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% r:'y"r- - -v . i ; v()LT XVII. KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST U 1901. NO. 31 nur^Tj mwBti rx-?> wijp i iuw * p'ib^ji mMn?njmnwwnjMiitw"v.?.a?^w ^ "* 1 T *""" ' ^nutinttxym- \jfjL* nme? m.'jm.xhilvv.uh o^uirwBMtn?? Positively No Nstv Display Advertisements Will bs Eeeeived, or Old Ones Changed, Later Than Tuesday Morning. ? [ffl 11 Of IHIERtal AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL : REPORTER AND NOTED. Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner .or the Sake of Our Ejsv Readers. Messrs. Lee and Whitehead are -still fishing. Jim Elackwell, of Lake City, j was in Town Tuesday. Dr. JL J. MeCabe is at Cades j Lit? ibjc.L- ,\n business, i ulln nx"v" j j Mr. T. M. Gilland is on the! streets again alter a slight attack j of lever. Mr. M. F. Ileller has gone to Charleston to join his wife oil the! Island. Louis Sehultz, on Wall Street, looks as happy as if he owned halt of Kingstree. Miss Virginia Walker, of Georgetown, is sper ding some time with j Miss Millie McCabe. Business was practically stis- ! pended in Kings tree Tuesday on j - ? i i,?n itCCOUlll UJ Uiucumii Mrs. John Kpps and children,of Atlanta, are spending some time with Mrs. C. M. Chandler. Mr. J. \V. Coward, our popular; dispenser, is quite sick. We hope ! he will soon be well again. i Mr, I .ouis Jacobs attended a] meeting of the Masonic Lodge at j Seranton last Saturday night. Mr. J. IIam Burgess was it ! town Monday and reports crop. * prospects us improving in his boo-j tion. Work has been suspended <>?: j the bank building for several dr.v- : awaiting the arrivsl of the iron! I front. State Superintendent el'Educa-; lion John \V. MeMahon \vasii?; town Tues lay looking after toe! summer school. Col. J. I). Montgomery, of Mm-, ion, paid us a'fiying visit Tuesday. I He is as sprv as a youth of 20 and \ as lond of a joke as ever. Mr. Totniiiison, who has charge) I of the business of Thomas <\* | Bradham at this place, is spend-; irg a lew days in Manning. There is a protracted meeting; going on at the Baptist church.! Mr. (Jreshatu, the pastor, being j assisted by Be v. Mr, Peel, of Sum- j tei. There is another pet fawn ini town. 'Jiiis belongs to little Wi!-! lie and Louise Barr This make^i three pe's of the hind in King^-j tree. Can:. Jno. A. Ivelley i3 spoud-! -ing this week in Kingstree. lie; gives glowing accounts of life on; . the inland during: these hot sumf titer days. Mr. Lvobert Bell, of Indiantown. was in tov.'ii Tuesday. lie has re-! cenllv been successfully* treated! for appendicitis by Br. L. B.John- j son, of kingstree. Capi. (i. P. Nelson says he is I disgusted '.villi t.he whole proceed-1 tngsof the present town council,] and wants a change. He says lie I will make up a ticket in due time. ] Capt. (J. P. is a wheel horse when you get him roused. \ ' ?.< - Sir. Eugene M. Hirsch, who roj) re sen is II. Nachmin, Ciiaries(on, is on a visit 1o his parents. Mr. and Mrs. M. J* Ilirsch. H Mr. II. McCutchen, of Indiantown, was in town Tuesday and I says cotton crops are improving! daily in his vicinity. air. I'. b. Thorn is having hisj gins, press and machinery generally over hauled preparatory to beginning operation for the fall season. We beg to call attention to the advertisement of lipps & Epos, Lake City. These are wide-awake young men and deserve the patronage of tlie people. Mrs. Ja>. T. Ivcllehan, daughter of our hiahlv esteemed lellow citizen Dr. W. L. Wallace has been juite sick, but is reported better to-day. She is no a visit to her fat or "s home. Mr. W. W. (irayson, who got hurl by a fall Irotn a horse some time ago has been suffering greatly for several days past, but Dr. j (iatn'oie, his physician, reports his condition better. Kings-tree is healthier now than for years past. There is very little sickness in town, and if we had proper hotel accommodation we believe Kings!ree would soon beiwinin ;) l.^nlth tvsort. i We have had two tickets hand-1 ed us for the next, municipal e!ec-! tion with request that we publish! the same, but we shall wait fur-} iher development* before putting' .my ticket betore the pub ic. Crops have come out cou^i l?*r- j ably in th? jt.isi .wek or leu 1 tvs | i'ltev aujt-i six weeks late, and; villi l.iVuiMole seasons throny'i! I August u fair c"?j) iiiyet be I i:aie where they have been prop-! ' rly cultivated. Died, itt J ri'i, S. 0.. July '2l>. ; uier an illness of to:; ;>: >uios. j r * . , > ? .. 1 II. o; and Mis. L. \V. Loryea. We . \- I tend our sincere sympathy. Mr.! Lnrvea former! v lived here and i>! heid in iii^h eatecm by our cits zens. V." I: v don't the tov/n counci pubiich an itemized account >! j, their doing?? Give the public the | facts and let them knoxvhow their; money has been spent. It is near-; ly election tia^e strain, and if you j< wisli to be re-elected you mu.-l j dive ar. account of your stewardWe believe this was one of"f 1 ? I he issues in the last election, are' i yet we have had out little iialit ! on the subject. What say you.; , . , s dentieiner.: A joint stock company will be i formed in town tor tke purpose of , d'ellina; up and operating a geuerai! phone business in Kin^stree in ! .lie next tew days. This is as it j dioulu be; and every section oi' the j comity should now take steps toj 2'el eonneeieu wmi me ?:ny ut\ i;ettini; up lines to run from their various neiithberuoods to connect with central at Jvineslree and I hereby keep theruselves in close touch, with the entire outside world. Mason's improved 1'. L , Fruit Jars for sale. W. T. AsKins, Try our Coffee, 3 pounds for 25 cents. W. T. Askins. % jb&i twifey i j Hil^ a Hon. T. B. Gourdin was in town Tuesday. Editor Conk of the Scranton .News was in town Monday. W. II. Futch, representing the '> National Biscuit Co., spent Wed- ! nesdav in town, < We have warm days, but the ' cord breezes of the night make it < deliirhtlul tor s!eej?injr. The summer school is progressing. They have about the sam^ < number of students thev started 1 with, and are putting in some ( good work. A party of young men came ^ down from Scianton Tuesday night and fished al! night, having < lots of fun and succeeded in haul- ! ing in a number of the finny tribe. * The town authorities are stiil winding away at the weeds. We . wish thev would get in a good humor and have the trees trim meil up, especially on 3iain oireei. The work on the buildings lor Charleston exposition is progressing finely and we are assured that everything will be in readiness by December 1 for the greatest show the South has ever had. Black river is in fine fishing order. The water is. not as 1 low as usual at this season, yet j Qsh are being caught in abundance and the health of Kingstree is better now tban it has been in ten years,and a great many attribute it to the high water we have .bad ail tins season. Cards are out aniionncmir 1i>l' innrri.iiie of Mr Charles 1/Porter ^ and M s* Firinie (C t5::iabooms, of Wi11?::i?i:To- ? N*. on wetine*- . Jay, An::. 14 Ij, li)0J. Charley Carter is a son <>; -Mrs. 3i. J. l\?r- ? 1 < ter, ?>! ;!ii.t loan. ami ?'? !! niijiMt j -he be juoud o{ him. lie h is set | an ex im}?ie to the yniti: tt.eti <>l ^ / Ins day an ! jrejieratioii, !iiu! a:t> i1 >:?e in IoIIowihk *.vou;d honor I11121-1 it'. T're Ho'-.o.-s Evetiely J>iv;d-2d. Tuesday was set. aside by the Xing-tree people as a day for base ball. At a:) early hour in the morning the ^econd rune ol Iniliantown crossed bats with Kingsi tee's seem! nine. The ^ame was interesting t'roni start to !inieii and resulted in score of 21 to 20 in favor of In linn town. Mr. Claude Martin umpired this game. In the after noon tire first nines of these respective clubs were pitted against each other, Mr. V/.| i. wilkins acting as umpire. The game was a line exhibition of ball playing and resulting in u victory for Xingstree. the score standing h to 3. The day passed olF pleasantly and the iungstree boys speak in the highest- terms ot the Indiuntown boys and hope toe unie will soon be when they will cross bats again. Shoes?New stock; new prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. \>. i. Askins. Furniture?Oak and poplar bed steads, bureaus, bed springs, mattresses, chairs, etc., to please the purchaser. W. T. Askins. It* 3*011 wan' i i'lnno or Organ write to B. 0. Bristow, Darling011,S. C. The Jenkinson ! Take in tli Briefly it is just litis?the season In ill summer ?oods must be sold or st to another season. Wo propose to > So, from the 1st to the ili'th of Au^ii clearance sal *s ever known to the 11 i)iir<r. We hoj?e to -co many of our ind if they can't come we will begl irders the best attention. BIG B.J. A beautiful lot of yard wide Pel liae yard wide Sea-islaad ITomespu jolored Seoth Lawns only 8'.je a ya >nlv 3e a vard: a I.irirc lot of 12 V,' ar it 8c and H>c per yard; the best* I in iverywliereat G'^c. SIIOKS! sir During this sale cur entire lineof sli tiu'xks a: We carry the most, complete 1 in Dlub Bags of any ouse in this part o rom ode to $!7.-30 each; cents suit e? roci 2">c to $ "). All of those goods s A visit to *ur store will save ye W. K. JEXKINS \r ELSh HISH 51 Send us your name on a j pleasure in sending ycu, 8 illustrated catalogue. The Welch Net oct 20 Ho! For The Sea VISU ATLANTIC BI SULLIVAN'S Thirty-five minutes Ironi C'harh Vrry Uoat and a charming spin t Intel. Sea Fish in abundance. < For rates write to I i) 27 2m Dlosing Out St( We are closing out Summer Clothing am' tutv r nv^NT vrcT'i? a i 1 hi' jjv u jj.y* x 4 v We want the space for Fall and V pretty line of Matting Staple Giocenes at t Kespectfully, r.T3i trtraa a." "J ?a rj r' 7.-?y p? :..i 3 ^ x n * It 1 ? J k!\A H| ks n\ ;: 'v/S j \| lars's m 11 & ;^jj up-to-<3 f/ \\ WCLGT /> . SPKC'I { j \ 2'K1 | jj ( iruarau i I / , v?'? I '/ elseu!? / / ()l! JJ W ^ JS& -Ok i Rochester, --iKil iwiai o? ^ i{'Q-mOV^ . AY Mail 0] Drv Goods Store, a Situation. is advanced to the point where all and a chance of being carried over ell all summer stuff off at a saeriist we will have one of the largest eople of Clarendon and WilliamsWilliamsburg friends at this sale, lad to send samples and give their .IiO A INS. fills at 5c a yard; 2,000 yards very n at only 4c a yard; the best fast rd; good Shirting Calicos, fast colors, id 15c colored Dimites ail closed out ligo Blue Calicos at 5c a yard, sold OES! SHOES! iocs will be sold at rcduded prices. ND VALISES, ie of Trunks, Valises. Suit Oases and f the State. Can 'sell you trunks- , " -? ? -a Ain -1. . Al..k Vw.? , tses irom *i.uu 10*10 eavnj uuu /!<! at special prices during this s&le. m money. OX, Manning, S. C. Fneck CHOOL. >ostaI card and we will take is soon as issued, our new ^ I ;k High School, HA'RTSVILLE, S. C. shore! r THE SACH HOTEL, ISLAND, 8. 0. slon. A delightful ride on tire >n the Trolley. All cars pass the t'liiskin" :?ml Service n-isil massed. J. L. JACOBI, Lessee and Manager. N k m i. ?y?t?f 1 ! )ck! our onrirt stock of l9 Hats and Shoes ES YOU EVER HEARD OF, Winter floods uud must have it, at Cost. ho very lowest prices. ar^ssa^ jiao <<nVc-JanSliDC:x* if Oil Are ' V \"G TO THE CITY THIS SUMMEil DON'T FOiiCET TO VISIT Ml etfiHTE Mill HOKE can save you 20 c *nts on every dotrorth of ^ootlsyou purchase from nie. u will lln.-liii this c.stiiWioiiiiR'nt all ill it* HINS, FURNISHING SOQDS AND HATS. AL? 1 :il]-uvol BLUE SERGE WITS, itml last color, f.!"> per suit. ? [ c::n fit you v.hon you can't te fitted (TO. i n;u.> i hik iiir;u .> t uj ?-v Mo Btowhts ' BITE CLOTHING IBSSE, ' igSt. Opposite Academy of Muse, Charleston, 5S. (J. rders promptly aiui ded to, :d