The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 03, 1897, Image 1
VOL. XIIL ^ KINOSTKEE, SOUTH ( AKOLIN.V, THURSDAY,' JUNK ^" 1K<)7.' >0.15. ^
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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
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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. *
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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,
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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. <
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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 (
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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
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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.
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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
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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, \
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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
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