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% * . ' 1 * ? ITOL. XXYIII. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1915. XO. 51 Qeveri Just received, anoth< I best line of Agricultural ? I, Harrows, Fertilizer Distr | I ern Motive Plow Co's anc i AFTERMATH OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY. S)SWSAL IMPORTANT BILLS DIS. CUSSED BRIEFLY--MATTERS OF LOCAL INTEREST. If J Columbia, February 20 (Special):? k Hie fortieth day of the session finds II General Assembly ready for ad- J journment except for the usual work r?fthe free conference committees and the finishing strokes of the enj grossing department, which always mark the final hours. * In some respects this has been a Lv. ? record session. Seldom, if ever,has T\ there been such a spirit of unanimity And harmony as has marked the ''j proceedings of the lower House, or H such speed and dispatch in handling Jt ? \ and disposing of measures of imporv taftt legislation. The upper branch, ' ? however, seemed to flounder in disqfganization for three weeks before -arriving at an attitude for work; 0 hilt when it did come it came with a \ "vqngeance^ and in quick succession , ] the administration measures were y jyQt one over the other, until practi jf cally all had passed?wise and othjgrwiae. The three bills remaining on Kir calendar are: The Medical InMBKection of School Children, the Sysm (ft Registration of Land Titles Similar to the Torrens Plan, and the ?$/ bill authorizing the State to quarry and grind limestone for agricultural' , J 'purposes, to be furnished farmers ; $ at actual cost. 1 ;' Governor Manning is highly pleas^ ed with what has been accomplished, * and he ought to be. His views have , been enacted into law; what he askT fcd for he received. And now the J fcmrdpn of the wisdom of the acts is J upon his official shoulders. J \ . The most important law passed is 5 the Tax Commission act,which seeks to classify and equalize property for i) taxation by providing a Tax Cornet minion of three members who will j- act in Heu of the State Board of As4 seesors. The township and county boards are not changed. The Tax y 'Commission, however, has supervisF *on over and more authority lhan t the lower boards; but in turn is re f sponsible to a Board of Reviewers, composed of seven members, appointed, one from each Congressional district. ThiB reformation should i result in a distinct benefit to the average taxpayer; in fact, to all except those who have purposely hidden their values in order to escape the tribute due their Government. ^ The best laws enacted by the ses* Hon are those providing for the reformation of the insane asylum and k Hie Board of Charities and Correc* tion. These, taken together, cannot but appeal to the citizenship of the JfA $tatev who are mindful of the great JS&12& the State owes to that most tunate class of her people, de*k men ted and crazed either by disease |v oi> vice; robbed of health and free v^dom; separated from associates, ^fcHends,loved ones?discarded. These >' fews seek to make such lives easier, s ;?nd,if possible,happier, by requiring 'pf those in charge of our prisons, 'i^itjtaa-houses and charitable institujj" ;44ons their full duty and offering to inmates hope, kindness, sympajji thy and assistance, i The purpose of the Compulsory j f THING er carload American Field Fei Implements they ever had to ibutors, Corn and Cotton Pla: 1 Chattanooga Plows. CEv* I Kin; ??' E\ ' 1 A AA 5 1 ? ? Kllf acnooi AiLenaanct- iaw ia the law itself is doubtful, to say the least. On this question there was done the shrewdest work of the session. The opposition realized from the first that some such law would be passed in spite of all that might be done against the measure. It would take too much space to relate in detail the ups and downs of the bill, but when it finally passed.it was not recognized by its author, having gone through so many changes?its teeth (as some one suggested) were all drawn or filed flat, and although a law on the statute books, it is as mild as a May morning. The State and Williams burg county will continue to advance in educational interests, and illiteracy will continue to rapidly decrease,but not because of the new law. It is impracticable and will probably never become operative. Another relic of the session is the bill which enacted the primary rules of the last State convention into permanent law. This was either wise or foolish. Time alone will tell, and it is easy to amend a law, or repeal it?for instance, the Cotton Acreage act. Much interest is concentrated in the so-called * "Referendum act" which provides for an election Tuesday, September 14, 1915, on the dispensary question. A majorit}'* ? i 1 ?I _ voting1 against tne legai saie ui whiskey will close all dispensaries in the State, while a majority for its legal sale will leave the counties now "wet" to continue to operate their dispensaries. This bill was especially interesting because of the strong opposition to it from Charleston interests. The sentiment in its favor was overwhelming, however, and its passage was easy. The opposition lacked leadership and organization, so far as floor work was concerned. The Resident-Hunters' License bill was also passed, but before getting through the Senate 25 counties, including Williamsburg, were exempted from its provisions. The local legislation, which is of special interest to Williamsburg county, is as follows: Act authorizing Johnsonville school district to issue bonds for school building. Act authorizing Hemingway school district to issue bonds for school building. Act authorizing Kingstree to establish,a municipal court. Act creating township known as Clarendon, embracing annexed portion of Clarendon county to Williamsburg. Act authorizing tax levy for Clarendon township to raise cost of annexation. Act authorizing county dispensary board of control to employ detectives for the enforcement of the dispensary law. Act authorizing the division of dispensary profits. Williansburs County Appointments. COUNTY AUDITOR. J J B Montgomery. Kingstree. COUNTY TREASURER. J W Cook, Kingstree. MAGISTRATES. Kingstree?J B Gamble, Kingstree. Greelyville?S M Bradshaw, Greelyville. D UPOI )od kind. CWe are now offei ilk Cutters, Middle Breakers, needed on the farm. We are 1 bottom prices. ardware /HY NOT NOW ^ /vOv^^/v^^C/vOv-OSC/SoS [r. Duke Says A vill sell high on account of t arly and give time for ripenin lant 5 to 7 acres a day and , resentative here this week to me, money and trouble by usi 9 Case Transplanter. SBURG HAJ idquarters for C v?5v~?Jv"?/v>?/v-Wv"Ov?Wv"?/v"?*v~?/v?/vWv"Qv; ? I Mouzon township?J R Pendergrass, Kingstree. Board of Registration?B E Clarkson, Kingstree, vice J B Gamble, resigned. The appointment of Magistrate at Trio has been held in abeyance because of information that Mr W S Camlin had moved out of the district, albeit Mr Camlin claims that he has not moved. New Bank Notes. The Farmers & Merchants Bank i of Lake City,recently converted into | a National institution,has just issued! its new currency. The five and ten j dollar notes?all that we have seen? are beauties, and to wish for a basketful of them would be vain, but truly we would like to have-some of them. This issue is dated December 26,1914,and is artistically engraved, as are all National bank notes. It bears a splendid picture of the late President Benjamin Harrison of Indianapolis, Ind. The notes are signed by our good friends, Mr T J Cottingham.as vice president, and Mr B Wallace Jones, Jr,cashier. If any of our friends or customers get hold of any of these notes that they don't need, bring them to us. The County Record will gladly accept them as legal tender. Items o! General Interest. Rev Dr Len G Broughton, the great Atlanta evangelist, who accepted a call to London several years ago to preach to the largest Baptist congregation of any church in the world of that denomination, it is claimed, has returned to the United States recently and accepted a call to the pastorate of the First Baptist church of Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr Broughton's reason for giving up his London charge is that his health failed under the strain of the work. XXX Frank James, brother of Jesse James, the notorious outlaw and desperado, died Thursday, February 18, at Excelsior Springs, Missouri, where he had lived peacefully on a farm for the past thirty years. On' account of ill health he received a I pardon thirty years ago. Apoplexy, deadlier than bullets, was the direct cause of his death, although he had been a victim of tuberculosis for many years. In accordance with his ante-mortem wishes the body of the former outlaw was cremated and the ashes placed in an urn. XXX Surgeons in the Hospital of St ' ? t T% 1 Augustine ol Arcacnon, uoraeaux, France, decided definitely to amputate the right leg of Sarah Bernhardt, the actress, last Monday. She maintained her courage and received large numbers of telegrams from all parts of the world expressing sympathy. Madame Bernhardt is said to be in poverty in her old age and affliction,after squandering hundreds of thousands of dollars during her long career before the footlights. * - ' \ - . . NEEDE nee. # You know this is that g< select from. Big line of Sta titers and, in fact, everything >ry thing in Hardware at rock-1 gstree Hi f ENTU ALLY?V i WhatlM "Good, ripe tobacco ^ good tobacco is to plant e only solution. You can p will have their special rep where we can save you tn We are agents for th< WILLIAM: Hee I Lanes?S G McDonald, Lanes. Johnsonville?W E McDaniel, John-j sonville. } Morrisville?J M Godwin, Morris-. ville. Cades?T P Fulmore, Cades. Hebron?RC McEveen,Cades,R F D. TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS. King township?J P Shaw, Kingstree I King township?J F Rogers, King- i stree. King township?J F Brockinton, j Kingstree. Turkey township?S H Guerry,King- i stree. Turkey township?T Armstrong McCrea, Kingstree. Turkey township? R D Gamble, Vox, R F D. ( Mingo township?R W Marshall, Morrisville. Mingo township?R B Marshall, Morrisville. Mingo township?G B Eaddy, Morrisville. Ridge township?W C Wilson,Cades. Ridge township?W E Hanna,Cades. Ridge township?J E McFadden, Cades. Indian township?C C Daniel, Indiantown. Indian township?R E Wilson, Indiantown. Indian township?J A Thompson, In diantown. Johnson township?B B Chandler, Rome. Johnson township?C J Rollins,Johnsonville. Johnson township?J M G Eaddy, Hemingway. Kingstree township?P G Gourdin, Kingstree. Kingstree township?P S Courtney, Kingstree. i ? Kingstree township?J T Nelson, Kingstree. Hope township ? W M O'Bryan, Heinemann. Hope township?J F Montgomery, Greelyville. Hope township?S W Montgomery, Greelyville. ' Laws township?J E Davis, Salters Depot. Laws township?DrI N Boyd,Greelyville. Laws township?J P Gamble, Heinemann. Penn township ? A W Chandler, Gourdin. Penn township?S E McCullough, Taft. Penn township?W L Bass, Lanes. Sutton township?S L Parsons, Suttons. Sutton township?W C Gordon, Suttons. Sutton township?S R Walters, Suttons. Anderson township?James Bryan, Trio. Anderson township?R D Blakeley, Trio. Anderson township?W W Boyd,Trio. Sumter township? S J Gasque, Lake I City, R F D. 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