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ixtisy y vl^ LA ^ ^ \k |*W*? ftm&S;<.'?f*l*ij Jj >b IPork Illotto: | C? 1^^ /T _-4l' 4 V 44t *8"'4g}4? ~Jl( J m4 tfV _%' Wy f C(f? Counts ??ort | I aSSvS/^^ jffi'%*,y *V*+ VOL. XIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1898. NO. 27. loeii us of mm. AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of Our Weary Readers. H G Ask ins spent Sunday in) the 4 City by the Sea." Mr. RBRoperof Greeleyville was in town Monday. A photograph artist was in town Saturday. Mr. J P Nelson has gone to Charleston to accept apositi on in that city Mrs. Payne and Miss Bessie Oonstine are visiting the family of Mr. Louis Jacobs. Rev. A B Earle filled the pulpit at the Methodist Church Sunday morning. M rs N D Lesesne visited the family of Mr- J as Epps ou Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Geo S Barr, who has been on the sick list for a few days, is about well again. Miss Sue T Barr ot Indiantown visited her brother, Mr. Geo. S. Barr, Sunday and Monday. Mr. Zollie Lynch of Lvnche's, a cadet at the Danville Military Institute, Danville, Va., was in town Saturday. The Fourth of July was quiet - - ^ 11 and % uneventtui. uccasionauy here and there the history which I he day commemorates was plear*nt!v mentioned. The Lake City nine, colored, crossed bats with Kingstree's team on Friday afternoon. The scores resulted 19 to 13 in favor of Kingstree. Dr. James A James, who for many years lived in the Indiantown section of this county, was on a visit to his old home last week. Dr. James is now a prominent physician of Cheraw. Last week an old and valued - - - /a a f subscriber irom me ueaar owamp section paid us for The Record in advance up to 1900. This is a pood lesson to those delinquents who have read the paper for more than a year and never paid us a cent. Mr. K Dargan Bristow has re signed his position as operator in the Western Union telegraph office at this place. Mr. Bristow has made many friends during his slay among us, and we all regret to see him leave. Mrs. C W McClam is filling his place as operator. Our offer of the Thrice-a-Week World and the County Record one year for $1.65 still holds good; we also offer The Record and the Thrice-a week News and Courier for $1.75. This is a rare oppor tunity to secure two good papers for a very small sum. The examination tor the award of vacant scholarships and for the admission of new pupils to the Winthrop Normal and Industrial College, will be neldin the Court house on July 15, beginning at 9 a. m. When scholarships are vacated after July 15, they will be given to applicants making the this examinaaust be more The cost of atboard, furnishand washing For further inlogue, address resident, Rock STRICKEN AS A FLOWER. Mrs. Georgie C. Pittman Passes Peacefully Away. On Friday July 1, at 6 p. m., Mrs. Georgie C Fittman, who had been suffering for more than three i weeks with tvpho-malarial fever, breathed her last. Mrs. Pittman is a daughter of our County Treasurer, Mr. It i> Rollins, and lhe tidings of her death will carry sad- < ness and sorrow into the hearts of ^ many- people throughout thecoun ' ty. On the 6th day of April, 1898, r she was happily married to the j ivev. A E 0 Pittman, formerly ot } R.mert N 0 hut now of this county, j During their brief wedded life they j seemed devoted to each other, j Each heart was knitted to the oth T er in love and swelled with joy in ^ aniticipation of futuie happine^ } and a long life; but alas! their t bright hopes and joys have van- i ished. Death has entered the 1 homes, and the brightness, and t sunshine which once abode their t have been repl ;ced by sorrow and < ?'* D.'t* o moo a lurlir t gloom. 1U1S 1 llllliAII *T no l? tauj of many fine parts. Cultured and refined, pleasant and affable in her relations with those she met, she easily won their respect and admiration. A lady of amiable disposition and of strong Christain character, she will be missed in her home, her community and he| church. The bereaved husband and relatives have the tenderest sympathy of the Record. J ust received; acar loa I of corn t I .m of nrinoa that trill nlpase the I (V V/ UV |/?l\VO VUM? ?* I'.- . people. S. M. Askins, Lake City ( jS.C. j 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. A skins Lake City, S. 0. A full line of furniture of all rj kin Is !o oe had at the lowes t prices from S. M. Askins, Lake t City, S. C. r M I BLOOMINGVALE BRIEFS. j The weather has been unusual |? ly dry and hot for the past week * and as a consequence, after much c rain, crops are not doing well. 1 Mrs. J O Bates, of Georgetown, t is visiting her parents, the Rev. t and Mrs. 8 T Russell, of this ? place. 1 The Rev. W D Moorer, of Kings ' tree, spent two days in our com- . munity last week. . Mr. J W Bates, who has been t down on a visit to friends for c some time, has returned to his < home at St.Matthews. 1 Quite an enjoyable day was ( spent on July 1, in the grove near c the Bloomingvale Baptist church t by the people ot this and adjoining ( communities. The sultry weather was tempered by a bountiful sup ply of ice lemonade. At one o'clock the people were called from their various amusements to a table laden with every thing the good ladies could devise. To a casual observer, during the afternoon, "Cupid''seemed to be very busy with the affairs of the lads and lassies. Madam Rumor has it, and probably right, that the wedding bells will be heard on several occasions in the near future. Apparently the widows are in the lead* * Anon. I tlffl BMB. ~ rWENTY-FIVE CANDIDATES ENLIGHTEN THE PEOPLF. , e Jetween Three and Four Hundred Vo- i ters Listen to a Labyrinth of Argu- | ment?A Respectful Hearing Given to all of them. Most of the actors in the political lrama that is being played in the i state showed up Tuesday in good ^ urni to set forth their merits before " he people of Williamsburg county. The/all expressed themselves as beng sanguine of the majority of the rotes cast in this county, and were oud in their demonstrations of affection for the noble people who utilze it as a dwelling place. The neeting was to have been held in the jrove in front of The Record office, )ut the weather being unpropitious he platform erected for the accomuodatiou of the speakers could not )e used, and the crowd assembled in he Court house. In the abseuce of ;he county chairman, Mr. W W jlrayson presided, and the duties of be chairman were discharged by him n a fair and impartial manner. "iL. c_.i. 1 J . xue ursi/ spra&cr auuuuuucu woo j Jovernor Ellerbe, who spent most of < he fifteeu minutes allowed the Gubirnatorial candidates in delending limself against the charges brought o bear upon his record. Col. Watson, he said, had accused lim of getting weak on tbe dispen- { lary last year and wanting to abolish t, and claimed to be able to prove his jharge by Attorney General Barber. He denied this and produced a letter Tom Barber denying that he had ( nade such a statement abount Eller>e. The Governor admitted however hat he had favored abolishing the ' n-oGt feature if the State lost the ^andercook case. He denied saying t hat he would remove the metropoli- ( an police in Charleston uucondition- | illy, and detied Watson to prove tbe iharge. At the close of his speecli governor Ellerbe received a good i ound of applause. Col. Geo. D Tillman speaks. Col. | rill man, after touching briefly upon . he earW history of Williamsburg * * e i ... ma reierriug 10 tneiaci mat mauuu aisedhis first company in Williama>urg District, proceeded to outline he platform on which he is running i or Governo r. Said he,I have studied ] government all my life, and you i vant the man for Governor who will . lo you the most good. I am run. i nng for Governor on the economic j jlatform. Economy is the best ] hing about government. The right o tax is the right to d estroy. He lairl Via IiaIiovaH in the sprnnri form. >ut Got. Ellerbe lacks backbone, and ihould not be re-elected. Clemson College got more than South Carolina College. That was not just, Gov. Bllerbe raised taxes instead of cubing expenses down. Williamsburg >wes $3000 to the sinking fund. Lo- * :al option would pay this better than ;he abominable Dispensary. He said ;he Dispensary affords great opporiunitesfor stealiug. The members ithe board used to almost fight for he position of chairman that is for ( :hief executive officer to negotiate c he wholesale purchase of the wbis- < cey. Did they or not, compromise t >n taking the position by turns, ( Bach a month at a time probably j )n the theory of honor, or letting : rvery one have a chance? j, Col. Tillman laid emphasis ou the j ixpenses neccessary to ran the dis' ? >ensary and denoanced the whole j bing as fraudulent and unjust lie j vas applauded at the close of his c ipeech. j Col. 0 L Schumpert, the third j :andidate for Governor; was next ( ntroduced. In this republic, he laid, any citizen has a right to ruu (Continued on page 8.) ?] THE FARMER'S INSTITUTE. \ Small Attendance, but the Clemson Professors Did Qood Work. '1 he farmers in this county seem ;d strangely indifferent about comng to the Institute, which was I leld here on June 30. The folowing professors from Clemson Jollege were present and discuss?d subjects relating to agriculture: Messrs. Furmau. DuIJre, Shiver, Jonnor. and l*oats. The meeting vas not called to order by Mr. ll E Eaddv, the chairman, unlill 12 >'clock, the farmers were so slow ibout gathering, and even then he attendance was not encourageng. The lecturers worked as earnestly, however, as if the Court louse had been filled, and those armers who were present seemed o be much interested. Some of he special subjects discussed vere horticulture, agricultural :heraistry and technical education. \t the close of the meeting a committee of three was appointed to irrange to represent Williamsburg it the Farmer's State Institute, to je held at Clemson College, Aug. 3 to 15. Mr. Auld, of Newberry, iccorapanied the lecturers in the nterest. ol the Southern Farmer md Horticulturist. The next In ititute will be held at Manning, ffhere the lecturers went on Saturday. DOTS FROM DOCK Mr. J F Chandler picked a very lelicious melon July 2. Mr. Walter Necmith, who has jeen very sick, is now improving. Our larmers are about through laying by" their crops, and now , .ney are eugeriy waning iui iuc larvest. Cadet L B Steele, of the citadel, is home enjoying his vacation. Some of our young chaps are thinking of going to the war. Go ihead boys. Last Saturday afternoon the Black Mingo boys and the Cedar Swamp chaps crossed bats on the 1 - r . L _ r U_i U grounu Ul uie lunuer. jjuui biuco played well, the whole game consuming not more than two hours. At the end of the ninth inning the scores stood 7 to 11 in farorof Mingo. Come again soon "Dauntless." "Plow Boy." For the next 30 days 1 will sell my entire stock ot Dry Goods Nodons, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, and many other articles at greatly re - luced prices. I defy all compe ;ition. Come quick for great bargains at S. M. Askins, Lake CityS. C, I o ail Sunday Schools in Williamsburg County. The Interdenominational Sun lay School Convention for this sounty will meet at Johnsonville m Thursday and Friday Jnly28 ind 29, 1898. Each school is mtitled to two delegates and the Juperintendeut All pastors servng churches in the county are also Derabers. Mr. Whilden, the field Sect., will be there to orgaanize and issist at the convention. A conribution of (l)one cent per mem w>?? <a oclrn/t trrtm oir-K u.|irvnl trs /V/X JO OOIVV/tl ItUUi vuvu kjvuwi vv iefray expenses and assist in the Hate work. A good attendance 8 earnestly desired. Let each lelegate strife to make it a sue:ess, K B Koher, For the Corn. laly 4,1898, MP HIM UL I rHE SECOND REGIMENT N^Aft* LY COMPLETED. Recruits Come in Daily?Interesting Incidents ir Camp?The Boys Anxious to get Into Service. nnlnmhm. S. (?.. Julv 2. 189S. At last, alter nearly two months i of patient waiting, Col.Thompson's Battalion has been armed and equipped. The uniforms were dis-* tributed several weeks ago and today the guns, etc., were given the men. The equipments of a sol-; dier consist, of more articles than i the average man would think neccessary, and it crowds a tent 6 feet square to put into it lour equipped United States soldiers. There is some talk ot Lieut. Col. Thompson taking his Battalion out into tbe City for a street parade Mouday, July 4th. Some timo ago the Battalion was taken to the City and the parade conducted by. Col. Thompsos. There was a considerable stir in camp the other morning when the I boys heard that a deputy Uuiled States marshal had been into the camp and tried to arrest four young i men, who are charged with being implicated in the lynching of Postmaster Baker, of Lake City, last February. The marshal weut to Capt. Davis, of Co. D. and deraanJJ < ded the men, but Capt Davis refused unless ordered to do so by Col. Thompson. The marshal went to Col. Toompson, who not i only refused to aliow the men to be carried off, but "hustled" the I marshal out of the camp, and told { him that when hp had instructions from the Secretary ot w ar to re i lease the men he would do so. I J have seen the accused young men and they all seem perlectly indit* lerent regarding the probability of being arrested as they are sore , they can easily establish their innocence. ' By order of the surgeon every tent in the camp was moved this , week about ten feet from where I they were then standing. Within a remarkably short time after the order had been received all the tents had been removed and the j nom otrootu crrarlA anil rlpunpfl nfF. When it is remembered that we are in the woods, it can be readily ] seen that it is no easy matter to pitch tents for an entire Battalion of soldiers and clear up the streets. Every little stump is dug up and not a blade of grass is left standing The recruiting officers are send- , ing in recruits almost daily now, and it will be but a short while 1 before the new Regiment is com- ( pleted, if the officers keep on get* ting recruits, An officer will 1 probably visit Williamsburg coon- | ty in a week or two. A local physician will be appointed to ex- ( amine the recroits and they will t be mastered into service before leafing tbeir homes. 1 There is terj Utile sickness ] among the boys now. Only three or four men are in the hospital 1 The boys are still looking forward for the Paymaster. . Quite a number of men has i been home on farlooghs recently. | The boys are often made happy j by receiving boies of "grub" from I home. Boxes are received by somesoldiers almost daily. The rations have been ranch improved recently, and the men do not have any cause to complain now. Several yonng ladies from the -e (Continued on {*ge&) I The Seam # Will Soon Be Here tVheo we begin fa boy farfl <mf Winter goods. Before tfcat time arrites we want fa ?eff oof rtoek flown as tow as possible tad ?re offering l/pfv 1 y>w/ Orir&ik V VI/ WWII I I l?Wl/ Dii fteafly etertthtng in our fine/ WE hare a big line of ., SHOES being sold at prices tn afrit I ll , r season. , 0 Ladles Undervests m i0 -d IM r _. ... . a a at oc, juc ana opwaras, a large iineef Sample Pants V it v in mhfch we n\e offering bargain*. Because of the advance! prices on Leaf -* . _ 'i ooacco ast seasoa and (be additional (a* is a war measure on manufactured goods, (here wf)l be no mora obacco mannfactared (bat can ye retailed al 25e per. Jb< Howjrer we anticipated tbis condition ind laid in quite a large stock bat we are selling at old prices?* tVE bare many bargains for tb# eadjr cDBtomer, BE I muL > ? t