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/ * : m ==(^ ? , >,, ". , ? - = /-| it5# 11 irtfMf^Its M ^Ma w"u',,,,'! ,:a?-,^ljj-V i&Pii#ii|| ^4-fe-w P14JL ----VOL. XVII. KINGSTUEE, 8. 0., THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1901. NO. JO Positively No New Display Adv rtisesrents Will be Received, or Old Ones Changed, Later Than Tuesday Morning. IKS IIM HT1ST. i AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL j, REPORTER AND NOTED. |j Written in Condensed F orm ard F rintcd , in Like Manner for the Sake of ; v Our Eusv Readers. Mea>Ie> are in town. M.m*h lias already put in one j. " j J ov two wintlv days. No shad have been cauplit in i I?i;ick liver Uiis season vet. () ir town tnarsiMii is aue; uk- . a (IvIiiKjtioiii foot i:<x people. Wv <b? not believe there is an : 5 | unoccupied house in town a! ; present . 'i lie to vii tax collector, is on the! war path, collecting town taxes, j. licenses eu\ Mrs. M. J. Porter is having a ' neat little cottage bui l on Lorn j bard Street, lor rent. j 1 iv ii r ?;n il.u ' JLM". li. O . .UW NUV ?ni o|(fhu i i >\ ] month in Kin^^lree. See his adv.,j ' r in this iTsiie. I. i 1 Capt J no. A Kellev went over;, to Georgetown Saturday on busi- ! ness, return in}: Tuesday. | ( We have as vet been unable to ' ( fet the names of the teachers, who j j p iss?'d satisfactory examinations j ' i at the recent examination held for', teachers, by county superinler- j ^ dent of education. t Capt. ( . E. Wheeled snperintendent ol the county chain-gang, ^ reports that he lias suspended ^ "' I' /V?r fVio nrocanl ho nnlv hud n\l I I\ 1V? ? UW VCVI??^ > w W...J . fone hand lei t on It is pang, and de- ^ cided he would quit work until after court, and see how rnanv s |l recruits he would pet by then. Cotton continues to go down- ^ ward. The great amount of fertihzers bought and being used throughout the South this season, has had a preat deal to do with this, j * as if season's are favorable, it u I ' universally conceded that there'* will be the biggest crop of cotton " made this year, ever known.? !5 The farmer that makes his own1' provisions, plenty ot hog and horn j inv and to spare duringlOOlwil! be j i the most independent man. s We learn that tliere will be i ^ some new developments in the!' dispensary matter very soon.10 Those who are high in authority v in these matters refuse to give out H anything for publication, but h when questioned, they put on a ii knowing look as much as to say ? "we know something.'' v We have been informed that * 'toro to t/-? l\r? onnth(>r liverv find 1 * 111. IV Is- \\/ VV . - - ' - | sale stable opened uu here next ! fall. The parlies going into it don't j want their names given, but they ji ^ have the means, and Irom what ' jM they sav, will be able Jo sell all a the other stables around as they ! v intend bringing in a ear of slock <; each week and just closing them a out lor what they can get. 1 LOST on March 5, between Kings- 1 t ee and Mr. A. W. Flagler's resi- jJ denee, one Ladies' Chatelaine js Watch. Finder will be handsome-j ? iv rewarded it delivered at Ibe ]( h I'ostomce, Ivinsrsiree. Ni?e liue of ujj-to da'.e .'haes. The Had that *ill near. W T * Askios. 1 Yiis 1). M. Krvin. returned home ! Vr.n. Sumter Saturday. Miss Annie ('hardier is spelling ; or.K' lini*' wit!) her aunt, Mrs.j iarr. Mr. W K.Cook, editor of th" ^cranlon New-, spent .Monday in i o\\ n. I)r. Snider is spending the week i] (ieorgetown on prolessionni nisiurss. Kev. J. E. Dunlop. preached at lie Presbyterian church Sunday1 iliernoon. Kev. \V. Smith Martin li'led! ii.- appointment at tiie Methodist L Iiuivli on lat! Syml.iv morning. Mrs. \V B H ogan, "1 Groelev-! iiie, spent Monday in town vi>it- j' hit her sister. Mrs. W I* Hawkins Quite a number ot our folks rent over to the Innerai o< Mr. J 1 * Gamble on iast Friday at New darket church. Mr Brown, of Sumter, was h^re ?n Monday looking after estab'ishng a beef market here. Such a iiin^: is much needi d. Willie Barr, King*tree's little e'egraph operaw r, has for tue ttne being, given ti[. telegra- ! >hy ami is now going to school. ! Messrs. IJ M Coojmr, Hugh Me/iitchen, W W Ban* and Rev. Mr. I' I Yard law. of indiantown, were in I ' . own one day this week. Last Monday was sales dav and t nought very few people to town. *o property was sold, and the day f 'ii.ii.lanl IU1 nnuvui * ?i\- v. n?. We were p!ea>ed lo see on onr !reel9 Monday Dr. S. W. (jam- ( de, A. M. Chandler, J C.Graham. ( . J. Graham, Charley L"s*sne, J. . b\ Montgomery and T. A. [ ilakely, of the Sanl<?e section. ( There'has been a new pos.'office ; >!ahlished at the residence of Mr. L \V. Chandler's, in tlie Sutton* ej'ions called ''Pirn land." It is lalf way between Gourdins and tnttoMc iiiul w.ill (ill a loin? leltl k'itut. Wear? requested to announce hat Miss Colinc Weatkerlv'fc ehool at Cades will close on Fri- 1 ay next. The closing exercises J nil take place at the Methodist ] huroh. Miss Wealherly has been ] cry successful with lier school, nd is very highly thought of by s er patrons as a teacher. We are c ndebted tor an invitation to \vit-jl iess the closing exercises and j( /ould attend with pleasure, if our I ] leallh permitted. |J I Cox Cotton I'lanlcrtand Acme 1 juano Distibuiers, cheap. W T , ^skins. t j( ?! ? VI L*T\ L- ^ n 1' fY iY vuuuy .j vuiii nd inspect my new slock ol goods.' vhich 1 propose to sell at a bar- j lain lor cash. J can surprise you : ind please you?If you don't be-1 ieve it come and see lor yourself.! irerything I ofl'er is brand new , ind first class. >vhv buy old and 1 j hop-worn goods when you can1] ;et theio fresh and new as cheap'] ir cheaper? Yours lor business, 1 iV. W. Grayson, Kiugstree, C. , Just received a car load ol best hite com, 70 cents per bushel, ^ J. Ba:-r? Monday ISiii of March is couri week here. This wtll be jus! about one month later than we have been havinjr our spring term of the court in this county. We understand there will be only a weeks term held here and this no doubt will be taken up with the criminal business, as we lean* there will be a very heavy criminal docket this time. There are tiiieen prisoners n??\v in jail, thiiloen netrrn 111 11. one nemo woman find one while man, of these, four are under indictment for murder As we understand there are three distinct minder eases on the docket lor trial. Judgo Watts, will bo presiding judge, at March term of court. Messrs. M F lieller &. Co.. wishes Instate that they have just received another car load of hordes and mules, being the last for this season which w'll be closed out in the 2 or 3 weeks at prices far below their real worth, as they prefer to .--ell cheap, almost at cos* rather that feed them at such heuvv expense. And now comes W P Hawkins, says they have still remaining iome horses and mules that they wish to turn into money value, iud'hey will be soFt astonishingly low to close out in the next 30 jays. They also have a lot of Anchor buggies and harness. a-uvrtn h and I n nuu ?? * >?%w? ...... hev are always glad to serve the'r friends. Cotton bttcd. We want to say to our friends hat we are still buying Cotton ^eed. and paying filteen dollars per 14.11 for them, cash down?or *ill exchange and give two tons >! meal for three of seed, delivered *t depot we paying all freight. L. P. Kindkb. March 5th 1001. Try a barrel of our Gold-Medal | Flour the acme of excellence. W j r Asking. Car load of oats 45 cents. Best rimothv Ilav $1*10, call at King ice Grain and Feed store. L. J. Sarr. LETTKR TO Mli7 W. R. FUNK, tviagstree, S. C. Dear Sir We pay for newspaper ipacc ?o address you, and scorn a 2 :ent postage stamp because we fear i letter through the usual channel vould not receive the attention we an conscientiously claim for an offer that is unusual. Waut to give rou or any of your friends that in-j lend painting this Spring, some' - I iHlllt lor noilling. Ill auv unr lending us dimensions of honsa, and lumber of coats of paint to be put in, we will at once write advising bow many gallons we give "free of . barge" and also memorandum of lome pretty and pleasing combina-j lions of colors. Several well-paintrd bouses in your town for our saleslien to show the merchants will greatly help us in establishing an tgencv, and that is why we are mak ug so liberal an offer. Mercantile \gencies rate us at the top; been jeeii making L. & XI. Paint 30 years aave sold enough to make a chain ot paint cans around the world; you J :hin L. & M. with linseed oil same; is white lead: costs less, covers as; sell, and lasts longer than lead, i n . i- L. lit 1? t>eitcr investigate, xruij yuius, Longman & Martinea,' Paint Makers. 207 Pearl St., New York Citj The Town Council Pitchforked ! ^ After overv effort known had ^" \\ been made to :?iinrthem to a : proper realization ot their dm teg j' had failed, tap'. I\ei ley came to; the rescue and lead the following j ^ pet tion to the council on Monday I ^ night at their regular meeting: To the hon<?rahie Ii.tendant an<i Wardens ol Hie town of Kings- 11 tree, S. (J. j1' The undersigned petitioners, j ^ citizens of the t-.wn of Kingst ree,;ei respectfully represent that for lhe,'J< ill past iwo .summers ino inhabitants I of t he said town ot K;niistree have ' beer. suffering to ait unusual and . ^ alarming decree v\ i;11 levers, both j K malarial and typhoid, mid wej'" verily believe 'hat said fevers U1 iff. have been pro need by some lo- !'' cal cause; aad i' .s of vital im- :ai porUnce to the wHiure of ihecit-''0 izens of said town that the cause jm thereof be disrovored and reme :ln died at once :t possible. j?' Therefore, your petitioners re-!'11 spectfully prav ;hat your honora- j ^ ble body take immediate steps to j h?ve the cause, m-rauses, of said 1 sickness investigated and disco v* j"! ered if possible by the town board /'1 of health and State board of health, IJ' j and that you request the said 01 boards ol healt h to submit to your ar honorable body their report in writing, giving their opinion as i w to the causes of said sickness and C;i the best methods of removing'10 said causes, and that your honora-: b!e body do tai<<* prompt action'1* before the sickly season comes on ;re to carry out the -ingestions and j ^ recommendations o! the aforesaid |1,1 health authorities. j'b We big to teinind your honor- as able body *IimI :We lives of the P citizens of the town are in your ln keeping as a sacred 11 ust reposed m you by your tellow citizens, and prav that von ill act prompt. . . . wi iv and vijjorouslv in mis ail Jm*-1 portaot matter; J A Kellev, i> 0 Whitehead, j W W Matthews, LeRoy Lee5 W ? 1 Ilawkius, G S Ban, L Jacobs, D! 0 iScott, M D, L Siacklev, II D Keddick, J J Sieei**, Jr, Eddy',. Lewis, J. Z. McConneli, D E Grant,! W J Keddick, II O Britton, J N j Hammett, T M Gilland, K Ii Goods j All of our f Sim marked ? BL'LOV \VO (ion 'Swoorijno A n?h(?r JI'ST HJ.J He v The. j*,t ) for iji\ys j( j ssu* *k joJ iff Rochester 224 kin? si HAtfW & / . ^uss&s^ m.?? .'mailorders] M ll Levtti. Klum ' I L"<e??nf?. it II Kellehao, ; I Ilirwch, K L Ilir?ch, E E uiiih, W I VViikias, II E MontL < Mnni^iinery, MS lont;:omerv, Sr, E C Ejtps> J J IcKenzie, W A Weaver, A \V a\iLr, G W Arm*, J T Sullivan, Alter soruc <iis?..u-sion. on moon oi Mr iieiler, H was resolved mt the in til ion of ihe citizens resented by Mr. Keiley be adopti, and thai Intendant Kennedy p instructed lo communicate with >r nines Evans, ot the Slate nard oi health, at once and renest hitn 10 visit Ihe town ot ingstree as early as possible, and conned 10,. wi'li ihe local board iake a thorough examination ot le sanitary conddion ot the town id submit their report in writing > council tor such action as they ay see ti? to take, and that tho ilendant. be empowered to draw* i the town treasurer lor sufficient mds to pay expenses ot Di. vans. , Now we will net at the root of le evil. This very thing should ive been done I wo years ago and ie reme v would have been inled out long since. However, ir citizens have at vlast, been oused, and if we go to work in >ad earnest and pull together e have no doubt that Kiugstrea >n be made as healthy as any wn in eastern South Carolina. The duty of getting Dr. Evans ;re to co-operate with us now sis with Capt. Kennedy, and we Mieve ana reel mat ii we louow e directions of our health auoriiies Kingstree aIII be a? clean , any city in a short time and fople will no longer run from , e place, but rather seek it as a ;alth resort. If you want a Piano or Or^an rite to B. O. Briatow, Darlingn> S. 0. \ ? Onion bets by the barrel. W Askins. Notics. All persons are warned against ring or h irboring ray son, Julius raham, he beinj: a minor. D. (i. Graham. Leo, S. C., Feb. 25, 1901. iSust go Regardless of Cost. I DOWN 20 PER CENT BELOW M A X CFACTU K EKS COST, 't wish to carry any over to r.e.xt season. KtdiwMon in all our Winter Underwear. and JSfui u nailed down to .18c. L'KIVfcD? Spg Shape, YcL'Rg fiat, iinli.n made hat in this city. h r Hamilton C'nrharit Overalls, ^ 1.50 per suit, anA 'rouse r.s. us of Black (-'at Brand Stockings ui !!-"? cents per pair. Mo Brown's f[ CLOTHING HOUSE, Opposite Academy of Mnsie Charleston, H. C promptl>\btn i dec! to,