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County Hrrurd. KiNGSTREE. S. C. C. W. WOLFE. iOiTO* 4V0 "^GCPIETDR. Entered at tin- postuitice at Kin^stree, S C as second class mail matter. TELEFHONE NO. 33TERMS SUBS0R1PTI0N RATES: One copy, ore year $i 2"> One conv. six months 75 One copy. tnree months 5<i One copy, one year in advance? 1 00 Obituaries, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Cards of Thanks and all other reading notices.not News, will be charged for at the rate of one cent a word for each insertion. All changes of advertisements and all communications must be in this office before TUESDAY NOON in order to appear in the ensuing issue. All communications must be signed by the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper. ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements to be run in Special colum, one cent a word each issue, minimum price 25 cents, to be paid for in advance. Legal advertisements, $1.00 per inch first insertion, 50 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisements verv reasonable. For rates apply at this office. In remitting checks or money orders make payable to THE COUNTY RECORD. "In men whom men condemn as ill, I find so much of goodness still; In men whom MEN pronounce divine, I find so much of sin and blot? I hesitate to draw the line Retween the two?where God has not. KIX GST REE?TH E GATEWAY TO OPPORTUNITY. THURSDAY. JAN. 4. 1912. < IT V V...,,. ?11 tiere s napp.> u? an. The man who attempts to get something for nothing 'almost invariably gets nothing fur something. The General Assembly will convene next Tuesday. Interesting developments are looked for? hoped for. ?^?? Happy New Year to Governor Blease. May he learn to temper justice with mercy without tampering too much with justice; and may he' without loving his friends anv less, at least concede to his "enemies" their constitutional rights of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Speaking of "undesirable cit zens," we seem to remember tht.t ^ *? :i 1 I the whole mvis iamnj?ui nui^i Henry is a bright, particular star? were forced to leave their happy (?) home near Salters Depot and seek an abiding-place elsewhere, almost every member of the family having committed some act of villainy. In justice to the Williamsburg I legislative delegation we take pleas-; ure in stating that we have not heard of any one of them who advocated the pardon of Henry Davis. Indeed, we were told by a prominent citizen of Salters that he did not know of anyone of that section?white or black?who wanted the negro, Davis, pardoned. Governor Mease claims to bel>oth able and willing to justify his exercise of the pardoning power whenever he is called upon to do so. There are many people at Salters Depot and vicinity who would very much like to know what motive influenced His Excellency in setting free one Henry Davis, formerly an undesirable citizen of that community, who for some years past has been expiating the crime of murder behind the walls of the .State penitentiarv. A town without good" roads radiating therefrom will never amount to much; a oounty without good roads will ever be classed as unprogressi re and be relegated to the limbo of obscurity. The (jov ( eminent ami the railroads have, offered us help and it is the least we can do to accept it. let ev-, eryone who no.-iMy can do so, turn out and witnessthe(lood Road -train deinonstration to take place here ^ n<-\t Tuc-day. also at other points I in the c.?;;nty where stop- are I made a good attendance siiouid | he given. \\Y profoundly sympathize with Solicitor .I Monroe Spins, editor of the Darlington News and Dress in I his bereavement mused hytliedeatn of his wife, which melancholy event occurred during the season devoted to sunshine, laughter and song hy those into whose homes the insatiate archer had not sped his holt. May Time, the mighty healer, hring surcease of sorrow to our friend in his affliction, and may he at all times keep in remembrance that "whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth." Our city fathers should pattern after our neighbor town, Georgetown. In that progressive municiDalitv there is an ordinance not only against live-stock roaming the! streets, hut even fowls are barred; from trespassing, and we are informed that the ordinance is not a dead letter, but its provisions are rigidly enforced. Such an ordinance here, or even the enforcement of the one against eows running about over town, would be hailed with delight bo many {H-ople who pay taxes to insure the protection of their property. _____________ Indiantown Items. Indiantown, January 2: ? The) Yule-tide passed off quietly, except j for the coming and going of friends j and relatives. Mr P D Wilson, now of Charleston, spent the holidays with his parents, Mr and Mrs A D Wilson. Miss Katheryn Bridgman of Columbia has been visiting among her friends here, Mr and Mrs Tom McCutchen and their little daughter, Louise, were noted at Indiantown Sunday. On Thursday, December 28,at the home of the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs P D Snowden, Miss Mary Snowden and Mr C Dudley Cook were married. They had only a few friends and relatives present, but those invited enjoyed a most delightful wedding feast. Mr David Hanna of Columbia spent the holidays at his old home here. He has completed his business course and has accepted a position as book-keeper for the Lever Shoe Co, of Columbia. Miss Hallie Graham and Mr Sam ' * Snowden were quietly married at j ! the home of the bride's father on ; ' 1 O/? T [ Tuesday evening, uecemucr ^o. mi1 mediately after the ceremony they i left to take the train for Charleston, j i | ; to buy furniture for their new home. Mrs Hugh Cooper and Mrs Barrj gave a delightful Xmas tree to the j children of the primary classes of | our Sunday-school, at Mrs Barr's on Monday afternoon, December 25.' The tree was beautifully decorated | and was laden with gifts for the i the little fellows who attended. Miss Annie Ervin is visiting her aunt, Mrs Frank E Taylor,in Charleston this week. Mr W C Rogers and Mr Ogilvie Rogers are visiting their parents. The former is a student at the Charleston Medical College and the - ?- *- - o-i 1 -? ni ! latter is at tne ocnuui ui r nm tim^ at the same place. Mrs VV W Burr gave a delightful j entertainment on New Year's evening to the young people here in honor of Miss Katheryn Bridgman. An Indian. Mrs A R Tabor of Crider, Mo, had been troubled with sick headache for about five years,when she began taking Chamberlain's Tablets. She has taken two bottles of them and they have cured her. Sick headache is caused by a disordered stomach, for which these tablets are especially intended. Try them, get well and stay well. iSold by All Dealers. m * j WOULD ROUSE INTEREST : IN DRAINAGE MEETING ! SECRETARY'CHARLESTON CHAMPEE COMMERCE SECONDS CALL FOR CONFERENCE. j j The Record ha.-- received from .1 ; W Me Keand,secretary of the Charles ton chamber of commerce, a commu nication, in which he earnestly sec ends the call of E J Watson for f j meeting in Charleston January 5 tr form a State drainage association. \'.r M/>k'.>anrT>j rrimninnirfltion foi. i %V1" ! lows: To newspapers, chambers of commerce or business organizations, mayors of cities, county commissioners, development companies, private individuals, and all persons who are interested in the drainage and reclamation of the wet lands of South Carolita: We are enclosing a copy of a call issued by Commissioner Watson. You will notice the date is given as Jrnuary 5, 1912, The drainage of the swamp lands from the standpoint of increase in value to the owners, and to the general health of the country, is unquestionably the largest and most important subject before the people of South Carolina at this time. You are earnestly requested to personally attend and to fUof trrvii IrrnMir thiat invite UIUCIO HIQl JVU uiiv/ ?? VA VKUV are interested in this matter to attend this drainage conference for tne purpose of uniting our efforts in securing assistance from the Federal and State governments, as well as starting an educative campaign for the organization of local drainage associations to the end that all the lands in South Carolina may be drained at the earliest possible moment, that homes may be built for new settlers, that our labor problems may be solved and that the health of the entire State may be benefited. An interesting programme is being prepared and the sessions will not be lengthy and burdensome, but will deal with facts in which you are interested. Commissioner Watson's call is joined in by the chamber of commerce, Retailers' association, Charleston ad club, Real Estate exchange, and the South Carolina Agricultural society. 1 - - 1 Ml __l _ J1__ / ine undersigned win giaaiy iurnish information regarding the convention. Very truly yours, A W McKeand, Secretary. The Call. In view of the fact that the first session of the newly formed National Drainage congress is to be held in the city of New Orleans in February, 1912, that session being one for the perfection of the organization recently formed in Chicago, looking to the reclamation of the swamp and low lands of the country at large, and in view of the fact that the second congress is to be held during the following year in the city of Charleston, in our State, and in view of the further fact that the work to be undertaken means so much to the coastal area of South Carolina, it is extremely desirable that this State be thoroughly organized at the earliest possible moment upon the question of drainage, with the view to taking active steps preliminary to the New Orleans meet ing and looking to the largest gathering of its kind ever held in this country in Charleston the following year. Being an officer of the national organization and at the head of the department of the State governmenl directly concerned in the restoring to agriculture the 2,000,000 acres ol valuable lands now idle along our coast and it being of the utmost importance that such an organizatior be formed at once, I hereby call f State convention, on the subject ol drainage, to be held in the city ol Charleston, on Friday, January 5, for the purpose of forming a Stat< Drainage association, which shall b? a permanent organization chargec with work looking to the development and reclamation of our over J flow farm lands. I, therefore, urgt f t V . 1 npoy the mayors an i Lntendants m all towns and villages in the coast (' counties of South Carolina to nam i delegates to attend this convent or., ' and hweby invite all ;i r-o.is in the ; country district- interested in the coa-t to attend sni \ convention as : tes. While this c invent! >n is to !> primarily n g.-uherir.'r ? f representatives from the count !es in the c-t.ns ai p ain, it is desired also that rep> ventativcs of anv other cv:nli s laving lands that it is desirable to reclaim hv drainage attend tlvj <?i nvunf-imi 1 * 1 do nor. deem it necessary to point * out the addition to the annual productive wealth or to the taxahle property of the State that will foli low the success of a properly con ducted movement, but I do consider 1 it of greatest importance that every I man residing in the drainage terriI tory shall realize the value of organ! izing to accomplish the desired end-, ! and for this reason I would particularly urge a large and representative attendance at this convention in the city of Charleston. I am informed that the chamber of commerce extends an invitation i , to entertain and care for the convention, and I feel sure that such entertainment will be all that can be desired. E J Watson, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Vice'President of National Drain| age Congress. j [Note. ? The foregoing "call" should have been published a week or two ago, at latest, but for reasons we know not why the "copy" was sent to us too late for last week's issue; so we have done the best we could'?Editor The Record J i NOTHING TO DROP ON When a serious loss by fire occurs it's a good thing to have an insurant n^limr tn fnll hflfk on. Better INSURE TODAY The benefits to be derived are hardly J to be measured by dollars and cents, The companies we represent make prompt and liberal payment of all claims. Kingstree Insurance, Real Estate & Loan Co. R. N. Speigner, Manager, ^wwwwwwwwwwvww i ? ! Ill WE WANT I I I \ to help every person striv- | j ing for a musical education j J to secure an artistic piano. J ? 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