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"*>?-'k :> , .^--r '^' '^'^ MwiiTiinirrimiirariMiiiB-nr-wi^M. * v * ' " "-H" J '.' ( ; ! T* 4 f STIjc {Eountjj llefofti. I . ^OLXXVL KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9,1913. NO. 44 - - i WE NE LJ i\ Start the New Year rigf] f>uy at home. See w! prove it. If you wi itors, one and two-h< als, such as, Sash, D Coffins and Casket v A LEAP YEAK DANCE Clvcx Last Week by Bachelor BfaMs?A Beeberebe Affair. On Thursday evening of Christmas week the annual Christmas ball was given by the young men at Thomas opeta-house, and this was probably the most significant event in the festivities of the season. A close counterpart to this, however, and one more unique'in that it cannot be repeated again until after the lapse of four years, was the leap year dance ' given in the same building on Monday pjflht of last week. The young iadiei Jkvited the young men, and many or them invited two or three to make good use of the rare privi-! . legfe, which placed the girls at a pre-1 raium, because there were so many . nttfbe boys than girls. After a few minutes of dancing, the men were , permitted to "break." and then the ^ flkOwe went on as usual. It is rather I difficult for girls to take the part of boys and more difficult still for boys to take the part of girls. On Tuesday night of last week Mr W U r?w orouo a mirH norlv auu iuio ?? *i v?i? 6??v w m-.v. v | at their home, where they entertain-1 ed in their usual hospitable style. I The party was given in honor of the Misses Jeffords of Florence. Among those enjoying the pleasures of the holiday season in Kingstree were: Misses Annie May Gentry, Essie Blakeley, Hallie Hinds, Elma Hinds, Ada Brockington, Eula Swann, Claudia Jones, Mary E Jacobs, Lucile Jeffords, Mary Gordon, Marian McFadden, Lucile and Tessie Pringle of Charleston, Margaret Bass,Beatrice Thompson,Louise Bass, Ethel McCullough, Guerry Green j and scores of others; Messrs Burrie! Brockinton, J 0 ahd S C Green,! James King, Max Burch, Archie Jeffords,Lawrence Swails, Robert Kirk, Jr, Etunlop McCullough, Percy Hut- j son, Alex Gordon, Jr, Felder McGill, Earle Cook.Kirby Green, Lamar and JVo one ever reached the falling out of a window, u by round. No man deserve not honestly climb the lad FIRST STBR toward fort \ it. Bach round after that bv patience, perseverance acquired a comfortable f< BRY FORTUNB was star JDo YOUR ban We Pay 4 per cent intere ^lRMERS & MER * 'ABSOLUTELY SAFE" :VER "TELL ^ *D,,w. /^/\A/Jn /\-P t~\y% n 1 if tr 'fvr lit. -Duy guuua ui v^uaiiLj xiv hat you get and get what you li follow the above you will fi] )rse Plows, Disc Plows, Harrc oors, Blinds, Lime, Cement, J r~l Kinj ' ^ Zeno Montgomery. Tom Gilland, J\, George Simpsor of Norfolk, Irvin Meyer, T C Jacobs, C C Bean, W J Britton, R C McCabe, Grant Van Keuren, Virgil Kinder,William Scott, John Scott, James and Burton Bass, Dan Evans. William Barr, John Ross, Arthur Brockinton and many others. Annual Meeting Wee Nee Bank. The artnual meeting of the stockholders of the Wee Nee Bank was held Monday at 11:30 a. m., a majority of the stock being represented. The report of the cashier showed the net earnings for the past year and a half to be $3,304.36, or about 11 per cent (the annual meeting having been changed from July to January). The deposits for January 1 were $45,537.84 as compared with $30,202.84 for the same time last year, and the loans and discounts > were $42,317.52 and $69,041.81 for J 1Q19 and .Tanuarv.1913. re-1 uanuut j , ^ , , _ spectively. On motion, the same board of directors was re-elected. At a subsequent meeting of the board of directors the same officers and employes were re-chosen and a dividend of seven per cent declared. The balance of .the earnings,about $1,000, was passed to surplus. The Wee Nee, although the youngest bank in town, is a lusty stripling and all the stock-holders present expressed their gratification at the bank's steady growth and their hearty annroval of the efficient manage ment of its affairs. Tlje following board of directors, officers and attaches was re-elected: Directors?H McCutchen, H E Montgomery, W V Strong, J K Smith, T K Smith, W B Cooper, W R Scott. President, H McCutchen; vice-president, W V Strong; cashier, L C Dove; assistant cashier,Miss L Cunningham. Tobacco plant bed cloth just received at SOL PERES'. First quality. at 2?c the yard. 2-9-2t oftStT ipssji SIMnkI NOTHERjSTEP > rABTHMi-R * j? vrvi jccessM -nnnev earn ,30J n top of a ladder, without nlcss he climbed it round s to he at the top who did der round by round. The une is your FIRST deposbecomes easier. Finally, ? and economv you have ortune. This is how B Vted. ? king with US. 5 st on savings accounts. ?j 'CHANTS RANK. I LuVKE CITY, S.C. I /A LIE" AB im us. To succeed we must p] see. . We sell the best in eve nd that it will pay jfou. C. R >ws and manysther Farming I ^ails, Plaster, etc. Remembei jstree tii Wholesale and dogsIngrease faster than folks in clarendon county-some < vital statistics gf/en by . county auditor. 1 Manning, January 5:?The follow- 1 ing statement of the assessed value of real and personal property in 1 Clarendon county has been furnished 1 by County Auditor A P Burgess: Val ue of real estate for the year 1911, $2,400,680; for 1912, $2,496,950, making an increase for 1912 of $96,270. Value of personal property for 1911, $980,165; for 1912, $1,076,255. An increase for 1912 of $96,090. Total increase of rea l and personal property for 1912 over 1911, $192,360. Number of polls for 1911, 4,968; for 1912, 5,475- a a increase of 407. Number of dogs for 1911, 2,434; for 1912, 3,268?an increase of 834. In other words,the increase in the number of dogs in the county ? outnumbers the increase in the num- ? ber of polls more than 2 to 1. i t Benson Camp, W 0 W at Anderson, is being sued for J20,000' by the parents of Milton Taylor who J was shot to death while iniating < Furman Bagwell into the order last 1 summer. * I RFWARDI W ? m m m m t hv I! Lost?One black and b ! Henry. Had collar on wit ! name plate but no name. I: weighs about forty pounds. : returned to R.W.CRC l-9-lt I TUP M I 1 i uaaesa Com] We opened for business < our sales have really excee take this occasion to thanl ers for their patronage s: store and hope our libera merit a continuance of the Year. On January 1, 1913, th< effective. We will prepay 1 in our dry goods and notioi ments, the package not to pounds, thereby enabling Vimrza fVio rrrvnHc: rlplivpr auu uavv i/nv gwwu v.... at which they are sold whe is a consideration that shou THE CADES MEM Cades OUT THE C ease you. A chance is all we ;ry line. Does quality count emember, this is the time ofi 7 41 mplements too numerous to r * that we are the people with irdware Retail Dealers COTTON CHOP OP 1111 Production Per Acre Above Five Year Average. Washington, January 6:?The production of cottog per acre during 1912, while lower than in 1911, was more than 13 pounds greater than the averafe for the previous five years, the Department of Agriculture's preliminary estimate announces. The acreage production in 1912 was 193.2 pounds against 207.7 pounds in 1911, and 180.1 pounds the five-year average. The highest acre average production was in California, with 430 pounds; North Carolina produced 271 rvmnds: Missouri. 267; Virginia, 266; J South Carolina, 219; Texas, 206; Louisiana, 197; Arkansas, 190; Oklaloma, 184; Mississippi, 177; Alaaama, 173; Tennessee, 171; Georgia, i L63; Florida, 119. All States except Georgia, Missis- i si Dpi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mis- ( jouri ex(?eded the five-year average , icreage production. Mortuary. 1 Died?Mr E P Ervin of Red Rock, Fla, formerly of Williamsburg county, died at Milan, Florida, of pneumonia on January 3, 1913. Inujrment at Ware Shoals, S C. , - = i REWARD! I , rindled cur dog, named 1 h silver trimmings and | : Small scar on nose. Dog I Very liberal reward ii ? I'SLAND, I ' Kingstree, SC. $ iiiMim??| feralilej pany | y i S, on November 4, 1912, and p ded our expectations. We ? I c our friends and custom- ff ince the opening of this f 1 dealings with you shall I same throughout the New I ? Parcels Post act became I 1 ?1 Cne postage on any m wcic us, shoe and hat departweigh in excess of eleven you to buy of us by mail ed at your door at a price ;n you call in person. This ild appeal to you. MILE COMPANY, , S.C. / 1 iU": ' iOODS WE ask. Cut down the cost of li with you? It pays to buy th< fear to start the "ball". Yoi nontirm MJ Alcn a full and 0( lAViiVAViit AAA UV the goods. All that we ask is Co. We Le Bethel Breezes. Bethel, January 7:?It see ma as if the new year has begun with lots of unfavorable weather; we hope that it win soon change for the better. Misses Irene and Louise Epps re, turned to their home at Kingstree Saturday,after spending several days with their cousin, Miss Mary Burgess. Misses Ruth McElveen and Lee Cooper are visiting relatives at Trio and other places. Miss Hessie Graham returned to her school Sunday, after spending the holidays with her parents at Scranton. I The young folk of this vicinity i enjoyed a "sociable" last WedneS- 1 day evening given at the home of ' Mr and Mrs R C McElveen. Quite 1 a number of the crowd present went < on a "straw-ride." Those who par- 1 ticipated were: Misses Irene and 1 Louise Epps, Ruth McElveen, Mary Burgess, Jessie McElveen, Lee Coop- 1 er and Essie Epps; Messrs Arthur 1 Cooper, Daniel McElveen, Bart Bur- 1 gess, David Epps and Eugene Bur- 1 gess. The crowd returned home ^ about the hour of 12:30 o'clock, af- i ter having a most delightful time. 1 Mrs T. n Rnrfroao anrl nUiUran nf f iUIO JL4 u UUU VlillUlVU VI V Kingstree spent several days last ( week at the home of Mr and Mrs R 8 E Burgess. Rosebud. j Wane tobacco seed free at People's Mercantile Co's Also plant bed cloth g it lowest price. 1-9-tf. r -* - m m . DOLL are like the DEVIL'S GUI !! as fast as the T1lo-y ISTever ? Hang on t [ The"right recipe | Tlie Banli \ Accumula f If you don't need it no^ | The Bank | Cades iilTTTIIIlSrC Mm =4 we can furnish at the lowest possible pric handle the best of everything in music, i with you. ' Railroad Fare Paid to ^ I Out-of-Town Customers. $ < Siegling' Mu 243 King St, Ch SELL! iving. Get the best from 3 best, it's the cheapest, i will need Stalk Cutters, >mplete stock of Building 3 a chance. ad?Others Follow. . . / AN INFANT PRODIGY. ??? . . t Eighteen-Year-Old Chicago Lad Who Did Great Stants In Orient. % s , ^ Chicago, January 5:?Gil man Par- -f ker, the eighteen-year-old Chicago boy who started October 8, 1911, , with four friends to work his way around the world, has been teaching school in the Philippines since last August. He has just been promoted to supervising teacher of the district of Pasig, with nine schools,forty Filipino teachers and about 3,000 pupils under his supervision. The boys went over on a cattle ship to Liverpool from Boston,coaled vessels, worked as seamen for five weeks on the Indian ocean, gave - vaudeville performances, were bundle wrappers and cart pushers for a Paris firm and worked at the Smith5eld Market, London. Parker worked as a stevedore in Marseilles and was promoted to Engish correspondent of the firm. He las now organized fifteen Filipino baseball teams, ten track teams,two vrestling and two boxing clubs. He s a correspondent of the Manila Daily Bulletin, has been writing an iperetta for his pupils, was appoint?d secretary of the first corn demonitration, and is completing a series >f Filipino articles for magazine mblicatioj. ' ^ ^ The temnerature has taken a con iderable drop since yesterday at nid-day. ,' .TvWsf?- ' CSTS. They get away *1 >y can. and ^ Come Bacli :n vnnrs. ,, is "'Deposit in of Cades" ,te Cash. n} you will some day. < < of Cades. 1 ,s.c. I r insr music es, or on easy terms, if desired. We md it will be a pleasure to correspond Piano Tuning in the Country at Reasonable Rates. sic House, zXi tarlestori, S. C.