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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
THE LARGEST PEAR TREE
IN THE SOUTH IS IN WILL
LIAMSBURG COUNTY.
The Tree Belongs to the Rev.
Henry haddock. OF
indiantoWn.

Perhaps the largest pear tree
in the south is in Williamsburg
county. Mr.. j. T. Brown, who
travels for a Waycross, Ga, nur-
sery, and who has travelled in
every southern State, and who has
made a lifelong study offruit trees,
says that the largest pear tree he
has ever seen is one on Rev. Henry
Haddock's place, in the Indian
town neighborhood. Mr.. Brown
was in that section last week, and,
hearing of the tree, went to Mr..
Haddock's and requested that gen
tleman to show it to him. MIR.
haddock and MIR. Brown proceed
ed to the tree, and Mr.. Brown
asked for a rope to measure it.,
saying that it was undoubtedly
the largest pear tree in existence.
The tree was measured by the two
gentlemen, and it was found to be
six and one half feet in circumfer-
ence, and measured forty five
feet across the branches. The
height was estimated at forty feat.
Mr.. Haddock has gathered as
much as sixty bushels of matured
fruit from the tree in one year,
besides that picked before the end
of the season. Several of Mr..
HaGdock's neighbors say that
there is no doubt that the tree has
borne seventy-five bushels of fruit
in a single season.
The most remarkable thing
about the tree is that it has never
"blighted;" that is, the branches
have never died and decayed back
to the trunk of the tree. Mr.
Brown, who is well-up upon such
matters, and who may be quoted
as reliable authority, says that
the fact of the tree having never
"blighted" is the most wonderful
thing connected with it, as he, in
all his career as a fruit tree sales
man, has never before seen a pear
tree that had not suffered in this
wayg
Who can beat this in the way OF
a pear tree.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
y" "you May Rip
the roots from the Greek
verb and algebraic
. oponf;tv hnt thav, q ro

worthless unless transpianted to a
fertile soil in you )" you may read
Of low priced articles week after
week but they avail you nothing
uLless you take advantage Of the
bargains offered you may know
thahLesesne & Epps sell oxfords
from Scots up,, butyon cant wear
a pair of them Easter nnless you
buy them as have your neighbor;
you may know that fine straw
hat will contribute greatly to your
appearance, but not know that
you can get it from us at from %
cts. to $1.00; you may know that
coffee is a great luxury, but not
know that it will cost you herss
only 10 16s and 20cts per ID. !;
you may chew tobacco and not
know that the bestthe world af-
fords for the money can be had
from us; you may think that life
is a struggle, but if you wa9ktt
know that a good liying2an bs
bought cheap, seek theInfornia.
ton from the storeof e
LEsEsEE & EPPs.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
Lodge Notice.

The net regular communica-
ton of Lake City Lodge, No. 1913,
A. F. NJ. will be holden Saturday
afternoon, April "a, 1897, at 4
o'clock sharp.
E. 7. MOODY, W. NJ.
w. Francis KENNEDY, Sec.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
Kingstree, S. c., April - '97.

I'VE gladly give space 10 the
above card, as We do'nots wish f.e
report anything incorrectly. The
paper from which we got our
data for the proceedings of the
board meeting was only a "skele-
ton," and was not written and in
full, hence the errors.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
Next Sunday will be Easter, so
lookout for new hats and dresses.

An Illinois farmer has discover.
ed that seed corn soaked in coal
oil renders the growing corn proof
against the chinch bug. The seed
for five acres we're soaked in coal
oil, and that for forty acres was
not. The chinch bugs ate up the
corn in the forty acre field, but
never touched that on the five
acres.
The Countv Record. ST a wear,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15

Why send off for your job print
ing when you can get itdone just
as cheap and get as good work
right at home9 Patronize home
industries and get the work on
shorter notice. Give ps a t1al.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15

Smoke "Pride of Darlington"
tobacco. grown in South Carolina
and manufactured in Darlington,
For sale by W. g. Elwell, Mana.
ger.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15

The. postofice now opens at
night, shortly after the arrival of
the last mail train from Charles
ton.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15

All the lates styles in job print
ing can now be done in The Couny
Record Office.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
MIR. j. P. Nelson spent Sunday

in Scranton.
There are still several cases ot
measels in Kingstree.
Mr. G. w. Arms made a trip to
Ashley Junction last Monday.
Messrs. II. q. Askins and Louis
Gilland spent three days in Lake
City last week.
Mr.. Julian Jacobs went down
to Georgetown Monday to visit
for a few days.
The banks of the river near
Thorne's mill seems to be quite
an afternoon resort for the young
folks.
The Rev. w. D. Moorer went
down to Charleston last Monday,
and from there to Walterboro, but
is expected to return to-day.
Mr.. Peter. Gourdin has been
confined to his room by illness
for several days, but, we are glad
to announce, is now able to be
out again.
From nearly every section of
the county there comes the re-
port that more fertilizers ars be-
ing used this year than last. We
trust this means larger crops.
Traffic manager Bouie, of-the
Georgetown and Western rail
road, accompanied by his family
came up last Friday and stayed
until Monday visiting the family
of Mr.. Louis Jacobs.
DR.. d. L. Baker, of Rome, was
in town Sunday afternoon and
Monday. DIR. Baker expected to
meet his father, Rev. w. B. Baker.
here, but was disappointed as
the latter gentleman got off the
train at Lake City.
Mt. Walter Steele is now ticket
and baggage agent for the Allan
tic Coast Line at Rocky Mount,
N. G. Mr.. Steele is an old Kings
boy, and has many friends here,
all of whom will be glad to learn
that he is so pleasantly situated.
While quite q number OF young
people were frolicing out on the
logs near the river bridge few
days ago, a little girl slipped and
fell down between two of the tim
bers into the water, but was i'm.
mediately rescued and taken back
to the land by Mr.. Charles j.
Lesesne, who fortunately, was
near her at the time.
Joe Flemming. the colored man
who was committed to Jail about
a month ago charged with rob-
bing dispenser Suits, will be
given a preliminary hearing be-
fore Magistrate Brown today.
Magistrate Matthews being dis
qualified by reason of being Mr..
Suits father-in law, Mr.. Brown
was called upon to conduct the
preliminary.s There is sometalk
as t. why the negro has been kept
in Jail for so long a time without
a preliminary trial, but we are
not familiar with the with the de-
tails of the case, and can make no
comment on the matter whatever.
The greater portion of our new
job printing outfit has arrived,
and we are now prepared to exc
cute all kinds Of printing on very
short notice. There is now no
excuse for one to send to Charles
ton or elsewhere to have printing
done, as it can be done in this Of
fee, right here in Kingstree, just
as well, and a great deal quicker.
Of course. it will not cost any
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
ITEMS OF LOCAL Interest.
AcOlUMNoF NEWS PICKED
UP AROUND TOWN


And Put into Short Paragraphs
For Quick Reading BY
Busy People.
Hiss Lula Shaw, of Cades. visited
the Misses Nelson, OF Kingstree
last Saturday.
Mr.. Peter G. Gourdin spent a
few days wi tn relatives at st.
Stephens this week.
Mr.. u. F. Heller returned from
Georgetown, where he has been
selling horses, last Saturday.
Court will convene here on the
,hid Monday in May, with Judge
d. A. Townsend on the bench.
The annual examlaatlon of ap-
plicants for teachers certificates
will be held tomorrow and Satar-
day.
Miss Lizzie Wallace beautiful
and charming young lady of At
lanta, Ga, is speodiag some time
with relatives in town.
Messrs. Will Dunlop and Lu-
cius Montgomery msdea trip to
Salters last Saturday afternoon,
returning Sunday morning.
Farmers have taken advantage
of the recent fair weather and
have caught up with quite 4 lot
of the work On the farms which
the rain caused to be delayed.
Mr.. II. A. Graham, our clever
young depot agent, informs US
that up to the present time nearly
three times as much fertilizers
have been received at this point
for this season as vas received du-
ring the entire season last year.
Mr.. Ede Tallavast has been
"playing the devil" 10 the County
Record Office for the past week.
Mr.. Tallavast says that he expects
to be an expert printer in few
weeks, and hopes to he able to
'.double discount'' Mr.. Brown,
our foreman, in 1ypesetting be-
fors''he end d thssshool term
Mr. J. S. Jopling, a tobacco
drummer entertained a small
crowd at the Coleman Hotel last
Monday night BY performing a
series of slight-of-lnnd tricks with
coins, cards, e,c. Mr. Jopliag is a
fine performer, aud is fas ssperior
to many men Who gain sliveli-
hood by their .msgic" works.
Mr.. w. Il. Edwards has gene to
Timmonsville to take charge Of
the mechani6al department. of the
Timmonsville Enterprise, edited
by Mr.. j. w. Rgsdale. Mr.. Ed
wards was for quite a long time
connected with lhe County Record
and is a young nan Of much tai.
ent and ability, He will be quite
an addition t. the Enterprise
force.
Mr.. r. K. Suits caught a very
large gar.Ash With a net in Black
river last Monday night. The
net was stretched across the stream
just below the bridge, at bend
called crock hole." The fish was
a monster, bang over four feet In
length and Weighing over twenty
pounds. Itwas on exhibition at
the D:spens,ry Tuesday.
A gentleman from Lake City
told us last Monday that over one
hundred cr.tes of strawberries had
been shipped from that place
this year. What is the matter
with the people around here, to
allow our neighbors to be so far
ahead of US? There must be
money to be made from
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15

We havs "a lot of old babbit
metal on har for sale at 10 cents
per poune.
The County Record.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15

Old papers for sale at this Of
fee.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15

The County Record, 81 a year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-07
ISAAC y. FOSTER

Honesdale. Penn, Sept. 6-Isaac ~ Foster,
president OF the Wayne County Savings Bank. and
one OF Honesdale's best-known citizens died on
Sunday morning. Mr.. Foster was born in Mont
rose, Penn. June 90 1924. moving with his parents
In 1898 to what was then known as the Forks of
the Dyberry, small settlement destined to become
a place of importance from the fact that IL was
TO bs the western terminus Of the Delaware and
Hudson Canal. Three years later the little hamlet
was Incorporated and named Honesdale, in honor
president of the canal company Mr.. Foster was
educated in the schools Of Honesdae and South
ampton, y. y. In early life he engaged with his
brothers, William and Josiah. and their ather In
the tanning and mercantile business He was deeply
interested in Honesdales institutions and enter
prises and much of their success is due to his
counsel and efforts. In politics he an
swerving Republican: in religion a Presbyterian
Mr.. Foster was married in lSis to Caroline NJ.
Gonger, of Montgomery. y. Y, who died in 1925:
Honesdale. and Mrs. f. F. Post. of Quogue ~ Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-07
DEFENDING JEFFERSON DATIS'S FAMILY.
TIE ATTACK OF THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HER-
AID" sTTRs Up THE SOUTHERN PRESS

TIE ATTACK OF THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HER-
AID" sTTRs Up THE SOUTHERN PRESS
Atlanta Ga. Sept iSpecaD.-The recent attack
Of THE Birmingham Age-Herald" on Mrs Jeffer-
son Davis and Miss Winnie Davis. given In these
dspa tches. has. predicted. stirred up the
Southern papers. THE Richmond Dispatch" which
apparently speaks by authority comes to the de-
fence Of the Davis family follows:
We are sorry to see "The Birmingham Age Her.
ad' indulging in criticism of Mrs. Davis and Miss
Winnie because OF their residence in the North and
contemporaries ironicaI ouburst upon this sub
ject was the announcement that Mrs. Davis and
daughter would soon visit the Nashville Exposi-
tion-an announcement that THE Age Herald
throws doubt upon by suggesting that Mrs. and
Miss Davis find It convenient 10 accept very few
such invitations from the South Mrs and Miss
Davis have never intended to make their homes in
the North. business affairs carried them there IN
the first place. and business interests have kept
them there ever since. Both Of them have been
adding TO their Incomes by literary work. and this
work they think they can do there more advan-
tageously than in the South
\ further discussion of the matter would require
US to 90 into details OF the familys finances. which
should be sacred to the members thereof. and into
which the public has no right to inquire suffice II
to say that monetary reasons. together with con-
siderations, as 10 Mrs. Dayis's health have thus
far kept the mother and daughter In the North.
We risk little in declaring our belief that II Mrs.
Davis A woman of sufficient fortune she
would establish her residence in some Southern
city and keep her doors ever open 10 all who served
81 se Of n dr aa rnve soul
he, but not drawer or more self-sacrfcing or more
devoted 10 the South than she VINO IL just at this
moment the subject of much comment because
OF the Birmingham publication. Some of these COM
ments show malice; many others show ignorance OF
the facts of the case. But Mrs Davis must bear
them all In silence else rush into print TO make an
exhibit Of her income and expenses and 10 discuss
her household affairs generally. That she has been
forced into this position is most lament able. and
that the article In question should have been
penned by a Southern lady and published In a
Southern paper excites special wonder and great
grief
As TO Mrs Davis's infrequent visits TO the South.
We have TO say that she is no longer young
woman, has she been very strong OF late. and
the fatigue OF travel, therefore. taxes her very
heavily.
THE Dispatch's' defence may be taken to repre-
sent Southern sentiment on the subject.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-07
L. T. FLAGLER.

Lockport. ~ Y. Sept. (SpeciaD.-T. T. Flagler.
for sixty-one years a resident Of Tockport and
OF her most prominent citizens died at the family
home in Iocust-st. last night. just before midnight
Up to within the last four months he had been able
to attend to his duties president OF the Holly
Manufacturing Company. although he was eighty
six years DID, but he had been III for the last two
months and the end was expected some time ago.
He was beloved by wide circle Of friends In this
city and throughout the State.
Mr. Flagler born In Pleasant Valley. y. T.,
in 1911 and came Lockport in fs36. and had been
closely identified with the founding and growth
OF the city He represented the district in the Leg
islature in 1912 and 1913. Last winter he visited
Albany. and informal reception was rendered
him by the Assembly and Senate members as the
oldest living ex-Assemblyman. He was In feeble
health then. .
He was elected 10 Congress twice from the old
district, being member of the XNNIlld and
XXXINth Congresses. in which he served with no
little distinction He was convincing speaker
and his work and integrity made him power in
any movement with which he allied himself. AZ me
time of his death he was president of the Holly
Manufacturing Company and the Niagara County
I.ockport Gas and Electric Light Company and oil
the Lockport and Buffalo Railroad. and director
of the Lockport Hydraulic Company. For half
century he active member or the FRS
PRESBYTERIAN Church. He IL survived by one son
Horace II. Flagler Of the Holly Company: Mrs
J. s. Helmer. of this city. and Mrs. William Farms
worth, OF Buffalo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-07
SHELUON JACKSON COLLEGE.

College work begins to-day mt the Sheldon Jack
son College, Salt Lake City. Utah. The object Of
Sheldon Jackson College Is threefold:
First To complete that system OF higher Chris
tian education already represented by four Chris
tian academies In different parts OF the State.
Second. Through thoroughly Christian college,
IN which the Bible shall be used AS textbook for
moral training. TO help set In motion In this new
S,ote those educational forces which have been
,uch an uplifting mental and moral power In the
older States. -, ,.- ,., -
ioaa within reach OF the young and women
~ MS Intermountain region who cannot afford the
ovnense of going fifteen or twenty hundred miles
10 the Eastern colleges. go 80 -,
'rhe course Of study will correspond with that
,,rs,,od during the freshman year In the best col
incoe and VIII be open 10 students OF both sexes.
.ee his opening year no charge will DO made for
rho sudv OF German will be under the direction
~, ,Nss M3ude Harold the teacher Of German In
The Collegiate Institute.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-07
TOWN AND cor NTRY CLTB.
1T BEGAN IT'S THIRD WINTER SEASON
TERDAY-AFTERNOON TEAS

1T BEGAN IT'S THIRD WINTER SEASON
STERDAY-AFTERNOON TEAS
The Town and Country club. No L. East twenty
second-st began IT, third winter season yesterday.
II has been open all summer, and has been a grei'
convenience to many Of it, members but no meals
have been served except breakfast From no" on
eakfast nohcon dinner and afternoon tea VIII
be served regularly. ana tn" manager. Mrs FLOR
euce g. Ives SAYS she expects TO make rather more
Of A feature OF The afternoon tea than formerly
A good many Of the members ar" using IN" cruz
lust now, and Mrs Ives says II Il always So iVo'
other, a. the nr-t OF every mouth,
even IN summer. In summer many or me cIl!
members who have gone out OF town Tor Tue sum
n.r find II necessary 10 core ia l'F uh9 u
two and their own houses being closed, they STA!
Il the club. -. l.. g..
About October out-of-town members come IN TOT
little pleasure and little shopping. ana az fhsttr
etill more for the same reason. III Winter
many suburbanteS come 10 the city Tor cohc"r y
opera and the IN satre and spend the niSht NJ the
ciub rather than return home so late.
The Woman's chess Club VIII meet ms winter
In the parors OF the Town and Country .lub every
week AZ IL did last year. Its season VIII open Oh
November ,. -, - ..o.,o, an So
The Town and Country club was opened on NO
v.nher 1895 and IT. sole object j. the comfort OF
its members "A point In which II differs from most
women's clubs. It Is n great convenience Doti "
town and out-of-toWn women. ana All me hieh"'''
wonder why II not thought or sooner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-07
THE Y3D'S MONUMENT DEDICATED.

EXERCISES HELD BY NETWORK VETERANS on
THE BATTLEFIELD OF GETTYsBURG
Gettysburg PENN Sept. 6.-Labor Day was cele
brated at Gettysburg by the dedication OF thu
monument of the I'D New-York Regiment, know
as the 2d Fire Zouaves, forming part OF the Elk
celsior Brigade. commanded at the opening OF thu
war by General Daniel f. Sckles, who ut THU
battle led the Third Army Corps. Besides thu
four hundred New-York veterans and visitors herr
over Sunday a large party came from Baltimor.
and another from Lebanon to-day. This morning
the 73d and the veterans OF three fire organization
u New York City. who were also OF the l2fth New
York regiment called the Orange Blossoms" thu
latter as guests OF the I'D, TO the monument
which stands near the Sherfy House. on the
ond-day's Battlefield There unusuali!
large crowd In attendance. The exercises wen
opened with an introduction by Matthew Stewart
president OF the Regimental Association. followed
by PRAYER by the Rev. Father Eugene A. Shine
Addresses were delivered by Robert b. Noonan
president OF the Exempt Firemen's Association
General Henry f. Tremain. OF the stan Of Genera
Sckles: George w. Anderson. president OF tbs
Veteran Firemen's Association; Daniel E. Finn ant
Mayor Seymour OF Bayonne. y. J.
Major c. A. Richardson, OF the Government Bat
tle-neld Commission "A New-York veteran. accepted
the monument on behalf OF the Commission. Thu
veterans and their friends started for home OF
special trains in the evening. The orange Bios
SONS" remained overnight and held a campfire Il
sided. and a number OF speeches were made ant
Old war songs sung
The monument is fifteen feet high. the bronze
work consisting OF two figures. one fireman and
the other a Zouave, each eight feet high The first
figure carries a trumpet, the other musket. The
base is OF granite. The monument cost about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-07
SAR4TOG4'S FLORAL FETE.
GREAT SPECTACULAR DISPLAY EXPECTED 10
DAY, WITH THOUSANDS OF VISITORS

A GREAT SPECTACULAR DISPLAY EXPECTED 10
DAY, WITH THOUSANDS OF VISITORS.
Saratoga n Y, Sept. 6.-The fourth annual fets
of the Saratoga Floral Association. to take place
tomorrow afternoon and night will be the great.
est spectacular display ever witnessed here FIJI.
teen thousand summer visitors are prolonging theii
visit TO see 1t, and seventyfve thousand additional
visitors are expect ID might and Tomorrow Thu
arrivals to-day number almost thousand. The
hotels and boarding-houses have made extraordi.
nary preparations TO entertain all. The railroads
centring have abandoned freight trains durlns
the fete season. In order to provide the right "a
way and yard room for the numberless excursiou
trains from New-York, Brooklyn. Buffalo Boston
Montreal and many other big cities. The railwas
managers expect over one hundred thousand sight
seers tomorrow. the greatest number ever gath.
cred here.
Almost every building In this stately, elm-shadel
resort is profusely decorated with flowers ana
bunting from basement to roof and the effect pro
duced Is maryellously picturesque. Decorators hayS
worked week In the Convention Hail. where thc
ball Is to be given, and have artisticaiiy arransa1
designs. Nothing but rainstorm can mar IN
annual demonstration participated In alike by botI
citizens and cottage colonlsts. Rain would reouirS
postponement OF the afternoon parade and I'M
battle Of flowers. but the ball would take place n
the evening In the unfortunate event OF a storm
the outdoor carnival would have 10 b defArr1
until Wednesday afternoon.