- 55 . VOL. XIV. KINGSTKEE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1898. NO. 24. 7 7 * .? -j ... ML llfljf iffiti, AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed 1 in Like Manner for the Sake of Our Weary Readers. Mr. J l> Steele, of Dillon, is visi | ting relatives in this town. Mr. F Marion iiritton, of Church. made us a pleasant call rnuay. i? Messrs. Henry and Lewis Sauls . of Cades, were in town Monday. \V W Grayson, K>np- u fist church has been completed, j t< and the water low ilovsat the rate j I ol about twenty gallons a minnta. : li Miss Xeliie Bristow, the assi T- i tant teacher in I lie Kmgstreei : Academy d tiring the past session. { has been elected to a position in \ the Florence Graded School. / Black river is very low and 'i some of our citizens are alarmed, j lest the wholesale slaughter that j e is now he n;a !eof the lisli exter- 1 minate the iinny tribe. h Mr. Louis Jacobs is able to be ^ out on the streets again. lie has . had a long and tedious illness, and , overvo- e is.glad to see him so n\n?
  • 3 slay at Pauley's Island, lias reS turned home much pleased with . ^ his trip. He says the party from ^ Kings tree are in good health and spirits and already are considerably j benetited by their outing. Conspicuous in the class of *98, South Carolina College, are tlie j 0 names of Messrs. Leland B Sailers ? and- George McCutchen, both of! whom are from Williamsburg, j The former was class poet, tiie n latter, class orator. The speeches ( of both of these young men are jmentioned in complimentary t terms, and Williamsburg should ( feel proud ol them. j, Mr. J Lvde Tallevast, a Wil- , liamsburg boy, has just bought j out the Clinch County News, pub- \ lished at Ilomerville, Ga. Mr. v I * , Tallevast is a bright young man, t * and is well known in Kingstree, having been a pupil at the Academy for one term. We join with jIns friends here in congratulating t 4 liim on his new enterprise, and s heartily wish him and his paper y abundant success. . 1 (Other Locals on page ?>.) ^ LAKE CITY LOCALS q \ Newsy Letter from our Sister Town. a Miss Eleida S'ltrliflo. of Cliareston, is vi>iting her sister, Mrs.; ( 'ul iii ore. . ^ Mrs. (i 0 Pit!man. who lias been :erv ill for several weeks,is said to >e slowly improving. Rpv T F Morris. nf Marion. pent Saturday and Sunday hero n isitinir his brother, Mr. J J N, dorris. The Rev.Mr.PattersAn preached ^ n the Presbyterian Church Snnlay evening. The attendance ras ?Ood, and the ?ermon excelent. v Rev. P L Kirton, ot Marion :treet ehurchColumbia, spent last ^ reek in tlie city of llowinir wells, lereiurned to ColninbiaSaturdav ?. ofill his appointment on Sunday. -Miss M E Sieolh of these young ladies stood lgh in their classes, and Lake j 'ityTs justly proud of them. On Sunday, June 12, Children's )ay Exercises were held at l lie n letho list chutch here. The day as bright ami clear, and everyliing was auspicious for a pro tit a le and interesting occasion. The *! xercises opened promptly at ^ 1 o'clock. For some time l>o- a >re the appointed hour arrived, eople began to come 111 from the ountrv. By the time the Super it itendent announced that the a xercises would begin, the church ti as well filled, very nearly every vailable seat being occupied. j The exercises consisted princi- a ally ot sonns, dialogues, recita- a ions, etc. The entire program ^ id not consume much more than n hour, for the children had been ,-ell trained in their work, and ach did his part exactly at the * ight time. The exercises, on the 1 hole, were very interesting, and '' poke well for Supt. .1 .1 Morris iid liis co laborers, Misses Carrie urton, Klma Murphy, and Mrs. 1) Ivussel. Near the close of the !11 xeivises Mr. J .1 Morris made a 11 hort talk on Character Building, 11 nd impressed forcibly on parents he imnortance of furnishing their i11 hildren something upon wliich to ? mild go 1 characteis. Rev. T E Morris, of Marion, was resent and delivered the address if the occasion. His theme was Little Thing?.'\ Mr. Morris jb roved himself master of the sub-! ect, and gave the children and ^ Ider people some very good hough is. lie laid stress on the act that lite is made up of little c lungs, and that success in any '' uidertaking largely depends on io\v we use our smallest opportu- si dties. .Mr. Morris made a line b mpression. The closing song, tl Ve'll never say good by in Heaven, ras sung, alter which the bene j, liction was pronounced. Why order a coliin or casket ^ rorn the city when I am prepared | ^ o furnish I hem at prices that will 1 aveyou from 40 to 50 per cent. | Jy line is complete in all sizes,j I rom children's up. S. M. Askins, n vake City, i?. C. Summary of i Reports to the (Special Telegrams 1 Th*1 Hawiian Annexnliot oon. ami the fight lor it wiil ,hen its opponents will filibustei The Ked Cross nurses h >lanco. anil brought away on Uri Talbert says Deaths Tr< lial the coiiiiiiioii oi mo civil poj The Americnu relief supp: Blanco declares that he \vi ,ill surrender. Santiago's resources and recalls. Rations are now being DOTS FROM DOCKS. Mr. J A Haddock has a ver ick child. Mr. J G Alt man made a llvin: ip to Georgetown last week. Mr. Thomas Altaian has beei ppointed captain of the Blacl lingo Base Ball Club. Mr. J II Waldron, formerly o his place, but now of Florida, i ome for the summer. Mr. II P Tallevast, who ha: een very ill lor some time, is nOv onva'escent. , -Miss Berlin (Jodwin. one of on lost charming girls, is visiting Natives at Georgetown. Our farmers are well up will leir work, and with goo< masons, an abundant harvest i nticipated. Messrs. Herbert Graham an< ohn Cook, who have been attend ig the Ilartsvilie High School re at home enjoying their vaea on. Miss Annie All man, one o ohnsonville's lair maidens, afle pleasant visit among friend ml relatives, returned to he nine. At the residence of the bride une 2, Mr. John Register, o no, and Miss May Godwin, o lis place, were happily unite< 1 the bonds of matrimony, tin lev. Mr. Davis officiating. For i'ie next 30 days iwill sel iv entire stock ot Dry Goods No ons, Clothing, Shoes, llats, am - i ?... i? lau v uiucr iwuciira m ^icauj ic need prices. I defy all compe lion. Come quick for great bar ainsat S. M. Ask ins, Lake CilyS. C. Harper's Happenings. Dr. Covington Lee is kept quit usy with his practice. A heavy rain and hail fell ii lis section l;v*>t week. Farmers are busy with thei ri?n?i nml llio nrn-nont fnr :i "rim ??r-i * ~ r-- i - o invest seems bright. Mr. J I* Bruorton is running ; 3(1 ii fount here. This popula everage is much in demand a bis season. Miss Mamie Mollis, of Tampa 'la., is spending some lime wit datives and friends at this place Irs. Belle Ivirfon, of Port Tampa 'la., is on a visit lo her paranls ii liis community. Mr. GWCanilin has gone t ?uflalo, N Y., for medical treatlent from Dr. II V Pierce. Jim Dandy. the Telegraphic County Record. ;oT1h> County Record.) 1 Bill will pass the House this aftei immediately he begun in the Senat ' agaiitoc it. ave been expelled from Cuba b : .u ' i^u 1:1 ui>ci d. mi starvation in Cuba are frequent >ulation is indescribably pitiful, lies were seized by Spanish soldier: II reduce liavaiia to ashes before h ? supplies nre all cut off and farnin issued to relieve the sufierer*. KOESTER. ITEMS FROM SALTERS. Moonlight picnics and fisli frie seem to be the order of the day a _r this place. For the want of rain crops ar< i, suffering very much in this com - mrnity. Mr. Cleveland McClary, c I Georgetown,is visiting relatives a s this place. Miss Ethel Jackson, who ha s been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jas. 1 v Ferrell, has returned to her hom i in Charleston. Rev. R C Bouhvare, on acconn r 'of sickness, was not able to lil - . his appointment last Sunda; 1 morning. 1; ] [ Mr. K Moselev's son who ha s 1 been a student at Clemson Colleg di ring the past year, has returnei to his home. I Mr George Pittman of Goui dins, has found great atlractioi _ | here in a "charming young wid low," and he shows up very often ."J and'Q." ti r| THROUGHOUT THE STATE. *1 The Week's News Briefly Told i Paragraphs. Rov. L L Picket t, well-knovvr ' in connection with the Gospe fj Tabernacle in Columbia, die< I i J nne 10. II i The following candidates hav g filed their pledges: For Governo .Joel F Brunson, R B Watson, am , G Walt Whitman; Lieut. GoverI . ' nor, M B MoSweenev; Congress ^ Strait, Stokes, Norton, and Wil san. T i I 1 1 U.. . I 11 Ilua UL'UIl cUHJUUIiUdl UV Ul . i A C Jones, Chairman Prohibitioi I State Committee, that the Prohi 'bitionists have withdrawn thei nominees for the State ticket, bu will try to elect as many Prohibi e tion legislators as possible. j< Mr. Joel E Branson states Ilia he will remain in the race, h ivin; 11 tiled his pledge, and run as Democratic candidate on the Pro r i hibition platform. Senators Tillman and McLaurn both favored the appearance o a i Prohibition candidates in th 1 primary. t m m Dental Work. U I, I will be at Lake City June 21 ?. j and will remain there four days Will be in Williamsburg Count iintill .fnlv 10. Patties wishin 11 my services will address me a Scranton, and calls will receiv o prompt attention. C B Graham. | The County Record $1 a yea jflli 1 IB. e ? ? MAJ. THOMPSON'S BATTALION STILL AT COLUMBIA. J Fourth Company Still Incomplete. Recruits Coming in Daily. On the Qui Vive for Marching Orders. Columbia S. 0., June 9, IS9S. Thorn pson 'slndcpendent Battalion, S. C. V., is still in Columbia not withstanding the fact that Maj. v Thompson received a telegram from .Maj. Gen. MO Butler last * Monday, saying that the Batallion would be ordered to report to him in Washington the following day. The delay was eaused by the failure ' of Captains Mixon and Carroll to e complete their companies, as duty promised. Both of these gentlee men had promised both Major Thompson and Governor Ellerbe to have a full company by Tuesday - morning, but neither of them had 25 men that day. Wednesday, by authority Iroin the Governor, Maa jor Thompson took all of the re' cruits in camp a.id combined them into one company, telling I hem e that when the required number of i men had been accepted by the surgeon, they would be permitted to . select their own officers. There it are lortv three accented recruits in the new company. and Major Thompson has put me in command s of it. As all oft he men are (some ^ very raw) recruits, I llnd a pretty e diflicult task to handle them; but with the assistance of Corporal t Wheeler, of company 0. I am getI tingalongas well as could be exy peeled. Major Thompson is add ing nien every day, and he confis deutlv expects to have it complete by Saturday, j There has been very little sickness in camp during the past week, all but two of the sick ones have recovered and these two are in the II city hospital. Since the B'tallion has quit cookin.it altogether, the commisioned ollicers from each company have combined in a "mess" and have their own cook and cook-tent. " jiic guvci ii Minn uuvo inji. DU|?jyij the officers with food, clothing or 1 equipments, so they buy such ' things us they wish. This means ^ ofcourse, that they fare much belter than the enlisted men do. e The men were all delighted to r hear that the Batalion had been 1 assigned to Butler's division. They were disappointed Tuesday when there were no orders received to move. They all are anxious to leave Columbia, and when thtv heard they were to go jo Washing' ton there was almost no end to the exclamations of delight. Lieutenant Cox, of the Darling1 ton Guards, company A, has been ' appointed Battalion quartermaster and has entered upon his duties, lie received instructions t troni the war department to pur z chase here what underclothing and a shoes the men needed, and their - wants along that line have been supplied. Lieut. Cox is a man n who will see that the men in his j- command do not sillier, and he is very popular with the men. Quite a number of the girls from Winthrop College visited the camp today. The school lias closed, and the young ladles were on their way to their homes. The boys were all . seen to straighten up their elTects v in their tents when it became known that we would have a visit lt ftoin a bevy of such pretty girls. e Camp lite is about the sane thing every day; it is only occasionally that something out of the ordinary occurs to break (he monotony. ir (Continued on page 8.) a. im The Season ill Will Soon I Be Here When we begin to bay fall and winter goods. Before *that time arrives we want to sell our stock down as low as possible and. \ are offering Very Low Prices J on nearly everything in our line# WE have a big line of a SHOES ; V '"5! v ?*3 being sold at prices to edit the seaseu. Ladles / Undervests at 5c, 10c and upwards. A large line of Sample r Pants '"i v in which we ate offering bargains* Because of the advanced prices on -v Iv?af Ifobacco > j last season and the additional tax as a war measure on manalactnred goods, tiiere will be no more tobacco manufactured that can , be retailed at 25c per. lb. How- * owp vvp nnficinnted this condition " r n and laid in quite a large stocfc that we are selling at old prices^* WE have many bargains for the ready customer. BX ' A BBBfll I GrfSL A / . * y t