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?il M???^??^' " |fc>??1*_?.I. ^jm BENNBTTSVli?iB. 8, C. Friday, Jan. ?6yij08 VuBLlSfilHQ UO., na year.. . . .)# t.00 Six months.V .50 Tarso months........,.?.% -SB ?,i_i. I_Ll_UlLuV ... I. .. -JU s PBHSOHL. Mrs T M Bolton, of Morven, N C, is on a pleasant visit to in town. The Baptist church will have its annual election of Officers next Bundey. Ooo. W Rivers has bought a house and lot from A J Matheson in Ambleside. Tho county teachers association will meet in the court house Sat urday morning at ll o'clock. w*v G C Mprse conducted Beting service Thursday he Baptist church. own is building a house .......ide on a lot which he bought from A J Matheson. Mies May Weatherly has opened a private school for small children at her home on Darlington street. Miss Hortense Strauss left Mon day ?vening to spend the winter with relatives in Jacksonville Fla. John N Campbell and his sen in-law Alford Rivers, of Chester field county were in town first Monday. Senator Jn? L McLaurin is at home with his family for a few days. He will soon return to New York city. Thoa. B McLaurin has bought the old Cook place on Fayetteville avenue and will build a handsome ! residence there. Mr Dingle, of Saint Pauls, Clarendon county spent a few days last week in town with his father in-law, S F Powers. John C Everett of Williams burg county has been spending several days with relatives and old friends in this county. There will be services at the Episcopal church next Sunday night, Dec. 12th, at 7:30 conduct ed by Bishop Wm. A G uer ry. A L Miller has moved to Ncw tonville and will be salesman this year for Marvin W Adams, who is conducting a largo mercantile business at that place. ** Ji ?j>WBSiy??i^ Tho bad weather has put a atop to tho Work on ths Presbyiokian church. Friend Don j emin I Liles, of Brnton's Fork was in town Thurs* day of lust week. Mr. Harris E Willis, of MoColl, was in town Thursday and made tho Democrat office a pleasant call. B F Hamer visited his brother Dr Alford Hailer last Wednesday at bis home in Lauringburg N. C. The Dr is in feeble health, now in his 78rd year. ;. Dr C R May t\as moved his of fice to the building recently bought from Judge Hudson. Townsend, and Rogers hare mov ed into the office '^vacated by Dr May. W M Atkinson bas rented his place in the western suburbs to Lewis Chavis, who, will make a truck farm there this year. Mr. Chavis has rented out his planta tion in Hebron. i V* Col. Tom C Hemer has swapped his hotel at Gibson to Lawrence D Newton for, the latter's hand some new residence on east Dar lington street, and will move into it. Mr. Newton will move to Col. Hamer'? house on Cook street, . A V Maultsby has moved to the houso formerly occupied by A L Miller on Marlboro street. Mr. and Mrs A V Roesel are occupy ing the house which Mr. Maultsby sold to J T Medlin, on Fayetteville avenue. W M Atkinson hes moved to the ! house which has been occupied by Howard Bounds, on Jennings street. Mr. Bounds has moved ! into the house with C C Hamer. Mr. Hamer has bought a lot and will build a house in Ambleside. Lumber is boing hauled on sov -1 "i ..??.???l.. ?"*1rl .?* Vt Ml Ul tolll) IDHI A YJVyUli VI J ?J V.?V* MW tho "Murchison Park" and dwell ings''will speedily be erected. This io one of the. prettiest sec tions in town aad some nice resi I donees will be built there. R L Kirkwood is at present in the northern markets purchasing his now stock bf goods which is be ing opened in the store occupied last year by Everett ACo on Broad street. R J Patterson Jr of Boy kin will be with him, and has al ready commenced work. The free schools in the county are said to bo in splendid condi tion. Two of MarlborOiS schools, both this and last year, received prises for the greatest improve ment made in outward and materi al development, both were under the supervision of Miss Mattie Covington, last year at Palmetto, and this yeer st Salem. > i The firat magnificc more Varied Select* Quality. Just op one else has them, of the greatest vak Fancy Nainsooks an We are showing thc quality. They wast Several numbers in will sell them for jt The only stock of S Will make some ve 331-3 Far ?he next 10 *.re not overstocked January. Boys' st than cost. COMI McC A ? John Everett, Jr., is now . with B D ToWnseuu, su.u wi!? t*?vve! for the business* t John K Fletcher, clerk of Board of County Commissioners was in town Friday. Thad Odom is now living in town, assisting T;W Moore1 with , his grocery business. IO seems to be fashionable in town for young ladies, to engage in horse back riding, a most fae i nat- i {nor anti hnntthfol civm-i^iso. j . * 1 1 Breeden, Fuller, Lewis, Hub? j bard, Penny Bros., and half doz- i en others had quantities of live j stock on the market last Monday. Thos. M Webster spent two or : three days last week in Florence ] with his son John, who is conduct- < ing a gents furnishing store in t that city. i Thos. L Webster has returned , to Richmond, Va., after spending Christmas in town with his father. Torn has a position in Richmond as job printer. I . . .. ! Mrs. J W LeGrsnde and two I littie daughters; Misses Mary Neill 1 and Katherine, returned from a i pleasant visit at Brightsville last friday,;; - .." "George Penny of the Amer lean j Realty and Auction Co.. of Greens boro, N. C., arrived^Friday night preparatory for their big sale of 1 horses and mules, which they, sold ' first Monday at auction. j With competent organizations of Building and Loans, both hore and at McColI, those of our people ( who have their own building lot 1 should find no trouble in securing I funds with which to erect buildings * thereon. 1 t It is stated that the State House t in Columbia has been beautifully ? V|miuvou vu v**v? nivvi ivi , vnv grounds improved and beautified, < curbing placed by the street sid ing and everything is in readiness 1 for the assembling of the General 1 Assembly. < The auditor, county treasurer ( and school commissioner, or su perintendent of education, in this county, all aro anxious to have their salaries increased. Thoy claim that duties and work in all of these offices have increased, and 1 that the.salary is not equal to the 1 work and responsibility. , On the 16th inst., there will be ' a mass meeting of the voters in town for the purpose of nominat- < ing a mayor for Bennettsrill? to j succeed P A Hodges, who resign- . ed on the last day of the old year. Let those who aspire to this ira* * portant position begin to make t their wants known. f TTTrT nt white goods S? le on than over. The bi ened up the season's Satin und Mercerize les have ever shown d Muslins. Be sure New Sp ) best 10c Gingham tl i good and look good Lace ( t Lace Curtains? only ist 1-2 their original Sj hoes in the county t ry attractive prices o per cen * days. You can mal nor hard up for mo lits and overcoats PORTS, a big cut. J H Lewis returns > 5frida.> from Atlanta, Qa., where he ourohascd two car loads of hors : andi nie He had them on exhibition lirai Monday and sold s ev r al. Last Monday bein/ ! Fr Gibson's 6fty. first (out) bin be gave a dinner m i bono t event, at .which his two toothers, Simeon and William f au Milton McLaurin wero presen Weare glad to welcome friend, K J Patterson, J cl to town and hops tb st move his family her > Patterson will haye chai ; Kirkwood's general < business. A J Matheson, wi bi Miss Mayde and Mi Marion, will sail frot < jn the 18th of Febut indria, Egypt-abou They will be gone for ntl rvill visit the Holy la - sus parts of Europe. If anyone could fir last week's Democrat ly would be hard to newspaper business, > the last issue of the 1 being first class and i, weekly newspaper. Glad to welcome fi is one of our merch [Io is now receiving a tiis ?tock of goods, an io can got time a lari nont will appear in t Ho will erect a lan ngn across tho street lis store. ii Tho county trea luring the last days ivas crowded with t vpayers, ; .hough many have t heir taxes, proforma imall additional ponai ?heir monoy until tl lay. Messers W A and J )f Brownsville we Thursday. They are argest and most planters in tho Poe iwning sevoral largo uti on s in the lower xmnty. -o+o c* s Leased fx Kail A dispatch from I ?hat J L Shuler and lave leased tho Bown shville railroad from Dibble. Mr. Mittle is a foi >f Bennettsvillo and b Mittle and Mrs. So ?his place. He went ake tho position as .he Bowman graded afterward wont in*e V?? for 1908, wi 5st on earth ; new thing i &d Madras- P are our 10c a to see us. ring list's to be ha L "urtai ! and 2 of a price, and th peciai hat's kept co: tx these, whil t. on ke every 66 2 ney, we do tl included in Our ol / ANNOUNCEMENT 1 WE take tbls method of announcing to ibo people of Marlboro county that t? i c ve 11 ?.o?, Matheson & Btovouson, ft law firm oomnoeed of W. F Stevenson tod D. 8. Mothei-on of Ghnraw-and W. >1. Sievenson of BonnnrtRville. lively of darlington, havft opooed an otto? io Bon otloviMo. Will practico io Hiato abd Adorai ('nun?. Office io neoond story >r' Plantera National Bank Building February 20. 1907. ASHCRAFTS Condition Powders A high-class remedy for horses nd mules in poor condition and i need of a tonic. Builds solid vuscle and fat ; cleanses the sys* sm, thereby producing a smooth, lossy coat of hair. Packed io ono?. 25c. box. Sold by Hmith Nowton, Beoncto-villo MoColl Drug Co , MoOoll. Weak Kidneys lr. Skeet's Restorative JOHN T. DOUGLAS. hen the Stomach, Iloart.or Kidney norvoB t wonk, thon thoBO orgaoH ntwayn fail m't drug (ho Btomnoh, nor st'mulato tho art or kid noy H. That is simply a ranko ift. Got n preaoriptioo known to drug itu everywhero nn Dr Shoop'fl Rontora re. Tho Rostorativo in prepared oxpronely r theso weak incido sarvcB. Strengthen cae nurvoB, build thom np with Dr Snoops entora'ivo-tablets or liquid-and eeo >w quiokly help will como Freo nam pl o nt neat OD reTnont by Dr Shoop,Rnoino, ii. Tour health in nurely worth thii Ham D biggest and best ol loney, the prettiest nd ar now showii 20c to 40c. Fane !c P K's, easily woi gham sell for 12 l-2c evei at 1=2 !? We will hang th leap for them. m Shot 1 the year round, a ite goods sale is g< othing u have worth just e our friends a chi ^position. ? few ] ill make you Happ] RI V li FM FOB SHE One track of land seven hun dred and fifty aerea, more or lei?, oituated lu the county of Williams burg, fifteen mlle? below Kings tree. One hundred and fifty aeres of dared land, one hundred aeres rieh bottom land, two good dwel ling houses, two tonont houses, one good store house, good water, the farm has a fence around it A good looalty for any on? want ing a country home. . APPL?TO LEWIS YAUMOHOUOM, BLOOMINQVILLI, SO. GA, SUMTER BRICK WORKS I. A. RITTBNBUBQ, Paor. Now is the time to order Brick for Repairing. Best Brlek, Best Facili ties, Best Deliveries. Ship anywhere io the State. Write today for pri?es. 8UMTBR BRICK WORK8. Deo. 26, 07.tlm. Lumber AND Wood. WITH two 8aw Mills in operation, I am now prepared to supply the imblio with al) kinds of UNDRKS8KD LUMBER at tho mills or delivered any wbero io Bcnnottsville. WOOD ron ALL? 1am oho prepared to fill orders for soy length of Stove or House Wood, OD tho yard or doliverod at your homes. PHONE 135. or leave orders for either LUMBER or WOOD at my residonoe. ger Mill 3 milos from Towoi A. ?T. JOMEIS. April 25 1906 Benottsville, S. 0. LAND FOR 8ALB,' WE OFFEB FOB IMMBDIATB SALB 3 fine traot of land in Robeson county, North Carolina, situated on the east bank of Shoe Heel Creek, about eight nulos below 7 miles from Rowland, aud about one mile from tho main line of the Alma and Little Rock Railroad, and known as the Mc Donald place. This tract of land contains Five Hundred and Seventeen (517) nemo, about one hundred and thirty (7 30) aorea being cleared and in good state of cultivation. It has upon it two new frame tenant houses. The tract a'eo has some very valuable tim ber un it. This property will be sold for division and a bargain eau be had For further particulars apply to A W. McLean, Lurobertoc, NC . or E H. Gibson. Laurinhury. NCI F the year, lit Gre; in Pattern and Ce ag them. Nany exe \y Madras and P Kfi rth 15c and 20c yard -Just in rywhere else, pretty ! Price .ese where everyone ss ny style and sizes ii ting on. and 0^ $1.00 in our cloihin Mice to make things Ladies9 Raincoats lc t. YOURS T COM Repairing - MARLBORO Sella AtJTOMOB On Marl WARREN MOORE, - BROKER - BSPR?;?ENTIKO Ten Old Une Companies Tha Mutual Benefit Life los. ri o? wnw AM, mw Jaasf. Offloas-National Bank Building. PA^tiGER SE! From Bennet tsville Bcnnctt&vilEe <& CherawR. R -Seaboard Air) lUchmtncl^Wathiii^on-^FhSUdflfhift^Ni Lve Bennettsville Lve Kollock. I ive Hamlet. Lve Raleigh. Arv Richmond ... Arv Washington Arv Philadelphia. Arv New York Lve Kollochs.... Lve Hamlet. Lve Raleigh...... Arv Portsmouth CKefRW-Camden-Columbia-SftvanriftH St. Augustine Lve Bennettaville Lve Kollocks Arv Cheraw Aw Camden Arv Columbia Arv Savannah Arv Jacksonville Arv St. Augustine Wilmin?ton-~Monro*~ Charlotte-Ailanta B?r Lve Benuettsvllle I/ve Kollocks Arv Hamlet Lve Hamlet Monroe Arv Charlotte Arv Atlanta Arv Birmingham Lve Hamlet Arv Wilmington ater Quantity and rtairly tko best in lusive designs. No s, 10c to 20c. One New patterns in patterns and good can see thc pf si a them all the time /ercoats i department. We i a little lively for ?ft to be sold at lesa RAJLY, PANY