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** i /&■ / < • — r / X /* \t VOL.XXXV. WALTE RBORO. S. C., WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13,1913. NO. 52 LETTER FROM OLD > KENTUCKY FAR AWAY CO.WKH IXTEKKSTIXW ARTICLE FROM pen OF FORMER EDITOR. ATTEMPT IS MARE TO ESCAPE FROM JAIL W. w. SMOAK WRITES -1 ^ . * v Kbowit latcrcvt la Evr«t.. of ('till Coaaljr—Ask* Cc WOte More Oftea—SaiYaey* to at Death*. - / -\ Madisonville, KV-. Aug. 3.—Th* preac and Standard: . It has been n>y intention for/several weeks to w/lt* a letter foj/lrhe Press and Standard, but maq/ things bare intervened to prereivt. But each week the arrival of the paper has been eagerly await- ed / to /ind out what has transipred .among the people I know so W'ell, and in whose success I am so deeply interested. And" the weekly visits of the courier bearing news has every • . time brought tidings of good news to us up here. I w*s delighted with the turn the dispensary election took, and 1 am gjhtd to see that the enforcement of /the law has been begun. I trust this will"not prove a spasmodic effort, but that perseverance will mark the efforts of those undertaking to clean , U p the county. I am also glad to note the worthy efforts being made by the officers’ in Walterboro. Let them continue till every tiger has been chased to his lair and the life of the community made pure And chaste for the proper up-bringing of the young men aud young women of the town and the county. 1 trust con ditions will so Improve that no vio lators of the la* will be allowed to take shelter there. I am reminded of the cleanness 1/ of' Madlesnville in thia. respect V . Though only 50 miles from a saloon city, Evansville. Ind., and 40 miles from Henderson. Ky.. another saloon city/seldom does one see a person under the influence of liquor, and It is impossible to purchase anything ^ for a snake bite in Madtsonvill*. The mayor, is named Gatlin and he is a Gatlin gno after offenders of the law. He does ndt hesitate to go out with his chief of police or alone and round up a bunch of violators. As a con sequence at the great county fair held here last, week, there was not a case of disorder in the city, and only one small case at the fair grounds. I am writing this to show that th • orfi- ials and :1k people have to be behind a movement for better moral conditions. Since I have been up here I have not heard of a single • bootlegger*' as blind tigers are railed here, employing an attorney and working up sympathy and senti ment in his favor, and being turned loose by a jury of his sympathizers The people will not stand for this kind of thing, and the police judge uses such seventy in his sentences as to “show the teeth of the law Consequently fewer trisls are had and fewer persons get Into trouble for' they know, that the punishment is sure and certain. I am glad to see that efforts are being made to make the county fair •‘greater and grander than ever" and I trust the efforts will succeed. Great good Is accomplished each year by the fair and It should be run on a greater and grander scale fkan ever. The county Is growing and de* veloping. and the county fair will be. a step towards still further growth. I am glad my successor, Mr Jefferies, has been selected to run this fair. A newspaper man Is In a much better , position to do this than anyone else, and he can give it many boosts tn his paper that would not be given otherwise. My partner In The Hustler Publishing Company is presi dent and manager of the fair here, and he is a hustler when It comes to advertising and running the fairs. Mr Editor. I was pleased to see that the Smoaks correspondent was desirous that I should write some thing to your paper, and in turn 1 wish to request thst some others do the same thing. I have missed some of the familiar correspondence. What has become of the ‘ Town of Don't Worry”? Is Lodge still on the map? Where is Cottagevllle these days, and an for “More Anon". I think she must have gotten married, or surely she would writ* something. V\ ill Smoaks and Rnffin ev«r have that Joint debate between Tffeir two lit erary societies.' or have so many of the members gotten married that they do not longer have the meetings as they used to do? I see that two of the leaders In the Smoaks Literary societyjhare united forces recently ? Will thgge be others, and If nod. why not? Perhaps these correspondents T. S. Lemack*. Charged -with the Murtler of BUirfcef', Almost Suc ceed* In Getting Away. ’ 1. S. Remarks, who. is in the Coun ty jail awaiting trial on the charge of haying murdered Aquilla Block er of the .Black Creek section of'the county, nearly succeeded in escaping from the county jail (his morning at 10:3d. ' / Tearing up the flooring ^ piece of the flooring had broken through the rooms on the first floor had been occupied by Sheriff .during the absence of Jailer Padgett. If the discover^ had not been made as early as tt/.was, in the course of another half hour Lemacks in all probability would have succeeded in making his escape. The wife of the Jailor, hearing a noise, gave the alarm and the sheriff immediately canre upon the scene and securely shackled the prisoner, where he could give no further trouble. The governor was communicated with by wire and instructions were received to send the prisoner to the Penitentiary this afterndon. A. V Sykes, special deputy sheriff left with the prisoner on the 2:30 train. This incident only Uustrates the great need which Colleton County has for a new- and up-to-date Jhil, and it is to be hoped that the citi zens of the county will not let many more lessons of this nature pass without some action being-ts^n for a new jail which at least will be se cure. - , THE ENTIRE COUNTY SHOCKED AT A MOST HORKIBlE MURDER IN BLACK CREEK .... > •• .*, . V '. Aquilla Blocker Found in Swamp With Shotgun Wound in Head. 1. S. Lemacks in Jail Charged With > the Murder Itunton-Benton. Dan Cupid up to his usual antica. invaded the calm and stolid temple of Colleton County justice when Miss Daisy Huntou. a charming young maid of Blafk Creek section was mar ried to Whaley Benton, a prosperous farmer ot the same community this morning. / ■ Th^ceremony was performed by Hon Albert Beach, Probate Judge, in his usual dignified manner. A small circle of friends and teja-- tives witnessed the ceremony aud offered congratulations to the happy couple, in which The Press and Standard joins. Hermuila Onion*. W. E. Capers of Hendersonville brought us tliis week some excel lent specimens of Bermuda onions. ThAe"5ntons'are as fine as we have seen . anyw here and illustrate the value of Colleton County lands for the growing of such crops. We are always glad to make special mention of excellent yields of any crop and the people of the county are invited to inform us concerning sapie from time to time. » In this connection we will say that no one has brought us a record- breaking watermelon. Atlnah Picnic, In our last- issue we stated that the Farmers Union picnic at Adnah Church was to be held on Thurs day, August 27th. This should have read Thursday, August 28th.^ A large attendance is expected at this meeting and several excellent addresses will be delivered. The pub lic is askfd To be present on that' date, Thursday, August 28th. Xe*v Magistrate. J. E. .Bryan, who for ten years w as magistrate.. in-The town of Wal terboro. but who did not offer for re-election last summer, has been appointed by the governor to fill the nnexpired term of J. D. Colson de ceased. * C. S. Bartless is In town visiting hi* mother, Mrs J. Bartless. there be weekiy letters from every secton of the county. Besides prov ing of interest to the readers, It places the communities and their ac tivities on the map. and does much good as an advertisement. I am saddened, Mr. Editor, when I think of those who have "crossed over the river” since I left there s few months ago. I shall miss them in the picture when I come back sometiiffe. The death of Mrs. Black was a shock to us. The uncertainty of life shruld make us all think seriously of the way we live, I am reminded of the little verse which says: ’’ "Leaves have their time to fall. And flowers wither at the North - wind's breath. And stars to set. but all. Thou hast all seasons for thine ovf'h, O Death! 5 ' ' v- Youth and the opening rose May stfetn like things too gloriouf, for decay. And vniile at thee, but Thou apfnnt of those > *-‘ One of the most shocking- trage dies which has ever occurred in Col leton >vas the death of Aquilla Blocker, the 21-yearlold son of Jeg Blocker who livgs on Black Creek. As a result of the death of young Blocker, I. S. Lemack*. commonly known as "Cap” lemacks, a young man of the same neighborhood, is In jail awaiting trial on tne charge of murder. At 6 o'clock on Sunday' afternoon Blocker was found In Plack Creek bay in .i terrible physical rendition witTi a gumhcl wound in his head, and it is alleged that he 1 ad been dead since about 11 o’clock Saturday ^morning. On Saturday -morning. Mr IRockef left home for the purpose of buying cattle, and was Joine l by 1. S. Lejj- acks who at the time carried h double-barrel shot gun, Mr Blocker being unarmed. Both were mounted on mules, and earlier Tn the mornittg had beed coon hunting. Crossing Black Creek, they took a blind road leading up the egeek by the home of C. J. Breland, Ihe wife of who>a saw them pass. It was testified the Coroner's Inquest that aften passing the Breland home they stop* ped and engaged in conversation, A .little while later, they moved on np the '“creek, and in a abort -while Mrs Breland, it is' alleged, heard a 'gun fire, byt paid no attention to it, thinking that they had, shocat some animal. Mrs Brelat)d says that she did not see them return. Blocker did not return home that night, but this did not alarm his fam ily, thinking that he had spent the night with some of his friends. On Sunday morning, Mr Blocker began to Inquire about his son, but did not feel alarmed until the mule and dog came home without the son-^at 10 o'clock. It ig alleged- that*parties saw L S. Lemacks in these particu lar woods early Sunday morning, be fore Mr Blocker’s mule and dog.re turned home, it is alleged that Lemacks went into the woods for the purpose of releasing the mule. The alarm was given in the com munity and aTarge party was formed to search for lilbrker. Upon being informed by .Mrs Breland that she had seen them enter the swamp, the search was conducted there, which resulted in the finding of the body. When Blocker lt)ft home he had over $ 1 .■> in his pocket; when found on Sunday b*‘ had no money at all. Upon finding the body it was car ried to the home of Mr Blocker's parents, where the inquest was con- tfltcted b> Coroner Huehahan. Dr J. B. Padgett conducting the post mor tem. The following were sworn as jurors: VY. B. Nettles. Foreman, D. E. Benton. G F. Copeland. A7 TI. Brant./.I. C. Hudson. H W. Breland, C. H Benton, Hudson Ulmer. G. C. Renton. J. M Kinard, William Bowers. K. L. Benton. After taking all of tiie evidence which could be secured .that night, the Inquest was adjourned until Monday .Morning, wlieti it was resumed at the home of f?. J. Breland, where the testimony' of Mrs Breland was taken. The jury brought in the-verdict that Blocker Came to his death from a gun-shot wound from the. hands of I. S Lemacks. It is interesting to note that Remarks had tailed at the Blocker home early Smidpt’ morning, had shared in a watermelon and had Inquired as to the whereabouts of Blocker and the dog / Alsq. Lemacks was brought to thoCounty Jail at a late hour Sundayrnight. Youug Blocger L- \ih»l Churc a large crowd having gi nil parts of the, ccluntj^ Toting Blocker was held iti high esteem by all who knew him, ahd there anp many„who sympathise with his be reaved parent* , at hie untitjicly death. * , • / i ii Min a ■ mg: 111. . 7 ' Mocker • was buried at rlu on Monday morning, id having gathered from EHRHARDT DEPARTMENT ' ^ EDITED BY J. L. HIERS Any News Matter Intended f >r Thia Department Must be Sent to Mr. Hiers, Who Will Send it to Ua for Publication. WILL BAMBERG HE-KKTAH- LIKH DISPENSARY Issue Able Clearly Presented -by / Prohibition Writer. Dear;/Mr. Hjere’ Inasmuch as Bamb-ug count;, is soon to have an election upon the question of the re-establishnvr-t of the Dispensary, I respectfully for the privilege of appealing :o your citizens once more, and will thunk you most cordially if you will gi\u me apace In your department of The Press and Standard for this letter.- To your people, and to those who live near you, thia Is s most serious question. Every men should there fore consider well, all that is involved before casting his ballot, it is not a queation of expediency. It is not merely an economic question. It is pre-eminently a MORAL question. The moral feature overshadows all others. Shall Bamberg "county go into the liquor businees? Every man will vote for the dispensary, will vote for bis county to go into the liquor business, and become by vir tue of that act a partner in the bust- ness. In other words, the only man who can consistently vote for the dis pensary Is the man who would haveni/ scrupler against goiug intr the bWM- ness. himself, should he electro do so. While on the other hartd. if a man believee that it is wjrfng for the individual to sell whi.Ah^y. h * n.ust in order to be ronsist$jrt believe that It is wrong for the-Cbunty to sell if. Then sre jribd men in Bamberg part of such a monopoly? . *T)o vou want to be one of the proprietors of the liquor business in Bamberg county? Can you say. “Thy kingdom come. Thy. w ill be done on earth a* it Is in Heaven,” and vote for the dispensary? But to be atill more specific. I am not afraid to say' that any individual in Bamberg county haa as much right to sen liquor as the county haa. The "blind tiger" sells whiskey, and you call it an accursed business. You are right. But when you go into the business will It be any better? Can you make murder better by seising the murderer’s knife and slaying right and left? Shall Bamberg coqn ty descend to the plane of the niiprt quor dealer? This is what you will do If you vote for the dispensary. The county Itself will endeavor to take the inlquUlous business from the hands of others and thereby en courage in the very business it pur ports to destroy. I am not writing to hurt any man's feeling. I .admit there are good men who favor It now. , but I trust every good prkn will act in accordance with hig/tfharacter and vote against the ipensary. But It la argued that the "blind tigera" are worse than the dispen sary. To this, argument presented above may be applied. Both are im moral. Both unlawful in the sight of God. It seems to me that the Christian citizen should refuse to have either, and if •blind tigers' prevail after all effort has failed to TOW* OFFHTALH RAID ‘ ANOTHER BLIND TIGER G. \V. Glover Arrested. Charged with the Sale of Aleoltolie Drink*. In accordance with the determina tion on the part of the town officials to break up the illegal sale of whis key within the town limits. Chief of Polite A. A. Patterson. Jr., raided the establishment of G. W. Glovet:. one of Walterboro’a merchants, on yesterday afternoon and secured quite a quantity of beer. It ia interesting to note In this connection that Mr Glover is a first cousin of the 'efficient Chief of Po lice. which shows that It is the Inter est of the town government to enforce the law aganst the high as well as the low. and that the town will ear pect every ettisen to obey Its laws. Rumor has it that for sometime Mr Glover has been engaged in the sale of whiskey and It is understood that the town officials have been intend ing to make thia raid ahd just waft ed until sufficient evidence could be secured upon which to base the warrant. At the time of the raid a promi nent citizen of the county, it is al leged, was found in Mr Glovertr es tablishment with money in one hand and a bottle of beer in the other. This cano was called in the muni cipal couri at 10 o’clock this morn ing with Mayor W. B. Ackerman presiding. R. H. Padgett appeared as counsel for the prosecution, with Col D. 11. Peurifoy as attorney for the defense. The defendant pleaded not guilty and asked for a Jury. After the defense had raised all of its objections and Ihe prosecution two. the following jurors were drawn: N. O. Morrall. A.-C. von l>-he. G. C. Brown. H. W. Black. Jr.. L. B. Patterson and W. J. Taylor. The trial was adjourned uhtil to night and will be resumed at 8 o’clock. ' ' E. T. H. Shaffer, proprietor Of the Terry & Shaffer Department Stcrbe. spent several days lost week in Savannah. Ga.. purchaMffj: fall dry goods and notions. On Tuesday of this week Mr Shaffer left for a two weeks' \isit to hf* summer home In Saluda. N V C. From there he will go on to Baltimore, Md., apd Lynch burg. Ya.. at which points he intends to purchase large fall stock of shoes and dry goods. Mr Shaffer considers the outlook a splendid one fpr a big crop in Colleton County this fall and he intends laying in a stock of goods to meet the heavy demand which* is alwava the result of a good crptf year. ’ ' Mrs A. J. Anderson is visiting mother in .Greenvlile. CONDITION OF THE ROAD TO SNIDERS /* able writer amkh that it HE CLAYED AT AN EARLY DATE. SAND ALMOST IMPASSABLE If Couqty Cannot Give th* Needed Relief, BuNine** Me* and People * A Along Road Should Unit* tpt Ita • • / / Improvement. * -' r • s* / „ > 1 . j, Editor The Press and Standard: - Yj *eems that Jhe authorities ere deterriiined to work all of the rood* in the County before getting to the road from here to Walterboro. The voters and taxpayers in this section of the County are entitled to eome consideration. We certainly have to coipe across with our share of the taxes. y 1 wonder if our highway commis sioner, Coi. Hill, has evet* traveled over "Bishop’s Lane." If so he must have been on horseback or tn a light buggy, else his wagon would here bogged, up In the sand. This “Lnn^’, so near to Walterboro, Is a disgrace to our present day and generation. 0.ii accotfiit of the trade that goes over this section to Walterboro It ap pears that the merchants would help on this road. I faikrto understand why it is that all of the other public roads leading out of the town of Walterboro have been clayed and worked when the otie going to Snid ers, one of the greatest traveled, and including "Qishop’s Lane," has been so long neglected. If the' county of Colleton will neveg get sufficient funds to clay thia roud it seems that It would be a good Idea for the merchants of the Town and the citizens, who hays to haul their.goods and fertilizers over the ffiffirgtttde ah "Biahop’e Lane” to get together and clay this road. Black Jack. Announcement of Engagement* Mr and Mr* F. <5.*Lenia'k* ol Beaufort. S. (’.'announce the engage ment of tbier daughter. Inez Wilson, to Mr I .auric P.\McMillan of Bam berg. S TV The wedding to take place.in the early Tall. countv vote against it. and thus vin dicate liia claim* to Incorruptible manhood. J. (’. Lawson. I.ddee. S. C.. Aug. 8. 1!H3. .notes mean to outsiders. Even the society event that "John Jones called on Sue Smith Sunday alfernoon” possesses a rare charip to one w ho know* John and Sqe/'tor it indicates that the famiUstf are on friendly term-., and John is still single, and Ukejrffie Sue. By all means let seize Hieir prey? We know when^ffioon* shall wane, When .Sntuider bird* from far shall croUS the sea. Whetb^Autumn’s hue shall .tinge the jf ripened grain, do AOt realize Mr Editor, what thelrlr 'But who shall teach us when to 1 * . * Wi- Thaw**'* county who-' favor, the dispensary, • put them out of buHiness. then the who * ouKI shudder at the thought of ! responsibility rest* upon the man goinc^dfito th» business themsehc*, "ho sells ii. and him will God Judge, jret/fney propose to put the county j But I challenge anybody to bring idto the business and thus become proof that the dispensary at'any time r partners in it. But some man will or any where ha^s ever put the "blind say: "It is the county, and not we .^tigers" out°of‘ business. Beaufort UI ^ who propose to go into’h-- an d Charleston counties have? the That wait the ripened/felooftl toU But iH U” 1 rounty? I* the j diMpenaary Yet these counties a * look for Thee! Well. Mr Editor, your patience Is exhausted, by this too lengthy let ter so with the best of wishes for you and each of your readers. I am, Very truly yours. W. W. Sraoak. county an impersonal, irresponsible | a8 all others where the dhtpen- thing? The county is nothing otlmr I sarv ha* existed have never ceased than the people who compose if*/ 0 have trophies with the "blind ‘Vitisenship. If the county doer j wrong it is because the majority of , 1* 1* sincerely hoped that sin h ap- its citizens do wrong, and upon them I ), ‘ a l* a * this will reach the good rests the responsibility. Let us state J m * n » *he man w ho loves his fellow the matter eoncietely. If a majority i man and his God. There is little or of the qualified voters of your coun-| no Ulw * t° appeal to the man who ty vote for the dispensary, those cit- 1 "’ants a Job in connection with the izena will become proprietors of and , business. Your prosperous Board partners in the Ijquor business for of Control and Dispensers will vote the county. They w ill form a gov-. for It. The men w ho base abandoned ernment monopoly In selling into*- their lives to the curse of alcohol Icating -beverages. Do you. good | will vote for it. But let every good Christian citizen, desire to become a man and every man who loves his - - • / 1 The School llulhlfnc. It is human nature for a xiild fo build air castle* and live apart from this world, in an Imaginary world, in (heir fancy dreams, and got as in mb personal good from it as tf It were In reality. But when it come* to men. men of business, men of leadership and men In ^ahthority. tp build air castles and live in an imag inary world thinking that the same good will be derived as If it were inreality. it is time to stop *nd And ourselves, for It is Impossible for a commmmy to derive any real good from individual air castle builders. It seem* though, in the face of this fact, that there are men here in our tow n.-who are living u-tder the Im pression that th^y can build. In their fancy dream*, an imaginary school building with modern -viulp- menta and derive the same result* as If it were a real school building. To the writer's mind, it Is time for all partiee concerned to put away childish thing* and personal feel ings and come together, trustees and patrons and decide on i site and build i modern school building with modern equipments. It is our duty to do thi*. not only as good cittl- z»-ns, but we owe It to our children. PERSONAL MENTION- A, H Wichman of Walterboro was in town Tuesday. . * Dr *nd Mrs J. II. Roberts of this place had business in Bamberg Tues day. . C. L. Gooch* of Lodge was In town Tuesday on business. J II Carter of rqpte two had business in town Tuesday. Dr. t’olman of Olar was in town Wednesday on business. Mrs \V. II. Kiter and Miss Sudie Itifer of Olar were in tow n Thursday. Mr* Jacob F.hrhardt and *on Riles and daughter: Mr* F. H. Cope land. of this place left Thursday for Newberry where they will' spend some time with relative*. Mr Smoak and daughter of I/vige were in town Friday on business. Rev J. C. Lawson of lx»dgm(Ba^in town Friday Hunter* were in town Friday. Dr C. C. Ariall. who finished at the South Carolina .Medical College this year, ha* located in thi* city Many of his friends are glad to know that he will prm tice here. Mr and Mrs F. P. Wichman of this place left Saturday for Charles- ton. > ■ . « New Firm. A new concern 4n Walterboro !■ the Mrs W. A. Black Millinery Co., which Biiccehds Mrs W. A. Black. The new company will continue th* business at the same stand, and at tention is called to their advertise ment appearing in other columns. Miss Beulah'Glover, who has had much experience in this business will have charge while Mis* Michael, who served us milliner for Mrs Black last year will again serve as milliner, Th* cess. Messrs-S. Finn and A. M, Sum- tnerul compose the company. N* ' ' . SiteHal Sei-nnm at Methodist Church Rev W. A, Fairy will preach a ape- cial sermon to Women next Sunday Aug. 17th-, Not only are the women specially Invited to thia service, but also their fathers, husbands, broth ers aud sons that they ro&y the mor* appreciate woman’s place in so ciety and her value as a factor in the government of the nation. The^ ser vice will begin at 11 o'clock. N*ur Cars. The Wichman agency haa received six new Ford cara which will be dis tributed, among their different cus tomers. t'ozart Blnns and Harold Fripp assisted in bringing them from Charleston, th* trip being made through the country. Thia agency has placed many cars in thi* terri tory and has many orders on hand which w'll be filled as early as th* factory can supply theirt. The many friends here of B. Leer who served so efficiently as postmas ter for many years will be delight«d to hear that he ia succeeding in hi* new home. New York, N. Y. Mr Levy has engaged in a manufacturing and importing business of fine linens tn one of the busy sections of th* metropolis. Mr Levy’s family will join him in a few days. The mkny friends in the county of Lucas C. Padgett, tke efficient and popular deputy sheriff of Colleton County, will be delighted to know that he has returned from the hos pital in Charleston, where he suc cessfully underwent an operation for appendicitis. Mr Padgett ia rapidly', regaining his strength and In a few days hopes to be attending regular ly to lit* duties. __ ... ew years to have tlig waters Mr and Mrs Hansford Fender oTi^Jt locality well supplied with II. E. Savage has Just received from the United States government a niee supply of yellow perch fish which he has placed.in the back water sup plying the old rice fields on his plan- tatioiy'below Green Pond. He hopes in ijjY'PW years to have tlur,waters in high grade fish. Mrs-R. Haselden and Mby of Hem- mingwsy, S. C., are in town the guessts of Mrs Haselden’* parents. Mr and Mrs E. P. tfnight. J. H. Bishop Islandton were and . son. Jeter, (n town today. X Va