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" * '-7 " . i } * \(>L. XVII. KINGSTREE, S. THURSDAY. J ONE 2(),n)0l7 NO. 23 Positively No New Display Advertisements Will be Received, or Old Ones Changed, Later Tnan Tuesday Morning. 4 iwi iiip AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL ' REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of l Oar Busy Readers. Dispenser Coward made allying irip to Columbia Friday. Mr. W. E. Severance, a po pular knight of the grip, was iti town Tuesday. Miss Sadie Cohen, of Savannah, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Louis Sebultz. 11. G. Askins, Esq., came orer Tuesday from Lake Uitv and spent 1 he day in town. Messrs. T. K. Wilson and W. T. A\"ilkius are attending court in Charleston this week as jurors. Mr. M J. Smith lost his little fifteen months' old daughter, Her-; tha, last Monday. We extend our sympathy. Misses Addie and Blanch Mont- j1 gomery returned from Georgetown ! )... t 'I lio Intlor has hftfn I J 44 01 tlP/nunf * *.v/ ..v.- ? ? ^ aitendmg the Winyah school. A dance at the Coleman House j 'J uesday uight attracted a number' of the society young folks, who j enjoyed the "poetry of motion" null! a late hour. Among our fair young collegians | who are home for the summer is Hiss Li I a Wavne Epps, who was! graduated this session at the Co-; lcmbia Female College. K"V. L. J. Bcistow, a well known j 0 - young South Carolinian who ha- j been studying for the ministry a: ; the seminary at Louisville, Kv..) i* spending a few days in the city !( en route to his home.- -Th& Slate, ! J one 18. The wet weather of this spring J am] summer is unprecedented i within the memory of our oidest j inhabitants. Capt. G. P. Nelson, i the patiiarch of the town, says that that he cannot recall such j another rainy season, as far back :, as his Diemory runneth. The A. C. L. railroa'd has instructed its agents to sell round trip tickets on account of Fourth !' July atone and one-third fare between all points East of the Mississippi. Tickets to be sold 1 July 2-3-4, with tiual limit to July 8. On account of the tore up condition of the roads none of our couuty officials were in their offices Monday except those who could: get here by rail. The highways i of the countv are said to be in a terrible plight owing to the heary and continuous rainfall. The many friends and admirers of Rev. K. W. Barnwell, who for several years past has served as rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, ?l Florence, will learn with regret that he has been j forced to lender his resignation on ( account of ill health. Mr. Barn-j well has also preached once a ? 11 month at the Episcopal chapel here, and kit sermons will be a ( distinct loss to every (?ne who has had the pleasure of attending the services conducted by him. Senator B. R. Tillman delivered the address to tlie graduating class at Newberry College Tuesday night. Mr. T. Emile Arrowsmith returned to Georgetown Wednesday uiglit after a sojourn of several Jays in town. ? Miss Maggie K. Keller, returned to her home at Oreston, $. C., alter closing her school in the Bethel section, where site has made many friends. Mr. L. W. Gilland came home from (lie South Carolina College l*6t week for the summer holidays. Besides taking a line stand in his classes iir. Gilland is the star pitcher of the college basehall team,which ranked second this season in the intercollegiate games. Mr. Gilland, who is now a senior, has also been elected president or the college athletic association. We are in receipt of a communication from Mouzon's signed W, M. J. We have repeatedly stated that articles unaccompanied by the real name and address of the writer will not hi printed. This rule is always enforced. In this issue we invite attention to the advertisement of the Welch Neck High School at Hartsville. This justly famous school, under the efficient management of Maj. j. W. (i.lines and his able corps o/ assistants, is doing a great work lor the youth of I lie Tee Deo section and all over the State. Write for cat alogne. A Dion;: the graduates of the South Carolina Military Academy liiis year is Mr. Laurie Ii. Steele, ol Back M 11 j g o, ;n liiis county. Besitien taxing a high stand ia his I'.la.^ses Mr. Steele graduated caplain ?>: Company "A." This is the bihonor that can bw couferie.1 apori a cadet at the South Carolina Military Academy and Mr. Steele deserves great credit for earning it. For some time past the town bas been lufested with dogs, whose nocturnal orgies were wont to make'night hideous. Last Sunday uight some person or persons unknown to the general public put out poison it: various parts ol town with a terribly fatal result. Like death, poisou is no respecter of persons or their dogs, and the innocent and really valuable canines suffered along with the curs of low degree, for which the poison was probably intended. I p to this time aOout six dogs have {,bit the dust." and the list swells daily. If you want * J'lano or Organ write to B. O. Biistow, Darlington, S. C. Just received a car load ol best white corn, f*0 cents per bushel, L. J. Baw. Grain Cradles for sale at W. TAskms. Come and see us when in need ! if anything in the grocery line We can sell as cheap as any one % i else. We can't sell under cost, but are willing to talk business on close margins. Ilarr A* Co. Mason's Fruit Jars, quarts and half gallons, at W, T. Asking. 1 Misses Eva and Ilallic IJollinsj came over from Lake City Tuesday night to attend tiie dance. KoUerL Hanna, colored, was tried in Magistrate Stutts" court Tuesday and found guilty of disposing of crop under lien. Sentence, $25 fine or SO days on chain gang. lie accepted the latter. iMr. J. I). Montgomery, of Marion, was registered at Bafr's Hotel Tuesday. Mr. Montgomery re ports the crop conditions as baa in bis county as they are in Williamsburg. In fact, he says,every where he has been the prospect, is very blue. At Lake City he saw Dr. A. H. Williams, just back from Bufi'alo, who told him that along the whole route to that city the only good crops he saw were in some parts of Maryland. Every ! where else they were drowned out I by over much raiu and badly ' damaged. Mortuary. Died, 011 Monday, June 17.1901, at his homo at Mou/on ponfoffiee, i Mr. Frank E. Jove. Deceased was about 59 years old and died of paralysis. "Died, on Monday, June 17,1901, : alter a lingering illness of typhoid ! fever, Gordon McCullough, aped 1 J 8. Deceased was the eldest son i of Mr. 8. E. McCollotigh, ofGrcens. TWENTY TO SIX. [Was tlia Score in tFavor of Kingstrse Against Lake City. ; Friday, though proverbially tiu, lucky and rainy besid-s, was a ; great day lor the Kingstree ba-e jballteatn. The boys composing |:he team, in response to a chal: lenje from Lake City, left here in ! thr morning and fortunately tlie | I rain held up long enough to allow j j them to piav the game through, j ;Ou the part of Kings!ree if was a! ! regular slugging ina'ch. the bovs, j piling t vventv runs, whi|e Lake | iCity made only six. The game! ! was as cood as could be expected i [considering the wet grounds upon ; j which it had to be played. Fol-| (lowing is a list of the pla\erscom! posing the Kingstree nine: ! W. C. Martin, p; Joe IlirschJ man, c; J. F. Scott, lb; W. Giljland, 2b; I). Snider, ss; K. Gag.', i cf; M. Martin, rf; I). Gilland. 11: ; 11. Grant, 30; J. McCabe, scorer. At Sylvania, Ga., last Friday i five nc^roos were hanged on the J same gallows for the crime of i murder. The condemned men wore I j members ol a secret society called ! "Knights of Archer," handed together to defend one another I against the white man and the law. The Southern Industrial Olon: vention assembled at Philadelphia, j Pa., June 12 to 14. Gov. Mc; Sweeney and a number of other i South Carolinians met with representative businessmen who were i :u attendance. C I ?? n ^ % I * iMut j nn U' '"?r? O v.r/t- I [ Ulduuaiu 1 II (1 in will j vv u T MI u J {.Standard I'laids only oca yard; Nice Orpmdies only (ic a yard;Per cali?. vaid wide. 5c a yard at W. T. Askinf. We are closing out Hay. Come eariv and get vour supplv. Barr & Co. Try a barrel ol our Hold Medal Flour. None better. W. T. Askins. v., V GREAT CLEAR AT The Jenkinson Dr Manning. ALL SUMMER GOODS WILL BK ( REDUCED 1 PKRCALS AND CALICOES. 25 pieces yard wide-Sea Island Pere; out at 9c n yard. 29 pieces very fine fast colored Perc now closed out at 5c a yard. One case fast colored Shirting Prini out at 3,l*c a yard. The best Indigo Blue Prints made, out at 4J*C a vard. WHITE LAWNS AND ORGANDIES. 25 nieces verv fine White India L closed out at 10c a yard. 25 pieces very fine quality India L will close out the lot at J2'.jc a yard. 10 pieces Imported White French C now be closed out at 25c a yard. SILKS KOK WAIST AND SKIRTS. 10 pieces very fine quality Taffeta 8 heliotrope, old rose and many other e< closed out at 70c a yard. Several piec 85c quality, will now be closed out at fill The best grade of black Taffeta Silk to split, 24 inches wide, regular price $1 yard. Ladies who are posted on style.Tatfeta Skirts have been this season. NOTIONS. 26 dozen Ladies Unbleached Under now be closed out at each. 26 do/.e: regular price 15c, will be closed out at 1 25 dozen pure Irbh Linen Uaudker j for 25c, will n,*w be closed out at 9c cue] ! Lawu Handkerchiefs, regular price 5c. 25 very nice quality bedspreads, closed at 9Sc each. 50 pieces of embroidery in all width during this sale regardless of former pi Also, some great values to offer in If interested we will gladly send sa The remainder ot oursiocK 01 aiiui C( st. Send u.s your orders, We prepay t amounting to $5 and over. I, Hsir, Bill III S IS TIIE HOTTEST SEAS We Keep AX J) SELL AT Rock Botto WHILE CUK COMI'ETITOUS COLLAR ABC Respectfully, HHl. 3D, D3ZE3! % If Tc C'OIIJXG' ^(i \\JiV I. Hi ^ I I lars's wortl V \ You \vi J J\ up-to-date J/j\jp CLOTHE . \ rsi'rA i-vlj" | IJi 2'H? all 11 \ guarantee*! J 1 We cat i 1 eV?o\vhere. I 1 Our Hui U \J i -v ZTN /fca\ M aSSSS* KlKi"eSt ^ Mail orders 1 / i ANCE SALE V'?l y Goods Store, S. c. . CLOSED OUT AT GliEATLY ?PTPV< iUV JUNJl . A$ als, regular price 12^, nowclbsed al?v, yard wide, regular price fc'e, ts*, regular price .V, now closed, regular price C.'^'c, now closed vl inen, regular price 12'2 c now inen, regular price 1.1 and 20'', V. >rgand;en, regular price 40c, will ' iflks in blue, pink, white, cream, )iors, regular $1 leader, will be pjjofSaiin Liberty Foulards, the c a yard. * ? A. I A : SKirung ma<ie, warrunieu not. .25, will now close it out at (? *?( a > will know how stylish Black : | vests, regular price 5c each, will n Bleached Lace and Tape Neck, Oc each. chiefs, regular price 15c or two h. Very nice hemstitched white will he closed out at .'5 i-2c each. I, regular price 11.25, will bo is and qualities vvill bo holdout ' Allovcr Laces and Embroideries. tuples on request. nery is being sold regardless of he express charges on all orders 3. Cir~ $ ON OF THE YEAR, BUT Cool y m Prices, MET IIOT UNDER THE )UT IT. . j m JDSDicag, vn A T?/\ m iiiu ro THK CITY THIS SI'MMEk VT FOIiHKT TO VISIT IS IIBE MK III n save you 20 c 'tits on every do!Ii of goods you purchase from n o. il liiid in this establishment ail IG, FURNISHING GDQDS AND HATS. ;'/53 W ; JM -wool HLT K SEIWiK ST ITS, I fast color, $'i per suit. i lit you when you can't be fitt< <* it?j run frimi Ul to ."() * * " ' M0 Bywsts fE CLOTHING HOUSE, . Opposite Academy of Musie; Charleston, H. C : promptly am i ded to; v ''m ' %