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VOL. XIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1898. NO. 48.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 25.?A special
to the Constitution from An
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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FINANCIAL
Life Insurance Policies
BOUGHT FOB CASH.
R.I.Gregg,
City Hall, Fhaence, S. C.
Offlc? Jokuswi Vvrells. 4t*.
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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.
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