The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 10, 1912, Page FIVE, Image 5
Value of a Bank Account.
C.A bank account with this strong.conservative
institution is worth a great
deal to you in convenience and security.
* It leads to manv Drivileges and broader
business r -lations, to ask and receive ,
advice anu to use our facilities,
<Ut is not necessary that you should j
come to the bank in person if you desire ;
to open an account. Your deposits can I
be sent by mail with your name and ad- I
rfress. or by some other person, and the i
deposits promptly acknoweldged, send?
ing you either a pass book or a state- 1
6% ment of the account at the close of each
month, as desired.
cw e make it a point that every busi-,
ness transaction with our patrons shall;'
be satisfactory. We want each one to !
feel that they are free to come to us in :
r all matters where our experience and
advice will be of value and assistance.
Kj ?ou can also be sure that every business !
transaction passing through our hands i
HnAfts held in strict confidence.
W have had no business with this
HHE^K^we feel-confident that you will
H^^^ppreciate the service we can render.
" BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG
KIN6STREE, S. C.
C W Stoll. Pres. F Rhem. V P. !
E C Epps. C W Bosweli.,
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? Cotton is quoted today at 10$ ^'1
* <| on middling basis; seed $20 per t
ton on local market. ^
LeRoy Lee. Esq, spent Monday at .
Florence.
Mr S Marcus went to Manning
Tuesday. i
Mrs E B Rhodus of Greelyville '
was a Kingstree visitor Saturday.
i
tfov W H Hodges of Bamberg vis- ,
^^^Jtearelatives here this week. i
Born Sunday morning to Mr and
Mrs W J Cockfield, a daughter.
We had a pleasant call from Mr
E D Rhodus of Greelyville Monday, j'
Mr W S Camlin was in town the ;
* early part of the week from Andrews. ,
v * Edwin Hirsch, Esq, and Mr H A J
Meyer are in Columbia today on }
f^pi^msiness.
The many friends of Mrs LeRoy |
Lee will be pleased to learn that she
j. is improving. ,
The rite of baptism was adminis- ]
tered to a class, of four at the Bap- s
tist church Sunday night. ]
Mr C H Lesesene of Greelyville '
was a pleasant caller at our office
while in town Saturday.
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Capt J R Lifsey of Richmond, V a, <
spent the week-end here as the i
guest of Rev W E Hurt. 1
Miss Lillian Alsbrook, who has j
been spending some time in Atlanta, f
returned home this week.
onrl Mr? .Tnhn M
DUJ IJ, UlllU lUt UUU AlAkW WV.?. ...
Brown, Kingstree, S C, Wednesday, 5
October 9, 1912, a daughter.
Mr S R Walters of Suttons was in \
Kingstree on business Monday, and
paid The Record office a visit.
1
Mr Muldrow Burgess, h Pullman (
conductor or the Southern railway, j
visited his parents, Mr and Mrs R E i \
Burgess of Mouzon, this week. <
Miss Flossie Kellahan, who has;'
been the guest of her uncle, Hon R > j
H Kellahan, here for several weeks
past, returned home Saturday.
^ A portion of the iron fence in j:
front of the public school building
is in a dilapidated condition and j,
should be repaired without unneces- 1
sary delav.
.. .... i
Mr James Adams gave us an irisn (
patato several days ago about two !
inches in diameter and through
whfrh a 8prig of nut grass was grow-1 <
ing luxuriantly. ! j
i'; After being closed since July 7,1 (
L services will \j>e resumed at the Epis- J,
I copal church next Sunday morning, |
I to the great pfeasur^ of both rector i
and congregation. ^ ...
Mr Willie E Brown and Miss May- j
bell MeCutchen, both of the Cedar i (
Swamp section, were married here ,
Sunday afternoon at the Baptist j,
\ parsonage by Rev W E Hurt. j j
\ The old cannon now going to de-! (
cay on the town lot should be looked
after, and steps taken to preserve !,
the old relic as a souvenir of the days |
of 61-05 for future generations.
As we go to press, we learn that \ i
A Mr D C Bryan.a son of Mr Walter R11
Bryan, was very seriously injured :
this morning by being caught in j;
the machinery of the sawmill near j
Salters. His condition is critical, j
.
Mr B A Wharton, deputy Insur- i
ance Commissioner of the State, was i
in Kingstree in an official capacity i
today. He spoke in highly compli- i
mentary terms of the improved con'NJition
of Kingstree over four years
ago.
i
Farmers are scarce on our streets!
these fine days and the merchants
say business is dull. Remember
they are busy jratherinp cotton, hay
and corn?takinp advantage of the
excellent weather. Better days will
?ome when the harvest is over.
The attention of our readers is
invited to the big advertisement in
this paper of the People's Mercantile
Co. This is one of the most reliable
firms in Kingstree and we can
assure our readers that they will receive
polite and courteous attention
and a square deal for their money
when patronizing this well-known
firm.
Mondav was salesday in Kingstree,
but only two small sales were
made. Two mules were sold by the
Williamsburg Live Stock Co to satisfy
a mortgage and brought $402.-'
50. Sheriff Graham sold the 96 acre
tract of land, previously advertised
in The Record, situate in Sutton
township, and belonging to the estate
of W J Walters. The land was
bought by Mr S R Walters for S19.
After you have read the communication
in this issue by "Trustee"
bearing on the school rally to be
held here on October 19, would it
not be well for you to get busy and
assist in making some arrangements
for the comfort and accommodation
of the visiting teachers and out of
town guests who will manifest their
interest in this educational work by
their presence in Kingstree on that
date.
Revival services are being held
twice daily at the Methodist church
this week and much interest is being
manifested by good audiences. Rev
R S Truesdale, pastor of Trinity
Methodist church, Charleston, is assisting
the pastor, Rev W A Fairy,
and his sermons are excellent expositions
of Scriptural truths, pathetically
illustrated with personal incidents
in his service as a servant of
the Master. Services will continue
throughout this week, and all are
welcome.
Maj G P Howells, of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey, United States
Dorps Engineers, has written to the
Board of Trade here for information
concerning Black river, with a view
to improving the same and making
it navigable from Georgetown to
rr a _ _ nni i_ _ r ?i?
tungsiree. ine wutk ui uuiupuin^
the required information is in the
hands of Messrs W H Carr and W
W Barr, Jr, who will shortly submit
their report and arrange to have
Major Howell make a personal inspection
of the river. Congressman
Eilerbe also is interested in the imppovement
of this waterway and is
ready to solicit the financial aid of
the Federal government as soon as
definite action has been taken by
Dur Board of Trade and other local
nterests along the river. Let the 1
?ood work go on and ere long we
nay hear the music of the steam3oat
whistle blowing for the wharf
it Kingstree.
Louis Campbell, a colored blacksmith
at St Matthews, while shoeing
i mule, was kicked over the heart
:>y the animal and died a few minates
later.
Edward Gregory was shot and
dlled, and Oliver Watson dangerjusly
wounded Friday of last week
n a pistol duel between the two men
lear Kershaw, in Lancaster county.
Sregory and Watson, who were not
m good terms, met on the highway
aroing in opposite directions and their
t>uggy wheels locked, whereupon
each man drew his pistol and began
shooting, with the result as above
stated.
Frank Wigfall, a negro who criminally
assaulted a white woman at
Rawlins, Wyoming, last week, when
placed in the county jail, was lynched
by the other prisoners in the jail.
Mr Tom C Hamer has at last secured
the nomination for Clerk of
Court of Marlboro county over Julian
McLaurin. The fourth primary
came off Tuesday and Hamer secured
1255 votes against McLaurin's
1152.
Hon T P Brown has been appointed
by Gov Blease to succeed Hon J
W Ragsdale, resigned, as a membA*
af the South Carolina Industrial
school at Florence. Mr Brown is a
member of the State Legislature,
but his term will expire with the
coming session of that body.
When you have a bad cold you
want the best medicine obtainable
so as to cure it with as little delay as
possible. Here is a druggist's opinion:
"I have sold Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for fifteen years,"
says Enos Lollar of Saratoga, Ind,
and consider it the best on the market."
For sale by all dealers.
At Sumter yesterday Judge Spain
sent a posse of deputies to Shiloh to
make all possible efforts to apprehend
and arrest the men, C M Young
and M J Morris, who are alleged to
have outraged two colored women
while they had them in their custody
as officers of the law.
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SCHOOL INFORMATION.!
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SOME SCHOOL WORK
Now in Progress or Recently
Finished.
The Aimwell patrons, near Trio,1
; have just finished modern two
; room building at a cost of $1,000.
; This school consolidates two small
one-teacher schools.
The Vox people are putting the
fiinishing touch on their new build- j
ing at a cost of $450. This building
has two rooms.
The Hebron folk have at last gone
to work in earnest, and will soon
complete an excellent modern school
house of three class rooms and auditorium
at a cost of approximately |
$1,500.
Nesmith trustees, district number!
37, have let contract for construction ,
of a two story building with two
class rooms below and auditorium
above. This building will cost about,
$1,500.
Three modern one-room buildings
are now in course of construction j
at a cost of about $400 each in Mul- j
berry and Retreat schoal districts.
The patrons of the McCullough <
and Bennett schools have decided to j'
unite their schools, and are erecting j1
a modern one-room building on cen-!
tral grounds.
Contract has been lei: to construct
a building for the patrons of the ^
Johnson Swamp school.
The funds for all this work have ,
been raised by the patrons. In some <
cases they have used a part of their
school funds, and in nearly all cases
they have received county aid of one j
half as much as the patrons themselves
raised.
Wee Nee Literary Society Notes, i
The Wee Nee Literary society held '
its regular meeting in the society! (
hall, Friday, October 4, 1912, with j 1
Mr Cuyler Harper in the chair. 1
We were glad to have Misses j
Marie Nelson and Alice Stackley, j (
two of our old members, and Mes-, |
srs Paul Harper and Charlie Holroyd | i
O ; i
with us at this meeting. We hope
they will come again as we are al- '
ways glad to welcome any of our ,
old members or friends.
The following officers having been i
elected at the last meeting were in- 1
augurated: Louise Barr, critic, and j
Alex Blakely and Zeno Montgomery, J j
marshals. c
The programme fyr the afternoon j1
was carried out very nicely. The1*
query was, Resolved:"That the Abo- {(
lition of Slavery in the United States; ]
Was Wise." The question was dis- e
cussed by the society and after a'
very interesting talk on this subject 1
by Mr Charlie Holroyd the judges
retired to make their c.ecision. On ^
returning the chairman stated that ^
they had decided in favor cf the
negative.
Some measures concerning the'
programme introduced by Prof Hoi. j <
royd were adopted by the society, j 1
The meeting then adjourned to ! s
j meet again on f naay, ucioDer is. ,;
Teachers' and Patrons' Meeting.1'
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The announcement has been made i,
by Miss Stubbs, county organizer,!
for a meeting of the trustees, teachers
and patrons of the county at the
Kingstree school Saturday, 19 inst,
for the purpose of organizing the! 1
county and local school improvement j'
associations. Let me urge all our '
trustees and teachers, and as many
patrons as possible to attend this i
meeting. The patrons are especially j <
invited, and more especially the l'
women, for more depends on them ' 1
j in this work than any ethers.
i J G McCullough,
County Supt Ed. ^
Notice to Teachers. 1
The Superintendent of Education
will have a sufficient number of,
monthly report blanks to supply all J
white schools for the common school j I
grades. Teachers will apply to the , \
^ ? d -->?> /\?? of 1
ouptri IllteiiUCUl Ul Liuut-atiun \ji ai ,
Mr John Brown's store, stating the !
number of pupils below the eighth '
grade. ,
Teachers and trustees will please
take notice that no teachers' war- i
rant will be approved until the payee 1
has registered her certificate with
the County Superintendent. 9-26-4t
Just received a nice line of the
celebrated Dolly Madison Shoes for
Ladies at People's Mercantile Co.
10-3-tf.
1 1 i
Destroys
Dandruff
Aver's Hair Visor keeps the
scalp clean and healthy,
destroys all dandruff, and
greatly promotes the growth
of the hair. You will certainly
be pleased with it as
a dressing for your hair. It
Keeps the hair soft and
smooth and promptly checks
any falling of the hair. It
does not color the hair, and
cannot injure the hair or
scalp. Consult your doctor
about these hair problems.
Ask him what he thinks of
Ayer's Hair Vigor.
M?dc by tha J. C. ATZB CO.. L?wrH. Mm.
Public Notice.
On and after the 15th day of Oc:ober,
1912, the banks in Kingstree
will observe the following business
hours:
Open 9 o'clock a. rn.
Close 3 o'clock p. rn.
The busy season and the work ne*.
. i ^ it
cessitate a since ODservance 01 mese
rules, and the public is earnestly re-1
quested to keep them in mind.
Tm: Bank of Kingstree,
Bank of Williamsburg,
Wee Nee Bank. It >
Thos McCutchen, manager of W
L S Co, left Monday night to buy
a car of horses and mules and he incites
you to come in and look them
aver the last of the week.
WHArS THE REASON?
Many Kinqstree People In Poor Health
Without Knowing the Cause
There are scores of people who,
drag out a miserable existence without
realizing the cause of their suffering.
Day after day they are racked
with backache and headache; suf-!
fer from nervousness,dizziness,weakless,
languor and depression. Likely;
die kidneys have fallen behind in |
:heir work of filtering the blood and I
:hat is the root of the trouble. Look j
:o your kidneys, assist them In their
vork?-give them the help they need, i
fou can use no better remedy than
Doan's Kidney Pills.
Below is grateful testimony from
i sufferer in this locality.
Mrs R K Brown, 204 W Liberty
5t, Sumter, S Car, says: "For over,
i year I was greatly annoyed by kidley
and bladder trouble and nothing
)roughtme relief until I used Doan's
Sidney Pills. They were so benefi-1
:ial in every way that I have no hesiation
whatever in recommending
;hem."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 j
:ents. Foster-Mil burn Co, Buffalo,
*4ew York, Sole agents for the Unitid
States.
Remember the name?Doan's?
ind take no other.
A stingless bee has.been produced.
What a boon to the young bare-footed
>oy who likes to stamp upon them.
Fortunes In Faces. i
There's often much truth in the I
>aying "her face is her fortune," \
noiwi- ooirl tuKoro nimnloa .
J lit It 9 llCVtl OU.U TVI4%.*V f/iiiti/tvw, |
skin eroptions, blotches or other
blemishes disfigure it. Impure blood ,
is back of them all, and shows the
need of Dr King's New Life Pills,
rhev promote health and beauty, l
rry thern. 25 cents at M L Alien's, i
Notice. ,
Commencing on Tuesday. October |
I, 1912, our delivery wagon will .
make only two trips each day; ten
n'clock in the morning and five o'in
the afternoon. No orders I
will be filled between these hours. '
We appreciate your business and i
trust that you will give us your or
iers in accordance with above hours,
which we assure you will be filled
promptly. 1
Yours very respectfully, t!
L0-3-tf. People's Mercantile Co. j
SPECIAL NOTICES i
Ph ?ni* us when you want' >
ri?r to get a notice under thisi
heading. Price one cent aj
wonl for each insertion. Nolr
;nl for less thun 2~>c.
Plume Si>.
For Sale?Tract of land situated six
miles from Kingstree and three miles j
from <^ades, containing 65 acres, with
good five-room residence and one tenant!
house. School close by. For particulars
see or address
W P McGill,
9-12-tf. Kings tree, S C.
Merchants?Why not protect your
stock from dust while sweeping by useing
Dust-Catch. Write is for prices.
10-10-tf. Dust-Catch Mfg Co.
. Greelyviile, S C.
| Williamsburg Re
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ivingstrei
LIST YOUR PROPERTY I
We are making an <
a great deal of pro
vertise it for sale ii
ties and beyond th
us have it for a giv*
for particulars, or <
fice and see us.
LET US WRITE YOU AN I
on anything you wis
Crops, Buildings, F
R. H. Pittman,
Pres. and Bus. Mgr.
FALL,
We are showing a 11
Pattern and T
and the n
Novelties in
Our Trimming Department i
! milliner, Miss Stumpner, from E
in that city a number of season:
leading style centers in the Norl
to us well equipped with the lab
Again this season we are m?
dren's Hats and Infants' Bonnet
The public is cordially invite
%
Kennedy Wil
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jj Fall Dry Goods,
fl and Ladies' Wear.
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jj All goods sold ty
? to give satisfactio
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wh us for sale
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iffort to list Up
perty and ad- j
n other Counle
State. Let
in time. Write
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:all at our of J
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IndUIUMbE rULlbl
?h: Life, Stock
urniture, Etc.
M. A. Shuler,
Sec'y and Treas.
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1912.
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[ia2nifice.it line
ailored Hats
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ewest
Trimmings.
is in charge of an efficient :
laltimore. She trimmed
s, and having visited the
;h this season, she comes
est ideas in millinery. .
iking a specialty of Chil- j
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d to call.
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llinery Co. |
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Notions, Shoes
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n or money re- ?
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?ds Co. J
mm knocks
once but many times at each man's
ir. Suppose she should call on you
ay? Would you be prepared to reve
her? Have you srved any money
ich you could use to advantage
iuld the opportunity present itself?
ne people who read this will say
themselves: "There may be someng
in that; I believe I will start to
re now." Why don't you say that
1 do it?
Vee Nee BanK
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