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S/>e Cotton MarKet j Middling i?t;u?>Ktl at tli?-tiui*.* I wr to p:v<> at 14}'-. Seed $'.\2 the t<?u. I We Thank I You ~ " 1? J 4.^ (Uur tnanKs are uue iu our loyal customers of the past vear ? those having only small Accounts as well as those carrying larger ones. For the Year of 1911 we pledge you the same . courteous treatment, the same conservative man(agement, the same care for your interests that they"have had the past year. Ti 0H Md all we wish ii increased neasire < if Happiness and fresperiljr fer the rear if 1911. Bank ol Williamsburg, Kingstree, S. C. ISf? Mr and Mrs F S Pate spent Sun day in Charleston. Mr W N Davis was in Kingstree Monday from Trio. Mr Julian Tliompson was in town Monday from Vox. Mr B 0 Bristow of Darlington spent the day here yesterday. ^ Mr W R McConnell of Lanes had ^business in Kingstree Mondav. Mr S P Cooper of Suttons paid our pffiee a call to-day (Thursday). Mr J W Dubose was in town Saturday and paid us a pleasant visit. Mr G W Owens of Cooper was in Kingstree Monday and called to see us. Mr S W Baker ot Cades, while in town Monday, paid us an agreeable visit. Messrs W M and Hugh Boyd of Trio called Saturday and paid their respects. Mr W D Crooks, of the Trio section, called pleasantly at our office Saturday. "J udge" S G McDonald of Lanes favored our sanctum with a visit yesterday. Mr N A Lesesne of Greelyville was here Saturday and looked in pleasantly on us. Mr J L McClam of Scranton favored us with a brief but pleasant visit Monday. Mr B M McElveen of Cades was a welcome caller at our sanctum Sat-1 1 urday of last week. The numerous friends of Mr C A Milhous are pleased to see him out after a several days' sickness. Mr W M Tobias has something to say about the Oliver type-writer in his ad this week. Read it. Messrs H A Kennedy and J L IGowdy, of the Hebron section, gave us the pleasure of a visit Monday. Mr J G Lifrage. the genial postmaster at Salters Depot, was among the visitors we welcomed last Saturday. Mr 0 Doane Epps of Liberty, Pickens county, returned last week from a visit t<? his old home near town. Mr E B Rhodus, one of Greely I ville's wide-awake and progressive business men. was noted in town htoday. ^ Mr J W McElveen, of the Lake PCity section, called Saturday and I joined The Record's ever-growing circle of readers. Mr R B Smith has purchased the cottage in North Kingstree, formerly owned by Mr P P Bethea. and has removed his family therein. f Mr Thos McC'utchen left the early I /part of the week for the West to |, purchase a stock of horses and I mules. Watch f >r his return. I "Enclosed find S2.00 to pay my subscription to 1912. ( an't do witn, out The Record."writes an esteemed young friend from Johnsonville, Miss Nettie Epps of Asheville, N C.is in town visiting her parents bej fore commencing her duties as bookkeeper in an Asheville bank, which position she has recently accepted. % A letter received at this office recently bore at the top of the letter-head the following nugget of philosophy and wisdom; "Yesterday was; tomorrow may be; today is? an. "Ye Olde Tyme Fiddlers' Convention" billed for Friday night last week at the opera house, failed to materialize. The young man promoting it went away and never came back. Mr E R Baxley of Lambert, on his way to Charleston Monday, stopped in and paid Th? Record his respects. Our latch-string always dangles invitingly outside for such visitors. The greatest foes to lawlessness are light and publicity. Give us more lights and better lights. Few law-breakers are so bold as to shoot their pistols within the glare of electric arc lights. One M Williams with a company of actors and "actorines" operated here and at Lake City. He "stung" several people with whom he did business. Our share was $10.50 job work. We advise others to profit by our experience. Mr L P Kinder, the local agent for the Southern Cotton Oil Company,advises us that the machinery for j the fertilizer plant to be erected here has arrived and will soon be installed. It is hoped that this enterprise may soon be in operation. Kingstree district has increased its presiding elder's salary $200. Last year, we think, they made a $200 raise and again this year another $200 raise. Evidently their ?J-~ \\T D presiding eiaer, i\r> ?? i iucouujo, is in high favor.?Southern Christian Adroeate The creditors of H D Reddick, bankrupt, have elected as trustee Mr WL Douglas of New York. Mr Louis Jacobs has been chosen trustee in the matter of Sol Peres,bankrupt. The latter's liabilities, we are informed. are about $6,100; assets, about $4,500. We are not advised as to the financial status of the "Reddick matter. The annual stockholders' meeting of the Kingstree Hardware Co was held at their office on Thursday.January 26, and the old board of directors was re-elected. The board proceeded to re-elect all the officers for the ensuing year. The report of the secretary and treasurer showed that the year 1910 was the largest and * * '* t .r i.L:- I Desna me mstory 01 mis i-uuucm, i profits and volume of business considered. Last Saturday night a fusillade of pistol shots disturbed the peace and quiet of the slumbering denizens of South Academy street. Within a few hundred yards of the bombardment a man lay dying and within plain hearing were several other sick and nervous invalids. Is there no protection to be had from these midnight prowlers? Th-re is a stringent ordinance against shooting firearms within the corporate limits and it should be enforced, or at least some effort made along that line. When some innocent person is slain by a stray bullet it will be too late. Here's a big-hearted, liberalminded gentleman after our own heart, who in response to one of our courteous statements, which some over-sensitive people do not seem to appreciate, writes as follows: "Mr Editor?Enclosed find check for $3. Sorry to have you do without my little amount so long, but charge it up to carelessness. I am paying a couple of years in advance to make 1 up. I must have The Record." j Thanks,kind friend, we congratulate : you on being the furthest paid-inadvance subscriber on our list, your subscription being paid to March. lOI 9 Moi- vrkii lire vnnr 15fp nf 11SP IX\/ XV, AVXUJ JVM II tV t> vv?* OAV V* ?.WV fulness for many, manv vears more. I The Legislative delegation spent the week-end at their respective homes, returning to the capital! Monday night, Monday the delegation held an informal conference with the court house officials looking to the getting up of the supply bill for this county. The two members we had the opportunity to talk with. Senator Eppsand Representative Chandler, appear to be well pleased with the i rogress made in the way of legislation. Both are well and hearty and expressed themselves as being anxious to give their constituents intelligent and helpful service. A letter addressed to either. 1 they say, care of the State House, j concerning any public matter, will receive their careful attention. , ? \ DEATH OF MR.JOHN J. GRAHAM. Grim Reaper Cuts Short Career j of Useful and Honored Citizen. J Once more our town is saddened | by the visit of the death angel.being rcalled upon to mourn the death of I one of its best citizens, who but a i few short weeks ago moved among us in the full enjoyment of health land vigor, apparently with the promise of many years of usefulness before him. Mr John J Graham was taken sick shortly after the new year; from the first his malady assumed a severe form and fastened it'elf upon his constitution with cri >1 virulence. In spite of the skih >1 his physician and nurse, aided by *ne unremitting tender ministrations of friends and loved ones, he grew worse day by day until it was seen that his days were numbered. Mr Graham was about 58 years old, a native son of Williamsburg, who was ever loyal to his mother county. Few men more than he enjoyed the confidence ajid esteem of his fellow men. Possessed of a kindly, gentle nature, he falways found pleasure in. accommodating his friends and he never turned a deaf ear to the appeal of fanyone in distress or in need of help. Discussing his character, one of his friends remarked that his greatest fault?if it could be called a fault? was his easy, good nature, which at times allowed him to be] imposed upon by designing persons. He was a member of the Methodist church, attending regularly its services and giving liberally toward its support. He leaves to mourn his death his wife,who is in feeble health, and his aged mother, who is probably the oldest lady in the county,being ninety-one years of age; one half brother, Dr I W Graham, of Gourdins, and a half sister, Mrs J P Gamble, Sr, also survive him. Besides these he had a large '^family .[connection and a host of friends, all of whom are bereaved by his demise. Mr Graham alway%took an active part in county politics. He was elected county commissioner, county supervisor, then road engineer^ His term as road engineer expired * 1 ' 4 ?Ua WOC JUSt aoout ine nine utai ik nw taken sick. As a public official, he was zealous and conscientious in the discharge of his duties, serving|the people to the best of his ability. The funeral services will be held to-day at noon, being conducted by Rev W A Fairy, pastor of the Methodist church, after which thejjinterment will take place at the Williamsburg cemetery. May he sleep the sleep of the just, untroubled by dreams of mortal ills, until he receives the Master's final reward: "Well done, faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." In sDite of our disclaiming any in tention to offend in venturing to send statements to delinquent subscribers politely requesting that they give the matter their attention,some few on the list seemed to become very much offended. Of course we do not in the least regret the loss of this class of patrons. We don't want a single subscriber who objects to paying the full price of subscription or who gets mad when we happen to need our money and ask him for it. We are glad to say,however, the class referred to are very few; the big majority of our subscribers seem to value the paper and many handsome little messages of sympathy and appreciation for our work have accompanied their cash. AM Provided For. -Before i come to call on .too atoad.v." said tlie young man with the low cap. -I want ;o know if you have got u kid broth:1!-;" "Yes. I've trot oue." said the girl with the gum liabii. "but maw said if ? 1"" 1 ? A.?rl?v cKrv'd enn L*a 1 U OI1IJV Ken. ll ?i SICilU,* OUC u Oliu the kid out of the way on courtln' nights."?Boston Herald. The Earlier the Setter. Irate Pa?Did you tell that , young man who eaiis on you every night that 1 was going to have the gas turned off promptly at 10 p. ni.? Daughter?Yes, papa. Irate Pa?And what did he say lo that ? / Daughter?He said he would consider i: a great personal faror ii v?u wmuIiI have it'turned off at D Vi.-. i.,u.Jon Tit-Bits. THE CAT THAT NEVER WENT. Buff Was Locked In While Owner Was Lamenting. j OUR cat bus left boine. Well. I'm glad of it. Let bor go. 1 was ! sick of seeing her around. She was no good, anyway. 1 h< It all goes to prove. I 6ay, that a cat Isn't capable of affection. Some say that cats do have affection for people, Pooh! Nothing in 1L Cats merely love places. | Why. just look at that cat of ours! 1 There wasn't a thing that wasn't done L ?? C?Ka kn/l ?Ka 1 iAO f nf Ot*OIT, j lor uer. OUC uau iuv wai vt ?? v?^ thing. We fed her things right off the W ! table. And I've got up nights to let her 1 in. And what does she do? Runs ; away! No more cats for me. thank i you! 30 Gone over to some of the neighbors, I W i suppose. They're welcome to her. Good riddance, and I hope they get enough of her. If she thinks she can vi come back here after they get sick of H her she's mistaken. I guess they bad something to do with her going too. ' Likely they've g, ! been feeding her and tolling her away. M | Pretty business that is. Thank the ! Lord, I've got common decency enough of i not to steal my neighbors' cats and dogs. I'd sell and move out of this j place tomorrow if I could get my g< I price. tQ "It'll seem kind'of funny without a cat around. A cat certainly dues keep mice away, even If she doesn't kill many. And she looks comfortable-like, sitting around, spitting on her hands ,n and washing her face. G I ain't saying that Buff wasn't a good caLeither. mind you. She was an uncommonly good tabby. Clean as a whistle. Every one used to remark ^ about her tidiness. I've had loads * of chances to get good money for "1 her. I don't thiuk I ever saw her la climb up on the table, not since she w was a kitten. And then she had the funniest look on her face, a kiud of "riddle-me-a-rlddle" expression that a< was comical, wasn't it. though? I've ^ laughed at it many a time. Heigho: Queer, ain't it. how attached you can o? j become to a dumb animal? D The baby will miss her. She was j| 1 ' ? t/\ rrroh nilf flf her JUSl genius ov a..-. 1? r. . ? and pull her tall. And do you know j is that good old Ituff never would let out her claws, no matter what the baby did. You can't say that of many cats. ** I'd like to know who stole her. Why. tc certainly they must have stolen her. She never would have run away. Before I'd steal my neighbor's cat I'd? a! What's that? Why. she came to us n( one day. She looked so lean and peaked that we just had to take her In. She's been with us ever since till fr qow. , Well, she's gone, and what's gone is a< gone, and there's no use crying over n? spilt milk. But every time I think of her? What? What's that? Upstairs? o! Locked in a closet? Now. what do js you think of that! Come here. Buff! ? Come. Buff; come. Buff! Ppo-oo-r littie Buffy! Did they lock her up In the cubby? Did they so? Lock up the dolgarnest petsy in a dark closet? 36 Myrtle! Mrytle Jonesi Here's Buff! Got any milk bandy? Poo-oo-r pussy! Pretty kitty!?Freeman Tilden in Puck. d< Past Halp. la The man with the old clock nnder w ms arm iaiu 11 on me jcnnci a ouvncase. "I wish you'd see what is,, the , matter with this," he said. 1 The jeweler removed the dial, ai screwed his eyeglasses into place and Inspected the works of the ancient timepiece. "Nothing is the matter with it now. Its sufferings are over." ^ "Well, bow much do I owe you?" asked the man. "Nothing." answered the Jeweler. ? "This Isn't a professional treatment. This is a coroner's inquest."?Youth's Companion. " Counter Caso. Upon being called in the police court G at Asbeville. N. C., charged with an assault upon a clerk at a soda water fountain, the defendant arose and M said. "Your honor. 1 am guilty, but 1 plead a counter case," whereupon the aforesaid clerk arose and replied: "Your honor, the counter didn't have anything to do with it. I walked around the counter before I struck him."?Case and Comment. Georg* Was Not tke Only One. U! "Come in this evening and our di daughter will play and sing some of j her own compositions." "All right." j k "Now I know that Washington was b; not the only one who could not tell a lie." . "Why so?" 1,1 "You might have said you had an- sc other eugagemeut."?Chicago RecordHerald. i a: I Live Table Talk. $ I "I hope you will be interest- ? a] I V <r> gentleman." said <?> | x the hostess. "I have assigned $ <>> him to take you out to dinner." <? x "I shall be," responded the z <f lady addressed. "That gentlex man was formerly my husband. % f> and he's behind with his all- J> ,*1 mony."?Louisville Courier-Jour- % b ? nal- A j Question. Molly Is a sweet young miss On whom I call o' nights. I a! And long we sit close up?likethls? j si Both lost in dreamy flights. j w Now. as we coddle up to each ! *1 A question grips my noddle: ! 11 While she's what fellows call "a peach," ! t< Am I a mollycoddled | _ -Pudlt. TRIO TRUISMS cmchin.qThingsTliat Have Been, Arc and Will Be. Trio, January 31:?News around ?re is not very easy to find. Mr W T Rowel 1 was a visitor to eorgetown last Monday. Mr T G McDonald and son were; doing" Harpers last Sunday. Mr Avant of West Andrews as here last Sunday visiting his lughter, Mrs T G McDonald. Mrs W E Graham is spending me time with her sister, Mrs raldron, at Andrews. . Mr Chas F Bryan was among: the sitors to Georgetown last week, e reports a fine time. Mr A Mims was noted here last unday. Glad to have you any time, x M. Be sure not to carry anyone f. Mr J W Register was a passenger )ing to Georgetown last Saturday spend Sunday with his "people," It is rumored that Mr W A Game is going to leave us, report sayg he is going to Santee or near eorgetown. Hope the alarm is tlse. Mrs E L Powell, accompanied by iss Wells, visited the former's other at Blakeley'slast week. The tter (the brother) is said to be sick ith typhoid fever. Mr?Thomas had a very painful rcident to happen to him last Friiy. He stuck a nail in his leg and ime very near bleeding to death, r L W Moore attended him. Mr homas bled nearly three quarts, it said. Mr J W Lockliear's little child has ?en quite sick for some time. Glad i hear that she is improving. Mr J B Files has returned home 'ter attending the Union meeting *ar Lake City. Mr W E Graham has heen gone om home for several days. He is a ?legateto the Baptist convention ?ar Lake City. Dr D Z Rowell has leased a piece : land from Mr J W Register and /Iftinrr tlio rklnurincr art. 1IUW uuajr UUI.lg Vlll. (/tv ere's luck, Zed. Almost everybody around here ems busy trying to get his land in lape for planting. Messrs Register and Rowell are ring all they can to drain their nd. They have a force of hands at ork to get the water off the prop ty. Keep up the good work for lat is what we need, especially ound this place. Prodigal. PROGRAMME or County Teachers* Association, February 11.1911. How to Better our Association Meetings"?Miss Barrow. Neglect of the Study of English"?Mr C Ritter. eneral Discussion?"The Teacher in the Small Town.'' [usical Programme:?Miss Snead. Committee on Programme. Free Garden Seeds. We have been advised by Conressman Ellerbe that he is sending s 200 packages of garden seeds for istribution in this county. These eds are absolutely free and may s had by calling at our office or y dropping the editor a postal ircF request. |They come usually i franked envelopes that may be ?nt through the mails without ostage. These are very fine seeds id those who tried them last year ere pleased with the result. We have them for distribution id will be gladly give them away. tf Th? Dairy Barn. The cows. bam. milkman, milk ouse and separator all must be clean >r best results. Take, for Instance, te barn iu which the cows are kept. J it is allowed to become dirty and nil of foul smelling odors and manure llowed to accumulate in it for weeks t a time it would be uext to imposible to handle milk in such a barn ithout bringing it in contact with lousands of undesirable bacteria, a? : Is in filthy, foul places that bnefrla thrive and accumulate by the illlion*. SECIAL NOTICES I I*ii??nv us when you want to get a notice under this rc=31. heading. Price one cent u U^d) word for each insertion. No ad taken for less than 2oc. Phone 80. For Salr?Scholarship in Bryant & Stratum business College, Louisville. If interested let u? hear from you. 8-1 Kf Thk ( ocntt Record. Boarders?See Mrs W P Hawkins at Epps House, near the railroad, for Board and Lodging. G >od accommodation by the day, week or month at reasonable rates. 1-12-Cf For Sai.E?Thoroitgh-bred Orpington egg* i< >r i i .e, w.uu a setting. tiatcAing done with incubators. Come and see. Iihave 4 incubators to hatch chickens and will hatch your* for you at cents if you furnish the eggs. If I furnish the t girs I will charge cents apiece. I,<>00 chickens only 3 weeks. My chicken vard next to Dr Scott's. t m Scott. For Saw-The "Cotton" Pea ? ft prolific non-viniug pea?well adapted to planting in cotton at last plowing. Price per bushel, $2.00. J S Cunningham, 3-?-2t Indiautown, S C Arrival of Passenger Trains at Kingstree. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad has promulgated the following schedule, which became effective Sunday, January 1, 1911: U. ? North Bound. No 80 - - - 7:45 a m *No 46 - - 11:37 am No 78 - - - 6:12 p m South Bound. No 79 - - - 11:14 am *No 47 - - - - 6:09 p m No 89 ... .9:10 pm Dailv except Sunday. r_ = ~ ))NEW~ADSA 'll The People's Market?Choice Eatables of Various Kin is. A H Richards Medicine Co,Sherman, Texas?Hunt's Lightning Oil. W Martin Tobias?The Oliyer Typewriter. Jenkinson Bros Co?Weekly List of Specials and New Arrivals. Williamsburg Live Stock Co?Carload of Horses and Mules To-morrow. Farmers & Merchants Bank, Lake City--Statement of Financial Condition. Kingstree Insurance, Real Estate & Loan Co?Better Be Safe than Sorrv. Wilkins' Wholesale Grocery Co? Oils, Vinegar, Syrup, &c. Look out for that carload of horses and mules Friday. It Williamsburg Live Stock Co. Bethel Breezes. Bethel, January 30:?Messrs C L and R S Burgess went to Kingstree Thursday afternoon. Mr hnd Mrs G W Burgess and Mr Bishop Burgess returned home Saturday, after spending a few days with Mrs Charles Carraway at Eutawville. Mr W H McElvean visited Kingsf roa SaturHnv nn hnsiness. Messrs W H McEIveen and J C Wilson went to Olanta Friday of last week. M :ss Mildred Dye. of Jessup, Ga. is visiting at the home of Mr R E Burgess. , There was a sociable given at the home of Mr and Mrs G W Burgess Friday evening of last week. Those present were: Misses Ruth Morgan, Poss Epps, Lee Cooper. Mary Burgess. Jeddie Coker, Ruth McEIveen, Pattye Burgess, Lula Epps; Messrs Arthur Cooper, Clayton Wilson, Ira Epps, Mack Wilson, David Epps, Forest Coker, Daniel McElveen, John Lewis Coker, Hardy McElveen, Tommie Cooper, Horace Loryea,Robbie Burgess,Letcher McElveen. The crowd seemed to have enjoyed the occasion very much. ? Well, Mr Editor, if this escape the waste basket I shall call again. "Rose Bud." Look out for that carload of horses and mules Friday. It Williamsburg Live Stock Co. By helping us you help yourself. Buy from the houses who advertise in The l'ecord and , mention the paper.