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t?nmt!g Srrnrb. KINGSTREE. S. O. THURSDAY. WAY 11. 1916. Our Contest Manager. Mr J F Joyce,who with his wife is conducting The Record contest,comes highly recommended by such leading papers in the South as the Charlotte Observer, Winston-Salem Sentinel, Evening Dispatch, Wilmington PnnonrH Timps. Hicrh Point En terprise. Greensboro Record, of North Carolina; the Greenwood Index, Newbery Observer, Anderson Intelligencer, ?umter Herald, Dillon Herald, etc. We trust that all our citizens who come in contact with him or his charming wife will extend them a hearty welcome. Mr and Mrs Joyce came to Kingstree from Florence, where they have twice conducted contests for the Times, the first one, in 1913, being a baby contest, and the second one, which closed about three weeks ago, was in every respect similar to the one being conducted by Mr and Mrs Joyce for The County Record. While in Florence in 1913 Mr Joyce visited us, and the late editor. Mr C W Wolfe, was highly impressed with his personality and his methods of conducting contests, ana naa ne not been in ill health, he would have engaged Mr Joyce to conduct a contest for this paper. Mothers' Day, In recent years the second Sunday in May has been observed as "Mothers' Day" and commemorative services are usually held in various churches and Sunday-schools. The idea of paying widespread respect and admiration to one who plays so important a part in the moral welfare of the world is a beautiful one and deserving of universal recognition, therefore, let us remember this next Sunday and pay homage to the deareast and best friend we have ever bad or ever will have on earth. If you can do nothing more in honor of her memory, and if you cannot be with her, wear a white rose on the lapel of your coat. SPRING BANK SCHOOL CLOSES. Interesting Programme Witnessed by Large Andlence. The 1915-16 session of the Spring Bank school came to a close last Friday night, and the exercises incident to the occasion were a fitting climax to the splendid work that had been accomplished during the term under the tutorship of Miss Blanche Reep, whose capabilities as a teacher, an able and efficient trainer of children cannot be questioned, for in the successful rendition of such a highly interesting and entertaining programme as was witnessed by the large audience of friends and patrons of the school Friday night, there was ample evidence of the splendid training the pupils had received. The programme of exercises was as follows: Song?"Is There Any Better Country Than the U S School "Welcome" Lurline Williamson Pantomime?' 'In Memoriam" Nine Girls Piano Solo Hessie Williamson Recitation?"Seein' Things" Rqfus Mimms Song?"Voices of the Woods"...... Twelve Girls Poll Drill Five Little Girls Piano Duet Flag Drill Twelve Little Boys Song-"The Gc^d Old U S A" School DI-" "M A II rtmy... ... iuatuciis an i vi iviu Presentation of Prizes, and Talk Mr J G McCullough Music Mr Silverman and Misf Claudia Jones Speech Mr Jack McElveen Speech?"Mr Wilkins"?not heard Those winning prizes for scholarships were Addie Williamson, fifth grade, and Hessie Williamson, sixth grade. Feature of the occasion was the omission of Mr Wilkin's speech. There were about thirty children in the school, divided into eight grades. It was a one-teacher school, m which little Miss Reep was principal, teacher and assistant teacher all in one, and to say that she did not do her work faithfully and well would be no digression from facts. A number of ladies and gentlemen from Kingstree attended the exercises and are unstinted in their praises of the excellent work of the a __ J IL _ 1 c il >enpoi ana we nospiiamy 01 me people of the community. Mr R Leo Carter, son of Hon J Davis Carter, a prominent merchant of Leo, has announced his candidacy for the office of Treasurer of Florence county. . t V:if-: * ' r . J. 'MEXICANS COMMIT ANOTHER ATROCITY J i i j KILL FOUR AMERICANS AND KIDj NAP TWO OTHERS?PROMPT j AMERICAN ACTION. i El Paso, Texas, May 7:?Three | American soldiers and a 10-year-old boy have lost their lives and two American citizens have been kidnap-! ped and carried south of the inter national boundary to almost certain death in another raid of Mexican f ( bandits that takes rank with Francisco Villa's famous attack on Co- ] lumbus, New Mexico. Whether the 1 marauders were Villa bandits or 1 Carranza forces is not known. The bandits' foray, carrying them , through the southern limits of Brewster county, in" the Big Bend district of Texas, and taking in three settlements near the border?Glenn Springs, Boquillas and Deemers? took place on Friday night and Sat1 urday morning, but news of it did ; not reach here until today. Within an hour preparedness had : been begun for adequate action. Major Gen Frederick Funston orderled four troops of cavalry to proceed i to the raided districts to reinforce small detachments already on their way to the scene from Presidio, Texas, Alpine and other points. These tioODS got under way to- j night. It is said here that if the exigencies of the case demand such action they will cross the border to * 1 il t J!i._ run down ana disperse me uanans. The force consists of two troops of the 8th cavalry from Fort B'iss, El Paso, under Major George T Langhorne, and two troops of the 14th cavalry from Fort Clark, under Col Frederick W Sibley. While military events were developing with such rapidity the conference-over the co-operation of American and Mexican soldiers in Mexico, which had been expected to reach a culmination today, came to an abrupt halt. A few miles west of Glenn Springs an American patrol of eight men from Troop A, of the 14th cavalry, under command of Sergt Smith, was stationed. The bandits began an attack on the little temporary shack in which the eight troopers were quartered before the single sentinal could raise an alarm. The time was about 11 'oclock. The attackers rushed toward the shack shouting, "Viva Villa!" and "Viva Carranza!" They were met by a sturdy defence from the half asleep Americans, however, and failed in their evident attempt to make a quick capture of the patrol guard. THREE KILLED. From 11 o'clock that night until after 2 o'clock in the morning Sergt Smith fought the Mexicans from the shelter of the patrol house. In that time three of his men, Privates Cohen, Coloe and Rogers, had been killed and he and all the rest were | wounded. Then the shack caught fire. It was impossible to stay longer so Sergt Smith ordered a retreat. Two of his men were so badly wounded it was necessary to carry them. Smith and the other men succeeded in removing the badly wounded and took out the bodies of the three dead men and carried them to a place of safety. There was a motor truck attached to the camp. The dead and dangerously wounded men were loaded into this and sent toward Marathon, a station on the Southern Pacific, 85 miles north. One man accompanied the truck. This left Smith and two others to engage the bandits. They retreated to the low hills and fought from behind rocks and mounds of gravel. MEXICANS RETREAT. While this was going on, ranchmen of the vicinity heard the shooting and hurried to the scene. Although few in number they formed an adequate reinforcement and about 4 oclock, as dawn neared, the Mexicans retreated. This was five hours after the fighting began. The bandits rode toward the east until they came to Glenn Springs. There they looted a general store and killed the 10-year old son of C G Compton. Then they proceeded to Boquillas, a few miles north of the Rio Grande, where they seized supplies and forage and rode on again. Their next stop was at Deemers. Here, according to the reports received in El Paso, they looted the general store of John Deemers. Then they crossed back into Mexico, taking with them Deemers and Louis Coy, a man in his employ. It is believed that Deemers and Coy were killed after being taken to the Mexican side. The Strong Withstand the Heat of Summer Better Than the weak Old people who are feeble, and younger people who are weak, will be strengthened and enabled to go through the depressing heat of summer by taking regularly Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. 50c. Reliable Laxatr Relie Child Has Hadly Constipated till Mother Tried Simple Remedy. j In spite of every care and attention to diet, children are very apt toi j become constipated, a condition re- j sponsible for many ills in after life unless promptly relieved. Mrs C \V Wilson of Shelbyville,1 Tenn, had trouble with her baby i boy, wot* trow, until sne nearaoi Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. She writes, "I can safely say Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is the l>est remedy of its kind on earth. It acts so gently and yet so surely. Littje Wood row was yery badly constipated, and we could find nothing that gave relief until we tried your Syrup Pepsin, which gave immediate relief." I)r Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a compound of simple laxative herbs, free from opiates or narcotic drugs, mild in action,positive in effect and pleasant to the taste. It has been prescribed by Dr Caldwell for more NEWSY LAKE CITY LETTER. Hot-Footed lor Firebug?Much Building-Hymeneal. Lake City, May 10:?A C Hinds, E-q, of Messrs Kelley & Hinds, was in town Tuesday as attorney for certain litigants in Magistrate Baldwin's court. Mr A B Wharton, fire investiga-j tor for the insurance commissioner, I spent a lew days nere tne lauer' part of last week. It is supposed that his visit had some connection with the recent fire when the Star warehouse was burned. Every person with whom this writer has talked is firmly convinced in his own mind that that fire was no accident, and it is hoped by those who respect law and order that some determined efforts will be made to discover the incendiary, and put a stop to this thing. Dr A H Williams attended the| meeting of the board of fisheries in' Georgetown last week. The George- j town fishermen claim that during, the season just over they caught the shad out at sea and beyond the three-mile limit of State jurisdiction, | and that they, the fish, are, there-j fore, not subject to the tax. Asi the shad are caught beyond the lim- j its of the jurisdiction of the State i (according to the statement of these fishermen), the theory is that they,! the shad, are in transit from the! Doint out at sea where caught,! thence through the State to the J point of destination, and are, therefore, exempt from this tax by the State, Arrangements are being made, it is understood, to test this theory in the courts in order that the matter may be settled definitely. Mrs C D .Rollins and childrei of Petersburg, Va, are visiting the parents of the former. A good deal of building is going on in town at this time. The store of J P Matthews & Co is getting its last finishing touches, which store, by the way, is one of the handsomest and most substantial in town. The Farmers and Merchants Bank is enlarging its banking house by an addition of twelve feet in width its entire length. This will give room for the big business this bank is doing. Mr C M Kelley is building two stores. Both will extend foom Main street, around two sides of the bank above mentioned which is on the corner, to Acline avenue, and will have two fronts. Mr J S McClam is building his new store on very nearly the same site of his wooden building which was burned last winter. The walls and roof of this house are completed. This store is about fifty by a hundred and fifty feet. All these {[buildings fcare of brick. Farming conditions in this section '(Yi our Onl; To win extra votes contest. This is to help 10,000?Extra Return this coupon payment for The Coun or old, and you will rec< regular number of vot< published schedule. Name of Subscriber Address Candidate's Name Address Only one of these: < date and .POSITIVELY offered again during thi \ ^ Void After ? I /e jved This Baby. ' "'"vs. I [ WOODROW WILSON than a quarter of a century and can now he had for fifty cents a bottle in ! any well-stocked drug store. A trial1 bottle of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin can be obtained, free of charge, by writing to l)r \V B Caldwell, 4o4 Washington St, Monticello, 111 are not, speaking in general terms, encouraging. Corn that is up, looks very well, but that which is in the ground is likely to stay there, unless it rains soon. We have seen some corn that is twelve, or more, inches in height. The cotton that came up a week or so ago has been thinned out by the cool nights and the excessive dryness. But must of the seed planted has not come up, and no doubt a good deal of this will never come up, as such of the seeds as swelled but failed to sprout well, are rotten. Stands of tobacco are poor, due to the lack of rain and the scarcity of plants, Quite a lot of plants that were set out have . died since. The outlook now is that poor nfondn un/4 Kf f Ia iliTAro t rri 11 nnr olcujijo oi1u llllic 1c1 kllllcio will lci tainly cause a very small crop of tobacco to be harvested this season. The wheat crops are looking very well?in fact much better than the oat crops, and the promise is that we will have a right good supply of flour. Of course, it is hardly necessary to say that rain is needed. That fact will be accepted as a matter of course. There has been but one that amounted to a decent rain since the first of March, and that was the rain that fell on April 7. Three young men came into town last Sunday in a Ford. With them they had a quart of alcohol, which they claimed they used to prime the engine of the Ford. Some folks seem to think they "primed" their own little "engines" with this alcohol. Be that as it may, they were in hilarious spirits, and along the side of street tried to make the Ford do some ditching. The Ford bucked, turned over and went to sleep on the job in a dilapidated condition. TTie young men went to sleep in the "refrigerator." Messrs W R Barringer, of Florence, and J S Mclnnis, of Darlington, candidates for Congress, were here last Friday. It is supposed that they talked to some voters, as candidates sometimes do that thing. Miss Blanche Stuckey, of Lake Pifir on/) Mv To moo VIa?. Ul VJ OUU iul UOIUCO IXIU5 , W JL 1 IVienee, were married last night. The affair was a quiet one, and somewhat of a surprise to many. The bride is a daughter of Mr J L Stuckey, the well-known live stock dealer. Mr King is a son of Dr W L King. . W L B. We have the most complete stock of furniture in this section and our prices are right. Ask for votes. Kingstree Furniture Co. You must be satisfied?that's our business. Ask for votes. Kingstree Furniture Co. 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