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/ v * -.Jf!^ : ' ?? ...... ? ?? i . , 1 '. ? .,**>?'; *3 VOL. XXI. KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1905. NOJU'I i ;==gg5Bg~?. ;1 $ GO 1 M. F. HELLER FOF HORSES Af\ BUGGI ES.WAGONf The best values are obtained Our buyer selects personall; stables. All stock guaranteed for worl " J-'-ll iou are coruiany uivucu M. F. HI KINQSTREE, COTTON GROWERS MEET And Elect t Delegtte to the New Ork*iu s I Convention. . Ins A number of representative , A farmers and business men met Monday in the court house in response to the call of Mr E D 0 Smith, president of the State ^ Cotton Growers' Association, to w-elect a delegate to New Orleans ^.? dUU IV lyUUliact r luvi uo iu measure to bring: about a reduction of the cotton acreage so ^ as to maintain a higher price for ( the staple. r A temporary organization was j*? effected, with Capt Edwin Har- . a per as chairman and Mr WE 1W Nesmith secretary, it was moved that a delegate be ? elected to go to New Orleans, and Mr R H Kellehan was . 4 unanimously chosen to repre- ins sent the farmers of Williams- an burg county at the convention, ' which meets on January 24-25. me The question arose as to whether or not the delegate should be n< instructed to report a reduction of the cotton acreage in this ' 113. county, and it was thought best to instruct him only in a general w way that it was the sense of this ^ moonir roilnrfirvn vu rnaaw uuj ivuuvuvu in acreage that the convention c?] might see fit to recommend. 1 Before adjournment it was resolved to call a mass meeting of |fe~' farmers and others interested in < the production of cotton to be w0] held in {Cingstree on Monday, an( January 30, to receive the re- gtr port of the delegate to New Orleans and form a permanent or- ^ ganization looking to the inter- .. est of the cotton growers of our ? county. at lfortaary. Died--On Tuesday night, January 17, 1905, at her home at * Lake City, S. C., Mrs Elizabeth 1 Singletary, widow of the late J da D Singletary. Mrs Singletary in had been in feeble health for ur< some time. She leaves two daughters, Mrs H H Singletary and Mrs J D Daniel, both of whom live in Lake Oity. Fu- neral services will take olace at 1 10 o'clock a. m. to-day at In diantown church, conducted by the pastor. A GKIM TRAGEDY Is daily enacted, in thousands of homes, as Death claims, in each one, HMoih^r victim of Con9ump> tion o- Pneumonia. But when Coughs and Colds are properly treated, the tragedy is averted. F G Huntley, of Oaklandon, Ind. writes: "My wile naa me consu mp tion, and three doctors gave her up. Finally *ne took Dr King's Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, which cured her, and to-day she is wed and strong" It kills the germs of all diseases. One dose, relieves. Guaranteed at 50c and 11.00 by Dr \V V Brockington, druggist Tri.ii bottles free. Bring us your JOB WORK. % ro S STABLES, > ID MULES 5 and HARNESS. by experienced buyers y all stock sold in our k or driving. to visit our Stab'? ELLER, SOUTH CAROLINA. MERIT WILL TELL. Thomas, Jr. & Bro. Become Time pectors for the G. ail W. R. R. The highest expression of couence that can be given a firm jewelers is for a railroad t^ point them its time keepers, me very reputable coucerns nsider it substantial recogni>n to receive such an appointjnt from one railroad and they ve a right to feel that way. issrs Stephen Thomas, Jr and m xdpII.known and iustlv pular Charleston jewelers, ve been for some time official spectors for the great South1 railway system and also the nsolidated City railway of arleston, and now we learn it they have been appointed pectors for the Georgetown j d Western railroad. Surely ire could be no higher indorse-1 :nt of this firm then is exjssed in these appointments. :idently we may remark that erything offered the public by ephen Thomas & Bro is as reble as their time, and those j 10 patronize them whether rsonally or by mail find them j iformly prompt .courteous and rrect in their business meth-1 i s. For Salef oung, tountry raised horse. Will, rk anywhere. Fast trotter. Kind 1 souud. W M Vause, Kings ee. 1 - 15-2t fANTED ?At once 1000 cords of htwood. Highest cash price paid the Oil Mill. R. L. Blackmail, Resident Manager. NOTICE. CTntil further notice my offiice ys will be the first Monday every month and every Satiay. Respectfully, Wm Cooper, Co. Supt. of Education. Wood's Seeds, a Extra Early Peas are usually one of the must satis* factory and profitable crops to grow, both for home market and shipping. Wind's Lightning Excelsior Wood's Pedigree Extra Early are the earliest and most productive kinds in cultivation, and are in great favor with truckers wherever the v are* plan ted. Special prices quoted in quantity. Write for prices and Wood's Quarter Century Seed Book, telling all about the best Garden and Farm Seeds. Mailed free. T.W.Wood & Sobs. Soodsnoa, BICHWOiB, . VimtMIA. WOOD'S SEEDS 6ram0 prize~7t. louis, 1904. 00l0 medal - paris, 1900. A FINE SHOWING. Made by the Equitable Fire Ins. Co- in | Its Annual Report. At the regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Equitable Fire Insurance Company, held yesterday, the report of the twelve months ending-December 31, 1904, was submitted to the board, showing the following very gratifying figures: Assets or tne company, suou,945.59. Premium held in reserve for unexpired policies, $70,359.91. Net surplus over and above all liabilities, $7,610.86. Surplus to policy-holders, $125,410.86. i The report was received with much pleasure on the part of the board of directors, in view of the losses sustained by the company in the great fire at Baltimore, Md, in February last; the Equitable being the first company to meet its losses in this fire, as has been previously 6tated in the News and Courier, i The board at its meeting elected Mr Francis J Pelzer as a | member of the board of direc; tors and Mr P H Gadsden as solicitor, the officers and board of directors now being as folI lows: William M Byrd, president. David Huguenin, vice presi! den and general manager/ ! William G Mazyck, secretary land treasurer. i Directors^William M Byrd, F |Q O'Neill, B I Simmons, George | A Wagener, A B Murray, Samuel Lapham, Francis J Pelzer, J L David, T R McGaban, E H j Pringle, David Huguenin, P H Gadsden, solicitor.?News and ' Courier, Jan 18. A Wedding at CadesThe wedding of Miss Myrtle Sauls to Mr W ?1 Hodges will take place in the Methodist church at Uades this afternoon. The bride to be is the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J N Sauls and is a popular and deserving young lady. The groom Mr Hddges is one of the Coast Line's well known station agents who holds a lucrative position at Greelyville. The wedding party will pass through the city to night going north on an extended wedding tour.?Florence Times, January 118. i SICKENING SHIVERING FITS I i of Ague and Malaria ean be re| lieved and cured with Electric Bit; tern. This Is a uure. tunic nv.-di ! cine; of special benefit in malaria, for it exerts a true curative influence on the disease, driving it entirely out of the system It is | much to be preferred to Quinine. ! having none of this drug's bad after-effects. E S Monday of Henrietta, Tex, writes: ,4.My brother was very low with malarial fever i unci jaundice, till he to.?k Electric Hitters, which saved his life. At ; a,. V Brockington's drug stone; price 50c, "'teed. A Trip to Florida. _ . .. .. . . ! During tnese cold winter months a trip to Florida-Cuba via the Atlantic Coast Line would be just the thing to make life worth the living. Superb , trains, excellent schedules and tickets which offer every advantage possible for a pleasant and S 1 attractive trip. For full information or pamphlets call on your nearest ticket agent or write, H M Emmerson, T. M. W J Craig, G. P. A. Wilmington, N. C. jimiije* THE FLOOD OF BILLS UNUSUALLY LARGE. Committee Assignments of Oar Representatives?Bills Introduced by Our Delegation?Kingstree's New Magistrate. The Capitol, Columbia, S. C., j January 1:?The County Record, J in last week's issue, gave an account of the opening and organization of the general assembly and made mention of the committee p^bit'ons! allotted to Senator Williams. In the house the representatives from T\ illia:nsburg were placed upon the following standing committees, to wit: Mr Bass, Ways auu Means, Incorporations, Dispensary and State Hospital for the Ins ne; Mr Graham, Public Schools and Agriculture; Mr Stoll, Education ADd Public Priuting. All of these are important; some ot them especially so, beiug among the most important iu the house; and the as- 1 signmeut of these gentlemen to such positions is a recognition not only of their merit but of Williamsburg's ' due. Takeu all in all our county now probably occupies a larger place in the assembly than in a number of y^ars. Tne flood of bills, always heavy, has been nuusually large so far. < Something like a hundred and seven- ' tv five have alreadv been introduced, ?/ # ? and the entire force of engrossing clerks is kept busy every day preparing new measures. Ont of the no21ber presented probably one-tenth is . of real importance, while the remain- ( der are freakish, "wild cat" and 1 breeders of political buncombe. The ] man who would devise some plan to I strangle these useless and sometimes ' hurtful bills in their very birth, would be a benefactor to the State. So far ' such a Moses is uuknowu to earth or fame. Mr Stoll has introduced a memorial from Camp Pressley, asking the Assembly to relieve the widows of soldiers and sailors who died since , the war from the nnjust discrimin- , ation which gives them only $16 2-3 1 per year, while the widows of those , anlilinra and wiilors who died during' the war receive $48 per yea r. Mr Stoll has also presented a bill amending the charter of Kingstree so as to permit a tax levy ten mills, bat in j more. I Mr (?r^ham introduced a bill Monday providing that auv one taking a lien or mortgage of crops from a tenant without consent of landlord shall j ] be deemed guilty of a misdem?aiior , and that such lien or mortgage shall 1 be invalid. Mr Bass has presented a bill pro- ; viding punishment for peddling medicines, ann one which permits the victims in cases of rape and assault with intent to rape to be examined privately in presence of the presiding judge, the jury, the two attorneys and the accused and no one else, with the liberty on part of the accused to waive the right of being ( present. The object of this last J mentioned measure is to remove the necessity of women- testifying in open J court iu .he class of case0 stated ??ove. To suffer our wr and j tors to testify upon the delicate nuftv "" i'1 the presence the usual court . ^se crowd ht long been recognized as one of those things to which we will not submit. Mr Kershaw of Florence has intro- j' duced a bill restoring tobacco ware-: house charges to the schedule which ! obtained up to the first of January of j. this year. This bill was referred to * a committee composed of the representatives from the seven tobacco j growing counties, wit!? Mr Bass- as!, chairman. It seems probable that the dispensary will claim a large share of the attention of this session. The senti-1 < i raent seems to be geoeial that a ! change in the management ii abac! Intely neeesaary. A joint resolution is now on its way through the Senatr providing for a thorough iuveftiga*' tion by a committee of |senators aud representatives, and tbe indications are that this resolution will gcr through. A number of bills pmpos- j ing various changes in the liquor law have been presented in both houses. One provides for local option in locating and in closing dispensaries. Another seeks to have a State board appointed by the governor and giving the members a salary of $1500 each. The shad law will come in for anoth er big fight. A bill is now being pre- A pared to meet the objections to the# act passed last year and will be intra* ^ duced in a few days. Those in favor if giving the people of the State a few of these denizens of the waters1 are determined that Georgetown shall not always monopolize this fish aad deny to all the rest of the State any . share in them. J The governor will be inaugurated on the 25th. Two circnit judges, ? superintendent and directors of the penetentiary are to be elected. Until ] these matters are disposed of very little else will receive attention. f Mr R K Wallace has been recom mended for appointment as magistrate at Kiugstree. 4 The members of the Williamsburg delegation are in their places and at- * tending to their duties. W. L. B. ORE V LY IN DEMAND Nothing is more in demand than t i medicine which meets modern requirements for a blood and sys ti em cleanser, such as Dr King's Sew Life Pills. They are just what Jj pou need to cure stomach and liver troubles. Try them. At Dr SV V Brockington'a drug store, 25c, guaranteed. ^ I Bring us your JOB WORK. % NOTICE i The Kingstree Barber Shop r svill not sell ticket* after out- * standing ones has has expired. l-19-3t J. D. Mouzon. ^ Trespass Notice. r All persons arc hereby warned J ag; iust allowing stock to trespass on itV 1 toils In Sumter township, known as Lhc Burgess plsice. Persons di-regard- f Ing thN notice will be dealt with as the aw directs. Mrs Nancy A Gaskiss. I?1??Ht. t Opening Books of Subscription. f Pursuant to authority vested in us by the Secretary of State the under- : -igned Board of Corporators will open books of subscription to the capital / dock of the Kingstree Building and * Loan Association at the office of the e Kingstree Hardware Kingstree, S 1 C, on Monday, January 30. 1905. ? J A KELLEY, * c W WOI FE. , C W STOLL, 1 L STACKLEY, It W H CARR. , f Election Notice. In pursuance to an order to u* directed by the County Board of Educa- ? tion of W|)]iani*bur? Courty, S C, we J do hereby jrlve notice tbnt an election wilt he held at I<c?. in WilliaiLbur* County. S C. on Wednesday, February 1.1905, for the purp<?e of ascertaining the wishes of the tax-pavers and qual- 1 i fled voter* in Special School district, * No 14. In reference to a special tax of ? four f4) mills for school purpose in raid ' listrict. 1 J DAVIS CARTER, ) 1 W B BROWN. [ Trustees. - ij a iiADKti>r>, ? Leo. S C, January 10, 1905. Cades Live Stock Co. Car of young well-broke | HORSES and MOLES. To sell for cash or part cash Also Full Line of Waeons. * * HariMs. I' CADES LIVEITOCK CO.[J w 11M . ] AiiniKiiiLi - - J t JH W> T, VHK1NS J KTholesale and Eatail General Merchant. X X X X i \ Merry Chrbfmni tnd a Happy and >rosperousNew Year or our Customers/ . X X X X , Ve have prepared t (Sspfey ?of? s HOLIDAY GOODS* hit will please the most fas' , !/ti/i>ie tn rvf nitr utuKaki^ [uiuwj ?i? vi vui T?rou7 ines. . .ARGE ASSORTMENT Of C FIRE VlRI . . I a mar king the prices ?n these goods mit/ nembered the fxtnahie * Gng Cotton hatf m4 narked them do*fn < f tjf. o a level wiui am ail X X *\ m t * )ome to see os and 1m* , :on vinced -m?mmr t x x X We have the right roods for your Christ/ nas Dinner and fruit, Fruit, Fruit, .000 bushels of pea* ranted. lighest prices paidt i in Yours to please, V. T. ill!, / \ svu 0ita I mrtr Ti myt Edzis^tx?o, st. a-.