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ti LAKE CROW AT- TEND ANNUAL PKKIC OLD AT SMWKSm LAST THURS DAY—BKAUTIFUL DAT FOR A PICNIC. OVER ME THOUSAND PRESENT gp—kOT AbMBt, b«t Ooog DvUvcred by H«a la the — RxceUeat Refresh- The good people of Saidera were the hoots to over one thousand people from nil sections of the county on the occasion of the Annual Fanners pic nic last Thursday. The people of that section, already far-famed for their hospitality and entertainment abil ities out-did any of their previous efforts, and furnished a day replete with pleasant events. In this sec tion, live some of the most promi nent and successful farmers of the county, and the evident prosperity of the community was reflected in the entertainment provided for their guests. The EMitor of this paper had the pleasure of the trip with B. O. Price, Farm Demonstrator for the county, and was delighted with the agricultu possibilities of the county as point ed out by Mr Price so familiar with the fanning operations of the entire county. The only draw back to the trip was the long hours spent on the sand roads which lead from Walter* boro to Sniders, and there is no doubt hut this road, one which serves a larger number of people, should be immediately improved by tbs ««*n»g of a sam^lay The Invited speakers of'the oc casion included an agricultural ex pert from Clemsoa College, but he like all other Invited speakers^-fail ed to appear. However, several ex cellent speakers were discovered in the audience, and the addresses of the day were well delivered and took well with the audience. J. M. Benton called the meeting to order and introduced A. C. Breland, of Omega, who presided. Mr Bre land then introduced Capt J. F. Entzmlnger, of Greenwood, a repre sentative of the Bailey Military In stitute. who made an excellent edu cational address, stressing the .im portance of better education as a requisite for better farming. Capt Entzminger proved a delightful speaker and held the attention of the large audience througnout his thirty minute talk. Hia concluding remarks dealt with the new Bailey Military-Institute, of Greenwood, and the claims of that institution were well pressed. In passing. >t i» worthy of nore that Mr Entzminger was showing the most haj'.d«*ome col lege catalogue the Editor of rn!.- paper has seen, and one that credit to his excellent institution and the printing trade in genera: Rev B. M. Foreman, representing Orangeburg College, was next intro duced and h : ? ev el lent .address w " be long remembered by those sc fortunate to have heard him. It w: , .| be of interest to note that Rev Fore man is the brother of Mrs M. P Howell, Sr., of Walterboro. The ad dress of Rev Foreman dealt with the great n£ed of education in this era of enlightment, and the apecial value of Christian Education. While edu cation ts needed, the speaker warned his hearers not to forget that the first essential of the truly educated is a right heart. He. also. In closing, •poke of Orangeburg College and its work, and showed that th'» inHtiu- tion la the only Christian College in the State south of Columbia. ■-R. M. Jefferies. Editor of The Press and Standard, was next introduced, and spoke briefly concerning his pa per, and its ideals, and made a plea for the improvement of the rural schools.. At' this point the meeting adjourn ed for dinner, and with the dinner the good ladies of the community showed that cooking was not a lost art with them. Lemonade i abun dant quantity was served by the pic nic committee, and the -.emonade and dinner will rank as one of the fea tures of the day. In the afternoon, the audience re assembled and listened to an excel lent address along agricultural line* by B. G. Price, the Farm Demonstra tor of th« county. Mr Price showed, that while greater knowledge was needed on the farm, the first requis ite was to usfe rightly the knowledge already possessed. He told of the work of the county fair ani urged the farmers to co-operate in the mak ing of the next fair a great success Hia speech was welt received and will bear good results. A. M. Howell was to apeak con cerning the growing of tobacco and H. C. Esgerton about agriculture, hut a shower of rain caused the NEWTON U. URUBER OF OOTTAGEVILLE DROWNED Bright Tooag Mae Meets Death While Bathing. Editor The Press and Standard. I am not a regular news writer, but I wish to. ask spgpe for some words about one of the' saddset accidents that has occurred in our eommunity in many years. On Friday afternoon, June 27th. Newton O. Gruber, son of O.* H. Gruber who r■sides near Stakes Bridge os the Bdisto, while bath lag is that river with two other young men, got beyond his depth and was drowned. The two young men, Messrs Joe Hughes sad Wilbur Rick- enbsker, and several negroes whe were standing on the hank wit nessed the event, it seems, without Baking nay serious effort to save the drowning Baa. When neighbors gathered to make a search for the body he could be seen from the beak, lying at the bottom of water that was not over a man's head. Newton was a pious boy and his character was not stained* by any unrighteous deeds or rsckless words. He was born Feb. 9th.. ISIS of a Christian Bother who died when the child was eight months old. From that time he became the special object of his father's care. He was sickly almost all of his life; often times his health was so wrecked that it seemed almost impossible for him to live, but through all this his fa ther clung to him with such pater nal love as ia rarely found. When Newton was about two or three years old his father married again. This proved a very fortun ate marriage for the young child, for at once there was formed an attach ment between step-mother and step son. , His devotion to her was sim ply beautiful and her love for him was unusual. This was noticeable all thi ough his life. About five years ago Newton was baptised into the fellowship of Union church and only a few years later was ordained deacon. As a member Of the Church and as a deacon he was faithful in the- <lis- charib of every doty placed upon him. r The home, the community, the church and the Sunday School hare alt usntained a serious loss. The wri ter has lost a personal friend; but we feel confident that our loss is hia galg. May heaven’s richest family. OUR NEW MERIAIa “THE A Pastor. T. LE CA*R’ Commence* With Thlft Iiwue—Be Hare to .Read It. The attention of our readers is called to the great serial story, “The Argyle Case” which begins in this issue. The first installment of the story will be found on page two. and all are asked to read it in order that they mav not miss a single chap ter. Thia story. , true to life, in a large measurp. picturing the emo tions. struggles and problems of life, will prove intereeting to alt At a large expense this story has been secured for the benefit of our readers, and your enjoyment of the story will !>e ample reward to us. Walter boro's Racket Htore. Attention is called to the ad-er- tisement of the Walterboro Racket Store which appears in other col- "nns. This is new enterprise fer Walterboro and its estshlisamer.t *s in keep ng with the remarkable 1 u? - reee growth of the cnmni’inttv. ^ ,C. vor ’Lehe. a man of wide experi ence in the mercantile feld. is th« proprietor, and, on his recent trio north. h° bbught. a large 'iae of s»u< b things as are uso.illy found :n n raoket store Th's *fr>r» has i good stand neir th“ Pro? n Furr. f !jre S’orr and will receive a a'g" patron age. KILLED OVER TOBACCO PIPE. Georgia Man Hhot in Trivial Dis pute—slayer Flee*.. Dalton. Ga.. July 12.—Will.am Parish was shot and instantly killed during a uuarrel here toright with Jaires Hatfield. The trouble between the two men is said to have started over the possession of a tobacco pipe Hatfield disappeared after the killing «nd has not yet been apprehended. WAS IT SUICIDE OR MURDER THAT CACHED THE DEATH <JF ‘•T ^ JOHN D. JAOOBH, OP LEXINGTON. i , DEAD MAN LEFT Will WBfeh Will Probably On Lttigwtiow—Did Jacobs Kill salf and Family or Wore Ail Military Ompaay to Rnratnp. The local Military Company, known as Co. K., 3rd South Carolina Regiment, will leave tomorrow for the annual encampment at Aike-* The company will remain there until the -4th and quite a number of Walterboro bovs will make the trip H. R. Padgett is Captain cf the company The people of the town in general are requested to assist the tr ibtia boys as much aa possible, and all the members are asked to take more interest. Under the new 'aws. the company has rigid qua!iflca#ons with which it must comply, and all of the members and the citiae-.s in general gre expected to co-operate The va'vde of a military company is greats and it is to be hoped that fhe one In Walterboro will meet its tests. BIRTHS. Born to Mr. and Mrc. W. C. Sajun- dera Monday, June 30th. a fine girL omission of these speeches. As a whole the day waa pleasantly and profitably spent by all present, and the next annual picnic nt Saidera will be looked forward to with much pleasure. Lexington, July 12.—Special: Tha latest development in the Jnoobn tra- gedy. which shocked the people of this county as they had never been shocked before, when the entire (am- ‘ of aix was exterminated la such a mysterious manner on the night of Jane 2S Inst, is the fact that John D. Jacobs, the husband and father of tho family, left a will. This will, which was drawn on January 4, 1112, ti very brief. It is, however, of 'regular form, and the namen of throe reputable cltizendappear an witnesses to the instrument. In this will, it la stated, Jacobs bequeathed all of his personal property to his wife, Mary E. Jacobs. He also named Mrs Jacobs as executrix of the will. Strange 'hs it may appear—for Jacobs owned considerable real / ps- tate in the community—Jacobs ‘d4d not in this will make hny d is por tion of his real estate holdings. This will, it ia expected, perhaps in aa unprecedented, lawsuit, for it will ho hard. It is said, .to determine Into whose possession this property should properly fall. Will Tiaras Up. Immediately after the drawing of the will, it ts said, Jacobs deposited the paper with J. B. Lathan. a lead ing merchant of Little Mountain, with the admonition that Mr Lathan place thtf paper Ih Ms safe TWPgfi#- keeplng. Not until n few days ago did the public learn of the fact that this will existed, Mr Lathan himself forgetting the occurrence until the entire family^ had been wiped out The question will likely have to be decided by the Courts. In the event that the will shall be carried into the Court, the question will be wheth er or not the relatives on Mrs Jacobs' side of of the house or the relatives of the decreased husband should re- ceiva the property. -There is a tract of three hundred and ninety-four acres assessed on the tax books of Lexington Countv in the name of John D. Jacobs. This prop erty lies within five miles of Peak. In the rich snd fertile section of the famous Dutch Fork of Lexington County, and is valuable G. W. Jacobs, of Newberry, a brother of John D Jacobs, deceased has applied to George 3. Drafts, Judge of Probate for L^xingtot- County, for letters of administra tion of the estate of his deceai^d brother. (JuefeNcn* Vet Unanswered. Did John D. Jacobs in a fit of in sanity, slav the wife of his bosom, i n bright and promising daughter .> yion o f 1 Rwi-.mmers Just blooming and blossoming into nature s noble hood" uid slay hia two yot n't sons, aged 15 and 12, reap * ‘:vc. | set f~e to tho house to co /er h - terrible deeds and then calmly • into a rear room and blow out h!.s own brains? These are still th ,j questions uppermost in the minds of the people who knew him best and of the officers who are running down every clue to find the least taag.- ble evidence of murder by outs.do parties. The opinion is evidently divided. The theory that was first devised, to the effort that the body found in tho rear room by the side of a double- barrel shot guu, with one barrel empty, mud the head almost decapi tated from the gunshot wound, ap parently Is now believed to have bean the body of Jacobs himself and not, that of h*a son. It is thought by those who advance the theory of murder and siucide, that Jacobs in the dead hburs of night, with axe in band, when his loved onos were sleep ing. gave each a blow on the head with the axe, and h>s work then hav ing been finished, he planned the de struction of himself and went ini-’ ♦he rear room and blew out h!s brains Talk of Former Trouble. If is understood by the officer* that Jacobs had had^etrlie, in the yea* trouble with a white n>arr-in refefi^nce to the employment of a negro. It has also leaked out that there had been some slight differences between the Jacobs family and a family of ne groes living in fhe nearby settlement The officers working on the case, however, are reticent and will not divulge the information they have gathered, neither will they say upon what clues they ace now working. The statement of Dr Eleaxer, to the effect that Jacobs was possibly in sane. baa caused a great change of mind gmong the people living in the community, yet there are others who believe that even an insane man could not arrange and plan for such a complete destruction of his own The Farmers Institutes which havq %u*n conducted for a large number •f years at the county seats will this ywur be conducted In the different! •actions of the county nnd tt ia ex ited that a larger number of far- mers will be reached by this method. There are Urae institutes schedul ed for Colleton county. The first Fill bq held St Cottagevllle on next Monday. July 21; another at Hud son's Mill on Tuesday. July 22, and •a Wednesday the 23rd, the hoys of the Cora Club will meet at Walter boro to ha addressed by the diefferent •■•erts la charge of the Institutes The tarmeni of the county are urged to attend these institutes, for there- hy they can be brought into contact with men of experience who are fami liar with their problems, and much •f a practical nature can be accom- pliChed. Every member of the Boys Corn Culb is expected to attend the meet ing at Walterboro on Wednesday next In addition to the benefit that will be derived from hearing the experts, Mr B. G. Price is desirous that a picture of the full club be taken on that occasion. Hence he expects every member to be present 1 . We are tsUeri to announce that members can secure the group picture tor 25c per ,pic fur*. ft la understood that picnic dinners Fid he served at tha different* insti tutes, and the plans are for an entire day spent in this work. Large crowd are expected. fARMEm INSTITUTES FOR COLLETON TO BE HELD NEST WEEK IN THE DIFFERENT NECTIDNH OK THE COUNTY. <WN CLUB AT WALTERBONO <hi Wednesday Next—Oottjqpvill* Bill Have institute on Monday hd Hudson's Mill oa Tuesday. Picnic Dinners at the Meettags. <1. A. EDWARDS CONVICTED , OF SELLING WHMKMT la the Walterboro Municipal OearW Today—Will Appeal J. A. Edwards, a retail 'morchaat of Walterboro who has beau run ning a small general merchaadlaa business here for sometlma, *■# a member of the Colleton County Grand Jury waa convicted this lag in the Municipal Courts sad tenced to 30 day* oa tha ehala or to pay a Ana of llOt.fid. At tha conclusion of the trial. Mr.* Edwards gave notice of hia intaotioa to ap peal from tha decision of tho court and.was released oa qualified hood for tSOfi.OO. This trial is the firet since the present agitation in the tewa county against blind tigers has commenced, and the results that tha blind tiger problem la net such a problem after all. It la •€ to- tereat to note that Mr the occasion of the recent for Chief of Police of the town an applicant tor that position. Col Jaa. G. Padgett of tho local bar represented Mr Edwards made his usual strong fight for hi* client r H. R. Padgett raproaoatad the town. There waa no jury sailed for In the case and the Mayor, Hoa. W. B. Ackerman, conducted the trial throughout. The evidence furnished was a strong chain of clrcumstma- clal evidence, so strong that it convincing to the court. There very little evidence of a direct na ture, but the circumstances were Huch that only the one conclnstoh, viz., thar the defendant was guilty, could be drawn. Sometime ago, tha Chief of Police, A. A. Patterson,'Jr/, searched the premises, both store and dwelling of Mr. Edwards sad found, at the dwelling an saaortad supply of liquors, which Mr Edwards claimed was for personal uee. An other striking point of the trlnl wns the allegation of Mr Edwards that In order to break himself of the drinking of whiskey, he had bought % large supply of cheap<cora whiskey and gin which he consumed fifilly la half-pint >nd quart quantltlto.; ,Tbe main evidence for the proeto was that of Chief Pattersoa. alone established the fact that the whiskey was sold. On* Henry ital ic v, it was alleged, had bought the whiskey, but he has been nut of town We are requested to pu^lah »b*T tho committees whtoh bslow who will visit tha qrppp * hi tha dlffeneat members of tha Can Club, during tola month, sad la tha fall return on an . appointed daK iqre the land and the yteld and rt to B. O. Price, tha ST teadant of tha Boya Cora Club Mr. Price appelate theatre by yirtue of a resolution tha organisation of tho Boys Club ia March, which resolution foi- Jtoeolved: That B. O. Price, Farm smoaetrator, tor Colleton County, ha and Is hereby authorised and e»- po wared to appoint ia each netghbar- ‘oad in which there are resident ismbers of this club three dlslater- eeted men whooe duty it shall ha to the yield corn jar acre grown by tho afthwcl ' for sometime, and his whereabout** ara unknown. Mr Edwards hiawelf iWai^ C.B. Carter the thief witness for tha da- who will Malt the club In that neighborhood and the decision of a majority of three sun eo appointed shall fiaaL t Grove Section—Commlt- r Roger, C. N. Adasm. who will visit tha wing members of tha Corn Club: Arthur Kogar. Joseph Lang- dala. Jr.. Prosser Meidrtm. Willie Longdate. Charlie Bailey. ML Carmel—Committee. G. W. A. illy la inaL ; ,The Pleasant wSitsirr it the fallowing YOUNG LADY KILLED BY TRAIN. Mis* Annie Williams, of Gainsville, Fla., Run Over Near BnannaBoa. Asheville, N. C., July 12.-—Passen ger Train No. 15, on the Southern, on which Secretary of State Bryan and Senator Luke Lea were coming to Aaheville, ran over and almost in- ataatly killed Miss Annie Williams, of Qalnsvllle, Fla., a summer visitor ntfar Swannanoa today. The lady waa crossing the track and waa seized with panic, v.hile a small nephew with her drew back and was unharm ed. was fdflse, hut he could not explain sat isfactorily the chain of clroumstaaces which the prosecution had wound around him. The defence offered several witnesses to prove that Henry .Bailey, who had bought the whiskey could not he believed on his oath. but. as Bailev was not in court, this had nothing t» do with the case, had nothing to do with the case. • Ishmaei Rice, a colored man of about 70 years, was also arraigned thia’morning for selling whiskey. He pealded guilty to the charge, and after a strong lecture, th» Mayo** sentenced him to a fine of HO or 15 days on the chain gang. It is under stood that there are other cases pending Hinging Reboot a> HendenM oville. There will be a Binging School at Hendersonville, commencing July 21st. The school will be taught by Prof Weams of Simps mville. Board will he furnished for those who would like to attend. Tuition 11.00. lonily, and they are confident that the entire family v a« murdered at. I the house set or. fire in ord^r to hide e de»*d As a further basis to ti e opinio:' '.at Jacobs wtts not himself and that for many years his mir.d had be^r. de ranged, It is stated that the ia?- f me Jacobs attend ui Court o L ngton as a juror, whic h has been in the recent past, he acted ratr.e- strangely^nd at his boarding house he would take bis meats withou* re r.,evlng bis hat and that when he re tired at night he would bandage his head, claiming that to sleep otherwise or to sit with his hat off would affect ti e disease which was preying upon him. Saddest Phase, Perhaps. In the town of Little Mountain there is said to he Madness in every home caused by the sudden and un expected taking away of Miss Ellen Jacobs, who had for two sessions taught in the Graded School, and who had won the hearts of both parents and children. She was a graduate of Winthrop College of the Class of 1310, and she carried Into her sc hool work; the lessonu she had learned at Wlntnrop. She had been re-«lert“d to fill her same position in the Graded School of Little Mountain for the next scholastic year. But the whole family, for that, matter, wa** one of the be*t known ar d mo-ct high ly esteemed in the entire Dutch Fork. Jacobs, himself, was n ki::*!- h“arted man. He was neighborly to wards his friends, was gentle and kind In his home, and this account" in large measure for the belie 1 , ths* exists in the community chat h- c ould not and vr.'uil not lave been guilty of such s terrible crime. Sheriff Sim J. Miller At Lexington County, is daily in rommunicstcon with tho people of the comm unify, where the tragedy occurred It is understood that the rewards now out standing amounting to approximate ly 11,509, are causing other officers to taka up the caae, and it ca not im probable 5 that the future develop-* ments may change the present situa tion, and that the murders, if mur- fterl there be, will be brought to juetloe. For New Road. There was a very important meet ing held on the grounds of the'Great Swamp Church on Friday night to take into consideration the building o? a road acrons Great. Swamp. The meeting was a representative on-, and was very enthusiastic In re gard to the matter unii»r considera tion. Dr K rby was called to the "hair and Mr. Jasper O’Quin was reouested to »<'!■ as secretary. AL. * a full discussion of the matter * was'resolved that the road be c >n- ♦Tucted, ir. cvr-re. t:-,r, with % th * ef forts put forth by com.. 1 .',! it/ about Drav.riv'n VV. j. Troweil'a d / -- per Rob-rtsor were appoirt-d to sur vey the road nnd fhe follow ng named w«re appointed aa *he Executive Com niittee who were entrusted with the construction of th- road at;d fhe pro viding ways and means for the com pletion of same. This Committee was composed of the following per sons: N. J. Troweli, J. R. Mixon J. T. O’Qutnn, A. E. H. Moore and Jasper Robertson It was decided that the road would lie constructed so as to enter the Troweli avenue. It was also resolv ed that the work begin on Monday morning, July 21st, at 7 A. M.. the working force to meet at the resi dence of N. J. Trowel!; each to have an axe and a bush-hook. The community is urgently re quested to co-operate with this im portant measure, for nothing can add more to _the general good of the communities, both of Drawdy’s aud the Great Swamp section, than th“ construction of this needed thoroughfare It was the sense of the meeting that at the conclusion of the work on hand that a general pic ric be given to which the commu- ni' es are cordially invited to partf- cipatts. W. J. O’QUIN. Secretary. UU nir st Buck. Head Mchool House. Editor The 0 re8s and Standard: Please publish the following at your earliest opportunity: There will be a picnic g^ven at Buck Head School House on thu 24th of July. This picnic Is to be given by the church and the W. O. W. of Root C*mp No. 4M. Several speakers have been Invited, so 1st everybody come out and have a grand old time. Don’t forget the date, Thursday, July 24tli. Cltlxen. Smoaks. 8. C.. July 11, 1913. ben of the Corn Club; Bomard ley, Johnnie Sykeo, Clyde Moody Warren, Roy HiotL Evergreen—Committee, 8. J.' Htera. O. C. Fonder and L. C. Beach, who will vleit the following member* of the Corn Club; John A. Bishop, and Govan Hiers. Round—Committee. Baynard Ack erman. W. L. Utsey. and D. F. Flak, who will visit the following mem bers of the Corn Club: Harvey Croeby. Willie Croeby, Moody Hiott. Heber Hiott. B. W. Uteey. Jas Beach. Raymond Hill. Newton Weeks. Willie Reynolds, Cecil Car ter. Cottagevllle—Committee. G. W. Willis. J. A. Willis. J. C. Miller who will Vis'! the following members of the Corn Club: Gussie Du Rant, Al len Reeves, Wendell Ackerman, Owens Ackerman. Hansford Roevea, Leroy Rpevos Clarence Ackerman. Fletcher‘'Ackerman, Ashley Griffith. Walterboro. Route 1—Committee, S. B: Saunders. Joe! Larisey, P. P. Hiott. who will visit the following members of the Corn Club: Gary Bennett. 3. L Blocker, Mi!lop Bur den. Me* auley Boats. L C. Price! Ra 'mop.! B< h I'itrer—c ommittee, Cleveland San- df* F'nul Goodwin. Johnnie Ritter, who w II visit the following members of tb** Corn Club: H. P.. Ritter, Hen- r* Thon.as. A L Hooker, C. E. Rit ter. Lav lean B. Carter. C N. Carter. VVal*-*rboro, Route 3. Pine Grove Section—:‘on-mittee, Archie Breland. George Cofeland. Julius Kinard who will visit the following members of the Corn Club: A. B. O’Quin. Talbert Benton. Reuben Padgett. Geo Bran* William Bract, Herbert Herndon, Jno. H. Varu. Ruffin—Committee. H W Hudson^, Jr.. B A Herndon. Paul K Crosby, who will visit the following members >f the Corn Club: McKinlev Crosby. • W. Carter. Jr., Nealy Williams, Merrick Williams. Floyd Bretend. Willie H. Crosby. R. D. Carter. Jr. Isiandton—Committee. Dr Robert Hudson. W. M. Oodley. Jr.. J. W. Carson who will visit the following members of the Corn Club: E. H. Polk. Geo W Rentz. N. K. Polk. A. V. Polk, H. P.. Padgett. Solomon Pre- veaux, J. 9. Rentz. Jr„ N. Grady Polk. Smoaks—Committee. F. J. Berry. J. D. Mi ley. Gus Sauls, who will visit the following membe-s of the Corn Club: Laurie Sm’th, Wlllte Goodwin. Walterboro. Route 5—Committee. P. L. Bootle. O. F Pellum. Jeff Blocker, who will visit the following members of the Corn Club: Blan chard and Elliott Robinson. Thomas Troweli and Alphus Hickman. The committees named above are requested to meet this month, or ganize by the election of one of their number as chairman, and proceed at their convenience during July to make an Inspection of the growing crop of each boy assigned them. At harvest time the same committees expected to measure both acreage and yield of the boys ao- signed, and are naked to keep thetr findings secret, except to give in dividual members the findings, *» concerns their own particular crag. (Coatiauad ea. Page 4.)