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the PRESS and standard, walterboro, a c. PAGE SEVEN COTTON MEETING COHVEXISOE PLANS ID BETTER CONDITIONS OP PLANTERS CANVASS STATE BY COUNTIES. Ua . Tb« neetlng held Thursday in CoiuaabU lo d«Tte« ways and means for hattaiing condition oP cotton farmers was largely attended and every county* in the State Hon. D. L. Smith wan Colleton's representative U the The Selection at Mice. Snooks News Notes. CtJling attention t<j th* fact that Smoaks, Oct. 25.—Special: An the defendant's right to challenge l * be t n E “»*«*• to organise 2J T«nlr«m«n .h.o h. “ k^* could neither have counyl assigned with M^r. n 1 Jo„ J. ^ n o nor 'tSaatUfy t |n hU'own h behaff The* ! V>nL ° r ’ WM a W >olnt « 1 a commK- para.ie nor testllfy in hia own behalf, the tee to secure the requisite stock. “7' thU pr ° vic “ Thl8 committee ha. been riding for ion of North Cnrolina law a very un several days with good success* Mr. favorable comparison with the Vlr- Kinsey said that he had fifty men * t * le whom be could depend on to take What this Statq needs, in our stock, and that he had written a contemporary’s opinion, "is n change contractor in view of gettln« right like that in Virginia, where the down to work on thp warehouse, presiding judge examinee and passes Farmers in the community a& on the qualifications of juror. Six- agitated over the oottoti issue more teec* men are selected by him, then than ever before and they are going defendant can cut out four, leav- to do their utmost toward getting lag 12 men. It goes without say- a better price. Mules, land and far ing that the judge can select a jury tillxer sold last year on a 15 In lees than half the time consumed c^nt cotton basis and tke farmer bp the attorneys and at the same, cannot buy at such prices and pay time secure a jury'of intelligece for articles thus bought with and honesty that will administer 9 to 10 cents for cotton. It costa justice, but justice is not wbst som 1411 cents to make cotton and if we meti want. Bouquets by the buahci h * v e to sell for what It coats to are thrown at the jury that tried- it or leee we had bettei) not Beattie ovef in Virginia. Theee plaJU if- It la a poor investment should be thrown at the judge who 10 put ten dollars, for instance, in Had this been ^“on io spring and only get ten We have figured "RED HHIRTtr IN PARADE. Annua] Krwnfcus Kc*Hect*d V Columbia, September 20: The of the Red Shlrt^reunloa *■»* 1 eld at 10 o’clock this morrdng. The procession, headed by the Col umbia Cdncert Band, moved from the State House to the poetoffice, and returned to. the starting place and disbanded. Prior to forming the line of march the Red Shirts, both those on foot ard mounted, inarched by the equestrian statue of (len Wade Hampton, on the State Houite grounds. At this place time alter time the rebel yelkwa* given with emphasis. The parade was six blocks long, and there were many striking fea tures besiidea the number of those participating. Perhaps the oddest was the band of Ku Klux. in white robes and moucCed. Capt. W. H. So ml ley was in charge. Miss Mob ley, daughter of Mr. M. H. Mobley, was the attractive representative j of Thoms.s Dixon’s "Girl of the Clan." Resolutions commending the Montgomery Cotton Congress, in its selected tbe Jury. efforts to bring to Its proper level I In the haida of the attorneys there J* c,t ln »e fall. .. . —. , t automobiles came after tbj the prevailing price of cotton and would have been hung Jury, juuet t4^ Iari,rl y “d vquarel) and It costa rontclned the follow- the adoption of ofker resolutions would have resulted in this St&te." “° st f f£“ er * teo ceat * ^ <**•; pVomli.uit Red Shirts and meeting with thf vflnw* of those:The Record recalls a murder trial J? 0, H®®®# we have only on« of flDonsor8 a|l( . Q f bonor* Mias present. Marked the^onference of i n Durham county where indlgnath 4 ^J^^a^V^and dT^d ’a llv- Capt. D. J. Griffith. g price and fflight till we achieve J ,r J f \n C « s jt*onald. Miss Ellxe Strlbling, Mlaa ^ Second. Starve to death and bo growers, bankers e*nd business men I rising from acquittal by an obvlsou;* . * ,ra r K '*f “ p at the meetting held here this after* i ; , packed Jury was so great that „ * P 1 "* 0 ® a,1 d Eight i noon and evening. With the elec- e . man was sent to the legislature tion of Ctommissiontr Watson as ex p re iu,|y to get the manner of permanent president; Mr. J. Wblt-j ^j^ting juries chained. He came ner Reid, secretary, and W. C. I back thinking that he had atlain- Brown, of Newberry, assistant aec- e j object, but “when the bill retary, the Cotton Conventon com-1 wag c | 08e iy examined it was dls- menced this aflernooti a determin- cover ed he had been buncoed and ed meeting, nctuted by the business th<? , aw , eft a8 , t waij .. like purpose of marketing the cot-. ton crop in a mani».>» which will j enslaved by the financiers of cotton !*{ ul ' ** Kub y 1,0,1 exchangee who own this country. l - oot ^h® (the South.) Third. Quit plantir<g It. If rath er than pc.y pay for they prefer to call it sn overproduction. l>et Shirts mounted followed In the order given Mo»-t of the counties represented in the procession were designated bj baners, some of which bore tais- M , us quit planting it and see thyj* 0 ^ interest./ First .canje Lan- Nearly every one can recall in- effect an under-production. if i raster, followed by Lee. The com- FRANK’S i . • • FaD Announcement a WE ARE READY FOR THE FALL BUSINESS A complete line of Ladies and Misses Panama and Voile Skirts, Shirt Waists and Silk waists from $1.75 to $2.49. A full line of Ladies gne Mimes Sweaters. Ladies Comfort and Dress Shoes, Indies Fancy Col an. Blankets and Quilts. Baby Blankets, Caps and Shoes. Dry and Fancy Goods, Hats, Etc. Ladies, if you wish to get a real nice Tailor Made Coat Suit call at our store. We are agents for the American Ladies Tailoring Company, made to measure. A complete line of Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Socks, Ladies Silk Socks.’ English Cut T* ©users. Belts, Suspenders, Etc. Boys, if you are looking for n nice up-to-date suit, we have just received a shipment of Boys Knickerbocker Suits, all colors and sizes. The Charleston Surprise Bargain House WALTERBORO, S. C I. SOBEL, Manager. insure n reasonable profit to producing farmers. The meeting held until midnight, end various reaolutioto were adopt ed looking toward the profitable marketing of the crop. Talks were made bp n number of business men from vsrious parts of tbe State, among them being Senrtor E. D. Smith and President E. W. Dabbs, of the SUte farmers’ Union; RrsulwtfcMW ONMnlttee. The committe appointed to draw i str nces where our North ('aroli ’system of jury-packing was X a e determiblng factor in the case. The most notorious murder trial that ham occurred in pixlniont North Carolfhs for a generation past was a case of this kind. All was virtu ally over but the congratulations when the Jury hed beet* swbrn. The prosecution realized their counsel on both sides spoke for their pro fessional reputations and with lit tle else in view. We make the tween opposing couiuel, with a tremendous ad ventage on the de fense's side. To convict in his own county a white man who has any friends or influence is difficult In the extreme. Who can. doubt that in North Cerollna the Beattie verdict would have been a mistrial at worst? Anybody would lay wagers at ten to one. If there were any means of testing the matter, that In North Carolina Beattie could "get away with” the murder of his wife m in Vlifenia he mistakenly thought he could—Char lotte Observer. up resolutions was composed of one f^7* ,on Jurymen a game bo- mao from each Congresslional dim- trict, these being: W. M. Framp- ton.Chester, 1st district; R. M. Mix- son, Barnwell, 2nd district; Alon Johnstone, Newberry, 3rd district; Q^P. Goodwin. Laurens, 4th dis trict; W. P. Pollock. Chesterfield, 5th district; Douglas McIntyre, Mar ion, <th district; E. W. Dabbs, May- esville, 7th district. The aftenoon session was con sumed mostly In general discussion and perfecting the orgaoiiatilon and n meeting was held, beginn ing nt • o’clock. In which resolu tions were adopted and action taken in line with the purpose of the orgmnlsatiion. To Canvass Mad?. The following resolution was also adopted at tbe night session of the Convention: "Resolved. That the county farmers’ unions of the dif ferent counties of the State be requested to appoint a committee coexisting of not less than three men in each township in each coun ty to canvas the farmers of their couwtp and ascertain how maty bales of cotton th<'y will pledge thcjmselves to hold for the agreed minimum price unlctwl otherwise instructed by the State Farmers’ Union to sell. That the secretary of the county unions be requested ipeop,* of the S(ate througn his to forward reports from theee com- writ , ng and speeches, in his sym- m It tees to the State secretary an pathj* for the toiling masses and that the secretary' a®/ 1 president devotion to the task of making of the State Farmer* l nion I farm life more attractive ai.»J more quested to co-operate with Mr. >> at- productive of wealth, Clarence son to have this plan carried out p oe stands without a peer in North in all of the cotton-growing State*. Carolina to-day. It is no extrava- Be K further resolved, thatj the gant statement to say thc-t ' he president of the State Farmers Ln- stands as North Carolina's leading ion be requested to keep the locr.i c | t ix en . His worth to his State unions posted as to the number of cr . V ; lot be measured and It is a bales of cotton pledged ii> this res-: 0 f groat pride to his many olutkm. Be it further resoUed. f r j en ds to note the rapid strides he is making with his valuable pa per—The Snilthfleld (N C) Herald Pue Bays Another Pa|ier. Mr. Clarence Poe, the brilliant young editor of The Progressive Far mer,. has recently bought another farm paper and consolidated it with the paper which he has alrec- dy made known throughout all the South as its leading farm jour nal. Mr. Poe is a born organizer. For the past six or eight years he has kept his eyes open and his let no opportunity pass to strength en The Progressive Farmer, having bought at least an average of one new paper a year. In his love for his native St&te, in the worth of his service to tho ipary from Rock Mill, in Anderson South's I bounty, appeared, following a Iwge flau. Four negroes, who voted the l>emocratic ticket in 1876, ap- to organize perfectly enough to de- poar ‘ i, ‘ _ re<1 , nr inanri our urice or .duo retain md Cavalry, of Frost Mill, the . n *“ I may so term it. Rotation is what the lands need, and rerJly we are now at the jutv'ture that we have got r mand our prire or else relate rod diversify which will leave out fer tilizer buying extensively rod will elevate the price of cotton. Mrs. J, E. *8moak has returned ton Light Infai- - ry. "disbanded, but still for Hampton,” concluded the matchers afoot. Sheriff Coleman, of Lit bland County, and Mr. McDuffe Why WM Yon Take THOSE LOHC DRIVES from an extended visit to relatives Hampton sot. of 'V*** '«* in Augusta, Ga. ** mounted men R^^and Va. 'strongly represented atd ended the Mrs. E. W. Smith and daughters, Dessie and MiLOie of Green, Pond* parade r After the disbandment of the That the chairman of this body be and is hereby authorized to nam from each county £• special cOm- initte of business men and bankers to represent rath and every bank in said county, designating which banker is to be the chairman of -aid committee, the duti of tlii.^ committee being c« follows: They are promptly to asertain (fom < vt;ry special committee appointed to canvass the cotton groweiV the uuRioqy of bj -les of cot ion to be 1 Id, promptly arrange for finatm- i; g as many bales of tbe said cot ton as posa-ible." » Following is a Lo (t tho?<* v, o ' v* registered at ih* oLue i f i’■•nmissioner V i - i a. tb.- -cotton con vent Hon: it is U.-li' \id, however, tbe* ’h.s ,.ot Ldude all tlo- r present.>.live i'll who ere here die* ussiug the ciC ton situation: B<*-o7utioBM of Itc'pm. In is much ns tt has p!» ; : CmI Gcd . i.i ;:is jufitTltc •;-ti u '»■ < t. death our co-laborcf, dr: ^ ’ Brant, the following resoiti . <:!s are tidopted by tbe \V. 'M U. of Co’le- ton Baptist Association., 1st. That In the death of eur sister we have lost an active, will ing and • consecraied worker. 2nd. That while we mourn our creat loss, we liow in humble sule mission to the Divine .will. :»rd. That we strive U* emulate htr diligent, faithful, service. Hit. That n pat-' It:* our record book be inscribed to her memory, and a copy of these resolutions he spent several days vUiting relatlce. | ^ ^ went at Smoeke, recently. P* r «' ,p ®° 8t ^ 1 a .7«?d P. Kinsey, who has b<*?» in the to ,he ‘ olumb ‘ , LT | 7, 7 llt Riverside hospital for quite awhile, * business m®etlng. that has returned home much improved. * bout ,w * n,y . t he term* It is gratifying to know that had J . U,t W 0D Smoaks banking institutions are do one 3re * r ,** unanimous- K ing well The Bank ol Smoaks, has ff the orgaisxation. waa unanimous- JS eighteen thoueand dollars on de-, *> re-elected ! IN poeit. Fourteen of which has bet.in , , _ recently deposited. Averts Awfnl Tragr*ry. The Smoaks Furniture Co. baa Timely advice giver. Mrs. C. wiii- been organised', end they an® re- oughiby, of Marengo, Mia., (K^NQ ceiviig bids on the building they 1) prevented a dreadful trzgedy are to have constructed. and saved two lives. Doctors had Chas. Carter, and Clarence Bam 4 sxid her frightful cough was a "con paid R. W. Barnes, a viriO last 8&t- sumption" cough and could do Ut- urday. tie to help her. After many reme- An Ice cream festival was gjven dies failed, her aunt uitged her to &t Tabernacle last Saturday after- tr.-ke Dr. King'a New Discovery. "I noon. A coosiderable. sum was rais- have been using it for some time ed. The precedlr* Saturday after- t he wrote "aixl the awful cough has noon one wee given at Buckhead almost gone. It also saved my lit- school house in behalf of the school t | e j^y when taken with a severe Considerable money was raised, hi-unchial trouble." ^ This match- The main features of the occasion |,. sg meoicine has no eual for throat wr-s cake walking. One cak*- W11< | | U |, a troubles. Price aOc and raffled off for $24.95. The recipient gj 7,i a j bottle free. Guarai-teed was Miss Janie Jones. hv Jno. M. Klein. There is still a great deal of cot ton* in the fields that cannot be gathered in some time yet. The rainy spell 'has caused a big loss of cotton. Smoaks school will open Oct. 9, with Prof Smyley L Porter as prin- clipal and Mies Evelyn Legare as sistant. Under management of the a eble teachers, we believe we will have a good prosperous school. A. P. S. When you can go to K. D. Padgett. Jr„ at Ruf fin, S. C, and get what you want and just as cheap. I deal in Groceries, Dry Goods, Furniture, Stoves, Trunks, Coffins and Caskets • ALSO . <s *' Get your wagon and buggy repaired and your horse shod. My blacksmith shop is open Six Days in the Week s • H. D. Padgett, Jr. RUFFIN, SOUTH CAROLINA A Letter Fiirtn Stokes. t: tik».4, ( •;. 2 -Special: On StptcmhiT :5rd, the birthday of > r Solomon Fliers was celeiirat .1 neni here at the liters Park. A!- | ft ough this may be old to,*»i>mo‘J it 1 rot very likely lo grow i d to the children and grandchildren Tho Respect tl»e Mother. Mark the young mm who Is coarse and disrespectful to his mother. No roseate pathway can lb© hers who shall sustain to him the relations of wife. Not the h *p- piest will be the let cf those wlio shrH vome to Je his children. Net to he envied in the neighborhood ever in which be must be re* Honed as a citizen It does not matter what the mental stature of that mother is, how old, how 1» tit. h- decrepit the man to whom * ' weather was le t very good, bein^ , tlir. :it» 5,ei1 by showers, bm all is ntothe.r owes ) to her -genMtff -- >.-i toed to have a very go* d i i a . tendertirfs s *nd consld* ration. 1>i*l Mr. and Mrs filers w n( an.ong e he fall back and did the ehL-d. : ti • first to arrive at the grounds n , ean8 of Mtporinr advanta: * a; i were ready t<* welcome all byt * a . ij s.mile as they appear*..1. »’ *r in the t-oe? Itui FALL SUITS ARE NOW IN Either Custom or Tailor Made garments. Custom made suits from the Mitchell Clothing Co., of Bristol, Tenn., and the Tailor Made clothes are made by the Royal Tailors of New York and Chicago. s Give Style and the best PRICES. Duality always comes first and wc please you. Don’t delay, but call NOW. • We fit You, ititr wj . !ght> -t I. ht ytar> of He has eleven living childn m, on. hundred grandchildren, sixty— eiiih* great-grane hildreii; >-f '•i is hum w ere present. Th-r • w« r • r*I>< ••• • av.'iMir* d {:> >j. who aUeiidcd this birtl <ij - * dinner. ’l l ,• pr. traeft-d m Aim;, clos* <1 r t . ly. T he ne-eti;;;;N^as . • d® tv nil. If v. A. VV [!*v\n !*. the of the tri! ’ I’d •riil her de\ and dr.nial, her mind er*! years she govo that f’ ihildi might derive the benefit Tim. (»* h r *. vriflc*-; no v.onder it fell !>♦ hind#, with htr heart in home, in the buds that : ! Titer* is no rr.nk no f.iiit. far •'i»* oi.tire njeetyj,- r *li<l th * prcAching t*> eonditlen, that may exempt M L. li. manlo man from a kind n Itis moth* r. The Weekly Bouquet. *rd for loiinu Fugles. - An * i l<* live from wilgbty to on * lirTdr d and sixty yci-rs. The young birds are driven forth by th< ir savage parents to provide for thi ius. has j*» scon as tle-y. are able to fly.. No tn-init.* Is given ti» <m by the old bird. That is left to their wild instincts, wftlch W * »• I* i s t Tni't*^'*.. Will plrnige s *e elsewh ij* ;*. i p- t^lce'«alMinx a meeting on Oct, 7. li'll of all teachers and tru .*t in Colleton county. The mr.'n idea in this nail is to get ♦ < th( t\ atid oreanize thofve itiTercMcd.. in the cdtu^tionnl work of the county If Is no -going back to the old home’ eirt'to her bereaved husband, STTso f or t | 1t , • ,, 1 ng vfa;!* - The mother to the Baptist Cour'* r and Preso nnd Sttvodard, for publication. Mr*,. H J. Ghve-i*. Mrs. ty. G. W Bryan Miss Sue Williams Committee. •■unger ami necessity develop. There you can pofsibly do so come. W want a *1 r>uniber present at the fieri meeting. Tliis is n< ' a tru-t J. bir*l tears tip every vestige of the or 1 ibor union to be oru "rized, so you tu t ! not be afraid to come |t*e spirit of co-operation that* is-to be fostered. Von are not alive *o the best interns cf your profession tu**- less you are williftg to help better It. The call is to both teachers «nd trustee*. Meet us at the High school auditorium, at 10:30 a. m., Oct. 7. fW" rr>. 2. » **.-* M. G. GRUBER, Manager ** % tux j ’ ; Uiat will ft and not cos’s . v/ear we! too Tfilldu Cone In and ray SHIELD BRAND clothing to us and well fit you out to a “T” mt f eclctLes you want to b iy at the piicc; you want to pay. W. M. FOX nmatssm . .'JZi*.. r f \ Tf ON SELLING TIME W !t» n i '*•’I \oi i'<o;:on \<ti v.i'«k to lie re ) • ill ar : \‘ V ( •i t im i u e *n !.• t l!. ill u fnONt fur ycur mone rp •lie Js \vc carry. 'OOCIS. li •ri a c v< ti !(» ea’l ana isisp* <:i o JU.Sl' RECtlVIiD A MM’: Ol- l.‘)()[)* FOi< 1 ill: I. . DIES A 1 FRICKS. f • CAR OF WIRE FENCING M) ARRIV E \NCY DRESS YiuRY CLOSi: J. 8. MILEY & COMPANY GENERAL MERCHANTS LODGE, bOUlh CAROLINA. i Zt »tWl po-t, as.d if' they emit plaintive shrieks, the old birds dart a-t-them and push them off, the < r. gs or rocks and therebj* make th*Mn take to their wings. It takes three year for a young eagl** to gain its com- M. Strickland of Weeks, was plete plumage and strength.—South if^town Saturday on business. )|«ru Christian Advocate. ^ — W. W. Strickland and Le« Ohass- L. M. Prine. was among those of Fairfax, were in town who were in W<erboro Saturday. >— : - Saturdajr. ° j „* * * Dr. sod Mrs. A. P. Barne* 1 were . # # ' John Lucas, a popular young man among those who attended Indian Jno. and Boyd Rkter, of Ritter of this place, is visiting Pittsburg Field campmeetlng Saturday and *®re U’Unnr Batardiy, **»• ^ 1 . . Sunday. r» ** *»• • . » -tv^, - e - scw» ms.*!, t ■ » e» jaie*.w » c* J. C. Strickland, one of Stokes’ most prospersus business men, was In town 8*tnrday v i For Ssik! GolJ sad Silver Jewelry Go to • ■ u J. A. VfiSTERBERG, Jewelry Store. Main Street, Next Door to New Postoffice. WALTERBORO, 8. 0. I **