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VOLJCXXVI.
WALTERBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27,1913
NO. 2
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RUFFIN TAKES
PROGRESSIVE STRIDE
MANY EVIDKNTES OF RIIVFWEO
PROOKKSS IX NEARBY
TOWN’.
VXIOMS ARE IDEE .
AT EAI IU.NH MILL
Thirty->e%en Weavor^ (Juit Their
'Work—4»lije< tion to Negroes.
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Laurens. Ausr. 21r'—About 400
loon 1 .* are idle at the Laurens cotton
mills because of a walk-out of 37
weavers—If women and 23 men—
one or two'of whom have returned to
work. The strikers were paid off fcy
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FAR.MIXfi IX HAND.
TENTATIVE l>lt<x;R\M
Excellent Yiehl «if Cotton anil Corn
lleinjt Matte In W«lterbi>ro.
That, the sand lands of W*ltet>I
boro may be made productive c^a be
seen by a visitor to the lands of Col
J. G. Padgett and Mr H. A. Francis
on the eastern side of Walterboro
Roth of these men. by the libera'
use of fertilizer and compost; ar*
l making record-breaking yield* of
FIRST BALE COTTON GINNED
Business Growth of the Town Good.
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Expects to Grow More into the
, Future—Good Crops.
the mill and in the meantime efforts
fo fill the places vacated are being
made by the management.
According to a statement made by
representatives of the part that
quit their jobs, the walk-out was the
direct result of the dismissal of two
men who refused to work in the mill
w;ifh tl$e negro help employed. Ob
jection was raised to the negro"nelp
in the weave room only
being employed to clean off the
looms and lay up filling for the use
of the white weavers. This work,
the weavers considered, a white per
son's job and complained to the
Editor The Press and Standard:
Al it has been a long time since
you have published anything from
our town. I thought I'd drop you a
few words to let you know how our
town and its people are progressive. 1 management of the existing cendl-
We are In the midst of a building , tijKfs. but no relief was given, so
boom. t they claim. In all, about 20 negroes
W. W. Carter has a nice residerice have been in the employ of the mill,
nearly complete on North Street. D. p n different capacities, as scrubbers,
HI Carter has begun ote and has l° om cleaners sweepers, water car-
part of the framing now up. W. J.
Sandifer is contemplating the erer-
'tion of a magnificent two-story build
ing on the same street just south of
D. M. Carter’s. J. W. Crosby has a
part of the lumber of his lot. prepa
ratory to beginning the erection of a
nice residence on West tr Church
street. All this argues well for our
little town, for there is a great de
mand for residence and business
property in wir town, because of a
great healthfulness caused by our
good water. We need^more and bet
ter houses.
j. W. Crosby is moving out this morn
ing in order that T. A. Rlack. the ef
ficient R. F. D. Carrier on Route 1.
might occupy the residence in which
be has resided during the past sev
eral years. This dwelling is also
conveniently situated, it being near
the store of Mi ley ,& Miley, in which
T. A. Black is Interested. This ar
rangement will place Mr. Black near
er to the postoffice for his official
work and also cau»e him tp be able
to give more time and attention to
the mercantile bualneaa In which he
is a partner.
H. D Padgett. Jr., the President
of the Bank of Ruffin, figs just-ap
plied a new coat of whitewash to his
.buildings on different prrto of his
^business property. Hie two stores
and lot on west side of North street,
his ginnery and store and carriage
house, together with the house now
occupied by W. J. Sandifer on the
east side of North street.^ This new
application has added much to the
looks of this part of our town and
will also aid io the preservation of
the property Whence jt vis useful as
well as ornamental.
Mr. Padgett has been the first that
I have heard of in our county to gin
a bale of new cotton. He has so far
ginned five o' thia year’s crop. The
*n»t one was for A. B. Carter of
Route 3, which was brought to the
«ln on F.fday. /figuat 22. Then on
Baturdav Mr Carter had another and
Frank Robinaon and others.
The merrhsnts here are determ’n-
©d to make Ruffin one of the best
cotton markets In the county. We
now have our own bank and it will
prevent,the cotton sellers from being
bothered with checks on banks out of
town, like ther had been in tfie past,
and this will be a great convenience
both to the buyer and the teller.
The merchants argue that to have th®
farmers sell their cotton here will
be an Inducement To have them
spend their money here, as they prof
fer to sell them goods as cheap
as can he had anywhere elae la the
county. There are several pros
perous businesses here which' earrv
a general tine of merchandise had all
staple groceries, and there la no
reaRP« why peonle In reach .of her
should carry their cotton or buy
their goods elsewhere. Come to our
town and get some water and leave
your money—either In the bank or
with the merchants. You and youT
money will grow by so doing.
We are petitioning for an elec
tion to vote,on two more mljls to
Increase our school fund. Ruffin Is
entitled to one of the best schools
In the county and we are going to
have it. Ruffin la situated la the
midst of the best farming sections
of Colleton County. Ruffin Is easily
reachofl by dirt or railroad. It is a
great place and is no farther from
New York or anywhere else than ^ew
York or anyw-fiere else ffc from it.
Come and see us: ,
Respectfully.
‘•Pinkey"
Ruffin. 8. C.,*Aug. 25. 1»13.
riers. pickers room laborers, scaven
ger drivers, boiler'' firemen, etc.
Most of the negro help occupied the
company's cottages. * ’
Recall is Denianileri.
Following the alleged use of some
offensive language by one of the
negro helpers several days ago, the
general manager and the superin
tendent were called upon by a com
mittee of operatives and asked to re
move the negroes because they were
creating trouble and their presence
was distasteful TO white help. This
was refused, according to the opera
tives’ version. ,
The negroes, however, were ap
praised ofthe situation apd graduVit
ly all of them quit. A meeting of all
the operatives was called by General
Manager W. 8. Montgomery, who
aaked them if they would assist him
iA reinstating and protecting the
negro help. Practically all present
objected, so it la claimed. A second
attempt was made and likewise it
failed.
Meantime the negroes remained
out or off their work on the outside.
The issue came to a climax w hen the
management summoned two men to
the office suspected of leading in the
trouble and dismissed them. These
two men worked in the weave room,
where the negroes were employed as
above described. The two men in
question denied any connection with
the alleged Intimidation of the ne
gro help. As soon as the action of
the management was learned the 37
operatlves in one of the weave rooms
walked out.
Concerning the dissatisfaction that
arose over the employment of certain
negro help In the mill and the conse
quent walk-out on the part of the
weavers, the mill management has
stated that the company, finding it
difficult to secure the best results in
the employment of white men to do
certain menial labor, such as sweep
ing. scrubbing and cleaning off the
looms, although they had held ttyese
jobs open at all times to white men
who were willing to give satisfactory
work. The plan of putting negro
help on these particular jobs was
adopted several month# ago, and for
some time there has been an effort on
the part of certain operatives to run
the negroes off. A few days ago the
situation became more pronounced,
when anonymous letters and personal
threats were directed to the negroes
Within a day or so every negro had
cotton and corn this year. Col J.
G. Padgett has 6 acres of cotton OA
which he used SJXl lbs. of fertiliaer.
This cotton i» planted In 4 1-J foot
rows and the limbs of it are lapping
in the middle, one especially Inter
esting stalk being noticeable in the
field, this stalk being fully 8 feet ih
height. There is little doubt hut "that
this entire field will makeover a
l» tb*"negroes bale of cotton to the acre*
clean off the Adjoining thi's-fieUfj, Mr • Padgett
has 7 acres of corir. which is among
the best which the writer of this
has seen this year. It (s of the
Prolific variety and many stalks have
from 2 to 6 well-developed ears
upon them. On this 500 lbs. of fer
tilizer and 38 loads of compost was
used. *
Mr Francis has 18 acres of cot
ton and a conservative estimate
gives over a bale of cotton to the
acre. His cotton, while not as tall
as C61 Padgett’s, is excellently fruit
ed. The field gives a striking appear-
ance'to the eye and illustrates what
can be grown by proper fertilize
Ing, even in sand. A few years ago
these fields would hardly reproduce
the seed, but by careful attention
they have been built to their present
state^ of product ion.
Mr Francis has used compost lib
erally on his field and believes in
placing the plant food where the
plant will have ready access to It,-.
In addition to being successfbl meX
in their different vocations of life,
both Col J. G- Padgett and Mr Fran
cis have demonstrated this year that
they know how to farm.
Of Hm- Ctit>ji|\ s. C. < on ten Si, <u to In*
Held at CiO^s Swamp Cliai-ilt.
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Tn.SljA'Y. A. M.. SKF*T. it.
lo:^' Devotional, Rev W. P.
Meadous. Jr.
. y- lb: !.'. - Address b> Pres., Rev" L.
I* C. Lawton.
11:".. Tfi" S S TencJX*r. State
Field Se cretary. Lutherafi Church.
*W:2ri The Child. Miss Vandiver,
Genera! Se< rHcry. Ktate 8. 8. Work.
11:4*. The Bible, the most inter-
Death of G. Elford McTeer.
The entire town was shocked on
last Thursday when news reached
here that G. Elford McTeer, former
ly of Walterboro. had died hi At
lanta. Mr ^McTeer was born and
raised here and had many friends
Rail
eating book jn the world.
12:15- K<hoes of the 8
State Cori-
3" —Appointment of Com
mittees. Enrollment of Delegates.
AFTERNOONS
2:0b- -Song service, prayer.
2:ir>- r The S. 8. Organized.
2::!5 The 8. S. Missions.
(a i Training the children to
know about missions,
tin Training the children to
«ive.
3:'>.* The Organized B ! ble Class.
Op* n tftscu.ssion.
3:47. -The New Graded Lessons,
.Miss \ andiver. 1
Weditr<.iiiiy A» M.. Sept. IO.
1ft:3"—Prayer and Souq.
1ft 4.*.—Elementary work:
The Cradle Roll.
Our Beginners. Miss Vandiver
The Primary Department,
The Junior Department. Mrs
J. f. Coifnts.
11:4.'.—Teacher Training, D. M.
Varn.
Presentation of Certificates to
1913 Graduates.
12:15—The Home Dept., W. A-’
Harrison, State Supt. Home p pt.
Work ,
12:5"—Our Finances, .las F.-
Risher.
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Dinner.
2 Conference of.County Of
ficers and S. 8. Superintendents with
Miss .Vandiver. XX'
2:45 The 8. S. and Tttmperanc^.
3:"" -The S. S. Workers’ Meeting.
Rev \V. A. Kirby.
3:15— Report..of Committees.
El", t ion of Officers.
Awarding qf County Banner..
3 5 5 Reaching tlie Last One. Jaa
E. Peurjfpy. , .
4:15 Time and Place of next
Meeting. ( K, X
W hat this Convention has meant
to iii", by Everybody Present.
\djournment
X-
On
Attempt* at Robbery.
Saturday/night there w
ere two
attempts at burglary commuted in
the town of Walterboro, one at the
in town. Mr McTeer was the- son of store of Mr VV. V. Glover, one of
Mrs L. W. McTeer and brother of
Mrs J. M. Klein and^Mrs A. H. Whit
man, all of whom survive him. His
father died sexeral years ago.
Mh McTeer left Walterboro several
years ago and for many years held
Walte.Vfptro’s leading merchants, and
oup/at the lumber mill of the Estate
y,
of C. A. Savage. The burglar enter
ed the Htore\qf Mr Glover In the rear
and succeeciclil in securing shoes,
cigars, etc. considerable value.
responsible positions in Greenville, j The office of the lumber mill of the
He moved to Atlanta about I Estate of C. A. Savage was entered
y or
given up his job and left.
Nt» V«tlti®te*Ts.
Mr Montgomery thereupon called
a meeting and explained that he had
no desire to force negro .help on
them and that, he was ready to em
ploy white men then and there for
the several positions. He made plain
his proposition, dialing that if any
whites desired the places to apply
and he would employ them * He fur
ther asked all who thought he was
making a fair and reasonable offer
and a satisfactory plan for the solu
tion of the maUer to indicate the
same by holding . up their hands.
Quite a number raided their hands,
and when the reverse proposition
was made, whereupon none voted.
This was regarded as a final adjust
ment Two days-1st er. no white help
ottering for the vacated places, a
negro was again placed on the work.
He did not remain long.‘being given
to understand that his presence was
not desired by the operatives. Then
followed the dismissal of two men
suspected as leaders in fomcnln.g
the ttouble.
After the waik-out Mr Mot;t-:.>m-
ery made anotl^*r talk to the re
mainder operatives In these Ejtecial
departments and thanked them for
their loyalty and assured them he
was ready and willing to dispense
with negros altogether whenever the
white men felt they could take their
Jobs and give the company satisfac
tory work: that the mill could not
be run without the looms being kept
in condition and other sanitary regu
lations scrupulously adhered to,, and
than If white help could not be ob
tained for these places he had no al-
■V.
Miss Luclle Jacocks underwent an
operation in one of the Charlestqfl
hospitals on Thursday -night for ap
pendicitis. Her many friends here
will be delighted to .know that the
operation was In every way a sutv
cess, and her fhyslcian. Dr L. M.
Stokes, speaks In enthusiastic terms
of her immediate recovery.
There will be no services at
Bethel Methodist church■» for two
weeks, the pastor. Rev. W A. Fairy,
.having been given a vacation.
years ago. and while there held po
sitions with two^ of the largest de-"
payment stores of that city. At the
time of his death, he was salesman
for Keeley Company In th" carpet
department, the * Atlanta papers
speaking of him as one of the most
popular salesman in the city lb-
attended closely-'to the duties of ins
inlpo 'ii u ;>* , titi?n ami was h • 1 in
high esteem by his employers.
/ His death was sudden, Apoplexy
being the cause attributed. While
he had been feeling badly for some
time, he had not quit his work and
had not called In A„phyaiclan.’• On
the day of hia death, he had plan
ned going to the ^Theatre at night.
Some of his friends left him in his
room at 5:30 in the afternoon, and
returning at 6:30 found him dead.
A. -H. Wiehman left on Thursday
for Atlanta and returned Friday
night with the body. An impressive
funeral service was held at the house
on Saturday morping, with Rev. W.
A. Fairy, presiding. A large as
semblage of friends were present,
showing the' high esteem in whidh
Mr. McTeer was held here. The fol
lowing boyhood friends of Mr. Mc
Teer served as pall bearers: N. G.
Morrall, A. J. Anderson, M. P. How
ell. A. P. Barnes, J. C. Lemaeks. A.
S. Karesh, H. E. Savage and A. 7
Searson. Interment ' took place at
Live Oak Cemetery. The tribute
paid to his memory In flowers was
magnificent the florist’s art being
used lavishly to bedeck the grave of
the young man. cut down by all wis«*
Providence just at the dawn of the.
prime of his life, Mr McTeer was
29 years old.
The sorrowing family has the
sympathy of a large cirri* of fnendij
who pray that He who knoweth all
will heal the wcuncfs tetuae.; by the
early death fif this dear relative.
through a wHidow and an attempt
was made at safe-breaking. The
amateur thugs succeeded in wrench
ing the combination knob from the
pafe. hut did not succeed In entering
the safe. At the time of the robbery
there wan very little money li^ the
-safe.- and hence little damage could
have resulted had It been broken
open. As yfct no clue leading to the
identity of the robbers has been dis
covered, though the police depart
ment have been on the alert, and It
is not likely that the criminals will
be apprehended.
44 Pound Wntermelon.
J. W. Larlsey, owner of the Fair-
view Farm at Mishaw-vllle. and one
of th®v roost-up-to-date farmers in
Colleton County, brought us last
"r* 11 enormous watermelon which
tipped the scales at 44 pounds. The
editor of this paper and hia entire
force are Indebted to Mr. l^arisey for
this melon. This is the largest melon
that we have had information about
this year and feel sure that It has
established the record for this coun
ty. Mr Larisey Is one of the bp-tt
farmers ot the county, and his suc
cess as a farmer is not confined to
the growing of watermelons.
BIRTHS.
Born—to Mr an<j Mrs Palmer Cros
by. of Round, a fine boy. He arrived
Friday night. ^
ternative in the matter. He had no
desire whatever -to force upon the
white help persons objectionable to
them, and stood ready to protect and
ro-oMtfate with them for the best In
terest* of all concerned.
News from Sandy Dam.
V. B. Yarnadoe of , Sandy Dam
spent Sunday afternoon with Miss
Inez Pyice.
K. E. Price and sisters. Misses
Ethel and Eula, were the guests of
Miss Luna Vartradoe Sunday night.
Miltpn Fletcher and Mieses Hattie
and Lillie.Graves were the guests of
MisS -Luna,Yarnadoe last Friday.
Mr anil Mrs J. B. Rishe’r and
children of Walterboro spent several
days in Charleston with relatives
and friends.
Miss Jessie Yarnadoe Sandy
Dam is visiting relatives and frii*£ids
at Peniel. 'V--
Blue Eyed Girl. *
The Making of a Rig l.engue
l*l*>rr.
In the August American' Magazine
Hugh S. Fullerton writes an article
entitled ’ The Making of a Big Leag
uer.” It ia a trne story of the de
velopment of one of the greatest hall
players in the Cnited States as told
by himself to Mr Fullerton, This
player, qf course.-began the game as
a boy and passed through all the
stage* Lrom amateur to minor league
teams and thpn into the big league.
In this early experience he became a
great victim of the "swelled head,”
and finally lost hts position on the
big league team. After many vicls-
itudes he lost his ‘‘swelled head" and
got into the big league again, w here,
today, at thirty-four years of age,
he is.one of the'great veterans of the
game. Of his final entrance Into the
big league, he says:
"In June. I was purchased for a
large sum by the club which then was
the strongest in the country. I didn’t
say a word about money, although
thq club paid oyer four thousand dol
lars for me.. The new manager sat
down with me in the hotel Hie night
I joined his team.
‘All I want.’ he said, ‘is for you
to got out there and hustle, and be
have yourself. I’ve heard you're
'hard to , handle, hot I’ll take a
chance.’ “ m
“ You won’t: have any trouble w ith
me.’ I assured him. All I want is a
chance to show that 1 can play.’
‘Ion’ll get all the ehanee you
want.’ he said quietly. ’You’re in the
liue-up°tomorrow.’ .
"Stage fright! Did you ever suf-
fet it I did that night. My nerves
were jumping and a thousand time? I
figured ouj play*—-yes. and made
them—in planning what I would do
the next day, ' .• s'
"We were playing a-game against
a team which we figured we would
have to heat out (o winvfhe champ
ionship. I pictured ^myjelf biting
home runs and making triple plays,
and when I awqke in the morning I
was nervous, a shaky,’ffneertain and
scared hall player. In practice be-
foye the game everything hit my way
I either fumbled, or threw wild, as
mV' nerves were rags. The crowd
seemed to be uorry for me—when
th*y weren’t mocking. It was a re
lief w hen the-game started. „
"1 was second at bat in the line
up. on a foreign field and with a
hostile crowd roaring. The first man
Hied out. Wait him out. Take two.*
said the manager as I picked
a bat. The first pitched „ ball
cut the heart of the plate. • 1
saw it all the way up and knew it
would have been'easy to bit it hard,
yet I let it go. 'Strike one,’ the um
pire yelled, and the crowd howled. I
was cool as a Boston uakt wind. The
second ball came w.hlzing up. straight
over the plater w ith nothing on it,
and I itched, to hit it. yet let it go
for the se< olid strike. Then 1 set
tled-to hit. expecting a curve ball.
The curve went wild, a fast one went
high and wid<;. I figured that the
pitched thought he bad a sucker at
hat and would curve one’ over. He
came with a fast ball a foot high and
I swung at it and struck out./ My
heart nearly got spiked as It sank
into my toes going back to the bench.
. .* ’That’a the boy.’ said the man
ager, Wait hint out. Make him
pitch ’
''l could have kisaed him for those
words. 1 went to short with my
nerves steady and mjugystem full of
confitfbttre. The first baTT hit was a
sizzler over second. I got the hall
with one hand and there wasn’t a
chance to. throw the runner out if |
stopped to straighten up. so I threw
without looking and without wait
ing. and plunged forward onto my
face. The yell from the crowd told
me the first baseman had caught it,
and as 1 scraped the dual out of my
eyes and trotted back to position I
felt at home. I wasn’t excited nor
elated, but the confidence that had
carried me through the minor leagues
came back with a rush and all fear
was gone. 1 was a big leaguer and
knew ^ft. The next time at bat I
crowded the plate, jockeyed, with the
pitcher, and watched. He whipped a
curve inside the plate. I pretended to
dodge and let the hall hit tne-- 'ft hit
hard and I squirmed, but- as the man
ager be,nt over me. I winked at him
and. 'letting hhh lift me. I limped
down to first—and stole second on
the -first ball pitched, sliding clear
Ground the baseman. Qn my third
trip to the plate I cracked a clean hit
over second base and. after being
sacrificed to second, stole third be
cause I figured no otie would expect
a recruit to do that. In the club
house that night the manager said:
"You’ll do. kid. if you don’t get
swelled.’ And 1 replied, ‘I’ve gone
through that.’ ”
LODGE IN THE
RANKS OF PROGRESS
MANY NEW HOFfiES BEING CON
ST BITTED IX THAT
TOWN.
NEW DWELLING HOUSES BUILT
Writer Tell* of What Ruflla In Do-
•ng*—To Vote Additional School
lievy—Much Progrefts.
^ Editor The Preps and Standard:
„Your Madlsonville, Ky . corres
pondent is such a forceful writer that
his tact would cguse the most dor
mant scribe to wake up and ex
claim, "No. we are still on the map!”
when he asked last week whether
Lodge is still on tHh map. .We enjoy
his letters 1 nyour paper so thorough
ly that it has made us feel dishonest
and selfish, to fail to send In our
Jots regularly. We shall do better
now. $ "
There has been so many evidences
of progress in and- about our little
town Vince H has been our pleasure
to write yoiT* letter that we cannot
go into details this time. The paint
brush has been so freely used that
our,Jhwn Is now one of painted bulld-
IpfitT Several residences have recent
ly been bu*lt and the community la
really ertjoying marked progreaa
along many lines. The Methodist
Parsonage Is nearly completed.
Business is livening up now. as
Colleton’s first bale of new cotton was
sold here on the 21st by Mr C\ IT.
Caldwell to the firm of Lodge Mer
cantile Co., for 113 per lb. On the
22nd‘two bales were sold and on the
23rd, six were sold here, and there
are about fifteen more ready to gin.
The farmers report a very favorable
season for this year, saying that corn
and cotton have a plentious yield.
Five general stores, via: J. B. Ml*
ley, J. D. Miley. E- R Bishop & Co..
W. Pop and Lodge Merc. Co. ana
t*o mminery ntoree, that of Mr* 3.
A. Smoak and Miss Pheobe Risher.
do the principal trade of the town.
This about summaries the passing
hews locally. ,
We iould write much in a general
wav on the subjefrt of the
sarv elections and 1 their results, but
we will await your solicitations on
this subject, as R requires some
space, to do the subject Justice at
times. We are so sorry that our sts-
ter county. Bamberg, has sanctioned
the sale of whiskey in her county,
especially as we are so close tq the
county line. However, it l* still our
hope that the council of the Town of
Ehrhardt will oppose the opening of
a liquor dive, called as a term of
of elevation, dispensary. Our hearts
desire and prayer for ( olleton 1* that
her people shall never even acqui
esce in making her a whiskey seller.
With best wishes for our county
paper and for our county In general.
1 am ’ Cl via.
Ranks Chm* .Sept. 1st.
Monday, September |st. being a le
gal holiday, the banks of the city will
b* dosed.
Maro citizens of Colleton County
will be interested to know, that the
Supreme Court of this State has re-
cently announced its decision in the
case of Smyly Ts. Colleton Cypress
Co. The Supreme Court affirms the
decision of the Circuit Court It
will he remembered that Mr. Smyly
was awarded the verdict of |4,ftoft.oq
by a Colleton jury.
Friday, Aug. 29th. is work day at
Doctor's Creek, to clean up the cem
etery. All persons interested are
earnestly requested to come and give
a day’s work.
> New* from Berea.
Berea, August 25.-/Special: As I
have not seen anything in your valu
able columns from thfs community
recently I will send you a few items.
Fodder pulling Is about over and
cotton picking ia the order of the
day.
Messrs Lyons and Hagan paid
Ix>dge a flying visit Saturday.
W. A. Strickland, one of our in
fluential business men, had business
at Walterboro. recently.
We are glad to note that H. B.
Linder, who has been Indisposed, la
recuperating.
The many friends of Mrs Hattie
Hineath are glad to see her home
again after spending several days
with her sister. Mrl DuRoise, of
Summerville.
Mr and Mrs Sam Hagan of Norway
are the honored guests of Mrs M. H.
Wilder.
Mrs Hattie Kinsey of Orangeburg
is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs
•J..B. M. Linder.
Mr and Mrs Q. W. M, Lyons vis
ited friends and relatives in the
vicinity of Lodge rhcently. »
M. L. Ba'rpes, one qf our up-to-
date farmers, visited Rranehvllle on
husinessTuesday. /
A Near Fire on Railroad Ave.
■ -WhAt ca^ro* near being a serious
fire occurred at the home of Mrs
Bianca Padgett on Railroad Avenue
Monday morning last. The family
was awakened at an early hour by
the smell of smoke an^an Investiga
tion revealed the fact -that a closet
containing winter clothing .was on
fire. By hard work the fire was
put out, having caused a damage of
about 950.00. It is supposed that the
fire originated by rata carrying
matches into the closet.