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VOL. XIII. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1897 NO. 31. j MINOR M llim * AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL Reporter and noted. Written In Condensed Form and Printed In Like Manner for the Sake ** , " of our Weary Readers. t. The exodus of college students has begun. bc*' The days are perceptably shorter. Sura raer is fasl going. Applicants for county teachers' certificates will be examined in ^ the court house tomorrow (Fri* day.) A crazy colored woman wa? prowling around town one or two days last week, cahsing a good Imahy boosekepers severe frights. Oar merchants must expect to do an unprecedentedlv large business this year, judging from the enormous stocks they are getting I ' *aThe Kingstree base hall cluh won a game from the Salem nine last Thursday. A game with the team from Greeleyville may be played tomorrow. Quite an enjoyable evening was spent by several young people at a upindar-boilingn at the residence of Thos. M Gilland, Esq., last Friday. The ?>ewlv-elected town council was 6worn into office last Friday. The first official act was tne election of a clerk ami treasurer for H the town, an i Mr. M RLevin was fcboaen. Mr. Levin has held this position ?before and is experienced >u the work. In accordance with the previous announcement, a protracted meetin6 was begun at the Baptist church last Sunday morning, to be continued through this week, bat on account of the inclement weather was discontinued yestirday. Rev. Mr. Jones will return to his home in Mullius this morn ing. Rev. Mr. Moorer left last night for a visit to Charleston. Attention is called to the advertisement of Messrs. Banov & Volaski, of Charleston, which ap? ? *? loot mi?o TKio 1^ JTCWta Vlt iuc iuoi ^ uid r bouse is represented by our lelhfcMftwnsman, Mr. W B Logan, and every one knows that good values are to be obtained for the _tppney every time one trades there. Their special tailoring detriment is under excellent management, and none but the very best of fits ever go out. v The fc>ard of trustees of the vJLingstree academy have elected ~ Mr.Chas. W Stoll principal of the ^ ryschool. Mr. Stoll is a son of Rev. .vm .* J C Stoll, of the South Carolina -V Methodist conference, and is said to be a young man ot great ability. We are t Did that he is a graduate of WofTord college, and that he has had some experience in school-teachiug. The academy j.* will open on Monday, Oct 4th, and it is hoped that a full school " will be enrolled. PWJ*, The Florence Times of last Saturday said: In yesterday's issue * . jof this paper it was stated that Mr .. J.? Brockinton, of Williamsburg -sold a large quantity of tobacco at an average price of over 15 cents. It was over. He had five hogsheads on the floor of the Farmers' Warehouse, and at the close close of the sale it turned out that the average price was betweeu 17 and 18 cents. It is also inter esting to note that quantities of . his tobacco brought from 20 to 35 jjpV 'cents. A Strange Purchaser Must he or she be who can read this ad. without being impressed ^ with the values we offer. A large line of 86 inch-wide cashmeres in all shades, only 20c per yard. A ; beautiful line 28 inch worsteds in all shades, only 12SjC per yard, a nice line of dress worsteds 26 inches wide only 10c, a large line of Henriettas in all shades, 42 inches wide 1 at 25c per yard, heavy black storm serge for ladies skirts, 42 inches j wide, all wodl, only 40c per yard . n larw line of ladies cloth. 54 inehes 1 wide only 50c per yard, in all shades black brilliantine skirting, 25c 50c ^ and 75c per yard, a beautiful line . of bright plaids for making ladies wasit only 25c per yard, same goods sold last year at 40c per yard, a 8 large line of all wool dress flannel*, 36 inches wide, in tan, green, navy, light gray, dark gray, and black, only 25c, we have a large line of ] velvets, silks and ribbons suitable j to trim every piece of dress goods we have. * w ill send samples on application. s Yours for the cash. s W. E. JEXKIXSON. Manning. S. C. The weather is now condider.i- ,f blv cooler than it was last week. There was no preaching in th? Methodist church here last Sunday ' night. 1 Read E J Aoston's uad" in this issue, and patronize his fruit f store on wWall"* 6treet. * The Atlantic Coast Line and the Southern railway systems have decided not to haul "origi- * nal packages/* ' The latest: What kind of a noise annoys an oyster? A noisy noise annoys an oyster. Its awful 1 vnn ksv it ninrt The statement of the town treasurer appears on the sixth * page of this issue. It is quite a voluminous affair, but it covers I the entire administration of the . / .. a recent council. c Tlje board of trustees of Clem- j son College has elected Rev. j Henry S liartzoe president of that p institution. Rev. Mr. Ilartaog is 31 years of age and has been ? teaching school for several years. c He has been president of the Johston Institute for quite a time, and is said to be a very able man. ^ The attention of our readers is ^ called to the column advertise- j men of Mrs L J Brockinton, ad- t ministratrix, which appears on ;1 another page. The Brockinton j establishment is one of the best c known in town, and the great f values offered there are well ? worth noticing. f Charleston is maintaining a a strict quarantine against the (lis- \ tricts where yellow fever is rag e ing Guards are stationed on s every road leading into the city j and travellers have to undergo a medical examination before being allowed to enter the old town. It f is said that an officer is stationed | at Lanes, just ten miles below | here. ' ? - j Southeast Association. 1 The annual meeting of the Southeast Association will be held with Bethel church, commencing * on Thursday,'Nov IS, 1S97. All ' churches interested are requested ' to have lull representations present and complete reports of their J respective churches during the last year. Churches desiring aid from the Stat* Board will please obtain the naccessary blanks for same from Dr. T. M Bailey, Secty. By order of Ex Com., , Edwin Harper, m Chairman. * i 'i-/ . . 4 lud. M ILL IK KM* 111 V COLUMN Of LOCALS ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW knd People You Don't Know.?Some are Our Own People and Some are Not. Miss Essie Benjamin has re J r __ _! _!A /) urnea irom a tihii 10(.ie?r^ciui>u. Mr. E C Epps has been quite 11 lor several days, but is now m proving. Miss Mary Urnnson left for jreenville last Monday, to enter Purmaa University. The Marion Star of last week taid that Ool. J E JDnnlop, of this :ounty, was visiting in Marion. Muses Louise (tilland and Alma fvelley left Tuesday for Spartan jurg, to attend Converse college. Dr A. S. Clifford of Clifford University, Union, was in t >wn last veek in the interest of his school. Mr. L F Yates of Darlington, vas in town Monday and Tuesday exhibiting a phonograph. Mr. George Sfackley, of Florsnce, spent last Sunday with his irother, Mr. Louis Stack ley, of his place. ? i Mf. A McRimon, a former rexi lent of this county, but who now ives at Bethel Springs, Teno., is"" risiting relatives in town* Misses Lily Benjamin and Bar>ara Jacobs went to Macon, Ga., ast week where they will attend chool at Mt. De Sales Academy. DrS. P. H. Elwell exchanged >ulpits with Rev Mr Humphries ast Sunday, Dr Elwell preaching it Cedar Swamp and Mr. Llumihries preaching in the Methodist ihurjh here. Mr. John A Wagener, of Char eston, has been in Kingstree fori i week or two for the purpose of irganizing a local lodge of the rralernal Union, a benovelent i nsurance order. He has succeed d in securing the required tnrm >ei of applicants for meml>ership, j >nd the lodge will be organizsd at ; nee. i Miss Margaret Brunson has ' >een elected teacher of Greek, 1 jatin and mathematics in the ' Anderson graded school. Miss 1 3runson is a daughter of our 1 ownsman, Mr. Joel E Brunson, 1 tnd is a first-honor graduate o* Wurman University, she being one 1 >f the first young ladies who took i degree at that famous &ea? of earning. Shfefs-'r young woman 1 >f marked ability and unusual ! ittainraents, and will no doubt 1 vin distinction among the learned teachers of the excellent * ichool in which she is to be em 1 >loyed. For kicking, tie the horses hind "oot to his under jaw and make iim kick. If he then kicks with lis loose foot, tie both feet to his aw and make him kick. Three or our kicks will cure htm. You are in business' you know it; rou can sell goodscheap, you konw 1; but do the people know it? Well, xe guess not. Iiow can they if you ion't advertise?The merchants who ldveriise are the ones who sell he goods. If you do not think so, jxaraine for you r self and see. $9 for Cottonseed. I will pay $9 per ton for good *ound, dry cotton seed delivered !o me at Kingst ree. GEO. S. BARK, Agt. .. . ifttrPidMiii The Official Count. The Williamsburg vote in the second primary election for Congresmnn was tabulated by the executive committee in the court house la?;t Thursday. No box wan sent from the Like City No. 2 precinct which, according to sher-j iff Daniel, gave Johnson a majority, and the vote of the precinct at Church was not counted for the sameteason. This last however would not have chnnged^the total, as the vote was equally divided net ween the two candida tes. Elere is the vote bv nrecincta: Norton Johnson Prospect 22 4 Pleasant Grove 4 7 High Hill 25 1 Scranton 37 18 Lake City No 1 63 8 Muddy Creek 44 26 Jeflersonian *5 3 McAlisters Mill 53 3 Cades 0 8 Hebron 18 2 Kingstree 13 32 Total. 274 111 Ben Tillman's WifeBen Tillman was never known to act against the advice of his wife but once. This was when he accepted a pass over a railroad. he had made a bitter fight: against the railroads, and had denounced the former governors who had been, as he alleged, in.league with them against the interest of the fanner. Mrs Tillman argued that the acceptance of t/ie slightest favor would cast a suspicion of insincerity upon him, and that he would be censured even by bis strongest adherents. But Tillman used the pass, and Mrs. Tillman's predictions were at once verified. He was severely criticised, and for the first time in his career his mo lives were questioned by his own parly. Mrs. Tillman reads much, devot? ing herselt especially to politics and history. It is laughingly asserted by her intimates that she bas read and remembers everything. She serves as a work of ready reference to her husband and supplies the dates i.nd statistics with which his speeches abound. Tillman?8 favorite hoar for conference with ht& wife is at dusk, when he returns home exhausted with his own vehemence during the day. He overturnu it chair, and throwing off his coat and spreading it over the chair back, flings himself full length upon the floor. He rests his head upon his r>nal no n nillnw anrt (Kon r>nllc wo W ^ MIIV* ?IJVU VWIiW Mrs. Tillman to come and talk to him. Often she has looked up some deuired information for him, the early accident to his eye necessitating caution against overtax ing it. She plans with him the campaign of the next day, while he lolls and tosses on the floor. An occasional business messenger, sometimes an intimate friend calls, interrupting them. He does not observe the formality ot rising and resuming his coat, but sings out in a jolly rough-and-ready way to come cn and talk, then and there.?Ex. Died, At the home of her farher, Mr. Wm. Kinder, near Kingstree, on Thursday, Sept 16th, 1397, Miss Lizzie Kinder. IImil CROWD. THAT'S ALL HARRIS' CIRCUS OID FOR KINGSTREE. The Circus Was Very Good, but There Were Too Many Fakirs Connected With It. Harris' circus attracted quite a crowd of people here last Tuesday. Early in the morning the - - ! ____ people from me surrounding country began to come in, and by eleven o'clock the town was pretty well crowded. The street parade by the circus came off about 12 o'clock, and was followed by the crowd that usually ruus after such a thing. Although the bill boards advertised "no games of chance," the whole thing was manipulated by "fakirs," and there was no end to the gambling. Numerous people who thought they could "work" the "greasy pig," etc., soon found that they had been fleeced, and retired from the ground sadder, but wiser men. In the main tent the circus is said to have been very good, but nothing like what was expected. The baby elephant, the lions and dogs attracted great attention, and the hordes showed that tbey were well trained." The clowns were up to date with their jokes, and the acrobats wore very good. All those who came to town a t I.m if on/I nrnno II# "*OCC I I1C 3IIU?* nu v* 1% a uu nv?v we gue.*s, satisfied that they had their money's worth. But those who patronized t he chance games ?well, that's their affair. After you get angry and stop your paper, just poke your finger into water, pull it out, and" look at the hole. Then you will know how sadly you are missed. A man who thinks a paper cannot thrive wit hont his support, ought to go off and stay awhile. When he comes back half his friends will not know he has gone and the other half will not care, while the world at large kept no account of his movements. You will find things you cannot endorse in every paper. The "Book of Booka" is often very plain and hits some hard raps, hnt if yon were to get mad and born yonr Bible, the hundreds of presses would still go on printing it So when yon stop your paper and call the editor names, the paper will still be published, and what is more, you read it on the sly.?Cycle. A Medical Student. Each student ol medicine,before graduating to become a doctor,has to undergo a catechism, to see if he is competent to practice medicine. Here is a sample of what be has to answer: Question?What is the cause of general weekness and tired out feeling? Answer?Poor digestion. Q.?What is the cause of poor digestion? A.?Catarrh of the lining membrane of the digestive or gans, Q.?What are the names of the digestive organs? A.?Stomach, liver and bowels. Q.?How, then, can the weekness and tiredout feeling be cured? A.?By curing the catarrh of the digestive organs. Q.?What remedy would you use? A.?Pe-ru-na is the only internal remedy for chronic catarrh Pe-ra na cures catarrh wherever located. Q.?What is meant by female diseases? A.?It means simply catarrh of the pelvic organs. Q. -Will Pe-ra-na also cme catarrh of these organs? A.?Yes. Pe-ru na cures catarrh "wherever located. A beautifully illustrated and instructive book, written by Doctor Hartman, especially for women, will be sent free fo r a short time. Address Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Co.. Columbus, Ohio. Ingratitude Is unworthy of any mum eat1 < should be condemned, while giatl tode is a beautiful virtue and ahoelj ^ be cultivated by ail. We cmM Me ingrateful did we not eiptf ear j appreciation of the gentroaa patwfr* ' age we hare lecHved for the peel" two years, and pet forth par enray VJ effort to merit its cooUaeince. m ore m for the business ire tow# tofcp9 we have tried, and believe ? fcawa succeeded, in giving faU vatoe torevery dollar we have melvd WE ARE NOW OpETsHNQj and are in a poaftioa to oflto greater bargains thee ewer tntoa 11 lei m? to | were bought early te ftoe J mer, before the' enactiwenl bf j 1 new tariff law, and we propoeo ? ing the benefit of oar purtfcaeea to " our customer* , ^ -tr lXSX - ' .^m we invfte yoor ottentfou tooow;',^ of the largest and omoI beacrtiftA ^ linos of shoes ever bruagirt to this ?j j town. Onr assortment of Ladies' Shoes, J ran ging hi ptft* can't be beat 1b the fixate, ami 1 ries satisfiCtieatot^llwiM^Mliy^ purchaser. Then It Mjf ad|pin| ^ you to know that - '- | MtdHn 1 for tho money that fi miiiaipdij tared in America k from a Booth ' jjj Carolina miD. We have a' Iw^Jf stock of this and can sell a'pair of ladies' hose, seamless, warranted | stitches &a tho imported vUeh aeHo - -j1 h, in or si | ho?e for gentlemen price. We haven't got fe.epfffMF' line of , ^ . Mftemife bet we have amy tfttitgttepiit the ladie^ and are homeepuns and ill doniitiea Gentfetnenj-dont tap fNT until yoa have It was booght in Hew twl Jaflf Mav for fell (Mirarv. Mi WW Wi -.1 selling it theeheapeatyo?#IWfli^ jX To escape for a loaf time tha hlfr.ZM tariff duty am am M him I generally, we bought a stock off *2 axes large enough for tMs Imm Iff-/J carry, and when yon need on 08 come here and get one of the heal for 60c. We have built oc?repvtft? J tion on TOBACCOS 1 by giving the best qjealHf ftr~ j the least money. Our stock Is iMgk and well selected. We wfB chaage : pi our advertisement from time to?sl time,giving you prices, bet forth# present, here is the place for pore " V groceries at smallest cost, and we extend yon a cordial lavitfciftar toA come and investigate. We are for the cash. Very sespectfuily, Lesnc & Ew.: