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r VOL. XIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25,18t)8, NO. 34..
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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.
Black river has been rising considerably
during the past week.
Mr. Geo. 8 Barr is up again after
a few days ot indisposition.
Mr. 8 M Haynsworth, of For
eston, was in town Tuesday.
Mr. Willie liolleman, of Company
A, Second Regiment,S C V,
was in town last Tuesday.
Mr. J P Nelson, now ot Charleston,
made a business trip to
Kingstree last Monday.
Mr. J ohn Gewinner, of Macon,
Ga., is visiting the family of Mr.
Louis Jacobs.
Mr. William Scott, now of Lake
City,came in Saturday nightaud
remained over Sunday.
In order to get a report of the
Johnsonville meeting we are one
clay late in getting out this issue.
Our editor is away this week
on the campaign, making speeches
and kissing the babies.
We are pleased to note that Mr
K II Kellahan, who has been seriously
ill, is slightly improved.
Mr. Charlie Torter, of Wilmington.
N C. is visiting his mother.
Mrs. M J Porter, of this place.
~ After spending several days
~ - visiting friends iti Lake City, Miss
Mildred McCabe lias returned
borne.
Miss Annie Thompson, saleslady
at Keddick's, is ba .k after a
vacation of several weeks spent in
Clarendon county.
Messrs. E C Epps, Hey McClary,
Nap pie Jacobs and Miss Mamie
Jacobs have returned from Pawley's
Island.
J,ieur. L/OUisj crisiow wno was
confined Jo his bed. suffering from
sin attack of fever lor several days,
left for Camp Lee Monday night.
In making up Your ticket be
sure to vote for three legislative
candidates, as tlie practice of
"nlumninff" is not nermissible.
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according to the rules governing
the primary election.
Capt. and Mr6. Kelly, with their
accomplished daughters, Misses
Bessie and Alma, returned to
Kingstreeon Tuesday evening, after
spending the summer very
pleasantly on Pawley'a Island.
Lieut. C R Cox, of Co. A, 2nd
South Carolina Regiment U. S. V.,
came to Kingstree Saturday night
and mustered into service another
squad of recruits raised by
Sergeant Bristow.
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mere win oe no preacning ai
the Presbyterian church on the
first Sabbath afternoon in September,
but there will be preaching at
that church on the second Sabbath
afternoon.
Four trains of fourteen coaches
each passed here last week, car
, rving "immune" troops from
Washington to Jacksonville to
join the 7th array corps under Gen.
! Lee. From Jacksonville they go
i direct to Cuba.
I ' The dance given at Mr. Louis
Jacobs W ednesday night was well
tf attended and thoroughly enjoyed
by the young folks who were pres|
ent. The music discoursed by the
I Kiugstree band was of the sweetest
| sort and much enhanced the
X enjoy incut el the cccashitk.
Protracted services were held
at the Presbyterian church last
week, beginning on Friday night
and concluding Sunday night.
Rev. J E Dun lop, the pastor was
assisted by Rev. Mr. Matthews, of
Clinton.
Mr. E G Mallard, of Greeley
ville, has two acres of the finest
cotton we have ever seen. The
stalks average nearly six feet
high and are loaded with fruit.
On one of iheru we counted 131
matured bolls. Who can beat
that.
At a meeting in Charleston last
Saturday of the Confederate Vet
eran re-union Executive
Committee, a committee from
the State was appointed. Capt.
W H Kennedy, of Indiantown,
was honored with the appoint
meat from Williamsburg county.
Rev. A B Earle has requested
us to announce that he will not
fill his appointments at Kingstree,
Bethesdaand Cades next Sundav,
having decided not to return from
his vacation till Sept. 1. His regular
appointments will be filled
the first Sunday in September.
On another page will be seen
Stackley's new advertisement, and
it will be profitable to the purchasing
public to read, for the bargains
offered by this reliable house
are equaled by very few estab
lishments in this section. All the
enterprising stores advertise, and
the columns of the Record is an
index to the bargain-houses of
Kingstree.
Mr. George Mitchum was shocked
a few days ago with the intelligence
that his son, Sessions, who
has been at Nicholas. Ga.. for the
past few years, lias been shot
down in cold blood by a man
named Oobb. Mr. Mitchum has the
sympathy of everybody in tnis sad
affair. At last accounts the boy
was still alive and hi9 assailant in
jail.
A monster snake of the genus
"rattle" was killed last Thursday
in the road, near the second river
bridge by a colored boy, who
brought it into town for exlnhi
tion. Hissnakeship had attained
a length of five feet and four inch
es and boasted of seven rattles
and a button. This splendid
specimen of an almost extinct
species has been taxidermized by
Mr. T J Brown, the foreman of
The Record office.
An Unfortunate Occurrence.
A cutting affray occurred last
Thursday between Mr. Walter
Sauls and Sam Barr, a negro farm
hand, on the place of the late E S
Sauls, It seems that a dispute
arose between Mr. Sauls and the
negro about some farm work,
which resulted in an encounter,
iin which Barr was badly cut on
the face and back by Mr. Sauls.
The negro is in a critical state,
and Mr. Sauls has been arrested
and lodged in jail on a warrant
issued by Magistrate Matthews.
OBITUARY.
Died on the morning of August
11, 189S, little Allie Lee, infaut
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W M
i unk. Although only nine
months and twenty-five days old,
she was the sunshine of home.
She had a smile for every one,
and no one knew her, but to love
her. and none loved her better
than I. May God in his great
mercy comfort the heart broken
parents, and help them, each day,
to live nearer Heaven where they
have another precious angle
awaiting them.
, A Lovin gAujj.
emits w.
AT GREELEYVILLE. TRIO AND
JOHNSONVILLE.
The Office Seekers Given a Cordiai
Reception at Every
Place.
, Blow the bugle, beat the drum*,
l.o, the candidate, he comesl
Fifteen of the nineteen candidates
for county offices assembled
at Greeleyville cn Friday to persuasively
parley with the people
on the issues of the day. The
meeting was presided over by the
presidents of the two local clubs,
Messrs. Mallard and Campbell,
having been called to orderpromptly
at eleven o'clock. The
ahsentees were Dr. Williams,
John S Graham, II P Baldwin
and il Z ilanna. The town hall
was the rendezvous and for almost
two hours and a half the
welkin rung and the atmosphere
was made vocal with resonant,
ringing and sonorous declamation.
The meeting was devoid of incident,
except certain questions
asked Mr. Chandler about a defective
bridge, and the same rather
heated colloquy between Messrs.
Cooper and Rollins that occurred
at Kingstree. At the cTose of Mr.
Cooper's speech he was asked if
thprp tt'Qe nrkt a npfih'nn tn wnuol
the stock law sent to the legislature
from Greelevville when he
was a member of that body. "If
there was", 6aid Mr. Cooper, "I
never gaw it. It was pigeon holed
before it got to me." This sally
on the part of Mr. Cooper elicited
much laughter and some applause.
There does not live anywhere
a more hospitable people than the
citizens of Greelevville and the
candidates will long remember
with gratitude the cordial manner
in which they were received.
TRIO.
fin Ilia arnn'it oceom
bled t?nder the shed of Register's
mill and f-l!at-footed" on the
ground the candidates spoke. The
vote "between the rivers" is by
no means an insignificant factor of
the election and the office seekers
with moving eloquence each tried
to pave his way to the hearts of
the sovereigns of Trio and vicinity
in order to get a place in the picture.
The meeting was called to
order at 12 o'clock by Capt. DE
Gordon, and th? speakers came in
the following order' Graham,
Wolfe, Kennedy, Ferrill, Owens,
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McCants, Bradshaw, Lesesne,
Gamble, Montgomery, Verrters,
and Baldwin, Dr. Willrams,
Phelps and Hanna not being pres
ent. Mr. Baldwiu missed his
train, but rode over on a wheel a
la Walt Whitman. He arrived
atter the crowd under the mill had
dispersed, but succeeded in collecting
an audience aronnd the
depot platform, and from that
enimence made nis usual anecdo*.!
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tai epeeun, wuicii trrmrgnt uuwu
the house.
The orators in this campaign
are very much after the manner of
a crowd of school boys on exhibi
tion day. each speaker saying
pretty much the same little piece
at every place. Some of them
have improved very much, how
ever, and it the campaign lasted a
little longer soome good oratorical
talent might be developed.
The audience at Trio numbered
about 125 voters, and a very cordial
welcome was accorded to the
campaigners. Evtery candidate
got a good dinner and had invitations
to spare.
JOHNSON VILLK.
The politicH! Flying Squadron
anchored in the harbor of John1
9onvilie bright and early on Wednesday
morning with colors living.
The decks were cleared lor action
and under Commodore Dennis,
the firing upon Moro Castle
began at 11 o'clock shnrp. The
garrison of Moro numbered 150
and the coast defenses were in fine
condition.
The collection of battle 6hips,
swift sailing cruisers and torpedo
boat destroyers were arrayed in
line of battle and the engagement
began when cruiser Wolfe, of the
legislative division, advanced to
the front and launched projectiles
upon Moro Castle. After a continuous
firing of some minutes he
retired, giving place to the first
class battle ship Gamble, who put
in some effective work. Cruiser
Kennedy then opened his rapid
firing guns on K1 Moro with con
siderable vigor, and was followed
by battle ship Graham, who dis
tinguished himself by good marksmanship
and did great executionThe
torpedo boat Phelps did not
take part in the engagement. We
do not know whether he is in the
dry dock undergoing repairs or
was detained by foul weather.
The supervisor division next came
into action, when battle ship,
Baldwin after a long cruise similar
to that of the Oregon crowded
on sail and steamed almost under
the guns of the land batteries. He
did good service and gave place
to the men of war. Bradshaw, McCants,
( handler and Epps res
pectively. Bradshaw, McCants
and Epps simply fired broadsides
and retired, while Chandler
pourded away at the fortifications
for some time.
Next came into action the
Treasurer division, consisting of
five first class battle 6hips?a truly
formidable array, and each one
did fine work. Cooper and Rol
lins, coming too near together
turned their guns on each other,
but no great damage was done.
Finally came the Monitors Mont
gomery and Lesesne. The fortifications
were reduced by this
time and these simply put on the
finishing touches.
Soon afterwards the garrisoD,
which made but a weak show of
defense, firing only a few shots,
hung out a white flag and capitulated.
Pending the protocol
the Squadron disparted and
sought coaling stations, which
were plentiful, and bountifully
supplied.
DESERVED PROMOTION.
Sergts. Epps And Bristow Appointed
Lieutenants.
The Second South Carolina Reg
lment, U.S. V., was completed
Saturday and Sunday's DaDercon
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tained the names of the officers of
the new companies. Among them
were the names of two Williamsburgers,
Messrs. Charles J Epps,
who had been quartermaster sergeant
in Co, D, and Louis J Bristow,
who had been first sergeant
in company A. Both of these
young men enlisted at the beginning
of the war with Spain and
have been in the service for about
four months.' They are both
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^UUIIg II1CI1 Ul ^icoi rtuiilij anu uic
i war department did well in recog
I nizing their worth. The Second
Regiment will be moved at once?
at least that is the promise made
I Cols. Jones and Thompson by the
secretary of war 6ome time ago*
i The young men- who volunteered
, for service in Cuba will be sent
. either to Unit Island or to T'orto
Rico.
S OF PROGRESS.
TWO WELL EQUIPPED GINNING
ESTABLISHMENTS.
Messrs. Funk and Thorn Preparing for
the Cotton Season?Presses Changed
to Pack the Standard1 Size Bale.
Over 1 he railroad, just beyond
the grossing, h large two story
building is nearing completion. It
belongs to Mr. W R Funk and soon
within its walls will be heard the
busy hum of machinery?the merry,
whirring noise of the thYee
new seventy-saw gins as they strip
the fleecy staple from its seed,
preparatory to packing it into the
new, standard square bales, which
this fall will replace the bales of
various sizes and diverse shapes
into which we have been accustomed
to see our cotton packed. ,
The main building of this gin !
house of Mr. Funk's is 52 feet
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sides are a wagon shed, 30 by 14
feet and an engine room 30 by 24
feet. This latter room is to contain
the large, forty horse power
Strothers, Wells <fe Co boiler and
engine, which will be the motive
power or the plant.
Mr. F unk's machinery is up to
date in every respect, his accom
modations ample, and his facilities
for ginning unsurpas sed. A wag_
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on loau 01 couon is unveii uiiuer
the shed, quickly unloaded by the
pneumatic system and carried up
to the gin where it is separated
from the seeds, then it goes to the,
condenser through a steel lint
flue, and finally to a double box i
revolving press, which packs it
firm and solid into the standard
uniform bale. And all this is done
about as quickly a6 you cao tell
about it.
The double revolving press
packs a bale on one side while
the other is being filled with lint
thus leaving.no cotton on the floor,
and reducing to a mininum the
the chances of fire.
One of the most enterprising
and successful mill men in the
lower part of the State is Mr. P B
Thorn. For many years he has
operated, in addition to his large
lumber mill on the river, a gin and
grist mill at the depot. To meet
the demands of the times, Mr.
Thorne has recently overhauled his
entire plant, resetting press and
gins and in many ways increasing
his tacilities for handling the sta
pie. Mr. Thome will run this fall
two 80-saw gins, and his press has
been altered to pack the standard
size bale. Hi* location i* most
convenient for handling cotton
after it is packed1, as the bales ban
be put on the cars from the packing
room without any haoling being
necessary. Another convenience
about this mill is a house
near by for storing seed cotton
which has to remain at the gin
over night. The floor of this house
is partitioned into stalls and each
compartment is securely locked.
In unloading wagons a pneumatic
elevator is used, either to carry it
to the gin room or to the storing
house.
Mr. Thorne will buy a quanity
of cotton seed thisr fall, and has
built a room adjoining hie ginhouse
to contain it. When a bale
ot cotton is gin ied the seeds fall
intn o I in* ot.ri Kv mpansnf a (ran
door, this box is emptied into the
wagon underneath, or if the owner
wants to sell the 6eed, they are
carried on to the seed room.
No better point than Kingstree
for ginning cotton can be found in
the county, and we hope to see
these two splendidly equipped
mills well patronized during the
fast arpproarhing season of cotton
harvesting.
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stock down as low as possible and*
are offering
Very Low Price#
on nearly everything id our litae.
WE hare a big hno oF
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snut:&
being gold at priced fty gtHH th1
season*.
Ladles
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unucrvcai&
at 5c, 10c and upward?. A' largtf
line of
SarhplO
in which we ale'ofl'eriti^'biirgiilis;.
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Because of tfifc' aftfrantei
priceron*
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Tob&GGO
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last sbasOa and tHe addition*!1 ta? >i
as-a- war measure en* iMmufafctur.
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eu* goouu," lurrc wnr otj ov aiuiv
tobacco mandfactnired tf&af catr
be retailed al 25c pef. Ny.- * Efowt
eve* we anticipated thir condition'
antJ laid id qguile a' latge' stockthat
We ate selling at old' priced
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W? have many bargains fof tfe#
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ready eastomer.
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