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. .. s--i'\ f'^'.rt ^ , ,y. ., . VOL. XIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 2G, 1898; : ' NO. 21. i- . A ; n iiemsjf in. AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of Our Weary Readers. Our Prohibition Departuieut will be resumed next week. Mr Walter Maekhotise, of Lake City, spent Friday in town. ? Mrs L J Barr has been on the sick list for the past few days. J 1J Nelson and R K Wallace 6pent Sunday at Lake City. Miss Lizzie Dorritv, of Charleston, isou a visit to Mrs E T Sweet. Mr Herbert Graham, of Tim ^ monsville,spentSunday night here with his parents. It i? vprv nronerthat the Ala *w * " ' r i bama State troops should be mobilized at Mobile. Mr. E LWilkins, of Manning, a good friend of The Record, paid us a pleasant call on Monday. Mr Jim Brown, who lives in the neighborhood of Central, has been quite sick during the past week. It will oblige us if communications to The Record be sent so as to reach here by Tuesday a", latest. A new coat of paint and other improvements have much enhanced the appearance of the house norunied bv Mas C M Chandler. There will be preaching at the Baptist chim h next Sunday, 11 j h. m? by Rev. V I Masters, the traveling agent of the Baptist Courier. The many friends of Mr. Louis .Jacobs are gratified to know that he is now climbing the hill of recovery, and bids fair to be well again soon. MrD K Mouzon, of Mouzon's dropped in Saturday; leaving us a little souvenir in the shape of a dollar for a year's subscription 'o The Record. Children's day will be celebrated soon at the Methodist church. The children of the Sunday school are practicing singing and marching. A ? - and will be probably mako it an interesting occasion. We are indebted to Mr. Wilkes Courtney, a member ot the graduating class of the Williston Coeducational Institute, for an invitation to the closing exercises of that school, which take place May 31 J une 1. Ahnut 300 homing pigeons | were released here Sunday morning to return to Washington, D. C. These pigeons have been lor smv eral years past, sent here by the .National Federation of Homing Pigeon Fanciers. Messers. C M Mason, of Man ning, and W T Wilkens, of Fores ton, spent Saturday in Kingstree. These gentlemen were on a"prospecting''tour, and may decide to open a large mercantile business here. The Greeleyville matterjhas been thoroughly discussed in these columns, Both sides have been heard from, and we do not think further discussion would be of interest to the general public. Misses Louise Gilland and Daisy Kennedy will please accept our thanks for invitations, from the former to commencement at Converse College, June 3-7; from the latter, to a piano recital at the Columbia Female College, May 2.7. (Other Locals on page 8.) DEATH OF COL. BARRON. I Clarendon Loses A Prominent Lawyer And a Valuable OitiZen. I Out town was shocked yesterday (Tuesday), when news caine that j Col. B. Presley Barron had died at ' his home in Manning on Monday morning. lTp to this time we have been able to gather but few, particulars concerning his death except that he had been sick but a few days, and the end came very I unexpectedly, it was only last Tuesday that he left Kingstree c apparently in the lull enjoyment of health and spirits. Following i so quickly upon this comes the in- q telligence of his death as a mournful commentary upon the uncer tanty of human lile, forcibly nn pressing upon us the fact that we j know not what a day may bring | fort h. Although a resident of Clarendon county, Co! Barron was a familiar figure in this county, having . spent a portion of his early life 1 here; and for many years he has r S had a law office at Kingstree, where a partner looked after his business interests. His death is deeply felt by his many lriends in thecounty, 11 whose warm and heartfelt svtnj a- 1 thy goes out to his bereaved family ^ in this dark hour of affliction v Anoutthe year 1858, Mr Ba rron v came from York county, where lie c was born, to clarendon county, and for a year or two he remained there engaged in school teaching. v He then came to this county and ^ continued teaching near Indiantown, studying law at the same time. During this lime,he mar- \ ried Miss M A Snow den, a daugh- j terof Capt. John Snowden, of In- h diantown. s At the breaking out of the war, he went to the front in acompany a fromIndiantown,as3rdlieutenant, j and during the four years'struggle. s he did good service as a gallant f soldier. When the war ended he t formed a partnership for the prac a tic of law with Col. J G Pressley, ( ot Kingstree; and Air Barron went v to Alanning to take charge of a ] branch office at that place After a a short period of married life his wife died,childless, ilemarrieda c second time Miss Alice Wither- r spoon, of this county, who with s seven children survives him. e As a lawyer, Mr iiarron always j did a successful practice, and was t widely and favorably known in his profession: as a man he posessed that charm of manner that gained him many friends and admirers. A kind an 1 affectionate husband and father, and a consistent member of the Presbyterian church at his home, his death will be deeply leit in his town, and leaves in the hearts of his grief t stricken family and friends a des- ] olation which can be healed only a by Him who makes the dead to live c again. f A T?I A Tkrofl P.Aimtioe ? Nearlv two years ago Joe Miles, } 1 ? J white, escaped from the jail at this place, where he was awaiting trial for cow-stealing. No sooner had he got away than he stole a horse in 1 Florence county, taking it to George- ^ town connty and trading it. Soon j he was arrested for trading a stolen r horse, which charge was proven, and t Miles was sentenced to three years < in the penitentiary. His term has ' just expired, and Mr. Britton, the jailor, has brought him back here to await trial 011 the original charge x of cow st; ali":g.. 1 The wheels of justice move slowly, but sometimes they get there. LATEST W Summary of t] Reports to the C (Special Telegram? to It has been ollicialiy confirm )iter, Florida. A semi-official report has be ooped up in Santiago harbor. Martial law is needed at Key i j!-. tu? sr, was muruereu lasi mgiu. mc [ue!l dssturbancos. Russia, Greece, Venezuela,' tare neutrality. Lieut. Jiemza passenger 011 I vey West as a spy. He had fifty n ocating mines and torpedoes. President McKinley called ft ernoon. Invasion of Cut>a to be dela s for Schley to hold Cetvera at S lavana and Miles attacks, trans mailer warships. CABLEGRAM F MANILA. May 26. Secret a inchanged. Strict blockade contin n Manila. Foreign subjects fear aers, and they will be transfern rar in the harbor. Agmuildo, tin ras brought here from Hong Koi avelry, and may render service tlu VILLIAM E. GLADSTONE DEAD. 'he Great Eng'ish Statesman Sinks Peacefully to Rest. On Thursday last, at 5 a. m., Villiam E Gladstone, alter an j llness of nine months, breathed; i? Inst. Thefollowing is a brief) ynopsis of his career:? Of Scotch ancestry, he was born it Liverpool, England, on Dec. 29, S09. His father, John Gladtone, had accumulated a large ortune in trade, and gave his son he advantages of a fine education it Eton and Oxford. In 1S31 iladstone graduated at Oxford, vinninga "double first,1' that is, eading his class in mathematics md the classics. In 1832 he began his political1 :areer, being elected to Parlianent as a Tory. After this he teadily rose in power and infill;nee till 1845, when he resigned lis office, because he did not like he attitude of the Government owards the church. In 1853 he i ' ' ".'I'l'" lil'a oo I igain emeieu puuiiL nit no ellor of theExchequer, remaining n office, except for a shori time, ind steadily growing in favor unit 1869, when he became Prime Minister. lie remained in this >fiice up to 1873, when his parly vas defeated, and Ire withdrew rotn public life. He again became ?rime Minister in 1879, and with t short interruption, remained in >ffiee until March 3,1894, when he inally retired to private life. Mr. Gladstone was a warm ad nirer of Jefferson Davis, and in L862,delivered a pauegyncon him u Parliament. He was offered a peerage lor limself or his wife by Queen Vicoria, but refused the empty honor. \s a statesman, Gladstone stood vithout equal among his contemporaries; and his gentle, kindly lature trained for him the love of he whole civilized world, and jnshrined him in millions'of hearts is "The Grand Old Man." Keep Cool! 1 I Twill saII me dnrin? the summer i it the ice-house near R. R. crossing j is cheap as it can be bought any-1 tvhere including freight Give me i i trial- i WARREN MONTGOMERY. | AR NEWS. ie Telegraphic lounty Record, The County Record.) ied the Oregon has arrived at Juen receive! that Cervera's fleet is West. J J Dercey, expert machin local police force is insuflicient to I'ho Netherlands and Canada dehe Panama, has been arrested in ine charts of American harbors, )r 75,000 more volunteers this afived no longer. Asserted plan antiago, while Sampson bombards ports of troops to be guarded by ROM DEWEY. ry Navy, Washington: Situation ued. Great scarcity of provisions an outbreak of the Spanish sol?d to Cavite by the fureign men-of e rebel commander-in-chief, who ig, is organizing a force of native it will be valuable. DEWEY The Academy Picnic. The King tree Academy celebrated tne close of the present ses* son by a picnic last Friday at the grove in front of Mr Win Kinder's house. The pupils, with their parents and friends, made up a goodly company, and long belore Phoebus in his fiery chariot had half completed his daily circuit, the woods resounded with shouts oi laughter ana ine noisy exuuerance of "playful children just let loose from school." The enjoyment of the occasion was by no means confined to the children, however, as-n.anv of the "grown up" folks can testify. The young ladies were there in all the loveliness of their spring attire, and their swains cast upon them more than "sidelong looks of love," we are quite sure. It was an ideal picnic day, a trifle warm, it is true, but with the summer sky undimmed by a single cloud a day when it is a delight to wander through dale and dell, to pluck fragrant cowslips, with pearly dew upon them, and listen to song of blithe birds in their leafy bowers. Tito nf'tornnnn was well ndvano ed when dinner was announced. The excellence and variety of the cumeestibles, which that intererting part of the programme included, are past mention. Suffice it to say that the proverbial 1 ospi talitv of Kings tree was amply sustained in every way. Ice-lemon ade was in much demand, and the supply never failed. It was long toward evening when the crowd dispersed all apparently well satisfied with the day's outing. Those Missing Packages. Again come complaints from Docks and Greeleyville that The Record has not been received at those offices, Docks last week and Greeleyville the week before. Somebody is at fault in this matter, and we shall complain to the P. 0. department to have it in vestigated. We mailed both ol [these packages at this office, and the postmaster remembers having sent them off?now who is to | blame? CAMP LIFE m I CUPlim VACCINATION MAKES MANY ILL. First Sergeant Bristow Gives a Glimpse of The Rough Side of a Soldier's Life. , Columbia, S. C., Ma}' 19, 1 SOS. , During the past week I have experienced the rough side of camp life to a sma'I extent. Shortly after we arrived here, all of the j men were vaccinated, and, among others, mine "took" promptly, and ' in a few days 1 had a pretty 1 "game" arm; in fact, my left arm was pretty sore. I cut off the i left sleeves of all my garments ex- | cept the coat, (and the latter I did not wear at all for several days) and carred my arm entirely tare. Imprudently enough, I went out 1 in the rain in this condition and, ( as a result, I suffered intense pain. My arin was swolen to twice its ' | usual size, and the inflamation 1 ^ - I 1 J _ _ J spread irom me suouiuer uuwu well below the elbow; lever set in and 1 was pronounced very sick. I lay on my mat tie.-*, pot poor s fare and suffered from inattention. s In the course of a few days, how- r ever, I was better, and I ?rr in a i faircondition now. While my arm t still gives me a great deal of trouble 7 and cause a deal of pain, it is a j great deal better. ( Our company has been mustered in about a week now, and all the boys are satisfied. They are drill- I ing right along and can walk post ' like old hands at the businss. We have had a number of sick ones. \ their illness being caused trom j vaccination; but they are all re- t covering. The Manning Guards are quartered right next, to us, and quite a number of Williamsburg boys ' I are in that company. Besides the r !U , JLI (I illttu i j i i oovo i iiv * vi* v<>.. .... is debarrel from getting a pass for t tour days, and if a man is absent from a drill, he is given double duty. Our roll calls are at 6:30 o'clock a. m., 6 p. m., and 9:30 p. m. The drills are: Company drill at 7 o'clock a.m.; battalion 1 drill at 7 p. m. Our command is no longer ( known as the -Darlington Guards" but as company kiA," Independent Battalion, S. C. V. We are expecting our new uniforms and ' equipments every day. We are now wearing old uniforms and using our company guns. Messers.J. H. Blackwell. W. R. Funk, B. B. Chandler, and J. S. (Continued on page 8.) ones x mtnuiuucu iasv wccn, mi. Dan Cooper is now an accepted member of this command Mr. Preston Cooper enlisted, but was rejected on account of weight. Mr. Duncan J. Dunlop seemed determined to enter the army, in ^ spite of his vouthf'ulness; so he returned the other day and enlisted with the Manning Guards, hav- 1 ing grown in age two years since ' the previous week, but was again rejected by the examining officers. As the Darlington Guards is the only company at this camp that has been mustered into service, our bovs are not allowed the privi- 1 leges that some others enjoy, but have to live strictly within certain bounds. Quite a number of the boys when feeling a little bad, would get out of walking sentinel posts, but now the surgeon decides who is able to do duty. Then, too, if a man is uuable to do duty, no pass is allowed him till twenty four hours after he has returned to 1 duty. T ' .? m.in miccac tho mlt PmII he DOLLABS ? In every department by bayrig your goods here. Our shelter md counters are literallvSaden **' S ft-iih * % v' Hit Ntf Merchandise t ' -r ind the Values we are now offer ng are not equalled in this part >f the country. i , The New r f*l V .? ' "V&E Spring Suit should be selected now while the itock is at its best. Settle in your i?ind the price you intend to pay, ind then see how well we can fit \ he figure with Silks, Satin, Novelty Dress Good, Organdie*, L,awns and and Fancy White jloods. . 1 Ml MM resell all the leading brands. If rou have a favorite style, the chances tre ire Lave it. \. ; A Point Worth . Remembering. #; - - ?-v- . We sell all classes of Dry Good from the cheapest? to the finest s ' > uakes, and in every instance, qnal iv rnnsidered. i^Uar&ntee our orioet -j - - ? o m jo be the lowest*" . * VC \M LUBE STUCK OF 3 ' *' ' 'x% ( -V y ,\?s BUSSA . T WARE JVST - fJ > ? - RECEIVED. Kingstree, S. C.