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VOL. XXXII. KIXGSTItEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20,1917. NO. 29 !
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News Notes from Salters.
^ Salters. September 17:?We have
had some cold, rainy weather the
^ past week, making one almost think
winter had begun. Cotton picking
V has been veiy much retarded, out so
W far as we have heard, no damage of
any consequence was done. The
price is not satisfat tory in the face
uf the high price of g<* -ds. Many
farmers \v>li store th< ir c.>ttr>n ft;r
better returns.
Mr and Mrs H L Orvin fiC orgetown
and sen Edward and wife motored
here Sunday am A tr.-Miay
with relatives and trie >is. It is
something like fifteen years since Mr
Orvin has been in * his seeti< : .
Misses Amanda Edward- ami
**? 1. . ..
tmma uoupi'r.uc.iKiiisii". *->, ?..v
for Williamsburg county. gav ! sons
here Frida.v in grape pro* ;\ing,
etc. at Mr J as A Fcn-cli's. .< idch
was weil attended t>.v the ladies of
the community.
Mr L A Iziar of Charleston spent
a short while here Saturday betw- en
trains.
Misses Carrie Moseley and Emma
Lifrage left Friday for Winihrop.
Mr Ed Lay ton of Florence so?nr
Monday here with friends on a iisoing
trip to Black river. They had
bad luck, as the recent rains had
made the water very muddy.
Death of Young Girl at Trio.
Trio, Sept 19?Miss Pearlee Lockliear.
daughter of Mr and Mrs J W
Lockliear, died at the home of her
parents Monday night, after a short
illness. She was about 7 years of
age. We extend our heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved parents and
loved ones. The interment will take
place at St Stephens, Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Eddie Morris are visiting
at tne home of Mr Blackwell
McCants.
Mr and Mrs J L Graham returned
Tuesday from Hartsville.
^ Mr M D Ogburn spent the week
^ end with his parents, Mr and Mrs
H ? Ogburn.
P* Mr and Mrs J H Rowell returned
t to their home last Friday, aecompaw
nied by Mr T S Carter and Miss Rose
Long.
Miss Minnie Bryan has returned
home from Kingstree. She will leave
V in two weeks to teach school at Lv
dia.SC.
Misses Mary and Rose Long are
spending the week with Mr and Mrs
John Rowell.
Mr Roy Rtgister has returned to
Society Hill to resume his school.
The railroads running into Florence
show no decrease in business
because of the war. Both roads
showed large gains for August over
the same month last year, the Seaboard
showing the larger percentage
because of its being a new line. Its
passenger business increased about
150 per cent and freight business
100 per cent over August, 1916. The
freight business of the Atlantic Coast
r Line during the same period increased
about $12,000, nearly 100
per cent.
a IT DOES NOT PAY TO BUY'
m AND COMES OFF OR IT LOS
WE SELL PAINT WHICH 1
CAY.AND WHICH WILL KEE
CHEERFUL.
SO IT "PAYS" TO NOT O
? FROM US BUT ALSO YO
I PAINTS ARE BEST; THEY SI
j King' Hardwi
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NEW INDUSTRY AT LAKE CITY.
Plant to "Cure" Sweet Potatoes-Wedding
Sells Soon to Ring.
Lake City, September ltf:?J 0
i Green, E.-q, ami Miss Clyda Cald
w?* I wilt be married Thursday, it is
a .nounceti. Mr Green is the oldest
son ot the late "Judge" John S
:G:cen* an 1 the bride-to be is the
tuaughUr Mr L L I aid well, the
i well known merchant of this town
! for maf v years, who died some five
. years ?i,
Dr and Mi * <' D Rollins and ehildiv:
rot.u" ; home Friday from a
visit ot a few weeks up in the
o.-i.Jiliti >- 1 Western North Carolina
vvitr Mrs i I Kern, the mother
i toe fiti nanieu.
Mr A IS i>;ick spi-nt the iiist of
tin- \? in Charleston celebrating
the Jewish new >ear with other
r e jv. e.?s of ".he same faith.
".Jwipe" T F Fulmore came up
from Cades .i, ?n ;ay and spent the
dav in town on business,
i The high school and graded school
i are now running full time with a
fuii corps of teachers and a big
house full of pupils.
Mr J M Truluck began work on
| his hotel Monday morning. From
i now on things will be pushed right
along until the building is completed
and running as a hotel.
The number of young men going
' away to prepare to meet the Germans
is getting really noticeable, i
At the present rate there soon will |
be but few left in this town who
are liable to the call. To give an
1 idea how they are going from this
county we mention the fact that
eight lawyers have gone from the
Florence bar.
I No use to say anything about the
ram, arid cold and so iorrn or recem
days. The rest of the country had
the same thing.
Mr W H Steele, of Rockingham,
N C, spent several days last week in
, town and the nearby country.
Mr J M Truluck is getting ready
to build a sweet potato house in
which to "cure" and keep potatoes.
The house will have the capacity of
a thousand bushels, and will be fitted
with the necessary machinery
; for drying out the potatoes by heated
air. It will be built under the
supervision of an officer of the de;
partment of agriculture, who has
1 made a close study of keeping sweet
potatoes by the process which may
be called "evaporating" them, and
which is claimed to be very successful.
j Notwithstanding money seems
plentiful a white man was bound
^ ? ">? nirnnit hv .TllHcrp
j "Vt-l IU Hit V.1I vv... D!
Baldwin last week on the charge of
; stealing leaf tobacco.
Mr W M Severance was in Columbia
the latter part of last week.
Have you seen our line of Grafo'
nolas? Phone 167 and let us send
you one and be convinced that it is
the best machine on the market.
$15 to $250.
VHTCTDPr t^TTPVITlTRP f!n
IVIl^UOllVUU JL w,
9-6-tf .111-113 Acade.ny St.
CHEAP" PAINT-IT "SCALES"
ES ITS BRIGHTNESS.
VILL "STICK" AND STOP DEP
YOUR BUILDINGS LOOKING
NLY BUY YOUR HARDWARE
>UR PAINTS-BECAUSE OUR
r^ND THE TEST.
are Company.
lardware Store.
iMORE SOLDIERS j
| TO GO FROM HERE
NAMES OF WILLIAMSBURG MEN
TO LEAVE FOR CAMP JACKSON
NEXT SATURDAY.
Following is the list of men who
will go to Camp Jackson on Saturday,
September 22, l'JIT, to recruit
Uncle Sam's army under the seleclective
draft act:
Herbert Edward i'uwell
James Alex McCrea
Robert Alex Moore
Luther'llaynes Johnson
Lemuel Leamore rovven
W+riiam Dnriei Spps
Lowell Pipkin ,
.John Haskell Brockinton
Roland Bochette
Kintr Giles Antwine
George Ard
Beanie Antwine
Henry C Nelson
Charles W Baker
Erwin Boston
Thomas Tyner
'Ernest Strong
I E 0 Dukes
William Davis Smith
Je9se James Baxley
James Daniel Haselden
i James A Nexsen
John Lewis Coker
Ovid Cortz Cox
Arthur Benjamin Martin
LeLand Perry
Walter Myer Roberts
Gary Wilburn Hanna
Samuel Wesley McCants
Clifton Benjamin Guess
Fred L Rodgers
Redden Gause
Emerson Powell
Eddie Willcox Sports
E C Cribb
S E Cooper
David C Epps
Emory C Altman
John Eddie McClary
William C West . !(
Derrill F Easier
Jesse Thomas David
j Fleetwood 0 Baxley
Bennie Powell
William Rich Moree
Asa G Cooper
Friendly Nabor Moore
' Willie Godwin
i Elijah E David
Elliott McCullough
Nathan Tisdale
! Laurie B Lewis
James C Epps
I Richard Anderson Hughes
Leo Hanna
niin rinvirt Ifirtnn
! John Cribb
Gary Tisdale
J C Lyerly, Jr
Grover Cleveland Wall
Luther Yarborough
! Sidney Z Hughes
| W W Barr, Jr
J G Lifrage, Jr
T W Rodgers, Jr
Junious Conyers
J D McElveen
Dr W C Rodgers
B G Timmons, Jr
Thomas Mack Wilson
Jim Long, Jr
Mell Flagler
Walker Davis Morris
LeRoy Watson Smith
Elmore Hay Harrington j;
William Cipps smiin
Frank Fry !
Edward Blackwell Morris
It is probable that there will be j
; others who will be notified later to
appear at the same time. These i
parties have to appear at the court'
I house on Friday afternoon at 5
j o'clock. They will at that time be
j assigned to homes for lodging. *
NOTICE!
Pursuant to a letter sent out to I
thp stockholders of the Williams
burg County Fair association last
week, we call a meeting of said
stockholders at the court house for j
Wednesday next, (September 26),
at noon. Those unable to come
will have someone represent them. ,
I Matters of vital importance to stockj
hold will be acted upon. j1
W E Nesmith, Pres.
Dillon county will be represented
in the gigantic plan which Thomas
! A Edison, the great inventor, has on
foot to end the war. RodCarraichael
has lentered the ^Edison factory at
j Orange. N J,to work in secrecy with ' (
j no communication with the outside
| world until the great engine of destruction
is completed.
Best Oysters at Farmers' Cafe
next to People's Mercantile Co's. I
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s
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We Rejoice
over the big prices you an
and when you need Hardw
have your business and wb
stock is complete. Remer
OLD, ORIGINAL
of King^ree. Make no mi
|c3Fri'r)3AWr,CASK?1s| Kltlp:
Next tc
GOOD WORK
BY RAILROADS.;
HAVE BE E.N Ut l^tALtULrtDLL
SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES j
DURING THIS GREAT WAR.
Washington, DC,September 18:?
Some conception of the efforts which
the railroads of this country are
making to handle the tremendous
increase in freight traffic which the
war has produced may be gleaned
from a report just compiled by the
commission on car service.
The report shows that during the
four months' period between May 1
and August 31 this year. 115,152
empty freight cars were ordered
into the South and Southwest to
protect the movement of grain and
-<? 1 1 ? i
omer ioou pruuueus auu asauic mc
prompt delivery of the millions of
feet of lumber needed by the government
for the cantonments and
shipyards. Several thousand of
these cars were also used to facilitate
the movement of phosphate
rock and other materials needed in
the manufacture of munitions. The
cotton carrying railroads also received
large consignments of "empties" i
to enable them to meet the beginning
of the cotton and cotton seed
movements.
Most of the cars moved into the
South and Southwest are owned by
roads oDeratine in other sections of
the country. They were moved,
however, regardless of ownership
into districts where they, were most
needed. The prompt compliance of
the roads that owned them, with!
the orders of the commission on car
service averted what might easily
have been one of the worst freight |
congestions in the history of the
country,, as the lines in the South
and Southwest have been called upon
to transport an unexampled volume
of freight since the United
States entered the war. The movement
of lumber for commercial purposes
has been unusually heavy and
added to that has been the govern- j
ment's demand for the 64,000 car J
I"" J" f i in tKo nc\r\- I
1UOU3 Ul Cllll Ut I ll^v,uvu lii vuw wu
struction of the training camps for
the new National army and the
thousands of other car loads that
are being rushed from the Southern
forests to the shipyards on the Atlantic
coast.
Coincident with the lumber movement,
grain, melons, vegetables and
other food products have created a
demand for cars that would have
been impossible to meet if the railroads
of the country had not voluntarily
agreed to merge their competitive
activities and operate as one
system during the period of the war.
This agreement made possible the
shifting of empty cars into districts
that would have been virtually
buried under the abnormal amount
of freight accumulated in them if
the local lines had not received help
from their competitors.
At the present time, hundreds of
empty cars are still being rushed into
the South to assure the prompt j
movement of all government orders j
of lumber. Hundreds of other.
"empties" are going into central!
States to protect the grain crop, the I
I
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will) You, I
2 getting for your Tobacco
are, call on us and we will sh<
at good values we can give 3
nber, we are the
, PIONEER HARI
&ake, but come to us.
stree Hardware
I rt p i, ? 1 ? r* Vi s? r? V/ar
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transportation of which is now* being;
I complicated hy the fact that during
, the next six weeks when the grain
! movement will be at its height the
railroads will be obliged to run a
large number of passenger trains to
carry the 68i ,000 citizen soldiers to
the cantonments.
Long trains of stock cars are also
moving into western Texas so that
the thousands of heads of cattle that
are threatened by the drought there
may be moved into more fertile
pasturage.
The railroads operating in Maine
will soon receive an extra consign
ment of empty cars to enable them
to handle the potato crop.
A summary of the roads that received
consignments of empty cars
from other roads during the four
months' period ending August 31
shows that the Atlantic Coast Line
got 8,500.
Breexes from Bethel.
Bethel, September 17: ? Presbytery
will convene hereabout October
9. We hope to have a large attendance
daily.
We are sorry to report that Mr T
| B Cooper is not improving.
Mr W H McElveen made a busi|
ness trip to Lake City today.
Mr P A james returned to his
home at Norfolk Friday after spending
a few days here with his fatherin.low
Mr T R fY>nnnr.
! Rev and Mrs D M Ciark and children
and Miss Opal Thompson of j
Olanta spent Wednesday night at i
the home of Mr W H McEIveen.
t Messrs R S Burgess and W I Epps
went to Kingstree Saturday after'
noon.
Mr Letcher McEIveen spent Monday
at home with his parents.
Mr Dessie Graham of Scranton
was a pleasant caller in this community
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lilly McEIveen of Lake City
spent last week with relatives here.
The sad news of the sudden death
TKe roan with mo
in the Bank w
from fire or bi
own exirav
WHEN YOU CARRY YOUR H
TEMPTATIONS AND CHANCES "
GREATER THAN YOU THINK, F
THERE TO BORROWERS AND F
i v wircn ennki utci *r vrtiiQ DTI
L. I I1LLU OVVJI1 PIL.L I I wun I 11
PUT YOUR MONEY IN THE BR
TO YOUR BALANCE EVERY CEN1
BE "A MAN WITH MONEY."
PUT YOUR MONE
WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTERI
Loans Made on Cotton Ware]
Farmers A Hrrclia
"A UKl 'laf;TKI,Y SA PK"
dulhorized ay Federal Reserve Roard lo Act as
Vlr. farmer, I ,j
i on the Kingstree Market,
>w you how glad we are to
rrou for your money. Our
)WARE PEOPLE
I
) !w/0? We Lead Othsrs Follow
ehouse.
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of Mr S Hey ward Burgess reached
here Snturday afternoon. It was a
a great shock to this whole community.
The bereaved family have the
deepest sympathy of all.
Messrs J D and Eugene Burgess
attended the funeral of Mr Heyward
Burgess at Greenville Sunday.
Mr and Mr9 J W Dennis. Jr, and
daughter,INadine, and Messrs Willie
Dennis and Henry Griffin of Kingstree
spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs
W H McElveen.
Messrs David Epps, Daniel McElveen
and Mack Wilson will leave this
week tor Camp Jackson atColumbia,
wheJe they will 'enter the military
service. These young^men have been
called to the colors, and we hate to
see them leave, but duty calls^hem.
Face all dangers like a man. .'Everyone
wishes you good luck,
Mrs Annie Rodgers returned home
Saturday after spending some time
with her father, Mr T B Cooper.
A few people from here attended
services at Mouzon yesterday afternoon.
Mrs P A James and little son,
John, and Tommie Cooper of Norfolk,
Va,are spending sometime here
with the former's parents, Mr and
Mrs T B Cooper.
Mr Daniel McElveen spent Saturday
in the Hebron section. ? .
Mr J W Stewart and son, Challis,
went on a hunting trip to Georgetown
and Andrews Wednesday and
Thursday.
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Hemingway School Opens Next Week.
Hemingway High school will be- '
gin work Thursday, September 27, J
with the following corps of teachers
I in charge: R N Speigner, principal; jp
j Misses Elise Rollins. Louise Wilson, <
Cleora Toole, Ruhv Thorn and Elizabeth
Speigner. Friends and patrons
; of the school are cordially invited
and expected to be present at the
opening exercis s.
It is hoped by the faculty that all
patrons will enter their children the
first day. Tne school should do better
work than ever In.-fore, and the
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WIIUIC* WUUIUJUIJ'IJ lii avv/iMu^ ?? v.
co a most prosperous year.
rvey keeps it
here it is safe
ur^lars or his
a<gance. mtcr
10HEY IN YOUR POCKET THE
ro SPEND IT ARE VERY GREAT.
OR A FbW DOLLARS tflERE AND
OR THINGS YOU DON'T ACTUAL.E
AWAY.
NK. IT IS SAFE THERE. ADD
fYOlfCAN SPARE. SOON YOU'LL
:Y IN OJJR BANK.
EST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
louse Receipts at 6 per cent.
nts National Bank,
IjAKK CITY. S. C.
Administrator. Executor, Trustee and Registrar.
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