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WALTERBOROi S. C, WEDNESDAY. JULY 19, 1916.
NO. 47.
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BEAUFORT EXTENDS
HEARTY WELCOME
MEETING OF SOITHERN
CAROUNA ASSN- HELD
DESPITE STORM
SMOAK PRESIDENT
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Otber I'mnunent ilfflcer^ Are
Okooet*—Beaufort Count)
Organizes Ako.
From The News and Cornier:
Beaufort, ^uly 18.—The meeting
of the Southern Carolina Associa
tion was held here Friday, in spite
of stormy weather conditions that
prevailed throughout the day. Owing
to the storm warnings that had been
sent out, however, very few out-of-
towh visitors came down for the oc
casion, A goodly number of the
townsfolk, and representatives of
Colleton, Hampton and Jasper coun
ties filled the Court House at the
meeting, which was opened at 11
o'clock by Mr, F. H. Christensen t
president, of the Beaufort Chamber
of Commerce, who were hosts of the
occasion. He introduced Mayor C.
E. Danner, whose words of welcome
were hearty and pledged the sup
port of Beaufort to the success of
the undertaking.
Mr. W. \C. Smoak. president of
the Association, was then asked to
take charge. He made a short talk
on the aims and possibilities of 4he
organization, which was listened to
with much interest. Mr. Smoak then
Introduced in turn the other speak
ers: Mr. James Henry Rice, of Rit
ter. and Mr. D. L. Smith, of Waiter-
boro.
Mr. Rice spoke with great earnest
ness of the value of agricultural
schools, and made a telling argu
ment for the necessity of so train
ing x>ur youth that they will be able
to take advantage of the great agri
cultural opportunities right here- at
home. The constant drain where the
young people leave our country for
distant fields was eloquently pictur
ed. Mr. Smith spoke as the repre
sentative of the State department of
agriculture, saying that Mr. Watson,
it? head, is preparing active and ef
fective co-operation in large drain
age projects that have been Impos
sible in the absence of such an or
ganization here.
liocal Organization.
On the completion of the talks.
President Smoak rose and asked for
a motion that an organization simi
lar to those i n the connties of Hamp-
ton. Jasper and Colleton be formed.
This was done, and Mr. W. E. Rich
ardson was elected temporary sec
retary. He then proceeded with the
business of perfecting it. such as
electing officers, and a board of di
rectors. and securing members for
the county association. The officers
that were elected were: President.
P. L. Lea: vice president. W. R. Eve:
secretary and treasurer, J. B. Turn
er: directors. H. C. Eve. Pat Wall.
W. E. Richardson and W. R Eve:
representatives to the executive com
mittee of the Southern Carolina As-
'sociation. W E. .Richardson and N.
.Christensen. v
At 1 o'clock the meeting was ad
journed for dinner, which was serv
ed in the same room itt the Court
House, where th^ meeting was held.
It Wap a disappointment to .all that
dinner could not be served'as plan
ned on the tables spread under the
large live oaks on the beautiful bluff
adjoining.
After dinner a meeting of the
hoard of directors was held, at which
the constitution that had been drawn
up at a previous meeting was adopt
ed. The board then proceeded to
to elect permanent officers^ as fol
lows: W. W. Smoak. president;
Niels Christensen, vice president;
C; B. Haddon. secretary and execu
tive officer, ajid fc. T. H. Shaffer,
treasurer. Mr. Haddon was notified
by wire that he is expected to take
charge by the first of August, with
headqXTarters for the present at
Walterboro. It was agreed that gen
eral meetings of the members of the
association should he held quarterly,
at each of the four county seats in
rotation.
Thought Hector's Men l»st.
At four o'clock the trip to the nav
al station wai made on the steamer
Elivedon by about two hundred. On
account of the "heavy showers of
rain the baseball game and dress
parade that had been scheduled coeM
not to held, but dancing was enjoy
ed by many in the large amusement
hall, where the. station orchestra
Played daring the afternoon. Oth
ers looked over the big plant, where
more thitn 1.300 marines are station
ed. and paid their respects to Capt.
Beadle, commandant of the post,
whose courtesies were much appre
ciated. The poet had been receiving
during the day by wirdeea the mns-
Makes Appeal for \
Campaign Funds
The following communication
frohi J. M. Moorer, Esq., a member
of the State Executive Committee,
will he- of interest:
To the Democratic Voters of Colle
ton County:
From now until Ihe ?th of No
vember, (he day of the general elec
tion, a fieice and close contest will
be waged between the Democrats on
the one hand and the Republicans
and Progressives on the other, for
the election of their respective can
didates. Mr. Woodrow Wilson and
Mr. Charles E. Hughes. It is rather
difficult for us In the South, where
there is only one dominant party, to
realize the amount of work which
will have to be done in order to re
elect Mr. Wilson. In the North and
in the West, where the political di
visions are about even, the contest
wilj he a close one, ar.d, of course,
it will be the vote in those states
that will decide the contest. The
monied powers of he country have
broheht about a coalition between
the Republicans and Progressives,
through the withdrawal of Mr.
Roosevelt as the Progressive candi
date. for no other purpose than to
defeat, not so much the Democratic
party, as Mr. Wilson, who has been
throughout his tenure rtf office the
champion of the rights of the peo
ple.
As we do not live in one of those
Mates where the contest will be
close the only practical way that
we can aid the national party in its
puipos^ to re-elect Mr. Wilson is by
contributing to its campaign fund.
The National Democratic patty will
need in Ihe neighborhood of one
million dollars to be used in its cam
paign. and unless the contributions
are generous and numerous the par
ty will be sorely handicapped in its
contest with the rich and powerful
Republican and Progressive parties.
The State Committee, of which I am
the member from Colleton county,
held a meeting on the 8th instant In
Columbia and passed a resolution
to aid in raising a Wilson fund. It
callnd upon every Democrat in South
Carolina to contribute at least one
dollar to this noble cause.
The State Committee will present
to the President of the Democratic
club in each county, who collects the
most dollars In proportion to the
membership in his club, a Wilson
banner with a photograph of the
President, signed by him.
The conintitte e will also present
to the County Chairman of the coun
ty contributing the greatest number
of dollars in proportion to the num
ber of enrolled Democrats, a Wilson
and Marshall banner with a badge
of honor and a certificate of the
National Chairman of the service
rendered the par^y.
Ia*t e*rh president collect at once
$1.00 from each and every member
of his club and send It to the Coun
ty Chairman, who will send it to
Gen. Wilie Jones, treasurer of the
party, at.Columbia.
I desire to call this matter to the
attention of the Democratic voters
of Colleton county and to urge them
to respond liberally. The County
Chairman. I presume, will have the
various contributions published in
The Press and Standard
Respectfully,
J. M. MOORER.
Walterboro. S. C.. July l.l, IMG.
STATE CAMPAIGN
TNG SATURDAY
The State campaign party will visit Walterboro Saturday
for the purpose of addressing the voters of Colleton county. They
"ill come here from RidgeUad where they will address the Nit
ers of Jasper county on Friday. The meeting will doubtless be
wen attended and it will pro** interesting to the people present.
Most interest will center in the; candidates for Governor.' Cov
entor Manning, former GownOr Blease and Solicitor Cooper
each has many supporters in this county. It is not thought there
will be as much enthusiasm at this meeting as has been shown
previously, but the voters will quietly hear all the candidates.
The meeting will be h«ld on the Godfrey lot, in front of
Klein’s drug store, and will b« failed to order by County Chair
man Howell shortly after the amvaT of the morning train- It is
rot known in w’hat order the speakers will address the voters. It
is expected that a number of Mies will be present at the speak
ing.
The following a r e the candit ates for the State offices:
Governor—C. L- Blease, R A. Cooper. J. M. DesCharpp*.
John T. Duncan and R. I. Manni ig.
Lieutenant Governor—E. C.X. Adams and Andrew J. Bethea
Secretary of State—W. Banks DoVe and George W. Wight-
man.
State Treasurer—S. T, Carter and D. W. Mcl^aurin.
Adjutant and Inspector General—W. W. Moore.
Comptroller General—Cariton W. Sawyer
State Superintendent of Education—John E. Swearingen.
Attorney General—Thomas H. Peeples.
Cflfrunissioner of Agriculture. Commerce and Industries—E.
J. Watson. -
Railroad Commissioner—James Cansler, Albert S. Kant, G-
McDuffie Hampton. W. H. Kelly and W. P. Thrower.
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SMOAK S
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* The following turfnes have *
* been handed i n ** nominees #
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* trict. to fill the vacancy cans- *
* ed by, Che resignation of O. ('. *
* Byarin. The election will be #
* held at the office of the Covin- #
ty Superintendent of Educa- *
* lion Thursday, July 2h, from *
* 8:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. It is *
* thought there all he a large *
* vote polled. v *
*y ^vose nominated ate. *
* P, J. LUCAS. *
* J. J. PADGETT. *
* Z. SKARSON. *
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sages from the stricken collier Hec
tor. and just as the Beaufort party
arrived came the tragic la*t call that
the ship was going to pieces, with
little chance of saving anyone. A
marine remarked. “I came near be-
ing one of th<> fifty from here who
were on board,” and a lieutenant
told how he had carried hia fifty men
and put them aboard the collier at
sea off Charleston Capt. Beadle
was noticeably affected by the loss
of his men who he could not succor,
as his wireless recorded their calls
for help.
At 7:30 the entire crowd witness
ed the moving picture, which are put
on every night for the marines. The
naval tug carried the crowd to Port
Royal, from which place the trip to
Beaufort was made by automobiles.
Refreshments were served at the
Court House on the arrival of th«
crowds from Port Royal. „
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Mis. J. E. Bryan, wife of Magia- m0i ' 1 k8 ' it Jul >' 1 ' —The farmers
trate Bryan, of Walterboro. died at lw '"' al1 *niiles over their fine crops,
the EsDorn Infirmary Saturday ! , s|, ’ < ■' co ) ,on an< * <'orn. hut
morning following an illness of sev-'''. 111 "’ T . * 8 * 0, ' u ' th o.v have
eral weeks of typhoid fever. The ( heads and look as if they
funeral was held at Evergreen ~'' !l ‘j lke to cry if ** wou,,i do ff°od.
church, of which church Mra. Brjaa dani *K*‘8 a*e very great even to
was a devoted member. Sundnp bUt ** lh * >k
All Day Canning
Demonstrations
The alt day canning demonstra
tions held last week, the one at Wil
liams on Wednesday and the other
at Strickland on Thursday, were well
attended. At Williams all the mem
bers were present and a number of
cans of beans and tomatoes were
put up. There was also a demon
stration in jelly making given at this
meeting. All the club members are
very interested in their work, and
quite a number of cana of vege
tables and fruits have already been
put up by them. Ona member had
already put up one hundred - and
twenty-five rang up to this time.
Miss iqne Kinsey was hostess to the
club at dinner.
The Strickland demonstration was
held at the home of the president of
the club. Miss Senie Strickland, un
der th.e large shade trees. Beans,
tomatoes, corn, soup mixture and
other vegetables were canned. The
hard rain fall on that day Interfer
ed somewhat with the canning, .but
notwithstanding that more cans were
.nut up than at any previous demon
stration. All members of'the rlub
dined on that day with their presi
dent. . /
STORM WREAKS
TERRIBLE DAMAGE
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ES
TIMATED AT $15^)00,000 j
IN TWO STATES
38 DEAD REPORTED
List of Dead May be Inereaped M
Coin inunicat ion is EatablUhed
Between Points.
Union Meeting
First Division
mornitf. conducted by Rev. C. B.
Smith, in the absence of her pastor.
Mrs. Bryan was in her 40th year,
and had been married almost 2*)
years. She is sniSved by her hus
band, three chlldrTn, Douglas, Wil
liam Kershaw- and Ottie Ray, h-r
father. T. L. Risher. and the follow
ing brothers and listers also survive:
Julius. J. B., Ashley, Ira and Thurs
ton Risher; Mrs. Harley Beach. Mrs
Marvin Padgett, Mrs. Ben Padgett.
Mrs. Henry Hlers.
The deceased wa s a lady of many
admirable traits of Christian char
acter. and will be missed by a wid»
circle of relatives and friends. T i
Judge Bryan and the members >f
the family the community extends
sympathy.
Mrs. Ruben l4me.
Mrs. Ruben Lane died Thursd^
following an attack of typhoid fever,
of apoplexy. Mrs. Lane was sev
eral weeks and died rather Muddejilv
She was about 40-years of age. and
is survived by three -Small children
The funeral was held Friday witli
interment at Evergreen cemeterv
The Union of the First Division
of the Colleton Baptist Association
will b e held with the'Uavenel Bap
tist church on Friday, before the
rtfth- Sunday in July.
The following is the progtam:
10:3U. Devotional exercises by
the moderator.
11:0<*. Enrollment of delegate*
and appointment of committees.
11:30. Preaching by L. C. Higgs.
12:3u. An Exegesis of Luke
by Rev. J. S. M. Fin<h. ,
Hat unlay.
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As a result of a terrific storm
which swept over this State and
North Carolina Thursday night and
Friday of last waek. property loss
has been estimated at not les a than
$15,000,000 chief of this 'being in
tha upper portion of this State and
in North Carolina in the valleys of
the Congarce and the Broad rivers.
Railroads havi' been practically put
out of commission in many places
In the up country and it will be sev
eral days yet before all traihs will
resume schedule time. Damage was
done in Virginia, West Virginia.
Tennessee ami Georgia, and em
braces damage to property and to
irops.
Imcally the storm was the worst
this section lias had in many yeanC
While the daiiiar-* to building* In
this section was' a •'iimpd. the
damage tn i rops is p v ' ’'“avjr.
Demonstrator Risher states Hut i.i
his opinion the corjC'crop is injured
from 2u to 25 jK^r cent, cotton not
ao much. Tl>Cvc was no tnafl it;
Walterboro-lot two days from Char
leston on account of wash-outs on
the railroad near Charleston, t The
bj* dam at Goose Creek, supplying
water for Charleston, was washed
lit;oo a. m. Praver servieg. y-i
11 oo a m The Importance of f“**L and the city is fac.
Church Discipline by Rev. S. W Ack- ; in * » famine.,, ThU will be
repaired in a short
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The class made a considerable
step forward in the contest last Sun
day. The attendance numbered
the offering amounted to $2.60, and
five new members were in attend
ance. And, too. such a large num
ber of those present had studied tie
lesson, so that the lesson period wa
ve ry much enjoyed, the lesson b-
ing taught by Mr. J. M. Moorer.
Those who were detained from
meeting with the class on last Sun
day missed a deal of wholesome and
instructive entertainment. Cannot
we expect some of you w ho read —. -
these notes to be present next Sun Hudson visited the home of
dav" and with a - new member ir a. * r8 ‘ 1 ^udie Mole Saturday night,
visitor? We are glad to have an\J • Mr - and Mrs. Ben Martin, of Ttf
I Visitor in town join u» oo Sunda-
afternoons.
damage was-hot so great
in this section as in others.
Hiss Cora L. Connor gave the
girls of Strickland club a very in
teresting and instructive demonstra
tion in tanning Thursday, July 13,
The girls were all benefited by it.
and enjov.-d the hospitality of Mrs.
Jim Srfckland very much. The girls
of this section are very much moj^
enthused in their club work, for
they are in the midst of canning,
which i s very fascinating. 'Mr. Kdl-j
tor, we are making qpfte a lot of
tomatoes that art> too pretty to can
Right pretty, eh?
We had the pRasure of having our
first service fn the ti«w Methodist
church Ryffday. Rev. Leslie preach
ed a very able sermon, and the writ
er regrets that there was not a larg
er attendance on the occasion.
Dr. B. L. Padgett, of Hastings,
Ela., arrived at his home Saturday
night, after a thrilling experience
through the storm section. Dr. Pad
gett will he at home wTth his friends
and relatives for the next ten days.
Mrs. Roy D. Simpson, of Laurens
daughter of .Mr. J. S. Jones, of Ash
ton. is at home for the summer, and
eXRtots to visit her sisters. Mrs. L.
M. Strickland and Mrs. h. C Pa.d-
eett of Smoakn, soon
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Huftin, July 1». -The people oi
• Ins section are about through lav
ing by their crops now.
B. R, Gritiiii, who has been
is a0l t > to be out again.
G. A. Martin aim family, of Isle
ot Hope, Ga., are upending some
lime with his father, H. It. Martin.
Miss L’rel Varn, of the Sniders
section, visited tier grandmother,
* ,s * G. Griffin, a few days ago.
erman
1$:00, Hot Buppers, Box
to raise Money for Ch'urch P
by Rev. J. M. Croten.
Samla).
10:tm a. Prayer service.
lo:3n..' Sunday school mass meet
ing b>v<\ N. Lnngdale.
M'-iiO Preaching by Rev
Ackerman.
We ask all the churches to nrg
on their delegates to attend tin
meeting.
JOSEPH LANGDALE.
Secretary.
repaired in a short while, however.
Partlea I _ ' ~~ *
purposes p, P, Hiott Has
Withdrawn from Race
b
:>i( k.
j At an extra session of the da--
.held after Sunday school last Sun
day plans were made to entertain
the Cottageville Bible Class on Fri
day evening of this w-eek, the social
to b P held on the lawn %t the Metho
dist church.
The Cottage Prayer Meeting, held
m the home of Dr. Black last Wed
nesday evening was well attended
The services were conducted by
Rev. B. R. CIraer. The period for
open discussion is an interesting
part of theae meetings.
Albert H. Wlchman is still con
fined to his home on account of an
attack caused by tn effort to ex
tract a tooth a few weeks ago. Whilp
much Improved Mr. Wlchman Is
still In a very nervous state and it
is thought It will be several day*
before he can resume hi* duties at
the store. , < ,
M. Martin a few day,s ago.
L. C. Padgett, of Walterboro.
passed through this section Sundav
afternoon.
Boyd Saunders and sister. Miss
Lillian, spent Saturday night with A.
C. Breland.
Miss Myrtle Martin spent Sunday
with Miss Edna Mole.
-Master \V v endell Breland was the
guest of Master George Martin Sun
day.
Mis # Ollle Hudson visited Miss
Gertie Nettles a few days ago.
Will PUg Ball
Next Wednesday.
Walterboro and Ehrhardt will
cross bata oo the local diamond next
Wednesday afternoon. This is ex
pected to be the best game played
here this season and It is thought
there will be a big crowd of fans out
to see the exhibition. Walterboro
Is playing at Ehrhardt this after
noon.
P. M. Buckner
Has Resigned
captain P. M. Buckner, of Hu;
chain gang, last week tendered his
resignation to Commissioner Moore,
which became effective July lath.
Capt. Buckner has been In charge of
the chain gang since January. 1915.
and ha* ilirected their work building
roads. No statement is given out
as to the cause of the resignation.
The gang is now engaged in work
between Smoak* and Ruffin, having
just finished a causeway over Bear
Branch.
It will be Interestiug news to his
munv friends to learn that P. P.
Hiott. who was a candidate for mag
istrate of Eraser township, has an-
i flounced his w ithdrawal in the fol
lowing card: y'
To the Voters of Fraser Township’
Owing to business reasons. I find
that it wifi not be possible for me
to continue ih,the race this year for
magistrate of Fraser township, but
you i an count on piv being in the
race two years from now. I am not
unmindful of the promised support
of my friend? and can assure them
that 1 appreciate very much their
warm friendship.
Respectfully.
P. P. HIOTT.
Jackkonboro, Julv 17. 1916.
BAHKHAI.L GAME
HMO\kH
Will Hold Four
County Fair
It was decided at the meeting at
j Beaufort liv representatives from all
the counties that they would accept
Ith* invitation of the Colleton coun
ty Fair Association to hold a four-
county fail at Walterboro this fall,
the dates being Nov. 7-11. Repre-
senmtives have heen'named from
citch of the counties to have the
matter in charge and a meeting of
the officers and supeiintcndi nts from
each of th n four counties will be
Smoabs. July 14y^There was a
very interesting double-header ball
game at SntQaks Saturday. July 8.
Williams played Smoak*. The first
game was nine innings, the Score be-,
ing s to 2 in favor of Smoak*; bat
tery: Smoak*. Breland and Smoak:
Williams, Kinsey and Robertson. ^ held in the near future to make ar-
The second game the s<ore was 1 ' rangements for this fair,
a in favor of Smoak*. Battery: 1 or • j s thought this will insure bv *
Smoak*, Smoak and Smoak: "'I* , far the largest fair ever held in Col-
Ham*. Carroll and Strickland. The | ( .| OI1 jbe four counties to make
Second game wa* only five inninr - . exhibits will be Beatlfort. Colleton.
Hampton and Jasper. Already these
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Min* Gladys Elirabet^ Towles en
tertained her many friends Tuesday
afternoon in honor of her twelfth
ituted his mother, Mis* h birthday. Sh" rmDed many b. ; ,M
tiful presents and the afternoon was
enjoyed by all. Refreshments were
served at 6 o’clock by Mrs. H-. F.
Towles. Mrj. L. C. Towles apd Miss
Ella Moore.
(ounties are getting ready for their
exhibits and planning to make a
good showing at th»> fair.
Farmer*' Meeting at Hall School
Although the weather was very
unfavorable a good number of farm
ers of this community came out on
Saturday, July 15. to a meeting with
th e county agent to diacuss the pos
sibility of organizing a live stock ^ Beaufort Court
association. On account of waah- i Week.
out* on the railroad the animal hus- 1 ludge amea E. Penrifoy and Act-
bandry expert from Clemson College , ing Solicitor Jefferies will hold court
did not arrive, but the meeting was at Beaufort next week. They held
TEACHER'S AT HUDSON'S Mil l.
v Ruffin, Route 2, July 17.—-The
new school building for Hudson'3
Mill has been completed. It Is one
of the handsomest in the county
and wilj fill a long felt need in this
community. As one of the conse
quences there* veill be two teachers
«xt term. The trustees have met
and selected the following teachers
to hive charge of the school next
ferniX K, M. McTeer, principal, and
.Miss Gertrude Hudson, assiathht.
held and tha demonstrator explain
ed in a talk the working of the ne»
Rural Credit bill just passed by Con
gress. There will he another meet
ing in a few week*.
C. R. Lucas, of Jacksonville. Fla.,
la here for a visit to his mother. Mra.
E. I,. Lucas. •
court at Rldgeland last waek. and
this will to the last county In the
new circuit In which court will be
held during the summer. Mr. Jef
feries has acquitted himself with
credit during tha terms he has acted
aolicitor at Hampton and Ridgeland,
and he has scored a large number
of conviction*. ,
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