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e> 'W .•r« K - . -n. AutSofW^tha'lie, W. Chambers ‘The C ommon i r HK .serv»nts had icailieird in thv front hall to insjMTt the n**w arrival-^enok, kitchen-maid, hidler, flanked on the rijrht by parlor-maids ■ •* on the left by a f.iotman amf a small buttons. The new arrival was a snow-white hull-terrier, ilert, ardent, quivering in expectation of a welcome imuirg these strangers, madly wagging his whiplike tail n passiunate silemv. When the mistress of the house at la«^ came down (lie great stone stairw'ay, the servants fell hack in a* wini-circle, leavhjg^|ier face-to face with the white bull-terrier. \ . , “S> that is the dopT’ she said, in faint astonisIT- nw-nt. A respectful niiVrniur <*f,assent corrolatrated ber conclusion. 1 lie dog’s eyes •‘met hers\ she turned to the servants with a |>erplexed gt-sum*. # -Is the brougham at the diM\r” asked the young mistress of the house. \ 1 he footman signified that it was.'v . -Then tell IMielan to come herfc at on«\” I’helan, the coachman, arrived, large, \nsy, freshly shaven, admirably correct. \ “Phelan,” said the young mistress, “look at\ that dog." ' , \. The coachman promptly fixed his eyes on the \ wagging hull-tcrricr. In spite of his. decorous gr.nity a smile of distinct pleasure slowly spread over his square, pink face until it Iteeame a sub dued Simper. ; . “Js that a well-bred dog, I’helan?” demanded the young mistress. . )*It is, ma’am,” replied Phelan, promptly: “Very well bred?” “Very, ma’am.” “Dangerous?” “IiK a fight, ma’am.” Stifled enthusiasm swelled- the veins in the coachman's forehead Triumphant paeans of praise for, the bulMerrier trend>lcd upon Ids lip&j- but he ^stood-rigid, eor- rect, a martyr to his jwrfect training. “Say what you w ish to say, Phelan,” prompted the young mistress with a hasty glance at the dog. \ . / * “Thankv, ma’am. . . . The hull is the finest Q I efer laid eyes on. ... He hasn’t a blemish, ma’am; and the three years of him doubled w ill leave him three years to his prime, ma'am. . . . .And there’s never another hull, nor a screw-tail, nor cross, lic it mastiff or fox or whippet, ma’am, that can loose the holt o’ thim twin jaws. . . . Beg pardon, ma’am, 1 kftow - the dog.” “Yrtu mean that you have seen that dog before?” “Yes, ma’am; he won his class from a pup at the Garden. That is ‘His High ness.’ ma'am, Mr. I.angham’s champion three-year.” She hatl^idready stooped to caress the silent, eager dog timidly, because she had never before owned a dog—hut at the mention of his master’s name she drew hack sharply and stood erect. “Never fear, ma’am,” said the coachman, eagerly; “he won’t bite, ma’am. “Mr. I.angham’s dog?” she repeated, coldly; and thrni without another glance at either the dog or the coachman, she turned to the front door; buttons swung it wide with infantile dignity; a moment later she was in her brougham, w ith Plu'-lan on-the lv>x and Die rigid, footman cxjM-ctant ^»t the w indow. II Stated In a corner of her brougham, she saw the •world pass on flashing wheels along r the asphalts she saw the April sunshine slanting across brown- stone >f sin ps; mansions and the glass-fronted facades she looked without seeing. -So I.nngham had sent her his dog! I„ th« first year of her widowhood she had first met I.angham; she was hen twenty-one. h, the second year of bar wid*w- h<M.d I.angliani had offered' himself, and. with thddee The Fi^iting C'hance,” Ktv. & ... Sitting in a corner rhythm of her horses’ quietly endeavored 1 > ’ • f ' s ttitard. h< id i lltU ir^Jjqp on his lips, had seen the utter hopelessnd Ills offer. They had pot met since then. And now. in ,, " nl >*' ar tier widow IunnI, he offered her liis i.og: i it /* * ti r. of her bniugliatn, the shaq> hisifs tuning her thoughts, she raise that cherished mental s|>cctre, but could jH>t. untii hy^ha/ard she reinemliered the jairtrait of h« r husliaml hanging in the smoking- room. * • . Itut instantly sb,- strove bi put that away; the por trait was by Sargent, a pjj/trait Abe had always dis- lik«d. liecause the grwa/ painter had painteil an ex- | r« ssion into her Ini'h.iliil's face w hich she had'never si-vn tla-n". \n oged and utilN-arahle aunt, of hers Li.d d«x*larN-d tlut Sirgnit painted dieneath the sur- tace: she resi-nti.k tin- suggestion, Iwcause what she navi tM-itejitli Atu surfaev of* her liusluind’s portrait sent hot blood *into lu-r f ice. 'INibiJving of these things,.she saw the spring sunshine gilding the gray branches of the park trees, IIt're out there elms spread tiiit«-d with green; ehi sliuits and maples -w en* already in the full gl -ry of new leaves; the leafless twisted tangles of wistaria hung thick with scented purple bloom; everywhere the scarlet blossoms I of the.I ip tnese quince glowed on naked shrubs, ..Inaided in green law Its. ' , ■ Hri hiisttand had loved the country. . . . The iv w«, one spot in the world, which Jie had h •v t d above all others the Sagalnori* Angling I inlt. She had never been there. Hut she ine nit to go, l'ni\ralily toiiiorrovv. . „ . And befon she went she must send that dog back to I angliani. . At t|ii cathedral she signalled to stop, and sent tli<> bri'iiighani back, saying site'would w dk liome. \ud the first inaii she met * Was 1 all ghi! III. Ill NO. 13. T CONFERENCE ulist Ministers la*nve for An- nuiil < onferrme. , Metljodist ministers ,r>f th« • South Carolina Conference ils - week in attendance upon Inual conference at Florence, essions of this conference will*! ue during the week and will v late w ith the reading of the issignments next Monday. -It known whether all tbe min- In charge of charges in this * will be returned, but U is itood there will be some **. . B. L. Knight, who has been e year at Hendersonville, has tf> the I’pper South Carollm ence. and this will necessi- new pastor for this charge. . (’has. It. Smith, who has it Walter boro only one year on day afternoon for the con- ?: It is urnod. other ministers from , or having charges in JOSEPH CLOVER MEETS TMCIC DEJIH SOHDW Kills Himself by Accidental Dls< charge of (itm While In ' Boat Near Jackson boro IATH INSTANTANEOUS Two lioavls From Shot turn F.nter * Heavl of Young Man and Body Falls Into Water. A tragedy which has shocked the entire community was the acci dental killing Sunday afternoon of young Joseph (Hover at BlaehoICa expected that he' will .plantation near Jacksonbaru by the I accidental discharge of a gun. Mr. and J. M. McKensto wure In this .(Hover this:a small boat In one of the ditches an* Rev J. D. Bell. Ruffin: in u rice field. Ml*. Glover sitting lq i. S. 'lav-die, Smoaks; Rev. G.' th|e' rear of the boat was rowing. ram, Cottageville; Rev. F. K. i. I.mlge; Rev Paid K (’ros- odge; Rev. Sluiford Felder.' dt. i^«S ’a t r < nothing extnmrdirmry in it. there on the eorncr, iind hiv hour fv»r Uie club. 1 fortunate . . . for me,” see von. .afo- \’ ,> Tin re y His elub was it vv isAexaetiy “It js so very he ' till. *T did want t am going north tomorrow." "lit ei-strse it’s about the iaick/fqias.intly^ ^ ■•'lle I ingd^t. “I am so glad Will .iceepT him "I ait I ean’t," she said; . its to Purchase a Typewriter i dog," she I’pon reaching a turn in the ditch. Mr. MiKinsie states that he noticed that Mr. Glover stopped his cars and almost immediately he 1 card the discharge of a gun. Quickly glancing back he saw Mr. Glover In a standing posture, falling into tho water, with the top of his head shot off.* Mi. McKenzie endeavored to reach the falling body but could not following appeal is vouched prevent its (ailing into the wate.*. persons of repute, and if any'iThe effort 1-* nrevent this caused the of The Press and Standard . boat to upset . 1 Mr. McKenzie was is th.it \ (III o laid the young man. it nud will he appreciated: out it May (’oncern: so well known as ‘the shut l Villit If, # : f r ^ \j I'h' i k / '■—and she swayed forward toward him. ■X' She had at first intended to keep the dog 4 Knowing nothing of .-minmls, tfUcodTagrd from all s|H*rtir»g fails by a hii-diann who himself wa> devotid to nniitiaU dedicated to sport, she had ipiietly aequiesced in her husband's dictum that “iufrse-women and dog-women mqde a man ill!"- and so dpduissed any ivlea she ^might have ynti rtahied towanis the harboring of the four-footed. \ miserahle eon.sciou-.nesN smote lu-r: why. had she albcwed the meiuorv of her husband to fade so .un.i/- . y " , ingly in these last two nionths of early spring? *ezif la'te, when she wished to fix Ki r tlumghts up >n her late husband and to con jure his face before lit r closed eyes, she found that the mental'apparition eanu- with more and more difficulty. ^ liaiik you so much for .isking mt ." H-^r i moment “his expression touched • r, hat she could not permit t xpfes- i ‘Us .if men’s faces to arouse her coin - uneiioii, so she.turned lier eyes n-so- dely ilieiid towards the spire of th, i i- '-le i-liureh. lb walked iH-sid*- her in silelu-e. I also mu going north tomorrow^ /"be > ud, piditi Iv. -. / /V ■ • \ v t> ■ * n 0 ~ > lie dul not answer, / • I .\ery d'iy since tier yvidow hood, every day f<if- tIrree ya ars, she h,id/i|eeid(-d to iiiahr that pilgririiage . . .\piue time. \ifil now. cross- in^ l nion Square on that lovtdv afferimon late in April; .1. knew that the time bad come. /Not tli.it/fhert was ahv ri isi.n for haste. ... \t tlje v igue^ihooght l«-r rested a moment/oi) tlu tall young man brown *\e■, iv dvlv her.. . ^ es*. . . ■ A vender haIII picked p, t ftltiiC S( , the tongue. She shook f js• (iVii In al V " "\V n't you \gain she • • <p he would g<> , . . tomorrow. of violets s'hiiffled up Iw-side tliem; I ring ' up a dyw y humlle ot h|ossoms, .'mrl tluir Hied a atew y d to sal / it urate the air till it ta .led in head. “N’-o, no, (ili ase; the fragMIu ' ter. jeoide everywhere hevo.ln'i i hilly kind to m*v Of.*,* i ty poverty pimh**d mod and ds vveie iiegent in the e\ a i on»jdilution from an i:n- adiniter hqs eoiio* as a d to jiff me from tlie deptj: air. Ami in the darkest f my life I never forget tllyr it were my- cause laid bo- woiId. the people would s.e<* at happiness iu some mens accept thein-'" he inquired, Idiintlv -hook lu-r head; there was indecision in (•red by any of the representatives in the general assembly, has been 11 «t «t«n n r* mj»i t (» ieny>e the travelling public. This ,. , , .. . change is brought about by the term- d.seussed.at length ^y the people ina ’ jon of ( . ontr . lf( Vt « ven lfl ,. of he county, a rd/it now appears roa(i(S and fron) ;t ^qief on the that it will.he presented to the cit izens in meeting on next Monday. During the Igst two years, this county has jtad some good roads lyiilt. -operintend* nt Cottage v ille. ' ail u!t di t of the extension road that ran operate the trains more cheaply than the Coast Dine is doing. 1* is so nr and the taste of them is so ( sweet until progressive citizens are board of directors considering the means of extending committee from them to all palTa of the county". It fleers upon which hoard is realized that lack of funds raised V of funds by direct taxation will make- this impossible for years to cofue. and experience of other counties in this State and elsewhere with such a proposition is being cited in favor of the bonding of the county in a srfflrieqt nirinunt to construct good '".''.ds oyVr the entire count". Th ■writ ion creation . '''v\i ng for them, so far i r ' g piedg,cd b f Mien pt oprvsitiotv of is the. deleg; understood tint .on t!;*s to he one ; ih^tructiohs; nc. v as can be learned, Bo or having taken any t»n the question. Th?s yn \will> ’probably oyer- shadow any otjier to he discussed at •he ijkvss meeting, and considerable int rest is being stimulated in it lin iy, with more and more citizens expressing themselves as being in favor of it. If action he taken at the Genera) Assembly in January on supervisory the other county of- t>(* foi\- man of the- gtanil jury ivriuld serve a,s a member. J^he idefi as express ed calls for a supervisory committee consistin-g of two county officials, the (reusuier and Auditor .having, been suggested, and the foreman o' e the grand jury; whose duties woul l h** to supeivisi' the affairs of the ■ office of highway, commiseioner. ad vising, and conferring with, him in all important matters. This would nr vv' as ;i check on the offtce anvl would assist materially the highway commissioner in performing the fi!»'ctiens assigned to Mm. This^ method of solving the problem would be inexpensive and ecdnpet- ent, elected officials bei < ug'respon sible to the people noi only for th£ strict administration of the affairs of their -office, but also, in a meas ure for the general i-onvluvt of the causing pr. d<-nt nt D. M business of the county’, ’his proposition it w ill result purely j economy combined from the holding of this mass meet-^pess judgment to with good busi- be practiced in >ng and the opportunity afforded handling the office fraught with for the expression of public >enti- such, grave liabilities and opportun- nient and county desire. ' ities to the people. ’There are many obber topics The stock law- is being discussed w 'hich are being discussed. and and probably a resolution will be among these the form of county introduced looking to the calling of government comes in for a liberal an election on this question. Kdu- Portton „.or opinion. At the last catinnal matters are beijig talked noting of the General Assembly the of and the county’s educational of- office of Township Commissioner ficcrs will probably have some’ln- abolished, and the entire man- novations and reforms to present to •:gemeqt of the county’s financial the people generally and t^the d-el- • fftiirs was vested In the Highway egation.^ All in all this appeal* to Pfimmissioner. There are mSnv he a great get-together meeting of ho think his powers are too plen- the people of the county for th-* '>7. and many are suggesting a d’f^’purpose of considering the common Went form of government. One j welfare and the devising of tqeans member of the delegation, it is un- and legislation looking to the pro- derstood, favors the formation of a j motion of the public good. horn, secondary \V. K. Willis, superintendent. . J. I). I'tsey, -Round. p}< trict No. I W W. Smoak, Walt, rl id.-nt district No. 2. A. c Padgett, Smoaks, district NV :) D. ?.f. VatiD Khthardf. ilist rh t No - 4 J. J. I’nrigMt. Walterhon 4 VleCted- executive commit* vice Jos. M MooYer. resigned The re^olutions comtnittee. Varp- chairman, offered th«- resolutions, which wet. erf by.a riDag, volt.-: 1. That a ri^’ini; \i)V^ »>• 1 e. riv» n i.o the irnoiDr*'* , m’*/, terlroro for I h yr rxe.' which they -Have eurv-rtatr rwnv.ntjoty^an.l for/th.-ir . to us^ 2*^ Thai a vote of t ha'll •riven to The Frio s' .->nd S* -cl for its g<>r* rous-rervb e in >d;. *rc this convention aipf heartv whole-souled co opCrat ; - i ->f -ifs editor. Mr. W WySmoak 2. TMat we move a vote of t-ir sincerest app»>*cialion for * v « cient se'rvWs ren|U*red by' th*- St itc> Sunday School Association, thi <ji-h Mr R i> Webb, the g. ne>-r 1 ■•'*< tary. and Miss Agnes Hav*cD ele mentary superintendent 4. That «:We move that .'ell. ton counts- seT as her aim in counts- Sundav school work, the Gold Star standard. A. C T,. railroad to Ritters, from thence following the diit road hy way of BoineaHs cross roads th Pringle Bend, from thence a straiglit line to the Rana Cadda ready an 1 along that road to the cify/ftrnits of Walterl oV.o,: f*<>m th.-nef: „ ii jut.t line to the )*eginninjjr -This djstrirt is situated hetsv.-.-n (I'r<-at Swajri and (’helsea (’reek syith 6 . a natural slope Imth Th<* nrfnHpal land osspei-- in i! .- peopo/Cd listrirt ane tln>/folJriwI**• Uyff Wiclmian, ic'imiiu. Jas. on A II AV . nt to f t;, Padgett D. Pe-»frifoy. i: t ti Shaffer, S II Siqifak. W B, Gruber, Paul .Sam’* K. D. D.macks .an<l <'!. v. land -anders. It) addition to the:-. 1 there are many sn^ill tiact laud OAXtis in , ’e disltlct. Qie, gr<*ar mijoritv of I .. hom aft- heavtUy in fav..; - of th proposition. j Thus it i« .vnccUd tint the -vicar [of 1!*17 ssill witn-s ; ; the Imgri-eiir; ’ <*f th** reaH-zatlon of the ^reat dream for years in this territory, that is a well drained ' coastal pl^ln. vstth many smtill farms and ex<'!l*mt lands well cultivated bv thousand- of owners. compreheasive plan of! drainage, consistently < an led .out ssill convert thi etitire State and the movement will he given ’great impetus, ft Ik hop. by the sprees of this first di-trict In Colleton county. Much credit for the status of this district necessarily ’ goes to the executive seretary, S D. Reid, and 1 he other officers of the Soitth- • rn- (’nrolina Association who have so consistently presented this greak question for thtr last few months. . u|d be min* s much as I could J shrank nhllcity. Not as a begga*■ ish to make myself kntissn: would 1 give in return 4h.* it I have to give for value ff, r ifrht , than to say to the pubiR. am, help mo up. fore 1 have strugg these * sveary, heart-breaking yytfr to lea in to write for friiy. and J-'hase almost- reaihed Tfio goal ' of 'my he.-yt’K desire,/ Ndver -»rgain ,:haU the’ hqrijerp/and jrspdrsihiliti**K of my eripjffcil life sydm gruate- than ncourage.l hy The State and ral other good papers . w hi. Ii/Ti;u published my story and appmsl f<u conli ilmtions w ith yv hich/f*v lyuy ; typewrileV for iiie. a iprivemept h-c started whiciv hid* /fur to to raise enough HCtiiiv the niacliinf. y' 'Now i cfrnifot n*-< <-ed as a writ** without ;r/good typewrifer even U' •I did ngrt have writer’s • ramp, yt F kiudly ask every reader of I’ 1 p:ij*ei to he)p me g.-f one he i O ihutlng fo*mv typewrijU'i" fund ou may send money ip any wav j most t onveuienl to y ou arid • will |.n>mptly acknowh/fue ever, con J trihution. .\ddress: "Bert lion*-”. "Shut-in.” i ft F U 1. Box 41. Filbert. S. (*. the accidental dlsG his own hands. No l lame attaches to Mr. M* Kenzie in th’* matter, and while the . tragedy i** deeply t<i he deplored, it is looked, upon as on.* of those hapoenpBS* which will ever be inexplirnDle. je is suppos. d the .young mart v.vg a chance to qill a duck, and pipffed'OP the gun. a hanimerless ofle. which was discharged bv cpiriinc lt^ con tact with the bottom'' of the bqa*, Th.- gun was i.er.veped aud it war found that both barrels had been ! fired Mr Mi K»*nzie w as a elosj friend of the deceajKdl and he Is tep-* rlbly broken oyyC tthe trilgic ending of this trip. / Joseph ,-Th llinger Cloviyr was ^ -"young man. Mmng Just hi.-: majority, being a llttl-* than .ft y*‘arscf age. He was of Mr and Airs J. B. Glover. Sr. ff4« death is greatly deplored, and expTessbms of sympathy have be.-n niiod'rmis. Th e/fun ertvl was held Monday af- su\cec w riHn teinzfbn at hls\father’s resid**nee In ’/Id* presence of a large number of his frond and relat-Yes, Rev. P. D Hood conduete.f the fqneral services, i.libh w.we f.dlow.-d by interment in Di,.- i*;:k (.-njcterv The pall | bear.-;’ 1 w.-re A 7. S.-arsmw f*. M. ilfatlev. 1; . mond I'.itt.-rson, ^ J, M Bench. H.uvey Padg.-tt, and Walter ' , Snndifer. . \ FROM HONOLULU rind St: ndard h'i* : ad* ■ ■ihs/ribi r to jts Iptc this W Marvin, of Honolulu / in a noneV ordet 1 for I a t><-> i-k. U WmI. >.'rit c-p for a subs* riptlon to t Stymlard ■'■Hal" friends in '-«<•<! to IVYKIDING BOX' PARTY AT K\n>FRS The School Improvement Vsso- cialion of the Sniders school will give a box party cn Friday night, Dec. 1. beginning at 7 o'clock public is cordially invited. Th. G. B Herndon. of Eutawville. was in town early this week Mr Herndon is selling the pelro fib.*e- trir lighting system, for country homes. TO MAKKIFP Monument I'nveiled Sunday at Greek Cemetery. Dr*. have been issued to Invitations the marriage of Miss Annie DurtV! address; the ode flying Thomas and Me John Clinton M. Jefferies, Ksq. J Hoggo, on-' Wednesday afterho*»n. Dec. 2ftth. at the hfttne <if the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs, J. P. Thoftias pear Ritter B R. Smith, of Bamberg county, wan In Walterboro* Monday. s \ . -a *». . \ ^ • ?Hli1h appropriate ceremonies, in the presence of a large monger of Woodmen and interested spectator*, the monum.-nt recently erected bv the order over the grave of J..ID Blocker, a deceased member, was unveiled. Quite a number of iq-nm- in.-nt W. () W. members took part in the unveiling ceremonies, assist ed ’by the Omega Dpgree team in charge of (’apt. J. K. Morris. (’. N. Daqgdale, deputy organizer for Colleton county, made the principal read by R. J. Fender acted as Councillor Command.'*- The ceremonies were very impres sive and were well carried out. r 1 1 ' j • s ' ril Mrs. Abe Bennytt, of Dodge, was in town Monday on business and The,, has nianv- n -• n.* tn CoBefon who will he p|< • «.-d to l.n that he ho.* mad.* rood in his f\r western hom-* - so f.ir w« stern tHut it took his l«*t* teI’vcIvV* .lavs to reach its desti- natien. It will be recalled tbat Mr. Marvip graduated f r om Clemson College, elei-tricat il.-|:ar»ment, ami after marrying Miss Mary Cooaer, who was a teacher in the Walter- horo s* hool. went *uif to the Haw aiian Islands to accept a position with the Hawaiian'* Electric Com pany. Dtd . whjch position he has hebl since. He has received many promotions and is today high up in the management of this company. Thinking of these things, makes the writer of this, who was a fellow hoarder at Mrs Henderson's popu lar boarding house at the time Hal and Miss Coonej- were there, feel thyt he Is not quite as yohng as^h* once was. Temptts Digits, eh, Ha! 7 *« jalso visiting relatlvee. Walter Ppinele. of Charleston, was In Walterboro Friday. Mr. Pringle is a prominent banker and business man of that city, and also Owner of considerable property la Walterboro. ; *• A* , also throwji into th Ter. which I fortunately was not more t'a** four i feet in deapth. He succeeded In- -.getting tbe body into the boat which ter and author” that I feel | was pushed to the hank, and after al introduction to the read- sometime be was Jhle to get assis*- this paper is not necessary; nnee. Going hack to whew* hi4 au- short sketch of my life and' tomobile was left- Mr. McKenzio vill not be out of place / in tried to run It t<y where he had left f what is to follow. , the body, but it got stuck I* the i n shut-in, in my thirtieth niud. and it was sometimu-'bofore I am not able to do manual he was able to get the bod' in and T any kind. I am self-edu- make the.return trip to N WqH p f1 , on>- filling took place »bout live reache 1 VYaUcr- nf writ ffef with write' longer turn out copy to impress editors favorably.: was tha therefore, have to g 't ;. ( dcath hy a gun in ' « x U.