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V- i . t | " fSEIffhr rtTriuuhi Iffrfitfh PSm 1 IL| !v j?Ml| NH IvJU ^IvVM^ V*4 f s^zr*: f : D E'Mutley & Co Lake City SCj W \ , .h?^d.]! y?ur bu*l",e3S; f 4 S ?> ^vXV- ^-- ^ J Vol xxii kp ^ e, south Carolina, December 17,1908. no. 40- | ^OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST HAT HARPERS AND VICINITY. f ' ' jflHOOTING AFFRAY AT ROSEMARY?BODY OF NEGRO WOMAN FOUND IN THE WOODS-OTHER NEWS. Harpers, December 14:?Mr T li Thompkins, a meichaut and farmer) of Georgetown (his home being near Lenu(t'postoflice) was probably fatally shot Wednesday night. Decern ber 9, at Rosemary by his nephew, Henry Berring. The details of the j affair, as nearly as your correspond-1 ent can ascertain, are as follows: On ! the night stated, Mr Thompkins i called on his kinsmen, the Berrings, i being well supplied with whiskey,ana, they began drinking. An Italian, named Xeal Busk was also present | The four men,it is said, drank three! quaits of whiskey a half pint to the drink, so that each man drank three \ half pints in three drinks. They i then got into a drunken row and the Herrings and Xeal Busk began shooting. One bullet entered Mr Thompkins' left luug and another killed his horse, which was hitched to a post of the piazza of the build ing. A n?alimin!irv hf.?rintr was held I Xk pwuu? , o before Magistrate Porter at Rosemary on Friday and Henry Berring aDu Neal Busk were lodged in Georgetown jail to await developments. Dr T R Howie, the A C L Corporation physician at Rosemary,who is attending Thompkins, thinks his chappe for recovery is slight. J Thompkins is an hottest, upI business man, his greatest enHS >eing liquor. The Herrings uskare Italians or Danes. KB tr correspondent is informed HH Ir John McDonnell, who lives HB Morrisville, while hunting H i the woods between Cedar p and Morrisville recently, found a newlv made grave near a large bay. Opening the grave he I unearthed the body of a negro wo-! ?-nil. fKo hroken and be-1 lildU w uij wtiv uvv>? ? side tbe remains were several yards of white homespnu made into a rope, which is supposed to have been used in hanging the wumaa. Also a satchel was found in the grave constaining clothing supposed to belong to the dead womau. The matter having been reported to Magistrate Neamith heat once impaneled a jury and held an inquest. We have not heard the verdict * of the coroners jury of inquisition. Later we have been informed that the woman whose remains were found was from the Cedar Swamp section, and that her relatives had taken the body in charge. TVioco mnriWa are becomiug far too common in the lower parts of | Williamsburg and Georgetown counties. There have be^n live or six murders within 8 or 10 miles of Harpers this year, 1908, and in not a single case "has anyone been punished. If the executors of the law Kjf.'^io not fulfill their duties more efficiently this kind of crime will indrease daily and the country relapse into a state of lawlessness pitiable to contemplate.. Mr Editor, I want to call the attention of the readers of The RECord to a stumbling block in the way of our farmers in the cotton belt 1 refer to the so-called ginners' , reports. Few people know the harm |tf '^trc by this pretended protection to GH Jfcrmers. Do you know that these re H ports are largely a matter of guess ^Wwork? See the ginners' report for the year?nearly twelve million bales up to December 1. These reporters make up their estimates by guess-work and the large report sent out depresses the price. The speculator gets the cotton at a very price now and in March next year when the ginner's report is made up from actual figures from each ginnery the total result j J will not amount to two! 4 bales, but then the cotton passed out of the hands of tliters and it is the speculator wh' reap the hem-lit. The farmer n.,. pay the tax to maintain thi3 bureau to help the speculator to defraud j him. Is this just? Is it right? Our) people should cry aloud to our representatives in both branches of con 1 gress for protection. Let your read j ers investigate this matter for them- \ selves and thev will find every word ) herein contained to be true. Our town lias ginned and shipped ! over 000 bales of cotton this season j and we have not seen a gin reporter | here. Now, how have they reported I the cotton ginned here? As I said ' before, only by guess-work. If the Farmers* Union would tane up this matter officially it might do some good. Until something be done the farmer will contiuue the prey of the. Wall street speculator* Your scribe expects to attend the Farmers' Kally day in Kingstree on December 15 and we hope the people of the county will give us their presence at Harpers on January 5, 1909, which, be it remembered, is the Farmers' Kally day at Harpers. Subscriber. Beoson Local Notes. Benson, December 14:?Mr Kichardson and Miss Jennie Hinnant of Lake City drove through the country last Sunday to visit the latter's sis ter, Miss Dora, who instructs in music ami voice at the graded school here. Mr T M Kellahan has sold his place to Mr Eddie Tisdale. Mr Kellahan is undecided where he will locate. He is a good citizen and the community will greatly miss him, should he move away. Messrs Dick Rollins and Clarence Snowden of Indiantown spent last Sunday among friends here. Mr V W Graham has moved from the Rhem store into the Spaun store, where he will do business. The postoffice will also be there. VI* Stnnu'il^n frnni CailP 1*1 1 HVV ^/UV? MVX ?... Charles, Va, is at home to spend Christmas. Misses Ethel Nesmitb, Yio'ina Ouzts and Dora Hinnant, who comprise the efficient graded school faculty,are very much enthused in their school work, and arq putting in some effective efforts toward aiding the JIural School Improvement society. , Ile^ H C Haddock, a Baptist preacher who has been for several years farming near here, will leave this week for Oklahoma, where he will devote his entire time to the ministry. Benson*. K. of P. Election. Kingstree Lodge, No 91, K of P, held its regular semi monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, December 9. The rank of page was conferred on Mr Henry H Riff. This r?rr $r\v clonfion of UClllg lLie UICCLIU^ XVI vvvuvu v* v*fleers for the ensuing year, the following were elected: M H Jacobs, C C; CD Jacobs, V C: J W Cook, P; Thos McCntchec, K of R & S and M F; O H Patrick, M A; Bishop Burgess, M W; S Marcus, M E; F W Fairey, I G : C J Burgess, O G; AC Hinds, E C Epps, Trustees. Referred to Supt. of Education. Editor Col'NTY RECORD:? I want to know from our county superintendent of education if any secret society or order has the right to stop the school and take the grounds for picnics and other things. If they have not that right I think we had better have different trustees. Respectfully submitted, Geokge S. Huggixs. Leo, December 5. Bagging and Ties at Wilkin's. DDGET OF NEWS >4fOM SCRANTON. ASiQUET?NEW PREACHER SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT ER LOCAL HAPPENINGS. con, December 10:?Mr II P Byrd of Timmonsville was in Seranton Monday on business. Mis.? VNle Parker is teaching' the pub! school at Mr Asbur^, Dennis', a ' mile^from town, llev V." D y. orer and family ] . ]ast week with r.-l ^ lives in Scruif i. r Moorer i merly lived in fiingstree and is known in the bant) Mr Janies * odwavd of War4 NO, visiieiL' Ir K' D C^n several days *^k. < < Mr Archi drow, ' court-elect - y co tended the t ytOian Friday night. A good many fine porkers died of "sore heuu" in the comm ty recently, and many more slated for slaughter. The spiri'? "feast, fun and frolic" seerns to more or lrss prevalent, as the ho. days approach, and we think it w< to bid dull care begone for a seast aud enjoy some of the good thingt which add the "spice of variety" to\ our earthly existence. Three men with a couple of bears! marched into town Saturday afternoon and were for awhile the center of attraction. The bears did some clever performances to the amusement of the crowd. Mr J M Parker spent Monday in Sumter 011 business, Mr and Mrs R B Cannon have returned from a visit to relatives at Warsaw, N C. Mr II A Parker of Anderson C spent several days in Scranton this wppL' visifincr his na rents. Mr and " ' 0 I 7 Mrs P A Parker. The yellow store house on the corner of Railroad and Church streets, is being overhauled for Dr C H Pate, who will use it after January 1 as a drug store. Rev W H Murphy, accompanied by Mrs Murphy, arrived Saturday morning and is no^- at home at the Methodist parsonage. Mr Murphy begaD his work as pastor of Scranton circuit Sunday, preaching at St John's in the morning and at St Paul's in the aftejnoon. He will hold his first service at this place next Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. The Coward's School Improvement society will give an entertain ment at the graded school building at Coward's next Tuesday evening, December 22. The following programme has been prepared for the occasion: I BUGGIES to j to r tfr I TurvuAvr til IIILI ii/tvL ill ^ To make roo $ GOODS. \ w ifc Buggy in the T percent, aboi ll/ ill Come in ar Mf self some mo \b jjj 3^E. r\ E v s Music?Misses Jessie Ham and Loivne Boone. Recitation?Miss 1*0 Randolph. Music?Miss Jessie Ham. Address?A II Ciasone. Music?Misses Jessie Ham and Loreue Boone. Recitation?Miss Bertie Collins. Solo?Miss Jessie Ham. Address by-Music?Miss Jessie Ham. The public is invited. One of our local sports, ?L <ye excitement 01 row* uself to the coil 11 tr ter:10(3ii to call^/ > I I tin r * ; we.? ? ! and utidily We applfo your Lake Cii? J the teachers last -? * yd : he wrote in comb neir j noble work was as w if it had I been written with a "pen plucked ' from an angel's wing and dipped in j the dyes of the rainbow." But we ! must defend the fail school ma'ams ! from the charge of --husband hunting." Perish the thuught! No, sir, they don't have to hunt 'cm?they can get 'em without it. So there you are! * a. 1?..l l lie meeung or uie iuuoi iuugc Knights of Pythias Fiiday night wa3 of unusual interest. The Knights were out in full force and a number of visiting brethren were in ! attendance. The feature of the occaI sion was the able and impressive ad! dress of Mr F P Cooper of Charlesj ton. His exemplification of the un' written work was masterly. An ele gant supper was served which vas very much enjoyed by all present. W EC. Foley's Orino Laxative cures chronic constipation and stimulates the liver. Orino regulates the bow els so they will act naturally and you do not have to take purgatives continuously. W L Wallace. The President should beware of South Carolinians bearinggifts ol corn "licker." CHEAP! | = 'ft GOT TO GO I m for FALL ffl Vill sell any j5 house for 10 ,e cost. ? id save yourm ney. ======= ?f\ CELLEE J * . T/o- .fit NOTES AND NOTIONS | FROM LAKE CITE. 1 MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOMINEES?SEMINOLE SECURITY STOCKHOLDERSNEW MINISTER "POUNDED." Lake City, December 16:?The 1 regular election for municipal officers will take place on Monj clay, the 21st instant. At the 'itizeus' meeting held last Frily night, which was very argly attended, the following ticket was nominated:Intendant J II Blackwell, the incumbent: Wardens, J D Singletary, L H i Howie, L G Atkinson and S W :Gowdy. The town was divided i into four>wards by Main street 'and Acline avenue, which cross j the right angles near the center 1 of the town, each of the four angles thus formed constituting ! a ward. Rev W L Waite, the new pastor of the Methodist church, and family reached here Friday night. They were given a cordial welcome and a generous ? I "pounding." This custom of receiving a minister is a pleasing one,although it perhaps does jot appeal to "high society." * furnishes an occasion lor the stor and his people to become xuainted in an informal man i ? uiv.ii puts c\ci yuuuj ui ise, and it supplies the empty pantry with necessaries for the family table. Messrs II G Askins and Philip | Stoll of Kingstree were here ' Friday on professional business. Mr J W Wads worth and iami! ly, who have been living here ' two years, are moving to a farm near Hartsville. This is in the same section whence they came. Mr William Snow of Savan1 nah was in town last week to see relatives. Mr J Caleb Lynch came down from Cowards Monday and spent ! the clay on business. Mr Wallace Winston of Timmonsville is visiting his parents, Mr and Mrs L A Winston. Mrs M W Bard in of Charleston is spending some time with her sister, Mrs T B Ilinnant. Mr A E Fripp and family are moving- to the Rome neighbori hood this week. i Mr -Justin Morris is at home ! from Bamberg- for the holidays. Mr Hugh McCutchen came up from Kingstree Saturday night and spent a few hours in town. Mr Charles F Timmonsof Charleston spent a short while 1 ??tj. &?1.?- 2.? 2-?-2.? 1 * t THOMAS OP Jk The management taki T xhat the 1 . CRESCENT ^ have been engaged for the entir T 1 DECEMI This company ranks as the Best Repertoi f ?. on the road, playing crowded I . t Charleston, and is guaranteed a <. This, is the best opportunit <?* in some time to see high class a 1 Prices?50, X Reserved seats on sale at Si ? ^ i^S ^ here Wednesday on his way to % Friendfield. Mr B W Stewart very kindly "remembered'' the writer a few days ago with some tine turnips, They were very large, finely * i formed, solid, yellow globe vari! ty, and when prepared for the table, were really excellent. People do not know fvhat a splendid dish turnips make until they have had just the opportunity to try such turnips as these. The size may be calcu lated from the fact that one half of one turnip made a full meal / ? for a family of six. "Where such as these grow, no excuse for empty stomachs. Some of our people took stock in the Seminole Securities Co of Columbia, whose affairs are in confused condition aud whose downfall seems imminent. Of those citizens here who subscribed to the stock, some paid cash while others gave their notes. These latter are the fortunate ones. Those of this class to whom we have talked declare that they will not pay these notes if there was fraud practiced in securing them or if the security of the stock holders has been affected by any frauduent dealings. They who parted with tneir money? wen, tney may not meet that money again. Sunday morning we had a breakfast that simply beat "old Miss Mitchel,"whoever she was. The 11 piece lie resistance" of that meal was fresh water fish. Mr H V Epps blessed -us with a string of tine jack fish. They were fine. One had a head as large as our hand and we wear a 10 12 glove. Beat that, can you? Well, you may have seen larger, but mo finer, when it comes to the edibility. They were cooked to a tune just as only an expert can cook this fish, and?and the writer was not in good shape for work Monday?still had that"tired feeling." You know how it is. W. L. B. Rev. W. A. Fairey Welcomed. Kev. W. A. Fairey, tfce newly appointed pastor of the Kingstree Methodist church, arrived with his family Thursday night last. They were met at the station and conveyed i . . % i 1 to tUe parsonage wnere a numoer 01 ladies welcomed them and had sapper in waiting. Mr Fairey preached both morning and evening Sunday to large congregations and made quite a favorable impression at each service. Subscribe now to The Record era house, t es pleasure in announcing y 4 f STOCK CO. f * 1- | e wees ui i iEE 21-20. I ire Company <|? louses in Augusta, Sumter and s first class in every particular. y Kiugstree has had or will have i ttractions at popular prices. 35 and 25 Cents. T tackley's, the Furniture Man. 5* ?"t*.? ? ?^? ? ?*?=? ????