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_ ? | VOL. XIII. KINOSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28,1897. NO. 36. mm????mm . una Ms." AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of our Wear/ Readers. >'ext Monday is saleday Court convenes next Monday. There was no preaching in the Baptist church )a.?t Sunday. There was unusually large crowd in town last Saturday. The cool weather we have been having indicates that Jack Faost will soon be in our community. Both of our schools are flourishing. New names has l.een add eJ to the loll, ' at.d everythii g points to a prosperous year. Dr. S P H Elwell went over to Manning last Tuesday where he is wanted as a witness in a civil suit that is to come ofT there this week. Rev. W D Moorer is rapidly recovering Irom his illness and is expected to return, with Mrs. Moorer, from Charleston this L. wee*. % The attention of our readers is U K * called to the new advertisement of Mr. W K Jenkinson, of Manning which .appears on the filth page of this issue. * J A Fenole, of Salters. and J H Fiinnt^of Kingstree, are among those drawn to serve ou the grand of4l*e United States circuit court, November term, in Columbia. Mr. EG Chandler left Monday I ? f a *1 ? . 1. ntgni tor unariesion wnere lie enteral St. FrancisXavier in firmaiy for treatment. His friends ail wish foHlfm a speedy and permanent -.- "restoration to health. Wt have recently mailed a re. quest to remit to every subscriber who is in arrears witoAt we thought would respond to our request. A few have already remitted and we would greatly appreciate a rent tt a ncc ftont fhe others. There will be a "hot sapper" given at the residence of Mr. Tkos. E Burgess, near Bethel Presbyterian church, *on the night of November 5th, for the benefit of Bethel church. The public are cordially invited to attend. Messrs. Joel J? Brunson, J C Bell and L J Bristow have been elected delegate** from kingstree and Messrs. M A Ross and II A IEr Graham alternates, to the Southeast Baptist Association, which meets at Bethel church, Florence county, Rov. 18th. We note that the following assignments of delegates from this county to the Presbyterian Synod which meets this week in Darlington have been made: Rev. J E Dunlop with Col. R W Boyd, Mr. T B Snowden with W 0 Ervin, Mr. Thus M Gilland, , with Dr. B C Normenf, Capt.l D E Gordon with the James Hotel,' Mr. J D Daniel with Mr. B o' Bristow. As will be seen by his notice in another column Supervisor B B Chandler has appointed the following delegates and alternates to the supervisors meeting to be held in Columbia Nov. 10th: Delegates, W D Bryan, of Greens, G J Graham, of Coopers, and F G Rhem, of Morrisville; alternates, J E Salters, of Salters, J J Eaddy. of Jay, and J F Kennedy, of Lake City. Two recruiis have recently been added to the chaining. I)r. and Mrs. I. H Johnson and Mr. II K Wall ace spent Sunday at St. Stephens. Theiewas a slight of hand perfomance in the court house one night last week. The margin between noxiom dust and vexatious mud is very narrow in this place these days. Ben Mouzon, colored, was ar rested and lodged in jail last Monday, charged with cotton stealing. Several from this place will probably attend the Baptist Un ion meeting at Trio tomorrow and Saturday. Mr. D. W. McLanrin, of Columbia. late candidate lor Congress from this district was in Kingstree last week. Bound trip tickets to Darlington will br sd 1 from here for 12.50 this week, on account of the meeting of the Presbyterian synod at that place. In another column will be found the regular quarterly report of the claims audited at the last meeting of the county board of Commissioners. In the teachers' examination recently held here six while applicants and one colored passed successfully. The certificate* were sent to them several days ago. The clerk will make two land sales- next Monday; the sheriff one and T. M* Gilland, Esq. agent will seil a lot of personal property, as will be seen by reference to the advertising cohuns. There will be an ice cream fcs tival at the residence of .Mr. Ji 11 Sauls, at Cades, on tlie evening of Nov. 5th, the proceeds derived therefrom to be given to the Cades Methodist church. The public is invited to attend. Round-trip tickets to Columbia will l?e sold during the week of the State fair. 'J he fare from Kings tree and return will be $2.G0 for tickets sold Nov. 10th and 11th, good till Nov. 14th. For tickets sold f?otn Nov. Glh to 12th, good till Nov.l5th,the tare will be #3.50 for the round trip. A Much Needed Improvement. It is very probable that there will be a telegraph office established in the Coleman Hotel within a few weeks: A petition was presented the Western Urion Telegraph company sometime ago praying for the establishmen1 of an office m the business portion of the town, and as a result a representative of the company was sent here last week to look into the matter. It was easily shown him the great disadvan tage our business men are put io irr the way of reaching the tele graph office as it is now situated nearly a mile from the business portion of the town. The com paav's representative made a map of the town and collected such other information as he wanted and sent if to the inaiia ger together with a favorable report. The gentleman expressed himself as believing (hat the office would soon be established, and added that he would do all in his power to have it here within a short time. The establishment ot this office will be a great convenience to our town and will be hailed with delight by every busi uess man here. I W ?ll?8. A CALL FOR AN ORGANIZATION OF A CAMP HERE. A Letter Frcm the Brigadier-General, j ?Let us Organize a Camp With a Large Membership. The editor of tlic County Record has received the following letter from Mr. F. II. McMaster, of Charleston Brigadier General, commanding the first Brigade South Carolina Divison United Sons of Confederate Veterans: "Can you form a Camp o! Suns C onfederate Veterans your town? We are very anxious to have a camp in every town in the State, and we are glad to say that the movement is meeting with much success. ;so wo nofxe inai you sdi us in thi? m liter. 4 (Jet as many of the sons ol veterans to^e'hef as you can, resolve yourselves into a camp, e'en ia commander an 1 an adjutant, report the matter to me, and I will help you do the rest. "There ar? no financial oblipi tions imposed, save an assessment of about 5 cents a year per member, so there isbug liear from that dirceiion.?free silver five cent pieces taken too. 80 stir up the patriotism,and do honor to the flag that is furled! Thanking \ou in advance for whatever you may do, 4,I am, very truly," dec. Mr. W W Grayson has had -onie correspondence witii the Commander-in-Chief regarding the organization of a camp here, and has handed us the following call. ' Those interested in the organization of a (/amp of 80ns of Confederate Veterans are requested to assemble in the court house) Monday night. Nov. 8th at 8 o'clock for the purpose of forming a Camj)." This is a matter in which all sons of veterans shoii'd be interested, ami we hope there will a largo number present at tneor g.inization. Some of our you 111: pe?>oie are speaking of going to Florence next Thursday to attend John Uobinson & Franklin Bros' cir cus. Thomas <fe Bradhani will be found at their old stand in Kingstree from Oct. 1st with a nice lot of,horses, ready to fill the wants of their friends and patrons. We will also be ready to collect accounts for stock sold last season. Wo expect to do some business here and will sell at a price to insure satisfaction. Thanking our friends for past favors and assuring them that we can do better by them than ever before, we solicit and early cdl. Thomas A* Bkamiam. Visitors to the State Fair wiP not find a bet'er place to stop while in Columbia than at the Grand Centra! Hotel. Cuisine the best the market affords; good rooms, \Vell furnished; guests receive every attention. Having placed my wife behind the counter of my fruit stand ad jacent to my barber shop, patrons of the shop are requested to bear in mind the fact and retrain from using profane or obscene language while in the building. This rule is absolute; violators of it will be refused admittance. E. J. AOSTON. 1 f Kingstree Council, R. F. U. uKinj:-lree Council." of tlieRov al Faternal Union of America was 'ornied here last week, by Mr. John A Wagener, Jr., the deputy in charge of this territory. The Council besiius its existence with twenty six in??mt>ers. atnontr whom I here are three ladies, and there is every prospect of a prosperous t 11 t u r e for it. The officers electe I for the first year are as follows: Past councilor. J D Daniel; chief coun oilnr, : dwin Harper; vice- coun cili?r, W G Elwell; recorder, L B Johnson; treasurer, L J Bristow; marshal, J B Lemon: inner guard, A () Moiizoii; outer guard, W A Weaver; prelate, II O Britton. BLAKLEY'S. Tlie well known section of BlaKelev's which has not been heard from in our county paper for several weeks is still very live!v, and don't think we are s'een? . I ?ve are wide awake day and night I -- I 1? I ? ' oui every oouy is verv uusy trying to gather their crops, for they are larger than ever before. Mr. T A Blakelv, the well known merchant of Blakley's, is buying a good deal cf cotton. Mr. J W Lockiier, one of the most prominent young men of this section has just received a finebicycle, but not being ased to his new horse, gets some teirible fulls. Mr. W 8 Moore, who is now teaching school on Oak Kidge, came over last Friday to visit his f iends; and they were glad to see him. It seems as if we are having a good deal of trouble with fire in our neighborhood,some time ago Mr. T. A. Blakley got his gin and grist mills burnt rjpwu, and hst Saturday morning Mr. K J Morri^ lost his saw mill by fire Our people regret their loss very much. The l?ev. N T NolanJ came over to Greens last .Sunday and preached an eloquent sermon to his congregation. There will be a bicycle race between Mr.' A E Salters and Mr. Locklier soon. The latter will have to improve greatly to beat Mr. Salters for he is an old rider. The Grand Gunfral Hotel is ihe place to stop while in Columbia. Special accommodations during fair week. Mr. J R Ilowle will open a restauaant in the rear of Dr. Gam ble's drugstore, which will be kept in a first-class style and cooking 2nd to none, i'eople at tending court will nud it to their advantage to take meals there, as they will be served at all hours. F^resh Fish, Oysters, Beef, Fruits &c., the best' the market affords. Terms 25cts. 1 have just returned from the West with a lot of fine horses. Call and see them before purchasing. Bargains in good work animals and fine buggy horse. Another carload of buggies just1 received. Prices low. MF HELLER. DlfcD Thursday afternoon, Oct. 21st, at the home of his uncle. Air. J A Scott, Air. Willie Davis, aged 18 years. The County Kecord $1 a year. II H? IBB. a lumber mill of enormous capicity. One of Klngstree'8 Signs of Prosperity ?a Sketch of Mr. Thorne'a Huge Plant. Scarcely does one realize that right here in our town, within a few feet of our own doors, there is located one ol the largest, and most flourshing lumber mills in this section of South Carolina. Right on the bank of Black river, near the town limit, is the large mill ol Mr. P B Thome, and it is truly a sight worth seeing to witness the working of the machin ery Mr. Thome's plant occupies a floor space of 12,030 square feet, an.l his lumber yard covers over two acres. The plant 19 equip ped with one Johnston 40-horsepower steam engine and one .1. .1 c ur .11. : on dimmers tv wens engine m -v horse-power. The large boilers are filled up with a patent blower and Mr. Thorne is thus enabled to utilize all the sawdust etc., be it ever so wet, as lue\ the great force of lhe blower keeping the furnaces high'y healed all I he T lime. One (jO-inch Sterns circu lar saw does the main work, aided by another of smaller proportion. Mr. Thome has an order now with the manufacturers (or another circular saw of G'? inches. The inacnine now in use i n I he main building has a capacity of trom 12,000 lo lo.OOOi'eet of lumber per <lny. A .Stearns "edger" and a Thorne "buttin* saw" get the lumber in shape for shipment after it comes from the large saw. A 42 inch circular Perkins shingle saw turns out from 12,000 to 18,000 shingles per day, and it is truly an interesting sight to see this machine at work. Indeed it is an inspiring scene that presents itself to the visitor from the time the logs ars brought to the mill until thtf lumber is stored away in cars ready for shipment. Mr. Thome uses what is known as the "old river" as his log pen, and from this he has a canal over 400 feet long, about 35 feet wide and 15 feet deep through which the logs are floated to the mill. Here a tremenduous "log haui" <l:aws the huge logs np a track about 35 feet long to the "log bed" of the mill, near the saw. Here il<?? "nnnn lh?>' mrriiiirp I 1ICJ alW |/( (lUVVt U |/UI. ?MW by machinery and are then sawed. From this machine the lumber is carried through the "edger" and the "butting saw;" and it ' is then loaded upon a tram car ?.nd carried to the lumberyard. A track of about half-a-mile in length conveys the'lumber to a special siding on the Northeastern railroad, and here the stuff is loaded tor shipment. The lumber out of which shingles are made is carried through the "butting saw" and from there to the shingle room. After the shingles are made an automatic machine ties them into bundles of 50 each, atid they are then ready for shipment. Mr. Thorne makes only cypress lumber. There are now nearly 4,000 cypfess fogs in hisi4log pen,*' but this is an unusually large stock. These logs are gotten from up the river and nje floated down usually in' February and August of each year, or when ever a freshet Occurs. The distance by water from where the logs are usually cut is between 30 [Continued on ]>nge ">.j * For a number of years this * community has felt the need of a complete stock, where one could ' he pleased in a pair Of first-class dress shoes. Lesesne & fipps have recognized this need fend have just laid in a large' line df fine, as well as cheap* foot wear. The new tariff law will ?oqt nft i?v?" with tfta man van'int d good axe, if he will bat cotne tcf Lesesiie <fc Epps with only 80c and buy One of their u?ltef fio-' tory/* they anticipated this law and bought a large supply. Until it is thoroughly intrbdaeed you get as a present a vbilt metal tea spoon with every cakW of Borax Soap you buy from Lesesne & Epps or a table apod* with every two cakes, only icb cake, . ' Socfcless Jerry" cO'uld afford kt dress with his peers if be ^toeW the prices at Lesesoe <fc Ppp*1 J., tou a /a. tluk mmmdi 3 Wits Ullljr a pan IUI iiiurowfcv ; sock thai sells at 25c elaewbeife More good cutting and' MM whitling can be done with a pocket knife bought from Leseftne M Epps than the same stone? will , purchase elsewfteWl A chew of Lesesne St Eppa*"^ "Red Apple'" or"W 8* tobacco!'j produces that air of ease and com . fort that the obstainer can onijr dream about. , jap Your needs are suppTfedf, yotir (asles?gratified, satisfadhm given and you go away better off when yon trade with Lesesne ancf 85c, $1,11.10, $1.20, $u% mM 91.50 are some ot ine prices umk Lesesne <k Epps are offerffrg go?^;| substantial, dressy hrcKee* shoet^ A good hat is in impoAaHf pfcfft !i of a mans dress. The latest sfyletf are sold by Lesesfte' aftd Eptyd the lowest possible pricef. When yoo need $hoes, etot!Kft0^g dry good's, groceries or njrtMif(| in the line of general merchandise' ^ call on Lesesne and Epp*. The present price of cotton is ~S offset hi the pride of go6ds tfheif * (hey are bought frcrrt Lesesnedr# The nYost fast id 10Off bttd^ | be pleased in shoes at Leaesne'lf; Epps and at such prices a* to I(o of hey pTaee itt Wittfortsbor^T Co. (0 get your roeedf supplied1 and at less cost fh*fc at liesev^j Five hundred pomftfr too i chewing foBaccO j\ist arrived, ot l Lesesne & Epps. *Ouf Medor^^ leads at 5c a plug. $3.50, $4, or |5 wiH stand OJ|. | the winter's chilling blast if Mr- : vested in a sun or ciottu tl.J Lesesne A Epps. You get a sole and body tbati will stay together when you boy *3 pair of shoe? from Leeeaau'.^flf A juniper1 water bufelfotf witll? two bras hoopss for 3bb at LetMQHu A Epps: : Come* to Lesesne A Bpp* mA* be better shoe# fof fesa ttaoanw^p than you ever paid shoeing. That 16ozr. bar of soap LesQaMt/i & Epps are selling at 5c m nijj Stunner to competition, Comfort can be had the coldeet 4 night, when Lesesne A Epps are" ,: selling comforts at 50c, T5 and $lv i