The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 10, 1903, Image 1
VOL XIX. XIXG8TRFJ{. S~ THURSOAY, SEl^EMBLR Hh li)o:i ^NO. 36 ^
WHOLESALE PROVISION MARKET
Corrected Weekly bv W T WilkinsT
Grist, per saok, - - 1.50
Meal, 96 lbs sacks, - - 1.40
D 8 Ribs, - - - 8J J
D S Butts, - - - 61
Best Patent Flour, - '5.00 to 5.501
i Patent Flour, - - 4.50 j
Best St Flour, - - 4.20 J
Corn best white, 80
Feed Oats, - - - 571
'Texas R R Proof Oats seed, - 6211
Granulated Sugar, - - 51 I
Rice, - - - 4 to 511
Pure Peach Leaf Lard, - 6*
Compound, ... 8
Coffee as to grade, - 7 to 11
.tobacco as to grade, - 25 to 371
DEFEND MR HARRIS.
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i Statement of Guests Concerning Robb^rtes
at White Stone Lithia
Springs.
We, the undersigned guests ol
White Stone Lithia Hotel, having
noticed iti flie various papers
throtighout the State numerous
articies concerning tie recent
robberies I'rohi the rooms of this
hotel, believe that great injustice
lias been done Mr Harris. At the
earnest solicitation of guests from
whom articles of value had been
taken, he was induced to make
search lor I he recovery of the lost
property. He did so and made
a search of t he effects ol one of t he
guests, who was suspected by almost
every guest in the hotel.
While none of the lost property
was recovered, we are informed
that sufficient evidence was se^
cured bv examination of the
trunks of the suspected party to
warrant the suspicion and to justify
Mr Harris in his search. We
leel confident that Mr Harris did
all he could to recover the lost
property taken from his guesl*.
We heartily approve of his action:
^ in the matter and believe in the,
coming trial before the courts'
that he will be thoroughly vindi-j
eated. And we would furtherj
state that up to the time of the
arrival of the suspected parly no j
valuables were missing from the
rooms and since the departure of
the suspected party we have not
heard of a single article being
nissed.
Signed: J P E-isterling, Hamwell,
S C; L B Folk, M D, Columbia,
S C; J J Nichols, Augusta,
Ga; Thomas Taylor, Columbia,
S C; J Johnston Fowles, Columbia,
8 C; D 8 Brown, Atlantic
City, Is J; C Bates, Chester, 8
C; D H Sally, Sally, S C; Ben F
Townsend, Union, 8 C; L C
Stephens, M D, Greenville, 8 C;
<x H unnxscaies, opananourg, 01
'J; G W Easterling, Barnwell, 8
C; C 0 Fuller. Laurent, S C; J M
Witherington, Dublin, Ga.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Broino Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fail* to cure. E W Grove's
S'gnaturc is on each box, 25c.
Attention
Everybody!
Having removed from my
old stana across the Railroad
*into the Grocery Store form'
ally occupied by J. H. Brilles.
I shall be glad to serve
my Friends and Customers
with HIGH CLASS FAMILY
GROCERIES at the lowest
Prices. Thanking the public
for past favors, and hoping to
deserve a continuance of the
same, I remain,
At your service.
J: H. V. GASKINS,
Lake City, S. C.
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BUDGET OF NEWS OF THE PAST
WEEK.
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The Tobacco Growers' Convention? ^
Banquet for Judge Wallace? A ^
Blind Tig*r Haul. ( ,
Lake City, September 0:?We a
always manage to have a pugilist or 11
two on the town council. One of i J
the wardens had a light Saturday 11
and was lined $3.00. His antago-ju
nist got off with $2.00. ! s
Mr C S Lucas, county treasurer of ic
Florence, came down Thursday and |1
remained until Monday visiting at if
W L Bass, Esq's. " j1
Mrs Mattie Fulmore went to:^
Florence Monday on a visit. .
Dr A H Williams went tt Char- a
leston the early part of the week. f
Much iuterest is being thown in I
the "Tobacco Growers' Convention", j}
wnicu win iueei nere on next rn-ic
day. We hear this meeting talked o
of 011 all sides. There will no doubt f
lie a very large attendance of earnest t
men who will discuss matters of s
interest to tobacco farmers, especial- j
ly the tobacco trusts and the de-ie
pression in prices and try to devise (t
some plan of relief. All should be a
interested in this matter. 'The
growers are receiving the hardest t
blow, but all are affected by the j
ridiculously low prices of tobacco, i;
When the farmers have less money e
to spend and with which ro pay a
debts, the merchant, the doctor, the fi
lawyer, the blacksmith?all are hurt, t
And all should join hands and i
hearts with the growers 111 their c
struggle for relief. We sincerely i
hope thut out of this meeting some- r
thing of lustiuggood will be evolved, d
The Florence- Times cf one day ^
hist week made mention >f the fact
that a shipment of Collet -u tobacco *
brought three cents per pound at
Lake City, but that paper lias been (!
careful to say nothing eitl er of the N
Colleton shipment that sold for 1} 1
cents on the Darlington market or I
of the Steele lot from Georgetown v
that brought next to nothing at 11
Florence. Three cents is low, shamefully
low, hut it is a little bet- 6
ter, at least, than 1?, and if the v
Colleton man who received 3 cents r
is hurt, Steele must be ruined. ^
Miss Eva North, of Laurinburg, *
N. C., is visiting her sister. Mrs W \
E Severanoe. J
Hon P S Wall was in town from ^
Scraiiton a day last week and while .
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111*11* I'UIU US a jULtKttUll' Lull*
Magistrate Wallace seems to be r
gaining a splendid reputation. ,
Recently we have lieai d several and f
solid men say that he is making one (
of the best magistrates we ever had. t
We congratulate Kingstree and the
county.
Nineteen gallons of whiskey came a
here Saturday and it is reported y
that a gocd deal of it was blind f
tiger liijuor. The effects of the stuff e
were in evidence, very much in evidence
on the ways, and in the by
j i i 7i : . i
ways auu neuges. it is rumored
that there are some white men engaged
in the business?men wiio
would hardly be suspected of such a ^
thing. How a decent white infill1
who lays claims to respectability can !
I go to work to systematically violate!
the law we can not underhand.
We can very readily appreciate how '
a man under stress of circumstances
*
and the impulse of the moment may 1
! commit a crime, but how a niau who i
; wilfully day after day violates what i
j he knows to be the law of the land 11
can hold up his head among honestI1
men is beyond our comprehension.1
And they will be found ow. The | j
( slickest blind tiger this town ever! j
, had was caught not long since. No ;;
| man can continue to break the law!,
without being caught sooner or i
later. Look out! The day of;'
reckoning will come as sure as to- j
morrow's sun will rise. And when !
rt comes ?. W. L. B. j
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AN ANTI-TRUST MEETING.
rhe First Gun of the Campaign Fired
Monday.
In response to thy call issued by
Mi A C Stewart, President of the
iYilliamslmr# Co. Alliance, a meetnff
was held in tiie court house last
Monday to devise some means for
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ill organizeu ngiii, uguiuM. mr u/lacco
trusts, especially the eombilatiou
known as the American To-(
mcco Co. 'J'lie meeting was well;
ittemled, there being present repreentative
men from a 11 sections of the I
:ounty, who seemed to be sincere in
heir desire to lend their aid against
he giant monopoly that is grinding
he life out of the tobacco growers.!
The meeting was called to order I
>v Mr Stewart, who explained the
ibject for which they had gathered,
iter which an oiganization was efected
by the election of Hon J
)avis Carter as chairman and C W|
Yolfe secretary. Upon taking thei
hair Mr Carter spoke very feelingly I
i the conditions confronting the!
armors, especially those who raise]
obacco, and urged the necessity ofj
ome organized effort to restrict the [
tower of these monopolies. Other'
ounties ha^e passed resolutions to
his end and Williamsburg should
lso fall into hue.
Capt John A K el ley suggested
hat while he was entirely in sviulathy
with the object of the meet-)
ng and that he had no doubt that
veryone present would be willing
nd ready to lend his aid in the
ight against the trust, yet he
bought, in view of fact that a meetng
of tobacco growers had been
ailed at Lake City for next Friday
o discuss this very question, it
night be premature to take any
lefinite action prior to the Lake
,'ity meeting. He then moved that
lelegates be appointed to represent
iingstree meeting at Lake City.
Mr Stewart made an eloquent adIress
in which be pictured very
ividly the conditions confronting
hi* farmer at the hands of the trusts.
le believed there was one way to j
k hi}) the trusts and only one way,
nd that is through the Farmers'
Uliance. As long as the farmers
tuck to the Alliance they were inineiblc,
now the thing to do is to
organize and present an unbroken
rout. He closed with a stirring ap>eal
to all old Alliance-men and any
(tilers who wanted to come in to I
oin the Alliance.
After some discussion it was deermiued
to aj)]>oint as delegates
o Lake City all who felt sufficient I
Merest ill the matter to attend the
neeting there Friday. Quite a
itnuber signified their desire to at- j
end. The Lake Citv meeting will
loubtless be well attended and titing
resolutions passed.
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The public is cordially invited to!
ittcnd our Fall Opening Sept 23, 21
ind 25. Pattern Hats and latest
hings in Dress Goods, Trimmings,
fte. on display.
Stewart & Floyd,
Lake City, S. C.
.lust returned from Baltimore
vith a complete line of goods. Come
md see our bargains.
Stwhit A-, Floyd.
Like City, S. C.
FEARFUL ODDS AGAINST HIM.
Bedridden, alone and destitute.
Such, in l>rief was the condition of
in old soldier by name of J J Havens,
Versailles, 0. For years he was
Ironbled with Kidney disease alid
leither doctors nor medicines gave
aim relief. At length he tried
Electric Bitters. It put him on hio
feet in snort order and now be testifies:
"I'm ou the road to complete
recovery." Best on earth for Liver
ind Kidney trophies and all forms
sf Stomach and Bowel Complaints.
Only 50c. Guaranteed by W L
Wallace, Druggict.
Subscribe to Tne ReCO'fd;
| tie mm no. :
l RECOMMEDATION OF GRAND JURY
SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT. |
Questionable Advanlaga of Using the
Court House Yard as a Hitching
Dlai a MAnumont.
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(Written for last week.)
j Kditor County Record:?
I At the request of County Com:
missiony S J Siugletary I will eu!
deavor to raise my wee voice as to
the court house enclosure, but if I
regulate mv tones in proportion to
the number of square inches I
would be entitled to were the court
house square divided up among the
tax-payers of the county "divil a
bit" would it reach the moou.
Mr Siugletary is correct when .be
says that the people, i.e., the taxpayers,
own the court house, the
surrounding square and the public ,
funds of tlie county and that they
should have a lively interest in the
management and the judicious expenditure
of the latter. Yes, the
humblest tax-payer, living in the
i most remote corner of the county,
has an eaual rijrhfc with the county j
supervisor or even a county commissioner
himself to the court house
yard. He has the same right to
j hitch, feed or graze his stock that
citizens of Kingstree have to eon1
vert it into a pasture for iuilch
cows. Hut have we nut enjoyed this
felicitous state of affairs long
enough, ai.d is it not time to make a
change?
For the past two years at least we
have been edilied with the dainty
[spectacle of the wandering Gypsy,
with his one-eyed, skinned up plugs
! running in happy abandon over the 1
yard; the bow-legged "nigger" with ,
his one-horned ox, hitched to the
front wheels of some old buggy, as
it browzes around oij the feed from
a tax-payer's buggv; the African
squaw, with her cypress scoic smoke
and her great tubrof spoiled fish,
squatted in the must comfortable
nook of the yard?all these and
more we have seen, and they seem to
have not only an equal light, but,
withal, a sjiecial privilege, and have <
taken 1 heir half right out of the
middle. They seem to vie with one
another in conducing to the gladsomeness
of ?i popular occasion and
have contributed largely to the
comfort and convenience not only of
the tax-payer, but likewise to that
of the judge and the jury by the
puffs of smoke, together with the
great whiffs of savory aroma from
these same fish constantly borne in
through open window on the wings
of the morning zephyrs, causing the
Judge to smack his mouth and the
jury to agree to disagree* with all
despatch in order to make their
ticape.
Now. in all seriousness, would it
! not be better for us all?vea
I
i cheaper for the tax-payer who lives
I 25 or 30 miles away?while visiting
! the county seat to put our stock
safelv under shelter (where they
j should l>e) even though if may cost
J10 cents? And let us at once
| abolish this eyesore and nuisance,
j Clear off the yard, beautify the
|ground and place an abundance
j of comfortable seat.-, conveniently
I arranged,.where tax-payers who drive
j in from 25 or 30 miles off tired and
; and thirsty mav rest comfortably
and not be annoyed with the horrid
stench and innumerable flies consequent
upon the congregating of so
much stock in one small space. Yy$.
he can leisurely stroll aiound
jover the healthful ground dis;
cussing the topics of the day
! while admiring the beautiful and
substantial iron fence, togetherwitlf
the handsome mor ument (which will
l v
follow,) erected to the honor and in
memory of our glorious Wade
I Hampton and the heroic Confed;
eratf dead of old Williamsburg. y
| In my humble judgement this
would l>e preferable, so here goes one
for the fence and $5.00 to the monmnent.
Can't we do it this fall
with cotton at 11 cents? Let us
hear from you, friends.
Respectfully yours,
J. 1). Daxiel.
T i- n.'i.. o ii
JJUKC V'lTV, O. V/.,
September 1, 1903.
DOING BUSINESS AT OLD STAND.
I am still doing business at the
same old stand and am better prepared
tliau ever to serve my patrons.
Respectfully,
R. A. Watts, Jr..
tf 9-9 The Jeweler.
Will Gin Your Co'ton.
The Williamsburg Oil Mill will
gin cotton during the coming seasou
at the rate of $1.00 a bale for
bales weighing 500 lbs or less. All
over this weight will be charged for
ut 20 cents a hundred. We are
prepaied to furnish our patrons
with bagging upd ties at 50 cents a
bale.
The Williamsburg Oil Mill,
8-27 tf. Kingstree, S. C.
Don't forget Stewart & Floyd's
Fall Opening, Sept 23, 24 and 25.
Strawberry Plants.
I have a few thousand Hrflin's
Early and Profit Strawberry
Plants for sale at $2.50 a thousand.
G W. Westnrook,
W rightsville, N. 0.
Having secured a first class Baltimore
milliner to assist Miss Rodg?T3
we feel sure we can give our
iwstomers better attention tban ever
blfore. Our aim is to give you upto-date
goods at right prices. Cornel
and see us.
Stewart & Floyd,
Like City. S. C.
Basket Picnic.
The public generally is invited to
participate in a basket picnic at the
home t.f W F Kennedy, on Friday,
Sept 25. 11)03.
Newest things in Millinery and
Dry Hoods. We have sonio bargains
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for you. Ue sure lo see uieni.
Stewart & Floyd,
' Lake City, S. C.
Some rich men think thai thev
can right anv kind of a wrong by
writing a check.
WHAT IS LIKE?
In the last analysis nobody knows
but we do know that it is under
strict law. Abuse that law even
slightly, pain results. Irregular
living means derangement .of the
oigaus, resulting in Constipation,
Headache or Liver trouble. Dr
King's New Life Pills quickly readjusts
this. IPs gentle, vet
thorough. Only Jioc at W L Wal
kiees I ?ruu: fMo?*e.
The average man i* a good
nurse when it comes lo nursing a
grievance.
It won't help your crop to sit
on the fence and count the weeds
in your neighbsr's field.
A bOY'S WILD RIDE FOR LIFE
With family aroupd expecting
him to die, and a son riding for life,
18 miles, to get Dr King's New Discovery
for Consumption, Congh6 and
Colds, W H Brown, of Leeerillf, Ind.,
endured death's agonies from asthma;
but this wonderful medicine gave
instant relief and soon cured him.
He writes: "I now sleep soundly
every night." Like marvelous cures
of Consumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis,
Coughl, Colds and (kip prove
its matchketf, merit for all Throat
.^uof 'tatoiblcs. ? Quartdteed
febttlea/COi Trial bofcfcfa
W L Wallade^ dfu^jtore. <
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HAMS, BOLOGNA SAUSAGE
CANDIES, CRACKERS
BACON, SUGAR, Bbl or Sacks
POTTED HAM and TONGUE"
CONDENSED MILK
AXLE GREASE
Wrapping PAPER and BAG^
HOMESPUN, By the BoK \
TOBACCO CLOTH
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macaronr m
sardines
salmon
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