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Wh* (Eomttg Swnrh. KtNQSTREE. S. Q> C. W. WOLFE* IQITOW AND PBOPWHTOW. Entered at the poatoffice at Kingstree, S?C.as second class mail matter. TELEPHONE NO, 83TERM3~ SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ** ?? "??* tt 2fi uuii wpji viiv J - T. _ One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months..*......, 60 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 for at the rate of one eent a word for each insertion. All changes of advertisements and all communications must be in this office before TUESDAY NOON in order1 to appear in the ensuing issue. All communications must be signed by the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper.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 cohumume cent a word each iasiiLiainicsom price 25 cents, to be paid for ttf advance. Legs) advertisements, $1.00 per inch ftrst Insertion, go cents per inch each Subsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisements vary reasonable.. For rates apply at this office. In remitting checks or money orders brought before the grand jury and * made to testify. The summary dismissal of the dispensary officials under such grave charges is, in itseb, sufficient warrant for action by the * grand jury. The law imposes upon both the grand jury and the Solicitor the duty to investigate matters of such character. To let it slip without attention would be but to add to the disgrace that the affair has brought to the' cpunty.?Florence Times. ----- * norenee county ouaru. Fortunately foriheendsof justice the facts are within the knowledge ?f a number of men who can all be L H Johnson; escort, W L Hemingway; watchman, F E Johnson; sentry, A F McElveen; managers, W J Marshall, W A Marshall and G H Smith. Mr Fred Johnson, of this vicinity, is a frequent visitor at Rhems. n, % _ Mr f dieeie was seen 011 uui streets today. Messrs G G Broadway and Reuben Sarvis were in town Sunday,as usual. We ate glad to know that the A C corporation is repairing and filling in trestles. We hope that it won't be long before this progressive road will begin to operate passenger service from Charleston to Hamlet. We are glad to see another mercantile building going up in our town. It is located on the corner of Main street and Rosemount avenue, opposite Dr J H Pratt's office, the proprietor being Mr B L Nesmith. Mr John Edge of Andrews was a pleasant visitor in our towm Sunday. Sly. The Lake City A flair. It is quite evident that somebody has failed in his duty in the Lake City dispensary graft case. From the statement elsewhere published in this issue it appears that the Attorney General of the State has pigeon-holed the report of the detective employed and the report of the x? 1 1 iako Durable* to THE COUNTY RECORD. In men whom men condemn as ill. I find so much goodness still; In men whom MEN pronounce divine, I find so much of sin and blot? I hesitate to draw the line Between the two?where G<>d has not." THURSDAY. MAR '18. 1915. Notes from Nesmltb. * t Nesmith, March 15:?Misses Jewell Brockington and Lillian Alsbrook visited friends in town today. Mr Tom Ford of Andrews is spending a few days here surveying a tract of land for Mr R J Nesmith. Miss Munel Chandler of Benson is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs V W Graham. Miss Katherine Graham is the guest of ner sister, Mrs R J Nesmith. The local camp WOW installed officers Tuesday night. The meeting was held in the school auditorium. We hope our camp will prosper with the following officers: Council commander, W 0 Godwin; clerk, H A Brockington; advisor lieutenant, W J Cooper; past council commander. B L Nesmith; banker, H STATE and GENERAL V cj TOPICS ? nr rr: rrrr nr rt: tt: rr ^tn rr nr Atlanta, Ga, had a S75,000 fire last Thursday. XXX A $61,000 fire swept the business section of Saluda last week. XXX The State Teachers' association will meet at Florence March 25-27. XXX y T F Jackson, a York county farm er, cleared $660 in a year rrom six cows. XXX Beaufort will vote on the question of adopting the commission system of government April 14. XXX Senator Mark A Smith of Arizona was in Florence last week, the guest of Senator Ellison D Smith. XXX Derailment of box cars at Mars ' Bluff interrupted traffic on the A C L railroad quite a while Friday. XXX I An auto bus line (jitney) has been started at Florence. Passengers are conveyed to any part of the city for 5 cents. XXX Savannah, Ga, is considering the establishment of a municipal ice plant to furnish ice to the public at actual cost. XXX The agitation to form a new county frorri parts of Aiken and Edgefield, to be called Hey ward county, is being revived. XXX Anderson county is to vote on the proposition of a $75,000 bond issue for good roads March 30. There seems to be much opposition to it. XXX The Southern railway has passed the dividend on its preferred stock usually paid in April, and the stock has declined considerably .in consequence. XXX Rev E Pendleton Jones, who is favorably known in Kingstree, has resigned the pastorate of Newberry Baptist church and accepted a call to Edgefield. XXX William, Washington Cole, an oldtime circus man, died in New York Friday, His circus was one of the first big one-ring shows put on the road. It was absorbed by Barpum & Bailey. XXX Dr R Ottolengui, a native of Charleston, but long a resident of New York, will address the State Dental association at Columbia April 28. This will be his first visit to South Carolina in forty years. XXX '.Twelve horses and four mules were burned tj death at Sumter Monday night of last week in a fire which destroyed theHarby-Epperson sales stables. The loss is estimated at $8,000, covered by insurance. , XXX Dozier Stephens, a negro man,was killed at Lydia.in Darlington county, Wednesday night of last week by Charles W Galloway while the negro was stealing potatoes from him. The Coroners jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide,thus exonerating Mr Galloway. XXX Richard McClenaghan, a wellknown colored man of Florence, whose favorite amusement when intoxicated was to go to the top of the water tower and shout to the crowd below,tried it once too often Friday, as he fell while descending the ladder and broke his neck. XXX Postmaster General Burleson has turned over to the Secretary of the Treasury a warrant for $3,500,000, representing the surplus of the Postoffice department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914. This is only the second year the department has showed a surplus since 1836. X X X By the will of Edward Warner of New Orleans each of the 75 parishes j of Louisiana will receive $1,000 to | purchase land to be used in teaching school children practical farming. | Mr Warner was the first man to at- j ! tempt the reclamation 01 swamp i 1 lands in Louisiana and Florida. XXX i At the meeting of the court of general sessions at Florence last i week Judge George E Prince reduced witness fees from $1 to 50 cents per day and their mileage from 10 cents a mile to 5 cents. The taxpayers are very grateful to him, but the witnesses are indignant. XXX * W A Pendergast shot himself i Wednesday night of last week at his home in Charleston. A thirty-two calibre pistol was used, one shot being fired into the heart, causing instant death. The body was found lying across the bed, where it had fallen after the pistol had been placed on a trunk nearby. X X x Lincoln Beachey, one of the mo3t skillful and daring aviators, was killed last week at the Fanama-Pacific exposition. While "looping the loop" at a height of 2,000 feet in the presence of 50,000 people he lost control of his monoplane, which plunged into San Francisco bay, causing his death by drowning. XXX Gov Manning Thursday night issued an order removing the Barn well county dispensary board from office. The board was composed of B F Peeples, S A Wise and V S Owens. The removal order followed two public hearings, when much testimony was introduced for and against the members of the board. XXX Recently, because a vital part of the machinery of the Fingerville Manufacturing plant of Spartanburg became defective, it ran day and night for quite a while, unable to stop. The mill manufactures cotton yarns, and as the company was crowded with orders, it was able to make good use of the novel situation XXX Mrs John D Rockefeller, wife of the richest man in the world, died suddenly Friday at the Rockefeller country home in Pocantico Hills, N Y. She had been an invalid for a year but during the last few months her health had so improved that the rapid turn for the worse which her illness took early Friday was not anticipated by her family. XXX The United States' new superdreadnaught, the Pennsylvania, the biggest battle-ship in the world, was launched at Newport News Tuesday, The Pennsylvania's tonnage is 31, 500. The ship measures 608 feet long and 97 feet wide. Her crewofficers and men?comprises 1,002 men. Her co3t to the Government will exceed $13,000,000. NEWS FROM RHEMS AND VICINITY. WHAT THE PEOPLE OF THAT FAVORED SECTION ARE SAYING AND DOING. Rhems, March 16:?The second quarterly conference convened Sunday morning at the Union Methodist church with Presiding Elder H B Browne of Kingstree presiding. He delivered a very appropriate and forceful sermon,basing his discourse on, "What have I to do with Thee, Jesus, Son of the most High God?" Misses Emma Cooper of Indiantown and Capitola King, of Florence county, and Mr J A Bruorton, a steward of the Good Hope church, were among the visitors. The con gregation was fairly large and very attentive. Dr and Mrs E W Durant of Georgetown visited at the home of Mr and Mrs D D Rhem Monday. Mr J T Prevatt, a successful farmer of Plantersville, and Miss Pauline Bath, a young lady of exceptional attainments and rare beauty, were quietly joined in marriage at the office of Magistrate J J Johnson, of Georgetown county, Sunday afternoon, March 14. Only a few intimate friends witnessed the ceremony. Miss Bath has resided here for several years and has made many friends who wish for her success and happiness in her new phase of life. Mr and Mrs Prevatt will make their future home at Plantersville. Mr and Mrs Jas D Munnerlyn delightfully entertained at their hospitable home Thursday evening in honor of the many young lady teachers of the Union High school. .Mr Munnerlyn is a trustee of the school and invites the teachers and j special friends to his home once a year to erijoy themselves. Appropriate music and games were played and every one present is delighted with having been there. Mrs Geo M Thomas spent the week-end with her parents, Mr and Mrs J M Godwin at Morrisville. Miss Marie Eaddy, a teacher of Good Hope school, spent the weekend pleasantly at the home of her j parents, Mr and Mrs G B Eaddy. Dr L B Johnson visited George AStotft da mm in the effort to refrain from tftthdi I conott^ to buiU tl mas hear that in ffi&k mntptoy. 1^ Uhe? I 1 tfidi jra \ m att^ a |S : % ! town Monday on business. i Mrs H D Mnnnerlyn is recuper. ating, we are triad to mention, rrom 1 a serious attack of illness. Dr 0 L Bruorton, of the Pee Dee section, accompanied by Miss Leila Loyal,an efficient teacher of the Good Hope school at Carvers' Bay, who had spent the week-end in Georgetown with relatives, was seen whizzing by in the Doctors's car Sunday evening en route to Carver's Bay from Georgetown. Mr and Mrs 0 S Munnerlyn and their cousin, Dr J F Munnerlyn of Georgetown, spent Sunday at the home 6f Mr and Mrs Jas D Munnerlyn. Mr and Mrs D D Rhem and daughter, Miss Laura, have been sick for the past week, but they are convalescing and we hope will soon be well. Mr B Lamar Johnson experienced a painful accident last Thursday in duced to the bride and the gronm, and on to the punch bowl which was si presided over by Miss Louise Snow. ? A dellightful salad course was serv- t< ed by Misses Chandler and Carra- ^ way, and the favors were distributed ri by Miss Lucile Turbeville. Music was furnished during the entire evening e< hv Miss Stella Kittles. I wish to call your attention to * the fact that I have purchased and ? will offer for sale the stock of goods c] of the Silverman Department store, si recently damaged by fire. There1 will be many rare bargains offered. See detailed advertisement later. It L D RODGERS ' i 1 Georgetown, breaking nis ngnt j arm while cranking his machine. j Miss Maggie Keels spent the lat- | ter part of the week at Harvin with e her parents and friends. [ Mr J J Waldron of Andrews visit- r ed at the home of his son, Mr J W Waldron,Tuesday and Wednesday. f Messrs F Rhem & Sons ginned the last of the 1914 cotton at this place Monday, March 15. B W M. * A Small Blaze. s c Tuesday night, soon after fire was j; started in the heater in the Epis- r copal church, sparks from the flue c fell upon and ignited the roof. An * alarm was sounded, the fire depart- j ment responded with alacrity and the blaze was speedily extinguished. The loss by fire was slight.but the church ! was considerably damaged by water J and rendered unfit for service that j v evening. Revs D A Phillips and P S ^ McChesney, the Methodist and Presbyterian pastors, respectively, were present and generously offered the use of their churches. The former offer was accepted. The occasion ? was Bishop Guerry's annual visitation, and on behalf of the congrega- 8 tion he gracefully thanked these * ^ 8 brethren for their kindness. A brisk wind was blowing at the time i of the fire, and but for the water- p * it | works the church no doubt would ? have been totally destroyed. Q Reception at Rome. I Rome, March 11:?Misses Alice Chandler and Edith Lofton entertained their friends delightfully at a J reception, given at the home of Mrs L B Johnson, in honor of Mr and Mrs G W Flowers Friday, March 5. t: About seventy-five friends called j * during the evening. The color Itl I f scheme of green and gold was beau-! tifully carried out by the use ofjs* O jonquils in the reception rooms, hall, j ^ and dining-room. The guests, on tl entering, were met at the door by: A Mesdames L B Johnson and G B tl Eaddy. From there they were ? ushered into the parlor and intro- tl 5trq0 /^SatiitK) take cans of the tttatig demands on \ uttftg your2ktak> account. It has tan up. ^ou ovCe sotnething to ij ttntxd. iDotvt dc^trc^y tjour Habit c iot Wishes cf Ihis&cmk for the GRlecriesi (Jhrtett ttituj jjcar of prosperity emi happiness. IEE NEE BAf KINCSTftEE.. S. C Aiiey nu naa run. % A city man recently visited his i "country cousin." The man from j the city, wishing to explain the joys! of metropolitan life, said: "We have \ certainly been having fun the last j few days. Thursday we autoed to j the country club and golfed until j dark, then strolled back to town j and danced until morning." The j country cousin was not to be stump-1 ed in the least, he began telling of j some of the pleasures of the simple j life: "We have had pretty good! times here, too, One day we bug- j gied out to Uncle Ned's and went to j the back lot, where we baseballed I all that afternoon. In the evening, we sneaked up into the attic and pokered until morning." A sturdy Did farmer who was listening, was not to be outdone and took up the conversation at this point and said: "I was having some fun about this time nyself. I muled to the cornfield and gee-hawed until sundown. Then f snnnprpH until rinrlf nnH ninpd nn - ? ? - -# :il 9 o'clock, after which I bedsteadid until the clock fived, after which I jreakfasted until it was time to go nuling again." ilotice to Tobacco Planters ot Williamsburg County. On Saturday, March 20, we will lave one of the "Tiger" Tobacco [Yansplanters on exhibition at our ; tnble in charge of Mr Thomas, speiial agent of the manufacturers and, le will be glad to demonstrate the nany exclusive features of this marine to all interested tobacco plantrs, at which time we will taKe oriels for immediate delivery, t Williamsburg Live Stock Co. 1 We Are Grateful. We are sincerely grateful for the ollowing from a valued friend. A yord of cheer and encouragement { rom a real friend does much to, righten one's pathway when things j Dok dark and gloomy: Mr C W Wolfe, j Kingstree, S C. j )ear Sir:? j Another year has rolled around | inrl T finrl T nwo vnn nnnthor Hnllnr* ! . hat is, if I want the paper, and I 1 urely want it. * Times are hard, money scarce,and 11 've had to cut out some other pa- J ers I've been taking, but I can't . fford to cut out The County Recrd. Long life to The County Record nd its editor. Very respectfully, Notice of Municipal Election. Whereas,The Town Council of Kingsree, S C, has, by resolution approved nd adopted the 16th day of March, A D 915, ordered an election to be heid at1 be County Courc House in said Town or the purpose of electing an Alder- J lan in and for said Town to fill and j erve the unexpired term of Alderman ol Peres, deceased, whose term of office hall continue during the remainder of he term for which the said Sol Peres, dderman. was elected. Now. therefore.notice is hereby given hat, pursuant to said resolution, an lection will be held at the Court House l the said Town of Kingstree. S C, on he 30th day of .March, A D 191o, the ame being Tuesday,at which said elecon the qualified registered electors of aid Town may vote for the election of ne Alderman in and for said Town, to acceed and fill and serve the unexpired i srm of office of Alderman Sol Peres, j eceased as provided for by law, whose S ?rm of olfice shall continue for and du- I iner the remainder of the unexpired | ?rrn for which the said Sol Peres, de- j eased, was elected, and until his sue- j essor is elected and qualified; that for he purpose of conducting and managig said election as required by law, vv 1 McGill, J L Brockington and R W ulton have been appointed Managers f Election, and that the polls will be pened at 8 o'clock in the forenoon and iosed at 4 o'clock in the afternoon of aid date. By order of the Council: Attest: W R Scott, Mayor. 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