The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 06, 1914, Page FIVE, Image 5
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On account of a break-down in
our gasoline engine The Record is
issued a day late this week.
Mr D J Epps was in Dillon this
week.
Rev H D Bull is spending a few
days at Sewanee, Tenn.
Miss Miriam Fluitt visited friends
at St Stephens this week.
Dr Jno L Marshall of Charleston
was noted in town today.
Mr D C Rodgers of Venters was
noted in Kingstree Saturday.
Miss Sue Stoll left yesterday for
a visit to relatives at Chester.
Miss Marian Dukes is the guest of
friends at Lynchburg and Sumter.
?*:? nf TjlkeCitV
lUldd Aillia AUVAJivvv*. - _ ?
is visiting her uncle, Mr S F Epps. 1
Mr D L Green of Salters was a
pleasant visitor to this office Monday.
Mrs P 0 Arrowsmith and children
are visiting relatives at Due West.
Mr J B Altman of Vox was a welx
come caller at our office, while in
town Monday.
Mrs H A Smith of Winston-Salem,
N C.has been the guest of Miss Lyllian
Alsbrook.
Miss Alberta Flowers,of the Heminorwav
section, spent the week-end
in town with friends.
Mr L D Haselden of Scranton
was a welcome caller at our office
Thursday of last week.
Mr Howerton Casey of South Boston,
Va, is a buyer on the Kingstree
tobacco market this season.
Mr S M Wheeler of Mouzon was
an agreeable visitor to our office
. while in Kingstree Monday.
P Mr S F Epps and family have-returned
from Charleston, where they
spent a delightful week-end.
Mrs J C McLees of Greenwood is
spending the week here with her
daughter, Miss Mamie McLees.
Miss Rubie Thorn has returned
from a visit of several weeks to
friends a: Rock Hill and Greenville.
Mrs R D Bradham and three children
of Salters returned Thursday
from a visit to friends at Scranton.
Mr M L Boyd and little daughter,
Miss Lucile, of Trio were pleasant
visitors to The Record office Tues^
day.
V Miss Marguerite Van Keuren returned
to Florence Friday morning,
after spending some time with relatives
here.
Miss Lyllian Alsbrook left last
week to spend some time with friends
at Rock Hill and in North Carolina
and Virginia.
Mrs A M Gordon died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs S K
Brockington, at Florence, tonight,
after a lingering illness.
a*..
Warren Johnson, a well-known
colored man about town, who was
recently stricken with paralysis,
died Thursday ot last weea.
Mr and Mrs J C Kelley and little
daughter, Helen, spent Sunday with
the foimer's parents, Mr and Mrs J
A Kelley, near Timmonsville.
News reached here Sunday that
the stork had visited Mr and Mrs W
I Nexsen at Asheville, N C, and left
with them a daughter, Mary Jacobs.
Mr and Mrs J S Howie and chil^
dren, who have been visiting Mrs
Howie's sister, Mrs R K Wallace,
returned to their home near Darlington
Monday.
Mr Henry Wood of Clarksville.Va,
who has;been on the Kingstree tobacco
market for several years past,
is here again this season. He is accompanied
by his wife.
Mr F H Hodges' store, in the
Belser's X Roads section, was struck
by lightning Monday night, tearing
off a gable of the building and doing
considerable damage to the stock of
goods.
The Democratic Executive com- J
mittee at its meeting today ordered
a campaign meeting to be held at
Cades on Wednesday, August 19.
This was done on petition of certain
citizens of Cades and community.
Mr C D Cottingham of Salters
brought to our office last week the
first open boll of cotton that has
been reported this season. He informs
us that open bolls were numerous
over his large field and that
it was all in excellent condition.
Candidates for the United States
Senate will be in Kingstree Saturday,
August 15. They will speak
at 10:30 a. m. on the court house
square, where a stand will be erectde
for the candidates and seats arC.
ranged for the accommodation of
the public.
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Miss Mary Vause, for a long time
the popular dispenser at Courtney's
ice-cream parlor, has accepted a position
with the Kingstree Hardware
Co and entered upon her duties there
as bookkeeper. We bespeak success
for her in whatever and wherever
she engages.
During the severe electrical storm
Monday evening lightning struck
and considerably damaged the Epps
house, on the south side of town.
The building is occupied by Mr J N
Floyd and family, none of whom
were hurt, but Sir William,the family
goat, still suffers from a swollen
head as a result of the shock.
Early this morning our valued
friend, Mr G F Williamson, brought
us a fifty-three pound "Tom \teit"
? il. 1
son" water-meion, one ui me mik?i
and finest we have had this year.
Mr Williamson is an up-to-date
farmer and whatever he grows is of
superior quality. We thank our
friend for this acceptable gif^ with
a grateful recollection of past remembrances.
Tuesday evening of last week Miss
Louise Barr entertained at progressive
rook in honor of her guest,
Miss Eddie Sweet. Six tables were
arranged for the games, at the conclusion
of which a box of candy was
awarded to Miss Sweet as the prize
for progressing the largest number
of times. After the series of games,
which were greatly enjoyed by all
present, delicious refreshments were
served.
Wo. o-o onrrv nrtf tn hp ahle.under
TT C aic vJV'1 A j MVV ? ? , _
our rules,to print a very interesting
letter from Taft, on account of the
name of the writer being omitted.
We must have the real name of the
writer of every article we publish in
The Record, not to be printed, but
for our own protection. If the writer
of the letter referred to will send
us his or her name the letter will be
printed as soon as possible and the
name will not appear, unless it be so
desired.
Through the courtesy of our
popular and efficient Clerk of Court,
Hon H 0 Britton, we have seen a
copy of the framed photograph of
the Radical members of the South
Carolina Legislature of 1868, presented
by Senator Tillman to the
: U in Snnt-h
UiCTK 5 UIUCC ill catu tvuuv/ ui
Carolina, "as a warning to his
fellow-citizens of the necessity of
white unity, 'lest we forget.' " It
is a striking picture, well worth
thoughtful study.
Negro Dies from Blow on Head.
Miller Bradley, a negro man with
an unsavory reputation, from the
Taft section, is in jail here charged
with the murder of poor old Ned
Conyers.an ex-slave,whom he struck
on the head with a hoe about two
weeks ago because Conyers remonstrated
with him for driving over
his cotton. It seems that Conyers
was at work in his cotton field near
Taft when Bradley, passing in his
buggy, drove out of the road and
into the cotton. After Bradley had
passed by,Conyers put up little poles
to keep him from driving over his
cotton again, but, it seems, when
Bradley returned, he deliberately
drove over the cotton again. Conyers
again remonstrated with Bradley,
whereupon the former became
offended and struck the old
negro with a hoe, fracturing his
skull. Bradley was arrested and
taken before Magistrate Wallace,
who released him on a bond of $200
pending a preliminary hearing.
Conyers grew worse and Bradley
was lodged in jail. Last Friday
Conyers died. Coroner H U Kinder
was called to hold an inquest. The
finding was that Conyers had come
to his death as the result of a blow
dealt him bv Bradlev.
APPEAL TO MANUFACTURERS.
Kingstree Board ol Trade Wires
Nlgbt Letter in Planters' Interest.
The following appeal was sent out
by wire last night, in the form of a
night letter, by the Kingstree Board
of Trade. The letter was wired to
all of the leading tobacco manufacturing
concerns in the country:
Kingstree. S C, August 5,1914.
Dear Sir:?
In view of the present demoralized
condition of the Kingstree tobacco
market the Board of Trade of
the town of Kingstree makes this
personal appeal to your company for
assistance in the way of doing all in
your power to maintain the - satisfactory
prices on tobacco that have
| prevailed here since the opening of
the market. I'his appeal is sent
you on behalf of the tobacco planters
of Williamsbure county and the
town of Kingstree that this practically
new industry may not suffer a
serious setback at this time. If
prices are not held up our planters
will become discouraged and the
industry suffer in the future.
This matter rests largely with you
and we expect you, through your
buyers, to take care of the planters'
interests, and thus aid us in promoting
the industry in future.
A CARD.
To the Citizens of Williamsburg
County:
On account of certain rumors circulated
with regard to the manner
in which the funds of the county of
Williamsburg were being handled
by the County Treasurer, a special
committee, composed of three members
of the grand jury, was recently ,
appointed by that body itself to
make or have made a thorough recess
examination of the affairs of all
the county offices. i
In reference to my office as Treasurer
of Williamsburg county, I wish
to state,in view of the fact that these
apparently anonymous reports were
in circulation, the examination was
begun in the Treasurer's office upon
my own request, for the reason that
I was desirous of having a complete
and thorough examination of the affairs
of that office made, and more
especially in the matter of interests
paid me on county funds deposited
in the Bank of Williamsburg, as this
seemed to be the question upon
which the rumors were based.
This examination was made by Mr
Searson, an expert accountant from
Columbia, and his report has been
I mo/lo and was turned
over to the committee, under whose
authority it was made, about noon,
August 3.
I further beg to say that this
committee promised me that as soon
as the expert accountant turned
over his report to it, it would call a
meeting of its body, make its report
and have both published in this
week's issue of The County Record.
Notwithstanding the importance of
such a report to me personally, as
well as to the taxpayers of the county,
this committee failed to keep its
promise as to the publication of said
reports in this paper. Nor has this
committee placed the report of Mr
Searson.the expert accountant,or its
own report in the hands of the Clerk
of the Court,so that I could obtain a
i copy of them for publication myself,!
' which I promise to do in the next!
I issue of this DaDer. if it be possible I
for me to obtain a copy.
I feel that this is a matter of vital
importance to the citizens of Wil-!
liamsburg county, and the report of.
the expert accountant should be
made public at the earliesc moment,
and this I desire and have urgently
requested, whether I am to stand or
fall by its contents,for at this time I \
do not know what either report contains.
J Wesley Cook.
August 4. 1914.
The People's Mercantile Co have a
big lot of fine Flour and invite you
to try a barrel of "Mother's SelfRising".
7-30-2t
f/
GO T(
Wilkins Wholes
FOR ^
Flour, Grit1
Three Car Loa<
Cow, Horse and
Oats, Hay and M
"11 i i
or small quantity
Agents for International Stoc
Br. and Mrr.
Save up Fo
JUST a word to the NEWLYWEI
PBEACH to yon, but we do wi
ICA1LY: "BEGIN SAYING
not EASY, we know. The first yes
your money, which perhaps does not
later. But sare NOW. DON'T Wi
BANK OF WI]
SPECIAL NOTICES1
Phone us when you want
fjr to get a notice under this
fypr heading. Price one cent a
word for each insertion. No
ad taken for less than 2oc.
Phone 83.
Lost-^Setter bitch, color lemon and
white.answers to name of "Lady"; also
one 12-months-old puppy, same color.
Reward if returned to Dr W L Taylor,
Kingstree, S c. 8-6-tf
Wanted?Chickens and Eggs. Highest
market price will be paid in cash
for same. P S courtney, ltp
For Sale?Younc Jersev Cow. fresh
with second calf. For further particulars
apply to L C Montgomery,
It ? Kingstree, S C.
For Sale?Ford Roadster, with detachable
rear 3eat, all in first-class
shape. New tires. Will take $225.00 or
will trade for good, gentle horse and
buggy, Address, C?Box 197,
8-6-2tp Florence, S C.
For Rent?One combination store
and dwelling house,known as the Grant
place and located next door to W I
Hodges' store at Cades, S C. Apply to
or address, W I Hodges,
7-30-tf Cades. S C.
Wanted ? Two male teachers at
$50.00, Eight female teachers, from
$35 to $60.00. Two music and primary
teachers combined at $65.00, Five to?
1 - A. oi or AA
Dacco traveling salesmen ai
and expenses. For full information
address,
Carolina Teachers' Agkncy,
7-30-tf Kingstree. S C.
For Sale?One 1913 model second
hand Motorcycle in very good condition
at an unusually low price. Apply
to Dr E T Kelley. Kingstree. S C. 7-2tf
White Oak Chips.
White Oak. August 4:?Mr and ;
Mrs J Walter McElveen spent the I
week-end with Mrs McElveen's par- j
ents, Mr and Mrs J P Eaddy, at
Prospect.
Mrs Belle Moore of Effingham is '
spending several days at the home
of her sister, Mrs W E Flowers.
Messrs A P Buffkin, J A Griffin.B
T Eaddy and B W McElveen had
? ? mi j
business at Lake uty inursaay.
The White Oak baseball team j
crossed bats with the Sandy Bay!
boys Saturday afternoon on the}
latter's diamond and defeated them \
by a score of 4 to 1, in a four
inning- game.
Mr G W Ward went to Kingstree .
Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Ted Frierson of Mou-1
zon spent Sunday at the home of
Mr G W Ward. B W M.
Mrs H 0 Britton, Misses Jimmie
Britton, Pearl and Ruby McConnell
and Sallye Hamilton; Messrs Thos
W Epps, Harry Britton and Capt (
Constine are on a camping: expedition
at Murrell's Inlet.
> THE )
ale Grocery Co
rouR
s and Rice
Is Just Arrived
l Hog Feed, Corn,
ill Feed in large
es. k
and Poultry Food Co.
Newlywed,
r a Home!
IS. Dear friends, we don't want to
ish to say SIMPLY and EMPHATIC*
YOUE HOME NOW!" It's
irs of yonr new life require most of
come to yon as plentifully as it will
LIT. It'll make yon HAPPY.
LLIAMSBURG
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AND JEWELRY.
75c to $60.00.
ome, office and
Big Ben" Alarm
vake you up at
ight.
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BAGGE
FO
WATCHES, CLOCKS
Watches from
Clocks for the h
tobacco barn. A
Clock that will ^
any hour of the ni
Fountain Pens Th
Sterling Silver and Cut Gla
a snecialtv. The
JL V
Cameos ever dii
elry of the latesl
mond Brace!
lieres and Nec
ing but goods of q
ery article guaran
Bring your Wat
Jewelry to me fc
pairs made Sc.me (
| T. E BACGEfl
We Have Drav
While the W
Has Drawn
Gone to w;
We have drawr
all Summer goods
within your grasp
big values at our i
nant values' in all
had. A counter
nants of all kinds
derfully low price
Ladies', Misses'
Cut Shoes going ?
Men's Straw H;
Men's $3.50 Strav
Men's $2.50 Stra^
Men's Caps at
Value.
Ladies' 50c Shi]
Big values in
Underwear.
Just remember,
the sword on all
Jenkinsor
Kingstree,
The Record - Se
Only$l.?
ALL THE NEWS OF C
tat Won't Leak.
iss for Wedding Presents
finest line of
splayed. Jew;
designs. DiaLets,
LaVal:Klaces.
Nothluality
sold. Evteed.
;ches,Clocks and
>r repairs. Relay
received.
.IT 1
, me jeweler, ij
-,
ra the Sword
holeofEnrope
i Swords and
I
ar.
l the sword on
; and it is now
to pick up some
3tore. Big remlines
can now be
piled with remgoing
at woniS.
and Men's Low
it cut prices.
ats at half price.
7 Hats at $1.75.
v Hats at $1.25.
15c each. Big
itwaists at 35c.
Ladies' Muslin
, we have drawn
Summer Goods.
i Bros. Co
o r> l*
oouin Carolina. ^
mi-Weekly State
*5 a year
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