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VOL. XXIII. KIXfiSTREE, SOI TH CAROLINA, THIRSI)AY, JULY 1,1909. NO. 16.
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A VARIETY OF NEWS
FROM LAKE CITY,
BARN AND STABLES BURNED -A NEAR
ACCIDENT WITH PISTOL-MRS CAR
TER REAPPOINTED POSTMASTER.
Lake City, June f?9:?Mr
Claude S Lucas of Florence visited
our town last Monday and
spent the day.
Geo B Wilson, Esq, of Richmond,
Ya, was here Tuesday
la 3t.
Mrs Delia D Carter received
nr?tir#? \tondav that the Presi
dent by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, had appointed
her as postmaster at
Lake City for the term of four
years, beginning June 10, 1009.
Miss Daisy McCutchen yisited
at her old home last week. As
is well known, she now lives at
Latta.'
Mr J F Eppes, whose home
is at Due West, spent two days
last week with friends in town.
He graduated in the law course
of the University of South Carolina
at the commencement held
a few days ago. Ilis frame of
mind was serious, he being- now
"up against" that momentous
problem which confronts every
young man about to enter upon
the active duties of life: "What
~u_n T iMn,ara chill T
SiJU.ll X UU. Mut.lV Httut, ..
go?"
The barn and stables of Mr
J L C Moore on Murphy Street
was entirely consumed by tire
Saturday night, together with
all contents except horses and
mules, which were saved. The
r~ lire was discovered about midnight,
and to the alarm the engine
and hose cart quickly responded,
but it was at once
realized that no power could
save the building. Therefore
all efforts were directed towards
f saving nearby property, that
in most danger being the residences
of Mr Moore, Miss Mollie
Murphy and Mr E T Moody.
By strenuous work these were
saved. Two negro boys named
James Davis and Arthur Burgess,
being suspected of the
crime of starting the tire, were
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arrested ana locaeu up uum
Monday morning when they
were released for lack of evidence
sufficient to warrant holdk
ing them. There seems to be
no doubt that the house was
set on fire purposely. The
starting place was in the second
story on the inside where
there was stored a lot of hay,
fodder and other feed stuff, and
some are of the opinion that
these boys were sleeping
n on
o money to burn can i
>ne dollar know that
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Machines..
up there and accidentally set
the tire from i match or cigar,
ette. and becoming frightened
ran away. They are small
I chaps, something like fourteen
and sixteen years of age. and
live in or near Kingstree.
MrRddden McGee tired a pis,
tol in his face last Friday night,
| but sustained nothing more serious
than severe burns. He
i was lying on the lloor of the
| piazza of his dwelling house.
; The pistol was directly in his
i face when it was tired, but in
some unaccountable way the
bullet did not strike him. On
account of the burns it is difficult
to say positively that the
Iball did notstrike him, but if it
did, it certainly did no more
i than graze the skin.
Messrs Ft' Thomas of Man'
ning and H C Thomas of Florence
visited their sister, Mrs
Delia I) Carter Tuesday.
When Mr W E Hanna moved
| his crowd of children from Lake
| City to Ins old home, one of
| our trustees remarked that the
staff of teachers of the graded
| school could be reduced one,
but at that time this trustee
did not know that Mr Gravely
would become a citizen of the
town. W L B.
Prof. Sheridaa Gobs to Walterboro.
i A dispatch from Walterboro to
i the State says Prof Hugo G
j Sheridan was elected principal cf
the Walterboro Graded school.
| There were a number of applicants
for the position, but Prof
Sheridan secured the place. He
is one of the best known educators
in the State and will doubtless
prove popular and successful
in his work there. Prof Sheridan
has been at Lake City the
past year but will move his family
to Walterboro in a few weeks.
The school bids fair to be in a
prosperous condition this year,
as an election has been ordered
for a high school for next year,
and also the town has been
bonded to erect a new school
building.
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.RTERED SHOES
HIGH GRAJ
3. Redd
{does the northern or
pat two-t
STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL ASSESS
VARIOUS TOWNSHIPS OF THE CO
FACTS AND FIGURES 1
When the ilutledge count} m
ol its promoters?to give impeti
isorts of extravagant statement:
taxable property and wonderful
eluded in the proposed new cc
rich northern section of the cou
icut off was sneeringly referred
and the boast was made that t
over two thirds of taxes levied
and reckless claims having beei
time by people who knew bette
i the exhilaration and excitement
j bringing forth of an infant coi
; downier- glittering prospects,
the s rs for it admitted th
i ?* same claim stil
that that many peopl
auditors ~s, have given cred
absolutely "without foundation ii
The tigures given below tel
than words. The only satisfact
l in dispute is to refer to the hi
ject, and in this case there is
' the auditor's books. The figur
we defy anyone to dispute then
gives us some interesting inforr
The total property value
$5,013,695, of which amount $3,2
; included in the Rutledge area a
thern one-third area that (as ?
I the taxes." .Somewhat surprising
As a matter of lact, if any
I he will llnd that the ohl county,
1 in the Rutiedge area, will pay this
the Rutledge portion will pay 2
present levy of 13 mills. Quite
tween these tigures and the
countyites.
These are facts to consider
i n-int 4/-> ttr\ HUnrllir into a Sfh
| ? all I IV/ ^V/ WiiilMIJ 1M?V V.
promises and assurances of int
' to read and inform themselves
j themselves to a proposition tha
| experiment.
Total Property in "Old County" Area: Ti
! Hope Township $ 369,475 y
| Laws 181,397 ^
j Penn 210,547
'Suttons 89,459 j;
I Anderson 208,222 j
i Mouzon's (approx^ 104,740 j
King- 192,890 i
! Turkey 179,503 j
! Mingo) 176,417 x
Ridge (approx).. 67 150 j
Indian " 22,180 j
Kingstree .. 472,070
NERR (approx) 660,246
G & W R R 91,250
Paroda R R 1,000
Central RR 148,040 i
! G & W Logging R R 23,500
; Pullman Car Co, Telegraph,
Expiess, etc
(appro.x) 67,793
$3,272,679
I hereby certify that the ab
| showing the assessed value of ;
I
0 BU
re, but those who wa
; here. We have in:
, Dress '
S; ALSO A FULL SUPPL'
lRE still going
)e shoes are g1
lick's Be
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CTIRD ABE1
HIRUS OF THE TAXES?:
i
ED VALUE Of ALL PROPERTY IN THE I
I'NTY FOR THE YEAR 1908- j
fO PONDER OVER.
lovement tirst took form some
is to the enterprise?made all
5 as to the vast amount of
resources of the section in-,
mnty. In contrast with the
nty the lower part not to be J
to as the "pauper section,"
he upper one-third area paid
in the county. These wild
a contradicted from time to
r, might have been pardoned in
attendant upon the early
inty with such a grand en- j
had the boast stopped when
ey had exaggerated the facts
1 being made? We are told
e, not having access to the f
ence to a statement that is I
1 fact.
I the truth more eloquently1
ory way to settle a matter)
ghest authority on the sub- j
but one authority, which is
es speak for themselves and;
i. A glance at these figures [
nation. Let us see:
in Williamsburg county is;
72,679 is in the territory not
nd $1,741,210 is in the "norclaimed)
pays two thirds of'
, isn't it?
one wants to figure it out, j
i. e., the part not included j
year $42,544.82 in taxes, while
2,635.80 on the basis of the,
a considerable difference be-1
boastful claims of the new
I
and the voters who do not'
erae merely on the alluring'
erested parties will do well j
before irrevocably committing;
t at best is a very doubtful |
otal Property to Proposed Rutledge Co
umter $ 142,371
louzon's Township
(approx) 34,913
lidge (approx) 144,320
ndian " 133 078
ohnson 252,469
jee 113,294
,ake 153,382
j.ake City 367,836
f EER (approx) 395,278
oilman Car Co, Telegraph,
Express, etc
(approx^ 4,275
$1,741,216
'otal value of property
in whole county, $5,013,895.
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ove is a correct statement !
ill nrnnertv. real and per-!
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nt one hundred cent:
stock a complete line i
Goods, Cl<
Y OF HARDWARE, AND F/*
AT OUT PRICES.
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irgain 5
sonal, in Williamsburg county 1
records of Auditor's office.
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Kingstree, S C, June 28, 19
KINGSTREE MARKET WILL
HAVE BUYERS.
BOTH THE AMERICAN AND 1HE IMPERIAL
TOBACCO COMPANIES WILL BE
REPRESENTED HERE.
A party interested in the King- 1
stree tobacco warehouses ha3 handed
us a letter written him by a triend
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to me ivingsiree niurKei sutuug umt
certain persons at Lake City are in- ,
dustriously circulating the report
that there will be no buyers on the ,
Kingstree market except "pinhookers"
and that the American j
Tobacco Co will not have a buyer ,
on Kingstree market I
If the parties circulating this re- ,
port honestly believe what they are ,
telling, they are simply mistaken,
aad should at once seek to correct (
the wrong impression they may have
created. If they really know better ,
and are seeking to injure the Kingstree
market, such methods will only j
recoil upon themselves and hurt
their own market instead of building
it lip at the expense of another.
The buyer* will be here. The Imperial
Tobacco Co has a buyer already
assigned to this point and the
American Tobacco Co will have a
buyer on Kingstree market just as
soon as they put one at Lake City or
auy other market in the State. We 1
have this information from those
who are in a position to know and
when the season formally opens
1909 RE
REO Roadster roade trip froi
worth of gasoline and oil,distan
Ask to be shown.
WOODS & CC
lake a:
s' worth for ?j
of j|
othing, I
iRn IMPLEMENTS. |j
ALL OF OUR I
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:or the year 1908, copied from
r J B MONTGOMERY, .
County Auditor.
09.
Kingstrte will be found right iu the
band wagon, ready to pay top-of-themarket
prices for all of the toba<Jco
that comes this way.
There is no objection to honest r
competition?it helps both markets.
But there is no use or sense in try- ,
ing to tear down one market to boost
another.
Death ot Mr- S L Lifrage.
Mr S Leard Lifrage died at the
hospital in Charleston last Sunday
and was buried at Uniou church
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Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, the
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funeral services beiDg conducted by
Rev E E Ervin. Mr Lifrage's family
were gathered at his bedside
when the eud came, end he died confessing
the peace that comes to those
who believe that their sins are forgiven.
The deceased was about GO years
aid and was a Confederate veteran.
He leaves a wife and four children
and a number of sorrowing relatives.
The funeral lites were solemnized
in the presence of a large crowd of
sympathizing fiiendsuud neighbors
who mourn the lo.-s of a good man
in their community. /
Journals, day books, casb
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