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. VOL XVI. KINGSTRKE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 12,1000. NO. 28 rc-sitivelyS'j New Bispiav Advertisements Will be Received, or Old Ones Changed, Later Than Tuesday Morning. ib^j iimn of mm Lvu.lL }itihO Ui iniLltiui.l aftairs caught by ojr lccal REPORTER AND NOTED. V\ ritt^ri In Condensed h orm and Printed f. Like Manner for thsr Sake of Ojr Weary Readers. i Mi.-- Ileni jiiiin has re I'liMV'U I ; ' l.-.l \ 1 VM ?.t Hi 11 li. I C|?.J) 1 vMjccN Mom tri? >t .vcclit.ns j <i' i?o (V.mU .-.re js'nomy. .* .? ? ; r;<si?*;- M.Cor<k's.nf Char 'Urn iho Of Mrs. Kir!;. >'r. J. K. (of <iounlins, viMidi i?r. <;.t::ible*s family Tuesday. j .Mi.-s llmma .Mom*, o? 1/inirenc, i i- v i>iiiiiii I !ie family of li -v. \V.?. .Marl in. Misses Ivah Kpps ami Kit a ant] % 1'.:i? .Jaonlts aUcmlotl till? Na'- j iiMial Educational A>socia'ion convent iontto Charleston lhi< wcek. "iiie dispensary wn? closed Wednesday, and very low of I he j J ir^o crowd i:i town showed any ; -i-os of drunkenness. He v. (i.T. (iresluim preached. < a ice, ttmrnin? ai.d eveninir, at! the Rapid church isnmiav. There ; , ... * v. ss no v'ner preaching in town. Nolo announcements of new; candidates lUK week: .f. E. Ei dobe for congress and K. A. Mur-j j;!iv lor member board ot control.| Mr.-, \V. V. Crocking! on and little .Miss dda have gone to; !'.!aekvi!le to spend the summer i '\ith Mrs Crockington's parents. Mr. ii. J. l?ur?ress, ot SpringJ Itank, has accepted a position a> i ~ Valotnan with Mr. H. J>. Ueddick. | * We extend a hearty welcome to I <>nr young friend. Work will commence at onoej on the academy to enlarge it be-, . i./? i".. 11 Twn mnnK ! J?UC i lie ian *? . * "" .x'wm.. will be added and other improvements made. Dr. 1?. J. MoOabe uill be at Koine July 23 to remain one week. Any one wishing his services will find him at the store oI W. (J. Kollint. I The rain that came yesterday was welcomed by the farmers far more than the flood of oratory < that emanated from the most silver-tongued candidate. An advertisement of Woflord t<iiv?irc in Ihis issiifv ' \ c* j jvv vy ... This is one of the oldest and best denominational colleges in the State. .Miss Adelaide, tlie bright little I daughter of Mrs. C. (-J, Warper, .l; has recovered lrom an attack ol | typhoid fever and is able to be) out again. Mr. Wm. 1?. Oliver, general manager of the I'nion l'aper Oo , New Hope, Pa., is in town for a tew weeks on a visit to his brother j in-law, Mr. A. W. Gagg. We need more men like Mr. Oagg.! and would be glad to have all his! relations settle among us. It is simply impossible to publish all the communications we receive in one week. We are trv;.?.r t,. un :i< nparlv as nossiblp. as tliey are highly appreciated. At the same time the paper holds ,i certain amount and no more. For this rea-on, in writing special articles, we beg our correspondents to be brief and not ask us to give more than a halt column to ' one article. We have of late pv\en up our editorial space and sacriliced several adven isemonis, and still there is not room enough. This statement is made to explain why everything is not published ps it cotnes in." \ >. i ml mm.MEETING AT KINSTRF.E WEDNES- j DAY WELL ATTENDED. \i! Sorts of Issu's Discuss-'d by ths! Different Candidates. "i ho following are ilie Candida-'* tos who took ; art in tho tnoeiin:: iu'io yesterday: W.JI. fi:r. ir.erinai:: ami II. Ii. Jon.nln^ lor treasurer;' ]. I'. Derhani and .\. \V. Krooker: lor mm nt roller irenc-rak Kllisou Capers for snnerindent of educa-l lion; .J. W. Floyd for adjutant and ( in-jHTtor Lonora!: \Y. I). MayfieM,; \Y. I). Hvans. .1. It. Wharton. J 15. Kvans, T. N. IJerrv and .J. id i ? . -1 i 1 .Vttimvw for railroad commission-i or: Frank JJ. Gary, A. II. I'at tor-j son. 51. II. McSweeney, .1. A. Hoyt and G. Walt Whitman for t governor: a. ;i. unman, j\mu.\ ; Livingston. C. L. Winkler, J. T. j Sloan an: 1 Hole L. ISleasc for lieut. j governor: (J. Dur.c^n Hellinger foi j attorney general: .lames Morion. J. K. Elerbe ami 1?. i>. .Scarborough for congress in the O'lh congressional district. John J. McMahati for superintendent ot education: i (i. I). House for adjutant general, J. (J. Ktheridge for railroad coin-j missiouer, did not attend the! meeting. (>n account of the rain, winch! poured down hard at the hour for., the meeting, the crowd sought; shelter in the coutt house. Here lite meeting was called to order by j: (.'ountv Chairman A. 11. Williams i undopeneJ with prayer by He v. W. S. Martin. The order of < speaking was arranged by the ! candidates themselves, also the time limit was fixed,giving all the i candidates ten minutes except; those for governor, who were ai- ? I lowed 30 miuutes each. j; Mr. 1?. II. Jennings first camel forward. lie begun i>y saving|! that he waj running on his own|J merits, not the dements of iiis opponent, who was an honorable i man and had made a good official. | He staked his all on record in the confederate army, which he enter- < ed shortly after marriage, although : only a boy. Mr. '1 immerman had 1 held tiie of/be long enough, besides lie was president of a bank < and lie could not do full duty to < both offices. I!is wife, as well as : himself, would thank the voters here to suport him. llad lived; with his wife 40 years and had 7 sons, each of whom had 7 sisters. Dr. Timmerman did not put in his appearance till the south bound train arrived and was allowed to sneak out of his turn, lie made a few pleasant remarks. lie only] asked for one more term and it I was customary for state treasurers) to continue in office a lonii time. After Mr. Jennings' speach the rain stoppe-i. and as the court house had become very crowded, j tlie meeting adjourned to the) platlorm ejected for the speakers in front of the Coleman Iiouse. Comptroller General J. 1*. Derliatn spoke next. He had administered faithfully the duties of his office. His opponent had been attacking the records of the auditors' an l treasurer*' books but had j failed to show where he (Derham)' was responsible. Mr. Hrookerj wauls the office not on his own | merits, but on the demerits of his opponent. Referred to the Sumter county matter m which Treasurer Reels had been reported $0000 short by Rrooker to the grand jury and it was afterwards shown to be incorrect. Mr. Rrooker came next. Said that I'? i r live years he ha 1 been, doiny the work oi'expert account-1 nut. II'* then eharyes or shortages in ;i?!!* :e?:L counties he he had discovered, especially in ! Uerkeley county, where in six i hours he p.ante I out errors! anion!;!':; to si:,0o'!. Mr. Derham; interrupted, denying any blame in' t!ie matte: and characterized what ; Hrooker said as untrue. When! ;;sj<e(i by some one. liow about; William-bar...'** .Mr. lirooker said ; 11ai the books in this county were | ail tiirlit. , Ellison Capers Jr, came next ! :sn<1 handled .Mc.Mahen without; _t!ovos. Chirked I:im with Irvinjrl to take the schools out of the | for.ntv superintendents" hands ami' run them himself. Employed j white teaeheis for noiiro schools am! wanted a V. S. 'la a: name I for) a Yankee teacher to float over Winthroj) College. Adjutant (Jer.eral Floyd thank-! ed Williamsburg tor what she ha 11 done lor him last election, staling; that his largos* majority hut one' was received in this county. The railroad commissioner as-j pirants were led oil by \V. 1) .May- j lield. .Mr. .Mayfield charged that J Charleston was driven out of the! wholesale market by unjust rail-1 road rates. \V. I). Evans denied this, ad-1 lnoimr .(5 MITuit' tllf? t;I<f I' - - ? I ntial trade review published in I the Xews and Courier showed a J substantial increase ot l?usine-si over: he previous year. J. II. Wharton made a pleasant! little speech and told an Irish) joke. 15. I*. Evans waded into W. D. j Evans, accusing iiini of being re- ' sponsible for all sorts of di.scrim ! inations against Sotitii Carolina; markets. \V. 1). Evans denied! each charge in order. 15. 15. lead; figures stating that the rate from Kingstree to (ireeir illc was 34 cents, while to Norfolk, Va., it was only *29 cents. W. I), denied this, and 15 15. said that he -'toldj in untruth and knew it." W. 1).; walked towards him on the stand, but controlled himself and took) lus seat. Mr. Merry spoke calmly and j made no charges against his op-1 ponents. ti. I'j. u;i inu nun i hi." endorsement of Florence coimiy inu asked the vote of his neighbors in Williamsburg. F. IF Ga?v, a candidate for governor. made a good speech and clearly stated his position as in favor of the dispensary where the people wanted it but he did not wish to see it forced on any county. He had seen prohibition tried in i Abbeville and it proved a fraud j i i. ..... i. 11 _ ?: i l f ! aim a numuug. ne uiu 1101 luvurj high license, but had voted lor i the Archer bill allowing local op-1 tion between dispensary and prohibition. A. H. Patterson told sev-j eral jokes and claimed to be. the only simon-pure dispensary ] candidate. Accused Gary ol' not' favoring the dispensary in bisCharleston speech. Jumped on McSweeney about not enforcing! the law against blind tigers and; receiving the *upport of county newspapers. Miles 15. MeSeeney was in good j fnmi *iml (1 rloft liim<!('lf':ii?:iiiKl ! Patterson's charges, which he said ' were foolish ami flimsy. He de-j tended his record as governor and ; asked lor another term. James A. Hoyt, the prohibition : standard bearer, admitted the superiority ot the dispensary over the bar rooms. Still, he claimed, it did not settle the liquor question. The law was not enfoiced as it should be. He taxed (Jury with not voting for the liobinson local option bill. When Mr. Gary asked him if he did not advocate a coalition with the anfi-dispen- .< <ary forces he admitted that he < did, but claimed that it was for t the purpose of doin? awav with .j tiie dispensary to enact prohibition (i. Walt Whitman yrew veheni- i out with indignation in his speech ii at the condition of the country, j; from what lie said one won hi i< flunk that the whole country is 11 vir.!.!1!' <r/-???nr tn f Itn ??ilanitii( inn ! *1 ?" ?'"? bow-wows." S;ii?l he believed in ! license? just license without spec- 'i i tying what kind, lie also an- ; nounced his candidacy two yean- t hence. Attorney Gencrtl Zollinger i made? a low pleasant remarks hut would not discuss any issues in the : absence of bis opponent. i lite candidates for lieutenant governor came in the order ol j I'illman, Livingston. Winkler, t Sloan and Mease. All made good ( speeches, hilt that of Mease was < especially fine and made the best i impression. The three congressional candidates Norton, Kllerbe and Scarbarough, spoke last. All had,, tnonds present and received an ] attentive hearing. I 'Ihe crowd present numbered: from 400 to 500. It was quiet \ and orderl}' and save each speaker . a respectful hearing. Little if: signs of drunkenness were exiiibi-1 ted. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Mr.-Jcxl E. Brunson's Hand CutOff" by His Shingle Saw. Just as we go to press (Thurs-' day afternoon) Mr. Joel K. Brunson came to town from liis mill with his left hand cut almost on-: tirely off by his shingle saw. The. injury is setious and painlul, but! Mr. Urunson received prompt ;| treatment and is doing as well as !' could lie expected. Mr. Branson j is one of our best and purest oiti-; / en>, and has ihe sympathy of tlie whole town in his misfortune. < a ? * The Insect Pest Discussed. Editor County Record: In your paper of the 2Sth insf. an article appeared under mei head of A Pestiferous Insect, j which very naturally attracted; much attention. . i The writer spoke of a bnj; that ! infested his cotton and wrought more damage than did the lice. Ihave found the insect to lie a speciesof l?dy-bu<!, the herbivor-!' ous lady-bug (or epilachua hore-, alls), which feeds 011 the leaves ol j pumpkins, squashes, cotton snuI i similar plants. The larva is found; The best Ever 0 For thf l am otioring an imports imie r?ei in this suit is shrunk and all ttie po< colors. This suit will not ln*e its sha is good value at J I S. f 1> Striped Flannel Coats and Cant BtG RElM*<T!ON* IN* : Cur si7.es run from 12 to If inehe? Big reduction in extra si/e suits fr Cants from 44 to r?2-. Light Weight Flannel Suits for Ho; =^.? Mo S Gl 224 King St. Opposite Acad Sole Agents for the celebrated Ilamilton-Carhatt OVERALLS and! Black Cat Brand Stockii Mail orders promptly aiut ded to-. ?!i the fV;l:when ready t<? Iimtiilo In a pupa they fasten iieniselvos to nay convenient object (cotton leaf *r this ^aae), md I he skip. divides t lie anal no. With o;?r species the skm s forced hack ward and remains in t wad about the tail. Ir is this a.-f skin that your correspondent inds remaining on the cotton permps. With this sole except inn the ndv-busi.s uread.aceous, feeding lpon other in-ecfs. or upon the ^cs of the larger species. <>icr friend. 1). I. J , must have nade a mistake in savins he <le;troved a sttckinz insect with parirreen; it happened to be a gnawmr one till moulting season. in case I have named and de cribed a different beetle above Vom the otic If. 1. J. has discovered.! -horcld like to read further liscussion. for the extirpation bf his pest, no doubly paris green vvili be found effectual. Mac. DIED ? Friday afternoon, July (i, Daisy Viola, daughter ol dr. and Mrs. J. I>. Lemmon, aged ive years. Funeral services took dace Saturday afternoon at Mt Ternon Methodist churacil. WANTED,?Fat cattle. Ilii^he^t ;ash prices paid for same. AdIrcss or call on'O/G. CAIiSTEN. [i (Jades, S. C. G. J. LESESNE P-epresents thin county for the Mcr RiictiMli I Cluwnpr Pji '? rruiuti. uui?ii a i'mowim uv. e hampion Grain and Grass Cutting1 Machinery. rftE best mowers, the 1>est binders, The best reapers on the market. r- MM < r\ 1 / t very macnme uuarameea. Prospective buyers will do well to lf;irn of those fciaehities before r?!d< irrf their orders elsewhere. V. if. IKSKSNK, 'Kingsfree, S. C. .....a.,, 11 iii- -| ffered 3 Hot Weather! Silk-lined Suit, all the canvas kets are stared; guaranteed fast pe. Special price $ 11..'H). This suit :sfnr$S. s'KtiUtiKK SHIRTS. i, run 44 to "><5, and tils* in extra size cs, *2, worth *4. Only a few left. 31? w is. a IITE CLOTHING HOKE, emy of Music Charleston, S. C, DUCHESS TROUSERS. >\veet-Orr OVERALLS <1.50 a sufh igs for boys at -5c a pair. %