The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 03, 1917, Image 3
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CORRESPt
THAT MAT OBMS
L. C^gg
(Lake Citv, M^y 2:?Work on the i
new tobacco warehouse on the site '
burned "Star" warehouse, has begun.
The building will be of brick, j
and will be three hundred by one
hundred feet in length and breadth, I
giving floor space of thirth thousand
square feet. j
R K Wallace, Esq, was here from
Kingstree last Friday and spent the j
day in town on business.
Strawberries and peas are now '
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being shipped from here. The prices
are satisfactory so far. Beans are ?
blooming, and there will be mature
pods in a few days more.
James C Williams, Esq, who volunteered
some days ago for enlist- 1
ment in the regular army, was given .
examination last Saturday on appli- ,
cation for training for officers, and
passed very satisfactorily. Next ?'
week he will go to Ft Oglethrope f
for this training for three months, '
when he will be prepared to take an '
office in the first 500,000 men select- J
ed under the selective act now being
made into law. j
The best game of baseball we j
have had in quite awhile was the j
game Monday afternoon between
the "Fats" and the "Leans." The 1
score at the end of the sixth inning
when the game was called, was 8 to
10 in favor of the "dry bones." ,
A series of meetings were held at I
the Baptist church during all last
week. The pastor was assisted by '
Dr Martin of the First Baptist j
church, Florence.
^ At the last meeting of the Lake i
A City League of the National League
for Woman's Service the following '
divisions were organized: "A Division,"
Mrs W M Severance, com- i
mandent, and Miss Grace Jeffords,
secretary and treasurer; "B Divis- J
ion," Mrs J M Truluck, command* '
antf "C Division," Mrs T J dotting*
ham commandant. Miss Maude Sing* 1
letary secretary and treasurer; "D ]
Diyision," Red Cross, Mrs W H 1
Hodges, commandant, Mrs H P Epps,
secretary and treasurer. The league
** is now at work on 1000 pillows to <
be sent to army hospitals, mostly in 1
France.
A "Home Guard" was organized
last Monday night with one hundred
and two members. A M Parker
was elected captain, J M Truluck, ,
first lieutenant and G L Dickson.
second lieutenant. The othqr offi- i
cere will be chosen at the next meeting.
The purpose of the organiza- '
tion is well indicated by its name, ]
and it will continue during the term i
of the war at least.
Most of the young men in town ^
are taking military training. They
meet nearly every night and are pift ;
through the movements, steps, etc., I
until bedtime. This training is be; ??
nritran Hv thp vptprans of the
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Spanish-American war. The idea of
these young men is that by taking i
this training they will be that much i
the better prepared, in case they
volunteer or are selected. j
Mr G C Knight is going next (
week for an extended trip through
Tennessee.
Sketches from Salter*.
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Salters, April 30:?A shower of
rain would greatly benefit the oat i
and wheat crops.
From what we can learn, the agi- '
tat ion for planting more foodstuffs !
will be of great benefit to the farm- I
ers by turning their attention to the
varinnn nrnfitahle croDs that the soil
of Williamsburg tan produce. We
are glad to see this and hope the
good work will go on.
Miss Emmie Ferrell.who has been I
teaching at Aynor the past session, <
has returned to her home here for I
the summer, the school term having i
closed. i
Mrs T E Salters and Miss Lizza 1
^ L-frage attended the Harmony pres- 1
bRerial at Sardinia last week as del- .
egates from Union church. They
report having a fine meeting.
Mrs Thrower has teen quite sick, |
but we are glad to sav she is better, i <
Mr W R Chandler and family of !
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Sourdin spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Mr J C Everett, who has under- j
?one an operation at the Florence
infirmary, is doing well.,
Mr G Fowler spent Sunday with
his family here.
Mr W S Shaw has been indisposed
for several days, but we hope soon
to see him in his usual health.
Marion McClary spent last week i
n Columbia.
Miss Madge Cooper, who has,
seen teaching at Nesmith, has re- i
:urned home for vacation.
Miss Nell Chandler of Gourdin
>pent Sunday with relatives here.
Bethel Breezes.
Bethel, April 30:?All the farmers
ire busy plowing their crops.
Mr C L Burgess visited his sister
n Charleston a few days the past
week.
Mr Ira Epps made a flying trip to
Sumter Saturday.
Mr and Mrs W H McElveen spent
rhursday and Thursday night with
their daughter below Kingstree.
rhey also spent Friday with Mr and
Mrs J W McClam.
There will be a basket picnic at
Black river bridge Thursday, May
10, for the Bethel school. The public
is invited to attend and bring
full baskets.
Mr and Mrs Bishop Burgess spent
the week-end with relatives at Trio.
Miss Allie Burgess spent last week
with her sister at Lake City.
Miss Marie Eaddy spent the weekend
with Miss Flossie Kellahan below
Kingstree.
There will be preaching here on
the first Sunday at eleven o'clock;
also prayer meeting that night at
right.
A few from here attended prayer
meeting at Mouzons Sunday night.
Rev and Mrs D M Clark and children
of Olanta were visitors in our
immunity Sunday afternoon.
Mr W H McElveen spent Sunday
with relatives in the Hebron section.
Messrs Tommie Cooper and Lamar
Burgess attended the closing exercises
of Union school last Wednesiay
night.
Mr and Mrs J V Burgess and son.
Walter, and Messrs Robbie and Bart
Burgess spent Sunday with relatives
it Seloc.
Miss Irene Epps of Kingstree is
risiting relatives here.
We are sorry to h4ar of the illness
)f Mrs Wilson Mcintosh. We hope
for her a speedy recovery.
Mr Letcher McElveen went to
Kingstree Saturday. Tulip.
News from Martin's X Roads.
Martin's X Roads,April 30:?Crops
around here are up and looking fine.
Miss Lizzie Worrell of Scranton
returned home Saturday from a two
weeks visit to her uncle. Mr W
fniif^o* a .
Miss Minta Lemmon.of near Gree-1
lyville, has been the guest of her
aunt, Mrs C S Dukes, for the pa$t
week.!
Miss Marian Dukes has returned
home, her school having closed:
Miss Ada Terry returned home
Saturday from a month's visit to her
brother.
Mr J D Terry of Cartersvillespent
the week-end with his parents. Mr
and Mrs J S Terry.
Mr W I Hudnall of Manning was
the guest of his brother here Saturday
and Sunday.
Misses Anna McCants and Marian
Dukes are training the children for
Children's day exercises to be held
at Mt Vernon church Sunday,May 13.
Items from Dicky Smamp.
Salters.Rt l,May 1:?Farmers are
makinggood use of this fine weather.
Mr Gatly of Sumter was a visitor
in our community Saturday.
Messrs E B Williamson, A B Spivey
and J P Gibbons motored to
Sumter Sunday afternoon in Mr Williamson's
new car.
Mrs Estelle Spivey and children.
Miss Beulah and Mr Archie Spivey,
Vinnatroa shnnnora SatnrHau
nti t uiu^onivv 0uv|#|^*w #
Mrs Mary Lewis, widow of the late
Mr Joe Lewis, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs J J Bradham, at
6 o'clock Sunday morning. She had
been sick for three weeks .but was
critically ill only two days. She was
in her 78th year and is survived by
four daughters, Mesdam-s J J Brad
bam,|Lizzie Hicks of Surrter, Fannie
Jeroke and Thomas BraPhan of
Manning; four sons, Messrs Charlie.
Willie. Joe and Ben Lewis, a host of
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren;
likewise on- sister, Mrs
Sue Boddiford All but two of her
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children were at her bedside when ^
she passed away. A large number of
friends, with her relatives, mourn
her death. Mrs Lewis was a devoted
mother.a loving friend and an
ardent memler of St Paul's Freewill
Baptist church. Funeral services
took place at the church at%ll a. m.
Monday,conducted by Rev Mr Gue?s
of Greelyville. Interment was made
in Mount Hope cemetery by the side
of a son of the deceased, Mr R F
Lewis. A large concourse of relatives
and friends gathered to pay
the last loving tribute to her memory.
Mr and Mrs E B Williamson and
children spent Sunday with Mr and
Mrs A B Spivey.
CEDAR SWAMP 6RADED SCHOOL. '
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Cedar Swamp, April 30:?The annual
commencement exercises of the
graded 9chool here began Thursdayevening
last with the following programme:
Song?"Star Spangled Banner". School
Weloome Mattie and Lorena Brown
Recitation Henry Epps
"Me and My Brother Jimmie"
Recitation "When I Did Growed"
Luke W ard
"Vacation Joys"...
Twenty Little Girls and Boys
Recitation "My Old Lead Pencil"
Ralph Brown
Recitation "The Best Way"
Clifton Tisdale
Song-"There Is a Flag" ..Hazel Epps
Recitation "Kentucky Philosophy"
Alberta Brown
Play.. "A Visit from the Superintendent"
Recitation.. "The Reason Why"
Ossie McCrea
Song School
"Swinging in the Grapevine Swing"
Recitation Steve McCullough
"Who-a-There, Nebuchadnezzar?"
Play "Doctoring Helen"
Recitation "The Janitor's Child"
Pearle Chandler
Song "Nobody's Darling"
Three Little Girls
Recitation "Meriky's Conversion" i
Ocena Haddock
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Song? "liooa JNignt ?nign ocuwi ums
Friday evening jthe spacious auditorium
was crowded to its capacity, J
with no standing room available. j
After the invocation by Rev G T
Harmon of Kingstree, Superintend- j
ent of Education J G McCullough
presented the speaker, Rev Watson
B Duncan, to the audience,.a few of
whom remembered him as their be- [
loved pastor here and others as a 1
cherished acquaintance in happy days
gone by. Dr Duncaif, with hjs char- j
acteristic ease, fittingly made a few j
preliminary remarks with intersper- j
sions of mirth and merriment, after j
which he riveted the attention of his j
hearers as he announced his theme, j
"Education and Citizenship." Were j
it possible, ye scribe would have
taken this address verbatim for the
edification of those who may read,
but suffice it to say it was a masterly
attempt.
The audience was delighted with
the charming touches of sweet har- j
mony rendered by MissClaudia Jones,
pianist, and Mr David Silverman on
the violin.
Mr Thad McCullough is the first
graduate of Cedar Swamp' Graded ,
school. He received handsome pres-:
ents and a mass of lovely bouquets.:
Mr G Ollie Epps has been annual-;
ly offering a medal in the high nchool
department for the best average
during the term. Miss Florence
Maybel Rembert is the proud recipient,
followed very closely by Misses
Edith McCullough, Fowler McCutch- j
en and Frances burrows. In the in-.
termediate grade Mr W E Snowden j
offered a medal. Steve McCullough j
won the distinction, with Miss Hazel j
Eppe a very close contestant. Mr J j
G McCullough offered one year's!
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suoscriDiion toine loutn s companion
to the writer of the best composition,
the subjects named by the
(river. Mi3S George Rembert developed
a degree more of neatness and
versatility and will receive the subscription.
Several more awards were
offered for regular attendance, perfect
spelling, neatness, etc, that
proved an incentive, and it was surprising
to see the number of awards.
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1 lie u;?uicrB nave ucru lanuiui tu
their trust, scrupulously diligent in
their work and have made many
friends in this section.
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Don't Let Your Cough Hone On.
A cough that racks and weakens
is dangerous, it undermines your
health and thrives on neglect. Relieve
it at once with Dr King's New
Discovery. This soothing balsam
remedy heals the throat, loosens the
phlegm, its antiseptic properties kill
t1 e germ and cold is broken up. |
Children and grown-ups alike find
Dr King's New Discovery pleasant
to take as well as effective. Have a
bottle handy in your medicine ohest
for grippe, croup and all bronchial
aff ections. At druggists, 50c.
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NIMBLE FINGERED JEAN.
How tho Tricky Sootch Pickpocket
Outwitted a Conetable.
Jean Bradh, a noted female thief
of Edinburgh, Scotland, was the
subject of many stories. A young
dandy, with inore'monoy than sense,
was engaged one night in conversation
with her in Princess street. A
moment after she left him he discovered
that a five pound note was
missing from his pocket. A constable
was called and Jean was
charged with the theft. She wa>
overtaken and searched at the police
station by a female warder, but
without success. She was released
and returned to the place where she
had been arrested, and there, too,
was the constable.
"What's your game now, Jean?''
"I want to tell you something in
secret," she replied, "til tell you
where the five pound note is if
you'll promise not to blab to McLevy,
the detective. It would make
a nice present to take home to your
wife."
"Deed, aye," answered the un
suspecting Donald.
"I know I can trust you, but
who's your tailor?" asked Jean
laughingly.
"You're makin' a fule o' me.
What has that to do wi' the siller?"
cried the constable angrily.
"Everything, Donald," said Jean,
aa she put her hand on the cuff of
hia coat sleeve aod felt of the material.
"The tailor doesn't spare his
cloth and givea yon a deep cuff. It'*
as handy as a pocket." Thrusting
her nimble fingers into the cuff of
the constable's coat, with flashing
eyes she looked him straight in the
lace. suppose you una tne note
in here after I am gone; I'm sure
you wouldn't know how it got there,
would you ?"
"No," answered the constable excitedly.
"Then search your cuff!" cried
Jean, as she let go her hold of his
arm. 'It's there?a bonnie New
Yetfr's gift to take home to your
wife!"
And before the constable had
time to collect himself the woman
had disappeared from bis side. Full
of confusion, the man began to
search, but failed to find anything,
for Jean Brash, while pretending to
put the five pound note in the cuff,
nad actually abstracted the note
which she had so cunningly placed
there when, two hours before, she
was about to be marched to the police
office.
Ruins of an Ancient City.
Adjoining Lake Titicaca, in
Peru, lie the ruins of a great city
whose origin was as much a matter
of conjecture 900 years ago as it is
today, according to the records of
the Incas. The stone walls of the
largest buildings were of excellent
workmanship, and the gateways
were elaborately carved. Evidence
in abundance exists that the inhabitants
were skilled masons. At present
the region is cold and arid and
is inhabited by a few hardy mountaineers.
It is evident that the climate
is entirely different from what
it was when the plateau was the
oenter of a large population.
Caroful Enough.
Office boys being scarce, a certain
business man determined to try an
office girl aDd was interviewing applicants
for the job.
He eyed rather suspiciously a fair
young thing who wore a somewhat
flimsy silk blouse and almost, if not
quite, 50 cents' worth of jewelry.
"I?er?hope you were carefully
brought up?" he stammered nervously.
"Oh, yes, thank you, sir," replied
the damsel. "I came up in the elevator."
Narrow Escape.
A woman who refused to give
alms to a roan heard him mutter:
"There! I must resort to my
first resolution/*
Judging that be contemplated
suicide, she called him back and
gave him some money, and at the
same time asked him what he meant
by his remark.
"Oh, ma'am," said he, "you are.
.very good. I had almost resolved to
go to work."
"imbar and Lumbar.
"Paw, is there any difference be
tween timber and lumber?"
"There is no necessary difference
in kind, my son. They differ merely
in degree or stage of development.
For example, a man may be spoken
of as good timber for some high office
and yet represent nothing but
lnmber when he gets there."?Chicago
Tribune.
Mysterious.
"That was a mysterious robbery
the other day," said Smith to Jones.
"Why, I don't see what mystery
there was about it," remarked
Jones. "The detectives caught the
thieves the same day."
"Yes," returned the first speaker,
"that's what I said."?London Answers.
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BY OUR BLl
If you tire easily, are subje
catch colds readily or have rl
circulation is probably at fat
scorn f
| OF~VORWEGIA?
f which is nature's ea.<
your red corpuscles
sustaining richness,
off colds and gives
No Alcohol in SCO
SCOTT A!
Elephants Haul a Circus Train.
When a circus train on the Southern
Pacific came to an involuntary
stop near Galveston not long ago,
investigation by the engineer revealed
the cause, it is repo ted, in a carload
of elephants right behind the
water tank of the engine tender.
Athirst and dusty, the intelligent
animals had reached with their
trunks through the end window of the
car into the tank, and every drop of
water had gone to assuage elephantine
thirst and spray vast areas of
dusty hide. The elephant trainer,
was called from the caboose to a
consultation and solved the problem
of moving the stalled train by un
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loading cne iour onencnng eiepnanis,
which were then hitched in tandem
in front of the locomotive and compelled
to pull it for a distance of
three miles along the track to the
nearest water supply, where the
tender was replenished.
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The Charleston-Savannah extension
of the Seaboard Air Line was
opened for perishable from Charleston
to Broad river, near Beaufort.
Julius Burch, a rural mail carrier
in Chesterfield county,' has offered
to donate 10 per cent of his salary
to the government during the war.
Bright Williamson of Darlington
has received from Congressman
Ragsdale several thousand packages
of " war garden" seed for distribu
ilVUt
Rev Donald McQueen has resisted
as moderotor of Charleston presbytery
and is succeeded by Rev S C
Byrd, president of Chicora College
for Women, Columbia.
Through the efforts of Represetative
Ragsdale, daily mail service between
Socienty Hill and Cashs. in
Darlington countv, has been established,
instead of tri-weekly as heretofore.
Used success
all over
from these feeders indicat
properly fed, are a great ii
hulls.
By actual use, these feed
advantages of using
0hT
Ul
Every pound of the Buckeye H
because the lint on the old styli
The price per pound of real ro?
is very much less than in the f
Hulls do not clog or flux the dig
them are readily assimilated.
They are free of trash an
They are sacked and eas;
They take half as much!
If you have not tried Buckeye H
of feeders are using them and
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UOVC UUl |ITVU WUVAV;v ? ?
successful feeders guide you is
Mr. Okoey Yarber, BooneoSL
has fed a carload of Buck
to get them ready for th
ing hay and he finds that
eye Hulls as roughage. I
Hulls bought
Ts secure tbs bsst results sad to it
thoroughly twelve hours befox
watting tbea down night and memo
this cannot bo done, wot down at
feed the hulls dry, use only half u
Book of ML
Gives the right formula for eve
South. Tells how much to feec
tening, for work. Describes Bu
using them properly. Send for
Dept. r The Buckeye
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POO WE LIVE
ict to cold hands br feet?if you
heumatic pains?your blood or
lit and vou need \
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jily-assimilated food, to increase
and charge the blood with lifeScott'*
creates warmth to throw
resistance to prevent sickness.
TT'S. Every Druggist has it
BOWNE, BloeofiaU, H. Jl ? -??
Johnsonville Jottings.
Johnsonville, May 2:?At the annual
field day of Williamsburg county
held in Kingstree the Johnsonville
; school won first place and the banner,
securing 95 points, 38 in the
mental contest and 57 in the athletic
department. The school this year '
has been in five contests and won
four first places.
The following teachers have been
reelected for the coming session of
1917-18: Sam P Stackley, principal;
Misses Ruth Tomlinson,Pearl Anderson,
Myrl Phillips, Henrietta Hale.
All have accepted except Mr Stackley,
who will not return.
The commencement exercises will
begin Thursday, May 3, with a play
by the high school. On May 4th
the annual meeting of the Woodrow
Literary society will be held with
address by Dr John G Clinkscales,
Wofford college, Spartanburg. Sunday,
May 6, the annual commencen
t L .J I
ment sermon win oe preacnea oy
the Rev J L Cull urn, pastor of the
First Baptist church, Georgetown.
Whenever Yon Need a Geoercl Tonic
Take* Grove's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Ton:c because It contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives ~
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
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'J En ? I J 1* I k\ ml
SMlftBliiEiliH
ally
a whole year
the South ~"
rr I nUCKEYE
Ipsa iiLintless
jBSisH rpm. Hulls have
been fed by
B2 ffW' farmers, dairyBKgg|B
" men and stock
men tbrough
^m w?. ?
^1for the past
year. Reports
:e that these lintless hulls when
nprovement over the old style
ers have found the following
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MTLCS9 I
ulls contains much more food value ]
e hulls has no food value. |
in form of Rllfkcve Hulls I
orm of the old style hulls. Buckeye
[estive tract. Other foods mixed with
d dust.
y to handle,
ipace in the barn.
ulls, please remember that thousands
will use no other roughage. If you
i fair trial, let the experience of these
i using them as they should be used*
fo. Ark.,
eye Hulls to cows and calves
e range. He had been jeeathey
aid much better on Buckle
has another car of Buckeye
A
irdop the ensSaffl odor, wet the hette
? feeding. H is euj to do this by \
is for tho next foodbf. If at any dao
Tout thirty minutes. If yeo prefer to
moch by bdk u of old stylo bulls.
ted Feeds Free
ry combination of feeds used in the
I for maintenance, for milk, far fatckeye
Hulls and fives directions for
your copy to the nearest milL
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