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AffI, XXVI. KINGSTREE, SOITH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 22 1912. NO 24
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EXCITING EVENTS
AT LAKE CITY.
YOUNG MAN CHARGED WITH
FRATRICIDE-CANDIDATE DIES
SUDDENLY-H G ASKINS DEAD.
Lake City, August 20:?Last Friday,
campaign day, was crowded
with exciting events, events that
will live long in the memory of many.
Early in the morning large crowds
began coming in, until about eleven
o'clock they continued to come,
when the candidates for office began
Dulling furth their various claims
Dr Williams, acting chairmsih
in the absence of Mr J H
Black well, called the meeting to order
and order was observed throughout
the day until the final speaker.
StJflvTtor Wells, closed his address.
The occasion was not marred by a
single jar or discordant note. Each
A candidate spoke, apparently to his
heart's content, and was accorded
respectful attention. The unpleasant
effects of ardent spirits were conspicuously
absent and each candidate
voiced much praise for Lake City's
hospitality and the kind welcome
extended them all.
About ten o'clock, before the
crowd had assembled to hear the
political addresses, MrLige Gaskins,
a well known and highly respected
citizen, encountered his brother, Mr
E W Gaskins. on Main street. The
latter seems to "have been more of
less under the influence of whiskey
and upon being remonstrated with
by. his brother became boisterous in
his denunciation of his \sell wisher.
As a result of the altercation blows
passed between the brothers. No
one anticipated anything serious and
nwnv in their several
pursuits, apparently none the worse
for the encounter. About 2 o'clock
E W Gaskins was taken fatally ill
with something akin to apoplexy,
becoming unconscious almost immediately
and remaining in this condition
until his death about 8:30 p.m,
Fortunately, however, the brothers,
both repenting of their hasty action
of the morning, had become reconciled
and the best of feeling prevailed
between them at the time Mr E
W Gaskins was stricken with the attack
that resulted in his death.
P/s F H McLeod, J D Whitehead
and J D Eaddy performed an autopsy
on the dead body and testified before
the coroner's jury, which had been
empannelled, that death resulted
from a cerebral hemorrhage and reporting
also they found an arthromatis
condition of the arteries and
blood vessels, caused from excessive
drinking in the recent past. The
body of E W Gaskins was tenderly
laid to rest in the old family burying
ground by the loving hands of
* relatives and a host of friends, on
Saturday afternoon. E B Gaskins
is being held in the jail at Florence
on the charge of murder pending a
w motion of bail now being made by
his counsel. This unfortunate affair,
which has cast a gloom, over
? the entire community, is a matter
\ of sincere regret to flll and the whole
community deplores' the death of
E W Gaskins, and extends to his relatives
its sincere Sympathy, yet
^till more is to be pitied is the man
otimltormnr in tbo nricnn ] in Flor
ence. bowed down with grief and
humiliation,charged with murdering
his brother.
^ On Saturday, 17th instant.in publishing
an account of this tragedy,
The News & Courier reported it as
growing out of political differences.
Your correspondent wishes emphatically
to deny this, as no word of
politics was mentioned in the alteration
between these brothers.
On Friday afternoon and after
the, political meeting had been ad
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ute, Mr. Reader. Before yc
:e the water has been turni
i>est fixtures, and to get the
u we don't ask you to buypnts
without cost to you. (
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' journed, while Candidate Watson,
for supervisor, was voluntarily adj
dressing a crowd of his friends, Mr !
i Frank M Davis.a candidate for Coroner,
suddenly expired. It is said
i that Mr Davis has not been well for
: some time and the strenuous exertions
attendant upon stumping the
county was more than his vitality
j could stand. His body was carried 1
1 to Florence on that afternoon's
train.
On Sunday night, about 11:30|'
o'clock, Hoxie G Askins, Esq,:
and eldest son of Major S M
Askins. surrounded by his family:
* ' 3~ rvuccpH awav. in
ana inenus, ijuiru. F?w. . ,
the 37th year of his life. Mr Askins
was born in Lake City, where
he resided until he entered his collegiate
career at the Carlisle Fittig
School at Spartanburg from whence |
he entered the Citadel and there)
graduated. Later Mr' Askins read
law under Tnomas M Gilland,1
Esq, and Captain John A Kelly of
the Kingstree bar, was admitted
to the bar in about 1905, and
has be*-n actively engaged in this
practice ever since, having been a
member of the firm of Lee & Askins
at Kingstree. and Graham & Askins
at Bamberg, and having practiced,
independently for several years at i
Lake City. Mr Askins was a member
of the A F M No 46, having
at Kinpstree, from which
place a large crowd of his brother
repaired and took charge of the
body. At ten minutes to four the
Masons, Lake City Lodge Knights!
of Pythias, of which he also was a
member, and a host of friends gathered
at the home of his father,from
whence the solemn procession wended
its way to the silent city, where
all that was mortal of Hoxie G |
Askins was with appropriate cere-1
mony consigned to the earth from
whence it came by his brother Masons
and Knights. Mr Askins is1
survived by his father, Major S M j
Askins. his wife, three children and |
a brother, W L Askins, and a host:
of friends thoughout the State who;
extend to his bereaved family their
heartfelt sympathy. Among thoseI
j present from out of town to attend j
I the burial services were: Mr and Mrs
] W A Hanks,Dr and Mrs W S Lynch, I
Miss Cecilia Benjamin, LeRoy Lee,
Esq: Robt H Pittman. Esq; Edwin L.
1 Hirsch,Esq;Worshipful Master Louis
i Jacobs, Rev W D Bailey and Messrs
| B E Clarkson, J M Brown, H H
j Kinder, M H Jacobs, C D Jacobs, R
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?5 cannon, u iu raiivtri, oui .?,
N Speigner and many others.
A special meeting of the council
is called for Wednesday night of
! this week to discuss the matter of I
! the electric light franchise and also
! of the advisability of allowing the j
Southern Bell Telephone Co to come i
' u
in here.
Tobacco continues still to net good
prices. It is reported that one of
our warehouses sold 140,000 pounds !
Monday. We have not heard from
the other houses,but we understand i
! that their sales were also heavy.
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Death of Mr Sam Bryan.
Mr Samuel G Bryan.a popular farI
mer and rural mail carrier, died at
his home near Salters Depot about
110 o'clock Sunday night after a
short illness from a complication of
maladies that failed to respond to
medical treatment. Mr Bryan was
' one of three sons and two daughters
| of Mr W R Bryan and was about 28
1 years of age. Some years ago he
marripd Mi^sSeldon Edds. daughter
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of Mr Jas Epps, who survives him
with no children.
Funeral services were held Monday
at Union Presbyterian church,
of which the deceased was a consistent
member, being conducted by
the Rev Mr Woodson. Interment
was made in Union cemetery.
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-all we.want is a chance.
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TO THE DEMOCRATIC VI
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On account of the larg
Third Judicial circuit it has b
many places. I have given i
pally to the other counties, bi
would not expect me to cai
circumstances. My work as !
people of Williamsburg count
their approval. I have trie
faithful servant and ask you
primary. Your liberal and er
ago made me Solicitor. I re
give me your support, and I ]
it your confidence and respec
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if all of the business men and fa
BANK their money right here at 1
sending it away,it would help ever
and therefore help himself. It is
SELF-DEVELOPMENT for us to ke
OURSELVES.
We will gladly give our counsel t
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which might cause you a loss. BE
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we can furnish at the lowest possible pi
handle the best of everything in music,
with you.
Railroad Fare Paid to
Out-of-Town Customers. #
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farewell adieu to this ad 1
enjoy it, the thing to do ii
We have the best that mor
That's fair and we belie
vthing in hardware. If we
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! Retail Dealers
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WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY:
e territory embraced in the
een impossible for me to visit
my time and attention princielieving
that my home people
ivass among them under the
Solicitor is well known to the
;y and I trust it has met with
d to be a conscientious and
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ithusiastic support four years
spectfully ask that you again
Dromise to always try to merk
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c. Respectfully,
PHILIP H. STOLL.
rmers in this community would
lome instead of hoarding it, or
y other man in this community
merely SELF-PROTECTION and
ep our money right here and help
o anyone who wants business ad'ou
away from any investments
CAREFUL. ,
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e YOUR Bank
;st on savings accounts.
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and it will be i. pleasure to correspond
Piano Tuning in the Country
at Reasonable Rates.
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CONGRESS MUST DO
IMPORTANT WORK.
VETOES IN THE WAY?NUMBER
' MATTERS TO BE DISPOSED OF I
BEFORE SOLONS QUIT.
Washington, August 18:?Impor- !
tant legislation that must be acted
on before Congress adjourns stands
today as follows:
Panama canal bill before the 1
President.
The legislation, executive and ju- :
dicial appropriation bill approved by;
the House and now before the Sen-'
ate, with provision abolishing the!1
Commerce Court.
The naval sundry bill and army;
appropriation bills.
The general deficiency appropriation
single bill which the Senate re- 1
passed on appropriations. |
The Indian appr jpriation confer- i'
ence report pending in the Senate, j j
While adjournment is expected (
this week, the date is generally con
ceded to depend upon the President's 1
attitude towards the Panama canal.
bill, and the legislative, executive '
and judicial appropriation bill. His
veto of the latter measure last week '
was based upon its provisions for
abolition of the Commerce Court'
and the establishment of a seven 1;
I year tenure in the civil service, and 1
I the House has again risked the veto (j
by p&ssing the measure with the j1
qommerce provision in it. The Sen-:'
ate will determine early in the week !
whether it will indorse the measure j'
in this form. ;
Leaders of both houses are confi- j
dent that the remaining work on the
overdue appropriation bills could be;
' ^ i? i
i disposed of in three days were int*,
j contingencies of the presidential ve- j'
to removed. The President has!
made it clear to members of both '
Houses that he does not favor the 1
free toll provision of the Panama j'
canal bill, but he has not yet assert- '
I ed a purpose to veto that measure. |'
Thus far Congress has not succeed- !
' ed in overriding any of the Presi- '
1 dent's vetoes and it is not considered ; ]
1 likely that either the legislative ap-;
| propriation bill or the Panama canal
bill could be passed by a two-thirds !
i vote if voted on this week. Those J
tariff and appropriation measures
which the House has repassed over '
the veto have failed in the Senate; 1
and the single bill which the Senate i
* repassed, that affecting claims on
| the Corbett irrigation tunnel, failed
i hv eiv votps of reDassine in the House 1
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The sundry civil appropriation bill, <
in which the appropriation of $255,- 1
000 for the tariff board is at issue, <
is approaching settlement in the 1
j conference committee. Out of 259 '
litems in the $116,000,000 bill upon
j which the two Houses disagreed, all-i I
j but about 50 have been settled and '
an agreement on those is expected ;
early this week.
The House yesterday asked the I
Senate to compromise the naval fight
on a one battleship basis and an agree- 1
, ment on the naval bill is expected
: immediately. Other measures will,
| not take much* time for completion, '
! The Senate will take up the six year 1
j presidential term resolution, the uniform
bill of lading measure and the j1
! bureau of labor bill this week. All j
! legislation aside from appropriation
' bill is likely to be laid aside, howevjer,
in the desire to complete the!
! session by Thursday, or at least by j
' the end of the week.
The city council of Greenville at a
special meeting Monday afternoon
voted an appropriation of $5,000
for the preservation of good order
at the campaign meeting there today.
This action was taken upon information
that a large number of
hoodlums would be present from
other counties.
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much other people are
tures installed at once,
/est prices possible. If
:h us. Let us give you
if it is made.
ead?Others Follow.
BRIEFS FROM BUSY BENSON.
Fodder In tbe Shock and Cotton
Open?Some Fertile Lands.
Benson, August 20: ? "Fodder
pulling" is about through with and
the cotton fields are beginning to
cVinu.' tVio oicrn nf nnnr no shiner Knr.
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vest. The fleecy staple can be seen
oren in various places. It will not
be many days ere the steam whistle,
as a signal for ginning, will be
heard and we fear that our planters
are not preparing for a systematic
marketing of this important crop
and will be caught in the same trap
that they were last year. It is now
up to the Farmers' Union to make an
effort to arrange for the judicious
handling of this, their money product.
Mr Cutino Howard, of this place,
if the champion tobacco raiser, not
alone in quantity but quality, to the
tune of forty cents per pound. Our
lands are unsurpassed. In this same
section Jack McCullough raised 125
bushels of corn on one acre last year.
A farmer can live well on a small
tract of land in this section by
farming thuswise. Our lands are not
exceedingly high in price,and we in
nie more inriny men to eurne mio
3ur neighborhood.
Miss Eleanor Epps was one of the
visitors at Cedar Swamp Sunday.
Miss Epps taught here last year,and
it may be of interest to her pupils
and friends to note that while the
ivriter was looking over a catalogue
nf Columbia Female College her
name appears as one of the assistant
instructors in that institution of
learning. We congratulate this amiable
and ambitious young lady upon
having risen from an assistant in
Cedar Swamp Graded school to that
nf an assistant in this ^vell known
college.
Misses Annie and Ruth Phillips
nave returned from a pleasant outing
at Dalzell,Sumter county, where
they have been enjoying the salubrious
effect of the water of Providence
Springs, a watering place of
some local renown, where there are
several summer houses and also a
pavilion for those who are fond of
"tripping the light fantastic."
Miss Mary Grayson is back from
a visit to the family of her brother,
Mr W S Grayson of Charleston.
Messss G Ollie Epps and VV E
Snowden took in the county campaign
meeting at the coming city of
Morrisville Tuesday. W E S.
Death of a Child.
Very sad indeed was the sudden
death of little Mary McCuily Crosland,
aged ten months, the only
daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Crosland
and the only grand-child of Mr
and Mrs J N Hammet.
With her parents the little one
left here Wednesday of last week to
visit relatives at Rocky Mount, N C,
and while away from home Sunday
morning the frail little flower was
gathered by the Harvester, Death,
to brighten the happy band of little
children -that stand around the
throne of God in heaven.
The affliction came as a great
shock to the family, as the little girl
left here on Wednesday apparently
in excellent health, The cause of
death was acute indigestion, according
to the attending physician.
Ihe remains were taken to Bennettsville
and there laid to rest at
the cemetery,where sleep all that is
mortal of many members of the
family of Mr L'ros'.and who have
passed through the portals of the
mysterious beyond.
The Record sincerely sympathizes
with the bereaved family in this
dark hour of affliction.
No registration ticket is required
in the primary election. But you
must have your name on the club
roll at least five days before the
election. Get busy and enroll.
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