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VOL XXI KIGNSTREE SOUTH CAROLINA, JUNE 20, 1907. NO. 25 ,
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UNION GRADED SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT.
y
A BELATED BUT VERY INTERESTING
ACCOUNT OF A NOTABLE
OCCASION. '
Rome, June 10:?Union Graded
school, of this place, closed its
year's work May 30, the com
mencement exercises being held
on Thursday evening, May 30
A feature of the occasion was
. an address by Dr Henry M
Snyder, of Wofford college or
"KVi/lixr June 1. whict
was listened to with the mosl
earnest attention by the larg<
I audience that assembled at th<
l commencement exercises 01
Union Graded school?the prid(
of our community. Or Snyder'*
jj address was full of ennobling
ideas, practical thought anc
lofty inspiration. As an orato,
of the highest order Wofford't
president has but few equal*
and oqr school was indeed for
l^^unate to secure him for this
I occasion.
On Sunday a. m. the commence
ment sermon was preache<
by Rev T G Herbert ot George
town, and on Sunday evening
also an excellent sermon for th<
benefit of the school was preach
| ed by Rev T J Clide.
f At tbe commencement th<
pupils'of the school acquitte<
K themselves with much credit t<
\tbemselves and the very efficien
^ teochers who trained them. Th
I writer thinks that, as a wholt
the commencement of Unio:
Graded school was second v
none in the State.
The beautiful music renderei
by the pupils of Miss Rivers
class was not onlj* pleasing t
the ear out fully demonstrate'
her efficiency as a music teacher
On Sunday the church was till
ed to overflowing to hear Re
T G Herbert's sermon. His tex
was: John v: 8: "Take up th
bed and walk."
Mr Herbert's sermon was of a;
unusually high order, bot!
k interesting and edifying. Th
r-^Efcen^f his discourse was th
imjx, Wnce of effort, or to be u]
and doing as God would b.av<
us do.
^ This writer thinks that h
? voices the sentiment of every
body in saying- that we ar
pleased to learn that the nex
session of the* school will b
r conducted by the same teachers
viz: Prof 0 M Mitchell, Mis
y. Cora Huggins, Miss Marii
Rivers and one other to b<
elected.
Prof Mitchell is a well equip
ped and enterprising instructo
f and With such efficient assistant:
as Misses Huggins and Rivers
1 . the day is not far distant whei
f Union Graded School will be tin
peer of any in the State.
Following is the programme
: of the exercises of commence
f ment:
< Prayer.
Instrumental Solo, Burning o
Rome?Emmie Snow,
S Song, Primary Grades, Leap
Frog John.
I Recitation, Aunt Elnora'j
Hero, Annie Eaddy.
Instrumental Solo, Moonligh'
Serenade, Alice Chandler,
prill, The News Boys.
{Recitation, The Life Boat
Ruth Capfaway.
Instrumental Solo, Battle o:
Waterloo, Florence Hemingway
Drill, Japanese Fantasies*
Recitation, A Second Trial
Jva Eaddy.
Chorus Song, Reuben anc
Rachel. .
Instrumental Duet, Flowei
Fairies' Waltz, Misses Brockinton.
Action Sonj:, Swing- Song. 1
Song Dialogue. If I Should,
Ethel Johnson and Peace Snow.
Instrumental Solo, Charge of j
1 the Light Brigade, Laura Rhem. 1
Pantomime, Almost Persuad- |
ed, Emmie Brockinton. 1
[ Instrumental Solo, Beautiful
; Evening Star, Pauline Mnuner- ,
lyn- j
[ Drill, The Kevel of The Naiads.
Song, Springtime Chorus.
; Announcements, Mr Chandler.
[ Romanes Populus. ,
t The foregoing, dated June 10, 1
1 reached us on Wednesday, June
t 12, too late for last week's issue. !
[ To be published the week sent
f in, we must receive communica
? tions not later than Tuesday at
? noon?Ed. The Record.
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1 C01TM TIE KING OF EXPORTS.
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5 ill aowr Articles Left li The Lirch
5 teyoDd CmptristR.
Washington, June 16:?Cot5
ton exports from the United
States will aggregate nearly 500
j million dollars hi the fiscal year
which ends with the present
t month. The total for the 11
? months ending with May, as
shown by figures just announced
by the bureau of statistics of
the department of commerce
^ and labor, is 470 million dollars,
and as the May exports aggret
gate about 20 million dollars in
Talue, it seems to justify the
statement that the total for the
fiscal vear 1907 will fall but
slightly beiow the -&00 million
dollar line. This total of apj
proximately 500 million dollars
as the value of raw cotton ero
ported from the country is far
^ in excess of that of any preceding
year in the history of the j
cotton export trade. The largv
est total yalue of cotton export- j
j ed in any year prior to that now !
about to end was that of 1906,
"V when the total was 401 million
dollars, the next highest being
k that of 1905., 380 millions: in
^ 1904, 371 millions: in 1903, 316
millions; in 1901, 314 millions,
prior to which time the value of J
cotton exported had never j
touched the 300 million-dollar
e line. Prior to 1850 cotton exports
never reached as much as
Q 100 million dollars in value
e
1 :? -tCiCtn V.o/3
^ annuany anu prior 10 xcw na?
n never touched the 200 millione
dollar mark, and it was not unJ
til 1901 that they crossed the
300milLion dollar line. In 1906
0 their value for the tirst time
crossed the 400 million-dollar j
line, and in 1907 will nearty
reach the 500 million-dollar
mark.
Meantime, with all of this in-i
3 crease in exportation, the share
of the cotton crop of the United
States which is consumed at
_ home is steadily increasing
The figures of the bureau of sta- j
tistics show that in 1876 29 per,
cent of the cotton crop of the ,
^ United States was taken by j
domestic mills; in 1886,33 per !
cent; in 1896 30 per cent, and <
in 1906, 41 per cent.
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IB Memoriam ;
t Died, March 25, 1907, Little
Vivvia, the eight-months-old daugh- |
ter of Mr and Mrs G \V Ferdou. '
She was a sweet little baby and her ;
vacant place in the home can j
^ never be tilled, but she is sleeping I
now where the bright angels stand. '
Farewell, Vivvia. We will meet
some day to part no more.
' A sleep in Jesus; far from thee,
Thy kindred and their graves may be;
^ But thine is still a blessed sleep.
From which none ever wakes to weep. j
One Who Loved Her. 1
ELECTION MUST WAIT.
PelitiODS lo Williamsburg Dldn'l
Have Names Enough.
Kixgstree, June 17:?It appears
now that there will be no election
under the new dispensary law
to determine whether or no the system
shall remain in operation in
Williamsburg county. The county
supervisor, Mr S J Singletary, has
as yet made no official announcement
of the result of the petitions,
but enough is known to 6tate that
they failed to secure the necessary
one-fourth of the registered vote.
The registration books show 5,107
names, which after weeding out the
deaths, double entries and removals,
leaves 3,683 actual votes in the county.
The petitions contain 866
names, which is 54 less than onenfl^ojjorv
In nrHpr thp elec
IVU1 bli| UVVVIAIMiJ w? ?.?.
tion. It is practically certain therefore
that the supervisor will not order
the election.?Xeics cf Courier,
When asked about the foregoing
Supervisor Singletary declined t<
make any statement officially, bul
added that he still had the mattei
under advisement and as soon as h<
could get at the actaal number oi
qualified voters in the conntv h<
would decide whether or not to or
der the election.
Mm t* Slan!
A New "English" newspape
has just been started in Siam
and its advent was heralded bi
the distribution of some thous
ands of handbills announcing
the fact. One of these fell int<
the hands-of the editor of th<
Bangkok Tunes, who reproduce:
it as follows:
The news of English, oh
crumbs, we tell the latest!
Writ in perfect style and mos
earliest.
Do a murder git commit, vr?
hear of And tell it.
Do a mighty chief die, we pub
lish it, and in borders of'somber
Staff has each been colleged
and write, oh, crumbs! like thi
Kipling and the Dickens.
We circle every town and ex
tortionate not for advertisement
Buy it, oh, cruznbs; buy it!
Tell each of you its greacne?
for good.
Ready on Efiday.
Number first.
Ex,
ran
O Of operating the best
V Drug Store in
Q Williamsb1
O Why of course he has
O get. Send for what you
S 'L I S T
o big lot new f
Q LOCAL VIEW5 '
Q High Grade Candi
* In the Cold Drink Lin
x purity our motto! Cleai
x Our Soda man is up-tc
nlcAct in
A CU1U Uinmo, inw iiivcji ...
x XJLstem. u.
0 Ice Cream,
? Sodas.
V Everybody knows DuRant's
O Rant's---remember it's in style a
XX Drug: Store for you want.
Sr Its a standing wonder to som
X Come or send to the store ths
V and appreciates your patronage.
X J. B. D
O Physician ai
O LAKE
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IU tdlADLian tuiiun ujninu- I
t Southern Cottou Association Plans
Vigorous Campaign this Summer.
Mr E D Smith, the energetic
president of the South Carolina
Cotton association, has announced
that an effort will be made this I
summer to organize cotton banks,
( the plan being to use the cotton
stored in warehouses as capital!
stock. *
In any community where the!
, farmers and local business men can ,
secure $50,000 or $100,000 as capi>
tal it is planned that they shall
, organize a company and erect a ware
house, which must be built according
to regular plaus. Then they
I will be ready for business and will
propose that any farmer or any num.
- - it. ?*i.U
Der 01 iarmerB aepoen, wilu iucw
their cottoD, jast as they might deposit
their money with a bank.
Supposing that 400 bales of cotton
r are deposited in this way find placed
j in the ware house, witii insurance
^ guaranteed by the company and no
r storage charged, the cojnpany would
, proceed to utilize this cotton just
f as the bank utilizes the money dei
posited by its customers. Taking
the ware -house receipts for 400
bales of cotton, the company would
go to a bank, or any other concern
or person having money to lend, and
borrow money upon these receipts at
the current rate and current price
of cotton. With this money so borI
rowed the company would go into
the local market and purchase other
r cotton, say 300 bales, which would
j be placed in the ware house. Then
upon the^e 300 bale9 the company
" would again go to the bank and bor5
row money and with this mcney
-igain go into the local market and
'} purchase other cotton, say 200 bales.
, i These 200 bales would then be plac
1 ed in the ware house and upon them
the company would borrow money
with which again to enter the market
and purchase other cotton, say
100 bales. Tnis operation could be
kept up until the borrowing capaci'
ty of the cotton was exhausted, but
this would hardly be necessary at
any time, and it would be possible
! to return the original 400 baits
' ?
wnenever tne owner nmuc urmauu.
5
| A woman would ratlier break
ja $5 bill than a 10-cent dish.
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urg County. jj
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>OST CARDS! O
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te ahead too! Neatness and X
nliness our ambition! X
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town. X
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Bveryc/av. ?
and nearly every body's says Du- Sr i
e well as sensible to go to DuRant's Q
e people how our business is growit
serves you faithfully and honestly
"RANT, 8
rid Pharmacist, Q
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AHAIK5 Uf HtbtNI UAIt
NOTED IN LAKE CITY
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DROP DEAI
A FEW DAYS APART-A MARRIAGE-PERSONAL
NOTES.
Lake City, June 18:?Ret
Joseph Carraway was up fron
Salters last "Wednesday anc
spent the day in town.
A C Hinds, Esq., of Kingstre*
was here a few hours Friday or
professional business.
Rev A W Jackson went dowi
to Georgetown one day las
week. On his way he stoppec
over at Salters.
* % if TT 1/
Aiesaames ji n morgan am
A 0 Newton of Florence are oi
a visit to friends in this town.
McSwain Woods, Esq., ;
young member of the Manning
bar, was here last week on busi
ness for the real estate corapan;
with which he is connected.
Judge Gaskins was in hi
glory, etc., fishing in Blacl
river Thursday. v
Mr Lee Byrd, whose home i
j in Florida, is out spendin
several days with friends an
kinfolks here and in the sui
rounding country.
\
Mr Fred Truluck, a brothe
of Mr J Moultrie Truluck, i
enjoying a part of his summe
vacation with relatives in thi
town and in the Bethel neigt
borhood. He is a member (
the faculty of Dayton Music<
college at Dayton, Va. Thi
town is in the famous Shenai
doah valley, which Mr Truluc
: Notice To
: Shrewd i
i
1 Buyers. |
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t Our buyer has secured 1
a lot of clothing by which ]
11 will gain your trade and 'J
j I you will save money, j
i This year's goods and ?
j latest styles, j
Drummers' |
! * 1- 1
; ^ampie z>uus.
WORTH $12.00 TO $15.00
OUR PRICE $9.50.
ODD COATS OF $15.00
AND $18.00 SUITS
I $5.00 PER COAT.
ODD PANTS $4.00
AND $5.00 GOODS
t $3.00 PER PAIR.
IUCESL
I EMBROIDERIES, j
I RIBBONS. j
I
I At Reduced Prices.
IS.Eroal
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: The Bargain Specialist.:
j Kingstree, ::
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lisrhtful region on earth.
( Mr J B McCants was noted
here from Rosemary the latter
j part ot last week.
Mr Edward Cook and Miss
Emily Cox were married at the
Methodist parsonage here by
7 Rev S J Bethea on last Wednest
day afternoon. Mr Cook's home
1 is near this' town, while the
bride is a daughter ot Mr Walter
Cox of Scranton.
} Mrs Eva Carraway and children
are visiting Mrs Carraway's
parents, Rev and Mrs A W Jackie
son.
j Mr H L Richey, who went from
here to Kershaw about a month
ago, was here Monday to see his
i on/}?as Rndvard
X movtl uau ?* VAIJ WW ^
i Kipling -would say, "that's
another story."
a. Mrs W E Severance returned
j home last week from a stay of
several days at Laurinburg, N C.
y Mrs H Nacbman and the
smallest are spending some time
s in Charleston.
k A protracted meeting at the
Methodist church has been.
g going on a week and will be
continued* another. Rev M L
^ Carlisle assisted the pastor,
. Rev S J Bethea, to Sunday. Rev
J W Speke of Latta came down
Monday and is lending his as:r
sistance in the revival.
8 Just a year or two ago it was
ir seldom that a full congregation
IS could be secured even when
1" there were religious services at
} only one church. Now with
i preaching at all three of the
IS white churches at the same time
* full houses are at each and all.
k
Mpc?rs E C and G J Motley
came back last week from Dur
ham, N. C., and are getting
t ready for the tobacco season at
| the Planters warehouse,
I * Mr William McCIam fs af
t home from Clemson College for-"
I the vacation.
Mr Samuel Langston who re*
cently moved here from Florida,
has purchased the "Richey
place" on Main street.
I Messrs James and Hubert
\ Prosser of Jay were in town
I Monday. The latter named,
i who attended the Wofford Fit
! ting school the last two years,
! is an applicant for a scholarship
! in Clemson college.
Last Thursday Mrs W L Mat
thews who lived a few miles
from here, dropped dead. Mon
day her mother, Mrs Alex Cook,
died in exactly the same manner.
There was no evidence of anything
suspicious, but it was a
strange circumstance that both
[mother and daughter shou d so
die and within a week.
W L B. ,
CAPTURED IN GEORGIA.
. Lake City Murderer Will be Brought
Back for Trial.
Deoutv SherifF W D Fitch, of
I '
Williamsburg-county, was in the
city last night going to Columbia
to secure requisition papers
from Governor Ansel upon the
governor of Georgia forEdistow
Rogers, ali^as James Rogers, a
negro charged with murder.
Rogers killed Patrick Glasgow,
cQlored, near Lake City in 1904
Sheriff Graham located Rogers,
some six months ago near
Atlanta and he was arrested in
Atlanta last Thursday.?Florence
Times.
Surveying.
During the next few weeks I -hall
glad to make uppointments with
persons needing a competent surveyor.
Laurence H McCvllouoh,
Surveyor, Benson, S- C.
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