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' ^ u VOL. 38. -\L. I r.luiUKu. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 24. 1917. NO. 21. ms om HOLDS 10 IT BIT • *•*'» But When Brother Takes ^Pistol Would-be Lynchers Rush Into Hampton Jail. GIRL THEN CALLS SHERIFF Prisoner Bmlly Bentrn and l/^fl In the Wood*—Xo Airet»ti* Re- |M»rte«l Vet. Hampton. Jan. 21.—Dave Rich ards, a negro of Eatill. was taken from the county jail here last night by a party from Estill, and al though not lynched, he was badly beaten up and left in the woods^ According to the negro's statement, his life was spared as the result of the pleading of one member of the party. Ih^THe reports of the affair vary, though the salient features are sub Btantiated by a number of witness es. The negro, who, according to the report, was drunk, assaulted a Mr! Glover, an elderly man, who eleiks in the store of Marvin J’Neal at Estill. last night by drawing his pistol on Mr. Glover. The negro was arrested and taken to the jail at Estill. Later the mayor of the town, learning that a party was be ing formed to take the negro from the jail and lynch him. had him re moved by automobile to the county jail at Hampton. Magistrate's Con stable J. A. Cook and John O. Smith brought him to Hampton. (Vmvd Makes for I»oor. Arriving at the county jail the negro was locked tip. Then one of the men who brought the negro to Hampton went back downstairs to get the negro’s hat which he had dropped in an effort/to get away. When he unlocked the door and went out he was met by a pamy of about thirty-five men. according to his estimate, who rushed for the open door. «' . Just as the crowd reached the door, the jailer's daughter, who is about 14 years of age, ran into an adjoining room, grabbed one of her father’s pistols, an.I rushed back to the door, covering the lynching party with the revolver and declar ing that she would shoot the tii^t on*- that entered the door, i-'he held them thus at bay until her brother, feering that some harm might over take her. took the pistol from her. whereupon some of the crowd -rush ed in and went upstairs, overpower ed the jailer, took the prisoner and fled in automobiles in the'direction of Estill. Sheriff Notified. - The young lady then notified Sheriff Lightsey by telephone, stat ing to him that the prisoner had been taken away by five or six ri,en i j She stated that it was a "pump" game. The sheriff left Rrunson. where he resides, for Hampton and Immediately took up the trail of the party; hut was unable to find out anything as to their whereabouts or the whereabouts of the negro Jailer Rowers pleaded with the party not to lynch the negro, after they had overpowered him and taken hi» prt c oner. Today the negro was found at an other negro’s house a few miles from Hampton He seemed to be still drunk and was badly beaten. Th‘* theory is that the would-be lynching party, on account of the fan that the members of it were recognized by several people in Hampton, and as cars from Hamp ton were following the party <lo • lv. derided not to kill the negro, hut beat him and threw him out of the rnr. The negro stated that he did hot know who the members or the mrty were. An ryewitness stated that there were three automobiles in the party. The negro will be given medical attention and brought hack .to Hampton to await trial. , G. T. Robertson Dies Suddenly U. C. D.’s HOLD CELEBRATION Memoriew of Lee and Jackson -Hon- y omi—C ol. Henderson Spoke imi _ * 0 ’ ’ " Lives of Confederate Hentcs. ' Celebrating the birthdays of Gens. Lee and Jackson, the local Chapter, Micah Jenkins. U. D. C., staged ap propriate exercises at the school au ditorium Friday night, the feature of the occasion being a masterly ad dress by the Hon. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, formerly a resident of Walterboro. Mr. Henderson spokj on the lives of the two great Con federate heroes, Lee and Jackson, and dealt at length with the live topics of the day confronting the South and the nation. He was elo quent and interesting, and his ad dress was a masterpiece of its kind. Another feature of the evening' waft the reading of a prize essay on the life of Lee by Miss Thelma Pad gett. This prize is given annually to the members of the local high school writing the best essay on some Confederate subject, and the essay of Miss Padgett was excellent from all standpoints. She read, if in an interesting manner and was awarded the prize during the even ing. Mrs. A. H. Wichman. the president of the local chapter, presided in a graceful manner. The exercises were opened with prayer by the Rev. C. R. Smith, and musical num bers were ^rendered during the evening. Miss Kate Rentz and Miss Wilby added to the charm of th- evening by beautiful solos, while the singing of the Walterboro High school of "Dixie’’ and •’Carolina’’ was very attractive. The quartet composed of Messrs. Diederlch and Long, and Miss Jones and Rents, rendered "The Soldiers Chorus” in a highly pleasing manner. The ex ercises were interesting and attract ive throughout and showed much interest in the work. f. I INK SMS ms sims n • ' O' , t ’ The Popular Christ maw Saving' tiub System Started by WaL • V • /< terboro Bank. KILLING IT 6EN POND LIST MONDIT Son-in-l^iw Shoot* Father-in-1w • Following Dispute Over Some Whiskey. ORGANIZING CLUBS AMONG SCHOOLS Conn*y Demonstration Agent Higher r ' „ F.nndling MciiiI*-In in the Roys' Club*. What will come hs welcome news is the fact that the Farmers and Merchants Bank has decided to op erate & Christmas Savings Club. These clubs are operated by banks in all portions of the country with wonderful success and the Farr^ts and Merchants Rank Is the first to start this wonderful saving plain in Colleton county. The object of the savings clnh is that when Christinas comes every one will have money to spend when they are called upon to give gifts .and for themselves at that season of the year. In saving through the year by paying so much weekly you will find that at Christmas you have a nice hank account when you have not missed the money that you have paid in. Any one can Join this club, as there are classes for the children .as well as the grown ups. The duh is divided into five classes as follows: - .Class I. 2f» cents a week. Class 2. 5*> cents a week. ” Class 3. $1.00 a week. Class 4. $2.00 a week. Class 5, $5.00 a week. The bank will issue the saving club cards in a neat envelope and the cards will at all timed show what is to be pawi, when,, and the amount that is still due before the club is completed. The require ments are so that every one can un derstand and will be explained at any time by any officer of the bank. These savings- accotipts draw in terest at the rate of 4 per cent, which is 1 per cent more than is usually paid by banks in clubs of this kind. The club will kegin forming on Thursday of thia week and will be open indefinitely, hut the sooner one joins the nibre in terest he or she receives at Christ mas. Elsewhere i n this Issue will he found an advertisement in re gard to this matter and it will pav every man. woman and child in Col leton county to investigate and start one of the five classes. Coroner I. YV. Dopson was sum moned to Green Pond Monday af ternoon to hold an inquest over the dead body of Ned Ladson, colored, who was shot to death that morn ing by bis son-in-law. Steve Black. The shooting occurred Monday morning at 11 o’clock on the plat form of the Atlantic Coast Line de pot. Ladson was killed instantly and his body fell inside the office of the depot through a door lhat was standing open at the time of the shooting. .Sheriff Lucas ('. Padgett went to Green Pond Monday afternoon and placed Black under arrest, bringing hin^ to Walterboro on the evening train where he was lodged in jail to await trial. According to reports received from Green Pond a dispute aros.* between the two negroes over some whiskey which Black had taken away from his' wife, who is the daughter of Ladson Black states that 6n several occasions his father- in-law had furnished his (Black’s) wife With whiskey to he sold, and that he had recently protested and broken up this practice. He says that on last Saturday Ladson gave his wife some wore whiskey to tie sold and that when he discovered same at his home he took charge of it. which caused the dispute to arise that resulted in the killing of Lad son. Black states that his father- in-law had threatened to kill him and claims thaLh«had started after his gun whe n he shot him. 1*’.; Be- Ja n. County Agent F. W. Kislicr re ports that he has visited the follow ing places Islandton on Tuesday. Jan. t*: Ashton. Wednesday. Jan. 1ft; Lodge. Thursday, Jan. 11: Wil liams and Ruffin. Friday. Jan. 12: Hudsons Mill, Tuesday. Jan. Smoaks, Wednesday. Jan. IT; tea ami Pine Grove. Thursday. IfTr Kdisto. Friday, Jan. 1ft. The people of the county seem to be interested in the club work. Several have offered their assistance in , helping their hoys make the work a success. The' number of hoys enrolled up to date ift about seventy-five. Mr Risher will visit other places during the present week. Yester day he was at Sniders, today he is at Jonesboro. Thursday he will vis it Hendersonville and Friday t'ot- tageville. He wishes to see the boys »t these places and secure their names' STRICKLAND LANDS BRING GOOD PRICES ll< hoc Place Pin <,li "c«l by Mrs, Georgia Strickland tm SO.oJio. All Tracts Sold. The sale of the < mds of the late .* C. Stu Klu.d •»! : tokcs, for partition among tl " h-:'•■<. took place in front of the ce-i t ho.: ■ on Monday, a good cr.iwd being in at tendance’ The sale wis featured by the good prices ctor. for the lands. Tract No. 1. containing 4R apres. was bought by .1 F. Strickland for $Rftn.no; tract No. 2 w.i- bought by Sheri ft’ Lucas Padgett for tract No. 3 was bought by rick land for IM'O/ni.; tract J F Strickland for $.Tftft; 5 bv J . F. Stri< UlanJT for BUILDINGS ARE NOW GOING UP Brick Mcing Laid fo) lilzrr **- Vtcr Sales Garage—Work Started on L. D. Until k's Residence. What will come as a surprise to the people of this section is the an nouncement of the death of G. T. Robertson, who makes his home with his brother. Jasper Robertson, living about five miles south of Wal terboro. Mr. Robertson was at the home of H. A. O’Quin and had gone out to split some stove wood with which to prepare supper. He had cut the wood and started in the house with it in his arms when he fell dead, death being due to heart failure. When found Mr. Robert son still held the wood in his arms. Mr. Robert&pn leaves a wife and eight children. The funeral was held at Peniel church % this after noon at 4 o'clock, followed by inter ment at that place. MY. Robertfton was a member of the Peniel Metho dist church, ^nd was good Christian . gentleman. The sound of the hammer • again heard in Walterboro, thet being two new establishments going up. The brick work was started last week for,a new sales garage for Rizer £^Ayer their property on Court House Square. D. <’. L. Hiers has this contract, and is mak ipg rapid headway with the work. This will be a brick structure, and will he completed in a short while. The other building is the resi dence of L. B. HoUck. Esq., on his lot next to the home of Judge .las E. Peurifoy. For several weeks Mr. Houck has been ready for this work to start, and but for delay in the work on the part of his oontractors he would have had his home well under way. He has. however, de cided not to wait further on them, and has given the contract to G. \V Guilford, a local contractor. Iwlio began work Monday. $605.00; •J. F. St No. 4 by .tract No. ' $874*. ■ The home place,, known attract No 6 in the advci tis» m* nV'rta pur chased by tin* w idow of Mi. St rick- land. Mis. Georgiig/Strii kland. for $6,025. It is j>ff(lcrstnrxl that shi hit* l assigned ipts hid to I’. It, Strickland, hut that sli* "ill the hufoe with fort\ act*- o' Imd surrounding it Mr. Guess Goes to Yarnville COME-TO-SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY Efforts Being Made to <«*« People in Soutli Cnrolin* to At* tend Sunday School Feb. 14. February 11th will be observed In several states as Come-to-Sunday- School-Day. this being the first time auch a day has been observed In South Carolina. R. D. Webb, Gen eral Secretary for South- Carolina, of Spartanburg, aaaisted by his of fice force, is making great plans for the observance of this day. and will be glad to forward^© any school In tending to observe the day all necessary advertising matter, post ers. programs, etc. The idea of the day is to get a 5ft pwr cent increase in attendance, and if each school in the State of South Carolina will reach this aim. there will be at least 200,000 people in Sunday school on February 11th. There is not a school in Walter boro that will not be benefit ted by observing ronie-to-Sunday-SchnoL Day. to say nothing of the people who respond anjl attend Sunday- school. , CONTRACTS LET FOR SUPPLIES m ENGINEEB " WILL COME HERE Secured Through the Efforts of Congressman Richard S. Whaley. WILL INSPECT THE ROADS Tu Recommend to (Vdleton Delegs tlon the Kind of (toads Neces sary for County. High way Contract % Commissioner Cliucr la*!* for IVovisions for Chuin (Kang. The H. W. Cohen Storp Will Have Annual Sa ,\ In Jhis issue of The Press we are printing a full and pa ge Standard advertisement for the IL W, Cohen Store. A. K. Karesh. manager, an nouncing then gieat End of the- Seaspn sale, which will -begin next Saturday. Jan. 27th. atvd will run for ten days. We have also printed several thousand page circulars for Mr. Karesh. which he will distribut*’ .all over tiie county. Mr. Karesh states that he has found it to he the best policy x for isli stoie to conduct these ‘'Kn<!-<K- the Season sale" in <*vd* of all odds and ends, he in position to start tin* n<xt sea son with, fresh, crisp new merchan dise. The unusual scarcity of first class dependable merchandise, along wjtli the prevailing high prices, will make this sale doubly welcome to him dreds of their customers, as thet* stock Is unusually large at this fimY of the year, and the reductions in prices are genuine, besides being much greater than ever Highwawy Commissioner FI. R. Ulmer recently awarded contracts to those submitting the lowest bids for supplies for the county, as follows: Jacksonhoro ferry at $25.00 per month was awarded to (\ W. But ler; Sullivan ferry, at $12.50 per month, to J. II. Cone, and Aahepoo ferry, at $16.00 per month, to W. S. Marvin, The following contracts for pro vision for the chain gang wer° awarded: Colleton Mercantile Company 10 tons of No. 1 timothy hay at $23 40 per ton: 1«mm* pounds of D. S. butt meat at 13c per pound; 1" caddies tobacco, " It row n Mule." a* $3.55 per caddy;, six cases toma toes. 2 |b cans, at' $1 05 per dozen: e rases salmon at $1.3*t per to dispose j 65 and therefor* PROPOSED CHANGE IN LODGE SCHOOL * postum at $2.35 per Hi tacon soap at $ t cantile &■ Wan house sacks grist at *2 *5 bands S R. flour/rfi barrel: FO hugs 2 5 per hag: one s > "Red at >2.75: loo pounds of ^50; In brl'lieh- Co . peri'.' at $ 1.75\per bushel. II W Ulunk. Jr 50** pounds breakfast ba*\on at Iftr per pound; one cj^x Gold Dust at $1 " GONE TO CONFER WITH DELEGATION Secretary S. L. Field, of the Sou thern Carolina Association has re ceived a letter from Congressman Richard S. Whaley, in which h« states that he has succeeded in in teresting the United States Depart ment of Agriculture in the question of good roads for Colleton county. This action was taken by Mr, Wha ley as soon as he learned that a bond issue was contemplated for this county for good roads and is very much appreciated by the peo ple of this county. According to his letter Jo Mr. Reid, the engineer will come to Colleton this week to inspect the present roads and advise as to the best method of making them permanent The engineer will confer with the Colleton delegation in Columbia befoi^i <v.:.:ing to Wal terboro to begin his work. Mr. Whaley’s letter follows: Washington. D. (’., Jan. 1ft. 1917. Mr. S. L. Reid. Executive Sec, Sou thern Carolina Association. Walterboro, S, C. Dear Mr. Reid: 1 have succeeded Good Roads Bureau ment of Agriculture gineer to (’pi let on mate on the^oad Improvement Of the county. This engineer will leave here next week and I have re- • nested that ho report to you am! that you will give him the necessan information in order that he may start upon his work at once. I endeavored to secure the same engineer who performed the work for McCormack county ^hut he Is on his holiday, and 1 vCas. therefore, unable to prpeur^-him. Sincerely your.-. liKMIARD S WHALEY in getting the of the Depart- to send an en- county to estl- li. Citizen* Much IntctcMcd in t ! um*‘ * MP From Rural Graded s*hool High S< Imm»I. to The imjny friend's oi Mi W. O. Gu*Ns in Walterhoi. gret to iearrKthat they a - .tii'i M > 4 :» r- mg the city to tinake their . oni at Yarnville. Mr. Guess Lis :.li. ‘ ly moved his stock of jnercl.amlj • to j that place and ha s gHfic on he gin business. Mrs. j main with relatives Smoaks, Round and Walt* ) boro lor a couple of weeks, when she will Join Mr. Guess at Yarnvilh'. Mrs. Guess will he greatly missed from the^ Methodist Sunday .school, where she has been a most faithful ami efficient teacher for the past rev- era | years. Gu»\s wcl r* and Li icn.’is at OPENS PRESSING CLUB B M. Crosby, of Ruffin, has open ed a pressing club at Smith’s Bar ber Shop. This pressing club will be run in the name of Smith’s Press ing Club. A pressing club at the same place was formerly managed by S. M. Leonard, who has return ed to his home in Florida. Mr. Crosby Is a well known young man and will doubtless do a good busi ness. DATE SET FOR HEARING Clerk of i.'ouvt D. B. Hudson has set February 28th as the date for the first hearing in regard to Wal terboro Drainage District No. 1. On this day all persons who have not joined in the petition will he re quested to do so. At the same time he will appoint a hoard of viewers to Inspect the district ami make pre*» limlnary report thereof. Thi» board will be composed of a compe tent and disinterested civil and drainage engineer and two resident freeholders of the county. Lodge. Jan. 22 Th* people " this community aif very much in earnest just now over the propo i tion made re<ently by County Sup* > intend* nt of Education Hugo ^ Strickland to change th*- Lodge Rural Graded school to a high school. The idea s«*en>s to have taken hold of th*' people in this com munity ami among the possibilities may he mentioned th** mojjein bri< k school building -to cost not less than $12,000, for which It is proposed to bond the school district. The trustees* Of the distil* t have tailed a mass meeting Of all the citizens foi Friday night <»t this week, and have extended an invita tion to State Superintendent of Rural Schools Leuco Gunter, and Mr. St rick land to he present. At this meeting it is expected that plans wHI be made for the erect Ion of this building The trustees of this district are L. J. Jones, P F Cone and P. M- Johns. The school this year is un der the efficient management of Prof. U. C. Garris. L I line* and F-. F-. Join**. u<> 1< 'tdiimhia *•• Interest of Lo.ii-. ly'* F inances. County Highway (ommissionct B. |{ Ulmer and Deputy Treasurer K. E. J<.pi s went to Columbia Honda.' afternoon to -confer with the Coll* ton delegation in reference to the finances, and county govern ment hill for this county. They 'carried with them a full slat* m* n» of (he condition of th** county, and th*' will have -ono suggestions U>y tli** * onsidnratinn of th* delegation. Their figures show that the epuu- tv was in debt January 1-t. about $21.noth This will ha\* to be ; i ranted by the d* legation as wi ll a< running • xpens* s for tlm < *i K uing vear. Auto Licenses Are Not all Raid Clerk of Court Hudson reports that there are still unpaid quite a number of licenses on automobiles. This law was passed at th** last session of tin* legislature, providing that an automobile license of 25 cents per horse power he paid on or before October 1st. Of thi.4 amount Mi Hudson believes that not much more than half has been collected so /ar. Only three auto mobile repair -shops have paid their license ami not a tram toad, it li u n tiers t oo*l. Want Million For Anti-Malarial Work MIHH JKHKIK FRASER III. Miss Jessie Fraser, who returned a few days ago to resume school work at Petersburg, Va , was taken suddenly quite ill and forced to re turn to Walterboro. She was token Immediately tl?* the Clam EaDoni Infirmary, where she is Improving, according to Mie latest reports Miss Fraaer haa nary friends r.nd rola- tivea who will be glad l * kn« w lhat she Is much improved. i:Y wgelintil mi lting On Feb’nary 25th a meeting < on dmted by Rev .1 no B \ n<! row.- will begin in Walterboro. This will hr a union£Uef*ting ft f all the church es. Mr. Andrews is not unknown to many of our people Last year he held several meetings in adjoin ing territory* with most gracious re sults. He is known as a safe, sane preacher of the gospel am! both his methods and preaching have been endorsed by preachers and laymen. He will he accompanied by C. P. Curry, bne of the finest singer* known. More of the details of the meeting will he given from time to Time ENGINEER HERE John McCrady, president of Mo- Crady Bros. & Cheves, the well known engineering firm, was a bus iness visitor to Walterboro on Mon day. Mr. McCrady was here to con fer with Mr. Reid in regard to the Walterboro Drainage District No. 1. V ANT A VlL ,»GN FOR Co|-*v»ohta Ja^ 10. - Si:*t* Il*al;'i Offi.rr .1 vi; ni H ynt* atim>unc***t today .th: t a confenn*** of th** Southern State hcjlth of': ci - w!ll b. heM in Washington Jatr’aiy 21'- /! far i In pnipn'-! of *<* operation in fb* matter.of -•ruling tin* pa- -•rig. of a measure by congress v.hireby the f< <W*ra.l goVernmen* would futnish a million dollars to j lx* used in anti-malafial work in the n th The United States con- gvpss will he urged to provide this amount upon condition that the var ious 'tats s put up three dollars tn each dollar Mitch they receive from the proposed federal appropriation the work to he done under the sup ervision of th** United States public health sendee. Th** Southern statei will he represented at the confer ence by their health officers. Th** meeting was called by Dr. Osc.v Dowling, state health officers of Louisiana, and Dr. Watson S. Ran kin, stat** health officer of North Carolina. Dr. Hayne will attend, ami stated today that he was h«vutily in favor of the proposed legislation by con- l?res*. * Fir. Hayne also expects to attend a meeting to be held either in At lanta or New Orleans, during the month of March, of the various rep- resentati\es doing rural community work for thev international health board Joe Rent*, of Islandton. was a buainess visitor to town Tuesday. Representative W W. Smoak spent Sunday and Monday in town, returning to Columbia Monday af ternoon. W. C. Hiers. dt Round, has ac cepted a position with Brown Fur niture Company, having begun work there Monday morning.