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. Ml ipjjlfil. AFFAIRS CAUGHT 8Y OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Writtcnin Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of Our Busy Readers. Miss .Mamie Jacobs has relumed Iroin a week's visit to Charleston. Air. B. C. Whitehead is out ?f:ain alter a several days' illness. - " - :~~i A>a result 01 me incicmcui weather of the past week bad colds are quite prevalent. There was a light snow fall here Sunday night, but most of the * beautiful" had melted before morning. Saturday, Feb. 22, is Washington's birtlidav, a Siate and national legal holiday. The bank will be closed on that day. Mr. P. A.. Allsbrook, of Epps postoffice was in town Saturday looking as happy a* a pink carnation ? it's a girl. Mr. D. J. Chandler, of Sumter, returned home Saturday alter a visit of some days to his sister, Mrs. J. S. Cunningham, ot lndiantown. 1jy reason of its late arrival we are forced to leave out a communication troin Lake City this week. It will appear in our next issue. Miss Etta Jacobs returned to htr school near Gourdins after spending a very pleasant week at the Charleston exposition. The dailv hours of business ob served by the tSank ?f Kingstree are from 9 a. m. to 3 30 p. m. The public will be governed accordingly. The many friends ol Mr. A. J. Smith, who lias been sick at his home near town, will be pleased to hear that he is gradually climbing the hill of recovery. Mr. *T. A. Blakeley, a prominent merchant on the C. & W. Railroad, while in town Monday left us a tangible token of bis appreciation of The Kecord. Miss Mabel Harper gave a valentine party to the pupils ol her grade last Friday evening. The occasion was heartily enjoyed by the voung folks who attended. . e? Commercial fertilizers are beginning to move slowly. We are told by those in a position to know that the imount used this season will be only about 50 per cent as compared with last year. We are requested to announce thaf there will he a ubox" party at the residence of Capt. J. F, Scott on Friday night, February 21, for the benefit of Central church. The public is cordially invited. In response to invitations received last week a party ot yonn? lolks from town will drive over t< Manning lo-dav to attend a dance to he given at the People's tobae co warehouse this evening. It sets the '-oldest inhabitant' guessing to recall a winter that Ma< > been more steadily co:a man im present uue. It is true; thut the thermometer has registered lowei in previous, but lor steady, regular cold the present winter is remarkable. The indications are that ther* will be more tobacco planted lti Williamsburg county this veai than ever before. We hear ol lots ot farmers who. are building barns and making preparation? to plant Irom tive to ten acres ol the weed. Many of these are trying tobacco-raising for the firsl lime. In the report of the intermediate examinations of the SouthOarolim College, publ^hed iti the New; and Courier and the State lasi week, Mr. Louis W. Gilland, ol " ? i:.?; iAw jyiilgsiret?,upjjca 13 as vii3viiti^<ii3n^v in el hies, proficient in English political science and Spanish Also Mr. Geo. McCntchen, of thi: county, as distinguished in law. Win McFadden, a negro car penter about town, was arraignec before the mayor's court Monda.v for drunkenness and profanity 01 ?he streets. When arrested by Chief Myers he was pursuing an erratic orbit along the sidewalf and swearing like a pirate. As s practical rebuke Mayor Kelle\ fined him $10 with the alternatin of 15 days at Capt. Wheeler's re fprmsdery.. lie paid .the flue. * Mr. R. H. Cousar visited Sumter Tuesday and Wednesday on business. R. J. Kirk, Esq., made a business trip to Charleston this week, I remaining in the city several days. Attention is called to supervisor's report and notice relating to the drawing of grand and petit i juries. j Mr. Roland Flowers has recently j been added to The Record force j as junior compositor. Roland is a j bright lad and is making fine proI ,r ihfl Off tunp. j SifJsn in icaitiiiin ???? ?' v- v. settingFall and winter oats, farmers say, have keen thinned out and in light soil entirely killed by the severely cold weather. We under sfand that a quantity of spring oats will be planted during February and March. This certainly seems the proper thing to do. Dan Cupid, the merry, frolicsome god of love, did a land office business in hearts last Friday. Some have expressed the opinion that St. Valentine's day is obsolete, but they reckon without their host. No doabt Cupid stood by and laughed, as the day was celebrated with the same old customs. We received a pleasant call from tv_ \\r o V ur. u, o. uuvUf ui uvtot j J., last Monday. Dr. Boyd?who is a brother of our own Dr. Isaac N. Boyd? has for some years made Jersey City his home; but he has not forgotten old Williamsburg, and his periodical visits are always enjoyable lo his large circle of relatives and friends. Gilbert Waltlen, recitationisl and cowboy impersonator, gave a music*! and elocutionary entertainment in the Court House Tues day night. His onomatopoetic rendition of Poe's ' Bells" and other numbers elicited enthusiastic applause. At the close ol the performance Mr. Walden gave a fine exhibition < of rifle target shootiue. s The Rev. Louis J. Bristow, who will be recalled by many as the !correspondent of Ihe News and Courier in Cuba during the latter part ef the war with Spain, will preach at the old First Baptist Church Sunday at 11 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to hear 1 this youns minister.?News and Courier, Feb. 15. Mr. i. E. Tomlinson, who for 1 the past year has been manager of Messrs. Thomas and Bradham's ! Sales Stables here, tendered his res isnation last week and returned to . his farm in Clarendon county. Du' rinjr his sojourn here Mr. Tomlinson irained many friend*, to whom I his d^narinre is a source of irenu ine regret. Mr. .J. U. Steele, who Ii.m tor some time been connected r with lite ofli 'e and is thoroughly , familiar villi 1 lie business, will succeed Mr. Touilinson /is manager. Are in Order, and We I \A/itfo3xn th& \If* ' I YY IVitlH UiV i i v/ piLisI: I Nov/ is the time to get Bet for your money t II You will find a BAKGAIN CO i| our: f Watch this space and keej I To close oat uur slock of : ^"cr^n^r: i\ j We ofler Bedsteads end other _! Also, a large line of COilFOJ 1 A heavy line of : Overcoats, Mei i at unhean i Doa't fail to call at ; H. D. RE Racket Store, /i g | Mr. L. E. Schultz made a L?tisiness trip to Rosemarv, on the G. & VV. R, R., last Friday. Mr. IF I). Reddick has recently erected a neat five-room cottage on his lot just across the railroad. This makes six new buildings which have gone up in town within the last three months. At this rale Kingstree will soon become a city. WHERE. Constipation means dulners, depression. headache, generally disorded health. Dewitt's Little Early Risers stimulate the liTer, open the bowels and relieve this condition. Safe, speedy and thorough They never gripe. Favorite pills. ll?s a very j'oor rnule that don't work both ways. SAVED HIM FROM TORTURE. There is no more agonizing trouble than piles. The constant itching and burning make life intolerable. !No position is comfortable. The torture is unceasing. DeWitt's Whitch Haze] Salve cures piles at once. For skin diseases, cuts, burns, bruises, all kinds of wounds it is unequalled. J. S. Genii. St. Paul, Ark., says: "From 1865 1 suffered with the protruding, bleeding piles and could tlnd nothing to help me until 1 used DeWitt's Witeh Haael Stive. A few boxes completely curea me." Beware of counterfeits. D. C. Scott. A make some people wise and others stubborn. THE LAST HEARD OF IT. "My little b?y took the croup one night anil soon grew so bad you could hear him breathe all over the house," says F. D. Reynolds, Mansfield, O. "We feared he would die, but a few i doses of One Minute Cough Cure qick! ly relieved hiiu and he went to sleep, j That's the last we heard of the croup, i Now isn't a cough cure like that valuable?" One Minute Cough Cure is absolutely safe and acta immediately. For coughs, colds, croup, grip, bronchitis and all other throat and lung troubles it is r. certain cure; very pleasant to take. The little ones like it. D. C. Scott. Collateral securities are either put up or shut up. CLERK'S WISE SUGGESTION. "I have lately been much troubled with dyspepsia, belching and sour stomach," writes M. S. Mead, leading pharmacist of Attleboro, Mass. "I I could eat hardly anything without suf! fering several hours. My clerk sug! rested I try Kodol Dyspepsia Cure | which I did with most happy results. I have'liad no more trouble and when . one can go to eating mince pie, cheese, j candy and nuts after such a time, their ; dic tion must be pretfy good, i cni dorse Kodol Dyspepsia Cure heartily," i You don't have to diet. Eit all the ] good food you want but don't overI load the stomach. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests your food. I). C. Scott. Hust Make Eoom for our a- stocz: Kt Thirty . m Pnnf in thn Pint 11 mi 15 IMG bl] iter Goods and More Goods ban ever before. UNTEli in every department of Store. ) in toach with low Prices. ITUEE articles ai ov per cent ui cusi. RTS at 25 per cent belovr cost. i & Boys' Suits \ of prices. DDSCK'S Kingstree, S. G. / -m : : -J. * Mexican Mustang Liniment sec mi Xtoad und | a harrow ;jf' suffers 110 more ! that is tortured with Spavi Sores, Sprains, etc. Most h and apply tho kind of symp far and wide as v Mexican Mustaa LID r Never fails?not even in the I nnl/ni? 11/IIIAP in AOW? fil ! V/U1CO VUttVU UMV4V* VV..W r remedy, "Tdly a disease p / L or joints th-u cannot be cure< Mexican * *?] Mustang Liniment itkee Santa Claus E At Stack ley's A FULL LINI CANDIES, FRUITS, ID You will Fina a run l ine 01 MILLINERY, LAI FANCY AND DJ THE ORIGINAL L. REYNOLDS, Remember our Prices wi Stackley's ( HORSES ANI If ils Horses, Males, Buji, First-class Livery Service yo dorsigned. He is piepared t? and fdve you first-class servio Th.omas 1 J. ToETfEB Wf are now gathering up el The Remnants 2; Ami foods that have been overlooked in the busy holiday* arid marking them ni at prices tm-.iwill "make them bargains. tl We are taking stock and will sell many goods at reduced prices. w we have a few pair of Wool Mixed pj White Blankets, little soiled on the folds, which we will sell about ball price* J We have a lot of TM "U TT^I ? ^4. i.. Jtriusu, veiveu ctxxu. ? Beaver Capes, o L slightly damaged, which we liave E marked about halt" price. In fact, soiue C are less t han half price. H Four Umbrellas, slightly damaged, K at half price. A few silver trimmed j 1 Novelties for much less than cost, as | S Nail Files, Manicure Knivee, Letter L Openers, Paper Cutters, Fruit Knives, \ Letter Seals, Shoe Horns, Glove But- V toners, Book Marks, '^atehel Tags, etc. C Have reduced the price of Flannel- E BTJELL & I 573 and 575 Kti r~ adily overcome Lew of Hafn. led Boofa and Scratches In hoe~ dee and cattle. Farmers try tt*. - : \ ^aai if; j ers than the falthfbl torse- [ ^ ns, Swinney, Harness ^ orse owners know this ) athy that heals, known. f. liment^K. j fl Tnrtof Oorarr<?vaf/v1 licker than any known ^JJ eculiar to muscle, skin "l 1 by it. _ _ ; best remedy on the market for- ? Galla, Sprains and Skin Lumpa. ps horses and mules in condition.. [eadquarters! m Cash Store. r| EOF TOYS, jl FIE* GROCEfllES 'V ' DES. RIBBONS It ESS GOODS. \m $2.00,$2.50, $3.00,.$3.50 SHOES.. Q Suit You, . J nocf? Ctf\r/i . ^ CI*JMI kWo ' ^ ^ ^ ^ i mmmQc^ ^ -buggies;. 1 lies, Wagons, Harness or ( n want, call on tiie mi-, o meet any competition Bv Yours for low prices,.< 3iadh.aro_ E. TOML1NSON, Aiient I DAY GOODS STORE. :te?, Outings, Suitings and other* out!* for Waists. Will sell our ilese and Half Hose at >, So, 40 and r>0c, 25 per cent off. We received a case of Canton Flan-el to sell at 8c. It is as good, if no* best in the city. Also, nine bales Comforts, which, ill be sold at close prices, anil 30 ieees new, beautiful Calicoes. IN OUR 'urniture Department; YOU WILL J?IND-? ralnut Suits,akiSuits, ak Sideboards,: , ounges. ;xtension.Tdt}lesr, hairs, ockers,. ascls, 'funks, ? ! loves, amps, Tatting,Window Shades/ r . 'ecu rated Clumber Sttv? !tc., Etc. 10BERTS., | ng Street, ?L C- ^