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VOL. XIX. KINGSTREE, S. C., THLTRSDAV, MAY i>8. 1903. NO. 2^
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j LOCAL ITEM1
i OF IN TERES
Mr 11 H Kellehnn visited Cha
leston Tuesday.
Mr It H Pitman of Oourdins \v
in town Tuesday.
Mr \V W Kennedy of Hebron w
in town Tuesday.
Miss Florie Jacobs is visiting
Georgetown this week.
Yesterday was pleasant compa
ed with the preceding days.
Next Saturday is National M
morial day, a legal holiday.
Mr Willie Holleman was in tow
Saturday from Greeleyville.
Miss Ethel Rodger* ??f Lake Ci
spent the day in town Tuesday.
Miss Etta Jacobs returned Mo
dav from a visit to Charleston.
w ? Attention
in called to Mess
Bentschner & Visanska's new ad.
Mr S A Harper of Trio was
town Saturday and called to see u
J A Kelley, Esq., is in Charlestf
this week on professional bust net
Miss Louise Tisdale of Central
visiting the family of Mr J P Ni
son.
R J Kirk, Esq., has been speni
ing several days in Charleston th
week.
Mr and Mrs Louis Jacobs ni
visiting friends in Georgetown th
week.
Mr RE Adams of Mouzoi
favored us with a call one day la
Meek.
Mrs H G Asking* and son ai
(visiting the family of Mr Lou
Jacobs.
Messrs P H Stoll ami Willia
fccoft went to Charleston Tuesd:
on business.
Mr R J Morris of Taft was awt
come visitor at our sanctum Fi
% / day of last week. *
1 >r J R Brockinton of Indiantow
while in town Saturday, favored i
with a pleasant call.
Messrs J G McCullough ai
Vih^rt Graham of Benson wei
visitors in town Monday.
Mrs Rush G Hudgins, returned
Charleston Tuesday after visitii
her daughter, Mrs W T Wilkin*.
Mr E M Chinn, representing tl
Notional Portrait Co of Chicago,
autographed at the Central lioti
Miss Florie Jacobs entertained
number of her young friends wi
,tA?1?-- LVtr1a\v niirh
a "lacaey ptwi^ i?k i iiuu; * <
Mr George E Hudgins of Chs
leston sj>ent several days last we<
with the family of Mr WT Wilkir
The oostoftice department has 1
established Spring B: nk ofti<
with Mr H C MeElveen as pos
master.
Miss Freda \\ eymann, who h
been visiting the Misses Jacol
returned to her home In Chariest
Tuesday.
Mr J W Josey, the popul
representative of Melchers & (
Charleston, called on our in<
chants yestenlay.
Miss Alexina Wilson, who h
been the guest of Miss Louise O
land, returned to her home in Dt
lington Monday.
Dr A M Snider, who represent
Camp Pressley at the Reunion
New Orleans, has returned and ]
ports a most delightful trip.
^ Mr E W Boatwright, whe hold!
il . i
responsible |K)siunn wun wie *
lantic Coast Lumber Co of Georj
town, was in Kingstree yesterdi
We are informed that on the
Epps place, in CJarendon coun
a negro man and his ox were kill
by a stroke of lightning last M(
day afternoon.
Mr Dessie Gil land returned
the South Carolina College Sati
day to take his final examinatio
He had been home for several dn
on sick leave.
AFFAIRS CAUGHT 8Y OUR 5
LOCAL REPORTER AND 5
? NOTED ^
Written in Condensed Form
and Printed in Like Manner <
for the Sake of Our Busy ^
Readers ^
r- Messrs S I) Cunningham and F L j
McCullough, who comprise the firm j
of Cunningham and McCullough at
Indiantown, were noted on our
streets yesteaday.
HS "Uncle" Georjre Mitehum of Cen1
' ?1 ^ "? * rvaniol utiirif w
ir.ii, Hiiiisr mm vi ^cuiiii c-i-K.w
in the passing years do not affect
gave us a pleasant half hour of his
r_ society Monday.
Misses Genie and Lucile Cunningham
of Indiantown went to Surae"
ter yesterday to attend the commencement
exercises of the female
>'ii college in that city.
The hot weather came all in a
ty bunch. During several days the
heat was ao terrific that our office
themometer curled up in the shade
n* and read about 99 9-9.
We regret to learn of the severe
rs Illness of Dr 8 Wayne Gamble at
Gourdins. Drs D C 8cott and W G
in Gamble from here were called over
is. to see hiiu this week.
Dr ]j B Saiiers, of Salters, who
w was recently graduated in medicine
from the University of Maryland,
** Baltimore, visited relatives in town
several days last week.
The ACL through trains to and
d- from Charleston, which have been
known, respectively, by the numbers
"23" and "78," have been
re changed to "38" and "40."
i> The Georgetown Times s*.ys:
"Judge Gary, who originally
18 sentenced John Hrowntieid to be
hanged in 1900, will resentence hiui
at the ensuing term of court "
Mr Geo A McElveen of Marion
'who is in the employ of the ACL
>s railroad, visited his old home at
Spring Bank last Friday and Satm
urdav, returniug to his duties Satly
unlay night.
Mr J Clove McElveen. who has
Olivn V> vs
violent electrical discharges the
as lightning struck a young sycamore
il- in the front yard of Mr J N Hamir
mett's dwelling. Just as the bolt
struck the tree^Ir Hammett's little
e(j t>?y? George Barr, was entering the
jn front gate of the yard, a few feet
away. The shock knocked the
child down and stunned him
momentarily. Fortunately, how*
a ever, he was not seriously hurt
itje
iy. DEATH OF M. J. HIRSCH, ESQ.
Dr At 11:48 Thi* Morning the End
ty, Came.
ed
>n- Just as we are going to press news
reaches us of the death of Melvin J
to Hirsch, Esq., who passed away at
ar" 11:45 this morning after a lingering
ns? c
illness. An extended obituarv will
be published next week.
>1- been quite Hick for Home days, was
i- al)le to come to town yesterday.,
'Cleve" is very popular in town
n and his friends are delighted to sec
' him convalescent.
An excursion from Florence to
|(j Charleston, including a trip to the
re Isle of Palms, will be run by Kingstree
Lodge K of P on June 10. The
fare will be very cheap and a good
to time is assured to all.
Mr and Mrs K R Iludgins of
Foreston and Mr George H Hud,e
gins of Charleston, the grand-1
parents and father, respectively, of
Mrs W T Wilkins spent Sunday
a with her family in town.
- ? 01..H
1,1 At o:3W a in Monday, mtuum
'* Agent L C Dove released about 125
tr- homing pigeons that had been sent
*k here by the Washington branch of
is. the R F P F. Nothing has been
heard up to this time of the result
of their flight.
-e,
it- Capt William Cooper and family
have returned to their home at
Cooper postofflce for the summer;
also Mr and Mrs Hugh McCutchen
have gone to their country home at
:>n Indiuntown to spend the heated
term. We hope to see both these
ar families return to town next fall.
/O
' Monday afternoon, during a
rkf r?iln uHpndpd with
in fiii i m. i
WELL-KNOWN CITIZEN WINS A
FAIR TEXAN BRIDE.
A Happy Marriage the Sequel to,
an Interesting Romance in
Real Life.
A marriage ceremony took the
place of the regular service m the
Methodist church last Sunday eve?'?"
Whon hour for nreach
"s,'0* " MV** 4
ing arrived the bride and groom
walked quietly up the aisle to the
chancel and were united in the
l>onds of matrimony by the pastor,
Rev Henry Cauthen. At the conclusion
of the ceremony the benediction
was piononnccd and the
congregation dismissed.
The bride was Mrs Si*ie Sherman,
of Mason, Texas, and the
groom Mr Henry E Scott, who lives
just a few miles out of town. The
events leading up to the affair were
like a chapter from a romance and
very forcibly illustrates the ancient
adage, "love finds a way." In brief,
the circumstances are thet>e:
By the good offices of mutual friends
Mr Scott and Mrs Sherman (each
* ' v i ?a 1 ....
or wnom nau euuorru mr wciwitnient
of losing a help-meet) became
acquainted to the extent of interchanging
epistolary communications
and the exchange of photographs.
In this way their friendship budded
into mutual esteem aud blossomed
into love, and they became affianced.
Ry agreement they met at New Orleans
during the Confederate Reunion
and after a personal interview
decided that Eros should give way
to Hymen as their tutelary deity.
Accordingly when Mr ?vcott returned
home Mrs Sherman accompanied
him aud the final scene of
this romance in real life was enacted
on Sunday night. The bride is
strikingly haudsome and was tastefully
arrayed in a wedding gown of
white silk. The groom is well
known in this community us one of
our substantial and respected citizens.
We extend them our hearty
felicitations along with the hope
that, their liVes may be "011c glad
sweet song''.
SPAIN KELLEY SURRENDERS.
" " - A- cu xr Cnm.
uave mmseiT up iu one v>
ter Last Sunday.
Spain Kelley, who killed W E
Creech on the road between Camden
and Bishopville 011 the afternoon of
May 6th, surrendered to Sheriff
Scarborough of Sumter yesterday afternoon
The governor was notified
immediately.
Yesterday morning Gov Hey ward
decided to offer a reward for the
arrest of Kelley, but the sheriff of
Sumter county did not know this
and is not entitled to the reward, as |
the official proclamation had not
been-made public.
Gov Heywara hesitated a long
time before offering the reward, and
it is singular that Kelley should
have surrendered himself the very
day on which the governor had concluded
that it might hasten his arrest
if a reward should be offered.
Kelley shot Creech with a doublebarreled
shotgun and then pursued
the dying man three miles, when he
fired several pistol balls into his
wu?.
There is no jail at Bishopville, the
court house of Lee county, and Kelley
gave himself up to the Sheriff of
the adjoining county.?The State?
May 25.
i Following is the report of crop
conditions sent from this county
this week: Chapman?There is a
i general need of rain for all crops,
I they are at a standstill for want of
it; cotton dying out badly on some
lands; oats are ripening and are
very light; late planted cotton
needs rain to bring it up; gardens
are mostly failures; fruit still dropping
badly.?D N Johnson.
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I TOPIC
1 EDUCATION A
^WMW.WAWAWAWA:
The Kingstree Graded school]
closed a ples&ssnit and harmonious
session with the exercises held Friitirr
1 11 the court house. Owiriir
"4V 4"v o
to the addition of a new grade for
high school work for the coming
scholastic year there were no graduates
to receive certificates. The
evening was given entirely to Dr
Henry N Snyder, the popular and
versatile president of Wofford college,
who added one more enthusiastic
audience to the great number
that he h.is captured in the State.
His address was an appeal for better
and higher education as a sure
means to stop the tremendous waste
of human powers and latent talents.
Many of the number who crowded
and overcrowded the court house
Friday evening are enthusiastic in
the expression of their praise in
having been introduced to the need
of broader education in a new and
attractive way. Eliminating the
-1? A "V Ttl<Hianr<> that
I'lt'Uieil l Ui lUlvlicvMini
followed his scholarly address, there
arose better ideals for some who
heard him.
*
At the last meeting of the board
of trustees, Mr Ernest Wiggins was
re-elected superintendent, and Misses
Agnes Erckmann and Bertha Wells
were retained as grade teachers.
Msss Amelia Kennedy, who had
taught here three years, had already
accepted a position in the Abbeville
Graded schools. Another grade
teacher and very probably a male
principal will be soon elected for
the next session. Bright prospects
are seen for a finer * session next
year, especially with the new building,
and a greater enthusiasm abroad
iu the community.
*
The Summer school for teachers
* ^ 1 ? n !
in ueorgcKMvii wuui| ?>u? ucg>u
June 16 and continue one month. |
The county superintendent of education
is arrangiug a most attractive
course of instruction and every
effort will lie made to effect arrangements
for the teachers so as to reduce
to a minimum the cost of attendance.
Professors Ellison Capers,
Jr., and W C Byuum, two
cultured gentlemen who are well
known in educational circles, will
conduct the school and spare no
effort to make it a success. Teachers
from Williamsburg are specially
invited. Those who desire to attend
are requested to notify the county
seperintendent of education, Josiah
Doar.
j * *
The summer school at Georgetown
Mill not conflict with the one
to be held in this county, as the
former Mill have ended before the
latter commences.
*
State Supt. of Education Martin
has appointed Profs Ernest Wiggins
and J K Owens of Rock Hill to conduct
the summer school in this
TMw. aajjinti will hflffin on
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July 20 and last one month. The
usual coi.r e of study will be pursued.
* *
The examination of applicants for
teachers' certificates was held .ast
Friday. Thirty applicants appeared
before the board, six whites and
twenty four negroes.
* * *
We invite special attention to the
announcements of the College of
Charleston and Winthrop college,
which appear in this issue.
* * *
The State superintendent of education
has adopted an improved form
S OF I
L INTEREST. 1
of teachers' pay certificate and
school register.
*
All the Graded school teachers
have returned to their homes for
the summer, Prof Wiggins to Holly
Hill; Miss Kennedy to Yoikville;
Miss Wells to Oiangeburg county
and Miss Erckmann to Charleston.
? ?
Architect Wilson of Colnmbia hai
submitted drawings of the new
Graded school bnilding to the trustees
and we understand that with a
few alterations his work has been
accepted. The contract will be let
out at once and the building completed
as speedily as possible.
ALONG THE MAIL ROUTE.
Items of Interest Gathered Twixt
Scranton and Johnsonville.
In some fields tobacco is doing
very well; in others it is growing
up spindling and "buttoning" out
with leives narrow and wide
apart. Corn is good only where
it was planted early and on high
land. On low or stiff lands the
stands are very poor. In places
the crop had to be ploughed up
and planted over, and even then
the stand is not good. Cotton,
where there is a stand, is taking
a start to grow since the warm
weather set in; but in many
places there is nothing like a good
stand. A good deal of cotton has
been ploughed up and replanted,
some of it being planted ovei as
late as last week.
Tho past three weeks has
shown a decided improvement in
the oat crop and (hero is a fair
yield from the fields of early
sowing, Messrs J D Carter of Leo
and 8 B liaseldeu of Joliusonville
have, I beiieve, the best
crops ot oats on the route.
Mr W W Burrows of Leo hai
the finest crop of ribbon cane that
I have bad the pleasure of seeing
this spring. It is really fine aud
a good stand, too.
I have not peen any very good
water-melon patches vet; though
I heard Mr S G Graham of Vox
say last Saturday that he had
young melons on his vines.
"Stepney,'' as we call him, is always
lucky in growing good
melons.
On Saturday, May 23, a few
ir
friends met at liijin biuji, oii
on Tie's lake and enjoyed a fish
try. They report having had a
plenty ol fish and some leit.
Miss KIlie Chinnes, who has
been sick at her son's, Mr Wade
Chinnes', of Scranton, for a lew
days, left on Sunday with her
husband, Mr Joe Chinnas, for
their home at Lambert. Mrs
Chinnes is still very feeble.
Ego.
TO CURE A COLU IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Brorao Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund tbe
money if it fails to cure. E W Grove's
signature is on each box, 25c.
A slight change of schedule went
into effect Sunday. Following is
the revised schedule: No 40, going
North, arrives here 8:37 a m; No 50,
going North, 7:07'p m; No 51, going
South, 10:59 a m; No 39, going
South, 9:10 p m. No 13, accommodation
freight,goea South, Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:5ft a
ra; No 14, accommodation freight,
goes North Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays at 2:40 p. m.
W. T. 1
Wilkins,
WHOLESALE;
Tnnnnn tit
j?u in s
GENERAL
Hirtliilia
Buying in car-> s
load lots we
are able te |
meet competition
in every ;
line. Here are
some of ourf
Specialties: j
FLOUR
GRITS
MEAL
CORN
OATS
SALT
SOAP :|||
SODA
STARCH
BAKING POWDERS
TOBACCO ^nv GRADE ?
COTTOLENE CASE or BKt^
MATCHES per GROSS
Pure Ovel Compound LARD I
HAMS, BOLOGNA SAUSAGE
CANDIES, CRACKERS
BACON, SUGAR, Bbl . or Sacks
POTTED HAM and TONGUES
CONDENSED MILK
AXLE GREASE
Wrapping PAPER and BAGS
HOMESPUN, By the Bolt ' \
TOBACCO CLOTH
%%%%%%
CIDER
MOLASSES
CHEESE
MACARONI
SARDINES
SALMON
SNUFF
ROPE
BUCKETS ? |
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