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?l)c County |icroriX f rm - . . ? ., ./A.^ir- T. VOL. XVIII. KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 11)02. '! N0;51 ' ?r > ?mmmmmmmmmnmom | LOCAL ITEMS 1 OF INTEREST gr Suutuiuuuuuuuuiutuu Note sheriff's sales. Hon T B Gonrdin was in town;1 Friday. j? Mr T D Gamble of Black river is; * 1 critically ill. Mr H J Brown was in town Monday from Cades. Mr M S Btiffkin of Cades, was in x town Tuesday. Mr J E Davis was in town vester- , " 1 day from Salters. . Mr Edwin Harper visited Tim- c monsville last week. Mrs A M Gordon of Gourdins spent Saturday in town. ? ? Mr W V Strong of Central, was in v town one day this week. Mr J B Clarkson was in town j yesterday from Gourdins. t Mr W F Rodgers of Lanes, was a 1 visitor to town Monday. Mr W E Nesmith of Cades was in a town Monday on business. t 1 Mrs M F Heller is visiting rela- a tires in Georgetown this week. Attention is called to auditor's 11 L , 4 ^ appointments published in this issue. Mumps is said to be prevalent in 1 several communities near Kingstree. Mr H Foxworth, of the Cades 1 section, was in Kingstree Tuesday. 5 Rev J K Weldon, pastor of Salters ^ circuit, visited Kingstree Tuesday. Mr W R Camlin of JJarpers called ^ Tuesday and renewed his subscription. Mr S W Gowdy, a leading farmer t of Hebron, was on our streets yester- . J c day. Mr D I Coker, an esteemed* sub , scriber of Cades, paid us his devoirs < Monday. ( Mr J J Waldron of Rome was an < appreciated visitor at our office Tuesday. I Mr G L Sauls, one of Cades' up- ] to-date merchants, was on our streets i Tuesday. f -A? MVj A Epps, a stirring young business man of Epps, was in town ( L I v yesterday. A complete list of conference ap- t pointments will be found on our , inside page*. We were pleased to receive a visit i from our friend, Mr W J Ferrell of ] Greeleyville Monday. i Mr Allen Guerry of Central, has i accepted a position in Dr Brockingtcn's drng store. 1 Mr R J Brown of Lambert, called 1 Tuesday and advanced his subscrip- 1 tion to 1903. ' Mr K C McElveen, the recently appointed postmaster at Spring 1 T> 1 1 LM. 1 Duns, visiteu lis pieasauuy w line m town lajt Friday. Mt I P Mouzon was among th ose who called last week and renewed their subscription. 1 Mr P D Sn'owden, a successful tobacco planter of Church, paid us a visit ore day last week. Mrs Louis Jacobs has returned from a visit to relatives in Lake 1 City and Scranton; c J Mr C D CooV', Jr., a popular 1 ' young business man of Rhems, was ' on our streets Tuesday. Mr Hugh Boyd, a substantial farmer of Trio, was a welcome visitor at this office Monday. Prof Ernest Wiggins returned "Monday and resumed his scholastic duties the following day. Mr D E Cantey, of the Lake City section, called one dav last week and * renewed his subscription. The Legislature will meet on the second Monday in January, 1903, the 13th day of the month. trmmmmmmtnmmmm? AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER AND NOTED 72 Written in Condensed Form and Printed in Like Manner ? for the Sake of Our Busy Readers ^ u'luiiiuuiuiiitiinuiiiiiiiiiiis) Former president Grover Cleveland s in Georgetown this week, the piest of Gen E P Alexander. Postmaster J G McCullough and Mr J B Chandler of Benson, were jounty seat visitors Tuesday. On account of next Thursday x'ing chri^tmas day The Record vill be issued op Wednesday before. We still have about 150 of those alank receipts that we should like to ill out by January 1. Come up, gentlemen. Mr W M McClam, an esteemed ubscriber of Scranton, called vesterlay and shoved up his subscription a ear ahead. Mrs Ida M Barr, nee Chandler, iftssed through town Tuesday going o Benson to spend the holidays with ler parents. Mr J W Marshall of Trio was imong the friends who remembered o call this week and settle their ubscription. Mr J E Tharpe of Johnsonville vus here Monday on business. Mr Tharpe will move to Boggy Swamp u the near future. Mrs R J Kirk and son, Courtenay, vent to Charleston last week to spend Christmas with relatives. Mr Kirk will also spend the.holidays in the city. Several valued communications lad to be held over until next week m account of their belated arrival md the unusually crowded condition )f our columns. A union service of the Baptist and Wetlexlist congregations was held Sunday evening in the Baptist jhureh, Rev C F Ranisbottom K-cupying the pulpit. Miss Lillie Cunningham, who has >eeu staying in Sumter for some time, passed through town yesterday en oute to her home at Indiantown to spend Xmas. The Graded school will suspend exercises Friday for the holidays. The board of trustees have decided :o give holiday until Monday, January 5, 1903, Messrs II D Keddick, PS Courtney & Co., W T Wilkins, Schultz Bargain Store all have something new to say to you this week. Don't Fail to read their ads. We are indebted to the courtesy of the committee for an invitation to the Christmas dance to be given by the Kingstree Social Club on the evening of December 25. Mr L E Burkett of Taft, was in town Monday and found time to look is up. We always have a warm welcome for our old friend, whose nsit-s are a genuine pleasure. A R TfrnnL-lin -i rv?lnr<?d niwhfti" * * ? - ? I iboiit town, died very suddenly of heart disease at Cades last .Monday. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in town. Messrs J L Stuckey & Co, proprietors of Lake City's up-to-date livery and sales stable, bear a message fb the public through our columns this week. It will pay you to read it. Mr A L Tobias of Taft was in town Monday. Mr Tobias is slowly recovering from the effects of the accident which caused his arm to be broken some time ago in a ginnery at Santee Crossing. Capt W R Funk, Kingstree's wide awake contractor and brick manufacturer, came up Saturday from Georgetown, where he is engaged m erecting the new building for the Bank of Georgetown. J Mr J C McElveen of Spring Ban^ won the prize of a $5.00 Stetson hai. 4 ' offered to the nioinl>er of the King-! stree lodge K of P who would pre- j sent the largest number of applied-; tions for membership. Rev W H Hodges preached in the Methtnlist church Sunday upon the invitation of the pastor. Mr Hodges was formerly pastor of this charge i and his former congregation were J pleased to hear liini again. Capt W II Kennedy, who has been j oonfined to his home for many weeks j on account of his severe illness, is I I able to be out this week. This will j be gratifying news to his many I friends throughout the county. The Georgetown & Western railroad, which is closely identified with the Atlantic Coast Lnmfier Co., of Georgetown, has been placed in the hands of a receiver. Mr Freeman S Farr, the former president of the A. C. Lumber Co., lifts been appointed temporary receiver. Mrs I W Ilirsch and her sou. Mr! George Hirsch of Charleston, came J up last Monday upon receiving news of the death of their kinsman, Mr M K Levin. .Mr Iiirsch returnea to Charleston Tuesday with the party who accompanied the remains to the city. Mrs Hirsch is spending the the week with M J Iiirsch, Esq.'s family. Up to this time the amount of taxes collected is $3800, as compared with $7980 the same time last year. Had the auditor's books been ready in time this year's collections would no doubt have exceeded List year's. We understand that the books for King, Turkey, ltidge and Mingo townships have not been written up yet and the time for paying taxes expires on December 31. Mr L B McCutchen, now of Charleston, passed through town Tuesday going to Indian town to - -a ?i-ii..... u:. i."if. wsii/ rnaimw ut hid uiu uuiur. mi McCntchen is in the employ of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad and has worked his way up to a responsible position, although he is yet quite a young man. His many friends are glad to welcome him back and are gratified that he is succeeding nicely in his chosen line of work. Large stock of cooking stoves at Wrr v-o n ihixi^o. Hymeneal. Married--On Sunday Decern ber 14, 1902, at the home of the bride's father, Mr B F Brockinfon, Sr, Morrisville, S 0., Miss Alice Brockinton to Mr G W Ferdon. SPECIAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Kingstree Dispensary will be closed throughout Christmas day and will not be opened for love nor money. Public will be governed accordingly. J. W. Coward, Dispenser. Special Photos to Send away. We have just received some special up-to-date mounts for Xmas and New Year. Entirely new, unique j and novel, Also see our famous Yale mounts, just from New York city. Hi-Art-Co. DR. FENNER'S KIDNEY * Backache _ All disease! of Kidneys, A? T f\ Bladder, Urinary Organs. 1*1 I I 1 I Also Rheumatism, Back I I I 1^ I"* ache,HeartDiseaae.Gravel,! I Ha Dropsy, Female Troubles. v V m. m. HJ Don't become discouraged. There Is a cure for you. If necessary write Dr. Kenner He has spent a life time curing Just such cases as yours. All consultations Free. "Eight months In bed, heavy backache, pain and soreness across kidneys, also rheumatism. Other remedies failed. Dr. Fenner's Kidney and Backache Cure cured mo completely H. WATERS, Hamlet, N. Y." 4 Druggists. 50c.. 11. Ask for Cook Book?Free. ST.VITUS'OANCEp^SSte!? ilmiit i i-ciwnr Ij W. L. BASS, Esq. ft Mr Conyers has been elecied I own marshal Rev S S G usque, of Ltlesville, N. 0., is visiting his daughter Mrs Sturgeon. W L Bass. Esq , was in Gorgetown the earliest days of the week engaged in legal matters. Mr George Mot lev has leased Mrs F 0 Rodger's farm just above town and will plant tobacco. Mr and Mrs Motley have gone to Virginia lor the holidays. They will return eailv in the new year. Mr Inman and family, of South Boston, V*., have b -come citizens ??t otir town. Mr Inman will go into tobacco raining. Mr E A Cook ha? purchased two lots in Lakenide, one on Valley and one on Lake street. lie; says he will build a dwelling on one of these lots. 1T L' P neKl ah rnf nrnoil Stlt JLVC V U lit XVUOI1IWII iviiimivu wn> urday from the Methodist Conference at Newberry. His family came back at the same time. Newberry is Mr Rushton's old home. Mr H Nachnian spent several days last week in Charleston on business in connection with his,' Scran ton saw mill, which he is about to sell to Mr Westcoat, ot Charleston. Mr S VV Gowdv has purchased a lot on Main street next to Dr Courtney's lot. We hear it rumored that a store will be built on this lot and I hat Messrs Gowdv and Kickenbaker will open up a stock of good* therein. There will bean entertainment Christmas night lor the children of the Baptist Sunday-school. It will probably be given in the American Tobacco Co's pack house. The committee having the matter in charge has decided upon the nature of the entertain-1 merit but withholds the announceI meat of it as it is intended as a surprise. All the children; (whether six or sixty years) of J the school will receive special attention. Of all except members of the school a very small admission fee will be charged. The funds thus raised will be used townrrls iriviner a nice dinner to the. poor children. This dinner will be given some day between Christmas and New Year. Things were pretty lively here last Saturday. Charlie Paul, saddle colored, got into a fight with a train hand and was ''pulled", and was taken to the new guard j house.' A short time thereafter! a coon from over the Lake drew a knife on a white man and was transported to the refrigerator. J While putting up this coon the! officers discovered that Charlie | Paul's cell was empty. In vest i-1 gation disclosed the fact that he, had escaped by driving out one of the bolts which held the lock hasp. This bolt was put through an auger hole from the outside and the builder neglected to close the hole on the inside and into this hole Paul inserted the end of a stick and drove the bolt out. Mott Hickson and A us Burgess were charged with carrying the sticks to Paul. Burgess was bailed. Hickson resisted arrest, lay down on the track in front of an approaching train and the officers rolled him off. He was carried to the lockup where he sang and "hollered" until sometime in | the night, when he too was released on bail. Hickson is the man who was charged with burning the old guard house. On Friday night i? is said that a young white man shot at a negro. We refrain from going into anv particulars as to this matter as our information is only rumor. MAcnwm cr rcTinw Banquet to be Served on St. John's Day. An election of officers was held at the regular annual communication of Kingstree lodge, A. F. M., held on Friday evening, December 12, 1902, with the following result: Louis Jacobs, W. M. R K Wallace, S. V. L P Kinder, J. W. II 1) Reddick, Treasurer. M J llirsch, Secretary. The appointments of the subordinate officers will be made at the meeting to be held on December 27, when the installation of officers will take place and a banquet served. WILLIAMSBURG TOBACCO. Mr. L. B. Roper Sells Largest Lot of Tobacco Ever Brought to Florence. Florence, Dec.10. ? Probably the largest lot of tobacco that has ever been put on one of the local markets at one time by one man was put cai this market today by Lauren B Roper of Single. Mr Roper came in last night with nine two-horse wagon loads of the weed, a regular procession. The tobacco weighed up 12,500 pounds. All grades were included in the lot, and he sold for a clear average all round of Scents per pound, which was thought to have been a good sale. Mr Roper planted 16 acres of the weed this year, and sold the' most of his crop on the Florence market. He still has about 2,000 pounds of his crop on hand, which he says he will place on the market next week. Mr Roper is one of the largest planters ip Williamsburg, and he makes money at the business. lie is methodical and systematic in his business, which is the secret of his success. uDoes farming pay?" is no longer a question with Mr Roper. In addition to cash receipts from - his mone.v crops, he raises enough food stuffs to supply all his demands. IIis success is but an evidence of what industry and enterprise can accomplish.?Columbia State, Dec. 11. Everybody likes to Look Pretty. In photography, as in any other art in which one seeks to portray nature at its best success depends upon rhf> skill, ability and exDerience of the artist. A photographer lias not only to know the science of photography but must be something of a natural artist, and must possess talent, genius, originality and education, and be observant, quick and tactful. Our photos will show for themselves. Don't miss the chance of a lifetime. Come for photos, and you will get photos that are photos. One extra large size enlargement free (about half life size) with every $4 order or $2.50 order and 50c additional. Just received some of finest mounts made. Come see them. The Hi-Art Photo Co. Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! Heavy stock, must be sold. WlLKINB. SPECIAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby given-that I will not be in my offic6 from the, 17th to the 24th ins't. A. M. SniDer, Dentist. Death of M. R. UVin.. ? , As the river ol rime remowe . ' ?? , lessly bears us on to et-ermty- .we have close and constant /emirfdfer that life's day is rapidly passing and that the shadows of change and death are eroding longer and * coming nearer.. Such ? rejiiiniler has come to us in the death of'Mr Marion II Levin, who passed away at 3:30 o'clock last Monday mornin jr. He had been sick tor sefefal weeks but few realized the seriousness of hia condition. ' Mr Levin was held in ' fhe highest esteem by all who knew him as a man of probity and busi- . ness capacity. He had been* clerk and treasurer of Hie town - . council, off and on, for 15 ortO\ years, and was the incumbent at the time of his death. Mr Levin was born in Charleston in 1858 and was therefore *44 years old. He came to Kmjcafrea with his mother when a small boy and It ad lived here ever since. . i .i i# it f tie was a oromer or ja.rs m ?r Hirsch and 'had lived With her lamily most of his life. He. we# a member of the Knights ,of Honor. v; '? . t : & On Monday night the- remains were taken to Charleston and. laid to rest Tuesday mornibg: in the Huguenin Avenue Jcrifish Cemetery. Rev X)j Elzae Officiating. Accompanying the regains to Charleston were the town;council / jfl in a body and the following gentlemen: Messrs ? L and George Hirsch, Louis Jacobs and RK Wallace. Brocklngton-Skinner. *' On the evening of Dec. 7fb, at'> ^ the little village of Mbrrwvilf#, ^ Miss Marie Lillian. Brockiegton became the bride of Mr Jatpea William Skinner, the marriage'* ceremony being performed by Ket\ r Mr June*. The bride is (fat pretty and accomplished daughter of Mr B O Brockinlon and the grnohi ire the son of the late O B* Skinner, " # 7 * * and a young man of much promise and well liked by everybody. Mr and Mrs Skinner will reside at frne Blue on Waccaraaw. V * Executive Clemency.. As the result of a numerously signed petition, added to the efforts of the defendants' attorney LeRoy Lee, Esq, Got. McSweeney has granted a commutation of sentenos in the case of William W Johnson and Eliza F Benson, convicted in / this county last May of adultery and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 each. . or serve six months on the county chaingang. The commutation re- ,*j duces the sentence to 4 months or $50 fine. Solicitor John S Wilson recommended this course in view of the extreme poverty of the persons and the * helplessness of Eliza Benson's babe. Honor Roll for NovMMber. Advanced 1st grade?Essa David son, Miriam Fluitt, Alice Stackley, Winnie Scott, Tom Harper, fteddy Johnson. ^ 1st grade?Cuyler Harper, McBride McFaddin, Willie Hodges. 2nd grade? Marion McFaddin, Lilly Alsbrook; 3rd grade?Fred Davidson, Tom Gilland, Walter Harper, Sam Stack* ley, Bessie Swann. 4th grade?None. 5th grade?Mary Swann, Donnie Flagler, John Roes. 6th grade?Nita Whitehead, Willie Barr, Rhoda McConnell, Leil^-^g Davidson. TO CURE A COVU IN ONE oXv. * ; ' Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. EfWGroveV 1 signature is on each box, 25c. T ... .'J