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IlOCALgS ' HEWS K Mr T L Joye of Mouzons was here Monday. Mrs R J Kirk spent Tuesday at Florence. Mr J A McCullough of Lanes was in town Tuesday. Mr Paden Brown of Gourdins was here Tuesday. Mr J P Haselden of Hemingway spent Monday in town. Mr E F Prosser of Johnsonville was noted here Friday. Col James McCutchen of Johnsonvillp was in Kincrstree Friday. Mr J M G Eaddy of Hemingway was here a few hours Monday. We hear of at least six tobacco barns being burnt this season. % Dr. Claude and Mrs McCabe have returned from Pawley's Island. l Mrs C A McCrea of Lake City was OL a visitor in Kingstree yesterday. Mr W C Wilson, of the Indiantown section, was in town Tuesday. Mr J M Thomas of Manning was noted in Kingstree Monday on business. k Miss Ruth Mills is the guest of r her brother, Mr R D iMills, here this T week. Mr W E Severance of Lake Gity was in Kingstree on his usual rounds Monday. Major J C Lanham of Summerton made his round of the merchants j? Wednesday. Comptroller General Sawyer of Columbia was in Kingstree a few hours Tuesday. H M Graham, Esq, of Bamberg is visiting his son here, Mr F K Gral it.'- 1. nam, mis wee*. .Miss Rebecca Nettles returned Saturday from a visit to Miss Mamie Baggett at Lanes. m Miss Leah B Nachman of Lumber ton, N C, was the guest of Mrs S I Marcus this week. Mr P 0 Arrowsmith visited his I brother, P H Arrowsmith, Esq, at 1^ Lake City Sunday. , Mayor Wm R Scott has returned from an outing spent at Asheville and Montreat, N C. Mrs L F Rhem and children of Morrisville are visiting Mrs Ella Seignious at Orangeburg. Miss Sue Stoll has returned from the California expositions and is the guest of relatives at Chester. i Mrs P H Stoll and children are spending the week at Fowler with the former's father, Dr J S Cunning. ham. Mr and Mrs R W Crosland of BennetUville are in Kingstree this week, the guests of Mr and Mrs J N Hammett. * Mrs R E Burgess of Mouzons 4. 1 rvoct ' Speiil acvciai uajrs ucic uic ^aoi % week with her daughter, Mrs R D . , Mills. Mr and Mrs J W Plowdeh and little daughter, Louise, of Atlanta.Ga, are visiting the family of Mr S A Nettles. \ We are sorry indeed to learn that Mr D E McCutchen lost a barn of I good tobacco by fire last week, but \ no particulars. ' Mr S A Nettles has been appointed commissioner of State elections for Williamsburg county, vice Mr J C China, resigned. Miss Bertha Lee Returned to her home at Latta Friday, after spending several weeks here with her sister, Mrs W J Watson. Mrs F W Fairey and children are . spending several weeks at Pawley's Island. Mr Fairey went down Saturday and spent the week-end. Miss Florrie Jacobs, who since her return from the California exposirtions has been visiting her sister,Mrs # W I Nexsen.at AsheVille.N C,arrived home last night. Mr B F Patrick and little daughter,Frances, are visiting relatives at Hagerstown, Md. They will also go to Baltimore and Philadelphia before returning home. There was no service at the Pres byterian church Sunday on account . of the absence of the pastor, Rev P * -S McChesney, who was on Yonge's Island with his family. Scholarship and entrance examinations for the Citadel will be held at the court house at 9 a.m. tomorrow. There are two scholarships vacant from Williamsburg county. 4 \ Patronize the Kingstree and Dillon-Latta shames at the ball park here today, tomorrow anil Saturday?it will be your last chance to see real base ball on the home grounds this season. Mr Louis Sherfesee. who is a sonin-law of Mrs Louise Gilland and has many friends in Kingstree, has been promoted to the position of general manager of the Massachusetts Mutual Insurance company, with headquarters at Greenville. Mr Sam P Stackley and Miss Florence Mcintosh will leave tomorrow for Peachland, N C, to enter upon their duties as principal and assistant in the high and graded school there. This is the 3econd year of Mr Stackley's incumbency. Mrs Thos McCutchen and children, accompanied by Misses Annie Cunningham, Bessie and Janie McCutchen, are at Glenn Springs. Mr Thos McCutchen accompanied the party and spent several days there, returning home Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Hugh McCutchenfcnd Mr and Mrs LeRoy Lee and daughter. Miss Serena, have returned from visiting the expositions at San Francisco and San Diego, Cal. They enjoyed their trips greatly and declare that the expositions even exceeded their anticipations. According to the new State election laws all voters must sign the club r'oll in person. This applies to municipal as well as the county and State elections. The Kingstree Democratic club roll is now open for signatures at T E Baggett's jewelry store by B E Clarkson. If you wish I to vote at tne municipal election on the 24th inst go and put your name on the club roll. We inadvertently omitted the announcement last week of the marriage of Mr T L Brewer, the well known manager of the Kingstree Telephone Co, to Miss Annie Hubbard of Bennettsville. The couple were married at Florence Saturday, July 31, and reached Kingstree that night. They will make their home j here, and we extend a cordial wei; come and best wishes for a long and j happy life. With Our Advertisers. Gass and Gorrell?"the men who have no axe to grind"?invite you to sell your tobacco at Gorrell's New Warehouse. ^ Don't overlook the ad on the front page of this paper by Morgan & Nesmith, warehousemen, who offer you highest prices for your tobacco. Read the list of sales and prices in this paper by Hester & Montgomery, proprietors of the Central Warehouse They show up well. T E Raggett, the jeweler, has an attractive ad in this paper in the interest of his jewelry business. Your attention is also called to his optical advertisement. If you sleep on a mattress, you had better see the Kingstree Furniture Co's large line before you forget it. See ad on fourth page. Mr Daniel Reardon, at Mouzons, will put your corn in fine shape for making bread: See ad. ? m M Hymeneal. Married?By Probate Judge P 1 M Brockinton at his office in Kings passed?the illness and death of Chas W Wolfe, late Editor and owner of The County Record. j ? Despondency Due to Indigestion. "About three month when I was suffering from indigestion which caused headache and dizzy spells and made me feel tired and despondent, I began taking Chamberlain's Tablets," writes Mrs Geo Hon, Macedon, N Y. "This medicine proved to be the very thing I needed, as one day's treatment relieved me greatly. I used two bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets and they rid me of this trouble." Obtainable everywhere. \ The Municipal Election. A meeting of the Kiftgstree Democratic club was held at the court house Monday night. Hon P H.gtoll presided and Mr P 0 Arrowsmith acted as secretary. Messrs M F Heller,C C Burgess, J F McFadden, E F Martin and Walter Steele' were elected an executive committee to arrange for and hold a municipal primary election in the town of Kingstree August 24. The executive committee met at the office of Mr M F Heller Tuesday morning. Mr Charles C Burgess was chosen chairman and Mr Walter Steele secretary and treasurer. It was decided by the committee to assess candidates for Mayor $10 each; for Alderman, $1 each; for Commissioner of Public Works, $1 each. All candidates entering the race for municipal honors are required to file their pledge^ with, and pay their entrance fees to the secretary and treasurer of the committee,Mr Walter Steele, not later than 12 o'clock noon ^Wednesday, August 18. The following gentlemen were named as managers of the election: Messrs B E Clarkson, J F Scott and H 0 Welch. The campaign meeting is scheduled for Thursday night, August 19, at 8 o'clock, at the court house. For Queen of Harvest Jubilee, Last week we published an article headed "Wanted?Most Beautiful Women." As % result of this article the names of eight beautiful young ladies of Kingstree and Williamsburg county seem to have been forwarded to the committee in charge of the great "Harvest Jubilee" that is to be a feature of the State Fair at Columbia in October and with reference to the same the following letter has been received by us. We publish it for the benefit of those interested: Editor County Record:? Dr L A Griffith, Mayor of Columbia has today,sent out a letter to the following young ladies in your section, notifying them of the fact they have been nominated candidates in Cto ta-virirlo nnntoat a Hpjnitv tllC uta IV" r? JUV VWUVwUV AVk fc* queen to reign over the Harvest Jubilee at Columbia, October 25-30: Miss Ada Brockington, Kingstree Selma Thome, Eunice Harper, Guerry Green, Katherine Bell, Lane, R F D Bessie Huggins, Hemingway Marian Hurt, Kingstree' Alberta Flowers, Venters We afe writing to ask that you announce this fact in your columns and proceed at once to select by popular vote,or otherwise as you see fit. the young lady who will finally represent your county in this con-" test. WThen you have made your final decision please foward this young lady's photograph to the writer, who will see that it is reproduced in the special State-wide beauty supplement which will be sent you in time to appear in your paper of August 26. Your prompt attention and connarafinn nrill Ko arroatlv Jnnr.'Pl'fth. VSISV1?VI"I1 " ??1 1 ed by "fours very truly, II F Eldridge, Chairman, Publicity Com. Columbia. S C, August 6, 1915. Fair Association Meeting. A meeting of the executive committee of the County Fair association is called to meet at the court house at noon Saturday, August 14, for the purpose of deciding upon a date for the holding of the fair this fall. At the same time committees will be named to arrange all details incident to the fair. A full committee should be present at the meeting Saturday and do the work that is necessary to be done now for it is not long until October, when the fair must be held, if held at all successfully. The secretary has addressed a personal letter to each of the executive committeemen asking their presence here on the above date. How many will take the time and come? Let's wait and see. Card of Thanks. Mrs Bertha Wolfe takes this opportunity to extend her sincere thanks to the good people of Kingstree and thfe many friends of her late husband, Editor Chas W Wolfe, for the many kindly acts and expressions of sympathy extended her and her little daughter during the ordeal through which they have just tree Saturday, July 31, 1915, "Miss Sallie Thompson to Mr Clarence Altman. By the same official at his residence Sunday, August 1, 1915, Miss Ethel Christopher to Mr Francis M ; Sedgwick. By the same official at his office in ; Kingstree, Saturday, August 7,1915, | Miss Mary Thompson to Mr Arthur ! Ferrell. All these happy couples are of Wil1 liamsburg county. Try a can of Kernel's Blend Coffee,a specially prepared Coffee that cannot be excelled at the price, 5 pounds for $1.25, at 8-5-2t People's Mercantile Co's. Card of Appreciation. 1 We desire to express, through The (bounty Record, our heart-felt appreciation of the many kind words ,' and deeds of sympathy so thoughti fully shown, by so many of the good i people of Kingstree, during our , recent bereavement?the sickness and death of Mrs Phillips' mother, Mrs H M Jones. The other children, not residing here, ask to be included in this note >jof gratitude. Your thoughtful kindness will nevea be forgotten. Rev and Mrs D A Phillips. ! Mrs Mary C Stutts has been con, fined to her room for several days past by sickness. Just received a large shipment of ; Green Coffee that we are retailing , at 10 pounds for only $1.00. An ; excellent quality for the price. 8-5-2t People's Mercantile Co. 1 Gloselfoorl Care^-Jt^ for Alderman of the Town of Kings| tree, subject to the rules of the Demoj cratic party. R C McCabe. ; I hereby announce myself a candidate i for election as a member .of the Hoard J of Aldermen of the Town of Kingstree. j pledging myself to abide by the rules of i the primary. S B McGill. JE\ i i 1 Watches and Jewelry of the Waltham, E Bend Watch from $5.50 s _____ I Finest line L Brooches, Ct laces, Brace Pins ever sh t Latest desig and C.hina fc In Buying) Better Qual Bring me your I elry. Repairs rt T. E. BAG 'special noticesI /rift Phone us when you want i ?gr to get a notice under this j rtHg heading. Price one cent a |JLJ% word for each insertion. No V ,iv| ad taken for less than 25c. Phone 83. Wanted?On and after September 1, a few table-boarders. Good fare. Rates reasonable. Apply to Mrs M L Allen. 8-12-3t Wanted?At once, one good, sober blacksmith. Must know his work and do it and be a good horseshoer. Apply to Carolina Teachers' Agency, Kingstree, S C. 8-12-lt School Trustees?We have enlisted with us at this season of the year a very select and competent list of teachers who will accept schools for either the summer or fall term. Write today, before they are picked over. Carolina Teachers" Agency, F K Graham, Mgr, Kings tree, S C. 8-12-tf For Sale?A nice farm 2 miles west of Hemingway, containing 58 acres of land, one new 5-room dwelling, one tenant, and all necessary out buildings. Price right, terms reasonable. For particulars write D G Huggins, Hemingway, S C. 8-12-ltp Candidates' Cards. For Mayoi;. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Mayor for the town of Kingstree and respectfully solicit your support. p WmR Scott. We hereby announce P S Courtney , as a candidate for Mayor of the Town I of Kingstree for the next ensuing term, ! subject to Democratic rules. Many Citizens. e For Alderman. 1 hereby announce myself a candidate | for Alderman for the town of Kingstree j in the coming primary, subject, to the rules of the Democratic party. p W S"Dennis. i ; I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election as Alderman of the Town of Kingstree, subject to the rules ( of the Democratic primary, i L D Rodgers. I I hereby announce myself for re-elecI tion to the Board #f Aldermen of and j for the Town of Kingstree. subject to ; rules of the Democratic primary. Harry Britton. I herebv offer mvseif as a candidate x CTTRRENCY in the pocket DEPB PANES. A person with a $100 all day without cashing it. Tfl there is a tendency to SPEND A II So it is with a bank account. A person BANK OF Wit I Real Estate? Country Farms and " If You Want tc > If You Want V We can place you in any se you want. Address ail cor Gourdin & Harper VEL Clocks of the Be: i Latest Designs, ilgin, Hamilton les in gold and jp. .adies'Cameo ai imeo and Diati lets, Bar Pins lown in Kingst ;ns in Silver, >r weddings. 'our Goods Hei itw Fnr Thfi IIJ I VI IIV broken Watches, C nade same day rec< GETT, Kings toronlte | Jill XCIATES. In the bank it EXcheck in his pocket likely will go rith a similar amount of currency TTLE. The check remains intact, likes to KEE? IT D7TACT. iLIAMSBURG ? Farm Lands. I Town Lots For Sale! I v > Buy, See Us ! 3 Sell, See Us 1 ction of the County that I respondence to | Kingstree, S! C. g Not Hot Air * rat solid arguments in favor of I iur work in automobile repairing. Ne are experts, because we have i practical knowledge of every )art of the machine and its conduction. We are competent en- 'j pneers and can do quickly and b J V>/->v./MirrVili7 wrViaf if tnlfP<2 tllP DflV 'liui VSLA? 111 J VTUUI. A V vmuvw v..? ,.w . _ ce a long time to do indifferent- . y. We give satisfaction in ou^ ,1 abor, materials used and prices. tiingstree Garage. L T.THOMPSON, Mgr. ^ RY st Makes and Arriving Daily -J i and South silver cases I j nd Diamond I J nond Neck= I I and Dress I ] :ree. I J Cut Glass I I re You Get I imoMnnov I I IIIIU IVIUIIUj I locks and Jew= - I Mved. I tree, S. C. I - -I^^l