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!^' t rr UUK trsiiF g LAWNS A: g ACTUAL C I King ?aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai Local and Personal Head statement of Bank of Scranton in this issue. Mr W C Wilson, of the Cades vicinity, was here yesterday. Mr H J Brown of Cades was i ( in town on business Tuesday. W inthrop College gets >12,000 from the Peabody fund. Hurrah for Winthrop! J B Gv;ynn, Esq, of Spartan- ( burg was here this week on pro- , fessional business. ( t The monthly statement of the i three county dispensaries ap- < pears in this issue. jr-.y Congressman J E Ellerbe of Marion paid Kingstree a brief visit on Thursday of last week. { < Mr A (J Hinds is being urged by his friends to offer for the legislature. Come out, Mr ' Hinds. J Mr Stuart Starr, editor of the ( "Rutledge County News" of , Lake City, was in Kingstree | K ' Monday. , Mr B \V McElveen, the honorable intendent of coming Cades, was among our visitors Tuesday. Congressman J E Ellerbe an nounces his candadicy this week j for re election lo Congress. See his card. Remember the next meeting V 5, O of the Bodrd of Trade,next Mondays night. Everybody should come out. Attention is called to the announcement of Supt of Education McCullough as to the summer school. r * i 11 p ^ J rt uoggesnau, Eisq., is a candidate tor Congress in the sixth district. His announcement appears in this issue. Mr Banks L Caughman, chairman of the present railroad < commissioner, was in town one day last week examining his fences. Mr Theodore S Hemingway has returned from Wofford Col lege to spend the vacation months at the home of his mother. Miss Koxie Lou Cargile of Alabama, who has for some time been visiting* the family of her brother in this city, left today for Saluda, where she will spend several weeks. The senatorial and State campaigns, or as some unfeeling witling has termed them ? <kthe two-ring circus''?opened , simultaneously yesterday at Sumter and St. Matthews, respectively. Mr R Uoodwyn Rbett of Charleston announces himself as a candidate for United States Senate. Mr Khett is one of our State's ablest men and there are many in this county who will rail}* to his support. An old colored man was seen ^ bringing a nice, ripe watermelon 1 from his patch last Monday.1 This is the first on record for \ I ' * - ' mmmmmrnmmmmmmnw >p i ivp nc nil i ivr v, I- I 4 ^ U VI 1 K Lrf I?* 1 i i L SD ALL SUHHER G :05T FOR THE NE; ;stree aaaiaaaaaaaaaaaauuaaa the seaso. . in town and speaks \ well fur KiiijLT^tree as the center of a line trucking' section. I The editor of The Kkcokh i will be away for a few weeks ] after Friday ( tomorrow). We ; ask correspondents and others < having business with the pnper ' to address their letters to Thp. < Cotxty Recork and not to th^w editor personally. i The fish fry. given Tuesda)' in ( Judge W ilson s honor was a very 1 enjoyable affair, but there was 1 some difficulty in securing a c sufficiency of fish by reason of the fact that the "close sea- * son" began on Tuesday,.!une 16. s The fish were caught before the * time limit had expired, but had J to be kept alive so long that 1 ronsequently a number of them f Jied and were unfit for use. r Inadvertently last week we omitted to mention the visit t liere of .Mr. Ralph D Epos, who v is now living in Sumter. - With- ^ out being fulsome we may say ^ that Mr Epps is one of the brightest and brainiest young men who ever went to college j from this county. He graduated , next to the head of his class at f the Citadel Academy and held j the office of captain of Company A, "the highest honor that can be conferred upon a cadet off. that institution. Mr Epps is j now* a member of the bar of t Sumter. ^ Mortuary. * Died?On Monday, June 15, 1 1908, Georgetown, S C, Mr E B } Brown, aged 51 years. The i remains were taken to Cedar s Swamp and there interred in the 1 cemetery of the Baptist church. Mr Brown was a widower and ? left six children, besides a host I of other relatives and friends * $100 Reward,$100. j The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is atleast * one dreaded disease that science has ^ been able to cure in all it8 stages, ( and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh 1 Cure is the only positive cure now 1 known to the medical fraternity. . Catarrh being a constitutional dis- 1 ease, requires a constitutional treat- ' ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken * internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying thefoun- T datiou of the disease, and giving ? the patient strength by building up f the constitution and assisting nature j in doing its work. The proprietors ^ have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollais for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. 1 Address F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo,0. Sold by all Druggists,75c. Take Hall's Family Fills foi f constipation. I Notice. The secretary of the county ( executive committee has pre- < pared blank forms for candi- i dates'pledges. Any candidate ] who desires to tile his pledge may have these forms by asking , for them. When the list of can- ? didates is completed they will : be mailed out to all candidates c announced in the newspapers. * wmmmmmmmnwmmmr [ori :ry, dress goods, IUUDS IU UU A1 <T THIRTY DAYS. / Dry < illiiiiiiiliiiaiaiilllililliaiiiiiiiit Tuesday Night's Entertainment. The entertainment at the op-, ?ra house last Tuesday night t for benefit of the monument n fund was not as well attended v is expected, partly on account o >f early adjournment of court, u file greater portion of the pro- t jrajnine, which consisted of Mr a ^argile's moving- pictures and t llustrated son^s, had been pro- c luced here befi?re and has been d ivritten up in these columns,but \ lew features that were added 1 K leserve special mention. .J Miss Roberta (Joker's rendi- ti ion of the pretty little Indian ti >ong "Ahrawanna was just as 1< food as that of the profession's with the King St* ;k cotnpa- o ly here recently. Hei naturally b ine voice, graceful and opera- .V ic style would make her selec i h ions favorite numbers on any a programme. She also favored1 o lie audience with, "Sing Me a fi song of the Sunny South,'"whiJi p ,vas very appropriate to the oc:asion and was well rendered in o i very impressive way. v The recitation "Aunt Elnora's p lero," by Miss Glover of s A'alterboro, was the leading tl i e ii. ; .1 A\ lumoer 01 ine evening, uiiu \\u.m ; xi ndeed a rare treat to those who ! tl ippreciate thing's of genuine e nerit. Her attractive appear- <r ince, splendid voice, destinct irticulation and wonderful pow- c ?r of expression, enables this j< :alented young lady to sway an o ludience to any desired mood, a Her word picture of the grave- o pard jack-o-lantern was so real h stic as to cause many of us to o ;hy around dark corners on our n way home that night. ! f< The two classical vocal sel-j jctions by Miss Roxie Lou Car-]p r A . ? l-'i-l a f juepi Aiaoama were enuueu, j<j 'Only a Picture of Home Sweet (! Some" and ''When 'Tis Summer ^ n My Heart,'' and were render- ft ;d in a splendid manner. This E foung lady prosses a fine voice )f unusually sweet tone and J, nusical value and it is a pleasire to hear her sing1. Miss iMabel Snider accompaned the vocalists on the piano q ind it is to her unexcelled tal- sc ?nt and proficiency that their ai brilliant success is largely due. *' It was noble and praise- .v worthy in these talented young-! ~j adies to volunteer their time I u tnd efforts in behalf of the Con-' $t ederate monument fund and itj ? s to be regretted that more vere not out to hear them. Mark Twain's Spider. When Mark Twain was editng the Virginia City "Enter- 1 prise" writing copy one day ind mining the n ext, a super- j stitious subscriber once wrote ind said he had found a spider j 11 his paper. Was this good or bad luck? Twain replied to him in the 'Answers to Correspondents" :olumn as follows: "0 1 d Subscriber: the finding of a spider n your copy of the"Enterprise" was neither good nor bad luck. r( The spider was merely looking 11 >ver our pages to find out what merchant was not adveatising ;o that it could spin its web icross his door in anticipation ] )f leading a Iree and undisturbed existence forever after." .; s* . nfnrnmmmmmmmtmww *\ \ THI i .~r . f V 5PC I ds A iiii.it ttioiiitiiii - In Honor - k Hilson. There are fe; men in Kings-1 ree or Williamsburg county lore popular ^njkiugc Wilson, rho, as we all know, is a son of ur own grand oid count}', and iy way of digression we may say hat the thing we have gainst our nd is that he left j his garde. ,pot for the (by ontrast, of course) bleak and isolate county of Clarendon. But, however .that may be, iingstree delights to honor ^ ^Slson, and on Tuesday a St. was given complimen-j ary to liim by members of the; acal bar and other friends. A pleasant trip down the river! n the good ship Mercedes! rought the party to Brunson'sj (111, where, by the way, there; as been erected a brush shed j nd an awning since our last; uting with our Lake City j riends. This is quite an im-| rovement. But, to return to our muttons, i r rather fish, the juWcde renisfnnrc! as the famous pine bark stew, j repared under the personalj upervision of Mr D J Epps, j iian whom even Iirillat Savarin, j tie great French exponent of i tie culinary art, could not have i xcelled in the cooking of this I astronomic dainty. The day was fine, the party! ongeniai, ana every uuc cuiyed to the utmost the pleasant uting. The Mercedes behaved dmirably, and for the comfort f his passengers Capt Constine as put up an awning, though n this occasion it was not eeded, the weather being ideal )r such a trip. The following comprised the arty: Capt C Constine, Messrs r J Graham, H 0 Britton, J W ook; Laurice Rhem, L E food, J B McLaughlin, J A ielley, Judge J S Wilson, D J Ipps, R J Kirk, LeRoy Lee, C ' Wolfe, Harry Biitton and esse McLaughlin. Bocklen's Arnica Salre Wins. Tom Moore, of Rural Route 1, ochran, Ga., writes :"I bad a bad >re come on the instep of my foot id could tinu nothing that would eal it until I applied Bucklen's ^ .? i if f . .mica salve. .Less man uan 01 a 5 ceut box won the day for me by fecting a perfect cure.*' Sold uder guarantee at D.C. Scotts drug ore. Monthly Statement FOR I Dispensary No. location Kingstree 1 Academy Lake City 2 Acline Av Scranton ?> E. R. R. S Total, The operating expenses of each E ;ason that the recently appointed meml me to approve and order paid the clairr STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.) Williamsburg County. s PERSONALLY APPEARED W. E. Soard, who being each duly and severa Sworn to and subscribed before mt j nmmmmmmmmmmmmmni SAl S SALE )T " CASH Com pi ni.ruauu,>,i?mia,ummian?. Ie the oeItMl I Recently installed in the new tree Graded School. This pian II. \ . Mc\ eigii, of Florence, re V Malone Music House, If you want the best make of a write h. v. McVeigh, =>-26-41. fMILL^ Hats at reduced pri< H of the season, Ho: H Vests, Stamped Line 4 Prices to suit all at jj Gale & Gale's, K nrnr nr: Him" ? Our Entire J I Summer Clothit FOR THE NEXT~ COME EARLY I IS PICKED J. S. E L, Braio Leaks. 6p< The foolishness of yesterday is tio not cured by the regrets of today. People who struggle to keep up ^ appearances usually give their case ^ awa^ " tin When a mau doesn't amount to . much he is apt to lay the blame on "environment*'' j Men successfully tackle big re- his of the Dispensaries in Will THE MONTH OF MAY, 198' III Stnnk Is Riven at Consumers' Prices. Total Invoice Including Operating Stock on Hand Hr>t Total >a!es of I of Month Di>[K St. 4.SST.74 2,385.42 ? e. 4,241.30 2,120. If) ? t. 1,936.61 669.05 ? 811,085.65 $5,174.63 ? iispensarv for the month of May, cannot I bers of the Williamsburg County Dispensa is for said month of May. Snowden and D. J. Epps, members of th< lly sworn, deposes and says that the foregoii ; this tenth day of Jnne, 1908. J. B. Steei - / wmtiwmmmmrnnmig -p 3 ,.| any. f iiiiUiiiUiiiliilliliUiUiiiiuI S n BROS. PIANO Auditorium ot the King*so was sold the school.by presenting the old reliable Columbia, S. C. il Piano at the lowest price '. $3 Florence, S. C. M JERYli^ ================= ^ J :es the balance fc siery, Collars, *+/" K r.s, Ribl ons at K I I ingstree, -S. C. jj H0TIP1JI 1 ll U lluL! Stock of | ig & Oxfords I DST J THIRTY DAYS BEFORE IT I OVER J; AWV\ 1 :RON I J I I ?jj I I J DDSibilites oalv after having praced up on little ones. A. lot of men who think they are ?ping step with the march of pro- -?f ss are only marking time. rhe trouble with most of us is ^ it we'd rather sit around and kill nts than to get up and tackle a little pigmies. i^ight thedevil with water?fire is favorite weapon, iamsburg County 8. 4 . -I : Expenses Stock on Hand Each Breakage Last ;nsary Day of Month 9.34 2,413.21 9 80 2.087 95 11.75 1,128.86 / ? * |30.89 *5,630.03y >e shown in this statement, for the ry Hoard were not commissioned in IS j Williamsburg County Dispensary ng statement is true and correct. .E, Notary Public. [L. S.] 19