The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 13, 1897, Image 1
VOL. XIII. KINGSTREE SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1897. N 0.12.
us if m mm.
l ACOLUMN OF NEWS PICKED
UP AROUND TOWN
And Put Into Short Paragraphs
For Quick Reading By
Busy People,
ft Rev. Dr. El well lias returned
from Roc k Hill.
Miss Mattie Cendergass left last
Tuesday afternoon for Florence.
Mr. C. IL Nacbman, of Scranton,
spent Sunday in Kingstree.
Court convenes next Monday,
Jndire D. A. Townsend nresid
O A
ing.
Mr. JuliU6 Lev)*, of Georgetown,
was in Kingstree Monday
and Tuesday.
Mr. Carl W. Hill, editor of the
Lake City Times, was among the
"Memorial Day" visitors.
Miss Daisy Timraons, of Effingham.
is spending this week with
Miss Beatrice Graham.
Misa Louise Pendergass is visiting
the family of Mr. George
Stackley, of Florence.
r
I?IA?AMAA Vl LOO PA
111199 I'lUICllbC U1IDI/U una iv
turned from Charleston, where she
has beeo visiting tor some time.
The local dispensary was closed
Monday, which was a wise thing
on the part of the board of control.
Misses Eva and Hallie Rollins, of
Lake City, visited Miss Mildred
McCabe a lew days this and last
week.
Rev. \V. D. Moorer relumed on
Monday from Wilmington, where
he had been in attendance upou
the Southern Baptist Convention.
Owing to the absence of the
> pastors of the other churches,
services were held on'y in the
Episcopal church last Sunday.
? People from almost every sec
tion of the county attended the
, "Memorial Day" exercises in
Kingstree Monday.
T. M. Gilland, Esq., returned
Saturday trcrn a ten-days' trip to
Richmond, Washington, Baltimore,
New York, Albany and
other points.
Misses Kate and Barbara Levy,
of Georgetown, came up last
Friday to spend some time with
the Misses Jacobs. Miss Kate
returned Tuesday, but Miss Barbara
will remain here for some
time.
Mr: R. M. Squires, who ha9 been
here for some time past as district
agent for the Singer Sewing Machine
Co., left Monday for
Georgetown, where he will establish
a district agency for this
territory. Mr. J. P. Nelson ha6
taken charge of the agency at
this point.
The county treasurer's regular
annual report appears in this issue
in the shape of a supplement.
Special attention is called to the
report of the disbursements of the
school fund, as it shows just how
much is spent on the education of
the children in the different secA
1
* tions of the county.
Forty-two veterans were in the
"Memorial Day" parade. Surely
this is not the total number of
living Confederate soldiers in
"Williamsburg county! aud yet
how few are alive! Soon we shall
see their brave, battle-scared,
time-worn faces no more, and the
a
day of veteran-parading shall have
passed into history.
I '
\
v- - -
T. M. Gil land, Esq., has gone to
Columbia.
The farmers are all complaining
of the bud-worms having considerably
damaged the young crops
during the recent cool mornings.
The pension board for Kings
township consists of Messrs. A. J.
n -? T T L J T A
Mniin, .louis jacoos ana u. i\.
Kelley. All applications for pensions
by persons residing in this
township must be filed with one
of these gentlemen.
A very enjoyable dance was
given at the residence of Dr. W.
V. Brockington last Tnesday night.
In view of the fact that- the dance
was at a private residence and on
Iv personal friends were invited,
the attendance was large. The
music was charmingly rendered
and the gay young couples tripped
lightly o'er the floor to its delightful
strains. The dancing was kept
up until a late hour, and all present
expressed themselves as having
had a pleasant evening.
Beats the Clarendon Man.
Mr. S. J. Coker, of Lake City,
was among the old veterans who
attended the "Memorial Day"
exercises here Mondaj\ In a conversation
with a County Record
reportor, Mr. Coker said that he
had seen the little article recently
published about the Clarendon
county gentleman who placed 15
eggs under a hen, and the hen
hatched 27 chickens and left 8
eggs in the nest, no other hen
having layed in the nest with her,
and that he had a hen which beat
that record "all hollow." Continn
ing, Mr. Coker said that he had
placed 12 eggs under one of his
hens, twenty-six chickens were
hatched, and lour eggs were left ,
no other hen having layed in the
same nest or near it, and no other
eggs were placed there by any
one. Whew! Next!!
Johnson's Chill and fever
Tonic is a ONE'DAY
Cure. It cures the most
stubborn case of Fever in
24 Hours.
Dresses and Cakes.
A State exchange is authority j
fnr fnMnu'infr article. ;tnd W ill
c J
rouch for its truth:
A fashionable young: lady visi
ting a cooking school at Lances- j
ter the other afternoon, had her
attention equally divided between
a new dress worn by an acquaintance
and the directions for making
a cake. Upon returning home!
she undertook to write down the
recipe for making: the cake for
her mother, and the old lady was
paralyzed when she read: "Take
two pounds of flour, three rows of
pleating down the front, the white
of two eggs, cut bias, a pint of
milk ruffled around the neck, half
a pound of currants with even
yards of bead trimming, grated
lemon peel with Spanish lace
fichu, stir well and add a semi
fitting paletot with visite sleeves;
butter the ban with Brazilion
topaz necklace and garnish with
iceing and passeinontrie, bake in
a moderately hot oven until the
overskirt is tucked .from the waist
down on either side, and finish
with large bows." Her mother
said 6he wouldn't eat such a
cake and that she 'nought these
new fangled ideas in cooking
ought to be frowned down.
Have you seen the Columbian
Encyclopedia ? It is a "daisy.*
\
"HIlMf'ffiPS
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM
WELL CARRIED OUT.
Speeches, Recitations, Singing,
etc., in the Court HouseOther
Exercises.
In accordance with the annoucements
previous!)' made in these
columns, "Memorial Day" was
fittingly observed in Kingstree
last Monday. The program had
been very carefully prepared and
those who took part in the exercises
had been thoroughly trained by
those in authority and all of the
proceedings were carried ont in
as smooth a way as possible. The
column of veterans presented
quite an inspiring and impressive
scene, and the young uniformed
soldiers ndded much to the procession.
Alter t. e exercises in the court
house th'* procession, composed
of the veterans, the Lake City
Light Dragoons, the column of
boys and girls, and the citizens
marched to the strains of band
music to the Baptist cemetery
where the soldiers graves were
decorated with flowers and ever
greens. The military company
fired a salute over the graves, and
willing and loving hands then
placed flowers upon the mounds
beneath which rests the remains
of brave men who went to the
front ready to sacrifice their lives
for the honor of their country.
The following wa9 the program
of the exercises which took place in
the court house,: called to order by
Col. James McCutchen; prayer by
Col. J. E. Dunlop; song,''National
Hymn?, pupils of the Kingstree
Academy; recitation, "Conquered
Banner," Miss Barbara Jacobs;
Oration, Mr. S. M. Wolfe; Kecita
tion, "In Memoriam," Miss Mildred
McCabe; Song, "Red White
and Blue," pupils of Kingstree
Academy; declamation, "The
Spirit of '61 and '96" Mr. Edwin
llirsch; recitation, "Ode to a Confederate
Bill," Miss Florrie Jacobs;
declamation, "Our Confederacy,"
Mr. Louis Gilland; song, "Sewage
River." Misses Mildred McC'<
be, Barbara Jacobs, DeJl KelleAlma
Kelly and Marie
Tuorne; Oration, Col. J. E. Dunlop;
song, "Dixie," pupils of the
Academy.
All tU TiAnnrr rtonnlo u*hn I
11 VI tuc j VUIIQ |/VV^/?V n mv
look part are scholars at the
Kingstree academy, and the manner
in which they acted their
par's showed that they had receive!
excellent training at the
hands of their instructors. Every
one acquitted himself or herself
so admirably that it would be difficult
to say which one deserves
especial mention. To speak of
any one of them particularly
would mean to do an injustice to
the others, so we withhold individual
comment from all.
Why take Johnson's
Chill & Fever
Because it cures the
most siuoourn uuc
of Fever in ONE DAY.
The Old Soldier.
Keep not your flowers for his grave,
But give him -ome to-day;
Chee and help him life's ills to brave
With your sweet flowers to-day.
A bud cast at his living feet
For the services he gave,
Would givo a pleasure far more
sweet
Than wreaths upon his grave.
Veteran.
Kings!roe, May 10.
,v .a&sSttk
THE PENSION BOARDS.
An Interesting Meeting of Camp Pressley
Held Monday.
A meeting of Camp Presslev,
U. C. V., v.ras held in the court
house on Monday last. Quite a
number of members were present,
having come to attend the "Memorial
Day" exercises. In the
absence af the adjutant, commandant
D. E. Gordan requested Mr.
Louis Jacobs to act as secretary of
the meeting. He then stated the
object of the meeting to be the
nlnnts\f tA
\jl vi^iu I\J iv|/rasent
the Camp at the coming
reunion to be heM at Nashville.,
Tenn., beginning June 22nd.
The following comrades were
elected delegates: D. E. Gordon,
S. D. M. Byrd, A. W. Flagler, Simon
Pooton, W. J. Ferrell, J. P.
Gamble, J. E. Dunlop and W. S.
Eaddy, with F. M. Britton, G. J.
Graham and H. H. Kinder as alternates.
Th e next business in order was
the reorganization of the various
township and the county pension
boards. The following were elected
chairmen of the township
boards: Township No. 1, S. I.
Montgomery, No. I. N. Boyd,
No. 3. W. D. Brvan. No. 4. A. J.
Parsons, No. 5, J. J. Gray, No. 6,
H. H. Kinder, No. 7, A. J. Smith,
No. 8, James McCutchen, No. 9,
J. C. Josey, No. 10, J. J. Morris,
No. 11, J. R. Cox, No. 12, F. M.
Bntton, No. 13, S. D. M. Byrd, No.
14, Simon Post on.
As members of the county pension
board Messrs. Jas. McCutchen,
Louis Jacobs and H. H. Kinder
were elected, with Dr. W. L. Wallace
as physician. On motion, it
was resolved that Col. McCutchen,
as chairman of the board, notify
all applicants for pensions to appear
before their respective town
ship boards at once, so that the
boards can make their reports to
the county board at a meeting to
be held next Monday. It was also
resolved that the old pension board
be requested ,to turn over all applications
in their hands without
delay.
Are These the Men?
Nothing new has developed in
the case of the two negro men who
were arrested in Hampton County
and brought over here last week
charged with murder of the two
unknown Italians near Salters a
month ago. The negroes are still
confined in the jail here, though
nothing difinite has yet been
proved which would connect them
in anyway with the crime-the only
evidence against them being a win
Chester rifle, two pistols and a
razor having been found in their
possesion at the time of their arrest.
Just why they should have
brought these weapons along with
them on a visit to their "girls" is
net altogether clear to the authorites.
Then, too, their tale concerning
the yellow fellow who was with
them and who escaped arrest is almost
improbable.
Nothing more has been heard of
the negro who got away. He pretty
well filled the description of the
third man: of the party supposed to
have done the killing. A rumor
was afloat in Kingstree a day or
two ago that three men who filled
the descrption of the Davis boys
and their "pal" bad been arrested
in Savannah, but when the sheriff
was interviewed he said that he
knew nothing of the arrest Before
the governor offered a reward for
t ne murderers, eleven men were
arrested for the crime but not one
has been arrested since. Will cot
some one earn the reward?
Ml MS Ml.
MATTERS PICKED UP AND
PUT INTO PRINT.
Regular Weekly Letter From a
County Record Cor-,
respondent.
Mr. C. II. Nachman spent Sunday
in Kingstree.
Cadet Laniar Lee has returned
frnm flpmium Colli?fre.
Mr. and Mr*. Window Wright
spent Memorial day in Kingstree.
Mr. McLeod, of Columbia, spent
a day or two in our village last
week, doubtless attracted by bright
eyes.
Mr. 0.0. Bristow, of IraTlingtou,
spent a few days in Seranton last
week. ,
In the absence of Rev. Mr. Oliver,
the pastor, who was in WHuiington
in attendance upon the Southern
Baptist Convention, Rev. W. P*
Scott filled the Baptist pulpit last
Sunday morning.
Rev.and Mrs, J. J. Ruggett visited
the Sardis neighborhood last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Thigpen, of
the Hebron section, visited Maj. T.
M. Creecy's family last week.
i/.. n n \r?ruA k.. ??<?>
ATAJ. VJT. VJT. IUU\JCC nao uuuu
sick for some time, but is out again.
Mrs. Bouse and family have re*
turned to Darlington, after spending
some time with the family of Mr.
W. J. C. Scurry.
Frank Sturgeon, who accidentally
gotlkis leg broken sometime ago*
is able to walk about agaio.
Miss Marie Willoughby, formerly
of this place, is attending college in
Louisville, Ky.
We do not wish to be regarded
as captious, but we must complain
of the glaring typographical errors
which appeared in our last week's
correspondence. The whole thing
came out in rather bad shape, and
in some instances the sense was destroyed,
doing us great injustice.
W. E.C.
[Our correspondent's matter did
come out in "rather bad shape" last
week, but it was due the fact that
by an oversight, no "proof" of the
article was made, and we offer this
excuse and apology to our readers
and the correspondent?Ed.]
JOHNSON'S
CHILL AND
FEVER TONIC
Cures Fever
In One Day.
DOCK.
Our fanners seem to realize their
dependence upon uhog and hominy"
and have not increased the acreage
of cotton.
The greater number of our farmers
have "chopped out" their cotton,
and in some instances have thinned
to a stand,
Our corn crop has been badly
damaged by the bud-worras;in fact,
so much so that some of the bottom
lands are being ploughed up and
planted over.
The melon crop seems to have
suffered considerably from the cool
nights.
The fruit crop bids fair to be the
best we have had in years.
The gardens are very good?plenty
of vegetables such as Irish potatoes,
garden peas, turnips, Ac.
Dr. T. P. Steele's kitchen caught
fire a few days ago, but we are glad
to say that prompt work by the
doctor prevented any serious damaze.
Black Mingo and Wayside base
ball clubs played a game of ball on
the latter's grounds last Saturday,
Wayside being victorious. The
| Black Mingo boys attribute their
defeat to the fact that while they
had a team composed entirely of
home talent, the Wayside nine had
men on it from Indiantown, Poplar
Hill and Johnsonville sections.
t
AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION.
A Delightful Dance Given at the Cole
man House
One of the most thoroughly enjoyed
dances ever given in Kings- . *
tree wa9 the one given at (he Cole-4
man House last Monday nights
Quite a number of visitors were
present, and in all it was ($uite a
gay affair. The music was fotnished
by the Mouzon band, and
was well rendered. The daecing
was kept up until about half-put
two, and the gay young people
were even then loath to* leave the
dance-hall. Amone those nresent
? * son
were: Misses Maole Rollins, Mamie
Jacobs. Essie Benjamin, Georgia
Rollins, Bertha Hodge, Kate
Levy, Barbara Jacobs, Ella Rollins,
Mildred McCabe, Lillian;
Hodge, Barbara Bevy, Eva Rollins,
Essie Clark, Bessie Howard;
and Hallie Rollins; Mesdames Ja? j\
cobs, Brockinton and Hodge;
Messrs. Montague Jacobs, Louie
Gilland, Montie Scott, Hay McCto- * '
ry, Nappie Jacobs, W. 8. Lynchr
Sam Wolfe, R. H. Wallace, J. Lide
Tallevastr H. G. Askms, K. J. McCabe,
T. J. Brown, Judsoa Moore,
Lamar 8ingelaryr E.C? Dennia- .%
and Troy Flagler.
Pagan Turkey is about to-Override
f)hrislii?n (lr#?A<?e_?nd th? inert
indolent and calm way the powers
of Europe talk bnncomb and refuse
or delay intervention is to
their everlasting shame. Too had
as well try to- head off people from
taking advntage of some of
Lesesne and Epps' bargains as to
expect speedy action from a lot ef ?
fool legislators, diplomats and imperial
weaklings who are slow
and impractical theorists and who
would have to be introduced to a
tbing which would produce good
results. Surprising it is, how
many people there are who fait
to recognize a good thing 09 sight '
bat we are glad so many in community
are practical, appreciative,,
provident and inclined to merit.
They seem to realize that the
quality of the many gradesof shoes
hats, clothing etc,, offered by Lesesne
k Epps is the very best that
labor can produce for the money
they ask for mem. These people
seem to know that as this firm boy*
its tobaccos direct from the factory
they can sell it as cheap aa the
Charleston jobbers. They know also
that in considering the freights
it will pay them to boy their groceries
at home instead of odering
them.
?\ V
; \> Sp
Quinine Mod ether An J
ver medkJaes take fromS
to 10 days to care fever,
Johnson*s Chill and Fever
Tonic cures In ONE DAY.
Action was Deferred.
Owing to the absence from the
city but four members of the Phosphate
Commission were at its
meeting to day. On a proposition
to make easier the terms for
the payment of the royalty by
the miners of river rock, the vote
was a tie. Gen. Norton and Mr.
Taylor voting lor and Dr. Wif
Hams and G?n. Barber against H
?so action was deferred until the
return of the Governor.?Columbia
Record.
Dave Shaw Recovering.
. Dr. A. H. Williams, of Lake
City, is in Columbia. He report*
that Dave Shaw, who recently
attempted to kill himself, is rapidly
recovering from his wound*
and now takes a more hopeful
view of life.?Columbia Record.