The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 03, 1911, Page FOUR, Image 4
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THE COUNTY RECORD.
i"In men whom men condemn as ill,
I find so much of goodness still; ,
In men whom HEN pronounce divine,
I find so much at tin and blot?
I hesitate to draw the line I
Between the two?where God has not"
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KINGSTREE-THE GATEWAY i
\ TO OPPORTUNITY. ]
THURSDAY. AUG. 3. 1911.
An Ounce of Prevention.
During the past year our town
has lud a health record enjoyed ]
by few towns of the State. Local
physicians have had to extend
the circle of their clientele many
miles in the country to keep
busy, and so far as good health 1
is concerned, there is no reason *
for leaving town for spring or 1
mountain resorts in quest of it.
All the more gratifying is this 1
eondition in view of the fact that
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rt was not alwavs so. Time was
when Kingstree was regarded as
a place synonymous with malaria, j
' chills, fever, mosquitoes and untold 1
other physical ills. An evil repu- 1
tation is much harder to dispel *
than to build up a good one; hence 1
there are many misinformed people, c
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even in neighboring counties, who
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still believe, or affect to believe,
that Kingstree is a hot-bed of 8
malarial fever and oven more se- *
rious ailment. *
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The amusing as well as pro- r
t yoking part of it is that most all a
of the towns so free to criticize r
Kingstree are themselves in the 1
same category in which they *
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would place us.
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The condition here is due mainI
lv to two causes?pure artesian
v - water
and more attention to san- r
itation. The pure water is here ^
to stay; as free and Itoundless v
as the air, it needs no conserva- *
lion or attention. But sanitation 0
is another matter. When sickness *
and disease are healed, we are s
prone to forget the doctor; so, ''
also, we even neglect the sani- P
tary precantions that have large- P
ly contributed toward the making e
of a healthy town. Can we af- 11
ford it? At one time we had a
regularly organized Board of Health,
active and alert to their duties.
Where i- it todav? Who are it- *
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meml?ers? Not so long ago every- j ].
f
Iwxly's premises were regularly y
inspected and disinfectant;- di? (
tribute 1 where needed. This it
was a most excellent arrange- j ~
ment and we are sorry indeed i jj
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that it has almost fallen into;"
desuetude.
Anyone who makes a tour of <3
the back-lots in the business sec- j f
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ion would wonder how we have so^
ar managed to escape an epileinie
of fever. Becayed vegotaion,
trash and debris nearly j
;over the earth in many lots,
md when the hot noon-day sun j
K*ats down, the miasmie exluilitions
are almost visible to the
ye. But the most serious menace
>f all is the profusion of rotting
melon rinds thrown uliout
with seeming reckless disregard
of consequences. Surely the occupants
of the places from whence
they come must know that they
are a menace to health and a
breeding place of noxious inserts
und disease germs. Physicians
have more than once within our
knowledge accounted for a typhoid
fever epidemic by the prevalence
of rotting rinds and decaying
vegetables about the premises of
the victims of the scourge.
This is not a pleasant subject to
discuss and we have deferred doing
so, hoping that conditions would
grow better; but they do not
seem to improve. We appeal to
the town authorities, to the Civic
League, and to each and every
house-holder in town to hack us
up in this matter and make
Kingstree a cleaner town. Nature
has been lavish in her gifts
to us; are we going to trust it
ill to Providence? Take care,
lest we realize too late, that such
i policy is little worse than sui
ciaai.
Iiet us make every day, as far
is we are able, a "clean-up" day.
An ounce of prevention is worth
many pounds of cure.
No Need for Guns.
We agree with Governor Blease
:hat there is little or no necessi:y
for adding a military department
to the high schools of the
State. He is right in his argument
that our schools should train
x>ys in arts tending towards peace
ather than war. As usual, how?ver,
the Governor mars a commendable
utterance by injecting
nto it an appeal to prejudice and
ace hatred. His contention that
:he military high school would
mean the placing into the hands
>f the negroes guns and ammu
lition is too absurd to'be taken |
eriously. All the school trustees
ire white men and Governor
Please knows well enough that
hey will never consent to equip
iegro students with weapons of
iny kind. His high-flown declaution
as to being unalterably op>osed
to arming negroes and
eaching them how to shoot is as
>anal as it is demagogic. The
Governor need - not get excited,
"he negroes are not going to get
ifles and cartridges at the extense
of the State. With all his
ast power and assumed prerogaives,
not even his puissant self
ould bring about such a condiion.
The people would never
ubmit to it and, moreover, noody
wants them to do so. The
possibility of any such thing hapening
is too remote to consider
veil as "raw material" for the
lanufacture of political thunder.
Watermelons.
The best watermelon we have seen
Ins season, and we have seen some
cry Hue ones, was presented to us
ist Saturday l?y Mr J F JJarton.one
f the progressive farmers of the
Jethel church section, on the old
harleston road a few miles lielow
his city. It weighed nearly fortvix
pounds and was deliciously Haored,
being very sweet. A finer
nelon cannot l?e grown anywhere.
-Orangeburg Times Democrat.
Our friend's melon was a line one
loubtless for Orangeburg, but in
ertile Williamsburg a forty-six'
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pound watermelon at this season i?
a common-plaee sight. Within the
past week or so we've hail two meloiis
presented us weighing re?i>ee- J
tively -hi and 50 pounds, and a few .
years ago we ^ had one given us?a
sure enough hig out?that tipped
the scales at (55 pounds.
The county publishes quarterly!
reports of receipts and disburse-'
inents?why shouldn't the town?;
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Isn't it possible to carrv even a;
good thing a' little too far? For in- j
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stance, .h rry Moure and hi- wonderful
doings.
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Meaning no reflection uponthej
town council?for whom we have:
tin* highest regard personally? 1
they owe it to themselves to let
the citizens of the town know
how the money received in taxes
and licenses is h?ing spent. We
have ample reason to lielieve that
the tax-payers want to knowhow
their money is spent.
We sympathize most sincerely
with Col E H Aull, editor of
the Newberry Herald and Sews,
in the death of his wife Mrs
Alice K Aull, which occurred
recently at Newberry. Mrs Auu
was well known to most of the
newspaper men of the State, to
all of whom the news o" her
death causes a feeling of profound
sorrow and! regret.
Some Rare Bargains ? Jenkinson
Bros Co.
Plant Your Cash in Bank?Farmers
& Merchants Bank, Lake City.
Cheap Excursion Rates ? Atlantic
Coast Line.
Trustees' Meeting?B B Chandler
et al.
The Individual Piano?Stieff Piano
Co.
Hunt's Oil?Dr W V Brockington,
Kingstree;, Blakeley-McCullough
Corp, Lanes.
Groceries, Dry Goods, Hardware, &c
?J W Coward.
Evenything in Hardware?Kingstree
Hardware Co.
Summer Goods at Cost?Butler Dry
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Lee Fishburne. Attorneys,
7-27-tf Kingstree, S C.
Wanted?THe public to know that I
am ready to do any kind of Hauling or
Dray work. Teams furnished on short
notice. Will also take a few boarders.
Am at Singletary house bevond the canal.
7-27-tf ? R Snipes. * j1
Lrooas uo.
Warner's Corsets?Kingstree Dry
Goods Co.
Office Days?P M Brockinton.
Importance of a Bank Account?
Bank of Williamsburg.
5 or 6 doses "666" will cure any
case of Chills and Fever. Price, 25c.
SPECIALNOTICES
Phone us when you want
QT to get a notice under this
heading. Price one cent a
[AC word for each insertion. No
ad taken for less than 25c.
Phone 83.
For Rent?One store, 23x72 feet, on
Main street Nicely finished. Apply to
8-3-11 L D Rodgers.
Lumber for Sale - 10-inch Board
and Ceiling, value S55.00. will sell for
$35.00. Also 20 sacks Cement going
cheap.
8-3-11 L D Rodgers.
For Sale. ? I have for sale 400,000
Dry Press Machine Bricks. Any quantity
delivered on short notice.
W B McCullough,
8-3-2t Taft, S C.
For Salk?Scholarship in Bryant &
Stratton Business College, Louisville;.
If interested let us hear from you.
8-ll-tf Thk ( ounty Record.
For Sale?Two lots in North Kingstree
50x150 feet, suitable for building
lots. Can be bought at low figure.
4-24-tf R N Speicner. Mgr.
If You Wish to Sell that farm,
timber land, store or residence, write us
at once and send full description, as we
have an attractive proposition to offer
you. Ligon Land Co, '
* 7-20-13t Sumter. S C
For Sale?714 acres of land in Williamsburg
county, eight miles east of
Gourdin, fronting one mile on Santee j
public road; 150 acres under cultiva-;
tion, with sufficient timber on balance:
for plantation purposes. This property
can be bought cheap and on reasonable
terms. Annlv to
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J 0 Griffin.Supervisor of Colleton
county, died at his home at Walterboro
the early part of this week.
XXX
The first bale of Georgia cotton
was sold last week at Savannah for
26 cents a pound. The bale weighed
even ">00 pounds.
X X X
Alfred Jackson, colored, is in jail
at Orangeburg charged with killing
Anderson Taylor, another negro, as
the result of a drunken row Sunday,
July 16.
X X X
Edward M Shepard, a prominent
New York attorney and Democratic
leader.died Friday of pneumonia at
his summer home at Lake George,
New Yorx.
XXX
Mrs Ella Pursley. of York county,
committed suicide Monday night by
cutting her throat with a razor. Ill
health is supposed to have caused
the rash act.
XXX
Three hundred live alligators were
shipped last week from New Orleans
to Los Angeles, California, to start
an "alligator farm" for some enterprising
promoter.
XXX
On account of lack of power,
caused by the long-continued
drought, 155 manufacturing plants
have shut down and 70,000 operators
are out of employment in North
and South Carolina.
XXX
Returns from the Mississippi pri
Specialist, *.vill be at Watts' Jewelry!
Store Moncav to Thursday, August:
7*10, and will furnish you with a
prescription for any refractive error
with the latest glasses to suit allj
ages. Dor't fail to see him.
Office Days.
Regular office days are Mondays and
Saturdays. Parties" wishing to secure [
marriage licenses will please govern j
themselves accordinglv.
P M Brockintov,
3-3-tf Judge of Probate. '
rrury, which was held Tuesday, indicate
that former Governor J K Varda
man has been elected United
States Senator over his two opponents,
LeRoy Percy, the incumbent,
and C H Alexander.
XXX
The New York Journal of Commerce
reports the general condition
of the cotton crop at 86.9, the highest
average for eleven years. According
to the Journal's figuring,
South Carolina has gained 2.5 points
within the past month.
XXX
A H Osborne of Anderson, who
was a member of the Palmetto
Sharpshooters during the Civil war,
visited Antietam battle field, in Maryland,
last week, for the first time
since the famous engagement in
1862. Of the 140 men composing Mr
Osborne's company only 10 or 12
are now ten.
XXX
Two fatal shooting affrays occurred
in Fairfield county within the past
week. Saturday at Champion Cross
Roads a negro named Camack killed
another named Williams because j
Williams stepped on the former's !
toes. At Monticello church, Sunday, |
during services, Press Rabbi broke
up the meeting by shooting to death
another negro, Jim Coleman.
XXX
South Carolina's official delegation
to the 31st annual session of the
Farmers' National Congress, to be
held October 12, in Columbus, Ohio,
was appointed Tuesday by Governor
Blease, as follows; Messrs Jos B'
Traywick, Cope; Albert J Schroder)
and Alex D Hutson, Newberry; C P
Goodwin, Laurens; James S Wilson,
Lancaster; J H Courtney, Edgefield;
Joshua W itshley, Honea Path; W V
Vincent, Bluffton; James Kirven,'
Darlington; John D Bivens, Givhan; J
John H Harrison, Greenville; G J i
Holliday, Gallivant's Ferry; W A.
Stuckey, Bishopville; J H Claffy, Orangeburg.
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n? the well-known Eve;
Free Rou;
Char]
The Retail Merch.
Out-of town shoppers may
one to five days, attend the tl
etc, do their buying and have
round trip. The only conditi<
First, that your combined pui
Second, that you come from
more distant. Third, that yc
cent of your total purchases,
round trip ticket or get a rec<
i | your home station, showing t
The merchants of Charlestc
J stocks. The matter of select
to select from. The stocks a:
ished often. Prices are very
If you cannot find just what;
remember you can always get
The following merchants ai
and will be very glad to serve
AsK For E
Art Stores.
Lanneeu's Art Store 238 King street
Antique Furniture.
Morgenstern Furniture Company
62 Reid street
Bakers
Condon's Bakery 153 Rutiedge avenue
Book Stores.
Walker. Evans ft Cogswell
8 Broad street
C L Legerton .263 King street
Carpets. Mattings, Etc.
Mutual Carpet Company ?
.247 King street
China. Glass and Oueenware.
Charleston Crockery Company
299 King street
? Cigars and Tobacco.
Follln Broo Co J80 King street
doth tag and Oasts' Furnishings.
Bentachner ft Visanska. ?
.252 King street
Hindi-Israel Company ?
.... Xing and Wentworth
Bluestein Brae 594-496 King street
W. S. Cook Company 332 King street
S. Brawn Sons ... 364-356 King street
Ban or ft Volaski 385 King street
Department Stores.
M. Furchgott ft Sons
.240-242 King street
Louis Cohen ft Co
232-234 King street and 203 Meeting
J. R. Read Co 24? King street
The Kerrison Dry Goods Col.
80-82 Hasei street
Druggists.
Paragon Drug Co 286-288 King street
Fish and Oyster*.
Terry Fish Co 133 Market street
Florists.
Connelly-McCarthy Co ?
.296 King street
ParaHare
Phoenix Furniture Co.
187-191 King street
Buell and Roberta - 678 King street
A. G. Rhodes ft Son.
.369-861 King street
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and Ita delicic
consideration i
Order a aack today?II it i
the floor yoo arc now naing, j
upon return of partially naed j
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THE FARMERS'
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~ and Toilet Arti<
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- Toilet Preparat
^ Prescriptions an
carefully prepa:
E Pharmacist.
? SEND US YOUR
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Aefnn
ints Pay Your Fare
come to Charleston, stay from,
leatres. visit the Island resorts,
their railroad fare paid for the j
Dns to be complied with are:
rchases amount to $25 or more,
a point twenty-five miles or
>ur fare must not exceed 5 per
Fourth, that you must buy a
iipt from your railroad agent at
hat you purchased a ticket.
)n carry large and well assorted
ing is easy; you have a variety
re kept fresh by being replenreasonable,
considering quality,
pou want in your home town,
it in Charleston,
re members of this refund plan
(you.
tefund BooK
Furniture ind Dry Goods.
Buell A Robert! 573 King street
Grocer*.
J. H. Hesse Montague and Coming
The John Hurkamp Co
King and Broad streets
Guns. Bicycle# and Sporting Goads.
The B. H. Worth en Arms Co ?
.230 King street
Hardware.
M. H. Lazarus
.King and Haaeil streets
A. MeL. Martin .363 King strteet
Strohecker A McDermid
3X1 King street
Ball Supply Co 377 King steet
Jewelers.
Jas Allen 4k Co J8S King street
Corrington. Thomas A Co
...3*1 King street
Optician and Optical SnppHss.
Parsons Optical Co -244 Meeting street
Pianos. Off*m. Mmic u4 .lasical Mefrhaadlei.
Seigling's Music Store.
.243 King street
Stoves Cooking Uteaeifs, Etc.
Minnis Stove Co
King and Burns lane
Shoe Stores.
Robert E. Martin .286 King street
H. J. Williams 148 King stost
Robert Martin 139 Market street
A. A. Hirsch 181 King street
D. O'Brien 4k Sons *381 King street
W. F. Livingston .346 King street
Jacob's Shoe Store 510 King street
Trunks and Bags.
Charleston Trunk Company.
270 King street
Typewriters and Office Supplies.
Edward J. Murphy
157 lasting street
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If The ' H
jf Door to
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iiaking i
Is ELDEAN PATENT I
FLOUR. ]
It is the door >'iat i
lets iu certainty iu !i .k- ,
jug results and lets out '
worry, disappointment, <
T!"~."N| dark, soggy loaves. ?-tc. .
Good digestion aud 1
health go with every loaf ;
of bread baked with *
a Patent Flour
>us, palatable flavor is another
lot to be ignored.
does not please you better than
mrchase price will be refunded
>ackage.
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SUPPLY COMPANY
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cles of All Kinds. 3
t's Perfume and 3
ions. 3
d F amily Recipes 3
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MAIL ORDERS 3
ug Company 3
Jtackley's.
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