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VOL. XIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1898. NO. 27.
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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 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
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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
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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
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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
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'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,
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