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" * 3 '>.* VOL. XIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1898. NO. 23. - > in us i imsi. AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of Our Weary Readers. The candidates 1'or St at e officers will speak at Kingstree Tuesday, J u ly 5. T M Gilland, Esq.. is taking in commencement at Converse College this week. If Sampson is severe in his discipline. the Spanish admiral is Cervera. 'J he County Board will meet 011 Tuesday, July 5, instead of July 4, the latier being a national holiday. Mr. F P Cooper, the genial and wide-awake representative of The State, was in town Wednesday. Fish fries on the banks of the river seem to be the order of the day, and sometimes of the night as well. Misses Lula Strong and Milly McCabe, who have been attending Clifford Seminary, are home for lhe summer. Mr. H L Grayson, of Benson, dropped in Saturday and added his name to our gro.ving list of subscribers. The name of the commander ot the American flying squadron and expectant hero of Santiago, Sell lev, is pronounced "Sly." Misses Mattie and BeulahEpps returned home t'rom Cokesburv, where th*?y have been attending school, last week. Several Ion? trains of cars loaded with United States troops pass - lr: Tl......a?<r nii>l>? f<J f\lll?MIcc . i.uisuajr tn^iiu v >i route lor Tampa. Among the graduates in music at the Columbia Female College is mentioned Miss Daisy Kennedy, ot' Williamsburg county. Misses Daisy, Fannie and Madge Kennedy, of Indiantown, returned last night from the Columbia Female College. The Chicora Phosphate Company, r>f f!h?rlpstnTK has onr thanks for a map of the West Indies, including a special chart of Cuba. Last Monday was salesday in town. A very small crowd attended, and no gigantic deals in real estate were made. Mr. Ralph Epps, our bright young Citadel graduate, who has been teaching in the Cokesbury Conference School, is home on a visit to his parents. Remember we rend The Re cord and the Thrice-a-Week World one year for $1.65, thus giving four papers a week lor the price ol one. Mrs, W J McCorraack, who contributes so much to the music of Grace Episcopal church, Charleston, is spending sometime with her friend, Mrs. T M Gilland. We have been requested to announce that on Friday, June 17, there will be a basket picnieatMr. R W McCutchen's near Benson, S C, to which the public is cordially invited. Througn I he courtesy of Mr. George McCutchen, an i ivitation to the commencement exercises of the S. ^ /,~ll r 10 I Kaa? v. \yuuc$;c, iiuuc i?j, lias uccu ?c? ceivedatthis office. Among the class officers Williamsburg is well represented in Messrs. George Mo Cutehen, Orator, and Leland Sailers, Historian. (Other Locals on page 8.) EZEKIEL S. SAULS. I Suddenly Stricken by an Attack of Heart Disease. I Another page pathetic has been added to the nechrologica! chroni- 1 cles of Williamsburg in the death I of Mr. Ezekiel SSauls, which took place at Cades, about 3 o'clock ; Tuesday morning. He was seized J with an attack of heart disease ! Mondav night and lived but a few I hours alterwards. < Mr. Sauls was born near Scranton \ and has lived in this county all his j life. lie was a successful farmer, | on a large scale, having planted ? this year more than 3(K)accresof j cotton, besides other crops. He ^ was a man of strong personality i and decided views, and has ha d < considerable influence in the poli- I 'ics of the county. During his life, Mr. Sauls acquired a good deal ( of property, and as he ran a mercantile business in connection wi'h his farm, was well known in business circles. At the time of his death, Mr. Sauls was 6l> years old and had been married ^iree times. His < last wife and five children survive him. lie was a member of the Baptist church at Cades. The Executive Committee. ' The State Democratic executive committee met in Columbia, j Thursday, June 2. to arrange the schedule for campaign meetings. While the committee was in session, the question came up as to whether or not the suggestion of a candidate by the recent prohibi- ( lion convention makes the person 1 who has been suggested and accepts, a candidate in the Demo- i cratic primary, as such is forbid- ] den by the terms of the pledge t prescribed by the consti'ution of the Democratic party of this State. After much discussion and numerous motions, the following motion was introduced by Mr. L J Williams and carried. 44As the nominee of the Prohibi lion faptinn hp is dpharred. but if he is an individual Prohibition 1 candidate within the party, he is not debarred." The foregoing is based upon the report given in the State. The News and Courier account differs slightly from this in saving that the motion to rule the Prohibitionists out of the party was lost by a vote of 21 to 9, and tied on the motion to recogize them. The following, offered by Mr. Dial was finally adopted: "We interpret the constitution as disfavoring factional nominations, but if the pledges are signed by the candidats as individu- , als the votes will be counted. Why order a coffin or casket ( from the city when I am prepared : to furnish them at prices that will save you from 40 to 50 per cent. , My line is complete in all sizes, from children's up. S. M. Askins, j Lake City, S. C. Democrats, Attention. The Democratic Executive Committed is hereby called to meet in Kinsstree on Monday, June 27, at 12 o'clock. A lull attendance ( is requested, as business of im- I portance will be transacted. All clubs not represented in county 1 convention on account of failure ' to organize will please call their , Iclubs together and orgamez at j I once, and elect a member of the ' Executive Committee, so as to be > represented in meeting on the [ 27. A II Williams, Ch. Dera. Ex.Com. Wm'burgCo. < LATEST W Summary of tl Reports to the C (Special Telegrams to' MADRID, June S: Spanish o >t Santiago, communicated to the f rollo***s: A bloody encounter occurred can fleet attempted to laud niarir.es heavy losses. Probably about 1500 A Americans sunk Spanish vessel, Keina Alia, between Santiago and Punta Cab ^ents by land and Americans by sea. ards' heads, falling among insurgt :renched between Sibonts and Agnatic anding. President McKinley signed hi ipen till the year as a war measuer. Washington discredits Spanis lexas, being killed, as they believe Sa No credeuce is given to the >quadron have been sighted off Jamaic Firing has been heard, at Santi; McKiuley plana to end the war Next week will witness exteusi Santiago and Porto Rico. LAKE CITY LOCALS \ Newsy Letter from our Sister Town. Mrs. Olivia Stack , of Pinewood,! s visiting relatives here. Wjoiw :>nrl P;ir!v nea^ are bein;* hipped daily from this place to lorthern markets. The firm of Severance & Co. is j lissolved. the business now being ! jmler the name of \V ? Severance, j Mr. D M Epps, accompanied by J diss Mary Seig, attended Children's, Day service at Cade's last Sun lay | ;venii;g. Rev. A E C Pittman, who has ! )een sick ol tvpho-malaria! fever or several weeks, is now convaescent. Mrs. (i C Pittman is still ack, but to the delight ol her many iiends, is improving. The Bethlehem Union of the S 2 Association convened here May J7, 28, and 29, the introductory lermon being preached Friday normng by Rev. W P Holland. \t 4 p. m.. The Reciprocal Duty >f Pastor and Deacon, was discuss ?d at some length by laymen and ninisters. At 8:30 p. m., there j ,vas preaching. On Saturday morning, theques ion,should the Annual Call SvsKu A Krvliclior!2" nn for .^111 Uti ilUU IIOUV/Ui VMKiv ? !onsiieration, and on either side! some good argument was ad van ;ed- At S:30 p. in., The Attitude >f the Church toward the Liquor, rraffic, was debated. Some strong points were made, and the relation the church to the liquor business was clearlv and forcibly shown. The speakers took the ground that tliere was no neutral position to be accepted, but that the Church should come out and. make a lair and open fight for the total prohibition cl the ure and sale of liquor. On Sunday morning, Kev. W D Moorer delivered a practical and forcible address to the Sunday-1 school. At 11 a.m., Rev. JI C HaddocK preached on the subject [>f Missions. Mr. Haddock gave a brief account ot the missionary \ wo*k in foreign fields, and laid | much stress on the pers)iial re-| >ponsibility of individuals to sup ! port the missionary cause, and to j uphold the strong arm ofthechurch in carrying and sending the gospel to those who have it not. Alto-: aether his sermon was favorably: commented on,and no doubt made: a good impression upon his hearers.: At 8:30, the closing sermon was. preached by Rev. W D Moorer, of; Charleston. AR NEWS,! re Telegraphic lounty Record, The County Record.) < fiicial report of Monday's operations tress this morning is substantially hs ' '' * L!.l. i.U ^ A nt Santiago uuring which mu auicii. but were repulsed by batteries with Lmericaus, being killed and wounded. , Mercedes, killing Lieut. Acata. Col. iara, sustained cross fire from insurAmerican tire passed above Spannits. The Spaniards were well nitres and prevented Americans from i 11 today, keeping life-saviug stations h reports of Capt. Phillips, of the uipsou would have reported it. report that 18 ships of the Cadiz ;a. i igo since Monday. by August 1. ve land and naval operations agaiust KOESTER. A Popular Firm. Tlie old and reliable iirm 01 v C Badliam, Columbia, S C., has been getting in some good work throughout this county recently, having sold their opto date mil) and ginning out fits to Messrs W li Funk, lvingstree, J M Nexsen, iN'exsenrs,J GMcCullough, Benson, and J C McUwtchen, Epps. The work ot' these ginning outfits is as near to absolute perfection as can well be attained, and tiieir excellent points can be seen at a glance. Badham's machinery has always been popular in this county, and, with a fair showing, can down all competition. This has been amply proven in the Jast week, when Mr J D Behling, their efficient representative, cleaned up all opoosition and made the sales already refered to. it does not take Mr. Behling many minutes to convince a purchaser that Badhanfs machinery is the best on t lie market. Married, May 29, at Trio Baptist church by Rev. K C Bouhvare, Miss Bertha MeDouald to Mr. Stepheu Thomas. A Cutting Affray. William Graham, a young negro man in the employ of the Mallard Lumber (Jo., of Greeley ville, catne to Dr. Wallace to day to have an ugly gash on his arin sewed up. *."? ?1?4 .v.? U,n? if oaont c JP roill WliiU \vt? uau gaiuci, iw ctvii. j that William and one Gusta Singleton were indulging in some repartee at each other's expense when an altercation arose concerning a remark which the former construecLintoan insult. Gusta declined to retract and diplomatic measures tailed. Unscrupulous as to the means employed in getting the better of his antagonist, Gusta ustd his "barlow" to some elfect, carving a slice from Graham's arm, wnich brought the fk'ht to an end. Graham is not ~~o satisfied with the result, aud declares he will call oil the minions of tile law to aid him in punishing his assailant. Volunteers to The Front. There is a movement on foot to organize a company in this co unty under the President's second call for 73,000 volunteers. Let every one who wants to vol unteer now come forward aud join this company. Apply in person or send in your names to Ralph Epps, Epps, P. 0., E C Epps, Kingstree, or Ralph Jovner, Lake City. Recruiting offices will ut flroalpwi lip <USU UU Mliiuiisntu i?u - and other points in a few days. Come forward promptly, as the company is to be organized at once. 1 i UfffJPlE INTERMINABLE INACTION IRK SOME. The Independent Battalion Deprived of One Company Williamsburg's Brave Volunteers. <1 I O UOlimiDia, n. o., June o.? NTews in camp this week is very scarce. It is the same old daily routine that we have been going through every day since camp Fitzhugh Lee was established: roll call, drill, parade, etc., every day. I met today for the first time, Mr. David W Cunningham, formerly of Indiantown, but who has been livingin Sumter for several years, Mr. Cunningham is a sergeant in company B, the Sumter Light Infantry. Cur battalion has lost company B, as the war department transferred it from the Independent battalion to the First Regiment, so as to complete the Regi ment, which is to go to Chickatnaugain adavor two. As the Regiment was incomplete, one company was necessary 'o fill it out to the requisite number, and the Sumter company was selected by Gov. Ellerbe to join Col. Alston's command. The boys of the battalion all regret to lose the "Game Cocks," but wish for them every success. Our camp was saddened this afternoon by the death of Mr. Joseph McLeod, of company D, (the Manning Guards). Mr. McLeod suffered from pneumonia, contracted during his stay in camp, and the disease proved fatal. He was a popular man with officers and comrades, and his death brought sorrow to the entire battalion. Alnj. Thompson ordered out the entire battalion to act as an escort of the body to the depot; and keeping step to the beat of muffled drums, four hundred and fifty young men marched about three and a half miles from the camp to the depot, escorting the remumc nf thoir rlpppased comrade. The death of Mr. McLeod is the second that has occurred among the South Carolina volunteer troops so far, there having been one at Camp Ellerbe about two weeks ago. These two young men have made the greatest sacrifice possible for their country's honor. They have laid down their lives, while in the bloom of manhood: and what more can a man do than to give up his life? Maj. Thompson receired orders last Sunday to report his battalion to the commander of the L?epariment of the Gulf, for assignment to station and duty, and it was thought that we would be on the move long before this; but so lar no marching orders have been received. The battalion is now one company short, so it will hardly be ordered off till another has been mustered in. The following is a complete list of the Williamsburg boys in the volunteer army of the United States as furnished me by the first sergeants of the various companies: Company D?Manning Guards * i" Uliailes ?i J^pps, J\ 1 i c*r, John li Joyner, Lake City, Chas. D Joyner, Lake City; M M Clark, Lake City; II B Holleman, GreeIeyville; Edwin M Rodgers, Lake City; Charles E Epps, Mouzon; Oscar S Kelley, Lake City; Hugh McDonald, Lake City; Lawrence F Wilson, Greeleyville. (Continued on page 8.) 3 V y ' ' IS SPICE U :yj| ~' . -* PI IK JiiLUlluu . ? . V J Wl . 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