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'■ m' :-W3 # \<v •V *■>" l. • -r VOL. XXXV. '}- WALtERBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1913.. NO. 27 JO PADGETT . FOR OORGRESS ADPQUES TO HUCX’EED THK LATE CONGRESSMAN LEGARE. MM AM REARED ON FARM Early -Life Sprat la Slaaablr Ctr ii, Rifttag by Abil ity and Earrgj. Col. James Graham Padgett is a product of Colleton County. He is proud of that fact. Born in a 14x14 log cabin on Beef Branch in 1869. he has lived amongst his home peo ple for forty-three years and has won and kept their confidence and cateem. He is proud of that fact, too. He is the son of Capt. H. D. ELLS TOWNSHIP (X>NVKXTH>N. unday School* of Bell* Tom a*hip To Hold Coaveatioa. Kuffln, Veb. 18.—Special: The township Sunday School convention for Bella Township mill be held at etbel church on March the second. Each Sunday school in this township is requested to send delegates and ake an active part in these proceed- ngs We especially desire a report > from each secretary and also from the superintendent of each depart ment. Alt Sunday school morkers and choiars are invited to be present. The following is the progarm which will be carried out as near as possible: Devotional Exerciser—Rev. R. C. Boulware. The Duty of the Parent to the Sunday School—J. D. Hudson. The Value of Organization—Prof. J. F. Risher Why Should th** Teacher Know — W. W. Smoak. The Value of the Sunday School — Hall K. Crosby. The. Standard Sunday- School — Mies Ida May Fishburne - Adjourn for dinner Teachers Training Class Boulware. The Home Alma Huffman WHAT OUR LEGIS LATORS MAY DO NOME OF THE RILIAt INTRODi'O K» FROM COLLETON COUNTY. SOME WILL FAIL TO PASS Opposition In Other House Will Kill Savjsrnl of Tue*c. Rill*. The following are some of the bills introduced in the Legialature this session by members of the Col leton delegation. It is understood that some of them wiii be killed In the other house, and that perhaps only one or two.,will become law. The bill of Mr. Robertson relative to the purchase of seed -cotton, will | materially reduce the re.enue which Rev. j comes to the county from the sale ; of license's for traffic in seed cotton. Department—Miss ; Some opposition Is heard to this I bill, and if may be killed in the Sen- SUPERVISOR TATE I INK NO NITRATE OF SODA. I Orangeburg County Chiou Adopts III UTAfTCDDADAI Th# following* resolutions wore 111 ft ML I WliHfflV adopted at last meeting of the DELIVERS STEREO PTH'ON LEC TURE AT COURT HOUSE. TO SPEND WEEK . IN COUNTY Other Appoint Week with Big Day Katartfay at Court Honor. Orangebur^.Coitnty Farmers Union. County DMrionstratlon Agent. B. G. Price, of Colleton County, when nak ed by a reporter for The Press and 'Standard, what he thought of these 'resolutions^ replied: *‘I am In fall | sympathy with them and I hope no fanner In the county will use a pound of the stuff till the price la reduced to where It la reasonable.’* I The resolutions follow: I Resolutions adopted by Orange- at* for Balance of burg County Union. February 11, 1913, in reference to the use of Nitrate of Soda. Whereas, the price of Nitrate of Soda this spring has advanced to such an extent that we feel it to be prohibitive; and believing that thla haa been done by a combination of the fertilizer companies to rob the farmers of this State, therefore be t reaolved— First, That the farmers* Union of Orangeburg County at its regular monthly meeting recommends to its members that they use no Nitrate of to Soda this year on their c rops. unless the’price is reduced to a reasonable Elementary Department—Miss • are. Ettie Breland p Senator Ackerman’s bill providing Temperance I>^part merit—M'.srs Eva for township assessors will probably Mae Crosby. ; be killed in the hou^Q Missionary Department—Miss The <1-legation has cone nothing ■'•iii in a Firvau. ' I . nor made any appropriation for the organizer for the girls' tomato cluba, nor for the coithty fair association. In fart the entire session has been ore of masterly inactivity not only on the part of any one one delega tion. but on the part of the entire Township Pres, lent, j Legislature. No constructi"* 1 legis- j lution has been passed. Township Assessor* Bill. tfmtna ,Bryan. | v.-'th the rural police for the county Five mi twites talk by the depraj- : mental superintendents Report from the tov nship- secre tary Statistical report rrom the Super in ter den:. PAUL K CROSBY. n Ehihai<it New* Note*. F- CDL. J. G. PADGETT Candidate for Congress. her marriage to Capt Padgett.’ was Mias Isabella Goodwin. Col. Padgett’s boyhood was that of other boys whose parents were poor. Hts youth was spent at work on a farm and he enjoyed uone of the pleasures nor advantages of life in a town. The intermittent school ing, which his work on his father’s farm pennitted, was gotten around Williams. A big. sturdy fellow at fourteen, he knew practically noth ing. Fortunately, for nlm and oth- Ehrhardt. Feb. 18.—Special John arter of the Hunter’s Chapel Sec tion. was brought before the Town Council last Friday for selling whis key. He was found guilty and was o ^ ri a more Accurat e and sentenced to a fine of one hundred ?.* “ mnA Th» following bill was introduced the Senate by Senator Ackerman: To Provide tor the Appointment of Township Assessors for.Colleton County; to Fix their Salaries'and to Define their Duties for the Purpose dollars, or thirty days on the county 1 niform System chain aan* He naid the fine. a more Equitable \ aluation of Prop- Chief. Priester is making efforts ^ACTED*V> f the^Generkl to^get others who are violating ^ ( ^A^X of the itate of 8ou?b Pndgnu. sx-cisik ol Court of Colle- A ction, making Bnraburg I Carellna: _ ^ ton Couftty and hit mother. >fore d <q eRa tion to try to pasa a bill giving ! Section 1. That on » nd *" er the people of Bamberg county a th * approval of thla Act. the Go r- chance to say whether tney want the nor. upon the recommendation o dispensary back or not. was in civy the members of the General Assem- culation last week. Many of our hly from Colleton county, shall ap- best men are giving liieir influence poult one Township Assessor in each to bring the dispensary back. the townships in the county of Hqw' can a man. who Claims to be Colletno. whose terra ot otfbe shall a Christian and who strives to live a he two year*, or until thor succes- pure life, work to bring whiskey to 8ors are appointed and qualified, a man’s door, saying, here, dring all whose duty it shall, he to make an you want? Who. before God. is the individual canvass or each taxpayer sinner, the man who helps to bring in thei r smeral townships, and , the dispensary back or tne man who shall have fhe same power and au- er of his boyhood companions, his; ?;>tg and commits borne crime, thority that is now given the A’i- father and other foresighted citi- ^-y, 0 j ias violated t:ie law. Both. ditor in taking returns for th*- pur- zens of Warren townsnlp organized ^j rp j ^ Copeland, who has po*e of taxaion. ... a school at Smoaks ( ross Roads,- and on extended visit to St. Au- Sec. 2 That the said Township placed at the head of it that pioneer gU8 (i n( », Fla., and other points, re- Assessor shall be required to lorn and prototype of learners. Prof. turnt ,j home last Thursday. plete this work during the months Andrew C. Hiers. Under this ex-. j q p a dgett, of Walterboro. °f January and February of eai h cellent gentleman’s wise tuition, his w ^ 0 j 8 a ,. an( jidate for the office" of y par a,ld report to the Countv Am ambition was fired and the charat - , ('ongressnitin from the First district, ditor on the first of March, each jcc.r was in town last Friday. The said Township Assessors shil! Mrs. W. P. Pate’s little daughter, constitute the County Board of Those who failed to hear Supt. W. K. Tate’s lecture a: the Court House iast night missed a rare treat, for nothing more entertaining or in- ■tractive has been heard in Waljer- boro in many moons. Mr. Tate, the State Supervisor of rural schools, kindly consented glvu a few days of his time to Col leton County, anil arrived In Walter- figure; boro last night to begins this morn- ins bis v!sit to a n u in:>er of the County schools.' Dr. H. W. Black, county sun* rn- tendent of education, atiu M'ss Ack erman decided to invite iCm to rue one of his etereopticon lectures at the Cou.it House in order ihut the people of the town might le..rn of tjie work being done for the rural j schools of the State. Perhaps fifty or sixty people came out to hear Mr. j Tate, and evt»rydWe was g;.ui to be ' there before the lecture-- .waa half , through Mr. Tate is full o f his sub- . jedt—so full that' he is bub! Ift.g over —and be makes h:s aud.i i n s..v It from his view point. A wonder- ' ful aid are ttye slides he us*-* which mak** very real the prob.vin • in South Carolina Mr Tate was introduced promptly at S.Jh* o’clock Edtor Smoak as the foremost rural school worker in the State and the lecture which tal lowed proved the statement * Second. That we ask the i ttion of all other farmers ro-ope- iA our county and urge them to assist us in making this fight. Third. That a copy of these resolu tions be sent to our State Secretary requesting that they be forwarded o ali County Unions for their adop tion. SESSWNS COURT CONVENES MARCH 3 JDUGE J. W. DEVORE,WILL PRE HIDE AT SPRING TERM. GRAND AND PETIT JURORS U*t of Those Wlo will J net ice ia Their Hand*. Hold PRAISE FOR CORN SHOW. Ci nj{i'utulatc's Colturbia^Upnii Sue- <c>« of Agricultural Exposition. W. W. Smoak, editor of The Wal terboro Press and Standard, who was here yesterday to visit • the Corn show, expressed himself as being much pleased with what he saw. He said it far exceeded his expectntons, and that thoee who missed seeing it will never know what they have lost in ibspirntion and suggestion for larger endeavor in their work no matter w hat their avocation. One-has to see the great range of exhibits. The speaker began uy eongratul.v- and to study their relative aignifi- iny Walterboro upon the nnch ox- ranee to comprehend the real great- cel’ent school aystajn sue has achlev- neB8 0 f the country, and what an lm- «d He said the position .. of the portgQt p a rt of this greatness la furn- fcVpty se,lt «‘*>ool» should be that of | s hed by South Carolina, lecji^ra In the county. The town*; Among the feature* of Lhq ■hQw were prosperous only as tne co.mtrr ! which Itnpfrenett Mr prospered, aqd it was a m.vake to exhibits of W’intboj^ollege and that fcuild up the town at the expense of 0 f the rural schodffitni the country. 0 \ The following are the grand and peiit Jurors, who ha*e been drawn to serve hi lue term of c.our». com mencing March 3. Judge J. W. De vore will preside. Grand Jurors. The first six of the following are hold overs from last year: \V. W. Smoak. C. C. Price. L. H. Griffith,Crosby, J. A. Ed wards. .I KT Varnedie. J. W’. Varne- doe. Q. M. Padgett, L. M. Herndon. B.*F Kinsey, W. C. Drawdy, J. H. McMillan. W. M. Godly. Jr.. W. B. Nettles. J. C. Kinard, J. T. O’Quin. ’. F. Polk. Lee Avant. Eir*t Week—Petit Juroe. J W. McMillan. A. L. Blocker, D. M. Linder. II. B. Smith. W. M. Jaqiics, A. A. Varn, J. D. Yarn, J. D. Buchanan, Jr.. T. R. Risher. C. J. Carter. Sr., A. (\Padgett, P. F. Cone, N. J. Trowelrr^B'Z. Harrison, L. \V. Ihley, J. Y. Beach. J. M. Drawdy, S. B. Crosby, C. W. Ulmer, J. B. Ulmer. J. H. Cone, O. L. I*ang- date. C. J. Padgett. A. R. U. Smith, J. E. Morris, J. W. Xiishop. W. T. Sandersr L. A. Fraysse, J. J. Miley, jj. Wade Smith, J. H. Carroll. Jr, M. I). Warren, B. M. Warrep. A. B.« Chassereau, John B. Carter, M. I. Rizer. . Second Week—Petit Juror*. Fred Padgett, J. R. Stanfield, A. E. Williams. P. W. FUk. L. W. Fen der, J. H. .Ramsey, J. J. Connelly, E. L. Goodwin. H. Hi Rentz, David O'Quin. B. L. Varn. D. N. Godley/ Caney Hiott. D. E. Martin, L. O. Gatch. Jamea E. Grayson. Jaspet* Jones, II. W. Hudfon, Joe D, Ramsey. R. L. Herndon. J. N. Kinsey, J. L. Lyons, G. W. Garrln, H. A. Cam* O. W. 0 Cj-m W. L. Crosby, The first slides used w,*r-‘ those showing the old and ne.v kinds <■? rural school houses, one fiedi In ttic State. The day of the o<d-f t-diio i- ed school house in Souili ( arolina are numbered. There ar" yet ;'!>out 1.200 of these little-one-rr.jiu and poor si hool houses in the State. i<ui i their days ar« numbered, us »; *w and modern building* :i r <‘ i*» in? , erected at tin* rate of R‘> !o 1 each 7 . —. - - ■ - •www,, J, Givens. n / ft.. P«™«rant in p r |rstor. W. W. Russell.xL. K. charge of Miss Russell, county rural Gl0 ^ r( r . H . Smith. T. C.iiens. Jr.^ B. B. Avant. Jr.. A. M. Padgeti. B. H. Dopson, school supervisor of York county. This latter exhibit, which shows the old dilapidated school building of the rural district, and contrasts it with the modern and w^ell-equipped rural school is such an object lesson ' „ . . u . ... ... as should prove a wonderful stimulus ! ,k * ke,e,r * irst to those interested in education ini . 1 Senator E. J. Dennis, DENNIS OUT Ft DR (N)NGRESA. DIs- State of year. This means that i . about ti i sight In providng for this exposition, years there will he none if tn.» onl n ud for her hospitality to the great style of buildings iu exi i throngs of visitors who have'visited Mr Tate next h!i*>.w*,i a i. imbcr of tb»* city during the past three weeks, slides showing the inter or of schools i t i s K „ n . to t |„. ( |, v Kroat good. in education in South Carolina. 4 . “Columhia is to be congratuiat- B r r li k 1 e,ey '? U H nty r B8t ,K rd ^ an, l 0 f , J nC - ed.” said Mr, Smoak. ’ upon her fore- ! ed h,B fand,adc > for thfi offir « of Con * ter of a lifo tiifle formed. Col. Pad gett loves to say that If he has made any thing out of life worth while, he A)l(p ig rapjjjj. recovering is indebted for it largely to this great hearted man. His father. Equalization to meet by ord**r uf t',:** Mrs. J. C. Kinard has a collard. County Auditor. .which has grown in a perfect ran. Sec. 3. Said Township Assessors being unable to pay bis way through 0ue of jts kin(1 haa nev er been seen receive $2.00 per„ day. not ro college, in 1888 he won a scholarship i )e f or e. * exceed thirty dpys earn year, to !).• to the Citadel over 15 competitors j paid out of the ordinary county and graduated from that college in j funds: Provided, nothing in this the Clask of 1892. Col. Padgett ; ably successful. At present he is Act contained shall in any manner has always enjoyed tliat happy fac-, a county attorney and the senior abridge the powers and duties of th-' ulty of making friencs, and frv a member of the firm of Padgett, Lt- County Auditor except 1*L the ap- man his schoolmates at a boy and macks A- Moorer. pfaisement of valuatioiCoUprope rty his college-mates as a young man Col. Padgett has always taken a and the taking of returns in the have stuck by him. He is proud of keen interest in all public affairs several townships. Provided, further that fact. too. ! and subscribed liberally thereto. lie That the County Auditor shall As a benevciary of the S^te, the has served as a s< hooi trutsec. u i list and take returns at his office at law required him to teacn for a time in Its public schools, so immediately upon graduation he came back to his home county and taught at St. George, which was then a part of Colleton County. officer of the Fair Associat’ou, chair the usual time as now provided by man of the Board of 8tevents an I law, when said returns must be n- a trustee of the Methqdlst cliuvcn at ferred to the Board of Township As- Walterboro, an alternate to the sensors and passed or* by them Pro- Democratic Convention at r:rltft.lore, vided, further, That this Act shill a colonel on the Staff of Governor D. go into effect immediately after its After teaching at St. George he <’. Heyward, and in 1912 he v •«« approval by the Governor stsdied law under Howell SlurpUy. ! elected by the Democra’s of th*'8fat« Township A*ee*M*t«i. and Farrow until the dissolution of as a presidential elects:*. \-; nres - The following are the appoint.-e* dent of the electoral lOliege, he not for Township Assessor.® his vote for Woodrow W’non for Bells Township—Robert Bla. k. President of the United Statei. T. J. Beach. Geo. A Benton • Colonel Padgett is a well-roundct’. Braxton Township—F. M. Por:. capable man of experience, and as a M. M. Key. J. H. Vara, congressman would reflect credit on Blake Township-—W. SiE Capers. He understands the D. 1*. Blake, A. R.^Speights. needs of the rural jNstricts as well i Heyward Townshfp—J. K. Bet as that of the towns and cities. Be- singes, ■’Jasper Robertson. G. E. H in? o{ poor parentage and raised on Moore, of St. George. St George was yet a tjie farm to work, he perhaps better Glover Township—C. A Will s < paOt of Colleton County. It is an in- understands, and sympathizes with (’. Reeves, L. () Catch. J. M. Pad terestlng fact that his wife was his- the farmer more than any other man gett. in the race. He has never lost hfs Fraser Township—T. P Johnson, interest in that life, and for a num- Josh Garvin. her of years back,-has run a three- Lowndes Township —H. E Sav- horso farm- near » Walternoro and age, I). J. Chaplin. 8. Et Boynton made money at it. too. He believes Sheridan Townnhipf J. F * . and the pupils with views of grounds and t« achers’ homes. numbe*- of j those were taken in Canad i and in 1 Indiana. lo’-.a and other uortiieiq : -'tatos Tffe last and most dnterestin? I views were those tar.en by Mr. Ta*e ! in Sw itzerland w^ile there las i.n*. -iwi tier land hair about the most perfect school system in the world. . For over eighty yea.a the people have bad compulsory attendance laws and as a consequence there is not (one person in a thousand who can not read and write. Not to be able to do this indicates mental lack. At the conclusion of the lecture, Mr Tate was wainily congratulated. Other .\|i|H>iut>neiitM. Supervisor Tate, ariompanied by Miss Georgie Ackerman, county rural school supervisor, is today at Wil liams. .Tonight be will be ut Lodge where he will give another stereopti- < on lecture. .Returning Thursday and will doubtless bring many new residents to the city.—The State of Feb. 14 gressman from the 1st district to suc ceed the late George 8. Legare. Sen ator Dennis's entrance into the rare incrases the number of candidate** to seven, the others beingoRUhard S. Whaley, George F. Von Koinitz, II. 1,0011 Larisey and E. W. Hughes, of Charleston, and John H. Peurifoy ami J. G. Padgett, of J Walterboro. .. IReports are still current that Senator \ nicotine I arty at Smcmk*. „ Louis Appelt. of Clarendon, will en- Stnoaks. Feb. IT."—Special: I'rK ter the race. 'lay evening. Dr. and Mrs. H. M. • The State executive commlt- Carter entertained at a Valentine tee has not yet stated definitely offi- party. from eight to eleven. Not- cially that a primary will be withstanding the weather, those in- held, but there is little doubt that a vlted came and a right merry crowd primary will be. ordered. The date it was. After an amusing game or, will be fixed by the committee. Gow- a “Valentine proposal.’’ the guests ernor Please will fix the date of the were Invited into the dining room, general election, which will take where covers were laid for twenty- place some time in Aprii. four. The decorations for the ta- | The following is the dispatch an- ble as well as the refreshments, car- nouncing the candidacy of Senator tied out the Valentlhe Idea. The Dennis: favors were tiny china cupids for the] Monck’s Corner. February 15.— girls and minature memorandum Special: At the^earliest solicitation books, with pencils, for the young of the many friends of Senator E. J. men, who were requested to write Dennis, he has consented to enter the respectijj^ partners a Valen- their tine Pr«*f. Yarbrough delighted the o CoUagevil'le wlTerV another lecture fro 1 W(1 " ith j' veral selections on the violin and Mrs Gertrude Berry sang quite nicely, a song appropriate foh .Mr. Tate and Miss A(Kerman will go race for Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late la mented Legare. His platform w’ill be announced later. that firm; when he continued his studies under Howell & Gruber In 1895 he, was admitted to the Bab and formed a partnersnip with the lamented J. S. Griffin for the'-»prac- tice of his profession ai \Valterboro. Eyen for a wife he did not go out i the district, of the county. In 1897 he married Miss Ethel Sloorer, daughter of Dr. Pinckney L. and Manila H. Moorer, will be given In the evening at the I’ottageville high reboot auditorium, ’’riday he will visit schools In the district, and Friday night, address , the people of Bethlehem school dis trict, at Hie Masonic Hall. Saturday an addiess will be given >t the f’ourt House, and th** county t * achers* association v/ill be revib- c-d and reorganized. Every teacher, rustees and patron in the county ia fged to be present Saturday at this meeting. Joseph H. Smith. Smoaks. Feb. 10. Special: Jo seph H. Smith, one of the most re former pupil. . Col. Padgett needs no introduc tion to the people of Colleton Coun ty. He is 'one of them and has been all his life*. .By his sheer abil ity, as a lawyer, his keen insight into human nature and a fortunate trait which causes him to ma*ke hi* clients cause his own and ffghr .for Addi- that more attention shouid be given son, P. B.‘Ackerman.^H O. Roberf- by Congress to the rural life of the son. \ • nation, to drainage, to post roads, j Walterboro—B G. Price. D. L. and to the protecton of the products Smith, Joseph Lucas, him to the last ditch: h' has rlf.-ii ! of the farm, and if he is sent to i’on- Warren Township—W. A.. Stric k- tql the top of his profession at his gres«. he intend to bend his fight- land. A. C. Hiers, J. T.-Garris N ae bar, and has always enjoyed i*i£ enegerles in that direction. Verdier Township—P. P. Hiott. extensive practice. A man need i Jim Padgett’ fortune is in his Joseph Langdale not be rich to secure his services. | friende. and he has numners of them Marriage License Fee. S pel g 11 ts-\f wore. Hendersonville, Feb. IS Special: A marriage of interest to ihe people of^hls section was that of Miss Lot- t e. K. Speights and G. E. H. Moore, '-which tooY place Suncay afternoon a Valentine evening. At eleven, the guerts departed, all. seemingly hav ing spent a pleasant evening. , . j , , .u . o Those invited were: Misses Haiti* ! 8p * cted far ">'* r8 of Lytle Swamp and Nlvia Counts. Gertrude BertyJ died at his home Just across Jessie Smoak. Lizzie Padgett. Gladys the line in Bamberg county early Williams, Rebecca May, 'Mamie Hiers, Klor and Misses Ruth Garris orbes of Colleton; Mesgrs’E. K. Ritter, J. If. McLain, (•eland Grayson. Jesse ConneUey of Colleton, A. C. Padgett. J. 8. May. J. M. Hiers. Wal ter Berry. P. B. Yarbrough, H. 11. Kerrison, Charlie Thomas and Dr. E. S. Thompson. Make* the First Entry. Kutaw ’fViwnship is the first town at the home of the bride s parents, xhip to orgasiize a boy's corn contest Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Speights VV. A. Kirbye performed the uony. Only 1 a few relatives friends were present. The bride is tfie oldest Rev. dub and girl’s tomato club in this cere- ounty. Mrs. Estella Smoak Ifern- and don. who is a teacher the Eutaw'- ; vilie school, has*sent In the dub laughter members who will study with her >f Mr. and Mrs A. R. Speights, and and Prof. R. F. Ulmer, agriculture •s a young lady of inanjuffrac<*b and and domestic science during the fbar. Those who know him best, know that his services are for all. Fome oi 1 his hardest fights have been made for the poor without compensaton. There i§ scacely a case in Court in which his services are not engaged in .Colleton and other counties who The following is an amendment to wish him well There is scarcely. {Jn- the marriage license law introduced other man in the district out of pub- by Senator Ackerman, which lie life who js Renown so well. . In changes, the isssuar’ce of marriage Colleton County he knows by name licenses from the Cletk of Court to almost e\ ry man. He ik proud of tin* Probate Judge in Colleton coimj- as counsel of the opposing parties, , his friemii more "than of oil his tv. The Probate Judge ps provided in and he has. perhaps, defended more other po-sessions "For of whom thia atce; dment. if it becomes law, criminals than any. other lawyer in should a tnan be p r c'Jd. If not of his! -- 'compliahments and deservedly very jtftpular In the communiy. Mr. Meore is well konwn over the county and s a successful ftu- , n r and L'lsimss man. He has re modeled his residence at HenU'Tson- Tweitly or more names were sent In. i'he county board of education, to gether with Miss Frasier of Win- throp college, will visit Eufaw town ship soon to work up the local prizes to encourage this study of agrieul- . lower South Carolina, being remark- friends." J. M M. Con’, uu * 1 on Pago Five ib‘ where ^hey will be at home to tur«‘ and domestic science. Kutaw their friends ‘.The hesr wish -s of all township fi as made a good beginning .; 1 to the young married folks in atul others will follow ooon.— |fbeir Journey of life. Orangeburg Tim-*s and Democrat. Sauis. Mat'on Thursday morning. The interpient 11 ? jV’V* 1 i took place Friday morning at Idttle Swamp cemetery being conducted with Masonic honors by the members of Hope Lodge assisted by members of other lodges. Mr Smith had been quite sTrk for several weeks but his malady was not tthought to be serious, so his death came as a shock and surprise to his friends and neighbors. He was about 60 years of age and is survived by *his wife and seven fblldren as foD lows: W. B. Smith. John 13. Smith, J. H. Smith, Jr., Mrs Louis Kinsev, Mrs Joe Carter, Mrs Lizzie Steedly., Mrs Bob Striokland. Mr Smith was one of the most prosperous farmers and business men of his section, and leaves several large tracts of land. He was a good neighbor, and upright tn all his deal ings with his fellow man. Prominent as a Mason, he was a past master of Hope I.<odge, and was arways ready to serve his lodge or the fraternity w henever possible. The sympathy of a large circle of relatives and friends goes out to tke bereaved family- nr * a .. ^ * *• f