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if he tfounttj lUcotd. KINGSTREE. S. C. i C. W. WOLFE. fOITOR AND PROPRIKTOR. Entered at the postoffice at Kingstree, S C as second class mail matter. TELEPHONE NO. 83TERMS ^ _ SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One copy, one year $1 25 One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months 50 One copy, one year in advance ? 1 00 Obituaries, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Cards of Thanks and all other reading notices, not News, will be charged for at the rate of one ceet a word for each insertion. All changes of advertisements and all communications must be in this office before TUESDAY NOON in order to appear in the ensuing issue. All communications must be signed the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper. ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements to be run in Special colum, one cent a word each issue,minimum price 25 cents, to be paid for in advance. Legal advertisements, $1.00 per inch first insertion, 50 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisements very reasonable. For rates apply at this office. In remitting checks or money orders make pavable to " THE COUNTY RECORD. "Ir. men whom men condemn as ill, I find so much of goodness still; In men whom men pronounce divine, I find so much of sin and blot? I hesitate to draw the line Between the two?where God has not." KIN'GSTREE?TiIK GATEWAY TO OPPORTUNITY. THURSDAY. APR. 20. 1911. The United States Senate has lost its Revorilge hut the House .still has its Sulzer. "'Ellison DuRant Smith?That's what he do.'* Saturday Evening Post. Pretty good get off. Wonder how George .Johnstone missed the jeu dt mot on the hustings of that spirited campaign. The Saturday Evening Post, in ita issue of April 15, features the fri.it, sirtiitli Our JUIUUi ocuavw* | olinu, Hon Ellison D Smith,who i? facetiously styled "A Cotton Belt Demosthenes." Well, anyway, it's a pretty g<?od advertisement for Senator Srtiith and mixing metaphors is decidedly a better way of getting a stranglehold on the public notice than blowing eut the gas. Quite a numl>cr of handsome Easter editions are noted among our exchanges. Ksix'cially worthy of note is the forty-four page issue of our always enterprising ?ontemporary.thedreenwood Index. It was a thing of beauty and fairly teemed with .live news and advertisements, dreenwood hacks uj> its local papers better by far than any town in the State in proportion to its size. Denman Thompson, the creator f "Uncle Josh Whitcomb" in "T.ie Old Homestead," died last week at his home in New HanipHhire. His name is familiar in every hamlet ami thousands have v been moved to tears and laughter by his characterization of a simple, kindly,honest old New England farmer, with a saving*sense of humor, in a genuine humaninterest story. We had the pleasure once of seeing the famous actor as "Uncle Josh" and this is our humble tribute to his memory. When you want us to change the address of your paper it will save lots of trouble to name the old as well as the new postoffice. Please lvmr tKic jp mmd ' "i H STATE and GENERAL ? 51 TOPICS [ ^^Tnr7rTT:7r7r7r^7r7r7rrr* The Columbia Music Festival begins today. XXX The census returns give Chester 4,754; Lancaster 2,098; Winnsboro 1,754. XXX The South Carolina Medical Association is in session in Charleston this week. XXX Dr Manning Simons, one of the best known surgeons of the State, died Tuesday at his home in Charleston. XXX In a drunken row among several white men Friday night near Gaffney,Cherokee county,Clarence Mdoney was cut to death by Amber Scruggs and Jim Young. XXX The building and plant of the Toledo Blade, the historic "Petroleum V Nasby's" paper, at Toledo, Ohio, was burned Saturday night. The loss is estimated at $200,000. XXX Governor Blease went to Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, last week to consult a specialist, as his local physic-Ian feared that he would have to undergo an operation for stomach trouble. After thoroughly diagnosing his case the hospital spec ialist decided that an operation would not be necessary. XXX Thursday morning, the 13th inst, the Southern Railway's "Southern Limited", while running at 45 miles an hour, jumped the track near Branchville. There were 43 passengers on board,but no lives were lost and no one seriously hurt The cars were steel framed and stood the strain,otherwise many lives would in all probability have bpen lost. XXX v Governor Blease refused two pardon applications last week?that of Jeff Coyle, of Greenwood county^ convicted of assault of a high and aggravated nature, and that of Henry Benton, of Colleton county, convicted of violation of the prohibition law. In the latter case the pardon was recommended by Judge Devore, though no reason was assigned for such recommendation. XXX D W Murden, white, a car repairer in the employ of the Southern Railway company at Lincolnville, in Berkeley county near Charleston, was shot and killed Saturday night by his 16-year-old son, Isaac. Mur! den, who was on a drunken spree, had threatened to exterminate his family when the boy interfered,with the result above stated. Isaac Murden is held in the county jail at Monck's Corner to await trial for the slaying of his father. XXX Rev McNeely buBose, rector of the Episcopal church at Morganton, North Carolina, while out hunting > with his two sons last Saturday, was drowned in the Catawba river. He 1 shot a duck on the opposite side of the stream and was drowned while trying to swim the river to secure his game. Rev Mr DuBose was a son of Dr McNeely DuBose of Clarendon county, South Carolina. A _:?:i ? ?4. 1 ?1 very Miiinai avviucuL uauncu liic week before in Pickens county, this State, whereby Beeman Jones, a young man, was drowned in Keowee river trying to recover a wild duck that he had shot. It is now against the law to send a weekly paper to a subscriber longer than one year on credit. We don't intend to violate the law to please anyone; so don't be surprised if your paper stops coming when you don't pay. tf The price of subscription for The Record is $1 25 a year; we allow 25 cents discount when a whole year is paid in advance. If you are six months or a year behind don't expect a receipt for a whole year one ! dollar. This applies tc sib tf RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. Adopted by Mt. Hope K. of P- Lodge on Death ot Knight John Francis Register. Once more Mt Hope Lodge is called upon to mourn the loss of one of earth's noblest sons, and one ol our most Ixdoved and cherished Pythian Knights. No trtier man, more devoted Christian,or more examplary Knight ever graced the roster in this or any other land. 1 1 - xl . His name is now recorueu in nu calendar of saints. His life was s daily illustration of those cardinal Christian and Pythian virtues Friendship, Charity, and Benevo lence. "His life was gentle, and the dementi So mixed in him, that nature migh stand up And say to all the world, 'This is i Man'." Since it has pleased an All-Wist and All-living Heavenly Father ir the administration of his earthly government to call from our Castle Hall Brother John F Register,there fore, l>e it resoived: First: That in the death oJ Brother Register every member luu lost a true friend and Brother; Ml Hope lodge a loyal supporter ant | faithful member, and Pythianisn an earnest advocate and defender; Second: That we bear willing testimony to the great ability and fidelity with which Brother Registei fulfilled the high trust confided t< him by our Order. Since the organization of this Lodge he ha> been K of R A* S, and his able ad[ ministration has contributed largely ' i? H.: . f .1 i mine success ox uus i/mgi'i Third: That while painfully lamenting his death we will ever recall with pleasure the frank and genial nature, high-toned character, and gallant and chivalric 1 earing which made him welcome to every heart and home and to the meetings of this Lodge; Fourth: That we tender to his liereft family our deepest sympathies and in our prayers commend them the God of all comfort; Fifth: That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon our minutes ; a copy be sent to the bereaved family;a copy sent to the Williamsburg county papers, and to the papers of his home county with a request to publish. ResDectfullv submitted. R L Grier, J R H Footman, \ Committee. J) B Rhodes, ) Attest: Adopted by Mt Hope Lodge in regular session April 11, 1911. J F Haseldex, 4-20-lt Chancellor Commander. Notice to Creditors?S H Guerry, Executor. Notice of Election?School District No 44. Administrator's Notice to Creditors ?A H Williams. Summons for Relief?S B Poston vs J Andrew McCants. That Rainy Day?Farmers & Merchants Bank, Lake City. If It's New We Have It? Butler Dry Goods Co. A Word to Men?Jenkinson Bros Co True Progress?Bank of Williamsburg. Drugs, Medicines?Kingstree Drug Co. A Dollar Well Spent?Southern Realty & Insurance Co. \\ A dollar well U year of con \\ And ease for // morrow, V> But a dollar mii 1} discontent, M Andbeaforer // MORAL: In: J SOUTHERN REALTY U Second Floor, ( ^^4-20-tf ^ Kingsti NOTES FROM S.C. UNIVERSITY. Things Seen and Heard About College and Campns. University of South Carolina, Co' lunibia, S C, April 17:?There will l>e held here on April 29 a State ^ High-school athletic meet. The delegates will he entertained by the ' university. A good delegation is expected from Williamsburg county. All desired information on the athletic meet can be had by addressing Mr F E Schofield, care of the uniI versity. The Southern Student Conference of the Young Men's Christian association will l>e held at Montreat, X j C, June l(>-25. A delegation 01 at t least 30 men is desired from here. The main object is to train men for 1 Christian leadership in the colleges. > We were greatly honored lately j by a visit from Mr Thomas Nelson . Page, the great Virginia author. > On April 2 the last of the series . of special student services planned for this year was held, Prof J (J f Clinkscales, of Woffowl College, bej ing the speaker. t Mr A H Williams of Like City I will represent the university in the i oratorical contest, to be held in Greenwood on April 28. > The Tercentenary of the author' ized version of the English Bible will Ikj celebrated on April 23. Ya' rious men will speak, among whom ' will Ik- Dr Mitchell, president of the university. Tt was three centuries ago, in Kill, that King James' authorized ver>ion of the Bible was written. It was the result <>f seven ' years lal>or on the part of fortyseven persons learned in the languages and appointed by King James for its preparation. The efficiency with which this work was1 done can lie seen in the fact | ; that, although several later translations have been made, the King ' James version continues to he the favorite with almost everyone. F R H. Says Bryan's Commoner. "The New York Sun says Champ Clark's real name is W J Bryan. ' When you see it in the Sun its so.' " ?Dubuque {Iowa) Telegraph-Herald. ?But even if that were the synonym it is nearly as good as 4'Ananias" which is the synonym sometimes used for the New York Sun. SPECIAL NOTICES Phone us when you want rjr to get a notice under this / heading. Price one cent a word for each insertion. No v, ,1\ ad taken for less than 25c. Phone 83. 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