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j LOCAL ITEMS
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Mr G B Gowdy paid us a pleasa ill
call Tuesday.
.The primary electiou comes off
Tuesday, August 30.
Dr A D Epps was in town yester
day from Greelyville.
Mr C Constcin of Workman was 1
k town several days this week.
Johu A Kelley, Esq., is attends
4 court in Georgetown this week.
Mr R J Morris, of the vicinity>f
Taft, was uoted on our streets Atyday.
Prof Nabor D Lesesne speutveral
days iu town this week visng
friends.
The "close season" for fishii in
Black river began last Wedniay,
June 15.
Mrs G P Nelson and Miss?dith
Nelson are visiting relate in i
Charleston.
Messrs A E Tarte and L'^Deunis
of Cades were visitors at' office
yesterday.
Mr G T Pngh of IVospei came
iu yesterday to visit friends die
vicinity of Kiugstree.
Dr W S Lynch of Scrant spent
Monday night 111 town, uruing
home Tuesday morning.
The comniencemen t- scads over
at last and the long suffer publicbreathes
a sigh of relief.
Mr F L Morris of onrdins
called Friday to see ns afenewed
his subscription to The h>rd.
Dr S W Gamble aiMr S 0
O'Bryan of GourdinsUie over
Tuesday and spent the (in town.
Mr J W Kelley, froiver Black
Biver, visited usSatunand enrolled
as a subscriber The I1ecokd.
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Mr and Mrs J S Mc-ough and
Mr S A McCnllonof Cedar
Swamp spent the dayfown yeste
day.
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31 S Xj *) 0 euurus a"--*-"--Florence
passed thro town yesterday
going to.Pudi Swamp to
visit relatives.
Mrs H J CautberMiss Alma
Kelley will leave to,w for New
York City to spend al weeks in
the great metropoli
"The Highlanders Congaree
river boat plying -*en Georgetown
and Columbia totally destroyed
by fire last*
Prof George 3chen, of the
South Carolina P faculty, is
spending a part o;unimer vacation
at his old he Indian town.
Prof P P Beth signified his
acceptance as su^'dent of the
Kingstree Gradcbool. This
completes the fa^'th the exception
of the resistant, who
will be elected 1
Rev C B 's lecture, of,
which mention^ in our Lake '
City corre8jK)nwill take place
in Lake City c?esday evening,
Jnly 6. The ?f admission
will be 25c for3 and 15c for
children,
. Mrs J P R,ntl children of <
^ Wilmington, have been visiting
relatives Indiantowu section.
Her h Gapt Russell,
who is well in this county,
having beeifrs a conductor on
the Northed'lr?ad, has receutly
beene(l to the respon
sible positi(/urerintendent of
the 1st divfhe Atlantic Coast
Line railwmI
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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR $
LOCAL REPORTER AND
NOTED 5
Written in Condensed Form ^
and Printed in Like Manner ^
for the Sake of Our Busv ^
Readers . . ^
: j Dr Isaiah Tisdale of Benson visited
friends in town several days this
week. Dr Tisdale is being strongly
urged to run for supervisor of regisI
tration and his many friends in
: Kingstree and throughout the coun|
ty will he gratified to know that he
has about decided to make the race.
We hope to see a g;?d crowd in attendance
upon the State campaign
meeting next Saturday, and it is to
be hoped that every speaker will be
accorded an attentive hearing. It is
expected that Gov Iley ward and ''X"
Gunter and others of the State officials
without opposition will attend
the Kingstree meeting.
A meeting of the committee on
arrangements for the State campaign
speakers is requested Friday
morning at 10 o'clock at the office of
Dr D 0 Scott to look after the entertainment
of the candidates. The
members <>f th? otn niuee ar<j: I)
C Scott, C W Wolfe, William Cooper,
J Davis Carter and J E Davis.
Mrs II G Gilland, who with her
son, Master Ilenrv. and her mot her,
Mrs Dobbin, have been spending
some time w'th Mr and Mrs Ilngh
McCutchcn, left this week for her
home in New York city. Mrs Dobbin
and Master Henry will remain
here until next week, when they too
will return to their Northern home.
Card of Thanks.
Please allow us space to tender
our sincere thanks to all who
were so kind in helping us dur-1
ing the illness of Mr K A Murphy,
not omitting William Darrington,
colored.
Mrs. L. S. Murphhy.
H. W. Bryan.
ST A RT LI N G E VIL) E N C E.
Fresh testimony in great quantity
is constantly coming in, declaring
l)r King's New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds to be
unequaled. A recent expression
from T J AlcFarlano, Bentorville,
Va. serves as example. He writes:
"I had Bronchitis for three years
and doctored all the time without
being henefite I. Then! began
taking I)r King's New Discovery,
and a lew bottles wholly cured ine."
Equally effective in curingall Lung
Hurt Throat troubles, Consumption.
Pneumonia and Grip* Guaranteed i
by Dr W L Wallace, Druugist. Trial j
bottles free, reirular sizes oOc and
*1.00.
A Card.
Editor County Record:?
While I am thoroughly conscious
of the high honor it would
be to represent this great Pee
Dee section, comprising the bth
District, in the United States
Congress; and while I am deeply
grateful to my people of
Georgetown and . numerous
friends throughout the district
for the confidence they have expressed
in me by assuring me of
their most cordial support, I
shall not enter the contest for
the seat in congress just vacated
by the Hon R B Scarborough.
My friends in their loyal enthusiasm
for me to make the race'
had my card inserted in your
valuable columns without my
knowledge.
Very sincerely yours,
Olin Sawyer.
Georgetown, S. C., June 18, '04.
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MANY ADVANTAGES OFFEREDAttractions
of Pee Dee Summer School
for Student Teachers.
!| Hartsville, S. C.
June 15, 1(J04.
! i My Dear Friend:?As \'ou know
."from previous announcements
i the counties of Marlboro, Mar|
ion, Florence, Williamsburg1,
'! Lee and Darlington have united
,j their summer schools for teachers
and will hold the combined
summer school, known as the
Pee Dee Summer School, in the
: buildings of the Welsh Neck
[High School, Hartsville, S. C.,
! June 29 to July 26. The dormitories
will be opened for boarders,
and board will be furnished,
! for $12.00 for the four weeks.
|The boarders furnishing their
own bed linen, pillows, towels,
'soap and brush. These can be
! easily packed in a trunk. All
j baggage will be delivered at the
i rooms and returned to the station
free of charge.
The faculty at present is
' Prof Patterson Wardlawof S. C.
College, Dr J I McCain of
I Erskine College, Col J J Dargan
i of Welsh Neck High School,
Prof S W Reaves of Cleiuson
! College, Supt V C Dibble of
1 Bennettsville Graded Schools,
iAT.-c, F O Wotlrinc nf PnlnmWa
' 1UI O JL 'J u vv U.IJWAIO Vi VVIUUAWIU I
> City Schools, Miss Estelle
Richardson of Bennetts ville
| Graded Schools, Miss Susie "VV
j Williams of Greenville City
'Schools, Miss Emma T Lucas of
j < harleston City schools.
These are all teachers of recognized
ability who insure
j thorough, useful and attractive
work. Instruction will be offered
in sight-singing, primary
'methods, hand drawing, civics,
'history, mathematics, English
I grammar, literature, latin, pedaj
gogy, class management, nature
! stud\T, agriculture and geograi
phv, beside lectures on various
j other current topics by the l'aci
ulty and others.
! As many or as few subjects
can be taken as any one wishes.
Text books for the different
! courses will be on sale in the
building.
Harts ville expects to do her
best for the summer school. The
committee on entertainment has
arranged for a picnic July 1st
to which all of the teachers in
attendance are invited.
The Pee Dee summer school
will be such a success that those
who attend will add their efficiency
and reputation and can
do their work more easilv and
satisfactorily in the future.
Drop me a line telling me
whether you expect to be here
or not so I can be ready for you.
Truly,
J W Gaines, Asst. Supt,
Pee Dee Summer School.
New Candidates.
In our candidates'column this
week will be found five new announcements,
as follows:
For Congress, 6th District:
Messrs J E Eilerbe and W F
Dargan.
I For House of Representati ves:
\ Mr T B Gourdin.
i For County Commissioner:
| Mr Andrew R Eaddy.
For Coroner: Mr H M Buri
rows.
; The three candidates announced
in The Record as as:
pirants for Congressman ScarI
borough's seat are, Messrs
Ragsdale, Eilerbe and Dargan.
(All three have been members of
the State Legislature and have
made creditable records in that
honorable body. '
Mr Gourdin, who is a candij
date for re-election as Representative,
is well known to our
1 people, having given them two
terms of faithful service:
Mr Eaddy is a young man
who is making his first essay
j into politics. He bears an hon!
orable name in our county and
| is doubtless in every respect
worthy of the office he seeks,
j Mr Burrows is fortunate, inas!
much as he is the only candidate
thes far for the office which
I he has held several terms
; and to which he asks re-election.
i "Wanted: We will pay extraordinary
high price for copies
of Life of General Marion by
.James and for other South Caroj
lina books. Address,
Gonzales Book Co.,
:Columbia, S. C. ">-;J6-4t.
Ill dill LORAL NIS.
i VARIOUS ITEMS OF GENERAL AND
PERSONAL INTEREST.
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Senator Williams Declines to Offer for
Congress?Dr. Smith's Lecture? j
Two Marriages.
Lake City, June 21:?Senator
Williams declines positively to
I enter the race in the 6th Con- !
i gressional District, although j
strongly urged by many friends
and assured of strong support [
in every section of the district.
His business interests are such !
that the Senator can not pos- j
sibly neglect them at this time
especially to the extent that
such a race would demand. Further
he has determined to retire
from public lile and with his j
present term in the State Senate 1
close his political career.
Miss Lucy Randolph of Lees-,
burg, Florida, is up on a visit to'
Mrs W L Bass. . J
The coming marriages of two |
popular couples have been an- j
? J n.f_ T w Tm
nuunceu. ivxi u m v iuj u uuu
Miss Sue.Severance, which will
take place on the 22nd; and Mr
W S Moore and MissHallie Rollins
on the 29th. Both will
be church weddings and the
scene of both will be in the Baptist
church. Mr Floyd is a merchant,
member of the firm of
Stewart & Floyd,and bis brideelect
is the second daughter of
Mr and Mrs P E Severance. Mr
Moore is a Virginian, having
moved here three years ago, and
is manager and lessee of the
Planters'Warehouse. Miss Rollins
is the youngest daughter of
the late R D Rollins.
Miss S R Lucas of Florida is
spending some time with relatives
here.
Mr T C Covington of McColl,
who has been offered the position
of principal of our school, was
here Wednesday looking into
the situation. He was pleased
with the outlook but stated that
he could not give an answer to
the offer made him until the lat- .
ter part of the week, as he had ,
made a proposition to another .
school, which if accepted will
force him to decline to come
here.
On Saturday, the 18th inst, a
load of tobacco was on pur market.
It was from the crop of
the present year and right well
cured and colored for such an (
early crop. It was purchased !
by Mr Cole.
Editor Wolfe spent Saturday
in town on business. I
Messrs J S Lynch, J R Matthews,
Willie Lynch and A P
Hatchell went down to Kings- :
tree Monday. 1
Mr W W Kennedy of the Hebron
section was noted here
Monday. 11
Mr S W Gowdy spent Sunday
here at Mr Fuller Rickenbaker's.
Rev D H Crossland of Conway
was here last week.
Dr C B Smith, pastor of Trinity
Methodist church, Charleston,
has consented to deliver a;
lecture here in the near future
for the benefit of the Ladies'
Parsonage Aid Society of the
Methodist church. This society
desires to complete the furnishing
of the newly-finished
residence of the pastor and are
taking this method of raising
funds therefor. The date of Dr
Smith's lecture will be announced
in a few days. This is
sure to be a drawing card as Dr
CZmS + l, it nnu Hucf Cnp.llf- I
OIU1U1 AO VUV. Ul luo wuv .
ers in the Conference of this |
State and the object of this en- j
tertainment is a worthy one. i
W L Bass, Esq., went down to 1
Charleston Wednesday on busi-1
ness in the United States court, j
Saturday night some men, J
loaded on corn and rye, made;
things unpleasant for those near j
the scene of action. We believe '
there was more drinking and i
more drunkeness here Saturday
than in many months, if not
years.
Miss Amie Sntcliffe, who had
been visiting in Charleston since
"Reunion week", returned home
a few days ago.
The young ladies of this town
are marrying off at a tremen[Continued
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THREATENED RACE RIOT.
Sheriff Graham Repairs to the Scene
and Finds Things Quiet.
News reached us here last
i Thursday of a threatened race
I riot at Rhems, in#the lower part
of the county near the Georgej
town line. It seems that on
i Wednesday of last week, in an
altercation between a white employee
of the Messrs Rhem and
a negro laborer, the latter was
pretty roughly handled and at
first was thought to be severely
injured. Other negroes took it
up and threatened vengeance,
although the circumstances
make it appear that the punishment
inflicted was amply justifiable.
On being notified of the
trouble Sheriff Graham promptly
went to the scene, but found
that the excitement had subsided
and things resumed their
normal quiet.
The negro, whose head was i
reported broken, had only a!
scalp -wound or two, which are
now not considered serious.
As a rule the negro race is excitable
and emotional, beingquick
to take the part of one of
his color without waiting to investigate
the merits of the case,
when ofttimes, after the excite
ment passes and his calmer
judgment resumes sway, he
finds that fiis threats of vengeance
were not based on sufficient
grounds. When he keeps
his place and conducts himself
properly, the negro has no better
friend than the Southern
white man.
GOURDINS DEPOT BURNED.
The Building Struck by Lightning and
Totally Destroyed.
Gourdins, June 20:?Saturday
afternoon about 4 o'clock
during a thunder storm, lightning
struck the Atlantic Coast
Line depot at this place and set
if afire. In a very few minutes
and before any effort could be
made to save it, the building
was burned to the ground.
Very little freight was in the depot
and most of it was saved.
Station Agent Graham was in
the telegraph office when the
lightning struck, but fortunately
he escaped unhurt.
Benson Briefs.
[Written for last week).
Benson, June 13.?Rev H F
Oliver has been called to the
pastorate of C^ar Grove church
for the rest of this year. He
will hold services on the 4th
Sunday, the 26th inst.
On Mojiday, the 6 inst., Mr D
W Courtney killed a monster
rattle-snake, which measured
Bft and 2k inches long* and had
13 rattles.
Cedar Grove public school has
closed and Miss Janie Perkins,,
the principal, has departed,
much to the regret of her numerous
admirers.
Mr Sam McCollough is home
from the South Carolina College
to spend his vacation.
Refreshing shakers tyave gladdened
the hearts of the farmers.
Crops are doing well.- t Corn is
fine in some places and gener-1
ally a full crop is expected. Cot- ,
ton is irregular in "stands," as!
a great proportion of the crop !
had to be replanted, which will
make the crop late in maturing.
Mrs Stanley Burch, who has
been spending some time with
her parents near Benson, has;
returned to her home in Flor- I
ence.
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lie schools, both of which arei
well patronized. Now tbatpra-1
ded schools are in order why not
pet together and take in a scope i
of country say miles each;
way from a central point and
form a special school . district, j
With a small extra tax a praded
?c5b<aol would be assured. I
merely offer this as a suppestion,
but hope the people will take
some steps in this direction and
by next session we may have a
first class school in operation.'
W. S. G.
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