Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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______________________________ LOCAL M. NEWS M\ Pass the sausage, please! < Rather a bad season for carnivals. ^ This has been a tough week on porkers. J ( Now is the time to be careful < with fire. . Mr Virgil Kinder visited Augusta, j Ga, this week. ^ Dr A G Eaddy of Johnsonville ? was in Kingstree Tuesday. t Miss Floreide Lesesne of Charleston is visiting relatives in town. ( Mr M C Benton of Andrews was ! in Kingstree Saturday on business, j A new barber shop is being open- J ed up in the Wee Nee bank build- I in g. J Mr A M Gordon, who has been in- 1 disposed for some time, is able to be out again. , Misses Lula Brockinton and Maria is Haynesworth were in Charleston 11 fV yesterday. 1 Mr D W Altman of Vox was a | caller at The Record office while in ^ frttrn MnnHav. . Miss Irene Mcintosh has been the j guest of Mrs W P Young at Florence this week. Mr H P Taltevast of Bristol, Ga.f is on a visit to friends and relatives in thi8 county this week. Mr and Mrs R D Bradham paid us a call while in town Tuesday doing their Xmas shopping. Mrs P S Courtney, who has been indisposed for several days, is, we are glad to learn, improving. i Mr O J Hayes of Little Rock, for- j " rnerly of Kingstree, was a welcome caller at our office yesterday. j' Miss Leah B Nachman, our bright ] and brainy Lake City correspondent,' < visited friends in Kingstree Tuesday. < ' Lj A meeting of the Kingstree Board j of Trade is called for tonight at 8 1 ] o'clock. Ail members are requested ^ to be present. y Mrs Louis W Gillandand children, Jane and Flinn, left Monday for ^ Charleston to spend the Xmas holidays with relatives. V The thermometer dropped to 18 1 degrees Fh here Wednesday night.: 1 registering the coldest weather of < the winter thus far. j 1 Brick-layers are now at work on j, the new two-story building on South ', Academy street for the Kingstree ij Telephone Company. L i The central office of the Kingstree ( Telephone Co will observe Sunday : hours Christmas day, that is, the ' office will be closed from 10 a. m. ( \ until 9:30 p. ra. 1 h Mr D E McCutchen of Indiantown j1 was in town yesterday and gave the i editor the pleasure of a call. Need- j less to say that our friend Dave's ( visit was a real pleasure. 1 Dorothy Vernell, the 4-year-old ( daughter of Mr and Mrs M S Montgomery of Sumter and grand- ' daughter of Mrs M S Montgomery, of this place,died at Walterboro last, ] Saturday. 1 i \ We learn with sincere regret of i the critical illness of Mrs T M Coop-j ( er of Fowler. The many friends of m Mr and Mrs Cooper hope that she f may soon be restored to her usual i good health. Messrs David Silverman, C Irvin I Meyer, L T Thompson, Norman j Meyer, Claud Thompson and Miss; Sadie Meyer, who compose the the Kingstree Orchestra, will give a concert tonight at the Union High ; school at Rome. A meeting of the Williamsburg Teachers' association was held at the s court house here Saturday. The s chief topic of discussion at the meet-, - ing was a tentative programme ior field day, which will be held here'( some time in the spring. j j p Miss Belva Jenkinson was at home s to her young friends Saturday af- ( ternoon, December 12, from four to > six o'clock, the occasion being her { seventh birth-day. Quite a number * of ker schoolmates participated in the enjoyable function, attesting their regard for their little hostess by numerous tokens of esteem. Mr W H Welch, manager of the Kingstreo Insurance, Real Estate & f Loan Co, will leave Tuesday of next | week for a visit to relatives at Belvidere and Tyner, N C, and will be j absent until January 6. He will be accompanied by his wife and little fit son. During Mr Welch's absence, ' ^ v Mr R N Speigner will have charge >(the company's business. We return appreciative thank3 to aur friend, Col J P Shaw, for a veritable treat that he brought us Tuesday morning in the shape of brains and kidneys and other by-, products of those fine, big hogs he i took advantage of this cold snap to | day. We shall feast on these deli- j :acies for several days,thanks to our; friend's thoughtful kindness. Mr Kobert Blackman, traveling igent for the Darlington Cotton Oil Ho and former manager of the Southern Cotton Oil Company's nill at this place, died at his home n Darlington Monday night. Durng the life of the local oil mill, Mr Slackman was a resident of Kingitree and was held in high esteem by ;he citizens of the community. William J Harris, Director of the >nsus, announces the preliminary eport of cotton ginned in South Carolina for crop of 1913-14, up to Oecember 8, as 1,230,239 bales for 1914, as compared with 1,160,7^ pales up to the same date last year; for Williamsburg county, 29,164 pales for 1914.compared with 21,484 pales up to the same date in 1913. The second number of the local yceum course was rendered at the ichool auditorium here Tuesday ' light. The attraction was the appearance of the Cartwright Brothers, if the Alkahest Lyceum Sj'stem, composed of H E and H G Cartwright, .J E Charron and Arthur J Soldoc, a musical quartette of ex eptional ability. The programme ?mbraced eleven selections and each >ne was delightfully rendered. The vork of Mr H G Cartwright with lis slide trombone was especially enjoyable, since this is conceded to >e one of the most difficult of all vind instruments to play. After much persuasion on the part of our popular hardware deal-; ?r, Mr W H Carr, he has succeeded n inducing Mr J C Dobbin of Richnond, Y7a, brother-in-law of our enterprising townsman, Mr Hugh tfcCutchen, to bring his famous cadger, Nero, to Kingstree. It has leen arranged to hold a badger ight in the cotton warehouse opposite the depot, on Tuesday, December 22, at 8:30 p. m. The owner, it is said, has a standing offer of 5100.00 to any gentleman producing tour dogs able to whip his little animal, weighing only 14 pounds, and this offer is open to any man in Williamsburg county. Some of our friends seem to have forgotten our rule that any money making enterprise tor any purpose i whatsoever is charged for at the 'ate of one cent a word. For the past few weeks we have b^?en flood?d with requests to run these advertisements free. Just why, we do not anderstand. If it were only one call )n our services, we would cheerfully respond, but anyone who will think For a moment will readily see that we cannot afford to contribute to ?very benevolent enterprise in the :ounty. Our advertising department s separate entirely from the news rolumns and we cannot afford to let the latter invade the former. The rule is very simple: Whenever admission is charged to the entertainment, advertising rates are charged For the announcement at the rate of >ne cent a word,which barely covers the actual cost of type-setting and li3tribution. _ ! Knights of Pythias Elect Officers At a called meeting of Kingstree jodge, No 91, Knights of Pythias,1 leld last night, the following officers| vere eieciea ior uie rnauiu* ycat. Chancellor Commander?B E 31arkson. Vice Chancellor?J D 0'Bryan. Prelate?M L Allen. Master of Work?E C Burgess. Keeper of R and S?E C Epps. Master of Finance?P S Courtney. Master of Exchequer?P H Stoll. Master-at-Arms?B F Patrick. Inner Guard?H Riff. Outer Guard?H U Kinder. Notice. $10,000 stock to select from, coniisting of fine Jewelry of every detcription, Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, silverware, Gold and Silver Handle Jmbrellas, Sterling Silver of every lescription, Imported China, Sta;ionery, Cut Glass, Leather Goods, Novelties of all kinds, and the finest (election of Christmas Presents ever lisplayed in Kingstree, to be sold at tery near wholesale cost. Come ind see my stock before you buy md save money. Repairing of all kinds. Yours to please. Watts' Jewelry Store, 12-10-tf Kingstree, S C. When you want us to change the I uldress of your paper it will save ots of trouble to name the old is well as the new postoffice. Please oear this in mind. tf ftres Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cora The worst cases, no matter of how long standing, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves fain and Heals at the same time. 25c, 50c, $1.00. Letters to S We had intended publishing our usual Xmas issue, with illustrated covers, notwithstanding financial conditions, and had made all ararangements therefor, but the lithographed covers come from Chicago and at the latest moment we were advised that it would take three $ weeks to get the covers to us, unless by express at an exorbitant transportation rate, and even at that, they would not guarantee delivery within less than two weeks. In these circumstances we very naturally cancelled the order, as we could not afford the excessive charge, which would have caused us an actual loss for our pains. The feature of our last year's Xmas issue that proved so popular will be offered this Xmas, however, viz, the "Santa Claus Letters." There is only this week now. chilrlfon Ort trnu'vo rrnt tn hnctlo Dnr U1 Vii) OV J VU ? v gvv w i< MU WW. v %>> time limit for letters for publication is Tuesday, 12 o'clock, but we will make an exception in this case and ftllow our little friends until Wednesday, 12 o'clock, to get their letters in. Remember, however, that no letter received here later than Wednesday, noont mil be published. We think it would be more interesting to print all the letters just as they come in, without any "editing" or correcting and shall give them just as written. Lake City, S. C. Dec. 11, 1914. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little school boy eight years old. Am in the fourth grade, j I study four books. If the Germans do not capture you while on your journey Christmas eve, please bring me some fireworks, fruiis of all kinds; a bicycle, a rifle and a banjo. I have one sister, please bring her and papa and mama lots of pretty things. Your friend, Albert Buffkin. Taft, S C ' , Dec 16 1914 Dear old Sandy Claus I am a little boy 4 years old and plese send m e a wagon and oblige your little friend Furman Driggers Taft, S. C. I Johnsonville, Dec. 13, 1913. My Dear Old Santa Claus: I want ask you for much. I want Shetland poney and costo brake wheel bock wheel and some fire craekers"and some fruit. Your friend Sfllin Boston. Johnsonville, S C. Dec. 12, 1914. Dear Santa Claus: 1 thought I would write you and tell you what I want. 1 want a biir doll that can go to sleep, a doll carriage, a little stove, end a piano. Also some fruit, and candy. Your Little friend Lucia Smith Poston. .1 lanta Claus. | Kingstree, S. C. Dec. 3. 1914. 1 Dear Santa Claus. I am a little girl eight years old, ! and have just moved to Kingstree. I write to tell you what I want j for Christmas.. Please bring me a doll bed, a lit- i tie doll trunk and a story book, also j nuts fruit and candy. Santa I do ! not want so much this year as you have so many children to fill' stock- j ings for. Don't forget my little brother i and sister. From your little friend, Anna Laura Singleton, j Kingstree, S. C. Dec. 8, 1914. Dear Santa Claus, I am a little girl 9 years old. 11 am writing you a little letter so you j will know wnat I want. I would like for you to bring me a braslet j and a doll, trunk and a big doll bed, | I hope It will snow Christmas morn-; ing. I will not write for much for you j have so many to bring to. I would like some fireworks to. I j wnh I could see you old Santa when | yo i come down the black chimney. Your little friend Genevieve Reddicr. ! -? ? Kingstree, S. C. Dee, 8. 1914. Dear Santa claus,I will write you a fue lines to lit you know what I want for Christmas. I would like a doll, a doll bed, a safe, a doll trunk, a ring, and don't forget my little sister. I want some fruit to. Dear santa I do not want so much as you hafter full so many other stockings. Dear old Santa, I will cloce for this, time your little friend Etta lee Cockfield. Kingstfee, S. C. Dec. 8, 1914. Dear Santa Clsus, I want you to know what I want for Christmas. 1 just want a few things. I just want a rifful and a good many shot to shoot some of our pet sparrows. and don't forget to bring me some fire works. Your friend Wilmer Hinds. Kingstree, S. C, Dec. 15, 1914 Dear Santa Claus. As it is so near Xmas I will write and tell what I want. Santa I will not ask you for much. I want a doll and some fruit and candy two lire works. Santa we may have a Xmas tree it will be in I the front room. I Good by old Santa. Your little friend Lola Anderson. j Kingstree, S. C. * Dec. 8, 1914. D"ar Santa claus, I will write a letter to let you know what i want for Christmas Dear santa I an? a little boy in the second grade only ten years old. please bring me a rifle and some shots. I want a ball and a glove. Dear santa I dont want a much this I ^ Christmas please bring me some candy and some apples some nuts and some oranges thank you for what you brought me last Christmas I will have to close now gnod-bye. Your friend John Kinder. Kingstree, S. C. Dec. 3rd 1914 Dear Santa:? As it is near Christmas time I suppose I better write and tell you what I want you to bring me Christmas Eve night. Well, Santa Claus, I want you to 'bring me a little doll baby, a doll bed, a stove, three little doll chairs, some fruit, some fire cracckers, and other play things. Santa, you only come once a year, so I think you could bring enough to last until the next time. We are all well, and all of my class is well too. They have been on time every morning this week, and so we'll get out fifteen minutes of two Friday afternoon. Well, Santa I'll close for this time with lots of love. Your friend Ola DuBose. Kingstree, S. C. Dec. 15, 1914. Dear Santa Claus:? 1 will write you a few lines to let you know what 1 want Christmas, as it is almost here. I will not write for much this Christmas. I just want a doll, a trunk, a bed, some nuts, candy, fruit and fireworks. vnnr ffnfl frianrl 1 V'Ul 11 UV, lllbllUf Mar\ Sue Harrington. Kingstree, S. C. Dec. 15, 1914. Dear Santa Claus, I am writing you a letter to tell you what I want for Christmas. I want you to bring me a bicicle, a drum, an air-rifle, and some shot. Your friend Robert Smith, Jr. Kingstree, S. C. Dec. 8. 1914 Dear Santa clause, I will write a little letter to tell you what I want for Christmas, I am a little girl 8 years old I will tell you what I want I want a baby doll and a rocking chair also and some fruit and some nuts. Your little frein, Patty Scott Epps. Kingstree. December 15, 1914. Dear Santa Claus, I will write and tell you what I . / /*? _!. T i. - J-11 want ior unristmas. i warn a uun and a doll carriage. and some nuts and any thing else for I don't want much this Christmas. Your little friend. Theodosia Cooper. Kingstree, S. C. Dec. 8. 1914. Dear Santa Claus, I am a little girl eight years old, and I want to write a little letter to you to let you know what I want for Christmas. I do not want but five things. I would like a doll and a little doll stove and a doll bed and some fruit. Your little friend, Grace Kinder. Dear Santa Claus 1 want a big doll that can say mama and a doll bed and a big box of candy and that is all I want. I am Stella Wolfe, Kingstree, S. C. December 16, 1914. . To many a man Christmas will probably make itself felt in slippers. OTJB strong box is a GREAT Ki conduct their homes and busin LABS. You'd find it POSIT] yon would let it magnetizeayonr mon BACXED by YEABS OF EXPE TOWNSMEN on our board of direct YOUR NEIGHBOR BANI BANE OF WIJ MH Christmas Goodies. Essential to real Christmas joy is a good supply of Candy, Cake, Fruit and Nuts. These must be had for the young, the middle-aged and the old?they all enjoy them. Then, too, you must have Fireworks for the little fellows. All of these are in abundance at Courtney's Ice Cream Parlor. He has also a splendid line of Cigars, Tobaccos and Cigarettes. A fresh supply of delicious Bread and Cake every day. These latter will reduce your Christmas cooking to a minimum. How about h box of Guth's celebrated Candy for your lady friend? Try a meal at our Cafe. Oysters served in any style. 12-17-2t P S Courtney. He who can always correctly gauge the cusrent of public opinion | will have no trouble in getting into the tide of prosperity. Ta rhalrtmi* thaanaaa. iu uuiioiiuao diiup^Gio; Call at once and see the beautiful line of imported Pyrolin Christmas Novelties at Dr Brockington's Drug Store. Come before they are picked over. Hair Receivers. Manicure Sets, Jewelry Boxe3, Etc. Largest line of Infant Sets (white; pink and blue) ever seen in Kingstree, from 25c up to $2.00. Christmas Cards lc to 5c. Mr Van Keuren will take pleasure in showing you our line of unique Christmas goods. 12-17-2t Uwana Theatre f SPECIAL FRIDAY NIGHT, DEC. 11 | SIX BIG REELS % "The Joy IHdertF "Universal Ike Gets a | Goat" ! "The Dream" "The Skeleton" ! "The Wheel ot Life" I "Sully Scragg's Housemaid" A bunch of Conric Reel*. Come out > and tee them. We have our Theater warmed so that you 1 can sit In comfort and enjoy a good picture Admixion - lOc and 2Qc | sFecial notices i ifA Phone us when you want (2; to get a notice under this rf9 heading. Price one cent a 'Ag word for each insertion. No ad taken for less than 25c. $ Phone 83. 'Hj Lost?On Thanksgiving day, male hound puppy, black, with tan legs, no marks. Answers to name of "Ponto". Reward paid if returned to WA Marshall, Trio, S ? . 12-17-tf For Sale?Two hundred heads Winter Cabbage (collards), at 5, 8 and 10c the head. 12-3-tf Mas W E Jenkinson. For SALK-One hundred acres of farm land. 60 acres cleared and in good state of cultivation; *i-room dwelling, tobacco barn and other out-buildings, IV miles Kingstree Graded school. Will sell the whole or part of place. For further information apply to a M McKnight, Kingstree. S C, 11-191 tp-tf For Sale or Rent.?Two Farms for cA Sale or for Rent Conveniently located; good truck and tobacco land, at railroad station and school. J b johnson' 10-29-2m Georgetown^ S C IMAGNET ' I ' ' I iGNET for the money of those who ess by check. It DRAWS the POLITELY to YOUR ADVANTAGE if ey. Our FINANCIAL SERVICE is RIENCE. The DISTINGUISHED ors is our BEST GUARANTEE. KS WITH US. DO YOU? j [jLIAMSBURG 1