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JJF7""' AS TO THE COUtt HOUSE SQUARE. A Correspondent Takes Issue With Grand Jury Presentment. Editor County Kecokd:?I notice in your last issue that the Grand Jury'a attention had been called to the condition of the pubiic square around" the court house; so they "reccOmmend that in future it be not used as a horse lot." Now, tnere is always someone ready to block the wheels of progress. I don't know as to the law of the matter, but I do know that if it is discontinued as a "horse lot" it will seriously inconvieuence a lot of poor farmers. I kuow that we can hitch in Wilkins' lot (may his shadow uever be less!) and some few may get their stock in the various stables; but how about the farmer who comes 20or 23 miles on a "big" day when the above-mentioned places are filled, and must get back home , the same night?must he stop out of town near the cemetery and ask permission of Mr Epps to stake his mule on his premises? Itseems natural that the Board of Health should have a say in the matter, but if it is public property, the tax-payiug farmers should have a say too.' Give us a well-fixed-up lot near the business section of town, or build one hundred stalls at the rear of the court square, facing court house, with a walk of ten feet between stalls and rear fence, with concrete floor, then balance of square could be turned into a thing of beauty and a joy forever. We'farmers are more interested in good roads than in public parks. As to the reference to the court house square in Spartanburg w% are a)t acquainted as to the conditions, but think tnat Spartanburg is a richer county than Williamsburg. We farmers don't want any more $ . annexes to the court bouse, no more steel bridges, nor pnblic parks, until every public road in the county is in apple-pie order. * Farmer. Church, S C, July 8. Death of Mrs Sarah Britton. Mrs Sarah Britton died at her home at Rome, in the lower part of j Williamsburg couuty, July 6, and was buried at Union church Sun* . day, July ?, by this writer, assisted b.v Rev T J Clyde. She was in the aeventy-third year of her age. Truly a good woman has left us. As a Christian she adorned her profession by faith, fullness ia duty and an unselfish interest in all she could help. One brother and sever al sisters and only one daughter, Mrs A B Hemingway, survive her. ...??.. w s Goodwin, ' Rome, S C, July 8. * * REUNION OF CO. I 26TB. S C. V. # Held at Scraaton on the Fourth ot July ^ScRANTON, July 5:?Reunion of company I 26th S C V, with many veterans of other commands was held at this place today. The veterans assembed at the depot where the roll was called by . the secretary, many answering to same, after which they marched to a grove in front of the Freewill Baptist church, where they stood in line while Rev Mr Henry, pastor of the M E church,led them in a long and earnest prayer. At the close of the prayer Miss Bertie Collins of Florence emerged from the throng of spectators and being assisted to a stand that had been previously erected, with the most beautiful and tender pathos,delivered a selection prepared especially for the occasion, which all agreed was the most beautiful feature of the meetiug. After this Messrs W R Singletary, John W Lynch and M MBravebov very ably addressed their comrades. M C Collins of Florence was then called and he also very ably addressed the * veterans. The veterans and spectators'then divided up in groups and partook of the abundance of eatables and refreshments prepared 1 i-L - J ,| La i.L ~ oy lue suiia auu uauguieis ui iue veteraus. Because of the ingratitude shown the veterans bv the citizens of Scrantoa with some few | * i * , < ... * ex'ceptious, tne company will never meet again at this place; but will hold their next annual meeting at Mc A lister's Mil! four miles west of ! Lake City. A motion was carried to ha\tethe secretary to furuish The ! J County Record and Florence I Times a copy of the proceedings of ; the meeting for publication one time. S C Godwin, Chairman. II Collins, Secretary. ?? ! _ i u.. ; . ........i.! v> nen ine uiu> ja ict-iuiug n. 10 cross ani restless; it becomes feverish, and in many cases vomits a great deal and oftentimes cannot even keep cool water on the stomach. All the delicate little organs of the stomach are affected, bringing on colic and diarrhoea. Cascasweet for babies and children makes the stomach right and allavs inflammation and prevents irritation. Cascasweet makes the baby happy and well. Sold by W L Wallace, M D. * BRYAN SATS JAIL ROCKEFELLER. He Also Takes a Fling at Roosefelfs Cabinet Chicago, July 6:?A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Warsaw, Ind, says: "Send John D Rockefeller and a dozen other trust magnates to pris* i? . ?.?,i Oil lor a long lerm ui yeaia ?uu uuc of the most vital questions before the people of this country will hare been solved," declared Wm J Bryau yesterday at a banquet given in his honor by Dr Sol C Dickey, president of Winona Lake Assembly. "President Roosevelt and others are now bringing to a successful issue the principles and ideas I advocated 17 years ago," Mr Bryan continued. "This is particularly true as regards the tariff. The president is compiling my future speeches for me." ' Mr Bryan took a fling at the President's cabinet, saying that there was not a man in it who agreed with Roosevelt. Referring to the controversy between the United States and Japan Mr I'.yran, who, during his trip around the world visited the Eastern Empire, said a little more backbone at Washington would settle the difficulties for all time to come without a conflict between the two nations. Let me mail you free, to prove merit, samples of my Dr Shoot's restorative, and my Book on eitner Liyspepsia, i ne Heart, or The Kidneys. Address me, Dr Shoop, Racine. Wis. Troubles of the Stomach, Heart or Kidneys, are merely symtoms of a deeper ailment. Don't make the common error of treating symtoms only. Symtom treat men is treating the result 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 on complexion, use Dr. Shoop's Restorative. Write for my free book now. Dr. Shoop's Restorative sold by D C ScottWbat did She Mean? Mrs Armitage had a negro servant who continually prated of a certain Mrs Heed for whom she formerly worked. Weary of hearing Mrs Reed quoted so often, the mistress asked oue day: "Well, Samantha, what kind of work did you do at Mrs Reed's, any way?" "Well, honey, I cooked foh huh, I did, an' I cleaned foh huh, an' I swep' foh huh, an' 1 washed huh pussotiel appea'ance." ?h/lu LinnincntVs ~ "*.7 ?ri Notice. I have made a careful study of the conditions existing with respect to the petitions filed with me asking for an election on the question of "Dispensary" or "No Dispensary," and I find as follows: There are 5107 names on the books of Registration. Some of these I know to be dead, some removed from the county, and other names appear more than once. The petitions tiled with me contain 866 names, some of whom I know are not qualified electors. The law requires that the petitions should be signed by at least one-fourth of the qualified electors of the county. This being so, therefore, as at present advised, I have to refuse to order the election, However, should I hereafter become satisfied that the petitions contain a sufficient number of proper signatures, the election will be promptly ordered. July 9th. 1907. S J SlNGI.ETARY, County Supervisor. It i DOG POINTED A LION. 0 All Gam* Looked AI ike to Thia Plucky Little Fox Terrier. The following incident is perfectly true and absolutely unique: As a member of a colonial mount- ^ ed corps, the British South Africoj* police of Mashonaland, Rhodesia, 9 S)uth Africa, it fell to my lot in q April, 1903, to enumerate for offi- P cial statistics the white residents of Rusapi district, which is 180 miles southeast of Salisbury, the capital, and sixty-four miles west of Umtali, near the Portuguese border. It was upon my return journey to the main camp that the following dog incident occurred: On the 18th day of April about p 4 p. m. I reached an outlying farmi it. ? .1 p flOUSO ClOSe to Hie muwajf auu iu the vicinity of very suggestive look- p itig hills. As I knew the owner, 1 decided to outspan there for the P night. My horse having been sent to water with a native boy, the p farmer and I entered the house. In b a few minutes a Mashona herd boy dashed in unceremoniously, crying: * "Baas! Baas! A lion is down near / the cattle!" After questioning the h boy, who was much excited, we set a off, accompanied by a fox terrier, and upon arriving where the cattle c were grazing we at once found his q majesty's spoor (track), which we n followed until lost on the hard ? ground. f After searching the most likely places we gave up hope of finding 1 him and, turning about, headed for ^ hsme. After crossing a vlei (open grass land) we entered a thick bush and proceeded a short distance. Then I missed the dog and, looking back, descried him pointing in the orthodox style, the hair on his back f fiercely bristling and body as rigid t as a statue. Retracing my footsteps t and looking over the bushes where c he was, imagine my complete surprise to behold a magnificent lion, * full length, with face toward me, ^ barely fifteen paces off. At sight of r me he growled softly, and then I c shouted, "There he is!" But by the time my friend had run up and j I had recovered from my surprise ] the lion was bounding off, much to the chagrin of^ my friend. The bush was thick, and we had to fire at ran dom, and he got clear away. Needless to say a few choice epithets were slung at me by the other fellow, but it all happened very j quickly, and I was totally unprepar- | ed for such a close view. Moving y around behind the bushes, we found < the skin and entrails of a sheep, \ which had been devoured, bearing 1 out the statement that the lion will 1 not eat the intestines of his prey. ] All this time the dog was jumping i around and at last started off on i the trail, and we had a hard job to 1 get him back. The evening was f getting dark, and we had no wish 1 to meet the lion among the bush in the dark. After reaching home the farmer placed some strychnine on a a piece of meat and placed it on the t veldt, but our visitor did not return c that night. 1 It is not often a dog has the op- t portunity to point such royal game. r Talking about dogs, I remember | r seeing an Irish terrier rout out a _ hedgehog, and there ensued a ter- g rific onslaught, ending in the death fc of the spiney one and leaving Box- j er, the terrier, full of quills, which , I plucked, much to his discomfort. ?Forest and Stream. No Infallible Success Rulaa. Power to see the future has a certain place in business, an exceedingly humble one, however. It is employed professionally by 6ome la- dies and gentlemen at an averagt . price of about a dollar a sitting. They can 6ee things afar off, but not the landlord who is coming up the stairs to throw them out or the policeman who is coming around the corner to run them in. Prescience and clairvoyance have no 9 place in the equipment of men who are able to make a living in less i hazardous and persecuted callings, I ?>ays Will Payne in Everybody's. ' There are plenty of infallible rule9 for success. Some men who ^iave succeeded are rather fond of lay- c ing them down for the guidance of the young, but nobody, least of all their authors, ever infallibly sue- = ceeded by them. Cuneiform Writing. On the old Babylonian and Persian monuments there were wedge J -1 J -1 A?_. v biiapeu L'xmi auiui s, ui anun ucauvu or nail headed characters, as they were sometimes called, which constituted what was known as cunei- j form writing. After the reign of Alexander the Great this writing became obsolete. The Persian cuneiform writing contains sixty let- I ters and the Assyrian GOO to 700 characters, partly alphabetic. The j most celebrated inscription in cuneiform writing is that in the ancient city of Behistun, Persia, cut on the . face of a rock 1,700 feet high and ' recording part of the history of \ Darius.?Argonaut Notice, IFFICE WILUAMSBIIKG COUNTY DISPENSARY BOARD. Kingstkee. S C, July 9, 1907. To Manufactures, Distillers and Wholesale Liquor D alers: ; You are hereby requested to submit ealed bids, in accordance with the retirements of the Dispensary Law now '< i force in this State, for supplying Liuors t-? the Williamsburg county Dis- ? ensaries tor the quarter beginning Ju- 1 v 16 an ! ending October 16. 3oO Gallons X corn, 30 proof. 300 Gal'ons X rye, 00 " . 100 Gallons XX rye, 90 " . ojo Gallons X gin, 90 " . All in gallon demijohns. i 3o0 eases X com, 1-2 pints;300 pints; 00 cases quarts, 80 proof. ( 200 cases XX corn, 1-2 pints; 100 cas- f s pints; loO eases quarts, 9u pr> of. 150 cases X rye, 1-2 pints; 150 cases ' ints; 150 cases quarts, 90 proof. I 150 cases XX rye, 1-2 pints; 150 cases ints; 100 cases quarts, 90 proof. j 150 cases X gin, 1-2 pints; 100 cases . ints; 50 cases quarts. 90 proof. 150 cases XXgin, 1-2 pints; 100 cases : mts; 50 oases quarts. ?u prooi. 50 cases X rum, 1-2 pints; 5o cases , lints; 25 cases quarts, i?0 proof. 125 barrels plain stemmed beer; 50 I arrels export, No 1. Bids are also solicited on case liquors, lye, corn, Scotch, Malt, Brandies, tines, (Domestic and Imported,) Beer, Lie, Stout. &c, in quarts, pints and alf pints. Said goods to be delivered t Kingstree, Lake city and Scranton, ( reight prepaid. The Board reserves the right to in- ' rease or decrease the above named umtities as the demand of the trade lay requir ; also the right to accept r reject all or any part of any bid. roods to be paid for within nineiy days rom receipt thereof. Bids to be sent oy express or regisered mail. endorse< 1, "Bids for liquor upplies," directed to J W Oook.Couny lrea>urer, Kingstree, SC. J L Bass, J M PAKKKR. * Hereafter we positively reuse to publish any communicaion received at this office later lian Tuesday, noon, except lo- :al and personal items, which villnot be available later than nr\nn fr?r t h A cur. , rv CUUVOUUT ) UW11) IWI wuv VM* ent week. By trying to be ac:ommodating we are thrown late :very week and we are tired of ' t. This notice applies to 2VERY BODY. 4-25-tf. Q!ov? Money. In the d.rlv days of English law ,t was a custom for the clients to ?end a pair of gloves to the counsel xrho undertook their causes and ;ven to the judges who were to try them. These gloves were usually iHe cloak for a bribe, Mrs. Croaker, tor example, presenting Sir Thomas More with a pair lined with ?40, which he returned. A bribe given u such circumstances continued to 3e called "glove money" long after jloves had ceased to hold a place in the transactions.?Glasgow Herald. Free Samples of " Preventics" and i booklet on Colds will be gladly mail id you, on request, by Dr Shoop. Ra:ine, Wis., simply to prove merit, 'reventio- are little Candy Cold Cure ablets. No Quinine, no Laxative, mthing harmful whatever. Preventics irevent colds?as the name implies -when taken early, or at the " Snoeze Itage." For a seated cold or LaGrippe, reak it up safely and quickly with Seventies. Sold by D C Scott. FBI CH I } V. L Bass A. C. Hinds BASS & HIND, Attornevs-at-law KNGSTREE, S. C. -20-tfT fii am. m Lake City, S. C. Irown and Bridge Work a Specialty. ALL WORK Guaranteed as Represented. \N. L. BASS Attorney at Law LAKE CITY, S. C. Dr EJ McCabe Dentist. LINGST.1EE, - S. C. OHN D. MODZON'S BARBER SHOP ?in the? Van Keuren Hotel 3 equipped with up-to-date ap liances. Polite Service. (ompetent Vorkmen. 5-8-08. - .. -*} r "^ ^ V \ V-. New JMrertisemeots. Facts about Orangeburg Collegiate Institute. People's Mercantile Co.?Midsummer Bargain Drive. M F Heller?Buggies at Cost ind Less Than Cost. W T Wilkins?Watch for New ad. Next Week. Williamsburg County Dispensaries?Quarterly Report and Monthly Report. Curiosity to be Gratified. The delicious hnmor of Carolvn Wells's short fiction has aroused considerable curiosity regarding ber irst novel, a detective story called 4A Chain of Evidence." This has' seen secured bv LippinrottV r/w for publication, complete, in ;heir September issue. Not better tha but better Dne trial order will convince you get the best for the mone -^"bsol"u."t ONE QUART OF 0 One Dozen Good Si SNAP 1. 1 Quarts Acorn Corn $2.00 1 Quart Old Monongahela Rye free. SNAP 2. 4 Quarts Surnuf Corn $3.00 1 Quart Old Monongahela free. SNAP 3. , 4 Quart Hygrade Corn $4.00 1 Quart Old Monongahela free. SNAP 4. 4 Quarts Corncob Corn $5.00 1 Quart Imported Claret Wine free. SNAP 5. * 4 Quarts Eagle Gin $2.00 1 Quart Old Monongahela free. SNAP 6. 12 mixed Quarts Wine $5 00 1 Quart Old Monongahela free. MORRIS DIS No. $ S. Front St., P. 0. Box 243. ?tm ? .V mmmmmmmmmmmmmm?mm c Mi ii We have just closed our third y portunity to thank our friends Our stock is larger and more va: save you money. Don't forgot ?i:.UU Ul? A V/Sx?TTI?" Riniroc i Lcuauir r XI f VIMA X AJ b When in need of Sash, Doors, would appreciate the privilege c creased sales of this material o ber where you buy "Anchor" Lii paint ^ou want, buy "Benj. Mo< Yours for L,a.ke City Ir LAKE CI IF YOU WAI WHY NOT Best on th WP ^Pl I. THFM?Tt WE HANDLE ANUMBI ARD MAKES, ALSO ! LAP ROBES, HORSE I all the best 01 F. C. 1 ITin-g-st: ?? ! Tbe Largest aud Most f ^niplete Establishment South. , ? S. HiClER t SOI . ' I -MANFFACTCl :R8 OFSash, Doors, Blind* ! Jzia Moulding and Building Material, Sash Weights and Cords CHARLESTON, S C. >*3% n the best, 2 than the rest. : you that it pays to deal where UIWMHELA! J taps while they last. SNAP 7. 4 Quarts Mongram Rye $2.00 lQuart Old Monongahela free, SNAP 8. 4 Quarts Black Fox Rye $3.00 1 Quart Old Monongahela free. SNAP 9. 4 Quarts Square Deal Rye $4.00 1 Quart Imported Claret wine SFAP 10. 4 Quarts Gold Seal Rye $5.00 1 Quart Imported Claret Wine SNAP 11 20 Bottles Pale Export Beer $1.50 SNAP 12. 5 Quarts Cream of Kentucky express paid, $6.00 TILLING, CO. | Wilmington, N. C. 5-2-t t m . ^?yj| * flHj 3 il cm. ' ' MS ear's business, and take this opfor their generous patronage. ried, and we teel sure we can "UH we have a nice assortment of md 4<0 K" stoves. ^ Blinds, Turned Work, etc., we >f giving you prices; from our inur prices Must be Right. Rememme you get the best. If it is good Dre & Co. 's"?pure house colors. Business, la.rdwa.re Co., g rTY. s n. IT A BJIGGY ; J BUY THE ie Market? .. ' - J IE TYSON & JONES. BR OF OTHER STANDWAGONS, HARNESS, BLANKETS, ETC., 4 ii the marKet, homas, f cee, S. C. A &?: Sill