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VOL. XIIL ^ KINOSTKEE, SOUTH ( AKOLIN.V, THURSDAY,' JUNK ^" 1K<)7.' >0.15. ^ . im n m AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake i of Our Weary Readers. Next Montlhv will he salesday, but tbere are no olfieial saiesto be made. Messrs. O. W. Ilill iiiul Marion Clark, ol Like City, were in town last Saturday night. Owing to the absence of the pastor, Rev. W. D. Moorer, there was no preaching at the Baptist church last Sunday. The Rev. Dr. Darbv, of Magnolia, will preach at. the Presbyterian church at this place next Saturday and Sunday. Dr. S. D. M. Byrd, of Scran ton, was in town Monday in attendance ] upon the meeting of the county board of pensioners. Mr. C. Barrett, of Florence, the route agent of the Southern Express Company, was in Kingstree Monday night. 'Jherewasa very severe hailstorm in the upper portion of this county last Saturday. It is said . that the damage to the crops was , considerable. Misres Alma and Alice Fulton, of Forreston, who haye been spending some time wn? relatives in town^ returned home Saturday. We are indebted to Miss Louise Gilland for an invitation to attend the commencement exercises of Converse College, Spartanburg, S. O., from June 6th to 8th. The attention of prospective teachers in the county schools is called to the advertisement of the county superintendent of education, which appears in another column. Messrs. M. Av -Ilo s, C. W. Mc Clam and W. A. Weaver; Rev. W 1). Aloorer and little Miss Lorena Ross attended the Union meeting 1 at Seranton last Saturday and Sunday. The next meeting will be held at Lanes. Mr. J. W. Register, of Trio, lost his planing mill and several hundred thousand teet of lun ber on Friday, 2Sth by fire. The fire originated in the engine room. The total loss is estimated at $10,000. There was no insurance. pjv We have received other complaints from county post offices that the County Record packages sometimes are delaved, or do not i?*arrive at all. We wish to say again that all the bundles leave this office every Thursday, and the postmaster here says that they are all sent off promptly. We have enquired into the matter and hope to soon have it so that there will no longer be need for complaint. In accordance with the announcement made last week, Mr. H. A. Graham liberated about four hundred carrier pigeons at f the depot last Sunday morning at five o'clock. Notwithstanding the earhness of the hour, there was quite a crowd of people at the depot to witness the freeing of the birds. Some of the birds arrived in Washington within ten hours after they were turned loose. Not all of them went away, but about half a dozen 9 tayed around town all day Sun. day. Two more convicts have been added to the county chain-gang, making the total number of the squad eight. Miss Jtaline Brockinton has closed her rchool, which she has been teaching near Fowlers, and is now visiting her sister Mrs. I). C. Scott. The sheriff has set at liberty the two negroes who were arrested in Hampton about a month ago charged with killing the two Italians near Sailers, as no prool , could be obtained as to their < guilt. * i A very important meeting of , the Woodman of the World will be heln next Monday night. Several applicants are to he initiated and other business of importance is to be attended to. A full attendance is desired. We were told last week by one who ''standsin" with the present administration that James Tharpe ( would be appointed postmaster I here during the coming summer. : If our citizens do not desire a colored man to handle their mails, I something had better be done | right away. Mr. A. T. Simmons received a telegram from Charleston last Tuesday atternoon announcing , the death of his biother Mr. Sedgwick Simmons, which sad i event occurred in that city about 1 five o'clock Tuesday. Mr. Simmons was also a brother of Mesdames Lyon, Heller and Scott. Mrs Heller has gone to Charleston i to attend the funeral. < i Quinine and other /e- | ver medicines take from 5 1 to 10 days to cure fever. \ Johnson fs ChiU and Fever \ Tonic cures in ONE DAY. \ One finds the expected variety j in the contents of the American Monthly Review of Reviews fur j June. Tbe subjects of the sugar 1 tariff, a sixty years' retrospect of ^ the British Empire, the recent J vit.it to the United States of M. ? C Brunetire, the French critic; the" g defective eyesight lately develop- > ed among American children, and t the movement for the pensioning c of school teachers, are treated in ( i special articles. The editorial de- j prat men t entitled 'The Progress of the World" covers such topics 1 a American intervention in Cuba, J the relation of Hawaii to the sugar * question, the use cf money in ' politicis by corporations, the en- j larged metropolis of New York, ] the fate of the arbitration treaty . European alliances and the Greco- J Turkish war, tbe future of Greece, ' etc. JOHNSON'S CHILL AND FEVER TONIC Cures Fever j In One Day. The Grand <*enlral Hotel, in 1 Columbia, is an ideal stoppingplace. It is undoubtedly one of best kept hotels in the State. Under the able management of Mr. A. H. Green the hotel has recently been much improved. The buildins has been entirely renovated. and the rooms are nice and coo'. The cuisine department is looked after by experienced men, and everything works together for the good of the patrons of the house. Old papers for sale at the County Record office. SERVICES I! ait FULL ACCOUNT OF THE MEETING OF BETHLEHEM UNION. Other Matters of Interest Picked up by our Correspondent and Sent In. According to previous announcements, the Bethlehem Union met with the Scranton Baptist church Friday morning, 28th ult. The introductory sermon was preached by llev. E. M. llicks, after which the organization was effected by electing Rev. \V. D. Moorer Moderator and Mr. R. I). Rollins clerk. The delegates were then enroled. Several churehs were not represented. The minutes of the last Union were read and approved. The several committees were then appointed by the Moderator. Here a recess was taken until four o'clock in the afternoon. The afternoon session was very interesting. Various topics of vital importance were discussed. The query, "what should be the atfttude of the Church towards the dispensary," was interestingly debated. The concensus of opinion seemea.io oe mat ine uispensary is an improvement on- the open barroom system, and that the law governing its management should be carefully observed that the work of the church should be to foment a prohibitory sentiment among the people and endeavor to seeure the enactment of an absolutely prohibitory law. The Impropriety of using fermented wine for sacramental purposes was discussed, and it was suggested that the practice be abandoned. Friday night Rev. J. P. Coleman preached a splendid sermon to a very attentive audience. Saturday morning a prayer meeting preceded the session of the Union. The discussion of matters pertaining to eclesiastical work was continued. At 11.30 Rev. A. McA. Pittman preached. His sermon gave evidence of a lofty conception of irthfwlnv rliu>HiiA unH ilcpnlv im pressed his auditors. At 8:30 Rev. C. Pittman, of North Carolina, x:cupied the pulpit, preaching an ible sermon to a pleased and proited congregation. The missionary sermon was ^reached Sunday morning by Rev. IV. D. Moorer. He had the subject ' veil in hand and very forcibly ' >resented the claim of missions on he church. A collection was taken . ind a nice little sum realized. The ' ittendance upon the service was J ,'ery large, the spacious church >eing crowded to its utmost seating apacity while some had to remain ( >utside.- This concluded the programme. The next Union goes to ' -<anes. 1 Among those who attended the i Jnion we note: Revs. W. D. Moorer ' Kingrtree; H. F. Oliver, Frind- j ield; A. C. Pittman, North Caroli- j 1a; A. McA. Pittman and W. A. Weaver, Lake City; J. P. Coleman, Liberty; E. M. Hicks, Motts; also, ' Messrs. M. A. Ross, C. W. Me Clam, i, M. Weaver, Kingstree; B. H. Myers, C. M. Hinds and Thros. Nettles, Lanes; Thos. Chandler and . J. A.F. Carraway, Bethlehem. Miss Kizzie Hicks has gone to Williston to attend the commencement of Williston High School, of which she was formerly a student Misses Lizzie and Hattie Sanders left Saturday afternoon for their tiome near Mars Bluff. Miss Lorena Ross, the pretty little daughter of Mr. M. A. Ross, .of Kingstree, spent the latter part of last week with friends in Scranton. Mrs. W. R. Holladay and children, of Lanes, are visiting the family of Mr. A. M. Cook. Maj. and Mrs. T. M. Creeey have returned from a visit to Trio. Croquet seems to be the most popular means of amusement for our young folks. Some of our citizens are already speaking of going to the mountains to spend the summer. t This community was blessed with a refreshing rain Sunday night. C. Mb--;," A NEW DRUG FIRM. Drs. Wallace and Johnson Have Formed a Copartnership. Dr. W. L. Wallace and Dr. L. B. Johnson have formed a copart nership under the firm name of Wallace & Johnson. They will practice medirine and carry on a general drug business. The place of business will still be at the stand where Dr. Wallace has been for so long a time. Dr. Wallace has been in business here for a number of years, and has practiced medicine in this county for the " - l\- f past joriy year?, i/r. aonnson is also well known in Williamsburg county. ^ie recently graduated from the Baltimore Medical college, which, by the war, is one of the foremost medicle schools of this country, arid a few weeks ago passed a very cr<?ditable examination before the Ntate Board of Medical examiners in Columbia. The firm wfll no doubt Drove to be a verv nouular r ii one, and we wish it evety success. Spring GulLy Items. Seeing that you wish litems from all oter ihe couutyr I herewith hand you a few gathered from around Spring Gully. There was a very delightful picnic at the school house on Sat urdty, Ihe 22nd ult. Quite a crowd was present and all seemed to enjoy themselves. The farmers of this section generally have good crops. Corn is n _ _ . . _ L I 1 J nne; con on is oaing cnoppeu, anu gardens are doing nice!)*. All aye needing rain however. Rev. M. Muse preached an interesting sermon lor us Sunday. Misses Allie and Mattie Parsons, of Harper.*, spent Saturday and Sunday at Mr. M. S. Feagin's, visiting his daughters. Miss Emma Boyd visited at Mr. Preston Feagin's last Sunday. Mrs. John Marshall spent last Friday with the family of Mr. P. B. Feagin. P. IN. "Sugar?the American Question the Day" is the title of an incisive article by Mr. Herbert Myrick, of the American Agriculturist, in the June Review of iifce views: Mr. Myrick presents the farmer's reasons for insisting oil a farmer's sugar schedule in the Dingley bill, as opposed to Ihe demands ot the Sugar Trust. Recently there has been some local discussion of the quotation, '^Consistency, thou art a jewel" and it seems that opinion is divi ded as to its author. Whether Shakespeare, Ben Franklin, K. C. 13 ~!? ??:4 u i? ?>pps or someuue cinc saiu u, *v is nevertheless a jewel and you will always find Lcscsne & Kpps' prices consistent with what tliey claim, and the quality of goods being better than the prices asked for them seems to warrant,, i? the only apparant inconsistency in their business. You can buy the best pair of shoes from them to be had nnst anywhere for the same amount, of money. They sell groceries in small quantities about as cheap as they cost you from Charleston after the freight has been added. Their stoci? of tobacco is hirge and is being sold out al exceptionally low prices and most anything else you r?eed con be had from them at the most [satisfactory prices. t 11GITY Ifll NEWS OF THE WEEK GATHERED BY OUR CORRESPONDENT. Items of Interest to Our Many Readers in and Around the Prosperous Little Town. Rev. J. C. Coleman, of Scranton is spending a lew clays in town. Mr. Abe Isear is spending some days in Charleston this week. Mr. J. L. Stnekey spent a few days in Florence last week. Mr. E. F. Prosser is sp-nding a few days at his old home at Prospect. Qifife a crowd attended the union meeting at Sorrtnton last Sunda}'. Mr. J. H. Blackwell spent Saturday and Sunday with his sick brother atEbenezer. Mr. Lonnie Iiowle and sister attended the school entertainment at Sardis last Friday night. The hail storm- last Saturday af ternooti did eo?siderable damage \tit crops at and around this place. Operator R. J. Severance, now of Wilmington, came down Monnight to visit friends here. Mr. C. W. Skinner, of DarlingIon, spent a day or two in town last week. Miss Daisy Hudsor, of Sardis, is visiting the family of Mr. J. S. Howie. Miss Mollie Blackwell spent a few days in Scranton last week as the guest of Miss Lillie Graham. Rev. A. E. C. Pittman, pf North Carolina, is spending some time with his brother, Rev. A. McA. Pittman. Mr. J. J. Morris had his fine milch cow killed by the northbound passenger train last Wednesday morning. Mr. J. W. Rollins,' the clever salesman of Capt. W. H. Kennedy, ot Indiautown, is at home on a two-weeks' vacation. Miss Hettie Wootten will leave . for her home in Clarksrille, Va., ' Thursday morning, much to the regret of hjpr host of friends here. Messrs. R. ?. Morris and B. L. Singletary, accompanied;by Misses Harriet Kershaws and Ida Rogers, atteuded the''children's day" exercises at Cades last Sunday. Messrs. H. G. Jeffords and W. M. Collins, of Lake City, have rented the saw njilJ of W. & Kennedy, about two miles from town. We wish them every success in their new enterprise. At the residence of Mr. J. It. Grimsley, on Friday night, May 29th, was given one of the most enjoyable seeiables ever given in 1 Lake City. It was given by the young men of this place in honor of Miss Hettie Wool ton, of Virginia, who has been teaching ( here tor some time. At 9 o'clock I the doors were thrown open and at 9:30 the parlor was filled with charming young maidens and gallant young ruen, their faces beaming with the anticipation of the pleasures to be gathered at the party. At eleveti o'clock refreshnaents were served, after which interesting games and pleasant conversations were indulged in and much enjoyed until the sad hour of leave-taking had arrived. 'All expressed themselves as having spent the most pleasant evening ever spent at a party in this place, so much to the credit of the, committee, and dir. and Mrs. Grimsley. THE TARIFF ON CUTLEFTIffiBM Why the Trnrt Cka- Dtatit* 8Mb MHHH rafeoosljr High Datlc* .t ' One of the worst sehedplesin tin Dingley bill is that relating to cutfai|M;.J9j ?especially pocket cutlery. The dMH"9 on pockefknives rang* from 100 |Ni|9j|fl eent to 800 per cent above present 4i?19 ties and are nearly doable those in tfctfaifM McKinley bill. Why, yoa willatk, aK3|ja| tbeee duties so extraordinarily higti|9-jH And why are tbey allowed to reaMWM'U there? Both questions ate eerily twered. S| It is unnecessary hereto go into dwB1|H tails. Before MoKin ley's nominatfa*; *3 one at the five or six large uianafaetwjfl JBI era of pocket cntlery, who was inent in the trust, which raised priitWt^-JB an average of about 85 per cent nadinfflfl the McKinley bill, begin to bnsliarJiBy JB McKinley. Ha la Mid to bave.raisedW'Cm large som of money by pMingtbe hjjWpB among the 20 or 25 cutlery masnfaotHH^Jlfl era. Jnst bow the money wn apanMlB ^M not known. It is probable, bow*ffflj|H-9fl that several McKinley delegates to flflqjgH Lcais owed their presence there totttHfjM fond. The bat passer himself waedflt^M of the very few delegates from York wbo was for MoKinley ind all the time. He w*s one df a'* most trusted lieutenant* the two favors which be is said to be* ymM asked as compensation for bis vbleriflB 'J'ffl services was the firing of, the schedule. This privilege, being.an cnHo-.jl pary and erpected obe tmdtr the' tion system, wo* readily granted by power bebindi the tbcene. This-is vammfM " ?-_i- n i i a quiy IUO WUU1C BlUl/. A> WIW1WM jjg| why the duties are there and why rtjlB will stay there. -> 9B Below is given in detail, aome of effects of the propoeed duties auuppli^M.i^ to importations for the last flacal yasf^nj^ Of course but few knivqawHl be ija> <$. ,|H ported under snch exorbitant (fctiaa. WM PROPOSED 6CHEDUU& , 'JH ' igj First.?All pocket knives ait costtaf aar. 'Bs^B than 4> peats a doses, 8f.pes oaat aAeakMlKiKtjM Second.?Coating mors thsa 40 cents taMKaBI 1 blade, g) par cent ad vaVaem Snddi saJ?[sM down. ir&M Third.?Oostisc more than- 0 eaah'u'djMB t blade, a per cent ad valorem sad ft adfMH. "?aB (If pearl or shell. 60 ceato kdaMMU^S VJH Fourth. ?Oostisc mdre than 40 eantaddMWsa^ji 8 blade, 80 per oent od valorem asd flute 6 2 doses. :. 'jBm Fifth.?Costing more than 0 centaadqfe,jK blades or more, 20 per cent ad valorem sod s dozen. JjSH (If pearl or 4?Q, TS esata a doaca cdra sa k and 4 blades.) Calculation showing result bawd qb tlosa lor hseal year mi> ill tatvea odHSauWM cents per dpzen and km: , 296,000 doeen, a'varaga prloa, ? easts; valnu^a 870^60; 86 per can).. . ^ 1 , Knives coating over 0 eentajNrdamn: 'J '*#wB 48,OCX) doeen, 1 blade, average prM, WceatSi 3 value, tOMOO; at? per east aad m eayuHWH dozen; duty, 129,760. ' ilBa ffiw non iHmmi, t WH*t avwsgs Pvtoa^JSMfiH .,38| value, 8406,700; at 80 per eaat and 81 a dogsg$/-jflj$H duty, 8472,788. , .JB 277,000 damn, 8 blade, anreraga price, 8LfN^^| value, <861,790; at 80 per oent and 8U0a doamp V .j, '^C^jooo^dottu, 4 blade, nw^? price, B Ut '. ^ value, HSQ,420; at SOperocnt andtipwdoafet j $| duty, IGIM81 *a Total value, 8U228,770; total duty. IUBUU; * |! 128^ per cent. Estimated that of 2, 9 and 4 blade 28 per ceo^ . are of pearl or abell. adding duty ae follow*: - ^ 88,000 doaen, 2 blade, at Kte. <40400 3 ..W 00,289 doaen, 8blade.at Wo. ?,?& Mm OfcA* doaen.4 bl?d?VMWa- ^ : || KEBULT. gflWea tp the value df gpafr leant cf la|Hlt>, ^ .J| tfons, duty would be 84 per eoU. . fv? Knlvee to.the value cv W-jw ail of ImgeW ? vafl tattoo*, duty would, be 142H par eat -- r% The duty on pocket cutlery tor Ma* yeara wsm prior to IjMD vaa JMiper oaaet ad valorem. '39 From 1800 to USD it wee 80 per cent ad ear ?-${ lorem, with the exeepttoae of a abort tJaar -Si during that period whan it was 46 per cent a4fv^ M valorem. The McKlnley tariff arm aged ah oat H pad .-'I' jrl cent ad valorem. 'ij TbeWllaon tariff averaged about It par sag* * ' "J ad valorem. , 3 The propoaad Dtngley tariff win awriga ? J.' (3 baaed on the hnportattoae of MH^MbtpaK $3 cent ad valorem on M per eafet of *Q knhme : $ Imported during that year. ^ The equivalent ad valorem dnttaa ga thai a*JMJ leering popular deacriptton cd koine, under fill the HcKinlej bill, WUmn bin and pug waff Ff J iHngley bill. T\ - J toy bUL bilLlaytS flj ? blafl? JtbCKKBITM Ult TV tail at 8ft cents. .....113 83 3 Mad* pearl ladle*' knivea ' that retail at 98 cent*..... 113 0 I blade pearl ladiee' knives that retail at <0 cents 89 88 B blade penknives, not pearl or shell, that retail at ft MHH cent* ... 88 ? ^HKfl I Made penknives, pearl or hell, that retail at QO cenU 88 ^ i blade penknives, not pearl or shell, that retail ?t 88 cents 89 51 . INI t blade penknives, pearl or al>ell, thut rctjul at SO cents 88 Q M' (imijiersiii. 1 I have this day, Jane 1st WG7, > J associated with me i? tke practice of Medicine- and the Drag Business. ^ Dr. L. R. Johnson, and we offer /; our services to the public, "| W. L. Wallace, \ - 1 ; /? Teachers Examination. The next examination for teachers? ] certificates for Williamsburg coun- J (y will be held at Kingston Jom B jj 23th, between the hours of 10 o'clock a, aa. and 4 p.m. -J N. D. Lepeswk, .1 8i. Co. Supt Ed, W, Q. t J flj $