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9 >.?$| 9 ' .. lt, "' v()C XVIL "kINGSTREE, S. 0, THURSDAY, MAY"<)T7<)01. NO. 10 Positively No New Display Advertisements Will be Received, or Old Ones Changed, Later Than Tuesday Morning. IGGI HSjf lira. ^ AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Writtenin Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of 0:ir Busv Readers. Mr. L). E. (Jrant has started uj> tlie ice business. It is about lime for picnics, and with the picnic comes the k4reil I but: . Fish are coming in plentifully now, and the fishermen all wear a broad wide snnle. Miss Lizzie Bullock, of Boslick. Florence county, is visiting Miss Rebecca Myers. I)r. Robert henry, of Gourdins. and Mr. R II. Footman were wel come visitors here Tuesday. i'he first strawberries ot the season, made their appearance in the Kings! ree market last Friday. We understand there is to be a Sunday school picnic next Wednesday some w he res near by town Dr. Waller Hemingway,of Lam bert, passed through Kingstrec Monday night en route for Charleston. Capt. G. P. Nelson says there is no estimating the value of the line rain. I hat visited our section on Monday evening. Provisions hare gone wild. I I ? " /? An a toil every i mug js scnu^ vu ? ?vn cent cotton basis except cotton itself. Mr.Geo. II. Iludgins, of Charts Ion, who is always a velc me \isiior hi our town, is spending a few May* with Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins. Mr. Slansell dispensary insnec'or was in town one day last week checking up Mr. Coward, He found Coward's account with the state all correct. Mr. Tom Johnson, who formerly lived here and kept books for Benjamin Bros., and who is well and favorable known throughout the county, was in town Monday. Dr. Snider requests us to state that he will be absent from his I .iL-n ^ ' i f?? M-jv filh Dili n>c he expects to attend the confederate reunion in Columbia. We were pleased to meet Mr. Nathan Schultz, of Charleston, in town one day last week. lie was visiting his son Mr. Louis Schultz. on Wall Street. He is always a welcome visitor. If you want a Diano or Organ write to B. O. Bristow, Darlington, S. C. JOB PRINTING. With the increased facilities ol a completely equipped and up- todate job office at Georgetown m addition to our Kings!ree office, feiive are now prepared to do any ^Pkind of job and book printing in the nio>t correct and approved V'. Iini, iv.int- 1 VVTIfrVl! \ UVT II VU ?? MMV .l.? A4UI.M1 printed?from a visiting card to a newspaper or a book?hand us your order. Cultivate your tobacco and cotion with a Cotton King. We have lien) for sale cheap. W. T. Askins. Our Gold Medal Flour is the l&est jdU cheapest. W. T. Ask in*. .Mr. J. G. Me!'uIlouiiU, ol' lionson. was in sown Tuesday. * Our old friend Jud^e Cantley. o! Black lliver was in town Mon i day. I j ^ Mr. \V. (\ Snowden and wife, ot j .lolinsonville, is visiting ??t Mr. i Air M. F. Hei'er spent the \ i srreater part ot last week in Manning. Slr?.M II. Hemingway and Miss 1 Lila and Master Kennedv Hem j ! ! jingway are visiting Capt. I\en-j I nedv's i'amilv. ' 1 11 j Air. Iluntlev. rail-road agent al J (Cades, acknowledged to he one of I best agents on the Coast Line ^ j spent Sunday in town. A.'rs. r. ]?. liiddulph, ofOrangei burg, is spending some time with her husband at Airs. Sweet's boarding house on Alain street. \ Aliss Alattie I'endergrnss, who has been visiting relatives in Kingstree, has returned to (he;1 1.' 10.ill,? Ti nicic Of| I i iVIVUl/C I/any | , iii. r 11 There was a union Sundayschool picnic three miles north of! r Kimistree ve-derdav. Most of the !. 1 children Irom town went and j , , seemed to enjoy themselves very , much. Mr. \V. 13. Lo.snn one of the! most popular shoe drummer's on ^ the roa 1. was in Kinjrstree .Mond... | c idav. This is Walter's home and! t: j he always makes people leel bet-1 1 ter tor ha vim; met hitn. t f Air. J. W. Coward dispenser; m went to Cnlumlii: las! week to see ! the slate Hoard. It appears thai j ! Mr t'oward had more money than his accounts called lor. and had tnL ' go to Columbia to get it straight. . , ;n ? II" Mr. J. L. .Stocky, hake CitvVir ! enterprising and popular hor>e-Jj dealer, came over Tuesday and I <j>enl the day in town. Mr t I Stocky brings a good report from |., Lake City in the way of business jv i progress and advancement. I Bright and eaily Monday morn- c I ing our streets was enlivened for J j a few moments by a runaway t j team. Little Algie Hawkins was a ' violently mrown ironi a roau can J while driving a spirited hores, but f | was not seriously hurt. ] Tiie new artesian well, corner ^ ' Main and Nelson streets has bee1* ( completed. We hope the council | will at once order one bored at r the coiner Main and .Jacobs r Streets, as one is neeied in that j locality. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Severance \ of Lake City, were in town Tues- c day. Mr. Severance is a welcome j visitor and doubly so when he is ( ; accompanied oy ins attractive*) ! bride. Thev were registered at 11 the Chandler House. s Farmers from every direction j ; are complaining about the poor j v stands of cotton. Some are plow- j I ling up and planting over where * - they can get the seed. If they ( lcould see six months ahead the ] majority would be planting their , lands in corn and peas, anything t except cotton. ( Another car-load nice White i Corn. W. T. Ask ins. \ Si raw berries are selling in New Vork at 20 cents a quart. New crop Irish potatoes are wringing $12 a barrel. A n ounce of prevention, is worth forty pounds ol cure .sonie:imes. Capt. J. J. Steele had a hue :ow killed by lightning on his lane Monday evening. Charlton Durant. Eso.. of Mann- < ua, is in town on professional business. Mr. Blair Anderson took sud- 1 i ienl.v ill Tuesday night. Dr. | [5rockington is attending him. I Rev. F. W. Gregg, of Manning, ^reached at the I'lesbyterian 1 hurch Sunday evening to an ap- 1 ireciatire congregation. Gourt convenes here on May 21. udge Buchanan will preside. It < s thought that criminal docket ; v111 he a light one al this session. ' t The railroad people liave reseend- | ?d their order refusing to let peo- ; we ride on lreight trains on the S'ortli Eastern Railroad. Sen si- ' ,?le. Rev. R. \V. Humphries, wife i m l child, of Ridgeville, are spend- ! ng a lew days at Benson with 1 ilrs. Ilumohries parents, Mr. and ( Urs. ('handler. j Rev. W. S. Martin preached at : he Methodist church Sunday, ( norning. Mr. Martin gave his ongregation some very plain talk ipori the evil of whiskey drinking. This section was visited bv a ine rain on Monday evening, rhicli will revive the growing tops, vegetables and everything ; Ise. During the rain there was ras a considerable sprinkling of ? < - - - tv .1.. O.... I ;< 1J, U'J< 11(11 ril'MIJ.11 11/ UM niiai larm; and, strange to say, it 11a< tot cooled the air as hail generally loos. We are requested to give noice that a meeting will be held t Harpers, on the G. vfc W. R. tl, Saturday, May 11, at 3 o'clock >. in., looking to the organization it' an infantry company of militia. VII persons interested in the mater are requested to be on hand it the time ami place aforesaid. Mr. Jno. J. Wiikins, president if the Peoples Rank, Athens, Ga., ; s visiting his brother Mr. W. T. iVill'.ins. Mr. Wiikins is a South Carolinian, having first seen the - ?. - / jr\? Jglll Ui UitV ill 1S<I I II ll^lUll V.UIIIIIJ. iVe ;ire always glad to have such new as Mr.Wilkinscorne among us; f" he is anything like his brother, >ur fellow citizen W T WilKiiis, ve would not object to having a lozen like him in -town. 1 want to say to my friends and he public generally that I am not n business for fun or for mv lealth. I have a large and well electfcd stock of goods bought at he very lowest prices with the 1 ? I - ?k 1 /) /\ e/.l I nnri 'HSU, WIJJ'.'II 1 u' sue IU sen miu vill do so at a very close margin make a specialty of Shoes and Jlothing, and will sell cheap. I lo not care to cast a shadow over nv competitors bv ?rivinjr prices, t onlv ask you to come and see for ourselves, I guarantee satistacion to all. \V. W. Grayson. Come in and see our Men's summer Clothing. Suits from ?*2.00 up?Boys Nice Crash Suits *1.00. W. T. Askius. Tapping Gentb at the Door. We intend to tap gently at the door Williamsburg county with our sledge In Jenkinson Dry ( hull become a household word in ever: Some of the people of Williamsburg ha1 1 - * 1 ?J 1. * 1 vv Kit* ami nave givmi u* a ncitrij wnrwi lers. I5ut now v hat wo need is an entr Williamsburg. And, my friends, a trial we are worthy of i?atronnge and confide ingus a trial order, for we prepay the < amounting to $5 and over, and you are i that is not satisfactory, and as to our re: the Bank of Manning or any court lious Space will not permit a long descri; following will suffice to show that we ii the homes of Williamsburg by offering values. Nice fast colored Shirting Prin yard wide Madras Percals at 5c a yard; iOe, 15c, 20c, 25c and .'Wc a yard; tine Sea Duly 10c, the kind that sells for 12'Je: ft: at 8c, 10c and 15c a yard; white Pink an at ."15c j)cr yard; fine white Dotted Swis per yard; black Taffeta Silks, 24 inches black Armoir Silks at $1.25 a yard; bla< yard. A full line of figured Siiks and T 75c to $i.50 a yard for dress and waist. 25c a yard. All kinds of black and colo possible prices. Samples sent cheerful If you need a nice Spring Ilat or 11< us a description of what you need and a ind we will send it to you, and if it is n< return it at our expense. Young gents, ifyou need a nice Spri dollars, Cuffs, or a fine pair of Shoes, ju. :o us and we will send them br return e: rou why they are our goods and no exp Jers; we pay the express. W. I JEN] HARD T THIS IS THEORY ATT THE YEAR, AND WE Cut is Hi WE KEEI Hammering Dc Don't close a trade any vvbe: prices at the Store that is in prices aud mean to stay che Respect fu II \% ZED. 3D. ? HEAD'S If there man wants and wclUdr is one year to satisfy tf and this sto lar dresser * line of \ Suits, ] I VII ,?f ?t f A\ MU / \ \ uT A Pe<*P i?t <] / V W These suits / l and all the < 1 so that the; j\ wc nring th< J Cull a in II style YOU] ; Sole agent I /I la our // aretheonly 7 make you i / I that is mad I / union label U d .a.t GT $ -5F ^ . r.D r\ nnaun w m\\ ?^ Cocmesteiv Kiug St. AO( v Mail orders / ? m M of every home in Kingstree an?V ni'.iiier prices until the 3oods Store v home in WilTamsburg county-. ?/i .ilx.n.ltr /i?\nnn/1 tlwiil* /InAfW v c tiiinmj ii^iruvu turn viwwi .-. no and are sending us their orance into more of the home? of order wilt convince you that nee. You run no risk in sendexpress charges on all orders it liberty to send back anything sponsibility you are referred tt> e official of Clarendon county, ition of goods this week, but the itend to gain admittance into first class goods at sensational ts at 3l.Jc per yard; very nice nice whit ? India Lawns at ots * Island Percals, 30 inches w-ide, le figured Lawns and Dimities d Bine Organdies, 2 yards wide, ses at 10c, Joe, 2oc, 35c, and 50c, wide, at 00c, Hoc and $2 a yard; k Pean de Soir Silks, at $ 1.25 a affet t Silks in all shades from A beautifui lineof wash silks at ,, red dress goods at the lowest ly on application. >nnet all you have to do is send bout what you wish it to cost. >t just what you need you may ing Suit, or a nice Negligee Shirt, ?t make known what you need vpress, and if they don't pleas.i oil so to you. Send us your or* . g, s. c. TmesT IIIS SEASON OF 1 KNOW THAT J !7L 111 hi ?ox >wn Prices, re until you get the , the lead on lowest re. DXDXCXg. ' FOE SPRING, 1901. is one time in Hie year when a to look unusually neat and fresh essed. i' is sprintr. And if there and one store more than another lis natural desire, it is this year re. We present to the particuof Mils locality our new spring Hats, Neckwear and Underwear. 11 r last vesir's sTirinc suits. we have marked down t? iC. >nr window will convince you. are all hand-made button-holes canvas in them are well shrunk y will not lose their shape oti cm. 1 see the new celebrated spring N'G'S 11.AT, union made, at .f.Jv for this city. merchant-tailor donurtmet w? concern in this city that will i suit of clothes from $4"> e up by union tailors, having the on each suit. Ho Btowch'S I MI HOUSE, Opposite Academy of Musie? Charlwttin, 8. C promptly uiui ded to? ?