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VOL. XIX. lUNGSTREE^cT,"THURSDAY, MARCH 5,1903. N0.9'-^a
I 1~ ITEMS
I 1 OF INTEREST
Read Stack ley's new ad.
Note list of township assessors in
this Usue.
Mr R S Tisdale of'Central called
to sec us Monday.
Mr \V ? Nomnith of Cades spent
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JT.1lCruttJ in wnu.
Mr W W Burrows of Loo spent
Friday night in town.
The board of super visors of
registration mot Monday.
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Mr F L Shirer of Pineland was a
county seat visitor Monday.
Hon W L Bass of Lake City was
, In town Monday on business.
A contest for the school children.
Bead our "Flag Contest" offer.
Mr W N Core of Sutton* added
hit name to our mailing list Monday.
Dr-A D Epps has been elected
county physician?a good selection.
ISf'Jct I
After an illness of some days Mr
R C Logan is able to be out again.
Mr W S Grayson of Benson caine
in to see us while in town Monday.
Former Supervisor B B Chandler
of Rome was on our streets Saturd.y.
The time for paying taxes without
the penalty expired last Saturt
day.
Mr James Henry Rice of Georgetown
was in town Monday on business.
Mr E W Boatwrisrht of Harpers
was among the visitors in town
Monday.
Just in It Thomas A Bradham's
stables today, a car-load of horses
and inules.
K'j-.
Messrs Fred and Cuyler !Carper
have been and are still very sick of
pneumonia.
If
I)r L B Johnson of Lake City
w*s in town Saturday greeting his
?f. numerous friends.
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Among the visitors in www Monday
was Mr N M Venters of Vent?-r#
postoffice.
Mr W J Morris of llloomingvale
called Monday und advanced his
??iil?*CTiption a year.
Mr JW Josey, Melchers A Co'*
genial and affable representative*
was in town yester ?ay.
Mr D W Courtney of Cedar
Swamp paid us a pleasant visit
Thursday of last week.
Mr J A Montgomery of the
IGreeleyville section, paid us his
-eapects one day last week.
Mrs Lizzie McRoy of Rock Hill
is visiting the family of Dr D C
, Scott on Railroad avenue.
Mr R J McKnight, our esteemed
Cades correspondent, was in town
Monday and came in to see us.
Our valued friend, Mr W H McElveen,
was an appreciated visitor
?? at The Record office Monday.
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.'1131 JlrtVlriO X CIIUUI j^l <>l
Florence is spending this week
with her sister, Mrs. L 3tack)ey.
Messrs W H Baylor and D G
. Howard of Cadar Swamp were welcome
Tialtors at our office Monday.
Mr J 8 Branson, the newly elected
chaingang superintendent added
his name to our mailing list Monday.
i There will be preaching in the
Presbyterian church here orj Sunday
next, 7:30 p. in., by Rev Bunyan
McLeod.
Misa Julia ThorhweH, the accomplished
teacher tH Salter* Depot,
visited Mrs C If Chandler last
Saturday.
Miss Eva Miller gave an elocutionary
entertainment Thursday
night to a small audier.ee in the
courthouse. 4
?? Mr Samuel J Sinfcletary, the new
member of the board of county
i commissioners, was inducted into
L*. office Monday.
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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR 2i '
LOCAL REPORTER AND 23J.
NOTED 28 I
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Written in Condensed Form ^2 j
and Printed in Like Manner :8S!
for the Sake of Our Busy M
Readers Z38 h
luiiuiuuiiuiuuiiuuiiiiiuail';
Mr R C Johnson of Lake City
look oecasl<ui to renew his sub- (
cription to Thk Record while in
town Monday. *
Mr and Mrs W J Singletary and '
Dr H B \V Courtney, Jr of Lake *
City visited the family of Mr 8 B
VV Courtney Sunday.
One lot of one-half acre at Mou- 1
son postotflce wan offered for sale c
Monday and bid in by. Mr R 1) *
RoIIin* at $30. *
Judge \V I) Snowden of Benson
called to see us Saturday and took
occasion to renew his subscription
the The Record.
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Thr Record has enrolled ten
new subscribers within the past
seven days, nearly all of them payin;
cash in advance. t
Rev J B Campbell of Wlnnsboro, *
who was In town during the last v
illness of his sister, Mrs Godbold, *
has returned to his home at \Vinna- f
boro. -v
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Mr J Marvin Martin, who has
been extremely 111 for some time, f
on Monday night was able to leave 1:
for Johnston, where his parents t
reside. *3
Mr D R Young of Mousnn while a
in tovrn Monday took advantage of 8
The Record's liberal clubbing offer
with the 8emi-Weekly News and t
Gourler a
Mr J J M Graham ot Cades, than ^
whom Williamsburg has few more 0
progressive or enterprising citizent, ^
paid The Record office a pleasant c
visit Thursday. d
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A complete list of the acts and
resolutions passed at the recent
session of the Legislature is published
on the Inside pages of The v
Record this week. ^
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Dr P R W Courtney, who has
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nericien 10 nansj oui 111* ni
Lake Hty, dropped In to see us P
Thursday. We hesp?nk for our 8
young friend a successful career. ^
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Hon P S Wall was in town ^
Thursday from Scranton. Mr Wall
is the picture of health end seems *
well pleaaod with his first session
as a member of tho General As- n
aemhly. a
Rev and Mrs Louis Bristow of ^
Wedgefiold spent Saturday here
the guests of Mr and Mrs W E
Honour. Mr Bristow has accepted
the pastorate of the Marion Bap- '
tist church and will take charge
next month.?Timmonsville Enterprise.
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Mr P M Moody, who for several
months has bean assisting Mr L C '
Dove in his duties as station agent,
was called to Wilmington this a
week to he transferred elsewhere. >'
Mr J T Thompson of Society Hill v
has been appointed in his stead.
The pension board nivjt Monday e
and forwarded to Columbia the t
revised and approved pension roll. (
The roll shows twenty-one new ]
names added and seven 'deaths
since last year, making a total net
gain of fourteen members over last *
year. , 1
At their meeting Monday the t
board of county commissioners j
elected Mr J S Brunson of Gourdius
superintendent of the chain gang .
and Mr J F Baker was retained as 1
guard. 8ince the resignation of 1
Capt Wheeler some weeks since Mr *
Brunson has performed the duties
of superintendent in a very satis- j
factory manner. ^
From now on Mr A J Lee. of Like 1
City, will be iu Kingstree ouce or *
twice every week. l-29-3m j
For Sale.
25 bushels extra early Valentine 1
Beans at $3.50 a bushel. !
Nermith Bros., j
2-26,2t . Cades, S. C. ]
HOMICIDE AT TRIO.
Inquest Held by Magistrate McCants
on February 19.
On the night of Wednesday, Feb naryl8at
Trio, Abraham Swin- I
:on was shot and fatally wounded by
William Hicks. It is said that the
\illing grew out] of improper rela;ions
between Swintou and Hicks'
-rife. All the parties are negroes J,
3u the night in question it seems
hat tlicks waylaid swmton ana ,
iliot hiin in the back with a , shot
juii inflicting a mortal wound. (
[dicks escaped at the time of the
shooting and is still at large. Mag- ,
strata W B McCauts held an inkiest
over the remains the day after j
he shooting and the jurv rendered
i verdict in accordance with the '
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'acts above stated.. . \
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SAME OLD STORY.
Mother Leaves Children at Home and
Child is burned to Death.
Mr J L Thomas was in town Mon- [
lay and told a representative of The ]
Iecord of a horrible occurrence ;
y'hich took place last Thursday near <
lis homeabout six miles from Cades. ]
n. the afternoon of that day he was ]
talking by a negro cabin when ]
lis attention was attracted by the
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rifts ot several small negro cnnuren i
q the yard. They were crying 6ut 1
hat "Sallie was bnining up."- Mr i
Thomas went to the door to get in (
nd hud to force it open as it was ]
ecurely barred. Inside he found a
leap of smouldering rags 'covering ,
he charred body of a ijegfo j*irl
bout 7 years old. The child was \
[uite dead. According to the story 1
f the children, their mother,' Jane j
Jooper, went off leaving the five .
hildren in the yard and barring the
oor so that they could not enter the j
louse. (
But the children became hungry ,
nd Sallie, the victim of the tragedy, (
rent into the house through a win- (
ow and tried to cook some peas she (
ound inside. When she put the pot ]
n the fire her dress caught and the {
est followed naturally, as she was j
hut in the house with no one to ,
ielp her until too late. A pot of ,
,alf cooked peas was found on the 1
re to corroborate the children's ,
tory. j
The mother of the child was in a leasure
responsible for its death ?
nd the case above reported should |
e thoroughly investigated. j
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(JROSSED OVER THE RIVER. <
Death of John Edward McEIVeen, a
Confederate Veteran.
The subject of this sketch was
10m August 8, 1837, in Clarendon 1
ounty, and was therefore at the
ime of his death, February 16,1903,
bout 66 years old. Twenty two
ears ago he moved to this county, ,
rhere he lived near Spring Bank. ,
MrMcElveen was a brave Confed- s
irate soldier. At the beginning of
he war, 1861, he enlisted in Co. H,
}apt Whitworth, under James D
Blanding, 9th Reg, S. C. V.
This company was ordered to Vir- ;
jinia and re-organixed in April,
L862, into Co. K, 6th Regt., Capt 1
\\ S Brand, under the gallant Col,
lohn Bratton of the Army of (
Northern Virginia.,. Mr MelClteen (
vas wounded. ^ Md.,
n 1862, but continuSCftf service
intil the surrender at Appomattox
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After the war was over Mr McElveen
returned home and followed ,
the avocations of farmer and sur- i
reyor. In the latter calling there
ire many who can 'testify to the
>ains-takiDg ; accuracy which char- 1
icterized his work. * He
leaves a devoted wife and
?ight children, besides an only
brother, Mr W H McElveen of
Spring Bank, who in common with
i large number of fiiends are bereaved
by his .death,.Vl ? .
SI IN Sf HE.
MR. F. WILL FAIREY KILLS HIS
STEP -FATHER AT BRANCHVILLE
The Latter Crazed from Drink,
Pointed a Gun at Mr Fairey, Who
Was Trying to Quiet Him.
Braxchville, March 3.?Mr N
G Heape was shot and instantly
killed here this morning by his step
sou, F W Fairey. It seems that Mr
Hcape has been on a spree for several
days and had become delirious;
he had threatened several times to
shoot his wife, Young Fairey'a
mother, and had run the whole
family off the place. Mr Heape and
young Fairey had always been specially
good friends and he started to
50 and try to quiet Mr Heape, who
had already been shooting at Mrs
Heape, and at any one that passed
the place.
"As soon as Mr Fairey entered the
yard, Mr Heape drew his gun, and
Fairey had t<[ shoot to save his own
life. The verdict of the coroner's
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jury was that "Heape came to his
death by gun shots wounds in the
hands of F W Fairy, Jr., and we believe
the same to }>e justifiable
homicide."
This is one of the most deplorable
affairs that has ever occurred in
this section. Mr Heape was one * of
the oldest and most trusted engineers
m this branch of the Southern railroad.
Mr Fairey will apply for bail at
mce.
Mr Heape Was h member of a Colombia
lodge of Woodmen of the
World and the Woodmen here have
already taken charge of the remains.
?The State.
Mr F Will Fairy, the young man
referred to in the foregoing article,
rame to Kingstree about a month
igd to take a position in the law
jffice of John A Kelley, Esq., and
luring that time he has gained the
?steem of every one with whom he
tias been associated. On Monday
ifternoon he received a telegram
from a friend stating that his mother
sranted him to come home. With)ut
knowing the reason he complied
irith this request, leaving here Monlav
night. The sad affair which
followed is a great shock to Mr
Fairy's friends here, but the circum
stances of the killing seem to entirely
justify his action. Capt Kelley,
bis employer, left yesterday for
Branchville to offer Mr Fdrey hia
xmnsel and assistance.
Seed Irish Potatoes*
Bliss Triumph and Early Rose
it 25c a peck. These seed are <ni aria
teed. Wilkins & Co.
mi i m
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxqfcive Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund tbe
money if it fails to cure. E W Grove's
dgnature i? on each box, 2oc.
New Lot of Blanks.
We have just received a new lot
?{ Agricultural blanks, such as,
Mortgage, Title, Note and Mortgage,
Bill of Sale and Lien Combined,
short form Lien and Bill of Sale,
Agricultural Lease and Lien, etc.
These blanks are sold strictly for
cash and we ask that parties sending
orders will be governed accordingly.
The County Record.
. WORKING OVERTIME.
Eight hour laws are ignored by those
tireless, little workers?Dr King's New
Life Pills. Millions are always at
work, night and day, curing Indlges
lion, Biliousness, constipation, eic*
Headache and ail Stomach, Elvtr aod
Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe,
sqre. Only i5catDC Scot'to drug store.
In order to enjoy life a man
must be a liftle miserable occasionally.
The quickest way to do things
h to do one at a time.
BROKE INTO THE DEPOT.
The Robbers Were After Money but
Got Nothing of Value.
The Atlantic Coast Line
depot was broken into last
night by a burglar or burglars,
to whose identity there seems
to be no clue at all. They
first broke into Mr Sullivan's
shop and stole two chisels,
which were used in lieu of a
key to open the front door of
the depot. The thieves were
evidently after money, as
they tore open and rifled every
locked drawer in the office
and forced the inside lock of
an iron safe, of which the
outer door was unlocked as
the safe contained nothing of
value. There was no money
left in the building, consequently
the perpetrators of
this bold burglary risked their
lives and liberty practically
for nothing. Failing to find
anything of value in the office
the thieves went into the
depot, broke open a box of
cheese and gouged out a portion
with their chisel. Except
the cheese and a box of
oranges that is missing they
seem to have left the contents
of the depot undisturbed. .
The burglary seems to have
' been the work of cool and
experienced hands. The search
after money was thorough and
deliberate, as the blinds of
thA nffirp window were
pulled to and there is evidence
that the lamps were
lighted. Mr Dove, the agent
worked in the office till after
11 o'clock last night and the
robbery was discovered when
Mr Thompson, the assistant
agent, went to open the office
this morning.
THE KOAD MUDDLE.
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Hard Proposition the Board of County
Commissioners is up Against.
The tmrd of county commissioners,
and especially the couDty
supervisor, are confronted by a serious
problem just now, namely the
question of working the roads, J
which are admittedly in a worse condition
than for many years, and this
is saying great deal.
Under the provisions of the existing
road law the county board has
adopted the contract system and 011
last Monday, in response to the notice
that the woi k would be let out
by townships, the several bids
handed in were considered, >Vhen it
was found that the sum named by
some of the bidders for working the
roads in a single township amounted
to more than double the
the entire fund for keeping up all
I the roads in the county, which fund j
1 i? estimated to be between $6000 and j
|$7000. ' ,
In these circumstances the boafd
rejected all bids as it had the right
to do, and will devise some other
method of getting the work done.
Just what plan will be pursued has
, not yet been decided on, but doubless
the matter will be settled at the
> next meeting of the board on March
' 17..
I The trouble seems to be that the
commutation tax of $1.00 is tncom*
X. _iil? altornativ. nf
meneuf?i? ?nu wv -eight
day's road doty, and ahnost
i every body, white and black, is pay*
, ing the tax.
Mr David Snider returned this
i morning from Ohio, where he has
been spending some months.
W. T. 1
Wilkins, "j
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GENERAL
Mirtlniiii
Buying in carload
lots we 1
are able to |
meet competi- j
tion in every J
line. Here are j
some ol our ;
Specialties: tfl
0 OX
FLOUR
GRITS.
MEAL
CORN
OATS
SALT
SOAP .
LTE
SODA
STARCH
BAKING POWDERS
TOBACCO any GRADE
COTTOLENE CASE or BKTt
MATCHES per GROSS
Pure Ovel Compound LARD
HAMS, BOLOGNA SAUSAGE M
PA wnirs rPAP.KRBS
BACON, SUGAR, Bbl or Sacks
POTTED HAM and TONGUE
CONDENSED MILK
AXLE GREASE
Wrapping PAPER and BAGS
HOMESPUN, By the Bolt
TOBACCO CLOTH
ODER
MOLASSES
CHEESE
MACARONI
SARDINES
SALMON
SNUFF
ROPE
BUCKETS
lis H MS
IT. Kills,