The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 18, 1907, Image 4
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K1NGSTREE, S. C
C. W. WOLFE.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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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
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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 '
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Mrs S J Bethea and children
have gone to Reedy Creek Minimi
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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1 COMPLETE
I SEASON;
| Refrigerators,
? Ice Cream Fr
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^ W! ^ Mflfl %
? Plo-wer 2??1
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? Balance of our Stock of,
| TINGS, LACE CURTAINS
? we will dose out AT (
.? Furniture Business.
? Cotton Dletr.
? Distributors
^ ecZ Farm Im
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g Will serve yon day or night and
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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. *
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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.
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Protect
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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,
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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?^
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