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v-vT.' j., ' # -r I.A. ^2) T)^L. ??;-1? ^ trasiswrio* VOL. XVI. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1900~~NQ~2i Positively No New Display Adve rtisements Will be Received, or Old Ones Changed, Later Than Tuesday Morning. tOGM llflBV IIH.I AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL I REPORTER AND NOTED. " I Writtenin Condensed Form and Printed j in Like Manner tor the Sake of Our Weary Readers. Tito early gardeners began to; * ' 1. ^THilUT irtM n vci\. Mr. llemy Mouzoti, ol Lane?, j sponf h<l Sunday in Kind's tree*. Dr. W. S. Lynch, of Florence fonntw, was In town last Sunday. This is the season for picnics, "Children's days ami candidates. Miss Dell Jvellehan has returned Iroin -in extended vi>it to ?>t. ?5te-: jihetis. Mr. B [I. Myers lias returned! from a tn;> to ins old hoin<; on Pee 1 ( >>e ri ver. E. L. iiirscb, Esfi , won't to Charleston last week on legal business. Mr. Mrs. W. L. Bass, of , 4/ike Cit\\*pe?t lust Sunday with lriend> in Kingstree. Mr, J. i). Scoit, who has been rlerkiti;: for M 'j S. M. Askins, of * " ?,<ke ("ity, lias returned to Kwjjstr je. Mr. Bryant Myers, of Gourdins, was in town a few days last week visit in _r his parents, Mi. and Mrs. U. II. Myers. 1 Williamsburg will get $1,549 40 from I lie deficiency fund for the s-hools from the State treasury V 4hi.-: year. Mr. S. i?. Post on, of the firm of S. Post on iJt Son, was in town Tuesday and paid Tltt Kucord a pleasant call. The examination lor Winthrop' College scholarships will take place at Kingstree July 20. See advertisement. The State campaign meetings will begin at Orangeburg on June 14. The meeting for Kingstree is t-et for Friday, July 11. , Mr. and Mrs. L Jacobs and their . little daughter, Floreuce, will lu?i'Q ?flvt Kiimt-iv* IWr Miicnn. JtOl V i|\ ?>V VM l*>4t< ? MWXf w where they will spend some time. Hunt up your old Bibles and. ( be prepared to answer the questions asked by the census enumerators relative to the births and sleuths in vuor family. lit he correspondent who writes us from Benson over the signature <>t' Friend, will lurnish us his real j name his article will be published, i Anonymous communications are: never published in this newspaper. There will be a basket picnic at the residence of Mr. J. W. (toward, near Fowler postoflioe, on June 8th, to which the public generally, and the candidates particularly, are invited. Let every body attend and carry well tilled baskets. 'i ke fruit crop this year promises to be very large, and the indications are that fruit of all kinds will be more abundant than for years. \*o late lrost occurred to injure the fruit and up to this time everything has been favorable. It is sa>i that the blackberry crop will be immense unless a protracted irought cuts it short. Several communication* were received too late ior publication this week. Miss Barbara Jacobs returned lirtMwi 'I'n no.I i* nit-Jit frriin f!r>n. wise College. We regret to report that Dr. W. (}. (inriihie is still very ill w ith typhoid fever. Miss Fannie UalHord, of Timrnotisville. S. C., is visiting Miss Lillie McElveen, of Spring Bank. Mr. Robert Epps, of Rudlin Swamp, has much improved Iron) his late sickness, to the delight of his many friends. J The remains of Mi*. Malloy, , who died at Cades last week, were brought to Kingstree and interred in the I'resbyterian cemetery. Miss Barber, a popular young lady from Ilickorv, York county, < who lias been visiting the family < of Bev. \\\ S. Martin, has returned home. Air. C. L. Porter, who holds a lucrative position with the At- 1 lantic Coast Line, at Florence*, is very sick with lever at the home ot his mother, Airs. AI. J. Porter at this place. We hope for his speedy recovery. 1 . i The following members of the grand jury constitute a committee ^ to examine the public offices and report to the fail term of court: W. D. Bryan, It. J. Nesmith, J. 0. Carrnway, W. .f. Brockinton, and A. It. Moselev. j The Kditor of Tufi Kkcorb has1 received an invitation to the 31st I annua! commencement of Colum- < bia College, which will take place May 3l.-t to June 4th. The to!- < lowing young ladies from this ] county will graduate: Ossie An- ( nieEpps, Julia Margaret Kenne- < fly. Fannie Eugenia Kennedy. I Bishop H. C. Morrison will preach i the baccalaureate sermon, and < Brof. A. G. Itembert of Wofford I College, will deliver the annual i address. i Hebron Happenings. ( ^ 1 4l... ?A I Tops are very goon in mis sectiou ami are clean of grass. Tobacco is especially line. The comineucemeot of the Hebron High School will take place ' June 1st. We will regret to see?! i, Mr. I'arnelU tile principal, leave 1 us. He is a high-toned genli-e- ; man ami a first-class teacher, and,( has made great improvement in the school the past tea months. I There will he a picnic at Hebron next Saturday, June 2nd. 1 Prof. John G. Clinkscales, of Wof- ' ford College, and Kditor Wolfe are 1 expected to be present and de- 1 liver addresses. Notice to Pensioner*. Mr. Kditor: 1 Please say to the pensioners of 1 Williamsburg county that I am now ready to di>bur*e that fund. 1 and as 1 will be absent a good 1 part of the time I has^e made arrangements with Mr. L. Jacobs, at the pos'office, to puy out the money tor me. Respectfully, W. W.GliAVSOX, V. V. t\ P. and U.S. The Eclipse. ? !. The eclipse of the sun, about; which >o much has been said and! written lately, came ofl on sclie dule time last Monday iiiornin.^ '' and was observed under most j' auspicious atmospheric condi-| lions. Not a cloud nor shadow 1 t | intervened to obscure tlie remark-1 at'Ie spectacle, which, from the'' standpoint of grandeur,- was awe |1 inspiring indeed. Smoked glasses were the means generally used lo ' observe the phenomena. , The 1 smoked sides were frequently '' turned next to the face, and many 1 a sooty nose or blackened cheek ' or forehead resulted. Although not in the track of ( totality, the obscuration at this ( place was almost total for a few 1 seconds, during which time it wasp very dark and the temperature j * dropped several degrees. Thep effect on animal life was "ery 1 noticab!e. Chickens and other r fowls went to toost, and there was much crowing; when daylight I came back. * The eclipee was a great astro- 1 nomical event and afforded scientists an exceptional opportunity * fn mnrh vnhiflhta rliitil for ' future use. Extensive preparations were made at the most avail- f able points along the line of total- ity lor taking observations, and c hundreds ol scientists viewed the 1 phenomena with great interest. 1 Sunday School Picnic. The Methodist Sunday school H lias decided to have a picnic one r lay next week at some point on Black river to be selected by ai committee consisting of Misses 1 Bertha and Nettite Epps and Mr. f J. J. Losesne. This committee 11 will meet this week and decide on a [he time and place, and report * next Sunday. The other Sunday 1 schools of the town will be invited ^ _ . i to take part in '.lie picnic, and it is to be hoped that they will accept, as their co-operation will contribute largely to the success it'the enterprise. - a A Creditable Showing. In report ins the commencement ?.\ rcises ot the Welsh Neck High school, at Hartsville, the Darling ton Messenger gives the following tccouat of the prite drill in which :adet Asking son ot Maj. ai Askins, of Lake Oily, figured prominently: ' At the close r . the morning's ' exercises, eighteen of the cadets | engaged in a ''prize drill" in the]' manual of arms. Finally the number was narrowed down to j two, and after a very spirited contest between thece two, Cadet Burke, of Charleston, and Askins, of Lake City, Cadet Burke was declared the winner. In view of the fact that Cadet Burke was a Citadel student for two year.8, Ca- ^ det Askins deserves special praise fur the mauner in which he com peted for the honor." The counterfeiter may have been brought up well, but he always turns out queer. : i Presentmrnt of the Grand Jury. To 'he Ron. Ooo. W. (Jage, Pre- ! siding Judge at May Term, RtOO.; Having disposed of the business [ )t the court, we submit this our; presentment. Owing to the number of wit-1 losses employed in the various! 3:11s oi indictments, we were un-j lble to facilitate our duties as rapidly as desired. Upon examination of tlie jail:' ,ve find same well kept, but note j hat new window sills and facings; ire badly needed, the matter of} epairs having been ignored as [)er our former recommendation,; ind suggest that the proper au- < horities make the said repairs at )nce. We also recommend thai he county supervisor consider the j idvisabclity of making such or imilar changes in court house as ;uggested by your honor to proride more room for the official;, neinbers of court. < The matter of the county pau-j' n:i aiiu Lftiini ^uii^ I'lc^uu- iicta >een brought to our attention, and j itier consulting legal authority,., we recommend tiiat said practice' >e awarded Dr. \V. L. Wallace, he lowest bidder. We have received compliant of he neglect of Magistrate W. B. dcCants to bring action against :ertain parties refusing to work he highways, and ask thai the j natter be investigated. It affords us pleasure as a body j o commend the action of the cit- i reus of Williamsburg county in illowing the law executed in the i nuoh regretted rape case acted on >v us at the present term. ! We ask that the ??sa! commit-j ee ot five, with an experts be ap-1 minted to investigate the work-j ngs of the various county officers, nd extend to your Honor our' hanks tor the explicit instruc-j^ ions which aided us materially tn ; lischarging our duties. Respectfully submitted. L W. D. Br VAX, Foreman. !, May 23. 19001 1 Never tell other nersons voin 1 3 ;re not smart. They will find it out j 0011 enough. lit fin ill Mi Hi ( Big Slash in ? I am offering an all wool, Iilue Serg Klttc Sergr Suits, from $7 to $20. Fancy Worted Suits, $7 t<? $22. JUST RECEIVE] Some New Percale and Madras Shi :>C, $1 and f 1 .AU each. 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