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E7>e Cotton Market I . . ... MuVflfing isQuoteil at thetin'ie '! we go t<> press at 14e. Seo?l ?30 the ton. We Thank You r 1 ~ 1 1 X. - Uur tnanKS are aue 10 : our loyal customers of the past year ? those j having only small acij counts as well as those carrying larger ones. For the Year of 1911 we pledge you the same j courteous treatment, the I same conservative mank agement, the same care I for your interests that j | they have had the past ! year. "o one an all we wish :n ncrezsen measure uT nappttess diiu riua.icnj IUI the /ear of 1911. Bank of Wiiliamsburg, Xingslrce, S. C. |^i? Pav for your paper. , Attention is directed to county j commissioner's notices. W L Bass,Esq. of Lake City spent j Monday nitfht in town. Mr S L Courtney was in town Tuesday from Lake City. Mr J H Grant was noted on our | streets Monday from Cades. I Mr Alex Gordon spent a part of j the lolidavs in Savannah. Ga. I Mr W L Altaian of Suttons had I business in the county seat Saturday., B Miss Martha Gordon was in V Georgetown several days last week. V Mr V E Strong was here from B Cades one day the first of the week. Mr M R D Baker of Cades was herv Tuesday and favored us with a I visii. Mr J J Tisdale, of the Cades secition, called pleasantly to see us Saturday. Mr J P Epps and Dr W J Hasel- j f den of Cades were noted here Monday Mr W3 Cox, while here Monday from Cades, dropped in pleasantly to see us. Mr W E Hanna of Cades had business here Monday and favored us with a call. We were pleased to have a visit Tuesday from Mr S R Mouzon, from " Belsers X Roads. Mr J M Cook of Salters Depot called pleasantly to see us Monday while in town. i Greelyville Livestock Co sold ninek teen mules Monday. Look for their K new ad next week V Mr S S Montgomery of GreelyW ville paid us his respects Saturday and we were glad to see him. If we owe you anything we stand ready to pay any honest debt; if you owe us anything, we need !t now. Messrs J M and A G Cribb of Lambert were welcome visitors at our sanctum Saturday of last week. Mrs M C Mouzon has returned from a two weeks' visit to relatives ? UrtlnAmonn Cummarfnn an/1 | ai xiciuciuaiiu, unuiuivt w?? ?? ? r rants. L Next Thursday (Gen R E I^ee's L birth-day) being a legal holiday, the Bt three banks in Kingstree will be B closed. Kb Mr F W Fairey of Kingstree spent IB Sunday in town as the guest of his |V mother, Mrs Heape. ? Brnnrfmlle .JnvruaL V Mr S H Cooper, of Nesmith, erst[ while yclept "Whip-poor-will,"called briefly but pleasantly at our sanctum Saturday. Mr J D Galloway of Cooper postoffice, called Saturday and added his name to our growing subscripon list. Mr H J Thomas of Cades removed to Darlington on January 1 to take a ^position as book-keeper in the Farmers' Bank, of that town. Miss Mary Swann .returned Monday to Raleigh, N C, to resume her duties as a teacher in King's Business College. We regret to learn that Miss Lula Epps has been confined to her l>ed with fever since returning to her home at Bethel. Williamsburg county pays State taxes amounting to $30,571, of which amount onlv$17.72<J had been paid in up to January 6, 1911. Mr E D Sallenger. tWe traveling representative of the News and Courier.spent the day here Friday, looking after his paper's interests. Mr John Todd, one ot our suburbanites, called Saturday and advanced his subscription to '12. May others be constrained to do likewise. Mr C G Wright, manager of the well - known shoe manufacturir.fr firm of Augustus Wright & Sons, of Petersburg. Va. was in Kingstree Monday on business. Mrs H \"an Keuren, Mr and Mrs L J Stackley and Messrs Frank and Dewey Van K. uivn spent several days last week with relatives at Smith Mills. Miss Mary Gordon, now a student at Winthrop College, who was called home on account of the serious illness of hei mother, returned Saturday to her studies. We are glad to report that Mr Eniile Arrowsmith. who has been very ill with pneumonia for the past week, is much better and slowly recovering. ? ^Item, The stock and fixtures of- Edgeworth Bros, bankrupts, were sold at auction here this morning to James C Peers, of Orangeburg for ?1,211, 1 - ? -i i. Tbn ne Dt'inp me mgnesi unu-vi. iwc st ?ck was appraised at $1,712. H 1) Reddick closed up his store this (Thursday) morning, having lilod a petition in voluntary bankruptcy. The branch store of Reddick & Lewis at Lake City has filed a similar petition. We pay our bills one hundred cents on the dollar and take a pleasure and pride in so doing, but how can we keep it up if our subscribers don't pay us what we have honestly earned? Mr C M Scott, who has been spending the holidays with his parents, Mr and Mrs J A Scott,returned Sunday night to Charleston,where he is attending the State Medical College. Mrs Alice Stackley was called to Florence last week on account of the critical illness of her daughter. Mrs W B Young, who is now well on the road to recovery, we are glad to learn. We are requested to announce that there will be services at the Presbyterian church on Friday atj 7:30 p. m. and on Saturday and Sunday at 11 a. m. Preaching by Dr James McDowell. Communion service on Sunday. Bishop W A Guerrv preached a very strong and helpful sermon in the Episcopal church here last night and confirmed one person. A very large congregation attended. The Bishop was the guest of Mr P B Thorn. Mr William G Green, manager of the Leaphart Lumber Corporation's mill about five miles east of town, has moved to Kingstree and, with Mrs Green, is occupying the house vacated by Mr P 0 Arrowsmith. Representatives R H Kellahan, BB Chandler and J C Graham, also Solicitor P H Stoll.left here Monday for Columbia to be at the Capitol in time for the opening of the Legislative session on Tuesday. Our good friend, Rev Simon T Russell of Bloomingvale, called Friday to see us. Few men in this county have given more years of ar- j duous service to the Master's work j than he and our hope is that his days may yet be long upon the land. The Farmers & Merchants Bank of Lake City has been given the right to increase its capital from $50,000 to $100,000. The last quarterly statement showed this flourishing institution to lead the other banks of the county in deposits,having over $200,000. Mr Sol Peres, who has been conducting a mercantile business here for several years, has filed a petition for voluntary bankruptcy. This the second failure here recently;, both, however, comparatively small > stores. Dr and Mrs H C Hanahan arrived , in town last week from Columbia to make Kingstree their home, at least for a while. Dr Hanahan will have charge of the new drug store soon to be opened here. , "Sheriff" J D Danlef of Lake City ! was here Saturday,none the less gei nial Stid jovial since he has virtually "moved" over into Florence county. County lines made him none the less welcome among his friends in old ! Williamsburg. The price of subscription to The Record is $1.25 a year unless paid the ti'holf i/ear in advance. Don't expect to send a dollar and get a receipt for twelve months when you are three, six or twelve months beI hind. A charter has been issued to the Farmers' and Merchants' Drug comj pany of Lake City, with a capital of $4,000. The officers are: S B W Courtney, president: W W Singletary, vice president: J I) Eaddy, secretary.and W 11 Woods,treasurer. Manv friends have responded promptly to our needs. We thank thf^ one and all and hope our "dunlin /' appeals wili not annoy them, foi they have done the clean, square thii r. But hundreds have not yet naid V. though we are still hoping. We acknowledge with appreciation an invitation and complimentary tickets to the Fourth Annual National corn exposition, to be held at Columbus. Ohio, January 30 to February 11. The programme is varied and includes many things worth seeing. Wish we could attend, hut? Kent, taxes, county and town, fire insurance and many other first-ofthe-year obligations (including intorest on money borrowed > are now due and must be pa;d or we shall have to shut up shop. We need $30o between now and February 1 to keep the business going. Five hundred overdue subscriptions would be very ! opportune within the next 30 days. Senator E C Epps left Monday! morning for the capitai to familiar-, ize himself with the scope of his du-j ties and the scene of his activities as far as possible before the formal owning of the session Tuesday at | noon. With his characteristic ear-1 nestness Mr Epps is studying the needs of his constituents and will do his utmost to prove himself their true representative. ; Ground will be broken on Monday,! j the 23rd inst, for the new Methodist ( church building. The contract has been let to Lane & Hugginsof Marion. The new church is to be a handsome structure, with modern i appointments and will cost $12,000. J This marks a new era in religious affairs in Kingstree - and it is to be i j hoped that the spiritual growth will! keep pace with the outward and vis- j | ible up-building represented by this splendid edifice. ^ Our friends are strangely forgetful. Every week almost we remind them that we cannot publish in the current issue communications or advertisements received later than Tuesday noon. One roll of honor for a school and two advertisements came in yesterday (Wednesday). To have got them in type would have delayed the paper twenty-four hours, at least. Rev. Mr. Fairy Entertains. | At the regular meeting of the board of stewards of Methodist church held Tuesday afternoon at the parsonage, Rev Mr Fairy enter-j tained the board with an informal' spread which was enjoyed by the i participants. The menu included j ! oysters in several styles, turkey and ! celery with the concomitants that go to make up an elegant and substani tial dinner. Besides the pastor's family there were present the seven members of the board of stewards, viz: Messrs L Stackley.N D Lesesne, A M Gordon, B E Clarkson, Dr E T Kelley, Olin Epps and B E Clarkson. \ ? ? * Wound* In Hor***' Fo*t. If the horse steps on a nail do not i.our turnentlne in the Duncture. Such treatment only tends to increase the pain and iuflammatiou. Always bear in mind that tbe foot cannot swell like other parts to accommodate itself to the results of inflammation. This it the reason that puncture* or injuries to the feet are so painful. Soothing treatment Is always recommended. Enlarge the opening made by tbe null with a knife completely through the sole of the foot and apply linseed meal or bran poultice every twenty-four hours, but not poultice longer than three days at a time, for If prolonged too much softening of the hoof is likely to be the result. Tbe shoe should in all cases be removed and the horse given complete rest and reduced diet uaiu rei'mn.1 imm-? i>iuvc. The sheep that both feeds and < > X Hot lies us. besides adding Ire- ? i mendouslr to the fertility of the i $ land, is lK>nnd to be one of the x f bijrsest eeotioniie agricultural y> j X factors. Let us hnve fewer dop? a j 5 and more sheep. <*> | <f- .-$> * i * v .S . i r I A Littl* Misu H? Had &?. In the early days o* [ western rivers an extremely I ous calling was that of the men I attempted to supply fuel to passi steamboats. These nomadic wood--, choppers, who along lonely stretches of river bank braved the perils of Indians, were in river parlance call- j ; ed "wood hawks"?a name pcrpet- j uated in the great Wood Hawk ! bend, below Fort Rice. In "The Conquest of the Missou- j ri," by Mr. J. M. Hanson, it is re-! 1 lated how two extraordinarv char- [ actors called "X"' Bcidler and "Liv-: er Katin' *' Johnson, wore once taken on hoard the steamer Nile with their cord wood and entertained as ' the boat continued the journey. They were powerful men physi callv, ignorant in most matters; wliieii civilization holds as knowl- j edge, hut profoundly versed in the j varied wisdom of the wilderness,: which, however, they kept to themselves with the taciturnity characteristic of those whose ways lie in natv.r 's ho i-hees. A" XHe's passengers was : a party ?> 1*. ' v i tourists. The ladies !. i; rested in all the 1 nv.vl ? c.;' the frontier, but J win a f!:e ' > rugged wood hawks: ; apnc-ir i e.u h ...rd they became par- j tieiiLrly husiastie. Xeither Beid-; ler nor John m took very kindly to being patronized as if they were aj pair of Sioux, although they main-! tained ilu'ir stoi.-a! composure. "Mr. Bei-i'er, are you. married?"! at length one of the ladies inquired j ! of x. / "Yes!" grunted the wood hawk. : "Oh, indged? Do von know, I hardly thought that. Is?is your wife, ah?a white woman?'' "Indian." "How delightful! A native of: those great plains! Where is she now ?" "I've sent her to roam." "To Borne? To he educated? Just think of such devotion!" she chirruped to her companions. "Mr. Bcidler, do von mean to Borne, Italy?" "No," responded X grimly. "To , roam on the prairie." At tlus point tne conversation abruptly terminated. A Doting Pair. The old farmer stopped his scythe and unbent. Then he hailed his wife. "I thought Manda was poin' to help you with th' cookin' today?" he cried. "Manda's pone over to Sallie Beasely's," was the reply. "They're havin' a pardon fete for Priscilla Hinckley's friend from Tewksbury." She paused and looked around. "Wasn't Ilenry poin' to help you with th' mowin'?" "Henry's pone over to Tom Pitkin's to play golf with th' new minister." They looked at each other. "Two silly old fools," muttered the farmer. "Yes, Abijah," the woman meekly agreed. And he went on with his lonely mowing, and she returned to the quiet house with her basket of eggs. ?Cleveland Plain Dealer. Lavoisier and Chemistry. Lavoisier (174^5-94) comes very near being the "father of chemistry." Although neither the science of chemistry nor yet a change in its objects can be said to have originated with Lavoisier, the means he introduced of attaining those objects. the ideas he put forth concerning the constitution of bodies , and the explanation he gave of vari- i ous phenomena were strictly new < and gave to this science in the twen- J ty years preceding his death a com- ' pletelv altered aspect. The mine of chemistry had yielded rich returns long before Lavoisier came. He , availed himself of the old work- , ings and, extending them, opened the main lode.?New York Ameri- < can. i < Growth of Eloctric Scionco. 1 An Englishman, Dr. Gilbert of I Colchester, may be considered as i the founder of the science of elec- 1 tricity. He was the first to care- 1 fully repeat the observations of the 1 ancients and apply them to the principles of philosophical investigation. | Dr. Gilbert's experiments, extend- , ing through many years, were pub- i liehed in his book "De Magnete," which may safely be said to be the first modern work on the science of electricity. Gilbert was born in 1540 and died in 1603.?Exchange. < A Ringing 8p??ch. I Kate?You ought to have heard ] Mr. Dearlove's ringing speech last night. Annie?Why, I wasn't aware he ' could make a speech. Kate?Well, lie made one just 1 the same. I can't repoaMhe speech, but I can show you the ring. ? Fancy bi ^ ? Fruits?kite. cuit Go's Piou. ? Schlesenger's Dt. ? Choice Eeef, Pc ? Cigars ? Everything to be found ii EE store is offered you at g M i 1 h o u s & EE Phone 93 lliiUiUUMIUiiUiiiiiiuiihilil] Dcaili of Mr. S. L. Altman. Mr S L Altman died at his home near Lambert postoffice Friday afternoon, January 6, 1911, at 6 p. m. ! He was taken sick Christmas day and j grew gradually worse till the end j came. He was about 58 years old, j and is survived by nine children, his j w'fe having preceded him in death | several years ago. The funeral and i interment took piace Saturday at! 11a. m., at Lake Chapel Baptist! church, of which the deceased had been for many years a member. THINGS ALL OUGHT TO KNOW As Christian Bible Students?The Satisfactory Proof of "Why God Permits Evil." Or.e of tli" questions which comes to nearly every thinking mind today is, "Why does God permit evil?" As we look about us in the world we observe that it is filled with sorrow and trouble, si-kness and pain and every trial we could enumerate, and we cannot help wondering WIIY GOI> ALLOWS IT. We realize that lie is almighty and that He could prevent it if He wished We read in His Word that He is more willing to do for His children than are earthly pari nts for theirs, and we know how mm h that means; yet oftentimes. it seems that those who try ? ? I II..- I,.,,-,, thn m.Kt IM UO illlU il?l- I .PUI uuic Ui? trouble. This question is made very clear iu n hook entitled, "The Divine Plan of the Apes." Every statement is backed by Scripture, and shows that while God does not summon evil HE HAS ALLOWED SIX A*D DEATH TO REIGN FOR THESE LONG SIX THOUSAND YEARS. This and many other subjects of deep Interest to all of God's people are discussed fully and In language easy of comprehension. In English, German. Swedish, DanoNorwegian. Italian. French, Greek, Hungarian. Spanish, Polish, HollnndIsh. ISyriac and Turko-Armenian in preparation.] 335 pages, cloth bound, 33 cents postpaid. Address Bible and Tract Society, 17 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 10 THt GROWING COLT. Too Often the Youngster Is Left to Take Care of Himself. The colt should have a li'tle grain I feed, such us brau and oats and a lit-; tie cracked corn, about the middle of I each forenoon and afternoon while its J mother is at work, as well as at regular feeding time in a little trough all j its own. it needs to be feu little and ! often with digestible, nutritions food. I writes a correspondent of Orange .1 odd ' Farmer. It will be better off in the stable during the day. provided the Btable is kept clean and cool. If allowed to get foul from accumulation of ! manure the little tender feet may be- ] come thrushy and sore and the future strength and conformation of feet and ankles will lie impaired. Many prom- j i teing colts are mined for life for want ' of a little sensible care of the growing , foot. If the colt receives the proper care and fowl at this time he will be 1 so strong and healthy at weaning time , that his mother's milk will scarcely be missed. The growing colt Is too often allow- ' cd to shift for himself and gather such < food as be can find, generally of poor , quality. The result Is In tue spring the owner will have a poor. weak, broken henrted animal and very little growth for his winter's feed aud carelessness. It Is said "raising colts is a lottery." So it should be with tbe odds against us If we afo not willing to i give rational care and food. A well raised, well bred colt should be a useful companion for twenty years 1 jrunore. Is he uot worth a little cart 1 to get him well started? j Tha Eariiar tha Battar. Irate Pa?Did you tell that , jroung man who calls on you every , night that I was going to have the , jjas turned off promptly at 10 j p. m. ? l Daughter?Yea, papa. < Irate Pa?And what did he aay 1 k> that? ' Daughter?He said he would con- \ lider it a great personal favor if ] foil would hare it turned off at i ( 3:30.?London Tit-Bits. >i? , b i a high Jenni Kingsl. luauuuiiuuuiiuut, Spoken Like a Man. With pleasure we publish the subjoined letter, which is the natural expression of an honest man. We don't want The Record to go to a single person who feels unable or unwilling to pay for it. We know the paper is well worth the price and as long as it keeps up to the standard enough people are going to patronize it to keep it going. If any subscriber is really too poor to pay what he owes us and will tell us so. we will cheerfully give him or her a receipt in full to date, but we can't afford to continue the paper on those terms. The best way, and the only honest way,is to do as our friend in this instance has done; when for any reason it does not suit you to take the paper any longer,notify us and order it discontinued?only pay what you owe first. Editor County Record:? I see that I am due for The Record from January, 1910, and having failed to pay in advance, thereforeone dollar and twenty-five cents is f? 4-s. uuc iui vuc fcvccii a iuufi'i i puuu tu January,1911. Find enclosed money order for same. You will please discontinue my paper. Not that I am out with the editor or have any fault to find with ^ the paper, but simply that I am not able to take it. Yours truly, ~ r ~ % Death of a Veteran. Died,at his home near Indiantowu postoffice, on Friday, December 30. 1910, Mr Geo W Nesmith. He wa nearly 74 years old and leaves 5 children, two sons and three daughters, al' grown; also one brother, Mr W P Nesmith. He was a Confederate soldier; enlisted in Capt Tucker's cavalry company and served his time in Virginia. He was interred at the family burying ground near Turkey Creek swamp, the funeral services being conducted by Rev H C Haddock. J L N A Cotton Fire. Monday afternoon the alarm of fire rang out, a lot of cotton stored on a vacant lot next to Mrs L J Brockinton's, on Railroad avenue* having been ignited by a spark from a passing locomotive, it is * supposed. In the lot were thirty bales of cotton, the property of Mr W E Brockinton, and all but one bale was more or less damaged. V^ater being scarce, the burning bales of cotton were quickly hauled to the canal and dumped into the water. . It is impossible to estimate Mr Brockinton's lo?s at present, but the damage will probably exceed $500 with no insurance. A Hot Supper. There will be a hot supper at the residence of Mr J Y Tisdale, near Central church.on Wednesday night, . / v January 18, given for the benefit or the building fund of the new Presbyterian church. All are cordirlly nvited to attend.?Adv It The An of Buttormaking. Good butterniakius is a fine art that many farmers have not learned. There is no reason that butter made sn the farm should not brlug better prices in competition wtth creamery Putter. Country butter, when improperly ma and poorly handled, must be left with the grocer and take its bance with a crowded market. Good. Mean, flrni. highly flavored butter always finds a ready sale at a good >rice. Thousands of dollars are lost ?rery year in |?oor hutt?r. % , I c A *3 I