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ftje $mmtu1 }Umk VOL. XIII. . KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 0, 1897. NO. 42. m mm. AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. fi ^ Written in Condensed Form and Printec in Like 'Aanner for the Sake of our Weary Readers. Mr. C J Leslie is in Manning ^ on business. 1^. Tbos. M. Gillaml, Esq., is atteml- j ing the supreme court in Columbia i tltis week. II D Reddick ha-a new and interesting advertisement in litis issue of the Record. Twill pay you to read it. The notice of the county super-: visor which apiienrs in this isMiej will be of interest to all who hold; claims against the county. A turnip of the White'*lobe variety, raised by Mr. William Wise; wa> brought to our office yesterday ' which weighed 7 pounds and was . i:l inches in circumference. The last quarterly conference of the Methodistchurch at this place j was held last Saturday. Presid-, ing Elder llodges was present. Everyone who can possibly do So should attend the G ila Week! MMiviiifs in v. intrusion ue.\r. week. A ?uo I lime is promised to all. Mr. X I)Lese?ne w ill attend tliv Methodist Conference in Florence this week, ami the county superintendent of education's ofll^e Mill be closed Saturday. Governor EMerbe his appointed Mr. J E Brockiulon, ol Kin-rstree, it delegate 1rom the iirsi district' i to the Cotton Grower*' Conven- i lion, which meets in Atlanta, Ga.J next Tuesday. > j Services were conducted at the Aletlindist church last Sunday morning and ni;:ht by Presiding Eider Hodges. Mr. H???!^e> a'so! addre^st-d lite Ep wort It League Cunday afternoon. Dr. S 1' 11 K'well is in Florence,. a'tending the Methodist Confer ^ ence. Dr. El w ell has endeared himself to the hearts of the peo pie Jrere, and it is the universal !y*i?>e hat he w ill be returned next .> ?'ye-.r. Tie sheriff made three lan ! sales \t \ .. ? . *L. r w \r L*:? ' in int* rase ui n -u rwu<ler vs. Harvy Presslev #> acres J aere ?*?M t?? M J Hirsch, attorney,' for James Salter* vs. lien Kirkiand, 2o acres to J A K el lev, j attorney, for ??; M J Salter* vs. James MeCJill !? "? cacres to J A i Kelley, attorney, for $!7->. We have received a letter from the p??$iina>ter at Khenis saying that only one paj?er was rtceived there week before last. We can I not understand it,for the entire bundle containing eveiv name is Sent from this office every week. In future if any papers are missed at any office we would deem it a favor if the postmaster would im mediately notify us ami we will try to send other papers to parties who do not receive. Mr. Leon U Dove, of Darlington, has been sent by the Atlantic Coast Line authorities to take t ^ charge of the depot at this place. Mr Dcv? is a young man, cour Icons and obliging. and is one of the most competent agents in llie Coast Line service. Kiugstree ma** well congratulate, itself in securing him as its agent, aid time will show lh.it we are c??rrect in our estimation of him. Mr. K ' Whitehead, who was tempo|f. rarily here. has gone back to N. E Carolina. During r.is brief stay Et among our people, he won the jrc praise of ail as being a young man iy. ol Hue qualities, and a more pleas K ant and obliging gentlemen than Kj/; he is hard lo iiad. Greeleyville Items. Oi.r Inteiidcnt, Mr. Kilpatrick. i< having some much needed work done on our Greets and especially around the artesian well. Before work was commenced one could | scarcely j:el to the well drv-shod. Now I lice is a covered drain cari rying lH the waste v\ ater and dirt; has been hauled in to raise the i low plasces. The new school building is about complete, and, when finish ed uill present quite a neat appearance. The town hall is now occupied as a school house until 'lie new building is complete.} The public school now has 74 names on its register and severa'! tnore are expected be .'"ore the c!o>e of the leim. I The Mallard Lumber Co. is do- j tna: a large manufacturing husi , ness here. 1 hey cut from 70 to 00 logs per day at their large saw-mill, and all the boards taken from the logs in cutting them| down to bill sizes, are kiln dried! and dressed. At the planing mills, one can get any style of, weath rboarding. ceiling or floor' ing and mou ding cut to any sizej or shape. All the carpenter has j toil?i. is locut to proper length anUiiai! in place. Our usually ?|uiel life was rude i Iv di>turbed bv toe erv. "a wed ding in lown," one afternoon last , week. Mr. Joseph Pack and Miss j Hare were pronounced husband j and wife by % judge"' Windom. i May the joys and honors of a Jong and useful life be theirs. On last Friday morning, atchgram from Columbia brought thej sad new s that young Barineau, from near here, had died in that cith. He1 had gone there a few days, before j to accept a position on the electric j railway, lie lived less than forty-j ei?rht hours after he was stricken and the announcement of his den h was the first news to reach his par-. ents. His disease was pronounced! Typhoid Malarial fever. Mrs. W F Hogan is still in a dan-! gerous condition. Her friends still! hoj>e that she may recover. t>he; has suffered untold paiu andn>| one can see how she has Ikmmi able j to bear up under it. It is hoj>ed j that she may prove the exception I and yet recover. B. A Sad DeathMiss Bessie Welsh, who was, : teaching school near Dock, died j suddenly Tuesday morning from; congestion of the brain. Miss v\ elsn : was a charming young lady, ju.-t i blooming into womanhood, and was much beloved. To the citizens of Kingstree who elected me trustee of the acadc| my: I hereby tender my resignation to date from Dec. G:h, W L WALLACE. 1 11 " ~ Cotton is low. In.t prices a' Reddick's Racket Store are lower. t ; hor the next sixty days Reduick ' will sell his large stock of shoes and men's hats at OUST and his splendid stock of clothing at |greatly reduced prices. Cone land see that 1 am doing what 1 say I will do. H P Reddick I ' I will pay highest prices lor good ; sound, dry cotton seed delivered to roe at Kit; is tree. GKO. S. BARK, Agf. Say i J or Stolen From my place near Belsers X roads on last Sunday night, one | small bay inure, biazj face, and one ' hind and one fore foot, white. Any one who can give any information concerning the above described mare will plxase call at '.hi; office IIBIIIK. THE MEETJNG OF CAM? JAMES McCUTCHEN, U.S. C. V. Dr. Elwell. Col. Armstrong and Col Dunlop Addressed the Audience. Organization Effected. According to the seven I an j nouncements made during the past few weeks in t'ie columns of the ji County Kecord, Camp James Mc- j Cutcben, U. 8. C. V.. lield a verv ; ] .. , . .. " i successlul organization meeting , last Monday night. Addresses were made by Dr. 8. I*. li. E well. Col. James Armstrong, of Char ^ lesion, and Col. J. E. Dunlop. The court house was filled to its utmost capacity, quite a number be ing lorced to remain on the outside. and to stand in the aisle, i A large number of ladies attended i and all enjoyed the evening. . Promptly at eight o'clock, Mr. W. j \V. Grayson, who was elected temporary a'jitaot at the meet , ing in -November, called the meeting to order, and introduced to the audience as the lirst sj>eaker | Dr. i>. P. II. El well. Dr. Elwell , made a very short address saying, j ihkt as the audience had heard j him so many times on various subjects, he w uld lie very brief, ] leaving to Col. Armstrong the j greater part of the time. Dr. El | well's address w as an admirable one. He touched upon the war and I he valiant deeds <?l uuu,uuu ( Confederates. facing 2.500,000 i Federals. From seriousness he lurned to tiiirlli. and told several puns at the expense of the gallant 1 Charleslonian. lie wasj frequent : !y interrupted by applau>e, -ndat the eonciusion of his address was ' heai tiiy cheered. 1 Col. Armstrong came next. He began in a humorous " ay. He had olten wondered why Kiugstree had been so named, and, turning I to the ladies, said he now knew j it was because there are so many | queens" here. His address was interspersed with a vein of humor '< that kepi the audience in a roar of laughter. At limes the speak- i er was pathetic, and he has the I magnetic power of carrying his . hearers from a serious to a jolly mood in an ii .> .ml. His address was without doubt one of the very ' best ever delivered here. To Col. Armstrong is voted the thanks of the community through Camp James MeCutehen. The speaker' onlv stood before his audience for : I ty-tive minutes, and when he sat j down every one in the assemblage ji regretlelii. His jokes and puns' were ol the highest order ami were ' [ much enjoyed. At the conclusion j | of Col. Armstrong's address. Col. Dunlop was introduced by Mr. ! Grayson, Col. Dunlop delivered an excellent address in a very few words, j He is well known aii over the Stale ! as an interesting talker, particular : !y upon "war times", and he fully !s'j?iained his reputation. Camp Fresslev was well renresented at the meeting. Scores of ! ladies and gentlemen from many [ miles away were present, and we fee! >ure tiiev felt fuliv repaid for the ?rouble ihey were put to iu ' coming. At the conclusion of the address es the roil of the cam u was opened 'and several new names were entered. The camp starts out with til-! ! ty live members. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: coin | mandant, C J Lesesne; 1st lieutec! ant commandant, Hugh McCutch ! >n; 2nd lieutenant commandant, i A M (JorJon; adjutant. Louis J ! Bristow; sunreon. L B Johnson; | quartermaster. M A Thomas; chaplain. \V D Alooror; Measurer. A U Lc*sesne; color sergeant. A K Sal | ters; historian. K '' l?pp>. At the request of the familv <?! the late James AicCnichen, whose name the camp bears, we lender in their behalf thauks to the camp for the honor bestowed upon the name of that late veteran in selecting his as the name of the ramp. The adjutant of the camp wishes I Io ?jel the address of even* member of the camp. Please send in ?uu i auuic^di uuvw. Furniture! Furniture! and matre>ses, at K1 well's. From Ind antown. Our community has had several narrow escapes lnun fire this fall. Due party came near losing Ills fin-house, from matches in cotton ' igniting, the tire getting in the ! !:nt. thereby losing a bale, more >r less, of cotton. Another from ' i kitchen stove-pipe, the sparks ' falling on the roof and burning a ' hole a foot square before being j nuted. Olhers from spaiks coming out ol" a smoke-stack ol an en fine and falling noon sheds ad- ' joining. We have also had some 1 lores! fires, burning some fencing in addition to damage to limber 1 land, asd its adjuncts. Crops are harvested, the tieid< are bare, and here are we? In * the midst of lou.r and five cents cotton. Some signs of the times: a,good ; many Ruths, of a dusky hue, as i uleaners. lJoes the Roaz, ot the I present day, do as he ol old? If , A I'll 1 1 A I von wnui a ling Kuieu, a no me . men are absent, just call on a i woman of color, siie will do the s whole thing. < Corn, on the whole averases 1 better than last year. Some good 1 peas w.*re i"ade in some places or fields; in others, failures. The , potato crop is lighter than last ( rear's. Some molasses has been 1 madefn m loth the sorghum auu 1 ribbon cane. Oats and rye have ( been sown, s?rne of the former | still being planted. < One of our light givers to the voung idea, is in Sumter county, Another in the city of Lines, ji another in that of Greens, on G & ; W li R, another, and a male, are J holding forth, seperately, not far from i'rospeet church. Miss Jennie Sanders, of Yirsinia, is here, for the third time, at Coopers. Two of our voung men have been on a tripot a week or more to Darlington. Was there any < special attraction? They also spent the 25th at the Cheraw fair, where they also saw friends and relatives. What is the inference Services were held at Indiantown church on the 25th, 26th, 27th and 2Sih. (lie pastor being unassisted; the 25th was Thanksgiving day, with com:nunion on 2Sth. Five members were added to the church before the sacra nient, ami two after, inakiug a total of seven. The shepherd, and no doubt, the whole flock, was greatly encouraged by said admissions. Acorns eet., being plentiful, squirrels are correspondingly so. Cartridges are also quite numerous A few foxes have been caught, several turkeys have been killed. Deer have been hunted, but none killed since summer. *>~emo." COTTON MRS HI. AND DISCUSS THE SITUATION. A MOVE TO RAISE PRICES. Several Addresses Delivered, The Columbia Resolutions Endorsed. Proceedings in Detail. Pursuant to I lie call issued by Dr. A II Williams in the Conuty Record, a convent ion of cotton growers was held in tire court house last Monday. The meeting was well attended, the spacious building being tilled to overflowing?sianding room being at a premium. At the outset keen interest was manifested, but after a while this seemed to lag, or the people wanted dinner, or something. for quite a number left the house. In all, however, the meeting was satisfactory, and great good will probably be the result. ti ..i t i n. \ir:i nuuui iwcnc u ciia& ui. if iiiiamsca'led the assemblage to orier ami requested Col. J E Dunlop to open the meeting with prayer, which was done. Dr Williams then stated the object )!"ihe meeting, saying that it was . a 1 !fd i?>r the purpose of organiz ing a county cotton growers' convention. lie then cjille?t lor nominations for teni|?or;?ry president mid secretary. Mr. J J MGraham Jr., was chosen president and Mr. J* Davis Carter secretary. Dr. Williams then vacated the chair in favor of the president-elect, who, in a well-delivered and appropriate speech, set the uball moving." Mr. Graham was followed by Dr. Williams, Col. J E Dunlop, Mr. J ti Blackwell, and Mr. Se!h Phelps, in the order named. As there seemed to be some misunderstanding as to the bject and powers of the conven lion, upon motion Dr. Williams read the resolutions passed by the convention hel.i in Colnmbia in November. Here Mr Wm. Coop s?r was called to the chair, and Mr. liraham took the floor and in a strong speech advocated the election of a de'egale to the Atlanta convention. Mr. J H Blaekwell called attention to the fact that the Governor had already up pointed delegates to the Aitanta Convention, among whom was Mr J ? Brockinton, of our county. Dr. Williams here stated that ihe object of the meetiug was not to elect a delegate to Atlanta, but to organize township boards. The following were elected; Township No 1 F M Player, W 11 Campbell, W M G*Bryan, Isaac Gleason, S M Bradshaw. No. 2. B U Gist, W F Rodgers W D CrooKs. No. 3. A W Chandler, 0 M Mines, J E McCullough, R Maxwell. No. 4,-^-S P Cooper, W LCooper, J J Cooper. No. 5. W 8 Cam'in, Sr., D D Blakeley, UMorris. No. 6 S W Gowdv, J A Green H M Thomas, Malcom Thomas, Luunon Grahair.. No. 7. To be appointed later. No. S. W II Kennedy, J R Brockinton, J S McOollough, D N Kelleban, Buck Singletary. No. 9 To be appointed later. No. 10. W F Kennedy, G L Sauls, J C Bell, W J Singletary, \ u a a lv aiiwiu. No. 11. 'J J Graham, Wra. Cooper iio. 12. I) N Johnsoi, P D Snowden, W H Harmon. No. 13. W P Singletarv, S D M Byrd. R H Graham, W E Nettle^ Josiah Graham. No. 14 W S Eaddy. S B Pos 'on, II E Godwin, J E Burch, Bob ' '<?ekfield. Upon motion of Mr. J H Blackwell, Ihe convention endorsed the resolutions passed by the Col urn bia convention last month, and sent greeting to the Atlanta convention, saying that it is in hearty sympathy with the movement. are mada bright by purchttfiig Christmas goods judiciously. Of . ^ course, to make a judicious pur *1 rh:isA rmi mml Kmc fmm firat. class, up to date establishment , one like that of Lesene 6 ?pps. . In the way oi Christmas prevents, something: useful shook) be given. Ladies will epptocilo1 presents of stability and usefbL ness a great deal more then fottjr no-account tricks. Ocotheoa will appreciate something; In the line of wearing apparel, bat, shoe* or even a shoe or clothes-brash. Uouse-keeoers want tmwarcv r ; zpja crockery, or some article mfirt about the house. Groceries make J suitable presents for the "hardpressed" man. i In any of the above-meeliewd lines we can supply yon at aaethOf coarse our stock cf ; Dry Goods is as complete as any ia the emmty?yes; more so. And the prices we are offering the goe& at will simply astonish yon. i* i.M .1 mere uta)k," bet real hdt. For tresh, choice family and G roc ? ri es - Just call on as: ve can phrase. Good Styles for Little' Women at what age does feminine mind first take delight in tea* tef 11 loess and stylishness! Mothers will answer, Ha >J childhood." We do not go on the principal that any* *thing ie good enough for a child. We supply inch lit tie women with the stylee and fashions particularly ap? *2 propriate for them, as earn- . ittiiv ina in as inw vanosy as in the lines Car adults. OuthiH of ages, ?, mesa HBMsr'sS:" ailnitb. See them. Are you Ready for winter, which is last .approaching? Have you good heavy underware? Are your shoes o. k. Is your cloak or eveveoat | all right? Don't put op with t he I roubles that annoyed yoo fctst year. Consult us before buying your winter goods. We guarantee to sell as good material as any, and for Less Money. Shirts that fit are the kind sold by os. Giro us vonr order and get shi^jjp satisfaction. > i .. f "S ? *