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[ . A. H. WtOUAMs, - - Provident, Wrr^ J MJKl/ Ljl kJL ? L JL- I i ,j?m / Bl, jBL/JI^/ ^L/ jLl A.QREKf. *. J.jpW'XtA*rt F c. Lvvi.H. - - ^ C ^ ^ y* ^ p . ...... ... i i ... . ?.. . , . -' - * ..... ? -... -^. . . .. . - *"*^ 1 - 1 *" | 1 * 1 1 y' "'!I''*|^' '"'y I. * ' VOL. XX. KING-ST REE, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY j\ 19<# f '.' :J ^P<3? >1111 y Horses a DIREC7 FROft Corns early anc V / YOURS TO jkn. f. \ LAKt CITY NtW nuiw, ?- ' A New Merc* ?i.t Firm?t-'*ath of Walte McCutchen, , Lake City, January 6:?Messrs E P Johnson and J W Hanna have entered into a partnership in a geueral merchandise business, the style of the fit in being Johnson and Han-; na. They opened up last week in tlie buildiug lately ocmpied by Mr H L Carter, which they purchased recently. Both the members of the1 firm are w ide-awake and enterpris-, ing young men, well known in busi- j lies circles and withal deservedly popular. They start out in business with bright prospects befoie them and w ith a host of friends to w ish them success. The remain* of Mr Walter Mc-i Cutcheu. who died on Monday at ^ the home of his brother-in-law, Mr B 0 Bristow, in Darlington, were . brought heie for interment. Mr; I > ApCutchtu has been freight agent, A *$anford, N. C'., and was in Dar- j * lington on a Tisit to his sister, Mr* | B 0 Bristow, when he contracted pneumonia. He was about 35 years old and leaves a wife and one child. Mr MeCutchen formerly worked for the Atlantic Coast Line both at and Kings tree, and has f~ many relatives and friends in this county. \ ' florooorAc cotto sie (Long Vaple.) ^ I have 70 busheli^ of above Seed j for sale (from one year's planting of gaed direct from L A Stoney, Allpn\ dale S C) My cotton sold this pie$- j ent season at 14} and 15} cents per! ,pound in Charleston. Price per j Ibuptel, $1.00; ten bushels or more J. S. CUXXIXGHAM, Ind'antown, S. C. j W Lec-22-03. Statement of The Bank of Kingstree At the close of business Dec. 31, 103. RKSOIRCES. Jteal Estate m.d Bank Build' > w h'K - - - $2.194 81 Furniture and Fixtures 890 95 1 Loans and Disco- nts, :i8,ii0 88; rasli ?n hand aud in Banks 136.848 38 1 : ^ Total - - 178.045 02 j i liabilities. I- Capital Stock - - - 815 000 00; Surplus - 2 000 00 j A Unvlivi.teil Profit*. Ex p i - 4,294 1* W Due to Hanks * - 29 24 . - 156.721 64: ^ HHM^^H|H^9M^pb!orr me. E C j nHHHHMk of Kingstree , tVe 6tste- | MBHMHBKst of judgeHHHVc KPPS. Cashier. HHw me this l*t day of * rrr i vv Iv^uun ^ x I W Notary Public. ?* west: \ l. a. f Port. ' ~ ' (Lei ley, ne your JOB WORK. pHI OFi nd flules. T Tmp WEST i IU.JJ TT lIMli 1 get your pick, P' PACF . I^LLER, liereiT MR. L. H. PAF.' OTT KILLED BY THAI* - o. 50, W<u At, rrptirg o Boar, the Mov r.g 1 rai<> ? Ver ict? o h Co-cic's Inquest* Awful in its suddenness mid harrowing in its form was the death of Mr L H Parrott, which occurred heie last Monday afternoon. Mr Parrott had been in Kingstrre neaily all day and went to tba depot presumably to take the traiD to his home near Cades in the afteruoou He was od the platform when train No. 50 came in, but waited until it started off before attempting to get aboard. In trying to beard the moving train he missed his footing aDd fell between the cars, the wheels nf whirb r?tn nvf-r his head and arm. crushing him almost out of eemblauce to a human form. Ilia face was mangled to as to be unrecognizable, and it was onlv bv some let" * i terg that fell out of hie pocket that he wan identified As goon as possible his body was taken up and carried into the waiting 100111, where it whs kept until i the coroner could bt uotified. Coroner Burrows came up Tuesday afternoon and empanelhd a jnry of inquest, which after hearing the tes timonv of seveial eve-witnesses, reu? j 'i deaed a verdict that the deceased came to his death by attempting to board a moving train. Mr Parrott was about 35 years old and was unmarried. After the inquest the remains were turned over to Mr R J Parrott, a brother of the deceased. Mr L H Parrott owned a valuable place near Cades and had been en gaged in farming prior to this year, when he rented his farm and was about to embark in a mercantile business at < ades. His death is a sad blow to his aged father, who with a number of other relatives survives him. "ANT NOTICES. Wasted?Persimmon, Dogwood, Hickory, and Holly logs. Freight paid ou car-loads. James Cockshott Charleston, S. C. Wait ted?To sell Allen's Long Staple cotton seed. I bought this j seed from Mississioni and with the' * A 6ame attention it produces as much or n ore ?o the acre as the ordiuary 6e?d. When the short staple cotton i was quoted at 9 cts, I sola the Al- ; len's long staple for 141 cts a pound, j I have the seed for*sale at $1.00 a; bushel. R. P. Hi nx a xt. 4t. Suttons, S. C. Dec. 17. The King Warehouse Lake City,' S. C., is the place to sell your Tobacco. They will be open night aud day until'the crOp is sold. i ?t TOURNAMENT AT DOCK. Gallant Kn'ghts Meet In the Joust to Win Fair Ladies' Smiles. Do0c, Jauaarj 4:?"Ring out tha old aud ring in the new!" Another wrinkle lias wound ?itself around the horn of time and this -u _i u.-.u ? 1: UJU piauei vu nuicu wo mc is vuo year older. Thus it is, we are impressed with the fact that "all the world's is a stage and men and women are the players on it;" but 8*:ang? to say we never know what the next avt will be. New Year's day wus celebrated at this place with a tournament which was a source of much pleasure to both old and young. The day was an ideal one; the sun shone bright and beautiful, and not a cloud appeared. A large crowd of eager i spectativji was present to witness the J gallaiVf'performance, which recalled! memories of ancient times "when! kuightfiood was in flower." About 12 o'clock, Mr J Or Ne-! smith mounted, on his spirited steed, took his place as herald of the day. S y cru I lunt Wniahta all wt?ll moun? ' ted, fell in liuc and maichfd to the front and li e contest began. I Mesais F M Nesmith, Jehu S Grahum and Dr J R Brockinton: acted as judges, which duty they, performed in an impartial manner, j . Below follow the names and num- \ her of rngs taken: Sod McCrea, "Cedar Swamp" 1 ; Lanrar Nesmith, "Lone w *\ George Nesmith, "Loue Star" 6 Willie Cooper, "Rtd Cross" 4 Louie ^"eenjith, "Rough Rider" 5 Sam Cooper, "Lost Cause" 2 "Lone Star," took first prize; "Rough Rider," second; while "Lone Boy" and "Red ( ross"tied f< r third. After running over "Lone Boy" won, but yielded his crown to "Lost Cause." Then came the "crowning" event r\? /low Mr Clnnrcre Xpsmit.h l \IL b*?V UHJ? V? VVigw * > vw??< ? ? crowned Miss Mollie Graham, Queen of Love and Beauty; Mr Louie Nesmith crowned Miss Maude Brockiuton first Maid of Honor, and Mr Sam Cooper crowned Miss Ida Waldron second Maid of Honor. Mr Josev Godwin acted as lance bearer, and Mr Jetsie Tallevast as the "clown," which role he played very well indeed. I want to say in conclusion that our clown would have done honor to Kobinson's circus. He was mounted on an old black mule and was dressed in a rich, rare and l acy costume. Suffice it to say the clown pleased the children, amused the older ODes and scared the "niggers". Wishing the editor and all the readers a happy New Year I will call a halt. WHiPPOOBWILL 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. Letter to B C Whit head. Dear Sir: The Trustees or rair Ground, Coblwkill, X Y, were glad to pav 15 cents a gallon more for Devoe; and 110 wonder. Two other paint agents said it would bake 150 gallons of their paint to cover the buildings. Our agent put it at 125 or less. It took 115. . We saved them 35 gallons of paint and pamt worth ($4 to $5 a gallon, as the painting cost two or three times as much as the paint) less 15 cents a gallon on a 115 gallons. Say $140.. That's how to oount the cost of paint. The cost of putting it on is $3 or $4-a gallon. You know what that means. . Go bj Devoe. 35 Yours truly, F. W. Devoe & Co . . New York. 1 ?'' ? , ?Sabjcjribj The Rosi*. ' ? f K h iffi- ffl WIS. : ? ? THINUS SEEN AND HEARD DUR- 1 INQ THE PAST WEEK. 1 I Mctin Stuckey and Flowers Form a Copsrtnarsh?p?Anothar Naw Marcantlla Firm?Personal and Social. Lao Cm, January 5.?Mr W L ? Askins baa retamed from his riait to ? Atlanta. He says, so we hear, tbat ( thej treated him "just like home c folks." i WViitaKfiM/1 voa in f/ivn Pat? 1 urday afternoon and paid u? a ?ery f pleasant call. The teachers were back at their desks Monday after a pleasant vacation of two weeks, and oar school has resumed its work. MrLM Belk is having his residence on Charles street painted. Messrs J L Stuckey and C F Flowers entered into copartnership Saturday. The style of the firm is Stuckey & Flowers and they will carry on a general sale, feed and livery tusinees. Thty will also sell haggles and wagons. We wish the finri abundant success and long life. W F Clayton, Esq, of Florence J was in town < ne night laat week. We ( understand that he has been retained ] by those who wish to have dispen- \ saries at Lake City and Seranton, to assist in the effort to establish them, c We may mention in this connection \ that the hearing iu the dispensary t case baa been postponed a few days. \ In snch a country as ours, where j the people are trained in the ideas of 1 democracy, it is an up hill business to force upon a people something 1 that the majority does not want. The c rule of the majority is our creed and 1 whenever one attempts to subvert 1 this he, sooner or later, bites the t dust. . 1 MrLeeeeneof Columbia waa in * town Wednesday. Mr D W Avant, one of the most prominent farmers of the Harpers t section, was in our town recently and paid us a very pleasant New Year's call. 3 Mr H R Morris, now of Rosemary, I ? - ' ' vieited his brother, Mr J J Morris last week, Mr Robert H Swgletary, who is taking the law course at the S. (1. College, spent a few days with friends here last week. ' The new council h*? taken charge. The tiret meeting was held Saturday night, at'wbich time the council was organised and settled down to work. Mr W E Carter was elected marshal and he is now discharging the duties of that office. Mr W P Kennedy and daughter went to Oharlaaton Monday. 3 Among our people who were in c Kiugstree Monday we may mention, \ W E Severance, H P Baldwin, J II J V Gaskins, J J Morris, A L Cash. S I T Godwin, Middleton Coker, Sam Ep- v stein, S M Asking, J W McL'utchen, c It F Rogers and W L Baas. fc We regret the going away of Mr H L Carter, thongh his absence a ill * very probably be only temporary. He came here from Walterboio a few inonth8ago, and in a house which he \ rented for the remainder of the year, j opened a 6tock of groceries. He did t well, was building up a good trade ( and winning for himself the good opinions of all who came in contact with him. The house was sold to ( parties who took charge January 1st. ^ Mr Carter endeavored to secure an- ^ other store but failed?all being t either occupied or pledged for the t year. Therefore he had no building in whioh to carry on the business. This is all of it. This is what causes him to go away. But it is likely 1 that the near future will see him back, and it is in*the air that he will return at the head of s company, I composed of leading business men i with good capital, wh'cb company i 9 ?J rill occupy a brick building and dd \ large business unknown here. Wo ihall wdcome his rbtarm Wo boiere him to be a steady, capable and 1011 eat man and an all-around, first ate citieen. W.LB. i . ^ mi Two Hearts That Bast?? On* Cadks, January 0:?The holiday eason was marked by a rery pretty ind interesting wedding at Betbosda :harch near here, on Thursday, Deamber 21, 1203, at 6 o'clock p. m., Then Mr Henry J McFadden led to he altar Miss Mary R Hanna. At be appointed hour the soft, sweet ;trains of the wedding march, ekill_,I_ ?j v? u.,. n U1IJ pittTIU uj Jiiam A. vw A \j> innounced the entrant? of the happy ind axpectant bride and groom, at* ended bj the following oonplec: Mies Mag Hanna with Mr Johnnie 2pps; Miss M^ttie Johnson with Mr ?ant Epps; Miss Clara MoElreea nth Mr Eddie Joknsou and Miss lallie Gaskins with Mr Lamar hngletary. The church was beautifully and astefully decorated with evergreens ind formed an appropriate setting or the solemn and impressive cerenony, which was performed by Rev f A White, the pastor in charge of Jades circuit, in the presence of a arge assemblage of friends of the >ridal couple. After the marriage service, when rordial congratulations had been >estowed, the bride and groom, with heir attendants, returned to tlfc ionic of the former, where an eie;ant reception was given in their lonor. The bride is a daughter of' the ate H Z Hanna and is a young lady >f attractive personality and many vomanly graces. The groom is a landeome and popular young planer near Cades, whose scores of >iends felicitate him on his good ortune in winning his fair bride. FROZE TO DEATH. \n Old Negro Found Deed Near Lake City Yesterday. Toney Dantzler, a negro about 60 rears old, was found dead yeeterday norning in front of the house of diss Sarah Godwin, about one and a lalf miles north-east of Lake City, m the Lake road. It is supposed hat Dantzler was "drunk and,wanderng that far. froze to death in the ino*r. He is said to hare lived near Lake City and was on the streets of hat town Tuesday, where 'he was hreatened with arrest on account of Ring intoxicated. The coroner has >een notided and will no doubt hold >n inquest. NOTICE. To save time ind labor don't for* ;et when you come to Kingatree to all at W J Howard's Hospital for Vatches, Clocks, Bioycles, Sewing lacbines, Guns, Pistols and Jewelry, ie guarantees satisfaction on all ?u j i v: 1^ furs uuue ujr uiui. uc is uu? ivated at the Coleman House. Give lima call. W. J. Howard, I. Kingstree, S. C 8HAW'S PURE MALT? Its alue in sickness has been tried and I >roved. In the home it i? not safe; o be without it. Absolutely pure.; )n sale at all dispensaries. A <} Kingsbury .ami Peter Mac-! 5'ieen write of The Canal Coun ry: The People and the Pcvoluion?'bright, timely article* illusraled with snapshot photographs! aken by the writers. Charles M Harvey writes slhe' listoric paper of the number?! America's last Chance an tfa Pacific?showing how Presidents Madison and Monroe let slip ;< shance to get and bold the whole north-Pacific coa>;t. t ? ^ .r ( t*-\% >?*>'; : ' ' i 4- /' :A N* j iff I > - ,"|N ; * |< mm w. t. Wilkins, TWO STORES nraniroiitf n iiuuiiDtuui X AND X n j WANT mr -. mn Seed CqttowI CHICKENSsJ . . EGGS/j ' ft? J Highest Mttket 1 Best Lot Dp fcr fljf? Benefit of the in w w? i. wuiirj WHEN iti TftWN CAfcfr ,ON US. /^ ^ * > . mi r . vi \ ' 1 . ' ,J'4 1 i ! ' 1 r :' i S? H nflna