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?lje {fonntfi ??** . I. I 'I 1 I I I I I . I I II i \Oi . <Xf. ' KINHSTREE. S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1905. NO 4V 1 ' * GO M. F. HELLEI FC HORSES BUGGIES, WAGOr The best values are obtair Our buyer selects person; stables. All stock guaranteed forw You are cordially inviti M. F. Y KINGSTREE. Fltrtact District Exhibit Through the courtesy of Rev W B Justus we have a copy of The Florence District Exhibit," Vol. I, No. 1, published by Rev A J Stokes, D. D. The Exhibit is a neatly printed, four page sheet and is filled with interesting reading pertaining to Florence district. Under the caption of Conference "changes" we note the following: Kev H L Singleton, a handsome bachelor, went from Harpers to Bucksville. Bucksville has gai ned a good and true man, who ha* done all the work of a Methodist minister wisely and well. We hope to hear good things from him. Rev H 4 Cautben, thccu tured gentlenun, the facile writer, the good preacher and pastor, went from Kingstree to North Augusta. Daring his three years in Kingstree the church prospered under bis administration. It is with sadness we mention the name of our beloved brother, Rev J F Way. In the midst of his labors in Rome circuit his health failed and he was constrained; to ask for superannuated relation. The charges assigned to him generally prospered. Rev W H Harden went from us to Walballa. This move was ^ made on account of health. He loved his people as they loved him, but he felt a change was imperative. He served his charge faithfully with a true heart and willing mind. He was ? f? i an araeni.oeiiever zn cuss ions and as it was bis custom be brought up these collections in full. Our best wishes go with him. To the Gestk Reader. Owing to circumstances beyond our control?the illness of a printer/?we are a day late in getting out this week's issue. We-regret exceedingly this delay, which is necessarily annoying to our patrons, but there is do help for it and we ask the indulgence of our friends until we get things to working smoothly again. One who has never been begrimed with printers' ink cannot realise the difficulties and obstacles which a perverse fate of it times deligbts*to strew tbe pathway of tbe luckless newspaper man, plunging him into a v sea of perplexity and leading him to the confines of distraction i "Walncts and wine," is a feature of Lifpincott'8 Magazine more and more talked about. A recent speaker, alluding to another magazine, said the jokes in it were "inane." Never can this be asserted of tbe delicious relish of fresh jokeiets which Lippincott'8 serves up eacb month. The best test of thqir quality is the eagerness with wbich they are copied and told rafter dinner. % < TO I I'S STABLES,; )P !. ND MUL VIS and HARNESS.1 led by experienced buyers ji ally all stock sold in our !j ork or driving. i i ed to visit our Stab'* IELLER, II SOUT^ CAROLINA. j - i DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. . < i The Old James House Berned?Prop- , ertr Destroyed Elsewhere. This is the kind of weather,1 w hen we may expect to hear of; fires throughout the country and it behooves everyone to exercise more than ordinary caution on their premises. On Wednesday, we learn, Mr. ! Eli Patrick, a thrifty and j successful farmer near Fowler postoffice, lost all his household effects and other property in a fire which burned the dwelling he occupied (the Dr. James house.) J be building belonged to Mrs. McGirt of Darlington county. ^ Other fires reported through- 1 out the State, which occurred ? yesterday, include a $40,000 T conflagration in the town of ?' Union and the oil mill property 8 at Bennettsville, valued at $100,- F 000. Sevrral small fires in Flor- jl ence are also reported. 1 Bring us your JOB WORK. ? i i Benson Personals- J Mr and Mra S A Burch, who t have been very ill of typhoid ^ fever, are both improving. I Miss Ellen Duke, who has ( been living with her aunt in Atlanta, Ga., for the past two j years, returned recently to her ( home at Benson. c V 1 WANTED-At one# 1000 oords of i lightwood. Highest cash price paid * at the Oil Mill. R. L. Blackmail, Resident Manager. ^ f For Sale. " Young, lountry raised horse. Will work anywhere. Fast trotter. Kind ? and sound. W M Vause, Kingsstree. 1 15-2t T" I NOTICE Until further notice my offiicf days will be the first Monday in every month and every Saturday. Respectfully, Wm Cooper, Co. Supt. of Education. ? I Bf 1.1 . rresuicnusi inauguration, numoiun, D. C., March 4. 1905. The rate from Kingstree will be as follow* For military company traTeling on party ticket, twenty or more, $9.81 for roand trip. For civilons traveling ou individual ticket $14.20. Parties interested in this trip will ] please notify the agent here in time for him to make arrangements for their comfort and convenience. D. J. Brock, Agent, ^ Kingstree, S. C. ' Bring us your JOB WORK, ' A PROSPEROUS INSTITUTION. Attractive Folder Issued by the Bank if Eingstree, Showing Its Condition. The Bank of Kingstree has recently issued a very neat and attractive little folder, setting forth their last quarterly statement for 1904. The showing made indicates a very unusual degree of prosperity in Williamsburg county and withal speaks volumes for the progressive and successful management of the bank. The capital stock is $15,000 and there is ihown a surplus of $5,000, with undivided profits amounting to ?5,436,87 and $153,743,42 deposits. Naturally the officials, and in fact all its friends, are proud of tee bank's showing; such a record could be made only by men ( who deserve and inspire confi* lence. It goes without saying that the old board of directors was -i_-i. a r?n? n r :cciCbicu,Aa iuuuws. 1/ v qvuu, R H Kellahan, Henry P Wiliams, of the Carolina Savings Sank of Charleston, and John A (Celley. The officials are: Prudent, D C Scott; vice president, 1 Jenry P Williams; cashier, EC Spps; assistant cashier, N D 1 >sesne; solicitor, John A Kel* i ey, Esq. i The Bank of Kingstree stands i or progress, and the manage- ( ent is to be congratulated on he financial policy it has always pursued, which is liberal rithout a suspicion of "frenzied , Inance," and conservative , rithout being hide-bound. We . 00k for another year of even , reater prosperity under the >resent management, whose aim b to make every year better j han the last. , No Saall-Pcx Here. Sensational reports as to the ? % ? A { >revalence ol small-pox m town} lave gone out recently. The ' acts of the case seem to be ' bat some days ago Mr Isaac K Keels, proprietor of the Cen:rol Hotel, bad some sort of jruption, which was thought by lome to be small-pox or chicken- 1 x>x. Mr Keels suffered slight liscomfo*"t at any time from the lisorder and for several days las been able to go out as usual. one else in the house has developed symtoms of the disease, ind so far as we can learn there is not another case in town. r ^mrn, t? u?~~.fr _;it k? AHA UlCtWlb AW Win ??ni wv iv" nembeied by most readers of fiction or her "Lifting of a Finger." Her dmirers will be glad to see "The leal Margaret," wtnch appears in he February LlPPItfCOTT's. Dixie Gate. i Having purchased the right i J|* the above gate in j WilliamstM..., '?Mitv, I am j1 now prejtnred to sefv; public. Will Call On You shortly and demon*!,rat* the many advantages of this gate. In the mean* time those having seen the 1 pate and desiring Farm ^ Bights early will please ' mail us their order giving ' size of gate wanted. ^ 9rice Farm Right with one gate, anj size ' from six to ten feet, f 5.00 * Sate Always On Exhibition At Kingstree, S. C. 0. R. SALTERS. Ml MBS III ? NEW ORLEANS AND DISCUSS PRE VAILING CONDITIONS. ' Unanimous Vote to Reduce Acreage and Curtail the Use of Commercial Fertilizers. New Orleans, La.,January 24: ?By a unanimous vote at the close of the first session today the Southern Inter-State Cotton Convention, by general agreement the largest and mkstrepre sentative that has gatfi^fced in the South/declared that reduction of acreage and commercial fertilizers is the paramount question to be considered at the Convention, and it must be settled before any other business is undertaken. Eleven hundred and thirty-five delegates, representing the thirteen cotton growing States and Territories, had registered when the Convention was called to order. Even that number did not represent the full strength of the Convention. The following general propositions were agreed on: 'First. We must tie-up and take care of the surplus of this crop and remove it from the markets of the country until next fall, and hold the balance of the crop absolutely in our possession until the price advances to normal conditions. "Second. We must reduce the conon acreage auu use ui lulu* mercial fertilizers under cotton it least 25 per cent under that rf 1904. "Third. We must arrange for i general system of bonded warehouses under local control of the people throughout the South. Fourth. We must at once proceed to organize the producers Df the 8outh in every cotton growing county on a business basis to carry into operation a permanent system of relief and protection for the future." "Reduction of acreage and commercial fertilizers being of paramount importance we recommend it to be made the first order of business and be settled before other business is under taken," was the conclusion ol the committee's report, which was unanimously adapted. A Trip to Florida. During these cold wintei fn 17*1 nrirl a Pn Ka UiUUlUO a bll|/ wvr i ivi iuk VUV? via the Atlantic Coast Line would be just the thing- to make life worth the living-. Super! trains, excellent schedules and tickets which offer every advantage possible for a pleasant and attractive trip. For full Information or pamphlets c'.ll on your nearest ticket agent or write, H M Emmerson, T. M. W J Craig, G."C A. Wilmingtoi . C. Hjm,. Married? On Su veling, January 21, 190a, a, St Raul church by Rev Mr B Gause, Mirk fialli* Ijawrpnce to M. tfontie Tisdale, all of Williams :>urg county. Married? On Wednesday, January 18, 1905, at the resiience of the bride's father, -Mr Isaac Montgomery, Miss Henrietta Montgomery to Mr James Lesesne. Bring us your JOB WORK. WILL BE GIVE# BAIL Second Chapter la thi Tragedy t Recently Occurred b Florence. The attorney# for State C< stable W B Rowell, who recei ly killed Railroad Detective 1 C Blount in Florence, lave st ceeded in securing an order i bail and hope to have lis* i leased in a short while. T motion was made before Jud Purdy of Sumter and the ord A. * i.1 - A. , granted nxes ine amount bail at $4000. Messrs J Ragsdale and W H Wells a peared for the defendant a Solicitor J S Wilson opposed t motion. Death of Mr J C Josey. We regret to hear of thedea of our old and esteemed frier Mr J C Josey, who after a Ur ering illness passed away at 1 home near Dock po6toffice Wednesday, January 25. T funeral services will be held \ day at Indiantown church. SICKENING SHIVERING FT of Ague and Malaria can be i lieved and cured with Electric E ters. This la a pure, tonic mo* cine; of special benefit in malar for it exerts a true curative iuf iL. .11 - 14 ^ piicp (in me uiaeast*, iirivniK k r tirely out of the system It much to he preferred to Qulnii having 11 me of this drag's bad i tor-effects. E 8 Monday of Hen etta, Tex, writes: "My broth was very low with malarial fev and Jaundice, till he took Electi Bitters, which aaved his life. Dr W V Brockington's drag stor price 60c, guaranteed. Statement of The Ban of Lake City. At the Close of Businsss January I 1906. RESOURCES. I.oinn and Discounts 137.118 Over-draft* 401 Furnitures and Fixture* 871 Cash on hand and in Banks 54,015 Total - 198,700 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Paid up 130.000 Undivided Profits Expeusee Paid 3,806 : Due Banks 1,516 Deposit* 67,833 Total - - - $92,706 r State of South Carolina, I , Williamsburg County. \ Personally appeared before me, E Yates Cashier ??t the Bank of Li City, who on tmth says that the ab statement is true to the best of knowledge and belief. . E. W. YATES. Gashiei Sworn to before me. this 24th da] Januarv, 1W05. l 1IOXIEG ASKIXS, , Notary Public, S. J , Correct At teat: J. A GREKX. ) J. 8. McCLAM. I ' Administrator's Hoti< All persons having claims agai the Kstate of Wilson M<*(Jowu, late the County ot Williamsburg. S. C., i present the ?-ame, du'y attested ? those indebted tp the said Kstate. i n?nke paymentto ?. C. ^WHITEHEAD. Administrator ?????? I Election Notice. In pursuance to an order to u? reoted by the County Board of Kdui rion of Williamsburg Cour ty, S C, do hereby give notice that cn elect: will be held at T<co. in Willlaiiibi County. SC. on Wednesday, Febru> I. 1805, for the purpose of ascertain J the wishes of the tax-payers andqu i 'fled voter* in Sf ecial Sc hool rilstrl 14. in reference to mspecial tax fo? (?) mills for school pur|K?e in *i dtsi ^t. "AVIS CARTER, 1 ?. r".OWN. [ Trnsfc I. B "INS, 1 Leo. SC,.. t 18. 1005. The readable nov ette fn LipPi jCOTT's Magazine for Februt : comett from the favot te petf of Fn ' eric Reddale, who is l 'eh liked 1 his adventurons'stories. T''i.rs cal! "A Trabsaotioa ia Rubi ? * > '. f " Te. ; \ Hi! ; Stimuli. re* ii i Hi* ? he K? jj E V. T. VHMNS Wholesale and Sefail General Merchant, ? 1 W* w* Ig. ' ?*V lis A Merry Christmas t0" and a Happy and Prosperous New Year T8 re- for our Customers#? nt. di- k*i>* is, #V Iu> Wc have prepared i display * -?f~ er x HOLIDAY GOODS X er nc that will please the most fas- \ At >?; tidious in each of our various lines. . large assortment or io? X FIRE W0RK5. X m n? ? ?J In marking the prices w on these goods we re'' 00 membered the tumble 11 King Cotton had 'and 83 marked them down J 4 4 0*4 4 9 w to a level wiui nis S fall X X ?r Come to see us and be i} conyinced -mmmmmmr x x x x We have the right ce goods for your Christ' nor ^ - ? AM J uV moa yuiucr auo 01 ? 'n! Fruit, Frait, Frait. rill i 5SSSSfii55M9BB9B5B9KBBI> ? 1000 bushels of pea* wanted, di- Highest prices paid' rawe ion u; Yours t(f please, Sim m m;n,;? : w. i. wins, -j ^w iry: ad- two aid for 1 lM>| aeirxgatg?, ?.C. / r " *, x.., V . : j;> V ;?V