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r- -* ? ?-? "= ? .. 1. '-1 .?=?v-a-i ?ini?. ? , ? irrnriji/ -, ' ?', Ir?Wnr i?? VOL. XIX. KING ST RLE, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1903. NQ. i ? ' i ran|p. VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY IN CASE OF ROBT. BODIFORD. That the Deceased Came to His Death at the Hands of James W. Bodiford. "We find that the deceased, Robert Bodiford, come to his death by a pistol shot at the hands of James W Bodiford on the night of1 December 23, 1902." The foregoing verdict was rendered last Monday afternoon by the jury of inquest empanelled by Coroner H M Burrows in a ca6e which has excited considerable at-; tention during the past few weeks > both in this and adjoining counties. Following is the personnel of the ' jury: J A Scott, foreman, R W Fulton, J L Brown, W J Reddick, RW Spirey, W H Walters, J B rio,n?,io .T S l)riorff(>rs. Alex Smith.' UttUlVIV* \J * I J H Hanna, Jr., W II Kinder and B H McClary. It will be remembered that shortly after the homicide occurred an in-, quest was held at the scene of the, killing by Mr J G Lifrage. Owing I to the fact that Mr Lifrage is not a magistrate it was held that he was without power to hold the inquest; and on Monday, January 5, the matter was re-opened by Coroner Bur-! rows. On that day a great deal of I time was spent in the taking of testimony so that the jury did not arrive at a verdict and the inquest was adjourned until hist Monday. The . testimony in the oase is! i ? j I voluminous uuu it nvuiu uc | sible to reproduce it in detail. Iti seems that young Bodiford's death ' wound was indicted by a bullet from u 38 calibre pistol and thtt-e were j witnesses who testified that James W ! Bodiford was in possession of and j had fired a pistol of this calibre on j the night in question. The testimony of the Going was that Mr! Bodiford came by their house cursing them and daring them to the road " and that he shot towards their house several times with a pistol. He then! went to his own home and returned with a shot-gun and there was some | mrtra ehnnfinnr rlnn<? Oil both sides. ! Then Bodiford came up near their yard and shot Grover Cleveland Goius in the knee. This bullet was extracted and found to be of 38 J calibre. The Goins claimed that j that they used a shot-gun during 1 the meelee. Mr James Bodiford's testimony was substantially the same as that he gave at the former inquest. On the evening of December 23 he was passing Wash Goius' house. The Goins began cursing him. He went on and several shots were fired. \ Did not know whether they were | shooting at him or not. He shot back and they returned the fire, Did not see his son, Robert Bodiford there. The body of Robert Bodiford was found lying in the path near the road by Luther Bodiford after the shooting was over. Whpn the. inrv rendered their ver- ' diet Coroner Burrows issued a warrant for James W Bodifoad on a charge of murder and the latter was placed in jail to await trial at the next term of court, The whole affair is very pathetic, adding another sad chapter to the homicidal chronicles of "Williamsburg county. Up-to-Date. At a considerable expense and extra work The Record publishes this week cuts and biographical sketches of Williamsburg's representatives in the Legislature. We are also furnishing our readers with the Governor's Message to the Legislature the day after it appears in the daily press. Next week we intend giving sketches of Govs McSwcenev and Hejward, illustrated with cuts. jiif m I V* sf'h 1 r - Wp'*-" HON. P. S. WALL. The subject of this sketch was bom in Marion county July 13th, 1861, and is therefore in the 42nd vpur nf Vita !iorc TT,? r?>;?rffl cm the farm and enjoyed the best educational advantages that his county afforded. In early manhood he came to Williamsburg and taught school near Lake City. He was subsequently employed at Lake City as salesman and bookkeeper, in which capacity he served continously eight years. Alter leaving Lake City Mr Wall went to Yorkville where he | studied medicine two years under Dr John May, but did not complete his education, preferring to follow a mercantile life. Returning to Williamsburg he located at Seranton and married Miss Irene Byrd, daughter of the late Dr S D M Byrd. lie has since devoted his attention to! farming and merchandising and has been very successful. Mr Wall is a nublic snirited citizen ? I -1 and has always taken an active part in public matters. He has served as intendant of Scran ton several terms and has been chairman of ill? board of trustees of Scran ton district a number of years. He is very popular at [home and enjoys the confidence and esteem of his neighbors. He received practically the unanimous vote at his precinct at the late primary election, and his nomination f?>r the Legislutuee bv an overwhelmI ing majority is a matter of pride and | gratification to himself and his many friends. The Law as to Dcer.Shoo'inqj. Replying to an inquiry submitted J by one of our subscribers we quote a j part of Sec. 540, Revised Statutes,: as follqws: "It shall not be lawful for any person in this State to kill deer or, to worry them with dogs or other-j wise with intent of destroying them j between the 1st day of January and j the 1st day of September in any year j hereafter, except in the counties of Clarendon, Colleton, Hoirv, Williamsburg, Marlboro, Kershaw,. Hampton, Darlington, Marion, Beau- j fort, Florence and Berkeley, in which j counties it shall not be lawful between February 1, and August 1." I IS YELLOW POISOii I vj In your blood? Physicians call " r'.j it i lalsrial Germ. It can be seen 'k j j A changing red blood yellow unc-er gj | j microscope. It works tjcy and w night. First, it turns your coir.- Eg pJc.xion yellow. Chilly, aching M sensations creep down your jtf backbone. You feel weak* and 3 J worthless. I ROBERTS' CHILL TONIC I i1 will stop the trouble now. It 3 ; enters the blood, at once and | | r-j drives out the yellow poison, jij If neglected and when Chills, j ; M Fevers, Night-Sweats and a gen- ; 1 '3 eral break-down come later on, I Roberts' Tonic will cure ycu j ^ then?but why wait ? Prevent ij future sickness. The manufac; k turers know all about this yel I p low poison and have perfected r j h Roberts' Tonic to drive it out, j r nourish your system, restore i w appetite, purify the blood, pre- j | r, vent and cure Chills, Fevers and j; | I Malaria. It has cured thous % ands?It will cure you, or your i m money back. This is fair. Try K |j it. Price, 25 cents. j % L. B. Johnson. W Lvnch. jL We cannot have clean politics as long as men hold aloof. ? WILLIAMSBURG'S MEN WHO REPRESENT STATE LEC __ l A Brief Biographical Sketch of < In the General A Sessi / jf-M, ?%-* :r;.i \: v ^ SENATOR. A H. WILLIAMS. Senator Asburv II "Williams was born March 20, 1859, in Colleton county and was educated in the common schools of that county and the Orangeburg High School. He was graduated in medicino in 1882 at the Charleston Medical College and shortly tv*greafter came to Williamsburg countv and established an office at Lake City (then Grahams X Roads,) where he has resided ever since. Dr Williams whs elected to the 5 State Senate in 1890 and has served the people in that capacity contin- 1 ously ever since, being nominated in the primary the last two times with- ( out opposition. ' ' Dr Williams is a man of unusu- 1 ally versatile talent and his achieve- ' ments in a business way have been 1 as remarkable as his success in poli- ' tics. As a physician he stands in the front rank of the profession in ( the county and a few years ago his * clientele had grown so large that he 1 had to almost retire from the prac- * tice of medicine to devote his at- ^ tention to his business interests. He * has been closely identified with the 1 growth of Lake City and has espe - ^ ially fostered and encouraged the * culture of tobacco in that thriving ? section. With keen foresight and ' sagacious intelligence he has always 1 believed in the future of Lake City ' and substantially supported every ' enterprise that conduced to the 1 growth of the town. ' Prtlifin.ill i* 1 w? i<2 vor>norn?'/f>(l I 1 of the strongest factors in' county ( jwlitics, having twice been elected ' county chairman of the Democratic executive committee i n addition to his long service as State Senator. During his long career in the SenO O ? ate he has made an enviable record for ability and conservatism. While not a brilliant speaker he wields a a strong influence among his confreres, which is exerted for the good of his constituents. Senator Williams was prominently mentioned as a candidate for Secretary of the State in the last campaigu bnt declined to enter the race. V( r\f P MpAtinc. A meeting of Kingstrec Lodge K. of P. was held at their Castle Hall last evening. The following degrees were conferred: AV R Scott, Knight; S A Graham, Esquire, and P S Courtney, Page. The lodge is in a very flourishing condition. Mr J P Gamble, one of Williamsburg's prominent young farmers, is in town to-day. TO CURE A COLU IN ONE DAY. Take Lfixative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tbc money if it fails to cure E W Grove's j signature is on each box, 25c. Though the wind is invisible the same cannot be said of a sight draft. f , i \ ; LAWMAKERS. THE COUNTY IN THE JISLATURE. Dur Senator and Representatives Lssembly Now in ion. ? < A m I U*. ***. ?1 ' Vif Ifcjr* .- ? i 1 \ V \ ***** >/ f HON. W. L. BASS. William Leouidas Bass was born and reared in that portion of Marion county now embraced in Florence conuty. He is the third son of I)r Thomas R Bass, who as a physician, a farmer, a citizen and a country gentleman was one of the most successful and hisrhlv respected of his O A his (lav. Dr Bass was a member of the first. Democratic delegation sent frbm Marion county to the Legislature after the war and was a leader in the movement that in 1876 wrested the State from negro and carpet bag rule. The boyhood days of the subject jf this sketch were spent on his fathor's farm in doing his share of farm work and attending the neighoorhood schools, He was prepared cor college by Mr Arthur H Harlee, now attorney-general of New Mexico, and E C Haynesworth, Esq., )f Sumter. He entered the South Carolina College in 1882 and graduated in 1884 in the "Teachers' bourse." Was president of the Euphradian Society two successive erms and delivered the diplomas to ;he graduating class of 1883. In L895 was elected vice president of ;he Alumni Association. After graduation he studied law in the iflfice of Thos M Gilland, Esq., and ivas admitted to the bar in Docem>er, 1885. He devoted quite a num>er of the years of his life to teachng. In 1891 he opened the Lake Ditv High School which he built up :rom a very small beginning to be >ue of the best and most widely tnown schools in Eastern South Carolina and won for himself the eputation of being among the best :eachers of the State. In 1896 he became superintendent of the Blackville Graded Schools. On iccount of bad health he abandoned teaching, and after a year iu Florida and South Georgia spent in regainin^ his health, he returned to Lake o * City and opened his law office in January, 1899. Since this time he has devoted himself exclusively to the law and' has built up a good, iteady and lucrative practice and has gained the reputation of being an earnest and safe counsellor and a hard working and able advocate. He has been connected with some of the most important cases that have arisen in this section, among which we may mention the celebrated "Baker case" and the Disneusarv cases. * Cotton beed for Sale. A limited quantity of Berry's Early Big Boll Cotton Seed for sale. This cotton planted 15th of May last year produced at I he rate I ot 1900 lbs seed cotton per acre. Brice per bushel $1.25; 2 bushels or more $1 00 per bushel. J S Cunningham, 2t Indiantown, S. C. It is easier to brag ot one's future than it is to boast of one s past. HON. T. B. GOURDlN. The youngest member from Wil* liamsbnrg and probably one of the youngest men in the general assembly, is Hon Theodore B Gourdin. He is just 29 years old and is the only unmarried man in the Williamsburg delegation. Mr Gourdin is a scion of two of the oldest and most prominent families in the county, his father being Mr John K Gourdin and his mother before marriage was Miss Cornelia Boyd. His educational training was re recieved at Clemson College, where he made a fine record as a student. After leaving school Mr Gonrdin accepted a position in the express service in Jersey City, N.J., He remained at the North up to four years ago when he was called home by the death of his elder brother. Since then he has been engaged in farming near Salters*. Young, energetic and intelligent, Mr Gourdin has already made a fine beginning as Legislator and no doubt his influence will be felt during the present session. There is odIv one thing held J ? against Mr Gonrdin by his constituents and that is his not being a married man. In his campaign, however, he announced that he was aspirant for two offices?the'State Legislature and the state of matrimony. On the strength of this assurauce he was re-elected by a handsome majority and his friends indulge the hope that ere long the latter condition will be fulfilled. THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. Mr. R. K. Wallace Leases It and Promises First Class Service. The Kmgsfree telephone exchange has been leased by Mr R K Wallace lor one year with the privilege of purchasing the franchise and appurtenances at the end of that period. The exchange will be removed Yrom the present office in the rear of ? - the posiomce 10 a room uvc-r xj Scott's drug store, Mr Wallace will give the switch board a thorough over hauling put all the 'phones in order and repair all the lines of the system within the corporate limits of the town. He expects to complete the work of putting the exchange in order within the next two or three weeks when he promises the public a first class service as cheap as it can be had consistent with business methods. A Youthful Prize Winner. In the list of prize winners in a recent contest among the youthful agents of the Philadelphia Evening Post appear the name and photographic cut of Master James Edwin Brunson, son of Hon. Joel E Branson, now of Sumter. Among the prize winners in this particular contest every State aud territory of the Union were represented, our young friend having the honor of being the only one from South Carolina. In addition to his ability as a salesman Master Edwin also possesses a knowledge of the printer's art, having learned to set type in Tab Record office and issued "The Jabberwok" from its press** is W. T? Wilkin*, iimm tin i f ft' I wuuu JDBBEB M Buying in carload lots we are aoie meet competition in everji 1 line. Here arefel some of our Specialties: flour GRITS meAL 7 cork oat# ? . * .*31i salt soap lye J ~^>*S0C8E ' , STARCH + % % % +,*r BAKING POWDERS TOBACCO any GRADE COTTOLENE CASE * BET* MATCHES per GROSS Pure Ovel Compound LARD HAMS, BOLOGNA SAUSAGE ~ CANDIES, CRACKERS oArnw ct m A.U R&l nr OAWV/ll) WWW<1?) ar? ... ? ? potted HAM and TONGtJfe- i condensed milk ' a axle grease f, J Wrapping paper and BAGS* 4| homespun, By the BoM ^ i tobacco cloti* ' fjl ' >r ? r * * * % v . ' <> .v-v.ts cider ? k molasses cheese . / macaront sardines' wj salmon snuff ROPE BUCKET* ' HUMMUS h f. t. nr