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A PLEASANT OCCASION. J Hot Supper at Benson an En{iyab!c Affair?School Begins. . The hot supper which was an- . nonnced in The Kecokd to take place at Cedar Swamp Thursday, September 24, was quite a success, $54.15 being realized as the net pro oeeds. This amount clears all indebtedness for the recent painting of Cedar Swamp Methodist church, j Oar little chapel presents a very; neat appearance both inside and out-1 and is now a comtortaoi e nouse *Sreed for the worship of God. The occasion was attended t " ? ' j^fairly good crowd. There was ^^^tbing to disturb the pleasure of ' evening?no drinking, no j misbehavior, as is so often seen at gatherings where the public is invited. Every body contributed liberally. They seemed to realize that "it is better to give than to receive;" that A^is, they gave more than the real V value of the thing received. W The barbecue cooked by Mr John ! I McGill was pronounced excellent. 1 The Woodmen of the World organ^fcized a Camp at this place Mon day night with about lo applicants, i Mr Frank Snowden, who has been I home for a short vacation, has returned to Cape Charles, Va, where he is serving as an apprentice master machinist. Mr David Snowden, who is engineer on the N Y, Pa. and Norfolk R R, is home for a week's recreation. School at Benson opened Monday, SetH^piber 2$. Miss Ethel Nesmith, of this county, is principal and Miss VolinaOutzsof Creenwood, assistant. < Both young ladies are graduates of ! Lauder College. Miss Nesmith is no stranger to us, having taught here before and made for herself a most J enviable reputation as an iustru ctor | and a disciplinarian. Miss Ouzts comes highly recommended. Messrs TM Kellehan JJY McGill and H ; C Haddock are the trustees. Their j co operation, sympathy and frequent! visits to the school would greatly j benefit the teachers in their efforts j to accomplish a success during the J ensuing term. \ There will commence a protracted i meeting at the Baptist church on I Knndav in October. Rev I tXJC OCI/U1IU k/uHUM J ... ^ ? Mr Cbappel of Lake City will assist the pastor, Kev S T Russell. I Mr Rob Bell has been quite sick for some time. Mr H L Grayson, after a long I illness and confinement to his bed and I room, is now able to get out to I his store by using crutches. J Miss Helen Scott of Kingstree, who taught the Cedar Swamp school last year, has been visiting here recently. She still holds the affectrail of her former pupils and has won the highest esteem of the people of this neighborhood, who are always delighted to have her visit Benson* Among the visitors at the hot sup per were Messrs Heyward Scott, Edwin Hirscb, Theodore Hemingway of Kingstree, Mr and Mrs H Fox worth and Mr Simpson Johnson of Cades. Also we noticed the presence of Mr Samuel Cooper, whose nom de plume is familiar to the readers of The Record. "WhipporwiU" was putting into practice that muchly writter theme of his tete-a-tete. Benson. Forco of Habit. "What did that young cub reporter follow up before he came with us ? asked the managing editor* "Believe he was a dentist," reeponded the assistant. "Ah, I thought so 1" "Why, has he been writing anything atwut dentistry?" "Yes, rather suggestive of it In describing a storm on the lake he. wrote that the ship had a difficult time 'pulling out of the teeth of the ? gale/"?Chicago News. i Her Death. - "Well," said a traveler in the Vain one evening, "speaking of long jves, my dear aunt died at the age i of 106." "That's nothing," said a silly looking drummer. "I had a grandmother who died at 223." "Bosh, do you want us to believe that a relation of yours died at 223? 'It is not only improbable, but utterly impossible," snapped the first. "Not at all. She died at J223 Broad street."?Philadelphia Ledger. <9(1 NEWFi III ALL THE NEW S o: I Found a Spider In His Copy of the Paper. "When Mark Twain was editing the Virginia City Enterprise be received from a superstitious subscriber a let ier stating that tlie writer had found a spider in his copy <>f the paper ar.d wanted to know whether that was good j or had luck. Mark replied in his "Ac-1 swers to Correspondents" column: Old Subscriber?The finding of a | spider in your copy of the Enterprise was neither good juck nor had. The spider was merely look- ; it.c over our rapes to find out what merchant was not advertising, so that it could spin its web across I his door and lead a free and undisturbed existence forever and over. And Mark hit the mark. Does it hit you? : I j Romance of Tablespoon s it. if 1 ana kj itiuiai. They'ra going to bo married vary aoon, And that ia why they need a tablespoon, But when they're wedded they will need a set, And many other things they'll have to They'll buy their spoons and likewise forks and knives From stores that ADVERTI8E to plsass young wives. Sharks Fear Neiss. The cowardliness of sharks is well known among men who have been much to sea in southern wa-1 tent fnfea+od hv man oo fere The fiercest shark will get out of the sea way in a very great hurry if the swimmer, noticing its approach, sets up a noisy splashing. A shark is in deadly fear of any sort of living thing that splashes in the water. Among the south sea islands the natives never go sea bathing alone, but always in parties of half a dozen or so in order that they may make the greatest hubbub in the water and thus 6care the sharks away. Once in awhile a too venturesome swimmer among these natives foolishly detaches himself from his swimming party and momentarily forgets to keep up his splashing. Then there is a swish, and the man eater comes up beneath him like a flash and gobbles him. \LLHA HADES, IN THE VERY LATEST RDERS PROMP SALE & OUR CLUBBING RATES i We offer cheap clubbing rates' with a number of popular news-1 papers and periodicals. Read carefully the following list and select1 the one or more that you fancy and J we shall be pleased to send in yourj order. These rates are of course all cash in adv nee, which means that both The i ecord and the paper ! ordered must s^jaid for, not 1, 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0, \ 11, but twelve months ahead. 'elow is the list of ; our besLcbuRbiiig ffers. The Record an^'News & Courier fSemi-weeklv.l $1.60. \ - ' '/ ? The Record and Home & Farm (twice a month,) $1.35. The Record and New York World ! (3 times a week,) $1.75. j The Record and Atlanta Constitution (3 times a week) $1.85. The Record and Atlanta Constitution (weekly $1.50. The Record and Bryan's Commoner, $1.75. The Record anu Cosmopolitou Magazine $1.75. Th* Record and Youth's Companion(Xew Subscribers) $2.50. The Record Semi-Weekly State, $2.50. The Record and Lippincott's Magazine 1 year each *2.75. The Record and National Magazine, 1 year each, $1.60. N. B. We do not club with any daily papers. The first issue you receive of the paper or periodical is evidence that the money for same has been forwarded bv us. We are not responsible after that. THE COUNTY RECORD Kingstree, S. C. S?/n?Titu Wltr. nf WorkIt was noticed that the woman devoted many more hours to mirror gazing than formerly. '1 can't tell/' she said, with dreamy satisfaction, "how many times I have caught people, especially women, snapshotting me recently." "I shouldn't be so puffed up about it if I were you," said the brute of a man. "It wasn't your good looks that attracted them. They were taking pictures of your dresses, so they could copy theffrest points in their own clotnes." "In that case," said the woman after a moment's visible disappointment, "I feel more highly complimented than if they had photographed me. Nature is responsible f/\? mn Knf T dositmpd Tnv clothes -av, -?e> ?j myself." xxxxxxxxxxxx> LOUIS EI 18 SATIS 8 IMS! * We cut fine piece goc V stores right next door to ) IPrlicess Dresses and Jump* Sits. Balance of onr ladies' white a colored lawn and lingerie princ< dresses and jumper suits on e at the following reductions: $ 4 00 Dresses reduced to $ 2 5 00 Dresses reduced to 3 7 50 Dresses reduced to 5 10 00 Dresses reduced to G 15 00 Dresses reduced to 10 18 00 Dresses reduced to 12 20 00 Dresses reduced to 13 30 00 Di esses reduced to 20 Ladies' Walking Skirts of Bh and Navy Blue Panama. Fai mixtures and Black Chiffon T feta Silk. Reduced ONE-THI1 OFF FORMER PRICE. We carry a large assortmenl WRITE FOR Pf XXXXXXXXXXJC TS STYLES. BEST W0RKMANS1 TLY FILLED An /n a i r?c VaMLC g THE ONE GREAT GAiHERINC 1 OF SOOTH CAROLINIANS j The Slate Fair This Year?October J to SU. The fortieth annua: State Fair will be held at Columbia tl.S >*-ar October j 26-30, and it gives promise to be the greatest State Fair ever held. Xo matter how bad the crops or how hard the times, everybody gets to the .State Fair at Columbia. It has be^n the custom now lor nearly half a century, and it will ever continue so with crowds increasing each year. The State Fair is the one Mine of the year that work <un be put down and everyone have a good time for a few I days. Old acquaintances and relatives me*t at the State Fair if they are not fortunate enough to ire et elsewhere during the year. Ft tends meet friends and college men meet their college mates and renew friendships with good stories of the good times of the past. This year the fair holds even more than that for South Carolinians. It Will be made up of new exhibits that ****11 teach the farmers new methods .id improvements that mean money to even; one of them. r races will i>e the best ever seen in f Is Utl. '1 nis i ein>; ine imi that tl vir^Association hr.s entered the \ -ojinu Cb?uit. The stake r *ing v ?nv of the country's . t rac' s. The two football gam. dpx" thousands of enthusiastic "r . it- irom both the Carolina?. Columbia is bettt fitted to take care of her guests tha? ever before, with more hotel accommodations. The railroads will all put on special rates, asusual. President John G. Mobley. of the Fair Association, has worked hard to get everything in ship-shai>e, and ht predicts the largest crowd in the history of the fair. Let us show v* ?u how to fix your broken sp_ ae for only 10 r'ents?Farmers'Supply Co. Z3EP_ TE (Prickly A eh, Poke 1 ?? MAXES POSITIVE CURES OF j riiyjidansendoreeP. P.P.ua rplen<".!! combination, and prescribe it with BH n*ii entlsfaction for the cure* of all forma and stafee of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Syphilis, Syphllltlo Rhea- B _ ma:lam, Scrofulous Ulcers and Sores, 0^ i.^nilulerSweUinge, Rheumatism, lidcc j Complaints, old Chronic Ulcers that CATARRH n mmmmtmm^? ? hare real* ted all treatment. Catarrh, Rein BBS Dl?sees. lemma, Chronlo Female Complaints, Mercurial Poison, Tetter, %d Scaldheed, ete., etc. # P. P. P. Is a loverfsl tonle and aa ^ axeellaat appltiaw, buttdlag ay tfca tjitem rapidly. If you art waak and f?bl*aa4 fMi badly toy P. P. P., and RHEUM CXXXXXXXXXXXXX 14 CIPJ FACTION O mm ui ran ids for merchants in any lengt rou. M* Ladies' Lace Waists iL black, white, cream and ecru colors from d $2.98 to $25.00; BlacK from $6.5( e6s to*2 0 ale Tallor-Maie Slits at Half Price Every one this season's stylei C" . i-i ? n_: " ana most wan tea xaoncs, jd jrnnc* 31 Chap and Madame Butterlly ef 00, fects. , .f. 01 $12 00 Slits reduced to $ 6 0< 00 15 00 Suits reduced to 7 5< 00 20 00 Suits reduced to 1'0 0' 31 25 00 Suits reduced to 12 5< 00 30 00 Suits reduced to 15 0< ? 40 00 Suits reduced to 20 0 ick acy Ladies' Waists Grouped inTbre af- Special Lots. HD LOT 1 ?Ladies' White Law Waists, trimmed with laces an : of mbroideries $1.25, $1.50 an ?????????? UCES AND SAMPLES. ' <xxxxxxxxxxxx> . % ^ IIP, LOWEST PRICES f 5 NEW EXHIBITS AT THE STATE FAIR October 26 to 30?Prize* for Successful Farmers. One of the best attractions at th? State Fair this year, which will bt J held in Columbia beginning Monday. October 26th, and closing Friday, Octo' ber 30th, will be the Field Crop Department. This new feature will prove of i interest to every farmer in the State, j It will be under the management ot Prof. J. N. Harper, Director of the Clemson Kxperimental Station, who i> one of the best agricultural experts ir. the South. Professor Harper has personally solicited the exhibits for this department, and will arrange everything to advantage. He will be as ! listed by his whole corps or experi associates, and it will be worth the trip | to the fair Just to talk to these expert men and get their ideas on practical farming. Clemson College will have a big exhibit in this department, but will not be allowed to compete with the individual exhibits. Some fine prizes will be awarded the farmers. For instance. $f>0 will be given for the largest yield of corn to the acre, $25 for the second best, and cotton will have the ?am amount awarded for the best yield per acre. Dozens of other interesting contests have been provided. President Mobley, being a practical stockman himself, is giving much attention to this part of the fair. There will be more thoroughbreds shown thar ever before. The stalls have all beer renovated and the pure water from the city has been connected, so that the cattle and stock will be well takei care of. This will be good news tc hundreds of breeders who might otherv ve hesitated to send their fines! ir. The poultry show bids fail .'rand success this year. There i be more interest in every deput ime.it. The management believe.' this will be the largest and best fail ever hwld here. Infe-rmation as to the prizes will be cheerfully supplie-d bj President John G. Mobley, or Secretary A. W. Love, at Columbia. S. C. K mmJBbmm BE toot and Potassium.) ILL 70BM3 AKD STAGES 07 ? yon win Mfals flr?h ud atrwigtb. BWaateof energy andalldieeaeeorwultinf from overtaxing theayatem are cured by the ue of P. P. P. Ladiaswbooa tyatemearepoieonedaiMJ 9 who** blood la la an impure ocnditicn due to menatroal ln?f?laritiee arc peculiarly benefited by tba wonderful tonic and g SCROFULA ** blood dwdH properties of 7. 7.7? W\ Prickly Aah. Poke Boot and fctaaalam. fc)ldbyaODTa?Wta. = V. LIPPMAN E| rwHMar livinnahf Ca. I ATI SHI XJOOOOOOOOOOOC (UV 232 & 23 II 1, Charleston, R MONEY \ MAIL m ME n h at wholesale prices. Your n , $1.75 qualities. Clearance pric i $1.00. I ) LOT 2?Ladies' White Lawn c and Lingerie Waits, beautifully trimmed with laces *nd embroid- 1 ' eries $4.00 and $4.50 qualities. 3 Clearance price $2.98. I ; LOT 3?Ladies' White Lawn, " Lingerie and Linen Waists. Some | band embroidered, others trimmed } ^ with laces and cmbroideriers, J ^ $6.00 to $10.00 qualities. Choice - * at $5.00. 0 IWosqnito Nets* , P Full sized Mosquito Nets and ! e Canopies complete and ready for use. Value $1.25. Special 93c. u Extra large size Mosquito Nets d and Canopies complete. Special . d $L45. ? ? ? TRY VI oc xxxxxxxxxxx: V t ___ :'*B Announcement! f 3 (Having removed my business into one of the new brick stores near the railroad I beg to offer a select line of Jewelry, Clocks, Watches Silver Ware and Gold and Silver Novelties. : : : 1 A lcr? nuu watch and clock repair work done on short noticeatcompetin: prices. Look for the Watch Sign. E. A. WATTS, Kingstree, S. C. 8-29 - tf FILEY'S KIDNEY CODE J 1AJI A All W VAII w?Wfc wwnt WW of any case of Kidney or Bladder disease that is not beyond the reach of medicine. Take it at once. * Do not risk having Bright* s Disease or Diabetes. There is nothing gained by delay. 50c. and $1.00 Bottles. W. L. Wallace* THE TIIRICE-A-WEEK W0?.LD I\ PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [ I More Alert, More Thoron?!] and 1 More Fearless than ever Re :<5 in Every English-Spoken Country. r I A president of the United States will be elected this year. Who is he and who is the man whom .he will beat? Nobody yet knows, but the Thrice-a ! Week World will tell you every I 1 : i j Mcp anu cvri)1 uciun vi wuai, promises to be a campaign of ! the most absorbing interest. It ' may not tell you what you hope but it will tell you what is. The Tbrice-a-W'eek World loDg ago established a character for impartiality and fearlessness in the publicacion of news, and this it will maintain. If you want the news as it really is subscribe to the Thrice-a-Week edition of the New York World, which comes to you every other day,except Sunday, and is thus practically a daily at the price of a weekly. The Thrice-a-Week World's regular subscription price is onlv SI.00 tier vear. and this J T I J 1 pays for 159 papers. We ofer this unequalled newspaper and The County Record together for one year for $1.75. The regular subscription price of the two papers is $2.00. v . xxxx xxxxxxxxx 4 King Street, x - South Carolina X BACK 5 i m an**- | earest mail box places our * Dixie Frames and Nets com- V )lete for wood or iron beds. Spe- W :ial $2.98. Q Full line of American and Eng ish Bobbinet 75c to $10 a piece. X ?orch Blinds Keep Tour Piazzas U Shady aid Cool. ft Size 6 feet by 8 feet $1 00 ft Size 8 feet by 8 feet 1 25 X Size 10 feet by 8 feet 1 50 X Swing ii One of Our Hammocks. Q We have a full line in pretty O colors. Pillow and full value, ft 81 to $10 each. Special. V Ladies* Chiffon Taffeta Silk V Juniper Suits. Solid colors and O stripes. Value $13.50. Sale 10 ft 5 ON AN ORDER ft