The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 20, 1912, Image 7
Mit. WImAaIsY REJOIN ER
Repl) to stricture* of Header in Hie
1'rlvunsr Magsjl Controversy.
Rillui1 suiik. r Daily Item
In >.?ur Issue 94 the Hfl int. "Read?
?r" has three und u half columns of
the mo*t absurd petty stuff it has
ever been ny |o| tu nail. Ii, RAI
reduced, what might have been term?
ed .? discussion "f school matters,
into a tirade of insinuations, misrepre?
sent n nd implied charge*, ell
P" a peraoiml nature that hava no
relevancy whatever to the aohool sit?
uation, it vv.is my purpose it <>ne
time to show "Header" up in hll true
light, but after hearing a v? r\ tine
sermon on ycsterd.,\ l > IU\. Win.
LHaynsaarth ? ??> The ? 'ross el Christ"
ftud of it IS BUffStiaSJ and ISBpasltlOl
He ban for ni .n. i havs chaaged mv
mint) and have torn up my rough
??raft, and will content myself bf
oticIng only a few things?enough to
low his unreliability us a COtraf?
^ -nd-nt. I de thai i lot oiii\ m at If
?fens-, but he has s'asbed Into
1tny thing*, that it Is time the peo
i? have some Men of what manner
' pt thou be is. I see that he has
. ntered the columns "f the Bap
?t Pearlee and Is there slashing Into
ffr i pri cht ri d< it oni ind the church
embers In general. He is a voru
ous correspondent, surely.
I wish to show in some of ' Head?
's" quotations, or rather misquo
ttoin. ht?w nareliable and unfair, la
y the least, he is In his methods. 1
^ iss o\er seNernl and take up flrH
here he misquotes no in th ee dif
rent plat t s. He tries to quote. 09
retends tt? quote one of my state
ents. Let's see bow they tall\ with
l^h other and with n\ vvoids. I.
H? .ib-r IS .i leio tion.irv and difft r?
. fin htm."' Mr. Wells sa\s. If
differ ftom blm (Reader) ami poht
little fun at him.' I, Mr. Wells
ays that be 'doc s not recognize me
sj n % PRIRXDft, and pokes a little
un at us.' "
W "i ds in ? i pit t's are w urtl - in
S^. erted by him ( He.ob r i
Now what was m> .-tutement
? lul In what conne. ti >n ' It was
in answer to Mr. J I virgin < ?Steen s
strictures against me. taat I 9/aa
making fun of the patroM ??f the
agajU aShOOai. which I denied, and
gave this as my reason for writing
e following sentence und el the
beading of "t ?ne Word to Reader," in
which 1 said. ' Don't let the exuI?> : -
ance of youth get away with what
discretion you may have, and you he
termed a destructive cltixen of Prl
. vsteer. rather than a constructive
?fpVne."
This terribly offensive Statement
after denying making fun of the BSV
t < ns. was, "I considered Header a
reactionary and If I differ from him
and poke a little fun at blm. It is be?
cause I do not re< ognl/.e him as the
^arhole of the achool district, nor as
voicing Its sentiments.
How would you state "Header's"
I r.i. something like till-' I,
I?? d. r am the putron-i of the -mall
schools, ami the -ah,.,,! district of
Privateer. Mr. Wells s;?\s m flOhee
S0un at me. Header tht * ?r< Mr.
Wells says he pokes fun at the pa?
trons of the small schools, and the
sK-hooi district of piiialeer, i do not
know hy what other pr- ?>>?>< <<t reas?
oning he arrives at his conclusion
thin this, 4,i b?a\e it with your read
s?, ,? f. s.d\e the proportion, vvlth
<.ut < omuo'nt.
Om more Bfllgqagitntlog by Head?
er." Mr. Weils adeleas that Wl
?MOtTLD HOI go t, mill as OUJ
grnnd?ir? s did. ' M? .'. hole sent' m <
wa* so mutilated that it Is hardly rec?
ognisable. My statement after sp. U
P^i g of the prog rest of Prlv -teer was
"This Is a BS?esj9eSS|Vt 'g?. and he
who would go t< imp .<? has'grand
sire did, etc. Is out of date and has
no plate In I'riv tie r. I gave AO ad?
vice, hut made ,i poSltlVS as-iTtlon.
quoting a geaeral print Iple |g no
9hatl9s tiv sta eij inn I Privates! was
progrcHeatlei Inserts words
I |. ? US? tl. We -dlotlhl Hot." . t || ?I
'Mir." are his word-, got mine.
Sp. ? i. in.; iir-u't - it t ti - -. le i ., n
insult la agtallageai n iders, la n> In
^ r m i ?? h aft If doe n ?hi Li undt ? ?
staattiasii I hare seU little coacentton
of the term. \s great in* nit .is a man
can offer in *. !>? I" t sal me SS a
fool sad audit is
Cflacej more 'Reader" garl one of
^u., statenseats and Iherefon robs i?
Wttf ? pulal III it I have bt ? n comptb
aaeated on i.y men who ?? opjnlons
i \ eipj Inn? h at toe, ?? ? this Mr
Wells ? ?s these ptf. | il t |-ports
and opinion* >re vrrj imuslng b it
Vt f\ destructive ?o fit., i iifltl .< d
Word to Head* i
the f ? ' tb it he b d
pi..in? ? ? In
lb.in tats the
iad f d i?
qoeii'i. very deisiructlve, when In
gsjbllc print, to gi? it ill got ?( pi In
etplea Who b) i stretcj of ,n >>\ ?
dlniry imagination, can Ml any re?
lationship to my statement of "Read?
er's" quotation and his distortion of
my meaning? Commam lo again "in?
to" tSS ?ty.
Now. if "R?nder" has th* cheek,
audacity Of whatever it may DC term
sd t" try and put such Stuff on the
public while it U of such recenl re< -
0 d. what will he led atleM.pt in On
Sat i ? ty. that he thinks cannot
be produced? Wc will see. "Reud
<??" insinuatingly asks. "And what is
he. (referring t<> me) ? destructive or
itruotlvc citizen .' Did be not
teai up Mtspah church? Was it not .v i
\v. Q, Wells wim tore up the Orange
am! split Bethel ehureh at the same
time." and B string ??t' other Insinu?
ations more than I have time to im
? . .-. Of you to print. So I take tin
tirst throe, i naked several promi?
nent men in Sumter t" whom the olr
? instances were ROt known, what
Wer.' the Impressions conveyed to
their minds I y these quesl ons, and
n< M reader 1 ask you t<> note your
present Impression and after I am
done compare notes. The remarks of
these gantlemaa 1 asked, ware verj
pertinent bul not readable in your
paper. So here goes. Long before 1
1.ought the Nattlei land in IttT, on
wbieh the ? hureh stood, no titles had
.v.r Leen given for the (lurch lot.
the organisation had been broken up.
and the members had united with
otio r ehur* hes. The benches had
been SOld arid Ihg hOUSC abandoned
ei b h< aac ol worship. Years after i
bought n. having no use for ? church,
Bethel being only a mile away, i did
"tear "p" ar down "Mispah church"
and made it into tenant houses,
What is your Impression now please?
Bxprees it. but not in print. Tht
grange a*as similar t.. Mispah ehureh.
nly the members of the Alliance
who had been members of ihe old
defunct grange tore up. of down Iht
old i.aii. moved it oil of Bethel church
propert) snd bulll it up on land giv?
en to u< by the late i?r. r. M, Bock
ham, My only part in the 1 tearing
up" process was to furnish th.- nails
t<? rebuild it.
As to "splitting Bethel" church. I
win not gratify "Reader," as It would
please him to., well, i will say this
though: Bethel church has ? mem
?etship of .?beut BIS, and rates about
tirst in all organized work in the
Charleston Association, of all county
churches, of which asses latlon "W.
<}. Wells" is. and has been clerk for
the last eighteen years. II?. i- and
has been, chairman for several years.
of the egeeuttve committee, supposed
to he composed of representative
members ??f the association. Some ??f
gfhom are c'oi. li. s. Weeks, Master of
Dorchester county. i?r. Howard L
Janas, ?>f Charleston, our lamented
YV. I". Kham? . of Sumter, Wm. Hayns
worth. pastor of Bethel church and
other kindred spirits. This same
"splitter." "W. G. Walls,*1 is als.?
chairman of the Advisory committee
Of Bethel church, and has been its
chairman foi some time, before which
committee e short time back. "Read?
er" had to appear under his trim
name. Qeorgs L. Brown, to answer t??
grave, shameful charges, and he.
tio'ti;,. l. Brown alias "Reader," did
there and then confess thai h? was
guilt) ol th?- greater part thereof, -t
?he charges preferred against him.
This th. records of Bethel church
will prove, I hate t?. expose i fel
loa -being, i^it "Reader" has slashed
Into so many that it is time th? pub?
lic knows what manner of correi
pondent he is,
l am disposed to stop here, bul
"Render" has made an open chargi
He ays i had ? school house built
without consulting the other two
trustees mi fooled one lo sign a
check for it ami when this trustee
found WO had im titles t,, tin- land
he resigned "rather than lie run over
by .v.r. Wells," This I.- n. ws to nie.
i reiw mber no Incident In m) long
term of ortlee, Ihn! "Reader" could
warp er twist Into such S ?tateinent.
I went into otilce In 1*7"?, ipiite ;
young man. just out of school, and
'erved until I employed, with m>
brother, ii private lenc'her, a*hen I re
>dgn< ii for good in i - m oi i He?, If
i i .1 not ic ? ke soiio- a Istnkes, al
ihough I deny this charge of "Read?
? r's" i must have been ? paragon.
Whin we bought tie- land on which
the Ingram school was bullt, und, I*
tin in ? its ration, we lefl it in 'he
hands of a Mr. Wilder Who was then
i bo.-i eomttilslonei and also n lawyer,
not l>< Wilder.) for him to inv
the title.? drawn and signed, I Men
m< w n< thing ol such bin Itiess, being
ntij bo]. i think i hem t]
? i*n i after I i?a' Ihe I i* les v. i re no> e
?_'?, d, 1 ? t. the school has I un ? on
t i n uoiisi v every yen t l think, - nc?
?
?
? ho rohg mi of ri v g.i numi oh
ith of my all." or words to lhat I
fe< t. For what purpose, pray, would
Qeorge L. Brown rob me of my
good name. I leave it to your read?
ers, He taya '*he (referring to mej
wants to tear up the Bethel school
and split the distrl? t at the same tin e
und make it appear that 1 did it."
See Reader's first article, and sec a*ho
Ihre itened to '''split the district." it
was "Reader" In year issue of May 31.
This w t> what drew me out, to tr> and
pour oil on the troubled waters, and
instead i have stirred things id* it
sei ins. "Header" says 1 get every?
thing Into a mess that l have a hand
in. or w? rds to that effect. 1 Will ad?
mit that l dill in some Instances, For
Instance, wh< n in the past he- j
fore I knew George L, Brown as well
as I do ri"W i showed him cour?
tesies and kindness, Truly a ease of)
"pearls before swine.'
One item of news before i close.
On iast Friday a week ago th<- Tindal
s? hpoi held a meeting and voted to
consolidate with the Heihel school, bo
the good work goes on. This now
m< ?es four, schols in >ne,
With this i atti done, i win under
no circumstances notice Qeorge L,
Drown or his uncte Mr. J. Dargan
i tsteen. w in- is the uncle of his neph?
ew, Two peas oft of the same bush,
if not out of the same hull.
Thanking you and your readers for
many expressions that I appreciate, i
am, respectfully,
W <h Wells.
Sumter, .July 1 .">.
MAYKSYILLE NEWS notes.
\. 1\ I.. (Jetting Ready to Build Xcw
Htatlon?Big store Being Erected?
l'er*?oitnlH,
Mayesvllle, July 16.?After man)
month.- of waiting, Ute clUsens oi
Mayesvllle now havt a neu railway
Station in sight. The Atlantic Coast
i.im rallroud company has begun
preparations for the promised depot.
The old frame ** Ullditlg has beef
moved farther up the tracks to the
north and 'he new station will oc?
?upy the site of the old one. The cot?
ton platform beyond the depot w \y
much larger than before when
the workmen get through with the
necessary i h inges. The new station
will be built of brick and will l"
modern In every respect, it wir
ontain the waiting rooms and the
offices while the old building will be
used for a freiglit depot exclusively.
This change on the p. rt of the rail?
road people w ill be one i f the greatest
Improvements In the town for many
years and it Is needless to say that
the citizens of Mayesvllle certalnl)
appreciate it.
Another lag Improvement In th<
town this summer Is the handsome
department store being built by Hoh?
eit A, Chandler on Main street. The
brick and concrete work on this
building Is about completed and when
the store Is finished, il Will compare
favorably with any in this section of
?e State, it is the u'tdtl of two large
stores ami will he two stories in
ia Ight, although there will be prac?
tically no second door, the first door
having a gallery effect. This hand?
some business Inmse w i l be iHted out
with all "f the latest commercla'
furnishings. Mr, rhnndler hopes tc
open the building for the early t';'''
trade, The new store Is erected on
the vite of th< old one, the formet
frame building i-eing moved down
the street several yards where it will
be used na ft warehouse There have
been many modern business houses
built here within tie- past year or two,
inn the Chandler building win sur?
pass them all.
Mr, w. H, Cooper 's bu Idlna nn ut
tractive residence on tin west suit ..:
town which will be ready for occu?
pancy within a few week-. This mod
i n h? oi" w ill add ur atly to thlU
lectioti of the town whlcl Is bulldlna
up so rapidly with handsome r? i
dences,
A n epldi a Ic of w hooping
seems to have struck town
i he small chlldl en ami some
Uri I I I to I 11 * I 11 U 11 e silk.
The heavy t 'ins of the list week or
? Wo have begun to cause the farmers
some uneasiness as the tie Ids in most
pi a ? e- are becoming almost too
grabs' for comfort, All crops are
look in g \ ? r\ satlsfaetor)
t?? tin- Reasons, Rome
i ough
ai,M ng
f them
th.
Inear and about the town I
ally y.I.
lb v. floorge May? h
\ iiio. H.vnodicril t .-? etary i
byteriaii church In thlj 81
ording
COt It'll
e p t i o n?
Ol I it' t n
? i r*i ? Pres?
Ute, i visit
\lav , s\ IIb?.
Mrs. Adrian
i .: nd daughter/
? ? i ? ud Iug "jonie
i -1 u v. v I---'. W
? roi ih m \
nan Mut raj
AN M AL MEETING STATE UNION.
To Be Una at Columbia, July 21*23
and Will Be Featured by Many iu
toro>tin? Talk* and DiseuBeioas,
The program Cot the annual meet?
ing of the Stain Union is no* in the
hands of the printer. The meeting
will begin at 3.00 p. m. Wednesday,
Julj 24th end continue through the
25th, The cei orte of the rarl< u* stand?
ing commltti - a the opening sessh n
will be interesting. The night ses?
sion <"f the 2.1th win be an edu atlon
al one and will be open to the public.
Except for some routine business,
the entire day Thursday will be de?
voted t<> a study of "marketing." At
the morning session we expect to have
Bditoi H.unnicutt of the "Southern
Cultivator" discuss "marketing, es
peelalty as tpplled to farm produ e."
At noon there will be an address
by Hon. Charles 8. Barrett, Presi?
dent of t in- n ittonai Union.
At ::.??(! ,,. Hon, j, i,. McLaurin
win discuss "Cotton Warehousing,
Marketing 'fid Banking" from the
standpoint of the state Warehouse
System.
At (1.00 p, m., Hon. T. W, Carter,
President of the Mississippi Farmers'
Union, also president of tin proposed
National Warehouse Company, \.il!
present their plan of marketing the
cotton crop.
At B.80 p. m., another plan of co?
operative financing and marketing
win ie presented a representative
of the s. s. Trust Company which Is
proposed to be organized.
Among these three plans, and others
that may be advanced, we confidently
expect 111 be able to select one that
will lie effective. It is possible that
some two of these plans may be work?
ed out together more uttUf actor ily
than any one by Itself.
With all the preliminary work that
has been done by the officers a ad
committees of the State and County
' 'ntons, this bids f ilr to |>e the m< st
progressive meeting ever held b> the
State Farmers' Union of South Caro
Una. In behalf of the ofllot v* and
committees, and the great practical
ami increasingly Important can-.- >f
"marketing," We do cordially invite
every County Union to be represent?
ed, ami all members In good standing
o attend.
The state Executive Committee.
By E. W. Dabbs, President.
Live Stock
Insurance
insure your Horses, Mules and
Cattle from deatb from any cause.
In tho Standard Live Stock Insurance
Company, with
W. A.Brown,
Agent.
At the t dd Reliable Clothing StOH
of the 1>. J. Chandler Clothing Co.
Phone 16G. ;;-30-ltaw
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"Alter foui In out family li:tdied
of consumption I w as taken w ith
a frightful cough and hin", troubb .
but my life w as saved and I gained
st pounds thi 1 igh using
DR. KING'S
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. At r?n, u
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but foui bo!
made mc I
PK1C? 50 I .8. At
Ali DRUG SU' '
The Fir^l National Bank
-OF SUMTER.
After paying the regular semi-annual dividend of
four per cent, increased its Surplus to $100,C"~ "
making its working Capital $200,000.0?. h
to this, it has a comfortable Undivided Profit:
With a Surplus equal to its Capital Stock
Undivided Profits account to provide for an:
loss, there is nu institution in this section of
in which your money is safer, and none in a ucuci n
nancial condition to take care of the requirements of
its patrons.
WE WILL WELCOME YOUR ACCOUNT.
REMEMBER.
A Substantial Bank account, with a Sub?
stantial Bank, is a valuable asset from
every business viewpoint. Start one
with us today, either Savings at 4 per
cent.. Certificate at 5 per cent., or Gener?
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THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO.
Include n Your Summer Plans a Trip to
the Beautiful
Isle of Palms
Every Accessory, Comfort and Amusement Belong
ing to a Modern Seashore Resort.
See Historic Sullivan's Island?Restaurant, Hotels, Cot?
tage*, Boarding Houses, Etc. Reduced R. R. Rates.
Consolidated CO* charleston
Seaside Excursion Rates
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The Standard Railroad of the South
Ten-Day Rates
Sold each Saturday (June 1st to Aug. luth inclusive) to Isle
of Palms and Sullivan's Lsdand. S, C. limited reach original start?
ing point 10 days from, but not Including date of sale.
Sold each Thursday (May 30th to Aug. 15th inclusive) tu
Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach. X. C, limited to reach orig?
inal starting point not later than midnight second Monday fol?
lowing date of sale.
Wilmington. X. C.?Wrightsville Ibach, X. C. and return $">.00.
For further information cnll on local Ticket Agent, or addreea
T. C. WHITE,
General Passenger Agent, Wilmington, N. C.
Wrightsville Beach,
Wilmington, N. C.f
Is Calling You
The surf, the music, all cry out for you to
follow the crowd.
No more delightful seaside resort on* South
Atlantic. Coast, for bathing, boating,
vacation pleasures.
Reached in a few hoars via the ele
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The Stanclaid Railroad ol the South, ml C iwectfons,
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ca! agent <>r address
\\
Passt uger i i ail ic Manager,
\\ [LMINGTON, N. C