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VOL. XIX. KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY,NOVEMBER 26 1903. NO. 46 M
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JUST ARRIVE
Horses *
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YOURS TO
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These Have Paid.
The following friends are among
those who have paid their subscription
to The R'sCORD during the1
week: Messrs J W Guess, Kings'ree;
L F Tisdale. Beusou; J M Faddy,
H E Eaddy, Johnsonville; C G Shaf J
fer, Scran ton; \V E Nettles, Jeff.
. Matthews, J S MeClam, J C Young,;
J L U Moore, J E Baker. Miss Le- j
na Thomas, D W Floyd,* M L Co- i
ker, Lake City; T W Boyle, Greelyville;
I) W Avant, Harpers; J A
Coward, R<?bt Cockfield, Winslow
Wright, Scranton; J W Gaskins,
Leo; L B Gashing, J S Evans, Jay;
B A McKnight, Gourd ins; T A
Cook, W D Harmon, J C Altman,
Jay; S W Jernigan, J B Gamble,
P I Coker, A M McKuight. Kingstree;
C J Thompson, Taft; Mrs N
B Nettles, Bfshopville; P M Brock-i
inton, Kmgstree; J L Tallevast, I
Manatte Fla, Mrs C K McKuight,;
Harpers; S W Gowdy, Cades; R E j
Adams, Mouzon.
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HARPER5 HAPPENING 5
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Items of social a ^d Personal In'erest
y Seen and Noted.
Hahpers, November 25:?Mr D
0 Bruortou of San tee spent Sunday
in town;
Little Annie, daughter of Mr W
B Blakeley, has been quite sick for
wnaf tuauL
IUC I'OOk Iirni.
Mrs W W Eaddy left Sunday for
her future home at Georgetown,
where her husband has been in business
for the past year.
?'Master Willie Nesmith has been
ve:y 6iek for the last few days, but
fc we are glad to report him better
a I now.
Hev H L Singleton attended Rev
[ \ Mr Leitch's meeting at Sampit last
L week.
Miss Gumlin, who is attending the
i Leesville College, has been quite sick
for the past week.
Mr Ben Eaddy of Leo visited
friends in towu last week.
Miss Alice McCullough of Tr.o,
who has been visiting Mrs J H
Hutson, has returned borne.
Mrs Maud McNsal of Sumter is
visiting her sister, Mrs Dr C Lee.
Miss Elma Camlin, one of Harpers'
charming young ladies, attended
preaching at Bethel Sunday.
Mr J W Poston's house caught
fire Friday night, hut the fire was
discovered and extinguished before
much damage was done.
Mr J H Hutson spent Wednesday
in Georgetown on business
Mr Crosby is now occupying his
new house near the depot.
f Mr George Camlin was seen on our
streets Saturday.
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-drowjs x.xes.
Go to Kingstree Bakery for new
Cition Currauts and SeeJed Raisins .
Removal Sale.
For the next thirty days I will
ell all of my stock of Dry Goods,
Clothing, Shoes, etc., at cost to redue#
my stock or .account of moving.
J. W. Locklie/.r,
Greeleyville, S. C.
FOR SALE
One Urge gentle farm horse. Apdly
to * Dr. W. V. Bbockinotox.
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CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS DURING
THE PAST WEEK g
Mr Rushton's Farewell Sermon? A
Business Change?Real Estate
Transfers?Personal. ?
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LiAKK CITY, XMOvemuer ?*.? .ui
H L Richey, who is shipping clerk
on the wharves of the Atlantic
Coast Lumber Corporation ia Georgetown,
spent the early part of last '
week in town with his sister, Miss ^
Cora Riehev.
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W L Bass, Esq., spent Thursday
in Florence 011 business.
Mr W S Moore was in Florence ^
last Wednesday. T
Mr Preston Stuckey, of Tampa, \}
Fla., who is out 011 a visit to old j,
friends and relatives, spent a v
portiou of last week here. Mr r
Siuckey's many friends are gratitied c
to learn that time and fortune have ii
dealt kindly with him in the "Land (
of Flowers." a
Mr J E Tomliuson of Clarendon, I
was in town Friday. He was here g
to conclude the trade with Mr W J c
Singletary for the "Joe Nettles' a
place", which Mr Singletary bought 8
at the McCutchen bankrupt sale, h
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Mr J S Howie visited Darlington
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and .Florence last weea. nunc m
Darlington he made a trade with Mr
Hugh McCutchen for the lattor's g
place here. Mr Howie made the
purchase for himself and Dr DuRant.
"Judge" Green spent several days jin
Charleston last week on business, j
j A great mauv fruit and nut trees d
are being delivered here this fall, d
They come in large lots from several o
different nurseries, mostly Southern, c
we are pleased to say. We are glad c
to see that our people are taking in- 1;
creasing interest in growing fruits i
and nuts. Grapes, pears, plums, r
and pecans do especially well in this t
section?in fact, we can raise almost j
all the fruits and nuts known ex- t
cept such as are strictly tropical. It 1
should not be said that the North
supplies us with peaches and apples
as wall as bacon and iiour. Start f
orchards and vineyards. c
Mr J L Stuckey left Sunday night
for the West to buy horses aud
mules.
In another column will be found i
a notice of the dissolution of the J
firm of J L Stuckey & Co. A H 1
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Williams ana j a ureen reurr, um j
the business will be continued by Mr 1
Stuckey under his own name. The 1
firm has been in existence several \
years and from a small beginning 1
developed a large trade in horses, i
mules, wagons and buggies, with t
livery as an important branch. Mr 1
Stuckey has all along been the man- t
aging partner and he will continue \
the business on the same lines at 1
the same old stand, and, we hope, 1
with the same success. i
Mesdames Canaon and Poiudex- (
ter, of Scrauton, visited Mrs W E
Carter last week.
Rev J Rushton preached his "farewell"
sermon at the Methodist (
church last Sunday. It is with (
genuine regret that we realize that }
he is about to leave us. We wish t
the four years rule of the Confer- \
ence were at times flexible, but it
s$ems tba* it is not. Mr Rushton is
not an ornate speaker nor a "bril- ]
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['"ant" preacher in the strict sense of
the latter term; but he is a good
reasoner, a forceful speaker, and a
hard working pastor, a watchful
shepherd and a sincere Christian.
gentleman. During his pastorate i
he ha3 done much towards building!
lp his circuit. The r.ew house of
worship at Hebron and St Johns
rill remain monuments to his en-!
U.w. mAi*o fkun onr t
rrgj* iu iiiiii mvi^ iuuu w .
>ther man is due the credit of keep-1
ng whiskey out of Scranton and!
Lake City up to this time. He is a 1
Methodist but uot a bigot. As we
ake his hand in parting we say
rrom the heart: "God be with you
;ill wo meet again".
During the absence of Miss Stan-,'
ey, who was called home by the!
leath of her father, her place in j
he school is being filled by Miss 1
^.nnie Rooke. Meanwhile Miss'!
Vnnie's kindergarten is being con- 1
lucted bv her sister, Miss Cornelia." 1
Mr J D Daniel lias leased his town j
esidence and will, at the beginning (
>f the new year, go to his "Grims- j:
ey place," which is about one mile',
rom town. Though he will be so 'j
tear us, we are sorry to lose Mr Dan- j (
el from the immediate town.
Mr E R Rodgers has sold out his
nterest in the steam saw mill of (
lodgers and Weaver to his partner, |
dr JS T Weaver. \
Mr H Nachman is repairing hi '
tore house on Ms in Street. j:
W. L. B.
Ask "Happy Hooligan" aboutm
Fewer gallons; wears longer." |
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A Runaway Accident.
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Sunday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, \
)r A D Epps, accompanied by
?apt G P Nelson, was returning j
roin a professional visit over Broad
>wanip, when the horse they were *
living became frightened on ac- (
ount of some part of the harness 1
ireaking and started to run. The 1
rheels on Capt Nelson's side of the *
tuggy ran into a deep rut, causing a 1
olt that ? threw him from the 1
ehicle, fracturing his right arm '
iear the wrist aud bruising his face 1
onsiderabl v. Dr Epps succeeded *
n stopping the horse and brought !
'apt Nelson home, where the injured 1
rm was given proper atteution by
)rs Scott and Epps. It will be 1
[ratifying to Capt Nelson's numerous
frieuds to learn that he is doing
s well as conld be expected, collided
ng his age, and it is hoped that
ic will soon recover the use of his <
IU1.
Ask yoi r Minister about "Fewer ,
gallons; wears longer." ,
Two Small Fires.
Kingstree came perilously near
laving two fires recently, but forunately
in each case the blaze was ,
liscovered in time to avert a serious
iisaster. Friday night at 9
['clock, the Methodist parsonage
aught fire 011 the roof but was put <
>ut before the flames gaiued any ]
lead way. Again, on Tuesday morn- ^
ng, fire broke out in one of the bedooms
of the Central Hotel. This
iuie, too, the smali blaze was
iromptly seen and extinguished. In
>oth instances the fire is said to
lave caught from stove flues.
Ask your grocer about "Fewer
gallons; wears longer."
Criminal Carelessness.
When Mr W II McGoe, who lives
iear town, returned home from
iingstree last Saturday?his family .
)eing absent from home?he found
i valuable mule lying dead in the
ot with a bullet hole through the
lead. Investigation proved that a
legro, Heibert Henderson, who lives
iear by, had been seen oil the premse8
Saturday morning. When asked
ibout the matter Henderson confessed
that he had been to the house '
md was pranking with a pistol,
vhich went off accidentally and
tilled the mule. The negro has offered
to pay for the* mule if he is
lot prosecuted and Mi McGee is '
considering his proposition.
notice.
The petty jurors drawn for the
lecond week at the present term of
;ourt are hereby notified and ordered '
lot to attend the court of general f
sessions and common pleas, as it has
;his day been adjourned sine die.
R. C. Watts,
Presiding Judge,
November, 25, 1903.
I HUE MURDER.
QHASTLY CRIME COMMITTED
NEAR SCRANTON.
Carolina S ingletary Found in the
Woods With Throat Cut from Ear
to Ear?several Parties
Suspected.
Sceanton, November 24:?The
dead body of a negre woman, with
her throat cat from ear to ear and a
horrible srash in her left side, was
the gruesome find made by Toney
Frieraon, a colored man, while coming
to town iast Thursday morning.
Frierson came on to Scranton and
reported his discovery to Intendant
Singletary, who went back with him
to see the dead woman. She was lying
on the edge of a thick branch
i few yards from the road-side, and
svas divested of.all her clothing save
her skirt. She had evidently been
lead several days, but her body was
n a fair state of preservation and
was easily recoguized by those who
knew her,as Caroline Singletary, who
lisappeared from her home one night
i week before she was found dead.
Magistrate Baldwin held an inquest
Friday aftern.Hm. Arter all
the evidence was taken it was decided
that the jury reserve their verdict,
rhey will meet again next Friday
ind report their boding.
Tins correspondent was not pres;nt
at the inquest, but has been in- j
formed that several partias were im- ]
plicated in the murder, and that
when the jury have rendered their
rerdict arrests will follow.
The dead woman did not live near
Scranton, but resided in the High
Hill community. It is stated that
>n the night of the 13th she whs called
out of her house just after dark
ind was not seen afterwards until her
lead body was found in the woods
lear Scran ton. It is evident she was
Murdered at her home, as a pool
)f blood was found in front of her
bouse the morning after her disappearance.
Two negroes, who are
suspected, were seen driving along
the road between Scranton and the
icene of the tragedy in the silent
hours of the night of the 12th, and
it is surmised that they hauled the
woman's body to the place it was
fonud, after they had taken her life.
Further developments aie awaited
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tviui juteresu *t. hi.
Ask your lawyer about "Fewer
gallons; wears louger."
Finest Iflie of Stationery and Perfumery
goods ever brought to Kingstree.
Come and select before Xmas.
Dr. W. V. Brockixgtox's
Drug Store,.
Ask your doctor about "Fewer
gallons; wears longer.
S J Taylor of Greelvville keeps
constantly on hand a full and ccmlete
line of furniture and undertakers'
supplies. Give him a call.
G) to Kingstree Bakery for new
Mackerel.
Helen Milcete is known for that
vivacious tale called "A Detached
Pirate." In the Christmas number
of Lippinoott'o Magazine she is
even livlier, with a novel called "The
Fascinating of Mr Savage."
Want to bny a horse or mule?
See J B Steele at Thomas and Br.tdham's
new stables.
Go to Kingstree Bakery for
Pickled Tripe.
fin fn TCincrstro*. Vtnlrorir naw
Sapiago Cheese.
For Sale.
Three hnndre I (300) acres of land
vv'thln two or three miles of the town
nf H?rp-Ts on the G & VV Railroad.
Between seventy-five and one hundred
acres of this trad will, when cleared
make excellent farming land; the rest
is fine pasture land for stock. The
timber on this land has been sold to the
Atlantic Toast Lumlwr Corporation
and will be removed this winter.
This land is within a half mile ot the
liapwav public mad leading from King
Rtree to Georgetown andlhere are good
schools and churches in the neighborhood.
The entire tract of 300 acres
will be sold for $200. Parties wishing
to seethe land with a view to purchasing
will addreSs or call on
C W Wolfk.
Kingstrcc, S. C,
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THE CRIMINAL COURT.
Report of the Several C4s*s Disposed
of During the Present Term.
The fall term of the court of
General Sessions and Common Pleas
commenced Monday with Judge R
C Watts presiding and Solicitor Wilson,
Stenographer Lathan and other'
court officials at their posts. Thd
grand jury was not given a general
charge as to their duties, having
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been informed at previous courts;
but" were given the law only od
the cases on which they were to pass;
The first case was that of the
State vs Walter Montgomery,
charged with hog stealing. The
prosecution was assisted by (Japt Jnd
A Kelley. The defence was represented
by J W Ragsdale, Esq., of
Florence, and Stoll and Stoll. This
case was tried at the lait term of
court and a verdict of guilty returned.
A new trial was granted by
Judge Gary, who thought the evi|
dence not sufficient to convict. -At
j this court the jury failed to agree
i and a mistrial was ordered. This is
perhaps the biggest hog stealing ^
: case that has been before the cburt
in years.
The State va Asbury Mouzon, Ben
Williams and Sam Kennedy was
next disposed of. Ben Williams
turned State's evidence and indictment
against him was not pressed.
The evidence was not sufficient to 1
implicate Kennedy and the Judge 1
ordered a verdict of not guilty in regard
to him. These boys were
charged with breaking into the law
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ing $20. 70. Mouzon was found
! guilty and sentenced to ten months
on the chain gang. Monzon and
i Kennedv were represented by Messers
E L Hirsch and L W Gilland.
The State vs Watson Adams and
Abraham Harvey, highway robbery.
' Adams was found guilty and Harj
vey wa3 acquitted. Represented by
Mr Haynes, of Monks Corner.
The State vs Red Spriugs, assault
and battery with intent to kill. Compromised
on consent verdict of simple
assault. Sentenced $25 or 25
days on chain gang. Represented
by Lee & St Amand.
State vs Jack McKnight, violation
of dispensary law. Plead guil!
ty and sentenced to pay a tine of
'$100. The Judge suspended seu!
tence until next term of court. Represented
by Lee & St Amand.
State vs John Richardson and
George Williams, house breaking
I and larceny. These negroes were .
! tried on two charges. Williams who
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is blind, as the result of a load of
small shot in the face, plead guilty
and got two years in each case.
Kichardson got three years in each
case.
State vs Ben Hanna, assault and
battery. Conducted his own case
and got eight months on the chain 1
gang.
State vs Robert Kel ley, assault
and battery. Compromised on consent
verdict of simple assault and
given 20 days on the chaingang.
Represented by Stoll and Stoll.
State vs Willie Wilson, house [
bnalcmg and larcenr. I'l ad guilty on f"
two counts and sentenced to 10 and
12 months.
CIVIL COURT.
In the civil court the case of McG'.ll
V8 Thome was first heard.
This was referred to a reference
with C W Stoll Esq, as Referee who
reported 111 favor of plaintiff. 7
Exceptions were taken bv defendant ?
and the matter argued before the
court, Judge Watts reserved his 1
dicision. j
J C Lynch, plaintiff, against Isaac '
E Lynch defendant. Recovery of
lands. This was the jury case in
eommon pleas court and consumed
the greater part of Wednesday afternoou.
J P McNeal Esq., of Florence
represented the plaintiff and
the jury returned a verdict for the
defendant. A motion for a new
trial was made.
Court has adjourned sine die, having
been in session three days. The
I second week jnmrs will take notice
| that they will not be needed.
Card of 1 hanks.
Editor Connty Record:?
Please allow us space to thank
our friends for the manifold kindness
and hearty sympathy shown us
during the illness of Miss Edith
Nelson. Respectfully,
The Family.
Nov. 25, 1903.
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