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_ _ _ _ _ _ ' "< VOL. XIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1898. NO. 19. .J - in injv 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. Some much needed work i> being done on the streets The cool weather of the past few days is "refreshing after the recent hot spell. u hh the editor oi ihk kkcohii tlie sword seems to be mightier than the pen. Up to the present time bulletins are more^lenliful than bullets in the war. We learn that hail fell in some sections last Friday, not enough however, to injure the crops. Mr. \V. \Y. Grayson has the pension money on hand and is ready to pay it to those entitled to it The term "knot" a* applied to t1?e speed of a ship is the distance of one geographical mile, or about 1.15 statute miles. Bad stands of cotton are reported in many parts of the county, especially where the crops were planted early. The fate of the ".nvinefble Armada" tn the days of Queen Elizabeth should not be lost siirht of by Spain in her preparations JUI a rat n rri. Rev. R W Barnwell, of Florence preached al ihe Kpiseopal chape' faM^byidav. ^There was no prea<hiu?r other churches. B shall he pleased to receive ^^^^Ppori of the closing excretes of BffiH of tho seiiools in the county. ns have the news from all |f?arts of the county. It is reported that William J Bryan has volunteered as n pri W vate soldier. This is a pood les r son to the hordes of aspirants lor glory alloyed with lucre. We cannot u<e anoinynou manuscripts If the writer of "The Unknown Dead'' will furyish us with his or her name (not for publication) we will he pleased to publish the article. Mr. W. A. McCrea, who lives about five miles from here, near Cades, had his dwelling destroyed last night by fire. The fire caught from the kitchen and is supposed to be accidental. No insurance Gadsden Mouzon,-a negro living near the Clarendon line accident ally shot himself in the hand a few days ago while loading his gun. He was brought to town Sunday and the wound treated by Drs. Gamble and Johnson. During the thunder storm of Friday afternoon the wind blew ' great guns'1 for a short while, uprooting a tree near Porter's store, which in falling played havoc with a fence; and liv.htning struck a telegraph wire, injuring the switch board of the instrument in the up-town telegraph office. from the city when I am prepared to furnisli them at prices that will save you from 40 to 50 per cent. My li ne is complete in all sizes, from children's up. 8. M. Askins, Lake City, S. 0. The largest assortment of mens' straw and lelt hats ever seen in Lake City at rock bottom prices, at 8. M. Askins, Lake Citv, S. C. t UJ, jwgg. m > '11 .mr. - ? ? ISYQUR NAME ON THE LIST. 1 The Mer Who are to Serve as petit Jurors at the May Term 1 IMow is the list of petit jurors who are to serve the . first week of , | m the .M iy Court of (JetiTal Sessions: j : CS Weaver, E J LVker, W 1) : | Il .trmon, .1 1' Baekett, J F Williams, : i J S Johnson. M L Ionisers, Louis' Yarboro, W ( Snowden, (? W Lee. } 1? V lirown, AW Chandler, S J , lirhrirers. W 0 Canlly jr. W K I lamer . S A (Iraham, .T II I lamer, T X Kella- | h:m. 1> II Fieniming, W A Cooper, ' (I \\ Donnahoe, \\~ P Hughes, W Y I Strong, M F Ileller, J A Lee, D J ] Epps, N M Venters, L A Whitfield, 1 W R Wilson, N L Nekton, J G Xe4 smith, J Y Metrill, U ^ Tis hile. G | W Powell, Alfred L'alder, S T Me! Civa. For (lie next ,'JO days 1 will sell j 1 mv entire stock of Fry tioo-ls No-j . tions. ('loth'ntr, Shoes, Hats, and' many other articles at greatly re 1 i....?,i r a.a\. ..iI .,,.0-,,,^ 1 I ll-V-II I'll' I Viri \ .4:1 H'MIJM i litifui. ome quick 1or great b;>r j irains at 6 M. Atkins, , Lake City S. C. j! |M Glimmerings from Greens* 1 (written for last week's Hecord) . 1 he crops in thi> section are not doing well an account of the prevailing cold weather. ; Farming lands are in good coi j dition, and croj? have all been ; planted. 11 l Miss Mary Guess is critically ill. there being little hope of lier reicoverv. * i Mr. E. K. Rowel has a very sick | child. . I 1 Mr. .J T Davis, who lost Ids l dwelling by lire some time ago. has his new house well under way > i and is rapidly pushing the work, j Miss Denie Cooper, our popular ! teacher, alter a very succsslul 1 term, has closed her school. j! i1 I !ia ivri'or it 11 on it Pit (hp TJ Mill ? .....v. ...........v ~ ion in Charleston last week. The | crowd seemed as large as the ten ,1 regiments that matched through 1 Charleston to re-inlorce Gen. Beanreirard at Corinth, Miss.dur; ing the late war. The genorous : hospitality of the noble people ol c I (Charleston will long be reniein ;! j bered by the old soldiers. ' Bismark. ^ _ i Mr. Hugh McOutchen was on': our streets Monday. 1 Mr. W. II. Campbell of Greeley- ' ville spent Tuesday in town. I Mr. John Cooper of Indiantown 1 1 was in town Tuesday. Miss Janie lTierson a charming , and popular young school-ma'am I in the Jndiantown section, spent Tuesd ?v at Barr's hotel. Some o! ' jour young men have expressed ' ! themselves as being anxious to have that telephone line built be ;| tween Kingstree and Indiantown. ra Concerning Tho War. : { The expenses ol the war are es j j jtimafed at $1,000.000 a month.!] Already .$15,00,000 has been spent11 As was expected all kinds of 1 food productsare ^oinir up since 1 war was declared. Wiieat is higher v than it has been since the war, while cotton keeps plodding along j at six cents. I' Admiral Dewev's dispatches 1 .j were late coming, but the news I j thev hron^ht compensated for the j delay! msblS Summary of th Reports to the C( (Special Telegram- to T1 TransiMirts have 1 limed two Compatii' I mil rifles utid two hundred and fifty th< the Insurgents. The landing was made Representatives are conferring about for peace tippti the basis that Cuba and til Spain pays a heavy indemnity. Rioting has been resumed at Madrid, the return of the Cape Verde iKet. It is rumored that, an attempt has been Spanish torpedo boat is reported to h; lost. Japan wants to buy a part of the Phi want* to buy them. Personal Paragraphs. Mr. \V I) Snowden .was in town A Saturday. Mr. A J Smith, of Cades, was n town Saturday on business. i Rev. J K Dunlop held services i it Winvah Hail Sundav.?George i > tJ? uw ii it men. s,l Mr. J Harry Lt-sesne, of Man (j. linji rejjivsenfin^ M Drake & Sons s;. .pent Saturday here. jK Messrs L Ti dale and S T Me- ca Roe, of Cedar Swamp, came to 1st own Sat unlay. : h; Mr. R Frank Parrot t, editor of I D he Horry Independent Republic 'i :ns jrone lo t he war. I.v ki Messrs. .1 J Snow ami F Marion ... 1 \ Uritton. of Romeyspent Friday in ; ; a I own. si Messrs. .1 (i MeOoI!onj:/i and R W Spnnn. ol Reason, were in town n riiurs la v. ' at Mr. D W Canainsliainriormpr | ,1; y ot' this conntv. is ainony the oi iumber of volunteers enrolled j 2( rotn Sumter. , Mr. Edwin Ilirsch, a student at irt lie S C College, cenie home Sat-j E irdav niirht on account of the; niailpox scare. I ,c Mr. George Mi'chum and his 1 O. on Sylvester. of Brown's were >11 our streets Friday. George is jj dwavs a welcome visitor, and has j,| mnv I'riends in Kinirstree. j U: We have been requested to innounce that there will be K! J pi treaehinir by the pastor ot the 'resbyte ian church next Sunlav, 11 a. m. The Winvali Indijro Society' u ld their annual society yester- *u lav. Hon. T M Clilland made the lw iddress last night, alter which |^-( he banquet.?Georgetown Times. |U The following voting men from 111 his countv we learn, have enlist SF 'd as volunteers: Marion Clark, )scnr Ivellev. John Joyner, of ,ake City, and Durant Simmons ind George IJaselden, of John I1' onville. 1,1 wi A party from town anjoyed a to ish fry at the Lowei Bridge last re I'hursday evening. The young cu oiksol" the party went in a wagon, litis enhancing the pleasure ot to he occasion by a straw ride. The ^ ' St bllowing ladies and gentlemen , . l'] rereamong the participants; 0? l?ev. and Mrs. A B/Earle, Cant. velley, Misses Isla Ellerbe, Neilie be >ristow, Bessie Kelly. Ivah Epps ^ ulise Epps, Alma Kelly, Eula ipps, Messrs. Stoll, Dove, Lesesae, i'niK nnd A rrowsmith. -rr? 1 . II IIWI; 3 Telegraphic mty Record, lie County Record.) cs of infantry, with seventy tlit>ns-1. >tis:i:td roii.nls of ammunition for |, ,'r liny nines irom nuvuna. proposition to compel Spain to sue the Philippine Islands?be held nn- ; the populate being maddened by!1 made to poison troops with arsenic.' ive been blown up and all on board [ i lippine islands and Germany also j A MAGNIFICENT VICTORY! 11 dm'ral Dewey Destroys Eleven Spanish Slips in Two Hours. Probably the greatest navai i dory on record was won hy \ onnnodore (now Admiral) Dew-ir \t niill-i in ilu? Pnilininp lands on Sunday, May 1. Our! [ua iron arrived at Manila at day j nbreak, and at once en<ra<rcd the j vanish ships. In about two rursthe whol e Spanish licet was I tpnired or sunk. The naval !' ation at Cavite, Philipine Islands : is also been taken, and Admiral : ewey'can take Manila at any; me. The Spanish loss is not lid- I, known, bat is estimated at 150 lied and 250 wounded. ' 1 he !, v 1 merit*.in squadron is uninjured,; ( ul no lives are lost. Only a few ! i-ill fly wounded on 'lie Baltimore. This is the substance of Ad mill Dewey's dispatches, received j Washington,. Saturday- Later | spalches conlirin Dewey's vict v, putting the Spanish loss at )?0. Lnlies' sailor hats, all colors, - i a . < \i Acbiiu ike City, S C. Just rteeived; a car loa 1 ofcorn > go at prices that will please the iopie. 8. M. Askins, Lake City C. Voting men, I have a pretty ne of neck ware. Come and get leased. 8. .M. Askins, Lake ity, 8. C. A full line of furniture of all n's?tone had at the lowes rices from 8. M. Askins, Lake ity, 8. C. To ths Prohibitionists of the State The Executive Committee having ithorized its chairman to call for a?, MMil-ir oiliaorintinn" to <?n:ih!o t llf I ,J,...... ? ? , mnnittee to car.tv on its work, would j ire upon every friend <-f the move-, cut, the duty and necessity of refunding promptly and liheralbly to ie call. Money is necessary for the j sgitimute purposes.of the cause, and the amount needed is proirtptly 1 aced at the command of the Com- i it tee. I feel assured that our success : i ill lie made certain. As the benefits { result from tins success will he alized by all, each should cheerfuly n tribute. I have this day addressed a letter the members of the Executive j jmmittee of etch county in tlie i ate, authorizing the, collection of lis fund, and requesting notice their ; In 11?.?51- rpanpntivfi (innnlic^ Contribution'? iii this county m;iv i : made to Iu ]J. Roper, Creeloyville, or forwarded directly to Tlios. L'iniotte, Secretary and Treasurer.: ewberry, S. *U. A. C. Jones, Cbairman. \ . HOY/ THE SOUTi CAROLINA VOL UNTEERS ARE TnEATED. ^ Letter From Mr. Dristow Givin His First Day's Experience. Veil, the soldiers of South Cat >]it::i who have volunteered fo service in the present war are a m Columbia, mvnaiv 1 to no air ivhere l hey may be sent lor duh 1'hff camps have been arranged an fverythi:iir lias put on a war lik ippearauce. We lel't Datlintrfon at S o'cloc ihie morning, and reached her about 12 o'clock. At Darlin^to ibout three thousand people wer at the depot to see us off, loadin u? down with flowers and biddin us farewell. I can truthfully sa that I have never helore shake the hands of so many deople f one time as I did litis mnrnie; 'I he line ol lit*1 march from 111 Guard's Armory to the depot wa preceded hvthe company's bra: band, and Ilie cheering was in mense. Only a portion of our 8 men were in uniform, but t'wj in i lit--t\iri ii >r v<>>> i w? ulieii flip fi\tt pany marched through the street of Darlington hound ,4for the war. The trip was uneventful til! w reached Mimter, where we wer met by probably 2.500 people, vvli threw lloivers at us and brougl us lemonade. We were joined a Sumter by lbs Sumter volunteer 51 strong,and the Manning guart 52 strong- When we reaehe Columbia we .were in t by Ma Henry T. Thompson, who too charge o! t he hafnium. From til rlopot we marched up town, til Darlington guards being at tl * * * ? 1! 1_1 1. .. nean 01 i ne line preceuew nv band. After ju-si n?x throu?: main street we took streetcars IV the fair grounds, where we ai quartered. AIa#j. Thompson was until a fe days ago Captain ot the Darlim ton Guards, bi^t Governor Ellerb locognizing his ability, appointe lit n? c/? n w\i* \f >inr ? Our' nrpspi captain is Dr. John E. Boyd, nephew ol'olrs John A. Ivelley < Kings! ree, and a more thorough? Competent man could not ha\ been selected. Lt. Col. Till ma when admitting us into camp tit morning, placed Cant. Bovd i command of the battalion, Ma Thompson having been tak* suddenly ill. Maj. Thompson's il ness is very slight, however, thoiu he lias been lying down ndnHy a dav. All of J lie ofli -ers have bee speaking very highly of our com pany's drilling. The Guards a the best drilled men in the Stat anvwav; or, at least, the compac has won live first, prizes in romp tilive drills open to the State. The camp has presented a bus appearance all day, the boys ai getting their blankets and mattre ses and preparing for the nigh 1'iie rations are very good?han steak, bread, hominy, &c. Som of the boys are getting a real tasi of camp life in doing guard dutj Ihe privates are walking thei ;u>s?s for two solid"hours. then b ing relieved for lour hours. Tli non-commissioned ollicers are fal ing into their duty lino regular The Darlington company h< charge of I he camp for Iwent fo.ir hours, at the expiration ( which time our company will b relieved. As I am the third officer in ran from flie captain, happily I ai (Continued on page 8.) # ILL? ; sii il v I In every department by-bay' iiiir vour ^oods here. Our shelves il ! J. -VS 0 nnil counters are literally ladl^ wii h k - Gloice H fcliisj e i "(r j and the Values we are now offer v in:* are not equalled in this part n ot'the country. " " I "e The New s 1 Spring Suit ' 1 j . * should be selected now while the stock is at its best. Settle inyoag , | mind I he price you intend to pay* .. J and then see how well we can fit the figure with Silks, Satin,. Novelty Dress Good, Organdies* Lawns and and Fancy White . Goods. - '1^1 it it Ml DtllMl a f we sell all the leadiog hraodg. If k * 2a you have a favorite style, the chances are wo have it ip ' : A Point Worth * Te T% 1 ? LI awi ATV? kAt*in rt? w iiumcmuciiii^i IT. 5 >32JHH e> \ J )t We sell all classes of Vrj Good a from the cheapest to the finest nf makes, and in every instance, qual-* ly ity considered, guarantee our priori ' e to be the lowest. . fl in fx \ large , ?| stock ar re BLASS re " I iWARE JUST ; RECIIVEI. I I '' H ilBX&Ei, 111 Kingstree, S. .