DREW COLOR LINE
Interesting Ca.sc Before County
Boar J.
The county board of education
spent tho day last Thursday listen
ing to evidence and arguments in
an appeal from tho action ol the
Lester trustees who dismissed
from school Vinolia Swelt on ac
count of her color. The following
facts were brought out :
Hoyel Swetf moved thc first of
tho year to Capt 1* L Brecdcn's
place, in Adainsvillc, and soon uf
ward started his only child, alon
year old yiri, to the Lester school,
which is taught by Miss Courtney
Atkinson of Sumter anil Miss Vau
ghn G fitton of Laurens. Tho tea
chers hoard at the home of Thos
A 11 uckabee, chairman ot tito hoard
ol trustees. ( )n tho evoning of
tho day tito day tho Swell girl en
tered school Miss (tritton report*
cd thc fact to Mr il uckabee and
said she would ref USC to leach her,
on account of her colo]-.
The next morning Mr 11 uckabee
called a mooting of the board of
trustees lo consider the matter.
They mot at the school house,
heard the leach M'S statement,
looked at thc child, and decided to
dismiss her. The other trustees are
T K Adams and W A Breeden.
Mr Swctt went to sec the tens
lees about it, but failing to get
his daughter reinstated in the
school, employed Livingston and
Mueller to represent him, and ap
pealed to the county board of edu
cation.
Judge Hudson and Capt Bree
den testified that the Swctt family
had always enjoyed the political
and civil rights ol' white citizens, i
before and since tho war. and thal
they were faithful soldiers. Judge
Hudson, T S Evans, and Floyd
Sweet, himself, said that tho
S we tts were reputed to have In
dian blood in their veins, but no
tioncd in Gregg's History of thc
Old Cheraws.
I Ic said thal his child had gone
to tho white school at Brownsville,
without objection but admitted
that thc teacher at Kollock resign
ed last year because tho trustees
there refused to expel his daugh
ter, His wife was Nannie Brig
man,
Mrs Sweet testified as to her an
cestry, and said that her grand
mother came from the old country.
She said they always attended
w hite schools and C ll ll r c h e s.
W hen asked t<> what denomina
tion she belonged, she said she
was a .Baptist. Judge Townsend'
v. ho represented lo trustees, asked
her ol* what church -die was a mem
ber, and she said St. Johns, near
Gibson. In answer to further
questions, she said she was not cer
tain whether St. Johns was a Bap
tist or a fyletodist church. (As a
matter ol' fact, it is Methodist.)
Thc trustees claimed that it
would have injured the school if
tho girl hail hoon allowed to attend,
and that they were doing what
they thoiight bes! lor the school
when thoy dismissed hep.
The Constitution of South Caro
lina, article Xl, section V, says:
Sep?rale schools shall be pro
Vi dod for children of the white and
colored races, and no child ol' eith
er raie shall OVOnj be permitted to
attend a school provided for chil
di cn of the other race."
Thc constitution also says, in
drawing the line between the ra
ces, article III, section :'.:'?: "Thc
marriage of a white person with a
negro or mulatto. Or person who
shall have onc-ciglltli Or more negro
blood, shall be unlawful and void.
The school law says: "Seelion
1218, The board of trustees shall
also have authority, and it shall bc
their duty: To suspend or dis
miss pupils when the best inter
ests of the school make it necessa
ry r
The county board dssmisscd the
Appeal and refused to interfere
willi thc action of thc trustees.
While not passing upon the eolot
or race of the child, thc board took
thc ground that tho law allows
trustees a wide latitude in tho man
agement of schools, and that it is
unwise and hnpractiblo to intefero
with actions except in cases of
grave violations of tho law. They
arc whore they eau sec and know
more about the actual conditions
in the district, and wdiat is best for
thc school, than any outsider can.
They arc good, reasonable, sen
sible men, serving without pay,
and doing their duty as they soc,
though that duty may sometimes
bo very unpleasant.
Thc county board, in its deci
sion, also said that it is unfortun
ate for any child to he deprived
of school advantages, niel made
the suggestion tied il' it is im prac
ticttolo for any class to attend the
schools already established, sepa
rate schools should bc provided
for them.
The attorneys for Swed hilve
given notice of appeal to the slate
board ol' education.
JUDGE HUDSON FOR SENATE.
Is Bcin# uracil for Short Term A
Splendid Man for th? Position.
Amone- the names mentioned
for the short terni in tho Senate
made vacant by tho death of Sen
ator Latimer, that of Judge .1 II
Hudson has been called and ninny
of tho papers and the people ill the
di Ile rent sections of tho state have
endorsed him for this high oflicc.
11 seems to he the, general ac
cepted opinion that the man ap
pointed for the short term should
not bo in tho race next summer.
The short term will expire on the
4th of March 1909 and tho people
seem to he determined that the
man who lilis out the short terni
shall not he in the race next sum
mer.
illidge Hudson is the very man
for the place. Ile is a self made
man and has served his state he
round out Latimers term. Tho
roughly familiar with tho great
questions of the day and knowing
South Carolina's needs as he does
thc Legislature would do well to
send him to thc senate.
Noone could lill tht? position so
well as ,ludm? Hudson. Uniting
the wisdom of years of service
with thc line business judgement
anti knowledge of thc present day
needs of thc country Judge Hud
son is peculiarly adapted for thc
position. And he hos \V<Ul lhis
honor. I le has served his county
and Iiis state and is today honored
and beloved as few tuen arc.
Judge Hudson is in no sense
seeking thc position himself hui
the people ol' lienticttsv ille and
Marlboro county and many other
cities and counties in tho slate are
calline upon tho legislature to elect
hiin for the unexpired term and it
is hoped thal 11u- will bo done.
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In Memoriam
Whereas Almighty (?od. in his
inscrutable wisdom, has seen fit to
remove from our Castle Hall our
friend and brother, H. Ii. broo
man, and
Whereas in the death of this
Knight Consolidated Lodge No. If)
Knights of Pythias has lost a true,
loyal and faithful member,
lie ii resolved: First, Thai wo
how in humble submission to the
decree of our Heavenly Father*
knowing that he is1' too wiso to
err, too merciful lo lie unkind."
Second. Thal in the death of
ll. li. Freeman 1'y 1 hianisni has
losl a worthy j manly and valiant
Kniohi, and the members bf the
Consolidated Lodge No. In, a
faithful companion and brother,
Third, That the heartfelt sympa
thies of Consolidated Lodge No.
15, he tendered the sorrowing
family and kindred.
Fourth, That a copy of these
resolutions he sent to his family,
tiOUnty press, and that a pago in
Lhc minutes of Consolidated Lodge
No. In, ls. ol 1\ ho inscribed to
?ho memory of Knight Henry B.
hYeemun.
?i. TC. Owens.
C. h. Covington,
C. I). Kastorling,
Committee
Clio Dots
Clio, Fob '25.-Mi- NV L Smith
ii horseman formerly ot' Clio, now
of Bennettsvillo is in town today
with some line stock, and shaking
hands with friends.
Miss Mary Parker returned to
Wilmington today after spending
a short while with her sister, Mrs
Jack Mclnnis.
Mr .1 Clarence Covington has
returned after spondingsevoraldays
in North Carolina selling Kofi* fer
tiliser distributors reports seeing
a near o in Greenville, M C, whoso
shin has turned white although ho
was formel l;, a black negro.
Kev 10 1' EastciTmg, financial
agent of Furnian University,
-rived the Judson congregation at
I I A M, and tho Clio people at
night. Helias boon spending the
week with thc congregations, work
in his usual carnes! maimer in the
interest ol' the University and has
been greeted b.v faithful friends on
every hand as a former pastor,
Thc Adv?cale failed to come to
I the ollice hereon Wednesday, dis
appointing several scores of sub
scribers, and causing much com
plaint.
The ringing of Hie cottonseed
oil mill of A h Calhoun Jr can bo
heard both day and night, sou th of
town, and noone is disturbed by
the useless blowing of whistles, as
in some othor towns.
On Wednesday morning Mr J L
Williamson was called to Kuyette
, ville, N C, to the burial of his
brother-in-law, Mr Benjamin Black
wdio died on Tuesday.
Another relic of bygone nays
j was shown me by Mr Thad New
ton who owns an iron bedstead
formerly owed by Col TC Weath
erly and purchased'at his salo by
Mr Newton's father W Newton.
The bedstead was brought from
i England more than one hundred
j years ago, and has marks of old age
though it may serve many genera
tions yet.
Wo are looking forward with
Mr James Smith of Forestville,
S C, returned to [Dillon on Sunday
after spending some days withins
brothers and other relatives hero,
returning to his home on Monday.
lb? has a brother livingin Dillon
where his father died last week.
The legislature of South Caroli
na passed the act of adjournment
Saturday night by n unanimous
vote, the only act ofthat body that
meets tho unanimous approval of
thc whole state.
We hear cpi'ito a nu nber of peo
ple declare for Featherstone in the
coinine- race for governor, Some
favor Ansel, bul ur have not heard
a single man declare for Blouse.
Who would resnrreel the old dis
pensary curse w illi all of ils rot
leness and stench.
Messrs Townsend, Livingston
and LeGrand attorneys at law
spent Friday "> town with Es<| Jj
A Calhoun, trying lo straighten
out some tangled yarns between a j
Chicago picture concern and their
agent, but the next tenn of court
will have to finish the lash.
Miss Florence Edens has re
turned home after several weeks
Spent with her uncles and aunt at
I lamer ill Marion comity.
Miss Mattie Hoper is visiting al
the home of Mrs Margaret Koprr.
?Vii" Tl md Newton is slightly Un
proved but is not able to bc np
yoi.
Mr Laurin M?rkey ol' Columbia
conic in on Sal urda.v nighl and
spent Sunday with his gnind-par
cnts and w ith his mother Julia
M ark c.v.
We join our colored subscribers
in sympathy for the bereav ed of
Kev A I ) Miller ol' the Ml //ion
Methodist church who died in
Lancaster on Wednesday and was
brought home and buried at Mt
Zion church. A good man, popu
lar willi both races.
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Stop 11 mt tickling cough ! I >r.
Shoop's Cough Cure w ill surely
stop it, and With perfect safety- It
is so thoroughly harmless, that
Dr. Shoop tells mot hers to me
nothing else even with very young
babies. The wholesome {.ricen
halv es and lender steins of a lung
healing mountainous shrub fur
nish the curative properties to Dr.
Snoop's Cough Cure lt calms the
cough, and heals thc sensitive
bronchial membranes. No opium,
no chloroform, nothing harsh used
to injure or suppress. Demand
Dr. Shoop's. Take no other. J. T,
Douglas.
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TO THE INAUGURATION OF
THE NEXT PRESIDENT
Thc Pee Dee Adv?cale and the Marlboro Democrat arc going to send a party of six
to Washington on the occasion of the inauguration of tho 27th President of the United States
oh March 4, 11)09.
Three of the party aro to be selected by the readers of tho Advocate and the Democrat. Ttf?
party will be composed ol the following:
1. The mos! popular minister in Marlboro county,
2. The most popular public school teacher in Marlboro County.
b\ The most popular young lady in Marlboro county,
4. The person w ho sends in the largest amount for subscriptions to tho Pee Dee Adyocato
fi The person who sends in the largest amount for subscriptions to tho Marlboro Democrat
c>. The person w ho sends iii the largest amount for subscriptions to tho Advocated ^d
Democrat together. ^
Each of these poisons will be given free railroad tickets to Washington and roturn, so as to
include March 4, 1909, (,h?i dale of the inauguration of President Roosevelt's successor.
Tho party will probably go to Washington a day or two in advance ol' the inauguration, so
as to witness the closing scenes of tin? present Congress, which will adjourn sino die on March
4, 11)09.
The party w ill also be given a free trip to Mt, Vernon, Va., the old home of George Wash
ington. There can be seen the house in which the First President lived and died, the furniture
which he used, the carriage in which he rode, the lomb iu which he is buried, and many other
relics.
At Washington can be seen the beautiful Capitol, the White House, tho U. S. Treasury, the
Potrean of Printing and Engraving, where money is made, Statuary Hall, Congressional Library,
Nntiomi' Museum,Smithsonian Institute, Corcoran Art Gallery, and many other things of nat
ional interest.
A trip will be taken to to the top of the Washington Monument, which is 555 feet high.
From it the whole city ol'Washington cati be seen, with the Potomac river winding along its
border.
Conditions of the Contest
1. Each person who subscribes for the Pee Dee Advocate or the Marlboro Democrat will be
entitled, for each cent paid c subscription, to one vote for each of the persons to ho elected. If
$1.50 is paid for the Advoca one year, the subscriber will be entitled to 150 votes for a minister,
?i public school teacher and joting lady. Eighty cents tor the Advocate six months will on
t i tie the subscriber to 80 vol . One dollar for the Democrat a year will entitle the subscriber
to 100 votes, The votes mm be given in at the same time the money is paid.
2. Every agent of the Ad neate or Democrat will be entitled to as many votes as will the sub
scribers whose subscriptions ne or she gets. An agent who gets lt) annual subscribers for the
Advocate, will be entitled to 1500 votes. Ten for the Democrat will give him or her 1000 votes
Agents' votes must also be sent in with the money.
:i. A ballot w 1 be printed in each issue of the Advocate and Democrat, which, when cut ou
and sent in before the expiration ol'the dale printed in the ballot, will count aa ten votes for on
person in each of the three classes in the contest. These ballots will not be counted unless they aiv
in the oflice before tho expiration of the time printed in the bullet.
4. Those who are getting up clubs should send in their subscriptions and votes as often as po
/ tl vol
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?j. iso agent wm MU uiiuui/u LO tllisi'C bii?li Olio t>l'l*jo. -?* .... v.... v. jjCt?., LOUi's! tC -- -.
to more than one trip, then ono of the trips will be given to the person who sends in the secon':
largest amount for the Advocate and Democrat combined. If the same person still seems to hs
two trips, one of them will be given tor the third largest amount for both papers combined.
0, Besides being allowed the votes indicated above, and having a chance to win a free trip to
the inauguration or'the next President, all agents will be allowed ten per cent commission on
money collected by them. This applies to renewals as well as new subscriptions. Tobe entH
to commissions, an agent must send in, at first, as many as three subscriptions. After that, one
more may be sent a time by the agent.
?. No subscription will be taken ou credit for anybody. We do not keep subscription accounts
5. The votes received by each person will be published in each issue of the Advocate and the
Democrat, revised up to the close of the preceedinri week
I). The contest will close at 0 P. M. on the litth day of February, 1909, The votes will be
counted and the nips awarded by a committee of th re? citizens of Marlboro county who are also
to be elected by the voters themselves. There is a place on each ballot for the names of the cit
izens whom the voters choose to count the votes. The lime for voting for this committee will
close just a week before the regular contest. The ballots for them will be counted by the editors
of the Advocate and Demoerat,and the three highes! will be declared the managers ol' the election.
Their mimes will be published in the paper preceding the close ol the contest for tho free trips.
In east; any uuinnger elected cannot serve, he or she will be allowed to name a substitute.
This ballot, if in thc office of thc Pee Dec Advocate and thc
Marlboro Democrat, before 6 P. M. of Mar. 7, 1908, will count as len
votes for each of the following three persons to receive free trips to
Washington and Mt. Vernon, to thc inauguration of thc next President
of thc United States:
Rev.
pastor of the.church
teacher in thc . school
yoting lady residing in .
This ballot will also count as ten votes for thc following citizens
as managers of election,
of.
of . .
of .
The ballots to be sent in with subscriptions have a little different form from the above. They
are printed separately and can be obtained at the (.Hice by any agent or subscriber who will call
or write for I hem.
The contest is now on. Begin to send in your votes at once. The sooner you ge
favorites in the lead, tho lad ter chance they will have of winning.
Subscribers Will be entitled lo the same number of votes, whether paid nt the office s<
mail, or paid to an agent. But in every case the Votos must come in with the money, <
they will not be counted.
Agents should go to work at once. A subscriber picked up here and there, every now ai
will amount to a great deal by (he time the contest closes. ADDRESS,
FREEMAN & CALDWEL
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