The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 07, 1898, Image 1
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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL
REPORTER AND NOTED.
Written in Condensed Form and Printed
in Like Manner for the Sake
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of our Weary Readers.
Rev. A B Earle went clown to
Charleston last Thursday.
Business has been unusually
brisk in the latendant's court
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Mies Lucie Barron is on a visit
to relatives in Williamsburg county.?Manning
Times.
(The cool weather last week
took our people on surprise?a
I regular uApril-fool", in fact.
Mr. C. J. Epps graduated at the
Charleston college of pharmacy
last week, and is now a uPh G."
While playing baseball last
Monday afternooo, Mr. W S Moore
sprained his ankle, and is now
confined to his bed.
?^A non'o TIlD
me peopie wauv mc u^no. *?>.
County Record prints it. Tdus.
we hare a case where demand and
% sapplv happily meet.
I Mr. E M Gregg, who has been
buying cotton at this place during
the past season, has returned to
his home in North Carolina.
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There will be an Easter service
at the Methodist church at Cades
next Sunday at 4 o'clock p. m.
All are cordially invited to ottend.
A correspondent in the Sunday
News and in the Sunday State
''boomed" Mr. Joel E. Branson,
r of this place, for Governor on the
prohibition ticket.
W. 8. Lynch returned from Charleston,
where he has been attending
the medical college, last week,
but returned to the city Tuesday,
and will attend a summer school.
There will be special Easter
services at the Methodist Church
in Kingstree next Sunday evening
gt 8 o'clock, conducted by the
pastor, itev. A. B. Earle.
The candidates in odier counties
tre announcing them-jelvesj
through the columns ot the newspaper^
of their respective countisfc.
Speak out, gentlemen of William*
burg.
Several towns in this State are
j now closing the stores ai six
f o'clock in the afternoon. Will
: not the merchants of Kingstree
> follow their usual custom allow
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the clerks some rest during the
long afternoons?
It is strange how Some people
who have something to sell en
deavor to impress upon the publisher
of a newspaper the fact
that trie aforesaid "Something"
should be "written up" for the
w benefit of the readers. Advertising
is a newspaper's stock and1
trade and if it is given away, the
publisher will come out at the little
end of the horn.
The sheriff made the following
sales in the cases named last
Monday: Felder vs. Maxwell, 150
acres toJAKelley,attorney for $50;
Nexsen vs. McClary, 67 acres to
J AKelley,attorney for $25;Lrfrage
vs. Jones, 210 acres to J GLifrage
for $50; McClary vs. Washington,
AACAA f a T A Vnll^ir aftnpnnir
f AW AVIVO IV V AA A&VAIVJ ) HVWIUVJ
for $186; Kamanski & Co. vs
/ Kaddy & Co., 1,168 acres to J A
jL- Kelley, attorney, for $500; JoSey
vs. Mobley, 200 acres to J C
Josey tor $50; Kellahan vs. Scott,
689 acres to J A Kelley, attorney,
tor $100; in the same case, one-half
interest in 10b acrss to R. H Kel
lahan for $25.
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SONS OF VETERANS MEET.
The Flag Presentation.?Delegates to
the Reunion Elected,
The regular quarterly meeting
of Camp James McCulciien, U. 8.
C. V., was held in the court house
last Monday utteruoon. There
was a good size'! crowd present,
including several ladies and quite
a number of veterans. The flag
presentation seemed to be the attraction
of the greater number of
those present, for at the conclusion
of the speeches, the larger part of
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me assemuja^e wmiur**w.
Promptly at the appointed
hour, the commandant called the
meeting to order, and Rev. J E
Dunlop arose, and on behalf of
the sponsor, in a stirring speech,
presented the flag described in
our last issue to the Camp. Com
raaudant Charles J Lesesne responded
on behalf of the Camp,
and often was he interrupted by
applause.
After the flag presentation, delegates
were elected to the reunion
which is to take place in Charleston
the latter part of this month.
TI?A tv? r\ i n Antt'f ) or! f A 11 *?OA ITA< OC
i ii\2 V/dUJyj in cuiiiicu iv iuivv ? wivg
in the reunion. The following
were elected to represent the
Omp; W V Brockinton, Louis J
Bristow and John lLpps; the fol
lowing alternates were chosen: J
G McCutchen, S W Montgomery
and W W Grayson. Besides
these several members of the Camp
will attend the reunion.
THE LAKE CITY LYNCHERS.
No Truth in The Report of Arrests
Having Been Made.
Rumors of several arrests of
Dersons supposed to have beeu
implicated in the recent killing at
Lase City were living around
Kingstree several days last week.
We tried to get some facts from
our correspondent at Lake City,
and his reply to our inquiries is
found below. Last Friday's News
and Courier contained the following:
It was reported here yesterday
that postoifice inspectors had succeeded
in arresting four of the men
who were supposed to have been
implicated in the recent killing of
Postmaster linker at Lake City.
The report started from the fact
that Inspectors Moye and Bulla arrived
in the city an an early morning
train from Florence, and had
with them four men, whose names
were not known. They went with
the inspectors to the district attorney's
office, where Mr. Lathrop was
found, and private conference with
the men wus held. The inspectors
left Florence at 3 a. m. yesterday.
District Attorney Lathrop and
Assistant District Attorney Hughes
were seen yesterday afternoon by a
Reporter for The News and Courier
but they politely declined to have
anything whatever to say. The
meu brought to Charleston, it was
admitted, were not under arrest.
They were not lodged at the Police
Station or the county jail last night
though they could not be located.
A telegram was sent The News
and Courier's corresj>ondont at Lake
City last night asking if arrests had
tbeen made at that place. He answered
that no one had been arrested
there, but said it was rumored
that parties were arrested in Floreuce
Thursday night on suspicion
of haiug been in the lynching
party.
A special dispatch received by
The News and Couriei last night
stated that several arrests had
been made at Florence of persons
believed to have been participants
in the murder of Postmaster Baker.
It was feared that in the war excitement
the pursuilt. and capi ure of the
Lake City lynching might be overlooked,
but the quite work of the detectives
is begining to show results.
It is hoped that every man connected
with this atrocious crime will be
caught and punished.
Our Lake City correspondent
said.
The report circulated on Saturday
that certain parties from heie
suspected of being implicated in
the Baker ki'Iing had been arrest.
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THE COUNTY CONVENTION LAST
SATURDAY.
Delegates to The State Convention
ana nn Executive Committee
Elected.
The Prohibition meeting was
held in the court house last .Saturday,
in accordance with the call
issued by county chairman Joel
L' i) wi.:i? ?i.? ?:
jh Drunsun. ?? line uit* im-tuniji
was not as largely attended as
was expected, ihe prohibition
sentiment in this county is very
Rtron;:, as wai evidenced by the
words of the gentlemen who addressed
1 he convention.
Mr Brunson, in calling tlie
meeting to order and staling its
object, spoke only a short time,
but very earnestly and in strong
| The Crisis Rc
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$ WASHINGTON, April
w cord.)?Immense crowds begun
^ building early this morning to ai
ft President's message, concerning
y most intense interest.
^ That the crisis in the mat
$ It is a fact that Const
si home.
si Four representatives of th
committee stated today that tl
IjJ President can show fruits from 1
LATER.?There has b
X the President's message tocougr
y It is said to he due to a determi
111 liniA fnr all Americans to leave
ijj the President. Y message will piet
jjj A United States steamer 1
'm Aniericaus hume from Habana
^ Americans in Cuba is to leave th
k WASHINGTON, 5 p. i
ill cord.)?Consul-General Let- lias b
M cannot reach some of the Consult
, The President's message 1
t The greatest excitement p
Jr gress and it is doubtful if th
M President till he sends his messa
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terms, he said that South Carolina
was now upon the eve of the
greatest compaigu that has ever
occurred in the State; that the
struggle which resulted in the
overthrow of the "carpet-baggers"
was one of momentous concern to
the people of the State; that the
campaign which resulted in the
election of Senator Tiilman to the
Governorship was a victory of the
then officeholders, but the fight
that is to be made this year carries
with it the pioral destinies of
the entire State. He would, he
said, rather a hundred times be
under a negro government than
for his State to sell his boy that
damnable stuff which robs him ot
all his mental and physical pow
ers, and unfits him for any vocation
of life. He feelingly expressed
the belief that the prohibition
movement in the State was for
the upbuilding of the
State, ana tnai it wouia De carnea
to a successful end.
At the close of the opening address,
Rev. A B Earle offered a
. prayer, after which nominations
were called for for a chairman and
secretary, which resulted in the
election of Mr. Joel E Brunson as
chairman, and Mr. L J Bristow
as secretary. The convention
then got down to real work.
The following geutlemcn were
elected delegates to the State convention
which convenes in Columbia
next Thursday.April 14th:
Messrs. KB Roper, E B Rhodus,
Geo. S Barr, W M Keels, A B
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P1TTMAN-ROLLINS.
A Very Pretty Church Wedding at
Lake City.
Last Tuesday night was witness
ed one of the prettiest church weddings
that has ever occurred in
the Baptist church at Lake City,
performed by Rev. A McA Pittman,
assisted by Rev. L D Bass,
pastor of the first Ilaptist church
of Pittsburg, Pa., which made
Rev. A K C Pitt man and Miss
(jeorgie Rollins man and wife.
The church was beautiful/v
decorated, the flowers being arranged
with great skill and taste.
Promptly at the appointed hour.
the bridal party keepiug step with
a beautiful wedding-march played
by Miss Mary Seig, entered the
church in the following order:
Litlle Miss Mollie Nachman,
llower girl; Misses Sal I :e Iiinnan',
sached; f
rdered Home. 1
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6?(Special to the County Re- ft
gathering around the capitol ft
scertain the true contents of the ft
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terhas l>oen reached i? probable. ft
ll-Geaeral Lee has beeu ordered ft
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ie Congressional Foreign Affairs ft
icy will vote for war unless the ft
lis policy of executive iuterests. ft
een delay in the transmission of ft
ess Miat was to be sent iu to-day. ft
nation of the President to allow ft
i Habana, as it is expected that ft
jipitate a riot there. ft
left Key West yesterday to bring ft
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lere at once. ft
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Picgi<ij.Micu tur x i?aiuen i* tuat ue fij
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ias been postponed till Monday. ft
revails in both Houses of Con- 5j
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Cora Daniel, Anna-Belle Pittman
and Kuth Williams, followed by
(he bride with her maided honor,
Miss Mabel Rollins, and the groom
with his best man. Dr. Isom Pittman.
The bridal couple stood
beneath a lovely canopy of flowers,
and the ceremony was soon
over.
A supper was served at the
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i/i in*; uiiu^ o |/uu nig x uvo?
day night, and the bridal party
left Wednesday morning for Rennert,
N 0, the former home of*the
groom, where a reception was
tendered them last night. The
bridal party will spend several
days on their wedding tour.
Ross?Davis.
A very pretty home wedding
was solemnized at the resideuce of
Mr. W R Funk in Kingstree last
Tuesday night, when Mr. M A
Ross and Mrs. Mamie Davis were
united in the holy bonds of wedlock
by the Rev. S P H Elwell, now
of Charleston.
The rooms were beautifully dec
orated with flowers etc., and the
scene presented was an inspiring
one. Quite a number of friends of
the contracting parties were present
at the marriage. After the
ceremony, a sumptuous weddingsupper
was served.
The bridal couple left on the
morning train Wednesday for a
ten-day's trip to Greensboro and
oilier places in North Carolina.
The County' Record $1' a year
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DATE AND PROGRAMME FOR THE
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Convention to be Held at Johntonville
Methodist Church .
in Jut/.
The meeting of Sunday school
worKers called lor by field secretary
F F Whilden, to reorganize
Williamsburg county in the interdenominational
Sunday school
work was called to order in the
Methodist church at kingstree on
Saturday, March 26lh. Mr. William
Epps, of Kingstree Methodibt
church, was elected chairman, and
Mr. Hugh McCutchen, of the Iudiantown
Presbyteriau church
was chosen secretary.
The kind invitation of the John\fnt
knHi. t otinrnh In mPAt
3UII > JilC JlCI|IV/Ul* b CftluiVM iv M*w?
with them this year was accepted,
and Thursday and Friday, July
2Sth and 29ih, were selected f< r
time of holding the convention.
Mr. Whilden seemed very much
encouraged by the number that
met with him, and impressed us
as a man intensely in earnest
about the work.
The enclosed programe fqr the
convention was adopted, and KB
Roper was appointed chairman of
a committee of all present to arrange
for the convention and attend
to all business needing attention
before the convention
meets.
1 It is earnestly requested that
each school in the couuty take up
a collection for the work between
now and the first Sunday in May,
so that necessary expenses may
be met and a contribution may be
made to the State work before the
State convention meets, which
will be in May, at Georgetown, S
0. All collections will please be
forwarded to R B Roper. Greely
ville, S C, who will receipt for all
amounts received.
Township presidents and Sunday
school superintendents will ,
please act at once in tnis matter.
R B Roper,
For Com.
Greelvville, S. C.
The following is the programme
to be observed at the county convention
to be held at Johnsonville
July 28lhand 29th, 1898:
Introductory sermon, Wednesday
evening, 8 p. in., Rev. A McA
Pitt man; ,
First Day?Morning Session. '
10 to 10:30?Prayer and praise
service;
10:30 to 11?Roll call aud organization;
11 to 11:30?Reports from Sunday
schools and introduction;
11:30 to 12?"'Ihe book we
study", R B Roper;
12 to 12:30?4,Sunday school
work", Joel E Brunson;
12:30 to 1?"A normal bible
lesson," F F Whilden, Field Secretary.
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Ilecess?Dinner.
Afternoon Sessiou.
3 to 3:30?Address on music and
song service, F F Whilden;
3.30 to 4?"Personal influence
of a teacher on a class, Miss Sue j
T Barr; I
4 to 5?"Bible and blackboard"
F F Whilden;
Adjournment.
Second Day?Morning Session.
10 to 10:15--Prayer aud praise
service;
10:15 to 10:45?"Dow I study
the lesson," Delegates;
10:45 to 11:30?Misscellaneous
business, including election of
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