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4 < ?mmmmwmmnmmnw I INI < B B B OUR ENTIR B H LAWNS Af> H ACTUAL C I King itWUMUMlMMMWMWl Local and Personal L W Gilland, Esq, was in Charleston Friday. Mr M F Heller has a new ad this week. Read it Miss Susan Gourdin of Salters / spent Monday in town. Miss Marguerite Van Keuren visited in Lake City last week. Mr and Mrs Louis Jacobs visited in Scranton one day last week. Mr T Olin Epps is visiting relatives in the upper part of the State. ? Dr W V Brockington made a business trip to Charleston yes- j . terday. Miss Sue Stoll is home after a: three week's stay with friends in j Salters. Miss Lilian Salters of Salters1 spent a while in town Monday \ morning. Mr I N Timmens of Lake City j made a business trip to our town Monday. Mr C Malloy Grant of Cades was among our pleasant visitors i Monday. Mr C C Brinkley spent Monday! and Tuesday with relatives in Georgetown. Mr L S Dennis enjoyed a trip j to Wilmington and Wrightsville! Beach this week. Mr S L Courtney, one of Lake City's foremost merchants, was in Kingstree Monday. Mr J Davis Carter of Leo is announced in this issue as a candidate for the legislature. -Little Miss Claudia D Jones < spent part of last week with her , little friends at Salters. < Hon Cole L Blease was guest ! at the home of Mr W A Meyer while in town Saturday. Miss Flora Ervin of Darlington is visiting at the home of Mr D M Ervin, in New Town. Messrs Sam and John Brown attended the Woodmen unveiling at Lake City last Sunday. Mr John H Burkett of Galveston, Tex, is on an extended visit to relatives in this section. Mr Thomas Kallahan and Herbert Van Keuren spent Monday in Lake City with relatives. Mr S Marcus left last Sunday for the Northern markets, where he goes to purchase his fall stock. Mr L H Fairey left last Friday night for Branchville, which Elace he will make his future ome. Mr Charlton Kelley of Timmonsville spent yesterday in town with his brother, Dr E T Kelley. Miss Ethel McCullough and little brother, Mack, of Salters spent I the day in town with friends last Friday. Misses Grace and Dell Van Keuren were among those who j went to Wilmington Tuesday | morning. Mr Lamar Montgomery was among the young people who went on the excursion to Wrightsville Beach. ? J B McLauchlin, Esq, of Bishopville announces himself a candidate for solicitor in the columns of this paper. Mr E A Watts went to Wilmington Saturday where he met a jewelry drummer to purchase an1 extensive line of goods for his fall trade. Mr Ernest Wiggins ofWashing wmmmmmmmmnwwtMi im IE LINE OF niLLINEI 4D ALL SUriHER G( OST FOR THE NEX fstree aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ton, D C, who-taught school here < two terms fou ~ ^\rs ago, was in . town Saturda. ""Nmds ] with his old frie Miss Essie M been visiting rel& ton, returned to K > uajr atwiupani^u uj Miss Lottie McRoy. Miss Lila Hammet, a good position as ste in Marion, is at horr vacation. In a few da visit friends in Greenv. Mr Preston C Wheelei Coast artillery stationed at ington, is spending some tiw ui town, having been summoned 0 home to the funeral of his sister, ei Mr T Cecil Jacobs of Charles- d ton and two friends, Mr Melvin b Furchffott of Charleston and Mr tl Frank Moyer of Camden, N J,1 c are visiting at the former's home here in town. Mr Roland D Mills, the effi-1 cient bookkeeper at Wilkins! wholesale store, left Tuesday for j Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach ' ^ and other points in North Caro-| ' lina to spend several days during | L his vacation. 01 His many friends here will re- al gret to learn that Rev J E Car- w lisle, presiding elder of Kingstree district, is confined to his room a with fever. It is believed that b) the worst is over and we hope he will soon be out again. Ci ~ . ,__x ft Kev Mr Mananey spent iasi| Sunday in Charleston filling the place of Rev Mr Stokes at Trinity R church in the morning and at P Sunday school in the afternoon, j At night he preached for Rev S p( T Creech at Cumberland. itfiss Mabel Lifrage, our effi- ja cient and accommodating Western Union telegraph operator, is on an extended visit to relatives and friends in Raleigh, N C. Her sister, Miss Judith of Salters, will fill the position until her return. ? Card of Thanks. H Mi and Mrs J P Wheeler beg to express their thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown them in their recent bereavement. j Tbe Methodist Meetings. c The meeting which has been ^ in progress at the Methodist church for the past ten days has been very much enjoyed. Con- ? gregations have been good with b the exception of a few services |ri when the weather was threaten- 11 ing. The preaching by Rev. Peter Stokes of Charleston has r< been of an unusually high and prac tical order. The church is being revived and many have expressed a desire to live Christian lives. At this writing it is not known just how many have been converted. Pour have ap- | plied for church membership. It is hoped that the meeting will j continue through the remainder . ot the week. h 'Possum Fork Corn Fields. B Mr Editor: 1The Williamson plan g of gro wing corn is in much favor among farmers. But Mr S B Poston "and his father-in-law, Mr Weatherby, have each a field of corn on their own plan, which is extraordinary. Mr Weatherby put most of his very liberal manuring in the water furrow before planting, and planted double rows on each bed about two feet apart,and says he has ;nSi 1 W RY, DRESS GOODS, )ODS TO GO AT T THIRTY DAYS. Dfv i - J immrn mmmm, )ver 54,000 stalks on the five acres looks now like a cane break. Mr Poston's is in single rows and looks jrand. They are trying to beat Mr 1 P Haseldeu at Lambert who is competing for the State prize on one itre and says he can make 150 year. Leiden let out his farm "*.meu on shares, and Prospects just ' fork, ne ask our . ..o way to put .V ov. n ist driving on ur half rotten bridge across Lynchs river at Join w * ferry. Many , rive in a swi*- 'toss it, single , nircrv and dr I'm afraid "on; bey will shake . >nd then an't drive over 111 'Possuy Red Letter Day ~ On Tuesday, .July 'to, there will e a big basket picnic styled the Red ^ etter day at Cades. Everybody, le and all, are cordially invited to * :tend and briug a basket well laden f ith good things to pat. The day will be delightfnll y spent, .ble and interesting addresses will 2 delivered bv snch distinguished 1 indidates, lawyers aud ministers as >llows: John A Kelley, E L Hirsch, Le* toy Lee, J W Ragsdale, P H St oil, A Hodges, James R Coggeshall, ^ E Ellerbe, S J Bethea, L N Cbap- 1 ?11, T J Rooke, J E Mahaffey, R F j 1 iryant and several others, but fori1 of time and space are not able ' ) have their names appear. The committees are as follows: 1 Executive committee: I) G Carl ( on T~lr W .1 HaRoldon and R W [cElveen. j] Committee to meet trains: James.^ [ Epps and D P Wall. } Committe on refreshments: B W i IcElveeu. Committee to introduce speakers: H Brown. ^ Committee on dinner: Mrs 0 G ( arsten, Mrs Annie Tomlinson and j irs W J Haselden. 1 Everything bids fair for a good me. Don't fail to be present. ^ Iverybody,including candidates, are ^ eartily invited to attend this glo- . ious occasion. Come early. Speak- ^ ig will commence about 10:30 a m. 'f fKci rlflfa anrl nloaan ^ XJKJkX V IVlgV/U UUU UUVV) MUU ^IVUOV ^ jmember your baskets. Yours truly, C G Carsten, W J Haselden, B W McElveen. Ex. Com. 1 D..J tin Jtr Marih?ntc Iliau luraiuiti j w :nvivuauto ; tank's ad. this issna. i iepartnre of Passenger < Trains at Klngstree. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad 1 ias promulgated the following chedule, which became effective 1 Sunday, April 19, 1908; ; -NORTH BOUNDNo 80 7:40 a. m. *No 4G 11:42 a. m. No 50 6:36 p. m.* -SOUTH BOUND- , ! No 51 10:52 a. m. j *No 47 5:46 p. m. No 89 9:13 p. m. *DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, i t J I f " r d THI< ! | ? >C GooJs Variety of Neip /rom Lake City. (Continued *om first page.) 1 ? j with all. The bride is the * youngest daughter of the late Vfr- A V Qn * /?! i (fa c lUi II UUb^liUg. I] Hon W D Bryan, of Tatt, was j in town Tuesday. , Cadet Metier Sturgeon is at home from the Citadel. , If there is any thing liner i than those Elberta peaches that ] MrAB Johnson is growing on t his farm near town, we have ] not seen it. They are really C elegant in every way. He has i our hearty thanks for a bag of i them. 1 Mf M E King went to Wil- ^ mington, N C, Tuesday last. 11 iJ Leon Barfield, son of Mr Alfred ^ Barfield who lives near McAlis- _ d ter's Mill, lost his life by accident last week. The little fel- v low, who was only six or eight pears old, was on a wagon with which tobacco was being hauled. I'he mule which was pulling the wagon dashed off suddenly throwing Leon out.. In the fall ^ lis head struck a wheel with :erritic force. He was injured = >o severely that he died the day sifter the accident. The revival meeting all the r* ' i i- i_ a uapust cnurcn continues, wim ncreasing interest. The congregations, afternoons and evenings are growing in numbers md eagerness to hear the gospel. Rev J R Moore, who is assisting Lbe pastor, is preaching sermons that appeal to the reason of sensible people. SundayJ afternoon the menument erected to the memory of 1 the late Henry C Godwin was f nnveiled by the local camp of y SVoodmen assisted by visiting 7 nembers of the craft The ^ :eremony, which is very beauti I :ul and expressive, was carried ^ )ut in all details. Tne brass I uand added very much to the \ nusical part of the programme I The fifth annual meeting of V the stock holders of the Bank of Lake City was held on the 13th ~ instant. The affairs of the bank were found in excellent :ondition. The net profits for the year were twenty per cent. A dividend of eight per cent was declared and the ballance passed to the surplus fund. In the five years of its existence this bank has paid to its stock holders forty per cent on their stock in cash and has an accumulated surplus or forty per cent more, having earned eighty per cent in five years. At all times the finances have been in excellent condition. During- the recent money panic not one cent was borrowed, and all along its vaults had ample cash to meet every demand of regular business and even in the savings department no notice was required to withdraw deposits. All securities sound. The directors, A H Williams. J S Lynch, W T Askins, II P Williams. W J Singletary, J B DuRant and J A Green, were reelected. At the directors Hi 5 SALE >T " CASE Comp mumwwwmmmmwu meeting- all the officers were maminiously reelected, to wit: H Williams, president, W J }incr|pl-arv. virf?-nr#?sid?nt. E W O J > I > ifates, ca9fcier, D E Motley, issistant cashier, and W L 3ass, solicitor. Campaign Assessments The following1 campaign assessments for candidates offering lor the v.arious county offices have been fixed by the county executive committee: House of Representatives, $3.00; Clerk of }ourt,$7.50; Sheriff, $7.50; Treasirer, $5.00; Auditor, $5.00; Superntendent of Education, $3.00; ^obate Judge, $3.00; Coroner, >1.00; Road Engineer,$7.50;Comnissioner, $2,00. These fees nay be paid to Chairman A H Villiams or to the secretary at ntr fi'mo rvrir?r tr> Hip tirttt L >aign meeting-, the date oi ;hich will be announced iater. i -25-tf It is easy to understand how a, oman looks cool in summer, but1* hat mystified us is how she keeps rom freezing to death in winter, j iMILLIf * ============= fi Hats at reduced pi % **/" of the season. H H Vests, Stamped Lir * rnces xo sun an ax * Gale & Gale's, I * Ychicora h Greenville, A Owned and controlled by the 1 K Carolina.A high grade college for w ') Graduate courses in the Arts ai m sion, Gymnastics and Business- L r grounds. Elegant buildings. Modem v Location in Piedmont section, and in 0 Expenses for the entire year. A. T K 6. All included in proposition (A) an 'J sion $208.00 to $213.00. The next sea 0 catalogue and information address, S. mm] 01 1j ulliil Our Entire Summer Clothi C MD TUC WCVT IU11 1UL 11 LA I COME EARLY IS PICKEI wwvww J. S. I * t ? I I W jC any, j Dyspepsia Aid General DefcllfCy are cured by P.P.P., Lippman's Great Remedy, the superior of all sarsapariilas. P-P.P. is the greatest tonic for the stomach that was ever known. Indigestion. Bad Dreams, and Biliousness give way rapidly .to the powerful tonic ana blood cleansing properties of P P.P. j A prominent Railroad Superintend- I ent living at Savannah. Ga., in wuieh 1 city he was born, says he teels better . U than he ever did, and he had the worst . e( case of dyspepsia on record. He had no appetite, and the little be ate disagreed with him, causing him to vomit often; he had pains in the head, breast sad stomach; but after using jjjj three bottles of P. P. P. he felt likjMngtf new man. He says that he feels he could live forever if he could ways get P.P.P. HHH His name will De giveu on appuci^^^H tion to us. Notice Farmers Union. / f The State Convention of South Carolina State Farmers'Union will convene . > in the House of Representives hall in Columbia on Wednesday July 22nd at 8.15. Where the county Union is formed, the basis of representation is one delegate at large and one delegate for every hundred members or majority fraction. Where there is no county . organization, each kx-al is entitled to one delegate. If you have not already % d< me so. nave a called meeting and elect ? your delegates. Application has been made for reduced rates on the railroad^ Please ask for that rate, and where yoW cannot get it, please ask the agent for aV certificate. / B. Harris, * President S C State Union MERYIi i E rices the balance losiery. Collars, b lens, Riblons at .E E E Kingstree, S. 0, ? jH Presbyteries of the Synod of South (A omen. A Christian home school. 2K nd Sciences, Music, Art, Expres- W) arge and able faculty. Beautiful (A conveniences. Healthful climate. jf\ city of 25,000. W) uition, Boardroom and fees $183.00. (A d Tuition in Music, Art or Expres- Jv sion opens September 17tb. For 1 . C. BYRD.D. D.,Pres. 6-25-10t(A il 1IIEE1 Stock of i ing & Oxfords :ost " Tiiinnru ~ n ivo ..j4k mini i ufliu ^ BEFORE IT D OVER I \wvwv 1 ERONjj