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rr-l 111 *- ' ? I C.TY LOCALS. I \ ^ Happenings in Curj B W Sister Town. It Mr. Clarence Rollins spent rev l( ?rald*v?ia Kiug>tree !a*t week.;* RB|f|fc H G A*kin<. <?f Kings'ree, i> 1 Sj ^ Mre on a short visit. !1 Iter. W H Kirl on hn* !**en re Hg?k'' Inrned to Lake City circutii. jfljBp?; Miss V onnie SiniiU'farv will I teach a school hi ukj tuncuru ection. Mr. J DLantuhm, ol'Sardis. i* ' _^re on a vi^if hi lie family of Mr.! /M Thomn*. of this place. 1 ^ Mr J D Singletarv and Col H F ^ Stokes made a business trip toj' Florence on Monday. ;1 Mi*? Oieda SutclilTe, of Charles j torn who has been leaching school i ?l Hebron. ha< been visiting her (1 ister. Mrs J C Fulinore, of this I place. ii Rev A Mc A Pit I man has been 11 called by the Like City Baptist | church for another year. Brother j, Pitt man and family are held in t he j. very highest esteem by everyone.) Scribe. ? . i i from Jay. H^HL-j^The of the community is | I^^PLrxcvJient, novr that cold weather m^K', has set in. IwkB ? Mr J Davi* Carter spent several;. K I days in Georgetown last week on', Mm business. R^H HB|&[ All the crops have been harvest-1, mmi ed and the farmer is enjoying the g|l|lf most pleasant part of the vear. Hp& i M&1& 'The usual parties and dances associated with Christmas are not rail much talked about this vear. Or! I perhaps the young folks won't j* have any. DrR I Moore, who has gained] many friends here, has decided toj" leave this section, and will prae-,' lice his profession in the upper]! part of the State. We shall all he sorry to gee him leave. Christmas is close at hand and everybody looks forward to the * day with pleasurable an?icipa-|i tions. There won't he much eel-] ibrating on four cent cotton; but. then, perhaps it doesn't pay to ce'ebrate too much anyway. With best wishes fo you. Mr Editor, and aunerry Christmas to the County Record, I will say good bye for this time. Dixie. I> ? Harpers Happenings. Mr*J PBruorton went to Plant-j * ersviile last week on business. I I ... Mr T W Camlin has pone to; Klorida, where he will reside in! future. Mr J J Avant and Miss B Coker made a pleasant visit to Soinpit last Satuidav. f *' " Mr D W Avant attended the J Methodist Conference at Green ] I wood last week. Mr J L Hutson, "after spending several weeks in Georgia and Florida, has returnedhome. Business here is very good at '< present and t he prospects /or the) lutureseem reasonably bright. Mr LeRov Lee, a handsame: young barrister from kingsfree, i wag here to see hi* brother, Dr 0 i , Lee. last week. Christmas is almost here. Many } I of the people have tnrkeyks fat-1 loning in the coop, and we all k>ok ; forward with pleasant anticipa j tion to the gladsome occasion. Jim Dandy. \ % I ] , Masonic Meeting. ! A meeting of Kingsfree Lodge No. 46 A. AL F. will be held in I he Masonic hall on Friday night, December 23, for election and in-: f tallation of officers.. A full alien- j i dance i? urged. B.v order of W. M., C. \V. McClam, \i a Secrefary. ] 1 ! ? ! j I ^ I I Our Word Cortuf We have decided to exte:id the ;ime of orr word contest from Dewmber 38, a? first announced, until! Uareh 1, 1899. For this postpoue- j nent we have several good reasons, rhief of which is that we have not ret received u sufficient number of tu***e4 to warrant us in giving away |150 worth of presents. As we give these present* away absolutely free, wo think we are justifiable in j . hanging the time of distribution.' I'here will be no further postpone-! lient and we guarantee that the | ^resents will be distributed on the, 5rat day of March, 1899, if we do j lot receive another guess. As an extra inducement to tnakej * * 1 % /? mulro i Liufi contest marc ?pi rii.ru, n.??^ the following additional offer to bold jood ontil Murch 1: To everybody who, from this date on, sends us one dollar to pay an old subscription or to renew, or to l?wome a new : lubscriber, and who will take parti n our guessing contest, we will give the CorxTT Record for one year, the Garden and Farm, a large, six teen page monthly deroted to agriculture. for one year, and a standaid I book bv a popular author. The regular price of the CoCNTT Rkcokd is >1.00 a year; the regular ; price of the Garden and Farm is $1.00 j * * r i ?. ! I * rear; me puousners price ui mci book we gire is tweutr-tive cents;1 I :huB you get a total valu? of two dollars and twenty-five vents for one dollar. All guesses already seut ii will be leptorerand counted when thecontest closes, the only difference in our offer beiug that the limit of time is extended uutil March 1. One person ?an send any number of guesses at >ne dollar each. Now send in your guesses. Look to Tour interest. Buggies, wagons and harness goin?* i at prices that will astonish the con-j Burner. We sell a first class a t'cV as low as it can he l>ought any . bee, in Williamsburg county and w.i. m our goods. Our Auburn Wagons uever fail to give good *ervice. One and two horse styles. An excellent line of baggies on exhibition at our stables. Also a fine lot of horses. Come and examine our stock and we will treat you right. THOMAR & Bradham. The County Record. The help and iuterest of every in-! dividual in a coromuuity are necesaa- j ry to make a good newspaper. Are you doing your part toward the upbuilding of your section? are you a subscriber to the Coux v KfcordFJ If uot. why not? An eight page, j forty-eight column newspaper is worth your consideration. Of* CLl'8 OFFERS. The Kejord and the Twice-aweek News and C'onrier. one year, $1.75; the Record and the Twieea-wetk State, one year, $1.75; the Record and i he Thrice-a-week l (N Y.) World, one year. $162:! the Record and the Home and Farm, one year, $125; the Record and the Ladies' Home Journal.1 one year, $1.75; the Recoid and the National Magazine, one year, $1.75; the Record and the Atlanta Constitution, one yeai, $1.75;! the Record and tlie World Alma-1 nac, one year, $1.15; and to any one who a. ill send us a dollar and make a guess in our word contest J we will pive the Record one year., the Garden and Farm one ye ?r and a standard twenty-five cent; book. up Notice. i The County Treasurer will be at Rroepeet church on Saturday next. December 17, for the purpose *1 col letting taxes. R D. Rollins. 4*. r^rwuw u mmnmf mu\ umtmm r WASHINGTON LETTER. Gmyed the TSrc-.u* Cbln^.Tuvr - L.'-nfr.C 8he.iiU.~r c-f VTb ilaa C'u-X'is In the K-.ase. ; ..... j LSpocla! CorreB^ontl^nce.] After tbo theater the other evening one ci the attache* of the Chinese tegn- ; tion rode home on a street car. He was nndoobtedly alio to afford a carriage. ' and, It was snid, ordinarily n^d one, bot for eonae reason be tcxjk the utreot oar that night There wtre several smart yotiug men on the car who knew : liieu wnr? Kllliirt. "Hello. John!" said one of them. The Chiuaiunn looked op. He smiled as Though bo were amused rather than offended. "Hello. John!" repeated the other. "How's tho washee business?" The attache seemed disposed to talk, and so be mumbled politely, "Good, thank you. " After a few more remarks, j ju whiob the smart young men tried to ( ircitr'e a Chinese jargon, ct.? of tbem , sake i. " \? here was you tonight, John?" "I went to the theater, young man," the Chiuaman replied, with a far better i and more refined English accent than I his goyers bad displayed. "By the way, 1 believe you ought to say 'yon were' and not 'you was.' " Several people in the car who overbeard tb? rebuke snickered, and the ! smart young men molested the dignified j Celestial no fcriber. Mcvinsr fikel jtcas of WhalM. Visitors to tbe National museum re eently bare been mocb interested in tbe work of transferring the skeletons of three large whales, weighing lo tbe aggregate a boot fi. 600 pounds, from tbe tide walls to a specially designed system of Iron rapports in tbe center of tbe ball of osteology Tbe obanges in tbe installation of these skeletons wore made necesaery by tbe construction of a ; rystem cf iron galleries, now nearly j complete, for the accommodation of tbe j rapidly increasing coDectiou of tbe mo- i eenm which baa outgrown tbe Door apace a reliable. The wcrk of mnring the skeletons, which waa directed by Mr. Watkina, curator of the section of transportation and engineering, waa a colossal undertaking, requiring 90 men to manage the ropea and tackle necessary in the process of transferring the akeletone from their old to their new homes, which were preriooely rested by being (objected to the actual weight of the skeletons. The transfer waa oompleted without damage to the skeletons aDd with only an' miiltana onrl M? WnffcillS il IWp'tMUJI wmm mmmm. - - , felicitating himself on the anocsaafnl termination of the undertaking. Changes Id the Honae. Nearly one-third of the members of i the next house will be men who are not ! now serving in congress, the nnmber of ; changes being 110, hot some of the new 1 representatives have had legislative ex : pericnco in former congresses More new feces will be in the delegation frcm isow York than any other state, i the number beirc IS 1'emjsvlvania is **< ond oti ito I>et w;;b f n and Illinois third v itu rire. T. e '"'her ^i!J fccvft r.t .v n ntsr* as- fsd. tit*, fitn^s, ;ux. Jr.rce ctti Ohio. fi -/ tot 5; Car.i'cvnm. M.ir>a?tr.:i Ui and vii for.r fach; Indian t, Kontncty, Marylcnd, ! New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia, three; Florida, Misacorf. Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin, two each; Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Mississippi, Montana. Oregon. South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming. one each There are nine states? Colorado, Connections Georgia, Idabo^ Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Kbode Island and Vermont?wbioh hare returned the delegations holding seats in the present bonse. Six states? Delaware, Montana, Sontb Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming?bare elected entirely new delegations. Intsrsstlnx Plants. The experiments which have recently been made throngh the efforts of the botanic garden with the cabbage banana * ' ?- S.J S.^ 1 ?J s ~ trotn ADjseiuia are eipeciwi iu ?>?u ? important results. The Mem of this 1 plant possesses en lmrof >-e value as a f< and when boiled is a. id to resetnb. newly baked bread. Although its uxisteuoe has been known for 100 year* . it baa never been fairly tested in tb? Un 1 tod States. Secretary Wilson has ! become much interested in it, and it ia expected tbnt be will undertake to spread it wiucly throughout tba aoath. ! Tbe Cuban palms in Ibe large green* houses are now in fruit and will be intereeticg to maoy who have recently ' been bearing aod reading so much about Cuba. One of these palms ia about 20 feet in height, as tall aa tbey usually grow, and Is tbe kiod whose tousb. Ions leaves are used ao largely in thatching booses. Another plant in the greenhooae that' ia oi particolar interest at present ia rbe i la tig iiang of Sumatra, which ia low fruiting for the first time. Boom In Shlpbnildlnf. Charles E. Hjde of the Bath Iron 1 works explained to some acquaintances at the Shorebam the other evening that 1 his briu was bnildmg a number of Dew torpedo boats for (be government and also a new training ship. "The shipbuilding indnstrv is enjoying a great boom," be remarked. "Tbia is partly doe to tbe fact that a number of vessels 1 1 j ? j jteaulrwl DM Y tj own Ut" SlTYJJ'tRJ ui uicawcu UIUIUB tbe war, bat idst be attributed in large part also to tbe condition of trade generally No, 1 hardly believe that territorial expansion has no far led to any increase in our line. We are now building tbe Cra-.en and tbe Dahlgren, two new torpedo boats, and contemplate tbe construction of two more. Work ou tbe training ship Chesapeake and tbe monitor Counectioot is also under way. Besides, we are bnilding a yaobt for Colonel Payne of New York. 1,806 tens, and equal in size to the Niagara, so that it will be tbe largest ever built in this country." CaRL Scuoraux HBIB i i ii wiih . J.'I'W 1 is i SUES' Cash Goods Store. IEV GOODS THIS KEEK. 8uo yards of White Plaids and stripes at *k\ a dozen National Ties, in latest styles, Teeks, Four-in-hand and Bows. White Pique at 10 and 15ic. Pillow cases a; 5c and 7o. Dewey Pillow Cases at !0c: IT. S. Pillow < ascs at 12^e. Colored Shirts, well mad *, of good Cheviot, at &5c. And <>t* ~ 'od*. When t: stock we always flr.d Ximr gooc scare willing to reduce t o move th m One lot ofWa?hOoods. reduced from 12i<* to *c. One lot of Hats, reduced from 50c to .?5e; one lotofHats reduced from 25c to 20<v One lor of folored Shirts, reduced froii. $1 to Tot-. mm hi. Walnut Suits, ten piece*. 165 to 688. Oak Suits, ten pieces, $17 to <&. Walnut Wardrobes $20 to $28. oak Wardrobes $lu to *2o. Oak Sid. board> $12 to $3J. ? >ak Extension Tables 65 to 18. Imitation Oak Extension Tables $3 50. Parlor ^uits $28 to $50. Kitchen Chairs 25c. Chamber Sets $2 19 to 18. Easels, Hammocks, Chair Cushions, Stair Oilcloth. Window Shades 10c, to tl 25. Mattings at 9, 12, 18, 20.22. 25c. Carpet Remnants 60 and 90c. All Wool Art Squares W 75 to 17 75. 0-foot Jute Rugs 98c. Buell & Roberts, S?S A Bit S7S KIXU NTRKET Corner Cannon Street, Charleston, S. C. FIN A NCI A L "^ife I'.siuvtnce Policies noU'.'ll?' roii ('ASH . C. ftitroG. : H.-i , Ki. rence. S. C. tfi ; Jones : ..v. oil*. 4t. J?'c-tie e. By virt- e of 1\ wrr of .tttornej vetted in us bvN T. Pitt man. agent of lf3ckley and Hume. we f<>rbi(i ail perv.ns from entering on, or !n .inv way tresspassing >n the lands ??f said Hackiey and Hun **, ly in? in S-ntee swamp t;n the North side of Santee river, from North-eastern Railroad on West to a line on East running due South from junction of Junes branch, to where it strikes Santee river, for the purpose of v, r.?;r,,r flthinoor anv other Durno-:e 11UUM'1^. B V r whatsoever, cithei on foot, or horseback, or in boats. I W Gr.bani. P< Shirer, J JGrahair, B A McKnlgt, 6 M MeKnlght. W J McKnlsrht, SG McDonald, A WChandler, W D 3!cCl?ry, S E McDonald, F I. Shirer. I herecv forbid all persons from trespassing on n y lands in So ith swamp, tKjunded on the East and West by lands ofHaekl^rand Hume, on the saaif couditi' f.. sabov''. I. W. Graham. A riniwiw Trath. In oneof the primary ffhoolroorni the teacher noticed that one of the little boys was loaning forward nr.-d talking to a small? . girl wLo at just in front of . - Sx .i kept ber eye on him for a moment or two. "Ray," sbe finally said, "what are you saying to MamieI" Bay looked up with a start "1 1 wus just askin ber aome> thin," he answered. "Well, what was itf" "Nothin much." ? * ^ 'A ? "Ten me wnai u wai. "I wan just askin Mamie what her mamma's name was." "Her mamma's nameI" repeated the astonished teacher. "And why do you want to know her mamma's namet" "Well, you see," said Master Ray, "I might want to go callin some time, and i thought I'd like to get the names right" Cleveland Plain Dealer. The sdvertisemenj that pavs best is the plain, honest, forceful talk, written just as if the writer was talking to the reader face to face. 3U N th / u ' " o*n.r aj. wmmm ' CHB; jS } ar nnNT AW 5 L/Uil JL ? Jl T f ai BUT Bt i s a za Our .stock of Christmu* fn wants of any one Toys of a ^ | Velociped ? cycles, Dolls | etc. s Full line of Fruits % Citron to make Fruit ( i of dress goods just ar Hats, Caps and Milline ~ fl We are seL1 t" If ture at unhea /ii Jl cost. Come ai 11 esesescsc Reddick';I im :s ( :?' nil r i -ry H. D. RED # li ' U' '1 S " to ,. 11 n 1* i Is ten i IS la S'jccest \o TK>MiXS hr< n I 01 WHOLES^ s ha Ah fr< ph COMMISSK f; .rhe 105 EastBa ' uld ~ thai ru /9; vvwv T&VCURECC Remember the old reliat ' ( ? [stand is ju-t re-opened r l' 'season. Kveryihingis ver; hea as we are making a cut in )r,c< We also buy all kinds o! ,"*d< Raccoon, Mink, etc, etc. prices paid. Be sure fob ?? your hides to A. M. SlNGLKT nT' King.-tre '? N?xt door to the dispeus ry? I I | FOE SALE. I have on bard 19 or 30 jro ,,n? ! how* and mules which I wil 1 wl. very low price*. M A J 8&rru; ?. XlnMi'r" 5 iov?3 nothing c either, and for e fattening of f the growth id in the pr st valuable e food are dr light lands o' en pastured-^ d London w ivo out an<\ as they was applie"* rds that ph>^^< ? is most nee^^ri ,prodactiJSM}ill#t 1 our grainp|^^f^nim om the sr e both mai le'broa"; DTTQU tie corn plc^ V*J JL ^ it is the di robs the s. T ? ? osphate. TU ( L ) a crop V;]j, xcept in t of selling ready moi^fw^fi^ s activel/*^^ ? Cnl" ' vnoogh to moot tho Preserve children. 7'estbroolc nethod o. ? ==lren s Bi 'fireworks, ts^apes Waff1Mb Ay'a oswpl>bi?*f Ul TROr resJre^ck Of FUTXli- C almost at? ver a I fee?, HI! ^Racket I tire to mo * brasl !i mm , .< they * furn T\ A Proprietor. usee: X lomri^ ^ did p Em, que SfiYD BBOS. all IN. President ?e ? >ot , 11 GROCERS rv 8 I .MERCHANTS, kb-arlestoa, S. C. ANDY | rHARTK A j aiia& INSTIPATION ?L DWJGGBT* _ _ "< *BABB'S HOTEL.^ ie R.4TEM fl. T M. PER RAT. p, Fln?tela?a in all it* appointmeafc. Telrgranh office in hot 1. '8' 0EO. N. B.4KR, X??a|M>. ?s: LeROY LEE, , c Attorney-at-Law KINGSTKEE. 8. Offloe on Coara Honne Square. No om aeed nfer vkk annl|i disease is qaieUj ud piranuf by Brows*' Ironf Bfttee*. Erosy Mrm the blood servos sad tUm? t v otherwise, .saeewnta to ? 1 at Bitten. Knows sad and quarter of a r eatery, most sroag oar mart Tjfl H ?. C ' Bwrtflite Blitar* ts rrifl H