The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, April 10, 1903, Image 2
Bi: A. BROWN - - - Editor.
Friday, April 10, 1903.
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The District Meeting of the W. F. M.
Society of Marion District.
Thc Womans' Foreign Misssionary
Society of Marion District convened in
annual session at Benneltsville, S. O.,
April 3-5. under the supervision ot our
efficient Dist' Secretary Mrs J. C. Camp
bell. Mrs Wait Vice Prest, and Mrs
Humbert Cor. Secretary ol the State So?
ciely were present and added much to
the interest ot the meeting. Much regret
was felt and expressed at the absence ol
our loved Prest. Mrs M. D.Wightman.
Thifiy one Societies were represented
besides several written reports. The
Juvenile reports were good. The work
achieved in this branch ol missionary
work is exceedingly encouraging, and
torms a strong current uniting with the
* rushing tide ot a mighty purpose" lo
bring the world to Christ.
Thellevs. B. J. Guess, j W. Ariail,
W. B. Baker, A. T. Dunlap, D. ll. Ev
erett and Hui us Ford were present and
commended the work, especially the
spirit of the work ot the District.
Mesdames Waite and Humbert inter
ested us with tidings Irom the foreign
fields-Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba and
China were brought very near to our
hearts, and our obligations to them made
clear.
Mrs Waite talked on Home Missions
Sunday evening-gave us a vivid de?,
scription of life in California-how in thc
heart ol Frisco heathen chinee customs
were kept up by the chinese, who are
herc in the States tor commercial our
por.es and they will return to China
knowing nothing of our religion. So
Home and Foreign Missions must go
hand in hand lor they are twin sisters,
A most excellent paper on "Mary's
Gilt" was read by Miss Eulah L. Roper.
Thc "Childrens Hour" on Sunday at.
ternoon was much enjoyed by them.
Mrs Waite talked to them about Samuel
and his ministry in the Temple and Mrs
Humbert exhibited pictures and talked
of our missionaries to them.
The claims ot the Advocate and Little
Worker were ably presented by Mrs
Humbert, and publications of our Board
that would prove helpful lo our Societies
in their monthly meetings were discuss,
ed by Miss Heien Barber.
Our District Secretary gave a brief re
view ol thc work done in the Marion
Districl tor thc past year, which proves
our horizon is widening spiritually, our
mentally activities are being quickened
and our aspirations stimulated.
We have one new society, have 22
adult societies with a membership ot 379
16 Juvenile societies with a membership
ot 470; 33 adult and 29 juvenile file
men !. :rs; 13 scholarships are supported
vocales and 14+ Little Workers
-. d; Financially we are far ahead of
las ir. Have contributed $1064.85 ;
hi iuvenile Societies $580 63, making
. d tola! ot" $1645 48.
M?1 on District is the banner district
ol thc South Carolina Conference.
'ol our faithiul members have
be?ji ..died lo-their/reward during the
p.; .'.'y.-ar.
\ . iching feature of the session was
iii?: .. icntation of a 'silver/service' by
: V. Campbell to^rstf. W. Hum?
.;:! 'rn the Marion Districl as a slight
A. r. Wr.bstfU''. ..itt?.; 'i' oil
raifig Ma/k 1 ,.;o J.-.- -.nil iii
v , : returned home profoundly in?
. n ste in missionary \vork.
nday evening at close of meeting
wing resolutions were read and
adopted :
tat wo thc members of thc Wo
in id.-' I issi on a ry Conference, realizing a
deep iso of obligation, do most heartily
thunk our dear sisters ol' Bennettsville
for their cordial greeting their open heart
cd hospitality, and their royal entertain
ment.
2. That wc also lhauk their cxccllcot
pastor, Rev. A. B. Watsou for his kindly
words of welcome, his hearty co-operation
and his noble sermon Sunday morning.
3. That we appreciate to thc fullest ex
tent thc cordial, earnest ?rectings of the
other pastors who have been with us
their presence und talks have both been
helpful and stimulating to us.
.1. That especial thanks he tendered
Miss Eulah Roper, for thc most excellent
paper read to us Saturday afternoon.
fi. That thc sweet music rendered by
Mrs O.M. Ex inn and her assistants added
greatly to thc entertainment of the Con
ference, and we tender them nur thanks.
C. Thal wc asa Society would express
our high appreciation of thc presence of
our dear co-workers Mrs Humbert and
Mrs Wait whose words of truth and wis
dom have won our hearts, constraining
us to recognize the individual responsi
bility resting upon us.
7lh. That our hearty thanks arc duo lo
nny and nil who in any way contributed
to making this District Conferenco ol'
100;i such an eminent success.
Mrs Belle Thompson,
.Mr.- B. M. Badger,
Mrs. lt. C. Norton.
Cl.IO was chosen as the next place of
meeting.
A fine spiritual tone characterized the
whole of the services, and we know great
good will bc accomplished by the in
creased interest aroused in missionary
work. SECRETARY.
Do Kol Be Imposed On,
By tile so-called traveling op
tical dionis. Consult Dr. A
Noot, now on a visit until April
l? iii Beunettsville. He will be
located afc J. T. Douglas & Jiro's
Drug Store where you can have
your eyes examined and fitted
with glasses Hint will improve
your vision. No jxitients that
require treatment will be fitted
with plasses.
Main ellice: IM 8th Avenue,
New York.
Branch office, 300 King street,
Charleston S. C.
Office hours-From 0 to 1 and
2 to fi.
Wonderful Nerve.
Is displayed by many a man enduring
pains ot accidental Outs, Wounds, Bru
ises, Burns, Scalds Sore tect or stitt joints
But there's no need tor it. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve will kill the pain anti cure
thc trouble. It's the best Salve on earth
tor price, too. 25c, at Druggist.
Ladies wear Mendels Jiros.,
wrappers $1.00 each-fit guaran
teed or money refunded at Mittle's
store.
THOU SHALT MOT BE?R F?LSE WIT
NESS ?G?IHST ?m NEIGHBOR.
*V;**..*.* -Ex. xx, 16. .
rA Sermon by Rev. C. W. Boyd, in St
Paul's Episcopal Church, N?v, 23T
The commandments of the Deca
logue are negative ia form, but posi
tive iii scope. Our Lord gave their
true interpretation when he said,
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart and soul, and mind,
and thy neighbor as thy self On these
two eommoodments hang all tho law
and tho prophets." We take this
ninth commandment to cover all sins
against one's neighbor committed by
the tongue,-and they are manifold.
The sin of slander is at onco thc
most deadly, and the most common.
That is the reason why throughout
scripture, io the Mosaic law, the
PsaimB, the Proverbs, the prophetic
books, and in almoBt every Epistle of
the New Testament it ia nersued with
such energy of multiplied and scath
ing denunciation.
Here is'?no description of Blander?
ers 3,000 years ago; "There is no faith
fulness in their mouth; their inward
part is very wickedness; their throat
IB au open sepulchre, with their ton
gu?s they have need deceit; their
mouth is lull of cursing and bitter
ness. Destruction and misery are in
their ways." Here is another 2,000
years old; "Ourso the whisperer and
doa ble tongued, for such have destroy
ed many that were at peace. The
stioke of the whip maketh marks io
the flesh, but the stroke of the tongues
breaketh thc bones. Many have fallen
by the sword, but cot BO many as
have fallon by the tongue." And here
is another written nearly 1900 years
ago hy the brother of our Lord. "Tho
tongue is a fire, the world of iniquity
among our members is tho tongue,
which defilelh the whole body, and
settcth on fire the wheel of nature,
and is set on fire of hell. It is a rest
less evil full of deadly poison.''
Let us glance at some of the offenses
against the 9th commandment. I do
not speak with any hope of stemming
the mighty wave of maglignity, which
like tire tide on the coast of Lauca*
shire, are always shallow}Tet just high
enough to drown; but I wish I could
show to all Christians whom these
words reach, how absolutely unchris
tia o and anti-christian is every form
of this sin o? falso witness against pur
neighbor; how it is a sin of hell, and
turns earth into a boll, and drowns
every soul which delights therein in de
structiou and perdition. St. John in
vision, saw that those who loved a lie,
equally with those who made it, were
excluded from the Holy City.
Our attention is first drawn to cal
umny and slander. It is oue of the
most insidious, basest and universal of
crimes; insidious because it can start
from nothing, and its first whisper
ings are unperceived by its victim;
base because the generally diffused
nature of tho offense makes it possible
for the perpetrator to strike his neigh
bor in the da k, and escape unpunish
ed; universal because wherever the
unregenerate human heart is found
the slanderous tongue is busy. Slauder
allies man with the serpent and the
defi\. The very narue^devil-^diab
olos-used throughoutRnriptu'rc roen nig
laudcrci Two qualitiea winch give
:.'Ki! !.... . ; ilnudei', nuvy a.. ' pride,
liri thy 1 batli'iietuj 6f;hiimmri?<ur?.
. -MI: ij.noiFclvcs thc dander.;-*
?ti : . Rdiil: >.'" ^?"HIIOOI jjiv?. ih?lr rea- ?
.. :.ukuo?.o ui vuiains;
'?Let us lie in wait for the righteons,
because he is not for our turn, and is
clean contrary to our doings; be up
braideth us and objecteth to our infa
my." Each generation in turn fails
to see that this hatred of the good by
the bad, evincing i self by savage
deeds or .stinging wordB, ia part of the
normal history of tho world. This de
preciation, this holding up to con
tempt and ridiculo hy railers is part of
the tribute which vice pays to virtuo.
Tn old days men murdered tho prop
hets and shed the innocent blood, in
these they slay hy slauder. In all ages,
cjuics, worklinga, envious rivals, and
those who hate the righteous, sharpen
their tongues like a rasor, to wound
thc honest reputations of those they
:ount their enemies. It is a significant
fact that thc great and good of all
?ges have heon pursued with vitupera
tion ond slauder. Moses, David, the;
prophets, one and all were vilified
This spirit of vituperation said of
John the Baptist that he bad a devil;
t called tho Lord Jesus himself a
?Iuttou,"a wine-b?bher, a deceiver, a
Samaritan, a tailor, and u demoniac;
t flung its poisonous robe over tho
ife and career of St Paul; throughout
.lie Pagan world, it made the name
if christian a Bynonym of malefactor;
t drove St. Jeromo from Rome; it
(t ill raves against thc names of Martin
Luther, and Oliver Cromwell; it al
nast broke the gentle heart of Tillot
lon; in the form of party Bpito it iu
jessantly assailed the names of Fred
-ic Maurice, Charles Ringley, and
\rchbishop Tait; and vexed with re
igious malignity the very death bed
>f Arthur Stanley. In these days, as
n nil days a man is hardly worth his
alt-he can hardly he said to have
liken a bravo and open stand iu the
;reat Armageddon hattie, hattie of
;ood against ovil, unless he has bis
letractors. Sleek men who make an
dol of their popularity, lind it con
reuient to forget this. But did not
Jhrist enshrine among his beatitudes,
he beatitude of malediction?-' Blessed
rc ye when men shall reproach you
nd persecute you and say all man
ier of evil against you falsely for my
ake. '
It is a curious phenomenon that the
hinderer oiten comes to believe his
.wu slander. He starts some impula
ion against (he character of a certain
me as a supposition. AB it flies from
nontli to mouth it is slated as a fact
,nd when it returns it hus grown to
uch proportions tba' he scarcely ro
ognize it ns liss own; yet he hails it
villi delight as hcing in accord with
iis own prejudices.
There is one point that I shall like
pccinlly to emphasize in connection
nth this subject; that is that it is pos
ible to do a groat deal of harm with
lie's tongue without any feeling of
lillico, merely from thc love of gossip
nd news-mongering. It is peculiarly
ho vico of small towns and provincial
cighborhoodsi Thc gosuip too, in this
ase, seems to ho gonernlly unaware
nat he or she is doing anything wrong
t is a grent mistake to think you
have a right to repeat everything that
you hear. - It is a mistake to think
that you have a right to toll a thing
detrimental to another's character,
though you know it to be true. "Few
people pass their lives without com
mitting some act or acts, of which
they have reason to be ashamed, that
they would not Uko to bs known, A
man may have turned from his fault
with sincerest repentance, what right
then havo you to throw a stumbling
block in the way of your brother for
whom Christ died?
There are people who can never be
satisfied unless they can say something
disagreeable. They deal in flattery, and
mix ostensible kisses with a lew private
thrusts under the ?tth rib. Or like the
mosquito, when they have lulled their
victim with their siren song, they insert
their sting, and leave a poisoned wound.
There is a kind of gossip that arises Irom
mere idleness, and vacuity of mind. You
can generally measure the culture of any
society by their topics ot conversation.
There arc many wno can never get be
yond merely personal talk, "and it takes
any extraordinary person to talk about
people all the time and not say some
thing that had tar better been left unsaid,
An atmosphere ot gossip appreciates
all moral earnestness. It thro ws a blanket
over the tire ot enthusiasm, and nips
like an untimely trost, all high and noble
endeavor. A society ol-talkers, eager lc
learn about every one else's lile, is slug
gish in the correction ol its own. Nc
one yet, who set their standard according
to the common conversation and con?
science, led a noble and christian lite. 1
am astounded and discouraged at th*
utter lack ol knowledge among people
who imagine that they are christians o
what constitutes christianity. You thinl
you are as good as the average. Db yoi
think that will save you ? Yon will no
be judged by the lite of your fellow sin
ners, but by the lile ol our Lord Jesu;
Christ. You belong to a respectable
family ; you are not a drunkard ; you d<
not swear , you ' have never murdered
any one ; you are tree Irom the grosse
sins of tlic flesh. ; You do not do thest
things however, because the temptatiot
is not strong enough, because the work
ly -inconvenience that you would mee
with is a much stronger motive than th
pleasure tobe derived from them. Thert
are no men who would turn in disgus
Irom any of these sins enumerated, ye
with thc poison ot their unbridled ton
gues they continue to blast the happines
ot lite around them and still imagin
themselves to be followers of the Lor
Jesus Christ. Yes, such may be vcr
sure that judgment will be not accordin
to thc opinion ol the world, but tn spiri
and in truth, lt is not our outward ap
pearance that God sees, but the thougl
of our inmost soul.
But, personalties are objecttonabl
Irom merely a standpoint ol manner:
Good society repudiates them. Ol a
boors also that inlest the world the mo:
objectionable is the would he wit; th
person who always feels called on t
raise a laugh. Nothing is more geni:
than humor and thc wit that is spontar
eous and bright, and brightens while
does not wound, is good. Butjor or
genuinely witty person there are a hun
dred who mistake rudeness and impei
tinence for the true quality. "As lc
jest," says Lord Bacon, "there he cei
tain things which ought to be privilege
from it; namely religion, malters ol stat
great persons, any man's present bus
ness ol importance, and any case th:
deserveth pity ; yel there be some thi
think their wits have been asleep, exce|
they dart out some what that is piquan
and to the quick ; that is a vein th:
should be bridled, and generally me
ought to find the difference betwee
.saltness and bitterness. Certainly, h
thM hath r? s?t?nc?l vein, as he friakei
others ah ?Ll o! Iiis wit, sc> he had nee
to be?fraid ot tither's memory.'1
'fu?? ?ijrbids me to tlv.it! on the nial
il-.!, sins .that tb? lonche is guilty c
mal we see exemplified in o.ir daily liv
wt -ince they are ail bc*, univ^rsiil, 1
it ly sec nov. ?vc .... christiana mi
struggle to escape them.
First let us try to cure ourselves
all fondness lor exclusively personal tall
This arises primarily from a lack ol ct
ture. There are hosts ol varied ai
interesting subjects. The word of ii:
lure, of history, of literature, ol curre
political events, is at the disposal
whomsoever will inform himself. WI
then should men and women drown the
minds and souls in what James Russi
Lowell called "The stagnant goose poi
of village gossip.-*
Secondly, let us try to realize the awl
loree ot words, and our responsibility I
them. Words are not mere pulsalio
of the air, words are things We shou
perhaps feel a deeper sense ol our re
ponsibility il we bore in mind our Lori
warning, "By thy words thou .shalt,
justifier!, and by thy words thou" shalt i
condemned.
Thirdly, humility would do much
save us. Il we realized our own shoi
comings we would bc less prompt to ce
sure our neighbor. "Therefore thou :
inexcusible oh, man, whosoever thou i
that judgesl" says St Paul, "lor where
thou iudgest another thou condemn;
thysell.
Then let us avoid, whether in chun
or politics, or ordinary society, all di
torting and narrowing partnerships.
Nothing is so censoriously un?hariubl
nothing so meanlyjand violently iprej
diced as headlong part-faking.?. ' Son
people seem to select the church of Go
that which is intended to be thc sdcie
ot God's elect on earth, and the temi
of His Holy Spirit'as the place to ve
their prejudice and ill'hiJ.mor? T
slightest cause serves to set them at lc
gerheads with their brethren. If soi
prominent member or the minister dc
not please them they will stop going.
My Brethren, chainy is the one sc
ereign remedy and antidote lor the si
we have enumerated. Let your he?
be right toward God and m in, and yo
tongue will not stray-"for out ot tl
abundance ot the heart the mouth spea
eth." Would.you know what charity
Listen to the inspired words ol the gr<
apostle St. Paul, "Charity suffereth lo
and is kind; charity envielh not; char
yaunteth not itselt, is not pulled up, da
not behave itself unseemly, seeketh r
her own, is not easily provoked, thinke
no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity but i
?oiceth In the truth; bearcth alt thinf
believelh all things, hopeth all thing
zndurclh all things. And now abide
laith, hope and charity, these three, t
the greatest of these is CHARITY.
Cotton Planters
$5 Each,
At c. s. MCCALLS.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
ESTATE R. B. OOVINOTON.
A LL and singular thc creditors of
late Dr. K, B. Covington aro hen
notified to present their respective elsi
lr.ly attested and nil indchtod to tho sa
will picnic make immediate payment
thc undoriignod.
J, S. COVINGTON,
Clio, S. C., api 0, Administrator
FOR SALE !
rp WO FINE JERSEY COW
with first calf. They ii
jeauties. Price $40 each.'
Q. F. MOORE.
ofvM?t?boyp>
Dear Bretprob:--T3Ko linio uppro?chctf
for our annual Conference, and it U hoped
that qyory Superintendent ol'a Molhodist
Sunday School in 'tho coupty will. ?Oe to
it that ho will not only .attend himself,
but FOO that his Behool is fully represented.
Pine Grove will oxpeot a good mc-Hins.
and wo must not d^ippoiut them, with
tho largest rally of ' 1 o, ..earnest Sunday
School workara. Lit all bogie to work to
that end.
Tho delegates Bhould be ? eloeiv ai
once and names sent to tin: Seer. tary.
A written roport of the school khQ t i Siso
bo propatcd and sent with the Baino, HO
that tho Secretary may bo prepared lu
assist the committee.
W. L. Stanton, Prest.
S. A. Brown, Secy.
Flashes From the District Con-,
feronoe.
Bennetbsvlllo id a remarkably donn pince
-the entiro absence of wanto paper, ?u
oana ?fee., struck UB forcibly. Shady, neat;
and thrifty looking trees. Ii progr? -;jve
nosa means worldly and frivol'.ms, wi temi
thoIitUoolty will remain ?'unnx.h?o:. M..";
for ib now has a home like, refined air
that is very attractive.
The Bonnottavillo Aaxilarj >.:!; "redis
oevor" itsolf noxt year-wo fcu?w !^ from
the intelligent lotetest tnken io .-ill thc
mcotings by its members. ".Tohn'l will no
longer find that sitont remind.r -.. i?...; mito
box-out of sight, but on tin; dre:Btu?
coso; "John'' will ''riso to tho ocei-wu "
What would our womon do, or what vculd
they be, without theso good "Johoa'J HU
over the country?
Thoro was no prohibition mictjnji .jid?
ver?Bed for Bonnottavillo, -.bat how bntnflilj
-no, how boartfull- of tompbrnaoo and
prohibition tboso ohrisliaa mothers, ?fiy??,
and sistors wore. Ono of tie; city':. wise
mon said, "Thoy only lack tho ful! kiowl
edge of their powor and intluepcu. '
Tho Essay of Marlboro's gitlrd dir jhcur
on "Mary's Gift" was a pplont1 id
chaste and chorea of langa: : 1 unobbnjj
and Bublimo in thought.
Twenty-five years ago tue woinrni of
ttl ? M. E. Church wero rofusad pcrydision
to work iu tho Foreign Plaid ; tw.^yeara
later, with a Bniff of ?isapprovu?, permi.
was granted to engage in thij '/.id'.', Now
thoy have not only proveu thad their iii 1 1
was n high and lof ty ono, but:V e
capacity has'boon demojBtraf ?:?<! Thai elli
cora of tho 8oc!oty, work;-..; witt" >....
thought of pay (except th? ! which dove
over RIVOB) keep out dobt (s lesson - tho
brothren!); and of tho mom ., d
to.Foreign Missions tho Bretni
30 coots, while tho sistors ? ?. c
82. Do I hear yon say "It ali eames :
tho men;" not a bit; hundred.' nm i vory
cent they give.
. Marion continues tho Bunt"'. D
has contributed over $1630 this 5
.Beauty Spot's report waa
prlso-wo want moro of tht ucxl
In four year? Ebenezer Juvenil
tributed over $400. Marion District
hopes to have her own miBHCbtary ?
field Tho plan for raising mc :.^.y foi I
work will bc found in Malachi : 1 ...
next year.
Among the many pleasant recoil.>: ).>
ot tho BennettBvillo raootinir. thc '< ly
co operation ot tho pastor, lt v. ll
Watson, will etand out ia-bold rolle?, I .
presonco of that consecrated wouutn?
I'Uro. Was n beS^lcMonMo ie
l Holier to V, ?CID UoVtor;- ? ?
The Ad vdu i offerings in;v.lc
Missions ?r thu Suuuuy nub .
David's, Oheraw, and St Par Mit
Bennettavlllo, aro BO proportion . .
that we feel thoy descrvo sp- .'. TJO ICC
St David's Sunday school coat t. .
II, St Paul's 821.6f. Taoao 1 . . rem i
ably good, and shine lutnin Uni
compared with the $10 of
Charleston, tho $12 34 Of St V VJ C. WC
teston, the $40 of St Michael's,
the ?27 of Christ Church, Gre .-?Ile, ?hi
$19 93 of the Advent, Spartor.btin;
others. We highly honor St D 1
raw, and St Paul'a, Bennottsvii'.
Columbia, onjoyB the dist?netic A .
contributed the largest amou it-i i
The Diocese for April.
Administrator's
I N obedienc? to order gram
? Probate Court ot Marlboro '
will sell at Clio, S. C., ou tho
April 1903, nil tho personul
which Dr. It. B, Covington die
possessed. Consisting of T\ liar*
Buggy nnd Harness, Shot Gae .
Oil Stove &c.
Salo to commence at 10 o'cl ck
forenoon. Terras of salo cash.
J. Stacy Covi.
April i, 1903
Notice of Jury Commis:
NOTICE is hereby given th., the
Commissioners for Marlb
will meet In tho offioo of tho Cb
ut Bennetts ville on Wednesday ?
of April, 1903, nt io o'clock, 1. .>...
tho purposo of drawing 12 gran
sorvo for the year 1903, also 36 r- |
to serve tho first week of Ap
Court.
AIRO, will moot at same pk
?enday April 15th 1903,0t io o
to draw 36 potit jurors to Rory
week of said April Term.
C. I. sn ;
J. n. TI
j. A. DP
Jury Comn .
Mch 19, 1903.
Notice of Coi
NOTICE is hereby given thi
of General Servions for 'li'
Marlboro will convene at Ilea) 1
tho Fourth Monday in April
27th day thereof) 1903, nnd 1 COM. I
Common PlenH on the Wedn
following said fourth Monds
(being thc 29U1 day thereof) i;
nettsvillo in and for tho county
and Btato of South Carolina,
interested will take duo notice
J. A. DH.'
Clerk Court of C. I.
For Marlboro 1
march 19, 1903.-5
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KNOX I.1VIKOSTON. Ii. wo
LIVINGSTON A AV \
AttoTDeys at La
BENNETTSVILLE, S).
;'BRIGHTS?ILLE SCggQjx
1. VACATION SONG. By School, (. , . >; , .
2 PRAYER. ROY. F. H. Shulcr.- ;
t 2. OPENING ADDRESS. Ruby Stanton.,
j 3. SONG. Twenty Froggies. Little Boys'
4. DIALOGUE. Tom's Practical Joke.
Lemar Bundy, Florence Odom and Lucy Usher.
5. RECITATION. The Dead Doll. May Odom.
. 6. MOTION SONG. Old Time Plays. -Little Girls.
. DIALOGUE. An Odd Mistake. By Class.
8. RECITATION. What the little girl said. Ronnie Odoni.
9. DIALOGUE. Poor Work Don't Pay. By Class.
! 10. SONG. Ring the bells of Spring Time. By School.
jil. DIALOGUE. Visitors from Story Land. By Class. .
I 12. DIALOGUE. The Quarrel. Alice Odom and Nancy Bundy. '
! 13. SONG. The Kiss that bound thy heart to mine. Lena Usher.:
j 14.. DIALOGUE. Pat's Excuse. John Owens and Mary Beverly;
i 15. ADDRESS. Rev. F. H. Shuler.
j 14. DIALOGUE. Frog Hollow Lyceum. By Class,
j [6. DIALOGUE. Uncle Pete. Willie Bennett and John Usher.
il j TAMBOURINE DRILL AND TABLEAU.
See our lino of oxfords Sandals
und all that is now in slippers at
Miltie's store.
PLAY FLINCH!
By far the most popular game
pf this or any previous season
j is the game called "Flinch".
! This game has captured every
I corhmrinity where it has been
? introduced. They are kept on
? -;ale at Carroll's Jewelry store,
j Price 50 cents.
j SEED SWEET 1'OTATOES.
j I have a good supply of the noted
; '-Georgia Buck" variety of Sweet
; Potato Slips, now in Bank, which
f I will sell when thc seasons opens.
I Parties sending in their orders iiow
j will have them filed and served as
-oon as wanted. Price fifty couta
! ?ter bushel to orders received during
i Mic next 30 days.
J. E. CQXK, Ju.,
; Bcnncltsvillc, lt. v. ?. xo 2.
; STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Marlboro - Court cf Coin
mou PICBB.
?3XPA11TW Noamah J. Covio?loc,
i >.N ItE Estate of Leary Covington, IM?Dor
Petition for oppoitmcnt of
Judge of Probate as Guardian.
! NOTICE is hereby given (hat 2 weeks
I .J**' hence nn application will bc made
! io llie Honorable, tlie Judge of flic Court
I lit Common Plea* Ihr tho appoiutmcnt
' if thc J.udgc of Probate in and for the
1 3unty ol' M n tbpr'u in ilic "bib- uTuresaid
; J? u:!?'.' . Oencrtil Guardi?n, ol Lei ry
.lJ.'onii/io:i, a Minor ot tho ?ge of {) yr. :-,
i on flic iu.H dav ot Noveoibfaf, A. I), 1'..;?..!,
rilie ' ??fito of t ho mud Lout y Covington
?j eon?i?tiiig of' i he tiltil of Ou? ?Mio?stind
1 Dollars, uiidiu1 a hen ii C?riil?ivite oh thf:
, .o ol' hu;....... , tho late Dc. 1LU Cay
i gUin, now in process of collection, and
, ti i lit, competent and responsible person
; ,u he fouod who is willing to assume
c Guardianship of said minor.
NAAMAH,!. COVINGTON,
Petitioner.
Bennettsvilto, S. C., March 30. 1003.
NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE.
l?state of L. P. Quick.
: ; JfAVING. this day filed in thc Probate
,\K> Judge's office of Marlboro county
! > iinal return as Administratrix of c?tate
L. D. Quick, deceased, Notice is here
given that I will apply to said Court
Oil thc 121 ttl day of April 1903,#for a final
charge as sucii Administratrix:
NANCY JANE QUICK.
. Mell I'O. 1003' Adui'x.
/LIV ORDINANCE
prevent and punish the practice of
raming and Gambling in the Town
of Bcnncltsville.
Bo it Ordained by thu Town Council of
I incttsvillc, in regular meeting assembled
Seo. i. That tho playing oE any game
h carda or dice, railing, crackaloo, and
' and all other gamos of chanco in any
. . ilic placo, iitaro, house nr office within
. corporato limitfl of Haid town is hereby
pl hihitcd.
Seo 2. That nny poraon violating this
linanco, upon conviction, shall bo fined
less than Ono. Dollar, nor moro thau
M J Hundred Dollars, or bo imprisoned in
t!i county Jnil not less than tun nor moro
n 30 days. One half of the fino eollce
1 t ; in nny case to he paid to the informer,
. ept in the case oE tho Marshal, whoso
uinl duty it shall bo to enforce tho pro
ons of this Ordinauco.
l'nko notice, that matching for cool
nk tickets, Bogara, or anything elsi, in
iola lion of . ab wa Ordinauco, and tho
nc with till olncr provisions will he en
? : ced.
Ry ordor of tho Oounoil.
P. A. IIODGES, Mayor.
Milich 27th 1903
AN ORDINANCE,
1 ) prevent disorder in the Town
of Bennet tsvi Ile and prescribe
the punishment :
Bo it Ordained by tho Mayor and Alder-,
ir. n of tho Town ot Hcunoltavillo in Ooun
nsRcmhlcd and hy authority of same,
Thnt the following section bc added to
Ordinance, entitled as above, approved
I ratified in Oounoil tito 6tb day of
itch 1S07.
.'That any person or persons violating
above entitled Ordinance in nny of ils
visions, upon conviction, shall be lined
ICRS than Two Dellars, or imprisoned
ii . less than io daps.
Done and ratified this 13th day of Pcb
iry A, D , 1903.
l\ A. KODGE3, Mayor.
SPFCIJ1L 1VOTICE.
We arc marni factoring Ton.vcco
(AiER. Sec us before buying. 'Wc
II save yirri money.
Feb tl flt' P. A. HODGES.
W-HEN ASHCRAFT'S' Condi
^ tion Powders ar? fed to horses
and mules, marked improvement
will be seen after the. first . few
doses. There is no doubt about?it.
The Powders; acting directly on the
digestive organs, first thoroughly
cleanses the stomach and bowels';
correcting all disorders, and then
good healthy appetite comes nat
urally and surely. It is the most
powerful tonic and appetizer on
the market to-day, and when once
used horsemen will have no other.
Asher af t's Powders produc? that
silky sheen of coat, and hair so
admired by horse fanciers. The
Powders fatten but never bloat.
Always high grade and put up
in doses-never in bulk.
By the use of three or four doses
a week your horse or mule will
not be subject to colic or any dis
ease of the stomach and bowels.
"I had un "Ul Horse that was In very bad
condition Koncrnlly. Ile was thin and had a
btood (Usenlo that wu? causing the bair.to
come off. I Rave thc horse three doses of Ash
craft's Condition Powders a day for seven days
and fed him liberally. The appetite Improved
from the first few doses and the animal Rained
fifty-two pounds in flesh during the week I
gave it three doses a day. The general health
of thc animal was greatly Improved by thc use
of thc powders and he was made almost a new
horne. I most heartily recommend Ashcraft's
Condition Powders, aa I know they arc a splen
did tonie and appctUer.-C. C. BIKES, Livery
mun. Monroe,"N. C."
Ask for Ashcraft's Condition
Powders. Package 25c. Sold by
Beimel ijle, >..C^
STUBBS' IMPROVED
Tpiae YVuud Cotton Seed.
This is to certify that we, the un
dersigned, have heen planting the P.
S. Stubbs famous Texas Wood Cotton
Seed, selected from choice stalks, and
we (iud the cotton to be exactly a?
represented by him. Ii is the equal,
if not superior, to any variety of cot?;
lon that we have ever planteo!.
C. M. Weatbeily,
J. F, Breeden,
J. B. Green, ?
J. A. Drake.
J. A. Edens,
E. Sternberger,
J. T. Clark.
I planted some of the "Improved
Cotton Seed" sold by P. 8. Stubbs
and I am well pleased with them.
C. 8. McCall.
Nov. 17,1902.
MARLBORO HOTEL!
TONSORIAL PARLOR.
THE best workmanship.
Bay Rum and Tonic Treatment
Tools the best and sharpest.
Polite attention always assured
Three Artists in constant at endance
LADIES WORK a Specialty !
Once a customer, always a customer.
JACKSON & HATCHER,
TONSORIAL ARTISTS.
BO YEAR8'
EXPERIENCE
TRADE MARKS
DESIGNS
COPYRIOMTB AC.
Anyone sending a sketch and doicrlptlon may
nutoklr nscortnln our opinion froo wnotlior sa
Invention ls probnbly patentable. Cotnmunlea
tloiiH strict I yconUdontlnl. Handbook on Patenta
.uni free. Oldest fluency fur securing patents.
Putouts tu Won through Munn & Co. rocolr*
rprciat witter, without eli argo, in tho
Scientific American.
A hnmlsonioly Illustrated weekly. largest cir
dilution of tiny sclctitlua Journal. Terms, 13 o
year: four months, tl* 8old by nil nowndoalom.
MUNN &Co.361B'?^ New York
Uranch OrBco. G25 V Bt., Washington. V.C.
TRESPASS N?TIGE.
ALL persona aro hornby warned not to
TrcBparta on any of my landa or lands
rented or controlcd by mo in Marlboro co.,
cither by walking, riding, hnul?njj, hunt
ing, ?U?hin<r, or nllowlng any atook to run at
largo, or staked 01 tied, upon aamo. Any
violation of thia notice will bo doalt with
an the law directs.
Feb ?3, 1903. W. A. SMITH.
m Vf . BOUCHIER,
it . Attorney st Law,
Bonncttsville, 8. 0.
Oflico on Darlington street near Postal
Telegraph omeo. January, 1899.
omm
\m 1
^?fwtoat keeps
ON
TE
Ctoods Cr?i?lg
And Coming iii flatly
Always as gctod,
or better ??r less money,
is what
36.inch Black or Colored Bilks' at
40 inch White Lawn tit - 'V
JBest Chambrays8-1-2 .'. Best Ginghams
Best Sea Island Percale', 3? i neb es wide,, at
Good Quality Percales, 36 ineh:?s;\vide,
Frnit of the Loom Bleaching!. V / -
Androscoggin Bleaching ~
Bai-k?r'a -'Bleaching, . ' .... /;'";Y~;:
10-4 Pepperal Sheeting, Bleached;"'
. BEST CALICOES, at :
8Y 1-2 cents
5 cents.
8 1-2 cents
10 cents
8-Wots*
8'*i-?ctK
8 1-3 cts ,
25 cents
4 1-2 cts
i'f
3*4
Special Prices on LACES and EMBROID
ERIES. Largest line in town to select from.
All kinds at prices to suit voil.
Our MilHnery Um? leads them all.
If you haven't sceu it, your neighbor can tell 3tOU about it.
HONEST GOODS at living prices ...... ^
is - whut you get at
THE ?B-T?-DATE MERCHANT: :
T ^^^^
What some people you Ii no w, and who have Tested /These
Goods, Say about the Excelsior Co~ok Stoves:
1 bought an' ."Excelsior Cook Stove" last Spring. I am well pleased with.I
I It not only performs well.but requires less wood lhan any Stove I ever had.
.... ,t GEO. M. WEBSTER.
1 have been using the new ?.* Excelsior Cook Stove" made by I. A. Sheppard &
I Co., lor i6 years, and it has always given entire sadslaction.
1 ' / . Mrs J; G. W. COBB.
Mrs COBB has just put in another
I regard the ''Excelsior Cook Stoves and Ranges" as good as the best, and
I when in need of a Cooker I endeavor to get that make ol Stove.
A. J. BRISTOW.
Mr. BRISTOW bought one from a sister town,-*s until recently
there was no agency in Bennettsville.
Tho "Excahrfor Bango" bought ot you gives ontire satisfaction.
JAS. F. DAVID.
TUese goods and all kind of Hardware, Crockery, Paints, Oils
lie w be had at EXCELSIOR HARDWARE CO.
Bennettsville, S. C. fj?Xt ?0 W. P. Bl?Bllen'S- ;
Cures Cholera-Infantum,'
Diarrhoea,Dysentery, and
the Bowel Troubles of
Children of Any Ago.
Aids Digestion, Regulates
the Bowell, Strengthens,
the Child and Makes
TEETHING EASY.
Or naU 25 cots to C. ?I. MOFFETT. M. D., ST. LOUIS, MO.
Orno* o? D. H. HARDT, Secretary of Stale, AOOTIK. Tax., Nor. 31, MOX
UNA a intendld remedy ?nd ali for mr MothloR children. When my olde:3
would Inevitably loia htm. I happened upoa
rCKTHINGlROWDCRAl
Costs Only 25 cents at Druggists,
IrnproToment was marked In 24 houri, and from
feat ?ar ?7 n?VMIMrat?d."l ??TO 'co?itant?y kopt ll and med lt?lnco with my children, and haxo taken crea?
JiSJ^?f* P?U** *? *" n0*9" 01 yo'?*ohllllr.en' 1 toaa?U InralnablooTen??ter^{t?\!|lln*
Three Barbers I Three Chairs!
Everything First-class.
SALOON ON MAniON STaEET.
I EASY CHAIRS, CLEAN SHAVES
BEST OP HAIR CUTS I
j Children receive special attention
either at the Shop at their houoe.
Your patronago solicited,
J. A. GRACE, Barber.
BENN ETTB Y.I I.I.K, B. C.
dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you cat.
It artificially digests tho food and aid?
Nature in strongthezilng and rccon.
Btructing tho exhausted digostlye or
gans. It is tho latest discovered digest
anfand t?nic. No other preparation
can approach it in efflciency. It In?
stantly relieves and permanently cures
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea,
Sick Headache, Gastralgia.Crampsana
all other results of imperfect digestion.
PrlcoBOc.andtf. Largoslr.ocontains?Vt tlmca
BIT all slzo. Book all about d yspop?lamr?lc?frcs
Prepared by E. C. DoWITT a CO., Cbleaao,