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$je (founts IttfofS. VOL. XIX. KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. 1903. NO.&tJ jmmmHMwmf. j LOCAL ITEMS j OF IN Mr A M Gordon spent Tuesday night in town. Mr J J Hanna was on our streets Saturday from Epps. Mr \V W Kennedy was a visitor iu Kingstree Friday. Mr* M E Scott of Benson is visiting relatives in town. Mr J C Lynch of Lynch was here yesterday on business. Mr T W Boyle was here Tues' day from Greelyville. * * Mr H P Brow n of Gourdins was in Kingstrce yesterday. Mr Willie Tisdale of Cedar Swamp was here Tuesday. The oil mill ginnery will soon be ready to make things hum. MrC D Jacobs visited Georgetown a day or two last week. Mr George Hudgens of Charles-1 ton was in town over Sunday. Dr I) P Frierson of Charleston spent Sunday at Mr J as Epps'. Mr B W Stewart, froin near Lake City, was noted in town Friday. Mr W W Barr of Indiantowu was a visitor in town Tuesday. Miss Isla Bryan of Taft spent the day with friends in town Friday. > Miss Josie Barguiann of Charleston in visiting at Mr J P Nelson's. Mrs M A Ross is spending some time with relatives in Rock Hill. Capt J F Scott of Central was a' guest at the Ceutral Hotel Tuesday Cotton is opening and we hope soon to record Williamsburg's first bale. Mrs Geo 8 Barr left Tuesday night to visit relatives in Greenville. Mr Winslow Wright of Scranton is spending a while at at Glenn Springs. Messrs H L Grayson and J B Chandler were in town Tuesday from Benson. Miss Lutie Cato of Red Springs, N. 0., is visiting tho Misses Bell at at Indiantown. Mr 11 P Hatehell of Effingham is here assisting in placing the oil mill machinery. Messrs George Brown aud Willie McCrea of Central were visitors in town yesterday. M r J J Snow, Karainski A Co's popular traveling salesman, spent yesterday in town. Prof Ernest Wiggins has gone to Glenn Springs to spend the remainder of his vacation. Messrs W 8 Kennedy and S J Cameron were visitors here Tuesday from Scran ton. Capt William Cooper has gone to Asheville, X C, to spend some days with relatives. Messrs T R Wilson and R C McElveen of Spring Bank were noted on our streets Saturday. Mr John Y McGiH, an energetic and well-to-do farmer of Benson, spent Saturday in town. Mr and Mrs F L Morris were registered at the Central Hotel Monday from Gourdius. Rev S T Russell and Mr S Tyler Russell of Bloomingvale honored v us with a visit Tuesday. Misses Barbara Jacobs and Claudia Jones went up to Lake City yesterday afternoon. Mr and Mrs J B Steele are away this week on a visit to Gallovan', Mrs Steele's former home. Mr W Francis Kennedy, ot the Lake City section^ was on our streets a short while Friday. Messrs J P McNeil and F L Wilcox, of the Florence bar, were in tewn yesterday on bueiness. < 4 . - * ' i . I VVWiVVYWvYrWrYrWTWVV AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR < LOCAL REPORTER AND ^ NOTED J Written in Condensed Form ^ and Printed in Like Manner ^ for the Sake of Our Busy ^ Readers ^ Miss Eleanor Gourdin of Heinemann is spending fome days with her sister, Mrs \V G Gamble. Municipal affairs are warming up and the ebullition of the political pot is visible to the unclad optic. The handsome residence of Mr Wm T Wilkins has been completed and his family moved in onTuesday. Mr* Janet Cooper and Miss Jennie Cooper of Fowlers went to Seneca this week to visit relatives Mr and Mrs Hugh McCuteheu have returned from a six weeks stay in New York and Pennsylvania. Mrs C M Chandler left for Maxton, N 0, Monday night to pay a visit to her friend, Mrs Maggie Altord. Mrs M F Heller has gone to Manning, were she will stay for a few days and then go on to Glenn Springs. Mrs John A Kclley and Miss Bessie Kelley returned from the Western North Carolina mountains Tuesday morning. Mr T M Cooper was in town Tuesday from Fowlers having recently returned from a ten days' outing on Pawley's Island. Maj Theodore Dellon, the courteous and affable representative of the News and Courier, spent yesterday here on business. Messrs E T Hamer, .T C Everett A R Moseley and W S Shaw, of the Suiters section, were noted on our streets yesterday. Miss Florence Bell, who has been visiting in Darlington, passed through town to-day returning to her home at Indiantown. Rev D H Everett of Clio, Marlboro . county, who is visiting his brother, Mr J C Everett near Salters, was in town yesterday. Prof Pugh, who has been conduc" J ? U 1 -4 \f?.? ung ine ouminer winNii running, is spending a few days with his old college friend, Mr T O Epps. Miss Mattie Pendergrass of Florence.who has been spending a while on Sullivan's Island, stopped over in Kingstree this week to visit relatives. I Mr G 0 Parsons of Harpers dropped in Friday afternoon to see us and left the price of 104 copies of The Record. Such visitors are doubly welcome. Mr 8 W Mcintosh of Workman was in town Tuesday. We are informed that Mr Mcintosh contemplates opening a mercantile business in Kingstree this fall. Miss Carolina Askins of Lake City has accepted a position as stenographer and book-keeper with the Naval Stores Manufacturing Company.?Manning Times. Mr H D Reddick will leave for New York Saturday to purchase his fall 6tock of goods. See his announcement this week and watch his space in The Record. If "Dixie" will furnish us his name?as a guarantee of gf>od faith?his letter will be published. We do not admit anonymous contributions to our columns. Mr Frank Nelson came up Tuesday from Charleston to spend his vacation with relatives and friends. We are pleased to note that his health is much better than when he visited here last. Mr Saul Marcus of New York but more recently of Manning, has rented the building formerly occupied by Mrs W J Lee, where he will conduct a general merchandise business. His stock of goods will be here next week. Mr Marcus says that he will make his millinery department ? specialty. , .. ;V i r'~ ... A LOSS TO WILLIAMSBURG. I Death of Mr. William Salters of Salters Depot. j ' ? r News of the death of Mr William Salters, of Salters Depot, reached , here last Friday causing general sadness and regret among his many friends in town. Mr Salters' death i was a great shock even to his family, {coming as it did quite unexpectedly. | On the preceding day (Thursday) w ' he seemed to be in his usual health ^ I # ! and spirits and spent the evening hours in cheerful conversation with t< his family and several visiting rela- ti tives. Some hours after letiring he J\ waked up and seemed to be suffering i spvere nain. Soothiner remedies were A I r ? # tl administered and after some time the j pain subsided, so that he told the anxious watchers around his bedside that he felt better. These were ^ the last words he spoke. Almost as P lie uttered them he closed his eyes n in "the sleep that knows no waking until the resurection morn''. f< Mr Salters was born in Williamsburg county in 1841 and he was b therefore 62 years old. At the t< breaking out of the war he was a h cadet at the Citadel and along'with p that soldierly band?th? battalion t< of cadets?he responded to the first p call of his country. He enlisted in u Capt W B Gordon's company, of p the 25th S C V. At the close of d the war he held the rank of lieuten- ? ant and was acting eaptain. His gj record during the four years of ser- el vice he gave to the Confederacy was si *!...* ,\t a nullui.t tnl/lior "ivitlinill c/ I LI ills VI ?? ^UUUll W OVtUiV(| na?itvM? m fear and without reproach." In his ti personal life Mr Suiters represented tl the highest type of manhood. As a: in war so in peace he never shirked fo a duty and his knightly soul never tl harbored a sentiment that was mean p or groveling., He was a man who fi will be misssd?in his community, a: in his church and in his family the n loss is irreparable. G At 11 o'clock last Sunday morn- c< ing, at Union church, where he had ol been a faithful and consistent mem- iz ber for many years, his fuueral ser- tl vices were held, conducted by Rev J E Dunlop, the pastor iu charge, ir The church was tax*! to its utmost capacity, and seats had to be im provised for the late-comers. A ^ touching feature of the sad service was the presence of a number of old family servants, who had gathered IE / i__i. i i i t cl mere lur a iasi iwn ?il ute lutm ui hiin for whom their hearts were ^ tilled with love and esteem. In his eulogy of the deceased Mr 111 Dunlop paid eloquent tribute to his ^ high character and lofty ideals and o feelingly did he allude to his per- w soual side that at times many of the congregation were moved to tears. P< Mr Salters' immediate family con- to sists of his bereavad wife and two children, Dr Leland Salters and Miss Lizzie Salters. He is survived g. also by one brother, Mr T E Salters, p and three sisters, Mrs S M Gordon, a Miss Jane Salters and Mrs W B Mc w Collough. ff END OF BITTER FIGHT. g, "Two physicians had a long and stubborn tight.with an abcess on my gi right lung" writes J F Hughes of w DuPont, Ga. "and gave me up. Everybody thought my time had come. As a last resort I tried Dr. King s .New Discovery for Cousump- u tion. The benefit I received, was w striking and I was on my feet iu a J few days. Now I've entirely re- ? gained my health." It conquers all ^ roughs, Colds and Throat and'Lung ^ troubles. Guaranted by W L Wal- ei lace's Drug Store. Price 50c and (< $1.00. Trial bottles free. p Ifou are always sure of getting 6 a good meal at the home of the ^ woman who is proud of her hread- ? making ability. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. 1:1 Take Laxative Bromo Quinine ?! Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E W Grove's ^ signature is ob each box-, 35o. tx * > f II HI! 1111 JEWS ANO VIEWS AND CURRENT COMMENT. k Principal Wanted for High School? Intendant Gaskins* Court?In the Throes of the Tobacco Trust. Senator C S McCall, of Marlboro, ran in town Thursday and while ere paid us a pleasant call. _ t n .Mr Artnur isenjamin, 01 worge3wu, spent a portion of last week in 3wn with his sister, Mrs II G iskins. W L Bass, Kg<]., attended Magisrate Brown's court, Florence county, ist Saturday. The trustees have had the school uilding painted, which has itnroved its appearance in a degree jully surprising. A principal has not been secured )r our school, lie? Saddler was reacted as has been already stated, ut he declined. The position was Midered Mr Ligon of Barnwell but e refused to accept. It will be imossible, we fear, to induce a compe;nt and capable man to take the lace for the salary offered. It is nreasonable to expect a first class rincipul for third class pay. Uner the circusmstances Mr Saddler juld afford to fill the place at a nailer salary than almost any one Ise who may be found. It was a id blow to the school when that 'holar, faithful teacher and Chrisan gentleman was forced to give up le place. The trustees hate done ud are doing what they believe est, but they cannot hope to obtain le right kind of a man for the altry sum offered. The salaries of rst and second assistant, are as large i similar positions command in tost schools, and Misses Stanley and regg have signified their ac sptaiice. Wo are informe<l by one t' the trustees that the board, real;ing that the amount offered with le principal's salary will not ware a good man, has decided to icrease the amount. Miss Hattie Burns, of Snmmerille, is visiting her cousins, the [isses Suteliffe. As a result of the series of meetigs recently held at the Baptist lurch there were nineteen candiites for admission to the church by ( iptism. The ordinance was adinistered to sixteen of these Sun- , ?y night in the presence of a very , rge congregation. The other three ill be baptized Thursday night. Mr Dozier of Britton's Neck stop- , id over in town Monday on his way i Charleston. < Intendent Gaskins has been mak- ' ig things interesting for the colored 1 imblers and for the town treasurer, or some time he had his off eye on certain coterie of dusky sports hose hands know not work yec they ire sumptuously every day. Od nnday, the 9th, he walked up on a ' ing playing in the woods near the 1 ike ana unseen watcneu tne skin ame. With that as a. starter ,he orked up several cases and Wednes* iy invited about sixteen to attend a ttle entertainment. Twelve- went ' ) the entertainment and four to the oods. The guests were Mott tickson (well known to the chain ang), Crider Rose, Chester Burgess, who denied everything until cornred), Sam Burgess, Ans Burgess )ne the first to own the corn), Geo loward, (barber and dnde), Charlie 'aul ("don't soshate wid black nigers"), Link Timmons (part of a vely chain), Elie Cunningham [arry Rose, Will Abrams (heavy port) and Eugene Dusenbury 'strictly in it"). The "push" con ibuted one hundred and twentyae dollars towards the expenses of le town. Not one took the days, rot a bad days' work for the insndant, eh? 4 Messrs W F Kennedy, and Barnes went to Ringstree Monday. Mr B 0 Bristow of Darlington spent Sunday and Monday in town. The brick work of Mr J L C Moore's store is nearing completion. Rev and Mrs Rushtou, who have been spending some time in the upper part of the State, returned home Saturday. The tobacco farmers are now realizing what it means to be at the mercv of the trusts. The entire "export" tobacco district, which embraces the eastern half of North Carolina and all of the tobacco section of South Carolina, is as completely in the power of these blood suckers as the prisoner is in the power of his jailer. The independent manufacturers and exporters of the kind of tobacco raised in this district have all been bought ont or frozen out There is no competition. The conditions, taken t aj after day, are better here than elsewhere in South Carolina, but they are the same in every market You must sell to these trusts and at whatever price they say or not sell at all. There is a remedy and sooner or later it must be applied. What is this remedy and when shall it be applied? W. L. B. MASS MEETING CALLED To Organize Democratic Club and Arrange for Town Primary Election. We, the undersigned, citizens of the town of Kingstree, do hereby call a mass-meeting of the Democratic roters of the town to meet in the court house on Monday,- the 24th day of August, at 8:30 o'clock p. m., to organize a Democratic club and to arrange for the holding of a primary election on Tuesday, the 1st day of September,' which election will be to nominate an intendant, four wardens and a clerk and treasurer for the town of Kingstree, said nominees to be voted for at the general election of town officers on Monday, the 14th of September next. P H Stoll, E C Epps, J N Hammett, W J Reddick, H 1) Roddick, B II Myers, R J Kirk, R C Logan, J F Scott, Edwin Harper, \V R Scott, F W Harper, E L Hirsch, B B Johnson. E M Hirsch, B C White head, J J B Montgomery, C II Myers, A M Snider, W W Grayson, R A Murphy, W II Edwards, P S Courtney, J B liesesne, W T Wilkins, M S Montgomery, L Stack ley. R K Wallace, T M Gilland, M F Heller, H A Meyer, C I) Jacobs, J G McCutchen, W V Brockinton, M A Ross, J E Porter, L C Montgomery, W II Kennedy, J J Steele Jr., P B Thorn, R H Kellehan, II 0 Brittou, S B Davidson. Mortuary. Died?On Sunday, August 16, 1903, near Jay postoftice, Mrs John G Hanua, aged 80 years. The funeral services were held at the Hanna burying ground on Monday, at 11 1) m T3 A _ /r if. ii a. m.t net x d uwen omciaiiDg. DlEO?On Tuesday evening August 11, 1903, at the home of his step-father, Mr T W Boyle, Greelyville, S. C., Cunnie Sanders Hogan, aged 22 years. Mr Hogan was a young man of excellent promise and his death is mourned by a large circle of relatives and friends. He died after an illness of about a week. The remains were taken to Sumter and consigned to mother earth, in the city cemetery, on Thursday after his death. Funeral services were conducted by Rev L L Inabinet. WANTED Young man for Salesman, with aome experience. Reference required. Apply to A. Z. 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