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ST fjje Cauntjf Jfeftuft, VOL. XIX. KING ST REE, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 15)03. "" NO. 5 WILL GO TO TIMMONSVILLE. Ki^gstree Loses a Valuable and Efficient Railroad Agent. To the geuuiue regret of his nu, merous friends and the business public generally, Mr Leon C Dove, who for the past five years has most acceptably filled the position of station agent here, has decided to leave Kingstree to take the railroad agency at Timmonsville. Mr Dove's work ?? i :< Has Deeu very aruuous, ?uu it 10 only been recently that he has been allowed an assistant. At time* the work at the depot has been almost beyond the capacity of any one man. Yet Mr Dove, by working early and late, has managed to keep his affairs straight and at the same time give the public courteous and efficient service. His place will be difficult to fill, as the railroad company has . few employes in this section possesihg t]ie euergy aiid executive ability of Mr Dove. Majr happiness and good-fortune attend him in his new home for which he leaves in a few days. LAKE CITY'S LYCEUM. Dp Steele of Kentucky to Deliver the First Lecture. The people of Lake City have arranged with Dr Steele of Kentucky, j for a lecture at that place on next f Monday night, Feb 2nd. It is hoped to continue these lectures at inter vals on subjects that may draw our people closer together 011 subjects of vital interest to our community and thus secure co-operation of the leading citizens on educational, intellectual, moral, and spiritual matters, which will guarantee that material progress that attracts home seekers of a high order, The school should grow and . ith support of all interested it may become a most valua ble factor among her iuterests in sustaining her merits. No Place l ike King?tree. Dr A D Epps, who has been practicing medicine at Greeley ville since his graduation, has decided to cast his lot in Kingstree, 'his old home. He will open an office in town and hang out his shingle in the near future. We are pleased to welcome l)r Epps back and hope that his sojourn among us may be both pleas ant anil successful from a business * standpoint. - Hymeneal ^ " ** Married?On Thursday, January 29, 1903, Mis* Beulah Epps, of Epps posioilice, (o Mr Walter Y Chandler. The ceremony was performed at Beulah church at 7 o'clock p. m., Rev Henry Cauthen officialinc. Married?On Thursday, January 29, 1903. 3 o'clock p. m., at home, 8alter?, 8 O., Mrs Emma -1 */v vi s? lutnaa v. duvii. JUtviaij m mi u ... Silence overcometh all things, even life itself at last. yMniaw?MHUHaw!M?niMnaQ | WOOD'S Garden Seeds Best fertile "Sunn* South," because they are specially grown and selected with a full knowledge of the conditions and requirements of the South. Twenty-five years experience and practical growing 01 all the different vegetables enables us to know the verv best, and to offer seeds that will give pleasure, satisfaction and *" profit to all who plant them. Wood's New Seed Bookfor 1903 (Mailed on request) is full of good things, and gives the most reliable information about all seeds, both for the Farm and Garden. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, Richmond, Va, WOOD'S SBBD BOOK also tells all about Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed Potatoes, and all Farm Seeds. Write for Seed Book and prices of aoj farm Seeds required. "/* r I ami mi THE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR NOT SO LARGE A3 USUAL * Some Bills of Special Significance? Aftarmath of TillmanGonzales Affair. Columbia, January 26,? Special: The General Assembly has been in session two weeks, and very little has so far has been done, every thing seems to wait until after the inau- i guration and the elections are over, I and this waiting costs the people some twenty to thirty thousand dollars. The governor should be in! augurated before the assem blv conj venes or immediately thereafter and all the elections ought to come off during the first days of the session. Fortunately tomorrow will see the last of the most important elections, that of an associate justice. For this I nlw/H* there are a number of candi ! * dates, Woods, of Marion, Gruber of Colleton, Robert Aldrich of Barnwell, Ixlar of Orangeburg, Tribble (of Anderson, Caldwell of Greenwood, Simpson of Spartanburg. The friends of Woods are very hopeful of putting him in. The contest is sharp aud the amount of "log-rolling" vast. Governor Heyward's inaugural address made a fine impression and he entered upon the duties of his office under favorable auspices. The ceremony of induction into office was simple but impressive. The joint assembly had memorial exercises Friday in honor of Wade Hampton, i ne oraior ui me u?j was General M C Butler, Hampton's companion in war, in peace, and in the nation's councils The eulogy of our beloved leader by Senator Hubert Aldrich was the finest, the purest, the most eloquent thing of the kind to which the writer ever listened. During its delivery rugged men whom bullets did not cause to raise an eye lash, blew their noses hard and winked rapidly, and j down their cheeks great big soul' shed tears poured. j Tuesday night was devoted to j memorial exercises in memory of j South Carolina's greatest jurist, ' Henry Aielver, our late Chief Jus' tice, whose place will not be filled i in this generation. Just and eloiquent tributes were nude to his memory. The greatest quality of a great people is shown in their reI spect and honor for theii heroes. The names of Hampton and Mclver are alone sufficient to make the history of any people immortal.' On Saturday the Comptrollei General extended the time for the payment of taxes in Williamsburg to March 1st Wnnco pftmtniiipp on claims -J. UV AAVUtfV ? reported favorably on the account of Mr J D Daniel for services rendered and money expended in the effort to catch the Lake City strawberry swindler, H C Holloway. Your journal has already called attention to most of the measures that have any merit or that deserve attention. The number introduced seems less than usual and some of them appear to be of a more suba+onimi /?v?arar:tpr than those Dre sented at previous sessions; though few, if any, aim at relieving the real burdens of the people or reveal any great statemanship. It were superfluous to ag^in remind your readers of those matters to which your columns have already directed their attention. The Marshall child labor bill, which is a compromise through and j through, has a good many sup1 porters in both ends of the capitol { but its passage is doubtful. A bill abolishing the office of phosphate inspector and devolving the duties upon the State geologist has been introduced and Mill very probably become a laM\ | A project is cn foot to create two J I new judicial circuits, making ten in all, containing an a*erage of four counties each. There are two arrangements suggested, one of which would place Williamsburg, Florence, Georgetown and Clarendon together, and the other would put Williams burg, Florence, Clarendon, Snniter and Lee in the same circuit. There .1 . it seems to be an impression mat me congested condition of the courts is due to scarcity of courts and seeks to give relief by increasing the number. Several bills have been shot at the much pelted load law. One reduces the number of days to four and raises the commutation tax to $2.00. Another leaves the tax at one dollar and reduces the days to four. Still another provides for issuing of bonds by election for raising money for building roads. And still there are others. The most radical dispensary measure is a bill while proposes to issue licenses for the sale of liquor in cities of over forty thousand inhabitants, which means Charleston. i -ll ?ill 1 IMS 0111 Will pruuauiy k-ucmc au unfavorable report and will fail to become law. A senate bill requires railroads to traasport officers free which in discharge of their duties. Should this bill go through, passes would be wholly superfluous. The Tillman?Gonzales tragedy ereated considerable excitement and a profound impression in the City. The affair is deeply deplored on all sides. The horrible affair is another deep wound in the heal t of our poor State. The event, while not unexpected, was so sudden, so serious, and called forth such a storm of denunciations upon Lieut Gov Tillman, and was pronounced by some to be such a dastardly act on his part and placed the victim in the position of a martyr, that I have been at particular pains to ascertain the true sentiments that prevail here and learn, if possible, whether there is an opinion that Tillman had any excuse at all fop his conduct aud whether this opinion has any substantial following. My investigations lead me to conclude that Tillman is not wholly without friends and that when the propel time comes he may probably show a better excuse (I do not say defense) for his act than some seem to su] pose. I have long since learned that every subject has two sides and this J affair is no exception. I do not I seek to say one word in justification of Mr Tillman, but the statements that have gone out were so com- j pletely one-sided that it seems an impartial expression would be wel-j corned. ^ 1 Double Wedding at Indiantown. On the 22nd inst. Rev W W Sadler was called to the home of Mrs S J Snowden of Indiantown to officiate at th? marriage of her daughters, Misses if ell and May, to Messrs Wm J Snowden and Luther E Wilson, respectively. A few select friends had gathered to witness the nuptials, and at the appointed time they presented themselves on the floor. Mr Wilson and Mid': May, accompanied by Mr A D Snowden. with Miss Sal lie A Hanna, while Mr SnowdeD and Miss Mell were attended by Mr M M Wilson with Miss Hattie Snowden. The brides and their maids were becomingly attired in pure white, which added to the beauty of the scene. From now on Mr A J Lee, of Lake City, will be in Kingstree once or twice every week. l-29-3m I TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. 1 Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure E W Grove's signature is on each box, 25c. Negro servants come under the head of unbleached domestics. Hi 1 liny A BUDGET OF NEWS OF LOCAL AND PERSONAL INTEREST, Events of Humj.n Interest as Noted by The Record's Faithful Correspondent. Farmers are making a vigorous start preparing for another year. Quite a number will plant tobacco. The public roads are in a wretched plight, in places being almost impassable. Between Lake City and Singletary bridges the condition of the road is especially bad. This corespondent has been on the mail route 'twixt Scranton and Johnsonville for nearly 13 months and the roads art worse now than ever before ill all that time. Last year I carried the mail a total distance of 17,784 miles and I am under weighty obligations to v.*. Unrl lwmlc alone the wav for ....? o ? . the many and various gifts received and other numerous acts of kindness. It shows the appreciation they feel for one that faces storms and flood, raiu and snow and extremes of climate to bring them their mail. Mr A A Brown has convalesced from his serious illness so as to be able to sit up. Mr L D Baxley has been quite sick for some time. Mrs .T M Eaddy of Leo has been ill of pneumonia for the past two weeks. At this time she is somewhat improved.^ Mrs Simon Poston of Jay has been ill of grip but is better. On Thursday night, January 22, Mrs Lizzie Adkinson of Jay met with a serious mishap. Coming out wtnin f/tr o Klinlfpf nf WJltpIV VJL IAt<A IWi U i.V/i W VMVnvtr v. y she accidentally walked oat of the back piazza and fell, fracturing her arm. On account of her age the doctor thought it dangerous to give her an anesthetic, and as she could not bear the pam of setting the limb without it, he thought it best to let j nature take its course. Mrs Adkinson is about 71 years old. As this is my second communication for this year I wish you, Mr Editor, a prosperous year. May the Father of all blessings attend you, making this the happiest year of your life. (We thank this esteemed corespondent for his kindly sentiments and most heartily recipniontc them?Ed Record Ego. Additional Locals. An epidemic of grip seems to prevail. We are glad to learn that Mrs W L Wallace is improving in health. Miss Lila Hemingway, who is : teaching at Cades, was indisposed this week and not able to return to her school. Kingstree Lodge K of P held their regular meeting last evening. There was some "work," we understand, in the way of conferring degrees. Mr J F Welch, who lives near town, received a telegram yesterday announcing the extreme illness of his daughter iu Richmond, Ya. Hon C A Woods has been elected associate justice of the supreme court to succeed Hon Y J Pope, who was recently elevated to the office of chief justice. Miss Maud Chaplin, the attractive and accomplished principal of Iuj diantown Academy, has been elected I teacher of the 5th aud 6th grades in j the Williston graded school. Capt C E Wheeler, ex-superintendent of the chain-gang, has gone to Georgetown to accept a position with the G & W Railroad. Capt Wheeler has a host of friends who wish him success in all his undertakings. s t "/ &' *THE REAPER DEATH; Clain.o Another Victim in the Person of Mr R R Stutts. About 9 o'clock Monday night Mr Richard R Stutts crossed the "Great Divide" into that bourne, "from whose mysterious realms no traveler a ^ Vnn Via VIQ/V Vua^n I ICtUl HO* X VI UtVUVUO liu 11WV4 wvu ' a sufferer from consumption, which insidious malady slowly but surely undermined the foundations of his life. He bore his affliction meekly and uncomplaining, fully realizing before the end come that his days were numbered. He was conscious to the last, and passed away as calmly aud peacefully as a tired child when the shadows or night hare fallen. Mr Stutts had been a resident of Kingstree since 1887, when he moved here with his family from Colleton county. He was possessed of a great deal energy and at different times engaged in various avocations. He had held the positions of magistrate, dispenser, town marshal and was agaiu elected magistrate two years ago and re-elected in the last pri- * mary. He also at one conducted a mercantile business, was mail conj tractor and kept a boarding house. Mr Stutts was 64 years old and , had been married three times. He is survived by his last wife and sev- t oral children. He was a member of ^ the Masonic order and took a lively interest in the local lodge. The remains were interred in the Williamsburg cemetery yesterday j morning at 10:30 o'clock with the I ceremonies of the Masonsic fraternity. Every one who has a garden or * farm should write to T W Wood & ft Sons, Richmond, Va., for their Seed Book for 1903. It is beautifully | gotten np and well printed, and is ' realy a complete hand-book of information, both for the garden and farm. It is peculiarly valuable to j our southern growers, as it gives practical information about the seeds best adapted to onr own section. The Time Extended. .iru nn/lur <?>ilirrsitinns to RpD H V UK uuuv? f resentatives Wall and Gourdin for the following notice: Pursuant to the authority vested in the Comptroller General of the State by Section G93, Code of Laws 1902, the time for the payment of taxe* without penalty in Williamsburg county, is extended to March 1st. g A. W. Jones, , Comptroller General. Approved Signed D. C. Heywabd, Governor. ' ' I Over-Work Weakens * Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. All the blood in your body passes through your kidneys once every three minutes. fThe kidneys are your blood purifiers, they filter out the waste or impurities in the blood. If they are sick or out / of order, they fall to do their work. Pains, aches and rheumatism come from excess of uric acid in the blood, due to neglected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart is over-working in pumping thick, kidneypoisoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidnej^1 but now modern science proves that nearly all constitutional diseases have their beginning in kidney trouble. If you are sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild | and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's I Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is j soon realized. It stands the highest for its 1 wonderful cures of the most distressing cases ! and is sold on its merits by all druggists in fifty- driftwfeSKS cent and one-dollar siz- fHjjjjgS | es. You may have a 1 i sample bdttle by mail nom. of swamp-Root | free, also pamphlet telling you how to find I out if you have kidney or bladder trouble, j Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer | & Co.. Binghamion. N. Y.' W. T. Wilkins, HUM JOBBER I ML Inlmlii ; r Buying in carload lots we are able to | mfifit. nnmnftt.i VV V VVAMMVVB X tion in every line. Here are some of our Specialties:; J ?x) A '?* ? pLOUR VA GRITS Meal, CORN * OATS . SALT SOAP jS LVE SODA STARCIT . .fj v BAKING POWDERS TOBACCO any O&ADE ^OTTOLENE CASE or BKTS MATCHES per GROSS Pure Ovel Compound LARD JAMS, BOLOGNA SAUSAGfc CANDIES, CRACKERS 3 A CON, SUGAR, Bbl or Sack# ~ 5OTTED HAM and TONOU* CONDENSED MILK AXLE GREASE P A PTTR unit BAGS , w .nyymb . ... . HOMESPUN, By the Bol* TOBACCO CLOTH ' 4ji % % * % % V <3H :ider MOLASSES CHEESE MACARONI i #Si SARDINES SALMON SNUFF ^ ROPE BUCKETS i-i * flHSiHKB um