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SECTION ONE. PAGES 1108 »X)L 87. WALTERBORO, Sp C., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 1, 1916. CHAUTAUQUA WAS A GRAND SUCCESS NO. 27. LARGE CROWDS AND FINE • NUMBERS PRESENT AT EACH PERFORMANCE SIGNED UP AGAIN Large Number Signed Guarantee for Next Year » Alt nu t Ions, Which Are Said to Be Good. ^ The coining of the three dava Chautauqua this year was heralded as an event eagerly looked forward to by th£ people of the town and community, and their . expectations were fully realized. It was as good as it was expected to be. and the three days were, indeed, filled with things good and helpful. It was u bit unfortunate that the opening day was’on Saturday, but in spite of this fact there was a goo* audience for the two session? held on that dav. The weather was a bit raw on Mon day and Tuesday, but this did not deter the attendance of many, and \ the school auditorium was well fill ed. Considerable interest was taktm.io the contest for the sale of season tickets: The winners wej-e announc ed the last night. Miss Edith Black won first prize,' a handsome gold wrist watch; Miss' Colette PadgeU. the second prize, a $5 gold piece; Miss Marie DeTreville, the third, a box of candy.- . Dr. Geo. P. Bible-was the manager of the chautaueju aand he also de- ANOTHER BUMC FUR WALTERBORO M. PANIOTT1E WILL ERECT HANDSOME TWO-STORY BRICK BUILDING v CONTRACT GIVI2N I>. 1. L. Hie Pm Secures Cuntract to Erect Building and Has Al ready Begun Work. ered tA^ led y, which wer day, whidh were gems. He made many friends during Ms short stay in Walterboro. and handled the. meetings with ease and ability. The performances were all good. The Columbia foqcert company delighted two audiences during the’opening day. as did Col. Gearhart with his lectures on “The Coming Man” and “Civic Righteousness.” The union services Sunday were well attended, and the address on this occasion by Col. Gearhart was one of the best ever heard In Wal- terboro. He held his audience spell bound for an-'hour and a half, and depicted the right ideals of living in such manner as to excite the admir ation of all who heard him. It is hard to say which was the better day. Monday with Eugene Lockhardt in his unsurpassed hum or. and Durno, the magieian, with his wonderful feats of mqgie and ventriloquism, or Tuesday with the leetures by Dr. Bible, and the two performances by the Tyrolean Alpine Toilers. Neither day could well have .been better or fuller of enter tainment and helpful suggestion. Tuesday night announcement was made that the course was practically aelf sustaining, and a deficit of only $1 each for the guarantors, did not deter the same persons from sign ing up again and adding many more names to the guarantee. The follow ing are the signers for next year: R. M. Jefferies, H. S. Strickland, D. L. Smith, L. B. Hoiick, C. G. Padgett. E. E. Jones. P. S. Long, J. D. Glov*. er. W. J. Taylor, W. C. Saunders. D. E. Martin. Max Jaeobe, Chas. If. Ro ger. R. E. Jones, A. Campbell San ders. Jr.. H. W. Black. Jr. ; J. O. Padgett. P. M. Mdrray. J. M. Moorer. W. W.Smoak. D.B.Htidson. L. C. Padgett. F. P. Wlchman, E. p, Le- mheks. D. B. Black. A. A. Patterson. Jr.. T. J. McDaniel. E. M. Jones. \V. R MoTeer. W. E. Willis. Heber P.. Padgett. .The announcement ih the last Is sue of the erection of a new store building by Terry Sc Sbafter. was fol lowed closely by that of M. Paniottie whose inteutiou is to erect a t w o- stbry brick-building on the Rice cor ner of iGiiiroad Avenue and Hampton streets. This bidding will be 40x 45 feet, aud wilpbe two stories in height. The first story will be di vided into .^wo store rooms, one of these being 18 feet .wide and the other 22 feet in width. The second story will be made into a residence for Mr. and Mrs.. Paniottie. The en tire structure will be of brick and handsomely finished. Mr. Paniottie states that it is his intention to occupy one of the stores, using it as his Singer Sewing Ma chine store, and the other will be for rent. . The present residence will be otcupied by Mr. anil Mrs. J. H. Hat field. _• Mr. Hatfield Is at present oc cupying a garage on this property, and the residence here will be most •Convenient. r One-of the conditions In the con tract is that the building shall be completed by the first of July. Mr. Hiers already has a force of hands at work on the structure. Campaign Year % ■* ^ Every citizen should keep himself posted on things political in this state this year ^specially' should Colleton County people keep posted on Colleton county affairs; and those who read The Press and Standard mill be posted. » • We may give you some views on affairs, but our pri mary object will be to give you the NEWS, impartial and unbiased, and let you do your am n “viewing/' * We are going to make The Press and Standard worth more to you. than you pay for it, and no citizen of the county can really afford to do without it. Whoever is do ing without his county paper, thinking he is saving a dol lar and a half a year, is practicimt false economy. •The Press and Standard prints more Colleton county news than all other papers combined and gives you im portant State , and general new§^-Besides the news, it car ries meekly other interesting features, school news,, legal advertisements, farming articles — something for every member of the family. In fact it is the biggest bargain reading a Colleton county man can buy. You may get more reading for a dollar and a half, but you don’t get the same class. * • ' 4 ‘ ‘j The price of The Press and Standard is one dollar and a half a year—less than 3c a week—in advance. Ask your neighbor to take the county paper. It will help him, and the more subscribers we have the better paper we can publish for you. * . O' The Press and Standard THE PEOPLE’S PAPER , Prints Colleton Cr.nnty News for Colleton County People. CANDIDATES ARE NOW COMING OUT SEVERAL NEW NAMES AP PEAR THIS WEEK AND OTHERS EXPECTED SOME FOR SHERIFF • # "" ■" Cftmlhlatm For Sheriff Coming Out. Deputy Padgett AUo Announre* Cnnditlary—Other*. •H DGE PEOUFOY COMMIHHKJKED Newly Fleeted Judge of 14th Cir cuit Receive* (’ommimton. Judge Ja*. E. Peurifpy this iporn- !ng received hid commission and ir now -available aa Judge of this Stat e. He w ill doubtless not hold eourt any where before the summer term., on arrount of the fact that the assign ments has all been made. Hi* first court will possibly be ln„Walterboro and after holding the courts In Ms circuit will'go to the 7th, embracing Spartanburg. Cherokee and Union. FIRK AT GRAYS HILL X. M. Polk Lose* Barn and Stable* by Fire Karly This Week. A letter was received in town by Mrs. Cummings stating that the barn and stables, sheds, etr., of N. M. Polk, .of Gray's HiU, were complete ly destroyed bv fire! Mr. Polk-lost all his farm implement*, , threshing machine. S00 bales of ' hay^ 50n bushels of shelled corn. 50 bushels of peas. and other produce. The barn war set on fire by a negro, who was later caught and is now in jail Mr. Polk’s loss w%s about 13,000. No Insurance. BuiMing Public Road. It la reported that a larke force of hands are at work on the public road leading from John Simmons to Black Greek. This road was created some time ago, but has never been work ed. The citizens who are living In the community have gotten together snd are now engaged in improving thig road. A I • * DEATHS * * $$*!(< * sc # ******«*: J. B. Riser. " J. B. Riser, one of he bes men who has ever lived in Wailerboro‘. as is the t universal opinion of all those who knew him, died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Cam Ffshburn#! last Friday afternoon jusf as the sun was sinking below the Western hsiroon. Mr. Riser had been a sufferer from rarbuneles for many years, but recently tbe malady became most malignant and after suffering very mneh for sev eral days, the poison became too se vere and he could not rally.-. The deceased was in his 60th year, and capie to Walterboro from LeCs- ville three years ago with Mrs. Ris er to make, their home with their daughter, Mrs. (’am Fishburne. Mr. Riser leaves a wife and two chil dren, Mrs. Fishburne and a son. Al bert M. Riser, of Little Rock. Ark. Mr. Riser and his wife were able to reach Walterbord before his fath er lost consciousness, and one of the last thiiwrs he was conscious of was the preserfoe of his'son. The body accompanied by Mrs. Riser, and Mr. and Mrs. Fishburne, and Mr. and Mrs. Riser, was taken Saturday to l>*esvllle, and in the presenre of a large number of friend | was laid to rest in* the cemeterv there. The funeral services were conducted by the Methodist pastor of the l,ieesville church in the Lu theran chapel, which was nearest the cemetery. 1 . The funeral party rea^h- *d Leesville early In the afternoon; and the interment was held at four o'clock. V Mr. Riser was a quiet and unas sumlng man. a devout f'hrlstian having been an active member of * he Methodist church nearly all his 'ifo. and was regarded by all who knew him as the soul of honor, nicty and goodness. He was an ac tive church worker and was en thusiastic In his ffundav School work. He will he missed by a wide circle of friends in Walterboro. and mourned by a host of friends in his former home at'Leosvilfe. CASHIER THOMAS Makes ^ieply ' Charles Price. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Price, of Sa vannah. were called home last Wed nesday on a sad mission the death of /heir little son. Charles. The body of the little fellow, who was nnlv 14 months of age. was brought to Walterboro Wednesday morning, ^eb. 23. and Interred at Sandy Dam -emetery. Mr. and Mrs. Price had Just returned to their home after a visit to relative* in Walterboro and at their former home near Sandy Dam. Is Positive Dr .Ia>vo Did X'ot Present o , Southern Railway ('heck—Knows X u Him Well. APPUCANTS FOR ' STENOGRAPHER IVurifoy Hu* Number Young Men Desiring Position In Circuit. of The-Press and Standard is in re ceipt of* the following cotnmunJra- tion from Cashier Thomas, o:' Smoaks Banking Co.: -*• ' Snioaks, S. Feb. 28.—Editor of The Press and Standard: Will, you lie so kind as to publish a reply to the writ**r of - the piece headed "Mysterious Man With Chec't Found?" 1 say. no, sir. Dr. E. P. Ixive is not the man, as I know Dr. K, P. Ixjve personally and did rash a check given by Mr. F. J. Berry, of Smoaks in favor of K. P. Love on Smoaks Hanking Company for $13.ho, and did not have to ask him to be identic tied, with this check, or any other check. I have known E.« P. Love for two years or more. So J deny asking him to be identified, as the writer stated he said with a $400.on check on the Southern Hailroad Com pany. or with any other check he may have had in his possession. He did not present such a check to be 1 cashed. Dr. Love was In the Bank before noon on that day and the supposed ehcek which was placed ai the cashier's window by a small man with dark hair, about five feet and six inehe* in height would about 140 pounds and his beard an 1 mustache about three days growth, was presented by the man referred to and described above, about tw.-> o'clock in the afternoon. The said check was folded and I did not tak * it up. So on Jan. *0, about 2 o'cIock. this stranger, which I say was not Dr. I^ive. carried out of this hank Judge Jas. E. Peurlfoy has re- eeived a number of aplicalions for the postilion of rtenographer for the new circuit, which appointment he' makes. He had these applicant? come to Walterboro this mojning for the purpose of seeing them and get ting an idea of the character of work they can do. Rome dictation was given them anil they were requested to transcribe tins. Judge IVurifoy has this evidence of their work, and will go carefully into the merits of each applicant before making his appointipent. * , •The young men coming to Walter boro this morning were W. H. Hd- ! munds and M. Toland Sams. . Beau fort; r. E. Thomas and Reed El kins. Hampton:* W. I*. Tillinghast. Savannah, and W. L. Rodrigues,. of Charleston. Sanitation Work Making Progress Dr. F. M. Routh was in Walterboro this morning and talked interesting ly of his work in connection with the State Board of Health. Dr. Routh has been at work in this county sev eral weeks, taking the communities weighttof Cottageville, Smoaks and Ashton for, his wojk. He has made splen did progress and .his work has suc ceeded better than he anticipated.. It is the purpose of this work tc^ tea<fi t-he people of the communities the importance **f keeping premises in a sanitary condition, and this work has resulted in other counties n almost completely obliterating the said check which I believe to be 1 typhoid fever and dysHery. the small man that helped rob th- At Cottageville there have bank on Jam 27. E. P. Love mighr have presented the $400.00 check a* the other bank here. If he did 1 kpow nothing about it. If he had presented a Cheek for $400 at our hank and identification had -hecn necessary, he would have had no trouble in securing same, as every bodv here knows Dr. E. P. Love. C. A. THOMAS. • Cashier, RKTI HNFn FROM FLORIDA • Godly-Crowby. Marfied by Deputy Clerk Mjley at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George Ulmer. Miss Vlnltia Godley and Doz ier Crosby. Tuesday evening. Mrs. Crosbv is a sister of Mrs. Ulemr. and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Oodley. Mr. Crosby is a son of H. S. Crosby is a sister pf Mrs Ulmer and farmer of the Islandton section, where they will.make their home. P. H. Liston and Jimmie Liston, of Edlstd section, were in Walter boro Monday on business. Green Pond. Feb. 26 —Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Drawdy and children, ac companied by his parents, Mr., and Mrs. J. M. Drawdy and W. D. Draw dy. have returned fro nia visit to relatives in Florida. Mr. Drawdy has an uncle truck farming there and he was delighted with the trip. While in Florida tjiey visited Cocoa. Eugallie, Mcritt and other point* of interest. A fine mule belonging to C. W. Drawdy. died Friday nigh;. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad Is Just finishing a much larger well and otherwise Improving their pump ing station here. The new well will have a capacity of 260,000 gallon?. Mrs. S M. Riddle and Mfle daugh ter. Virginia, went to •'‘l.a-lest'n Saturday morning to visit b^r *d*ter. Miss Ray Jones, who is in the in firmary there. Th^y returned Sat urday evening with Dr. Riddle in his car. beep 'instructed more than eighty sanl- f <ry closets, at Smoaks more than fifty and the same at Ashton. These communities have taken hold of the work with a determination to make them clean and free from thoso dis eases: Dr. Routh stated. “You can say for me.” added Dr. Routh. “that I nm> going to remai i n Colleton one more month, and shall spend this time mostly In net ting on this work at Lodge* I shall hold a meeting there Friday night at. the school house, giving an UIim- Daled lecture. The public Is cor dially Invited, and I shall be glad to give thi* lecture anywhere In /ounty, at a community club meet- in* or elsewhere,” continued ,D r . Routh. The political pot is already be ginning to boil in Colleton county. Although the fires have seemed-a bit slow in being started it is thought the rooking will not he Injured there by, but that there will be sufficient heat generated to thoroughly par boil any cut that may get into the pot, no matter how tough It may be. I«»st week after Thd Preas and Standard had begun to go to press there.were two candidates getting In. whose cards we were able to handle but a write-up was not possible. These were "Uncle” Isham Dopsnn and Geo. H. All, for coroner. This week there are some new one? for sheriff. Next week others will come in, ahd The Press and Standard will be able to boast ns many candidates as The Bamberg Herald or the Barn well papers. ."Uncle" Isham Dopson For Coroner. The card of "Uncle” Isham IJpp- son for coroner was in the last Issue of The Press and Standard. He is a Confederate soldier and served un der Ijeo in Virginia. At Petersburg he was woundfd in Hire/ places at the great battle fought there June 24, 1864. After the war he came fiome pnd began farming, which oc cupation he kept up ever since. He served one term as county commis sioner. and from 1311 to 1313 he was superintendent of the County Poor farm. "Uncle” Isham was an active par^ tlcipant In the trying days of ’76 and has taken an active Interest in things psrtalning to the welfare of the country ever since. His friends oyer the county are confident he will be to reckon with when the votes are counted after the first primary, G. II. All For Coroner. A new man in politics is Geo. II. All, of Islandton, whose hat was shied into the political ring in this •onnty last week, when he became a candidate for coroner. Mr. All ’s .>ne of the leading farmers, .of the Mandton section, and is well and favprably known over a large section of the county. He is a member if the hoard of trustees of his school lislrirt and is very much Info rested in Sunday school work, having been superintendent of the Penile Sunday school, assistant superintendent ami a deacon of the church. He holds veral offices In the Interdenomina tional work In his townsKlp. Mr. All’s friends are confident ho will make a good race and expect him to make an active canvass of the county In, the interest of his candi dacy. COUNTY GETS CHEAT MONEY LOW RATE OF 4'/, PER CENT SECURED IN LOAN FOR COLLETON COUNTY * *\ HAD IN COLUMBIA Palmetto National Rank Successful Bidder ami Give* lamest Rate on *40.000 Loan. MISS IN BU'IKN FIRMING National Officer,of rivlc Association Coming to Walterboro. Miss Maqd VanBurpn. chairman of the depart ill ent of Junior Civics of the American Civio Association, who s spending the month of March in >buth Carolina, is scheduled Jo ap pear before a Walterboro audience Friday evening. March 10th. at*4ho auditorium of tjie High School build ing. Miss Van Buren says one do'-s not have to he a male and 21 years of age to be a^good clNIzen, but that the smallest boy may he a'gomi Ht- Izen as well a* the frailest woman. Miss Van Buren has a message for every person in Walterboro and there should not he a person nhsenT’ when she makes her address. There w ill be no admission charged, as the Civic League .will take care of all expenses. TRAIN WRECKED If. A.-B. Hpeeial Ha* Serious Wreck Near Ashton loud Thursday. Lodge, Feb. 26.—The combination freight and passenger train over the Hampton A Branchvilia railroad suffered a serious wreck near Ash ton Thursday: In which the engine left the trick and several, car* were iverturned. A large force of hands were soon engaged In clearing the wreck, but It consumed two days and oirtre, so there was no train from Hampton to Smoaks during this *ime. Fortunately no oqe was hujdf when the engine left the track and the cart were overturned. Shaffer's Sale Start* Saturday. The Tearing Down Sale of Terry < Shaffer begins Saturday of thl* week. The store is now closed and the stork Is being rearranged and marked down for thisatale. Several thousand hand hllls ; besides the ad vertisements which have gone out n The Press and Standard have been tjstrihuted over the county, and Mr.. Shaffer states that he expects a rec ord breaking crowd at his store Sat urday moaning when the doors are 'hrown open. Mr. Shaffer ha* about •ompletejJ the plans for hi* new budding and Is now figuring with contractors. . BOX PARTY There will be a play and party at Pjne Grove school next Friday night, March 3rd. lie cordially Invited. ft / — — «, Children Notice. The ladiea of the a box house Pub- Largely through the efforta of Jno. F. Lucas, president of the Col leton Banking Company, assisted by other local bankers i Colleton county this year has been able 1 -to horror money at a rate of interest 25 per cent cheaper than she has.ever been able to secure It previous to this time. ’Heretofore the dowest rate of Interest secured has been 6 per rent, but this year the county will have to pay only 4 1-2 per cent. •The recent session of the legisla ture provided for borrowing $40.- 000 to pay the past Indebtedness of the county and to pay for the ex penses of the current year. A sim ulation in t.his.\Act was that the county must not pay .more than !i per cent interest on the /honey bor rowed, and that $20,000 should be borrowed Feb. 15th, and $26,000 May 1st. ’ * , The local banks met and promptly decided to make the loan at the specified rate of 5 per cent, but they were Informed by the hoard of bor rower*. 'Commissioner Moore and Treasurer Jones, that they wpuld have to do better than that, as the county had other bids for this loan offered by the local banks. Commissioner. Moore* and Treas urer Jones met last Friday to consid er bids. The local banks renewed their offer of 5 per cent. There was dresent a representative/ of a New York concern whose bid was 4 3-4. per cent. This offer waa met by Palmetto National Bank, but this woe turned down also, and n bid oM 1-2 per cent secured from the Palmetto National Bank of Columbia was ac cepted. The negotiations for this loan were handled mostly by Mr cas in conference with and the low rate of Interest will mean a saving to the conntyjjf $6«0. The papos ha\e r. ! : *ne,1 ar 1 the amount pis- J »<> hredtt of the county treasurer at . ot _ .w,. indebtedness of 1314. whten. Is 1 $5,«<tb » n ‘ l ,h ‘* « q* r which amount* to $1&. • 191 ^ .H-other $20,000 for payln* leaving the other _ iinfv durlnit ♦he expenses of the county the present >T ar >, t’Ol'RT CONVEXEK MONDAY Hprin ToIn^ < Omy r ^ < Mood*!* Everything l* General * pr ing term of‘bc^enc herP n *Tt Sessions . MrGoW an. "f Monday with presiding. Laurens, special .^fcet. nn d af- There will be «/“^V-sslons Is ,or th ° Tthere w » t*c ^veral days adjourned there ^ ^ , t un Of Common It. a^re wl „ b<1 several derstood that (f , rIT1 an d murder cases rled «t^ of impo H- i number pf' 0 ’* k 1h e office of an ce Durins * b usy getting out (b e sheriff has b‘ ^ , convene at o'clock summons to era. Court will ^Monday morning X. D. IVs HOLD MEETING Enjoyable and Instinctive He^lon Held With Me*.lame* McTeer nnd Wlchman. church will have an Easter egg hunt on Miss Charlotte Henderson’s lawn the Saturday before Easter. The regular meeting of the Mleab Jenkins Chapter of the U. D. (V. was held at the home of Mrs. L. W. Mc Teer and Mrs. Albert Wichman on Friday afternoon. Feb. 25. Most of the Daughters were present and most enjoyable afternoon was spent. Mrs. C. O.tMenderson gave us a talk which was a r«<«l treat. She told us of the war times. How It was n South Carolina during and after th« war: of the man* privations and hardships our parent* suffered, all so bravely and lovingly. * She also told u* about the day? of recon struction: the beginning of bett«r times for the South when our loved Wade Hamptton was elected Gover nor of our State. We shall want to hear from Mrs. Henderson again We had reading from several of the Daughters, which waa very Interest ing. also a vocal solo by Miss Rents which added much to the pleasure of tha occasion. > Delicious refresh ments were served. A number of ladles have made ap plication for membership to the Chapter and arrangements to re- Presbyterian Icelve them are being made. The next meeting will' be held at the home of Miss Edith Fraser in March. MRS. E. M. JONES.