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| VOL. XXV. KLXGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 22 1912. NO. 50
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i He who thinks he knows and
| is a fool. Shun him.
He who knows and would c
thief Cateh him.
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Coffins and Cask*
SHORT SESSION ;
ASSIZES COURT. I
' JUDGE'S CHARGE TO GRAND JU- i
RY?ONLY A FEW CASES f
TRIED.
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l The court of general sessions con
jfe. vened Monday morning at 10:30 1
$( o'clock. Judge Havne F Rice, of the f
Mfr Second Judicial circuit, presiding, i
Bfc-Solicitor Stoll and Stenographer,
Wood were on hand at the opening! \
W hour yid His Honor proceeded to j
^--"deliver his charge to the grand jury, ,
which had^organized with Mr Jno
M Brown as foreman. 1 j
The Judge's charge was along the '
usual stereotyped lines, touching a
number and variety of subjects, upon
which, in each instance, he gave I
) the grand jury excellent and timely
Ncounsel.
First he emphasiz ed the oath tak-'
L en by each^grand juror, the solemn1
jty of which some may fail to real- j
R ize or appreciate. His observation
was that the average member of the j *
grand jury takes too lightly his posiL
tion and the many responsible mat^
!_
r ters be should feel obligated to look I
| after. The people of Williamsburg J J
L county look to you to see to their i
i interests in the matter of observance j
* of law. He then enumerated the
duties of the grand juror, whose ^
duties, he reminded them, do not g
cease with the adjournment of the i
coiA. The grand jury, as a body, ' ^
i is inquisition for the county and : j
^ it is the duty of the court to aid it in
every way possible.
I Next he called attention to the 1 ^
f county government?thecourt house,
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jail and chaingang, emphasizing the i c
^ importance of their proper sanita- ^
tion. The court house is often a i
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. source of infection on account of, ^
bacilli disseminated by expectoration. t
The jail should be kept clean and 1 j
the prisoners, whether in jail or | ^
chaingang, properly nourished with I
bodily comforts. j |
Education he particularly stressed. | ^
h Judge Rice was until recently a,
member of the State Board of edu- t
cation and is earnestly desirous of f
I aiding the cause of education, e3pecially
in rural communities.
Concluding his charge Judge Rice ^
referred to the importance of en- j
"forcing the concealed weapon law!
(and the illicit traffic in whiskey, ^
pointing out in each case the evils
^attendant upon the lax enforcement
of these two laws. He then took r
up the several bills of indictment
and explained the law bearing upon
each case before the grand jury. t
The following cases were disposed
L of. The Court of Assizes adjourned,
sine die, at 6 p. m., Tuesday.
The Sta'e vs Sam Scott, violation t
of^jflMiibition law. Plead guilty.
Sentence $100 or six months. No t
attorney. e
| The State vs Elihu Johnson, vio- j
I lation of prohibition law. Plead i
B guilty. Sentence $100 or six months i
V Hirsch & Hirsch, attorneys. t
V The State vs Willie Read,violation j i
^of prohibition law. Plead guilty. J
J Sentence $100 or six months. Hirsch ; c
t Jl Hirsch, attorneys. *
P" / The State vs Sam Spates,alias Bob j
r w burglary and larceny. Tried']
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se. Follow
SUPERIOR
knows not, What di<
endorsed by:
What di<
leceive, is a used by man
And we;
many height
uwho did
its. |
md convicted with recommendation
o mercy of court. Sentence seven '
'ears on chainganjr or penitentiary.
\To attorney.
The State vs Mose Salters, disposn?
of property under lien. Plead j
ruilty. Sentence six months or pay
I lllltr Ul ANU auuiuc;. ,
The State vs William Coe, disposng
of property under lien. Plead t
fuilty. Sentence four months or <
550 fine. Xo attorney. * i
Tlie State vs Isaiah Dennis.house ]
creaking and larceny. Tried .V.id 5
found guilty. Sentence eighteen J i
nonths. Xo attorney. J1
The State vs Daniel Wilson.dispos-! <
ng of property under lien. Plead ]
guilty. Sentence eight months or : 1
pay a fine of SI00. No attorney. 1
The State vs Eddy Epperson, lar- (
:env of live stock. Convicted. Sen- 1
1
;ence eighteen months and pay a 1
ine of ?50. W C Davis.Esq.of Man- k
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ling, attorney. *
The State vs Alice Scott, murder. ?
onvicted of manslaughter. Sen- [1
ence 5 years. Hirsch & Hirsch, at-1
;orneys.
NEGLECTED GRAVES. c
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Poor Conrad" Makes Plea for r
letter Care of Soldiers' Cemetery s
ixiitor County Record:? c
Please allow me a little space in v
The County Record, as I wish to say'v
omething about the way the little
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:emetery where a number of Con- 1
'ederate soldiers are buried is kept. F
t is sad to see how the graves of 1
hose heroic dead men are neglected. ^
visited the place last Sunday. The, s
'ence is broken in many places and F
eems to have no gate; cattle and s
>ther animals roam at will over the , *
graves of those dead soldiers who '
rave their lives for the Cause that
vas lost. There are other graves '
here also that should be made green. 1
have never given anything to help '
:eep the place in repair, but I am *
eady to do so. Think for a moment, 1
f the widows or mothers of those *
jrave men could see how little is c
:ared for the last resting place of (
heir fallen comrades, would it not (
<r.alra ttaii- poro.a-nm h(>5irt<5 ff) hlpt?d 1
ifresh? ^
Let us try to do something to (
>eautify this small lot. The neg- 1
ected look of the place is a poor 1
:ommentary on the patriotism of
?ur town and its people. P C. *
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Grand Jary Presentment. I j
ro His Honor H F Rice, Presiding 1
Judge: :t
The Grand Jury for this the Spring 2
erm of court for Williamsburg, *
:ounty wish to make the following *
resentment: ! Wp
have acted on all hills submit- I f
ed to us by the Solicitor. c
Committees have been appointed c
o examine the books in the differ-1 *
:nt county offices and they will re-1
>ort to the court at its next session, jr
Your jury visited the county jail jc
n a body and we find the prisoners i '
herein well cared for and the rooms *
n proper condition. j *
We thank your Honor for the j1
:ourtesy shown us by him in the ex- 1
;rci?e of our duties as grand jurors. 1
All of which is respectfully sub- *
itted, J M Broww, I
February 20, 1912. Foreman. *
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lid you say was
SPARKER
TO ALL OTHER MAKES A
i you say was the best Stalk
many.
i you say was the best one ar
y of the best farmers,
all say AMERICAN FENCI
5 and styles with prices right,
you say sold these goods? \
3<ttuiuay iu IIIW V V4. |
Wednesday, it had practi -ally com- j
Dieted its Legislative woi k for this I
session. Under ordinary conditions;
t should not take more than a few {
lours, after reconvening, to dispose
)f all unfinished work. It is not 1
Drobable that there will be such a;
varm fight over the Appropriation
Dill as was witnessed during the
dosing hours of the last session, for
:he reason that under last year's
)ill provisions were made for the.
State colleges which allowed them
innua! appropriations for three contecutive
years. This plan and
nethod was vigorously opposed at
he last session, but it was carried
nnt. vntp thus fixine a three
rlorence county fixes a license of' |
;500 annually whic^ is practically <
>rohibitive and now, under these ,
onditions, it is hoped that the labor
luestion will be to some extent betered.
An important bill providing for
: j
ural policeman for Williamsburg
:ounty, introduced by Mr Graham, j'
las also become a law. The rural |
>olice system seems to be one of j1
jreat popularity and is working well
n some of the counties, while here J
md there one hears adverse crit- .
cism as to the system and results.
?ir Graham's bill is not compulsory, ;
>ut provides that the Sheriff may
ippoint such policemen upon the
'ear policy, which could not now be
hanged. Winthrop College has
isked for some additional improvenents
and the State University has
isked for $G5,000. The latter re- j
luest was however cut to $15,000, j1
vhich amount in all probability'
vill be granted.
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The Appropriation bill as it went |
o the free conference committee {
>rovides a levy of 5 3-4 mills, which I
s exactly the same as last year. |1
?he Supply bill fixes the same rate i
ilso for Williamsburg county as was ;
>aid last year, 3 1-4 mills, therefore. (
o far as our people are concerned, j
axes will remain at the present j
evy for another year.
Perhaps the most important local
egislation which has been enacted ,
s the new road law. Under this
aw the County Commissioner, his
joard and the Road Engineer, are
jrovided ways and means by which
marts anrt hrirtorps nf thp fniintv
ian be worked by such methods as
conditions warrant, based upon
economic principles. Under the
)resent law and with good weather
ve shall expect our Engineer to
lemonstrate to the public what he
s capable of doing in the way of
*oad and bridge construction.
Next to the road law is the act
>rohibiting the traffic in seed cotton :,
>etween the dates of August 1 and ;
December 15. After December 15
icenses may be procured just as is
he present custom. This act was
imended before it was passed so as
o include Georgetown county also.
KINGSTREE EL
WHOLESAL
ASSEMBLY ADJOURNED [
TO RECONVENE.!
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KET AGAIN YESTE8BAY?NOT
MUCH BUSINESS PENDING?
SOME LOCAL MATTERS.
Columbia, January 20: - When
.he General Assembly adjourned lasl j
/-? nmnf orroin i\n I
the Best Distril
OR GEM?
ND ENDORSED by the Be:
Cutter? The GLADIATOI
id two horse Plows? WM. <
S is the best for ALL! We
Vhy the people with the gooc
A.RDWARE COMF
,E AND RETAIL DEALERS
request and recommendation of the
county delegation. Mr Graham is
enthused over the possibilities of
such a system in Williamsburg and
believes that it would become selfsustaining,
if tried.
Senator Lide's bill providing for
an election on the question of reestablishing
a dispensary in Orangeburg
was amended so as to include
all the counties in the State and the
time for the election was fixed for
the 2nd Tuesday in February, 1913.
In this shape the bill was sent to
hiUaha if utQo ^nrf^ur
i.UC HUU^C, n ikti c II. nm iui uivi
amended and is now in the hands of
a free conference committee. The
bone of contention seems to be
agreeing on a date upon which to
hold the election. This matter will
be disposed of when the Assembly
reconvenes on Wednesday.
There is a genera! disposition on
the part of the majority of the
the members to recede from business
without adjourning die,
as is the custom. The Code has not
yet been adopted and this is used as
an argument in favor of the recess
idea. There are others who be
lieve that for various reasons the
General Assembly should not adjourn.
It is probable that a recess
will be taken unless the sentiment
changes after disposing of the
present unfinished work of the
Calendar ' E C Epps.
Mrs Elizabeth O Oove Dead.
The news of the deaih Saturday in
Jacksonville, Ela, of Mrs Elizabeth 0
Dove,the widow of the late J C Dove,
of this city,was a great shock to her
many friends here, many of whom
did not even know that she was sick.
Mrs Dove died at the residence of
her daughter. Mrs Oscar J Keep,
Saturday evening, after only a short
illness.
The body arrived in this city from
Jacksonville Monday morning and
the funeral services were held from
the residence, No 325 Hampton avenue,that
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev
J P Marion, of the Presbyterian
church, of which the deceased was a
member,conducted the funeral services.
Mr and Mrs Dove moved to this
city several years ago from Dovesville,
Mr Dove dying a few months
after the family had settled in Sum
ter. Mrs Dove was a native of Sumter
and was the sister of Mr W M
DeLorme.of this city,and of the late
J F W DeLorme. She is survived by
one son, Mr Leon C Dove of Kingstree,
and five daughters: Mrs David
J Cunningham of Darlington, Mrs
Walter E Renneker of Charleston,
Mrs Oscar J Keep of Jacksonville,
Mrs Eddie P Pitts and Miss Pauline
Dove of Sumter.?Sumter Daily
Item, February i(J.
Mr Dove is cashier of the Wee Nee
Bank, of this town,and is held in the
highest esteem by all. The deepest
sympathy is felt for him in his bereavement.
Auction of Horses and Mules.
On Saturday, the 24th inst, 12 m,
there will be an Auction Sale of 50
head of Horses and Mules. This is
your chance if you want good stock
cheap. Heller's Stables.
2-22-it
For a sprain you will find Chamberlain's
Liniment excellent. It allays
the pain, removes the soreness,
and soon restores the parts to a
healthy condition. 25 and 50 cent
bottles for Sale by All Dealers.
ki if nr ? Firet' money
UUIUI testimony and
st Farmers. Eternity "ill
shall need it all
I, used and we in a few
J. OLIVER, From mil
corrects his ow
have this in To flnd {ault
sometimes diffi
Is are
'ANY I We Lea
11 in ii imii
A Bia Fertilizer Dealer Recently Said:! t
"Oh. yes, there is no doubt but s'
that Farmogerm is a good thing to 11
! produce nitrates, but you are just 11
> about twenty years ahead of the 11
times." ^
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Now we admit that as long as cotton
brought 16c a pound it might P
pay to make heavy applications of
| ammoniated fertilizer to grow it. s
j At 50c a pound we might even grow V
; it profitably in flower pots. But low t
; cotton prices and high cost fertiliz- a
I ers make a poor team to pull stumps F
with. r
Instead of figuring how to pay t
i last year's fertilizer bill with next p
: year's loss off cotton, why not grow n
legume crops that will be of less ini
terest to Wall street and more in- s;
; terest to your mules and hogs, and s<
at the same time grow your own ni- u
trates by inoculating the seeds with
Farmogerm (High-Bred Bacteria)?
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2y? Mow many people have you known who hav
periods of sickness, simply because they had I
2yt Bank a part of your earnings regularly and V
nessorde- th, which may coma to uf at any
KA that the pitiless hands of poverty will not lay
\~r If you deposit only $20.00 a month for twen
month Interest for the rest of your life without
W Let OUR Bank b<
CO We Pay 4 per cent intere;
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WE CAN
FURNISH YOU
I With Everything
IN THE ML
Write for free catalogu
low and terms reasonable.
Wi Pay Your Railroad Fara to and froi
CHARLES!
, then ceremony, matrimony,
alimony.
last a good while, but we
to forget some of the things
r moments. , -J
stakes of others, a wise man
rn.
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is easy, but to do better is I
cult. a
id?Others Follow. I
f half the cotton that is piled up in
teds in the South could be turned
ito bales of hay, we might be buylg
automobiles instead of borrowlg
money to pay interest on debts,
'hen Wall street would have to
come and see us" on the cotton
roposition.
As long as Cotton is King, WaTi
treet will be Minister of Finance. *
Vhy not throw off the yoke and es- _
ablish a republic??put Corn, Oats .
nd Legume crops in, with Thomas
'hosphate and Farmogerm as Secetary
of the Treasury and Agricul
are, and Cow Pea Hay for t)ie Deartment
of the Interior (of your
lules)?
When we have done this we can
afely control Old King Cotton and
?nd him to England to buy our luxries.
The County Record $1.00 a year.
blfeSicR I
$neyin 1
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e Zone through fearful Hardships during
been living bevond their means? vW
;eep a reserve fund for tlfe needs o: sicktime.
Have your family provided for, so Vm1
haid upon your loved one*. fy\
ty years, you can then draw $24.00 a
; touching the principal*.
s YOUR Bank. &
>t on savings accounts. bC
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LAKE CITY. S. C. gi
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