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*• » * •f. #- \ T I < VOL. XXXV. p WALTERBORO, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2,1913. NO. 46 UW m ORDER LEAGUE ORGANIZH) At MEETING OF PASTORS OF COLLETON CO. HELD HERE LAST WEDNESDAY. • * * CHURCHES ASKED TIAfSIST Which Shoald Mms A front Each Appointed — RMoIntioat Editor^ PreM and Standard: The meeting of ttft Interdenomint tional Pastors Conference at Waiter- boro on Wednesday. June the 25th, resulted in the. orgsnization. of the Colleton Law and Order League, with Re*. T. P. Baker as President and J. C. Lawson Secretary- The follow ing gentlemen were present and par ticipated in the warm and Interest ing discussion which engaged the at tention of the meeting. Revs. T. P. Baker, B. F. Halford. W. A. Fairey, J. C. Lawson, and Mr. H. W. Black, retiring Superintendent of Educa tion. It was t]ie conviction of all present that the chdrches should lea A in the effort to Suppress lawlessneM. and should exert tiiemselves to produce a higher status of public morality. It Mias Black Entertains. -The beautiful home of Mr and Mrs H. W. Black. Jr., was the occasion of much merriment Tuesday evening from 9 till 12 o'clock, when their daughter, Mias Florence, was the i charming and successful hostess, entertaining in honor of the attrtac- tive visiting ladies. Misses Ethel and Urma Black, of Bamberg, and Mias Beulah Miles, of Charleston. Cooled by the balmy evening’s breese«aad lighted by numbers of candles in Japanese style, the veran da of the Black home was converted into a reception room, where partn ers were chosen by numbered cards and tables, and the interesting game of “up Jinks” was played till a late hour. The lawn also ^presented a scene of splendor; strings of lanterns extended from the porch to the front gate, where stood Miss Black, Miss Miles. S. G. Price and L. B. Patter son, constituting the receiving line. The guests being met here were ush ered over to the tree trunk where Mrs A. R. Haig, gracefully presided over bowl. '• MJps Lucile Jacocks and Mr. H. W. Anderson were the successful contes tants of the evening, Mias Jacocks winning the ladle's prize, and Mr Anderson winning the gentlemen’s prize. Little Misses Tbomassine Wit- sell, Mary Baker and Engene Black served refreshments for the occasion. MAGISTRATE L E. HILL IN REPLY BURNT ROUSE COVERS (RIME ‘THE TIME OF HIM LIFE** HUt’CEMMFULLY PRESENTED N WRITES STRONG ARTICLE IN AN SWER TO MR. DODD OF - BEAUFORT. NIK HODIFM FOUND IN RUINS OF HOME IN LEXINGTON COUNTY. 1 PRAISES REV. J. C. LAW! CRIMINALS UNKNOWN Thinks Mr. Dodd Would not WHIP Such Articles Were he s Cittern of Colleton—Hays Mr. Dodd is Met Interested in Colleton. Entire Family Found With Aknlln Split—Many Theories Advanced. Early Workmaa Fix*Is Bodies |n Half lluroed House. all denpminstiona and of both races should thoroughly commit them selves to the prosecution of this work. In accordance with these convic tions* the following resolution was of Charleston, ovsr the punch Miss Fishburne Ester tain*. One of the largest and most suc cessful social events recently was en joyed last Thursday pjrenlng from 9 to 12 o’clock at the beautiful and historic residence of Mrs C. P. Fifeli was also agreed that the chtTrches “bcrne. Sr.. Miss Ulmer Fishburne being the lovely hostess of the occa sion. It was a card party in honor of the "Girls’ Club.” and .there were over fifty in number present. Whist was the game of the evening, thirteen the portico, hall and parlor. Japanese lanterns cast a soft light upon the flower-bedecked porch, presenting la Birgirw* With the occasion. On tha lawn ivhero charming little g.rls presided over the punch bowl., swung numbers of colored fights mingling with nature’s green. Af ter several games of cards, refresh ments were served. unanimously passed. ; tables were daintily arranged along that the Secretary of this bpdy be iomructed to write to all the wh te churches in the county requesting thoir pastors to appoint a tee of two of the best men from each church who by virtue of such ap pointment shall become members of the Colleton Law and Order League, and whose duty it Jhall be to co operate fcir ithe rigitf enforcement of our laws, said committees together with'the other members of this League to meet at Walterboro on a date to be announced later for the purpose of discussing plans and fur ther prosecuting the work in hand.” Another resolution to which espe cial attention is called was passed Please read and heed. "Resolved that each church notify the Secretary of the League (J. C. Lawson. Lodge. S. C.l giving him the names and ad dresses of the committeemen whom " Luucheon. Miss Florence Anderson pleasantly entertained a small number of Wal terboro’s social set with a delightful luncheon at her home on Tuesday morning. Miss Simms, one of the popular visitors in Walterboro was the guest of honor. Cards and music were the features of the occasion, and Miss Anderson demonstrated her ability as a hostess by the success of the amusements provided. The re freshments ronsisted of a dainty salad coni they may appoint, that they may be enrolled as members." J A* .u v. The colored churches, under the Mrs Jas E l>urifoy was the hos- leadership of their pastors, will also | * charmihg lawn party last lean rsnip p I week In honor of her attractive guest, be requested to take su< h measure. Mi|Jg Martha White of Charleston for the enforcement of law„ w tb ; The handsome lawn of the Peurtfoy regfiid to their ogr rare as r. ay be home, resplendent in the soft light of deemed w'se and effective. 1 myriads of Japanese kitei'tii n is C!tn called to the f »ct of Japanese Lanterns, forded the scenic background , l*numerous games of the olden days that if any of those appoint* •- is ^ refershing ice course was served committeemen cannot stten*. the ^during the evening meeting they may appoint alternates The meeting will be held as soon as the > Secretary rect.vqft. notice that the committees have been appointed. Mi** Kinmi* Honored. Miss Chevillette P.mms was the, guest of honor at luncheon on Satur day morning given by the Misses I am also authorized to announce j Murphy in their usual charming man that all white men who desire to s«»e the law enforced and are willing to co-operate to this end are respectful ly and earnestly Invited to become members of the League. Every good wide-awake citizen in the county ahould become an active member. There ta no grander . purpose to which we can devote our energies. It ia urged that the churches act in thin important matter at once. Delay ia dangerous to our cause. We are not prepared to believe that any church will fail te respond. J. C. LAWSON. Secty. Colleton Law and Order League. ner. The occasion, informal in charac ter, was thoroughly enjoyed by those present. Appropriate refreshments were served. , Master Walker Hiott is visiting h s aunt. Mrs Walker, of near Waiter- boro. The many friends of A. Q. Hiott. of Harleyvllle. will be glad to learo that he is up again after a severe at tack of typhoid fever. • • • Claude Graves and brother, B. H. Graves attended the State Press As sociation at the Isle of Palms last week. Store* Will <To*e. Friday. July 4th. will bfr celebrat ed In Walterboro by the discontinu ance of all business, the banks and stores to be closed on that date. Ah of the merchants have agreed . to dose, and the employees will be given the benefit of a complete boh-j day. Patrons of the business, tion houses are urged to sttend to their matters before the fourth. Many from Walterboro will attend the picnic at I van hoe and many will go to other places of amusement. ^ • • • Mr and Mrs G Albert Beach, and children of Stokes, may he* ment on- ^d among those who were in town shopping Saturday. Henry Nettles, one of our pros perous farmers of Black Creek sec- called to see us awhile Satur day.’ Editor The Press and Standard: Please allow me space for a few remarks. As some may say that good la being accomplished by writ ing. it seems to me that Some of the writers have invented electric peaa. but they have not entire control of them yet. It seems that they wlftd them up aud touch them off and hare they go like an alarm clock until a great tong something is fixed up Very burridly they are sealed up and sent adrift to our county paper for publication, without any notice how much criticism there is in it or how hard it bits or who. Now, I do not mean to agy that J. B. D. intended to equivocate or pre varicate, but it seems to me that he haa not confined himself to moral truths and bottom facts; for Instanee. when he says that Colleton is making a record that St.' Helena’s Island would be ashamed of. This ia for In telligent folks to decide. J. B. D says be did not intend to scare us He has not done so either* Why’ Beeause we know thatrth® intelligent folks of Colleton are of a different opinion from the*"way he is writing Now if you please, tompaie the ar ticles of J. B. D. and H.ev. J. C Lawson, who is perfectly familiar with the conditions in Colleton Whaifedoes be say? He speaks in the highest terms of Colleton and her people; speaks encouragement to all One line of encouragement >s worth a thousand pages of criticism A word of encouragement is gratifying to all* from the President down to our five-year old children. These articles that are being writ ten remind me of some dreams ) bavt sometimes after eating a h*a '.r sot ner. They are full of things Hiat r-f -.er have happeneo nor never >vill All except the out ot Rev. J C L His is full of ’vis-lo'ii io tun point and will do'good. J. B. D. doesn’t seem to care anything f«v* C tililoti now or its officera. He ia only interested in prohibition. Why? Because he wanted to see the hope of the d'-UJ.Mi- sary blotted out. Why? (may I an swer) Because he did not have a finger in the pie as he tried to do once. J. B. D. asks the question What do we call a community, I rail it our surrounding territory or arhool district, or anywhere in four or five ni*ien of home. Now 1 ask J. B. D. who is his' neighbor. The Bible says love yo tr neighbor as yourself. I wonder if J. B. D. would write such article* !if he were residing in Colleton. I answer no. Why? Because he would anticipate the things that he has re ceived in the past. Ijf says it would be well if Colleton had a thousand men in it like Erneat, but ins.nuated that we would need a lot ot good magistrates to manage affairs I agree with him on the last, If he ex pects to manage us with criticism, ilut if he will use a little bit of per- suave eloquence as Rev. J. ('. L. d.d in his last article we would be as harmless as kittens. I have the kindest feelings for .1 B. D. and will excuse him for what he has said, as I believe it was an over sight and the lots of control of h s electric pen. J. B. D. refers us to our dictionaries, but this is a busy time with us. We haven't time to peruse our dictionaries at present but we will Jet our minds fly hack to our old blue-back spelling book and give him enough tp think about With good wishes to all, L'Ji. HILL. Vene Vidi Vici., J. A. Deidrick ami D. P Camp bell. who spent two -weeks in New York and Coney Island, returned home last week. The infant £hild of Rev and Mrs W A. Fairey (seriously sick at the par- Mrs Irene Walker haa returned /. \ home after a pleasant visit to her brother, a.>Q. Hiott, of Haileyville. nonage Columbia, a. C., June 28.—Six bodies found in the smouldering em bers of a burned bouse this morning gave in part the first intimation of bhat now appears to have been the murder of John D. Jacobs, of Lexing ton County, his wife and their four chiidr.m, ranging in age from 23 to lo years. The skulls of three were- crushed and blood was found under their bodies. The discovery of the tragedy was made by a milk man who this morn ing reported that the house had been destroyed by fire and that the six in mates bad been burned to death. The coroner’s Jury late today held an inuuest. finding that the six victims had come to their death at the hands Of unknown men. The dead art*: John D. Jacobs, aged 49; his wife, aged 40; Miss Ellie Jacobs, aged 23; I^eslie Jacobs, aged 18; Hugh Jacobs, aged 14. and t)ren Jacobs, aged 10. Jacobs, a well-to-do farmer, lived O'-ar Peak, in Lexington County. It was known that he kept but little . ey in the house an<\ any motive* r the crime, as It now appears to 1 is lacking. Dog* Flad No Trail. The sheriff of Lexington County came to the s< ene as soon as he was notified of the tragedy, but so far he has been unable to find a clew to the perpertator. Dogs were unable to find a trail and the offl; ial are completely mystified. Four guns and an axe were found in the ruins of the house, but the.r dentity has not yet been establish ed, and there ia little informal.on of value to be gathered from the dis covery. At the coroner’s inquest, which brought out the first definite informa tion on many po.nts, it was estab lished that the bodies of all the vic tims except one boy, were found ly ing in their beds, as if the supposed murderer had found them aslsep. Shotgun by Hi* Side. The body of the eldest boy w.v found lying in front of the flrepla- e. with a shot guu bes.de it. One of the barrels had been fired: the other con tained a loaded shell. A gun wa^ also found beside the charred body of the father. Beside the body of oae of the other boys the axe was found By Well Trained Loral Talent at the Auditorium oi Monday Night. Everyone ,n the large audience which gathered to witness the suc cessful play given by the Civic League on Monday nigkt, was de termined that he would not miss "The Time of His Life,” the occasion showing that this play wopld easily rank as the sacceee of the summer season. The Auditorium was com fortably filled when promptly at the hour eet the audience was Introduced to the etrugglee of the young wife la preparing for fastidious dinner gueete with both butler and took away. Her problem was solved by the eubetltutioa of her brother as negro butler and the ordering of din ner from the restaurant, bat the so- luiton of the first problem !t*d to others more numerous, the solution of which kept the audience in one long outburst of laughter. Finally, after the hero had won hla sweet heart, after the dinner was served and after all problems were solved the vast assemblage went to their homes, knowing that they had wit nessed one of the most creditable performances ever given by local tal ent. For the success of the o- *nsion. much credit must be given Miss Connor who acted as director. Her skullful work was well portrayed In the excellent results of the evening Truly, one could well Imagine .that he were attending a successful comedy in a city opera houae. aq well trained and at ease were the persons taking part To name those who starred would be to take up individually each name on the program, but it must be aaid that Coxart Binns in the role o f the imaginary sick old man carried out well the part. However, all o f the participants were so well selected and trained that the entire piece was well balanced throughout, no one standing far above the others, and aU uniting in making the play the real success of the season. The audience was delighted during the evening by a recitation of*'' selections feoir Hiawatha b* Mis* Connor, who held her hearers sreil bound by her elo cutionary ability. -The play will bti presented next week in Beaufort. The following was the cast; CHARACTERS. Mr Bob Gray Dr Anderson Mrs Bob Gray. . . Miss Florence Black Tom Carter. Mr* Qrav’t Brother. Mr Sherwood Price Mrs Peter Wycombe, Mr A«hley* An.Vrson Mr Peter Wycombe. Mr Coxart tymns Dorothv Landon Mi** May Price Mr Jas Landon, Sr.. Mr Allen Searson Uncle Tom .... Mr Lucien Patterson Officer Hogan. M” Bayaard Benton SYNOPSIS. j—Dining Room in the Gray Home, ' * A< ? II —Same as Act I, about one hour later. , , . . Art III—Library at Two o clock A. M.. the same night. A GREATER FAR FOR COLLETON PLANS ENTHUSIASTICALLY BE GUN AT MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MIC FIM 4TD TO 7T1! NOV. New Sec rt eery Elected- Matters Attended tees Appointed—Next Fair WIU the largest Brer Undertakes He i A lotrge Tomato. Rev. W. T. Fraser, colored, one oi the moat prominent colored prea' her* of the county, was demonstrating yesterday his skill as a trucker by the exhibition of a tomato grown by him which weighed 1 pound, 4 1-2 oun&a. Mrs Jacobs "was in ln'r bod alone her skull crushed and her bark at:! shoulders lying in a p^ol of blood. The youngest boy wa» found face downward, on a blood-soaked mat tress. , The tragedy was at first ascribed to a stroke of lighting, which wa» sup posed to have stunned the six n- rnates and set the house on fire. th-‘ flames overtaking the unfortunate* before they recovered from their stupor. This iheory w,»s exploded." however, by the grusome discoveries as the bodies were taken from the half-burned house. Tried to Arouse Family. Little Mountain, June 28 —Spe cial: This morning at 4 o’clock Mr Jdhn D. Jacobs’s house was d cov ered to be on fire by Wade Boyd, a negro, and by Mr J. H. Fargle, a near neighbor. The house had not fallen in when first discovered and efforts were made to arouse the family by making a loud alarm, but none^of the family could be aroused. When the fire cooled down the charred bodies of the entire family were found among the ashes First, it was thought that lightn ing had done the deadly work, as an electric storm passed over about 9.30 Friday night. Upon farther exami nation considerable amount of blood was found on the necks and backs of the unfortunates. Their skulls were also crashed ia. which gave concl ive proof that the family was mur dered and the house burned to cover the crime. ✓ PU NK’ AT YKMAHHEK ON THE FOURTH OF JULY Dra.mige Will »*• Dl«cu***d by Me* of Note—rge Crowd Expected. Dance end Various Amusement*. Attention of the people of Colleton County is called to the Annual W. .) w. Picnic to be held at Yemassee on Friday, the Fourth of July. There will be present on that occa sion Congressman Jas. F. Byrnes, of the 2nd district aid E. J Watson, c omn.iasiot.^r cf -Agriculture for South Carolina, both <if whom are expected to discuss Dra nage. It i* to be hoped that large nun.befs of people from Colleton-County will at- | tend the picnic and hear an able 1 disc uss.on of su< h a vital matt-r U the people of this se< tion. Low rates will prevail on the railroads. %nd many are expected to attend. Cer tainly. the two speakers are in po sition to give sound advice and in formation along this line, and the trip will be well worth while. At a meeting of the Board of Di rectors of the Colleton County Pair Association held in the efflee of tho President, W. B. Gruber on last Saturday, plans for the approMhtai Fair were discussed and hctto& be gun looking to a larger ant better fair. The meeting was enthusiastic in every particular, and all preoeat agreed that the next Fair must be the beet. Those In attendance were: W. B. Gruber, president; J. M. Moorer, B. O. Hiott. D. C. L. Hlers, J. W. MUey, Jr.. M. H. Hiott. B. G. Price and J. Q. Padgett. The first busineM taken up was the election of a secre tary end treasurer to take the place of W. W. Smoak, who haa moved away. R. M. Jefferies, the preeeut Editor, of The Press and Standard, was elected, and he Immediately en tered Jnto his work by attending the meeting of the day. < Among other things dis.-usaed at the meeting *as the playing of base ball on the Fair Grounds, and after much discussion it was decid ed to prohibit further tise of the grounds for base ball, unless by con sent of the Board of Directors la meeting assembled. . a The following were selected as a committee on program and will have charge of the important matter of the daily program for the fair; Prea. Gruber. Secty. Jefferies, Messrs. Pad gett. Hiott and Moorer. A meet.ng of this committee will be held in the next few days and active plans un dertaken for the succeed of the Fair. The date of the Fair was selected to begin on the 4th of November and continue through the 7th. This ia the week after the State Fa.r and will come at one of the best times for holding Colleton’s Annual Event. B. G. Price was extended the thanks of the Association for the excellent work which he has done along the line of stimulating interest in the growing of crops and the securing of prizes to be awarded at the Fair. The program committee was instructed to revise the premium lists and make any changes which might appear ad visable After other matters of business the meeting adjourned. It .s hoped that all of Colleton’s citizens will unite in the effort to make th.s one of the best Fairs ever held. By a< five interest in Its af fairs, and bjf plann.ng for exhibits there is no question but that the fair can be made a great success. Now Supt. Ntri^Maml. Hugo S Strickland, who was elected last year as County Super intendent of Education, took his position yesterday, and is now at tending to the duties of the office He succeeds Dr. H. W Black, who has made an efficient officer, and if is well known that Supt. Strickland will prove unusually competent in every way. Magistrate* Fine... This publication required by law. Statement of fines turned over to Cqunty Treas by magistrates in Colleton County from January 1st. to July 1st: b 3. 191.3—T M Reeveh. |6 14. ir. .3. 1913—H F. Towles. f40.00. ir. 3. 1913—W N Jones. $6 00. ne 12. 1913—H. Hodges. $60 00 BIRTHS. D im Vo Mr. and Mfs A. V. Sykes, of ntit^armel on Wednesday. June 16tJ. a fine girl Born to Mr. and Mrs G. R E Linder, of Mt. Carmel, on Friday, June 27tb. a little girl. Born to Mr. aud Mrs 'P*. L. Fish burne, a fine boy, oil Saturday last. ur> ^yi/Umkn rioee Friday July 4th. ^Friday. July 4th. being a iegai holiday, the banks will be closed. R E July 1. 1913 $112.14 JONES, Co. Treas. *■ Another New Firm. The Charleston Surprise Clothing Co., under the management of J. Frank, has its advert.sement in an other column. This firm will not formally open its doors until August the first, but they. 1 have already opened for business in Dr. Padgett's old stand where they have displayed some attractive bargains. This new firm will prove an attraction to .the town. Mr. Frank leaves early for the North where he will purchase a complete line. Miss Rotha. Murrell and Mildred Strucken. of Charleston, are visiting Mrs. J L. Rentz. . ; • • • 4 * Mrs T. S. Doar and children, of Sumter, are viaitlng Mrs. Doar’e mother, Mrt E. H. Williaoas. » A.-