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VOL. XIII. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1897. NO. 24. "1
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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL
REPORTER AND NOTED.
Written in Condensed Form and Printed
in Like Manner for the Sake
of our Weary Readers.
Quite a crowd of people was in
town last Monday.
The only thing ot.e can hear
discussed on the streets now is
base ball.
The boys sa> thev are going to
carrv the coat (their mascot) *0
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Indiantown Tuesday.
Books of registration for the
town election will be opened on
August 16th, next Monday week.
The board of registration had
the books open at the court house
for three days this week, but very
few were registered.
No official sales were made here
last Monday, although the sheriff
had several tracts of land advertised.
The parties paid the costs
and redeemed the property,
A negro man was caught stealing
a bundle from a buggy in the
rear of the court house last Mon
day, and was tried and put on
the chain gang the same day.
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A notice is published in another
column cahing a meeting of the
members of Camp Pressley next
Saturday lor the purpose of elec
ting a sponsor and delegates to
the State reunion at Greenville.
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On all sides we hear those who
went to Indiantown last Friday
speaking ot the people of that
section in the highest terms of
praise. Truly a more clever set
of people than they would be hard
4 to find.
In another column will he seen
an advertisement of Forman Pni
ver itv, Greenville, S. O. This .
is one of the foremost collies o*
the Southland one e*nr!?t do no
belter for a yourrg man or lady
than to send him or her to thi>
celebrated school.
In a list of candidates for post
masterships in this State said to
be the ones that are to be appoint
ed, the name of James Harper,
colored, was ''slaled'' for the postoffice
here. The term of our
present postmaster does not ex
pire till June 189S, however.
While returning from Indian
town last Friday, a member of
the Kingstree base ball party
nltirked an onen boll of cotton
t from the field of Mr. W. W. Barr.
Quite a number of open bolls
were seen in the field, and also
in others along the side of the road.
The bridge across Lynches river
at Johnson's ferry was accepted
by the supervisors of Florence
and Williamsburg counties last
Saturday. The people of the two
counties held a joint picnic in
celebration of the occasion, and a
great time was had. Rev. Mr. Mc
White, of Florence, addressed the
the crowd, which numbered about
1,000. The bridge will be a great
convenience to the public of that
section.
A teachers' institute, for white
teachers, will be held in the court
house from August 23rd to 28th,
inclusive. All white teachers
t
are earnestly requested to attend.
The following will be in attendance:
E. L. Huges, superintendent
of the Greer.ville graded
school; O. B. Martin, of Greenville;
Miss Mamie J. Wickliffe, of
the Winthrop Normal College,
Rock Hill, and perhaps other
distinguished educators.
P.. .V' ' 'Mr*. is&x / ."V.
To the People of Williamsburg.
Having been encouraged by the
patronage we have received from
the people of the upper part of
Williamsburg county we have been
induced to insert an advertisement
in your county paper with the
view of securing a larger share of
your patronage
Our name will no doubt sound
strange to many of your people?to
them we will say that we are no
faker or squatter with no record to
stand on, but we are one of Clarendons
native sons and for thirteen
years we have been associated with
the business interests of Manning
and three years of this time has
oeen spent Den inn our own counters?.
This space at the head of the
second column on the local nage
we own for a certain time and you
will find in this space every week
"ery interesting and profitable
reading matter to those who are
in the market to buy first class
goods at rockbottom cash prices.
We carry at all seasons of the year
a large line of Dry Goods and
Notions, gents, youths and ehildrens
readymade clothing, hats, and caps
We also carry one of the largest
lines of gents, ladies, misses and
ehildrens shoes to be found in any
house in the country. We make
a specialty of ladies fine dress goods
and millinery.
Yours Truly,
Manning. S. C.
Meeting of the County Commissioners.
A special meeting of the board
of county commissioners was held
Monday. Not much work was
done, however. The board rescinded
its action of the month
beforo in regard to the election
and salary of the superintendent
of the chain gang, and the election
of Mr. S. P. Bradshaw, and
decided to leave the matter
entirely with the supervisor
The salary of the superintendent
was made $35.
The board decided to hold a
special meeting on the 2nd day of
September next for the purpose
of hearing testimony for and
against the opening of several
proposed public roads, the petitions
for which having been filed
some time since; and to attend to
any other matters that might
properly come before it.
Fresh turnip seed at Scotts
Drug Store.
A special committee of the
grand jury, composed of Messrs.
Edwin Harper, 0. W. McClam. J.
0. Bell and Brockirton,
has been examining the books of
the various county officers during
the past week. The committee
will make its report at the next
term of court.
"Super-effeminate" hardly substitutes
super-et^usiastic in describing
the exuberance over a
game of ball, but "superlativly
better" fixes the differencebetween
grey stone ag&te ware ana the com
raon tin now-a days. Just arrived
at Lesesne & Epps' a Jarge lot of
grey stone ware, and every household
should be supplied. Ladies,
we have a Iresh supply of Heinx's
pickles, dressings, catchups, &e.
Farmers, now is the time to be
gin harvesting your forage. We
have grass blades.
Lesesne & Epps.
A $100,000 silk factory will soon
be established at Greensboro, N.
C. Northern capitalists are being
attracted South by the cheapness
of labor, the absence of agitators,
and cheap fuel.
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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. J. B. Gamble brought us in
a boll of ope?j cotton last Saturday.
Mr. Charles Porter, of Wilmington,
is visiting relatives and
friends in town.
Mrc Ti H KelTahnn and Miss
Luh Strong visited relatives in
Clarendon county last week.
W. H. Dickson and family, of
Florence; are visiting the family
of Mr. Isaac Epps, near town.
Messrs. Joe Sprott- and Joe
Davis, of Clarendon county, are
visiting Messrs. Olin and Ileber
Epps.
Rev. S. T. Russell of Bloomingvaler
preached iir the Baptist
church here last Sunday morning
and night.
Miss Florence Benjamin left
yesterday for Georgetown to visit
her sister, Mrs. W. R. Buie, who
has been very sick.
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Master Stakeley Moorer, of
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unarieston, a Droiner 01 xvev. w.
D. Moorer, has been spending
some time in Kingstree.
Rev. S. E. Bishop and family,
of Clarendon county, were in
town last Monday, on their way
info the upper portion of the
State. r
Misses MaMe Dickson, of Florence,
and Amaitder Webb, of
Georgetown, are spending some
time with the Misses Epps, near
Kings1 r-e. .
Mr. J. J. B. Montgomery, of
Greeleyville, killed a monster
rattlesnake last Sunday, which
measured feet in length and
had fifteen ratMes.
Mr. Edwin Harper has been
appointed agent for the Page
Woven Wire Fence Co., and if
now prepared to furnish any kind
of fencing at a very low cost. See
his advertisement.
Little Emmett Graham, while
playing ball last Monday afternoon,
suffered the misfortune ol
breakin" his left arm about half
way between the elbow and the
wrist. This makes the third
time that he has fractured the
same limb, and every time in a
different place.
Rev. W. D. Moorer announced
from the pulpit of the Baptist
church last Sunday night that
there would be preaching in that
church every Sunday morning and
night until further notice. About
a month ago the church granted
its pastor vacation for some time
and the church goers will be glad
to know that regular services have
been resumed.
Mr. W. E. Cook, ofScranton,
has secured a position on the New
Era, of Union, S. C. and will go
there today. Mr. Cook has had
considerable newspaper experience,
and knows just what to
publish, and we recommend him
to the people of Union County.
Mr. Cook was for some time editor
of the Record and sinc3^Jiis retirement
has been our Scranton
correspondent. lie is a young
man, full of energy, and is well
qualified to handle the editorial
business of the New Era. Success
to Willie Cook!
The County Record, $1 a year.
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A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Mrs. C. W. Swinson, Of Pelzer,
Burned to Death.
About two weeks ago Mrs. J.
T. Sullivan went up to Pelzer to
visit h^r sister, Mrs. C. W. Swinson.
She returned to Kingstree
from ihere last Friday, leaving
her sister in the very best, of
health. Last Monday she received
a telegram stating that Mrs.
Swinson was dead, having been
burned to death by the explosion
of a lamp.
The circumstances were about
as follows: Sunday night all of
the family had retired save Mrs.
Swinson, and upon her prepara
tion for retirement she took a
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Kerosene lamp irom me iauie m
blow out the flame. Just as she
was in the act of doing so the lamp
exploded, catching her garments
afire, and shewas horribly burned.
The suffering woman lingered
until about 7 o'elocfc Monday
morning, when she expired.
Mrs. Swinson was Miss Sula
Sutherland, of North Carolina, before
marriage. She leaves a husband
and five children, besides
several other near relatives. The
sympathy of the entire town ot
Kingstree goes out to 5Irs. Suilivan
in the hour of her affliction.
County Executive Committee Meeting.
A meeting of the county Democratic
Executive Committer was
held in the court house last Mon
day, chairman* W. H. Kennedy
presiding. The following report
has been furnished us:
It was ordered that the presi
dents of the various Democratic
clubs appoint three managers for
iheir respective clubs for the
primary election of United States
Senator and a member ol Congress
from the Sixth Congressional
District, to be held at the clubs
on the 31st day of August, and to J
notify the county chairman of the
names of the managers ten days
previous to the election.
The following committee was
appointed to make all necessary
arrangements for a stand for the
speakers on the 2Gth day of August,
at Kingstree: W. W. Gray
son, W. li. Funk, B. P. Chandler,
.J. J. M. Graham, Jr., and SPhelps.
The County Executive Com
mil tee will meet at Kingstree
Thursday, Sept. 2nd at 12 o'clock
to declare the resnlfc of the primary
election. The managers
will improvise boxes and deliver
the returns to W. W. Grayson,,
clerk of the court on or before the
hour and day above mentioned.
J. J. ?addy, W. W. Kenxkdy,
Secret ary. Chairman.
For Wardens.
Editor County Record:
I notice that two gentlemen have
been suggested foT intendant, but
no one for wardeua. in this con
nection please allow me to name
Dr. W. L Wallace and Messrs. C
W. McClam, W. W. Grayson and
J. T, Nelson, four men in every
way fitted to fill the positrons.
Progress.
The subject of continuous sessions
of school during the twelve
month of the year is broached by
Prof. E. A. Kirkpatrick in the
American Monthly Review of
Reviews for August. In the same
magazine an interesting account
is given by Dr. W. H. Tolman of
the work of the vacation schools
conducted in New York City in
the summer.
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EiUT OUR BOYS GOT EVEN BY
WHIPPING OX SWAMP, i
And They Say They Will Win To-day
From Black River, and Then Defeat
Lake City and Indiantown.
KjizzIo, dr.7./.1 e! Zip, Imom ! All!
kiiijptree Ik?vs?! Kah. rah, rah! Goat!
That was the cry heard at Indiantown
last Friday, from the
throats of about fifty Kingstree
base ball enthusiasts, all wearing .
I he team colors, yelow and black.
But Indiantown walioped us. It
was a good game, but our boys
got wild in the fourth inning and
the Indiantown team outplayed
them. In all it was a good game.
Both sides played well and the '
game was close throughout, as
will be seen by the score.
A goojjly crowd of ladies and
gentlemen aecompained the
Kingstree team to Indiantown and
were treated royally by the folks
out there. A picnic had been
arranged and a large crowd was
present.
Tire game was called at 4
o'clock by Mr. Louis Stackly, who
umpired in a way that won encormums
from every one. Close
decisions were matte with satisfaction
to both clubs. There was .
lots of cheering and an immense,
amount of-rooting." The friends
of both teams tried to make more
noise than their opponents, and
it is hard to say which made the
greater amount. The "rooting"
was not confined alone to the boys
and young men, but the ladies
and girl9, and even the older peo
pie, all ioined in. All the "root
ing" was done iu a good-natured
way, and everyone was in a jolly
good humor. No one got angry '
ns is done at some places, but all
rather enjoyed the fun.
The lndiantown team is by ,
long odds the best that Kingstree
has tackled this season. It put
up a better game Friday than it
did here. Daniel's pitching was
more effective, and he was much
better supported. Gilland pitch
ed an unuaslly good game, but
received poor snpport on the field.
The Kingstree boys are feeling
pretty sore over their defeat,
which is the second of the season, (
and promises to win the game
next Tuesday winch win decide
the championship of the county.
Here is the score of last Friday's
{fame bv innings:
liingstree 13 301102 1-12
l.ndiantown- 20262102 *-15
A largecrowd will go down with
the hoys Tuesday and will uwhoop
'em up'' for them.
On Tuesday our boys played .
the Ox Swamp team on the home .
grounds. It was a regular slugging
match, both sides doing some
heavy batting. The field work of
the visitors was very good, but
Kingstree won the game easily.
Fleming and H. P. Brown pitched 1
for Ox Swamp and Gilland for
Kingstree. Towards the last of
the game Gilland got down to
real work and struck out seven
men. He gate only one roan his
base on balls during the entire
game, while Fleming gaye six, and
only struck out two.
This afternoon our boys will
tackle the Hlack Kiver club and
to morrow they will play the
ur?b'' with the Lake City boys.
As above stated the third game
with Indianlown will come off on
their grounds next Tuesday.
Never before was there such intense
interest manifested in the
sport here as there is now. Everybody
in town is a real base ball
enthusiast.
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AN INTERESTING PAPER.|l
A Old Document That Shook#
be Preserved.
Mr. Charles Lesesne, of Greeley- i
ville, liars the original nvusfef roft M
of Company K, 2o'th Regiment* ^
S. C. V. T. The paper fiate fumed a\
brown from age, but the writing ^
is siill clear and legible. The old
roll has on if the following name* J
which composed the company our-'i
Feb. 28,18C-I.
W B Gordony C'tfptzuOy F f |
Lesesne, 1st. Lieut., E RLe&esne* |!
2nd Lieut., C Lesesne, 3rd iient.*
T B Davis, 1st Sergdirt, J J Coop
er, 2nd Sergant, William Saltere* j
Sirrl Sprffflnt. T M Ufraro 4th S?r- '3
gant, J N Mirns, 5th Sergftot,
M Mitchum, 1st Corporal, WK|,
Mitchum, 2nd Corporal, C j|^
Matthews, 3rd Corporal.
raiVAtBft , ,:;qM
John Ard. Hugh Ard,Betf Arcf# $
E Ard, X T Alt man, T E Barfield,. |
.1 J Blakelv, T ? Blakfey,
Browder, W T Browder, MeK^J]
Browder, (J B> Browder, B
Browder, W R BvrdicSf, 8t.y W J&y
Byrdick, Jr., J H Branson, t
Baggett, R J Cannon, W J Cob- 1
stead, J E Cubstead, John David, J
John Davis, T H Davis, .Wqt?T
Davis, T J Demvis, A J l)eooit|
W Dennis, W D Ito**, W Tj|
Evans, J J Flowers, J W Gamble* y
ucui jjc uauiWlCf A 1U VJKiUUKT^ ''
J W Gordon, B Hicks,
Hicks, J H Bodge, J 0 Hodg*/;^
W W Born, T T Keefs, J H Lamb $|
Sam Lamb, J' H lesesne; W.C
Lcsesne, T S Lesesne, B L Lovely V
G Martin, W H McCeanell, 8 h- ]
McConnell, J B MiteJHrm, W *t Jg
Mitchum, J S Mitcbuitf, J
Player, S D Player, L M Flaper';
J R Pipkin, W T Rowel!, W <i|j
Smith, F M Smith, W N Stokes,..^
M Scott, J F Scott, L V Scott, Gt '
W Ferry, J 1> Thonww, +SRi?
Thomas, N B Yhcwwrs, J! # Tof >!
ner, Ben Wilder, Jotmr Wilder, t|
L Wilder, J V Wir*ft?w, J P -
Walters, Sam WHifer.
wui ui uje ?uiai iiuinuer kuot? *
recorded (85) only 26 are no* |
Attention Veier*n8,
A meeffng of the wertibew of
Camp Pressley, If. C. V. vfillhe
held SatuTday, August 7th, >
courthouse in Kingstree, for the j$|
purpose of electing ft sponsor wwt v|
delegates to represent our Gamp <Jl
at the State reunion in Greenville i%
on the 26th, 27th and 28i:hday8of
August.
The railroad fare for tfte fotfttdtrip
from Kingstree is $iiP,
D. .GORtKmf jjm
CtoknmMftder* M
Dr. C. F. Nichols has an illafr ;J
(rated article in the American^.
Monthly lieview of Review? for j
August on " Hawaiian Island "|j'
Climate," from which it aj>pearst||
that one may find in (be islapiflFalmost
any desirable kind oi9':;
climate, and several that ?te|f
undesirable*
Why send off for your job priat-|
ing when ymi can get it done ju?t*l
as cheap^ and get as good work
right at 'home? Patronize home ^
industries and get the wotk <*vJ
shorter notice. Give us a triaiJ|
Registration Notico.
Voters desiring to qualify them- *19
selves for voting at the approaching |
election for Intendant and Wardene^,
of the town of Kingstree are here- ;
by notified that the RegiatratiMil|
Books will be opened for r egiatjro-^ j
ing voters at the court hoaaeiWIJ
Kingstrec on the 16th, 17th, and -jl
18th days of August, 1897, fromfrjfl
o'clock a. m. till 4 o'clock p. m. " fll
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