The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 05, 1898, Image 1
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VOL. XIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1898. NO. 18. >
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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
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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
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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
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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".
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Bloody riots in Spanish cities, j
Iiiots in Madrid, Morret and Contos.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 '
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Messrs. Joel E Brunson, J 11 |
Blaekwell and J E Davis.
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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
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selected its own member and (Tie
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toilowing committee was appoint
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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
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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.) /
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your goods here. Our shelves
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;iu me v uiues we are new unci .
ig are not equalled in this par .;r
f the country.
fhe New
Spring Suit
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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
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esell all' the leading brands. If
)u have a favorite style, the chances ,
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-e we have it.
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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. .
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