The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 22, 1900, Image 10
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Court at Kingstrev.
Monday mornint: at 10 o'clock,
-lie stentorian tones ol the court-\
fi ler annoimeed in familiar phrasM-ulojjy
that the February term of I
s lie Court of Assizes wa> about to
Dftiin. ihose that ''drew niuli
response Jo his stereotyped in .
iiation were lew in number, eon istmu
chielh'o! jurors, witnesses,
the court altaehes, and those no
Oa i UIKiies ones who Jieres-;
":rv 1 he existence of a criminal,
court.
-Judirt- D. A. townsend, of the
Till circuit, presided st this ses-!
nil. iricl in Ilie absence of Soliri!??r
Wilson, John A. Kelley. Mssj..
: t ied in his stead. Three prison-'
. in were brought forth for Mia1, in
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ilie following order: S. K. Smith.
I.."tu tt itli liiir-inic nloriil i
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:;iiiity null was sentenced to the
county chain Jiang fur six months.,
B. D. Frier, white, also entered!
a plea ot ?:uiltv lor disposing ol
.f noperty under a Fill of sale, and
-received a senleneoof three months
on the chain j:ang.
V?"ill Sinirleion, alias 4,Bij:;
\\ hi el," colored, an old offender,
undertook to conduct his own ease
< n a plea of not guilty !o an indictment
for housebreaking and!
larceny. lie examined witnesses
and made a little talk to the jurv,
lint his eloquence failed to convince
and lie was found iiuiiiy. re
viving a sentence ol one year on
ilie chain gang.
'
i!o.V?ert Powell's ease was post-;
poned on account of the absence:
-of Slate's witnesses. Powell is .1
w hiie man, who only a lew months
ago served a sentence on the iran::
'or a Cillery. The criminal docket
having been cleared a< far as practicable,
ihe court adjourned sine
?die Monday alteri.o mi. v. i hunt, entering
into the common pleas on
account ol the prevalence of small
j ox in the county.
a ? A
Powder Mill Explos on
Kenioves e\crytl>iuji in sijrht: so do
01 {ic mineral pi!i>. 1 mt Until are:
mighty dangerou-. Don't dynamite
11:?? delicate machinery of y??ur t>o<ly
v ith calomel, rroioij oil or alias pills.
lion l)r. Kind's jScw Life Pills. which
.<?io gentle as :i summer bre< zc. ?!<> the
v.?>rk perfectly. Cure- Ilea?kic!u\ ? on- ,
Mipation. (>nly 2"? <e.it? at Wallace A
.Johnson's I?rmr su re.
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Tribute of Respz-ct.
Three months ago it pleased \1jmighiy
(?od to remove from our
Jaipny home our dear fat iter, which
' ?vas indeed a great loss to lis all.
* "here is no one now lo whom we can
;.o for counsel, guidance or j>rote?-j
Don. A short time since, hut long}
J'>r us, he was with lis dispensing
: "ir.fort and hap] iiu s for his wife
Mul children, and will: everything
hat life hold dear, as a loving husband,
a kind father and a true
1 riend-and we hope soon to meet
1:iid. w ith no more parting, and our
ears will cease to tiow.
Da. farh-r. t!iy oi*n:Ie vo'ee i> hushed*
Uiy warm, true licarr i-?t;d.
.And on tiiy pale and peae.d'ul taee
Is rest in o death's ? ? ?iti eiii:l.
Ilest on, <har ia her. thos 'rt happy. ?
I'ree i'< ni sin, troiii ! il and care:
Once we hope to meet thee.
And in lleawn thy ? - shore. 1
, i
* * I>-av( st father, we have laid thee
In tile peaceful grave"- i mhrace.
Ihitthy meuiory will he cli-risaed
'Til we See my neavi-im um-.
*"'iiy hands nrorlasju'd upon tliy I>r-*nst:
\\\- liave kissed thy marMi d !?n>\\.
And in mr adiinjr hearts we know
We have ..?? !'at!l?-r now.
Wile and Children.
Mr. W. 1\ Hawkins announces
1ohis friends and patrons that lie
lias just received another car load;
of (ipe slock. Iloises and tnu es
first class bujii^v and farm animals!
at rock bottom prices, (jive him
a call at Thomas S' Uradham's:
Rubles.
J .< : ,
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Died of Apoplexy.
The sudden ami tragic (loath of
Dr. S. I'. II. Elwel! la-sr Saturday af-j
ternoon in Wilson and I high's barber j
shop in the city of Columbia, was a 1
shock to his manv f?ieiuls at this!
olace. It has been but a few Years j
since Pr. KhveJl was pastor of the j
Meth.xiV church here, and when he
was transferred by the Confirmee to 1
Soring Str.et church, in Cliaileston. :
I?'t U Met) 111* was j'il-U'i lit 11iv IIII.V
of liis death) lie lift a larye number
of friends of all denomin.itions, to
whom Iris death is a distinct loss.
His death was from apoplexy, ami
almost before auv one knew he was
ill.
lie was dead. I'r. Elweil stood
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hiyh in the Methodist Conference, j
He was a Mason and a Knight of j
Pythias. His visit to Columbia, in
fact, was io deliver an address to the
Knights of Pythias. He was an en-;
tiiiisiastie veteran ami took a pronii- j
nent part In C. C. V. reunions.
His body w ts sent to Charleston i
to liis wife, but was afterwards re !
turned .o Columbia, where with lit-'
I
tiny ceremonies, it was interred in j
the Confederate Veterans' plot.
His Life was J.weJ.
Mr. E. I.iPy. a prominent elli/on
of llaun'-bal. M?.. lately had a won- j
derl'ul deliverance from a friahtfii?!
{(oath. In i'llioy of it i.e says: "i j
was taken ith typhoid fever, that ran '
into |?: ?'!i;i!(iiii;l. Mv tulips lN*t*silll?* j
hardened. I w;i* -<? weak I ? ??!! 1?1 Ji'r
i-v.-n >i? ni? in h- il. Nothing helped!
tne* I exported t? -?'??u die of (.'on-j
sii?uji!i? 11. when I heard of Dr. King'.-1
New Discovery. < )ii" bottle gave great
iviiof. I coiiiiniwd to u-o it. and now;
. on v.vil :t|i<] >! mug. I cai.'r -ay 1 ??;
nn'.cli in lis prai-e " This lonrveions i
modi -i:ir i- t!io -iire-t an ! tjuirkcsr I
ill':* in t!i?- w*?ri?l f< i" all Throat and I
Lung '1 rouMo. lobular size- -"it) rents |
and $1.00. Trialbottles frw at Wal-|
I:t?*o d; Johnson's Drag Store: every j
bottle guaranteed.
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Grand Jjry Presentment.
State ofSoiDh Carolina,
Conntv ol William-burg \
i'o ilie Honorable IX A. Townsenil.
Presiding, Judge at February
term, IPOiJ.
We, 1 Ik* Grand Jurv, having
ii:ts>'i -.i tin' duties a.?i::ned us do
;\s pert I n ily submit this our presentment:
In oomp innce wif ii vour inslructions
we have ac'ed on all business
and bills presented as !>ri*-l1y as j'
possible o\\ inir to eontairious dis-j
eases prevalent in sections ol the.
county.
We have inspector! t lie jail and
iiixl it in fairlv ijo??d condition, be- I,
im: n-'atly kept and the prisoners j
well cared lor.
A special mmniitte to examine j
tlie various county oflicots" books
will be appointed at tlie next
term ol' court.
It has been called to our attenthaf
the roads in various sections
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ol'the county are in bad condition;
and we recommend t hat the conn-'
tv sutiervtso" take immediate steps .
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to have the thoroughfares put in
iiooil order.
To your Honor, for the able I
charye which enabled ix io per-j;
.'brut our duties in an intelligent b
manner, we extend our thanks, it
1
Kesjiectl'ully submitted
W. I). Hi-.vax, i '
Feb. L\ 11)00. Foreman.!
. A Cure for Heai.'oern.
Tint hunting s?-ri-:?ti??n in tlx* stom-j
ac!:. tliepii i* an ! MtlTcrin;* which i 1
experienced for live ]oii?r years. brought ;
on by coiniii'K <1 constipation, aid l?il-1,
i?itisne?? ait* alnnst ind '-cribabie. ]
trictl even known remedy without of- I
foct, Fi* ally I tried Kan on's Liver,
l'i'N ami Tout l'wlleis. foilouinc the j
direction* carefully. After takihtf a :
tc\v <lo>o-i 1 I cy in t*? improve, t have i ,
or it used inoiv than three boxes aim i'
l'?vl ;.s well a> I ever felt. My rrsrora- <
t:?-:i to |H'rfect licaitli I uitrihiiie solely
to the u~c of Iwitnon's Liver Pills and J
Tonic 1VI1 ts, and 1 only wish 1 could j
}>cr>uade others to do as I did and he
cured Logan M.Nails.Amsterdam, Va '
We are slill writing Fire Insur- i
.ince and Guanartee Bonds. We I
represent the largest and most
liberal companies in the world.
0. W. Wolle, Kingslree, 5>. C< 11
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AFRAID OF SMALL POX.
Court Adjourns Monday Afternoon Af- j
ter Clearing the Criminal Docket.
On account of several reported J
cases of sir,all pox at Lake City (
aiul other parts of the county the !
board of health tecointnended to
Jtnl^e Townsend that the Fei>ru-j
ary term of court, which conven-j
e 1 on Monday, be postponed. j
litis request on the part of the'
lii...;.. i i
ooil M was seconuetJ iiv i lit!>;ir;
and I in- jiulrze ;tkinir the mat-!
Ifr under advi-ement, consented !
to adjourn the court af'er tin
criminal docket had been cleared |
The lo.'lowin^ are (It? preamble!
ami resolutions adopted by the!
board at its inectin^ on Saturday,i
Febriiaiv IS:
Win r as, t! l board is officially ;
informed by the intendant. of tin-j
town of Lake City that there are ;
several c tses of small pox now uu- ;
der treatinent in said town ot;
Lake ("it\; and
Wheroa-, we are a!-o i a formed i
that there are in several other;
place- in the courtly suspicions i
cases of sickness either in lac! !
small pox or resenrhli.'i^ small j
<
pox: mm
Whereas, wo helieve the dan-J
Mor o; comin?:.ii:Mii:iir the disease'
to !his community wii! he nivalI\
increased by the ho (1 of thej
approaching term <?l court ami tin
consentient ii ilax of persons Iron: ;
all parts of the county: Therefore,
he it j
Resolved, that the in enda d o: ;
Kin::-live, the lion. \\ II. Ken-;
uedv. he and lie i> hereby request-,
d to brut;: se facts and cotidi j
lions at the earliest possible op- i
port unity to lite attention of the I
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presiding jud^e at the said ajproaehin^
term o{ court for his
consideration and action thereon.
\Y. II. Kkxxkdv, K.J Kti:k,
( hairtnan. Secretary.
W. G. GA>115[.! :. L. lb JOHNSON 1
Reply to Dr. Wallace. (
Kings'roe, S. Feb., 10, 1000.
Dr. W. I.. Wallace, Sir. In reply to
yours of the f>th iust. lvqniring an
explanation why we declined your j
In.i for 00 for jail, pauper and [
rhaingang practice for the coining!
year, and gave same to Dr. \V. V. j
Ihochington for $?3 7~>, we beg tog
submit the following copy of bid that ',
was presented last year for the j<i!
ane ]?:;ujkt practice.
ivinsrftree. S. ('., March fi. "!K> i
Mr. It. P.. Chandler, Countv Supervisor.
Williamsburg Count.w
Dear Sir: We, Wallace & Johns >o.
!>. C. Scott", W. G, (Jumble an I W
V. P,ro-:kiii?rton, representing the
medical profession of this p! ic .
herehv apply for the .fail and I'm- '1
p'-r practice of Williamsburg c unty :
for t lie year lSb'.t.
Said practice to l?e done by ns :,
jointly, should it he awarded io us. j
and it is agreed that we wiil d > ih
same foi the sum of One hundred I
and sixty dollars for the above mentioned
time. Kespectfuily submitted
by
T 11 T..?v. . .
J-ISTON
Xow, Dr. W. L. Wallace, we con- '
tillered the above a fall Ue.L'.-u"
combination and we arcsatisSkd that 1
if the combine hau not been
broken, a similar bid would have*
*
been ma le again. We employed Dr. i
Fillmore last year for the sum of
fi 00.00, which, you c*n see, was
s^b.^5 more than u\* have let the
contract for this vear. i (
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Now, Doctor, if Dr. W. V. lirock
^ >- i.:..,.
iniftOll JillCl SlUCK IU tuc i/Uiii>'invf
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K-hat would your or \our eoinonie s:
bid have been? Would it have been
twenty-live dollars, or would it have
been oue bundled and sixty dollars?
W. W. Kenxedy, j,
W. II. Campbell, jj
Countv Commissioners. 1
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... A Full Li in
GENERAL MERi
^ SteeMey's C
I have iust rec?
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11JLJ.O VI
T^TT'^TNTT^'r
bd mm g rwa e2 a V aaa >4 rrr i i urum
CALL AND EXAMINE MY STOCi
By trading' with us your bills will lx>
brighter during tin* holidavs.
Stackley's Ca
Lock to Your ir
For Special Bargains in
Mem AndB?y?
la order to Make room for Spring Goods
*? ;>i iu'1 {
j\ IUCP i )ll\ s villi in i
A nji-p Suit sit $2.">(> t
Men'- I'lider.venr sit iMp to
Lstdies Under Vests sit I"k*ft
Ladie>' (.'apes at -!<>< to $1
I mu<t close out my winter stock of !'r
S">i*i11tr <ioi:i!s. -Also, a !?ijr J t of Men'-and I
"'pi
JT.'.iJS LU'ZZI CJUZxI
Men's Plow Slid's at -*i:;.! "> t > ^I; L i<!
I'.lit ton sit S"!i* to Ladies, (Jo:
Fine Shoes too numerous;
(Mil and oxasnane Wilkins' complete line of
ffiliPBBWe HA
A I ?i^: lot of Flour just received. A com;
St tplc Groceries. Call ar
Yours to please,
r? m r* in -n
W1 i
A. \V. GAGU W. T?. OLIVKll
GAGG, OLIVE]
I)1-:al::IW is
CJsnerai Merchandise, Agricu
AMD FERTiLiZi
Wiippprx of E'Isr n I*rod net*. ?
Kings tree, t
1 f jiving1 purchase I 1 lie entire stock of j:
Smith and added largely thereto, we beg t >
we are ready to supply their nee Is at prices
lie sold. All we ask is to call and jrive us a
A. W. Gag
I Irive.jnst relumed from I>eM
ibirklo. j e:ii? . and Si. Loui-. Mo..
AiJ.'i I wo ear loads ot twenty-six
in lies and twentv-eight horse-,
,'iie linesl thai has ever been on A?
Iheiuarket. M. i'\ Ileiier.
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M" ). ..i. Ij ... . ... ... , j.
I;e<l at 'be home s?I his <1:?itir!i er S
<XPjT/f
a .North Carolina i ?~ t week at the , _
ul an ceil Hce ol 105 years. J3 itL"
for <**'
it is reported from Spartanburg
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hat mere is over ti!'y eases <1 }jr ( >
?:ij:iII;iox at IVxter. I*?*si"
The ss'
? he Slate prohibitionists met in piuvha
i'o!a:i.l)ia reei-iitJv, a:.<l will as!- ehan?;f
i i . * as a ?:?]
Iress a eiM'ii.ar lo the people 1:1 tire sat
the near future. i e.vhan
_ we are
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Nj K.eht lo Ugliness.
** (Sign
I no woman who is lovely in face. j-(^.
form and t niper will always have,
friends, b.it one who would be attractive
must keep her health. If she i-i
weak, sickly and all run down, sire will
be nervous ami irritable. If she ha- T1
tl?Ll
constipation or kidney trouble, her
impure blond will eause pimples, hlotrhes,
skin eruptionsand a wrerehed complexii
n. Ehetrie Bitters is the best; ??
medieine in the world to regulate the
stomach, liver and kidr.eys and to pu-] n0^ l*'*1
rify the blood. It give- trong nerves, ai will
bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich j peas, ]
complexion. It will make a good- ^acco
looking, chariuing woman of a rundown
invalid. Only 60 centi at Wa!- a I)r
lac? Si Jslinsou's Drug Store. spite o
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CHANDISE
'?sin ?t?ir@o
3ivecl a Ml J
I V- ^ rr^i -t \J yj.r -vj n am
C liKFOIJi: MCYINii.
lighter and vmir thorghts
:a
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fs/? Store,
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ue rest i
ClofcMsig. |
J will manlion a fVw prices:
J
n?
y Hoods t'? ni:?kr rr f for
Hoys' Hats that ijilist ^o.
Itsi f -KCXt^u*
!io?* lMnfcoln and Otovo
nts and < hi'.dron's
o mention.
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fe'h Rh f&{ M ir|. V
MB fe?
stock of Fancy and
id see ine.
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C. O. JIARPKIl
l?, & CO.
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.Itural Implements
:rs
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S. Co
nods lately owned* by E. I,.
announce to tiu; public that i
as low as honest goods can m
g, Manager. |
Founded 1842.
pIANOsF
nrr -S-Vipir roxrn nrnisp "
Llg U&VA4 V VI 4*
in justice to GUI's
we are forced to
:sh the icfowing'
scaiai.
:ilotto. N. IVb., Kith !:> >?.
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^ir:?
vii-.yy piaxo whifii w*?
- ( I fjv'Ti yon, eivii j: in i*?
: i) ".vers siuii Pond i pritrltt
i tinl pMimont, Inis jfiviMi enlisiacrion,
and w o would n?>r
?ro for nay Plan > with which
.-u'onaiiiti.d.
"ours very truly.
ci) Mr. A Mrs. <i. S. Messer.
liirticuhirs write us.
01IAS. M.STIEKF,
Piano Manufacturer,
Baltimore, M. I)
?ry branch wnrerooin, 'Jl-J
frvon Street, Charlotte, N'.C
11. WILMOTII, Manager. k
nsible larmer s:?vs he will
mt much cotton this year.
<:ive my attention to corn,
jiotatoes, and probably toI
will make my own meal.
epare to live next year in
f t.Ue price p,f cotton." *'