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For rates t apply to this office. j In remitting checks or money orders make payable to THE COUNTY RECORD j Fewif Adi alias Roraaadw 1 THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION t = t THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1922 Kingstree offers one of the best locations we know of for an up-todate electric bakery. Thousands of ^ loaves of bread are shipped here weekly from outside cities and are j retailed at ten cents the loaf, perhaps a reasonable price after the dealer pays the delivery chaiges. But five-cent bread should be furnished consumers in Kingstree considering the present price of wheat and flour and the only way to gfet it is through a local bakery. The Board of County Commissioners met in regular monthly session here Tuesday in the office of Supervisor Singletary and transacted such business as was presented for consideration. Members of the old and new delegations met with the board. The financial condition of the county is said to oe in gooa snape, ana it. is to be inferred that the county will ^ suffer no set-back in going ahead with school, road and other improvement work fo> lack of money. The general election in Williamsburg county Tuesday was perhaps the quietest ever held. At Kingstree less tlian fifty votes were cast and rj this precinct seems to have been noi exception to the interest prevailing throughout the county. Of course there is a Teason for this. In South. Carolina, particularly in this section 1 of the state, there is only one party t and ones nomination at the pri- j, maries is Daramount to election, hence * people do not feel that they are call- j ed upon to go to the polls and vote10 for a candidate that has already | ^ been chosen for the office to be filled. [ I \ Another faithful quadruped Jj^as a been relegated to oblivion. His job s was taken away from him this week. s He had served the customers of the Messrs Jacobs for several years, go- v ing without a murmer from early j( morning till late at night, delivering a groceries, something for dinner, sup- s per or breakfast. It might have ^ been only a loaf of bread or can of j fish roe, but he was on the job and performed his duty well; no one, not v even his owners had any complaint f, to register against him, except that ? he was "behind the times," and a j Ford truck should take his place. n f ^ _ MONEY IN COTTON. q Here is a little editorial from The n State, Columbia, presenting a point jj of view thoroughly* logical and thoroughly heartening-to the farmers of South Carolina. Read it: h . Until a year or two ago it was g often advisable to warm Southern g farmers against over-production of j - cotton. Cotton associations carried on energetic campaigns for curtail- s. raent 01 acreage. w Exactly the reverse has come about \ with the arrival of the boll weevils. ^ Too many men are leaving the farms a in the belief that cotton growing will h no more be profitable. c The outlook for thg intelligent, dili- \ gent cotton f rower, willing to read, J attend, listen and leani is decidedly J better than it has been in many a J year. The danger of over-production is i; * eliminated. a * - :? A1.-4. f At tne price uiat cvaitw jwwi . w day a quarter of a bale fetches as | much money as a bale sold 25 years -ago. j To thoroughly understand the con- j ditions reflected in the above is the J beginning of wisdom for the cotton \ grower in this state. There is going i to be money in growing cotton?more , N money than ever before for the man who can grow it. It is going to be i more difficult to produce cotton than < before. Brains are going to be nec- : ' essary in its production. And brains ] are always rewarded. The farmer , who does not belifve^hnything the students of agriculture say, and re- r fuses to accept their teachings, will! r lot raise cotton. The boll weevil j 5 will eat his crop every year and he J will finally quit or go broke. While the man who has ears to near and j jses his ears for their purpose will make cotton and get a good price for j it The boll weevil simply out wits the, ignorant and restricts the production. It is another application of the law, unto him that hath shall be giv?n.?Spartanburg Herald. o c Kingstree Foot Ball Squad. The Kingstree second team defeat- ^ id Un^pn high school, of Rome, by a :core of 67 to 0 last Thursday aftei- n loon. On Friday afternoon the team 1 ,vent over to Manning and defeated a ;he Manning team 7 to 6. All games jlayed so far, and the scores, are as v rollows: Manning 12, Kingstree 0; d Summerton 27, Kingstree 0; George- r ?wn 0, Kingstree 46; Lake City 0, SCingstree 0; Summerton 0, Kings- I ;ree 24; Union High 0, Kingstree 67; s Viannig 6! Kingstree 7. The total I score by opponents 45. Kingstree 144. Football fans are urged to go over w o Georgetown Friday and see Kings- s ;ree win again. li o r Woodrow Wilson Fund. I The following list of names includes t hose who have contributed to the t: iVoodrow Wilson fund during the s )ast week: t: ). Silverman 1.00 li J. S. Gamble $2.00 r. J. M. Graham, Sr., 1.00 1< ). A. Montgomery 1.00 \ I. B. Smith 1.00 h [* W. Gilland 2.00 Urs. M. Brockington 1.00 w V. P. McGilL Jr.. .50 a, V. K. Mcintosh .1 1.00 h r. L. Brockington 1.00 S i. 0. Welch 1.00 r.'- M. Gilland .50 n r. F. Scott .50 d N. W. McCollough r 1.00 E S. L. Hirsch .50 Ik )r. F. O. Lentz 1.00 G )r. D. P. Frierson 1.00 V V. W. Boddie 1.00 V f. B. Stewart ----- -50 V. B. Brockington J"! .50 v L H. Epps .50 t J. H. Miller ^ .50 tl i. A. Miller .50 b :ash 3.50 dargaret Gregg Gordon B. A. a R. Chapter s 5.00 n n 'otal $29.00 o w Old Wills of Williamsburg. s< ? t< (By William Willis Boddie) r The wills of Williamsburg people n nade prior to the War of the Revo- n ution are filed in Charleston. Some ime a?o I published in~ the County w teoord notes from many of these si 'Id wills and below follow statements li :athered from some others: E Elizabeth Jaudon died in 1743. She eft three young children, Paul, David, v* nd Elisha. Paul was the oldest and a he waived his age and made him her n: ole executor. a John Hamilton died in 1744. His ri fife was Christian McClelland. They e< eft no children. He bequeathed >300 cres of land in Williamsburg Tow$- m hip for the support of the Williams- t? urg Presbyterian church, then under R he management of Rev. John Rae. William James died in 1750. His m idow was named Elizabeth. He had t\ our sons, John, William, Robert and lamuel; and four daughters, Jannet, H Elizabeth, Esther, and Sarah. He si lentions his sons-in-law, David Wil- u< on, Gavin Witherspoon, James Mc- di tollough, and Nathaniel McCoIlough. F William Heathley died in 1742. He lentions his wife, Mary; his son, Wil- hi am; and his daughter, Elizabeth. J< William Jamison died in 1756. He A ift a large estate which he gave to is sister, Agnes Still, widow of James al till, who lived in Ireland. Agnes A till came to Williamsburg with ames McDowell, who was married hi j her grand-daughter, Agnes David- n< on. Agnes Still died soon after- V :ards and left her property to James ai LcDowell. When James McDowell ied, his widow, Agnes, was made hi ttorney for them by the following M eirs who then lived in Ireland; Ar- E hibald Drew, Margaret Drew, Adam in Vilson, William McCormick, James A IcCormick, George Maxwell, Dorothy laxwell, Robert Adams and Sarah w Ldams. oi Crafton Kerwon died in 1747, leavng a widow, Mary; and a son, Thorn- t> is. His widow afterwards married b v.o pav TnVin Minister of rr 11^ ilVTt WV1M? * -- ? 'rince Frederick's church. d Sarah Montgomery died in 1770. a she mentions her two sons, William ind Henry; and her two daughters, F Tannet, who married Dann; and Mary, h vho married Armstrong; and her a liece and her nephew, Margaret and v Tohn Barr. h William McCalla died in 1750. He t mentions hi^ daughter, Jannet; his laughter, Margaret, wife of Alexander E MoCrea; his daughter, Sarah; and e liis daughter, Jean, wife of John J James. a John McCormick died in 1752. He ' : V'' ' ' ' ' % lentions his sister, Isabella McCornick; and his three other sisters, lary Averton, Agnes Carson and ean Dick. William McCormick died in 1750. le mentions his son, John McCormick; is daughter, Mary, who married John )ick; and his daughter, Tsabelle. James McCown died in 1750. He sft all of his property in the hands f William Young, Samuel Montgomry, and Gavin Witherspoon to apply o much of same as was necessary or the Christian education of his hildren and the remainder to be iaid to his sons, David, Thomas and ames. John McCrea died in 1765. He lentions his wife, Martha; his sons, 'homas, William, John and Joseph; nd his daughter, Sarah. Joseph McCrea died in 1762. His rife was named Mary. He left two aughters, Mary, and Ann who maried John Mathews. James McClelland died in 1761. lis wife was named Mary. He had ix children, James, John, Leonard, Iryce, Samuel and Grizelle. Abraham Michau died in 1767. His rife was named Lydia. He had four ons, Peter, Daniel, Paul and Wiliam. Of his daughters, Lydia maried Clegg; Julia married Perry; and lester married Cromwell. Samuel Montgomery died in 1751. le left his wife, Jeleba, his plantaion and all his slaves so long as he remained his widow. He menions his sons, Nathaniel and Wil am. Jonathan Murril died in 1743. He ift legacies to his children, Anthony, William, Elizabeth, Susannah, Sarah, fary and Martha. John Mathewes died in 1750. His rife was Ann McCrea. He left four ons, William, John, Isaac and Abraam, and four daughters, Mafry, iarah, Elizabeth and Jean. Matthew Nelson died in 1742. He lentions his eldest son, George; his aughter, Mary, and his daughter, llizabeth; and his four grandsons, latthew, son of his oldest son, leorge; Samuel, son of his son, John; William, son of his son, William; and William, son of his son, Samuel. George Nelson died in 1742. , His rife was named Eleanor. He had " w - m 1 T J 1 iVO sons, i>iattnew ana jarcu; aiiu iree daughters, Mary, Jane and Isaelle. John Porter died in 1750. He had son named James and st daughter amed Mary; and a brother-in-law amed Joseph Bradley. Thomas Potts died in 1760. His 'ife was named Sarah. He had a an named Thomas, and four daughsrs, Mary, Ann, Elizabeth, who maried Swinton; and Margaret, who tarried Potts. He had a grandson amed Thomas Johnson. Robert Paisley died in 1761. His ife was named Mary. He had four jns, John, Robert, James and Wilam; and two daughters, Mary and '15 1?iL lU^AUCUU John Pressley died in 1750. His ife was named Margaret. He had son named William; ' a daughter amed Jane, who married McColIough; daughter named Eleanor, wha mared Thompson; and a daughter nami Susannah, who was very young. John Rae died in 1760. He was the linister of the Williamsburg Presbyirian church. His wife was named achael. They left no children. Samuel Scott died in 1774. He larried Margaret Gregg. They had vo daughters, Jannet and Elizabeth. Rev. Elisha Screven died in 1756. i3 wife was named Hannah. He had x sons, Joseph, Elisha, Joshua, Sam?1, William and Benjamin; and two lughters, Elizabeth, wife of James owler, and Hannah. Nathaniel Snow died in 1760. He id three sons, George, James and >hn; and two daughters, Mary and nn. James Scott died in 1750. He left 1 of his property to his brothers, lexander and John. John iscoct aiea in iou. nc icn is property to his wife and children, )t named, and makes his brother, filliam Scott, Richard Richardson, id William Cantey, his executors. Samuel Vaieen. He gives all of is property to his grand-daughters, [artha and Elizabeth Crousby and lizabeth Harbin. He makes his soni-law, Francis Harbin; his daughter, nn Harbin, executor and executrix. John White died in 1750. His wife as named Mary Ferguson. They left ne son, Blakely White. John Watson died in 1760. He left vo hundred pounds to the Williamsurg Presbyterian churrh and the reminder of his estate to be equally ivided among the daughters of Thoms Scott, of Williamsburg, deceased. James Witherspoon died in 1768. [e married Elizabeth McQuoid. They ad four.sons, James, Gavin, Robert, nd John; and one daughter, Ann, rho married Archibald McKee. In is will, he mentions his grand-daugher, Elizabeth McKee. Peter Mouzon died in 1748 in terkeley county. His wife was namd Ann. He had five sons, Louis, ames, Peter, Samuel and Henry; nd two daughters, Elizabeth and Ann. Henry Mouzon died in 1749. His . >3?,v; V.-L'i- ' .. / wife was named Ann. He had six children, Henry, Ann, Esther, Jane Sarah, Susannah, Elizabeth and Mary Ann. Joshua Screven died in 1764 and was buried on the north side of Big Dam Swamp. The tombstone standing at the head of his grave is tne oldest monument in Williamsburg county. He endows his wife, Hannah, and gives to his brother, Benjamin Screven, his plantations on the north side of the north bank of Black river. He gives his silver knee buckles to his brother, William Screven; and his watch to his brother, Benjamin Screven; and some negroes to his mother, Hannah Screven. William Matthews died in 1760. He left lagacies to his wife, Elizabeth, and to his son, William. John McBryde died in 1766. He gives his wife, Elizabeth, a liberal share of his property and his family Bible. He provides for his five children, John^ James, William, Samuel, and Rebecca, and for an unborn child. Willidm Sabb died in 1765. His wife was named Deborah. He left two sons, Thomas Sabb and William Sabb; and four daughters, Deborah, Anna, Elizabeth and Mary. In this will, he mentions his brother, Thomas Sabb. Esther Vanalle died in 1749 and gave all of her property to her husband, Matthew Vanalle. John Scott died in 1788. He mentions his wife, Sarah; his mother-inlaw, Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebecca Screven. Thomas Scott died in 1766. He provides for his wife, Jannet, and his seven daughters Elizabeth, Jean, Mary, Jannet, Katherine, Margaret and Sarah, and gives all of his real estate to his son, William. These seven daughters were given much property in the will of John Watson. John Scott died in 1769. His wife was named Catherine. He left three sons, Samuel, Joseph and Moses, and one daughter, Isabelle. Thomas McCrea died in 1760 without leaving a will. His oldest son, William McCrea, did not come to this country with his father but remain ed in Belfast, (Jounty Antrim, ireiana. Thomas McCrea left some children living in Williamsburg. When he died, his brother, Robert McCrea, of Lisnabrin, County Down, Ireland, made affidavit to these facts aiding William McCrea to appoint attorneys in South Carolina. i Women Take Stand on Education. (Capital News Service.) Washington, Nov. 6.?A Chicago superintendent of schools is in favor of the passage of the following regulation: "Sinceit is highly desirable that the number of men and women in the high schools shall be as nearly equalized as possible, the mefit rule shall not apply to prevent recommenda tions of either sex should the ratio between sexes warrant a choice." The Teachers' Council of the Ifational Woman's Party is rallying women the country over to fight this proposal. They say: "This is an alarm bell, warning the women teachers of the nation to safeguard the position they have won in our public school system as a result of patient and self-sacrificing effort. The United States Bureau of Education reports that in 1920 (the latest figures available) there were 70,426 women teachers in our high schools and only zz,63U men. 11 tne Chicago ruling were in effect throughout the nation, something Ifke thirty-three and one-third per cent, of our women teachers would have to be dismissed in favor of men." i The National Woman's Party is to undertake the establishment of a forum in Washington, and will direct a campaign in forty-two states during the next few months, looking to the repealing of laws discriminating against women, and preparing the way for\he urging of a constitutional amendment giving women equal civil and legal rights with men, and making special laws in her favor, such as the ,eight-hour law, impossible. The National Woman's Party holds that all such special privilege laws, while seemineiv for the benent of woman, are really "pampering" her and are infringements of her rights as a citizen of the nation, o The Wilbur Jones Post of the American Legion at Lake City will observe Armistice Day tomorrow evening with appropriate ceremonies at the Baptist cuhrch. The addresses will be delivered by- Ben E. Adams, of Charleston, one of the state's most active legionaires; Mayor W. H. White heal and Senator-elect Ashton H.\ Williams." The combined choirs of tm^several churches will assist in the nNii^al program. ? 9 6 ?6 quickly relieve* a coldCounty Teachers Association Meeting. To the Teachers of Williamsburg county: On November 18th, 1922, at 12:00 o'clock, the Williamsburg County - " Teachers association will hold its [first meeting for the present school year in the Kingstree school auditorium. It is possible for a teachers' association to be of great value to the teachers. It depends i very largely upon what the teachers put into the association. I want the teachers oi the county to come together and have a strong association this year. It is a teacher's duty to do all she can tc help herself and to help other teachers. I am, therefore, asking all the 4 l r nr:tif 1 i.. _ uwnerx 01 yy liuamhuurg county ic be present at^he first meeting. I am sure that the program will be helpful to you, and unless you are providentially hindered, it will be your duty to attend. As this is the first meeting for the present school year, there will be ar election of officers. Mr. D. L. Lewis, State Rural School Supervisor, will address the teachers. There will be a discussion of matters of interest and importance to all the teachers, At the conclusion of the program the Domestic Science class of the Kingstree school will serve lunch. Let us try to make this one of the best teachers' meetings we have evei had in Williamsburg county. M. F. MONTGOMERY, County Superintendent of Education, November 8th, 1922. 666 cares Malarial Ferer. DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA In Bankruptcy. In the mater of Henry Mercantile Company, of Henry, in the Count) of Williamsburg and district aforesaid, a bankrupt To the creditors of said bankrupt: Notice is hereby given that on the sihmhmmhmuhhmm | PERHAPS? > |; You are having y j | and Dyeing done to s ;; ment. Then, again, ;; To those who are not <? wm jjiease )uu 11 you i; The City T: i: BURGESS & M :: Kingsti i |; Be Sure to Se i: C9 OHC.t\cc <p&. vu uira The Best Offered ii jj McGILL I \\ STORE F( :: Kingstree, MlHHH IIIIHIHHIIHH lllllll tlllll IIIIIHIII H ? \ ;! JBk 'HI IJ Don't strain your eyes <? seeing small objects. Come ? of glasses and relieve you < \ | with a double vision glass th ;; near and far and relieve you > pairs of glasses. ? ;; If you break your glass* > I can duplicate them in 24 ?? My stock of Diamonds, !! Silverware always complete. Bring me your broken } i mad^ame day received. "I. E. ; Jeweler and Kingstree, IHIIHIHIIIIIimilllMI i 7th day of. November, 1922, the above I named was duly adjudged bankrupt; and that the first meeting of his ' J creditors will be held at the office of I Kelley & Hinds, Kingstree, S. C., on I tKip 93 dnv r?f Nnvpmhpr. 1922. at 12 > I o'clock noon, at which time the oaid ,! creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the p ; ! bankrupt and transact such other " business as may properly come before > said meeting. At this meeting will ; .! also be considered the sale of the ' | stock of merchandise and other per'' sonal property of the bankrupt, without further notice to creditors. ?{Claims must be filed in the manner tj prescribed by the rules of the supreme court for filing of claims in 1 bankruptcy. ' ROBERT J. KIRK, . - Referee in Bankruptcy. .(Florence, S. C.? November 8, 1922. 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