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V fc t v • v~ '•Lse* •n VOL 37. WALTER BORO. S. C., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 11,1915. v NUMBER 52 COOD ROADS DAY AT GOTTAGEVILLE NEXT TUESDAY COMMUNI TY .WILL WORK ROAD LEADINC HERE BOLD HOLD-IIP- AT SANDY DAN * \ V»:CiRO WITH WAGOX I.OAID OF MKRCHAX DISK ROBBF.D FRI DAY" XTGHT . * ***************** * NEW CLUB .WORK .. * ‘ 1 , ' t.\' \ ' '■ -. • ldc« Originated in the Colleton t'onntjr CoH>peraLire A*.so- ■ elation ' Cottagvellie, AuriirL l<t.—The* Colleton C’ounty Co-operative Asso ciation is responsible Tor a very 4 greatly increased interest in the mat- * ter of Rood road; at ■ Cotta«eviUc. A meeting of the ct.zeas of this romtnunity wa* he*.d Saturday ai ternoon. and after .discusSinj? the in at ter in aTh itt\phase8> ‘it was de.- < ided tha^/pood roads would come sooner or later r anyway, hut. that 'f the fuflis at i’qttageville . wante 1 them sooner, lltey wpttld. have to' show a wIllinK niind and sland ready to help get them. Accordingly com mittees were appointed to take up the matter of arranging, for some •cood^aods day, and President W. K:- WiMIs; of the Colleton County Co- • operative association and ft. H. Wil lis. % township chairman. :wp.re ap pointed to go tp Walterboro and consult witlT commissioner Moore and see if" lie could be induced to ^co-opcate with the road working forces. The plan is to begin Tuesday, August 17th. and spend that day on the road leading from. Cottagevillo to Walterboro. Every citixen along “i the way. and In reach of the road is invited to be present and give one day’s work. Those who have teams are urged to bring them and those who have not taems will come themselveS'and bring shovels, axes, spades, ho’es. and whatever they have jvith w hick to work the road. Split log drags will be used, and possibly .the county and town road machines will also be used. Wednesday. August 18. will be de voted to working the road leading from CottagevlNle Vo ypcksonboiro. and on Thursday from Cottagevllle to CHvhan’s ferry. , • Commissioner Moore to Help Commissioner Moove will lend >.is aid. and co-operation, and will • be present to supervise the work. The road ^working forces will meet at ^ottagevllle at the. town line Tuesday nwr'fftng at 6 o’clock, and will be assigned plates and started V> work. This plan-w as originated by Pres ident Willis and Tovrnahip Chartr- man Willis, and is the first work of the Colleton Co-operative Aspocia-i tion In this section A daring highway robbery occur red at Sandy Dam Friday night, ac cording to a story furnished The Press and Standard by F. M. Rhode, a negro merchant of Neylem. It seems, acording to this story, that Rhode had been accustomed to send ing /his .young son. Ilesekiah. to Walterboro for freight, and to pur chase things for his store. He fame to Walterboro Friday, and It was 1 about 8 o'clock before he finished' his business affairs and started to I return. \ •.lie proceeded lemy-ely^and list-, lessly till he rf «< iiixl 'the bend in ** he road just before cotimvc ft* San- ; dr Dam -church, when ail xt on'** bis horse was seized bv the ngldlel and a masked plan brought the J BUY AT HOME Many a Walterboro woman has helped cut down her husband’s income by buyinf her millinery and gowns in Charleston, Savannah, Baltimore. Washington and New York, simply to shew her friends at social gatherings the trade mark of some milliner or modiste of those cities. Without a doubt she could have purchased these same articles, made by the same menufat t urers> more easily and just as reasonably at ^iome, thereby helping to make friends and patrons for tier husband in a business and pro fessional way. \ * n Wise is the woman who not oi\ly preaches but prac tices of noble principle of patronizing “Home Merchants” It brings returns on “hubbyiC in come in niafty ways. . A wise and far-sighted nuHi of our community has said: “If ytu^auv out of town, andVe buy out of town, and, all our neighbors buy out of to\vn.\^mt iii the thunder will become tff our town? Ever think it? ” • , . Let’s ijuit thinking we can d»» better n^ay from home :!T.X. m** ** -'Home Wmfrnt,- so that they, in return, can heln build up our City and County. Let’s be “home huildfr ” in every sens\of the He* sai still.> They then pro<cede*l * word \ 1 v \ >1 Read the advertising of oi: merchants in this \ r * * * and take note of the splendid bargains offered by each * ,of them. Visit our stores when in (own. You will be sur- * prised and gratified at the modish merchandise, shown,, * Home wares, from the best American factories and shops, * V ' “ * will look as well, wear as well, and cost no more than the * * SOFT. STRICKLAND VISITS SCHOOLS REID WHITFORD HERE TO-DAY UOKH OVER COYXT* WITH MUM. STKK'ltLAXD Pl.AXMVJ BKAITIFFI. STHTOI.S • County Superintendent of Educa tion Strickland accompknled by Mrs. Strickland apent Monday and Tues day In ftroxton gnd Warren town- ships In the Interest (XT ihe schools of these two townshtpv. His es pecial mission, and. one In which Mrs. Strickland is very much inter, ested also, was the. painting of the school!** in these townships, especi ally the new ones tiding hultt or to he built. They went to Ashton, wbjch build ing Is nearing completion, and plan- WOUU) BUILD BRIDGE ACROSS EDISTO AT JACKSONBORO NOTHING DEFINITE Z / ..... *... * l*ro|HMdtion Will- He Made After / t'onsultatlon W’lth County « oinmishloncr Reid Whitford. engineer for the Sanitary and Drainage Commission of Charleston county, accompanied by S. J. Humph or Adams Run. met ned there for the painting >f th<> this morning wir.i Senator Jaa. O. on to standstill. At the same selecteil oaths around, the young * negro xvas readv to agree to no^t ! anything. They told him to sit still j * They then to lift everything out of the wagon, ind plqfc it on the side of the road. * _ Sugar, rice, tobacco and other thingr usually kept in a country, store-- about' 14a worth. When it was all neatly ’ placed bv the side of athe road, the spokesman ordered the )hdrse tyrned rqund and the driver to ,, h!t the trail” for Walterboro. instead of for Neyles. .'Bv this time Ifesokiah was willing to do anything thev told him to do. and he came; * bark to Walterboro. - *•' Instead of stopping* at Walterboro j he went on to go home via Round. > # and reached home next morning.! Rhode says the boy thinks the man * who held the horres bridle was a negro, but that the others were j white men. They appeared to-tie * masked, but the talk of the men be-,L . traved their nationality. \ * The matter has been reported to Magistrate Brjran. who Is at work j on the case and nones to have some dues in the near future. S. — y PROTRACTED MEETINGS is isiHic kind from “Far Away.’ And we might say to these same merchants that these w’omen of the community have the same right, to^ * buy their dresses, etc., out of town as for them to send * off for their job printing. Let’s all pull together in every * way to build up Walterboro and Colleton bounty. This is * where we live and not in any of the cities named above. * ••■By the way. are you a member of the Colleton County * Co-operative Assocaition ? * . ♦ * * building': At Ixulge thev the promise of the-.trustees ther** to paint their building. T-h<* •liickhsad School building Is Bov.' Ix-rng paint-’ 1 oil, and the‘school at Strickland will also I*** painted a lltflo later. The work qf buiblvnc n'th'rce room up-to-date school bulldini at Wll- lianvs will soon begin. Tli<- boud issue for this purpose has hei'ii vot ed and the bonds Issued. Tfiey v ill possibly be placed at once and the work will begin soon on this build ing. ' ; » The last school visited was e that *t Ruffin, and \heci> 'th* trustees have also, agreed to paint their school building. \Mr. Strickland expressed himself as\belng delighted with the very greaVinteerst shown over the cofantv In the-mattter of Improving the schools of the county. He looks for a new era eduratlopally In the county. . \ Z SM-ured j Padgett. Representative 1). t. Smith, Highway Co'nftnlssondr. J. K. RECENY ADDITIONS YD SCHOOL FACULTY V Successful Meetimrs Being Held Colleton's Beauties Will Have In Vicinity of Cottagevllle " Chan.ce to Compete tor Queen Ml’Hir WILL BK TAUGHT BY MISS KATE RKXTZ. PROF. Ht'RKi; AIDIDKD TO FACULTY ' held Saturday afternoon a&l a large crowd was present. Much enthusi asm was engendered and every man at the meeting pledged himself to do and do all he could for - the ."fork. - Another meeting Is called for next Saturday afternoon at Cottagevllle, and Commissioner Moore is invited to he present. Reports will be had at this meeting from the Commit tee*. and further plans perfected for the work. A Co-operative Dipping Yat. Another matter being discussed .by the association is th’at of a com- niunlty dipping vat. This will be a neccessity for the people of this sec tion. and as there ar^ a number of small cattle raisers, it is thought that a \ro-operativr /dipping vat wqtild fat^ lightly on the people and result in good to the entire community This matter will pos sibly also he discussed at the^ meet ing Saturday afternoon. •-* :— / 5 V . \ ' j Cottageville. August 10.—Rev. Ingrain, pastor of the Methodist — -■ ■ — /nurch at Rehoboth has jus,t con. , The committees in charge of the !«ul sin will bevOine 4 t.he possessor of eluded a most successful meeting at n arve s;t Jubilee to he held at Co- several huur<fre<l dollars wogth oi that church. Which lasted lor three! ‘ ' ’ laiment that will delight the,soul o? weeks. During this time the chuKh lumbia in conjunction with the State niog ^ artistic and 'particular. Iii was crowded at every service and a Fair, from October -5 t,o October addition tp this, her railway fare and Aimeeting was i great deal of good was accomplish- inclusive, have decided to crown • xpenaes while in Cc'.umbia will be X'* the most beautiful woman in South Caroliha ••«iueen'' of the Harvest Jubilee. This ‘•queen’ will be se lected.,by a referendum vote, and the envied At a meeting of ;ne board of trus tees of the Wnlter'.ioro. High sohOol. held last week, tue vacancy in tie high school department, caused by the resignation* of Miss Ida May I Fishburne was filled by the' election j of Thomas F. SUOer, of I’omaria. | Mr. Suber is a first-honor graduate of Newlurrry ColleRP, and has had -'some experience jin teaching. He will come here reiy highly recoin ‘mended. The hoard has also decided to ligaln add music to the curriculum, and' for this putpose J»as elected I'M las Kate Rente, of Bamberg, as music teacher. Kiss Rents ^very re ed., The sermons were straight messages of the gospel and were earYiestly delivered. Another revival in this section is _ _ that of Rev. S. W. Ackerman, a--' Hh#> wilL represent the whole ettte | and their names sent The Press and j yL^^YMe-allv*"wirr ^hk slsted by Rev. Walter Black, ai, T he young woman selected will be Standard by the chairman of thi ,; iva „ taKe of th , B ‘ oppoHunity an Spring Hill Baptist church. This, p^ujpp^ with an elaborate trous meeting began last Friday and will run through Sunday. PROHIBITION SPEAK* KS and grace, on a |ansomely paid, and she will be .-‘tar df the state hail. The following young ladle,, havc*l nt|v T , aiu . d thp tOT , n an d , t the been nominated fro.*, this Miunty | hop<> of th@ that (ho pa(ronl , e antago of Ibis opportunity an«l Prohibition (’ommittee Asks Sunday Schools to Use Them BIG PlCNIC AT PENIEL The County Prohibition fommii- tee is anxious to be of use to all Sunday, schools or prohibition rli lies and will offer tt|e use of any member who is a speaker to attend the rallies and preach the cosp*-i of temperance and prohibition Among the -membersit-in of the pro- seau. befitting her royal beauty N and eke will sit in state orated ‘float” in the parade, attended by exquN- ite' maids of honor, and chivalri* courtiers will pay her homage. The method of selection in t ol- leton county will be by popular vote. Onl yone week will be given for this selection, and the young lady rfcceiv publicity committne Miss Billie StrolH*:. Walterboro Miss Helen Lucas, Walterboro. Mias Bessie KoUn, .Walterboro. Miss Phi nice Glover. WalterbOro. Miss Kssie llyrri-. Walterlwiro. Miss May McCants. Walterboro. Miss Leonie Padgett. Walterboro. ’Miss Attalie Moore. Walterboro^ The following coupon will appear only once, and tile nominee securing Moore’. Secretary of Uolletnn County Co-operative Associaton. • W. W. Stnoak. and others fqr the purposo of going Into the matter of build ing the proposed steej bridge across the Rdisto river at Jacksonlvoro. The meeting was hele at the office of the highway commissioner, after tho arrival of. the train from Charles ton. Mr. Whitford had a blue print of the proposed bridge, and e.x plained • n Jet ail his Ideas as to the construc- the proposed bridge, and explained that he came ns a representative of the Sanitary and Tiralnage Contmlt- slon of Chariestn cunty. It being within his'province to build bridges where necessary, lie felt that this bridge across the Rdisto was one -*f the greatest needs just now for his county, and he felt that the aame <« true as to Collebn. county. He . washed to get the ipatter started as soon as practtca-Yie, and felt that the two counties could get together on some reasonable basis for sherlng the expense. of. the construction of the bridge. • (Ml. Padgett's Position. Col. Padgett feu that as Charlea- ‘'*n had so much more at Interest than Colleton, it would be fair that ^Charleston ’should pay the larger mrt of the construction expense. He , slon of Charleston county. It being »--r Colleton anil two-thirds for “Charleston would be about right. Representative Smith stated that he would favor such, an arrangement, and have this apply to the up-keep of the bridge after construction. The members of the Colleton delegation did not desire - to hind themselves till Representative Yarn could In' ‘consulted, but they felt sure that he would agree to this proposition. Mr. Whitfdnj also stated that he desired to'/consult the Kanitarv and Drainage Commis sion and Senator Sinkler. beforo making of accepting any definite proposition. Will Make Pro|Hw>i;l<*n. The matter, therefore, rests lU’jt here. The Chariestop Commission will hold a meeting next Monday, and at that time Mr. Whitford will 1 take up this matier ana make the Colleton delegation a definite prop osition as to what Charleston-County ls^ willing to do. * Upon receipt ol th’ls proposition the Colleton deleya- tin will hold a meeting and decide Hv> -Miss Rentz a very large elas-,. Ske is thoroughly (competent and will do excellent- work. The session for the “nsulns vear is as follows: Prof. F. 8. Long. MWs . .. ,_ 1U ...... 1( v. »v Jones. Mlss^Ssrsh Kohn. Miss, wh,,t her or nojtjt wiU s pt Kdith Fraser. ’Miss Ulmer Fish-, P r PP OBit,0 » made, burne. Miss Sarah Fromberg. Min,’ J Tweedle Ficklln, Miss Maggie Mar vln. ’ • The sessin fr the ensuing year Oftt of Structure. * Commissioner Moore discussed with Mr. Whitford the natter of the construction *>f the bridge, and the bridge ing the greatest number of coupon'the greatest number of votes op to „ , h .. ni M,iu. n f i pufehase of a steel draw bridge votes, clipped from The PreR* and | Wednesday, noon. Aug 18. will **• 1 "tothe A.-U. L- railroad company Standard, ’wll, be declared *he win-'. ^d thy winner 8o le, ^Jx,. wi? Whitford ? nsuRed Mr Moom friends of these voting ladies ’he coupon out of their paper hibitton committee art* many good ^ '' in u f ‘ u PP lMrpnt 1° 4 '* r ' speakers. who will be delighted tZ ^ t votlnr uiII btiK!n for he of service to toe promoters of’ ner. #and’ her photograph w ill he «ent cr. to chairman of the publicity committee, and will be published i send It to The Press and Standard along with a' similar photograph by that time from each of the 44 counties nf ,*,,#****.****#** * Vofe.for Marv*e»t .Inldle,. (Jueeu ■' I herehv desire tft east my V bn , ed -sometime w ithin the next and ' ' Kunday* School Picnic At Penblj' Last Thursday a Success rallies or Tempefhnee Sun lay in any church or Sunday school. tno'l -a- tion should be made-to th<* (dent, the secretary or to any 4*»v r.«- /ship officer. South Carolina. These will he pub-; iehed in a sut minty and state paper In the state. I of the prettiest from DEATHS. * * WILL RUN FOR CORONER Th® picnic" , nt Peniel IVoptist church Iasi Thnrscay \\as. one of the most enjoyable affair* held tiier- in some time. Tire at" lulatme v . - «« VYItl it, *,rgt» u:d the din-n'r line. The | l tUtC I.-n.tnY DopsOIl Will B. the selection ihe pfetty. This is an opportunity for sono •-•ottng v ajnian not onlv to be known -*> the ‘•most beautiful wjqmnn :i S.»i:1h Carolina.” one who v ' !. I'c iforc'. by the chivalry of slat* ,vote for Miss as the prettimt yo-rng la«lv enioug t!io!-* norninrted. This ballot v l- a*' k* ;ri .se cret and-Vov.fi*' ntl; 1. ✓ * * # * * •* * * t .e *'* Moooe as to the cost of doing certain work such as driving piles, or construc ting the piers, etr. He also aug- •-'■sK'd that it might be better for Mr Moore to construct the bridge. Mr Moore thought It could be ropi- pb ted for about* 88.000 or about $'«.•"!») for the approaches, fenders, etc. VITA I. ST ATISTIC S YEMI -”r .11 l»1 MlkfsliUAD *********** Mrs. Harried Pile**. Mrs. Harriett I - AftPr tho n meting. Mr. Smith, took PHit Humph and Whitford over . Z* r'*rbt followin'.. '•« dim - cAowii and out on the road* where ^ ' several months. Mrs. Price v.a**?. h . m ^ ^ of iho - -• rs Of are. and bad been ^ bltford spoke in praise of the 7Z- Mv.h.-tpless and totally Mi’/ ( road worK-he saw. ' ,.'1'i phvLi.is rmcv wH» •Chib' lion.” A |ifae,| peak/rs were all com! p.iid the a i- diem e “HtteatklD Not a thips^ <>' - furred to mar the - pleasant feat- ’.tres cf Ihe day. •“ ° \ Cotfrtv ^Superintendent of KdtieV Hon." He efted figures to show the ntadq hn address.' IHs subject wtr- fristian Kdncatlon and Prohibi- He citnd figures to Show tie intportance-of having, prohibition and comparing the amount spent for other things and for .prohibition.-.. . The other speaker wfis ,Uey. Wal ter A. iBIack, w ho made a spiendtd address. Mr.- Black is a >ounc riTtn- ister who is making good In hi* work. He is ver| m^ch In denian'L as a pastor and speakek on special Occasion*. Jeff C. Warren, of Williams, was 1b Walterboro Saturday. 7 In Ruce Next Year. Totdl-- for First Spven '!«rlft of Year !>t»m ’Verdict’ •i •r > \\ uii an Homing/ / it. i,i • ts, irngiunine to s th- v. that for sher- \m, nt t'.i«* latv ' to snnoun'** Tiie ^(ditita bnij in n,or* r;.- < fft. bis intentien' t UiaeU" L-Uan < .!»• in r>op»mi the raie t- Isiand- Th- fbllftwtng ital i tatisti^e Vvrdb r Towrlhip fi r th’e -M* t »p mor th« ■/>' the yeajp, from .Mr , ho hemsjll run for loro-ji. Ang'-.-t 1. Indy Mill*, sro wonw n* -►rnlng f.nd n i'tl-.l; 'dr’emue. Tin- body f A - rfcrecn c-ijutery Frida\ ! the ftinerhl Serviee* vd’tct'd by Calvin Crot-liy. Mr*. IT. .Line \\ 11" bt m ' y .•’VU'ib. d'., S.egU'.l *• -Mr t I/V Wright d e - at ' r b- *, •- ye July 27. She was f.2 ' e,,r- <r f j - rtul U survived bv her ini fn.nd V i d five ijBs, pl|’of " T'.^ li, -• nd ^ ft'eo f i‘» daught* r of WalterfSCiro, v Sii* < unilM <1 To lllee.s < ti^u—\\ is W«.ll Known Dajsy / :ri»- ner '.Fn'le IsUam is one of-thy* t»e«t , TIu-'M-mpilalioa la by tov.rtshlv fc; - ltnp'w« figures In county, ^nd ha*; istrar. Yen.ori-tbidglett. ?» will i . knany friends who will be strong noted that Gie birth* for tl!'’ whiten supporters-in tlfb.rtic-. He was fot-^leards rhose of the negro, while im nierlv county commissioner, an-1 Snaths of tbe negro lead those of Urn was later superintendent of the! -v ‘ , county hoftie. • Birth*—White; c:; negro d). —- g ■ 1 ,■ j Deaths—White, Jh; negro jf». iMiss Fannie Frank of New York.j ~ ' :v v iii be of„'inter-*1' IfUl Cemft»-r> Slig .t- k- . and wjA fs-i-*-d/1/> «f" n,other. She w;t* i<r Kbi’ d h^> heldoher <0 s.ictt h thab he w as on** of tho fit her funeral. Sje wa a good woman, and was liked bv' all who knew-her, black or white ‘ She Is survived by four daughters. —— r • ( '-..ilitr. II W. Benton form-/_..•< "** ' V* f w i" rhoro now ‘lives in Ch4»r|es*on >< ir- o' j,, r tv o sistt-ra are Mrs... S. S -’ Khun - itvan. ’of Charlnstbn. an4 Mrs T ■ ,1 ’ ,r * M 4 Valentine. of # •"•.ane'.’i 'Sh< • "vns a ronglstent mm- b, • • of t/• Sontl^ Side BaptlsU*ctfurch. f 4 'gli .. present yltis Tr;-p . one of Cm best n it, cro om* n of Walier- H'Z bn* n «|b d ' her I niil* in t»>W,B 1 [ fi v. diy-r *j-o She \v:i • a vood.woui- an^-nd bid t"-i4iy friends aniing. th*' white m-nple. H r ! : • was a good example for those,of Mr ’•ice, nn<rshf 1 will l>»‘ pil!->< , *l by t! mu. lohn Holme's, the m gro tuen hant, w-xs a J son of Phyllhf. Me. Fn<iH WHght Petjrlfoy. Mrs. Kmilv Wright Peurtfov. wife of Solftltor John II. Peurifoy, died July 2f^ and wa* buried at I.owndes- _ i vtHe, pear, the home of her brother. i Frank one of Walterboro’* leadif 1 Megg^ls. are in town visiting at the land J. Kelly Dodd, of Round, spent] sh^/jeft one child.’ a bright little Ing merchant*. . I horfle of G. A. Sauls. I Tuesday night with K.' F^stes Smith, boy. ^ ' " ' J /. was a lucent* whdtor to her brother,! Mrs. D. ^ A.'Sauls and children of.; Tatum Gressett. ef St. Matthews. St. -Jude's Clturrh. Uev. Herbert F. Schrwter. Hector. ll:no A. M. Morning, prayer and sermon. * •> 5:30 P. M. Sun-’ay achoet. M;,30 P. M - veuiag pcayjr and zermon. / a^; y sj 7n