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^ VOL. XIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1898. NO. 4(5. . | ?llSJIf INKRESI. AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake P of Our Weary Readers. Kead legal advertisements. Thanksgiving Thursday week. Listen for a chime of wedding "bell? about Thanksgiving. t Mrs. L J Barr visited relatives at Indiantown last Friday. , Rather unfair weather for the i fair. 1 AH the stores in town will be 1 closed on Thanks-giving day. Who will give us a fine gobbler , on subscription for Thanksgiving? | Mr. Herbert McClarr, of George < >" ? > o f- itt Hiivj' visif. fn I I lUn i j , 10 uii n iv n uvm v , ..... friends in this county. Rev. J C Frierson, of Norway, S. C. is on a visit to friends in Wil liamsburgcounty,his former home. Mr R L Smith, a member of the State constabulary force, has been in town this week searching out imaginary blind tigers. Lieut. Louis J Bristow is ill of mumps at his tnoihers home in Darlington?quite a swell affair, we understand. Messrs Dove, Bradhani, Misses Bessie Kellev and Mamie Jacobs attended the Baptist Association v .i o j..., V meeting at l^aues ouuuu>. v I 1 ^lr. Janies Bennett Steele, a { r^young business man of La It a. is enjoying a few days of recreation here at his o!d home. ; Died on Tuesday morning, No I veniber 15, Mrs. Sarah Welsh, at ( the home of her sister, Mrs. ( Thompson, a few miles from town. J Friday, November 18, has been set apart by the Governor as Ai- ( borday. Wonder if an appropriate * programme could not begotten up ' by our school for that day? 1 4 Morning and afternoon services were held at the Episcopal chapel Sunday by the rector in charge, Rev. R W Barnwell. At the nior ! ning service the holy communion ( was celebrated. We sell stationery of all kinds, . printed or not, as you preler. A line of fashionable corresponk dence paper and envelopes has just been added to our stock. Job printing neatly done on short notice. Give us a trial. Barr's Hotel, the traveling man's ' favorite stopping place, in aadition to its other conveniences, now boasts of a handsome new bell, whose peal falls invitingly on the ear of him who seeketh en- " tertainment. i The following pleasure seekers x from this county left on Tuesday and Wednesday for the Columbia j Fair: W W Gravson, J F Cooper, , Tom Cooper. Hugh McCutchen, KC Logan, Dr. W V Brockinton, LeRoy Lee, and C W Woolfe. < We make a special request that all new advertisements, ! changes in advertisements and ! t* * commumications be sent in early j enough to reach this office by * Monday night the week they are intended to appear. ' r w , There are still some of our subscribers who have not paid up. If you intend to pay at all now is tfie time. We ehall soon revise our list, and all delinquents will i' be cut off, though ??f course that will not settle the debt. I* * ? ' V 'I (for * ' r " 4 ' I ' * A DASTARDLY DEED. p Incendiaries Burn Mr. Graham's Gin- ' house and Eighteen Bales of Cotton. S Last Snndav morning about three o'clock Mr. J. ,1. M. Graham, Jr., >-vlio lives out several miles c from Cades, had his ginnery and grist mill totally destroyed by fire. Lighted) bales of cotton were i burned along with the gin-house. Not less than |2,000 worth of property was destroyed in all, none ot which is covered by insurance. There is little doubt that this ^ dastardly deed was the work of e incendiaries, this being the second * o lime within the past ihirteen 1 months that Mr. Graham lias been ^ burned out. There were ten bales of seed cot ton bestroyed and eight ginned bales. In looking over the ruins rf the house ties could be found til [or but seven bales, which fact in?i licates that the parties who set [he fire stole one bale. Mr. Graham's mill is situated tear the public road, the plant comprising a grist, mill run by ^ *ater power, and a steam ginnery j ind saw mill. The whole plant ^ .vas destroyed, nothing being sav ?d but two gin belts and about two jales of damaged cotton. I r We have no doubt that Goverlor Ellerbe will offer a reward lor , i ..... hi he perpetrators ot this crime, . vhich we liear will be supplement?d bv private contributions. Mo gi stone will be left unturned to dis .. over the guilty parties and to : " in .)ring them to the punishment Jie\ so richlv deserve. Mr. Albert Smith and mother. Mrs. D K Smith, of Smith's Mills. al tl passed through town Friday night in their way home from an exten led trip to New York and other 551 Northern points. w Bro. W D Moorer spent Tues- s( lay night with us on his way to ?j :ake charge of the Little River and j, First Creek churches. He said he j, t/\ ct An A ** A ! O ft/I 1 ll ?? (lllivu * \/ V* / 1 <4 I I V 4 OW I lie South Carolina Baptist and the sl irphanage.?Carolina Baptist. al Last Thursday evening a merry party went forth from tewn to a I' iance at Mr. Chesleigh Smith's si wspitable home, near Cades. A le lelightful ride 'neath star lit skies w 11 the frosty air of the night, sev jral hours of Terpsichorean enjoy- ai Tient, and a safe return home ir summarize the pleasures of the rr iventng. q Any one who sends a dollar to 1 pay up an old subscription, or becomes an old subscriber to The 3ocsty Record is eligible to our missing letter contest. Pay up and b lry your luck. Every body has the p< ;ame chance. Why not win a fine jr K-heel or the New Home sewing ^ machine? _ ^ is Wednesday, November 23, be- C ing the Odd Fellows' anniversary, C my shop will be closed at 12 m d My patrons will please taKe notice $ E. J. Oastox. q1 Remember the old reliable fruit stand is just re-opened for the season. K very thing is very cheap, as we are making a cut in prices. a' We also buy all kinds of hides: ti Raccoon, Mink, etc, etc. Highest & prices paid. Be sure to bring all jr your hides to 0] A. M. SlXGLKTARY, u Kingstree, S. C. ai Next door to the dispensary. li st Love in a cottage is all right if c you have a mansion to go to after w the cottage affair plays out. ,1II1 Mil. IX NEGROES KILLED OUTRIGHT AND TWENTY WOUNDED. lity Officials Forced to Resign and a New Government Established?a Negro Newspaper Office Wrecked The past week has probably een the most exciting in the his:>ry of Wilmington, North Carona. Notwithstanding the fact t for manv weeks it had almost ecu a foregone conclusion that on lection day a clash between the hites and negroes would take lace, no such thing happened nd everybody breathed Ireer. The temocrats had won a sweeping ictory all over the State and not single life had been lost. But lis was the calm that presaged le storm. The day following the ieclion a manifesto was issued by le white citizens of Wilmington, le scene of the anticipated ouOle, proclaiming their deterlination never to submit to negro ile, and expressing the belief that le sixty million white people of le United States would stand by lem in carrying out this deternii iition. Following this came the news om Wilmington that the printing Bee ol an obnoxious negro editor ud been looted and everything in destroyed, and that the whole iwn was in an uproar. 'J'he ne o editor had some time ago pub shed a defamatory article reflectig upon the virtue ol white wornt a i ti m?i/m f/\ a 100 1 ^ iiiiu in I'ytMnnivt i\j (i uv/vjvt ad skipped the town. An armed tody of negroes [tempted to resist the whites in leir attack on the printing office [id a general tight ensued, relltihgin six negroes being killed ud twenty wounded. Only three hite men were wounded. This ?emed to be a general uprising ol le white people. All classes fook art, even preachers, it is said, be ig among the number. After the row had in a measure ibsided, a mass-meeting was held ud an entirely new set of city ofcials elected, the former Kepubcan officials being forced to re gn. mr. a. m. waaaeii, me >ader of the mob, was elected the ew* mayor. For several days Wilmington nd the surrounding country was 1 a state of the wildest excitelent, but at this lime things have uieted down and it is hoped that le trouble is over. As Others See Us. r^kiiia .T Rriat/tiv whn tu nnp nf flip righteet an<i most capable newspaer workers in the State, has sold his iterest in the Williamsburg County ecord to C W Wolfe. Mr Bristow a lieutenant in the Second South arolina Regiment and will go to uba. Mr Wolfe, who has been couucting the paper admirably during lr Bristow's absence, is now the svner and editor. Greenville News, Look to Your Interest. Buggies, wagons and harness going t prices that will astonish, the custmer. We sell a first class article i low as it can be bought anywhere 1 Williamsburg county and warrant tir goods. Our Auburn Wagons ever fail to give good service. One ud two horse styles. An excellent ne of buggies on exhibition at our :ables. Also a fine lot of horses, ome and examine our stock and we ill treat you right. Thomas & Bradham. IN SESSION At LANES. Interesting Report of the South-East Baptist Association. I The Southeast Baptist association, composed principally 'of churches in Williamsburg county, convened with the Lanes Baptist church last Tuesday. Mr. Joel E. Brunson was elected moderator, and, Mr. Louis J. t Bristow declining re-election as<clerk, c Rev. A. E. C. Pittman was chosen to 1 fill this position. Mr. B. F. Brock- * in ton, Sr., was elected treasurer pro tern. Rev. W. P. Holland preached j the introductory sermon Thursday. c The visiting brethren were Revs, s J. L. Voss, of the Connie Maxwell s orphanage; V. I. Musters, of the \ Baptist Courier, J. I. Ayer, of the 1 State Mission Board; and J. I. Kir- v f ton, of the Charleston Association. r Rev. Mr. Masters preached three c interesting sermons during the assso- ^ ciational session, Rev. J. A. White f on?, and Rev. Mr. Ayer one. Busi- j uess of importance was transacted. I Hel ron was granted a letter of dis- 8 mi/sal to unite with the Florence 8 Association. The lollowing were elected dele- ^ gates to the State Convention, which { meets in Darlington November 28: j, W. D. Moorer, W. P. Holland, E. M. v Hicks, G.W. Harrelsou, W. R. Funk, a Edwin Harper, B. H. Myers, Louis r J. Bristow, J. R. Brockinton T. P. a brown, A. McA PittmaD, S, T. Rus- ^ sell, T. H. Harrison, A. E. C. Pitt- j man, R. M. Thomas, E. R. Leseene, Joel E. Brunson, R. I). Rollins and s J. A. M. Carraway. t The following were elected mem- a bers of the executive committee: Edwin Harper, R D Rollins and B 5 ti Myers. The trustees of the Welch Neck High Scliool were elected as follows, n Joel E Brunson, K D Rollins and B rJ F Brockinton, Jr. v The following committees were F appointed for this year: Education B K Trueluck, Foreign Missions J ? G McCullongh, State Missions Ed win Harper, Home Missions J R j, Brockinton, Orphanage W C Rollius. a It was decided to uieet next year at Lake City. ReT. S. T. Russell is *to preach the Introductory sermon '( and Rev. B. K. Truluck the missiout ary sermon ( On Sunday last Iter. A. E. C. ^ Pittmau delivered a very interesting; discourse. The report on temper- fc ance presented Saturday uight a brought on the most spirited debate v of the sessiou. The usual resolutions of thanks v were tendered the good people of Lanes for their uniform kindness a and hospitality. a Baptist. t m r Longfellow to be Illustrated. a Last year Charles Dana Gibson ^ illustrated "The People of Dickens for The Ladies' Home Journal. The pictures were so successful that this y?ar, aud during next ^ year, W. L. Taylor, the New England artist who has made such rapid strides in his art, will illus0 trate aThe People of Longfellow" ? also for The Ladies' Home j Journal* The poems selected are "The Courtship of Miles Standish," "The Psalm of Life," "Hiawatha," f 1 "Evangeline," "The Children's Hour," "The village Blacksmith," and ethers. HK fl'l II Iti. ROW PRECIPITATED BY AN ELECTION MANAGER BFING KILLED. Seven Negroes Lynched hy a Crowd of Infuriated White Men Unscrupulous Politicians Respor t bis. Greenwood, S. 0., Nov. 8. A errific election riot occurred tolay at Phoenix, ten miles south >t here. The riot was the outgrowth of a political scheme on he part of Khett Tolbert, Kepub lean opponent to Congressman ..atimer. Monday word was revived that th^ negroes were intruded to concentrate their vote it the Phoenix box and go to the X)lls ready to tight. The idea was o put an independent box there, vhere the negroes who were reused permission to vote at. the egular box lor lack ol registration :ertificates, might deposit their irotests and votes lor Tolbert and urnish evidence for him in his iropoaed contest of Latimer's seat. The boxes were in a vacant store it Phoenix, the congressional up tairs. Down near the front door ipening on a front porch Robt. L. rolbert, brother of Iihctt, placed his independent box and stayed o preside over it. The Democratc managers protested that this vas illegal. They first requested '(hon rtomanrtoil fhnf it tip TP. noved. Tolbert refused, having bout tlnrtv negroes near the >orch ready to shoot. Eth ridge rent down between 8 and 0 o'clock n the morning to remove the box U he laid hands on it a negro hot him through the head, the n 1 let entering between the' eyes md just above the nose. Ethridge ell over the box and died intantlv. About ten white men standing ?y then fired into (he crowd of legroes and they fled liffe deer, lever stopping to return the fire, 'olbert, who was in the line of the rhite men's fire, walked ofF the torch from them. He was struck \y a shotgun charge in the uacK f his head and shoulders. Seven Jo. 3 shot entered, hut his wounds re not considered dangerous. It 3 reported from Phoenix that not i negro was injured there. When the news was received at Jreenwood, about 60 armed men eft for the scene of the tragedy, nd the hardware stores sold out heir stocks of arms and aminuniion. Crowds from neighboring owns streamed into Phoenix. A party went to. Thomas Tollert's house about 2 o'clock in the fternoon to find out from him rho the negro was who shot Etiiidge. He gave them no satisfacion, and thev left. While on their ray back, John R. Tolbert met hem at the head of a party of 40 rmed negroes. A fight was had, bout 500 shots being lired in hree minutes. A white man lamed Younger was wounded,and ilso several negroes. Tolbelt's lephew, a small boy, who was in he bugsy with him, was wounded md so was Tolbert. Two miles from Phoenix, Youn'er and a small nartv of his friends , ? 1 rhile going to have Younger's rounds dressed, were fired into roin ambush, by a crowd of ne ;roes. Two white men, Fleming md Miller, were wounded, the atter dangerously so. The party if negroes at the Phoenix box eem to have been backed by 500 n ambush waiting for the whites o follow the small party out of own. [Continued on eighth page.] . a The County Vote. The Commissioners or State and Federal election met in the Court house on Tuesday to can- ' J vass the votes cast in the general "S election oi November 8 After a careful count the following result ^ was declared; For congress, 1st district, Elliott. Democrat, 013} 4 * Murray, Republican. 3<w 6th district, Norton received 355 votes, his opponent, Evans, not ? receiving a single vote. State ) election, Governor, Ellerbe, 900, -C Lieut. Governor, MeSweeney, 900$ Secretary of State, Cooper, 877; J&M|| State Treasurer,Timmerman, 877; .'-^.4 Comptroller General, Derh m, * 877; Attorney General Bellinger, 877; Superintendent of Education, MoMahan, 877; Adjt. and Inspect 1 or General, Floyd, 875; Railroad . > Commissioner, Garris, 875. In the county election, for State Senator Williams received 877 Votes. Graham W?l>? - ?1 n ' 1 .IUI.C rtim v^aiTlDie for the Legislature, 857 each, Les- :] esne, for County Superintendent of Education, 870, and Chandler, Supervisor, 870. The congressional election was the only one in which there was opposition to the Democraticnortf' inees. Murray in the first district received a little more than half as many votes aar Elliott, and Evans, the Independent candidate irom Marion 0DD0?in<? Norton o none at ail. Nothing has been said about a contest in the first district as vet. In fact, there seems to be absolutely.no ground for kickingabout the result. .* Mr. W. Francis Kennedy, as messenger for the Federal com I&i lOOIV/UCI uuuiur. >v >v iiouneay (or the State, carried the report of election to Columbia Tuesday night. Hy special amagemeut we ofler The Record one year with The home and Farm, $1.25; with the Thrice-a Week N. Y. World, $1.65; with theTwice-a Week News and ('nnrior TK * WW...V., i-aiku A3, iur an new and old subscribers renewing * 4. and paying in advance, we send the two papers one year at the foregoing rates. ^BARES HOTELS RATKS 01. TO *4. I'EK DAY. First class In all its appointments. Telegraph office In hotel. WHO. S. 11.4. Kit, Manager. LeROY LEE, jAttorney-lt-Law KIN&STREE. S. C. Office 011 Coure House Square. (1RF.AT \A XIIXJll JL REDUCTION SALE. All Prices Cut.ggga* Now is the time for bargains. For instance: Jeans formerly at 50c, now 42^ cents a yard; at 33c, now 274c a yard: formerly at 20c, now 17c a yard. Shoes almost at cost.. Trices on other goods pro portionalely low. Our stock must be} reduced in the next 30days. We have for sa'e one fine black marc mule, worked one year, A bargain for some man with the money. Call and see at' Lb yp. ; 1 v'-V