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GOVERNOR BLEASt |
PARDONS L. C. MYERS''
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WAS SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE
?WINTERS PAROLED ON ,
GOOD BEHAVIOR.
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(Special Telegram to the County 1
Record).
Columbia, March 1:?Governor j
Bleaae parcloned Lonnie C Myers to- ]
day. Winters paroled on good be- ]
havior. Edwin L Hirsch.
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5 L C Myers, a white man, was con- j
*-* dieted of the murder of S W James J1
about eight years ago in this county J.
was sentenced to life imprison- [
roent in the penitentiary. The men <
f 1
were neighbors and the killing grew <
j.. out of a row between the two famf
, ilies.
J L Wjn^ers was convicted here j
last week for violation of the pro- ,
hibition law and fined $125, (which '
- was reduced to $100) or five months !
in chamgang. - 1
^ GOVERNOR AND COURT CLASH. ,
Disagreement Between Heads of 1
Government Costs Horry ISM. 1
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Governor Bleaae has again locked j
horns with the supreme court, re- i
fusing U appoint as special Judge C i
u rv.,?ftiaUnm Fan who on rec- i
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oramendation of the Conway Bar (
association was recommended by
the supreme court to take the place j
of Judge Klugh, who being: ill, is r
^ not able to preside. In refusing to j
I appoint Mr QuattJebaum Governor s
I u. XSease stated that there was no
f reason to appoint 'a special Judge z
I because Judges Copes and Memrain- t
get were disengaged. On behalf s
of the supreme court it. is stated j
j- that at the time Attorney Quattle- 6
{r* baum was recommended, they knew
that neither Judge Copes nor Judge
* Mbmminger would be available to. (
hold court at Conway, as the former .
c
would be assigned to Richland *
county as soon as he had qualified t
ahd the latter was ill at his home in j
Charleston. *
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Meanume m wuwajr wmi ???
called Monday morning and when ^
bo Judge appeared, and there seem- ^
ed no likelihood of one coming, the
court adjourned sine die.
The citizens of Conway and Horry
I are said to be very indignant, placing
upon Governor Blease the blame
for the imbroglio. It is estimated
that the failure to hold the court *
has cost the county not less than
|500. There are twenty prisoners in
the jail and many important cases y
on the docket. t
The local bar association, though r
tn knl/4 Via dftlM linVinlHli I
W,I?IVU? w IIV1U wn. vviu>| ?|/uv<w>. B
\jChief Justice Jones in his position.
A Young Philosopher.
^ Time is a relative quantity. Some
^ minutes seem like hours, and some
hours seem like minutes. Hew to
PJt control this flight is beyond most
I y jjprsons, but the little boy mentioned
below seems to have prof
greesed pretty well for a youngster.
The teacher was surprised to see :
that he remained perfectly idle all j
through recess and accordingly [
asked him why he did not play.
" 'Cause/' he said slowly, "it
makes recess too quick if I play,
and I want it to ls-a-ast!"
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i the Peo
ou for reading this ad if y<
Jorn Drills, Cotton and Co
complete line of Sash, Do
'ware, Etc. When in nee
K1NGSTRE
COTTON FUTURES DOOMED ME.'
lurden of Note Left by M. W.McCouncil,
Who Mysteriously Fled
Friday morning, February 24
when Mr E C Surgesthe manage]
3f the People's Mercantile Company
went to his office the following note
3n the type-writer attracted his at
tice:
Dear Mr Carroil;? ,
"Cotton furfcures" have doomed
me. Again I am cut down with a
loss of nearly a thousand. You have
helped me enough. I can't face
asking for more help. I can't live
any longer with such circumstance*
staring me in the face. This world
has been nothing but disappointment
to me. Collect my insurance
if you hear of my death and pay my
debts. This feeems my only to pay
them. You will bear of death sooner
ar later, altho it will be mysterious.
M W McConnf.ll.
This note?of which the foregoing
is a verbatim copy?surprised
Mr Burgess very much, as he had no
suspicion that anything was wrong
svith the affairs of the young man,
who had been in hie employ in various
capacities for over a year. During
the past season McConnell varied
his duties as book-keeper for
:he firm with cotton-buyer, and a
few weeks ago he rented an office in
L l..:I j; j
:ne new nirscn duuuiuk ?"u i^icu
t up as a brokerage office under the
lame of the "Southern Mercantile
Company."
So far as can be ascertained young
kfcConnell has done nothing crimilal
and his friends say that had he
.old his trouble they would have
itood by him. He had gotten scviral
parties in town to endorse his
lotes for several hundred dollars
ind it is thought that finding himlelf
unable to meet them at maturty,
he lacked courage to face the
ituation.
His father. Rev S J McConnell,
rho now lives at Orrum, North Carriina.came
down as soon as he heard
>f his disappearance and his brother,
Srnest, who is in business in Sumer,
also came over and we are informed
that they have promised
o make jrood all his obligations.
It is said that McConnell left here
rhursday night on the South-bound
rain and that he carried no baggage
except a snyril hand-bag. Since then
tot a trace of him has been found.
The missing man is about 21 years
rid,is of short stature,medium build,
sears glasses, dresses neatly and has
tleasant manners and good address.
Within the past four weeks we
tave received by mail remittances to
>e credited on subscription from
nore than a hundred different peotle.
We have tried to give proper
:redit to every subscriber, but with
he ny ^plicity ?* other duties in:umbent
upon us, it is possible that,
hrough inadvertence, some of these
emittances were not credited on our
woks. Our rule is to give or mail a
eceipt to every person who pays
tnything on subscription, so if you
lid not get a receipt within a reasonible
time?say one week?drop us a
?rd and we will attend to it prompty.
Also watch the label on your
?per when you have paid. If it is
lot changed, then we have failed to
:redit your payment. By helping us
i little in this way future unpleasint
misunderstandings may be avoided.
tf
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pie That i
ou will call in and let lis sho>
rrj^^nters, Combination P
of finds. Lime, Cement, 1
d o, anything, call in and ge
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COFFINS AND CASKET
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.NEWS NOTES FROM
ANDREWS AND VICINITY i
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r WEST END "BOTTLED UP" ASTO|
MAIL FACILITIES-FARM WORK
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i FORWARD-BIG STORE CLOSED.
Andrews, February 28:?It has
I been two weeks since anything: has
i appeared in your columns from our
1 humble little town, while your scribe
has written his regular communication
each week and mailed the same.
I But, Mr Editor, our people are in a
. terrible dilemma; we can't get our
mail off, and we have been mailing
' it on the train. Our obliging and
, competent postmaster, Mr W B
Blakeley,does all he can for our benefit,
but our mail has to be sent to
"West-End" by hand and about one,
half of it is never delivered. We
have done all we can to get our
, R F D routfc, but it just seems imnnsaihle
to cet anv .relief. The
writer will take ufcthe matter with
Congressman E Ellerbe and ask for
some relief. We got The Record last
week on Saturday afternoon. Now, :
Mr Editor, you know this is too bad.
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The Kosemary Mercantile uo nas .
closed its place of business. Tbe
writer is not informed whether it
has closed temporarily or permanently.
This large store being closed
increases the business at "West
End'' considerably. Business has
been better here, according to our
' merchants,than has ever been known
J at this time of year. Some of them
claim that their trade is double
what it was a year ago.
Several notaries public have been
commissioned by Governor Blease
and all find quite a lot of work
awaiting them. A notary public in
the suburbs married a couple 6 or 8
days after his commission expired; ?
he performed the ceremony February
17. Are these unfortunate peo- j
pie married or not? Our officers t
had better take The County Record j
and read it. Printers' ink is the
cheapest in the end.
o
Our farmers are putting their j
farms in up-to-date condition. The ^
large "Company farm" here, we are ^
informed,employs over 100 hands,or
laborers. This is the largest farm in
the county. Subscriber. "
Note?The two communications
referred to in the foregoing article
have never reached this office?Edi- ^
tor County Record. a
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News at Smiths. e
Smith, February 27:?Miss Dora s
Debery, who has been teaching the t:
Sandy Bay school, spent the week- P
I end here with her friend, Miss Ivy o
J Smith.
Mr Tilman Thomas, from Moore's
X Roads, visited Mr W J Smiley's
family Sunday. e
The hot supper at Mr Stuart c
Kelley's last night was (
quite a success. The proceeds will j
be applied to the McGill school. T
Mr W E Nesmith has the finest J
oats the writer has ever seen. All j
the farmers in this section are well ?
i up with their preliminary work,
j Nox. 1
A ... . :
ire Here 1
v you what we have in Sta
lanters and Fertilizer Distr
Plaster, Paints, Oils, Glass,
t it. "We Lead, Others Fc
S ALWAYS ON HAND.
)MPANY, Wholesa
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BASES BHS8HTEN
BENSON HOMES
MOVES OUR SCRIBE'S MUSE TO
' RYTHMIC RHYME?PASSING
EVENTS.
Benson, February 28:?Last Sunday
was a notable day at Benson, a
day made memorable by. the records
upon the blank pages of three family
Bibles designed for the register
of births. 44Ye scribe" 'phoned
Mr Ollie Epps casually to inquire
about his health, etc. He answered
thus: 4'I feel like Mr Epps," for the
reason that:
"Her name is little Mary Nell,
On Cedar Swamp she is the belle:
To womanhood sne'll grow by steps,
She's at the home of G Ollie Epps.
Sunday?7:20 p. m.?weight eleven
pounds;
May Old Time be kind to her on his
rounds." I
On the same day Mr and Mts S B
Ogburn were made happy parents
by the appearance in their home of |
a bright, bouncing boy. (
Mr Eddie Brown also is wearing
an unusually broad smile. I
This section, which was several |
years ago very sparsely settled, is
increasing rapidly in population;
from the postoffice as a center you
may count thirty or more families '
within a radius of three miles. Of (
this number there are left only i
>ne or two old men to give counsel ,
perhaps in time of adversity. ^
We were delighted to be present i
it services at Indiantown Presbyter- i
an church last Sabbath. Their <
Nourishing Sunday-school, for a <
country place, strikes one most forci- <
sly. The interest taken in and the 1
lystematic arrangement of the serv- i
ces and the contributions by the |
attendants are worthy of praise and i
ihould gratify the efficient officers |
md teachers. The congregation i
egret that their beloved pastor, |
lev A C Bridgman, will soon leave |
hem for another held of labor. <
)r J S Cunningham, whose ven- <
rable age reaches over four score, <
ccupied his accustomed pew. <
le looks well for a man of eighty- <
wo and his carriage is as erect as <
hat of a man of far less years. |
The diphtheria patients in our 1
teighborhood are reported out of |
anger. x
At this writing we learn that Mr 2
1H Guerry has been taken sick again 2
fter being up from his recent at- A
ack. %
During the recent cold it was fear
d that the fruit crop had been de
troved: but after examining a few
rees we find that there will be some
caches left if no further disaster
ecurs. WES.
Prod For Prod! %
"This animal, ladies and gents,"
aid a traveling showman, "is the
himpanzee. The remarkable thing %
ibout the cliimpanzee is that it ?
omes nearest to bein' a humaD ^
)erson of any speshy of the %
nonkey tribe. This here is the %
:himpanzee, ladies and gents?the
me inside the cage. Please stand a 4
ittle farther back, sir," he added to ?
i youth who was poking the animal < *
his cane, "for the company <>
nay make a mistake 1" <
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With the Goods. I
Ik Cutters, Harrows, Sulky Disc Cultivators, One ;||
ibutors. All the latest imoroved farm machinery. |
Etc. |
>llow." %'
tie and Retail. I
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I THE B^TTLE^IilPE,. I
9 C.W. L. DOUGLAS, the great Boston shoe manufacturer I
m and former Governor of iVlassachusetts, first saved and m
m banked $600 he got for making and mending shoes. This M
% was his start in business. Today he is worth many millions.' m
Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank. W
M We pay liberal interest consistent with safety?4 per cent.
I Farmers & Merchants Bank I
t "Absolutely Safe" C
I LAKE CITY, S. C. ? ^
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rhe Record Office carries a full line of Legal Blanks cheap
>op papers, plain notes, mortgages, liens, titles, etc. Always the best
rorms obtainable and printed on fine grade of paper in neat, clear type. .
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WE are now In good shape to serve our ;;
customers better than heretofore. ! I
. using tne Dig store tor tne Ketai ;;
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Department, where we will carry a fun and '?
nice line of almost anything you wish to purr !
chase, cheap for cash. We can save you money 1 \
by seeing us. We buy for cash in big lots and ?will
figure with you on a very small profit.
"VOLUME, QUICK SALES FOR CASH," out i!
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motto. Come to see us. Good lot of room in o
rear of building for benefit of public. - <!
Yours to serve and to nlease: i ! 1
' Wilkins
Wholesale
Grocery
Company
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