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/ a t > * •j r 4 , ■T- / ( > ss VOL. XXXV. WALTERBORO, S. G, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19,1913. NO. SI KIBaSUSTK MEEHMG TO ORUMZE COLLETON COUNTY CORN CLUB Boys From all Sections of the County Gathered Saturday and Formed Club—Many Mem-. bers Enrolled—To Compete for Prizes Offered by Citizens—Much In- terest Shown. M. C. RHINE'S DWELLING BURNED CANDIDATES STEAK HERE TOMORROW FIRE EARLY MOKDAY LEVEL* OXE OF WALTER- BORO H BEAI TO VL HOMER SEAT (O.NOKEHSMAN WILL BE ♦ AMONKi SPEAKERS THAT WILL ADDRESS THE VOTERS. ONLY S2.000 INSURANCE FIVE CANDIDATES TO SPEAK A well attended meeting of the bojra of the County waa held in the Court Honee Saturday last for the purpoee of organizing a Boya’ Corn Club for Colleton County B. G. Price, Oorernment Farm Demonstra tor, called the meeting to order and presided. Over fifty bifys Trora difiiereut sec tions of the county were present, and among them were many men deeply interested in the boys work and im provement of agriculture generlaly. Before adjournment, officers were elected for the Club, and much rou tine business in connection with the contests for the largest yields cf corn attended to. Mr. Price, in calling the meeting to order, made a stirring talk on ag ricultural improvement, and gave ^much practical advice as to methods and results. His discussion of fer tilizers was excellent, showing much study and practical knowledge. The speaker advocated the use of" more barnyard fertilizer, the growing of fall cover crops, and the placing of more humus in the ground. He es pecially. wanted the farmers to real ise that the solution of the high cost of living was to live at home, end re joiced that every thing which could be ralietf on the farm could be sold at good prices. Especially strong was the plea^dr more live stock ou U* -farm. He-'bxplatned the origin of the government work among farm- prs, and paid a beautiful tribute to Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, the origins ' tor of the work among the farmers and boy farmers of the South. 1 The • bool weevil fraa a blessing In dis- ' guise, for ir called attention to other lines of farming and thus allowed the farmer to receive better' prices fdr his cotton.” the speaker stated At the conclusion of the speech, the matter of organizing the Corn Club was next entered into. Over forty five boys were enrolled as mem bers. and the work enthusiastically discussed. The following is a list of the of ficers of the Club: B, M. Crosby. President. e! R. Polk. Vice president. C. E. Ritter, Secretary. A. B. O’Quin, Treasurer. The prizes published in our last issue were announced to the boys and - the methods of awarding them, dis cussed. It seems that much discon tent was experienced by the methods used last year, and hence a new method was dsvised. The following resolution was introduced and car ried in this connection and this will be the meth.od cf arriving at the yields made b> i-.e beyc.: “Resolved: That B. O. Price. Farm Demonstrator for Colleton County, be and hereby is authorized and em powered to appoint in each neighbor- - hood in which there are resident members of this club, three disin terested men whose duty it shall be to inspect and measure the yield of corn per acre grown by the tbembers \ or members of this club in that neighborhood, and the decision of a ^majority of the three men so appoint ed shall be final.” It was decided that another meet ing of the club be held in the sum mer, and that the final tneeting of the year be held in the fall af the 'County Fair. Announcement was made that all,, numbers of the club who contended for the prizes offer ed. or who planted and raised a crop of corn, would be presented with free admission tickets each day during the fair. It is further decided that ANY * BOYS DESIRING TO BECOME MEMBERS MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION BEFORE THE 1ST OF APflIL. No boys except the mem bers of the club will be considered .in the awarding of the Com Club prizes.. The following is a list of prizes of fered to the members of the Corn Club: - First premium—140.00. Second Premium^r$30.00, Third premium—, l ?G.OO. Fourth premium— Fifth premium—$15.O'*. Fi\»h pteraiu.n—♦lo.v") Seventh premium—$7.00 Eighth p.en :ii*n —$.S.00. pr n ’um 1 Tenth premium—$2.00. ” The prlnc.n e upon w ii- h ; t ■imlurns wi'i l-e awar -et ‘s m Agricultural Building at the Fa'r. and in awarding premiums the Al lowing principles will govern: Largest yield per acre. 33 1-3 per cent. Oaly the Gallaat Work of the Fire Depart Meat Prevented Mach Great er Damage— House 1 neared. Fea>t of Oratory Will be Served the Voter* of the County by the Con- gfe**ional A*piraat>. Early Monday night, fire, orlglnat- | ing in the»kitchen. completely de- Lowest cost pef bushel 33 1-3 per gtroyed the dwelling houst of-If. cent. Best Exhibit 33 1-3 per cent. The following is a list of the mem bers of the Boys* Oom-C.lub: Heber Hiott. Round. Herbert Herndon, Ruff a. S. C.. R. F. D. No 2. >, Moody Hiott, Round:’ Arthur Koger. City, Route No. 2. Prosser Medrum. Weeks. R. 1. Jos Laugdale. Jr.. Weeks. Garey Bennett. City. R. 1. Harvey Crosby. Round R. 2. Talbert Benton. City R. 4. A. B. O'Quiu. City. R 4. C. E. Ritter. City, R. 1. Alvus Hickman. City R. 5. Raymond Beat It. City. R. 4. * Johnnie Sykes. City. R. 3. » Laurie Smith, Smoaks. R. 2. Will Goodwin. City. R. 2. Floyd Breland. Ruffin. McKinley Crosby, Ruffin. Meric Williams, Ruffin. ' Neely Williams. Ruffin. R. 3. Berry Williams. Ruffin, R. 1 L. C. Price. City. R. 1. N. Keith Polk. Islandton. S. C. Ernest H. Polk. Islandton. S. C. Alva B. Pope. Islandton. S. C. Newton Weeks. Round. Govan Hlera. City. R' 3. Charley Bailey. W'eeks. Reuben Padgett. City. Moody Warren. City, R. 3. Willie Lahgdale, Weeks. ‘ g Johnnie H. Yarn, City. R. 4. Clydo A- Beach, Clt*. R. 4. Cedf Carter. Round. Wm. Brant, Ruffin, R. 2 Geo Brant, Ruffin. R. 2 I^eroy Reeves, Cottageviiie. Angus, Hiott, City. R. F. D. No. 3. Wade Zelgler. City. R. F. D. 3. * Willie Reynolds, Round. Bernard Remley. City. R. F. D. 2. L. B Berry. Wilterboro R. 2. Loyless B. Carter. Ritter. C. M. Carter, Ritter. A. L. Hooker. Walterboro. R. 1. Carn Flshburne, entailing a loss of at least $4,000. which was only partial* ly covered by insurance. The exact manner la which the fire started haa never ben known. When discovered the entire rear part of the house was covered with flames. D,r Flshburne,* the iftarmachitt at Klien’s had returned to the drug store when the fire was discovered about 8.20 o'clock. Mrs Fisbburnt and her children were alone at the time. The children ran a narrow escape in leaving the house, and no furniture was saved except the piano and a few chairs. 7 Mr Flshburne carried two thou sand dollars insurance on the build ing and contents, and this will only pay about half of the loss. The Fire Department reached tho scenb too late to save the house, and . then only one stream of water could be secured and that after ruhning tho hose a distance of $00 feet. Tho House of W. J. Fishburne was only fifteen feet away from that of M. C. Fishburne’s and it appeared at ov« ery moment that it would be destroy ed. The fi^e department Is worthy of much praise for the manner in _ which they worked, and as a result' no damage was done the house. It' seemed ajmpst miraculous that the house odtm be saved.'but by steadily ‘ fighting the house was undamaged. m MEMBERS OF THE CIVIC LEAGUE HAVE. ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING , Tomorrow is CongrctMoual Cam paign day in Walterboro. Here, the five men who would .represent the district in the halls of^Congresi will ire their first guns. A large crowd ll expected to hear the able and elo quent discourses which the men of dbility will deliver. Among the can- dldau*?. are two Walterboro men, Messrs J. H. Peurifoy and J. G. Pad gett. and there is no question but lhat they will be the favorites. , Charleston has three meff who are asking for the honor of representing the district in Congress All of them Are strong in their home town, and jpu’e representative of the three fac tions which exist in the city of Char leston. Mr von Kolnitz will receive g strong support from the citizens of foreign bith in the city; Mr Hughes is supported by the Grace organttn tlons: while Mr Whaley represents what has been termed “The Bour bons” of the metropolis. A lively time is expected when Chairman •iowell gives tomorrow'" morning the signal to fire. MR* *MITH PA**E* AW At. The Press and Standard: Will you please correct a mistake in your publication of the apportion ment table for the Colleton Associa tion. The churches are grouped in groups as will be noticed and the church** Bethlehem. Black Cre*k. Mr and.. Mrs Cummings Entertain. It.wna the pleasure of a number of young folks to gather at Mr and Mrs C..T. Cummings on Saturday evening. March the fifteenth, at a sociable given In honor of Misses Louise Plow-den and Lucile Crosland, two of Colleton's charming and popu lar schojl teachers, of St Matthews. ' Mr and Mrs Cummings spent con- Doctor's Creek, Little .fialkehatcbie, ‘" ' “" fnrTn *.»> i * siderabi-' ♦ rtort' in arranging for an Pine «.-ove No 1 *r.d Walterboro , Srst are so arranged in the first 1 4 ' w group. Nov/ your publication mad* me say only Bethlehem was appor- Ashley Griffith. Cottageviiie. The following is a list of rontribu tors to the Prize Fund for the mem bers of the corn club and for any^tn farmer of the 0 coiinty: Farmers and Mercfiants Bank $25.')*’ >Flr8t National Mank ./>.00 A. Wit-Jjftan iL Son 23.00 B. G. Price 10.00 P. M. Murray . in.Otf W I-. Gruber IJ.rtO J. G. Padgett * 10 00 D. B. Hutson 10 o* E. T. Hi Shaffer lo.DO E. E. & R. E. Jones 10.00 M. P. Howell 10.00 Beach Bros 10.00 James E. Peurifoy 10 Ofi Riddick A ( l c ^r inau lO.oA A. S. Karesh 10.On John H 1 : Peurifoy " 10 no W. J. Taylor *.00 L. O. Owen* 5.00 S. Finn Jewelry Co. 5.00 S. Finn Clothing Co. 5.09 J. M. Moorer _ 5.00 R. Bedon \ 5.00 E. M. Jones 5:0o Walterboro Drug Co. 5.00 W. V. Glover 5.00 H. W. Blacki Jr. 5.00 J. L Googan 5.00 M. K° hn • 5 W. Z. Ayer " * 5.00 O. C. Brown 5.00 John Glover 5.00 Dr L, M. Stoke* 5.00 H.'Zalin 5.00 B. Levy 5.00 E. L. Fishburne vouch for the fruitfulne** ot same. C. O. Patfgett addr. w nal'Mially to the pleasure of the occasion with several selections oi^ the piano. Ya- rious game* were participated in and refreshm nt* served thrcugfic.ut the evening. Those invited -tp meet the » , « ... 1 guests of honor were as follows: i Misses Helen and Hattie Von L. he. Many Matters of Importance to the-Town Dis cussed at Large Meeting of Women’s Or- • ganization — Further Improvements for Court House Grounds, and Bet ter Trash Removing. \ ^ Quite an enthusiastic meeting of the Walterboro Civic League waa held at the club room last week. A good attendance of the members was noted and much business of import ance to the League and the Town waa discussed. Although having met many drawbacks, the Civic League has endured, and seems more aHve than ever before in its history. Probably the most important mat- ,er discussed was that of the clean ing of the streets of the Town. With this end in view, the League haa em ployed a mau to gather the papers and trac h from the various streets of Town. The ladles hope by thia method to improve materially the looks of the town, and there is no doubt blit that they have a ripe field along this line. It is planned to greatly enhance the placing of the trash by installing more trash cans, and the League hopes that the mer chants and busineea men of the Vown will co-operate with them la this movement. The League is planning a cam paign for the proper screening of all the mercantile establishments and especially the buteher shops within the town. It is hoped that by thia method the summer will not witness as much disease as is usual for tho season. This matter will be pressed and the ladies hope to be sucdbssfifcl in their efforts. The Question of further Improve- of the Court Hqnse grounds wae die-, cussed. It is expected that In a. few weeks spring, work will, be begun on the grounds, and the attractiveness of the yards will be much Increased thereby. The League especially dis likes to Hr the papers which cort- tinuaily litter the Court House ground* and they hope soon to lor* reel this. The ladies will continue their work ; Verifier Sunday School Wnrkem' to on the park at the depot. Soon con- Hold Convention, crete block seat* will be installed to] On Sunday. March 3<»th the first Wife of D. L Smith Die* after a Very Short Illae»». The town was shocked on Friday morning to hear of the death of Mrs D. L. Smith, which occurred at mid night of Thursday. Mrs Smith had been sick for only a few hours. In the afternoon, she was going about her household duties, but at nightfall ahs was taken violently 11! Several phy sicians worked with her until the end came st midnight. Bscullarly sad was her death because of the fact that Mr. Smith was away. The funeral services were held gt the house. Saturday morning, the iev J. R. Funderburk preaiding, assisted by the Rev W. A. Falrey. Interment waa later had at Live Oak cemetery. The following actedis pall bearers: J. W. Lucas. W. R. McTeer, H. W. Sanders. N. G. Hor- rall. W. B.„ Ackerman and H. 8. Strickland Mrs Smith had for many yssrs been a conaiatent member ' of the Babtist church and was admired and respected by all who knew her. A devoted wife and mother, her place will be hard to fill. Before her marrisge to Mr~ Smith, she was Miaa Dodd, the daughter of Mr and Mrs A. D. Dodd, of Round. Her husband. D. L. Smith, former Auditor end Treasurer of the County and a mem her ’of the Legislaturs, has many friends throughout the county who wil sympathise with him la bin lose. Besides Mr Smith, sad Mr sad Mrs Dodd, Mrs Smith is serrtrs* by five sons and oas daughter, the youngest of which is 2 years old. Her sisters ere: Mrs W. B. Garris. Mrs T. A. Hill, Mrs Jack Kinsey and Mias Jessie Dodd of RouniTVgnd Mrs J. C. Hiott of St Matthews, while ahs leaves one brother, Keenley Dodd of Round. ■* - 1 -H Doctor** Creek. Little Salkehauhi ,'? r 4!?£L«a Padgett, AHye Mich.el. Mil ' . . , ! ? ^ ti.m du Hoi. and Wldilne «tt!l; mtfit had to be larger Ibis year : >r state mlesions for the amount nair.-i for our Association is larger than ast year. The churches thet ar j aided by the State Board *re ex pected to make a large cor.tr.ttuCoi., as for instance, the First Church of Walterboro last year contribute.! Messrs Henry Glover, Jesse DeTre- ville. C. G. Padgett. Rufidolpb How ell. Anderson Marvin. fT St. L. Sum merly n sad Mr Grim. Mr and Mr* Rentz Entertein. Among th** social gatherings of the $68,*2: I beg if they are able to do j week was tho entertainment of Mr it, it is expected. I beg that you will and make this correction and publish in rs J. L. Rent, at Hotel Albert nor of Misses v Plowdden and this week's paper so that there will ifjjmfcftand. two popular school teach- be no misunderstanding. .Please . ers, who are visiting Mr and Mrs C. Let it be known that I am assuming'7. Cummings, Misses piowden and no authority in this matter. I an only i Crosland are from St Matthews and doing thia by request, and as I was] belong to Colleton's fair jnstnu ting familiar with this work, having serv- 1 force, having charge of stliools about ed so often on the committee when • nine miles from Walterboro. A jolly a member of the board and as clerk J crowd gathered to enjoy the evening of the Association. | and assist In making it a glad occa- I was requested to propose the sion for the strangers. Although the table as stated by the Chairman last alarm of a fire in the early part of week. , the evenng delayed the assemblage F. O. S. Curtis, j somewhat, ail pi&nuged to recover (Editor's Note:— from the excitement and soon In the We cheerfully publish the above midst of song and music, forgot that letter, but. in our own defense, we j anything had happeed. Refreshments must say that we have looked ui> the •‘copy’* furnished us and find that the table as published corresponds ex actly to the copy' Therefore, the er ror is not ours, t < Mrs I!t»ir iDead. On March 6. If* 13. Mm Mary HA- 5.00 5.00 prci tht re fol- J. A. Diedrich N. G. Morrall The IJress and Standard J. L. Rentz j. M. Klein C. H. Esdorn B. G.. Hyrne M*. C. Fishburne In addition to the prizes ^named above, the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank offers the following prizes to ^ i Passed away at the home of h*-r * ( were served and the music donated by M>ss Michael and Mr Padgett wns greatly enjoyed. Those invited were: Misses Crosland and Piowden, Annie Gallcway. iieneu and Hattie Von l.ielie, anil Alive Michael; Messrs Padgett. Wescoat. DeTrevIlle ur.d Surntrierlyr. daughter. Mrs H. R. Horten’*. Sea-, •j-®* ibrook. 8. f*.. where she had cone on Mr* Klein Entertain-. Quite a dcPghtful affair waa The a visit.o. She had only been there a card party given by Mrs .1 M. Klein j*-*’® short time when she took *U k and ;,t her home Ir^t week in honor of ? on the end soon came. She was 76 Mr* J. A. Russell and Mlss^l’i Ter- * o years old and always seemed to he ry. Whist was the feature of the af- “•®' happy and cheerful ternoon. Misses Murphy euttlnt for She joined the Baptist f'hucb when tpe prize, a handsome applied si lver quite a young girl and has always , vase. The guest of honor were pre- been a'faithful member. She leaves ;rented with delictoiti* boxes of eandy three children, two brothers, ofie s> Refreshments were served by the hoc any pet-son wbo is a depositor in their, ter ar< j a host of grand and great- Among those present were: ] bank: grand children to mourn her los* Mesdsmes Russell. Shaffer, Koger. $5.00 for the Largest Yield of ( orn : The children are as follows Mrs - 1 Liles, Hitt, Anderson. Lucas. Jones, on One. Acres. $5.00 for the Largest Yield of Cotton on one Acre tp be planted in check. v $15.00 to the person making rhe best Margaret Jones. Her remain* were R. Hortam. Seabrook. S (’., Mr* (' «' ‘Searson and EsDorn: Misses Terry, Reeves, G. W. Hoff, both of Cottage- Murphy, Von Lehe, Harrison. Glotfer, ville. Her brothers and sisters ar-- fiowell and Galloway. Perry a'nd Frank Gatch and Mr* Farm Display at the County Fair Additional subscriptions have been promised and when these come In, the management hopes to make fur ther announcements * To be Married. Ehrhardt. March 15 —L laid to rest In Round burying grout: 1. the funeral services be'r.g conducted by Rev S. W. Ackerman, Youmen—Mc < Imn Dance Wednesday Night. Quite a delightful dance was given at Hyrne’s Hall last Wednesday. flu In w take the pla< e of . the neat woeden benches formerly placed L.en\ and which Mime beast probably destioyed. Lately, a fence has been plac-l iiraund the park, and vin^s will be plant* 1 iti the near ftttr.io As a means of raising additional funds to carry on the work the ia- dieo discussed the advisability of having an open air play in the sum mer. The members were enthusias tic ov-r this, and something definite will probably come from it. A recep tion in honor of the honorary mem bers v ill be held tn the future It has been decided to change the mem bership fee of the honorary members from lOcts a month to $1 a year. At the conclusion of the business of the dav, Mesdames E. T. H. Sha f - fer and E. M. Speights, served re- fershments. The Civic League has done a re markable work for 4he town since its organization several years sgo. Some c' their most permanent achievements have been in the matters of erect ing the Confederate Monument, to which cause the League contributed $175.00: the erection of tne curb ing around the Court House grounds, to which the League gave $200.00, and the curbing and laying of walks at the school house at a cost of $175.00.' '• ■' \ . Besides their lochl work, the league co-operates with the State Federation of Woman's Clubs in such matters as coronpulsory educa tion. and the abolishment of the racing evil In the State. Through the State organization they arc brought t life touch with the National Federation, and the local League will Hi us assist In the endoYym<‘nt fund for the National FedenyLibn. The following are the officers of the Walterboro Civic League: M-s B G. Price. President. Mrs.J. M -Klein. First Vice Presi dent. . Miss Tafit^r. Second Vice PresH dent, "Mrs M. Carn Fishburne, Corres ponding Secretary. . » Miss Lillian Farmer. Recording Secretary. . Mrs G! Q. Brown. Treasurer. The executive board in addition to the officers above, Mrs J. G. Padgett, Mrs Ashley Anderson and Mrs John H. Peurifoy. quarterly S. S. Convention of Ver- dier Association will be held at Ever green Church. . The following Sunday Schools are included in this township and are urged to co-operate and aid in every v*ay possible in making this the larg est and most helpful convention yet hold by the association. Bethel ( Baptist i., Bethel I Metho dist •. Bethel (Presbyterian t, Be- dons, Corintht Kbenezer.'Evergreen. Fuller. Grace, Mashawville, Mt. Car mel, Pleasant Qfove. Sandy Dam, St Jude's Walterboro. First Baptist, Walterboro, Second Baptist. Zion. Superintendents of above will please see that their school s are rep resented by regularly appointed dele gates. “ PROGRAM. 10.30—Devotional service. 10.45—What We are Here For. Mr Jas E. Jeurifoy. M.10—The Spirit of Co-operation — Mr R. M. Jefferies. 11.39—Our goal fur 1913—Miaa Ida M. Fishburne. To S. 8. Secretary. 11.50—Roll Call of a< hoola for Etlistment of delegate^. Intermis sion for dinner. 1:30—Report from school* and Rating fixed upon chart by Town ship Sec. Mrs. B. C. Beach. 1:46'—The Why and How of Organized Bible class work. Mr Jas K. Risher. 2 15—The Home Dept. Mrs. C. T. Cummings. / 2:30—The Teaching of Temper ance. Miss Mattie Herndon, j 245—Missionary Sunday Schools. c.3:l<>—‘The New Quarter—” Plans and Expressions. Adjournment, - nigh Congregation to Meet. The Annual Meeting of the Con- which many of the young gregation of St. Jude's Episcopal « '-as iti* z* i • a — * — - »_ i a ■» ^ _ Marion Tollmans, of Ft. Tampa | "uople of the town participated. Church w ill he held on V.aster .Mon- lov/s: Each of the l*oys con petleg ] ard Miss Ollie May R ; *hop will be City. Fla., and M.?s Katie McClain, both of/the beautiful land of flow- Ayer er*; were married February 25th. for .these premiums w ill be required ' to make an exhibit of his corn ta the imped in marriage nt the home of the bride's parents March 16. ‘ Dancing was In progress from nluu , jay at 8 p. m.. for the election of a till twelve, and a most enjoyable time 1 flow Vestry, and also to choose dele- .s reported. .The ghaperones w^re galea to .Council whi^h meets In 1913. Mr Tollmans is a brother of Mr and Mrs A. C. Von Lehe. M- and Charleston May 6. and to transact Mr* P W. Rlsher, of Walterboro. Mrs J. L Rentz. Mrs Hitt and Miss]other business-which mgy come be- Route No 3. Galloway. fore the meeting. Ku midi-Garris. Many relathw and friends were present to witness the marriage of Miss Sadie Kumph and Mr E. O. Gar ris, February 26th, 1913. at 3 o’clock. Rev T. J. White performing the ceremony. The bride was dresked in a beauti ful white satin, and the groom wore a black suit. Immediately after 6, the ceremony delightful cake and wine were served. The young couple re ceived many useful presents. The bride is the eldest daughter of M. E. Rumph. of Pregnall, and she is liked by all' who know her. The groom ig the second son of Mr and Mrs W. F. Garris, of Round. Hejitut taught school in this and other coun ties for a number of years, and hia kind disposition has won for hlffi many friends. They are at home nt Round. ne«n Bethany church, and may they hafve a long and happy jour ney through life.