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/ ■I X N. V • 1 VOL. 38. WALTERBOHO, S. C., WEDN ESt)AY. NOVEMBER 2i>. 1916 NO. 13. miss mm 10 be HELD HERE MOM MEISTERSINGERS \f\l NuiiiIm'I- «»1 l.yr.'iiiii’('our>o A|»- pwir* Vf\i Tik*s<lay Fveninjj. I^rge Attendance Expected to M^t and Discuss Matters « For Legislation. SOME LAWS Mnch Talk of Propo«Ml and Sob* Important mcndattoB* Will hr Tli.* Meistrrsingers Male <iuartett appears before a Walterhoro ay- dtence at the school aiuditorium next Tuesday evening. The ciuar- tette is composed of four youqg _ j men of exceptional ability. They i all have special ability,‘and with SUGGESTED their organ chimes they have played j and sung their way into popular wiU*—hundreds, nf an^ la*gi«.lati.*n < * iences - company of singers jand entertainers have been booked for return engagements over and over again, and they have never fail ed to please. The personna! of this quartette is Harold Lucas. 1st tenor; Loftus H. Ward, 1st bass and manager; Elwin Smith. 2nd tenoi t)mar B. Wilson, 2nd bass. The entertainment will begin at 8;30. o'clock Tuesday even ing at the school* auditorium. It is expected that there will he* a ca pacity audienpe to greet these well known and popular entertainers. The committee is now selling sea son tickets at a reduced rate for the* four remaining attractions. . Recotn- Made. meeting to the court o't loc k, is, CONVENTION HELD Meeting Was With Walterhoro F. Saturday and Sunday, at , > Methodist Church. ilTERBOBO 0BI1GE! AT DISTRICT INSPECTED XdlioriUt HiniMer*. I*euve for Xn- ^ tinai r«>#fercnce. (i. Eason. C. S. Makes Examination of Drainage Area. A SUCCESSFUL Engineer, Methodist ministers of th Lower South Carolina Confererfc. are this week in attendance upon the annual conference at Florence. The sessions' of this conference will ■ continue during the week and will! terminate with the reading of the) JOSEPH GLOVER MEETS TRAGIC DEATH Kills Himself by Accidental Dlss charge of ^Gun While In Boat Near Jacksonboro MEETING, WIJX CONTAIN 20,000 ACRES new assignments next Monday ~ f | f • ■ jls\not known whether all the mln- * I . , isters In charge of charges in this Twenty-Three Sunday Schools XX'ere Ideally (.orated as "fo Drainage^ Represent e.1 by lifty-F.ight (Delegates. The call for the mass be held on Monday at house, beginning at 11 attracting much attention. Already many matters likely to come,up for discussion are being discussed, and there will be an interesting discus sion of many of them, ’t is thought there will be some matters proposed rhich will cause the people to sit up and take notice. The following article sent to the State papers hv their local correspondent wiij indi cate the trend of tlie dteouWcions being heard. There is considerable talk of the proposed bond issue for good’roads, and this will be one of * the matters to come up at the meet-1 ... ing. * / ’ i A most enjoyable afternoon w*as The meeting will be called to or- spent Sunday at the ‘Methodist der promptly at 11 o’clock, and will church, the occasion being a rally of be organized by the election of a all the Sunday , schools of Waiter- chairman and secretary by- the boro, following the County Sunday meeting. Therf will be no limit to school convention, which adjourned the number of matters to be brought just prior to this rally. All-the up. nor will there be any restric- Sunday schools of Walterhoro had tions as to the subject matter. 1 l>een invited to attend, and the It is expected that the Debto- church was filled The program cratic clubs will hold their mee*-i consisted of the'telling of stories by ings Saturday according to the cal! Miss Daisy Black, of Cottageville. issued by County Chaitnian Howell.! a story teller of ability and wid** and that delegations representing, repute. Miss Black told two stories Th-* Colleton County Sunday schooj convention was held Satur day and Sunday at the Methodist church. Walterhoro. There were . r >8 representatives’ present from (JtiHlillcathwiM and Adapta bility as Farms. in charge of charges in 1 count jr-wUI^ba.^aUur.eiL. buljt U-Txm-l-oad*. understood there will v be some changes.X^ Rev. B. V Knight, who has been for one year at Hendersonville, has ; gone td the Cpper South Carolln t Conference, and thi<^ will necessi tate a new pastor for this charge. Rally For Sunday Schools of Town Cnited States Engineer F fj. Fa son came to Walterhoro Friday at' Rev. Chas. B. Smith. who jthe invitation of the Southern Ceio-1 been at Walterhoro only one i linn .Association cud c' r* »in pu p- left Monday afternoon for 13! erty holders in the Walterfcoro , ference. It is expected that he Sunday schools, and the work done J Drainage District No. 1 to make a he returned, was most helpful and enjoyable. In, preliminary examination of the[ The other ministers from addition to the local workers. Oen-]' an< I s embraced in this district for 1 county, or having charges in oral Secretary > B. D. Webb, and j ,f u* purpose of recommending to tl. county are Rev J. D. Bell. Elementary Superintendent. Mlaa| KO 'ernment a full survey of the ois , Rev. A. S. I**slie, Smoaks; \gnes Bavenpl. were present addlnsjDict if found advisable and pia | L. Ingram, much-to the success of the eonven-! tkal. Mr. Kasoh was enthus'astic tion. . . \ < <>ver the proposition. He found that The reports' of the work in thls;*^*‘ district could he easily drained INSTANTANEOUS Frog* Shot_ Ciun_ Enter Head of X oung Man and Body Falls Into Water. has vea r the con- A tragwly which has shocked the entire community was the acci dental killing Sunday afternoon of young Joseph Glover at Blschoff’s will plantation near Jacksonbora by the accidental discharge of a gun. Mr. Glover and J. M. I a McKenste were la small boat in one <>f *be ditches a rice field. Mr Glover sitting In Huffln: in Rev. G. the rear of the boat was rowing. ^Cottageville? Rev. F v K ’ Fpon reaching a turn in the ditch. "Hodges, Lo'dge*. Rev f’atil by. Lodge; Rev. Shufnrd Khrhardt. them will be chosen to attend the meeting Monday.. I n this way tliere will be truly democratic sentiment expressed and the will of the peo ple secured. The article sent to the daily newspapers follows; The idea of the holdmg of a large mass meeting of the citizens of Colleton county for the purpose* of di*cussin K legislation of interest to this county. *o ably championed during the last campaign by Rep resentative W. XV. Smoak. end heartily concurred in by Senator J. i. Padgett and Representative J K Goodwin, has take n a strong hold npi>q the people of the c;ounty. and they are preparing to take adyan- t: ge of the opportunity thus offer* 1 hv tW delegation for 4 considerable amount of initiating in legislative affairs. Many Important topics bav, to the littfe folks; holding their absolute attention. This was fol lowed by Miss Agnes Ravenel, ele mentary superintendent of the State Sunday school association, who de lighted both young and old with a simple, yet effective missionary story. , X The principal adiiress of the af ternoon was 'made by R. D. Webb, general secretary. whose remai were allV atthntively listened \<y Uy tjie entire audience. He recited wjth good effect the story'bf Haw thorne’s "Great Stone/Fare." and applied^ it fo the livt>X of the hoy- and gjrrs present^/ The l,Xm di<^>n . was pronounco-l h v Rev. S -B . Hope, pastor of the Pre-lrttcridn \huri h. and the au- dhence^fepartedxwishing fot a repe tition of this deRclyfyil afternoon. been enthusiastically discussed T|M1Vs T<> >Tn| . XT khBHXRDT among the people already ior jic-) me*-ting rded. in- tioh on Monday, and the promises to be largely atte ter^sting and beneficial./ The most important thing which has been discussed thus far with the purpose of taking action on Monday is the question of a bond issue of a half million dollars by the county for the building of good roads v This proposition, not fath ered by any of the representatives Jfh the general assembly, has "been discussed at length by the people of the county, ard it now appears that it will be presented to the cit izens in meeting on next Monday. Dvirin^ the last two year*, this, fi rnty has had some good roads built.»and the ta.-te of them is so sweet until progressive citizens are considering the means of extending them to all parts of the county. It I? realized that lack of funds raised hv •’direct taxation will make thi impossible Tor years tpv come, and 11 - experietrt-e of other counties iu th;!- State and elsewhere with su< !i a proposition is being cited in favor of the bonding of the county in a *Hient amount to construct over the ont;-** count”. ■Xtr of th - delecutto- on ' • s'/tiu is lirwkrs’CMwl to he <.>v it'ng for instrijctiom’* ' 11 taeni. so far a« can be learned, he- <r . pledged or having taken any ; t jr.rj on the question. Th’ ; i •will, probably / over shadow any other to he discussed-^t The mas- meeting, and considcrab'c interest is being stimulated in it ’ • with n:ore and more citizens ‘M -sing themselves as being in favor of it. If action be taken at ♦he General Assembly in Januap" on 'his proposition it will result purely from the holding of this mass meet ing and the opportunity hfforded fnr the expression of pu’bli* senti- nient and county desire. There are many other topics *hich are being discussed. and among these the zovernraent comes in Portion of opinion. At good t Beginning December 1st. the At lantic Coast Line railroad will turn over to the Bamberg and Khrhardt railroad Xompany, the operhAion nfj • he trains from Khrhardt to Bam berg. The passenger and freight trains will stop at Khrhardt as for merly. hut the trains on the ex tension will make cbnnection with these trains So as not to inconven ience the travelling public. This tbange is brought about by the term ination of the contract between the roads, and from a belief on iln' • of the extension road that it cart operate the trains more cheaply than the Coast Line is doing. hoard of directors or supervisory committee from the other county., of ficer* upon which board the fore man of the grand jury would serve a* a .member. The Idea as e xpress ed c alls for a supervisory commiftec cAn-istir.g of two county officials, the treasuier and auditor having been suggested, amh the-foreman. A the grand jury, whose duties wriuM be to supervise th** aftpii* Of. the* of highway comflii*sionCr. acl- v.i-T.K ancl conferritig with him in all important ma-tlers. This would , v v as a chec k on the Office\ and would assist materially the highway • omtorssioner in performing the fnjceCfions ’Assigned to him.' This leerhod of solving the problem would he inexpensive and compet ent. elected officials being respon sible to the people not only for the -*rict administration of the affairs of their office, hut also in a meas- nr * for the general c onclurt of the business of the county, causing economy combined with good httsl- nei*' judgme nt to be practiced in handling the office fraught with such grave liabilities and opportun ities to the people ^ stock law is being discussed The isewsfied w ilYme and probably a' resolution form of countv j Introduced looking to the calling of for a liberal an election on this question. Ldti- the last, rational matters are being talked Rinetin, of the General Assembly the'of and the county's educational of- nffice of Township Commissioner fleers will probably have som# m- rnship w as abolished, and the entire man-[ novations agement of the county’s financial affairs was vested 'dn the Highway r ^rmissloner. There are manv iu think his powers are too plen- 7. and many are suggesting a d ! f-. of for the the common " r, nt form of government One j welfare and the devising of njeans naember of the delegation. It is un- and legislation looking to the pro- *l®rstood, favors the formation of a {motion of the public good. a • an<l reforms to present to the people generally ancf to the del egation. All in all this appears- to be- a great get together meeting the people of the county purpose of considering welfare and county were most encouraging, and an effort will he made to have Col leton become a Gold Star county before the State Convention which meets in Spartanburg May 1-3. This will require hard work on the part of the gounty and district officer*, hut they are determined to have this result, if it can be done. The meetings were prcqdded over by County President B. G. Plica. \V. K. Willis, the efficient county secretary, was present and aided very materially In the work of the convention Mrs. K. E. Jones was organist for the convention, while Mrs. B. G. Price, Mrs. .W. O. Guess and Mrs. K. J. Witsell. rendered valuable service in a-ssigning homes to the delegates. Ft was a source of keen regret that Miss Ravopcl was front a throve affection which pre vented her, making the addresses which were assigned, her upon the program. The absence of E. M. Peeples, of Hampton, president of iie Hampton County association, and of Judge peurifoy. wds- also cause of* keen disappointment to people. . Sessions' were held Saturday morning, afternoon and evening, and Sunday morning and afternoon. Ti e attendance of delegates was good, and Saturday evening and Sdnda.'* the people fiotn the* town fbine] out in latvre numbers to attend the ser- 5 X virus. Flei tion of Olfbxj- The comHdttee on not’ifn. t on- plaeyd before the convention tlie names of the Xfollow ing offiici-s; who were unauijhously eleete.l: B. G. Price. \V; and pledged >he co-operation^of his| department in putting it through provided the district was incorporat ed as prescribed by the drainage laws of this State. He found J{»at the lands in the district could he! drained at a cost of from two .to', five dollars per acre, dependent up on the number and size of canals) which would have to he constructed! Wants to Purchase a Typewriter following appeal is vouched Tin for by persons of repute, and reader of The Press and K Cros- Mr. MrKJneie states that he not'c-*d Felder, that Mr. Glover stopped his cars jaftd almost Immediately he T enrd )the discharge of a gun. Quickly glancing hack he saw Mr. Glover In a standing posture, falling into the . w^ter. with' tlie top of his head shot ; off ' Mr., McKenzie endeavored to reach the falling body hut could not prevent its. falling into the wate.*. if any (The effort Standard | boat to upsc: wish to aid the young man. it is also thrown into preliminary survey was | worthy To Tin w onM w hen m v n e it* ni-. know h presi de n t.. \V» \V Smoak. president. \V. E. Willis. Fotlagev ill tary-treasurer. Mrs. W. E. Willis. Cot tag- v elementary superintendent . Miss Tweedie Fieklin. WaM'-r- lioro. secondary superintendent W. K. Willis. Cottageville. adult superintendent. J D. Etsey. Round. ptesMh ;>t d trlct No. 1 W. W. Smoak. Walterhoro ; • -- IdeM distiiet No 2. . A. Padgett, Smoaks. districtXyo ?,./ . D. M. Vain. Ehrhardf. distriit No. t. / J. J. PadgeH. Wajti/hot' elected executive XsornnuM v iie Jos. M Moot^tS resigned. The ic^olulitifts, comt lilt, i-’ I* '1 X’arn. clnjrniuh. offered the !• " tne resolntKins, which .were ed' by a Kst n r. v e;. • 1 fi’at a vote o' * l e g,/• n to tlie good peopt* i 1 W t ejdiov'o for the excellent :i..v n after the made. • In a eonference with niany of the land owners in this ' district held Friday afternoon, the report of Mr. Eason was received and petitions immediately drawn looking to the co-operation of the Walterhoro Drainage District No. 1. Tuese were signed forthwith by the prin- .cipal land owners and other signa- sufferlng j * ur *'* are being secured as rapidly as possible. As soon as these are signed all of the preliminary work necessary to the proposition will he rapidly completed according to’* law and the final survey by the .govern ment engineers will be had early .In tlie new year, with actual work to egin, at some time in the spring tunmer. , ' ' v This i> the fl>’st district to he jiro motyil by the Southern Carolina Association and many other simi lar enterprises are being planned for this countv and the oHie.rs in th * association. The present district embrace? ,2<>.00<i acres of land, all of which, when well drained, will furnish atany excellent farms. Pen- ctcpttnp the dfrtrict .•ve four creek* which w'ill "he ;Wipted 1T1 the drain age scheme, these being cl«*are,i tint for a considerable distance and ex tended it sufficient depth Into the plateau to supply exits for the num bers o/ canals which will he dug. The following are the boundaries of, the district: Beginning at the eastern city' limits of Walterbon/'heM and following thf- toad one and half miles to Th a vet's; thepef* fol- owing the western bountJ>tfy of the (’. L./failroiid to >fTtter?. from thetice f()Bowing t!/ dirt road by way Xf Boineauve'eross roads the PringleHTeniL^frotn thence a -•tmight J|ne to t h/dla rta Cad da road, and along tinff hyad to the city limits of WnUe'ihntM; from thence a -tright l>tn to the beginning. This district situated lietvveen (freat/Gwhmp and Chelsea Creek “with n’ natural slope both wavs. Tl>c principal 1 mil owners iti C e proposed district are. the following: It tl Wiehtuah. I G. Padgett. A II Wichman. J.»s K. .Peurifoy, E. T ll S'- tffer" S H, and will l>e'appreciated; Whom It May Concern: I ani so well known as "the shut- in writer and author" th f at I feel a formal introduction to the read ers of this paper is not necessary; but a short sketch of my life and work will not he out of place. In view of what is to follow . I am a shut-in. in my thirtieth vear. I ant not able to do manual labor of any kind. I am self-edu cated. ami for nearly twenty years I have read, studied and written. I have, toiled so constantly with the pen that while I have learned "the trick" of writing for pay at last. I now suffer with writer's cramp and • an no longer turn out copy n**at enough to impress editors favorahl.v. v shalL therefore, have to. g.'-t, ^ typewriter. * - people eve.-yw here heve rfully kind to me. toy poverA pirnde-tl^ m i f Tin ;.’t. h.<r. | Of tea f and •ds wete ttrg* nt in the ex- e «ontrlhutlon 'from an un- ad in i rer has i onie as a *!*•'!>, in g/ha ml to lift me from th* d*’pfh de-pair And in the ddrk**<t • tit- of mv life I in >er forget Ui** fact that were my cause IwjJ be fore the world, the jx'ople wonTd s**<* to if that happirpess in some meas ure should he thine hut as jprtich as I could 1 shrank from pnfdhity Not as a hegga v did 1 wish to make myself known: richer would I give In return the that I have to give for yaltm received, than to say to the^ public. "Here I am, help me up,’* Therefore I have sf-nggled on all these weary, heart-breaking vmir* to learn to w rite for pay. ami I have almost reached the goal of mv lnxyCs desire NVvt-r again ;’iall tin* burdens and responsibilities of my crippled life seem greate- than 1 enn bear. / Eneouraged by The State and s- v. ••ra! other good papers which hav • ptihlishe.) my story and appeal t c contributions with which t** buv ; typewriter for me. statte/l vvhicli h:*|s tt> raise enough to movement ha I Smoak. j ITS, e. :tnd**n B. Gru W L. L< nlaekj In ' addit ion >er. Ra.nl and <"t to tftesr then- nit tract fatrd -o *f, the »'ieaf tnaiorify of ■attilv in favor iff the Yhi •h, tli. v h a ve ‘Dt ertilin* rnni ‘‘fit ion ami for m hospitality to us; 9 That a vote of than crivf n to The Pro s an *1 S' for its gen roiis . erv in, Vi * I ’nc .this. •on vent Ion ntiif hua ■tv whole-souled ro operfit it* editor. Mr. W \\ ’. StnOa *' o «» .That we move a vote * nr r r- >1 lie it I’lgh ..... \y 1, X'lt*- slnccreSt appreciation for cient services rendered by fh< Sunday School Association, *1 Mr R. D. Webb, the gene,' I tary. and Mips Agnes nav r< nu»ntarv\ superintendent I. That wo move that Cclh ton county s*‘t as her"aim in co intv Sunday school work, the Geld Star standard. BOX PARTY AT SMDFRS The elation give a Dec.’I. public School Improvement of the Sniders school will Imx paity on Friday nighL beginning at 7 o’clock, is cordially invited. G. B Herndon. of Eutawville, was in town early this week. M t r? Herndon is selling the Delr.t l.lce- tric lighting system for country horites. ni - iivany stn the district, whom .art' It- proposition.* Thus it i- f xnectfd th t fit* year of 1!*17 will witn* ss th* 1*..g r r*.';»■* ] *.f the realization of the ^r* ar *iren/n for years In this territory. Hfat is a well drained coastal plain. W'th many small farms difi*l ex<*llen»l lands well cultivated hv thou and- j of owners. A comprehensive plan of' drainage, consistentl> •arried out. will conyPrt this entire State and the movement will he given great impetus, if is hoped, by the succe*. of this first district in Colleton county. Much credit for the status *'f this district necessarily goes to the executive serctary. S I- Reid, afid the other officers of the Soitth- • rn Carolina Association who have so consistently presented this greaf (juestion for the last few mpnths. machine Nov* I cannot uc. /d without h good typ; writ I *lid not hav*/Vvrit< r'< 1 kindly zi-jC ey* pj paper to.h*dp me g.-t oi trihnttng to ow t !i**w Yopr may ,<* nd money in jpost «onvenient to you . • n ore vent this '•aiised the ’ Mr. McKenzie was th * / a‘er. which fortunately was not more tl.ao four feet in deapth. He succeeded in getting the body into the boat which was pushed to tfto hank, and after sometime he was able to get assist* anee Going hack to where hit au tomobile was left Mr. McKenzie tried to run It to where he had left the body, but It got stuck In the mud. and it was sometime before he was able to get the bndv in and make the return trip to Walterhoro. The killing took place about five o’clock and they reachel Walter- horn about eight o’clivcl',. An inquest was held Hv Magis trate Bryan. beginning Mondav morning, and concluded Tuesdav. The verdict of the jury of Inquest , was that the deceased came to his idcaQ) 1^ the accidental discharge of Li gun m his own hands. No blame* attaches to Mi M*Kcnzle in th* matter, and vvhHe the tragedy h deeply t'i he deplored, it h looked upon a* om* of ■ those !iapn‘*nlr3: * which will ever he inexplicable. It Is supposed tlm young man saw a chance to ((ill a duck, and pieqed up the gun. a hatnmdrless one. which was discharged bv coming In con tact with thc hottmn of the boa*. The cun was recover* d npd it wat found that both barrels had been ! fired. Mr. McKenzie w as a rlosj friend of the deceased and he is ter ribly broken over the tragic ending of this trip | Joseph Bellinger Glover was a bright young man. having Just passed hi* majority, being a little i more than 21 years of age. He was a son of Mr and Mrs J. B Glover. Sr His death is greatly deplored, and expressions of i»ympsth>\ have Iwcti numerous. The funeral was held Monday af- , tei noon at his father’s residence In the presence of a large numhepof his : fri* nd and (‘datives. Rev. P L Hood conducted the funeral services, v.hi*! wfollowed by interment in/Eivc (>;ik ccni*’tety. The pall ,tM ..i* : •wore \** */ Seapson. C. M. IEhIi'v. U'/.rnond Patterson, t*. J. ■ Boar ti. H;” \< v Padgett, and Walter SnnjHfCr.' FROM HONOLULU prom ptlv trilution. A d«1 *••.-* R F M 1. ack now ledc ('V< "Ben Hon*” ; Shut in Box tl. Filbert. S. (V rw Kii.ivt. Mollnmetit I nvetlexl sumlay tlreck tV'im'tery. | D‘. r T 1 ’ ' w r\ t» ; S’: nilar*i l*A"s nd- ■ j suh-wriher to its lists this v .’ H \V Marvin, of Honolulu. H / ii. sent in a money order ‘for S” ci» Jot a subscription to The l* ri .. . a Standard. "Hal" has itk’pv fri* n<’- in (’idte.ton vvhO/%111 •|i.. pb ’ t , !,:i it.at In* hi* made good ip-ills far western horn-- — so Car western that it took his let- te • twelve da vs to reach its desti nation. It vrill be recalled that Mix Marvin graduated from Clem son ('ollege, • I*** tri* at department, and after marrying Miss Mafry Cooaer, was a teacher in the Waiter- school. went out to the Hav- Islands to accept a position the Hawaiian'* Electric Corn- Ltd . which position he has since. He has received many a number of prom-fpromotions and is todav high up members took part i in <he management of this company. Dr**. who boro alian with puny. held TO BE MAICHIFD Invitations have been issued to the marriage of Miss Annie LuciV Thc^*Tho mas and Mr. John Clinton Hogge. on Wednesday , afternoon. Dec. 2hth. at the home of the bride’s j The ceremonies parents. Mr. and Mrs J. P. Thoftias near Hitter With appropriate ceremonies, in the presence of a large -nnmgPr of j Woodmen and Interested spectators, the monument recently erected hv I the order over the grave of J . H : Blocker, a deceased member, was unveiled. Quite j inent W O W. :in the unveiling ceremonies ed by the Omega Degree team in [charge of Capt. J. E. Morris (’. N’. Langdale, deputy organizer for ( olleton county, made the principal addJItb; the isle being read by IE; M. J«Weries. Esq. J. J Fender “t 1 '*" ’acted as Councillor Commander { were very impres-l siv? and webe well carried out. assist- Thinking of Mhe'se things, makes the writer of this, who was a fellow boarder at Mrs Henderson’s popu lar boarding house at the time Hal and Miss Conner were there, feel that he is not quite as young -as h* was. Tempus fugits, eh, Ha'? * j. Mi ' B wan rs. Abe lU-nnett, of Lodge, wa« R. Smith, of Bamberg county, in town Monday on business and in Walterboro Monday. ialso visiting relative*. Walter Pringle, of t'harlestoi, was In Walterhoro Friday. Mr. Pringle is a prominent hanker and f»u-iness man of that city, and also owner of considerable property In Walterboro.