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! ms> ' ' ' ' > - f A , ^ ? ___ , ^ . VOL. XIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1898. NO. 18. > _. - u. ?*8 tod USOf MSI. AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of our Wearv Readers. Mr. Louis Jacob* has been very ill for the past week. Miss Isla Ellerbe, of Horry county, is visiting Miss Bessie Kelley. Mr. Julian Jacobs left last Monday for Charleston, where he will reside in future. The South Carolina Interdenominational Sunday School Convention meets in Georgetown May 19th. M- 1 M-0 W n \T AAror nn\lf iui< auu mo* tf i.' iuwvivi, ! ?/?? of Charleston, are visitifing the latter's relatives in Kiugstree. Rev. W D Moorer, of Charleston preached in the Baptist church to a very large congregation last Sunday night. What are our ladies doing for the celebration of"Memorial Day" which falls on Tuesday next? We should not let this dav pass with out an appropriate observation The town council should pass an ordinance prohibiting dog.; running at large on the streets during the summer months in which they are liable to run mad.! Mr. G W Arms arrested three negroes last week who are charged with breaking into a car at Lanes. They are Rheu'oin Johnson, Will j t t i a i OOIIItSOII UI1U IVICIlit- U naillltlWll. We learn from (he Georgetown Times that Mr. T M Gilland. oft his place, is to deliver the annual address "before thd Indigo society, of Georgetown, tomorrow (Friday) night. The Editor of The County Record was ordered to Colunibii^esterday with his commaud. and Mr. C \V "Wolfe will have entire editorial control of the paper during Mr.Bristow's absence. Address all communication to The County Record and not to any individual connected with it. All the male members of Cedar Swamp Methodist church are urgently requested to meet at the j church next Monday morning, May 9th, at 10 o'clock to begin work on the new church building. It is hoped there will be a general response to this call, which is made bv the pastor and the building committee. Two persons has already been biten by dog running at large on the streets. The town council should tax each and every dog $1. 00 each or othei wise wear a muz zle, and any dog caught on the street without either a badge or muzzle be shot by the police. The council ought to. attend to this at once, before a dog runs n ad and biles someone. We owe Mr. W H Campbell an apology for the manner in which his communication referring to the call of the Democratic county cnairmnn appeared last week. The article was filled with typo graphical errors, the same having not been discovered in this office till our attention was called t<> it after the papers had all gone out. We are afraid we have driven Mr. Campbell on entirely irom writins for our columns bv "botching" his communication in the way we did, but as it was unintentional, we hope he will pardon us for it. Ladies' slippers from 40 cents up, at Brockinton's. Everything else in proportion. "Prohibitionists of Williamsburg!" ''Prohibitionists of Williamsburg!*' War has been declared and will be conducted under the ' black tlag. There can be no compromise. We m :st work with all our might from now until the day of our primary election. Every voter must remember that he owes humanity the obligation to stamp from our country this awful curse of drink. We all know that drink, brings more misery and suffering to the homes of our people than all oiher causes combined. The husband defiled by drink, forgets the solemn vows made at God's alter and proves untrue to the wile he has sworn to love and cherish, lie so tar forgets his manhood that lie will wring the very heart string and at the iiist word of reproof will mash the lips that were once so loudly kissed. Charge alter charge might be made and proven on this most powerful enemy to good government and peace, but there is no use to continue the revolting list. We are confronted with the evil and we must destroy it. The hope of our country lies in saving our boys from forming the fearful habit. We can not save them unless we keep the accursed stuff out of their reach and to do this we must drive it lrom our country. If all the voters of Williamsburg who wish to see whiskey driven from our State will unite and vote for pure, true men, we can elect them. We want your * u-i.x 1 ,. !%;!/* ;t iiciji (i11v* iiiuuciiic iiwn, ^iiiic n , can do good, alter we have fought j through the heat of the day and victory has been won, we do not want valiant leaders to till the places ot honor or trust, who were ioo seltish and little to tight for the right when it might mean defeat and loss. Let every Prohibitionists go to work to organize a prohibition league at each voting precinct and see to it t hat no vole is lost through neglect or from not being thorough ly lnlormcd on the subject. \s soon as a league can be formed please notitiv me at once of the fact, giving your officers and number of members. Later on. I will call tor a convention in which each league will be represented. I will cheerfully give all the information possible upon request. Address me at Greeleyvilie, S C. Ii B Kopek, Co. Ch. W. 0. Editor: Couni>/ Record. The delay in calling meeting of clubs was occasioned by my wailing to be notified by the chairman of State Executive Committee. This notice was not given through the papers or otherwise. It was on this account that the call was! delayed and not through any "complicity with our Prohibition brethren." I have endeavored to be absolutely lair and impartial in discharging the duties of theoftice of county chairman, recogniz ing no factions,and having always at heart the interests of the Democratic party. W H Kenxfey. Important Notice. The patrons of my barber shop are requested to senc^thoir children to me during the week, and not on SATURDAY, when they want their hair cut." I am always crowed on Saturday, and it would be a great accommodation if the boys woud come during the week. E. J. AOSTON Summary of tl Reports to the C (Special Telegrams tor Sagasta was assassinated yestcr-' I day. British consul at Santiago, Cuba, ; : attacked bv a mob. He tired on the mob and killed a Spaniard, He was arrested and British warships ; have been ordered to Cuba. McKinley says the Phillippines ! will be retained as an American ! . - I coiony. Spanish spy was caught in Cramps ship-yard tampering with the magazines of the "St Paul". The "Oregon" left Rio yesterday with the "Marietta" and the "Niciheorv". ! ' Bloody riots in Spanish cities, j Iiiots in Madrid, Morret and Contos. i i Fitshugh Lee and Joe Wheeler late of the Confederate army, have f been appointed major-generals. Everything is ready for the ' troops now quartered at Tampa to proceed to Cuba, which will prob- j ably be done today. A quivering volcano of blind popular rage threatens to over- < throw the present dynasty of Spain, and set up a different government i altogether. The revolution is more feared than the American fleet. 1 Commodore Dewey will be made ; an admiral as soon as a cablegauu < can reach him. i The South Carolina troops are 1 nearly all quartered at Hyatt's } park in Columbia. The rest of this State's volunteers will be sent to ' Columbia just as soon as tents can Iks arranged. i Spain, maddened at her loss of the Phillipine Islands and her fleet 1 there, will fight the harder, and has , no idea of surrendering to the Cnited States. Commodore Dewey, of the United States Asiatic squadron, is in control of the Phillipine Islands, and j Where Does the Fault Lie? We have received the following letter from the postmaster at .Uorrisville: , "We have not received any County Record again this week. The issue ot' April 14th has never j' been received. We very often j fail to get them on Friday, but j. generally they come the follhving ; Monday. Sometines they never j, come at all. Will you kindly ; look into the matter and let us see where the fault lies?" Of course we at once called at the postoffice and referrred the above letter to our postmaster, who says that the papers leave this office properly aud promptly every week, so the fault must be elsewhere. The package of papers for the Morrisville oflice leave The Coun'y Record office every Thursday, and we have sent the letter prtnted above to the proper postoffice authorities and they will doubtless truce the mutter I and place the blame whtVe it prop- ; i erly belongs. ! Of course, we regret exceedingly ' * * -1 1J ... that the papers snouiu oe tost, as n, ; is very harmful to us, but we trust that our Morrisvillo subscribers will bear with us as it is not by any i means our fault that they have not been receiving their papers on time. Every paper leaves The County Record office Thursday of every week and we can see no reason for for such a delay as is complained of i above. i le Telegraphic lounty Record, Fhe County Record.) the State troops of California arr to be sent to him there at once, so as to enable him to hold the island, Tho Governor last Tuesday appointed the following officers oi the volunteers of this State: The cable connecting Manilla on the Phillipines with the rest of the line honn nnf and no news HWI IU 11C40 'Wi? VMVf .. from there can be obtained. The Governor could not have selected a set of men better qualified tp fill the positions than he did and all the men who have voluntered, or will volunteer, will be highly pleased with their superiors, Joseph K. Alston, of Columbia Colonel. James H. Tillman of Edgefield, Lieutenant Colonel. Henry T Thompson of DarlingIon, Major of the battalion. Marcus B. Stokes, LT. S. A., of Colleton, Major of the regiment, J. II. Earleof Greenville, Major )f the regiment. John Frost, of Columbia, Adjutant. J. E. Jarnigan, of Marion, Quartermaster. A. S. Hydriek, of Orangeburg, surgeon. J. I\ Young of Chester and J. M. Lawson of Union, Assistant Surgeons. f Rev. Mr. Bussey of Parksville Chaplain. L M Haselden of Marion, Serjeant or. In addition to these the Governor will appoint one chief musician ind two assistants. Dr. Lewis of t he regular arinj and Drs. Taylor and Weston ol Columbia will constitute an examining board to pass upon the qualifloations of the surgeons. From a Piscatorial Standpoint. Spain is our oyster^ though she thinks us s{h)ellfish when we qlam-OT tor Cuba's freedom. II she doesn't crawfish we'll whale her till she blubbers in spite ol German carps. It was a scal^ trick to destroy the Maine, and Spain deserves a good eel of punishment notwithstanding hei crocodile sympathy at first. There is'nt the shad-ow of a doubt that victory will pearch on our banner: if our sailors have to use pikei when guns fails; and Spain will soon founder from the trying pan at home into the American fire, Carol us. Ladies' sailor hats, all colors, grades and styles. S M Askins, Lake City, S C. Men's shoes from 90 cents up, and everything else in proportion, at Brock in ton's. Just received; a car loa'l of com to go at prices that will please the people. S. M. Askins, Lake City S. Cg Vf&ng men, I have a pretly line Jf neck ware. Come and get pleased. S. M. . Askins, Lake City, S. C. A full line of furniture of all kin Is?Jo t>e had at. the lowest prices from S. M. Askins, Lake City, S. C. ] 1 Wl.il PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING OF DEMOCRATS. A New Chairman and Executive Committee Elected, Delegates to Columbia. The County Democratic Convention met in the court house last Monday, in accordance with the constitution of the party. The 1 convention was very largely at- j tended, nearly every club in the . county being fully represented. The Convention was called to order promptly at 12 o'clock by Mr. W II Kennedy, the county n chairman, and upon motion of Mr. I. J II Black well Mr. Kennedy was 1 elected temporary chairman Messrs. A A Brown and Louis J Bristow were elected temporary ,r , secretaries. ol i Dr. A II Williams read a list of the clubs of the county, showing ? the representation each was en- ' titled to in the convention based upon the votes cast in theprimarv election of 1SJG. Mr. Brunson moved to amend by substituting a motion that one from each club st be appointed as a committee on credentials. ni Among those who took part in the discussion of this motion were ' N Messrs. Joel E Brunson, J 11 | Blaekwell and J E Davis. G A motion ttj table Mr. Brun. son's amendmeat was carried after which Dr. William's motion Ir was carried. Mr. Blaekwell then || renewed Mr. Bruuson's motion which was carried. Each club tv, selected its own member and (Tie y< toilowing committee was appoint i * ai . .ed: Concord W F Kennedy. , (Central W G Cant ley. I Cedar Swamp W D Snowdom 1 Cades II C Tallevast. . Gourdin S W Gamble. Greeley vilie S J Taylor and W I II Campbell. v, * Ilebron W M Kennedy. Jolinsonville II E Eaddy. t, Iligh Hill S W James. F lndiantown W W Barr. JefTersonian William CA>per. fi Kings!ree Joel E Brnnson. m Kennedy's Store D VV Court- it ? ,IL'.V- L{ Lake City?A II Williams. Lake City Conservative-/-B Wallace Jones Lanes?D Gordon. a McAlliste. s Mill?A W Rodg- I r ers* J Martin's X Roads?&Ph el ph. ' New Zion? W W V,; V'')ckfield. Prospect? A A Brow . Prospect?J J Eaddy. Walters?Jas. E Davis. Poplar Ilill?B B Chandler. Tillman?J D Daniel. It will be seen that Greelevville was allowed two members of fj this committee, as there were two | delegations from that club contending for seats in the convention. When this committee re, tired, the convention took a recess 9 till 1 o'clock. Upon the reassembling of the ' convention, INIr. J. II. Blackwell was appointed to wait upon the committee on credentials, ascertain how long belore it would H report, In a few minutes the u committee made lis report wmrn > was that the clubs be allowd representation according to the report filed by Dr. Williams, and that the Greeleyville delegation be de- | vided equally between the two contending delegations. Mr. E ! Black well moved that the report be adopted except the portion re% (Continued ou page 8.) / 10LLARS ' SAVED > > In every department by buyig your goods here. Our shelves id counters are literally ladeu i,u '-"I lie n lieiiise ~ i al. ir..i ;iu me v uiues we are new unci . ig are not equalled in this par .;r f the country. fhe New Spring Suit > lould be selected now while the ock is at its best. Settle in your lind the price you intend to pay,, id then see how well we can fit * le figure with Silks, Satin, ovelty Dress Good, Organdies, fiwns and and Fancy White * oods. I M DiM .. esell all' the leading brands. If )u have a favorite style, the chances , ''V/JKSJ -e we have it. .'' -'M v . . m 1 Point WortJi Remembering. * -r ) \rV0 u -$ We sell all classes of Dry Good om the cheapest to the finest lakes, and in every instance, qnaly considered, guarantee our prices > be the lowest. . lilCE ;vSB STOCK IF CLASS' &f, BREJIST mo. mm % M juuuimu lAupp, y f * . % <ingstree, S. CV