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(County 8rnn W. F. Tolley ft L. H. Cromer. Jr Publisher*. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1! THE KING'S TREE (By William Willis Boddie.) The township of Williamsburg v admeasured and laid out by Anthc Williams, surveyor, and the plat nu and signed by him on the 18th c of March 1736. On this plat 1 King's Tree is shown, a point ab< 200 feet south of the present rr bridge and on the south side of 1 river. This tree was the middle po of the township. In 1742, Thomas McCrea, Alexam McCrea, James McNeedy and Willi; Dobbin, of Williamsburg, plante state in a petition to the coun wherein they claim damages by re cn of an error in the surveys of 1 township lines, that the surveyor, v had charge of laying out the s township, was instructed to mark tree on the north side of the river the middle of the said township. On a map of the town of Wiiliar burg, made by Robert Frierson 1801, which is based on the origi survey of the town made by Anthc Williams in 1737, lot Ko. l, wmcn the land whereon now stands African Methodist Episcopal chur has written on it the words " Kin Tree." The spot on the south side of river below the bridge and lot No in the town on the north side of river both have tradition in supp of their claims to the distinction having sprouted and sustained . tree from which the metropolis Williamsburg received its name. In all royal grants of land in t section, white pine trees and one-te: of all gold and silver found then were reserved for the king. Massachusetts and in New Hampsh large numbers of white pine trees w found and the king realized tl great value for masts in the d when sailing ships alone were us I These white pines in the north states are frequently 150 feet t are light in weight, straight i fT>i? nr:ii: strong, me niuioiuouui^ was in 1730 a primeval forest. ' king evidently believed that this i est was full of these pines, but it understood that this was the only t in all this section ever called King's Tree, and tradition says t the Scotish-Irish in Williamsbt when the Declaration of Independe was signed, cut down this King's T and mi.de a "Liberty Pole" out of It is very doubtful if this Kir Tree was 3uch a white pine as i contemplated in the reservation in royal grants. The white pine, king knew was that species grow from Newfoundland through Can and in the region of the Great La and south along the Alleghany Mo tains. This white pine is an effecl ornamental tree, was introduced i England by Lord Weymouth and found frequently in English gard< It is called the Weymouth pine ?t?J i.. jl:? ungiana 10 uus uaj. However, Mr. P. G. Gourdin, a probably knows as much about woods of Williamsburg as any ot man, says that there are now in county a few pines called white pi but that they are all considera different from the white pine of Northern mountainous regions. Gourdin says that the white p which he knows in Williamsb would not have grown in the swa land on the south side of the rn that it is distinctly a high land p and can flourish only on ground subject to overflow. The writer is inclined to the opin that the pine tree called the Kir Tree grew on the ground now owi by Lawrence McFarland, near wh the A. M. E. church stands. Hi ever, further light on the subject i be gratefully received. -o Organizing the Tobacco Growei The Charleston' News and Coui says Editorially: The reports fr the eastern part of the State all ir cate that the movement to organ the tobacco growers of this State i the Tri-State Tobacco Growers' < operative Marketing: Association making swift and steady progr and is now fairly certain of succ< This is the most thorough effort made in this part of the country set up a co-operative marketing s#ciation among the farmers. It 1 been gone about in a business-1 way which augurs well for the s cess of the association itself lal In addition to Dr. Long, of Clemi CoSege, Dr. Joyner, of North Ca lina, and Mr. Quicenberry, of \ ginia, the campaign party which 1 been conducting a series of m meetings in the tobacco counties 1 Wfiuded also Dr. Clearence Poe *e Progressive Farmer who for ye has preached co-operative market; as the salvation of agriculture in t section. Very few men have enjo; Jn. Poe's opportunities for study agricultural problems, his investi] .V | tions having taken him into almost every corner of the world, and his work as editor of the Progressive Parmer having enabled him for years mm I to gather information from every )2i J quarter and to keep thoroughly posted j upon all that is going on i . ~ j Tobacco as a money crop is of | greater importance to eastern South | Carolina today than ever before?and it was important enough surely when kas! the farmers of South Carolina were >ny' first encouraged to plant it. The ide ability to grow tobacco in a large part lay of South Carolina was established the more than a quarter of a century ago jut' but the industry has not yet been put j rer on a business-like basis and the at-1 the titude of too many farmers has been int to regard their tobacco acreage largely as a gamble. Our impression in ier this State has been that the situaam tion in North Carolina and Virginia irs, was very much better, but the growcil, ers in those states have suffered also as- as a result of their lack of organizathe tion and consequent lack of control 'ho over their product. The Tri-State Toaid bacco Growers' Co-operative Market: a ing Association is being organized as for the purpose of putting growers in a position to sell their tobacco in a ns- business-like manner. Its success in should mean much for the tobacco nal industry and the agricultural inter-1 >ny ests of this section. is o the Obituary Notice, ch, (Monroe Enquirer.) g's A newspaper man has to resist the temptation to give vent to his feelthe ings against some orney cuss, but - J - - ?? eAmaftmDC 1 VPQ I, 1 in UUIIi? tllttb lie OU1UVM1UV0 4VW. ?w the out interesting reading matter, ort One of the most widely read obitof uaries was written by the editor of the a small paper in Montpelier, away of out on the plains of North Dakota, and that editor turned himself loose his thusly: nth Died?Aged fifty-six years, six son months and thirteen days. He was a mild-mannered pirate, with a ire, mouth for whiskey. He came here ere in the night with another man's wife ieir and joined the church at the first ays seanc. He owed us several dollars ;ed. for the paper, a large meat bill and era you could hear him pray six blocks, all, He died singing, "Jesus paid it all," and and we think he is right?he never ion paid anything himself. He was burhe ried in an asbestos casket, and his for- I friends threw palm leaf fans in his t is g'ave, as he may need them. ;ree _ _ ^ = THE DOOR SLAMS 5 ON HAPPINESS ' it. lg's POOR BLOOD MAKES BAD *as HEALTH?THEN COMES the THE "BLUES" the ing Once the vigor of red blood becomes ada sapped of its strength, the door to hapkes piness is literally slammed. Weariun r.ess of body follows and it unfailingtive ly engenders depressed thoughts. To nto be reserved and cheerless becomes a i is habit. After a time there is an alms. most filmy dimness in the'expression in of the eyes and a pallor to the skin. Days seem dull and dark and diffivho cult. A sense of insufferable gloom the pervades the spirit. her Then it is that Gude's Pepto-Manthe gan is the great help. It is a red nes blood builder. It puts red into the bly blood?increases the number of corthe puscles which make blood rich and Mr. red. When the blood is restored to ?ine its natural healthy state, the sensation nrg of well-being returns. Instead of mP shuffling along carelessly, there is the 'er> firm and spring step, the bright lus,ine terful eyes, the clear complexion, idennot tified with the strength and vigor of good health. The druggist has Gude's ion Pepto-Mangan in both liquid and table's let form. Advertisement. ned ere Apples and oranges, fancy grade. 5W_ Buy a box for yor Xmas. Attractive prices. \Villiamsburg Dist. Co. o Buy English Peas for planting. ^ Fresh shipment just received. WILLIAMSBURG DIST. CO. -ier 0 om NOTICE 1(ji- Buy early and get the pick of this jze fine stock?Buy before the rush. Finnt0 est stock in Williamsburg to select Co_ from. is Fine line of diamonds just arrived. ess Yours to please, ;ss. F. J. WATTS. yet ^ More than $30,000,000 worth of cotton is now stored in the warehouses ias in the state system, says J. Clifton ike divers, warehouse commissioner, uc- ~ ?~ :?_ A small shipment of wheat just ^r' arrived. Get yours while it lasts, ro" ^^amsbur? Dist. Co. rir- CAKE SALE, has There will be a cake sale for the ass benefit of the Kindergarten, under has the auspices of The Mother's Club, in of the Hirsch building next door to ars Kingstree Drug Co., Saturday, Deing cember 10. All housekeepers should his avail themselves of this opportunity ired to buy delicious home made cakes inf and at the same time help this worthy j ?a- cause. 12-1-2L % Death of NobJe Woman. IX# Mrs. Elizabeth Alston Pringle, a most lovable southern lady passed i jV away at her plantation home, "Chi-1 X cora Wood" near Georgetown, Mon-! St day morning in the 76th year of her age. 18 Mrs. Pringle, whose extraordinary j jQj personality has carried her to fame ! and influence far beyond the borders I X of her native county, has been a power St for good during many long years in St the community in which she lived and worked so faithfully and courageously. On the death of her distinguished i *7 husband, John Julilus Pringle, she as- j X sumed the arduous management of ex- X tensive rice planting interests, which * she carried on against heavy odds in the period following the Confederate Xl! war. In her book, "A Woman Rice Planter," written under the pen name X of "Patience Pennington," Mrs. Prin- X gle vividly portrayed the incidents X that made up her own life on the plantation. She has recently com- X> pleted another book of reminiscences, jQj ready for the publisher, which she had TT hoped to see in print before she died. X DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED 5C STATES FOR THE EASTERN X* DISTRICT OF SOUTH CARO- <V LINA. IN BANKRUPTCY. St In the matter of Nesmith-Flowers H Co. of Kingstree, in the County of X Williamsburg, and District aforesaid, St Q Kowlrmmf ^ T To the Creditors of said Bankrupt: X Notice is hereby given that on the \? 3rd. day of December, 1921, the above XX named was duly adjudged bankrupt; ft and that the first meeting of his cred- V itors will be held at the office of the H courthouse, Kingstree, S. C. on the ft 19th day of December, 1921, at 12 o'clock noon, at which time the said XX creditors may attend, prove their ft claims, appoint a trustee, examine the y? bankrupt and transact such other XX business as may properly come before ft said meeting. At this meeting will 5y also be considered the sale of the <X stock of merchandise and other per- ft sonal property of the bankrupt, without further rotice to creditors. Claims XX must be filed in the manner prescrib- ft ed by the rules of the supreme court 'c for filing of claims in bankruptcy. XX Florence S. C., December 6th, 1921. ft ROBERT J. KIRK, 5C Referee in Bankruptcy. 4 X NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR & FINAL DISCHARGE. ft Notice is hereby given that the un- ft dersigned will apply to W. E. Snow- V den, Judge of Probate for Williams Durg county, boutn Carolina, at nis office in Kingstree, S. C., on Tuesday, V January* 10th, 1922, at 12 o'clock m. JK for their discharge and Letters Dis- X missory as Executor and ^Executrix Jr of the Estate of James A. Ferrell, O deceased, and at such time will make and render a full account and return of their acts and doir.gs as such Execu tor and Executrix. Kingstree, S. C. December 8th, 1921. LEROY B. FERRELL, Jfifj Executor, r? 7 MATTIE J. FERRELL, Eg Executrix rH Estate of James A. Ferrell, deceased. lTj 12-8-5t. Dg NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR W FINAL DISCHARGE. Hj Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned will make application to HH W. E. Snowdeu, Judge of Probate of uj the County of Williamsburg, State of CU South Carolina, at his office in Kings- HH tree, S. C., at eleven o'clock a. m., lu on Saturday, the 7th day of January, A. D. 1922, for her final discharge and HH letters dismissory as administratrix LQ of estate of J. B. Files, deceased. MRS. E. L. FILES HH Administratrix of Estate of J. B. uQ Files, deceased. B3 12-8-5t. W. E. S. Hj TRESPASS NOTICE. Efi Pursuant to the provisions of Sec- Um tion 241. Criminal Code of South Caro- HH lina, notice is hereby ?iven that tiie Hj Estate of L. A. Blakely, deceased, in MM Anderson, Payne and Suttons town- KH ships, Williamsburg count;/, are post- Rj ed, and all persons entering, or tres- mm uassine in anv manner upon the same M will be duly" prosecuted. U2 ESTATE OF T. A. BLAKELY, MH By T. A. Blakely, Manager. Pfj 12-8-4tp. ra TRESPASS NOTICE. Rl Pursuant to the provisions of Sec- CJj tion 241, Criminal Code of South Caro- U; lina, notice is hereby given that the FVl lands of the Undersigned in Mouzon, Cu Sumter and Ridge townships, Wil- pM liamsburg county, are posted, and all PvH persons entering or trespassing in any H] manner or allowing their stock upon hH the same will be dulv prosecuted. Kj 12-8-4tc. "W. E. NESMITH. EJ3 HAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS ?. [ah 5ho talked upn ^ kj t' de ole uaaan LAS' 6H night--she pouhed hot ph axle-grease on mah e0 cawms v CYORB 'efa es en neah bout sot me 05 ia-fiah!!, : ' bj | Ciwrl^H HMtl by McOur* Newepeper Syndicate I m flpm *mm . ^vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv v*vvvvvvvvv ?"A^VA'AAAAAAAAAVS?ft?/WWV^AAAAAAAoAArWWWWWWWyrVfl NEW THEATRE ! Lake City, South Carolina %2 DAYS 2 m FRIDAY and SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16tb and 17th j Mfffltn I MATINEE and NIGHT | IJIJCjI 1X1/ corporation n t iv?. Vincent Blasco Ibanez ji THE ; REX INGRAM PRODUCTION PRESENTS V THE FOUR II HrtRSFMFN "1 HA 8 i ^ h | |U > j Of the APOCALYPSB flllU #Four Horsemen 1 OF THE APOCALYPSE" jjg with a Large Orchestra j|| The Picture that Has Caused | || a Sensation! I j Mail Orders Filled as Received! ijjjf Performances Begin at 3:30 i ! j y\A ^ 8 O'clock. j!;5 ! i == i!r,| i I \dapted by June Mathis | A A * Ak < ? I'!* j; t'hotogrtph.dby John F S.U. || AdllllSSIOll: H plllS tSX j f r. J. WATTS'! BIG JEWELRY SALE J Now Going On Will Continue j ] Until January 15th. f 1 FINEST STOCK IN THE COUNTY MUST BE SOLD AT | j SOME PRICE. NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR XMAS i J PRESENTS AT LOW PRICES. EVERY ARTICLE GUAR- td ANTEED AS REPRESENTED. THIS STOCK WILL BE REDUCED IN PRICE SO MUCH THAT IT WILL MAKE Ml YOU WONDER. 9| COME SEE THIS FINE ASSORTMENT BEFORE YOU HH BUY. THOUSANDS OF PRESENTS AND JEWELRY OF EVERT DESCRIPTION. ' ro i I Ail BOUND TO RAISE MONET, SO I HAVE DECID- ? J ED TO PUT THIS PINE STOCK ON SALE AT WHOLESALE J COST, OR SO NEAR IT TOU WILL BE SURPRISED. ? I AM NOT GOING OUT OP BUSINESS AT ALL. I AM ? OVERSTOCKED AND NEED READT CASH IS THE REA- ? ON I AM PUTTING ON THIS SALE. , ? 3 COME EARLY AND GET THE PICK OF THIS BIG STOCK! Eg All Goods Sold For Cash! j F. J. WATTS, Jeweler 1