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ill VOL. XIII KIN(iS THEE, THURSDAY* AUGUST 19, 1897. NO. II miiii AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed irt Like Manner for the Sake of our Weary Readers. Mr Geo. S. Barr made a trip to Charleston last week. Election tickets printed at the I County Record office. Have your letter head and en velopes printed at the County Kecord ofiice. Miss Annie Thompson has returned from a trip to her old home. Dr. D. O. Scott has been quite ill for several days, but is out again. Mrs. E. J. Pendergrass, of FlorL'? ence, is visiting the family of Mr. Louis Stackley. There will be no preaching in the Presbyterian church until ^ * October. Presiding Elder E. T. Hodges preached in the Methodist church p .' last Sunday. Mr. Dan Cooper, of Coopers, has I been spending some time in Kingstree. * The number of pensioners in Williamburg county has increas ed from 70 in 1896, to 84 in 1897. Mr. Charles J. Lesesne is spend ing some, time at his home in Clarendon County. Mr. A. O. Mouzon will soon move his family here from Gree ley vi lie. Quite a wind and hail storm tisited Kitigstree and vicinity last Saturday afternoon. Miss Eva Boll ins, ol Lake City, spent several days with Miss Bar bara Jacobs Inst week. Teachers who do not attend the institute next week cannot have their certificates renewed. Messrs'. E. G. JacoDs, ot Macon, g?|. Ga., and Clarence Jacobs, of Charle'ton, are visiting relatives in Kingstree. Dispensary Inspector Hill was HBK in town last Thursday and made a thorough investigation ot the dispensaiy at this place. Master Napeleon William Joseph Ilolt Gewinner, of Macon, !*> ' Ga., is visiting the family of Mr. Louis Jacobs. * Mr. II. A. Graham liberated a I crate of homing, or ^carrier," pigeons last Friday morning. The birds were from Washington, D. O., and returned there. Mr. T. E. Hinson, Jr., of Sum ler nas moveu ins mmuv iv mup.t?ee, into the residence occupied recently by the family of "^llr, P. A. AlsbrookMiss Alma Kelley has gone to Darlington, where she will spend some weeks with relatives and friends, after which she will visit ? in Marion, before returning to Kingstree. Dr. John A. Rice, President of the Columbia Female College, will attend the teachers' institute % next week, and will make an ad dress, to which the public is invited. fb.iu Supervisor Chandler has re quested us to state that the salary of the superintendent of the chain jfc gang was not placed at $35 per , month, is was published, but that t the salary of the superintendent and guard together was made $35. We Will Pay the Freight. On all purchases amounting to I IJ 0.00 and over, we will pay the freight to any rail road station in Williamsburg county. 5 Bales (5000 yds.) Granitvill C homespun at 3?,c by the piece or 4c per yard, when cut 5 bales of very nice quality plaid and check homespun at :P4'c per yard by the boalt or 4e per yard when cut, sold every where at 5c per yard. 3 Bales heavy river side sheeting homespun at 5c per yard, sold everywhere at G'^'e per yard. 4000 yards of yard wide Sea Island homespun only 5c per yard. 3000 yards Allins standard dress prints every yard warranted not to fade, j good value at G^'c. We only ask you 5c per yard. For the benefit of our lady friends we quote a few prices in household tinware? 1 qt. lunch buckets coverd only tc each, 2qt. buckets, covered only 5c each 3<|t. same 8c each, 14qt. heavy block tin dish pans only 15c each, same, 17qts. only 20ceach Heavy 10 inch basins only 5c each, sold everywhere at 10c each. 1 pt. water cups only 2c oach, same lqU water cups only 4c each. Flat dairy or milk pans from 3 to 8 qts. from 4 to 8c each. I Yours for the cash. ( W. E. JENKINSON. Manning. S. C. ^ ?????????^??1?????? Rev. \V. D. Moorer is assisting the Rev. W. J*. Holland in con- v ducting a revival meeting at Turkev creek church this week. ? ' 1 t ? ? ?i ?:*i . in auuuier cutuinii ?hi w ncru i the advertisement of Mr. F. M. j Britton. Sr., who wants to pur- ; chase 10,000 cow hides. On Aug. < 2Gth he will beat the depot here * and will pay one cent per pound . advance tor hides delivered to * him there. i O viug to sickness on our force 1 we issue the Record a little late 1 this week, and may possibly fail ' to catch all the mails, which will ' cause the paper to reach some of ' our subscriliers a day late, but 1 we hope that it will not occur again. 1 < The Senatorial candidates will be in Kingstree next Thursday. Mi. May field has withdrawn from the race, but "the four Johns'*? McLaurin, Jrbv, Evans and Duncan?will be here. Let there be a big audience to greet the speakers, and let everything be in readiness for them. Give all of them a respectful hearing, and all will be well. 1 A game of base ball was played between the colored nines ot Kingstree and Lake City at this place last Friday, in which the Lake-Citians were overwhelmingly defeated. While there was some heavy batting done the Kingstree pitcher struck out an unusually large number of men. The game was witnessed by scores < - _ 11 ;... oi wnne peupie. as wen at an immense crowd of negroes. The following gentlemen will go up to Cheraw today to play two games of base ball with the nine at that place: HG Askins, Louis Giliand, Joe Arms, Will El well, Cash Epps, Will Webster, Julian Hanna, Willie McCutchen, W S Moore. The team is under the management of Mr. G. T. Bullard, and will have to play well to win from the Cheraw club, as that town has engaged some good players to assist in the game. Why take Johnson's Chill & Fever Tonic? Because it cures the most stubborn case of Fever kt OSE DAY. num hp. FATE OF MR. JAMES BLACKWELL LAST SUNDAY. The Tramp Had Been Put Off And Was Under the Car Again. Murderer Escapes, The Atlantic Coast. Line train , which arrived here at 11 o'clock yesterday morning brought the news of the killing of one of line's most reliable men. He was deliberately murdered by a white tramp who was stealing a ride and the country round about is now being scoured by a posse with bloodhounds lor the murderer. There were several tramps present at the time of the killing?about 1 o'clock yesterday morning. The vic-im is Mr. James Blackwell, one of the flagmen of the road who lives neur Forest on, where he recently purchased a farm from his savings and located his his father upon it. Mr. Blackwell was the flagman on the Atlantic Coast Line's southbound fast train. All night the train crew had beer, having trouble with several tramps \vho were beating their way. The engineer ran them off the top of the train lVlw.ii tmin Ktnnned at the Mingo Swamp water tank between Dunir's and Benson, the flagman went back to the end of the train to see that the tramps, who bad just been put off, did not got on igain. Stooping down he saw one )f them under the last coach. lie went round to the other side to 1 ;et under easier. Just as he Uooped, the tramp reached out md said: "There, you s. o. b.. take that." With this he pulled the i trigger and Black well fell mortally bounded with a bullet in his bowels. The rest of t he train crew hurried back to him. They could not catch the murderer, who fled, l'hev say he was so smutty and dirty that it would be hard to recfM'mVd him ehmild thev see him again. Air. Blackwell was taken into the train and all steam was put on for the next station, a few miles distant. A doctor was summon ed.buf before he arrived the wounded flagman had breathed his hut He died in about 15- minutes after he was shot. The remains was carried on to Fayetteville and left there. The young man was about 27 years of age and unmarried, lie was held in the highest esteem both by the railroad authorities and his fellow employes.?The State, Aug 16th. Mr. Blackwe! was well and favorably known in Kingstreeand Williamsburg. He was a brother of Messrs. Joe and Willie Black well who have been playing ball here this season.Mr. Willie Black well went up to Fayetteville Sunday afternoon and accompained the remains to Manning. Several tramps have been arrested, and it is thought the right man may be among them The Atlantic Coast Line has offered a reward of $250 lor the mur derer. A novel attempt was made to rob a bank in Chagrin Falls, 0. Wires were corinected with a trol ley car line and to Uie knob ol the bank safe, to melt off the knob and get into the safe. The job was nearly completed when the electricity was shut off lrotn the trolley1 line at midnight," and the attempted burglary was thus fortunately frustrated.?Ex*. $ Bethlehem Union. The Bethlehem Union, South I East Association, will meet with the Lanes Baptist church on Friday before the fifth Sunday in August 1 SOT. The introductory sermon will be preached by Bro. W. P. Holland, and the Missionary sermon on Sunday by Bro. U. F. Oliver. The following subjects will be discussed on Friday: Theimpor tance of Bible study in the home and by Christians: introductory speaker, Rev. E. M. Hicks. Revival meetings, their character, and when best held; introductry speaker. Rev. S. T. Russel. Saturday?Christ the Christian model; introductory speaker. A. Mo A Pitt man. Sunday?Sunday seliool mass i- - ...i I ? 1 u.. I-> n)9v?iui?, IU IKJ duuimatai uj uiu. Edwin Harper dnd Bro. E. JR. Le sesne. All the churches are requested to send delegates. R. D. Rollins, Clerk of Union. DOCK. [Written for last week's Reeord.] The tanners are busy housing their todder. * Mr. J. C. Josev visited friends in Manning last week. Miss Emmie Carrawav.of Rome, visited Miss Sallie McOonnell last week. Miss Lila Mougon, of Georgetown, who has been visiting Miss May Gourdin, has gone to Lanes, where she will visit her sister. Mr. L. B. Steele, formerly of this place, but now oi Timinons ville, is visiting in this coinmuaitv. Miss Lalla Cook spent last week at Morris ville. Miss Belle Gourdin has returned home. 4 Mr. W. E. Nesmith has gone to Charlestan to purchase a stock of goods. He intends opening a mercantile business at Cades. He is a young man of splendid business ability and I have no doubt that he will succeed. Messrs D. D. and F. Rhem and their families, accompanied by Dr. Hemmingws.y, of Rome, have gone to Glenn Springs. Mr. Jerome Chandler has been very il!^ but is improving. There was a ustar-light picnic'' given in the grove of Mr. J. C. Josey last Wednesday evening, in honor of Mi s L: la Mouzon. The grove was brilliantly lighted by the delicate ray;: of the stars and prepared lights. At 10:30 re treshments were served, and the way we boys devoured cake and ice cream was a caution. We had Miss May Godwin as a hostess, and no better have beert secured, for without exception she excels any that it has ever been my pleasure to be entertained by. The only regrets expressed was that the time flew by too rapid i r A Proficient Principal Lost. Mr. E. C. Dennis, who for the past two years has been principal olthe Kingstree school, and who wa9 re-elected for the next term, has .since been elected superintendent of the Edgefield graded school, and will not return to Kingstree; Under the supervbion of Mr. Dennis the school here has been more prosperous than ever Dofore, and the news of his election in Edgefield will be rereceived with great regret by the patrons of the school here. 1 I TEACHERS ANSWER. j WHY ALL APPLICANTS DO NOT GET CERTIFICATES. .? A Specimen ef the Answers Given ( by Those Who 'Want to Teach. At a recent examination, an applicant for a teachers' certificate of qualification to teach in the public schools, being required to uname the political divisions of North America," answered ' Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia." Ample apprehension' of North America! This is not a I specimen^)! answers at the exam ination. Though many mistakes yet few sucli egregious errors are made. Nor is this applicant an exponent of applicants generally, But he is one of a class still too humerous who think that a very little learning?ability to write and cipher?is sufficient tor%lteach school"?public school. The delusion is happily last fading away; ' but not yet is the fact fully appreciated that the day of the pro tessional teacher Jias come in South Carolina?the time when those who would teach in even the common schools must make special and pioper preparations for t he work. Nome of the mo4 important? perhaps the must^ important? laws upon the statute books of 8o.,th Carolina are those relating to education, fixed in the constitution ol the State, the public school system, now permanent, needs to be practically perfected. A first step in this direction is to secure competent teachers for the schools. Good schools can not be held Without faithful, able teachers. For the faithfulness of the teachers, the trustees and the parents of the pupils must attend primarily to that; the ability must be looked after tfy the county boards of education, lo aid the teachers in their I I preparations for their work the board for Williamsburg decided to ; hold county institutes this summer, one for the colored teachers and one for the white. The for mec has been held, was success fully conducted and well attended by those for whom it was held, audJhey profited by it, too The institute for white teachers will be held the 23rd to the 28th inst. County Superintendent Lesesne has done all he can to make it a success. State Supt. Mayfield promises to provide a "faculty second.to none to be had in the State.** Will the teachers do their part' Theje are other points I would lik'e to touch upon but this article is long enough. I E. G. C. ] To all Who Care for the old1 ( Soldiers of the Gonfedracy. i '.The undersigned have hearer with pain of a gallant officer, now 73 years old, who with his wife is 1 living in'a neighboring county and 1 is in need of tlie necessaries of life. .Neither of them cab get 1 any suitable work to do, arid'if they could would hardly be able to do it. Both belong to the his toric families of the State,' ami this is to ask for them a small contribution to be sent to T. M. Gil land, Esq., Kingstree, S. C. D. E. Gordon, J. E. Dunlop. : Louis Jacobs, The County Record, $1 a year. ' 1 Norton Snd Ellerbe, [Published by Request] *jj Editor jetton Plant:? t wistr through ^our paper say in a few words to the vbtenH of the Six'th Congress'ibh'al J)is-^ trict in reference to cahdidaiUS Ellerbe a'nrd Norton. It is a' known fact'that Mr. Ellerbe ai*!Mr. Norton held a conference.oH agreed to leave it to the difrwM sion of mutual friend's as to' WMjljj one of them should' mak'e race to till the vacancy cacae^TM the resignation of Hon. John * lv * jj McLaunn. The recofd,' tnat*ls the journal of the House and Ojffil stitutional Convention ivitf how Mr. Ellerbe Voted,' ana ;;IHE people in Marion county < fjjgflw^ that he made the rice fOrjK| Legislature in 188*? in theprewfltf^ md secured the 6uppdrt dflgiyj Conservatives With the understanding tHfiffc ' gBjjj against B. R. Till rifan for & ite The people of hlagfai^^w^ enow that after being n'otnlunH^ n the primary his narrie wa^.a?Bs^ m independent ticket u?tvgK|| jral election, and he waft njHrl 'or by conservatives aud tlSMi 1 ?-- - jstsBH? wno supporieu rope iwr nor, with the distinct ing that he oppose the caibfl|jB|| that he vote agnfpst J3L man for the Senate. This bitig generally known he made J race for the Senate against Se with a man of Mr. ElterbeV^S^ litical record, whnt do of Gen. Norton going info i agreement with hiri} (Norton's) influence' to elect lerbe, provided tneir mtuna friends thought Mr. proper man to' make the riabi That there was * c<m?j&ra8jM elect men' opposed^ to' man and thereby defeat mfn'fol the United States Senate.' the is no doubt Gen. tfoi^oa this with question/and yet eve of a Congressional electioB fleJ is willing to trade off his infiu^^| in behalf ol a'man who pa?Mfii'vi|b^| a reformer and' yet wanted iodines feat Tillman for the Sefti With this showing; I am dent the reformers in tl&b ScBI District will not giVe tWir Io|pJ port to either. Should OT.,lbw$| be or M"r. Norton deny thi^IoriB and am Willing to'gjfte xfteT j)]yigK| of tlie bast men in both' fao^H iii Marion comity to prove it Jj ?rr ' Airothbr Veterah'QbneV , 1 -IZIli' > Mr James J. Jordon home at G'ourdin last ScwI^H Be was an ex Confederate .p&K lier, having enlisted in' ibki ?V| regiment, company A, QraH LJapt. China. He lW a? leg'^H the bombardment' of battgfljpi age her, lie was yvM^lflpj it the time of his'death. He \ brave soldier, a tfltae comnMsS a peaceful citizen, be ivurm' friends, all' of whom^SM mourn his dealh. JOHNSON'S M CHILL AND M FEVER TONUS So O0& We have a lot of old biwH metal on hand for sale at 10 ddBl