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D 1 voi .x; xiv. WALTERBORO. . C WEDNESDAY. MAY 17. 1911. THE MILL MUST GO THK CtiTTAwl^ ILLE M^BOOL , < losing KxerciiHt. to be held IF BOARD DOESN’T I WILL HAYS dnjr Etpain* at High School. OOVERNOR BLEASE. Cottageville. Mav If.—Special: The (’lotting exetrleea of the Cot- tageviMe High hool will be held Monday evening. The teachers and pupil* are working hard on a most iutereti.ing nrogram and a large an* .f lUporl « 8<M. '* , U These exercises will close a moat CONTRACT TO BE ANNULLED Of Meeith as to Tnbercnlo- sls In Prison. held In Columbia next Tuesday and successful term for the CattageviMe High mL- ol. he teachers are Miss Helen E. Maior.e, orlt* t| al Misses Ger- aad Columbia, May 12.—Special: Gov ernor Blease has called upon thei trurto Smith, Maude Mathis board of directors of the State Pen itentiary. to meet and declare null void the hosiery mill contract, the evenings entertainnent ••If you do not give relief, I wlH” Invocation, fiev. Mr. Inabinet writes the governor in a comm uni- ( Music. cation directed today to the board Debate m the qne v: Resolved CHURCH EXi NO 39 GRACE ADVENT CMC OK EXC1TKMKXT SUNDAY. AN ERimAIMEMT THREATENS TO SMOOT MWTBt — . 1 U H. ZrigbT H* ise M hip Rev. J. A. and to Col. D. J. Griffith. thej»u- j>erlntendent of the penitentiary. Considerable excitement was ea M..mlo I«uRant awistanU. g un , iy h fiernoon at Grace The following is the program for T€0t church three miles from WaJ- terboro, by an attempt oa the of L. 11. Zeigler to “kill or h wh»p - ’ the minister. Rev. J. J. Wil liams MRS. MORRALL’S MUSIC CLASS DELIGHTS LARGE CROWD. BONUS AMICUS WRITES. Enjoyed Recent Visit to OoUetoa,' and Win Ooaao Agate. f Cordova, May IS.—Special: For aomo unknown cans# The Press and Standard has not shown op at this end of tho lino this week, and we MISS DETREVIUE WINS MEDAL tbl. listed GRAND TOUUUNEKT fllu CROWD IN WAL1 LAST WEDl&SDAY MAT 10. Mias Katharine DetreviDe Wins Med al for Grenteei Made Daring Y The* entertainment given Monday evening at the school sudltorinm by Mrs N. G. MorraU’s music class was very good. Mrs. Morrail Is a member of tho faculty of the Walterboro High that Mathemstica Is s more imptr- p roin t i, e sports, it appears thnt »,.hool, being in charge of thp mu taut study of the School Course jt, in( t 8 y. afternoon Just after* the aj c department. That she is do- Thia letter follows the report of than Language. Affirmative: Re- rev:u | ilf tervice and during the com-ji n g a great work In the school the State board of health condemn hecca Dandridge and Clide Ack<?r - raurion service, L. H. Zeigler came was evidenced by the splendid pro- ing the hosiery mill and recomm* j man. Negative: Lois Jsques » nd t 0 churrh and going la the door gram rendered Monday evening. It ing that It be abolished, and the Harold bmith. threatened to kill Mr. Wllliama. WH8 a source of pleasure to see the convicts employed therein given out-' Ju-lr*-*, Hon. J. D. Ackerman, W. jJqq,. wa8 immediately cloted. effects of such careful training 6n door work. The tubercular condl- W. Smolk, L'r iJ. G. Willis. locked from the inside, and Mr. j her part front the tiniest tots to lions at the penitentiary are the C’horab, Boat Song—bji girls of i -.v.^iamg was spirited away by his the members of the graduating basis for the recommendations. j the rsventh, eig!.th and ninth grade “Not only ate the inmates made When Thomas Takes His Pen,— to suffer’ , writes the Governor, 1 Inez Ackerman. but when one with this disease .Mins »e and Winnie—Bernie and leaves there and goes out into the Winn e Ackerman. world, he spreads the disease amoi Doll Drill. | (er being ve ry angry threatened to the pupil who made the greatest our citizenship and thereby causes f'ur Little L*oy Blue.—Blanch© ^oot anyone who interfered with progress In music during the year have certainly missed its visit. Hop# tho editor and his staff of workers are not sick. * Well, to say that this scribe en joyed his visit to Colleton express es It very mlldljr Indeed. v It was n source of front pleasure to moot so many of my old, true and tried friends, and there wore many more that I would like to have mot, but for lack of time had to hie away homo wlthouf seeing thorn. Every where tho hearty hand shako was given and the people showed me much kindness for which I am profoundly grateful. During my sojourn in the Doc tors Creek neighborhood I ventur ed to Join n fishing party. Did we catch any thing? Well I should say we did. Harvey Saunders even caught s cold, as for myself, I a , n ^ MISS ESBORN CHOSEN QUEEN J. B. The May festival and tournament, given last Wednesday by the la dles of the Civic league of Walter- bo o, was a great success la every particular. There was a large crowd preeeat, and nil had a good tlmn from jhe beginlag to the ending of the day. it has bees estimated that no fewer than 1100 persons were la town for the day, and the ladles fr 3nds. (elates. The congregation was broken up One of the moat enjoyable events ani s messenger was sent to the t ,f the evening was the presentation nearest telephone to call Magistrate to Miss Katharine DeTrevllle of a Bryan and Sheriff Fox. Mr. Zelg-igold medal given by. Mrs Morrall to the Innocent to suffer. ttov. Mease's Letter. : VckerL.an. 0 Musk:. Mm. When it was found out that This presentation was made by Hon. the Sheriff had been summoned, Mr, W. H. Gruber, chairman of board Governor Blease’s letter in full. Krt’iciJional Ghosts—Members Zeigier's son. Willie, went to his of trustees, who made a very en- of (be league are delighted that caught klnd’of awoe-"be-7one’”feel- th * y ar * ab,e 10 * uni OT * r to ing but managed to sleep it off th . t '“ 0,lu,ne,lt con,ri,ltt< * ^ ^ wer * j asked to contribute, which assursa At Black Creek church many of th ® e^ectlo,l of a Confederate moa- my good friends were in evidence otf ument on th * Court HoUi ? aquar * Sunday evening, also at Henderson- wlth,n a ,ew w ** ka Ia ,ac ‘* ^ vine, where we tad the pleasure < r «»« ordered, the te- sttendlng service Sunday night, “rlptlon written, and all. aad It win They say “Every sweet has Its Bit- be out and eT9Ci ^ wlUMM,t ter” so I suppose the bitter that d * ,a,r • ^ - was m’xed with the many pleasant! Ther * man - ^ at - aud sweet things during my visit ureB of tha d » y Morclses. among them being the parade, the given to the press and mailed out this afternoon, is as follows: “Columbia, 8. C. May IP 1911. To the board of Directors of the state penitentiary, and Col. D. J. Griffith, Superintendent, Gentlemen:) the seventn grade. Little Grandparents—Drill. Advic*. to a Young Man—Marion At kermun. ■i'inbearu Drill. The Three Sisters - Florne Gru Maggie Lee Ja In lew of the report made to you|l»«>. Eva Jordan, Pearl Ackerman, by the Mate board of health throug Muric. Its chairman. In regard to the seri ous and dangerous conditions at the State Penitentiary, 1 respectful ly request that you meet sut your very earliest convenience and de clare absolutely null and void the contract for furnishing labor to the iMMtery mill, within the wslle ef Annie The Donation cues. Japanese Kin Drill. Her Big Sister's Beau Peirce. Sailors' Drill. Spell. Watch the Corners— Ardella Spel the penitentiary, as the operation of! Music. the mill Is a nuisance and deetruct-i Dream of Fair Woman—by mem- ive to the health and lives of op- 1 ^ of the eighth and ninth grad< •ratives as it is now conducted I < horns A oir*s of the Woods, Wants Building Removed. j "> Kiro below the seventh grade. “I also beg of you to compel the MUM*»ni.\17 \T*IRELAND CREEK immediate removal of all of the ma-j c.hinery in said mill, and that thei | ,1^,. ('rt>wd Enjoy Memorial Exee- hnilding either be torn away, or if| ,„. xhls Place, advised by the proper competent an- it,,, \jntji .'nuual Memorial Ser- thorities that it be thoroughly fumi vt" • at Ireland ('reek, was held at gated, in order to remove from it: j . , r «. Saturday. There were and Irotti within the walls of thei s.bout 4(i(t people all of institution all traces of that most: \hoip <s<t’iae 1 in have a most enjoy- dreadful and loathsome disease, tu- j,;,. u.|u. i | ie grounds had been berculosis. You may be threatened, |„,u, rleaned for the day, and with a lawsuit. In my opinion there! , t>oi...i,ful picnic dinner was server* is no danger The State can take' rh-'-e w-r*- several addresses made, care of herself, and you have the were listened to with great home, which is a short distance fro itertaining speech in which he the church and returned armed wit j lauded the value of music and the shot guns and pistol. Sheriff Fox work being done by Mrs. Morrall. and Magistrate Bryan responded,^ The proceeds of the entertalmnen but did not reach there until the will be used to pay for the piano Zeiglers had gone to their home. purchased by school. The cause of the trouble seems The following is the program: that Mr Zeigler was Incensed bo- Part One. cause Mr. Williams had performed Chorus, Greeting by entire music the ceremony when hJs’kou Was mar class. ried a month ago. • v I “Dawn of the Century’ —First Monday morning |Ir. Williams amd'plapo. Misses Mabel Wichman, Ata- several of tho offtcors and momb«r*'lle Moore; second piano. Misses B< of tho cfctirch came to Walterboro. tie and Lillie Knight. “More Danate"—Misses £eu» Htott, Irene Pellum. Sextette for two planoe—“Bella was that my friends, James Griffin and Joseph Getsinger were qui^e 111 and I he latter died before I left f' r h«‘*ne and that sad event caused me to tarry s day longer In order tj| attend his burial. It Is hard indeed to give our friends up, but death Is tke Inevitable, if they are not taken from ns, we are taken from 'them.. To his dear wife, mother, sisters, and all sorrowing on as, wo exteLd our sympathy. I sincerely hope my friend ttd brother Griffin oration by Mr. Howell, the crowning of the queen* the tournament, tho May pole dance, the baseball game and the dance In the evening. There was not s thing during the day to mar the pleasure, and only pleasant memories will remain of this de lightful day. Tho Parody Promf/ly at 10:30 the parade was formed at the court hoaso square. The order of the parade was ns fol- and Mr. Williams swore mil warrants against Mr. Zeigler one against his son,Willie, preliminary hearing will be before Magistrate Bryan at and! The is \ery much improved ere this tlm% *° w,: Knights and horsemen, car- Mr Editor, I was anxious to vla-i rU #** for ^ c,ir,e officers, it Walterboro while down there andj j^ Pd » ***’ held Bocca—First piano Misses May von- the Lehe, Ruth Risher, Lucile Hiera; unable to do eo, I hop# however, to paee that way again D. V. ere long. ehlef marshal, Col. J. O. not being well enough te Court house Monday morning jat 10: second piano. Misses Chase Black. tgjat 00 o'clock. Mr. Williams employed, Mildred Grace, Isabella Smith. Howell and Gruber as bis atorneys* “The crowning of May”—by pri- The Zeiglers. will be represented by mary pupils. Padgett, Lemacks and Moorer. and “May ".^—Recitation by Julia Mc- J. 8. Griffin. Eaq. Teer. The following are the affidavits: Affidavit. State of South Carolina. County of Colleton. A memorial service was held here a * s ** ted b F W. 8. Marvin and C. C. yesterday, there were at least fi*ei And ® nM,r ’ march wan hundred souls present to enjoy the dow,i Main street (to Kleins corner, day and give their efforts towards dowl1 Railroad avenue to the WaP- making the occasion a success. Revs' ter l'O ro Cotton Oil Company, down D H. Crosland and Geo. E. Davis, ,(!ark ‘ ,tro ® t *° ,b * Falr grounds, were the speakers ,of the day. We wnd *- ,t * • lld * be race track to ths were in hopes thnt me would enjoy 8rand H,and - a talk by “Uncle Jack”, but were ,n I'wnde. disappointed on account of the la- Among those mho took part In dies' meeting In the capacity of a l ,ur * d ® wny he mentioned as missionary union after dinner. Judg* following: Knights and horse ing from the amount of ice cream legal right, and It is your moral du ty, to bring to an end any contract the conditions of which cause and maintain a nuisance and in my coin ion, the courts would not force you to fulfill an agreement that pro <loces disease and causes death; but on the contrary would sustain your refusal when the cause is shown them. “Gentlemen, one man's life is worth more than all the money the inter,.si by those present. The pres- nce of e-n organ and well trained rendered the exercises more ».ij«.yable. Mrs. Berry Linder was 1>.« proficient organist. The meet ing mas called to order at IE:30 a clock by A. J. Linder, who wel comed the ' people in a few re marks and turned the meeting over :o Joseph Langdale, who gracefully ©resided over the exercises. The exercises began with prayer Winter Months—Deland Sanders Vernelle, Beach, LeRoy Sykes. Spring Months—Ruth Brown, LIU ian Price, Ruth Lucas. Summer Months—Annie Fripp, Personally appeared before me, J. Jewell Taylor, Birdie Drawdle. E. Bryan, a magistrate of said coun- Fall Months—Marion Kirton, Au -j° n ^ he * round > 1 “ U PP° 8 « everybody ty and the said State, Rev. J. J. drey Jones. Harry Patterson. , Williams, who being duly sworn Grass—Julian Gibbs, says: that on the 14th day of May Flowers Lillian Ackerman. 1911, In County and State aforesaid Days—Reba Hiers. one L. H. Zeigler, committed » mis-, Nights Cotes worth Flshburne, deameanor by committing a breach 4nd Louise Glover, of peace and disturbing a religious May—“Queen of the year '— meeting at Grace*church: that said R ut h Lucas. , defendant cursed and used profane Duet Dollys' Lullaby" Miss Em and vulgar language toward depon- Mne Puerifoy, Master Carrol Brown. S Man in, C. .Anderson. It. Ackerman, II. A. Patterson, A. hosiery mill will ever make Booth Carolina. It may be said wa4 until the Legislature meets, but this should not be. We have a right to correct, but we have abso lutely no right In the sight of man or God to shackle human beings an force them to work in places whe^e for by Rev. J. M. Craven. The first speaker whs W. W. Smoak, editor of The Press and Standard, who endeavored to impres upon the young people the ne cessity of a more thorough prepara tion In order that the thought, pow er might have machine as perfect ent at Grace church, that said d*»L Motion Song Bessie Zalin, Edna fendant throats to kill depon- Hubster. Frommic Bailey, LeRoy ent and from Information and belief ®ykes, Julian Gibbs, Harry' Patter- deponent believes that said defend- a* 0 . Lillian Ackerman, Annie Fripp, ant Intends to do him serious bodily R#ba Hiers. Audrey Jones, Carrol harm, against the form of the stat Brow “. Meredith Jones, Stephen Ac ute and against the peace and dig-! 1 *®™ 1 ® 11 - nity of the same State aforesaid i J. J. Williams, Sworn to before me this 15th day of May. 1911. J. E. Bryan. Magistrate. Part Two. Instrumental Solo—“Rustle of “Spring”—Miss Katharine DeTre ville. ; Duo—"Miserere’’ and “Ah! I Have Sighed to Rest Me"—First The other warrant against L. H.I piano. Miss Susie Tracy; Second their health Is endangered, and as possible through which to oppr- where often death is the result. Al-jate. ready too many graves have been Rev. J. M. Craven was the next . ^ filled by the bones and flesh of, speaker, who took for hi. suject, “ d **r* Tmte< L" atar *. Md carrjr | ^ Duet March ■our people to make money for. "Home”\ Mr. Craven very interest-* Zeigler chargee Assault of a high piano. Miss May vonLehe. outsiders. Not only are the Inmates ingly spo made to suffer, but when one with this disease leaves there and goes out Into the State he spreads f the disease among our cltixenshlp, and thereby causes the innocent to suf fer. Win art if Board Doesn’t. “I will beg you gentlemen to give this your Immediate consideration and not permit any other individ ual to suffer because of having to ’work in this nuisance and abomin able filth. No excuse will be accept «d by the people of South Caroli na If It Is continued. The time for action has come and yon are the <koss to act; so please proceed to act like xpen, yonr part. If you do »ot give relief, I will. "Very respectfully, . Sighed, Cole L. Blease, Governor. life, and the duties of home these who werd pfee ing a pistol. The affidavit alleges Misses Jessie Harrison, Algle Wlch- that on the 14th day of May, one man. L. H. Zeigler committed an assault Electric Flash Galop—First pla- Ml to mako their home, a, attract') 0 ' * hl « h “ 4 W»*atad oature'ao. Mice May Prlco. Ploda Sberl- Ice a> ponelblo la ordtr that tb,!’ U ‘ ! otTOt * ‘"' ‘od carried an u* dan. maond piano. Mlaaea Manle girls and boys growing up in them lawful pistol and that Newton Hiott Jas. Jordan, Willie. Carter, Isbam Valentine. Barney Carter, Mrs. Em ily Herndon are material witnesses to prove the tame. will be more encouraged to live In them and nqt crave the crowded city life.) Dr. H. W. Black, County Super intendent of Education, was the last speaker. He gave a characteristic address, which was thoroughly en joyed. He was glad of the privilege of being present at these memorial exercisee, and hoped that after he bad departed this life, there would! R. A. Under of ML Carmel was be those who would recall his b^ja&ong those seen oa our streets ing present and think kindly of him. » Mr. and Mrs. Archie Breland of Drs. Creek, were In town Monday. May Boynton, Esther Langdale. Song—-“Plow Balmy Breexe—Mis es Mpy Price, Mattie vonLehe, Ma bel Ijawrence, Jessie Harrison. Presentation of Medal, by Hon. W. U. Gruber. The warrant against Willi© Zeig ler .-barge* him with carrying an un Mt „ Bertha E|lDoril th# hono red lawful pistol and that Newton Hiott Q Q e« D returned to her home at Ma and Jan.es Jordan are witnesses to shawvllle Saturday, prove-the same. Prof. j. W. Campbell of Williams', was in town last Wednesday In at tendance oil the May festival and tournament «p Saturday, • John Saunders, depot agent at Stokes was in town Saturday oa business. Miss Sbeffle Addison of Cottage- vllle has accepted a position with Tsjxors. men, vs \v kept cool. I* Anderson. C. J l itlqr, J. T. Hiot No rain in this section yet, and 1 *• D- Cn-s-by, O. 8. Hill, gardens are failing fast, cotton dy-i**’ Hearh, t. L. Linsey, O. F. Ing, brooks and rills ceasing to Jliolt. A J. t impheU. P. M. Fox. flow and the spirit of man much 1 * 1, •'• Joe Garris, O. I. discouraged because of the gloomy Hlocker, These were followed by oar prospects for fortune. j risges. In the first carriage rods My! my l«tter has grown to a Mayor A ‘**™an, M. P. Howell. Esq Jno. H. Puerifoy. In the second I hope all are considerable length, still good friends. ' • BONUS AMICUS. Lawful, but Poor Rufttnees. Smoaka, May, 15.—Special: Mr. Editor, Is it lawful or right for a road overseer to get $2.00 per day and only work three hands. Please let us know. FARMERS. It (ray be lawful but it Is infgh’y i»oor business—Editor Organizer for Colleton County. Cottageville, May 16.—Special: Miss Helen E. Malone has been ap pointed organizer for Colleton coun ty under the State School Improve ment Assoriatlon. She will begin ehortly *thp work of perfecting an organization for Colleton county. were the officers of the Civic league,, Mrs. John H. Puerifoy, Mrs. O C. Brown, Mrs. T. P. Baker. The third carriage contained the •mem- Drit gates to K. of P. Convention. Tho following delegates will rep- r«*si nt ‘Nahley Farrow Lodge, K. of P. at the State convention to be held inColumbia ret Tuesday and Wednesday: E. 1). Lemacks, and J. M. Ackerman. Alternates, R. L. Fraser and M. P. Hcwell. Dr. S. L. Bray of Wiggins-was hero yesterday on a business tript C. W. Strongbton of Wiggins was here yesterday. Miss Isabelle Patterson of Allen dale is the charming guest of Miss Lillia Murphy. Miss Dearie Kohn Is spending a time m Uamp-on with her sister, vitas Sarah who Is teaching la the bora of the monument committee: Col. C. Q. Henderson chairman, Iflou O. W. Way, L. R. Hiott, and D. B. Peurlfoy. After ti la came the float containing fhe band, and after this Mrs. H. A. Francis in a decor- a au>d buggy and M. Paniottl, in e buggy float advertising the Singer Sewing machines. This was follow ed by a float of A. Wichman* A Son, on which was a complete assortment of stoves and kitchen ware. Be hind these were the automobiles, as follows: C. T. Cummings with Miss Wtlhelmlna Strobe!; C. C. Hiott, of Round, with Mrs. Harry Jones, and little daughter, Elisa beth, and H. D, Padget, Jr., of Ruf fin; E L. Lemacks of Ritter, with Mrs. E. L. Lemacks and Master Be- rien Sanders; II. D. Padgett with i Col. and Mrs. Jas. O. Padgett; Pan! ended school there. 1 * K (te • ■■te.- ~ Sanders with Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Jno V. Lucas, Mrs. Lariscy . Old Soldiers In Line. One of the features of the parade was the presence of & number of the veterans, who Joined th© par ade a^t the flowing well. They form ed there In line under the com mand of Lieut. R. O. W. Bryan of the local camp. Upon arriving at Fair grounds, they led the parade round the race track, and were giv en seats In the grandstand where they were Interested spec tutors of the events of the day. Those the parade were:: I y