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L*E^/S c H ^ >a ^ A a. A. JjL a jl ^ A.,Ai) We Strive to Oblige and Accommodate the ;Jfj j|W|yCAP>TAL STOCK $25,000.00. / 1 1 /W^| " ^3| ' ^ g% |V '**'Public.. W b.w^^S^r. IV. W-I14'JLI /^w v.i V# JiSTwHS ? { , , .. _ . _ , f jr v l s. h. i'ohtox, ( ha*, m. kbi.lt. /vj ^ J ^^rC?nnn^eM*iMU<M^?nivth^ ^ ^ ^tpT^ j. s. m'CLA*. VOL XIX KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 21,1905. NO 39 Nil ELATION PLEADS ' FOR JOG JIIE I^Jnits that ve are in the fry IN6 PAN BUT CAUTIONS US * - A&AINS7 FIRE. Editor County Record: ?Will you permit me a small space tc ; comment upon your editorial oi September in regard to this Prohibition move? T will take up the subject as * - as Shackelford prayed, "hither and yan " First, in regards to a man's being a hypocrite who drinks f liquor and wants prohibition. You say that the self-righteous are poorly qualified to adjudge h, w the latter ,guilty of hypocrisy for trying to rid himself of the bonds that enslave him. Now t/ this argument reduces it to a | personal matter. We have Scripture on that subject. Perhaps you will remember?and if your I memory is short you can refresh it by reading the 16th chapter of Luke. Dives was in h?1 and Lazarus was in heaven, and a conversation occurred between Abraham, who also was in heaven, and Dives. Dives being re fused water, then asked Abraham to send Lazarus to warn his brothers; but Abraham said, |& "You have Moses and the proph[> ets, hear them." But Dives said, "If one went from the dead they will repent." But t:. Abraham said, "If they hear not Mose> and the propets neith?. er will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead." Now, ?| Brother Wolfe, you have got jjp your man in the hell of drink. | He has the preachers, the -~1 ,V. 1 nr? ru>rharts a wife IVUUl^um, uiiva 1? _ imploring him to quit, and yet he does not. Now you propose to bring- up the dead, for well you know tbat prohibition is merely a ghost, has no life, no being, no existence except in the minas of sincere fanatics. You yourself say in this same editorial that unless supported ' by public sentiment it will be a failure. Now, if these drunkards have disregarded the prayers and exhortations of those around them, what assurance that they will not send to North Carolina and get all the whiskey they want. So you see, urotner 3 . Wolfe, you are weak on that point. Kr You also state that if Williamsburg county is not sincere T in this movement, they need biiV. bles and missionaries. Now, Friend Wolfe, Williamsburg I county is the peer of any county in South Carolina. But you have hit the nail on the head, g, bibles and missionaries will accomplish more good than prohibition. Let the missionaries , go to the home of the drunkard, f pray with him, talk with him lay amd do as much for him individually as they are now doing ? , politically for prohibition and j| good results will follow. But if the missionaries content themselves with preaching a sermon or two on the evil effects of liquor from their pulpits, they win lail. L-ei tnem matte the same effort with the individual that tiiey are making to shift upon the State what is their duty, by getting prohibition and liquor will not be such a bug bear. You state that twelve years with the dispensary has proven a retrograde movement as tovfihrds prohibition. What statistics can you produce for such an assertion? It is eviienttbat, taking the dispensary sales as evidence, much less liquor is in South Carolina than un > i der the bar-room regime. But V you may say you have no state meat of what the timers are selling. We admit it. But if under a system with almost an army of constables to put down il ^ * licit sales of liquor, we have blind tigers, what will we have when those constables are removed and no liquor is sold k from the dispensaries. Yousay give pronihition a trial. Why . ( what is the use? It lias been | tried often and found wanting and the experiment is too ex11 ' pensive, when judging the future by the past, we may expect j " nothing but defeat. Before the dispensaries you haa in the country two and three months I schools, and the teachers com( pelled to discount their pay cer- ' : | ti&cates at iu per cent.; tne same ' j with your jurors,witnesses, and and persons having c 1 aims1' against your county. Since the. . dispensary ail this is changed ! and your county is on a cash 1 basis. It gets, so I am informed J $18,000 from the dispensary. ( Now with prohibition you lose 1 all of this and have got to make * it up by additional taxation, or 1 allow your roads and bridges to 1 decay, your schools to go back 1 to two months in the year, and t your officers to lose ten per cent 1 of their pay or wait a whole 1 year for it. This is a pretty * heavy loss. Will the profits from * prohibition offset it? Let every ( man answer for himself. In our opinion it will not, and so far as the use of liquor is concerned think you will find if you get 1 prohibition that you have jump- * ed from t'ne frying pan into the 0 fire. W P Clayton. j Florence, S. C., Sept. IS, 1905. * Epps-Pugh \ . Social interest this week centered in the marriage of Mis.- Li la Wayne Epps and Mr ^ Griffith 1'ugh, which was cele- <j brated at the home of the v bride's father, Mr James Epps, x near town on Thursday, Sep- . tember 14. The rooms were tastefully decorated with ever- j greens and roses and at thel^ time appointed?5 o'clock in the afternoon, the bridal couple entered the parlor through an arch of evergreens, forming a * rich background for the soft * i whiteness of the bride's gown, which was a beautiful creation e of China silk. The bride car- ^ ried an exquisite bouquet of white roses. The ceremony was t performed by Rev E Z James, of j a Spartanburg county, a brother- j i in-law of the bride, and imme- j diately thereafter the guests 11 were invited to the dining room, v where an elegant luncheon was \ served. Mr and Mrs Pugh left on the South-bound train for (, Prosperity, to spend some days a with the former's parents before j going to Columbia, where they will be at home to their friends at the Methodist college, The out-of-town guests were, Mr and Mrs Mayer, Miss Sallie Pugh, Prosperity; Dr ant] Mrs ( D P Frierson, Charleston; Mr v and Mrs E Z James, Cross Anchor? Mrs 0 I) Enns. Central: ^ w? , - ? ?rr ' ? Mr and Mrs S L Bryan, Alcolu: Mrs Starling, Greensboro, N C, ( and Mr and Mrs Reber G Epps, Midland City, Ala. * As Miss Li la Epps the bride was admired by a large circle of friends for her attractive per- F sonality and winning disposition, whose warm esteem and hearty felicitation attend her in this important and interesting i epoch of her life, The groom 1 is a young man of exceptionally ? line character and h;gh attain- r ments. In his chosen vocation a he has already made a marked success, having- been recently elected to the chair of mathematics at the Columbia Female college. CUBED OF HEIGHT'S DISEASE Geo A Sherman, Lisbon Red Mills, Lawrence Co., X. Y., writes: "1 had Kidney ajsuase jar many years and had been treated by physicians for twelve years: had taken a well known kidney medicine and other remedies that were recommended but got no relief until 1 began using Foley's Kidney Cure. The first half bottle relieved me,and four bottles have cured me of this terrible disease. Before 1 began taking Foley's Kidney cure I had to make water about every fifteen minutes day and night, and passed a brickdust substance, and sometimes a slimy substance. I believe I would have died if I had not taken Foley's Kidney Cure." Sold bv all dealers.' SPLENDID VICTUKY i FDD fSOHIBITIOM. | MARION COUNTY REPUDIATES THE GREA1 MORAL INSTITUTION. Marion, September 19.?Special: The election held on the question <>1 removing the dispensary from Marion county rc>1111t-'d in DVerwhelmillL'" victory) For the prohibitionists. It was ;Y ic:\iily thought that the dispensary would be vote<l out of the county, but the most sanguine prohibitionists did not lream that their victory would )e so decided. Everywhere the ilection passed off quietly, and t is probable that when all the polls are heard from the result will be about 4 or a to 1 against ;he dispensary. So far fourteen >olls have been heard from, givng a total of 1)92 votes against he dispensary and 171 votes or the dispensary.?News & Jourier. News Notes from Scranton. Sckantox, 8ept. 18:?School >pened here this morning. The >oys and girls were promptly >n time at the ring of the bell, diss E M Smetser of Charleston s our teacher. .Messrs W L James and Wm 1 > IcGee went to Kingstree last Saturday on business. Mr Arthur Benjamin of Georgeown stopped over in. town one lay last week with relatives vhile en route to New York, vhere he will spend two weeks md then return to his home. Messrs L (i Kennedy and Geo T aa tArmorlw nf thiu Itlni't* 1 VI ilivi IJ v* bit ??-? >ut now of Florence, were on >ur streets last Sunday. Dr W S Lynch and It E Mc Cnight were in Charleston a ew days this week on business. Mr T C Willoughby of Flornce spent last Monday in town vith relatives. Mr Willard McKnight and siser, Miss Myrtie, visited friends t Sardis, Florence county, Sat* trday and Sunday. Miss Addie Cannon will leave omorrow morning- for Hartsbile, where she will attend the V N H school. .Mr J J Anderson of Cowards, >ne of Florence county's thrifty nd efficient farmers, was noted n town this afternoon. M R M New Advertisements. The Smith-Williams Co., Lake "ity?ij enerai Aiercnanaise, wholesale and retail. The Smith-Williams Co., Lake lity?Grand Millinery Opening. S Marcus ? New Line Fall loods of all kinds. S V Taylor, Greelyville?How o Save Money. M F feller?Jersey Cows. Kingstree Hardware Co Disunite. .T B Steele, the Clothier. Mortuary, Died?On Friday, September 5, 1905, at the home of his parnts,near Mouzonpostoltice, Hary,the eleven 3'ear-old son of Mr ind Mrs J H Reardon. Tm Growing Old Fast And you know why, too. It's those gray hairs! Don't you know that Ayer's Hair Vigor restores color to gray hair? Well, it does. And it never fails, either. It stops falling hair also, and keeps the scalp clean and healthy. Do not crow old too fast! " I bar* o?ed Arer'* Hair Vigor for many rears and I s'.nuld indeed be sorry to be obliged to do without it It keeps my hair from turning trav. and ni.?o keeps my scalp clean and healthy."- - K. S. rKNKiELD, Canyon City, Oregon. A br' J. P. Ayer Co., Lowell, Maw. .-.lao cenu/acturera of /?4| _ 9 sarsaparilla. /iitprspius- i A, -rik. W V'3 C' C:iEKRV PSCTOFAL | <^nn >m. A . - - .% ^ -4 local i-JEWi '| Miss Annie Snowden was in' town yesterday from Benson. j W L Bass, Ksq., was noted iii town Monday from Lake City. lion John S (irabam was iii town Monday from Morrisville. Sheriff J I) Daniel and son, Willie. Joe were in townyester,l-.r Ull J . Can't you pay us that little amount or. .subscription? We need the money. Miss I.ilet Wittmau of Clinton passed through town last week going to Spring Hank to teach school. Mr .1 Cleve McElveen, manager of the Smith-Williams c\s. store in Lake City, spent the day here in Tuesday. Mr E P Ervin returned last week to Newport, Fla., after a pleasant vacation spent among his kindred at Indiantown. Mrs N D Lesense and sons, Mauldin and Marion, have returned from an extended visit to Mrs Lesense's parents at I'ickens. Mr and Mrs lleber Epps, of Midland City, Ala., are spending some time with the former's parents, Mr and Mrs James ' Epps. The examination for teachers was held in the court house Fri- ' day. We regret that our efforts j to obtain a list of the names of the applicants were unsuccessful. We are requested to State that ^ there will be a hot supper ha , the court house on Friday eve"ing, September 29, for the benefit of the Kingstree baseball ^ team. Mr J W Josey, Melchers & Co.'s clever and capable representa- j tive, dropped in to see us awhile last Thursday. Mr Josey is one of the most popular knights of the grip that comes this way ( and his numerous friends are ai- ' ways pleased to see him. Mr F L McCullough, who is . i : r? :_i. ' now m uusmess m x-cimjivil, vjcl, , ( is here on a visit to his old ^ "stamping- ground" at Cedar ( SA'amp. Lamar has many ( friends in this county who are glad to learn that he is succeeding nicely in business in his * adopted home. More than ever is demon- | strated the crying need for fetter hotel accommodation inKing- , stree. On last Saturday, scores of n^nlf were unable to iret ? a - - j dinner tor love or money. Keep the hotel project alive. A modem hotel is a necessity indispensable tu the progress of the town. Following" the example of Mr P S Courtney, the other mer- ^ chants in the new brick block l are putting cement pavements in ^ front of their stores. It would . oe surprising to know how many people are attracted to a store by a nice, smooth pavement, Money invested in'these ( improvements pays large inter- j est. 1 The beuehciary cadetship lor the Citadel Academy from this , county was awarded to Mr Wil- r liam Wayne Barr, of Kingstree, j Mr J 0 Graham, of Lake City, | being named as alternate, Mr Barr is the son of the late Qeo, j S Barr and js quite a brig' L. j young man. Some years ag? bore the distinction of bein<, .e youngest telegraph operator in ' the world. Hooks of subscription to the Williamsburg T-ive hito^b Co. ; were formally opened Monday 1 in the office of Stoll & Stoll. ' Practically all of the capital ' stock, $25,000, has been sub; 1 scribed. The Give Stock Co. Jias purchased from Mr P G (Jourdin a lot just beyond the railroad > crossing, opposite the new de- 1 pot, and will proceed at once to i erect thereon their stables and building's. Fresh canned goods of every 1 kind, Ileinz's pickles and Bak- ' er's Premium chocolate at < W. T. Wilkins. ! TOPICS TMS OF | IN lake CITY.I GRAND JURY COMMITTEE EXAMINES DISPENSARY?A "MASHER" OUT- ! RUNS A HORSE-ROUTINE EVENTS. j Lake City, Sept, 20: Miss Kate Traywick lias returned to Columbia Female college. Miss Belle Carter went to Washington last week. She will remain away until next .June. Mr E P Johnson last week 1 took a trip to North Carolina "to see his sister.'' It is thought that he went by the way of Washington,! that being according to his view the shortest route from here to 2$orth Carolina. Mr Charlie I) .Smith, son of Rev R E Smith, returned to , school in Spartanburg last week. This is his third year atWofford college. Editors C W Wolfe and Philip Stoll were both here last Fri day. The committee of the grand jury, composed of Messrs William Epps, H D Reddick and J A Scott, with Philip Stoll, Esq., as expert, examined the Lake City dispensary Friday morn- % ing, They will report to the 1 jury, and until this is done we ( :an not know the result of the \ investigation. v Miss Minnie Johnson went to ^ Leesville Allege Monday night, lier father, Mr R C Johnson, ac- d :ompanied her as far as Columbia. Julius Cock field was given a learing before Magistrate Godwin Wednesday on a charge of ^ shooting at Darkas Graham. Julius was required to furnish sail for his appearance in the ^ sessions court. t Last Saturday Constable Mc- ? Jutchen arrested .Frank Davis, i white man, on the charge of 0 issaulting and cursing a white ? ivnman. with intent not known. 11 ,)ri receiving permission to walk jff a few steps to apeak to a riend, Davis, as soon as he was e 3ut of reach of the officer, head- L id toward the lake. When it 0 was discovered that he was ? >eekin? to escape hot pursuit was instituted. With several nen, one on horseback, after ;iim, Day is took the schedule of \Tn 35 when hehind time and ? ,1 ivas soon lost in the swamp. i] Mr Earle C'lPage, traveling representative of The State,was n town Tuesday in the interest s )f h?s excellent paper, Messrs D B and Daniel Knight vent down to Charleston Sun- q lay morning. The first named t eturped Monday afternoon but \\ :he latter remained with h\s ? vife, who is at the hospital f, vhe.re she underwent an oper ti ition Monday. At last accounts ti die was doing very well. ^ One night last week two bales p A Cotton were stolen from the o jin yard of Mr \V T Daniels at c Hannah, Florence county. Sat-: p lrday a negro named aam Dan-1 e els sold 3 bale in Lake City, i v vhich was identified by Mr K F i V rurner, of Florence county, as ; u neing his cotton and one of the i v jales stolen from the gin yard c eferred to- The cotton was t leld up ami a warrant issued g 'or Sam. j f< Misses Sallie and Dora Ilin-1 lant went to Elizabeth college, Raleigh, N. C., Monday night. ? Miss Thomas is now as- ^ ii&iant postmaster at this office. She is a very bright, pleasant and accomplished young lady ^ and her services will delight n the patrons of the office. Misses Mamie Green and Ruth n TVilliams have goi^e to Red 0 Springs, N. C., to a tend the jtiigh school at that l^rtce. This j is Miss Mamie's second year ?s\ i that institution. ju Two. private schools for little I rolks were opened Monday, one i: conducted by Mrs I) M Epps o and the other by Miss Annie t Sutcliffe. l JUS car: jersey fixtra Fine Ml Ike* Wi Must tie Sold Qui Come a, M. F. H KINGSTREE, On the 17th instant, at the esidence of the bride's father, dr Frank Budden, Mr Joseph I joker and Miss Nettie Budden vere married. The ceremony vas performed by Rev J BTrayvick. . Mr J C MoElveen spent Tueslay in Kings tree. WlB COTTON GROWERS MEET. ledge Themselves Not to Take Less Than Ten Cents for Cotton. In response to the ca'l of lounty Chairman J Davis Carer about three hundred farmers athered in the court house last aturday to attend the meeting1 if the county Cotton Growers'! ssociation. Mr ED Smith,presient of the State association, j ras expected to be present, but; ras unable to get here, to the i vident disappointment of the' rowd. Senator R I Manning, j f Sumter, was on hand, how-1 ver, and entertained the as-j emblage with a^ilain and prac-! ical speech, full of sound coin-1 ion sense and timely sugges- j ion. The meeting was called to or-1 er by Chairman Carter, who! ^/I a o fan* m ?\?\rnnrii to r*iinnTlrc i .irtuc a irH ul'l" "1" ivuih>?u itroducing the distinguished isitar. In the absence of the ecretary Mr Philip Stoll acted a that capacity. A resolution was offered by) 'apt John A Kellev \n effect hat the cotton growers of Wiliamsbnrg p'-dge themselves ot to accept less than ten cents :>r their c. t n.unless compelled o sell to meet pressing obligaions. rl he resolution provoked j lively discussion, as som^i resent were disposed to hold 1 ut for a minimum of eleven: ents in .accordance with the ^commendation of the South-! rn Cotton association at Ashe-! ille. When the question was1 oted on the motion to accept a unimum of ten cents was car- j ird by a vote of 22 to 54. The i ourt house was crowded! I hroughout the meeting and a j reat deal of interested muni-! ested in the proceedings. It i ras understood^ ut course, that ny one could hold for as much, lore than ten cents as he pleas-; d, but the pledge is not to sellj low* t#?n rents. v* " " ? The Sinith-WilliamsCo., Lake! :ity? big mercantile establish-1 lent has recently added to ts establishment a complete j lillinery department, ir\ charge i f Miss Helen A Howard. Miss ! toward is - ceutly arrived from i laHh^e.'v ami brings with her \\ the newest ideas the way of ip-to-(late feminine adornment, iead the advertisements in thbs ssue of the Smith-Williams Co., i me tor their general fctore and he other announcing their grand LiiU'lUery opening. f IN LOAD 'Jfl rniuc I lu YV J. m th Young Calves, m nd Get Your Pick. M [ELLER. a If a Cow gave | Butter tvl mankind would have to* invent milk. Milk Is Nature's emulsion?butter put in shape for digestion. Cod liver oil is extremely nourishing, but it has to be emulsified nj before we can digest it. 4 Scott's Emulsion | combines the best oil !?1. A?. _ ? 1- _ t *^^^ 1 wnn me vaiuaDie nypophosphites so that it is easy to digest and does far more good than the oil alone could. That makes Scott's Emulsion the most strengthening, nourishing food - medicine in the world. J Send for free sample. SCOTT St BOWNE, Cherniate 409-41 5 Pearl Street Npw Yorfc 50c. and $1.00. All druggist* Off fo College. There has been quite an. exodus of younjr people to various institutions of learning: during the past week or two. Among the number are noted the following from Kingstree and vicinity: Winthrop College, Rock Hill? Misses Mabel Snider, Pearl Montgomery, Plorie Jacobs, Jimime Britton, Adelaide Harper, Flossie Harper, Louise Har- . r per, Lorena Ross, Margaret ' ? Ross and Esther Gordon. Chicora College, Greenville-** ' Misses Eleanor Gourdin, Lila jBfiHammett and Lucile Cunningham. ' Wofford College, Spartanburg ?Theodore Hemingway and Heyward Scott. WHY HANG ON To a Piece of Land You Do Not Need When You Can Sell It and By Judicious Investment Get Inters est on Your Money? We Can Sell It J For You and If You Have an Eye For Business You Will See Us At Once. X' ) Stoll Bros., r Real Estate Bokers? .*