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*♦' * ♦ . V- VOL 37. WALTERBORO, S. C., W^DNESt>AY. AUGUS 18, 1915. NUMBER 63 BROXTON TOWNSHIP 'ENTHUSIASM RAN BOLDS CONVENTION SUNDAY SHOOLS MEET AT CARTER’S FORD FOR 3RD QUARTERLY SESSION HIGH AT MEETING KOAIDS KKVEK lU.AE'HFS HKiM POINT AT <t»TT \<.K- ' . VILliK JiATCRlD-AY ADOI*T RESOLUTION Strong Prohibit Sentiment l’\* pre yed in ! at ions I rfftni- mously \<1«ipteil by (onv* ntion * IV »V h. Comreville. Auk. TB^-rAp en- Ihusinstie meetiaK wan.he’.! SaJar- day afternoon ».t the uchbol au<iito- rfum at whiih final nrranp-n^nts were made ft', ran. three days’ roao woik to b*' done ".In week. There were prtst nt at a half a bun- Ir.t’d «tf. tho.leadins? eifizt nn of' th** t*. aununity ar,»l ?1. y were jHithn- iastle.rn iheir’ de;--mir.:iti«n ’N-f*- f t’tKfd'. KlCtfWJ.V r ioore. and r. >1. If | »»ion /• # -* .S.,' * ^ “FLYING SQUADRON” SPEAKER ■ ,‘t i. Oliver W. Stewart, of Chicago. Will Address Voters of Colletoiji County, Saturday, August 28. at Klein’s Park. Everv Voter in County Should' Hear •• This Address i R. S. Middleton, advance rep^<entative tV A^ie^Fly- * ing Squadron, was in the city Teusdayf ami met-with tho * ilocal temperance workers and arranged for a big meeting p to be held in Walterbont, Saturday, noon, August 28th, * at Klein’s Park, at which time Hon. Oliver W.' Stewart. * of Chicago, will speak. Mr. Stewart was one of the i^em- * ‘ bers of the third group of the Flying Squadron of America that visited Columbia. Orangeburg-and Charleston in Xtlebruarv di their nation-wide camp aign for national rro- "X^'bruary ki their nation-wide ca * jnbitien. J +> St«’K 1 aTt '.will begin hjs ‘ •/* .TcTi;'viHo,.r: *(» v i’ 1 e/v H i?! Sent < ’ ‘Ji’t « {’;tro ROAD WORXINCDAVSl WILKES UNE SHOT AT GREAT SWAMP Vtr.l'ST 25 AND 2«» Sl!T ASlO*: FOR <t)MMI NITV WAUtK ON <iKF.At SWAMP ROAD Doubtless Ihfluenrt'.l 1*> th« termination of the iitiz<-n- of *‘ot- tageville to have better roads lead- in* out- from that piaee. ih*- people of Clreat J»wi»n»p ha\o set aside 1 two ikfys next week. Wednesday and Thursday, as ro*d weoykln*.days, am! the publie is Invited to assemble, it (Treat Swaiitp Chart*,i with ro • 1 working tools and «k»< hin* rv. for the pi'.rpore' of puffin*: tie. r* I tv -.'v.*. * s. • t; < * WILLIE PADGETT HOMICIDE OCCURRED AT SNIDERS LAST WEDN* * .ESDAY AFTERNOON. IN SELF DEFENSE ljuvt lalms That l , at:i» , ll Had Gun Drawn on H!m When H'* Nhot to Save His own. Life. Wilt.-- Lane *hjt< nia tv of Vn'jutL n .» of / /. Ur / Ai: b<H by '•fair am :V»t /the ..N ttOftlffta. i'' " dealers asao^iaf »r.s. ?:•<■ in* every mean"., at' ih ■ r, command to <ief.>atThUpu”- poito--, of those \rlio wi ; h outlaw the Ihi'jor • trn't'ic. Therefore he it t 'olve.i 1. '.Thi%tlie Proxfon Tow u- Vhip Sunday School As.-oeia- Dor pf-*«ea Itself t.a record •as heartily in favor of State wide prohibitioft. 2. That this’ association .condemns., hi unmeasured terms the efforts of eorjfl'n politicians to thwart tMe de- . sire ♦" the reonip< .to ^x yfr'ess their y >^HlTvC the bafltSt ing through un- iHijust methods to preveplQ their doing so. by fiavihg fV ,aw * ordering the eleettoi} deV^ired uneon*t.Uy> „ * enl. and wtH wp call upon e State Supreme roert t.o robuktf ppeh me-hods I.'- r*'-*r fttsine to grant thi ir.juhc- - tion rnyed tor 3. Thi/ we C^l! unor. file gnttdav sehoolv roti.nos^ng this nsroflatop to aid in di-- geminntuig Inform ttion ?i-to the evils of tTie liquor tr?i- cate the voter’ on thi- mo-v fih and tp.-endeiyor to O'lu- intpbrtant matter > ♦hov may .east thi if. .h'adltr*- in favor of'?»jite-wV<!i- ro-oh;- hiiion on tl*e 11 th o' yep- f ember A That we-ciU the voters t*i ' finest ion r ns th.'”’ ed ceti -if* v i < . , r.- ‘ t * T* tbo .iiuffeHfitrs fc? i ■ morhi r f.’ol e" i' '• • w t. can rot •the’... • 1 .* Vote rirv diet, !• . **. That th* v*., • v. y-o* : he ru’d is! «<1 J. <i ■ r 1 .* Ur. andJ^itTndsrd. a|*l -riso. ? dpHominaHon-tl I Uu rr r. the state. ’ N W. TV StilHak. < hm’n. x ?{ev. J. CV lit^oh. D. M Orn. X , . • . romniittt v " ********* *. ! \ . nati ' ■ ■ /’ iih.t i'o • ‘inrU.. iin'. t at tis* t > ort'. c • id it U ( . i,\ \cke.rn;. n ■ o: il. ■v rondv Tiu* volurdeer .ve-*:were dbidc 5 iii.'-Js and iriKtruced te places designated rear ihe bourd.^rwVine of the incorpT.ra: • 1 liniits ef </v> t ig. ville at N.’o’clm I Tuef-dit-y -r^ornirg. E'apt. . .Moor- npomised to he on hand and to lay out the .vOrk of tin. three squads \V K. \Viliis. president of the f’olleton -County t o-operative A*so» eiatiom ■presid’d over the meeting. This/Idea was ofig*nated in the tnir/ls . of. President Willis and township chairmen. R. II. Will is-ami J. D. Ai kernran. of Glover and She ridan townships. ' President Willi 5 stated that this was only a begin ning and he hoped as the association grew to work every road it^ th** county in fomilar manner ’Ho wil. A soon ’’ vand* ivor organize other _ I communities' in similar nuinn.T Thd y. j fry to have them do sohu tthirg jT c ^ I •c^help Uit aiJeWe*.--——-- ! UNION MEETING FIRST DIVISION * |,H Will Re H* Id at 11. .'delicto Tkiptl-t Cburih AuniKt ; n. • . t l -j • i-.n.e •a ’ *# ’ Jg •.*.• t ir. reay.ul a r< t rv yric" <•!' Collot' u County sb ’opiiorlunity of Hearing Mr. Stov n * •» *, * .* * WH AT DID YOl DO? ~o rv l From thi; Vew Y »rl I 'ir*-/,, Did vou give him a lift?• He’s a brether^of mar. And bearing about all the-ii'.Vrdm lyr.t.i. Did you give him a smHe? tie V ✓yfnvncasq and bine. And the smile would hav*>.,.h?Jd<s,.? aim t*’ ha'tl * it throurh. Did you give him your- hand siipiiu^ down hid And the world, so I fano\ waf ir.^ Iiifn il'. * ,!>id you giWj him a -word? Did ;«» i show him the rord? Or.did you ju«t let/fiim go *>n ni it hi - load. t Did you help hrfn rriong? lie’a a siurv like y.»»- 'nut tlu- erfisp of your band.m[.Tht ha famed bim'thrQ’ts Did you'^q hint goo-J rhecr?. .I.a t a word and a mile , Wenrwhal he most needed tint lad : V «^-v i.ii!*-. Do you know what he boye in tha burd'ui of < r* That lb .every man’s Ipftd and that rympathy tdia-ms? id you try to .find cut whr.t !- needed Jf ta you? i) r ; r • • 1 <■; .m rnia? i in - August ; i ti K. * (>r did yuu just leafe i to i .'.ttle it throu-'h: / Do rdu Know what it .rv»r."- tt* S', hen a pftle, lift j*:s in ii .o Do yotr knew what it n n-n -♦V.’l.i > a man'r. bet .. :.l' at f'fd ’-rr. r.ai: •’ a - r e .♦ * \nd t:. • g'.v-t'Ti; t-.arV i*” W- • • i a. I ; *■< in of Hi; a • v> loving Mght r i ui! Did fi.’o' r t’y Iielp J The third quarterly Sunday school/convention for Rroxton town- • hip was hpld Sunday at the^t’ar- ter’s Ford church, and d-^sNiiald to have been the best ever hetd^ for Jjiis townshp. The program a* jHib- Llished, was carried out to the let ter. every speaker^ being present. - The attendance of delegates arid v' tot*’w as good, there* d>e** g at ieav: r.ftft persons present Morning and afternoon sesipous- were held, ansi 'he 1 'dinner, which was scrved-Mtn f krourds. was a feature of the o^ea- ion. ' . -J .. ' ' The exercises were presided over hy President D. Mf V ; u«. P. >■ o-.Ufifi wa* elm ted teiupor^ry recr* ■ ary in the absence of th** regular -ecrotary, E. W. Yarn, v.'ms.* moth cr waa reported to be qtfi e i: . pi* *nting hia attendance. IJ. A. Otm laing.s led In the short dmoUpnal * vercises. alter * w hich P. M. .Ifthin yteltvered the Address of welcome, , vhlch he said was an’ unneces-ary consmuption of. time, as everybody there knew they were always wel- cdnie. The response to this was made by Hon. J. Pofk. who feel ingly expressed, the appreciation alt- . felt at the sincerity of the welcom- ,eatend<?d. Fn*f. Kisher Speaks. - Prof. James F. • fUsiier deljyor?.! an,able address on the subject: 4‘ T|,,? Need of Trained Teachers in our ‘l S'UPiay, Scboolr. aua jllow ,to Ci*-t « Them.” Mr. Kisher loglcaily and clearly showee. the imposishility of building up a Sunday school without having trained teacher*, any more than day school* could educate the children of a community without trained teachers. These could be "ecured from the communities, for lh *te are' always many men and (Cootiued on page Three.) 1 Query—’T| i Right r « l to-' wiifully Xcgle< t Tin • Duty i.« Th. ir Makvv?”- vOpeitf d b; P.ro'V. N Langdale. or hif alternate. K; o. (iarrls. at 1 o’elo. k. - Third Query—'"What Should be 'n jsfinable Fjicuse for a Preacher Vttewding the Union"Mdetiog?” opene-A by llro. tl. VV. Way or hi* alternatX^I.-aac Weeks. Saturday »t 11 o’f lof k -Fourth Qu^rf- “What Should be onr Attitude Toward Prohibition’’’ .opened by Uev. .! fXM. Flnvh or hi alternate! Rev.. 1^, «.>c‘kerman. •* 1 i :!V o’f lof k. i:• -slonary sermon XU b or.aclie^ tiy Kev. J. S.. K. I iuih on «urplay ai\’. 1 o”c-li'K-k. W. r'-t'-v' verr nttuh that or a**- * i *’i> k’oVj. Hevt J. M, • ra. .-; u-.U* r o' to att nd t) uuion. :-Vii • - ' a^tf*!.. v ritire/hc - , to I • : ::,;* 5 !-.-. Ihx •'*' T 'Xih * l i. - - t.o >•- /ff'm hi- own again. ' .J ,n*t- vj Urq . Ifc t! ** v v * To find what the grief i.-'a *! •DAI- ydu'stop.-whcn he.-astn*T -.•• ■ e r* von o'lut v vmi 1 *■ Ob. 1 t.t i* whafyoo meant Rat the t* t <rf your tnanhqml Did you reach put a hand? Did i the < h that n * * •V.uh • •.y j. . * h.C ti!'.!* liidn’f * l:r..|t i* In v, it /1 ' • ) give S' / o. d. In fibre 1 jyrfi'Hl !, trfiint’ to .* top till. they road. * liar! ID I 1 M- tl .rd-titl a^ih- rx * '■ e* f pl> iti*. r." iv voad.* if ith rr.-l otgun, rente *L red Lino up«»n Lan«i ES( A! ED CONVICT CAUCHT Henry Kirvjf, At Larsre Several Years Brought In Satmthy Paul Herndon ami l.eitoy Hern don brotiKht to Walt* rhoro S itur- da>< morning an oscap'uj eonvicl, Jlenry King, wlfo wa f/jnvlctei] sevgraj years ago. of boucnbreablr : ^nd larceny and stfhtnncfd tcy is hcnt'iis on the rhatln p ng Xf'er •erving 14 months of his sgnten'v > escaped and has .be. a "At l^.r*; ’ »ver : inc**. A few .days ngo he . tm out to the: home of .P Ctil le rndoa in.if ask. d for a. tua'cdg * Mr. Il- r i don stated Hint Hejhcil ? 'ooticioe . look, and he IMouaVi that th re w . om-thinp wrong/with him. so »- questioned him irul heVoulti not yiv - i satisfactory/accounting of his ac- ♦ lon:-. Rut "be was all/nvcd * • <i i in peace, /i/iter Mr*. Il*n.do^.; • <1 the wr^r > In rbr*f, ai d. a<‘*-y havinc/liim, ho' liecidj 1 to g*> nd bnrthe>i’ questlou'The er. . \ ooy’as King s-r. Mr. D.-r* <*/min;f he hep-'Ti to run. ' r. ib-ry on calT* <1 to Lel'ev Herndoti. -'hoi .h worlrlag j'' bis D* r>’ I I vl> rCupon th*- constable i.ite tlu-ti turned find e. I . ! ih the same gqp, why iXd, killing I*. M*n tt/instantly. It ■•leh latcr tUsn*-.or** Vthnt Padg-itt'a ■-'’in wqri Unleadedf though he had -ev.-ral mad 1 .shells In his ppekets.. . MaglstntW iXyab sent Con stable 4! n. Ilier 1. :i>' v d Special Uonstablo Postell Hi* X *V v serve the warrant.' I pen nrrKing aXTadgett’s home, Ron Hi./s went to>he house xvhllo Dane /mowed Post .*11 Fliers a'path in a Kay which would likHv ba used by /gadgett in escaping fiSm tho *-r constable. Th'-y-did • not\havo ong to watt before Padgett caiius^* xpeeled, with the above result Aano was'not actiug ns constable. M* wist rate I»r\m and lK>puty Sheriff Dura f. Padgett^ - went to *he rvene and hdd the inquest.- Dr. W. B. AckermAn serving as physl- ian. A verdict wns found *that p deett .came to bis' death from •unshot wounds f^or.i the hands of Dr.no. Mr. Dune mme to Walter- horo soon after the shooting, and ’•urr* nd»-r* d to the sheriff, when ho wns. lodjfod i*i jail m And nr tod in- r.urr.cn-* o ;.n*i- ..ooe thp: n- -.t : t K / air.i tq Mi' Vr / you .-ay/f i.t A>— i wii.vf Du/vo;- oU Tfnd liXi the ro ('r did you jir>t lot him po Ir.'Tlih J*i . y * 45- * * ' # % 4F ' * 7 ‘ • y/lc/d ' 74vpy i» Liar d fhq n> pro. ' ( . King, admitted • ;;*' *1 con* ii.t. ho ri to Walter bo to nd i Ho* i jf **r.» that hC w ■ 1 a . he was ' ’ l*;*: . i d-got ilrutik. Il** * i * fro hart in the mg . Win n ixamln-d hv Mr lU;< d I y.n c found to have--o "K* • ’ a’l.K” on. and admitted to Mr HD*- k,- that -he had tfei-Ti bn a ir.-p ftff n, County Fair May Be Postponed Till Second Week Ip November •other county* "and escaped from that a Do. but that he had forgotten whj.T. county it was. ' . . ' EDLSTO RIVER BRIDLE ii'^KDii D For rlDAD Commit WHITE HALL THIEF Steals Jewelry and Other Ar- : ' " ■ -- *» - titles from Mr. Cannon. , The officers of the /Colleton .exhibits ready and be prepared for County Fair Asapclation are cop-|their hart in school fitdd day. And sider.ihg the ointter ormaancing tiiel-mother reason .for the change ’*1 ■late rXthn fair t*»tk fall from tlif tiuit the first week In Ni.vitr.bf.- D/ior- i 5 -./to the secont^v.cek in Nov* ni-!;1 -ays a hirsv w'eek for Imsit?*- I*/. The dates selected Were from riii-n, aftifl' banks, and it is tlumy t ov ‘ 2 to jV.. Tiie proposed date i thet by the xeeopd. week tiit-*** will Authority Ciranted For the Structure at Jacksonboro. ■ e * 4 d to gut 'sinq: forco again’ ; ■ was Id Sut- C 0TTAGEV1LLE IS GKEATLY PLEASED - »■ ■ • • i . ... '•/ Ilesuli** I oJio»>'ln. Work «*n Itiuul ilighl toalil:ing. Vlueh Goyd \\ TT ii;.-. I Seen Do«e nrb Nov. !• 12 Ihclu-ive, It H thought^ a lel-yp m that more may attend *| n dire 81 !'* that seme splendid exhibits from it'<’ fair. ' ’ 'liii ding Line »•'w spit the Staff .Fair may !«<> re< fired h> hnviag thy dates a, week la'er, thus ■ How it.iv t'isne to gij the. exbib't from Columbia to WalterbdVo, nrei nstn’.le*! It. will- sIso give ram- get' th ir 0 infif i ar in* !i*i?< tu;g TUTdav tj’lt' rnooe' ■■ - - XThe r-iiol workeW r-n the road 'o \Vniterbyro spent mom of Tuesday rJti th** • atisewav: t-1 Mlsino,. a Ml are* coming *ovv;vrds Walterboro todey. Tin Ja< kronbero road forces wl'.I re;i< h Iron’s Cross roads today, and ?! f t Yn the Givhan's Ferry end will get as f/r ns .loyt T ■ Jleeyes. » Tow tmhlp'chairn^an B ID Willla, if. conversation over the ’pnone • bis morning stated that they felt *!.« eo-operative road work in that -eefion w as, a decide dsuCcea*. ^nd th* feopb-'dowr, there were delight- Uprn the favoYabie m, onv. er«'* ; • ^ “>*’ **>*«' :in ' 1 mn ™ ,f Major Youngberg, Ft • i i n tmpfbv* ment being made , *-u- -. (-.*i (he roads * He s/ys that, he * ; 'iks puy lommuufty In the eonn- ♦ v ] n■ ne bed roads would do weJJ fqr the rrh-Mils to Another fadl ul cn.tnge ti n.i-lo for this \e ,- >< the redjmtfon 'if the admissoii from f>u i-ent* to *'. Cents. It is thought that' this v--rl double the ntti-mlanfv '- t!iis a ear. ’ • / , . ''hnrlestot] counties I* - h *Yt m Walter Pesclci. colored., was ’edged In jail here Saturday by Smith l-each. constable for Magis trate H. F. Town's at C.reenPond. Penciel is charged wjith entertng the home of Harrison Cannon of White Hall, this cbdnty. He secure^ jnuch jewelry and lot her arti* l««. totalling in value ID>®; nearly all of. fchter has been recovered. Penciel enter ed the home while the family wa* away a^d only effictenj work of the officers secured bU capture. He is a young negro with a bad reputation be having aerveU other * sentences far criminal offencea. MANY NEW MEN READY TO VOTE .• © , Many New 'Registration Ticket. 'J.'iii-il Da-l Wi.-ek At Sp4*cin| . *\ Appointment**" A. V. WILLIS AGAIN" 'IS MADE M AYOR i States distriit enge'-r ton. authority ha* i>* • i gran**.ii County official ; to con.'?rtii t • dr - (■ridpe acro.-s the Siotio Ufv f - * ('*■11 thiJlei' Tj ;*' a* ' j4ck-7nbo’>.‘ j i\ hop* <• | ihos** imerestjed tha* ti;. bri-isg- ' com* n r ■ i i. y * t ,’imit * •*e»y.ary delay., as the fit ? -t< p 1 -f i 1*i on/taken in neonring 1 g*ot n ta! authority for the worjc t This bridge ly particularly m «•■!*»! in order that free and onint '♦rupje *i communication may be Ifiui bet’ • • !‘‘harbston, Colleton and off'-- em’ilf'ii 'he exan.rde -c* by f’ot- ;•« ’iW. in' t!,ts road worker STOOD < IT A DEL EXAM. Ambitious Yrninjr Men TrIH For \ alu:»ble Scholarship fi;*s bret) tiilisi l t'. ble in- >t miration IN-feats J. I,. .Iordan U*r >layor City of rottagcvillc by \oie / of 51 to O K couqiU's to iKe south, al.so the br'dg-, t r*st jr 'he < tladej will be located on the nutin |>iE'a : i held-here last f-riuty & 0,1 • of | way passing through the long d Foard of KRt'-r.’ion •’ v '‘ ‘ rleston countv ftom •!b*-1 r *‘* «*re present m ;take he ex- ■entuilly tht^road wilkUn jnatiofe ain.d each one* of them la in the <*SlTOa Co-st 1 • r.ttlmmly inwa^ftig'the result of h»a »1_| .w; .... i .'a nrlf* The appointments of the board v»f registration for Colleton county last week proved very popular. 'There were many new- certificates issued ami manv more r*nWwWla. At the dose qf t,be day, at Cottagevjlle the records showejrl that there had beert' Djuiied I2T new rertlflcateg In the t'jrr'* dbys. knd between 700 and 800 renewal*. ' —. Cottagevllle. Aug. 1C.- The.elec* Hon fof'mayor and wardens of the town, of* i'ottag'eville passed off quietly Saturday. The only>*pposi- tio’n was in the rare for mayor. Th** Tncumbent-A. V Willis, was opposed hy J. L. Jordan-: but.Mr. Willi*.won hy a large' majontv. the vote . for mayor being 34 to 9 in favor of Mr. Willla. The warden* were re-plected meter of Charleston county from*tb»- north and eve form a link Dine Stale Highway, when th: *ys 'ten! of State highways will have been formally • adopted bv legisla tive enadment. whtcQ will probably he done next winte- U Is now «p to the authorities o f Charleston and Colleton counties to nee th .f dfie bridge is put n operation>af the earliest date practcablr. it l« stated. Svlthout opposition, polling the full W. D. perry of Ashtoa. «raa a-'trength 6f, Jthe ballot. These _were buslnesa vlaitor to Walterboro Tues- E. C. Reeve*. C. E. Durant, B. AI. day. Willla,’R. F. Isgett. Errett IHoty and Geo. H, Hern*- don sperit aev^raUdaya recently en joying an automobile toOr of sev eral places.. Among the points vis ited were Rldgevil’.e, Eutkwville and Charleston. .Jy« work. ‘ Tho? * skho stood the’examination w**-c Jas " f>. - Crosby. Smoaks. Route 2: W E. Ackerman.-Cottage-• vdtle; Henry Hucks Cr sbD Ruffin. Route 2; .Peri? W GsTrls. Walter- loro, KorV 7 3* Howell C. Jones, V/alferbero: Burwcl! R.-Smith,. Cot- tTgeville.'. • / 7 . J. A DiedcriHt.’ a’rsislhnt '*ashier of the Farmcrs.and M^rchanF* B%nk, return^tj ves*erdav from Pleadey* sonvill*. N. r.. where be has bean ^ spending two weeks enjoying thn' w cool atmosphere. / -7 *'V >v . >7 , 'si