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Ihc (t outfit ffccoti KINGSTREE, S. C C. W. WOLFE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS SUKS< RIPTION RATES: ^nnv nnp vpar $1 25 One copy, six months 75 One copy, three monts 50 One copy, one year in advance? 1 0u Obituraries, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions uf Thanks, I ards of Thank6 and all Jother reading notices, not Xews. will be charged for at the rate of one cent a word for each insertion. THURSDAY.MAY 21.1908. One of Bryan's Experiences. 4,I went out in the fall of 18*4 to make a political speech in an Irish settlement, at a place called liuckI horn School House; aud a friend took me out in his buggy. We knew about where the school house was, but not exactly,and as we proceeded we occasionally inquired, to be sure that we were on the right road. Wheu we were almost there and it was almost dark, a man rode by on a white horse. I called to him and ask him if that was the road to Buckhora. School House, lie checked up his horse and said. "No; you ought to have turned off about a half mile back." Then he thought he had better find out more about us, so he came up and looked into the buggy, and said,"Who is it?'' I, told him. "Oh," he asked, "you are the man coming out to speak?" I said, "Yes, sir." "Well," he said, 4kihi3 is the right road. I thought you might be coming out to disturb the meeting.'' (Laughter.) We rode along, laughing at the effort of this Irishman to protect the meeting. His name was Timothy Ftynn (Laughter.) Poor fellow, he died about a year ago, and just betore he died he presided at a meeting where I spoke at Jacksonville, Illionis. It was just tweuty years years after the Buckhorn School House meeting, and I told this story in his presence, and he confirmed all that I said, showing that my memory had not failed me, although it ' had been almost a (juarter of a century since the meeting. Well, we were laughing at his effort to protect us from disturbance; and ye soon reached the school house. He,however, had arrived before us, and the gentlemen who was with me got out on one side and tied the horse, while I got out on the other side. Timothy Flynn came up to me and led me oft a little way from tbe buggy, pulled out a bottle and said, "Won't you have something to drink?" I said, "No, thank you." lie said, "You had better take a little." "No," I said, "I don't care for any." "Just a drop,"he insisted.(Laughter.) I said, "No, I don't use it;" and he laid his hand upon my shoulder, and I can hear his voice now, full of pathos, lis he said, "Well, do the best you can, anyhow.'' (Applause and continued laughter)-- The Commoner. . ^ How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars reward foi any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh cure. F J Cheney & Cq> Whoscsale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known F J Cheuey for the last tifteen years and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any rtklimitinns ncnh- hv his ffrm. y Waldinc, K inn an a Makvin, Wholesale Druggists,Toledo, Uiiio. Hall's ( fatarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the! blood and mucous surfaces <>f the system. Testimonials mailed tree. Price 75 cents per I sot fie. Sold by all dmoists. Take Hall's family pills for constipation. Read the Farmers- A. .iIcrrhaiKs Bank's ad. this issue. Final DischargeNotice is hereby given that th under-ijtned will apply to the -Judge of Probate for Williamsburg ounty ar hisotlieeat Kingstreeon the 2i'i;d day of June. 1'JoS, at 12 o'clock noon, for! Letters Dismi-sory as General C.uar- j diar. of Annie It. Graham (Nee < oker) {5-iM-4t J C Lynch. A PLEASANT OCCASION. Ice Cream Festival Given for Benefit, of Cedar Swamp Church. Benson, May 18.?The ice cream festival at Cedar Swamp Friday evening1, which was announced in last weeK s issue of i The Record, was well attended. The entertainment took place at the hospitable home of Mr. ! ... T 1.1 !!! J il.. C J 1 I. a. J'muips ana uie ouriuay I school scholars of Cedar Swamp church, who were the promoters, thank the generous people for their kindly assistance in the worth}' cause for which the lesjtival was given, j Friday evening was exceptionally beautiful and radiant I Luna sailing majestically! through her circled orbit tipped ; with silver all the landscape. Out on the lawn were arranged tete-a-tete tables,' decorated I with fragrant and beautiful magnolia^blooms, and one not moved to tender sentiment cni-li incnirinnr ctnirp cpt. Ill lUOt OU\^U V WV V J ting would indeed be, "Foe to all the finer feelings of the j soul, And to sweet Nature's holiest, tenderest ties, A heartless renegade." The yonng ladies and little girls were indefatigable in their labor of love and saw that cream and cake was served to one and all, and it was not long ere the cents grew to dimes and the dimes became dollars. After the refreshments had been served there was left a number of elegant cakes which ' were sold at auction. Mr. Wade jCamlinwas called upon to act | as auctioneer and in sonorous i voice he called the crowd toj gether to bid on his wares. The j bidding was spirited and the I ^5 I/at Krrtnfrh)- u imnrl nri^p huf no more than their real value. The closing- feature of the evening was a-"cake march," which was much enjoyed by the participants as well as the spectators. At a late hour the crowd dispersed for their respective homes with the gratifying consciousness that they had contributed by their presence to a worthy cause. The sum of $20.11 was realized as the proceeds of the entertainment, which will be applied tn fnnrl fnr naintincr fVdar Swamp church. RELIGIOUS MEETING. The Pee Dee Baptist Union will Meet This Month. The Pee Dee Uniou of the Southeast Association will meet with Bethany Rantist church, in Williams j r ? burg county, on Friday before the fifth Sunday in May, at 12 o'clock Introductory seruion by the Rev Jno J Power. First query: Why Did John Reject the Baptism of Jesus? Spoke to by D S Avant. Second query: Are Pastors Doing Their Duty in Visiting the Homes of Their Members? If Not, Why? Spoke to by W D Moorer. Third query: When is a Church Member to be Considered in (lood Standing and Full Fellowship? Spoke to by T D Powers. Fourth query: Things That Help and Things That Hinder in Sunday! School Work. Spoke to by Sunday school workers. C..4 11.QA ,.\.l/w?L- i r>uiuiitu> , i j %-iv v huieous business. Sunday, 10 o'clock, Sunday school ] mass meeting. 11 o'clock, missionary sermon by Rev Tom James. All churches composing this Un ion are earnestiy refjnesti-d to send delegates and their Sunday school superintomlan's as w.-l', as one hour ! will bee ,vn i' r practical talks on i Sunda* -Jiool work by superintendents. Tin- pu'- !?e i< cordially invited to attend. J K Williams X A llowu.u Kor Commiti<e. Cliopjjec, S C. April do. DR.KINo'S iMEWDlSCOVESt Will Surely Slop Thai Couch. J COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Union (iraded Sciiooj, May 31, Jnue I and 2. The Fifrh Annual Commence uient of Union graded school *v be held May 31, June 1 and the school audi torn tn, Rome, S ? - - -- - ^ hi Trie following j rogramuic been arranged for the occasion: Sunday, May 31, at 11 o'clock, Commencement Sermon by J ^ Daniel, D I), of Columbia, Sunday, at 8:30 o'clock, by Dr J \V Daniel, D D Monday, June 1, at 10 ot. The Francis Marion Literary ciety Medal Contest. i Monday, at 8:30 o'clock, B cises by the School. Tuesday, June 2, at 8:30 o'ch> Exercises by the Graluatmg Cl^ and Delivery of Diplomas. The public is co-diaily invited t all exercises. A NEW YORK FUNERAL Death and Burial of a Man of Whc No One Knew Much. "Dying made easy;is a good nu to for New York," kaid a busim man to his friend ujho is a visi from the middle weslt. "The otl *fl?An 1 /rr?f IJ/MIIO I ?J1\V LII^IJ L IT11CU X ihvimv undertakers wagon standing at entrance. Cheerful! sort of tli to see after you have been out the play and" a supjper with y friends. ''On the way up to! my flat I c; across the undertaker's men ca ing upstairs the body of a man. ' undertaker explained that corpse was that of anVldcriv who had died that night at a pital and who had lived with people in the apartment l> mine. His friends had emp! the undertaker to !ake cliay the body and arrang(; for "The next day as ( wr t I met the undertaker. ^ it was the decent thing to show respect for the deau, particu larly in view of the statement of the undertaker that the dead man had no friends in the city. The people with whom he lived were acquaintances only. "I followed the undertaker to the room. Only a few persons were present. The undertaker took a prayer book from his pocket and read the Episcopal burial service. "After that the undertaker's employees carried the coffin downstairs and placed it in a hearse. lie and his men stepped into the carriage, The cortege moved down the street. [ learned later that the body was shipped to the former home of the deceased. "The head of the apartment where the stranger had a room said to me: " 'We didn't know much about him. He was quiet in his coming and going. When he was taken sick he asked to be sent to a hospital. It was done. "'The day before he died-he sent a request to have any service that might be held in case of his death at the apartment where he had * t-rn , 11 j _ji_ x uvea, mat was an ngnr. " 'I knew nothing of his antecedents. When I spoke to an undertaker about it he said he would attend to everything, and he did, but when he read the service I was as much surprised as you were.' "The undertaker told me afterward that he was an ex-preacher and that he frequently officiated at the funerals of strangers. And I sav again dying in New York is easy."?New York Sun. Rending the Sky. Sometimes a child in the very simplicity 0/ its thought will evolve imagery that is language old. Fox instance, there are few of us unfamilar with the expression, "The lightnings rend the sky," but it-use in the mouth of a child would be startling. Yet a little boy I know, who is only four years old, watched an electric storm intently as its jagged flashes ripped through dark cloudi and then, going to his mother, said gravely: "Mamma, docs it hurt the skj when the lightning tears it?"?Xew York Times. I New Advertisements. * Kini^stiee Hardware Co? Fruit Jars. Hammocks, Ice Cream 1' reozers, etc. Kpps A: Kpps, Lake City? Special Sale of up-to-date stock. Greelyville Hrick Works Ilrick. W Leland Taylor, Creelyville ?Dentist. * \ ?S~ I .ant cf| n would l?e dt?orically UK botli aohieve' to V I 1 I " I is in.! iii tbis olllisoti pes to lii:n alone tin to bring to ^uri! of.ii mil t that have dean. This coiuli^easotiable dou'it s^ui Governor states: Min . Dakota, llli Kansas. Xeana. Washing>ROAD AND STRONG J cf Governor Johnson All crats Will Indorse. from Minnesota" believes aliate revision of the tart1 that articles now con..merioa by illegal and im .1 combinations may be deprived their tariff power to rob the community." He believes that tariff re vision is one of the most important works ror tuo correction or ine auuse-< i | that are plaguing the country. He believes that the maintenance of government by the people involves the least interference by federal power ( with the domestic affairs of the states consistent with efficient national ad* > ministration. i IT believes in the constitution. "For a president." he says, "to go outside the constitution, even to accomplish a beneficent purpose, is to enter the road that leads to the destruction of republics " 1 He is opposed to the government ownership of railways by state or nation. but. as his acts show. Is a strong believer in Just and rigorous regulai tion. \ , He is opposed to oversea expansion. He favors "tbe*peaceful consolidation of the continent from Tanatna to the arctic circle." lie is opposed to great military establishments. but believes that the ; size of the American navy must ueces; sarily be determined to some extent by the naval activities of other countries. He is opposed to ship subsidies. "You can't kill combinations," he says. "but when you come in to crush the business of individuals they ' must be opposed as evils." 1'" IvAllovnc In an Incnmn tn T He believes In the just and equal enforcement of law and that the observ. anoe of the law Is as Incumbent upon the rich and powerful as upon the poor and weak. i LEADER IN INSURANCE REFORM Whole Country Benefited by Action of Governor Johnson. Having had some valuable experience ' in reorganizing a powerful Minnesota Insurance company. Governor Johnson 1 was well prepared to deal with the emergency which arose when the corruption and extravagance of the management of the great national life Insurance companies were revealed In - V* - " i 1UU). 1Q 4>OVt'UJ UtT Ui luui jtrui uu , wrote a letter to President Roosevelt which placed him in the front rank of national leaders. In this letter the governor suggested a conference of gov' ernors and attorneys general to he ! called by the president at Chicago. The conference was held in the followi ing February, and Governor Johnson. . as its chairman and dominant figure, i | named the famous committee of fif-j , teen" whose recommendations were embodied in the law in .Minnesota and i 1 in about a dozen other states. While the momentous decision recentiy given by the supreme court in similar eases coming lip from North Carolina and Minnesota may have the j effect of invalidating some of the railway legislation secured by Governor Johnson in Minnesota, the fact remains that he lias done what he set out to do an 1 scoured the enactment of popular ! :r.l?i !:ru . . rut legislation. If. .is now j ; w:im probable. t!?o cp?? h imilcing do-1 I c-isioii of t'lc court in i .rpre measure j ; transfers railway legislation from the j : states to the national legislature. It bej comes of particular significance that I ; one of t' earliest nets of Coventor\ j Johnson's career as a member of the; | Minnesota legislature was the intro- j ; (taction of a memorial to congress to' I extern! tin; powers of the Interstate J j commerce commission, a memorial j which antedated the extension of those . powers l?v some four years. I I 1 I i XLIGf it DRY l /r*@ ) ? \ ? i b @ I br i ? | / * J~" rfT A J r 4UL 1-X. THE OLD I FRUlf Extra Frui and Ri HAVE YOU SEEN OUR NI ^FINEST 0 / Hammocks, ICE CREAM Refrlge ZINC LINED AND WHI1 Screen Doors Everything to be found ii St< COFFINS AN BIG STOCK HOUSE Af HE HARD Organized, Develope Principle of Cons Along Progress BANK OF WI] IKINCSTVfEE, - RESOURCE! Solicits a share business, feeling our ample reso rior facilities w ciation with ui agreeable and p GW.Stoll, Pres. E. L. Montgomery. Asst. C Announ Uavinir purchased the .v Thomas' Stables I invite a trons to visit me and let ir Buggies, Wao i also will conduct an up to ( and willjveep t^ood Teams I W. P. H KINGSTf! [ > * I i >:?:?:?:?:?:?:?:@ :?:@ IT STORE. 1 UOODS. * ? jgj c J ? \ @ ? Over { d j ; Shoes. ] { ? l i @ j ? CKLEY. 5 RELIABLE. |J s>:?.?:?:?:?:?:?:?:?:? IAPQ it Jar Tops : I ibbers. EW PATENT FRUIT JAR? . N EARTH. / 11 Hammocks. FREEZERS, ' rators. | rE ENAMELED LINED. and Windows. ...... v n a hirst-ciass naravvare /, >re. i ID CASKETS. SD CARRIAGE PAINT. WARE COMPANY. . ? n d and conducted on iervative Banking ,ive Lines, the ,y_ jLIAMSBUHG SOUTH CAROLINA ? . 5 $150,000 ' j \ of your banking ; confident that urces and supeill render assos permanently rofitable. : : E. C. Eoos, Cashier, 'ashler, F. Rhem, V, Pres. A cement! lock and jfood will of F. C. 11 my old friends and paie ?rive prices on ... 1 ^ y 50ns, Harness^ late Liver\ and Feed Stable 't for hire at living prices. awkins EE, S. C. 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