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VOL. XX. KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1904. NO l^j
I LOCAL ITEMS
j OF INTEREST
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Attention is cnljed to legal notices.
M>ss Annie Brown of Taft visited j
Miss Lula Strong last weeK.
Dr Marion L Allen of Florence
spent Sunday in town with fjiends.
Among those who called Tuesday
to see us was Mr R L Brockinton of
Harpers.
Messrs L P Kinder and D J Epps
went to Darlington last Friday ou
^ business.
Mr A L Collette, a substantial bus
iness man of Lanes, paid us a pleasant
visit Monday.
Mrs Tena Buse and Miss Annie
Witt of Charleston are visiting
friends iD town. *
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Messrs LeRoy Lee and R J Kirk ,
are iu Columbia in attendance on g
the Supreme Court. j
Mr J A Convers was iu town i
. Tuesday from Greelyville and favored
us with a call. <
Mr Joseph Miles of Lake City *
calle Tuesday and added his name
to our roll of readers.
Dr W G Gamble ar.d eon, Master ?
William, visited Snniter last week, <
returning Friday uight. }
Williamsburg county will be well <
renresented at the Veterans'Reunion
in Charleston next week. ]
Mr S E McOullough and son, s
Dunlop, from near Salters, called to 1
see us one day last week. <
Mr and Mrs R C Marshall of Trio *
visited Kingstree Saturday and honored
our sauctnm with a visit.
Miss Janie Allen of Florence, who j
has been visiting Miss Margaret ]
Scott, returned home yesterday. (
Mr D S McKenzie, an ol friend ?
of The Record, was in town Satu-day
from Cades and paid us his res- *
pects. *
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Mr Carol Burgess, one of Mr W j
T Wiikins' popular young ealestneu,
is taking a vacation at bis home uear
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Mouzou.
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We are now sending out nearly ,
1200 copies ot The Record each j
week. Advertisers, think what this
Uicaito. r
Rev Henry Cauthen returned la-t
week from Ninety Six, whither he r
had been called by the death of his
father.
Miss Belle Harper, who has been
teaching in the graded school at
Nichols, returned home yesterday for 1
the summer vacation. 1
Mr W A Carr, of the Kingstree ,
Hardware Co., was subpoenaed to at- ^
tend the court at Marion this week j
as a witness in a case against alleged
safe crackers. ]
Miss Mattie Pendergrass of Flor- *
, ence, accompanied by her little (
niece and nephew, George and Min- j
nie Stackley, has been visiting relatives
in town.
Mr H II Kinder, Commandant of !
Camp Pressley, requests us to say that ,
*11 old soldiers deserving of Crosses
t?f Honor may obtain tbo same by
making application to him.
Another contributor, too modest
to have his name mentioned, handed
us $1.00 Tuesday for the Hampton
monument. He was a member of
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Hampton's command and is a great
admirer of the departed hero.
Mr W G Cantley of Central, oue
of the oldest, if not the very oldest
man in the county, came in to see
us one day recently. Mr Cantley is
a veteran of three wars and his record
as a private citizen is equally
good.
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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR 5
LOCAL REPORTER AND ^
NOTED ^ .
Written in Condensed Form
and Printed in Like Manner <
for the Sake of Our Busy ^
Readers. . . ^ B
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We had the pleasure last Saturday ^
)f shaking hands with our valued ^
friend, Dr J S Cunningham of Inliantowu.
The doctor, iu spite of
his advanced years, looks well and '
aearty aud we hope his years yet to e,'
. ome may be long upon the land.
The Graded school commencement c]
will be held May 23rd iu the new jy
school building, which is now com r<
aleted. Mr 0 B Martin, the State e]
superintendent of education, has conieuted
to deliver the address to the
graduating class. The complete cj
programme for commencement will ^
>e aonounced later.
The list of 201 names of pension- p
;rs approved by the county pension J
joard was reduced to 174 by Comp- O
:roller Jones. This actiou seems to 0
have been entirely arbitrary on the hi
3artof Mr Jones and the county board c<
s justly incensed about the matter, al
The old soldiers who have been left a1
>ff will also very likely be heard a]
!roni. c<
Mortuary. !
Died?May 5, near Scranton,
5. C., Mrs Moses Braveboy. ^
She was buried on Friday fol- 0]
owing-. Her husband and one a]
:hild survive her. is
Died?On May 5, at High Hill,
Mr R J Casselman. Funeral c<
services were held on Friday at
3igh Hill. The deceased was w
i very old man and a Confeder- K
ite veteran. P
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An Excellent Opportnnity a:
To visit the World's Fair at
3t Louis. On May 23rd the At- C(
antic Coast Line will operate ,t(
:oach excursion to St Louis, Mo., bi
it one cent per mile traveled. ai
Rate from Kingstree$20.40for 81
he round trip. Tickets limited S1
:o ten days including- date of P1
sale and endorsed "Not Good in T
Parlor or Sleeping Cars," but ^
:he Atlantic Coast Line and its tc
:onnections operate the highest
standard thoroughfare coac hes t
issuring a comfortable and C
Dleasant trip. fi
For schedule and other infor- ^
nation, address, **
H. M. Emerson, W. J. Craig, ir
Traffic Manager, G. P. AgtWilmington,
N. C. **
Letter to Rev. Henry Canthcn.
Dear Sir:?Three churches in p
Baldwinsville, N Y, have had d
their first lesson in Devoe. a
Messrs Osterbout & Lock- g.
Rood painted the Presbyterian
parsonage; estimated 30 gallons;
took 22. *
Messrs Slingerland & Shutter **
painted the Episcopal church;s
estimated 40 gallons: took 28. ;d
Same painters painted the ti
Catholic church; estimated 50 0
gallons; took 39. j ^
Of course, they estimated from i
what they had been using. The:s<
saving in paint and work is $4 j
or $5 a gallon. Total saving on1 c
three jobs $125 to $150?the ^
painting costs two or three;
times as much as the paint, you
know. 1
Yours truly, | ^
F. W. Devoe & Co, . e
New York. ; h
For Sale by Dr. D. C. Scott, i
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jcviugoircc, k?. v. | ?
One of the greatest blessings a ^
modest man can wish for is a good,; ^
reliable set of bowels. If you are i *
not the happy possessor of such tl
an outfit you can greatly improve a
the efficiency ot those you have by! o
the judicious use of Chamberlain's ?
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They g
are pleasant to take and agreeable j
in effect. For sale by l)r D C Scott,
Kingstree; I)r W S Lynch, Scran-j ^
ton y Lake City Drug Lo.# I*ake City J
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TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR NAVAL
STORES MANUFACTORY.
ettling Works in Successful Operation
?Big Excursion to Charleston to be
Given by Knights of Pythias.
Lake City, May 12:?Mr and
ire L O Holloway went to Duram,
N. C., Monday morning.
The Lake City school closed
ik* FriHav. There were no ex
rcises of any kind. The school
imply adjourned sine die after ;
ajoying a picnic at the McCutben
place. The assistants, <
[isses Gregg and Stanley, have
;turned to their homes in Flor- !
ace and Marion, respectively. '
Monday application was made 1
> the Secretary of State for a
barter for the Enterprise Wood 1
istilling and Chemical Com- 1
any of Lake City. The cor- <
orators are A H Williams and J
A Green, of this town, aud L <
Holloway, of Durham, N. C. 1
thers are interested and will '
ave stock, but the men named 1
institute the Board of Corportors.
The capital stock is fized .?
t $10,000.00. All the stock has
Ireadv been SDoken for. This
^ ? I
)mpany will manufacture spirs
of turpentine, charcoal, coal, i
ir and creosote by the distill- <
tion of wood. The machinery j
>ed for the purpose lias been (
i the market only a few years !
ad is patented. The process 1
complicated and explanation !
in not here be attempted. The .
ampany has secured a lot of j
vo acres just below Mr S T God- <
in's residence on the road to \
ingstree and will locate the j
lant there. The contract for
le. machinery has been made
nd the establishment ot tnis enTprise
is assured. The con- <
irn is well named. It is an 1
enterprise" and a unique one, <
n$ these men know what they !
re doing and we believe will ;
lcceed. Such an undertaking
peaks volumes for the enter- j
rising spirit of these men. ,
hey are not waiting for some- |
ling to turn up?they are going
> turn up something. Three .
leers and a tiger for the En- j.
irprise Wood Distilling and
hemical Company! We could 11
a column on this subject, for
e regard the organization of
lis company one of the most
nportant steps ever taken at
ny time by any men in Will- '
imsburg county, but time and (
le printer forbid.
The Lake City Bottling Comany
put in its machinery Tues
ay and is now running right
long. By noon of Tuesday
ingerale was flowing freely and
> 1_J :4.
10S6 WHO SdUipiCU 11?aim ljjcic i
as quite a number?pronounced
; first class, equal to any ever
ealt over counter. In a few \
ays this concern will be in posiion
to supply all the dispensers
f summer drinks in the surround
ig country with ginger-ale,
3da water, and coca-cola.
Again we say unto thee, Lake
lity will "grit thar", and she
rill land on both feet.
The Lake City and Scranton j
idges of Knights of Pythias L
'ill run an excursion from Plor- j
nee to Charleston on May 31,;
mving Florence at 7 a. m. The
ire will be $1.50 for the round
rip. The local Knights are j
uite enthusiastic over this trip j
3 the City by the Sea and are
rhooping it up lively. They say j
hat this is bound to be one of |
he most successful and enjoy- j
ble excursions that the people i
f this section will have the op-J
iortunity. of patronizing this.
eason.
Intendant H J Brown of Cades
ras in town Monday.
W, L. B.
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LOOKS LIKE INCENDIARISM.
Colored Odd Fellows Hall and School
House Destroyed by Fire.
A fire, which broke out about
2 o'clock Friday morning, completely
destroyed the hall of the
colored Odd Fellows and the
school house for colored children
adjoining. About six months
ago the Methodist church, colored,
which stood on the adjoin
II A 1
mg lot, was mysteriously aestroyed
by fire. At the time of
this first fire, there was a schism
in the church, which still exists, j
and it was then hinted that the
fire was not accidental. In lieu
of a place of worship the Odd
Fellows placed their hall at the
service of the colored congregation,
many of whom also belonged
to the lodge. The fire of
last week has added tenfold to
the suspicion that both fires were
the result of spite work, and colored
circles are moved to the
last degree of indignation. As
Dne brother eloquently puts it,
"The guilty should be promptly
rejected to the domination of
the law."
The hall and furniture were insured
for $800.
New Candidates.
Wa taL-p nlpasure in citincr our
readers to the cards of four new
:andidates, who are announced
for the following- county offices:
31erk of Court, B C Whitehead;
Superintendent of Education,
William Cooper; Treasurer, Dr
3 W Gamble and R B Smith.
A.11 these g-entlemen are well
md favorably known in our
:ounty and we have no doubt
that each one would worthily
511 the office to which he aspires.
Quarterly Meeting.
The second quarterly conference
for Johnsonville circuit
will be held at Pine Bluff church
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3n Friday, May zu. ur a j
Stokes, P. E., will preach at 11
i. m.
There will be preaching on
Friday night, Saturday and Saturday
night following the quarterly
meeting.
The community and country
around are cordially invited t o
ittend all the services.
W. M. Hard ex, P. C.
Venters^S. C.,May 9, 1904.
Up-to-Date Shoe Shop.
Having opened a shop for repairing
Shoes, Harness, etc., I
ask the patronage of those needing
work in my line. Good work
guaranteed at reasonable prices.
J. Tim Carter,
It. Lake City, S. C.
am
Guilty 1
You will be guilty of neglecting
your own interest if you let
this opportunity pass of purchasing
a Kimball Piano. Our
Grand Piano sale closes this
week. Step lively now or you
will be too late for these extraordinary
bargains. Get the
best?the Kimball.
T. T. Hamilton, Mgr,
Kingstree, S. C.
Reunion South Carolina Veterans.
At Charleston, S. C., May 17
to 18, 1904. The Atlantic Coast
Line will sell round trip tickets
for the above occasion on May
16th, 17th and 18th, good to return
until May 23rd, 1904 at $1.50
from Kingstree, S. C. Low
rates from all stations.
H. M. Emerson, W. J. Craig,
Traffic Manager, G. P. Agt.
Wilmington, N. C.
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QUICK ARREST.
J A Gulledge of Verbena, Ala.
was twice in the hospital from a severe
case of Piles causing24 tumors.
After doctors and all remedies
failed, Bucklen'a Arnica Salve
quickly arrested further lnflamma
tlon and cured him. It conquers
aches end kills pain. 2oc, at Dr
W U Wallace's, Drugget
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MEMORIAL DAY tXEtOKS UNDER
THE AUSPigptf CAMP PRESSLET.
Two Excellent Addresses Deiifered?
Fiir Hands Place Fragrldt Flawers
oo Soldiers' Graves.
For the first time sinee' 1887
Memorial Day was formally ob?
served in Kingstree on last
Monday. Every year the local
newspapers have endeavored to
work up a sentiment-in this direction
and it was with no little
gratification that we beheld the
grand success of Monday and we
hope and believe that each succeeding
year will find undiminished
the patriotic enthusiasm
of onr people which finds
expression in honoring the dead
heroes of the Lost Cause. The
exercises of Memorial Day were
under the auspices of Camp
Pressley and it is but just to say
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occasion is due mainly to the
tireless zeal and energetic effmts
of Mr H H Kinder, the Commandant
of the Camp. With
him it was a labor of lore and
he is entitled to a vote of thanks
for this service in memory of
his departed comrades who
wore the gTay.
As is always the case the ladies
responded nobly to the occasion
and there was furnished
a rich profusion of fragrant
flowers ior decorating the soldiers'graves,
which office was'
performed by their own fair
hands. Another year we would
suggestthat the citizens of the
town give the veterans a picnic
on Memorial Day and thus honor
the living as well as the
dead.
The orators of the day were
Dr P W Eason of Charleston
and Editor Philip H 8toll.
Dr Eason's addreae was a fine
effort. He spoke of his first
visit to Kinggtree forty years
ago as a member of Hardee's
Command. (The Doctor was a
Captain, by the way, in the Confederate
army). He drew a thrilling
picture of events leading
up to the bombardment of Ft.
Sumter and spoke with the deep
feeling of one who knew at first
hand all he uttered. His tribute
to the Confederates was
touching and eloquent and
evoked much applause; but
when he declared that time had
proven the principles for which
the Confederates fought to be
right and that the rights of a
sovereign State were now conceded
to be sacred and inviolate,
thus vindicating the position
upheld by the South for four
long years of war, his audience
burst into loud and spontaneous
applause. The foregoing is
not even an attempt at a synopsis
of Dr Eason's speech. We
should like to print it in full,
but lack of space forbids.
Mr P H Stoll followed with an
address apprqpriate to the day,
which was well received. He
paid glowing tribute to the Confederate
leaders, whose -valor
was equaled, however, by that of
the rank and file. Marshaling
in array the heroes whose deeds
adorn the pages of history he
showed that none was the superior
of Lee and Jackson. Mr
Stoll's speech showed careful
preparation and the manner in
which he delivered it impressed
his hearers very favorably indeed.
He was liberally applauded
throughout and his effort
elicited much admiring
comment.
The rest of the programme ^
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