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p ' ^>100.000 in Greenbacks Miss?,/ingWhen Fire Destroys HomeHuntington, W Va, (Special)? When the home of Wade Marcum, a farmer living on Breeden creek, Mingo county, was burned recently, *>100,000 in currency, the hoard of years, was destroyed. Marcum led the life of a miser and when he sold valuable coal r nd lumber lands always demanded payment in greenbacks of large denominations. This cash he always kept in the house, "FEARING TO TRUST IT TO " THE BANKS. "-Evhange. Do YOU belong to the suspi cious, miserly class who fear to trust their money to a responsible bank? For your own sake j$ we hope not. Let us take care of your money ? for you and pay you liberal interest. Bank of Williamsburg KIN6STREE, S. C. JgjpCMi Hill At last the rain came and everybody feels better. Mr L L Ard of Lambert was noted on our streets Monday. Miss Edith Nettles of Darlington is visiting friends in Kingstree. On dit that several weddings are on the tapis right here in town. Mr T R Wilson,of the Hebron section, was noted in town Saturday. Mr H Foxworth, of the Cades section, was noted on our streets Monday. Miss Lillian Koenecke of Sumter is visiting Misses Florrie and Sadie Meyer. % Miss 'Annie Miller left Sunday . night to visit relatives at Brunswick, Georgia. Miss Myrtle Murray of Aiken has been visiting her friend. Miss Flossie Harper. When we lose our tempers wouldn't we be better off if we never found them again? P 0 Arrowsmith left this morning for a visit to Charleston and the islands. Miss Sadie Meyer has returned home after a very pleasant visit to friends in Sumter. f Mr and Mrs J A Marshall, of the vicinity of Central church, spent the day in town Monday. Mr R L Montague, of the Midland Lumber Co, Charleston, had business In Kingstree Monday. Mrs Marguerite Simpson and Miss Clara Yarborough of Columbia are guests of the Misses Gordon. Miss Alma Chapman of Johnsonville has been visiting the family of her aunt, Mrs H Van Keuren. Capt J A Kelley is here for a few days from Hendersonville,N C,where his family are spending the summer. Miss Marguerite Simpkins of Laurens and Miss Clara Yarborbugh of Columbia are visiting Miss Martha Gourdin. Mr and Mrs Frank Vause and little daughter, Gertrude, of Johnson, Florida, stopped over with relatives in town Friday and Saturday. Mrs W L Taylor and son, W L, Jr.have gone to Atlanta, Georgia, to visit relatives. Dr Taylor expects to join them there a little later on. Cotton lice are said to be playing sad havoc with the fleecy staple in ? | But E ?? 10c Colored Lawns E 40-inch White Lawn 5c Colored Lawns 5c Apron Ginghams ?E ammmmmam | some parts of the county. The in-. 1 sect pest is attributed to the excesJ sive drouth. Mr S B Boston, in his new Maxwell touring car, was here Monday shaking hands with his many friends. Mr "S B" is always a welcome visitor to Kingstree. Mr R M Vause is home from the Florence infirmary much improved in health, which is exceedingly gratifying to his large circle of friends l all over the county. Mrs Mary Matthews and Misses Ruth and Lide Brinkley of Georgetown and Miss Alma Chapman of Johnsonville are visiting the family of Mrs Van Keuren. 1 Treasurer Cook is painting, scouri ing and plastering his office so as not J not only to "take the shine" off the ! other offices, but actually to make them look shabby by contrast. Mr and Mrs D E McCutchen, of the Indiantown section,spent the day in town Tuesday. They have had splendid rains in that neighborhood ; recently and crops are vastly im; proved. Mr S L Thompson, one of our i near-by farmers, presented the edi: tor with a fine melon Saturdav?the ; first of the season for us. Thanks,1 "Com"- vrmr f-hnil crh t fill HndnP??5 i<? U?lll * J VUi VIIVV%^II VAM. .v much appreciated. i Miss Hazel Gewinner of Macon, ; Georgia, is here on a visit to her ! cousins, the Misses Jacobs. Miss I Hazel has visited here several times [before and is most pleasantly re-| i membered by all. A number of Kingstree people left for Hendersonville, N C, this morning, including Mrs R C Logan and daughter, Mrs Julia E Kennedy and j daughter, Mrs Margaret Brockinton,: and Mrs J J Graham. I Our Mr Barton suggests that there is a marked difference between the ! gift of a melon and that of a lemon, , albeit the two words are built of the same letters. The gift of a melon is ! appreciated, but none of us likes to : be "handed a lemon." Despite the dull times building | keeps going on. Materials are on the ground for Mr A C Swails' two-story , i dwelling on Brooks street, and Mr j Chas L Porter has let the contract j : for another neat tenant dwelling to i be erected on his lot on Mill street. Prof 0 M Mitchell, the popular j and capable principal of Union High school,gave The Record the pleasure J 01 a can inursaay. rrui mitcueu was on his way to attend the sum| mer school at Winthrop College, j which will be in session the next few I weeks. The Civic league gave a festival ion the court house lawn Tuesday jeveniug. Japanese lanterns were 'suspended from the trees, adding ! mqph to the beauty of the scene, j The finest kinds of ice cream, cake and candy were served and found a ready sale, about $21 being realized. In accordance with the recommendation of the grand jury the County Commissioners are having the cracked wall at the front of the court house repaired. It seems to us that the best way to fix it would be take out the cracked corner and rebuild from the ground the entire defective part. Mrs Mary Connelly of Atlanta, Georgia, and Miss Eula McDonald of Gourdins are visiting Miss Anna McClary in town. Mrs Connelly is a daughter of Mr Sam G McClary, who ! formerly lived in this county in the i Cedar Swamp section, and when the 1 former moved away Mrs Connelly was quite a little girl. In the event we can make some sort of arrangement with a contest manager who does not want the earth, we intend putting on a "Popularity Contest" in the near future, giving away about $1,000 worth of valuable prizes. Wish we knew if our patrons would like to have us giue them a piar.o, several diamond rings, watches, bracelets, etc. Speak up. The price of The Record is $1.25 a year,if not paid in advance. By in ler's T t 5c the yard 5c the yard 3c the yard 3c the yard / v B U T L E F 4UUUUtUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUt advance we mean 12 months?not 6 or 7 or 8 or !> months?ahead. Look! at your labei and you can always tell when your time expires. Subscribers who allow the date of ex-1 piration to run over will be charged ten cents a month for the time they are in arrears and be credited with the balance. Mr A G Kollock, of Darlington anu Columbia, was here yesterday representing the New York Life Insurance company. Mr Kollock is a former newspaper editor, but when he lost all his money (inherited) in the Independent Oil company fiasco, j he had to go to work to make a living, which he said he failed to find edit'ng a country newspaper. We are glad our friend is succeeding nicely writing insurance. Appreciating the fact that the dull season is the logical time to advertise, Jenkinson Bros Co comes this week with a full page ad. If you have something to s^ll that you can offer at a bargain,printer's inK pays; if you haven't the goods, don't try to induce people to come to your store under false pretenses. That Jenkinson has the goods is best evidenced by the liberal space he buys. All he asks you is to come and see. Philip H Arrowsmith, Esq, has made application for a commission for charter for an ice manufacturing company. The energetic and enterprising young promoter tells us that about one-half of the n?eded capital has already been promised and he has. high hopes of getting up the remainder in a few weeks. Sucn an enterprise would be a boon to this entire section and should pay handsome dividends to the stock-holders. By all means, if possible, let us fcave j the ice factory. FATALITY NEAR GREELYVILLE. Woman Knifes Man Who Was Beating Her-Both Negroes. Alice Scott was committed to jail yesterday charged with the murder of William Singleton. We are not informed as to the facts of the case, i but it seems that on Tuesday the de-1 ceased negro.Singleton,went to Alice Scott's house near Greelyville and the two had a quarrel. Singleton then commenced beating the woman when she snatched up a knife and stabbed him just above the heart. It is said that after being cut Singleton walked off and took a seat and in less than a minute, without saying a word,he toppled over and was dead. It seems tnat tne Knue naa severea the aorta, or large artery that carries blood from the heart, causing death almost instantly. The verdict of the coroner's jury of inquisition was "That the deceased came to his death by a knifewound at the hands of Alice Scott." A woman in California killed herself because of disappointment at not being repaid money lent to a friend. It is a good thing for the population that this disappointment Is not generally considered good cause for suicide. Arrival el Passenger Trains at Klngstree. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad has promulgated the following schedule, which beclme effective Sunday, January 1, 1911: 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 j No89 - - - 9:10 p m ? Daily except Sunday, Notice. On August 12, iy.il. at 11 o ciock a.m. , the County Commissioners will let contract to lowest responsible bidder to build a house for storing coal. Specifications on file in this office. J N Hammet, 7-13-2t County Commissioner. hirteer FOR TE 10c yard wide Percales 6c Check Homespun 50c Dress Shirts 35c Dress Shirts STRAW HATS AT 1 DRY G C UiUUUlUiUlUIUUUiUUUlUiUiU i in social: The hot wave, instead of having a depressing influence m the society folk in town, seems -ather to have quickened their activities and the past week or two has been a veritable "Midsummer Night's Dream" to the votaries of pleasure, chiefly among the younger se;,whose spirits seem to rise with ihe mercury. There have been functions, both formal and informal, so numerous and in such rapid succession that it would require the sen ices of a very alert society reporte r to do justice to all of them. As mentioned last week, on Monday evening, July 3,the Misses Stackley were "at home" to a number of their friends in honor of their guests, Miss Grace Smith of Mullins, Miss Daisy Stackley and Mr Eugene Pentlergrass of Florence. Punch and an ice course were served during the evening, Miss Milton Stackley presiding over the punch bowl. Those present were: Misses Grace Smith, Daisy Stackley, Emma Gordon, Marguerite Van Keuren, Katy Stackley, Lizzie Fultor, Alice Sjjackley, Myrtle Murray a id Jennie Lee Stackley; Messrs Eugene Pendergrass, Virgil Kinder, Pou Meadors, Alex Gordon, William Britton, WillWilkins, Irvin Meyer Grant Van Keuren, Dick Frierson, Wallace Mcintosh, Clarence Alsbrook and Sam Stackley. Mrs W H Carr grave a "tackyparty" in honor of the Misses Stack-] ley's guests on Tuesday evening. The guests were received by Miss Maude Baker and Mr San Stackley. Cames were played until eleven, when refreshments consisting of watermelon and stick candy were served by Mrs Carr and Miss Anhie Stackley. Prizes were offered fot the most fetching tacky costumes. Mr Virgil Kinder delivered the prizes to Miss Jennie Lee Stackley and Mr Alex Gordon. Those present were: Misses Grace Smith,Daisy Stackley, Maude Baker, Marguerite Van Keuren, Annie Baker, Myrtle Murray. Beisie Van Keuren, Alice Stackley, Marian McFadden and Jennie Lee Stcckley; Messrs Eugene Pendergrass, Virgil Kinder, Kirby Green, Wallace Mcintosh, Irvin Meyer, Pou Meadors, Alex Gor don, Grant Van Keuren, Robert Kirk, Tommie Harper. Will Wilkins and Sam Stackley. One of the most recherche social events of the season wait given Thursday night by Miss Mary James Britton at her beautiful and hospitable home in East Kingstree to her visitors: Misses Clara Jordan, of Bennettsville; Freda Rutland and Agnes Jones.of Batesburg; Kste Cantey, of Summerton; Katherine Minus, of St George; Zuline Anderson, of Florence, and Emma Cbopjr, of Indiantown. The spacious halls and parlors were decorated with vi les and flowers accentuated by many twinkling lights and the waving frands of palms enhanced the pleasing < ffect. Misses Helen Scott, Selma Thorn and Bessie Harper assisted in receiving the guests and Misses Margaret Ross and Martha Gordon served delicious punch' from the capacious punch-bowl. The following were invited: Mr Pou Meadors with Mis;; Louise Harper, Mr P H Arrow-smith with Miss Clara Montgomery, Mr J D Gilland wifh Mi?? Vinln Chandler. Mr J W Cook with Miss Martha Gourdin, Mr Lee Moore with Miss Odessa MontmmnimmfnmtmttMmmm! i Qrea N DAYS, 5c the yard 4c the yard 35c each 22c each ONE-HALF PRICE ) O D S CO imiUiUmiUUUUiUiUtUUUUU KINGSTREE > ?> Montgomery, Mr J B Alsbrook with Miss Bessie Harper, Mr J L Brockinton with Miss Dell Van Keuren, Mr Arthur Brockinton with Miss Mary Robinson of Columbia, Mr R.N Speigner with Miss Selma Thorn, Mr Burrie Brockinton with Miss Guerry Green, Mr David Scott with Miss Roberta Coker, Mr Theodore Hemingway with Miss Helen Scott, Mr John Marshall with Miss Pearle Montgomery, Mr Benton Montgom_ . I ery with Miss Ada Brockington, Mr A L McElveen with Miss Florrie Jacobs, Mr W R Scott with Miss Barbara Jacobs, Mr P G Gourdin with Miss Marie Thorn,Mr E L Fishburne ; with Miss Marion Gilland, and many others. . < Friday evening a delightful moon- i light picnic was enjoyed by nearly all the young folk in town and many not so young,withal, were eager par-1 ticipants. The scene of the rendez- i vous was the grassy lawn surround-! ing the court house and the fun and j frolic was kept up until after the index finger of the chronometer had assumed the perpendicular, pointing upward. Refreshments were served and various games made up the evening's diversion. Following are those who shared, the enjoyment <Jf the occasion: Misses j Man tie Coker, Eunice Nettles, Marion Gilland, Jimmie Britton,Eunice Har-, per, Guerry Green, Kathleen Mims, of St George,* Margaret Ross, Eunice Kennedy, Blooma Kennedy, Marie Thorn, Selma Thorn, Mary Gill Robinson, of Columbia, Odessa Montgomery, Bessie Harper, Louise Harper, Flossie Harper, Dell Van Vonran RufK on/1 T u/lii Rrinlflau 1XV U1 Vli| XV U VI! H41U AJJUb X/i 1 f of Georgetown, Freda Rutland, of Batesburg, Zuline Anderson, of Florence, Clara Jojrdan, of Bennettsville, Kate Cantey, of Summerton, Agnes Jones, of Batesburg, Emma Cooper, of Indiantown,Martha Gordon, Viola Chandler, Ada Brockington, Barbara Jacobs.Florrie Jacobs, Clara Montgomery,-Margaret Montgomery, Lnla Biockington, Flora Meyer, Sadie Meyer, Annie Stackley, Mary Gordon; Messrs H Olin Welch, C W Stoll. E L Fishburne, G A McElveen, John Marshall, Ben-' ton Montgomery, Theodore Hemingway, Willie Rogers, L D Rodgers, J C Kelley, P G Gourdin, R C McCabe, Burrie Brockinton.Lee Moore, Pou Meadors, Ernest Epps, Arthur Brockinton, Peele Epps, R N Speigner, BilHe Britton, K D G Davis, J B Alsbrook, Boyd Thomas, Wallace Mcintosh, Louis Brockinton, James Ei>ps, Olin McElveen, W R Scott, P H Arrowsmith, Bishop Burgess, Tommie Gilland, David Scott, John Britton, Alex Gordon and Irvin Meyer. The chaperons were: Mr and Mrs | R W Crosland, Mr and Mrs W N Ja- j cobs, Mr and Mrs L J Stackley and! Mr and Mr:j L W. Gilland. Bp put on' pi- day. We have if none in your immediate locality, write u? < CORTRIGHT METAL SO North 23rd Street t Spec 50c Undershirts 25c Undershirts 25c Colgate's Talc Powc Boys' 25c Wash Pants M P A N Y UiUlUlUlUiUltiiiUiUiUtUiUiUU. > THE SAGE OF POSSUM FORK| | ? 4 Presents Interesting Insight on the School Book Question. v. Editor County Record: ? Rev J E Mahaffey, in his letter to the State on the "Text Bo Scan dal," which appeared in your last issue, draws attention to another crying evil that I want to thank him for. He calls it "a positive ' "1 and irreparable injustice done the , . children hy the everlasting piling on and multiplying the books for them to lug up and dawn the streets hack and forth to school,"and says: "The' idea of a child trying to wade through the maze of four to seven pages of six, eight or ten different books at one sitting, amid the un- ? ? .? !' pR ?\'i 1 iL? infinoni*4? i*f i \riUn?irv* fun* ; ; j , -j ily Ijfe, and then go to school next [lay and reel it off like a phonograph, is exasperating." 'y.jS And, Mr Editor, this matter *. should Ik.- sifte?l hv the county Superintendents <?f Education. They should visit the schools andsimplify matters. I think it is 'Lander College" that makes a specialty of a -few studies at a time. ' -/? The children learn faster and more . thoroughly. .1 have often spoken of it, and right hero is a cliance to avoid half the expense of the "U>ok scandal." Study only one-third of the lx>oks at a time, and let the Superintendents exercise a little latitude in using the old hooks until the new hooks gradually come in. 4 ; School hours used to be hours of study when I went to school; but now I understand that the day is nearly taken up in trying to rehearse what was studied the evening before. Of course, Mr Editor, the l>ook committee who selected the new books had nothing to do with this ..f "nr-immino " hilt tllA . 111(1111 1 ' '1 *yl lllllllllllgj >/MV V * ?V - " ~ ^ Superintendents and teachers must get busy and see what improvements can Ik- made all over Williamsburg, o clear down to Possum Fork. July 10, 1911. . , J Why not give us a chance to figure on your job printing? We have good printers and one of the best equipped offices in the State, and we guarantee satisfaction, or no charge* We do not send out solicitors, because we have none to send; but we do give vou the benefit of what we J save by not sending out agents; ( 7 It stands to reason that if we pay agents 25% commission, the custom- j er has it added to his bill. Out of town orders for $5.00 and over deliv- "i ered free. tf - ^8 There is one medicine that evert family should be provided with and especially during the summer ^ months; viz, Chamberlain's CoHc, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Ib ; is almost certain to be needed. It costs but a quarter. Can you afford to be without it? For sale by f 'll dealers. Never need r-p^irs ?Inexpensive?Stormproof. Will last as long as the building. Roofs over twenty years ago are as good as new to- ? , local representatives almost everywhere but iirect for samples, prices and full particulars. ROOFING COMPANY 6 Philadelphia, Pa. mmmmmmmim % | ials. 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