The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, July 10, 1912, Image 5

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r— JOt'.',:. i«lr •.—Special: Af- ^ "Mop* Anon” if Of* to still a welcoma to' tfca. eolamng 'of The _ 1M Standard for one who ia atm interested in its career, even though onr aommunity has severed coaneetioft with Colleton. Hoping and tmstlng there is still a warm apot in the bospIUble hearts for me > Editor Preae and Standard: We " * /O * , * have met the enemy and we are “therein." » * . . ■ j It waa not onr fault. 9 however^ in deed if the other fellows had fonghf bre-vetj* as .ours, we would hare gained a derisive victory. • A& internecine warfare Is being waged here and the report la that government beef _ stood no chance I am venturing to send a few items from ©nr town, but great will be the TV,t ^, hu *hy ^c<ls of Company K. blowlto tte should they* receive in deed a “wtrm reception." The lad lea of tho BOptlst church gave an .ico^ream festival at the achool bonae to raise funds for the benefit t>f the church. A cake wro put up to be voted for the most* popular young lady. Mr. and N[rs.' Chaasfrrean arriving at the most.auipicioni moment with th?ir pretty and charming daughter, Ver- We have an ideal camp • site health being well looked after, slid a few of our boys were debating today as to whether oijgrot a bullet could go through the^nill on eith er aide of us. They are pretty well satisfied* now as to this point and c’J but one settled down to deep sleep, and he, the one left, stood with folded hands, looking at the mountains yelling that a big cloud nelle, Mr. A. E. Kearse, stepping, wa * com ' n S U P- forward tooh the lady In question in' No 0M 1> ' ed tear ** t0 OUT his arms.'namsd her as candidate | ,ows ' tood ’ for our Quartermceters* for the handsome cake. Her-charm-| <lppartmfnt 18 ,n tood 8ha P e - b * la * lug ways, pretty face and unique |. ,n , tharBe °! '; Joh " ancl r y”- w - position caught the fickle fancy of the crowd and as she ’smiled coyly had a sandwich-thin in forty.- public address, eight hours. In fact, the ec.ndwlch- from the safe shelter of Mr. Keara’ ** wer * 80 thin that tha company anna la flagrant disregard of pro priety, the votes were given her vfhich secured for«her the cake. Now, good readers, do not be shock ed for little Vernelle Chassareau la only 19 months old. Quite a nice little sum of money was real ised. The many friends of Mr. -<Mkn Mellcrd were grieved to hear of nis death which occurred June 19. His remains were laid to rest by tho.v> of his loved ones, who had preceded him, at !the Methodist church. The funeral services were conducted hy Ref; Dibble, minister In charge, the Masons took charge and laid him to 'rest according to their solemn rites. !He was a prominent Mason and his death is a loss to his lodge. | Scarcely had the funeral notes died away when the Reaper came again and gathered unto himself the ybnng wife of Mr. John Dandrldpe. nee Niro Martin, To know her w-?s to love her. She was so gentle and hind, her affectionate disposition endeared her to all who came lr» contact with her. Her j death" |« particularly sad, as the leaves an . Infant r few weeks old; also a wid owed mother, two sisters, three bro thers, a hustuyid. and many relatives and friends to grieve over 'her un-. timely end. , .The 4th passed off very quietly here. The other “element” gave picnics, but rv they employed “the band" we were not disturbed by the •iroisy drum’’ which I for one lid not miss. Mr. and Mrs. E, L. *Ohass«re8u are visiting relatives in Cottngevil?. .- Miss Noale Dodd accompanied tb^m .vOn e visit to her aunt, .Mi&s Lottie Willis. Mrs. Newton and Miss Elfe, of Charleston, arte visiting Mrs, M. W. Clement. Misa Emma Meyer, of Charleston. Is visiting Miss Hath Larsen: - Mr. f Roper Larsen is visiting friends In the City by the Sea. If my^ welcome is of the cor rect degree of wcrrc’h, I'll indeed say, J “More Anon." a I mascot cor*'umed three, the mascot being a small yellow kltteir; We have had only one man In the hospital so ter and he Is thorough ly convinced that a red-hot cinder In contact with the eye is no joke. He is O. K. now. ?• ✓ No one rred fear that" his of their boy will get drunk for there is nothing intoxicating In this town, the inhabitants all being prohibition ist« c-nd consume it all themselves. One bottle of beer made Its way into camp today ar<l five hundred The Press sag gtangard: State campaign mooting .on Sot has aroused thoughts In my mind that I wonld like to ospreoa. The brazen effrontery of iomo of the men running for onr moot prom- Inep^ office# la enough to wako up the conservative element of onr county and State, when the chief executive and He a candidate for re-election will with boldness get mp and aay that be baa nothing to re* gret or apolo^Ike for, with a record that is a list of errors or wilful perverted justice. Take his speech Id Charleston. ^ When the city, fore seeing the evil of borse-reclng, bed- tbe^ministers of eveir church to preach against it. and then at a private expense to the better ele ment, sent a delegation to the legislature, both the House and Ben- ate gave them the relief asked by eroding a law prohibiting racing in the State. Then for him whose duty it la to uphold r law and order, to say la a Go on -with jopr Bmoaks, July S—Special: Cottoa «rop is improving, hat the ^ corn crop is not doing well. For the last three weeks.we have bad Ideal crop growing weather. Some folks have laid by corn. Others haven’t. Those who attended die • State campaign meeting In Walterboro last Saturday from Smoaka were: Mefism u C. Padgett. Harvey Pad- gvtt, S. P. J. Garria, Jr., A. P. ffcui-h, J. GASmoak. Jno. B % Smith. T J. Berry. W. J. Berry, Hear}* Yarn, Willie D Smoak, Lucas Smith, P. W. Strickland, Prink Bunton. M. D. Jones, Asbury Jones, D. E. Smoak and wife, B. L. Jones. The 4th of July picnic given by the baseball team was a very enjoy- obel affair. Quite c* large crowd of people were present. A game of bail between Colleton and Branch- viile was the mala feature of the' day. The result was a victory for Branchvilie. Shortly after dinner. Prof. Jas. Risher made an able ad dress, his subject being the 4th of the largest city In his State, he toyr. that coll!d ^ doM by bit> phytlclMa "You dare not vote against me, you are not free. God gives yon free moral agency and the laws of the United States gives you free suf frage, but I will make ybu pay well for your disobedience." Poor peo ple, what are they to do? It is an insult to every cUisen in Charleston. It is an insult |o ev ery man in the State and every ram soldiers had a war-whoop around t>» , n lhli old Pa!inett0 . stopper. If the enemy turn? us loose will probr-bly* write you again. Anniston, Ala., July 8i day. The following headquarters were mreed upon: Btthel Presbyterian—The Manse. Bethel Methodist—Mrs. G. C. Brown. 1st Baptist—Mr?. B. 'G. J'rice. 2nd Baptist—Mrs. D. E. 0 Clough. backed by the influence of every good woman, should rise with the strength of union and wrench from the hands of this polluted egotist the rein* of our government. He is the church removed when the SP' Home Visitath-n in Walterboro. Quite an enthusiastic meeting of town pastors, visitation officers, and voljunteer porkers was held at St. Jude's Episcopal church Monday night to confer h* to division of territory and duties for visitation observance in Walterboro on the 13th. .V* The assignmer* of territory was quickly made, headquarters for the varioua schools decided upon, detail ed instructions weere given visitoA and everything put in readiness for the actual visitc.*ion of homes ^ ^ ^ . for'the best element for b j’b and his family was done but to no avail*. Mr. Prdgett was above his three score and tenth year. He has been a consistent member of the Meri^dist church for many years. He did valiant service in the w.;.- herween the North -and South, and it has been said for him that he wa? a true and fec-riess soldier Besides being a soldier, he held :be portion of first Lieutenant. He leaves an aged wife, ten children, twenty-four grand children and a wide circle of intimate frlenda to July* Just before dinner H. R. races, in spite of law; In spite of smckland made a abort address, the fc-t that the moral, rellgloe#’*:* Thursday evening about dusk Mr. financial element condemns It; go| A . H . Padgett ^ „ hi> home o, with yoor gambll., TIM.-'I . ;ar Smoek( Mr ht4 Thon to tit. people of Ch.rle.ton, I (or montb . Everythin, proportion. Md uld that Mr w »* “ »'• ,, ' h l”*’- and well viqlatio& of the law) wonld bring ’eoesmnnity, died et hie he him up to the Stage a drink of beer .Thursday evening et • e’w^—: he wonld be better able to enawer lllhcea of eevenl weeks. Mr. the qneetion. CT coni%e. It wee grll was a member of o largo lag for mo to have to fit and lie- j f *®By, hit fE-'ker, Joel Padgett, el ten to Blesse s lies. The Idee of ' om tlm ® °m a M« practically nil the his making tt appear that the begin- ****• ln this hommnnity. Of thin ning of oqr troubles was when j Mr. Padgett. Is survived by he refuted to v appoint n negro notary T** brother, S, Weston Pad- pnhllc, whose appointment, by the ! ■* tt * ot ^“fdhnri, sod ode sis- way, 1 had asked only as a frvor to 8moek, of Bnioaha. gentlemen In Charleston who | Th * luo^r*! afrrices were held Fri- nre-.o not then, nor have ever beeo. ,d ** • ff * rroon ** ^ o'clock at the my political frlenda. Are Messrs Smoaka Baptist church, after which Nathans and Slnkler also negro ll,ld to wst in the cemetery loverd? And do they believe. In '•^Joining. A very large concourse social equality? Certainly not. It i 0 * • orrow l B * relatlvea and friends la almost vlckenin^to have to an-T*" Pw^nt to pay theif last •wer such tommy-rot. j tribute to the deceased. Rev. J. C. IVte Dispensary for .tables. . Counts, of the Methodist ehureh, “There, jum but one cause, and 8f Johns, of which Mr. Padgett that waa (aa I said in a published WM * «o»»l»tei* member, conduct- article recently*,) Blease had broken I €d ,h * Iu»*rul senrlcee. Bealdee hia public promise and hi* private *ged wife, Mr. Padgett Is sur- word. I expected him to be Govern-1 Tlved b Y tb « following children: or of South Carolina and when he I-yon*. Mri - C. Stride- was elected I was happy. Any Inti- ,and, ^ Pedgett, Mrs. W. B. motion hy him that I wished te Rhoad » Mr# - c - **• WBeo», Harvey, usurp those functions is more that* * nd Mleeee Airy, Callimay, absurd In the presence of many l and ^° u A,, o1 • r * other, he asked me If I wonld name' ,,,r,n « c< 8B,oaba 1 * ith «oeptr a man for chief constable, and In l °S °f*Mrs. Rhoad, who lives in their presence I denounced the 1 0ran « ebur « count > r - were Interred at Smoaks Baptist worse than the degraded official thrf church Ia?t Friday* afternoon in the l would hold him to hi. word not 1 *’' 1 h * , b " n * " 0 '* b !* ,l ' ur * '» to .ppolut any, a. I knew and had ‘h* HI. told him In writlns, that they wonld war rMOr ' 1 '■ °"' °< * bl< ' h bl * nU be .rattera. They hare alne, dem- *"J” vn ' ,i - H * *** m onatroted It. What more p-ool Jo.. , • ,ob ” , °“ * * rm » bU "> he n^ed» tb * w# * t f nd was Promoted from ‘Talk about facia, Stothartl. .‘ h * r * b, “ “ J*' Wltnea. after wIukm ur.ler oath fan b,m, "» ob ‘ M “ ““ l »- ed Stothart. and^heu flur'ly Slat- , ”*”> r Mr ; h “ *«» v _ - , ., , , ., ., living at Smorks, where he had hart faced himself and look og him- ' , ,, ... . . . . coalucted a farm, self and his own guilt, (and. I be lieve. Bleaee's mountainous guilt) in the eye, he refused to /fnswer on-J / the grounds that it might incrimir* n.*e himself. Wh} - * didn't Blease read pear When Trtterfne ia Used. This is the onn unfailing reme dy, and no matter how severe » case of eczema/ piles, tetter, ring- moum his^departure. HU rem£^ntJ tb ® constable letter—the letter, of ng orin 0 j d BO rutKhr ecalp disease — ' ‘ ~ * ‘'prophetic warning which I wrote * ™ had bar-room was put in an Hlegai dK' tanr#* of it. If the- church peopie, the ro’^ervative people, the reform people *i,t Idle and allow the g-nt* Win*, grafting dricklhg element of cur State reflect our present incum bent with his running mate, the pompons R B Evans, onr county wiT presence of a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives. >fr. Aquilic, Bassett, son ar*i •lauthter. of Stokes, visited rela tives at Smoak* last week. Mr?. V. M. Berry’s sister. Miss Garris of Colleton, spent someume with her Irjt week - , Mistier t«ul and Ethel Arnett of be in a deplorable condition. Think V alterboro, are visiting Mrs..P. J. well, fellow citizens, before yen Liston, and Mis? Mamie Biers, east your vote and regardie?- '"'wf 1H‘?s Ethel Maxcy of Wiliianis. is friend or foe. exercise your suffrr.*!' apend rg sometime' with her broth er, I. M. Maxcy. of Smoak?. county and State. Sft is your Go ; - Biven right and do not be coerced out of it. ^ W. A. DuRart. roftageville. July 8. 1912. t. T. Polk a Candidate. The card of Hon. J. T. Polk, of IslaDlton, t.npeers in this issue of The Preae a*d'Standard, as a can didate for re-election to the House of Representatives from Colleton county. Mr. Polk is so well-known cter the conntp thc-t It Is hardly necessary to give him the custom ary write-up, so far as giv!r*t our fr*ople the information, a? to th' candidate, is concerned Mr. Polk was horn <>B years ago. near his presena home, and though «« years of age. his appearance md physlcal^constitutlon do* not iMi- cate that h^ 1* more than S'L For ft large pari of his life, Mr, Polk was engaged in Haw-milling rod farming, and conducted a Irnnhj, manufacturing industry in Oeo»*la j ar-l Florida, returning to SoufbfCar-' olina in 19«4 to his present (home j St. Jude’s—The Epi.-ccpal tory.. rpc- J. Millignn Padgrtt Candidate Fur Sheriff. It will come somewhr-* ns a sor- tpr'se to. r> —eat many people ’n the county thatjJ. Milligan Pa*l^' pyrniicll of Jr-"ksonboro,' 1 has decided to * WWt 5 -* 'n Walterboro Sr-turday, we leapfed That “Pncle Jack" was at Mr. Perry Sanders. We called *.» see him', !ui r were Informed that ho had ju?* gone. . Very sorry we did you may Buffer with' TKTTERINB will give instant relief and affect ,a perm&*r«nt cure. We kqow the merits of this toothing, bealtng, an tiseptic ointment so well that we fully guarantee it. Get a 50c box at your druggist, If he has not the geiMilna TETTERINE, send ua 50c and we will supply you at once. The Shuptrlne Co, B&vennah Ge., For Sale By John M Klein him, and in which I told him that he had broken his word, rather than switch off on the irrelative Urgent of alleged social guiltM IgcnM-'ki *Qireat. “Of course, his nasty threat about (he metropolitan police i* In keep- ing“»wlth the rest of his character, but it is Id no wo-y disquieting. If it means anything it means simply this: Up to August 27th, no mat ter‘what fhe people of Charleston do,' the constables will stay here t a- graft r^ents. On Auguet 2Stb. Widtcrboro R«:adrr* Are licaring the If by their vo*e». the people of Char- Way. (e?ton have resented his dirty ad- It's the Utile kidney* lllev— -? ministration, he will take it as a The lame, weak or aching back—* ?ufficier*t crisis in the hietory of the State to justify; his resort to whatever exfrr.”rdinafy power HELP THE KtaNKYft til !' Death of Little Gertrude nniit i* , Little Gertrude Fennell died June 6 1912. Khe wa.s a bright and lov- hs? b&en known for «<unetlirc ing little or*-*. She was one* year and Mr thirklng of six months bid. pat see h im However, we know he can stretch the laws to mean. The will mike those speeches for us f metropolitan police bill has been which he is umDr promise to make, repealed, but he refers to pome y.a- while down in Colleton. A. P S. God in his wisdom removed it from errth to bloom in his gard3n above. It is so sad to know that our hearts shall no more be glad dened by its presence on this earth, but we things well, so we bow in humble submission to his will. All was done for It that ayjld be dorv. but God said, “No, I need it to bloom in my garden above." So he gently removed it and now it is sweetly ing thi? nve, but a? he had not trounced his candidacy before tl. ! -. it was thonght that he would f rr-'-’r the r^npaign at this * ■* Mr. Padgett has been living f -r many years at Jaeksonbcro which - realize that God doeth r-M situated in the lower part of th* county in the malarial belt.. On re count of the fact that health eon dltlons were not what he desired In this place, Mr. Padgtt, tw<? years ago, moved to Bears Inland, wh*re he wm coDducttng a farm. His An* resting on It Jesus’ bosom in Heaven. <Ire crop waa destroyed by the \’» was -too pure for a world like | R b *t storm last year, after whir-h, this to dwell with. mortals here, i be planted truck. Again his cr^n so God hr-? claimed It for hi? own .ban proven a failure. Mr.. Pad** * to dwell forever th-re .married Misa Buckner, of Hampton Grandmother' | county, and they have eight rVl- - I dren He desired to live at ■> Tin VeinasM-c Picnic. | place where the tfehool facjlltl*^ ar«* The gathering at the Yemassee pic eood, in order thr> be might cdu- nlc vesterdap represented the cou*> ( cate them. ties of Hampton. Colleton. Jasper j For seven years he has been nrt- nnd Beaufort, was an altogether istrate nt Jackaonhoro. This,, po< - pleasant affa.f The little ^ town tfon he has held to the er«*ire took this way of introducing her u fsfftction of f ’l concerned glhborg to her new town hall. They gladly wished her well -nBeru fort Gazette.. ? Fvattunati* n-- Held Frbbiy. The. examinations for Winthrep scholarship? were held at the court house Frldfy. July 5th. There were three young Ic-dje? who stood j thority these examinations; one tor admis sion and two for the scholarehlp. The young .ladle* stalling were Miss Kstherine-4tl>eville. Walterbo ro; Misa Amelia Frc-ser, IValterbo- rci: Miss Aline Rifher.tSmoak?. The examination? for the Gollege of 'Charleston were also held la*q Friday. There was only one ap plicant for this schoiarsbip, Mr. Blisb Breland. 1 gue, obsolete power whereundcr r- sort of martial law might he fols- •cd uprm^tjw— a power, of course. i>i;.ler our institution? necessarily lodging in our Executive, if . upon any. rare occ'-sion a city held itself in open rebellion against State, au- The unnoticed urinary disbrdera That lead to dropsy Mid Bright** he disease. 4 When the kidneys are sick. Help them with Doan's Kidney Pills, A remedy especially for sick kid- roys. Doan's have been curing kidney troubles for 50 years. • Endorsed by JO.OtDt people—endor ed by citizens of this locality. »• Mr*. W. D. Wilkins, U»5 W. Jones 8t , tiavc-nnuh, Ga ssys: "I ] have no hesitation In rec^niniet*llng Do.ia's Kidney Pills as a remedy of “That such condition? In Cho.- lestcf* could suddenly ipripg up mv- er night upon hi* defeat could only merit for the purposes tor which appeal to his d)?ef.«ed and lawless j their Ui*e is intended. I found this mind, and were he even so dDpos- ;preparetitn very effective in re- SimpsonviUe School Of Music .Twenty years ago. he wa? know: a? “that wild, mischievous MiU:g.-n Padgett" and for several year* p * he Is known as a consistent me*n- Two Normal Schools of Music for Colleton County The first ses sion beginning July 15 and lasting 12 days will te held in the town of Hendersonville. The second se? •ion will be held in the town of Smoaks, beginning July 29, and lasting 12 consecutive days. All branches including beginners theory, voice, expressior*. Harmony riid corapositkn, will be taught in their utmost simpliclt}. If you are a beginner you eaa't »-» ... Treasurer tsnd Mr?. R E. Jones, 0 f the Baptist church, which w 4 afford *to miss these school* If you where he has since been fanning fH^d son > Edgar, arc nt Lodge this ( built and mrlntained largely* at hi- are an instrun-entalist you will get Mr. Polk has only served one term (week, having been called to the as representative, being the only tv D bedside of their daughter. Mrs. \V. HI? ll«‘ our lie position be bn? ever held, acts while h member /of the legislature r-re faprifiur to readers. Mr. Pblk has taken active part in church nM Sunday school work^f-nd ha? been a libera! cupporter of the Sunday school in his community'. W Cone, ^ho 1* quite ill report? elate- iliat Mrs (one resting a'little et?ier. Last i? Til** f1('*i»e «< a lln*han«l. 1? too important a matter for expgjtje near Jackaonhoro. Mr 0 • 1- well paid for r.*Uending. If yon gett 1? held in high e?teem by. hi** are a teacher you *hou!d attend, a? neighbolfs and has lent bis a the mest correct methods for alt nnce fowrl-d? there things w'i h the rJboxe mentioned brar* he* will have tended to upbuild bM» comm-j '- he given in there schools Plan w ty, For many years be had h-*e memb-r of tb* board of trusteef Mrs. E. O. B GiWb? and rbUdr-m left yesterday for Bailey, N. C »here they .will spend eome time ^ith the former's sister, Mrs. ClautiNl . . 1 is b!« Bcbool district and hi* woman to be handicapped by we&k-1 r-?r sincere in their desire t** 1 ‘ * ne.-e, hnd bleed or foul breath/ Avol p r -ifno*ed to a larger field these kin-hopes hy taking Dr. King’ usefulness as sheriff of Calif ' ‘ Life Pills. New strengths fine com* CO un*y. plexion* pure breath, cheerful spirits, - —1 . -—things that win men-follow their j jqme# deTTevillft, returned Pm u?e. En?y, safe, fitre. 25 cents at dry „frnm a. vis# to his zirier Mr- Jno. M.-Klstm’*. jN. C: A. Bauls «t Georgetown bo on hetsd p* the opening Any j>- formation coneernlcg bc>;,r»! and frieu l* tsiticn car- i< ha<| by writing R* v. C A. Martin, Ptcietiry White Hail. S C. MCD WE AMP. PRINCIPAL SimpsonviUe, P C. cd, he would find that the Court? of South Carolina, for which h* pro fesses such utter contempt, would stay HI* vengeful hand. “We know that Charleston aDo too long has bent under the fear of usurpation, but * believe that there is still pride and resentment left, and from now until election day. I expect to cidl upon her peo ple by theli* unar/mous vote to spurn the bribe of peace at the price of indtpendtnre, and I a*k them now in the language of Pat rick Henry, *1* life so dear, or pery*e so sweet, a? to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery’?' KILL LICE You can r*>sitive!y des troy ail chicken lice mui vermin with Protts Pow dered Lice Killer. In crease your poultry pro fit? this season hy usinpr Pratts Guaranteed Lice Killer. 0 ? Price 2 r >c. ami 50c. »- ■ o « A. Wichman & Son FREE Poultry Book and 41*12 Alrnansc. J D Prop*k, and W M. Smoak, of Rmoak?, Route one, were in town | OO bUriPtac ted; 7. Buy if now. Chiwuberiaii.'s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is *1 most certain to be aved/d before ?be summer ia over. Buy it ru>W tosd be-prepared for «nch an emergency. For scanty ail dealers. lieving kidney complUnt. * For sale by all dealers. Price If cents. Foater-Milburn Co., Buffalo New York, sole agent* for tho Uni ted State*. 1 Remember the same—Doan’*—* AUCTION SALE. BY C. U KLATTE AUCTIONEER I will offer for. sale on TUESDAY July 16th, 1912, at eleven A. M. at the office of the Charleston Heal Estate Exchange No. 61 Broad Street ^Charleston, S. C. Tract of land situated near Smoaks, S. C. contain ing about 1479 acres, and bounded as follows;—North hy lands of-J. M. Hiers and P. W. Thomas, East by Key and Brunson and C. L. War ren, and VVest by lands of J. A. Sauls, P. W." Thomas, J. L. Spioak, A. C. Hiers, and Lige Brown. Terms - Cash. Purchaser to pay taxes due and .payable in 1^12 and C. U. Klajte $25.00 for papei-s. - - - » C V. KLATTE , i-3-2t. *> ”* • ’ * „ ml •i] ^ - r ■ * iV if