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ibe Count*} J ' "I'T j i nm J VOL. XX. KINGSTREE, S. CM THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1904. NOTjJ RODGERS- EPPS. Popular Couple Wed in Lake City? The Law's Drag Net. . 1 Lake City, May 4:?The mar- | riage of Mr Henry P. Epps and j Miss Ethel Rodgers was cele- j ^ brated on Wednesday, April 27, i at 8:30 p. m., in the Methodist i church in town. The ceremony was performed by by Rev J B Traywick, the pastor. The 1 church was tastefully decorated * and the scene attending1 the mar- s riage was a very pretty one.! * The house was filled by friends j1 and relatives of the pair, who ? became united for aye. The: T bride is a daugh *r of Mr M M t Rodgers, and one of the most i2 heartily liked young ladies of i ^ the commuity. Mr Epps is one of j' our most popular young men. All,c wish them well, and hope their !e lines will fall in pleasant places. 13 The town authorities have been reaping a harvest of work ^ and money lately while the other fellows have gathered in a harvest of woes and bitter regrets. Charley Paul, well known in court circle >, carrying a con cealed gun, was given his op- j tion on $15 or 30 days. At last occounts he was doing time. o Harry Rose and4 'Mrs " Rose, and John and Rufus Burgess had a regular old time "nigger" rowj8 and contributed $10 towards; I] civic improvements. Buck Singletary and Bill Holmes got ^ mixed up and tried to further disfigure features that nature had left in bad shape and turned over $2.00. Ham McMillan J blocked the side walk with his ^ team and paid $1.00 for the lib- ^ erty taken. Bill Rose rode the train without having any busi- ^ in so doing and was relieved of $5.00. ? W L Bass, Esq., went to ^ Charleston Thursday on profes- j sional business. s Dr Williams was in Charles-'t ton this week. ii W. L. B. o n Church Dedication. a Black Mingo and Piney Forest j b Baptist churches will be dedi- j t! cated on the 3rd Sunday in May. 11! Da*. T > A T\ "n nf A 1VCV X *VX JL>U11V J ) o-r. 9 V* ^ Greenville, will preach thededi-! c catory sermon. Services will g begin at Black Mingo at 10 a.! ii m. and continue till 12 m.; at t Piney Forest, to commence at t * 3:30 p. m. Revs D F Crosland C of Conway; H G White of Rome h and S T Russell of Blooming- j t! vale, will take part in the ser- i] vices. Rev Mr White will' e y preach in Bloomingvale Baptist' church; after preaching Dr \ Bailey will tell something about | h i State Missions and take a col-!i. " lection therefor. Public invited, g ;f * Notice. j o 4 Last week after we had gone; y to press a telegram was re-! J ceived from W J Craig, general j * passenger agent of the Atlantic | ^ V Coast Line railroad, requesting F t. that we substitute a rate of 8 K SI .50 for round trip tickets from Kingstree to Charleston on account of Veterans' Reunion instead of 90 cents as published, j Note correction in announce- ^ F * ment. . - i \* Reunion South Ctrollna Veterans. j I* At Charleston, S. C., May 17 c I ? to I8r 1904. The Atlantic Coast s I* Line will sell round trip tickets c n for the above occasion on May 1 16th, 17th and 18th, good to re- :g turn until May 23rd, 1904 at $1.50 i HV from Kingstree, S. C. Low g p rates from all stations. < I H. M. Emerson, W. J. Craig, ! 1 Traffic Manager, G. P. Agt. ;? 8 "Wilmington, N. C. jl Oil MILL IB." rHE WILLIAMSBURG OIL MIL] {OUGHT BY INDEPENDENT OIL CO Inch Was the Result of Monday's Meet ing?Dividend of 8 Per Cent Declared?Stock Sold for $120. Tuesday was an eventful daj n the history of the Williams >urg Oil Mill. The first annua tock-holders' meeting was hel( >n that day, and as it turned out t was also the last meeting1 un ler the present management. I rill be remembered that whei he enterprise was started a yeai igo the capital stock was $20 00. Subsequently the capita ras increased to $30,000, $10,00< ?f which was taken by Mr Rob rt Keith Dargan, the general aanager of the Independent Oi Company, which comprises ight oil mills and a num er of ginneries in this pari >f the State. It was ar anged that the Kingstree aill should have a presiden' nd board of directors composed if "home" men, but that Mi )argan should assume its gen ral management along with th< ther mills of his company. Af er the usual difficulties incideni o new enterprises had beer urmounted the affairs of th< aill went along very smoothl} .nd it was generally understood hat the profits of the first yeai rould show a good dividend. The stock holders' meeting ras held in the bank building eginning at noon, all the stock eing represented personally 01 y proxy. A dividend of 8 pei ras declared and ordered paid, Ir Dargan then made a state lent that the nature of his uties was such as to preclude is acting as manager for the [ingstree mill another year and ubmitted a proposition to buj he mill for his company, allow ig $110 a share for the stock r to sell his holdings to the lill and withdraw from tly? man gement. He wanted either tc uy or sell. After considering he mattter among themselves he stock-holders declined to ac nffai- r>{ 411rt Knt ifkr? i kUL VUWA V* VA4V) VMV ? ated their willingness to sell al 1120 a share. Mr Dargan ther acreased his offer to $120 anc he deal was closed subject tc he approval of the Independenl HI Co., which, we understand 5 a foregone conclusion. Thus he Williamsburg Oil Mill passes ato the hands of the Independ nt Oil Co. For the stock-holders the in estment has been a verita >le bonanza. Tuesday's ac nn means mat eacn one win et his money back, with J ?er cent interest and a premiun f $20 a hundred, making th< rhole profit 28 per cent. It is stated positively that th< Cingstree mill will continue t< ie operated as heretofore, sav( >ossibly a change in the per onnel of the local management Notice. About five years ago Thi Jponon oraup awavcpu#?ral bun ~ ? " ?J Ired five year subscriptions t< he Farm Journal, published ii Philadelphia. The subscrip ions have expired and we un lerstand that some of our sub icribers have been annoyed witl luns from the publishers. The} lave no right to a cent as even lubsCTTption was paid for by ui n advance. If those who ar< getting the Journal want it dis :oatinued just refuse to to tak< :he paper from the post offic< ind pay no attention to dunning etters. The County Record \ V REV. ANDREW JACKSON CAOTHEN. One of the Oki Gsard of the Church Mill^ tant Joins the Trinmphtnt Hosts. ! Rev Henry Cauthen was summoned by wire to Ninety Six, Friday evening- to the bedside of his father, Rev A J Cauthen, who had been ill for some months and his malady had 1 taken so serious a turn that it * was feared that he could not re1 cover. On account of missing * a connection in Columbia Mr i Cauthen did not reach Ninety Six until Saturday night. Meant time his father had passed 1 away in the night. The funeral r took place at Ninety Six on ? Sunday morning. 1 Rev Andrew Jackson Cauthen ^ was born in Lancaster county in 1829. He joined the Methodist i ! Conference at the age of 1 eighteen years and preached ? continuously for 55 years, this being the longest service ever l : given by a minister in the South * Carolina Conference. : As preacher and presiding t elder he served many charges 1 durine this lone career and was O Q r well known and beloved through- < out the State. His last assign- i - ment was in Orangeburg county ; in 1903. At the last session of t the Conference he retired from 1 l the active ministry and was su perannuated, when he removed 1 r to Ninety Six. < I He is survived by his wife and r nine children. Two of his sons, Revs A J and Henry Cauthen, f are members^of^the Conference, < f the latter having preached in 1 ' Kingstree for the past two " years, and to him and his fam' ily the tenderest sympathy of ' . his many friends here is turned . in this dark hour of bereave- 1 ? ment. < k 1 [ A? Antfcioa, Ocuioo. r Stackley's ice cream parlor . was the rendez vous last Monday evening for one of the most ; recherche social affairs which . has been given in town for a , long time. The arrangements i r and appointments of this popu- 1 I lar resort make it an ideal , . place for such entertainment and . the courtly and affable young t proprietor showed himself a t master of details of the caterer's I art. 1 ) me anair in question was an t entertainment given by Mr W R Scott in honor of Miss Janie , f I j Allen, of Florence, who is the . guest of his sister, Miss Mag . Scott. Quite a number of friends was invited and Mr ' . Scott, as host, presided with . the ease and elegance of manner . that is characteristic of him. [ The salle-a-manger was bril3 liantly lighted; the tete-a-tete j tables were tastily decorated ' ; with the choicest flowers of ' spring, and several hours were ' ; delightfully spent 'midst such } congenial surroundings discus; sing the dainty menu that bad: . been provided. The following were noted in attendance: Miss Janie Allen with Mr W R Scott, Miss Mag Scott with Mr Louis Gilland, Miss Maud s Logan with Mr J F Scott, Miss Bessie Kelley with Mr C W| ) Wolfe, Miss Alice McCollough 1 with Mr P H Stoll, Miss Bertha Wells with Mr C D Jacobs, Miss - Miss Martha Gourdin with Mr - C C Burgess, Miss Agnes Erck* 1 man with Mr Ernest Wiggins, ] j Miss Barbara Jacobs with Mr C | { W Stoll, Miss LunaTribble with j 3 Mr A G Fewell, Miss Clara Har2 per with Mr W S Gilland, Miss May Stoll with Mr P 0 Arrow- j B smith, Miss Mamie Jacobs withj r Mr H T McClary, Messrs P G . Gourdin and W H Smith. | am us" BIENNIAL CONCLAVE OF CLANS OF DEMOCRACY. County CDairoMfl Ke-eiectea? oeit- . fates Chosen to State Convention? , Meeting of Executive Committee. { The clans of Democracy fore ; gathered in biennial conclave { last Monday from the thirty < clubs extending throughout the < length and breadth of old Will- 1 iamsburg and for a day the at- i mosphere was vibrant with poli- j tics. As has been the case of < latter years perfect harmony ? prevailed without the shadow of i a shade of strife or dissension to i mar the era of good feeling that i succeeded the stormy scenes of 3 a decade ago. 1 At 12 o'clock the county con- i vention was called to order by 1 Senator A H Williams. A tem- i porary organization was ef- 1 fected in which Dr Williams was i re-elected chairman by acclamation, he being- the only nominee. Messrs C W Wolfe and J Davis Carter were similarly elected secretaries. The roll of delegates was called and the organization perfected. Two new clubs, Taft and Lenud were offered and accepted, the delegates being admitted to the convention. Members of executive committee were elected as follows: Lake City, J H Black well, Cades, H Foxworth; Pleasant Grove, J D Carter: Bloomingvale B S Smith; Johnsonville, W L McDaniel; Scranton, P S Wall; Hebron, W W Kennedy; Black River, DB Young; Central, W rt r\?XI rr: j n u Lt v^anucy; rviug&ucc, v ?i nuncj Cedar Swamp, W D Snowden; . Poplar Hill, F M Britton; Sal- ; ters, J E Davis; Tillman, J R t Cox; Prospect, J J Eaddy; In- , iiantown (Jeffersonian), Will- ] iam Cooper; Suttons, J J Graham; Greelyville, No 1, S M | Bradshaw; Greelyville, No 2, R j H Footman; Black Mingo, John S Graham; Gourdins, S W Gamble; McAlister, H P Baldwin; Trio, J B McCants; Indiantown, ^ W C Wilson; High Hill, Louis ( McGee; Oak Ridge, J H Lanier; c Lenud, S B Gordon; Taft, T A Blakeley; Earl, W R . Camlin; Lane, T A Nettles. * ^ ^ ^ ii -1 i. J i m u Kj ocotx was eieciea mem- ber of State executive commit- ^ tee without opposition. * As delegates to the State convention, of which the county is entitled to eight, fifteen members j were nominated and voted for . with the following result: C W Wolfe 78, J D Carter 77, . A H Williams 75, P H Stoll 65, , P S Wall 64, W G Gamble 61, 1 Simon Poston 46, W W Kennedy ( 45, B B Chandler 40, S B Poston ( 39, W F Kennedy 35, J C Gra- r % r tr a nw T? T71 nam zy, in ivi venters zr, jk r } Prosser 26, R E McKnight 25. It was moved that the eight re- j ceiving the highest plurality be j declared elected delegates and | the four next highest to be al- ( ternates. Motion carried. The number of votes cast was 94, of ( which one was was rejected as it contained only six names. The ( voting was by ballot and the ( counting was tedious work. t The following were declared elected as delegates: Messrs Wolfe, Carter, Williams, Stoll, Wall, Gamble, Poston and W W Kennedy, the four alternates being Messrs B B Chandler, S B Poston, W P Kennedy and J C ( Graham. Before adjournment ] Dr W G Gamble inquired whether l, or not it were the will of the convention that the delegates be instructed as to any particular (t 'ontimied on page 8). Jm ENGINES CRASH TOGETHER. Irani Collideat ScrantM Last Saturday?Ht Oa? Seriously Hart Scranton, May 2:?Saturday was an eventful day in Scranton. At about 5 o'clock a. m., i through freight north bound :ollided with fast mail No 35 south bound just north of depot md directly in front of the section master's borne. The two engines met and turned together eastward across a ditch. Had it oeen out a tew yards turtner lorth, not only woulcK the enfines been completely demolish;d, as they were, but Capt. Johnson's home would have formed a part of a horrible wreck. The engines would have eached through both bed rooms. But never does anything happen :>ut that it could have been worse. Not a life was lost, :hough both firemen and engileers jumped for their lives :rom trains going at the rate of 10 miles an hour. Slow time md a dense fog were given as :auses for wreck. Tuesday norning finds no signs of wreck save the worthless debris scattered around and an inse:ure track yet awhile. A freight car was derailed Tues- ** lay morning on account of faulty :rack, but it will soon be made ?ecure by Capt Johnson's crew. Two patrons of the dispensary lad a pugilistic contest on Satirday back of D L Lee's store. Both from the same neighborlood, about three miles northwest of here, must be attracted lere to display the animal in?tinct of destructiveness better ilways latent. One went home to his wife ind children with a purple eye md bloody face, the other with inything else in his heart than love for his neighbor." Both svith pockets a few dollars lighter. Mrs S J Spell of Autry ville, tf. C. is visiting her son, Mr D ? Spell. Mr Eugene Johnson was at lome during the clearance of :he wreck. He held the position if despatcher, but a peculiar :omfort was to have his office in lis home. Mr E H Green, being unable :o bring the Sardis mail on ac:onnt of sickness, is relieved by Vfr Anderson. We wish him a jpeedy recovery. Suttons Democratic Club. Suttons, May 2:? Suttons Democratic club met Saturday md elected officers, J J Graham, president, S B Gordon, vice president and W C Ogburn secretary. A committee on regis:ration, delegates to county invention and an executive :ommitteeman were also chosen, rhe following resolutions were manimously passed: "Whereas, it has pleased God n His all-wise dispensation to ammra fvr\m rilir miHe^ flllT , vuuv v v 11 vm vui Drother, N B Garner, a member >f our club, be it resolved, 1st, That in his death the :lub has lost a faithful member. 2nd, That a copy of these res- 1 )lutions be published n The Bounty Record and a copy . sent to the family". J. J. Graham, Pres, W. C. Ogburn, Sec. Mortuary. Died:?On Friday, April 29f \ 1904, Thomas Dewey, infant son jf Mr and Mrs J J Hanna of; Bpps, S. C.f aged nearly sixi nonths. i Adieu, little darling, adieu, Our happiness we've lost io you, But when this ehaneeful life l? o'er. W. M. D. | ? t !? * ? j.-v'.j m ^ 1 5* M O ^ %' 8^iii A* m. I < P0 5 C P ? m if 7 P | oS h s JO <21 p ft 53 ? v ?. ?< 51 "iat g Z' SLto i > ? ^ 0 $ I* 3 rf i % * . " i , i i ,? ' . "vi