Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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EEMP^'' CURRENT EVfNTS ? TKRIVI1 LIKE CUT. death {inmmim\u^i?)nED FAILURE 0; SEWERAGE 10.\~ TRACTORS?OTHER LOCAL ITEMS. Lake City, February i>r>:? Senator George Laney of Ches 1 tertield passed through town last week on his way home ! froui .Johnson vi lie, where he had ; been visiting Fr. Chapman. Mrs G Askius spent last j - * * * 1- 1 . weelc witu relatives were anu itturned to Kingstree Monday with H G Askins, Esq., who came ( up Saturday night. Senator W li Wells came down from Florence Wednesday on business. Miss Addie Rollins is back at . home from a visit to relatives . at Home. J P McNeill, Esq., of Florence was noted on the streets one day the latter part of last week. Miss Grace VanKeuren, w hose home is at Kingstree, visited Miss Livie Stuekey last week. Magistrate G VV Davis of Johnsonvtlle was here Saturday ? on his way to and from Kingstree. Misses Jackie Rodgers and Annie Howie have been visiting Mrs. Olivia Stack at Pinewood. !, Mrs Maria Sutcliffe has returned from the lower part of the country, where she visited last week. Rev ? Woodson of North Carolina conducted a series of meet P ings at the Presbyterian church last week. The services were tfell attended and much interest was manifested. 1 K Mr 0 S Paid win spent Sunday at or near Cades. Mrs Annie Matthews, who lived about three miles from ( here, died last week. She was Tirohablv the oldest woman in ' I*"??" I Williamsburg county, being in her 96th year. She was born August 17tb, 1810. Very few indeed reach such an age. She J ^. was a married woman when the 1 first railroad in America was built and was a grandmother 1 when South Carolina seceded. Her life covered the entire his : tory of the United States, except . *tbe first twenty years. * Dr J C Moore was here from Cades Monday morning. - It is reported, and upon what . seems to be excellent authority, V that the Southern Contracting Company, Inc., of Norfolk, Va., , has made an assignment. Assets ( are said to be some 824,000 with ( liabilities of three times times ] ^unount. This company ^ had the contract for building ( & the sewerage system of Lake j 1 0ty and was at work upon the | system until last week. The ; Ik town will not lose a cent by the < failure of the company and the , only effect, so far as the town is 1 concerned, will be some delay ; E until another company takes hold ( Ik to complete the system. In the , W$ beginning the town took a ^ r splendid contract, backed by a - . bond secured by a strong security company, and MrC C Wilson g| has all along kept his eyes open | to our interests. Some business |L houses in town extended credit for small amounts and probably ? will lose. An agent for a North Carolina liquor house was in town Monday and secured a few orders. j? All along some whiskey and wine have been coming here, owing to the fact that what was b wanted could not be obtained Bfc from the dispensary. W. L. B. I ECZEflAand PILE CURE rnr r Knowing what it was to suffer, I tUt [ I will give FREE of CHARGE, ' I I\LL to any afflicted a positive cure j for Eczema. Salt Rheum, Ersypelas, 1? Files and Skin Diseases. Instant relief. Don't suffer longer. Write F jfc W WILLIAMS, 400 Manhattan Avenue, New York. Enclose stamp, yr. 1 A SERIOUS AlCIDENT. Mr Georg? B Kesnilh of Bock Loses His Ar.n by Gun-sbo! Wound. Dock, i ebruary ?Last Wednesday afternoon while out hunting Mr Leo. \\ smith, {Sr., had the misfortun* to accidently shoot liimself in the left arm. It seems that Mr Xesmith was carrying his gun on his shoulder with the muzzle in front when some vines caught the hammer and jerked the gun back and the whole load entered his arm at the elbow, tearing it to pieces. Mr. Nesrnith displayed iron nerve and walked alone the distance of half a mile to Dock postoffice, where he got assistance and was taken home. Drs. Johnson and Carnel promptly :ame and amputated the arm above the elbow. At this ccrltinir Mr Np&mith 5c trotfirwr ?-> ?-> F5 along remarkably well. Whippoorwill. The Price of Disobedience. An Italian prince had strictly forbidden one of his daughters to smoke, but so great a hold had the habit obtained over her that she secretly engaged in the practice at eyery opportunity. One day she was indulging in a cigarette as" she reclined on a balcony attired in a dress of the lightest muslin. Suddenly her father appeared oil the scene. In the hurry to hide the evidence of her disobedience the princess placed her hand with the burning cigarette behind her back. The result was startling and tragic. I for frock was immediately in a blaze, and she was fearfully burned from head to foot, dying after suffering intensely. ANOTHER FIRE AT SUMTER Coast Line Passenger Station Completely Gutted. Sumter, February 24.?The Atlantic Coast Line passenger depot was burued this afternoon, the fire being discovered about 3 o'clock. It originated in the baggage room, but the cause has not been ascertained. The ' nilding is practically a total loss, although a part of the walls ma\ be used in rebuilding. Tne depot was practically new , having- been erected about three years ago. It was a handsome pressed brick, building, with granite trimmings and cost about $14,000. The loss on the station, which was a two-story structure, was ?15,000, fully covered by insurance. About fifteen pouches of United States mail were destroyed or damaged by water and several pieces of baggage burnid. The contents of the ticket office were destroyed. The fire broke out at il o'clock this afternoon and was not extingnishid until four hours later. It originated in the baggage room) but the cause is a mystery, as t is said there was no tire in the stove and no one was inside the station. Passengers awaiting trains were caused much suffering, as they had to stand outdoors in a downpour of ram, with the thermometer below the freezing point. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Sumter, February 24,?While both companies of the tire department were attending the funeral of Chief Graham, who was killed by falling walls in the fire here Friday, a blaze broke out at three o'clock in the baggage room of the Union station and gained sufficient headway before the department could M/v^v\rvrt/4 4/\ /T 4" 4 VlO kllll iCdpuuu iu uc^uv/j uuir ding-. Fireman Eugene Stansill scaled the building and was fighting the blaze from the roof when an explosion of gas occurred on the interior, hurling him to the ground and severely cutting him about the face and head with particles of slate roofing. Fireman Frank Lyman was also severely cut by flying slate, but not seriously. Stansill was taken to the hospital and may re-1 cover. V . 's. The Good Luck Book. |Hub!i>lu-.l l>y The good Luck hook is a sinej i cure for pessimism ol all Forms. It; never falls. Where can it he pur- 1 1 chasec i At any cor uer ?lrug-store, and for a few cents. Who i-; the; author? Yourself. Just buy a blank book,?it you are in earnest, you will need a large one?and write in it every evening ! a cheerful acknowledgement of j every bit of good luck that has, come 11 vou during the dav. Do not forget the lit. !e, common * i th'ngs. Is ever overlook good heU.h, I sufficient food and sound sleep. Always jot down as a blessing the opportunity of working for yourself and others. Remark any little kindness shown you during the day. Remember the smiles. Never fail to record when a thing longed for comes to pass. Be sure to makt nnlu nf n n?*Y tifptpil orftfwl fnvtlliiM 11 V IV V& V VV v? Q VVV4 ? VI VU1IV ) little or big, But never, Kever, set down a word about any disappointment or misfortune .If the Good Luck book is written up perseveringly and conscientiously for a few months, the writer will surely find the blues leaving him, and in their place be will find a fund of cheerfuluess, good will and courage. And they are the things that produce results. Just try it. Final Discharge. Notice is hetebv given that the un- designed, S. It. Poston, administrator of the estate of J. J. Altman. debased. will anDlv to P. M. Broekin??-l ton, Probate Judge of Williamsburg county, at twelve o'cloek m., Monday, S March 11,1907. lor a final discharge as such administrator. S. H, PoSTOX, Administrator Est. J. J. ALTMAX. t 2-5-5t, PINE SALlfE ACTS LIKE A POULTICE ' RELIEVES ALL FORMS OF SKIN DISEASE f ? I 1 j Desperate *! \ Coughs, [! Dangerous coughs. Extremely fi [ perilous coughs. Coughs that jj s !rasp and tear the throat and f * lungs. Coughs that shake ihe l whole body. Youneedaregu-j. J lar medicine, a doctor's medi- ^ t] cine, for such a cough. Ask' t your doctor about Ayer's^ ? Cherry Pectoral. I t Jk Wo publish our formulas jTu ? We banish alcohol from our medicines X 1 liPV C We nrjr* you to CV V B %J consult your 2 Any good doctor will tell vou that a medi cine like Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cannoi do its best work if the bowels are constipated. Ask your doctor if he knows anything better than Ayer's Pills for correct:* y fis t'.ug^iibness cf the liver. ? ~ i. c..-: rr to-xcU.ai<icr.?- j ^ P v # A M C FIRE, LIFE, ACCI- I I DENT, HEALTH g j ??d I J Burglary ! Insurance for Banks or pri- ] vate'resldences. j SURETY BONDS given for Administra" I j tors, Receivers, Trus- I tees, Cashiers of Banks, Treasurers of f \ Corporations, State f i n _rr: . ( ana uiuniy umi.cr?. I The Williamsburg Insurance & Bonding flgencu, ' Kingstree, - S. C. j People'* Kingstree Tli MEINHJ) NI Clerks Sale. IT ATE OK SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Williamsburg, IN COURT OF COMMON FLEAS. )uRant W. Simmons, Plaintiff, against tforvai N. Newell, et al. Defendents. Under and by virtue of a decree in >artition in the above stated action, granted by the court <f Common ^leas on January 16th., 1 HOT, I will ell before the Court House door in Cingstree. S. * on the first Monlay in March 1907, between the IAI1*S3 <vf 11 oVlock in the forenoon and ! o'clock in the afternoon, at public mction, to the highest bidder, for cash, he following described tract of land, iituated in the county and State aforeaid, to wit: "All that certain niece, parcel, or ract of land situate, lying and being n the county of Williamsburg ar.d State of < arolina, containing eighty 80) acres, more or less, and counded s follows, to-wit: on the North by andsof J. D. Haselden; on the East >y lands of Mrs R. E. L. Hughes, the 'Georgetown road" beine the line: on he South by the lands of L. L. Ard, he run of Muddy Creek being the line; nd on the West by the lands of J, D. fasselden". Terms cash. Purchaser o pay Clerk for papers. H. 0. BRITTON, Clerk of Court of Common Pleas, Williflmshnrv ( oi ntv. -14-3t. Registration Notice. Theoffice or the Superior of Rcj; rtration will be opened on tlie first fonday in every month for the purose of the registering of any person rbo is qualified as follows: Who shall have been a resident of he State for two years, and of the | ounty one year, and of the polling pre- j inct in which the elector offers to) ote four months before the day of; lection, and shall have paid, six lonths before, any poll tax then due nd payable, and who can both read j nd write any section of the constituion of 1895 submitted to him by the upervftors of Registration, or who an show that he owns, and has paid | 11 taxes collectable on during the iresent year, property in this State ssessed at three hundred dollars or tore. J. Y. McGILL, Clerk of Board. _______?______??. i Monuments. Headstones. * EVERY STYLE. n Georgia, Tennessee, Vermont or mpcrted Marble- Anything in Marble. Also Granite Monuments. YO ORDER TOO SMALL OR NONE TOO LARGE, lesigns and Prices Furnished on Application Satisfaction GuaranteedFLORENCE Marble TOorks J. W. Chapman, Prop. FLORENCE, - SC. N l J I 1,000 to 1 j It's a Haivard Brand Suit he is wearing. f 8^^ They are the kind that give satisfaction in j'Wcar The' cold days are here, if you are not fitted out j ^ with a "Harvard iBrand" Winter Suit, vou are missing a good feeling that belongs to you. =SOLD BY > Mercantie Co., = - 5. C. v' ey -A-xe 2v?a.d.e Bsr ID, SOMUL g CO. :W YORK apd SAVANNAH. . I It will be to your ad^ ? \ vantage to call and see | us as we are still CELLING AT GREATLY B | , ^ Reduced Prices, ^ J p Kingstree, S. C. yAAA*AWAWAWAWAAAAWA*AMAAA*AAAAAAAMMA^ "A dollar saved jAo is a dollar made" ^ ! Id. There is no better way to save your dollars than by o? " dealing with - jd , J. L. Stuckey, the old reliable live-stock < i in ' man. ; aa I have a splendid line of - - ' ore ' His. fas ill Hints:, -; ' that in view of the hard times am offering at 10 per cent ; above cost. A nice bunch of HORSES and MULES always on hand at prices to suit. J. L. Stuekey, ukeaty.s. c. An Important Po.t Kin*Stree in ? o:_ tt n i CAMP NO* 22. VY lieu on- .neury ^aiupueu-x.au- //A?W^yi bmui*. xnxixa* ! nerman was secretary of state for /, i?t?nd3rdMonda> ; war Queen Victoria wished to make j! W. / ^^month.**** (the czar an honorary colonel of a fgJBJJ vwting choppers oorBritish regiment. The prime min- upaMton J'stES ister, as he now is, demurred on ^ ' fimu118 about ?n toe the grounds that all other European ' PHILIP STOLL sovereigns would expect to receive 9 2712m. Con. Com. similar honors. But as the queen y~. was willing that even this should . I be the czar was made colonel of the y Scots Greys. Naturally the appoint- ^ 2C of. T>. >* ment caused some eic.tement m ?. ^ ^ ^ the regiment. One subaltern was pgaggglf * overheard saying to his servant, "Donald, the emperor of Russia KniytytS of PytfyidS has been made colonel of the regi- Regular conventions Every ment." "Indade," was his reply, 2nd ud 4th Wednesday nifhu ''it's a verra gran' thing for him, Visiting brethren always welcome, but will he be able to keep baith Castle Hal! 3rd story Gourdin Buildiag. places?" S F WFAIREY, c. c. 1 THOS. McCUTCHEN,k. r. A s.