The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, December 08, 1921, Image 4
(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
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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
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= 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
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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
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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. , ?
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COME EARLY AND GET THE PICK OF THIS BIG STOCK! Eg
All Goods Sold For Cash! j
F. J. WATTS, Jeweler 1