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w ^ VOL. XXVI. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3,1912. N07 30~ ? - - - - - - - 1 * I WE BELIEVE IN I KITCHEN ECONOM I I Wise housewives art H9failures, for three millior fin the kitchen, These a fillpj tically eliminate repair e jestic Range, not overloc r Vou are sure to buy B[| Coffins and Casket FARMERS' UNION PICNIC kmTinir nnojcinn i A NUIADLL UOUHOIUHii ? ! SPEECHES BY PRESIDENT DABBS AND COMMISSIONER WATSON ENTERTAIN AND INSTRUCT. One of the most enjoyable and interesting public meetings held under the auspices of the Williamsburg Farmers' Union was that which took place Saturday afternoon in the beautiful pine grove surrounding the home of Mr Jno S Fulton, about one and a half miles from Kingstree. I The occasion had been previously advertised in The Record and circulars - ? 1 - - .c 1 distributed inviting everyooay to at-1 tetff and enjoy the big barbecue and | 4^iSc, and in view of the earnest ef- j forts put forth by the officers and a tfew members of the local union to i mafl^.the meeting a success in every , pamfcular, we were surprised to see' so few Williamsburg farmers pres-! ent, the gathering being largely com-! pose^i of business men from KingstreeT and ladies and children. However, as above stated, the occasion pfas highly interesting and enjoyable j to every one present. The weather was cool and pleasant and by 2 o'clock the crowd had ali accomhlpd The first sDeaker. Mr 1 E W Dabbs, president of the! State Farmers' Union,was introdue-: ed by Mr W D Daniel, president of j the local union. Mr Dabbs spoke' from the "hurricane deck" of a farm wagon, giving his hearers facts and logical argument as to how the local union can and should promote co-operation, especially in marketing their farm products, if they would i reap the best results from their or- i ganization. He illustrated his talk Iby citing several instances which had come under his personal observation i wherein union farmers had been greatly benefited by the co-operative movement. His entire discourse was well received. Commissioner of Agriculture E J Watson was next introduced, and j spoke most instructively for half an hour. Mr Watson was under the impression that our farmers devoted 100 mutu lime auu iu \.wkvu ; | production, which they were often i | forced to sell at a sacrifice in order ! I to pay fertilizer bills and purchase ; b^ie necessaries of life, paying out an-1 g| Hlwkv $20,000,000 for flour and $13,- j jJ^^OOCfor Western meat, whereas 1 sucnXpod products could easily be I % raised at home, cheaper and better, j I Again, said Mr Watson, you go down I in your jeans every year and take ! I out of your cotton money a hunk . I amounting to $6,000,000 and hand ! I it over to the Western farmers for a | cheap grade of hay that they would not use themselves, whereas, in South ? ? - T> 1_ Carolina nay, oice Denuuua j^tass ^ ha^?jual to the best of timothy, 9fmbe raised in abundance without ^cost and without effort, as it is a ? natpiral growth upon our lands, but! instead of encouraging its growth ?md maturity you fight it to get rid of it and then turn around and pay i $18 to $25 a ton for a Western ref1 use called hay. , Eleven million dollars is the size of the hunk you shell out annually and send out to Missouri or some oti|er place for mules that are not 1 one half as well adapted to condi' tions here as our own "pessel tails." Mr Watson said he could tell a MisI souri mule by his grunt and he had heard several on his way out to the I grove. This $11,000,000 our farmers pay for Missouri mules is taken out of their cotton money, and so on with most everything you use, j even down to canned blackberries. Why, there was forty-seven bush -? - n i;nn I els of wheat raised in oouui taiunua this year, said the speaker and you send away $20,000,000 of your cotton money for flour. Mr Watson said it has been clear- i ly demoiif>trated that we can produce j ir | WE WANT A C IE NEW CRU i learning t!:at it is no long; 1 of them have found that i re the facts they discoverec expense and give perfect co< >king the immense saving c from the leaders. r~i Kinj ' i the finest corn in the world, certainly in the nation, and that we could Ret one dollar for every bushel of it, but we continued to send our pood | eotton money out West .for our corn meal, which was mfde from diseased or inferior corn. The Commissioner said that not lonp since he j secured a sample from a shipment of this Western meal from which he had distilled an extract that killed the bippest rat he ever saw in less than twenty minutes. Touchinp the subject of fertilizer, I Mr Watson said that South Carolina ! was paying a bip price for laziness and lack of intelligence; in many in. I stances common sana into wmcn was: mixed a small chunk of chemical matter, is sold to us for commercial | fertilizer. Both Mr Dabbs and Mr Watson praised our Farmers' Union for its work in securing warehouses for the ! storage of cotton, and the bank-1 ers of Kingstree, who had agreed to ! advance money at 6 per cent to the J fanners who wished to store and hold their cotton. At the conclusion of Mr Watson's ' remarks all hands were called to a ! bounteous feast of barbecued pig and rice, which had been prepared 1 by .Mr D J Epps, with an abundance i of other tempting edibles, prepared j by the good wives of the farmers present and other ladies interested I r* > 1T? i in tne vvunamsourg rarmers union movement. Grand Jury Presentment. t The State of South Carolina. > ' Williamsburg County. 1 To the Honorable T H Spain. Judge of the fall term of the court of general sessions for the county of Williamsburg: and State of South Carolina:? We, the grand jury for the fall term of the court of general sessions for the State and county aforesaid.' beg leave to make the following final presentment: We have examined all of the county offices and find al! of the same in good condition with the exception of the office of County Commissioner, and upon examination of of that office, we find that the office is not large enough to properlv contain and file all the books and papers necessary to be kept therein, and we therefore recommend that the CountyCommissior.er ofWilliamsburg county be authorized and em powered to install a tiling system similar to those in use in the offices of the Clerk of Court and Judge of Probate. We have examined the chaingang and jail and find the same in good and proper condition. We have-examined the books of magistrates which were properly returned and find all which we have examined to be kept in the proper 1 manner and in good condition, but ' find,and so present,that Magistrates J A Haddock and W S Camlin have tailed to return their books for examination according to law. The condition of the section of public road leading from B H Guess' farm to Lanes has been called to our attention as being very poor, but. upon this matter being stated to the Road Engineer for said county, he has made us sufficient and satisfactory explanation of why the said section of road was not in better condition. It has been reported to us that the Atlantic Coast Lumber corpora- | tion has been making a practice of hauling logs and running logging trains through this county on Sunriavc and n-p rpsnpftfulIv recommend U?J OjMMVI ? V wf w ^ , that proper steps be taken to en- i force the law in this particular. We take this opportunity for 1 thanking the Solicitor and presiding: Judge for their assistance during: this term of court. All of which is respectfully sub- 1 raitted. J M Brown, Foreman. iOOD RANGE AN SADE?SHOt :r necessary to have sogt - r : 4- ~ 11 r 1.. ? i ravuruc ur jtuijcmic r\ati J: Favorite Ond Majestic }king and baking three tin if time. Come in and let u jstree H Wholesale and ^ @f ^/SSZ***" j>c^22I ^ THE FOL . Ifyim wmttoh what the BoSS ^ank Read the ithove u <lvi R I G 11 T SOW. I)<> YOUR hmi We Pay 4 per cent irtere FARMEKS& MKh ' A USOLUT] LAKE CITY. jm -~y ' J*j?% '" W /Jg .ve can furnish at the lowest possible pri landle the best of everything in music, .vith you. Railroad Fare Paid to Out-of-Towii Customer:>. ?# :A: Seigling Mu 243 King Sit, CI D INSIST UPON JTER HOURS foil on raL'oc crnrr > LM??:ni, laiivn vuii ^vv/i v ge abolishes cooking troub anges cost no more than inf les a day. Work, worry ar is show you a range that w ardware 1 Retail Dealers 1 I g? ^ I LOWERS. ?Winner in the Pittsburg Poat j, efAeuoss.cfo < did-? . rrmo/teyf , 8 ce S li v n S r / M 11 S, I} kin"- with /.\S. st on savings accounts. 1 f * CHANTS IUXK, I J I3L.V SAFE" | j r HI, __ | r 3- { ces. or on easy terms, if desired. We and it will be u pleasure to correspond c I Piano Tuning in the Country s at Reasonable Rates. ( isic House, i larleston, S. C c HAVING IT! | sn FOR WOME hed meat, half-baked bis les,and saves a quarter o erior ranges. Thev cut f 0 ? id money are saved by b ill exactly suit your taste ? We OFFICIAL TABULATION. Results of First Primary Electloi for State Officers Declared. The following is the Official vot< as canvassed by the State Executiv C nmmittoo GOVERNOR. Blease 72,04 Duncan 2,10 Jones 66.54 Total 140,75 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Chas A -mith 139,94; SECRETARY OF STATE. R M McCown 140,68; COMPTROLLER GENERAL. A \Y Jones 139,47; STATE TREASURER. 5 T Carter 89,70 D W McLaurifl 49.S"! Total 139T*V ADJUTANT GENERAL. W W Moore 140,42 SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. J E Swearingen 139.82! ATTORNEY GENERAL. J R Earle 16,46B B Evans 12,19; J F Lyon 04,51. r H Peeples Total 139.61! DuiDnjn ro\i\iT?sin\TR James Cansler 42.351 lohn G Richards, Jr 70,89t I H Wharton 26.241 Total 139,9'.f COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. S J Watson 138,60-: SOLICITORS - FIRST CIRCUIT. 3 T Hildebrand 8,S9* SECOND CIRCUIT. I L Gunter 9.391 THIRD CIRCUIT. 5 H Stoll 4.14* T H Tatum .3,87;: Total 8,01$ FOURTH CIRCUIT. M Spears 6.41; r I Rogers 1,59; 1 K 1 .auey , .^2.81$ Total 10,82$ UNITED STATES SENATE sTBDial 28,8>$ iV J Talbert 37.68$ i R Tillman .73.63C Total 140,20$ CONGRESS?SIXTH DISTRICT. E Ellerbe 10,05$ VN Ragsdale 11,321 MR SIMON POSTON DEAD. iallant Confederate Veteran Rejoins His Valiant Comrades. Leo. September 29:?Mr Simon 'oston, an aped war veteran, died it his home near here yesterday. >lr Poston was about 76 years old and lad enjoyed unusually pood health he greater portion of his life, until he last two years. For the past ew days he had been confined to his oom, but those who attended him lad r:o thoupht that the end was so lear. Mr Poston was enpaged in the nereantile business for years at a >oint on Lynch's river known as the ialf Moon. He was very successful, >oth as a merchant and business man. ie was a man who took an active art in any movement that tended 0 the upbuilding1 of his community, ie was an ardent member arid sup>orter of the Methodist church, and 1 member of Indiantown Lodge, A M, and Prospect Lodge, Knights f Pythias. The funeral exercises ook place on Sunday morning at rohnsonville church. He is survived >y his ?wife, four sons and four laughters, one sister and one brothr, Mr Andrew Poston of Allisons. Offer Extraordinary! Here is one of our most liberal ilubbing offers: Jncle Remus Magazinet.Six Months louthern Ruralist One Year lood Stories One Year rhe County Record One Year rhe Gentlewoman . One Year All five papers and magazines for >nly $1.50. , 10-8-tf < WE BELIEVE IN < 1ALL FUEL BILLS ] N! ;cuit and. other cooking ! f the time usually spent 1 uel bills one-third, prac- J uying a Favorite or MaU A 1,^4-1 I, , :iu!iic cinu yuv. rvctuuurv, \ I { ' - rV Lead?Others Follow, j COURT PROCEEDINGS. i n Small Docket for Fall Term Makes Short Session. ? The fall term of the court of gene eral sessions convened here at noon Monday, with Judge T H Spain of 3 Darlington presiding. Stenographer g Wood of Sumter was on hand, and 7 Solicitor Stoll and E L Hirsch, Esq, looked after the State's interest, " Mr Hirsch acting for Mr Stoll Tues5 day during the latter's absence attending the Democratic State Exec" utive committee meeting at Columu ' v i bia. \ The docket was an unusually small ' one, and court adjourned sine di* at 1 1 p. m. luesdav atter disposing or the following cases: ~ The State vs George Brooks, ne1 gro, for murder, found guilty of I manslaughter and sentenced to ten > years in the penitentiary or at hard * labor on the public works of the ^ Commonwealth. ) The State vs N N Newell for as1 sault and battery. The defendant 5 plead guilty and the court assessed l a fine of $75. The State vs Louis Waterman for ' assault with intent to kill. Con. tinued. The State vs Chester Strong for \ violating dispensary law. Case coni tinued. The State vs John Montgomery i for Kousbrealcing and larceny. Cor ! tinued. ! The State vs Ben Major, for.un i lawful traffic in seed cotton; de1 fendant plead guilty and the court imposed a fine of $25. The State vs N M and C G Ven1 ters,peace bqnd, appeal, returned to^ magistrate for rehearing. The State vs J R Scott, for murder. Continued. The case of the State against Geo Brooks for murder was the only one tried before a jury. The prisoner being without counsel, the court appointed A C Hinds and Jno M Ross, Esqs, to defend him. It was Mr 1 Ross's first criminal case and he acauitted himself with dicrnitv and a knowledge of pleading that is espec1 ially commendable in one so young, while on the other hand Mr Hirsch prosecuted the case with vigor and ability. 207 BUSHELS ON ONE ACRE! Wonderlul Yield ol Corn on Johnsonvllle Boy's Prize Acre. Venters, October 1:?Folk around Venters are busy gathering that little 60 per cent cotton crop, expect ing better in tuture, as the towns ot Johnsonville and Hemingway develop. Well, the measuring committee, Messrs J P and M 0 Haselden of Hemingway and Mr 0 R Jove of Lamar, have measured that contest acre of corn grown by Ernest M Jove, and found 268 1-2 barrels, shelling an average of 43 3-4 lbs of shelled corn to the barrel, making a total of 2u7 bushels and 10 lbs. How is that for the Muddy Creek section of eastern Williamsburg? Many good wishes to you,Mr Editor. L L J. We are prepared to furnish our customers Red Rust-proof Seed Oats in any quantity. Call on the People's Mercantile Co. S-26-2t. Lion Brand Shirts, Collars and . Cuffs?the best made?at People's Mercantile Co. 10-3-tf.