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J VOL XXI KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 30,1905. NO. 13. |
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k WEEK'S HAPPEN uro
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IRQO IN LARC 111 I
TWCI SfllPHENTslcOMMENCING ? AH
EPIDEMIC OF MATVIttONY?TflE
CASH FOURDfiY?8AGY ACCOUNT
OF A SHAD SUPPEK.
Lake City, March 28:?Hon
Philip H Stoll was here Friday
from Kingstree.
Mr Isaac Bardin and his mothv
er, Mrs Mattie W Bardin of
^Charleston are visiting at DrT
* B Binnant's. They came up es
^ 4A (AAA lltAt V t'if
H - yCViailJf IU DCC 1U19 uaiuiu OMd
ter, Mrs Hinnant, who has beer
; right ill for several days.
Little Satnmie Godwin, who
was kicked by a pony some
weeks ago, is now able to be
out ,
Hon J C Lanham of Summer
|f ton was in town Friday. It may
fe* seem a little strange that we
m put "Hon" in front of his name:
notwithstanding he is not nou
ia office, but we insist that he
deserves the title for life, anc
Site intend to give it to him
V|raougU he is^not one of the
r^rfesentatives wiio meet in Co
lumbia every January, he is a
most worthy Representative
of the best people of South Car
olina and we propose to recogXtfuzs
bim as such, *
x Mr N L Ovf?rstreet. who has
"been attending the Atlanta Den
tal College, stopped in town
last week on his way to his
home in North Carolina. The
railroad people at once seized
him and prevailed on him tc
tAke charge of the office until
Mr Atkinson shall 'have recov
r ered from his illness. Mr Over;
street has lots of friends here,
" * all of whom are glad to have
l^himwith them again.
'Dr D M Nesmith, who will
graduate in a few days, has determined
to locate here for the
practice of his profession, den
tistry. He has secured rooms
in the Bank of Lake City build
' ing aud will, so we understand,
be here about May 1st to begin
_i. nr? -.11 1 n_ xt r^-v.
wurit. c an auvvi ui iicauinu
i ^ and know him to be a fine gentleman,
and we shall be glad to
/ welcomr him in our midst.
I On Tuesday, the 21st iostant,
at the residence of Mr W,E Net
jfc * Ues, Mr Sidney \V Nettles and
j| Miss Mabel G Buzhardt was
r~" united in marriage by Rev J S
U Traywick, of this town. The
*bride is- from Laurens county,
Quite a number of friends was
present to witness theceremon\
|y and to wish ^the young couple
I well on their united journey
through lif?.
. Mr Holden, of ^bmith & Hoi
den, produce commission mer
chants, New York, was here lasl
j. week looking over the berrj
p; and truck situation and making
s arrangements for this season's
Shipments. He rode out anc
looked at a number of berry
> * fields. In his opinion the straw
I berries are doing well and are
| right much advanced for this
date, and the prospects for a
& paying crop are good. Mr Hoi
den's firm handles a good quan
| tity of,berries and truck fron
E. WU Trftare and have, for several
? . yei^s," taken much interst in the
i gardening of this section.
E, Shipments of lettuce begai
E? some ten days ago and this weeli
ll it is moving lively. The crop
E is a fairly good one and the
Ri-prices satisfactory, about $6.(X
B per barrel. After the crop ij
5| iold and the returns are' in, we
f y '^ill tell you whether or not the
B ^ro^ was a paying one.
I -g,ff G Shipp, Esq,, of Flcr
Bfcence, spent Sunday here, re
[RAND
We Cordially Invite tl
Millinery to take
!/??? TO
LtUJ,
turning- home Monday morning. j
On the afternoon of the 26th :
I instant Mr James McElveen and
1 Miss Mittie McKenzie were mar- 1
j ried at the residence of Rev R '
1 E Smith, who performed the 1
'ceremony that united these two
j forever and aye.
Cards are out announcing the 1
| marriage of Mr Sigmon Court- '
1 ney of Kingstree and Miss Dorothy
Rickenbaker, of this city, 1
on the 6th of April tft the Lake 1
City Baptist church. *
Mr William Stack of Pine- .
i 1
wood is visiting in town.
! Mr Fuller Rickenbaker and ]
| family have moved into the new ,
dwelling on church street at the ,
! foot of Dansing street, and the <
' residence at corner of Church ^
*[ and Charles streets has become ^
'j the home of Dr Whitehead. ^
j And they just naturally will (
get married. The fever has j
broken out again with the open;
ing spring and the rising sap. $
Mention is made elsewhere of j
^several weddings; enough, it (
would seem, for one time, but l
' there will be some more soon, $
unless things go very much (
J awry. One couple has (singu- <
. lar number?very singular)fixed l
' upon May 6tli as the day upon j
' she will quit living at her old (
home. About June 4th will i
witness another parson wrap- ^
ping the life-long cords around j
1 another t\^o people. And July $
' 4th is the date of another tie- t
1 up. This last pair must 'intend ;
1 to have a double affair to cele!
brate the glorious Fourth' and i
[ their wedding the same da)\ j
* Not a bad idea. Have a big din- ]
1 ner, then the marriage, then the ]
" tire works. Selah! 1
The Cash foundry has begun 1
work. The Hatchell and the ^
Dixie plows were the first ob- ^
jefcts to receive attention and 1
they were cast with complete 1
success. Each of these plows 1
' as turned out complete in every J
detail may be seen at Mr J S (
' McC'lam's store. 1
As we travel across the weary
I : <
, 'waste of life we now and then '
! meet with an oasis, a pleasant 1
. spot in the midst of the dreary *
, desert, a spot where the cool J
waters bubble up and the green ,
leaves bend and rustle and life ^
is glad. Of such an oasis we \
[ fain would now speak:
Last Thursday a party ot *
I about twenty, of which this \
k writer was one, with the .prim- 1
ary object of conferring that
. most sublime degree, "The (
r Mystery of -the Five Rings" 1
, upon the Knights of Prospect k
r Lodge, and secondarily of looking
into the cool waters in which
shad are wont to swim, rode <
down to Half Moon in the af_
teinoon. With the coming of ,
night came the Knights. What j
took place in the convention <
' * ' > L.1J i. 1_ ? i._lJ
wnicii was neiu uu uui uc iuiu, i
| except that the third degree was
conferied upon Knight B A Gaskins
and pleasant short speeches
. were made by Messrs HP Bald- \
' win, S M Askins, R P Joyner r
W L Bass. The visitors were ;
1 given most whole-souled wel- <
come and each one was caused 1
to feel that he was indeed among ]
those to whom he is bound by ;
ties of a common brotherhood, ]
strong, tender and true, 1
Prospect lodge is a good one. (
' Tfc momKercliin i n<-l nil cnmf i
L forty-five of as noble men as (
> ever straddled the goat, and <
? they liave a splendid conple- ,
* ment of officers, too. Chancel- (
' lor Commander J J Eaddy, calm s
; dignified, gentle, firm, is acting j
1 bis part like tfie true Kqigfit that i
he is. Yi(;e:chancellor J M
: gaddy is a most fitting co-ad -
jutor, affable, conscientious, c
Spring
he people of William
: place April 2
painstaking and a master of the |
situation. Every officer seems
to feel the responsibility of his i'
office, which is exactly as it j
1. i i 1. _ A __ _1 _ ? A
ougnt 10 oe. Ana ine privates
deserve special mention for
their good behavior, gentletnanly
demeanor and close attention
to the business of the
lodge.
After the regular convention
the''Five Rings" was administered
to some eighteen candidates.
This is an interesting
degree and when well administered
is very impressive. In addition
to the officers of a regular
lodge Knight R F Joyner
>ang the song of the muezzin
ind Knights J M Truluck and
Simon Poston were grand "teatasters,"
and the manner in
which they performed their
parts will not pass out of memory
until the katydid shuts its
11WU L1J 1 VJl C VCl. x
v And then supper! And sucli a
supper! Jnst think of it; a
genuine fish supper at eleven
) clock at night! Shad by the
aushel, browned until the rich
savor went up an exquisite
>dor, coffee?good strong black '
:offee by the gallon, and bread,
siscuits, rice, etc. Thinking of
t now and comparing our tolay's
dinner with that supper,
tve realize just how the prodigal
son felt when he was tilling
lis helly with hog food. It is
said that Mr Brunson carried off
:he honors of the table and also
i half dozen eggs.
Honestly it has seldom fallen
:o our lot to spend such a heartly
enjoyed time. Those Prospect
people are great. We simply
had a bully time and we
thank those folk for it, Mr Sinon
Poston and all the others.
By the way, some time ago we
leard a man say that Mr Poston's
heart is as big as a bar*el.
He was mistaken. It is as
:>ig as a hogshead. No one did
Ttore toward making everybody
injoy themselves than he, and
10 one succeeded better.
Sammie Sturgeon, the young
?on of Mr J M Sturgeon, was
Lhrown by a horse yesterday
ifternoon in front of Mr J L C
Moore's store, For a while he
svas thought to be seriously injured,
biit examination revealed
10 broken bones or wounds,
rhe shock was a severe one and
endered him unconscious sevjral
minutes, but he is now dong
well.
Miss Effiie M Wright, an accomplished
milliner from Richmond,
Va., is now with Messrs
Stewart & Floyd.
Mr R E Morris went to Marion
fuesday as a witness in the
:ommon pleas.
Rev J B Traywick and Messrs
I Davis Carter and J M Eaddy
ire attending the State Sundayschool
convention in Florence *
this week. W L B.
Gilbert A Eldredge.
Mr Gilbert A Eldridge, who is I
to give an exhibition here
riiursday evening under the
luspices of the Kingstree ly:eum,
is one of the best attractions
sent out by the Rice Bureau.
He is an impersonator
ind presents a popular and varied
repertory with "make-up"
to suit his characters. His line
>f work reaches all classes, from
those who like the quaint humor
)f "David Harum" toi the tragedy
of "Julius Caelar." The
inter^ainment given by Mr ElIridge
is said to be iq every respect
clever and delightful. See
ihnouncement of prices, ?t?., ifl
mother fQlumq.
Bring us your JOffWQfyK for
juick delivery. i
^ rvr',/ -'rh
J
Millu
sburg County to our
!rd and 4th, ala
LIST OF JURORS
For Term of Court Commencing April P
Tenth.
GRAND JURY.
1. H D Reddick, Kings tree. ! ^
2. W E Bryan, Salters. I ' It]
3 .T P Gamble. Heinema^^ r<
4. J H Hudson, Harpers.
5. William Epps, Kingstree. d;
6. J E Cox, Vox. al
7. W R Bryan, Salters. h
8. \J W Cook, Rhems. tl
9. W C Garner, Suttons.
10. T D Clarkson, Greelyville. p
,11. R P Hinnant, Suttons. tl
12. W D Bryan, Taft. tl
13. B J Chandler, Rome. w
14. L L McCullough, Indian- T
town. a<
15. E R Lesesne, Greelyville. it
16. J T F Douglas, Lambert. di
17. J C McElveen, Lake City, fc
18. S P Oliver, Greelyville.
petit jury?First Week.
la
1. R*M Vause, Church. k
2. A W Gaskins, Leo. 8j
3. J J Matthews, Lake City. tc
4. J E Davis, Salters Depot ai
5. W H Dennis, Cades. p,
6 J D Haselden, Venters. p
7. J P Eaddy, Morrisyille er
8. (i h, Miles, cooper. .
9. SR Mouzon, Sr., Mouzon. w
10. Julian Wilson, < Jhurch. tj
11. B A McKnight, Gourdin. f(
12. B B Chandler, Rome. p
13. F E Hanna, Johnsonville. OJ
14. J E Burch, Lake City. . p]
15. J H L Chandler, Salters w
Depot. p
16. B G Timmons, Cades.
17. SJ Godwin, Lake City. ja
18. W M Cooper, Cades. .,]
19. J D Duke, Leo. p]
20. G W Buigess, Mouzon. ^
21. A1S Buffkin, Cades.
22. J B Clarkson, Gourdins. p]
23. J C Boyd, Trio. n
24. H E Alsbrook, Suttons. .
25. J B Gamble, Kingstree.
26. B F Lawrence, Leo.
27. E T Hamer, Salters Depot.
28. W P McGill, Cades. 29.
H J Williamson, Cades. t?
30. C C Graham, Lambert. fr
31. HJMcFidden, Cades. ti
32. F C Britton, Rollins. M
33. .T J Hanna, Cades.
34. L S Smith, Morrisville.
35. C L Altman, Suttons.
36.- G J Graham, Jr.; Cooper.
?*
petit jury?Second Week.
1. A E Flowers, Venters.
2. B L Nesmith, Indiantown.
3. T A Nettles, Lane.
4. J W Gamble. Greelyville.
"5. J W CoojJbr. Suttons. ^
6. W N Clarkson, Heinemann. a
7. J A Ferrell, Salters Depot.
8. W J Brockinton, Harpers. V
9. L D Clark, Kingstree. $ h(
10. J W Hanna, Lake City.
11. W D Fulton, Mouzon. d;
12. G G Gist, Greelyville.
13. Myers E Hanna, Cades. ^
14. T E Allen Greelyville. - aj
15. C E Epps^Workman. a]
16. R B Matthews, Scranton. t(
17. W E Allen, Greelyville. ^
18.. T E Barfield. Greelyville.
19. W B Cooper, Suttons. ^
20. W F Kennedy, Lake City. ^
21. J F Brockinton, Jr., Mor-< ^
risville. ^
22. J W Carter, Lambert.
23. J JS Epps, Mouzon.
24. W Gordon Cantley. Kings- tc
. n<
tree' t.
25. A W Flagler, Cades.
26. R W McCutchen, Benson.
27. JI Hudnalli Greelyville.
28. S A Burgess, Mouzon. ?*
29. M J Hughes, Lambert.
30. R H Pittman, Gourdin. ?<
31. J J Bradham, Greelyvillje.
32.- R H Graham, Scrantpp. $
33. A C Floyd, ^ake City.
34. D E I^cCutcheq, Church, b/
35i. IS E McCollough; Taft. a1
86. R S Branson, QreelyviUe, p
oJ
" . p<
Mr W F Rodgers of Lane was &
loted in town Monday. [w
. A' ?~JL
i j
NERY <
Spring Opening an
o Fancy Dress <
KIN
THE NEWS AT BENSON.
tospects Indicate an Increased Cotton
Acreage.
Benson, March 27:?Mr J C
tell and family have moved into
beir new two-story, ten-room house
r?n mnlofWl i
-j ??r-'
Planting corn is the order of the
ay. The weather has been favorble
for the past ten days and a rush
as been made in preparation and
le seed is being sown.
From the present outlook as to
reparation for the cotton crop and
ie unusual quantity of fertilizers
lat is being moved, the cotton crop
ill be doubled in this section,
'here is a very ^decided increase in
jreage from what can be seen, aud
is feared that the result will be
isastrous in the way of a low price
>r that product next fall.
The colored farmers (aud there
:enot a few) who produce the
irger part of the cotton crop, seem
? be under the impression that by
gning the reductiou pledge oot>n
will sell for ten cen's next fall. I
id to make a| big strike they are
reparing to plant as much as it is J
issible for them to attend f ignoring1
itirely the pledge to reduce the i
rreage. The difference between the j
hite and colored- farmer is that i
ie white farmers in this section, as'
ir as we have bfen informed, (with
trhapsa few exceptions) will! plant
i an average about six acres t) the
lough, while the colored farmers
ill vvluttf All f Ka AfVlAW I
111 uiauv uu kuc vvuvi rAucuiv. i
* # I
or instance, one of this clues of
irmers who plauted twelve acres
ist year and ran one plough, will
laut thirty acres and run two
Longhs. Now what does that sigify?
If it is general throughout
le country among tho colored peole
to plant largely in cotton, it is
^asonnble to expect an exceedingly
>w price for cotton next fall.
, WSG
' An Approaching Wedding.
The following card of inviLtion
has been received by the
iends of the contracting pares:
> and Mr* Fuller Thompson Rickenbaker
request the honour of yonr
presence at the marriage
of their daughter
Dorothy Christine
to
Mr Sigmon Leonidas Courtney [
i the evening of Thursday, the sixth
of April, at half after six o'clock j
First Baptist Church
Lake City, South Carolina
GrordiD's Gleanings.
Gourdin's, March 27:?Dr S
J Gamble's handsome new
welling is nearing completion.
Messrs P H Stoll and C W
folfe of Kingstree spent a few 1
ours here Saturday.
Dr Wayne Gamble spent Friay
night in Kingstree.
The school here, taught by
liss Mary Brunson, has closed
fter a very successful session i (
ad the popular and efficient',
:acher has returned to her!
ome in Manning. /
Business is very dull just at
lis time, but it is hoped that 11
le spring season will bring;
t>out improved trade condi- \ <
ons.
Gourdins is one of the few
>wns in this county having a
egro postmaster. D Raveneh
le incumbent, is polite and ac-.
jmmodating and seems to be
ell liked by the patro? of the '
Bfice. ^
Rey L, \j fuabmet,. the ^4eth-.
list pastor of .this ciimit,.
services twice a mon^f at
ourdins chapel.
A great deal oj; fertilizer is ,
;ing delivered to, the farmers .
^this point? although it is J
rotable that the reduction of ]
[ twenty-five per cent, proved
by the Cotton Growers' *
isociation will be complied ]
ith in this section. j
Openin<
id Artistic Display of
[loods and Laces.
[GSTREl
A PUN FOR
STORING COTTON.
CHARLESTON COTTON DEALERS OFFER
i INDUCEMENTS?COUNTY WAREf
"fOliSE SHOULD BE BUILT.
Editor County Record:?Enclosed
I hand you a clipping
from the Charleston News and
Courier of March IS), which
I hope you will see fit to pub- 1
li^h, as a great many people
who are holding cotton in the (
county, do not Bee the News
and Courier and have not real- ^
ized the fact that the Cotton
Growers' Association is doing a
good work even in its infancy,
and I think it would encourage
the farmers and increase their (
fa^th and interest in the move- 1
ment to read this article. I al- ^
so hoptf and think that you will <
afgree with me that it would be ^
a good idea to advocate through
the columns of your paper the 1
buildyig of a warehouse in *
Kiflgstree by h joint stock com- 1
pany, to be built this summer <
so as to be ready for the crop
that is now being planted. I 1
feel satisfied that money enough (
to build such a warehouse could '
be easily raised. ]
Yours truly, ]
W D Bryan. j
Taft, S. C., March 28. 1
Following is the clipping to
which the foregoing letter refers:
For the purpose of aiding the <
planters in keeping the surplus (
of last year's cotton crop in i
good condition until such time r
as they shall find it to their ad- t
vantage to sell, the Charleston
Compress and Wharf Company, ]
located on the water front, (
makes what is undoubtedly a ^
good proposition. Mr J F Maybank,
who is associated with j
Messrs R G Rhett and W E Huger
in the Charleston Compress \
and Wharf Company, said yes- t
terday:
"The Charleston Compress j
and Wharf Company, located ^
on the water front, has storage
capacity for 60,000 bales of cot- t
ton. Thev contemolate putting ,
up additional improvements
this summer which will increase
the capacity to 85,000 bales cf
cotton.
"The inducements offered by
this company to shippers and
holders of cotton is free storage
for thirty days. At the expiration
of thirty days there is a
charge of 10c per bale per
month. Every inducement is
offered for consignments of cotton.
"The receipts from this company
are negotiable at any
bank in the United States. This
company will further aid the
shipper in making banking arrangements
on his holdings. It
is customary for the banks here
to lend on cotton within $5 per
bale of the actual value.
"The insurance on cotton
stored in this compartment
warehouse is $1 55 per hundred,,
which is considered reasonable."
Inman & Go's proposition offers
free storage oi cotton, but
includes the use of the stored 8
I C
4Ka cnmnjnn th/Minrh I
it is in the power of the owner J
to sell at any time at the high- ^
est current price..
The cotton stored at the J
ware houses, of the Charleston Q
Compress and Wharf Company J
will be in all cases at the dis- ^
posal of the planter, and he can
sell at any time and to whom
tie sees fit. r There is a great
leal of cotton lying almost un- 13
protected in the open air, and 1
it is thought that many of the K
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small lots and some large ones
win nna tneir way to the ware
houses.?News & Courier. ^
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Conducted by the pupils of the ninth and tenth ' #
grades) >fd|
The boys of the 8th and 9th'
grades, along with the superin- Jpg
tendent and principal, enjoyed
i fish fry at the Red Hill Frilay
night. ,J
tWe can see every member of
the 8th grade with, a solemn .
look to-day. Guess what's up#
Algebra examination. . ^ c
Miss Louise Gilland, who has
:harge of the ijmsic department,
will give a recital in the auditorium
Friday afternoon at 4 '
j'clock. Everybody is cordial- vSjg
ly-invited to attend.
We are delighted to see our
large number increased by the
ittendance of two new pupils,
Martha Ganfble of Gourdins
uid Mannie Hammet. .
We have made all preparation
for commencement Dr J|
Charles D Smith, pastor of - ; >
IVinity church, Charleston, S C V-\}t
ias accepted an invitation to
preach the . annual sermon. It
s now left to the tenth grade
to complete the programme. ;^??
Congress and the bOnafc. *-vdg
' Four of the principal articles in
;he National Magazine for April
leal with the railway problem now
o the front in American politics. ^
rhe titles of the articles and thsir
inthora are:
"Congress and the Railroads," by
Representative John J Each, author
>f the rate bill now pending in con- ^ c
jress.
"The Hepnblic vs. the Banking
Syndicates/' by Fr^nk'Patnam.
"The Masters of Our Railways,"
)y Edward D Tittmann, railroad '
'xpert of the New York Times.
"What Causes Railway Wrecks"
n n .r al. ni;..:. n..
;j VI U AlllBUll, Ul liUC A1UUVW VJU*
ral Railroad.
Mr Esch urgently advises railway
nanagers to accept federal control
if rates,lest federal ownership prove
o be tbe alternative?and Mr Each
loes not desire federal ownership.
Mr Putnam argues that the railray
s are pnblic highways that should jy-J
* open to all comers on precisely '
qual terms, and declares his belief
hat unjust and illegal diacrimiu
ions will continne as long as these *
mblic highways remain in private
lands.
Mr Tittmann marshals data to
mpport Mr Esch's assertion that
ive or six banking syndicates own
nost of the railways in this connrv,
and control the remainder. Mr
rittmann presents portraits of eight
if the railway kings of the United
itates.
Mr Allison makes an artful spect
- ? .. . '
til plea in extenuation of the whole- <
ale slaughter of passengers, emtloyes
and trespassers on American
ailways, charging moat of the
lame against railway labor unions.
Phis contention is vigorously committed
by Mr Putnam.
The literary and pictorial feaures
of the number are up to its
isutal high standard. Among the
ontributors are Charles Warren
>toddard, Joe Mitchell CbappTq
Catherine Lee Bates, Gorernot Charles
Aycock of North Carolina,
foue Noguchi, Miriam Sheffey,
lames Ball Naylot, Anna McClure
ihol), J F Conrad (the new Dtara
inmonst), and Mabel Percy Has(ell.
,
When ready to select a good .
iews}r paper for the year of r
905, remember /