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yj;.' iX %\\t totttj) ??? ???? ???????????????????????????????????? i^?????????^ VOL. XXX. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1915. NO. 43 r" W1 do not forget that we hi Sets, Mayonaise Sets an , ial. Anything you can chases. Remember, we Coffins and Cas! " "" "mass meeting UCDC TIICCI1AV flLflt I ULOUH 11 DELEGATION WILL PROBABLY ASK FOR CERTAIN CHANGES IN COUNTY'S LAWS. The mass meeting of Williamsburg citizens held here at the court house Tuesday in response to a call issued by the county delegation, was m fairly well attended by representaf tive men from various sections of the county. The object of the delegation in calling this meeting was to bring out an expression of the taxpayers of the county with regard to certain prevailing laws, especially thos^relating to the county's public schotfand road system, which are said to be very inadequate. The meeting was presided over by the Hon J J M Graham, chairman, ?nd Mr W E Nesmith, secretary. The object of the meeting was stated by the chairman and an expression of views relative to changing the ^ system of road construction was invited. ' The present system of road building in the county has been in force fnr.Mmp timp. well tried and found wanting. There are about 1,700 miles of road in the county under the care of a road engineer. It seem9 impossible for him to handle the road work properly, not that he is lacking in efficiency, but due to the great amount of territory he is supposed to cover in carrying on the 2 road work of the county. This fact \was brought out at the meeting i Tuesday, and as indicated by ex; pressions of opinion on the part of ? members of the delegation and other citizens, it seems that the county should be either divided into four sections with a road commissioner or overseer in each of the i v four districts, or it should have i , one or three commissioners in each I of the fourteen townships, who will f have the responsibility of keeping t the roads in their respective townL^hips in good and permanent repair. JP^o definite plan was evolved at the f meeting, however, but a committee I of citizens was appointed to confer I with the delegation and devise some plan of improvement which the latter may have enacted into law at the next meeting of the General Assembly. This {law when drafted f will doubtless be along lines discussed at the meeting. It seems to be the desire of taxpayers all over the county to so change the law governing the coun* ** 1 #*11 o nk aa! o ty's scnooi system lllttl cm 0V.11V/V10 [ /*iay share alike. Under the pres.it system some school districts 4 are able to carry on their school only for three to five months, while other districts carry theirs for seven, eight and nine months. Tuesday's discussion, however, did not reach the school question, the entire time of the meeting being devoted to the subject of public roads. It is believed, however, that the delegation will ; \K>rk out and endeavor to put I through some measure of improve| ment at the next session of the GenI eral Assembly in behalf of the schools. A colored native of Charleston II died in Jacktonville, F!a, Christmas Wx day, aged 115 years. len Sele< ive a magnificent line of Cut G d, in fact, a large assortment < think of in High Grade Cutler j stand at the 4'Top Notch" for # nr?1 Kin< 1 EY Death of John A. Brocklnton. The remains of Mr John Arthur Brockinton, who passed away early Monday morning at Louisburg.N C, reached Kingstree on train 89 Tuesday night and were buried here at 11 H. in. jcaiciuaj. Mr Brockinton was a son of the late Dr John Fowler Brockinton,and his wife,Elizabeth Scott Brockinton. He was born and reared to young manhood in this community and was well known throughaut the county. Some years ago he left this section and for a long time made his home in Florida. He will be remembered as a man of splendid business acumen and possessed of a pleasing personality. For several years prior to his death the deceased had been in failing health and suffered a great deal from a cancerous affliction on his j arm, which he did everything possible to alleviate or overcome, and finally the affected member was amputated, but the fangs of the dreaded disease had entered the vitals of his strong body and cropped out again, causing his condition to grow gradually worse until relieved by, death Monday morning,December 27. j Mr Brockinton was about fiftyeight years of age and is survived bv | four sisters: Mrs D C Scott, Kings- j tree; Mrs Maggie Alford, Maxton, N C; Mrs C K Davis, Marion; j and Miss Italene Brockinton, Kings- i tree, and a number of nieces and nephews. The remains reached Kingstree! Tuesday night and were taken to the home of his sister. Mrs D C Scott, where funeral services were held yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev P S McChesney, after which interment was made in the Williamsburg cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs W B Logan. W E, J T, W B and J A Brockinton, D C Scott, Jr, C C Burgess and W w tsoacue. The floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. Dispensary Closed. The Williamsburg county dispensary is a thing of the past, and has been since Dispenser DuBose passed out the last half pint of bust-head gin at one o'clock last Friday, afternoon and locked the door. There were many w?ould-be booze purchasers who came up late for a Christmas supply and their disappointment, upon finding the place closed and every bottle of fire-water gone, was almost pitiable. Some of these hung around the door until late in the afternoon in the vain hope that it would open up again. In fact some one, through mischief, put a sign on the door reading, "Closed until 5:30." Monday the board sold at public auction all of the office and dispensary equipment, consisting of three steel safes, typewriter, adding machine, ice box, water cooler,desk and ses-eral chairs. Our Sincere Thanks are extended to friends and the public in general for the liberal patronage extended us during the past 3 ?11 tho I year, arm trsyccianj uunu6 1 Christmas purchasing season. Again thanking one and all and wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year, I am, Very sincerely, It F J Watts, Propr Watts' Jewelry Store. i . ii Laughter Aids Digestion. Laughter is one of the most healthful exertions; it is of great help to j digestion. A still more effectual; help is a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets. If you should be troubled with j indigestion give them a trial. They i only cost a quarter. Obtainable j everywhere. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA- ! 1 TIVK BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary ' I Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ' rinsing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c. ur Chrisl lina Cups and Saucers, Cake to select from. A beautiful Ji 1 make no mistake if you exam and a call on us is all we ask. irdware < HY NOT NOW' Fork, train 85 was two and one-half I ? lours late at Lanes Monday. ' g [own Lots For Sale! I > Buy, See Us | ) Sell, See Us I :tion of the County that | respondence to ? % Kingstree, S. C. | LATEST WAR SUMMARY, j Conscription in modified form is onsidered probable in Great Britain, ^ate London dispatches say that the British Cabinet has virtually decided lpon a bill to this end, which will >e introduced in the House of Comnons next wepk. The Cabinet councils in London lave aroused intense interest because of the rumors of dissension imong the members or their inabilty to agree on the question of how ;he British army is to be brought lp to the standard deemed essential .0 the winning of the war. But the atest reports would seem to indicate that the ministers have found a = ivay out of their difficulties. __ The situation in the Balkans is J quiescent. The French and British I oehind their defensive lines at I Saloniki are reported in a dispatch I from British headquarters to be well I prepared for any attack by the Teutonic allies. Doubt is expressed in Vienna that the Austro-Germans will attack Saloniki on the ground that so long as the Entente allies are merely held in that position they can do no harm. 1 Unofficial advices from Roumania Ifij say that Gemany is preparing for a ? powerful Egyptian engagement, in j] which Turks, Bulgarians and Aus- | trians will take part. A Vienna dispatch arriving in 1 Switzerland says the German irr-1 ^ perial chancellor shortly will arrive * in Vienna with the full conditions 1 under which the Central Powers will | accept peace ana umi anci ? *,un- ? ference with the Austro-Hungarian a foreign minister the conditions will! t be made known officially to the En- I tente allies. Again the Russians have vigorous- I ly assumed the offensive on the Bes- t sarabian front of Eastern Galicia J and along the Pruth River, but, ac- I wording to Vienna, their attacks col- fl lapsed under the Austrian fire. Except at Hartsmar.s-Weilerkopf, 5 in the Vosges mountains, there has I oeen no noteworthy engagement in | he west. At Hartsmans-Weilerkopf j some German trenches were captur- I ?d by the French. 3 In consequence of a storm in New - Sto\ ? Wire Fe * our fall stock we a: 1^4 dicing. vAjmc in, 1^1 >BURG HAF dquarters for Gi FarnT"T!andZ| UUUDLC innocui AT STATE CAPITAL.; WOMAN'S BODY FOUND IN THE c STREET-THAT OF SUPPOSED I SLAYER ON BED IN HOjUSE. j Columbia, December 28:,?Ada 1 Geddings, a white woman about 30 years of age, was found lying on Sumter street early this morning by \ Policeman Lee with her throat cut c from ear to ear. Her body was cold f when found. In 8 rear bed room of 1 this woman's house was found the dead body of Ed White, the night \ watchman at the State House, a 1 gash in the throat showing that the ( severing of a jugular vein put an 1 end to his life. The theory of the police is that White killed the wo- ] man in a fit of jealous rage and then 1 committed suicide. 1 White was paroled from the State j penitentiary March 5, 1913, by Governor Blease, after serving part of a 1 life sentence for murder. He was I convicted in the Richland county 1 court March 30, 1899,of the murder 1 of a white woman, and on a recom- , mendation to mercy by the jury was sentenced to life imprisonment.. He was about 49 years of age and in the past few months had served as night ( fireman at the Capitol. The Geddings woman had White j arrested by the police on a charge i of disorderly conduct, and he was 1 fined for this offense in the Recorder's court yesterday morning, which fine he paid. The woman said he had 1 threatened her life with a pistol. It i is stated that a pistol was found in I the dead woman's trunk by the po- J1 lice today. ! j Thp woman's body was found in i the street in front of her home &bout j 3:45 o'clock this morning. The dead ' man was an inoffensive looking white 1 person, and the double tragedy ex- i 1 cited considerable interest here this j5 morning. It took place in the 600 (i block of Sumter street. White is survived by an aged mother, who is prostrated by the tragedy. 1 :ting Yo rlass, Japanese and French Ch )f the best Chinaware for you y. Guns#and Rifles. You wil quality. We have the goods 2fstree Hi rENTUALLY-W iKQSXSl Stoves! To make room foi Stoves and wire F WILLIAMS Hea IReal Estate?. Country Farms and 1 If You Want tc If You Want t< We can place you in any se< you want. Address all con | Gourdin & Harpei nnnnir Tinncnv h tmas G Sets, Salad Sets, Chocoli ne of Manicure and bewi ine our lines before you ] We wish you one and al CO. 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