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' - ? ! Jr I IN A I KIN( I I Aral anrl PprcnnaI (UIW M, va wwaaw?? Look out for "Jimmie Johnson" next week. Dr W V Brockinton visited Charleston Tuesday. Better lights and increased school facilities is the slogan of New Kingstree. Mr L D Nettles, representing CWulbernA Co., Charleston, was in town yesterday. Dr6. W 8 and I*N Boyd, of the Heinemann section, were noted in Kingstree Saturday. Messrs J B Steele and E L Hirsch made a business trip to Charleston one day last week. You'll mias a treat if you fail to read the opening chapters of "The Conquest of Canaan" this week. Mr RB Fitch, of the Pergamas section, paid The Record a pleasant visit while in town Saturday. Mrs Mattie Tilton left last week for Redland, Ga., where her mother and brothers are now residing. Mr L 0 Holloway, who represents the American Tobacco Co. ? ?x At j MX J-rftKe Ulty, spenx ice uay here Saturday. It important that every tax-payer in town should attend the meeting in the court house Monday night. Messrs P D Cockfieldand H C Godwin of Lake City were among the visitors noted in Kingstree Monday. % ' Miss Marie Hodge, who has beA teaching the Bloomingvale school, returned Tuesday to her home in Timmonsville. Mr Claude McCabe, who is attending the College of Charleston, is spending some days in town with his father, Dr. R J McCabe. We feel confident that everyone who attended the lyceum entertainment Monday evening, whatever his views may have been theretofore, is now in favor of better street lights. Miss Lila Hammet, who until recently was stenographer for D. W. Alderman & Co at Alcolu, returned home last week and and has accepted a simila- posi tion with Mr W T Wilkins. I Kev. J E Mahaffey, pastor of Kingstree Methodist church, has accepted an invitation to deliver the commencement address before the Cedar Swamp school on Tuesday, April 30. There will be other appropriate exercises. The protracted meeting at the Presbyterian church is still in progress and good congregations are in daily attendance* Dr. Guerrant of Kentucky arrived here this week and has been preaching excellent sermons for the last day or two. There are two services daily, morning- and evening, and the meeting will continue through this week. 4 . f wmmmmmmmmmmammmmM en Quality Slippers ,LL THE LATEST |] fLES. OUR NEW rnrk' has.iit.st 2 I V W m. a a* aw v a.- ^ lf 3STREE KINGSTREE, Id the Mayor's Court. George Carrol, a negro who conducts a negro restaurant in town, was arrested yesterday by Marshal Anderson for riding on the train without a ticket, It seems that Carrol went aboard Train 51 and bought whiskey from the news agent. Before the transaction was completed the train started off and Carrol went with it. Marshal Andersoi bad his eagle optic on Carrol and pulled dim on the charge above stated. The dusky restaurateur yielded with reluctance but by dint of mora] suasion and a little jiu jitsu be was prevailed upon to com< along. He was brought before the mayor and fined $5 foi riding on the train without a ticket and $15 for resisting arrest, making the fine $20 ir all, which the town no doubl needs. The Dtopeesiry Sltiatten. The comity dispensary boarc have decided npon the following dispensers who will be formally elect ed as soon as the members of th< board have aH received their commissions: Kingstree, J W Coward; Lake City, M M Rodgers; Scranton J P Nelson. The commissions ol two of the members have been somewhat delayed on account of clerical errors m writing their bonds, bat it is expected chat they will tx duly qualified to serve officially within the next few days aud at scftn as possible thereafter the dispensaries will resume business under the new Jaw. The Parliod-Nevhall Ci It was bad weather Monday night for the Parland-Newhal] Co., but a fairly good-sized au dience groped their way through dense darkness along the muddy side-walks to the school auditorium and once - they arrived there seemed to enjoy the entertainment very much. The programme included vocal and instrumental music, solos, quartets and bell-ringing. The latter was the best feature of the performance and every number was thoroughly enjoyed. Doath nf IIk lifoono uuuiu ui mio? uiiuybi It becomes my most painful duty to announce to our friends the death of Mrs J E Lifrage. She was taken ill on Thursday, March 12, 1907, with pneumonia. All that medical skill and loving friends could do was done, but to no avail. She gradually grew worse and on Apiil 3, at 4 o'clock, she quietly and sweetly passed away. Mrs Lifrage was 42 years of age, and she became a member of Union Presbvterian church while a young- girl. She was a true, devoted and faithful church worker and her seat in church was never vacant. She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs Yv J Montgomery. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community. Mrs Lifrage leaves a husband, four children and four sisters, besides other relatives and friends. The funeral services took Also a v ine of all tl in/1 /liffnvPi kliu -U111V1 VJ LIEN'S L0> DRY ( m 00 place on Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, the 4 inst., conducted t by the pastor, Rev E E Ervin. p May the Heavenly Father p watch over the bereaved family . and guide them aright, that I they may be prepared to meet r her in a brighter home above where there are no partings nor I farewells. 1 "A precious one from us has gone, t - A voice we love is stilled; [ A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled. "One by one the chairs stand vacant, That were filled by those we love; One by one the seats are filling, I In our Father's home above." A Friend. Beosoii Briefs. m 0 Benson, April 8:?Winter still lingers in the lap ot spring. ' The recent cold has played havoc with young corn and vegetables. Some of our farmers are plowing up and replanting their corn. j Rev. J A White filled his regular appointment at Cedar Swamp church yesterday, and gave us a good sermon from the "fihrifit came to seek and . to sa\e that which was lost." > , Our new school building is : nearing completion and our efficient teachers. Misses Rosa Graham and Maud Sharp,are drilling , their pupils for commencement, 5 which will take place in about r three weeks, when they expect ! to occupy the new buldmg for - said purpose if not sooner. We have been having a peaceful time since our county grog shops have been closed. No drunken, rowdy crowds passing r now, using language too indel cent for modest men to hear. . much less our mothers, wives t and daughters. Who wouldn't r rather enjoy this peace and . quiet than to have three times i the revenue that it brings? Can't the good people get up a petition for another vote on the . question, "dispensary or no dis. pensary," and let us bury the peace-destroying sin-making in. stitution face downward so if it ever scratches out it will come , out into Hades, the home of its conception, birth and breeding. Mr S D Cunningham ot Indiantown and Mr Mood Graham of ; Boggy Swamp were visitors at Benson yesterday afternoon. Our friend and neighbor, Hon. J G McCullough, is in Kingstree today attending to the duties of his office. Graham is making us a good superintendent and is also a good farmer. Well, Mr Editor, if this don't find the way to the waste-bas ket you may hear again from Benson. Notice. All persons with unpaid claims in the Supervisor's office must eithei call in person or send by some one who will receipt for them as this office cannot be mailing out checks for claims; and all persons doing any work for the county.other than regular contract work, must file their claims 30 days before payment can be made. S J SlKGLETARY County Supervisor. I ? ;ry strong le shapes nttoe5 in N CUTS. ".OODS - SOUTI Greelyrille Gleaoiifs. Geelyville, April 8:?Mr E B Hhodus ofKingstree was noted on our streets one day last week. Mr R H Footman spent several days with relatives in Manning last week. Magistrate S G McDonald of Lane was here Tuesday on professional business. Miss Mary-Pitts ' of -Gourdin* spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr and Mrs J E Keels on Santee. Messrs Charlton and Wesley Spann, formerly of this place but now of Alcolu, spent Tuesday with relatives here. Mr T D Clarkson and sister spent Sunday with their brother at Gourdin. Mrs Jno W Harris, after an extended visit to relatives here and at Gourdin, left Tuesday morniagjfor her home at Elber ton, Georgia. Greelyville is preparing to entertain the District Conference of SuDimerville district, which meets in the Methodist church here cn Wednesday, the 24th inst., continuing through the Sunday, the 28th. April Fool. Summons for Belief. The State op South Carolina, County of Williamsburg. Court of Common Pleas. Daniel Z. Martin, Plaintiff, vs. Amelia Lesesne. Johnnie Miller and I the Heire at Law of Richard McKnight, deceased., To the Defendant?, the Heirs at Law of Richard McKnight, deceased: You are |hereby summoned and res quired to answer the complaint in thi action, which was hied in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Williamsburg County on the third day of April A* D. 1907, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office m Kmgstree, S. C., within twenty days after the service hjreof; exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Gilland & Gilland, 4-4-6t Plaintiff's Attorneys, MICE AND ALL SEASON E ABLE FRUITS | IW. F. f CANTS HO. I 12nd door from court house. 3-21-4t I 1 GREAT SLAU ?E FOR 10 DAYS ONLY. E ? APRI SE Having bought the enti S~; consisting of Clothing, ST Etc., I will sell same at ? GREAT 5ACRI g~ for ten days only in order ST goods. ? This special sale will la gr want anything in the way < Gents' Furnishings, Shoes, 1 M.SIDE1 5?I Academy St., 2nd door from I mmmmimmmim ! 1 Schloss Bros'd PAMHIK I IMC AC li S li'AV L4I11U VI ^ CLOTHING IN ALL THE SNAPPY STYLES OF THE SEASON. v COMP i CAROUNA. i THE VALENTINE. We Can Find Its Origin In an Anelant Roman Fiast. A fact in natural history?to wit, that birds in southern Europe pair about the middle of February?is said to have inspired a custom of the ancient Romans to which the origin of the modern valentine can undoubtedly be traced. At the foist nf tho T.nnornlia. hold in hnn or of the great god P?j, the n&met of the virgin daughters of Borne were-pat in * box-and- dmwn therefrom bj the young men. Each youth was bound to offer a gift to the maiden who fell to his lot and to make her his partner during the time of the feast How this secular custom became allied to the name of a saint is altogether a different matter. St Valentine was a bishop of Borne during the third century. He is said to have been a man of very amiable nature and most eloquent of speech, wherefore he was very successful in converting the pagan Romans to Christianity. Marcus Aureliue was then emperor, a relentless persecutor of the Christians, and by his order the bishop was beheaded. The date of his deatn was Feb. 14, 270 A. D. We find the statement in Archbishop Wheatley's "Illustrations of the Book of Common Prayer" that "St Valentine was a man of admirable parts and so famous for his love and charity that the custom of choosing valentines upon his festival took its rise from thence." But probably the connection of name is wholly due to a Coincidence of date. When the saint's name was placed in the church calendar the day of his death was made a festival to offset that of the Lupercalia, on the 15th. Tn Allen Ttntlpr'i "Ijtm of the 1 Saints" we read that the zealous Christian fathers tried to substitute the names of the saints for those of girls in the lottery game, but without success. So the "valentine" custom spread from Borne through Europe to Great Britain, always in high favor, and later, in the form of sending tender missives, came to America and down to the present time.?Housekeeper. Of Doubtful Import. Not Ions; ago a fond and rather romantically inclined father was approached by a young man whose intention was to ask the parent's consent to the marriage of nimself and the other's daughter. After considerable stammering and confusion the older man grasp- ^ ed the other's meaning and beamed i benevolently upon him. He rose _ and placed one hand upon the youth's shoulder in a kindly way. I "So, so. Yes, after all, I guess c my little girl is grown up and must " have a mate," he said. "Tell me frankly, young man, is it her heart a or her money that you are after?" 1 The young fellow blushed pain- 2 fully, but with a thrill of pride he threw out his chest and answered, "I already have her heart in my keeping, sir!"?Leslie's. mmmmmmmg j GHTER SALE! | 1EGINNING SATURDAY 3 ? L ?. 3 p ===================== ^5 |, re stock of J. B. STEELE, >hoes, Gents' Furnishings, ,3 F ICE PRICES 2 to make room for new'5 c< 25 25 P! ist only 10 days, so if you ^3 )f Ready-made Clothing-, ^5 Etc., Come at once. 3 11 VBERG, | 1 Kings tree Hardware Co. zS mmmmmmmitiK 4 < nAnnHMHHHMBUiV t f U0T?O MMlCVA ANY, V ^wyvvyvvvvvvvvvw^ | Positive l\ | Evidence. 3; I jununww%%w -r > He will soon learn, If who experiments vfitb t shoddy clothing that 3* > it only brings nnsatis- *1 If factory results. 3 * I ? More men are learning jC | ? every day that the bet- 9 ; ter kind of clothing is i ; If the mo6t economical in J* ;f the long run. 3> ! f This kind of education * is what popularises a ^ > store like ours, where +1 If only reliable makes, re- * * > liable materials and re- 3* > liable tailoring are <1 If countenanced, 3 V The short, stout man, j I If the tall, slender man, or 3 * > the man of extra large ^ * p proportions always finds ^ Z us prepared with perfect J E fitting garments, to sup* i * P ply his needs, whatever i they may be. P Oh, yes, genuine Pan- ^ ; ama Hats, all the new ^ ig ..styles are here. 5 ! VWWUUUiWW I MM Mil I g iEftwrfti I fc?tii, } t Charleston S9 C9 ^ f Mail orders receive g prompt and careful at-, 5 C tention. 5 kAWWA*MWAAWW . - E y ' j SPECIAL NOTICES ; J Transient Notices will be Published n This Column at the Rate of One tent a Word for Each Issue. _ Before buying or selling a farm or ,ny property, write 'he Carolina Realty & Trust Co, ?14-tf Bishopville, S. C. V FOR SALE:?House and lot on. Lcademy street. Apply at once to r. Ollii Epps, Kingstree. S. 4Mt. Fire Insurance. The largest and most liberal comanies in thd world, such as, lsurance Company of North America, Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., Hartford Fire Insurance Co. 41 The best is none too good when it )mes to Fire Insurance. Yoo have to ly for it, see that your risk lis car^d i a company of unquestionabi* reputaon. For rates call on or write to L. H. FAIREY At Bank of Kingstree. 24?tf.