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VOL. XV). KIXOSTKKE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 15M0. NO. 23
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AFFAIRS I'-" UGHT EY OUR LOCAL
hE ?C ITER AND NOTED.
VVr't;;-ii : seci t-o.-m nr>d Printec
in . i Mmnc;* tor the Sake of
Cup Wo:irv R^nd-irs.
Mrs. V i 'i- N still 01 iIit* i!ly ill
- tli ' < ?':i- is tti in.
' \ i:- ;fi? i *vl: it fire v:?n'"
is :>'}t ii11i
>!: vts i: Viler condition.
.W A ('handier, ot lienIm?
i ;i visiting li-r aunt,
i^. j ,i. jar:-.
K-ii:->: ! iwarl*, of (he Scran'tm
Nt- oil o if s!lOCl:
xMmjhj.I ;
'! he Miss - Is,of L> n?*ht urj*.
ore vis. ti'.r family of Mr. (i
S. \hivr.
Mr. \Y. T. Wilkins and family
i ? in l.'hariesion lliift
k.
'! j. v ; ;ml of supervisor?
( I u i' n met Monday in lilt
'{'l I . ! I l?OU>'".
!i v. A. W. J .r!w>:i \\M! [ rem !
:i* I? ?i:e> la next Sabbaih, .J lint
1'.. ;i! 11 HI,
Mr. '. II nnnie't 11a- been
o niined lo Lis bed lor severa
d.sy with ehills and lever.
K v. J\. V,\ P irnwell will holt
<iTvi;*es here >n Thursday a. m
and p. m. Jisne 7?li at ilio usu i
ilDUts.
/ I>r. <xa:ni?!eV condition is im
piovmc; daily and we hope thai
he will soon be able to attend U
his duties.
Mr. Wilkes Courtney, one 01
our embryonic young medicos
was in town Monday Irom Single
where he is spending his vacation
Mr. W. Kugcne Cook, who s(
ably liiled 'he editorial chair o
'I'iie I'li'ni'.ii for ihe nast tw(
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weeks, has returned to his hom<
at Scranlon.
Mr. H. 1>. Roddick's "mono}
box"' was opened last Monday
Mrs. S. I-:. Met'ullough, of Salter
beina, the holder of the luck}' key.
This entitles her to $5,00.
The eleclion in school distrie
No. 20, held on Wednesday o
last week, resulted in a vote of It
to 1 in lavor of the special levy o
t wo mills, fhis was truly a l'lre?
silver" vote.
Mr. J. W. Cowanl, of Fowler*
paid us a pleasant call on Satur
day. lie expects a lar^e crowd
including all the candidates, to b<
present at the picnic at his housi
next Friday.
Supt. of Education Lesesne ha
chai.iied tlie date of teachers' ex
animation from Friday, dune lo
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to lhursuay,.June i-r. iniscnaiig<
was made lor good reasons alte
confu tation with the State super
erin'endent ot education.
On account of a severe attack o
chill and fever last Friday the ed
fck ltorof'iiik Kecord was unable t
attend the closing exercises c
Hebron High School. It was
great disappointment to him, but
finder the circumstances, un:i
voidable.
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' Sv-\, i i! rri.-sni-.Ts <>! I * u v. Mr. ?
i .Mn"< ! ;:.j;iv ::n? I'nitc i!!.
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,\ cc:r.M] i11iv :: i< :> c-nii-j in from
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! i or T)(il?!i?-'.! Will i :!>iihli it''
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J i:e Smth Caro.ina College i-; .
I ho <>!<! >: State institution of
learning :n S > i!i: Carolina and its'
eorjt- of instructors and equipment !
( rank with the best. WcMiMi.-li in'
another column an advertisement j
setting ! ; !!; its advantages. !.
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idle (dee! ion !,>M hero on last';
i Friday. May _' *>. to decide whet iter j <
| an additional t\ of,'} mills should J \
be !c?vit-il to support graded schools i
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: resulted in i.-.vo: <?! tne I:tx be n .
volo o! 24 to i.j. lh;s was ina.1;
verteni Iv omitted !a>t week. 1
Misses Marmuvt ami r .iiiuie |1
( Kennedy. who were iiiC-:nbers ol'; '
' this year's craduatinc, class at the;*
! Columbia l eu.ale College, re- j
;turned home Monday niaht. ?diss 1
Daisv Kcunedv. who holds a no-!1
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J si!ion in connection with the (Jo!-[
leire. will soend a part of I lie sum-11
i mer with relatives in .\evvlla- j'
1 veu and Washington, I). (J.
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. I Messrs. Arthur JSenjamin and.
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. ! Clarence Jacobs, lormerlv ol this i'
' 'own. but who are now in business ;
; in Georgetown, came over ?>a!ur.
| ?lay and spent Sunday here with
1 j relatives. Both of the voting men t
! hold ?*ood positions in Georgetown >v
1 ianil are well pleased with their 1
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adopted home. liteir many j'
I j ft iends here ryioice in their sue-!:
I cess.
-! Miss Blanche IJ. Toncv passed '
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1 throuvh town Tliursdav en route!.
lor her home at Salem, Virginia.! '
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; Miss Toney has been teaching in
I 'liie family oT Mr. Herbert Van!
,! Keuion for the 1:ast eiuhl months. ,
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. i and bv her accomplishments and ;
. charming personality has won the;
J warm esteem of pupils and pat-1'
Ib>r mane admirers are de-: '
! lighted lo loam that she expects!1
J .it
'o return to Smith's Mills next ses-1.
sion. j (
lie v. W. S. Martin filled his!/
J regular appointment at the Moth-! j
^ j odist church last Sunday morninc; i j
Hew dames McPovel! preached i?.
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at liie I'reshvteriaii churcli in the
afternoon, 'illinc the place ot' the .
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J regular pastor. liev J. K. Dunlop.;,
Tlu? foimnitlee annointed to!;
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( jselect a place on Black nver forj<
J (lie Methodic Sunday-school pic-j
nic has decided lo have it at Mr. jj
Joel K. BrunsonV mill on next (
? ; Fridav. The other Sunday schools ,
are cordially invited to join into ,
' make tlie occasion as pleasant as;.
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" possible. I
j The follow in;: card oi invitation i
j announces the approaching nup- 1
> j tials of a well-known and popular I
j young couple:
' "Mr. Andrew 11st sell Heywardji
requests the honor ol' your pres-M
r' ence sit the marnaue ot his daujrh-' <
ter, Lillian Wilhnrui, Jo Mr. Wi!-1
liani lioyd Evans on Wednesday j
i evening, dune 20th, at 9 o'cloefc,
- Grace Church, Charleston, S. CV' ;
0 We tender our warmest con
1 gratillations to the bride and
groom, and wish them a happy
a journey through life.
i- A full choir in a church increases
the chants lor salvation. ,
oohn Erv'n tcctt.
A? i'J oVIork. noon,on .Monday
Inst (.'apt. .John Krvin Scott enlerod
into eternal rest. He had
been i!! lor many months, and
loath came as ;t relief from I:
miTerinirs. Onivafe.v days !,fdio
liis death i.e passed his oiirh
iv.' 111 birthday, several member>1
his immediate family !x-i:ijr
are- at at his bedside.
'.'apt. John K. Scott, was born
a \Viliiarn~bnrjr county, wiiere he
ivetl all of his lilt*. Benijr left an
irpiian lie was thro.vn on the
vorld at an early aire to fiaht tlie
):i!t!e of iife. Soon alter arriving
it manhood's estate he married
\ii>s Mary Ann (xordon. who was
lis loving companion ami heljioeel
until mioii after the war,
vhen she died, leaving him with
d\ living children. Alter a few
rears he married .Mrs. Marian E
hesesne, who with one child surrives
him.
('apt. 8cotl was a typical rrenlem
?n ??f the eld school, hi^hninded
ami honorable: nothing
?ase or ignoble seemed* to enter
:is uiiml. His many noble rotable*
endeared Iron to all who knew
jim, and his death is monrrmd by
i lar^e circle of friends extending
ill over the county.
Heine: possessed of lar^e land
,*d and slave property before the
var he lived in aJlhienre. When
lie alarm of war was sounded he
:ave two of his sons to tlie Con fed rate
cause, one of whom never
etumed from the battle fields ot
rirjiinia, besides contrihutinir
argelv 111 a material way accordnj:
to his means. When "Tot
er's raid" readied Black river to
toss into Williamsburg countv
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ic swam the river in the face of
he enemy's lire to destroy the
.mats to impede the raiders*1
H'Ogress. roruwsnct ui g;n;;uiry
iie was awarded a sword by
he Confederate government. As
11 war, so in peace was duty his
raiding star, and sublime faith in
iod gave him a calm assurance in
lie face of disasters that would
lave overwhelmed a less dauntless
pint.
He was a pillar in the church,
md it is to his tireless energy and
incensing interest that Cedar
nvamp Methodist church owes its
existence.
During Ir.s last long and tedious
llness lie showed a sweet spirit o!
. hristian fortitude, and was paient,
gentle, true and kind
hrougli all his affliction. a beneliction
to all who came near him.
professing, as he did, an unfalterng
trust in his Master, and calmly
waiting the summons to call him
lome.
At the funeral, which took place
it 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at
Cedar Swamp Church, a large
:rowd was gathered to pay tiie
last sad tribute to tho deceased.
The services were conducted by
ILev. J. K. Rushton, of Lake City,
assisted by Rev. S.J. McConuell.
Roth of these ministers iiad known
Capt. Scott well, and their eulogies
were feelingly and eloquently
rendered, being a source ot cotntort
and consolation to the bereaved
t a mil v.
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The Lake City Postoffiee.
The Lake City por-toffice has
i been in operation lor two weeks
! ami working smoothly. We
; congratulate our sifter town on
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its relic! from the persecution
!of:i despotic jrovernment.
Junt* Salesday
Monday beins; salesday there
! was a larger crowd tiian usual in
town. Only one tract of land was
I sold. 110 acres 111 Sumter town;
ship beioriiiiivr to J. !). Cook, it:
?
I was bought in by .Mr. (look, the
I owner, for $11.So, which included .
! taxes nn i expenses of sale. The 1
I board of countv comtnissioners
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met. in the office of the supervisor
and held their usual monthly
meeting. Ail the members of the
board were present and routine
' bn-incss wr. dspatehed.
Sudden Death of Mrs. McCutChen.
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Quite a shock to her relatives
I ami friends here was the news of
! the death of Mrs. Mary Jane Me-;
jCutchen, which occurred at her
! home near Indiantown Church'
| last Monday night. Mrs. McCtitcii
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>.11 li-iu UL'cu; iiiiv. v;u iv>i srv .-ioi
j weeks, but was thought to be
much better on the evening ot her
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[death, so that the end came quire
| unexpected!}'.
The deceased was the widow of
the late Col. James McCutehen.
^1:0 whs a daughter ol JRev\ J. R !
' Gilland, being t!?e half-sister of>
Hon. Thomas M. CJillatid, of this
town.
During all her lile Mrs.McCutchen
! took a prominent part in church
and social matters. Site was an
eartiest and consistent Christian,a
kind mother and was hold in the ;
highest esteem by all. She will:
! no sorely missed in Indiantown 1
i Church,where she labored faithful-;
! !v for so many years, ami iter loss
tli/? / < >n, >?i n ii f i* irrp nnr.-iliiii
Mrs. McCuichen was about GO
! vears old and leaves a I arm* lamily
of children bereaved ?\v her
|death. Her funeral service* will'
beheld at Indiantown church. (';>
to this time (Wednesday) we have
been unable to ^et the exact time
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of the funeral.
1 FBI H IS Si!
Big Slash in
I am ottering an all wool, Uluo Sor
c..; f?k~ t/i .i-?a
I HUl/ &lmt ^1- ^uur>; tiuui T ??' ). .
Fain-v WorU'd Suits, $7 to
JUST RECEIVE
! Some Xow Perealo and Madras SI
j 7">e, $1 and -f 1A0 each.
I We are offering a Silk Unglish S([
On Saturday, only Colored Cuff-- fc
; HI(J REDUCTION OX ALL OUJL
Hoys' Washable Pants, Me.
Hoys'Short Pants, in a!i ages, froi:
200 dozen Pod and Hlue Socks 10e
Undershirts from 2ne to^l each.
Drawers from 2">e to -id each.
Sole Agents for the oolobrate<
' Ilamilton-Carhatt OVERALLS and
Hlaek Cut Hrand Stoeki
=%^ M. ]
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224 Kinjr St. Opposite Aca
J Mai! orders promptly atut ded to.
Over-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys,
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Bleed.
All the bleed in your body passes through
your kidneys ones every three minutes.
/n "?"he kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fib
i I '] {er out the v/a5te or
;\Jv?tti/ impurities in the blood. <
j\w \ --TVM If they are sick or out
It- Vi? c* or^er> they fail to do
\ their work.
" \ Pains, aches and rheu/
matism come from excess
cf uric acid in the
?~0 blood, due to neglected
kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidneypoisoned
blood through veins and arteries.
it used to be considered that enly urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their beginning
in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
hv first dnctorirc vour kid,-v?vs. The. mild
and the extraordinary effect cf Dr. Kilmer's
Swarr.p-Rnot, the great kidney remedy is
coon realized. It stands the highest for its
v/snderful cures of the most distressing cases *
and is soli on its merits
by all druggists in fiftycent
and one-dollar sires.
You may have a
sample bottle by mail Komo of swump-Kout.
free, also pamphlet teiling you how to find
cut if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer
?: Co., Bir.ghamton, N. Y.
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C. J. LESESNE
Represents this county for the
Ml. MM I H Co.'$
Champion
Grain and Grass
Cutting1 JJachinery,
THE BEST MOWERS.
THE BEST BINDERS,
THE BEST REAPERS
OX THE MARKET.
Every fcacJiine Guaranteed.
Prospective buyers will do wot!
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to learn of these machines before
placing their orders elsewhere.
0. J. LESESNE,
Kingstree, S, C.
S3rge Suits.
ue .Suit, fast color, for *<;, worth flft.
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lirts i:i up-to-date patterns at ."Or,
urre Tie for 2">r, worth ">0o.
ROYS' AND CHILDREN'S SUITS '
n to ?!.
each, worth i-~>c per pair.
i MTIIES'S. TROUSERS.
SweetN>rt OVERALLS a suit,
S\rk
ings fyr Jioys <at in* a i>air.
iBptF CLOTHING HOUSE,
demy of Music Charleston, S. C,
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