The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 14, 1900, Image 1
VOL. XVI. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1900. NO. 24 I
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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL j
REPORTER AND NOTED.
Written in Condensed F orm and Printed
7T. Like Manner lor the Sake of
Our Weary Readers.
Mrs. II. Leinmou is seriously !
i!'.
The ir-iMon $rrai*i yields <o tliej
sirKie o; iae ri';t iv.t.
?wchooi commencements and pic
?i:cs nu* much in evidence.
.Mr. Monte Jacobs spent several
days in Charleston last week.
M-g S. M. A>kins, i?l Lake City. j
u;i> in town Monday on business.!
(.'apt. J. 1*. (iamble came ovei ,
Monday to see his son, Dr. \\\ G. ;
Gamble.
Mr. A. Slide Cofcor, of the lie- '
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brou section, was on our streets
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.\I<i ml ay.
Messrs \\\ r. Kennedy and C. J
<?. Carsten were in town .Monday
Horn Cades.
From nearly every where comes ;
gratifying news of good seasons,
and line crops.
~ Kev. W. S. Marl in attended
commencement at Wollbrd College
this week.
Hon. J. A, Kelly, of the Kinglite
bar, attended court here Monday.?Manning
Times.
It t-nii f,, i-a:!,] Will,-ins* I
II 41 I v?? * w i v ~
new ud in this issue. His goods
ate selling lower than ever.
y.Miss Hvie Cunningham returned
last Thursday to Iiuliantown
from a visit to relatives in Sumter.
.Mr. Willie Flagler, who has
been at work in (icorgia for some
time, has returned to spend the
summer months at home.
.Miss Saliie .MeCutchen passed
through t >wn Thursdav, return- j
ing to her home at Indiantowu !
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Irom Wintltrop College. j
When you come to town call ou
the merchants who advertise in
The Record and we gaarautee
that you will be pleased.
Miss Mildied McCabe, after
stopping over a few d lys with |
Jriends in Florence, is homo from
Winthrop lor vacation.
Dr. Johnson, who has been ill
* . .. ilia . ivuftL- i< i'lifirovinir:
?\;i i j c*.-v IIWM^ - ^ . _ . ?
Dr. Gamble also, v. e art led to hope, I
will soon be convalescent.
Two new candidates th s week?
11. B. Scarborough, Kmj , for Congress
and Mr. I'. S. Wall for the
Legislature. Kead their cards.
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Mrs. J. i'. iiussell and children
left last night lor Indiantown to
attend the funeral oI Mrs.Jane McCutchen.?Florence
Daily Times.
Mis Florence Belle, a member
of the faculty of Canipobello ili*rh
School, is spending vacation with
iier parents at Indiantown postofiije.
Mi*s Mary E. Boyd, who has
1 ,_-n visiting her sister, Mrs. John
. Kelley, took her departure
.^>11 lay. Miss Boyd contemplates i
Siting the Paris Exposition short-'
lv and will go to New York in a
lew days to take passage for the
Erench capital. She will spend
several months visiting various
European points of interest.
Miss fAiina Kellov returned}
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home troin Converse College Jast j
week.
Mr<. I? .1. ]>urrand family -1
ed relatives at Indiantown several j
days last week.
Kev. k. \V. Karnwell delivered i
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two excellent sermons? morning I
?nd evening?at the Kpiseopa! j
chapel on Friday, according to,
appoint nicnt.
kev. 8. T. Kussell. of Hloom- j
ingvale, preached an able and in-1
stractive sermon to an attentive;
congregation at the J la j>t i<ii chinch
Thursday night.
Mr. Austin J. Dn/.arih is spendin};
some lime witii his uncle, Mr. j
A. \W (iagg, on Academy street.;
Mr. Dozanh is Trorn Trenton, N.
J , the Termer home of Mr. <J
Miss Loui.-e (lilind came home
last week Trom ('onverse College
to spend vacation. Miss (iilland ;
has been libarian at. the college
during the session just closed.
Dr. K. J. McCabe will be in j
Lake City all of next week, be-J
ginning with Monday. Those de- !
firing his professional services will !
rind him at the Sturgeon House.!
Capt. John A. Kelley and family
went to Pauley's Island Tuesday
for their usual summer trip.
They will probably remain on the j
island until the latter part ol!
August.
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Kev. K. T. Greshani preached in ;
Die Baptist church twice Sunday, j
Both morning and evening ?er-j
vices were well attended and his i
congregations were quite favcral> j
ly impressed.
.Mr. Peter G. Gourd in has returned
from Davidson College to
spend iiis vacation at home. Mr.
Gourdin is making a line record
at college, and his many friends
hero will watch his career with j
interest.
Mrs. C. M. Chandler, proprietress
of the Coleman House, went 1
to Atlanta Tuesday 011 a two j
weeks' visit to friends. During!
her absence the hotel will be con-J
ducted by Misses l?et McOlarv and 1
Lida Ferguson.
The Methodist Sunday-school;
picnic at Brunson's Mill last Fri- j
day was well attended and the
day's outing mnch enjoyed. Dark ]
.r >tthumn! afternoon !
V IWVIU-t Mu\u\ 4 vx? ..... .. .
and some of the belated ])icuickers;
received a sprinkling. We have j
heard ol no serious results from '
the wetting, however.
We have been requested to call;
attention to the hot supper an-1
uounced in our Hebron corres-'
pondence to take place at Bethel j
Friday night for the benetit ot the!
' starving people of India. This is
a praiseworthy enterprise and the!
good people of B.'thel have set an j
axample worthv of emulation.
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The picnic at Mr. J. W. Cow-1
ard's Friday was a pleasant occa- J
j sion aud those who attended ex-1
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press themselves as having enjoy-.
ed the day very much. A num-j
ber oi the boys aspirins to serve '
: the people were there, but, we un-;
derstand, there was no speech-j
making. Probably the candidates;
are economizing their oratorical ,
resources for the campaign.
LAKE CITY LOCALS. '|
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Penciled Pickups Paragraphicalty Pub- j '
lishcd. t
The health of our town is gen- a
orally good. ' . jr
Iloxie (j. Ask ins, Esq., visited j j
Kings! reo Sunday, These visits i
recur with pe::di: 1 uri regularity; \
wonder what's the attraction overjf
therel if
The census man is busily pursuing
his investigations. I'o you
suppose ne iinus oui uic correct j
ages of all the prist' [Not when ; s
ther aie over sixteen?ivb] ((
Our n-i\v poslollieo, under Mrs. |
Carter's capable ^ftianagemonf, <:
works excellently well, and Lake i:
City "is herself again," so far as j
t
postal facilities are concerned. j
Rev. d. K. Kushton tilled liis; (
appointments?morning and eve n-! ('
ins:- -at the Met ho.list church .Sun- j *
day; and lie v. Mr. Sadler preach- j u
ed in the evening from the 1're.s- '
bvterian pulpit.
A protracted meeting will begin ^
next Tuesday night at the Mcth- 1
odisl church, in which Mr. Rush- j ~
ton. the pastor, will be assisted by j ^
Dr. W. \V. Daniel, recently elec-; 1
ted president oi'Columbia Female v
Collide. * 1
The following young collegians
are home for vacation: Miss Eva; ^
Rollins, Winthrop: Misses lier-; 1
nice and Jane Hinnant and Bay-; ^
liss iSinglelarv, Orangeburg: and j *
Miss Hallie Rollins, Florence*
Graded School.
One t>f our progressive raer-j'
chants, Mr. L. L. Caldwell, is;c
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erect I tin a larg e and commodious :1
store at the corner of Main and!
v
Railroad Streets. When finished j(
it will be one ol the best-looking [
business houses in town.
We hope to see a good school
in Lake City this tall. > graded
school would help out matters educatinnal
vastly. Our people jj
usually succeed in what thev un- Lj
dertake, and we hope to see a v
lively interest awakened iu our
school. It's a matter about which
we cannot afford to be lethargic.
The Young People's Literary j
and Social Club was organized : IJ
some lime ago and has -quite a ;c
large and enthusiastic member- j
ship. A5 tiie name implies the jobject
of the club is social i:n- j
provement and literary entertain- j
men*. The club meets Friday I
evening.-: the last meeting, which la
was held at Mr. John Murphy V | ?
was especially pleasant. ! (
For some lime past ihe most j
tlie most interesting subject '-in i
our midst"' has been the shipping!
ot strawberries. The luscious fruit !S
has been plentiful, and many ol
citizens have realized fair profits j
from their berries. While, of!
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courre, the season is about ended ; j
for strawberries, there are still a' ,
1
few crates being shipped daily j
from here. The bean crop was J ^
also abundant, but the prevailing j
prices are so low as to discourage ; ^
tiie shipping of tiiis product.
The management of the Lake ;
City tobacco ware-house has:
gone actively to work remodeling !
the building. Twenty feet will j
be added to its length and thirty |
to the width-, including fifteen leet :
tor a driveway. Lumber is also | y
leing hauled for a capacious
irize-house to be built between '
he ware house and the railroad,
t part of the right-of-way of the
'ailroad having been given lor this
iurpo.se. When all the improve-'
nents have been made Lake City I
vill have a iirst class modern and
inely equipped tobacco warelouse.
CviiANode Berukuac.
Uphrno HannPnirtO'C
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(rood rains have fallen in this I
eel ion and crops are crowing
inely.
The health of tlie community is
;ood. there being very little sickles*
in the neighborhood.
The ladies of Bethel will give a
>icnic on the night ot June 15,
Friday) for the benefit of the Inia
famine-stricken sufferers,
everybody is cordially invited to
Fend and contribute liberally to 1
.
liis worthy cause.
The closing exercises of Hebron
Ji?rh School took place Friday :
light and Saturday, June 1st and
e>
'nd. The exhibition was very
ine, there being more than forty j,
>ieces on the program, in all ol'j
rhich the children acq (lilted |
hemselves with much credit.
Prof. Clinkscales, of Clem son!
College, and Editor Wolfe were,
lot able to till their engagement
?ut Rev. J. K. Rushton was pre-'
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eni anu ueiivereu a iorcioie anu , i
cholarly address, which was much |
ujoyed. The picnic Sati.r lay was j
very pleasant all'air. The exer- j
ises closed on Sunday with
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reaching by Mr Rushton.
Prof. Parnell has done good:
rork during tiie past session and,'
is eflbrts are highly appreciated;
y liis patrons.
Executive Committee Meeting.
The County Democratic Kxecu-j
:ve Committee is hereby called,
o meet in Kingsiree on Monday, \ ^
uly 2d. A full attendance is feuested,
as matters of importance J
ill come up. A. H. \VtP?.iams,
(bounty Chairman. *
WANTED.? Young cattle to,
atten lor market-. Highest cash
rices paid lor Kaine. Address or;
all on O.fl CAUSTKX.
M XJ-ado?, 8. C. !
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BEATS Th
I am offering an all woo!, Illne Ser?j
ntee this suit not to fade, (lood vai
ne, :is the stock of them is lirnitv.l.
We carry a full line of Striped I I
roasted. ICO all wool (.'ass i more Sui
"Wiiite a,n.a. Oc
Wo have just received <o:ne nev
hirts,in White and colored. White
lie, to *1. "><>.
200 dozen I'ancv Socks 10e car pai
>onble-breasted all wool !>iu- Serge 1
nd Vests at $3.70.
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milling Ollll.i in wur aim ? v* i'ivvv^j
JIO HEDl'CTIOX ON AM, orii I
Big reduction in extra si/.e suits frc
':tnts from 44 ti> "?2.
Sole Agents for the celebrated
lumilton-Oarhatt < >VERALLS and fc
Blac k Oat Brand Stoekin
p Tf
kxl 3 U.
M
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224 King St. Opposite Acad
fail orders promptly atui dec! to*
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
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Kidney !roubie preys upon thfe mind, discourages
*nd lessens ambition; beauty, vigor
^ ^ ( - and cheerfulness scon
disappear when the kid- '1
'rrrr&^rVj* neys are out of order
~~ or diseased.
Kidney trcdble has
. Q'jki, : become so prevalent
/rot ^^Y'T l^at*''snotuncommon
^VVj ij for a child to be born
/>V\ V^ afflicted with weak kidr
^VrArm- ^<5/5. If the child urinates
too often, if the
urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be abie to
control the passage, H is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause cf
the difficulty fs kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment cf
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made miserable
with kidney and bladder trouble,
and berth need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, In fiftycent
and one dollar
I nil
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet tell- iimv) of swaorp-iv* t 9
ing all about it, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. K.umer
&. Co.. Binghimton, N. Y., be sure and
mention this paper.
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C. J.LE3ESNE
Represents this coufnty for tb*
ill. Wiiei l ta? Co.'s'.
Champion
Grain and Grass
Cutting Machinery.
ME BEST AiOWERS,
THE BEST BINDERS,
THE BEST RE AIDERS
ON THE MARKET.
tverj Machine GuaranteedI
Prospective bViyera wi'l do well
to learn of "these machines before
;rla<-intr their orders elsewhere.
C. 3. LESKSNB.
Kings tree. S\ C.
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I?M ALU
re Suit, fast color, for Weguarue
at fie. Call oaNy and seeurd
annf! St!it.'', iri <In?Ie and double
t> y.Y good value for ?0Dlcreel
Shirts.
i patterns in Neglige Manhattan
and colored Negligee .Shirts, from
r, good value at lot*.
Coat* at 12,70. IJIue Serge Coats
oUc to *2 a suit)
JOYS' AN 1? fillLRREN'S SUITS
jp.i 30 to 30, artd also in extra size
DUCHESS TROUSERS.
jweet-Orr OVERALLS *\.o0 a suit,
igs for boys at -x* a pair.
"75 ?
Jj 11VU/ W Lh. ?v
iANITE CLOTHING HOUSE,
omy of Music Charleston^ S; V.
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