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VOL. XVI KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, .JUNK is, Jtioo. NO. 2C w Positively Ho Hew Display Adv rtisexnents Will be Received, or Old Ones Changed, Later Than Tuesday Morning. iSI iHSJf HIBISI. AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTERAND NOTED. Written U?r Jeriiod horm and Printed >n Like Manner for the Sake of Ct.r Wear/ Readers. TWnini.iv and Tuesday were m oichers. liiv county excculive com mi t r... % v i.* -'i i. '\X l i#.' : . :;m jiwihki^ . , # '_".a:6e .Mar'in came homo , .>* ?.. , !; I t orn WoiForil C?Uej?e. Mr i'?. S. .Jo-vy came over Monday <it: hu-ine.-s from Darlington.; Mr-. L T. Sweet is visiting liet : i motlioi, Mrs. llolletuan, at (iieeleyville. Treasurer .1. 1). Montgomery, of | Marion county, was heic Tuesday * :? Icisinc-s. i A new coat o;' paint adds much to the appearance of Mr. Louis; .lacohs" hotise. i iie-v. S. T. ( 'ivsiinm hr.-s been | ille? !? lis** pastorate ?d the. Kim:?tree Uk,^*ist chinch. lib. W. (r. t-iambic, who ?s now convalescent from ivphoid fever, i* his father's home at i iourdillS. The Misses Keels, after a pleas ant sojourn with relatives in town,! left last week for their home at : ib v rich bur ?:, Sum ten- count \. Miss id i Chmdlen, a very at-j tractive youm? lady from Benson, risited fier aur.t, Mrs. L. J. Burr, several days last week. 1'. C. MeKniglit, colored, claims | 'to have killed a rattlesnake near] 'Cedar Swamp last, week six leet ' long, with fourteen ratties still | left, some ha vine: been knocked oil". Mr. J a tries Henry Hawkins is spending some time in town. Among his other accomplishments ! Mr. Hawkins is a line ball player, j and adds to the ctreugth of the' ? 1 home team. The old 'iverv staples at II. T. , Heller A Co., have 'been torn down and on the site will be erect ed a large and commodious store to be occujticd by the enterprising firm of Gagg, Oliver S: Co. A negro woman near Suttons! gave birth to 11iplets? -two boys' and a girl?on Sunday night ofj last week. She k the wife ol .litn I'^fdev. who lives -on Mr. Jack Parson's place. Prof. II. W. Acker-man, of Cot- j tageville, Colleton county, allowed his friends a fleeting glimpse of his countenance several timesj last week while passing through ; town to more favored sections ol j the county. We have been requested to announce that the closing exercises of Liberty School, taught by Miss Lyndon Lee, will take place on Saturday evening, June 30, at S o'clock. The public is cordially iuvitrd to attend. On account oj the sickness of! Or. W. G. Gamble and the absence j of Hon. T. M. (iilland, Esq., mem-1 bers of the county board ol examiners, the papers of the applicants at the recent teachers' examination have not been passed upon. Mr L i ha-^ aTont completed the town census. ; Two uew cottages have l?e< d ' nmjdeted on the lot owned m* I Mr. Kelleiian near the Methodist 1 i i church. | Mr. J. M.-irslinl!. of .Morris-! ville, called in Tuesday tv. see us.1 Mr. Marshall is an old friend ol j Ill K KEOOM>. Messrs. II. I\ ike*.vn and dolm' MeCiarv, I wo (dew;!' voij.k^ Ivi. ndironi/iieenC wme i-u to>\n Wednesday <411 business. I Note two n?'\v items c.f interest j in candidates' column?Mr. JameNorton lor congress and Mr. .J., Davis Carter lor the legislature Mr. R. J. Kirk went to Charles- ' ton Wednesday to attend the an-| tiual banquet jriven to the alumni j of the Charleston College. Mr. < Kirk is a graduate ol' this rcistitulion. We are grateful lo members of J ho respective committees l'or-:-n>vi- ; lai'join; to three picnics on the' Fourth; viz: Scran ton. lilack : Aiittgo and Central. We wish jt , were possible to n-tte?d them all.. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and Miss! Florence -returned Sunday from Macon, (ia.. where they have been visiting relatives for the past two! weeks. ]?y a lucky chance tkev did not Ir.'ke tlie train between j Maowi and Augusta which was; wrecked Saturday night.. JdlKng forty people instantly. M?r. a-rid Mrs.. VY\ 3d. Hawkins j went to Charleston la>t week, j wl>ert*Mrs. ifJawkins wMl remain j linger iuetLicat! treatment. Dr.; .loiinson,'her phvsieiaic here, was; called k> Charleston "Sunday niidit ; for coiH ullaiion with Dr. Darker. We hope she may soonbe restored j to health. Bnison Briefs. .Mrs. II. CL Haddock, of Green-j iv'He i< vio'liimr |i?r lather and I mother, Mr. tnd ?&rs. J. K Tisdale. of Uhkoonini-yiHtfy. Cad^t Laurie McCulloapji, of., Clemson <JoUege, is Lone lie va- i eatiou. I Messrs J. M. aixfl C. ?..(?? ray son i and Miss June <J ray son have .v-! returned feomFlorida. They have! been residing in the Land of! . ! Mowers lor the p;w*t sixteen years.; We extend'to t>bem a hearty wel-j con.e. Kev. &. W. Humphries spent! several dayc at Uenson last week. I We have had an abundance of rain in the past two weeks. The corn ci>ap in this secliion is ! line and shoukt the seasons con-i I tinue good, a oouiiiuui harvest; may be expected. The cotton crop nrospects are not so good. The weed is unusually small and infested with lice, which are so bad in places that the plant will die. The oat crop has been g.rnl in this community, rather above the average yield. A party of Bensonians spent the day pleasantly on the banks of j the Wee Nee last Saturday. w. s. (;. The majority of men believe in platonic love?afte/.deatjx. IT WAS A RNZ CAME. Kin^stree Defeats Lake Ci;y by a Sc-'re of !G to 5. Kriyht and early Tuesday tnorni:-,iC f he Lake '"ify baseball team. headed-by .Manager il. }\ Stokes. arrived in town to lake up the irnae thrown down l>y the/kinss tree bays. 'i'hev were cordially welcomed,by the home team, and shortly alter the hour ot noon escorted le tli^* grove in front of Mr. Lt. J. Jvirk's., where a dinner was served them in picnic style. The day v/tts intensely hot, so that it was iVur o'clock before the j game began. Hy that hour the; grounds wive crowded with speetator^includiiig a good manyof I lie | fair sex. interested in the game or the players, or both combined. When the boys ?f both teams | appeared in uniform. a tine look-j ing, manly set they were, so that j it was impossible to forecast) results. The game began with j great spirit on both sides, Mr. C. J. I Lesesne, acting as umpire, and I .Messrs It. J). Ifollius and Kmile Arrowstuith a* sce.rers. It was not long, however, before the home boys forged ahead and kept piling up scores till the end ol the game. It was a pretty con-! test cd skill and muscle and at ! times very exciting. While great enthusiasm was i l>?' ll?rk fi-iuMJe nl I II Kjy ( 11^ il IVIIUO Ml MM* II I teams, there was an absence of the disagreeable "kicking" thatj mars so many games. The visitors j conducted themselves in a very! gentlemaniy manner, and Manager Stokes, on behalf oi the Lake City team, expressed his thanks for the courtesies show.su tiie visitors by their hosts. The following tells the score bv innings: Kingstree J 0 5 0 2 1 4 3 0?lbj Lake City 2 0002100 0?5 ? j.. A Pestiferous Insect. Cditor Count v Kecordj * I i notice in your paper of the; 20th inst. that gome of the iatmersi are complaining about cotton iice. ! We have had cotton lice as far j buck as J can remember, hut 1' liavc never known them to kill; the cotton. It is not lice that is j killing the cotton. There is a bug something like the Hadv bug** that lays eggs ot!i the cotton leaf, which hatches out something like a gnat J After laying the eggs the bugs j stick themselves to tire cotton and ' change to a different kind ol bug' about a emitter of an inch long, with yellow stripes across Uiej body. This hug sucks the -cot ton ; like the bill bug dees the oorn. 1, Iiad to use pans green oa some ?j 1 my cotton to destoy them. Mr. Editor, if the farmers would . examine their cotton thev would 1 i tind that it is not the lice that J are killing it as much as these hugs. I have been trying t to lind out a name lor them, can you look up one? D. I. J. (We are sorry not to be able to suggest a name for the bug; perhaps some of some of our Clemson boys can help us.?I'd. The Record A Pl?.? for Belter Roads. : 1 hdilor ( onnfy Record; 1 would 1 iI;?e to call two ntten| i ! iion of the voters oi Williamsburg t ; county to the condition of the ; roads in the lower part of the county, especially the County; I Line road, that part of it from1 ;Cedar Creek to the old Potato! ; Ferry being the worst. It is in an a!::io*l impassauic condition,; I and parl> of it are unsafe to travel, oersoiis traveling it being in dang' . i . er of personal injury. If tlie voiers of tins county will ' I ! , pledge'themselves to support only I such canddates as will promise to1 1 take more interest in the public I * roads, tiiere will be a marked lm-. ixoveinents in our roads. I do 4 not know when I liave seen a .Supervisor from Williamsburg or Georgetown counties in this portion of the aforesaid countiesGood roads should be made one of the issues campaign. Let the' voters approach live polls with' live purpose anal determination of j voting for only those who promise j to give us better roads. M. 1). j Executive Committee Meeting. I The County Democratic Exeeu- j live committee is hereby called to j meet in Kings! ree on Monday,! July 2d* A full attendance is re-' | quested, as matters of importance ( will come up. A. II. Wim/axs, County Chairman. _ m ? The wrse man not only lets his wife have t^ve List word, but he is I tickled nearly to-death when she comes to it. If vou want to see-the smartest. cutest ant] sweetest bapy that . ever lived,yust get uny mother to; show you hers. WASTED. ""! A bookkeeper, at a moderate j*' salary. Must he accurate and have I" good references. Address ?CI,*" r care County Record. WANTK1),? Fat cattle- Highest: cash prices paid for same. Address orcall on-C.<i.CAKSTKX, ti' Cades. S. *C. [ Tiie best Ever 0 For the I stat ocfTerrng an ?m ported 1*!u? Nor; in this suit is shrunk and a!l tlw pod rotors. TMs suit \nill not lose it* shap is goo<I va2ue at $1-8. Striped Flannel Coats and I'ants BiC EEIM'CTIOX IN* N Our sizes run fram li'l-o N' inelifs. I Big reduction in extra size suits fri Pants/rom 41 to *2. Light Weight Flannel Suit- for Bov: ML IE GRi 224 King St Opposite A cade Sole Agents for the celebrated 1 Ilaniilton-Carhatt OVERALLS and Black Cat Brand Stocking Mail orders promptly atUi ded io. 1 A Gallon of PURE UNSKKO OIL cilxod Willi aKallou of 77~* Mommar* JlXMH ^/o.f irmko-i 2 enllotif of "ho YKRY BEST I'ALNTiu the WORLD lor fl-Vl, 0l? Stm428?&s of Tour paint Mil Is vab mpiif. iiiiuble than Para \\ihtk LcadmdI i> a?:soi.I*T?I.V NOT POWOXOCfc ' -i Hammak Paixt i>> mu<lo <>f rht? iu:?t op paint ma- * tci||ai> -snob as :i!l (rood painters um?. and Jscroumi H thick, vkkv thick No trouble to dux, any boy can b do tr. it is the common* Hr.vsr. of IlorsE Paint. -<s No iiETTEit pumt can be rnudo at any cost, and fa B Qua iaiiii&($)yaah$ I not to ckack. Bli?t*h. Pkkl or Chip. B F. DAMMAR PAINT CO., St. Loulu, Uo, y. fl ClSiBlB., Fowler, S. C. 1 197?. ? m C. J. LESESNE I teprcsents this county for the H fordeL DM X fiessaer Go/s I h ampicn' fl fi-Tain and Grass H Cutting Machinery. H ME BEST MOWERS, fl THE BEST BINDERS, H THE BEST REAPERS fl OS THE MARKET. I :'very Machine Guaranteed I IIH itoosjieetive buyers will do well BR ,) learn of these midlines before , '^^B lacing tbeir^rders elsewhere. fl C. J. LKSESXE, aB &iugetaee, S. G. Rfl ' 1H ffered H i Hot Weather! r Silk-Iir.ed .>uit, all the eanvas IB <ots are stared; <rcarauteed fast i'.. Special price f 11.50. This suit fur #S. fljj^BB shirts. . hbh HU hi J4 to and almoin extra size H $2, worth fl. Only a fewJeffc. ^^^9 m CLOTHING my of Music Charleston, S. U, .fl^HR DUCHES3 TROUSERS. I iveet-Orr OVERALLS $ I .GO a suit^HHE rs fox boy a at 25c ju ipair. I ..an ~M> m H