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She Counts Record. KINGSTREE. S. C C. W. WOLFE, ! C9ITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Entered at the piHtolliee at Kingstree,) S C, as second class mail matter. j TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One copy, one year II 25 One copy, six months 75 ; One copy, three monts 50 j Ooe copy, one year in advance ? 1 00 j Obituaries. Tributes of Respect, ! Resolutions of Thanks. Cards of Thanks j and all other reading notices, not j Nsws. will be charged for at the rate of one cent a word for each insertion. ___ THURSDAY, MAY 6. 1909. Big Fuss Over Nothing. Tke Columbia State takes the Chronicle to task for having said that "the farmers had taken 110 interest in the tight made to put potash salts on the free list." The Columbia paper has evidently been deceived by the claptrap sent out from Washington. There was no fight over the duty on potash salts, for there was never any intention to place a duty on this ingredient of commercial fertilizers. The item was placed in the tariff bill by a mistake, and was discovered by representatives , of the fertilizer manufactarers. They had it taken out without trouble. Then came all the hullaballoo about certain members of Congress "making a great fight for the farmers." The farmers were not deceived, and took no interest in the alleged fight. They knew there was nothing in it for them. But the farmer who has to bnild a house any time eoon will, when he goes to pay for his lumber, think very earnestly about, those members of Congress who voted for the duty on lumber against the specific declaration of t the Denver platform. By the way, what doe3 the State think of thooe Congressmen who went back on the party platform? ? Honm Path Chronicle. Thirty bales of cotton ontwen-j '. I " ty-tour acres! That is a showing! to be proud of anywhere 111 the; s cottou belt and we doubt if it1 li Can be beat in South Carolina, Iv considering the amount of fertil1. izer used. For natural productive- L ness and adaptability to various ' crops the soil of Williamsburg county is equal to any in the f South. All it needs is proper de- r velopment ? drainage and intelli- ] geut cultivation -and our county * will rapidly become what it by j right ought to be, the most at- i j tractive place on earth. Other farmers iu the county j made good crops of corn and cot-' ton last year. We have heard of these things in a general way, but ' we want the facts and figures. Waliauisbuig lias some magnificent corn lands. I/?t us hear from our corn farmers. H;a brethren of the press all over the State have heard with j <* * t - *11 J profound sorrow or toe unices ui Miles li McSweeney, editor of the Hampton Guardiau, who at this writing lies in a critical condition at his home. Our sincere sympathy goe3 out to him and his family in this hour of affliction. If you wane engraved visiting cards or wedding invitations we are prepared to fill your order guaranteeing satisfaction and price. See our samples before ordering. Old papers for sale cheap by the hundred at The Record office. ^ * : ' u ' - ' RIVERS AND HARBOR CONFERENCE. Delegates Meet Id Charleston to Discuss Important Matters. There was an important meeting of a delegation of the East Carolina llivers ami Harbor congress held iu the office of the U b Engineer, Capt E M Adams, at the Custom House in Charleston Tuesday, May 4, at which time Capt Adams consulted with the delegates relative to the work of improviug the Winyah Bay syttcni of rivers. The various delegates who attended this meeting presented statistics and all necessary information relative to the several streams they represented. The meeting was very instructive and each delegate went away feeliug much encouraged. Mr W II Carr was in attendance, representing Black river and more particularly the town of Kiugstree, and he assures us that he feels greatly encouraged, and that* Capt Adams assured him that he would visit Kingstree in person at an early date. It is hoped that Capt Adams' trip here w''.l result in a favorable report, which recommendation will insure an appropriation from our natioual government, to deepen and make Black river navigable for light draft steamers to Kingstree. The following delegates were in attendance; Mr W D Morgau of Georgetown, President of East Carolina Rivers and Harbor Congress. Mr II B Springs of Georgetown, Secretary and Treasurer of East Carolina Rivers and Harbor Congress. The Hon D E Finley, U S Congressman from the 5th Congressional District. /i -1 T7% ? ITT a U01 Hi .1 VVaiSOU Ol V^uiuuiuio, LJommissioner of Agriculture, Comuerce and Industries. Mr C Wardlaw Moorman, Secretary of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Capt J \V Smith of Columbia, Manager of the Columbia Steam)oat Co. Mr W VV Munnerlyn, Georgeown. Mr Bright Williamson. Darlingou. Mr W H Carr, Kingstree. Mr II P Duval, Cheraw. I Major S K Adauis, Camden. IcdlantowD Items. Indian town. May 4:?The pre- i ailing "cool snap" is very depress- i us to the farmers: crops are not i [oing well. < Miss Lillie Cunningham of King- i tree is spendiug a few days with < ler brother, Mr S D Cunningham, i rho is still quite sick. i Miss I^iura Bridgmau, oue of our night and winsome young ladies, s spending a few days in Sumter. 1 Mr W E Snowden, one of Benon's best young men and an old 1 riend of the writer, was in our nidst Sunday. "In the spring a roung man'a fancy lightly turns to houghts of love,'' George Pressley, a young negro man, was accidentally shot in the <nee with a revolver Sunday. He was taken to Kingstree for medical: attention. Misses Mary Hnggin and Martha; Piatt, the efficient and popular teachers of the Indiantown Graded school, left this morning for their homes. We bate to see these young ladies leave, but its very gratifying to their many friends to know that j they will bt with us again next school term. Another teacher will be added to the faculty next term also. The commencement exercises of the graded school at this place took place Friday evening. The auditorium was filled with visitors. Everything was nicely carried out and enjoyed and especially the play, J "The Thoto Gallery," by some of' the larger pupils. This feature was j well rendered and exceptionally fine, j provokiug much laughter and applause. The address of Dr J L Mann of Florence was a masterly piece of eloquence and much en joyed and highly appreciated by all present. Whippoorwill,. Tobacco Flues 5c per lb at Kingstree Hardware Co.'s. 4-22-3t I -y HURRICANE SfEEPJ ITER^THE SRCTI. Many Lives Lost and Property Destroyed io Several States Louisville, Ky, April 30:? Dj'spatches gathered throughout the South by the Associated Press tonight indicate that at least 114 per| sons met sudden death iu the great : wind that spread havoc throughout j the region south of the Ohio. The j number of injured is probably threefold that of the killed. Atlanta and most of Georgia es caped with only slight property loss i durincr the blow. But two voune ? w people, a brother aud sister, William aud Pearl Withra, lost their lives here this afternoon by the capsizing of a rowboat during a sudden squall. The hurricane continued npon its course of destruction in Alabama tonight. llunts\ille sends word of heavy loss of property with probably several lives sacrificed near the Tennessee line. At Danville the storm struck with terrific force. At Hartsell at least one is dead and many hurt, The storm is still raging and seems to be traveling almost directly soutneast. Tennessee was an especially heavy sufferer,|At 9 o'clock tonight careful estimates indicate that at least 50 people were killed in that State alone, with monetary losses about $1,000,000. At Franklin and in Hillsboro there was loss of life. The latter town is said to be practically destroyed, while at Centr^iU^and ad- ( joining villages the loi ~~rted i to be very heavy, bo and , property. Near Pulask. itt county, the death list reac i 12 and j many are injured. In the icinity of < Chattanooga the storm was felt at j its worst. Telegraph and telephone 3 wires were blown down and the < movement of trains was greatly Lam- I pered. The hurricane followed the ( Cumberland valley, wrecking small ] towns and destroying small farm ] houses. ] COUNTY NEDIUl ASSOCIATION f Bett Pleasant and ProfllaWe Meeting ] to Lake City Tuesday Wgbt. Lake City, May 5:?The Wil- S liamshurg County Medical Associ- 1 ation was in session at Lake City g Tuesday night and a very pleasant f and profitable meeting is reported. 1 Among the features of the evening 1 may be mentioned aoi interesting 1 clinic, an enjoyable banquet and c au experience meeting with ? live t discussion of interesting cases,, also t a discussiou with special actioB-upon < certain matters of interest to the > society and' to the community. Of j special interest to the general pub- < tic may be mentioned the disccwion } upon the "narcotic evil," or the ] roorphiue and cocaine habits. This j is an evil that is so common m this ; section that usage has caused our ] people to close their eyes to the y baneful results of this evil and we ] faii to notice the ghastly wrecks i that are being made of men and wo- i men in this section of the State in j increasing numbers. It is a very < threatening evil and the . medical < men, especially in the country dis- \ tricts, are constantly meeting eases in their daily practice who are 1 wrecks in health and wrecks in cnaracter as the result of this ha- , bitnal use of morphine or cocaine. Notwithstanding the fact that there are laws upon the statute books of our State prohibiting the sale of this drug, it is sold daily in any quantity bv general merchants, as well as druggists, and apparently without realizing that they are breaking a law as well as damaging their fellow man. The profession discussed the subject as a warning to sellers. Other steps may be taken later. Won't Slight a Good Friend, "If ever I need a cough medicine again I know what to get,'' declares Mrs M L Alley of Beals, Me, "for, I 4/vm 1>/%^1ao nf n*. ITnur'fl clllt'l US1LI?? ICU LUbllCO VI l/l mug v New Discovery, and seeing its excellent results in my own family and others, I am convinced it is the best mediciue made for Coughs, Colds and lung trouble.'' -Everyone who tries it feels just that way. Relief is felt at once aud its quick cure surprises you. For Bronchitis, Asthma, Hemorrhage, Croup, LaGrippe, Sore Throat, pain in chest or lungs it's supreme. 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by D C Scott. imm ?mmm * ""ttt T ^0 ^0 smh-m ? | KIN6STHE GIABED AND HIGH ? ! | SCHOOL ITEMS. | ' ^5aN5?^?4e?f-SK56??^5?<e^S ( On Friday evening, April 30, the first of a series of receptions , given in honor of the graduating ] class of the Kingstree High j school, was held at the home of ( Miss Ada Brockington. The j house was beautifully decorated . with moss, roses and pot plants, j As the guests arrived they were; greeted by the hostess assisted by Miss Lula Brockington, and were then conducted to where ^ i it? I puncn was oeing servea oyonssi Clara Montgomery. This was | \ in the little summer house in 1 the end of the tiower garden, ' and being hung with moss and daintily lighted with Japanese ' lanterns, formed a most entran- < cing little bower. When the guests had assembled a guessing ? contest of historical questions i was held. Almost everyone proved less efficient in history E than they should have been, but t some got quite a nutr'' a rect. Miss Agnes c however, having answer mo. s correctly, was awarded a very pretty little pin cushion made ^ of blue and old gold ribbon, the colors of the graduating class. After delightful refreshments had been served the crowd entertained thmselves by dancing, 1 card playing and whatever ? other way they wished. At a e late hour with reluctant fare- t wells to their hqstess, the guests departed. Thev all de f clared that the evening was a ? grand success and will be long t remembered. Those present h were: Misses Lula Brockington, Mftntirnmorv TTallip \fp. . uiai a ifxvu t^vuivi j f ^ Jollough, Juanita Coward, Ro- ^ aerta Cober, Agnes Erckmanu, ^ Elma Hinds, Lill/an Salters; Messrs -James Epps, 0 C Kibler, Commie Gilland, Frank Rodgers, it Theo Rodgers, Sam Stackley, . Robert Kirk, Louis Brockington ind Benton Montgomery. The annual Wee Nee Literary c; Society picnic seems destined ^ ?ever to be held. Last year E several days were decided upon or it, but every time something lappened which caused it to )e put off and consequently it b lever was gi*>n. Tljis year we ^ leterminecH 'havf'i and every- Cl ihing was or a grand b :ime at the 11 on Satur- ^ lay, May 2. the weather vas unkind to-i >*and we were h igain disappo^ td, for what ii food is it go picnic and tl lave it rain all day? Neverthe- tl ess they were some who en- 1 joyed that day equally as much d is if they had gone to |the picnic, for taking one of the wagons w irhich had been engaged for the c picnic, they went on a straw v -ide and had unlimited fun, al- 0 though they were once caught [\ in the rain. We must take ad- ? vantage of these last three weeks and get out of theia all the pleasure possible, for it is the last time that we shall all be together. On account of sickness at p home. Roberta Coker, one of the tenth grade girls, was obliged . to miss several days from school . last week. Miss Alice Beckham received . word Monday night of the extreme illness of her sister who ,, lives in Rock Hill and left Tues day morning to go her bedside. How's This! ? We offer One Hundred Dollars < Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known 3 F .1 Chenev for the last 15 years, \ and belie re him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and finan- r cially able to carry out anv obligations made by his firm. <] Walding, Kinnan & Maryix, y Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the t system. Testimonials sent free. Price 1 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. I Take Hall's Family Pills for con- \ stipation. l A' Ni.' *-->/ '' 2/ '|4' VA* ^J 'jfl/ V1 j STATE AND GEKIII IItlJ. I Congressman Hollingsworth o Dhio has prepared a resolution ex pressing opposition to the govert nent receiving a portrait of Jefferso Davis from the State of Mississipj "or the battleship of that name. Tfc )bjection is based on the fact tin Davis wa3 president of the Confedei icy. The sugar trust has paid to th government over two million dollari representing unpaid duties on sugai Consul Herman L Spahr of Bra au, Germany, and his wife are ? ;heir old home in Orangeburg spend ng some time with Mr Spahr's par ;nts. Willie Carter, a negro,wa9 hange Friday at Bamberg for the murde )f his paramour. Two negroes, father and 3ou, wer dectrocuted Friday a; Richmond fo nurder. A negro in Aiken county wa (truck bv lightning while plowing ii he field. lie was knocked uucou icious and when he came to begai ursiug the niule, thinking that th luimal had kicked him. The People's Bank of Darlingtoi ias moved into its new quarters, rery handsome building on th qnare. T\ 1 t : al-<.n J^ari/IJglOUIUUB i?IC UtXUUllIJg oncj) ical about the postoffiee buildio/ rhich the government promised fc rect two years ago. They don't lik he delay. Wallace Duncan DnPre of Woford College won first honor in th jtate oratorical contest. This is th bird time in suecsssion Wofford mei iave won the contest. The fund for erecting a monumeu y the women of the Confederacy as grown to over $5,000. Fron filliamsburg county $25.50 is reorted. The splendid new hotel, th: Florence", built by the Barringeri 1 Florence, was thrown open to tb< ublic last Thursday night. Beaure. ard Patterson, a Kingstnree negro, if lnef porter. Patterson is a veteran nf.il Viqwi nrr Vwon wifK thi jTVlVCl ^ uuii WVM " ?? w?> iarringers ft>r many yews. Wade Hampton Sellers, alias the King ef Blind Tigers", now out or ail awaiting bis second trial foi illing J F Farmer, a dispensar] onstable, in February, 1906, ha) een sued by the widow of Farwe: [>r ?25.000 damages. A Georgia school teacher, wh< ad been whipped by a crowd 01 -ate women for making remarks tha bey resented, sued twenty-two ol bem recently for ?35,000 damages 'he jury gave the pedagogue ?40< amages. Seventy thousand pounds of mea 'as ruined in a Chicago packing ompany's local warehouse in Green ille last week by water from ai verflowing creek Hooding the build ag with sewage. The loss wa 4,000. Snow fell at Roanoke, Va,on May 1 Hunter Roosevelt slew three lion n three shots on May 1 in Afria nd Kermit shot up one fatally ii hree rounds* at the same time an* ilace. The asyluni regents will reply t he recently published charges a Via navf moatinnr nf pommiafiinn The second Presbyterian churcl n Charleston celebrated its centen lial with great pomp and ceremonj L'hat church has had but three miu sters in the hundred years. Mrs William Mather of Charlesto ras knocked down by a train of car it the Iteid street crossing in tha :ity on Saturday and was killed. The C C it 0 railroad will b >pened to Spartanburg Dy October ] Walter Townsend, a negro, wa hrtt an/1 sprinnslv wnnndpd hv Snnn iVilliams, another negro, in a Ben lettsville pool room Saturday nighl Andrew Carnegie has contribute' >15,000 towards the model school a iVinthrop. If you have backache and Qriuar roubles you should take Foley' Sidney Remedy to strengthen au< mild up the kidneys so they will jgic jroperty, as a serious kidney troubl nav develop. W L Wallace. I Who's the *. Town Booster? '? Why, Here He Is! I ^ The citizen who praises his own s town. 11 The citizen who encourages local enterprises. n The citizen who helps along Loine e improvements. The citizen who patronizes the tt home merchants. a The citizen who gets his job printe . ing done in his own town. That man's THE TOWN BOOSTER. ? The Turkish Fex. *> The use of the fez is not cone trolled bv religious faith, for it is worn by all classes in the Turkish empire and even beyond its limits. " It is said to derive its name frt>m e the African city of Fez. In the Lee rant it is more commonly kpown 3 under the modern designation of tarbosh. While the fez is now distinctively Turkish or Mussulman, t its use is by no means ancient j among the Ottomans. It is said that it was introduced to Turkish 1 use by the Sultan Mabmud IL, who> " adopted it from the Greeks. ! SPECIAL NOTICES } J Transient Notices will be Published' in This Column at the Rite of One Cent a Word for Each Issue. No adi vert isement taken for less than 25 cents. ' For SALE-Four desirable lots in the a - town of Kingstree near new tobacco ^ warehouse, cheap for cash or half cash and balaaee in eight months For terms ? apply to ^ 4-29-2t Dr W V Brogkixgton. For Rent?Two 6-room, houses on - ^ . East Mam street and one 9-room house on Brook street. Apply to i J DGillaxd or r 4-15-tf S L CeURTNEY. For Sale?Two story brick store. y plate glass front,on Main street,Kingstree, S C, next to court house. Building E 30 feet front by 80 feet deep; building t lot 30 feet front by 105 deep. Nine rooms on. upper siory. uooa encntnce. f Also one lot adjoining building lot 52'2 feet in court houre yard by 52 ' on Jail street 105 feet deep-. ) Two Pool Tables and outfit and soft drink outfit for sale cheap. Store on ground floor, t For terms apply to R J McCabe, or S 1-14-tf Philip Stoll, Kingstree, S C. ?????y Statement of tbe Coriition of ! The dank of Greelyville, locatkd at s Greelyville, S. C. At tbe Close of Business April 28. 190?. i a Resources } Luaus and Discounts, $36,769 64 Demand Loans. 250 GO Overdrafts, 1,268 88 Banking House 978 69 0 Furniture and Fixtures 1,895 85 t Due from Banks and Trust Companies, 6,684 84 Currency 900 00 V l Gold 14J 00 Silver and other Coin, 823 87 J ^ . Total $49,213 27 Liabilities Capital Stock Paid in 15,000 00 Surplus Fund, 300 00 n Undivided Profits, less Current ? Expenses and Taxes Paid 1,542 53 Individual Deposits, Subject to Check 12,745 20 Savings Deposits 4,458 24 Kills Payable, including Cere tificates for Money Borrowed 15,000 00 Cashier's Checks 167 80 5 Total $49,213 27 _ STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,) y County of Williamsburg. j i- Before me came C E Register, Cash, ier of the above named bank,who,being duly sworn, says that the above ana J foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books o* >t said bank. Bfl C K REGISTER. Cashie'T'^H C ??/*mr? 1 <? nn/1 nnLri/>i*iK/v4 It<\fnun mo SIH ovtuiu u' auu ouudtuucu uriuic mu | this 4th day of May, 1909. J JF REGISTER, 8 Notary Public South Carolina, i Correet-Attest: . ?. .IF Register. 1 T W Boyle. e S J Taylor. Directors. *