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NOW 1 ? is THK time to make a start to- j ward accumulating something for the future 1 lie times were never more favorable and no ! income ;s so ?mali that some 1 " "4- 1-w -w I part oi it cannui uc [mi asiut | for future investment. Make, YOUR start NOW *vhile you are prospering. The time may come when a little ready money to- i ^ether with }*our "bank credit''j may be worth many times the I amount of your systematic accumulations. Your account will receive | careful attention at the Bank of Williamsburg, Kingstree, S. C. S'LOGAL^'iTHMSif: *i School begins Monday. Attention is called to legal notices. Monday was salesday but no sales were made. Young's Ice Cream Palace invites the patronage of our readers. See ad. Road Engineer has a notice in this issue to which he desires; attention called. S Marcus has something interesting to say this this week j about "Fall Goods." | Read fall announcement j Kingstree Dry Goods Co., "New! Goods in All Lines." i Monday being Labor day, a| legal holiday, both banks and the dispensary were closed. The Bank of Williamsburg advises everybody to save a part of their income. See ad this! page. The Haselden Drug Co., ot Greelyville gives notice of increase of capital stock from $1,000 to $1,500. The hearing in the matter of j the Kutledge count}' election I contest will take place tomorrow before the State board of canvassers at Columbia. At the meeting of the board j of county commissioners held j here Monday the license fee j for selling seed cotton was re-1 duced from $25 to $15. Willinmshurf countv now has ! ? ' - I tive high schools which receivej State aid for their support, viz: j Greelyville,Johnsonville,Kings- i tree, Lake City and Home. All patrons and friends of Kingstree Graded and High school are cordially invited to be present at the opening Monday morning, September 13. Don't forget to enroll you#! children next Friday and Saturday. The superintendent's office will be open from (J to 10 a. m. and 5 to C p. m. on those days. Correspondents may dispense with writing headlines for their own articles. To supply the headlines is the exclusive prerogative of the editor. That is j the only pay we get for having the type set, the use ot our ma-; cbinery, the space utilized in ine i paper and the presentation of tbe writer's views before about 2,0C0 people who take the paper. Correspondents will please bear in mind that communications. to be printed in the cur-! rent issue of the paper, must reach this office before noon Tuesday. In case of a murder, a serious accident or anything ol a sensational nature, this rule of) course does not apply. A story! of that sort may be wired at j press rate any time up to Thurs- j day morning, even. j We are requested to announce that Pergamos Graded school j will begin the ensuing term on Monday, September 20. The: school will be in charge of Miss! llosa Graham of Morrisville, as' principal, and Miss Hessie Graham of Scranton, as assistant. Patrons are cordially invited to attend the opening* exercises. 1 Binkie White, colored, died ! Friday nigdit about tour miles, from town and there beinjj sus- 1 picion of poison an inquest was; held on Sunday by Coroner, i Gamble. On the evidence of Dr t C D Jacobs based on a post) mortem examination, the juryj j of inquisition rendered a verdict ( that the deceased came to her death from natural causes. I s A valued friend of the editor, ( who modestly insists that he shall be nameless, handed us. a "V" one day this week. a> he|( expressed it, "in token of our destinguished services in aiding to prevent our grand old county r from being cut into two in- i significant sections, either^?, them among the poor ' .. ! counties in the State." !i First Dance of the Season. The Kingstree Social Club ; gave its tirst dance of the sea son on Monday evening in the ( large dining hall of the Hotel j Kellahan. The music furnished * by the Boston Italian orchestra i was exceptionally good andjl the dancers enjoyed a most de-; t lightful evening, which con- \ tinued into the wee hours of j t the early morning. Among; j those present were: Mi and Mrs B W Butler, Mr and Mrs 0 HI Patrick, Mr and Mrs W N 1 Jacobs, Miss Marie Barringer * of Florence,with Mr C G Brown; | Miss Edna Maddox of Washing-' f ton, D C., with Mr J I) Gilland;jr Miss Blanche Barringer of Florence, with Mr J H bcott; j Miss Barbara Jacobs with Mr W R Scott; Miss Selma Thorn s with Mr W S Gilland; Miss i Marinn liillnnrl ])r Hland^ ' McCabe; Mi*s Dell VanKeurenc with Judge Wallace; Miss Grace Van Keuren with Mr R Kella-, . han Wallace; Miss Brad}' of c Wilmington, N C., with Mr ? Richard K Wallace. Stags: Dr * C D Jacobs, Mr B M Mont- i gomery, Dr T S Hemingway,: 1 Mr L M Walker, Mr J F Scott ] and Mr J W Chandler. ^ I m m A Sudden Death. \ Died?On last Tuesday nightly about 11 o'clock, at the home of Dr A M Snider on Railroad avenue, Mr Julian Junk of Manito- < woe, Wis. The deceased was a i contractor and had several T buildings in course of construe- f tion. He had just Tuesday completed the addition to the Kings-, tree Dry Goods Co. He was 2G ;k years old and had many friends |1 among the young men of the ! town. The funeral services were;! conducted at the cemetery at 5 i o'clock Wednesday afternoon j and the burial took place imtne- ] diately afterwards. Rev W A j Fairy conducted the services. \ i Notice. The Kiugstree Dry Goods Co., I < Dressmaking Department is open! j again, prepared to handle a larger I] business than ever. Dresses made to ' order and a perfect fit guaranteed, i Call to see us, we will take plea- j t sure in showing you the styles J 11 whether you want a dress made or; z not. ' < Thanking you for your past f patronage and hoping to merit ait continuance of the same, we remain, i i Respectfully, \r t ... . t ** ^ . . ! .U1S5 lJL.L,A d iUC:V;U>E.i..U | 5 Miss Emma C Burgess. 9-9-lt t A Narrow Escape. ! j Edgar N Bayliss, a merchant of |j Robinsouvilie, Del, wrote: 'About two years ago I was thin and sick, \ * and coughed all the time and if 1' t did not have consumption,it was near to it. I commenced using Foley's j Honey and Tar, and it stopped my 1 cough, and I am now entirely well, s and have gained twenty-eight pounds, ?] all due to the good results from tak- , ing Foley's Honey and Tar." t D C Scott. ^ t y Old papers for sale at The Record t office. I j. rsf perso1l|% [ II G Askins, Esq, made a busi- < less trip to Manning Monday. t Mr E r> Rhodus of Greelyville! ; lad business in town Tues'kiv. Miss liannali R Gale has re- ' I :urned from a three weeks' visit ^ :o the North. " Mr W M Waters of Florence e Florence was in town yester-; ? lay on business. Mr K H Fitch,of the Fer^amos j lection, was a welcome caller at j jur otftce Monday. Mr J Eddie Godwin of Lake Jity paid The Record an agree. j ^ ible visit Monday. Mrs F W Fairey and daughter j eturned from I'awley's island ] ilonday afternoon. Dr W J Haselden,Cades'genial ( Dtiysician, honored us with a ? pleasant visit Monday. Mr T E King-, of the vicinity of -?ake City, paid us a brief but * igreeable visit Monday. Mr G W Burgess of Mouzon I :alled pleasantly to see us yesterday while in town. Mr D A Smith ot Cades drop- I 3ed in pleasantly at our sane- ] :um Friday of last week. I Mr W C Wilson of Cades gave - is the pleasure ot his company h n an agreeable call yesterday. * We were pleased to have as i visitor Saturday Mr M L }oker, of the Cades section. e u Mr James D Montgomery, f reasurer of Marion county, was ^ loted in Kingstree Saturday. Mr Burrie Brockington left last * reek to resume his course of \ tudy at Davidson College, N C. s Mrs Maggie Miller of Way- j; :ross, Ga., is visiting the family a >f her Irother, HO Britton.Esq. Mr James Epps, Jr, left Tueslay for Clemson College to pur- c ;ue his studies for the ensuing 1 :erm. 7| Mr B E McElveen, of the debron Action, gave us the Measure a^Niis society a brief while Monday. Mr R W Mouzon of Mouzon! Dassed through town Monday I eturning from a visit to the 'City by the Sea." Mr A C Stewart of Lake City :ame to see us Saturday of last veek and left a token of renembrance of "cart wheel" orm. Miss Margaret Ross left last Saturday for Hamlet N C., vhere she has accepted a position as teacher in the graded school. Mr T B Stackhouse, vice presdent of the National Loan &, Exchange bank of Columbia.was n town one day last week on Dusiness. Mrs T H Miller and two chilIren, Miss Rosa Steele and Mrs * f! Morton of Wavcross. Ua, I Dave been visiting relatives in iingstree. Mr Louis Jacobs returned lome from Charleston yesterday .vhere he has had to undergo mother severe operation on his iye, which has been troubling j iim for some time. We are sorry ;o learn that the operation has lot been entirely successful. Mr D D Peden and two grandions,Masters Allen and Edward, >f Houston, Texas, are visiting ;he family of Dr A M Snider, tfr Peden is a son of a former >astor of the Williamsburg, ^resbyterian church and his joyhood was partly spent in :his county. Mr A B Hemingway of Rome | las been awarded the scholar;hip at the Citadel Academy. Chis bright and brainy young nan, who had already won a scholarship at Clemson College ;his summer, was successful in he competition for the larger jrize over six other promising ispirants, any of whom might have tilled the place with credit Lo the county. We congratulate >ur young friend and we also :ongratulate Union High school, :o which he owes his rudiment-: iry training. inK Kh' Oitu has printed up a lumber of promissory note looks, lifty notes to the book, hat we are selling at ten cents : :ach. tf Go to T O U N G'S for W son BRINKS AND ICE CREAM Fresh Candy on hand at all times Cigars and Tobacco (oung's Ice Cream Palace SPECIAL NOTICES Transient Notices will be Published n This Column at the Rate of One ,'ent a Word for Each Issue. No adertisemant taken for less than 25 cents. For Rent?Two 6-room houses on Cast Main street and one 9-roOm house n Brook street. Apply to .1 DGilland or 4-15-tf S L Courtney. For sai.e-Hou.-e and lot at Salter? >epot opposite school house and town inn. Price reasonable and terms easy, nquire or write L T Thompson,Salters Jepot.S C, for further particulars, L st?One large white, bushy tail lound. with two black spots on body, nth y? llow ea~s. Liberal reward for lis rt'iurn. vr E Brockinton, 8-Ib-;f Kingstree, SC Wanted ? Two or three car-loads ach nv-nth of ash logs 22 inches and ip small ? nds. all 1(5 reet lout'. Ca-h ur same f <? b. or will buy stumpage. Lddress P O Box 27, Sumter. S C. ?-2-2t It is of interest to note the high tamling of a Southern institution. itatisti<-> have been prepared to show h'lttho J -fferson Standard Life Inurance Company of Raleigh, N C, is 'lie of the strongest insurance compares in America and is stronger in pronation to it- assets, surplus and in?urnce reports than any other comj any vas at its age 9-2-tf Tributes of respect.obituaries, :ards of thanks and all commulications of a personal nature, \ot newt, are charged for at the ate of one cent a word. + ^ A* H ** -. V^\^W * E TITI? unnur II 1 I l.JLV ifiLri/j-^r ' WIRE FENC] J What a Marvel it I would have " been to I Abraham Lincoln, I splitter of J rails. n IjfiSKfcfcs Am | \ v \ m ZMi ' . . , -v r/ \i ??? P. P. P. 1 : Mates Marvelons Cures in Blooi Poison, Eiieunatisiii aM tail 1 P. P. P. purifies the blood, builds up the weak and debilitated g-ves IB strengtli to weakened nerves, expels disease, giving the patten* health happiness, where sickness, gloomy feelings and lassitude hist prevailed. fl In blood poison, mercurial poison, inaiaiia. < 'y.-peps:a. and in a!> : v.of jll and skm diseases, like blotches, pimples, oh. ihroaic ulcers, tcrto. * t 'M -B head, we say without fear of contradiction that P P. P. is the best purifier in the world. -fl Ladies whose systems are poisoned and *.viiose ! !. '?! i.- in ::n wnpure fl dition due to menstrua! irregularities, r.ro j c< u'nrly benefit: -d by the wna? f]fl derful tonic and blood cleansing properties cf P. P P., I'richly Ash, ?ok? Itoot and i'otassium. F. V. LIPPMAN, SAVANNAH, CA. I Wofford College Fitting School * SPARTANBURG, S. C. I High grade school. Small classes. Personal oversight of students. Lim- gj ited number. Six teachers. Large library. Excellent gymnasim. Charges reasonable. For catalogue address J 8-l9-6t A. MASON DuPRE, Head Master. 1 * ''v, -i^H Sbtopleaseyou^ I That's what we are working for all the time. Good, salable good^h 43B W\ TTrEDDIlTG- PBESEITTSft M #) Sterling silverware and silver plated ware. ?) jj I /.u(h cut glass, A lsirjje varietv of f)CLOCKS and BRONZES. GOLD and SILVER jewelrvjtf^ J I 'HnM. Silver and Nickel Watches. Sr ^ I Ji A full Hue of optical goods. eves fitted free. (1 1 Wj Remember we are watch inspectors for Southern Railway, 7A Georgetown and Western Railroad and Consolidated Street Railrood.Qft ' J |j WATCHES AND JEWELRY REPAIRED. fl ] G# MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. Gf 1 fl aTHOMAS&BEO., fl | i 257 king street, charleston, 8. c. i j and j:;| jj % _ I I i 3 IN "PITTSBURGH PERFECT" J | B, WELDED BY ELECTRICITY. J I Mr. Farmer: Your progressiveness is keeping you in close touch with improvements in farm machinery, in dairy methods, and with all H the scientific facts that taring about the greatest possible agricultural ;3i production. 9H You are also informing yourself about fence. We Know you are. ; First?there was the stone fence of medieval history. HE Second?pioneer America converted its timber into rails. Third?somebody found a way to weave wire and slats. afl a Fourth?along came barb wire, with its marvelous sale. Fifth?machines were inventea twist or clamp one wire around |H another: the woven wire fence. '] But] most important of all] electricity now we/ds the ?* malftnn nn Innnor rru tho?A uiran* 1H wires uk my jwuuj ? # ?.www ... _ r and clamps. Stay and strand, wizard?like, become one. gS The greatest step forward in fence building is thus accomplished at a single, master stroke. f si Kingstree, S. C. I