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- Ml 11 ?hf Count]) ^ftotd, KINGSTREE. S. C C. W. WOLFE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Entered at the postoflice at Kingstree, S C, as second class mail matter, TERMS SU USCBHTION RATES : One copy, one year $i 25 One copy, six "mouths .* . 75 One copy, three monts 50 Ooe copy, one year in advance 1 00 Obituaries, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Cards of Thanks . and all other reading notices, not News, w3 be charged for at the rate of one cent a word for each insertion. THURSDAY, APRIL 8.1909. Kingstree as a Tobacco Market. Several weeks ago we announced the fact that Kingstree would have a tobacco market the coming seamq and that two tobacco warehouses would at once be erected. We made this announcement after a careful investigation ot the situation which thoroughly convinced ,,o fViof u:os nnt nf th#? rancp V4JWV W4t" " ~ - ?? O" of human probability for the enterprise to fail and therefore asgerted it as a fact that the warehouses would be built; in fact, that the work had already begun. Recently, we understand, a report has been in circulation oyer the county that the enterprise had fallen through?a report that if credited would be very damaging to our prospective market. Many formers are planting tobacco this year for the first time, being induced to make th? experiment ooiely for the reason that the market here would be established, and all signs indicate that a big crop will be plauted in the area that King3tree hopes to draw from. Happily we can a3sure these people and the public generally that the major referred to is untrue. There is uo foundation for it whatsoever. The warehouses are building as rapidly as possible, ?the contractor being at work on i them constantly with a good force 4 of hands. The four lots that were ^bought for the warehouse sites have been paid for and the titles are recorded in the clerk of court's office. Moreover, practically ^ all of the capital stock of the Tobacco Warehouse company has been taken and everybody i3 looking forward with enthusiasm to the first salesday on our new market. Oh, yes, the warehouses will be built and Kingstree bids fair to become one of the strongest tobacco markets in the State. Miss Nance's Letter. The letter from Miss Mary T Nance, which id published this week, should be helpful iu awakening the interest of trustees of schools in communities where help is needed, as it joints out in a plain and practical way how the weak, straggling schools in sparsely settled country coin muni ties niay receive financial aid from the State at the cost of only a little sacrifice on the part of the patrons. During her visit here last summer, which was an inspiration to those who received her message, Miss i ? m ante oecaiue ntuuii kuucjicu in the educational couditious that obtained in this county. She expressed her belief that there are few counties m which greater opportunities for work and development were offered than in Williamsburg, and nowhere that she had been did she find mire receptive and sympathetic audiences, or a people more thoroughly in earnest in their desire for educational improvement. In this connection Miss Nance said she be iieved that our county was jusi now in a transition state and that great possibilities existed, that by combined effort and un. abated zeal would become splen. did actualities in the way ol achievement. While we have feared all along that the biggest grafterf were too securely intrenched be hind their ill-gotten gains evei to be put behind the prison bars still, now that his hands are un tied, we believe tnat our abl( and fearless young attorney gen era) and his equally capable as ' aistants will make the dry bones of the old State dispensarj corpse rattle so loudly that thes< same grafters, will see stalking forth from the darkness of the pasi ghosts of many crooked trans actions they thought buried beyonc resurrection. The County Record, published at Kingstree, S C, by C W Wolfe, has entered upon ih 1 23rd volume. The Record is i splendid six-column quarto, ol which the editor feels justl] proud. Southern Publisher. Those newspapers that hav< been for the past two yean sneering at Mr Lyon on accounl of his failure to "put stripes on the grafters," will soon begin to sit up and take notice. Now Attorney General Lyor is in a positiou to say to the grafters: "The mills of the goda grind slow, but they grind ex? eeedingly fine." The Country Paptr. Amid the pile of papers. That swamp my desk each day And drive me weak with clipping And filing stuff away. Comes once a week on Thursday The quaint old four-page sheet That's printed up in l'elham, A drowsy county seat. You see. 'twas up in Pelham That tirst I saw the light. Ana?wen, my nearo grows soner And I feel my eyes shine bright: Right reverent my touch is, It spreads the columns wide, The local's what I'm seeking? Not the patented outside. Ah, here it is: "The County," And "Jottings," "Local News"You learn who's traded horses And who have rented pews; It tells about the schoolhouse Where we used to sit and dream, A-watching dust specks dancing In the sunlight's shifty beam. The sturdy names of boyhood Come tumbling through our thought Of Tom and Brick and Patsey? How we loved and how we fought. The friends when years grew graver, Called now beyond our ken, In the type-lines of the paper They live and speak again. Oh, toilers in life's workshops, Are not those dream-mists sweet, Which memory casta about us When past and present meet? And so. I love that paper i r* il . _.:n?? v>:iia r rum me viuaj^c ui uic utuo For the old life that it wakens. For the weariness it stills. Jti Chester Poft-Expre*s. Met Springs, Ark., is no competition agairik Lippman'e Great Remedy for the core of Rheumatism. James Newton, Aberdeeu, Ohio says P. P. P. did him more good than three mouths treatment at Hot Springs, Ark, W. T. Timmons, of Waxakatchie Tex., says his rheumatism was so bad that be was confined to his bed for months. Physiciaus advised Hot Springs, Ark., and Mineral Wells' Texas, at whicli place he speut seven weeks in vain, with knees so badly swollen that his tortures were beyond endurance. P. P. P. made the cure and proved itself as in thousands of other cases, the best blood purifier in the world, and superior to all Sarsa parillasand the so-called Rheumatic Springs. Sold by W L Wallace. A Dollar Bill With your name and address, will also bring you Tne Weekly Jener sonian for the next twelve months. Larger, brighter and better, it con tains each week nine columns oi editorials by Mr Watson; Summary of Events as they Happen, illustrated by cartoons, by Tom Dolan;Publie Opinion throughout the Union Under the Vine and Fig tree, f Home Department, conducted bj Grace Kirkland; a short story of enthralling interest; Poetry, Huinoi and Things Worth Knowing. \ - . V | * STATE AND GENEIAL Rt?S. J? 1 Governor Ansel has appointed as Solicitor for the seventh circuit, to . succeed Thomas S Lease, recently [ elected circuit Judge, Senator J C Otts of Gaffney. The large retail and wholesale ' store of J L Coker & Co at Harts3 ville was completely destroyed by fire T?ri*tav mnrninor TliP lfiS9 in PSfci . ? * ?j ?- n . mated at ?90,000, mostly covered by insurance. Governor Ansel has offered a reward of S100 for the capture of ' Hezekiah King, a negro 23 years of age,charged with the murder of Zion - Forner at Eastover. 1 The total amount of funds in the f hands of the State dispensary wind? ing-up commission is ?601,596, of P which it is estimated the State will ^ receive about ?300,000 after all the claims have been paid. ^ Mr E Mclver Gregg, formerly of Florence county, was killed in Wilmington.N L\ Mondav. while talking to a friend on the street, by the sudden collapse of a brick wall. / George Barton, the one armed yeggman who escaped from the 1 Greenville jail Saturday, was recapc tured Monday. ' Saturday morning, April 3, about two miles frrom Batesburg, J W 4 Livingston, a travelling man well known throughout the State, was 5 killed by a passenger tram on the t Southern railway. LiviD-<ston was walking along the track d delibi eratelv stepped in front o the ap proachiug train. It is supposed that he committed suicide. 1 Vice Admiral Pascoul Cervera, who commanded the Spanish fleet in , the battle of Santiago bay, died at Puerto Real, Spain, Saturday afternoon. A bill has been introduced in Congress to collect $20,000,000 loaued to 26 States during Andrew Jackson's administration, of which amount South Carolina received $1,051,000. Fort Worth, Texas, was devastated i by a $5,000,000 fire Saturday afternoon. Several lives were lost j and 500 families are homeless, j Small boys and.cigarettes are said to have started the disastrous conflaI gration. The State Press Association is scheduled to meet in Greenville, July 6-8. I Coroner S A Parker of George l town eountv died Sundav morniuer. - - # o Gobber Moore, alias "Tennessee Dutch," and George Barton, alias "Chicago Army," two notorious yeggmen confined in jail at Greenville awaiting trial, blew their way to liberty Saturday nijfht through the floor of their cell, which was of rock aud two feet thick. The two men have long criminal records, the particular crime for which they were to be tried being the burglary of the postoffice at Pelzer. m Lambert Locals. Lambert,April 6: Spring has come in earnest. The songsters are singing their prettiest notes, ' the trees are resplendent in their suits of lovely green, and last but not least, the farmers are busy planting com and preparing their tobacco ground. There will be a shadow box ' supper at Lambert's schoolhouse i Friday evening, April 16. The public is cordially invited to attend and the ladies to bring boxes. Dr H L Baker paid a flying , business trip to Georgetown the first of the week. ! Mrs S G Varner, accompanied i Lv her daughter Mary, has re turned from Charleston, where ' the latter went to have an operation performed on her throat. X X X. r Childreu especially like Kennedy's Laxative Congh Syrup, as it tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. It ; not only heals irritation and allays i inflammation, thereby stopping the r 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. \ \ l~~f . A -v.TROUBLE MAY BE BREWING. Lake City Said te be Threatened With an Undesirable Citizen for Postmaster. Washington, April 6:?'Tiouble appears to be brewing again over the postoffice at Lake City. A teN egratn was sent, to Senator Smith here today by some of the citizens of that place stating that they had heard that a very objectionable person was to be named as postmaster. In the absence of the Senator, his secretary, Mr Galloway, investigated the matter, and so far as may be learned at this time Mrs Delia V Carter, the present postmaster, will be reappointed during the next week or two. Her record, it is said, is very good and it is understood that the people of Lake City desire to see her retain the office. When the telegram was received here there appeared to be a considerable amount of interest at Lake City over the report that a person, very objectionable to sop?-^. was to be appointed.?1Veicf to\t NEGKO HOT SHOT HIS J?1 Family at Cborch-Beys at Home Pranking with Pistol. Benson, April 5: ? Sharper Green, a colored youth aged 14, was shot by John McClary, another negro boy about 15 years old, yesterday morning at the home of the father of the former, George Green. While the older folks were at preaching the boys ? ? i- it.? WCIlt 1UIU Hie CJUCi U1 ecu 0 LI UUO and secured bis pistol. They then began fussing about it, with the above result. The ball, which was 32 calibre, entered the mouth and knocked out four of youne" Green's teeth. It was extracted by Dr W V Brockington a few hours after the shooting. The boy is not in a serious condition but the wound is very painful. Easter Services at Hetbodlst Church. Easter will be observed in the Methodist 'church next Sunday with appropriate exercises. Hours of service, 11 a in and 8 p m. The following musical programme will be rendered at the morning service: Anthem: "Easter Hallelujah." Opening by in: "Or nation." Hymn: "G\ rist tl Lord Is Risen Today.' Offertory (q\ irtettej: "A Wonderful Easter.*"^ Closing hymn: "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth." The sermon will be preached by the pastor, Rev W A Fairy. At the night service the choir will sing: "Wave the Palms."| Everybody is invited. DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the best knowu pills and the best pills made, are easy to takeand act gently and are certain. We sell and recommend them. D C Scott, M D. PREMIUM OFFER. The loamy Record aid the Weekly News aid Cearier far a fear,lieap The Weekly News and Courier, with the Farm and Home,and a pair of scissors,is offered to old as well as new subscribers of The Record, and the time limit is extended to June 1, 1909?all for one year, for the small sum of $1.85. In other words, with every order you send us for The Record and the Weekly News and Courier, at $1.85 a year, new or old, wt will iu-' elude absolutely free of cost a pair of oiorhf inoh ati?el. adiustable oatent "6"" ! ' - ? > tension shears,and a year's subscription to the Farm and Home. Ail | orders will be filled promptly, but only for cash; plehse don't ask us for credit on this great combination offer, because we have to pay out the money promptly to get the benefit of this fine proposition. Call at this office and see a pair of the shears. This is one of the greatest offeis we ever made our readers. The Progressive Farmer. Responding to the request ot a number of our subscribers we have arranged a clubbing rate with The Progressive Farmer of Raleigh, N C. The club price is $1.60 for The Recokd and The Progressive Farm, er, but to new subscribers only. The rate to old subscribers is 95 cents for renewal. l-2l-tf Kings tree, ---SC. | High School Department. Boys and Girls Prepared for College or for Business Life. ^ ^ j Pure Water. Vb3 Healthful Location. Eight Instructors. * Fine Music DeDartment. High School Annex Recently Com- H pleted with Beautiful and Spacious Audi- V torium. gfl AMPLE ROOM FOR BOARDING PUPILS. "'"^1 TERMS REASONABLE. I Fall Term Begins Monaay, Septem- M ber 14. ^ For Information Apply to the Super- | intendent, or to E. C. Epps, 9-Mf Clerk Bd. Trustees, 1 BANK OFKINGSTREE 1 Kingstree- South Carolina, ' CAPITAL,$ 30.000 SURPLUS, 8 12 000 === DIRECTORS = Jas F Cooper E H Kellahan Jfl DC Scott JAKelley fl Collections made promptly. LOANS, large or small, made on approved'security. ? " $ #?*??????ASS SSSSSSSSSSSS SSS? ? ? I 3 DRAINAGE S 4? ? -H <9 is essential to success in agri- &? 49 ? f2 culture. The services of a &? 4Q Jj Drainage Engineer are equal- ?? Jj ly as essential in successful j* 49 'drainage. i I or Vi CONCLUSION? ? f m ? 49 ' JJ If you need assistance 1 am ? < ^ equipped to save, you money. ^ 49 ** <9 LAWRENCE H. McCULLOUGH, ? 4? SURVEYOR AND DRAINAGE ENGINEER, ? 49 NESMITH P. O., S. C. ? IS s s * * s 49 ,? _STOLL BROTHERS !we stocks we buy bonds buy J and and and i ?bii r awns sell i Ill? I *-*' I II I I It will pay you to always see us when you have I any business of this kind. I 19* OFFICE OVER BANK OK WILLIAMSBURG I We are representing RFO AUTOMOBILES j in this county. If yo^i contemplate buying, we ^ will be pleased to give you a demonstration. WOODS & COTTINGHAM, 3-U-tf LAKE CITY, S. C.