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L KIN6STREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1917. NO. 17
^TOAUU MARKET
OPENS JULY 12.
J THIS DATE WAS FIXED BY THE
RE DEE ASSOCIATION AT
FLORENCE SATURDAY.
A meeting of the tobacco waremen
west of the Pee Dee was held
at Florence Saturday afternoon and ,
W J Stem of Darlington was elected i
nmiaiJant ft# tho suunrifltinn. J R '
Hutchings of Johnsonville, vice president
and Jake Berger of Florence,
secretary and treasurer. It was determined
to open the warehouses for '
the sale of tobacco on this side of 1
the river on Thursday, July 12. The 1
Warehousemen recognize this as an '
early date, but they know that the 1
farmers in this section need all the 1
help they can get, and they are dowhat
they can to assist them. In i
the same spirit the buyers are com- '
ing on and will be here at the open- :
. iag and/Sill pay as good prices as is 1
Ik ppssibfe under the limitations placed
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x>q mem oy uie great mouuia^
iring concerns. Every indication j
i that good prices will prevail.
A garden in the yard of the Tab- j
I ;rnacle Baptist church, Columbia, is (
I proving a helpful and enjoyable deI
parture for more than ten enthusiaitic
members of the tomato club of
that church. Each girl has two rows
of tomatoes, and the garden is very <
T promising, i
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WtoNot Walt
^ to order Screens.
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bcHT OUR NEW ONES 1
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NT YOU WANT A NEW. SI
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ENEVER YOU BUY FRO
GOOD "VALUE."
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The Popular Hi
KILLING IN GEORGETOWN.
Man Accused of Stabbing Woman Caught
and Put in Jail.
Georgetown. June 27:?The first'
killing in quite a season was chalked j
up against Georgetown's good name
during the early hours of Sunday
morning. Susan Blake.a negro woman
whose home was on Kaminsky
Btreet, in the rear of the baseball
park,was the victim,her alleged slayer
beinfc Sam Blake. The negro, it
seems, went to the house and found
a number of negro men and women
there. He is said to have been drinking,
and a row started. Some of
those present got Blake out of the
tiouse.but he broke away from them
and running back into the room
where the woman was,it is said,stab
bed her twice with a knife. Une <tt
the wounds was in the heart, and the
woman died almost instantly.
Police Officer Wilson heard the
screaming and din following the kill- |
ing, and upon reaching the scene,
found the woman dead,and 9ent word
to headquarters and to the sheriff.
Pursuit followed.and before daylight
Blake was found at the house of a
negro about a mile from the city,
Sheriff Ward making the capture.
The negro was in bed at the time.
He is now in the county jail, where
he will remain until the next session
of court.
In a wreck on the Atlantic Coast
Line near Dillon, Ala, Sunday, the
engineer and fireman were killed
and several passengers injured.
IE RUSH! I
until Summer
Prices are much
/orkmanship not
ial equipment ene
high grade
X)OR SCREENS I
stonishingly low
rou select OUR
the assurance of
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AMERICAN TROOPS
ARRIVEIN FRANCE.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED
BY GREAT CROWDS-WILL BE
ON FIRING LINE SOON.
A French Seaport, June 27:?The
second contingent of American troops
arrived and disembarked this morning.
The troops landed amid the frantic
cheers of the people who had
?-.J kniiro in
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of duplicating yesterday's surprise.
Enthusiasm rose to fever pitch
when it was learned that the transports
and convoys had successfully
passed the submarine zone. The port
was speedily beflaeged in honor of
the occasion.
All the troops now arrived were
transferred today to a camp not far
distant from this point,where Major
Gen Willian L Sibert is installed.
Thence they probably will go soon
to a point near the front. All the
troops are in excellent shape, enthusiastic
over the successful trip and
their reception,and eager for action.
Major Gen Pershing,the American
commander, is expected tomorrow.
The harbor is dotted with convoys.
The streets are filled with soldiers in
khaki and with bluejackets. Great
numbers of trucks are transporting
immense supplies to the camps in
which the troops are concentrating.
The advance guard of the army
of the United States is preparing to
be sent against Germany on French
soil. In defiance of the German submarines,
trained fighters have reached
France and are ready to fight beside
the French,the British, the Russian,
?he Portuguese and the Italian
troops on the western front.
Make This the Best Fair Yet
The eyes of Williamsburg county
are now turned to the coming fair to
be held November 6 to 9, inclusive.
Nations are now awakening as
never before in the world's history to
the importance of agricultural development.
Our government is now putting
forth unprecedented effort along
agricultural,educational and outlines
of community development.
The time is now here when we
must make our county the unit of
activity and all work together for
its 3hare in the prosperity that is
inot atiooH nf 110
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Co-operation i9 now and will ever
hereafter be our slogan, and preparedness
our watchword. This means
devotion to service at home, in Our
our community, in our county, in
State, to our nation and to the
world, The time has now come
when we can see but one road to
success and that is by co-operation.
The time has been when our people
were content with handling their
little affairs and casually watching
the world. We are now closely
drawn to the entire world by ties
that bind, by modern communication
and world interest. When do
we appear in this program? Let us
Kooin of- hnmp and eo-oDerate along
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safe and sane lines.
The Williamsburg County Fair
association can succeed only through
co-operation. It's very life is cooperation
and its being is wrapped
up in it. Carefully prepare your
exhibits and get ready for the
Greater Williamsburg County Fair.
W E Nesmith, Pres.
Kingstree,vS C, June 5, 1917.
Death of Mrs S J M Tisdale.
Salters Depot, R F D, June, 26:?
Mrs S J M Tisdale died Thursday
night, June 14, at the age of 47
years, after about two weeks illness
njith twnhnid fever. The funeral ser
" ?" v r- vices
were conducted by Rev Rankin
of Greelyville at the family burying
ground on Friday afternoon. She
leaves a husband, four children, two
brothers and two sisters, an aged
mother, and many relatives and
friends to mourn their loss. Miss
Fort of Sumter and Dr Isaac Boyd
were with her until she died.
Mrs Tisdale was born in Florence
county. When she was quite young
her parents moved to the vicinity,
where she spent the rest of her life.
She was married to Mr Tisdale in
January, 1904, and to this union
were born two boys and two girls.
She has been a faithful member of
the St Paul Free Will Baptist church
near Salters since its foundation.
She was held in high esteem by all
who knew her, and will be greatly
missed by her relatives and friends.
We regret to report that two other
members of Mrs Tisdale's family
are sick with typhoid fever.
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Don't delay i
but buy now.
and our supplj
Flues,Twin<
Guns and S
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NEWS CHRONICLES
FROM LAKE CITY
CROP PROSPECTS GOOD?TRUC
BRINGING FINE PRICES-SPLENDID
OUTLOOK FOR TOBACCO.
Lake City, June 26:?Tobacco
probably the best conditioned crop 1
this section at present. Some to
fields were damaged by hail a mont
ago, and now and then a stragglinj
stunted patch is seen,but taking th
country generally this crop is goo<
and is so nearly matured that it ms
be regarded probably safe. Sonlugs
have been sold, and several ban
are being filled this week.
The bestof the cotton is knee hig
and a little more, while most of it
small for the season. Of course th
cool weather that prevailed up to tt
middle of June was very unfavorab
to the proper growth of this stapl
Recent hot sunshine and warm nigh
are now developing it rapidly, ar
there will probably be a fairly goc
crop, Put naraiy an avertiKe uup,
The acreage in corn isconaiderabl
greater than usual, but it is sma
On the other hand it is looking thri
ty and recent rains will probabl
send it much further up to its pla<
in the sun.
The truckers have fared well th
spring and fortune abides with the
yet. Of'Course the peas, strawbe
ries, beans and squashes have all be<
marketed. The returns from the
crops were good, and very satisfa
tory. For the first time in histoi
Irish potatoes have been grown he
for maaket. and grown so extensive
that they were shipped by the cj
load. It is hardly necessary to si
that they brought fine prices, f<
everybody knows how exceeding
high potatoes are selling now.
The leading vegetables movir
now are cucumbers and sweet cor
One may seea carload ofcucumbe
here almost any time now, and the
things are bringing real money to
It is almost a case of selling wab
for money, ascucumbersarenothin
more than water crystalized by su
shine. When a fellow "strikes
right" there is no crop that pays be
ter for this section than "cukes" ar
some of our grocers "struck it ju
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ngni una jcoi . iu.?va ...... r
marketed, we will give some figuri
on the returns from a few acres.
The Lake City tobacco market wil
we understand, open officially on Jul
12. It i9 announced that the "Ne
Star warehouse" will be complete
by that date, and will be ready 1
open its doors along with the oth<
warehouses. The combined flo<
space of this market will then be i
the neighborhood of one hundre
thousand square feet?probably su
ficient space to handle in three moi
ths every pound of tobacco grown i
the State. Last summer it was ai
nounced that the Imperial Tobacc
Co would handle at its Lake Cil
factory all the tobacco purchased t
this company in this State and a<
joining markets of North Carolina
If this announcement holds good, ac
there is every reason to believe thi
it will, the plant will be run froi
the middle of July to some time i
1918. and this means that there wi
be six or eight hundred hands draw
ing good wages for some time. A
things indicate that the coming sei
son will be the greatest for Lab
City in the history of tobacco grov
in?,and that hereafter no other ma
ket will even aspire higher than se>
ond place.
So far Lake City has twenty-nir
young men in the service of yoi
Uncle Samuel. Some are in the nav]
and are probably in European watei
now; others are in the army, som
may be on their way to France, an
others are in training to do their bi
Messrs W A McClam and B A Coo
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in buying Flues. M
Material is scarce a
r is limited. Give u
s,Thermometers,
(prayers. Prices ri|
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have formed a partnership, under
the firm name of McClam & Cook,
r and will engage in a general live
# stock business at Hartsville. The
business, which will be under the
K management of Mr Cook, will open
on July 2.
Hon Charlton Du Rant, of Manning,
spent last Friday here on busiis
ness of a professional character.
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w Death of John V. Wallace.
^ Mr John Vernon Wallace, a prominent
citizen of Charleston, died at
? the Grady hospital, Atlanta, Thurs'
day night, aged 52 years. He was
iy born at Bennettsville and was well j
,e known in Kingstree, where he visit18
ed the family of his sister, the first
, Mrs R J McCabe, mother of Dr RI
. Claude McCabe. He organized the I
19 Charleston Piano company and was
ie president of that corporation and
!e also of the Edison Phongraph comle
pany, which handles the Edison phonographs.
He served in the Legislature
and on the board of control of
ljj the dispensary and in many other
ways was active in the business, po,
litical, fraternal and social affairs of
^ his community. rHe has left the best
' kind of inheritance?"a name within
out blame and without reproach."
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Death of Mrs George Swittenberg.
lis Mrs Swittenberg, mother of Prof
m J W Swittenberg of this place, died
r- at her home in Newberry yesterday
?n afternoon. Mrs Swittenberg had
se been ill for some time and it was
c- thought an operation might improve
ry her health and prolong life. The
re operation was perfoi med and death
ly ensued as a result of the shock.
ar ??
W Because of the large emigration of
)r negroes it was feared that the potaly
to crop on the Eastern Shore of Virginia
could not be gathered, but the
Boy Scouts came to the rescue and
n- took the contract. The yield i3 estir8
mated at 4,000,000 barrels,
se
?* Visit Odom & Dennis' Cash Store,
er at People's Mercantile Co's old stand
^ on Academy street.
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1 I ^ ^ CONDITIO
? FARMERS & MERCHANTS NA
r I As Shown at the Close c
I Condensed from Report to thi
C- I
| Assets.
le [ Bills Receivable $424,766 73
. I Bonds (st par) 118,800 00 j
I Banking- House and Fixtures 23,786 06 i
f, I Stock Federal Reserve Bank 3,900 00
? I Redemption Fund US Treasurer... 5,000 00
r8 | Cash and Due from Banks 66 236 58
TSTmoIK
Id MABSOLUTELY SAFE"
t. I JWterlz* ly FHwil ttunt tart to Act is
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JLJES! I
take no mistake, |
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is your order for ||
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'are Co. |
Kingstree Library Opened.
The public .library was opened
Friday night under the direction of
the Civic club and Library association.
The occasion was a highly enjoyable
one to the large number of
citizens who attended. The opening
was in the form of a "shower" and
nearly everyone present brought a
book or set of books, which were donated
to the institution. Two large
library tables were laden with contjibutions
as a result of the "shower,"
and among the volumes was a
valuable set of the Encyclopedia
Britannica, donated by Capt John \
Kelley. Delicious fruit punch, with
cakes, was served by the ladies from
elaborate bowls at each end of the
building, one in charge of Mesdames
Hugh McCutchen and T E Arrojysmith,
while Mrs W N Jacobs presided
over the other.
Bethel Breezes.
Bethel, June 26:? Farmers are all
busy putting in tobacco.
Mr and Mrs J W Dennis and little
daughter, Nadine, spent Sunday
night with the latter's parents here.
Mr Lonnie Wall of Olanta was a
pleasant visitor in this community
Sunday afternoon and night
Mr Sam Webber of Charleston
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with friends around here.
Miss Jessie McGlveen spent last
week-end with Miss Leola Gibbons
at Hebron.
Mr W H] McElveen spent Friday
and Saturday with his daughter below
Kingstree.
Mr Eugene Burgess went to Kingstree
Saturday.
Mr T B Cooper is on the sick list.
We hope he will soon be well again.
Miss Leola Gibbons and Mr C W
Adams of Hebron were callers in our
community Sunday afternoon.
We are glad to learn that Mrs R
E Burgess is still improving.
The Price River Irrigation compa- *
ny's dam near Fairview, Utah,broke
last week,(laying waste several thousand
acres of rich land and causing
more than $1,000,000 damage.
scrap |
N OF THE
nONAL BANK of Lake City, S C9
fcf RuaiitMft Tune 20. 1917 I
b Comptroller of the Currency,
j Liabilities.
' Capital Stock $100,000 00
Surplui ?nd Profits 36,526 14
Circulation 98,500 00
Rediscounts 99,666 66
Bills Payable 66,000 00
, Deposits 243.896 66
i $631,990 36
LAKE CITY, S. OAialaistrator.
Euciter, Tristn u< m?ittrar.