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VO!* XXXVI.
WALTERBORO, S; C,
AY, AUGUST 20,1913
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SHERIFF WHITE OF SPARTANBURG WITHl
ONE DEPUTY DEFIES AN ANGRY MOB
Bent on Lynching Negro for the Usual
Crime, Mob Storms Jail, Using Dy
namite. Horrible Crime Was
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Committed
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Spartanburg. August 18.—Special
'‘Oeatlemen. I beg you not to proceed
through this gate. I am in deadly
earnest. L wlll kill the first man who
advances a step, though be should be
my best friend.,” W. J. White, sher
iff of Spartanburg County, thus ad
dressed a mob bent on lynching Will
Fair, a negro prisoner, accused of as
saulting a white woman, when a
crowd of five hundred men, after be
ing repeatedly repulsed with pistol
phots, blew down the gate in the
•uter wall of the county jail late to
night with dynamite. The mob were
Imposed with what the sheriff said
and dispersed.
It was reported that the mob pro
posed to break into the armory of
lbs Hampton Guards, the local mili
tary company, -or into a hardware
•tore and procure arms and ammuni
tion with which to renew the attack.
It was also reported that a de
tachment of the mob had gone to the
construction camp of the Greenville,
Spartanburg and Anderson Railway
*> get nltro-glycerino.
Earlier in the evening three men
were shot when efforts were made
to batter down the w *th logs
and steel rails. Sheriff White and a
deputy heltk the crowd at bay first
fSy Bring blink cartridges. Members
•of the mob returned the fire with bul
lets, however, and in the confusion
and darkness Frank Epply, J. C.
Owensby ahd John Turner were
wounded, though it is believed not
•eriously. They were taken to a hos
pital. Hundreds of pistol and rifle
, .khots were fired when the mob be
gan to use dynamite, but so far as
Can be learned only one man was
wounded. A bullet passed through
his hand.. His name wan not learned.
for'e any but one or two people knew
of the arrest. Fair denied that he
was the negro wanted, but dflicers
said tonight they felt confident that
the chase was over and were only
waiting for the identifleatioa of Fair
as her assailant by the negro’s al
leged victim to make sure.’ When lac
learned of the assault Mayor O. L.
Johnson ordered all the sociarcluba
to be closed for the day. -
Failed to Get Anne.
Members of the mob broke into
armory of a military company
midnight and took seventeen
rifles. A militiaman with loaded
rifle surpriaed thfe marauders, and by
threatening to kill them, made them
return the fire-arms.
the a
after
PRIC KS OF SFKItS
FOR fOVER CROP
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Given by B. G.
protect _ „
he would order a special term of
^ourt to try the negro. , /
Story of Alleged Urinie.
Will Fair, a negro, was arrested
(his afternoon charged with assault-1
-’ng a 19-year-old white woman, near
tVhitestane. this morning. It was
about half-past 10 o/clock when the
Assault is alleged to have been com
mitted. The young woman;' a
bride of last Christmas, had been to
a neighbor’s house. On her .way
home through a patch of wooda she
saw a strange negro, who leered at
her. Trembling, she hurried on fol-
lowed by the black. She entered her
home safe and locked the front door.
Under her own roof she gained as
surance. and a*, the negro had seem-
ingly continued on his way. she gave
the matter no further serious thought
but w'ent to her bed room and wa*
brushing her hair when the next
chapter of the tragedy was written.
Suddenly she beard footsteps at
he^ back and almost Immediately a
hand, thrust from behind her, was
pressed closely against her mouth,
% another hand seised, her by the
neck, and the rough voice of a negro
said: ”If you yell I’ll kill you.” Tha
girl then threw every ounce of her
energy into an effort to esekpe from
the negro’s clutches, but in vain.
Picking up S heavy Stick, which lay
on the window sill, the black brought
it down upon her head with crush
ing force, and the girl, bleeding from
ah ugly scalp wound, dropped\like a
dead ' person. When she retained
consciousness, a half hour later, she
had been dragged to another part of
the room. • V" / /
Husband Arrives.
The unfortunate raised herself nn-
steadily to her feet, thinking to Are
a shot gun, which was suspended
from the wall and thus sugimou her
husband. She swooned again as she
was reaching for the ghn, and was
lying on the floor unconscious when
her husband happened to enter the
house a few minutes later
The husband took his wife to his
father’s home, a half-mile away,
called a doctor and then wen! to
^Glendale and gave the alarm. About
people, including a nutnb**~ of
Glendale Mill operatives, sinned in
search'of the negro, oj^whom i. g^od
description was given Jy his victim.
Sheriff W. Jv: White headed . one
posse and Ch*ef Moss P. Hayes, of the
Spartanburg police, another. A posse
of which Samuel J. Nichols, a well
known Spartanburg attorney, was a
member, found an old “ negro w ho
said he had seen within fifty yards
of the scene of the assault a negro
corresponding in description to the
assailant, and told of the direction
* In which the man was walking. He
said 4 *the negro they were seeking
“• vwaa named Will Fair. Will Fair was
traced to Glendale, where he was
%»cn to board a car for Spartanburg.
Other clues were obtained which led
v ^ to the arrest of Fhir several hours
later at the Southern Railway sta
tion In Spartanburg by Rural Police
man J. M. Williams. Officer Williams
concealed the negro in the bottom of
^ an automobile, which he pressed into
service, and carried him into the
county jail by the rear entrance be-
Prtce. .(’«>uaty Farm
Remoastrator.
B. G., Price, County Farm Demon
strator. has given us tJnQ following
list of seeds from different houses
^•ith the prices offered by each. We
‘take pleasure In publishing samewnd
hope that the farmers of the county
will experiment with winter cover
crops:
W. H. Mixsna Seed Co.. Charieetoa.
H. V.
Hairy vetch—$8.0» per 10ft lbs.
Crimson clover ijasw crop)—
per bu. of 60 IbS. •'
Red clover—$13.1)0 per bu. of 60
Ibs.v
Tall meadow oat grass—$1.75 per
bu of 11 lbs.
Orchard grass—$1.75 per bu of
14 lbs.
Italian rye graasA$6.00 per 100
lbs.
South Carolina rye—$*.55 per bn
RESULTS FROM ADVERTISING.
, “Why should I advertise?” the merchant says.
“Because it pays/’ replies the advertising solicitor.
^ “How does it pay V! asks the business man.
“It must pay because all large business men do it,”
states the solicitor. *
•“Give me a concrete illustration “ is the next demand.
And we propose to give that illustration in this article
in order that all may proAt by it.
On Monday, W. J, Taylor, one of our largest adver
tisers and one of the City’* largest merchants, unsolicit
ed, told a representative of this paper that never before in
his experience as an advertiser had' his advertising
brought such good results. Generally, the month of
August is considered the dullest month of the year, but
Mr. Taylor has found that bjf advertising in The Press
and Standard he hak made the month of August a good
one in his large business. Mr. Taylor stated that he had
tried advertising several times in August but that this
year his August advertising had brought the best results,
and that every day hid been a busy one with him.
Then, Mr. Business.'Man, if Taylor finds it pays to ad
vertise, will not bis experience make you follow suit? If
advertising will bring such good results for him in Au
gust, why will it not bring the same for you in August
or any other month? / •
Of course, Mr. Taylorts large line of goods helped his
sales, and in addition, his advertisements were well writ
ten. But you also have a large line of goods, and can
write good Ads. Is it^not worth a trial?
Remember w’e are BUSINESS BUILDERS. *>101
printer’s ink is the cheapest method of enlarging a busi-^
When you tell personally each day the excellencies of
your libe to a hundred people, you are doing much talk
ing. Let us help you by allowing you to talk to five thou
sand people each week through The Press and Standard.
RING 10X AND OUR AD. MAN WILL CALL. ^ */
FIVE COUNTIES VOTE TO RE-EST,
THE DISPENSARY SYSTEM YESTERD
Two Counties Retain Sale of Whiskey
While Three Counties Refuse to
Re establish it. The Vote Very
Close in Some Counties.
WARRANT FOR H-AGIHTRATK.
s:
of 56 lbs.
Southern rye—$1.00 per bu of 56
lbs. / , 7
South Carolina Appier oats—7«c
er bu of 32 lbs. >• / •
»'l»n J. Kuftiinicton ft Baltimore.
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. . Hairy vetch-—8c per lb-
Red clover—19c. 2**c.' 21c per lb.
Alsike clover, 21C per lb.
Tall meadow oat grass—14c per
lb.
Orchard grass—$1.50, $1.60,
$1.70 per bu.,'' .
New Maryland seed rye—85c per
bu.
Crimson clover—6c per lb.
W’inter seed oats—75c per bu.
Wnt. G. Scarlett A Co.. Baltimore.
Md.
Red clover, choice rerleaned—21c
per Ib^, $12.60 per bu.
Red "clover, -fancy--21 5-10c
lb; $12.90 per bu.
Orchard grass, fancy—$1.65
bu. '
Orchard grass. Oriole—$1.75
bu.
Italian rye grass—5c per lb.
Rape, dwarf Essex—4 5-10c
lb. ' >
Vetch, hairy, fancy 99 per cent,
pure—• 3-4c per lb.
Vetch, hairy, choice—6c per lb.
Alfalfa rloYfr, choice—10c per
lb; $6 per bu. y
Alfalfa clover, fancy—lie per lb;
9f.<0 per bu. A
F. W. Bolglano. Washington. D.
Winter vetch—6 l-2c per. lb.
crimson clover—I l-2c per lb.
Red clover—15c per lb.
Alsike clover—15< per lb.
Italian rye grass—6c per lb;
per lb.
Orchard grass—61.75 per bu.
Rye—-$1.06 per bu.
Furman Smith. Anderson.- S.
Hairy vltcb—10c per lb.
Red clover—25c per lb.
Crimson clover—9 3-4c per lb.
/Dwarf Essex rape—9c per lb.
Prime alfalfa—16 l-2c per lb.
C. M. Wolfe ACo.. Washington. B. C.
Red clover—$13.60 per bu.
Alfalfa—$8.75 per bu.
Oafs grass—1? 1-2,c per lb./
Crimson clover—94.25 per b.i
Rye grass —6 l-2c per lb.
Orchard grass—$1.90 per bu.
per
per
per
per
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Stokes, Aug. 18.—Special^ The
farmers of this section are all
through pulling, fodder. Cotton
picking will be all the go i nthe near
future. SX
Mr and Mrs Geo W. Beach spent
Inst Wednesday very pleasantly with
Mr Beach's-parents. Mr and Mrs W.
R. Beach of Mt Carmel. ^
Mrs W. F. Robertson paid her ..
daughter, Mrs W. D. Hiott. a pleasanf/f I ; Charles, president of the Conestee
T. B. MrWhKe. «>f Greenville, Charg
ed with Keeping Hack Fines.
: ‘ Greenvlllrf' August. 17.—Special:
Charging that he has failed to turn
*ver to the county authorities money
collected, as lines, a warrant has
been sworn out for Magistrate T. B.
McWhity. of this county, by Thomas’
. .IP ^ I
call last Friday. /
Those who attended the prottstated
meeting at Carter’s Ford fro in' here
were Mr and Mi's E. B.' lien pet t. Mrs
Hattie Carter and sons./Priolean,
Floyd and Heyward. Misses Gallie
and Donnie Robertson and Miss An
nie Carter. / ■
Mr and Mra XI. E. „Crt»sby of
Smoaks wore the welcome, guests of
Mr and Mrn.Jrli. Robertson.'
Mr JUH*' Mrs Ernest Carter
Lodge spent the week-end with Mr
Carter’s mptber, Mrs Hattie Carter.
W. jK Robertaon. and daughters.
Misses Caille and Donnie, attended
the picnic at Little Rock. They re
port <a delightful time.
Ivey Bennett of Lodge and Bennie
Warren of Birmingham. Ala., spent
last Bsturdsy night with E. B. Ben-
Mills.
Magistrate McWhite has given
l*ond for his appearance at the Court
of General Sessions. It is-understood
he denies the conditions of the war
rant. i ;
nett. ■ / *
Hill nnd Laurie Beach of Mt
Carmel paid G, W. Beach a pleasant
call last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Martha Crosby of this place
visited relatives and friends in Wil
liams last week /
Rev Boulwnre filled hie regular ap
pointment at Tabor last Sunday. He
preached an Interesting sermon:
also be will begin a protracted
meeting there on the fourth Sunday
afternoon. We nil hope much good
will be accomiAished from it
Three Violets
G- W. Glover Convicted.
As stated in our last issue, the
trial of George W. Glover. fharg<*d
the sale of whiskey, was re-
! sumed on last Wednesday night be
fore a jury who, after mature con
sideration. brought in the verdict
of guilty with recommendation to
mercy. As the result of the verdict
Mayor Pro Tern. M. C. Fishburne,
who presided over the trial,, imposed
a fine of $75.00 or a sentence of 30
days on the chain gang. ,
Notice of intenfion to appear was
Misses Thsdls Murry snd Lucile
Dukes of St George are the attrac
tive guests of Mrs E. H. Williams on
Railroad avenue.
Mr nnd Mr* E. F. Sturdivant of
Rincon. On., are spending this week
with relatives at Walterboro. Wil
liams snd Hendersonville, S. C.
•Sriven. It was brought out in the
* evidence that at the time of the al-
[ leged sale the, store of Mr Glover was
! raided and four bottles of beer were
secured, together with a half barrel
of empty bottles.
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At the regular meeting of the
Town Council last Friday night the
case of Town vs. Ahab Graham was
brought before the “City Fathers'
on appeal from the decision of the
mayor. After mature consideration
it was decided that the Town would
sustain the decision of the mayor in
this
Ahab was tried on the charge of
disorderly conduct within the town
limits.
A. C. Breland, one of Stokes*
wide-a-wske snd up-to-dste farm
ers. has our thanks for s large and
delicious watermelon.
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Brief letter from Mr. Hill.
Editor The Pres* and Standard:^
Just allow me a little more space
if you please., and f am done.
I had no idea o* starting and it
seems I can’t’ stop. This is what
started me and caused me to con
tinue. J. B. D came with his sledge
drawn r^ady to strike.a. fatal blow.
The next was X with his large red
eyes and sharp claws seeking to de
vour anyone he might come in con
tact with. Here comes our Editor
with his two-edged sword drawn.wav
ing he was ready to go into court
with evidence sufficient for convic
tion if necessary. Non*. I am so ter
ribly frightened that you will not see
anything more from me: However,
If you shotlld need a warrant for the
arest pi a Tiger, call on me and you
will find me on the job.
With best wishes.
L. E Hill.
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J. D. CATTKRTON PASSES
TO GREAT BEYOND
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(■lowing Trihate to the Life of n
Good Man.
It is with sadness that I attempt
to write of the death of my friend,
Joshua D. Cnterton, familiarly known
as Josh. There are but few if any
who had more friends than Josh.
has been said that if you would have
■friends you must first show yourseJF
friendly, and this waa hit disting
uishing characteristic. He trei' al
ways pleasant and it was a pleasure
to be with hlpi. He was lively and
seemed to put life into his associates.
He was the most Industrious youngs
man that I ever knew. He never
tired of doing sottiethlng \gt hia
friends. ,He was continually^on the
move to do something ’ for himself
or his friends and relatives. No one
ever called on him for a favor ahd
was denied, if it were In bis power to
grant 41. No one ever went to him
in distress or sorrow but what they
weht away helped by hia chenry and
eTncouraging, words, or by hia kind
and industrious hands. ^ \
He was one of those who alwayg
looked on the bright side of life. He
was not one who looked for the de
fects or evils of his associates nnd
surroundings, but looked for what
was good and true and pure and
praiseworthy. He waa - a veritable
optimist and coaid always say some
thing good about everybody end
everything. It was always a pleas
ure to be with him. and this is why
he had so many friends who thought
so much of him. / '-*
Ho waa as tree ao the trwoali be
was as faithful as the most faithful;
he was as honest as man can be. Ng
one can say that Josh ever did them
an undermining trick or took an un
due advantage of them. He was lib
eral art'd free hearted to a fault; he
would divide his last mouthful with
you, or even deny himself to help
someone else. He was a veritable
sumbeaiii. He'never found fault or
complained with his surroundings,
although his life had not always been
strewn with roses, for he' had his
share of sorrow, yet he had always
looked up and not down.
Joshua Duncan Caterton was
born February 27th, 1880, was mar
ried on August 30th, 1903, to Miss
Bessie Bailey. Of this union was
horn two little daughters. Lillie Ca
terton, the oldest, was born July
9th, 1904 and died August 13th,
1906. Bessie Caterton, the younger,
was born May 25th. 1906 and still
lives, being now the only one of the
family of four. His wife, Bessie
Bailey Caterton, waa born September
14th, 1882 and died July 29th. 1906.
So, as I have mentioned above,
you see that hit life was not aR
flowers, but he could always bear up
under the moat trying circumstances
and could face life with Mfc trials,
duty with its conflicts, sorrow with
Its disappointments, with the brav
est manner. ' S \
On August the lat he was taken
with hemorragbic fever and all waa
done for him that a devoted family
and loving friends, together with'
skillful physicians, could do but on
August 16th he passed out of this
world and wept to hia reward. It
baa been taught us that as ye sow. ye
shall also reap, and we rejoice In the
fact that he sowed only sunshine,
pleasure and kindness. May he reap
a full share of those great virtues
which he so kindly practiced while
here on earth. And could I write
his epitaph it would be this:
‘•Remember, young man, as you pass
by,
That as you are now. ao once was I,
As 1 am now, so you must be.
Prepare for death and eternity.’
The liquor question was « live Ip-,
sue in ten countiea in ^louth Caro
lina yesterday, when elections wort
held to determine whether or not
some counties should re-establish the
dispensary and others vote it out.
The results so far reported indicate
quite a victory for the liquor forcea,
for out of ten countiea voting, sevem
It have either - declared in favor of
re prther retaining, the dispensary or
k re-establishing it. . v - •
Florence and Jasper counties, now
relling liquor, will continue In the
business, according to the election
returns', while Bamberg. Barnwell.
Calhoun, Dorchester and Orangeburg
have. # it appears, all voted in favof
of going back to the dispensary sys
tem.
Abbeville, Lexington nnd Sumter
have declared against the dispensary.
The unofficial retflras show several
pretty close contests. In Orange
burg the dispensaryitee have a ma
jority of only three, and in that
county it is probable that the Prohf 7
bltloatsts will ask for
should the official count
result as it appears now. ...
In Lexingtton, the anti-dispensary
forces haven majority of five, and la
Sumter the dispensary appear* to
have been beaten by twelve'votae.
It Is possible, of course, that the
official tabulation will change the re
sults In the counties where the vote
is so exceedingly eloaa/ . /
The figures below phew the unof
ficial results In
'M
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t the Prohl-
a recount -
confirm the
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The
against
following co
the snip Of hqu
•' L
voted
Abbeville (2
mkpihg) 2 \
Lexington
plete 1
unties
quor:
For .-/Against
Ispensary. Dispensary
boxes /
440 99|
(com- /
v,'... 939, *^4'
Sumter (complete) 473 485
Counties Voting “Wet.” •
These counties will again sell
liijupr: X
/ For Agaioijk
Dispensary. Dispeneary.
Bamberg < 6 out of
9). ...: .0
Barnwell (14 out of
17)
Calhoun (complete»
Dorchester (12 out
of 14)
Florence (19 out of
34) i ./'• • • •'—•
Jasper 11 box miss-
Ingl
Orangeburg (com
plete) 1.150
X
X
421
9«Y7
363
603
673
87
220
297
281
612
ft
1.147
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It is interesting to note that of the
countiea adjacent to Colleton, only
one, Hampton. Is dry. and Hampton
is completely surrounded with wet
countiea with the exception of Col
leton. Bamberg voted to re-estab
lish the dispensary as did Dorchester.
Charleston and Beaufort did not
vote, the dispensary already being
established in these counties. Hence.
Colleton apd Hampton form an island
in the sen'b^the dispensary.
LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN
ON ROOKS Hf (TIT
Preaching the Cnawe of Vote* For
Women at
Ruflki, 8. (’
Paul K. Crosby.
Aug. 18. 1913.
CORN CLUB RESULTS.
Mrs II. F. Halford and son ami
daughtl-r narrowly escaped serious
injury last Saturday afternoon when
the horse they were driving became
frightened by an automobile and
dashed through the city at break
neck speed. Upon turning the'cor
ner the eon was thrown from;'' the
buggy..and after striking the ground
he held (he lines until the speed of
the horse caused them to break.
The two ladies were thrown from
the buggy bear the store of Dr
Klein, where the front Wheel struck
a post. Their escape without serious
injury was quite a miracle.
The above pfetjire represents some of the results being obtained by,
members of the Boys Corn Club of the County. The picture was made
on the farm of E. T. H. Shaffer, and grown by the sons of R-. R. Block
er. The man in the field i» Mr. Shaffer who takes a live Interest in the
agricultural development’of the county. The field consisting of two
acres furnishes a fine example of w hat can be accomplished by scien
tific farming. .
(Quarterly Conference.
The Third Quarterly Conference
of Lodge Circuit will convene at St.
John's Methodist church on Wednes
day thy 17th el September. A day
earlier than formerly announced.
B. R Griffin, of Route 4, was in
town today.
Waabington, August 15.—Preach
ing the cause "votes fog women” .
from the house tops, speakers for tho N
National American Suffrage associa
tion have gone back to Bible times
for an inspiration for publicity. The
sufftragista have launched M raifi-
paign on the roofs of the scores of
apartment honses with w hich Ihe na
tional capitol is dotted and orators
of natlonarrepute have been drafted
into the aerial squad.
In one fashionable quarter of the
northwest section of the apartment
building are so closely parked to
gether that speakers for th^ -"cause”
have been enabled to address audl-
< on two and some times three
roofs at a time. *" r /V ' *
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NINE COWS DIE FROM
EATING DYNAMITEX
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Road Crew Stored Some of the Ex
plosive on a Farm.
Reedsburg. Wis.. August 15.—Ninn
dows were killed on a farm near hern
yesterday, t>y eating dynamite.' A
road crew had stored some of thn
explosive on the farm and the cowa
found it and ate it. The nitroglycer
ine poisoned them.
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J. W. Mltey, one of Lodge’s pro
gressive citizens, may be mentioned
among those in town today. / >