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ADVISES COMPETENT WOMAN
WONT
n hpsim cunt omuoi
SUto Democratic executive
■RMtlng Id the library at
M State hoaae fixed the assess-
Nkta for the eaadldates entering
w State oampalgn. and decided
pan a eeperate ttiaerarp for the
mdldntee for the United States
and aolleltor. The
the State offieera was
o«t at a meeting of. a sub-
here several days
m. The eoastttetlonal provleion of
e forty that a separate campaign
» hold where 'there la more than
is eaadMato tn the raos tor the
■Red States senate mas cited by P.
her of the exe-
from Newberry
iter some dtseassion a
providing tor the sens-
cfal esmpelgs was adopted by the
had the subcommittee
to propers the it-
the appointment
tet of Oe'lnmbta as
The foUowlsg assessments for nil
aOtntee in the campaign were
md by tho committee.
United States senate $SSO. con*
•as ISM. torsrner f 100. railroad
mmlssloa «TS. SUte officers. |S0,
lie!tors Ilf. V
It Is estimated that over |4;t00
U be ss«atred tor the
±wm*. it* rtes*
sat *|4.#00 will be raised
at cempslga meeting Sill ha held
Sumter iwxt TUeeda^v John
try Evans, the State chairman an-
of Chrls-
secretary
ve committee.
OohhnMa.
torlel campaign win op-
Columbia on Tuesday, June
, and will close In AlkOS on Au
nt SS. The separate campaign wa
ids necessary because two candl-
itss have elreedy filed their pledg-
for the Ualted States, senate,
key are Jasper W. Talbert, Of
trksville. ta Edgefield county, ar*(
B. Dthl of Laurens. Senator
llmr* Is la the race for re-el ec-
m. but be will not make the
avaoa of the State. The candl-
itai tor eongreee Ir* the various
■trlpls and the candidates tor ee-
tbe several circuits will
ths sumo dry with the
tor tho senate.
It sms deetSed yesterday bp the
eeuttve eommltte not to return
o asamnaMats to Candidateo who
Ithdraw from tho race etter filing
sir pledpen. All pledgee must be
led by next Monday at soon, the
iy before the State eempalga op-
a.
followtng Itenerary was de-
ipoa at » mooting of the
tor the eaadldates tar
* Ualted States senate, congress
es and solicitors.
ColamMo—Taesday, June tf.
Juno
June >7.
Jbne SS.
(une SO.
t.
iy. July 8.
iy, July 4.
lay. July I. .
Chesterfield—Satufday, July S.
|ly t.
July 10. ,
r. July 11.
July IS.
July IS.
July If.
July IT. ,
Corner—Thursday, July
r. July 10.
July 30.
p. July SS.
r, July S4.
r. July ss.
r, July to.
Jtoy >«.
TUrt. Witt IW. A4mlto „ „ VnW1
tivni in Uolletoa Best Kvitvd
For Work.
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SUPPOSED
OF
OALUEB OPT ST LOCAL
ROPRI
IR 00LLET0R JAIL
CAVAKNS
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STATE
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The following letter has been
Officials to
It.
received from State Supeiintendeat
of Education, Mr. J. E. Swearingen. ‘
approving the appropriation of
$350.00 of the State dispensary funl
for Colleton county to employ a
county supervisor of rural schools. >
It Is a source of gratification that
Mr .Swearingen so nnqaalifiedly ap- I
proves the expenditure of this fund
In this manner. This letter will !
No little interest has been nronaa
over a dash between Co mmlssloa-
er J. W. Hill and laham Dspnsa.
the keeper of the poor fnrm. It*
seems that Col. Hill Is “from Mla-
souri” and has to be “shown” tha
contract between the eoanty
Mr. Dopson, by which he la
control the poor farm. This
Dopson says is a purely verbal
A second tragedy last week has
been reported from the Little
Aew ao T«
A meeting of tho Bar association
was held Monday for tho parpens
be of general interest to the schootd i
of the county. f
Columbia. 8. C., Jnne 10. ISIS. 1
•ept. H. W. Black.
Walter boro, 6. C.
My Dear Sir:—
I hereby approve the recommends
tloa of tho Colleton County Board
of Bducatloa for tho use of
fttt.M of tho fund derived from
tho State Dispensary balance to
employ a eoanty supervisor of rnraT
schools. No hotter eoe of ^tho
money can bo made In Colleton conn
ty.
With year large white population,
yoar numerous country schools, you
S white tenehert, this supervis
or will furnish a valuable adjunct to
the qbuaty superintendent’s office
and tp the public school system of
tract, made between him
pervlsor Smoak early in
for 1912. This all
tract according to
Tides for a salary for hlssoolf
$25 per month, his and family'*
bill, feed toy mnlee and hone,
■alary for helpers makli
These items have ran up
month, and the claims
April 1st were approved by
visor SmoelEt' and
Jagnes. and paid by CoL Hill,
were all other similar claims,
that time, however, no claims
•warnp neighborhood la the upper , of deciding whether or not it wauM
pert of ibis county, the first being be advisable to hold court In Jniy.
thst of Charley Jones, who wae w- After tftocosulng tho *nt**TT * from
iasslasted from ambush while vie- every point, tha attorneys decided
g at the home of Mrs. M. L. jthat the beet interest of the ooun-
osby ns reported la the last la- ty would be subserved by not hold-
of the Press ead Standard, the mg * term of court la July and
.second being that of Laurie Croe- hundred dollara saved
[by, a young ' white
[Mrs M. L. Crosby,
the
suicide
P—ilmornlag.
•U.tnrnhd a
“*V mob of eoanty. . In this opinion (Solicitor
rho committed Pturftoy concurred.
Ir hwe Thursday J ntom followlBg statement has been
The eorooer’s Jury re-,headed ta Tha Press and. Standard
verdict tn the case of by tho prjcUant of the Bar aiito
( Charley Joaee that he came to his ' otntloa tor publication.
from gunshot wounds at I g* a mooting aff tha Bar aeaaein
.the heads of ankaawn person or'^ g^d ou tha IMh laeUnt. it was
'parsons. Tha verdict la the ease rseslisd ta riqiMt tha PtwMJng
to. t af Crosby le that he eama to hle 4 judca to direct that aa Jurors be
— *-»th from gunshot wounds at „mmmni tor nttaadanaa at tha
— 4: ", ' farm of Court eonvoalog oa tha
*1 Th * ■■Pf«Mtlaa ig tha commaalty M Mm4a y to July aaat, and that
that Crosby killed Janes. It up- M term of eauK of Oeuaral Saa-
paars that Ossip had beau drinking -4— go hold at that TMs aa-
been paid except for two mamth'a . rather heavily tar several days and t Ma
I am aandtag copy of
tt|. Statutes 1»12. This law
eaupty hoard of ad neat to
ta the use of tho dispone
try fund subject ta tha written ap
proval of the State superintendent.
Some cr-reful, competent, consci
entious woman, who la familiar with
-ondltions in Colleton county, who
’inderstands that needs, and as
pirations of the people, who' is well
‘reined and thoroughly experienced
!u modern school methods, bid
who is anxious to work with her
home folks, should be selected /or
'his position. Shi Is to discharge
her duties under the dirgstion of
the CoutVy superintendent S’nd
- unty board of education in co-
peration with the State department
of education.
She Is to be the personal and of-
'Iclal representative of school au
thorities and Is to make writteo
r o
reports as they may be desired. „
Congrr-tulating you sad the Board
upon this progressive step, I am,
Tours raspeetfully,
J. E. Swearingen,
State Supt. of Education.
All persons who are interested In
the Black Creek cemetery are ur
gently requested to meet there
early on Wednesday morning, June
Sith. to aid la putting the grounds
la good condition, as some hnnl-
li*j will be needed, those who can
bring terms will please do so.
This call la one in which all inter
ested will please take notice end
lend their aid.
P. O. 8. Curtis.
splary tor plowman
Upon advice by the eoanty
neys CoL Hill has told ap
claims presented since April
He has on file la his offtee 1
and unpaid the following claims
W.‘ V. Glover.. .. .. ..f ».M
A. Wiehmaa A Son 4.91
Farmers Merc, sad W
Company.. 4fJtt
H. W. Black. Jr $«.$• '
I. W. Dopson—salary. April
sad May *0.00 ,
Col. Hill, when asked by a rep
resentative of The Frees and |
Standard, what Us policy would be
In the future toward tpe poor farm
>nd Mr. Dopson, stated that tf Mr.
Dopson would make a Contract such
r* he could approve of, that he
would continue him ii> office, but
that all purchases, In future, would
have to be made by requisition
through his office.
Mr. Dopson states that to ex
pects to itavo his bills paid, for
he is under contract, and to has
called former Supervisor Smoak.
Commissioner Jaguee, and Clerk O.
A. Beach to moot him hero next
Monday to settle the matter of the
conthv-t. /
The questioa Is whether or not.
from a legal point of view, one set
of offieera cmt> iraasmlt a verbal
contract to Metier and teres them
to honor It. The outcome of the
matter la awaited with Interest.
Meanwhile those who kgve said Mr.
Dopson. ioods, b cl losing It all
right to do so. would 1dm to have
their money . - irf*
W. O. Bentos, on* of Savannah’s
prosperous business men spent last
week in e-td near town with rela
tives.
ess
A. A. Patterson, Jr., who has
been visttlqg relatives in Hampton,
returned home Monday.
wife stated that to ewe mm that there are aa
lured ay morning desiring to pat uri
nothing to drink, tom had some trti) | ^
ro la the amehs tores, a small ^
(building, hat told Urn that she ’
id lost the toy. Without saying 1
ythtag to
to took hts
l
tto top of km
self laetaatly.; ^
aa was lytag i
ifr : . !
wm Fox
gad held
Thurs-
i|he Jury
owing to tto Mat
U JaM
to ha
advisable Ay
mm tore of tto Bar to h
> with this term of tto Da
ider to save tto oauaty tto
eapeaw a( toldlag tto
fito di tto
of tto Mar m eaa«i$reMn hit
.dhA
to that effect has
All
tto togaeot ovs
dap right, tto
bang as ahov*. Tto
lag ao otroag am
printing to H. adieating so dear
ly that Cresby was tto slayer of
Jones, that , the sheriff has ac
cepted this theory sad aa arrests
hare followed.
petit, ca» toko it tor
that their presence tore will aot to
regnlred.
W. B. Gruber.
Pros. Bar Aaao.
Jao. H. Peurifoy.
Solicitor.
June IS. ItlS.
E. H. Ulmer Ossrildete Ftar
tiadmst of Mdacatlna.
A card which wtU occeeton some
surprise throurhout tho county le
that of E. H. Ulmer for County gw-,
pertatender* of edaeatlon. Mr. U1 J
mer is one of tto best known*
dtlaens of the county and Is well
liked by evqyy one. He top served
as eouaty commissioaer several
terms and la a prominent
tto Masoatle ardor.
^Mr. Ulmer Aas been a
■stool teacher and for several years
has been teaching singing school
in tto different parts of tho
At least throe very important
thlage are traaepfriag (a tto
country today; On# of National, tho
other two ot state Importaaee.
Tto Kattoaal BeftoUmm Coarea-
ttori which M la eeaston at Ckmagu
bids fnitr to eclipse nay eon
that has ever been bald la
lleaa territory. Tha Cdateet'
tween tto RooesreH aid Taft
ere is one of etapaadi
and It will doubt lore
before It M kacfwa who will
tha aamiaatoa; whether «tf|
wll* atoare tho aomiaatioa (to 4
•ceoad tores or whether T. B.
will get tho aomiaatioa tor s thlaE
c« tto Blato eare-
to lor
pahlle.
realm by
That 1100
this
Isr eoanty. That It
Ifg-toHUrisw Of tho
ChIU interest
ai tho
» low oorep '
illMd
of tho Govern ■»
lam la tho a
la pretty m
to had tore dolmg for several
J. T. Daacaa also spoto.
In tto roe* tor attorney
J. Praasr Lynn, the lacamtoat, and
B. B. Evans, who .. was reeeatly
acquitted lb Columbia oa tho eharpo
of graft, had a dash, which bids
fair to to of more Interest ta tho
near future. Mr. Lgrea premised to
■how that Evans to pot fit to re
ceive tto votes of tto people, Brens
defying Lyon to amto nay such
showing.
Another matter not second la in
terest to that of tto ‘F^gt
meeting was tho aeactOh of tho
dispensary li
which mot for tto
( l lag testimony from Mayor
of Chgrieetoa, who tod
eeoatablse U graft
A marriage win to aslehralsd at
tto home of Mia. B. C. Pries this
evening at t-M o’clock when her
slater, Mies Lochte Bern ley, will be
come the bride of O. L. Gehagan.
The ceremony will to performed by
Rev. Henry Can then, of Waltertoro.
Mr. sad Mrs. Oahagaa will come
toUetter John H. Peurifoy, who
mart la Charles-
to Waltertoro immedlaoly after the , tog returned gaturday. Mr.
cvremoay, making Ahrir heme
st 'toy,had a
Ho Is now
ed to
lo farming,
will to pless-
Is offering tor
f, taly n.
v Abbeville—Thursday, August t.
\fndersou—Friday. August S.
Wathalla—Saturday, August S.
Plckbne—Monday, Auguat J.
Oreeuvlllo—Tuesday, August 4. 1
Spartanburg—Wednesday. August
T.
Union—Thursday, August S.
Gaffney—-'Friday* August t.
Torkvlll#—Tuesday, August IS.
Lancaster—Wednesday, Aagust
14.
Camdsa—TRanday. Auguat II.
1$. ,
&
ft
*t.
Mrs. FrtpF’s Where Mr. Go began has court, haring $•
rooms. These yoaag telto are very *4 eeseo tried,
popular and they have tto tost wish
ea of every one is the community.
Mr. Pawrtfoy has gives such gen
eral aattafaetloa aa solicitor that
ao one has been foasd bold enough
to appose Urn this year. Aa oppo-
The hoard of fruatgre fog the ****** woald Mtoly have
Waiterboro High school have « n -,«*$• from Ctorleetoa. hri the en-
noonced the frilowtnr election for itoSS® dlsaad tbprd Monday at noon,
4ng election r ^ ^ oj|# i, nOTIIrtt | TklB thy of tto eattro commaalty.
doubtless means Mr. Paartfoy will
go la without
teachers tor ths neat term.
Principal, Prof. C. L. Shsaly; ae-
sistants. Mire Annl* Galloway,
iss Leo ale PadgsOt, Miss Essie
Hyrae, Miss Pauline Watson. Lat
in sad Mire OaroUne Fright, Co
lumbia; tto latter two bring new
teachers, tto ethers being re-elected.
There is still eae recency to to 1
tilled by tho hoard, which will pos
sibly to dsns daring ths week.
Dr. B.O
Dr. Betort C. Williams died at
his horns is this dtp Sunday mom-’
lag* Jane t. about 1:11 o'clock, af
ter several months lllaare.' Thd
funeral aarriere ware held at the
grave Bandar afternoon -pi. 4.M
o’clock, and hartal with Meaoaic
took place immediately
st tto Hampton ceme
tery. Dr. WUHame to survived by
his widow, who was Mias Juaaeta
fliffley, of OraapAurg. Ova sons,
Wiliam C.. ot Erowasrillo. Texas;
John 8., Robert CL, Joseph Md
Cleon, of Hampton sad one daugh
ter, Mire Juaaeta. of Hampton.
T%m bereaved ones have tto eympa^
Hampton Goardtoa.
Henry H. Hlott and Mire Anal#
are«toaal jraMmr were married at tto B*|
ill* Hlghfttot pareoaage this morning ' at
- 11.30 o’clock hr Rev. J. R.' i>iB4er* i **•
* i
lambia
ado hr
that ths
that tha
eat ta ChatHasn
ms of
os to
lud* by Mayor Orase.
Tto oatoaare of «lf
win to Mraltod with l
by tto people of loath Oorelhia
Tho local baseball team returned
this morning from Ehrhardt where
they played a game yeeterdar after
noon with tho Ehrhardt loam win
ning by a score of S to 4.
gamt was very good, both
playing splendid ball.
bark. Mire Walker's
QUtooavtlln la
MV. Hlott to Uvtog
V
being
Orttfla.
at A
■
ity.
to too a
ran ef thsto marriage'win to
Ws are la.
J. A.
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