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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCM REPORTER ANO NOTED. V Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of Our .Weary Readers. Happy New Year. l'"ll mA?\n la?t TnpsdaV. A Ull iliwu awwv ' Mr G W Arms was quite sick last Tuesday. Rev W S Martiu and family have arrived in town. Prof \V L Bass, of Lake City, was in town Saturday. Mrs. LiedlofF, of Charleston, is visiting at Mr Louis Jacobs. * LfeRov Lee, Esq., spent Sunday at Scrantou with his parents. \ftoo r I'llio RAiiinmin. nf (ieoree IUIOO JJIiiiv ... ctown, is visiting the family of Mr Louis Jacobs. Miss Pauline Adams, of Miehi pan, is spending the holidays with Miss Louise Gilland. Miss Adele Keilehan, after a month's absence a* St. Stephens, has returned to town. I Misses Emma and Alma Gordon and Lila Mouzon were visitors at Capt Kelley's Monday night. Kev G II Waddell, of the Ep-, worth Orphanage, is in town, the guest of ("apt \V H Kennedy ** ' ! Capt W II Kennedy's family k have moved into their elegant new home on Railroad avenue. j ' Messrs. W B Logan and Julian and Louis Jacobs, of Charleston visited relatives in town Sunday. Dr W S Lynch, a member of the class of '90of 'lie <'harlesfon Medical College, visited friends in tmvn Saturday. We have been asked in say that there wii. be a hot supper at Sa'tersDepo'. next Friday night for the benefit of the Methodist parsonage. If we are a little short on local news this week, we ask the par don of our indulgent readers. It's holiday season and the printers , struck for a day ofF. e The Kingstree Academy suspen ded exercises lrom Thursday until next Monday, January 2, lor the Christmas holidays. Miss Kiser. the ladv assistant, is spending the interval of recreation with friends at Elloree. The total ec'ipse of the moon Tuesday evening attracted the attention of many* ^ho were outdoors at the hour of its occurrence. It was a total eclipse and was ^ visible in nearly every portion of n. the inhabited globe. The eclipse began at 4:57 p m and at 7:36 Fair Luna was herself again. Most of the young ladies from town attending college are at home for the holidays. Among the number are, Misses Alma Kel ley, of Winthrop; Louise Gilland, of Converse; Lula Strong, of Clifford Seminary:Ossie and Lila Fops, Daisy, May arid Fannie Kennedy, of theColumbia Female College. I The dance on Monday night aj theColerr.an Hotel, a sort of pi^ ijjjj^^^M^^feiary skirmish to the grajf^H night, was well H9QK9HHm|^^gayety was ky|HBHBB resi9ShB^Bfl^^Bre o?m Farm and (TamCTiTa valual^rbook and i a jruess in our word contest, all < foi one dollar. 1 ?* ^ ' t : 1 Mr YV CY V><imilIJ, ?? r, it piuiiiiuriii merchant of Harpers, and a good [ t'rien I of the 1<lc ?.d, was in town \ last Tuesday oti business. ^ ( Rev W S B Ford preached an , interesting sermon on the subject j of Prayer at the Baptist church , Tuesday night. Mr Ford is a j pleasant gentleman, and we are ( glad that the probabilities are that | he will be called to take charge ol , this church and become a pernia ( nent citizen of otir town. j As Mr John McFadden, a prom i inent farmer of the upper section I of Williamsburg, was driving out < of town last Tuesday night, a lire < cracker, thrown by a mischievous < urchin, exploded near his horse, I | causing it to turn suddenly and 1 smash a wheel ol the buggy. From I an innocent sonrce of amusement i the fire-cracker soon r^enerates 1 into a nuisance. i The editor of the Kkcord is in- I dobted to the courtesy of the com- I mittee of arrangements for an in- 5 vitation to the annual banquet of' I theManningLiteraryClublastnight. < j No doubt 'be afTair was one of great i pninvmpiii and we vefv much re- I gret that we were u. >1? to ac- * oept this much appreciated kind- 1 ness. I At the last annual communica- J tion ot Kingstre-. LoJge No. 4G. A M F the following officers ^ were elected and installed: i |W W Grayson, W. M.; M. A. , i Ross, S. W.; M. F. Heller, J. \V\; S ! H. I). Reddick, Treas.; C. W. Mci Clam, Secv.; It. K. Wallace, S. D ; J J. C. AlcCutchen, J. D.; J. E. Brockintc ' J. Snow, Steward-.; R. I! Tiler. * i c -? :o interest. Buggies, wagons and harness going 1 at prices that will astonish the con- 1 snmer. We sell a tirst class article 1 as low as it can be l?ought anywhere i in Williamsburg cou tv and warrant : our good;. Our Auburn Wagons < never fail to give good service. One j and two terse 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 yon right. Thomas & Bradham. frVWVVWVWVWVWVWWVWV I Get Your | Fire Ins>k I At Home. I represent Ave or'J^HBHHH and most liberal the ^BgQBjRKHB^B property ins^^HBB9HHSnE9^n3g also Editor Countn Ucr(^kP^nnH I have noticed has he^ aidbv Farmer and other farmers n regard to a seed cotton license; md I am persuaded that they have iot given the matter thorough ;onsideralion. As'I live on the ine of a county that has such a aw, I think I have a better idea hail they to what extent the law s injurious. If it were not an injury to both plnnter and iner tinnf I u'nulil pnfpr niv solemn I I'ote against it, because it is tend ng to monarchy, and we have already a plenty of 6uch laws. I, *or otie, think it time onr lawmakers should halt and reflect, for we lave many oppressive laws alreadv. Now, I know the seed cot'on license law is quite unpopular n this section, and in the county referred to, the voters spoke loudly against it in the last primary ranvas; for each aspirant that de i'ared in favor 01 a continuance >f the license was kindly left at iome, although some of them nouI<1 have been very popular uid they been in favor of repealng the law. It injures the al ready down trodden farmers, for if they sell the cotton to those paying a license, the seller has to pay it, and hence he carries it to r county whese more freedom is mjoyed. In this way the merchants are iniured too. Now. Mr. Editor, let me be plainly understood. I am opposed to any license law being laid tpoti any of the commodities or products produced an our plantaions, and I am what some call a ien merchant and have ever been j farmer having made an honest living and some money on the farm and if our would-be wiseicres will amend and abolish some >t the special laws already enacted, I am persuaded they will receive the applauding, "Well done. Iho'u faithful servant!*' North East Corner. A Meeting Called. On Monday, Januarv2, immediately after the adjournment, of Camps Press ley and James McOutchen, a meeting will be held to adopt means looking to the organ izing of committees all over thfr. county to solicit contributiou^fl| aid in entertaining the Confedfl^H Veterans at the grand United Confederate be held at Charlesto|flBB^HH In lia nrajant^HBII^^^^H^^I anBH The leathered^^MSflj^MBBHj bad luck just ihis^^BMHH^fl Mrs S A Grier is vi^^^HSra daughter, near Georgetown^^HKH Mrs Ethel McDonald, of Tri^MM spending some time here with hera| narpntg* 15 I Mr J R Johnson spent Saturday P' and Sunday with his daughter, 61 Mrs L C Dicker, at this place. Mr John Matthews, of Blunts \S Ferry, Florida, i? spending Christ itK hie naronto of t Kta nlupo will! iiio j/akino ??. iuij ^/iavv? r Thomas G Bath, one of the Citadel boys, passed through here ^ last Saturday on his way home. Rev J A White preached an able sermon in the M E church at this place Sunday. A large audi- ^ ence was present. Preaching is held in the M E church at this place every fourth Sunday at 3:30 o'clock. Prayermeeting every Sunday night. Messrs H E Avant, L A Roger- |i; son and D 0 Bruorton were home ^ during the Christmas holidays- D They will return to Bamberg to resume their studies in a few davs. " ci Miss Virginia (Joker's school aj closed last Friday, December 23. The following is the programme h of exercises: Song ''Mamma, "Won't You ^ Come To-morrow*" by three lit- 0] tie girls. n Recitation "Christmas Eve" ti by Ossie Camlin. tl Recitation Jessie Parsons. -tt Recitation Eddie Johnson. Song "Snovvflakes" by the b school g Dialogue "Keeping School Dwr- c| ling Recess' by six boys and s] girls. i, Recitation "Helen's Babies'' 0] bv Elina Camlin. 0! Recitation "A Troublesome fj jcall" by Ktbel Rojrerson. \( Recitation by three little boys. n Son?i -'Welcome,Santa Claus!'" a] Recitation ''Tommie's Prayer" by Ruth Coker. | Recitation '-Papa's Letter" by Ei'la Camlin. ei [* Recitation >-Aunt Miss v n g Mr H P TalflHHBH lei t Thurs(fl^HB&^| ngton to spend olidays. Miss Loulie Shaw, our pqHffl (mi n n c/iKnnl loff loaf E^HH LTUII^ OtllWUI IIIU Ulllf IV?? mhhv ay for Charleston to spend: her hristmas vacation. Mr II H Fate, a dashing young ishoprillian, was here last week n a tour of inspection of the eautiful "scenery" with which lis vicinage abounds. He had is gun, but we are unable to say hat kind of game lie was guniag tor. J Last Wednesday nisiM at large owd of 'young people gathered t the hospitable bonre of Dr and Irs T I' Steele, where several ours of social enjoyment sped viltlv by. Ifot until the maximm number of "strikes1* from the - -1- i 1 i -.: i . u^. u :.. I'JCK ijhu pruuiajiiftrtr uto uttxhiing of another day did the pareipants think of departing;- and len we bade our fnends a reluc?nt farewell and ventured out in) the stilly night, guided home v the sentinel stars and the pale (ueen of the Night, whose cold, liaste smile recalled th*1 v. ;ntry nile, fresh in the minds 01 some, i response to the "sidelong looks Ia-aV Tvt? knoKf'nl tmntllQ nn. I iuvc wsi uy uaouiui jvjiiuio M^ n the fair objects of their adtniraon. Nevertheless the niirht was >vely and Dame Nature, in hei lost benign mood, seamed 1c mile a merry Christmas to us all Whippoorwill. The average weight of the Chin? 5e brain is said to be heavier than Kweight of the brain ol ace. HBH&lenty of people ir BBHHhkttcticaliy grum we newest suggest' our st?ek o^^HnBH^HH Suits is so larg& and' varfert. sizes so complete; tfftit w^^H^HHHflH tio? to please every taste a^^DHDj A# man o?iH hnvfrrvf flU hBH Oar Hats 6loves, NerltweS^QQ^HBH ry and Hantikerclrtrta yotf. l8?1) oflfeto WiJl fctstvrf Itift attention and we mwfriter ry resuk.*.Bentschirer ? Vfafftfta, Corner King and Hasel Street*, CHARLESTON, . - - S. C. 0 After about Janwrfy Tst we are goinfcWrqtaifc ^MT1* giving arwa? owr profit ' on goeda aad wifl then V ^ l a tt i' | atfk ihvi viuuiif ic?iic * mote profit, wbiph im..: just and right. #ut cold1 weitfcef has come bo# aad these of oaf ' customers wfrrr west pasts to# shoes can buy jemis, the material' ' out of which to rnafte the* piete, and the shoes at those* elcepfionally and astonishingly low pricer Mat we wru sen at train ?rmnnrry 1st. We are sellifcg oor 90c jtotftf | at 17c; 33?c at 27$<r, 50c >t 4tfa and shoes at barely enough? prof* to claim (heiracq'QWnWa^cer. fot? i wearers of shoes, you scftnMtf * . economists will doweR focoMt tfl^ . our place before baying. oave. ^ M And then our stock of floor. A i* fej^^heap to mention in print. We |B9raj^eepiL to advertise oar hrHll