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?J Jjjjj^m-? " , , I ' &' : . ^^gTl MW~~ KI-NftSTREE, S. OTTHUH^DAY, JANUARY'!/ 1903. , ^Rin^Rmnmtmmnwi I LOCAL ITEM I OF INTEREST ?| ? iuiUitUUiUlUiiUtUlUUUU^i Anno Domini, 1903. Next Monday is salesday. Note change in II 1) Roddick's ad. lting out the old rear, ring in the new! W P Hawkins of Manning was in town yesterday. * Mr Olin Johnson of Lake City was in town Christinas day. v Emile Arrow smith is in town *wis week from Georgetown. Mr II A McCullough of Benson was on our streets Tuesday. Roland I) Mills, now of Cades, was in town one day last week. Mr Geo W Gray of Scranton came in Tuesday and paid up to 1904. V; Mr B I) Gamble, a thrifty farmer of Indiantown, paid us a call Tnes' Mi$& Helen Scott gave a pleasant "at hotti* fc) a few friends Friday eveningaf?^ We were pleased to receive a call last Monday from Mr F M Xesmith #ock. Instead* of ^wearing off from bad habits why m>t swear on some good new ones? Ur Chas J Eppsof Columbia visited bis parent^ Mr and Mrs William Epps, Monday. M r and Mrs 11'It Steele of Sum paerville visiter! relatives at Dock tfUring Xraus. , NT r. J J Stroug, a well-to do farmer of Central, was in town Saturday 0:1 busiuess. We were pleftcd to shake hands wjth Uncle TJeoijff^Mitchuru of Neutral Monday. ^(W vMr J F Matthews cJ^Maguolia has been visiting his sistei^|lrs A W Flagler, near tow^fc^' W Messrs W S Camlin, and G W Camlin of Harpeft, were \t^lcome >isitors at our office Monday. \ f Mr S W Romjnie, the county Supt ervisor of Georgetown, was noted on oar si rwtg yesterday. The sales ofiicpior at. the dispensary for the three day^before Christmas aiuout)ted to $1900. Miss Irene ACannamaker of C'heraw is the gncst of the Misses Kelley on Academy street. Miss Mildred McCabe of Georgetown has been spending some days with Miss Louise Gilland. Mr P G Gourdin went to BerkeIfc^Jcy county Monday, where he is employed to do some surveying. Hons. P S Wall and Theodore Gourdin, two of our Legislative Solons, were in town Monday. Pr W L McCutchen, who is pursuing a course in dentistry in Baltimore, is home for the holidays. T M Gilland, Esq., and C W Wolfe attended the Palmetto Club banquet in Georgetown last night. George P Logan, Esq., of the Columbia bar, visited his parents, 31 r ana 3irs n u JL*?gan, last weeK. Rev J K Hall of Guthriesville, ^York county, preached at Indian^^Btown and Central churches Sunday. ? Mr and Mrs Eugene Montgomery of Georgetown spent a part of the , holidays with the home folk in town. i Rev C F Ramsbottom, the new * Baptist minister, was fEplcomed to town wifti a Christmas "pounding." Mr A C Hines, a bright young sophomore of the S. C. College, is enjoying his Christmas vacation at home. w 4 ^ MrM F IJeller is in St Louis selecting afTother lot of horses, which B^^^e expects to have here by next *' * * jai - v 'ft ?y?? AFFAIRS CAUGHT 8Y OUR 2 LOCAL ^REPORTER AND NOTED. \ Written in Condensed Form ^ and Printed in Ltfce Manner ?? for the Sake of Our Busy ^3 Readers. 2 UiiUUiiUUUUiUiUUiUUUHti? 1 * j .Miris Eva llell, who., is attt&ftmg the Female Institute at Raleigh; X, C\, is spending the holiduys with her parents at Indian town. Messrs II M McClum of Lake City andritV D McClam of Darlinjfi a -v-?. ..x ju.. I Oil SJM'lll -YIIIJU* ill nil* IIUIUU VI b ii vi i father, Mr J W McClaru, near tow n Mr John Heinemnnn, who now resides at Wren, 1 Berkeley county, but was reared in Williamsburg, visited Dr Gamble's family the early part of the week. Mr G H Stut-ts, of Rentz Ferry, Colleton county, and Mrs M J Fewox of Chrleston, visited a few days ago, their brother, Mr R R Stutts who is ciitically ill. Our columns are over-crowded this week and we dare say we have omitted mentioning many of the passing throng. No one has been intentionally slighted, however. Bnell & Roberts, the old reliable Charleston firm, have a new ad this week. It is interesting and profitable to read it. We personally guarantee their reliability. Mr R W Spivev of the Salter* section, reports the largest collard we have heard of this season. He informs us that he has one measuring 41 feet in circumference. Mrs A M Alford, nee Miss Maggie Brockington, and daughter, Elizabeth, returned last week to their home at Max ton, N. C., after a pleasant sojourn with relatives in town. i Mrs II LiedloSF and Miss Freda Wehrman. of Charleston, Misses Margie Burns, Jennie Bou^uie, Katie Levv, of Georgetown and Miss Rolierta Gewinua of Macon, Ga., have been visiting the Misses Jacobs. Mr Lonnie Flagler, who until recently has been employed ;is sales man by C'apt \V If Kennely, left for Dal ton, Oa., on Deceml>cr 9 to make his future home. He was accompanied by his cousin, Miss Bil^v Uuke, wno win spend sonic jsninc with relatives in Dultcn. / Our efficient postmaster, Mir Louis Jacobs, had quite a famiBv reunion on Xmas day All of lyfs 1k>vs came home that day and ?61 hired around the festive board.f Id win, the eldest is in busires* in >!:; a, Ga., Julian, Clarence and LoUis, Jr., are at work in Charleston, aud Montie, Nappie and Cecil are now employed in Georgetown. ( Mr Lee Boyd, of /the Trio section , met with a serious mishap o n Friday of lastweek. He had just returned fn^m a bird hunt and was putting up his gun when by some means it was discharged and the contents to/?k effect in the young * i i k tt__ 1 x! man s nana, paaiy nicerauug it. Dr Scott was 'phoned for and gave the wound proper attention. \ f OUGIIS AND \COLDS IX CHII.DRKX. Recommendation df a Well Known Chicago Physician. I uv? and prescribe Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for \nlmost ?n obstinate, countrified coughs. .\0ith direct results. I prescribe it u> children of all ages. Am glad to recommend it to all in need and seeking relief from colds and coughs and hronctiir.l afflictions. It is non-naicotic and $afo in the haud? of the most unprofessional. A unl#tfsal panacea for all mankind.?Mrs. Marv R. Melendy, M. !>.. Pb. I>? Chicago, 111. This remedy i> ?or sale by Dr. D C Soott, druggist, j g However, President Koosevell doubtless secured (t 'ine slock ol bear stories for tiiet dear ones al | THE CORONER'S INQUEST. Verdict of the Coroner's Jury in the Case of Robert Bodiford. On Wednesday, December 24. an inquest was held over the body of Kohert Hodiford, who was killed the evening before near i Ueinenihiin, as was sintod in our last issue. Acting cornier J .(? 11 - J* ii i . i. .s i*. ii Liirnjff?<etnpaneneu me nuumiug jory^ Beity Spivey, B A Hushes, Weo^rtgbes, \V Linage, Rob| t*rt ./JUi whS^S', Hubert K McKni^ht,,-.* i\ Rich burg. K A Ostium, ,1 \y Osburn. Briru'e .Murray ami NelsiMi McOlary. Dr I N Boyd lesrilietl that he believed I hat the deceased came to his dealh iron a gunshot wound in the neck, the vertebral column being broken. James Boditord, the father ol' the d> ceased, testified i'< substance that on the evening of the homicide as lie was passing Wa-Ji (joins' house the Goins began cursing him. He went on and several shots were tired. Did not know whether they were shooting at him or not He shot back at them ant they returned the fire. Did not see Robert Bodilord while there. Luther Boditord, a brother ot the deceased who discovered the body, said that he came down the path alter every tiling was quiet and found his brother's (lead body. lie went back to the * * * 4 l*Af Lift House auu repuneu mat mo brother was dead. Several other witnesses were examined, but their testimony threw but little light on the affair. It seems that in the shots exchanged Robert Bod i lord was killed and that is all that can be definitely ascertained. In accordance with the evidence adduced the verdict of the Coroner's jury was that the de ceased came to his deathly a gun shot wound at the hands ujr'yarlies unknown to iliem. y*^ The deceased u voting man under 30 yetyfs'oi age. l he all'air is a most lamentable one. l\j?Xigion should be the bread of j WkC which come* down from the ydni?rh heaven of our mo<t consecrated purpose and our most passionate desire. And when it is tills, it shall be not for own hunger only, but we shall pass it on, like bread at sacrament," to others who are hungering lor ' iod. Wise men make feasts that fools may eat ana iret me gout DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK? Kidney Trouble Hakes Ton Miserable. Almost everybody who reads the newspapers is sure to knew of the wonderful rt ,< | cures made by Dr. '? pzLr-Jr* | Kilmer's Swamp-Root I the preat kidney Hvei tfrSrjrr] Ik and bladder rem sdy. r^Sl L& It is the great medical triumph of th s nino\xlj\ FJJ teenth century dis m covered after years of ?( l':] scientific research by wr~j r"d^p^\? Dr. Kilmer, the emlfi * LI I-- * nent kidney and blad . (jer specialist, and Is wonderfully successful in promptly curing lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid troubles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is net reoommended for everything bu< if you ha ve kidney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found just the remedy you need. 11 has been tested In so many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to purchase rejief and has proved so successful in every case that a special arrangement has been made' by which all readers of this paper who have not already tried It, may have a sample bottle sent free by mall, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writing mention reading this generous ! offer In this paper and fMT*send your address KGu'ar My cent ar>d Hem of Bwuap-Root " Mar sizes are sold by-all good druggists, r Don't make any mistake, but re-4 nil.id Mil WAS THE HANCE GIVEN BY THE j i/'mpotocc cnr?i A! r* i MR rxi^uo i ni-t. owviwu v?-v ?- !f The Time was Christma* Night 1,1 and the Phce the Dining Room 8C of the Coleman Hotel. vi t! The most brilliant social event of ^ Christmas week was the daice at the j Coleman House on the night of the ^ 25tji, under the auspices of the ^ Kingstree Social Club. A large ^ number of invitations had been sent % out and in addition to the dancing set in town and their guests quite a i ? *i i?- _ _ J!.i ^ nuniDer 01 visitors irom a instance' HL added lustre to the occasion bv their or presence. The music was furnished 80 by the Mouzon string baud and that ^ justly famous orchestra fairly out did itself in its accompaniment to the rythmic cadence of Hying feet. ^ The dancing, which began early in the evening, was kept up until 4:30 a. m., when to the plaintive strains of "Home Sweet Home" the dancers bade a reluetaut farewell to the ^ scene of so much beauty and euchantment. From start to finish the dancing was kept up, with only a brief intermission at one o'clock, when light Jd refreshments were served. The time J1 passed away all too quickly "to join 81 the ghosts of other evenings since w time began, adding a cneertui sprite \ * to the long rows of those varied j t h shades that the after years bring to hi revisit us of gayety, merriment and te light-heartedness." Ii Among those present were not. d u the following: Miss Mar.-I^TiniriS) Georgetown, white silk. k.y^ip;) ,que. il Miss Jennie Rouqnw Georgetown, |. cream albatross,bWklac trimmings. !i Miss Kate Georgetown, white jc orsraiulie. Siiftin rildujns. Miss Mil- ^ dre.l MftCabe. Gwrgetow'n, white j, Miss May Wilson,.Manning, jr organdie over ' taffeta. Miss a| | Freda Wehrman, Charleston, white ^ i organdie over blue taffeta. Miss 1 P( Irene Wurnamaker, Cheraw, white 81 organdie, hand-painted. Miss Roberta Gewinna, Macon, Ga, white crgaudie over taffeta. Miss Eva ^ Walker, pink organdie. MissHallie w Rollins, Lake City, yellow silk mull. Miss Mamie Jacobs, white point dc sprit over blue silk. Miss Louise liillanii, DiacK lace over wmte uineia silk. Miss Bessie Kellej, white Jjj organdie, lace medallions. Miss jj Schultz, bine satin, white lace and pj pearls. Miss Etta Jacobs, nile green k swiss. Miss Maude Logan, bine g[ organdie. Miss Alma Kelley, green ^ street costume. Miss Eloise Cooper, w nile green silk, diamonds. Miss w Bertha Keardon, blue organdie. re Miss Barbara Jacobs, pink silk mull. rc Miss Bertha Hodge, pink organdie, tt Miss Eleanor Gourdin, dark blue ^ street costume. Mrs W G Gamble. fa red velvet, real lace. Mrs W V u Brockiugton, blue organdie, satin or trimmings. Mrs TM Gilland, black silk. Mrs C E St, Amand, black 0, saun. n The gentlemen were: Messrs Jim Fraser, Ormsley Burke, Montie, Nappie. Cecil Jacobs, Charlie Levy, Sam Eraser, T E Arrowsmith, T Georgetown; Joe Higby, E C Harton, ni Chas Rigby, Manning; Geo Hudgins, s' Pickens Anderson, Clarence and Louis Jacobs, Charleston; Edwin ^ Jacobs, Macon, Ga.; Louis and Des-! , I m sie Gilland, Willie McCutchen, Indian town; H T McClary, P H Stoll. L C Dove, Otis Arrowsmith, Wilmot Gilland, W G Gamble, Win J ^ Scott, R K Wallace, Ike Schultz, | , W I Nexsen, P G Gourdin, C E St Amand, T m' Gilland, J F Scott, C C' C Burgess. ? H T Molntyre, St. Paul. Minn., who F< has been troubled with a disordered ,r stomach, says, "Chamberlain's ti Stomach and JAver Tablet" do me ti * mpre,good than anything J^iiave ever. ' -"..?2* Pale u A TELEPHONE MEETING, Ian on Foot to Secure Subacribeift Better Service. N In accordance with the notice ublished in the local uewspapers a teeting of stock holders of the g 'veral telephone lines connecting ith Kings tree Central was held in ie court house Monday. While the leeting was not largely attended all le lines were represented except ' rio and Lake City. In an informal ti av the matter of disposing of the ^ ingstree central wad discussed. ^ For months it has been with eieine difTIciilty that the central has . reu operated, as the switch-board 111 nl many of the phones are out of der. The conejnsns of opinion emed to be that the best eolation the difficulty would be to lease or ^ 11 the exchange to an individual, ho would guarantae A good service. * proposition to this effect has been . ude to Mr J C Everett of Walters id we sincerely hope that he will sume chargo and give us the good rvice that we feel safe in expecting ^ ould he take hold of it. Injunction Against Dispensaries, sk Clerk of court Whitehead has fc, st receive 1 the decision of m idge Dantzler in the .Scranlon di id Lake City dispensary cases in gc hich he declares that steps to- a ards establishing dispensaries at th ose places were not legally ken, and makes his previous cc mp'.rarv irjunction permanent. o\ i his decision, Judge Dantzler W istains the constitutionality of 38 !e dispensing law, but holdsj^ nit the notice reijTTrtdrntifr the;01 cation of di>pensaries in Wil- a: amsburu was faulty, in that 1 lie C1 cation was not properly uesig- ^ ated and that the notice wa< irther defective in advertising r the location of the dispensary, ad, inasmuch as this was lalally e' sfective the injunction wa< made ^ ermanent. It is likely, that an * ppeal will be taken to the Su- ^ reine court. If not, and the eople of the two towns still ^ ant dispensaries, they will have 01 > start all over again. Williamsburg Central Alliance. 01 The Williamsburg Central Al- o) unce met iu the court house last *> ?rlaxr mnrtiinrr u*i tli A C. Stwu-nrt I .UUUU f llivnuu^i Uiva \/ WWMM.. * U| residing and Vice President W W V' Kennedy acting as secretary. After * ating the object of the meeting an P .vitaticn to join the organization ^ as attended to all in sympathy c< ith Alliance principles. Several n sponded to the invitation and ;en- w died their names. The object of ie organization is the mutnal pro- * ction and co-operation of the ^ frmers of the county. The next v* teeting was announced to be held c 1 the second Friday in January, n 903, when the same invitation is pen to all who wish to become lembers. [J TO CURE A COLO IN ONE DAY.* Take Laxative Brorao Quinine ablets. All druggists refund the *' oney if it fall* rocure E W Grove's if nature is on ea<*h box, 2.>c. ^ ^ n Professor (iarner has doubtless ^ iscovered by this time lhat the v lau with a monkey face is not o acessarily a si mian linguist. ^ Bel ween the official corruption d ud the Boston missionary work, ie Hawaiian people must be acsimulating some very bad pinions. The men who get up the turkey j ifiles beat a great many deserv- t ig families out of Thanksgiving ^ irkes. The sure way to get a afkey is to. buy it. ^ ? '?^ Ai'.' -jtf i$?VV_Vver Twelvt +< ufidrffk And th * a' V ^EjfEsiSB&mIH Some time during" Ch^4fl3?$B13|^H ight the store of Ml T ^ nr Greens, wm IrdkwrlKfle^^^H vo iron safes in the : the building were broty\i^>Mro^^B| oted. The thieves Jftadt ml, their booty, it g to over -$1200. At leporlM- ||^SBj i the details of the rfAybtinBjp -tjraB Jlows: . . M On Christmas mornii\g lakeley Mas w aj krag^lowtlBjBV* ffMH ore when he noticed 0^4 indows open. Upon eottliB|(^jHM^? rildmg he found the taja hjrt'fflgfl*BP! the office swinging op4| e money gone. One -gr pe -iMBf. ntuined $530 of Blakelqft id the other about $70<T Jbsfetifl his father, Mr ?d BlakeJefr*Jl-jjaH The thieves are evidettty^fepH?.. -jaH acksmen, at their work illfally and so Quietly Ihat iows just when the deed' w* wQ|jjBfjEfl itted.' The cracks around th^Mvjj^H tors were carefully filled witikifdo^^^H id the explosive introdut'si^ybwB^^M small crack in the uppa^jlareaflfl^BI e door. ' As soon as tbe robbej?ir vprpd \fr f! M Tfi nds er the phone to have ood-honnds 8Hlt tfj^rtiLake City and tb^raMMHIH ie wm dead, the others bet|fyJMgK|f^fl id inexperienced. 80 I&*a^M? m learn the robbers ha^SHyUtt^K'^g escaped with their boograKjEi **3? A Pleasant Enf 1 ^'^111 The entertainment :'S renin? for the heheAt ethodist church piimili^m /% success in everv way. nancially, the net ptt)ceti|M|flnK^| - ***' - ' 'fTSwftfcBKui y" bout siuu. in* interior .vwvfj ourt House was a rt ill rated and the rved in the supper vootfriflNHjn t the refreshment booths wM|?H alculaled to reach the heair ipHjH very man, and from (be fullitfm^ ^ f the heart the purse op?'r fj he Chriatmas t ree, being loadjj ?'~-'M ith gifts to please the old ip4 y-:m r>uii)i, was a source of leasure and surprise and inderilla and the 8pider*i ?ntributed their share towafdjt ^ taking the evening the auoeeatfV ' ?3 as. The cake for ipperon Cinderilla'* ioot, on by Miss Maltie Brockistlij^l Ir Willie Nexsen being almoetjiP 'inner. The ladies who lyfcd' ^ harge of the entertainment luch gratified by their suoceee) ,' '^SH J|| A WJU1J WCUfl ?JLL/1VA?I?. .* From the Gazette, Tootoatey ''IjM 1 find Chamberlain's Ooagh BdMtdWgjl j an excellent medicine. 1 bare btaejffin uffering from a severe cough for thf st two months, and It baa effected a.J^H ure. 1 have great pleasure in recoca* lending it.?W C Wookner. This iftjflH he opinion of one of ouroldest and^^H oAflf rufl<1i>tiffl anil Kai JU31 I tCj'VV IVU?iLHUUI.U , . omntarily given in good tattli. UtafV^H thers may try the remedy eneflted, as was Mrs Wockaer. emedy is soW by Br D C ScoftJ^H rug?ist. nH A toper must ibink hie frf?n>MlJHH 5 a spirit lamp by thr way wB ours on the alcohol. The man who tries ? M? '4o buiHH less without !e lie min "who e ntfrer sees a thm?^^^^Hfl|^fl one K.;i