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m m VOL. XXXV. WALTERBORO, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE IE WU BRAVERY OF DEPUTY SHERIFF PADGETT PREVENTS LYNCHING AT COUNTY Mill 1 WARREN MJNDAY SCHOOLS HOLD QUARTERLY CONVENTION Over Fifty Men Attempt to Take Negro From Jail Negro, a Desperado, Had Made Threats Against Many White People. - tereMting Exerri>e« Largely At* tea*le«l—Held at Green Pond. Smoaks, June 16.—Specialr The second quarterly Sunday IjJ^kool Con vention of Warren To*nsiLp met with the School of Green Pond or last Sunday. June 15th. The follow- 1 in* officers and Schools mere present' Pres. J. C. Goodwin, Secy. A. C. Colleton County was saved from the disgrace of a lynching on Friday night last by the determinat.on-and hraverjr of Deputy Sheriff and Jailer Lucas Padgett, v. ho held back a crowd of fifty men until he could persuade them that they were at tempting to do the wrong thing. Obbie Boges, a desperado of the Stokea section, u^i evidently heard too much of Austin and decided to follow his example, only modifying It to 'beg.a with his own race and than to slay the whites who at tempted to hinder him in his course. While the ectual crime which he committed was small, and not suf- Helent provocation for a lynching, the crowd who attempted to take him from -the Jail had reason to believe that he would put into effect his aumoroua threats agaiost whites and blache alike, and this is all that can be aald la excnee for the attempted lynching. The disturbance originated by the negro, Obbie Boges. besting his wife severely, for which he waa placed in Jail. The warrants, however, were withdrawn, and Bog gee returned to his home nesr Stokes in this county to find that his wife's father had carried hie wife away by force and with her had ta%ea nearly ail of Becoming en- to take the negro at hia word and wanted to remove him before he would have a chance to carry out his threat*. Certainly the bravery aftd determination of Officer Padgett prevented the lynching. .SERVICES AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ON SUNDAY NEXT WALTERBORO TO HAVE ^ ANOTHER GARAGE SOON M. O. Dunning and H. E. Savage Contemplating the Opening of Such an Enterprise. Another new indastrv for \Valter- boro will be the CoI»et«> i XiMcino- btle Repair Company, of wi»l»t M. O. Dunning and H. E. Stvxg-* are th* principal promoters, I* is expected that a comtnodiq^'tr Hing wil. be erected near the depot on i» o Sr age Padgett. Supt. of Adult Bible Class.; MiU Lot wlthln tll( , n „ t f * w da> .„ D. H. Strickland, Supt. of Temper-1 and t jj e opened upon the ance, Mrs. J. C. Counts. Supt. ok; completion of the building. M. O Primary Department, Miss Lula Can- r. 1— — ■ -■ ner, Members of Executive Commit tee, Messrs J. B. Risher, F. J. Ber A. A. FATTERSDN, JR, ELECII DF POLICE OVER (ONE ■ :«S Instaiiatirn Service)* of the New Pae- tr>r. Rev. Charles D. Hollaml. to Be HeM. The services at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday next will be of an interesting character, and will com mence at 10 o’clock A. M. with an address to the Sunday School by the Rev. T. D. Johnston of Aiken. All Sunday schools in town are hereby invited to be present. At 11 o’clock A. M. the Ordination and Installation of Rev. Charles D Holland, the pastor-elect, will take place, to be performed by a Commis sion of Charleston Presbytery consist ing of three ministers and one elder. Rev. J. K. O. Fraser, D. D. of Char leston will preach the aer mon. The charge to the pastou*^ 1 ! be made by Rev. T. D. Johnston and the charge to the people by the Rev E. C. Bailey, who will preach at night at 8.30 o’clock. wife's father, and •hot the old MB. inflicting^ painful bnt trifling woshds. He then went to the town of Stokes where, act ing on the advice of the magistrate who had been notified of the occur rence, Mr. J. M« Bennett, a promi nent citlsen of {hat town attempt ed to make the arrest. The negro resisted, and attempted to shoot Mr. Entertaining the “Girl’s Club” Tuesday evening. Miss Katherine i Howell was the charming and lovable hostess—the front porch ofNMrs Howell's beautiful residence on Main street being used. Japanese lanterns encircled 8 T' M - "« Portico from the .tmy .“T " , ' 1 * "Jnisht without .hile flowers ar.d pot- nn old-fashioned munle-loader. and ' , . . f „ merry vo.ces and glad- held the negro while the wife of an- I , ~ ... , u i dened countenances within, convert- other well known c'.t.xen made him ;• . .. , . . ,, . . ... !ed the porch into a studio of pleasure. Seven tables were daintily arranged and progressive whist was the game fast with ropes. After being secure ly tied the negro made threats against the entire settlement stating that he would kill the entire crowd as soon as he could get out of jail, and it was these threats which later led to the attempted lynching. Deputy Sheriff Padgett* being no tified of the arrest of the negro w-nt early Friday morning to Stokes, but on arriving there the persons »ho had the negro at fir*ft refused to turn him over to the offi-er. but after much discuss.on de< ided to do so The negro was the^ brought here and lodged in Jail, arc! at nppeared th*t nothing more would h» said about it. At one o’dock Friday night. Of ficer Padgett opened the jail door leading into his living apartments, after someone had knocked loudly thefoon. With a rush more than ten men entered the apartment. Threat ening to hold the offiv'er while other* entered the room where the jailer’s wife was asleep, the crowd was about ' to pnt snch a plgd in effect when Mr. i Padgett hastily regained the entrance 'to the room. 6 and held the crowd *back. The spokesman of the crowd ''then threatened to blow the back of the Jail aod secure the pr.soner by '“that method, but mere persuaded by ’thd officer to go gway. Seeing the gfim determination of the officer, the crowd left the jaiL ^nd after hold ing a conference returned and no tilled the officer that no further at tempts would be made that night. On Saturday, messages were re ceived by the officers in which it was stated that the crowd would try again o*n Saturday night. This led to a heavy guard being stationed in the jail all night, but Sunday came j without the appearance of the lynch ing party. The officers before th.s had gotten in touch with Governor Bleaae who ordered the prisoner * carried to the penitentiary, which order was carried out on Sunday. It appear* that the negro was a desperate character and quite a ter-J tot to the community, and thid was probably the cause of the attempted lynching, for the crowd had learned ry. Isham Padgett and B. L. Jonef. Little Swamp was represented by Miss Hattie Goodwin. Miss LeUT Pnd- gett. R. Williams and H. Padgett. The Strickland School by L. T Strickland. Leon Smith and W. D Smoak. The Tabernacle School by Mi** Hattie Jone* and B. T. Jones The Green Pond School by - Walter Risher. The Edisto School by Mrs P. E. Spell. The Cedar Grove by Misses Hattie Counts, Nivia Counts. Llziie Padgett, Carrie Smoak, P. W Thomas. Jr., and and Mrs J. B Smith. The Smoaks SchPnl by E. J. Berry. J. L Lyons and L. B. Smith. The following program waa carried out with much success: Devotional Service—Rev. J. C. Counts. Th^ Duty of Parenta to the Chil dren and to Sunday School—Rev. J. C. Counts. The Opportunity of Sunday School —Jas. H. Risher. Echoes of the State Convention— P. K. Crosby and Isham Padfett. The Sunday School Standard— Misa Ida M. Fiehburne. Why an Organized Bible Clam is Better Than one Not Oi'fctnlsed— James E. Peurlfoy. Organised Class at Work—Prof. VA Willis. How to Keep a Good Record—J. C Goodwin. J emperance-!—Mrs. /. C. Cohat* tt. M. JeWeriee. The great interest shown ’ In tha Convention was very gratifying.^ There were present about tw-o hun- Green Pond will never be forgotten dred persons. Tfae good people of for their great hospitality and good singing given to the convent.on. To any township wishing to have and Lac interesting convention we would recommend every speaker who ap peared oft this program. We could not speak of one without speak.ng >f all. so we will say all of the speak ers had their subjects well in hand. The influence of the speakers will do a great good throughout the town ship. and we trust that it will be the eans : by which we may win the Dunning, an egperienced automobile repair man. will have charge of the repair work of the concern. Mr Dunning has been in Waiterboro for sometime, coming here from Beau- fprt. Mr. Dunning expresses him-, self as Intending to run the finest garage this side of Charleston, one well equipped to handle the work h“re. and up to date in every respect There appears to be room for another garage in Waiterboro. and doubtless the new business will prosper Held Meeting for That riday Night—Routine ttended to~-Annual Report of Clerk andiTreasurer Reed Mi A. C. Padgett, Sec. indulged. Later in the evening re freshments were served. It was near- j m« ing mid-night when the good-nightoq township banners of the county and ackonwledgements of a pleasant evening came shower-like. The foi- lo’wing were present: Misses Pauline Sanders and Drue Gibbs of Ritter. Edith Fraser. Lucille Jaycocks. Essie Hyrne, Ulmer Fish- burne. Vivian Price. May Price. Hat tie von Lehe. Algie Wichman, Helen Lucas. M. Vanr* von Lehe. Dolly Price. Minnie Price; Messrs J. C. von Lehe. Lucian Patterson, Harry-4 Anderson, t'ampbefi Sanders, of Rit ter. M. G. Gruber. Caddie Padgett. Henderson Fraser. Perry Murphy. B. St. L. Summerlyn, Anderson Mar vin. B. K. Sanders,, Henry Glover. Martin Epps, Mr and Mrs George Price, Mr and Mrs Edgar Jones. Messrs Raymond Patterson, Vernon Padgett. Misses Drue Gibbs and Pauline Sanders, of Ritter, were in town Tues day and Wednesday, in attenuate at the “Girls Club” whist party.' given by Miss Katherine Howell. While In town they wen- »ii I’sieat* of Miss .M. Vance von Lehe. Improvement Association to Meet. On Thursday evening,'' June 26 k h. the Bethlehem School Improvement Association will give an entertain ment for the purpose of raising fund* for a library. The entertainment will be given In the Hall ovet 4 Mr. M. H. Hiott’s store, and the exe** iH-s will begin promptly at 8.30 oYlo- k. The public will be welcomed. Ad- n'isn.on 20c; children between 6 uj d 12. 10c. Henry Terry Killed. Information was received this morning to the effect that Henry Terry, a negro, was found dead neafiy Salkehatchie last night. The par ticulars of the case could not be as certained. but it is evident that he had been murdered; the motive 'prob ably being robbery. Terry was a noted fisherman and was thought to have saved a con siderably amount of money. Play by Civic longue. The Civic League will present the latter part of the month, th* beauti ful summer evening's play, “The Time of His Life.” Miss Olive Con ner of Charleston, a recent graduate of Lel&nd lowers School of Spoken Word, is vls.ting Mrs. J. Padgett fj^ere and will have the direction of the play in charge. An evening of pleasure is anticipated when “The Time of His Life” is presented. Wat- h the paper for a more definite an nouncement as to the date. ASKS COLLETON TO EN JOIN YEMAHSEE DISPENSARY B. Walker foagratalate* Colletoa Ob Wiaaimg ProhibRioa Fight. To the Editor of The Press and Standard: I see by the papers that the good moral people of your county have de feated the whiskey ring in favor of running a county bar-room. I am ashamed to say that old Beaufort county is still holding on to the tail of the devil. Now, I wish to suggest that cannot you good people go into the courts and get out an injunction against the Beaufort county barroom.at Yemaa- »ee and close it up as a nuisance to the good people of your county. That bar-room Is a wholesale whis key house for your blind-tigers to get their supplies of whiskey to re tail among your people to help .fill you/ Jblla with law-breakers. Aa It la- fio-fc you get tL* drunkards and fk% bdiscoom at Yemassee gets the filthy lucre.'*'-> - ‘. ^ • E. B.'WalK-i-. MARRIAGES. To We*i in July. P.idgeland, June 11.—Mr. and Mis. J. Bartow Bentoa have announced the engagement of their daughter. Mamje Bostick, to C. B. Hadden of Greenville. The marriage will take place at Euhaw BapCst church. G'a- haravllle. at 5 o'clock. July 9. Miss Benton is a recent graduate of Win- throp coliege, and the eldest daugh ter of Mr. Benton. Vho is superin tendent of education for Jasper county. Mf Hadden is connected with the agricultural works of the county of Greenville, and was formerly a professor at Clemsou colege. Beth o? the contracting parties are very pop ular throughout the State, and the announcement of the’.r approaching marriage will preve of unusual in terest.—The State. H. D. Padgett has returned from an extended visit to re'.at -es in Flor ida. O * * * W. V. Vam of Hendersonville, was in town Monday, returning- home from Charleston where he had ac companied tis wife who la seriously sick at one of the city hospitals. W. O. W. Picnic at Yema-sec. To the Public: You are cordially invited to at tend the Yemassee W. O. W. La--' et Picnic and Barbecue to bo held at Yemassee or. July 4th. IStUl. ■ Speeches by prominent hie't: on riculture and Drainage. Refresh ments will be served on the grounds and at hall. Dancing in afternoon and evening In Town Hall; good mu sic will be furnished. 6-18-2t S. J. THOMAS. Clerk W. O. W. Camp 627. Yemassee. S. C., June 18th. 1913. Mr and Mra E. L. Flahburne spent fseveral days last week with Mrs. Fishburne’s parents. Judge and Mrs. Ouagc^ of Cheater. Heach-Welr h. Married. June 12th. 1913. at the home of the bride s parents, Mr and Mrs T. J. Beach, Miss Lilia Beach and Mr. Welch of Ridgeville. S. The bride .s the second daughter of Mr and Mrs T. J. Bea-h of Mt. Car mel. and has many friends here who wish her much Joy in her new home and new life. Only a few intimate friends and relatives witnessed the marriage. They left immediately af ter the ceremony for theif future home In Ridgeville. The bride was beautifully dressed in blue silk, trimmed with white. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. C. Boul- ware, of Ruffin. A Friend. Kavage-Henton. J. L. Benton and Mise Mamie Sav age of Jacksonboro. 8. C., were mar ried at the residence of P.ev j, M Craven on Wednesday, June 11th. The groom is a very prosperous young main, being engaged in busi ness with the Burtbn Lumber Mt. Holly. S. C. The young ludw is the grand-daughter of Mr. Jin Gar land of near Waiterboro. Rev. Craven performt.d the cere mony. * ■ ’ o' Tuirunt-Joueo. An approaching marriage which w|Ii be of interest to many people in Waiterboro will be that of Rev # D. D. JoBW, formerly of this place but now of Easley, to Mias Mattie Tarrant, of Springfield, which will take place on Jna« 25th. The Town Council of Waiterboro at a meeting held at City Ball on Fri day night selected Mr. A. A. Patter son. Jr., as Chief of Police to take the place of Mr O. L. Gahagan* w hose resignation was handed Coun cil sometime ago. Chief Patterson will assume the duties of his offl*e on Saturday next. Ten applicants were considered by C?uncl! and from the excellent material to choose from Council has selected a good man. At the meeting aevera I routine matters were taken, upr and many ordinances received readings, some of which have become taw. Among others, an Ordinance was pa—sd re quiring the Chief ef Police to keep a book in which will be record^ all of the actiriti— of the Police. In cluding fin— collected, arrests made, etc. D. B. Black, -a member of Council and also Clerk and Treasurer for City Council, presented his an- tel report w}lch waa carefully and thoroughly prepared. The report ■hows that the financial condition of the town ia good, especially in con nection with the Sinking Fund with which to retire the Bonds which'have been l—ued. The report appears tv full in another portion of the paper A. A. Patterson.. Jr., the new Chief of Pbtice, is well fitted for the duties of th^t office. He Is well known, not ouly ln Waiterboro Jfor throughout the county, and his mfny friends here {nd in the county will be pleased to know of his suean—- He has beek ia politics f<{r years, and has frierds by the hundreds.* In the selection of Mr. Patterson, Coun cil has chosen a man who will be loyal to duty and will work hard for the reign of law and order In the town. Mr. Gahagan. the retiring Chief, has set a standard of efficien cy in this work which his succe—or will follow, and while the town as a, whole will regret th%t Mr. Gahagan ha* severed his connection with the Police Department, they will be de lighted with the choice of Council. The following is an interview with the ijew Chief and will prove of much interest to the citizens in view of the recent agitation of the liquor question; The new Chief of Police when seen by a representative of The Pres* and Standard expressed hi* apprecia tion of the confidence reposed in him by Council, and stated that he would, to the best of his ability, conscienti ously perform the arduous duties of that high office. When asked for h * opinion on the • blind tiger” subject, his reply was. “I (shall do every thin* in my power to rigidly enforce the prohibition law* as well as ever- other law now on the statute books However. I realize that fn this I shall have a seriouk task, and that I can not accomplish much w ithout the co operation of the citizens of the town. Alf of the talk recently in the news paper about the enforcement of law is cheap, but what I want ia the com bined support and assistance of every good citizen of Waiterboro, In my opinion, the person who is always complaining about the salaried of ficers of the town doing nothing alorg this line, and yet doing noth ing himself, should not expect any thing. Talk is cheap, but what I need is work done by the citiaens wno desire to **e the law enforced.” Continuing, t’hief of Police-elect. Patterson, said. “I want the citizens generally to bear in mind that there are only two mlarled police officer* of the town. In nearly every es- tabl.shment in the city whirtt sells whi*key there are two men. and these two nign can watch the police offi<.>rs fully as easy as the officer* can watch them. They are on the lookout for the officers, and those cit.z^na who desire the law enforced will be in a much better position to secure evidence than will the police officers who ar«. known to the viola- tort of the law. What I desire to see on the part of the citizens Is some assistance in this work, not eternal cyltlctsm of myself and the present city administration. I do not think that anyono has the rght to hid# in- hind tho ahouldert of tho polloo of ficer*. when they nay, and ovidontly must know of what tboy speak, that there are numerous “blind tigers” tn ho town. I think tkefime hnp com# for action,’not continued talk and abuse and I shall welcome ^he assistance of all good eitlsens.” < Further, Chief Patterson aaid: do not mean by what I have —id I shall not endeavor cb brii breakers to J utile*. I shall do thing tn my power to break np the “blind tigers.” and will worh n»> ttiiagly with this end In view. Bit what 1 srtni to straw la that I canget do It all;. I must hare ton); ted I am delighted that I haver the oppor- taatty of caUlag agon the people of the town to give aw thin help. . member, if yea have goad vanash la bollove that whlshty la boiig aald tn nay place, I shall appreciate It It pan will report it to mw sad help aw ae> care tho sees—ary evidence for con victions, Above all; I aw here fin da my duty an I see it, and #tth the hglg of the citizens, Waiterboro' can hn made Indeed a town of law and eafna. When naked about the e of the other laws, Mr Pstteraea ”1 am sure that good worth done along this Hue. and It! pose to treat Avery viotat taw alike, that !■ to attempt* them tb'quick aad •hall not pick out favoril w.ll I allow eoW^ to go others be punished when they/ guilty of the —me offence. Ia a 4 If Waiterboro wants Ite laws forced, I only ask for the S distance and moral encouragoawat ef the N cltizena of the town.” \ • , r\. Standard OH Company Tanka. The large tanks for the Standard Oil Company have arrived and will in a few days be placed near -the depot. The large market here fur gasoline and kerosene have made this necessary, and the installation «C the tanks will prove quite a rohvoa- lence to the local buyers of such products. A wagon service will bf installed, and oil delivered to tbe different portions of the town and. surrouuding country. E. L. Fishburne J. G. Padgett, J M Moorer. M. P. Howell, and W. B. Gruber have returned from Colombia where they went in attendance upon he Supreme Court. Among the caaos in which these lawyers were inter ested may be mentioned. Crosby et al vs. Wiggins Land Co., and Smyly, et a) vs. Colleton Cypres* Company. Decision* have not been announced In either case. To tbe Haptiftt Pastors of Collotom. We desire to meet in a ministers conference on Wednesday, the 25th, at Waiterboro in the offices over Tba Press and Standard at 11 A. M. A full attendance ia desired aad of other denominations are fully invited to meet with ua. , Rev. it. F. Ila.ford. COTTON BLOOM* On Monday, E. T. H. Shaffer brought to thia office a branch of eot- -ton on which was one well developed bloom, and several forms. Tho cot ton from which the bloom wpa takoo was raised by John W. Hiott, one o| the leading farmers of Stokes. Henry Trowell, a substantial truck farmer, of Port Tampa, Fla., is visiting his father, W.-^. Trowell of Great Swamp. • • • The many friends of Mrs. H. A. Francis will be delighted to know that she is rapidly improving from a aerioua attack of illneefc. r* • • J. B. William*, one of Branchvillo'a prominent citizens, was in tows to day. 8 . see J. F. Rents, of Islandtoe, had ne— in Waiterboro thta