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VL XXI KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 13, 1905. NO. 15?|
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(Pastors of Charges In Williamsburg County
are Invited to Publish in this Column their
^ Schedule of Appointments Five).
Rev. W- J. Wflder, Pastor.
Blooming vale Baptist Church?
1st Sunday, 11 a. in.; 3rd Sunda7:30
p. ui".
|Cedar Grove?1st Sunday 3:30 p.
m.; 3rd Sunday, 11 a. m.
Black Mingo?2nd Sunday, 11 a.
m.: 4th Sundav. 7:30 p. in.
Bethany?2nd Sunday, 4 p. m.;
4th Sunday, 11 a. m.
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Turkey Creek?4 th Sunday, 4 p.
m.
A MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT
To Be Given for the Benefit of the Pee 1
Dee Historical Society.
An entertainment will be giv
en in the Graded School 'auditorium
on Friday evening, the ;
2sth inst., for the ben.-tit of the
Kingstree branch of tile Pee
Dee Historical S >ciety. An in- ,
teresting and elaborate pro- ,
gramme has been arranged, con- ]
' si.sting of vocal and instruinen
tal music recitations, etc., to
be rendered by the best talent 1
that the town affords. This ,
will be one of the very best af- ;
fairs of the kin I presented dur- ,
ing,the season and on behalf of ]
the ladies and gentlemen who .
are getting .up the entertain- {
ment and the cause for which j
* it is to be given, we bespeak a <
liberal response on the part of ,
the public. <
Notice. J
Notice is hereby given that
that the jurors drawn for the |
second week will not be requir- 1
ed to serve, as there will be no ^
court next week.
B 0 Whitehead, *
Clerk of Court.
i
k Morning Blaze.
Yesterday morning between
10 and 11 o'clock fire broke out .
. in the dwelling of W W Bat- 1
tiste, a colored carpenter living j
on Hampton street. As soon as (
possible the new fire engine and ^
hose was hauled to the-scene;
but on account of the scarcity ,
of water in that part of town, '
added to the confusion arising
from the lack of training of the |
"fire company,'" the work done
by our fire-fighting machine *
was not conspicuously effective. ,
The "bucket brigade" was on ^
hand, however, and albeit the
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fire had gained too much head- j
way to be controlled, the ad- (
joining building on either hand ^
?the Episcopal chapel and a i
tenant dwelling?was saved by .
the well directed efj^rts of the }
latter branch of the fire depart- r
ment. The Episcopal chapel t
j especially had a narrow escape, ^
as it caught on fire in half a j
dozen places.
Battiste was out of town .
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when the tire occurred and there 1
is no saying positively how it
was caused, though it is thought
that the house caught from fire (
that had been left in the kitchen
stove. (
Besides the building, nearly (
all the contents were destroyed, ?
amounting to about ?600 or j
?700, with no insurance.
Ao Approaching Wedding. 1
The editor of The Record returns
his most appreciative
thanks for the following invitation:
Mr and Mrs W A J Moore invite you
to attend the marriage of their daughter.
La Una Bertha
and
tMr William Colbert Kelly <
Sunday, April sixteenth nineteen hun- j
dred and five at four o'clock, at
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tliUILIC, JiWiC o A
Lake City. South Carolina. <
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You'll never appreciate the 1
rood old summer time" until 1
L get a pair of those low ]
kjer shoes for ladies and >
Btlemen to be had at
m W. T. .WILKINS*.
THE SAGE
OF POSSUM FORK.
BELIEVES WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF
THE "WOMAN AGE."
Editor County Record:?''How
arre you, Mr Hanna? I'm glad
you came along. I want to know
if there is any truth in this old
woman saying that to cut a
slice from the sides of these little
round potato slips will prevent
their turning- to 'maummas'
when [planted?'*
"Well, I don't know as to
that; but I would not plant
those that are too little to cut.
When you plant corn you select
the biggest and best ears for
seed; and we select the best for
seed of everything else we plant.
But poor little potatoes! We
plant them ^id get a weazly little
sprout that sometimes takes
till almost July to come up
urul makes nothing but a weazly
little potato."
"Well, Sammy, you're a philosopher!
I have lost the art of
making potatoes, and I just
know that's what's the matter
with Hanna."
Boys, Hanna is right! I see!
[ see! It takes a good sized, wellmatured
potato slip to put out
i vigorous sprout, and make a
trig potato. Throw away the
last one of those little fellows,
md plant nothing but good
sized slips, and next fall, if I
lave gone across the River to
>ee about the more important
matters in the great Kingdom
if God beyond, you must let the
logs have ail the little potatoes
ind slips; only save the best."
|But, Mr Editor, ! must be careful
for fear the women may take
t as a slur about odd women's
proverbs. For it looks as though
women are fast coming to the
front.
Our little world has had its
>tone-age. iron-age and different
3ther ages, but it looks as if we
ire on the verge of the "woman
ige."
Much of the finest literature
s ascribed to the pen of the
gentler sex, and, just the other
lay at the big Sunday-school 1
invention in Florence, Mrs I
Bryner captured the crowd and 1
svas Ihe "lion" of the occasion!
Most ^of the schools are being
taught by ladies, and the next ,
feneration will have instilled
n its natuie more and more of ,
fentle refinement.
Women and girls seem to be
>etter than boys. They can sit
>till and listen to the preaching
A the gospel without running
n and out of the church in time
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JI SCrVlCC. X iiCJr UA/U L vuvn
:obacco and spit on the floor,
ike boys; nor strike a match
md light a cigarette the monent
they get out of church.
They seem to pay more atten;ion
to the Sunday-school, make
:he best recitations and get the
^est lessons; and some day I'm
ifraid the question will be
isked,*'are they more intelligent
:han boys?" They seem to have
nore will-power for taking in
zulture and training, and selfliscipline.
The influence of women teachers
in the schools and Sundayschools,
aiding the church in
'training up a child in the way
le should go," is our only hope
:or beating our swords into
plow shares and disarming Ihe
lations.
I have often asked why most
)f the great inventions and dis
roveries ana utilities are cuutined
to the last few centuries
if the 6000 years since Father
Adam's time, and I get the same
inswer, "Sunday-schools and
?arly religious training," makng
effective the gospel of Lhrist.
The world's past history is
wars and rumors of wars."
Wars for conquest and spoils;
-obbery and ambition of kings;
10 time for the invention of
utilities. War was in the uppernost
seats until the church
started the Sunday-school.'
Let the Sunday- schools grow,
md let us all pull our hats to
the army of Christian lady
teachers throug-hout^the land! j
Another little army is on the
way.Only yesterday, when our
teacher was called suddenly
away, she requested little sunll
i n i r 17 nil* f/\ <r a f rt f Vi
auiuy ivuuj iu g\j iu iuc jstuuur
house and take charge and teacb
the lessons, which she did with
a glee. She was about to keep
some of them in at noon, but
knowing she would have to stay
in too, she just changed tactics
and required them to stand awhile
in the corner. She le .
them all out at noon, with per- ^
mission to spread their dinner
all together, and eat "picnic
style," perhaps suggesting it
herself, as she did not carry '
any that morning.
But I am glad to say that all
the talent and ideology are not ^
confined to the gentler sex. I ]
will instance only the case of 1
our little philosopher in spell- 1
ing: (
"Ruth?"Here, Wattie, spell 5
lob"?"B-o-b, bob." J
"Spell f'ig." "P-i-g, pig." 1
"Spell cat." "C a t, cat.""Spell
egg." "E-double-g, egg."
"Well, says I, "what do they '
use two g's for, in egg? Why not
just say e-g, egg? 1
Watty?after a moment's (
thought?"E is for the yellow,
and one tr is for the white and *
the other g is for the shell." 1
"Ha! ha!" says Ruth, "Howthen 1
would you spell one of those J
eggs with two yolks in it?"
After thinking a little, Watty
said, "put another g."
"Pretty good," says I, "now
tell me what school you go to."
"The one in
v Possum Pork."
ITEMS FROM MOORE'S X ROADS.
Penciled Paragraphs Pertaining
Principally to People.
Moore's X Roads, April 10: v
?Farmers of this section are *
about through planting corn and ?
will begin planting cotton this jj
week.
Miss Bertha Rouse of Georgetown
is visiting the Misses
Moore.
Misses Mabelle Williamson
of Darlington and Mary Rush- c
ton of Fork are spending a few t
days with friends in this com- *
munity. J
Miss Leila McKnight has been 3
quite ill with la grippe, but I am
glad to learn that she is conval
escing very nice'y.
Mr B W Moore and daughter, ^
Miss Ella, attended the commencement
exercises of'the S C
Medical College | and report c
having an enjoyable time.
Quite a large congregation
attended services at Pergamos
Sunday afternoon and heard a
very instructive and interesting ^
discourse delivered by the pas- c
tor, Rev J B Tray wick. The ^
Sunday-school is in a prosperous
condition, and we hope that e
with the beautiful spring-time
and summer season approaching,
it will continue to grow,
the weather being more favorable
for a large attendance.
The school at Pergamos a
closed a few days ago. Under ^
the efficient management of ?
Miss LaUn a Moore it was well ^
attended thronghout the ses- *
sion. e
Miss Mattie Moore, who is *
teaching at Bloomingvale, is J
spending a few days at home.
I am sorry to learn that Mrs
E F Cook is ill with fever.
Mr W W Rogerson came up
foi a short while from Harpers
last week.
Mr B A Cook is still in the e
sewing-machine business. He %
is handling some stock as a side jj
line, and has a black horse that a
he is especially proud of. I 11
don't think he need fear that it b
will be necessary to use any 81
anti-fat treatment on the horse j
when the hot weather comes in,
unless there is violent and sud
den or a gradual and constant
change. Primrose.
A fine assortment of Gloves ^
for men and boys just in at
WILKINS', C
llMSllWlHl. 1
(Conducted by the Pupils of the Tenth
Grada)
Have our friends taken the
hint, which was given by one of
our number a tew weeks ago *
concerning the seldom visits *
made to us? Evidently they J
liave; for it has been only a few k
days in the past week that we c
have not had some visitors. As t
has been before said, we are al- (
ways delighted to have them, J"
and feel encouraged to see such
"Treat interest sh#wn toward e
lis.
It is natural as spring ap- ^
proaches for the teachers to notice
a gradual falling off, both
in the work and attendance of ^
the pupils; but such is not the
:ase with Kingstree Graded
> iiool; for every room is full, j
md our roll now numbers over
two hundred. ^
We are glad t j have with as
igain Beulah Marshall, who has
^een absent for quite awhile,
riiere were also three new pu- (
pils enrolled "down stairs" Moniay
h
The tenth grade is very much
jxcited on account of a debate *
imong themselves, which will
lie on next Monday. There are *
several other reasons which ^
iroduce unusual excitement to a
hese live, foremost among fa
vhich is the fact that May is
growing near and with it come b
hose final examinations! Every C
reparation has been m^e for n:
:ommencement, and we are lookng
forward to it with unfeigned c<
>leasure; * n
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Teachers' Examination.
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Notice is hereby ^iven that there
nil be an examination for teachers on P
'riday, May 19, 1905. Hughes' Mis- ft
tikes in School Management will be .
ne of the branches of Pedagogy ap- 12
licants will be expected to be fam- ft
liar with. ,
w:1 Q
if iiiiaui vuupri
Co Supt of Education, e'
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LOST!
On March 10,1905, one mouse* p
olored cow and calf; also one ^
lack heifer, between Lower
bridge and Shaw's settlement, g
binder will receive reward by
lotifying Willis McCrea,
t. Kingstree, S. C.
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Stop! Look! Listen! Everybody
needs a straw hat during p
he hot season. You can't get ja
better one for the money than g
an be bought at ci
W. T. WILKINS'.
Notice. J!
Until further notice my office,
ays will be every Saturday, ex- p
ept the Saturday before the
irst Monday in each month,
nd also the first Monday in ^
ach month. J
fC
William Cooper,
-0-tf. Co Supt of Education.
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Notice to Teacher*
Unless I can get a pledged li
ttendance from thirty bona
de teachers I am afraid that CJ
re cannot secure a Summer
>chool for this county at Kings- ^
res; therefore, I beg that teach- (j,
xs desiring the Summer School
eld in this county will write
ue without delay, None but
eachers holding certificates
an give pledge to attend. w
William Cooper.
Co. Supt. Educatio n. ^
Final Dischaisre. ti
Notice is hereby given that R P la
[innant, adminstrator of the estate of ti
[ary A Hinnant, deceased, has this ,
ay made application unto me for a "
nal discharge as such administrator, w
nd that the 27th day of April A D.. .
J05.at 10 o'clock a m., at my office has
een appointed for the hearing of the j-<
lid petition. .
S McB Scott, a
udge of Probate Williamsburg Co,S C S
a M.:i in irwte
April IU, p
J.
Our new line of neck wear has
list come in. Up-to-date styles
Dr young and old. Also the w
itest thing in Collars and n<
luffs. W, T< WILKINS,
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OFIKUBOIIS
H ClU PUB!
MANY PRISONERS PLEAD GUILTY- ,
CRIMINAL COURT CLOSED?NOW- "
SUn IN MATTHEWS-SCOTT CASE
n
The spring term of court of
general sessions and common 0
jleas convened Monday. Judge
ilugh, Solicitor Wilson and y
stenographer Lathan were all ^
>n hand and the court got down qo
business about twelve j.
)'clock. Judge Klugh did not g
each here until 11 o'clock, com- g
ng in on the train from Flornee.
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Some deJay in forminjT the ^
_ . \W. ? X
[rana jury was causea oy xne ^
.bseace of several of those wiio
a
rere drawn as members, and it ?
' w
ras necessary to draw from the
ive-mile box to complete the pan- ^
1 His Honor's charge to the C(
[randjury was a very able one.
le covered the entire ground and ^
ras clear in his presentation of
he law covering the work of the ^
;rand j'ury. Mr William Epps p
fas made foreman. ^
ei
The cases called and disposed g(
>f were as follows:
The State vs George Prince,
:idnapping. Plead guilty and tr
fas sentenced to pay. a tine of jE
1100.
The State vs John Parsons,
arceny of live stock. Guilty
tnd sentenced to one year on
ublic works.
Thl State vs John Brown,
ouse-breaking and larceny
luilty and sentenced to nine M
lonths on chaingang. cl
The State vs Ben Hanna.lar- te
eny of live-stock. Guilty?20 w
lonths on chaingang and $5.00 fr
ine. Ben Hanna is not an unfam- fe
iar character in the sessions tr
ourt. In fact, his many exeriences
before Williamsburg M
iries has somewhat familiar- T
;ed him with the court proceed- bj
lgs and he undertook to conuct
his own defence. He cross w.
xamined the State's witnesses
ad made a speech to the jury.
The State vs Robert Brown, fa
ouse-breaking and larceny. p];
lead guilty and received sen- be
mcc of one year on "the tei
ang.'' ri(
The State vs Jubal Scott, W
ouse-breaking and larceny, ha
lead guilty. Sentenced four tri
lonths on the chaingang.
The State vs Clarence and tei
,ena Scott, house-breaking and
irceny. Guilty as to Clarence ha
cott. Sentence, one year on ph
tiaingang. Sc
The State vs Ed Scott, assault wi
nd battery. Plead guilty, and ret
ned $25.
The State vs S J Tharpe?ma bu
cious mischief?Plead guilty *ai
nd fined $25. t0i
The State vs J E Tharpe, ^1
r i? 7~*i j an
Laiicious miscmei, r-ieau.
uilty and fined $25.
In the three last mentioned P*
ises Messrs Lee and Askins
presented the defendants and ph
L Hirsch, Esq, assisted the so- N
citor. , hit
The State vs Shep Fulton,
irrying on the business of an Fr
nigration agent. Found guilty, iuj
ut new trial granted. Defen- Li
ant represented tyy Messrs Lee
ad Askins. in
Several other criminal cases
a the calendar were continued.
The court of common pleas
as opened on Wednesday we
lorning and the case of J M
latthews et al vs D C Scott lai
as called. This was a suit for th<
ie recovery of 425 acres of ve
md and $loOO damages. A moon
for a non-suit was made by tw
le defendants'attorney, which fe,
as granted by^he court. In hc
le above case t* plaintiff was
presented by Messrs Lee and
skins, of the locaNpar, S G W 9QI
hipp and GeorgeJlalletly of
lorence, and yp^^efendant by ,
ohn A Kelly, (Esq.
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Keep cool and look neat by ta:
earing one of those handsome
egligee shirts sold by sic
W, T. WILKINS ce
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A WEDDING IN LAKE CITY.
go
liss Dorothy C Rlckenbaker and Mr th
L Courtney the Bride and Green. *'
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Lake City, April 11.?Mr ^
iigmon L Courtney and Miss
)orothy C Rickenbaker were
larried at the Baptist church ^
n last Thursday afternoon, at
.30 o'clock. The ceremony,
rhich was short and simple but
ery impressive, was performed
y the pastor, Kev T J Rooke. T|
'he church decorations were li- *
ics and bridal wreaths. Messrs
I Wallace Jones, Jr., and J D
ingletary were the ushers. The
ttendants were Dr S B W
ourtney, of Lake City, and
[iss Travis Stanley, of Marion,
Ir E L Hirsch, of Kingstree, Ch
nd Miss Edith Philips, of Barn- Ti
'ell county; and Mr BL Single- sp
iry, of Lake City, and Miss afi
oy Mam, of Sardis, F lorence W
ounty. pr
After the ceremony a splenid
supper was served to the ^h,
arty at the residence of the fr(
ride's parents, Mr and Mrs
uller Rickenbaker. The pre6- ^
its were numerous and handne
>me- , He
The young couple went down aQ
> Kingstree on the 9 o'clock
sp
am and will make their home
i that town. WLB
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SCRANTBN NEWS NOTES. ch
an
ling of Home Folk and Visitors Who pi<
Are Passing Tbroogh. soi
an
ScrantoN, April 10:?Mrs W D
oorer. accompanied by her two ^
lildren, Miss Elizabeth and Masr
William, of OKlaboma Territory, SU<
ho have been visiting relatives and ^
iends in town, are now spending a ^
w days at her old home at Kingsee.
ole
At the residence of ths bride
Irs S W James and Mr Hezekiah '
nrner were married a few days ago
r Rev W P Gauee. C0]
Dr Joseph Durant of Lake City ?n
is noted on oar s treets eon day
is week on business. 1
wo
Mr B?njamin Cooke, a successful ^
rmer and business mau of this j
ace. and Miss Carrie Lamb, the
Hire
autiful and accomplished daugh
r of Mr Henry Lamb, were mar- A*A1'
*1 on the*6thinst by Notary Public *
R Singletary, after which the
,ppy couple left on the South-bound
liu for the Land of Flowers.
Mr Henry Sauls of Cades waa in a
urn this week ou business. ^
Mr Aiken Wall of Marion, who cac
s just completed his course in ^
armacy at the Medical College of ^h1
?uth Carolina, stopped over here
th relatives and friends on his "V
,urn home. aft
Mr J C Moore, one of Williams- *
rg county's most progressive $UI
i? i.u? c * t_:?u i
ruiers, uaa uue uueou inou puua;e
your correspondent Has seen.
le tops measure two feet in height wn
d are in full bloom. sm<
Mr J M Parker aud Dr C H
Hoi
ite spent Sunday in Florence.
Mr 1>L Hinson, formerly of this
ice, now in business at Whiteville. anT
C, spent a few days this week at ^ "
i old home. rj
Mrs G H Barnwell and son, car
auk, of Colletou couuly, are visit- son
I the former's daughter, Mrs D waj
imar Lee. tha
Mr Robt Graham of Cowards was ?ra
town Saturday. the
Miss Allie McCullough visited
r aunt, Mrs Willie Carter, this ,
I . , . ele
:ek at Lake City. gcjj
Rev J W Tinluck tilled his regu- wo
r appointment Sunday morning at J
e Baptist church and preached a ch?
ry interesting sermon. the
Messrs Hugh and Myers Graham, the
o of our Scranton boys, spent a tur
w days this week visiting at the nic
ime of Sheriff Geo Graham at
diantown. pj
Miss Paimira Lee is spending
me time in Darlington. S
Mr W S Kennedy and family
ive recently returned to town and pr
e now oooupying the Cannon cot- the
?e on pine aveuue. cur
i
Mrs Sarah Godwin, who has been
;k with la grippe, is now convales- prc
nt. tee.
-. *? i" r n'lii "n*?iiin> ' n""riJhfiQ"ii
Fish stews and tries ' 'are all tbjf/9
i" on the banks of Lynch,'* rivetf^ I
ese lovely spring days, and mafrf,'^ I
Dne i8 held weekly. Lynch's riveJfcj j
h are hard to beat, especially at 1
e "littlefishery," butLycnh'sriver 'M
;w8, a la Williamsburg, cannrjt W 1
celled anywhere, so says our fel* J
v-townsman. Maior John B Lee, 1
d he is authority on ''fishology. '?^8
MRM. J
meweeT^ n
in lake crnr. ,
mUGS OF UTTEKCT HAJNLT AI9UT I '
7E0PIL M
Lake City, April 11:?M? Sfl
ias A Smith came down from JJ
mmonsville Thursday and *31
ent the day in town, looking |a|
ter the affairs of the .Smith*
illiaras Co., of which he is the/
esident. 1
Dr 1' B Hinnant gathered A)S
ree quarts of strawberries J ,
>m his field Thursday. I
Mr and Mrs L 0 Holloway re- ' Jl
rned from Durham, N C, Wed- 1
sday night. Durham is Mr j
)lloway's old home and he
d the "madam" and "Jack" ;|||
ent the winter there. 'J$M
Now it is "Doctor" Judson C
x>re. The commencement of s
S C Medical College, *
arleston, came off last week
d Dr Moore received his di- 1A|
Dma and the full degree. Jua- Jj
a is one of the writer's "boys"
d he always rejoices at the* ^
:cess of his "boys" or *'girls."
at Dr Moore will meet with,
;cess and as much pleasure v
falls to the lot of any, is
army wisnea.
Vfrs Kathenne Atkinson has
ne to Waynesboro, N C, her
I home. ;
Messrs Stuckey & Flowers S
ve let toM^G A Brown the
atract for their new stables
Dansing street. The build- . j
\ will be fifty by one hundred JS
t and three stories high, the
rk to be completed by June
:
Mrs J M 8turgeon Went 8at- '*
lay night to see her daughter,
ss Maria Croft, who is ill at
:ot, S C, where she is teachMrs
C D Gandy is *here with
parents, Mr and Mrs J H
ickwell.
frsJH G Askins|of Kingstre
ne up to town Thursday,
r D H Oliver went to Marion
ursday night and returned
nday.
Ve had heavy rains Sunday
einoon and night.
)r and Mrs J B DuRant spent
iday at Johnsonville.
?he early part of last week
J D Daniel delighted the
ter with some nice, large
ooth and delicious Irish pooes,
which were dug only the
/ before. Really the possiities
of our soil and climate
1 not be surpassed on this, or
4-It o f mof_
/ oiucr pianci, xvi uiai iuui^bat
genuine Georgia ribbon
le syrup that Mr A B Jobni
left at our house last week
s good?clear as the waters'
.t flow from a cleft in the
.nite hills, and as sweet as
nectar distilled by the gods
Mount Olympus.
iiss Marion Thomas has been
cted an assistant in our < 1
100I and entered upon her
rk Monday.
At E R Rodgers has purised
the acre lot in front of
; Shell house. He will erect
;reon a plant for manufacing
mouldings, turnings, cores,
brackets, etc.
WLB
UGHTFUlT SUFFERING RELIEVED.
w
iufferiug frightfully from the
llent poisons of ondigested food,
1 O?T hIa Kifiaa fa/vL
T VJrjfcJBUU, Ui JJuia, ^ixioo., I/WA
King's New Life rills, "with
result," he writes, "that I waa
ed." All stomach and bowel diaers
give way to their tonic, laxai
properties 25e# at Dr W V
Hskington's drug* store, guarany
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