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Jf^rlXYML KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1914. NO. 35
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Coffins and Casl
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One 500-bale of Cot1
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One Ten-Piece Set
cents for your cotton, so
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ANNUAL CONVENTION
p BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
AT GEORGETOWN A NOTABLE
EVENT-PROCEEDINGS IN
DETAIL.
The annual convention of the
Southeast Baptist association, which
assembled in the Presbyterian church
Thursday, concluded its labors yes
fcerday morning and adjourned 10
meet next year at Seranton. The association
is made up of the churches
^^in Georgetown and Williamsburg
pHfnd a part of Florence counties.
At the morning session organization
was perfected by the election of
Rev H B Jones as moderator, Mr R
| B Cannon of Seranton as clerk, and
Mr B T Brockinton of Kingstree, as
treasurer.
L Following the election several reI
ports were read and discussed, as
K follows: On State Missions?DiscusI
sion by Dr W T Dorieux, of the
State Mission board, who made a
I " powerful address on the work, its
success and its needs. It was report
ed that the association had raised
B this vear SI.100, wh'ch was all that
was asked of it. In this connection
it may be stated thatythe association
showed a clean sheet For all mission
I work. The report on education was
I then discussed by Rev Howard Lee
1 Jones,the silver-tongued orator, who
is president of Coker college, and
Dr Jones probably never made a
rkier or more convincing speech,
i In the afternoon the report on
IV temperance was discussed strongly
I by Mr R B Cannon and others. The
[ report en Women's Work, an able
, paper written by Mrs E G Carpenter,
was read. This has been characv>"
terized as. r.e * the K-st reports
T ever heard by the association. The
: report on Aged .Ministers was dis?
cussed by Messrs .1 W Truluek, E P
Easterling and P K Truluek.
At the night session the annual
(sermon was preached by Rev E P
{ Easterling?a masterly effort. Pol
?ing the sermon trse report on
Sunday-schoo's was discussed by Rev
y T J Watt, whose theme was, "Our
? Sunday-school Problems and How to
Solve Them."
, Friday morning- "Home Missions"
was the subject discussed by Dr W
J Langston, of the Home Mission
board, Atlanta, Ga, and "Foreign
i Missions" was discussed by Dr J A
Brown of Kingsbury. The remainder
of the session was taken up with
minor reports and discussions.
There was a large attendance
throughout the meeting and interest
always keen. One new church
J
I| Take the "Chi
1 happy. Many children get s
3t only keep the children warn
nee Oil Heater would give yoi
>ut of your bedroom; it would
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j was added during the year, Mt Olivet,
in the Pennyroyal district of
; Georgetown. At the meeting at
j Scranton the annual sermon will be
preached by Rev H B Jones, of this
city.?George to ion Ti i ues.
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j. STATE BORROWS MONEY.
To Cover Appropriations Made
by Extra Session.
The sinking fund commission has
made arrangements to borrow $110,
848.52 to cover appropriations made
during the extraordinary session.
The money was borrowed of the Palmetto
National bank of Columbia
until Fohrnnrr 1 at fi ner cent.
The notes were signed by S T Carter,
A W Jones, Neils Christensen
and G W Dick, members of the commission.
The Governor, a member
of the commission,ex-officio, did not
attend the meeting.
George W Dick, chairman of the
ways and means committee of the
House, was elected chairman of the
sinking fund commission, to take
the place of Senator P L Hardin,
resigned.
Olanta Observations.
Olanta, November 3:?The people
of this community are about through
their harvesting, and there are some
proud souls, too, among them being
! Mr S M White,who has just finished
, gathering his potatoes. He made
1 about 75 bushels. He is not grieving
jover hard times so long as 'possum
and potatoes last.
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.\11SS 1Y1/.Z.IL* jurunu :iai icu tici
first school Monday at the Way-side
school house. Those who know her
talent think she will make a fine
teacher.
Master Leo McElveen, a young
gentleman of Olanta, was the guest
of Mr S M White Monday night.
Several boys of this community
are preparing to "gather in" their
intended ones in the near future.
Quite a number of hogs in this
vicinity are dying of cholera.
WC &T0 Sorry lilt: \miici ui uic
!
"White Oak Chips" has been ill and
hope that he has recovered.
Your scribe will try to do better
next time. Little Bud.
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$14.lo Richmond. Ya.and veturn,
via The Atlantic Coast Line, the
j Standard Railroad of the South,
Southern Medical Convention. Ticki
ets on sale November G-7-8, limited
' to reach original starting point prior
to midnight of November 22, 1914.
, W J Craig, T C White,
j Pas T'fcMgr, Gen Pas Agt.
Wilmington, N C.
Some men were born asleep and
j forgot to wake up.
U" Out of "Chilly
,ick and die every winter becaus
n healthy and happy, but will s
a aM the heat you require and d<
be just the thing for the hall or
gstree Ha
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,n $50.00 in cash, and with this
melware for your kitchen,
y a Range for your wife.
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CURRENT NEWS NOTES
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LITTLE EVERY DAY SKETCHES ai
OF DAILY LIFE BRIEFLY C<
PORTRAYED.
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Scranton. November 3:?At (i:30
ca
p. m. last Wednesday, at the Metho- ^
dist parsonage, a marriage of much ,
tr
| interest to the host of friends of the p
ntracting parties was solemnized, p
when Miss Cora Cook became the ..
bride of Mr Tillman Thomas, both ^
of the St John section. Rev J B ^
; Prosser performed the ceremony. .
A number of their friends were ^
present, who wished them a long and ^
I happy wedded life. g?
Messrs R B Cannon, C E Graham, f
Maxie Matthews and Messrs Drew
w
Allan and Sam T Kirby attended the p
meeting of the Southeast District
| Baptist association at Georgetown ^
! last week as delegates fromScranton ^
and New Zion churches.respectively.
Last Tuesday night an interesting ^
meeting of the Junior Order council ^
was held. Reports showed the Coun- j
cil to be in excellent shape. Now
a<
that the busy season is past, a larger gr
attendance is hoped for.
The Scranton Literary society has ^
been organized in the graded school
here, with the following officers:
Tillman Mathews, president; Dessie ^
Graham, vice president; Janie Wall' r
! secretary; Archie Wall, critic. A;,.
lr
: meeting is held every Friday after- ^
I nrwin Thu nnprv fnr rlphate last i
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Friday was: "Resolved, That Educa-1
as
tion Is More Important ThanMon-'^
ey." The affirmative won.
Fish stories may come and go,but ^
j now comes real "dope" and not sto- j ^
ries. Mr J L F Parrott?and others, i.
I ir
| too? believes that he has grown the ;
real "grown" sweet potato. It is!
44 tl
just a medium!?Isized yam" of the | ^
I "Cuban- red" variety, weighing only j \
: 11 j pounds. Mr Parrott has others .
; weighing 9 and 10 pounds. His j
j friends have prevailed on him to ^
have the "grown" yam on exhibition
se
j at the county fair. Mr R Mac ^
Cooper also has some really near- ^
1 grown potatoes of the same variety, !
But these large potatoes grow so
fast and large,until in their hurry to ^
j outgrow each other they burst and ^
j split. The smaller "yam" is more
easily cooked and some prefer them,
1 re
. fnr tahle mp to the larre ones. One i
farmer says"finis"to these "grown" ^
"yams". If some one has a larger i
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potato, give it, or an account of it, ^
(the potato preferred) to acorre-|(jc
spondent and he will get "it" in the W;
I papers. bj
" and Keep the
ie of poor heating appliances i
;ave wood and fuel bills. {
o it comfortably and cheaply.
room that you find so hard t(
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Cotton. 11
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3MPANY. I ]
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Rev J B Prosser preached an in- |
?resting and instructive sermon I
ere Sunday, his subject being, "Jus- g
fication by Faith". In a simple but |
lasterly manner, he^ explained to ?
a attentive audience the truths
jntained therein. I
On October 25, Chief of Police I
[ E Holley of Savannah, Georgia, I
ime here in answer to a message
lat his man was detained here by
le town authorities, "Australia"
raser, alias Charlie Brown. Now,
urope, Asia, Africa, Australia or
Charlie Brown" was wanted for
le murder of a negro woman about
ugust 4 in Savannah, but had "emrated"
to a farmer's home a
I
?w miles from here, where he was
sing time for his board only. He
lid he had been home once since
2 left after the murder. But he
rote to his father for money and
oliceman Ward here had a circular
tter describing the "big island" of
ustralia, so when he called for his
tail the postmaster notified the
Dlice, and in a short time Charlie
rown, as he was known at his
aarding-place, was arrested and
laced in the guard house here. He imitted
stabbing the woman, but lid
he did so in self defence as she
ttempted to draw a razor on him.
he negro seemed to think he would
Dt be punished severely.as the worni
was a dangerous character. He
ad already lain in a hospital as a
suit of the blow of a pick-axe de
vered by the dusky Amazon wnne
?fending his mother when the two 9
omen were fighting. Chief Holley ^
sked the man why he did not prose- ?
ite the woman, to which he replied: 9
Because mama did not want it g
3ne." The man said he stabbed S
le woman when both were board- u
ig a street car.
Mr R Mac Cooper was summoned g
) the bedside of his mother at C
[a.vesville Sunday, but when he ar-jH
ved the death angel had already 13
sited the sick chamber. His mother j
ed at 5:30 Sunday morning. She | d
as a Christian woman and was pos- j g
ssed of remarkable constitution,! h
>ing in the SSth year of her age. j S
ntil eleven months ago she was JI
)le to be about, when a paralytic j |
roke rendered her bedfast. In-{a
rment was made Mojiday. Mr ( ^
)oper's friends sympathize with i I
m deeply in his sore hour of be- I
aveme.nt.
Miss Hettie Willoughby, a stu- I
nt at Coker College, spent the I
eek-end here with her parents. 3
er aunt, Mrs ? Massey of Phila- I
Iphia, is spending some time here I
ith her brother, Mr VV J Willough- I
r, and his family, IMG. a
Babies Warm ou
n the home. Come and see
rr mi iv 1 .
U, mere is no necessity ior oei
A Florence Oil Heater can be
) heat, and also save fuel bills,
Co. I We Lead7
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r Your Savings Acc
[ with this bai
Em much interes
its as well as
One Dollar t
[on a Savings
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| Cades,
[ W. B. WILSON, V. 6. ARNE'
j, President Vice-Pre:
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When you buy a Steinws
Kurtzman, Shoninger ai
no or Player Piano, or e
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and can rest assu.ed that you get
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complete stock of Records, Nee
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teif See Virgil Kinder, K
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CHARLESTON,
SAMUEL D. GARB, Manager [
Kingstree, S. (
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Strong locks (fi
Secure
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take care I
of your :ji ill
Bank your money and pay yo
banks. Then you will have a co
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much money FOOLISHLY then
WASTE is the one big folly t
do so if you keep your money ii
YOUR POGKETS.
You want to GET AHEAD, c
money.
Do YOUR bankinj
We pay 4 per cent, interest
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and we will show
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:ount i
ik will pay you twice as
it. We invite small deposlarge
ones. Bring us just j ?
ind let us credit it tq you
Pass Book.
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>ods We Sell.
ly, Kranich & Bach,
rid R. S. Howard Pia- |
ven a Victor Talking
have the Satisfied Feeling
; full value for your money,
and finish of the instrument.
5 for us is your guarantee. A
dies, Violin, Guitar, Banjo
is, Etc.
ingstree, S. C. .
thing in Music." s
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rrect account of what you I
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0 guard against; you will
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lon'tyou? Then bank your!
% with US.
on savings accounts. |
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