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* m ' ^ o ^tA. sEEsSSSE] i I lakec.tt. ?. c. 1 % *4 I /4 % f % ^1 J lgi|Vf4|Vgl with Safe Business Method*. ^ppiTAL STOCK >25.00 0.00. /J t|P ii (T ] [1 I J J Ji | l [I | II ?. ^22?^?_ ?kM M'CLAM. PRES. VI 11/ V I I M &.^L/ / m, Jfc*' l^P ,^/ J^M L. A. WINSTON. J.D.M-OLAU. XHIP^I e.CrlJ re^^-j^ss v!^ty* | VOL XIX KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROL,IN A, JULY 27, 1905. NO. 31. Ir* J LOSS I. 10 KINGSTREE. f 4c'APT mm mm BY THE S| . ' DEATH ANGEL IN HIS 76TH TEAR. $ " Kingstree, July 22:?Capt Geooge Purvis Nelson, a landmark of Williamsburg, and especially of the town of Kingstree, died at his residence here yesterday in the 76th year of his age. Capt Nelson's family < have been identified with the town of Kingstree from its earliest history as a town. The family homestead is the oldest in town and the town itself is to a great extent built on the Neltson plantation. Capt Nelson was a man of I striking personality and strong character. No man in Williamsburg had a larger acquaintance or more friends, and the outpouring of old and young at his fuperal today amply testified to this fact. Up to the breaking out of the war Mr Nelson led the usual easy-going life of the low-country planter, but at the first call to the arms he joined as first lieutenant of the Williamsburg troop of cavalry,commanded by Capt John Calvin Wilson, and when a little later Uapt Wilson was advanced to 5-. the majority, Lieut Nelson became captain of the troop. His company was stationed on the coast near Georgetown and he served faithfully and gallantly until his failing1 health com? polled h n to retire. . One of his old comrades speakS, ing of him today, said: "Purvis ^ Nelson was as brave a man as went into war." After the war ' he was not daunted by gloomy L -c outlook, but went to work like a true man to mend his broken IhEl' . fortunes. Later on. when the dark days of reconstruction were &pon the State, no man in this 1^ county took a more prominent part in her delivery than MrNel' son. In all places and at all times when cool-headed determination was the quality most Ein demand, G P >ielson naturally came to the front. In manner Mr Nelson was f Jhightforward and unaffected. he liked you you became his friend and remained so. He was an old style Democrat and in all the* vagaries of South Parol ina nolitics hp held fast to 53V r his ancient moorings. lie was - devoted to his family and loyal to his friends, and they rejoice today because that after him, "his good name still survives." K. J. Kirk. ' . News & Courier. Hies and Garbage. We are told that Hies, the com-1 ; mbu household pests, are not all r - bad, but it is hard to make the irritated housewife see any good poiut r lu the n. We know they are diseasecarr ers.and a nuisance in the house, no mat er whether kitchen or. parlor. and we are extremely glad when jr' we get them shut outside. But they swarm only to places where . there Me kitchen wastes and slack uiei hods of housewifery, such fas ill-welling garbage or decaying waste uia t?*r. When you find them swarming :>ionnJ the kitchen, go and look f- r the cause, and by scrubbing and e'enoing until the attrac" t :n . A- i # tion is reiuov. u. vou win get rm 01 K the army. thou b n few inquisitive ones may stilt b*.* on the lookout for V * 'forageThere is always, even in ft- the best regulated houses, enough of such math r to attract a few, but if I all foods and water are covered from h them, ami all waste niat'er of what* V ever kind taken away from the B house, the tioo?*s and w?>od work B kef?t well wiped aud clean, they will W l>e in a beautiful minority.?Ex. 1 ANNUAL PICNIC I M Farmer's Park Near Lake City? wlJ Veterans Especially invited. H^^ The public is invited to ata picnic at the Farmer's HjP^BHt near Lake City on Friday, 11th, next, with well HS filled baskets. We especially invite all veterans in the county to attend that can possibly do wmm so* HP i H H Singletary, pH Committee: SE Floyd, ( J M Kennedy. i Emit _w?. "WHIPPOORWILL" TELLS OF HIS TRIP TO PAWLEY'S ISLAND ON THE STEAMER WM. ELLIOTT. Dock, July 24:?Bright and early Wednesday morning July 19, ere the sun had kissed the sparkling dew from the flowers, a crowd of pleasure seekers was merrily wending it's way to Khem's landing where the steamer, Wm Elliott, was anchored waiting to take on its load of human freight bound for Pawley's Island. From all di rections vehicles rumbled in, tilled to their utmost capacity with both old and young whose faces beamed with pleasant anticipation. 9 By 8 o'clock the crowd had all gathered and was on board the steamer with Mrs Maggie Nesmith as chaperon and Mr Dudley Cook as "Easy Boss.'' At a signal from our old friend, Capt Ferdon, the gang plank was^pullcd in,the moorings were cast,the gong was sounded and the steamer rocked, swayed and plunged forward and glided gracefully down the sable stream. Onward pass swampy marshes and red hills the merry excursion party sailed. After an hour's run we again anchored at Munerlyn's Landing where another bouquet of "Sweet Williams" and"Bonnie Blue Belles" was added to our beautifully decorated steamer. After leaving Munerlyn's we soon ran out of the crooked Mingo creek and into Black river. Ah! beautiful is Black river with its pure dark waters and flower-bespangled banksjsteaming along over this ever beautiful stream, fanned by the gentle zephyrs wafted from the green rice fields and pl-etty oak groves, the youthful anticipation soon reached ;ts zenith for a "prettier picture an artist never drew." Farther down the river we again stopped at Skinner's landing where a few more got aboard. We soon sailed out of Black river, into Jericho creek, then into Peedee, and Waccamaw and anchored atHagley's', our last stop, at 3.30 p m. We then disembarked and ooarded 2 train and in a short while ^ad reached the Island, secured lodging and taken off our Sunday-go-to-meeting-cloihes and adorned the bathing suits and were taking a dip in the surf. After supper the young folks paired off and strolled down the beach and enjoyed the beauties of nature. What can be ra >re enjoyable to the young men and maidens than to stroll down the beach and listen to the murmur of the waves and deep undertone of the sea. When the moon rose we again went in the surf and stayed until , bed time. Early the next morning we were up in time to see the sun rise which is the prettiest time of the day on the beach. The day was spent in various ways. Some gathered shells, some strolled and others bathed, etc. All good times must end, so did this one, for at 3 p m we boarded the train and were soon back to our boat and on our homeward way. If the trip was pleasant going, it was more pleasant coming back. Every one seemed to be in the best of spirits and especially did some of the men cut up pranks that would have become a clown in a circus. Among these "clowns were Messrs J Wesley Cook, Jim Hanna, John Hann, Sam Hanna, Andrew Eaddy, Workman Eaddy and last but not least was Dr Julius Eaddy. The entire trip was enjoyed by all. The following young men were the committee: C D Cook, Jr., (Chairman; W h Gyaham, J W Waldron, S H Cooper, J B Hemingway, D P Durant, R H Ervin, J f) MunI nerlyn, H H DuRant, W II Curry. F E Barron, S P Cunningham. L F Rhein, E \V DuKant. S L Snowden, W ESnowdenandS I) Wilson. This committee did everv tiling to make the trip one ol p^asure for all present and if anv one did not enjoy himself it certainly was not the fault of the committee About dark the crowd all gathered on the front deck anil oninrufl Cftma nir,*? uirxrincr +r j IIJV > V vt. OVUIV 111 VV UIU^IU^ bV t the accompaniment of the guitar which was beautifully rendered by Miss Jane Ervin. About 12 o'clock we landed atRhemsand tuined our faces homeward carrying with us pleasant memories, Whippoorwill. greelyville" gleanings. News of a Week Picked Up in Oui Neighbor Town. Greelyville, July 24:?The weather is exceedingly dry in this part of the county; crops are suffering and if we don't have rain in a few days there will be considerable damage done to both corn and cotton crops. Our merchants are getting ready for the fall trade. Mr DeLorme has given his store a fresh coat of paint inside and outside which improves the ap pearance very much. Mr S V Taylor has repaired and paint ed the old store which has been i used for some time as a wart house and he expects to open c ' grocery store in connection witl the store he is now running. Watermelons are plentiful , now but not as many as nas been here in former years. Th< best we have seen were raised by Mr R R Jeferies who lives about two miles out. He ha: certainly learned the secret o melon raising- for he is very successful. Mr A McD Burgess who is as ; sistant bookkeeper for the Mai . lard Lumber Company has moved back to the old home stead about three miles fron town, coming in to his work ir the morning and returning hoim at night. Miss Alma Campbell of George town is visiting her grand mother, .wrs S J Taylor. Miss Lillie Hogan who ha: been spending several week: here returned to her home ii Sumter on last Tuesday. Mr C Q Joyner spent Sunday in Sumter where Mrs Joyner am son Charley are spending som< time. Mr J L Nunamaker of Sumte: is visiting at Mr B E Clarkson's Messrs Sa m Hogan, Charltor Spann and Victor Maree wenl over to Poreston last night. Mr O H Clarkson returned tc Nashville, Tenn on Saturday . after spending two weeks with relatives here. He went to Nash ville three years ago to attenc Drautrhon's Business college After graduating" he accepted a , position with the Union Banh Trust Co with whom he has , been working ever since. Prof Scott of the Welch Necl High School was here to-dai drumming up new scholars fo1 the school. Our town counci is having the streets hoed. I is certainly a great relief tc , have a clean sidewalk after be ing beset with weeds.for some time. Does any of your readers knov ' a young lady that requires twc young men to escort her tc preaching on Sunday night? "Vidi." Greelyville, S C THE DEATH ANGEL 1 Takoc an infant Jnct TltfPlVP llfinth* IUBII0 Ull IIIUllI vuui a nwitw i Old. Everett Bryce, the infant sor of Rev and Mrs W B Justus ol ; this place, died Friday after noon at 6:45 after an illness o] two weeks. The remains wert carried to Camobello and inter red there jjgthfe %mily burying ground Saturday in the death : of this bright little one, just IS months old, the grief-Strieker * paints have the sympathy oi the entire community. 4 ' ^ " * "i HIKE til! |1 JEIS lIEfLj , I LIGHTNING KILLS MISS MAUD JORDAN, [ j ALSO KILLS TWO MULES BELONGING TO MR J D HASELDEN. Lake City, .July 25:?Mhs : Ella Morris went to Mt Pleasa it c Friday to visit iier brother, i 1 Hev S C Morris. t .Messrs .1 M Kennedy. 11 G c ' Godwin and W L Bass and c 1 Alissss 8alhe anci liretclien is,\ss i are spending some time on 8:1- t ' livan's Island. . i Dr Williams went to CbarLs- c ton one night last week on l^s- ^ ness He left Lake *Jity ab<Vt * half past nine o'clock and reaclm ^ ed Charleston about the same * hour next morning having*spent 1 the night on the side track at e Bonnea.u's. ? ; Mr Chas Burgess is away on t i a week's vacation. However, * i he is keeping his lamp trimmed * ; and burning. * J Last Friday we had a thunder J : storm which worked more dei struction and left more sadness C in its wake than any that has ' ever visited us before. The cloud came up about three o'clock and showed little evi-;1 1 dence of the terrible spirit that j ^ filled it. There were only two or three heavy peals of thunder ? but it seems that each one fol- i i lowed a bolt that was so direc- i i teci to make havoc in its patn. i As the saddest part of the . j i storm's work the home of Mr W i j P Jordan was robbed of one of j I its sweetest'iewels. little Maud ft ? who now sleeps in her narrow ( ? bed. Maud, her mother and her 1 sister Ruth were near the chim; ney at the southern end of the I s dwelling and were within three' i 1 I or four feet of each other, little ^ Maud standing near a window i1 and quietly eating a lunch. The i1 bolt, it is thought, lirst struck j the chimney, then went down i * i the side of the house by the - window. Maud was killed in- ; l stantly and Ruth injured but 11 i not seriously, while Mrs Jordan I ; was not touched. Mrs Jordan is j ] not in good health and the ter-1 ( - rible shock of having her little | < - girl taken away without an in- i stant's warning was such a j 5 wrench that she was prostrated. ( 5 The stricken ones have the i ! hearty sympathy of the entire i community. The little one, who < j was about four years old, was ] I burried Saturday in the Baptist ] a churchyard. j The damage to the house was r comparatively slight, and con- l fined to one corner of the South ( room. i t During the same storm the stables attached to the King ( warehouse was struck and two t line young mules belonging" to f Mr Jeff D Haselden were in- r stantly killed and one eye ol ( ^ another mule was knocked out 4and a cow stunned. The loss to <, Mr Haselden is a serious one as } [ the mules were valuable, b^ng -c worth we suppose, $300. a 5 W L B. l DEER DRIVING PROHIBITED I 1 \ Until After September First?Hunters ^ t Should Take Notice. 5 At the last session of the Legis- ^ lature the law governing the j hunting of deer in Williamsburg ^ 7 County was changed, and now > reads as follows: J "It shall not be lawful for any one in this State to kill any deer or to worry them with dogs or otherwise, with intent of destroying them, between the first day of January and the first day a 5 of September in any year here- <] after. Any person violating1 this f t Section shall, upon conviction ^ F thereof, be lined not less than ,, - ten nor more than twenty dolF lars, or be imprisoned not less a i than ten nor more than twenty days, which tine, if imposed, p f shall be recovered before any b i court of competent jurisdiction; s ! One-half thereof shall go to the i informer and the other half ^ I thereof to the use of the said d county. p MAT'S DOING ? AROUND SCRANTON. ? I to IEATH OF MRS S J GODWIN-SOCIAL jia CLUB GIVES DANCE-A TERRIBLE !Cc STORM?OTHER NEWS. Sckanton, July 24: The H lance given last Tuesday night si inder the auspices of the Scran- Jw on Social Club over the spa- m :ious hall of Dr W S Lynch's TJ I rug store was very largely at- N ended. The evening was a lit- de le warm, an ideal one for danc- y< ng, with a full moon and alto :loudl#?ss sky. A large crowd I in t t ? i? re*... i he vd? uvci iium mm: v/iiy iu pai icipate and listen to the music j i urnished by our local string- j w >and. W Among the dancers were not- UI ;d Misses Olivia and Louise ? Stuckey, Rose Carter, Sue Car- *r er, I.illie Belle Carter and Mrs ^ Coger; Messrs J H Stephens, cc i D Oliver, I)r Charles Burgess, ^ 5 Johnson, J F Hatchell, Mr ? Coger, Dr W S Lynch, Geo J a' liee, W C McKnight and many V1 )thers. Refreshments were ;erved in abundance and all had l pleasant time. ^ Miss Nellie Singletary is visit ng friends at Dovesville this veek. * Dr H C Pate was called to a1 Itoke's Bridge Saturday morn- ^ ng to see his Grandma, who is :ery ill at present. Mr P M Lee of Darlington was \x\ n town last* week visiting his )arents and friends. Miss Estelle Coward spent Sunday with parents near towards. V( Mr J A Gannt of Florence paid F )ur town a call last Sunday. tl Dr S M Dickson, one of Scran- 8t :ons prominent merchants, was n Charleston a sew days this i* week on business. w Dr W S Lynch went to Kings- ^ :ree Monday on business. . ?.1 vt_ ir:n:. c: i.x _x /> .wr v* inic oniricuary ui \>owirds was among- the visitors in ^ :own Sunday. , The storms on Thursday and ^ Friday afternoon did much gc lamage in our section. The t :orn was blown down and the :odder torn completely up, |e some fields being worse than others. There was plenty of t ain also, which poured through :he shingles like dust through a Uj sieve. Houser that have never tj, leaked before, had to consent last Thursday evening and let n the rain. Mr Louis Nachfnan and Meter Sturgeon of Lake City came j; >ver for a short while Sunday m ifternoon. sj Mrs S G Godwin died Satur- w 3 i -i. L ! J lay morning ai ner residence aj :hree miles from town with heart ailure. She only lived a few ninutes after the attack. Mrs Godwin was a christian woman md was charitable on every oc:asion. She was a daughter of tfrs Solon Evans, who died 1S ibout two months ago. She was ^ ibout 36 years old and leaves a oved husband and eight child- m en to survive her. Her remains it vere carried to the High Hill emetery and laid to rest Sunlay morningVt 10 o'clock. gj Miss hula Byrd, who holds a e\ losition in Hartsville as salesady, is at home for a few weeks ^ isiting parents. M R M. . Sr DIED FROM HEART FAILURE ' Ir. T M. Keeis, an Aged Veteran Died ra Suddenly Yesterday Morning. of ti( Mr Theodore McFadden Keels in .n aged Confederate veteran, E led almost instantly from heart El ailure on the front piazza of his re lome at 1032 ElmwooA avenue ly esterday morning- b?ween 6<T1 nd 7 o'clock. A fo Mr Keels had been very ?oor health for a yeai^or more efore his death. He dressed j omewhat earlier than usual esterday morning- and came E own stairs and out on the front fr< iazza to catch the morning air. til K *>: ,-L*. .-aL & ardly had he taken his seat, I] hen he fell to the floor and U ed in a short while. The memirs of his family came quickly > his assistance and a physicn was summoned but nothing- M >uld be done to save his life. Mr Keels was 70 years of age. M e was born in Mt Hope townlip, Williamsburg county. He n as a Confederate soldier and a f< ember of Camp Hampton, M nited Confederate Veterans, p early all of his life has been ;voted to farming. About two it ;ars and a half ago he removed k ? Columbia and gave up farm- p ?. i_ J 1 : g on account 01 ins uecuuing ^tti. . a Rr Keels is survived by his ii idow and t.vo sons, Messrs M p and I M Keels, both of Col- ir nbia, and one daughter, Mrs tl lmer Craig of South McAlister tl tdian Territory. Mr Hamilton o eels, a resident of Clarendon o rnnty, is a brother and Mrs It s; Brunson and Mrs Postuna tl pps of Williamsburg county e: id Mrs Olivia Kelley of Bishop- p lie are sisters of the deceased, d The funeral services will be a ?ld at the family residence at v; o'clock this afternoon. Inter- ti. ent will be in Elmwood ceme- p :ry. c ^The members of Camp Hamp- W m are requested to assemble tl t 6 o 'clock sharp this afternoon tl t the residence of their late tl imrade T M Keels, 1302 Elm- I ood avenue, to take part in tl is funeral.?State. d cr ^ to S "Fuss r Will kill a Billy Goat. h We clip the following from a b ?ry ardent dispensary advocate, the c loreuce Times, which with all of d le dispensary's fault's loves it ill: t1 "We arc told that 80 proof liquor s: good whiskey with 20 per cent of h ater put in it. We have our t mbts unless it is a mighty poison- r is water that is used. 4 Fuss x" 0 quor will kill a billy goat and sec- a id x is mighty little better if auy. s; here is more poison going out over b le dispensary counter than in all & le drug stores in the state. That ? >rt of business must be stopped and c opped with a Lump. Let a man n ut his own water in his liquor and b t the dispensary sell uothing but Si le unadulterated product of the 0 ill and there will be less of riots, tl urders and crazy drunks charged P p to the state. '*?Edgefield Adver- a ser. d Spring Bank Ripples. Spring Bank, July 18:?Mr imes Wilcox, traveling sales- V an of "Brown Evans & Co's 11 loe house of Charleston S C w as at Spring Bank a few days ^ fo. r < Miss "Maria P Burgess of this C] :ction are visiting relatives at ^ ordesville, Berkley Bldg., S C. ^ Miss Mildred Dye and her . iend, Miss of Jesup, Ga., 1E ricifinii- a fVij familu nf 1? TT. gi v ioi bi ? iiiv j vi ' urgess. w Mr and Mis RB Smith were oi ade to smile on the 12tli inst? v1 was a boy. jj. Dr A H Williams and J Cleve M cElveen of Lake City were at S( )ring Bank last Saturday rening. ^ Miss Ola Garland, from Jefw rson, Chesterfield county, is siting her sister, Mrs R B cc nith. The refreshing showers of tin have improved the crops corn and cotton in this secDn and they are very promisg?especielly those of E F nns. 0 S Smith. Willip M \tr Iveen, R B Smith and J War- w n McClam. Tobacco is fair- fr good and curing up well. 2 le weed is rather too green ^ r gathering this week. X. X. X. h; t( Announcement. >r M DNesmithwill be absent ye his office from July 30 un- cr August 6th. . y'- L-iL~ki#&? Zfd&ii,, Jtd.,. ;i& HSPfNSARV 01 NO DISPENSJUtr. 1 R GAUSE CONES BACK AT MR GORDON IN AN ARGUMENT. [r Editor: I do not wish to go into a ewspaper controversy, but I ;el under obligation to reply to [r Gordon in regard to the disensary system being the best. He is mistaken when he says is lust this, the old barroom iction is trying to get the disensaries killed, knowing that ime people will have liquor nd soon they will be selling it 1 the old way. I, as one of the romoters of the prohibition lovement cm truthfully say lat 1 have no such idea and I link I voice the true sentiment f a vast majority of the voters f Williamsburg county. He lys to show how rotten this ling is, one has only toconsidr the fact that these so-called rohibitionists ran their candiates in the primary election nd were badly defeated. I ronder if Mr Gordon could not nd some rottenness in the disensary or among the whiskey rowd? As for defeat, perhaps lr Gordon does not know how tie election went in 1892, when tiis great question was before he people of South Carolina. wonder who was defeated hen? This is the way we were eteated: The Legislature gaged us with the dispensary' and aid it was a step towards proibiton. What signs of prohiition do we see? We see our 9 ountry flooded with that good ispensiry whiskey. Mr Gordon speaks of some of i lie pruiJiuiuuuioia uciug duuiiighted. I do not know how far e can see, but I see three of hese dispensaries, or rum mills, unning in our county, grinding ur drunkards, liars, murderers nd many other evils. He peaks of the dispensary money eing applied to the schools. 5 it right to sap the' morals of ur country to educate our bildren? Ashes make good ' lanure, but we cannot afford to urn our homes down to get omething to make our crops, h, consistency, what a jewel !iou art! Sduth Carolina aplies several thousand dollars nnually to keep out contagious iseases, but on] the top of that * tie brings car-loads of whiskey lto the State to debauch and egrade her citizens. Mr Gordon further states that ou cannot stop people from taking whiskey in a smuggled ay. Let me ask this question: tas the State of South Carolina le right to prohibit murder, ipe, stealing or any other rime? I say yes. Then we ave the same right to prohibit ie sale of whiskey or the makig of it, either. When we bein to talk about the evils of hiskey it is like the Queen 0 I Sheba said when she went to sit King- Solomon, "The half is never been told." I think r Gordon will find out that the )-called sore-headed and shortghted prohibitionists will carry le election this time. All we ? ant is a free vote and a fair >unt. Yours for sobriety, W. P. Gause. owards, S. C. wnfsrree riaying rise nil. The Reds in the second game ith Florence Tuesday won om Florence, score being 0 to in favor of Kingstree., The eds had 18 hits to tbeir crftit t the final counting. Florencead four men from Charleston ) assist them. * Kingstree played in Sumter isterday and won from the anes by a score of 7 to 8 in ingstree's favor, A ? * b -44 i