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: ^ *"v . v -. 7, ' v/ " : *: * " . . \ V '* m f hf Countr fUcari , K1NGSTREE, S. C C. W. WOLFE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. . TERMS VK-CRiPTloN RATr>: One copy. one year. ? ? ? ji.oe C?:.r C?>py. six ?? ;i"hs ? ? - .5 0..e Copy, 'iire?* lUMiths. ? ? .25 S .bseriptnm payable 11 nlvance. ADVERTISING RATES: 0 e inch. tlrst insertion. $1.00: each :*-nt insertion. 50 cvi.ts. Obituaries a .J Tribute- of Re-pect over 1??0 wercis charged for a? regular adverri-ments I.iberal reduction on advertising made for three, six and twelve months contracts. Communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a personal nature will be published except a- an advertisement. Address all letter- and make all d-afts pavableto C. W. Wolfe, Kiugstree, S. C. THURSDAY, JULY 18. 1907. L^ke City's Tobacco Market, The full page advertisement this week exploiting Lake City's tobacco market speaks for itself. From a small beginning Lake City has gradually grown to be one of the leading markets in South Carolina for* the "Golden W^ed," and this season, we learn, up to this time, she actuallv leads all other markets in 'the number 1 of pounds ot tobacco sold on her warehouse floors. The three warehouses are in the hands of experienced aud competent tobacco men, who by sqnare dealing, correct methods aud, withal, an eye single to the best mterests of their patrons, have gained the confidence of tobacco growers, not only in Williamsburg, but also adjoiuing counties, aud all indications point to this as the banner season in the history of Lake City's tobacco market, x' Lake City has been peculiarly Carora! t'PurQ . ifl IUri>UIt?kC 1V1 cum ui jv_.> . . having a number of buyers \lwavs on hand, so that every pile of tobacco sold brings the limit price. The American Tobacco Co. is represented bv L. 0. HolJoway, the Imperial . Tobacco Co. by L. A. Winston, and W. S. Moore is a strong competitor as an independent buyer. There are a number of other buyers on the floor during the season, but the above are Ihe * old "stand-bys." Such a 8pirit 01 euieruriix: ae I is shown by Lake City is highly 1 commendable and not a single pound of tobacco grown in Williamsburg county 'should be sold before giving our home market a trial. / All roads lead to Lake City and the warehousemen guaruntee full value for every pound of tobacco brought to that market. CREELYV1LLE GLEANINGS. Store Broken Open and Robbed?Local and Personal Items Greelyville, July 15:?1The store of S V Taylor was broken into last Friday night and robbed of two breech loading shot guns, one single barrelled and one double barrelled gun. The thief gained entrance through the front glass window. Mr Taylor offers a reward of $5-00 for the apprehension of the guilty party or parties. Miss Annie McRoy and sister, Mrs Hawkins of Manning, are ' ~ J ' fATT? rloTTC? IL'lfVl I SpCUUlU^ a icn ?ik>i imvn cousin, Mrs B E Clarkson. Mr R J Bradhain and MrT J Hogan, after spending- a few da)'s on the Isle of Palms, re- i turned home Tuesday eveningmuch recuperated. Mr Samuel Hogan paid Sum- i ter a flying visit Sunday. < It is reported that Mr Isaac < McElveen, one of our young11 ; 9 * sports, sallied up about Sumter yesterday to see the object jf his affections. bo the red horse alluded to in my last epistle sure enough was i fore-runner of a marriage, which took place Wednesday a week a^o. an announcement of u-h:.*h u'.-fw in ttppIt's. i^snp of The Record. We wish f.>r the couple a Ion# and prosperous life. Weareglud to note that Mr W L Taylor, who has been con tined to his? bed for the past week, is able to be 011 our streets again. Miss Mamie Allen of Itidge way, who has been visiting hei sister in Savannah, Ga., for tin past two months, is stopping over a few days with relative; at this- place. The man}* friends and ac quantances ot Mrs R H Henr\ will learn wifh sorrow of hei death which occurred on June 30. Her death was not unexpected, as she had been sick foi some time, yet it was a shock tc the community. Her kind and gentle disposition, had endeared her to all who knew her. She will be greatly missed from hei i-nmmnnitv J Mr P R Keels, after spending a few days'vacation with rela tives in Charleston, returned a few days ago. Mr E 0 Taylor spent a few days in the cit}'by the Sea last week. Mr Tom Nettles, the poet oi Foreston, spent a few hours in our city Monday. Mr Nettles is a lively, jovial fellow and we are always glad to see him. Morgan McDonald, one of the best colored farmers hereabouts, died June 30, aged aoout 40 years. Morgan was a black man with white principies. He was respected by his white as well as his black neighbors. Mr B G Mallard and little sor *' - e? ^~ Jianun spent a icw ua^s m uui city last week. Mr Mallard formerly lived here, but no^v lives in Greenville, S C. The sociable given at the residence of Mr and Mrs U L Montgomery on last Monday night proved quite a success. A number of the young folks from here attended and all are loud in rvroico rtf fhf ioh tflll timp the occasion afforded. Joe. Jottings From Jay. Jay, July 15.?dwiug to the excessive rainfall duriug the past few days crops are lookiug fine, and bright prospects are looked forward to. Miss Nettie DuRant, a charming young lady of Georgetown, visited friends near Jay last week. Mr. J. K. Steele and family have recently moved from this community to Florence. We regret to see our friend and neighbor leave us. Mr. Steele is a contractor and understands his trade well. Mrs. John Hanna, near Jay, has been critically ill for several weeks. Her many friends and lelatives regret to hear of her lingering illnese, but hope she will be restored to health soon. Mr. Bob Weaver made a quick visit to Florence county Saturday. Some one has said that he is contemplating the matrimonial subject. Mr. A. A. Brown and family of Leo spent Sunday with Mr. J. B. Piosser of Jay. 'We regret to hear of the illness of Mr. A. W. Lawrence and hope he will recover soon. nkoinrranrr U'uC c^n huccinnr JL Ut vuntliguug n uo uvvu |/uuuiii^ last week en-route to Bass' bridge. It would be a great help to commerce and travel on several sections of road about Jay if the county supervisor had let the chaingang sojourn here about a fortnight. H. T. V. A cleansing, clean, cooling, soothing, healing household remedy is DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. For burns, cuts, scratches, bruises, insect bites, aud sore feet it is uni^ualed. Good for Piles. Beware )f imitations. Get DeWitt's. It is ;he best,Sold by W L Wallace, MD. % * J THINGS OF INTEREST ~ IN LAKE CITY. i BANK OF L4KE CITY'S ANNUAL" MEETING. ; MORE LIGHT ON YOUNG LEE'S DEATH 1 ?FiRMERSi.MERCH.4NTS BANK'S NEW 8UILDIMG. Mr and Mrs G L Sauls left Saturday night for an ex ten led trip up North. They wili visit j ! Jamestown, Norfolk, Baltimort | 1 and other places of interest. Mr W S Moore intends going to South Boston, Ya , this week. From there lie and Mrs Moore who lias been spending some time there, will go on to the .r Jamestown exposition. Miss Belle Wilks is here from Georgetown visiting her mother and sister. r I Mrs S J Bethea and children have gone to Reedy Creek Minimi cr?rincr?_ S CV T ? - Mr \V F L Steele returned to ) Rockingham, N C, Monday ' morning. He was accompanied ' by Mr Ashton Williams, who will spend a few weeks in the North State. Mr .1 M Sturgeon spent Sunday and Monday at the Isle of Palms and Charleston. L ' Mrs H C Godwin has returned home from a visit to Lynchburg. The annual meeting ot the stock holders of the Bank of . Lake City was held at the banking house oil the 12th instant. 1 The meeting was well attended, the greater part by far of all stock being represented, and it was very harmonious. Entire satisfaction was expressed with the state of affairs and the man1 ner in which the officers have controlled and conducted the . hucin<>c? nf flip hank. Nowhere was found anything' to criticize : or to ruffle the perfect harmony that has prevailed all along. t No change was made in any of-' . fice, the same board of directors and the same offi cers were r unanimously re-elected. As some may have forgotton exactly who are the officers, it might be well to name them: Directors, A H Williams, J B ' PuRant, J C Lynch, W T Askins, Henry P Williams, W J 1 Singletary and J A Green; president, A H Williams; vice president, W J Singletary; cashier, E W Yates; assistant cashier, D F Mntlpvr solicitor. W L Bass. All committees also remain unchanged. All books and records were found well and cor' rectlv kept and securities absolutely sound. A dividend of eight percent was declared and ordered paid and $5,000 of un. divided profits was passed to the surplus fund. Since this bank was opened exactly four years ago it has actually earned in spot cash, sixty four per cent, and at the same time has paid to its stock holders thirty-two per cent upon their investments. There no juggling with figures in this, but bare facts that are mathematically true. Besides this depositors have been paid without fail the full rate upon their deposits. Hail and wind have done considerable damage in sections of the surrounding country during the past week. The greatest injuries have been wrought in the McAlister Mill neighborhood, which seems to be espec ially unfortunate in the matter of weather. Messrs W A Webster, Manly Jordan, Richard Barfield, M V Ward, Hillary Baldwin and S M Lee have b?en specially hard hit, while a good many others have been hurt. I Col 0 T Hall is a wizard in the tobacco business, but in the matter of gardening, the watches seem to be in the lead. An ear of corn gathered from, his kitchen garden is a real curiosity. It is a full, well developed ear of corn from the base to within about an inch and a half from the tassel end, but from there the grains begin to under- j . .. r< " ; %jr go a strange change. Theyj gradually lose the shape of i corn, becoming more and more j rounded and each surrounded by a constantly rising covering until tinal'y the point of the' ear terminates in a perfect head of wheat. This is 110 mere re , semblance, but it is true wheat. , There appears no satisfactory 1 explanation of the phenomenon.' No wheat uas planted with the , corli and there is no growing wheat within miles. Col Hall! !.n> ratheml from the same < patch several ears having the same Wheat and corn as above described. This incident seems to indicate that wheat may be made to grow on an ear, and such a thing would be very valuable. In the hands of Luther Burbank, a complete revolution in the cultivation of wheat might be effected from this curious corn wheat Referring to the item in the Lake City correspondence last week with regard to the death of Ben Lee we wish to say something further about this matter. The account as given was based on the statements brought here Monday, the 8th inst. Since then we have talked with men who live near the scene and attended the inquest. From these men it appears that there are two eiltirely different opinions as to the cause of young Lee's death. One of these has already been given publicity: the o]ther is that the young man was foully dealt with. From the Utter ooint of view a number of cir ** * cumstatices connected with the affair seem suspicious. As it is more than probable that the inquest will not close . investigation, but that an effort will. be made to air the matter in the courts, we shall not attempt to detail the circumstances which is claimed justify this view that there was human agency in the tragedy, but only state that it would be wise1 for the public to suspend judgment until further developments are disclosed. The Farmers & Merchants Bank moved into its new building on Friday, the 12th instant, and is now doing business at that stand. The build ing is a splendid structure ana from an architectural point of view is the handsomest business house in the county, and the interior by no means detracts from the exterior. The floor is built of small white and and brown tiles laid on concrete and is very pretty and durable. The counter is a simicircular one of polished cherry, surmounted by a beautiful grilling of antique copper. The safe, which is ot heavy laminated nickeled steel with screw door and time lock, is encased in a spacious vault of brick, closed by two doors. The entire plant is complete in every detail and is an ornament to the county and a credit to the institution. An engraving of the building will soon be made. Then a more detailed description will be given and the engraving used to illustrate the article. W L B. Santee Sayings. Santee, July 15.?Mr. Dessie O'Brjsn spent several days last week visiting relatives in Manning. Rev. J.H. Montgomery, who has been a student of Wofford college during the past session, preached in the Me;hodist church here yesterday morning at eleven o'clock. Mr. Montgomery is on a visit to his brother, Mr. A. W. Montgomery. Miss Eunice Burkett of Sumter is visiting Mts. S. P. Oliver. Mrs. S. P. Clemiuons and children, after an extended visit to rela tives at Glenn Springs, returned to their home at this place on 1 ast Saturday. Mr. A. W. Chandler of Gourdin spent Saturday with his daughter, , Mrs. P.C. Shirer. | This community has been visited 1 for the past week by several very , heavy rains. Farm work has been ' almost completely suspended and it *; ' -v> *2S5- ~ * J" * ; ?p?rS?vjp ? ; > ? now looks as if the farmers won't have to "lav-by" their crops. Mrs. Mary A. Henry, one of Santee's oidest and mo?t beloved ladies, relict of the late Dr. Robert Henry, died here on last Saturday evening and was buried at New Market church on Sunday evening following. The funeral service was conducted by her pastor, Rev. R. W. Spiguer, after which het remains were iaid to rest beside those of her husband, who preceded her in death about three years ago. Mrs. Henry was in her 77th year mid leaves a host of relatives and friends to mourn her death. Messrs. Henry and Robert Pitis of Sumter came down last Sunday to attend the funeral of their grandmother, Mrs Henry. Santee. Nearly all old-fasioned Cough Syrups are constipating, especially those that coutaiu opiates. They don't act just right. Kenuedy's Laxative Cough Syrup coutains no opiates. It drives the cold out of the system by gently moving the bowels. Contains Honey aud Tar and tastes nearly as good as maple svrup. Children * like it. Sold by W L Wallace, M D. Trespass NoticeAll persons are warned against trespassing or allowing stock to run at larce on mv nlace known as the Isaac Sauls' place, in Ridge township. The law will be enforced. M D Nesmith, Lake City, S C. 7-1 l-3t Call at our store, please, for a free sample package of Dr. Shoop's "Health Coffee. If real coffee disturbs your sromach, your heart or your kidneys, then try this (.lever Coffee imitation. While Dr. Shoop has very closely matched Old Java and Mocha coffee iu flavor and taste, yet he has not a even a single grain ot real coffee in it. Dr Shoop s Health Coffee Imitation is made from pure toasted grains or cereals, with Malts, Nuts, etc. You will surely like Health Coffee. Sold bj People's Mercantile < dpipany. Rates to James The following- rates to the Jai next Friday, April 26, have beei Season Ticket 6') Scranton $15 85 $J Lake City 16 00 1 Cades 16 85 King-stree 16 75 Salters 16 95 Lanes 17 20 Gourdins 17 35 Coach excursion tickets will b opening of {he exposition and w week thereafter. They are lii tickets will be sold on the day p sition and will be on sale daily < tion. :@:@@:?:@:@:@:@:?:??< 1 COMPLETE I SEASON; | Refrigerators, ? Ice Cream Fr ? nnnr*n fund I ^ W! ^ Mflfl % ? Plo-wer 2??1 ? ? Balance of our Stock of, | TINGS, LACE CURTAINS ? we will dose out AT ( .? Furniture Business. ? Cotton Dletr. ? Distributors ^ ecZ Farm Im @ prices to sun ? i Complete Stoc vg/ " $ CASKETS, g Will serve yon day or night and I TUSH @ When there id the slightest mdi- 9 gestion, heart barn, flatulence or?ny Jj foim of stomach trouble take a-lit- * tie Kodol occasionally and you wrfl Jj ; be afforded prompt relief. Kodol is ? a compound of vegetable acids and contains the juices found in a healthy stomach. Kodol digests what you . \ \ ar, makes your food do you gocd. * | Sold by W L Wallace, M L). ^ kjjj WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. I A>I REPRESENTING THE CHERAW 1HX)R AND SASH CO. AND WILL BE PLEASED TO QUOTE YOl* PRICES 05 Sash, Doors and all kinds o! Building Material before you ctoM a trade elsewhere. -m I also represent J. H. WEARN & CO., Charlotte, X. C, and can interest you in fancy man- jj tels. M y prices are low for high grade material as a comparison with other dealers will prove to you. D. J. Epps, I Kingstree, - - S. C. 6-27?3mos. v i [J U?-; i Jj Protect i t m Your | Property j i by Insuring it against fire in Companies that are above sus- ^ picion. We represent several j)i the largest and most liberal Old Line companies in the Cnited States $? For rates, etc., see or write : D. E. flotley & Co., J at Bank of Lake City. LAKE CITY, S. C. town Exposition, " Jj nestown exposition, which opens n furnished us by the agent here: 7 Days Days 10 Days Coach Exntrs'n :3 25 $12 00 $7 50 13 40 12 10 7 70 . 13 65 12 30 8 10 14 00 12 55 8 55 14 15 . 12 70 8 80 | 14 40 1;: so tt w 14 50 12 95 8 95 e sold on the day prior to the ill be on sale Tuesdays of eich nited to seven days. The other , trior to the opening of the exf>o- \ luring the period of the exposr?^ \ .' VE mrv a ; U1UU11 J j. HEh ? Water Coolers, ? eezers, Screen- ? Endows. I :s,.A.l Sizes. ? . ? FURNITURE, RUGS, MAT- @ \ and WINDOW SHADES, | 10ST, as we discontinue @ @ ? u iters, Guano9 : and improv- <?j plements at? t the times. -??=^=^?J8} k COFFINS : ? ? furnish our Handsome New Hearse ^ IWARE COMPANY, i 1 @ :?:@ i , . J