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" '? . . /if , M ., t o ' - : /-| w%^ I :Ji rtYt'Wltlt 4\< l^^fYfr la '7'" ' Vol, a VI. KIXGSTKEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JI LY 5,I'M ml NO. 27 r , I. iiiiii ini pi mhi 11II i n i iii i II -II-I-I? r" 1 I II I- ?i til II mw?BW?^1WTCTm .1 mi laiiMWWi i ^ TAoitiveiy No Hew Display Advertisements Will be Received, or Old Ones Changed, Later Than Tuesday Horning. it?! iisi i in. <uA:r?3 CAUGMT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Vv -'it t n (Joncict s">.i t-orm and Printed in L ike Manner for the Sake of "Our Wrarv Readers. II. .J K t k.iI '{. .vent to Chnrles1 :? i'.l k" I ' y K? j , vi.-ile<l 11 or! -' week. An-- \. :i.'i Myrs !< tpite ill fewr. !!. 'i. A-';in-? !> }., was in town '-sin<i:<y lVotn i. she Citv. Mr. .1. J. S>m\v was registered at 1irr' Hotel Tuesday. Mr. Wils. Nostnith, of Cades, was in town a lo'.v liotirs Tuesday. Mr. .i. f'vtts McCittchen, ol I nit* City, spent Tuesday night in town. i'ii.. \\iiMifKdmniiinnal Asso ioii convene* in Charleston. T ? ~ 1 %> \t h\ * - i". C*p\ John A. lvelley was in Cr.ar.vsiun sc*\?*ral days last week on }iti>inos<. Keep posted in po'iii.rs and curr -i>t news by subscribing to Tkk T V'.'NTY IvKOOl'.D. Mi i'eter Matthews. now oI l'ee ?> <-? Rrldjie, i- visiting his friends in town. R. <i. J'urdy, K*q,of I ho Sumter I>:ii\ wns in town Wednesday 'jf last week on business. .Mrs. R 0. Sandburg returned to j^Ar home at Clinton N. C..niter a ^pleasant visit to .Airs. Lee. Mr. \Y. M. Reardotu returned *"?; Sa van alt Monday, alter pleasant sojourn with relatives in town. Messrs K 1 Epps and Entile St.Ainand are visiting Tawlcv's Island lor rest and recreation. Mr. Theodore (Jourdin, a candi date lor the legislature, paid our sanctum a pleasant call Tuesday. Misses Essie and LiHie Ilenjuman lett last week to spend some time with relatives in Georgetown. The so miner school Tor white teachers will be held here July 23 to August 1t>. See notice in this Issue, It'you want to get all the news ?county. State, political, social and otherwise?read Tug Cut nty Kucoitp. Quite a good deal oi Iruit seems /, li iru Produced this yean peaches, plums ar.i water melons are plentiful* The -county Ivyard of commissioners held their usual monthly meeting in the office of the county supervisor Monday. - Mr. I?. B. vSteele, who is in the mill business at Summerville. is (mj a visit to relatives near his old home in this county, Candidates are required to file pledge* and pay campaign fee: cm or Uelore me nrsi tmnij'msc meeting, August 14. f Miss Bessio I\elley returnee last week Irom a visit to trienej: in Anderson: alter a lew days it town sue went to l'uwley's islam lo join the rest ot the family, whe are summering it there. : Mr. Euuetie lllr-ciu who Ji;ibeen spendinn several months in Charleston, returned home i:i?t j ! week. j There was pveachinn -it both the Methodist ami Presbyterian j rliurches Sunday by the renulai J pastors, ! Ke? (i. T. (?re>ham has accept-1 I ed a call to the i'.apiis! churel) ! land will preach Monday al ! i a. m. | ami s:;>0 p. mi. Rev. \V. 11. ilodges, of tiafVney,; ; formerly of this eh; me, vl-ited ; ! I lio family ol ('apt. \V. II. Ken-: ; nedv Friday. i 'l'lie board of supervisors of re-1 j izistration met. Monday. There j w ill be only one more meeting fill i alter the primarv. . ! .Messrs Charles Porter, Marvin : Martin, .fames Porter and Dr. j jCtmble are ali able to be out ; lairain after serious illness. i Mrs. C. M. Chandler, proprie-1 i iress of the Coleman House, re-1 : turned on Thursday from a pleas- j ant visit to relatives in Atlanta. | The monthle drawing of Mr. 1 ! i led dick's ''money box" came oH'j MornJav. Mr. (i. K. Mitchum was] I ? j I (lie lucky holder of the winning j key and won $o;C0. I ! Miss Yerrnelle McC&Hough j stopped over a short while in town ! returning home from iho Georgia- j Alabama business college, where; she has been a student tor several i months. i Mr. \V. li. Campbell, who has ! his eye on the sheriffs office, J spent a day or two in town last j week. Mr. Campbell*?: geniality | III \\ it vs J lis H its Hint it wciiii: wvicomo. We are requested to say that ou | Sunday July S. Rev. D. I,. Cros! land will preach at Cedar drove I Baptist church. Mr. Crosland is ' the newly elected pastor ot' that j c liar go. | Charles Heddloslon, a ne2.r0j ; carpenter about town^ died last | week; also Isaiah Fulton's wile i (colored) succumbed to a brief i f illness on Friday and was buried Saturday. Cnpt. 1). IJ. Smith spent Jlon-, day night in town, returning home , from a business trip to Charleston. While here lie paid us a visit and j renewed his suitoriptFw is Thh| recoiid. A s isHr^ry efter, the ease, wej jvield our editorial space to cone-, Rpondents. In spite of this somcj ! .....ttiir li.i.t tn Iu> held over, it be-! j iwniivt *??? 7 I tng dimply impo.-sible to publish s all that came in this week. Cadet Laurie Steele, ol' this | county, was lecentlv appointed captain of Company -A at the CiL| adel. This is the highest honor | that is paid by that institution,I and we congratulate ot;r young j friend on his goad tart u no. prof. i\ if. McLnurin, of Mc-1 ! Call, Marlboro Cu., came over last j ? week to make application for the! t Kingstrecschool. iVuf. Md.aurin; is a polished gentleman, being a; [graduate wf the South Carolina 1 I College, and lias made a good > record as a teacher. Without | , presuming a suggestion to our able; j board of trustees, we are fveo to j sav they might go farther and fare | } worse selecting a principal for the i school. ] ? CV iTiiumTrr ucrTSMil i LA. wftiiiiu. iMiifiiU, .*> ARRANGEMENTS MADE EOF? STATE AND COUNTY CAMPAIGNS. ~~ j r*1.ir)!slr:"cs ?inr| 0;h->r Ccjnly Cr-i ricprsRequired t'> Pyn .;i Primary. .tloudev, July 2. at 12m., the' county executive committee met in I lie court house, Chairman A.' II. William* jioidiu::, Not ali tlie members repieseniini: tlie va ' rious clubs attended, hut more: than a quorum was present, so; the committee proceeded at once! to business. Several very i:n-: fx.riant matters came up and pro-, voked lively discussion. The meet-1 ini; was very harmonious, however. Following are the clubs' represented and their committee- ! f W J? *1/1/1 \?* ! IJll'ii. J. I'/.llfVl., M . j.uwu . ' A I Limes. D. E. Gordon: Suiters, J.E.! Davis; Lake City. J. 11. Blatkwell:: Pleasant Grove, W. W. Burrows;! Hebron, R. B. Smith; Poplar IliilJ, i>. B. Chandler; Ii.diantown. W.j C.Wilson; Jefl'ersonian, William j Cooper: Cedar Swamp, W. D.J Snowden: Scranton, P. S. Walk! I lilaek Mingo, 11. J. .Xesmith: McAllisters, II. D Baldwin: Johnsonvilie, J. M. Cribk Cades, J. P.: Epos: Tillman, J.D.Daniel: Kings-1J tree, i). C. Scott: Central. W. G. j Cant ley. A number of candidates were also present, who took a lively interest in the proceedings, j( The first business to come up; was to appoint a committee of live j. to arrange for the ISiato campaign meeting, which takes place here; on July 11. D.C.Scott, W. W.j Grayson, C. W. Wolfe. Lellov 1 Lee an 1 W. II. Kennedy were appointed on this committee. Mr. ' Black well mo?ed that the chairman lie added to tiiis committee, j I Carried, it was aeciueu tn erect j a platform in the streets for. the speakers, letting the conti'ftot to the lowest, bidder, ^vxl came the question of conn ' ly campaign meetings. Mr. Wilson moved that these meeting* held the same places as during Li.e , last campaign. To these places , were added Gourdina and Morris- ( ville, making seven meetiugs in all. as follows: Kings tree, August 14; Greeley ville. August 15; Gour-;? dins. Augu-t 10; Trio, August 17; j' Morrisville, August iV6: jonnsun-i vilJe, August 24: hake City, Ao-1' ^11 St 2.J. j) It was moved and carried (feat j meetings I>e held at any other places where the people want them and let it ho known to the executive committee. Mr. Cooper moved that no campaign meetings be held on Saturday or Monday. Carried. It was ; also decided that the meetings be gin at 10 o'clock a. m., in oider to ' give all the candidates time to i speak. Mr. Wilson then moved that the county chairman preside overall the campaign meetings, or designate some one to take his place; also that any candidate who I indulged tn personalities or mud | slinging be ruled out the meeting j Mr. W. U. Kennedy introduced ' the following 1'esoiuliou: Unsolved, That it is the sense ; ol the county executive commit-j tee that all county oflicers and all oflicers ot' appointment be required to go before the people in the democratic primary election, not re(pi 1 red heretofore, to wit: members of countv hoard of control, county board of commissioners, supervisors ot registration, magistrates and county dispense*?.. A* ter considerable argument, "pro and con. the motion was carried, vviiii an amendment by Mr. blackweil to carbide county dispensers. ( Mr. liiackwell also moved to re- ( consider the resolution in >o far a- j it related to magistrates, i ids j niotioj) was lost. It was then ( moved that a cotnn-.ittee ot five be anniented b\ the elidrman to II * formulate a plan of voting for magistrate-*. The motion'prevail- I oil. an<l .Messrs. W. H'ilson, !>. . J:. Chandler. I>. K. (iordom (!. i'. , IbiMwin ami a. II. IUac'avel! were, appointed. .Mr. \V. C, Wil.-on moved that, t he president ol each club be re- : quiivd to name three voters to act a managers in liie primaries and i, tile with the county chairman , lists of managers ten days before the first primary", and if any club president fail to tile list of mana- ' gers. then the county chairman ap- 1 point tiiree voters to act as managers of primary elections. Also , that said lists be published in , count}* paper by-county chairman. t It was lurtJier ordered that canui- j dates for probate judge., .supervisors of registration, magistrates, ' county concessioner and mem- ! bers of board of control lie assessed J $ i each and required to file pledges the same as other -candidates. A'so 1 that assessments of candidates for ' clerk of court tie reduced from $5 ' as heretofore, to $2.50, Mr. ). H. PdackwelTs appoint- 1 incut as member of State executive committee was made permanent by a unanimous vote. F. WORT OF COMMITTER ON MAGISTRATES' IiIaTllKJTS. 1st magistiate's district: Lake; Pity, Scranton, High f I ill, McAI- j listers, Hebron and Cades. 2J. Prospect, Pleasant (Hove, U fillman. -PI: Johnsonville, Wayside, Jef-j fersonian. 4th: Klack Mingo, lllooiningvale. 5th: Cedar Swamp, Kennedy's ZJIUIC, 1 llUi.WKUU u, V l--liu.ll. fith: Kings! ree, Moir/on's, Mrc : lin's X Roads. 7fh: Greelevyille. St!j: Lanes, Salter*, 'Gourdins. OtJi: Suitons. 5Oik Trio, Oak Ridge, Kails. WANTED. 1 A Bookkeeper, at a moderatesalary. Must be accurate and have :ood references. Address Hi," 1 care County Record. 1 WANTED.?Fat cattle. Highest; cash prices paid for same. Address or call on C. G.CARSTKN. if Cades. S. C.i The best Ever 0 For the I am offering an Imported lllne Ser it] this >uit is shrunk ami all the ]?oe colors. This suit will not lose i!-> shaj is good value at $18. $12 Striped Flannel Coats and Pant: 111(1 HEM'CTION IN N Our sizes run from 1- to in inches llig reduction in extra size suits fri l*ants from -h n> .>z. Light Weight Flannel Suits lor ttov M- IF 7f CF 2-4 King St. Opposite Acad< Sole Agents for tl?o celebrated Ilamilton-Carhatt OYFBA LLS and f Black Cat Brand Stockin MaU orders promptly attu ded to. Iil our Iwril columns aj)p".ll"f%'i last neck the loll:,wing: 0 "P.l.'.MeKniiilit, colored, claims fo have ki!Va a rat Icsnake near tfedar S'.amp l:i-f v;e<?k six loot, on:;, ni'li fourteen rattles still of:, sou: : hurt!!;; be^n knocked )!!. By ooninsion "of initials wo ivore left under the impression hat Mr. 7*!? Kni;.ht wars one of our iMorotl >v'wrri;i.'j-s. while, ;ts ;i matter of fact, hois tm estimable white citizen living tlestr Benson. We most hnrr.biy ar-ofogfee to the 4 iientieinan for our mistake, at the ?ame time assuring him that wo > tvere entirely innocent of any inrntional ollense. Dr. f. A. .lames, of Oheraw has )een on a visit to relatives at fndinntown. Mr. Fred Brooks has assumed harge of the uptown telegraph, illice, faster Willian Barr having endered his resignation during lie hot weather. We are one day late this issue laving held over the pa pet to get n a report of the Scranton pirniV. lo report the campaign 'meeting text week we will necessariy be one day late also. We do his to pttbltsli tfrese important waiters os early as possible, not o suit our own convenience. C. d. LESESNE represents this county for the full. Busfifieii l Glessner Go j hamp ion Grain and Grass Cutting Machinery, fHE BEST MOWERS, THE BEST BINDERS, ^ME BEST REAPERS ?n'i i ii >r'A T) \.r L"|i U.\ 111 i\ Jl-*v jv rvu i. i very Machine Guaranteed. Prospective buyers "will do welt o learn of these machines before dat ing their onhTs'elsewhere. C. J. LKSESNK, Kingstree, S. C. ?: ; . ffered } Hot Weather! jje, Silk-lined Suit, all the canvas kcts arc stared; guaranteed fast |)C. Special price $11.">0. This suit * for >'S. :i-:t slice*: shirts. >m 14 to oO, anil also In extra size s, $2, worth -ft. Only a few left. Birwia's # UNITE CLOTHING HOUSE, emy of Music Charleston, S. C. DITHESS TROUSERS. Iweet-Orr OVERALLS -fl.oO a suttgs for boys at 25c a pair.