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Kingstree, S. C.
THURSDAY. JAN. 24.1907
As end mau in the senatorial
ministrel show Senator Tilltnau
seems to have been quite a success.
In re-electing officers the Southern
Cotton association saw fit to retire
the gentleman with the suggestive
name?Cheatham.
Anyway, the Kingstree Graded
school has the distinction of being
the first in the State to arrange for
the centenary celebration of Robert
E Lee's birthday.
In rftscharging a battalion of 167
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troops tne freemen t u<i? ah&cu
more of ft rumpus than if Roosevelt,
the rough rider, had charged
them.
It wonld be interesting to his constituents
for the Honorftble Ben
janiin Ryan Tillman, senior senator
from Sonth Carolina, to advise them i
just where he is at in the Browns- <
wille unpleasantness.
United States Senators ap- ,
x pear to have developed a penchant
for hurling offensive epithets and
then falliog on one another's Decks
and begging that the offensive language
he expunged from the Congressional
Record.
Every dog has his day. Bill Har!ey,
the terror of Dorchester county
died in his boots last Saturday while
trying to enter the premises of Mr C
C Parler to add another notch to the
rear end of his shooting iron. An
outlaw and fugitive from justice,
law-abid-ing people will generally
concur that "Bill" got about what
he was due.
Elsewhere we publish a letter
from the Librarian of Congress, requesting
a copy of our Industrial
Issue to be placed ou file in the
Congressional Library at Washington.
That we should receive this
request from such a source is about
the highest compliment that could
be bestowed in recognition of our effort
to exploit the resources of Williamsburg
county. We may add in
this connection that we have already
mailed about five thousand copies
of this edition a.id yet scarcely a
week passes that we do not receive
letters asking for one or more copies.
The Clemson College exhibit car
will make two stops in this county
next month?here and Lake City.
There will be in this car as much as
possible of Clemson College and the
courteous director and his assistants
will take pleasure in explaining
everything of interest. Visitors are
cordially welcomed, especially the
ljwiies. In addition to the exhibits
in the car there will be lectures on
agricultural subjects by several
members of the college faculty.
These farmers' institutes are doing
good work over the State in the way j
of imparting knowledge of the1
principles of scientific agriculture
and every farmer in Williamsburg
county who can possibly attend these
meetings should be preseut.
Jtidire R 0 Purdy, of the Third!
judicial circuit, has tendered his
resignation to Governor Ansel to
take effect next September and his
successor will be named Wednesday
(yesterday) by the legislature.
Of course, at this writing it is impossible
to say who will be elected,
but we venture to say that uiueteuths
of the people of this, his native
county, are interested in the success of
Solicitor John S Wilson and should
auother kbe chosen they will feel a
keen sense of disappointment. For
more than sixteen years John Wilson
has discharged his duty ably and fear
lessly as Solicitor of the Third circuit
and it would be a well-deserved promotion
to elect him Judge. The bai
Vi nrraf rao a? in nntPll elsewhere.
v/i V?V y ww >w r
met on Tuesday aud passed resolutions
endorsing him for the position
and a delegation went to Colombia
Tuesday evening to exert their influence
on his behalf. By the time
these lines are read the result will
hare been declared and we feel safe
in the prediction that the next
Judge of the Third Circuit will
be John Snowden Wilson.
Brockloton-Svails.
Kingstree, January 19:?On
Wednesday evening, Jauuary 16,
a beautiful wedding was solemnized
at the Williamsburg
Presbyterian church by tht Rev.
Mr. E E Ervin, the contracting
parties being Miss Mattie
Brockinton and Mr Armstrong
C Swails. Promptly at 4:30 o'cinrir
wpddinp- Dartv enter-'
O X #
ed the church to the strains of
Mendelssohn's wedding march,
rendered by Miss Lillie Ervin,
organist, and Mr Louis W Gilland,
violinist. As the doors
were thrown open, the two
dainty little flower girls, Julia
Willie Butler and Emma Brockinton,
both dressed in pure
white, preceded the party up
the aisle, each carrying a lighted
pink taper. Next came the
two ushers, "Messrs Louis Stacker
inJ Montgomery.
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After them the bridesmaids and
groomsmen entered in the following"
order: Miss Alice McCullough
of Trio with Mr W C
Grimes; Miss Evelyn Cunningham
with Mr Thomas McCutchen;
Miss Uattie Bradford
of Sumter with Mr Louis Brockington;
Miss Lillian Swails of
Florence with Mr A C Hinds;
Miss Marie Thorne with Mr
William Scott, and Miss Marion
Gilland with Mr W E James.
The couples entered two at a
time, oue going up each of the
side aisles and crossing at the
pulpit to form a semicircle, the
bridesmaids in front of the
groomsmen. The bridesmaids'
dresses were dainty creations
of white organdie trimmed with
Valenciennes lace, and the costumes
were completed by large
piuk picture hats with flowing
tulle streamers. Each carried a j
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ligntea pinKcanaie in one nanu
and a bouquet of pink carnations
and asparagus fern in the
other.
After the bridesmaids and
groomsmen, the dame of honor,
Mrs Butler, and the maid of
honor, Miss Selma Thome,
entered together, marching up
separate aisles. The dame of
honor's gown was of Landsdowne
white silk, and she wore
a white hat trimmed with
plumes, and carried white car-j
nations. The maid of honort
was lovely in a princess gown
of pink silk mull and a pink i
chiffon hat, her bouquet being;
pink carnations. After these I
two the bridegroom entered
with his best man, Mr Henry
Hoffmever of Florence, and at
the same time the beautiful
bride entered the church, going
up the opposite aisle, leaning
on the arm of her brother, Mr
Edward Brockington. The bride
was gowned in her traveling
dress, a tailor-made coat suit of
London smoke gray broadcloth,
with an aigrette trimmed gray
hat to match. She carried
bride's roses.
During the ceremony Schubert's
"Serenade" wai beautifully
rendered by Mr Louis W
Gilland, violinist, and Miss
Lillie Ervin, organist. The solemnity
of the ceremony was
heightened by the kneeling of
the bridesmaids, which made the
tableau an unusually beautiful
one.
After the marriage the wedding
party and the intimate
friends of the bride repaired to
the home of the the bride's
mother, Mrs Martha Brockington,
where a delightful reception
was held, and an opportunity
was given the bride's friends, to
view her many handsome wedding
presents.
The young couple left for
Florence on the 6:30 train, and
the good wishes of many followed
them. They will make
Kingstree their future home, to
delight of their many friends.
CLEHSON COLLEGE EXHIBIT CAR
Tfl Be lo Kingstree, February 4 and
tn Lake City February 5.
Editor County Record:?
Clemson College, January
19:?We have made all arrange
ments for our Farmers'Institute
work during- this winter. The
Southern railroad and the
Atlantic Coast Line and also
the Charleston and Western
Carolina have agreed to transport
our exhibit car to all the
places free of charge. We are
going to have a number of
things in our car of interest to
the farmers and we are also
going to have with us a number
of good speakers on subjects
pertaining to agriculture.
I am writing to ask that you
advertise the meeting to be held
at Kings tree on February 4 and
the one to be held at Lake City
on February 5. Anything that
you will say in your columns to
arouse the interest of the farmers
will be appreciated.
Verv truly yours,
J. N. Harper,
1 24?2t. Director.
PERSONAL GLIMPSES OF LEE
Tbe Great Commander as be Appeared
to a Private Soldier.
1 served in the army in Virginia
from June 8, 1861, until
April 10, 1865, as a private until
March 4, 1864, and then as sergeant
major.
Gen Robert E Lee was held in
the highest reverence and affection
by the private soldiers.
He was first in their hearts and
they would gladly follow him to
death. He was a man of great
dignity.
In face amd form he was perfect,
and on horseback he would
attract the admiration of all.
I was close to Gen Lee only a
few times. While our regiment
stood ou the roadside near
Chancellorsville and brisk
skirmishing was going on down
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tne roaa, nc passru us <u a
sweeping gallop, followed by
about a dozen men. He took off
his hat to us. I never saw such
a magnificent man.
I saw him at the Wilderness,
May 6, 1864, when it was said
he offered to lead the Texans.
He was not agitated, but perfectly
self-possessed, and sent
one of his staff to compliment
Orr's Rifles, which was returning
in perfect order. The Texans
were not in confusion, but
moved briskly to the front to
take the place of our forces,
which were driven back.
I was near him at Spottsyl
vania when he rode a mile and
a half up the line, stopped near
a brick kiln, and called for McGowan's
brigade to go to the
Horseshoe Bend to hold the
works. As I remember he rode
his sorrel horse, and not
"Traveller," a3 some say. He
did not think it necessary to offer
to lead us into the tight, for
he knew our record.
I saw him stand godfather for
a child in St Paul's church in
Petersburg. The child was
named Walter Gustavus Smith
Stevens.
On the retreat from Petersburg,
on a hill just this side of
Farmville, I passed within a
few feet of him. He was giving
orders to a sergeant. There was
one man about every twenty
feet in single file. Sharpshooters
on each side of the road were
firing into us and the artillery
of the enemy shelled us from
the rear.
In saw him at Appomattox as :
he returned from the McLean
House, where the surrender took
place, but I did not see any
tears streaming down his 1
ckeeks. He was a man of iron \
nerve and the men with him at i
Appomattox were no "cry-ba- J
bies." c
Robert R Hemphill.
Columbia, January 18. *
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THE LIBUIT HECONGBESS !]
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Wants to Place the Industrial Issue ot
The County Record on File.
The Library of Congress,
Periodical Division. [
Washington, D. C., t
January 10, 1907.
Dear Sir:? y
We have been informed that
you have published recent- \
ly in connection with your paper ?
entitled the "County Refcord," f
an Industrial Issue which con- %
tains a history of Williamsburg js
County. We . would greatly g
appreciate the courtesy of the 3J
gift to the Library of Congress 5
of this special issue. A free (
mailing label, which may be (S
used to forward this number if v
you can furnish it, is herewith ?
enclosed. J
Taanking you for any assist- |
ance that you may render the 6
Library in this connection, lam, g
Very truly yours, 2
Herbert Putnam, j
Librarian, * (
By C. B. Guittard, *(?
Chief, Periodical Division, js
ThftAaerlcu Magazlie for February- \
The new number of The Am
erican Magazine?the February ^
number?is easily the best one Q
issued so far by the new editors. (J
It is full of snap. Miss Tarbell's js
Lincoln article is undoubtedly *.
one of the great stories of the >
Tr?c?i-khinp Daskam Bacon.^
J UUI . U
begins her new serie?, "We and ^
Our Servants." The first article ^
contains enough vital opi.uon %
and lively satire to keep the "
average family discussing the ^
servant problem for a month. (?
Frederic C Howe reveals some ^
astonishing facts about "Graft in
England." Dr Leonard Keene r
Hirshberg tells the truth about ijl
"Cancer, the Unconquered (j
Plague." W G FitzGerald re- ^
ports the discovery, in South
Africa, of a diamond three times ^
bigger than any ever before
found--a diamond bigger than a *
baseball. "The Interpreter"
this month falks about Lincoln
?a talk which the critic shrewdly
suspects is from the pen of F 1
P Dunne, the creator of "Mr (
Dooley," although it is unsigned.
Fiction in The American ^
Magazine is growing better.
This month the storytellers are r
0 Henry, Cyrus Townsend i
Brady, Porter Emerson Browne, i
Frances Wilson, Jessie Ander- ^
son Chase, Frederick L Cowles c
and Mrs L H Harris.
F Martin Crawford and David *
Grayson proceed with their serials.
c
The poets are: Harry H Kemp, ^
Walter Prichard Eaton, Leola
Snow and William Herbert c
Oarruth.
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Notice to Teachers.
The first meeting of the Williams>urg
County Teachers' association will
>e held in tne Kingstree Graded school
tuilding on Saturday, February 2,
907, at 12 a m. It is hoped that every
vbite teacher in Williarasburg county
vill be present at this, the first meeting
if the R*A4nn. The officers of the As
ociation will do all in their power to
nake the occasion pleasant and profit*
ib!e.
See Programme in another column.
P P BETHEA,
President*
?iiS ETTA JACOBS,
Secretary.
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Twenty-five Cefrts a year; six
nonths seventy-five cents;
hree months 50 cents, If paid
n advance for one full year
ve will allow a discount of 25
:ents and send the paper for
welve months for $1.00.
After February 1. No free
>r complimentary copies of
he paper will be sent to any
>ne.
1-1-07 C W Wolfe.
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dially invited to come
up and sit on a stump
- >y or hang about on the
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Knights of pgtljias
Regular Conrentions Kvejrr
2nd and 4th Wednesday sights.
Visiting brethren always welcome,
Castle Hall 3rd story Gourdin Building.
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