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I * f ibc Cotwtu VOLUME 3S?NO. 2^7^ THE COUNTY RECORD, KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1,1921. PRICE $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE &iginal dwellers tin williamasburg NAMES OF FIRST SETTLERS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF W1L LIAMSBURG. (By William Willis Boddie) The township of Williamsburg, consisting of 20,000 acres of land, and the reserved land for the township, the territory within six miles from the boundary line of the square township, was admeasured and laid- out and the plots signed by Anthony WilI1 Cfl* rlox? rf ATaTY?Vl_ 1 lMuua wn uic iuiii ua,i v/i The middle point in the township was ^te^King's Tree, presumably a white pine located on the bank of Black river. The town of Williamsburg was 8dmcasured and laid and the plot made and signed on the 25th day cf j August, 1737, by Anthony Williams. David Johnson, Robert Ervin, Roger I Gordon, Archibald Hamilton, John f Scott, Sr., Francis Finlay, Andrew Rntledge, Mathew Nelson, Edward Plowden and John Porter settled on lauds in 1733 where Williamsburg township- was laid out in 1736. Robert Ervin died in 1735 hnd his widow, Jane Ervin, held the property when the town was surveyed in 1737. Jane Ervin and David Johnson owned the lands on the northwest of the town; Roger Gordon and John Henderson on the northeast; Archibald Ham; ilton on the southeast; and Black river swamps bounded it on the southwest t? -"to* tWifVioT-onortri and his ill KOI. U Villi *? *W*4V4Wr?? seven children, six of whom were married and brought children of their own, settled in this township on Boggy Swamp. His eldest daughter, Janet, married John Flemming in Ireland and they brought seven children to Williamsburg. John Witherspoon's son, David, married Anne Pre^sty in Ireland and brought two children with them to Williamsburg. John Witherspoon's daughter, Elizabeth, married William * James in Ireland and they brought with them four children to Williamsburg. Robert Witherspoon, son of John, married Mary Stuart and by , her had two children. Mary died in Ireland and he married his second wife, Hester Jane Scott, a short time before he left Ireland and brought ^ her and her one child and his two other children with him to Williamsburg. Mary, daughter of John Witherspoon, married David Wilson in Ireland and they brought to Williamsburg two children, William and John. Gavin, youngest son of John, was K/?vn in 1712 in Ireland and came to Williamsburg unmarried. From 1735 to 1737 a great many settlers came from everywhere to Williamsburg township. These are those who had settled here up to 1737: Robert Allison, John Anderson, James Armstrong, David Ainett, Johrl Atholl, Robert Austin, John Ballentine, John Barnes, George Barr, Joseph Barry, John Basnet, Benjamin Bate, John Baxter, Malhew Bernard, Joseph Bignion, James Blakely, John Blakely, Sarah Blakely, John Bliss, Samuel I Boitevant, John Borland, James Bradley, Thomas Brown, George Burrows, William Camp, William Campbell, Henry Cassells, William Chambers, John Cleland, William Cochran, John Conner, William Copeland, James Crawford, Thomas Dale, John Dick, " > rv TV.? . n.?t IWtE&niei urew, xuvmao t/jci, uan^ Eldridge, Robert Ervin, The mas Farrington, Francis Finlay, Robert Finlay, James Fisher, John Flemming, John Frierson, William Frierson, David Fulton, James Gamble, R. J. Gibson, Gabriel Ginnnrd, Mary Gleadow, William Glen, Roger Gordon, Francis Goddard, Hugh Graham, Hugh Green, Richard Hall, Thomas Hall, William Hambleton, Archibald Hamilton, William Hamilton, John Hammerton, Ann Hargrave, Christopher Harvey, William Harvey, John Herron, Briget Hughes, Peter Hume, George Hunter, John James, William s James, John Jamison, William Johnson, David Johnson, Abraham Jordan, Samuel Kennedy, John Knox, Craiton Kerwan, Richard Lake, John Lane, James Law, Patrick Lindsay, Richard Mai one, John Mathews, Richard Middleton, Samuel Montgomery, Daniel Mooney, John Moore, William Morgan, Joseph Moody, John McCullough, Nathaniel McCullough, Mary Muckleroy, Daniel Murray, David McCants. John McCants, James McCauley. James McClelland, Christian McClelland, Jane McClelland, Alexander McClinchy, William McCormick, William ^ McKnight, John McElveen, Archibald j^bCSrea, William McDole, Hugh Mci. a - ^ ? I Interesting Budget From Salters. Salters Depot, Nov. 28.?We hav< had some warm, unseasonable we^thei the past week, but it is much coolei to-day. Sunday was a day of regulai summer time thunder clouds, with rain which was much needed. Oats, wheat and rye look fine. Th( largest crop of field peas has beer made in this section this year thai has been made in ten years or more and have been gathered. Mr. J. H. Montgomery, who had the misfortune to lose a large iyirt ol his saw mill by fire a short time ago is about ready to saw again, having made about all necessary repairs. Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Hamilton o< Florence spent Friday night with relatives here. Mrs. J. M. Sires, Jr., and little daughter, of Charleston are visiting Mrs. Sires' mother, Mrs. Mattie Ferrell of this place. Mrs. Mattie Ferrel, Mrs. J. M. Sires, Mrs. J. M. Sires, Jr., Mrs. Mary N. Sparks, Mrs. Carrie Douglas and Mr. J. D. McCullough motored to Sumter Friday and spent the day with friends. Misses Winnie Davis, Leila Ferrell and Jennie Salters returned to Olanta Monday morning after spending the Thanksgiving holidays at their respective homes here. We are very sorry to note that Mrs. H. W. Shealey, who has been in Charleston the past month undergoing treatment, died Friday at Baker's Sanatorium and was taken to Columbia Saturday morning for interment. We sympathize deeply with the bereaved family. Rev. and Mrs. Shealey have only been on this charge one year. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Boswell have moved to Kingstr^e. Mr. Boswell came here nineteen years ago, relieving Mr. W. Salters as depot and express agent when the station was changed to a telegraph office. He has always been ready to help in any f AA fnmn onr] enterprise UCUCHVK'4 w wiv community and while we hate to loss these good friends, we feel that it will be to their best interest to reside in Kingstree. Mr. R. S. Burrows will occupy M*. Boswell's former residence here. We welcome these good folks to our town Thanksgiving day passed off quitely here. A good many hunters were out shooting birds. Mr. Edd Layton of Florence spent Thanksgiving with Mr. A. R. Mosely and enjoyed a bird hunt. Mr. Douglas of Charleston spent Thursday with relatives here, hunting Mrs. Daisy Sparks of Clieraw, is visiting Mrs. May Sparks this week Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Richardson have moved into their new home on Accademy street. This is a very pretty residence and adds much to the town * o Notice to All Ex-Service Men. The attention of all ex-service mer is called to the fact that after January 1st, 1922, no Government Insurance can be reinstated. The time is short and every ex-soldier is urge* to think earefullv before he a.llows his insurance to lapse altogether. Insurance may still be reinstatec by the payment of two months premiums. It is also necessary to b< examined by a physician. Doctors , have recently been appointed in different sections who are to give the examinations free of charge. No other Insurance company is able to be so lenient with its policj holders. Any insurance man can tel you that government insurance equals and, in many respects, surpasses all other kinds of insurance. Further information on this subject and the necessary blanks for application for reinstatement may b( obtained from the Red Cross office o Send us your orders for job printinj Gill, David McOwen, James McOwen Andrew McClelland, James McGee Mathew Nelson, John Nicholson, Johr Pennyfather, James Pollard, Johi Porter, John Pressley Willianr Pressley, Robert Pringle, Edwart Plowden, John Robinson, Josepl Rhodus, Jane Ross, Andrew Rutledge John Rutledge, James Scott, Johr Scott, Sr., William Scott, James Smith Charles Starnes, James Stuart, Johi Stubbs, John Sykes, William Syms James Taylor, William Turburville , William Troublefield, Mathew Van nalle, John Whitfield, William Wil , liamson, Henry Williams,. Anthonj , Williams, David Wilson, John Wilson William Wilson, David Witherspoon Gavin Witherspoon, James Witherl spoon, John Witherspoon, Rober ! Witherspoon, Robert Wilson, Roben Young. COUNTY TRUCK # II ASSOCIATIONS , J. X. Mc BRIDE, S. A. L. DEVELOP- T MENT AGENT REPORTS THEIR PROGRESS. i " Florence, Nov. 29.?Co-operative marketing of truck crops has been j tc taken up vigorously by the farmers C; . of Williamsburg county. James N. T: McBride, development agent of the at Seaboard Air Line, reported today Y . upon returning to headquarters in lii Florence, after a trip through > that qi county. He states associations are di being forme^ especially for beans 2' and English peas. Four such asso- at , ciations have been formed recently, st . he reports, and are in operation now. bi Hemingway has organized, electing c.i D. G. Huggins as president and J. cv F. Bushart as secretary*. This organ- c? ization will control between 250 and n( 300 acres of early beans and peas, ca , Trio has organized with J. W. Moore vr as president and J. H. Salters as sec- di retary. They will have a large acre- p? age of truck as Hemingway. Salters oi Depot has its association, of which oj; J. N. Sheppard is president Greely- at ville is perfecting her organization, co These four associations will control sc nmKoVil v nc mnrh as 1.000 acres of I truck, Mr. McBride believes. to Leading truck growers of Williams} burg pli.n to organize each market, ag as a Iocf.l shipping association. Then cc each local organization will become wi associated with all others on a com- tr , modity organization basis. The plans re have met with much success up to co , the present. The form of contract su is similiar to the one which is being used now for cotton and tobacco. The work is being pushed with the expecta, tion that the majority of the acre, age will have been contracted before I the planting season next spring. ]a I Both the South Carolina Extention q , service and the development depart- fa ment of the Seaboard Air Line are m much interested in this work and are ^ co-operating actively with the Wil- q liamsburg planters in forming their | marketing association. Williamsburg es is one of the largest early beans and Tv/sac mviiinnar ronntlpe <vf South CarO AJ1 . Una- N th o?? p{ Missionary Societies Meet. ^ th Lanes, Nov. 28.?On Thursday ^ . night, November 24, a Union meeting fa of the three Missionary societies of ej ' Lanes was held in the Methodist ^ church of this place. As the roll was m [ called each member present responded with a Thanksgiving verse from the f, r Bible. The welcome address was giv- cf en by Mrs. Billie Britton, while'Mrs. 0j Jannette Davis gave the response j;( from the other two societies. A very cj interesting talk on the origin of our ^ Thanksgiving day was made by Mrs. 0j 1 John Britton. Several pieces were read and greatly enjoyed. Three special jj, musical numbers were given by differ- ^ ' ent members of the societies which r( added greatly to the enjoyment of tc the occasion. The services were clos- p ed with prayer by Rev. R. H. Ratch- {i, ford, pastor of the Presbyterian w who also led the devotional. di Mrs. David Brown Entertains. ^ s Cedar Swamp, Nov. 26.?Mrs. David Brown entertained quite a number of 1 5 young folks at a party Thursday cc r night, the feature of the evening be! ing the tacky costumes worn by the M , guests. Much merriment was disI played, as each guest arrived, on the originality of dresses and suits, some dj of them being very extreme. Con- G tests, games and a fortune teller con- (1 i tiibuted to the evening's amusement s< . Miss Leslene Kinder captured the si prize for the tackiest one, a bottle* of ai perfume. cc r Mrs. Brown was assisted in enter- oi , taining by her sister, Miss Elizabeth vi , Swarts of Trenton and Mrs. Bessie fe i Gray of Columbia. m i Much credit is due Mrs. Gray for i her talent and originality in entertain1 ing. Her tack and talent gave all the tu i guests a most enjoyable and amusing , evening. Everybody reports a real ei i go timee. to , Mrs. Bessie Gray of Columbia, 1 spent last week with Mrs. David lo , Brown. - la , Mrs. G. Ollie Epps attended the - marriage of her cousin in Sumter ca - or. Thursday last. cc 7 ? o NOTICE ea , The big Jewelry sale of F. J. Watts m - is now going on and will continue tm- lo t til January 15th. t Call and get nice goods cheap. lo F. J. Watts. S< I IORE THAN FOURTH NOW IN CONTRACT j pa] OBACCO GROWERS STILL PUSH- am ING MARKETING CAM- sh< PAIGN. in k . of Approximately 7,500,000 pounds of J bacco have been signed in South jts arolina under the contiact of the\ jaij ri-State Tobacco Growers' Co-oper- ^'n ;ive Marketing association, T. B. cul oung, secretary of the South Caro- < [iaj Tobacca association, with head- rec larters at Florence announced Mon- j.n< ty night. This represents between a f and 28 per cent, of the minimum 0p< nount which must be signed in this eri ate to make the contract valid and 37c nding upon all |ignatories. The An impaign is still being waged vigor- fur isly and with great promise of sue- a iss, Mr. Young said. During the a act four days the campaign Will be p]a irried on in two or three counties tur ith 8 to 15 meetings every day con- poX icted by a corps of the leading ex- an( srts of the Southern states on co- 14 >erative marketing. This campaign ton ^ened Monday in Dillion, Horry 1 j id Marion counties. Darlington - j unty is reported to have oversub- tie! ribed her quota already. Ho There are six meetings scheduled fou take place in this county to-day. out In the absence of a regular county an( jent at I^ingstree for Williamsburg cot unty, Mf, G. Ollie Epps is hard at rep ork in the interest of the co-opera- mu te marketing movement, and it is tha ported that this county is rapidly mo ming across with her pledges and op< ire to subscribe her quota. in ? J Christmas Seal Sale. far ow Among the 150,000 persons killed tha r tuberculosis fn the United States is st year, nearly 2,000 were South the srolinians. This point with other car cts'is made known in a statement hoi ade to-day by the Rev. Hugh R. thi: urchison, campaign director of the cas iristmas Seal Sale in this state. far Mr. Mui*h ison gives as the official I timatc of active cases of tubercu- alo sis in ^outh Carolina 16,000. Dur- pos g 1920 there were 1,914 deaths, yet 1 ere are only 160 beds to care for ant itients. With only one bed for evpry hai mdred active cases the people of ter e state are beiag asked what is to ten s done th the 99 out of every hun- an; ed who through lack of treatment asf ther die or continue the spread of wil ic dread disease throughout the re- est ainder of the populate- '? pla Deaths calls J 2,000 children under hoi ire years of age each year in this prt >untry. More than fifty per cent. bu1 ? all children are infected with tu- cot rculosis before they are ten years bai d and the percentage increases uni at 18 years it reaches its maximum : T*rom 60 to 90 per cent. Sti One of the aims of the South Caro- ] r.a Tuberculosis Association, states r. Murchison, is to seek out and cord all cases of luberciiosis, and ? provide treatment as a matter of ] otection to the rest of society, who mc lily are endangered by the germ hich kills thousands of the best citi- ] :n?. The prevention and cure of the sease depends largely upon the sale ' the health bonds and Christmas er :als. The drive for sale of these . jgins the first of the month and will I Be intinue until New Years. g0 o ble eeting at Cedar Swamp To-morrow. W< 1 There will be a meeting of the Ce- Ca ir Swamp community farmers at the 1 edar Swamp school house to-morrow lie Friday) for the purpose of hearing 1 iveral distinguished speakers on the Bu ibject of planting, growing, curing * ad marketing* sweet potatoes. A Th< mmittee of the progressive farmers : the community have sent out intations to a large number of their fllow citizens to be present at the eeting. I o ? ' ab< Eveiy seventh death is caused by Ha iberculosis. nes One-third of all death% between Sw gh-teen and forty-five are caused by wh iberculosis. sw There were 38 deaths from tubercu- liv< sis reported in Williamsburg county I st year. Sw There are 380 active, dangerous hat tses of tuberculosis in Williamsburg nig >unty to-day. wit Tuberculosis is a communicable dis- the ise. One case means anoAer. It Sw oves slowly but surely, yet tubercu- tha sis is preventable and curable. Kii Help the South Carolina Tubercu- me sis 'Association by buying Christmas 1h< sals. . rel l Protect Your Cotton. itor County Record: [ am enclosing herewith copy of ter that I am asking all the newspers of my district to publish. I i quite sure that the experiment >wn in this letter will be of value more ways than one to the farmers our state. The letter foliov/s: Dear Sir: In a statement recently ued by Thomas W. Tannor, specist in cotton marketing, with the ited States Department of Agriture, he has the following to say: 'A series of experiments concfucted ently by the Bureau of Markets 1 Crop Estimates have shown that bale of cotton placed out in the' ;n, flat on the ground with no covng, was damaged to the extent of ) pounds at the end of eight months, other bale placed on edge, with no ther attention, lost 167 pounds, bale on edge and turned over once week, lost 110 pounds. A bale ced on timbers off the ground and ned over once a week, lost 49 inds, and a bale placed on timbers i covered with tarpaulin lost but pound 3. A warehouse bale of coti during the same period lost only >ound. n traveling over the dicerent couns of my district, Florence, Marion, rry, Dillion and Williamsburg, I md hundreds and hundreds of bales ; in the open. Very often I stop 1 ask the farmer why>he lets his ton remain out in the open? His ily generally is that if costs too ch to store it He does not realize it it is costing him several times re to keep his cotton out in the ?n than it would cost to store it a warehouse. It the present price of cotton a mer can store his cotton on his n plantation for something less in $1.57 per bale per year. That if he places his warehouse under : State Warehouse System. Or he i take his cotton to a town warelse and the storage will be someng like $6.00 per year. In either ie it would be a great saving to the mer. Storage includes insurance, t is estimated that in one season ne the damage to cotton from ex_ i - ii i?nn nnn nnn >ure to weatner is $/u,uw,uuu. Hy headqaurters are in Lake City i I would be more than glad to /e any farmer or other person inestecf in the State Warehouse Sysi to write, wire or call on me at 7 time. I am at all times ready to rist in building warehouses that 1 cost the least to build and cheaprate of insurance can be had. By ;cing your cotton in the State Waretse System you not only have the )tection of State of South Carolina, t you are issued receipts for your ton that is negotiable at all the iks. Very truly yours, J. C. Williams, ite Cotton Grader, Latfe City, S. C. November 18, 1921. Wee Nee School Honor Roll. ttonor Roll for Wee Nee school, nth beginning October 31st, ending vember 25th. First grade:?Joe Henry Buckles, iry Mathews, Love Buckles, Delia ant, Beverly Gamble, Nettie PlayJoe Bodiford, Dorothy Carter. Second grade:?William Carter, ulah Brown, Lizzie Avcnt, Ezekia diford, S. A. Mathews, Leon Gamf, Retha Buckles, Rosie Buckles, istern Carter, Vivian Player. Fourth grade:?Mary Brown, Susy r+*r Fifth grade:?Clyde Gamble, RolGamble, Marvin Bodiford. sixth grade:?Roy Mathews, Rosa ckles. seventh grade:?Edeith Gamble, omas Gamble. Mrs. G. 0. Dennis, Teacher. Two Die in Pistol Battle. Jennettsville, Nov. 26.?Last night >ut nine o'clock at the home of Tom ir, 15 miles north of Bennettsville, ir the North Carolina line, James eatt and George McKinnon, both ite, shot each other to death, eatt died immediately. McKinuon ?d two hours. \f /*V mnAn loff U'lfll iaOb uuuuajr iiiwixi/uivit ivxv *???* eatt's 19 year old daughter. They I net married, it is alleged. Last ht McKinnon and the Sweatt girl h several other, arsons were at : home of Tom Hair when James eatt walk ed into the house and said it he wanted to see McKinnon. Mcmon arose, whin bioth men coihnced shooting about the ?ame time, ey both used 32 Coits six-inch barpistols. I WOMAN POURS OUT STORY TO CRYSTAL I . ; * MISS CLARKE, DEVOTEE OF OUIJA BOARD ON TRIAL FOR MULDER. I . . The jury hearing the case at Orlando, Fla., of Lena M. T. Clarke and Baxter H. Patterson, charged with the murder of Fred A. Miltimore, Monday heard the woman's story re1 cited under the spell of a crystal, i Unique in the annals of jurisprudence, the woman, an announced dei votee of the ouija. had the crystal steadily before her in order that she could concentrate, as it was explained. She held Miltimore responsible foifthe theft of $38,000 from the West Palm Beach postoffice in 1918 which reflected on her brother, Paul. Her attempt to cover this shortage culminated in her taking $32,000 from a registered package late in July of this year. When postal inspectors waxed warm in their investigation she came to Orlando, accompanied by Patterson, in search of Miltimore. As to the killing of the man she suffered a lapse of memory. Her testimony exonerated Patterson as to having any part in the actual slaying. ^ '<J Miss Clarke, who occupied the stand for more than two hours, told the same story she had given in a signed statement shortly after Miltimore's body was found in her room at a local hotel. She mentioned Joseph K Elwell, murdered New York sportsman, as having loaned her $38,000 in 1918 because of his friendship for her brother. To repay him she was forced to start on a career of doctoring the accounts. Her mention of Elwell's name shortly after her. arrest caused a flurry in police circles because of the fact that Elwell's assassins have never been arrested. It was quickly established, however, that the woman had not been north of Atlanta, Ga., since a young girl. Her testimony in regard to the theft of $38,000 from the postoffice disagrees with that of Postal Inspector W. B. Brandon, who told the jury Saturday of his investigation into the postoffice irregularities. These irregularities began before she assumed charge as postmistress, he testified, but there was neyer a shortage of t>no AAA TU? .kn<^nMo Via gai'H AT $OOjW/V. I I1C OllVl ?kv elusive of the $32,000, totaled approximately $5,000. As Miss Clarke neared the end of her recital of events daring her interview with Miltimore in her room she took a flight into matters of spiritu- > alism. She remembered giving the man a drug, she testified, but from then on her mind was a blank until she met Patterson in the hotel corridor and together they went to the office of Chief of Police Vestel. State's witnesses have testified that no trace of a drug were found when an examination of Miltimore's viscera was made. Miss Clarke climaxed her testimony with the assertion that "Aunt Sara" taught her to read and write before . she was born. o Death of Mrs. J. J. Haselden, __ ' ' * Mrs. Idelia Haselden, wife, of Mr. J J. Haselden, who was under treatment at the Kelley Sanitarium here for several weeks, died there on Saturday night, November 26th, and was buried at Williamsburg cemetery Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, the Rev. J. W. Davis conducting the funeral services. Mrs. Haselden was sixty-three years of age and was a member of Union Baptist church. She was a woman of many fine qualities and will be greatly missed by a large circle of relatives and friends. She was the mother of a large family of children. She is survived by her husband and the following sons and daughters: Messrs J. J. M. Haseldan, E. T. Has elden, M. J. Haselden, M. F. Haselden and J. J. Ha.<= elden, Mesdame.s M. E. Hatchell, of Pamplico; S. J. Stone, J. S. Frierson, and J. D. Duke of this ^ county, also two brothers and one sister: Mr. ?C. H. Powell, Mrs. S. E. Hanna, Hemingway; Mr. Wra, Powell, Kingstree. She was the grandmother of thirty children. ' o NOTICE j The Rome Book Club will give a Bazaar at Union High school house, Khems, R. F. D., December 9th, at 18 p. m. for the benefit of Union school and Rome Book Club. Come 'every body, and spend a pleasant [hour with your friends. | Mrs. L. F. Rhem, Secty,. ? *