Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1 f WEEKLY ILL BOARD j Island Homespun, yd 10c Plaid Homespun.... 10c j Best Plaid Homespun 12Vsc I Canton Flannel, yd 15c, "JOc and 25c Whole Wove Flannel 30c and 50c Table Damask, yd 50c and $1.00 Ladies' and Children's Union Suits 50c and $1.00 Men's Heavy Fleece UndervuAAf poph I The Suit. Slips and Vest '. 1. $1.35 i Best Talcum Powder, per can ... 10c and 20c Complexion Face Powder, box 10c Embroide ry Thread and Crochet Thread, per ball 5c and 10c Babies' Knit Caps and Socks, each 25c and 50c Zephyr Wove Shawls, each $1.00 Window Shades, each 50c Children's Dresses, all kinds, 6 to 14 years, each 50c, 75c* $1.00 W. E. JENKINSON KINGSTREE, - S. C I LOCALp M Dr A M Snider was in Kingstree today. Mr L D Rodgers spent Sunday at Lake Citv. Next Sunday will be "Go-to-Sun day-school" day. Mr P B Feagin of Trio called at our office today. Mr J M Altman of Suttons was in Kingstree on business Tuesday. Messrs J T and A Lewis of Hemgway were in Kingstree Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Tom Kellahan have moved into their new cottage home on Kelly street. Mr Hey ward Brockinton, of the University of South Carolina, was in town Sunday. i Mr A M Reid, who has been in1^" disposed for the past week, is able to be out again. Mr J H Covington has gone to Bennettsville, his former home, to attend the Marlboro fair. ' Mr Hugh McCutchen was in Columbia last week visiting his brother, Prof George McCutchen. Or and Mrs W V Brockington and daughter, Mrs P G Gourdin, have returned from a visit to Charleston. Messrs F P and S A Guerry, C H I Singleton,J C Kinder and J DO'Bryi an, Esq, were in Charleston this I week. r Six pieces of real estate will be offered at auction here Monday, five by Sheriff Graham and one by Clerk Britton. Dr and Mrs W G Gamble were in Greenville this week on a visit to ^^theirson, W G Gamble, Jr. at V Mrs M F Swann returned yesterday from New York, where she has visitincr her daughter. Miss Mary Lee Swann. The month ended yesterday wag the driest October this section has known in many years. There was rain only on the 6th and 29th. Mr W L Bolynn. formerly of King3tree, now in the U S navy, attached to the U S S Richmond at Norfolk. Va, is here on a ten-day (furlough. Mr and Mrs Joe I Coker, Mr and Mrs G Walter Scott. Mrs Elma Mouzon and Mr Mrs J Herbert Chandler attended the State fair last week at Columbia. Rev T F Harney, pastor of Hartsville Presbyterian church, will conduct servises at the Presbyterian church here next Sunday morning , and evening. ^ Rural route A starts today from Kingstree and covers about 62 miles. As a consequence of this new rural motor route the postoffices at Bloomingvale, Warsaw and Morrisville will be discontinued. The Winthrop graduates now living it- Hampton county have formed a local chapter. Miss Hannah Plowden was elected gleaner and Miss Stella Kitties, formerly of I'nion High school, vice president. iiLr C C Burgess is making extensive* mprovementa in his new home, which he recently purchased from Ho^R J Kirk. When completed, there will be no more attractive residence in Kingstree. The reinjlv monthly meeting of the Parent-Teacher association of the Kingstree school will be held in r school auditorium Monday afternoon. November 6. at 4:30 o'clock. All members are urged to be present. Don't forget to put a 3-cent stamp on your letters if you mail them after the office closes tonight Rev A E Riemer, for some time pastor of the Kingstree Baptist church, having resigned, left last week for "somewhere in France." to engage in Y M C A work. Mrs Riemer has gone to her old home in New Orleans. Prof George McCutchen, of the University of South Carolina, is^oon to take up his work with the federal trade commission at Washington. His valuable services as secretary of the agricultural committee led to his being asked to take up this important work. Prof McCutchen is a son of Williamsburg, and his friends here and elsewhere are gratified at these just recognitions of his ability. Why Don't YOU? Won't you read the date on the label of this paper and see if your subscription is due? If it is, won't you kindly come in and pay up? We have no cotton, corn, hog3 or other product to sell at the prevailing high prices. We have not increased the price of the paper, yet we have to pay the greatly increased prices for everything we buy, whether for use in the making of The Record or for bodily nourishment, and if YOU don't pay US, how can you hope to receive the paper, abd how are we to keep the wolf from the door? Certainly we have been sorely tried in the past, but we have kept the faith. Why don't you, brother? If you are in the market for a SvWing Machine, get the best?the New Home?from People's Mercan-, tile Co. ^10-4-tf LEAVES FOR ANDERSON. Rev S P McChesney. of the Presbyterin Church, Says Farewell to Kingstree. The Rev P S McChesney, who has been pastor of the Fresbvterian church here for the past six years, preached his farewell sermon to the congregation Sunday morning, and left yesterday for Anderson, where he has accepted a call as' pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of that city. Mr McChesney and his { family are held in the very highest esteem here by all denominations and expressions of regret over their departure are heard on all sides. As a token of the high esteem in which this popular young pastor was held by his congregation the male members, presented him with a handsome gold watch. The lady members of the congregation presented Mrs McChesney with a beautiful silver set of table ware at a farewell reception tendered her at the home of Mrs Chas Singleton yesterday afternoon. Mrs McChesney and children will not leave for Anderson for about ten days. Baptists Meet Today. The Southern Baptist association met at the Baptist church here today for a two-dav session. About 3ixty delegates are expected, and interesting programmes will be carried out. , The Weather. Sunday was like a real summer's day. Monday no one needed fire and could easily have dispensed with heavy wearing apparel for some thing lighter without any discomfort. Tuesday a cold wave was predicted and reached this community during Tuesday night and covered the earth with a white, killing frost. Wednesday was fair and pleasant but this morning another heavy frost covered the ground. Higher temperature is predicted for tonight and tomorrow. Fresh Fish! So far as possible I will have on hand for the trade fresh and salt water fish Wednesdays and Fridays of each week. 11-1-tf SFEppS. We give Profit-sharing Coupons. Four certificates with every dollar spent in our Dry Goods department only. People's Mercantile Co. 10-4-tf Seed Oats! Seed Oats! Red Rust-Proof Seed Oats at loweat prlce$-f6r cash. Bring your wagon and carry back a load of Seed Oats. 9-27-tf Odom & Dennis. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days ftvr druggist will refund money if PAiSO OINTMENT fail* to euro any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding PMea In 6 to ! day* The first application fires Eaae and Rest. 30a 1 Meeting of Teachers' Association. On Saturday of last week a num ber of teachers, representing: practi cally every school in Williamsburs county, met at the court house foi the purpose of reorganizing the County Teachers' Association. Mi J V McEiveen, County Superinten dent of Education, called the meet ing to order, and in a few well-chosen words gave the teachers a mosl i cordial welcome, and impressed upor them the fact that their presence at the first meeting of the association was an evidence of their deep interest in their work and of their unfailing purpose to put forth every effort for educational advancement in the county. , The first question brought before the teachers was the election of officers for the association, resulting as follows: President, Miss Lillian Salters,Cedar Swamp: vice president, ! Mr R N Speigner, Hemingway; secj retary-treasurer. Mr M F Montgomj ery. Kingstree. County Superintend; ent, Mr J V McElveen, and Mr J W I Swittenberg, of the Kingstree school were elected to serve on the program committee. j The main topic for discussion at the first meeting of the teachers' association was* the conservation of food. Mr Gray, of Charleston, who is a very enthusiastic advocate of the food conservation campaign,presented this matter to the teachers in a very forceful address. Mr Gray impressed upon his hearers the very urgent need for the conservation of food, and urged each teacher to impress this matter updn his or her nnrulo and natrons Mr W H Welch. |/upi?w WW%* - , manager of the food conservation campaign for Williamsburg county, asked the teachers to put forth every effort for the success of this campaign in the county. After an open discussion of their various problems and difficulties, the meeting was adjourned, to meet again the latter part of November. The teachers in attendance, and the schools they re presented, were as follows: Hebron, Misses Jane W Ervin, Lula Caldwell and Oline Smith; Johnsonville, Mr Eston C Vaughn, and Misses Henrietta Hale, Myrl Phillips, Ruth Tomlinson and Pearl j Anderson: Hemingway, Mr R N ; Speigner and MissElise'Rollins; Beuiah. Misses Mary A Daggett and Margaret Brown; Mouzon, Misses Grace Collier and Erline Mcintosh; Bethel, Miss Mamie Touchberry; Gamble, Miss Bessie Rowell;Retreat, Miss Anita Phillips; Cedar Swamp, Miss Lillian Salters; Kingstree, Messrs J W Swittenberg and M F Mont gomery, and Misses Ida Kuth lirimn, j Agnes xErckmann, Mattie Baker, ; Pearl Woodham, Lizzie Heape.Mary Wvlie and Lydia Greene. With Our Advertisers. Mr M F Heller has received another carload of choice farm mares and horses. Mr W E Jenkinson has two ads in this issue offering many articles in dry goods at lowest prices. Mr J H Miller is prepared to inj stall an electric lighting plant in i your home at reasonable rates. Avoid chilly rooms in the morning I Li. P/.Ia'c Uftf Rloet Uaoforc uy U9IIIK V^UIC 9 IAVI iiIMb MV?W?w. They prevent colds and sickness. The Williamsburg Live Stock Co will receive a carload of high-grade horses and mules in a day or two. A representative of the Lewis & Lewis Optical Co is at Watts' jewelry store and will treat all defects of jthe eye. Go to the Kiijgstree Furniture Co for the famous Hoosier kitchen cabinet, fine organs or grafonolas and records.; Silverman's Department Store specializes on American Lady corsets, Florsheim, Douglass and Dolly | Madison shoes and Lion Brand shirt* I and collars in its change of ad today We have nothing to offer you but i Furniture for less than vou can buy I it elsewhere. Ask your neighbor; ! he's our customer. 9-6-tf Kingstree Furniture Co News Items from Setters. Salters, Rt 1. October 29:?Kar vesting is about over except scrap ping cotton and peas. Messrs H H Carter and Isaac Bradham attended the Baptist con ference at Effingham last week. The box supper at Mulberry schoo Wednesday night netted $88.20. Misses Eva and Sadie Lewis an Kingstree shoppers today. Mr and Mrs J L Gaitiev and Mis: Modena Mims of Kingstree were ii our vicinity yesterday. Mr H H Carter was a guest of Mi and Mrs R D Bradham yesterday. Mr and Mrs E E Bradham o Greelyville were guests of Mrs R I Lewis yesterday. Mrs J J Bradham was at Manninf for the week-end. i Mr R D Bradham had business a Lanes Saturday. Miss Ethel McKnight attended th< State fair. Mrs W M Easier is in Charleston \ MRS HAGUEWOOD TELLS : OF STRANGE EXPERIENC r r ANDERSON WOMAN DECLARES SH > j WAS FORCED TO ENDURE MUCH DETAILS REMARKABLt J She Has Words of Advice for Tho< . i Who May Be Suffering from Same Troubles She Did. lj i I think every ailing person shoul 1 take Tanlac," declared Mrs Gerti Hauuewood, of 00 Riverside, Ar j.derson, in a statement she gave Ma j 2(>. "I suffered from an aggravate j liver trouble and kidney trouble an 11 was on the verge of a breakdown i when I began taking Tanlnc. ! frequently had dizzy spells so sever I that I could hardly walk, and reall; JI was in considerable pain, too. M; [ liack was so weak and hurt me 8 'much I had to have help in leavini my bed, and I had the most awfu attacks of sick headaches. I couk do no work and was just able to b< out of bed. "But the Tan lac got nie in tin* shape and 1 am strong and hearty now. My skin has cleared up a lo and I do not have those dizzy spell: now. I have a fine appetite, too and I never belch up my food as ! used to.v The Tan lac got my kid neys and hack in fine shape, too T'iv* ?mf tnuiltliirl witli UI1U 1 111 KJVSV VIVUVIVV* ? IV ..v.vv. ache. It is a great medicing, Tan lac is." Tanlac, the master medicine, i sold by Kingstree Drug Co, Kings tree; Mallard Lumber Co, Greely ville; Farmers' Drug Co, Heming way; S 8 Aronson, Ijine; R P Hin nant, Suttons; VV D Bryan, Bryan SPECIAL NOTICES LOST?Lady's silver purse in Kings tree Saturday afternoon. Reward i returned to The Record office. 11 For i Sale?Oakland Touring Car Model .'<4, 1917. Good as new; has neve been punctured. A bargain for quid sale. Dr E T Kelley, Kingstree, S C Wanted ?Boarders, or will rent nice ly furnished rooms; bath and electrii lights; good accomdations. Bates rea ! sonable. Mrs H L DuBose, Mill St Kingstree, S C. 10-18-4tp Lost?One white and tan bull doj about a year ol d. Has cropped ear: and long tail. Last seen at Kingstre< Saturday, October 13. Finder pleasi notify A B SpIvey, Salters, R F D N< 1, and get reward. 10-18 Notice?We are getting inquiries fo nmiMirfu If vnu want to sel iBlUI |S* W|#V? WJ m . ^ your farm list it with us. Kingstrei Insurance Real Estate & Loan Co W H Welch, Manager, Kingstree. i C. 10-ll-4t Found?1 have found several case; of tomatoes in Santee river. Owne can obtain same by proving ownership and paying expenses thereon. J V Oliver, Greelvville, S C. 10-11-t For Sale or rent-One dwellinj house, situated in northeast Kingstree formerly occupied by L T Thompson Terms reasonable. See, phone or writ T F Thompson, Kingstree, S C. 10-4-t Money to Loan.?We are in positio to loan money in sums of two to te; thousand dollars ob Improved' and de veloped fapn land and well locate town property, in Williamsburg county at 6 per cent for long terms. Kelle & Hinds, Kingstree, S C: 9 13-tf For Sale?My house and lot, nov occupied by F E Brad ham; oheap fo cash or easy terms. Quick sale desired ; Address, F K Graham, Bamberg, 1 C. S-30-tf 1 For Kent:?Two-story dwelling, lat home of Dr Claude McCabe. Ren reasonable. Apply to L W Gilland 1 Esq. Kingstree, S C. 8-16-tf For Rent?One dwelling of 4 room 18x18 ft each, hallway 10x36 ft; 10x23 ft piazza; lavatory in three rooms; . fire places; kitchen and dining roor 16x32 ft; kitchen furnished with sin and continuous eow; bath room and ac cessories; 2 artesian wells, conti.iuou > flow in piazza; barn and stable; garag , and fowl house; rich garden; peache: pears, and scuppernongs. A bargair J M Ross, Attorney, Kingstree. 11-1-t Help Wanted-Male and Female , Wanted: ? Every young landy ian 1 man under military age) who is makin under $100 per month and who has , good common school education, to writ us at once for ous catalogue and proi pectus. We are receiving from 50 1 70 calls each week from corporationi . banks and business firms, for stenoj rapbers and bookkeepers, offering sa anes of $50.00 to $150 per month. W prepare you in two to four month ; Special courses of study under instrui . tors who are well-known specialists i their line; total boarding and tuitic expense estimated only $140; liber; 1 terms offerered. Experienced stenoj raphers and bookkeepers who wish be ? ter positions should also communical with us. The demands for stenograpl ers and bookkeepers are increasing eat 3 week. Thousands of high salaried p 1 sitions will be available this winter ar next spring for those who will immed ately prepare themselves. Write us t day "for full information. Draughon prirnral Business College, Colur f bia.S C. 11-1-tf r . Whievef Yon Ntad a General Ton f Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tastele: t ckfll Tonic ia equally valuable as 'QMttal Tonfe because it contains tf a wo!known tonic properties of QUININ ' and IkON. It acts on the Liver, Drivi oat Malaria, Baricbes the Blood at . Bailds ap the Whole Systgg. 50 cent X "i ^ . examined. ||q A REPRESENTS ie Lewis & Lewis ( ' IS NO> > J. WATTS' JE n and will remai i MONDAY, NOV! y I Eyes examined by a spe y tacles and Artificial Eyes fi 3 call and have your eyes < j I leave. \ i Every pair of Glasses fitt ? | personal guarantee as to j State Registered Number v i ir?im?r?T? jl| WAN' k Stumo Field in Whi ' KIRSTIN STUB Our Demonstrating and Advertis r One-Man and Horse-Power Sti ( tion, will be at Conway soon. | : If you have stump land and want t easiest way to get fid of your stump ord know about it. "j- Our Mr Williamson will then call Demonstration. The date and location of this derm in this paper. All interested parties r This is a fine chance to get some ol ( at the same time see what can be Stump Pullers. No obligation nore> - \Notice to Dealers -Klrstln Pi themselves. Exclusive agency to gc c vise Editor and our Mr. Williamson \ - J If you want demonstration on youi , A. J. KIRSTIN [| ESCANABA, s| 10 21-tf ) ^ ! < [ 1 mhhhbbbhh 1 I F. J. W ? NOTICE to 1 f! f My store was the first Je ~! Williamsburg county and has , j honesty and fair dealing. My . j this store more than twelve | ducted it for the last six yeai basis./ My stock consists ol n i first-class Jewelry store and a n.' that I sell is guaranteed as J j will be returned to you. -f; The following are a few c i! ers who will recommend me a M A Shuler, v: D E McCut:hen, Lr' S M Haynesworth S George J Graham, H 0 Britton, e! W B Logan, , | Rev J C Davis, Charles W Stoll, MF Heller, 41 L S Dennis, 4 C W Boykin, " T B Patrick, ki SB McGill, 18 ____________ -ifil j FREESE1 i TO sc 1, t 'e e- This Bank will store in j * CHARGE, Jewelry, ai Policies, Mortgages^ Bonds other valuable papers belo te ing into camp or into actr We will be glad to rend o- in our oower. Checks m? fm for your credit in Saving ?- wise, and insurance prem: able at this Bank. I Wee Ne< ? S King'stree, id > - - ??? EXAMINED. " 1 itive of the Optical Company / >/V AT / WELRY STORE V n there until lMBER 5, 1917. cialist and Glasses, Spectted. If you need Glasses, examined free before we ed and sold will have our fit and quality, with our rith each pair. | TED; 1 t cti to Demonstrate IP PULLERS. ing Car showing both Kirs tin amp Pollers in actual opera o see the quickest, cheapest and s, just let the Editor of The Recon you andi arrange for a Free * y >nseration will then be advertised will watch for it : your stumps pulled Free, and / done with Modem, Up-to-Date cpense on your part illers are in big demand?sell od, live dealer. If interested, adviil call. * farm, let Editor know at once. f COMPANY, * MICHIGAN t! A1 13 the PUBLIC. iwelry store to be opened in ; a clean record for integrity, father and brother operated v years ago, and I have con's on an honest and reliable f everything to be found in a it low prices, and everything represented or your money >f my many satisfied customed my store: W W Hollidav, / S A Tisdale, W F Tolley. W H McGee, J K Smith: T W Smith. H Fox worth, J B Gamble, J Y McGill. W D Bryan. Walter C Wilson, Rev G T Harmon, E R Rowell, Rev A E Riemer. 111 *VICE >LDIERS! its vaults FREE OF Deeds, Wills, Insurance ?, Certificates of Stock or nging to any soldier go;e service. pr anv other assistance ly be mailed to us direct s Department or otheriums may be made payj Bank, - - - s.c. mmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnm i . ,,.jt