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y(M X VII. KING ST 11 EE, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1901. NO. 16 Pcii lively No New lb'spiny Advertisements Will be Received, or Old Ones Changed, Later Than Tuesday Morning. ( ?- * - . _ . ? ' ;?I WW MSI. AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Uoncensed borm and Printed in Life Manner for the Sake of Our Busv Readers. Mrs. Geo. W. Arms is spending some time in f>cranton. M r iJ. W. Co ' ard was in town jj>? "onday. >1 r. George Hudgins left tor Charleston Monday. K ii!or W. E. Cook was in town Monday from Seranton. * Si ru wherries; we hope how* soon they will come. J]20 worth of whiskey was so'd at lite K ngstree dispensary last .Saturday. We understand there is to he a 'building boom in Kingstree this summer. Miss Barbara Jacobs has re turned from a pleasant visit to Scranton. Co' T. 8. Stewart was in town Monday looking as brave as a 16 vear-old boy. Bli'ck. rirer is falling rapidly. It will be in fine fishing order in a few days. The stockihr.ders of the Kincsiree Bank met Monday night at f 'apt. Kelly's office. Mr. K. 1). Rollins went over to ntiend Dr. J. C. Fillmore's funeral on uesdav at Lake Oily. LeKoy Lee. Est]., has a pret 'y -w r .a. 1.. pel lawn. 11 Is peneeur mux t - and loliows him all oveT t<wn. AJii!iecoui.tr officers were in their places Monday except "SuI eiintemient of Education Cooper. Italine Brockinton Jen Jinir.-day for Maxton, N.C., on a -visit lo her sister, Mrs. Maggie Allord. Mr. and Mrs- \V. S. Brockinton of the Black Mingo section, were last Saturday,visiting Mr. Iiudnali and family. Mr? Susan Gamble, ot the In diantown section, has oeen spending some time with Airs. J. B. Mudnall. Mrs. Cornelia B. Gourdin, of the Walters section, is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. \\\ G. Gamble. Mr. J". W. Alderman, of Alcota, }\ A. King, ot Flartsville, and J, 0. Bel), of Indiantown, spent last Friday in Kings tree. Airs. Litileheld, for a number of years a resident ot Gourdius, is spending some time with Mr. I) K. Grant's family. Little Miss Ruth Scott, daughter of our worthy section master, * Mr. H. h. Scott, had her right arm broken on Monday morning, Dr Gamble was called in and re ; ?uiin ?< 11:id lmrture. j'VUlO JV V^MMV .Nice new stock of Straw Ilats? Mens Ladies and Children. \Y. T. A skins. If\ois wa.li* a 1'iauo or Orcari write to \i. (). Bristow, Darling. ton. S. ( . Try a .-al-Koi out \Vj?ut Ground flje-il. None better. W. T. Askins J or Sale?I'D or -SO bti?hels l.Vas. W T Askin*. \ i j Mr. Tristan J.ittlelield, of New; i York, istlie guest of Mr. L). E. i< Copt Ned Harper has recently |i repaint**] hip house, which adds i inuch to its appearance. ; 1 he Holiness band quietly told j led their t??111 on Monday and took i ! ill eh depart nre for other fie'ds. ; Mrs. LeKov Lee returned Sat-; i urday night from a vi?it to her ; ' mother in Newberry. ! The local treigkt train from M j j Charleston 10 Florence now makes' olnv three, trips a week each way. < i Gardens in and around town I ; are looking finely, promising an j < ; early supply of spring vegetables, j < Kev. G. T. Gresham, pastor of 1 j'tke Baptist church, preached last Sunday morning and again at 11 nigh'. II j Thomas & Bradham, of Man-ii j ning, are thinking of building a! telephone line from Manning to-. | ^ 1 j < Kingstree. \V*e hope how soon. |, ! A jnnie of b?'l played 1'fiurs-! < 'day afternoon between the first I and .second niues resulted in a I. victory tor the second nine by aj. score of 37 to IT. j ( Messr>. W. E. Snowden and J. J i < }C. McCullough, of Censor), and,!. ' I j Ex-Representative A'. J. Single-;] i tarv, of Single, were on our streets J, Mondav. j i .Mr. lout's Schultz has added j, 1 ntuclt to the appearance of his store !. by an addition of a coal of paint. j( j Mr. Sehultz is full of ef^rgv mdi I enforprtse. |, I Mr. S H. \V. C?urtnev, Jr., re-jj j turned la?t week from the Haiti-'t I more .Medical College. Mr. Court-1 J ner is taking h four year*' course J( ' in medicine, three of which 4ie has ! j accomplished. -i. The railroad fare to the reunion j, JofUntted Confederateveterans, toi( thake place in Oohrrhia and. Men: ; 'phis, in May will be one cent|( ' per mile each way, with privilege j: j! of stopping ofer at Ch'ickatnauga ; j one day. . j, On and alter Way I, pafsengersj t will not be allowed to ride on I i freight trains between Florence ij , and Charleston. It would not be i surprising if the next general or- . Irtpr "ho that-Dassensrers will have 1 ? )*"*" " ~ '. t to get a permit as well as a ticket i to ride at all. 11 I A convert will be given in the i J court house next Wednesday I evening. 24th, for the benefit of t, .| the colored Method^* chnrrh. t An interesting program .as been arranged, and a pleasant time is ! | assured all who attend. Admit- | ! tanee 10 cents. , l I want to say to my friends and ] , the public generally that I am not in business for fun or tor my | health. I have a large and well ( ! selected stock of goods bought at < 'the very lowest prices with the cash, which I desire to sell and I ; will do so at a very close margin ' ' i make a specialty of Shoes and 1 ' Clothing, and will sell cheap. I f j do not care to cast a shadow over , my competitors by giving prices. I only ask you to come and see lor yourselves. I guarantee satistac> tiou to all. W. W. Grayson. { Due on April I()th, another car , load Gold Medal Flour direct from | mills at old prices. W, T. Askins. 1 ( Mr. K. II. Kellehan spent Tnes- j Jay visiting his country cousins, j The council is filling tip the old wells around torn?good move There is something radically j wrong wilh the way property is j assessed in Williamsburg county. Mr. Claud Martin returned home j Monday nieiit )rom Darlington I county,where he has been teach-1 inp school. Miss Be?sie Kelley went to tleorgetown Monday to utttend the Easter hall given there Tuesday night. Mis ses Mwna and Mattie iVivdergrass and-Louis Stackley, Jr., went to Lake City Sunday to arler.d the Methodist conference. Messrs. trooper Bros., closed out I heir lot of cotton, some eight bundled bales on Tuesday to lnmau <fc Co., at 7?c. It will soon be too late to do ' my further work on the streets and ditches this season. Why the ielav on part of council? Miss Mamie Jacobs is at home igam, after baring spent a pleasuit vacation of two *%eeks with friends in Charleston. *s j We are requested to strife that I i lodge Knights of Pythias, will je instituted at .Scrantori on Wedlesday night next, 24th iust. A dance was given at the (Jole nan House Friday evening. On recount of the absence from town if some young ladies and inJispo ilion of others the attendance >v;rs not so large as usual. Tnose iresenl, however, seemed to find j he occasion an enjoyable one. ftir. rredertc P. f'iddulph, *ne- | ial agent of the Sta'e Aiutur.l 1 ; .? i.^nviiicu t'nnsn?nv of Mas-. IJUK <1 .r?il nnv>. x w... | ?..t- % ( iiichrrsetts. will he it: town lot j u>me time in the Intel est nt his! ompany. The Slate Mutual is! 1:1 A 1 company and Mr. I>:d-| itilpli is making some attractive >roposftions to those interested inj il'e insurance. It you want to ih-l .ure yoor life it will pay you to a I k With him. LETTKRTO MR. W. T. \VILKIXS, iingstree, S. C. Dear Sir: Looks suspicious? my offer of 'Something for iothi?g" does, unless made by an trtinently responsible honse.and with I wiper explanations. We offer you i hYee Paint"" for your house,bees use t helps r.s to establish an agency at our place. Any Mercantile Agency or Bank ivill tell you that our rating is "BIG'' tnd our Credit "HIGHEST". If you or any other house-owner ntends painting this Spring, send us limensions of house, and number of :o;itv of paint, required, and we will end acme tasty color combinations md advise as to the number of gul,on? we'll ship you "for nothing", i It is conceded by all lualeers,! ;hat we are the largest manufactor i >ra of Prepared Puint iu the U. S. ;< leservedly so, as L. u. M. is the only PUKE PAINT that stands theaddiioM of much Linseed Oil?covers ;etter; lasts longer; and costs Its* i 1 u:... 1... J Cl.,1 l,Ul,r I .iiau part; iitok. vw.?i* iV ?.v? j from you. Kesyect fully your, i Longman A. Martinez. Paint Makers, j 207 Pen id St., New York City. I For Sale?Good Coffee at 10c; I flood Chewing Tobacco at 25c a 1 pound; Good 'Standard Prints atf 'k a vard. >V T skins. i | The Jerkin son 4Jrv Seeds Store to Economical > A store (hat relies solely on low price i playing a losing same. To win such succ< | kin*on Dry Goods Store it is necessary th resent goods of stiietlv quality. 1 I Williamsburg cnuntv who i-' ported on df> j to compare goods an 1 prices will admit tin I and hold customers by treating them righ MTAPLR IIKY ? We have something that should hp inl | ladies in the way of a line yard-wide Madr I W<* picked up a lot of 4,000 yards of these y ! thev are reallv worth 10c uer vard. but we t and wo lot them pr<? to our trade the s:\rne ! at under value one case of 2,600 yards of I: and 700*1 cloth, r.t per yard that are 81 get all you want as long as they laet at 3l?< Bleaching (Fruit of the Loom) only 7l.je pt yard wide,Sea Island Homespun only 4J^c yards of the best indigo Blue Prints ut .">0 of the best standard brands and are warn All kinds of staple dry poods at the lowest White (itotl* itnd W11 This bids fair to be one of the greatest seasons we have had in years, and we wisl are ready t<> till tiieir wants in this line. < the 1'JSjC kind, we will sell at 10c ycr yard. White Dimity, the i'l}ie. kind, wiil he sold of White India Lawns from 5e to ?Sc the y gandles from 10c to $1.00 per yard. Our wh in WttPth fro^ti ViO incites to ? yards wide, a and Lilt' Green Organdies for evening weft A fill! line of Figured Lawns and Dimities and 26c per yard. FINE DRESS GCfODS J Wo wi?h to impress upon tho ladies of a weTl selected line of fine Dress Goods and ported w eaves, Wilh a full line of suitable 1 DRESS MA-KIN We are running in connection with o making department. 'Phis departmem is Northern dress-maker alid is ably assisted I.iKfies, we seek for n portion of your work FINE MIL LIN 1 We alK. have a ni'cfe Millinery Deparl otrr store, and any orders sent us will hav( hats wo sond you is not satisfactory thty ir GENTS AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHIJ W. I JEM LOOK AT THIS IIIIUMIBI WMilIBB WK CANT MAKE YOU BUY, BUT 1 ctkbb - j sarcv Lo*west IE AikI then if you rather }>hv more, why siun, not ours. What do yen s*v about Granulated Saga at 4 3-4 cts 21 pound; Good Uio Coffee at 9 Kiceat 10 etu a quart. Gocd Soap as you ( ceeapcr Soap 2 cts a bur, or ?1.80 a box. a pound. Everything in stock at proportio Kesperi fully, vfl arm ssdobk an mhm ktsn m niva caLai V caLjuJ /? EEADY1 If there is man wants to and wo 11-dross is one voar an to satisfy this and this store, lar dresser of i lineof \ Suits, Hi - . . I Alt of our J /\ ML I w. /W Ipf A peep ?? uur / \ \ !!? These suit.-* art y \ and all the eai / \ so that they A wt string them \ ('nil sitel f ' ,7\ ' ntvle YOl-JU If Bole agent for jj In our uk I! <ire the ?nly co ,ninkt? >'?>? a I that is ">;ulo ? ij union label on i. P V -v i 'Sk, f?\ SUITE * "zi&Q rochester. ~4 ki?p: 3<. ( .Q. VT yr .. _ AY1 Mail order? pr 1 Offers IVany Attractions < Buyers. ? to .win and hold Undo is ;$9 as 'i* achieved l?v the Jon- at the low price* should ropSVery lady iti Kin?r??tree and goods and who takes time it we are superior. We make t. .'00*<K. terestinp to the Indies in the as Percal at .r> cents [?er yard ;oods while in New York, and picked them up \ery cheap way. We also have to offer Spring Prints, all fast colors old everywhere at 5c, but you t per yard. Pest yard wide ; r yard. Very good quality : per yard. One ease of 2,5W per yard. These prints arc inted absolutely fast colors, prices. | Ah 4<OIMI?. t J white poods and wash poods I) to inform the trade that we t j )ne case of fine India Lawn, One case of white Pin Cord at !0c per yard. A lull Hu?? orH A fill! linp of White'tYr ite imported Organdie* range \ nine lot of Rlue, I'ink, ft luck J , j r, 06 inches vi'ido nt Soe n-^iird. at ha, 8c, 10c, 12 1-Jo, 15c, JO, * 'vND SILKS. . ; | Williamsburg that w'e carry Silks in the domestic Hrt& irr.trimmings. ~ * >| nr store a first-class Dress- i\ .:J under thfe supervision of a by h corps of man tan-makers. <-J , and guarantee satisfaction. ... ... tl tmentruntfl connection wirn s our best attention; uy<l if the r | tay be rettirn ?d at out expend ; |j IG AND FURNISHINGS. 5^* 3 C fi I j * '$ I : 1 SZ5SBBCT jj IVE CAN GIVE YOU THE $ ^rices.. jf. tint' is your funeral procesir at 5 7-S cts; Right C Sugar t.15 a J'UUIIU, 1 I I IMC MMvy.v sau buy for 3 1-3 cts a bar. Strictlv Xo. 1 Hams at 10 crt? [lately low prices. DZDXCZZ. ^ ?0R SPRING, 1901. one tune in the year whon it look unusually neat and frefch ;od. i' is sprimr. And if rliurc (I one .store more than anothef natural desire, it is this year We present to the particu- . , this locality our new spring ^ its, Neckwear and. " J ' jnaerwear. hist year's spring suits, *10, l' have marked do\Vn t-* Hi. window will convince you. t 3 6 all haud*Hiu<le button-holes, lvas in them are well shrunk a ill not lose their shape, on eo the new celebrated spring i'S HAT, union made, at this city. rchant-tailor detcirtn.et we aeera in this city that will ait of clothes from $lhto$4 > ' j ip by union tailors, having the i each suit. HL Brawn's J CLOTHING HOUSE, I opposite Academy of Music. harW'j'Mn, K. (omptfy atlu ded to. rJM 'SB >? ' "MB I