The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 24, 1898, Image 1
?<" ^VX^XIV ^ IvINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 24,1898 NO. 12. ^
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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL
REPORTER AND NOTED.
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Written in Condensed Form and Printed
in Like Manner for the Sake '
, of our Weary Readers.
The gardenersaround Kingstree
have been gel tint; in some good
work during the past few days.
Messers. L. W. Gilland and E. L
Hirsch.who ar * attending ti e Souih
Carolina college, spent several
days at their respective homes here
last week.
# The artesian well on Academy
street was cleaned out last week.
the well was made larger and
deeper, and now the flow is much
better Kian ever before.
Mr. Joel E Brunson has had
bored at his mill just over the
trestle an artesian well that is said
to be tl e finest in this section of
the country.
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Cards of invitation have been
issued announcing the marriage
of Rev. A E C Pittman to
Georgie Rollins, second daughter
of Mr. R D Roljins, which is to
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take place at the Baptist church
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in IjQKO VUI.Y mesuoy mguv, UJ/...
51 h, at 9 o'clock.
Rev. VV B McKnight, of Effing-,
ham preached in the Baptist
church here last Sunday morning
#; and n;ght. Mr. McKnight is a
young man, and is an excellent
preacher, bis sermons showing the
result of much deep study and
earnest effort.
Through the courtesy of Miss
Louise-Gilland, we have received
a copy of the last number of the
Converse Conscript, the college
magazine, of which MissGilland is
one of the editors 'I he Conscript
is one of the best college jour als
published in the State and reflects
great credit both upon the college
and the able editora! staff.
Those of our subscribers who do
not receive next week's paper will
know that their nai^ have been
dropped from our mail-list. We
have been over-indg^ent in regard
to oui*delinquent subscribers. Our
terms are in advance; and we cannot
afford to send out the kind of
oaner we do unless we are paid
1 X T
< promptly. Quite a number of our
subscribers have shown no disposition
to pay at all, and all such
_ cut off.
Members of Camp James Mc
Cutchen, U. S. C. V., will take
notice that the regnlar quarterly
meeting of the camp will be held
.in the court house on Monday
April 4th. Delegates to
r . the reunion in Charleston will be
elected that day, aud other matters
of importance will come before the
Camp. Those in arrears are requested
to make payment to
treasurer N. D. Lesesne before
that day or to come to the raeetH
ing prepared to pay.
H Prohibition Call.
A To all voters in Williamsburg
D county who desire the removal of
* tk? liquor traffic, and are willing
to vote in the next general election
for men who advocate Prohibition.
The State Prohibition Execu*
five Committee having called a
State convention to meet in Columbia
April 14th to nominate a
Sta'e ticket, and having asked a
full delegation from each county
to take part in said nominations:
Now therefore, in order to obtai n
delegates chosen by the people to
represent iuib cuumy III tsi*iu iiv/uiinatingconvention,
I earnestly urge
all who favor Prohibition of the
liquor traffic to attetfd a meeting
to be held in the court house at
12 o'clock, on Saturday the second
day of April next.
Joel E. Branson,
Chairman.
Kiogstree,. March 14, 1898.
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A Very Pretty Marriage Solemnized
at Salters.
A v??ry pretty marriage w9s
solemnized at the Methodist
church at Salters last Wednesday
night, when Mr. W H McGee and
and Mrs. J A Hodge were untei
n u?i ?i. u
Ill WfUIUVK. 1I1U llllilUl WilS Utilll"
ti(ull.v decorated, the arrangment
of the flowers and evergreens
showing great taste, and that the
fair hands th t placed them in the
church had evidently done such
work before.
Promptly at S.30 o'clock, the
appointed hour, the organ pealed
forth a charming wedding-inarch,
played by Mrs. Albert Moseley
and the bridal party entered the
church. The beautiful and impressive
ceremony was then per[<3ontinued
on page"?.]
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|| Editor and Proprietor.
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IN THE LAKE CITY POSTOFFICE i
KILLING.
The Verdict is That the Negroes'
Came to Their Deaths at the
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laiiuo ui uMMiunn rai uca<
Tiie coroner's inquest in the
Lake City postoffice killing was
concluded at Lake City last Saturday.
There was no new testimony
introduced. "Three witnesses
were put upon the stand to
say that they saw two dead bodies
in the ruins ot the postoffice the
mornins after the fire. There
were probably 150 people in the
tobacco warehouse where the inquest
was held, and the coroner at
the suggestion of IheDistrictAttorney
asked the assemblage if there
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FARMERS, ATTENTION.
Congressman Elliott Has Some New
Seed for You.
House of Representatives 1'. S. )
Washington, D. C, .Mar. 19th, 181)8. )
\V. W. Grayson. Esq.,
Kingstree, S. C.
Mv Dear Sir:?
I
would be greatly obliged if
you would send me the name's (f
50 or 60 farmers in my part of
Williamsburg county who would
care to experiment with some imported
cotton seed.
Yours very trulv,
Wm. Elliott.
Those who care to experiment
with the seed mentioned by Con
pressman Elliott will please send
their names to Mr. Grayson, who
will transmit them to Mr. Elliott.
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Yours respectful
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WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY AN
IDEAL PLACE TO LIVE IN.
Our Farmers Make at Home Nearly
i Everything Needed to
Live Upon.
That. Williamsburg county is
one of the best in South Carolina .
is evidenced by the diversfifd I
mnrlu k\r nur f'lrmoc VVIlilp
Viupo liiauc /JT VHI IUI luvwt ft ??<
the greater part of?the farm lands
of the county is planted in cotton,
our farmers raise nearly all the
supplies that are needed to ii$e
upon at their homes. Corn, rice, ^
wheat, oats and otherirrain, potatoes.
molasses and sugar cane, to- <
bacco and many other products
are raised in this county and our g
farmers, as a result of the diversi,
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