The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 01, 1909, Image 5
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WHO OWNS RAILROAD COIMISSION? I
Tbe Qneslioo Seems Perlineiil lo Ibis
County as Well as Gaihoao.
Harpers,March 29:?People of
Harpers have read with interest
the article from the Colleton !
county "News" with reference
to discrimination in rates on i
fertilizer by the railroad companies.
This is a plain reminder to
our people here. When these
people of Colleton county applied
to the raUroad commissioners
our people applied to
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icose same men oearjn^ iuc
rname of railroad commissioners.
They have the right name, because
they commission the railroads
to do wljat they please
and charge as much as they
want. Besides, our down-trod,
den farmers are forced to pay a
| tax to uphold the go\ ernment
r that created this railroad commission.
This government collects
the tax and pays those
three men who ride in special
palace cars and work for the interest
of the railroad companies
People in.this town and community
petitioned those three railroad
commissioners for three
years asking them in a most
humble and appealing manner
to give us some relief here. We
have no accommodations here,
neither depot nor waiting-room.
What did we receive? The commissioners
removed our agency
and made our place a flag station.
They even granted the
railroad company an order to
remove our express office, but
the express company refused to
cut our office,out. This is the relief
our people get at the hands
ot those palace car riders. Many
readers of your paper know the
above statement to be true. The
doors of the old shack of a depot
were thrown open the day
the office fixtures were moved
from here and left open and the
hogs were dragging the freight
around over the streets?the
L/ property of people in this com*
munity. This is the outcome of
an order granted at the hands of
these three men that our State
rhas created the dffice for, and
the same State is paying them
a salary to impose such treatment
on her tax-payers. Every
citizen of this town will bear
out every word of the foregoing.
This statement is not intended
as personal, but onlj* to show
what a farce and imposition the
State railroad commission is
when imposed upon the people
of the State of South Carolina.
I predict that this office will
be discontinued by our law-makers
at the next session of the
General Assembly. Our people
are daily receiving this same
treatment all over the State. Let
us rise up against such injustice
at the hands of our State officials.
The people are awakening
to the injustice of the useless office
and it will not long exist in
this State,
vicitor^ (ho rrtlintv I
x lie nniLi J
seat on Tuesday, the 23rd inst,
being a member of the county
board of equalization, and met
^ several friends from all parts of
the county. Our competent auditor,
Mr J J B Montgomery, is
working very hard to get the
taxes equally assessed. I consider
Mr Montgomery one of the
best count}7 auditors in the
State. He is alive to his duties
and I hope to see him auditor as
long as he lives.
Respectfully,
Subscriber.
4 Card
This is to certify that Lake City j
Camp, No 268, Woodmen of the
/ World, has lost nothing by the mys-1
^^terious disappearance of Mr D E
j^Motley,and we further state that Mr
Motley has had nothing whatever to
Jo with the financial affairs of our
Camp for the past two years.
A M Parker, Jr.
Consul Commander.
J L Kichardson,
Clerk.
Lake City, March 29, 1909.
KINGSTREE GRADED AND HIGH ?
J SCHOOL ITEMS. |
I At last Miss Onslow has rej
turned. Several months ago, on
account of illness, she was
obliged to gi /e up her position
in the school and go home, expecting
to be able to^ome back
in a short while. However, she
did not return until this week.
! Monday morning she appeared
once more at the school ready
to resume her old duties, and
was welcomed with the greatest
delight, not only by her little j
pupils of the second and third i
grades, but also by the older
ones, the other teachers and her
many friends in town.
Miss Erckmann, the primary
teacher, was summoned home
last Friday because of the extreme
illness ot a near relative.
Clara Montgomery, of the tenth
grade, was called upon to till
Miss Erckmann's place for the
remainder of the day and for the
first time attempted to teach
the little folks their A B C's.
Clara, it seemed, had no easy
time and was very glad to be
relieved of that task on Monday.
The first grade is probably
the hardest one in school to
teach, especially wnen the
teacher is an inexperienced
tenth grader.
Miss Campbell and Miss Beckham,
who are all the time mak
ing little week-end trips to the
neighboring cities, went up to
Florence last Saturday to see a
friend. They must have had
quite a nice time, for they got
left Sunday night and consequently
were late at school
Monday morning.
The lecture last Friday evening
by Dr Snider was a most instructive
one and had quite an
unusual feature. His subject
was the mouth and teeth?the
uses and care ot them. During
the course of his remarks the
Doctor asked a question,offering
a dollar to the bright pupil who
should guess the answer correctly.
The question was: "What
is the largest port in the world?"
The answer, "The mouth," was
thought ot 2tnd said first by Roberta
Coker, who promptly received
the dollar, with which
she and a few of her friends had
quite a nice time that evening.
Come again, Dr Snider.
There was considerable excitement
at school Monday
morning. Cause?a bear. A
bear that danced, climbed the
telegraph pole and did all man'ictnntc
" rohirh orrpatlv
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pleased the children. But soon
the relentlessNold bell rang and
they all had to go in to work
and the bear, deprived of his appreciative
though not lucrative
audience, waddled off down the
street.
The regular meeting of the
Weenee Literary society was
held last Friday,at 4 o'clock p m.
This was one of the best attended
ana most interesting meetings
held this year. The subject of
rthe debate for the afternoon
was: Resolved, That the circumnavigation
of the globe by the
fleet was beneficial to the United
States, After much interesting
and heated discussion the decision
was rendered in favor of the
affirmative.
Kingstree and Salters crossed
bats on Monday afternoon, Salters
winning the victory. The
score was 5 to 6. Our boys got
"slightly rattled" in the last
half of the ninth inning.
We were very glad to have
Rev W A Fairy to conduct chapel
exercises last Friday morning.
We only wish our preachers
would visit us oftener, and we
would also like the trustees to
make their visits more frequent.
Children especially like Kennedy's
Laxative Congh Syrup, as it tastes
nearly as good as maple sugar. It
not only heals irritation and allays
inflammation, thereby stopping the
cough, but it also moves the bowels
gently and in that way drives the
cold from the system. It contains no
opiates. Sold by D C Scott, M D.
J-COIN
CONTEST.
Prizes Offered to tbe Farmers of Williamsburg
fionoty by Bank of Lake City,
Realizing that something
should be done to stimulate the
raising of more corn in our
county, the Hank of bake City
has decided to offer and does
hereby offer three cash prizes
as follows, to wit:
First prize, $35 for the largest
yield of any one acre.
Second prize, $10 for the second
largest yield of any one
acre.
Third prize, $5 ior the third
largest yield ot an\ one acre.
The only condition necessary
to enter this contest is to notify
the undersigned not later than
May 1 of the intention to compete.
Each farmer may use his
own methods of preparing land,
planting, fertilizing and cultivating
the crop oJ corn.
At harvest time let the corn
ftp in tj/*^>^entered into conic
ga.. v>y two disinterested
partu , ho must certify
f^yield in oushels over their
; ,datures. Forward this certincate
to roe, together with a
statement of the method emnloved
in nrenarimr the land
& J x Mr o
and in cultivating- the crop and
the kind and quantity of fertilizers
and other manures used
and how applied. These certificates
and statements must reach
the undersigned not later than
November 15, 1909, at which
time the awards will be made.
A1J awards will be published
and such of the statements as
appear to be of general interestRemember
that the three who
make the most corn per acre
will receive the prizes.
This is only the beginning.
Another year we expect to in
crease this offer and make the
contest more and more interesting.
Should a sufficient number
of farmers enter the above contest,
other prizes may be offered
for the present year.
It is hoped that the farmers
throughout the entire county
will take advantage of this offer.
Let us all try to encourage
the raising of more corn and to
foster a spirit and determination
to have more "hog and hominy"
among ou eople. *
Yi very t lly,
A H WiLi. isident
Ei.uk of I ake City.
Lake City, S C. *%Tch 29,1909.
Death of Mrs. Mary|firown.
Mrs Mary Brown died last Saturday
morning, between 2 and 3
o'clock, at her home near Central
church,after an illness lasting about
two weeks, and was buried on the
following Sunday at 12 o'clock at
the family burial ground near her
her home. The funeral services were
conducted by Kevs S T Russell and
E E Ervin and a great many people
from far and near gathered together
to puy the last sad tribute to this
good woman, who was endeared to
all by her many admirable qualities.
Mrs Brown was sixty-eight years
old and had been twice married. Htr
first husband was Mr Thomas Armstrong
McCrea, of this county, by
whom she had two sons and one
daughter, viz, Messrs *V A and T A
McCrea and Mrs George Brown, all
of the Central church neighborhood.
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11CI DCVUUU UUOUUIIU nuo ? oua
Brown, who preceded her in death
some years ago. From this marriage
she leaves four children,t wo sous and
two daughters, as follows: Messrs J
V and T F Brown and Mrs 8 S
Mitch urn and Mrs Ben McCJary.
She is also survived by one sister,
Mrs Crawford Brown of Cedar
Swamp.
Words To Freeze The Soul.
"Your son has Consumption.
His case is hopeless," These appalling
words were spoaen to Geo
E Blevens, a leading merchant of
Springfield, N C, by two expert
doctors?one lung specialist. Then
was shown the wonderful power of
Dr King's New Discovery. "After
three weeks use," writes Mr JBU3
vens, "he was as well as ever. 1
would not take all the money in the
world for what it did for my boy."
Infallible for Coughs and Colds, it's
the safest, surest cure of desperate
Lung diseases on earth. 50c. and
$1.00. Guarantee satisfaction. Trial
bottle free. D C Scott.
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i STATE AND GENEKAL NtVS*
Postmaster C K Moore, at P<
Dee JaDction, iu Manoo county,:
in jail charged with a shortage c
$703.15.
Kobert Johnson, the negro wh
was convicted of tape at HartsvilJ
and sentenced to be hanged last Fr
J? 1 I : 1 l r<
uay, n.?j ueen repneveu uv vjuvciut
Ansel pending an appeal to the 8t
preme court.
Mrs Mary Farmer was put t
death by electrocution at An burr
N V, Monday for the crime of mui
der. She is the second woman t
die in the electric chair since thi
form of capital punishment wj
adopted.
The building of a big tourist he
tel in Charleston is projected.
Guiseppi Tosti, a steerage pas
senger on the steamship Ilamburj
that is bearing the Roosevelt part
to Africa, is reported to have trie<
to kill the ex-President before th
ship got out of sight of land.
The income tax is assessed on th
following scale: Income exceedin
$2,500 up to $5,000, 1 per cenl
$5,000 up to $7,500,x 11 per cen
$7,500 up to $10,000, 2 per cenl
$10,000 up to $15,000, 25 per cenl
above $15,000, 3 per cent.
Secretary of War Dickinson wi!
sail from Charleston on April 20 t
make a personal inspection of con
ditions along the Panama Cans
route.
C % Chronicles.
Cades, i.Iarch 29: ? Farmer
around Cades are well up witl
work. A good acreage in bean:
has been planted and somi
patches are coming' up ver
nicely. Some "cukes" have beei
planted in this vicinity. Tobac
co is receiving its share of at
tention. The plants are looking
well in the beds and all are get
ting ready for transplanting du
ring the April showers. Mr H ?
Brown has the only strawberry
patch around here. Others ex
peet to plant this year.
Rev L L Inabinet, the nev
Methodist preacher, is giving
full time on this charge now. H<
has been sent to take the plac<
of the lamented brother McKis
sick, who was called to a highe1
charge. Mr Inabinet was witf
us for the tirst time Sunday nigh
and preached an able sermon t<
an appreciative congregation.
The ACL railroad's crew haj
just finished digging a big wel
near the depot for water suppb
at this place. .
Miss Jones of Olanta ii
visiting her aunt, Mrs?Hicks o
this place.
Miss Louise Wheeler of Kings
tree spent Sunday at Mrs Carsten's.
We have two flourishing Sun
day-schools in pur town, of thi
Methodist and the Baptist de
nominations respectively.
Mrs Rodgers and sister o
Lake City visited the family o
| Mr V E Strong one day las
I week.
Col W B Wilson, of the Wilsoi
Lumber Co, is off on a busines
trip in other States at this time
I Mr ti J .brown was cnoseu ju
tendant at the municipal electio
held last week.
Mrs Wintbrow of Cypress
J Darling-ton county, is visitin;
the family Of her daughter, Mr
Cox, near town.
Mr N A Howell of Choppe
was here on business last Fri
day, returning home Saturday.
The new county surveyor:
passed here several days ag'
locating the south line of th
proposed new county.
Our town is very quiet thes
times. B.
Mr F G Fritts, Oneoua, N 'V
writes: "My little girl has been greai
ly benefited by taking Foley's Orin
Laxative, and I think it is the bee
remedy for constipation and live
: trouble." Foley's Orino Laxative i
best for women and children, as it j
mild, pleasant and effective, and is
splendid spring medicine, as :
cleanses the system and clears th
complexion. W L Wallace.
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? k Home Wedding.
? Venters, March 29:?At the
home of Mr and Mrs W L Mc*
Daniel,on Wednesday, March 24,
18 1909, a quiet marriage was cele- j
^ brated, when their attractive;
daughter,Miss Leila,became the'
0 wife of Mr Weldron McDaniel. j
'e The ceremony was performed at I
3:30 o'clock p m, by Rev J L'
>r Mullinix. The home was beautii*
fully decorated with ferns and
lilies, the color scheme being
- j ?rru ~ U_: J -1
o green arm wime. mc uuuai
i, party marched into the parlor
r- and the solemn words that made
0 them one were spoken. The
is bride wore a handsome dress of
s
is brown broadcloth and carried a;
bouquet of ferns, lilies and j
roses.
The popular young couple
have many friends who wish
r them a long and prosperous
y journey through life.
1 Attendant.
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To a spinster, naught is so dk>
e couraging as to be told there are no
a marriages in heaven.
ts of
Kingstree Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Regular Conventions Eve r
2nd mad 4WW<4ae?4ijr nJghts
0 Visiting brethren always welcome,
i- Castle Hall 3rd story Gourd in Building.
il M. H. Jacobs, C. C.
Thos, McCutciien, KK6&MF
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SPECIAL NOTICES
Transient Notices will be Published
in This Column at the Rate of One
Cent a Word for Each Issue. No advertisement
taken for less than 25 cents.
For Sale?Two story brick store,
plate glass front,on Main street,King*tree,
S C. next to court house. Building
30 feet front by 80 feet deep: building
lot 30 feet front by >05 deep. Nine
rooms on upper story. Good entrance.
Abo one lot adjoining building lot
52)$ feet in court hou;.e yard by 52>?
on Jail street 105 feet deep.
Two Pool Tables and outHt apd soft
drink outfit for sale cheap. Store on
ground floor.
For terms apply to
R J McCabe. or
1 tilLiIr DTULdU,
Kingstree, S C.
Lost?On Tuesday, March 30, pocketbook
containing two dollar bill and 75
cents in silver and a few postage stamps,
also two tickets to the Quaker Quartette.
Finder may keep the pocketboofc
and the monev and stamps, but please
return the tickets, as I can't afford to
miss a good thing like the Quaker
Quartette.
4-1-lt "D," care Thk Record.
y?gfj^^ Kingstree
CAMP NO'27.
JMffl 1st and SrdMoadaf
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Ptfr/j Vlsittnir choosers corxXdtSiyfa^SSSfto<??
>' up and alt on a stump
or hang about on tba
Thos. McCuxchbn.
9 27 12m. Con. Com.
Final Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that on the
first day of May, 1909.1 will apply to P M
Brockinton. Judge of Probate for Williamsburg
County, for a final discharge
as the Administratrix of the Estate of
H Van Keuren, deceased.
Maggie E Van Kxuben,
4-l-4r. Administratrix. '
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presenting
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:ontempIate buying, we
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TTINGHAM,
OITY.'S. C.
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