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kT ;'" v* . ?. A GREAT OFFER. We are positively giving: away a year's subcription to two lii^li class periodicals along: with every paid up subscription to The County Heuokd. The American Farni ? . er as the name .suggests, is a sixteen page journal devoted to farming and stock raising. Every issue abounds with valuable suggestions and articles of practical help to the farmer, inr:iy of which are the means of saving him time, labor and money. The Winner Magazine is a tirst class family magazine containing stories, sketches, literary criticisms ami genetal information put in readable form by the cleverest writers. 11 is a monthly magazine and eontains sixteen pages. We have 100 yearly subscriptions < f !> th these excellent publications to give away ar^omtkly wrrn. Oi l I'lUCK OR CONDITION'S to 100 subscribers (either new or old) to Thk Kkcoiid who pay $1.00 on the paper. Sample copies of the American Farmer and the Winner Magazine given away at this office. SI IISJIIK. AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED. Wn'ttenin Condensed horm and Printed in Like Manner for the Sake of Our Busy Readers. Saturday is Memorial Day. Mr. P. H. Stoll was in Sumter this \reel>\. Mrs. E. IL Sparkroan returned to Charleston Tuesday. Mr. S. Ii. Thompson was in our town Tuesday on business. Mrs. ? Oakman, of Salem. sj>ent Saturday at Mrs. Hemmingway's k Mr. Hugh Cooper, of Fowler, spent a few hours in town Tuesday. Mr. Ellenton Miles, of the Cades section, was in Kingstree Tuesday. Mrs. L. B. Johnson visited friends near Greens several days last week. Messrs. C. "IV. Stoll and J. S. Richardson went to Scranton Friday on business. Mrs. W. S. Lynch,.of Scranton, visited Mr. Louis Jacobs' family M<uiday. Mr A. A. May and his sister, Mrs. E L. Payne were in town Monday from Cades. Mr. J. J. McCollough and son from near Salters, were in Kingstree yesterday. Mr. J. L. Barrow, of Workman, added his name to our list while in town yesterday. Mr. Charles Myers has gone to take a j>osition with the Atlantic Coast Lumber Co. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Chandler, of Pineland, were autographed at the Coleman House Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Philips, Cedar Swamp, were registered at Mrs. Hemmingway's Saturday. Miss Etta Jacobs came home from her school at Gourdins Friday and Saturday of last week. Miss Emily Craig, of Florence, has been visiting Miss Louise Gilland, in North Academy street. Miss? Thaekston was in town Saturday in the interest of the Thomwell Orphanage at Clinton, S. C. ' Those who attended the picnic at the Setne-yard hist Friday report the occasion a very enjoyable one. Mrsses I^ouG iillard, of Clarendon county, and Martha Gourdin, of JJemetmuwi, are vjsiting. the family of I>r. W. G. Gamble. Messrs. W. S. Camlin, Sr.. W. S. Camlin, Jr., G. W. Camlin, Albert Haselden, of Harpers, were in town Tuesday*on business. Re'A P, H.. Ward law: went over to Hopewell church (Florence Co.) last Saturday to assist Rev. Mr. Dtrennaivin a mooting. -Mr. It. \Y, Spann, o^ijtfnson, .ieir last week.for Atlanta Xo. enter the employ., of the D. JS. Lather Publishing Co,?of that City. Mrs* Marion-F^-Scott* of Cedar Swamp, returned fr<m>.;the es{M>sition Thursday and remained over Sunday with relatives in town. Mr. M. D Nesmith, of Cades, was i here Monday looking after this end of the Cttdes-Kfagstree telephone lipe. Mr. Nesmith was also a delegated tl)fi cpupty eonyention.. \ / * ' ^ Miss Ida Chandler, of Benson, is a guest at Barr's Hotel. Mr A R. Jeffords came in to see us Monday from Greeleyville. Mr. E. F. Prosser called Monday and renewed his subscription to The Record. Mr. \V. 1) Owens, who will be in the race for county treasurer, dropped in to see us Monday and shoved up his subscription figures a year. 9 Mrs. Louis Stackley was called to Florence yesterday on account of the illness of her niece, the daughter of Mrs. George Stackley. Wh are pleased to note that Cadet E. C. Register has recovered from his long and painful illness and on last Tuesday wa.<$ able to return to Charleston to report for duty at the Citadel. Monday was sales day, but only one tract of land was sold. Under foreclosure of mortgage 53 acres in Johnson township belonging to William T. Gaillard were sold to Alton Salters, the mortgagee, for $2.3. Miss Maud Chaplin, whose school at Indiantown closed last week, spent Friday night with the Misses Kennedy and on Saturday went to Lake City to visit her school-mate, Miss Eva Rollins, a f<;\v days before returning to her home at Rock Hill. Capt. J. S. Beck, who was at one time a resident of Williamsburg and held the office of sheriff in this county, died in Florence last Friday night. Capt. Beck was a brave Confederate soldier and bore the esteem and respect of all who knew him. Miss Edith Kelson returned home Saturday from Charleston, where she has been for some time at the bedside of her sick brother, Mr. j1 Frank Nelson. We are glad toi learn that Mr. Nelson is a good ; deal better and now has a good chance of recovery. We have been requested to announce that the cloning exercises of Wayside school, taught by Prof. , W. O. Wilson, will take place on Friday evening, May 23, the exercises commencing at 8 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. Wayside school is m Clarendon county near the Williamsburg line. , Quite an enjoyable dance was given at the Coleman House, Thursday night, May 1, complimentary to the several young ladies who were visiting in town last week. At midnigh ^refreshments were served, after which the dancing was continued into the early hours of the morning. Music for the occasion was furnished by the Mouzon orchestra. Col. .T. G. Wardlaw, of Gaffney, was in town last week for a Jay or two. Col. Wardlaw, who is a kinsman of Rev. F. H. Wardlaw of Indiantown. is also connected with the Witherspoon family and was quite anxious to trace the genealogy of his kindred of that name. On ' ithis business he visited Salters and other places where the Witherspuon family used to live in this county. We are now giving our readers a ten-page paper (probably the larg- j est ever published in the county): and it tiakes more time to get it up. i For this and other reasons we shall j hereafter publish Tuk Record on j, Thursday instead of Wednesday ' night as has been our custom. 1 This will delay the paper one day ! to some of our readers, but we believe that its increased size and the late news it will contain will more I than compensate them., for the delay. The chaingang is now at work 1 i cleaning out the canal which runs | J | through town. Tliis will no doubt |j : be of great benefit to tfte town from !' ' i a sanitary standpoint, as the canal , is an important factor in our drain-! j age system and it has not been j: !cleaned out in a long- time.. More- 1 over, the work will not cost the1 < town a cent, as it is given in ex-, change for the labor of the prisoners who have been sent to the chaingang from . the mayor's court. ' Under the supervision of (.'apt. Wheeler it is needless to say that {he work will be thoroughly done.. k Mrs. J. L. Ringlc and Miss A gness Riagle, of Jer.?ev City, N. J.. Mrs. 1 Thomas Wilson and Mr. John Wilson, of Salem, S. C.. aie registered at Barr's Hotel to day. Judge \V. G. Cantley, of Central, was in town a few hours Tuesday. We were very sorry to see our old friend so afflicted with rheumatism. | Messrs. Theodore DeHon, of the News and Courier, and Frank Cooper, of the Columbia State, each spent a day in town last week rep- resenting their respective journals. Services were held at the Methodist church Sunday morning and ai-oninrr und ? thfi Pn'slivtpriitll ?...? ... J church In the afternoon by the respective pastors, Rev. H. J. Cauthen and J. E. Dun lop. Prof. N. D. Lesesne, of Greeley ville, attended the convention Monday. lie is being strongly solicited to run for superintendent of education, but does not think he will make the race. For the convenience of our subscribers in that section the editor of The Record will be at Lake City Saturday prepared to issue receipts to all who wish to pay something on subscription. The full text of MoLaurin's circular letter is given in our inside pages. In it he formally repudiates the primary system, which is taken to mean that he has given out all notion of making the race for reelection to the U. S. Senate. , The following subscribers remembered to'pay their subscriptions to The Record last Monday: A S Coker, Hebron; R J B-own, Lambert; W H MjKnight, Mrs S E McKnight, Seranton; N M Venters, Venters; W R Camlin, Harpers; M , A Thomas, Lake City; M L Rodgers, Lanes. 1 A delegation of representative citizens waited 011 Capt. W. H. Kennedy Monday and requested him to stand for the State Senate. We understand that Capt. Kennedy, after thanking them for the honor, told the committee that he would take the matter under advisement and let them know his decisicfh later. In our Candidate's Column this week appear the names of three new aspirants for political honors, Messrs N. M. venters, A M. Cook and J. J. Graham, all of whom seek | the same office? county supervisor. They are all well known citizens ol the county, pood men and true, and each one, we have no doubt, would, if elected, do his full duty as supervisor. Cow and Hog Feed. We have on hau l Corn and Wheat Bran, Chops, hominv, feed middlings, Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls and will keep these all the year round. BARB it UO. Hahn's Ice CreamReceived fresh from Charleston every day except Monday. There . is a peculiar and delicious flavor about Halm's cream which cannot be imitated. Served by the saucer or delivered by the quart or gallon to families. Sold only by P. S. COURTNEY. Kingstree, S. C. ?? I WHISKEY I i SI.25 PER GALLON. J f Mention tliis pai*T and send, for private* * > prieo list.. Write: # J W IXSTOX IMS. CO., Wi listen, S. C.J J Lowest Prieed Wluskey House. J CWWWWVWVW.VWVVWVW* nb mum BB iro We have very much itEprove'Lupon our faoili- . ies for furnishing you supplies. We have on ' land at all tinu*s a large stock of Paris Green, raris Gnvn Spray Pumps a nd> Bellows, also Barn flues. Dotiot fail to seesiur- Flues IWore plaeng your order. We have them made under our inmediat*-supervision :nntl "?hn greatest care is a ken to have each part flt with thu utmost nicety, uid as we use nothing but the best sheet steel fou will have no trouble from fire if our. Flues ' ire properly-placed in .your tiam, as all the seam* MB groovea ana rivited. We carrj- a large stock )? stout Oak Baskets for gathering. Write us for prices on any of these goods; You will make uo mistake by so doing. We want .-our trade, Send us One Dollar and we will send you the Dcst Spray Pump on the market, express paid. Very truly yours, Manning Hardware Co., ^ Maoning, Sl^C.. > / v A Before You Make Y SPRING PUI Call and see my lines as the brought to the city. Embracing all \ Beautiful Line of LADLES, In all the Latest Styles. Call and see I before leaving n Stack ley *5 nnfii Having Resumed Business GAQG, OLIV Are offennx their entire Stock ( Hats, Shoes, Hardware and No Think of lt? A $1( Goods Going at N< Wl>en we claim to>sell at Cost \ A vifekt to our store will oenvince yo?? We aJso handle a. choice- lii>< kinds of Food' Products. GAGGv OLIVE REDUCED -onEUTIKE_ Big Bargains COMPLETE li n i n ! n FtO Fill lit Examine Stock of Hardware. 41 OAK SUITS * ROM $10 TO $11 Eveiything1 Else if YOURS TO PLEASE, W. T 2^TO" CORED PRICES lOfl STRICTLY F( We have just opened i> Gents* Cloi Shirts% Necktie All hods, of Furnist Also .^n elegant Ladifes' Brass Goods,.Ladi CJothing,anc We always-carry* a<?coinplet?. Li Notions, and constantly .keep on iiaud i COfniWrCASKETS:airt.Wa iTou will save money* by. geftrng.ourrj H. D? REDD I Kingsiree * i 'yu ~ ; La \ our ICBASES y are the handsomest everthe latest Novelties. \ V. v< HATS them a?nd I am -surfc you. will bup *y stem ? Cash Store, iiii! at Their Old Stand ER Sl. CO. v i )f Dt?y (Teoda. CIoMunff^ ti?us absolutely at c?st.. M 3,000 StocR: of 'tf 3w York Prices- 9 ve mean exactly-what we say.. 9 nf this fact-. H h ol Eamily-Groceries-and alii I R & CO-,, 1 KINGSTBEE, s. c.. I pur i STOCK',!! m Z*1 o I. f iui INK OB ' so, Fiimit&fe Below Cost* 3?WORTH 115.TO $25.. " ' a Proportion. WILKINS. IX. r dot,. )r cash,.' J > p a lull Line of ' Underwear, s? Shoes,HaiSi Vngs. Goods,. Lbia of>! rtl'.'ias es. naisi, uouareiE&; 1. Hats.. iid of.'IdtArdw^r.e, .Tinware andl ili kinds of. . WTAWrSStiPPUES.. s prices -before going elsewhere*?. CK'. Agents, S... Q. r .. a* . ?m - :