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aijc Counti) llccorfi. i???? ?? ?? ?????^???????????????? V VOL. XXIV. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 21. 1910. NO. 19. fji??-2. .~2~?j. ?c 4. Mason' The Mason Fruit Jars are ing, Tight Saal. These . y We have them in quart an T VIMT 7 IV1HVJ t i....... *?4*?4?4?4s?4?4?4?* WEEKLY NEWS LETTER FROM LAKE CITY. ! LIGHTNTWG SHOCKS NEGRO-BANK HOLDS A NNUAL MEETING-TOB AC- j CO SALLS-SUMMEK SWALLOWS. ] Lake City, July 19:?Recently a young li\dy whose home is in Charleston visited in Lake City. CWn mot. kaM inct ton iTsr? onH vchpn ?JIIC WCU l*\- A V J V w.44 viw%T V .wv. " she went away she weighed exactly 1 ten pounds more than when she came. How is that for a health resort? Miss S A Lucas of Leesburg, Fla, is spending some time with relatives in town. i Dr C D Rollins and Miss Pauline Woodley and Mr Arthur and Miss Lalla Rooke went to the Isle of Palms Saturday and returned Mon- j day* Mrs Annie Howell is visiting relaE tives on Acline avenue. Her home R is in Sumter with her grand-daughter, Mrs Mabel Nettles. .. Mr J L Stuckey "surficated" at, du the Isle of Palms Sunday. x Miss Louise Sheridan died at Wal- j It.'terboro 'ast -Friday morning. Miss; B Sheridan was a daughter of Mr H: G Sheridan, who was superintendent? Bkjof the Lake City schools two years i Tago, and the young lady consequentially was well known here, this having (rbbeen her home for a time, gge Mr John T Bryan came up from Salters Saturday and spent a part, rtf tVio Hsv in tmvn Hon J E Ellerbe was here on Fri- j day of Ia.st week. He doesn't look like a beaten candidate yet. Mrs Lillie Askins made glad the . writer's heart by sending him a dish of peaches recently from her orchard on Thomas street. We shall not simply declare that they j were fine, but will give the size, so j that you may judge for yourselves. They were uniformly nine and threequarter inches in circumference j each, and not one in the lot departed from this measurement more than one-sixteenth of an inch. One afternoon last week a negro, ? Johnnie Bryant, who was standing at an open window in King's warehouse during a thunder shower, was knocked down by a stroke of light- i ning and slightly scorched Had it *, been a mule, serious results wmld; urobably have followed. No use ' m ^ M for Men, Wome |j but a bona fide - .. , ^ J ; 's Improved 1 i the old reliable kind, heavy '/ Jars are made of a good q ualjj d half-gallon sizes. STREE ifc tfc Ji> ?fc i^? ij> ?y for lightning to lose time fooling with a "nigger's" head. Daily sales of tobacco have been going on some weeks notwithstanding the market will not be regularly opened until the 26th instant. Of course only sand lugs are being sold now. and as is well known, this is the lowest grade of tobacco put on the market. Up to a few years ago it was thrown away as worthless. Now it is sold in considerable quantities and the prices realized here average about five cents per pound. Last Friday sixty thousand pounds were marketed here,fifteen thousand at Graveley's, sixteen thousand at King's and nearly twenty-nine thousand at the Star. This one day's sales of this poor stuff put into the pockets of the farmers $3,000, a-.d that it was paid in cash the cashier of the Farmers and Merchants bank will testily. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of Lake City was held at the banking house on the 15th instant. The board of directors, consisting of A H Williams, W T Askins, J B DuRant, J A Green H V Epps and L 0 Holloway, remain the same. The officers were all re-elected, to wit: president, A H Williams; vice-president, W T Askins; cashier, Geo C Ha-elton; assistant-cashier, C S Lucas; solicitor, W L Bass. The net profits for the year were above eighteen per cent, on the entire capital stock. This would be a satisfactory showing for any bank, but considered in connection with the fact that this bank has been doing business on half its capital,the other half having been stolen, the showing is especially fine. The usual dividend of eicrht ner cent, was declared and the remainder of the earnings was passed to the surplus fund. For the seven years of its existence this bank has paid to its stockholders fifty-six per cent, of the amount paid in and passed forty per cent, to the surplus fund, making the earnings ninety-six per cent. Miss Olive DuRant has returned home from a stay of some length in the Johnsonville sectfon. Miss Nettie DuRant accompanied Miss Olive home. Miss Lizzie Barton of Cameron arrived in town Wednesday on a visit. Mr and Mrs J W Floyd spent Sunday and Monday on Sullivan's Island. There will be a union meeting of Oi LVIN Wi 0> n and Children wi! offer. AH New Go PEOPL mmmmmsmsti i*-- > , $ * J\ ^^^??f3???$*? r JARS! Fruit Jar and !inc Caps, Porcelain Linare standard. PHONE US FOR 1 t \RDW WKolesale and v ?. .1. J. A J- JL ty g^y? ty ly y?^ y iyi! the teachers in all the Sunday schools in town, at the Methodisl church tomorrow, Friday, night. Why are so many folks from this section going down to the ocean resoits? Is it because there is such a 'scarcity of water at home that 'enough for bathing can not be had? Mrs Henry Stack of Pinewood is visiting her mother, Mrs M M Rodgers.on Thomas street. Mr C S Graham presented us with a box of Elberta peaches Saturday. A few summers ago the writer priced peaches at a fruit stand in Riverside Park, Asheville, N C, and was told that the best were five cents each and the cheapest four for five cents, l^pon asking where the best were grown he received the reply,"Spring Hill, South Carolina." Now, these peaches Mr Grabarn gave us were eciual to the best of those seen at Asheville, and demonstrates what can be done in this section. If our ! people would give their orchards even half attention the results 1 would be astonishing. This soil and i climate are suited especially to peaches. Drain the%land, which is an absolute requisite, learn to keep 1 nitrogenous fertilizers away from I the trees and manure with potash only, and learn to get rid of noxious ; worms, and to keep only young . trees and set these close together, and you have made a start in the right direction. When the start is made, be sure to keep on. Remember that brains is the thing needed in any business and that brains it is that tells. Mr J C Murchison of the Charleston division of the Coast Line, spent a portion of last Monday in town and while here promised Intendant Blackwell that a force would be here within ten days to take up all side tracks on Main street. This promise was made only after weeks of effort to avoid making the change. It seems strange the Coast Line people should hesitate to do a small thing for Lake City, which has done so much for the company and asked so little. W L B Work 24 Hours a Day. The busiest little things ever made are Dr King's New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated globule of health, that changes weakness into strength.languor into energy, brainj fag into mental power, curing Coni stipation, Headache, Chills. Dyspepsia, Malaria. 25c at M L Allen's. i ir Entire Stocl BRAN 11 be Sacrificec ;ford II be closed out at < >ods, Latest Style ( .E'S MERC/3 *$??<$ ?if? $??'f* 'f* "ft?^ FRUIT J the Improve! Our Patent Top Jar is one large mouth kind with asc fastened tight it's absolutely We have them in Pints, Qua WHAT YOU NEED AT ONCE rARE C< I Retail Dealers. ?b 4 4 i8 ^?4? b?y? -H a fwmn arA rrrarrr I Crowds Attend Farmers' Meeting Crops Abandoned-Personal. Andrews,July 18:?Quite a crowd from here will attend the Farmers' J day exercises in Georgetown to?day. : Th# Georgetown & Western road has j offered the round trip at one fare, ' making a very low rate. The writer I has always advocated farmers gath-, : ering and exchanging ideas with addresses from speakers of practical j experience in the subjects thev dis- I cuss,such as better methods of farm-1 inz and drainage. I am always glad to see our people turn out at suc'i meetings. We never live to learn it all. Watch Georgetown county come to the front in farming: look out, Williamsburg, your sister county will pass you in farming methods justasshe has done with public roads. Quite a number of our people in + nn,l Also uic cuiu va^ ocviiuiio have given up their crops and gone to lumber mills in different parts of Georgia to work for wages, their crops being total failures. In some sections of this low country it is cer- 1 tainiy a serious outlook and the . farmer and merchant alike will find it hard this fall to meet their obligations. Messrs W A Moore and R M Haselden have the best corn I have noticed in the Moody section. Mr G G Davis of Andrews return- ' ed last Saturday afternoon with his : fair bride from Buffalo, New York. 1 They will make their future home in our town. What has become of our new tuuntjf ixiuvciuciit wilji nuuiu^o oo the ceunty seat? We want a newcounty,but if we don't get it we are not going to be annexed to some other county and we assure you we are not going to fight over it. Subscriber. DrClitton's Engagements. ! Dr Clifton, Eye, Ear, Nose and I Throat Specialist, who has been j making regular trips to this city, 1 will be here again for one day next i week, Wednesday, 27th inst, at Dr | Kelley's drug store. Charges reasonable and all examinations free. Re1 member the date and come early. One day only in Kingstree. Will be in Lake City Monday and Tuesday, 25th and 26th, and Manning Saturday, 30th. Operations, treatment and eye glasses. 7-21-It c of the Famou D CL< I at Actual Cos SHOE cost to make room i ioods, Quality Guai INTILE COM rrffc < ?. . * \.. r t?f?$?T?*f- ?2? ARSi! I Patent Top of the best there is rrude. T did Glass Cap and a Patented V air tight. This Jar is made rts and Half-gallon sizes. JMPANi [? i|i a 1^1 i|> PRIZE COTTON CONTEST. Buckeye Cotton Oil Company Of-,1 fers Prize for Ten Acre Yield. Mr D J Epps, who represents the Buckeye Cotton Oil Co in this terri- 1 tory, informs us that his company 1 has recently announced that it will 1 give three cash prizes agregating 1 $175 for the biggest yield produced ' on ten acres of cotton anywhere in 1 the Augusta district which includes,1 the Southeastern part of this State '' and a small part of Georgia. The 1 prizes will be awarded for the first, ' second and third biggest crops grown ^ on ten acres in this district. It is a 1 fair and square offer', no strings at- 1 tached, and any farmer is eligible I tn on for* f V? o nnnfaot 1 VV/ VUV^.1 WUV VVllbVOVt While cotton crops are not up to * the average, that should not dis- 1 courage fanners from competing' for these prizes, as the same condi-,v tion obtains throughout the entire ^ district. No entries will beconsid-,t ered after August 1, so there is ^ no time to lose. Application blanks 0 and the simple rules of the contest a may be obtained by applying either a to Mr D J Epps here, or to the 0 Buckeye Cotton Oil Co, Augusta,Ga. ^ It would be a splendid advertise-1 ment for Williamsburg if our farm- o ?rs could win one or more of these c prizes. 1 ? ? I r. By helping us you help your- e self. Buy from the houses who ^ advertise in The Record and }j mention the paper. S >0000000000000 | FARMERS & MER q Lake Cit X "Absolute 0 VVVM x A BanK ? Q establishes credit, promotes Q and prevents mistakes in bus Q v?v\\ X Office Hours: 9 < V wvv* 1 FARMERS AND M X Lake Cit XXXX5000000000 mmmmmmms? )THIN< : Q for Fall Stock. Th ranteed. PANY msmmssmsmm . - A . ! ^ I I * ' * * * ^ ^ , f I Jar hey are the new and ?? Vire Fastener. When of best quality glass. *<* 7 * 9 ik Hi. 4* 4* 4* *t* 4* if ? BASEBALL AT BENSON. Close and Exciting Game Marred by Over-Much Kicking, Benson. July 18:?Saturday was a red letter day for the baseball fans,, being the day when the "Dauntless"' beam, of Beulah, again appeared om the Benson diamond. The game was close until the third or fourth inning, the store standing 2 to 2. At i .f iL. "n Liutt sittKc ui UJC game uie uauut^less" became dissatisfied with the umpire, contested the width of the lome base and sprung several other Daseball technicalities,which delayed :he playing, making the last part of ;he game not very interesting. The j rmewasstoppedafterthefifth inning :or "Dauntless" and the fourth for Benson, when the score stood 7 to 4 a favor of "Dauntless." Mr Willie Brown of Taft did fire york in the box for the visitors,with ilr Frank Rogers, of the Kingstree. earn, behind the bat. Mr Ransom 'antley for Benson was a little out t i form but twirled the ball with ccuracy and force to Emile Howrd, who manfully upheld the role- \ f back-stop. Come again, boys. Fan. A Frightful Wreck f train, automobile or hue-try mnv ause cuts,bruises, abrasions, sprains r wounds that demand Bucklen's irnica Salve?earth's greatest healr. Quick relief and prompt cure reults. For burns, boils, sores of all inds, eczema, chapped hands and ips.sore eyes or corns, it's supreme, lurest pile cure. 25c at M L Allen's. y, S. C. X ; | sly Safe." X Account Q thrift, is safe, convenient X liness transactions. X 'VV* X A. M. to 4 P. M. X <%%% V ERCHANTS BANK | -J 7777 ~77I Vj 3 is is no bluff, i| ':'M ' v .