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i rrr-Trrrr'1 ^^p\t * ^ w ^ '|??.?^"l Vj: SSSl Vi Its-i (s|! ^Iirtflrtt ^i$iP?%lPo SsSSP? l~^2%?4|4/ ^JMl iijg fflvvPl 14 ,-1 I I '"" " '* ' ^ ^ ' V() .XVI. liINGSTitEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8.1900, NO. Gf s::V.l7Si7:1 0 I?3*rSispky ii I-rertissmests Will be Itecciyed, c-r Old Ones Changed, Later Than Tuesday Morning. ! KjJ. j ITf.i? r: [ ..!Tv;7QT ! l:M iiLai) iff i:iiLKLu!. \ AFFAIRS ...VJZHT BY CUP. LOCALj KLPC .ITErt AND NOTED. VY.-.'t'.f l "?nc.'t iseci t-o'*m and Printed in c i'r.rncr for ihe Sake of Ov- W^arv ^ V I. 1\ : : S.-ra?>. toii :ii:r i on bu-.no.-s. T!.e?- v.. I ho no n w moon in IV! ; i .'n> wi:i not oecui . OVv'l" li.'t \ \0;srs. i ;i; !. V.'. K. rn::i; has been ! r. V ' |, |- <, wj ti weeks nasi, i . . . lie i- s11.i eoi.thiod lo Ills bed. See i V> advt iiiM'i:u nf ol .Mr j M i! .1 t!ii>i?'ie tor bargains, j t.?ive a call and bo convinced I A I: .lit wrtek tip t!:e lire; I Si ;i d.iv tlelavcd the vestibule j ;:ini the iiWiitJa iiui.lea s.veiai JlOtilV. 311. (r 31. AIcK:;?.Jif, of Gouru vs nurxi.: who enter <* 1 I '?v: r names lor illli ItECOlU) oi? 1 ./, JMrid.ny. .Mr. !!. VV. Wilson lias severed his connection with Mr. Keddick. i v * .and aot^'jited a |>o>iiiwii as traviiii -aivsmall. -lejuesentatives Gamble and Wo.l'e visi ed their respective iioin .'s Saturday, reluming lo the t < lanilui oil M >udaV. t ~"1 I > 'i he Charleston Library, one 01 the oldest invitations in tiiecounhas been given ^ 100,000 by old Joe-key Club, which ha? Hbt dissolved. Suinnierville News has B R hands, Mr. S. 1'. Driggers j B B.. _ bought the interest of Mr.j Sweeney, who will hereafter W associated with the Spartan-1 barg lieadliglit. jjj^^ 'in:: Ke,-o:o and the Semi"ei.ly News and Courier for - -- ... ~ ...i f ^*1 <0 IS a popular coiimiiKuiwn. I Mr. .1. F. Thomas, of Cades, and J several oilier gentlemen availed; [ of tliis liberal oiler tliis week. Hr W e have correspondents enough jjgn in lite county to till a page each j wee I . .J ist at tins time we havej a plenty ol space. ;:nd would like to hear Iroin all ol them as often , j.ossilile. N ?w let us hear from ' ! you ail. I 1 I .Mr. L. L. ^iniili, who has been j merchandising here lor several i years, made an assignment last : week. Mr. H. K. Will lack being! * his a?>i^nee. The a>sets are about ; $3,500 and liabilities $3,800. His stock of goo Is will be sold tit auction Monday, February 12. Mr. L. 1. Covington, \\ 110 lias been buying co'ton at this point J:>r Alex. Sprunt A: Son ?or severai months, Jelt on Monday for <Nntimbt'. The cotton season ben g about over here lie will I hardly ret urn to remain permanently. There seems to have been some -MHiisinnlvislanding of our remarks last week as to t lie "bine pencil! markka?!']delinquent subscribers. ]t is only when a blue(X) lollows il.e name that the subscriber is in 41 nears. All cl" the papers are diicctcd wilba blue pencil. 9 L A!i kinds of Commercial and j J.-en! Ii;ii!!.> are lor sale at thi- ] <dliee. A!-", we nr.- prepared I<?' do !?etlr :* jo!> work tl;a:i ever Ik-- * lore. I:::vin;; v.ist :< e? ived a inr:;e; let of staiiomerv and calendar: I?'o'!t . We L;;; ;ra::f e lower j ^ (>r:e."j than Kioren 'e or I'oScmbia. i I.ast Mood iv heir.-sal >s day, a number of p >;d were in' tow.; an I a : d > d n! 1 . * I s; - j nesf was :: ? -acte I. i n 1 M 'lam property was :?by Mr. .1. C. ' Lynch lor ?:?');>. .m l lb1 I>;:i isliaw tract was bought by the Mallard IJ l . . , , . | I i.uniber L o. fi?r ; | j' Mr. J. < \ Josey, of Dock, while : r fn lo w m Monda;.. paid n> a pleas 1| ant o:j 11 and a r-i 1 \ dollar to car-;, ry forward Lis figures to ItfOl.L S ic!i vi.-itors are as welcome as:, ti: * :! overs in May. Mr. Josey is j (' an appreciative render of his conn- j ( !v paper nn<2 don't mind siyinaji so. I Representative Norton and oth- f '.TS interested ;)i'e still maKimri . every cii*?rt to induce the j?o.st-' i master irencral to order '.lie re-if opening ot' the Lake City posi- a office. At the poslrffice depart- I nient it was slated the other day that nothing had yet been done in i the matter. Krorn indications thej! office wiJI not be opened lor some i t time to come#.' jt The Georgetown and Western 1 Railroad, under its new orpaniz - ! lion, is to be improved and put in j first c ass condition. An up to i t date passenper station and a Iaree ^ I'reip t warehouse will bj built at Georgetown, new and lirst class , , I1 coaches have been ordered an 1 Hie ! . 'i roadbed will hi rolaid wit Si <1 1 pound steel rails, lhe passenger trains wii! be run on a last .and convenient schedule, the freight business being separate ' I 1 1 Married at Cchesbury. The tollowing from the News j< and Courier ol Saturday will he of; i interest to ('apt. Kaiph Kpps* many friends in W illiamsburg t county: j i Capt. Ka! ph top?, commaij lanl : at Pert rick Military Institute, stir- i prison 1.Is frieii'ls this week i>> j! brinir-::t*s his bride home. lie! I went Io Cokesbnry tor a "hort 11 visit, atrl \v!ii!o th i:o wa> married to .Mi s I'velyn Merrimnn. |j Ralph Epps is one of the ' rijilit- ? est and most promisiimyoisai: men ( over bro.i in Old Wiiliamsbuio. \ lie is the ei P'st son oi' Mr. and i ** ? w . I,:.. ! .MI'S. l'-j'i' aim ;nia- mo ; graduation at the Citadel several i J t years ago, has mu le a line rf put;:- % lion as a teacher in various high j [ c! iss institution* ot' learnihir. I i Ki:cor.i> c >:ou !s jts best wi-Ii- , ' i t s to the young benedict and his ! brtde * j ( ?CJ&. - ( Mr. W. I*. Hawkins announces lohis tVieu i< and patrons that he , ha-jti.st received another ear load | oi'iine stock. Ileuses ami mules, j | lirst class bug^y and farm animals j at rock bottom prices. Give him j M a call at Thomas & Brauhaufs' Stables. Donkeys and facts are hot h stub- : born things. ? iriTrn nws T??r !? m\h Mi iiii yiiit.h rVHAT THE LE>. ioLATURZ 13 DO-i 1 I !NG AT THE PRESENT SESSION. : I /ariojs Matters of More or Less !r.- | terest Discussed by Crc Who Is I, On the Scene. I . j i Coir.mb'.a, S. ('? February .'J.'; While not .1 yreat deai of lenisl;i- | ion h. Ik ii done dm in;; the past j vco!;, mill the Genera! Assembly! ia> by no men ns been oat in;: lhe|> hv.nI of idleness. The senate lias < >oen occupied principally in per- i celiivi; a d:-pen<ary bill. and aljr asl has apparently airived on the,r a" propo- i bv Senator Archer, ji villi certain amendments. The p nain lealure of this l.ili is that it ll !oe> avvav with the present board j< if control and provide-* for nnot her 1 >oard , eompo d o! three mem- ' ?er>, one to be elected bv tliejl Senate and two by t!ie House. i r\ . ? a i I ,nnnnissioner uouinn, u:i\u\z )cen vindicated by the Senate, I endered his resignation last week, i ind several dispensary lights have 1 >een mentioned as I;i '-accessor. Tile House, .just now, is taken ( ip with the Winkler dispensary 1 ?ill, which it i'S proposed to so al- i or and amend as to to conform to lie Senate hi!!, in order that someiiaigcan be done to change the iresent law by the day of adjoun. uent, which has been set for Feb- * . 1 uarv 17. i iiis matter has just been j ouchod upon, however, as Mr. ^ f A'iukler, the author of the bill, vas called home Thursday on ac ount of sickness in his family. ' ['lie matt er will be taken up next 1 veek, probably, and discussed s iom day to day, until something } las been agreed upon. 1 Whether or net tiiis session is t imited to forty days under the j lew constitution, has caused a j ;ood dea! of discussion, one half ! if the .judiciary committee hold-I v . i,.. i ; ? Hi; iu:u 11 Jv>" i i in it rij;juiC5 n; ?n>> ? ession, and llie other halt main-11 ainin jz: that tin's session isuniim-jt toil, i" is do! probable that the | natter wiii be tested, since the lay of adjournment has been t ixed. # , '! lie ki?linir of Mr. (Ioebel caused ntich di>cas:do!i. and a concurrent esolution ui symj)athy parsed <o!li houses and \va-; telegraphed 0 the dying governor of Jvcnuckv before the assassin's work 1 ui i i!! i : < ! < iI ?:;!i;->f? Mr. Graham's hill to amend an ict relating to the -entry on l?nd>! anoti?cr bv stniiin:; out the n:o4 i ision to iMjhli.-ii the notice in a '!. leuspaper, has passed the second endine: also Mr. Gause's bill to :c )iovide bv tax. "ion to erect a * t >a>ture fence in certain portions } ?f V.'il:ia!M>bur:: and Florence t Muntk'S. Mr. Wolfe's liil! to change I lie own of Ikitijjftree from the Ot!i to! he 1st congressional district has! < Deen favoiablv reported on. ' ( Friday was taken up with the -i election of penitentiary directors mil State college trustees. It was intended to hold a night session on Monday night, but''man proposes and the ^ electric light :*ompaiiy dispose?." in this instance. For when the hour of n* eni!)linz arrived, not a ray of ii;!it was to bo seen save the foe>!e flicker of a candle, which served rather to emphasize than! eli ve the darkness. <><i Thurs-j lay oveniiis tiie same thinir hap)onod, hut arrangements had been nacle meantime with the pas company, and the meeting was hehi j lespite iho contrariness of the' dectric pian'. Ex-Governor John Gary Evan-1 vas a visitor at the Capitol sev-; ral days last week. On Friday ie ascended the speaker's rostrum ind took a seat there, which recall 1 iid times, when history was rap-1 ?!ly l?ei:i? made in the Palmetto > state.. Mr. Evans was apparent-; y in t lie best of humor and bestow 1 Irs smiles on everv hand. lie] uis aued visibly, however, and lost i iiocul deal of the swauger that j ormcny cnaraeienseu mm. Senator A. II. Williams \va?j nmmoned by a telegram Friday \ o llie bed-side of !iis sister, Mr-J smith, at Cottageville, his ohl lome. .Air. J. II. Montgomery, o 1 J reels)'vi Ie, was a visitor at t lie louse of Represent a lives on Monlay. C. W. W. ^ Married. On Sunday evening at 8 p. m., at; he residence of the bride, Miss Mary , larrineau to Mr. Petei Ilughes, 'k-rk of Court W. W. Grayson per"onning the ceremony. Steele McKay. Married at! lie home of th.o bride's parents, ! dr. and Mrs. II. A. MeKa\* Jann irv l>S, 1000, Mr. W. B. Steele, of tVilliamsburg county, to Mi-"s: l,ei!a McK iv. of Marion; lie v. '1'. j .I. Dent officiating. I have just returned from Bell buckle, Tonn., and St. Louis, Mo., vith two car loads ol twenty-six nules and twentv-eijrht horse.-. - .-I he finest that lias ever been <>n hemnrket. M. F. Heller. _ _ The man who is born ric'j imturallv born luekv. pfpisfp LJ r " F" r?*r s r j K ? i 818 Ft: 0 | IF f: .1 f&immmimiu II Mb n Suits, Ovcrccsi:", Pa ?V * Ol 4 ? ?y ^ # iocas j&ztra siseu rased paste from 44 to... tig redaciicii in crier 'I n ri r>3>T1 f. 0 ~ "H! ?T AOTWTe r, ;? i w-JLn Ajihijo rLii i DUCHESS 1 rUAIlAXTEl'l) not to rip. If the? )thcr pair or your money hack. An ?i.50per .suit, if tsiov rip we will givi =%'E K. i ? 22iKiu5f3t. Opposite Aca '/ -It -vv.-. ,' >j.y-V The Eminent Kidney and Bladder Specialist* p r^0^W\ ^ ^T'ujS-^a! i Tic Bfr cover or c? Swarcp-Saat at WctlL in ~Zs Ljfccrctcry. There "Is a disease prevailing ra this coun'.ry most dangerous because so deceptive. Many sudden deaths are caused by It?heart diro3.se. pneumonia, heart failure or apoplexy are often the result of kidney disease. If kidney trouble is allowed to advance the kidney-poisoned blood will attack the vital organs, or the kidneys themselves break down and waste away cell by cell. Then the richness cf the blood?theaiburr.cn ?leaks cut and the sufferer has Bright's Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Sv/amp-Root the new discovery is the true specific for kidney, bladder 2nd urinary troubles. It has cured thousands of apparently hopeless cases, after all other efforts have failed. At druggists in fifty-cent and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling,about SwampRoct and its wonderful cures. Address Dr. l^ilmer &. Co.. Binghanton, N. Y. an< mention this paper. . Stop, Thief! That is what you will l'cel like * exclaiming when you price our roods alter this advertisement ap- ? pears. We!I,we didn't steal them, they are paid for, but Mom novr until the new year we are going to sell them at such prices as to make yen think v e did. By January 1st we want to sell t out our entire stock of shoes and in order to do so we will from now on make such prices that the profits thereon will pav taxes, insurance and our board like a cat eats pot hooks slowly. Christ mno iwi.ir'v !i.>ro unit wr? iv.int (IKiO i") IIVUI J l (IV IV (*??? ? v ??.*? money then, for if might rain. V'e are reducing prices on every thin^ we have and have some great bargains in store /or those who are hunting lh-:m. We are .overstocked on tobacco and. it mugo. Having bought largely ot coffee when the price was down we can offer great inducements in that line. Farmers, and every*body, we are going to offer you an :;>;.<jrt unity now of baying many tilings yon are obliged to have a ? > - ? . ?: .11.. ill'tc liJU-r ;:i tTvl'v' j U IU11 ell JJC iun ; ! < '(>!::(> U> see Jls. ^.'vv (..V .... rv -; r.'.-i pi m F5BI k sfpN tj | i P HI* I n flliij,<$< 7^5 cy? rg, ^ 1 ??w?ilil' :?ts. Hats, Furnishing &cm 44 to 59, Extra ,% a um offsdB? this vv 3 rsiueo my stock as " in;-: stock nszt month. 1 HECELEBR'AT ED rROUS?RS3 i' rip in two monts you will got anid the Hamilton Carhartt Over-all [> you another .suit free Brown's SMITE CLOUS HOUSE, demy of Music Charleston, F. C: t :'P . V* 5