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^ ■ ' ' . %■ / tOL 37. • WALTERBORO, S. C, WEDNESDAY. MAY 17, 1916. NO. 38. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES WALTERBORO SCHOOL baccalaureate sermon BY DR. HARMS SUNDAY MORNING SIXTEEN MEMBERS IN THE CLASS I>*\ Snyder, of Wolford College, Will Deliver CThrs Add rev* Friday . EveninR. The commencement exercises of the Walterboro Graded and High School will be held next week, the first event on the program bing the baccalaureate sermon by Dr Henry Harms, on Sunday. May 20. This sermon will be delivered by Dr. Harms at the school auditorium Sunday morning. All the churches will be closed for the occasion and there will doubtless be- a large at tendance present to hear this noted educator and minister. Following this the next event wPl be a musicals given by Mis? Kate Rertz. the teacher of music in the school. This recital will be quite an c >enf for thosp^ who des ! re to rfe th* groat progress tnade during the year by Miss Rentz’ pupils. On Thursday night the exercises by the members of the Grammar schobi grades will be had. Among these wil] be a play. ‘ A Wild Rose.” by the g'-l* in the frth, fdh and grades. Othe^r exercises will be giv- N. C. A. SAULS DIED MONDAY Former Colletonian Passed Away tn , Charleston Infirmary Monday Morning. X. C. A. Sauls, a son of Mrs. G. A. Sauls, and until four years ago a resident of Walterboro. died at a ( harleston infirmary Monday - morn ing. Mr. Sauls had bee* 111 for sev eral weeks, but only seriously so. it was thought, for about ten days. Only a few weeks ago he had an at tack almost pneumonia which left him very weak. Then occurred an obsruetton in the intestine, from which he died. He was very ill and was brought to Walterboro Sundav afternoon inthrhope that the change would prove beneficial. His physi cian here thought that a last chance was to take him to an infirmary in Charleston where an operation might be performed to save his life. Ho was too far gone, however, and died before he could be placed on tin operating table. The funeral services were held at ihe residence.of His mother. Mrs. G. A. Sauls, conducted by Rev. S. R. Hope, pastor of the Presbyterian church. Tuesday afternoon at four o’clock. After the funeral'the Ma sonic fraternity took charge of the body and gave P burial according to the ritual of the orde~. of which I Mr. Sauls was so’faithful a member. An unusually large number of Ma- en in which the pupils of the lower) . „ grades will take rtrirt I s^ns took' part in the services,, ami « . p . i tender hands performed the last sad^ The commencement exercises prop- , ... , , r- • i . rites for their deceased brother, .w.. er will take place Friday evening, i * ’Rauls was also a member of the May 2Cth. Dr. Henry X’. Snyder, president of Wofford College. * will make the addi“ss'to the gradtiafPs. Dr. Snyder Is always w Iconic in Walterboro where he is we.t known as an orator of ability. Tn addition to this litcrarv tr^at, the pupils of the graduating class will have ex ercises. among these being a .valedic tory by peWltte Pr.^e Jacobs and a salutatory bv Mis c Marie L< uifse defrei-ille. ' There are sixteen members <yt the g'aduating class, wtfich is the great est number graduated //from # tb> school as yet. It has been a good (la’ss. and has maintained splej.d’d clrss spirit. The officers are Marie d r “Trbvillb. president: J. J Padgett. Jr., vice ptesld'-nt. May tonLehe. secretary: PeWitte Pate Jacobs./treasurer. The «lass colors a~e white and green, the motto ‘ X'on quern sed quid," and the fltvw- Knights of Pythias. The debased is stfnived by his mother, Mrs. G. A: Sauls, wife, who was Miss Ida Ackerman, of Cottage- ville, and five small children, three of them boys.'and the following sis ters and brothers: D. A. Sauls, of Meg-gett: Mrs. . C. deTrevllle, Wal- boro: Mrs. It. W. Peeples. Meg- gett; Mrs. J. J. Jones. X'orth Aucus- ta; Mrs. Hagood. Livingston. He was just a few days over .15 years of age, and Had been a resident of Georgetown just four’'years, having left Walterboro on the 13th of Mav Tfil2. to accept a position as ex- j.•ess agent for the Southern Express Company at that place. He was a man whom everyone liked, and who^c upright life and irreproat li able charatter won for bin) the np- spect and ..esteem of all who kr.e'w him. Mar.v beautiful .floral trib tes .R 1 from friends Indicated* the feeling cr. white rose. Nj . ., v rn | 0r t r ir>d toward the deceas- Mar> ilecti- The sympathy of a wide circle The graduates are: 'Dh PamTrMgo Marie* Lomse deTre- ville, Jennie I^ou Eastcrlln. Mazie Lillian Francis. Iteaux Keyle Fripo* Joseph Paries Griffin. Robert A. Hope. PeWitte Pate Jacobs. Ham Adgm Knight. Collette Zejma Pad gett. J: J Padgett. Jr., Guy S. Saunders David Clyde Smith. .Ruth Elizabeth' Smith. Susie Lynah Tracy. Maw Vonl-ehe. Prof. F. S Long has been the -superintendent of (he school, with F-rof. T. F. Subcr, principal, and tbo Co'.lowing tb'' assistant teachers. M ; ss Sarati Kchn. Miss Agnes Rcv- cn«L Mis* Rr.v Jones. Miss Macele Marvin. Miss rimer Fishburne. Mits Edith Fraser. Miss Tweed '' Ficklin. Mis* Kate Rentz. The school year is regarded as being one of the b£flt the school has had. £ * * *,.6 g. * * *■ * THIS IS CLEAN-CP WEEK * * ^ * — According to announced * * plans of the Wplferboro Civic * ■* League this is Clean-up Week * * in Walterboro. and already * matlv yards and lots are pie- ■* Renting a clean appearance. * * *Mr». John M Klein is chaic- * ^ man of the clean-up committee » * and she ha* appointed a num- * *■ her of ladies to assist her in the :?• ■*- work of cleaning tip the town. *■ ■* The owners of lot* are urged to * 'y ttovc them cleaned, and not];* x - •' is civen that o( the fraah is * -:f left in tho yard the tovyfl carts ” Jrhurohes. too. - 1 will call fr^r It and < art it ofT. * * if notice be .given them. Mr>»' # Kle(n and the other members * * of the fonmijiec will insp‘<t -s- ^ all p-emfses rhl* week, and they expect toJind them clean * and In sanitary condition. * A committee has been ap- # * pointed for every street in # * town and the committee will * * be notified. * ******** :•,:*** ' ,,f v.l.iiHr.S fmd firicirda goe* out t^» t] l( . bereaved widow and relatives and to the fathcrle-s (hildreu. REGRET TO SEE PASTOR LEAVE ■ Smoak* K.-ipti*i Churcli SOrkowrlng Over lte*ignatlon of Hev. * V • * ' V J. C. Ijtwson. Mr*. R. H. Wichman Is in (’harles- ton with her daughter. Miss Eliza beth, who is rapidly convalescing from an operation for appendicitis. *iM Wichman ha* left the hospital «nd expects to return to her home thi* week. * > Smoaks. May 15..—Sunday morn ing at 11 o>1ot k a large congrega- tiem assembled at Stuoaks Baptist churo6 to hear Rev. J C. Lawson’s farewell sermon. As is his custorjK' he preached n powerful gospel ser mon. after which he tendered his resignatioj 1 . which th<* church very painfully accepted. The sentiment of the church, so far as the wiitt-r has been ahle to ascertain, wax unanimou>Ty in fy^vor of his repchinin^ with the -church as pastoF. but for reason,which he deeiued prudent, 1 he churchy at his r< qiie:*t, tcfea.sc^l hijn. \’ ( .c oTil' fie BB mh< Ol tH Ibip- tfst cHnrrh were nJuft; i.’ to See him t:vb« hifl leTvr, hn) hia mahxXl r’td- :.-,r admirers amnng the ofhet Brother Lawson has Hr n in Folletcn for the t’. • ■ ral years ai d as is w. U known is not, only one of the a|dest erd most de vout expounders of the go-pel in this pari /Tf ttrr fttate, hut haa Idea- tifttd himself in an able manm^r with those who stand for put? poli- r -il principles and sane government. He goes to Chester field county to labor in alcout sixty miles of his boy hood home. Bv hits going the churches of which he has been paste* and the entire cortity sustain a loss that is akin to irreparable, hut our loss will •be C’hc. terfield’s gain May our Heavenly* Father continue to bless and direct thin humble servant of His and his good wife and children wherever they are called to go A. P. SMITH. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO MEMBERSHIPS \ a » ^ T^ie following annual membership? to the Southern Carolina Association have been subscribed during the week. There will be. others *dded 4rom week ta treek. t:ll the number required to be raised by this county is reached. Colleton must have at least 4011 memberships and pomibly ,more. It is thought that there will be no trouble in 'getttBg the requisite number, and it is ex pected that there will be many .from all section* of the county. Any member of the Board of Directors will receive these sub scriptions. The local members are E. T. H. Shaffer. R. M. Jefferies and W. W. Sraoak. The list follow*: E. T. H. Shaffer. Walterboro. B. R. - Ulmer, Walterboro,. j E. F. Smith.. Ruffin j G. C. Brown, Walterboro, > jp W. L. Kasterlin. Walterboro 1 Lucian B Patterson. Walterboro. . \ l..... A W. J. Taylor. Walterboro ^ H. C. Ghwer, Walterboro,. 5 E. B. Knfght. Walterboro.,....,.. | Jno. M. Klein. Walterboro...., j J. R. Lawrence. Walterboro j W. V. Glover. Walterboro.... . „. \ j Lucas Berry, Walterboro../ 1 F. P. Wichman, Walterboro... ; . 1' J- E. Pinckney. Walterboro j B. G. Hyme, ,Walterboro % 1 Jesse doTrerllle' Walterboro. ] I. M. FisM-urnc, Walterboro. . c F. X'eyle, Charleston , . 1 P J. laicaa.-Walterboro, t .[ 1 T. J.. ^JcDaniel,- Walterboro, .\ 4 John D. Glover, Walterboro D. E. Martin. Walterboro, •> W. W. Smoak, Walterboro 5 A. K Beach. Walterboro, ....... ...... \ * 1 A. C. Beach. Walterboro. Rout** 4 j A, S. Karesh. Walterboro, . » Jos W. Lucas. Walterboro,.,: 3,/K- Moore, Walterboro,... . M. P. Howell. Walterboro D. >'*. L. Hie.rs, Walterboro,... R. M .W. 1 - Jefferies, Walterboro.... . . '**> \ A - ' TOTAL t BOOSTERS’ KEETINC AT R1BGELAND SOI THERN X CAROLINA AS SOCIATION WILL MEET THERE FRIDAY BIG BASKET PICNIC (VvlleOon Desires to Lead la Numbers < la Atteadaace From Outside f'ouaties. ' ,l DATES SET FOR \ SHORT COURSE vk ' . ■ , < anniiig Club (•il l* to Htneivc la. -struction? June Fifth t<* Eighth. The dates set for the short course at Walterboro for the canning club girls are from June 5th jhreugh June 8th. Every girl is *xp eu-d to attend this course in cider that they might receive th e benefit* of the v-orfc done at this short e 'fhey will be expected to be in vV.il- terbbro nt I>:30 o’clock M f 'ay morning. June Sth.i and vvili imme diately ro to the ur»d*.l - -ool building where the roll will . - . "li ed. The Board of Trustees of t l Wal. tethoro Graded school has k ndly consented to loan Mi».* Cdnnoi the use df the audfiorium, and other rooms, if necessary, for this p irpox and also the use of 'the gro-xds. where, the canning will tak^^dace under the trees. "At this short course the pic methods of canning vr.' getaM- ; nd fruits, th^'putting up of p:"-.' • >, jellies, pickles, pCr., will Ire t. pHt. They will alot» he lns»rru< t* ,i in gardening, booklet making hr ) nil the essentials necesaary fiat 1 * rro!* on thia' work hyrmeftiaelvc^ *hoiil ! their fruit or vegetables he rend) for calming and it would b«i In p -ib'c for their agent to he with tV-'t i UJ! * at that time, Th«-refore. > : -te-l a ery club girl attend this -hort course: so'let every girl rem* her the dates and prepare for thi B -hort course. \ Miss Connor is grttpg to nink- an effort this we. k to secure 1 :r ^ here for all the <!ub ghls. -ind h - feel? sure that the people of the t»>wr will he glad to take ca r e * the canning club girls for four «! ty*. Everyone that she has asked 50 far to take Mri^ntl girls i ns c* t ■ very kindly to do so. COLLETON' HAS NEW TEACHERS Miiny Apidityint* Secure 4 ertilicate? at Iterent * Fvantiiuition. Thos having paaised the teacher* examination. May 5th,'are as fol lows First Grade Certificates Mi.-s Nonie Goodwin. Sn-.-'ak*: Mat- tHine Sounders. Roundt> M^s A.n-ii- I> e A< kerniaft Cottagy>^Hh ; : Mty* Daisy Bta*k. CnMagewM?; Mi.-,: ^ . rie WilrRjm- Williakfis; M 9 r]. Cone, I.ougv S*-. «.n.l GradA Certlficdfes m: Ruth V’rosby, Ruffin; Hu. ky 11 Vro* by. Ruffin'; Mis* /'Adyle Bridge, Round: Mis« lola Crosby, Ruffin. R The next meeting of the Southern Carolina Association will be held at Ridgeland Friday of thi* week. The decision to hold thi* meeting was made at the recent conference of the Board of Directors which was held at Ridgeland. The Ridgeland people as well as those of Jasper county, are arranging for a big basket pic nic during the day and some other form of entertainment at night. It is desired to have present as many persons from the counties interested in the association as can he induced to attend. Hampton and Beaufort counties are arranging for a large attendance of members and interested persons, an,i Colleton will not lark represen tation. A large number of automo bile owners will attend this meeting and an effort wi 4 | be made to have the largest representation from any outside county Irom Colleton. Al ready a number of persons who have care have announced their intention of attending, and it is expecetd that there will be many more who will decide to attend. The people of KidgeLmd are mak ing big preparations for this meet ing. the-arrangements for which are in, the hands pf 8 competent com mittee composed of J. P. Wise, L. H„ AUman, James D. Archer and H Ijr, ex-offico. The follow iiur aniuwwcement of program was con tained in the last ijsue of the Jasper Het^ld: Commissioner of Agriculture E. Fd Watson. Congressman J. F Byr- j pc* and Mr. A . V. SnelL of Charb'S- ; t -n. have been invited to speak bore Teacher’- 0 ' *^ 1:; an ^ in Edition address* * will be made by Dr. W. A Preacjt- 1 r W. N Heyward and H. KlHgh Purdy, all oi whom need no i/ttro-. duction to Jasper county people A basket phnic will be serV/d un- *! r the l:)rge, oaks in the school grounds and the'address/** will he n ade from the old camfiaign stand H impton will bring her baseball lean* for a game with the local nitfe. I’cth towns have exceptionally good teams and a good contest is assurcl. SHOOTING AFFRAY at negro none I , * v * t • TWO NEGRO MEN SHOOT EACH OTHER AT IVAN- HOE MONDAY BOTH MEN MAY DIE PbyslcUn Consider* Both Compai- ant* Seriously Wounded—Three Bystandar* Hit. ^, -A 1: Mi - Su.-ve ^inland. Walterboro. •. F l» ; H. H»/yward Bihith,,BtnO«Ks X's gfo applicants niade certilli jrtv as follow*/' .2nd' gr.ule ' 6 Wiugi t; 3rd grade, Hattie John .. n. Zell* Cum As a result of a shooting scrape which took place at Ivanhoc Monday during the progress of a negro pic nic, \\ illiam Moultrie, of Georgetow n and Ben Bennett, of Cainhoy. He mortally wounded at Ritter. The picnic grounds at Ivanhoe were chartered for ihe day by a commit tee of negroes from Walterboro. and these claim that Moultrie and Ben nett came there from the Hilton- Dodge Lumber Company’s camp which is in the neighborhood, and that they raised a ’ rough house” greatly nga'nst their wishes and de sires. Not only were the two negro men. who were pricipai* in the shooting injured, but three hystait9enPw*i* ' more or h-ss seriously wounded, by stray bullets The shooting occurred on the platform at the landing be. twren four and five o’t lock In the afternoon, and it is said ik-U a wo man and perhaps liquor Vere at the bottom of the difficulty which led to the shooting. •’ -4> / • i'' The report of the affair by the eye witnesses was that Moultrie and Bennett got into 9 dispute, amt that Moultrie turned his hack. Bennett pulled his pistol, a 25-calihre Colt automatic, and began to pump bul lets into the hack Of Moultrie, at least two of them passing entirely through hi? body. After emptying hh* pistol Bennett turned to run. Moultrie steadied himpelf and open ed fire on Bennett n* he was going oviY a railroad embankment and hit hi/h twice/ Stray bullets hit n ne- gfn woman from Charleston in th® b e. and a younir hegro maa also In the leg injuring one other person. Magistrate Towles and Deputy SUuriff I*adg*tt were summoned, but upon advice of Dr. L M. Stoke*, who attended the negro non, they were left at Ritter, as the doctor thinks both of them arc in a very*,serious condition and likely to die. The committee regrets, the shoot ing at tb*? picnic very much. Judge ar. i’ Mrs. R. G W. Bryan will Ik.vo iu a (^w da vs for North Cliarp -fon. wh« r* they vhll he gue<»M of h s d. ufihter. Mis. Clubh. \ ho has : l;o> , iry t»iM healthful s ctlon of Charleston. They expect to lease th* • M..C*' I'M Beak -t'a-t and pend the summer with Mrs. Cluhh. Others View The '■ ' * / / 'y ' x. Southern Carolina Association' /■ / The Southern Carolina As*o< ip.ylor i* receiving the chpgratulatio:/; 0/ u.any promine.pt men i 3 thit yefid other states. N'ot only are tiLr- m n Of note outside conirnen>4i/g favor able upon the propo-ed ^*-Ming to gether of these secJlon* pf the StAt"^ l»ove. it is quite essential that *v- ® >u, pc«p!c living in ih. oeCtipn most interested are al/o enthusiastic also inn. * y.: :t; * * s;: * ¥ ASSFMItl.K AT * fTH’HT StjUAlU * ^ . —* Ajl peribhR ana* cats exp- '- ing to make th*- trip to Hide - *' land Friday are requested t) meet at the Court Hou-y Square Friday morning /t 7:3h o’clmk in order that ht“ representatives from this c/un- ty may make the trip together It is expected that theie-*iH t" 1 ' at least ten cars. All who can attend are also requested to in- * • form President Shaffer or Sec- * »ry Smoak of their intention * . ° / s * j** \o ti make the trip. *###'*** *# ******* ' # : / about the organization AH realize that it is filling a long felt want in the way of being an organization to help set in motion agencies which will build up this portion of most fertile lards In lose ’ Caixdina. The follow f] writt agent »lou work 4n Scmh Can Una ’’It will/give me.the greatest pb lire to /erk >n clos • co-op rM.i with aji-i 1 beli ve that w«- CVn be mu/uafly helpful. I think thv idea of drainage ami road build in* i* especially important, and 1 would 'i.cc *t the teaching of agriculture in Jhe rural schools. I hhould he '. ry glad to come before your a- >i>ctation and talk on the subject of marketing, n question that we are giving a great deal of attention to ..t thid time " , Men E l Watson, tOmnis^ion-r • f Agriculture. Commerce and Ac < ulture. writes as follows: ”1 have watched with an all ah. sorbing interest the splendid initia tive that you and your association have taken in this matter of formimr the Southern Carolina Association in these fowl garden spot counties do anything amounting to anything for the development of the** par ticular sections of the State, and I have most ’cordially welcohied th® organization of this association, and rejoiced in its announced purposes.” These quotations arc from only/ two of many letters of similar im-* port received by President Smoak. and there is ft great, future far th~ organization. It takes mote, how ever. than talk, ns Ihe News and Courier says, to make this proposi tion go. and just now it is neces- s irv for the p**»»ph' of Colleton coun tv to shoulder a portion of the re- Tiie following is from a letter ’ of jin* state. The whole ritt-n by IR-n. W . Long, State J •ippf-.V4 / t/v me most stro :cnt and ilirectfir of farm * ' - 1 -Anal: not only to g ve y sponsibilitv. We ask that this h« proposition . done in the ghape of subscriptions to rpngly. and • i memberships. Surely every person ou the ful- | in th«* county wishes to he nn Inter- \(-A official and personal t o-oper.v . rt<‘d f:n tor ih this great vvork. and cn that'It is possible for me to do. {anyone <an bechme so hv sig’^ine the ; 1 v ant to help you in ev.-. v application blank at (\NCE and mail- practicpl way that I can. Hereto-''ing or i-emlinR it to any member of that I can. fore there has been no organfzntrpdi the local committee t l)iiUigh which we could attempt to | and Standard, or to The Pr«* No. MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION r - ■ x • \ v * /• y ' yy ' v ' • ’«?, / ■ y * * // ^mttlicru Carolina Association ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE $2.50 I hereby' subscribe for.. ../.. Annual Memberships In the SCTHEUN CAROLINA ASSOCIA TION. andpromise to pay te the Southern Carolina Association, or older, one-half of said nicmber- ship fees on demand and the balance In three months from date, said balance being the sum of $ PAYMENTS ..'...191...., I ...... ...191 % 8, * n «i %f Date , P. O v / y