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%-t- ' ^ if- ? ' JS f y I KM All! h.lLI. H /N ^"N j 8CBSCR1TTI0X I c/f j(| pirili'ttftl #-1 s^sr?lrfr VOLXVI. IvINCTSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22,1900. NO.8. ... r *gwb > i - Li l-uliu.il jji BBMMM J i nn riwifc ww-p * PjsitivelylTo 53W Display Adv.-rtissnieats Will be Received, or 01:1 Ones Changed, Later Ths n Tuesday Horning. IS M Oi- liWlj AFFAIRS CAUOHT EY QUI LOCAL; RIPDRTZ.I AND NOTED. VVr'ttei *i Condensed horm ard Printed i in 1 i'<? Manner lor the Sake of Ojr Wcarv Readers. I I?c5tkn 'j !u- L?'^:v!v.tinv a<j>urneil S.if-j unlay Mr. L T. (Y.vitution \v?Mit to] _ ... I . 11 rmilim ri 1 ili'.iliiV. _ I Manv candid ales j, sh??\v I t 1ici:i<cJyc> M<>nil;iy. l'o<1?,:|.l:'r fr L'iVslJTl1, <>1 Sii'cr . \va- i:i town M >11 Jav. i * A ni'v^'v w!?<> h:H boon vaccinated may b* s ii ! t*> be wol*' arn:".|. IlaJ'icr :i ?mi ill -row;] n*ort* in! town M ii-I.iv o a i; ^ !o i !i.> small-: jox s ':| ro. Tiioiu > M Ciir?:'. , came! j-'iin ('h.ir c>o i Tuesday on l>u<in*j?. j Tbo 1 r.I <>!' ii?rili noted wi<e-; )v in '?-irir i'-> i' li ;< nee in behalf or' 11)<- li v';l i t ho] 1 In* 1 own. M s-r>. W. L. I?nss <)ml Iloxie | (j. Askiir, ol'the J..ike City bar,! totended court here Moral.'\\ | lilaek river is siill li-imr, muchj 1o the convenience of limber men. i T!?e depth at ilie bridge is now ^ner ten feet. Hon. Jolin S. (Jr ihani passed Ihroudi town Saturday reluming Iioir.e from iiis legislative duties j at tlie capital. I The many friends of .Mr. W. R Fun!; are nfl'trded much pleasure by his progress toward recovery from his severe illness. Filestore of the late William] Kinder is beim: renovated preparatory to occupancy soon b\ j one of our enterprising merchants. Misses Marv and Sena Riser, ' after a pleasant visit to their sis- j ter. Miss Rva Riser,departed Sun-1 1 t dav lor tiieir home at Newbeirv ; i ! The stock ol merchandise o\\ ned [ I I tv 1 i i,< ivt, ! 1?V IV Ij. Oil*i 'II w ;is unworn. u? , (?j>iTii. Oliver vV Co. lor $3,204.95 j at the assignee's sale last Monday. I I A Harry of snow Saturday night ! v. hitened the eatth, but beneath j the a s ot Sundays sun tl? r \vt e soon lelt but a lew signs oi the! lleeey mantle. J)r. J'.a.-on will preach a sermon to young ladies Sunday night. February 25: h, at 7 30 p.m. His' subject is 4*A hilv." The public i> invited, est cciallv vountr ueoide. Mr. O. II \\ hitelield, an old and valued subscriber at trailers, jiaid us his respects Monday and i lelt two dollars on subscription as a substantial token of iiis good wiil. Miss Kate Mobley, one ol ChesJL ter's most attractive young ladies, spent Monday night at the Coleman House, on her way te take charge ot a school near Coopers postoilice. Uer patrons are fortunate to secure the services of this charming and accomplished young lady. Saiunlav niorniiiir about live! o'clock lire was discovered in lieI I i rem i i?ir room of Mr. Slack lev's 1 resilience. The ;ii;*rut brought as- 1 4 s's'anc", ninl ihe Jlaines were null [rit before much ilamaire was done , if i;:vi s us pleasure lo furnish ' . ! nir readers wish most of the; speech delivered by William Jen- ^ mu^s Bryan at Columbia lasl J I huisilev. This speech will la-; .imini on the inside of litis week's t issue. 1 We stiil itive a lew copies ol , !'iui rod's rooms lelt over. Tlii'l) edition is ahoul exhausted. ;imi ! \ i you w i.l have to lake chanees' | ahotit ii?*!linc a ropy \\ lion Sin?y ; | are all ^o!!--. ijfiiuiilul ro!iee-(? .ion ol jiocir.s in ;i licau'ilul vol-h nine lor only ?1 .*(). Our Oo!uml'i;i eonesponilonee,1' ?>y some uu;?rcrowutnl)!e delay, ai-.i ' i iveil too late iur lad s ]>- ' ?m\ J'iiuii-ii mailed in ample j lime it reached litre a Tier the pa : ?? <! -J i?5 ii!?d j.j |,H honi ' 1 rv. .. . ^ - , , , over u:ili! 'his week. ! i Small j>ox lets broken outing Like Ci:y. Wild rumors have;" been in circulation l'??r several day* : 1 ;:rea: ly exa^jreratiujr tin.* condition ot" ailairs. The doctors say there;' are several eases there; bill j?romj>1 / measures have been taken, tin- ' ease* i*olattd, ami it is hoped tile; disease will be kept under control. JI Kichard (iadsden, a small ne*;r<?;( bow was arrested reeen'lvon the oliarire* ot stealing provi.-uons irom : Mr. Nelson. Kichard Jiad been j ' working his came.some time, and ' : j had carried oil a quantity of ^10- >' ceries before lie was detected, i' Oilier parties will probably be im-j' plicated at the healing. Un Saturday r.iiiUast. between j 11 and 12 o'clock, the dweiiinrjol Mr. S. A. 11a: per, at Trio, was |? burned and nearly ail ot' the con- J1 tents .destroyed. Hecides thei^ i.nn..oli/>lrl oiiil I.- iiclwii 1'nrnil nre It f I|WI|^\ IIW1K itl.v* contained I lit- year's supply ol | ' Lrroceues lately bought by Mr.!? Harper, all ol which was burned.1 * 1 lie lire is thought to be ol incen 1 lia'ry origin, though tiiere is no,1 L'iuo lo the perpetrator ol" tlie das-1 ;1 tardly deed. ) * I ;| The eve of SI. Valentine"-: was i ; s celebrated in a belilliinr manner by a masquerade ball at lb-Coleman limine, which proved to be j ~ one ol tiietno.-t pleasurable events j II nf tlit' sea-am. The bull was large-I Iv attended and the costumes were ; ; many and varied, some of them;, quite fantastic and others very! beautiful. A masquerade is some-i * < what out ol the usual order to' our pleasure seekers, and addedjj to many other enjoyable features, j it had all the charm of novelty. ' ', 1'he festive scene was continued , f till awnv long towards mornimr. j " I 1 Card of Thanks. j ' Editor County 1!coord: We sincerely tiiank our friends fur | their assistance during the tire, and thei r kind attention since is appro- j ciated very much. Respectfully, Mu. axd Mrs. L Stackley. ( Men and women have more ; faith in each other than they do in i their own sex. t m pji MLlj kVHAT THEL^-GiSLATURE IS DCnNti , AT THE PRESENT SESSION. i/arious Matters cf More or Less Interest Discussed by One Who is Cn the Scene. [ "; Writleti lor last week's issue.) Columbia. Feb. 12. 'Iho most al)-or I?intr topics in the ; uimls of legislators itirinjr the 1 last week have been the dispell-'1 airy problem ami the appropria-| ion i)iM. Un 1 wesday 1 he former {v v;is taken iij. and ting Winklei ; ' -ill .allien.led and changed beyond J veoyniiion. made to conform, to | Minio extent. to the bill sent over < Yom tlie Senate. The second clau-P of this bill . 1 vas amended so as to read, ''That 1 lie State board of control is here-j < )\ abolished."' !! I To replace the boar! ol c<?tj t r?>l j he bi!! provides for lhive three-r. o:s, lo !)e elected bv 1 be joint as- ; oMibly; also, (bra liquor eonimis- ' ) inner r.t a salary of $.'1,000 per an-! linn. The directors are to receive j i per diem of $4, and their session s limited to one Imndred days in i year. Another important sec-! ion ptovides that liquor shall be j sold to county dispensers at a; jindit t.f not more than 10 per rent. In a tonlcrence of membersj ....... 1...I I. I.... . t I... Iw.I . 2 1 / ?11 VJ Will IIUU^VS 1IJWT liUildV i I uneodments have all been njrreed 11 o. ami the bill will become a law. | f\no!her important change in the ? aw is lo make the liquor consla-j( >Ies i;ivc a bon<l of $o00. This; v ind the loicsoinj; are the salient! i eatures ot the new law. ( AI'I'llOI'IUATIONS (i.\F.OUK. Thursday and Friday were ^ nostlv taken up with a discussion ( ?t the appropriation bill. At tiiisj' t li<t f mri^-1'il iieo hue tiv . i VC ^ n M | t i I VJ U lino \ I tended the people's money Very ' :ivi>I?Iv despite the efforts of a lelpless minority to check the ox- 1 ra valance. To boidn with, \\ i:ihrop College was <:iven $->5,000 1 n build a new dormitory; this is in s tudition to the regular appropriainn dI $''*>,000 lor the maintonince of that institution. The south Carolina College asked for' :27.<>00, $2,500 over last year, and ! jot it. There was fierce opposi- j inn to 1 iii. however, :md I he dis-j^ nssion was Ions and. at times. ; ome^hat healed. The opposi-j" ion was in a minority, and at 1 a>t iad 4o yield. As i ' rider" to this ( ippropiiation an amendment was j .'liered to s've $100,000 to the mblic school fund. Tho went hroii;:h by a bis majority. Next iimc the Citadel appropriation. 1 vhich was increased from $20,000, lie usual amount, lo.$29,500. Like he other college appropriations, j lus amount was granted alter j ome opposition. FORMIDABLE SUM, TRULY. j The amount appropriated to I State coleges foots up as follows: ' Jlcmson College (about) $G0,000, Jerived from the privilege tax; Winthrop, $35,000 regular appropriation, $35,000 for the dormitory and $5,450 for scholarships, otal, $75,450; the Citadel, $20,\ r>00; the South Carolina College. Slate Colored College. jS.OOO; Cedar Spinas Institute (deaf, dund'and blind), #20,000, md $10,000 lor (lie election of a building for negroes. (Iratul loa], $225,450! Besides the sum of <100,000 for I lie public schools. VAlt 10U> MATTERS O." INTEREST. On Saturday a resolution was passed to invite Willian ?feiminsrs Bryan to Columbia next week, Ahileon a visit to North Carolina. The supply biil, wliieh came up ratnrdav, left I lie Stale lew at 5 - 1 / mills and the constitutional school ax o n:iIis. 1-or ordinary nnr>nses in Williamsburg county an 'stimatc of four mills was made. The marriage license bill passed >v the house came to grief in the h-nnteSaturday, hence South Caidina is still without a marriage icen>e law. POLITICAL POINTERS. Based on the rumor of McLauin's possible resignation to accept 1 proffered appointment on the i'liiiipine commission, the woods ire full of candidates, ready to sacrifice themselves and brave the niasmic climate of Washington to erve their State in the senirte. Among those "in the hands of heir*friends*' are mentioned At^oimenl T^/-? 1 I i t> * * I mo Mi \ - \ n 111 i?l| I > V 4 1 1 I I 1 M UIL Upliant Governor Scarborough,Sen11(?r Henderson. Speaker Gary md Representatives Stevenson ind Prince. Candidates for Governor are alio coming to the front, and tiie inlications are that there will be no scarcity of them. Those who lave signified their jntenlion o! nakinj: the race are 31. B. MrSweeney, A Howard IVlterson. i\ B. Gary, J. C Sheppard a'id ?ol. Wiley Jones, besides a pro ! libitioni.-t candidate. For IJeuienant Governor tliere viil i>e .Messrs, Scarborough,Blease ; i'ul Winkler,Mr.Scarborough beins be present incnnibent and Messrs. IV inkier and Blease prominent nembersol the House of llepiventatives. PKt'.SOXAJ. MKXTIO.W Dr. J. I. M. Cnrrv. of l'eiiio.M Just Arrived, Ichn B.Ststso:? ?s n all the newest shapes >nr Spring Hats in stri? sst shades. We are c:3 SrRINC The only'firni in this city Unit rents in '2~> different styles in cuffs ; arc* offering tlu* balance of our FALL Overcoats, Underwear and lints ; room for our Spring goods wliich v Spring DUOUKSS TliOUKKIlS jus familton UarhattO ViC'.t VLL s.S.va lltOlLSElLS m. : E 224 King St. Opposite A ca * Over=Work Weakens Your Kidneys/ Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. All the blood in your body passes through your kidneys once every three minutes. fThe kidneys are your blood purifiers, they filter out the waste cr impurities in the bleed. If they are sick or out of order, they fail to do their work. Pains, aches and rheumatism come frcm ex. cess cf uric acid in the biood, due to neglected kidney trouble. I Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart is : ovcr-worKing in pumping tnick, Kidneypoisoned blood through veins and arteries. If used to be considered that only urinary troubles v/cre to be iraced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all constitutional diseases have their begin1ning in kidney trouble. If you arc sick you c; n make no mistake by first doctoring your it'dneys. The mild and the extraordinary effect cf Dr. Kilmer's Sxvcmp-Root, the great kidney remedy is soon realised. It stands the highest for its wondur'ul cures of the most distressing cases and is sold on its merits f-Jp" by all druggists in fiftycent and one-dcllar stzes. Ycu may have a sample bottle by mail nemo of s'v.-unp-itoot. free.' also pamphlet telling ycu how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. . Mer.rion this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer & Co., Einghamton, N. Y. jlustituie (Nashville, Tenn.) delighted a large audience in the i hall of the Il.Hue of Represents^ lives Monday night by an able and scholarly lecture on the subject of education. Messrs. Joel E. Branson, Joe Graham and J. J. B. Montgomery, .iir.r u'oro visitors nt. U1 ,11 Jlliailinuin *f V? V T IWfWAW mv ! the Stale House .Monuav. j The Legislature will probably I adjourn next Saturday, February 117. C. W. \Y\ Mr. A. W. (jagg, the senior member of the firm of Gagg, Oliver A" Co., has charge of the business at the K. L. Smith stand. Mr. 'Gagg is an enterprising business: iran of much experience, and his up-to-date methods show him to be a merchant of the most pro gressive type, lie has added to ' ' - '? ?h /X4 j ^ nn 11 O CO/ 1 i lit* uir^f ui putvuuo '% Ia>t week, aii'l already the arrangements and improvements' in i?le *hmv the skill of a master iIn another column he says a tew w<in!s i<> ilie Williamsburg pniiiir;: ii 1.nppro'ialiugthe value of ai!ver'i>i,;ir. his patrons win continue to hear from him ironi Iime to Iitne. ; latest stvleUats f ; and colors, and all of and soft in all ths new' r 1 4.'^., :;i^5 a tJl'6 reiiiiuLiuii m ? HATS. -. lis a five l'lv i'u ii collar for t'? * ;?lain, lo cents, links io cents. We SliiTS, tiow inanulaeiurors cost to make re are daily receiving. All of our tin. Sole Agents for the celebrated t OrrOVEItALLS and DUCIIESS I [_"}) y?*. T-, . T. 9 ,r-<J OiTvUJWLTI S> iRANITE CLOTHING HOUSE, ' demy of Music Charleston, S. Cj '?< i