The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, December 31, 1903, Image 1

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i Vju'ax. klXasritKK, S. a, THUR!SI)AY,DECEMBER 31. 11)03/ ^0^51^ pffflj Horses * DIRECT FR01 Come early am YOURS TO n. k r hymen at cades. Holiday :"??? . n Marked by Several Interesting Nuptial Events Cades, December 30:?Hymen'* torch has been burning brightly du-, ring the holidays. On Xmaa day, at the home of the bride's mother, .Mrs J C McCuteheu, near E.ps poatof-j fice, Miss Mollie MeCutchen and Mr! Needham K Williamson were anited in marriage. The bride is one of | Epps' most attractive young ladies, | while the groom is a very p< pular and industrious young man of this section. The marriage service was rendered by liev W 0 Wilson of . I (. ades. j At Sandy Bay Free Will Baptist Church, ou the 19th iust, Rev W 0 \\ ilson tied aDother nuptial knot that made two young hearts beat as one. The contracting parties wer^ Miss Ne.lie Caider and Mr I N Coker. On Wednesday, the 24th inst, Mr George E Hill of, Tiinuionsville led to the bymeneil altar Miss Alum McElveen. This happy event took place at the home ot the biide's pa vents, Mr and Mrs Jt T McElveen, i ear town. Immediately after the % . ceremony a reception vias given the bride and groom, who were the recipients of many handsome and valuable preseuts and fervent congratulations. The bride ;s one of the loveliest belles of this community, and the groom is a popular young man of Timmousville. We extend hearty felicitations and be3t wishes for their future happiness. Mr J C Epps is home from Atlanta, Ga, bei'-g called to the bedside of his wck mother. His many friends are gratiGed to know that he is doing well. Capt T B Reddick, who has been section master at this place for the A C L for the past three years, has received a promotion, having been placed in charge of the yard at Charleston. Capt Reddick was a general favorite in town and his friends sincerely regret hie departure. ^ . ri!i? Jdr ?KI Spring, iroin near raise v,ny, succeeds him at Cades. Master LeRoy Payne of Mnllins is visiting relatives at this place. Mr T S Smith of Charleston spent Xmas near town. The little folk of the Methodist Sutidav school enjoyed a Christmas tree at the Methodist church last evening. Miss Beulah Nelson and Master Nappie Nelson came up from Kings tree yesterday and attended the Christmas tree. ITAXHOJK. SHAW'S PURE MALT has a marvelous dietetic value. While refreshing and pleasant to take, it helps assimilation of food. On sale at all dispensaries. P IAD OF u riules. 1 THE WEST. I get your pick, PI FASF ^ 1ELLER, | A Christmas Dining. I One of the pleasantest social events of the holiday season was a dining given on Christinas day by Miss Lula Strong complimentary to Misses Bessie and Janie Johnson of Pensacola, Fia. The dinner houi was seven o'clock and by that time quite a number of guests had assembled at the hospitable home of the hostess. After dinner, the menu of which was rich and varied, the evening was nU?untiv an.Mit in the SDacious J'.l.C.JWJ ~t ? -f parlor, which whs tastefully decorated with holly and mistletoe , tnd other beautiful evergreens. The pleasure of the occasion was much enhanced by the beautiful music rendered by Misses Mabel aud Belle Harper, both ot whom are skilful and brilliant pianists. Much amusement was dtlived fiom the "drawing contest'', in which the first prize was awarded to Mr C W Wolfe und the booby prize to Mr Wilmot Gilland. Some of the sketches were great. Miss Strang, the charming aDd accomplished hostess, was assiduous in her attention to her guests, all of whom enjoyed a most delightful evening, Those present were the fo. lowing: Misses Mabel Harper, Belle Harper, Barbara Jacobs, Mauiie Nrxsen, Alice Nexsen, Beulah Nelson, Janie Johnson, Bessie Johnson and Mrs Clara (i Harper. Messrs R J Taylor, Summerville, Wiltnot Gilland, 0 H PatPatrick, Otis Arrowsmith, (J \V Wolfe, R K Wallace, W I N? xsen, Eddie Lewis and Fred Harper. I Card of Thank,. Editor County Record:? ; I want to .uke advantage of yotu columns to sav to the m ny friends who paiticiputed in the severe pounding which ' we received on Christmus-eve night that we appreciate their kind thonghtfnlness more than we tell in woids. V\e are grateful for the very valuable presents received and for the tboughtfulness expressed in the giving. It encourages us to think that we ha>e many friends who are glad to have us hack. \\ e propose to make this : the very best year of our ministry. God grant that it may be such. A thousand thanks to all for their kind thoughtfuluess. Very sincerely, Henky Cauthe>\ m m I -FLOROOORA" COTTO SEED (Long S'ap'e ) I i I have 70 bushels of above Seed ; for sale (from one year's planting of seed direct from L A Stonev, Allen| * i dale S C) My cotton sold this presjent reason at 14} and Xb\ cents per 'pound in Charleston. Price per I bushel, -$1.00; ten bushels or more 85cts. J. 8. Cunningham, Ind'antown, S. C. i)ec-22-03. wns m 11 cm SOCIAL AND PER^NAL IDE OF OUR SSrER TOWN. j Monkey Dick Killed While Resi*?i- g an Off cer?The Ciapensary Fight Not Yet E ded. (Written for last week). Lake City, December 23:?Mrs Erwin Brothers of Florence \isited j her parents, Mr and Mrs P E Sev, erance, Sunday, the 20th mat. MrCashEppsis at home from I Savannah, Ga, for the holiday*, j He was iu town recently wearing i "Uncle Sam's" nniform of a battalion of heavv artillery. Mr W M Vause of Salem will become a resident of our town liefore long. He will move in sometime in some lime in Jauuaiy and will occupy i be residence on the corner of (_ bureh aud Charles streets, in winch Dr Johnson now lives. Mrs CgH Grimsley come up from Lanes last week on a visit to friends in town. Mr W S Moore went to South Boston, Va., to spend the festive yulei tide with his home folk in old Vir! giuia. j Mrs C H Nicholas has gone to Danville, Va., 011 a visit. The three Messrs Motley and Mrs Motley went to Virginia Saturday land Col Hall says it's lonely on his ranch now. We saw a turnip u few days ago that was a monster, weighing six and one-half pounds. It was raised by | Reese Graham, a colored man w hose ! fa: ni is near town. 1 Rev J B Traywiok, the appointee | of the recent Methodist Conference for this charge, arrived here Tuesday. Rev J E Ru.-hton left for his new field at North Mullins Tuesday night. j Miss Marie Beavers left Monday 'night for Atlanta, where she will ! spend the holidays. ! Mr W L Asking went up to Florence Monday night on the "'shoo fiy" and returned on the next train, spending only ubout twenty minutes in Floreuce^but they were bust ones. We have been along there and know j exactly how it feels. M i- and M rs S G W Shipp came dovn from Florence Tuesday and f .1 f^tv /lure in tAU'TJ 0}fCilV a iitn uajo IW vvnwi The election Monday resulted in the selection of the following municipal officers for the ensuing \ear: Intendaut, S M Askins; wardens, J J Morns, J 13 Duiant, K ? Johnson and D M Epps. It is said that arrangements are being made by the board of control for opening a dispensary at Scrantou early in January. Ic is also rumored that oue will be established here a little later Some seem to think that we shall surely have the rum shop this time. Well, may be so. W. L. B. H* e to Stay. C W Young, the Jeweler,, is now permanently located in Kings tree at Dr Wallace's Drag Store. Come and see him. - 12-21-tf WANT NOTICES. Wanted?Persimmon, Dogwood, >. II si I T /~vl 1 T? 1 A/Va T^AI/Ykt aim uun v ;ugc. x iciguii paid on cur-load*. Ja mes Cockshott Charleston, S. C. Wanted?To sell Allen's Long Staple cotton seed. I bought this seed from Mississippi and with the same attention it produces as much or n?ore to the acre as the ordiuary sesd. When the short staple cotton was quoted at 9 cte, I sola the Allen's long gtaple for 14 J cts a pound. ! I have the seed for sale at $1.00 a bushel. R. P. Hinkant. 4t. Suttone, S. C. ! Dec. IT. I " ? i .-;V ^ * .* . SCRANTON SNAPSHOTS. A Quiet Christmas?K cf P Election? ! Personal and Social Notas Scraxtox, December 29.?Mr R B Cannon has gone io Atlanta to buy a lot of horses and mules. .Mr and Mrs J P Grimsley visited relutivea in Florence Christmas. Mrs W S Lynch and Httle da lighter are spending the week with friends in Kingstree. Miss Daisy Barnwell, of Adams Bun, will open school here on Monday morning, January 4th. R H Singletary came home from the South Car??liua college to 6pend the holiday vacation. J M1 Boyd Benton, a young farmer j residing in the Gause neighborhood, : died on the 24th instant, after a brief illness. Misses Nellie Singletary, Lena Johnson and Addie Cannon, who are attending school at Hartsville, are | spending their Christmas vacation at I hom -. Pelaer Lee, of Darlington visited i his parents in town during ChristI mHS. ; Messrs F L W ilcox and Joe Blount, , of Florence, were dow n on.- day last week on a hunting frolic. ! Mrs D P Speel has returned from a visit to her parents in North Caio i lina. ! i The little daughter of Rev W P Ganse was right painfully burned Christmas night. Mrs H G Askius of Lake City ' visited her sister, Mrs W S Lynch last Saturday. One of Hon P S Wall's horses ran away with a wagon Monday morning itnd completely demolished the vehicle. Mr Fddie McKnight and Miss Lizzie Hatchell were married on the 24th by Rev W P Ganse j Miss Moda Purvis, who has been , clerking for Mr Winriow Wright i during the fall, has returned to her j home at Peniel. | The Christmas tree at the school house Thursday night was a happy occasion for the children Many prt-sents w. re distributed. J . L'nristnias passeu uu >ei | in Scranton. Very little drunkenI nees was seeD and good behavior was generally observed. At a regular convention of Scranton Lodge No. 114, Knichts of Pythias, held on Friday night, Dec. 25th, the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: W S Lynch, CC;DL Lee, V C; W P Gause. P; W L Jones, M of W; : D P SpeJl, M of F; W P Gause, M of E; J A Atkins, K R and S; S J - - - .... r r, T.M T I Godwin, 31 lit A; J U Jiiinore, i \j, i W M D McGee, 0 G; R D Singletary trustee for three years; R B Cannon, trustee o fill out unexpired term of John H Ethos, deceased. These officers will he publicly installed on Friday night, January 8th. | Mr and Mrs S J Huggins of Johusonville visited Scranton this week. W. E. C. i SHAW'S PURE MALT? Its , vajue in sickness has been tried and !proved. In the home it i* not safe , to be without it. Absolutely pure, i Oa sale at all dispensaries. The King Warehouse Lake City, S. C., is the place to sell your Tobacco. They will be open night and day until the crop is sold. \2-M-2t. Marle Van V0R6T, the authoress to whom the President addressed his famous letter .on Race Suicide, has in Lippinoott's Maoazise for January a delightful Christmas story j called "The Lady and the P roperty." i There is nothing but diversion here, jno isms. Bring us vonr JOB WORK. * i nit rtfliir (mi i nil inr rinnioiiLL m. j LATEST PHASE OF LAKE CITY i AND SCRANTON DISPENSARIES. Proceedings Stayed by Temporary Injunction?Christmas Tragedy at Lake City. Laxk City, December 30: Chrisi-i here was one of the dullest in many1 a year. The rain began Thursday n gbt and continue a steady down* pour Friday until sun-down. The fight over the Lake City and Scianton dispensaries goes merrily on. For two and a half years the war has been waged and those opposed to whiskey shops at thas place hare not yat surrendered, though * they have fought agaiDStJtremend ous odds, and at times the liquor was so near that its odor seemed to .permeate the atmosphere; bat it was sent awsy. Once dating this "war" acar-loadi was actual)? put into the dispen* sarv" at Scranton, and another on the side track at Lake City; bnt a baud went ont and moved it away. But it seemed to be the impression that at last the opponents of the ^ dispensary hud about given up and that the new year would see the rum 9hope in fall blast. The opponents however,were not dead yet and last Monday night their attorneys, S W G Shipp and W L Bass, went tn Sn111 tor and .Tndtre Purdv issued VV * P- ? a pelinnnary injunction aaainst tha board of control and an order to show cans* on the 6th of January why the .injunction should not bo continued. Therefore we may say positively that the dispensariei will not be opened before the 5th. Monday afternoon, "Monkey" Dick, a turbulent character of sable hue about town, was fatally shot by an officer while resisting arrest. Monkey was diunk and disorderly and Policeman Gaston Ward ar rested him and locked him tip in the guard house. At the time of his arrest he resisted aDd shewed fight, attempting to draw a pistol. He was prevented from doing so by Mr \ Janus Sturgeon, a by-stacder, and ? the weapon secured. While being taken to the guard hov.ee he gave so much trouble that Officer Ward was forced to use his clnb. Some time after being locked np Monkey broke prison and it was ^ daik when bis escape was discovered. Ward went to hunt his prisoner and found him on Thomas street near Mr G T Hollins'. Nobody but Ward knows just what happened, for it was dark and there were no lights I near. Monkey had declared that ha I would not he put back in prison and had l is knife out, open and ready. When Ward attempted to take hold of him heetrnck at W ard with the knife, cutting a long gash in bis ccat just over the heart and arother in the right hand lower ooruer. Ward was heard to say: ''If you cut me I will shoot you!" Monkey cnt ^ and Ward shot. The pistil was so close that Monkey's clothes caught nn fira Th? hnllt-t err'ered the left i side at the back and penetrated the abdominal visc^tae. He died about , 24 hours thereafter. The inquest was held by Magistrate Baldwin and the veidict completely exonerated Ward from all blame. W. L. B. ' NOTICE. To save time ?nd labor don't forget when you come to Kingatree to call at W J Howard's Hospital for Watches, Clock*. Bicycles, Sewing Machines, Guns, Pistols and Jewelry. He guarantees satisfaction on all work done by him. Give him a call. W. J. Howard, tf. Kingstiee, S. C. Pon't I'Utl a nun Icrrutf l e wears the golden rule in Iris hatbaud. / ' * < Y i y.; t +S ..y r.. ', - - 'iirSn -n .t'-fvsiH . | . ^ W. T. Wilkins* TWO STORES J mrani.mil VV AftVMMMMMHf X AND retail 1 WANT I IBM i Seed Condigl!, CHICKENS^ Jc jn Eighest Market || Prices F?i4U| Jest Lot Room fof^fl Benefit of,fte PublicJB fcurs for \mm ui to jlaaH IV T WilhisJ IV I 1? 11 "niHM r.y* WHEN IN TOWN -C^^H I -J ' ' '- W ;"" - II^B ^B iB9