The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, April 19, 1916, Image 1

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. / i 9 V v , o •XWL 87. - WALTERBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY. APRIL 19. 1916 . NO. 34. PADGETT ANNOUNUES CANDIDACY FOR CONGRESS COLLETON’S SENATOR EN TERS RACE IN FIRST DISTRICT R.S. WHALEY AN OPPONENT Present rongressnuin Will Also be In Rare, Though Huh Xot Made Definite Annonnrement Among the political announre- njents of interest to the voters of the First Congressional district is .that of Hon. Jas. O. Padgett, who has announced his entry into the race for Congress from this district. Col. Padgetr is a prominent attorney of this city and is widely and well known over the State. He is serv ing a term os State Senator for Col- > • < 9 S SENATOR .IAS. «. PADGETT • • a • * * Camlidate for CongresN .from .First Congressional District. -"T / leton county, and-during the past session made quite an enviable ree- ord jss an able and resourceful lead er in the Senate. Col Padgett»has received numerous assurances of support, and the de mand for his entry into the race for Congress this summer comes almost unanimously from all the counties of the district, except, pf/haps, the home county of the incumbent, Hon. R. S. Whaley, of. Charleston, and In this county Col. Padgett has received numerous requests to entfcr the race. That he will split the vote in Char- "leston with Mr. Whaley is com’cd, and he will lead in the rural coun ties. thus'making his etee^ion almost assured, f He will have the active and united support of his friends in Colleton, who covet the desire to furnish the Congressman from the First District. This is not Col. Padgett’s first race for Congress. Irt’ 1913, Col. Padgett was a candidate in the spe cial primary to select a successor to the late Hon. George S. l^egare. and in that rare he ran a close third with five in the field, the present Congressman. Hon. R. S. Whaley, end Hon. E. W. Hughes., both of Charleston, making the second can- . naign. In thaf race. Cob Padgett led by a good majority in the com bined vpte of the "country counties.” •and it was only thejCharleston vote which kept him out of the segpnd race. , Pol. Padgett has been prominelit in this countv for many years. He is the son of Capt. H. D.Padgett. who For several terms w.as clerk of court Col. Padgett Is distinctly a man of the people, having been rear ed In a home not blessed with wealth ♦and having attended, as the needs of the farm upon which he lived would permit, the log cabin school hous* near Smoaks Cross Roads in the up per part of tbeo county. By dint of application and perseverance he won a scholarship to the Citadel from which institution he graduated, lat er tSkThT up the study of law. in w-hMf profession he has made a great success. Although he has al ways been a close student of poli tical conditions. Col. Padgett has himself taken a very small ifert in nolitlcs. He served -on the staff df Governor Heyward and has attended nearly all the State Democratic con ventions held during recenj years, having been a presidential elector and president of electoral col lege tii 1912. Two years ago he was elected State SenatoP by a large ma jority. and v in the Senate has made for himself a reputation as a leader. He ia'theTfntnbr of the Employers’ Liability Act, recently passed by .the General Assembly, as well as niany other acts of state-wide importance, had haa taken a distinct stand on all . The union of thqgFirst Division of the Colleton BaptisT Association will meet with the Redons church on Saturday’ before the fifth Sunday In April. 191fi, at 10 o’clock. Prayer service by moderator, tfntroductory.sermon by Rev. L. O Riggs. At 11 o’clock a memorial address by Rev. S. W. Ackerman, i, 12:00 M. First Query: Are . we jlaking proper care of our,orphanage at Connie Maxwrell? If not, why not? by C. N. Langdale and E. O. Garris. 1:00 p. m. Is the Missionary propaganda essential to tb o higher life? by Rev. L. B. Ackerman and others. Knnday. 11:00 a. m. Third Query: Are we taking proper care of our aged ministers? If not. why not? by Rev. J. M. Craven. 11:30. Missionary sermon by Rev. I. B. Ackerman. I have not changed the program, anv, lAit by request have added in a little more. Dinner will be served on the ground, as it is to take in the regu lar annual memorial services at that place. JOSEPH LANGDALE. Miss Dickson Will Visit Colleton’s Schools Miss Elizabeth, Dickson. State president of the Rural School Im provement Association, arrived in Walterboro today to spend a few days visiting the schools of the county, and working up a greater interest in the work of rural school improvement, associations. This is the first visit Miss Dickson has made to this county since her election, and it lr. regretful that she should not have been able to come sooner be fore so many of the schools of the county closed. * While in the county Miss Dickson will lie the guest of Mrs. Hugo S. Strickland, whp-js the county presi dent Of the, R< html Improvement work. Mrs.'Strickland has arrang ed the following itinerary. She ard Supt. Strickland will accompany Mie:’ Dickson: ‘ , Thursday—Hudson’s Mill at 9: Oft a. in.; Tabor at noon’and Smoaks at 2 '- 30. They w'ill also stop at Ruf fin ,en route. Friday Ashton' at fh-OO a. m.: Lodge 2:»0 p. hi. Also at lecture by Prof, f’linkseales in the evening at l>odge. Union Program First Division Rev. Basmajean .. Delivers Lectures Rev. K. H.. Basina jean, formerly of Constantinople, now of Atlanta, (fa., was a visitor to our town for several days.. He preached lasl Sunday morning in the BaptUt'church, and in the afternoon he addressed tjie Sunday school at the Methodist church. In th* 5 evening he delivered a •sermon-lecture in the Baptist church on the subje«t "The Crescent Against the Cross,” and sang in Eng lish and in his’nalive language. Tuesday afternoon he lectured in the auditorium aJ the school on "The'Oriental Life." which he illus trated^ with-.native* songs., various costumes, rurios and musical in struments. Those '♦ho were-fortu nate enough to bear this gifted speaker and musician, enjoyed his quaint mannerism and sound logic. HOLME IK ltv£l> AT S.l.NRV DAM SOCIAL EVENT BEING PLANNED jet ; I . All Wultcrliont Agog and Aghast at Popular Ceremony Next We<t- ttCMlti) Evening. A wedding of considerable interest and of no end of importance will be anything hut solemnized on Wed nesday evening. April 26. when Miss Frampton Wlchman will become the blushing bride of Mr. Vernon nid- gett. The frail and flower-like grace of the delicate bride will be accen tuated as she will appear, charmlaif- iy gowned, at the side of her ele phantine husband. The event'"- will take place at the school auditorium Wednesday tftening. The order of events will be some what as follows; At the time ap pointed, or within a few hours there after. as is the local custom, the bride will float across the stsgc or the .smiling arm of her father. Mr. -Chas. Grace. Both father and bride will be Jaresse«i fit to kill, particu larly the bride. Trailing the afore mentioned pair in more or less con fusion will come the bride-groom ru'd his best man. We do not in clude here the name of the best man for the reason that those whom the groom has so far approached. wer*‘ one and all too good friends to be come accessories to the groom in so fatal a step. ‘ x After the groom, and adding to his. confusion, and treading on his ficcls will come the bride’s maids, the Misses Henderson, Fraser. Sher wood Price. Wesley Mims. Bili Ackerman and Luclen Patternon. The gowns of these maids defy des- crlpilon. They are positively the last word in out and color. Seeing is believing. * • I’shers will lie becomingly draped over th* 1 seats and hung around ♦!>*• walls of the audito-ium, yrhile th*- friends aftd v.ell-w ishers of tlv' young couple stumble, up the Isle to fmjl a place to sit-*lown. The ush ers will represent Messrs. J. De- Treville. E. D. Martin. P. J. Lucas. Jv- I smacks. .1. R. Lyles and P. M. ■Murray. The following gentlemen will also add appreciably to th< general scheme of decorations and will appenr to be trying to find some place to hide their hands: Messrs. Allen Sea-son. Ashley Anderson, Campbell Sanders. Marshall Gruber. F. H. Willis. Edgar .Tones. G, (’. Brown. J. D. Moore. If.. W. .Black: Jr.. Henry Roger and Tlioninr. Mc Daniel.. We forgot to mention, in their proper place, the flower girl's. They do not come along at the tail end of the procession, as you wight judg.' from our description. )»nt at the head. , The littles Missed Willie Fripp and Pete VonI^he f charming and popular daughters of their par ents. will graciously act as flower (flTls ought. -They will come tripping ifrroBB the stare,. scattering flowers in the path of the bride, until they run plumb into the hitching post and the bridal bell. , At the same time the bridal bell will h? clanging fur iously. Anchored to the hitching post wjll he the parson. Rev. J. G. Padgett. No introduction to this promising and popular young pastor of the most aggressive and largest congregation in town is necessary. “To know him is to love hiiri.”— and a lot else to like effects. He w ill he attired in coat, pants, vest- shoes, socks, collar, shirt, necktie, etc., etc. He will marry them—-I mean he will perform the ceremony that marries the bride and her groom. . ’ Huests will be relieved of a mod erate amount of silver at the floor to provide a honey-moon and inci dental expenses. You kno\v wed dings are-expensive propositions. If you don’t know— kry it once. Their many-Wends —(the bride’s and groom’jk).- wjsh them much hsTCj, plneBst" - ^iftd-byp. Frampic! (Ukitu bye, Vernon! *' , AT THE rOLQXIAI. r The Colonial Theatre has succeed ed in securing "The Campbells An* J Coming” for Friday night. This I four reel picture, featuring Francis j Ford and Grace Cunaid and a bril- ^ 1 rt tv at xx'itli 9 nil Mr. and Airs. L P. Sauls Dose Dwell- ' ing Sunday. April !Hh. i Walterboro; Route 1, April 13.— Mr. ,and Mrs. 1. P. Sauls had the . Bant supporting cast with 2.r.oti peo- misfortune to lose their, residence ' pie, has gained a high esteem at ey- and all they had by fire Sunday, cry place it has been shown. ihe They did not discover the fire in scenes are taken in India, a presen time to save anything and their loss 1 tation of the relief of Luckriow, was complete. It ,U ’ estimated by India 1857. • The story presents a Mr. Sauls that he lost at least |3.00(V harmonious series of love, war^nv by the fire. ASHTON SCHOOL TO CLOSE Lodge. April 14 - The Ashton graded school will,, close its session on Friday. April 21. There will be a school.picnic on that day at the school building. There will be some school exercises and several speak ers will be present. The patrons and friends of the schooj are invit ed to be present. great questions discussed In the Sen ate during recent years. Colonel Padgett Is extremely pop ular in this, his home county, and will receive an almost unanimous vote here. In p.'esentinifr him to the district. Colleton county believes that she is offering a n*an of traln- marce and thrilling action. There .will be only one show beginning promptly at 8:30. A fine program ‘s arranged for Friday night. Do not miss it. Usual feature nlghl prices Matinee <Hery Saturday at 5:00 o’clock with good program of pic tures. , RRH. CHEEK CLUB All members of Drs. Creek Dem ocratic Club are urged to be present Saturday. April 22, wt 12 o’clock m . for the purpose of reorganizing and elWting delegates to the county con vention. JOE C. DRAWDY. Pres M. <V. BRELAND. See,*. ' CIJCAN-UP AT ISLAND CREEK The regular clean-up day at Is land Creek cemetery will be on inc character and integrity and one i Thursday. May 4, at 7 o clock a,.m. that can well represent the great j Everybody that is at all interes e. First district with her varied inter-1 will please be there, ests in the halls of the National Con-« JOSEPH^NODALE.^ grew. - CANDIDATES ARE STIU. CORING OUT SEVERAL NEW NAMES IN THIS ISSUE FOR COUN TY OFFICES RACES WARMING UP With Multiplication of Kntrfot Races 4 Are Creating Greater Interest an 4 | Excitement Expected . The Press and Standard presents this week several new candidates. With the approach of the May con vention interest in matters political seems to be on the IncreaftW and there will doubtless be a livMyVani- paig'n this summer. With the large’ number of offices to. he filled and with the jntereat in a number of the r^ces there should be some ginger in the eampaign.. D. II. Hudson for Clerk of Court. The card of D. B. Hudson, who an- ‘hflunoes hjs candidacy for re-election • p the offiee of .Clerk of Court ap- / pears in this issue. "Uncle Berry.” as he is familiarly called, has serv ed one term in this offiee and desires to succeed liimitelf. lie is well know n over the county, having, been ^horn and reared in the confines of the couqty, and taking an active part in all matters pertaining to the welfare of r>f thefcounty. Mr. vlludson i Kirk’s \|uadron. wip? a member of Kirk’s ksuadron. Co. B. 19th S. C. Cavalry, in the Confederate arm^;' having entered in 1H64 ar the age'of 1«i>years. He was assigned to cour- iei duty, and served till th«R elos® of •l«e war. .Returning after the'strug gle he liegan work and has hed an artive life slnee. brine at 'various times a saw mill man. hlaeksmith and farmer? In all of these pursuits he has made good. In-lR7fi. Mr. Hudson, was .very active in the strug gle for white supremacy. ; In 1904 he first ran for clerk of court and mef defeat. -Fonr year? (later he was again defeated and in 1912 he was elected to succeed the late E. R. McTeer. . He will have- several ppponents Diis year, 'several of w hom have already been announc ed. I rut his friends predict for him a successful campaign. v - J. T. Polk for Sheriff. Another entilint **into the cam paign thfi};j:e^r is well known over the roufitjrN "Uncle Jake” Polk needs nqi introduction to the voters of Colleton county, having been a native of the county all his life, and in public life for a great many years As a soldier in the War Ret ween the States Mr. Polk served with distinc tion. and came back home „ with resolution and a determination myke life a success. This he did. and has proven he Is possessed of th«* attributes of a successful business man. ' Mr. Polk has not been nnhonored by the people of his county, ,having been elected to the legislature whera’ he fcerved one term. He has been -in other public positions, among these being a member of the Pension Board of Colleton. He has been in active Sunday school wn^k in the county, and ’always stands for the best in the community. Mr. Polk’s supporters state that he has splen did chances of being the next sheriff of CoUoton, and If not as he himself says? "I wdll he the same old Jake Polk." J. M. Henton for Coroner. » An entrant Into the race for cor -onerwhich will ociasinn some sur prise is that of J. M. Benton for coroner. Mr. Benton served one term as coroner and he has lM*en a school trustee for ten yeas*. He Ipts the distinction of having voted* in* every election since he was 21, and he has been at every club meeting and f'»s voted. In every General elec tion since in- readied tp* majority. Mr. Benton i# a sirf-cessful farmer and business man of the Pine Grove section. He is'an active worker in church and school. He lias hern for nears a member of the county ex ecutive committee of the Baptist sr - sociation. Being widely requ-iinted over the county and having m ny f.'iehds where he Is known, his sup porters makin be the SECOND DISTRICT S.S. CONVENTION Convention to Mr- Held at Walter- boro Siindn),. April .to. at MethodiM Chnrrh. • * \ The annugl convention of District No. 2, of the Colleton county Sundav School Association will be held at Walterboro, Sunday. April 30th. The session will be at the Methodist church. This district ia composed of Verdipr. Heyward and Bella town ships, and embraces a territory which has a great number of Sunday schools of all denominatloua. Each Sunday school in the diatrlet is ex pected to send delegates to the con vention a| Walterboro. A list of these deleg^es should be forwarded as early as Aey are choaen to \V. W. Smoak. president second district. It is hoped that every Sunday school in the district will tie represented.,, as matters of vital importance to these Magistrate Bryan Again a Candidate The Card of J. E. Bryan for re^ election as magistrate at Waltef- boro appears in this issue. Ilfagistrale Hryfh states that he •has sufficiently regained his health to perform the duties of the magis trate’s office. He further states that he never expects to offer for anv other office and that he has been magistrate so long till it is about all he knows how to do..He says he was born and reared in Colleton county and has lived in Walterboro for 25 years, has been magiwtrate since 19ifS. and that his present term will expirein February. 1917. He hopes his friends will giye him another term and he says that4ie has perfect confidence in his friends and. there fore. to not afraid. .Magistrate' Bry- an.says he stands for law and order and has done what .he could to en force it. S. S. Convention ' For First District The annual Sunday school eonven tion for District No. 1. of the Conn-* ty will be held Sunday at Providence Methodist church. This district comprises the townships of Sh- rid'in. Glover and FrnawF J. D. Uts- y is president of the district,** The con vention will begtn at Id o'« lock nod 4ipoRg the speakers are some of the l*eVt known Sunday school workers. Dinner will he served on the grounds. It is expect^.that a large crowd will be present atjhis convention. ** MEMORIAL AT /.ION Tiie annual memorial 'services will Im* held at Zion rhurcii on Saturday. May 6th. beginning at 11?30 o’clock. Air 12 o’clock there will be a,sermon preached suitable to the occasion. At 1:3.0 dinner will be served on the ground, and at 3 o’clock another sermon or a speech from some one who will be invited. Everybody Is Invited to come and bring their baskets with them. We also ask the ladies to bring some flowers with thym so (hat we may show some tok ens of ioye for our dead by placing some flowers on their graves. Now as we are going to have our memorial, we have appointed next Saturday, April 22. as general rU*an up day. therefore we ask everybody that Is interested to come and assist in this much neecie*. work. G. W. WAY. For Committee. PARTY MACHINERY STARTS SATURDAY *4 ' .* -- ' • -tf. DEMOCRATIC CLUBS ARE TO ELECT THEIR DEL EGATES b UNDER NEW RULES County Conventions Will Meet Flint • .Monday in May, Hate Cunven- <l«»n May 17. . • • -r Ail the Democratic clubs in South (arolina meet on the fourth Satur day in April, which is the 22nd inst. to reorganize, elect delegates to the* county convention and transact any other business. It is In the club meeting that the individual citizen has a direct voice. It is a sort of mass meeting, or "town meeting.” hut it is within the Democratic party, subject to the strict rules of the party organization. Here may be offered resolutiOfM ex pressive of the sentiment of UM in dividual vofex. -or instructions Vor the dedegates do the county conven- . tion. V* • , Under the new rules, viow enacted into law by the legislature, "no per son shall lie enrolled in any club, or take part in any club, meeting, or vote in any primary, or lie elected a delegate* to the county convention, except in the dub district in which he resides.” .. Under Heviwed Rules. The county convention meets on 4he first Monday in May and is com-, posed of one member for each 25 members or majority fraction there of. in each clu(». according to the vote at the preceding first Stale pri mary election. TMs is a change from the old ruie that gave repre sentation for each 2,5 members car ried on, Ihe roll of the club-—which came to Include much dead’material —not only the actual "dead,” but the persons moved away, whose names remained on the club lists be cause there wa? no procedure for re vising the noils. The new basis of -ep-esentatlon will considerably reduce the num bers in the county fonventlon— which had come to he too unwelldy for effective parliamentary delibera tion r lt will red me the number nf delegates to b«* sent from the clubs, especial Tv- the city ijubs, wii i* 111" artudl rmfiimv could not he person ally known to members and an un authorized attempt to rev is * tlr* rolls might erroneously cut off sonm one from 'his rightful membership. The reform of • 1914 hns insured equitable representation ort the ba sts of the really active membership. Stale <'onvent ban May 17 The State convention meets on the third Wednesday in May. the 17th this year, and is composed of delegates for each member of the general assembly from a county. Some of the matters likely to come before the clubs preparatory lo ac tion In the convention are: Indorse ment of the administration of Wood- row Wilson: demand for rural credit legislation: indorsement of Senator E. D. Smi.th’s amendment for fhe op eration a nitrate plant by the United State* government for "pre paredness" In war and for providing • heap fertilizers to jthe farriers in time .of peaqe. and possibly expres sions on the Insurance situation. Under the n«*w rules there will he an enrollment of Democratic voters to be math* over agaia for this* year and to lie dosed- 6u days before the August primary election. Dr. J.G. Clinkscales To Lecture at Lodge .lame** G«NNl%vin. News was received in Walterboro yesterday of the death of James Goodwin, of the Little Swamp s»*c-, tiofT which occurred nt hf* home there Monday evening • Mr Goodwin i was one of the leading farmers -and , citizens of hLs community. His death ' w as due to paralyses and. eompji* a-j tions. Ho was in his 72n«i year and 1; survived by his w ife and seven-j L«*dge. iApri! 17.— The last'lecture fern children.- lie was twice tnar-| |n i.odg** school lyr**u’m cottffe lied and nine children were horn to j wj j, ^ jR the auditorium of the each wife. Of these only ‘one has w j tor> ] p r ij a y evening of this week. ° r ,h '’ beginning at -8:30 o’clock., hr. grdlant Clinkscales' is not'unknown to the people of this community and coun ty. having taught a number of^the "died. He was a m»wih<*r Methmllst church, and Confederate Soldier. IIEN DERM l\ V II.I.E CI.U II bovs of the county at Wofford Col- TL** Hendersonville Democratic lege, and having been in this county , J th« 'i, »IV A'. y. »t >:<**««. "•>••". for Cov. rror 1'" '' K .for the purpose of reoHmnizirg and noted educators in the State ana * next *oroncr. . . . . .. ^ i.u i WALTERIMDHO CLUIt MEETING In accordance with the call of the (‘punty Chairman and the Const'tu- tion and rules of tire Democratic party, notief is hereby given Hyat the Walterboro Democratic ‘Club will meet in' the CMud House'oa ?*.»t- ureay norn ng. th*^ 22nd ‘nrf,. at H o’clock for the purpose of e- organlzation. at which meeting the offloers of the club and detega'“S to the county conventioh will he el •• led and such other matters nap.acted a.r may properly come b-forc the club. • ' W J. FI8HBURNE. Pr* ». R. R. MILEY. Sec „ electing delegates to the ^poutttw con vent inn. and transacting /uch other Jilisiness as mav be peftlnept. II. A. WILLIS. M. D.. Sec. AN APPROACHING MARRIAGE Miss Lizzie Rentz. of Ehrhardt, and Mr. John B. Mlley. of Lorl^e. will be married at Ehrhardt’Thurs day at 4 o’clock. ************* * * * * ' . 5 * * REGISTER FOR ■ * TtDWN EI.EtTlON * * • - * * At .1 «Vlofk tmlay only Oft ❖ * voters had ■Mien tl»e4r town ♦ regMration rertlBealew fr»r the ❖ <s upproachtnK eleetlow. The # * <ounty Board c»f KegM.-ation t- f- will he here Thurwiny and Prt- * * day for Ihe parpose af reffl**- * * tcring all voters without eoua- * r.t ty ret-tMeatew. The Iowa regt*- * * I rat bm ^ will close Hatarday. * * Voter* are anted to altead to * possesses a wealth of informsttior., heina able eloquently to present the facts he has acquired through years of close, application and study. There will doubtless be a large audience present at this closing lecture of the school lyceum course, which has proven most ^helpful to the school and the romnropity. '• . «***••• it * * * FAREWELL SERMON Rev! R. L. Adams will presch st the Pleasant Grovw-Baptist church the fourtU Sfinday ptternoon at J:30 o’clock. Mr. Adams will leate in a few days to make his home in Flori da and ts anxious to meet all his old friends in this community on this d *>*' -. '•> ^ . . m . „ a fellow named Graves Is runaing this at oner, as the number * “for • oepner ip Anderson ro “ n, J r ' registering Is small. •' • * vie shall let the people decide wlictn- er there is anything In a name or pot — Spartanburg Journal. I < > . t f i v I x J H .1 Z' .dr