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. V.x-.^w ;t .<v, r t y- *? - i Court at Kingstrev. Monday mornint: at 10 o'clock, -lie stentorian tones ol the court-\ fi ler annoimeed in familiar phrasM-ulojjy that the February term of I s lie Court of Assizes wa> about to Dftiin. ihose that ''drew niuli response Jo his stereotyped in . iiation were lew in number, eon istmu chielh'o! jurors, witnesses, the court altaehes, and those no Oa i UIKiies ones who Jieres-; ":rv 1 he existence of a criminal, court. -Judirt- D. A. townsend, of the Till circuit, presided st this ses-! nil. iricl in Ilie absence of Soliri!??r Wilson, John A. Kelley. Mssj.. : t ied in his stead. Three prison-' . in were brought forth for Mia1, in ** ilie following order: S. K. Smith. I.."tu tt itli liiir-inic nloriil i 7 - I I :;iiiity null was sentenced to the county chain Jiang fur six months., B. D. Frier, white, also entered! a plea ot ?:uiltv lor disposing ol .f noperty under a Fill of sale, and -received a senleneoof three months on the chain j:ang. V?"ill Sinirleion, alias 4,Bij:; \\ hi el," colored, an old offender, undertook to conduct his own ease < n a plea of not guilty !o an indictment for housebreaking and! larceny. lie examined witnesses and made a little talk to the jurv, lint his eloquence failed to convince and lie was found iiuiiiy. re viving a sentence ol one year on ilie chain gang. ' i!o.V?ert Powell's ease was post-; poned on account of the absence: -of Slate's witnesses. Powell is .1 w hiie man, who only a lew months ago served a sentence on the iran:: 'or a Cillery. The criminal docket having been cleared a< far as practicable, ihe court adjourned sine ?die Monday alteri.o mi. v. i hunt, entering into the common pleas on account ol the prevalence of small j ox in the county. a ? A Powder Mill Explos on Kenioves e\crytl>iuji in sijrht: so do 01 {ic mineral pi!i>. 1 mt Until are: mighty dangerou-. Don't dynamite 11:?? delicate machinery of y??ur t>o<ly v ith calomel, rroioij oil or alias pills. lion l)r. Kind's jScw Life Pills. which .<?io gentle as :i summer bre< zc. ?!<> the v.?>rk perfectly. Cure- Ilea?kic!u\ ? on- , Mipation. (>nly 2"? <e.it? at Wallace A .Johnson's I?rmr su re. g* . _ . Tribute of Respz-ct. Three months ago it pleased \1jmighiy (?od to remove from our Jaipny home our dear fat iter, which ' ?vas indeed a great loss to lis all. * "here is no one now lo whom we can ;.o for counsel, guidance or j>rote?-j Don. A short time since, hut long} J'>r us, he was with lis dispensing : "ir.fort and hap] iiu s for his wife Mul children, and will: everything hat life hold dear, as a loving husband, a kind father and a true 1 riend-and we hope soon to meet 1:iid. w ith no more parting, and our ears will cease to tiow. Da. farh-r. t!iy oi*n:Ie vo'ee i> hushed* Uiy warm, true licarr i-?t;d. .And on tiiy pale and peae.d'ul taee Is rest in o death's ? ? ?iti eiii:l. Ilest on, <har ia her. thos 'rt happy. ? I'ree i'< ni sin, troiii ! il and care: Once we hope to meet thee. And in lleawn thy ? - shore. 1 , i * * I>-av( st father, we have laid thee In tile peaceful grave"- i mhrace. Ihitthy meuiory will he cli-risaed 'Til we See my neavi-im um-. *"'iiy hands nrorlasju'd upon tliy I>r-*nst: \\\- liave kissed thy marMi d !?n>\\. And in mr adiinjr hearts we know We have ..?? !'at!l?-r now. Wile and Children. Mr. W. 1\ Hawkins announces 1ohis friends and patrons that lie lias just received another car load; of (ipe slock. Iloises and tnu es first class bujii^v and farm animals! at rock bottom prices, (jive him a call at Thomas S' Uradham's: Rubles. J .< : , I Died of Apoplexy. The sudden ami tragic (loath of Dr. S. I'. II. Elwel! la-sr Saturday af-j ternoon in Wilson and I high's barber j shop in the city of Columbia, was a 1 shock to his manv f?ieiuls at this! olace. It has been but a few Years j since Pr. KhveJl was pastor of the j Meth.xiV church here, and when he was transferred by the Confirmee to 1 Soring Str.et church, in Cliaileston. : I?'t U Met) 111* was j'il-U'i lit 11iv IIII.V of liis death) lie lift a larye number of friends of all denomin.itions, to whom Iris death is a distinct loss. His death was from apoplexy, ami almost before auv one knew he was ill. lie was dead. I'r. Elweil stood 1 hiyh in the Methodist Conference, j He was a Mason and a Knight of j Pythias. His visit to Columbia, in fact, was io deliver an address to the Knights of Pythias. He was an en-; tiiiisiastie veteran ami took a pronii- j nent part In C. C. V. reunions. His body w ts sent to Charleston i to liis wife, but was afterwards re ! turned .o Columbia, where with lit-' I tiny ceremonies, it was interred in j the Confederate Veterans' plot. His Life was J.weJ. Mr. E. I.iPy. a prominent elli/on of llaun'-bal. M?.. lately had a won- j derl'ul deliverance from a friahtfii?! {(oath. In i'llioy of it i.e says: "i j was taken ith typhoid fever, that ran ' into |?: ?'!i;i!(iiii;l. Mv tulips lN*t*silll?* j hardened. I w;i* -<? weak I ? ??!! 1?1 Ji'r i-v.-n >i? ni? in h- il. Nothing helped! tne* I exported t? -?'??u die of (.'on-j sii?uji!i? 11. when I heard of Dr. King'.-1 New Discovery. < )ii" bottle gave great iviiof. I coiiiiniwd to u-o it. and now; . on v.vil :t|i<] >! mug. I cai.'r -ay 1 ??; nn'.cli in lis prai-e " This lonrveions i modi -i:ir i- t!io -iire-t an ! tjuirkcsr I ill':* in t!i?- w*?ri?l f< i" all Throat and I Lung '1 rouMo. lobular size- -"it) rents | and $1.00. Trialbottles frw at Wal-| I:t?*o d; Johnson's Drag Store: every j bottle guaranteed. ? ??o> c??. ? Grand Jjry Presentment. State ofSoiDh Carolina, Conntv ol William-burg \ i'o ilie Honorable IX A. Townsenil. Presiding, Judge at February term, IPOiJ. We, 1 Ik* Grand Jurv, having ii:ts>'i -.i tin' duties a.?i::ned us do ;\s pert I n ily submit this our presentment: In oomp innce wif ii vour inslructions we have ac'ed on all business and bills presented as !>ri*-l1y as j' possible o\\ inir to eontairious dis-j eases prevalent in sections ol the. county. We have inspector! t lie jail and iiixl it in fairlv ijo??d condition, be- I, im: n-'atly kept and the prisoners j well cared lor. A special mmniitte to examine j tlie various county oflicots" books will be appointed at tlie next term ol' court. It has been called to our attenthaf the roads in various sections I ol'the county are in bad condition; and we recommend t hat the conn-' tv sutiervtso" take immediate steps . 1 to have the thoroughfares put in iiooil order. To your Honor, for the able I charye which enabled ix io per-j; .'brut our duties in an intelligent b manner, we extend our thanks, it 1 Kesjiectl'ully submitted W. I). Hi-.vax, i ' Feb. L\ 11)00. Foreman.! . A Cure for Heai.'oern. Tint hunting s?-ri-:?ti??n in tlx* stom-j ac!:. tliepii i* an ! MtlTcrin;* which i 1 experienced for live ]oii?r years. brought ; on by coiniii'K <1 constipation, aid l?il-1, i?itisne?? ait* alnnst ind '-cribabie. ] trictl even known remedy without of- I foct, Fi* ally I tried Kan on's Liver, l'i'N ami Tout l'wlleis. foilouinc the j direction* carefully. After takihtf a : tc\v <lo>o-i 1 I cy in t*? improve, t have i , or it used inoiv than three boxes aim i' l'?vl ;.s well a> I ever felt. My rrsrora- < t:?-:i to |H'rfect licaitli I uitrihiiie solely to the u~c of Iwitnon's Liver Pills and J Tonic 1VI1 ts, and 1 only wish 1 could j }>cr>uade others to do as I did and he cured Logan M.Nails.Amsterdam, Va ' We are slill writing Fire Insur- i .ince and Guanartee Bonds. We I represent the largest and most liberal companies in the world. 0. W. Wolle, Kingslree, 5>. C< 11 \ k X AFRAID OF SMALL POX. Court Adjourns Monday Afternoon Af- j ter Clearing the Criminal Docket. On account of several reported J cases of sir,all pox at Lake City ( aiul other parts of the county the ! board of health tecointnended to Jtnl^e Townsend that the Fei>ru-j ary term of court, which conven-j e 1 on Monday, be postponed. j litis request on the part of the' lii...;.. i i ooil M was seconuetJ iiv i lit!>;ir; and I in- jiulrze ;tkinir the mat-! Ifr under advi-ement, consented ! to adjourn the court af'er tin criminal docket had been cleared | The lo.'lowin^ are (It? preamble! ami resolutions adopted by the! board at its inectin^ on Saturday,i Febriiaiv IS: Win r as, t! l board is officially ; informed by the intendant. of tin-j town of Lake City that there are ; several c tses of small pox now uu- ; der treatinent in said town ot; Lake ("it\; and Wheroa-, we are a!-o i a formed i that there are in several other; place- in the courtly suspicions i cases of sickness either in lac! ! small pox or resenrhli.'i^ small j < pox: mm Whereas, wo helieve the dan-J Mor o; comin?:.ii:Mii:iir the disease' to !his community wii! he nivalI\ increased by the ho (1 of thej approaching term <?l court ami tin consentient ii ilax of persons Iron: ; all parts of the county: Therefore, he it j Resolved, that the in enda d o: ; Kin::-live, the lion. \\ II. Ken-; uedv. he and lie i> hereby request-, d to brut;: se facts and cotidi j lions at the earliest possible op- i port unity to lite attention of the I 1 * I presiding jud^e at the said ajproaehin^ term o{ court for his consideration and action thereon. \Y. II. Kkxxkdv, K.J Kti:k, ( hairtnan. Secretary. W. G. GA>115[.! :. L. lb JOHNSON 1 Reply to Dr. Wallace. ( Kings'roe, S. Feb., 10, 1000. Dr. W. I.. Wallace, Sir. In reply to yours of the f>th iust. lvqniring an explanation why we declined your j In.i for 00 for jail, pauper and [ rhaingang practice for the coining! year, and gave same to Dr. \V. V. j Ihochington for $?3 7~>, we beg tog submit the following copy of bid that ', was presented last year for the j<i! ane ]?:;ujkt practice. ivinsrftree. S. ('., March fi. "!K> i Mr. It. P.. Chandler, Countv Supervisor. Williamsburg Count.w Dear Sir: We, Wallace & Johns >o. !>. C. Scott", W. G, (Jumble an I W V. P,ro-:kiii?rton, representing the medical profession of this p! ic . herehv apply for the .fail and I'm- '1 p'-r practice of Williamsburg c unty : for t lie year lSb'.t. Said practice to l?e done by ns :, jointly, should it he awarded io us. j and it is agreed that we wiil d > ih same foi the sum of One hundred I and sixty dollars for the above mentioned time. Kespectfuily submitted by T 11 T..?v. . . J-ISTON Xow, Dr. W. L. Wallace, we con- ' tillered the above a fall Ue.L'.-u" combination and we arcsatisSkd that 1 if the combine hau not been broken, a similar bid would have* * been ma le again. We employed Dr. i Fillmore last year for the sum of fi 00.00, which, you c*n see, was s^b.^5 more than u\* have let the contract for this vear. i ( " . i Now, Doctor, if Dr. W. V. lirock ^ >- i.:..,. iniftOll JillCl SlUCK IU tuc i/Uiii>'invf , . , i K-hat would your or \our eoinonie s: bid have been? Would it have been twenty-live dollars, or would it have been oue bundled and sixty dollars? W. W. Kenxedy, j, W. II. Campbell, jj Countv Commissioners. 1 t ... A Full Li in GENERAL MERi ^ SteeMey's C I have iust rec? iinQ n? 11JLJ.O VI T^TT'^TNTT^'r bd mm g rwa e2 a V aaa >4 rrr i i urum CALL AND EXAMINE MY STOCi By trading' with us your bills will lx> brighter during tin* holidavs. Stackley's Ca Lock to Your ir For Special Bargains in Mem AndB?y? la order to Make room for Spring Goods *? ;>i iu'1 { j\ IUCP i )ll\ s villi in i A nji-p Suit sit $2.">(> t Men'- I'lider.venr sit iMp to Lstdies Under Vests sit I"k*ft Ladie>' (.'apes at -!<>< to $1 I mu<t close out my winter stock of !'r S">i*i11tr <ioi:i!s. -Also, a !?ijr J t of Men'-and I "'pi JT.'.iJS LU'ZZI CJUZxI Men's Plow Slid's at -*i:;.! "> t > ^I; L i<! I'.lit ton sit S"!i* to Ladies, (Jo: Fine Shoes too numerous; (Mil and oxasnane Wilkins' complete line of ffiliPBBWe HA A I ?i^: lot of Flour just received. A com; St tplc Groceries. Call ar Yours to please, r? m r* in -n W1 i A. \V. GAGU W. T?. OLIVKll GAGG, OLIVE] I)1-:al::IW is CJsnerai Merchandise, Agricu AMD FERTiLiZi Wiippprx of E'Isr n I*rod net*. ? Kings tree, t 1 f jiving1 purchase I 1 lie entire stock of j: Smith and added largely thereto, we beg t > we are ready to supply their nee Is at prices lie sold. All we ask is to call and jrive us a A. W. Gag I Irive.jnst relumed from I>eM ibirklo. j e:ii? . and Si. Loui-. Mo.. AiJ.'i I wo ear loads ot twenty-six in lies and twentv-eight horse-, ,'iie linesl thai has ever been on A? Iheiuarket. M. i'\ Ileiier. "Si: * ' * *' '' I ill' {) 'lino,* j M" ). ..i. Ij ... . ... ... , j. I;e<l at 'be home s?I his <1:?itir!i er S <XPjT/f a .North Carolina i ?~ t week at the , _ ul an ceil Hce ol 105 years. J3 itL" for <**' it is reported from Spartanburg ... . < "I;; hat mere is over ti!'y eases <1 }jr ( > ?:ij:iII;iox at IVxter. I*?*si" The ss' ? he Slate prohibitionists met in piuvha i'o!a:i.l)ia reei-iitJv, a:.<l will as!- ehan?;f i i . * as a ?:?] Iress a eiM'ii.ar lo the people 1:1 tire sat the near future. i e.vhan _ we are - \ Nj K.eht lo Ugliness. ** (Sign I no woman who is lovely in face. j-(^. form and t niper will always have, friends, b.it one who would be attractive must keep her health. If she i-i weak, sickly and all run down, sire will be nervous ami irritable. If she ha- T1 tl?Ll constipation or kidney trouble, her impure blond will eause pimples, hlotrhes, skin eruptionsand a wrerehed complexii n. Ehetrie Bitters is the best; ?? medieine in the world to regulate the stomach, liver and kidr.eys and to pu-] n0^ l*'*1 rify the blood. It give- trong nerves, ai will bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich j peas, ] complexion. It will make a good- ^acco looking, chariuing woman of a rundown invalid. Only 60 centi at Wa!- a I)r lac? Si Jslinsou's Drug Store. spite o I . ' f . "1 '1 2 Of. . . CHANDISE '?sin ?t?ir@o 3ivecl a Ml J I V- ^ rr^i -t \J yj.r -vj n am C liKFOIJi: MCYINii. lighter and vmir thorghts :a i fs/? Store, ' _ -L I ue rest i ClofcMsig. | J will manlion a fVw prices: J n? y Hoods t'? ni:?kr rr f for Hoys' Hats that ijilist ^o. Itsi f -KCXt^u* !io?* lMnfcoln and Otovo nts and < hi'.dron's o mention. ? fe'h Rh f&{ M ir|. V MB fe? stock of Fancy and id see ine. J M ' * f\ y si ^ o c C. O. JIARPKIl l?, & CO. J .Itural Implements :rs 'w S. Co nods lately owned* by E. I,. announce to tiu; public that i as low as honest goods can m g, Manager. | Founded 1842. pIANOsF nrr -S-Vipir roxrn nrnisp " Llg U&VA4 V VI 4* in justice to GUI's we are forced to :sh the icfowing' scaiai. :ilotto. N. IVb., Kith !:> >?. \i. ."**?i.'i":', ^ir:? vii-.yy piaxo whifii w*? - ( I fjv'Ti yon, eivii j: in i*? : i) ".vers siuii Pond i pritrltt i tinl pMimont, Inis jfiviMi enlisiacrion, and w o would n?>r ?ro for nay Plan > with which .-u'onaiiiti.d. "ours very truly. ci) Mr. A Mrs. <i. S. Messer. liirticuhirs write us. 01IAS. M.STIEKF, Piano Manufacturer, Baltimore, M. I) ?ry branch wnrerooin, 'Jl-J frvon Street, Charlotte, N'.C 11. WILMOTII, Manager. k nsible larmer s:?vs he will mt much cotton this year. <:ive my attention to corn, jiotatoes, and probably toI will make my own meal. epare to live next year in f t.Ue price p,f cotton." *'