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t - ' s , ilUfbe founts %ccotk VOL. XXXI. KINOSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1917. NO. 48 I SCREE Don't wait unt quitoes, let us sci best Screen you c onfarcinfpp this oh AT g WVM. Mil vwv vmv I Kingstree Mai HARMONY PRESBYTERY Conference en Christian Stewardship to Meet at Susater. Harmony presbytery will hold a conference on Christian stewardship in Sumter Presbyterian church Friday, Februasy 16. The folloowing programme has been prepared: 10:30 a. mM devotional exercisek conducted by Rev H C Hammond, St dharles. 11:00 a. m., address. "The Imperative Call to Stewardship," by Rev John I Armstrong, D D, Nashville, Tenn. 12:00 m., questionaire, conducted by Dr Armstrong. How to promote | t this study in our churches. (1) In ! Supday-school; (2) in church socie-1 ties: (3) by literature; (4) sermons.' 12:30 to 2:00 p. m., recess for] lunch. 2:00 p. m., discussion, "Is the' Tithe the Bible S&ndardof Giving?" Affirmative?Rev P S McChesney of ? j m n Man. AJOgsiree cuiu n i/atio ui u>?u ling. Negative?Rev W I Sinnott of Salters and J E McCutchen of r * Bishopville. 3:00 p< m., assembly's plan of fi* nance: questiocaire, conducted by Rey H C Hammond, chairman. Committee on systematic benevolence for Harmony presbytery: (1) Budg1. et; (2) EMC; (3) the canvass; (4) difficulties: (5) results. 5 p. m., adjournment. Every church may send as many .V delegates as desired. Each delegate ^ will provide for. his own entertainment. All members are invited, and deacons and elders are urged to attend. This conference will be the last? and the best, it is nopea?or a series | a*/< held within, the bounds of the synod prior to Christian Stewardship day, February 18. ,/ ?,? Charleston chapter. Children of the American Revolution, of Charleston. will irive a fancy dress party in that city Saturdnv afternoon. Amontr the patronesses is Mrs H L Erck.. in laiTT nf Mica A crnpQ* j UIOUU, BI3VC|-lu-ian v? ? -| Erckmann of Kingstree. TRY OURTOOL^ YOU CANNOT BE A GOC HAVE GOOD TOOLS. WE^ FOR YOU. HATCHETS WHIC THAT CUT. OUR TOOLS WILL HELP Y< YOUR JOB AND GET BETTE i-r nuii t da\' vmi Tf\ R Am TVILfU r/A {. 1 V/V AW *-? FROM US. BECAUSE OUR 1 STANDS THE TEST. King' Hardwi The Popular 1 NS! SCt il your house is full 'een it now. We-cl; :an buy for the same aim. nufacluring & C( Personals from Earles. I Earles, Jan 29:?Rev Gardner fill ed his regular appointment at Harmony church Sunday afternoon. Messrs L A Parsons and D H Mixon took a business trip to Charleston $ last week. Miss Etta Mae Oats, who has been the guest of Miss Pearle Mixon for the past two week, has returned to her home in Timmonsville. t We regret very much to learn that Mr Joe Swails and family afe ? going to move to Andrews. r Messrs R M Haselden aud M H o Parsons were business visitors in e Georgetown Wednesday. Mr John Wheeler, Jr, has moved p across the railroad at Earles. He is now residing in the house formerly t occupied by Mr J STart and family. / Misses Lorraine Lathan and Katie D ? ?? U n ^ Wingate ana aaessrs ^narnun v^aui- ^ lin and Clifford Parsons attended ser- . vices at Andrews Methodist church J' Sunday night. b Little Lila, the eldest daughter of ii Mr and Mrs W T Evans, is very ill , with pneumonia. , j Mr Marvin Boyd was a visitor in the Aimwell section Friday night. * Miss Lucile. Boyd was the guest of a Miss Edna Feagin Jasf Sunday. d A number of young folk enjoyed n a party at the home of Mr and Mrs W J Moare last Friday night. Games were played until a Jate hour, when " the guests departed for their homes, n The little son of Mr and Mrs L A Parsons was painfully hurt last week, having fallen on an open knife with which he was playing. si The Palmetto Literary society will I d m/rulor mrvntKlv mpptincr st i UUiU ltd U^umi Uivwvmj ???v VW..r v.. ^ Earles school house Fridiy afternoon for the purpose of electing new officers. Mr John Graham of Trio was over g in this section last Sunday. t Mr R E Camlin is engaged in the j paperwood business at Olin. The weather has been very inclement for the past week, and as a con- 11 sequence the roads are in a worse & condition than they have been for t vonrs Red Crow. n Measles! Measles!! Measles!!! Have j ^ you had 'em? ' fbESTSAW I cV/Efc \ HATCHET GEE. I MEAN \ c (BEST HA^^i^^VER^SAWj h M YtA >D WORKMAN UNLESS YOU 'E COT THE GOOD TOOLS ( H HOLD THEIR EDGE. SAWS , OU DO BETTER WORK.HOLD 1 r "PAY." UY ALL YOUR HARDWARE ] HARDWARE'S THE BEST; IT , *re Company. iardware Store if s 88888888888888888888888888 iEENSll of flies and mos- i lim to make the ? : money, and we ? instruction Co. 1 imssmmmmsM JOINGS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ?IX PES CENT INTEREST BILL PASSED TO THIRD READINGSENATE ON EQUAL SUFFRAGE. Fallowing debate and parlimenary maneuvering the House Tues!ay passed from second to third eading a bill matfng the legal rate n interest in South Carolina six per entum and the contract rate seven er centum per annum. Cothran of Greenville Tuesday inroduced a bill providing for the Lustralian system of balloting in all rimary elections, held in South aroiina. it was reierrea to tne udiciary. This is an administration ill recommended by the Governor i his inaugural address. Another administration bill introuced Tuesday was that of N G >ans of Edfield providing for the ppointment of the chief game waren by the Governor without recomlendation from the Audubon society s it is at present, also the consoliatlon of the game and fish depart-1 lents of the State. IN THE SENATE. Practically the entire of Tuesday's ?ssion in the Senate was given to ebate on the equal suffrage refer-! ndum. bi.th sides were strontrly' gitated. Senator Williams of Aiken j 2ading the opposition. Strong ar-j utnent for submitting the question i o the people were made by R D Ipps of Sumter, Senator Glenn of lampton and Senator Sherard who atroduced the resolution. Much cripture was quoted in support of he opposition oy Senator Williams, 'he only question at issue, the roponents argued, was whether he people were to be allowed to / ote on tbe reso'ution, as fixed at he SU;te convention of last May. Rural policemen for Williamsburg' ounty are being provided for in a >ill offered by Senator E C Epps of i Villiamsburg county. Mr Epps has' ,lso introduced a bill, which would equire publication of quarterly ' tatements by Magistrates of Wi!- 1 iamsburg county. W G Smith of Orangeburg was lected State warehouse commisioner on the 16th ballot Tuesday light. 'ntprinln? Hemlnnwa v Teachers On Thursday evening of last week diss Carrie Baker entertained at ea in honor of the teachers of the iemingway High school. Soon afer the guests assembled they were ishered into the dining room which vas tastefully decorated with pink I lai nations and ferns, pink and green j >eing the color scheme. A delicious j ialad course, followed by a sweet; :ourse, coffee and mints, was served, fhe guests then repaired to the re :eption hail where conversation, \ ^ames and music were enjoyed the j remainder of the evening:. Those invited were: Misses Elise Rollins, Iva Eaddy, Lill Owens, Martha Jenkinson, Louise Wilson, Edna Davis; Messrs R N Speigner, Charlie Creel, Clarence Davis, Carlisle Campbell of Summerville, Henry Thomas and Arthur Ehrich of Georgetown, and Dr L G Day. i . - ; Farm Let us furnish you 1 You will need Col other things necess your bill, thenjyou Coffins and Cas Kingstr J , Bethel Brevities. Bethel, Jan 30:?The officers-elect for Bethel Camp, W 0 W, were publicly installed at their hall by the outgoing C C, R C McElveen, at a recent meeting as follows: W J Smiley, C C; R L Burgess, adviser lieutenaut; D M Young, banker; J F Williamson, clerk; J Ted Frierson, escort; W Ira Epps, watchman; Bart Burgess, sentry; N R Williamson, W L Burgess, H J Burgess, managers. After the installation a delicious supper was served by the fair ladies, consisting of barbecue and other good things which were heartily enjoyed by all present. Bethel Camp is in fine order arid bids fair to be one among the leading camps in the district. The farmers have done very little farm work on account of continuous rains and cloudy weather. Most of them have their tobacco beds planted already. An epidemic of measles is prevailing throughout this community. Nearly every one who has not had it is eypecting to have it. No serious cases have been reported except Mr Loney Evans, who at this writing is still quite sick.. The Paroda Railroad,which has served us so well, is now being removed, and just at the time when our community needs it most. t>i 1 ?:.i e u: i lit? uctticai pumt iiuui wmv.ii wc can get our fertilizers or haul our produce is ten miles. Mr Editor, please remind our good bankers, merchants. fertilizer companies, tobacco wasehousemen,cotton and cottonseed buyers, and last but not least, our board of trade, that we farmers are hauling all our produce to this market. Cant they get busy and get some one interested in a rail-mad, say from Sumter or Tirnmuusvilie by O.anta to Andrews? I think this a good opening through a fine farming section. *Tne district Sunday School Convention meets at Mouzon schoolhouse on Saturday, January 27, at 10:30 a m. Miss Ravenel, one of the State work era and the county Sundry school officials are expected to be present. R C McElveen is president of this district number 4. and he hopes to have eveny school in the district represented. He also is laboring to have every school a banner school and al 30 reach the gold star standard when the county convention meets in March. H J Burgess has about completed his new dwelling. We are expecting a housewarming, a new Ford and, well, won't say what else. The citizens of Bethel and Hebron are taking steps to build a permanent pasture. This is one of the? ways to compete-with the boll weevil, so don't forget the time f' nextmeeting. February 7 at2:i;p. ui. Let's all be there. Farmer. There was quite a sensation in Orangeburg last week when it became known that a colored man had ridden off in an auto belonging to 8 prominent attorney of that city, The officials were notified and those of neighboring places requested- tc be on the lookout for the supposed thief. Next day the car was returned. A farmer had sent one of his 1 ? L a. 3 1.1 employes ior nis auio, anu trie mai took the wrong one. Cleveland Big Boll Cotton Seec for sale, SI.50 per bushel. Highesl prices paid for Furs. S S Aron SON, Lanes, S C. l-18-4t t i Tools and with what you need and help y liars, Hames, Traces, Back Bai ary to carry (n a farm. We hi trA r\ V\ win nave lug v kets We Lead ee Hardw MEETING OF FliANCIS MARION Literary Society of Union High School at Rome. At the last meeting of the society ] i before the Christmas holidays, new officers were elected as follows: ^ . Hresident, Barnie Williams; vice , president, Llewellyn Pope; record- , ing secretary, Louise Snow; treas T~V T TTT? 1 B T . /* i. ! urer, u 1 wuion, jr; nrst censor, t ; Mabelle Chandler; second censor, Lottie Crofton. With the capable officers our society should be able to accomplish something worth while. The officers cannot do this, however, without the co-operation of the members. A great responsibility rests upon each of us. The work of the society has progressed well since Christmas. The meeting 1 eld January 26, was a very ; interesting one. Some of the most' interesting numbers were: The Life of McKinley Anna Cribb Recitation Catharine Varnes Kecitation carries waiaronjDebate?Resolved, That the Killing of j Wild Birds Should be Prohibited by ! Law. Affirmatives:?Louise Snow,} Mabelle Chandler. Negatives:?Eddy Munnerlyn, D I Wilson, Zr. The af- 2 firmutivVs won. v Mr B B Chandler, the chairman of; I the trusses, then gave a talk. We 1 are alway glad to have Mr Chandler 9 with us. j I Lena H iddoek and BakerWilson de- i a lighted t:ie pupils with a piano duet. JS Xhe programme committee is j $ planning an interesting Valentine 2 entertainrtient for February 9. j r M L Owens, t Literary Lditor, |? .?. jc Congressman Eagsdale has had an j ^ item inserted in the River and Har-1 f bor bill providing for a survey of I Lynchs river with a view to securing ; an appropriation to open and deepen j ; it for steamboats and to increase its' i I navigation and drain the territory jr ' tributory to that stream. He has a , t large amount of data gathered re-1 ? j garding its importance and flood | v | damage and possible use to the peo-! ^ pie of that section of South Carolina. | j It is hoped that boats may come at j \ [ least as far as Effingham. ; 1 YOU CAN GET YOUR MONEY N IS IN OUR NATIONAL BANK, BE i! BANK OF THE FEDERAL RESER\ BECAME A MEMBER BECAUS! WORTHY. 1 YOU SEE, WE CAN TAKE OUR J RESERVE BANK WHENEVER WE j | ON THEM. YOU CAN GET YOUI . BANK WHEN YOU WANT TO. PUT YOUR MONEY WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTERE i Farmers & Merchai L "ABSOLUTELY SAFE" Authorized by Federal Reserve Board to Act as i v -r. - ,-n, HaSst t Gear! 1. ou make a big crop. g ids, Pads and many g ave it all, so let us fill a ; Others Follow | are Co. 1 v0v4AAAAJv5k7v52v^2v^vC^vAZvO5* ' Lines from Leo. Leo.January 29:?Miss ZulineCar:er, who teaches at Cowards, spent ;he week-end with Misses Bela and Freda Carter. Miss Alberta Brown spent the week-end with friends at Lake City, Rain has greatly retarded farm work. Hon J Davis Carter has delivered ;wo carloads of guano up to date. Mrs R Leo Carter, with little Misa Catherine Carter,has returned home ifter spending some time with her Other's family at Elliot. Prospect Sunday-school, Mr R]Leo barter,superintendent,is flourishing. Hev W P Way of Johnsonville >reaches here three times each nonth, the second Sunday at 11 a. n.and the third and fourth Sundays it 3:30 p. m. We noticed a few days ago that n novement i3 on foot for a,survey of he proposed county of Rutledge. hope soon to have this new couny.with Lake City as the county seat . Civil Service Examination An ovominntinn fnr sfpnrKri'flnher md typewriter for both men and vomen! will be held at Charleston. Horence and Columbia February 20, 917, by the civil service commision, to fill vacancies in Alabama, Honda, Georgia, Georgia, Missisippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. >alary $900 to $1000, occasionally 11200. Competent persons qrged to tpply as the supply, especially o:f nale eligibles, has not beed equal to he demand. Full information and ipplication form 1371 can be obtain;d from Secretary, Local Civil Service Board at any city postoffice or rom Secretary, Fifth Civil Service District, Atlanta, Ga. ' " I The Manning W C T U gave its mnual reception to the honorary, or nen, members of the order and the eachers of Clarendon county Friday (vening. Rev Watson B Duncan tnastmaster. and responses vere made hy Senator Charlton Du*ant. Revs L B McCord and A C Vilkins and others. * i i 'ft j Your money | is safe in our | National Bank t vou can M it ^ \wien \^>u RVE SYSTEM OF BANKS WEN YOU WANT IT WHEN IT CAUSE WE ARE A MEMBER /E SYSTEM OF BANKS. WE t WE 5HOWEU UUKSELVEd SECURITIES TO OUR CENTRAL WANT TO AND GET MONEY R MONEY WHEN IT IS IN OUR IN OU R BANK. . ST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. its National Bank, LAKE CITY, S. CIdministrator, Executor, Trustee and Registrar.