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VOL l0X KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 10, 1905. NO. 33. 1
A DISPENSARY CHAMPION'.
Nr. S. B. Gordon Tries Hard to Boos
a Tottering Institution.
Lenud, S. C., July 31. 1905:?
Editor County Record: Please al
low me space to ask Mr Cause sonn
qnestions aud say a little moreaboui
the dispensary.
The dispensary is made by vvhal
is called the "Reform Party" whicl
was nothiug more than a majority
of the party ruling out the minoriti
tvionu'iru Out A lot of old offlc<
aUU lUlvnn.& ?
holders who thought that the offioe:
of the State belonged to them. Thet
called themselves 'Straight-outs.'
I suppose they did this because the\
were going straight out of office.
The Straight-outs opposed everything
that was done by the regulai
party, even ran their candidates in
the general election. They started
the oDDOsition to the dispensary and
as usual, resorted to anything to defeat
it. They first favored the old
way of selling whiskey. Thev
talked about the high price whiskey,
but that did no good. Now whiskey
' is too cheap, everybody can get it.
So they can't be suited only by letting
them run the busiuess themselves,
then you would bear no more
about rottenness in the dispensary.
1 Tha News A Courier has always
opposed the dispensary. It will tell
you about rottenness in the dispensary
and reports rumors that have
been intimated and committees that
, are investigating the rottenness that
?m rr?r ,ntn nossession of the
Will own gW I.. v? 4
* facts concerning the rottenness of the
dispensary, but facts are never published.
This has been going on ever
I sinee the dispensary has been started,
I foi the purpose of turning the majority
against it. Now this old bar/
room party, which is the old Straight
out party, has turned Prohibitions!
for the purpose of catching the few
prohibition votes that do in reality
want prohibition.
Then the old politicians like John
McLaurin, who jumped ou the
Farmers' Alliance and rode into office
and rode the Alliance out of existence
and is riding with one leg
over the Cotton Growers' Association
and the other over the Prohibition
party trying to get into office, saying
all they can about the dispensary,
** * 1' ~nnlaca
knowing cuat tney arc ucou u? I t oo
they can get into office in some uu^
usual way.
Some of the preachers who are in
sympathy with this old Straight-out
party are tiyiug to help out their
party by working against the dispensary.
At the Greenville District
conference of the Methodist church,
Rev G T Harmon said he preferred
the 'Blind Tiger'* to* a tw ? eved
tiger in the shape of the dispensary.
Just here I will say everybody else
would prefer "Blind Tiger" who
wishes to use whiskey in a smuggled
way and they prefer lawlessness to
auvthing else. Mr Black man said
that oi.lv two members of his congregation
at Piedmont are in favor
of the dispensary and he would not
deny pleasure at the prosj>eet of
their early departure.
Mr Gause wonders if I could not
find some rottenness in the dispensary.
1 will ask him this question.
"What rottenness has he found thac
he can prove to be facts? Of course
any business that requires so many
people to attend to it will sometimes
get a bail man. Thev get into banks
or'most a ty mercantile business.
As to tne election in 1892, I remember
a'1 . bmf it. I voted for
prohibition then in pretcvijee to the
old barrooms, but the legislature gavt
us the dispuisarv a 11 I think they
acted wisely in doing so.
Can Mr Cause truthfully say thai
less whiskey wis used when none
^ was sold openly in this county? I
cannot see auv difference, except now
the State gets the profits and then
the money was sent off, or put into
the blind tigers. Perhaps he is like
the preacher that liked the "Blind
Tiger." He speaks like whiskey is
the only thing that makes liars, tnur
derers, etc. Can he tell us how
many murder cases have been convicted
in this county during the
past fourteen years of which whiskey
was the cause? Mi Gause is not
compelled to buy whiskey and use it
or anyone else. The dispensary is
only intended to furnish people who
will have it and if they can't get it
from the dispensary or anywhere
^ . .
else they will make ir. Let Mr Ii
Gause tell tin* people how the State I
1 can prohibi* the people from making
whiskey in a smuggled way, or seniting
out of the State for it. The :
legislature can't prohibit anyone from I M
? ha-ing whiskey shippe.l to them, or !
t watch everybody who are disposed to
make it at night. We al! know the
^ State has a right to make laws to
j prohibit murder and other crimes
. but enforcing the laws against mur'
.
. der and other crimes are not like ?
? whiskey, because so few will betrav
, anvone for ha idlin? whisker in an*
5 . o
j unlawful way. I will asxree with ?
Mr Ganse about the evils of whiskey,
, they are endless, when a man ma' es u
up Ins mind to do anything wrong
he can't be stopped. lie can be pun- tu
. ished after he do-.-s wrong, but can't th
( be prevented from doing wrong.
I Is Mr Gause one of the old F
Straight-out faction who is a chronic
kicker aud want^everything undone c0
that wts done by the reform party? ut
, If so, I cannot account for him be- q,
ing such a Prohibitionist. wj
p Yours respectfully, j
9". B. Gordon.
Death of Mrs M I Monzon. G
\t re Vfufhw Tcnli np \f nnznn. wife I
of R W Mouzou, died here Monday
at the Central Hotel after a liuger on
' ing illness of several weeks.
Mrs Mouzou was the daughter of Ii
l)r J R Broekinton of Indiautown ev
and was about twenty-two years of
' age. She was happily married sev- ,jr
' eral years ago to R W Mouzou and ga
she leaves one child. ja
! She was a Christian woman, . be- .
11
ing a member of the Baptist church,
and was beloved by all who knew
' her intimately.
She leaves a father and a brother,
along with her husbaud and child
to keep afresh her memory.
She was buried at the Baptist ^
(Cemetery near the River Tuesday
jafternoou, the services being conducted
bv Rev W B Justus,
i ? ? * cu
Mrs Virginia Broekinton Dead. Ti
Viforirilu Hnv>lfint/in rplipf. wl
?ui'J ' "6""" -
' of the lute Dr James S Brockiuuni, hii
i died ut the residence of her son, Dr at
1 W V Brockinton, on August 7th,
1 inst., in the 72nd year of her age. ye
Mrs Brockinton was l>orn and uli
raised and spent her lite of nearly foi
1 three quarters of a century in this do
town, and was perhaps better known foi
and more beloved than auy other
lady in the community. Hers was *'i
a familiar figure on the streets of wi
Kingstree, and hei kindly smile, >n|
sweet disposition and ready sympathy
endeared her to every one and made WJJ
her a welcome and honored guest in
1 every home. j
She was a lifelong and consistent t
j member of the Presbyterian church, j ^
Practically the entire community ^
followed her on foot to her grave on
the banks of Black river and there- m
, by testified to their sense of personal 0,1
m ' J- T 1 a
loss. ITlliy a mouier 111 israei uas lu
gone to her reward. li J K
Mr Samuel Fulton Dead,
1)0'
Mr Samuel Fulton died at his
home a few tniles from town on
Wednesday of last week and was
buried at the cemetery on Thursday
afternoon, the funeral services being eQ]
conducted in the Presby terian church jo
by Rev W B Justus, of the Meth- .
odist church.
sir
Mr Fulton had been ill for some ^
time and his end was not a surprise
1 to his familv. He died with what x.
\
is supposed to have been cancer of
the stomach. un
CO
Mr Fulton was a son of the late
i 2^
K W Fulton and belonged to one of ^
the oldest and best families in Wil- ,.
I . 1 iu
liamsburg county, and was a man _ (
I who was true to the traditions of his j j
: family. He had the respect of all j'
1 who knew him and was a man known |
for honorable dealing wjth all men
11 1,11
in all res pec ts.
He was happily married to Miss '
1 Rosa Pendergrass, who with four ^1:
' small children,survives him. Besides v,?
his wife and children he has several ,
brothers and sisters and a large fain- in
I
ily connection to mourn his early j
death. He was about 40 vears of i
1 ass
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Notice. we
All persons holding keys to the ph
"Money Box" will please bring them
' in between now and Saturday, Aug
' 19th,
The money will be given aw^ on frc
; that day and" the box'refilled. his
i. W. T. Wilkins. ma
WEEKLY NEWS LETTER
EROM LAKE CITY
ARCH OF EVENTS REDUCED TO PARA
GRAPHIC FORM BY OUR ALERT
NEWS GATHERER.
Lake City, August 8: Mr Cbas
Flowers is out in Florida on ;i
rospecting tour. Should he tind a
x>d location, it is probable that lit
ill again engage in the turpentint
usiness.
I)r M Davis Xesmith has returned
nne from a vacation of about a
eeK.
Mrs E W Yates and children reirned
Monday from Marion where
ley visited relatives. .
Rev J E Rush ton came down from
ork. S. C., Mouday morning.
Among our people who visited the
uuty's capitol last Monday we
?ted Messrs J D Carter, J W Mc*
atchen, B W Baker, W J Godu,
J C McElveeu, J J Morris,
J Eaddv and W L Ba-s.
Mrs W L Bass and daughter,
retcheu, visited friends in Kiugsie
Monday.
*
Rev W P Cause of Coward was
our streets Satifrday.
Mr A B Cook and Miss Annie
udson were married last Thursday
en in or.
o
Mr ntid Mrs H V Epps and chilen
went down to Sal 1 iva :'s Island
turd ay for an outing of some
vs.
i1*.ids Euith Carter went to Uharles11
Saturday morning.
D A 11 Williams returned Sunday
ght from Baltimore, where he spent
ur or five days. He was accornnied
on the up trip bv Miss Marret
Roper and Masters Charlie
reen and Jamie Williams, the last
o of whom returned with him.
The Smith-Williams Co has s?*red
the services of Mr Chas E
mmons of Rockv Mount, N C,
to entered upon the dist Intrge of
s duties hist Wednesday. He is
the head of the buying departing
Mr rimmons has had many
urs cf experience and we congratate
this company on their good
rtune in inducing him to come
wn and we congratulate the town,
r he is a splendid all around gentlein
and, together with his family,
11 prove quite an acquisition. He
il secure a lot and build a dwell
I'
Mr G H Broekintou of Cowards
is here Monday morning.
Saturday "Judge" Godwin sent
irry Fulmore to the gang for thirdays
for violation of contract,
irry must be fond of the life in
ipes as he finished a term only a
ek or so ago. Rufus Burgess got
a drunk Saturday night, went to
e house of a negro woman,a neighr,
and literally "cussed her out."
?xt morning he went back and reated
tire performance. Rant Bursa,
a respected and respectable lie),
as it were,represented the State
fore the court and with such siio
is that Eutqs will wort; for the
untv sixty days. Judge Godwin
es not intend that, his sentences
all be looked upon as fun. Tne
iner who faces him wishes that he
le sinner) were any where else.
Mr J T DeBerry of Wadesboro,
C, will tak" up his residence
long us this week, and we welnie
him. lie has been elected
neial manager of the Lake City
fit Co. M r DeBerrv is said bvlre?
- ble
men to be a first rate man ard
food citizen. We are always debited
to have such come to us and
past their fortune with us and;
icerely hope be wjll tiiuj that ins
ics have fallen in pleasant places,
Miss Annie Sutcliffe went to
larleston Tuesday on a week's
sit.
Mi J K Br union spent Thursday
Florence 011 business.
Several of our local "choppers"
iisted in the organization of the
oodmen's camp at Hebron last
ek. Mighty few good thinjrs take
ice in this section that Lake City
sn't got a hand in.
Mr Simon Boston has returned
mi Baltimore, where he carried
1 grandson who was bitten by a
,d dog, mention of which was
made at the time. The little fell* w
was left in 'the Mar land (>ene;al
Hospital to take 1 lie regular Paste.ir
treatment for hydrophobia. This
was done as the wise and safe st<-|>
- to pursue, as time alone could Tell
whether serious results would folio v
the bite.
The Methodist sare going to hn\e
' a new church and a good one, to .
L We saw the subscription list a few
bonis after it was started. It th-u
amounted to $1,285, and every cent
will be paid. We know the signer.-.
There will be nothing to pav for a
1 lot,as the new house will be built o i
' the site of the oid one. It is proposed
to put about$2,500 in the new
church, which will be of wood,modern,
handsome and well Appointee.
We understand that the coi^acth.is
been let to Mr (J A Brown.
The Baptist church has just Uc.i
newly painted which adds very much
to its appearance.
Mr W E Severance has gone to
Lauriuburg, X C, to be introduce I
to that sou of his.
Work is being begun on the dwelling
house which Mr Alva Weaver
is building on the cornel of rhomas
and < hurch Streets. W L B
New Bank Organized.
Kings tree is to have a new
bank. The books of subscription-to
the Bank of Williams- jj
burg were opened Monday at ;
the office of Stoll & Stoll. The \
I corporators are Chas W Stoll,
W I Nexsen, T A Blakelej* and
IE B Rhodus, and the capital '
stock will be $35,000, divided!
into 350 shares of $100 each. At i,
the meeting" Monday, the entire (
capital stock of the new^bank
was over-subscribed, but le understand
that the policy of the
management is to restrict the !
holdings so as to distribute the '
stock among representative
business men all over the coun- 1
I ty and to that end a few shares 5
I have been reserved for late ap!
plicants.
A meeting of all the stock- ;i
holders will be called early in 1
September when a president *
and a board of directors will be
| chosen.
i (
! Meeting of County Board ot Commis- ]
stoners.
The county commissioners j
met in the office of the county ]
1 i.L 1
supervisor in regular mommy
meeting last Monday and trans- j
acted some important business. ^
The business of most interest
before the board was the matter ^
of fixing the amount of the
license for buying seed cotton ,
and unpacked lint. The general
assembly at its last session
passed a new law on the subject 1
and fixed the license at from S1.00 ^
to $500 and left it to
the commissioners of each coun- *
ty to decide the amount for
their county. The board decid >
i ii? r? i...
eci ilie maner iui mis county
Monday and put the license at
$50. 80 hereafter, all dealers (
in seed cotton between August
15th and December 2Qth of
each year will have to take out
a license of $50 from* the clerk
of court in order to do business
and keep within the law.
Another important matter decided
by the board was the *
question of a public cotton
Weigher for this place. There (
were several good applicants t
for the position, but the plum
went to Mr Isaiah Tisdale, who
hereafter will tip the beam for
the boys.
THE FIGHT IN WILLIAMSBURG, 1
. 1
More Than Enough Names to Petition f
for Dispensary Election. ;
The committees appointed r
some time ago to make a can*
vass of "Williamsburg county for ^
the purpose of securing peti- j
tions necessarv to obtain an! 4
* I r
election on the dispensary I s
question under the Brice law, j
made their return today, and j
whilst all the petitions circulat- ?
ed have not yet been returned, s
those repoiting so far show the *
signatures of more than 1,000 *
voters of the county, a number ti
easily within the rule for the
purpose of securing an election,
and even this number will
largely increased by the pe
tions yet unreturned.?The bta
Aujfust 7.
SCRANTON NEWS ITEMS.
Topics of Interest Which Have Trai
plred Within a Week's Period.
SCRANTON, August 18: T1
warm and dry weather of tl
past few days has been ve
much against late corn ai
other crops planted late. Fa
mers in this section are abo
through gathering the first crc
of fodder and will soon cor
mence picking cotton. Yoi
correspondent noticed a fe
days ago lots of open cotten^
a field belonging to Mr Dami
Lynch, who will soon begin 1
harvest his 10 cent cotto
Nearly all the tobacco has bee
gathered. That is what mak<
young men smile, says Mr H
Stephens.
Dr Joe Durant, one ot LaP
City's rising physicians, was i
town last Friday.
Miss Nettie Singletary returi
ed last *eek from Auburi
where she has been visitin
friends.
Mr and Mrs Winslow Wrigh
left Tuesday morning- for Vii
ginia, Philadelphia, New Y^r
and other points. They will b
gone for several days.
Mr Hoyt Hill has accepted
position as salesman at M
Winslow Wright's.
M i S s Sue Gerganus c
Georgetown is spending severa
iays in town with her sistei
Mrs S W Parker.
Mrs J W Truluck and childre
ire visiting relatives and friend
in Greenville.
Mr H 0 Byrd, formerly of thi
place but now of North, i
spending several days in towi
A'ith relatives and friends.
Mr J L C Moore, a successfu
nerchant and business man o
Lake City, was noted on ou
streets last Monday.
Messrs W P Gause, Hugh Ard
rohn McKnight and severa
ithers from this place went t
Singstree last Monday.
Mr Anderson Daniels of Han
lah was on our streets las
Monday.
Mrs J C Lynch and Miss An
lie Coker of Lynch were amonj
:he visitors in town last week.
Misses Olive Lavender an<
Lucy Hicks of New Zion ar
visiting at the home of Mr an<
Mrs R M Cooper this week.
Prof Thomas went to Kings
tree on business Saturday o
Last week.
Mr C D Gandy of Lake Cit;
spent Monday in town,
M R M,
An Approaching Wedding.
Notice has been received her
if a nuptial event, as follows:
Mrs Jlanna Jane McCutehen
requests the honor of your company
at the marriage of her daughter
Sarah Ifartha
to
Mr Charles Nutting' Gignilliat
on Thursday evening. August the
twenty-fourth, at Home, Greer,
South Carolina.
One of the parties to the aboyi
vill be remembered by her ac
piaintances as Miss Sallie Mc
Jutchen, formerly of the Indian
own section of this county. Jo^
?o with them. ?Ed.)
M Hems.
Misses Mary and Emmie Gil
and of Greencastle, Pa., win
lave been visiting relatives anc
riends in the town and countv
eft for their home yesterda)
norning,
Mr It L Phillips, v'ce-prcsi
lent and State manager of tht
) E Luther Publishing Co., o!
Ltlanta, Ga., ^las here this week
1 J m I ;
everai aays oimmsiness.
Former CountJ Commissioner
! J Singletanj^)f the Lake City
ection, was among- the boys
londay. "Sam" is biding
ime as to his poii\ic?tl iptea10ns
for the
Bring us your JOB WORK.
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* | LOCAL ITEMS
I OF INTEREST
l^AAAAMfVVrVAA*AWAWA^
[le Mr \V J Cox of Vox was here
Monday. i
ry J
Mr S R Mouzon of Mouzon was 1
r_ in town Monday.
ut Mr W E Nesmith of Cades was
i r> f A^rn \T/-\n A r%\r 1
jp .uuuuaj.
n- Mr J Davis Carter of Leo was
ur in town Monday, t
Mr B N Stuckey of Indiantown i
was here Monday. ?
el
to Mr D K Mouzon of Mouzons
was in town Monday. t
,n Mr John Thompson of Vox y
3S was in town Monday.
J Rev W P Gause of Scranton
was in town Monday.
[e W L Bass, Esq, of Lake City y
n was in town Monday.
Mr J C McElveen of Lake City
was in town Monday,
a, Mr J M Matthews of Lake ^
g City was here Monday.
Mr Melvin W Rogers of Rol- ^
it lins was here Monday. ^
r" Mr S W Gowdy of Spring K
k Bank was here Monday.
e Col J Peter Epps of Cades was ^
among the boys Monday. ^
a Mr W F Rodgers of Lanes had ir
kncinpcs in tr>wn Mnnrlav.
Mr H Paden Brown of Gour- v
dins was in town Monday. w
. Dr I W Graham of the Santee ai
section was here Monday.
Mr G Levi Sauls of Cades was h<
n . . w
g a visitor to town Monday. b
Mayor J J Morris of Lake ^
City was in town Monday.
s Mr Percy DSnowden of Church ai
n was on our streets Monday. d;
Mr J Manson Brown of Taft
j was here a few hours Friday,
f Mr "VV B Haselden of Lambert cr
r and "Co G" was here Monday
Mr Ben H (iuess of the Sal- ^
1, ters section was here Monday.
1 Mr S E McCullough of Taft
0 was a visitor to town Monday, jj
Veteran S J Montgomery of
L* Greelyville was here Monday. Q|
H \Tr If A Thomas of Lake Citv A/f
was a visitor to town Monday, q
Mr H J Williamson, of the th
s Cades section,was in town Monday.
tc
* Mr J W Ferrell of Greelyville w
e was in the soldier meeting- Mon- tli
1 day.
Miss Carrie Wiggins of George- a(
" town is visiting friends near is
town, M
Dr William S Boyd of Heine^
mann had business in [town Sat- vj
urdav, fr
Mr L E Burkett of Taft was vi
one of "the soldier boys" in town
Monday. tr
e Mr N M Venters of Venters
spent Sunday night and Monday
in town. ?
Tke tin roof of the Graded I
school building ^is receiving a /
coat of paint. h
Mr T A Blakely of Taft had
"several irons in the fire" while ^
in town Monday.
Miss Frances Weaver of i>il
Ion is visiting Mrs J M
/ Swann's this week.
Mr T A McCrea, ot the Cedar
Swamp section, was in town
Saturday on business, j
M ^ V T? ' I '
* 14 JLt V ivnuuus U* UJCClJf vine I
) had several things to think of I
I while in town Monday. J J,.
Editor 0 W Wolfe of The Rec- I
ord returned Monday night from
Harris Lithia Springs. 1 _
Mr B W Butler of Florence
and the Kingstree Dry Goods ||
[ Co was in town Monday.
Mrs T H Miller and her iwo|t(
. children of Waycro^ (da. are,
, visiting at v? ^ Scott's.
and Mrs Louis Sherfesee j ^
, or Charleston are visiting the _
family of T M Gilland, Esq. j
Mr Cecil Jacobs of Charleston:
is in town this week at the home!
nest for a few days vacation. K
VMVVVV*VVyWWTVVVVWVX I
4FFAJRS CAUGHT 8Y OUR
LOCAL REPORTER AND
Written in Condensed Form
and Printed in Like Manner ^
for the Sake of Our Busy ^
Mr Ben S Smith of the Bloomngvalt
section was one of the
nany visitors to town Monday. W.
Mr Henry E Davis of Salters, .'ijj
viarion ana uoiumoia was a vis*
tor to the county seat Monday. ':0
Mr Robert Nesmith of Indiarown
and "Co G, 15th S C,"was
n the veterans' meeting MonE
L Hirsch, E$q., made a
msiness trip to Wilmington last ;-J|
reek, returning home Monday jj
Mr and Mrs W N Jacobs of
Jeorgetown are in town this reek
at the summei family reinion.
Veteran W Lawrence Graham
f Single and "Co G" was with a?
he old boys in the feourt House
londay.
Mr J R Cox of Jay and "the S|j
5th S C" was in the court
ouse Monday at the veterans'
leeting.
Mr E W Boatright of Marion -M
ras here Monday exchanging
reetings with his many friends
i town.
A. game of ball between Greely- l jga
ille and a local pick-up nine
ill be played at the park this Jj
fternoon. . *
The tin roof of the 'court
use was repainted last week
y the tinner-man of Florence,
[r Burnette.
Mr H P Talle^ast, of Man- J
tee, Fla., is spending some
ays with relatives in the Inantown
section.
Miss Julia Whitehead of Wayoss,
Ga. is visitiag at the
)me of Clerk B.C Whitehead on ?
ast Main street.
Mrs M R Hemingway, her y
Lughter, Miss Lila, and Miss
elen Scott left last week for
endersonville. N. C.
Mr J P Nelson, the foreman
the Weekly Mail office, left ^
onday to spend some days at
lenn Springs. Mr W H Mat- >
lews is taking his place.
Mr Julian Jacobs of Charles- .|
?n came up the first of the <
eek for a few days rlst and 1,1
c -1 ^
le summer family reunion.
Miss Emma C Smith of Phil >
lelphia, Pa., and Sumter, SC,
visiting her friend, Miss 9
assey Lee Estes this week. w
S
Miss Rosa Graham of Monislie
returned home last week
om an enjoyable.! fortnights
isit to Harris Lithia Springs.
The first game of the Kingsee-Georgetown
series, played
i Georgetown yesterday, rellted
in a victory for Kingsee
by a score of 5 to 1.
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