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VOL. XVIII. KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 7, 1002. NO. 32
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candidates address people;
at johnsonvill-. J
Meeting Harmonious and Wi'hout
Special Incident?Full r-eport Will j
Appear Next Week.
.'PHSSONYILLE, S. C., AU?. 5.?
The first meeting of the county!
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lay at .Tolmsonville in the presence
??f 200 voters. The officeseekers assembled
in a grove in front of Johnsonville
church, aiul at 11 a. m. the
meeting wjis called to order by
County Chairman A. H. Williams,
who was requested to act as chairman
by Mr. J. Dennis the president
L of the Johnsonville club. Dr. WilI
tiams announced his candidacy for
I the State Senate, and in a short
m speech thanked the people for havI
ing honored him by electing him to j
Sv the position of State Senator for
three successive terms.
Following him came the legislative
candidates, all of whom made
live and interesting speeches. A
new Richmond in the held appeared
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ill IliC i'illiUIUtil t Ul III II* Hiiot,
Esq.. fur the House of Representatives.
Mr. Bass's entrance into the
jxditical arena was unexpected and
caused considerable surprise. Up to
Yesterday, he stated, he had no idea
of entering the race, but was induced
to do so by the strong solicitation
of friends.
At this time it is inexpedient to
give a synopsis of the speeches, but
I will endeavor to do so at a future
meeting.
Following are the candidates and
the order in which they spoke:
For the Legislature?H E Eaddv,
T B Gourdin, P S Wall, W W Kennedy,
W L Bass and J II Hutson.
County Supervisor?C E Wheeler,
B B Chandler, J J Graham, A M
Cook and N M Venters.
Auditor?J D Daniel, J Davis
Carter, H G Askins, J W Cook and
J J B Montgomery.
County Superintendent Education
?C W Wolfe and William Cooper.
V' County Commissioner?P1) Cock
field. S J Singletary, R D Blakeley,
J C McElveen (absent) and Henry
Collius.
Supervisor of Registration?J J
Kaddy G K Mitch 11111 (absent), J Y
McGill and E E Proaser.
Treasurer?R D Rollins, W I)
Owens and R B Smith.
The {Hiliticftl Rough Riders all
seem to be in good spirits, and are
at this time making their way toward
Morrisville, their next rendezvous.
C. W. W.
Ice Cream Festival.
The public is cordially invited to
> ?/... i.ru'im festival ?t Mr
S. T. Montgomery's on Friday evening,
August loth. The festival
will lie conducted under the auspices
>f i he Ladies' Aid Society of Corinth
Presbyterian church, and the
proceeds will he applied to the bench:
of the church. These ladies should
have thv co-operation of the community
in this commendable enterprise.
which they have nobly undertaken.
Obituary.
Died?At Harpers, S. C.. on Saturday,
August 2, 1902, .T. Lafayette,
son of Mr. ^an 1 Mrs. J. H. Ilutson,
aged one year and three months.
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Obituary.
On the evening of July the 1 Oth
"death lifted the veil that hides uj
brighter sphere" and closed the eyes
of Mrs. G. T. Reaves upon the!
scenes of this world and her spirit
went to the One who gave it. How
much we miss her and yet we sorrow
not as those who have no hope. So
young to die and yet so many of
life's cares and troubles escaped.
What a comfort it is to know that
God never deals with a life unjustly, j
We do not understand why God has j
broken this happy family circle and
left the husband and little Helen so
lonely and the infant without a
mother's care, but sometime we'll
understand. The l>udy was taken
hack to her old home in Halifax
County. Ya , for interment. The fu- ,
nerul services were conducted by her [
former paster, ltev. J. II. Bass. She
leaves a mother, father and several!
brothers and sisters. Human sym-!
pathy is weak but it is all we have to
offer the erief stricken ones so we
commend them to Jesus who is able
to comfort in the time of trials and j
"whose mercy enduroth forever".]
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It may Im- in the better land,
% WV'll ri-ad the meaning of our tears.
And there eomet'me, we'll tinderstand."
O.ve Who Lovkd Her.
THE NEWSPAPER.
"It is Read by all, it is Believed by
Nearly ail Its Responsibility is
Tremendous."
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(From address of Archbishop Ireland
before the National Education
Association.)
If I m ere to choose where, outside
the class room for the general M elfare
of humanity, I should have devotion
to truth prevail, I should
name the newspaper. The newspaper
is to-day pre-eminently the
mentor of the people. It is read by
all; it is believed by nearly all. Its
influence is paramount; its responsibility
ia tram<mdnnd Ttj< nrnvince is
to narrate facts?to give the truth,
nothing but the truth, all truth; to
allow* both parties to a controversy to
be heard; never to palliate or distort;
never to omit when that which
omitted may be relevancy in the
formation of public opinion; never to
publish the doubtful as certain, the
mere gossip as well ascertained news;
never, above all else, to put liefore
readers error and falsehood. Journalism
that is honest and honorable
is one of the nation's most precious
inheritances; that which places notoriety
and pelf above truth and virtue.
?md adonta as its tacties the
stunning sensation rather than the
calm statement of facts, is one of the
nation's direst calamities. Numerous
in America is the journalism
which is honest and honorul.de;
here and there is found that which
worships above all else notoriety and
pelf. There is here a duty of conscience
and of patriotism for Americans.
May they ever be mindful of
that duty.?News and Courier.
Killed by Lightning.
On Tuesday afternoon during the
storm Miss Mary Windham, about
60 years old, was washing under a
large tree in the yard of Mr. Charlie
Hill, a few miles from Timmonsville.
when lightening struck the tree,
stunning Miss Windham so badly
that she died about thirty minutes
afterward. A negro man was also
under the %ree, but was not hurt
very much.
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Dog days have opened: so haw
the candidates.
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Mrs. A. II. Williatna and children
have been on Sullivans Island.
Mrs. Dolin Rollins, of Florence,
| is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. B. F.
Stanley.
Mess. W. E. Severance and R. li.
Singletary went down to Kingstree
Monday.
Miss Lois McCutohen, now of
Latta, is visiting friends and school
mates in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Brothers came down
from Florence Sunday and spent the
day with relatives.
Sales at the tobacco ware-houses
begin each day at 11 a. 111. and continue
until all tobacco is disposed of.
Messrs A. Fl. "Williams & Co,
have put a shingle machine in their
mill and are now making shingles.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Gaudy, atten
ueu tuuruii ucic uuuuujr >>uu dj.>vui<|
the day with with Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Blackwell.
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Mrs. S. J. Lucas, of whose illness)
we made mention last week, returned
home from Charleston Friday ac apnpunied
by Mrs. Bass, her daugh>
Mr. P. M. Moody came home a
few days ago to recuperate from an
attack of fever. That's the way it
goes, when the boys go off and hike
sick they oome back to get well.
Messrs. Moore & Stanley have purchased
a lot on Dancing street from
Mr. H. II. Singletary and are erecting
a pack house on it. The lot adjoins
the A. T. Go's pack house.
This new building is two 6tories
high.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Bass, of Hop*
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Kinsviiie, ivy-, are out ou a visit u?
relatives. They are accompanied bv
their children. Misses Dixie and
Cornie and Oscar and Henry. They
will spend some time here and in
Florence county.
Several candidates left here Mouday
for the front. The first pitched
Iwittle took place at Johnsonville
Tuesday. Foraging exjKxlitions
have been going on some time and
will continue, going out hereafter
and Ixdween regular engagements.
Mr. O. I). Jovner and Miss ('orriei
Mathews Mere married on last J
Thursday at the residence of the |
bride's father, Mr. J. R. Mathews, I
near Cowards. The ceremony was'
performed by Magistrate W. W. |
Graham. We liope a long and hapi
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pv Hie arc aneau ui uie voiupi
, couple.
The little thro-.' year old child of
Mr. Owen lingers got hold if a lx>x !
of lye Saturday morning and drank j
the contents. Medical aid was
quickly rendered but t<x> late to save
the little one who died in a few
hours. The burial took place Sun-:
day afternoon at the McKcnzie bury-j
ing ground. Our sympathies arej
with the bereaved father and mother.'
Judge Baldwin has ln-gun to!
grind the lawbreakers. Hannah j
Cockfield, who is a little off color,!
was up before him Friday for entry
after notice. Wilson McCown was
the prosecuter. Hannah is a daisy
and bosses her ranch. The trial ri
suited in an entry on the county
try-usurer's books. Fine }<aid. A
good many tax dodgers have attended
the Judge's "confessionals," hut he
granted absolution on payment in
full.
There is a movement on foot to
have the Coast Line build a tobacco
depot. The present accommodations
are inadequate. More regular
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ireigni passes mrougn mis sianon
than any other between Florence
and Charleston. The general dejwt
is crowded at at all rimes. The covered
platform can do no moie than
accommodate the truck in the spring
and th?- cotton in the fall and winter.
It i> absolutely necessary to have a
place for tobacco, and the Railroad
company should not hesitate in this
matter nor pat it oft. Experienced
tobacco men estimate that the company
will receive in freights 011 the
weed this season about $15,000.00.
Surely the company will cheerfully
expend a few hundred dollars to accommodate
tins business.
Tobacco continues to pour in.
The quantity sold is surprising and
the prices astonishing. It is getting
to be not unusual to see twenty live
to thirty five thousand pounds on
one floor any good day. One buyer
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day of forty three hogsheads. This
means about fifty thousand pounds.
The highest price yet reached was on
Friday when a pile put on the fioor
by Mr. A. D. Gaskins went off at 80
cents a pound. Others have realized
40 to 65 cents. One inan brought
in a load for which he said he
wanted $40. He put it under the
Star hammer and got $104.80. The
weed is coining not only from this
community but from Florence, Clarendon,
Sumter and other counties.
The great Pudding Swamp section is
contributing mightily. 'It is nothing
unusual to see heavily loaded wagons
from way over Pee Dee River and
from the Elin and Sardis neighbor
hoods.
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J. N. Sauls has nearly completed
his planing mill.
The addition to G. L. Sauls' store
is Hearing completion.
Mrs. AY. A. Creech visited relatives
at Society Hill last week.
Miss Ella Forte of Florence is
visiting kith and kin near town.
Mr. Irving, a popular traveling
salesman, was here a few days ago.
VI r. F. Forte of Florence visited
relatives here seveial days last week.
Mr. James Matthews of Lake City
was here a few days ago on business.
Mr. J. J. Matthews is boring an
artesian well in the Baptist church
yard.
There were good rains around here
last week, but very little fell at
'Cades.
Xesniith Bros, are receiving their
fall stock of goods, which is larger
than usual.
Mr. J. P. Wheeler of Georgetown
was It ere a few days ago greeting hit?
host of friends.
Mr. A. A. May's tine buggy horse
was severely cut a few days ago by a
barb-wire fence.
Rev. William Roof is conducting
a protracted meeting at Beulali, be- j
ginning last Sunday.
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Mrs. Hatfield, who has been spending
some time here, has gone to New
York to visit relatives.
A. A. May is making room in his
already capacious store for the proper
display of his fall stock.
Engineer Hall, of Savannah, and
J. H. Cook, of Suiters, are visiting
Mr. A. A. May this week.
Mr. Walter Wilson, from Indiantown,
reports crops as nearly ruined
in his section by the drouth.
Miss Bessie Price returned last
week from Georgetown, where she.
lias been spending some time.
Mr. C. G. Carsten has harvested a
fine lot of hay. Other farmers will
do well to emulate his example.
G. J. Waters and family moved
here last week from Columbia. We
are always glad to welcome newcomers.
The cotton field of Mr. H. .J.
Bfowu is beginning to whiten, and
he will soon have to begin to gather
the fleecy staple.
A goodly number of the '-'youth
and beauty" of Cades attended a
picnic at Mr. Henry Foxworth's, at
White Oak, last week.
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The people of Cades are very
much pleased with the "write-up"
of the town which appeared in The
Florence Daily Times last week.
Mr. Roland Mills of Epps has
accepted a clerkship with Mr. A. A.
May. We are glad to welcome this
excellent young man among us.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Sauls left
Saturday for Baltimore and other
northern cities. Mr. Sauls will purchase
his fall stock of goods while
away.
Some evil person shot and killed
a tine hog belonging to Mr. R. F.
Epps a few days ago. Such malicious
conduct should be severely pun
ished. /
The local base ball team has been
reorganized with J. T. McElveen as
captain. The boys say Mr. McElveen
is a good leader and an admirable
pitcher.
The entertainment at Mr. C. L.
Smith's last Thursday night was a
pleasant social event, and was greatly
enjoyed by all who had the pleasure
to attend.
Mr. A. J. Tomlinson, who w;is sick
with fever in Florence for several
days, was able to return home last
week much to the delight of his
friends around Cades.
Capt. C. E. Wheeler, candidate
for county supervisor, denies the
report thut he voted for Haskell for
Governor, and says he hoj>es the people
will not believe the report.
Capt. W. E. McKnight. of Florence
county, who is known in newspaper
circles as "Peniel Bill.'* visited
his mother, Mrs. S. ('. McMnight,
near here last week. We were glad
to see hi in.
Bev. Wra. Hex>f has returned from
Lexington county, where he has been
spending a few days on business.
He says the crops in that part of the ,
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?>ww an* auovti tiu'iiniiiiu
thf fruit crop.
Mr. King of Hartsvilie was here i
few days ago seeing about the lumber
for the Hartsvilie Company"'?
ginnery. AVe are informed that a ?force
of workmen from Hartsvilie
will arrive here in a few days to begin
the erection of this new enterprise.
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