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Mp?? -n ~ jWH * ~ ?-? . *.. ? > mmte '. ['<* ?J? ? ?? ? ? " ? > .? ? VOL. XX. IUNGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1904. G NO 1,1 - - Til BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS. I ! A Comparative Statement Showing How RiLgsdale and Elierbe Stand at Home. In 1896 Elierbe was defeated j for the State Senate. In 1897 Elierbe was defeated ! for Congress, failing to carry I his county or to get in the sec- j ond primary. In 1898 Elierbe was defeated - for Congress and again failed to j carry his county. In 1900 Elierbe was defeated 1 j for Congress and again failed to j carry his county or to get in the; second primary. In 1904 there were 1122 votes cast for Elierbe and 2220 against Elierbe in his home county, his county people voting more heav- j ily against him than ever before. | V | isq? Pa<rsrJalf? was elected I J.U AWV Avu^vv... _ .? _ to the Legislature. In 1900 Ragsdale was defeated for the Legislature. ' la 1902 Ragsdale was elected to the State Senate over four1 ' good men, receiving highest vote | ever cast in Florence county for j State Senator. In 1904 Ragsdale was unanimously endorsed by Florence county Democratic Convention and requested to become a Congressional candidate. In 1904 Ragsdale received 1640 out of 2403 votes in his home county. In 1904 Ragsdale received the highest number of votes cast in the Sixth District. THIS IS WHAT HIS COUNTY OFFICERS HAVE TO SAY. To the Democrats of the Sixth Congressional District: We, the undersigned, officers of Florence county, heartily commend Hon J W Kagsdale to the Democrats of the Sixth Congressional District in the coming primary election. The Democrats of Florence county in conjiv vention assembled on May 2nd, 190-i. enthusiastically adopted the following resolutions: "Whereas, State Senator Ragsdale has faithfully^and zealously served the public x in various bapacities, especially as a member of the State Legislature, and, "Whereas, he has been suggested as a proper and the best man for a Representative in Con-1 fmm the Sixth District, I therefore, "Resolved, That the County j Democracy in convention assembled do hereby nominate and endorse Hon J W Ragsdaleas a candidate for CongTess and request him to enter the race this summer." In response to this call, Sen- i ator Ragsdale is a candidate for j Congress. We declare our faith i in his qualifications for that important office. He is young, able and aggressive. He has with fidelity and ability served his j county in both branches of the ! State Legislature. As a lawyer | i i _ _ i_i _ j i ne nos axiaineu iai^c i and as editor he fought a good ! fight. Eloquent in speech, a I facile writer, a logical reasoner and a ready debator, he is well equipped to battle for the people's interests;' Born under a Democratic roof, Mr Ragsdale has never strayed from the faith of his fathers. Elect him to Congress and you will have a courteous, courageous, eloquent, able and aggressive Representative. J W McCOWN, JAS B McBRIDE t Clerk of Court. Co. Supervisor. CS LUCAS, WABRUNSON, Co. Treasurer. Judge of Probate. H L DARR, THOS. S BURCH, [Co. Auditor. Sheriff. AH GASQUE, Co* Superintendent of Education. Cards of ThanksI desire to say a^f; w words in the way of grateful acknow-! ledgement to the friends who j voted for me in the recent prim- j arv. I shall ever remember their kindness, and also I sincerely j appreciate the support of those | who befriended me in past elec- j tions, even though they did not j vote for me in this one; With j kindly feeling toward -all and a ! consciousness of having1, served j you to the best of my - ability, I am, Very respectfully, T B Gourdin. j Kingstree, S. C., September 8. j I ! To the Voters of Williams burgCounty: I thank you many times for; the flattering vote given me in; the recent election. It was as surprising as appreciated: for|< I had no idea of leading the' ticket over my six worthy competitors in the race for county; commissioner. I assure you that; I am grateful for the confidence' and esteem you have manifested!' toward me and I shall devote | myself to your Interests, al- J though by reason of unforeseen I circumstances of a business j nature I shall not enter the sec-! ond primary. Thanking you again, I am, Respectfully yours, W M Smith, j Dear Mr Editor:?Please al-J low me to express through your i columns my heartfelt thanks*to j those who supported me in the f recent primary election. My! appreciation of their loyalty to: me is beyond the power of my j pen to sufficiently express. I j am deeply grateful to one and all for this manifestation of their confidence, and shcfuld I receive' their suffrage in the second prim- j ary and be chosen'as one of their j representatives in the legislature i I shall give them my best ser-l vices, striving at all times to; promote their welfare. Again I! thank them. P S Wall. Scranton, S. C., Sept. 5th. I feel-that I would be without dignity of sentiment were I not to address a few words of sincere thanks and heart-expao#ing esteem to the friends who j supported me in the past elect-. ion, I am truly proud of the very ; handsome vote given me by my i fpi 1 nw-citizens. m v love for wh ite supremacy, my beloved State, universal Caucasion education! and loyalty to my party from j youth, make my- retire-! ment pleasant, and I submit with j all the grace of a gentleman, and 1 while the loss of the position to which I aspired is as nothing compared with the pleasure that fills my inmost soul in realizing' that such a noble band of my ' fellow-citizens espoused my, cause even in the home of my honored, youthful competitor; and successor, thereby endorsing my faithfulness astheirservant. ! Again I thank my friends, from ! the bottom of my heart and h old j ;in respectful esteem all who; | were misguided and not influen- J ced by prejudice ana jealousy. Very respectfully, William Cooper. A Neighbor Endorses Mr Wall. Editor County Record: I ask a little space in your I popular paper to-say a few words to the voters of the coun* i ty in behalf of Hon P S Wail, i who is in the second race for the | legislature. # In the first campaign Mr Wall -made a bold and manly fight, I and courageously sustained' his record in the legislature against the onslaughts of those who 'sought to bring it into question. He stood fearlessly before every charge brought against him on the stump, and vindicated himself to the satisfaction of all fair and impartial minds. Mr Wall enters the second campaign with clean hands and a clear conscience, and will stand of, fall on his merits. He has served the peopie faithfully one term, and justice demands that he be given another term, as has become customary in the Democratic party of this State. Hisj experience in legislative work fits him for better service and the interest of the people will be safe in his hands. Those who know Mr Wall at home have faith in his ability, integrity and patriotism, and are his cfnnnrlipst svmnorters. Tbev rL ? call on the people of the county to rally to his support and help them elect him by such an overwhelming vote as will set the seal of condemnation on the Machiavelian methods that some of his political opponents are employing to accomplish his defeat. A Neighbor. Scranton, September 5th. Mortuary. Died?On Saturday, September 3, 1904, near Workman postoffice, Clarendon county, Mr J T Barrow, aged 47. Deceased leaves a wife and no children. Funeral services took place Monday at New Zion. Hymeneal. Married?On Thursday, September 1,1904, at the residence of Mr Sam Frierson, near Mt Vernon church, Mr W M Browderof Williamsburg to Miss Sue Ella Drose of Clarendon county, Notary Public S G McDonald officiating. ELLERBE ENDORSED Bv the Most Prominent Citizens of His County. To the Democratic Voters of the Sixth Congressional District: We, the undersigned, citizens of Marion county, take pleasure in stating that we have known Mr J E Ellerbe practically all his life and we unqualifiedly recommend him as a man in all respects qualified for the office of congressman from said district and worthy of the support sf the voters thereof. E A Gasque, D D S, W J Montgomery, W F Stackhouse, P Y Bethea, cashier Bank of Marion, Henry Mullins, attorney, F T McLellan, county auditor, J D McLucas, M. of E., D F Miles, clerk of court, P B Hatner, Probate Judge, F F Covington, D J Oliver, magistrate, W T Evans, B R Mullins, H 0 Graham, J B DuBose, W H Cross, cashier, L M Gasque, mamhpr nf Imiisp. C Sellers. member of house. J H Berry, coroner, M Manheim, dispenser, C E Evans, W E Blue, J H Lambert, J H Weeden, Levy Gibson, W L Hewitt, J A McRae M B Lassiter, H M Willcox, E T Willcox, Wm Mclnnis, W J Caster, I P Stackhouse, J C Holliday. m Uncertainty of Life When death visits the household, you should provi de the loved one with a handsome Casket or Coffin, |and you will find them at most I reasonable prices at Kiugstree Hurd' ware Co. Services offered day or 1 night, A car of fancy sixteen and eighteen inch top buggies- just received at Thomas & Bradham's ; that must be sold. m^ I It's impossible for a girl to look j unconcerned the first time she wears ' her engagement ring'iu public. i. conTpaoL AN ERROR OF 100 VOTES IN OFFICIAL COUNT. Other Errors in Addition Discovered bnt Results Unchanged as to Other Candidates. In copying the official tallysheet we discovered several errors in addition, one against Supt. of Education "William! Cooper amounting- to just 100; votes. These errors were of course unintentional and we have no doubt Jhat at its next meeting the executive committee will reconsider the matter of Mr j Epps'election and declare Mrj Cooper re elected. It is but simple justice that this be done. In order to be absolutely certain in our addition, Cashier Epps of the Bank of Kingstree, kindly ran up the columns of figures for us on his' adding machine, and where an eyor occurred in the first addition we have placed underneath the correct result. . i According to our addition the county primary resulted as follows: Mr tllerbe led in the congressional race by 97 votes. In the district Ragsdale re?4 OOO UllorU A ftAft Knr. tCIVCU 1J11V1 UV TjUVU, iivi ton 4,205 and Dargan 2,425. This j places Ragsdalr and Ellerbe in the second race for congress. The errors in the total vote of the other county candidates make no changes as to the candidates declared elected and those placed in the second primary. Those who enter the second primary are as follows: For the legislature, P H Stoll and P S Wall, Bass and Graham being elected in first primary. For treasurer, G W Johnson and H P Baldwin run over. For county supervisor, Graham and Chandler run over. For coroner, H M Burrows and R K Gamble run over. For county commissioner, W M Smith, R D Blakeley, R B Fitch and Andrew R Eaddy were placed in the second primary. Meantime Mr Smith has with drawn, leaving- three candidates for the two places. For suj>ervisor of registration Messrs J Y McGill, G K Mitchum and P M Brockinton having received a majority of votes, were declared elected and there will be no second race for this office. * If you want a rubber tire, wire wheel, ball bearing buggy come round and see our stock. They are all the rage for young men. Thomas a Bkadham. Guns and Ammunition, Stoves and Tinware, Lamps and Glassware, China and Cutglass at Kingstree Hardware Co. Do not bo decivcd by those who advertise a *f;0.U) Sowing Machine for $20.00. T. lis kind of a ni:i"hine call be bought from us or any of our dealers from $13.00 to $13.00. WC MAKE A VARIETY THE NEW HOME IS THE BEST, The Feed determines the strength oi weakness of Sewing Machines. Tin Double Food combined with othei strong points makes t tie Now Ifowc the best bcv.'i.ig Machiuy to buy. l!3forCiH3MSS&? weliuuniuu-utreutilieioic piircb;u>iuj THE NEW KC:/!E SAVING MACHINE SO, ORANOC M.SS 28 Union S(j. X. V., Cliii-i;;,), 11!., Atlanta, Ga^ St. J?ouls;,Mo., U.::':i-,T-?x...San l-'raocisoo,Ca W inflow Wriffh?v Sivr?iMon S. CV LAKE CITY LETTER. Items of News of Local and Personal Interest. Lake City, September 6:?Mr B F Brockinton, Jr., formerly of Morrisville, now of Motbridge; Florence county, was noted in town Monday. Frank Brockinton has a host of friends in Williamsburg, who are al: ways delighted to grasp his baud j in welcome greeting. Mr N L Overstreet is back at his post at the depot after a \ acation of several weeks,. Rev and Mrs S 0 Morris of Mount Pleasant are visiting relatives in town* jThey were married-last week at the hnrrtA nf flip liriilp in T.pp?villp. S C_ Mrs Morris' maiden name was Miss Hattie Lee Haynes. She is a danghi ter of the president of Leesville college. Prof. L B Haynes. The young couple have our best wishes for the future. There is another couple of young married folks in town, Mr and Mrs George Rooke, who are visitiug Mr and Mrs T .J Rooke, Mr Rooke is ! teaching at Mount Pleasuut. Senator Williams has moved into his new house on Acline avenue. Mr P II Stoll was in town from Kingstree a few hours Saturday. I Mr P S Wall came over from Scroti ton Saturday and spent tha day in town, looking after his political fences, we suppose. Mrs W E Severance has returned from a viiit to I* aurinburg, N. C. She was accompai .d home by her sister, Miss Eva North. - * Two or three bales of cotton were sold here last week. The first bale brought 11 cents and the others about the same. The tobacco sales last week were heavy and the prices good. The sales of August were the largest of the season so far, but the prices were not altogether so satisfactory as on some other days. As au example of the prevailing prices last week we mention the load sold by Mr A W Rodgers on the 31st. This load brought from 101 to 34 cents and averaged over 17 cents for the entire load. lie earried off about $25 more than he said he wantedfor it. When j k man gets more tliau he wants for tobacco, we see no cause for complaint. The election passed over very rmiralv hppp. There was no disturb ance or unpleasantness of any kiud. And there was very little, if any, electioneering or wire-pulling of any kind. Each votei, as a rule, cast his ballot independency and without being influenced. Jim Jones, wearing a stylish tan countenance and a "fuss X" breath, wanted to' run things Saturday. Policeman Cole was forced to restore theequilibrnm between his head and heels by a tap of his "billy." Jones wits escorted to the " refrigerator," I where he was allowed to cool off until J Sunday. His deposit for appearance Monday was forfeited. W L B. IN PRAISE OF CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC, CHOLERA AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY. "Allow nie to give you a few words in praise of Chairiberlain's I j Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remledy," says Mr John Hamlett, ol f Eagle Pass, Texas. "I uffered one | week with bowel trouble and took ' all kinds of medicine without get! ting any relief, when mv friend,Mr IC Johnson a merchant here, auviseu me to take this remedy. After tak ing one dose I fait grewfly relieved ! and when I had taken the third . dose was entirely cured. I thank ? ; you from the bottom of my hearl j j for putting this great remedy in tht r J hands of mankind." For sale bj ? I)r I) C Scott, Kingstree; Lake Cit.s | Drug Co., Lake City; Dr VV S Lynch .. ; Scranton. r I f i , | WAGONS?WAGONS?Comt ' j and see our stock.. They mus1 , be sold, cheap for cash or or 1 time with good security. 3t Thomas & Bradham, Kisgstree, St c. ^ ^ ' "*' *9J I# ' ;^B j-' = r 1 9 tLsca K Ml u ?h 8 m il I >=l? 11 M :: nM H p? Il N > ?* Sc -1 ogft> . ? liiST P.g I o Z?X > g 7n8 -: n>*3 r=| I r-ra Qi ^ X I OS O 1 V. z? ^ t/)V 1 2^73 ~ 8 1 fp 5 is S; I 1 tllo 'ft 11 ^i'-o i i 3 ^ i mill M i 3 f 8 H 5 <t? * 5 3 fl S 8 ' ; ? 5(+ g i ftt I to ? , ,'.30 '^5 . *; ; :&? ;J|