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/ • ' ('• V VGL. 39. WALTERBOHO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 36. 1917 NO. ft. Program Second Union Division HERE IS WEEK JUHjE mexdki. L SMITH i’KK- «lDIXO AND EfSHIMi THE COURTS BUSINESS MANY CASES ARE TRIED Several Murder Case* Di>po*ed oi •ad Other MatUra Settle!—Grand Jury ia Seeelon. ■ The Union meeting of The lower division of Colleton Association will meet with the • Ridgeville Baptist church, Friday. Sept. 28. The following is the program: 10:00 s a. m. Meeting called to order by Moderator. 11:00 a. Preaching by Rev. P. W. Warretfc ", 2:30 p. m. Song and devotional service led by Rev. O. A. Martin. . 3:00 p. m. Discussion: What ire the Duties and Quali float tons of a Deacon led by O. W. Way. 7:00 p. m. Preaching by Rev. L. B. Ackerman. * Saturday. 10:00 a. m. Song and praise service led by Joseph Langdale. 10:30 a. m. Discussion: Are the Churches Giving in Proportion to their'^ability? .led by Rev. G. A. Martin! */ . 11:00 a. m. Preaching by Rev* A. A. Bailey. 2:30 p. m, Song and praise ser vice led by G- W. Way: 3:00 p. ra. Discussion: What Constitutes Scriptural Baptism? led by Rev. P. W- Warren. 4 7:00 p. m. Preaching by Rev. WE YOi TIME FOR AUTOMOBILE OR PUIO CHANCE FOR SOME I.AI’Y TO * WIN EASILY A VAl.l- ^ ABLE PRIZE Couteat i. Actively Starting (MT Will Gala Great Momentum Time to Get Busy. The September term of the Court of General Sessions convened here Monday morning, with Judge Men del L. Smith* Camden, ^presiding. Solicitor Warren. Stenographer Rod rigues. Clerk Hudson. Sheriff Pad gett. and a sufficient htimber df bailiffs, with every member of the grand and all but thfee members of the petit Juries in their .place*. Judge Smith did not take up much , J. M. Craven, time in charging the grand jury., Sunday. He called attention to the great 1 1«:00 a. m. Sunday sc^fcol. * number of murder cases on trial j H^O a. m. Missionary sermon. and stated that there were either . . ■ — a lot of men Hr thts^ county who | ***** * * * ******** were too mean to li'e and needed thk cvtioviai ** ' «* killing or there were some violaters * ' T THK * of the law 1 . Seven murder cases on ********** ****** on* docket is too great a number.: WTiDN'ESDAY-^The unusual and Speaking of the violation of the interesting story of the adventures prohibition law. Judge Smith said a country girl visiting her aunt that society has not a greater enemy jn ., Kreat ritv is fol(1 Jn “Betty In than the man who will soli liquor (ho |, ion * s B on •• a Favorite Film to a neighbor unlawfully for profit..' Feature. -w « putting into his hands that which “Chains of an Oath,” a story of human experience and observation exceptional Btregtfy, has shown to rob him of reason and Four-Minute Speakers.—Hon. M. enthrone criminal intent. j, smith Judge' Smith announced that FRIDAY—‘‘A Kentucky Cinderalla" there would be no Saturday- court, w jjj j )P Bluebird presented. , and that there would be no continu- when Rupert. Julian, who directed antes of cases unless upon affidavit ^e production, and Ruth_ Clifford, of reputable physicians that the daintiest of screen queens, will lead persons to be tried were physically an all-star-company in presentations •unable to be in the court. 'of F. Hopkinson r Smith:*js" popular .* True Bills. story. *>\ / • 1 1 , —* •The grand Jury returned the .fol- j. 1 Four-Minut^ Speaker.—E. L. lo’ .:lp true bills:- ! Fishhurne. D. M. Carter and Harley Osteen./ MONDAY—Oorinn'' Griffithv is ex- t a^s-aulf and battery with intent to ©ellently cast in “The I^ist Man.” kill. ji * ' Y ’ y I ’ ‘ FoUr-Minute Speaker—L. •' B. Isham Padgett.*Walterhoro. ut- Houclt.M 'll requires only ten or fifteen minutes of your time on the most obstinate cases -to obtain a year’s subscription to. The Press god Standard, and this may be done ie less than five minutes. Enough of these will win the automobile To be given away by The Press and Stand ard at the close of Its great, voting contest. Even If it takes the en tire time of a contestant to win. there is nothing any lady in this county can do which will yield such a splendid return. Among , four friends and acquaintances there nre many who will give you a subscrip tion Jnst for t|ie asking. The con test is still in the nn&}iir&t.ing stage, and if your mime does not appear thq list given this week, clip a I’S SOILDERS DEI GREILSERDOFf Election Ordered For Extra Levy • The County Board of Education has received the. petitions from the trustees of the Walterboro aqjiool district asking for an election on PEOPLE OF COUNTY ABBEMBLKI the question' of an additional levy TO DO HONOR TO SECOND . ■yVOWpMQMMT NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS BANQUET FRIDAY NIGHT Sapper at Civic 7^7.-c^ Followed By Reception at School Walterboro and the surrounding community gave the Colletob con tingent of' fwenty«one- young men who ieft Saturday morning for Camp Jackson, a rousing reception Friday night, end an enthusiavtie send-off as the train pulled out Sat urday morning. The first 5 pei\ cent of the hoys who left a few days ago di»i not receive such a recep tion. on account of the short notice given, but the ladies of the differ ent clubs of the town got together .ami derided lo see that no others were permitted to go off without having the glad hand and best wish es evpresseji ih person. ' The reception Friday night con- sisted of a supper given to the hoys at the Civic League rooms, and a of five’^mllls for support of the schools in the district. These pe titions contained the required num ber of signatures of electors and freeholders and the election has been ordered for Thursday, Octo ber 11. ******* ********* * WALTERBORO CIVIC LEAGUE * * * * * • * * • • • • • • • • « Being ever In beed of funds, the k Civic League is going to have a real live minstrel show on the night of October 4. This show will he given' by the girls of thp town and tf.erq win be no end of pretty cos tumes, live Jokes and gay songs: All are invited to come for the small fee of 25 cents "Tor grown-ups and 15 cents for children. i ev Rvery Civic League member and Vry-one in the towp can help the country at this time 1 by sending books and magazines to our soldier boy$ in camp. They, of necessity, must have some leisure tljne, and if they have good things to-read at this time they will keep but of mis chief. Don’t send them books that you wouldn’t like for your own bpy NEW CROSS SWAMP METHODISTS OF CH08S SWAMP REBUILD CHURCH BURNED NEARLY YEAR AGO REV. EDWARDS OFFICIATES Boone of Worship.. A very large , congregation as sembled at Cross Swamp Methodist church Sunday, the occasion helag the dedication of the new church, built to replace the one burned al« most a year ago. and the holding of the fourth quarterly conference for the charge by Rev. O. E. Ed wards. \ The dedication service was hbld immediately after a very able/ser mon by Presiding Elder G. Emory Edwards, of the Charlestph dis trict. and w;as most impressive.' 1 Trustees, Stewards and/ building committee were’invited to seats near the front of the churpn. And during nominating coiipon from this paper P'lblic reception and meeting at the ghaffer *hey will be s*nt off nt once sr ooi auditorium. A number of to read. If any , one, whether a Civic Leagueo member or not. has any., hooks or magazines-to spare j the dedicatory exercises were call* wiH s**nd them - to» Mrs. E. .7. H. jed to stand aroun$F the chancel. and send it i<nj Get yoilr friends to working for you, and GET BUSY yourself. A good start is^haif vfotf. Read the advertisement and rules in this issue, and begin to send in subscriptions. Already quite a few ha^ye come In. and many of the con: testants pre at work. There is st41J opportunity to get in and an even Z.* 1 nr Moor* start. \ * The following young ladies have been nominated: 1 Walterboro and Routes. Following tht congregation w: tevnc false check. ,Isham FadceU. WWerboro, hr. ic!: of trust with fraudulent in- te T '‘ . Td' L'por.y a/fer' trust. -■J. \v. Bryan,** vioU/bn . of etri'H ation, lav./ J. E. Moo«K licndtr.- lation of tieb eradiejition Ren Brown, (VP- SmitJ Brown./Jane Trupll larceny of live stock, Oct. ^.-^-Mcther O’ Mine. Pictures commence at 8;.00 p. m. ieorge icton. Alfred . Hepderson. /%u!nTBenton, violation of pro-' grew suddenly won*^and die ( i a CLVDi: RISHKR Snwak«. Houte 1. Sept. -\y !v(b-.» Bisher. the 1" yearspld/son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jtishen/dfed d.’jiday.uiTter an illness of onl/ a few days. H<‘ developed sex'cra^compU-^ cations with an attack of malana. He was thought to be d/<ing well up to Fridav morning at .which time he / hibition. law. - William Fraser, violation of pro hibition law. few hours Iqter. •. .•*- held at the Stokes burying ground Saturday afteinoon., being ronduct- B. Scoggins, assisted e funeral was hibiHon^V 10 "' ^ ° f . r* ^ %«*** .fSSttW /vBennie ^lamiltpn. larceny of live sto B and Char leg Duffie. murdejV' der of the Orangeburg district. *i Bennie HamBton. housebrealG^K 1 1 larceny. v '* / V Charlep Duffie. murder/^; L_ .. . AB . Willlam Mitchell, murder. ^ d . Fraser Ferguson, murder. y^their man> David and Betsy GreeYv lar.^y. fors who f CARD OF THANKS A Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Risher and ily desire' to return thanks to friends and kind neigh- assisted them in the last illness and death of their ~son. , Clyde. Their sincere sympathy and kind assistance will never be for- X W. W. (>cfer. Jr., murder. X Monnj*^Padftvtt, murderX In life casrt 1 o> the true \ bills against Isham RadgeUk which ^' as KOMon - ^bn suit etnered by Henry PadgAtt- relative to a shipment of cottony \ thisXllr. Padgett slates, was a ml^-VddrcsSfed to 'if. Glower. These understanding, and was settled. In .Jy* 1 s-dzed and brought to Walter- cdurt yesterday and the Vases mark-' by Mr. Padgeit, and were. Ip ed nol pros<$eqni on the docket. evidence at the trial. Sheriff Pad- No IlilK. ; gett tVtifled that Koester refused H. T. Hern'don. Violation of tick jp openxoom. which, was lo< ked. un- eradicaffon law. / 1 tji he 'started to lifeak door, and "Sam Hnnisoru^ftttempt to* p.oi • m jobf him. iKetv that barrel contain-- with inlent to kill." X — - y ed neaKbeery/nd when Deputy Pad-. < n-es Tried. * gett Started t\ l/reak open barrel. Z. \V. Carter. Jr,., tried for-kill- admitted that ijN was whiskey. Ing Jim Behling at Smonks.' April a iso testified that 23, IttlT. was found not guilty. Mr. was willing to pleaX guilty at Roes end gi ster stated h g- Carter shot Behilng while assisting istratd Bryan’s officeXatid settle the sheriff in making -arrest. It was a rase, but that later be employed, case of justifiable homicide. Pad--counsel and would nqX/ gett and Moorer represented the This testimony of Sheriff was defendant. ' contradicted by Koester on the Willie Mitchell entered ^ plea of stand. He claimed- that the' room guilty ,for ' manslaughter. being was’ o^ien. and that the hafr/ of charged with killing his brother, whiskey was put there by bjs driver Samuel Mitchell at a negro church, the night before while lie was ab- n'ear Round in April. . Fishhurne sen^ ib ChaVleston. and ti'at he did. and Fishhurne represented defend- not know it was there till his atten- ant. ' tion was called to it by Mr. Padgett: Steve Btnrk. tried for murder, Tire beer and other whiskey was vas found not guilty Black killed for his personal use. He denied his father-in-law. Ned Ladson, Jan. having stated in Magistrate Bryan’s 52. 1917. at C-reen Pond. H. R. offic*. that he wished to plead guilty Padgett’'Snd J. C. Lemacks were 'and settle.the case, counsel for the deiendant. The jury returned a verdict William Samuel, charged with as- not guilty. Padgett and Moore/ sauit and battery, with * intent to represented the defendant, kill, was tried’and found guilty of V. W. Kenton fried . for killing assault and battery of a btgft and Frank Benton in July. IblS, jfo Sal- aggravated nature Samuel boat, kehatchie swamp, va* fourid not bis wife on P. J. Liston’s place near xuiltX This case was fried at-the Snjoaks. D.. B. Pcurtfov represent- Ma/th te^m and n mistrial resulted. fhe-4efem|ant. . -, . - ! 1>. B Peq^-iloy. IV%. >epresented ^'Alice Stripes, tried for violation of the defendafilfc prohibition laVry.was found guilty. - 'H. L. Koester, Vd .laclcsonbpfo.' .The. grand *’*■*.* triqd for violatfonX&fkJhe pro- PresenthwjjR at the begT Miss Elizabeth Jon Miss Edith Black. Miss Audrey Jones. Miss Hazel Felder/ Miss Mattie Still. ’ ^liss Ethel Fripp. Miss Urel Yarn. Mts*^ Blanche Chassereau. Miss Thelma Padgett. MJsb TKiy Jones. Miss Edith Frafen/ » Miss Besste Klup^ftokes. - ^ Miss Annie" yXy Koper, Kor.ite. 2 Mi s Ksther Langd. lo. Rot:t.- 2 Mi - Uebecfa \dams. Rout* 2. Mi:i May Netties, ]Loot«» 4. ./ M.i.-s Eliza Snead, Route 5. Round. • • > ' Miss Coi l ie JlMle Iliil. Miss Vic Risher. Z Miss Fairy Hiott. Miss Alma Hiott. Miss Katharine Smoak. Mrs. E. T. Hiers. \ti ss L4ila Rlekenbnker. < 'ottageville. ‘ . Miss Helen PiereC. Miss Ethel Reeves. Miss Carrie Lou Willis. Miss Ethel Ackerman. Miss Alef DuRant. Lodge. Miss Essie Cone. t Miss Armeda Jones. K Miss Olive Jones. ' Miss Eula Jones. Miss Annie Miley. \ Miss Pattie Miley. Miss Elise Berry. Miss Ida Ponds. Sfokes. Miss Clarice Welch. Miss Kffi«» ’ Roach. Rtiffin and Roi|tcs. Miss Vera Crosby, Route ). Miss Leila Morris. Route 1 Miss Irene Breland. Miss Thelm;! Miley. X Mrs. Eugene Graham. . Is’nndton. Miss Beulah Godley. MrgX.T. F. Rentz, Jr. , k..-Margie Rentz.; MiSs Leila T»olk. Miss Mary Polk. Miss Lucy PolkX Miss Sue Godley. Sinonk«. Miss Ruth Risher. Miss Ethel Hauls. Miss Emma Jatie Miss Mamie Hie Miss Cora Con Miss Lena Mis* Hallie ss Marian May. RyW. Padgett ss Ruth Bennett. r. chairman of the dotal board; E. T If. Shaffer. H.-rin'or t G Padgett. R. M. ,T,.fr,. r) ,. c . M P Howell. E-q.. W. W Smoak. c’airman of the County Council of Defense, presided o^-r the meeting. A r-sponse v.n^ made by Carlos M. J 'Hies. >!.<< spoke feelingly; He f- hi aitfong, other things that t'-> c X” u r oftyygd ur* his lite as a sa*c- * e for the rood of .the world, and frit that th e exorcises th© short speeches Vwere made bv lorai I t, .j i T. , congregation wart dismissed and In- speaker^ rind music w^ furnlghed gct^rid.^f the papers vlted to partaiZ of a bot.nte -»ln- by the WalterMro brass .band,. Fol- if". 1f" 0 !' 1 **< n *‘ r M * rVpd picnic style on the' low inland before the speaking the f i ^ A toWn Judged ground* jyrid In the afternoon tb© ladi.*? served delicious fruit punch , l * disgrace ^The^only way^ get fourth d/brterly conference of the vJi?r w rv * -•'If or h-™vif i ♦T'rKwwitid.,.,»«J.>»>W<| th. \ not to.row even a scrap of paper on the street. Th^ Civic I>*ague some^ lime ago placed green boxes nf different plap*.ts on Hi•v'srreefs i hopes the papers would be put/in churches comprising, the charge 4o bjr in good condition. The new Cross Hwattip church stands on thf* site of ti»e okl church, and ts the fmtrUi on© to occupy the ;»>- ON KDfSTtt r\ ^ young nien of tli ,in , no r , : ha V fn Walterboro. ^^ ^v ith uv:\yov Wv f’ *' « • >• I* • fft': : Jh. •,V:;d ‘thr/kl 1 * 1 ,M prflttAtncjd five 'beuX* >: • Hope 'ft , ;iMlXr Of/fh-II tOTI CO r lj\tV„ (! »ei'. B**.?r V Vi v. r(1 ;> XiY,!, n •vrsons aLaad. ',^.. *./ . f tibu. v “nt ,t'\ lallst ... ,np 7 Franro ! ,/H-d be U'e/rue. i fo;\, ,f ’ ^ Jill IOI1 UOfft.s , yf t / Afr 'tftA T- I ? o/soon. The arrang>vfY\c;/Xnjoyi.*1V{! ' them. So. next tinuv-ymt'bav/an . sa,no s b ot Las! November, one impul se to throw awav fhat /read ^h'udav afternoon, the. church was lett-r pi newspaper .look for the i discovered to be on fire, and hut for gre/i i*o\ jo p\:t them in. /You can n few pjws and the chancel railing find it for*** little looking.. We entirely consumed. A large ^ * appreciate >our/o-op'er.itlon crowd, assembled ns th<* church in tbjs sp t’hr.t t c caq/nave a tlean-' burned, and before th»y‘dispersed .-/ i the, determination was expreRsed to i Ti ev. A-/--:. Ro *, F J* ml: it t’> ■; j; ccas-sted of ..Me# he am' * in th. ;and th ' training to' I’icnts c nm* F, Jl. Jo O. Pad Irving 41. Fish j-number of othe | pretty waitresses men lacked nothing. Colleton’s 'contingent ’of tweniv- one are as follows: iehrild. A bulid'nr rot-ijiifieo was appointed to begin work, and C l ongii C’' J r *lTorb. ,,n ' ended by the deyoGon and sacrifice qf the people/ or tf-e- rotun’unHv. -n larger nn-1 belter ebdreb build I nr has h'»en erected th; n the old, and the beautv «/f it is that it was paid for as -It ta|ih. v nml arv debt. A '• y ■ «<V»cb. hanginjr over it to embarrass ; tt\X fishiiyg and gWod mrimWgftip. - ■ / / “ y.,'( I Percy Ernest Beach. Walterboro. Claussen M. Cgtter, Ritter. A Fred Crosby. Walterboro: ' * Harold K. Hyrne. Walterboro Rufus Savage. Jacksonboro. .Krasins Greely Jones, Smoaks Edgar L. Smith. Ruffin. Henry Fred Koester. Jacksonboro Barney Rolx£rtson. Smoaks. f harles E.‘ .O’Quin, VYaiterhorn. ‘ Carlos M. Jaques. - COttngevll|o v Abraham E. Will/. Cottageville. Robert A. Hiott/vValterboro. Archie Savage. Ja<ksonbor«j. Jesse Muidaugh, Islandton.' Edward H./Sims. Stokes. : Curtis XL/StrRdcIand. Cpjleton. Walter Kag^ofi, Waltorhojo. Chari/ r. Given?., Ruffin. , ,„, l% Heri/rt J. Thomas, Smoaks. Ku/us (*Uiitt»n Kinard. Islandton- 1 " p . *1. W. RISHER £N VACATION \ F. W. Risher. Colleton’s efficient and hard worked county faihfi agent. Is taking a week of the holl- d 11 ' allowed him Ibis week. H“ wilixretiirn. and resume his work parly next week.. RED ( ROSS Kl’RGICAL BA IKIES. ' J Avant Tr.. C. H. Campbell. Tjjnst-es— N. K. Polk, J. W. Avant, Jr., J. J/ Connelly, F. H. I’olk, J. G. Ponds. Steward* ft. T/^olk. F. H. Polk. J. W/Avant/Tr., W. N. Jones. A cl^iss is being orgnnired to mivko Red Cross surgical badges, and spfi- plies havv been ordered for /this <lass. As soou as received/ Mrs., Wilson, of AJlendale. will come *" Valtorhoro bjr teach them. All .Indies wishing th Join.gre uvg*(l to ifnir names ro M BOYS REACHED /CAMP SAFELY InteresMng t/etter From line, of Our S«»ldier faids Who l.e’t Sat- urday for Service. s. B.^fb I 'H/' | . Camp Jackron. Columbia. Sept, •ivirv .j 24.—.>s promised. I shall endeavor ./ tmmg Sixty-Orie Negroes Will Go Oct .3rd A The moveinebt of .negro troops to off Camp Jackson will begin Oct. 3rd. tn. eavor MHIK OUT I OU ,VK»\1»/Y. tH'T. I, [fo gi A r/Abd skmcl,’or’the'iife w© to JtaVe'a genera! , twe going to lead. 'S- cleati-iip daX AU who \nre inter-j The boys arc all feeling well and esterl in cemHbry' uol one seem to take il hard, except as 11o-d t, yA warn them to ibei/t ns beds w hich were rather hard, but tin-re A thar day. The ladlef will I guess we will be njore pccustomcd bring dinner for the men. We ask I 1° ibem tonight, you all to bring axes, rakes./ hoes. We have gone through vnidoug We ore .gying to start at 8 a. Don't miss the date. We Ic-g X a l it. according to instpetions sent lt>' ;' a U friends to help us make Uve Provost Marshal crowdt-r to Gov- Oak one of the best colored. ceme- ernor Manning. Ou tnlg date 2fi terios fn t!ie county. ^ Give that day per cent of negroes will Win to to the dead. Up. move" to this number Padgett, tiers. the mobilization camps. Of be", Hodth Carolina will furnish 2,618. and Cdlletott will send 61 of thek*-. Jr is underetoo-1 that there g'ill be/ big'cefebra’.ion at Walterboro for these arranged by the Begnoeg of the towiv J. If. M. JENKINS. Mgr. ict: cream frolic X There will he an Ice creftm sup- 0 f per at the Bethlehem school house, near .Round. \pn Friday night of next week. Oitohfr R. This is give Mfcali Jenkins Chapter, U. D. C.. will meet'with Mrs. Clare Flshburn-* Friday affcrpOOn at 4 o’clock. This is the most important meeting of the .year. a« the election of officers Will take place. Mrs. Abri S. KareKh. formerly of this pla^e, but now of Gastonia, N. * !* W r" for second-hand aa>s/ Mrs. Karesh states that they afr delighted with their n-^v home WANTED Highest yh price paid ^ , n bags. V\alterX l|iak|n|< Q-’ /**. good wi .hirv FimNlte*. Work. nd Jury himdi-d'lu Its fi- |,V (he ladto. of ifc " ,l "” hnf ‘ lub to raise mohey for the ex penses of a delegat^.sent to the State short course at tVinthrnp Col lege this summer. Everyone is In- vitad to come and bfiffg spme one else. boro Ice & Fuef Cq d like the hustle and l^dy air WANTED— Experience sal/Mady a* J. Frank’s, Walterboro:^ It. o—■ Mr. and Mrs. J. C. l^tnacks have ,-ou ^ALE—Eight room house, in- moved into their handsome new bungalow on Hampton street. This is one of the pretty 1 ome^ of Wal terboro and -is quite an addition to the town. NOTICE TO TEACHERS The regular teacher’s exarrdna- cluding. kttchen and bath. Hot and cold water. Screened. Good locality. ‘House.” care The Press •‘and Standard. • It. WANTED—To buv 10b hogs rnng- Jrir fr « r v 75 f o LOO pounds. Write any vpg have and price. duties today, being checked through, examined and each had a shot of antitoxin© ppt in our left arm. whielf I feel will make our arms quite sore. We had to make up our own* beds and sweep out; some had to serve fn the mess hall. Th© grub is kind of coarse, but like ev erything else we are all taking It .naturally, as If we »erp used to It all our lives. V- Have met moat all of . the boy* that were called-Jn-the first five per cent. -4ind they like the life very much. * Y *11811 keep you potted at var- infervals as to how we are out. Give the ladle* a good writd-up for their kindne** In giving the boys the supper. , We hope to take part in another one when we romf back, as we never 11 forget their kindness. The boys haiX-always got that supper on their mTnda.^ Best /eganRc-.^Jo the people of Walterboro. TL Koester. LIEUT. PAWiBTT HERE A, r, . i \ i ‘ ,Y. ■ A-'a , . «'» . . ^