The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 25, 1909, Supplement to THE COUNTY RECORD., Image 9
Supplement to
THE COUNTY RECORD.
KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1909.
SUNSHINE AND SHADOW
AT SCRANTON.
II C. P. JOHNSON BUNGS HIE A
Fill BUDE-BEITI IF II. C. F.
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Scranton, March 23: Mr Cbas
Power Johnson of Scranton and Miss
Eva Mae RtcbardBOR of Britton's
JNecK, Marion county, were uisrneu
at tbe residence of the bride's father,
Col James D Richardson, at high
noon tsonday, March 21. The marriage
ceremony was performed by
Her Mr Gasqne, tbe bride's pastor.
On account of the recent death of
the bride's mother, the marriage was
a quiet affair, ouly tbe family and a
few intimate friends being present.
Mr and Mrs Johnson arrived at
Scranton Monday afternoon on the
five o'clock train and were escorted
by a number of friends to tne hospitable
home of Mr and Mrs Pelzer
M Lee, where tbey were elaborately
entertained. Tuesday morning tbey
were driven to the station in Mr
Lee's automobile,where they boarded
the train on a wedding trip, which
will include several days. Returning
to Scran ton, they will board with
Rev and Mrs J W Truluck on
Church street.
Mrs Johnson, as Miss Richard
son,was loved and admired by all her
many friends for her charming personality
and sweetness of disposition.
Always amiable, bewitching
in manner and iutellectnal to a high
degree, she was a charm in social
circles and absolutely a favorite with
all who kuew her.
Mr Johnson is a young man who
is a Dotent force in business circles
aud has a promising future. Coming
to Scrauton ouly a few mouths ago,
he has already made himself a reputation
in the affaire of the community
that is enyiable and seldom excelled.
He is engaged in the mercantile
business here and all Scranton
is glad that he has cast his lot with
us
It becomes our melancholy dnty
to report the death of a near fnend,
Mr Jharles F Tim moos, bora and
reared at Friendfield, ouly a few
miles from Scrantoii,aud well known
here from his childhood. He passed
?. away at his home in Charlotte a
few days ago. The remains were sent
home for interment, the bnrial taking
place at Hebron Baptist church,
Rev Mr White, the pastor of the congregation,
officiating at the funeral
seryice.
The death of this estimable young
man is peculiarly sad and grieves the
hearts of bis many friends. Only a
few days ago he was down in this
* commnnity looking after his busi
V new affair?. Hi? friend? observed
with some apprehension the state of
his health, bat did not dream that iu
so short a time life's ebbing tide
would pass out for all time. Truly,
"Death rides on every passing breere,
And lurks in every flower."
The Baptist Sunday-school will
give a picnic in a short time, Howe's
Springe being the ecene of the festivities.
Mr Bert Johnson of Effingham is
here attending to his brother's business
while the latter is off on his
wedding trip.
Mr Simon Rodgers of Wilmington
was down here one day last week
visiting his brother, Mr B F Rodgers,
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Mr S R Eaddy of Sarage was in ]
towu awhile Tuesday. 1
Gasque & Miles is the style of a
oew mercantile firm and is composed 1
of M L Gasque and Joseph Miles. '
Mr C P Johnson, a former partner 1
o' the firm of Lee & Johnson, has 1
bought Mr Lee's interest and is now
sole proprietor. W ^54;. j
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Bill Iw telle! el liMers el CoiNy
Qilas Betas to Bare Failed. i
Acting on the belief that pro- <
vision had been made at the re- 1
cent session ot the Legislature '
to pay the outstanding road
claims left over from the year 5
1908, Treasurer J W Cook went 1
to Columbia Thursday of last
week to bring back the money. (
The holders of these claims 1
through hope long deferred have '
had the keen edge of their anxiety
dulled, only to be whetted <
again recently by the report 1
that the money for the long
overdue accounts was available 1
and would soon be forthcoming. 1
But it seems that such is not '
the case. Along with the clerk
of the comptroller general's of 1
lice Mr Cook looked carefully j
through the advance sheets of t
the acts (which have not yet
been published) but nowhere c
could be found any reference to i
these unpaid road claims.
That the delegation from this fi
county meant to make provision %
to meet this indebtedness is un 0
doubtedly correct, for we have t
Mr Bryan's word to that effect t
and Representative Graham, c
who was in town Monday B
under the impression that h
lationwas effected to the
that the claims be paid. More
over, if we mistake not, Senator
Bass in bis correspondence to 8
this newspaper during the legislative
session, stated that the ?
delegation had arranged to pay
this indebtedness without an a
additional tax levy. As explained
to us the plan was as follows: a
Under an act passed, in 1907 '
Williamsburg countv was author 1
ized to borrow $12,000 from the
sinking fund to pay the then 4
outstanding road claims and to c
levy a tax of one mill to repay
this loan at the rate of $2,000 a '
year with interest at 5 per cent.
But the said act also provided *
that all moneys derived from *
this one-mill levy should be applied
to refunding the debt to
the sinking fund. Now, the
taxes derived from a levy of one e
mill amount to something over e
$5,000 on the basis ot present a
valuation, and the plan was to 1
arf sn as tn nav the I
r-j
sinking- fund only $2,000 and in- t
terest for one year and to apply a
the balance of the one-mill levy (
to the outstanding indebtedness ?
for road claims. t
Whether the proposed legis- 1
lation miscarried or became *
side-tracked in some way, we I
are unable to say, but if the 1
information obtained by Mr ?
Cook from the State house 1
clerks be correct, the holders of F
road claims prior to 1909 will i
have another weary year to *
wait before they get the money t
for work done months ago al-1
ready.
We hope it will turn out that j
the proposed amendment went
through all right, but it looks
now as if somehow it got "lost
in the shuffle."
Vt Ply fw All Vc Bet.
In this world you generally get
Tbat you pay for. At least, in the
long ran.
Thousands are not willing to pay
the price of success with the sterling
join of hard work and patieut waiting.
They are looking for some
lucky chance to make their fortune.
Why should men expect to make
F100 out of $10 by betting on a cer*in
horse?
Why should they expect to sit
town to a poker game and get up
with a month's salary earned in an
lour or two?
Why should they expect a bi erjentags
on money invested it. getich
quick concerns?
Why do they continually get 'Met
n" by purchasing goods said to be
lp to the mark at a ridiculously low
igure?
The answer is that they are all
ooking for something for nothing.
\nd the outcome in moet cases is
hat they get nothing for something.
The man who has not a great stocx
>f ability to sell should not ask too
nnch for it.
The employe who is continually
eekiug more than he or she is worth (
rill never get it for long. On the
ither Land.the employer who is coninually
hunting for help at less
hau it is worth gets the poorest class
if labor the most unskilled and
inreliable. Mihoaukee Journal,
Sim Stan Viris.
A re tarkable fact is that many
Ian" .ords have a classical origin, i
far example.the word (>mill,,va vol;arism
for a fight, is traceable to the
Jreek word "hauiilla," which means 1
, combat,
"Uucle," the affectionate term for
t pawnbroker, is derived from the !
jatin "uncos," a hook on which the I
xticle pledged was hong.
To go before "the beak" is a diemet
reference to the old Roman j
us torn of adorning the platform !
rom which justice was dispensed !
rith the beak of ships, which plat- !
orm came to be called, the rostrum,
hat being the Latin for a beak or !
>row. 1
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Tie lew reporter.
Said the editor to the new reportr,
as quoted by an excbauge: **You 1
nnst learn never to state anything as '
> fact until it has been proved a fact,
fou are apt to get us into libel suits.
>o not say, 'The cashier who stole
he funds,' say, *Tbe cashier who is
.lleged to have stolen the funds.'
Ik Biimothinor fthoDt thilt PifSt
rard social tonight" And this is j
he report turned in by the yooag
nan;who heeded the editor's warn'
j
ng- "It is rumored that a card party
Hirty was given last evening to a (
inmber of reputed ladies of the First ,
rard. Mrs Smith, gossip says, was
he hostess, and the festivities are re>orted
to have continued until 11:30
n the evening. The alleged hostess
s said to be the wife of John Smith,
he so-called 'high-priced grocer.' "
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I IINGSTIEE 6UDEI MDIIGI ?
f SCIOOt ITEM. ?
Both the speaker and the preacher
have been secured for the
commencement exercises. Mr
Feathers tone of Lanrens will
make the annual address to the
graduating class and Rev A N
Branson of Columbia will deliver
the Sunday morning sermon. An
error was made last week as to
the time of the commencement
exercises. They will be held on
the 23rd, 24th and 25th of May, a
week earlier than announced
formerly.
The base ball boys went to
Lake City Friday afternoon to
play their second match game.
Our boys were victorious as
. sual, the score being 13 to 6.
The school boys are going to
play Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock with the town boys.
Town boys, bring your uroot
rt ? II A tn
era lur yuu win uccu uicui w
console you after the "licking"
"our boys'* are going to give
you.
Dr A M Snider, one of the dentists
of onr town, who was to
deliver an excellent and beneficial
lecture bearing upon his
profession, to the school children
last Friday and was kept
away on account of reasons
known only to himself, will be
with us Friday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock.
Honor .Roll
Month ending March 19, 1909.
First Grade?Rosa Wilkins,
Serena Lee, Hampden Montgomery,
Harold Smith.
Second Grade?Georgie McQill,
96. 28; Kuskin McConnell,
96:QO.
Third Grade?Hey ward Brockington,
95.12.
Fonrth Grade ? Jarvis DuBose,
97.80; Bhett Driggers,
97-20; Mauldin Lesesne, 94.90;
Pauline McCants, 94.60.
Sixth Grade ? Louise Barr,
96.33; Walter Sullivan, 96 00;
Rubie Thorn, 94.44; William
Wilkins, 92.33.
Seventh Grade?Donald Montgomery,
98.50; Cuyler Harper,
96.00; Jennie Lee Stackley,
94.00; Sam John Montgomery,
94.00; Grant VanKeuren, 93.00.
Eighth Grade?James Vause,
97.83; Bessie Swann, 97.50.
Vinfh Orarl<??Lillian Baiters.
96.40, Minnie Bryan, 94.80; Frank
Rodgers, 94.70;
Tenth Grade Clara Montgomery,
98.00; Ada Brockington,
97.44.
Cuba seenu to be in rather much
of a hurry to give this country an
opportunity for declaring that an
inn? of occupation ia again necessary.
Not six weeks of home rule and
trmed insurrections beginning to be
troublesome. We think that the
jtatement that "the people of Cuba
j ./ L. u. r
ire, ana 01 ugui uugub w ur, ircc
ind independent," was more premature
than one might have thought.
They need a master hand over them
is badly as any people we ever heard
af.?JEr.
Old papers for sale cheap by
the hundred at The Kecord
office.