The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 13, 1907, Image 5
I LATE EVENTS OF INTEREST
REPORTED FROM LAKE CITY.
jSTOHES ro CLOSE AI7 O'CLOCK -W. 0.
W MEMORIAL EXERCISES-LOCAL
NEWS AND VIEWS.
Lake City, June 11:?All our
merchants and other business
men have entered into an agreement
to close at 7 in the afternoon
during- the summer. The
agreement went into effect the
first ol last week. This is the
sensible thing to do. There is no
earthly reason for keeping open
all day these lennbot days and
part of the nightstoo. No bus
iness will suffer by this commendable
innovation, and it
will be quite a relief to the
clerks and other employees
to have an opportunity
for rest and recreation.
The Lake City Camp of Wood-i
men held memorial exercises
Sunday at the Methodist church.
Quite a good crowd attended.
After the services at the church,
which were interesting and impressive,
the Sovereigns formed
in procession and marched to
the Baptist churchyard first, |
where the\ decorated the grave
of the late Mr R D Rollins and
then to the town cemetery
where the like tribute was paid
to the memory of the late Sov^
i n n \f _
ereign commander n n. Morns.
Bv'these exercises, which are
impressive and in good taste,
the memories of their dead comrades
are kept green and the
brotherhood of man exemplified.
Mrs Victoria Mccutchen,
sometime of this town but now ;
of Darlington, has been visiting
friends and relatives in and near
town several days.
Miss Addie Rollins left here
the latter part of last week
for Salem, Va., where she will
spend some time, perhaps sev-1
eral months, with her uncle, Rev
| J Furman Martin. She was acwk
^peompanied as far as Florence
K by Miss Ruth Williams.
K Mrs I I Elliott has gone to
m the mountains. She went avvav
r Friday, saying- that she might
not return until the fall.
Mr R H Graham was in Florence
Saturday last.
Miss Ada Wadsworth has
^'-gone to Ashland, Darlington
\ county, for a visit of several
weeks.
We witnessed a phenomenon
of nature Sunday morning that
is not often given to man to see.
It was a rainbow in the south.
About 5:50 the bow appeared
and it was directly south and
spanned the heavens from east
to west and was quite distinct, j
About eight minutes before this |
a very pretty bow appeared a
" little south of west, but soon
faded and was succeeded by the ,
one that blazed forth due south.
Of course the phenomenon was
due to the height of the sun,
the refraction of atmospheric
envelope, and the position of j
the screen of falling rain drops,
all occurring just as they did.
This is a rare sight and there
are probably a great many old
men and women who-never saw
,
such a ming.
Mrs J L Bass came up from
Kings tree Monday and spent
the day in town.
Mr J M Sturgeon was in Plor
eace part of last week.
Under our curious jury system,
which exempts the best
men, we will "draw" a jury for
the approaching term of court.
Their names will, we suppose,
v appear in this issue of "The
K2''0|rT)." We don't know the
name, ol any man drawn, and
what we say has no reference to
the men, but solely tothesys-1
tem.'It is certainly absurd,
disgustingly so, to continue a
system that, while it secures
some good men, yet systematically
exempts, as a class, some
of our best citizens. By this
farcical system a great many of
the very men who, by experi- j
erice, education, training- and
character are the very men who
ought to be on this palladium of
liberty, are left at home. Will
we never 'earn?
Last week a Florida "blood"
struck this section and proceeded
to paint things red but wound
i up by getting a little of the
verdant hue on himself. He
hired a horse and buggy and
with the aid of some mean liquor
proceeded to show these people
that he was simply "It." He
foundered the horse and then
beat it unmercifully, finally being
obliged to leave it and
hire another conveyance. He
came back and reported the condition
of affairs and went off
chuckling. Next morning when
he found himself under arrest j
and with an open cell before him
a little gleam of intelligence
got into his brain and he began
to realize that he was not the j
; only pebble on the beach. At;
the cost of nearly two hundred ,
dollars spot cash he got the
matter stopped. Served him
right. There is no excuse for
; such conduct. A man who will
! abuse and injure a horse simply >
because he is hired ought to be,
'treated no better, than a common
chicken thiet. He who;
j hires a team pays for the use
not the abuse of the team.
There is entirely too much of
j this thing. It is one of the
causes that make livery hire as
high as it is, and thus the decent
man, who has need of livery
service is made to sufer by
the conduct of these pimps and
"its" who take advantage of an
opportunity to practice imposition.
W. L B.
FACTS FROM FAIR FLORENCE
Increased License "Riles" Business
Men?Personal Notes.
Florence, i>. C\, June 10:?
The new city council has placed
itself on record for making license
tax on business houses a
{jood deal higher than it has
been for several years and the'
matter has caused a howl among
the business men in the city.
The business men contend that
they would be perfectly willing
to pay a higher rate of privilege
tax if the city was really in
need of the money to run its
affairs, but those vho are familiar
with the different sources of
revenue claim that the city
will be in better shape next
year than it has ever been, ar.d
therefore the increase is a uset
i 1? at i :
less ourueii upon uie uusniess
interests of the city. The insurance
companies are all kicking
lively and it is said that
some of them have threatened to
give up their business here if
the increased license is imposed
on them. The oeef market men
are satisfied; they have not been
raised, but are required to pay
the whole amount of their license
in advance, which will in
the long run slop so many onehorse
markets that are run only
to take advantage of the
profitable seasons for handling j
beef. The whole matter promises
to be very interesting before
it is ended.
Today is the second day after j
pay-day in Florence with the
Coast Line and the merchants
are busy. Pay-day in Florence
is looked upon almost with as
much pleasant anticipation as
Christmas. Everybody nearly
has some money to spend and
all have a good time.
Mr W ii Gregg has returned
from Kingstree.
Very few people here have
taken in the Jamestown exposition
as yet.
Mr and Mrs M L McClaryhave
returned from Charleston, where
they had a most delightful trip.
Mr E.J Smith is spending
some time in Charleston.
Court convenes here next
week. The docket is pretty
heavy and several interesting
cases will be tried.
W M Smith.
FRENCH UNDERGRADE
They Take a Very Serious View of
Their College Career.
i Whoever has had much to do
with American students must agree,
I think, that their abundant energy
is apt to exert itself in other fields
than those where they are brought
into professional contact with their
teachers. French students seem of
a different stripe. They are alertly
j intelligent, serious to a degree
which shames you into consciousness
of comparative frivolity, intellectually
energetic beyond reproach, i
But somehow when you have been
habituated to academic intercourse
at home they seem a shade inhuman.
One can soon see why. It is
not that they lack humanity. In
private life they are said to maintain
the convivial tradition of ancestral
France. But humanity and
work are separate things, and to
them university work is a really
critical matter. They are not playing
through three or four years
which shall ripen them into something
sweeter than they might grow
to be without this happy interval
between the drudgery of school and
the strife of responsible existence.
They are assiduously preparing
themselves for a career of intense
competition. Their spirit seems
quite to lack the amateurish grace
so engagingly characteristic of undergraduate
life in America. In
contrast, they em intensely, startling!)'
professional.
In the l>e-t sense of this absurd
term, no doubt. It is not that
French students impress you as
disposed to trickery or subterfuge. J
It is only that in their whole rfcla- |
firm to university work thev take
for granted that they are occupied
not in the acquisition of that vague
thing which we call "culture," but
in a very palatable phase of the
struggle for existence. Their business
as students is to inform themselves
as widely and as accurately
as possible, and, above all, to gather
their information in some comprehensive
and comprehensible system.
That is why they are at the university.
And they are enrolled under
the faculty of letters because they
aspire in due time to become members
of such a faculty, if possible
ultimately in Paris. So far as my
nhftprvatinn wpnt there is rrothinff
at any French university which
takes the place of undergraduate
life in .England or in America.?
Scribner's Magazine.
Gravitation Dafiad.
While it is usually conceded that
puns belong to "the lowest order of
wit" there have been puns which
can hardly be classified in this way.
One of these is said to have been
made by Jeffrey Keller, an Irish
lawyer, who was more noted for his
wit than for eminence in his chosen
profession. A lawyer of the name
of Mayne, who was a highly respected
but decidedly heavy person, had
risen to a judgeship, while Keller,
who had entered on his legal career
at about the same time with Mayne,
was still much in want of clients
and fees. He was in a courtroom
one day when Mayne was solemnly
presiding, and he turned to a friend
who sat bsaide him and plucked at
his sleeve.
"See there!" he whispered. "There
sits Mayne, risen by his gravity, and
here sits Keller, sunk bv his levity.
What would Sir Isaac Xewton say
to that, I'd like to know?"?London
Standard.
From th-j Outsic!?.
Jenkins was hall frantic with
toothache, and a* he stood before
the g!a>s examining the offending
molar he was really quite startled
at his enormously large mouth. It
was so big that it positively frightened
him. He thought the best
thing he could do wouid be to swallow
himself and so put an end to his
pain. On calmer reflection he de
icrnimt'u in vish nif h utu
he was in the fatal chair and the
dentist had his forceps and hammer
in his hand panic seized poor Jenkins.
lie began to twist, stretch
anil move his enormous mouth
about in such a frightening way
that the operator became alarmed.
"Pon't trouble to open your
mouth any wider." he said kindly.
"1 intend to stand outside."
Her Probable Requirements.
Mr. Jlilliker had promised his
wife that he would give her a birthday
present of "something useful"
this time, and in pursuance of the
promise he called at a large department
store.
'"What li^tve you got," he asked,
"in the way of attractive furnishings
for a parlor that would be likely
to please a woman ?"
"Everything," answered the salesman,
"from an ornamental match
box to a grand piano."
Mr. Hilliker heaved a profound
sigh.
"Well," he said, "I think that's
what shell want."?Youth's Companion.
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Piles get quick and certain relief fron
Dr >hoop's Magic Ointment. Pleas
note it is made alone for Piles, and it
action is positive and certain. Itching!
painful, protruding or blind piles dis
appear like magic by its use. Larg<
nickel-capped glass jars '?0 cents
Sold by D C Scott.
Let me mail you free, to prove merit
samples of my Dr Shoop's restorative
and my Book on either Dyspepsia, Th<
Heart, or The Kidneys. Adaress me,
Fir* P'tAinu Win Trmihloc
the Stomach, Heart or Kidneys, art
merely symtoms of a deeper ailment.
Don't make the common error of treating
symtoms only. Symtom treat mcE
is treating the re-ult of your ailment,
and not the cause. Weak stomach
nerves?the inside nerves? means
stomach weakness, always. And the
Heart, and kidneys as well, have their
controlling or inside nerves. Weaken
these nerves, and you inevitably have
have weak vital organs. Here is where
Dr. Shoop's Restorative has made its
fame. No other remedy even claims
to treat the "inside nerves." Also for
bloating, biliousness, bad breath or
complexion, use Dr. Shoop's Restorativt.
Write for my free book now. Dr.
Shoop's Restorative sold by D C ScottWinthrop
College
Scholarship and Entrance
Examination.
The examination for the award of vacant
scholarships in Winthrop College
and for the admission of new students
will be held at the County Court House
on FRIDAY, JULY r>, AT ? A M.
Applicants must be not less^ than fifteen
years of age. V\ hen Scolarships
are vacated after July 5. they will be
awarded to those making the highest
average at this examination provided
they me?t the conditions governing
the award. Applicants fof Scholarships
should write to President Johnson
before the examination for Scholarship
examination blanks.
Scholarships are worth $100 and free
tuition. The next session will open
Sept- mbcr It*. 1907. For further information
and catalogue, address Pres
n R Inhrtsnn P<v?L- Hill S (].
VJ-July 4.
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! PROFESSIONAL CIS
W. L. Bass A. C. Hindi
BASS & HINDS,
Attorneys-at-law
KINGSTREE, S. C.
9-20-tf.
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Lake City, S. C
Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty,
All Wnric guaranteed.
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Attorney at Law
LAKE CITY, S. C.
Dr H J McCabe
Dentist
KINGST3.EE, - S. C.
JOHN D. MOUZON'S BARBER SHOP
?in the?
Van Keoreu Hotel
is equipped with up-to-date appliances.
rolite Service, i ompetent
Workmen.
5-8-08.
WHENEVER
You
Have
Any
KIND OF BUSINESS
In Real Estate See
STOLL BROTHERS,
Kingstree, - - S. C.
Tlu? Largest, and Most C omplete
Establishment South.
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Moulding and Building Material,
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One trial order will convince you that it pays to deal where
; you get the best for the money.
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4 Quarts Surnuf Corn $3.00 1 Quart Old Monongahela free.
1 Quart Old Monongahela free. SNAP 9.
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4 Quart Hygrade Corn $4.00 1 Quart Imported Claret wine
1 Quart Old Monongahela free. free.
SNAP 4. SFAP 10.
4 Quarts Corncob Corn $5.00 4 Quarts Gold Seal Rye $5.00
; 1 Quart Imported Claret Wine 1 Quart Imported Claret Wine
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SNAP 5. SNAP II.
| 4 Quarts Eagle Gin $2.00 20 Bottles Pale Exports
1 Quart Old Monongahela free. Beer $1.50.
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112 mixed Quarts Wine $5 00 5 Quarts Cream of Kentucky
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No. 6 S. Front St., Wilmington, N. C.
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WE SELL THEM -THE TYSON & JONES.
WE HANDLE A NUMBER OF OTHER STANDARD
MAKES, ALSO WAGONS, HARNESS,
LAP IROBES, HORSE BLANKETS, ETC.,
all the best on the market
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Street Railway, we are obliged to keep a variety of 3
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sE: them at any time or to fill ycur Mail Orders. 2
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