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VOL XIX KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 21,1905. NO 39
Nil ELATION PLEADS
' FOR JOG JIIE
I^Jnits that ve are in the fry
IN6 PAN BUT CAUTIONS US
* - A&AINS7 FIRE.
Editor County Record: ?Will
you permit me a small space tc
; comment upon your editorial oi
September in regard to this Prohibition
move?
T will take up the subject as
* -
as Shackelford prayed, "hither
and yan "
First, in regards to a man's
being a hypocrite who drinks
f liquor and wants prohibition.
You say that the self-righteous
are poorly qualified to adjudge
h, w the latter ,guilty of hypocrisy
for trying to rid himself of the
bonds that enslave him. Now
t/ this argument reduces it to a
| personal matter. We have Scripture
on that subject. Perhaps
you will remember?and if your
I memory is short you can refresh
it by reading the 16th chapter
of Luke. Dives was in h?1 and
Lazarus was in heaven, and a
conversation occurred between
Abraham, who also was in heaven,
and Dives. Dives being re
fused water, then asked Abraham
to send Lazarus to warn
his brothers; but Abraham said,
|& "You have Moses and the proph[>
ets, hear them." But Dives
said, "If one went from the
dead they will repent." But
t:. Abraham said, "If they hear
not Mose> and the propets neith?.
er will they be persuaded though
one rose from the dead." Now,
?| Brother Wolfe, you have got
jjp your man in the hell of drink.
| He has the preachers, the
-~1 ,V. 1 nr? ru>rharts a wife
IVUUl^um, uiiva 1? _
imploring him to quit, and yet
he does not. Now you propose
to bring- up the dead, for well
you know tbat prohibition is
merely a ghost, has no life, no
being, no existence except in
the minas of sincere fanatics.
You yourself say in this same
editorial that unless supported
' by public sentiment it will be
a failure. Now, if these drunkards
have disregarded the prayers
and exhortations of those
around them, what assurance
that they will not send to North
Carolina and get all the whiskey
they want. So you see, urotner
3 . Wolfe, you are weak on that
point.
Kr You also state that if Williamsburg
county is not sincere
T in this movement, they need biiV.
bles and missionaries. Now,
Friend Wolfe, Williamsburg
I county is the peer of any county
in South Carolina. But you
have hit the nail on the head,
g, bibles and missionaries will accomplish
more good than prohibition.
Let the missionaries
, go to the home of the drunkard,
f pray with him, talk with him
lay amd do as much for him individually
as they are now doing
? , politically for prohibition and
j| good results will follow. But
if the missionaries content
themselves with preaching a
sermon or two on the evil effects
of liquor from their pulpits,
they win lail. L-ei tnem matte
the same effort with the individual
that tiiey are making to
shift upon the State what is
their duty, by getting prohibition
and liquor will not be such
a bug bear.
You state that twelve years
with the dispensary has proven
a retrograde movement as tovfihrds
prohibition. What statistics
can you produce for such
an assertion? It is eviienttbat,
taking the dispensary sales as
evidence, much less liquor is
in South Carolina than un
> i der the bar-room regime. But
V you may say you have no state
meat of what the timers are selling.
We admit it. But if under
a system with almost an army
of constables to put down il
^ * licit sales of liquor, we have
blind tigers, what will we have
when those constables are removed
and no liquor is sold
k from the dispensaries. Yousay
give pronihition a trial. Why . (
what is the use? It lias been |
tried often and found wanting
and the experiment is too ex11
'
pensive, when judging the future
by the past, we may expect j
" nothing but defeat. Before the
dispensaries you haa in the
country two and three months
I schools, and the teachers com(
pelled to discount their pay cer- '
: | ti&cates at iu per cent.; tne same ' j
with your jurors,witnesses, and
and persons having c 1 aims1'
against your county. Since the.
. dispensary ail this is changed !
and your county is on a cash 1
basis. It gets, so I am informed J
$18,000 from the dispensary. (
Now with prohibition you lose 1
all of this and have got to make *
it up by additional taxation, or 1
allow your roads and bridges to 1
decay, your schools to go back 1
to two months in the year, and t
your officers to lose ten per cent 1
of their pay or wait a whole 1
year for it. This is a pretty *
heavy loss. Will the profits from *
prohibition offset it? Let every (
man answer for himself. In our
opinion it will not, and so far as
the use of liquor is concerned
think you will find if you get 1
prohibition that you have jump- *
ed from t'ne frying pan into the 0
fire. W P Clayton. j
Florence, S. C., Sept. IS, 1905. *
Epps-Pugh \
. Social interest this week
centered in the marriage of
Mis.- Li la Wayne Epps and Mr ^
Griffith 1'ugh, which was cele- <j
brated at the home of the v
bride's father, Mr James Epps, x
near town on Thursday, Sep- .
tember 14. The rooms were
tastefully decorated with ever- j
greens and roses and at thel^
time appointed?5 o'clock in
the afternoon, the bridal couple
entered the parlor through an
arch of evergreens, forming a *
rich background for the soft *
i
whiteness of the bride's gown,
which was a beautiful creation e
of China silk. The bride car- ^
ried an exquisite bouquet of
white roses. The ceremony was t
performed by Rev E Z James, of j a
Spartanburg county, a brother- j i
in-law of the bride, and imme- j
diately thereafter the guests 11
were invited to the dining room, v
where an elegant luncheon was \
served. Mr and Mrs Pugh left
on the South-bound train for (,
Prosperity, to spend some days a
with the former's parents before j
going to Columbia, where they
will be at home to their friends
at the Methodist college,
The out-of-town guests were,
Mr and Mrs Mayer, Miss Sallie
Pugh, Prosperity; Dr ant] Mrs (
D P Frierson, Charleston; Mr v
and Mrs E Z James, Cross Anchor?
Mrs 0 I) Enns. Central: ^
w? , - ? ?rr ' ? Mr
and Mrs S L Bryan, Alcolu:
Mrs Starling, Greensboro, N C, (
and Mr and Mrs Reber G Epps,
Midland City, Ala. *
As Miss Li la Epps the bride
was admired by a large circle
of friends for her attractive per- F
sonality and winning disposition,
whose warm esteem and
hearty felicitation attend her in
this important and interesting i
epoch of her life, The groom 1
is a young man of exceptionally ?
line character and h;gh attain- r
ments. In his chosen vocation a
he has already made a marked
success, having- been recently
elected to the chair of mathematics
at the Columbia Female
college.
CUBED OF HEIGHT'S DISEASE
Geo A Sherman, Lisbon Red
Mills, Lawrence Co., X. Y., writes:
"1 had Kidney ajsuase jar many
years and had been treated by physicians
for twelve years: had taken
a well known kidney medicine and
other remedies that were recommended
but got no relief until 1 began
using Foley's Kidney Cure. The
first half bottle relieved me,and four
bottles have cured me of this terrible
disease. Before 1 began taking
Foley's Kidney cure I had to make
water about every fifteen minutes
day and night, and passed a brickdust
substance, and sometimes a
slimy substance. I believe I would
have died if I had not taken Foley's
Kidney Cure." Sold bv all dealers.'
SPLENDID VICTUKY i
FDD fSOHIBITIOM. |
MARION COUNTY REPUDIATES THE GREA1
MORAL INSTITUTION.
Marion, September 19.?Special:
The election held on the
question <>1 removing the dispensary
from Marion county rc>1111t-'d
in DVerwhelmillL'" victory)
For the prohibitionists. It was
;Y ic:\iily thought that the dispensary
would be vote<l out of
the county, but the most sanguine
prohibitionists did not
lream that their victory would
)e so decided. Everywhere the
ilection passed off quietly, and
t is probable that when all the
polls are heard from the result
will be about 4 or a to 1 against
;he dispensary. So far fourteen
>olls have been heard from, givng
a total of 1)92 votes against
he dispensary and 171 votes
or the dispensary.?News &
Jourier.
News Notes from Scranton.
Sckantox, 8ept. 18:?School
>pened here this morning. The
>oys and girls were promptly
>n time at the ring of the bell,
diss E M Smetser of Charleston
s our teacher.
.Messrs W L James and Wm 1 >
IcGee went to Kingstree last
Saturday on business.
Mr Arthur Benjamin of Georgeown
stopped over in. town one
lay last week with relatives
vhile en route to New York,
vhere he will spend two weeks
md then return to his home.
Messrs L (i Kennedy and Geo
T aa tArmorlw nf thiu Itlni't*
1 VI ilivi IJ v* bit ??-?
>ut now of Florence, were on
>ur streets last Sunday.
Dr W S Lynch and It E Mc
Cnight were in Charleston a
ew days this week on business.
Mr T C Willoughby of Flornce
spent last Monday in town
vith relatives.
Mr Willard McKnight and siser,
Miss Myrtie, visited friends
t Sardis, Florence county, Sat*
trday and Sunday.
Miss Addie Cannon will leave
omorrow morning- for Hartsbile,
where she will attend the
V N H school.
.Mr J J Anderson of Cowards,
>ne of Florence county's thrifty
nd efficient farmers, was noted
n town this afternoon.
M R M
New Advertisements.
The Smith-Williams Co., Lake
"ity?ij enerai Aiercnanaise,
wholesale and retail.
The Smith-Williams Co., Lake
lity?Grand Millinery Opening.
S Marcus ? New Line Fall
loods of all kinds.
S V Taylor, Greelyville?How
o Save Money.
M F feller?Jersey Cows.
Kingstree Hardware Co Disunite.
.T B Steele, the Clothier.
Mortuary,
Died?On Friday, September
5, 1905, at the home of his parnts,near
Mouzonpostoltice, Hary,the
eleven 3'ear-old son of Mr
ind Mrs J H Reardon.
Tm Growing
Old Fast
And you know why, too. It's
those gray hairs! Don't you
know that Ayer's Hair Vigor
restores color to gray hair?
Well, it does. And it never
fails, either. It stops falling
hair also, and keeps the scalp
clean and healthy. Do not
crow old too fast!
" I bar* o?ed Arer'* Hair Vigor for many
rears and I s'.nuld indeed be sorry to be obliged
to do without it It keeps my hair from
turning trav. and ni.?o keeps my scalp clean
and healthy."- - K. S. rKNKiELD, Canyon City,
Oregon.
A br' J. P. Ayer Co., Lowell, Maw.
.-.lao cenu/acturera of
/?4| _ 9 sarsaparilla.
/iitprspius- i
A, -rik. W V'3 C' C:iEKRV PSCTOFAL |
<^nn >m.
A . - - .% ^ -4
local i-JEWi '|
Miss Annie Snowden was in'
town yesterday from Benson. j
W L Bass, Ksq., was noted iii
town Monday from Lake City.
lion John S (irabam was iii
town Monday from Morrisville.
Sheriff J I) Daniel and son,
Willie. Joe were in townyester,l-.r
Ull J .
Can't you pay us that little
amount or. .subscription? We
need the money.
Miss I.ilet Wittmau of Clinton
passed through town last week
going to Spring Hank to teach
school.
Mr .1 Cleve McElveen, manager
of the Smith-Williams c\s.
store in Lake City, spent the
day here in Tuesday.
Mr E P Ervin returned last
week to Newport, Fla., after a
pleasant vacation spent among
his kindred at Indiantown.
Mrs N D Lesense and sons,
Mauldin and Marion, have returned
from an extended visit to
Mrs Lesense's parents at I'ickens.
Mr and Mrs lleber Epps, of
Midland City, Ala., are spending
some time with the former's
parents, Mr and Mrs James '
Epps.
The examination for teachers
was held in the court house Fri- '
day. We regret that our efforts j
to obtain a list of the names of
the applicants were unsuccessful.
We are requested to State that ^
there will be a hot supper ha ,
the court house on Friday eve"ing,
September 29, for the benefit
of the Kingstree baseball ^
team.
Mr J W Josey, Melchers & Co.'s
clever and capable representa- j
tive, dropped in to see us awhile
last Thursday. Mr Josey is one
of the most popular knights of
the grip that comes this way (
and his numerous friends are ai- '
ways pleased to see him.
Mr F L McCullough, who is .
i : r? :_i. '
now m uusmess m x-cimjivil, vjcl, , (
is here on a visit to his old ^
"stamping- ground" at Cedar (
SA'amp. Lamar has many (
friends in this county who are
glad to learn that he is succeeding
nicely in business in his *
adopted home.
More than ever is demon- |
strated the crying need for fetter
hotel accommodation inKing- ,
stree. On last Saturday, scores
of n^nlf were unable to iret
? a - - j
dinner tor love or money. Keep
the hotel project alive. A modem
hotel is a necessity indispensable
tu the progress of the
town.
Following" the example of Mr
P S Courtney, the other mer- ^
chants in the new brick block l
are putting cement pavements in ^
front of their stores. It would .
oe surprising to know how
many people are attracted to a
store by a nice, smooth pavement,
Money invested in'these (
improvements pays large inter- j
est.
1
The beuehciary cadetship lor
the Citadel Academy from this ,
county was awarded to Mr Wil- r
liam Wayne Barr, of Kingstree, j
Mr J 0 Graham, of Lake City, |
being named as alternate, Mr
Barr is the son of the late Qeo, j
S Barr and js quite a brig' L. j
young man. Some years ag?
bore the distinction of bein<, .e
youngest telegraph operator in '
the world.
Hooks of subscription to the
Williamsburg T-ive hito^b Co. ;
were formally opened Monday 1
in the office of Stoll & Stoll. '
Practically all of the capital '
stock, $25,000, has been sub; 1
scribed. The Give Stock Co. Jias
purchased from Mr P G (Jourdin
a lot just beyond the railroad >
crossing, opposite the new de- 1
pot, and will proceed at once to i
erect thereon their stables and
building's.
Fresh canned goods of every 1
kind, Ileinz's pickles and Bak- '
er's Premium chocolate at <
W. T. Wilkins. !
TOPICS TMS OF |
IN lake CITY.I
GRAND JURY COMMITTEE EXAMINES
DISPENSARY?A "MASHER" OUT- !
RUNS A HORSE-ROUTINE EVENTS. j
Lake City, Sept, 20: Miss
Kate Traywick lias returned to
Columbia Female college.
Miss Belle Carter went to
Washington last week. She will
remain away until next .June.
Mr E P Johnson last week 1
took a trip to North Carolina
"to see his sister.'' It
is thought that he went
by the way of Washington,!
that being according to his view
the shortest route from here to
2$orth Carolina.
Mr Charlie I) .Smith, son of
Rev R E Smith, returned to ,
school in Spartanburg last week.
This is his third year atWofford
college.
Editors C W Wolfe and Philip
Stoll were both here last Fri
day.
The committee of the grand
jury, composed of Messrs William
Epps, H D Reddick and J
A Scott, with Philip Stoll, Esq.,
as expert, examined the Lake
City dispensary Friday morn- %
ing, They will report to the 1
jury, and until this is done we (
:an not know the result of the \
investigation. v
Miss Minnie Johnson went to ^
Leesville Allege Monday night,
lier father, Mr R C Johnson, ac- d
:ompanied her as far as Columbia.
Julius Cock field was given a
learing before Magistrate Godwin
Wednesday on a charge of ^
shooting at Darkas Graham.
Julius was required to furnish
sail for his appearance in the ^
sessions court. t
Last Saturday Constable Mc- ?
Jutchen arrested .Frank Davis,
i white man, on the charge of 0
issaulting and cursing a white ?
ivnman. with intent not known. 11
,)ri receiving permission to walk
jff a few steps to apeak to a
riend, Davis, as soon as he was e
3ut of reach of the officer, head- L
id toward the lake. When it 0
was discovered that he was
?
>eekin? to escape hot pursuit
was instituted. With several
nen, one on horseback, after
;iim, Day is took the schedule of
\Tn 35 when hehind time and
? ,1
ivas soon lost in the swamp.
i]
Mr Earle C'lPage, traveling
representative of The State,was
n town Tuesday in the interest s
)f h?s excellent paper,
Messrs D B and Daniel Knight
vent down to Charleston Sun- q
lay morning. The first named t
eturped Monday afternoon but \\
:he latter remained with h\s ?
vife, who is at the hospital f,
vhe.re she underwent an oper ti
ition Monday. At last accounts ti
die was doing very well. ^
One night last week two bales p
A Cotton were stolen from the o
jin yard of Mr \V T Daniels at c
Hannah, Florence county. Sat-: p
lrday a negro named aam Dan-1 e
els sold 3 bale in Lake City, i v
vhich was identified by Mr K F i V
rurner, of Florence county, as ; u
neing his cotton and one of the i v
jales stolen from the gin yard c
eferred to- The cotton was t
leld up ami a warrant issued g
'or Sam. j f<
Misses Sallie and Dora Ilin-1
lant went to Elizabeth college,
Raleigh, N. C., Monday night. ?
Miss Thomas is now as- ^
ii&iant postmaster at this office.
She is a very bright, pleasant
and accomplished young lady ^
and her services will delight n
the patrons of the office.
Misses Mamie Green and Ruth n
TVilliams have goi^e to Red 0
Springs, N. C., to a tend the jtiigh
school at that l^rtce. This j
is Miss Mamie's second year ?s\ i
that institution. ju
Two. private schools for little I
rolks were opened Monday, one i:
conducted by Mrs I) M Epps o
and the other by Miss Annie t
Sutcliffe. l
JUS
car:
jersey
fixtra Fine Ml Ike*
Wi
Must tie Sold Qui
Come a,
M. F. H
KINGSTREE,
On the 17th instant, at the
esidence of the bride's father,
dr Frank Budden, Mr Joseph I
joker and Miss Nettie Budden
vere married. The ceremony
vas performed by Rev J BTrayvick.
.
Mr J C MoElveen spent Tueslay
in Kings tree.
WlB
COTTON GROWERS MEET.
ledge Themselves Not to Take Less
Than Ten Cents for Cotton.
In response to the ca'l of
lounty Chairman J Davis Carer
about three hundred farmers
athered in the court house last
aturday to attend the meeting1
if the county Cotton Growers'!
ssociation. Mr ED Smith,presient
of the State association, j
ras expected to be present, but;
ras unable to get here, to the i
vident disappointment of the'
rowd. Senator R I Manning, j
f Sumter, was on hand, how-1
ver, and entertained the as-j
emblage with a^ilain and prac-!
ical speech, full of sound coin-1
ion sense and timely sugges- j
ion.
The meeting was called to or-1
er by Chairman Carter, who!
^/I a o fan* m ?\?\rnnrii to r*iinnTlrc i
.irtuc a irH ul'l" "1" ivuih>?u
itroducing the distinguished
isitar. In the absence of the
ecretary Mr Philip Stoll acted
a that capacity.
A resolution was offered by)
'apt John A Kellev \n effect
hat the cotton growers of Wiliamsbnrg
p'-dge themselves
ot to accept less than ten cents
:>r their c. t n.unless compelled
o sell to meet pressing obligaions.
rl he resolution provoked j
lively discussion, as som^i
resent were disposed to hold 1
ut for a minimum of eleven:
ents in .accordance with the
^commendation of the South-!
rn Cotton association at Ashe-!
ille. When the question was1
oted on the motion to accept a
unimum of ten cents was car- j
ird by a vote of 22 to 54. The i
ourt house was crowded!
I
hroughout the meeting and a j
reat deal of interested muni-!
ested in the proceedings. It i
ras understood^ ut course, that
ny one could hold for as much,
lore than ten cents as he pleas-;
d, but the pledge is not to sellj
low* t#?n rents.
v* " " ?
The Sinith-WilliamsCo., Lake!
:ity? big mercantile establish-1
lent has recently added to
ts establishment a complete j
lillinery department, ir\ charge i
f Miss Helen A Howard. Miss !
toward is - ceutly arrived from i
laHh^e.'v ami brings with her
\\ the newest ideas the way of
ip-to-(late feminine adornment,
iead the advertisements in thbs
ssue of the Smith-Williams Co., i
me tor their general fctore and
he other announcing their grand
LiiU'lUery opening.
f IN
LOAD 'Jfl
rniuc I
lu YV J. m
th Young Calves, m
nd Get Your Pick. M
[ELLER. a
If a Cow gave |
Butter tvl
mankind would have to*
invent milk. Milk Is Nature's
emulsion?butter
put in shape for digestion.
Cod liver oil is extremely
nourishing, but
it has to be emulsified nj
before we can digest it. 4
Scott's Emulsion |
combines the best oil
!?1. A?. _ ? 1- _ t *^^^ 1
wnn me vaiuaDie nypophosphites
so that it is
easy to digest and does
far more good than the
oil alone could. That
makes Scott's Emulsion
the most strengthening,
nourishing food - medicine
in the world. J
Send for free sample.
SCOTT St BOWNE, Cherniate
409-41 5 Pearl Street Npw Yorfc
50c. and $1.00. All druggist*
Off fo College.
There has been quite an. exodus
of younjr people to various
institutions of learning: during
the past week or two. Among
the number are noted the following
from Kingstree and vicinity:
Winthrop College, Rock Hill?
Misses Mabel Snider, Pearl
Montgomery, Plorie Jacobs,
Jimime Britton, Adelaide Harper,
Flossie Harper, Louise Har- . r
per, Lorena Ross, Margaret ' ?
Ross and Esther Gordon.
Chicora College, Greenville-** '
Misses Eleanor Gourdin, Lila jBfiHammett
and Lucile Cunningham.
'
Wofford College, Spartanburg
?Theodore Hemingway and
Heyward Scott.
WHY
HANG ON
To a Piece of Land You Do
Not Need When You Can
Sell It and By Judicious
Investment Get Inters
est on Your Money?
We Can Sell It J
For You and If You Have an
Eye For Business
You Will See
Us At
Once.
X' )
Stoll Bros., r
Real Estate Bokers? .*