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V ^ % / i ~ \ j1 . NBi y; Mrs J H Kpps has been visiting: i her sister at Lydia. Mrs J P Adams is enjoying an 1 outing at Hendersonville, N C. t Miss Lillie Marcus has returned ' from a visit to New York relatives. ' Born. Thursday, August 16. to . Mr aDd Mrs W'F McCants, a little J daughter. * j ( The refreshing showers of the last1 few days have greatly benefited the , fall gardens. ( Mrs N D Lesesne is the guest of j relatives and friends at Greenville and Pickens. ^ Messrs Leon Orvin and May bank . Scurry of Georgetown spent Sunday ( with friends here. Mr and Mrs W H Carr, Mrs Belle j { Blakely and Miss Belle McClary went , to Hendersonville Friday. i Mrs Lula J Brockington and Hanorhtpr Miss Emma.returned from , a visit to Manning Friday. j Miss Mary Gilliland of Spartan- < burg: is the attractive guest of Miss < Lulu Brockinton this week. Hon E C Epps spent 9ever. .1 days < this week with his family at Myrtle J Beach, who returned with him. ( Mr Thos Britton of Waycro3s, Ga, j was the guest of his brother, Mr H i 0 Britton, and friends here Sunday. Mr W Burrie Brockington has re? i turned from an outing at Hender- j sonville, N C, and Glenn Springs. < Mr C C Brinkley, who has been i critically ill at the home of Mis Van i | Keuren, i3 now convalescing, we are \glad to note. ] Misses Lillie and Erline Mcintosh ] and Gladys Epps returned Saturday < evening from a visit to Mrs E G 1 Floyd at Fairmont. N C. ? MrsC A McCrea and little daugh- 1 ter, who have been visiting the former's sister, Mrs R J Burgess, re- < turned to th?ir home at Lake City i Monday. 1 Mrs J F Cooper and son, j f, jr.j' of Indiantown, who have been visit- j1 ing Mrs L Cottingham at Dilion, are J' now the guests of friends in North j Carolina. i Mrs LeRoy Lee and daughter.Miss 1 Serena,returned Monday night after ( \ enjoying an outing at Henderson- 1 ville.N C. Mr L K Aull, Jr, ac- J companied them.- ' Mr and Mrs P S Courtney left Monday in their car for Hamlet, N C, where they were joined by Mrs 0 * W Cottle, and all proceeded to ' Wrightsville Beach. 1 - .. . i Mrs Robt J Burgess of this place ' and Mrs Chas McCrea of Lake City , spent several days the past week , visiting at their old home in the ! Bryan neighborhood. The Andrews Wholesale Grocery Co has been commissioned with a capital of $20,000. The corporators * are W H Andrews, W T Rowell, C J J Levy and J Heinemann. Miss Louise Campbell and Fred , erick Moore were married in Colum- , bia Saturday. The bride is a daugh- , ter of Rev J E Campbell, pastor of , Hemingway M E church. < Mr and Mrs S M Carter have re- 1 turned to their home at Ronda, N C, after a visit to friends here. ?Mr , Henry Kirk of Eutawville is the guest of his brother, Hon R J Kirk. , ?Florence Times, ( Mrs B S Edwards of Florence,who < has been the guest of her parents, i Mr and Mrs J A Scott.left last night J for a visit of a few weeks to rela- j tives and friends at Waycross, Swains- < boro and Macon, Ga. i Mr and Mrs W H Carr, Mrs Belle I Blakely and Miss Belle McClary went < to Hendersonville, N C, Friday in 1 Mr Carr's auto. That gentleman has returned home, but the ladies are , still at this popular resort. Mr Laurie Lewis, who has been ] employed at Timmonsville, has been ( drawn under the selective draft act , and will report for examination at ] Pnlnmhin Sentemher 1. He is SDend- . ing the meantime with his parents at Hemingway. Mrs Bishop Burgess of Mouzon is visiting her brother, Mr Robert Crooks, in Charleston. Mr Burgess ( will join her there Sunday, and they ' will go to Greenville to visit his ( brother.Mr Bartow Burgess, a member of the National Guard. i The Majestic of Andrews, George- i town county, was commissioned 1 Tuesday. Conducting a moving pic- 1 ture business, ice cream parlor and novelty store is contemplated. Proposed capital stock is $5,000. Pe- ( titioners are: J B Richardson, R'1 . Israel and C J Levy. Mr Thomas M Kellahan and Miss j * ola Gamble were married Sunday orning. August 19, at 7:30 o'clock, j left immediately after the cere^Kony for the mountains of North j Carolina and Virginia. The cere-,' mony was performed by the Rev P 3 McChesney, at the manse. Capt R J Kirk,Jr. of Florence was n Kinestrec* this week. Miss Frances Weeks of Aiken is lore visitinc her sister. Mrs I K(iee. Mr S \V Fpps of Latta is visiting lis father, Mr J as Epps here this Aeek. Mr J Percy Hutson of Petersburg, ^'a, spent the week-end with his family here. Messrs S A Strong of R F D 1 and H R Russell of Bloomingvale were feasant callers at our office today. Mr and Mrs W M Vause returned Monday night from a visit to their laughter.Mrs F E Gibson, in Green/ille. Mr C B Cannon, proprietor of the 'Florence Shoe Hospital," spent Sunday night with the family of Mrs Mary Stutts here. Miss Marian McFadden and Messrs Purman Swails and Zeno Montgom?ry were among those attending the lance at Florence Tuesday night. There will be the usual services it the Epiicopal church next Sunday uorning but none at night, as Mr Walker will officiate at Lake City. Mr and Mrs W M Stoll of Great ?r*?i fK ran are speuuiux a wccn ncit mm ;he former's brothers, P H and C W 3toll, and his sisters Misses Mai and Sue Stoll. The pleasing musicale, "Uncle Sam's Minstrels," given last night it Thomas opera house by local tal?nt, was well patronized and about MO was realized for the benefit of the Episcopal church. The list of names of those from this county drawn for military duty rnd not exempted has been almost lompleted by the board, and in our lext issue will be found the full roster of Williamsburg's soldiers. Get your name on the Kingstree Democratic Club roll if you wish to, participate in the municipal primary )n Tuesday, September 4. Messrs Vi H Jacobs, H E Montgomery and J D Britton are the enrollment committee. There was no service at the Methodist church Sunday, Rev G T Harmon being away on vacation. There vas no morning service at the Episcopal church, but Mr Jos R Walker returned from Beaufort in time to conduct evening prayer. Mr J T Anderson of Atlanta, Ga, ind Dayton,0, a most genial gentleman, well known throughout the country as a jewelers' special salesman, is in Kingstree this week, enraged with Mr T E Baggett, where ie conduct8 two auction sales daily. A charter was issued for the Double Action Fertilizer Distributing Company of Lake City. The com pany will engage in the manufac ture and sale of farm tools, implements and merchandise. The capital stock is $1,500. The officers are: W D Turbeville, president; H N Singletary, vice president; Ashton H Williams, secretary and treasurer. Chief of Police J H Epps last week noticed a young negro on the street displaying an unusually handsome and expensive gold watch?one that the negro was not calculated to have gotten honestly. Mr Epps confiscated the watch which he soon afterwards learned had been stolen from a lady in Sumter. The watch was returned to the chief of police of Sumter who wrote Chief Epps a letter of appreciation. Mrs Floyd, who, with her husband, resides in the McCabe building over the Uwana Theatre, met with an accident that might have proven jerious, but fortunately only resulted in a considerable shaking up with a few external bruises. While Mrs Floyd was leaning against the railing of the little veranda jutting out aver the drive way through the court house yard, it gave completely way, Mrs Floyd falling to the iriveway some twenty or more feet below. NnnrF! To the Public: I am not able to give away Diamond Rings, La Vallieres and 2ut Glass,but I am selling fine goods it a very small profit; the finest and argest stock in the county. Call and lee my stock before you buy. Yours to please, 8-23-tf F J Watts. A well-to-do colored man of Saluia county has made his will, bequeathing all his property to the son )f his former master. I shall be away from Kingstree for ibout ten days from Monday, 20th nst. All orders for coffins and caskets left with Mr L J Stackley will t>e promptly attended to. 8-16-2t P S Courtney. I shall be at my Kingstree office September 1, there to remain. 8-16-3t R J McCabe, Dentist. * See us before you buy your House Furnishincrs. 7-12-tf Kingstree Furniture Co. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the Cough end Headache and works off the Cold. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 30c. N / ^ ' Earl Waltz's Bin Show Coming. This hie vaudeville show will appear in Kinir-trcv all next week, with an entertaining1 program, changing daily, featuring St Elmo, (lit! of the Kagle Ranch and Ten Nights in a lJarroom. The show is : high class in every particular and i caters to the patronage of ladies ; and children. Popular prices. We are sorry to report that Miss Vlnnd .^PYton of near town, is con fined to her bed again. She had been indisposed with malaria and was in town Sunday. Mr R B Matthews paid our office a pleasant call while in town Monday, en-route to his home at Zeb after spending a few davs at Lake City. Mrs John Moore of Valdosta, Ga, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs W P McGill, Jr, returned home Wednesday. Mrs S S Moore and little girl of Trenton, Fla, is visiting her sisterin-law, rs W P McGill, of Cades. SPECIAL NOTICES Goats Wanted?50 to 75 head of Goats. H A Miller. 8-28 Lost?A pair of gold frame rimless glasses in black case, on the road from Lanes to Greelyville. Please return to DrE O Taylor, Greelyville, S C. It For Qat.e?Si* thousand Wee Nee Bank Stock. Apply to Box 171, Kingstree, S C. 8-23-2tp For Sale?One Rubber-Tire Buggy and Harness and one Two-Seat Carriage with Rubber Tires, and Harness. Both vehicles made by Columbus Buggy Co and have been used very little; harness practically new. Also one set All-Leather Double Harness. Also one of the best all-around General Purpose Mares in tne State and one 3-year-old Filly from one of the best families of saddle horses in Kentucky. Will sell cheap for cash or trade for lumber. C H Singlbton, Kingstree, SC. 8-23-2t Wanted?Two or three complete copies of The County Record of the issue of July 5, 1917. Bring or send same to Record office. For Rent:?Two-story dwelling, late home of Dr Claude McCabe. Rent reasonable. Apply to L W Gilland, Esq, Kingstree. S C. 8-16-tf For Lease With Bond or For Rent?Dwelling, necessary outbuildings with sufficient land for 2, 3 or 4 horse crop; also cottage, store building and sufficient land for 2 or3-horse crop. Address Willibm Cooper, 728 Pickens St, Columbia, S C. 8-16-4tp For Sale-One lot of game chickens, White Wyandotts and White Orpingtons. AddIv to. or address Mrs R C McCabe, Kingstree. S C. 8-9-tf For Sale?Baggett Hotel, Lanes, S C, furnished. Hotel contains 40 rooms, including bathrooms. Water supplied by gasoline engine and building lighted with acetylene plant. For price and terms, apply to Mrs M L Baggett. Lanes, S C. 7-26-tf For Sai.e?Twenty-five grade Jersey and Gurnsey Milk Cows, selected from the be3t herds in the upper part of the State. The calves are from registered Gurnsey bulls. The cows will milk from 21... to 4 gallons milk per day with proper care and attention. These cows can be seen at my Lespediza Farm, located at Bloomville. Clarendon county. Write or phone for definite Information. Would prefer having you come and see them. F C Thomas. 8-16-4t To Rent?One Bungalow on R R Ave, containing four rooms 18 x 18 ft with 10 ft hallway; piazza zn x iu n encircling entire Duilding; lavatories in every room; kitchen and dining room joining, with bath room and fixtures; water conveniences everywhere?no water tax?two flowing wells; elegant peaches, figs, pears and grapes; servants house; two story barn and stable; large fowl hou^e; spacious, rich garden, all a bargain at $20.00 the month, payable monthly, with privilege of purchase. Lot 210 x 210 ft, more or less. Apply to A M Snider, Kingstree, S C. 8-9-41 Contract to be Awarded Notice is hereby given that on Saturday, September 1, at 10 a. m,, at Midway schoolhouse, in Indian district, No 11, contract will be awarded for the erection of a new school building, to the lowest competent bidder. Specifications can be seen by applying to the undersigned Board of Trustees. We reserve the ngnt 01 accepting or rejecting any bids tendered. J T Eaddy, Chairman, E T GaskIns, Secretary, 8-23-2t W E Tanner. Administrator's Notice All persons holding claims against the estate of R Claude McCabe, deceased, are required to preset) t the same duly verified, and all person indebted to said estate will make payment to the undersigned. L W GlLLAND, Administrator Estate R Claude McCabe, deceased. 8-23-3t fORKlUHKIffldBUaEH : Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System The Old Standard general strengthening tonia, GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC,dnees out Malaria.enriches the blood,and builds upthesystem. A true tonic. For adults and children. 60c \ \ Death of Mr. John W. Dennis. | Mr J no \Y Dennis. Sr, a venerable and respected citb:?-n of this place, died at his home on West Main street yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock aftar a short illness from pleurisy. Funeral services took place at the home, conducted by the Rev G T Harmon, assisted by Rev P J S McChesney. Interment was made in the Williamsburg cemetery at 11 o'clock this morning. Mr Dennis was a veteran of the war between the States, throughout which he served the Confederacy well and faithfully. He is survived by his wife and six children: one daughter, Mrs Eva Bunch, Messrs J W, W S, W H, L S and Oscar Dennis, all of this place. The bankrupt stock of R W Lewis, including furniture and fixtures, was sold to the People's Mercantile Co Monday by R K Wallace, Esq, trustee, for $700.00. Do you know you can buy a Sing er Sewing Machine and pay for it at the rate of 50c per week? That's all. Kingstree Furniture Co. Visit Odom & Dennis' Cash Store, at People's Mercantile Co's old stand i on Academy street. ? Sm ii Krm-a-Tri %,*? I *? j! fi One v g will hai If T* ?j Two oes I$ VTOW sell all y< IS -*V in the field. |5 money?delaying iJJ haul twice as mu nj Smith Form-a-Trud Sl Sjve yk< |4 Use it for hauling and farm products 1 VI manure, hay, fertiliz S lumber, coal?every In Less 5 Make your trips 1 |? third the time of hoi |2* to three hours time TM every day in the yea J? ?120 days?$240 p; Costs Nothing Your horses are ( 8* its in feed whether ?1 not Sundays and *8 feast days for them. S Smith Fcrm-a-Tri ing while idle. T1 engine stops,. its co: ?? p?r 112 to IS na!a, >>r f *1 line?12 to io n.;. Is cj Thom d* |J Kii Pj O .S25k ^7 2i & to 4ft Statement ot the BANK OF HEMINGWJ At the Close of Bus RESOl Loans Bank Building Fixtures Other Real Estate Cash and in Bank Stock LIABII Capital Stock Surplus Deposits Bills Payable Cashier's Checks Profits A Bank Conveniently Located and C Satisfactorily. We THE BANK OF W. C- HEMINGWAY. Pre*. F. ?. HUC thjgS \k r.~~" '.LI J TSHSM Br~ --^ Smitti Fnrtn v 99999 * 9 m il as much t Two-Horsi Dur horses?except those If you use horses for hau \ farm work. One Smith ich as two teams. And a l costs no more than a team ar i This 6000 to 800C . And repair [ milk?grain? nothing. to town. Haul er, feed, crops, Amaa *** 8^nTime An excli Truck featu :o town in one- and get any -ses. Save two tions of far ot two drivers body?baske r. 1200 hours rack?grainay. board?flat i Then chang( While Idle other in an i ievouring prof- Now 1 they work or " holidays are Now attac to a new or ick costs ncth- 5 ?ro^ ie minute the ^vena ^ ?t stops. guaranteed, " 4-/-no tni /-Lr IA-/H 11 av. i\. rirMiJe Don't put any ionger. ga.lor af gaso- you car. mak ee per hour? ;ts vvitii Snal as McCutchen, iigstree, South Caroli r v - >31 ? Conditiou ol the lY, Hemingway, S, G, tiness Aug. 18,1917. JRCES S 65.774 80 3,055 02 899 15 5,457 02 50,989 31 150 00 $226,325 30 _ITIES $ 15,000 00 2,800 00 203,614 51 None 3,277 12 1,633 12 $226,325 30 lapable ot Handling Yoar Business invite Your Account. HEMINGWAY. ;GINS. V.p. D.C. HUGG1NS. Cub. gp=3=3=3B I; 2-TrucK as your t ? Teams, { you need for work 5l ling, you are losing ?' i Form-a-Truck will j(j t halt the cost Y et id harness?$350. f J i: ) miles per set of tires. M costs are practically iJ . . ring Invention? Wm 1_ Farm Body isive Smith Form-a- i5 re. Simply pull lever one of eight combina- J m bodies?stock rack w# :t rack?hay rack?hog -flat rack?high flare J. ack scoop board down. wJ 5 from one type to annstant?without tools. J? :or These Cars la h Smith Form-a-Truck ^ used Ford, Maxwell,' ?? PhpvrnW Rnirlr nr ~ 41 I f ViiV A V1V \.j VA AW issis and you get a fully Jg powerful, strong oneup with costly horses Come in at once, for :e far biggei farm prof- Iq th Form-a-Truck. Agent, | ina. ^8 :3SXKS'J!SS!ii .-v > VY ^ 4 * f- w