The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 01, 1915, Page SIX, Image 6
A Desperate
jj Remedy |
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!! It Was Applied to Two Pa- \
<' tients and Wat Successful '
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By P. A. MITCHEL H
"John,* said my especial friend. Mrs.
. Edith Allison, "I am very sorry to see
-i you neglecting the most important
matter in a man's or a woman's life.
80me day, when you are an old man,
tino/i lifp. tired of vour
club, forced In the evening to go out
to seek the companionship of persons
whom you care little about, and many
of whom care less for youT when you
return to your lonely bachelor quarters,
with no one to welcome you. to
pass a night alone, you will regret
having wasted years of opportunity
to provide yourself with a borne."
** "What a horrible picture!*'
\ "The picture is not half as horrible
as Ihe reality."
"Marriage is an awful risk."
"A risk, yes; the other Is a certainty."
"But I can't compel myself to love
any woman nor any woman to love
me."
"That ia where we in America err :>n
the side of romance. Abroad the principal
feature in wedlock is the dowry;
here it is what we caJl love. A dowry
is tangible; love is intangible. Far be
It from me to decry a pure affection,
but that emotional condition, which in
men and women is one minute ecstatic
and the next may turn to hate, or later
to Indifference, is no basis on which
to make a life contract binding two
persons together."
"Would you have me go into a room
blindfolded where there are a number
of unmarried women, take one of them
by the hand and lead her to the altar?"
-you mlgnt as wen uo uuu us ui?
? partner while blinded by love. You
don't need to do either. One thing you
can do that to reasonable in choosing
a wife. If yon take any one Into your
employ you require references, don't
you?"
-Certainly."
"Very well. Why should you not aH
the more require references in taking a
wifer
"And the wife, 1 presume, should require
references of me?"
-Certainly."
"It seems to me," I replied after
some hesitation, "that your idea would
only serve to keep me and the woman
I might marry still farther apart"
-Not if it is properly carried out"
What was Edith driving at? I conf
fees I could not make out That sh#
was a woman of great originality I
knew. That she was my devoted
friend I did not doubt She had cautioned
me before this against waiting
till I was an old man before marrying,
and I suspected that she now had
-1?- T If cha
SUUK yiau XUl UlC. t nuuuvivu u wuv
was not bent on making a match between
me and some young woman
who, like myself, was growing out of
her youth and should be mated.
"Come, Edith," I said; "out with it
You're bent on marrying me off. What
' is your plan?"
She paused a few moments before
replying; then she put down some fancy
work she was doing and. looking
me straight in the eye, said:
"Desperate cases require desperate
remedies."
"Granted."
"It would do no good for me to introduce
you to a woman who I believed
would make you a good wife."
"I should probably spurn her."
"Nor would it avail to introduce such
a woman to you, assuring her that she
would be happy with you."
"She would wonder if you thought
her bereft of any taste whatever."
"I have a woman in mind and hare
had just such a conversation with her
as I have had with you."
"The dickens you haver
"Yes, and she admits that any man
introduced to her for the purpose of
making a match would repel her."
"I see; you are going to throw us together
without our knowing of your
design."
"Nonsense. That threadbare theme
of novelists might do for very young
persons. You ana the woman l nave
in mind are too old. The only way by
which you can be united is for both
to place the matter in the hands of a
third party."
"As in Turkey, where the parents
arrange matches for their children and
the groom never sees the bride's face
till he lifts her veil after they are
married."
"You have stated the case exactly."
"Very well, to cease generalizing and
come down to a definite plan?"
"The lady whom I have assured that
you will make her a goo'' vnsband has
consented to leave the wh- ie matter to
me. My plan requires that you do the
same. Do you consent?"
"How can I consent to what I dont
know?"
"You are both being assured by me
that neither will make a mistake?to
turn the key of wedlock on yourselves
without having seen each other."
"Great heavens!"
"Is It not done everyday in Turkey?"
"Go on."
'Ton are to be married without any
previous acquaintance, not having seen
each other till you stand before the
clergyman who marries you. At the
conclusion of the ceremony you are to
separate for a week, at the end of
which time you may, If so disposed,
eall on your bride. From this time.
further, tf you are both so disposed,
you are to do aa much or as little
courtlnf aa you like."
"It seems to me that this is putting
the cart before the horse."
"Not at all. It is simply applying a <
stimulant to obviate the indifference of ,
middle life. If you cut a gash in your (
arm what do you do to draw the parts '
together?" <
"Apply an adhesive plaster." ]
"That is the intention of this plan ot ,
mine. It Is an adhesive plaster to
draw you and the woman together. 1
Married you cannot fly apart. You are (
bound by matrimony."
"Edith." I exclaimed, "what a head
you have on your shoulders! You 1
should have been a scientist" i
"I am giving you nothing but common
sense, nothing but what has been 1
practiced in all parts of the world from 1
time Immemorial." I
WAI1 mean t/v f AM TV\A fhnf t?A11
A/v jvu jlucuu iv ICa iuc/ vuuw j vu i
bare succeeded in inducing a woman
to consent to your plan?" 1
"She would consent to no other, j
There must be a plunge, then time to
recover from its effects."
I sat thinking over this remarkable
proposition for some time without j
speaking.' 7_a
"Edith," 1 said at last, "this is certainly
a desperate remedy y^u pro- 1
poee, but It is as desperate for the wo- ]
man you have in mind as for me. Sou
would not, I know, concoct such a
scheme for me with any one except a lady
and one in whom you repose great ]
confidence. I only question whether (
in recommending me to her you are
not influenced to wrong her on account J
of your friendship for me. The lady 1
has doubtless had time to think the
matter over. Give me the same. When '
I have decided I will advise you."
I went to my room and did the hard- ;
apt job of thinking I have ever done <
in my life. 1 had already come to ;
hate the loneliness of my abode, and
my picture as a white headed old man ]
came up before me?tottering out alone
to dinner and tottering back to get rid (
of the hours remaining before bed- 1
time. These and other pictures of the i
future 1 called up, contrasting them .
with the sweets of home, wife, chil- 1
dren. On the other hand, 1 thought 1
of being tied up with a woman who j
might turn out to be a virago. 1 remembered
that my friend, Edith Al- 1
lison, hsd said that the loneliness of 1
old age is a certainty, matrimonial unhappiness
a chance. As tbr waiting (
for a love affair, I had been doing that 1
for twenty years, and there was less 1
hope now than ever. True, under the <
influence of a sudden passion 1 had
wished to marry one of several differ- 1
?ui wuuieu ai uiuctcui uiuco. tvuumtsly
they had all refused ma Later
I found that my judgment of them
had been execrable. In Mrs. Allison's
judgment I had every confidence?that j
Is, her judgment of women. ,
One morning I was driven to ths
house of the fiancee I had never seen
and who had never seen me, to be mar- '
rled, arriving at a few minutes before ]
noon. I was prepared stoically to ,
meet either a beauty or a Gorgon. At
12 o'clock the bridal party entered the '
*oom where I waited. My wife to be 1
was not beautiful, but I saw charao- ?
ter in her face. I was relieved.
Her mother led the way and, advancing
to me, grasped my hand, pressed
it warmly and showed also a warm
sympathy in her face. The bride, i
whose color seemed to have deserted j
her, did not raise her eyes to look at
me. From thinking of the frightful
plunge I was taking?so I considered 1
it?I was turned to sympathy for her. j
We stood together before the clergyman
while members of the bride's
family gathered on the sides. 1 made <
the responses in a firm tone; the bride's j
were barely audible.
When we had been pronounced man
on/1 fni? thA (
AiiU n lie LL1J UUC IU1UCU uuu AVI ?aw
first time fixed her eyes on my face. |
This first look at her husband was
met by a sympathetic, assuring smile
from me. At the same time I took her
hand and pressed it Then I turned to
carry out the terms of this singular
plan by leaving the house.
My wife did not relinquish my hand.
Her mother, who was watching us,
asked me to step into another room,
where a breakfast had been prepared.
It occurred to me that if my bride had
been disappointed in me I would have
been permitted to depart Doubtless
the mother saw in her daughter what
decided her to detain me.
We passed into a breakfast room and
seated ourselves about a round table.
There was a stiffness among us for a
time, but presently we were chatting
as if we bad known one another for
years. All talked except the bride,
who sat with her eyes fixed on her
plate. But roses had come into her
cheeks, and there was always on her
lips that which resembled an incipient
smile.
When we had refreshed ourselves we
all rose from the table, and the members
of the family vanished in different
directions, leaving me and my wife
alone in the hall, I with my hand on
the knob of the front door.
I have narrated this important episode
in my life so far as I intend to
narrate it here. That part of the plan \
which related to a pcet-nuptial court- e
ship I do not intend to touch upon, ex- J
cept to say that our courtship began ^
when my wife first looked up at me j
after th? rprpmonv. and. thonirh I am ^
now an old man, it is still in progress, t
Children have blessed our union, and
our family circle is what family circles 1
should be, so I consider it about all
that makes life worth living.
I was induced recently to dine at a
club one evening with a friend. An '
old bachelor whom I knew came in, I
took a seat alone at a neighboring ta- l
ble and desolately fed himself. What
he did when his dinner was ended I
don't know, but a month later he com- \
mitted suicide. e
Two Great Baptist Meetings.
The Baptists of South Carolina are
to have a great summer gathering
Sunday-school workers, B Y P U
workers, leaders of Woman's Missionary
unions,organized class workers,
pastors and others, beginning July
9 and continuing until July 16.
The assembly will be held at Furman
university, Greenville. A gathering
Df fully five hundred workers exclusive
of the local attendance is confidently
expected. The programme is
rich and varied. The faculty is composed
of leaders and experts of note,
?oming from all sections of the State
and South. Rev Thos J Watts. Columbia,
is the general secretary of
the assembly. A Deauiuui miriy-siA
page booklet has been issued in
which is given the entire programme.
These may be had on application to
Mr Watts at Columbia. Among the
speakers and teachers we note the
following: Revs W 0 Carver, D D,
Louisville, Ky; Chas S Gardner, D D,
Louisville, Ky; John E White, D D,
Atlanta,Ga; S J Taylor, D D, Savannah,
Ga; Mrs Maude Reynolds McClure,
Louisville, Ky; Miss Kathleen
Mallory, Baltimore, Md; Prof L P
Leavell, Oxford, Miss; Rev Price E
Burroughs,D D,Nashville,Tenn; Miss
Almeyda Coleman,Danville, Va; Revs
B W Spillman.D D, Ridgecrest, N C;
E M Poteat, D D, and D M Ramsay,
D D, Greenville,S C; Prof C E Crossland,
Fork Union, Va; Prof E L Middleton,
Raleigh, N C, and a number
of others equally important. Board
will be provided at Furman university
at $1 per day and reduced rates
will be given by all railroads. For
further information our readers
should address Rev Thos J Watts,
General Secretary, Columbia, S C.
In connection with the Baptist
Summer assembly the State Federation
of Baptist Organized Classes
will hold its first meeting July 9, 10
and 11. Every Baptist Organized
Class in South Carolina, of whatever
name or form of organization, is invited
to participate and to send delegates.
The number of delegates is
without limit. It is hoped that each
class will send at least one representative,
whose expenses shall be paid
by the class. Let the classes please
take note of this great meeting of
urbanized class workers. For further
information address Rev Thos
J Watts, Columbia, S C.
Betbel Blinks.
Bethel, June 28:?Tobacco curing
seems to be everything with the
farmers here just now.
We are glad to report that all of
the sick folk in this community are
mproving.
Mrs C L Burgess spent the week?nd
with her niece, Mrs W W Denlis,
at Kingstree.
Mr T W Webber went to Kingdree
Saturday to take the examination
for rural mail carrier.
Misses Ruth and Jessie McElveen
jpent the week-end with Miss Jenette
McFaddin. They were accompanied
sy their brother, Mr Daniel McElveen.
A few of our young folk went to
Dlanta Sunday afternoon.
Our boys attended a picnic at
Srewington Saturday, and crossed
)ats with some ball team; it was
tupposed to be Manning, but don't
1 I 4.
:hink it was. Anyway our Doys iu?u
;he game. Boys, do better next
;ime.
Mr and Mrs G H Burgess of Lake
}ity visited in this vicinity Sunday.
Mrs R M Burgess of Savannah,
5a, is visiting at the home of her
)arents, Mr and Mrs E F Epps.
Mr and Mrs J V Burgess and son,
Walter, visited Mrs Burgess' sister, I
tfrs Dave Cole, at Seloc, Sunday. I
Daisy.
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured.
"About two years ago I had a severe
attack of diarrhoea which last d
for over a week," writes W C
fones, Buford, N D. "I became so
veak that I could not 3tand upright.
druggist recommended Chamberain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. The first dose relieved me
ind within two days I was as well as
1 * 1
iver." UDtainaDie every wnere.
The tremendous wealth of the
Jnited States is beyond compute. I
3ut then we are not the U S. Flip
is that dollar on sub.
The only good thing about the
var is the fact that it is on the oth;r
side of the Atlantic.
jumm vvE
Arrival of Passenger Tr&Ins at;
Klngstree.
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad
has promulgated the following schedule,
which became effective Monday,
June 1, 1914:
North Bound.
No 80 - - - 7:23 a m
*No 46 - - 11:35 am
No 78 - - - 6:02 p m
South Bound.
No 79 - - - 11:09 a m
*No 47 - - - 6*38 p m
No 89 ... 9:18 p m
Daily except Sunday.
WORDS FROM HOME.
Statements That May Be Investigated.
Testimony of Klngstree Citizens.
When a Kingstree citizen comes
to the front, telling his friends and
neighbors of his experience, you can
rely on his sincerity. The statements
of people residing in far away places
I do not command your confidence.
Home endorsement is the kind that
backs Doan's Kidney Pills. Such
testimony is convincing. Investigation
proves it true. Below is a statement
of a Kingstree resident. No
stronger proof of merit can be had.
S A Nettles, ex-hotel prop, Mill
St, Kingstree, says: "Several years
ago I hurt my back, lifting a heavy
piece of iron pipe. After that my
kidneys acted irregularly, and my
back pained me severelv. I was so
sore and lame I could hardly stoop.
The kidney secretions passed too
freely at times and again scanty.
The least cold I got, settled on my
kidneys and made me worse. When a
friend recommended Doan's Kidney
Pills I used them as directed and
they relieved all symptoms of kidney
trouble."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy?get
Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that
Mr Nettles had. Foster-Milburn
Co, Props, Buffalo, N Y.
Is Your Car All Right
for that long^ride^ you are plan
ning for the rourtnr Better De
sure than sorry. Have us over- 1
haul your auto and fix any little
thing that needs attention. Remember
that little defects or i
breaks have an uncomfortable '
habit of suddenly becoming big !
ones when far from home.
Kingstree Garage. j
L. T. THOMPSON. Mgr.
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CYPRESS i
^ SASH !
\ DOORS !
BLINDS
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I MOULDINGS ^ I |
AND ' ! ;
;! MILL WORK ' ;
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Chamberlain's Cough Hemed*
Cares Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough.
one small sum in the Be
up rapidly? Grow into lar
assured if attended to r<
plant deposits- not Very
Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. 1
m. and 8:00 p. m. Sunday-school ^
4:30 p. m. t
Prayer meeting Wednesday, 8:00 *
p. m. I
| Legal Advertisements. ^ j|
Notice of Sale for Fore-'
closure- h
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
Court of Common Pleas. \ m
The Bank of Kingstree. a corporation j duly
chartered and existing by and1 J
under the laws of the State of South
Carolina, Plaintiff,
against
Weary McGill, Samuel McGill, Tda McClary.
William Seward, John Seward.
Anna Seward, Mary Seward, Edward
Brown, Alfred McGill, Alfred bcott, ^
Joe Haywood Scott, the unknown heirs
of Louis McGill, Jr, deceased,F Rhem
and D D Rhem, co-partners trading
under the firm name of F Rhem & ; a
Sons.J W Lockliear and W T Rowell, 1
heretofore co-partners trading under
the firm name of Lockliear & Rowell,
and P O Arrowsmith, Defendants. P
Notice is hereby given that under and j h
by virtue of the decretal order in the I a
above entitled action made and render- a
ed by his Honor, Judge H F Rice, in the s
Court of Common Pleas for the said P
county on the 30th day of November, d
1914,the undersigned, Clerk of Court of n
Common Pleas of and for Williamsburg *
County, will sell at public auction to the n
highest bidder for cash, before the Court
House door in Kingstree, South Caroli- *
na, between the legal hours of sale, on n
the 5th day of July,A D 1915, the same *
being salesday, the following described
tract of land, to-wit: 0
"All that certain piece, parcel or tract n
of land lying, being and situate in the P
county and State aforesaid, containing ?
three hundred (300) acres, more or less, d
and bounded as follows: On the North
by lands formerly of Turner but now of ?
J K Smith; East by lands formerly of R ?
H Kellahan but now of the Atlantic
Coast Lumber Corporation; on the South
ay the run of Black river and on the
Southwest and West by lands formerly w
)f J im Scott and now of F Rhem & sj
Sons." t
Purchaser to pay for papers. "
H 0 Britton,
Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for
Williamsburg County. 6-17-3t
Notice of Final Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that on the 31st
lay of July, 1915, at 12 o'clock noon,
! will apply to P M Brockinton, Judge
>f Probate of Williamsburg county, for
letters Dismissory as General Guardian
>f the person and estate of T B Tan- ^
? ? ^4 A T* a \r\rnn ' ^'
ler. iix n. x
7-l-5t Guardian. '
Notice to Trespassers, 5
All persons are hereby warned against
ranting, cutting and hauling wood or in ^
my way trespassing upon the lands of ^
;he undersigned, situated in Anderson n,
;ownship, on north side of Georgetown ^
k Western railroad. Violators of this
lotice will be prosecuted at law. t
6-24-4t 0 L Thompson. g
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Chamberlain's Cough Remedy i
Cures Colds, Croup and Whooping Coiigh.
one dollar accepted at our B<
It will cjrow!
EE NEE BAN
KINCSTREE, S. C.
Mil
li ilflfpl
The public is cordially invited
to attend any of the services of the i
various churches of Kingstree. ?
Baptist Cbarcli. '
Rev W E Hurt, Pastor. j
Services every Sunday morning at <
11:00 o'clock and evening at 8:00 <
o'clock. \
Sunday-school at 10.00 a. m.
Prayer-meeting Wednesdays at
8:00 p. m.
Episcopal Church, .
Rev H D Bull, Minister.
Services for 5th Sunday after
Trinity, July 4: Sunday-school, 10 *
a. m.; holy communion and sermon, ]
11 a.m.
Thursday: Bible Class, 8:30 p. m.
Friday: Litany, 6:00 p. m.
Methodist Church.
Rev D A Phillips, Pastor. ]
Preaching every Sunday morning
at 11:80 o'clock and evening at 7:30
o'clock.
Sunday-school at 10:30 a. m.
Mid-week prayer meeting every *
Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock, j
Presbyterian Chnreh.
Rev P S McChesney, Pastor. }
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Citation NoticeTHE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
By P M Brockinton, Esq, Probate
Judge.
Whereas, James P Adams made suit
to me to grant him letters of administration
of the estate of and effects of
Mrs Mary L Adams, ? /
These are, therefore, to cite and ad- y*
monish, all and singular, the kindred and _
creditors of the said Mrs Mary L Adams,
deceased, that they be and appear before
me in the Court of Probate, to be
held at Kingstree, S C, on the 12th day
jf July next, after publication thereof,
at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they have, why the
jaid administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand this 28th day of
lune. Anno Domini, 1915.
Published on the 1st day of July,1915,
n The County Record.
P M Brockinton,
8-18-2t Probate Judge.
Notice of Sale for Foreclosure.
\
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, *
TOTTNTY OP WILLIAMSBURG.
Court of Common Pleas.
2 B Rhodus and E D Rhodus, co-partners
trading under the firm name of
E B Rhodus & Son, Plaintiffs,
vs
Ellen White, Defendant
Notice is hereby given that under and
>v virtue of the decretal order in the
ibove entitled action made and rendered , ? v*
>y his Honor, Judge T J Mauldin, at ,
Chambers, on the 14th day of June, 1915, r |
;he undersigned, Sheriff of and for Wil- | j
iamsburg County, will sell at public
tuction to the highest bidder for cash,
>efore the Court House door in Kingsree,
South Carolina, between the legal
lours of sale, on the 5th day of July, A Aj
3 1915, the same being salesday, the
ollowing described tract of land, to-wit:
"All of my }3 undivided interest in
ill the real estate belonging to my husmnd.Harry
White,deceased,same being
vife's portion, and bounded as follows,
o-wit: On the North by land of public
oad leading from Murry's Kerry to
Cingstree; on the East by lands of
Bobbie Bradham; on the South by lands
?f Dr Boyd and Gourdin and on the
Vest by lands of McFaddin."
Purchaser to pay for papers.
6-17-3t George J Graham.
Sheriff of Williamsburg County.
Summons to Defendant
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
V/UUi^ll 1 V/r VYILLlAinODUIlU.
In Court of Magistrate J B Gamble.
J G Eaddy, Plaint'ff,
against ? J I
Alexander Seed Company, a corporation
organized and created by the State
of Georgia, Defendant.
ByJB Gamble, Esq, Magistrate in
nd for the said county of the said State,
to the Alexander Seed Company,
Defendant:
Complaint having been made unto me
y J G Eaddy, that you are indebted to
im in the sum of ninety-nine dollars
nd thirty-nine cents; forty-nine dollars
nd thirty-nine cents for unsound peas
old and delivered by you to the said
daintiff at a sound price, and fifty
ollars damages caused thereby as
lore fully appears by the complaint in
his action, and that you refuse paylent
thereof;
These are therefore, to require you,
he said defendant, to appear before
le in my office in Kingstree, S C, on i g
he twenty-first day after the day of
he date of the service hereof, exclusive '
f the day of such service, at 12 o'clock H
i, to answer the complaint of the said
lain tiff or judgment will be awarded fl
3r the saia plaintiff against you by m
efault. 1
Given under my hand and seal at m
lingstree, S C, the twentieth day of >
lay, A D 1915.
J B Gamble, L S, I
Magistrate.
To the defendant above named, you
nil please take notice that the original
jmmons in this action together with
le complaint was filed in my office, in
le court house, in Kingstree, S C, on I
unp thp 5th 1Q15
J B Gamble, L S, I
6-17-4tp Magistrate. I
WINTHROP COLLEGE. ^ I
cholarship aa<l Entrance Ex- I
ami nations. 1
The examination for the award of va- I
ant scholarships in Winthrop College
nd for the admission of new students I
ill be held at the County Court House 1
i Friday, July 2, at 9 a. m. Applicants fl
lust not be less than sixteen years of I
?e. When Scholarships are vacant A I
fter July 2 they will be awarded to I
lose making the highest average at
lis examination, provided they meet
le conditions governing the award,
pplicants for scholarships should write
) President Johnson before the examiation
for Scholarship examination
tanks.
Scholarships are worth $100 and free
lition. The next session will begin
eptember 15,1915, For further informLion
and catalogue address,
President D. B, Johnson,
tT l-pd Rock Hill, S.iC. \