The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 26, 1914, Page FIVE, Image 5
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^ Oh, you beautiful(?) snow!
Mayor W R Scott and Mr W G
Green visit* d Charleston this week.
Next Monday will be salesday.but
there will h? no public sales here.
Some snow this! One of the biggest
"within the memory of the
oldest inhabitant."
The heavy snow that fell yester
day and las: night is rapiaiy meiung
under the warm rays from Old Sol
today.
W C Davis, Esq, of Manning, A S
Harby, L D Jennings and A B
Stuckey, Esqs, of Sumter attended j
I court here this week.
Master Peterson Carlisle Epps was
host to a number of his little friends
and associates Tuesday afternoon,
February 24, the occasion being the
celebration of the little lad's fifth
birth-day. That all the fortunate
participants enjoyed the entertainment
provided by their youthful
host at his hospitable home, goes
without saving.
The "Boston Lyrics" appeared at
the school auditorium Friday night,
and gave one of the best entertainments
that has ever been witnessed
in Kingstree. The programme consisted
of music and character
sketches. In consequence of the
* cold, rainy night the audience was
small, but those who ventured out
to see and hear the performance
declare it to be the best, so far, of
the local course.
' I
Rev Raymond Browning, whose
coming here has been announced in
these columns, did not reach Kingstree
Monday on account of the illness
of his wife. He arrived here
yesterday, however, and conducted
services at the school auditorium last
night, despite the bad weather. It
has been decided that on account of
fthe heavy snow the services will be
postponed until Sunday. Mr Browning
will preach at the Methodist
church Sunday mornjng.and at night
services will be resumed at the auditorium.
The public is cordially in
^ vited to attend.
"Miss Topsy Turvey.**
"Miss Topsy Turvey," a three act
comedy, wis presented to a good
audience Tuesday night at the
k Thomas or era house by local talent
for the benefit of the library fund
V of Kingstree High and Graded
K school. Music was furnished by the
P Kingstree band, and the play, under
Bk the direction of Miss Erckmann,
T was well presented by the following
cast:
Topsy Turvey Miss Cromer
May Golden ...... Miss Hinds
Mrs Clarendon ....Miss Davis
Miss Spriggs Miss Brockington
ljord Clarence Mr V Kinder
Frank Golden MrP Hudson
Deacon Jones ...Mr Welcn
Ned._ Mr A McElveen
The net proceeds amounted to
about $45.00, a neat little sum,
which will be added the school's
library fund.
Warehouse Collapses.
The big tobacco warehouse on
Brooks street, known as Gorrell's;
warehouse, collapsed under the
heavy weight of snow on the roof
today about 12 o'clock. The entire
roof from end to end gave way.
This structure was erected from old
framing material during the spring
of 1912 and has been used only two
seasons as a tobacco warehouse on
the present site. Originally it stood
at the north e~id of town.
1 lead Tblj;?Sale Opens Narcb 2,1914.
A Sweeping Sale for division.
B For 30 days we are going to sell any
B article in our store for wholesale
V in order to raise money to
I make a change in the business. Now
is the time to save money on anything
in the Jewelry line. A fine
stock to select from?everything
that is kept in a first class jewelry
store. Come and see our stock.
Our prices, during this sale, will
surprise you. Fine goods going
At no profit for 30 days.
Yours to please,
2-26-t* Watts & JYatts.
For Weakness and Loss of Appetite
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria arid builda up the system. A true tonic
tnd sure Appetizer. For adults and children. 50c.
The County Record job office is
g?-i better equipped than ever to do your
printing. Send it to us at once.
L
With Otir Advertisers,
!
The Bank of Cades has a change
of ad in this pa?ier.
The Kingstree Hardware Co has
a new ad in this issue that will in
terest planters.
The Bank of Williamsburg comes
out in a new ad this week that tells
of the value of a bank account.
Jenkinson Bros Co give some facts
worth knowing in their ad on page
four of this paper.
Readers, note the new ad of the
Bank of Kingstree in this paper, 8th
page. It is a straight pointer to
success.
Mr S Marcus has a change of ad
that tells of the pretty new things
he has in dry goods, etc.
The Farmers & Merchants bank
of Lake City have timely information
in their ad on page 1 of this
naDer.
The Williamsburg Hardware Co
have a change of ad on page 1 of
this paper that will be of interest to
the farmer who needs new machinery.
etc.
An Inducement.
Dealer (to new parson)?Quiet!
0' course he's quiet. He's just the
little 'orse to 6uit yer. Why (in a
burst of confidence), you can leave
that 'orse standin' outside the pub
all day and he won't shift a leg.?
Sydney Bulletin.
The Idea!
1/a^/ro Tll/l k/J trv trt
you?
Marjorie?Why, no, dear. He
merely 6aid I was the prettiest girl
he'd ever met.?New York Times.
The average American citizen did
not believe there was a man alive who
could be so close mouthed as the president.
then the president discovered
John Lind.
A Frenchman, according to a Paris
cable, lived for a year without a brain,
but that's nothing?we've known of
men who got along without one all
their lives.
When an entire town up the Hudson
Is exchanged for a twenty story skyscraper
on Fifth avenue. New York,
we get a new kind of romance In real
estate operations.
A Hoboken (N. J.) woman is suing a
dentist for making her homely. To the
normal feminine mind the ordinary
possibilities of torture in the dentist's
chair are nothing compared to this.
Greece is putting out a $100,000,000 5
per cent loan at 87%. Both the total
and the interest rate Indicate that the
late war was a costly luxury even to the
Balkan state that rot most out of it
Plans are being made for the erection
of another tallest building In New
York. Erecting the tallest building in
New York appears to be as futile as
building the biggest battleship in the
world. Ab soon as the tallest building
is finished a taller one is begun.
i
Get Together Over
This Golden Rule
Of Business
By moss.
CM DUSINESS sacD
cess is built
on actual MUj
cMWff TUALISM. It Is j
n ? t a cutthroat
th^ P ro po s ition. alLv"A=^
though at times it
seems so. Every
phase of business
activity must contribute to the
WELFARE of ALL parties concerned.
Now the most SUCCESSFUL
merchants In this city are CON!
SISTENT advertisers in this paper.
They have built up their
! 'rade on SERVICE to the cus- 1
I turner, dependable and desirable '
, merchandise and BEST VAL- j
I UES for the money.
These advertisers recognize
j the value of the patronage of the !
J readers of this paper. That's i
I why they are spending their |
i money with us to display their
! news.
' V?4v?lr In tn
L/un l ^ vru iuuua tu ju?wv?
yourself and to them that you
should make it a point to follow
their ads. CLOSELY and CONSISTENTLY?
They are trying
i to save you money by their spe- ,
j cial inducements. If it pays J
them to get your trade it pays j
j you to give it where it is made j
| worth while.
The mercliaut advertises be- I
j cause he wants to GET TO- i
t GETHER with YOU. You j
1 ought to watch his ads. because :
you want to GET TOGETHER !
J with HIM. Your interests and :
? Ills are aetuallv and positively
j MUTUAL.
fires Old Sores, Other Secedes Won't Cert
The worst cases, no matter of bow long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
Porter'a Antiseptic Healing Oil, It relierea
Pais and licala at the same time. 2&c, 60c, $1.00.
Send us an order for stationery.
i
! PROCEEDING OF COURT
I OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
JUDGE GARY MAKES NOTABLE
CHARGE?NUMBER OF CASES
DISPOSED OF.
I The February term of the court
of general sessions for Williamsburg
county convened here Monday morning
at 10 o'clock, with Judge Frank
B Gary of Abbeville, presiding. Solicitor
Philip H Stoll, of this place,
and Court Stenographer L E Wood,
01 aumter, were prompuy iu uieir
respective places as were the other
attaches of the court, ready to assist
the Judge and attorneys in the
prompt dispatch of the court's business.
There was little delay in
empanelling the grand and petit
jurors, all of whom were present
and answered to their names as the
venires were read, except one of the
gran^ jurymen, who has moved out
qf the county. A special venire of
six was drawn by the jury commissioners,
from which Mr W H
Carr was selected to complete the
panel.
In delivering his charge to the
grand jury, Judge Gary stated that
from the criminal records before
him he was strongly of the opinion
that there was something seriously
wrong with the county. "What is
it?" his Honor inquired. There are
seven murder cases on the docket,
he said, and he was constrained to
believe;that a large percentage of the
crime in Williamsburg county was
due to too much blind tiger liquor
and the carrying of pistols, offences
against the laws of the county that
have not been run down by your
county officers. Also to ignorance
may be attributed a percentage of
the crimes committed in your county
and in the State, said the Judge,
and he pointed out that it was the
duty of grand jurymen to do their
utmost to overcome these disgraceful
drawbacks to the peace and dignity
of their county. In all ages
it had been found that the best remedy
against crime was the prompt
and rigid punishment of the criminal,,
and that the best protection of
the innocent is brought about by
the Dunishment of the cruilty: there
fore.it was the duty of these gentlemen
to exercise stern diligence in
the performance of their duty as
officers of the county, if they would
keep its moral and physical condition
up to a high standard of proficiency.
The old court room was crowded
with officers, attorneys and spectators
and during the Judge's charge
to the grand jury perfect silence
reigned.
Solicitor Stoll handed over to the
foreman of the grand jury a number
of cases for their consideration,
several of which involved murder.
These they were instructed to take
up first.
After the selection of a jury the
case of the State against Larry and
Tom Poston, two young white men
of the Cades section, was taken up
for trial, with LeRoy Lee and C E
St Amand, Esqs, representing tne I
defendants. The Poston boys were
charged with having shot into the
house of a negro man near Cades,
and wounding unto death an old
and respected negro man, by name,
Billie Moore, about a year ago.
This case was ably handled by the
defendants' attorneys.
During the' session of the court
the following cases were disposed of:
The State against Tom and Larry
Poston,white,charged with killing at
Cades of Billie Moore,an aged negro.
Tom Poston was found guilty of
manslaughter, and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary. Appeal
taken. Larry Poston not guilty.
The State against King Bell for
the murder of Roy Brockinton, both
negroes,at Trio, in January. Judge
Gary ordered a verdict of not guilty.
Defense: Attorneys E L Hirsch and
John M Ross.
In the case of the State against the
three Pressley negroes,charged with
the murder of Jacob Epps, the defendants
were found guilty of manslaughter
and recommended to the mercy
of the court. The minimum sentence
of two years in the penitentiary was
given. The accused were represented
by Attorneys Lee, St Amand and
Shuler.
i In the case of the State against
Israel Campbell, negro,charged with
murder, the jury returned a verdict
of guilty with a recommendation
to mercy. The Court thereupon
sentenced Campbell to hard labor
upon the public works of the county
for life. Campbell, it will be recalled,
is the man who shot and
mortally wounded a negro woman
by the name of Annie Footman on
the premises of Mr Lex McClary at
Gourdins on Saturday night, February
14. The attorneys for the defendant
in this case were E L
Hirsch and R K Wallace, Esqs, appointed
by the court.
The State against Gus Eaddy,
negro, for disposing of property
under lien, defendant plead guilty
and was sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary.
In the case of the State against
F H Hodge,charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill and carrying
a pistol, the jury failed to
agree and the case was passed to
the contingent docket. Attorney
for the defendant, E L Hirsch, Esq.
The last case called for trial was
that of the State against Geo
Morris, white, charged with the
murder of Jno Cooper, another
white man, on September 27, 1913.
me jury louna tne aeienaant not
guilty. Counsel for defense: LeRoy
Lee and C E St Amand, Esqs.
Court adjourned sine die at 12
o'clock today.
BEAN GUESSING CONTEST CLOSES.
Mrs Jbo F McFaddin Awarded First
and Second Prizes?Mrs D H
Hanna Gets Third Prize.
The bean guessing contest carried
on by Messrs Jenkinson Bros Co,
since January 17, closed Saturday,
February 21. There were several
hundred guessers on the number of
beans in the jar?ranging from 200
to 5,000. The actual number in the
jar was 1,670. The nearest number
guessed was 1,675 by Mrs Jno F
McFaddin. Mrs McFaddin also
guessed the next nearest number,
1,682,and tied with Mrs D H Hanna
for third prize, each guessing 1,650.
As Mrs McFaddin was awarded first
and second prizes, the third was
awarded to Mrs Hanna by the judges.
Jenkinson Bros Co.
WORMS |
Horse, hog and cattle own- i
ers should know that worms I
cause by a poor digestive I
system or improper feeding I
are more than dangerous. 1
DR. BOYD'S I
Wnrm an/1 I
VI VI U1
Condition Powder
is a remedy prepared by a practical
veterinary surgeon and relieves
the condition almost instantly.
It should be used with
regularity. 25 cents buys a large
package. We guarantee it to ao
the work or will refund purchase
price.
For Sale by
Farmer's Drug Co.,
Hemingway, S. C.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Phone us when you want
to get a notice under this
heat^n8- Price one cent a
word for each insertion. No
ad taken for less than 25c.
Phone 83.
Wanted?To sell a fine milk cow,
with young calf. Apply to
J S Cunningham,
2-26-2tp Fowler, S C.
Lost?Black and tan female fice
puppy; answers to name of "Snukums."
Reward if returned to L. S.
Dennis, at Peoples' Mercantile <'o..
Kiugstree, S. C. Hp
Arrival of Passenger Trains al
KIngstree.
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad
has promulgated the following schedule,
which became effective Sunday,
January 1, 1914:
North Bound.
No 80 - - - 7:32 a m
*No 46 - 11:38 a m
No 78 - - - 6:05 p m
South Bound.
No 79 - - - 11:13 am
*No 47 - - - - 6:02 p m
No 89 - - - 9:18 p m
Daily except Sund:t v.
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fork Dresses at remark- ;||
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