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•*** • k«r .* ♦My !*: I KVv •w ' .t /£?*: ••>' • / ,v*?5w^rv k* i-V-- ' - • , > •.-• • •• > .. • f, . »4 / ti V-'- >*>Ar, jult a, wta ’JUQI PARTY TO STEAI TO SAIVRDAY AT WAL1RS0R0 c >r r>3' EXPECTED TO AnEND MEETING WHERE MEN AND Will DE DISCUSSED. CHIEF INTEREST IN OnBNATORIAL CANDIDATES JONES AND BLEASE. \ party is cched ths unterrified De- | if Colleton county Saturday tfce oddrooetns to begin shortly af- 1 ()n ^ ter the grrirel of the morning train from Cfcarlestofi. Friday will be lb the City by the Sea, and there will be at night, ice the actors in Sat- urday’s melodrama will most likely be yewrteh and cross, and their lines arg likely to be a little more spicy as * sohssguencs. However, this win iehktlsss he what a large part CUPT. 8AVAGK DEAD. of CVdletonV I*rontin«nt CiU- sen<* 1’aHM-x Away. Walterboro was greatly shocked shortly after noon last Thursday, when the news came from Charlee- ton that Capt. C. A. Sarage wit dead. For several weeks, Capt. Sr-v- age had been in falling health and was taken to Charleston for treat- ment, with a view to going subse- of ths audience will relish, and wh»J que:« 4 .ly to the monntMne for the Umf are toning to hear, so why Ths asetirs will be held in a Ml far frost ths Court House ths speaking wae held four ftflp la a vacant lot between ■Msacee of Messrs. D. C. L. rang f«4 k. K. Beech. County M. F. Howell will pre- tr Am Mn. J. S. Pinckney died In Char* last Wednesday st S:Sd. o’sloek at Roper Hospital as * re mit af an opsratloa. Mrs. Piack- asy had hssb ia falling astsaal months and it wss a to* -resort to take her to Char- ta*ga tor surgical trsstsaeat. She had-hem n^-weehmwd that she uoafil not rally fNaa fhd shodk sal expired shortly eflef .the optrr. Ion. Ths remains were brought to Wsl- tsrhoro Thursday morning and the UMerlMBt took place Thursday af gt Live Oak cemetery after service# at the Catholic chapel by Father Ford, of Charlee* Mrs. Pinckney wss Miss Lila E. Plaeknay, daughter of W. E. Pinck- aey, of Temr^aee. She wss, mar ried April II. 1907 and leave* be sides her huebesd, o:o little son, William, four-years old. Quite a number ol relatives of tho deceased cr.me to the funeral. Mm. Pinckney was a member of a largo family sad is survived by a father, three brothers and four sis ters. Among those r ‘tending the fuaeral ware her father, seyeral of her Mothers sad sisters from Yesassee; a sister, Mrs. Bonlwmre. aad husband, of Savannah; her aunt, Mag, White, af Savanaah, and a ngMhsr if the members of the family af Mr. J. E. Pinckney. The ■>Wlkd f of the community goes eat te the harsaved huebend and ehUd CO. K. VO MR GAMP. Days The Heyward) Regiment, Co. K. frd 8. C. I. will leave Friday at aeon on a epeelal train for Annis ton. Alabama, where the 3rd Regi ment will he la eamp for ten days. This sompsiy expects to carry irax. men. Capt. Joe. M. win he la charge, gsslsted by Lieut. Huber R. Padgett aad C. T. Reaves. Major ■ L Ftehburne of ths second hatsilloa will aocompsay ths eotnpaay as will LlenL George Prise, who is a member of Major Flshbarns’s Staff. Tho company bn .bean vary busy far ths past faw days getting ready to leave on this encampment aad h Big time is ex- petted by all who attend. balance of the summer. Shortly af ter reaching Charleston. It was found that he was growing worse, and his eOn, Elliott, wee hastily called to the city, after having ac companied him to Charleston, a day or two previous, he returned. As a result of this cell,' he went to Ihe dtp Thureday ard found his father In an unconscious condition. He did not recover and death ensued about 12 o'clock. The immediate cause of his death wrV an acute attack of Bright’s Disease. The body was brought to Walterboro oi the evening train rrd funeral serv ices were held at the Presbyterian church Friday morning at 11:3A o’clock, after which interment took place in Lire Oak cemetery. Rev. P. Baker, assisted by«Rev. A. E. Wallace conducting the funeral services. Tho following acted ss pnUhsnr- -v»: Sea tor*. D. J. Chaplin, W, J. Ft.'hburad. C. G. Henderson. R. K. Wlehmas, C. C. Anderson, W E Crater, Rfekard Bedon. U. W. ‘ Da ria, Jnniors, Dr. Jno. M. Klein, R. I*. Fraser, J. E. Moore, H. W. Black, Jr., J. E. Peurlfoy, B. G. '.lyrne, A. H. Wlchmaa, P. J. Lucks. Opt. Savrge was one of the nost prom! • rt eUiiere cf th county. He was In his 14th year aud had been a prominent figure in this count), for cnc-third of . r centry. His native state was A1& >ama. but he came whr • auite r voung men to South Carolina aad <4 gaged in planting, having acruirc*. a large plant- “on in the low con** try. In addition-to continuing this work, he ran a saw mill and lumber manufactory at Walterboro. For mary ye .'■% Capt. Savage was mayor cf Wa^erboro and was for several terms a member of the State Pardo ng Board, tut was not reappointed by Gov. Bleaae at the expiration of his term of office a faw months ago. His war record and services rendered In the reconstruction po rted rre well remembered by the older inhabitants. Capt Savage l? survived hp his wife, his mother. Mrs. A. B. Savage, on#, brother, 8. B. Savage, of Bartow, Fla, aad three children, Mrs. R. M. Jefferies, of Ridgeland, Elliott, of Walterbo ro, and Marlon, of Bchenedady. N. Y. It was impcestble for Capt. 8ar- r.ge’a brother from Florida and for his sor«, Marion, to he present at the funeral. Mrs. Jefferies and her husband came over from Ridgeland. A number of friends came from the low country to pay their last respects . CLAUS TO BE MB PHIS IT IN HUMR BOARD DECIDES TO PAT FARM CLAIMS. NEW CONTRACT WITH The Board Agrees to Pay Dopaon 840 per Muattt F V»larre of Tear. EXBtTTIVM OOMMTm BATS OOMM1SSIORKB MUST R&K. 1* 1L - ■L v - • * * HP 8k MANAGERS of election Apfkolntfces se^nuets to Oudwrt Made- ad ElectJo, DEST PROSPECTS IN HANT TEAM FW BElOCtATlC CARDIDATE TOm REPWUCAN PARTY RUT AND GREAT DEIRNe PN PROGRESSIVE. Declaring that they did not Rad “Renolved that (he county -High- the contract existing between IahMB\ Wuy c °nmis8ioner and the township Dopson and the county, as supeiip* tendent cf the poor farm a * one, the board of county sloners, which held their here Monday, decided that in of all olrcusnstancea surrounding ill case, it would be correct to £0# the outstanding claims against the county which were contracted bp Mr, Dcpson, together with his salary if to July 1st. provided he wool* SB- ter into a cow contract for tho ance of thta year. TAla Mr. Off* son decided to do and tor tho VO” matnder of this year, ho 4a to .80- reive 940.00 per month, tho ofoki* ty to feed bis horse, which M tom# used in harvesting the crop^ . •. This decision followed an tailor 11 eating trial of the case before UhB full beard cf county aad tonrtAii^ commlaalonen. Mr. DopeoO .gRt represented by E. L. ftokbwMV tt| ard the county by Col. W. B..OBfo her. A number cf wltn examined and short by Messrs. Fishburne and setting forth their e the matter. The fello es were examined to the existence of oeafreet. O. Jaques, Sr., fonoer the hoard of county 0. Albert Bench, clerk off D. Smoak. o member of the eoatrt^' and Safor .supervisor ar»l At the 4€th ballot at the Balti more Coaveatloa which had keen deadlocked for several days. Gov ernor Woodrow Wllsou ot New Jersey, wto chosen to lead tha ft.mmtssioner run In the primary tha B® m ocratic party to victory In No* 27th of August, 1912; the town ship commissioners in their respec- t;\M lownohtp and the .county high way commissioner In the count) pr.mwy.” The above resolution was unan'- mously adopted by the county* axe- cudve committee at its session held here Friday. There was considers hi discussion when this matter waa brought op, which was, wheo con sidering the matter as to whether or not the township commlaaioners should run In the primary the aaao as the inaglBtioZci;^ There was not. however, my voice raised in oppo sition to placing both the township commissioners aad the eoutfy high* way commissioner In the primary. Hon. J. T. Polk, , who was pres ent. arose and stated that tho adopt ion of the office of township comr missioner was a compromise, which he introduced aad favored; that ka was unalterably opposed at the time, and, la yet, to ray appoint ment by delcgattoD or others of of fice holders- This action bp tho county cxecutivo committee will doubtless precipitate a lively race la the primary for this position. Col. Hill has toted several wuehi. ago » wttti net naa la the prt- Jb* foat whot Ms move wiff oonaeetjoa therewith la the of this reeolntioa remains to be The sobntance of the testimony given* was te the effect that Su pervisor J. O. Griffin had entered into a contract with Mr. Dopson in January 1911, which contract stip ulated that Mr- Dopaoi* wca to re ceive a salary of 921.00 per month; SBteokere and tha following «nem day Behoola la All Sactloaal Vlaitotlon SupeHa- from the Snn- Shevldaa township to meet Mr. J. D. -f ,-tendeU of vlslta- tiea of this tewmshlp, in the eonnty efflee si Walterbore Broken' InCO. On Friday night June 2tth the store of G. L. Brant was broken in to and entered by some one. Od Saturday night, Hallle Brown, col ored, was arrested by the clUsens of Mewville, taftn before Magistrate R, O. W. Bryan who committed him to Joil on the charge of burglary and larceny. 'The negro carried a suit case in which was found moat of the articles missed by Mr. Bi^at. Several other stores have been brok en into recentlp and It seems prob able that this la the culprit who has to have previsions for himself and family; hares to be fed, and to be paid for aooklag, sewing, washing. *tc., for inmates, with the privilege of buying whenever waa needed for the poor farm from the merchants !n Walterboro or elsewhere and haring It charged to the county to he paid for every three mon-ihs on atatomenta filed by the mer chants from whom purchrsea had xaeBa. This waa purely a ver bal oeaTract and no reoord was In any mlnmtas nt a hoard This contract waa verbally ratified by Bnpenrlaor D. E. Smoak aad Commissioner J, O. Jequec, Sr., !:• Jan.. 1912 to remain la force un til Jan. 1913. No record was made of this eith er. but It was understood that Mr. waa to continue la the aapeetty aad andbr the same eoadttioas. It waa brought oat on cross ex- •minajica of Mr. Beach by Mr. Oraber that he kept no minutes of the Hoard meeting at wktek this contract waa entered Into and Dm coutty axecatlYC committee at 11 o’etoek tad wee called te by M. P. Howell, county chalt There were preseat a nttm- of candidates and interested vember. Speaker Clark had WUsoa'a strongest oppoaeat. It waa feared that the eoaveatlou would hare to ehoose a dark home, or be hopelessly deadlocked. hat the unexpected happened Taeeday afternoon, and Wilson got tha nom ination, aithoagh Clark kad many tlmea received a majority vote of tke Coaveatloa. Tha two-thlrdc elm nee saved the day for WUcog. S Candidate Wilsons’ running mate ea the Demodratle ticket for vice praeldeat will k* Governor. Thos. R. Marshall of tadlaala. With Governor Wilson this mnhna a team which will be hard to heat. A. P. Va he Jnly r Special the editor of The f Btandard aald that State poltcfeaas eoaaldered "Blecaseiam” the mmt Importard la tkla eampaiga. The writer stated he did a* view ta that lisht. He still heHevee that Up county eamphfga weald be ducted on a higher plane If personalities aad mud allagiag of the gubernatorial candldatce ‘ were entirely eHmlaated. If I knew t had to follow tke example of Mate or aarioaal peitttea, aow, I' would ■■aimeindKg (• but we tee a eampuli moral sad lees akualve glam - Ife ta the peiple of that (tMvu has aadcraft at the Hr* nailmial withdraw A very tateresuag farmers laatltn tho rium — u will be held at Walterhore Friday July 19th * the Courthooasv Clem* ' te tha eon Agricultural College aad tha Farmers Co-operative Pemeaatratlea work of tha Ualted ttatca Depart ment of Agricutttare have *j|^jMd their Held femes ami the Farmer| t atitute te he held thfc year will ha bees were present: Ash too—J. T. Polk. Sells— Colleton—J. N. Frank. Oottagevtllc— Dm. Creek—M. W. BrelaM. Green Pond—C. W. Drawdy. Hendenonville—O. W. Bweat. Hone Fen—Jos. Langdal* Hudson’s Mill—J. M. 9eat;n. Juekaenboro— Ledge—C. j. Cone. Maple Cane—J. O. Jaques: Peeples—Jno. Kick Ugh tar. Rttee Fateh—E. C. Polk. Ritter— o Raffia—W. W. Carter. W. Kloiey. Tiger Creek—E. 0. Beach. Walterboro—E. L. Fishburne. White Hall—A- J- Sanders. ty will ha la charge af tha aaeat for tnatitates la his county. This agent ia CeUetoa eeuaty ta B- O. Fries, who la beading every ef fort to have a record-breaking at tendance at the institute to be held here on the 19h last. The following speakers will be la the party who will treat of tho sub ject* aaatgaed: T. F. Jackson. Lira Stock- C. B. Haddon, Cora Culture, Boys Corn CI(F>s Dr. R. O. Feely, Hog Cholera. J. G. Hatl, Plaat Diseases. W. B. West. Fsrttllser Uws. W. R. Elliott, Cover crops and rotation. 8. F. Howard, farm motive power and water supply. J. N. Harper, Forage crepe. The institute wUI he held at the Courthouse aad will he sailed to or der by 10 o’clock ia order that the speakers may pet threagh and leave on the afternoon train If deelr ed. These laatltaies will prove moot helpful te these who atteud. 9 la hoped that every fanner wlthta i reach of Walterboro will bo present oa this occasion, especially the ben of the Boys Com Club. the muddy wakere at graft. Ia love ter purity art tke leakoutf la putrioffm tfeaktag ta our «| 1 that a pure brotherly i»t>tai not to aoudnutodr It U tvwethal this gevmamaat. la ta the haaia of the vulgar ttmooerviag •ervee rt epa a* are put j* who arty htaaaalff If m tree, that by aa of which they are a representative? What shall we iff Arouse the indifferent eltlean, ft la with you that public purity rente Interest yourself ia the fight for peace aad political purity, tie la not to ha fought by and bullet, but art primaries, greet art defeat tho fee of home aad eoaatry. Who te Masking the great uproar over nolitlca Ja hmmiea today. In It the good cltMdu, wheoe laellaa* tiona are. to peace naff perity; or ia it the oppoeite party, wto ton peraoaal end to cltises who read# the dowa at Ihe petts 'ton meat it the fee i •Ita braetagly hack and aaya what \ we need la good men jk pettties it net helptBc aa aajq. We toed me* whe will vote for fight. The ladtf- feraat cltMBa should pat bmar la behalf of etvie rightseumnaa. The' WllUffo- Wolfe Creek—L. H. %eigler. There were three precincts which not reorganised aad the coun- paaaed a resolution authorisieg these to meet and organiae following call by eouaty chainaaa, which Is pub lished la this iaaae of The Press aad Stan deed. A motion prevailed that the of- iflce of Master be placed in the pri mary and that the same rule for magistrate he followed z* was oh- whi*!f two T®*™ ago, that Is, that tbs following magistrates be that the beard seldom kept any minutes of any meeting except som * t ty executive committee times the mlaatsa were .jotted down oa a slip o{ peper, which was placed oa tha keek, bat at the end of each year, thla waa torn up and they started over. The expeadltave during 1911 frr the support of the poor farm wis between $900 agd «1000 and about 9900 for tie first six months of thla year. The new contract in Mr. Dopaon has entered, provld*** for the payment Of a salary of $40 per month aad ha to support his' family Independent of tMq, AH Mrsrtiste off Board Pveeeea. Bethel MethodMt Saaday School Sunday afternoon elected the follow ing delegatee to attend the eouaty Puaday school coaveatloa te he held at Carter’s Ford chereh Thursday aad Friday July II aad 19, 1913 Mias Miriam ffu Bole, C. M. Grace *Ad J. J. Padgett. ; striving la grind aa aae, are never Idle. Hence the obligation ea the iadMfereat ettlsea la the mare imperative te ooeM forward aad im politics. What will the re salt bet Two things me knew, oer- raptioa can only tog* eemiptioof virtue alone can eeeeuer vice. A*. P. Smith. r. t. RUNNING. * * ' • > * In this laeae off The Preen aad Standard .appears the card of F. J. Berry as a candidate for Highway Commissioner for Colletoa county Mr. Berry ia looked upon as one of J. W. Hill, who presided over the at 9 e‘ Saturday tB 999e9fo v , sards, etc. ft •DlhB L9tk. lag, J«Ur tor the beea committing these Crimea. Abet I meeting art the followiag township two yean ago he left Headerseavlll« | aad went to Savannah to live, wheta Blake; O. elect- Broxtoa township, one; Warren township, one; Fraser township, one Lotradss aad Blake townships, one Glover aad Sheridan townships, one J little- Mine JrtM Mr. and Mrs. E. T. H. Shaffer art receiving the coogratulaJ lone of their friends over the arrival of lit- , tie Miss Jane Shaffer, who came to , the leading cutset* of Colleton coun- hless their home la* Friday at ,»y «®d la considered a splendid Greenville. Mr, Shaffer Is repotted buaUeae man. He was born 52 to he hitting oply the high plaeea’ | years tgo at ReevesvUle. which was Greerwllle where he west post haste. \ it la said he has a family^ * Mnk'W. H- Padgett* Mr. aaA Mrs. R. L. Tarry., of i tThravHle, are U town iMItiag^At the hakte * Mm. Twtr*a tarn B. w Lrtav - Wolfe Creek and Ritter precincts, Bella township south of tho C. L. -Railroad, including the *a- •yy gwea*,' tire precla* of Raffia, one;■ I p.'iaad Tiger Creek preemets north of the A. C. L> lallraed to A Rev. B. F. Halford has Jest clos ed a very aaceeesfal meetlcp with the Bowman Baptist ehurah of wlil'4 1011 “d for the la* then a portion of Coll*oa eouaty. He moved to what le now Colleton county St years ago had was In the naval stores .business practically an the time stoce, having ran thta business at Bella, Drs- Creek, Ash- fife years af he la pastor. Rev. M. J. Kiser, se riated Rev. Halford. The visible results ef the mcetlag were twenty rtdftloas te the church.'alrtaeo by >2 B. R. Ulmer. Yaffdler ~JL Jr geaeralli* cam told Ih tBb to ffRlftofJ ft* MW •tHttoa*: #o Mr. Berry kse never been la pellttes before, havlag sever offered for sap politic* Job*'' Ho has, however, beea a trnefee to the Bmoaks graded reheat. Af pare- cut Mr. Berry la prgaldrBf to Dto, fmrnrnm 0%. aad Mtor to Tto 4>- • ** Oa i < ! " • " i., , ‘t