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Leual advertisements, $1.00 per inch "first insertion, 60 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. Rates en long term advertisements very reasonable. For rates apply at tlifs office. In remitting checks or money orders ma^e payable to THE COUNTY RECORD. THURSDAY, APR. 21. 1910. r ' The Downfall of "Squire" Bailes. Who has not heard of "Squire" Wx O Bailes. envoy extraordinary - \ at the court of Cupid and "high priest of the altar of Hymen? Armed with notarial powers and holding forth in his strategic position near the border line of two States, the enterprising promoter of affaires de <o?ur did a land-office business in the bringing together of soulful affinities sighing for solace in nuptial blis-.. It is even said that the wide awake and energetic welder of sympathetic souls and hearts that beat as one, recognizing the force of the. business maxim, "it pays to kdv ertise." had issued a printed rat: card, his scale of prices varying as widely as that of a quick lunch counter compared with a tourist hotel. But alas, and alack! Like the bar-keeper who falls a victim to the insidious enticement of his own stock-in-trade, the benevolent Bailes has coThe to grief by an over-fondness for the matrimonial habit. Being the dispenser of unlimited conjugal happiness to others, the worthy Squire could not resist the i temptation to practice what he | preached to the extent of defying I the statutory limitation as to thej quota of wives one man is allowed to have and to hold, and now he is; ca led upon to face a vulgar charge of bigamy before a York county jury. How the mighty are fallen! But J yesterday Squire Bailes was eagerly : sought for by men and maids of >unds o JT ICE. goods. You've got the mo o every one w ho purchase or one dollar. kUMUVkU v\v\v\\\ L Q > ???? -? -* ? - I u 11 trade you courteous tree l IL high and low degree and his fame was spread abroad over two States; today he faces the dread possibility of wearing a felon's stripes. Sic transit gloria mundi! Alas, Poor Tennesse e! The political miscarriage which at present misgoverns the sovereign State of Tennessee has committed a high-handed outrage upon law and justice so as to bring himself and the high office he holds into ignominious contempt in the eyes of decent people everywhere. To prostitute the office of Governor into a clearing-house for political obligations is a new and dangerous departure for the chief magistrate of a Southern State to essay. The Charleston News and Courier, in an editorial expression denouncing this outrageous raj)e of the Goddess of Justice, aptly sums up as the whole affair under the caption, "Infamous!" Hon Richard I Mannning of Sumter has positively announced that he will not be a candidate for Governor of South Carolina this year. Mr Manning doubtless realizes t)ie fact that \then he met Old Man Opportunity four years ago he caught the wrong scalp lock. For the past week or two we have been struggling with a newspaper folder, trying to get a machine weighing approximately a ton up-statfs and through an ordinary door. We have at last got it installed and we invite everyone now outside to come into the fold. At Athens, Tennessee, his old home, within a few miles of the house in which he was reared, Governor Patterson was burned in effigy last week. Recognizing the feeling of indignation excited. by his abuse of his executive powers, the Governor of a proud commonwealth goes about shadowed by armed guards and detectives, so the press despatches state. "Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all." Saveyrom The Grave. "I had about given up hope, after nearly four years of suffering from a severe lung trouble," writes Mrs M L Dix, of Clarksville, Tenn. "Often the pain in my chest would be almost unbearable and I could not do any work, but Dr King's New Discovery has made me feel like a new person. Its the best medicine made for the throat and lungs." Obstinate coughs, stubborn colds, hay fever, la grippe, asthma, croup, bronchitis and hemorrhages, hoarseness and whooping cough, yield quickly to tnis wonaeriui medicine. Try it. 50c and 81.00. Trial bottles free. Guaranteed by D C Scott. J >f Gran WE CUT PRI ney. You need the goods s two dollars' worth, or mc ir Exchangi itment and fair and honesl Askins' Lake C ?V^<*QWA*SV?QVOv"QV'QV>QV?C3VOV?QV?QV^ I JL H STATE AND GENERAL NfcWS. t ^ 7^ 7^ TV* 7T\ 1^1 Adjutant General J C Boyd h^ reconsidered his announced intern tion not to be a candidate to succeed himself for the office he now holds. Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, ' one of the most "cussed and discussed" members of "the greatest : deliberative body in the world," ' has announced his intention to reI tire at the end of his term which ! expires next March. | William Jennings Bryan, three times Democratic candidate for j President and still "in the hands of his friends," landed in New York Monday after a prolonged trip through Mexico and South America. The people of Columbia subscrib ed recently $86,000 to supplement the fund to erect a new Y M C A buildingin that city. Lightning struck the Capitol building in Columbia late Saturday night and set fire to the wood i work in Commissioner Watson's of i fice. Fortunately Mr Watson sawthe fire and put it out before any serious damage resulted. Fair "Editress" to Wed. The editor appreciates most sincerely the following invitation and surely no one could wish the fair i bride to-be more happiness than we 1 do. We may be permitted to hope, i however, that the "Press Gang" ! will not lose the refining influence ! of the surviving lady member, I whose grace and charm so greatly adorned the gatherings of the Fourth i Estate. i Mrs Eugenia Hemphill invites you to be present at the marriage of her daughter Grace Rebecca and v Mr Davis Arthur Rogers on Thursday evening tfie twenty-eighth of April at nine o'clock Associate Reformed Pres Church Abbeville, South Carolina Sailers Sittings. j Salters Depot, April 19: ? Mr Mark B Patrick, who has been recommended to the district conference for license to preach, made a splendid talk last Sunday night. He is ! to conduct services at Salters next Sunday night. ' Mr E C McDaniel will conduct the 1-1-- wrtafln/* knvn Wo^noa. WCCMJi piflJfCI IKK. if vviuva j day night. ! Mr L T Thomson of Leland. Ill, , who was here last year, has returned j to resume the duties of his position at the Fuller's earth works near here j Mrs W H Perry has been quite sick for a few days and is still confined to her bed. The chaingang has done some excellent work in road-building be, tween Salters and Gourdins during the last two months. If they would throw all the roots and other debris off the new road-bed it would still j more enhance their work, and the use of a clod crusher or hod packer would make excellent road-beds. n_ti 1? J - - nkAitrai* Giin^uv waiters iiau a uivc onwr>w uuuuu? i evening, which laid the top dust and refreshed vegetation. Correspondent. / ulated i CES. THI Wd nppH thp mnnpv W( " v "VVM ",v ,,,v,,v ' >re, of merchandise, other th e Is No Rob t dealing for your friendship i S Cei ity, S. C. A Birthday Party. : Little Miss Mellie Epps invited a (few of her friends to enjoy a j i birthday party Wednesday evening, I j April 13. The children played . various games and refreshments r were served afterwards. Miss Epps is only eight years old and is a sweet and lovable child. ' Guest. Death of a Young Lady. ,' Johnsonville, April 15:?Lessie, the daughter of Mr and Mrs R C Cannon, died on Monday, March S3, after an illness of about ten days. She was a bright, attractive and lovable girl, just on the threshold of young womanhood, and her death is sincerely mourned by all who knew her. II She was a pupil of Johnsonville ! High School, having faithfully per- $ formed her duties at that instjtu- t ' tion for seven ye^rs, and her death | . was a great shock to school-mates, especially her classmates, who knew I her most intimately and to whom ' she had greatly endeared herself. She1 was a member of the Excelsior ' I | Literary Society, and her loss is . deeply felt among her fellow-memr bers of the society, fof her presence added much to the meetings in which she took part. The funeral services took place II on Thursday after her death at ,. Johnsonville church,Rev J LMullinii i officiating. Mortuary. Died:?On Sunday, April 17, j 1910, at the home of its parents, Mr i and Mrs Charles Cantley, near Central church, John Francis, aged one year and four months. The funeral took place at the Cantley burying ground, on Monday following at 3 o'clock p m, the services being conducted by Rev E E Ervin, pastor of Central church. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the community in the loss of their only child. The Call of The Blood for purification, finds voice in pimples, boils, sallow complexion, a jaundiced look, moth patches and 1 blotches on the skin,?all signs of , liver trouble. But Dr King's New i Life Pills make rich red blood; 'give clear skin, rosy cheeks, fine complexion, health. Try them. 25c | at D C Scott's. [WODSl i Our spring line of merchan | and look over our stock. Just a f Cluett-Peabody that cost $9.00 per dozen going at SKREEMER SK 8 for men. The best shoe on tl : I" BATES' HA I We have them all prices ai I Ladies' White Wais I at from 8 to 25 cents ! I L. D. | HOYT'S jGERMAN 'COLOGNE Sugar 1 EREFORE, W i mean business. If you < an groceries, for cash, we v b 6 r y. ind patronage. Will you i npany, | KINQSTRE 8 INSURAF Q DP? A I 1 U iVL^nu J I &I X FIRE INSURANCE, LIFE INSURANCE, x HI WW i ?Hi?IHMIWI FC Anything 1 HARD1 Ar Staple G GO Farmers' S Kingstrei who have also a c Guano Dii Combinatic A AT J. Ill Improved ( Come early and supply yoi ment line. fHAT AP dise is now complete and we will ew leaders: ? shirts |] Men's ai 50c each. > ?_ *\ in all [OES | le market. I A G( rs. we would id styles. a GR< j r, i *4 We keep on it UrOOttS 51 pure groceries and SI Delivered anywhei ' "Merry Wido RODG f for $1.1 E CUT ICE. I '8 Jon't believe it, try us a& -jJm vill sell twenty pounds c8 jS I wv*v\v*v\w \ I I Irarlo? s W * j ? ? I Bgamasgj JCE ? | ESTATE 8 X)AN i { X ? I T???? >R A fou Want j| W ARE JD roceries TO iupply Co, g, 5. C. omplete line of stributors, >n Planters D Cultivators. ir wants in the farm impleraw. be glad to have our friends call \ _ _ id Ladies' Hose l shades and colors. If you need ^ )0D TRUNK ^ like to show you some. * 3CERIES. hand a full line of fresh and [ will be glad to fill your orders, re in town. w Flour" can't be beat. E R S i