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4 X * MAGAZINE SECTION _ ■ •: ■ • The Story of Amaroff the Pole .. • " • . • . * Alxiut the emt of August there tx-jr.in, he rontinurd, h duel of wits lietween the two men, Amaroff ami Nieoliii. the re«- ms and causes of which did not. if he might l«e permitted to say. concern ns. NicolinV career was dependent on his success. (Concluded; from > mr friends in the elut. yondet 1 f .r .lulius (•reatuian, u ho arran^e.l so in.lis- enst a inecting m his prix .te r-».m. ti'axl niglit t<i v \ on.** I he CNirtaker mp not n - pl\, Imt oju - n- ing the door, bowed us into tin- pajoiagt w ihhing the door in Harden I’lace, and * I c.iinc lie re.*' ** they didn't see any of your'*’ *'N'o, sir; I am sun* of it.** mi had latter join tlie others in picked with the cas«- of' nieehanical know h dge. “ N\ e heard it In-fore thi^nten helow, tin;, taint patter, patter on the road outside of a runner in desjicrotc haste. The For him. failure spelt perma- t | tilt |,. d nio|1| W| . not nent disgrace. Yet it was Xmaniff w ho taken half a d ./, n sj. P# . w h.n I looked was playing with his opponent as a cat l^ck j, V er mi ... houlder. expecting to sci;''’ w Ini 1 fancy will have a key to the door -slides were shut down like tlw 'snapping with.a mouse, c» n r ing ant surjirising In-hind us. |tut he had vanished.- > that is due in about five udnutes.' If I of teeth, and the men vanished into the "lies gone,*’ I whisjn-red, gripping my have not wlilstied tiefon- he arrives, let gloom. Only Mie moonlight"remnined, eimipanion l»y the'arm. Iiim through, you understand?** liathing'tliC Nero in its gentle. Iw-ams. “I know, I know. Keip quirt.** *'Yf-s, <,ir.** I glaneeil at I’eaee. His expressioy was Vs Wi- stood* tliere U-'ti mug. 1 heard The detective faded discreetly into the om* of la-atifie enjoyment, tint his whistle the sudden clatter'of l«>ots~upon a stair- darkness, wjiile the ins|Hvtor turneil to v w.is at Ids lips. Harden Place. Ke<-p w ithin hearing, and * finitsteps grew silent, and in the pause if I whistle, kick in the side door of the then- must have come a sound, audilde to studio—it can lie.done. Tlitre is a man them though not to us, for the lantern NO. 13. him at every turn, driving him, indeed, When time grew pressing, into desperate measures. At the last he formed a plan, did Nicolin, a scheme worthy of his most cunning brain. ••This, then, he** did,” ended the poor . , ... .. w ay; and then sd. nee. caretaker. “He came to nw -I Who ha(l t a.o great love .and honor for ' Amaroff, my friend, I whom he had turned from crime and aided to earn a w;a^- in |ion- ' i-stv—he came to me and lie Says: ‘Kmll. * • *• ’ «-* , * v \ _ in my i»ocket is a warrant that will H^nd x.Ai.haelc ti» the snow places iii the Hast; alo you fear me, my good kroll?’ And I feared him. *S«s•, noW,’ he said, ‘we d<- ^(re to s«-e your friend \iuaroff for a little talk. We cannot luirni him here in tiiis mad country. ^Contrive a trick, tiring him into your private room Ix-- h;nd the bar. (live us tlie key of the yard dixir that we may come secretly to him—and afterwant you will hear no more of Silx-ria fnim me.' Do you eon- sent?' / •‘(ientleiuen, 1 Ix-lieved him, also hav- i-ig fear of the snow places; and I con sented. . . “So Amaroff answered my\all, and, w ith some excuse I left him in this ruom. • It was*»nt ii time when few nicmljyr.s were, in the elul»—about seven of the clock. \„j ii,,,i. ,. i ii,.-. i. ',,ii i.u- T CONFERENCE rr — . •dlst Ministers lamve for An. ' nun| (’onfeivncc* ■?'lt ap)M-ars to me that we* shall lA$c \ aii inttn-sting evening.’’ said Addington P< aye. . \ tw ist’ ip^tfie px.ssagv, a turn tt»»iiigti a diMir, and w« vygv nttling down the hack stairs and opt into a moonlit yard. In the denser darkness under the walls I made out a double row of log harrows, fXon which tliTrc came a sutitle aroma in vvtiiyli stair fish predopiinatid. .From moirgst them a tall shallow arose and 111111- slhipllig to our side, “He’s iiff, sir," slid tlx s« rgi-.mt. for it w .is - - he. ‘Thushed hy. stiaking hi' fist and talking Ki. himself like,.a luadman. W'l.-rr ti |s hi- ghiir. do you think?" “To Vnianiffs'studio; and we mu>t get then- Ix-fore |iiiO\ I lie'in aM-st cab- rank, if you please, .Jackson.” We ran through the y\ird, tuistled up the narrow str«et.s, lost oiiVs*-|ves, as far as I was eoiua-rned. in a make of allev s. * I . * and finallv shot oirt into a roaring Ihor ' rtirre may f>e complications, Mr. I could not Ai-e the entrance door, so 1 that the struggle was well-nigh over be fore 1 knew it was Ix-gun. Tlie stranger fouglit hard, as I judged from the scuf- tlmg-tliuds, yet he raised no cry of hi'lpi Then the eyes of tlie lanterns glowed again and tjiey led him w ns »V Phillips, and no slight danger. I mu>t ask you to go ho|iie *. i *-'l sliall ihi nothing of the sort.** “Mutiny," lie said; hut I could .see that tie was smiling “You are rather a again and tjicv ted him into the <-enter • -* .' . * . “ O' fraiuL X|r. Phillips rather a fraud, yon of the studio,with |he gtmt of steel know. Tlierv is more of a fighter than marking tlie handcuffs on hi' wrists. It a, dillctantc in you, after all. (’nine, ♦ lien, over you go". \ jump, a scranihie, aird all three iff us were over the wall, dropping into a ragged shruhhery of laurel. We groped and stumbled our way through the growth of. hushes until we emerged on a grass, plot. Then I undcrshxid. We were at the tiaik of \iiiaroff*s studio, t tu one side where we stootl was the doqhle w is (•n'atman the fox that V oi run into tlie den of tlie wol.es! “ \nd so, loon ami, j on play a game” . , ‘ 1 \ ’ It was.not until he s|xike that I real-\ i/eil tli.it | could hear what went for- w ml within. The big ventilators”above me were open, and Nicolin for it was In- slid not modulate Ids voice. "It is you that killed him," cried the -outhouse, its sloping roof reaeldng up to pr i» on r.'r.iising his fettered hands. “You Methodist ministers of the .• South Carolina Conference his week in attendance upon ,nnua| conference at Florence, essions' of this conference will j ue during the week and will late with the reading of the issignments next _$|onday. It known whether all the mln- in charge of charges in thiA r will be returned, but r it Is stood there will be some es. v. . B. L. Knight, who has been le year at Hendersonville, has trt the I'pper South Carotin i rence, and this will necessf- new pastor for. this charge. . ( has. B. Smith, who has at Walterboro only one year onday afternoon for the con- JOSEPH GUER USES nucic oEiffl sunr . .» ■ * . "ii Kills Himself by Accidental Dis* , charge of Gun While In Boat Near Jackson boro gEATH ^STANTANEOUS Two IiO«<ls From Shot ((tin Eater N Head of Young Man and Body Falls Into Water. the long windows under the enves—the upper lights, ;is sculptors call then!. And < ten .is I looked there c.imc through these windows a flicker of light, aU eye that l waited at niy seat heldiid the liar. I ouglifarc,-crowded with a strollingpupur site the lamps of ttu- und-. rgrottnd station s.m notliing. Ijeard mdliing and at last ,r ' -i i id ii' when I went to my room, fiehold it was «'"*»•> '«■ 'l''>‘her" he said, with empty f 1 tried to suspect no wWg ;l > rk " , ‘ 1 '"’• , hut I .h* not sleep tied night. In the the l.ookini:-ofno .m.^g.,llo,xd d-'A.i the morning I saw in the pajx-rs that \ma- roff. myvfriend. was dead, and how lu- died J could not tejh" “i<o Nicolin won the gaim."- vig- gr-sted Peace, softly. “And /there will - ^ t\. untd at last we wi re in t!ir south- winked iiitdhc darkness and was- g-me. i + 1 .\ » We crept softly forward until we stairs, f tick w is with us, apd we tiian hied into a carnage is (lie troin moved W<- w ere not alone, and w e v i mrni > eT V4# in xilenee. SUti >n after station slipjx-d he no regrettahle inridyut w hen the Czar h; ,-nV rs 1‘aris ti,.- day alt.r rea-.rrow " Western dishrjet again M> ex, it,am ni "(If thaPT have no K^u'owleiige',’* sxid (ireatnpth; Imt l\^aw a sudiien resolu- ti-m, shine in his ^Tu-e that seemed to put new heart into the ipfin. "Well, Mr. pliillips." s.aid the i:ispei / tor. turning/hpoiiHfe vvttl, a w arn-ii.r quiver of file left eyelid, “it is time we wj re on/the move. If we are to meet Nleofig at ttie studio liy seven tomor rowvTnortnng, we fnust get to l ed early.'’ T ertainly," I said. I was rattl‘d? out Vf my depth. Imt I take myself this i-rkdit that I did not show it. “Then dt» you search the studio to morrow-" asked (ire.dm.in. "X'es -H has Ix-en arratiged." “But w iK yam mat Tirst aVn-st tliis Nicolin, this 'miinh-rer?" "My -dear .Hr. (ireatman." said tlie nisix-etor, “you lia\e told us your story, old I thank you fur your, confidence. Hut I advise you now to leave things ahilie. I will see juxtic one don't tie increased is we fled up the Saiith KensiugtolK'tatioll. fit t he n-aehed the shadow of the outtioyse. It was roofed witti rough tiles, which cunic v t > \vittiin seven feet of lh«i gntutfd. \ For- inately, they did not project out from tlu\wall of the huildihg. “X oil miist help us up,”x Jack son," I’eaee Uvliispered, “and thfin go round to tin- d<Hir, 'which I si-c at the hack-there. If they masK a holt that wiiy, hlow your wlii'tle. . If iXvvhi'Ue. start hammering on the door as if\you were a dozen men. \->w tlH-n, take/niK on your shouldcas.” He ><-ra in I >hal to Hie roof like, a e^t. l.ying -fiat jve tl;riist nut a hatui. \ li-'ist from the sergeant^\imd I landed Inside him. We waited a fi'yv moments, soniettiuig luori-’ than forgerv. and th'-n eommeueed to worl\oiir wav up die roof. From its upix-r\iflgie h st’iir Here wxs a in w sensidhfrf. keen, virile, nut unit here w a\ a raee worth ttu troijti\,>ft involved. 1 .dhl not understand; hut I knew (hat on our 'pi'ed Jliueli dejven.lrd. Indeed. I eou.hl tvave sliouted aloud. Imt for the irtfluelUT of those tw^i -quiet, uneumtional figures that tr .tfed.on eihiu r.'hapd. I regretted n-tiling an hmr of this was w -rtl, a year of artistic c mtcmpla- „ f t | M . s<wl ||, v ,ft light. i,pTU<- midst ef which the luist in hroH/d^rose .darkly up u its pedestal. \ ipfmTte, and then that have hrtrayed me. Murderer and liar that you are" .His frail hody stiook to the fury that w is.on him; hut the Itnssiaii lauglie I m his lil.iek lx aid, stroking it witji los 'iiands. "I had ilinost forgotten," he s.aid, "It .m iy hr that you have some cause of com-' plaint against me But now that you are lure, you will douhtless tie kind enough^ to - save us trouhle. Where, my good ») w hro||, are the Ixuuhs hidden?* "Do you think I sliall tell you?'* “Itenienilx-r, Xmaroff is dead. They will ii 't go to Baris fiovv. Do not tie to,.fide Xshow me the hiding place, and no harm shall come to you” ,. v N. O. ■ I hell you will return to Bussia. I/Tu- ( Me -a forgery w ill ejirrv^ou tlua^' tiy I Ukrllsh law Imt. reinellllier, it /as for tat \ mi Uier ministers from this ', or having charges in dhis are key. J. D. Bell. Ruffin; V. S. la-slie, Smoaks; Rev. C A tragedy which has-shocked the entire community was the acci dental killing Sunday afternoon of > young Joseph Clover at BiechofF* An It is expected that he will ! plantation near Jacksonborn by the uvnod. t acridenta| dis<-harge of •‘a gan. Mr. other ministers from this Clover and J M. McK-nxt* wnre In a small boat In one of the dttrhes in a rice field, Mr Glover sitting In the rear of the boat was rowing, .ram, t'ottHgeville; Rev. F. K. | Cpon reaching a turn in the ditch, s. Lodge: rtev Paul K. Crps-iMr. M< Kitcie states that he notjeo^ .odge; Rev. trliiifonl Felder, [that Mr. Clover stopped his cars o*- and almost immediately he t enrd the diwKarpe of a gun. . Quickly glancing back he saw Mr. Clover In _ . Ja standing posture, falling into the 3 1 ypewriter water, with the top of his head shot I off. Mr. McKenzie endeavored to ' reach the falling body hut,eoutd not. following appeal Is vouched prevent its falling Into the w-ater. ersonx of repute, and If any (The effort t*' nrevent this raused the of The press and Standard , boat to upset . ■’ Mr. McKenxie was o aid the young man. it is also thrown into th,' - Ver. which ;an<| will be appreciated: fortunately was not mote tl.a’’ four f«et\ln deapth. He. succeeded In its to Purchase idm it May (’oncern: i ifo well known aa "the shut-' getting the hody into the boat which Jhat I feel was pushed to the hank, and .Vfter 1- i sometime he was able to get assist- back to where hioatts loft Mr. McKenxIe he had.left la tha fi/ilul fli,it tlu grenter p.irt of the in l .I".on t b-rinr id the studio w ;is w itliin our oli- Sigiili, n servatiun. 1 sli.dl not / dr.iid aiiout *that. For'tliR, rust. ple.iM- In keep ;i sileii* tongue ill y ohr lu'ad it s^getor. ' Xnydlimg to ruport?* vyill lx' s.ifer. 1'tu ru is still Sihuri.i for "l lu v 'r, tlueu, sir rii>>\ cairn- at'-uH Ivan Kroll ju't i' there may he dxnger* tun miiiutf' ago Joh. and 1 umia- an Xt tin cornur vvu found a.h/(ij*pm, and kooii vveru rattling d-*w n tliu King’s R-Kid. XX lien tliu eai» >t.qi|x d,- to ' t hv, in'ix rtor's oritur, it \v;i' n*it, a-» I cx- l«<trd. at tlu i-oyiur of Hinhn pl.ux-, Imt a xtrvet pwVgiliHg it. D-uvn tlii' vvu walki-vl quiukiy untd Ac came upon a seudy -lookuiC fellow with a n-d muffler uhout his iysk. leaning ig liii't tlu w'll. v| sW if»,^.|i 1( , ) ii ( . il | ,„id. tluu^ug'i I w ,-is/siirprisu I when w« halted in „, r ,. j t> uu-tluMls. i'|»e ensliioi/^ w < / . \ y X* r ''' ■ front ,/f higi prol>,-d . w ftli long pins, thu /rauk'- "f - (z-’od ev-ning, II irri<vm. said flic in ha nr hoards, tind Hu- nails thyf liuid tlu-iu win have,to answer when yoiy'arrivi t iu ie w is a siieni-*-, alld/fliun Nu i-liu ■ i words, land.” / r-i Hiyriy* said tlu- phs- "iiur, simply. "I /liatl not go then Vaulin the spy r NieoRn tlu murdi i-ey auiKh/fr !**, Xz " Kltvn yoit w'ill achieve a miracle, 1 or, as \Ut‘ (V jt rules, Ix-fore u week is out tiu; i ve of light winked out. flickered, you w iUz\< Hu the sea, and vvilliin a e^pl >red the-pools of shadow . and fill illy liurlith' stop\him,. stop him'” tlie iiexuilight that drifted througli tlu- opp isiiur panes f|ixii}i-il ttie (-/liter fnmlnv odied on the wall as thn-e men proved fr-mi the room tx-iieath us, follow ing op - t-y one X second lantern i-.inie into play, and In fore our eyS's eoiilUK lieed si tfi li such as 1 could havi hardly ct/fl .m position w, n- studied , .a/di in turn, the plastered w alls were • Wllllded' inch hv :nc!;, flic I'x-ks of desjr and drawer wcr< X • t ■ It/ had spiSuig from tlu in with .i h'/iind like that iff a w ild heast, and w ith his fettend Iiands hod gripped tlu slmfl of the lui-vl of NeroN sw inging it high - alu#- his hyad. I or a part of a ^yeeolid v /' as a film Illigld seize the'pilot igrip+C I saw him star. 1 in the mo'Vjlprld with - ♦ hat cruel fac< in hrnn/i> picking aluive..* Ids own wliitc face in flesh and, hlood helow ; yet, as J^relneniher it, t|u-rC\vvas > neitlier f, aCnor auger in his e\p - v o Xnd.theu, as it were, tlu shutter clieki \ Knee the travelling public Tin-* (hatge is brought about by the tenu- - ination of the contract lytvvcen the roads, and from a belief on the t of the extension road that it can operate the trains more cheaply ered by any of the representatives | in 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- irens in meeting on next M9ndhy. r)!iTin K the last tyyo years.'.This .. . ... mom* lias ha,I smiaK B o„,| roa.ls • h *.» <-« Ll " < ' 18 *•■»*- built,^ and the taste of them is so ' sweet until progressive citizens are Imard of directors or supervisory considering the moans of extending eommlytee fnrtu the other eou/Ry of them to all parts of the county. It fleer* upon which board tjfe for**, is realized that lack of fumU raised man'qf Urn grand jury vyi'uld serve by direct taxation will make tlii.-' as a member. The ■adr.iy'as express- impossthle for years to come, and od calls for ji supervisory rommitte. the experience of either countios in consisting of twp cyfinty offu-iirl-s. Hi:- State and elsewhere with such the treasiner and yluiditor * having a proposition is being cited'in favor been suggested, a-fid the foreman »f of the bonding of the eounty in a the grand- Jaryvwhose duties wool 1 snffleient amount To rhnTtrtht good lu- to superv^** the affairs of. the roads over the cntrfkt count’*. Tl-'* office of hi00way commi;»toner, ad- porition of ttio/del6gion oa t! U v-.-r g amy conferring with him in . o-.-stion is understood t-^t ho one , a>1 ipipqihant matter-;. Tt.is. woiu'd waiting for/ instruction . j'.-:: • •- \ < a ehi-t k on the office and them, so far as can tx' learned, he- woaUT assist materially the highway iftg pledged or having taken any ‘oontiissijmer.. in performing the I on the question. Th:.< fyfcctfons assigned to him, This iN^vosition will probably over-/method of solving the protdem, shadtvw any other to be discussed tvoitld be inexpensive and eompet- the nia^s. meeting, and conaidcrao’c ent. elected officials being respon- int-r**st isH^ieing stimulated it .‘itile to the peo'fde not only for the •ia'iy, with mbte and more rttizens s*ii<t administration of the affairs expressing themselves as Keing in of their office, but also in a mea^-- favor of it. If aetdnp by/ taken at urc for the general londuet »«f the the General Assembly ity'January on business of the county-, causing ’his proposition it wilTreshlt ptirely'economy combined with good Imsi- from the holding of/fnis tnaSsKmeet- ness judgment to,be practiced in >ng and the opportunity afforded handling the office fraught with for the expression o^ public senti^ ment and county desire •There are/ many other topics whichx are/being discussed. ^nd among these the form of countv sovernptent comes in for a liberal Portiofi of opinion. At the last. n* of the General Assembly the office of Township t’ommissioner "as abolished, and the entire man agement of the county’s finamiaJ affairs was vested in -fbe Highway Commissioner., There r are many ho think his powers are too plen- ri'dary supHrin’tendcnt VX'tllis, ('ott\g, villc, ,a horo. .secondary XX' XX’illis, Cottagi villc. adult supejzmtendent D Vtr,(*y, Round, prtvid.cnt dis- • t No. I XX*. XX'. Smoak. XX’altt'rhoro, pi'cs- ident district No. 2. J A. (’ Padgett, Smoaks, president \ t'hrhardt. pri'id-nt A. (' i,. railroad to Ritters, from I thes*' thence following the ditf\road hy way of Boineaus cross .road« the I?ringl»‘ Rend. Troni tli«Hiee,a atkiight line to tlrf' Barra Cridda road. Nji l along that road to the city limits XValterlnro; from thence a strigl-t line to the beginning. This district is situated between (Treat vSywimp and Chelsea Creek with, a natural slope both wavs. The principal bifid ovytiers-.in, the propose,! district- are\lie following; It II XVichman, I OAPadgett X II XViehman, .las. Ky T’etifijfoy, C. T H HbalYer. S. H. ‘smoak. XX* R. -Cimhrt'. Paul f-turd ers, K. I. Lcmaeks and (’1, v* lan. to such grave HabRities Hnd opportun- iftes to,the people The stock law is betfig discussed and pfhhably a resolution/will be Introduced looking to the calling of an election ofKHiis question. Kdu- rationai matters'are being talked of and the county’s educational of ficers will probably hfive some in novations and reforms to present to the people generally and to fHe del egation. All in all this appearh/to he a great get together meeting of the people of the county for th* ■ y. and many are suggesting a d 1- f- 1 purpose of considering the common f f -rent form of government. One j welfare and the devising of njeans 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. :■/ ■ . \ district N’o. 2. DM Vany dislr-iit N’o. 4. .1 .1. Padgett, Walterboro, w o' *‘Cted executive rommitte. man. vi/e .t-nft, XJ- Mdorer. resigiieif.' TN 1 ’ resoliit ions - (oiivr.tit tee, ' 11 M \*arn .chairman, offered ttu- f. Mo- tnr restitutions, whiMt were ;n|;r.p' ed by n riding voter 8 1. That a rising, v-oi.- iff th : . , , te civ • 11 to the good people*, f XX'r 1 -1'^"• "' t »- great Iimo/ty of palter to help me g-t W hv r,r- t( rlioro for the exeellen/wav ^bv^tn heflt.t.ly (n f^Vi^- the Nrlbxit.ng In my t „ew\ter fund whi.-h th. v. have en.mdaim ' IK - I'ropositlon. > / / , \ ou maV yiend money in any vrdy convention and to- thgfr a.b^* ; ',nt | * '» "'Tu-cted tyU the year moH convenient to you and t wPI hnsoitalitv to us: / Imgtnpin- 4of the realization of the great dri-am te^ a lal i tliis short *ill not be f what is to fol i a shut-in, in mjr ^ I am not able to do man •f any kind. I am self-edu- 1 ina 1 .. and for nearly twenty years The kTllT read, studied and written. I o’clock and the?^ oiled so constantly with the boro about eight o it while I have learned "thej An inquest was held ot writing for pay at last, ( -irate Bryan, beginning ffer with writer's erg-nip and moming. and' eoneludcd longer turn out copy neat The verdiit of the jury to impress editors favorably was that the deceased /ame to therefore, tiave to g"t a death by tlie accidentaPdischarge oP * 0, • a cun in tiis own h-iwlls. No blame people everywhere >rAe h- i attache* te Mr M/Keur'e’-in the fully • kind to in*', (Rfei matter, and whit/ the tragedy h iy po vert Vpitu hed mot and deeply to tie deplnrcif. it i<« looked •d-s W(*i.e urgent in Hit.- e\ upon as one of thos<‘ happehtr** a /orflriluition from an ri. which wi'rf-/y>/r In* iiiexpUeaMo. I* /oii iirer has < onie as a tiefp j s supposid/the young man saw a d to |iti me from Hie depl 1 '\cdianie to tfill a duck, and pteqed up ' , ' 1 'bi tlie darkest pun /n lianinierless om*. which • I my life 1 never forget tlu- wak discharged h\- coming In con- at "ere my eause laid tie- j ar ( vyliti Hie bottom of Hie boa*. woild, the people would •• - Ttie/gun was rc-overcd ami it vy<(> tat happiness in some mens- foolid that both barrels had Wn uld be mine | fi/ed. Xlr MeKenzie w as- a elosj is mm li as I enuld I shrank/friend of Hie deceased jind lie Is ter- ulill, itv. Not as a begga/jribly broken over tfie tragic ending of this trip. Joseph PmJbfnger Clover was a bright yerfing man. having just passed nis majority, tu-ing a llttl; more than ”1 years of age. He was a son of Mr and Mrs. J. B. Clover, Sr. .His death is greatlT deplored, and expressions of sympathy have been numerous. Tlie funeral was held Monday af ternoon a* his father's resilience in the presence of a largo nnnvber of his friends and relatives. Rev. P L Hood conducted the funeral services, v.hich were fidlowi/i -tiy interment / V ish to make myself -know would 1 give ill return (fie at I .have to give for /aim* I. than to say t% the /public 1 am, help me up. •fore I have struggled on all vt'eary, heart-breaking years to leaihTo write for pa/, and I have almost readied the/ goal 'of my he.yfs desiiV. No/er again shaR the Itunlens and /resporsibilities of my- crippled lif(/-.«em greate- than I ean bear. / Kneourag</ / |i| TtieTtfate and s- v- er.K Other /cod pa tiers whiih 1,a\ / / contrifHHlorrs <vith which to hn.v fypcVrfiNj for me. a movi-uient ha start/d wlfiiii l»ids faic” to Siieeee-I aise enofigli to tiny Hu* wrjtin,"' /line. X'« ,- -. . . V * 1 -Now I rannotViici eed as a vv,-*tf\- /dthqut a good t;\v l itf r • e\ # j anders. la addition to Hier-e t!i/4y I did not have ww\i's (ramp. S. •ire niaiiw small tracTland « vr• rsdn} X I kindly ask cm r-v \-ader, of t the puldhdied/iny story and appeal f-»r j ri naty c<Hnei•/y. Tie* pall In ,ir< • wen* 7. Rearson,' (*. M. II it v. !.* .pfond P.rlterson, (* J. i , .(*n*ti. II; ;A. v Padgett, and XValter S;> nd i fe FROM HONOLULU V -*1; t Standard 1 i< ad* '*1 In* riber to its lists Hiis tliauk - V 2. That a vote of riven to Tlie Pr«-sS and Si’irlrid for its rem roiifr'rervi( e in rid «"i - •rg tliis convention mid !'•'•■ the I re a rt v w hole-souleil coOperat" i of its editor. Mr. W XX* Rmonk u. That we move a vote of o-ir slncerest appreeijytidn for H* -f! cient services rendered by Hi<- St ite Sunday . School Association. Hu rrzh Mr R. D Webb, the gene*: 1 --••ck tarv. and Miss Agnes Rav*ret. eh mentarv superintendent 4. That we move that ('ohptfih county set as her aim in ro/nty Siindav school work, the Cold Star standard. ■ y , / for years in ttiis ti/iRory. that is a well drained, eortsuil plain, witti many small fa/(W and e\(>jh-nt lands well rutfi/hted by thousamls of owners. .A /qmprebensive.plan of drainage, /mrsjstently curried out will rnn/eyf this entire State and the mpvptnent will be given great impeHis, it is hoped, le^- Hie success of fills first district* In Colleton county? Much credit for the slafus /•f this district .necessarily goes to * he executive scretary. 8. L. Reid, and the other of fliers of the Koiith- mn (’arolina Association who have so consistently presented this great question for the last few pionttis. BOY PARTY AT iTRKRS Impfovenient AssO- ers school wi|l Mi Friday night, at 7 o’clock. The. invited. The School ciation of the give a box Der./f,’ tieginn public Is oop / ■ ■— —» ■ — : C. B./flerndon. of Eutawville. w as in low n early tbts week. Mr Herndftn is selling the Deleo Kler- tric/lighting .system for country hfimes ightlng ,sys new t \\* Marvin.Xf Honolulu, II \ -ii. Vn< in a non*-v order for . . . , * > on for\ a subscription to The • r. mptly eve, , rer, , ^ ,- Mrvl - haB ■ 'Address: -Ren Hone". ■"8»„,t in ” ’ trl t?.! R F D. 1. Rox 41. Filbert. S. (*. . IN VKILINti be id*--«<-d t*, made roiiil in *'i- - so far w< stern f.-;- twelve (|a\ •hat be hi< western home took bis let- kjicb its degtl- natien. It will be tcoHed that Mr. TO BF MAICRIEB Monument I’nvcilevl Sunday at Dr*. Marvin graduated f'om\ Clemson (treek (Vmetery. College, i-leitricat del iVtmerit, and after mafr*/ingyiliss Mary f'ooaer, XX'dRer- e H/v. - - V- Invitations have been issued to iColleton county, made the principal the marrttHfe of Miss Annie LurKvij address; the ode being read by R Thomas »iti| Mr. John Clinton M. Jefferies, Ksq. J. .1 Fender Ilogge. on Wednesday afternoon. | acted as Counrilfhr Coipmande'- With appropriate ceremonies, in Hie presence of a large numger of Woodmen and interested spectators, the monument recently erected hv the order over the grave of J .H. Rlocker, a deceased member, was unveiled; Quite a number of prom inent XV. O, W. members took part in the unveiling ceremonies, assist ed by the Omega Degree team .in charge of Capt. J. K. Morris. C. , N. Lnngdale, deputv organizer for laf boarding house at the time Hal feel ooaer. who was a teacher in the boro school, went out to the aiian Islands to accept a position, with the Hawaiian^ Electric Com pany. Lid.. ..which position he has held since. He has received many prouuittons and is todav high np in the management of this company. Think in? of -tb»**»H things, makes the writer of this. w‘tin was a fellow hoarder at Mrs Henderson’s popu- V. \ Dee. 20th, at th*' home of the bride’s i The ceremonies were vegy impn-; parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Thoftias sive and were well carried out. hear Riuer , . . , ■„ Mrs. Abe Rennet/ of Lodge, was R. R. Smith, of Bamberg county, In town Monday on business and wa« in Walterboro Monday, lalso visiting relative*. . » "'»• -:v / ~T . *\ ‘ ■ » / »’ that h<* is not quite as young as he ■ <»nre war-. Tcmpus fugi.ts, eh. Hal? Walter Pringle. of Charleston, 1 ^ . / was in Waltertioro Friday. Mr, 1 Pringle is a prominent banker and business man of that rity, and also owner of considerable property la Walterboro. X / /X / - s } I