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B Written by E. H Williams, Esq,. Many B Years Ago. j Several times recently onr Like ! H iCity coirespondent has referred to B !H Williams. Esq, or '-Ned" [Williams, of tender memory to those| of our older citizens of Williams* :burg and Georgetown counties, who I admired him foi his sparkling wit i B and quaint originality and loved j ' him for his cheerful optimism audi m" 1genial, kindly personality. MrJ V Bass, who was a fellow disciple of ? | Blackstone with Mr Williams, even r .?. } veniureu to quote. or raiuer iuief quote, a distich from the divine afflatus of the latter's poetic *0111 and was promptly and properly called down by the author (who happened to see it) of the little pastoral sonnet that was so ruthlessly butchered The foregoing leads up to the following parody 011 "The Raven," a product ot Mr Williams' pen a v quarter of a century ago, when he * lived, moved and had his being in these parts and wrote "pieces" for the local papers that attracted wide attention. The parody published below was given to us several years before his death by the lateE Girar deau Chandler, Esq, who being au enthusiastic admirer of Edgar Allan l'oe and a warm friend of Mr r Williams, wrote the article from memory. He explained to us at the time, as we remember it, that the parody was written by Mr Mr Williams for the Georgetown Enquirer under the pen name "Assalla,'' the Latin for "A Splinter," which was the writers favorite uom deplume. The poem follows: A Catecory. Very well do I remember! It was in the bleak November, Cold enougn to treeze an emoer Fresh from down below. I bad off my garments shucked me, And en deshabille had tucked me Into bed to snore: When without my window shutter Something did distinctly mutter. Then. 0 Moses! such a sputter Never "larum?>d ears before! Quickly on my pillow turning. All my fears as foolish spurning, I sat up in beo For an instant, then upstarting And towards the wittfow darting. Calmly asked if Hell took part in The rumpus on my shed * Open then I flung the shutter. Wk When from out tne wooden gutter Shot with many a spit and sputter Past me to the floor. Black as any parson's black hat Thai adorns old Satan's hatrack, A huge, tall and stately tomcat Of the saintly days of yore. Not a minute stopped or stayed he, But, with tail tnat would have made three Of a common cat's, he paid*me No respect save growling low. "Fiend!"! shrieked,"thou meanest evil! Whether love beguiled, or devil Lured thee here to hold thy revel On the night's Plutonian shore, lake tnv rat-trap ir<>m ray novel, And thy claws from off my floor " Hut that Thomas-< a tbeguilin* All mv dander into smilin' By the fond, expectant style in Which he edged toward the door; Meowed one meow and?nary more Cautiously among the bric-brac, Sought I, for a joint of stove-stack, Or. perchance, a pious bootjack. With intent to lay him low. "Croesus* wealth shall not thee ransom!" Cried I, when with quite a handsome Bound he shot spang through the transom. Just above ray chamber door. Nicodemus! How I swore! "THflNIOlT DEPOT." j Entertainment to Be Given by Ladies of Kingstree Civic League. Under the auspices of the Civic league aud the personal direction of Miss Myrtle Mae Critchlield, the entertainment entitled "Union Depot," or scenes from a union*station, will be given by local talent in tbe Kingstree opera house Friday night, July 16. This play has been given all over South Carolina aud has proved to be one of the most attractive on the local boards. Kings tree's best talent will participate, and the enterprise promises to be a great success. f Sees Mother Grow Young. "It would be hard to overstate the wonderful change in my mother since she began to use Electric Bitters," writes Mrs W L Gilpatrick of Danforth, Me. "Although past 70 she really seems to be growing young again. She suffered untold misery from dyspepsia for 20 years. At last she could neither eat, drink nor sleep. Doctors gave her up and all remedies failed till Electric Bitters k worked such wondtrs for her health." 3 They invigorate all vital organs,cure Liver aud Kidney troubles, induce sleep, impart strength aud appetite. Only 50c at D C Scott's. 3 W. G. T. U. DEPARTMENT. u r*:nrrf:rrrr^:ntrrnrrr7i^7?;rr (Contributed.) Editor County Record:? Since watching the last desperate battle between civil liberty and the liquor traflic that is now being waged jj in the columns of yoni paper and ji others. 1 beg to have a word. There is no room for the liquor;" traffic and liberty both to live; one! i or the other must go. i i While police commissioner of theij city of Ne.v York Theodore lioose- j i velt said: -'The most powerful sa-1 j loon keeper controls the j?oliticiansI] and the police, while the latter in , i i * -1 :i .iL . turn terrorize anu uiucKinau an my- i er saloon keejiers. If the American i people do not cootrol it. it will con-! trol them." < It must be admitted by friend and i foe alike that the liquor traffic is now on the defensive side. It is ou trial . before the court of all the people and is endeavoring to show cause why it ] should not be put to death. Who are its defenders? Speaking ! i broadly and admittiug an occasional I] exception, you will lind ou the^Jej; of prohibition the minister^ white ribbon women, the^^ workers, the Sunday-school tea. the church members, the best 0^0 business and professional me and,"!] in general, the education, *'ltore 1 and refinement of our citize^5ih;p. On the saloon side (besprinkled all too freely with geutlemen of eminent ( respectability) you will find a group controlled and dominated by distill- , ers. brewers, salooukeepers, bartend- *1 ers and dispensers, and to which ( thieves, thugs, gamblers and harlots 1 give their loyal support. If we knew nothiog else abont the liquor traffic, the character of its friends and de- ' fenders ought to damn it forever. Here are some propositions you ' whiskey defenders may refute,if you can do it in the light of statistical proof or documentary evidence: 1st. That the liquor traffic on economic grouuds is eutirelyjdefenseless, j, that the business creates no value, meets no legitimate want of society, absorbs vast values, that it is the , enemy of prosperity and the foe of ! labor. ' ! 2nd. That the liquor traffic de- ! bauches and degrades all who come ! in contact with it and is the most '! Life 100.000 Years Ago. j Scientists have f on nil in a cave in j Switzerland bones of men who lived I 100,000 years ago, when life was in ! constant danger from wild beasts, j To-day the dangep,as shown by A W : Brown of Alexander, Me, is largely from deadly disease. "If it had not been for Dr King's New Discovery, which cored me, I could not have i lived," he writes, "suffering as I did from a severe lung trouble and stubborn cough." To cure Sore Lungs, Colds, obstinate Coughs and prevent Pneumonia, it's the best medicine on earth. 50c and $1.00, Guaranteed by D C Scott. Trial bottle free. prolific source from which come re-, cruits to our criminal classes. 3rd. That the traffic itself is a huge orgauized criminal, the large majoiity of the man engaged in the; business being frequent violators of, the law. ; 4th. That prohibition,though imperfectly enforced and by no means ideal, has nevertheless proved itself to be the most effectual means of restraint. The life of the farmer is hard j enough withdut the interference of I the whiskey business with his labor; of producing something for the sua-1 tenance of lhe human family. It |; sends to hiui hirelings ofttimes tin-1; fitted for work on days when props r are critically needing attention,when !; a day's work lost means a bale of;; cotton destroyed by neglect. : The whiskey business entices his ; youthful son to drink,gives it to him j as a treat until the drink habit forces him to disorderly conduct (if not to crime), leading to an arrest that takes from the farmer a bulk of r hard-earned cash (the culmination of ; the dramseller's device) to get his h son released from indictment; and ! < takes from his family the self-re- j' spect that upheld them in social i? circles. J! O voters! My boys may go to ruin j ] through the legalized liquor traffic! by your consent and vote, but your \ boys never will by the consent of this!; Farmer. i; Annual Meeting Came to ao End In Greepvtlle Thursday. After closing the thirty-fifth annual meeting Thursday night with au elaborate banquet the editors of the South Carolina Press Association left Greenville f<>r their homes early L 1 IU.IJ ill '1 lllllgt The business session of the associ- j tion Thursday was largely attended and after the reading of several interesting papers it was decided to go into the election of officers. The following were elected: President, August Kohn. manager Columbia bureau, the News and Courier. Vice Presidents, William Banks, uty editor the State, and J C Mace, the Marion Star. Secretary, R L Freeman, Pee Dee j Advocate. Bennettsville. Treasurer, Jas L Sims, Times and Democrat, Orangeburg. Members of the executive committee: E II AuII, Newberry Herald and News; E II DeCamp,Gaffney ledger, md Ct'm E Gon/.ales, the State. \Afterj5ix teen years' service, Pros? .1 declined re-election and j ^ohn's electiou was unanimous. Glenn Springs was selected as the place for the next meeting over Clem?on College. Get DeWitt's Caibolized Witch Hazel Salve when you ask for it. There are a great many imitations, but there is just one original. This salve is good for anything where a salve is needed to be used, but it is especially good for Piles. Sold by D C Scott. Marriage. Two volumes bound in one complete With thrilling story old but sweet; No title needs the cover fair, Two golden hearts are blended there. (Fr :m the b<">k"Heart Throb* in the ?* ' S - \ ^ OHi*U4f( .H'hju*. t nr j%tr /?!(/.; Old papers for sale cheap by the hundred at T?e Kecord office. .. v*wwv\wv*v*v%wv*wv*v* * I i Do You J * Know It * | Requires 4 i ^ to 6 Years * ? to build a Stuff or Shaw piano, ? ? from the time we place the lam- ? ? fer in oui-^ 'tuber yard* until ? ? the piano in W 1 Ye air- ? ? dry all out r and that is ? ? one reason tn^vur pianos are ? ? so thorouyhli/ good. ? } The Lumber t ? in about two-thirds ot" the pianos ? ? made is in virgin forests less than * ? twelve months before they are ? j ? finished ready to sell. They are J t made out of kiln dried lumber ? ? and this is the principal reason a ? they will not stand arid are so un- ? ? satisfactory after a few years. * | * One piano in a lifetime is enough ? $ and if that piano is a Silcfl'it J ? it will, ? j $ WRITE TODAY. I \ Chas. M. Stieff { < Manufacturer of the a f Artistic Stieff, Shaw and a | Stieff Self-Player Pianos, f j ===== | t SOUTHERN WABEROON: { i i j 5 W. Trade St. j! I 5 < Charlotte, - N. C. > y t C.H. WILMOTH, J \ Managef. \ > J ^wwv\v\v\v\v\v\wv\v\v\^ Electric Bitters Succeed when everything else fails. In nervous prostration and female weaknesses they are the supreme remedy, as thousands have testified. FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND STOMACH TROUBLE it is the best medicine ever sold over a druggist's counter. I Cold after cold; cough after cough! Troubled with this ; taking-cold habit? Better break it up. We have great confidence in Aver's Cherry Pectoral for this work. No medicine like it for weak throats and weak lungs. Ask your doctor for his opinion. He knows all about it. His approval is valuable. Follow his advice at all times. No alcohol in this cough medicine. J. C.Aycr Co.,Lowell,Mas*. I Always keep a good laxative in the house. Takeadosewhen yourcoldfirstcomeson. What is the best laxative for this? Aver s Pills. Ask your doctor his opinion. Let him decide. j ^ """ J KMI'KtE llKAUtU ANII Hlllll 5LHUUL, j [ Kingstree, S. C. | | High School Department} iBoys and Girls prepared for College or for Business Life. < PURE WATER. EIGHT INSTRUCTORS. \ HEALTHFUL LOCATION, FINE MUSIC DEPARTMENT. \ 5 O/IIIAAI 11'1'PV it .. n,;4V, J > nihn SI nuuij AililBA ICtCIIU\ I.UIU|)1CICU nan utiuun ui > I and spacious Auditorium. \ ( AMPLE ROOM FOR BOARDING PUPILS. f I TERMS REASONABLE. \ | Fall Term Begins j [ Monday, September 13. j P For information apply to ) } n /> r>nnn ) > n. L,. nrra, ) ? Clerk Board Trustees. f J. G. COLBERT, i Superintendent. c | Kingstree. S. C. j | STOLL BROTHERS I <8/ Ask to see our (g) ? PARIS GREEN GUNS AND SPRATS @ ? Keep the flies out of the house by using @ ?SCREEN DOORS, WINDOWS AND;FLY TRAPS? ? A full supply of ? ? REFRIGERATORS, ICE CREAM FREEZ-? ?ERS. ICE TEA TUMBLERS AND COOLERS ? ?. platball: @ ? We liave the goods. ? ? 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Any .J HI !, IH \ or other vehicle lapwi 1 Per Cni. in appearance by paintirlg". Also * r Blacksmith, Wheelwright, Horsehoeing and General Repair Work on short notice. Bring Us Your Work. U7 M .v T? . 1U. T ausc IX JUU 6-10-tf , \ 4' Kingstree Lodge No. 91 J0P$L of Pyt^icis e ' Kc^u)ar Conventions Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights Visiting brethren always welcome, Castle Hall 3rd story eiourdin Building. M. li. Jacobs, C. C. Thos. McCutchen. K li S & M F - .jy FOR SALE. ^ Itrii-k in any quantity To suit purchaa ? . er. The Best Drv Tress Machine-made -v bxSTCK:. ar Special shapes i^ude to order. Oorrepondenee aolieired betore placing your orders. ^ R. FUNK. ; Registration Notice. The office ot the Supervisor of Registration will be < p?-n on the 1st Moo- ,, day in each month for the purpose of registering any peri..n who is uuali fled 88 follows: Who shall have been a resident of the State for two years, at.d of the county one year, and of the polling precinct in which the elector offers to vote four months before the day of election, and shall have paid, six months before, any poll tax then due and payable, and who can both read and write any section of the constitution of I895 submitted to him by the Supervisors *of Registration, or who can show that he owns, and- has paid all taxes collectable 011 during the : present year, pioperty in this State j assessed at tbre* Hundred dollars or more. J. Y. McGILL, <.lerk of Board. Sontb Carolina Military Academy. SCIIOLARSHI i' EX A MINATION. One vacant beneficiary scholarship in South Carolina Military Academy exists in "Williamsburg county. Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 20 years of age, physically qualitied for military service, of good moral character, and unable to bear their expenses at college. The subjects for the competitive examination are lTnited Mates history, fjngiisn grammar, descriptive geography, arithmetic and algebra through quadratic equations. Application." filled out by parents or guardians must be forwarded to the Citadel not later man'July -'Sth.fc# For blanks or further information, address Coi.. O. J. i;? ND. Supt. Citadel, j 7-S-:U Charleston, S. U. I