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I - ' ^ __'V See us for Life, Fire, Health, ^ ?; ^ ^eC.^ 'or Life, Flre,^ Health, J. L. Richcrdson, Manager. ^ ^ ^ Richardson, Manager! VOL. XXIV. KIXGSTBEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MARCH 9, 1911. XO. 52~ H We Are It win in, re than pay yc 1 and Two Horse Plows, C I Kv Remember, we carry a ( A full line of Shelf Hard' HllEU TRIO TOPICS ~~ Tcneciv min I cnotL i i ului i Bany matiexs merely me\ I VnONED-i.tDLSTJlIAL AND BUSI I lness ac nvity?personal. Trio, March 6:?March came in ! as usual, the wind blowing1 and the temperature falling. Some of our farmers made a bluff at planting!' corn last week, but decided to wait/ and see what March might bring W forth. H I' Messrs L on and Robert Register, j B formerly of Trio and Kingstree (respectively, but now living in j Georgetown, are spending a few days with their father, Mr J W Register. I Mr W R Bryan of Salters was a visitor at his brother's, Mr James I Bryan's, home last Friday. Dr L W Moore has returned {torn . a visit of several days among his relatives near Lake City. < Mr J D Ek>yd, of the Spring Gully section, was a visitor to Georgetown last Saturday. Miss Hattie Lewis was noted , among the fair visitors to the "City on the Winyah" Saturday. B In my last article to The RecordJ stated that Mr W T Rowel 1 had lost ^ft his pocket-book- The initials should Bj have been D Z instead of W T ' ft Rowell. Excuse the mistake. Road Engineer Eaddy was here for a short :ime one day last week looking after the high-ways and attending to other official duties. Mr J Willie Moore of Blakeley's , B was here last Saturday afternoon , ?"j? k;a natwrs sioned to qualify H| geiuilg Uio ? ? H as notary public. While here he was busy looking after other duties, I (nat-a re-public.) Mr James Bryan has received his commission as notary public from Governor Please and is now ready H to say, "For better or for worse." Look out, Cupid, get busy! Mr Louis Moore,who lives a short ^B distance from town, has the sympa^B the of the people of our community in the loss of his bam, mule, ^B cow and calf, all of these being destroyed by fire,happening last ThursW day night. The report goes that it m was incendiary. Sheriff Graham B came down with his blood-hounds, I but failed to get the trail as many I people had tramped over the ground I around the place. * ^ AOV_ | | Mr J W Kegister, our n. r v ?-oi-1 [ \ rier, has a regular "Taft smile'' on Jtoday. Why? Uncle Sam has ^ raised his pay and also given him k thirty instead of?. fifteen days off each year with full pay on vacation. Better be born lucky than rich, eh? Mr D Z Rowell visited his parents near Taft last Sunday afternoon. With best wishes for The County Rpcord, employer and employees. The Prodigal. When you want us to change the address of your paper it will save lata of trouble to name the old as well as the new postoffice. Please bear this n mind. tf ; srtmmmrmmm ; the Peo] >11 for reading: this ad if yo orn Dr ills, Cotton and Cor :omp!ete line of Sash, Doc ware, Etc. When in need KINGSTREl INDIA NTOWN ITEMS. Death ol a Loved One-Pastor Resigns-Coming Marriage. Indiantown, March 7:?Little Emma Jane Wilson, daughter of Mr and Mrs A D Wilson, was called to her heavenly home on Wednesday morning, March 1. She lived only eleven short years, but in that time she taught us lessons in endurance, patience, and cheerfulness. Although she had been paralyzed for three years, she was the sunshine of her home and neighborhood. The world is better for her having lived and the influence of her life will be a benediction to those who knew and loved her, and her memory will be tenderly cherished. Mr Marvin Wilson of Jacksonville, Fla, and David Wilson of Atlanta, Ga, came home to attend their little sister's funeral. Mr and Mrs Hugh McCutchen visited Indiantown Sunday. Miss Sela Burney, a trained nurse of Florence, who has been at Mr Wilson's for some time, returned home Thursday. Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Sallie Hanna to Mr Lewis E Covington on the evening of March 22, at Indiantown church. The men of this section are to be addressed by Capt W C Davis of Manning, on Friday evening:, March 10, and are to be served supper by a missionary committee of Jadies at our school auditorium. Mr Bridgman has tendered his resignation to his congregation here. He has been released and on May 1 will take up traveling work for the Theological Seminary at Columbia, Chieora College and Clinton Presby. - - ~ 11 UI cenan i>oiiegv. mo ^cu^ic uc?. devoted to him and his estimable family and regret to give him up, but at the same time feel that he would not leave had he not felt that he has been called to this other work by Higher Authority. An Indian. A Strong Proaohor. The minister's eight-year-old daughter was returning with her parents from church, where the district superintendent had that morning occupied the pulpit. "Oh, father/' asked the little girl, her face alive with enthusiasm, don't you think Brother C. is a verv strong preacher? I do." Gratified by this evidence of unusual intelligence on the part of his nff?inrin{r. (he minister eaarerlv 1 c ~ w * inquired into her reasons for her statement. "Oh," replied liic little miss artlessly, "didn't you see how the dust rose when he stamped bi> lect?"? Judge. Th? Third Word. "I'll bet you anything you like," said Jones to Brown, "that you can't spell three simple words I'll give you within twenty seconds." "I'll take it on. What are they?" said Brown. "Well, here goes." Jones said, as he pulled his watch. "Believe." "B-e-l-i-e-v-e." "Receive." R-ec-e-i-v-c" "Wrong!" said Jones. "What?" exclaimed Brown. "I've spelt the two words you gave me correctly. I'm certain I'm not"? "Time's up!" Jones said triumphantly. "Why didn't you spell the third word?w-r-o-n-g ?" m v msmmmmm ol That i L u \v II in and 1st us sho n PI rs, Combination F >rs, Lime, Cement, of anything, call in and g< COFFINS AND CASKE1 E HARDWARE C< DITC .I DIGGING WITH DYNAMITE Demonstration to be Made at Taft March 21. The Dupont Powder Co will give a unique demonstration of ditchdigging with dynamite at Taft on i Tuesday,March 21. Such an exhibition has never been seen in this 1 part of the country before and outI ki'Ho nf thp nrartical. business side. ' the demonstration, as a spectacular event, is well worth seeing. This demonstration will be given on the lands of the Williamsburg ! Land Improvement company and, 'through the courtesy of Superin1 tendent Andrews, the G & W Hail: road wiil have a special train at Lanes on the morning of March 21 and free transportation to the scene J of the demonstration will be given, i provided enough people will go to warrant the trip. In order to ascertain whether or not enough men are interested to make this trip all who want to go will at once send their names to The Eecord, so that there will be time enou^ to notify Mr Andrews. At ieasi 25 men should agree to go and there will be room for 100. Understand, there will be no strings tied to the proposition. The Dupont Powder company claims to have devised a method to revolutionize such farming industries as ditch digging, stump pulling,etc, by means of dynamite. To harness this giant force to thus do the work of man is a tremendous advance in the way of industrial science and this company offers to prove its claim | to the satisfaction of all persons interested. Remember the date?Tuesday, March 21?and send us your name. It will not cost you a cent. SOUTHETS GU1LL0TIHL It Did Not 8orvo tH* PurpoM For Which It Wti Mad*. Lord Southey once in a fit of disgust with life had a magnificent guillotine erected in the drawing room of his magnificently appointed house in the Rue de Luxembourg, at Paris. The machine waa an elaborate affair, with ebony uprights inlaid with gold and silver. The framework was carved with great artistic skill, and the knife, of immense weight and falling at the touch of a spring, was of ornamental steel, polished and as sharp aa a razor. The spring which liberated the knife was placed within easy reach of any one kneeling upon the scaffold. In fact, every detail was arranged with a view to the convenience of the would be suicide. The day that the engine of death was entirely finished Lord Southey completed his testamentary dispositions, shaved, had his hair cut and, clothed in a robe of white silk, knelt upon the platform under the knife. The guillotine was placed before a large mirror, wherein the person committing suicide could see hia own image matil the last. Murmuring a short prayer, Lord Southey placed his head in the semicircle and pressed the spring. The next morning he was found | calmly sleeping in his bed. The spring" had failed to work, and after several fruitless efforts Lord Southey was compelled to relinquish his attempt upon his life. Thoroughly cured of his spleen, he presented the guillotine to the Glasgow museum, whence he made an annual pilgrimage to see it until the end of his life^ ire Here ^ vv you what we have in Stal banters and Fertilizer Distri Plaster, Paints, Oils, Glass, ;t it. "We Lead, Others Fo S ALWAYS ON HAND. 3MPANY, Wholesa HAD HIS NERVE. Life Convict Escapes and Returns with Petition lor Pardon. "I want to see the Governor and , present a petition for pardon.'; Making this statement a negro walked in the office of Governor B lease Tuesday and handed a petition to Secretary Rowland. The petition was for Franklin McAllister, and was made out during the administration of Governor Heyward. "What is your name?" asked Secretary Rowland. "I am Franklin McAllister and I escaped from the State farm last January and went home to see about my mother, who I heard was blind, and my small sisters, also to get the petition which my mother was keeping for me." The petition was filed by Secretary Rowland with Governor Blease'. A guard who had been sent for came and lie and McAllister went to the penitentiary and McAllister gave himself up to the officials. Franklin McAllister was convict-J ed in Williamsburg county in 1901 and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the State penitentiary. He was a good prisoner and was soon made a trusty- Last January he decided to leave. He said that he wanted to get his petition at home and that he knew of no other way to get it. The petition for pardon has been taken under consideration by Governor Blease.?The State. j \ KINGSTREE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. \ Teachers and pupils alike were rejoiced to see Mr Swittenberg < again on Monday. He had been de- < tained at home by sickness for two < < weeks. "Miss Fearless and Company," < < the play given by the Tenth grade, < < under the able direction of Miss < < Robinson, was a great success. < About $50 was cleared. < Miss Campbell spent the week-end < with friends in Florence. J Friday being the last day of the < school month, the usual tests were < held in all the grades., Honor Roll. Grade I. Bessie McDaniel - - - 96 < Toonor MoDflnip! - - 95 < James Collins 93 Grade II. Harold Steele 92 Remington Stone - - - 90 Grade III. Hampden Montgomery - % Serena Lee - - - - 95 rtradp V. Heyward Brockinton - - 92 < Grade VI. J Zeno Montgomery - 99 i;! Lula Sexton - - - 96 j ^ George Hammet - - - 95 J Grade VII. ; Ruth Meadors - - - 92 * Jennie Lee Epps - - - 92 { Grade VIII. < Louise Barr, Emma Brockinton, < Cuyler Harper, Mattie McCullough, i < Walter Sullivan, Ruby Thorn. Grade X. ? Florence Mcintosh - - 99 < Bessie Swann - - - - 99 < Martha Jenkinson - - 96 * Vith the Goods. 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