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Ifr? ' . , ' ' . *> - v. ' ; ..4 I * ' S-' fa I I OUR CLAIMS F08 YOUR BUSINESS J SW' JL *<""",?& fy.nhanU 1 a^iJThpOLnttittH n^cirffl is? ?- ? * ?? v-. ? ? ? ?<??? ><?? >??? VOL XXI KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 5, 1907. NO. 35 in. 11 ^ ?V_ , ^ IIBS=2Kf rnnggi 11 SHOE^FOR I Are good shoes. They look we I k| wcar wc^* They represent that r 8 W of shoe excellence, style and Ej united. I t>] King Quality shoes interest men ' HI particular about their shoes. I fcl Every roan who wears King Quality l>i Shoes once invariably buys them ( |H again. He knows they keep i? Hi t^c'r s^aPe l?ngcr ^han yo2r | L | other shoes. ygpj I Sold by ? J People's Mfiiconiiie Co. f r.. I I' A TIHTEEN CENTS IS THE MINIMUM PRICE. FIIEI IT TIE SMTIEIR COTTON ASSOCIATION FOR TIIS TUB' COTTON GUP. E South Carolina will instruct , President G D Smith, of the , Southern Cotton association, to Bvote for a price of at least 13 cents per pound for cotton sold Hbis year. This was decided ^Rpon recently at a meeting of Hhe presidents of the county associations of cotton growers, Where being about 49 delegates I present in Columbia, from 21 I counties, as we learu from our I exchanges. I All of the delegates agreed I that this should be the rainiI mum price for cotton, so far as WSouth Carolina is concerned. and from reports received on conditions of the crop the farmers are now passing through the critical period. The cotton crop is late and there is little chance for an increase in the ese, which is one million bales for South Carolina, but a chance for a decrease, with unfi favorable weather conditions. The State, however, is in better condition than any cotton growing State and therefore is in position to dictate the price, jft Mr Smith thought that the en tire crop would amount to about 13,000,000 bales or a million less than last year, and the South ^Carolina officials of the Associa I ion arc wiuiug ivr 10 tcuia as , line below wbich no bale will ie sold, and should conditions le still further unfavorable the irice should be even higher. *he matter ot price for cotton broughout the South will be ranged at the meeting of exeutive committee of the Southrn Cotton association to be eld at Jackson, Miss., on the Th<? Association also adonted Ijan important resolution agreeiing to push the use of low grade cotton for the manufacture of i heavy duck for bagging in place of the jute and burlaps now used. The heavy duck could not only be used for cotton but for grain and fertilizers. At present the use of burlap and jute causes the American cotton to arrive in European ports badly damaged and bursting through the bales, while the cotton from Egypt and India \s well packed and brings highm prices. Bpresident Smith will bring lis up at the cotton meeting at mckson, and will endeavor to lass the South Carolina idea, as I is of, vast emportance to the kporters. ifigf: MEN J?J!k \\ THE \\ k\ TORFY% H\ SHOE % Ha OF'THE I tJIIi irii ~ittt| NEGROE S AIM SHOT OFF. Result ot a Sunday Morning Row Near Reiser's I Roads. In a row wbich ^jcurred Sunday morning at a negro cabin, near Belser's X Roads, Doc Brownfield, one of the inmates, had one of his arms Bhot so badly that it had to be amputated It is a peculiar fact that although the shooting occurred at 10 o'clock iu the morning a1! the parties concerned deny knowledge of who wielded the weapon?a shot-gun ?that inflicted the wound. Dr TV V Brockiugtou attended fka in in rod man and with the aSSlSt ance of Drs Jacobs and Kelley amputated the arm near the shoulder. The wonud is a desperate one and, albeit, at this writing, the negro is still alive, his chauces for recovery are slight. Hews metes From Scrutoe. Scranton, September Si-Farmers of this section have begun gatb-j ering their cotton. There have been several bales ginned and sold herej in the past few days. Mr H B Le? was the first to bring a bale to this market, also Mr Cannon had the pleasnre of trying his new ginnery for the first time. It did excellent work and at a rapid speed. Miss French Coward is spending this week with friends at Lacile. Quite a large crowd attended the James Shelby show in Scranton last Friday. Dr W S Lynch was in Charleston on business a few days last week. Messrs Fred Hines and Fletcher Brown went to Columbia Tuesday. Mr Arthur Gore of Clarendon, N C, paid friends and relatives in Scranton a pleasant visit last week. About 150 people from Scranton spent Labor day in Florence. Mr Sam Cockfield has recently been elected chief of police of Scranton. Mr. Marvin McConnell,who holds a position with Mr W Wright, visited parents and friends in Kingstree i r. .% _ ounuay. M, R M. Hemingway Hotel Closed. On Tuesday morning last the Hemingway Hotel closed its doors to the publiG. Under the efficient manage meot of the proprietress, Mrs M R Hemingway, this has been for the past fire years one of the most popular hotels between Charleston and Wilmington, and the menu provided was proverbial with the travelling public for its excellence. Mrs. Hemingway's reasons for retiring from the hotel business are purely personal and in no way the result of a decline in patronage of her house. * " SHOE^^ J(H|^\2ens who long ago d< meet every requirement of 5 and Durability. Always g SOLO AND GUAR people's mm Death ot a Young Ian. Died?On Tuesday morning, September 3, 1907, between 9 and 10 o'clock, at his home near Central charch, Mr George Cornelius ('antlev, aged 37 years. Mr Cantley hud been sick for some time with pulmonary trouble and gradually his constitution succumbed to the ravages of that dread disease, consumption. He was the son of Mr W G and Mrs Elizabeth Cantley. It is a melancholy fact that Mr W G CantUy, who is over 90 years old?probably the oldest man in Williamsburg county?has in less than a year been called upon to suffer the loss of a i?i A o.wl t-urn anna We ei? HTIUvru wuc hum ? tend to the bereaved ones our heartfelt sympathy. | -1 j {REMOVAL yj 1 NOTICE! j i__| tOn or about September J 1 st\ I will move into a I store on Academy street \ : near the postoffice, where \ I will carry a full com-j plete line of everything- j | usually found in a first-j class store. j ??~^1 i 1 ! I fl R i mm\ j The Bargain Specialist. | t Kingstree, j 5. C. | Ityle, Fit, Finish, Comfort ive perfect satisfaction. 4NTEED BY ITILE COMPANY. | Lamps?all kinds that are tfood value?crockery and china ! ware, at People's Mercan, Cos. ? QSS69S96SS9SS I BUG< I AT c Iless m 8 M. F. H w) hat on hand a large stock JK and on easy terms, to mal U rn* CALL AND f) 7-1 t-4t I Tobacco ar Ever Our store is con both banks?only a Farmers & Merchant down same street; ant Bank of Lake City. Be sure to come t after the sale, ?et IS0METHI1 to drink and take a re cool place, and you ar If your eyes are \ ble, don't fail to see i with any kind of spect; or glasses you may n< that head-ache you ai Special agent foi iwkrtiiclec and frame I Also have a big fresh lot INTERNATIONA1 Get a package for your BURDUCO LP surpasses all other for man. Get a can of GO-FLY to this hot wea ther: 25 and 5C NO ONE will a] more than J. B. D PHYSICIAN ANI LAKE C XMMMMAMWMWMW >V.V.; . ?^v.:-V/p' '.% ' * . ' ?^H ?VmV? . ^ 1^ the shot t tt I For Sale and Guarz I PEOPLE'S MERCAN1 Try one of Kingans choice | bams. No better ever brought to Kingstree. People's Mercantile Co. >69S9S9SS^S98 3IES 1 ;ost i an COSTI IELLER j| which he will sell cheap'' 9) ce room for fall stock. X SEE THEM -m ^ Growers ? id- 3| /body l[ iveniently situated to 3 J few yards from the :s, right across and ^ i we are next door to S oour store before or NG COLD 1 st. We have a neat, e welcome sure. i giving you any trou- J is. We can fit you ? \CLES 1 ied, and perhaps stop 5 e alwavs having. 5 Hawke's Celebrated > L STOCK FOOD < horse or mule. 5 /ER POWDER > keep the flies off your horse ^ ' cent sizes. > ppreciate your trade < uRANT, i 5 PHARMACIST, ? ITY,S. C. | i*amaaaaamwaaaMaam*a> //of5 fo/?/vf^EX3 H SHOE FOR YOU | ng Quality shoes are famous /.V.) their uniform wearing qual- . They never disappoint, t;";j ;ach pair is made to conform V.w , le same high standard before Iwtft ing the factory. You canal- *.< >? 1 s rely on them. King Qual- vSj shoes require no "breaking Kv'v They fit your feet when yXj put on and retain their. iral shape indefinitely. Try ^ King Quality shoe. It is the 'vXi i for you. his season's patterns are iv>X easing in every respect. See Sv' lem before purchasing your ? >>! Spring shoes. ;%{ ' HLE COMPANY. I v j EIGHT BOTEIS IT CADES. And Gofton Seed Brings Over Tveity Dalian a Tei. Cades, September 4:?As forecasted last week, the cotton seed market opened np lively. There are eight buyers in the field and today the price paid for seed is $20.25 a too. We confidently believe Cades to be the beet market for cotton seen in Williamsburg county. Cottn aid Cottii Seed layers While the market has not as yet formally opened, the following buyers of cotton and cotton seed will compete for their respective piodnets during the ensuing season: Cotton buyers: Hugh McCutchen, representing Alexander Sprunt & Sons of Wilmington, N C.; J 0 Kinder, Spinners & Consumers Co, Charleston. Inman & Co, of New York, will also have a buyer here, probably Mr A P Byars, who represented them last season. Seed buyers: D J Epps, representing the Buckeye Cotton Oil Co, of / Ohio; L P Kinder, the Southern Oil CoJo^Richmond, Va; Robert, Fulton the S C Oil Co, of Columbia; W R Scott, the South Atlantic Oil Co. There is always sharp competition for seed on this market and this season will doubtless be no exception L ?, to the role. ??: . 41 $ 100 00 BEWA&D. ;^|f i A reward of One Hundred " . * J* lars is hereby offered for the -/. rest and conviction of the patty] ' or parties who, on the night .of* August 20,1907, by means. Of a> .. dynamite cartridge, or some'oth-* , ' er high explosive, attempted ^o., .' \- : blow up and to some extent, did, ~ H demolish, the unoccupied tenant* "V . * house of Dr. D. C. Scott in the V - v; town of Kingstree, 8, C. *V" . By order of the Town Council. ^ v Sept. 3, 1907. A. o. Hinds, -to* Town Clerk & Treas. *v; Announcement The Cotton Gins at Kingstree are now being overhauled and will soon be ready to gin all the cotton that can be brought to fh*?m from a radius of ten miles. The large Ginnery at the Oil Mill is being remodeled and a house added, and this ginnery will turn out a bale every ten minutes. The down-town Ginnery, which has established a reputation for itself in the past, will turn out a bale every twenty minutes. So no one need have any fear of being delayed. The Kingstree Cottton Market is known to be the best in the country, and the Oil Mill will pay the highest cash price for your seed and give you the best trade on Meal and Hulls. SOUTH ATLANTIC OIL CO. 7-25-tf.