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; ? , % , ? x 'v * gi0ttniB flefofJO*|S^si Vy B. TALLAGE 'ONES Jr.. C?hier. * 4 J. S. McClah. ? ? VOL XXI KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROUNA, MAY 16,1907. N0.20 ~ ' i I "THE VETERANS MADE 1 I IN KINGSTR SIXTY-FIVE OF THE OLD SOLDIERS 1 TO THE GAMP?DR. W. L WALL ADDRESS THE VETERAN! i Friday was Veterans' day as !' well as Memorial day in Kings- ' tree and the old vets were in^aeed and in truth the 1 guests of the town. Ail the business houses were closed and i nothing was left undone, so ' far as lay in the power of the I committee or the citizens, to i' show honor and do homage to I the remnant of that gallant ,< band of men who went forth ! i from Williamsburg COUntV to h help uphold the honor of our 1 Southland when the history of ] our country was writ in blood ; and the sections had recourse i toarn^sto 6ettle their differ- t ences. It was a gala day for Kings- 1 tree and it is hard to say who i Ii06t pleased, the vets in ] .ppreciation of the enter- < :nt afforded them, or the 1 s of Kingstree in being 1 d the privilege of ministo the pleasure and com- f (the men they hold in i eat esteem. , 1 ls decided to make this 1 linment of the veterans a j lent institution, and here- ; nnually ou Memorial day 1 e to have them with us. j 1 lustrative of the good ; called forth by the at showered upon them, we < reral veterans to tell us ; * * - i . Jjjthat thev oaa oeen 10 v^oiuuj- j bia, to Charleston and to Rich- j 1 mond on reunion occasions, but j1 thatKingstree outdid them all i ^ in the genuineness of her wel-1 ( * come. As they expressed it, i ^ in the other places named there < J? were all sorts of traps to take < their money, but here the re- 5 | verse obtained. Everything 1 was free and the absence of ulterior motive was forcibly de- < monstrated by the fact that i ^every store and even the dispensary was closed. |l I Between 11 and 12 o'clock the < t meeting of camp Wee Nee wash | opened with prayer bj Rev E E |< Ervin, followed by a short ad- j i j; dress of welcome by Comman- j s I. dant H H Kinder. ! i Next came one of the most J flL^a-acfinflr nf tht? etc- 1 \ cassion, the presentation ot a j silken banner to the camp by Master William Gadsden Gamble, the bright young son of our j townsman, Dr W G Gamble. 1 The young orator acquitted himself most creditably and el-j icited hearty applause at the j conclusion of his speech. We give below his remarks in full: j "Mr Commandant and Veter-1 ans1': I greet you! . j I am proud today that I, a I grandson of a private soldier, should be allowed the privilege ' of presenting to you tnis nag. ; j 'Your deeds of valor have been told, I} In almost every language on this globe, 11 Your praises have been sung, ' ? In a thousand different tongues; Nor can I add a single word. To what you have already heard." j And it only remains for me to < tell you-what, we your grand- i .^sons, think4 of you. I have |tood on Pennsylvania s avenuej-an the city of Washing- j i ^ ton, and gazed upon that beau-(a tiful pile of marble called the a Capitol, magnificent in struc- t ture and beautiful in architec- \ tural design, and only felt a thrill of pride at the greatness a of our land. I have stood in t # . .. WELCOME EE ON MEMORIAL DAY. WERE PRESENT?FLAG PRESENTED ACE AND REV. J. E. MAHAFFEY J?OTHER EXERCISES. New York harbor and viewed the statue of liberty, that liberty for which you fought; that liberty which extends from Klondike's rugged peaks to Florida's coral reefs; tbat liberty which makes its influence felt from Harvard's classic walls to the bamboo hut in the Philippine group?and yet 11 was unmoved. But none of these sights so warmed my j blood, as when I stood on King street in our old city ot Char-1 leston during the recent reunion md saw the veterans pass with nfirm but steady tread. My thoughts went back to the day they donned the gray. As I looked upon those noble me n, in ny imagination I saw a lover's passionate kiss, a mother's fond imbrace, a husband's fare-well to his beloved wife, and I bowed ny head and wept. Now, Mr Commandant, I present to you this flag, never nore to be unfurled in strife; out sometimes float her in the breeze, that the children of this generation and of those that msu Ifnnw wv w WIMV) ?" that we, your grandsons, believed you to be right; bat if you were wrong we would be with you all the same. I say it md I repeat it, that 1 believe you to be right, but if you were wrong, we would be with you all the same. And I trust in Gqd that the day is not far distant when there will be such a flash jf silvery light across the bending skies and that there will be ?uch an illumination on the question of States' Rights and Secession, that all men will see :he glory of your Cause. And may Almighty God showir His choicest blessing upon /ou. Farewell." Dr W L Wallace, himself a galant veteran, next addressed his >ld comrades and his speech vas replete with pathos and eljquence, moving to tears the nen with whom he had stood ihoulder to shoulder when they ought for Southern rights. But the piect de resistance in the vay of speech-making was the iddress of Rev J E Mahaffey, :he orator of the day. Mr Malaffey read his speech from nanuscript and his carefully rompiled facts and statistics ihowed what the South had arhieved in the making of the his;ory of the nation. He proved inclusively that what had been ,vrought in ante-bellum greatless devolved mainly upon the ?nergy and brain of the South ind in post-bellum days, notvitbstanding the grinding poverty and oppression covering a period of more than four decades, ;he South has still maintained ler prestige in affairs at home md abroad. Mr Mahaffey's speech evoked nuch favorable commendation md next week it will be printed n full in The Record. The pupils of the graded >chool were present in a ooay, j lumbering about two hundred j md added much to the interest 1 I .nd pleasure of the exercises by heir inspiring presence, their >atriotic songs and, withal theirk ixcellent deportment. After the school children and he audience had rendered " Dix* I ie'' and ''My Maryland*' with f< ! patriotic ferver, the audience t! 1 was dismissed and the veterans marched to the riverside cemetery where they ? i laid upon the graves of those who repose beneath the sod? those strangers from Georgia, who gave their lives for their countrv, not in the red carnage ? I of battle, bat by wasting disease?the fragant flowers conI tributed by the ladies of Kings- ? i tree. ^ Before leaving the court room Commandant Kinder called attention to the fact that in the ? Presbyterian cemetery were interred the remains of a number n of Williamsburg soldiers who t! ! bad laid down their lives for fi the Confederate cause and that {, last year on Memorial day their o graves had not been decorated and that he thought these graves ! should also be given attention. Accordingly the hour of four p. id. was appointed to decorate these graves. At 2 p m, the veterans were marched to the vacant store next to the Kingstree Hardware Co's., where Mr H A Meyer, who as a caterer stands without a peer in this part of the country, had prepared an excellent dinner, to which zest and relish were added by the halt dozen charming young ladies who waited upon the old soldiers. During the dinner the Mouzon String 3and discoursed sweet music, which lent additional charm to the festive scene. The veterans were welcomed in a few well chosen and appropriate remarks by Mr Hugh McCutchen. To the number of sixty-four the veterans were dined and the <<< ?. ? ? ? ? | Notice To | : Shrewd I j j Buyers, j # 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 j ^ Our buyer has secured ? ' t a lot of clothing by which * ; I will gain your trade and I I you will sav? money. This year's goods and* ; latest styles, ; ; : Drummers' i, j Sample Suits. * | WORTH $12.00 TO $15.00 * ; OUR PRICE $9.50. t ; I ODD COATS OF $15.00 * AND $18.00 SUITS J $5.00 PER COAT. I I ODD PANTS $4.00 t ; J AND $5.00 GOODS ' , j $3.00 PER PAIR. I i LACES, : j EMBROIDERIES, | : i RIBBONS. | ; At Reduced Prices. * ? ? 1 : m m jJlfiroij : The Bargain Specialist, j j Kingstree, j j 5. C. j allowing menu shows how well hey were taken care of: Menu Ribs of Roast Beef Msh Gravy Boiled Rice Sliced Florida Tomatoes Boiled Wesphalia Ham Potato Salad Kalamazoo Celery Sliced Ox Tongue Boiled Cabbage New Green Peas iananas Oranges Apples assorted Cakes French Coffee Lddress of welcome, Hugh McCutchen. l A Meyer, caterer. We endeavored to obtain the ames and addresses of all the he veterans present with the Dllowing result, but some, we ear, have been inadvertently mitted: D E Adams, Cades; Benj Welch, Scranton; J J McCullough, Trio: J L McKnight, Cades; J W Dennis, Kingstree; G W Burgess, Manning; G K Mitchum, Kingstree; H G Eager ton, Suttons: F K Fort, Kingstree; B F Franklin, 44 44 John Todd, 4 4 4 4 Daniel Calder, Cades; H L Grayson, Benson; D I Burgess, Workman: J C Sanders, Suttons: A W Flagler, Kingstree; H O Britton, 4 4 4 4 G J Graham, 44 " 44 J J Brown, Florence; H H Kinder, Kingstree; L W Mouzon, Mouzons; J W Tkornwell, Lake City; W R Parnell, Scranton W A Cooper, Suttons J M Matthews, Lake City; w iu Ammcns. i^pps; S J Coker, Cades J S McCullough, Benson J E Howard, Fowlers C P Hatfield, Lake City; T R Wilson, Hebron; E B Ard, Scranton J K Lee, " * R K Gamble, Kingstree Dr I W Graham, Gourdin Wm. Epps, Kingstree T J Phillips, Zeb J F Chandler, Dock; D S Barr, Scranton; I H Sauls, Cades: H J Williamson, Lake City; r??GuT] O Of operating the best V Drug Store m g Williamsbi iWfty ot course ne nas get Send for what you LIST BIG LOT NEW P LOCAL VIEW5 1 High Grade Candi< In the Cold Drink Lini purity our motto! Clear Our Soda man is up-to cold drinks, the nicest in Listezi. Ice Cream. 5 Sodas. * Everybody knows DuRant's ; lJ Rant's?remember it's in style as ^ Drug Store for you want. * Its a standing wonder to som* X Come or send to the store tha * and appreciates your patronage. 8 J. B. D 0 Physician an 0 LAKE < H J Brown, Cades; Dr W L Wallace, Kingstree; Kev E ? Ervin, " " J W DuBose, Hebron; 1 H A McCullough, Benson; , W J Gamble, Heinemann; F M Britton, Church; F M Player, Kingstree, V E Lifrage, Sailers; A M Snider, Kingstree; J W Braxton, Greelyville; John Powell, Lake City; J L Nesmith, Indiantown; L W MeCants, Kingstree; Joseph, Miles, Lake City; Pleasant McGee, Scranton; v S I Montgomery, Greelyville; U S L Lifrage, Salters; S B Thompson, Indiantown; . W S Eaddy, Leo; * T F Duke, Mouzon; J A Christmas, Hebron; H M Griffin, Clarendon; ; J A Bradham, Greelyville. _ Graded School Items. j The tenth grade and tthe faculty, ' accompanied by Mr Jacobs, enjoyed "J ' au excursion on the 4 Mercedes" Fn' day afternoon. We are indebted to -J ' Mr Jacobs, who by his kindness and 1 thoughtfulness has added so much = to our pleasure during the past year, for this enjoyable trip. Mr P W Bethea of, Marion coun| ty, is visiting his son, Prof. Bethea. s Examinations are now in progress f | and "happy is he who has been studying." . I C. One of our ?ighth grade girls has . been handling the dictionary lately S with the following result: [ ; "Soon the toil of school will end ; ; And our pleasures will begiu; No more school bell then to ring, ' No more switches then to briug, ' No more quarrels then to fight, 1 ! No more lessons to recite. 1 lacked will be our schoolhouse door, ; Not a child to tread the floor. In the meadow, sweet and gay, ' Where tne water flows all day, ' Blithely singing we shall roam, ! Never thinking once to moan. ; Though at first we'll be so glad, ; We'll grow tired, then grow sad; I Wish for our teachers back again . And the long vacation's end." 1 )! :: As 'his is the last week of school, ' t will be no more graded school < ;litems this session; but we hope that ^ ; you will hear from us again next ; fall. We wish to thank Mr Wolfe, ; who has so kindly given us space in ] his valuable paper, for his kinduess. ltyti , all-around, up?to-date O urg County. >< it. That's the answer you O wiiii i - - - x ( EN! I >OST CARDS! Q u TOO! Q fc is?the kinds people buy. Q 7 e ahead too! Neatness and Sc 2 lliness our ambition! *7 -date, that is, he fixes your x town. X Ice Cream O 0 Every dev. q oi and nearly everybody's says Du- Sr well as sensible to go to DuRant's Q i people how our business is grow- ? J ,t serves you faithfully and honestly X MRANX X id Pharmacist, Q :ity, s. c. 0 K Foot Insurance This is the time of year /hen winter shoes become ncomfortable. Insure your feet by putting' hem into a pair of our Oxfords. ===== \bsolute pro*' ection guaran^ :eed as * We carry a large assortnent of summer shoes of all tyles and can fit both your not and nurse. r t[ Our stock of Hosiery is :omplete, and in quality, tyle and durability cannot >e surpassed. Bargains id in Straw Hats. Serge Coats | and Light weight pants. j n the latest styles?our 1 X L. ;ystem of "made-to-measure'" mits will insure you a. per~ ect fit. WHITE GOODS-INDIA 1 AND PERSIAN LAWNS? roine at reducea prices - - 6 l-2c values at 5c 10c values at 8 l-2c 12c values at 11c 15c values at 12 1-2 Full line Fancy Dress 3oods. Call and inspect our stock., belect lot of Laces and Embroideries just received, 'orchon Lace 4 inch wide at l-2c. 'orchon Lace 5 in. wide at 5c~ GROCERIES. We cater to the best trade na guarantee satisfaction? nly pure and fresh goods ffered. We solicit your patronage. People's Mercantile Company., INGSTREE, S. C. ; Jig ' SSi . -v-v. vsdicH