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?ire (Snuntg SprnriL KINGSTREE. S. O. C. W. WOLFE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Entered at the postoffice at Kingstree, S.C.as second class mail matter. TELEPHONE N0.83TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One copy, one year $1 25 One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months 50 One copy, one year in advance? 1 00 Obituaries. Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Cards of Thanks and all other reading notices,not News, will be charged fcr at the rate of one cent a word for each insertion. All changes of advertisements and all communications must be in this office before TUESDAY NOON in order'to aDDear in the ensuing issue. i??, " All communications must be signed by the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper. ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements to be run in Special olumnpne cent a word each issue,minimum price 25 cents, to be paid for in advance. Legal advertisements, $1.00 per inch first insertion, 50 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisements very reasonable. For rates apply at this office. In remitting checks or money orders nske payable to THE COUNTY RECORD. P4,ln men whom men condemn as ill, I find so much of goodness still; In men ^vhom MEN pronounce divine, I find so much of sin and blot? I hesitate to draw the line Between the two?where God has not." THURSDAY. OCT. 8. 1914. Looks Like Persecution. Senator B R Tillman has gained a sort of fame as a politician, or near statesman, 1 >ut in his latter days he he has done much to offset whatever good achievements he might lay claim to as flattering unction to his soul. One of the things that has caused the Senator a great deal of criticism is his insensate persecution !I of his son's wife, Mrs Lucy Dugas Tillman,who, for good and sufficient reasons, it appears, is separated from her husband. In a notable hearing before the State supreme court, Mrs Tillman was given the custody of her two little girls and it was thought that the incident had closed. But foxy old Ben had just begun. He had a whole sleeveful of trick cards in reserve and l>egan pulling them out, one by one. His next move was to try to get possession of the children a part of vnarornl snnip iinfwvoiintablft HIV VUI W?IV? ?V? V? - reason the court granted his demand. Now Senator Tillman coolly asks the supreme court to take the two little girls entirely away from their mother, who has supported and cared for them since they were born, and give them to him and his wife, their grand parents,?their father being in Alaska for an indefinite sojourn. EThe hounding of young Mrs Tillman seems to have become an ol>session with Senator Tillman and the most charitable view to hike of his vagaries is that his once master mind is sauiy iamng. t'oming to the final analysis, the | real cotton problem can l>e solved | only by the cotton planter himself, and that is why we hate to see all; this good money thrown away on the extra Legislative session. ===== We give for what it is worth our clipping from the Atlanta Constitution as to "hog cholera treatment." This is a subject that we have Wen interested in for many years andj this time we thought we had a! remedy of some value, till we J noticed the last sentence: "If, as is not expected, the hog recovers, it is liable to suffer paralysis, etc." After going to so much trouble to cure him, this sounds somewhat dis-i couraging, doesn't it? Meantime, if any of our readers knows a remedy or preventive of hog cholera we should be very pleased to publish it for the benefit of others. ~ * /? - ' : M?, . Grand Jury Presentment. ! To the Honorable H F Rice, Presid- j ing Judge, Fall Term, Court of General Sessions, Williamsburg; County: ' We, the Grand Jury of Williams-! i burg county, do hereby respectfully,J beg leave to submit this our final i' report and presentment. With the j assistance of your Honor's clear, I concise and able instructions on the ! I questions of law, we have, to the best of our ability and judgment, handled all bills presented by the Solicitor, true bills having been by us returned in all cases, with one exception. It has been brought to our attention that one of the prisoners, Ernest Williams, tried and convicted at this term of the court, has recently been severely and inhumanly whipped by .Tnilnr From the information received by us, we are firmly of the opinion that the very severe punishment inflicted on this prisoner was without justification. We understand that the punishment referred to above was inflicted upon this prisoner with a buggy trace, and in such a manner as to leave him in a very bad physical condition. While deploring the occurrence of such an i event in our jail, we respectfully request your Honor to admonish the Jailor and Sheriff against the use of such similar treatment to prisoners, and upon the recurrence of such severe and unusual punishment, we recommend that the Sheriff replace the present Jailor with some other ; person from whom prisoners under his charge will be accorded more I humane treatment. We have also been definitely informed that a similar case of whipping has recently taken place on the county chaingang, the prisoner in this last mentioned instance being d severely whipped that he was in! capacitated for work for three weeks. We positively recommend the immediate cessation of such treatment to prisoners of this county, and upon the disregard of this admonition, we recommend that, in the proper cases, the Solicitor prepare and submit to us his indictments against these officers. At the last term of this court, a special cammittee of this grand jury was appointed to examine the county offices and make its report at this term of the court. Under the authority of this appointment, ; the committee retained the services 1 of an expert accountant, Mr Louis ; A Searson, of the Comptroller Geni eral's office, and had made a com I plete audit of the books in all offices, including the Magistrate's and Constables'. The audits of Mr Louis A Searson, expert accountant, are herewith presented to your Honor, as a part of this report, and identified as Exhibits "A" and "B". This special committee was particularly instructed to investigate a certain irregularity alleged to have existed in the office of the County Treasurer, charging this officer with having collected interest on the county funds, and transferring the same to his personal account. The report from this special committee, marked Exhibit "C", having been adopted by this grand jury as the report of this body, and herewith attached as i a part of our report, estaonsnes con| clusively that the charges preferred against the County Treasurer were well founded, and are supported by 1 the evidence returned to this grand jury by the special committee. We respectfully request that the report of the special committee, Exhibit "C", be presented to your Honor, and also the report of Mr Louis A Season, expert accountant, marked Exhibit "A". It appears that the County Treasurer had, from time to time, collected certain interest on the county funds from the Bank of Williamsburg, and had transferred the same to his personal account, the county being deprived of the use of these funds fur several years, and until it was re-transferred by the County Treasurer from his personal account to his official account, THE JOY OF DAHCIkG EXEBGBE Very few women or men seem to cere to Tango or ret "Dancing Exen iee unless they are assured the freedom from aching feet that Allen's Fool-Ease, the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes, always gives. Since the tendency to hold Dancing parties has become almost a daily and hourly necea-, sity in every community, the sale of Allen s Foot-. Ease, so the Druggists report,has reached the highwater mark. Sola Everywhere 25c. Trial pockaga! Tui. Addrwe Allen S. Olmsted, Le Boy, W. T. t J LEGISLATURE MET TUESDAY In Extraordinary Session?Some Measures Proposed. Columbia, October 6:?The extraordinary session of the General Assembly met today responsive to the call of Governor Blease. It is evident that the purpose is ? to consider only such legislation as is imperative or is related to the the present excepiional conditions borught about by the European war. It was determined to clear the Legislative decks of all left over bills and start afresh with such bills as are related to the present emergency. A motion to limit the pay of mem.. .. i bers to ten days was practically killed. A dozen bills were presented, all relating to the reduction of acreage, the extension of time for the payment of the taxes due this fall, a proposition to extend the time for mortgages that may be due, authority to borrow money with which to operate the State, a commission to confer with other cottongrowing States and a warehouse bill. Mr Summers proposed a bill looking to the reduction of the rate of interest. Mr Fortner has again proposed his bill relative to white teachers in a.: !il __1 i 1 l i connection witn coiorea scnoois ana a passenger rate reduction bill. in June of this year, and after the charge against him for his conduct in this respect had been presented to this jury. Whilst we regret exceedingly that it is our duty to pass upon such grave charges presented against an officer of this county, we beg to recommend that such action be taken by this court in the case in question as may seem proper under the facts presented, and that, in the meantime, the County Treasurer be admonished to so conduct the affairs of his office as to avoid the recurrence of similar criticism and charges, his attention being especially directed to Section 451, Vol I, Code of Laws for b C, 1912. Mr Louis A Searson, expert accountant, charges the County Commissioner with the use of an improper system of book-keeping, and with the neglect on the part of this officer to properly use the books prepared for his office. We recommend that this report from expert accountant, Louis A Searson, be directed to the personal attention of the County Commissioner, and that his office and books in the future be conducted and maintained in accordance with the suggestions pointed out by Mr Searson. nr. - _i i x- i. ii.i -11 we are pieaseu to report tnat an other county offices are found in good condition, with books properly kept; and all public funds duly accounted for, the County Auditor being especially commended in the report of Mr Searson for his general knowledge of, and his apparent interest in, all matters pertaining to the county records and finances. At the previous presentment by the grand jury of this county, a recommendation was made that a bill of indictment be prepared by the Solicitor against one James Cooper, charging him with the violation of the dispensary law, this party having been twice convicted in the municipal court of Kingstree, and having, in each instance, discharged himself by payment of the fines imnosed: and we have been re liably informed that he is still engaged in the illicit traffic of intoxicating liquors. We again recommend that this party be presented to the grand jury of the county under the charge indicated above, and would be pleased to know why the recommendation heretofore made by this body has been disregarded. All of which is respectfully submitted. W E SNOWDEN, Foreman of the Grand Jury. Kingstree, S C, October 6, A D, 1914. Land for RentEight to ten,one to four horse farms, to rent at from $3 to $6 per acre, according to improvements in the way of buildings. The lands are as good as can be found in South Carolina, none over three miles from a railroad station; surroundings entirely healthful. Will favorably consider largely advancing necessary money, fertilizer and provisions through our store to properly plant, or will plant a portion of the land on shares. Only such industrious white farmers as can furnish reference as to character and ability need apply. Mt Holly Development Co. People's Office Building, 10-8-4t Charleston, 3 C. i . v.>. .4.- ., ; . u LSK I Worn Out? (1 No doubt you are, if | *5 you suffer from any of the * numerous ailments to y y which aii women are sub- AJ ject. Headache, back- ^8 ache, sideache, nervousness, weak, tired feeling, are some ot the symp- VjA toms, and you must rid gf pj ? yourself of them in order H n | ' to feel well. Thousands *. of women, who have HI 11 been benefited by this B remedy, urge you to to ? i TAKE f The Woman's Tonic | Mrs. Sylvania Woods, | of Clifton Mills, Ky., says: ? "Before taking Car dui, a I was, at times, so weak I jjjj ? could hardly walk, and the pain in my back and ^ head nearly killed me. Mr tl.... luMlu Inner unuu^ uure uuium m of Cardui, the pains dis- | appeared. Now 1 feel as I weilasleverdid. Every | suffering woman should I try Cardui." Getabottle B today. E-68 I A Delightful Symposium. Special to The County Record. Lake City, October 5:?One of the most delightful social events of the season was the October meeting of the '"Kill Kare Klub" held Friday evening in the Truluck auditorium, the i?J. nusitssca uu cue uv;i:aaiuii uciug iuccdames A H Williams and J M Truluck and Miss Eva North. Despite the inclement weather the members of the club and their invited guests were in evidence by a large majority. The spacious auditorium was artistically decorated for the evening with ferns, golden and yellow daisies,carrying out the color scheme most effectively. Mrs L 0 Holloway received the guests at the cloakroom door and ushered them to the hostesses, each guest being present* --iL ii _:_i_ i ea wun a sriian pum uag imru wiuii hearts, by Misses Eleida Fulmorel and Leone Williams who informed them that they were to be used in the contest of the evening, which was a "Yes and No contest." The guests were then directed to one of the box seats of the auditorium, which had been transformed into a veritable bower of ferns and goldenrod, Misses Askins and Green dispensing pale amber nectar to each under this bower. An amusing play entitled, "Reasons Why We Have Never Married", and "Selections from Sousa's Band", was presented by youthful amateurs, seven "bachelors" and seven "old maids", which was thoroughly enjoyed by the guests. The guests | further added to the merriment of! the occasion by impromptu vocal selections. At the conclusion of this feature, the hostesses, assisted by the actors! and actresses, decided to award the guests with a salad course, followed by coffee. L N. STATEMENT of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc, ^ THE COUNTY RECORD, Published Weekly at Kingstree. South Carolina, I required by the Act of August 24, 1912. Note?This statement is to be made in duplicate, both copies to be delivered by the publisher to the Postmaster, who will send one copy to the Third Assistant Postmaster General (Division of Classification),Washington, D C. and retain the other in the files of the Postoffice. Name of Editor. Postoffice Address. Charles W Wolfe. Kingstree, South Carolina. Managing Editor. None. Business Manager, None. Publisher, Charles W Wolfe, Kingstree, South Carolina. Owner (if a corporation, give names and addresses of stockholders holding one percent or more of the total amount of stock). Charles W Wolfe, owner. Known bondholders,mortgagees and other security holders holding one per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities: None. Average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the six months preceding the date of this statement. (This information is required from daily newspapers only). Chari.es W Wolfe, Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3d day of October, 1914. [seal] h O Brjtton, Clerk of Court. Notice to Creditors. All persons indebted to the estate of J Logan Merriman,deceased, will please make payment to the undersigned at Hemingwav, S C, or to his attorneys. Kelley & Hinds,at their office in Kingstree, S 0, and all persons to whom the said estate is indebted will file with said Kelley & Hinds an account 'of their demands. dulv attested. N M Venters, Administrator of the Estate of J Logan Merriman, deceased. 10-8-3t / / : . : Jr. js. MAI | On the C I Just received sec Gage .1 Hrnn Around and Ij VI VJ/ *11 VH11U HIIH Ml i New Parish I in I Coat i } Just receiyed. The ' I are unexcelled. You 1 tion is invited. S. MAI I On the C I Kingstree, (II ? The Greatei Dime ' KAMENPLESOtfsjj strong TenC< f sixteen Ever p cans fc of the twelve ounce can of ot MENDLESOi MOST EC ONI Mendleson's Twenty-Ounce pounds of grease, making the be that's more than any other ten < can gives full directions for soap ments, how long to boil. Concentrated Lye is one of the hanc or on the farm. A use for it every day. and disinfectant; for washing woodwor scrubbing floors; for sinks and drains, caring for poultry. For every use you ge ally from MENDLESOh PURE AND ST A dime invested in a Twenty-Oxince brings proof of better value. Remember and buy it of the following dealers: .jj WILLIAMSBURG jj Wholesale D : w r scott & bro., Retail Dei h l Mcintosh & bro, joe zahran, r w tanner. g h ward, e wakim, a. r moseley, % ' 1 . -C " *cus! !orner Lj ond shipment? Hatsp 1 T1 A 1 )ok mem uver. g m Models | cs ll JUI19 | variety and styles I r critical inspec-1 \ M icus' r Corner I 9 viiiii ?# r >s Worth fourth more pure, Concentrated Lye for ntsin Mendleson's Big (r-Ounce Can of Solid t cans ghre you only ^ i ounces for your dime. y can warranted full h, no adulterants, no just pure Concentrated >r every use. Three >r a quarter. ?n ounces of PowLye for a dime instead 'jfH her powdered lye. I VS LYE"N 1MICAL i Can will saponify eight g it hard or soft soap?and :ent can will do. Every making, exact measure- . liest articles in the household Cheapest and best cleanser k, cleaning kitchen furniture, Used in treating hogs and t best results, most economic-^-. ^? I'S LYE? ROWS Can of MENDLESON'S LYE the name?MENDLESON'S" I . COUNTY. ' * ealers. Kingstree, S C_ tiers. Kingstree, S C S 4 M Vox, Cades, " Kingstree, " Salters,