The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 31, 1907, Image 3
Local and Personal.
Mr James Epps is ill at his home
town.
Mr \V D Daniel was noted in
town yesterday from Single.
Mr R P Hinnant of Suttons was
noted in town one day this week.
Mr F Poston of Jav was iu town
Tuesday and honored our sanctum
with a call.
Messrs L A Rogerson and \V P i
Blake, of the Harper section, were I
in town yesterday and called to see
ns.
Misses Li 1 lie and Belle Grvin
spent last week visiting friends at
Salfers.
Mr Gilbert Epps has gone to
Asheville. N 0., to spend some time
for the benefit of his health.
Messrs W M Tl-s.lale. L F Tisdale
and P -le Ti>r of Bensou were
noted in town ys tenia**.
Our friend, C?pt Frank M Nesmith
of Benson, was in town Monday
and pleasantly called to see us.
Hon K H Hellahan came home
from Columbia and spent Sunday in
town with his family.
Mr B W Stewart of Lake City
was in tow n Tuesday on business.
Mr J Ellis Brunson, the popular
' and successful head of the Lake
City Hardware Co., spent the day
in Kingstree Monday.
The time limit for the payment of
town taxes expires tomorrow, February
1. After that date the peualty
&
will be enforced.
Former Supervisor B B Cnandler
of Home was iu town Monday and
found tinn to call pleasautly to see
us. I
I
Mr S Alexander Tisdale, a friend
who is always welcome,
called Monday to pay us his
respects.
Messrs J F Rodgers and W J
Willougliby of Scrantou were risitr
ors in town yesterday.
Mr J H Nexsen of Summerton
came orer yesterday to be present at
the marriage of his sister, Miss
Alma, to Mr E Carol Burgess.
Mr Peel Epps, who has been attending
achool at Wilmore, Ky.,
came home last week to recuperate
from a recent indisposition.
We congratulate Solicitor Wilson
?we congratulate the State?upon
his election as judge. Au honest,
fearless aud incorruptible man will
, wear the ermine.?Georgetoion Times.
Messrs J C Everett of Saltere Depot
and L P Kinder of Kiugetree
hare beeu recommeuded to the
Governor for appointment on the
board of county commissioners. We
understand that there were about
twenty applicants for this position.
Capt Frank G Mauldin, a gradu-l
ate of West Poiut academy and
formerly a member of the faculty of
that institution, but who is now
in charge of the "Gen Henry
Knox," a torpedo boat stationed at
Charleston, has been visiting the
family of his sister, Mrs N D
Lesesne.
HOUSE VOTES FOR LOCAL OPTION.
Passes Carey-Cotbrai Bill by a Good
Majority.
Columbia, January 31:?By a
vote of 68 to 55 the legislature
today voted down the Smith
substitute for the Carey-Cothran
local option bill and passed the
Carey-Cothran bill by a vote of
74 to 48. The substitute was a
straight prohibition bill. This
vote will probably sound the
. death knell of the Great Moral
Institution.
Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar,
the original laxative cough syrup,
acts as a cathartic on the bowels. It
is made from the tar gathered from
the pine trees of our own country,
! therefore is the best for children. It
isgood for coughs. c#lds. croup,
w hooping cough, etc. Trv our offer
k
Nexsen-Buraess.
Miss Mamie V Nexsen and
Mr E Carol Burgess were
happily married Wednesday:
afternoon, Jauuary 30, |
at the home of the bride's
parents, near town, Mr and Mrs |
Inlin \l Wvcen The eeremonv
was performed by Rev E e|
Ervin, pastor of the Williams-j
burg Presbyterian church, only
a few friends being present outside
ofthe members of the families
of the contracting parties.
This afternoon a reception
will be given the bride and
groom at the home of Mr
Burgess' father Mr G W Burgess,
near Monzon postoffice.
The bride is quite a popular
and accomplished young lady
and has the best wishes of a
large circle of friends, while the
groom, Mr Burgess, is the
manager of the People's Mercantile
Co., and is one of Kingstree's
prominent young business
men, whose host of friends
congratulate him on winning so
fair and charming a bride.
LAKE CITY LOCAL NEWS. J
Events of the Past Week Briefly
Chronicled.
Lake City, January 30:?W
F Clayton, Esq., of the Florence
bar, was in town Monday.
Messrs LeRoy Lee and L W j
Gilland came up from Kingstree'
Monday and spent the day on |
professional business.
Mrs Ida Cole of Bethel passed i
through town a few days ago on j
a visit to relatives in Rocky |
Mount, N. C.
Mrs Fannie L Camon and i
w;.i_ i? ? r_ u
Alias oeuiiiu jacv^uiiuugu i'i;
Scranton spent last Sunday in
town.
Miss Mattie W Bardin of Char*
leston, is visiting at Dr TB
Hinnants.
Mr M Stackhouse of Latta
spent several days last week at
Rev S J Betkea's.
Mr Arthur L Jones has gone
to Asheville, N. C. His stay is
i indefinite, as he has determined
to remain in that climate until
fully restored to health.
Miss Mollie Nachman left
Sunday morning for a visit to
relatives in Dillon.
Senator W L Bass came home
from Columbia Tuesday morning
quite sick.
Mr 0 S Baldwin spent Saturday
and Sunday at Monks
Corner. This ' ace is supposed
to be somewhere in the jungles
of Berkeley county and has to
be re-discovered on the approach
of every train.
Mr V G Arnette has entered
the employ of the Wilson Lumber
Co. at Salem.
Mr J F Eppes, who had charge
of the Lake City High school
last year and is now teaching in
Marion county, spent Saturday
Qnn/loiT IM fnu'n xpi4k
aim uuuuaj xu iv/" u "u?
friends, who were glad to see
hira.
Kev V I Masters of Greenville
was here the early part of the
week.
The brick building of Mr H H
Singletary, at tke south-east
corner of Main street and Aclinavenue,
is completed and, in
the opinion of many, is the
handsomest and best-propor'
tioned business house in the
town.
The old cattle pen on Acline
avenue, which was in the way
of those who went down to
Damascus or anywhere else, has
at last been removed.
Cato, the Roman Senator, for
several years closed every
speech he made with the same
words "Carthago delenda
est." His modern namesake
closes every day's work by
addressing a postal card to his
"juncybouncy."
W. L. B.
I ..
Cotton Disease Investigations.
Practical investigations upon
the diseases of the cotton plant
in South Carolina have been
started at the South Carolina
Agricultural Experiment station
and these investigations can be
materially aided by the cooperation
of the cotton growers
in the State. During the coming
season specimens of diseased
cotton plants are earnestly
solicited from growers who will
send with the specimens the
following information:
(1) When planted?
(2) When were diseased plants
first observed?
(3) Do you find lice or red)
spiders on the under side of the
leaves of the plants which appear
diseased and when were
they first observed?
(4) What kind of fertilizer was
used (Formula); when applied;
how; and how much per acre.
(5) Do you find the boll-worm
doing- much damage? When c.id
it first appear?
(6) What crops were grown
on the same land the three
preceding years?
(7) Is the soil red clay, yellow
clay, pipe clay or a sandy clay;
loam, sandy loam, or chiefly
sand; if black soil, bottom land,
or upland?
tfD Has the weather been dry i
\- /
or rainy and is the crop growing
vigorously or is it unhealthy?
(9) Has the particular trouble
reported been observed in previous
years and are the affected
areas in circular or irregular
patches, or is it scattered here
and there over the field?
Address all communications
and specimens relating to this
subject to the Botanist, Clemson
College, S C.
Are you troubled with piles? One
application of ManZan will give
you immediate relief.?Sold by W
L Wallace.
First Amal Statement.
The following appears in the
current issue of the Southern
Banker, a financial periodical
published in Atlanta, Ga.,:'
The first annual statement of
the Bank of Williamsburg at
Kingstree, December 31, showed
capital stock paid in, $40,000;
net profits, $4,069; deposits,
$70,693; loans, $58,950; cash and
in banks, $47,794; total resources,
$114,820. Among the strong
points made in the above re
port are: There are no bills
payable, nothing due banks and
bankers, no individual, firm or
corporation owes the bank as
much as one-tenth of the capital
and surplus. The officers are:
C W Stoll, president; F Rhem,
vice president, and E C Epps,1
cashier.
Special Club Offers.
For a limited time only we are
able to make our readers the following
club offers, payable in advance.
No 1.
The Semi-Weekly Columbia State,
The Southern Agriculturist,
The Southern Poultry Journal,
The Southern Ruralist,
The Southern Fruit Grower.
The County Record.
The regular pi ice for the six being
$5.50, we mak? you them for
$3.25.
No 2.
The Sunday State.
The Southern Poultry Journal,
The Southern Agriculturist,
mi., o....1. P,?atiot
X lie OUUtUCI II Xfcuiaaiiev,
The Southern Fruit Grower.
The County Record.
The price for the six being $4.50,
we make you a price of $3.50.
The County Record.
1-3-tf
HELP IS OFFERED
to v*orvr::Y young people,
We r- Hst Iv request all younsr persona, no matter
l.o-v it. . J > --.r iti-ant or education, who wish to
obtain . n; uj'- huc:ne? training and good poeiti-n.
< r'tc 1" f vs? mail for our proat half-rate
o " r. . oes \ iiidt'i encirnceanrl probable fortune
i.'Uc", Don't cl-in/. Write today,
-ii -""v Tttflrteta Collet-, Ur.con, Ca
Early cabbage plants at
People's Mercantile Co's.
SPECIAL NOTICES
j Transient Notice:* will be Published
j In This Column at the Rate of One
Cent a Word for Each Issue.
FOR SALE?One Talbott & Sons 10
hp engine and boiler; one Hall Gin,
. Feeder and condenser, all in good reI
pair VV ill take $J00 for whole outfit.
Address, Box 15, Kingstree, S C.
i l-l7-4t
WANTED?A man with sufficient
plough force to work at least a twohorse
farm 01 ehares, or will rent four
horses and land to right kind of man.
Address Wm CooPkr, Cooper
P O.. S C.
l-17-3t
WANTED?Persimmon and dogwood
logs. Will pay cash for car-load lots at
points of shipment. For particulars
address T <hilds, Sumter, S C.
ll-29-2mo
FOR RENT?One store house in town
fCades, SC., known as the Poxworth
Stand.
J C Moore.
1-24-4t
Notice.
My office days will be Mondays and
Saturdays of each week. During my
absence, key will be found in the
Clerk of Court's office
P M Brockinton,
Judge of Probate,
1-24-21
Notice.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Bank of Greelyville is hereby called to
be beld on Saturday, February 16, at
10 o'clock a m., in their banking room
at Creelyville, S C., to consider the
advisability of increasing the capital
stock of said bank fifty percent
T W Boyle,
President.
January 21, 190".
1-24-11
Notice.
My regular otflee days are every
Saturday and the first Mundav in the
month.
J G Mc' CI.LOUOH
Co. Supt of Education,
1 31 ?It W illiamsburg County.
Afcttfr REVIVO
SSr fo%u*T0REI mum
ydiMi i t? tO lay. ItuU
powerfully ul Quickly. Curec when ethers fall.
VoU|a?MUN|tl> their lost ?fc?d. ami
old bob may r?ortr thalr yautktml rigor by
using BBTlTa. It toltkly aid gulatly remorea
RtrmiiM, Last Vitality, Sexual
Weakness sush as Last Power, Pali: ng Memory,
WuUi| Pies as as. and effects of aaIt-abuse or
exceaa aad ladlaeretiea, which on flu one for
atndy, baataaaa or marria*a. It aot only cures
by starting at tks aeat af disease, bat la a great
aerre laala aad llaad bandar, bringing
back tka plak gisw to sale abacas and remoriis
tha Bra f mn. It warda off at>
proachlagdlioo? lulu onhiTlut EBV1TO,
1 ao other. It oaa fee carried la rest pocket. By
mall, fl.M per paekare, or tlx for |i.M. vTe
(fire free ad rite aad counsel to all who wish it,
I with y areata* Circulars free. Address
| MYJU. UICIRI M.. Marine Mfe. Ckicate. ML
For gale in Kiogstree, S C. By
D O Scott, drnggiat.
|g Ollie Epps.
I K1NGSTREE, S. C,
I x Dealer in X
I General Merchandise.
1 SPECIALTIES
I Bibles and Testaments,
| School Supplies, I
I Fancy Stationery, I
Post Cards,
Waterman's
Fountain Peas,
NcCail Patterns,
Candies and Fruits,
Fancy Groceries.
Call on me
{Corner Main 5t g
Opposite Depot, I
1?17-3 mos. I
Notice
The County Board of Control of the
dispensary for Williamsburg county
, will meet in the office of the ( ounty
j Supervisor for said county at 12 m, Fnj
day, February 1, 1907, for the purpose
of electing a dispenser for the Scranton
dispensary to serve for one year.
1' D COCKFIELD,
Chairman.
l-17-2t
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id South
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unexcelled for luxury
/1th the latest Pullman
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horoughfare Cars. j
maps or any informa
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North jh
FloridaA
passenger service
and com fort, eq u ipped v
Dining, Sleeping and 1
For rates, schedule,
tion, write to
WM. J.
Gene
I man v I
W. L. Bass A. C. Hinds
BASS & HINDS,
Attorneys-at-law
KINGSTREE, S. C.
9-30-tf.
1. MIS BIB. m
Lake City, S. C.
Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty.
All Work Guaranteed.
\a/. L. BASS
Attorney at Law
LAKE CITY, S. C.
Dr R J McCabe
Dentist
KINQSTIEE, - S. C.
JOHN 8. WILSON. 0. OLIVER O'BRTAN.
Wilson & O'Bryan
Attorneys-at'Law,
Manning. S. C.
7-19-6mo.
FOE SALE.
Brick lo any quantity to suit purchas
er. The Beat Dry Press Machine-made
XBKI OlC-sr
Special shapes made to order. C'orrepondenca
solicited betore placing your
orders. * W. R. FUXK,
Pressing Club Notice.
Since the recent fire I have reopened
ray Pressing- and Tailoring
business upstairs in the
Funk building where I will be
pleased to serve my patrons.
J. F. Fulton.
1-15?tf.
Auditor's Notice.
I, or my agent, will be at the following
places on days below mentioned for
the purpose of taking returns for year
1907. Returns must be made for all
personal property and for all sales or
purchases of real estate made since
returns of 1906.
All males between the ages of 21 and
60 years are liable to Poll tax unless
exempted by law and must make a
return of same.
A penalty of 50 per cent will be emposed
upon all parties failing to make
a return.
J anuary
Kingstree 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Indiantown 7
Benson 8
Bloomingvale 9
MorrisviTle 10
Rhems 11
Kingstree 12
Rome 14
Lamberts 151
S B Poston's Store 16
E F Prosser's Store 1?
Leo Jjj
Kingstree JJ
Church
Scranton 22
Lake City 23 and 24
Cades 25
Concord 26
Kingstree 28 and 29
Hebron 30
Mouzous ? , 31
February
Kingstree 1 and 2
Gourdins
Suttons ?
Trio I
Harpers ?
Kingstree 9 and 11
Greelyville 12 and 13
Salters H and 15
Kingstree 16 to 20 inclusive.
JJ. J. B. Montgomery,
12-6 Co. Auditor.
CRAIG, 1
raj Passenger Agent, H j
Wilmington, N. C. J
WKM HDHHWHBHnin
IF
you are considering what you
need and where to buy a Suit,
an Overcoat or a Cravenette
Rain Coat.
You'll soon find that the
"Bentschner & Visanska"
label on all garments stands
for reliable quality and fair
price,
Our stock of Suits and
Overcoats is in splendid
shape. Whether in need of a
Full Dress, a Tuexdo or a
Business Suit, you'll find no
trouble getting pleased here.
Some extra big values in
Black Suits, single or double
breasted?well worth your
attention.
Mail orders receive prompt
and careful attention.
Mck J Hi..
S L Corner Kloi I Basel! Ste,
Charleston S. C.
Fire Insurance.
The largest and most liberal companies
in thd world, such as,
Insurance Company of North America,
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.,
Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
Co T.Ann >aa crru\A whon it.
1UC UCOl 1*3 IIVUW WV gwu ??MV
comes to Fire Insurance. You hare to
pay for it, see that your risk is carried
in a company of unquestionable reputation.
For rates call on or write to
L. H. FAIREY
At Bank of Kingstree.
1-24?tf.
Tone the liver, move the howek,
cleanse the system. Dade's Little
Liver Pills never gripe.?Sold by
W L Wallace.
\
ECZEHA and PILE CURE
rnrr Knowing what it was to suffer,
\ UL \ I will give FREE of CHARGE,
IIILI to any afflicted a positive cure
for Eczema. Salt Rheum, Ersypeias,
Piles and Skin Diseases. Instant relief.
Don't suffer longer. Write F
W WILLIAMS, 400 Manhattan Avenue,
New York. Enclose stamp.
-616-1 yr.
Vnfmp fn flrftHitnrfi.
A1 V VAVV VV V* vwa
All persons having claims against the
estate of Alfred Yarborough, deceased,
will file claims duly attested with, and
all persons owing the said estate will
make payments to the undersigned.
Elizabeth Yarborough. j
Administrator.
Scranton, S C.
1-10-It
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