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V() .XVI. liINGSTitEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8.1900, NO. Gf
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AFFAIRS ...VJZHT BY CUP. LOCALj
KLPC .ITErt AND NOTED.
VY.-.'t'.f l "?nc.'t iseci t-o'*m and Printed
in c i'r.rncr for ihe Sake of
Ov- W^arv
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toii :ii:r i on bu-.no.-s.
T!.e?- v.. I ho no n w moon in
IV! ; i .'n> wi:i not oecui
. OVv'l" li.'t \ \0;srs.
i ;i; !. V.'. K. rn::i; has been !
r. V ' |, |- <, wj ti weeks nasi, i
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lie i- s11.i eoi.thiod lo Ills bed.
See i V> advt iiiM'i:u nf ol .Mr j
M i! .1 t!ii>i?'ie tor bargains, j
t.?ive a call and bo convinced I
A I: .lit wrtek tip t!:e lire;
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Si ;i d.iv tlelavcd the vestibule j
;:ini the iiWiitJa iiui.lea s.veiai
JlOtilV.
311. (r 31. AIcK:;?.Jif, of Gouru
vs nurxi.: who enter
<* 1 I '?v: r names lor illli ItECOlU) oi?
1 ./, JMrid.ny.
.Mr. !!. VV. Wilson lias severed
his connection with Mr. Keddick.
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.and aot^'jited a |>o>iiiwii as traviiii
-aivsmall.
-lejuesentatives Gamble and
Wo.l'e visi ed their respective
iioin .'s Saturday, reluming lo the
t < lanilui oil M >udaV.
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> 'i he Charleston Library, one 01
the oldest invitations in tiiecounhas
been given ^ 100,000 by
old Joe-key Club, which ha?
Hbt dissolved.
Suinnierville News has
B R hands, Mr. S. 1'. Driggers j
B B.. _ bought the interest of Mr.j
Sweeney, who will hereafter
W associated with the Spartan-1
barg lieadliglit.
jjj^^ 'in:: Ke,-o:o and the Semi"ei.ly
News and Courier for
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f ^*1 <0 IS a popular coiimiiKuiwn. I
Mr. .1. F. Thomas, of Cades, and J
several oilier gentlemen availed;
[ of tliis liberal oiler tliis week.
Hr W e have correspondents enough
jjgn in lite county to till a page each j
wee I . .J ist at tins time we havej
a plenty ol space. ;:nd would like
to hear Iroin all ol them as often ,
j.ossilile. N ?w let us hear from '
! you ail. I
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.Mr. L. L. ^iniili, who has been j
merchandising here lor several i
years, made an assignment last :
week. Mr. H. K. Will lack being!
* his a?>i^nee. The a>sets are about ;
$3,500 and liabilities $3,800. His
stock of goo Is will be sold tit auction
Monday, February 12.
Mr. L. 1. Covington, \\ 110 lias
been buying co'ton at this point
J:>r Alex. Sprunt A: Son ?or severai
months, Jelt on Monday for
<Nntimbt'. The cotton season
ben g about over here lie will
I hardly ret urn to remain permanently.
There seems to have been some
-MHiisinnlvislanding of our remarks
last week as to t lie "bine pencil!
markka?!']delinquent subscribers.
]t is only when a blue(X) lollows
il.e name that the subscriber is in
41 nears. All cl" the papers are diicctcd
wilba blue pencil.
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A!i kinds of Commercial and j
J.-en! Ii;ii!!.> are lor sale at thi- ]
<dliee. A!-", we nr.- prepared I<?'
do !?etlr :* jo!> work tl;a:i ever Ik-- *
lore. I:::vin;; v.ist :< e? ived a inr:;e;
let of staiiomerv and calendar:
I?'o'!t . We L;;; ;ra::f e lower j ^
(>r:e."j than Kioren 'e or I'oScmbia. i
I.ast Mood iv heir.-sal >s day, a
number of p >;d were in'
tow.; an I a : d > d n! 1 . * I s; - j
nesf was :: ? -acte I. i n 1 M 'lam
property was :?by Mr. .1. C. '
Lynch lor ?:?');>. .m l lb1 I>;:i isliaw
tract was bought by the Mallard IJ
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i.uniber L o. fi?r ; |
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Mr. J. < \ Josey, of Dock, while : r
fn lo w m Monda;.. paid n> a pleas 1|
ant o:j 11 and a r-i 1 \ dollar to car-;,
ry forward Lis figures to ItfOl.L
S ic!i vi.-itors are as welcome as:,
ti: * :! overs in May. Mr. Josey is j ('
an appreciative render of his conn- j (
!v paper nn<2 don't mind siyinaji
so. I
Representative Norton and oth- f
'.TS interested ;)i'e still maKimri .
every cii*?rt to induce the j?o.st-' i
master irencral to order '.lie re-if
opening ot' the Lake City posi- a
office. At the poslrffice depart- I
nient it was slated the other day
that nothing had yet been done in i
the matter. Krorn indications thej!
office wiJI not be opened lor some i t
time to come#.' jt
The Georgetown and Western 1
Railroad, under its new orpaniz - !
lion, is to be improved and put in j
first c ass condition. An up to
i t
date passenper station and a Iaree ^
I'reip t warehouse will bj built at
Georgetown, new and lirst class
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coaches have been ordered an 1 Hie !
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roadbed will hi rolaid wit Si <1
1
pound steel rails, lhe passenger
trains wii! be run on a last .and
convenient schedule, the freight
business being separate
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Married at Cchesbury.
The tollowing from the News j<
and Courier ol Saturday will he of; i
interest to ('apt. Kaiph Kpps* many
friends in W illiamsburg t
county: j i
Capt. Ka! ph top?, commaij lanl :
at Pert rick Military Institute, stir- i
prison 1.Is frieii'ls this week i>> j!
brinir-::t*s his bride home. lie!
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went Io Cokesbnry tor a "hort 11
visit, atrl \v!ii!o th i:o wa> married
to .Mi s I'velyn Merrimnn. |j
Ralph Epps is one of the ' rijilit- ?
est and most promisiimyoisai: men (
over bro.i in Old Wiiliamsbuio. \
lie is the ei P'st son oi' Mr. and i
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.MI'S. l'-j'i' aim ;nia- mo ;
graduation at the Citadel several i
J t
years ago, has mu le a line rf put;:- %
lion as a teacher in various high j [
c! iss institution* ot' learnihir. I
i Ki:cor.i> c >:ou !s jts best wi-Ii- ,
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t s to the young benedict and his !
brtde * j (
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Mr. W. I*. Hawkins announces
lohis tVieu i< and patrons that he ,
ha-jti.st received another ear load |
oi'iine stock. Ileuses ami mules, j |
lirst class bug^y and farm animals j
at rock bottom prices. Give him j
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a call at Thomas & Brauhaufs'
Stables.
Donkeys and facts are hot h stub- :
born things.
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iriTrn nws T??r !?
m\h Mi iiii yiiit.h
rVHAT THE LE>. ioLATURZ 13 DO-i 1
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!NG AT THE PRESENT SESSION. : I
/ariojs Matters of More or Less !r.- |
terest Discussed by Crc Who Is I,
On the Scene. I .
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Coir.mb'.a, S. ('? February .'J.';
While not .1 yreat deai of lenisl;i- |
ion h. Ik ii done dm in;; the past j vco!;,
mill the Genera! Assembly!
ia> by no men ns been oat in;: lhe|>
hv.nI of idleness. The senate lias <
>oen occupied principally in per- i
celiivi; a d:-pen<ary bill. and aljr
asl has apparently airived on the,r
a" propo- i bv Senator Archer, ji
villi certain amendments. The p
nain lealure of this l.ili is that it ll
!oe> avvav with the present board j<
if control and provide-* for nnot her 1
>oard , eompo d o! three mem- '
?er>, one to be elected bv tliejl
Senate and two by t!ie House.
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,nnnnissioner uouinn, u:i\u\z )cen
vindicated by the Senate, I
endered his resignation last week, i
ind several dispensary lights have 1
>een mentioned as I;i '-accessor.
Tile House, .just now, is taken (
ip with the Winkler dispensary 1
?ill, which it i'S proposed to so al- i
or and amend as to to conform to
lie Senate hi!!, in order that someiiaigcan
be done to change the
iresent law by the day of adjoun.
uent, which has been set for Feb- *
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uarv 17. i iiis matter has just been j
ouchod upon, however, as Mr. ^
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A'iukler, the author of the bill,
vas called home Thursday on ac ount
of sickness in his family. '
['lie matt er will be taken up next 1
veek, probably, and discussed s
iom day to day, until something }
las been agreed upon. 1
Whether or net tiiis session is t
imited to forty days under the j
lew constitution, has caused a j
;ood dea! of discussion, one half !
if the .judiciary committee hold-I v
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Hi; iu:u 11 Jv>" i i in it rij;juiC5 n; ?n>> ?
ession, and llie other halt main-11
ainin jz: that tin's session isuniim-jt
toil, i" is do! probable that the |
natter wiii be tested, since the
lay of adjournment has been t
ixed. # ,
'! lie ki?linir of Mr. (Ioebel caused
ntich di>cas:do!i. and a concurrent
esolution ui symj)athy parsed
<o!li houses and \va-; telegraphed
0 the dying governor of Jvcnuckv
before the assassin's work
1 ui i i!! i : < ! < iI ?:;!i;->f?
Mr. Graham's hill to amend an
ict relating to the -entry on l?nd>!
anoti?cr bv stniiin:; out the n:o4
i
ision to iMjhli.-ii the notice in a '!.
leuspaper, has passed the second
endine: also Mr. Gause's bill to :c
)iovide bv tax. "ion to erect a *
t
>a>ture fence in certain portions }
?f V.'il:ia!M>bur:: and Florence t
Muntk'S.
Mr. Wolfe's liil! to change I lie
own of Ikitijjftree from the Ot!i to!
he 1st congressional district has! <
Deen favoiablv reported on. ' (
Friday was taken up with the -i
election of penitentiary directors
mil State college trustees.
It was intended to hold a night
session on Monday night, but''man
proposes and the ^ electric light
:*ompaiiy dispose?." in this instance.
For when the hour of n* eni!)linz
arrived, not a ray of
ii;!it was to bo seen save the foe>!e
flicker of a candle, which
served rather to emphasize than!
eli ve the darkness. <><i Thurs-j
lay oveniiis tiie same thinir hap)onod,
hut arrangements had been
nacle meantime with the pas company,
and the meeting was hehi j
lespite iho contrariness of the'
dectric pian'.
Ex-Governor John Gary Evan-1
vas a visitor at the Capitol sev-;
ral days last week. On Friday
ie ascended the speaker's rostrum
ind took a seat there, which recall 1
iid times, when history was rap-1
?!ly l?ei:i? made in the Palmetto >
state.. Mr. Evans was apparent-;
y in t lie best of humor and bestow
1 Irs smiles on everv hand. lie]
uis aued visibly, however, and lost
i iiocul deal of the swauger that j
ormcny cnaraeienseu mm.
Senator A. II. Williams \va?j
nmmoned by a telegram Friday \
o llie bed-side of !iis sister, Mr-J
smith, at Cottageville, his ohl
lome.
.Air. J. II. Montgomery, o 1
J reels)'vi Ie, was a visitor at t lie
louse of Represent a lives on Monlay.
C. W. W.
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Married.
On Sunday evening at 8 p. m., at;
he residence of the bride, Miss Mary ,
larrineau to Mr. Petei Ilughes,
'k-rk of Court W. W. Grayson per"onning
the ceremony.
Steele McKay. Married at!
lie home of th.o bride's parents, !
dr. and Mrs. II. A. MeKa\* Jann
irv l>S, 1000, Mr. W. B. Steele, of
tVilliamsburg county, to Mi-"s:
l,ei!a McK iv. of Marion; lie v. '1'. j
.I. Dent officiating.
I have just returned from Bell
buckle, Tonn., and St. Louis, Mo.,
vith two car loads ol twenty-six
nules and twentv-eijrht horse.-.
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he finest that lias ever been <>n
hemnrket. M. F. Heller.
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The man who is born ric'j imturallv
born luekv.
pfpisfp
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K ? i 818 Ft: 0 | IF f: .1
f&immmimiu
II Mb
n Suits, Ovcrccsi:", Pa
?V * Ol 4 ? ?y ^ #
iocas j&ztra siseu
rased paste from 44 to...
tig redaciicii in crier
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DUCHESS 1
rUAIlAXTEl'l) not to rip. If the?
)thcr pair or your money hack. An
?i.50per .suit, if tsiov rip we will givi
=%'E K. i
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22iKiu5f3t. Opposite Aca
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The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist*
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Tic Bfr cover or c? Swarcp-Saat at WctlL in
~Zs Ljfccrctcry.
There "Is a disease prevailing ra this
coun'.ry most dangerous because so deceptive.
Many sudden deaths are caused by
It?heart diro3.se. pneumonia, heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result of kidney
disease. If kidney trouble is allowed to advance
the kidney-poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness cf the blood?theaiburr.cn
?leaks cut and the sufferer has Bright's
Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble.
Dr. Kilmer's Sv/amp-Root the new discovery
is the true specific for kidney, bladder
2nd urinary troubles. It has cured thousands
of apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists in fifty-cent
and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
by mail, also a book telling,about SwampRoct
and its wonderful cures. Address
Dr. l^ilmer &. Co.. Binghanton, N. Y. an<
mention this paper. .
Stop, Thief!
That is what you will l'cel like *
exclaiming when you price our
roods alter this advertisement ap- ?
pears. We!I,we didn't steal them,
they are paid for, but Mom novr
until the new year we are going
to sell them at such prices as to
make yen think v e did.
By January 1st we want to sell t
out our entire stock of shoes and
in order to do so we will from
now on make such prices that the
profits thereon will pav taxes, insurance
and our board like a cat
eats pot hooks slowly. Christ
mno iwi.ir'v !i.>ro unit wr? iv.int
(IKiO i") IIVUI J l (IV IV (*??? ? v ??.*?
money then, for if might rain.
V'e are reducing prices on every
thin^ we have and have some
great bargains in store /or those
who are hunting lh-:m. We are
.overstocked on tobacco and. it
mugo. Having bought largely
ot coffee when the price was down
we can offer great inducements in
that line. Farmers, and every*body,
we are going to offer you an
:;>;.<jrt unity now of baying many
tilings yon are obliged to have a
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ill'tc liJU-r ;:i tTvl'v' j U IU11 ell JJC iun
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:?ts. Hats, Furnishing
&cm 44 to 59, Extra
,% a um offsdB? this
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3 rsiueo my stock as
" in;-: stock nszt month.
1 HECELEBR'AT ED
rROUS?RS3
i' rip in two monts you will got anid
the Hamilton Carhartt Over-all
[> you another .suit free
Brown's
SMITE CLOUS HOUSE,
demy of Music Charleston, F. C:
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