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I . .LA WALTER BORO, S. G, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1917. NO. 20 J 1 fl / • <» GOVERNMENT APPROVESfl LOCAL DRAINAGE DISTRICT J- KITHERN CAROLINA AS SOCIATION RECEIVES .REPORT COMPLETE SURVEY WILL BE MADE Will )*■ Petition for Incorporation Submitted to derk of Court ^Tomorrow. Ml! BOMBED Wli KILLING B00I0ER * ' / • Lad CUimM he Was Shooting at Kab* bit and Hia Brother Came Into/ Range of Bullet. Secretary Hetd. of the Southern Carolina Association, has received, f»vmi the United States Government the report on the Walterboro.LJrnin- age District No. 1, which was re cently inspected by F. G. Eason, drainage engineer of the Charleston district. In a letter to Mr. Keid, the Government states that when the district is declared* by the Clerk of Court they will send their engi neers and make a complete survey of the proposed work. They will furnish the campiQg outfit and in struments, while the land owners will defray the other preliminary expenses. At a meeting held Monday, which was attended by the large land own- Secretary Reid Was instructed to present the petition and ask the Clerk of Court to declare the dis trict. Following is the report of Mr. Eason: Introduction. This project was taken up by the office at the request of the South ern Carolina Association. On Oc tober 28, 1916. the Chief of Drain age Investigations instructed F. G. Eason, a senior drainage engineer, to make a preliminary examination of this district. This was done on November U++ Th* examination*! was made trotn Walterboro as a base, all parts of the district being visited by the use of an automobile. The engineer wag accompanied by several interested landowners. An old map of C^letou county was used as a guide during the examina tion. (•eographical Ixuathm and Area. The proposed Waiterhofo T)ra1n- afce District No. 1 is situated in the central part of Colleton county, S. C., just south of W'alterboro, an<l extends as far south as Hitter. Doth of these places are located on the Green Fond and Bamberg branch of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Excepting the northwest corner, the district lies wholly cast of this railroad and extends eastward al most to Chessey Creek. The district is roughly rectangu lar in shape, being about four miles wide and six miles long. The area as taken from the above mentioned map is 22.4 square miles, or about 14,300 acres. The district has a system of dirt roads which traverse all sections. In addition to the A. C. L. R. R., three lumber tram- roads cross the district, one from Thayers, and two from Ritter. Natural Surface Conditions. The greater part of this district is a high, flat plateau or table land. This is the central part in which no - reams or drainage channels of < onscquenco are to he found At • ■dees of this plateau, except" the northern one. the streams haV'"* t'eir origins and flow to either of two main outlets of the dts- ”irt. Great Swamp nrd Chessey t -, *eek. Both of these are hrad- ■ >jter.; of A she poo river. W the ^iges of this flat table land, the streams only one or two feet deep and ate quite narrow. Tin' 1 nd bordering these streams ap parently becomes higher as the main f outlets are approached: such, hfy^- ever. is not the case. The streams become deeper and deeper toward the outlets and are bordered on both sides bv low bluffs %hhh gives the Impression that the lands alon c the streams rise, wlren as a matter of fact, they e~p lower than <he lands tn the central portion of the district. The greater p.-lrt of this district lies on the natural watershed divide 1 be tween Great Swamp and Chessev Creek. This fact will make th- 1 drainage ef^the •’listt-fot n cAmn^ra- tively simple tpstter in that no ove~- flow waters wifi have to he ronten/t- ed with, and • J nl\wr»ter which falls directly on the dfstVJrt will have tn be taken care of hy the proposed im provements. The cleared and rultiVk.ted land in the district probably,amounts *o between 15 and 20 per cent. Of the whole. The remainder fs mostly cut-over pine lands, now covered with a light growth of small tim ber and bushes. Almost the entire area, with the exception of the clear ed land and swamps Is covered with As a result of a coon hunting ex pedition at Ritters Tuesday night of last week, Westley Robinson, a negro boy nine years old is dead and his little brother, Esau, twelve years old is charged with the killing, it appears from statements made that four negro boys from nine to twelve years of,) age, were out hunting, using a .22 calibre rifle. Esau, the boy in jail, claims that he was shooting at a rabbit when his little brother came into the range and was struck at the heart, death resulting almost instantly. Joe Holmes, their cousin, who was hunting with them, who is eleven years of age. states that Westlev was teasing Esau, who told him if hedidn’t stop he would shoot him. Westley replied, “you know you wouldn’t shoot me, I am only teas ing you.’* With this Esau raised his rifle and shot his little brother. Magistrate Towles held an inquest on Wednesday, the verdict being wilful murder. OIL tn COMES • TO THIS Cimi r ... v. J Assistant Surgenn General of U.^S. PnUk Health Service to Investigate. WILL STUDY MALARIA SMOAKS BANK PAYS DIVIDEND — Stockholders Meeting Held Tuesday nnd Offtccr* Elected for Ensu ing Year. Banking Company met ih their sixth annual meeting in the directors room of the bank on Tuesday. Jan 9th,\the entire stock being repre sented either in person or by proxy except one share. The president. .1. E. Smoak. made a full statement of the receipts and disbursements of the hank for the year just Honed. ! and he stated that the honk was in extra heavy expense that it had to pay the past year, exceeding all its oast expense by more than six hun dred dollars. The following directors were elec ted: J. E. Smoak. F. J. Berry, If. M. Carter, M. D., J. M. Hiers and L. A. Sauls. Immediately after the stockhold ers meeting was adjourned, a meet ing of the Board of Directors was held. A full hoard was present and all the stockholders present were invited to remafh. A dividend was declared on the capital stock and a handsome little, sum added to the surplus fund, and axsmall sum charged off from furnituri\ and fix tures. This bank has paid a ttiVl- '^nd every year since Its oi£\.niza- tion. The following officers were elerK Effort to be Made Daring Year to Inprove Health Condition* In '. t'oMctnn County. The following interesting news story wag sent out from Columbia and published in The Charleston American of Sunday. It will be read by all our people who will wel come this investigation. Columbia. Jan. 13.—Dr. H. R. Carter, assistant surgeon general of the United States public health serv ice, in charge of the work in regard to malaria, was In Columbia today in consultation with the office of the StHte board of health as to the ma larial conditions in this State, es pecially the situation reported from Broxton township, of Colleton conn- ty. Dr. Carter will probably go to Colleton tomorrow. He will serve the people of South Carolina this year i Q harmony with the work of the special committee of the state board of health whk-h will be ap pointed by the board to make a thorough investigation of malaria in this Stat^ and to recommend means for its eradication, as far as possi ble. Assistant Surgeon General Carter came to Bouth Carolina at the Iff- stance of Congressman R. S. Wha ley, of Charleston. T ,ie request was sent to Washington by the Stats board of health, through State Health Officer J. Adams Hayne. “I expect to go to Colleton coun ty tomorrow,’’ said Dr. Carter this m OFFICERS • ARE REELECTED • r V*e of Thanks for Excellent Management of Last Fair’ Passed ai'Meefing." OTHER COUNTIES INVITED A«so< iation Decide* to Hold Southern Carolina Fair Again Next Fall. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Colleton County Fair Association wan held Saturday at the rooms of the Southern Caro- Haa Association. The report of the officers for the last fair was receiv ed bv the stockholders, and a vote •f thanks for the excellent showing made was unanimously carried. Since its organization the Colleton County Fair Association has con ducted eight fairs, and the one held in November was the largest nnd most successful of all. It was the first Southern Carolina fair, in which the four counties of Colleton, Beau fort. Hampton and Jisper partici pated. The entire set of officers, who itiade such a signal success of the fair last fall, was re-elected by the tnanimouB vote qf the association. These general officers are: W. J. Taylor, president: Col. J. G. Cad et t, 1st vice president: M H. Hiott, nd vite president; J. D. Miley, 3rd vice president; W. W. Smoak. ser- t-vtary and treasurer: ,D. C. L. Hiers. superintendent. The depart mental superintendepts will he ap pointed by a central board of man- agors. composed of the president, secretary and superintendent. The date for the next fail fixed after g secretary of BEIL A P. iCSEPT TIME Will Serve Walterboro. Bethlehem un«| < ottageyille KuptUt Chaurhec. I The people of W'alterboro and Colleton county are indeed fortu nate in securing as a citizen of the town and county. Rev. J. P. Gra ham, who has accepted a call to a pastorate in this county.' Rev, Gra ham will serve a pastorate compos ed of W'alterboro Baptist church, Bethlehem and Cottagevllle. The present arrangement Is that Rev. Graham is to preach at W’alterboro the second and fourth Sunday morn ings. every Sunday evening, with mid-week prayer meetings. Rev. Graham is not a strangnr to the people of this county, having served a pastorate in Walterboro bout ten years ago. lie and his in teresting family will find . many fiends in W'alterboro. For several years Mr. Graham has been a resident of Florida and has recently served-q pastorate at Inver ness, Fla. POPIIUR WALTERBORO PEOPLE MARNEO 9 Miss Attalie Moore and Mr. Oscar Marvin Married Wednesday “Evrmnf. AT METHODIST ('HURON BriltiMt Iteceptkm at Hone wf Bride’,, Grandmother. Mr*. Blckenbncker. INCREASE Kl ItlH.l S In a report of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, the statement that a considerable sum was added tq the surplus account was omitted. In addition to paying a dividend of 19 per cent to the stockholders, the surplus fund of the bank *was in creased to $10,009. This bank has enjoyed unusual prosperity since its organization in 1902. Miss Ruth Pierce, of Cottagevllle, spent the week-end here with Mrs. Padgett. MOVES TO WAl.TKHHOItO conferenc the afternoon, "to get a general idea Iregard Ao the of the condition, so as to be ot as much help as we can to the special committee of your State board.” The special committee to look liv* to the subject will probably begin its work on March 1. Dr. L. A, Riser, of the State board, has je-; °ll na Association turned from "New Orleans, when tho State Fair/ The time for ., . holding this fair i* Hie second week to \. alterhoro. MY. \ am in November. At the meeting-Saturday a reso lution was passed inViting the other three counties of the Southern Car- to again meet Colleto n County Fair As- for the to carrv work on in South Carolina. ho I with the has been making a careful invest!-.^o^hition in holding the second pation looking towards prepara-tion Carolina Fair. _ These w hich it is expected i fountieg w ill j>e asked to select ft .superintendent for each county., ; who will he given other assistants, land certain sections of the buildings ! will be set aside,for each county. Onqp of the (featufes of the nex». j fair will he a big football game, j Secretary Rehf. of the Southern Carolina Vssochtn ,• wa PORTER CADET CAUGHT HERE Cadet Willie Tyson. Fn Route Sntannali Inlet cepGil at Wnl- lerhot-o and Returned. to appoint. ed a committee of owe to \ with or : in iicciir.n^ Citad I .mi 1 and to exit n ] the fair secretary la game between The i Wofford if possible, an invitation to the entire corps of 'cadets of the Citadel to attend the fair in a body. Plans for the next fair will short ly he announced. ?t Is understood Military Academy, Charleston, came ■ that there will he to Walterboro, after having run ! tures An interesting occurrence took place during the past week,'when Willie Tyson, a student at Porter ed: .1. E Smoak. president Berry, vice-president: Delma Keels, cashie" and secretary to hoard; M. P. Howell, attorn..v F T W the i TRUSTEES ELECT ANOTHER TEACHER Mi-s Roberta Sprat! < liosen to To. Seventh Grade in Walteilmro School. The trustee* of thoWa Iteiboro High school feel that they were for tunate in securing the ser\Ves of Miss -Roberta Spratt, of Fort Mill, to- teach the . seventh grade. Miss Spratt is well prepared for this work and has had eight years of ex perience in teaching. She is o graduate of Chicora College with r. B. S, Degree and prior to her grad uation attended Winthrop College two terms and since then has been attending the sessions of the Win-- throp Summer School. Miss Spratt ariivrd tn town yesterday and be gan work tips morning. The position being filled by Miss Spratt is that made vacant hy Miss Tweedie Fickling. who resigned to entef* the Home Demonstration work.' Miss Virginia Carson was elected before the holidays to do declined after being away from the Academy. He was apprehended Jj^-re and sent back to Porters, accompanied by a patrol of cadets sent out from the Academy for the purpose of taWTng the you: j boy back. e, It appear* from the story told l>v 'Cadet Tyson, and others, thnt f\ son. matriculated at Potters eatlv in tkjs month, his home being in Savannah. For some infraction oi the rule-i he was sent to flu* sup< v intendenf who -tarred to admin; > i punishment Younp Tyson exap.-.! from the school and darted to walk to Savannah. He was picked up several miles from Charleston I. an automobile and after telling hi story to the gentlemen, who tu.> hint up. he was given mone\ to his way to Savannah. Thi/tugh some * lever detective work it w..- fonnd that Tyson was on noat i a train en route to Savannah, and s telegram to Green Pond intercept ed him. He was taken to Wvlt' i boro Thursday-night and spent to night at the hotel. .The patrol -< n' up from Potors came to Walterboro and in an effoit to capture young Tyson to cari-y him back to th»* school, had to overpower hint and ed many new- fea- and everything will he enlatg so as to accommodate the great er number of exhibits and tin* great d ly increased attendance which will be expected. FARM LOAN RWKs has repaired this lias one of the handsomest residen ces In the city. Mr. Yarn represent ; one of the largest wholesale com mission houses in PlitladeThhin and will malw: Walttrbmo his loud quarters'. ^ One of the lovliest weddings ever solemnized here, took place Wed nesday evening at th<* Bethel Meth odist church.* when Miss Attalie Moore became Jhe bride of Mr. Os car Marvin. The church was beau tifully decorated for the occasion, the color scheme of pink and white being carried out in every particu- j lar. Around the altar had beer, erected a pergola like structure and over this pink and white carnations clambered in profusion from the center front of which hung a hugP weddin K bell of the same lovely flowers. Masses of palms were banked on either side amt festoons of South ern moss and smilax were draped from the pergola to the eornicis. Two small white ga*'**. covered by pink and w hite caruai i *'s. w ere used to mark the reservation for the family and close friends of the bride and groom. Just before the entrance of the bridal party, “A Perfect Day.” was played on the cornet by Mr. Rainey/' while Mrs N. G. Morrall accompan ied him softly on the organ. As the last strains of the cornet died away the organ swelled out into the wed ding march, and the bridal party entered with the two handsome lit tle pages in the lead. Master Doug las Jones- and Master Hetber* Stokes, dressed ? «*ntircly in white, who opened and held the gates for the others. Following these came property and now | ,h, ' 1 ’if 7 M "'7/ ’"'"'V dpTT ^‘'' [ and Henderson Fraser,. Lucien Pat terson and N G. Morrall Next • nine H e first bridesmaid. Miss Re-- si.* Knight, in white fhifton P. M Vain, one of the most suc- -ssful farmers of the Sniders sec tion. has purchased the residence on Bridge street belonging to J. B. DuRols, and last week moved his! lit' RWKS wn.l. FLOsF I RID \Y \ ^ Tloybank^ o(i the town and rnun ty will observe Friday a< a legal holiday, this being Lee’s ‘birthday. of M ‘v\ will t.*’i: •ta s. t * # V ******* * * **** AT THE COLONIAL ******* * * **** Friday Matinee 4:.10. On account of special speaking for the U. D <’\s Friday night the Colonial has decided to put on a special matinee at 4 0 that all may witness the feature picture. “Ga • Lord Wearing.” which they have booked for that date. The picture will be shown again at 8 p m This piefuro is a rare treat Watterhoro and those who get Hi see y/will consider the time well speqt. fot> CARD OF THANKS Secretary Reid, of the 'Southern Carolina Association. reports that during the "past w eek he has fenmod , one Farm Loan Association and laid the plans for diie formation of tw-» i others. A large one was formed in I Hidgeland and plans were laid,at :■ ’ meeting for the formation of r j large one at Brunson. A meeting | was held in Brunson on last Thurs ddy, but it was decided to wait un til this week, before the. officer wen elected and the requests for loans u bra it t ed. ATTENDS MEETING Editor Press and Standard: Please allow mo space in the columns of your, valuable paper to extend my thankw to all who so kindly helped me in any way during the 21 days that 1 had to stay in Columbia to take the pustcur treat ment for which I had bitten l>\ a mad dog. I pray that God’s riehe-C blessings ’may reward them all C. J. CARTER/ Lodge, s. (’.. Jan. 1.'. 4<lt T. c. Remley. w>o tiavelv^over the greater perrtirfh of the j'nited State* i fl the^rrferesl of. the Amerl- ’o . making Meridian, been si* - Jr. i n i irg (• ii< heat w;ien but this wotk, elected. Miss Leona teaching since accommodation Padgett has been the holidays as an to the trustees. . (Continued on Page Five.) I. W. Reeves and son. Joseph, of RldgeviHe. were in town Monday on a business trip. had to resort to force, and young Tyson found he was take n he attempted to stab with a pen knifes The knife pene trated his clothing and only grazed the skin on his breast It is understood that the hoy’s father is dead and that his mother is sending him to school. He is a boy-of high n4-vous tetnperment and easilv excited. .. , . ..iy- Pt'KClIlsK TURPENTINE VTII.I Smoaks. Jan. 15—J. W. and N. C. Durham, of Milman. Fla., have purchased the turpentine still and rights of the consolidated NaVal Stores Company, which 'bas been operating o n the Edisfo river U number of years. These gent! n are experienced turpentine rr and will doubtless make a decide, vncr cess of the operation. Secretary Reid of the Southern Carolina AssocaaUon attended th>* annual meeting of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce last Tuesday night. This meeting was well tended by the buslnesk men Charleston, who are very much terested In the development Carolina. Miss.. hi<' headquarters, ha- spending several days with hi ter. Mrs. W <>. Mims. to be jSouthern himself at- of in- wf NOTRE VETERANS Please come ont January 19th at eight o’clock, p. m.. to hear Mr. Henderson at Lee-Jackson reloWPn- tion. The Daughters of the Confed eracy extends you a cordial invita tion PROMPT SETTLEMENT \\ ALTERROKO |{<»Y HONORED In the Roddey Medal debate at the* State University at Columbia, on 'Tuesday, December 19, Jamen deTreville, a Walterboro boy. was awarded second place, the subject being: “Resolved. That the Adam son Eight-Hour Uibor Law was the best solution of the labor problem involved at the time of its adop tion.” Mr. deTreville had the neg ative side of the question, and the award reflects great credit on his ability as an orator and debater. R. L. Fraser, agent for the South ern Home Insurance Co.. Monday morning turned over to Mrs. Jennie S. Jones a check of his company for $899. covering insurance due on buildings burned Jan, IThis is quick work on the part of the insurance company. Mr^ and Mrs. II. W. Black, Jr., and Dr. and Mrs. C. H. EsDorn went to Charleston Saturday night to see Madam Sarah Btfrhhardt. Miss Fannie Campbell, teacher of the Sniders’ school, was in town Saturday shopping. K9 Miss Minnie Carter and brothers. O C. and L. W. Carter, of the Mt. Carmel section, were in Walteshoro Tuesday. / •ov' r with Mr. EdwaYd Sanders. Matthews; following them Margaret Sand* r<. of St Maf- . •». pink chiffon over taffeta. Mr, Mood Jones, of t'h.Tri* - ♦ ',<n Mi s Natalie Huffman. o r t !fa’l‘«ton, in pink chiffon ove taffeta, with Mr. it. A. Johes? Charleston. Next tame Miss Clar> Anderson in white -chiffon over taffeta, with Mr. Edgar Marvin. o f Sheldon. The two charming little flower girls came next. Little Miss I>or. othy Lucas, a beautiful curly haired brunette in pink accordin plaited crepe do thine, her curls raugh’ with a silver hand and pink bow. and little Miss Elizabeth Kirkland, her lovely flaxen curls held hy x silver t/and and big bow and w.*ar- ing white accordin plaited crepe d* chine Both 'carried basket* of pink aKjtl white roses Then came th maid of honor. Miss Ruth Marvin in pink Georg, tt crepe with ribbon' gainitutTS over satin. She carried aft arm Lull of pink roses. Th* groom tbeH entoted nu the arm o ids b.^t many Mr/fiarry Marvin, o- Sheldon. Immtttfi.vtely preceding th » bride <aivi<vMh'e\ dainty little line bearer. MLy CaiAjiiie Marvin. u' Yema>*ee. bOKIing up before h*r ir ImUCtiny liandva whiK* lily in whie’ ,was the myslie \ircle Nj unite twc, lives. Then canuMhe I.tide on th- arm lier father Capf J. T..s Moore. \ Never had her blond livbn* showed !o greater perfection than he tie nth ti •• lifniy folds of Hje bridal veil • migl ’ .vitli a wreafli .iTYbrange idossoms. Her gown was a tr. a- tion of Goreette crepe an*l satin garnished witli p. . iIs and silver A^t arcordin plaited got g. tie flou:.* *\ farmed the lower* part of the ankl* 1. ngth .skirt,*, wliile tiie long satin t nr fell in graceful folds from th waist, whore it was held bv a line of shining extending up the back in a point.) The bodice and upper "part of the fckirt was of satin in on- piece caught- back on either side o' the waist line and held with hand made roses' with touches of silver here and thejeC She carried a love- Iv shower bouquet of bride's* rose* ferns and lilies of the vallev The bridesmaid's., dressbs were all fash ioned alike, skirts in painnier af feet oanrht with silver banding — bodice low neck, in surplice style They carried pink and white car nations. The immtvBjjivp ring ceremonv was performed by Rev. J. *T Peeler. ofvlTampton . Immediately after the reremonr a brilliant reception was held at the home of the bride's grandmother Mrs. Annie Rickenbacker Here the color scheme of pink and whit*' was carried out in every detail and the rooms presented a charming picture. Mrs. John Gloved and (Continued on Last Page t '/■ 1 ■>\ J \ i-Y • ' I