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? / I >b IPork mono: | "%^''%% | ?l?c Count^Hecorf | V; and" Despatch." j* ^^ ^ Jj GIVES THE NEWS. |. "} VOL. XIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1898. NO. 48. . man ni of iibi. T AFFAIRS CAUGmT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of Our Weary Readers. Read new uads.:' A dry goods clerk is not necesI sarilv a counter a1 traction. Winter has set in with nr.usual severity lor the beginning ol the season. Rev. A B Earle filled his regu lar appointment at the Methodist church Sunday. Quite an epidemic of marrying notwithstanding the ''scarcity of the stringency." Mr J DBehling,y C Badham's popular salesman, spent several days in town last week. Between Thanksgiving and and Xmas the turkey is in constant danger of assassination. Cotton today (Wednesday) is quoted in the market here on a basis of 4$ cents a pound for mid dling. Air. II Kaminski, Georgetown's largest meichant, was in town Saturday the guest of Capt. John A lvelley. Mr. R Gregg, agent for the vNew York Lile insurance company, was in town on business several Ibis week. Lieut. Louis J 3ristow. who has , been quite sieK at his mother's Jiome in Darlington, is well enough to rejoin his regiment. An exchange remark : "We}, bate quit takimr 'I hanks giving turkeys on subscription. Just plain, ordinary cows will do." Mr. Deems Kpps, Drs. Wallace j and Johnson's popular n<s;'-iaul,j went to Charleston last Thn sdav I: to l>e treated surgically by Dr. L j L 1'arker. Capt.W II Kennedy's handsome i house on Railroad A venue is about finished and eailv in December he and his family will be domiciled in it ascitizens of Kit-pstrc-?. Bishop Ellison Capers preach ed two eloquent sermons at the Episcopal chapel on Sunday. At ' the afternoon service Miss Rosa lie Simmons was confirmed. _ - ^unc' f"ip tickets areou sale to XJreenwt l account ofthe Annual H Conference next week, am $ C, to the Afro-Am. ihodist Confer ence. , Miss Ma ^ erprass, who , has been sp -nding .?inie jh Florence, arrived I ast Saturday and will remait 41 town until . alter the Xmas hoi.*, 'ays, much to i the delight of her m any friends. Our word contest closes Decern ber 28. Only twenty-eight days ' more. Everyone wPcsends us a ' dollar, either for a subscrip tion or to pay up an oid one, is entitled to a guess. S'end in your guesses. Mr. C G Carsten,of Cades, will open a market on Acadt-niy street, next Saturday under th9 raauage ment of Mr. D E Grant. Mr. Carsten has had twelve yedr? expe rience in this business having supplied the markets of Florence and Cades with meats of *?v?ry description. Mr. Grant has f'oJ* several years been associated with* Mr Cars ten's brother at Savanna^1, Ga., and is thoroughly fam-:'r wIth everything connected wit < t?K'.marketing business. DUCKS DONE TO DEATH. A Party of Distinguished Hunters En- i joying Fine Sport Near Georgetown. ! A party of duck hunters, con-J sisting of Ex-President Groverj Cleveland,' Fighting Bob"' Evans,) Gen. McCook, Commodore E C Benedict, L W Huntingdon, Gen. B P Alexander, M A II Stafford. Geo. McAlpin, W N Hovt. ? McCartney and Hugh K Garden, all of more or less nrominenee in the public eye, arrived in Georgetown last week and are enjoying the exciting sport ot shooting the ducks, with which that region abounds. The parly are the guests oftheSantee Cluband are at present installed at"Fairfield,"an historic antebellum residence leased from Capt. Thomas Pinckney by the club and furnished with conveniences and comforts for such occasions. Mr. Dargan Bristow, who ha* m uiy inenus nere, js now uigin operalor in the office of the South Carolina and Georgia Railioad, at Aiken. After leaving Kings tree Mr. Bristow spent a delightful period of three months in the First regiment band at Jacksonville. At the close of the concert of last Thursday night the silver cup was voted to Miss Etta Jacobs as the prettiest young 1 - 1 1 * _ I A I. .. - . I iai;v noi presuiu, anu me cane of soap to Mr. C W Wolfe as the young Mian with the least inclination for undergoing fatiguing ( exercise. Mr. Sam McCtillongh, of Benson, paid us a pleasant call last Monday and presented us with several stalks of sugar cane of the ribbon i variety, which were raised on the . plantation of his father, .Mr. J S ; Met ullough, Sr. This cane is t h?. line's! we have ever seen, the Ion gest stalk measuringeight feet and j. seve 11 incnes. /inexnion 01 riu- < bon cane we saw at 'be Sta'e Fair i was inferior to this, and we ?I ? not tliink it could be beaten in the famous cane producing region ol Louisiana. Married IIixds-Wahd-Oii Wednesday, November 23, 1898, at the residence of Mr. A Iv Fort, by Rev. S T Russell, Miss M E Ward to Mr. U M Hinds,all of this county. Ehvix-Barr-Ou Sunday, Xo 1 j vember20. at the residence of the bride, bv Rev. James McDowell, Miss Sue T Barr to Mr. M'Qeen Krvin, all of this county. I iiarpe-Joiiss)x-At the residence ?fihe brid.'s mother, Mrs. J 1J Johnson, Johnsonvilie, SO, on rhursday, December 1, 11 a in, by Rev D. Durant, Mr. JamesTharpe ind Miss Annie Johnson, all of [his county. Fresh beef, porkvanl sausage kept ou hand daily. Your patron i<ie is solicited. Market opposite the dispensary. Walker & White. Remember the old reliable 1' nit stand is just re-opened lor the season. F.vervthinj: is very cheap, as we are making a cut in prices. We also buy all kinds of hides:1 Iiuccoon, Mink, etc, etc. Highest prices paid. Re sure to bring all your hides to A. M. SlNGLFTARY, Kingstree, S. 0. Next door to the dispensary. Before he preaches a sermon Dr. Parker, of the City Temple, Lon j don, lakes a cold bath. I I The Congressional Vote The Stale board of canvassers has met and declared I lie Con gressional vote, which is as follows: First Congressional District ? Wm Elliott, Democrat,3,030;Geo. W. Murray, Republican, 1.52.9. Second District?W.J. Talbert. Democrat, 4,010; B. P. Chat field, Republican, 122; scattering 4. mira msmct a. lviumer. Democrat, 4.029; R. K. Tolbert, Jr., Republican, 332; scattering 14. Fourth District Stanyarne Wil son. Democrat, 4,467; P. S. Suber, Republican, 165. Filth District D. E. Finlev, Democrat. 4,230; scattering 1. Sixth District James Norton, Democrat, 4,765; Junius Evans, Republican, 151. Seventh District J Wm.Stokes, Democrat. 4,433; James Weston, Republican, 505. High Class Tailoring Within teach or" all. Made to order auils, pants and overcoats al prices never liel'ore kno vn. Suits to measure $G and up; pants $2 and up; overcoats, $(i and up. I will be in Kings tree every Monday until January I to lake your measure, which I send direct lo American Woolen Mills Co., the world's largest tailors. i'. A. ALLSBnOOK. Thanksgiving in Cuba. Forlhe first time in the300 Years of its history, Thanksgiving Da.N was celebrated last Thursday on the Island of Cuba. A special proclamation was issued hv Gen. Wood, the military governor of Santiago, tortlie day to be set apart tor rest and enjoyment. The shins hi the harbor were bedecked in their gayest bunting, and but lor (lie fact iliat the thermometer raw i?eii in the nineties, one might easily have imagined Santiago tie Cuba an American city. Look to Your Interest. Buggies, wagons and harness going sit prices that will astonish the consumer. We sell a first class article us low as it can be bought anywhere in Williamsburg county and warrant 3ur goods. Our Auburn Wagons never fail to give good service. One and two horse styles. An excellent line of buggies on exhibition at our stables. Also a fine lot of horses. Come and examine our stock and we will treat you right. Thomas & Bbadham. A Labor of Love. Those interested are requested to send good, working hands to the Presbyterian cemetery on next Thursday (December 8), early in the morning, for the purpose of cleaning up the cemetery. Also all who can do so are asked to be present. If the weather be too inclement Thursday, the work will be done en Friday. This is a labor of love, and all who are able should willingly respond in paving thisiespect to those who "sleep the sleep that knows no wakinir " Our offer of the Thrice a-week World and the County Record.one year for $165 Ft ill holds good; .vh also offer The Record and the Twice a Week News and Courier lor $1.75.This is a rare opportunity to secure two good papers lo the price of one. One half the world does'nt know how the other half' lives on its hus bands salary. .t RACE TROUBLE IN ANNISTON. A Negro Soldier Killed and One Wounded?Several White Soldiers Wounded. 1 Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 25.?A special to the Constitution from An i A 1 nil ! 1 nision, Aia., says: ino reviseu Jist of casualties resulting from last night's rioting as given out to night is as follows: Dead: Oorpl. James Capeton, colored, 3d Alabama. Dangerously wounded: Oorpl. Smith, colored, 3d Alabama, shot through the abdomen; Private Gilhart, 2d Arkansas, stabbed in the back with a knife or bayonet, and secerely cut in the head. Slightly wounded: Private Echolf, 3d Alabama, flesh wound in the left shoulder; Sergt. Frank Dodson, 3d Tennessee, right arm shattered; Private J. E. Graham, 3d Tennessee, flesh wound in the abdomen. Two negro civilians were shot and will probably die. It was reported to night that a large number of nigro soldiers were massing jusl outside the citys and a strong i'orce from the provost guard went out and scoured j the vicinity, but did not find a man. Orders have been issued by Gen. Frank that no passes be planted except lor good reasons, and fewer men will be allowed in town at one tira<} in the future than heretofore. Sentinels around the various camps have been increased, and it is now very difficult to run the I line. There were several fist fights between the whiles and blacks dur ing the day, but the feeling of unrest has subsided into quietude tonight. Entertained by Jerome K. Jerome. The following joke from ihe Atlanta Constitution, besides il lustrating the delieiously vague ideas even inreiiiiienc jcmgnsnmen have of America, also shows by his associates the high rank as a writer attained by Mr. Will N. liarben, who, a lew years ago, married Miss Mabel Chandler, of this county: "Will N. Harben? the Georgia author, who has been in .Europe for some time, was recently entertained at a dinner by Jerome K. Jerome. 37r. Jerome, however, made a humorous blunder in introducing Harben to bis guests? among whom were Rider Ilairgard end Bret Harte. Mr. Jerome said: 'I have the honor of introducing to you Mr. Will N. Harben, of the city of Georg'a. in the state of Atlanta, America.'" A Marvel in Cotton. A few days ago at Lake City we w^re shown some specimens ?f the African Jackson Limbless variety of cotton, raised on the plantation of "aj. S M Askins by Mr. B Miles, one of his tenants. As the name implies, this cotton is limbless, the pods growing in clusters close to the stalk. These clusters contain from ten to twelve full-grown bolls. It is really a wonderful sight and ? - ?- i . J must oe seen to oe appreciates The stalks grow tc a great height, from eignt to eleven feet, and are literally covered with bolls, having them fully matured to the very top. We counted twenty-four op?n pods on a piece of stalk eleven inches from the top! 11 al i. l>ir. ;ruies, as an experiment, bought a hall pound 01 seed last year lor four dollars. This made a yield of 300 pounds of cotton, lie has placed a limited quantify of these seed with Maj. S M Askins tor sale, wiiere the stalks of cotton described are also on exhibition. / A Thanksgiving Dining. The hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis .Jacobs was the rendezvous of quite a number of young people last Thursday , evening, where they were invited to a Thanksgiving dining. Everything conspired to make the occasion a delightful one, and at an early hour the spacious parlors were thronged with guests. At 6:30 o'clock dinner was announced, and the crcwd soon repaired to the dining room, which was a scene of unusual beauty and splendor. Profuse floral decorations, subdued by refined taste,delighted the eye, and the lavish display of appetizing viands attained to perfection in the culinary art. Every seat at the long table was filled and everyone seemed happy and content. When dinner was over (which was not soon) the salle a manger was converted into a dancing hall, and to the music of an improvised orchestra the nimble nymph of dancing held despotic sway until the hands of the clock assumed the perpendicular and the stroke of midnight proclaimed the advent of another morn. The favored ones present were unstinted in their expressions of [enjoyment and appreciation of the admirable entertainment provided by their hosts. Lines From Lamberts. Mrs. E II Perry has been quite sick, but is improving. Alter several days of illness Airs. C J Rollins is able to be up again. Several from this neighborhood took in the State Fair week before last. Harvesting is about over, except cotton, there being more of it in the fields than at tills time last year. Mr. Allie Ilaselden and family have gone to Georgetown and will mab^that city their future home. Our best wishes attend them. * ' ? 1 - ? -i W I T1 it is reported mat ivir. nenry Harmon, Jr., is going to North Carolina shortly to engage in business. We wish him much success. Mrs. James Wyand, formerly Miss Zuella Baxley, of this place, on November 7 sailed with her husband from Norfolk, Va., to Boston, Mass., whence they , will go to Priuce Edward's Island, Canada. Mr. J P Haselden, one of outmost successful larmers, has made a very fine crop of corn, peas,.potatoes, pindars ana chufas, alsoT 1 i 1 i r, ... * i... several uarrcis u* rice. 11, js iu ue hoped that other farmers will profit by his example. Married, Thursday evening November 24, Miss Me'lie V Bax ley, of this county, and Mr. Ed ward Davis, of Florence county. We hear of several more matri monial affairs hereabouts in the near future. Good luck to you, Mr. Editor, and likewise to the County Record. Omega. Ex-Congressman Dr. El bridge A. Thompsorv. of Dover. Me., has presented a free library to the town where he resides. Private E. Irving Moore, First Kentucky volunteers, claims the honor of shooting one of the Spanish spies killed during the war. When some men get in on the ground floor ol'agood thing they kick because there is no elevator. J A Brain Burnisher. Already The Record's pni'.e contest has excited much interest and solutions are coming in daily. This is a pleasant and instructive pastime lor the long winter even irigs, and we want all ot our readers to take a hand in it. Absolute impartiality will be shown in awarding the prizes. In making out lists write only on one side of paper. Do not sign name to list of wo/ds, but put it 011 separate sheet. When received at this office every list will be numbered, sealed in an envelope also numbered, and kept until the time of contest has expired. A record of names and numbers will be carefully kepi. The judges in deciding the contest ? will not know the names of the competitors. They will 'hand us the winning numbers.which wewill compare with .our list of names and numbers and promptly notify the fortunate ones. In the first is? sue of The Record alter the con-" test closes, the names of the successful competitors will be pub- . lished. Remember one dollar entitles you to a guess whether you are an old or new subscriber. Send in youruesses. Miss Hamilton Griffin, a half sister of Mary Anderson, is cultivating her voice in Germany and will make her debut as a singer nest year. James J. Hill, whose name fig : At., i 'a i ures so prominently jri recetu railroad news, is said lo be the hardest mail to interview among all the financiers of the country. W. E.Trull, lamousas the "first man up San Juan hill," is a descendant of Ezra Hyde, who distinguished himself by unusual bravery in the Revolution. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt is said to be an enthusiastic collector of thimbles once the property of famous women. She owns one which protected the finger of Queen Elizabeth. The commission of John Hay to be secretary ol state credits him to the District of Columbia. rlhis is the first time a citizen of the District has occupied a cabiuet posi- % lion. -V-J FINANCIAL Life Insurance Policies BOUGHT FOB CASH. R.I.Gregg, City Hall, Fhaence, S. C. Offlc? Jokuswi Vvrells. 4t*. % rcnn i m uttiiAT REDUCTION SALE. All Prices Cut.g?i&> INow is the time for ba.igain9. For instance: Jeans formerly at 50c, now 424 cents a yard; at 33c, now 274c a yard: formerly at 20c, now 17c a yard. Shoes almost at cost. Prices on other goods proportionately low. Our stock must be reduced in the next 30 days. We have for sa'e one fine vblack mare mule, worked one year, A bargain -for some man with the money. Call and see at Lnxyp. * ? A