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V m ?)C (Eountij Jtefrnrd. VOL. XXX. KINGSTREK, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1015. m 30 k __ _ Fire Pi L * r Gov. Richard I. Mannirg assist you in the proper obser them. Hanging one or more of your loved ones or of savin; who has to console himself wii r? ??-??? | Coffins and Caske \ ' PARTIAL RETURNS 1 AM Ilfllioi/V UrtTC v UN wnidM IUIE. WITH CLARENDON AND MARION ^ MISSING, PROHIBITION WINS j BY 24,000 MAJORITY. 1 , ! Complete and certified returns of the referendum election from 42 of t: the 44 counties of South Carolina,as h filed with the Secretary of State, 0 give for prohibition 40,581 votes and y against prohibition 16,538 votes. The counties from which complete f returns have not been received are b Clarendon and Marion. ]j The State board of canvassers, v which was called to meet Tuesday of n last week to declare the result of the election September 14, will meet e oeen m, icy? !?? , iU. * months. * . a Church Festival. t ' Friday, October 15, there will be a festival at the residence of Mr J f f' K Smith, Bloomingvale, for the a benefit of the Baptist church. There t will be music and plenty of good o things to eat. The public is invited F to attend and help the cause. e Up jc r 4 jasper _ - Kershaw 620 335 Lancaster 989 202 Laurens 1,416| 370 h Lee 4731 236 Lexington 1,405 572 Marion e Marlboro 82? 38 Newberry 1,170 398 Oconee l,108i 162 s Orangeburg 1,415; 493 t \ Pickens : l,028i 315 Richland 1.257 784 { Saluda... 787 136 j, Spartanburg .3,338 1,251 Sumter 652 244 t Union 1,281 427 , Williamsburg 565) 132 York 813 164 * Total 4o,581|I^538 * J j Veterans of the War Between the 1 States, gathered at Washington this t week for the annual encampment of I the Grand Army of the Republic, i rru~" fm-mallv wploomed to iUCjr ncit iui the Capital by President Wilson,who told them their battles fifty years ago were fought that the greatest s . instrumentality for the uplift of ( mankind the world has ever seen r might not be impaired. Charles E Danner, Mayor, and W t F Marscher, councilman, will continue as members of the Beaufort g city council, the recall election held h there Tuesday having been carried a by them by large majorities. This \ election will probably end a bitter municipal political strife that has t 1 ? '/>??*? Vioof fnr spvornl , ^ October 5 at the call or tne cnair-M| man, Secretary of State R M Mc- |y Cown. The vote was not declared t last Thursday because complete re- v turns had not been received from all g counties. . The vote by counties, exclusive of t Clarendon and Marion, is as follows: e County. Dry. | Wet. S Abbeville 723) 246 r Aiken 1,126) 315 . Anderson 1,985- 847 1 Bamberg 448 232 f Barnwell 543 488 Beaufort 203 164 8 Berkeley 2481 186 u Calhoun 34Q 185 Charleston 37Q 2,6"7 Cherokee l,209i 259 Chester 625| 2:44 Chesterfield 887* 496 p Clarendon J OAli ooc Colleton I CVI i Darlington 1,152 149 Dillon.. 494 162 Dorchester 454 497 t Edgefield 710 70 r Fairfield 453 138 ^ Florence 1,514 362 fc Georgetown 3191 154 Greenville 4.096' 1028 Greenwood 1,172| 234 v Hampton 545) 227 n Horry 8611 727 1 s reventio ? has issued a proclamation designat yance of this day. We have the ji up in convenient places in your ho g many thousands of dollars. It \ th regrets. Be wise and cal^ on ar ?Kins s EV MANY KILLED AND INJURED i ? ! ? Vhen Car of Gasoline Explodes. ? Buildings Wrecked. Ardmore, Okla, September 27:? | it least two score dead, two hun- ^ red persons injured and property ? amage of approximately $500,000 ^ rmiirht wore considered conserva- $ ive estimates of the havoc wrought j ere today by the explosion of a car j f gasoline in the Santa Fe Railroad J 'ards. ? . j Thirty-one bodies had been taken i rom the ruins of wrecked buildings j efore midnight. At that hour a 1 arge part of the wreckage still was I inexplored. Of the known dead j lineteen were white persons. The force of the explosion wreckd a dozen or mdre buildings in the I mmediate vicinity of the railroad ards and scattered burning oil over he business district, starting fires vhich for a time threatened to . n XI u weep inruug" mc The fires were brought under conrol early tonight. The cause of the xplosio'n has not been determined, ieveral men were at work on the car ^ epairing a leak at the time, and one s heory advanced was that' a spark ^ rom a hammer ignited the escaping ^ :as fumes. The bodies of the work- ^ aen were torn to fragments. ^ a IMPORTANT TO EXHIBITORS. J fo Entrance Fee to be Charged on J Farm or Household Exhibits. V It has come to the attention of ] he officers of the Williamsburg 8 bounty Fair association that a num-1 [ >er of people throughout the county s ire under the impression that a fee s vill be charged on all exhibits. c ?hey wish to make it plain that ? uch is not the case. There will be fc 10 entry charges on any farm or c lousehold exhibits by citizens of the \ :ounty, and all parties desiring to j nter exhibits are requested to se- ? ;ure entry blanks, fill out and return j ame to the secretary, Mr G A Mc- \ 11 oa I * Liyeen, at ivm^succ, as ouuu a& >ossible. A great many entry blanks mye been sent out by mail, but if ;here are any who have not received hem, and desire to make an exhibit it the fair, they will be cheerfully 'urnished by the secretary upon equest. Don't delay this matter. Fill in your entry blanks and file ;hem with the secretary as soon as possible so the officers in charge nay know what to provide for. Items of General Interest. Bularia has notified the Teutonic lilies that she will enter the war )ctober 15. Senator E D Smith predicts that :otton will go beyond 15c a pound in he near future. Constantine Dumba, Austro-Han:arian Minister to the United States, ias been recalled by his government >nd there is much gratification at Vashington in consequence. Conversation was carried on yeserday by wireless telephone between 1 * ' \7~ - ?J Tolnnrl Pol Lriingion, va, auu mate xoiauu t VJU1 > I V i distance of 2,500 miles. It is hoped c o develop the system even farther, j "A report, which has been conirmed from a good quarter," says g , dispatch' from Petrograd, "is that he 41st German army corps was vertaken by the flooding of the 'insk marshes and, being unable to B scape, nearly the whole of the s orps perished." | n Day? tion Friday, October 8, as Fire Pre jstly celebrated Baxter Fire me, place of business, ginnery, gi vill c#st you but very little to prep: id purchase from fstree He ENTUALLY-W 8 ^ _f I stoves: To make room foi Stoves and wire F WILLIAMS Hea JREEZY NEWS LETTER 1 FROM LAKE CITY. 1 i tfOCK MARRIAGE?RETURNED MISSIONARY IN TOWN?SO- J CIAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS. ! f - - . A Lake City, September 23:?Last u Tuesday evening a marriage was1 olemnized at the school auditorium,1 ^ tev Wm Epps officiating. The bride, i diss Verdessa.is the charming young jr laughter of Rev and Mrs W H n Whitehead, and the groom, Mr Hor- a ice Nachman.is the youngest son of dr and Mrs H Nachman, all of this * dace. A large number of guests vere present at the ceremony,among a vhom were Mr and Mrs W Howard f ?aft, Mr and Mrs Roosevelt, Gov J ind Mrs Manning and others. The n >ride was attired in a lovely white t atin gown with veil and carried a hnwer honnuet and was a picture [ ^ if youthful beauty. Immediately ifter the ceremony the guests and >ridal party were tendered a ban- f luet. While the guests were arriv- r ng Miss Mayme Green (Miss Lessie foyner) sang "I Love You Truly", 8 ind Miss Eva North (little Miss * Mary Williams) sang "Because",and s he grandparents of the bride sang ? 'When You and I Were Young, ^ Maggie". At any rate, the audience c vas well pleased with the perform- * ince, and as none of the performers * vere older than ten years, it was in- c ieed a rare treat, especially to those r vho are fond of chWdren. One-third )f the proceeds was given to the Mothers' club for the purpose of in- j zesting in beautifying the grounds * it the school house. * Rev Mr Crossland and family have t noved to Lake City, where they will emain for some time. Mr Crossland c las been doing missionary work in * Brazil for the past several years. 8 Sunday evening at the Baptist church u ie delivered a very interesting lec- * ure on his work as an exponent of he Gospel. A large audience en- ^ oyed his talk. ^ Dr and Mrs W S Lynch, accompa- r lied by their young daughter and ^ N S, Jr, and Miss Cornelia Petty of c Sulpepper,Va,governess in the home J if Dr and Mrs Lynch, motored over c Monday afternoon from Scranton. n Mrs Fannie Lee of Scranton is * pending a while here with her c laughter, Mrs W E Carter. Mrs SWG Shipp of Florence spent ^ donday in town, the guest of her h ister, Mrs J M Sturgeon. e; A general exodus of the tobacco c< F riday, ivention Day. The Kingstree Hard Extinguishers in stock anc irage, stables or barn may preven are for an emergency. The wise m irdware < rHY NOT NOW; - Stov ? Wire Fe : our fall stock we a: 'encing. Come in, lei 3BURG HAF dquarters for Gi ?uyers was noticeable last week. The , narkets closed here on the 20th and he buyers, bookkeepers and warelousemen left for markets in North Jarolina and other States. Mr and Mrs J M Truluck and Mrs 1 C Scutliffe returned last evening rom Tate Springs, where they have >een spending some time. Mrs Harry Wynne entertained the looklovers' club last Wednesday af-1 ernoon. Punch was served in the j eception hall, and after the busiess of the afternoon was transacted n ice course was served. Mr and Mrs V R Howie have reurned from their honeymoon trip o the mountains of North Carolina nd are now at home to their many riends at the home of Mr and Mrs g P Matthews, on North Acline aveue. LBN. WE NEGROES ELECTROCUTED. Ill Die Without Confessing Their Guilt. Columbia, .September 29:?In exnation of the crime of murder five iegroes were electrocuted at the Itate penitentiary today, one hour inrl tpn minutes being1 the entire ime consumed in carrying out the fM tern mandate of the law. The nerroes went to their deaths without laving confessed their guilt of the :rimes for which they paid the death )enalty, four of them protesting heir innocence to the last and the ither without any reference to the nurder. The electrocutions today 'stablished a new record for South S Carolina since the substitution of the I 'lectric chair for the gallows. The a rreatest number heretofore to pay s he death penalty in one day was B wo. I The electrocutions began at 11:10 ? 'clock and were over at 12:20. It H ook the largest number of amperes ? it the State penitentiary to kill one i >f the negroes,Tom Griffin, thirteen jS >eing required. * Four of the negroes, Meek Griffin, Com Griffin, John Crosby and Nelson E Jrice, were electrocuted for the 5 nurder of Tohn Q Lewis, an aged 1 Confederate veteran of Chester i ounty, the night of April 24, 1915. f | oe Malloy, the other negro electronfpH.was sentenced to death for the | g | nurder of Prentis Moore and Guy IB j togers, two white boys of Marlboro 11 ounty,Thanksgiving day, 1910,while S tie youths were out hunting. This f. ist case had been appealed to the I. ighest courts of the land and in |' ach case the decision of the lower I ourt was affirmed. jgm Octobei [ware Co., who are always on th 1 can sell them to you at factoi it a disastrous fire and may be the an looks forward and prepares, u I We Lead H I fOviMW# es! - ? ncing. ??= re making special ] ; us show you and rr tD WARE CC uaranteed Goo< like city gas. There are no wicl or anything that looks like a wic of the Detroit-Vapor Stove appli the bottom of the cooking utensi the heat No waste, therefore 1 We have them both with and the agency for this popular stov SMNKtK wnu V//\n nuviac iuu i . ^EY MATTERS. BANK WI1 WE PAY H PER CENT INTEREST Fanners & Merchan "ABSOJLCJTEIjY SAFE" Cotton Loans Made on r 8th. J ;e alert, are prepared to y prices. Come and see f means of saving the iife * fhile it is the foolish man --Others Follow, j ^ ViW^Vi/vwUvO^^ Stoves! I prices on Cook |i lake you prices, gj /MfAfN I, ? > ds. . 1 Why The Detroit-Vapor Stove Leads. Detroit-VaporStoves are different from all others. Simply light the burners and put the cooking on at once?just ks, or perforated metal rings, :k. The quick action burner es the flame directly against il. You get the benefit of all rapid cooking with economy, without the oven. We have e. vare Company South Carolina The King Hard; Kingstree, tHvt emlutmcwu^ IT IS EASIER TO PAY YOUR BILL BETTER-IT GIVES YOU STANDINi [S CONVENIENT TO MAIL A CHECI rHAT CHECK IS A RECEIPT. BE HELPING YOU TO KEEP YOUR ACC( FRIEND YOU HAVE IS YOUR W > w/i i n ki niM/Tfir w/ni I r ft CHECK; IT LOOKS | 3 IN YOUR COMMUNITY. II < FOR THE EXACT AMOUNT. SIDES THAT, THE BANK IS 3UNTS STRAIGHT. THE BEST ">NEY, NEXT TO IT IS THE *EE OF CHARGE ABOUT MOH US. ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. ts National Bank, LAKE CITY, S. Ci 6 Per Cent. Basis. . y i;,' >. i