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SEWS ||| Rain today. M A Shuler, E3q, was in Florence yesterday. Mrs E W Rowland of Manning spent Thursday in Kingstree. Mrs A J Smitn, or near lown, vis| ited Florence relatives this week. V Mr Julian A Thompson of Vox was a pleasant caller at our office Tuesday. Messrs Bishop Burgess of Mouzon and W L Moore of Leo were noted in town Saturday. Mrs W S Lynch of Scranton spent Tuesday in Kingstree as the guest of the Misses Jacobs. Mr M L Allen, who has a position as druggist near Conway, spent the week-end at home with his family. We are glad to note that little Victor Stoll and John Rodgers Allen J are recovering from a severe spell *1 of sickness. Capt John A Kelley, who was confined to his room for some time by sickness, is,we are glad to note, able to be out again. * * *- 1 .1 The stork appeared yesieruay mternoon in North Kingstree and left a little daughter at the home of Mr and Mrs Philip H Stoll. A cold wave, with rain* and snow, is forecasted by the United States weather bureau to reach the Atlantic coast within the next day or two. Mr S J Deery and family and Mr f and M A Shuler are now occu/' pying the house in Nelson's Addition recently vacated by Mr L A Harley. Miss Mamie Jacobs left Tuesday for an extended visit to relatives and friends at Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta and other noints in the South. The United States district court will convene at Columbia Tuesday. Among those having civil business before that tribunal is Sheriff Geo J Graham. Mr Thos McCutchen was in Rich>. mond, Va, several days this week, where he went to purchase a carload of horses and mules, which are expected to arrive here in a few days. V Mr M F Heller is in the Western stock markets this week, where he has gone to purchase several carloads of horses and mules, which will probably reach Kingstree the last of the week. The big sale of Mr S Marcus, announced last week in a page ad in X J i.L ? this paper, is sun going on, anu me i nice things he is offering at greatly | reduced prices are attracting many persons from the surrounding counl; tryRabbi Jacob L Raisin, of Beth El* ohim, Charleston, will conduct servV. ices here Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock in the old Masonic lodge room, which has been fitted up as a synagogue. The public is invited to attend this service. We note that the names of Misses Lillie Cunningham and Georgia McGill, of this place, have been entered as contestants in the Charleston News and Courier's big subscription # contest, and we hope they will come out winners of first and second prizes. The preaching mission at the Episcopal church, conducted by Rev G C j Williams of Charleston, is exciting ^ great interest. Three services are held daily.at 8 a. m.. 4:30 p. m. and 8:00 p. ra., and large and attentive congregations are present at all. The mission will continue through next Sunday. Last Sunday morning the thermometer registered the lowest temv perature of the winter here. The cold wave was of short duration, reaching here about 2 p, m. Saturday. The temperature gradually crew colder until Sunday morning, when a minimum of 28 decrees was reached. By noon that day it began to warm up again, and unseasonably ~ warm days have since been the or/ der* Rev and Mrs W P Meadors and | son,Jack,are very pleasantly situated I for the present at the home of the j former's son-in-law and daughter, | Mr and Mrs A C Hinds. Mr Mead- j ors says he finds it pleasant to be j among his old friends again. The j ^climate and the pure, soft water are j as beneficial to him as his associations are agreeable. His health has | been improving every day since he l voluntarily took a superannuate relation to his conference so as to rest P and recuperate. It is needless to say that Mr and Mrs Meadors are gladly -../.Snn/l artr) haortllv OffontpH fl Q nrcci ?CU auu IIV.HI wij ~ visitors of several weeks in our town. Pay your subscription, right now. I ' ' * t The eighth cotton grinning: report of the season compiled from reports of census bureau correspondents and agents throughout the cotton belt and issued at 10 a. m. Tuesday announced that 10,643,783 bales of cotton of the growth of 1913 had been ginned prior to January 1. That compares with 14,443,146 baies, or 90.8 per cent, of the entire 1914 crop ginned prior to January 1 last year. The report shows that in South Carolina 1,134,059 bales have been ginned, against 1,388,317 in 1914. Mr Ira A Calhoun, district manager at Kingstree for the Southeastern Life Insurance company,was in Greenville last week to attend the annual meeting and banquet of the "Century club," which is composed of agents of the company who had written insurance policies aggregating one hundred thousand dollars or over during the year. Mr Calhoun had been with the Southeastern nnlv a few months, but during that time he wrote insurance at the rat? of something over $200,000 a year. The banquet of the "Century" club was held at the Hotel Imperial in Greenville last Thursday. Mr Calhoun returned here Saturday. An Old Newspaper. We have before us a copy of the Kingstree Star dated December 18, 1872, edited and published by Mr R C Logan. This old copy of the Star, Kingstree's first newspaper, was mailed to a subscriber and still bears his name, in plain, legible and distinct letters?W E Smith, father of our townsman, Mr R B Smith, who now owns the old paper and prizes it among his keepsakes. As to the rrnf.nn rtf Ko SfOl* fX7?> ly (JUgi giv- \A?I v/* W?>- uw>t?v believe it compares favorably with other papers of its time. There is a great scarcity of local advertisements in it,most of them being from Charleston merchants. In this issue of "The Kingstree Star"we note this item of local news: EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS. The following officers for this county have been appointed by the Governor: Treasurer, Philip Heller, Auditor, C Mouzon Matthews; Trial Justices. Louis Jacobs, Isaac Epps, Samuel T Cooper,E R Lesesne,Thomas RGrier, William S Camlin.Wm H Singletary. Also this: CONSIGNEES PER SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY. S R Mouzon,D E Adams,P Heller. Littleton Pressley, W W Ward, R W Fulton,H S Burden, N R Consar, W E Smith,F M Nesmith.W M Kinder, B G Pierson. It was a rare thing for a Kingstree citizen to receive an express package in those days, and when one was so received 'it seems to have been a matter of considerable local rr'Q l/nmu inrrctrpp lllkCIC9V| iiiuukii ni_ nuvn mugu v? v v. was not then a dry town, nor was the gallon-a-month law in effect. O E S Install Officers, At a regular meeting of Kingstree Chapter No 22, Order Eastern Star, January 6, 1916, the following officers were installed: W M?Mrs Lorena R Kelley; W P?Mr R K Wallace; Ass't M?Miss Belle Harper; Sec'y?Mrs Stella Cook; Treas?Mr J W Cook; Cond?Mrs Mary B Ross. Ass't Cond ?Miss Martha Gourdin; Chap?Mr B E Clarkson; War?Mr L S Dennis; Adah?Miss Etta Jacobs; Ruth?Mrs L S Dennis; Esther?Miss Florence Jacobs; Martha?Miss Miriam Fluitt; Electa?Mrs Lily G Clarkson. Big Jewelry Sale Starts January 15. In order to raise money within the next 30 days, I am selling goods at a great sacrifiice. Diamonds, Jewelry of every description. Sterling Silver, Cut Glass, and everything that is kept in a first class jewelry store. Never before has fine goods been sold for so near nothing. Remember the sale starts January 15 | and lasts for 30 days only. Come I early. Yours to please, F J Watts, 1-13-tf Kingstree, S C. I I . " Bad Habits. Those who breakfast at eight 1 o'clock or later, lunch at twelve and dine at six are almost certain to be I troubled with indigestion. They do ; not allow time for one meal to di| gest before taking another. Not less I than five hours should elapse bejtween meals. If you are troubled | with indigestion correct your habits and take Chamberlain's Tablets, and you may reasonably hope for a quick recovery. These tablets strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its functions naturally. Obtainable everywhere BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG i Holds Annual Meeting and De- | clares Dividend to Stockholders The annual meeting of the stock-'' 1 i holders of the Bank of Williamsburg j; j was held at the office of its presi- 1 ; dent, C W Stoll, Saturday of last 1 week. A good per cent of the stock 1 was represented either by personal ' owners or by proxy, and the meeting i was highly satisfactory to all. s The president's report showed that 1 the past year had been a successful ' one, and the usual dividend of 8% was naid. A statement of the bank's J financial condition at the close of business January 7, the day prior to ' the stockholders' meeting, gives the 1 following: 1 RESOURCES. ] Loans and Discounts $261,644 95 \ Bonds -M- 1,041 99 Furniture and Fixtures 4,358 23 i Banking House 9,313 13 . Cash on Hand and in Banks. 42,711 09 $319,069 39 LIABILITIES. 1 Capital Stock $100,000 00 Surplus and Und Profits? 10,915 44 Due to Banks 733 00 t Rediscounts 12,000 00 Bills Payable 17,000 00 Deposits 178,420 81 $319,069 39 The directors and officers of the ( institution were unanimously re- * s elected and .are as follows: Direct- g ors,J M Cook,!F Rhem.P G Gourdin, t W I Nexsen, John F McFaddin, E C Epps, C W Stoll, W V Strong. Offic- \ ers: President, C W Stoll; vice pres- | ident, F Rhem; cashier, E C Epps; ^ assistant cashier, C W Boswell. i . - i Fresh Garden Seed for sale at < Dn/\r,T/T\T/.fTv\\T'n 1~\r>?rn Ctadd 1 _1 I DRVA/iviiiuiun o unuu oiunL, I Vanse-GlbsoD. I At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon ^ at the home of Mr and Mrs W M \ Vause their youngest daughter, Miss 1 Frances Margaret, was united in \ marriage to Mr Francis Ewing Gib- * son, in the presence of immediate . relatives and a few invited guests, ^ special friends of the bride and c groom. The ceremony was per- * formed by the bride's pastor, Rev P j S McChesney, of the Presbyterian church. The fair young bride was becomingly attired in a traveling suit c with accessories to match and never < 4 appeared more attractive to her ; friends. Mr Gibson, who is well known and popular in this community, has spent several years here as I a cotton grader and buyer and left Kingstree about two weeks ago to accept a position in Greenville,where . Mr and Mrs Gibson expect to make J their home in the future. \ Shortly after the ceremony the j happy young couple took their de- ; parture for Greenville. Felicitations for a long and happy life [ are extended this popular couple by c their manv friends in Kinzstree. 1 At Ttie Uwana. The picture play presented at the ] Uwana Theatre Thursday night was 5 a treat to those present. The pro- \ gramme embraced several reels of ' the great photo play "The Diamond From The Sky" and a six reel pre- \ sentation of America's famous actor { Nat C Goodwin in a dramatization of the Parisian play, "Business is Business". In this play the dis- ( tinguished actor shows up in all of j his old-time vigor. He is supported 5 by a company of tirst-rate artists. This week the mamigement of the Uwana decided to give only four j shows. Tonight the "Romance of . Elaine" with several reels of comics will compose the programme. <j Tomorrow night a special feature j play entitled "Conscience" will he 1 given; also several reels of comics, featuring the famous Charlie Chaplin .1 innrii'n fiirt>niiY3t fnnnv m:in 1 Pictures will also be shown on Sat- j urday night, but it is not yet known \ what these will l)e. i With Oar Advertisers. Mr W E Jenkinson calls attention i to his big line of plow shoes, over- ! alls, etc. Note the Ford advertisement in , this issue by the agent, Mr Thomas McCutchen. Mr T E Baggett, jeweler and op- ; tician, has two new ads in this paper ! to which we invite the attention of ] our readers. Mr J M Truluck advertises the ; arrival of a fresh lot of mules at his stables. Go to Brockington's Drug Store for your Garden Seed. 1-13-tf i Dr R J McCabe will be at An; drews Monday, January 17, to remain ten days. Office over Heine' mann & Tigler's store. l-13-2t All Officers Re-elected. The Wee Nee bank held its an- i nual meeting here Friday. The; stockholders were well represented,! among those present being several j ladies. The report of the president, I Mr Hugh McCutchen, showed that' the bank had passed a successful business year, and besides paying an annual dividend of 8 per cent to the stockholders, one thousand dollars was passed to surplus and a remainng balance to undivided profits, rhis increases the bank's capital and mrplus to $38,000. The officers and directors of the bank were re-elected as follows: President, Hugh McCutchen; vice president, W V Strong; cashier, L C Dove; directors, Hugh McCutchen, tV V Strong, L W Gilland, W R Scott, J K Smith, H E Montgomery and T K Smith. TRY IT! SUBSTITUTE FOR NASTY CALOMEL. Starts Your Liver without Making Yon Sick and Cannot Salivate. Every druggist in town?your Iruggist and everybody's druggist? las noticed a great falling-off in the tale of calomel. They all give the tame reason. Dodson's Liver Tone is aking its place. "Calomel is dangerous and people mow it,while Dodson's Liver Tone is s perfectly safe and gives better reiult8," said a prominent local drugpat. Dodson's Liver Tone is personilly guaranteed by every druggist vho sells it. A large bottle costs 50 ;ents, and if it fails to giye easy reief in eyery case of liver sluggishless and constipation, you have only lo ask for your money back. Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasantasting, purely vegetable remedy, larmless to both children and adults. Take a spoonful at night and wake lp feeling fine; no biliousness, sick leadache, acid stomach or constipat?d bowels. It doesn't gripe or cause nconvenience all the next day like nolent calomel. Take a dose of cal>mel today and tomorrow you will 'eel weak,sick and nauseated. Don't ose a day's work! Take Dodson's Liver Tone instead and feel fine, full )f vigor and ambition. The Rev J no C Crouch, one of the )ldest Baptist preachers in the State, - - m i lied suddenly at his home in unaries;on last Saturday night after an llness of only an hour. SPECIAL NOTICES Phone u? when you want rjT to get a notice under this heading. Price one cent a word for each insertion. No v, ,J\ ad taken for less than 25c. ?hone 83. Agents Wanted?Booker T Washington Dead. Two memorial books of lis life; one by himself, price $1.25; me by Federick E Drinker, price $1.00. Outfits 15c each Agents selling ten to :orty books per day. R L Phillips Publishing Co, Atlanta, Ga. l-13-3t For Sale?Three fine, pure bred, Berkshire pigs, two boars and one sow, 1 weeks old. Eligible to registration. Vpply to L C Montgomery, Kingstree, 5 C. 1-13-tf For Sale?Nice, fresh winter cab)age, 5c per head; sweet potatoes, 20c lerpeck. Mrs W E J enkinson. 1-13-2L For Sale-W L Peek's "Eutopia" :otton seed, big boll, prolific bearer ind almost storm proof. Price. $1 per jushel. J S Cunningham, Nesmith, 5 C., R F D. 1-13-Up For Sale?Nice one horse farm; food house. Address W D BrVan, Bryan. S C. For Sale?Ground Oyster Shell Lime lelivered in Kingstree in jute sacks at 55.45 per ton; at Lake City, $5.40; minmum car, 30 tons. D J Epps, Kings:ree, S]C. 12-16-5t For Sale?Finely ground Phosphate Rock. Prompt shipment for fall, winter ind spring. Write for prices to McDabe Fertilizer Company, Charleston. S C. (M ? 11-18-tf Tomb Stones and Monuments 1 have secured the agency for the Roberts Marale Co of Ballground, Ga, to represent them here uid will appreciate your patronage, assuring you satisfaction. R. W FULTON, l-6-tf Kina'itree, S.tC. CAlillAAAlAAAiAAAlillliAAl j Removal Notice, f 3 * City Barber Shop has been re- ? 4 moved into the Hirsch Building 3 next door to Kingstree Drug Co's > ^ old store. Here you will find the ? 4 old reliable coloi'ed barbers: BN 3 Blakeley, J A Alston. Abraham ^ * Wheeler and Pickens Murray. ? 4 Come and see our new|place. 2 B N BLAKELEY, ? ^ l-6-4t Proprietor. ? I For Sale:? in Kingstree, two 2-r tenant houses in Rive lot in New Town, res Gourdin & Harper, ] Jenkinson Bi Offprinw for VIA VB ft VI A big stock of Tob* Cloth now ready i Big line of Overalls 2 ready for the plov Big line of Work Sh now on display at Big line of Dress Gir display at 8 l-3c a Sweeping reduction! stock of Winter G Jenkinson Broth* Ir I A WARM BA' WARM BAT T17HY bathe in di VV run the risk of when a PERFECTION OIL HEATER in five will make the bathrc toast? Take it wherever il touch a match ? a warmth soon chanj comfort It helps you you work, it makes foe Convenient, clean, no i Ten hoars of solid comfo kerosene. Use Aladdin Security C White Oil to obtain bes Stoves, Lamps and heete STANDARD OIL (New Jersey] BALTIMOR] W*?hin<ton. D. G. Norfolk, Vt. Richmond, YV Look for the Triangle Trademark. In many styles and sizes at all I hardware ana general stores. Higheit award Panama Pacific Exposition 8^5^, PR-PUR-PER j j PERFECTION I 9 'oom and one 3-room jrside. Also a 1-acre idential. iCingstree, S. C. ros. Co.'s I January icco Plant Bed !or you. ind Work Pants v boys. oes of all kinds our store, lghams now on ,nd 10c yd. 3 on our entire oods. ;rs Company m in a I hroom i iscomfbrt and B catching cold a f SMOKELESS minutes time V xxn warm as I t is needed? tnd its genial ges chills to I dress, it helps H xi taste better. I smoke or smell I rt on a gallon of R >il or Diamond K it results in Oil 9 rs. g COMPANY I Charlotte, N. C. Charleston, W. Va. 9? Charleston, S. C. Sjl ? *