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?istu* ffrttmftt n=i 1 FIRE INSURANCE COS. M fig B I [/ B fl B B B fl fl All B MS B HII With our experience in ! |^ss?s? %*j11|/ yM Ml li'lj AlvVM^ -Mi i 5bmj?: s 1 JDE Motley t Co Lake City SCj V ^ V V / handle your bu~li:egs. ^ 1 -v. . J z^r=zzz^zn=^ ?>I _ 'J VOL XXII Kr MR"-, SOUTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 24,1908. NO. 4* | I ^ ? DDES AT SCRASTON. Folks Preparins for the Holidays-Ss j cial and Personal Items. S( i:anton, December -1:?Mt ^ .Eugene Whitiock is at home, from the Charleston Medical college for the holidays. Mr \Y L Marshall of .Sumter; county has rented a farm near town and will re.-ide down here next year. Dr C H Pate and family will -spend Christmas with the Doctor's parents near Bishopville. Miss Australia Hmson, teach-1 ? er of the I'nion public school near town, gave an entertainment at the school house Friday night for the benefit of the L school. A large crowd attendv. ed and all had a good time. A I* generous sum was realized. H| The ne~t regular convention H of Scranton Lodge Knights of H Pythias will not be held Friday ^ night, that being Christmas \ A night, but will be held on Wed-j nesday nigfct, December 3G. A ; ^ full attendance of the members is-desired as the election ot of, ticers will be held. Miss Bleecker Mills, teacher -v. of the New Road public school, 1 left Saturday morning for her l home at Charlotte, where she , will spend the holidays. Scranton will be largely rep- j resented at the entertainment at Cowards tomorrow (Tuesday); ' night. Prof W L Bennett of the grad-' ed school will spend Christmas ) J \ with relati ves at Hartsville, j ^ and Miss Hadden, his assistant, arill cm tr? her homf at Green-! ' ? ? - wood. I Rev W II Murphy, the newpastor of the Methodist church j here, preached his first sermon ^ Sunday night An unusually; large congregation was present [ to bear him and all seemed fav- j | orabiy impressed with his discourse. There was a"silver tea party" at the Jsaptist parsonage rriday night for the benefit of the - ?'^church. The occasion was quite ^ a success in every way. Prof Bennett, Miss Helen Haddon and Miss Bleecker Mills will attend tb-e Teachers' meeting in Columbia the last of this month. The writer wishes you, Mr Editor, and all your readers a merry Cbrislmas and a happy New Year. W. E. C. THE WEE NEE MINSTRELS [ Played ti a Good Hiuse Friday MgM? %- 1 Pleasing Performance. The VVee Nee Minstrels entertained a large audience on last Friday night at the school audi\ torium. This troupe is composed I entirely of home talent, the entire cast being High school boys trained and drilled by Prof * Kibler. The entertainment consisted of comic songs, dialogues and some really-good jokes at the expense of various ones in the I .^^ udience. thout invidious comDarison' ['here all did so well, the parts j f Mr Odus Kibler and Mr Bob [irk were particularly well layed and elicited enthusiastic ommendation from the audi-, ace. Mr Theo Rogers also id well in his role. Misses Roberta (Joker and Ada ; i rockinton, who provided the, lusic for the entertainment, j layed many difficult accom-1 animents with ease, grace and ' skill, adding a great dtv. * :1 merit of the performance. ( Every one of the aud; seemed to greatly enjoy t. evening and appeared vreh ^ pleased with the entertainment.* The proceeds, amounting to . over $40, will be applied to the' school library fund. ' i M ; t Notes From Moody. < 11 Moody, December lii:??>ar i j school district has been survey ed with satisfaction to all. so far as the writer knows. Mr G \Y Camiin, a public spirited business man of this community, has offered to pay f9r the build-1 ing of the school house, amountinsf to $75. If some of our citizens would contribute as much money towards the school house as they are sending to whisky j houses we would have funds enough to erect a handsome building. Mr E Cox went to Georgetown Wednesday 011 business. Mr Charley Boyd is building, himself a very nice dwelling in town. Mr W D Crooks, now of Gourdins, is contemplating erecting a 1 fine residence at his old home in *? IT- : 1 : i tnis vicinity, rie js> now uavm^ i timber cut for the building-. i A very enjoyable fruit supper J < was given at the home of Mr M j L Boyd one night recently. Miss Alma Crooks spent the: early part of the week with rela- j tives at Benson. A pleasant dance was given at i the home of Mr R B Altman of j this community recently. While deer driving-a few days | ago Mr G W Camlin turned loose j both barrels at one twenty-five j >"'! .11/1 nnf nn+ o Imir I MC[i3 ancij auu uiu uvi vuv u uwn. j Mr W T Evaus shot at a four| prong buck at.iifteen steps with' the same result. Red Coon, j The Smith's Greater Shows | Will arrive Sunday afternoon and open Monday night, December 28. in this town the coming j week. Kingstree will for the! tirst time in its history witness a carnival. People of Kingstree have attended attractions of this kind in neighboring towns and are familiar with the plans upon which the. carnivals are conducted and the style and class of shows which usually make up the fair. On this score | the manager of the Smith's , i Greater Shows, which are to ( furnish the entertainment,under . the auspices of the City Fire De- , partment, have guaranteed that every one of the attractions and all events in connection with the Carnival will be strictly moral. Mr W McGurk, agent for Smith's Greater Shows, arri tred in the city last week and is busy in assisting in making final arrangements. Mr McGurk savs every character of amusement which his company will present is second to none. Every attraction presented will be of the -highest order in its way and nothing unclean or immoral will be found on the programme of entertainments that will be presented to the people. If you have not already invited your relatives and friends to do so, write them at once to come to Kingstree on the date named and enjoy this great Carnival of mirth and pleasure with us. The programme of entertainment is so full of good things with which to amuse and entertain the people that it is super-j lluous to enumerate them. Suffice i it to say that there will be ten high class, wholesome and upto date attractions, and in so doing he meiits their approval and endorsement. I < r .(RAH FOR OLD ! WILLIAMSBURG! OCOtWTT WINS FOUR PRIZES FOR1 SCHOOL IMPROYEMENT-SCRANTOX HEADS THE LIST. Columbia, December IK:?Under1 he terms of the contest conducted I jy the School Improvement associaion for 190*, the following schools, i.-ive b- i awarded prizes of ^10<> etch: \ Seranton Williamsburg county. Richburg. Miester county. I'rovin. i. Saluda county. Sardis, Sumter county. m Pinewood, Clarendon county. J SECOND PRICES. A The folic >*r schools were awaru-, t * id prizes of A > each: Pergatnos. Williamsburg county. ' Prospect, Williamsburg county. Sardinia, Clarendon county. Lees Ace, Bamberg. Rideeville. Dorchester. Snyder, Colleton county. Oakville, Lexington. Roberts, Andersen. Hercules, Barnwell. Marlboro, Marlboro county. Indian Field, Dorchester county. J Wedgefield, Sumter county. Simpsonville, Greenville comity. 1 Pauley, Horry. G raves' Stat ion, Georgetown ;ounty. Edgemoor, Chester county. Al.. ? 13 ~ VIBl, .L>iUJIUCl? uuuuiy. Cope, Orangeburg county. Mauldin, Greenville county. Poplar Spring, Oconee county. Garnets Hampton county, Fairview, Lexington county. Bethel, Richland county. St Charles, Sumter county. Klim, Florence county. Smith, Marlboro county. Excelsior, Newberry county. Wampee, Horry bounty. Chandler, Greenville. Sunny South, Lexington. ADDITIONAL PRIZES. The committee decided to give sight additional prizes of $25 each to schools which received honorable mention for the $50 mrizes. The schools receiving thesA prizes are as follows: Mill Creek, Richjaud county. Brown, Williamsburg county. Taylor, Greenville. Yemassee, Hampton county. PicKet Post, Oconee. Shiloh, Laurens county. Julia Academy, Orangeburg. Boiling Springs,BarnwefTcounty. The checks for these prizes will be sent out from the office of State Superintendent of Education at Ml AA nPVtA nwioo m All AIT in f/\ V\A tlAA/) X XJC IliVUCJ IO IAJ KHZ UDCU in making additional improvements, rhe schools will be requested to make reports showing how thej have spent the money. The formal awards will be made by the Governor at the I BUGGIES HI * = I THEY DAVE ^ To make roo jjj GOODS. > \h Buggy in the f per cent. abo> *1/ Come in ar W self some mo \(t II Vl> y ix r\ h vW. I . .... 4* meeting of the 'State School Improvement association on December 31. A DIFFICULT TASK. The executive committee of the South Carolina School Improvement association met on Friday afternoon at o o'clock in th*? office of the State Superintendent of Education to award the prizes offered by that association to the rural school making the most material improvement in buildings and grounds. The following members were present: Miss Mary T. Nance, Columbia: Miss Lizzie- Rogers, Ea.-tover; Miss Theodosia Dargan, Stateburg; Miss Lou"^ ^^opjienheim, Charleston; Mrs Dee Walker, Thomas; Miss i.on se Bethea, Latta: Mrs Ollie Hvdrick Schoen berg,North, and Mrs J D Coker, Hartsville. Ninety-one schools entered the competition. The applications, de scrip tioi drawings and photographs covereu^^ree large tables, so the commit/ had quite an enormous task to give careful consideration to all of the^^ools. In addition a great le improve? 'inue in the con ^ Undt vlatu the Stak oil appropriated $2,v. he ^ed by the School Impro in-.pt association in offering prizes to tne rural schools in this State which make the greatest improvement Unring the ye&r. The improvements were to be made between November 1, 1007, and December 10, 1008. "Under material improvements are inlcnded local taxation, consolidation, new buildings repairing and painting old ones, li braries, reading loom-? or tables, inI ** ' ? i _ terior decorations, tK-iuurjmg yards and better gen&ral ?epiipment." Five prizes worth S100 ach and thiry prizes worth $50 each were offered. After the committee had awarded the thirty-five prizes, according to the announcement, they were so impressed with the merits of some of the other schools that they appropriated $200 from their own treasury to give some additional prizes. This money was contributed by members of tue various State and county as' sociations and the Federation of j Women's Clubs for this purpose. Detectives Needed. The Harpers correspondent of the KiDgstree Record calls attention 1 ? . .... ! to a serious situation in that countv, on the border line of Georgetown, in the following communication (thru fellows the article published in las! week's Record) which, when conpled with the complaints frequently heard of bliud tigers iu that neighborhood, looks as if detectives were needed down there.?Florence Times. ? - ^ Subscribe now to The Record CHEAP! 1 ===== # GOT TO GO I ft m for FALL (f\ Vill sell any house for 10 /e cost. j? id save your- ff\ ney. >t> :ellee uj day the entire ticket mentioned ; last week was elected and by a j very nearly unanimous vote. The vote was light, only about a hundred ballots being cast. The reelection of Intendant Blackwell year after year and by increasing majorities, too, clearly shows the contidance and esteem in which he is held. Mrs H G Askins and children are h?re from Kingstree for the holidays. The school has taken a vacation until January 4th. Three of the teachers, Misses Gressetce, f.raham and Blythe have gone to their respective homes for the yuletide. Mrs Sarah Brooks of Charleston is visiting her daughter, Mrs M D Nesmith. Mr O S Rnld Jtfin hsc fmno nn n two weeks' visit to Wilmington, Whiteville and other "tar heel" towns. Last Thursday night when Kev Oglesby, one of the negro preachers of this town, and his wife were on their way home I from the country, the horse became frightened and rearing up fell back on the woman, who 1 had either jumped or been j thrown from the buggy. It was quite a while before the horse could be removed from off the woman, it requiring the comi bined efforts of five men to do this. The woman was so badly injured that she died Saturday night. Mr D E Motley spent Sunday ; and Monday in Charleston. ' Mr Percy D Snowden ot In'ndiantown who is always a wel1 come visitor, here, was noted on 1 our streets Monday. A band ot the school children | gave an entertainment Thursday 'i night of last week for the benefit of tlie library. The entertainment was a play called "Rebecca's Triumph." To say that the performance was creditable is by .no means saying enough?it was splendid. Every one in the cast did well, some of course better than others, but all well. The audience was a large one and the proceeds satisfactory. W. L. B. Not Our Fault. Brother "Wolfe, ot the Kingstree County Record, in reprinting the article concerning the feature act of the Crescent Comedy Co, which closes a week's engagement In this city tonight, credited the wrong paper with same. The piece in question wa3 clipped from The Daily Item j and not the Georgetown Times.? i Georgetown If em, Deceit her 10, (The artitle referred to was hand! ed us for publication bv the man | ager of the opera house and in the j copy credit was given the Georgetown Times. We of course had nc I 4 ( right to change the copy.?Editor i The Record.) j Ceylon's "spicy mountains" ar<= I now entertaining Uncle Sam's warI ships. . > in?? A VARIETY OF NEWS FROM LAKE CITY. I ? : THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION- A FATAL ACCIDENT-AMAS ENTERTAINMENTS ?PERSONAL NOTES. ' Lake City, December 22:?Mr j Eugene Oliver, of Marion, was i in town Thursday of last week. G F Stalvey, Esq, of Messrs I Bass & Stalvey, was in Cheraw , Monday in behalf of those of : our citizens who are interested | in the affairs of the now notorious Seminole Security Co. At the municipal election Mon HABPEBS HAPPENINGS. Mr TompRins Improving?Liquor Flows \ Free?Wedding Bells-Farmers' Day. Harpers, December 21: ? I am glad S to report that Mr T R Tompkins, who was shot and seriously wounded at Rosemary some days ago, is improving, Wing able to walk out on the streets. .His friends and the community generally are much gratified that his life has Wen spared. Now, Mr Editor, a few remarks J with regard to the rum traffic. Your correspondent holds the agency of n o. \\r !i_ 1 tr * i ur ?.v ?v ranroau nc iiarpers ana is present at the arrival of every train. We h'ave four passenger trains daily and each of the east-bound trains delivers an average of 15 to 30^allons of whiskey. The greater part of this is shipped to negroes. I am satisfied that a lot of whiskey is being sold and we will see or hear of - *1 the fruits of this rum before the end of the year, as it is going out in every direction. There will be not less than SI,000 worth sold and drank during the holidays, all going out from this town and r.o- revenue -JW derived therefrom for either town or county, besides there is no fund provided for bv the C trey-Cothran law to employ detectives to watch out for violators of the law or blind tigers. Lawless people and blended whisky of the cheapest grade we fear will cause vice and crime to ruu riot at this season. Wedding bells a^e ringing in our town. Mr J 11 Blar<e, one of our townsmen, and Miss Moore, of* this place, were happily married on December 14. Mr. Blake is one of ou most prosperous farmers, and his I bride is one of the belles of the . ? Earl's section. Mr Editor, remember our "Farmers' day. I hope your physical condition may improve so that you can be with iu ^n .January 5, 1909, Harpers is nob sparing time or expense to make this a prof-tabl" day for the farmers and tve shall prepare for and confidently expect a good crowd to attend. We will have lion LeGrande , Walker of Georgetown ana Hon Philip Stoll of Kingstree with us on . that day, both these gentlemen having promised to be present and deliver an address to the farmers on J the subject of the day. Hon Philip J StolJ, solicitor elect, and Senator Walker are two of the b^st speakers in the State and we kno* it will be an intellectual treat *to our people to hear their able and scholarly addressee on this auspicious occasion. We are also expecting some gentlemen from Lake City to instruct us in organizing our truck association and we extend an invitation to J the people of the county to come and t 1 4. A i . 1*1 neip us our. uur greatest amomon is improvement in our condition and to this end we are working. Subscriber. A Christmas Dance. The editor of The Record returns appreciative thanks for the following- invitation: You are cordially invited to attend a Dance to be given by the Kingstree Social Club I at The Kellahan Hotel Monday evening-, December twenty-eighth nineteen hundred and eight Kingstree, South Carolina. A Christmas Tree. There will be a Christmas tree at the Haptist church Christmas night. The public is cordially invited to attend, and the tree is free to all wanting to put presents on it You are asked to send the presents to the church Christmas morning between 1 the hours of 0 and 12 o'clock and 3 to 5 p m, and a committee will be '. there to receive then^ ... , ^