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' ' v i VOL. XIII KINGSTIIEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1897. NO. 17. J I Ihuih. . * AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake U of our Weary Readers. Hot! H;>tter!! Hottest!!! | The school term closed to-day. The crops are growing rapidly. Fruit is scarce, and very poor m quality. . Kead Keddick's new advertise " tuenl in this issue. The traius have been full of the giris returning uum wuc^c tuis m week. The grass will have its innings now and will keep the farmers busy for a time. ?* Our base ball team should get A . up some games with the clubs Irora other towns. The crops all over the country are reported as in good condition and looking well. [? ^ How long will it be before Kingstree will have an "original b package"' grog-sbop? Any kind of job work done at Eflpjto the County Record job office, in city style and at city prices. The Greenville News of lastFriday said that "Black river - bream are the pride ot Kitigs1 tree." ' i The chain-gang has been brought to Kingstree and will work the r< als around her* for some tin.e h;. ->* to corae. Midnight "chicken-fries" seem to be the favorite sport of certain I-? a!' /*Ammnnit v* JUUUc, llixru Ml ? ?J*T VWII.U.UU..J, but who furnishes the fowls? An itinerant colored printer ?> called ?il our office one day hist ^ week. lie was making his way front Charleston to Charlotte, N. The sheriff will make several land sales for the non-payment of taxes the first Monday in July . unless the parties come and pay . ; the costs. * . The baseball same between the >. \ ,,' two local nitres last Thursday resulted in a victory for the -reg ulars.*' The s^ore is withheld bv special request. At a special meeting of the Woodmen of the World held on Monday night, Messrs. J. D. Dan iel and P. B. Thorne were initated into the secrets of the Order. The gay and festive mosquito is again with us for summer board and lodging. There are a good many of them this season and all f appear to have been very poorly The next examination of appli jk cants for county teachers' certificates will be held in the court house rridav of next week between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4 p. in. The testimony in the WattsCollege affair is very bulky. The investigation will cost the State * several hundreds, perhaps thousands, of dollars, and it is not likely that anything will result therefrom. On Tuesday, July 6th, the board BBiKrt*' * * . of county chairmen of flop? and King townships, together with the connty supervisor will let the contract for rebuilding the bridge over Black river at the foot of the hill Pnear Kingstree on the Greeleyville road. TV St raw-rides galore. This is June weather in dead earnest. rJ he rain was very fine on the crops. Dead our watermelon prize offer in another column. From all the reports, the fruit this season will not be very fine. We want several more corres- 1 pondents like our Dock ,lpencilshover." The sweet girl graduates are at top of column and next to reading matter this month. The family of Mr. Joel E. Brum son returned irom Sumter last Tuesday night. ] There was a game o1 base ball between the two local teams Monday afternoon. The "regulars" , were victorious. The county commissioners advertise that they will elect a superintepdent for the chain-gang ( at iheir regular meeting in July. An ice-cream festival was given at the school house Monday night by tke ladies of the Presbyterian church. 1 It is said that, since the recent heavy rains the crops have taken new life, and are showing wonderful growth. Don't send off for your office < stationery when you can get it just as well right at home. Pat- j ronize the County Uecord job ( office. Fine Tobacco, Editor County Record: Mr. T. M. Cooper, of the firm of Cooper Bros, of Fowlers, has the best field of tobacco in the county, probably. It is the finest ] I have seen anywhere, and 1 have | seen lots of it. Mr. Cooper Is an , all-round farmeras well as a mer- j chant, and all of his crops are looking well, his tobacco being particularly fine. Wanderer. ~ j Prizes for Watermelons. Who raises the largest water ' melons? In order to decide this j question to the satisfaction of all i we have decided to offer a prem- 1 ium to the person who raises the I largest melon this season. Our | proposition is this: To the per < sou who brings us the largest melon this summer we will give , one year's subscription to the County Record. Just think ot it! Besides gaining the reputation of being the raiser of the largest watermelons you get a copy of the County Record every week for a whole year. In addition to the foregoing, we also offer a year's subscription free to the person who first brings us in a ripe melon this season. If you are already a subscriber 10 the County .Record, your subscription will be "shoved up" one year from the date of its its expiration. Don't allow this opportunity to escape, but get a whole year's subscription for one melon. Of course we are not partial to melons, but our editor and entire staff are very fond of every kind of fruit. Don't let the melon offer keep you from bringing in fruit. The Columbian Encyclopaedia is one of the very best on the market. Very few, if any, equal it. ?radv. . ,x knh Miras. BRIEF MENTION OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND DON'T KNOW. Those of Our Citizens Who are Visiting at Other Places.?Our Visitors. ?Other Mention. Mr. C. W. llill, of Lake City was in town last Saturday night. Mr. Prit chard Moody, of Lake City, was in Kingstree last week. J. Z. McConnell, Esq., went to Manning on a business trip last rhursday. Magistrate J. G. Lifrage, of Walters, paid ns a very pieasani visit last Thursday. Mr. Walter. Steel returned to liis home in Rockey Mount, N.C., las' Monday afternoon. Mi ss Mamie Lesesne, of Santce, and Mrs. Itichbourg, of Dillon, are risiting Mrs. M. J. Porter. T. M. Gilland,Esq., of Kings! ree, paid this city a flying visit Saturevening.?Florence Times. Mr. P. A. Allsbrook has moved into the cottage just beyond Mr. M. F. Hellers livery stables. Mr. J. P Nelson had his right I -1 :?i\. n.. i i. ,1 : iianu very paiuiuny nun uuim^ ihe Raseball game last Thursday. Miss Louise Gilland relumed last week from Spartanburg where she had been attending Converse College. c ? % Miss Addie Montgomery, who has been visiting in Georgetown for several months, returned to Kingstree Saturday. We are indebted to Mr. C. W. Wolfe tor an invitation to attend the opening ball of the Harris Lithia Springs on Tuesday, June 22nd. Miss Florence Benjamin, who has been teaching school in Georgeown county, is in Kingstree and ivill spend the summer with the .IllPniK Mr. W. S. Moore, of Blakeleys spent several days in Kingstree this week. Mr. Moore played on I he "sciub" nine in the base ball ^ame Monday af ernoon. Edwin Seward, a colored man who has been living in the Blooniingvale neighborhood, was brought into town a few days ago and committed to jail as a lunatic. He will be carried to the State Hospital for the Insaue, in Columbia, in a day or two. Mr. J. P. Sha w called in to see last Saturday, aud told us that the lower bridge had been entire Iv rebuilt and is now in condition for passage. This will be good news to the hundreds who have to go several miles out of their way in order to cross the river. Among the graduates of the Columbia Female College last week was Miss Ivah Epps, who stood well-up in her class. Miss Epps is one of the literary editors of the college magazine, and many of the very best articles in that journal were from her pen. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic is a ONE-DAY Cure. It cures the most stubborn case of Fever in 24 Hours. The Columbian Encyclopaedia is undoubtedly the finest on the market. Look out for Rev. Mr. Willeford, the agent, who will be around next montji. A PROSPEROUS SCHOOL. | Close of the Regular Term of! the Kingstree Academy. The regular annual school-term of the Kingstree Academy has been brought 10 a close. There is no doubt of this being the most prosperous term ever held, which speaks well for the board which selected Mr. E. O.Dennis and his able assistant. Miss Dickson The ? ?Kyv1n?.r.Kit\ u> 10 o 1 riAct )\lo MJiiumraui p ? ao auuwoi, uvuvi?. that of the previous year, ;he exact number beinir 90 pupils as airainst 50 f01 the year before. There were ten boarder.? this year ?that is, ten pupils from the country who boarded in town and at tended the school. Last year there was but one teacher except for three months. Next year there will be three teachers. An other roon will be added to the school building during the summer, and there will be three divisions next year instead of two as was this year, and one last year. This certainly speaks well for the school. We do not hesitate Jo assert that there is no school in the State that can make a bet ter showing. The regular school J term islen months. As usual, the < annual school picnic will be given | at Kinder's grove, about one mile from town, tomorrow (Friday). To this, besides the scholars, all the patrons, (heir friends and the friends of the pupils are cordially invited to attend. Of course, the older folks will be expected to carry baskets. A AAmonnnrtunl r\f tlia Harts. 4l V/UI 1 wOJJUIlUVyUV U? I MV MW* ?w ville Messenger gels off the following: A gentleman told me the other day that it was customary lor him to chew :!0 cents worth of tobacco a wee!;. I suggested to him to try the tobacco cure. He said he had tried it. and the first two weeks he ate up $1.50 worth of the cure, and the next two weeks he used 10 cents worth of candy, 5 cents worth of chewing gum, 20 cents /IrAtxo an/1 i /lantc W'JIIII Ul IWll^u uuu V VVU?W worth of peanuts per day. During these two weeks he said he also consumed 2 large rubber erasers, ate the lubber tips from 14 lead pencils, chewed-up a dozen pen holders, and browsed off his mus tache as high up as he could reach, lie says he is chewing tobacco again, in Hie interest of economy. Quinine and other fe~ ver medicines take from 5 to 10 days to cure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures in ONE DAY. The cummer spacnn has come and how to keep cool and comfortable is being sought bv everyone. At Lesesne & Epps' will be found a large ine ot ladies' under vests begining at the small sum often cents and going to the nicer qualities. Gentlemen can also be supplied in this line of goods. Ye choppers of cotton need hoes that can be had from us at the lowest prices. We have a large stock of shoes which we wish to reduce before lime for fall goods to com mence coming in and you can get some bargains in that line. Ladies slippers from 50cts up. Our stock of tobacco must be lessenel and we are almost competing with factory prices to do it Ye chewers of the "quii" will do good business to < ome to Lesesne <S: Errs. KB Ml ICIIH. SEVERAL LETTERS CONTAINING VALUABLE NEWS. Items of Interest From Different Sections. All Boiled Down For Quick Reading. DOCK Mr. Gus Haddock lias an attack of lever. Master Louis Khem, is out again after a protracted illness. Mr. S. Ii. Poston, of Prospeqi, attended the picnic Saturday. Mr. Laurie Steele. ofTimmonsville. is on a visit to his parents. A number of people from here worshipped at Indiantown Sun Jay. tt iur. narper, ui 1 nu, a-h da}r and Saturday with Mr. J. C. Josey. Mr. M. D. Mesmith, of Black River came home Saturday with a slight case of fever. Mr. Sam Wilson, of Rhems, has recovered from'an attack of typhoid fever. Crops ar<: growing right along. It is said that Messrs W. E. Nesmith and Johnson have the finest cotton crop in this section. We are glad that? there are no mnv enlniMoi; ?p m 1 r PI ?1 IfOC t A Ill Ui'llI Cj CUIVIUVO W1 UlultiM^vw ?v report. As Bill Arp Fays, everything is; calm and serene. Miss Davis, an accomplished and charming young woman of Boston, Ga., has returned home after an extended visit to relatives and friends in the country. We have enou-h rain for a while. The ground is thoroughly wet. The Jakes are on the rise, which prevents good fishing. ' Children's Day" was celebrated at Jackson's Chapel Saturday. A large crowd was present. The people were pleased by a temperance address delivered by Rev. Mr. Haddock. His discourse was inter esting instructive. The recitation "Tommy's prayer,'* by RuthCoker. was decidedly the hit of the day. She is only ten years old, and the recitation comprised thirty-two verses. Her gestures and delivery was perfect. Everybody ate a big dinner and the day passed off very pleasantly. It has been suggested to your corespondent that every old sub scribej to your paper secure one new subscriber, doubling your circulation list. The gentleman making the suggestion said thjit the Record had improved so much he though that would be a mark .? . i .1 i of appreciation on ine pari or me old subscribers, and that he believed in encouraging the efforts of the editor of our county paper. 1 think the suggestion a good one. Let every old subscriber to the Record secure one good new subscriber. All can easily do this and I know the editor will appreciate it. lie is giving you a good news paper cheap, and see that it goes - - i in 10 every no me hi me tuumj. Blue Steele. (We certainly appreciate the words of the nlmve paragraph, and would indeed 1h; ylad if every present subscriber would act us a new om?Ed., County Record.] Why take Johnson's Chill & Fever Tonic? Because it cares the most stubborn case of Fever in ONE DA Y. The County^ Record, $1 a year. '* ' Una k INDIANTOWN. Crops are small in this section.* Corn is small and a bad stand; in the low bottom lands the' starid is very poor. "Bill bugs" are plentiful, from* two ttf six bfeingr found on one stalk of cbrn: My theory isthat they deposit their eggs in the stalk Just below the1' ground, and it remains* there'"un^ :M til the following spring-when the'1 T bug is hatched out. Anot6'erv th^orv is, t hat if we pittt u?sthe" corn stalk in the winter and' burn'' 3 taking care to destroy tfid'rtbbJ"bf! the ?talk, we will not hatfh' ae7' ] many "bill bugs''?'at least I** _*[ propose to Iry it. * ' Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Nesmitlr' lost their infant on the 7th io&t. Your Dock qnill drifer" error when he says "notobaCccf" i is found below Lake City." Cot. . J Jas. McCuthen plants aboutn twenty acres and Dr. J. ningham four. Capt. AV. H. Kennedy and^ Messrs. R. D. Gamble and It Ff ] Haddock^ have pretty* srahds of-* cotton. We are having plenty' dt' riffd* at this writing. BT ' BLAKE LEYS." t f ^ Please favor us with these frbiii* - Blakeleys?Georgetown raftr&ftl.1' ji] Crops in oar neighborhood are' looking fine since ihe recent* rains. ' * ' \" I liave traveled over a good* portion of the county, and Mir. ?. It Rowel 1 has the finest fieidof^ a corn I have seen any whetft; Dr W. D. Rich had thtft&eet'J patch of watermelons I haVe see?lF<V^ any where and we will help bita" eat ihem by the Fourth. Mr. W. S. Moore, who had* hieefty teaching school a? Blakeleys for '? the past four months, brought it* . to a close last Ftidav, the lltb. Miss Lillie Cunningham, the' well known teacbe^ of Indian- ? lown, is visiting her relitivet, Dr.and Mrs. W. M. Rich. fMr. T. A. Blakely,' the wall-' known merchant of the Georgetown, has made a great improvement to his dwelling and nicely M fenced in his yard. . - vf The Rev. N. T. Noland cama^ from his home at Lanes^ to assist Mrs. T. A. Blakley in laying off a geometrical flower front. We have been enjoying several $ fish fries at Sims1 Reach Bridge right receutly. m. m MM GOURDINS. . The farmers of this section gen* :<j erally have good crops and have been blessed with delightful showers of rain since last Saturday. . f ' ' ' /;13 A very delightful picnic was given at the residence of Mr. Ws D. AlcClnry last Tuesday. Bar- ' , becue, chickens, hams and other things were in abuodance. The* young folks of Newmarket were' present and Lanes was also rep* resented. Buggy rides and dancing was the order of the day*. The' evening dance began at 8:30 jind' was kept up until 2 o'clock a. mtThe masic was furnished by McClary & McCrory. Our neighborhood is all healthy at present. There is no sickocas around here that I know of. > '* '$1 . Mc. [Other County News on 5th paged y V| , i