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i Fanners & Merchants ^rn^d . W f%{% 0 ,^^-LS?.* Z^BCUNK"^ /'^ - 4> -<\ ? ^ 1 ^/-i^/ lb '^/^h V>5? J? rfA. gay respectfully solicit yotmdeposits. CAPITAL, $25^000.00 C d Eg 8 W II |1 I W & H IB H Hi! ^ Bx B Hi! I I DIRECTORS: UNDIVIDED PROFITS, $5,000.00 & |? ? D? m j? V I i ? S | R S H | B El , H / I I B. Wallace Jon is J. C. YoungJ. s. McCLAM. PrcsiJcnt. * SSL IS hL/ ^3^?jtp ^ j|k/ B 9 *<EZa./ SSL/ KL/ HL/ H^/ JHwH ^ . L. A. Win?*cu J. D. McClam s. B. poston. Vice Present. ? t *^v v H. H. Singletary W. A. J Moore B. WALLACE IONES. Jr.. Cashier. vj^^- JJ \ ^ ^ % S. B. Poston ^ ^ f'.j133* Kelley 3 __ * ' ^ * I Z VOL XXI KiNGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 24, 1907. NO. 4 POSITIVELY J! i ^ & m ? being completed we find we have a lot of remnants in Dry Goods, that we offer at Reduced Prices. We also offer 2(^^r cent off in Boys' CldPiing. S h o 0 i 1 ' 5> We bought at low prices before the advance in leather goods and give our patrons the benefit of the farmer bas?s of prices as Iofrig as our present stock lasts. Pants! Bqnts! Big of Stock of Men's and Boys' Pants at rock bot torn prices from; $1.25 AND $1.50 TO $3.00 AND S4.50 I for the best quality. Groceries. We pride ourselves on having1 high class Groceries in every line and we deliver orders within the corporate limits. Hopinar to help you toward prosperity in the New Year by supplying your needs at the lowest pricesYours for business, People's Mercantile Company., K1NOSTREE, S. C. ?^ . / No Display Advert is WRECK Of riPRWA FIYEP. Atlantic Cr - Lr Vesi:!; ! ' Train Das. Ato Open The^wre*.-* r'the tAv-st M'ie, , New Yo ' "ar. * ''oiYa vestibule train N< . - i ema^sr-. Monday niji'iiw, .* <*d to i<e ( <?1 the most disastrous in the history of this section. As viewed today by a repres- . sentative of The X? wsand < ourier the wreck presented a scene , long ti> be remembered. 1 lie large locomotive pulling the vestibule'train, running at torty miles an hour, dashed into an , open switch and into the engine of a freight train standing on the side track. The freight train was nor over forty feet from the entrance to the switch, and before the crew of either train had time to jump the engines were together. The observation car of the vestibule train wa.s telescoped and caught tire, and almost before the passengers realized what had happened the three forward coach es were burning. There was only one passenger in the observation car and the negro porter. The passeng-' er was killed and burned to a 1 crisp; the porter saved himself jj by breaking a window and jump-;; in"- trom the burning car. i ne two engines, the observation! car, two Pullmans and several!, freight cars were burned to the ground. i" Five men were killed?tour,' being burned to a crisp under the heavy cars. The wreck was caused by an! fcONFK ic nnf actoKItcl" ^ IJ nwi cjiauiiji g ?It Reqmif' O Dii 11 Otnnn Has enJ 0 11 \ ] p the pub Q [ 1 u I h sre pei Q UU1 wiviu after yes O Z^eascanLS Sr We keep the stock in every way O munity. The best of every thing is Pv the attention perfect and the prices Sr already famih'ar with our way of doi O make it profitable for you to become Q =^=HEALTH S X DEMANDS PURITY and STB V YOU USE. X VI VI VI j is a License 8 Br. Mut ass U business wii O mni Means more patror O I jU I The person who ru 0 Complete line School Bi X ?always on 8 Agent for * A o late Bon Bona You are always welcome. Start c * see us. X J. B. Dg O Physician and V LAKE cr 2xxxxxxxxxxxx> S . WHY PAY TA J On Land Yo 5 DON'T YOU TH\ J It would be * some of you * monev ? f DO YOU WANT 1 Z No matter | for you and | Stall Bros, " 4 cnient Changed Unle: open switch, due to the netf"hr ncc of some mm her of ]lie r : e 111 crew. As i:i all wrecks, the statements of the crew are : tif!ictiHiT. but ?; i admit the -witch was 'eft open. he complete lis: of the dead , ' ! o .nded are: .'4c;ul;l? 1> .1 mnson, engineer No Florence. Wiilis .T Johnson, ti reman No . Charleston. K';ward .hirno, lirer. 1, No Florerce Edward Delin, pa.--en^er, Manchester. Alex L rooks, brakeman No 342. Severely injured: J J Horton, engineer, Xo Charleston. Slightly injured: X W Beddall, \Y Pottsville, Pa., arm. Miss D 1> Simons, Baltimore, \ d, arm. I) W hitfield, Pullman porter, wrist cut. L A Massey, Pullman porter, slight injury ley. \Y S Hill, Pullman porter, wrist. ? P. P. P. Lippman's Great Remedy. Is the g:e !e.-t blood purifier in the world; superior to all sarsaparilla6 for the cure of Scrofula in its worst form, fJoitre, llip Disease, Swelled Xeck, Running Sores and Sores m the Kyes. P. I'. P. tnakes a sure and permaneht cure Miss Ida Hastings, Savannah, (Ja , * 11 4. L _ 4. 4. says aHe whs su tiering an me luruue af a terrible case of scrofula, and no relief con Id be obtained until P. P. P., Lippmau's Great Kemedy, was tried; the result was a complete cure,, Sold by W L Wallace. Wl oyed the confidence of Q lie for many years, the rY rsons patronizing us year Q r T7T12.37- ? suited to the needs of the com- Jr carried, the assortment is large, O JUST RIGHT. If you are not /S ng business, we think we can jr acquainted. . W ECURITY= g LENGTH IN THE DRUGS X d Pharmacist, doing a legal busi- JC e drug line and we insure safe \/ compounding and safe prices. Q ike no safer investment than to do X th us. . \/ j is for our store, \ttf\l V ms can read this. IjUi V ooks and Stationery X i hand.? X :t Cigars (Havana made) Q Chocolates and Chcco- Q iff this new year by coming to X ResDectfullv vours. jC rant; x Pharmacist, V | u Don't Specially Need? $ INK | ffoodj business to sell 5 ir land and invest your * i ro SELL? I where located we can sell | [ it will pay you to see us. ? il Estate Brokers, ? Kinfstree, S. C, & ss Copy Reaches Us b SOLICITOR EICOMES JUDGE. The K:n Jaii-iS Wiicanwow Goes on' Ilia Berth. Co:.t rii iA. .T:; u.iiy-. 'i'ii? The j tiii" <?r the !' .i-1was largely; akt ii a" fo'n\ by ! > lectiom, ami ' little ! a w*si- ! nisic'el ill, . either 11 The el? ctioii of Solicitor Wilson t ?is !ml,re. <?f ! lie I circuit over He-j ~ < j 1 presentatative Fraser excited the j create.-: interest of the day. The friends of each gen'leiiian had worked hard for the position Mr' i . ; Wilson will go into ottioe in Septemher. j When the hour of noon arrived j th<* senate and house met 'm joint | assembly in the hah of the house, Lieutenant Governor McLeod presidl??g Clerk Hemphill, of the Senate, ! lead the Journal of the Senate referring to the bailor yesterday for ! United States senator, and Clerk, I Hauler, of the House, Journal refer ; ring to the same matter Lieuten-j jant Governor MeJ^eod then declared ! Senator Tillman elected f*>r the term of six years, beginning Maxell 1 4, 1907. j . i The other elections were then entered upon. 'For Judge of the 3d circuit, Senator Clifton p'aced in nomination I i Representative T li Fraser. This was seconded by Representatives Sharpe, Nash, Harlev, Frost, Morrell, Nicholson, Senator Kelley, Representative Scruggs and Senator Otts. Senator Walker, in a short speech, nomiuattd Solicitor John S Witson. This was seconded by Senitois liar - i I din, Wells, AppeltanU Kogcrs, ltep ! resentatives Doir, Johnstone, Sawyer and Bryan. Senator Carlisle moved that nominations be closed, and as tellers Senators Otts and Wells and Representatives Brantlej, Von Kolnitz and Nicholson were named. The vote was as follows: Wilson 84; Fraser 76. Sq Mr Wilson was elected. The next election was for superintendent of the Penitentiary. Capt Davis Jefferson Griffith was nominat; ed by Senator Efird. There were j 110 other nominations and Capt Griffith was re-elected unanimously, j Three directors of the Penitentiary ^ ^ People'* w y A ^ Kingstree 123.1 HEINIi NE \ >y Tuesday, Noon, Pre were then to i?e elected. The incuinbetts, J G Moblev, A K Sand* ers ami V," J K:rl?y, were nominated. Mr Jasper Smith, of Columbia, | were al> > laminated. The ballot! resu'ted: M'.Mey 142, Sanders 105, i Kirbv '.2, simlh 107, Km;/ i M-s:-:- M'-bU-y, "'amlers and! Smith w te elected o:i fitst "ballot. F>r member of the State College! for Negroes to lill the unexpired term of Mr A (i Brice, Prof Riser, of Orangeburg, and Dr G B White, i of Chester, were nominated. Thei vote stood: White 73, Riser 43. Dr ' i White was, therefore, elected. Death of A Young Man. Louis O'Bryan, a son of Mr| W M O'Bryan of Heinemann,1 passed away this (Friday) morning' at 10:15 o'clock, after a! lingering illness. He was just nineteen years of age. Mr O'Bryan came here about a year ago to take a position as book keeper for the Williamsburg Live-stock Co., and has been in their employ ever since. During his stav in Kingstree he gained many friends, who are bereaved by his death. Our sympathies are extended to the afflict:1 f.i m 'y. The remains will be interred Sa turd ay at Richmond Presbyterian church. RESOLUTION OF ENDORSEMENT Adopted by Members of Kinastree Bar Id Support of Solicitor Wilson. At a meeting of members of the Kingstree bar held last Tuesday the following resolution was adopted in support of the candidacy of Solicitor Wilson for Judge of the Third circuit: Whereas, the Hon John S Wilson is a candidate for the judgeship of the Third judicial circuit recently made vacant by the resignation of Judge R O Purdy, and, whereas, in our judgement Mr Wilson is eminently qualified to discharge the duties of the said office, he possessing in a high degree all the qualifications necessary to that exalted position; be it resolved, therefore, that we have heard with great pleasure of his candidacy and most heartily endorse the same. 1,0' It's a Harvard Brand They are the kind th T^e co^ are eg^ with a "Harvard Bi r missing a good feeli =SoLD BY= > Mercan ? 337- ^.r? ^v?a.d.e 3 LRD, SGHAUI iW YORK and SAVANNA ^ceding Date of Issue# mm?????^mmm PROGRAMME Of Williamsburg Teachers' Association Meeting to be Held February 2. Williamsburg County Teachers' Association, Kingstree Graded School Building, February 2, 1907, 12 o'clock. Programme. Prayer?Rev. E. E. Ervin. M usic. Discussion I.?"The Consolidation of Rural Schools.''?(a) Mr T C Covington, (b) Miss Florence Bell. Music. Discussion II.?Local Taxa lion.?(a) Mr E B Hallman. (b) Mr I Goolsby. Music.. Miscellaneous Business. A Pythian Symposium. Kingstree lodge Knights of Pythias entertained its members last evening1 with a delightful banquet. After the regular meeting the Knights repaired to / the new brick store of PS Courtney, which afforded ample room tor the entertainment. In social commingling at the banquet board the evening was pleasantly passed and a most excellent bill of fare discussed. The menu cards were daintily pretty, showing the emblem of . the order. n tt Oi _ 11 T7? r xi oiun, Hfteq-, in eiuqueui and graceful terms, addressed the lodge on the t^ood of theOrder and was followed by a number of others in impromptu remarks on various topics of interest. ' * A toast was drunk standingto Brother H A Meyer, to whom the lodge is indebted for the conception and carrying out of this admirable entertainment. Among ^the guests assembled around the festive board were noted, Messrs Thos McCutchen, Montie Jacobs, J W Cook, R K Wallace, J Y McGill, PH StotI, W It Scott, Dr 'C D Jacob*, H G Askins, F W Fairey, LH Fairey, C' \V Wolfe, P S Courtney, vv E James, E C Epps and B W But- , ler. i . . 00 to 1 1 Suit he is wearing. ) Fit at give satisfaction in fWear ) Price here, if you are not fitted out *and" Winter Suit, vou are 1 ng that belongs to you. tile Co., s. c. il ci, H.