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Km-n-r ] _ u ^ \ , LAKE CITY, a. C. jsjkWF / ]A /"-N We Know Your Wants and Want Yonr BoriiT^Iir 0 he Cotttttl) it ff Of if Tj^rr" ill"- Department. T J ^ T ^ A A? {W V W W ^ . SSSSSSi*. wlWaSt, W^f* V V- v' V y S. B. l'OSTON. CHAS. M. K1LLT. F VQL X1X KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 17,1905. NO' 34^ OUR WEEKLY LETTER -? FROM LAKE CITY. S ' MULE KILLED BY LIGHTNING-PYTHIANS TO BUILD CASTLE HALL-OTHER NEWS. Lake City, August 15: Mr F C Thomas, whose home is in Manning, visited in town last week. Mr Isaac Bardin of Charleston is spending- some time with the family of Dr Hinnant. Misses Annie Sutcliffe and Ruth Williams visited Miss Eleida Burns in Charleston last week. Messrs R B and Bartow Smith, of the Spring Bank section, was here Monday on business, Messrs G A Brown and A P Hatchell went over into Florence county a few days ago. ""X. Thev say that Mr Lawrence, V who lives at Old Elim, made 300 bushels of peaches this year, and this writer can testify that some of them, at least, were fine ones. Still some folks say we can't raise iruit in this f country. We can raise anything from cowpeas to "Cain." On Monday afternoon of last week, during a storm, lightning struck Mr G H McCutchen's stable and killed his mule instantly. Mr McCutchen lives about four miles from here. He I is a first-rate, hardworking citizen and a comparatively poor man, and the loss of this mule is a hard blow. Miss Lula Kennedy has opened a grocery In the Severance store on Main street. There was a match game be tween the third nines of Lake City and Kingstree last Friday afternoon. All through the sweltering heat the little giants Pf struggled, contesting every point as earnestly as those who rank higher in the base ball; world. Quite a large and interested crowd witnessed the battle. When results were tabulated it was found that the score stood, Lake City 24, Kingstree 4. The Knights of Pythias have determined to build their Castle Hall and to do so at once. At thelast convention a committee was appointed with instructions to devise a plan for building and report at next meeting. The Lodge already owns a lot 30 bv 148 feet, but that is considered i too small; there is a general i sentiment among the Knights for a good large Castle. Therefore the committee hds secured | ? ? inn ?n i rr?n/-Vi l-irirup ]nf ?XU vu u umvu and has submitted a proposition to the town council that the lodge and council unite in building a large brick building with council chamber and city hall on first floor and Castle Hall on second floor. The indications are that the couucil will accept this proposition. This would j.ive the town something long needed, to wit: a public hall and quarters for the council and at the same time the Knights will secure a nice home for themselves. The upper story will be fitted up for a general lodge q ?arters, so that it can be used by the Masons and Woodmen as well as the Knights, who will be the owners. There was a reunion of the Traywick family Sunday. Besides Rev and Mrs J B Traywick and their children who live here, x there were present Mr and Mrs Smith ot Ulio, Mr ana Mrs White of Lamar, Dr Paul Traywick and Mr Traywick of Cope, and Mr Heber Traywick of Raleigh N 0. W LB. i ? Wins a Scholarship. Supt of Education Cooper has been notified that the Special Normal Scholarship offered by the South Carolina College has been awarded to Mr J H Cooper. In this examination the papers submitted by applicants were forwarded to Columbia and passed upon by a committee composed of members of the faculty of the S 0 college. r Mr Cooper is a son of Supt of Education William Cooper and a former pupil of the Kinjfstree | Graded school. S Indlantown inklings. | Indian to w x , Auyf. 15:?In! certain sections of this vicinity there has been an abundance of rain lately. 0 Mrs Holliday and children of ' Manning are visiting the home ^ of Mr an.l Mrs Hugh Cooper. Miss ( arrie Mclver of Dar- Q lington is visiting friends and ^ relatives here. v Mr Leon .J Ferrell of Greely- 1 ville visited school friends here n last week. (j Miss Bessie Orvin of Lanes 1< is visiting Miss Lucile Cunningham. a The young folks of this sec- h tion enjoyed a delightful dance Friday night given at the home ir of Mr H \V Wilson. Delicious b refreshments were served be- s< tween the dances. ei Miss Ullie Earle Sadler of ^ Rock Hill is here visiting S friends. Misses Lila ilammettand Jimmie Britton of Kingstree are -u visiting friends in this community. ^ A young gentleman has ar- P rived at the home of Mr aud Mrs c< W NV Barr. It's a boy?a nine- a pounder. Among those who visited InJ * ? ? ^? ? .? O ??? J > ?t ?? M r*o 11 U 1(1 U IU YV II O uiiua^ ncic . tooio Frank Barron and Laurice Rhem of Rhems, Clarence Snowden, ja Jodie Munnerlyn, W E Snowden and Harry Munneryln of Choppee, and Ned Durant, George w Chandler and Ben Hemingway d; of Rome. Mr Frank Darnall of Chicago j is visiting his parents, Rev and Mrs Darnall. s< Miss Genie Cunningham is ol away on a visit to friends in Mccon. Miss Annie Walker of Barn; well is visiting Miss Jennie Mc- ** Cutchen. Mr Herman Carraway, who g has been clerking for Mr S D a < 'unningham, has accepted a position in Georgetown. ALE; j SALTEK "siFTINOS. ' 1le People and Their Mofements?Some | We Know, Others We Do Not. ! 1 bi Salters Depot, August 15:Messrs E T Hatner and LA 11' Whittield left here on August tc 9th for Asheville, N. C., Mineral T Hill, Tenn., and other mountain; resorts. Mr J M Cooke is at Mineral w Hill, Tenn for his health. s< Miss Lula Whitfield is soend In ing the summer at Winston,N.U. Miss Fannie Gruber left here . on the 10th inst for vjineral 1S Hill, Tenn. t( .,k.r Henry Davis, now of Marion, is at home tor a week's I C( vacation. Dr L B baiters, now of Georgetown, is also at home recuperating after an attack of fever. w Miss Leila Whittieid, who has a position in Kingstree, spent i , bunday here. Mr Cuttino Bryan, who is in P business at Alcolu, is at home t< for a two weeks', vacation. w Miss Laura Salters of Blein- ], heim arrived here Monday for a } short visit. Mr W H Berk, a prominent s] lawyer of Chicago, and Mi F T ir Thompson,of the same city, are spending a few days in town. t .?u r i aim nuism^ui jjuiuwi-j ton, N C, and Miss ftlattie Bur-!0 gess of Clarendon county are R visiting- Mr and Mrs W R Bryan. \ I am glad to report Mr James j, Whittield, who was hurt some time ago, able to be out again. Mr Eugene David of Marlboro b spent several days with his b brother, Mr Charles David, last week. , Mr John M Salters has re- * turned from a trip to Rock Hill, X. Mr R Ervio Morris Dead. Lake City, August 17.? ^ i w r? t7i tor j^ _ special: Jir n iitrvin iviorns uicu (j this morning- about 7 o'clock, j He was a young man about 28 years old and son of Intendant P J J Morris. He was a most es- di timable man, well educated, in- a dustrious, strictly upright in all q his walks and deeply pious. He () was a bookkeeper in the Hank of Like City. The Rev S 0 Morris, of the South Carolina Conference, who now lives near gSummerville. is a brother, and c the Rev T E Morris of the san^ \ conference, an uncle. Youn? ^ Morris's untimely end is most f; deeply deplored by every citi- 1 zen of the community. t v -*' * ' -X ' ] rHINGS SEEN AND HEARD AROUND SREELVVILLf. CHOOL BUILDING ENLARGED-ROADS TO BE BRIGDED WITH TERRA COITA PERSONAL NOTES. Gkeelyyillk, August 14: As j ur town continues to Lrrow our chool trustees have become ( issatistied with the old school ( uildinjr and are putting up an ddition, *20x60, across the front ' t f the old building, which, t dien completed, will make a ery pretty school building. . 'here will be three teachers J. Ti-.f 1 CAl icrm, run omiui vji harleston, who iaught here c ist year,will be principal again, ( nth Miss Alice Connor as tirst ( ssistant. The other assistant ^ as not yet been chosen. The very hot dry weather has ljured crops to some extent, , ut I don't think they are hurt j jriouslv. I have heard of sev? ral farmers picking cotton, but a ave not heard of any being > inned yet. j Supervisor Graham has had I vo car loads of terra cotta pip- [ ig shipped here to be used in r lace of small bridges on the t ublic roads in this part of the 3 )i;nty. This will certainly be 1 gteat help, as the small bridge \ :ross a ditch is a public nuisnce. c Our fellow townsman and gen< .1 postmaster, Mr F Mishoe, ^ as been quite sick for over a C eek. We are glad to learn to- j av that he is somewhat better. S I Mrs J F Register returned ( Dme last week, after a visit of y iveial weeks in the lower part F the county. Mrs A L Keels also returned r .st week from a visit to rela-i r ves in Charlotte, N C. s Mr T W Boyle returned to reelyville a few days ago after f ten days visit to Troy, Ala. i ' [rs Bovle, who accompanied i im, has not yet returned. ^ Mr C Q Joyner and son, Char c y, spent Sunday ia Sumter. j Miss Netta Williams, who has a 1 een spending some time with]\ ?r sister, Mrs Joyner, returned : t > her home in Sumter last j hursday. Miss Nita McRoy. who lives ith her sister, Mrs B E Clark)n, is spending" some time at j i\ old home in Foreston. Miss Eloise Gordon of Lenai ' visiting relatives in and near * >wm. Miss ? McGill is visiting her c :>usin, Mrs \V I Hodges on Var- i er avenue. 1 Mr Eddie Garner of Lenud 1 as seen on our streets today. < Mr S L Allen, who has been 1 isiting his old home in the uper part of the State, returned 1 ) Greelyville one day last 1 eek. He was accompanied on j1 is return trip by his younger rother, Hiram Allen, who will l pend some time with relatives < this vicinity. 1 Mr C E Hilton, who tiles saws j1 )T the Mallard Lumber Co., is! ff on a visit to his father at i umber City, Ga. Mr Victor laree is keeping up the saws in r is absence. t Miss Dell Crook of Orange- 1 urg is visiting her aunt, Mrs E 1 i Rhodus, on Main Street. s Miss Dolly Inabinet is visiting er uncle, Rev Mr Inabinet, at i le Methodist parsonage. ? Mr Heyward Hogan of Lynch- i urg, S (J., is visiting relatives f i our town. t I would like ;to ask Mr S B Gordon if he has read the dis- ^ ' ^Vtal C *?4-o wKii rrr /lie. lUl)Ui C5 in lllC|kjpai kaiiuui^ uio- i j ensary case, and if so, what' j oes he think of it ? I think I nything as rotten as the South arolina iispensary will sooner r later fall of its own weight. s Vidi. e If you are troubled with dizzy * pells, headache, indigestion, onstipation, llollister's Rocky , lountain Tea will make you j rell and keep you well. If it ails, get your money back 1 'hat's fair. 35. 1 Lake City Drug Co. t iw ji _ p SUMMARY OF GAMES PLAYEI DURING THE SEASON. Kingstree, Aug 14.?Tli. Kingstree baseball team dis banded here today, having ju> :Iosed the season with a serie: jf games in Georgetown. Tli -ecord made by the tean .in uu}4 iiuul iiir i>ciu>un iui> ucc. excellent and places Kingstrei ar in the lead for the champion ship of the State, having player 11 games with the strongest and nost representative team.i ol :he State, losing only one s^ie:? luring the season to Clio, ?nd dosing with a percentage ol >08. The players were an order y and gentlemanly set of fel ows and gained the reputation : very where of being an aggregation of the fastest fielders and lardest hitters.on the road. The personnel of the team wais follows: Pitchers, Taylor, ilcLaurin, Gilland, D., and Gil and, L.; catchers, Weill and ^oxworth: first basemen, Mc ^aurin and Weill: second base nen, Gilland and Hamer: third >aseman, .lustus, \Y : shortstop, >Iartin;tielders,G Justus,Fairey, lamer, McCutchen and Gilland, V. The following is a summary >f the games played: reams. Games. W??n. L>-l 'lie. ieorgefown ? 3 I J ;ii.? 6 2 4 rreelyville I 1 0 (J Florence 3 2 1 ill niter 4 1 2 m 1 ii?liopvllle 3 2 1 f *1 .aiiinen o w 'harlest??ii J 1 1 (J la e>ville 3 2 I < Total 31 17 II a I'lius Kingstree has played nore Raines and with a greater lumber of teams within the State than any other team and low 'claims the championship >f the State, no other amateur earn having so far made a recyftl to even approximate this. Fhe local fans are enthusiastic >ver the successful season and lave determined to put out even l faster aggregation next year vith some additions to the present line-up.?Cor. The State. NEWS AT CADES. If of W Organize Camp-Persona News and Happenings. Cades, Aug 12.?There is lardly any news around this lit ;le burg to write just now. The Woodmen of the World ramp here is still in a flourish ng condition. Several new members have been received recent y. A very strong camp was >rganized at^Hebron a few clays igo. This camp was started uy with some mighty good Woodnen behind it and the prospects ire good for the Woodmen ir :he Hebron section Several of our citizens wen1 lp to Lake City yesterday tc ittend a large public ^picnic They all report ^a most enjoyible time and plenty to eat. Rev W B Wilson here is build ng an addition to his store. Ed Carsten, who it will be renembered was shot in a dificulty here several months ago, s improving very satisfactorily, ie is now able to attend to his itore. The Cades Ginning companj s having their ginnery put ir ihape for the coming season as t will only be a few days be ore the fleecy staple will begir :o come in. We understand that several ol :he farmers in this section have nade contracts for future de ivery of their cotton at - ten rents a pound. Intendant G L Sauls is having some good and very much need rd work done on the streets ir own. The farmers, all except those vho have fodder tojpull, are de ighted to see the rain, which we lave been having for the lasi :ew days, although the cotton :rop is 'piost too far advancee _ to be benefited a threat deal. Late corn is jfettin^ the seasons all rij^lit. W P Cooper of Indiantown, ^ who opened up a mercantile , business in the store formerly ; occupied by A A .May, says lie expects to do a hustling busit ness this fall. He is a youny I man nrifli a Kncinfr?s:c nmhitinn right and lie will succeed. * i , Miss Carrie Wiggins of George1 town is visiting fricuds and rel, i atives near town. S W Smith of this place has I accepted a position in Florence. I He left here two weeks ago to [ take charge of his work. ; I The most serious thing with I j our town just now is poor tele! phone facilities. The line between here and Kingstree is down and has been down for i some months and it is a great inconvenience. We do hope that I an effort will oe made soon to improve this state of affairs.? ; Florence Times. THE FIRST BALL Sold by W. W. Barr to W. T. Wllklos for Fifteen Cents a Pound. To Mr W W Barr, a well i : L-nmrn in/1 cn/-/?iiecfiil minf. ; n uv tt 11 uuu ouvccoox ui mwi vuuav farmer of Cooper postoffice, belongs the honor of marketing here the first bale of new cotton I for the season of 1905-06. On .Tuesday, the 16th inst.,MrBarr , brought in a bale weighing 590 - pounds, vrtiich was bought by 1 W T Wilkins at 15 cents a pound, ? making the proceeds amount to , the nice little sum of $88.50. ? For several years past this big\ hearted, progressive and enterprising merchant has bought the first bale offered on the local market at a fancy price. So far as we have heard Mr Barr's bale is the first bale of new cotton sold in the county. MATTERS AT MOUZON. An En|oyable Picnic?Monument Erected by Woodmen?Social and ! Personal. Mouzons, August 14: We are having quite a wet speli at present, which is hindering the farmers from getting their fodder stripped and pulled. There was a very enjoyable I picnic on last Thursday. the 10th instant, given at the residence of Mr E F Epps. The crowd was just large enough to have a good time. There was plenty of nice,cool lemonade and the ^ dinner was plentiful and appetizing also. The following were noted from Kingstree: Messrs Hurry Epps, W T Wilkins, Wesley Courtney and Miss Thetis 1 Stackley. >l Miss Lottie, McElveen, who " j ha ^ been visiting her old home in this vicinity, has returned to 1 Lake City, where she is employed as saleslady for the Smith: Williams Co. ) Mr J (J Dye of Jessup, Ga., visited the family of Mr R E ' Burgess several days last week. Quite a large crowd from this community attended ihe unveiling of the monument over the grave of Mr R Fleming at New Zion Church yesterday, by , the Sumter Lodge of the W OW's assisted by members of several more lodges. Miss Mattie Frierson, who ha, r been visiting her sister, Mrs i Ward, at Lake City, has return? ed home. Brier Rose, Lines From Leo. Leo, August 15: We have ' had and are still having" quanti' ties of rain. 1 Tobbaco curing is about over and interest is cerfkered in fod der pulling. V " | After a long-contilued attack 1 of typhoid fever, Gary Boston is able to be up, to the grat, itication of his friends. Also, I . am glad to learn that Mr Sam ? Weaver, who has been very sick, t is improving. l Hon J Davis Carter and Mr R 1 F Brown attended a picnic at I North Caroline ' Jei CdD' i . U Have Just Received from, \A Car of Registered Jers Young Calves, Suit AH. C M. F. H Good Hope church, Georgetown county, on Saturday last. They returned to their respective homes Sunday afternoon, giving an interesting account of their trip. They said:"Th ?se fellows down there have a picnic for the enjoyment of it?what do you ' think of having a thousand pounds of ice and a bafrel of sugar made into lemonade on this occasion? What are picnics for. anvwav, if not for en joyment, to see, be seen, meet the boys and especially the boys' sisters? We expect to have a very enjoyable moonlight picnic at Mr and Mrs J .1 Eaddy's Tuesday night. THE NEWS AT BENSON. Crop Conditions?A Good Piece of Road and a Bad Piece?Personal. Benson, August 14: Mrs J B Chandler is visiting her daughter, Mrs V W Graham in Orangeburg. Mrs W S Grayson, who has been with her daughter, Mrs G A Pnmnli of S (*. who XX XVUU1JL/1I) Ub W1111VI ) *-r W j II HV has been quite sick for the past two weeks, returned home Sunday, accompanied by Mrs Rumph and her daughter, little Pauline. Misses Ola and Ulma ('rooks have returned to their home at Harper after a vis't to relatives in this neighborhood. The corn crop is fairly good generally, where properly cultivated. The cotton crop will in my opinion be short. There is a good-sized weed but the hot weather recently caused the fruit to drop, thus reducing the yield probably one-half. Mr L L McCullough, overseer of the public road, deserves commendation for the work done on the road from Benson to Dr J S Cunningham's.. This piece of road, when completed, will be0 second to none in the county. The upper end of this road?from here to Nexsen's store?appears to have been overlooked. There are a number of bad places and the bushes on either side will have soon grown to trees, when the road will be narrowed to just a trail wide enjugh for a single buggy. A grubbing hoe could be used to good advantage along this road. W S G. KINGSTRtf VS GEORGETOWN. The Reds Wio One Game and Lose One-The Third a Tie. The first two games of the series between Kingstree and Georgetown were snappy and exciting from start to finish,and resulted in victory for the visit* ors in the first with a score of "> to 1, the home team winning the second with a score of 2 to 1 Thursday's game was called at the end of the 4th inning on account of rain with the locals well in the lead. This game will be played off this afternoon and a lively contest is expected as both teams are evenly matched. Large crowds wit.'W>'" & iriif i it i iiif:' i A Thoroughbred I '?@y I W?> o . , 't Qsheville, N. C. . > .1 ey Cows With 1 * All Good Milkers-Prices To hme And Get Your Pick. | [TCT J /FTR. . .?J| nessed all of the games. WEDNESDAY. Score by innings. Kingstree, 0 5 000000 0?5 '.A Georgetown 1 0000000 0?1 Batteries: Taylor and Weils; | Biggs and Smith. Umpire, I Fruittecher. Time, 1.40. THURSDAY. Called off on account of rain. FRIDAY. Score by innings: Kingstree 00001000 0?1 Georgetown 00000020 0?2 Batteries: Taylor and Weils; Matthews and Foxworth. Umpires, Buie and Scott. Time 1.40. / ?Georgetown Outlook. The third game, referred to aoove, played Saturday afternoon, resulted in a tie the score being 5 to 5. Elite Art Co Has just received a complete line of choice mouldings suitable, for framing Photos, Diplomas, certificates and fancy pictures. Call and examine our stock or mail us your orders stating size and style wanted. Frames made from 8x10" up and satisfaction y in workmanship guaranteed. M Wilbur Jones, Mgr. ^ Lake City, S C 3t-8-l/-e. o. w. Valuable Property tor Sale. Two lots on Hampton St 120 feet from new depot, 277$ acres land 2$ miles of Kingstree. 5 tenant houses, Sumter township. Apply to Dr W V Brockington, Death of a Centenarian. ? Died?At the residence of her son-in-law,Mr Samuel D Hanna, of the Prospect section, on Saturday, August 12, 1905, Mrs Nancy j Thomas. Mrs Thomas 4rwas douotless the oldest inhabitant of the county, being1, we understand, at the time of her death, nearly one hundred years of age. i Mmfliii Who Has Some Land You Want ToSell?_^ssr 1 !l Aft It Will Be to Your Interest to Write to j Stoll Bros., Real Estate Brokers, K1NGSTREE, i q, . ^