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Jilflje Uloiinti) %e?otb. jjtl sharo of your busiiit-s* ^ V / *" ^ >hare of your baatyl VOL. XxTlI KTXGSTREE. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1900. N0^^| jl has been wide o sold in Kingstre jj| Needles, Shuttles and Bob; < ? use In All Makes of Sewing M 8WEHAVEN0 koooooooocxxx In seeking to draw us into a verbal out the territory of the would-be con seems entirely to mistake our motive county promoters. Personally we ca scheme be carried to a successful issin _.:ik ? i ... i? >yiui a iwige cuuuiy un l u lauun, mem fected area," our point of view ceases citizen of th$ county and becomes tha clearly is to investigate the merits of countv to the end of determining whe benefit the greatest number of people the whole county, A careful study o! a shadow of doubt th it it is not to th< portion of the people, except in a ver county along the lines laid out and wt tion of tne highest duty of a newspa indifference, selfishness, fear, policy, o by friends whom we highly esteem, w line of least resistance and tacitly con It is not a pleasant task to delibera men who have befriended us when we into their homes and given us the best supported us in politics aud helped tc trust: people who have always made whom we feel as kindly toward today had ever beeu agitated. But there ar O ? "singing birds," who flit about from j and half-truths glibly told, disrupt fr ing motives and viewing every aot or brings about hard feelings and in thei men impulsively say things, that had would have left unsaid. The ready t; material, using it to further foment tl We know that our motives have bee helped. Our consolation is an inner duty?neither more nor less. The bl threats of baffled hate fall alike unh knows no guiding star save duty. Several weeks ago we published cer of both Clarendon and Williamsburg < extract from the latest report of the We are told that certain parties ha "Wolfe's figures." Is such treatmen ments given cannot be successfully re nable. But suppose they were wron^ the mistakes of the State comptroller Play fair, fiiends. Such clap-trap m ? very ignoraut and unthinking class of If the people of Lake City and con themselves into a new county we wou! the trouble is they waut to take more Williamsburg territory with them?ai disaffected part, but which being span J* 4* ^ 1 MID5I 6* ? * Large line of Men's and 1 Goods bought before the No better made, Latest T j Peoples i >|ii 1|; s|!a (Je (^3 ? ZSThe Kings ??? ipen all the sumrrn :e, at the most RE.t We iiivit-i \ to rthjyftyf \ J A11 of on /j to uiiike room H bin9 for i&chinea. iirss0^ controversy with himself throughnty of Iiutledge, Mr Stewart Stair in opposing the wishes of the new re very little wh?ther or not the e, but as the editor of a newspaper ding hundreds all through the "afto be that of a mildly interested it of a public servant, whose duty it the proposed dismemberment' of the ther or not such a scheme would uot only in the area affected, but in f the situation convinces us beyond ? advantage of any considerable proy restricted secticjp, to divide the i would be recreant to our concep.per editor, if, through icdolence, r even the pressure brought to bear e should allow ourself to follow the sent to the proposed dismemberment, tely run counter to the wishes of needed help; who have welcomed us that they had to bestow; who have elect us to positions of honor and us feel as one of themselves and as if no question of a new county e what the Iudians expressively call alace to place and by artful innuendo iendships of longstanding, impugn utterance in a false light. This r haste even fair-minded and liberal [ the whole truth been told, they ale-bearer is eager to seize upon such be strife he has already engendered, tu misjudged, but that caunot be consciousness of having done our andishments of friendship, or the eeded upon the ears of him who titled statements from the auditors counties, which was followed by an comptroller general of the State, ive sneeringly referred to these as it fair? Is it houest? The statefuted; they are absolutely lmpregwould "Wolfe" be responsible for and the auditors of two counties? ethods are only used to catch the voters. tiguous territory real ly want to form Id have no objection at all. But than three hundred square miles of i area many times bigger than the sely peopled, the smaller and more ^5* ^ 1 ? ? a ?" UMMEP Having placed la CL( Soys' Clothing;, all sizes, were advance in price will sell at ol "yles. Trunks, Suit Cases, Ha '.Complet flercanti t ^"ff*?? ?*?? i t i i i-^A^r fWVA^VA.^>vVfWf\V^^ ,;? XoX? s<oWoX# X?X?X?X?X? X? XoXovo tree Tobacco Hi fi D. RE er and many summ iSONABLE PRICES. e all the farmers to con i Iwn tn cnnin *HHI WPP 1 "1 IV VVIIIV^ ItllM * ir SUMMER GOODS wi for Fall stock. D. Redd ! thickly settled section tells them in eff. J whether you want to or no!.'' It is the j cause we espouse and we believe that ' making in defence of their inherent rig! i new countv against their will. W hatever the issue of the election we j suit of an honest expression at the bal! our job is affected by the ocftcome. W 1 facts before the people according to our I so, Deo roknti'y nntil the day of election Wn Vnro no ovo fn crrind i! r uatu iiv u.w w | THEN an How Dr. Williams Answers Call to Re- j deem His Pledge After Election Has j W Been Ordered: i Editoi* ->unty Iteeord:-If thf ile of Lake City preach the ti*ue ^'Pe^ wi'l Johnsonville shout and vote for the new county, j nr o-iii thpv mtf- against the uew I v* ? "j -o county regardless of what the people of Lake City may put up to build n the court house? 1 n I promised the people of Johnsonville that if the new county was' formed and Lake City was selected n as the county seat, the people of , Lake City would put up the public buildings, and if they fall down on . me and refuse or fail to put up the money for the said building31 would let them know i> in time to vote a against the new county,and will vote against it myself. The people of Lake City have not fallen down on me, but will make good their prom- " ise. The guarantee will be put up before the election. We propose to n< KniM ? nnnrt hon?e that will reflect credit on the town and one that the county will accept. Yours truly, A H Williams. c Lake City, July 26. Delay in commencing treatment for a slight irregularity that could H have been cured quickly by Foley's T Kidney Remedy may result in a seri- bt ous kidney disease. Foley's Kidney sa Remedy builds up the worn out tis- sa sues and strengthens these organs, j es D C Scott. C I A?:L I ,1 ^ CL05 rge orders for new Fall Goods we ) S I N G O cheap before, closing out price 21 Id prices. Ladies' and Gents' Su: nd Bags, nice line. Will make pr e line Pure Food Groceries. An> ile Compai ^^^?; WW WVT WW ww WW ">TV7 ~^rvj V*V v-*"/ X? Wo WO xo s<o Wo Wo Wo WO Vo^o !? <0 X? } irket Opened DDICK: ore hpfnrp sp! lii W I NJ Ny V/ I w v . 10 in ami make our si us after the sales, as i ill be sold AT Cl ick's Ba ?ct. "You've got to go with us, | U/.lnlnna nflnAla an na/>ifl 11 if itftirwp 5C neijJicaa jjwpir/ tc|/wiw?ij with the plucky light they are its, they will not be forced into a | _ shall be ?ontent to abide by the re- ; lot box. Neither our living nor re have endeavored to place the lights and shall continue to do 1 t ' s immmmmmmmmmmfc: J id NOW |; lummumumunnuuiui^ \ bat Dr. Williams Promised atJobni sonville January 23,1908: "I will promise you that : Lake City lays down upon % le in this matter and does 4 ? ot put up sufficient funds? * i ot promises but Cash?to ] 3 uild a good court house and 1 lil after the election is or- 1 t T i*nll nnt ir? t CI CU JL Will V.V/1UV VUU All le public prints and notify J le people and advise them f ot to vote for the new coun- v jj and I will not vote for ime myself." Get DeWitt's Carbolized Witch y azel Salve when you ask for it. r here are a great many imitations, \ it there is just one original. This a ,lve is good for anything where a ? Ive is needed to be used, but it is f mantniln rrAA/1 1*11 oo QaI.1 Vvtt 1 t j'Ctiauj xv/i x iiv.ot ?JUIU vj 1/ j Scott. ( fiNa " : must have room and we oflFe lUT S A 0 per cent off every piece. B mmer Underwear, big cut to a ices right. ' order delivered in corporate ! fli ;fi & :h ' . r ... i '?&&& < o&c'&o~&V&o&o^'o?<o S-' ft i-< o'S-< OX oS<; o' July 20z?Z^sS! ig the best SI MMEI ;ore their resting placi tve can make it interes f^CT for t.Iift iift\t, j I "* \ irgain S Wv**Y"C2v4^<*Y'(/v*?5v<Jv?5v'?2^ rOTERS IN JOHNSON X TOWNSHIP" IPPOSE RUTLEDGECOUNTY TO A MAN? E IN MASS MEETING JOHNSONVILLE DE Dl CLARES AGAINST UISMEMBERMENT. in Editor Connty Record:? JC( T? i? :* ?u..* ! w liuuiur nua it tuat nuncu^c ti/mi- ^ y promoters are claiming that a con -1 ^ iderable percentage of the voters of j lohnson township are in favor of the' lew county scheme, but at a mass neeting luld at Johnsonvilleon July al 14, where quite a number of repie- ^ eutative voters from different see-1 w ions of the township discussed the 11} lisad vantages of slicing the county ' al nto shoe strings, not O/ie of tbeiw ! ** vas in favor of the new county prop- j ^ isition, nor did any one know of a j lingle voter in Johnson township ^ vho is in favor of the new county. c] \nd we propose to stand shoulder to e> ihoulder against its consummation. ?~?..i. -i | ? e see uu jjreseuw neeu ui uuuiug i ? he county, especially in that style, j 'j md think it wise to let well enough I ^ ilcne for a while yet, and we would i w jige everybody to turn out on the; L7th of August and vote. But bring w rour tax receipts and your registra- o1 ion tickets. ^ But, Mr Editor, we hear it ru- ' liored around that some of us are to I 0| >e taken advantage of in this regis- j C ration matter, and that some who I S vere on time seeking to get tickets rere knocked out unfairly. Come ej air now, Hutledge county; come w air, and win fair or not at all. Everybody come to the polls and C rote or leave a protest. J H Chapman, i G W Davis, S 0 Eaddy, n< Committee, j ^ July 26,1909. j p (' Tortured on a Horse. i ci "For ten yeers I couldn't ride a j ct lorse without being in torture from . nles," writes L S Napier of Bug ess, Kentucky, "when all doctors j1C lid other remedies failed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me." Infallible' p< or Piles, Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Boils, j ?ever-Sores, Eczema, Salt Rheum,j 2orns. 25c, Guaranteed by DC Scott.' -2.?2*?2^-2-?h?h?? 2.?* OUT ? r all old stoiJk at L E! ig stock Oxfords to close o lit a - ? j ? t r?_?. void carrying over, lioii Diai limits. Kings r$s :ti .'ft ?! t i v 'r 'tiTrih"ri i illri > naMnaaHBkJK a???? ^ | B " n I (iOOI)S ever |y^| ) while waiting ft^H ting for them. |j^H| 30 DAYS 11 tore. fl 3* SH CHAPMAN TG THElmr^jH| ie Old County Is Good Enonob I People in That Section. As we have seen in jour colonuM^^H 3thing from Chapman or sarroand3^^| g country about the proposed ne?^H| maty of Rutledge, will say tkfll| e have heard quite a number oi^H| ix payers express them selves ohnson township an d have yet tofitwO^H le first one who favors severiogj^H Vinson township from old n*!mrg county. "'hey aver that leir taxes are high enough already, ithout being taxed lo erect ncWt^H nblic buildings,?say court bottflfcj^H id jail In Lake Citv. We are 'iited with the old county seat of^H lings tree. 91 Yes, Mr Editor, we had the en so of double taxation a good lanv years ago and do not feel ialined toward a repetition of tharf^H ipeneiice. We all know that talk and prom* fll es are cheap, but when it comesH^B ) raising hard dollars to erectv^H lose spacious buildings from ockets of oar laboring classes, theft e know that dollars will count Our Lake City friends eay thej IH ill erect these buildings from their iv 11 resources, the corporate limits fl f Lake City?that does all right as 1 ar as promises go. Yes, a greats M lanv promise* have been made by V m ther new counties, notably Lee and ; I alhoun, the last two added to the . <9 tate, but we fail to see where.either .jB F these ever nrade good their as- , 1 ranee. The public buildings, if '"9 ected at all, were paid for by the JM hole county by general taxation. 1 More Anon. Jl hapman, July 26, 11109. J A Csra. j o My Friends:? J I am pleased to state that I am I dw with Will Evans, 1405 Main I t, Columbia, !S C, Men's and Boytf 11 Pmra* o vi rl fl 'i 1 li 1 Oil ill go C1IJU JACHtCy ?J\JJ O MU? hildren's Clothing. While in the . 'JJ tv I will be pleased to have you j ill on me. ' Any mail orders so requested will : iceive my careful attention. Thanking you for your past sup- ;J )rt, ever wishing you well, Yours to please. 7-29-11 J no L Cook. ] b?l?l?1?3?1?i?J? ;alei { ?? :: ... ^ t reduced prices. Dry nd Shirts and Collars? ?? i tree, 5. C. Jjj | *??rf:?rfc?