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3TJ it(Emmtg Urnirh. KINQSTREE. S. O. O. W. WOLFE. KOITOW AND nWO?WI?TOW. Entered at the postoffice at Kingstree, S.C.as second class mail matter. TELEPHONE WO. 83. ~~ TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One copy, one year $1 2ft One copy, six months - 75 Onecopy, three months........... 50 i One copy, one year in advance.... 1 00 Obituaries. Tributes of Respect, R**niutions of Thanks. Cards of Thanks ! and all other reading notices,not News, will be charged for 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 appear in the ensuing issue. All communications must be signed the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper. ADVERTISING RATES; Advertisements to be run in Special aohimnpne cent a word eachisaoe.minimum price 25 cents, to be paid for id advance. Legal advertisements, $1.00 per inch Srst insertion, 50 cents per inch each aabsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisements very reasonable. For rates apply at this office. In remitting checks or .money orders sake payable to THE COUNTY RECORD* la men whom men condemn as ill, I find so much v?f 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 God has not." struggle. ' Mr J M Matthews filled his regular appointment last Sunday afternoon. Early Dew. D. A. R. Meeting. The Marion Gregg Gordon Chapter of the D A R met with Miss Maude Logan Tuesday afternoon. The Chapter was called to order by Mrs John F McFaddin, the viceregent?Mrs Scott, the regent being absent. The secretary then called . the roll and read the minutes of the last meeting. Upon request of the State regent, the Chapter voted to send $1.25 to Mrs F M Hicklin, L .1 /"'U 4. ? ? urusurtr, ai uicstcr, iu paj iui uiie square foot of a plat of ground in Washington, upon which is to be erected a National headquarters building for the organization. Hfcss Lula Brockington read a se_ t Jection, "Echoes from the D A R 'Convention"; Mrs Lucius Montgomery. a selection on Washington; Miss -Ada Brockington read a very interesting article on Lafayette, and Mrs R J McCabe an article on Francis Marion. T ?1q RrAolrinatnn mndp ?n IILIOO JUUia L>iVVlkitif,vv mm T plication for membership for Mrs W ? Jenkinson and the Chapter voted I . 1? receive her. Delightful refreshments were tfien erved and the Chapter adjourned until the first Tuesday in July. * f 1 I ; . ' - l: ? THURSDAY. JUNE 3. 1915. WHITE OAK CHIPS I Picked Up Daring the Week by Oar Wideawake Scribe. White Oak, June 1:?The White Oak ball team went over to Salters last Saturday and crossed bats with the Salters boys in a very fast and \ interesting game. The White Oak boys seemed to be too fast for the Salters boys and were successful in winning the game by a score of K1NGSTREE HIGI GRADEDS The Session a Most Sui One?The Comment Highly Enterta the programme of exercises inci- 1 dent to the closing of the 1914-15 1 session of the Kingstree High and i Graded school came to a close in the \ school auditorium Monday night be- 1 fore a large audience of interested < spectators. I The commencement exercises be- \ gan Thursday night, when Congressman Asbury F Lever of Lexing- i ton delivered an address to the i school. In his discourse the brilliant 1 young Congressman touched upon 1 the most important - and timely top- s ics concerning the educational welfare of the people, especially in the rural districts. His address was well c received by the large audience pres- < ent. Friday night the Wee Nee Litera- , ry society held its final celebration, ] when the question of the adoption of one-cent postage instead of two < was debated in the affirmative by i Miss Virginia Wilson and Mr Robert Fulton, Jr,vvith Miss Belle Hurt and ] Mr Harold Thompson on the nega- j tive side. The judges,after some deliberation as to which side had. set j forth the best argument, decided in favor of the negative. , Sunday morning at 11 o clock the baccalaureate sermon was preached in the school auditorium before a large gathering of pupils, patrons and 'friends of the school by Rev W M McPheeters, D D, of Columbia. Special music was rendered by a choir composed of Mrs L W Gilland, Miss Selma Thorn, Messrs R N Speigner and W H Carr, Mr Dkvid Silverman, violin, and Miss Julia Corke, piano. Rev W E Hurt and Rev H D Bull, local ministers, assisted in the ser-; vice. The final or graduating exercises took place in the auditorium Monday night when twelve of Kingstree's promising young ladies and gentlemen were handed their^ diplomas at the conclusion of a highly in- . teresting programme rendered by members of the class as follows: salutatory uonnie rnompson j Prophecy Fannie Vause ( Statistics David Epps ' Presentation of Class Gift Roy Baker Jokes Edward Hurt ] Key Oration Alex Blakely Poem Mauldin Tiesesne 1 Class Will ^ Daisy Strong Valedictory Leora Gamble Awarding of Diplomas Awarding of Prizes Class Farewell Song The members of this class pre- . sented to the school a sanitary drink- i ing fountain, the presentation being made by Mr Roy Baker. The gift , was gracefully accepted by Prof i Swittenberg, superintendent of the :. school. It was the first time in the!, i school's history that the graduating clgss had presented such a valuable f legacy to it successors. The key oration was made by Mr Alex Blakely, who presented the junior class with a large key which s he instructed the members meant ^ "work, more work, and still more 1 work." The key was gracefully 1 accepted by Mr Hillis Phillips. c Mr R N Speigner, County Super- e intendent of Education, delivered s the diplomas to the graduating class, t He congratulated Kingstree on its 1 school and the teachers on the work i they had done. He urged that the t people of Kingstree use every op- a portunity for making the school e better, so much so that other schools a would imitate it because of its good s wooi k. The secret to this success, 1 he said, would lie in the one word, a co-operation. g He then told the graduates that t he hoped these diplomas would not r be the last they would receive, but S that they would continue with their j r studies until they would be the pos- j s sessors of college diplomas. ' But; b -v 4 % < 13 to 2. The White Oak boys are looking forward to the time when the Salters boys are to come here ?nd play them on their own diamond. Come on, boys, we will try to give you a good game. Mrs J A Griffin of Kingstree is spending a few days here with her with her parents, Mr and Mrs C K Eaddy. % ^ Mr J I Coker and family of Kingstree spent the week-end here with Mrs Coker's parents, Mr and Mrs W X. MotfVianrc Messrs W E Flowers, J D Galloway and Ray Cox had bussiness at the county seat last Saturday. Several people from here attendted the funeral seryices of Mrs Perkins at Bethesda church Sunday afternoon. Mr A R Eaddy and family of Cooper spent the wpek-end here at the home of Mr A P Buffkin. General Green has declared war against the farmers of White .Oak and if the showers don't soon stop coming so regular, it is the writer's opinion that it will be a longf IAND CHOOL CLOSES :cessful and Profitable :ement Programme ining to All. whatever path of life they had to travel there was one thing that they pust guard carefully and that was their good name and in doing this, they were guarding the good name pfthe Kingstree High school, since their daily lives would speak for the training received therein. Professor Swittenberg read the pames of the pupils of all grades naking the highest averages duFing the term and also a list of the pupils who had not missed a day from school during the session as follows: HIGHEST AVERAGES. Grade I.?Mary Catherine Epps 99, Jane Gilland 95, Elizabeth Swails ?5, Stella Wolfe 92. T1 ?fit-ana Winder 9fi levieve Reddick 95; Patty Scott Bpp3 93 1-3, John Kinder 90 2-3. Grade III.?Ola Dubose 98?, Mary Sue Harrington 95 3-4, Peden Montgomery 91|, Lola Anderson 89^. Grade IV.?Marion Rockwell 89, May Cook 85, John Harrington 30 5-6, Frank Van Keuren 78 5-6. Grade V.?William Gordon 94, Doshia Sexton 88, Corrie Mae St\mand 86J, Evelyn McConnell 86./ Grade VI.?Hubert Speigner 93, Mora Kinder 92, Harold Steele 91, Madge McCants 87. Grade VII.?Serena Lee 93, Wm hooper 92, James Sullivan 92, Hampden Montgomery 91. Grade VIII.-?Delle Sexton 87, ^gnes Fulton 86 1^3, Ruskin McDonnell 83 1-6. Grade* IX.?Lula Sexton 92 5-6, Erline Mcintosh 90, Belle Hurt 38 5-6, Virginia Wilson 88^. Grade X. ? Connie Thompson r\A A r, t a O 1 MQ,,1. ^4 4-i, ijt-ui a vjawiuic ul. u-i| iuukiiiiin Lesesne 92 2-7. PRESENT EVERY DAY. Grade I.?Rachel Dove, Vivian Baker, Mary Catherine Epps, Elizabeth Svvails, Stella Wolfe. Grade II.?Hattie Thames,Roland Hurt, Hazel Baker. Grade IV.?May Cook, Lily Baker, Grade VI.? Bessie Baker, Madge Blakely, Elizabeth Stackley, Harold Smith. Grade VII.?Serena Lee. Grade VIII.?Jessie Coward,Edgar Baker. Grade IX.?Belle Hurt, Virginia Wilson, Hillis Phillips. Grade X.?Hazel Strong. "The Klngstree Enterprise". Volume I,Number 1 of The KingsTee Enterprise made its appearance lere Tuesday, June 1. The paper vas originally issued weekly as The 3ades Enterprise, edited by Mr H H 3rown, who has associated with him n his new field Mr Robt E Houston is business manager. The EnterDrise !states that it will be issued ,wice a week?Tuesday and Friday. Mad Dog. The people of Kingstree were lomewhat scared up last Friday vhen it became known that the big >rindle bull dog belonging to Mr H 3 King had gone mad and bit his )ldest son, Algie. The dog had winced suspicious symptoms for leyeral day3 prior to the time of the jiting and was kept under leash, rhe brute got loose Saturday morn- j ng and started on the warpath,first nting young King, then turning his iftnntiAn frv th.i oanina faroilu in cran. yy vnv vmukiv *uuuij ^vn (iral, that happened to be in his path is he ran through town, up Academy j treet and across Broad Swamp, intil he had reached a distance of ibout ten miles from town, where a generous hearted countryman ended he animal's life by shooting. As a esult of this kanine's actions Mayor Jcott has ordered that all dogs be nuzzled, and any found on the treets not muzzled are liable to be lied by the police. 'i STATE and GENERAL K J U TOPICS | 1 7T 7T nr< rr rr rr nr A New York corporation purposes j to erect a $4,000,000 shipyard at ( Mobile, Ala. XXX Bishop Guerry preached the com- ' mencement sermon at the University of the South, Sewanee,Tenn, Sunday. XXX i What is believed to be the largest ! loaf of bread ever baked was on ex- 1 ; hibition at Charleston yesterday. It J I weighed 410 pounds. 1 XXX i i Hon W F Clayton of Florence was i j a. _ ? i.l _ r* r ^ j ! elected secretary 01 tne ^unieueraue < Veterans' Naval association at the | reunion at Richmond,Va, last night, i XXX fsl-pnhpn Thomas. head of the cele- i brated jewelry house of Stephen i Thomas & Co, Charleston, died at his home in that city Friday of last week. XXX Capt W H Andrews, for fifteen 1 years closely identified with the Atlantic Coast Lumber corporation, Georgetown,tendered his resignation ! as its manager, effective June 1. XXX I Winthrop summer school will open June 15. From the number of applications for adfhission it is thought that this will be the most successful session in the history of the school. XXX Editorial comment by the leadipg newspapers of the United States almost unanimously condemns Germany's reply to President Wilson's note in re the blowing up of the Lusitania and the consequent loss of many American citizens as evasive I and unsatisfactory. I XXX Unveiling and dedication of the memorial monument erected by the Government to the dead of the battleship Maine, destroyed 17 years ago in Havana harbor, was one of the principal features of Memorial day ceremonies in Arlington National cemetery Monday. XXX I % St Philip's church, Charleston, no longer has the distinction of being , the only "light-house" church in the United States. The lantern that for so many years served as a guide to mariners was removed from its tall spire last week,the Government having erected a stronger signal light below Fort Sumter,. XXX The Democratic county executive committee of Clarendon met Friday nv>?onrror1 f nr Q QnPfMfl] OrimaTV anu anaugtu IUI ? j ? election to choose a candidate for the State Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the recent death of Senator Louis Appelt. The first election was fixed for July 13, and the second, if necessary, two weeks later. XXX The Confederate Memorial Institute.one of the most beautiful structures of its kind, was formally opened at the 25th annual reunion of the United Confederate. Veterans at Richmond, Va, this week. The imposing building represents years of effort by the Confederate Memorial association and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It has been erected by the people of the whole South at once as an enduring i monument to the brave men who j perished in the Civil war and as a j depository of the records of that; war. XXX President Wilson, in the name of the United States Government, has publicly called on all factions in Mexico "to accommodate their differences and set up a Government that caD be accorded recognition." Failure to unite in a movement to brinf? peace to Mexico, "within a very shorjt time," it was announced in a statement telegraphed to Gens Carranza, Villa, Zapata and others, would constrain the United States "to decide what means should be j employed" to save the people of the [Southern Republic from further de-j vastations by internal warfare. XXX After today, June 3, all persons who check trunks on railroad tickets will be obliged under the prorsimmins act amend VI31UI13 U1 mt ing the interstate commerce laws to declare the value of their baggage1 Railway officials are working on plans to enable their subordinates to enforce the provisions of the act with the least possible inconvenience to the traveling public, but they are not altogether sanguine that the new regulations will be popular with tourists and others who will check trunks when the rush, to the seashore and country resorts begins. I / s With Our Advertisers. ! jfj I S Thomas & Co, Jewelers of Chareston, have a change of ad in this paper. This is one of the oldest and ^ nost reliable jewelry firms in the k State. Electors should note the addition p: to the notice of election in this pa- is per in re the library proposition to i li be voted on June 22. e< Attention is called to the new ad w in this paper of the Steele Furniture jt Co, where a nice line of porch ^ chairs, baby walkers, hammocks, window shades and curtains, rugs, art squares, etc, are to be had at ^ moderate prices. ' * The Andrews Dry Goods Co of h Andrews, under the management of f] Mr H D Reddick, has a new ad in h this issue to which the attention of e our readers in that section is invited. Mr Reddick is an experienced mer- fj chant and will give his customers: w i^e value of their money. ai The Kingstree Furniture Co have ? a change of ad in this issue. They have a large and complete stock o? e( up-to-date furniture for the home? from porch to kitchen?and their prices are reasonable. Read their tl ad on page 4 of this paper. a Dr F J Inman, eye specialist with ^ headquarters at Florence, has an ad |. in this paper. He visits Kingstree 11 every Thursday and will be found at ^ the store of the Kingstree Drug Co. -? _ 1 I GJ Ever consider, Mr. j i Farmer, how easy it I would be to locate a e f^w customers for 'f> your eggs, poultry,. I fruit, etc., with a 5 want ad? I ic [J Your dignity will not = be disturbed, or your c time wasted by this j course, and you will F find eaeer customers S at the best prices. ? HwonnnBEnHHnBi * IFURNI 0PP0RT1 Everything for Bedroom, Dinm en, Porch, Hal The Largest a lect Stock of R< Ever Displayec Many Other We are offering in the articles me ad. They are gj for the money? very little profit k I You can buy in single piece and prevail in either c I^inAotrAa Hiivni llUIgdUCC 1 UI1U Kingstree, ritfen oo tbe Life of Jobo J. Matthews \ by W. 0. Wilson. s # ; A personal view of.John James : latthews as he seemed to me, who \ new him. ; ^ Some little time after the death f Charles Dickens, the great novel- ' . it,his daughter gave to the" world a ttle book,''My Father as He Seemd to Me". It was her vision as she >oked at her father. What I rrite will be the man as I saw him; , will be John James Matthews. IV link of him as a friendly man; as a I mn with a great number of friends, I - \ mbracing people of all classes alike. ,1 lis kind-heartedness knew no bounds, 3 he loved best at all times to lend j j is services in accommodations to his \ 1 riends, who numbered many. He , ad a3 few enemies as any man I ^ , | ver knew. I think of him as a man in his amilv, inspiring the deepest love of* | 'ife, children, parents and sisters, nd to each one of them we offer t4ie \ . eepest sympathy,joining with them ) the knowledge, "As the Lard givth and the Lord taketh away, blessd be the name of the.Lord.'\ It * H" A dollar spent on the street^ of Y t lis town is worth ten times the * mount to the people who have to '? 'alk them. A .little clay added to iat sand in North Kingstree would i time be worth more. Try it. 'o Drive Out Malaria \ And Build Up The System , ? 'ake the Old Standard -GROVE'S 'ASTELESS chilf TONIC. You know rhat you are taking, as the formula is rinted on every label, showing it is I ? luinine and Iron in a tasteless form, 'he Quinine drives out malaria, the ron builds up the system. 50 cents t - p Dcking Chairs 1 in Kingstree | Things, Too. j n t special values ntioned in this reat big values ) so big there is ift for us. sets or by the g 'the low prices j ' ase. I ture Company South Carolina ====. * * ^ ./ ' I Old "Uncle" Ed Smith, a respectd colored former of, Trio neighborood.died at his home Friday of last^k feek and was buried Saturday. 9" > he Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head ecause of its tonic and laxativeeffect, LAXA- / 5 IVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary * ? uinine and does not cause nervousness nor nging in head. Remember the full name and : >olc for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c. 785 1915 College of Charleston ^ . South Carolina's Oldest College. 31st. Year Begins October 1. Entrance examinations at all county-seats on |H riday. Jflly 2, at 9 a. m. ^ 3 Full four-year courses lead to the B. A. and B. T fifl . degrees. A two-year pre-medical course is ^ U iven. 9 A free tuition scholarship is assigned to each \ >unty of the State. fl Spacious buildings and athletic grounds, well luipped laboratories, unexcelled library facilities. / Expenses moderate. For erms and catalogue .1 idress 6-3-4t HARRISON RANDOLPH, President. \ TUREl UNITIES . J-s the Parlor, 7 groom, Kitch- 1 II and Lam 1 ?? J nd Most Se- \