The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 25, 1905, Image 1
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K1NGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 25, 1905. NO. 21.
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. WHAT IS GOfflG ON IN 00R LIVE
NEIGHBOR TOWN.
Lake City, May 23:?Messrs!
R K Wallace and E L Hirsch j
came up from Kingstree Thursday
to attend an important <
communication of Lake City
Masonic Lodge.
Mr John F McFadden of Beth-1
lehem was noted in town Thurs-1!
day. :
Messrs H C Godwin and J EI'
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Branson spent Friday nigm auu
Saturday at Dillon and Latta.
Hon J E Ellerbe spent a
few hours Saturday in town on
his way to and from High Hill, '
where he delivered an address j
Saturday.
Mr and Mrs S W G Shipp j
spent the latter part of last .
' 0 week and the first of this, in and
( near town. ^
Messrs J J M Graham and R (
F Epps were up from Cades }
Saturday. s
Mr C G Carsten, one of the 1
leading track and fruit growers (
of Cades, paid our town a pleas- ]
* iiav last week. 1
dill V l&ll WUV. UUJ ...
Miss Elise White of Timmons- 1
ville is visiting- the Misses (
Stuckey on Valley street. 1
A splendid band will enter- ?
tain all the excursionists who
visit the Isle of Palms on the
' --Jllst. Music will begin at 4 p
m and continue until 9 o'clock.
Beans are now going off rapidly
and they are bringing good
prices. On this crop the cold
snap in April cost this section ^
lots of money. Prices on strawberries
hold up well and ship- j,
ments continue. If we had any- '
thing like a decent express ser- ^
vice there would be good
money in berries for a number ^
*of days yet.
If you want to go to CharlesA
? *1** rwmpmhpr
ion 'J 11 llie CALUiaivu,
that the 31st is the time. F
Hon J E Ellerbe says our
crops are in much better condition
than are the crops in (
Marion. Then may some good I
angel help the Marion farmers.
" w Therefore, brethren, be ye not (
disconsolate. Thy lot is sixtythree
per cent better than the
. lot of the Marion ites. Gird up
thy loins, sharpen thy hoe and 1
"hit it" like men. (
And don't forget that the *
proper thing to do on the 31st
is to "hit" the excursion to
Charleston.
The rank of Knight was con- c
ferred on Messrs 0 T Hall, RC \
Johnson, Alva Weaver and PL I
Sansbury by the Knights of
Pythias Tuesday night of last c
week. 'JTiis was one of the i
nncf int??r#?stinfr and imDressive (
ceremonies ever witnessed in
our lodge. Col Hall being the
dean of the class, led off with
a "high ball," which was taken
on the fly by "Bull" Johnson,
and although it did not prevent
. the colonel from "bagging" the
game at the "base," it headed
off a home run and "sizzled"
down a mullet on Esquire Sansbury,
who wished that Weaver
had a dope pill. All came out
alive and will not forget
that .
Special rates at Charleston
Hotel and Atlantic Beach Hotel
to all who go on the Lake City
Pythian excursion on the 31st,
This is straight.
Maj S M Askins spent Sunday
in Kingstree.
Monday a young man told us
that he was going on the ex- ~
cursion on the 31st, if he could
get his "ducks" in a row. Why
does he call her "ducks," and
gmY.y want to get her in a row?
^ist pen her up in the corner of g
the piazza and?and?then she'll y
go. ,
And remember the Maine? <
but don't forget the date, i
May 31st, and the occasion,
Lake City Pythian excursion.
During the present week Dr ?
M D Nesmith has been plying 1
his profession at Lambert
where he went for a few day
at the solicitation of his friends
but he states that after thi:
trip he will confine himsel
wholly to his office-practice. D
Nesmith has a handsomely
equipped office here in the Banl
of Lake City's new building,anc
is doing quite a lot of high class
dental work, introducing th<
latest crown bridge appliances
which do away with the olc
time plate so objectionable tc
many mouths. Each appliance
is made to suit the individual
:ase and is said to oe as strong
?uu aanaiattv^iy as uiic 3 vjwl
teeth, and very often prettier
Dentistry, like most other pro
Fesskms, tias made wonderfu]
strides in the past few years
ind extraction of the permanent
teeth is almost a thing of the
past, only in case badly disjased
conditions, and then they
ire taken out by the painless
nethod, so that the patient
'eels but little pain. The medial
profession have come to
"ealize the vital importance of
jound teeth and healthy mouths
:o good health and have advised
and the State of New York has
passed a taw making it compulsory)
examination and correction
by competent dentists
>f all diseased conditions of the
nouths of children entering the
public schools?the State payng
the expense. It is a noteworthy
fact that as people value
heir health and looks they care
or their teeth accordingly.
W LB.
Hymeneal.
Married?On Wednesday,
Jay 24, 1905, at 3:30 o'clock, p
n, by Rev W B Justus, at the
lome of the bride's parents, Mr
Lnd Mrs S M McClary, Kingsree,
SJC, Miss Lida McOlary
ind Mr Fred Shackelford, of
Georgetown, S C.
UNION GRADED SCHOOL
toframmeot Closlii Exercises?Anneal
AMress fcy Hon. J. E. Ellerbe.
The closing exercises of Union
Graded School will be held on
Friday, June 2nd.
10:30 am*, Exercises by the
Children.
Debate.
12:30?2, Dinner.
2pm., Annual address by
Ion J E Ellerbc of Sellers S C.,
- r . i r\? .1
;ongressman ior me oixm
)istrict.
Graded School ConmeocemeDt.
The commencement exercises
>f the Kingstree Graded school
rill embrace next Sunday and
donday, May 28th and 29th.
On Sunday morning1, at 11
>'clock, the commencement sernon
will be preached by Rev
}bas B Smith of Charleston,S C.
On Monday morning, at 11:30
>'clock, the literary address
rill be delivered by Dr Geo B
/romer, ex-president of Newjerry
College.
The school will graduate five
his year, all young ladies, as
ollows: Misses Mattie Brocknton,
Jimmie Britton, Lila
iammet, Mabel Snider and
dargaret Ross.
Every effort is being made to
nake the above exercises, which
vill be held in the school audiorium,
both attractive and
profitable. The programme for
donday morning and evening
rill be greatly strengthened by
ippropriate vocal and instrumental
music rendered under
he auspices of the music department
of the school. The
public is invited to the above
;xercises.
Doings At Dock.
Dock, May 2*2.?Farmers are
somewhat behind with their
ivork owing to the continued
ains. "Gen. Green" with his
irmy is doing a rushing busiless.
Misses Essie Nesmith and
fame Guyton of Georgetown
ire spending some time with
the former's parents, Mr and
; M INTERESTING
s WAS THE ENTERTAINMENT LAST
f BENEFIT OF THE EP
p
The entertainment gotten up by
'* church, which was given at the sc
? evening, was well attended and hij.
1 tree is rich in musical talent has 1:
5 the series of delightful exhibitions
4 cently been favored.
Supplementary to the musical eat
> served refreshments at Stack ley's I
I ceeds of the joint entertainment an
? Following is the interesting uroi?
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k toriurn:
'
1 Cornet Solo and Piano Ac
!" W. B Justus and
Piano Duet,
Vocal Solo,
Violin Solo and Piano A
' Montgomery and
Piano Solo.,
Vocal Duet, Mesdame
>
Piano Trio, Mesd;
. and See
Vocal Solo,
Recitation
Piano Solo,
Vocal Quartette, Mes
wick, Messrs. Jusl
Cornet Solo and Piano j
Justus and Mis:
Vocal Solo,
Piano Duet, .Mr. J
Vocal Solo
Piano Solo,
Vtot.in Solo and Piano Acc
Montgomery and
Finale, "What S
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Mrs G B Nesmith, of this place. | Shi
Mrs B B Steele of Summer- !an<
ville and her two little daugh- *ni
ters are visiting her mother at;
Dock. hoi
Messrs J W Waldron and S H 1G
Cooper spent Sunday in the '
"City on the Sampit." are
Miss Jeddie Nesmith returned Gr
home last week, after spending
several months with sister at (?)
Summerville. jgj
There is a great deal of sick-; jgj
ness in our community at pres- M
ent. ?
Whippoorwiel. (p
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ADMITTED TO THE BAR,
Vtlllaiisbirf Boy Pisses Creditable! ]
Examination Before Florida Court, j ut
During the recent term of court 7:3
here appl cation was made for ad* (
mission to the bar of L N Ervin and ! .
Beu Liddou, the latter of Marian na, f 'J
and on Friday tbey took the exam- J J
iualiou in open court before Messrs j m<?
Flourney, A G Campbell and Kehoe i 1
aud upon their recommendation 41b
were regularly admitted. ^
Mr Ervin particularly passed a
most creditable examination, and
the members of the bar tendered him
sincere congratulation 011 his prompt <.
und rmrreo.t answers to the Questions o
propounded, he has been studying oul
in the office of Mr S K Gillis aud jm*
his excellent examination is credit- i rouble
alike to both. The Breeze j ]
joins Mr Ervin's many friends in , (jav
best wishes for his success in his!
chosen profession . The Breeze ? i
DeFuniak Springs, Fla. ! day
The Mr L N Ervin referred to in i 1
the foregoing was born und raised in
old Williamsburg, and, like most of
our boys abroad, it is evident that be j
is winmug recognition in his adopt? j
ed home. "Laurie" has many 1
friends in his old home county who Kii
are grati tied at his success in the be- ]
ginning of what promises to be a jj
bright career, j
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Benson Briefs,
H*vsov. Mav 22:?Mrs J (i Mc
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Cullough came near having a serious ^
accident last Wednesday evening
She Vaa out riding, acoompauied by
s-everal of her children, when the \
bridle-bit broke and the mule hitched me:
to the buggy dashed up. the road, kee
Fortunately Mr McCullough was at (
Mr Rhem's store nearby, and hearing ^
his wife's screams for help, came out ma
to stop the mule, ,vhich bolted into ,
an open freshly-ploughed cotton field ^
and was caught by Mr Mc Jul lough
and brought back to the road. All ^
were badly scared but no one hurt, j nia
Mrs L H McCullough of Wetump-1 1
kac, Alabama, arrived her last week. I chi
PROGRAMME
FRIDAY EVENING FOR THI
ISCOPAL CHURCH.
the ladies of the Episcopal
hool auditorium last Friday
flily enjoyable. That Kin?fs>een
amply demonstrated by
with which the public has re:
the auditorium the ladies
I'o.crpam <rnrden. The oro
V4 X
lounted to over $50.
ramrae rendered at the audixompaniment
Mr.
Miss Snider.
Misses Myer.
Mr. VV. H. Carr. I
ccompaniment,.. Mrs. 1
Miss Snider.
Miss Kennedy.
s Scott and Sedgwick.
lmes Heller, Sedgwick
>tt.
Mr. Kirk.
Miss Thorn.
Miss Snider.
dames Scott and Sedgtus
and Carr.
Accompaniment, .. Mr.
s Gilland.
Mr Carr.
of Lake City contemplate erecting
a Pythia n hall and the profit
from this excursion will be
devoted to that object. The
committee are making extensive
preparations and a great gala
time is promised to all who join
them. Now get ready for the
Lake City Pythian excursion
next Wednesday, the 31st.
Additional Locals.
The Record is justly proud
of its corps of faithful and excellent
correspondents, but we
must remind them that we cannot
publish communications that
come in later than Tuesday
morning of the current week.
Three valued contributions had
to be ommitted this week on account
of their belated arrival.
Through the kindness of Mr
R Lee Carter, of this county, we
have received an invitation to
the lifty-first annual commencement
of Wofford College, June
9-13. The address before the
graduating class,which numbers
thirty members, will be made
by B L Wiggins, LL. D., vice
chancellor University of the
South, on Monday, June 12.
A perilously exciting runaway
accident happened Tuesday morning
on Main street. The pair of
horses attached to MrdTom Cooper's
buggy became frightred and ran
away. They crashed Vito a tree,
overturning the vehicle ami spilling
the occupants, Mr Coonapand Miss
Jeunie McCutchen, i^lo the street.
By a lucky chance neither was hurt,
though the buggy was completely
wrecked.
It ;s a base life to which nothing
js real but the objects of sense.
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ustas and Miss Snider.
Mrs. Heller.
Miss Meyer.
20MPANIMENT, Mrs.
Miss Snider.
Jhall the Harvest Be ?"
? has been away al>out two years
3 will probably spend the summer
ong her kindred and friends.
Miss Annie Snowden has returned
me from a visit to her sister, Mrs
E lieinbert, of FairGeld county,
rhe weather is fine and farmers
having a tussle with General
een. BV. 8. G.
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actors of Charges In Williamsburg County
Invited to Publish in this Column their
fduje of Appo?ntm*ntR Free).
Rev. W J- Wilder, PastorBloomingvale
Baptist Church?
Sunday, 11 a. nn.; 3rd Stinda;
0 p. m.
>dar Grove?1st Sunday 3:30 p.
3rd Sunday, 11a. m.
Black Mingo?2nd Sunday, 11 a,
4th Sunday, 7:30 p. m.
lethany?2nd Sunday, 4 p. mt;
1 Sunday, 11 a, ra,
fur key'Creek?4 th Sur.dav, 4 p.
Rev. J. W- Truluck, Pastor.
>crun ton Baptist Church?1st
iday, 7 p. m. 2nd Sunday 11a.
4th Saturday and Sunday 11a.
Evergreen?1st Saturday and Sun11a.
id. 3rd Sunday 3f. m.
towards?3rd Saturday and Sunlla.
m. 1st Sunday 3 p. m,
Jlase observe and comt,
Your Brother,
J. W, Truluck, Pastor,
Rev W B Justus, Pastor,
n the Methodist Church at
ngstree,
'reaching?Sunday morning,
o'clock,,
'reaching?Sunday evening,
0.
Prayer-tiieetiug?\V ednesday
ining, 8:30.
Vll are cordially invited to
end,
rhere are a few rising youug
n in this world, but the majority
p their seats in a crowded car.
3wing to the high price of wool,
le iv i ^ * %
wutr nuu6 ic ramer expensive
squerading in sheep's clothing.
L'here is mighty little poetry in
sing a family of ten.
[t is easy for the wooden legged
u to preach against dancing.
Heaven may be changeless, but a
mgeless earth would he hell.
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ALL WHO WENT VOTE THE AFFAIR A
SHINING SUCCESS.
Tli e Kingstree-Scranton
Pythian excursion, which was
looked forward to by so many
with pleasing anticipation, became
an equally pleasant actuality
last Monday, and of all the
crowd that participated, we
have not heard an expression
other than that of genuine enjoyment,
the general sentiment
being voiced with hearty accord
in the chorus, "We had a jolly
food time."
To tfie members of the committee
who had worked so hard
and faithfully to make it a success,
the outcome of the enterprtse
is a matter of gratification
and felicitation. The inauspicious
aspect of the elements augured
ill for the success of the
excursion and that so large a
number should brave tlie weather
was as unexpected as pleasant
to the Knights, who. when
the day dawned wet and disagreeable,
scarcely hoped to
realize expenses. The crowd
numbered about 450 and if the
day had been fair there would
scarcely have been standing
room. As it was, after paying
all expenses, there remained
about fifty dollars to divide between
the two lodges.
Aiier arriving in tne city,
most of tifb crowd visited the
Isle of Palms, many spending
the whole time at that resort.
It was rather chilly for surf
bathing but some ventured into
the water anyway.
The excursionists left the city
at 12 o'clock, but on account of
being side-tracked for a belated
freight it was nearly four when
they reached Kingstree, tired
but still full of enjoyment from
the day's outing. The number
that went from Kingstree is estimated
at 150.
lake City K of P Excursion.
The excursion of the K of P of
Lake City on the 31st, to
Charleston and the Isle of Palms
promises to be one of the greatest
excursion events ever
opt rated in this section and indications
point to the very largest
high class while excursion that
has been run in this section for
years. The progressive citizens
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j LOCAL ITEMS
j OF INTEREST
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Now for the Lake City excursion
on the 31st.
Mr Chas E Epps of Workman
was noted in town yesterday.
Mr G L Sauls of Cades was
noted on our streets Tuesday.
Mr and .Mrs R D Gamble of
Indiantown were in town yesterday.
Je L Hirsch, Esq., visited CoMimbia
yesterday on profession
ai Dusiness.
J M Truluck of Lake City was
in the city yesterday.?Florence
Times, May 22.
Mrs S L Courtney visited her
parents in Lake City several
days this week.
Are the town authorities enforcing
the vagrant ordinance?
If not, why not?
Don't fail to read Cunningham
& Dove's new ad this week.
It will save you money.
C E Wheeler spent Sunday
with relatives near Cades.?
Florence Times, May 22.
Ralph Joyner was in the city
yesterday from Lake City.?
Florence Times, May 22.
Capt Hugh Cooper, of the tirm
of Cooper ttros., Fowlers, was in
town a few hours yesterday.
Mr J P Haselden and daughter,
Miss Cenie, spent Sunday
night at the Coleman House.
,Mr Alex Spivey was in town
Saturday from Salters and favored
us with a pleasant visit.
R T Kirk, Esq, and family
have moved into their elegant
new home on Railroad avenue.
A charter has been issued to
the Kingstree Dry Goods Co,
which is capitalized at $10,000.
Any apparent short-comings
in the paper this week may be
attributed to too much excursion.
Hon W R Singletary, one of
Scranton's leading business men,
visited Kingstree Friday of last
week.
R D Miller of Cades spent
Sunday in the city* with friends
and relatives.?Florence Times,
May 22.
Mr Arthur Benjamin of Georgetown
came over Sunday night
to go on the Pythian excursion
Monday.
Mr J H Pierce, Cade's popular
livery-man and horse-dealer,
was in Kingstree a short while
yesterday.'
i ITr T> T~1 1_ _ n.
uapi vv rt r unit is in Columbia
this week attending the
meeting of the State board of
equalization.
D M Epps of Lake City passed
through the city Sunday returning
from Columbia.-Florence
Times, May 22. .
Rev C W Ray of Salters passed
through the city this morning
returning from Asheville.?
Florence Times, May 24.
Mrs R B Lyons of Manning is
spending some days in town
with her sister, Mrs M F Heller,
in North Academy street.
The Western Union Telegraph
Co's up-town office will in a few ,
days be removed into new quarforc
Kn
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Dr Scott and Mr Funk of 1
Kingstree were in the city last
night on their way to Columbia. ]
?Florence Times, May 22. ?
Mr T K Smith and Uncle (
George Mitchum, of the Bloom- (
mgvale section, were in Kings- j
tree several hours yesterday. 1
Mrs Maggie Pipkin and little 1
daughter, May, of Cedar Swamp j
passed through town today j
going to Manning to visit rela- ]
tives. ' 1
The Kingstree baseball team
| is ready to don its new uniform, j
Chicago and Detroit may look .
out for challenges in the near
future, !
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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR ^ w
LOCAL REPORTER AND ^
Written in Condensed Form
and Printed in Like Manner 1
for the Sake of Our Busy ^
Readers
AAMMMAAMAMMAAMAMx
Miss Maria Croft, who has
been visiting at the home of 8 W
G Shipp, returned to Lake City
this morning.?Florence Times,
May 24Miss
May Van Keuren, a beautiful
and accomplished young'
lady of Smith Mills, ?pent Sunday
and Mondav with friends
in town.
B Wallace Jones, one of Lake
City's coming young business
men, was in the city a short
while yesterday. ?Florence
Times, May 22.
Dr D C Scott, president of the
Bank of Kingstree, left Monday
for Anderson to attend the
Bankers' Convention now in ses- .
sion in that city.
Mrs M L Allen of Cheraw and
Miss Janie Allen of Florence
are spending some days in town
with the former's parents, Mr
and Mrs McBride Scott.
A good many of our people
have expressed themselves as
being favorably inclined toward
forming a business league. Now
the way to organize is to organize.
.
Messrs J C Graham, E B Rhodus
and T A Blakely, the corporators
of the Kingstree Dry
Goods Co., were in town yesterday
on business connected with
their new enterprise.
Miss Janie Allen, accompanied
by Mrs M L Allen, left this
morning for Mrs Allen's old
home at Kingstree where they
will be guests of Mrs M B Scott.
?Florence Times, May 22.
Mr William Epps, who attended
the South Atlantic
Missionary Conference at Asheville
last week was taken sick
- . ...
on his trip and had to return
home. He is still seriously ill
at his home in town.
;
Cunningham & Dove of Dailington,
S C are offering their
entire stock of men's and boys'
clothing at sacrifice, prices
to close out broken lots. If you
want to save money on a suit
send them an order.
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The editor acknowledges with
thanks an invitation to the closing
exercises of Union Graded
School, near Rome S C., which
take place on Friday, June 2.
We should like exceedingly well (
to attend could we but get olf
for a day or so.
V.j
We have been requested to
announce that the second quarterly
Conference for Cades circuit
will be held at Cedar Swamp
church on Saturday, May 27.
Preaching on Saturday and Sunday,
the 27th and 28th, by Rev
A J Stokes, D. D.
Mr P A Alsbrook returned
last week from a business trip
through Georgia and. Florida. ^
"Pink" says that other States *
have their advantages in a way,
but South Carolina?and especially
old Williamsburg county?beats
them all.
An alarm of fire brought out
the fire department about 2.30
o'clock yesterday moruing. It
was a house of Mr W \V Taylor
on Front street occupied by Mrs
Arrowsmith and was completely
gutted. The most of the
farniture was saved.?Georgetown
Outlook.
Every one who went on the
Kingstree-Scranton excursion
speaks enthusiastically ot the
injoyment of the affair. The
:ommittee is entitled to much
;redit for their effective and disnterested
work to make it go.
SVitbout making- invidious comparisons
we may say that the
iuc *ess of the enterprise ist due
n a large measure to the * ntirng
energy and zeal of lion
Philip Stoll, at this end of the
ine, any way* \
Wanted? Experienced,
middle-aged lady as housekeeper
for family of seven. Apply
with references to
j. w. Cowards.
a?25?2Xs King&tree, S. C,
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