The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 05, 1912, Page TWO, Image 2
DAVE TUCKER
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Condoles with Defeated Candl- |
dates and Tells His Experience.
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The primary elections are over
with and we all know who is elected [
and who aint, and to those of you
who aint 1 want to sit down and
have a talk: sorter tenderly.
Before I do this I will have to tell
you my experience, so you will see
, that 1 am just the man t<> sympathize
with you, "as misery loves
company." When they was talking
about bringing me out for the Legislature
I was kinder dubious of the
thing; and when I tell isecKey aooui
it she didn't exactly say "no" but
after I told her that my friends said
"as how 1 was sure to be elected,
would be 'solid' in this box, 'sweep'
everything in that place and run
ahead of the ticket a long ways,"
then I told her I would have "Hon"
put before my name, would be the
"biggest man" in the county and
that she would have a bran new silk
dress and so on, she kinder said
"yes" sideways. I tell you that
"Hon" and the dress did the business.
it was a mighty persuasive argument.
They told me that I must
canvass the county, so I painted my
old buggy over, bought new harness
and started out for two months,July
and August. I rode up and down
the country.saw nigh everybody and
nigh everybody was going to vote
for me,for you see see I was running
on the "Independent, narrow
gauge, no combination plan," was a
"Give everybody an office man."and
now and then when it suited me I
would drop in a little "Religious
programme." So with all these I
could not help being elected.
But, alas! vain world, where am I
now? Where I was "solid" I am
"soft," where I was going to
"sweep everything" I got swept
clean, and am at the tail end of the
list of candidates,and like "Rachel"
of old, am weeping and have lots of
company. Where are you,bereaved
friends? Alas, those little slips of
paper in, the boxes answer that
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question. I don't care much for
myself, but I feel so sorry for
Beckey. We have gone together
hand in hand nigh these thirty years
through thick and thin, whooping
cough and measles, and when we
laid little Dave in the churchyard
by the creek, she never murmured.
But, alas! this calamity, this defeat,
the blasted result of high aspirations.
Woe is me. When I came
home from the counting of the
votes, she met me at the door and
said calmly, "Well, David, how is
it?" I told her, and she said sadly,
"I'm sorry for you, but it can't be
helped and we must try and do the
best we can under the circumstances."
Now, I know you are all looking
around to blame somebody or
something for your defeat; that
some "hard tales" were told that
hadn't oughter. Why, they pitched
into me right and left, even said
when they couldn't say anything
worse, "that my grandfather's niece
was a tory in the Revolutionary
war," like I could help that. I don't
know nothing about that, for I
wasn't acquainted with them people.
I have heard so much that way that
I am beginning to think 1 am not 1
by half the respectable man that I 1
thought I was, so you see that there
is some damage to characters that I
we must repair. <
Now, 1 know you feel sad and i
lonely. But cheer up. This is a big *
country and will manage to get ?
along without our wise counsels. 1
An unappreciative public will make I
as much cotton and corn as they 1
ever did; will keep on paying taxes
ar.d working roads all the same. '
There will be just as many Sunday- 1
school conventions and cross-road <
fights as if we had never been born. 1
So you see we are sorter nowhere.
What are you going to do about it?
Just go on in the same, or better ]
r?!H Hatches, irather vour crops and 1
pay your lions like "little men",pre- <
pare your lands and plant a large <
oat crop this fall and quit cussing ]
this and that fellow for not voting ;
for you. Then bury old grudges and i
prejudices and work as hard to elect 1
the men nominated as you did for 1
yourselves, and when all is over we [ I
will have a regular old-fashioned | s
political iove-feast, for "aii is well
that ends well." But. friends, I
have learned solid, common-sense
experience in this canvass:
1. That all the fools are not dead
yet, for I am alive.
2. That the fellow that hollers the
loudest is not the one to carry the
votes.
3. That the fellow that tells vou
"that if he can't do you no pood he
will do you no harm" will vote and
work for the other man sure.
And lastly ?1 am done with politics
now and forever. It is an "unknown
quantity" composed of
"sounding brass and tinkling cymbals",
and 1 would rather "boss" a
little farm and plough a one-eyed
mule than to be the biggest man in
the State.
Your sad. suffering friend,
Dave Ticker.
Wafch South Carolina Groan.
The appeal to reason in South
Carolina fell upon barren earth.
From Pea Ridge and Wadmalaw,
from Bandana and Bloomingvale and
Bucklick, from Catarrh and Due
West, from Fingerville and Frogmore
and Galivant's Ferry and Hayville
and Horsegall and Jedburg and
Monks Corner and Plumb Branch
and Prognall and Turkey and Venus
and Wildcat and Yauhannah the unterrified
Democracy of the Palmetto
State went to the polls Tuesday and
decreed that the newspapers and
preachers and corporation men have
got to stop kickin' Cole Blease
around, even if he is aeknowledgedly
the worst Governor the State
has ever had since the renegade
Moses sent messages to a mongrel
Lecrislature. Shaking his pompous
black pompadour in the faces of his
"enemies," "Coley" sits tight on
the lid, and as their re-elected Governor
prepares to treat South Carolina
to the most continuous menu
of crow that ever was set before the
people of any State. There will be
plain crow for the common people
who dared vote against their protector
and preserver, there will be
broiled, boiled and rare crow for
the preachers and cotton mill presidents
and prominent citizens, and
there will be special extra dry crow,
vintage of '23 with the feathers
on, for the practically unanimous
press that opposed the man who consigned
the constitution to a place
that's too cold for Jones supporters.
"I stand by my friends," is the battle
cry of Blease, and when there
are offices to hand out, his friends
and none but his friends will get the
hunks of pie. If any Jones man
gets appointed even notary public,
he will stand with the Ephesian temple
and the Rhodesian Colossus and
the other world wonders.
The triumphal procession yesterday
in Columbia, the South Carolina
capital, must have been a thing or
beauty and a yell forever. What a
martial figure the commander-inchief
of the army and navy of the
Palmetto State must have cut yesterday
as he blessed the beaming
populace. What rejoicing there
must have been in the "clubs" and
blind tigers, and what "hallelujahs"
must have freighted the air around
the State penitentiary where yeggs
and thieves and crooks and murderers
await the hour of their speedy
deliverance! And what an expression
of exultation must have lit the
handsome features of "the best Governor
South Carolina has ever had"
as in his mind's eye, his motor driven
chariot sped along, with the former
Chief Justice who was his opponent,
"Cubans" who fought him
hardest of all in the public prints,
the Mayor of Charleston, "Uncle
Hen" Tillman, the five living exJoverners
who opposed him and his
jther foes, all chained to the car.
jf victory. What a hot time there
must have been in the old town of
Columbia last night!
South Carolina has not yet repented
of Blease, but sackcloth and
ashes will come. It was an overlose
this time and it will be an
emetic the next time. It is true in
politics as in medicine, that there
are times when people ha\e to be
made very sick in order to get them
well. Two more years of Bleaseism
will cure South Carolina for all
:ime of the things for which Blease
stands. Cole Blease can fool some
of the common p..-?of South Carolina
all of the time, he has just
fooled a majority of the people some jt
of the time, hut he will come to the \
eid of his rope. The only antidote 1
for Blease is that familiarity which ]
will breed his ultimate defeat. h
Watch South Carolina groan!? 1
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t Legal Notices >
Summons for Relief
(COMPLAINT SERVED).
i THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OK WILLI A MSB UKU,
Court of * omnion Pleas.
Silas W illiams. Josina McKnight and
Louisa Cooper, Plaintiffs,
against
Paro Williams, Rosa Covert, Centry i
Williams, Prince Williams, Edward [
Williams, Willie Williams, Sallie Williams.
Amy Williams,Moses Williams,
Lottie U illiams. Maggie Graham,
Harry James, Annie James, William
James, Nelson Cooper and D M Er- 1
vin, Defendants.
To the absent Defendants, Paro Williams,
Rosa ('overt, Centry Williams.
Prince Williams, Edward Williams,
Willie Williams, Harry James, Annie
James and William James:
You are hereby summoned and re
quired to answer the complaint in this
action,of which a copy is herewith served
upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer
to the said complaint on the subscribers
at their office, Kingstree, S C,
within twenty days after the service
nereof, exclusive of the day of such
service; and if you fail to aqi#wer the
complaint within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiffs in this action will apply to the
court for the relief demanaed in the
complaint,
Kelley & Hinds,
Plaintiffs' Attorneys.
Dated September 3, 1912.
Take Notice: That the complaint in
the above-entitled action has been filed
in the office of the Clerk of Court for
Williamsburg county.
Kelley & Hinds,
9-5-fit Plaintiffs' Attorneys.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
williamsburg county,
' iourt of Common Pleas.
Silas Williams .Insina McKnierht and
Louisa Cooper. Plaintiffs,
vs
Paro Williams. Rosa ('overt, Centry
Williams, Prince Williams, Edward
Williams. Willie Williams. Sallie Williams,
Amy Williams, Lottie Williams.
Moses Williams, Maggie Graham,
Harry James. Annie James, William
James, Nelson Cooper and D M Ervin,
Defendants.
NOTICE.
To the absent Defendant, Willie Williams,
an infant over the age of fourteen
years:
Take Notice: That unless you procure
the appointment of a Guardian ad
Litem to appear and defend this action
on your behalf within twenty days after
the service of the summons and
complaint herein upon you, an application
will be made to H 0 Britton, Esq.
Clerk of this court, at his office in
Kingstree. SC. by the undersigned, on
the twenty-first day after service hereof,
at eleven o'clock a. m., for an order
appointing some suitable and competent
person Guardian ad Litem to appear
and defend this action on your behalf.
Kelley & Hinds,
9-5-6t] Plaintiffs' Attorneys.
Kingstree. S C. September 3, lyiz.
Citation Notice.
THE STATK OF SOUTH CAROLIN A,
County of Williamsburg,
By P M Brockinton, Esq, Probate
J udge.
Whereas, Selden E Bryan made suit
to me to grant her letters of administration
of tne estate of and effects of S
G Bryan,
These are therefore to cite and admonish
ail and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said S G Bryan,
deceased, that they be and appear before
me in the Court of Probate, to be
held at Kingstrre, S C, on the 7th day
of September next after publication
thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,to
show cause if any they have, why the
said administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand this 24th dayof
August. Anno Domini, 1912.
Published on the 29th dayof August,
1912. in The County Record. !
P M Brockinton,
8-29-21 Probate Judge.
Final Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that on the 22rd
day of September, A D, 1912, at 12
o'clock noon, I will apply to P M Brockinton,
Judge of Probate of Williamsburg
county, for Letters Dismissorv as
Guardian of the person and estate of
D T Floyd. J L Gowdy,
8-22-4t Guardian.
Notice to CreditorsAll
persons holding claims against
the estate of Harry White, deceased,
will please lile the same at once, and
all persons indebted to said estate will
make payment to AD Nelson,
9-n-2t. Executor of the Estate of
Harry White, deceased.
Final Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of September, A D 1912, at 12
o'clock noon, I will apply to P M Brock
inton. Judge of Probate of Williamsburg
county, for Letters Dismissory as
Administrator of the estate of W J
Singletary. deceased.
S L Courtney, Administrator.
August 5, 1912. 8-8-5t
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Receipt Books, Blank Notes, Mortgages and ]
all Legal Blanks in demand, for sale at
The Record office. If we have not the .
form you wish we can print it cn shotr
notice.
Notice of Election. I
Notice is hereby given that an elec.ion
will be held at the usual voting
dace in Greelyville school district. No
52, on Monday, September 9, for the
>urpose of voting on the question
whether an extra tax ?>f 2 mills shall be
eviedonthe property in said district
for school purposes. Those in favor of
said tax shall vote "yes".those opposed
will vote "no". The trustets will act
as managers, and the election will be
conducted by the rules governing general
elections.
T W Hoyle.
Fked MisaoE.
.1 F Montgomery,
?-29-2t Trustees and Managers.
For Sale.
Mv farm consisting of 197 acres on R
F D 1, three and a half miles from
Kingstree; 80 acres cleared.good dwelling.
store house, one tobacco barn and
other necessary outhouses. Splendid
fruit orchard. G" >od pasture and timber.
School 300 yards frofto dwelling. Good
watar in house. The lands front one
mile on south side and % mil^on north
sideof Murry's Ferry road leadingfrom
Kingstree to Greelyville. Also one
45 h p boiler, good 3o h p engine, saw
and grist mill. The above land is well
adapted to the growth of cotton, corn
and tobacco. For furthur information
call on or address F H Hodge
or LeRoy Lee.
5-30-4tp Kingstree. S C,
Registration Notice.
The otfice of the Supervisor of Reg
istration will he open on the 1st Monday
in each month for the purpose of
registering any person who is qualified
as follows:
Who shall have been a resident ol
the State for two years, and of the
county one year, and of the polling precinct
in which the elector offers to
vote four months before the day of
election, and shall have paid, six
months before, any poll tax then dm
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of the constitu* -
~t t one kirn k?. f vw
L1UII 1)1 10OU suuuiitiru lu xiiin Uj Win
Supervisors of Registration. or wIk
can show that lie owns, ami has pair
all taxes collectable on during tht
present year, property in this Stac<
assessed at three hundred dollars or
more. H A Meyer,
f.lerk of Board
Undressed LumberI
always have on hand a lot of undressed
lumber (board and framing) at
my mill near Kingstree. for sale at the
lowest price for good material. See or
write me for further information, etc.
F. H. HODGE.
7-lK-tf
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Farm of 193 acres; 75
acres excellent cleared land t
in high state of cultivation, J
balance#in fine timber land.
t Dark top-soil with clay sub- !
J soil. One three-room cot- J
tage, barn, stable and two
I tenant houses. Public road +
runs through plantation. 1 !
mile to ACLRR station,
! 2 miles to school, 2 miles to I
church. Running water on J
property. For price and }
I terms write, wire or 'phone
: J. D. GILLAND, J
? Attorney-at-Law
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* Regular Conventions Every
2nd and 4th Wednesday nights
Visiting: brethren always welcome,
Castle Hall 3rd story Gourd in Building.
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Hacker Manufacturing Co. I
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