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VOL. XIX. IvINGStREE^S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1903. NO. m
A USEFUL LIFE ENDED.
Death of Mr Robert Epps of Pudding
Swamp.
Mr Bobert Epps died at hie home
near Bethel church, PuddiDg
Swamp, on Friday morning, January
JO, 1903, at the rip? old age of
75 years. Hie immediate family
consists of hie bereaved wife and five
children, three sons and two daughters,
all of whom are grown. The
death of one of his sons, &un Eppe,
about six yearn ago, is reuieinl>ered
with peculiar sadness by the people
of Kinirntree. ainoccr whom he lived
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for several year*.
The death of Mr Robert Epps is a
gad loss not only to the community!
I in which he resided, but to the many
elsewhere who knew and revered
^ him for his manifold virtues.
H Among his neighbors, where he
^^tfalked uprightly for so many years,
his noble attributes gaiued him thjir
respect, love and confidence and they
mingle their tears in common grief
for one whose death each and all regard
as a personal loss. The unbounded
confidence he inspired among
his fellow wen is strikingly illustrated
by the fact that he was often
ealled in to settle their disagreements,
and so weft did he fulfill the delicate
^ part of arbiter that seldom or never J
wfrrtiT^eciiions appealed from; so
that truly he earned the beatitude.
'Blessed aie the peace-makers, for
they are called the children of God."
On Saturday, at 11 a. m., his
|BLfaneral services were held at Bethel
BHr\hureh by Rev James McDowell, who
BHjAelt touchingly upon the noble
BB^fnaructer of the deceased and paid a
high tribute to his benevolence aud
lciudlinees. Probably the largest
crowd attended his funeral that ever
assembled at Bethel church on aj
similar occasion.
Mortuary.
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k Died?On Friday, January 23,!
I 1903, at her homo near Bethel)
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church, Mrs Margaret Rebecca Kpps, [
|^u^fe of Mr Samuel F Epps. Mrs;
MBHpps was only 30 years of age and
B9^Bives, besides her devoted husband, '
B K small children, fire of whom are !
Hit under six years of age. Mrs<
was a daughter of Mr Thomas ;
BBHWilson of Spring Bank and for !
BRHrtecu years had boon a consist-nit '
I lidwr of Bethel church. May j
rest in peace!
H?' N Fuiesi).
Died?At 2^30 o'clock yesterday;
W Morning Mr Johu D Mims, Jr., at
his home near Reiser's X Roads, j
About ten days ago be was stricken
with pneumonia, and although his;
physician tried every means to check .
the progress of the disease, all efforts
were unavailing and his life slowly
ebbed away. This morning at 11
o'clock the remains were interred at
the familr burial crround.
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Mr Mima was about 33 Tears old. I
He was a thrifty aud industrious;
i young farmer and bore a good rep- j
utation for. honesty and trustworthy 1
nes*. He is survived by a young;
c?' wife and four small children.
A Friikd. |
J- How Did It Get There?
Mr J C Bell of Indiautown while
in town yesterday showed us a bullet, j
probably weighing half an ounce and !
\ mashed flat, which he found imbed- i
ded iu a pine tree that grew on his i
!>lace. The curious part of it is j
hat the piece of lead was found
welre inches from the bark of the
ree and about twelve inches from'
he center. The tree was a long-leaf
>ine something like three feet in I
liameter and Mr Bell had sawed it
nto blocks and was splitting the
locks into shiugles when the bullet
ell out
Mr Bell says that the tree had the
ppearance of great age and he
ould trace the original course of the
ullet almost two inches. The
uestion is, bow did it get there?
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY VERY *
BUSY THESE DAYS. ?
Purport of Bills to Be Introduced
by Representatives i
Bats and Wall. (
Columbia, February, 2,? Special* c
The newly installed State officer* t
are beginning to get hold of the i
many reine of the State, and affuirs t
are settling down to steady running, i
The governor, secretary of State and t
comptroller general are busy putting c
newly elected and appointed county c
officers into their respective seats, t
This is no small task when the c
number of officers that the governor 1
is now called upon to appoint, is 6
considered. Governor Hey ward is *
making a fine impression. He is 1
working hard, bnt is at all times 11
approchable and affable. *
The General assembly is getting r
ready to settle down to serious work. s
A great many members (of the ^
House in particular) come here 3
loaded to the muzzle with stuff *
which they call speeches but which 11
is more appropriately styled by ^
others "wind work." During the ^
week just past a good deal of this ^
"wind work" was gotten off and the
parties feel satisfied and every body P
else immensely relieved. I do not e
mean to try to convey the impres- 1'
sion that we are through with this "
thing. No, not by any means. Sev- f
eral who are believed to have come r
here fully prepared to electrify the ^
State by their masterly eloquence
have not fired off yet, and to be '
6ure they will before the end of the 0
session. But we are rid of some "wind
work," for which we are thankful. c
All the speeches are by no means ^
poor. Some are spleudid. 0
C A Woods, Esq., of Marion, was ^
elected on Wednesday Associate jus- T
tice of the Supreme court to fill the c
unexpired term of Hon Y J Pope. 11
There were several candidates, but 0
Mr Wood's strongest opponent was v
Senator Kobert Aldricb, of Barnwell. F
Four ballots were taken and from a
the first to the very last the v
Pee Dee section voted solidly for r
W!t1! I r
Woods, ui course >? imanisuurg is r
included in this section.
Very few measures have yet passed 11
both houses. The bill extending y
the time within which an action y
must be brought agaiust a railroad '
for damages for injury or death,/8
from two to six years, has passed the 1
Senate and is now before the House. ^
Several bills ou working public 1
roads have been introduced but all ^
that have come up so far have been 1
killed except the Morgan bill, which 8
passed the House on Friday. This *
bill is intended to be so flexible that J
the peculiar conditions of each *
county may be satisfied. It pro- 5
rides that the county commissioners 1
of each county shall determine the ^
age limits for road working, which
shall not be less than eighteen nor c
more than fifty, and shall fix the '
number of days, not less than three
nor more than eight; and shall de- 1
clare the commutation tax, which s
shall be not less than one nor more
than three dollars. This bill is in a (
fair way to become law. *
Mr Richards' bill providing for
scholarships in Winthrop college 1
equal in number to the Represents * 1
tives from each county and of $100
each passed the House Friday. It <
was hotly fought but ran the gaunt- 1
let. 1
The annual effort to repeal the 1
lien law was made a few days ago *
I but failed utterly to pass. The as- 1
sembly does not think the country is 1
: ready to have the law repealed yet. 1
Senator Williams has not been in <
i his seat for more than a week. He
went home on the 24th sick and has
been confined to his bed since then.
We hope he will be able to return to
i his post soon.
Mr Lanham, of Clarendon, one1
i
ime of Williamsburg, has iutro- I
luced a bill requiring railroads to s
jarry free 250 pounds of baggage for n
wch passenger. This bill has some 1
itrong supporters, but M-ill bo fought 1
rigorouslj and its fate is doubtful, t
. Shad are beginning to run and so r
s shad luw making. Mr W HI
iause is the auther of a bill proviling
that no shad be shipped out of g
Uc OU?U% UtVfJJClVTf uy on kaja VUU, V
a fighting it stoutly and ia trying to a
jring all the pressure possible to de- a
eat the measure.' Before presenting u
he bill Mr Ganse consulted several r
>f ua who are known to be friends I
f any effort to atop Georgetown's ?
nonopoly and wholesale destruction j
?f the shad, and he was advised that \
he proposed measure was the bett ^
olution of the matter, and hia acisers
and all friends of the shad
rill support the bill. The bill regdating
the sale of dynamite intended
or the destruction of fish has aleady
passed the house. The wholeale
destruction of fish must stop, i
V'e may not be able to get this as- 1
erably to pass laws sufficiently ]
tringent to stop it, but if the time ^
i not here already, it is not far dis- t
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ant when our law makers will sit c
[own on the business and eit down r
lard. I
Mr Wall is prepaiing a bill re- t
(eating that part of sec. 2159 which c
xempts roads under forty miles in ]
ength from the operation of the v
liim prow" law. The obiect is to 1
orce the Georgetown mid Western j
oad to furnish separate accouimo- t
iations for whites and colored. t
Mr Dues has prepared two bills t
ibich will come up the early part a
f this week. One provides for an i
Qcrea.se of $100 in the salary of our t,
ounty superintendent of education g
?his is considered only just in view ?
f the increased work put upon him. e
?he other provides for paying j
fitnesses. in the Geueral Sessions \
ourts $1.00 per day and 5 cents per ;
nile, and provides that they be paid n
n the approval of the solicitor r
rhether the case be tried or not, r
irovided they are bound over and v
ctually attend court This in the ?
iew of many is a piece of much
iceded legislation, but it will most a
>robably be contested. 6
Thp mrwt important disnensarv ?
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neusure so far is the bill which pro- 3
ides for one chief State constable (
nth a giilary of $1500 and expenses t
rhile away on business of dispensary ?
nd seven assistant chiefs to be ap- (
>ointed by the chief by and with the j
onseut of the governor. This is }
ntended to relieve the governor of )
he work which is now imposed ^
ipon him as the head of the con- p
tabulary force and to provide for a
he better enforcement of the dis- t
ensary law. This bill was reported ^
avorably by the committee and has
trong support. The bill to reduce
he capital stock of the dispensary to
>300,000.00 was killed.
The battle royal will probably
:ome off this week on the child 1
abor bill.
A bill providing for a vote of the ^
>eople on question of biennial
tessions has been introduced.
The railroad people are watching
>very measure that will affect or
end to affect the luilroads.
The bill to withdraw from the '
:own8 their part of dispensary profits
will be buried deep.
The members of the Williamsburg '
lelegation have made no speeches ,
aor introduped any revolutionary ^
measures but they are always in ,
their seats, watch the proceedings
closely, do a good deal of missionary ,
work on the quiet, vote on every call, (
ind show no disposition to shirk a ,
iuty. So far they have stood to- :
gether on ever}' important measure. ,
On Saturday the House adjourned
till Monday night. Mr Wall went (
home to spend Sunday. The others
remained in the city.
The - committee . on ways and
means are making up the supply
nil. Our delegation is handicapped
io* far as our county is concerned on
iccount of the fact that no estimate
ms been sent up from the supervisor's
office, and until this estimate
eachea us we can do nothing towards
naking up the supply bill for Wiliamaburg.
Mr Gourdin's experience is of
pvat benefit to the other members of
>ur delegation, in fact he ia able to
;nd does render much more valuable
>id than one not a member will
appreciate. Were our delegation
nude up of new men we would not
k? in position to render such intelligent
service as we do. His good
udgnent and popularity added to
lis experience make him a strong sup
>ort to the delegation and the House.
PROGRESSIVE FLINCH PARTY.
Jivsn bt the Misses Kollsy In Honor
of Their Guests.
The rage for the now all-prevailng
game of flinch reached its zenith
ast Friday evening when Misses
iessie and Alma Kelley gave a progressive
flinch party to a number of
heir friends at their home on Acadtmy
street. The interest was
narked, and enjoyment and pleasure
?twn?l in the fascination
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hat the game had for the number
if friends tha.t gathered at Capt
?elley's residence, the hospitality of
vhich needs no praise nor description.
The party was given in honor of
dieses Mary McCall and Nellie Brisow,
two popular members of the
oeial set of Florence, who have
>een the recipients of many social
Mentions during their visit here.
There were five tables, and so interstedly
did the players enter into the
fame that the waning hours of Frilay
slipped unconsciously away into
arly Saturday morning before the
>r->?ress of the mine was arrested.
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Jpon count it was found that Miss
Hay Stoll had won the ladies' prize
>nd Mr Ernest Wiggins the gentleneu's.
The "booby" was in denaud,
with the honors evenly diided
among several. After the
fame dainty refreshments were
erved. Besides the guests of honor
,nd the hostesses, the following purued
the seemingly ever fleeing
'numbers":? Misses Eloise Cooper,
daruie Jacobs, Virgie Walker, of
reorgetown, and May Stoll, of Cheser;
Messrs E C Epps, William
Icott, J F Scott, Dan Cooper,
Charles Burgess, P H Stoll, Otis
Lrrowsmith, F Will Fairey, of
iranehville, Ernest Wiggiu9, C W
*' ** TT * ^ ' * 1 1.1 M Di
Yolft, il J uaucnen ana .amue otVinaiid.
The first progressive flinch
>arty of KiAgstree -"As pronounced
> success in entertainment by each of
he guests, whose good fortune it
ras tc be one of the lot.
A Mew Law Firm.
Messrs LeRoy Lee and C E St
Vmand have formed a copartnership
inder the Arm name of Lee tit St
^.niaud, Attorneys at Law.
Mr Lee, the senior member of the
irm, although quite a young man
is years go, has been a member of
rh* har for about four vears.
hiring which time he has amply
iemonstrated his ability to take
3are of his clients' interests iu a
lumber of hard fought contests
with the odds against him in the
pears and experience of opposing
counsel. Already he has paved the
way to a successful career with
piospects blight for future achievement.
Mr St Amand, the junior partner,
was admitted to the bar over a year
ago after reading law for several
vears in the office of John A Kelley,
Esq. Since then he has devoted
most of his time to office work aud
the theory of law. Bright, alert and
energetic, and withal very popular,
he has now a fine opportunity for
practical work.
The new firm has our best wishes
for a lucrative clientele.
amjv shots.
SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF THE <
PEOPLE OF A WIDEAWAKE TOWN.
Event* of Interest Pest, Present end
Future?Entertainment to Start
a School Library Fund.
Miss Palmyra Lee i? upending
tiiu week at Hannah,
Kev J O Caraway preached an
imnrt><isivp sermon to a lar^e con*
gregatiou in (he Methodist church
on last Sunday afternoon,
Mr Rushing, of the Chicago
Portrait Company, is stopping at
thee Lee boarding house.
liobt SingleUry was in town
Sunday.
R B Cannon spent Sunday at
Elim.
The new store to be occupied
by 0 B Carter is nearing completion
and adds much to Railroad
street.
Harvey Byrd, who is attending .
school at Florence, came home j
Sunday.
Dr T B Hinnant of Lake City 1
was in town Tuesday. J
A children's party waa given at
the home of Mr and Mrs J W j
VVilloughby Monday evening in
honor of Little Mies Hetty's ninth m
birthday, J
There is great excitement in ,
town among thesmall boys collect- j
ing old iron, which is being purchased
by Mr W R Singletary. ]
Ilovev Parker was in town * ^
short while Monday,
Hon P 6 Wall came home jj
Sunday.
There will be an entertainment j|
given at the tobacco prize houie
Friday night, February 20, by the
young lolks /or the purpose of
raiting money to be used in begin- F
ning a library for the Scranton
school. The entertainment will
consist ot a burlesque musical
entertainment entitled "The
Wonderful Sweet Family," by
eight young ladies. A comedy
entitled "Wrongs Made Right"
will also be rendered by seven
onfl .ul'iiti fulll'j|p< 'I'llt* I
UIUIVO nuu r\ f V II ivMiMawt ?- .
exercises will be inter-.peri.fd'
throughout with vocal and instrumental
music by Miss Id*
Belle Crouch and Mist
Mamie Byrd. An admis.-d >? fee
ef 10 cents will be charged lor
grown folks and 5 cents lor
children.
Has Ih'K.
Preparing to Rebuild. j.
Messrs Thomas <!t Brad ham,
whose stables were destroyed by E
tire some months ago, are preparing F
to rebuild on their lot in the rear of
the Central hotel, the same site
occupied by their former building.
Tne new stables and buggy house
will be under one roof, 58 by 100
feet
Mr J B Steele, the popular and
efficient manager of the firm's business
here, informs us that as soon *
as the lumber can be sawed a force
of carpenters will push the work to
| completion.
Meantime the enterpriain, firm of
Thomas & Bradham are doing a
splendid business at their temporary
quarters in the rear of the Coleman
House, having just received a fine
lot of horses -andjinules. They also
keep constantly on hand all the
standard makes of buggies, wagons,
harness, etc.
WANTED.
A good milch cow, one that gives
rich milk' and is a good milker, "j
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meet competi.
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some. of our
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SODA STARCff
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BAKING POWDER*
TOBACCO any ORAM
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MATCHES per GROSS
Pure Ovel Compound LARD
JAMS, BOLOGNA SAUSAGB
CANDIES, CRACKER8
JACON, SUGAR, Bbt orSaek* .
>OTTED HAM and TONGUE
CONDENSED MILK AXLE
GREASE
Vrapping PAPER end BASS
HOMESPUN, By
TOBACCO CLOTH
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MOLASSES
CHEESE *
MACARONI
SARDINES
SALMON
SNUFF
ROPE
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