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-v-’ \ > U To which came answer by messenger: ••Hon. J«»hn Clarcide: “My dear (Jarcide.—Can't go foe two weeks. My fool nephew Jiia iti'on his vacation, and I’y don’t know where he is prowling. “Hastily yours, JauCs J. Cbawforu.” “P. S.—There's a director's noting at thn-e. Coine down " 3 nd. we’ll settle all quarreU.’* To this the Hon.^lohn (lareide tele- graldi.sl: “All 'right,and hurriwlly pn pared to escort his sister and Mi>s ( i-tle to the mid-day ’express tor gugamore ifilU. ii. . Mi-s,Castle usually rose with'the rol.ins, when th«re were any in the n. tghlxirbood. There were plenty vm ti.e lawn around the Sagamore Club tbtt dewy June morning, chirking, c! pking. trilling, re|»eatihg tlu ir einl- 1 . arias from tree and gate-|>o-j. And tl rough the joutery of the robins, the t ; ry cackle of the purple graekles, and', tie eat-lurd's whine floate«i earthward th«' melody of the golden.orioles. Mi-s Castle, fresh from the bath, breakfasted in her own rooms with an appetite that astoni'hed her. she’was a wholesome, fresh-skinned- "g >1. with a sii|M*rb Insly, limbs a trifle ]. ;i vy in the strict classical sistse, light-browed, bluewyed, and \ery lovely and Cret-k. ., I'etT'ively she ate her toast, tossing a f. u erumbs at the robins; |M;n>iv< ly she < . p eed of two eggs, a trout, and all t he ,;,oeol:rte, aVul looked into till- pitelief f, r more Cream. . The'swelling bird-ipusic only inteii- m(i d the deej), swyet eouniry sijpnce •»!iieh*r»roo«l«si just beyond the laWh’si. w.r limits; she .saw the flaf river i i nbling in the sunlight; she saw tin* v „ver all, its bliie mystery untroubled i v a ehftid. Clove all that,” she said* dreamily, t . her maid behind her. '“Never mind v lu»ir now; I .wafft the wind to blow 1! ‘ - The happy little winds of June loitering among the lilacs, heard; and ti.oy came and blew her bright' hair toritss her « , yes, puff after puff of pVr- i inusl balm, ami stirred the sbdicate .'.iff that clung \o Iht. find she felt_ ff.t ir caress on hi f r b:»rv* f**«-t. ‘ * “1 mean to go am| Wade in., that river.” she’said.to her maid. “Dress me very quiakly.” ' But wljen she was dressed the de-ire for childish things had pass’ed away, afid she rais«sl her" grave eyes to thw reflected eyes in the mirror, studying them in silence. •• Vf^rr all.^jjhe said, alou I, ‘‘1 ant young^enough^to have found liwjipi- ii'.'sjif thev had let tue. . . : Th,, . 1 no* meant for men. ... Still .. . it is all sail!, hesitating 1 think, a sun- calmly. don’t know.” she at the veranda door; bath is all 1' rare for. You may Jiang a hammock under the maples, if.you will. 1 suppose." she added, "that I am quite alone at the club?” “tine gentleman arrived this'morn-^ ing. 'csaid the steward—“Mr.' 'Craw ford.'* * . *«? She harked bark, poised lightly n» the dooh-w'ay.tTfrMjigh which the morn ing auTishine'poured. .All the color had left her face. “ Mr Craw ford,” she said, in a dull voice. ‘/lie has gone out after trout.” eon- ^ tinned the steward, briskly; “he is a rare roil, ma'am, is Mr. Crawford. He .caught the eight-(Niuud fish (terhups you noticed it on the panel in tju: j billiard-room.”* Miss Castle came into.the h;di agftin, and stepj^d over to 1 he registor. I nder her signature, “NIissCastle and maid, ’ she saw “.J. (.'rawfotd. New York.” The ink was still blue uittj.faint. She turned and walked out int«r the* sunshine. j The future was- no longer a gray, menacing future; it had b< come sud denly the terrifying present, and its shadow fell sharply around her in the sunshine. • V . » . Now ;ill the courage of her race must be summoned, and must re-pond to the summons. Thi*^ t nd of all was at band; but when had a Ca-Me e.yer flinched at the face of f:Ue umlcr any mask? A * She tai-ed In r resoltite bead; her' ♦■yes mat ehed the sky clear, tin,- i'louded, .fathomless. In hours of deep di-tress the sound of her own voice had aways belpe I her • to endurtS ainl now, as she walked ayro—• the Lawn barvlu i aded, sh<*.tol<h herself not to grieve over a just debt to b«; )»;iiil. not to quail because life / held for he( nothing of wjiat she hail dreamed. w If there was a tremor now and thetp in her loW Voice, none bui the robins heard it; if she lay flung'fae** dowhiward in the grasses,, under the screen of alders by the water, there was np one but lhe stri|»ed chipmunk to jeer and mock. listen, you silly girl.’ ’she whi-* , pered; “he cannot take away 1 lie^sky and the 8unshine from you! He eantiot blind and deafen you, silly!. Cry if you must, you little coward!—you will marry him all the same.” - Suddenly sitting up, alert, she hc:yd somet'iing singing. Jt was the rirer* flowing elos»> liesnle her. aware asketl, <* . -lUfshine’is full of it, out-doors. '. . eoukl have found it. . . . 1 Was ■ in the ; (iiture yet. 1 will learn twit to b« ,Sh/* made a little effort to Smile at hrseif irt the mirror, but her courage could not carry her as far as that. So, with a qu.i^k,- fplaint gesture of adieu, -he turned and walked rapidly out into tly* hallway; Miss (lureide was in lied, ^-neeriiig rf^letply. “1 W Ol.’t I •• nut for week-. ’’ -.ud the piMir lady, ”-o you will haV b* imuse your-elf ahuie/’ Miss-Ctosk.le ki'si d luT and went away hghtlv down tiV^jsilislied stairs to the -/•at Jialf. The steward came ,up t<* wish her L'ood-moruing, and to place t lie resources ■ f the club at her disposal. - .iflu* jyi-hed away the screen of leaves and stretched out full length,' looking down into the water. A front lay there; l)is eves wert-sing ing with an opal tint, his scarlet s|wjts blazed like jewels. And as she lay there, her bright hair tumhljil ■ ■about her fae*^, she heard, above the river's mon<>MWe, a shgrp, wliipi-ike sound -w is-s-sh—and a sil very thread flasheil out across her vision. It was a fishing-line and leader, and the fisherman who had east it was stamniig fifty feet -away up stream, hip-deep in the sunlit water. Swi-h! swish! and llie long line flew back, straiglitened far behind him, and agilin lengtlnned out, the single vellow-atul-gilt flv- 'settling on the water, ju-t above tiie motmtiles^ trout, . w hiNsimply backed off llttvvn-stream. But there were, furt her tnuj! jes for the optimistic angler; a Joughaldcr steiiu ju^Nbnler water, became entangled in the line; the fisherman gave a cautious jerk; the hook sank into the water- soaked wood, buried to the barb. Before she eouUL realize What he Was about, he.had wailed across the shallows and-seized the abler branch. A dash of wafer showered her as he shook the hook free; she stood up with an in voluntary gasp and met the astonished eyes of the fisherman. *•’ He was a tab, sunburned young fellow, with |N»werful shoulders and an ea-v, fri-e-limbgd carriage; he was also .soaking wet and streaked with mud. “I pon my word.” he said, “l never, saw you! Awfflly sorry; hope 1 haven’t spoiled your sport but I have. °You were fisliigg. of course?” \ “No, 1 was only looking,” she said. “Of course, I’ve spojlcd your s|M»rt” ‘ Not at all.” he said, laughing; “that abler twig did for me.” “But there*was a trout lying there — 1 saw him; and the trout- saw me, so uf course hi* wouldn't rise to y6ur ea^t. And I'm exceedingly Sorry,” she ended, smiling in spite of herself. Her hair was badly rumpled; she had been crying, and be could sec it, but '^die had never looked upon >uch tear- stained, smiling, and dishevelled love liness. » As he looked and marvelled, her smile died out; it came to her with a distinct shock that Hus water-logged specimen of sun-tanned manhood must be Craw ford. , , • . ' '. “Are you?” she said, scarce that she spoke." “What?” In puzzled. ' T ‘ “Mr.. Crawford'.”* “Why, yes and, of course, you are Miss ( astle,” b- replied, smiling easily. “1 sa)v your name in Hie guo-.t-. ook* ,this moyuuig. Awf’lly glad you-came, Mi-s Castle; hojie you'll |*‘t nT«> show' you when the. big fellows lie.” “^ ou mean the fish,” she said, with composure. • ' *v ~ , I TJte shock pf suddenly realizing that this man was the man slit* had to nuury confused her; she made an effort to get things back into proper jitTspectivc, for Jbc river was swimming before her eyes, .and in her ears rang a strangely,pleasant voice—Crawford's- saying all soils of good-humored things, wliieh she heard but scarcely comprehended. Instinctively sfie'^'fa.iscd her hands t^> touch her disordered hair; sin* stisod there naively twi-ting it into shape again, lo r •■yes constantly reverting to the sun-tanned fuia* before ^er. \“And 1 have the pleasure of knowing ’your guardian, Mr. (iarcidc, very slight- l.v in a b\Tsiin*ss way,” he was saying politely. ‘ ' • * . “< tphir .“ste.el,*’ she. said. “I h, we are making a great_'battWvf he said. “‘I'm only hoping we- iiimv come to an understanding with* Mr. (•areide.” v. , ' . ° V “I thought you had already come to an understanding,” she observed, calm ly. “Have we? 1 hope so; 1 had not heard that.” he said, quickly. “Ilow did you hear?” Without warning she flushed warlef 'to her ne<Jf; and she was as ntmonl as he at tJie surging, eujor staining her white skin. She could not wpilurc that she could not face hi'ii .-o she bent her la 1 .ad a little in reeognitinn*ef his pn -efice and siepped past him, out along thej-iver- batik. He looked after her,.wondering what he could have said. lids was me man! ' She strove to place him. to recall his faeg. She cotdd not. All along she had* pictured Crawford as an older opiaii. • And this broad-shouldered, tunned young f. Mow Was Crawblrd. after all? W here could her eyes have In-cn? How absurd that her indiffen-nee. should have utterlv Idmded ||^•r , • She Mood a moim'iit on the lawn, «‘lo>ing her ey«-s. » • " '* t Xh, tb'W ^lle had no diffie.ul'.v-in r<-- RODRIGUES IS APPOINTED the difficulty W as fore ^»' w is In-Uire calling hi- face - m J;u-t w.ef't i shut it out, for it her i >*•op. n i»r shut fjer wl,, ti she entered her la-droout v Mnd sank into ;*• eushioni-d chair b^ tl#> •breezv window. Amk sin* t.*ok lor burning ehei k-in both baud' an ! re’»te<l her idoow > on In-r kma-s. Truly tz-rror bad fled: It -hame-l b.-r to find > h< .>« If 11'anl.Mig Cod that In r fate w.i'to lie in the ki/'ping of this young man. Ycl- st was natural, t<H>. fir tie el dd ha<l ipgh died «ii horror, though ll e Iijurag- of the Ca-tbs had hi Id b 1 r head hii*li lit t he pri 'eiiee of the in .ita' b*.' And now MiddmU into her gi .\ and' hijjieb—s future. |M-opb-d * by t In-phantoms of tin old iij-tn. step|Msl a b\itig, smiling Cuing fclh.it. «i*h gentli* tualiners and hom>t ')«-«-i b. and a quick eourti*sy whub tlu re v. a- in* mi'taking. She had no mother -iiob.o.|\ to i dk t<*,. 'o. 'he had long ago manic a ii-ti-' fidaidc ot. her' ow n rc'/is tuin • in the lookmu-el i". Ami to thc*nirror 'hi-, now w. ’, niiiltug the refit*ctcd cm-'. s!i.'.ly.’\ei smiling with filvtidl'y syfle. p;tlli\ . * . ' “SHU* to frighten ymirsi-lf! It is -JJ, ovl r I. v. I Je . young and »all and -un- burtied 1 don't think'Jie know- a . i Vurlfii) Appoint* ♦ *!eston .Man n* Offlrial Young i:r<':it <• ■ *! iiiit 1 don't 1 M ‘ fl ruht. ii.-. 1. lu- ’ j-* n«>t f Lit drea*lful * . • “'•]> V > .. it i* :* | in lev* ;iity. . . ui’fT me. . bui 1 •4 1 s at, "1 id. |JM>'»- he aft* r a ■ w ill. IT .* doesn't maMt-r, •m . . . « 111 ly 1 !»m , . **>rry., . ^ t*>r bim.a. if »..• 1. M only *• •*r< d for • a girl \\ 1.. * coiilU 1. »\ 4* him! . . 1 don 't s.ipj M *' 1 C.* Mill I. « , ever! ... But I wall be liilp. . . . to make up' ' v.rv kind to -he diiu-d at Jm. p. Peurifoy appointed drigues offlrial court tleno- for the new IMk Judicial id he began his dutiefc Mon- ling. Mr. Rodrigues was *veral to make application Mition, and at the examina- ntljr held by Judge Peurl- iiaed every teet with great absolute accuracy In de- Ige Peurifoy was ao well ist he had no hesitancy in his appointment, drlgue* is a native of Gr and for several years baa ognrpher In the law office d. Rivers A Young, Ckar- le has on a number of oc- ted as special stenographer trts. and he presented .with atloa a mass of teatlmon- thoee for whom and with worked . drigues Is* a young man mily consisting of a wife *hild. He will make Wal- s home and will move here ; he (Buis time from his of- es to ’make the move. The Waiterboro will be glad to cordial -.welcome to this oung stenographer, and 1EARSE A CANDIDATE • OMce of Highway Com- NO. 28 FAR OFFICUIS DISCUSS PLANS SIXTEEN COUNTY ASSOCIA- TIONS REPRESENTED AT * COLUMBIA HUGHES PRESIDENT tierretarjr of Orangeburg Fult Will Head Federation—Weeks Rend* His She - iw him every ihij the 1 table imw Mi-- •< i:tr< i'b-’.' bay-fever “ineri i'ei! .with the ripctiipg.summer, an«l rl e lay in h< i r'Kim with all t he wiiulnw - ib>-cil. Mtei-ntig ami nuuliiig Anibony^^rV*l- • 'lupi ' \ ' N' 1 ■ it Mi'S Ca-tle tub! lu-r that Mr .Cr.wf.inl was a gue-t )at the club. M - (iareiile wept ovejr her fur an le UF- - • ' ' ./* ‘I fe«'l Ilk*' Weeping, Iim*/’ .«a»i| ^0!i'- Ca.-tle, trcmotifly—“but. not-over mV- M'lf.” , V . ' «■ . “Dot over hib?” inquir*-*! Mi.-s Car- ei.!*-. " - • “Yi-s, over him. II*' ought to marry lV a girl wh*» »'oubl fall in love with him ’ M«'anwhib*C|;awf*ir I w a.-*liiarig« v. rv evening with her at th*- great cjulefaUe. itelfing h*T *if the ilay'.-.-pi.rt, ami how a black bear had com*’ Spla hing a**ro-- the shallow- within >•* f«'w r**«is of' where lie stoo*f fi-hiug, amlji w th*’ <b-< r ha 1 iju-n-a <*<1. ami wi-re even m' bhng the -Slieellh'llt green .-talk- It* the kit* hell garden tif'c r nightiall.- » (Continued on Page 9) Columbia. Mar. 3.—A most eue- cessful conference of the South Car olina Federation of Fairs was held at the Jefferson hotel yestterday af ternoon. beginning promptly *mt t o clock.- Sixteen fair associations in the state were represented. J. M. Hughes, secretary of tho Or angeburg Fair association and vice- president of tho State association, presided. Charles R. Weeks, retiring presi dent of the federation, was absent but sent hfk address, which w*as read at the meeting yesterday by William R. Timmons of Rock Hill secretary of the York county fair! He said in part: ’ “I do not believe that circuits ar ranged on geographic tocatipn -111 be, successful for three reasons: Each fair spends a different amount of money for'free attractions; dif ferent town* in a geographically ar, ranged circuit are apt to give very different support to the fair and/to musement -com- differently. sleep on during the cold weather, and not work too hard, said the , Judge. - ‘ / That portion of Judge McGowan’s charge relating to schools was .mhde especially impressive. He stated that sch,oo|s should be brought Into reach of every child growing up In order that they might have the ad vantage of ah education. He also urged the grand Jury to look Into ' the matter of attention given to the edges of the county by the principal public officials and stated that a / great cause for dissatisfaction and ^unrest In these outlying sections was due to the fact that the outer hdges of the county were usually neglected, and this was.responsible for the cre ation of new counties, and the gen eral dissatisfaction in those sections. Cpon the conclusion *6f Judge Mc Gowan's charge. Solicitor Peurifoy handed In a number of bills of in dictment -on which special charges were made to the grand Jury. * f True Bills. E. X. Smoak'and Ross ratthrton. murder. , Wilkes Lane, murder. F, W. Benton, murder. . G«>. and Julius Carter, 'larceny. E. P. and A. C. Carter, violation of dispensary law. Case* Tried. Thomas Metthews was tsled and • found guilty of violation of the dis pensary law. A sealed sentence was left at defendant was gbsent. Joe Chisolm pleaded guilty to.vlo^ latton of Ihe dispensary law and was sentenced to pay a fine of 3100 or serve a sentence of thfre months In Jail or on chain gang, but upon pay-, meiit of 950 the balance of sentence is suspended. A.. C .Carter pleaded guilty to the second count of ■ the indictment charging him with selling liquor, ' add wa* septgnced to serve a sen tence of three months on the chain gang. State penitentiary or public 1*1* for three months, or pay a fine , of 1100. Should he pay $60 the re mainder of said sentence be sus pended. * . . Robert. Crawforl tried on n Charge *»? assault and Mttery with intent to • 111 _ j * i m .i * were disposed ot by a plea of guilty, resulting in a suspended sentence. Several others will also make a sim ilar plea by consent of the Solicitor with the distinct understanding that should any-one of those entering the plea ever be found guilty agaln-of a violation of the liquor.laws this sen tence will be first served, •'* Murder Trial.Today. The court is engaged today in the h-ial of K. N. Smoak and Ross Cat- terton for killing Charley Spioak. the homicide occurring Oct. 9. 1915, at the store of James Yarn in the t Shiloh section fo the county. E. N. v Smoak is a brother of the dead mhn, and is held as a principal in the shooting Great interest is shown In this trial and the court house today was parked with witnesses and friends of.- the parties. Tiie State completed Its testimony at noon to day and this afternoon the defense is being heard. Solicitor Peurifoy is conducting the prosecirHon. and Padgett & Moorer the iJjeTehsp. The case will consume the entire day. .The following is the jury sitting In the uase: B. B/Crosby, foreman: R. 8. Avant.,M./B Tavlor, A. E. Wil liams. L. B. Smith. J. H Sauls. H. R. Williams. J. M. Strickland. Jr.. J. S. May. Paul Walters, C. P. Wilson, ; F. W. Stanley. Other Case* This Week. Thursday the trial of Wilkes Lane S >fbr killing Willie Padgett will )>e takep up. This is another homicide caqe in which there Is great Interest. n *dg*tt'was shot to death by Lan* last summer and the case 'attracted much attention at the time. * Friday a negro murder ftlal will be taken’up. Ezekiel Simmons will be tried for killing another negro in the low country.. Court Next Week. The fourt of Common Pleas will' convene next Monday and will be in session floubHes* for the entire week. * „ V* ‘ ; ' Mrs. D. E. Martin and other mem- ho-s of her family have arriveil in town to make their home here. Mr. ^ Martin has leased the B. Levy home 'Alii, and resisting an offlfen pleaded where they re*lde. guilty and was sentenced to serve 2 years on chain gang or pav a fine of: Herman Blschoff, of Jacksonboro, mo. This negro shot C. F. Garvin, \ waa In Waiterboro Monday. _ i. propriation for - such purpose*. It seems to us to be a very praciltsl law and a good one and hope that this ^^omaicnd it! hi ‘will »e- celve careful attention. r“ We have examined the jail and find the samb to be In a very bad condition, indeed. We find that the walls should be white .washed or J alsnilned and that tiie building . eeds scouring and a great deal of work mlong this line to put it in sanitary condition. We find th" bedding very scarce and the venti lation very poor and we urge that this building be glve,n a- thorough renovation even if It has to be done by the inmat.es. Our former re,'-, ommendatlon in regard to this state of affairs was overlooked and we specially urge and recommend that this recommendation he given at onre the attention that it de serves. „ We find that the road leading from Bells to Lodge, near Mr. Cald well’s place to he ip impassable con dition and as the same can ,be ro- nalred at a small cost we recommend that the same be attended to at once and we make the same recommends t*on as to the road leading from Green Pond to Aene Hall. It has been called to our attention that. Mrs. Susan Walker, with her five small children. Is-In destitute circumstances^ and Is ^entirely * de- •pendent upon th:- ktnlTness of a few neighbors and is a burden to the community and we yecommend that the Highway Commissioner and his assistants take the necessary steps to relieve this -distress by placing theth on the poor' farm or appro priating a sum sufficient each, month to care for them until their condi tion is improved. -w All of whiek^is respectfully rub- mjtted. W. C. SAUNDERS. , • Foreman i of P. t known citlxens hip. appears in this issue -ess. and- Standard an- his candidacy for the of- nty, .High way Commission- «*arse ts-a resident of Ash- * well known in business • waa born and reared on' id has had several years in building bridges and in He worked'for Hampton 1 13 years ago built Unix.-, which bridg^ls standing strongly as, It did « h >n. rse statedoto a reprysenl- lis newspaper that he e a dean race for the of- 5 :hway commissioner, anil elected He would build roads for the county-and he expenses of the county t. nds feel that they have inner and that Mr, Kea'se immensely popular in' the ' ^ '*■ /AN BUREN RE THIS WEEK Annie Avant. Waiterboro. route Mis* Mamie Davis. Ehrhardt. An other will be chosen before the date for opening. Dr. and Mrs. Es’qDm are plan ning an elaborate opening and will arrange for an inspection ,of the in firmary by the puHlie prior to L> forpisl opening. They desire to make It of great service to the com munity and any physician will be s t •liberfy to use it for his patients, and this privilege will .doubtless be util ized by physicians of Wal the entire county. First Addre** Will Be !«* Pupils at Xonn Friday—4Mhcr Meetings Planned. ilterboro and OLD SOLDIERS HOLD MEETING Annual. Meeting ami Flection of Of- ‘ J fleers Had Monday at foart 1 * 0 House. Camp Heyward. IT. C. V.,.hi annual meeting in Waiterboro •lay. After roll call by the 1st Lieut. G. W. Way. prc. id election of officers was in L. Mf* HICK TO SPEAK Lodge March 6.—The next num ber on the school lyeeum course will b** riven at the school auditorium ’ t *-'day evening of this week; begin- r’ng at S:30 o’clock. Hon. L. M. Floe will be the speaker. The„|iub- "c Is Invited to be present and h«ar this gifted speaker. * the following vvefe re-elected for the ensuing ye?r: . . Commander, D. B. Hudson: first Lieut., O. W. Way: second IJeut.. Patterson. Sr.; Adjt. F. O'. 8. Curtis: Chaplain. Rev. 8. W. Acker man. surgeon, W. B. Ackerman. M. I),: color bearer. 8. L. Breland. 'Delegates to the general reunion, which meets in Blrm*. nr.iaro. Ala., in Majr, 1916: G V *Vav and fT.|Kiddle L. Breland. Delegates ^\8tate Waiterboro has a tre.it in stow* for the latter part of this week in the visit to Waiterboro of Miss Maud vanlturen. who will be here Friday and Saturday. Miss van Buren is chairman of the department of Jun ior civics of the American Civic Association, and pomes to Walter- horo under the auspices of the |ocil Civic Club. She has a message ‘o every citizen of Waiterboro. and her work In other places has been in strumental in arousing the people to a realization of their duties and-re sponsibilities. ’ ' * A special meeting of the Civic Club was'held Tuesday afternAon *o arrange a program for this series of meetings, and }t was derided to us«* Miss vanlturen several times during her stay. The Civic Club desires to urge upon all persons to attend thes» meetings and to assist In making them a great kurees*. ^ The following is the program ar-, ranged. Friday. 1C o'clock, noon. Mis* van Duren will addreas the pupils of th* rchool in the school auditorium. Friday evening 1:00 o'clock, the following program will be rarried out at the school auditorium: Vocal Solo- 1 -Prof. E. H. Carpen- ter. Instrumental Solo—Mrs. Sam union that meets in Msy.*l916, In Hoik Hm. 8. C : F. O 8 Curtis. J.\H. Hiott. R. G. W Jbryan and LuOJen Cannon.. * A committee M,s appointed to se- Ucf place, tlmen»nd speakers for a plcnle\to be held this year, eom- posed of O. W. Way. R. O. W. Brian and F. O. 8. Curtra. v ENVOY DAVENPORT HERE *fenvoy W. 'E. Davenport, with headiquarterii. In Chayleston. was in Waiterboro this week ill the interest of the ^Salvation Army. ' " ■ ■ .' . i* life principle we muat race cspieup from aavagery through barbarism, chivalry, to civtllxatlon.'* No doubt our race spent more time In barbaris stage than we have In -the civilized. .The European ‘vi'ar shows how easy it is to drop back. * Science tells us (hat every individual repeals the race hlsfrifry. The bar barian likes- excitement, show, gla mor. noise, rings In his none and bracelets on hiiO anklon. If we get> the people to the. fair, that we may. educate them after they get there,' '' we must appeal to them througn amusement* that satisfy their racial inheritance? of which we all httfe .DUr share.' Of course it is the du»v of the fair officers to see that th*» amusement/ nnet* th**se require ments an*ij is clean and elevating. This certamly.is a problem for your discussion. , A communication was read rela- tiaFtO'the* critical condition of Sec retary D. F. Kflrd, and the following resolution was unanimously adopt ed: , “Whereas we learn with regret , that Secretary D. F. Kflrd of the South Carolina Agricultural and. Mechanical society Is’ now' undergo*- b Ing an operation at a.Columbia hos pital and, . > “Whereas we shall be, denied the leasurc and privilege of having the benefit of the experlepce and gdvlce bf Mr. Kflrd, therefore be it , . , •“Resolved. TWst the secretaries of he South Carolina Federation of * *i-s assembled do heryby extend ut heartfelt sympathy and earnest hope that he will speedily recover.” The following subjects were dis cussed: ”Arn«Mrenient of Circuits, op Basis of 8Ite-of Fairs •Rsthec Than luxation.” J. M. Hughe*. Orang»- Jbtirg; ‘“How tb-Secure Attractions wKln I yeast 'Expimse and Secure Maximum Percentages.” Paul V. Moore, Spartauburg; “Pass and Ticket Troubles." J. W. llkks, Flor ence; “Judicial Advertising.!’ Lu ther Ellison. I^incaster. The secretary's annual report waa read and approved. The following officers were elect ed for the ensuing ybaf:' President. J. M. Hughes. Orangeburg; vlca president. C. L. Hunley, Chester field; secretary-lr'eiaurer. Luther El lison, Ijinraster; eaeiutlve commfe- tee, T. J. Kloard. Ninety-Six, and W/ W. Smoak, Waiterboro; elrcuiif committee, J. M. Hughes, Orpng*- hurg: ,T. J. Kthard. Ninety-Six; W. Smoak, Waiterboro; Charles R. Scarborough, Conway. Vocal Solo—Miss Kate Rentz. Address—Miss vanlturen. Saturday morning,'>,11 o’clock, at the school auditorium, address by Miss vanlturen. i Saturday afternoon. 4':30 o’clock. •••Mresa fo negro women at the negro Presbyterian church by Miss vanBu- ren. * ' ^4 . • * Saturday evening. i:30 o'clock, addresa at school auditorium by Miss vanBuren. Admission will be free at all these meetings as thf Civic Club has Ar ranged all expeqpea. Judge Jas. E. Peurifoy had busi ness in Brunson Tuosday. * Magistrate Bryan Again at Home. > t. The friends of Magistrate Bryan are glad Jto see him again %t bome d after a stay of several weeks at a sanitarium , in the North. Judg*' Bryan has beep much improved by the treatqient he fook at ‘this place and is. fait regaining his accustom ed strength. Community (Tub Meets Thunxla). The member* pf the Bethlehem Community club are requested to at tend the regular meeting of this club at the Hnll school house Thurs day evening of this week. A special program bag been, arranged. Dr. W. K. Fishburne. of Plflopoll*. |is at the be,dslde of his motheT, Mrs. jW. J. Fishburne, who is HI. '