the Chief Executive's office. ...
•V
REASON FOR REFUSAL.
In a statement this afternorm.
Governor Blease indicated why he
refused the Jones petition. "The
petition had no business being
presented," said the Governor.
"It was premature." No indica
tion was given whether or not a later
petition would meet with favor, j
Governor Blease is not inclined to!
pardon prisoners without some re a-;
son, de4>ite the criticism to the c«»n- ‘
trary he has received.
A pathetic letter from Mrs Pearl-,
stine, a petition that the pardon be >
granted from S. McGowan Simkins. {
clerk of the House of Representa-
tvives; letters from lawyers and a
refusal of Solicitor Hilderbrand to
reccommdnd, with the absence also
of favorable recommendation on the
part of Judge Memrninger constitute
part of the records in the pardon
petition refused by the Governor.
Solicitor Hildebrand wrote that
the cmc was on appeal -to the
Court; that thedefaidant’s
thcmMttes ray that the
for a pardon is premature,
therefore, he does not recommend
Executive clemency.
FROM DEAD MAN’S WIDOW.
Mrs Pearlstine asks if life is so
cheap in this State that one may
commit such a dastardly erime aa
that with which Jones is charged
and yet go free.
S. McGowan Simkics, reading
clerk of the House, from ' Edgefield,
presents the petition for pardon.
He says he does so from a humani-
arian standpoint and not with any
>eeuniary benefit in view. It is
anking that the main petition does
iot come from the county in which
Ybe Pearlstine whs killed.
Mayor Williams,' of Branchville,
vriU's that he wants Jones pardoned
ts he felt that the man was killed in
iefpnco of his own life.
In the Jones petition there was a
etter fmm Senator Appelt, asking
he Governor to not grant the peti-
ion for pardon Letters from the
ittorneys a^ked that a hearing be
,'iven if pardon were contemplated-
Tnero ar * other letter^, but they
ire not of rmioh significance in view
if the fart that (jovtmor Blease
today refused to extend Executive
clemenoy to Jon***.
J one was t>ent» nee ! February 1
for the killing of Abo Pearlsiine in
the Braivhville pesor’i -e. The sen
tence is ten years and one month.
17 MORE DAYS BEFORE THE PRESS
AND STAMMS CONTEST CLOSES
The candidtaes in The Pma and Standard's greet voting contest are
rounding up their friends for the find test of popularity which eomes in
just seventeen days from now. For several weeks there have been a cum
ber of persons over the county on the anxious bench not knowing who
were going to win the beautiful priataoffered. In just a little more than
two week* they will all know. In just a little more than two weeks there
will be several lumpy contestants. There will be several proud winners of
valuable prises. WILL YOU BE.0N6?
You lay the time ia too short to do much, except for the few in the
lead. Did you ever think how long a time one week is? In six days the
world was created, and greater things than winning one of The Press and
Standard’s prizes hafo been accomplished in less time than a week. But
the contestants have over two weeks, and there is no telling yet who will
win any of the prizes. The candidates, are oil hustling, and from the way
some of them have been piling up the votes, there is no telling who will
be ahead next week. We would urge the contestants to keep up their
good fight a little longer, and win. A prize is in reach of everyone, Will
you win yours? We shall see.
Do not hesitate to call cn us for any assistance we can be to you.
for supplies of whatever kind you need. Get busy and stay busy.
Ask
CONTESTANTS—WHO WILL WIN?
Miss Gertrude Craven, Walterboro 268,390
Miss Annie Padgett, Walterboro, R F D 2 .265.730
Cottageville High School. Cottagwille 249.240
Miss Nan Breland, Walterboro, RrFTD. 3' 219,510
MissDaisy Ackerman, Round 82,080
Miss Carrie Smoak, Smnaks, R. F. D. 1 81,700
Mrs Carrie Robertson, Hendersonvilie 75,690
Miss Addie Bishop, Ruffin, R. F. D. 2 67.530
Miss Nellie Barnes, Smoaks. R. F. D. 2 65.620
Mrs. Annie Clough. Walterboro ....: 62,660
Miss Gertrude Rogers. Ravenel 60.510
Mias Pet Rentz, Islandton \... 55.540
Miss Lillian Vamadoe, Hendersonville 55.120
Mi» Rubve Johns. Stokes ...42.310
Miss Annie Weeks, Round 37,350
Miss Della Bishop, Smoaks, R. F. D. 1 34,600
Miss Alice Sykes, Walterboro 30,610
Mr. Paul Walter, Walterboro., r 17,270
Mr. H. W. Breland. Walterboro, R. F. D. 4, 16.580
Snidera School. Rdffin, R. F. D. 2.,.~ 14,460
Mrs. W. M. Sauls, Walterboro, R. F. D. 1 ..12,190
Miss Beatron Reynolds, Rounds 11,620
Mr. C. C. Crosby. Walterboro, R. £ D. 1.. RjOQO
Mim Carrie Ackonhaa, Cottecevflie:T..>.... 8.120
Mias Lstha Brant, Walterboro. R. F, D. 4 7,640
Mias Pearl Garris, Williams 6L500
Ruffin Graded School. Baffin eisoo
Miss Hettie Yarn, Brant 4,600
MIm Ethel Warren Walterboro, S. C 3,000
Mim Dora Langdale, Walterboro 2.090
Mias Annie Dandridge, Cottageville 2,010
Mim 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
THE DEKOVEN MALE QUARTET
The entertainment given by the
DeKoven Male Quartet Friday even
ing at the High School auditorium,
is thought by many to have been the
best of the of the course up to now
COUNTY ASSESSORS MEET-
The county board of asaeaaors met
here yesterday at Auditor DuBois’
office for the purpose of passing on
the raifees made by the township as-
C/A. WALKER DEAD
ONE OF THE MOST PtOOMEIT CHI-
TENS OF LOWE PASSES AWAY
AFTEI IIIEF ILLNESS.
Lodge, March 25,—Special: On
the 22nd day of March at 6 o'clock,
p. m. our town and community was
made to mourn by the death of C A
Walker at hia home hers. He was
taken with high fever on the 11th of
March, and everthing that his physi
cian and many friends could do for
his aid was done, bat the fever was
stubborn from the first, the doctor
said the malady was a diseased liver
and he grew worse until his death.
His remains were entered here at
the Lodge Methodist church, in the
presence of a very lar^e number of
his relatives and friends. Indeed
you very seldom see so many people
at a burying.
He was laid to rest by many of his
brothers in Masonry.
Revs. Martin and Lawson, the two
Baptist ministers here, conducted
the funeral services.
Mr. Walker moved into our town
only last year, and he was liked and
respected by us for his Christian and
patriotic spirit. He was a member
6f the county board of registration.
His wife and three children sur
vive him. The eldest child is Henry,
eleven years of age. and it is be
lieved that he can take charge of the
farm interests for his mother.
GOVERNOR AGAIN REFUSES
WILL NT CMMISSWN SPECIAL
JUDGE (MORE TNOOGN (ECUS-
NENDa IT JUSTICE JUNES.
Ro
RS. REBECCA DODD DEAD.
und. Mar. 27,-^Special: Mrs
Rebecca Dodd died at the home of
There was not a duU moment for ^*98ors, B G. Price presiding. Quite
I • . y ** w ®
the large audience present, and a number.of raises were made, none
everyone from the youngest to the „f which were at all unreasonable.
In a'most every instance
oldest thoroughly enjoyed the sweet
songs, the clever impersonations,
the musical numbers. The sunset
sketch made by the crayon artist was
done while the other three members
sweetly sang "in the Gloaming."
and ‘ Suwanee River." The one act
farce was also cleverly done, as were
alt the other numbers on the pro
gram.
The next attraction will be another
quartet, but composed this time of
ladies. The LaDell Fox Concert)
compsny will appear here Friday:
evening. April 21st/ The course will |
be concluded by the Fisher Fhi|-p
Company on the evening of May 4th. :
BARNWELL MAY HAVE FAIR
the raises
made by the Iwonship boards were
| sustained by the board. The mem-
| hers of the board from Bells and
Blake townships were absent. The
other townships were represented
as follows:
Broxton—F M Polk Jr.
Fraser—Josh Garvin.
Glover—J B Dodd.
Sheridan— P B Ackerman.
Heyward Jasper Robertson .
Lowndes—S E Boynton.
Warren —W A Strickland.
Veniier—Joseph Langdale.
Walterboro B (j Price.
which Mw
viving charter member*.
Mrs Dodd was in her 82nd year
She was the widow of Rev. Miles
Dodd who preceded her to the Great
Beyond thirty years ago. She leaves
the following children: J. H., J. B.,
S.’ H. Dodd of Roand: H. D. Dodd
of Adams Run, Mrs. T. D. Fender
of St. Matthews. She also leaves 27
grand children and 27 great grand
children living.
A truly great and good woman,
she has left an impress for good on
her children and all who knew her.
Her'last illness was nine days,
eight of which she was not conscious
of her surroundings. Her last
words, uttered just before she be
came unconscious, were:
cross the sweet waters of
Columbia. March 25,—Special:
The refusal of Governor Blease to
commission Judge Ernest Moors as
special Judge, to hold a special term
of Ccurt at Unioc, commencing
Monday. Judge Moore having beta
recommended, has renewed the
special Judgeship fight It would
appear that the question of whether
dr not the Supreme.'Court can man
damus the Governor of the State ie
now pat squarely up to that tribunal.
In the presence of Senator Benja
min Ryan Tillman Tand Mr. R. R.
Wylie, of Lancaeter, whom Judge
Moore asked to eome]here to get hia
commission. Governor Blssse said
to-day:
"Ira B. Jonea can mandamus er
G—dam us or do anything he pleeees.'
I am not going £,to appoint Ernest
Moore as special Judge for the Union
County Court. You can take these
papers back, for I will not rend
them." = u ' o
These remarks were addressed to
Mr. Wylie, who presented the* re
quest for the commiasioiCfor Judge
Ernest Moore.
HOW SITUATION AROBB.
A few days ago the Chief Justice
wrote to Governor Blease, recom
mending ta.him Judge Ernest Moors
for the Union County special term
of Civil Court to be held commencing
next Monday. Nothing!was received
from the Governor by Judge Moore .
her son, S. H. Dodd, Thursday, at “ the time approached for Urn
10:30 p. m. She was buried at the Court, he asked Mr. Wylie to go In
Fox burying ground the afternoon th« Secretafy of State <nd the Gov-
of the 24th, in the presence of a very ernor, while in the city, and see If
large crowd of relatival and friends, the papers had bean issued. Be
The funeral aervieae warn conducted nta* sent along hia j?uth of
la tha
"I want to
Jordan."
MASONIC SERMON AT LODGE.
Lodge. Mar. 27.—Special: There
wjll be a Masonic sermon delivered
at the Methodist church here Wed
nesday evening, April 6. at 8 o’clock
Rev. F. O. S. Curtis of Walter
boro.
Hope Lodge, No. 122, is one of
ta,<
ha no delay.
According to the
case, the Union County Bar
tion recommended that Judge Moore
be apppointed to serve, t awl this
recommendation was eonmnudeated
to the Governor by the Chief Justiee.
The letter of recommendation was
as follows:
"Pursuant to Section 2,748,
Volume 1, Code of Laws. I have
ordered a special term of Common
Pleas for Union County for tho trial
of civil cases not requiring a jury,
for the week commencing Match 27.
"There being no Circuit Judge
disengaged so as to hold the Court, 1
respectfully recommend that you is
sue a commission to the Hon Ernest
Moore, of Lancaster, S. C., learned
in the law, as special Judge, to hold
the said Court."
J. B. LILES NEW PRESIDENT.
At a meeting of the directors of
the Walterboro Cotton Oil Company,
held Monnay afternoon, the resigna
tion of R H Wichman as president
was received and J B Liles elected in
his place. Thiirwas made necessary
because of the fact that Mr Liles had
the most alive in the county, and the; purchased all the stock held by Mr
members feel that a treat is in store j Wichman. E T H Shaffer was also
for them in the sermon by Mr. elected a director to take the place
. Barnwell, March 24.—Plans are, NOTICE MANAGERS
COMPANY K. INSPECTED being set on foot for ihe establi.-h- j
* ^ ment of a county fair association tor, ihe managers and clerks of
Company K., 3rd. Regiment. S. C. i Barnwell county. It is iA the aim annexation election in St Pauls
V. I , was inspected Friday morning I of the promoters to get readv jn j ^ e t their pay for same by appl>ing
to E E Jones assistait treasurer.
the
may
in the sermon
Curtis, who is one of tho oldest
Masops in this part of the State.
Tt)Aj public is cordially invited.
time to hold the first meeting this!
fall, i i connect on with the Barnwell i
County Boys’ Corn club show and
by Adjutant General W. W. Moore
: and Capt. Frahwitter of the coast
artillery corps. The company was the Girls Tomato club exhibit.
in fine trim and made a splendid ap- — ■ - —• '
pcaranee. There were in line 90 pcr j ACCE p TS CALL TO EHRHARDT.
M W Breland.
Chairman.
cent of the total strength of the
company. Capt. J. M. Moorer, and
Lieutenants E. T. Hiers and G E. H
Moore were in command, N. C. A.
Sauls is the competent 1st sergeant
of the company.
At the comilusion of the inspection
General Moofe made a brief talk to
the company in which he compli
mented the men on their work. He
took a hand primary to find out how
many membsrs were willing to re
spond should'they be called into
active service. All but about five
haadiweut up.
Lewis Leach, of Greenville is in
town, the guest of his father, P. W.
Lfcach.
Ninety-Six. March 24.—Rev. E A.
McDowell, formerly pastor at this
place and for the past two years! tf a jor S A. Marvin of White Hall
field editor of the Baptist Courier, was a pleaant visitor to Walterboro
has resigned that position to accept a Monday,
call to the Baptist church at Ehrhardt
to which place he has moved his Hon. D. L. Smith and little son
family. Mr McDowell has been s j Ralph and daughter Ruby, returned
of his father, the late Capt A C
Shaffer Under Mr Wichman’s term
of office the oil mill has prospered,
having been place 1 on • a paying
i basis It is now in splendid shape.
IAvFPM M ADVIN HFAn and the directors are very hopeful
JUbLiIi fflAKVm UlAU, a* to its future success Plans for
Hendersonville, March 27. Special: discarding some of the old machin-
JosVph M«rvin, one Of the most ery wrere discusse 1 at this director s
. . * , meeting, with a view to putting in
respec t! an n > r > !>r ‘d citiz ms some of the latest and frnwl improved
this community, died at his home | 0 j| m i|| maC h!nery. in order that the
here Sa’unlay afternoon at the ago efficiency of this mill may be in-
of fifty-six years. had been in j creased
bad health for several wtdfib*. having "
cancer of the stomach. TO WRESTLE HERE.
The funeralservices were held at j Jack Fichtner of Baltimore, the
his late residence Sunday afternoon, lightweight champion of the South
resident of Ninety-Six for 10 years*
J. E Martin, who was called to
South Carolida on the sad mia«ion of
bringing hta wife’s remains for in-
tarmant, has returned to bis home
at Moultrie Fla. His son, L. E.,
also ratumad to Ida baainaaa at
Albany Ga.
Monday after a visit to relatives at
Little Swamp.
Heyward Smith of Smoaks Route
2. ia visiting his sister Mrs. W. H.
Padgett.
Frank Thompson of Route 4, was
in town last weekend paid this office
a
condutced by Rev J H Montgomery
of the Methodist church, after which
the interment took place at Black
Creek cemetery.
Mr Marvin was looked upon, as
one of the best men in this neighbor
hood and had many friends who will
mourn his departure He is survived
by hia widow and the following
children: Herbert, Leonard, Fred.
Arthur, Misses Estelle and Emmie.
Mrs.
Monday.
L. Ballinger and bar father.
Robertson, were in town
at catch-as catch-can wrestling will
meet E. F. Hammond, formerly of
Walterboro, in a match at Taylor’s
Hall Thursday night. Fichtner
has held thefsouthern championship
for seven years and his slipperinesa
on the mat has caused him to be
referred to as the human eel. The
speed of his contestant ia well known
to the admirers of wrestling and a
fast match it looked for.
*
Earle and Joe Graves, of Pcniel,
spent Sunday at Williams with re
latives.
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