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\ Stye County Sworh. TELEPHONE NO. 83SUBSCRIPTION RATE: One copy, one year $1 25 One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months 50 One copy, one year in advance ? 1 00 WTr. TOLLEY & R.K.WALLACE Publishers. Thursday, April 12.1917. NEWS IN A NUTSHELL. v I HA?M? r.lpnnp/1 ffmm Oar Exchanges. Ground has been broken for the Beaufort public library, co cost $7,500. x ; . The largest cotton sale ever known in Sumter took place Monday, when 1,400 bales were sold for $150,000. j Columbia Odd Fellows are preparing to celebrate the 98th anniversary of the formation of the order on the j 26th inst. Roland Bright, aged 17, was fatal-1 ly stabbed during a fight with his, 9-year-old brother, Nathan, on a farm near Gaffney Friday. Grace Episcopal church,Columbia, has resolved to display the flag henceforth. It is the first church in the State to take such action. The Carolina Gas and Electric Co of Floronce is making great addi tioos to its plant, at a cost of $50,000. When completed, the plant will have a capacity of 2,400 horse power, against 200 when it started in 1907, The Beaufort Curtain company is the latest enterprise in that city. It will manufacture screens with advertising devices for theaters, auditoriums, etc. It has conducted a siafilar business in Georgia for several years. The home of Robert Wade, near Aiken, was destroyed by fire Sunday and Mrs Wade and her child were fatally burned, while several others are in a serious condition. The blaze was started by Mrs Wade pouring oil on a fire. With the hope of forwarding the work of the Anti-Tuberculosis association in South Carolina, a patients' auxiliary is being formed, with chapters throughout the State. Mrs McDavid Horton of Columbia, sister of Mrs L W Gilland, is at the head of the movement. The shraDnel building of the Ed dystone Ammunition corporation, near Chester, Pa, 'was destroyed by an explosion Tuesday, causing the death of 116 persons, mostly girls and young women. A disloyal German employe is suspected of having caused the catastrophe and himfelf perished. Three Masonic bodies?Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters, Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons and Grand Commandery Knights Templar?were in session at Columbia this week. A distinguished visitor was present in the person of Gen Thos J Shryock of Baltimore, who has been grand master of Maryland longer than any other man in the world has held the office of grand UHUiCi. ^ MEETS DEATH IN WATER. Mr Davtd W Cannlagham Found Dead In McCottry's Lake. The friends of Mr D W Cunningham, oldest son of Dr S J Cunningham, of this city, will be shocked to learn that he was drowned yesterday in McCottry's lake, on Black river. The news was not received here until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. It was stated that he had gone fishing early in the morning and that later Mr Xesmith, who happened to , be passing, found his l>ody in the lake lying in water not knee deep. It is thought that Mr Cunningham was sitting on the hank of the lake and was stricken with apoplexy, | falling forward into the water. Mr Cunningham was here on a visit to his aged father and sisters and had gone down to the old home to spend the day with his hrother-in-law, Mr D E McCutchen. Mr Cunningham leaves a wife and four sons, the the children ranging in age from seven to fifteen years. He was for] -several years past manager of the | Florence Dry Goods Company and i made his home in that city, where i his body was taken on irain SO this j morning. ! Mr Cunningham was a brotherin-law of Mr LC Dove, having married the latter's sister. The deepest sympathy is felt by! the people of Kingstree and county | for the stricken family and bereaved relatives. 5. _ L. COUNTY SUNDAYSCHOOL CONVENTION 1NKINGSTREE BAPTIST CHURCH 1 -INSPIRING SESSION-GRATIFYING SHOWING MADE. The annua! convention of the Wil- , liamsburg County Sunday-school association convened at the Baptist ' church here Saturday morning at 10 | o'clock. After song and prayer serv ice, conducted by Rev G T Harmon, ^ pastor of Kingstree Methodist church, j Prof 0 M Mitchell of Rome deliver- s ed an inspiring address upon "The j Cenvention Keyword ? Increase." J t The reports of President George A | McElveen and Secretary-Treasurer M A Shuler were submitted and re- ? ceived with much gratification. It g was a great pleasure to the large { audience to hear a splendid address t from Hon John D Capplemann of!, Charleston, president of the State 1 ? Sunday-school association, on "Why : j Interdenominational Sunday-school I associations?" It was Mr Capple- j ( mann's first appearance in Kingstree , on an occasion of this kind, and his ( return is awaited with pleasure. En- t couraging reports of the year's work ( were made by the superintendents, ( Mrs L W Gilland of the elementary, ( Miss Amanda Edwards of the sec- , ondary.and Hon R K Wallace of the adult department. Mr R D Webb of Spartanburg addressed the conven- j ? tion on "The Sunday-school Organ-1 ized for Business." This "live wire" is too well known here to need any commendation from us. After appointment of committees and enrollment of delegates, an adjourn went was taken to 2;30 p. m. The afternoon session was opened with song and devotions conducted by Rev W I Sinnott, pastor of Salters Presbyterian church. Excellent reports were made by the presidents of the seven districts into which the county is divided, viz: Messrs W D Bryan. W M 0'Bryan, T W Boyle, R C McElveen, W E Nesmith, D E Mc- j Cutchen and 0 M Mitchell. Mr Capplemann then delivered a forceful address on "The Relation of the Church Member to the Sundayschool," and was followed by Miss1 Agnes Ravenel.who gave helpful advice on uniting the Sunday-school' and the home through the cradle roll and home departments. Miss Ravenel is one of the best speakers ever heard here and never fails to captivate her audience. A general a discussion followed, and Mr Webb h closed the session with a strong ad- jj dress on practical ways for making the Sunday-school attractive. | The night session, at 8 o'clock, * was opened with devotions by Rev D li A Phillips. Rev W I Sinnott spoke I on the teacher's duty, and urged r the restoration of the old English , custom of beginning the Sabbath on Saturday evening. Rev D A Phillips addressed the convention upon the B teacher's preparation of the lesson 0 and warned against teaching me- -j chanically. He also advised parents . to bring their children to Sundayschool instead of sending them there. The convention reassembled at 10 d a. m. Sunday. After the singing of p the hymn, "Joy to the World," n Rev P S McChesney read a passage . from Deuteronymy and made an ap- 11 propriate address thereon. Miss v Leila Flossie Epps gave a highly in- li teresting account of her work in \\ Brazil, showing how the gospel light ( c is dispelling the veil of superstition; in that vast country. Miss Agnes; c Ravenel and Mr J K Breedin of Manning discussed "The Teen.Age; I b Its Problems and How to Meet I v Them," and Mr Webb spoke on "A World-wide View of Sunday-school, Work." 11 The final session was held that af- s ternoon. After devotions,addresses j j were delivered by Miss Ravenel on , r "Stories and Story-telling," by Mr Breedin on "Class Organization for ' Men and Women" and by Mr Webb on "Our Aims for the Year." The1 f various cammittees submitted their j t reports, and the following officers t were elected: I President?George A McElveen. Vice President?Oliver P Barton. Secretary-Treasurer?M A Shuler. 1 Division Superintendents ? Ele-, e mentary, Mrs L W Gilland; Second- j f ary, Miss Amanda Edwards; Adult, t S J Deery. I District Presidents?W D Bryan, * Bryan; W M O'Bryan, Heinemann; s T W Boyle, Greelyville; R C McEl- s veen, Kingstree, Rt 2; W E Nesmith,! j Kingstree; D E McCutchen, Ne- j { smith; R N Speigner, Hemingway; j Robert T Grimsley. Cades. 1 The gratifying announcement was i made that Williamsburg has become 1 a Gold Star county and will be; G awarded a gold banner by the State ^ convention at Spartanburg in May. ; The convention was very pleasant and profitable, marred only by the i absence of the pastor of the church, j Rev A E Riemer, who was sick in 1 Charleston. I To Cure a Cold in One Day * Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stop* the ' ^ Cough and Headache and worka off the Cold, j Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. ( B. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 25c. { A Laxative for Good Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin a Saf? and Efficient Family Remedy. Every memlier of the family i: more or less subject to constipatior ind every home should always b< siinnliod with :i denendahle remedy to promptly relieve this condition Whenever the bowels Ijecome clog jed and the natural process of elim nation thereby disturbed, the entin lystein is affected, and readily sub ect to attack by disease. Constipa ion is a condition that should neve: je neglected. Mrs E R Gilbert of Millboro, Va lays that Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pep iin is a splendid laxative for chil Iren because they like its pleasani aste, and it acts so easily and nat irally, without griping or strain tnd she finds it equally effective foi he rest of the family. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is * ombination of simple laxative herb: vith pepsin that contains no opiat( ir narcotic drug. It is mild anc gentle in its action, and does nol :ause pain or discomfort. Druggist.' iverywhere sell this excellent rem ?dy for fifty cents a bottle. LAKE CITY NEWS LETTER. Survey lor Waterworks?Plot to Incite Negroes'-Personal. Lake City, April 10:?Mr J Newon Johnson, civil engineer, began vork Tuesday on his estimate of the rost of water works and h sewerage lystem for Lake City. The prelimi il. t :n lary survey ui uie iunu win u^cupjr bur or five days. After this is done t will be a matter of mathematical lalculation to reach the probable :ost. It is supposed that the amount vhich will be required will be found o be somewhere around forty housand dollars. Mr Johnson is :ity engineer of Florence and is said 0 be a thoroughly competent man or this class of work. Those who ire behind the movement to estabish these systems of water works md sewerage declare that they are onfident that the movement will go hrough by a safe margin, and they ire going ahead in their efforts to lave the movement become an estabished fact. Messrs W C Plowden and Ashton 1 Williams went to Charlotte, N C, ?.. n-A. ] 1 _ j C I asi oaiuruny auu returutru ouuuay. dr Plowden brought batk a Chalners seven-passenger touring car or Mr T J Cottingham. Dr A H Williams and daughter, diss Leone Williams, are in Florida >n an ouling of about ten days, 'hey will spend some time in Tampa, ^akeland and Wauchula. Lake City will have several hunIred citizens in the "preparedness >arade" in Florence Thursday afterloon. Practically all automobiles n town will be in line, and each car rill be filled with citizens who beieve that the country should get tself thoroughly prepared to proseute the war with Germany to a sucessful termination. Miss Mary Woodley, of Petersiurg, Va, is spending some time rith her sister, Mrs C D Rollins. There are persistent reports of he movements and operations of uspicious characters among the nerroes of this section. These men epresent themselves as insurance igents, writing some kind of "indusrial insurance" (so they term it) or the negroes, and it seems that heir real object is to stir up among he negroes bad feelings against the vhites, and make them believe that jermany will certainly win the war. t has been right definitely ascertain>d that some four or five of these ellows have visited, at different imes, the same negro. These men ippear to be foreigners, and the supposition is that they are in the service of Germany. Now that our )eople are becoming aroused over :he matter, should such emisaries be found in this community again they vill be closely watched, and if it be earned that they are doing what is supposed, steps will be taken to have ;hem apprehended. With Our Advertisers. The Scott Drug Co, R W Lewis, The Kingstree T / Goods Co, Peolies' Mercant' Co, Silverman's Department Store and Chas Tucker, >ach, have an attractive new ad to vhich the attention of our readers s called before laying this paper iside. Babies for Everybody. , To avoid imitations and ineffectr ive substitutes be sure to ask for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. See that i a facsimile of Dr Caldwell's signai ture and his ix>rtrait appear on the i yellow carton in which the bottle is 1 packed. t A trial bottle, free of charge, can ? l>e'obtained by writing to I)r \V B Caldwell, 455 Washington St, Monticello, Illinois. SPY SUSPECT HELD IN ANDREWS PRISON ALL EFFORTS OF MAYOR LEVY TO SECURE INFORMATION FROM PRISONER FAIL. Andrews, April 7:?A foreigner, suspected of being a spy, has been arrested by the local authorities and lodged in the town jail, upon charge of vagrancy. Mayor Levy has notified the United States district attorney's office at Charleston, of the arrest and has been instructed to hold the suspect until further notice. The arrested man refuses to give his name and claims to be unable to understand English. He can speak it a little and claims to have been in this country for the last seventeen years. Mayor Levy had him spoken to in German, Russian and in the Swedish language, but the man professes inability to understand any of then\. The arrest was mrde about 8 o'clock this morning by the chief of police. The suspect walked into town over the track of the Seaboard Air Line. He said he had n? money, but wanted no work and refused to give any satisfactory account ot himself and was taken into custody. Married. Mr John Scott and Miss Alma Courtney, both of the Cedar Swamp section, were married by the Rev S P McChesney at the mance here last Sunday afternoon. Mr L P Epps and Miss Ruth Mills were united in marriage at Beulah church Wednesday evening of last week by the Rev J P Patton, a brother-in-law of the groom. The bride, who is one of Ihe county's most highly esteemed young ladies, is the daughter of Mr S W Mills and a sister of Mr Roland D Mills, of the Bank of Kingstree, while the groom, a son of Mr James Epps, is a progressive young farmer. To be Married. We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following invitation: Rev and Mrs Andrew Ernest Cornish request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Gertrude Drew to The Rev Henry DeSaussure Bull on Thursday evening the twenty-sixth of April Nineteen hundred and seventeen at nine o'clock | at the Church of the Redeemer Charleston, South Carolina .Carlisle School Honor Roll. Grade 1, Primary?Clyde Flagler, j Lamar Jove. ' Grade L, Advanced?Annie May : Flagler, 90. i Grade 2?Ethel Brockinton. 96. i Grade 3?Leon Kelly, 95; Lonnie Flagler, 94. Grade 4?Pearl Joye, 96; David Kelly,93; Mazie Brockinton,92; Dot a Smiley, 90. Grade 5?Martha Smiley, 95. Grade 8?Unie Brockinton, 98; i Lucile Nexsen, 94. 1 Ever Lou Shuler. Teacher.^ | WEAK, NERVOUS OHIO WOMAN I Made Well By Delicious Vinol, Bellefontaine. Ohio.?"My blood was I very poor?I was in a weak, nervous, run-down condition. I tried different remedies without benefit and one day my druggist told me at>out Vinol. I tried it and it built mc up in every way ?blood, strength and nerves, and I teil my friends it is the beet medicine on 1 earth."?Mrs. Ea*l Bbusson. Vinol sharpens the appetite, aid:* , digestion, enriches the blood and i:i this natural manner creates strength. Complete formula on every label I ' {-iott Drug Co, Kingstree. S C. \ Better Goods tor ==1915 PR We have just finis 1 * J ? a suiiu car 01 UP-TO-DATE F These goods were prices, less the cai Just think, the freig weighing 100 pound; cost you $1.27 1-2 i The same chair shi load lot would cost saving of 65 cents. In view of these clear to you that it buy your furniture: Hoosier Kitchen Save Miles o! Kingstree Furniti Academy Street, belt Phone 167, - $ I Because th Better, Weai arid Cost Lei End than low< Shoes. The celebrated Shoe is sold ex< Kingstree by Silverman's Di I / Less Money. ICES = V >hed opening up I URNITORL bought at 1915 load discounts, ht on a Rocker s or less would shipped locally, pped in a carbut 62 cents, a % facts, is it not will pay you to from us? r nkinntf* I vaiiuicio f Steps ire Company iw Postoffice KINGSTREE, S. C. Y? J iey Look It ; Longer 1 I >s in the g er priced ? I Florsheim || clusively in || ep't Store 1 I