The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, December 27, 1916, Image 7
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Columbus Circle Ellsworth
pauiusi a moment uml watched
the procession of people, motor
cars and earriagi > s. He was
uncertian just which way to turn. He
wanted to take a walk somewhere to
cheer himself‘up. Just now he ha dleft
his acaly-brownstone-fronted boarding
house, in West Fifty-fifth Street, and
had walked to Eighth Avenue, and up
the four blocks to the Circle.
Would it be Central Park* -Fifth
Avenue, or Riverside Drive ? Not
the Park; he had had shade and shad
ows enough all w*ek. The shadow of
his still unpaid board-bill loomed
largest of all. Nor yet the Avenue;
as if by
tubs ami left stranded along side the
boarders’ Platt's. He would have en
joyed even that meal, despondent chick
en .centerpiece and all. Bgt he had
lacked the courage necessary to face
the dragon eye of the unpaid landlady v
He had stayed in his room, and now
he was devilish hungry
“ Must be
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into hjs pocket and fishing out some
mistake, into birds’ bath- that Ellsworth had ehanctsl tifton.
He finally found his way to the low
steps, and in his innocence—entered.
Ignoring the blandishments of the
nearer waiters, he walked through to
find a table on the river side. As he
sat down and discovered the style of
the place, a qualm shot through him,
and he resolved to or deft nothing but
a beanery up hen; some- a cup of coffee. . * ^
where,” he said to . himself, as he A glance to the left showed him the
phslthsl along. ‘‘IJ't me see” (diving bluish haze of the mysteric river twi
light. A glance to the right showed
Ttrat wmorH-right when Ive-had. possessed .change)^ I’ve .sjilj gpt stviy- him jh° waiter, oyor-w helmingly statu-
hia tojr-hat—the one he had bought two cents. (Had I didn’t buy a paper esque, and with eyebrows hOfsTTHl; *'*
the first day he struck town, wlien his this morning. 1 may ma'd that nickel la Christy (lirl. A glance straight
fifty dollars looked big enough to see
him into a dozen successful “connec
tions.” Rut he had sold that to a
‘‘slightly used” costumer’s in Sixth
Avenue. He laughed at himself now
for having b«H*,n proud of it.
Pride! Yes, that was the trouble
with him, he was afraid. Because he
had )>een told a hundred times that he
was “so distinguished looking,” he
must have been sheltering too good an
opinion of himself. There was that
promotion “raeket” offered him the
day before; beeailse it hadn’t seemed
just what he wanted, he had put them
off. If he had onlv decided to take
it 1
No—no shady parks; it would be
the sunlit Drive. He beaded ’ up
Broadway, timing bis steps with his
light stick as gaily as he could. But
by the time he had reached Seventy-
second Street, his step was beginning
to slacken into a worried lope. In
fact, he was so intent upon the pave
ment, as he crossed at Seven! y-seemid,
that he walked directly in front of a
big touring car booming towards River
side' Drive. Besides the chauffeur, two
girls and two young men were in tin-
car.
The chauffeur threw out his clutch,
and Ellsworth looked toward the girl
who had screamed. She was gazing
full at him, ami the real relief in her
eyes, as she looked back over her
shoulder, shot electric sparks from his^
heart up along his arm, so that, invol
untarily he raised his hat, and stood
s>tock->till staring after her.
When be reached the Drive, the car
was out of -agio.
For a few blocks the pas-dug js-ople
and the remembrance of that girl
kept up his spirits. \nd then, grad
ually, the sense of Ilia real condition
was borne back upon him. Even the
delighted stage w hisper of a woman
who pointed him out to her escort a/
“ Mr. I.Trek w ood, tin?—niitftur— of
‘Shows,’” failed to rouse him to 'he
smile which he had so fnany times en
joyed when strangers mistook him for .
a celebrity.
On he trudged. When near tine
Hundred and Sixteenth Street—t la-
fart best up the river he had ever been
he realized he was very hungry.
He had not partaken of the varie- 0
gated boarding-house “dinner” that
well-known Sunday sort with soiled
celery, smelly s.dip, grecni'h-gruy pota
toes. and sometimes vegetables -lulled.
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August, a biological survey will be
made to determine the amount of
anopheles mosquitoes breeding.
The letter from President Smoak.
of the Southern Carolina Associa
tion. is as follows:
“Dear Mr. Hayne: We have noted
with considerable interest a num
ber of articles In reference to the
type of malaria which is proving
very deadly in this county. As a re
sult of this publicity we find that
neople everywhere are coming to
the conclusion that the entire coun
ty is affected, which, as you know,
is not the case The news articles
also stat^ that this fixer is in Hrox-
fe n to.vt.ih p. A.i v.e uudeivdand.
for coffee tomorrow. Rut a quarter
will surely get a fi*ed; and tin* balance
will do for mv clean collars - and car
fare.”
Walking on, his attention was sud
denly arrested by a low, wooden build
ing on his right. Epon inquiry he was
assured by a passer-by'that the place
was a restaurant. Indeed, it was even
< Tarcmont—“ Historic ('larcmont ”—
ahead showed him—the girl who had
stood up in the motor-car ami screamed.
She was looking squarely at him,
and Ids flush w as no jnore sudden nor
,dcep than hers. The other girl and
the two young men were with her.
Ellsworth felt sure that she would
notice what dinner was brought to
him. Turning to the Christy-eyebrow
ed-one in sudden desperation he order
ed soup, tenderloin steak, various vege
tables ami imported l»ecr. Then, real
izing what he had done, he shivered.
He took up the menu, found the prices,
made a rapid mental caulculation of
his billv^md a cold lx-ad of per-piration
started at the back of his neck,.
The total—but why dwell upon his
misery? Knowing well that he could
not pay, he nevertheless decided that
he was not going to forsake his stomach
in its hour of n«*ed. One tap trf hi<
watch-pdckct recall'd yi him that hi«
watch had gonu. the way of his scarf-
pin,. gold links, and the top-hat of
lamented memory.
He determin'd to drag out his meal
until that fateful party of four, at the
7abl«'Str fronc of !um,-lr*d fir.idi.d ami-
gone. Then he would send for the
manager, explain the plight he was in.
ami take his arrest quietly.
While he was eating, he noticed that
his entrancer’s companions would steal
glances at -him. as if she had lieen talk
ing about him. Anti how tho«c four
lingered ! And the champagne the *
men consumed! E!l-wor*h had at U-t
fini-hed the final nior-el of his fiNid.
and still sat there.
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the cypress timber of this swamp.
So we would be under obligations
to you if you would give out a news
story In connection with conditions
in the portion of the county adja
cent to this stream.
“We are indeed glad to note that
you contemplate investigating con
ditions with a view to improving the
health of this section, so that it may
become habitable again. For the
Idea to become . extant that thid
deadly type of fever exists in Col
leton epunty will do the wonk our
aasociation b undertaking to do in
calculable harm unless It can be
made rlear that it is very confined
area.
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NO. 17. •
CKEN THIEVES
IOB HEN ROOSTS
man Turkeys and Fine Chick'
*** Fall In Uraap of Night
Prowlers.
several weeks there seems to
been an organized effort on
irt of a shrewd chicken thief,
cken thieves, to make a rec-
i Walterboro. Quite a num-
’ chicken roosts have been
I. and just before Christmas
ncy of the thief or thieves
d to run to turkeys. E. T.
affer lost two fine Christmas
•s. Dr. L. M. Stokes, one; M.
iwell. a 22 pound gobbler;
Padgetf, one. and several oth-
so had chicken for dinner
mas when they thought they
eal turkey. Not content
thus despoiling Christmas
•s. the thief, or thieves, also
1 the hen roosts. S. Finn was
>s the heaviest sufferer, hav-
id stolen from his coop in one
£4 fine fowls. I). C, K. Ilierx
offered some such losses, ;,nd
H. Shaffer lost his fine prize
ig white wyandotte cock and
ens. but w ith his usual go >d
Mr. Shaffer was fortunate
h to secure them by payment
• money paid out for them by
IV E. Martin, who purchase,|
from a negro hoy for table
sday night the same five hens
were stolen from Mr. Shaffer
Mrs. Martin were re
Morris Bugealov
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popula
from Mr.
sum of $1.00
s wholesale robbery
ot the people of Waite!
ng. It seems to be the work
veil organized gang of chicken
s. and it is thought they
e an automobile, for on one
a occasions blood hounds have
the trail only to lose it at
irhing. where it seemed an au-
»ile wae in waiting
DEM RIDER MR •
ASM DEAD HORSE
W. D. Thomas, Wood Rider for
Hunting Club, Slain
- in-Woods.' — — -
ON TRAIL OF POACHERS
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SOCTHKItX CAROLINA *
ASSOCIATION *
S. L. Reid. Secretary.
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* pe, ret ary is very detjir.ous of
g in touch with any farmers
ire interested in the formatton
National Farm Loan associa
n order that he may send them
ble literature and assist them
orming associations. Several
already been formed and full
nation can he obtained by
ig or seeing the secretary.
Dead Deer Discovered Near Scene.
Believed Hunter* Shot Home
and Rider. ,*
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Ridgeland, Dec. 24.—Mr. W. D.
Thomas, one of the wood riders for
the Okeetee Club, was found dead
about ten mtlus from here late Fri
day afternoon in Savannah river
swamps with three buckshot wounds
in his head. Wednesday afternoon
he left his home to make bis usual
rounds in the woods to try and keep
oft poachers and as he had at times
been ip the habit of spending the
nljjht at the club house, nothing wag
thought of his failure to return.
When he failed to return Thursday
his family became alarmed at his
absence nnd searching parties were
formed to look for him in the
swamps. Late Friday afternoon hia
body was found s t»h astride of the
horse that he had h« en riding, the
horse also having L. i killed with
buckshot. From all appearances It
seems that he rode upon poachers
who had Just killed a fine deer, the
dead deer being found within about
rds of where Thomas’ body
That rather than to
the party
buckshot
him
urc
etrnted thl
horse. Evident!
unaware of th<
rie,i was still In a small bag that he
always carried tied to Ms saddle.
Mr. Thomas was a -man of fine
character and known and liked by
almost every man lrv,the county. He
was about fifty-five years of age and
leaves a wife and seven chtldreu.
The funeral services were held at
White Oak cemetery this morning.
Miss Louise Carson
Elected Teacher
The following invitations have
been issued for the marriage of pop
ular ypung folks whose many
friends will be interested;
Mr.' John E, Moore
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of his dauehter
Attalee
to
0 Mr. Oscar Marvin
on Wednesday evening. January the
tenth, one thousand.' uitH 1 hun
dred and seventeen at
six o’clock.
Bethel M. E. Church, South. ^
Walterboro. South Carolina.
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expended for waterworks for the
town of Smoaks, was recently sold
at par, the purchasers being G. B
Sawyer & Co., of Columbia. , The
proceeds of this bond sale will he
utilized to sink an artesian well and
pipe the town, so that its citizens
may enjoy the benefits of pure water
and the luxury of having it in their
homes. It is thought that the com
munity is on the same str&ra as
Lodge, and that a flow can he - -
cured sufficient to force w ater .over
the entire town.
\V. Henry Varn is chairman of
the commissioners. IVrc% Rerrv and
R F. Carroll, members o' the board
•retary Reid has received a re-
. . from a party at Tampa, Fla.,
who is desirous of exchanging be
tween ?»<'<) and a 1000 acres of land,
fe is very eager to settle In this
section and wishes to purchase the
above amount if he cannot ex
change. If you have any property
for sale or to exchange please write
to the secretary.
Five hundred letters have been
sent to western farmers who are iu-
developed and undeveloped lands
:n this section. These men are coip-
ing to the south and South C;>to
Ijna should receive her share. All
those having lands for sale will do
w'll Co list them with the secretary
The board of trustees of the Wal
terboro High school Unanimously
elected Miss Louise Carson, teacher
for the seventh grade to succeed
Miss Tweedie Fickling. who recent
ly resigned to become home dem
onstration agent for Colleton coun
ty. Miss Carson is a graduate of
Winthrop College In the class of
1915J having completed the normal
course with music In that Institu
tion. Since then she has taught In
the St. Charles graded school, and
since then she has travelled rather
extensively in the West.
Miss' Carson was in school with
two of the other teachers in ^ the
Walterboro school. Miss I’lmer
Ffshhurne. and Miss June Rivers.
She i-» also relate,} to Prof. W. C.
Hodges, the ptincipal of the school.
She will come to Walterboro In
Hme to begin teaching immediately
after the holidays, upon-five opening
of the school.
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Holiday Greetings From
Farmers and Merchants Bank
v WALTERBORO, S. C.
B WE INVI1E YOUR AMION TO OUR SIATEMERT BELOW
we look back on our past years of successful dealings. , STATEMENT DECEMBER 13th, 1916
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Your patronage and friend ship have aided us in our grow th. Resources Liabilities
Loans and Discounts §223,307.98 Capital $ 50,000.00
We thank you and extend greetings and best wishes for your ReafEstate, Furniture v & Surplus and Undivided
continued he«lth and prospefity durin, ,l» K" •< l917 -
r. H. WICHMAN, a. h. wicHMAN, i. M. FiSHBiRNE. Bankg ; 92.&55.56 Bills Payable 15,000.00
President Vire PrfsMent. Cashier. jii'r" $326,677.54 ' 1 $326,677.54
NO ACCOUNT TOO LAR GE, NONE TOO SMALL
Now is the time to open a Savings Accouilt with Colleton County s Deposits Dec. 13,1916 $245,987.99 Resources Dec. 13, ’16 $326,677.54
STRONGEST BANK Deposits Dec. 13,1915 132,118.31 Resources Dec. 13,15 209,593.70
Increase in one year §113,869.68^ Increase in one year §117,083.84
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