Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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KINGSTREE . The Towm and County f and i! for, the winters being mild and' pleasant, while the summers are a j mingling of warm days and cool, nights. The Atlantic ocean is only a few miles away. The famous Black river is her corporate boundary line on the west, while the famous old Santee is easily accessible on the south, along the banks of which, deer and other game abound. Kingstreeis the county seat of Williamsburg county, one of the oldest and best counties in the State. It is located on the main line o^ the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, 38 miles from Florence and 64 miles from Charleston where oceanic com* 1 1 !il I dend of eight pe I It has always interest, compoi its saving deposi Its large capit rectors and its o ID. C. SCOTT, WALJi i p f J 8SS88S88SSSS88SS8 ID. C. , . N.D. 1 The Its losses hav 8 profits greater c [existence than a county. It has never k and has always ] mercial communication is naci wiui the rest of the world. Whithin ten years the town has grown from a village-of 400 to a thriving town of 2,500 inhabitants, composed doubtless of some of the best people in the world. It has in recent years installed a modern system of sewerage and water works, the latter supplying the population with artesian water from a six-inch flowing well, sir fppt. dpcn. The water is noted I. for its purity and wholesomeness. k Many smaller wells are located at B convenient street intersections in W the town. A modern electric lightr ing plant has been installed within the last three years as well as an up to date ice manufacturing plant. Kingstree has more good cement sidewalks than any other town of Kingstree is a town of steady ] r growth, although she began to grow J only alx)Ut 5 years ago and lias never I had a boom period. Her popula-1 tion has advanced within the past ten years to more than double what -it was during the decade prior to its awakening. No town in the South is more generously bles?ed by na- j ture's gifts than is Kingstree. Thel climate'is all that could he wished i : AND WILLIAMSBURG Which Offer Unsurpass ill Home Seekers and Si f its size in the State of South Caro- j I lina. Its school system is first class | in every respect, possessing an organized corps of teachers second to none and property valued at87o,000. There is no one tiling that can speak louder for the development of Kingstree within the last four years than her churches, three of which (Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist) have been completed and opened for worship within that time, also an Episcopal Chapel. These churches have been erected at a cost of approximately 8100,000. There are three live, substantial ' T-: ,4.. ...Ul, DaiiKs located in jMiigMiw, ?uu resources aggregating about SI ,000,000; two cotton ginneries; a wood working machine shop and manufacturing plant. It is the best tobacco market in the Pee Dec section, has four large sales warehouses, prize houses and other facilities for the prompt and efficient handling of tobacco, all of which add materially to Uncommercial status of the town. As a cotton and cotton seed market, Kingstree ranks among the best inland markets in the State; her railroad facilities are unsurpassed, affording fast through freight service daily on direct lines to the leading markets of the country. It you are seeking a home in a live town surrounded by one of the best farming sections in the Southland, where farm products grow from January to January as luxuriantly and profusely as roses and lillies do on the Pacific Slopes in May and June, you need not look beyond Kingstree. Truly the lands surrounding Kingstree are unsurpassed in quality for the production of cotton, corn, tobacco, grain and garden truck. The cultivation of wheat has recently been undertaken by way of ggggsammssmas? president vesesne, 1st A. jBai e been less and its luring its corporal ny other bank in th( svied an assessmenl paid an annual divircent paid four per cent unded quarterly, t( tors. al and surplus; its a onservative policy ] Sfes, we j A-nnn a. ivi. (juurEK, CR C. WILSON, ; COUNTY. < I ed Opportunities to Any: ettlers. crop diversification and has proven most successful. Oats, rye, oar ley and other small grains are extensively raised on Williamsburg soil, while the bright leaf tobacco produced in this county has an enviable reputation in all of the tobacco manufacturing centers of America. T hut nut lr>n?;t Williniiishliri* J??. I .,i.t ..v.. .v.wv, 0 county is noted for its healthfulness which is the greatest essential to happiness and success in any section of the country and if money can he m^le on farms, there is no spot on the globe better adapted to its accumulation than right here in old Williamsburg county, South Carolina. Land is plentiful and for sale at a reasonable price. If you, reader, are soliloquizing over a place to settle down in life, a place to establish your permanent abode, then you should come to Williamsburg; her business men invite you to come. Teachers' Examination. The next regular teaenors examination will be held in the court house at Kingstree Friday, October 1, beginning at 9 a, m. and closing at 4 p. m. The examination will be based on the text books used in the public schools. J G McCullough, County Supt of Education, Williamsburg Co. 9-16-3t I^^NOTICE^^| Write me and I will explain I 1 T '? A /^oira nf n I IIUW I was UUiCU 111 -X uaja WM ? severe case of Piles of 40 years' standing without pain, knife or detention from business. No one need suffer from this disease when this humane cure can be had right here in South Carolina. R. M. JOSEY, Route 4, Lamar, S. C. F. W. Fairey ss't Cashier 5 It aims to abi 1 and, at all times, lert board of dimerit your confiare the ] D I R E C W. E. NESMI JOHN A. KELLE / / p ~ BE 2/ou Visit Z I And be sure y r\r\c< Itu-uatc kjiiv^o, nishings. We have for any memb< to grandma, men fit the an "Just Wright" S "Red Goose" Si. I Stetson Hats. Wilson Brothei Satisfactoi DAVIS , Cashier *. R. D. , ? east of the times dene he conservative w^e row? V ^ all, beaing in mine substantial and best -#1* TORS: TH, R. H. KELL !Y, LEROY LEE. SUF /Ac J*air ou visit our store Clothing and Gent a very select line o <\t/? a P 4-In r\ -Povyx-jItt *f x*r cl uj. tuc laiiinj, j.l\. Our J. & K. Shoes ch and the purse to< >hoes for Men. wes for Children rs Furnishings. ry Service Quaranl & PENNI (GSTRIE, S. Gi John A. hCelle nd Ass't Cas. le and invite y< ther you are a depos sr. ur farmer friends z :ome. They will fir 1 ^ ~ TTTVnfn . GOURDIN, I EY. I .. v-J "? IE ' for nn ;'s Fur. > f shoes >m baby for woo. % * i. i *eea, ELL. ' . * y, V.Pres. Jj hier |j - eel 3ur business i: jitor or a bor- 1; ire especially jt idourbar^a 1 ! fencers and jg: , also feel free g officers or di- 1 any advice is If ~TC< TQJ. 8 g? Fair, one and g 3 oldest, most g$ ly piace tu whia= sact their business; onsult any of our ors and feel that lly given, as it alwa )me to the County! 1 that we are th< bank in the county - 11 it;iii ?iii AHAN, P. G, F. W. FAIR