The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 16, 1914, Page FOUR, Image 4
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KINQSTREE. S. O.
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C. W. WOLFE.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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*In men whom men condemn as ill,
I find so much of goodness still;
jn men wnom aa&m pronounce uiviue,
I find so much of sin and blot?
1 hesitate to draw the line
Between the two?where God has not."
THURSDAY. APR. 16. 1914.
The County Fair,
It is gratifying to note that the
county fair proposition which has
been agitated from time to time for
several years by patriotic citizens of
our town and count}*, has assumed
definite form and that prospects
. are bright for the realization of a
long deferred hope.
To attempt co enumerate or enlarge
upou the advantages to be derived
from a county fair would be
superfluous, as they must be self
evident to every thinking individual.
The important point to be stress"
ed and urged and impressed upon
the people is the fact that once we
i\ni nnr shoulders the wheel.
there must be no going back, but
everyone must push forward and all
pull together to make the enterprise
attain to that degree of success
which is easily within the grasp of
our opportunities by reason of the
variety of products that may be
grown to perfection in our fertile
soil and ideal climate, and tht
natural advantages that are ours in
the almost unlimited abundance of
law materials with which our county
is blessed. Nowhere on earth
has nature bestowed with more
lavish hand her bountiful gifts than
In our sunny South-land, and right
in the heart of this favored section
is our own beloved Williamsburg.
At the meeting in the court
house some one said that no county
in South Carolina was richer in
resources and raw materials than
Williamsburg. This is a fact that
cannot be gainsaid. The only thing
we need to enable us to develop
these resources is to let the outside
world know what we have to offer
home-seekers and investors, and wc
. know of no better way of disseminating
this information than
through the medium of a well-conducted
county fair. We say wellconducted
advisedly, for a onehorse
exhibition would l>e worse
than none at all, tending to defeat
the vprv end desired to hp neemn
plished. And there is no reason
why the fair should not be an event
to reflect credit upon our county
throughout the State; hut it requires
work to bring about this result?
perseverance and tireless energy in
the face of obstacles that must be
overcome is the price of success.
We pledge the support of The
Record toward the enterprise and
cheerfully place our services at the
disposal of the committees.
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That enterprising little daily, the
"Orangeburg Evening News," goes
its l?ig brethren of the daily press
one better once in a while. For instance,
last Monday's issue came to
us dated April 31.
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While we heartily agree with
1 Governor Blease in his views both!
j
on compulsory education and the,
Fortner bill, vet we do not see that
either of these issues is of paramount
importance in a campaign j
for the United States Senate.
The cnnie which the four "gunmen"
expiated with their lives
Monday in Sing Sing prison was the
assassination on Julv 16. 1912, of
I ...
Herman Rosenthal, a gambler, at
2 o'clock a. m., on a public street
in New York City, just as Rosenthal
had come out from the Hotel
Metropole. The parties were all
gamblers and the motive for the
murder was that Rosenthal had
"squealed" on them to the police.
The boldness of the crime caused a
wave of reform to sweep over Manhattan
Island. Police Lieutenant
Becker was arrested, charged with
r?orv-iKloru a nrl
uuinpiiuit.y nivii wu*?
inciting and actually planning the
murder of Rosenthal. The police
lieutenant was tried, convicted and
sentenced to the electric chair, but
a few weeks ago he was granted a
new trial through some legal technicality.
Thus it is that the
"man higher up" usually gets off,
while his dupes and hirelings pay
the full penalty of the crime.
It is always a pleasure to us to
note the successful career of a son
of Williamsburg soil, wherever he
may elect to cast his lot in after
years. Doubly pleasant is this
when the "native son" is a personal
friend and known to us to be worthy,
high-toned and honorable, with the
brain and energy to pursue to
heights of success any vocation or
career he may choose as the goal of
his aspiration. These thoughts are
suggested by the published announcement
of the candidacy of
Mr Ralph Dickson Epps for the
State Senate in Sumter county, his
adopted home. As implied before,
Mr Epps is a native of Williamsburg
county, being born and reared
on his father's farm about five miles
from Kingstree, and it is no mere
verbal figure to say that all that
may be the fruition of the promise
of a long and successful career, he
owes primarily to Williamsburg
county, for it was from this county
that he won a scholarship to the
Citadel Academy, which, in a large
measure, gave hira the mental
equipment needed to attain success
in the career in which he has
made so promising a beginning.
We say beginning, for Mr Epps is
comparatively a young man, and
while he has already accomplished
enough to make him a man of
mark, yet it is natural to suppose
that the best years of his life's-work
are before him. In wishing our
friend the success in the political
field that he achieved in his brilliant
college career, we feel assured
that we voice the sentiment of his
host of friends who are readers of
this paper.
We respectfully remind our
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inenas mat it is against our ruie to
publish free notices, for any cause
whatsoever, more than one time.
That is, if such notices or announcements
are carried more than one
week, we expect advertising rates
for the extra insertions. In publishing
a newspaper we have to treat
every one alike and as we have only
a limited amount of space at our
disposal, if we run these free notices
week after week, the paper would
eventually be over-crowded with <
them to the exclusion of live news
matter. tf 1
A VARIETY OF NEWS '
FROM LAKE CITY.1
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WHAT THE PEOPLE OF A LIVE
COMMUNITY ARE SAYING
AND DOING.
I Special to The County Record. i
Lake City, April lo:?Friday j
evening Mrs II Van Epps, assisted ;
l>y Mesdames L 0 Holloway and D
Moultrie Epps, entertained the
members of the Wednesday Afternoon
Biweekly Book Club, their
husbands and sweethearts, at her
home, which was charmingly decorated
for the occasion. The reception
hall appropriately carried out
the color scheme with pink carnations
and lace ferns, and Misses
Mayme Green and Adelaide Rollins
presided over the punch bowl under
a bower of lovely cut carnations and
ferns at the entrance to the library.
The Darlor also harmonized with
the decorative scheme. After the
guests had assembled a "millinery
opening" was featured, in which the
men displayed their best ability in
the art of making hats and, needless
to say, some were crjations that
would vie with Poiret and other
Parisian artists. Dr A H Williams,
I who had for his partner Mrs D M
Epps, succeeded in modeling a
shape that, but for its size, would
pass in any millinery parlor, and
to him was awarded the first prize.
Mr L R Truluck, assisted by Miss
Adelaide Rollins with suggestions,
having created the most ridiculous
looking bonnet,was given the booby
prize. The guests then repaired to
the lovely dining-room, where salad
courses, followed by sweets, were
served.
Wednesday afternoon Miss Eva
North entertained the Book Club at
the home of her sister, Mrs W E
Severance. After the business meet
mg utiu uujuurueu, menu uu-iua
were distributed among the members
and their guests; each checked
off the order and returned it to the
hostess with his or her name and,
imagine their surprise,when, having
ordered "Chinese Square," one received
a paper napkin folded in a
square; another ordered "Spring
Offering" and received a glass of
water; another "Ivory Manipulator,"
and was served with a toothpick,
and so on. This was undoubtedly
one of the cleverest features on
the entertainment programme for
the Book Club and afforded much
merriment. Of course, the hostess
did 3erve later more substantial refreshments,
which were both dainty
and delicious.
Rev R S Truesdale of Charleston
is conducting revival services at the
Methodist church here this week.
Mr R C Hood of Olanta was
noted in town Monday.
Miss Elizabeth Jones left Monday
night for Florida, where she will
spend several weeks with her sister.
Miss Ila Howie is visiting her sistzar
M wa Davis PnwArs in PVinrlp^fnn
Misses Virginia Walker and Mary
Dillard, of the high school faculty,
visited Charleston the past weekend.
While in the metropolis, they
visited Saturday Magnolia Gardens
and were highly pleased with the
beautiful flowers there to be seen at
this season.
Mr R F Cannon of Scran ton was
in town Wednesday.
Mesdames Mac Cooper and?Myers
of Scranton were in town shopping
last week.
Miss Fannie Cannon of Scranton,
accompanied by her charming cousin,
Miss Hattie Parrott of Effingham,
were in town Saturday, also
shopping.
The directors and stockholders of
the farmers and Merchants bank
will have a meeting May 12 in the
directors' office for the purpose of
discussing the question of increasing
the capital stock from $100,000.00
to $200,000.00, and also to take up I
the matter of the branch at Pamlico, ;
not Tampico.
Mr S D Rickenbaker, who has j
been engaged in educational work ;
in Florida, has returned to this 1
place, where h? will assist his broth- j
er, Mr J F Rickenbaker, the efficient
postmaster of this city.
Miss Eunice Kennedy spent Sun- 1
dav at Kingstree with her mother.
Work has been commenced on
the addition to the stemmery plant
of the Imperial Tobacco Co at this
place. The addition, when com- j
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pieieu, win put tue company in a i
position to buy sufficient quantities ;
of tobacco to keeif the sternmery in
operation until early in the winter.
Although many of our farmer
friends complain that a great many
of the tobacco plants were killed
during the recent freezing weather,
it is estimated that the crop this
year will be as large as ever before,
in view orthe fact that all of them
had planted at least twice as much
as in any previous year, and very
few tell us that the entire lot of
their plants was killed; so let us ,
cheer up and hope that all of us will 1
have another season as successful as ^
the last one. , L B N.
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THE MEXICAN IMBROGLIO.
President Wilson Orders Allantic
Fleet to Mexican Waters.
Washington, April 14:- President
Wilson today ordered virtually the
entire Atlantic fleet to Mexican waters
to force a public salute to the
Stars and Stripes from the Huertaj
Government as an apology for the J
arrest of American marines at Tampico
last Thursday. No ultimatum
has been issued; that is, no specific
time has been sent within which the
Huerta Government must comply,
but the naval demonstration has
been ordered as a concrete evidence
of the fixed determination of the
United States to back up Admiral
Mayo's demand for a salute. Up to
tonight Gen Huerta had not made satisfactory
response to that demand.
"Future developments depend on
Huerta himself," was the way a
high Administration official close to
the President summarized the situation.
Mother Instinct.
At the close of his talk before a
Sunday-school the bishop invited
questions. A
tiny boy, with white, eager
face, at once held up his hand.
"Please, sir," said he, "why was
Adam never a baby?"
The bishop coughed in doubt as
to what answer to give, but a little
girl, the eldest of several brothers
and sisters, came promptly to his aid.
"Please, sir," she answered smartly,
"there was nobody to nuss
him."?London Tit-Bits.
Items of General Interest.
The Grand Council of South Caro?
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una Masons is in session at oumier
this week.
XXX
S B Greene, master mechanic of
the Seaboard Air Line railroad ai
Abbeville, was killed Tuesday when
his automobile was struck by a fast
freight at a . railroad crossing near
town.
XXX
Governor Blease made his opening
campaign speech at Walterboro
Saturday as a candidate for the
United States Senate against Senator
E D Smith, the incumbent. The
Governor's speech was along the
usual lines and his audience nam- be
red about 900
XXX
While superintending the work of
shifting some cars into a side track
Tuesday morning at Bennett Station,
near Charleston, Conductor John P
Worsham, of the Atlantic Coast
Line, was instantly killed by a passing
train. The exact manner in
which the accident came about is
unknown. Mr Worsham was only
29 years old; his home was at Florence.
where he leaves a widow, a
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onoe '_n iwu uiuums.
Clears Complexion-Remores Skim
Blemishes.
Why go through life embarrassed
and disfigured with pimples, eruptions,
blackheads, red rough skin,
or suffering the tortures of eczema,
itch, tetter, salt rheum. Just ask
your druggist for Dr Hobson's Eczema
Ointment. Follow the simple
suggestions and your skin worries
are over. Mild, soothing, effective?
Excellent for babies and delicate,
tender skin. Stops chapping. Always
helps. Relief or money back.
50c, at your druggist.
Standing on one's merits is good,
111.* mmnnnr rvn thorn lfl hpttpr ?Al'
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bany Journal.
Deafness Cannot Be Cared
by local application!,a* they cannot reach the dii"
eased portion of the ear. There it only one way to
cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition
of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed.Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restored
to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be
:ured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars,
rree. F J CHENEY * CO, Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 7Sc.
Take Hall's Family Pills for const!Dation. adv
We have outstanding accounts for
job work, subscription, advertising
and legal blanks, over $1,500, in
amounts ranging from 25 cents to
S5.00. These accounts are so small
that we cannot afford to expend
much time or money trying to collect
them. But think what the total
means to us! If all who owe these
little accounts would pay up, we
:ould meet that note several times
3ver. Do you owe us anything?
Undressed Lumber.
I always have on hand a lot of unIressed
lumber (board and framing) at
ny mill near Kingstree. for sale at the
owest price for good material. See or
vrite me for further information, etc.
F. H. HODGE.
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P A Scream Fror
M Presented in 1
I CEDAR SWAMP
I Friday Night, Apri
I Everybod;
H This play is crisp, cleve
9 many reasons why you shoi
9 play, and that means for yc
9 a laugh aloud, perhaps a tei
9 merits of entertainment, bi
9 to grow two smiles where c
9 It's our purpose to pre
9 your mind on the evening o
9 Admission: Well, we woi
PAY
And Save Money
Cow, Horse an
Oats, Hay and A
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or small quantit
We buy in car
you money.
WiSdns Wholesale
Agents for International Sto
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Spring I
We wish to call I
Shoppers to our many
able Goods at ?ery attra
Gents' Palm Beach Si
the suit.
Gents' all-wool Blue S<
only $10.00, well worth J
Boys' Blue Serge Suit1
Boys' Fancy Worsted
$7.50 the suit.
Twenty-five dozen Boy
Ten dozen Boys' Blous
Boys' Negligee Shirts,
25c and 50c the shirt.
Men's Balbriggan sum
25c and 50c the shirt.
Men's fine checked Nai
shirts and Drawers to m
Ladies' Gauze Vests 1<
Ladies'Muslin Underw
Muslin Night Gowns, i
Muslin Corset Covers;
Ladies' fine Crepe Nig
broidered, only $1.00 th<
Gents', Boys' and Chi
Children's Mexican Pa
Men's Sun or Mexican
and 25c each.
Ladies' Sun Hats for y
variety of styles.
Beautiful line of Men's
in the latest style blocks,
and $3.00 the hat.
Men's fine imported Pi
the hat.
When in town don
We are always glad to .?
Jenkinson Bro
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Hilderbrand's I
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n Start to Finish SB
Four Acts at the 9jH
GRADED SCHOOL
3 24,8:30 O'Clock
y Welcome SB
r, keen and quick. There are if|
uld see it* A typicaliy good El
>u who see it chuckles, smiles, H
ir, many surprises?all the ele- g|
it no frowns. We guarantee B
>nly one grouch grew before. ||
wide lively entertainment for Eg
f April 24, at 8:30 o'dock. m
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f On AH Groceries 21
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U XJLVg X VVVAj VVXA1J
lill Feed in large
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lots and can save *
Grocery Company j
ck and Poultry Food Co.
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lie attention of the Spring
attractive lines of Seasondive
prices.
lits, coat and pants, $8.00
3rge Suits, coat and pants,
?12.50 the suit. *
3 $5.00 and $7.50 the suit.
Suits, 8 to 18 years old,
s' Knee Pants, 50c to #1.50.
;e Waists, 25c and 50c.
with and without collars,
mer weight Undershirts,
insook short sleeve Under- J
atch at 25c and 50c each.
Oc to 25c each.
ear of all kinds very cheap.
50c and $1.00. Jj
and Pantlets, 25c and 50c. M
ht Oowns. heaiitifullv em- flB
3 garment. fl
iren's Hals and Caps fl
nama Hats 10c and 15c.
Panama Hats at 15c, 20c ^
ard and p-arden. 25c. A \Y\
and Boys' fine Straw Hats M
, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50,52.50 M
inama Hats $3.50 to $5.00 Mm
i't fail to call and see us. H
show our goods. w
thers Company ,