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, gPj )tCounty itccorti. VOLUME 37?NO. 34 THE COUNTY RECORD, KINGSTREE, S. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1922 PRICE $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE ??^m COURT PROCEEDINGS. Number of Cases Disposed of Promptly by Judge DeVore. < ] The State against James Mouzon < and Henry Woods, burglary, break- i ing into the dwelling house of F. H. ; Hodge. Tried and found guilty. ] Both sentenced to life time on the i . chain gang of Williamsburg county, i Paul McClam plead guilty to forging a check and was sentenced to ? nine months on the chain gang of 1 <? Williamsburg county. i David McCiea tried for housebreatc- ; ing and larceny and found guilty. i He stole a pair of shoes and two 1 shirts from old Richard Dixon on J. I T. Nelson's place and was sentenced to 30 days on the chain gang. 1 David Finklea plead guilty to house- ? breaking and larceny. He having broke into the house of Mr. K. K. 1 David and stole therefrom one pistol, t He was sentenced to 3 years on t.ie < county chain gang. 1 Frank Broekington, convicted for i murder; tried and found guilty of < manslaughter. He killed one Press- 1 ley on Mr. J. B. Player's place last summer. He will be found on the < chain gang for the next five years. < Jake McElvcen, charged with big- t J amy, plead guilty to having too many < wives. He was married to a woman < in the Judge of Probate's office in i Kingstree last summer, at which time 1 1 -1 trifn livinrr in ( ne airt*a<i\ nail vuc m>v ... Clarendon county. He drew 6 months t on the county pang. ' James Honeywell, assault and bat- t tery with intent to kill, was tried and t found guilty of assault and batery of 1 [ a high and aggravated nature. He 1 cut a negro at Cades. Sentenced to I | 1 year on the county gang. John Sports, white, charged with i forgery, tried and convicted of forg- ? ing a check and sentenced to 2 years s in the state penitentiary. < Kelley L. Burgess, larceny, plead t guilty to stealing $60 frt>m Mr. I. < ' R. Gee and sentenced to 4 years in ? the reformatory. 1 John McCown, tried for murder and ? found not guilty. ? J. B. Baker, making whiskey, tried ? and found not guilty. i June Epps, assault and battery with ] 1?11 nloarl oniiltv to assault 1 L IJI^UV W AtU) 0 ??? and battery of a high and aggravated * nature, and was sentenced to 3 months < or a fine of $50. The fine will be (paid. I The court completed its docket and ' adjourned Tuesday afternoon. J Mother's Club Notes. The Mother's Club met with Mrs. 1 Louis Gilland on Friday afternoon, j There were eighteen members present, ' two of whom came for the first time, j Three visitors also added to the pleas- i ure of the meeting. The club was told that the petition, i which had been drawn up and signed by practically all the members of the club urging Mrs. Swittenberg to con- { tinue as teacher of the kindergarten under the protection of the Mother's Club, had been duly presented and that in consideration thereof Mrs. Swittenberg has opened the kinder- 3 garten, with the understanding that Via /?lnK nav the sum of ten dollars ^ ^ monthly to assist in the running ex- 5 pense*. 1 Plans for raising money to have ' on hand for the kindergarten were ! <liscussed, and it was decided to hold 1 a tag day sometime in the near future. ] At this time all the citizeus of Kings- * tree will have the opportunity of contributing to this worthy enterprise. ) The Woodrow Wilson Foundation 1 was then discussed. The club has 1 decided to put on this campaign in Williamsburg county, the quota for which is only $150. Mrs. H. L. Prosser ' was appointed chairman of this cam- 1 paign and Mrs. Louis W. Gilland ' publicity chairman. Every man and i? woman in the county will be given 1 t aii oportunity to add to Williams- 1 P burg's share in this great undertak- ' ing. < At the conclusion of the business 1 meeting Mrs. E. T. Kelley read a < chapter from the Story of Life, and ' Mrs. W. S. Gil land, a guest of the ' afternoon, sang two songs in her J usual lovely soprano. ? The hostess and her assistant, Mrs. 1 Virgil Kinder, served cake and cocoa < while a pleasant social hour was en-1! 'r joyed. .1 Fifty dollars reward for a really ; good reason why farm homes should' i not have some good books, beauti- ] ful pictures, and attractive premises, j the same as city homes. 1 Presentment of Grand Jury. The Grand Jury of Williamsburg :ounty, having completed it's duties pertaining to this, the fall term of :ourt, and having heard reports from its various committees and having appointed other committees for the purpose of moie efficiently discharging it's duties, begs to herewith make t's report: I. We wish to thank his Honor, fudge DeVore and Solicitor McLeod 'or the instructions given us pertaining to our duties as a Grand Jury ind thereby materially assisting us - - L:ii~ T 1^.1 . niwj n passing upun viiis noiiucu u.^ anu :he other duties imposed upon this 30dy. II. All indictments handed in by he solicitor hjve been passed upon ind returned to the court. III. We find that the gieater num>er of recommendations as made by ;his body at the summer term 01 rourt have been complied with, and ;hose in authority have shown satsfactory reasons why the other reeimmendations have not been complied vith up to this time. IV. We find that the annual audit >f the books of the various county >fficers has been made by an audi;or from the Comptroller General s jffice, which report shows all offices ind books pertaining thereto to be in satisfactory condition except that of he County Supervisor. Certain recimmendations as to the keeping of ;he books in the office of the County supervisor are made in the report of ;he auditor, and we recommend that hese suggestions be <tnct'y com)lied with. We find that such other ecommendations as made in said rex , , i 1,-xv.i jort nave uueuu\ ua-n lumpntu V. The committee on schools has nade it's report and we find that ill schools in the county are making satisfactory progress. By special rejuest the committee was sent to visit ;he Kjngstree negro school, and this .'ommittee finds that this school is rery crowded. There are some three lundred (300) pupils or more, who ire crowded into very limited space, ind we recommend that the Trustees ise such means as are possible to relieve this situation at the earliest possible date, for the manner in which ;he pupils are now crowded in said >chool building is liable to cause dissase and the rapid spread thereof. VI. The committee on roads reports that the general condition of ;he roads of the county are good, and show marked improvement. The 'oads are continuously being worked *'ith such funds as are available. VII. The committee has visited :he chain gang and reports same to *? in o-nnd condition. The prisoners 'v " O""*" ire well fed and properly cared for. Hie committee has also visited the jail and finds marked improvement n the sanitary condition thereof. All of which is respectfully submitted, L. R. McINTOSH, Foreman. Dctober 24th, 1922. o Silver Tea Tomorrow Afternoon. Under the auspices of the Civic ind Library association a %Silver tea will be given at the home of Mrs. LeRoy Lee between the hours of 5:30 ind 6:30 o'clock tomorrow (Friday) ifternoon. Invitations have been sent >ut to the ladies of the community ?nH those who attend are expected to :ontribute a piece of silver in the form of our national currency, and 10 cents, 25 cents, 50 cents or $1 will be acceptable. The money (silver) hus realized will be used in providing equipment for the children's play ground. ' o Strange things frequently happen in Indiana. The latest of a most jnique nature came before the public last week in the case of a Mrs. McNally of Hammond, Ind., trying to nake her lawful husband believe that what he had token to be real twin uabies born to the pair were in fact >nly doll babies. Mr. McNally was prosecuting his wife in the state :ourt for having murdered the 'twins." There was much evidence adduced to show that the oaoies were real, but there was no evidences to jstablish the fact that they had been nurdered and Mrs. McNally was acquitted. Xor was it established hgp yond a doubt that the bahjfli^^re lot dolls, and their birtf^and being i hoax as claimed fly the mother, out what we can't understand is how a husband can be even partially fooled or hoodwinked in a mater of this <ind, for his contention as to the genuineness of the babies seems not to have been well founded. m FINDS INFANT AT FRONT DOOR. Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Frierson Have I New Charge in Bethel Home. About 9 o'clock Sunday night a car was heard to drive up and stop ii in front of the home of Mr. J. D. o Frierson who lives in the Bethel sec- 1< tion of this county. Mr. Friersoii s was preparing to retire, but got him- n self together and went out on his <front poarch, the car had gone but v a\.a Uo/1 l>nnn P on ms irum puumi mcic u<?i u?i> left a fine little baby girl, a rank t stranger in the Dethel community, v with the child was left a satchel fill-. t ed with clothing' and there was a b nursing bottle filled with miik, ample t! supply for one feeding. The little s cheiub was taken into the house and g turned over to the tender care 01 d Mrs. Frierson. Today it is getting t, along nicely and apparently v.fll con- a tented. The baby can sit alone and b is supposed to be seven or eight n months old. There is no clue as to n the child's identity. On one of the p articles of clothing is the name "Mar- 'a garetta" worked into the garment, J v on another are the initials, "M. L. T." (" Mr. Frierson thinks that perhaps j the child has been kidnapped, and , d the party or parties perpetrating the j E deed fearing that they could not get-; p away with it, left the baby on his 1 front poarch. ' u o??? 5 OPENING OF TEA ROOM tl F Many Respond to Invitations Issued v by Hostesses. j E C Aiken correspondent of the News e an#l Pnnrier sends that newsDaDer the 0 following which will be of interest V to friends of the Misses Harper here: ft "The formal opening of the Roselea v Tea Room and Gift Shop, which took | F place Thursday afternoon, was a F beautiful affair. The hostesses, the o Misses Bessie and Floride Harper, I issued five hundred invitations to L their numerous friends in this and L adjoining sections and a large num- F ber responded despite the inclement F weather of the day. Mesdames Wal- T ter E. Duncan and Vincent Wyman d assisted the Misses Harper in receiv- S ing, and Mrs. W. Jay McGarity pour- & ed tea in the artistically appointed 1< and decorated reception room, whiQji ft was festooned in cloth of gold and ft yellow tulle, the latter fashioned in e large bows at intervals about the ii hall. Three little girls, Misses Vir- a - ' ur.,mQn on.llu ginia anu ^amcnnc iijiium ? Eleanor Sudlow assisted in serving, e The Misses Harper will have a hand- ii some assortment of novelties in con- 1 junction with their tea room, for the J selection of their patrons." e o e The American Legion wound up a ^ five-day convention at New Orleans n last Friday by unanimously electing b Alvin M. Owsley, of Texas, as its b national commander to succeed Han- e ford MacNider, of Iowa, who has ^ served for the past year' and heard k a plea for international action which, d according to its sponsors, the wound- a ed men of the inter-allied veterans v federation, would bring about world 8 peace. Then, after the selection of c vice-commanders and a national chap-1w lain, the convention was adjourned. I b The meeting next year will be held Je in San Francisco, Cal. je o a A dispatch from Paris says: Com- s plete and rigid control of all Gorman 0 finances, power to veto expenditures s and regulate taxation, and authority 11 to dictate the arrangements of the ^ budgets of the various German states 0 are among the chief proposals con- P tained in the plan of the French gov- n emment for a solution of Germany's d financial difficulties and for the plac- s ing of that country in a position to P meet her reparations payments. * v o c Dr. Lyman Abbott, editor in chief b of the Outlook, with which he had b been associated nearly forty years; * clergyman, lawyer, author and sue cessor to Henry Ward Beecher as r pastor of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, tl died in New York Sunday. He would n have been 87 next December. a tl | A Wg headline in a recent leading \ Nortp Carolina daily newspaper says: ii "Tyo governors to talk good roads." \ not make it three by including a South Carolina's governor with Gov- E ernor Morrison of the Old North o State and Governor Trinkle of the o Old Dominion, for South Carolina is n far behind either of these states in C the matter of good roads. g o v A bale of cotton in the warehouse e | is worth two in the open weather, u WILSON-THOMAS WEDDING jnion Church Scene of Elaborate Affair Last Thursday. I Rome, Oct 24.?A wedding -of much | nterest throughout the state was that f Miss Annie Wilson and Dr. Pressey Spurgeon Thomas, which was olemnized at Union Methodist church ear Rhems on Thursday evening, )ctober 19, at 8 o'clock. The church >as artistically decoiated with Southrn smilax; a pyramid of ferns filled he chancel; on each side of the ferns ;as a candelabra with white candle. In he rear of th" chancel was a candelara with fifty ca.JIes. These with he shaded lights gave a soft, mellow low to the scene. The bride and room stood under a white canopy raped with white tulle, pink chrysanhemums and ferns. Down the center isle were stands with lovely flora! askets filled with pink chrysanthelums and as the appointed hour drew ear, Mrs. Lamar Johnson, accomanied by Mrs. W. Cary Rollins, sang r\f PAnn'o' "Vnn n o rvi r\ to mo UUp U1 OUilgO ? VU vumt vv <*?v *ith love;" "A Heart of Hold," and All for You." To the strains of Lohengrin's ceding march played by Miss Carrie taker, aunt of the bride, the bridal arty entered in order as follows: he four ushers, Mr. W. H. Baker ith Mr. David Johnson; Mr. Fumey ihem with Mr. Kennith Creel. Then be maids and groomsmen: Miss "lora Belel McLeod, of Lynchburg, rith Mr. D. D. Rhem; Miss Merrill tennett, of Holly Hill, with Mr. tharles B. Thomas of Manning, brothr of the groom; Miss Sarah Neely, f Alar, with Mr. Baker Wilson of Vofford College, brother of the bride; liss Marie Eaddy, of Hemingway, rith Mr. W. H. Taylor, of Great 'alls; Miss Mildred Hemingway, of [emingway, with Mr. W. T. McLeo<l, f Lynchburg; Miss Mary Rhem with )r. L. W. Fort, of Great Falls; Miss iucy Wilson, of Manning, with Mr. <eland Thomas, of Andrews; Miss !uth McDow, of Lancaster, with Mr. ). I. Wilson, brother of the bride; 'hen came the dames of honor: Mesames D. I. Wilson and Holmes B. ipiings of Greenville, mother and ister of the bride. They were folded by the maid of honor, Miss Jehe Wilson, sister of the bride, iext came the little flower girl, Eth1 Lcgette from Columbus, Ga., dainty i pink crepe de chine and carrying basket of pink roses. With her -as Master Henry Hill DuRant, dress d in wrnte satin, carrying me ring i the heart of a pink chrysanthemum, 'he bridegroom with his best man, fr. W. H. Thomas, Georgetown, enterd next and preceding the bride who ntered with her father, Mr. D. Itlay Vilson. The impressive ring cerelony was used and was performed y the Rev. G. K. Way, pastor of the ride. During the ceremony Traumrei was softly played on the organ. )uring prayer the bride and groom nelt on a white satin pillow. Menelsohn's wedding march was played s the party left the church in reerse order. The brides maids wore ;owns of white crepe de chine and arried pink chrysanthemums tied rith pink tulle. The mother of the u-ni-o o lionrlcnmp trnwn nf I IUV nViC w AIV* IIUUVIIIV .. lectric blue duvytine and embroidred chiffon, and carried white chrysnthemums. Mrs. Holmes B. Springs, ister of the bride was attired in rchid georgette over blue barronet atin and canned white chrysanthelums. The maid of honor was lovey in a gown of cream Spanish lace ver pink Charmeuse. She canned ink chrysanthemums. The bride was ever more beautiful than in her weding gown of pure white Duchess atin embroidered and trimmed with earls, with a court train. Her veil ras artistically arranged with a nronet of oranre blossoms. The ride carried a shower bouquet of ride's roses and lilies of the valley, ied with white tulle. Immediately after the ceremony a eception was held at the home of he bride's parents. The guests were let at the door by Mrs. B. M. Dinkins, unt of the bride, and invited into he reception room by Miss Pauline Vilson, of Manning. In the receivig line stood, Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Vilson, parents of the bride, the bride nd groom, Col. and Mrs. Holmes !. Springs, brother-in-law, and sister f the bride; Miss Nelle Wilson, maid f honor; Mr. W. H. Thomas, best lan and brother of the groom; Rev. K. Way, pastor of the bride. The nests then passed into the hall and rere invited to register by Miss Flornce Hemingway. They were then shered into the living room by Mrs. . Personal Mention From Hemingway. Hemingway, Oct. 24.?Miss Pauline Wilson of Manning, spent Monday j night with Mrs. W. C. Hemingway.! Misses Iva Giddings and Effie Zim-! mermon spent the wek-end in Flor- i ence. Misses Wilma Harmon and Verna J Ard of Florence, spent Sunday here < with relatives. i Mr. Joe Cain of Pamplica, spent;] Sunday in town. N >tr. Jesse Cribb spent Sunday in ; Latta. I Mr. Jack Grisvold of Arkansas, ar- < rived Monday to be with his father I who is critically ill. I Miss Saiah Grisvold, who is a stu- ! dent at the College of Charleston, : was called here to be with her father. 1 Miss Ruth Harmon is confined toj1 her bed. Her many friends wish fori! her a speedy recovery. 1 Mrs. W. D. Halfacre went to the I] Florence Infirmary Friday to have ; her tonsils removed. She was ac- 1 companied by Mr. Halfacre and Miss 1 Blondell Cockfield. j Those from here who attended the ] play at Trinity Saturday evening were Misses Galloway, Warren, Winn 1 and DsLoach; Messrs Oscar Haselden, j Stephen Lambert, Bob Ingraham and ! Thurman Flowers. 1 Mrs. E. L. Ard and little daughter < are visiting relatives at Latta. ] Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hemingway < are visiting relatives at Farmville, 1 N. C. ] Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Campbell left 1 Friday for Gibson, N. C., to visit the i former's parents, before going to ] Charlotte, where he has accepted a < position. Dr. J. G. Hvman and Mr. John Turner of Pamplico, were in town a short while Monday. Mrs. Geo. S. Hemingway and Miss Nan Hemingway visited relatives at Indiantown Sunday afternoon. Misses Sallie and Ruth Haselden, teachers of the Good Hope school, spent Sunday at home. Mr. Bob Bird and brother of Dovesville, spent the week-end with friends here. Misses Annie and Lela Burney, Mrs. P. A. Ingraham, Dr. and Mrs. Graham and family, Mrs. C. M. Lambert took in the fair in Florence Thursday. Quite a number from here attended the Wilson-Thomas wedding at Union church Thursday evening of last week. Miss Kennedy spent the week-end in Kingstree. Miss Dess Gowdy spent the weekend at Lake City. Mr. K. E. Creel was a pleasant caller in Lake City Sunday afternoon. Mr. E. L. Ard spent the week-end with relatives at Latta. Mr. B. J. Hemingway of Rome, spent Saturday in town. % o Many backaches at corn replanting time next year can be saved by selecting now good seed corn and stor ing it carefully. 0. M. Mitchell and Miss Carrie Baker, aunts of the bride, where the presents were displayed. Tables around . the room were covered with handsome and valuable presents. The guests then entered a section of the side porch which had been curtained j off and made into a lovely bower, i Punch was served here by Mrs. Jas. : H. Saye of Richburg, and Miss Em- : mie Snow. They then passed into the 1 dining room where Mrs. E. W. Du- < Rant of Georgetown, presided. Block 1 cream and cake were served by Misses i Belle Hemingway and Frances Snow, i The dining room was tastefully dec- 1 orated with yellow and white. The < table with the bride's cake was es- < pecially pretty with its trimmings of 1 yellow tulle. The cutting of the i bride's cake caused much merriment, s After receiving the congratulations i and good wishes of all, Dr. Thomas and his bride left, amid a shower of 1 rice, by automobile for Florence 1 where connection with a south bound < train was made. After a tour to 1 Florida they will be at home at Great s Falls, where the groom is a prominent i physician. 1 Besides all formerly named, the J following were also at the reception: 1 Dr. E. W. DuRant, Mr. and Mrs. M. 1 M. ^Thomas, Georgetown; Miss Mildred Cunningham, Lancaster; Mrs. Mary Weaver, Savannah, Ga.; Mrs. 3 A. Spencer Le^ette, Columbus, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Rhem, Mr. and , Mrs. H. H. DuRant, Mr. Bethel Du- J Rant; Mesdames L. B. Johnson and G. K. Way, Mr. R. Y. Waldrep, Miss- j es Clayton Blain, Edna Lawrence, ( Maude Erskine, Amy Connor and Mr. W. Cary Rollins. WOODROW WILSON FOUNDATION Mother's Club to Put on County Campaign. Allotment $150.00. All over the United States the peoDle of this country are beini? eriven the opportunity of adding a part to the $1,000,000.00 fund that is being raised by a grateful people in refognitior. of the sen-ices done humanity by that honored stateman, Woodrow Wilson. This sum will be invested and used each year to give prizes to that American who has accomplished something which will be of benefit to humanity, whether it be in the field of letters, art, statemanship, science, invention, business or social sen-ice. A committee will decide on the winner of this honor each year, ivhich will be equivalent to America's having her own noble prize. This has bgen thought the most appropriate way of honoring while he is yet spared to the world the man who has always put humanity first, and who has given of his own strengtn and spirit in the sen-ice of the people. The idea of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation was first conceived by a group of women, but the idea was so big that it was quickly adopted by prominent men, in-support of the pricrinal committee. The campaign, however, is being put on all over the rountry by the women, and Williamsburg will not be behind in this opportunity. It has been deemed advisable to wait until now to bring this natter before the public, and .ne Mother's Club of Kingstree feels hon)red to be the chosen vehicle of giv- ? ing the people of this county an opportunity to take part in this enterprise. The quota for Williamsburg is ony $150.00, which could of course be raised without effort .by half a dozen eading citizens. But this is not the Dlan. It is desired that every man, woman and child in the county be jiven part in the Williamsburg share / - * 1 XT. ,,.,'11 kr> )I ine 1UI1U. I.U1UI1UUUUII nm Im iisregarded. Mrs. H. L. Prosser will act as chairnan of the Campaign, and we take :his opportunity of asking people of toe county whom Mrs. Prosser and ler assistants may not be able to >_ >ee, to send their checks to her, or leave them for her\ at The County Record office. Not only individuals may contribute, but clubs and organizations of all lands. Surely there is not a bank ar business house or a woman's club in the county which will not want to have a part in this honor to our beloved Wilson. Each week the list of those who have contributed to the cause will be printed in the Record, and we beg that all who can do so, will send their money in this week so that we may have a creditable list to print next week. Mrs. Louis W. Gilland, Publicity Chairman. o HUSBAND KILLS WIFE Alleged Murderer is Caught After Long Chase. Conwav. Oct. 22.?Friday morning about 1:30 o'clock, Richard Knox shot and killed his wife, it is alleged. It ?eems that they had been separated for some time and the wife was ooarding. Several times during {he ?arly part of the night Knox went to this house and called for his wife, it is charged. She had gone to bed and would riot see him. Finally he lacked in the front door and dischargJd his gun in the ceiling. When he iid this the house was soon emptied. While the occupants of the house tvere coming out Knox, it is said, appeared in the crowd and as his vife reached the ground he shot her. She fell but managed to crawl back :o her bed and he followed her into :he room and snot ner again, it is leclared. In the excitement he made lis escape. The woman lived until ' ibout 5 o'clock. The officers were lotified and took up the trail at once. fie was captured about eighteen miles From Conway on the road to Marion. fie offered no resistance to the oficers. o After holding the office of prime ninister through seven of the most iritical years of British history?three fears of war and four years of reinstruction?David Lloyd George vent down in defeat last week and Bonar Law has been chosen as his successor. 1 Subscribe for the Record now.