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>; * f VOL. XVIL KIXGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, IDOl. NO 1 mt? ivn>i i i mm?i^a?l??mm? ii?)wi pi piwi imi ???>i??m 11 iiw?w? m r n ?? i ?? w???w mmm wmmwnmmmmmtmmnmmmmm'mmm mm im mi \mvrnmnrmhrtmnrmmm Positively 2To New Display Advertisements Will be Deceived, or Old Ones Changed, Later Than Tuesday Horning. J I MIMI11. AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Vvrittenin Condensed Form and Printed vn Like Manner for the Sake of ' Our Busr Readers. f*?-r^.eL to write it 1901. The Hsd weather of the pa>t few-days lias been very pro due live of colds. Mr. A. Mo. A1 ford, of Maston. X. U.? spent several days last Y.eek at Dr. D. C. Scott's. Miss Seoie Riser, of Newberry, is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. LeRoy Lee, 011 Railroad Avenue. Prof. II. W. Ackerman, of Cottajceville, stopped ovej a tew hours in transit to ludiantowu last week. Since the sreat robbery the disL - -I 4 pensarv nas Deem cioseu. anu si-mc. of J lie thirsty seals are coiupiainHortha Hodge has been lor several days the guest ot Mrs. ' 0. M. Chandler at the Coleman .Mr. Frank V'FIucks, of Georgeim ? town, Las been enjoying the fes:ivinos of Christmas week in Dr. Kosa Hirschman, of Charleston. came up Friday and attended the masquerade ball at the Hou?e. 'N^M?h\inomal events clustering aro imfldiristmas seem to suggest "Deuce on earth and good will -Ltoward men. Mr. .J. V. Little, foreman of The l\tcoKi? office, took a few days iV.!.:. t?iv rvtronK Oil lillM HI Ii^it A in Charleston. ^ r Rev. J. E. Dunlop will preach at the -Presbyterian church at 4 ji. n? "rn next Sunday, the first Sabbath of the new year. Revs. W. II. Hodges and G. Floyd Clarkson, ot GafTney and Waihalla, respectively, are visiting at Capt. W. U. Kennedy's. rWe have been requested to call \ tiie -espeeiat attention of those concerned to the pension notice which appears in this issue. fMiss Pearl Crum, of Orangebuig, is the guest of Miss Li'a Epps, who is home from Columbia Female College for the holidays, The Masonic' oyster supper '"billed lor Thursday night failed to ^ materialize. The oysters were not oimt, as expected, on the afternoon t:uin and the affair was called off. Mrs. Louise Sweet has returned L. h ?nie alter a short stay with Ikm1 Bt >i>ter, Mrs. (deddinge, in Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. Hoxie Ci. Askins over from Lake City one ' ? ? i- a hriot" vimr t<? IV iHSl WCt'Ji IUI c\ ?/i?v* . .. ; ; . and Mrs. Louis Jacobs A (dr. C hark* J. Epps came up lin Charleston l^ist week *lo nJ the holidays with Jus, pa Its-near town. For some-Mime |t Mr. Epps has held a. poialioji LFrierson's Fbarhiacv. From I lie will i;o to Columbia' to enIt h?- employ of the Murjpy L Co., ot that city. Mr. Epp> Hirst-class pharmacist, and_-we Hak success for b.'in i.i-hs I home. k' > I * /:: L Severaltjel*ted communications 1 sv?rt? crowded out I his week. I Tl.ev will appear in our next issue. Mrs. W, V. Biockingtnn and ! ; her iilt!?e daughter, Miss Ada. are j spending tf*e holidays with rela' lives at Blackville, C. * I We extend the greetings of the < new century to all otir readers and < j advertising patrons, wishing them. One and all, health, happiness and ^ 1 prosperity. t j The negroes celebraled Enian- j ci pat ion Day with appiopriateex- t ercises in the Court House Mon- 4 day. Kev. P.Mmet.of Sumter, was ^ orator of the day and spoke to a ^ crowded house. t If there is any reliance to be placed in wireless telegraphy a t chime of wedding bells will peal t forth early in the first month of 4 the new year near enough to town * ' to be distinctly audible. 1 The executive committee of the " I, . 1 ; liieu.st 15aptist Association met ^ ; toet Lere on MonJav, the follow 7 nig members being iu attendance: , j 4 lev. D. F. Crostand, Edwin liar ! per, J. G. McCullough and Dr, J. ; K. Krockington. ( The editor begs to express his t ! appreciative thanks to the com- t jriitiee in charge for ar. invitation 'l It's an ''auction party" at the rcsi- ' denoe ot Mrs. I). E. Gordon,Lanes. 1 'Monday night, and regrets that,* 1 i-e was not able to be present. iJ ! I! Mrs. f. S. Hemingway and her; ; (v:o sons, Theodore and William, j ' visited the family of ('apt. Ken- J ! nedy Saturday. Aiaster Theodore us spending the holidays at noine' i. 1 ... _/il. ' | uwiii l (Jim jiL'.aufiiJ v, ?i iv 5- | lOII. i .Mr. C. J. Lesesne, on Monday,! /miliary 1. remored hi* stock ol I l^nera! merchandise from the! j store at the corner ?f Main and I Jail Streets, where he has done | bttcines lor tlie past five year?, to; tl?? bmlding lately occupied by j Cagg, Oiiver & Co., on Academy Street. Christmas week closed gloomily Sunday with the heaviest raiiil'ull; j lor many a day. All day long the, ' windows of heaven were opened j land the waters covered the earth, I j as if nature had made a contract j I with a time limit attached for j . wetting the earth thoroughly and | effectual I v. h i ij.White in town Tuesday I)r. I Robert Henry, ot Gourdins, was i an appreciated visitor at this ot- J fice. Dr. Iienry is one of our old- 1 est and most eminent physicians, < a gentleman of the old school and withal an excellent conversation- f alist. He has many friends in i | town, to whom ins visits are al- j1 ways a source of genuine pleasure, i Messrs. M. and Edwin L ' ! Ilirseh, under the linn name ol J Liirscl) ?? Ilirsch, have entered I j into a partnership for the practice i j of law, commencing on January]1 :1,1001. 'live senior member oil the firm, Mr. M. J* Hirscb, has J1 ] been a member of the local bar : ! lor a number of vears and is well; . i I kntfwn throughout the county; the! jibe junior member, Mr, K. L. J? iirsch, is a young man of lint* | ability sfnd is well equipped I'orj1 bis profession". Success to the new ; ..?! . , i^ -ft .>.<?, .mm I DiSPMRY R03BFDJ MSPENSER PLAYER HELD JP BY ! FOUR MASKED WEN. Dver$<8C0 in Cash Stolen. Besides 1 wo Crocus Sacks Fu<l of Whiskey. Special to Tlw State. Kingatree- Dec. 18.?Early this noruing, as business people we^e enuring ttpou their duties for the day" t was whispered around that the lispenssuy had again been robbed ind that dispenser F. M. Player had jeen "held up" and relieved of over *1,800 in cash just before daylight he# morning. Mr. Player, it appears, had r< la ted 'ull particulars to Mr. R. K. Stutts, owu marshal. Mr. Stutts says he uid Mr. Lemon were i:i the dispen? 1 _.:a yi.. xLTJ Iti? I IUglll \TdliJ Hi/ * J. J?l)Cl II li LI L tearly midnight, counting up MonJhv's sales of liquor; that he went to >ed aboi. -'idnigbt, ami was aroused jy Mr. Player abuot 5 o'clock tins' Morning, who stated that he had j seen robbed, au-d gave the following; particulars: Player stated that he heard sonic me calling him from the outside, at :he back door of tke dispensary, hat he opened the door and was tumediately covered by two guns o the hands of masked men, who; demanded his money or his life, and,! <cing unarmed- and unprepared fori my fciieh emergency, he was power- j ess, and offered no resis'auee, simply ; laying: "Gtntletr.ena, I is in your' power." Two others, makiug four men in ill, then came forward and entered ;he dispensary, a^d took all the con :ents of tiie safetumt two Dags oi hjuors and deliberately walked off, ,el!ing Mr. i'luver to be cartful md lot give aay alarm for at do ninnies, or his life would be in d?njer. As soon ;is Player thoughtj hey had left lie ran to Stuff's house,.j which is directly in front of the dispensary. Mr. Stutts says, that after being! iroused fie distinctly heard the bug*;?? nrniiirr ur>!Vl?<J fihmk* rivpr llfiflTO. - ? o-- | ivhich is on the west side of Kings j :see, nearly half a mile distant from j die dispensary. Mr. Stutts says be I Kent ou to'awake Mr. H. 0. Briitou, | :he county jailer and also clerk of he board of control of this county.; jtutta recited everything to him ami :hen went on to arouse Mr. Lemon, ffhoni he fouud drunk in bed, and oeing unable to arouse biui, he then Kent back home, and he and Mr. [Mayer stayed there until daylight, rt'hen Mr. Britton came aud ordered Jispensary locked up. It is a heavy blow to the town, to say the least of it. and will give Kiugstree x black eye for many days! Lo corce. M- JMajer has always been looked u-pun *a a straight man, and the | business people all seem to have confidence iu him. He had not deposited any money for aftout two weeks, and up to a short time ago he hail been depositing his money in the safe of Messrs. Heller & Co., which made if u'efectly safe. 'The comity treasurer .states that Mr. Player's bond expired about the 15 th of December, and if, promptly notified II. 0. Dritton, crerk cf the hoard, and Mr. Urltton ecafcrsx^that he promptly notified the Htute board of L-Jutro! that Mr. Player wm without T wm 1 bond, nrtd they pnhl no attention. The county board, knowing Mr. I'layer to be without bond, r-nietly let him go on acting dispenser in the full discharge of hvs dnties. To say the least of this, k tnvdnnts to almost eriminal carelessness, and the sentiment of the people demand at least the prompt remoral of tlie board, as by this act alone they have shown their unfitness for filling any M??>Arti.n? V\neinuoo hASjfinn T3UV/U 1 Ui^Ui UlU C UUOIIK OO Mr. StntU sars that lie is confident tbut he knows the four men who robbed the dispensary, that fce hae no proof, but that one of t&r men wore * peculiar kind of mackintosh coat that gave him dead away. If this wholesale robbery be allowed to pass tva noticed as has been done in the case of every other robbery connected with the dispensary <K?re, the people will vote to put it out of town. The graded school is j almost wholly ran bv the profits of' the dispensary at this place, and if J the town were to lose this money it j would cause the dchool to be closed j f?n? v?uu* or lonow. CapL W. H. Kennedy, mayor of; K?ngitree, has tried time after time to get Mr. Player to deposit the dis-j pensary money as the law icuuiresi once a week, with the county treasurer, bnt without avail, us it seems that he deposited when lie pleased.1 Mayor Kennedy further states that ho appealed to Air. itritton, who is manager h?r the board. to help him to got PJayer to deposit the money, but was given n<> satisfaction. The . countv treasurer, it. I). Kolli.is, ! states that he also vri vised Mr Player '<> be more regular in depositing money. .Mi. Player had dej posited only $2<"> during the month | December. It is not known how much the shortage will aggregate |probably $1.SW cr niuy be as much i as ?1,000, Player has been dispenser about I a year and in that time has ban I * [ three robberies, the last time being a comniete cleaning un. Every j dispenser who has been connected with it here haft been rubbed. | Gov. MoSwooney is appealed to offer a reward for the apprehension of the guilty parties. G. S. L?. THE IXSl'El'TOR THKKE. Special to The State: Kingstree, Dec. 28.? The Stat, authoi ilies haveat iast begun to take some action in the great dispensary robber v. inspector Stanseli arrived heretonight and will end nivbr to put the officers on the track of the robbers. * S&.. The a t'ie seam? / | \ I general n / / j?i 1 \ 1 the wrong /j J> \ dressing! yd L- A that earn \l j J H Money in U in !,r<> ? \\ 11 um' )j / fl N nexkthir! SE ^ /v^cgyfoy ^ Si Co. ^ Uitf *Rochester, 221 Kin cIasMail rrd< Jr * Mr. Stutt* claims that he heard ^ burglars leaving town and yet not an officer or any one else has raised ' i a finger toward making an effort to catch them. Mr. Stutts, the day rbefore the robbery, told Mr. #Player [that this very thing might haj pen. -V It is rumored on the street tonight that the'shortage will exceed /i/fli i x v? r :.3 i 4 : L.x j uui as i smu tasi ii^>riil ikj - c * ; one knows what it is, and will not ! ki.ow until tl>e inspectors makes it ; known. ' G. S. K. 'f f ?The Kingstree dispensary scandal continues tsogrt more interest- < 1 ing and there are some broad fc'nfs ,, about the Whole matter. Gov,-i.<*r jJP i Sweeney h.ts received the e!- . v ffc. N | lowing telegrams relative to ,110 robbery: * * > Kingstree, Decem.be r 29, '908, , J ;') Governor M. 13. McSweeney, C'olu.nd- \ uia, S. C.: Don't allow old board nere to take action until you have investigated thoroughly uud apjKJiiit new county board. The peo-' pie demand it. \V* H. Kennedy, i. Intendunt. I ?l Kingstree, December 28.?Goverj nor * ' B McSweeney, Columbia, S. r' ! : Sec my letter or t?-aay. Mansell and Vfesldy have arrived. Geo. S. iiarr. , Kingstree, December, 28, 1900.? . ' \ ! Governor 51 B McSweeney, Coluni- ~ - . ; bia, S. C.: Unless prompt uetion be taken, and something done towards ferreting out the wholesale robbery of dispensary here, it will be voted out of towu by an uprising of the citizens. There is a man here who -ays he can put his hand on the four < /t men who did the act, although he says he he has no direct proof, but he continues to sav that one mail gave himself away "by the mackintosh he wore. It would be advisable r to send the attorney general of the state here, if neecessary, as this thing should not be allowed to pass imnotii'pd as has been done in every other instance where the dispensary was robbed hero, und that is not a - ; rr* few times. It would at lea.-t be advisable to restrain unv further acj tion by present board until everyj thing is fully investigated. They i allowed Mr. Player to run tlie dis- t j pensary without a bond and it seems ; $ that no money has been turned over to the treasurer, as the law requires* for some time. This of itself is enough to show that the present ?oard is entirely unfitted for the * J aOMtion (hat they have undertaken / 4 ? %4 j Co till. iuKO pruinpiiit'uuu cum an ! vise, Geo. ??. Burr. Mr II. 0, Britton is chairman of K * j the hoirJ. lie is also jailer foe th? scounty anil deputy sheriff. The \?' ( (Continued on St/i page.) ' ^ " ? ' > { < I * ? A. "R/3" ? v? t r* TH VI I i? (ju\J man & x1 KjOjLi stout men dread to take the plunge . pinadeclothing. They say a satis- ' f is impossible; they're suspicions < f i and button-holes; thetmrmirigand lakeup are not what they have oeen ed to. Their expcrience has been with , j sort of clothing, that's all". We are ip stout men right along in clothing ies the above label as neatly and as is thefr tailors overdressed them,an<l te expense. V e tit cue man wi.uh \ * r '2 feet ? as well as we tit the very )V? .. f humanity. '-Rochester Adler" cloth- : ile to fit. I ts manufacturers do busi- fj 4 mammoth scale and can alford to ? \ / ices < n all sorts of odd sixes that smell { would never dare to tie up ir.oi; v > ' lor make suit and overcoat $10 to $2*. ^ < fieri nj; a ? "> lint in stiff and soft lints. * \ S at $!.n0, and <-.11 all-wool, fleece* je- , ersliirt and drawers, .Vj cents each - sr olfers are irood only for thf ; ; / :y days. ; v y r Mo Brown's .11 m mi mi * i \ | *rj ig 3t. Opposite Academy of 31 usip W Charleston, M. (I jfaJ ?rs promptly.aiu i ded to. li ' ' ? K ^