The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 02, 1902, Image 1
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H^OL XVIIL K IN( JSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBERJ^im "~~I^Bi
wmt\local items
Woi'jhterest
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To-day is the Jewish new year. I
Mr William Salters was here s
Tuesday from Salters. j *
Mr E C Bpann of Greeleyville j
was a county seat visitor Tuesday.' S
Mr JtPGuerry of Central droj>- '
ped in to see us awhile yesterday. *
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Cotton market report?Cotton 8c j
fro 8 1 10c; cotton *eed $1G.<>3 a ton.
Attention is called to the adver- .
tisecnent of W E Jcnkiuson this 1
week. y
* Mr It W Spann of Benson left for
/' 9 Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday last on bu- (
J siuess.
We have f>00 blank subscription
? receipts that \vc want to fill out by f(
-j January 1.
Pf Mrs C E Strange of Felder has
^Vjbeen visiting her brother, B C .
Whitehead, Esq. ^
Mr W V Nexsen of Boggy Swamp
called yesterday and advanced his
subscription one year.
Miss fiillie Cunningham of In- j'
diantown went to Sumter this week j
to spend several months. ^
i Mrs A M Snider went to George- jj
town Friday to visit het daughter,
Mrs Eugene Montgomery.
Miss Italine Brocklnton took her
departure yesterday for Campt- ,
hallo to spend a few-Weeks.
Alias Sallie Wilson left to day for
an .extended visit to Wilmington, a
Clinton and Goldsboro, N C. j.
MrS L Lifrage of Salters Depot,
while in town Tuesdav. took ocua
\\
alon to renew his subscription. ^
j 1 Miss Annie Chandler of Benson j(
went to Greenville Tuesday to en- j ^
ter as a student at unicorn uotiwge. tj
Thfa Bank of Kings tree in its :i
quaif^ly statement this week i,
makes an excellent showing. Bead S1
it. n
Died?Yesterday at the resi- a
dence of her brother, Mr W D McClary,
at Gourdins, Miss M M McClary.
Mr Isaiah Tisdale is assisting in
Dr \V V Brockington's drug store w
during the latter's absence in At- k
- lanta. h
Maj Theodore DeHon, the well ti
known representative of the News -(
and Courier, spent Saturday in ^
town. p
Mrs Salters Montgomery, who has jj
| been spending some time with her n
son in Georgetown, returned home
>i-.i i c<
rmiuruay.
Messrs H P Brow.n and A E ^
Salters of Suttons and Trio, respect- el
fully, were welcome visitors at our
office yesterday.
Mr Ed C Epps went to Columbia
Sunday to see his sister, Miss Net- (j
tie L Epps, who is sick of typhoid -j
lever in that citv.
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Mr F L McCullough, a wide- {j
awake and successful young business
man of indiautown, was in
town a short while Monday. ^
^rs L J Barr has moved into the a
cottage on West Main street lately ^
vacated by Mr B 11 Myers, where 1
she will Cmdtiet a boarding house, a
A n^.ing of the Kings tree Lyceum
was held last Friday and it 1<
was decided to arrange for another y
entertainment in the near future, y
v
I)r W V Iirockinton left Satnr- ?*?,
I day f'?r Atlanta where he has gone A
Jor treatment for his arm, which
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was injured in a runaway accident
some time ago. i
Mr W It Funk of Kingstree who I
has the contract to erect the new '
Bank building, started work last
week and is laying the foundation
?Georgetown Outlook.
A house belonging to Frank Fulo
nocro farmer.
urn, Ji
was burned last Friday, four miles |
? I ea st of town. The fire is supposed
AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR 2
LOCAL REPORTER AND ^5 i
NOTED 3 s
Written in Condensed Form
and Printed in Like Manner ? j
for the Sake of Our Busy ^
Readers ?
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Miss Louise Gilland l>egan her!
ohool Monday it) the Smith neigh- j ^
torhood. 0
l)r W G Gamble has broken e;
.round for a new drug store on t)iej ^
ot adjoining the Bank of Kings*! a;
roe. This will be a modern brick d
trueture and will add much to the 0j
ooks of that part of town. R
We are requested to remind all ti
nterested or concerned that the $
leunlon of Co G. loth S C Reorient,
will he held at Indiantown .
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hurch on the 2nd Tuesday in
>ctobcr, (October 14,) 1902.
f(
Mr R 1) Rollins leaves to-morrow
Of
ar a trip to Washington, New York
nd other points of interest. While tr
a New York he will take occasion n
i) visit his son, I>r C D Rollins, who 81
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i assistant surgeon in me u
'ork Hospital. m
We are requested to announce
liat on Thursday, October 9, the c<
ulies of Bethel church will give a ri
at supper at the residence of Mr b<
I E Burgess. The proceeds will sj
e applied to Bethel church. Pubic
is cordially/invited.
/ P1
Rev H J-tWfnen, the gifted and fr
ulented pastor of Kingstree Meth- ^
dist church, occupied Itev Mr
4 (?l
Hildas pulpit here yesterday. Mr
'authen's sermon was a fine effort, ^
ml amply sustained his reputation p'
s an accomplished pulpit orator,? T
'lorence Times. st
We are sending out bills this M
*?/>L- to ?ll tmlworihors out of the W
nuntv who owe us for a year or di
>nger on subscription. If these
ills are not paid in a reasonable ^
me we shall cut off the delinquents ^
nd place the accounts in a eollect>n
agency. In a few weeks we 01
tiall cotutnence sending out state- ^
lents to county subscribers in w
rrears.
The Central Hotel.
Mr B Heyward Myers moved this
eek into the building formerly ci.
nown as Barr's Hotel. Mr Myers pi
as changed the name to the "Cen- m
al Hotel'' and will run an up-to Q
late hostelry. The building has tl:
cen thoroughly renovated and er
ainted inside and outside. Mine ui
ost Myers is an experienced hotel w
tan and he promises first class ac- B
nnodation both for transient and tl
ermanent boarders. We wish him
access in his new venture. G
In Memoriam. # ]*e
i i i_ M
L'letl?At nor parents iiwmu m ?
P
eorgetown comity, August 31,1902,
heodosia Ernest, the little daughter
f Mr and Mrs U W Pope, aged
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tiree years. p
Farewell, little pet, you have gone
) a home of joy untold. The streets ^
re paved with shining gold and
here is no night in that fair land. 111
'here walk hand in hand Life, Joy
nd Peace. No sorrow or cry of
oe can reach you there nor troub,'S
come to you, dearest Theodosia, 4;
our home is now in heaven, where f<
our loved ones will soon meet you 1M
gain. IIkk Cousin*.
? IS
DR. FENNER'S 1
i/mivicv
viyiiLi dim. 7
Backache f
11'
AI! diseases of Kidneys,/-vw TT% !?
ladder, Urinary Organs. 1 * I i 1 || L t<
Al>?i Rheumatism, Back 1 I j 1^
che,HeartDisease.Gravel, >11 % I : U
ropsy, Female Troubles. X/ ^
in a ci
TUDENTS WELL PLEASED WITH
NEW PRESIDENT.
Williamsburg's Bright Boys Promoted?Corps
of Cadets May
Visit State Fair.
Clkmson College, S. C., Sept
Q?1 Tim rucriilnr routine
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P college work has now begun in
lrnest. All of the professors are at
:ieir post of duty and the students
re hard at work. Several new aditions
have been made to the corps
f instructors, and Clemson now
inks as one of the leading instituons
of its kind in the Southern
tates.
Pr Mell, the new president, grows
i favor with faculty and students
like. He is certainly an ideal man
>r the important position which he
icupies. Under his able adminisation
vast improvements have al?ady
been made. The campus and 1
irroutidings have been much beautied
under his excellent managelent
and judgement.
There is some probability of the
>rps' going down to Columbia dung
Fair week. Of couse, all of the
:>ys are anticipating a tine time
lould they be so lucky as to go.
The foot-ball team is hard at work I
Dinfininor and thpv lione to win
. ? J X" ~
esh laurels in addition to the
mg list of brilliant victories already
edited to them on the gridiron,
he first game of the season will be
layed next Saturday on the campus,
he game, however, which all of the
udents look forward to is the one
itli Clemson's old rival, Carolina,
liich will take place in Columbia
aring Fair week.
At the recent appointment of * oncers,
the following students from
"illiamsburg were among the lucky
les promoted: S G Bryan, G 0 ,
pps, and S 0 O'Brvan. All these
ere oppointed cadet sergeants.
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Dance at the Coleman House
I
The Young Men's Social Club
itertamed their lady friends very ,
ieasantly with a dance at the Colean
House last Friday evening.
uite a number of the fair sex and
icir attendant cavaliers were presit
and the dancing was kept up
a til a late hour. Excellent music 1
as furnished bv the Mouzon String
and. Among those present were 1
le following:
Chaperons, Madames Jacobs and
amble.
Misses Louise Gilland, Bessie Kel- ,
v, Maud Logan, Mildred McCabe,
amie. Etta and Barbara Jacobs, ,
uuline Davis, Virgie Walker.
Messrs J G Barron, M F Heller,
tis Arrowsmith, L C Dove, Montie
;ott, William Scott, C Burgess, A :
arker, Montie Jacobs, Nappie Ja>1)8,
Russell Gagg, Johnny and
laude McCabe, Dr McCabe, Wil- ;
ot Gilland and R K Wallace.
Collision at Lanes.
Train Xo. 82 was run into by No.
3 at Lanes yesterday morning be>re
day while waiting for orders.
:>t h were freights.
Xo. 48, an extra was following
o. 82 from Columbia to Florence
id run into the rear end of X'o. 82
[imaging the smoke box and loosing
cm/ilrn
XV l-'IIIVIW U LUV Aft
J II Heard was engineer on No.
$ and Ed Lay ton on No. 82.
'either was hurt. The track was
locked for several hours and all j
rins delayed. 35 got into Charles-1
>n six hours late. 52 reached Col- J
nibia several hours late and 78 was i
locked an hour or more going j
|L : ! . i ,;i. > ; I. 'J1-.
threw a cigar or cigarette stump
against the house and that the'1
fire was communicated to the ]
building. Had the fire caught at ]
night it is probable that some- ,
thing would have resulted: This
ginnery came very near being
burned about a year ago.
fifllffiiff
<&' In charge of 4 j
W. L. BASS, Esq. *
Floyd Rodgers has gone to the
Leesville College.
Mr B O Bristow of Darlington
was in town Saturday.
Mr J W Asians of Sardis visited
m town last week.
LeRoy Lee E-q was in Magistrate
Baldwin's court Thursday.
Mr N M Venters came up trum
Johnsonville one day last week.
Mr C E St. Amand ran up from (
Kingstree a tew hours Saturday
eve nine.
A number of our young folks
enjoyed a sociable at L)r Ilinnant's i
Friday evening.
lion John 8 Hraham was on
our streets one day last week!
from Black Mingo.
Miss Mary Rushton and Janie 1
Hinnant left Monday night for
the Columbia Female College.
Chief Constable W VV Sellers,
W BRowell and W H Wells, Esq..
all came down from Florence
Tuesday to attend the Intendant's
court.
Mr 8 T Weaver has bought the
lot between Mr J W Rollin's and
Mr J 8 Howie's from Mr C M Kelley.
He will build a residence
thereon. ?
I
Miss Eleida SutclifFe opened
the Matthews public school last
Monday, which she will teach this
term. This school is near Mr J ,
M Matthews.
Leo Carter, Ii A Brown, Charlie
Smith and Carlisle Rushlon
went away to Spartanburg a tew
days ago. These boys will enter
the Wnfford Fitting School.
Constable Rowel 1 ran down
here Fndav and took in a lot ui
N C corn iiquor. On investigation
some o I the stuff was released,
but he held ou to some jugs and
K-ent them in to headquarters.
Mr J F Philips has purchased
the house und lot ou Church
street known as the "Hinnant
place", from Miss Ilenrv the
mvner. The place is now occupied
by Mr J C Caldwell and his
sister Mrs Forest.
Mr S C Morris and his sister
r>-_?u r 11*.
D11SS OwTlllct) WCIH til ucco > mc
Tuesday Mr Morris to resume
his place as a teacher in the
Leesville College and Miss Bertha
to continue her studies in the
same institution.
Quite a number of young men ,
and young ladies from Johnsonville
took the train here Tuesday
night for the Welsh Neck High
School at Iiartsville. In the
party were Misses Ida Venters, j1
Annie Venters. Rema Cockfield,;.
Cenje Haselden, and Messrs
George Cannon and Miro Owens. |
1
The warehouses are receiving |
shipments of tobs.cco from Colle-'
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ton and Charleston counues. At
lot came in from Charleston last j
week and several hogsheads Mon- j
day. The Charleston shippers are '
Mr Newhead and Mr Mixon and!
Dr lioribeck. ^liese gentlemen ,
are level heade* They are send- ;
ing their tobacco where they
know they will get gool top
prices. ,
Mr B Wallace Jones' einnerv "
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was on fire again last Sunday. ,
The fliihies were discovered about <
two o'clock. Very little damage
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If ro
We had a "nasty"' runaway j
Saturday morning. I)r DnRantj^
left his horse hitched in front of ,
his oflice while he went inside.
Flies worried the horse and in hi? j
efforts to rid himself of the pests
he broke the hitch rein. The f
snapping of the rein frightened }
him and bedashed off. He flew. ?
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over the railroad crossing and t
turned down Main street at a it
terrific pace. People .shouted,
waved their hands and?got out 1
of the way as fast as they could, i
In front of Messrs Ilanna & Bros1 I
store the horse left the roadway *
and mounted the side-walk and '
went tearing down it. At the 1
corner of Mr W T Askins' store 1
the buggy struck a wagon that 11
was beside the store. The int- 1
pact broke one wheel, some spoke?
in another, bent an ax'e, stove in ^
a hub, broke both coupling and
the hame string and did other
damage. The wild procession did
not halt an instant but continued
on down the side-walk by Messrs
Stewart & Floyd's, Dr L B John- J
son's and to Mr W J Godwin's *
shop, where the buggy was <,
dropped, a bad looking wreck. 1
The frightened horse ran into Mr i
/
J D -"Daniel's lot anil stopped. ^
The runaway occurred early in ^
the morniny. Had it been later c
TiiTiiiil
Desires to 1
People of
burg for Ti
Attention a]
age "in the
We desire also to
invitation to all to c
our large and varii
this season.
DRESS GOODS and SILKS. t
Our line of fine Dress Goods and
Silks io one of the largest to be found
in this part of the Shite, containing ^
ill of the latest novelties in both
Foreign and Domestic Weaves?a
Cull line of suitable trimming 10
match. 'J
MILLINERY. J}
Our Great Millinery DepartmentJ
is one of the main features of.our | store.
All of the latest Paris styles i [
are reflected in this department.;?
Miss Ooppege has just returned from 1 a
New York, ^vhere she has spent sixweeks
in the selection of our Fall
and Winter Millinery. We have!
aeeu InUlnUe 111 -ILUIIIJM
t*i'-es of Mrs, Beulah M -Dinki'.s, ){ . '
Home, Williamsburg county, to ?s-; 5
iisc in the Millinery department. o
White Mrs. Diukins' station !s in|(
the Millinery department yet she has 1
iccesa to the entire store and *illjt
*ive persoual attention to any orders j ?
i
when the* streets pH
walks are ^fcfeJli
probable somebody 'HhS 'I^Hv-t'1,
bben hurt. ? - . \J: [ . S
THr. REAPER
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3 laims as a Victim ' '?M
of Leo.tj^^g ^ y|||
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On Saturday, SepteApilfUHMB/ '-'3
ibont 2 p. m., <it Loo, .j?l
dr Joe C Gunk ins - . 5
arthly tenement
ho blest. .. *|H
Mr Gaskins was one! of thfr
arm^sJ f'Leo. lb- was t.tk'-n iil^H
junda^Rvht and al|'
kill airffToying Huvds^w(^ff^8fip^|
lone to stay the han
o
Mr Gaskins wa<*?M|B|W' $j|
nembet of Liberty WW
le was well liked by .niljMHHHlNraSft
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liin and was a kind tmd. UkMgM* ^
ather ami an affectlo^Hp^H| d
le was a gallant Con
.lthough a mere lad ddK-HMjt.
He
,nd 5 children?4 sons
er?besides a large
elatives and friends :Ufig9HH^K
ns death. The ljoidra9^ti3?B ' s
ran*
;ome and ins|l8t^?
hut mav be entraWui to hef
ier-Willia?;:'-:,?u fiii'ii'li. >
:loaks and WRAPS.
TAILOR MADP SLT!*t >7
We carry a full l^e
!?:t snit. i ^ A
i ne ot Fnr Boa;? and
7.50 to ^l.'.C'O per set. "
ione from A 1.50 to $ 1*0.00.,WH
A full 'ine of *Ltpf^D^Vrpl8^^8
"r.e fare-st i-tock of. <dl
i oc.? in the to'vnju
f (it:i'j ami ('hil ire^y
'lothing. / fhll. lino
urninhi v^ Gfods,' t'f)rjO(flj "fl98
ings, Floor Oik Clotj^Sa^^HH
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