The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 21, 1919, Image 8
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ME.\T PRICES REDUCED
From this date my prices on fres
beef will be reduced as follows:
Choice steak 35c per poun
Roast beef 30c per poun
Stew beef 25c per pour
Soup meet 10c per poun
_____ H. A. MILLER.
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^Ka^^^SEALED TINS ONLY
AT YOUR GQOCERS
rHAXWEU HOUSE
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POWDERS, SO(
ANTISEPTI'
are essentia! to Raby's comfor
It is your fault if you lack ar
OUR SUPPL1
OUR PRICES M(
In fact, we make a specialty *
Majesty?
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I UNDER
I Undertakers' Supf
corrins ai
With or Withot
On furnish and deliver
ranee from $4.00 to $350.
Prompt service rendere
dene on short notice. T
FLOWERS
I represent two floral hoi
and funeral designs on shoi
McfaBc Castas. &
P. s. cc
i nicT inniurn k
JUD1 illUUTLU n
Stoves ai
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ALSO A CAR LOA1
Molinc Mowi
Chattanooga Cane I
American Wiri
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nuiu u;
Kingstree Har
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During the week commencing
b August 2b, a handsome set of cooking
utensils will be given away free
,d to every purchaser of a MAJESTIC
d range. This is an out-and-out gift
d and the price of the MAJESTIC red
mains the same as always. See them
while you are at the special demon
stration next week. KING HARD[t
WARE CO.
I I OVER-EATING
I I ii the root of umlf all dig?ti?e
' ?n- U vMn> il'mmfinn ia weak or
I oat of kilter, batter oat l*Mo*d ma
KinoIDS
tko aow aid to batter dfrootfoo. i
PI?miff to taka? tfftliw. Let
J&meadb baip straighten oat year i
iKfirtiia trwitln.
mads Wf scott ft bownc
>4Aianw op ocorr* rum, won
)THING LOTIONS,
C. ETC. ETC.
t at times
ly of these.
f IS COMPLETE
3ST REASONABLE
Df catering to the comfort of His
BABY
j >' -jm?
TAKING I
LND
(lies of All Kinds,
nd Caskets
ut Hearse Service.
aywhere in the county. Prices
/
d day or night Embalming
elephone numbers 91 and 17.?
FURNISHED.
ises and can furnish cut flowers
t notice. [2-7-6m
?pper and Metal Vaults.
EURTNEY.
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SOLID CAR LOAD OF j
id Ranges! j
0 OF THOSE FAMOUS
ers and Rakes.
dills and Evaporators,
2 Fencing, Tight
da Shingles.
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aware tompany
Dthers Follow.)
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WHY BOYS ARE "FIRED" over ail.
to do. H
Collection of Reasons Gathered and we
From Business Men. the telli
Curio
Many boys who have been "fired" j-ab. He
say they don't know why it happen- puiize h
ed, according to the editor of the led him
Americaif Boy, which is responsible of tellin
for collecting a list of 50 reasons, from, 1
from employers all over the country, them, ai
why boys are separated from their as when
jobs. The reasons, as collected and of Indi
arranged by W. H. Piner and pub- other 1
lished in the June issue, run as fol- wooly W
lows: He used
CnoYwon't. Qnnrvlioc t.ilTlP WRS vtrnc 2*1
kjcatnou a wu|f|iuvw * , tlw n_ _
never ripe for him to do anything La wye
"I'll take that down in the morning," precocioi
"We wont have time for that to- write ?
day," "there isnt any rush about stranscri
that at present"?these and similar persisted
expressions were characteristic. He and son
became known as the postponer. He 0f my s
postponed everything except the diculous.
postponing. One day a little emer- Hardw
gency came up. "It's only ten min- checker
utes till noon." he said; "we can't do shrewd
anything in that time." An outside tactics, :
boy was standing near and said: ing of <
"You can do ten minutes' worth in would s
ten minutes." 1 immediately hired champioi
that boy in place of the other." and on
Book Store?He was a boy of troop of
some originality, but he wanted to ambition
run my business on his plan. I kingdom
| couldn't see it his way, and he could- Bankii
n't see it my way. so we parted except i
company. bling. N
Implement House? He complam- cient to
ed that others did r.ot do their <;uty, at some
citing their delinquencies as causes were id)
of extra hardships on him. The characte
fact was that his lack of deligencc Trans:
kept him constantly behind, and h:s charged
grumbling was only u subterfuge to dishones'
excuse his own shortcomings. He habit of
aw the mote in his neighbors eye Garag
but could not see the beam in hi** He woul
own. we coul<
Mining Quarters?I am just a rug- dashed
ged mountaineer brought up out nobody,
here among the rocks and rough claims t
men that go with my business, but Sporti
one day I overheard him talking to and moi
his mother with shameful insolence, he had 1
I never could endure him again. fore. Yf
I Printing?We had contracted to moping
I r.m'wt 5 000 handbills, agreeing to who rea
place one in each home so far as jce
they went. The work was done so weights
quickly in one section of the city have ai
that we became suspicious of the others o
boy's honesty. He stoutly maintain- off. An
ed a show of sincerity. Investigation nor how
proved that he had thrown 37 circu- ty, and
lars into the hall of one home. my emp
Dry Goods?He gave overmeasure Railwi
to his friends. Business is a matter about su
of dollars and cents to us, not of bookkee]
favoritism. change
Hatter?He got into my confidence way sys
anu then told my business secrets. ter conf
Music House?He was profane, conform
He couldn't talk without swearing. Telegi
Our disgust and our self respect wings. 1
forced us to ask him to quit. message.
Abstract Office?He was contin- hend th<
ually inaccurate in the transcribing and recc
of legal forms and business docu- liveries
ments. One error got us into the constant
courts. Lumbe
Clothier?He was a hustling little timekeep
sprout. His motto was: "Sell every though
man." And a rattling good motto it He was
is, but he lost himself in one pocket go to th
of it. He sold regardless of how he hand, bi
sold. If he couldn't fit the customer city and
he sold something that didn't fit. He others a
pulled of deals that made nonde- work an
scripts of my customers. They came on.
back howling at me for running a Livery
I misfit parlor and making them my out of <
victims. He sold goods for the mom- we sent
ent; I had to build a business that would g?
would stand through the years. to the c
Power and Light Company?He at night
was always complaining of being and dri\
sick. Perhaps he was, but we notic- untruthf
ed that he made a dependable quar- getting
ter back at football. Law 1
River Steamer?We fired him be- dead fat
fore we hired him. He was left alone of him.
in the office for half an hour. In that home,
itime he handled everything in the lights, fi
office that he could get his hands him acc<
on, even opening desk drawers and ly told 1
inspecting things there. From the nership
place Vhere I was watching him I practice
burst into the office and sent him get his
i ashore lest in the next minute he the wor
might rifle the safe. I do not believe foot,
he was a thief, but that his over- Manui
mastering curiosity would have made deserved
! him a distracting influence upon me. him. Th
| Within another thirty minutes had! Ho at 01
i he acted differently he would have assuminj
1 been at work on his job. j eign to
Shirt Factory?He was absent greeable
i minded to a degree of dreaminess, his way
There seemed always to be some- the fo:
; thing on his mind that held his in- j gladly h
I terest elsewhere. We let him go to Candy
| it during 1
Retail Grocery Store?He was came s
cruel to our horse.s He whipped would e
1 -1 1? fVinm
I mem merciiessiy, ue jciacu wu**
' brutally, he poked along at a snail's ever kn
pace at times and then slashed We do i
them into a breakneck speed. A lit- doesn't
' tie observation disclosed the fact Plumb
that he was cruel to people also es- workmai
pecially to boys smaller than him his wor!
self. . was abo
Food Products?He was a good on top
j talker when we listened, but a poor dirt in
listener when we talked. ground
General Store?He had t? be tola j otten re
* c i
i over every day fust what
!e couldn't see it for himself,
didn't have time to keep up
ng
Dealer?He was too fond of f T
permitted tourists to mono- '
is time with questions tnat If yo
into his favorite occupation
ig where the curious came \
the difficulties in getting 1
id he was never so delighted priC
the questions led into a tale plicatet
an blood and thunder and _ _
nmanrps of the wild and I r
test I had my curios to sell. *1
them as a setting to spin
}OUt.
r's Office?He was brilliant ?
is little scamp. He could
ihorthand rapidly, but in
bing it on the typewriter he
t in abbreviating my letters,
letimes changed the outline
speeches. The result was rirare?He
was an expert I
player. He knew all the I
moves, all the professional I
and he was ceaselessly talk:ertain
original moves that
ome day make a famous; a
n. He insisted on playin? j I
attracting to my house a
youngsters whose highest
i was to "break into the
lg House?l!e wouldn't wo k! ?
it one desk?without gnr>> j
o emergency was ever sufimake
him a cheerful helper
other desk, though his own
le. We need an adaptable
r. i
fer Company?He over- j
our customers, and to thi.ty
he added the inexcusable j
demanding tips,
e?He had the speed mania. | O
Id break up more cars thai j II
i pay for. He several times I O
into vehicles, luckily killing P
but leaving us damages H
0 pay.
ng Goods? His red eye ning
headaches told us that '
!>een carousing the night be- '
iwning and stretching and
are bad signs for the boy j j'
lly wants to hold his job.
Factory?He gave short
to customers that he might
a overplus of ice to sell to p
n his own Acount as a rake H
y rakeoff, no matter what >]
obtained, is rank dishones1
could not keep a thief in D
'? r
I ~
ly Office?He was stubborn ( Q
ibstituting his own system of [ T
ring for ours. We could not, g]
the methods of a great rail-1
tern to accomodate him. Utusion
followed his failure to ?
to our way of doing things. A
aph Office?the boy had j !
ie could fly with or for a ^
. But he could not compre- P
i necessity for signatures
irds in keeping track of de- 12
and reports. He kept us in p
trouble.
t Industry? He was our R
er. It was a very easy,
a very important position. Jtoo
lazy or to indifferent to
ie camp to secure facts firpt
it instead he went to the
I depended on reports from Js
to how many men were at
d how many hours they were
Stable?He drove the lift
>ur customers' horses. When
him ten blocks for a rig he
it into it and take a spin inountry.
If it happened to be H
, he would get some friend D
re for an hour, then make
ul excuses for his delay in J.
back.
Firm?For the sake of his ^
her I strove to make a man J.
I offered him a room in my N
with free board, laundry, L
uel and everything else, gave H
;ss to my library and plain-1
- I Xk
lim I would give mm a pare-|?|
with me in my extensive | ^
just as soon as he could
license. He wanted to see M
Id. He is still seeing it?on j E
L
'acturer?Believing that he 1 A
advancement, we promoted: ^
e promotion sent him daffy.H
nee became dictatorial, bossy, i A
5 prerogatives wholly for- j
the position. He was disa-j V
if not permitted to have i
. There was no chance for! ^
rbearance which we would: ^
iave conceded to him.
Factory?He read novels! ^
jusiness hours. He often be-1 ^
:o absorbed that customers' D
nter, speak to him, ask for
lg and leave without his ^
owing they had been there. J.
n
not object to reading, but it ?<
go with business. * M
dng?He was a competent S,
1 for a young chap. He did G
k faultlessly so long as it
ve ground, but if dirt went!
of it you were sure to find
the execution. His underwork
was very defective,
quiring a second doing.
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ASSES!
u need Glasses, come I jra l irezwTrr^ fc^animitbn wj
stK^SSSj IsKo6ts5'Eari
es. Broken lenses du- ^
DAGGETT, Mei
VOTE ON AUGUST 26th FOR |j
I J. SHERWOOD, H
Candidate For |J
Congress I
He Is a Winner! N
A'BiimStia.::! ' \ IjS
I HAVE FINISHED MY SPEAKING CAMPAIGN 1 I
F THE DISTRICT AND AM CONFIDENTLY AWAIT- I I
*G THE VERDICT OF THE PEOPLE AT THE POLLS I
N NEXT TUESDAY, BELIEVING THAT THEY AP- I "]
RECIATE THE CHARACTER OF CAMPAIGN I HAVE j j
AGED. I
I REGRET THAT I HAVE REEN UNABLE TO I J
EE YOU AND TALK TO YOU DURING THE CAM- I j
AIGN, BUT TIME HAS NOT PERMITTED ME TO DO Si
0. I URGE THAT YOU VOTE AND THAT YOU CON- I
IDER MY QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION. I
ERE IS WHAT THE PEOPLE AMONG WHOM I LIVE I I
AY OF ME. 8 1
WHEREAS, BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF |l ]
ORMER CONGRESSMAN J. WILLARD RAGSDALE, IT II ;
AS BECOME NECESSARY TO ELECT A CONGRESS- j II J
AN FROM THE SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT H J
n ph i the VACANCY CAUSED BY HIS UNTIMELY || ]
EATH. HORRY COUNTY, ONE OF THE COUNTIES II
OMPRISING THE DISTRICT, PRESENTS FOR THE II 1
ONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT OF THE VOTERS OF If f|
HE DISTRICT ONE OF HER CITIZENS, HON. E. J. Jl 1
HERWOOD OF CONWAY. || J
MR. SHERWOOD, WHILE A YOUNG MAN HAS lljfl
EEN REPEATEDLY HONORED BY THIS COUNTY I ^
ND HAS PROVEN TRUE TO EVERY TRUST IMPOSED [I I
4 HIM. HE IS CAPABLE, COMPETENT AND TRUST- I |
TORTHY; A LO%AL DEMOCRAT WITH A CLEAN I <1
UBLIC AND PRIVATE RECORD. jl I
WE ARE WILLING TO TRUST HIM IN WASH- || >1
s'GTON, AND HEREBY ENDORSE HIS CANDIDACY || Jfl
OR CONGRESS: || i j
V I I
obert B. Scarborough?Former Congressman Sixth Dis- II if
A. McDormott?Member Board Directors State Peniten- ' II 11
tiary, State Executive Committeeman, and Former II > I
State Senator, County Treasurer, Clerk of Court and II 'I
member of Constitutional Convention. II a
P. Derham?Former Comptroller General of South Car- jl 1
olina, County Superintendent of Education, County || 1
Auditor, State Senator, Member of Legislature and |I~?|
member of Constitutional Convention. jfl
uremiah Smith?State Senator for 8 year's, member of jl V
House 8 years, member of Constitutional Convention jl I
and was a member of the Delegation to Jeff Davis jl jj
funeral under appointment by Speaker of House. jft 1
L L. Buck?State Senator Horry County. II I
. A. Spivey?Former member of House and State Senator j| I
Hprry County. I
A. Lewis?Sheriff Horry County and for 16 years Coun- ITfl
ty Auditor. .
f. L. Dry<iii-?vici a v* -ww ? ?
S. Vaught?Probate Judge.
? C. Adams?County Auditor. If ?
. Whiteford Cooper?Coroner. If I
. P. Little?Chairman County Board Commissioners and If 1
former Mayor of Conway. JI
r. W. Russ?Member of House of Representatives. jl I
r. L. Mishoe?Member of House of Representatives; and Jl I
for 10 year's Clerk of Court. jl M
L J. Bullock?County Superintendent of Education. IfvA
. S. C. Baker?Former member of House. \i j I fl
. D. Magrath?Mayor of Conway. JI
. C. Murrell?Former County Supervisor. 11 I
r. L. Richardson?Former Superintendent of Education. jl
. II. Burroughs, M. D.?Former Coroner. , II fl
. D. Jackson?Former member of House. I I
. X. Sessions?Former Probate Judge.
. L). Johnson?Former Coroner. jl^H
)hn Holt?Former Probate Judge and County Treasurer. ? I K fl|
. W. Barrett?Foreman Grand Jury. II^B
. B. Singleton?Former Solicitor 12th Circuit, and member I V
of House.
L M. Stanley?Ex-member House of Representatives. II-1
J. A. Prince? Ex-Superintendent of Education. I B
oc. D. Harrelson?Ex-County Superintendent of Educa- I B
tion and Ex-member of House. I B
J. L. Bellamy?County Treasurer. II fl
F. Harper?County Superintendent of Education 1897. fl
J. L. Singleton?Former County Commissioner.
[. F. Sarvis?Ex-County Treasurer. II jfl
. H. Brown?Ex-County Superintendent of Education. fi fl
eo. J. Holliday?Ex-Member County Board of Education I I
and 5 years State Senator. JI fl
0. Norton?County Attorney. I fl