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VOL. XIII. KIXGSTREE, SOUTH ( AMOLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1807. NQ. 1&:1b urn iiffl mm. AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of our Weary Readers. Every good citizen pays for his paper. ' If your Becord fails to reach you, please notify us. The Masonic picnic takes place today at the lower Bridge. The , public are invited. Who will be the first to send us in a watermelon and thereby win the prize we offered? The family of Dr. IT J. Mc Cube, and Misses Lula and Lizzie Wallace will leave lor Atlanta Saturday morning. Several of our citizens have expressed a determination to go to Atlanta on the Charleston excursion next Saturday. We were favored with a visit from Mr. W.G. Cantly last week ?and more than a visit, he pitched us some "elegant wherewith." Several gentlemen from Kings I tree weat to Charleston Tuesday on an excursion which was run l'rora Florence to that city. We have received another cotton blossom, from Mr. J. F. Epps, of Cades. While the bloom opened on the 15th ol June, we did not get it until the 19th. The county superentendent of ft education requests all school trustees who have not sent in their annual reports, to do so at once, and thus avoid eomp'ications. An accident occurred to the down through freight while at Cades last Wednesday night, causing considerable trouble and delay. So serious damage was done; We received a cotton bloom from Mr. JLioper Fendergrass on Sunday, which opened Friday. This makes the fifth bloom we have received and we iiuess there are blooms in nearly every cotton field in the county by this time. The first cotton bloom of the season was sent in on the 16th inst by M. N. W. Baggett, of Gourdin. Capt. W. H. Kennedy, of Indiantown, had blooms on the 15th, but we received Mr. Daggett's first. Now who will send > ? in the first open boll of cotton? There was a rumor afloat on the streets of Kingstree last week that a colored man had been appointed postmaster at this place. ^ and that Mrs. Chandler had been ordered to turn over the effects of - the ofike to him, but Mrs. Chandler informs us that no such order has been received, and no confirmation of the rumor could be l-~ obtained. ?s ' * p Mr. Ervin M. Smith took charge 1 . of the Judge ol Probate's olfice p last Saturday. A justice of the Supr.eme Court had an order serserved upon Mr. J. Z. McConnell last week instructing him to turn over to Mr. Smith. The latter did not come inio town until ' * Saturday, and Mr. McConnell I had then left town and his whereabouts were unknown to Mr Smith, so the latter simply took charge of the office. The attorney of Mr. Smith informs us that there is an apparent shortage of several hundreds of dollars in Mr. McConcells accounts. There was no service in ihe Methodist church Inst Sunday nijrht. Quite a ivmber of our "sports" are going 16 attend the picnic and baseball game at Lake City tomorrow. The examination of applicants for county teachers' certificates will be held in the court house tomorrow (Friday). A petition has been presented to the town council requesting the erection of a watering-trough at the artesian well in front of Mrs. E. T. Sweet's residence. The special committee of the Grand Jury appointed to examine the hooks of the different county officers inspected the office of the judge of probate last Monday. Invitations are out announcing the marriage of Dr. Liston B. Johnson and Miss May Kellahan, which will take place M the home of the bride's garndfather, Dr. W. L. Wallace, to night. 1 In accordadce wTith the previous announcement, the school picnic was held at Kinder's grove last Friday. Quite a crowd was ' present, and everybody seemed 1 to have had a very enjoyable day- 1 The long tables were crowded with all manner of eatables, and the way those present "went at I it" indicated that a day in the < country increased one's usual appetite. , As is usually the case | the day was warm, but this fact did not seem to, have any effect , upon the people, who went right | ahead with their games, etc. in , regular holiday fashion. The Kingstree baseball club lias accepted a challenge from the j Lake City nine lo play a pa me | at Lake City tomorrow (Friday), , and will go up there in the morn- < ing to play the game. Our boys | have just had new uniforms made | and have been practicing every aav this week. Of course they expect to win but it is said they will have to do good playing to defeat the team of our sister town. The Kingstree nine is made up as follows: Julian Jacobs, captain; Louis Gilland, Hay MeClary, Nappie Jacobs, W.S.Moore, T. J. Brown, J. W. Arms, W. G. Elwell, H. G. Askins and J. S. Scott, substitute. Three wagon-loads of young people, chaperoned by Mrs. Louis Jacobs and Mrs. T. M. Gilland, went cfl'on a straw-ride last Wednesday night. The trip was to the white sand-hills on Mr. James McClarv's place, about three miles from Kings!ree, and a gay time was had by everyone of the paitakers. Bugles, bells tamborines, etc., furnished some of the noise, and the vacal organs of the riders ma e up the balance. I he tolIowing were amomg the merry throng; Misses Etta Jacobs, Sal lie Wilson, Lizzie Wallace, Annie Thompson, Anna El well Bessie Kelly, Mamie Jacobs, Florence Benjamin, Barbara Levy, Ketta Withers, Essie Benjamin, Dell Kellahan, Lula Strong, Mildred McCabe, Barbara Jacobs, Alma Kelly; Messrs. Montie Jacobs, E. 0. Dennis, W. S. Lynch, Willie Montgomery, C. J. Lesesue, Emile Arrowsmith, Montie Scott, Louis Gilland, Hay McClary, T. J. Brown. Nappie Jacobs Willie Dunlop, Lide Tallevast, Dick Wallace, Dan Cooper. Other rides will probably be taken during the moonlight nights of July. mi_npwir BRIEF MENTION OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND DON'T KNOW. Those of Our Citizens Who are Visiting at Other Places.?Our Visitors. ?Other Mention. Mr. W. 8. Mooie, of Greens, spoilt Monday in Kingslree. Mr. W. S. Lynch has gone out to visit his parents, at Lynch, S. 0. Air. II. K. Wnlhce will leave Saturday lor a <! >: t trip to At lanta. Air. A". G. Wade. of Bingham, S. (J., was in town on business last Tuesdav. Master Wilmont Gilland is spending some time with friends in Lake Oitv. Dr. S. I\ II. Elwell left on Monday for Nashville to attend the reunion of Confederate vet erans. Miss Afildred McCabe left Fri Jav lor Lake City, where she will ?pend several days with the Misses Rollins. Mr. Dan Cooper, lrom the InJiantown neighborhood, has been ( spending several days in town Juring the past week. ( Messrs. Ilart Graham and Willie Ilolleman went up to Scran- < ton last Saturday morning to spend 1 several days with relatives. I Mr. Willie Dunlop returned to his home in tne country Monday. Mr. Dunlop has been attending ?chool here, an is well known | by all of our citizens. It is hoped j that he will return next year to | again attend the academy. j Mr. Ilerbeit Graham will leave in a few days for a short trip to the up country. A Mr. Ccoper, < me of the special agents ot the Coast jne. will have charge of ' the depot here during Mr. Graham's absence. I Mr. E. 0. Dennis left on Wednes 1 day for a visit to relatives at his ( old home in Bishopvilie. Mr. Dennis has made one of the best ' principals our school has ever had and we are glad to say that he will return for the next term. Mr. Wm. David Shaw, late editor ot the Lake City Times, accompained by his cousin, Mr. Nesmith, of Dock, paid us a pleasant call last Tuesday. Mr. Shaw is an all-round newspaper man, ' and deserves recognition among the journalistic faternily of the State, lie issroing on a trip into the upper portion of the State in a few days and we hmesoon to hear that he has a position on some up-to-date paper. Mr. J. Lide Tallevast left Sunday for Lake City to attend the Commencement exercises of the Lake City Hiph School. From that town Mr. Tallevast will go to his home at Dock. During his stay in Kingstree as a pupil of the Kingstree Academy, Mr. Tallevast has made a host ol friends, all of whom regret his ilnnartiiro mwl hntiA l?r? will rp. turn ere long. Miss Katie Lee Dickson, the popular young school teacher, left Friday afternoon lor New York city> where she will spend some time. Miss Dickson lias many friends in Kings! ree, and all of them will be glad to know that she will return next session and teach in our school again. The County Record, $1 a year. ' V, i. . ' si,.- - Mrs. F. ( . Rodgers, of Lakej Git v, was in lvingstree last Mon-I day. J < Mr. Olin Kpps returned last week from Spartanburg, where he has been attending Woflord col- 1 lege. Solicitor J no. S. Wilson, accompanied by his little son, Ingram, was in town a day or two last week. The traveling public will be : glad to know that there will soon ' he a new bridge across Black river at Kingstree on the Greeley- 1 ville road. .The county commis- i sioners will let the contract for i II1C UllUj;^ Ull HIVJUU^, I July Ulli. Mr. G. T. Bui lard will move I into the residence just aeerosa Hie e branch occupied until recently by the family of Mr. J. Z. McConnell, Jr.. sometime the utter g part of this, or first part of next a week. Mrs. Ballard and child r are expected to ?eturn to Kingstree in a few days. c Mr, \V. T. Gay nor, a New York t capitalist, and Mr. R. G* Ross, a t phosphate-rock miner of Florida, ( have been in this county for sev- 'j eral days digging specimens of rock which is supposed to contain excellent phosphate qualities. ! The gentlemen carried away sev- 1 eral specimens gotten from different parts of the county and will have them analyzed. * > u The Sunday School Institute The following is the programme v for the Bethlehem Sunday school institute, which will be held in ( [he Black Mingo church begining ^ Saturday, July 3rd: a Review of the past quarter., by Rev. W. I). Mooter; History covering the next quarter. Rev. W. n P. Holland; Paul's second mis- ' 7 j sirtritirv iftiirnpv .In*>t F. Rrnns.rm* Preparing the lesson-methods and helps, B. F. Brockinton,Sr.; Short I talks on leading the young to C Christ, music in the Sunday school B Sunday schools and missions, etc. p Dinner will be served on the grounds in regular picnic style. s The public are cordially invited lo attend. i Who is Your Choice? " - t; Solicitor Monroe Johnson and j Sheriff Pradhain are both candi- 0 dates for the seat made vacant ^ <n the lower house of Congress by e the promotion of John L. McLau- a rin to the U. S. Senate. They are c both men of resources and would a be watchful of the interests of p of their constituents. LESESNE .< & EPPS afe also in the field and j. are so closely indentified with c your interests as to be able to do { you more good than you can ever j receive through legislation. They , bring almost to your doors the 'j necessities of life and give them to you on such small margins of profit as to make it decidsdlv to * your interest to buy of them. ' You doubtless need a steelj wire 1 chain, so as to be able to tether I your cow out where she can win 1 her own living. Then you need a grass blade to procure an abun- ( dance of forage for that season j when the grass is no more and the r leaves began to fall. Both these articles, with most any other pioce of hardware, and your fit in shoes ' your wants in groceries and,to- ? bacco and your needs in most any thing else can be had at lowest j prices from ? Lkss.xk Eppsk. ro m i?m. SEVERAL LETTERS CONTAINING VALUABLE NEWS. tems of Interest From Different Section, Ail Boiled Down For Quick Reading. DOCK Every former is out of the grass imi their crops are growing nice V. It is said that Mr. J. F. Chand er will have melons on the innrket next Saturday. This writer enjoyed cantaloupes lor breakfast Sunday last. .VIr. Stuart Cunningham, of ndiantown, was here Saturday ivening. 1Jis visits are regular ?you know why. Mr. It. J. Nesmith was on the ick list again last week. He lulicipales some recreation and CM SUWII. There are quite a number of ases of chills and lever through his section. Tlie people expose heniselves too much, and do not ake medicine as they should, ['he UM. DV' don't care. At this writing Mr. D. D. Rhem s dangerously ill; has been grow ng worse since Friday. Drs. 'aylor, of Morrisville, Baker, of tome, 2nd Sparkman, of George own, are at his bedside, and inder their care it is hoped he rill sarvive. Mr. Win. D. Shaw, after several ? i l.mi 4_ m.. i r yeetts visit ui ins iium, mis. u. o. 'Jesmith, has gone lo the up'Ou;nlry. He was accompained by lis cousin, W. E. Nesmith, as far s Kings!ree. Rev. Mr. Few, the Methodist ninisteron this circuit, ha9 given ip the circuit, on account of ill lealth, it is said. / Mr. and Mrs. W. Tallevast, of Florence, and "Kit" Tallevast, of lades, are visiting their parents, It. and Mrs. H. P. Tallevast. Quite a severe wind storm >assed over this section Thursday light. .Not much damage done? oine corn blown down. we nave a numoer 01 auigaiors 11 I lie bays in the woods here. Cap:" Frank Nesmith, who rides the turpentine woods" for \ Rhem& Sons, reports that an Id 'gat?r an^ sixteen young ones [well in White bay. The small si is not less than three feet long nd the mother will measure eiglu r nine feet. The most remarkible thing is that the young ones lave become so familiar with the Capt." that they will eat from lis hand. When he is heard :oming Ihey rush out of the water 0 meet him. He says he has too ligh a regard for his health to :et too familiar with the old one. Fhey eat pigs and lambs. Mr. II. P. Tallevast has pulled he first, ripe melon in this sec lion. Mr. Editor, you have made 1 vorv liberal offer to those that )iant melons, and no doubt it vill be taken advantage of. Misses Virginia and Sallie Joker, of Rhems, visited Miss 5th?l Nesmith Wednesday and fhursday of this week. "Children's Day" will be celebrated at the Indiantown Presbyterian church necit Sunday. The lakes are in good fix for ishing again, and your scribe is jwiEgin' 'em. Spring Bank Items. - M Mr. Willie m. McElveen has be^J&a buite sick, but has convalesced.. The closing exercises of Mfej|R9 Eva Wheelers school, was Miss Lillie McKlveen ' and Kiltie Wilson spent a nice on Pudding Swamp among thdSBfa relatives last week. Jfl Mrs. Irene Davidson and dren, and Mrs Leila Mayey, Sumter, are spending some tiiadfttt|B with Messrs. D. I. and S. H. Mr. llobt. Enps and S. W. |i tosh have gone to Georgetown fo^fl'Jj The petition for a mail rotrt#^;J| from Lake City to MouzofiS^ ha||ftl| been favorably answered, and th^t|| route will be established at We have had delightful seaabn^^Lii for crops up to this writing. 'M ^ The tobacco crops in this sm^ JI lion is very encooraging., * Mr. Thos. K. Wilson, a farflMC;! 'J| of this neighborhood, related to-i $2 me quite a queer incident of egg. He says he hauled a corn-^ post heap out of his Jot in Ap^fv Jj to put to corn; a few days: egg was ploughed up by :.m his hands where a heap was made? he broke it to see if it was good, ,'J ^ and found a little chickem aJi^^j ? in it. It would have batched l a lew days. He says be wished'-,||Jj he could have kept and\ hArtSl^ 'ij it. What a curiosity it wduljd "/ V Tobacco curing will begin beW ^ nex wee . The County Record baa ;^| proved so much; may it long livw -ip and be a welcome visitor to every iSM I . i -*>f^| Your rnrresnondent has been , t quite sick ior a few days, bat is * i able to push the "lead" again. In the days of Socks and herds > Some idle fellow wrote these words " "Every fool cant be a pOet, No more'n sheep can be a goaf; . Stultus, paeta. ovis or caper, * Pay the money for your paper "Apple Jack." (BLAKE LEYS. , The people of our Blakeljfft neighborhood enjoyed them selves last week, for they were ii|? * with their crops and they had a fine picnic at the Williams pond, Vq They caught some .fish and also ' shot at several alligators, but did not kill any. Plenty of ftfery * thing that was nice was furnished, , especially ice lemonade, for it was very warm and it was quite refreshing. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Blakley gave an ice cream party for the ^ benefit of the young folks, and her guest, JVIiss Lillis Conning- A ham, of Indiantown, and Miis . A McClary, of Lanes. Mr. an.i Mrs. W. D. Rich also gave a party at their home for the purpose of finishing op the enjoyment of the young folks, it lasted until twelve o'clock and the young folks went home almost given out especially Messrs. Witherspoon, Montgomery and Nettles, from Lanes. Mr. J. W. Locklier has retorned - * home from his visit at St. Stephens* ' I Mr W. S. Moore was over to Kingatree Monday, * to play base ball with the "scrubs.'*