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| VOL. XIII. KING ST REE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1897. NO. 32. 1
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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL
REPORTER AND NOTED.
I Written in Condensed Form and Printed
in Like Manner for the Sake
of our Weary Readers.
The everlasting faxes will be
due next month.
The neat her keeps the people
busy changing their clothes to
keep up with it.
*
Mr. MF Heller is erecting a
-k.wt ??wl kui> Init nn thp
vi siicu anu imj <viv vi? ?* v
vacant lot between Mr. Louis
Jacobs' store and the dispensary.
Mr M F Heller has just received
a carload of. wagons. For
style and durability they are tinE
excelled. See them before pur
chasing. . ; .i.
Air. Sam Carter caught fix
young alligators on the bank of
Black river last Tuesday. He was
exhibiting them on the streets
that day.
We are ehdeaVoriug to collect
? 1 1 r Tv?..'?
vnn we nave worseu iur. jjtou i
be surprised if we dun you?we
must h -ve what vou owe us. The
%
amount you owe us is small, but
. remember these small amounts
are all we have to depend upon
to run the County Kecord.
i -
A negro man was convicted of
assault and battery in magistrate
kgi*Snowden's
court at Benson last
fweefc. and was sentenced to 30
days on the county chaingang,
but while tlte constable was bring
ing him to town, the negro escaped,
and has not yet been recap
tured.
Es
sb' .
, If yon are in arrears with us
for I he Record please come forward
with the small amount one
ns ami it will be duly appreciated.
We have been very lenient with
r some of our subscribers and one
good turn deserves another. 5k)
make the thing mutual. Pay us |
the small amount due.
fifeShe
sheriff arrested a negro
named Geo. W Pinckev last Tuesday
upon a warrant charging him
with running a "blind tiger" at
Lake City. He was sent to Lake
City and given a preliminary j
b hearing before magistrate J B
McCutcheu who committed him to
jail to await trial at the Novem
ber term of court.
Monday was the Jewish newyear,
called uro6h hashona," and
was observed by the Israelites of
the town. Ten days from rosh
(hashona will be yom kipper, or
the day of atonement, which will
likewise be observed by the Hebrews.
Monday was the begin
ningofthe year 5658 abcording
to the Hebrew calculation. Yom
kipper is a day of fasting and
prayer.
What might have been a serious
conflagration was narrowly
averted ' last Friday morning.
While the gins in Mr. P B Thome's
ginnery were at work and the
building filled with cotton, fire
was discovered in one of the gins.
It instantly spread, igniting all
the lint cotton around, and the
flames soon filled nearly the entire
building. Prompt action on
the part of the employees and
others checked the prDgress of
the fire, and pretty soon it "was
entirely ont. The gin in which the
fire originated was badly damaged.
As Mr. Thorne carries no
' f'
insnranc?on the property the loss
? will fall upon him completely.
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Special to the Ladies.
Ladies, we trust we will see
many of you in this market 1 his
fall, and to those who cannot
come we will be ?ilad to mail lhem
samples and prices upon application.
We have all of our fall and
winter millinery and Pattern hats
in and ready for the inspection ol
- * f\..~ < _ i _
me lauies. v^ur iancy mrs^imua
department is replete and contains
some very choice bargains.Ladies
we wish also to call your special
attention to onr line of Ladies'
Misses, childred's and infants
| knitted undervests in cotton and
wool, and we sell this line of goods
at prices that cannot be beat any-'
where. One of onr best bargains!
in this line is a ladies' Jersey rib
ed vest very heavy and nicely
trimed, only 25c each. We bought
these goods in case lots to run a*
a quarter, while they are sold any
where at 35c and 40c each. We
also have another great bargain to
offer in this line, a ladies' all wool
Jersey ribed vest at 75c each,
which sell everywhere at $1.
Yours for the cash.
W. E. JENKINSON.
Manning, S.C.
Brother Shoots BrotherOne
of the most terrible deeds
that ha* ever occurred in this part
of the country took place a few
miles from Kingstree last Friday
morning. Mr. Theodore Mckinzie
shot and came very near killing
his brother. Walker McKinzie
on account of a trival matter. Mr.
Theodore McKinzie is said to have
been under the influence of liquor
at the time, and hardly realized
what he was doing. He was only
about five or six feet away from
his brother when he fired, an I
the entire lo?d of the gun took ef
feet ill the face of the unfortunate
man. It so happened that the
gun was loaded only with powder,
or instant death would have resulted.
As was above Stated, the;
muzzle of the gun was only aj
little distance from the face of the
wounded brother, and the explosion
of the powder caused the
face to be horribly mutilated and
burned. Dr. W V Brockinton,
who attended Mr. McKinzie, says
that the'sigkt of one eye will be
lost, but that he thinks he may be
able to save the other one. The
young man will be disfigured for
life as a result of his wound. The
shooting is regretted bv all the
friends of the two brothers, and it
is sincerely hoped that the recovery
of the young man will be
speedy.
Mr. Walker McKinzie is said to
be about 30 years of age, married,
and the father of several children.
His deaf mute brother who did
the shooting is a younger man, and
unmarried.
Attempted Eecape.
An attempt to break jail was
made by lour negro pnsoners last
Friday mornimr. The four men
are confined in the prison, two
for being implicated in a cutting
affrav, one for buglarv and larce
nv anyone for *iow stealing, all
awaiting trial at the November
term of court.. The prisoners were
allowed the privilege of walking
in the corridor during the day, and
their attempt to escape was a very
bold one, being , made in broad
daylight, as it was
The negroes forced thy iron
bars up from the floor and thus
reached the outer brie*: iw'all.
With a piece of metal which was*
then secured they made a large
hole through the wall of the
building. Before the hole1 was
large enough to adnnt the pass
. age of a man's hodv, jailor Britton's
cook noticed the hole and
saw the men at work. She notified
Mr. Britton and the men weie
soon locked in cells. As a resnlt
of their capers ot last Friday, the
prisoners will enjoy playing soli
taire in close cells till the next
term of court.
ft JIM!
DIES VERY SUDDENLY AT INDIANTOWN
LAST SATURDAY.
In His Death We Lose One of the Best,
the Purest, the Most Patriotic
of Our Citizens.
Our people were greatly shocked
last Suuday morning to learn
the death ol Col. James Me
Cntchen, which sad and unexpec
ted event occurred at his residence
in the Indiantown neighborhood
oJirtlf flVlrwt S.'llliriijv PVPI1.
t4VUUl \.^I4V vv.wv? ?
ing. He was apparently in his
usual good health up to within a
short time prior to his death. He
had be< n out ail day attending to
his duties%s usual, and came into
the house about seven o'clock.
Shortly after this he complained
of feeling ill, and grew rapidly
worse until about eight orloek.
when he quietly expired. A phv
sician had in the lheantime been
summoned, but he had not arrived
when Col. McCutchen died.
The immediate cause of* death
was neuralgia of the heart.
The Kingstree correspondent of
the News and Courier, jo speak
ing-of Col. said:
,f*He teas a nativ^ of this county.
and was the second son of Mr.
Hugh McCutchen, who was a
wealthy planter, and a descendant
of one of the oldest and best families
of the county. Col McCntchen
was a graduate ol the South
Carolina College and was devoted
to that instilulion, ami was ever
ready to uphold it by speech or
pen. After his graduation he devoted
his life and energies to agri
cultural pursuits, and was one of
the largest and most scientific .
planters in the county. He was
greatly interested in the formation
and success of the vSouth Carolina
I
Agricultural and Mechanical Society.
and was an active and in
fluential member and officer of the
Society for many years, promoting
its welfare by writing essays, etc,
in it support. He was /or many
vears active in the political affairs
of his county and State, and rep
resented the county in both
branches of the General Assembly..
His record there is one of
honor and usefulness. In the late
war he served a$ captain in the
15th (DeSaussure's) S. O. V., and
aid Iii8 duty bravely and laumuily
in defence ol his ?tate As a
private citizen be possessed and
practiced ell those virtues which
make the good and worthy man.
In matters pertaimug to the
Church he was always active and
earnest, and was a devoted Christian,
and at the time of his death
and for manv years previous was
a ruling elder in the Indiantown
Presbyterian Church. Probably
no member ot that congregation
did as much for the piomotion of
the material and religious welfare
of that church. He will be great
ly missed and mourned by those
who were accustomed to meet him
at church every {Sunday. In his
home and domestic relations he
was as tender, affectionate and
sweet in disposition as a loving
woman, and as husband and parent,
those wiio nave been so suddenly
bereft can only feel that
poignancy of grief which this great
affliction entails upon them.1'
Col. McCutchen was about 68 \
years old at the time of his death,
and" had always, enjoyed excel
lent health. lie had been twice
married. His first wife was Miss
Fowler Fressley, w ho lived only
a short time after her marriage.
, [Continued oil flfUi paged
AttentionConfederate Survivors
Dear Comrades:
We are confronted with a call
to duly which appeals to our hero
ism as soldiers and to our patriotism
as men.
The convention of camps of
Confederate survivors which was
lecently held at breenvill has an
dertaken the erection of a monument
to the wonie6 of the ConI'edracy
in South rarolina, whose
ImeAtn not riAtio rlui*olinn
lixriiri^ riiwi |'(ii inniu uctviivii
and sell sacrifice made it possible
for 1 he Confederate army, of which
we were meml>ers. to make the
most splendid record that history
recounts. All who know the facts
recognize that all the great
achievements wero attributed to
our women, whose valor and devotion
have been so long unnoticed,
and no public act on our
part has evidenced our apprecia
lion of them.
This, comrades should not have
been, but even now we may redeem
to some extent the almost
criminal negl/gence of the past. 1
therefor* appeal to you comrades
to enter heartily and enthusiastically
into the work. Other conn
ties are doing nobly; let not Wil
liamsburg be behind,- and suffer
the reflection of indifference to so
noble a cause.
We are anxious to collect for
the movement at least one dollar
for every Confederate survivor in
the county. Some may not-lx?
able to contribute so much, but
there ate very few who cannot:
others can give much more, and
friends of the poorest will help
them to raise at least this small
amount. 1 have been appointed
to represent Williamsburg county
on the general committee. All
* - ^ ?mi l _ r 1
money coneciea win i?e iurwurued
to me for which I will receipt.
Come comrades, all together,
'i
let us act at once and have our
part ready by the meeting of the
committee at the Stale Fair.
Ji) order that each portion of
our county may be fully canvass
ed, I hereby request the following
named gentlemen solicit subscriptions
and foward collections to me
and 1 sincerely trust that none
will decline to act
Hope, No 1?S J Taylor, S Isaac
^Montgomery. F M Player.
Laws, No 2?Cicero Whitfield,
J P Gamble, Dr. I N Boyd.
Penn, No 3?Dr. I W Graham,
Robert Burgess, W D Burgess.
Suttons, No 4?R D Blakely,
W C Ogburn, W J Clarkson.
Anderson, Mo 5?W 8 CamHn,
Asa Rogerson, James Biyan.
Sumter, No 6?H H Kinder, J
H Blackwell, W W Kennedy.
Kings, No 7?J P Shaw, Uarvy
Grayson, A J Smith.
Turkey, No 8?J SMcCollough,
W G Cantly, 8 T Russell.
Min *u, N" 9 John 8 Graham, F
Rhem Geo. B Nesmith.
Ridge, No 10?A W Flagler, J
P Epps, E 8 Sauls.
Indian, No 11?G J Graham,
Kei' .1 K Diinton. Rpv. Daniel
Durant.
Johnson, No 12?H K Eaddfcs ^
\V D Owens, W 11 Harmon, ,
Lee, No 13?Dr. SDM Byrd, W
R Singletary, \V VV H Cockfield.
Lake, No, 14?\V S EaddV, L 6 J
Baker, H E Godwin. Sincerely
Your Comrade the
lost Cause,
Louis Jacobs* >'
Member of Committee for Wib 1
liamsburg county. <
1 will pay $9 per ton for good
a>und, dry cotton seed delivered
to me at Kingstree.
GEO. S; BARK, Agt.
i nil mi.
A BEAUTIFUL CHURCH WEODING
TUESDAY NIGHT.
Rev. W. D. Moorer and Mist Beatrice
Graham United in the Bonds
of Holy Wedlock.
The Methodic church here was
last Tuesday night the scene of
one of the prettiest weddings that
has ever occurred in this community,
which made the Rev. W. 1).
5Joorer, the popular young pastor
of the Baptist church here, and
Miss Beatrice Graham, the eldest
daughter ot the !a'e 11 Z Graham,
one of the most accomplished,
beautiful and popular of Kingstrees
charming young I adies, man
and wife. The church had been
very tastily and beautifully decorated
bv the friends of the facina9
m '
ting young lady who was that
night made a happy bride, and
the scene presented was one that
elicited much favorable comment.
A large canopy had been con
structed over the alter, goldenrods,
etc., being used almost" en*-'
tirely. Kight in the center of the
canopy was suspended a targe*
floral bell, and directly beneath
this bell stood the bridal couple',
while the attendants formed* a
semi-circle behind inem. * ui?
ceremony was performed by the
. ev. Mr. Moselev. of Florence, in
solemn tones, and was vtrjf beau,
iiftil and impressive.,, The church
was well filled with theiriends*of
the young couple, artderyVhing"
passed off smothlv. Promptly at
the appointed hour,' 8:15 o'clock,
the bridal party entered the
church to the deiightfuTsirains of
a well rendered wedding march
played by Miss Maude Wilson, a
taienled musician of Marion, The
groom came up one aisle, and the
bride the other, meeting in ironi
of the alter. Both were preceded
by two ushers, a' flower-girl and
four maids.' The party entered
as follows: Messrs. 0 J Lesesne
and T Ollin Epps ushers, little
Miss Florence Jacobs, Misses
Essie Benjamin and Eula Epps,
Misses Sallie Wilson and Bessie
Kelley, followed by the bride with
her brother, Mr. fl A tiraham,
and at the same tima, up the other
aisle. Messrs Louis Gilland and K
K Wallace, ushers, little Miss
Marion Gilland, Misses Anna Elwell
and lvah Epps, Misses Ma*
mie Jacobs and Vara Moorer, followed
by the groom upon the arm
of his best man, Mr. E L Moorer
Of Charleston- After the cere?
1
irtfcrtv wont out inn
r-?j --- ?r verse
order. :"
The happy young couple left on
the south-hound trakr for a-three
WeeisVtfip'tQ the" grooms old'
home in Charleston. They begin
lifers voage under the most flaV
terih<? auepiies,' and all theiK
friends wish for theta a )o0g, hap
pj and prosperous life. '.? x 1
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Thomas '& Bradhartf-Will be
found al their old stand in King$!
iatttfttfcta nice
fheir friends and .paUpns. We
will also' be readjT to collect fofrM
ktock sold' hist %etfs"Oft^t' Tfce ex-"f
pdct to'db 90jne*-bu?ino?s^fe an'd *
will sell at a price to insure saii?",i
faction. Thanking otlr friends- f<5i*
past' favors aHd ' dSstmttg' therfr'
fhat' we chit tetter^t1 thefii !
I
lhan ever bfefore, we'Sollfcit atf.
early call. * ; '*" \
Tlie mas & BraoUam.' 5
f- ;'t-.
If you want to please your, wife,,
buy her a Kitchen Cabinet.
(Other locals oo fifth page- >
Ingratitude:^
is unworthy of'ttb^ imw a .
should be condemned, whlh?"rgt?tt' ^
tude is h beautiftrt,TirtwaAd Shouhl' be
cultivated-hy.ertl. Wefrfagtt ber
ungrateful did w.e not oai^kr
appreciation of the generoaapatrti?#^ {
age we have received for''itw
two years, and put forth oar e*et^|p
effort to'merit its rohtlnloitaj|ra _
While
lUK JlBi, J
for the busine^.WehJwdott^^
we have tried, add believe itp
succeeded, irv giving fulfc nhw *>f?p
every dollar we have rectfveoL- v"4
WHARE i
NOW i
OPENING |
up ft large aefcortiitent of jocwflJ
and'are fn a to o^flor viiirail
greater bargains than ever'dteiaiw|M^
lift' I.- '? m* ~ m. ^
jxnr :m
Were bought e^rlyVip the' vpnKI
met, before the' enacfrnent (ft
new tariff laV, ^prbf&i
ing the" benefit ofoiav OurciiiiiitJT
oOur.cusfertAers-- * -* '* ' *< - ^ I
. . * ,"J * * *% ^ <r^3
M We Ittvite
lines of nhoes eve* -bruOggrfJ** tfcfcf^
town.' Ou* assortment of / :*:*
Ladies'-Shoes
i rawging iti ?riip? ffrsti 80c ?|H
can't be beat in the State; ??d catfl ; ;
ries satiafiettoW to tWbdCtf 0tm vc*0^l
purchaser,. Then K may mryo?|i
you to knew thafl ^
for tho money t Kit
tured in America!* from % 8oottfc|
Carolina mill. We hate ? largc^ij
stock of this and can sell'a pair dSl
ladies' hoses seamless, lrarr*jrfe<kjr|
fas^colorj and the siihe puttber nl^H
stitches as the imported which selh*|l;
ist, in M.sc. J
Also children's, and the >af j
hose for gentlemen at .the aimglfP
price. Wo haven't got acoinplatcr.'
iess-pfi mi MNt J
but we have many thing* to sell
the ladies, and are hwftfcjuarteps *
homespums antf alf doftieatica.* -%
Gentlemei^rffoaft btty foor. z
until
It was Nought to J&w Toft 1a4m&U:
Miy fot fitf JlelWfer^fw?^?
sellfng it (he cheapest fotfft#saw# J'
To.eaCTtyt foe a big tfcbe.-tie hlgi^H
tariff/i Qfy otii J!>
mviai^ 1
generally, we bought at stock ot/3 .}
a*eslaVfre fcrtKufcK Wl^ttSktoWii (M
cany, amd when y^^Bfc&Tfra aj?'j
qenoe hera-amKpei tpieJCtf the beetf b;s
^Vfth*ve bjailt: p*f jeputa-* m
Wf&*tsft-i'vfc"-**' >*
TOBAeCSES,"' ij
!i':'hy iter -S
the leftsf itaoaew Our atask iadarcd^afl
and Well selected.
our udvertiseiheat frojto tiitoe *to7m
hmefgiYi rfr the |
pWfcetft' htfrfifc tKe'^hrS^fHFpare
grocetfeitat'snmlleM'
extend yf>a ,ac? j?d?aV.{p tfeMt* to' j *
comi&a^d .?fe bn* W
A ery sespecuoHy.. - v ? .