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r^wB.ooo.so. vT lll^ (t aitinhi ft .,?i...^-#* I ?sk??. IdHJv w ill Wy <4VvvMi' V* taS* | in .,, , V ^ V y "^Hp7^ ^ -S % ' **. ?. POSTOJT. .,", CHAN, 11. KEL^V' . USSES 8 fnwctf in the Saving* Depart men. > ^ ^ j^^^^^^^^^jj^jg^jggjjJgglE 1 *oi- XIX KINGSTREE, SOUTH "CAROLINA, DECEMBER 21 1905~ NO 52 I 7 ; ] SHOCKING TBAiitOV NEAR CENTRAL CHURCH. ^ ? LITTLE LULA PARNELL ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FATALLY BY HER BROTHER. i A shocking and heart-rending accident occurred Tuesday morning eight miles east of town m near Central church, causing the death of Lula Parnell, the five-year-old daughter of Mr W H Parnell, of that section. The cause of the accident sppms to liavp hppn that most deadly weapon of destruction, the "unloaded" gun. Mr and Mrs Parnell had le t home early in the morning to come to Kings tree, leaving the children at home. Between 8 and 9 o'clock. Brantford Parnell, aged nine years,got his single barreled gun and started out birdshooting. While be was in the I- yard his sister, little Lula, clin\bed upon the grape arbor and with childish artiessness called out, "Shoot me, Brantford." An older brother, Hoyt. who was in the piazza, heard the child and cried out to Brantford % that the gun was loaded, but the latter thought he said it was not loaded, and aiming at the little girl, pulled the trigtrrbnl A lrvnrl clmf ^V^l JL1I\^ ? UV1C ivuu VA quv/v , penetrated the left side ot the | abdomen, tearing-a hole through ! which the intestines protruded, and causing the child's death in about ten minutes. L . The older boy, Hoyt, jyith all U/ossiole baste, saddled a horse ode to Kiogstree to bring terrible news to the afflicted parents and to secure a physiV cian. But before the doctor could get there the little one's spirit had passed beyond the % portals of earth. Mr Parnell j 1 / i i.1 ana nis ramny nave me svuipa-1 thy of every one in their be-1 reavement. The funeral services will take place at Cedar Swamp Methodist church this morning. * v k I>acirCtril?f?r arll ^riie Latest ?yles, also a few Fur Collars, w/vinir /*V, ol r\ n f k w""s "uvwj/ " WILKINS'. ^ "Thea's Our Sentiments." The holiday season is here and we are glad to see our merchants doing a good busi-! ?*L ness, especially those, who ad-! vertise in The Record. In "" making their Christmas purchases we hope the friends of this newspaper will look carefully M through our advertising columns and, other things being equal, buy from those business houses who advertise with us. Remember that it is the patronage of these progressive and enterpr isjiig business men that enables ?!^"Vus to furnish the paper to subscribers at the low price of a dollar a year. But for the lib-! era! advertising patronage that j we are favored with such a j newspaper as The Record could not be published for three ! or four times the present sub- j scription price. The Record is a newspaper 1 i devoted to the interests of Wil- j liamsburg county, first, last and all- the time. It goes! into the homes of over a I thousand peopeople here in the j county, who trade mainly with j ;/ home merchants. The many! columns of adtertising given us shows that business men ap preciate its value as an advertising medium. We are proud of the class of able, bright and energetic business men consti j | tuting our patrons in this de-, partment. We return to them V our appreciative thanks and V'.also to the many hundreds of our friends who are subscribers to the oaner and have oaid their " * M 'A subscription. Assuring them all that we shall strive more than ever to merit their support! 1 and confidence we extend to them. our hearty Xmas greetings and I best wishes for a happy and i prosperous new year. Pythian Election. * At the regular communication of 'y ^^Kingstree Lodge No. 91, Knights of Pythias, the following officers ' were elected to serve during the vear 1^6. . i * p T McClary, CC; JF Scott,! VC; Carol Burgess, P; Tom \icCutcbeu, K of R & S; EE Lewis, M A; P S Courtney, M W; W V Brocfciugton, ME; W I Tisdale. I G; Willie Flagler, 0 G. RED TO AFT* - HEWER oftoba CONFtRENEE ASSIGNMENTS. Pastors Who Will Serve WilltemsfcrQ >5 E Ihurcfo Next Year. The 120th annual session of the South Carolina Methodist Conference concluded its session in Spartanburg Monday afternoon, when the assignments for ( the ensuing year were an- i nounced. The session was pre-1 sided over by Bishop Warren A Candler of Georgia A beau- j tiful silver cup was presented to Dr A .1 Stokes, retiring- pre- j siding elder of Florence district, j The committee on temperance reported that they observed with gratitude the abandonment of the sale of whiskey in many counties of the State. The com- j mittee said that they could not! p-ive sunuort to anv scheme for ^ J x - - J the sale of whiskey by any method. Two new districts were created?North Charleston and Anderson. Williamsburg"county | was transferred from Florence! district to one of the new dis- j tricts, North Charleston. The | appointments are as follows for1 this district: .1 E Carlisle, presiding" elder; Cades, J A White; Charleston, Trinity, CB Smith; Cumberland, J W Speake; Cordesville, to be supplied by W R Buchanan; (Georgetown, Duncan and West End, T G Herbert; Greelyyille, R \V Spigner: Harleyville, W S Goodwin; Harper, J E Strickland; Johnsonville, to be supplied by J E Carter; Kingstree, W B Justus; Lake City, S J Bethea; McClellanville, L E Peel4-A ka en rvn 1 i arl CI j i*J L t by R 0 Lawton; Pinopolis, C \V Burgess; Providence, E A Wilkes; Rome, T J Clyde; Salters, to be supplied by J 0 Carroway; Sampit, I) A Calhoun; St George, J M SteadmamScranton, F E Hodges; Charleston Port Society, P A Murray,chaplain. Some statistical facts read out in the conference are very encouraging: There are a few more than 81,000 Methodists in South Carolina;$175,903 has been paid for the support of the ministry; more than $33,000 for missions, home and foreign; there are 796 congregations and 762 church buildings,three colleges, three fitting schools, value $405,140; endowment $88,800; value of churches and parsonages more than a million and a half dollars. Revs S A Nettles and G H WarlHpll #?1 pqi tors of the Southern Christian Advocate. . An OrdinanceTo Fix Ihe Tax Le?y for foe Tear 1906. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Alderman of the Town of Kings tree in Council assembled, and by the authority of the same: lV?t. That a tax of 00 cents on every one hundred dollars of the assessed value of all real and personal property property within the said Town (not exempt by law) be and the same is hereby levied to meet the current expenses of the Town. 2nd. That the ta^c herein provided | for shall be made on the assessment and valuation placed on the said prop- ' erty for the purpose of County and State taxes. 3rd. That the tax herein levied J shall be due and payable on and after ; the first day of February, 1900. and: that a penalty of one per cent |for the month of March and two per cent for the the month of April for each tax not paid 011 or before the 1st day of : March. 19(K5. That execution as pro- j vided by law shall issue for all taxes not paid within two months after they are due. 4th. That all ordinances inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ratified in Town Council, this the 13th day of December, 190">. J (4 McCctchex, Lhas W Stoi.l, i Clk. and Treas. Mayor. Masonic Elections. At a reirular communication of I Lake City Lodge No. 193, A F M, held December 7, 1905, the following named brethren were elected and installed to serve said lodge as officers for the next ensuing year, 1906: Henry Nachraan, W M; J M Cook, S W; J E Brunson, J W; J C McElveen, Treasurer; E A Cook, Secretary; L M Belk, S D; M U Floyd, J D; J M Kennedy, Steward; W B Godwin, Steward; A L Cook, Tyler. At the last meeting of the Kingstree Lodge No. 46, A F M, held Friday evening, December 8, 1905, the following officers were elected to serve for the next 3rear, viz: % Louis Jacobs, W M; MA Ross, S W; M H Jacobs, J W; M F Heller, Treasurer; R K Wallace, Secretary; W H Carr, S D; J W Coward, J D. ?- TO THE M wo who will cut out and mail us tl ii iwmtimmmm?i _ "ywCiTart THE HOLIDAY SEASON I IN SCRANTON. I MARRIAGE GF A POPULAR COUPLE MANY VISITORS IN TOWN?A MERRY CHRISTMAS IN PROSPECT. I Sck anton, December 18:? i Mr Chas Nettles, a prosperous j young farmer of our community, and Miss Olive Elmore were united in marriage last Tliurs-' day evening. Miss Elmore is from near Columbia and we are glad to welcome her here as a permanent resident among us. Messrs W <' McKnight and t Myers Graham, Jr., who are at- j tending the S C Medical college of Charleston, are home for the | holidays. Dr T B Hinnant, one of Lake | City's popular physicians, was I in town Sunday. Miss Tlieo Anderson,a charm-1 ing and attractive young lady ; of Cowards, was noted on our streets last Monday. We are glad to see so many people coming to town this week and the best part j'et is the plethoric purse they bring with them. That just suits old Santa Claus. But Monday will settle the hash with him for a year. (Old fellow, bring me something,please). Mesdames Prince and Lynch paid Lake City a short call this afternoon. Mr John W Hutchinson, one ot Florence county's up-to-date farmers, paid us a pleasant call last Monday. Mr W II Lewis of Timmonsville was noted in town recentlv. Mr Hoyt Hill has begun work again at Mr Wright's store after being away for some time at his home near Timmonsville. He and his brother suffered from a severe attack of small-pox, but have recovered with the exception of a few scars. Mr R E McKnight and Dr W S Lynch attended the Lake City dance last Friday night. Mr W E Johnson, the Coast Line's efficient agent at Florence, was a visitor in town last Sunday. Mr Sammie Sturgeon of Lake City spent Saturday and Sunday in town with friends. Mr O B Carter, a hustling merchant of our city, is speaking of going "North" to spend the holidays. Misses Addie Cannon, Hessie Hrfiham anr) cuvoral ntliAr unnncr v > u.mm "A ladies and gentlemen, who are attending the W N II school at Hartsville, are at home having a good time during Christmas week. Miss Hattie Bosart has accepted a position as saleslady at Mr Winslow Wright's. Mrs L 0 Hinson was in town this week from the city of Cowards. M R M IN .MAD"CHASE. Millions rush in mad chase after health, from ooe extreme of faddism to another, when if they would only eat good food, and keep their bowels regular with Dr King's New Life Pills, their troubles would all pass away. Prompt relief and quick cure for liver and stomach trouble, 25c at Dr W V Brockinton's Drug Store. _ The less experience a man has the easier it is to fall in love. Beautifying methods that injures ~i.:_ ??.i i. ui ? .1.... Lilt? 5hiu uiiu iiti*11ii air uaugnuuo. Be beautiful without aiscomfort by taking Hoi lister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Sunshiny faces follow its use. 35 cents. L^ke City Drug Co. For SaleOne Virginia Raised Mare Six Years Old; also two cheap work horses for sale -heap for cash. V L Emanuel, ! It Kiugstree, S. C. Notice of Annual Meetiqg of County Rnaiwl nf fnmmksMnnnrc UUUI U VI UUU1UIIUUIUUUI U' Notice is hereby given that the an; nual meeting of the County Board of . Commissioners of the County of WilI liamsburg will be held in their office j at the Court House in Kingstree, S C. on the fourth day of January. 1906.the j same being the first Thursday after i the first .Monday in January, and that ; all persons holding claims or demands of any kind whatsoever against the county are required to file same with the Clerk of said Board not later than Tuesday, the 2nd day of January, as ! there will be nb meeting on the lirst Monday, the same being a legal holiday. J N Hammett, Clerk of Co. Bd. of Commisioners Dec. 18th, 1905. ERCHANT: If you haven' I ig I We give you c JL 0. I made of better I 1 hy thas any oi _r- Write name and addn iis v- wiiljmail hir i.: <? *.. * LAKE OTY LOCAL I NEWS NOTES I WHAT THE PEOPLE OE CUR SISTE! ! TOWN ARE SATING AND DOING. i Lake City, Dec. 10: Misj ! Rosa < arter is visiting in Union S C. She is with Mrs B \J Clements. Dr WiUiams was in Charles ton the early part of last week, Several o*' the children of this town who are attending school elsewhere are home for the holidays. Amon.Lf them are Miss Beatrice .lones and her brother, Wilbur. We are indebted to tha^ progressive farmer, Mr R 11 i ftch, for a bunch of very line turnips. There were golden balls and ruta bajt'as anil were less than four months old. They were all v*?rv m?rtrlv of uniform siv-- anil tlie oil'? which was weighed tipped the scales at live pounds. These were "some turnips,'* eh! Rev Mr Bishop of Allendale occupied the pulpit at the Raptist church last Sunday morning and evening and preached to large and very attentive congregations. Miss Helen Howard has gone to her old home at South Ilocky Mount, N C, to spend the holidays. Mr and Mrs R Briggs \Yatson, rtf T?irlof> Kr?rimrs. R C. have is ?> -f' ? ~ > ? - - ? sued invitations to the marriage ot their daughter, Miss Lucy Mclver, and Mr Robert J Severance of Florence, formerly of Lake City, on the 27th instant. This town never produced a liner fellow than "Bob" Severance and he and his bride will have the most hearty well-wishes of every one of us. ^ Mr and Mrs H Nachman spent Sunday in Kingstree, the guests of Mr and Mrs S Marcus, Mr J Davis Carter of Leo attended the Methodist conference in Spartanburg. The schools will be closed from next Friday to the 2nd day of January. Mr Bartow* Smith, of the Hebron section, spent Saturday in town on business. Mr B H Singletary will open up a livery and feed business al his stables near the depot or the first of the new year. Mr and Mrs Hillie iVillis are out on a visit to the family oi the latter. Mrs Willis, it will be recalled, was Miss Mabel Thomas, daughter of Mr and Mrs M A Thomas. Southern Railway car No 1378 containing the exhibit of Clem son college work and accom panied by W S Morrison, pro fessor of history; J N Harper, director of the agricultural de nMrtmpnt' Mr W D Onrrisnn superintendent of the coast ex perimental station; (! C Newman, professor of hortici Iture, and C S Doggette, director oi textile department, was here on the 15th and a part of the ldtli. The weather was bad and altogether very disagreeable, but a rather surprising number at tended the meetings and visited the car. Interesting and help ful lectures were delivered upor a variety of subjects relating tc agriculture, horticulture and allied subjects and ocular dem onstrations were given of in dustrial work. Specimens ^ such of our leading pioducts as are? now in season were collect ed and taken away by- :he visi tors, such products as tobacco ribbon cane, turnips, etc., and there was present a strong inclination to carry away some sample girls, but this was ob i jected to. All day long crowds visited the car and examined its interesting contentsand many,foi ihe first time, got an inkling ol what Clemson college and the State are doing in the Industrial arts. The visitors expressed themselves as being very much gratified at the reception given thp infprp?f- shown and the intelligent grasp apparent. They declared themselves verj much surprised and pleased a1 what they saw and learned oi Lake City and the surrounding country. In fact the comparisor with all other towns visited wa.? very favorable. We would re peat just what was said but we do not care to stir up jealousy The company went north froir here, leaving behind pleasan1 awakenings, Jake Eaddy, a colored masor t Red Meat Tobacco in stoc _ TO THE CONSUME >ur absolute guarantee that each tobacco and contains more good s< ther IQc plug of any weight offeree pss plainly here: ii a card which will entitle him to in working upon the Pythian Castle Hall, yesterday fell .some i ten feet with two buckets of ! mortar in his hands. He land* led upon a pile of bats and lumber and sustained painful and { perhaps serious injuries. Mr Harvey <* Stephens, a prominent attorney of Ka*t, ; Hampton, New York, spent! , several days in town recently. [ He seems a splendid gentleman, and was highly pleased with j . our Southern country. We are in receipt ot a hand-; : some invitation to the marriage j _ [ :of Mr Mason C Branson, repre- ' sentative of t!ie News <k Courier,:, ; and Miss Julie A Mc( ailman at! the First Baptist church. Flor*:i Ience, on the 27th instant. The! bride-to-be is a sister of Mrs1 ( j Ciaud S Lucas. The Stewart block of stores | i is Hearing conipleti .a and when , finished will be a real ornament, ; to the town. \V Lit i Cleartluui\iitLr, decisiveaction,vim and vigor of body and' mind, the sparkle of life conies to all wlm use liollistcr's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Rake City Di tig Co Twenty per cent discount on stock of Pants and Boys' Cloth- . ing. tV. T. WILKINS. HONOR ROLL Dry Swamp School, Miss Annie Foster,]' Principal. "Annie Tisdale?98 Lena Phillips?96 Marion Tisdale?96 Evelyn Guerry?95 Bettie Guerry?95 Cleveland Scott?95 Primary Department. Minnie Strong?98 fmm-mm no 5 v>ai y naaaic?ou EstHle Tisdale?98 Daisy Strong?98 Evander Rogers?97 Ruth Phillips?96 Richard Tisdale?96 Guerry Tisdale?96 1 Tom Phillips?96 Roswell Scott?93 Walter Tisdale?93 Mary Tisdale?95 Holiday Goods! Full line i Toys, Fireworks and Xmas : Novelties at i W. T. WILKINS.' ? [ jfl 1 am still Agent for*??" | [ 1 77he Old ^Reliable s I Florence Steam Lauudry, I jj you can leave package at I ft Stackley's Cash Store not IS ' ^ later than 5 o'clock Tuesday | j S. iP. Stackley, | K S ^ Kings tree, S. C- | i | Wanted, TJ/it^G s. . life Tl/ant to ffluy at Once , 7JJ(&G6 SWfrfjCjC 3,> Vff/S | ?? > ^ > [ 3irot . Containing 100 Acres With One Horse Farm' 1 Art *?A /A ; wicaicu . Second ; Containing ISO Acres - ' With Two Horse Farnij 11 Cleared. 1 | XJhird Containing 200 Acres; With Three Horse Farm Cleared. - Sack of XJheoe fPlaces T/Just jffavo 'Dwelling Jfouse and Out fDuildingx and Situated 7/ear Church and School' Sto/i Sftroz,, SZeal Sstate ffirokera.! l! JCingstree, S. C. k, write the factory?we will s 'R: pm 10c plug of Red Meat is slid juicy chewing qual1 or sold by any factory S ong 5ccut on^^^^TobagnFRj m iMHrt?'CHi^" gKWmf j -^^pl | mem ot dwi^. w wW. T. Wilkins, Kingstree, S. C. UiKlblMAS bHOmiKS Will Find What they Want at R S, Courtney's, Xmas Toys, Fireworks, Fresh Fruits, Fruits for Cakes, Fine Candies, 1 Nuts and Raisins, f ' 'iv '7vi Staple and Fancy Groceries. 1 Remember the Place. I P. S. COURTNEY. You'll get the best to he 1m I CMACO IAHovI ? Ml LEHOCO tomorrow! ?otten ?ywhe?. > LEMOCO any day! -it is for sale by- | Jiinystreo Jffardware % Carloads Horses and Mules Just Received at || HELLER'S STABLES, h I Come and Get Your Phi g \ k I M. F. HELLER. 1 H KINGSTREE, S. C. B upply you direct _ . _ J , T 8