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f \ * ' j ,^.3 VOL. 38. WALTEnBORO; S. <*., WEDNESDAY. MAY 16, 1917. NO. 37. PLAY GIVEN BY A! FORT OGLETHORPE „ LOCAL TALENT hri*ti;«n Amei-MM" T.inl i«t til-- SERATE PASSES ' , IFOLIOIIICLEMSOH lllMlI Six Young Men Accepted Por Training as Officers in New Army toTfc Raised: Auditorium K- •Kvtminu. Tu*-xlav SUCCESS PREDICTED Ability of Young >!*•» K\|HTteil to* • R**sult in Serurinj; <;o<*1 Ap pointment.. The ‘Tddirtnient of Christian Ameriea” "a^ ileverly presented at t!u* high school auditorium last evening yoder the auspices of the Young Peoples’ Auxiliary of the lo- i cal Metho^jVst ehtirrh. This was a PROHIBITION BILL X ■ * 5 • By Vote <>f .*S to :i2 l . S. Senate Prohibit* Manufacture of -- } jqijors. "" ‘ 1 SENATOR SMITH ACiAlNST STAT =^IK« IK OPPER CLASSES,. ; SEPARATE PBICE Many Junior* and Even Some Sophomore* Will Undergo "> Mifitarv^lTalhlhg. I*i'. I.eui. and l»i-. Ihiyd Ime.tiuate t'harge. ns to Ihuith of t at tle at Itipping Yat. Colleton’s contingent for the ol~ ; fleers' training camp at Fort Ogle ! Ihrope V“ ft the early part* of the rreek for camp to begin the three | .month's training itliich \\ !1 tit them Tor being office's"in t! • new armyj oj r.tio.tHM' in he conscripted t>> the I'nited States on ^ianunt of thj' v-tai * <>;' wai exi«tinc; lietwecn this ooentr.. .itid 7 'I rine.n\ . • Nut ail th-* youna me:j fiom thi- 101 nt> apply iiv_ Lor inittanc ■ into this train- i.n i school were . erept'd. hu ’ th»* eount\ djll he v.<d! ,i «’|,n f ••iit« , d x "Tht*>e boys having has brought the w; !' home to me more c'.oselv than aXy thmp v hi< h b-.s happened .eiace tti*‘ Country .has b«*en getting reaflv .for the war," was the remar 1 ; heard on the 'streets tlris week. While there have been several young men in the National Guard, they were called out before this trouble arose, and now thdy ai". doing guard duty in this State, ■while the boys who have gone to Fort Oglethrope have gone into preparation for what appears to he a great war. and one which may call them oiit^of the country. Colleton’s contingent left Sunday; and Monday morning, and were due 1 to arrive at the camp Monday night and Tuesday morning The follow-j ing is a Ijst of the men from Colle ton who are now at the camp: He-j her U. Padgett, a young attorney of i W’alterboro; L. II. Patterson, sales-1 man at A. Wichman & Sons; Willi*' A. Fripp, salesman at the Colleton Mercantile & Manufacturing Com pany: ('. A Kasterlih. son of Mr. and Mrs. W It. KasMerlin^ uf Hound end a student at the Cntiersity of South Carolina > .James deTreville. son of Mf.. and Mrs. .1 ('. deTreville of Walterboro. and a law student at the I’niversityj Prof. W. C. Hod ges. prineipal of the» Walterboro High School • F. P Wit sell, son of Mrs. K. I Witsell. op Walterboro. These voung nyen all possess ability and will make good in the school of officers Then friends ate looking for them to Mcuie splendid ap- \potnt merits. high'class', instructive and enter taining play, and was enjoyed by all X^sent. . ^Christian America.” represented by Vf>ss Ia nnis Jlrow n. robed as the Goddess of Liberty. was charged with neglect of duty to the heattien b\ t!ie grtind jury of the State of Heathendom, apd upon such in dictmeiTt the erktijinal wa.s 'arraign- < d and the tritij Of the t'a-e ontpi ed into Wjiite-sev i cliina, .la t an. Korea* and Africa ^noj also a n.ilive Aint*iican Indian.\i Sweed 'i girl, snd an Minnie!atit l.’nssian ' nphr ld the alleeatioin''of th'> ••do 'vivnt. while repies'* ntii’ives »f Woman’s M r >sii>naiv Cootr S*Mith ( arolina's s«*iiati»r xA ote> Against Such Proliibition Mo:» Hut it ~ me, GET LEAVE OF I'lentMui Y. M. C. A. retiiri t*t t "on* I ml ABSENCE (ieneea I Work i.l Fort l»glethr*>pe and* Senator Tire following news article from Washington wile t>c »>f interest to ontXreudeisn t»n this bill Senato* iiiiiith vote*l argainst. Tillman was .absent,’ ; W.ashingtori. Mav step* towards making "drv" - thiougliouj t ie 1 b> t! to C'e Melt dialf of tTo • ■ character c a 1 ’ i.-T <* **ir<■ tri-soner. ib sei \ e 'i pi ’se tor tie ,vhidi the play. I Mio l rob i - re.i! * \ long | nation '' IIU .|, p> 110*1 i ro p, lee v ing tom the tut i this even .t<» ,:r: ttie Hi** e^pion- U.e Us* «d’ ■ " syrup in < oholir b«‘V- is itie < asf: tlie pioseeution: Miss Mild: go •d Nobility Mis Mi* Hut*. -Miss Lodge School (losing Program Lodge. May 1-V-- JL'be t «»mnienc.'-; mept exercises of The local school-' will tnke place on thv -ath. Wrl .*n*l ^Tth of this momh \ F' idav Mav we will have play>, r« eit.i lions and flrills by the entire sjJiooI. ; Saturday nigiit will be ciuduaHpg niglit lioh. George Warren, of ( H/amptou. will b«* h*ri*' t>* <l*>livei ! I* w sented. Tlie r«)TTowing Wittlesses for ('him*fi»* Slave Grac**. • Woman of Chinese Lueile Iteaeh. Japanese Woman 't’ellum African Harold Sanders. Native American Imlian Kthel Francis. K obeii n Woman *^ A Miss Smith. Swedish Girl Miss Kdith Hlaek. IlusRia:| Jew -McKinley Crosby. Witnesses for the defence: - What "American Christian” has done representing work in Korea - Miss Ilessie Sanders. * Latin-American — Miss Marietta Hand ridge. j China and Japan— Miss Pearl 4* race. l>eacones*4Jrom the Home Mission Hoard Miss Grace Martin. Jury W. W. Smoak. foreman; H. Ackerman, W. O Mims. XK ( ' j Mrown. II A. K. Jones, jf J Heaoli. F. S. Long., J<' M Glace, T. .1. McHaniej. J. |>. Glover. .M. P. Howell. XKsp.v ^aoted as jhdge, |{. M. Jeffericy, Ks<|., as pros j eiitHng attorney. , and H L Fisti , bn me. Ks<|., defendant’s attorney | Lucas A Pajlg<tt was sheiifl; I). |! Hl ief., clerk of court. Th** v.-idict was ijuilty, with mc ommendation to th<* mercy of the! court ■** i Tlo- \uxillary asks that thanks he ..extended to the gentlemen who so' j nJd-v and willingly iqnTrilnited t<> the siK'cess of the pCcning. an I l*> 1 the other de-i of their time | and talent. was take ing. I'.y » iim'nni. a La j till! grains, i Ho mud i rage- v.... adopted. Til*' a iii* adllletlt was ate. pled af- t< i an "all . rtenvoon tight t*» modify il Ttefoi. .it >**< iilios a law. h«>w- '•v* i, the cjotn urreibe *»l the House will b« necessary There was tjeth- is>«n CoHeue, May 1 Fol 1 tdsely on the t.eels of the mdt«‘d\seiviors who vidiinteev'' were i’ec<»intn*‘n<l«'d tiy Co! .t..n*'s for H' ,, ‘ naiuinr. camp *■ (>glethrope t< Some *tU<> s<-oi'e v el the .j.llliol « bl.^- . b 1" . fi .* Jirsf of lust week (h. .eXalis^ucc. tlie' also he - . X' omi .end* d by • 'o : ,\ :a! mX tic outdone Ve cl X'" 1 ;l half Jo/"'i ic i:(ton slmTl;:’' (' ; gi 'ol. .lone •. rot smceeil in The follow ing letter was received for publication from D. H. luott. of the Weeks section, in which the statement was made that two cows had died as a- result of dipping, whirli dipping was done in pur; saiance of the jdan for ridding this county of the cattle tick. As the work is just beginning on a' largo scale in the county. The Press and Standard deemed it wise to ask for a statement' jjs to this matter from Hr 7.- C.'HoyJl. inspector in chare** of the Work in this county Or Ho d. In .compnPv with Or. W. K. *Lewih. inspector in charge of the v <>'1 mi the SL'ife. 'ven* this nmrn- i"g to make a • per mnat i n vest lea idm of tti** mnttei ^ ' 4 -Mr 1. :C. L> tt> fotlijvV■ I .o Cows (lit*.! ’ i*t ." eck f'Om d I'ldi ■ ne;n; t’Veasanf (Oov • Hi’eh One helor T to M's r j, Fear* of Allies Aroused Over Bros peel of Russia’s (on- dudin^ Separate Peace. MAKING APPROPRIATIONS Con#crr*»«* Proxiding Sinew*, of Wa tty Arrnn«ctng for-Huge War K»|ievtM*>. Hat h i ve m"!ulations .*•: Hiesc lit me** KXrt' i tgb't hrype • • !i "nversuws* t ibed" so to ;vbut most oi them, tf not all on la- in ti^^wfg.ijig loi mili- r v ic*'. and (,’iemson t'ri i*t tier in M f I.nit jlt’tprrt 1 arid* c M I pped Mi M.iye l.in 1 Padg* tC-; it tile Lott •ing tonight meut of the •juestion. The text of tuent follows: ftlleg'*' to indicate the senti- js pij)>;ui **f the fact that so many of low . i branch on the her sons are to be in th*' forefybnt i of th<e, who serve under aimX Th*' Hill. " t■one f*tr Training. the t'Uiumtns wine net- j TP. juniors who have gone an* M. H. Hailev'. F. W Hardee. A Har- ■ That on an*l after September l.|*liB. ! H Hatley. .♦ Hennegan. jjhlT. and tluring the period of thcij. C llerliert. T A McArn. I). W. Kuth war. with the imperial government ! McK'n/.ie. J It. Maitin. J P. MaC- of 9*yMnany. it shall he unlawful to,, vin. W H Purdy. It 11 SaiuX" It. ubo oi employ directly *»r tndirectlyj It. Shedd. J. G Stevens. K M. Still, any cereals, grains, sugar or syrups , J. VS 'Thompson. \V- C. Ward, A. in the production of intoxicating t H. Young. It S Hlake liquor in any form or of any kind.| Fillers, provided, however, that nothing in! The sophomores who this section shall he construe*! toi include A II. Widens. .1 prohibit the hse of such syrup foi ‘ W’. F Askeyry W.‘l>. Lee., the manufacture of wines as now M \i,n<y John, general and H. II. have gone 11. '/.ohel, secretary it is| of tkyxl'lemson Y, M. G. A.", has further provided that this seetion be* n apprvinted by the international sbsfll not he construed to make un I committee of the Y M A. to law fiTb-the maniitacture of alcohob M have chaige'of lh*' Y. M. A. work or intoxicating liquor for mechalti-1 at Fori 'ijglethrope officers’ traip ■ • —; ■ v*Ca 1. medicinal, sacramental or scien i mg camp .ind has asked toi n lease 1' iani is. L. I Key. K.i title purposes, under rules and reg j from regulei duties at <’leuison (’ol- * -n H l.ofT ■ I'ltrq. |{*>ute 'J. M >v U.” ! "T o* slBfeht*'iif 'if t.he niajfei made I»^ Hts Hoyd ;jr.d t.vvyK is as fol lows'. "We v isited The''•>-vats at vvhbfh the cattle wer** dipped; amt made a thoroiurh test of Hie »lip oing sotuHotv aml found that in th*> l/ott vat the test was Ifif. Iution in the Padgett vat **■****■#•■*■* . ■ P.'vii.nis tli*. most interest- *• c«Smlil oti in Hi** Kitropean' 4s v.at it’i itioq at preseirt Is the * -:f li’i* ian iiiiestiot: “11 seems -S a sfrotig j»fi»ba- J » ‘pa'ate lie;'.*-,* b*. a ml T' r i** * *>nt r.*l ¥• i Hi a t I he w a r 44 > to d : t 'Ji 11 vie- da Th** Turks m ri'iit ' th*< \y^ 4*- ‘i“s and tis 4 •mli*-. i v i!'.it * iitineaT*' ! that • .>Xc<'*|\!aid* for * ‘sfrong ^ is to- what * iiv ' tini* nt • * 11 TT*. r. I- i’:'H..>^i . Mrs Lott’s cow was dipped was 4* fight oi * the status of Hr * w ill b-' TV affairs o * republic ar*'*/ .n«it •* jtfuqothlv and tber. the so-J l»r<diat*.|itv of moi ?• ii In w hich * * fobe th«* pHopli* a< > nn.en t ll♦•VV -'• l -s fdrm of /• 1" r * which is the mlnimtir.i * I** strength maintained in oT c-overni a*/ Hiissh all vat«. u * Tlie strength of the solutions in * fhese vats is not suffleientjv strong * to Injure cattle In dipping. As hi * understood hy practically all cattle * owners the dipping solution contains .* arsenic, and an animal drinking a * sufficient amount of the solution. ski is proving a prior •nlh at present. There r talk oi a strong desire in Germany for a re- piihllenn form of government Th*> socialists **f Germany ar** clamoring q r.ir a republican Form of gnvi,* nnicnt The battle in th.* Western provided under the law. and illations to tie prescribed f*y the rtrtary of tli** treasury': *. • e ;lt pua-t Og|> throp* ' Violation ot this section shall b. ,*n advisory connection punished by a fiJfe of not more than «'leipson V M (V \ - and s:>,um. *>j inore tliart. imprisonment"* of 1 not *e years *>t both. - ' (’hildreirs Day Observed Sunday .l**g*. in ouier to take up his work, •f ..* !.*..>■* it<.i. ii>*un*. He will retain with the wiU make ocasioiral vi' ts here to help direct! th** work Xt this iissociation As sistant. Secreta r y llblz**inlorf will In* j i omoted fo b • v «* general < bars**, oi the ,b»cal soi tation. ;md anothei j :> sfant v’ tTT be **«*l»*'*tt 'l as *.**otv v—, possible. | a ppi oi>t iation !"i ;i !n>*t • h., n' tlo* young woniety/jif nominations. w)ro gnv* Uvet fk’b.un was voluntatily tnhufed; and this sum will he hy the young people in tlieir sicdiary work rivic League the address. Tlie imuahets of tlx graduaHlig chiss will read their pa fvei s. % “ffl hplomas vyill h«* d**liv *>m*<1 . Tne«l;tls ;twai«h-*l Sumlay. May Hev G K. l^dwai ils w ill preach I lx* sermon. District Meeting of Epworth League Cottagevillc. May It I’repat.*- tions are going forward for the Dis trict meeting of the Kpworth League to he held here Thursday and Fri day. June 14 and la. Kvery Meth odist Sunday school, whether or tint tjiere is a league in the school. i-> urged to send I wo delegates. .(V tageville is getting ready to enter tain a large number of delegates and the good people of the town and vicinity will be disappointed '* only a few attend. Holds Meeting KVGAGKMF\T WNtH Nt'KH There was ;i;t inH'iesting m<***t ing of the Civil League Monday ui ternoon. 'Klghieen t*ut husiasti •nemhers wete pcesetit. Kv«*ty w.i- mat^ in (WTalterbofo should he ;r memliei of the League. TTie dues ate only ll.oii a year. *• It was decided to have Hatty Hay at th** school in the near future. One baity in ten dies before d reaches th** age ot one year. TCo- pb* of Walterboro. let us wake up to this fact and do something to prevent this. Out motto boro.” Mrs. werexjtut on Mi anti Mrs. Jonathan Lucas an nounce the engagement of their daughter. Pamela Lamar, to Wil liam Gdllfrey Hytne. No date I'hh been set fm the wedding, but it will take place dining "the summer nr early fall. Sir. Hyrne, who was :<ri*;lnally front Walter boro. S. ('.. hu lived in Savannah for . number >f vea*u and is an empb»ye of th- Ain* :ban Agricultural and Chemical Com pany. Both he and Miss Lit• a< have is: ‘'Cleaner Walter- ! Price and Mrs Klein a committee to work out details of plans for a cleanet j> : town. We hope everybody will give ^ us co-operation in this. On** way * you can do so is by not throwing * papet on the street, especially in * front of tin* postoffice. ; # In this connection the League ha, one dozen excellent brooms to sell 1 ^ ut Kx cents each. Buy on** now from Mrs Fruinplon Wichman be* * fore Hie price goes up We women * are very eagei to help out* country ^ and our town in this time of stress: so out executive committee wishes *. to meet with the town council and * offer our ^ud and co-operation ,in i * any work they may see tit to give, us to do. So. Mr. Town Council^* look for us MBS K. T H. SHAFFBR. Secret ary. Children's l»ay w.is observed Sun day* in the Methodist ihitriX, and was the occasion of an enjoyXblc program, which was rendered in th* morning, in place of the reguhr preio hing - set vu*es. Mrs G f jtrown. Mrs 11. S Strickland an I Mrs, K. K. Jones deserve ct**<Ui for training the pupils of the school who took part in the exercises Mr.- Kiddick Ackerman and Mrs. Jho—*M Klein performed th*ii pari well in arranging tasty floral decorations The program follows: Opening song bv gomuecaiion. Prayer by Hev. C P. Smith Announcemenl.s- by Sup**i ini* n*l ent Presentation of c«*rtiflcate> i>> th>- Cr'adle Hollers Hecitntfon "Thr-** Beginners" by three members of this depart ment Kecitation "Someb*»dy Kls*-” by Douglas Jones Song nn«l Prayer. t>\ little Mi - Katherine Padgett Bible Verses, by six primar y an Is Story front the Bible hy MHs Hav Jones * ' v , * Offering, vyhich amount t*. $x t’ Benediction Stores Now ( lose at D’eloeo Nearly all the stoi-s <>t Vy.ilt*! will «|i>s* then places ol bu-. •n* ss\at t*:H" o'clock during the -iimnier months This is folb.win-; ;» custom which "as inauguiai**d several y**aVf* ago. and "ill be wd >xm**d hx th>* «*mploy*.es xf thes«* stores who will be gl.xl to get Hu.* ospite from ' ttxHl l.itioi. Tbi early closing b«*gait May I", and will last till Sept 1st The follow would die within a v ^few hours. Death * front MiJI continues t*» he lesultlng from dipping in -a solu-i* waged with ferocity, th*. all tion of ten great ‘ strength would * vantage seemingly being on the require aeeeral daya and the cgt-i * s, de of Hie allies, but .s, na n tie would he severely blistered. 1 * gains, however, being record Thre were no rattle so far as we * *' , f ascertain blistered as a result of th* dipping at the Padgett vat. there fore. tt is more reasonable ’to sup pose that Mis. Lott's row died from some other cause In the case of Mrs. Linder’s row. she informed us Hils morning Hi at she had not lps* any cattle a^ a result j>f dipping, or from afhy oalise this jear " The report of the dipping at th" Padgett vat made by the inspect**, in Vhaige. showa* ‘ that there were I'd* head flipped the sain** day im^Titbor WoiTliin’s xvliicl; Mrs l.idt's *<>w wa.** •Iip|*«*d. and that this/ was Hie only row , l*o\ving any ill «'f«** ts following i ilx dipping Mrs. I.ott had fifteen; head dipped tlx* sifine day and all; Hx* v.ilx'is are all Tight. - Dt l.’-vvis stales that Hie 'average* fl* alli/ratc "f cattl** in a tick,'inf**st-1 •d icLion is 1p**r cent. p**r annum flue *" Hie tii k. while tlx* report • o; injuries of aljj- kinds resulting’ I,/"Mi uixping qre bySs than 1 A 1 ' * * 11 I.., «IhL X. The f»»nirr**Hs of the miied States !• busv discussing war measure • Tlx* appronrlaf Ion bill nas g*>n.. to th,. Sxiiut. an*! carries wiH* it ndWe than t'ltce .urtl i hslf, billion .bd- liir« \ large is h**tn" iij.xb ina i in** r/ * Community (iub * * pel Attended Listriet ( onferenee at Estill \y. J Tayloi. Brown igned the agreement to clos** . KurtptUT. IT HoluxX J And**rson. Y, ,*.i Co r W v Y f Glover. J F. Pinckney, c C. Wichman A Son. S Finn. C Fal w.irds. A. S Kat'erdi. H /aim. Col- I* ton* Mercantile Co , F C. Bennett. Price Furniture Co. T**ny A Shaf fer. Sob**l A- Itogoslow, Kog»'i Hal'fl ware Co., Beach Bros. II. Levy H. \V Cohen. Mre* Shoob. C. II Hern iloti, J. Frank. Fanner? Mcn-amHe A Warehouse Co. Drainage Mapping Has Been Completed Cozart Binns. Mrs. H Wil a large circle of friends to whomnllam*. Miss Pauline Williams and their approaching wedding is of Anbury Williams, of Walterboro. P pec in I interest. *>anie over Sunday afternoon to meet ( '*Mart Williams? who was returning The above is from the Savannah, from school at Mars Hill. N. C. Corning News, and will be.jwf in-1'Dorchester Kagle. of -Mr. Hyrne.»' • terest to the friends of Mr. Hyrne.* ■who is the eldest son of .Mr. and! C. C. Smith, of Huffln. was in Mrs. B. G. Hyrne. •• (ovvq today on business. !|: X ♦ ^ : : : ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ ''V > I.IHKItTY IJ*4N * The f<dl**win«^ Y**«|ii**st w.»*. t*»*lav received by telegram from th** Direifttoi of Publicity of the Liberty Loan. Washing ton: —•— ‘Bequest you to ask all hanks. merchants. nianufm tnres and others employer!! to have the following line print***! in red on all pav envelopes used between now and .June 1 .'Hi: ' VOPH PATRIOTIC Dl’TY Bl’Y \ LHJKRTY LOAN BOND." All banks anl hankei? of the district at** requested to communicate this to their clients, mef* hants. maniifa* - turers and other employers Please obtain publicity for re quest in your newspapers. Respectfully. FKDKKAL RKSKRYK BANK OF RICHMOND.-#,’ Flsical Agents of the Govern ment. ,*###**# * * ******* ,- Th** drainage *-omprled may *'f th** Walterboro drainag** district * u.is ixen completed, th** map being -tt made by Kngineci Joiin Mel rady. it w h»* is a menile-t of the boa id ot * v*e*ftft*rsv Mt McCardv will be it K- Walterboro during the next week * and will go over the district in ft <'4>inpany with the other Members of ft the tHtard of vieweis fot th*- pui- pose *if classifying th«* property e. Wlien this is compleied. and a* ft v**«»n as the Government <*ngm****i *- * - M-port comes in. tli*' n*^! st**i» "'ill ft i>*- to ndvettise for the h*1*- of «- bonds, after complying with «* , r- * t..in details which have to be don** ft to comply with legal requirements. « R. B. Lee. assistant engineer, ha ft h.xl the mattei of the survey- in ft i barge. an<l flnisheil his wotk last ft week. * S"\ * Hon. I) L. Smith, who is ins pec, ft : <»! for the department of commefce » and agriculture is spending a few «. davs in town Mr. Smith is kepi ft.ionstantlv on the go. inspecting *.(for his department, and travels in every county of the State. Colleton w>is wydl retire sen ted ai Hit- Distitet Conference of th** Char lesion District, at Kstill Thursday and Friday of last week. The.lnvt Jaticin of Walterboro to secure the bXation of Ili«* district parsonage was\ x iec«*ivgd' atxl caused consider able discussion. Finally by a vo’«* of -7 to 11 the conference decided to recommend to the District true teC(v a sale of the property now !>•* HHf* o*-<*ttpH**| tn < brrrle-lftn If lh»’ trustees ^(jride to'«Jo Hiis v the mat ter of the local ion <H th** ro w par . , , ii ^..ii I rif special food sonage w ill cmjjm* up .io<1 the claim-t », ^ Hut tin. It F. H MXv 1 t The Woman - Commumtv/i’luh lx Id it* iegulai niontbly ideetiug Thursda afternoon at itie iesi<l**iii •> oi ,vii . H. A. Il.i ixpOi • /J'b*- no •■ting w.i* t «all*-i| iii lOtkci Ify Hi** presxleri’ I h*' •x^r.-tary culled Hie i*>!t and only -Tlue, lu* Ulbei w* I*- ab**'U(. (tpy* lx -v in**mb« i wa- eiltolled. Tli * ^<>bj«-ct **( tlie meeting wa- to fleiu • onstiate w ith th** tii**l**s- > ook* • [ VN e Cooked veg<dalil*>-soiip The in | gte*tieiits of the soup were 1 quart, of bean-. 1 pint of soup mixture, 1-j cup tic**. 1 pouYid meat, 1 quar*. water. Th** soup w as s*u v ed gmi * home mUd** liglii hiead. winch mail**. ,i iji'licious disli The trx*eting prov ed very beneficial and p|c.u>nnt Th-- next meeting Will h<- h**ld at Taby. school hou.-e with Hie followin'; ptogram. Meeting will In- opehi'il by th*i president. Mi- T 1. Breland. Mis C II B*-iry will talk on n** ■ »**ssilv *»f laiing foi foods Mis A A H^iixlon wril talk n.*i how t*> prevent food from spoilm-. Mrs B. A Herndon *>u Ux- «*ar*t Will be Veil eo'l of Walterbbro KideraTinn; The reports o! the cli u rcjiy-- inf Cqtlelori wei* reeciv ed with intC'- est and showed that the cans*- of MethiHlism is piogn-ssing mpidly in ( tins * ipiniy The Colb*t«»n minisfei- pres4*nt at the Confetence were j Hevs (' M Smith. Walterboro; Geo ' K Way. CottageYille; G. L. Ingram. I Ruffin. J V Beden ha ugh T*odge.f I’aql F Crosby. Ruffin Among Hx* i lay delegat<-s present were the fol lowing f I Padgett. M Grace. M**K inlet 1'ifrttt, K. p. Lemacks. It H I'lniei Walterboro; 'W.» K Willis It . II Willis. Cot tageville: D. M Vain. J W Yarn, Khrhardt; J. (’ Welch. Stokes; J W Crosby. Ruffin; W W. Smoak. Walterboro The next <onfi-renre w*itl he hell at Ridgevitle I Miss Tweed)*- Fxk ling on tlx ii dess rt-fi igeratoi We lto|»- all th*- lueinliers will t*.- present at tin* mooting May 24th KTIIIlL MORRIS. Seriel.uv. Rev. W. B. McCuen To Preach Sermon DIGGING I'OTATpKS The sermon to tlj<- graduates of tlie Walterboro High school will to** preached Sunday. May 27. by Rev. W. B McCuen of Lodge. Mr. M< Cuen is a preacher of much ability and is an elegant speaker. Tlx* school is indeed fortunate in secur ing this n*d( , tT , "<7ffin*- for this occa sion The sCrnion will be preached at the school auditorium at II o'clock Sunday nioriting. and tlx*- ! piildi* is invite*! to attend, i The speaker for the literary' ad dress has not yet been secured Ait invitation has l>een extended to A speaker of much prominence In this section, ami it is thought he will accept. ('ap!. J. K Moore is digging the potatoes of his crop located in the edge of Walterbqro. , (’apt. Moore has about six acres of potatoes and his harvest is resulting in about Jh ] , barrels-per acre. The handsome.. Knsign Ina Itepew, solicitor for ptjcen being obtained, however, are! the Salvation Army, rescue home, making smiles on the (’aptain’s was here early this week soliciting fare. I lor her home.