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VOL. XXVT KIXGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1911. NOT^T f|
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THINGS SEEN & HEARD
AROUND SCRANTON.
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LIGHTNING?PLEASANT SOCIAL
I AFFAIR?A FAMILY REUNION.
Scranton, August 7:?Mrs Nettie j
Lee entertained the "Chicken and
Rice" club most delightfully at her
home last Friday evening. The affair
took place in the adjoining
grove.illuminated by many Japanese |
lanterns, making a picturesque and |
k enchanting scene. Several visitors
ft were present, including Miss Mae
I Bass of Manning, and the visitors, as
I well as the members of the club,feel
' under many obligations to Mrs Lee
for her liberal hospitality. They all
look forward with much pleasure to
meeting with her again in the Pipey
Grove.
Mr Henry Langston, a well-known
young farmer of the Bethel section,
was struck and instantly killed by
lightning last Thursday. He leaves a
wife and two small children.
Hon R B Cannon spent Friday in '
^ J)ilIon on business.
Quito a number of our merchants j
are at the North, making extensive I
preparations for the fall trade.
Cashier John Myers, of the Peo- j
oivc that nlreadv he no- i
pit? b OailJV, oaju v?.?v ...
tices that deposits are growing much
larger, as the fall approaches. Cashier
Myers adds that the People's
Bank is straining every nerve to
double its large volume of business
by January, 1912. The bank officials
are delighted at the bright prospects
and they are men who do
things.
Dr W S Lynch attended the
monthly meeting of the directors of
First National Bank at Florence last
Tuesday.
Mrs R E McKnight and family attended
their family re-union in the
pleasant home of Mrs McKnight's
father, Mr David Lee, last Sunday.
The gathering was in honor of the
eighty-sixth birth-dav anniversary
of Mr Lee. This old gentleman is
apparently yet young and is a most
highly esteemed Confederate veteran.
At the gathering Sunday were present
his seven children, ninety grandQri^
cov<?ntppn trreat-erand
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children. After a feast of good
things to eat and drink, thoroughly
refreshing the "inner man," the daywas
spent in social chats, and it was
.^ne unanimous wish that this most
excellent old gentleman should live
to see many similar occasions.
It is conceded that if a new county
should ever be formed in this section
and left to the unbiased citizens
to decide as to where the court
house and jail would be located from
a geographical standpoint, it would
beyond a question of doubt come to
Scranton. Our town is an ideal loca-1
fi tion for such buildings.
\ Mrs T S Burch of Florence was in
* town this morning, returning home
from Hannah. B L
\ We have printed up a lot of note
\ books and receipt forms, which we
Will sell at ten cents the book of fif
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KING5T
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WATER WORKS A SEWERAGE.
Bond Issue of *40,000 to Erect'
Plant Contemplated.
About two dozen representative
business men "were in the court house i
last Friday night to hear Mr J New- ]
ton Johnson, the Marion civil engi- <
neer, who came here in response to 1
an invitation from Mayor Gilland to 1
discuss the project of installing a 1
water-works and sewerage plant, i
Mr Johnson set forth his views clearly
and intelligently and those who
heard him were impressed with the I
feasibility of installing the plant and i
operating it without materially in- 1
creasing the tax levy that at present <
obtains.
At the close of the discussion a <
committee composed of Messrs.WT i
Wilkins and P H Arrowsmith was <
appointed to prepare and circulate a <
petition among the free-holders of
the town looking to the ordering of J
an election by the town council. We 1
understand that quite a number t
have already signed the petition and 1
there is little doubt that the election 1
will be ordered. 1
The idea is to issue bonds for 1
$40,000 to run forty years, we un-! 1
derstand, with the privilege of re- i
tiring them at the end of twenty' I
vear.-,. '1
The plans and specifications for the <
water-works and sewerage plant may <
be seen at the Kingstree Drug Co's'<
store.
Snttons Sittings.
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Suttons, August 8:?Crops are fine .
in this section, for in the past few
days we have had several good rains, i
Mrs Florence Wallace of Garfield, I'
Ga? and Mrs John Thames and children
of Manning are visiting at the j ]
home of Mr and Mrs A J Parsons, i I
Miss Marion Porter of Sampit is j1
visiting relatives here.
Mr and Mrs W D Byrdic and chil-!
dren spent a few days in Georgetown
last week.
Miss Beulah Altman of Manning j
is visiting at the home of Mr S J i
Altman.
Miss Annie Ogburn is visiting
friends in Sumter.
Mr HP Hinnant, Jr. spent a few
days at the Isle of Palms last week.
Mr F L Richardson, the popular I
manager of the Blakeley-McCullough
corporation at Taft.visited his mother,
Mrs M S Ogburn, last week.
Mrs S L Parsons returned home j
last week from a visit to relatives at
Statesboro, Ga.
Mr G C Parsons of Gourdins spent
Sunday witn ms parents nei e. i,
Pony Boy. J
Help Yourself by Helping Us.
We hope the friends of The Rec- j
ord, when they come to town to do
their trading,will patronize the business
houses that advertise in this
paper. Remember that without these
liberal merchants, bankers and other
enterprising business men, the price
of subscription would be at least $3
a year for such a paper as The Record.
You'll find, as a rule, that the
men who advertise are wide-awake
and on the alert and can give you
better bargains than those who do 1
not advertise. This applies not only
to Kingstree, but many live and upto-date
business men of Lake City,
Scranton and Greelyville recognize
the pulling power of an ad in The
Record. tf [ 1
King'stree ant
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REE HARE
WHOLESALE AND
BLIND TIGERS ON THE RUN.
Several Convicted bnt Escape
Punishment on Technicality. I
Lake City, August 9: ?This town
is going after the blind tigers with ,
gloves off. They have been a source
rf aggravation to the good people /
nr\A rrontr offnrtc
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were made to round them up, but;
they were too sly for (he ordinary;
means and escaped the lepra! nets.
However, everybody knows Mayor,
Blackwell, of the town, and they all
know that when he makes up his'
mind to do a thing those ot the con- J
trary opinion must stand from un-,
der.for something is going to fall.
Not long ago the worthy mayor
of this beautiful and growing town
said that he was going to get those
tigers and that they should no longer
be a reproach to the people.
As a result of this fixed determination
of the mayor, thirteen cases
ivere put on the official docket for
trial. J P McNeill, Esq, of Florence
was appointed to assist the town and j
Messrs Lee & Fishburne of Kings-!
tree were employed by the defense, j
Four cases were tried by the jury and
three convicted, one beir.g released.
The cases were appealed on the
ground that the ordinance under
which they were indicted lacked the
official sea;. That will b<? an escape
on a technicality, which can be remedied,
but it is dollars to doughnuts
that the Mind timers in this town
will take to the bushes in the future
and that the good people of this
part of the- great and good county of
Florence will not be bothered with
the illicit sale of liquor to boys and
to people who will abuse it.
The other nine cases were post-.
poned until the supreme court could j
pass on the point raised by the de-'
fense.
The trials were long drawn out, it j
was three days for the four cases
tried.
Generous Tramp.
*TJease gimme a quarter," begged a i
panhandler on Washington street. "I !
won't hand yer no tale about beJn' !
hungry, pard?honest, I wuuter git a j
drink."
"But." we objected (for it was in- j
deed usi. "you don't need a quarter
to buy a drink."
"Sir." answered the paubnndler. "do !
vouse t'ink I'm fallen so low as ter I
take a gent's inouev an' den not invite ,
him ter drink wid meV"?Bcston Trav- ,
e!er.
Salt Eaters.
Idiosyncrasy often takes the form of
a special craving for instead of an objection
to certain foods. Many people
l>ossess an extraordinary relish for
common salt and will eat it by the teaspoonful
when opportunity admits.
This sometimes leads to obesity and
dropsy, but t has also the i?e<-u!iar effect
of increasing the weight.
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Highly Improper.
"VTli'ir i< the tinnier thine for u man
to do when his wife asks biui for mon- |
ey and he hasn't any?" queried young
Newed.
"Oh. there isn't any proper thing to
do under those circumstances." replied
Oldwed. "Anything lie does will be
wrong."?Chicago News.
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When a Man Makes His Will.
It Is a morbid superstition that a 1
man dies when he makes his will |1
More often he Jives happily and long
after he has done so. It relieves his |'
anxieties.?London Saturday Review. |'
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Past That Now.
Bystander?My boy. some day you'll
bring sorrow to your father's gray
hairs. The Bad Boy?No danger, sir.
Worrying about me has made him '
bald.?Philndelohia Time*
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Mortuary.
George H. Brockintox.
Olanta, August 7: ? George H
Brockinton, former intendant and
one of the most prominent citizens
of Olanta, died at an early hour this
morning. Mr Brockinton had been
in failing health for some time and
his death was not a surprise to his
family and friends. He leaves a
wife and one child. The burial will
be at Bethel Baptist church,of which
he was a faithful member.
Mrs Hannah Jane Avant.
Died ?On Saturday morning, August
5, at h?r home in West Kingstree,
Mrs Hannah Jane Avant, after
an illness of four weeks. The deceased
was the fcife of Mr S J Avant
and the family had been residents of
Kingstree since last March, having
removed here from Georgetown
county.
The remains were taken to Oak
Ridge cemetery, near Andrews, and
laid to rest Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock in the presence ef a number
of relatives and friends, the services
being conducted by Rev W N Williams.
Mrs Avant was 56 years old and
leaves besides her husband nine children
bereaved by her death.
Miring a Mother-in-law.
In Marseilles the salary of a motherin-law
hired to till the position for a
few hours is quoted at Is. Cd. It was
a case of separation of the girl's parents.
Custom decreed that the mother-in-law
must be present at the marriage
ceremony, bo the obliging matron
agreed to go to give her consent
on condition that a carriage be sent
for her, and If not. said she, she
would stay at home. The hour for the
wedding came, but the carriage did
not, so the mamma stayed at home.
The bridegroom in desperation when
she did not appear ran out Into the
street and hunt ed up a promising looking
woman, who agreed to come and
act mother for the sum named. So
she gave consent and blessing to the
daughter whom she had never seen In
her life before.?Buffalo Express.
The Nile cr the Sky?
The barge sped like an arrow over
the water, leaving behind it a silver
wake that soon was effaced. A few
frothy bubbles breaking on the surface
alone testified to tlie passage of the
craft, already out of sight. The river
banks, yellow and salmon colored, unrolled
rapidly like papyrus bands between
the double azure of the heavens
and the water, these so alike in tone
that the thin tongue of earth wbh-h
separated them seemed a causeway
built across an immense lake and
made it difficult to decide whether the
Nile reflated the sky or the sky reflected
the Nile.?"One of Cleopatra's
Nights." by Theophile Gautier.
Confirmed His Suspicion.
Ben Nathan, the English humorist,
on returning home from a visit to this
country was expatiating to a friend
upon the glories of California. After
listening patiently the friend said:
"But there must be some disadvantages
in living there?"
"No." said Mr. Nathan, "It is a perfectly
ideal place. For any man who
will work "?
"Ah." broke in the friend. "I knew
there were some disadvantages!"
Eyes of the Giraffe.
The giraffe, rchicb is a very timid
animal, is approached with the utmost
difficulty on account of Its eyes being
so plated that it can see as well behind
as ia front. When approached
this same faculty enables it to direct
with great precision the rapid storm of
kicks with which it defends Itself.
A Few Words.
"Bid you have many words with
your wife last night?"
"No: only a few words, but they j
were repeated?very often."
Only $1.00."
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