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VOL. XVir. KINGST\lEE, S. C., THURSDAY,MAY 2,1901. NO. 18 ' Positively No New Display Advertisements Will be Received, or Old Ones Changed, Later Than Tuesday Morning. liciITEMS Of ffliSTi J AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed h orm and Printed in Like Manner tor the Sake of Oar Busy Readers. No strawberries yet. IJlaek river is rather full lor ti-lmip. Mr. \V. Q. Rich, of Gourdins, j v as 10 town Monday. The shad season is over. Very li w were caught here. Miss Anna MoClary visited Mr. R. A. Murphy last Sunday. Messrs. A A May and M 1) Xe- j sun * Ii, o( Cades, were 111 town Mori- ! day. Air. W. R. Funk was quite sick Saturday night. Me is much belter today. Mis* Mamie Jacobs visited friends at Scranlon and Cades Friday and Saturday. Kev. Mr. Gregg. of Manning, will preach in the Presbyterian church Sunday a iter noon. Mr. S. A. Brown, of Lynchburg, who formerly Fwed in this county, was m town M??nday on business. 1 Rev. W. S Martin preached ou Sunday morning to his usual con-1 grcgalion at the Methodist church.; Mr. J no. M. Kexrrn, the; largest planter in this community, is replanting his entire crop ot cotton. Fx-Sheriff D. J. Bradham and v i!e, of Manning, spent Monday j in (own visiting their daughter,! ^ Mrs. W. I'. Hawkins r Hev( Mr. (ireshatn. pastor of tht* Baptist church, filled his appoint' meiit Sunday evening, preaching! to .1 crowded house. We are gratified to be able to | fl-mt Jndirp S Mi-H Scolt 1> : much better and is now consider-; ed on the high road to recovery ! We were pleased to see in town ; on Monday Messrs. J. A. FerrilKI A M *'ook,W F Kodgers, D E Gor-! don, K H Saul?, W PMcUill, A A! Brown, J J Morris, LL (Caldwell a??d others whose names we caa-: not recall. Kev. W. H. McDonnell, who has! charge of Mr. Kennedy's business at Indiantowo, is quite eick. Dr. L. B. Johnson is attending him Mr. A. Slide Ooker, ot Hebron, was in town Monday on his way to Charleston. Mr. Coker is one of our most progressive farmers and public spirited citizens. If you wan* a Piano or Organ ? y-, ?? .v. ! wnie to b. u. nnsiow, waning-1 ton, S. C. Willi the increased facilities ol a completely equipped and up- todafejob office at Georgetown 111J addition to our Kingstree office.| w- we are now prepared to do any hind ol job and book printing; in the most correct and approved style. When you want anytiiinv. j printed?from a visiting card to a j newspaper or a book?hand us! your order. Cultivate your tobacco and cot-( ton with a Cotton King. We have 1 Ilivm for sale cheap. W. 1. Asfcins. Our Gold .Medal l-'iour is the best and cheapest. \\. T. A skins. Mr, .1. O. Lvnch, of Florence, was in town Mondav. Cuftf. W. II. Kennedy spent Monday at his store at Indiantown. Mr. W. P. llo-ran and family were in town Sunday visiting Mr.; and Mrs. \V. II. Hawkins. Mr. Jtl. Van Keuren was in town Sat or ay on : lie way home from a trip to New York city. | Miss Nellie l?iistow,of Florence, I who formerly taught school here. | is visiting Miss Kessie Kellev. Mr. C. W. lioswell. .Sailers' popular railroad agent, was on our streets la?l week lor a lew hour. Mrs. K. McClary is visiting relatives in town this week after an extended visit in (t^orgetown. Hereafter Capt.Cooper, county superintendent of education, will he in his office everv Monday as1 well as Saturdays. Mr. B. II. Guess, a substantial J planter of the Sailers section.' spent a pleasant half hour with ' us while in town Monday. Mr. j Guess reports h good deal of in-1 jury to cotton in his neighborhood : by the recent cool snap. Mr.Guess i himself planted twenty-live acres I the 10;h ol April, which he fears j will have to be replanted. We are indebted to the courtesy , of Hon. James Norton for several j valuable congressional documents. From the begining to the close ot his term of office Congressman Norton has never tailed to look alter the interest ot Ins I'onstitu- ! fiitt with unfl igging zeal. Mr. Stutts srems to le kept; quite busy since he was installed; as magistrate and gives general j -atistaction. Ilis ruling on the ! I >x case U<t week puzzled people! somewhat, luit the lawyers must ! have been satisfied asthev haven't ! I appealed. On our Lake Cilv page week will 1k? loir d llie announce-; ment of Mc?sr*. Stewert and Floyd, who have recently opened up a j millinery and dress furnishing | establishment in that growing and prosperous town. The Members of the firm are bolh young men, lull of vim and energy, and bespeak for them a successful busi?! ness career. LETTER TO ~M 11. A. W. GAGG, I ' I Kings tree, & C. Dear Sir: We ask pardon in ud I vance for addressing this open letter ; to you: wouldn't do it if we couldn't serve you. First, ask your bauk or any mercantile agency about our capical and reputation, then cousider our offer of "free paint" to be given to you or any friend that paints this ! spring. We present it to secure sev-' eral sample houses covered with L. j & M. Paint to show the merchant I that we want to take our agency. | (live us dimenasions and number of; coats and we'll tell you bow many [ gallons of L. & M. we can send free,; and also suggest handsome color combinations. 3,500agencies; a paint that eovera better and Issta longer! than white lead; sales of 5 million j pounds annually; these are some of! the reasous why you can put trust in us. Investigate. Very sincerely, lxmgman & Martinez, Paint Makers. 207 Pearl St., New Yurk City, j Another car-load nice White Com. W. T. Askin?. Mr. W. N. Jacobs, son of Mr. I Louis Jacobs, of this town, has accepted a position as shipping ( clerk with II. Katiinski A: Co., of Georgetown. Mr. Jacobs is a young man of very correct habits and will be a valuable man to his employers. Mr, Edwin C. Epps left us last ' t week to accept a temporary posi- ' tion in one of the Charleston ( banks for the purpose of better 1 qualifying himself to the position 1 of cashier in our bank as soon as i it shall be put in opeiation. Ed- ' dv Epps is a young man of sterl in}: worth, ami we bespeak for him a bright Iuture. I Mr. B. F. Tilton, ot Tallehassee, 1 Fla., who formerly lived in Oeorgetown, was shot to death at. his ' store in Florida on Saturday last. ( Mr. Tilton married Miss Mattie , Kpps ol this vicinity. His body i was brought home and buried here ' on Wednesday. Mr. Tilton was only .'50 years old and doing a fine ! business If is said that he was < shot by a white man named flem | lingway, who borrowed TiltoiTs pistol and (lien shot him. ? ? Card from Mr. Martin. I On Monday night, April 22. < about 0:30, while seated at home , by the lire I was suddenly start- , led by many voices which seemed ] to be approaching the house. As the volume of 60utul increased I was certain the crn*d was getting nearer. Taking a lamp in hand md opening the uoor, i was con I t'ronted by sixt\-flve t?r seventy person*, all arned with a package >1 some sort. Under the shadows of the night r fleeted nn bv lamp in hand 1 found myself looking into many shining faces as ineirv | and happy as! could l>e. We greeted each a* he or phe entered our home feeling that every one had mine armed with a token of Iriend-hip worthy of very evidence possible on our part of appreciation and personal concern during their stay. Some brought one thing and some another, and now, for a while at least, there will l>e no reason for the preacher and his family to be hungry, sour or dirty. We have much to eat, to make sweet, and keep clean. Our friends were nunier Oils ana jrom various cimn-e>, They were Methodist, Baptist, i'resbvterian. and some who are members of no church. They were old and young, men, women and children* and alter some two hours locether our friends departed leaving us id a much better condition than they found us. 1 wish to ten ler my thanks to one and all, and trust God's favor may attend each in life, and that all in ay live and die as bright, happy and hopeful as they were on this memorable oc cation. W. Smith Martix. I want to say lo my friends and the public generally that I aui not in business for fun or lor m.v health. I have a large and well selected stock of goods bought at the very lowest prices with the cash% which 1 desire to sell anil will do so at a very close margin i make a specialty of Shoes and Clothing, and will sell cheap. 1 do not care to east a shadow over my competitors bv giving prices. I only ask you to come and see for vourselves. I guarantee satisiac lion to all. W. W. Grayson. Come in and see our Men u Summer Clothing. Suits from $2.00 up?Boys Nice Crash Suits $1.00. W. T. Askins. l Tapping; Gently at the Door. We intend to tap gently at the door of Williamsburg county with, our sledge han Jenkinson Dry G diall become a household word in every 1 Some of the people of Williamsburg have wide and have given us a hearty welcome iers. Hut now what we need is an etitrar Williamsburg. And, my friends, a trial o we are worthy of patronage and confident ingus a trial order, for we prepay the ex Amounting to $5 and over, and you are at that is not satisfactory, and as to our reap the Bank of Manning or any court house Space will not permit a long descripti following will suffice to show that we int< the homes of Williumshurg by offering ttr values. Nice fast colored Shirting Prints card wide Madras Percals at fa; a yard; n 10c, 15c, 20c, 25c and 30c a yard; fine Sea I inly 10c. the kind that sells for 12,-'c: fine nt 8c, 10c and 15c a yard; white Pink and At 35c per yard; fine white Dotted Swwse per yard; black Taffeta Silks, 24 inches w black Armofr Silks at $1.25 a yard; black yard. A full line of figured Silks and Tvf 75c to $1.50 a yard for dress and waist. A L'oc a yard. All kinds of black and colore possible prices. Samples sent cheerfully If you need a nice Spring Hat or Ron us a description of what you need and alx and we will send it to you, and if it Is not rr?tnri> 5* at #jlir PYHPnilC. Young gents, ifvou need a nice Sprin Collars, Cuffs, or a fine pair of Shoes, just to us and we will send them br return e.X| you why they are our goods and noexper iers; we pay the express. w. e, m i Can vou see ? Can you hear? IF YOU CAN, C0.M1 iii'u iwiiL'vcr CTO Vt H Uldlij^oJw o i vv IIEAR ont HARD T AND AFTKK IIE AI WILL HE CONVIN We Will Sc Rep pert fb 11 v, HLD. 3REI r\ EEADY: If there I: -I man wants u and well-dre.s is one year ai i KJS l\ t?i satisfy this . /I' n I \ aMri thi* *turf fog / i Ji V l?ir dresser o SfiJ i \ I \ Suits, H 7 /V Vll A" of OU1 I A\ an<l *1^, M / I \ nJ ^ in on / I N. These suits ai r 1 and aii the ea I so tiiat they if weiring then I Call mid i style YC)t:X( j Solo ugent fo I In our hi I are tlieouly ? ' / I make you a: , ,/ I that is made | II j union label o ;.P\& %* 1* A GRANITE * Rooicsrm 224 Kin^ St. V,?, < ^4.. vf Mai, d *-T * 'every home in Kings tree and. imer prices until the oods Store tiome in Will'utiixburg county, already opene<l their door?* s and are sending us tneir or- ' : ice into more of the homes of rder will convince you that e. You run no risk in sendpress charges ou all orders liberty to send back anything onsibility you are referred to official of Clarendon county, on of goods this week, but the t-r.d to gain admittance into st class goods at sensational at 3'jC per yard; very nice lice whit India Lawns at 5c, sland IVrcals, 30 inches wide, figured Lawns and Dimities Blue Organdies, 2 yards wide, s at 10c, 15c, $5e, 35c, and 50c, ide, at 00c, K5c and 12a yard; IVan de Soir Silks, at |1.25 a fetn Silks in all shades from beautiful line of wash silks at ?I rlrpss <rnoda at the lowest. on application. net all you have to do is send ait what you wish it to cost just what you need you may ? Suit, or n nice Negligee Shirt, make known what you need >ress, and if they don't please ise to you. Sen4 us your or;nrsoH, gv s. c. ? _ : and ski-: i ; thicks uno vol' oki) am) 1 \ i i JLi L UU. 5DIOE. FOB SPBIKO, 1901. i one time in 1 ho year when u > look unusually neat and fre*h <ed. i' is spring-. And if there id one store more than another i natural desire, it in this year >. We present to the purtieuf this locality our new spring !ats, Neckwear and TTnrl ariVAor v ^uva n vi?a last year's spring suits, $}(?, re have market down t-? $ ?. r window will convince you. re ail hand-made button-holes, mvHs i?i theru are well shrunk will not lose their shape on see the new celebrated spring Lt'S HAT, union made, at r this city. erchunt-tailor depart met we. iineern in this city that will suit of clothes from $151 to $4"? up l?v union tailors, having the g^Fn each suit. r J iHI- ^ JJL JJL U I \ ss LX v V xxxx ? ! CLOTHING HOUSE, Opposite Academy of Music. ;'hnr1est.?n, ?S. C romptly alii? ded to.