The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, December 02, 1909, Image 4
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KINGSTREE, S. C
C. W. WOLFE.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Entered at the postottioe at Kingstree,
S C. as second class mail matter.
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THURSDAY, DEC. 2. 1909.
Register!
As will be seen elsewhere in
this iaSUe the State supreme couit
i will in a few days review the
finding of the State board of
Canvassers in the Rutledge county
election contest ami it is iinpossible
to foretell what will be
the outcome. It may be that the
whole election will be declared
null aud void and another election
ordered forthwith. With this
possibility in view and the experience
fresh in their minds of
being disfranchised on account of
no: having registration certificates,
it would be strange indeed if the
yottrs in the affected area shonld
be caught again in the same
predicameut. Yet we venture to
say that if the election were
held next week there would be
scores of citizens of the voting
area disqualified on account of not
being properly registered, or not
. having their tax receipts at hand.
Should the election be upset
Anvp] fliursivs JlOfi 11 ips
cent, would doubtless order another
to be held iu the shortest
possible time, aud with the
precedent already set by himself
Attorney (Jeneral Lyon would order
the books of registration closed
any time he saw fit, so that
the only way to be on the safe
side is to register NOW. Tfte
bocks will he open next Monday
and any one entitled to register
may receive a certificate by applying
for it in person. The
supervisors of registration have
announced that the "blanket
method'' of issuing certificates
ha* been discontinued. It has
frequently happened that one individual
would briug in a list
of names and carry back a
whole butch of registration certificates
to be distributed as the
aforesaid individual pleased. But
that doesn't go any more, the
supervisor say, and every man
wanting a certificate must apply
for it himself.
A Step too Far.
The Kingstree dispensary board
met here Monday. They are now
getting things in shape for the
final closing up of the affairs of
the dispensary system in this
county, which will be iu the
near future, unless complications
ami delav should result from the
State dispensary "winding-up"
commission stepping in and holding
up claims against certain
whisk/ house3 from which the
county board purchased goods.
The claims are held up on the
grouud that the county boards
were overcharged by these whisky
houses.
According to our information
the county dispensary board now
has deposited in banks about
$45,000 in cash, $14,000 of
which is net profit to be apportioned
among the three towns
where dispensaries were operated,
[ the county and the school fund,
in the ratio of oue-third eacn.
But the county board has been
ordered by Auditor West to pay
out no funds except for actual
i running expenses until the matter
/.?A?nUni.MU Vi?c Kor?n '1(1 i 11
Ul U)nuuillgca nuo UV.V.U ?^.1
between the State dispensary
! "windin^up" commission and the
!
whisky houses. And so the
| matter stands. The mouey in tne
! banks beiug temporarily deposited
I subject to check, is drawing no
j interest; the liquor houses are
kept out of their money and the
towu's and the county's share of
the funds will be held up iuI
definitely. Moreover, should expended
litigation grow out of the
remarkable assumption of authority
that the "winding-up"
commission has arrogated to it
; self, there is 110 teuing now
much ^or how little) will be left
after the lawyers' fees have been
taken out.
Altogether it seems thai the
State dispensary commission,
which has really done a great
j deal of good work and saved
' | the Slate many thousands of
1 dollars, has gone a step too far
i in their latest move. Whether or
not they have legal authority to
back up their position, we doubt
their moral right to meddle into
the affairs of the county dispensaries.
All over the State the
commission is being adversely
criticized for their action in this
matter. The people resent their
interfering with the affairs of the
county dispensaries.
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We Do Not Complain, but?
I The action of the city council
; of Spartauburg is significant.
There are four newspapers published
in the cify and heretofore
; the license fee has been ten
(dollars. The -new council, reigarding
the newspaper as "the
(greatest asset a town can have,"
I has removed all license, taking
11lie position that it is to the
1 town's best interest to help
j rather than hinder the efforts of
! the press to up-build the com^
munity.
Moreover, we are informed that
! the town of Spartanburg pays
! its three secular newspapers two
j hundred dollars a year each?
' six hundred dollars in all?for
publishing ordinances and other
official matter. Surely it seems
worth while to publish a newspaper
iu progressive Spartanburg,
the "Pearl of the PiedI
mont.''
We are not complaiuiug, yet
siill we cannot help but contrast
the attitude of Spartanburg to.
ward its newspapers with that
| of the municipality of Kings'
tree toward the. one newspaper,
i not only in the town but in all
the county, that has weathered
the storms of adversity and
financial disaster in maintaining
j its struggle for existence. The
Record ha3 watched Kingstree
jgrow from a straggling village
; into a town of fair proportions
11 and in every way possible has
added the weight of its influence
toward its upbuilding. The
growth of the town has been remarkable,
really exceeding our
: fondest anticipations, and there
are yet untold possibilities for
future development. Far be it
for us to claim that to The
j Record is due the credit for
even a small fraction of what
has been accomplished, but we
; do say, in all truth and sincerity,
I that we have done our best, year
in and year out, toward that end
| and we are just as well pleased
i .
that the thing we wished for has|
come to pass as if we got the
credit for it all. The fact is
nearly tvory citizen of the town
has done his part and the desired
eud has been attained by
all pulling together. Yet who
can say that some ot this spirit
of achievement, at least, was not
prompted or inteusitied by the in
fluence of the newspaper.
Spartanburg has takeu of the
license from all its of 11 ewspapers.
Kingstree a year or two ago increased
the license for publishing
a local newspaper from eight
to ten dollars, rescinding the action
of a former council that
seemed to appreciate newspapers.
Spartanburg pays six huudred
dollars for publishing ordinances,
etc.. while fifty dollars a }ear,
we believe, would cover every
cent of patronage this newspaper
receives from the municipality of
Kingstree.
As was stated at the outset,
we uo not mean to complain.
. 1 _ A.? . SI it 1
vur relations witu tne raemoers
of the council are entirely
pleasant, both officially and
personally. We tto not believe
that there is any intention to
deal with us illiberally and, after
all, 'hey have just as much right
to increase the newspaper license
as the Spartanburg council has
to repeal it.
The city fathers have done
many things to be proud of
within the past few years and we
believe that they are as careful
and economical in the conduct
of the town's business as they
are in their private affairs. The
license they charge us, or the
ordinances they withold from
our advertising columns, will
never cause us to lose sight of the
progressive spirit they have shown
and the many things they have
done in the way of permanent
improvement to add to the beauty
and comfort of the town.
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT A CERTAINTY.
Contract Closed for Erection of Granite
Shaft to Cost $2,500.
At last the monument to the Confederate
soldiers of Williamsburg
county is a certainty. The local chapter
of the Daughters of the Confederacy
has awarded the contract for a
$2,500 monument to the Southern
Marble and Granite Co of Spartanburg,
a company of large experience
in this line of work. The contract
calls for the unveiling of the monument
on Memorial day.
The monument will be erected at
the intersection of Main and Academy
streets. It will be of granite,
32 feet high, and surmouuted by the
marble ligure of a Confederate soldier.
Fifteen hundred dollars is now in
the Bank of Kingstree for this purpose,
and the loyal citizens of the
couuty aie expected to contribute
the $1,000 necessary to complete the
aiuuuu u
The Southern Marble and Granite
Co has given the chapter the services
of a solicitor, who will make a thorough
canvass of the county. He will
have with him a photograph of the
monument and a copy of the contract.
It is earnestly requested that each
and every patriotic citizen nobly respond
to this call.
Mrs S Joyce, Claremont, X II.,
writes: "About a year ago 1 bought
two bottles of Foley's Kidney
Remedy. It cured me of a severe
case of kidney trouble of several
years standing. It certainly is a
grand, good medicine, aud I heartily
recommend it." DC Scott.
Notice.
Chas M Stieff will have in a
few days an expert pic no tuner
in Kingstree. Anyone wishing
to have a piano tuned will
please notify the undersigned,
R H Godwin,
12-2-lt Kingstree, S C.
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* STATE AND GENERAL NtWS. ?
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Bradham Hall, the girls' dormitory
of the S 0 Agricultural and
Mechanical College for negroes at
Orangeburg, was completely destroyed
by fire last week. The
loss will be between $70,000 and
$80,000, with insurance for about
one-half that amount. The buildings
burned were situated in the
heart of the college property,
surrounded by a number of other
buildings, and the finest kind of
? - .? a e
lire lighting kept the lire irom
spreading. The origin is unknown.
J W Masservey, who was tried at
Walterboro last week for killing
Constables Fishburne and Altman
when they attempted to take from
him a keg of alcohol some months
ago, was found guiltmanslaughter
aud sentei^ o tweuty
years iu the State ped entiary.
At Greers, last week, the threeyear
daughter of Mr and Mrs W
M Thompson waa killed by running
a lead pencil down her throat.
RELIEF IN SIGHT.
Local Train from Charleston to Fay
eltevllle to be Put on Again Monday.
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ii was aumoruaiiveiy siuieu
by Atlantic Coast Line railway
officials last night that Trains
Nos 78 and 70, between
Charleston and Fayetteville,
would be re established on
their old run, beginning Monday,
December 6. These two
trains were suspended duiing
the tirst days of the past month,
and alter Palmetto Limited
Nos 83 and 80, from New York
to Florida, had been put into
operation. The new train was
scheduled to do local duty between
Charleston and Fayetteville
in places of Nos 78 and
79, but the experiences of the
month ol November demonstrated
conclusively that the heavy
through train was unable to
do the local work without
greatly impairing its schedule.
Much complaint was made by
traveller and shippers along
the liru firom Fayetteville to
Charles on because of the lateness
of the Palmetto Limited.
The inauguration of the old
trains will relieve the through
train of the local work and will
no doubt pro\ea satisfactory
solution of the problem to all
concerned. Nos78ana 79 will,
when again put into opera-'
tion, have about the same
schedule as before. The figures
will be given out for publica!
tion within the next few
days.?Xews d; Courier.
Woodberry-Dickson
; Married?On Thanksgiving
da}' at the home of the bride,
Mrs R B Woodberry, of Johnsonville,
Williamsburg county,
to Mr William H Dickson.
Both are well known in
Florence and Williamsburg
counties and they have the
best wishes of a host ot
friends. The groom lived in
Florence at one time during the
time he was in the express service.
He was ak?o express
agent at Marion at one time.
After the ceremony the
wedding party enjoyed a very
elaborate banquet which was
prepared at the home of the
bride. Quite a large nurnoer
of friends, and relatives attended
the happy event and
extended their congratulations
to the happy couple.?Florence
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After exposure, and when ycu
feel u cold coming on, take Foley's
Honey aud Tar, the great throat
and luniT remedy. It stops the
cough, relieves the congestion, and
expels the cold from your system.
Is mildly laxative. Refuse substitutes.
D C Scott.
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