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I : Sa^er, i Vferc^t, \ (*^^4 / 4* I O J OUR CUIUS FOR YOUBBUSINESS | P : bank |4rii /I '/4%T%% JTJF : ryasrsu. r f cAPITAL^cit"sc?s,K...?o: 11 hp is nn iii n ii pi nni * F * sir-LIS & profit*, $7,50o.o? jB / V i B BB B 11/ B B sW., B / B^/ B m By Bl t directors: ; ^ is MrCIAM Prcj.acr: ^ ^ ^ ^ Wi""*' ^ S^B.POiKeLLCy' ^ w! VOL XXI KIGNSTREE SOUTH CAROLINA, JUNE 13, 1907. N0.24 1 *_:_i_?.i " ahpi nn i n nunTO A GRAPHIC PICTURE I; OF OUR LOW COUSTRY.i MISS GRACE HEMPHILL, A TFACHER IN. JOHNSONYILLE GRADED SCHOOL, (! PENS HER IMPRESSIONS. j: For the past ei^ht months I j have been teaching in the John- ' sonville Graded school inWil-,' liamsburtf county. The school ; was of the highest order. Jt was conducted with great abili-,' ty and to the satisfaction of 1 the patrons by Prof O M Chapman. His assistants were:'Miss ' Annie Rooke, of Lake City, 8 C: * Miss Delia Dowell, of Carthage, ( N C, and myself. It is located . 7 s in a good community where the people take great interest in education and liberally support-, ed the instution. They have ' recently put up a splendid building costing thousands of dollars. The session concluded ' i on May 24 and the intention j was to have elaborate com- ' mencement exercises, bit the V 't ' } < death of Miss Annie Kooke, a y beloved teacher, caused the!' change of programme She was a lovlely Christian young woman and had devoted : her life to teaching, ^he had:, the love ot tier pupils ana int: con^dence and esteem of tbeif whole community where she did i her work. She was ceniined to her room only seventeen days and received the be*t medical < k attention, but it was all in vain. She was prepared for the ^reat rhanrr#> The sincere sorrow of ( whole cammunity showed : B what a warm place she had, in B the hearts of all. She vras ; buried in the Baptist cemetery B atLafceCity. At leasf seventy five persons from Johnson ville j were present at the burial. P The country is level and the \ landscape is quite different from what it is in the the Piedmont section. One can see lots of l pretty sights in the country-, especially at twilight or first dark. It was cne of those hot days that had cooled off a little that I saw an army of f reflies? or "lightning bugs." There 1 mu6t base beenx. million, for the woods were alive with them. I bought of a lLttle stcry that Supt. 0. K. Martin told at the : State Su<mmer school The J story ran thus: ''A fair maid < and a bold youth were sitting iside-by side in the lovely <evening. They agreed that he was to kiss her for every star that fell or twinkled. Well, she had to call him down on every lightning bug. She would have tad 1 a time if she had bee.n in Williamsburg county!!!" ; A sound that falls on the ear of the tired farmer late in the afternoon is the croaking of the ' frogs. It sounds like forty 'leven J bands playing all together. 1 Then perhaps later the hooting owls begin their loud andy diabolical screams, while the j( mosquitoes chant the same lull- 1 abys to us in a different way. ' ] It is great fun to go on a ; "charivari." Tlie young people, J and especially the children, join ^ in and think it is jolly. On an occasion like this in the early spring we were all gathered j around'one of the homes where! : $ was feasting, rejoicing and ^ much merriment for their oldest i daughte^ had married. We|, marched around the house sing-! ( c- ing the familiar song of seventy- i J two verses?4;a mother was' chasing her boy 'round the I * k room." A big bread pan was 1 L 'tick was driven to the groom. For over an hour the "music" was continued. Several young people ran away one afternoon and went lo Carver's bay, Georgetown :ounty; the distance is only fifteen miles. The scenery is simply beautiful. There would be long lanes where jasmine and honeysuckles hung- from the trees. The trees that were left after the "storm" were boxed for turnentine. A story is told r - of the fellow that jLrot drunk one aijLfht and also jirot lost in the woods of boxed timber. He saw all of the trees that had been :ut and he thought he was in a cemetery. He had an "awful time." The houses as a whole are primitive in their style, hat:nvr the old time stick and clay chimneys. A man that lias a brick chimney and his house painted is "welloiY.'' We were told that the only th:ni,r> we would see would he a pi.tr, men j sheep and then a"nitr?rcr." Be ides these we saw io:s 02" guineas and ducks. At one house there must have been two hundred guineas. "All roads lead to Rome," South Carolina, as well as ancient Rome. It was my fortune to have the pleasure of spending a few days at Rome as the ^uest of Mrs. A. B. Hemingway. Tbe.people jjave an entertainment for the benetit of their school. The play "Mr Bob" was well gotten up and was a success. During the latter part of the evening* ice-cream, cake and fruit were fold. There is a splendid graded school at Rome, with a corj>s of three teachers. They har e a tine school house and large grounds enclosed vitli a Mire fence. Duci.Bg my stay at Rome we went down to Rhems. The roads are good and ievel, What impressed me most was the number of goats and kids-real kids. We crossed the Black Mingo river. It is the same place Marion of Revolutionary fame crossed. ^Near ;this fecrv is a turpeaiine .sun?mat t? mc only kind ?f stills that Williamsburg county lias. Itis rather rough looking. Only once or twice, or perhaps three times a. year do ihe people of this part of the county go to Lake City, the tradingtown. It is -such a long trip that it takes (two d*ys to .go and return. We went on the "installment plan." One beautiful Apiril Friday afternoon quite a party of us left to go only as far .as "Browniown"' which is fifteen miles from Venters, a a little over half way. Browntown gets its name from the number of families livir-g in and near there named Brown. I was told to call every one I met Mr Brown or Mrs# Brown. Healthy people rise with the >un and as we wished to get an ?ariy start we rose first. In an lour and a half after we left Browntown we reached the busy Lake City. The day was fine and business brisk. I saw 'amiliar faces and made new 'riends. The day was spent in shopping and "seeing the sights.'" In the afternoon we sade Lake ?Jity a iarewen anai started home. All along the oad as far as the eye could each were strawberry tields. The people were beginning- to gather them for shipment. The lowers covered the woods. Of loneysuckles and yellow jasnines there seemed to be no end. We stayed another night in / the town of Rrowns. Sunday j I went to services at Prospect j church. We spent a part of that i day at Mr Walter Poston's.i When we reached home atfain it was cold, dark and stonnv and I . , I could spell t-i-r e-d. The Teachers in Verse. The following is a description of the teachers by Mrs. Vera E. Rollins: A description of the teachers, of me you ask I'm sure you've imposed a difficult For when I endeavor to put thonghts, into verse, I grasp my pen. end the thoughts j disperse. Well, there's C hapman, Rooke, Dowell; and Hemphill. The latter two haul the corn to mill, , Do you think they know what they're I carrying back. Whether flour or rice is in the sack? j Miss Dowell swings on to Miss Hemp-! hill's waist, When a h de in the road makes her) fai! from "Gra<*e." ! >he rises again but 'tis safer she finds, Tostea !y herself by holding the lines. 1 The thie.j young ladies one Saturday Assisted the boys in hauling in hay; j That gi. 's are "angels" we've often told. ' | So had they wings to reach the top i of the load. i Thev varv their adventures on Satur, ; day morn By hustling around and hauling in corn. One skillfully drove uy and down ;he| row While the others, the corn ir. the wagon would throw. These same young ladies again and ; again. j March do.vn to the field t > get sugfar ' <are; Tntir dignity is laid far out of j sight Wbie they u> vcur the cane with all their might Stoop 1 vv, while I whisper a terrible; tale, They each could be weighed in a medicine scale! A trustee advises, 'twill make their weight greater If they feasted each day *>n milk and " tater." Now, bear with me yet awhile if you can While I tell of this "Chap" that is also a "man" lie's great on the stump, did you ever hear more? He says girls are only fit for to cook and to sew He sinsrs tenor awhile, then he tries bass. (With an "a"" erased.and an "e" in its place.) Turkey hunting he wertt -one memorable night, And saw a fine gobbler, how great Pguji 1 O Of operating the best, 0 Drug Store m ? Williamsbu O Why of course he has it O get Send for what you 1 ?L I S T o BIG LOT NEW P( Q LOCAL VIEWS T( fS High Grade Candiej x In the Cold Drink Line x purity our motto! Cleanl x Our Soda man is up-to-i X cold drinks, the nicest in t X Z-iistezi. J O Ice Cream, 0 Sodas. Sf Everybody knows DuRantrs ai Rant's?remember it's in style as i /\ Drug Store for you want. Sr Its a standing wonder to some ] X ^ Come or send to the store that V and appreciates your patronage. X J. B Di O Physician anc O LAKE C 1 * \ was nis irij: Hi. Way uj? in the tr?*e he took a good aim Fired his gun and down an "Id buzzard canv-! Now this fact is known to only a few: I would'nt m -ntion it again if I were you. He goes shad hshing in all kinds of weather. And ate?pray let me desist lest I incur his displeasure. Grace R Hemphii.l. ? The Abbeville Medium DIDN'T WANT NEGRO SCHOOL. -* ? ? ? * _ 11 SpartaaDurg farmers saiu 10 nave Mpped Scheme Id the Bud. Spartanburg, Jtiue S:?Be-; cause a well known uegro educator, it is said, whs figuring on the purchase of the Cherokee property, the well known mineral spring which has been famous in this county for a period of a hundred years, the farmers living in rh-> neighborhood of tl:_- springs have purchased the propertv from J I> Humphreys, the owner. It is said that the property was wanted for the purpose of er-cting a college foi colored folks. It is a magnificent property, containing several acres: a small farm, in fact, with a large mineral sprin g and a splendid grove of elegant trees. When the farmers around Cherokee learned that the negro was after the property they formed a company and bought the property from Mr Humphreys. It is said that Mr Humphreys sold the property to the farmers at $3,000 less tutu he would have sold to the negro. Hymeneal. Married?At the residence the bride's brother, Dr J C Moore, Cades, S. C., by Rev J A White, on Sunday, June 2, 1907, Miss Mary Ella Moore of Williamsburg county to Mr B 0 Bryan of Georgetown. Children's Day. Next Sunday is Children's day at the Methodist church. A short but interesting programme has been arranged and the exercises will begin promptly at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. Instead of the regular preaching the pastor, Rev J E Mahaffey, will deliver a short address on ''Going A-Fishing." TrrTl all-around, up-to-date v urg County. g . That's the answer you O EN! | )ST CARDS! O 00! Q 5?the kinds people buy. rS ahead too! Neatness and X iness our ambition! X date, that is, he fixes your x own. X Ice Cream O Every clav. q nd nearly everybody's says Du- V veil as sensible to go to DuRant's Q people how our business is grow- Sr serves you faithfully and honestly X JDAWT yl iix/in i, n 1 Pharmacist, Q ITY, S. C. 0 >000000000006) PETIT JIKT. * I Court Will Convene Monday, June 24, judge Memminger Presiding. J S Graham, Morrisville Hanna, Vox ; ' 11 L Sinj^letary, Lake City j R I) Gamble, Indiantown : Sam Yarborough, Scranton : W K Wilson, Cades | L A Whitfield, Salters Depot J * J W Whitfield, Salters Depot'* G B Xesmith, Jr., Morrisville x 1 . 1 V J W Hughes, Lambert 1 J C Nelson, Church * C K WeaveT, Lake City r A J Ra^in, Salters Depot .1 V Sank. .Tr Lake Citv * J J Epps, Cades ! i J C McClary, Epps I H M Burrows, Fowler 1 W J McAlister, Scranton t P B Altman, Suttons ( J E Keels, Greelyville J A Cunningham, Indiantown ! ( II B Johnson. Cades ? j W D Brown, Leo! < i B W Stewart. Lake City j j E S Brown, Leo, E II Thomas, Lake City W P Brown, Leo S M Brockinton, Iudiantown ' i \V E Allen, Greelyville J C Young, Lake City < | W \Y H Cockfield, Scranton 1 ; J P Butfkin, Cades ; jWA Marshall, Morrisville (! IB H McClary, . Eppsi< j (J C Mouzon, Mouzorf W Chalmers Eaddy, Vox. i m Mortuary. Died?Oil Thursday morning, 1 June 6, 1907, the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Coword, aged | about three weeks. Funeral ser- i | vices took place at tlie Williams- < burg cemeterv, Thursday afternoon, Rev E J 'Mahaffey officiating. ] Notice To : : Shrewd : Buyers, j t Our buyer has secured t a lot of clothing by which I will gain your trade and tyou will save money. : This year's goods and* : t latest styles, ; I 1 Drummers' Sample Suits-1 WORTH $12.00 TO $15.00 t OUR PRICE $9.50. ! ODD COATS OF $15.00 t } AND $18.00 SUITS \ ; $5.00 PER COAT. ! ODD PANTS $4.00 !' AND $5.00 GOODS r j I $3.00 PER PAIR. : iLACES, . IS T i f runnmnrnirn : tmultUllltmto, j j RIBBONS. | I At Redded Prices. I j |j.S.Eronj: : The Bargain Specialist.: [< f Kingstree, si j S. C. : 4 ^ ft99 ill Sit SNAr snuia FROM SCRANTON. I EOPLE WHO ARE COMING AND GOING AND ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST -CROPS LOOKING FINE. Scraxton, June 12:?Miss tddie B Cannon, one of Scranon's accomplished young" ladies dio has been holding quite a )leasant position as milliner rith J W Finklea at Hyman, eturned home Sunday morning, o the -delight of her many riends. Mr J A Fowler, accompanied >y his daughter, Miss Dora dae, of Lucile, Florence coun y, was noted in town Thursday )f last week. .yJ, Messrs S J Matthews and Clinton L Gause, two of Cowird's young business men, were seen in the city Sunday after- \ loon. Mr J M Parker, of this place, ivent to Kingstree on business Monday. Mrs M H Wooten and little , laughter, Theo., have returned to their home in Kinston, X C, ifter spending several days in Scranton with the former's laughter, Mrs Fred Hines. ' jj Miss Leola Lovett of Lake City was the guest of Mr and Mrs X M Graham Sunday. Mr R E McKnight visited friends in Timmonsville Sunday. Crops are looking fine in this section, and a ^ood rain fell hViic ot'tornAAn tvhirh trill h^lr* killer IUIV.IUVVWJ " ...v.. . . - - - ? r :onsiderably. Mrs S Maxey Mathews, who lias been sick for several days, was taken to Charleston Sunday night by her attending physician, Dr W S Lynch, for an operation. Mr David Gregg of Friend-. fieid, Florence county, was in< town Tuesday. Misses Sallie and Afeen Byrd of Lake City, Fla., are visiting Mrs S DM Byrd at this place. Mr S Maxey Matthews went to Charleston Monday to see his wife, who at this writing is quite sick. Mr E M Lowman paid Lake City a pleasant call Saturday afternoon. Miss Annie Singletary of Cowards was noted in town last week. Most of the Scranton folks who went to the Jamestown exposition have returned. They ill speak of having a very enjovible trip. Mr Ernest Hill ot Florence >aid Scranton a pleasant visit ecently. Mr S J Kennedy, who holds a )Osition with the A C L Co., is lomeon a visit. M R M Citation NoticeThe State of South Carolina, County of Williamsburg, ly P. M. Brockinton, Esquire, Probate uage. Whereas. A. E. Cumbie made suit ) me to grant him Letters of Adlinistration of the Estate of and effects f J T i umbie. These are therefore to cite and imonish all and singular the kindred rid Creditors of the said J T umbie, deceased, that they be and ppear before me, in the Court of Proofo tn Ko Violrl of U'innrctvAA C f MVV, vw ?/v iiv.U WW njiigoutc, tJ. V-., VII ie first day of July next after ublication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the >renoon, to show cause, if any they ave, why the said Administration lould not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 10thd;iyof une, Anno Domini, 1907. Published on the 13th day of June, >07, in the County Record. P M Brcckinton, 6?13-2t. Probate Judge.