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VOL. XIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1898. NO. 15. %
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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL
REFOFTER AND NOTED.
Written in Condensed Form end Printed
in Like Manner for the Sake
of our Weary Readers.
Mr. Arthur Benjamin, of George
town, is visiting relatives in town.
Mr. C. J. Epps returned from
Charleston last week.
Mr. G. H. McClary, now of George
town, is iu Kingstree.
We publish on another page a
complete list of the pensioners in
this county.
Mr. W. H. Edwards, editor of the
Timmnnsville Enternrise, is visiting
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relatives in town.
Mr. C. H. Miot, of Charleston, is
in town representing The Mercantile
Agency, of R. G. Dun & Cc,
Frost was seen several mornings
last week. It is feared that the
fruit crops are badly injured.
Williamsburg's delegates to the
State prohibition convention went
over to Columbia this morning.
Thb young men of the town
gave a dance at the Coleman
House last Monday night.
Mr. C J Epps has gone to Florence,
where he has accepted a
position as prescript ionist in
Lake's drug store.
A new post office has been cs?
\ tahlished at Spring Bank, in this
%J( county, the office being called by
that name. Mr. W. H. MacElveen
is the postmaster.
Those of our subcribers who desire
their postoffices changed to
SpririgBank, the newly establise(]
office, may have the change
made by simply notifying th s office.
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We would like for all the veterans,
sons of veterans, and others
who intend going to the reunion
* at Charleston next week to send
tis their names as early as it is
possible for them to do so.
We have been requested to call
attention to the fact that there is
a law against cattle running at
large, and that some lo?e animals
will be taken up pretty soon if
the owners do not keep them in.
The next issue of the County
Record will be an unusually interesting
one to Confederate
veterans and we would be pleased
to send out speciine copies to
anyone who desires one. Send
us your name and we will send
the copy of next week's Record
without charge.
Mr. A Poindexter Taylor, representing
the Fidelity Mutal Life
Association, is in Kingstree this
week. Mr. Taylor's company is
one ol the best in the county, and
the amount of work that it is
,
doing is phenominal. Mr. Tayloi
will be in this county for ten days
or two weeks, and will make
Kingstree his headquarters during
his stay.
The County Record's war billJelins
posted in front of Barr'j
Hotel every day have proved to be
very interesting to the genera!
public, for every day there can be
seen crowds of people standing
around there eager to learn of th<
f* jr day's developments, and they art
never disappointed, forThe ('oun
ty Record's special telegrams al
ways precede any other informa
tion on the subject half a day
Whenever there is anything o
great public interest, The Count;
\ Record can always be countet
upon to give the news in advance
of every other paper or person.
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Gilland and McCutchen.
Afessrs. Louis Gilland and Willie
McGutehen, two Wiilintnshtirg
students at the South Carolina
college, are on the college base
ball team, and are spoken of very
highly bv the daily papers as play
ers. In the game between the
South Carolina college and a
Pennsylvinia college team last
week, Mr. McCutchen is said to
have played the best game of any
of the players, his field work being
spoken of as superb. Mr.
Gilland struck ou' seven of the
Pennsylvania!)*, while only two
of the South Carolina college
men "tanned". The Columbia
State, in speaking of Gilland sii!:
"Gilland is one of the vou-lges?
pitchers in the State and i.is clever
handling ot the hall wul in
another season place hi in in ibej
formost ranks of players."
The News Around Cades.
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[written tor iusl wwk ?i\cv.?;iu.j
Messrs. J P Nelson and J F
Scott, two of Kingstree'* spmt<
visited this community on Sunday.
Miss Carrie Askins, of Cailersville,
is visiting t! e family of Mr
W J Singletary.
Miss Carrie Mixon ana Messrs.
Lee and McCulIum, of Scranton
paid our village a flying visit
Sunday afternoon.
We welcome to our neighborhood
Miss Edith Brown, one of
Charleston's fair school teachers.
Miss Brown will (each /or Mr. J J
M Graham.
Mr. Graham's little son Jiramie,
certainly had a narrow escape
from injury last week. While
riding one of his lather's heavily
loaded carts, he fell and one wheel
passed over him.
I
M ss Jennie Lynn Cooper, one''
of lediantown's attractive young
ladies, has returned to Greens, on
the G. & W. railroad to resume
her duties as a school teacher.
Mr. Robert S Bel!, who has
been attending the Welsh Neck
high school, at Elarlsville. has re
turned to his home, looking as we I
as usual.
Mr. H G Huntley, our depot
agent, who has been off on a twoweeks5
visit to relatives in Morven
N 0., has returned.
Mr. W A Avant, the relief age i t
has returned to his home at
Manning.
In spite of the lateness of the
season, some of our farmers are
still getting large lots of commercial
fertilizers.
The recent frost is reported to
1 have don' very little damage to
' beans, peas, liish potatoes, etc.,
> otherwise than to retard their
'Jgrowth for a little while.
Our farmers report a very
promising oat crop. They have
planted corn and are now plant
> irig or preparing to plant cotton.
I The Easter exercises at thi<
place were largely attended and
quite a success, reflecting much
[ credit upon both teachers and
[ prpils of that school. The capacity
of the church was taxed to its
utmost, and quite a number were
forced to remain outside- It was
really surprising to see the nnmber
of bicycles that brought their
f riders to the enjoyable occasion.
1 Blue Steel. .
The County Record $1 a year
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| W ASHINGTON, April I
the Comity Record)?Congress mi
ja ed as the AdmimVra! ion's spok
$ today if there would be war, he i
y Congress will take today will pro
$ of war.
W McKir.lev is making nc
Jj Committees to which his messag
The Flying Sqnadron sail
v ot o n. m.. under sealed
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Oenearl Fitshngh Lee de
reception given in his honor, as 1
? The Republicans of the
y fairs have practically agreed ou r
^ of Cuba are, and <>f right ought I
$ the war waged against th^m is so
j merce as to demand withdrawn
il and authorizing the President t<
United .States to accomplish thi:
y The Democrats want cha<
v.' at* to specifically recognize the C
An eif"rr. for harmonious
rul be Tore night.
| WASHINGTON, April
M County Record.)?The niajorit
$ just. reported for intervention wi
$ nority for recognition of the Cu
^ to th?* resolution charges Spanisl
| $ the "Maine" disastor.
ft Senator Hoar made a |
si deration of the report, wh
y Pre-ident, so the report g??es ovej
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Suttons Sittings.
Mrs* E. L. Parker has refAned
from McClellanviile
Mr. John llinneman,of the New
market vicinity, came down for
the Easter services Sunday.
Mr. George and Miss Bessie
I Pittman, of Gourdin, spent Sun
day at Suttons.
Miss Annie Tisdale, of Browns,
entered our school on Monday,
April 11th. "n
Dr. and Mrs. T. B. Hinnant and
i little daughter, of Lake City, ?pent
several days at Mr. K. P. Hinnant V
last week.
Dr. J. h. Munn, formerly of
this place, was married on the
21st of March to Miss Aurelia
Townes, of Greenville. Dr. Munn's
host of Iriends in this vicinity
wish the you 2 couple a long and
happy life..
Quite a number of our people
were present at the Easter sor
vices at Gourdins chapel last
Sunday. The weather was delightful,
the woods showed signs
of ravages of fire, but the fresh
grass and the green foliage made
the day seem indeed a typical one
of the resurrection. We listened
to an appropriate and interesting
sermon by the Rev. J. R Weldon%
and -fler declining several invita
tions to dinner, which we would
have been pleaded to accept had
permitted, we started for home
A party of us stopped at the home
of Mr. Isaac Single for lunch. A
short time was spent walking over
the old plantation and listening to
Mr VV E Ogburn relating incidents
of his youth and tlie ha>py
days he had spent there.
Important Notice.
The patrons ot my barber shop
are requested to -end their children
to me during 'lie week, and
not on SATURDAY'S, when they
want their hair cur. I am always
crowed with .gentlemen wanting
shaves on Saturday, and it would
be a great accommodation if the
' bovfe would come d iringthe week.
E J AOSTON.
Our stables in Kin^stree are
closed for the summer, and Mr.
' Adams is not doing business for
' us now. All parties haveing bus
inest with us. will please come to
see us, or write to us, at Manning,
S.U.
Thomas & Bradham.
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led Today. ]
3, 1898.?(Special telegram to ?
iu Groavenor, who is recogniz- ft
vsman in Congress, when asked ?
replied that the action that the a
bably amount to a declaration ^
vl
> effort to influence the action of f)
e was referred. j)
led south from Hampton Roads
orders. a
clined an rlTvitution to a pub ic yle
needed rest. $
two CViniinitiees on Foreign Af
evolutions declaring the people M
Lo l?e, free and independent; that A
i cruel and destructive of com- &
1 ofSpauish troups from Cuba, fi)
use the army and navy of the W
s end. ? j
gys m td- in the resolutions so ft
iiban Republic. ft
action is exis ted to be success- .t
G. R. K. jjj
13,?(Special telegram to the 'r
y of the Senate Committee has ft
thout recognition, and the mi- &
iban Republic. The preamble .j:
ti officers with lesponsibility for |jv>int
against the immediate con- (jjj
icii was sjsiaiaeuuvT.ne > ice- f/i
r till tomorrow. G.RK. ^
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Colored School Exhibition.
The Kingstree colored school
rave an exhibition at the court
house last Thursday night that
| was a great credit to the school
and to the teacher, Miss Daisy
Swsils. Quite a number of white
people attended the exhibition,
and all speak of the entertainment
in the highest terms. The manner
in which the various children and
others carried out their parts showed
the effects of excellent training
on the part of the accomplished
teacher. The following program
was successfully carried out:
My mountain nome, cnorus;
The little pickaninv. recitation;
Aunt Tabitha, recitation; Old
Jim's Christmas hymn, solo; Mr
Socrates Snooks, recitation; The
sleeping beauty, tableau scene; 1
loved you better than you knew.,
solo; Grumbler's corner, recitation;
Torpedo and the whale, song by
the school; The death of hope, recitation;
When Samuel led the
singing, recitation; Longing, soprano
solo; The evening prayer,
tableau scene; Sandie's romance,
recitation: Bob 'o-link, song; ^laud
Muller, drill; You 11
remember me, duet:
You'll never know, solo; Sweetheats,
tableau scene: Cradle song,
, .eciiation; oimpie muni, uuiui
to see the same girl, comic tableau
scene: Medley, song by the school.
Easier Services.
(Reported for The County Record.)
Special Easfer services were
he!d in the Methodist church at
| this place last Sunday evening,
;conducted by the pastor, Rev. A
i B Earle, assisted by a select choir,
who afforded much to its success
bv rendering beautiful and appropriaie
music.
The congregation was large and
| paid close attention to the earnest
1 ?t.l?. /1/vK n/xtiA/1 Vocfar mtiC-.
, illlU MUlv-urii tcicu uuoivi uj./u
| sage of their pastor, and duly apj
pr ciated I he efforts of tne ladies
i who had so tastefully decorated
the church with beauifu! flowers
and evergreens, to the eye objectlessons
of that grand resurrective
fact upon which is based the
grand foundation of our religious
faith.
We are indebted to Congressman
Norton for a copy of the report ol
the court of inquiry in the'^Iaine"'
affair, which contains alt the evi
given before the court, and tr
Senator Til'man for a copy of.th*
1898 Congressional Directory.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
FOR ALL OF THEM.
1 his Communication Should be Read
by Everybody Who Intende Going
to Charleston
Headquarters S. C. Division, )
United Confederate Veterans, [
Charleston, S. C., April 1st, 1898. 1
We have received the following
( with the request that it be published:
j For the guidance of Veterans,
[Sponsors and others, visiting Char
leatoa for the Annual Kennion S. u.
Divison, United Confederate Veterans,
April 27, the following information
is published:
Veterans.-As the ceremonies commence
10A.M. Wednesday, April
27th.. and something of interest is
proposed for every hour of that and
the next day, veterans should arrive
uot later than night of Tuesday,
April 26th. The morning train
arriving April 27th, will come in
too late for the delegates to take
part in the first session of the Con
vention. will be held in the German
Artillery Hall, Wenthworth street
commencing at 10 A. M.
The hall, the largest in the City,
will not hold many more than the
delegates and alternates, so it is proposed
to have a njonster meeting,
where all the Veterans, Sons, Daughter
and their friends can gathei,
iu the afternoon, April 27th, at the
Citadel. This meeting will be called
to order at 5 P. M. The Veterans,
escorted by the Sons and the 4th
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.Brigade S. U. V. T., win marcn up
to the Citadel, The parade will be
formed on meeting street, right of S |
C. Div. U. C. V. resting on Market |
street, and will move punclually, not
nominal I at 4 o'clock. The following
distinguished speakers have been
invited to address this meeting: Generals
Gordon, Butter, Hampton, Law
Bonham, and others.
The Convention will assemble again
in the eveuing at 8.30 o'clock. Apr.
28, the Convention will hold two sessions,
one commencing at 10 A. M.,
and the other at 8.30 P. M.
Registration ?All Comrades of
S. C. Div. U. C. V., and other Con
federate Veterans, will register at me
German Artillery Hall, and receive
their badges.
! Bureau of Information?Will
be established at the store of J. S.
1 Pinkussoiin & Bros., 280 King street
1 uear Wen worth street, by the Y. M.
1 B. L,, who wilt cheerfully assist the
Visitors in securing boarding places
I and will give any other information
needed.
As the city will probably be very
; much crowded, all Comrades are adi
vised to make their arrangements for
. board in advance.
Flags.?Camps will please display
tiieir Camps Banners in the Convention
llall, and carry the same in
the praue.
Any historic Battleflag will be
upon the stage during tne session or
i the Convention. The bearer of snch
Battleflags?not the Camp Banners?
, will report to Division Headquarters
i Board Room, 1st story, German. Hall
Apr. 27, at 9.45. A. M.
Lunch.?Lunches will be served in
the lower Hall, under the Convention
Hall, April, 27th and 28th, from 12
to 3 o'clock. The Daughters of the
Confederacy and other ladies will
honor us by serving the Lun ches.
i These lunches will only be served
to Confederate Veterans, wearing
! badges; no impostors or others will
be premited, as only Confederate
Veterans are to be cared for by the
Daughters of the Confederacy and
their assistants.
I Sponsors and Maids op Honor.
? ?General Headquarters of Sponsors
. aud Maids of Honor will be at the
> Mills House, Meeting street^ cornel
' of Queen. Ladies and gentleman if
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