The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 28, 1920, Image 8
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 192C
ELECTION TUESDAY
Before The County Record appeal
among its family of readers agai
a newspaper man will have been eleci
ed to the highest office in the worl<
according to our way of thinkingthat
of President of these Unite
States. Governor Cox is owner of th
Dayton Daily News, having rise
form a newsboy to a millionaire ec
J Ll:_l c
lwr <U1U puutisnci , ctitukui luuuiu
is a printer-editor, and while he ha
not reached the millionaire class, h
has been financially successful in th
business. They are both good fellow
and the election next Tuesday ol
either one of them, we firmly bcliev<
will be a guarantee of the continue
existence of this Republic for the nc>
four years at least, calamity howler
notwithstanding.
The election Tuesday will be a
unusual event in the history of thi
and some other States, because of th
fact that women are eligible to vob
provided they have qualified to do s<
It is the first time that the fair se
have had an opportunity of express
ing their views on political question
through the use of the ballot. Nor
that they have it, it is to be hope
they use it wisely and intelligent!}
That old time Tournament that i
advertised to take place at the Wil
liamchnrfr flnuntv Fair on Wednes
day' November 10, promises to be
"hum dinger;" otherwise an event o
unusual importance and magnitude
We understand that brother A. M
Gordon has given notice to younge
Knights that he will select and crowi
the Queen.
STATE SENATOR WALKER DEA1
One of Georgetown's Most Hon ore
n Citizens Passes Away.
Senator Legrand G. Walker died a
his home at Georgetown at 6 o'clocl
Monday afternoon. The end came af
ter a short illness and although h
was in his seventieth year, he was s
full of vitality and apparent youth
fulness up to the very last that hi
passing was a shock and brings sor
row and gloom to the entire commu
nity in which he has spent his life.
The news of his death will brini
grief to a host o* friends throughou
the State for few men have been mor
greatly beloved and honored by th
citizenship of South Carolina. Fo
the past twenty-six years he has rep
resented Georgetown county ably i
the State senate and since 1915 ha
served as president pro tern of tha
body.
The Charleston News & Courie
says of Mr. Walker: "All over SoutJ
Carolina there was sorrow yesterda;
at the news that Senator Legrand G
Walker, of Georgetown, was dead
Senator Walker was one of the mos
amiable of men. He had representee
Georgetown county in the State sen
ate for twenty-six years and his col
leagues in that body held him in pro
found affection and esteem. He wa
Mb a pleasing. speaker, a man of edu
?? ""J Milfiiwi nnrl Viia talent fo
fuiuuu aau vim??uv|
conciliation was marked. A zealou
advocate for measures in which hi
believed, he was, nevertheless, with
out enmities or enemies. His friend
were legion and they will grieve tha
he is dead."
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< General Sessions Court.
The Fall term of General Session
court, with Judge I. W. Bowman pre
siding, convened here Monday morn
ing and remained in sesion until Tues
day afternoon, when it adjourned sin
die.
During the two days' session th
following cases were. disposed of:
Albert M. Kinney plead guilty t
violation of the prohibition law an
was sentence^ to six months on th
chain gang or pay a fine of $200.
Jas. Dollard and Eddie McNeil, sell
ing crop under lein, tried by jury an
acquitted. Represented by Stoll i
O'Bryan.
Paul Owens, a colored youth, plea
guilty to larceny and was sent to th
reformatory at Lexington for a terr
of 15 months.
William Pinkney. tried by jury fo
larceny of seed cotton, mistria
Represented by Lee & Shuler.
Frank McAlister, assault and bai
tery with intent to kill, plead his ow
case before the jury, and was convicl
ed. Sentence, 18 months on thai
gang.
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Yes, I have more cotton insuranc
than every other insurance agenc
in the county combined?and the:
jome. I have the BEST insurahc
and let the people know it. Wm. \\
Boddie, Kingstree, S. C.?It.
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The New York Life Insurance G
is the strongest life insurance coir
pany in America. Represented by I
D. Mills. 9-23-tf
V Two thousand employees of a big i
L* woolen mill at Webster, Mass., re- <
turned to work on Monday on full t
time after accepting a 15 per cent, i
? cut in pay. This they did in view of
I the operators proposing an indefinite
shut down of the mill on account of
slack business. \
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Incomplete estimates received at 1
s Richmond indicate that as many as j
100,000 women qualified to vote in i
Virginia at the election Nov. 2. The i
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* I PritOTam. Williams
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^ V/illiamsburg County Fair Cata
; following corrected list is give
(l jg may be especially interested in
t ^ will be noted that all mules ai
p Tuesday, November 9. The ho
H Thursday and all races will be
s I TUESDAY, NOVE
e B Begins Promptly
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x gjj Williamsburg C
1.?Colt, one to two years old
2.?Colt, two to four years ol
^ 3.?Brood mare and suckling cc
Second '
s Mules Raised in Wil
4.?Mare and suckiing mule
a 5.?Mule one to two years old
f 6.?Mule, two to four years o
; 7.?Single harness mule
r Third C
n Jacks and
8.?Bast Jack
^ 9.?Best Jack and three of his
Fourth (
Owned in Williai
10.?Best pair of mules shown in
, 11.?Best single mule shown in
12.?Best mule at halter
e THURSDAY, NOVE1
Begins Promptly
* I Fifth C
| Williamsburg G
I 1.?Single harness horse driven
t I Sixth C
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r fl- 2.?Saddle pony under 14 handi
; I boy
? 3.?Saddle pony under 14 handf
t girl-i
4.?Saddle horse, three gait,
r and canter
5.?Single harness horse driven
6.?Fine harness horse driven
7.?Pair horses driven by gent.
. 8.?Five gaited saddle horse
"t 9.?Best turnout driven by lad]
10.?Roadster class, speed and so
be considered, to be driven 1
* FRIDAY, NOVEM;
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2:25?Pace, three heats $2
jj 2:30?Trot, three heats $2
1 Free for all $2
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registration of women was most gen;rcl
in Patrick county, where it is n
said practically every white woman | M
in the county qualified. ?j
Government experts figured last Q
veek that the value of one dollar H
vhich a few months ago was put as H
ow as thirty-five cents compared to . U
)re-war prices, had owing to drop in | Q
)rices of commodities risen to the R
ralue of fifty-five cents. S
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how and Raceing Jij
burg County Fair j
,ive Stock Department of the 4
logue anu ??emium List, the
n Jor the benefit of all who ^
good horses and mules. It jj
id colts will be exhibited on W
rse show will take place on 3
held on Frdiav. 'fcf
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MBER 9th, 1920 ilB
r at 2 O'clock. 5' N
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ounty Raised j| V
1st Prize 2nd Prize ^ V
$10.00 $ 6.00 "3
d $10.00 $ 5.00 "4
)lt $10.00 $ 5.00 M
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liamsburg County V
1st Prize 2nd Prize 3
colt $10.00 $ 5.00 4
$10.00 $ 5.00 4
Id $10.00 $ 5.00 tj
$20.00 $10.00 ; J;
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1st Prize 2nd Prize ^ p >
$20.00 $10.00 B 4
gets $20.00 $10.00 J tt
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MBER 11th, 1920. I
at 2 O'clock. J
Haas S
aunty Raised J
1st Prize 2nd Prize
by gent__$20.00 $10.00 K
lass Ff
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1st Prize 2nd Prize
> ridden by V
$5.00 $ 2.50 K
i ridden by K
$ 5.00 $ 2.50 4
walk, trot 1 4
$20.00 $10.00 W
by lady?$20.00 $10.00 4
by gent__$20.00 $10.00 H
$20.00 $10.00 ft
$20.00 $10.00 4
y $20.00 $10.00 4
undness to QH
?buggy-$20.00 $10.00 4
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BER 12th, 1929
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Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize jyj
5.00 $15.00 ' $10.00 E
5.00 $15.00 $10.00 I Jr
5.00 $15.00 $10.00 4
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Races V
1st Prize 2nd Prize V
$10.00 $ 5.00 K
$10.00 $ 5.00 jf
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To Our Friends <
To prove
and friends
willing and s
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operate with
season of de
on farm pro
making this
1. To any wh
Furniture or Hous<
we carry in our bi|
cept cotton in pi
TWO cents the p
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cal market price 01
2. To those w
accept cotton in
cents the pound
price on day of del
3. We will acc
face value in paym
exchange for furni
furnishings.
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In making th<
positively guarantei
low as can be foui
has been no decline
ture, our latest quoi
decided advance wi
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to our patrons 9
that we are 9
inxious to co- 9
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clining prices 9
ducts we are 9
proposition: W
0 wish to purchase jl
shold Goods such as w
1 stock, we will ac- jfl
lyment for same at
ound above the loi
day of delivery.
'ho owe us we
payment at
above local mar^^^f
ivery to
:ept Liberty Bonds|^^|
ent of account or in^H
iture and household^?
ese transactions wo^l
3 our prices to be a^H
id anywhere. Ther^^H
i in prices on furni^H
tations, in fact, show
thin the la& 30 days^H
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