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In remitting checks or money orJers make payable to THE COUNTY RECORD Foreign Advertising Representative THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1922 The General Assembly of South Carolina is now in session at Columbia and for the next forty days at least state politicians will have an opportunity of divesting themselves of nearly one year's accumulation of hot air, and will doubtless feel relieved* when they return home, but the question is, how about the dear .peepal back there? There is a big job before both of the legislative bodies?tax reform?and if they succeed in adjusting this on an equity basis, most of us will be satisfied even if they attempt nothing else during the session. Social Life at Hemingway. ^ Hemingway, Jan. 11.?On Wednesday evening of last week Mrs. D. G. Huggins and Mrs. W. C. Hemingway, at the home of Mrs. Huggins, very charmingly entertained a number of their friends. The affair was a miscellaneous shower in compliment to Mrs. C. C. Campbell, a recent bride. The parlors were very prettily decor' ated in Southern smilax and Christmas bells. 'The guests were received by Mrs. W. C. Hemingway, who presented them to the bride and then to Mis* Dess Gowdy, who presided over the bride's register. A short program consisting of a piano solo by Miss ninn^All a r#?adintr bv Mrs. T. W. Edgeworth and a vocal solo by Bliss; Annie Wilson was thoroughly enjoyed. Then came a most interesting little contest in which the prize, a box of candy, was won by Mrs. B. J. Guess, who presented it to Mrs. Campbell, the guest of honor. Just at this stage little Miss Anna Dell Hoggins came skipping in and usherad the bride into the dining room to view the many and attractive gifts. After this hot chocolate and pound cak? were served. The Ladies Missionary Society held its meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. V. D. Harper. Mrs. B. J. Guess left Saturday for Greenville to be with her husband, Rev. B. J. Guess, who is still in the hospital, though improving nicely. The many friends of Rev. Guess are wishing for him a speedy recovery. { Rev. Julian Brown is very pleasantly Ailing his appointments. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Lambert are visiting the latteris sister, Mrs. R. D. Garrison near Rome. On Friday evening at the home of Miss Carrie Baker, the Epworth League surprised Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Campbell with a miscellaneous shower. Many and useful gifts were given tc this newly wed couple who have so faithfully rendered their services to this organization. Dr. P. S. Thomas left Monday for Great Falls, where he will be located in the future. Besides proving himself to be a very able physician he has made many warm friends in this section. ( Held on Charge of Murder. , 4 I As was expected, the coroner's jury investigating the death of Kennedy ] Madison, negro, whose head was , blovrn off while in bed asleep last ] Wednesday night as reported by The ] County Record last Thursday, came , to the conclusion that Alfred Dukes, \ the young negro raised by Brown ( Madison, father of the dead boy, is j guilty, and ordered that he he committed to jail to await the action of , the fcrand jury. . o i Card of Thank*. ( We take this method to thank our ! many friends for the kind services 1 rendered to us during the recent ill- 1 ness, and at the death of our late : husbmd and father, Mr. Allard Belin i Hem:ngway. '< Mrs. A. B. Hemingway and Children. i Hemingway, S. C., Jan. 10, 1921 ltp. < r ; y. ? . PLACES BURDEN (c> ON LEGISLATURE; h GOVERNOR DECLARES REVENUE h METHODS INTOLERABLE AND j, INDEFENSIBLE. y s "Oqr government is not too expensive, but our method or raising revenues is intolerable and indefensible." This spake Governor Robert A. Cooper in his annual message to the h General Assembly, delivered by him c in person from the speakers stand in t the Hall of the House of Representa- t tives, at noon yesterday, and when he f said these words he summed up the f entire burden of his message, a bur- t den which he endeavored to place on the shoulders of Representatives and t Senators, as their load for the next t torty days, ine governor naa neany ?. finished his address when he reached i: these words, but in them, was sum- v med up the entire meaning of what li he was saying. t The governor's message was a com- e prehensive and forceful review of the tax situation in the state and a plea fc with the legislators to do the thing 1 that the state most needs?reform e the tax system?relieve the tax bur- F den on the small property owner, f shift it in part at least to property t now escaping taxation, amend the con- c stitution so that complete tax reform can be possible, and provide new 1 sources of revenue, so that the farms and homes of the state will never again be taxed to the breaking point \ to finance the state government, for 1 the benefit as well of the man whose 1 dividend income, whose inherited j wealth, whose large business priv- ( ilege and profit and whose luxuries i shall go scot free. 1 The governor outlined state finan- j cial methods which would reduce the state property levy to five mills or ( less, with new sources of revenue. The new sources of revenue touched _ u|>on by the governor have, most of them, been suggested by the tax com mission, the state tax payers association, and even by the governor last 1 year. They are an income tax, an l inheritance tax, a tax on gasoline and ( other petroleum products, an occupa- ] tion license, a tax on luxuries and a < tax on hydro-electric power. j New Dollar Can't be Stacked. ! Denver, Jan. 9.?Westerners think well of the almighty dollar but they prefer the old 1878 model. Not a ] single old time pioneer df the West here who saw and fingered the new silver peace dollar which arrived here j from the Philadelphia mint,, but expressed disapprobation of the new design both as a detriment to commerce j and as a possible check to an art < developed to its highest point in the \ early camps of the West. J For old timers declare it is im- J possible to stack the peace dollars ( njinnrfthr aw f a ri^Pla fham 4 kJVVVMVt/ Vi W A iUlv KUC1I1 * V<*U?/ ? \ Old time bankers, business men and < gamblers here took pride in their J ability to plunge either or both hands j, into a heap of loose dollars and draw < them like magic into even stacks of f twenty. It is a mark of the pioneer | to be able to shuffle them into one f shining cylinder with one hand. But c the new coins have projections on ? face and back which tend to send ? them toppling when placed on top of ? another. / i "In the old days," one banker here declared today, "when the faro bank j. and the dance hall .were a recognized f part of the social life of the West, o what rolled to the floor went to the c sweeper. The new dollars would ? make that an expensive custom in c these hard times." $ ii A UNIQUE CUSTOM. J State Official Has Pra>er Meeting la His Office. | Says the Columbia Record: "A ] prayer meeting for all the officials 1 and employes of the state department ? of agriculture, an annual gathering, \ and so far as- is known the only such * meeting in the United States, was . held in Columbia Saturday. J "It's a unique custom instituted by * d. narris, cuiiiiiiijsaiuiiri ui r^utui- ? ture, and observed for the four years J be has been in office, to have a prayer j meeting on the first Saturday of each . pear, attended bf all connected with J Lhe department. It is stated that no other official of any state in the un- . ion observes such a practice. \ "Mr. Harris instituted this unique meeting of his force four years ago, . and every year since the first Saturdav has been marked by this sen-- 1 * I ice. All the men in the department ? office in the Liberty National Bank building, all the men connected with ? the laboratories, and the inspectors, . who at other times of the year are ] scattered over the state, are called ? into the office and Mr. Harris leads n. prayer meeting. A passage of \ Scripture is read, prayers are offered ? and the commissioner and possiby !! others make short talks, stressing j lie value of the religious life and leading for clean living. ^ "This program was followed Sat- " rday and Mr. Harris says he exacts to have the meeting every year e is in office. He says the reason J e can't have such meetings oftener,1 j > that there is no other time of the I ear when he can get the entire per-1 onnel of the department together. | 1 A Fashionable Ditty What has become of the stove-pipe E iat, that flourished in days agone? )n the Fourth of July, or days like hat, we ginerally had one on. And. f here ain't no doubt that it done its u ?art. as only a stove-pipe can, to asten the triumph of ancient art on ? he principal end of man! I "And what has became of the long- o ailed coat, with its sperit of digni- V ude? Has it went way of the J. iranger vote, or gone with the babes ? n the wood? Has it drifted away, 1< vith its crinkle and flop, to the val- ^ ey of no-man's-place? Does it mean g hat the price at a tailor shop has stablished a change of base? r And. what has went with the flowin' c >eard, and the reverence which it * lelt? There ain't no objections that p ver I heard, to a dignified, whiskery o >elt! When the ugliest face in this * air land, can furnish its own dis- ^ Hiise, a feller may bow to fashion's lemand, but, honestly, is it wjse? To prevent a cold take 666. ^ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against . he estate of W. J. Cox, deceased, are lereby notified to file the same, duly Attested, with the undersigned as the qualified executor of the last will and . testament of the said W. J. Cox, debased, or with Lee & Shuler, his Attorneys, Kingstree, S. C., and all persons indebted to said estate will make payment to the undersigned. December 28th, 1921. J. Walter Cox, Qualified Executor of W. J. Cox, dc- , ceased, Hemingway, S. C. 12-29-St. L. & S. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. ( All persons having claims against , die estate of W. H. Carr, deceased, ire hereby notified to file the same, * iuiy attested, with thei undersigned, ! >r with her attorneys, Lee & Shuler, Kingstree, S. C., and all persons in- ( iebted to said estate will make payment to the undersigned. * Kingstree, S. C., January 4th, 1922. MRS. REGINA K. CARR, Executrix cf Last Will and Testament of W. H. Carr, Deceased. L-5-3t. L. & S. NOTICE OF SALE. r_ .1. tk. rn!U in tut: i/isuiti wuii vi ^iu?vu States for the Eastern District of South Carolina. Fn the matte.' of Nesmith-Flowers Co., Bankrupt. Pursuant to an order of Robert J. ?irk, Esq., Referoe in Bankruptcy, nade in tne case of Nesmith-Flowers Company, dated the 9th day of Janlary 1922, I will offer for sale at >ublic outcry for cash, to the highest )idder, subject to the approval of this :ourt, at the storeroom formerly oc:upied by the said Nesmith-Flowers Company, on Main street, Kings:ree, S. C., on the 23rd day of Janiary 1922, at 11 o'clock a. m., the nitire stock of merchandise, consistag of canned vegetables, meats, fruits, itc., tobacco, soap, and such other roods as are generally carried in vholesale grocery stores, and also ixtures in said store, consisting of idding machine, typewriter, safe, lesk, chairs, and sundry equipment, ilso all accounts and bills receivable lue to said Nesmith-Flowers Com?ny; said stock of merchandise shall ? sold in the following manner: that s to say? The stock of merchandise separatey, the accounts and bills receivable eparately, then the furniture and ixtures separately, then the stock f merchandise, accounts and bills reeivable, and furniture and fixtures is a whole, and the highest bidder hereof shall be accepted. Said stock rf goods, inventory approximately 2,550.22; said furniture and fixtures, r.ventory approximately $511.50. 51 Graham Bid;., Jacksonville Fla vH'H 11 H I*n it ii M 111HIIi Memc Before arranging f and erect M0NU1 to the memory oi ones call and see o represent one of panies in the Soui Monumental Co., < L. S. D Kingstree, l-5-tf. 1111 * 1111 n n 1111 u> i m 111 Any further information regarding le sale of said assets or a copy of lventory may be secured from the . ustee or his attorney. 1 J. F. McFADDEN, Trustee. . T\ O'Bryan, Attorney for Trus- j ee. Kingstree, S. C. 12-2t. ' ] PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ' ADMINISTRATION. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Williamsburg. In the Probate Court. )x ParA Evelyn Floyd, Petitioner, In Re, tne Estate of Julius D. Floyd, Sr., deceased. To W. E. Snofden, judge of probate or said county. The petition of the ndersigned respectfully represents: 1. 'Oiat Julius D. Floyd, Sr., late f the county and state aforesaid, ied intestate, on the 17th day of )ecember, 1921, seized and possessed f a personal estate of about the yale of twelve hundred dollars, consistng of cotton, mules, horses, bank tock, corn, wagon and leaving his urviving as his heirs-at-law the folowing persons, viz.: Evelyn Floyd, rife; Marvin A. 26; Wainright, 24; ieima, 20; Wesley, 15, and Woodrow years of age. 2. That your petitioner, who is a esident, a citizen of Williamsburg ounty in the state aforesaid, is ad- I ised that an administration on said state is necessary. Whemfore, she >rays that letters of adrmnistration ! n the estate of the said Julius D. < Moyd, Sr., deceased, be granted by | his court to Marvin A. Floyd and ! our petitioner will ever pray, etc < EVELYN FLOYD, Petitioner. iTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Williamsburg. Personally appeared Mrs. Evelyn rloyd, who. being duly sworn, says hat the facts stated in the foregong petition are true EVELYN FLOYD, Sworn to and subscribed before me his 11th day of January, 1922. W. E. SNOWDEN, Probate Judge. JK- KINGSTREE Lodg' Nu \ A. F.M. Meets the second Thursday night n each month. Visiting brethercn :ordialIy invited. H. U. Kinder, W. II., Donald Montgomery, Secretary. >66 cures Malarial Fever. | Indigestion J gj Many persons, otherwise D H vigorous and healthy, are fl ! bothered occasionally with Q Indigestion. The effects ofa i disordered stomach on the system are dangerous, and g prompt treatment ef indlges- B tlea la Important "Tie only fl medicine I hare needed has mm ' been semethlng te aid dlgse> gf tlea and dean the liver," fl m writes Mr. Fred lobby, a m 9 MeKlaney, Texas, farmer, * B "My medietas Is fl Ihedford's BUCK-DRAUGHT [for indigestion and stomach fl tremble ef any kind. I have S= never found anything thai fl touches the spot l&e-Blaek- fl , Draught I take 11 in brakes 5 deoes after meala. For a ledg | time I tried pllla, which grip* fl < m ed and didn't ve the feed fl ; molts. lluK liraim utw mm , I medlclae is M17 to toko, msy 1 m to keep, lBerpeulto." wm J Got a packs#! tnm jwr 5 , today?Ask far aad ?J I laslit apoa Tksdtpffd's tt? D | oaly gsnolas. B | Got it today. fl ?a mi 1M 1II1111 mm limit rials! p or the purchase i!! ion of a MENT | : your departed jj'j r write to me. I ;;j thp hpift mm- x!j WUlr I 1 ' th, The Granite ?<: >f Atlanta, Ga. |j; ENNIS i South Carolina, f ; *: H nil II 1 1 U H II it DR. JAS. A. COLE DENTIST )ffice in Nexsen Building, Over Bank of Kingstree. KINGSTREE, S. C >-1-21 EIub-My-Tism for Rheumatism. Send The County Record your next I eo ae en eo |<oi * 1 ?So3 T ? fi SB 11 llllltllllllillll?llllll REMOVAL > / This is to n : and patrons that ] ; stock of Merchan j stand on Main str , ? ; building, next dc ; Drug Company, i pleased to serve : E W. ;: Kingstree, ;; i-5-2t inMHHiHiiinmnmii H MM III! IIUIIIIHHIIU WANTEDYou to bi Turkeys, Ct Eggs. Highe^ paid. PALACE JAS. H. EP] CHOICE FBESH 1 ; TABLES IN SEASON ininiiiiinMiiiiiiiinn HlintHIIMMIMMMIMH I f I YOU CANT AFFORD TO B quality of hardware, with its r ' That is oar reason for busi you the highest possible grade < Trade with as and you wiH 1 year's end. / : shardw 'l l|IIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIHMM t ' ' . DR. FRANK O. LENTZ DENTIST Offiee Over Baggett'a Jewelry Store. Mala Street OFFICE HOURS: 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. and 2 to 5 p. m. 666 cures Bilious Ferer. Subscribe now for The Record. S-0- if 3 u - JT HM-HHHMMH HI III Hill NOTICE! I 1? :: otify my friends [ am moving my dise from my old ;; eet to the Hirsch ; j >or to Kingstree > i where I will be ; rou. AKIM ^ i > South Carolina :: nillllllUHHHIIIIIMIH .'j* M IIIHOII ;ill I II I II t III IM :: w i } ring me your jj lickens and 1 t market price ii !! 1 MARKET PS, PROP'R. HEATS AND VEGE- i i ' '! r. :: * * / umi iiii 11 iiiiiniiiii mi i?mmmmmagm? iiMiiiimimiHiniHiii Brahrirhi < i E BOTHERED WITH INFERIOR ! I esultant loss of line and money. iness existence?we will furnish ! ! of hardware semce. ! 1 be time and money ahead at the J' AR^GOJ ? ;; wm?mmmmmJ/KM!? ;; < > \ 1 .v '' * ' -V ?r: . - - v.