The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, May 02, 1917, Image 1
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VOL. 33.
WALTERBORO. S. C., WEDNESDAY. MAY J. 1917.
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NO. 35.
1LM0SI SEVEN HUNDRED
NORNEDSAREENROLLED
FREIGHT TRAIN -
KILLED BOY
Snafl Army of Home Demon- *
_ stralors" and Membent or ]
Ultlc Keeley ('ro.by ll:»n 0»«m- hyi
Local I-rpiehl Train NMtardajr
. Morning.
Farmers Clubs in County
AGENTS ARE KEPT BUSY
Man K*rkU«*. Mi>s
Ri-hn on Ihr go
aia'in Knn«
. I ■
ami Mr.
Tha local Jreigh! train on th** At-
j lantlc Toast Lana Saturday tnorn-
! inif ran over Keeley Crosby, the six
.I year old soil of Mr-, and Mrs. Henry
Tros!|y. the (accii^nt resulting in
the immediate death of the bov.
The aceident occurred on the siding
leading into the yards of the. Youm
! Cotton Mills, the train having en
tered this siding for the pgrpose of
removing some empty Voal <ars.
There were no witnesses to the ac
cident -ind exactly ho» it occurred
ha* not been ascertained, but it is
Figures compiled by the hom- SU p pose d that the little boy was on
demonstration agents and the fain thp lra( ; k one 0 f ,he coal
demonstration agent for this enun cairs and th< . | mpact knocked him
tj show an enrollment in their xh 4 1 dow n and ran over him Si, on*
partments of 6»1 members, which j kmns |ha( a< r jdent had eccur
is perhaps as large an. enrolrmei»{\ red untn ( * apt j. m Smith dis
* can boast tl... hm:
DUD RE6R0ES READ!
TO DO THEIB PART
^ - \
John A. Harm- Prominent Nc*
-groXsUs Cpca.HisJRace
for Service.
—
MAJOR JOHR BLACK
' ELECTED CAPTAIR
Home (iuards Meet and Choose
Officers for laical Home
Protection Company.
NEGRO WILL . SERVE NOW WILL HOLD WEEKLY’ DRILL'
Staten That H»s Race is Kuger to
.loin the White., in Ooiog Ser
vice for Country.
take
been
That
their
in the State
are. urade up
lol
ntt aaxy county
These figure:,
lows:
Tannin^ dub members. Miss Fit k
ling 81; Miss Yarn 75: total 157,
Poultry dub members. Miss Fic';-j
ling 61: Miss Yarn 29; total 90-. 1
Ladies dub members. Miss Fick
ling. 75: Miss Yarn 69; total 144.
This makes a grand total for thes.
two workers of 391. of which Mis?-
Fickling has 217 and x .Miss Vatjn
174.
..F. W. Hisher, as farm demonstra
lion agent, has enrolled the follow
lag workers in his department: x Fir
club members. 115; boy’s corn clph
members. 40; farm demonstrators
145. making a total of 300 mem
bers.
A great deal of interest is being
shown in this work and the agents
are kept busy answering inquiries
and visiting their members. The
results this year bid fair to exceed
anything done heretofore, and mucl
good is being accomplished. \The
seeds sown by the worker who start
ed the home demonstration work,
bliss Connor, are bearing good fruit
tMs year, and the thoroughness
with which she did her work madt_
it easier for Misses Fickling and
Yarn to begin and wv -j on. Mr.
Risher has an earnest and intelli
gent grasp of the situation and is
doing a good work with
eTs as to their problems
cullies.
Tlte club officers and
throughout the county a
their full share to make
a success, and they will reap a nc
harvest if Conditions keep up
•well as theX 1 are at present.
Covered the body of the child on th>
j ti\i k . The body was badly icnp
led.xthe head being ••ntirely < mste-d
i Tin** father of the child is • tnjdoyed
bv th«\ Yount Cotton Mills, and
lives noitr the aiding The child
was seen by his family about twer.tv
minutes before the accident <»ccut
red, hut no one s*-**!!^ to know ex
actly when* ffy was when he was
run over. \
,of
the town has
measure to
The sympathy
been extended in great
the bereaved parent
Coroner Ilopson impanelled a jury
of inquest to inquire into the mat
ter. The jury returned, a verdict
in accordance with the above
The funeral was held '''Sunday
morning, being conducted by Rev
Todd, one of the evangelist preach
ers now holding services in town-.
It was largely attended.
The attitude the negro' will
in the event of t-he war has
commented upon quite freely,
they would remain true to
' coyintry no one who understands
; th«i negro. as the people in the
j South understand him. - would ever
'question, and that he would volun-
t.«-r readilv to t.»k«* up arms has
be*-n asserted over and over again
by white men in this' section of the
I conn fry,
In this connection the 1 following
j letter from .tohu A . Harris, n
negro'citizen of VYaltertono. will b«
i read with interest, and lie may be
j coutlied upon to vobe the senti
ment of his people. Tli*- letter, fo!
lows: /
: "“
Iraito
ence.
Confederate Veteran
Reunion at Washingrtoi
' v •
The Confederate Veterans wil
meet at Washington June 4th to
8th. inclusive, to celebrate their
twenty-seventh Unnit-il 're onion
This is the first time the reunion
has been held outside of the K»‘o ; a | )tUJ
At
tc
outdo itself, for Washington is a j
city where entertaining has becom* I
the farm-; graphical limits of Dixieland,
and diffl- lh*s reunion Washington expects
mein »er‘
r** doing
tile
Since the American' (Jovernmen
hasy declared war on the Imperial
German government. . every citizci
of the United States has been call
ed on by the President of the Unit
ed States to do his whole patriotic
duty, whatever and whenevtr that
duty, whatever and whenever th»l
cord any crisis through which this
1 Government has ever gone in which
| the negro has ever proved to be a
itor. In the war of Independ-
the War Between the States
in Ahe Spanish-American war. an*
not dpty In war crisis, hut in sea
sons of unrest from internal causet
the man of color did his bit for
right as he saw it. Now in thgse
trying times, when the Government
under wditrh we live. * move am
| realize a livilihood is burdenet
with a load of atrocities
crimes and indignities
against its honor and independence
we. the negroes. musY lend our ser
vices to help overthrow these plu
tocrats absolutely and bR, tb** star*
assured o;, and stripe* continue to flV to the
Th«rsd.«> Afteisoon of This Week
Will be Time foe l»rill
Godfrey Lot.
The meeting of the Home Guard-
of Walter boro, an organization re
cently establish*'*! for the purpos-
9 f p**rforming • domestic* services,
tvas Li*-ld Friday afternoon at Hi*
court house foi the purpose of se
lecting officers . Mu jot John Black,
who lias seen much service in the
malma was elected captain; Cupt,
.1 . K Moot*- was elected first lieu
tenant with .1 M Moorcr. second
lleuten;int. Both
have seen OXte
mil Wilt, ami tit** company fe«'ls tlhi'
it li a - -elected gcnu.inc men for it)
office These officers will ap
point th'- non-commissioned officers.
The -neoting Friday afternoon
was enthusiitstii in every, respect.
>th of tlo- lieut*Miant< )
•n iv*- s*'tvice in th--
WILL GO TO FORT
OGLETHROPE, GA.i
*■
\ oiing Men Who De-dre to Tuk j
I
Course for <>f®cei s in Training
* ' J \
- School There.
* 7hU Toirniy--will— ha---w-c\J- -epr-**-
septed at the first training school
for officers at Koa Qglethrope. Ga
in the- first allotment for this di
vision. Applications for those whe
desire to go. and examinations must
be completed by the 4th inst.. and
Colleton’s contingent leave this af
tetnoon or tomorrow for Charles
ton, where they will undergo an ex
amination. They will report at
Fort Oglethrope on the 14th insr.
for training three months. aft**i
which they will either be assigned
to duty as officers or be placed on
the resetv*
the future.
Those who
county arc:
Heber It. Padgett, Postell \\i:
s^H. I.ucii-n B. Patterson. Jess** de
Treville. Prof W. C. Hodgi-s. AYi!
li*- Fiipp. WalteTboro: \. Ross*-:
Smith and Harold Smith. Coitag--
ville.
DMA. WIEEIS DIED
M0RDA1IFTERRODR
Beloved Hendersonville
cian Passes Away
ih£t)j» ration.
Physi-
Eoliow-
BER1ED AT COTTAGEYILLI
latAU to HeM in (Ymetery at HU Old
Home Tuesday in Presence of
» ’ N,
.. a lau-ge Crowd.
list to bo called foi in
have applied from thir
RITTER SCHOOL
DISTRICT FORM El
dow n
V. I). C. Meeting at
Mrs. Paul Sanders
valiant Southland "wre i!>sai*-<i «" i and stripe*
vork hospitality that will remain in then uhisTmIo our bK
j minds ai a pleasing memoir as long jf n(t ar( , want*-*! in the fieiil, we
as they and their friends live. Blue wi ,, RO j, are wantw1 ^ thc
i win welcome Cray. an<l instea*i of f a( j tt |-y, will go. If we nr*'
|b*-ing a strictly Southern aftaii wanted on the railroad, in the mi
I will become a National event, anJ ;or j n |rf>Dch. we will
one of National Xignifi* anee. „ s as a H . ko j e P eopl*'
beautiful.!
as well attended and resulted in Hi
enlistintj of ad*iitionaI men. so thnf
the strength of the company now
exceeds 100. A drill will be held
Thursday afternoon at 7 o’clock n*
Godfrey lot, at which time lju, coni
pan*- will be divided into squads and
put through some of the evolutions
of the soldier.
Tliis company was organized as a
result of a great need felt in this
section of the country for home pro
lection. It will co-operate with the
officers qf the law in maintaining
peace and order in the county, and
will give its members a genuine
taste of military life. It is expert -
ed tha( v it will be a powerful cause
looking to the harmonizing ot th-
various people of the town. The
company plans a thorough organiza
tion. and has applied for teeogtp
tion. strictly as a home guard.
t t j\ Form Ritter
tflrt No
*>n
a p*-titi*>n from the
section interested
district No. 10. bu*
Ritter
Dr. Henry ^A. Willis, of 'Hender
sonville. di**d at Riverside Infirmary
t’harl**jiton, Monday afternoon at .
o’clock. following an operatiot
which was perforimsl Sunday ntghi
by Dt . < athcan, assisted by other
t’liarleston' physicians ami Dr, L.
1 M. Stokes, of Walterboro. who ac-
I (-onvpanie*! Dr. Willis to the infirm
ary. -Dr. Willis 1ia*l been in bail
^ health,foi .s**i*-ial months followin'.
an ai cid-m and mjur> w hi> li he re
ceived when thrown trom a tram
car mstii Walterboco seid-rul inonlt .-
ago.
( The luut-tal .was li*‘l<J at t'»>tt.*g.--
Mllf Methodist Chiii>h Titesdai ai
let noon at 4 .:*) Ii'cloi k. hem K coti
»iuct**d by his |»astor. Rei. it. l.
| \hughu. in the presen*'*- oi hundred:
; of relatives and friends. The fun
pna.1 ;.*aiy|*-*-.s were simple and* im-
pressivy following whi« .nteniM'iu
took place at i'otlag*-\iil«- * em, , .
The follow ing personal n lends act
ed as pall bearers: A. Z. Searson.
I . .M. Bu« kiiei, Astile\ Anderson.
Dscar Speights. Jim Speights. G. K.
been rut in order \to form
s* liool district. The purpose of the 1 H • Moyre. William Jaycocks and T
new district is to erect a new build ^• Boynton. Th*- ftoinl tribut
ing and build up a rural graded w«*ie luany and beautiful.
school at Ritter
’•and Letuacks are
Messrs. Senders
verv nim-h inter-
eontact.
CARTER’S FORI)
SUNDAY SCHOOI
Issin- Will
Sii|»efint**nilent T«kp»
Statenu-nl 'lad*- l*> Mr. Cone
< artei-’s l-’oi.l.
- 1
♦isted in having better school faelli- rated at
lies for their community, and-have had built
beerti active in securing signatures uiu K the
no th*- petition asking Ihr copnty everyone
board of education to form the
; district. Campbell Sanders
'had the matter largely in charge ana
his efforts have been finally erown-
**d with success. There was no ob
jection to the matter of forming tin-
school district and County Superin
tend'ent Strickland states that h-
will render every aid in his power
to secure a new building for this
district. Application will be mad*
at once for State aid. and plans so
' cured for the building. .
Dr. Willis was 48 years of age
and upon graduation in medicine i,,
Hendersonville, where he
up a large practice, win-
contidesce and esteem of
with whom he came in
His life- was Duly given
new
lias in services for others
He. is survived b> his widow, wlm
was Miss Annie Wflli.s. a daughter
of the late |>. K. Willis, of Co -
tagevilh-. four children as follows:
Miss K*-\ i*-, I unit a. Major u- and oru
son. Hal. H*- leave.g one brother
Janie* vYillis, ot Cottageville. and
ttu- following .s|st.-rs \ij-s. i., |j.
Griffith, Cottage ville, Udei-
' ton. of Siiniinei vilje. and
i - Miss Fan
Hi* Willis and Mis^Lottie Willis
Tli*
The Fn 'e.l Fn ig
Confedei a*'. it *t last,
the home of Mrs. Paul
Ritter. There was a
ance p f members and
r<y <•.
F.-'dh.
Hands * ;. at
lasg* attend
visitor's, and
gladly go
uphold th-!
Washington** is. alwaYs beautiful.! re( . old 8l . t by our parent VYltil
I buj. itt its vainal glory and beaut-. j) )e country is being organized from
j .t is thrice beautiful, and t-\ei < or ',every m*int of view to maintain'
the federate \ eteran and his friemls during tli*. perio.] <>i t'i<- iva ,
at should not let this opportunity pas; ^ jj 1P colored man pi«-part» t*i i|o|
\
Kdilor
W
union
«r
Tli*- Pres* and Standard:
W Con*- staled before
me*-fing at t atter’s Fold
the
Busy Bee C lass
Held Fine Picnic
tli** first city in Hie land,
of th*- wonder cities of the
to visit
and on*
world.
the program was much enjoy^fJ Washington will, welcome
The discussion was of Soutlietstt,'"Johnnie*" with ia hospitality al
Writers. most Arabinal everything for theii
The follow ing is the program :t-j pleasure, comfort and convenien*-*•
cart led out: will b** provid**d. The great Phi/
Quartette, Mrs. Cam Fishbiirn'/'frontin^ th< Union Station, pra.-
Miss Ray Jones. Mrs. K. K. .lo'fie.- tirally und«*i the shadow of th*
inegro
1, '° Wh.-n
Rentz.
solo by
Mi
Tim rod. Mrs. H
by Mrs. Jno
and Miss Kate
Instrumental
Riddle.
Life of Henrv
W. Black. Jr.
Poem from Tim tod
M. Klein.
Reading from Hayne
Paul Sanders.
Poem from Father Ryan
Jane Rivers.
Following the regular
meeting and program a
V
S. M
int' i
Golden Dome will be converted
a camp of -a thousand tents.
Trolley litres. automobiles ant.
railroads will carry Yet era n- and
their friends to (he many Civil Wat
battlefields, and to Mount Yernnn
where are located the home and
tomb of George Washington V
Washington is prevailed today wi ,! i
th** spirit of war: preparation fot
j the great struggle w»* are entering
business into with the waning nation* of
delicioti 1 Furope make* tbo i-ity douhlv in
M is
hv Mi**
his share. We realize that if’di.
ast**r conies to this government th-
must share that disustfi
prosperity floods this *'otintr>
th«- negro must invariably shar«
that prosperity, so we shall gt\.'
ev**n our live* for the safety o-
Aniyrica. W«* ask onlv thiw. tha.
we t)y properly trainetl and equip
p**<l. an<l the negro will give an ac
count of himself that this coitntrv
t
will be' prmtd of We are going (r
stay in America as mahy more yeat
as God may see fit to lend this old
sip cursed world So voltint*'*’
|*-:itly and avor>) tho i ush of th*
, conscript**!
America for th<
" JOHN A
t lo
on
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onh
i p 11 ■
pi
th.
I>
I net
f. >lr
«alad and sweet course
putH-h was served.
The next meeting will
with Mrs. Carn Fishburne
with
be
fruit i terestin?.
j The rebel yell. ‘ Dixie” and the
hell! "Star Spangled Banner" Will blend
j along Pennsylvania avenue. and
‘awaken the echoes.
Lodge School District ;^ n '
Carries Election Th -' av -
patriotism
tnorable
n*-gro.
HAPItlS
\eaterday. \pril 29th. that
te>*R Ford Sunday school had
bee»n in successful operation
Brother McCtten cam*, to us as
tor the first of this year (l!'17i
Now.' as sup<*rint**n<lent »)i
• niter's Ford Sunday school,, 1
to state that this report yf
Cone’s is ahsoltieh jinrtue F«ft
our Siin*luy school at Carter’s Fold
was organized on Stindfi) motnin'-
Jtftfuary 2. 1P16. and no doubt di I
a very sttec*-*sful ye^ir'* Woik dll'
year. IpaVing gon*' through
year without even miss
ing a sing!*- Sunday Let our good
friend; ,Mi Con**, confer with- out
former s»*ei*>taiy and treasurer. I
1*. Bra id. of-Lodge, as to cohtrib"
Jiqns •
The Bu
diie* tion
V* est'-ndoi fl .
SatmdaN. to
'Ti.-.i Sunday
> lb;** So*iet> tin«l*i th*
of then leader. Mis.
i
ing this
the e.ntit;*-
a ml
he
dui ing
report
I
attenda in**
year 1916 before
again.
Oh' Give it ju ti<H-
SEEKING NAMES * ow ' ,o m '' ,o
renection.* on Mr. Con**, but
OF WORKERS I few w-ho have h**en faithful in
work cannot, or wilf not. stan<l
th*
u-
a rous
else
the pi^t
pos'sihfv
showing theh
;in*l interest in the me
event bv giving th** lowest
giving
Lodge. May 1. The election heh hates ever offered, and It is believed
that this will be the means of bring
ing a large attendance.
In addition to this event, other?
of importance •will he held the sam*
week The Son<* of Fwifedera'*
Se«Tota*,V of lailxM Desire* t** S*-
* me l.ist of 'Ion Skilled in Ship-
building and Oher Trades.
.in \
W e
Hi is
fot
criticised in an v
■ statement made
here today on the question of isssti J
Ing bonds to build a better school
house and for a n additional levy of
5 mills resulted in an overwhelm-
in
victory for the bond issue
for the additional levy. There
a total of 40 votes cast, and of
number 3 4 were for the bond issue
and the special levy, and 6 against
So. according to the vote cast, bond.-
will be sold for the amount allowed
by law. an additional levy of 5 mills
will be made for the support of the
school next term.
Lodge school is among the roost
progressive i n the county, and has
entered into the matter of building
up a school second lo none in the
The following letter
rector of Employment
Ifepartment of Labor,
with interest, and will
suit in the enrollment
from the D
of the U. •*
will be read
doubtless r
of a ntrinb* t
ftiV-
jour sehivol to b«*
such man net a* th
by Mr. Con**.
Respect full v submitted.
LELAND A. HIREsj.
Supt . Carter’s Foul S S
Vernon L. Padgett
Passes Examination Rad
gave ti picnic on h*>t
which the entire Btrp-
■< itool .i>td <.i 1 *• < •’!•
.lien ( >t the town were invited
Goodwins Grove, the spot chos-n
tor the picnic, is an ideal place and
ahq’ost j-very one who was invite I
was glad to avail himself of Hie
oppot Utility ot spi-ndiiig a day so
pleasantly. Th*- early tram totik'
ijuite a iitimg*‘i of ladu-s and ihil ,
<11eu to th*- grounds and later thes*-
wer*- joined hy car load* ot young
\»|ks so that by noon out patty nuni- (
It* i«d almost a hundretl. 1*
Alter pat taking of a ItouiltituU *
ditinet , sui b as th*- ladies of VN al
t*ihoto know how to prepare, the
rest of tli*- day was spent in mmiii-
iug around tit*- beautiful grounds ot
h> testing in th** shade of some ot
the grand old oaks of the giove.
1 am sure every on** of out pait;
will join me in a fot*- of thanks to
Mi . and Mrs. Goodwin and the i
hospitable family for the many fav
ors shown us and helping ty inak*
the day such a giand success
Especially do we thank Mr. H*-i-
bert. Hickman, who was ever on tie
alert to lend a helping hand in an-,
thing trom swinging and entertain-’
ing the tiny to**s to escorting the
young ladies to the depot when the
..setting sun reminded us that
deceased w.i* a llielliber -i;
.III*- If* lid* tfon . ill- Methodist
church, and was a most public spit'
iited citizen Hi* interest and help
vould itlwavs h*-i * minted upon m
, matt**is p*-it.1ming to the good ot
( hi* county There an- h^tndteda <•!
fri'ti'l* t ti t oiighoiit * tlte low *-1 pot -
Hum »>t tin- State who le*-| genutn---
ly grieved over ins death.
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l.ATEST WAK NEWS
• ongle-s tias |»a.s- ; *-«l th«‘ *<•
l*s live conscript lull and a
* onleien* *•'is lK-ing l*»*hl tyday
by representatives fiotii the
Senate atul th*-,/tlouse as to
th*- ag- limit)*: Th*- House
bill pto\)d**d fot limits he-
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4", ttie ^Senate
The conferences
today* and im-
w'ork of si*cur-
at*- to be druft-
is expe*-t :
ages will
i
4 Olll#*
YeRsfatts, the Ilaugbtets of Tlte Con
th's< j«leracy. and the Confederate South- of workers in the department
♦•rn Meipori;iJ Association, beside service when called upon:
Regimental reunions, and the socia Charleston, S.Ci. April 23t'i
functions which a 1 ways are elabot ' E*iitor The Press and Standard
ate features of the reunion WaJterboro. S.. Sit: The sec-
A visit to Washington under such retaty of labcfi- has instructed this
circumstances will be both inter-j office to secure a register of all
esting and Instructive, and especia'
ly so coming at such a time when
our country is preparing for wa* .
stoo*l at
ago fot j lhat
SCHOOI. t Lttsivt.
State. Prof. C. (’. Garris is .a pro-,
gressive as* are the members, of fhej- Tabor school will
board of trustees. -The purpose of,s1on Friday nig!i!
the offi ials is t*; Iregin at one* the This school has be* n
erection of the new building
to be ready for occupancy, if possi
ble. at the beginning of the fall
4 term.
t }p-e it
of Hii*
taught'by Mi:
ship wrights or ship* carpenbe: -
also a registtet of caulkers and irot
workers for ship construction, whi h
is impossible at this time.
This office will thank you if you
will make mention of the fact m
... your pa^er. that any on*- -who ! •
, et, lows this calling^ can registei tii^ t
names and addresses w ith th*- I
so as Mamie Benn* tf as prin* ipal. cn-i
La- ha.| a Rtuu-cAd al .ytiai'. T-!;* * •
exercises an*! t’te
ladled of t 1m* sclfool iniproveniert
will be closing
W. A. Rober-tson. of Rottnd.
a pleasant callet af The Pi css
Standard office Saturday.
/I
society will serve
ter tlie exercises,
is expe f 'H'd to he
! closing.
refreshments af
A large audiehc*
present ktf)
r*-< tor of Employment, Room
Custom House. Charleston. S.
They, may he called at any tim*
the rear future- to work on ■'
Ztructioh of vessels foi th** go\-
tn*-nt. RespecFfully.
t!»ej^ VY. Y. HOWARD,
Dir«-ctor of Employ me ti
ll
Vernon L. Padget. who
examination several w**-ks
lieutenant <h*- cavalry, heard t
few days ago from his examination !
He made a very high average and
will shortly receive his commission |
Mr. Padgett was a member of
Troop A cavalry, and saw service or
the border under ('apt Manning ?•'
was while there that he conceiv---!.
the idea of trying for a commission
and he went to .Washington to stand
tho examination
Lieut. Padgett i- a soft of the
late Dun* aft Padgett. ,i grandson
C.apt H ,D Padg*-fl. an*l ,i giad i
at*- of W’oft'orrl coll<-g*-. H*- i- ,t
young man of splendid ability u 1
will enter the service wi ll ei|iti|ip d
for a successful car*'«?r Hjs 1.1
Hv*-? .^nd friends are rongfariitathr,
him upon winning fbi^ pdwitian.
to
day.” .
-.1 hope that
joyed Ihe day
we nan,
tlH- *-nd of a
w
perfect 1
every one piesent pn
as much as 1 did and
in Home way, beforo
th*- pi> tit* si-asiut is over show Mis.
Webtendoitl and the Busy Bev oui
hearty appteeiation of then though'
fulm*s s in inviting us. L.D.F.
ST. IN DK'S CHI IU II
Rev.
TH; 15 a
am., Holy
8::;o P /ht..
mon.
H . F. Schiootei .
m.. Sunday school; 11
eontmtinion and sermon
evening prayer and sc
tween 21 and
btli -'I 10/27 .
hop*- to ag!**«
m**di;ytely the
ing ihosk w ho
«‘d will pi<K'e*sl. It
k’-d that the .S«-nate
U- accepted, and that the plan
fot securing th*v«- consziipts
will h«- (Li lough th*- Federal
ele* tion nutchinet y. 1’h*- no-n
who ai;*- •-ttrolled at the polling
plates who are of the pre-
aenbed age will b*- required to
i*-p**it oti a specified date and
enroll. The names will then
b»* placed m a box and drawn
out as piovid«-d in the selection
of a jury. It is estimated that
Colleton will be required to
furutsh about 15" men as hei
quota of the first tall for au
aimy of 500,000.
The Bntish an*l French
t'ouimis.sions are holding daily
conferences ia 4 ,n eftort to
agree upon the part this coun
try is to play in the war. pie
French torumisaion is very anx
ious to tiave the United States
send an army Franc* at
once, so the flag of our coun-
tr> will be shown aiongsidc
that oi France anti the other
alii*'*. There is considerable
opposition t<| this, and it is
not known just what will be
•Ion*- about it?* *
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Mr. and Mrs. T M. Jnqiies <•
Uottageviil* were in town Frid.r
of last week.
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Hoi II, !*> '
demon >- nd*
a girl.
t a
Born, c*
\ndet on, (
a son.
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BIRTHS *
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Ir nd . Ajt s. C. \n
is S und ay, \ April L"t
o-o -
Mi an*l
hail* tou
M t s.
Friday
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NEW M.\G I nit I’nwTnl FH E
Postniast*-! Munay ha- jttst n-
j'*-iv*-d a ll«*w flag Ijiuu the Jiostot-
j.l)** -icpattni* nt to i«pl.u«* the old
!i!ag. The old Sag Rai a bistory.
‘It was made in 1S7" h\« rder of Dr.
Klein's father.- and ha.s been used
j Mil' *- "it va: tou< oceasiona.
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