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' * =1 / Local and Personal , Hon W I) Bryan went to Columbia Tuesday on business. Mr li B Steele of Bingham is visiting relatives here this week. Mrs C C Brinkley returned last week from a visit toGeorgetown. Mr. J N Hammet made a business trip over in Georgia last week. Mr C'.as Epps of Workman found time to come to see us Tuesday. Miss Nona Webb,having closed her school, has returned to Kingstree. Mr R S Brunson, one of Greelyville's good citizens, paid us j bis respects yesterday. Mrs S Marcus and little -daughter, Lillie, spent Sunday, in Manning with friends and relatives. Mr J B Tallevast, an enterprising young farmer of the Indiantown section,came in to see us yesterday while in town. About the proudest and hap piesi man WC see 11U" -a.-iau._Y o ?o the fellow coming from the river with a big string of tish. Mr D W Courtney of Benson, our boyhood's friend, called at our sanctum Monday for an enjoyable half hour's confabulation. Mr. Sanders Whitehead, who is attending the Atlanta Dental College, is spending his vacation with his mother's family in town. The friends of Mr 11 M Burrows announce this week his candidacy for the office of coroner. See card in candidates' column. Mr G D Smith of New Zion, who represents the National Marble Works of Canton, 0., was in to see us a short while Tuesday. Mr S E McCollougli, of the Taft section, one of the cleverest gentlemen in the count}', honored us with an agreeable visit Saturday. Messrs L A and M H Parsons of Harpers came in Monday and enrolled their names as subscribers to the "Old Reliable'' /or the ensuing- year. Mr W P Benton, a prosperous merchant of Laurinbur<r, N C, who is visiting relatives in town, ] aid our office a pleasant visit today, lie was accompanied by his little son, W. P., Jr. Messrs K II Kellahan, Philip Stoll and L P Kinder were in Columbia yesterday attending the State convention as delegates. Mr Stoll is also member of the State executive committee from this county. Mrs Nita S Jones of l>runswiek, Ga, who has been visiting Her little daughter, Claudia 1) Jones in this city, left last Thursday for a visit to Sumter, little Claudia accompanying her as far as Salters, where she spent the day. I Our Enti For Gngstrec Mr M M Cox of Cades was in town today on business. Mr A A brums of Manning and ^ |S Abrams of Portsmouth, Va., visited Mrs S Eron Wednesdayt Mrs Stanley Burch, who has c been visiting relatives near Ben- r (son, has returned to her home 1 in Florence. She was accom-|t panied by her brother, Mr. Sam -1 c mie Duke. s Mr Abner Brown, originally of 1 Benson, was here on a visit a s day or two this week. Mr Brown has been in the U S Navy for four years and has just reenlisted. Ilis last ship was the Louisiana. He is a brother of ^ our townsmen, Messrs John and ^ Sam Brown, of the firm of Brown . & Brown. a It is very gratifying indeed to s l?or mnnv friends, in tfvwrn to ^ """"J - " - ? -- a learn that Miss Adelaide liar- ^ per of Kingstree has beeD elect- e ed to uphold the negative side of the commencement debate at j Winthrop College. We congrat- c ulate our young friend and teel e assured that the future has c many other and greater honors c iD store for her. A delightful and most success- c ful tishing expedition to Mont 3 gomery's lake was enjoyed yes- 1 terday by Messrs M H Jacobs, s C W Stoll, Claude McCabe and 1 LH Fairey. They were joined later in the day by Messrs L D c Burgess and Joe Alsbrook. The 3 boys came back beaming with c smiles that won't wear off for c they had caught 162 nice, large 3 beauties. After reserving alliS titbit fr?r +h?*ir nwn hnm^c t 1 they presented a half dozens other families with all that they 2 could consume, and then there J <= could have been taken up sev- j ^ eral basketfuls of what still < remained. 1 The intendants of the three;1 dispensary towns ? Kingstree, 1 Lake City aud Scranton, .viz.: ( Messrs L W Gilland, J II Black-1 * j well and It B Cannon, respec- i ^ itivelv, met Saturday and elect-1, Jed Mr J Ellis Brunson of Lake ] {City as a member of the county dispensary board of control in ! place of Mr J M Parker, who j was recently removed by Gov!ernor Ansel. Mr Brunson is i manager of the Lake City Hard- ; j ware Co. and a j^ood business 1 man. We believe that the in- ; jtendantsare fortunate in secur- < j ing him to represent the towns 1 on the board. The delegation ] failed to agree on their choice 1 of a man to succeed Dr J LBass, 1 and we understand the'matter is j in statu quo. Mr John 11 ilia. Nining, la., says ?"I have beeu selling DeWitt's Kid- t . ., ., , , . I: ney ana uiauuer }>ms 101 aooui ni| year and ihey give better satisfac- r tion than any pill I ever sold. There r I are a dozen people here who have , ns< d tliein and they give perfect satisfaction in every case. I have used them myself with fine results Sold by W L Wallace. Go to Gale & Gale's for your s new sa^h or girdle ribbons. All' \ 'styles and colors. j( \ A SPRIN( li II?Hill?HMW?? V re Stock AT1The Nei, a IlirV h * j i , I ANOTHER FIRE IS KIXGSTREE lestrrys Vwo Buildings at Corner of Main and Academy Streets. Shortly after 2 o'clock Sunlay afternoon the Sabbath stilliess was broken by the cry of ire, and soon it was found that lie two wooden buildings at the :orner of Main and Academy ;treets were in flames. The tire s said to have started in the ,hop kept by Lesesne & Thompon in the rear of Meyer's >akery, but how ibpriginated is itill a mystery. The two wooden build' i vere highly inflammable lave long been, a menace 4 own, as they seemed nvite destruction h . i_ ilmost a miracle tl iole ideof this street wa swept iway, but the heroic work of the rolunteer fire department avertd the threatened catastrophe. Just here it is meet and >roper to commend the work f the fire-fighters. It was fflcient, intelligent and suc:essful and too much praise annot be given them. The negroes of the town renlered able and valuable assistince, anu when it is considered iow little tliey really had at take, their work is all the more waisew'orthy. The two stores burned were iccupied by Mr Myer's bakery ind T J Pendergrass, a :olored man engaged in a mer antile business. Mr. Meyer ind I'endergrass each carried >500 insurance, we understand, >ut whether or not the buildings vere insured we are unable to iscertain. They belonged to the ;state of the late S. M. Nexsen, vhich has not yet been settled, >r doubtless they would have ong since been replaced by nodern structures. The lot low vacant is one of the most lesirable in town as a business ;tand and ere long no doubt tt.I1 1 Ua a?*ar?fnrl fliorDAn I1C1C >>141 UC tlVV/lVU i uv? i Wli wildings in keeping- with New iingstree. A Pleased Patron. In tliis age of "kickers" it is efreshing once in a while to get 1 letter like the following one, ;vhich is purely disintertsted ind breathes a spirit of appre:iation, which if more general, tvould.greatly smooth the rough places along the path of the nisguided man who undertakes :o run?a newspaper: St'RAXTOX, S. C., May 18,1908. dr. C. W. Wolfe,Kingstree, S. C.: Tlp.nr Sir?'"hp rnrds nrpripnt ?exactly what we wanted, and he posters are very attractivey printed. Thank yon very nuch indeed for your proinptless in tilling the order. IMease accept many thanks. Yours Gratefully. Beautiful designs in stamped! hilTon linen shirtwaists with i ullicient coronation braid to ; rork them, all for Si.2.". Gale & ! 3 ale. \ > I JE # - i.-? ,fences Two The ? vCo played here .Monday- -lesday evenings to w leased audiences. The the strongest popnl. roupe that has ever v-' ingstree. On Monday play was The Ko Klu a, a drama that wbate* .he opinion of the spectr iS to the expediency of it roduction, will ever outbern heart. iy night the time lionVan Winkle was preand it is the highest ? i - At t ui.piirDeni to tne leauing man, dr King, to say that his interpretation of the role of Rip compared favorably with that of young Jefferson, who was trained by his illustrious father?the man who really created the character. The King Stock Co made many friends while here and a return engagement will be heartily welcomed at any time. The patronage received wasn't wh; t they deserved,but then the people here have been fooled several times by alleged theatrical attractions, so that they can scarcely be blamed for failing to appreciate^he real thing. MYSTERY AT CADES. Dead Body of Negro Infant Dragged About Town by Dogs. Cades, May 15: ?The mysterious find on the morning of the 14th inst of a dead negro infant, which was being dragged about in the town of Cades by dogs, remains a mystery still. The town investigated the matter as fully as possible, and the coroner gave the matter his attention, all to no avail. The negro womea of the town were called for examination,' and one woman who was tardy in response to the call, was locked up. No suspicion rests upon any individual at this writing, and there is no probability of locating the guilty mother in town. The skull of the deceased was crushed, and from other evidence it seems to be a case of cold-blooded ' ' < 1.1 T* mnraer oy an uiiKnown muuier. it does no", seem natural to suppose an out-of-town mother would have brought her murdered child to town for hiding. The most natural hypothesis on which to base a conclusion at this time is that the child was thrown from a passing train, and its mother will never be discerned. The nude child was well developed. "Knocking" a: someone else's door may help to smash it in,but it won't strengthen yours. SPECIAL NOTICES Tranent Notices will be Published In This Column at the Kate of One Cent a Word for Kach Issue. No advertisement taken for less than '2i> cent's. Fou Sale?One TO-Saw Gin and Boss Press, as good as new. Cash or credit. 5-21 :it. Apply to j. A. Kelly, Kingstree, S. O. I _ V' N t v. . ? joing xays onr?" any. ,Pl*ED RUNAWAY HORSE i ( By Raising an Umbreiia in Front of . Frighteced Animal. We have heard it stated that < an umbrella suddenly raised would stor> a mad doir. but un X " ' til the feat was performed within our observation we did not r know that an open umbrella]! would stop a run-away horse. Tuesday morning- a horse hitched to a light wagon got away from the driver and came ! down Academy street at a live- 1 ly clip, when Mr P G Gourdin, who happened to have an umbrella, stepped in front of the runaway animal aud hoisted his parachute. To the astonishment of the crowd of on-lookers the horse slowed down and finally stopped c until the driver came up and resumed control of the outfit. Whether it was by hypnotic influence, or whether the open . umbrella caused the borse to halt in i*s career we are unable to say, but stop it did and a dozen or more people were pres ent to witness the fact. , ' d a rare lisle hose and vests can be found at Gale & Gale's. * i Wanted! to help you own cx your home, busi- > ness house, farm I or to lift a mortgage. Cr^^P^ing rent and pay tur a home with the san e money. J c The Sl,ooO Guarantee Invest- F ment Home Purchasing" Bond, J issued by the Southern States Trust Company of Columbia, S 0, upon which they are granting 6 per cent loans for 101 years will enable you to buy or build anywhere or to lift your c mortgage. Be your own land- r lord. s Worth investigating. Do it now. Address w. u. ^UKSE^uenerai Agent, Columbia, S. C. g 5 7 tf \ j I Recei !' j A full line of ' Spring Clot | Oxfords for n |j|! I and children. I m Irin 1 f A il li uu i v/ a elsewhere ar 1 I ER< -V? vjjjjS Xi[ * ' & i c 7 'i t\ "i; ' I ? " J I Candidates' Cards. .V (Announcement in thin column willlx- published until the cioreot the campaign at the following rates, provided the announcement doe* rot exceed se? eutv-five (75) words: State and Congress kmal candidates $5.00; County catnlllales f'i. IA>] For CoronerThe rriends of H. M. Burrows announce hi in a candidate for the office )f < oroner for Williamsburg County hj jubject to the rules of tha Democratic primary. Friends. 1 J I hereby announce myself as a can- 1 lidate for the office of coroner for ] Williamsburg county, subject to the regulations of the Democratic primary. 1 M S Buffkin. v-' | Thanking all my friends for theix mpport in the past, I reepectfully anjounce myself a candidate for re-elec- f.* ion to the office of coroner, subject to ' . j he rules of the Democratic party. I iman old veteran, having served four f'ears in the war, and during the term >f my office I have tried to d-> my duty. Cj . respectfully ask your support in the xxming primary. R K Gamble. For Sheriff- 1 I hereby announce myself a candidate ft n the coming primary for re-election o the office of Sheriff of Williamsburg :ounty, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party and if iledge myself to abide the result of the irimaries. I earnestly ask the sup>ort of the 1 >emocratic voters, and if V lected. pledge my constant efforts to 1 , lischarge the duties of the office to the/ -% atistaction of my fellow-citizens. Geo . j. Graham. For Auditor. We are authorized to announce the andidacy. of j. j. B. Montgomery for e-appointment to the office of county Auditor, subject to the rules of the democratic primary. For Treasurer- v We are authorized to announce the andidacy of J. Wesley Cook for re-ap>oifitment to the office of CountyTreasirer. subject to the rules of the Demoratic primary. V j For Supt- Education. ^ We are authorized to announce the andidacy of Mr J G McCullough for j e-election to the office of County Sup- j irintendent of education. I DeWitt's Little Early Risers are j liial!, safe, sure and gentle little lills. Sold by W L Wallace. ived | I nri-fn.<lntp f H I K-i " I Give us 1 re buying s , I , _ i.