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WALTERBORO, S'. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1916.
NO. 49.
CIVIC LEAGUE HAS
PUBLIC MEETING
SECOND GATHERING UN
DER NEW PLAN FOR
PROMOTING WORK
SPECIAL PROGRAM
Address bjr Editor of The Press and
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HUndard on Needs of Town.
Other Interesting Numbers.
. The second public meeting of the
Walterboro Civic League was held
at the school auditorium Monday
evening of this week. These meet
ings were decided upon following the
recent visit ot Miss van Buren. a
National of&eer of the Civic League
of America, who suggested this as
a means of increasing Interest in the
matter of public and civic improve
ment. The plan has been tried in
other places and works well. The
first meeting held a month ago was
well attended, and the meeting held
Monday evening was interesting and
fairly well attended. A special pro
gram had been prepared and was
enjoyed by those present.
Mrs. B. O. Price, president of the
League, presided over the meeting,
and added much to the interest by
♦.er able manner of presiding and
her discussion of the topics under
consideration. She appointed the
chairman of several committees, and
according to a rule of the League,
the chairman of a committee ap
points the other members.
For several weeks an effort has
been made to get the old wire fence
removed from the'side of the road
leading to the cemetery, it haring
been'-offered to any person who
would remove it. So far no one has
shown a willingness to do this, and
a motion was passed to have this re
moved. The president appointed
Dr. C. H. EsDorn and E. L. Flsh-
burne a committee to see that It is
removed and the other rubbish on
the right of way for the proposed
sidewalk be removed, this to be paid
for out of the funds of the League.
Other chairman of committees
appointed were as follows:
To see Council as to screening
fruit offered for sale, and as to res
taurant conditions, \V. W. Smoak.
On Court Ilouse grounds, B|rs. E.
M. Jones.
On Hall Square, Mrs. H. F. Sch-
roeter.
On Depot plot, Mrs. W. S. Marvin.
Press Committee, Rev. Herbert F.
Schroeter.
Program Committee for next meet
ing, Mri. Ashley J. Anderson.
Collecting dues of members, J. H.
Roger.
One of fhe principal things dis
cussed by the League wag the mat
ter of a children's playground. A
report was had as to this matter, and
it whs found that there were cer
tain obstacles in the way of using
the Godfrey lot, so it was decided
-to leave the matter open pending
‘the election of a new board of trus
tees for the Walterboro school, and
they will be approached with a view
to securing the school grounds for
this purpose. Mrs. Jos. \V. Lucas
is chairman of this committee.
The address of the evening was
made by W. W. Smoak, editor of
The Press and Standard. Mr. Smoak
failed attention to those things
which are essential to the growth
of the town; and spoke of some of
the needs' of Walterboro,-making
suegsstiong as to lines of activity
which might be employed by the
J-eague tb advantage.
An Interesting report of the
State Federation of Woman’s Clubs
meeting, which was held in Ander-
son. vvas made by Mrs. J- H. Roger.
Miss Wlllhy added much to the en
joyment of the evening by singing
“Good-bye,” *s did Misg Mabel
Wichman In a violin solo. Miss Ida
M. Ftshburne played Miss Wijlhy’s
accompaaiment. and Miss deTro-
'ille for Miss Wichman'a violin solo.
NEXT MEETING
OF SMOAKS CLUB
Live Stock Association of Upper Col
leton Called to Meet Sat unlay
Afternoon.
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$ 11.599 26
35
39.569.27
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102.16J.37
104
114,764.66
146
181.544.16
153
218,118.25
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256.044,14
farmers
of Colleton
MRS. PATTERSON ENTERTAINS
On Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs.
A. A. Patterson, Jr., entertained in
honor of Misses Louise and Ruth
Wallace and Misses May and Mar
garet McTeer, who, for the past
"cek. have been the guests of Mr»
M. B. Patterson. The evening was
made merry 'by a series of games.
At ll o’clock dellgl^Iul refresh
ments, consisting of cake and fruit
punch, were served. The house was
beautifully decorated in ferns and
rut flowers.
Afong those present were Misses
Ohase Black. Mable Wichman, Ruth
and Louise Wallace. May and Mar
garet McTeer, Ruth and Isabel!
Smith, Emmeline Peurlfoy, May
Patterson and Catherine deTraville;
Messra. Dewey and Harvey Padgett.
Willie Fripp O’Hear Fraser, Billy
Wltsell, Randolph Howell, Dr. Rntght
Or. Hardin. Hart wnliams,
deTrevjlle, Baynard Arnett. Estes
Smithy' Raymond and Lucien Pat-
terson.
The third meeting of the North
Colleton Live Stock Marketing As
sociation will be held at the graded
school building at Smoak?. June 2 4,
at 4 Vclock. The object for which
this meeting has been called is to
try and interest the farmers in an
organization that will help them
find a market for cattle and hogs.
Last year when meat was selling
for 10 to 11 cents in the market
centers, our fanners were only get
ting 4 to 5 cents.
The ordinary person has not been
raising stock in large enough quan
tities to market in car lots, but by
coming together in an association
where every man can take a part
anti produce his animals for Sale at
proper time and in large quan
tities better prices can be secured.
The question also has arisen, who
will take care of the money from
sales? There will he a sales mana
ger appointed by the members of
the association. He will be placed
under a bond so if he should come
Up short the men who had furnished
the cattle or hogs cotrid not lose any
money. Then some say we have
been bugged already by such things.
Now, what should be done here Is
for you to comp out and hear the
rules of this association read and
vote for or against their approval.
The first and most successfulfarm-
ers maiTtetlng society was organized
at Litchfiell, Minn., in 1908. The
data below will show how this one
succeeded:
year. Cars of stock. Gross rerpts.
1908
1909
mo
1911
1912
1913 -
1914
Cannot
do as well? Tes If we will. Prom
a small beginning of 14 carloads,
valued at little over eleven thousand
dollars In 1908. this organization
shipped 170 carloads, valued at
$236,044.14. in 1914.
Mr. H. C, Calvin, live stork agent
for the State will be the speaker of
the occasion Saturday at 4 p. m.
Be sure and come. Lets don’t
stand about the streets and let this
meeting take place without our be
ing there. Brother, the boll weevil
is marching nearer every day, he
will not stand on the street corner.
Our system of farming must be
changed. A county never prospered
On cotton alone, but before we can
raise much stock we must have a
market. Now if wp don’t have one
•whose fault Is It? We are planning
to have a meeting of this association
at Ruffin. Williams and other places
a s well as at Smoaks.
F. W. RISHER,
County Demonstrator.
Fire Department _
Is Reorganized
The Walterboro Fire Department
held a meeting Thursday night for
the purpose of reorganizing nnd
electing officers for the department.
A large and enthusiastic moetine
was held, and thirty members were
enrolled. Plans fbr enlarging the
scope of the department were- dis
cussed apd much enthusiasm was
generated.
,The following are the newly elect
ed officers:
Chief. L. Haselden.
Assistant Chief, S. M. Crosby.
Secretary and Treasurer. L. Vtsoy,
Foreman for up-town reel, Ben
Hiers.
Foreman for down-town reel. L.
B. Patterson.
Nozzlemen. S. G Price and II. G.
Griffin.
Flagmen, B. Black and Jesse de.
Treville.
Lineman. Joe Glover and Robert
Crosby.
Laddermen, Pete von Lobe and J.
D. Rainey: J. V. Johnstone and H.
A. Patterson.
Meetings will be held every third
Thursday evening.
MUSIC CLASS AT SMOAKS
Smoaks, June 20.—Mrs. Joseph
Berry has opened a class for teach
ing music at Smoaks. Mrs. Berry
was Miss Critcher, who taught the
Pine Grove school during the past
term. She Is a finished musician,
having begun her mugical education
at West End High school, studied at
Coker College, and at Converse. She
will haw a large class during the
summer months.
P. (\ M#ORK FOR MAGISTRATE
The card of J*. C. Moore, a candi
date for magistrate of Fraser town
ship. appears in this issue of Tho
Press and Standard. Mr. Moore is
a worthy citizen of this township,
and has never before been an aspir
ant for any public office. He states
that he will make a clean rar* for
this office, and will run on his mer
its.
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* SOUTH CAROLNA MILITIA MOBILIZING *
* The United States is now virtually in a state of war *
* with Mexico. Following the recent expedition sent into *
* Mexico to capture or punish Villa for depredations com- *
* mitted on United States troops and citizens, Carranza *
* who is firsfr'chief of Mexico, has forbidden the United *
* States troops to move in any direction except norjth- *
* ward or back into this country. This the United States *
* government declines to agree to, and wil maintain their *
* position by resort to arms if necessary. In order, there- *
* fore, to be ready, a call has been issued for the mobili *
* zation of all the militia of all the states, and for them *
* to be ready fora call to service on the frontier or in *
* Mexico should the necessity arise, *
* Governor Manning has issued an order calling on the *
* first and second regiments of S. C. Militia to proceed at *
* ohee to Styx, the camp site pretfously arranged, near *
* Columbia, where they will be held awaiting further or- *
* ders. These troops are expected to reach this camp by *
* Saturday of this week. . ‘ *
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JOY RIDERS END
RIDE IN JAIL
H. N. Stoke* Car Badly Damaged by
Young Negroes Who Steal Car
For Trip to Khrhanlt.
An unusual event for Walterboro
was the stealing out of an automo
bile from a private garage tat a
midnight joy ride by five young ne
gro men. As a result of tl^lg rtda.
Rice Carter, Tom Carter^gnd Isaac
Singleton are in jail and Lee Pear
son nod Adolphus Bedon are out an
$5110 bond for tfieir .appearance tt,
the next term of court. .
Early Saturday morning II. N.
Stokes, who resides on Hampton
street, went to his garage to g* t bis
Ford to go to hla farm. To his sur
prise it was not there, but upon In
stituting search for it. it was found
in the street In front of his house
with one tire gone, and In a rather
battered condition. Mr. Stokes im
mediately got in touch with Chief of
Police J. B. Ackerman, and he with
Deputy Sheriff Padgett and W Z.
Ayer started to follow the trail of
the car. They went within n few
miles of -Ehrhardt and concluded
that the party had attended a negro
dance at Ehrhardt the night be/ore.
Returning to Walterboro the> got
into communication with Ehrhardt
and found that the five young negro
men named above had attended the
dance there th« night before In
the meantime certain Information
bad leaked out around town about
some of the party having tried to
hire a machine to go to Ehrhardt.
and soon one of the negroes weak
ened und made a confession, impli
cating the others. They were ar
rested and locked up in jail.
Their story is that they went t<>
Mr. Stokes’ garage and pushed (’ •
car out into the street before crank
ing it up. The plate was remold
and th^ switch thrown on without
use of key. as Mr. Stokes had re
moved that the night before. The
five then got into the car nnd went
to Ehrhardt. On their return one
tire was punctured, but they did not
stop to fix it, and ran it clean off
the wheel, completely destroying it
ami tfce inner tube. A telephone
polo whs encountered and the ft nd-
er badly battered up, but that did
not stop tMPm either. Finally they
reached Walterboro and left the <ar
In the street. It is reported that
they were all drinking and the lark
was planned as for a good tine
Magistrate Bryan held preliminary
Tuesday morning and hound over
all five offenders to the next trim
of court.
All Dogs Must
COL PADGETT
FILES PLEDGE
Colleton Attorney Formally Enters
Rare for Congressional Hon
or* From 1st District.
Col. Jas. G. Padgett, whose an
nounced candidacy for Congress
from the First Congressional Dis
trict has been the subject of much
comment over the district, has for-
mally'enteml the race, and filed his
pledge, as provided by law. Col.
Padgett is much encouraged by the
reception his candidacy has received.
He will make an aggressive cam
paign, nnd will win, is the opinion
of many political prophets over the
district.
Col. Padgett will oppose'the pres,
ent congressman from this'district.
Richard S. Whaley, who is a resi
dent of Charleston, and it is thought
that his chames for succeeding Mr.
Whaley are very fine. The larges;
voting county in the district is
Charleston,'and lu tills county Ctd
Padgett will secure a large vote,
which with the lead given him in
the “country" counties of the dis
trict. will enable him to secure the
nomination. Dorchester, Clarendon
and Berkely. to say nothing of Col
leton. will give C/d. Padgett flatter
ing votes and in each of these coun
ties he expects to secure a big ma
jority. Such assurances are given
him by friends.
GIRL DIES FROM
BITE OF SNAKE
Nlia Stanley, Hendersonville, Kitten
lly Rattlesnake Dies W ithin Few-
Hour* in Great Agony
f
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As a result of having been bitten
by a rattlesnake, little Miss Nlta
Stanley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
tiharley Stanley, of Hendersonville,
died Monday night, after suffering
terribly from the time she was hit-
ten Sunday- evening. This terrible
tragedy has shocked the entire iom-
munlty. , \ 1
Sunday afternoon little Nitn and
her little sister, 3 years old. were
walking down the public road in g
lane near the home of J, M. Speights
when they met some coyys being
driven home from the pasture. Being
afraid to meet the cows in the road.
Nlta climbed over a wire fence by
the side of the road and turned to
assist her little sister over. Just as
ahe was helping her sister down
from the fence a rattler bit her Just
above the shoe $op, burying four
(fangs In the leg. The cries of the
IVTiittIpQ little girl brought assistance nnd
YTCdU Dr Harvln wag Bunimo ned at once.
He applied heroic treatment and did
all medical science could to save the
little girl’s life, but after suffering
for a little more than a day she
died, y ’ ■ ;■/. ' v
The funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon with interment
at Penlel cemetery, being conducted
by Rev. Knight.
An ordinance has bees adopted
requiring all dogs to be muzzled if
allowed to roam the street*, and
profiding penalties for failure to
have on muzzles. Mayor Glewer
states that he feels this a very nec
essary ordinance, and he Is of the
opinion that^in this season when
any dog might take rabies, it is mufh
better to avoid any risk by requir
ing all dogs to wear muzzles. This
law goes into effect the first of July.
-JtEV. SMITH'S APPOINTMENTS
Rev. J. R. Smith, of Ehrhardt,
who is preaching in the midrweek
at Bethlehem and Cottagcvtlle. de
sires the announcement made that
he will preach at Bethlehem Wed
nesday evening. June 28, and Thurs
day evening at the Cottagenlle Bap
tist church.
KERVIUEH AT HOLINESS CHURTH
The revival services being conduct
ed this week—ftt the Chapel near the
Yount Cotton Mill.*, by the Penti-
costal Holiness people. Is being at
tended by large crowds and some
very effective preaching is being
done. These service* will continue
the balance of the week, being held
every night at 8:3° o'clock. Rev.
P. Z. McKenzie, of Lake City, and
Rev. F. M. Britton, of Falcon, N. C..
will he here for the remainder of the
series of meetings.
STATE CAVAIGN
OPENED YESTERDAY
FIRST MEETING IN STATE
CAMPAIGN MELD AT
SPARTANBURG
A QUIET MEETING
In Presence of l,tM)0 Voters Candi
dates Fire Oftenlng (ion of Long
< umiwtign for Votes. •
MEET MONDAY
ATTEMASSEE
The State campaign party began
its tour of the State at Spartanburg
Tuesday in the preaen^ of 1.000
voters from that and adjoining coun.
ties. It was a very orderly and quiet
meeting, and lacked the fire usually
injected into theae meetings. The
candidates spoke to an orderly au
dience and made about the usual
campaign speeches
The following are the entrant* In
to the race for Stale offices and for
Congress and Solicitor:
For State Office*
Governor—L. Please, R. A.
Cooper, J. M. DesChaYnps. John T.
Duncan and R* C Manning.
Lieutenant Governor—K. C. L.
Adams and Andrew J. Bethea. ,
Secretary of State—W. Banks
Dove and George W. Wightman.
State Treasurer—S. T. Carter and
D. W. McLaurin.
Adjutant nnd Inspector Geueral-
W. W. Moore.
Comptroller General—Carlton VN .
Sawyer.
State Superintendent of Educa
tion—John K. Swearingen.
(Attorney General—Thomas II.
Peeples.
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Commerce jind Industries—E. J.
Watson.
Railroad Commissioner — James
C&nsler. Albert S. Fant, G. McDufr
fl P Hampton. W. H. Kelly Mid W.
P. Thrower.
IV»ngre**lonnl Candidate*.
First District—J. O. Padgeit and
Richard S. Whaley.
Second District—J. F. Byrnes and
Alvin Etheredge.
Third District —Wyatt Aiken. II.
H. Dagnall, Fred H. Dominic k, John
A. Horton and Henry C Tillman.
Fourth District A. H. Miller. Sam
J. Niche ills and 1). B. Traxler.
Fifth District—1). K. Finley and
W. F. Stevenson.
Sixth District—James D. Evans,
J. S. Mclnnes and J. W. Ragsdale.
Seventh District—A. F. Lever.
For Solicitor.
First f'ircuit L. A. Hutson, An
drew J. Hydrick, Ed C. Mann
J. Stokes Salley.
Second Circuit R. I* Gunter,
third Circuit—Philip H. Stoll.
Fourth Circuit—J. Monroe Spears.
Fifth Circuit—Wade Hampton
Cobb,
Sixth Circuit—J. Harry Foster and
J. K. Henry.
Seventh Circuit—I. C. Blackwood
and A. E. Hill.
Eighth Circuit—H. S. Blackwell.
B. V. Chapman, Geo. T. McOrtl nnd
T; Frank McCord.
Ninth Circuit—F. M. Bryan. Wil
liam H. Grlmhall and Thomas P.
Stoney.
Tenth Circuit—T/'ftn L. Rice, K.
P. Smith and J. R v Earle.
Eleventh'Circuit—E L. Ashlll, J.
W. Cox and George Bell Timmer
man.
Twelfth Cirriiit*—None.
Thirteenth Circuit—Jno. M Dan
iel, H. II. Harris. J. D. I*anrfprd. J.
Robert Martl/i and D. W. Smoak.
Fourteenth ClrouR—Heber R.
T*adgett and George Warren.
( HARMING GUESTS HONORED
A delightful party was given at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Pat
terson last Wednesday evening, in
honor of the-^Hases Wallace and Me-
Teer.\A game of great Interest and
excitement was played In which the
boys and girls were given cards with
fifteen number* and each boy had to
get a girl and go to walk ten min
utes, then changR girls until he had
gone With the fiftean desirable gisi*.
then delicious refreshments of sand
wiches and olives were served In
two courses, followed by, delicious
rake and grapa Juice. After the re
freshment* were served several oth
er game s of interest were played,
and several songs were enjoyed.
Those present wree Misses Ruth
Wallace, Louise Wallace. May Mc
Teer, Margaret McTeer, Pearl Grace,
Chase Black. Mabel Wichman. Kath-
alerj) deTreville, Millie Fraser
Colette Padgett, Susie Tracy, Ruth
Smith, Isabell Smith, and Edith
Black; Messrs. Lucien Patterson.
Raymond Patterson. Estes Smith,
Dewey Padgett, Hart Williams.
Harvey Padgett, Rarlan Sanders,
Willie Fripp, Randolph Howell,
Adolphus Jones. Harry' Knight. Ed
ward Rice, Henderson Fraser. Wil
lie Wltsell, Dr. Hardin. Baynard Ar
nett and Jesse deTreville.
DIRECTORS OF SOUTHERN
CAROLINA ASSN. TO SE
LECT SECRETARY
I.
MANY APPLICANTS
Much Interest Show n in Selection Of
Tlii* Important Officer Upon
Whom Much I Depend*.
The Board of Directors of the
Southern Carolina Association will .
meet Monday at Yemassee after the
arrival of th e morning trains for^he \
purpose of electing a permanent sec
retary for the Association. There
are a number of applicants for this
position, and it is expected that they »
will All be present at this meeting.
Ho*. W. W. Long, State Agent In
charge of the extension work in
South Carolina, will meet with the
directors, and assist them in map
ping out the work for the associa
tion’s activities. He is very much <
interested in the organization an 1
fhe directors expect u great deal
from his co-operation.
.Other matters of importance will
come up for decision, among tbc-
belhg the matter of headquarters for
the association, si, of work to l>>
undertaken, etc.
The members of the lb „r*l ,* Di
rectors of the association are:
W. W Smoak. president, Waiter-
boro; Niels Christensen, vice presi
dent. Beaufort; R. M. Jefferies, sec
retary and treasurer. Walterboro;
E. T. H. Shaffer. Walterboro; J. S.
Williams, Hampton; M. M. Chisolm.
Fsttll: W. K. Richardson, Beaufort;
L. B. Altman. Rldgeland.
J. M. Moorer, Esq.,
Will Aid Captain
To the young men of Colleton
county, and especially to the former
members of Company K. Third S. C.
Infantry: President Wilson, in the
exercise of his authority as Com
mander in Chief of the armed forces
of the United States, has called Into
service the entire National Guard
of the Nation for service along th ■
Mexican border tor the protection of
the American rights.
Governor Manning, as ©onunander
in chief of the armed force* in South
Carolina. In pursuance of the call,
has ordered the South Carolina ma-
litia to mobollze at Camp Styx, neat
Columbia. S. (’., from which point
as needed it will be sent for service
to the Mexican border—and^aybe.
Into Mexico.
The present strength of the tna-
lltia companies is t about sixtv-flve
men to each company, and it is noav
encumbent upon the commanding
officers of the' various companies to
enlist their several companies to a
war strength of about one hundred
and fifteen. Captain If. O. Wlthing-* (
ton. of Company B tbetter known
as Washington Light Infantry) of
Charleston, has requested me to as
sist him In obtaining from this point
recruits for his company so as to
bring It up to Its war strength. Ho
could recruit bis company in the
city of Charleston, but he stated t >
me that upon the various malitii
encampments, where bis company
was thrown with the Walterboro
company, he had observed with ad
miration the soldierly qualities ot
the men from Colleton County, and
he desires, if possible, to obtain the
recruits from thU* section.
Over the telephone today Captain
Withlngton stated that he would
send two recruiting officers to ^ al-
terhoro on next Thursday morning,
the 22nd Inst., and they would b-.
here for that day for the purpose
enlisting any volunteers who may
present themselves It is my pleas
ure to recommend to any one desir
ing to enlist, this company and its
officers. It is the oldest organiza
tion In South Carolina, being over
one hundred years old. and has
servjed in the Revolutionary, the
Mexican and the Civil war * v ' lt1 '
'pride and distinction. The officers
of the company are known to m
to be gentlemen of high standing ami
efficient from a military atandpoinG
Any one •misting win «meive ^
same pay ns if a member of the reg-
enlisting officers while hero
will make their headkuarters at mv
Se near the Court House, and
will give me pleasure ^
with any one about to enlist
m „ y pr.M-nt M00Rr , R .
Walterboro. June 19^
Sl'NDW’K APPOINTMENTS
The Rev. Paul K. Crosby «l ! *
preach at Ebenezer Sunday morning
at 11 O’clock: at Penlel Sunday af
ternoon at 4:30. and at Sandy Dam
church at 8 30 Sunday nl*ht
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