Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ry I'/*** | and Despatch." | ^BQIF jjj ^E8 THt7lCW6. | ^ VOL. XIV. KING ST REE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1898. NO. 37. U IfEHSJF HDSI. AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUr? LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of Our Weary Readers. Mrs. V Lee is having her store on Main street repainted. Mr. Hart Graham visited Scran ton several days last week. Read advertisement of E J Aoston in another column. Mr. H G Askins, of Lake City, was in town Monday on business Miss Sue Bar, sister of Mr. Geo. S Barr, spent several days last week at Barr's Hotel. Private G A Bristow, ot Com pany A., Second Regiment, was in town 'J uesdav. Mr. O L B lrgess, of Monzon's wr 'n % i r: 11.: ^ is wini mr. ?v i >> (i? salesman, for the tall and winter. Dr. J A James returned to his home at Clieraw Monday, after aj visit to relatives at Indiantown. Russell, of Bloom in jrvale, stayed in town Friday night as the guesv of Mr. S B \Yr Court nev. / The regular services will be! ' held at ,'the Methodist church in town n^xt Sunday evening; at eight o(clock. There \were 40S men commissioned as genera Is in the Confederate arinv\>fvvllieh 174 are still living. / *srr~ . . ...... L \N McUutcncn leit ior e naries- ( ton Tuesday night to resume work I after a five week's vacation at his old home. ^r. Frank Barron, of Manning,' spent Wednesday of last week i liere en route to Iitdiautown, where he is visiting relatives. Mrs. W J Garner, of Darlington, who has been visiting relatives in . this county, returned home last week. The editor has been sick several days this week; lor that reason we ask that whatever short eomimrc arft an ruirpnt tip nV'nrlnriL'Pil w.v ~ Miss Essie Benjamin, one of our most popular young ladies, returned home last week from l'awley's Island, where she has spent most oMhe summer. Lients. Chas. Enps and Louis .1 , Bristow, of the 2ud regiment, S C V, were here Wednesday. Their regiment leaves for Cuba to-day (Thursday) to join Gen. Lee. Jupiter riuvius lias relented, and for I he past few days bright, sunshiny weather has succeeded j the wet, gloomy, miserable days' of the past month. The handsome residence of Mr. II A Graham is rapidly nearing completion. Watch those wedding bells.?Timmonsviile Enterprise. Mr. D W Cunningham, a mem! 1 in f r\ ' t Ka (J i*onrii?ant ^ t ^ A* 1 UCl W Ul^ il i Ol U. V. ! M j lias returned to Jacksonville, after! a short leave of absence spent with his parents at Indiantown. Rev. Cash Warney preached ig the morning and afternoon at the Episcopal chapel Sunday; Rev J E Dunlop also filled his regular appointment at the 1'resby ten an church. ti t iir 11 i itev. rratiK waruiaw, wno lias had pastoral charge of Indian- j town church during his summer vacation, gave up his work la^t 1 week preparatory to resjuiing iiis I theological studies at Columbia, j Dr. TM MeCutehen, who is on a visit to relatives in the Indfantown section, was in town Saturday. Dr. MeCutehen now lives at Maysville. where he lias a large and paying clientele. t? f iUC I'CljUCMVU (<> .UIIIIM4IHV thnt a protracted meeting will be held at the Methodist church at Cades, commencing on the fourth ? Sunday evening of this mouth at hall-past seven o'clock. Everybody is cordially invited to all the services. The many friends of Prof. 0 \V Wolfe, tormerly of our graded school, but now of Kingstree, will be pleased to learn that he has been electe 1 a member ol the Leg islature from Williamsburg county ?Marlboro Democrat. Married at the residence of the bride's lather, Mr. J M (iodwin.on At: C 11 Ulill'K .UIII^U. (HI o*-jn. in x -i o'clock, a. m., Miss Bertie Godwin, to Mr. P C McClarv, ol" Georgetown, SC, by Rev. J K Dunlop, assisted by Uev. G W Davis, ul ! the M E Church, South. The largest watermelon received at thisoflice during the season was one weighing sixty pounds sent by Mr. S J liradshaw, ol' Browns. In accordance with our oiler, Mr. Brudshaw is entitled to one year's subscri])tion to The Recokd. We are in receipt of the latest catalogue of the College of Charleston. it is a gem of typographical excellence and the uiacter contained in it would be of interest to anyone, especially to parents who have boys readv for college. Write for cata logue to, Harrison Kandolph, Charleston, i> C. All kinds of printing done in lirst class style at our job office, liiil heads, letter heads, programmes and posters printed on short notice. Wedding invitations and visiting cards engraved artistically. All kinds nf blanks for sale. Give us a trial order. The following is the weekly crop bulletin from this county, as reported by Mr. J) X Johnson, of Chapman: Williamsburg.?The week generally has been favorable for harvesting cotton and peas; late peas have improved since the rains ceased; rice, chufas, potatoes, and ribbon-cane are doing well, cotton seems to be turning out very light since picking has begun, some good hay has been coro/1 tli 1.2 In the News and Courier of tast Saturday it was stated that a preliminary protest had been filed by the counsel of Mr. .1 E Ellerbe, the defeated candidate for Congress in the sixth district. The counsel for Mr. Ellerbe are Messrs. W J) Melton, 1' II Neison and (I I' Logan. This is an important case, and t lie f riends of Mr. Logan in this, his native county, appreciate the comnliment of his being retained a km;: with such distinguished counsel. We have sent 'Jhk Record to many of our subscribers tor a whole year without receiving a cent for our trouble. The season is now at hand when money will be more plentiful, and we want those who owe us to come forward and pay up. Don't wail for a bill. You know whether or not you owe lor I he paper. We have indulged many of you when we needed the money, and we now expect some return. It is impossible to run a paper without money. Chill at the olliee and get a receipt, or send the amount due by P O order, check or registered letter. t i sicfi pmm. ELLERBE AND FEATHERSTONE HAVE A CLOSE RUB. Floyd for Adjutant General- McMahan Superintendent ofEducarion Garrls Railroad Commissioner. Up to midnight Tuesday night the following is the summary of the j returns received by the News and i Courier Bureau: Ellerbe 21,471, ; Featherstone 21,532, Tompkins 17, i 102, Cooper 20,493, McMuhan 20,i 090, Brown 15,130, Floyd 21,134, ; Blythe 13,439, (lurris 24 994, Thomas 10, 100. A later telegram to the County KecoRD says that Ellerbe will carry the State by three or four ; thousand majority. According tc 1 this the following State ticket is elected: Ellerbe, Governor, Cooper, Secretary of State, McMuhan, Superintendent of Education, Floyd, Adjutant and Inspector General and Garris, Kailroad Commissioner. The most exciting contest among the candidates for State offices is the race between Ellerbe and Feather stone. The prohibition candidate developed surprising strength, and the vote was so close in the returns received Tuesday night that it was thought it would take the official count to determine which candidate had won. Floyd had a walk over for Adjutant General and Garris, the man w ho i nomas said coulun t manage a railroad whose cars you wind up wilh a key, defeated Thomas by an overwhelming majority. Tompkins and Cooper are closer together, but there is scarcely any doubt that Cooper is the "inner. McMahan also comes in on a handsome majority over his opponent, Brown. The election in this county, at the second primary, passed off quietly without incident. Very little in! terest was manifested, and a number I of people in town even did not vote. Fourteen polling precincts heard front, out of thirtv-one in this conn j t v, give Ellerbe 040, Featherstone j3'!0, Tompkins 191, Cooper 211,Mc, Maban 442, Brown 182, Floyd 541, I>l..?l. . l no M'e ~ o:i n : I>lJ IIJC 1UO, X Iioillii* OOi, VJUI I io vwv? In the county election f<?r treasurer, Rollins 5SG, Cooper 3GS. For county supervisor,Chandler 490, Baldwin 4GSYery little information canbe had to-night, except from telegraph stations on line of railroad. The votes given are mostly from towns, and it is thought that the votes from the rural districts will give Fllerbe a majority in this county. The vote lor county officers will be pretty close, it being conceded that Rollins will be elected treasurer and uer hups Chandler supervisor. Important Notice. * In compliance wilh a recen* call by J C Wilborn, president ol ihe Cotton Growers' association of our State, I earnestly request all interested to meet in the Court house at lvingstree, on Saturday, Sept. J 7. at 11 o'clock, to elect delegates to State Cotton Growers1 Convention to be held in Columbia, |on Tuesday. Sept. 20. Please, brother farmers, see that your townships are l'ullv represented in this meeting. Don't stay away thinking some one etee will take your place. Come yourself and you will know that you have been represented. Every class should be interested in this call, whatever his vocation may be. Again I urge a lull attendance. ivespect fully, J J M Graham, President Williamsburg Cotton G ro W e rs' Associ a t i o n. After a man ?rets married he cat*create a positive sensation any time by appearing in a new suit of clothes.?Atchison (J'obe # Dots From Docks. Cotton picking, weddings, moonlight picnics and lawn parties are t lie order of the day in this sect ion. Mrs. T P Steele, who has been very siek lor some time, we are glad to hear,is slowly improving. Mr. lv J Nesmith is also on the sick list, but we hope he may soon recover. Our farmers are about through harvesting their fodder, notwithstanding the delay occasioned by daily shower.', lor so long a period. Mr. and Mrs. J W Waldron, of Rome, visited friends and relatives at this place last week. j At the residence of the brides father, Sept. S, Mr. P C McClary, <il' (in/ii-'mtown aiul Mns Rnrttp Godwin, of this place, were happily united in the bonds of matrimony, iiev. J E Dun lop being the officiating clergyman. On the evening of Aug. 31, a large crowd of the youth and beau ty of this and adjoining neighborhoods assembled at 'he residence of Mrs. L J Nesmith, where several hours were oleasantlv snent in - A- I,- t social intercourse. The moon shone bright and beautifully, but no more beautilul were the smiles of the Lady of the Skies than those of the lovely maidens who graced the occasion with their presence. Gaines and social chat were indulged in until eleven o'clock, when supper was announced. The most inventive poet would fail to do justice to that scene. Suffice it to say the good things provided were partaken of with great relish, and our hostess is due the unani mous thanks of the partakers of her hospitality for the delicious - - i j _ _ I 1 sprenu mrnisiieu. Supper being over, we sat on 'lie lawn until a late hour and en joyed the refreshing breeze and beautiful view, where each tree was tipped with silver by the mellow radiance of the moon. Reluctantly, at last, we bade our friends adieu and turned our faces homeward. Wishing the County Record and its worthy editor in :ch success, I will call a halt. S. H. 0. Messrs. Thomas Sc Bradham have jusl received a big lot ol one and I wo- horse wagons, they also have a good stock of buggies and harness on hand. Call on them before buying and they will save you money. Thomas & Braduam, Agts., Kingstree, S. C. Deatli of a Veteran The old soldiers who wore the grav and bivouacked on the battle field are rapidly passing away, the relentless march of time proving more fatal than the bullets of a hostile foe. In the death of Mr. John Presslev Mouzon, winch oc curred last Wednesday afternoon, Williamsburg has lost one of her most gallant ex Confederates, who, as a proof of his bravery, left a leg on one of the battle fields of Virginia. Mr. Mouzon had been unwell several days betore his death, but his illness was not regarded as serious until the afternoon he di/vd TJ IJ /lnnt ti i J ?? II r\ nooo/l t A illCUt ilK1) iicni it jo ouj;|;uovu tv/ have resulted from heart failure, coming as suddenly as it did. Mr. Mouzon was born in this county and lived all his life at his home near Belser'sX Iloads,about five miles from town. lie leaves three sons, besides a mi ruber ol other relatives and friends, who are bereaved by his death. IIMDIOCfMHIlJ THE SECOND SOUTH CAROLINA k ! REGIMENT ORDERED TO MOVE. A Black Paymaster Hands Out Monry Tho Men. Other " "w """" ~ r Camp News. li Camp Filzhitgh Lee, Sept. 0. J J I 189S.?The Second South Carolina ?? Regiment has been ordered to pro eeedatonceto Jacksonville, Fla.. ? thence to camp Cuba Libre to report to (Jen. Fifzhugh Lee as a part ol the seventh army corps. There was much rejoicing in jcamp when this order was received, and since that time there has been a great rush for furloughs ^ as the men want to visit their (j homes belore going off. It is an as .{ sured fact now that we will soon be on Cuban soil, lor Gen. Lee has c been selected as the commanding ;J general of the army of occupation in and around Havana. Our boys volunteered to go to Cuba, and 1 f am glad that we are at last to be t| allowed to go lhere. |. The paymaster visited our regi- n ment last Friday and left about j. $28,000among I he officers and men. g Notwithstanding the fact that Ma- ^ jorWright, the paymaster this j lime, is a coal black negro, he was ?i the most welcomed visitor that had been in camp for a long t( time since Major Kuapp's last y visit, August 8th. There was e some talk about the officio's of e the army sending a negro to pay n us oir but no one declined to re- t| ceive moriev at his hands. The big pile of money was new crisp bills j and bright silver just from the mints. It came in by express and ^ it was escorted from the express office by an armed squad of six men. Col. Jones detailed me as f< officer of the squad tojes.ort Major P Wright a ml his large box of "stuff' from the city to the camp and I t< selected the following men irom e Williamsburg as members of * lie squad, having been instructed to select "discreet men:5' Privates n Ward, Thomas and Procter. The _ other three were from three differ? a ent counties. <r It is neccessarv for an enlisted man to be discharged from service ji in order to accept a commission, and I received my official aocuinent today. Ofcourse there is a a good deal of red tape about every ti thing in the United States army tl anil tins will give some idea of how things work. Several enlisted men were appointed officers n the same day I was and onr die- c charges were all sent in the same b special order. Alter the order 3 was received Col. .Jones had to make out a discharge and have ? the enlisting officer sign it, and t| Capt Boyd issued the final state- a ment of pay, clothing, rations a millage; &c. &c? all of which had ^ to be given Major Wright and a lot of other papers then had to be made out before I could draw my pay. The following is a copy of 1 the adjutant general's special order and the discharge: F Special Orders No 208.?War depart- t meiit, acliutantjgeneral's office, Washimrtmi Simifi-MiInT 3 18!)8. fTSxtf il?t. } Paragraph "-'6. Sergt Major Edmund K f Tompkins, Quartermaster Sergt Charles J Epps, First Serge Louis J Bristow ami PrivateJosep . I) Wot. of Company A, Private Walter N Seort, Company K, 2d South Carolina volunteer infantrv, now at Co umhia. South Carolina, will lie discharged from the .-orviee of the , United States to enable them to aeeept h commissions. These soldier-are entitled I, totrave 1-pay. By order of the Secretary of War. JI C Corbin, Adjutant General, THE DISCHARGE. (t To whom it may concern: Know ye. " that Louis .1 Bristow, a tirst sergeant of f company *A," of the Second Regiment ii of South Carolina Volunteers, who was i n enrolled on tin* fifth ?lav of May, One thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, ( i 1 i) serve two years, or during the war, i.4 ereby diseharged from the serviee of lie United Stale-:. !?v reason or para;raph 20. S O 203. A G O, Sept. 3, 1898. No objection to his re-enlistment is nown to exist. Tlie said first sergeant Louis J Bris?\v was born in Titiimonsville, in the Itnfe of South Carolina and when en i>li?'<l was z'l years oj age, o icci >>t in* h<*s lrjfh, fair complexion, grey eyes, glitliair, weighed ]48ipounds stripped, leasurod around chest, expiration, 33$ leiies, inspiration 3S inches and Was by cciipation an editor at KiDgstree, South l.irolina. Given at Columbia,S 0 this 9th -day f September, WlLIE JoNBS# Col. iud Regt. 8. C. V. Inf. Commanding tiie Regt. ountersigned; Ezra B Fuller. Capt .?th < avalai'y. Mustering OH'cei*. Copies ol' the loiegoing Were ?nt to every military post in the jnited Slates in ticcordance with tie army regulations. Besides t he bove there were the final state .?i a... i? :.i ,i_ . icm? suuvwug, uesiues uiy ubm ription, milatary record tfcc., the mount of clothing I had drawn* ations eaten, number of days I as sick, number of days away ?m camp, and everything else !ial has occurred since I've been ere, including the drawing of and ?ttiming gun, canteen, blanket* napsaek, plate, cup, knife, fork, poon, poncho, belt, and every-lung else. This gives one some lea of the red tape connected with lie army of the United States. After being discharged, I again ook the oath for a term of two ears, so my commission will not x pi re till after the next primary lection in this State, unless oai* , igiment be mustered out, of which lere is not much probability. Private Moore visited his home 1 Williamsburg this week. Private Hillary llolleman has een transferred to company "I." Private Ward-has been sick for iveral days, but is not in the hos ital. Much interest is being manifes?<] in the approaching primary lection. L. J. B. Camp Lee, Sept, 14, 1898.?Oaf eginient leavs for Jacksonville at o'clock p. in. 'lhursday. We will * o over the South Carolina & Georia railroad to Charleston. The regimental train will be In hree sections, one oattanon to eacn action. All furloughs have heen revoked nd the men are coming in on every rain in response to telegrams sent hem. L. J. B. The most complete assortlent oi men's,hoys' and children's lothing from the cheapest to the est, at S. M. Askins', Lake City# - C, ' ^ I still keerfon hand the famoua Virginia" and *'Derby"stoves and ie extra ware to fit. These stove* lways give genuine satisfaction, ltd are guaranteed to please. & I. Askins. Lake City, 8. 0. A Card of Thanks. "Alitor Count]/ Record:? Please allow me through your taper to thank my friends all over he county for the cordial support which they gave me in the recent jrimary. Very respectfully, J so. S (jRAIIAM/ Tire largest assortment of men's traw and felt hats ever seen in /alie Oity at, rock bottom prices tS. M/ Askins, Lake City, &. C/ We buy to sell, and sell we do?* roceries are going at phenom* nallv low nrices and are always ii keeping with the tone of the narket. 8. M. A skins, Laks Jity, 8, U. * -1