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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

And. when the autuma leaves are sere
And handled by the breeze,
Think what the world woSld lose in cheer
III oysters grew on trees.
Washington Star.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

hundred screw Worms Hemosem'
Denton, Texas. October l5.--John w.
brown OF Pilot Point yesterday had 100
screw worms removed from his nos,riia
and head. leaving him in precarious con-
-dition.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
rr,u.sx I'm the indian Territory.

Fayetteville, Ark, October 16.--News OF
a double tragedy In the Indian Territory
at Moody Springs. just across the Arkansas
,,ra reached here today In q drunken
hrawl squirrel vann was shot and killed
by thompson Hornet. and Vann's brother
IN law. Tiiman England, was fatally
stabtAI Hornet escaped.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
Highway Robbery by Mexicnn..

HIEHWWy NOUDery by MeNfCNnA.
Flatonia, Texas, October 10.--At a late
hour last night two Mexicans assaulted
and robbed Benno Praetorius. carpenter
here. They attempted to cut him with a
knife, but only succeeded in cutting his
clothes. They secured only 81. He recog-
nized one OF the Mexicans.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

Throw physic TO the dogs and use An
eostura Bitters. II you desire good diges-
tion and healthy appetite. Sole manufae'
tursrs. DR.. J. q. 3. eiegert Sons.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

Round Bale Press ~ sherma
sherman. Texas, October i5.--Tne new
soub,e press ct the gin Of the Sherman
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
s,ssA Di.erlc,.

sstA Distric,.
october is.-Proceedines
81 wv, s appeals for the Fitch
~ 4 =. Pumpkins ct al W.
~ q, Navarro county.
@anded-Gulf. Colorado
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25
A TOUGH TURKEY

today would hardly be appre.
ciated. As THANKSGIVING comes
but once year we all want a nice
JUICY, tender turkey. We also.
want other things to go along
with the turkey, so we can truly
have cause to give thanks.
One of the best ways to be in Q
good, thankful mood on Thanks
giving day is to have something to;
be truly thankful for. This all
the people of Williamsburg and
surrounding counties have in the
establishment of Lesesne & Epps
Kingstree, S. G.
We endevor to give our patrons
The very best goods at the small
est living profit. and our sales
warrant us in saying that we have
struck popular chord among
the people by so doing.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25
EDGAR P(JRV|S HANGED.
THE MURDERER OF Mr.. BLACK
WELL PAYS THE PENALTY.
He Made a Full Confession Of His
Crime,-HistcrY CT
the Deed.

Ed PurviS, the negro who kill
ed Mir. II j Blackwell Of this
county, near Dunn, n &, last
August, was hanged for his crime
last Wednesday. The execution
took place near The court house at
Ellington and was public. PurviS
confessed his crime, and attribu'
ted his action to liquor.
The story of Purvis's crime in
brief is as follows: On the morning
of August II, train 35, on. the
Atlantic Coast Line, southbound
stopped at Mingo water, tank near
Dunn, N. g., for water. The train
crew had been bothered with
tramps previous to arriving at
tn at place. Upon arriving there
Flagnan Blackwell ordered Pur-
Wis and two other tranps off the
train. I'm the dark Purvis, who
had been drinking pulled pistol
and fred at Blackwell. The ball
entered his abdomen and resulted
in lis death. Purvis made good
his escape and crossed river by
swimming AMI went over 10 the
Cape Fair aAd Yadkin Valley R K
where he sat do n on a tie and a
passil, train kuorked him off. He
walked - Fayetteville, where he
was cap;nre,l. ,iAe florence blood
hounds were carried ~ The scene
and traiied Purvis - miles, 50 he
said upon trial. He was tried al
The September term OF Corrt at
Ellington, and sentenced to be
hanged October 13. but owing to
sickness Governor Russell extend
ed the time to November II,
when he paid the penalty for the
life he took.
Mr.. Blackwell lived only a few
miles from kingstgree, and Was
we'll and favorably known ali over
this county. He was brother of
the two young gentlemen who
played baseball here last summer.
He was about 80 years of age and
was not married.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25
Wanted. A Girl.

We want a young lady or a
young gentleman in every neigh
borhood 10 send us the news every
week. We have made strenuous
efforts TO secure correspondents,
but have so far found none who
will s:stick." To anyone who will
send us the items Of news REGU
LARLY, we will furnish stamps, sta
.ionery, ETC, and send them, free,
a copy of the Record every week
Tie paper viii! be sent only so
long as the letters are written, NJ
LONGER. Let US hear from every
section, so we can make the Re-
cord truly a record of all county
events.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25
events.

ments. A healthy women IS WO-
man with healthy mucous meni-
branes. The mucous membranes
line the VIII ole body, organ in the
body. The slightest catarrh of one
of these membranes produces Ian
guer, shallow skin, iistless eye, and
weakening discharges. Mrs. Alvina
Hanenkrat, Rib Falls. Wis, in Il
recent letter to DIR. Hartman, says:
II was troubled for ten years with
chronic catarrh. / used Pe-ru-na
for eight montes, and 1 must say
that nm perfectly cured of the des
ease. 1t will de two years next
June since was cured, and I have
not been troubled with ms old symp
TOMS"
DIR. Hartman's latest book on
chronic catarrh Will be sent free to
any address for a short while by
The Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co., Colum
bus, 0.
Ask your druggist for a free Pc
ru-na Almac for 1899.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25

Thomas & Bradham will be
found al their cid stand in Kings
tree from Oct. 1st with a nice LOT
of horses ready to fill the wants OF
their frien-!s and patrons. We
will also be ready TO collect fol
stock sold iaSt season. We eX
pect To do some business here and
will sell ~ price 10 insure salts.
!artinn. Thanking onr Ifivu,is ioI
past lavurs and assuring them
that We can do better | v them
than ever before, We sJi.rit ali
ea:!y c,ui.
iEoGAS & bRaDuAM.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25
Thanksgiving services will be
held in the Methodist church this
morning at II o'clock.

morning at ii clock.
! Wanted, at once, a copy O
McGill's History Of Williamsburg
District. Apply at this Office.
The town council is having
some good work d ne in boxing
some of the most important street
drains.
Members ofthe Royal Fraterna
Union will please make payments
for November to the treasurer prio
to Tuesday next.
Mr.. G. ! Epps, who is now I
student al the Charleston Medi
Cal College, visited relatives here
this week.
Woodmen Of the World are re-
ques,ed to make immediate pay
ments to the c ERIK for Novembel
dues
At the request of nome very
prominent Masons. We publish on
another Page, a long article on
"December duties which will
20 doubt be read with a ereal
deal Of interes, by all members
of,hat fraternity,
For the purpose Of greatly in,
creasing our ever growing sub
scrption list, we will send the pa
per to anyone till January lSt.
1899, for one dollar. This offer
is ony to new subscriberS--lhat
is, those who are not now taking
the Record. Subscribe at once;
get the Record every week from
now till January l, 1899, for 81
cash.
The meeting of lamp James
McCutchen, U 5 Q v, to be held
Monday night, Dec 9Th, in the
court house should be, and no
doubt will be, largely attended.
Several prominent speakers will
be here; an invitation has been
sent to Col. James Armstrong, of
Charleston. to address the assem-.
biage, and it is Thought that he
will be here. Among the other
speakers will be Col. j K Dunlop
aad DR.. S. Z Ii Elwell.
A letter just received from Col
Armstrong says he Will Be here.
The ouiheast Baptist Association
convened at Bethel church last
Thursday morning. A full at
tendance was present, and , very
interesting meeting was had.
Sermons were delivered by Rev
Ii FOliver, w p Holland. and
DIR. I NJ Bai|y.
The attendance was so large on
Sunday that the Church would
not accomcd de more than half the
visitors, SO DR.. Baiiy preached to a
large congregation III the grove in
front OF the church n all quite
a large contribution was raised.
Mr.. Joel K Brunson was elected
Moderator O. the Association, and
Mr.. b F Brocklnlcn, Jr., of Rheims
was elected treasurer
The Association will meet with
the Lanes church next year.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25
From the Columbia Female
College.
Editor, County Record:

opened thi year with the largest
enrolment in hr history. One
hundred and thiriy-iwo have
placed their ,ines on The register
and we are expecting several
others at The opening Of the
spring session. Ont of the hun
dred and th,r!v-two, ninety eight
are boarding pupils; the others,
girls from the city. We have girls
from almost every county in the
state. and two from North Carroll
ma. Williamsburg has given US
four girls, Misses Daisy, Margeret.
and + nnie Kennedy and Miss
Ossie Epps. Miss Daisy Kennedy
will take her diploma in music
This coming June, the others are
members of the sophomore class.
During the past three years the
college standard has been yearly
raised, "nl 1t now claims TO be one
of the finest Institution in the
South, and not Only does ii strive
to educate the mind. but the
heart also. DIR. Rice, the presi-
dent considers himself the pastor
of each gill who enter his school,
and no father could be more
kind or more considerate. We
have. besides our weekly PRAYER
meeting, a Young Women'S Chris
iian Association and a Women 5
Missionary Society.
The "Helping Home" has beer
erected on the eastern campus,
for the girls who desire TO do their
own work, and board at cost. Ii
is now unuer the direction OF Prot.
$ ackhouse and his wife. Mrs
Stackhouse feels much interest in
lhe girls and is ever ready to
sympath;ze with them and advise
them.
Parents need have no fear for
their daughters at the &c. +. c."
As soon as owe is taken ill she is
removed 10 The in6rmary, and re-
ceives the best attention from
Dr.. Taylor, the college physician,
and Miss Ella Moody the matron.
The Wightman and Carlisle
Literary Societies are both doing
good work. Each rivals the
other in popularity and interest
They meet on Saturday evenings
and Friday afternoons respectfully
Each member contributes some
thing for the entertainment of the
others.
The Criterion a monthly mag
azlne, is published by the stu
dents of the college. We feel
pride In it, and try to make it as
interesting and instructive as pos
sible.
Since the opening in September.
two new members have been 40
ded TO the Faculty. DR.. Will
Rice, a graduate of South Carroll
ma Medical College, who teaches
advance physiology, and Miss
Annie FAIR Dickson, Of our class
of 1897, who teaches Latin and
Mathematics in the primary de
partment.
For thirty years this grand old
institution has been sending out
women who are credit to the
state, and 1t is still striving to
teach her daughters 10 lead pure
and noble lives; TO live not for
themselves alone, but for those
around them, and to fit them
selves for the "great hereafter"
"EIsso."
Columbia, Nov. 22nd.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25
Furniture. Furniture! and mat
tresses, at Elwells.
j.. Camp Presley Attention.

The following communication
received by the adjula1t OF Camp
James McCu;chen, U. S. G. ",
speaks for itself:
Dear Sir
Your invitation to Camp
Presley t. be present at your
meeting in The Z; urt house Mon
day night, Dec. 9Th, has been re-
ceived, and is hereby accepted.
Please announce The fact through
The County Record and publish Il
call TO the members TO meet With
YOU on that occasion.
d 4 GoRDoN,
Commandant.
Z ? MONTGOMERY,
AdJ2taNt.
Camp pressley will please take
notice of the above and govern
itself accordingly.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25

l will pay highest prices for gooc
sound, dry cotton seed delivered
10 me al hingStree.
GEO. S. BARR, Agt.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25
Look OUT MERCHANTS.
II YOU HAVE NOT RETURNED
YOUR PROPERTY YET.

Comptroller Eptcn Cites the Law as tc
Merchants Returns-The Pen
atty for Noncompliance.
Controller General Epton i:
after the merchants Of the State
"wi,h sharp stick" He finds
so few Of them com plying will
the law that he has issued cir
cular letter 10 The auditors ant
supervisors of the several cOun
ties instructinS them to enforce
the statute which provides the
manner of assessing those mer
chants who engage in busines:
after January 1st, each year. In
his letter TO auditor Hanna, Mr.
Epton quoted section 229 of the
revised statutes 1898, which de
| fines merchants, which reads fa>
follows:
Section 229 ON: "Any person
who shalt at any time iii this State
be engagedin the business o. buy
ing and selling personal property
or in selling personal property
consigned to him from any place
out of the State, or property moi
the prudnrt Of this State. consign
ed TO him from any place within
State, shall be held to be a mer,
chant
Then follows the mode OF taxa
ton and the duties of auditors.
with instructions TO enforce the
law.
1t is said That original package
dealers come under The head OF
merchants as described in the
above quoted section.
Supervisor Chandler also receiv-
ed the following letter which
speaks for itself:
Dear Sir: Your attention is di.
recled to section 269 (2lS) revised
statutes 1898, which is as follow,
eli any person, corporation or
firm shall commence any business
in any county ofthis State afterthe
first day OF January in any year,
the capital or property employed
in winch shal! no, have been prev
iousiy listed for taxation for said
county, and shall not within 80
DAYS thereafter make sGch reports
TO the auditor 0! SAID county, as
required in section 267, he or hey
shall forfeit and pay the sum OF
800, which shall be collected by
civil action in the name of the
county supervisor and shall be
paid into the county treasury for
the exclusive benefit OF the county
and process in such case may is
sue out of the court of common
pleas of the county In which bus
iness Was commenced, directed TO
the proper officers and be served
in any county of the State"
Your compliance with the pro
visions of this section will obi se.
Respectfully,
L. ?: Erton,
ComptrollerGeneral.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25

A perfectly
healthy wo-
man is a rare
sight. Such a
woman is al
ways beautiful
Health brings
clear complex
ion, clear eyes
steady nerves
elastic step and
graceful move
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25
MINOR LOCAL Matters.
AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL
REPORTER AND NOTED.
Written in Condensed Form and Printed
in Like Manner for the Sake
of our Weary Readers.

of our Weary Readers.
Today is Thanksgiving day.
Turkey every rywhere today.
The schools are closed today.
Just four weeks Il II Christmas
Lots of folks Out hunting today
Miss Nellie Bris,ow is visiting
at her home in Florehce.
Hoc-killins time, but not many
being killed.
No service was held in the
Baptist church last Sunday.
All the stores in town are clos
ed today, Thanksgiving day.
Miss Mollie Wise is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Brown, in Charleston.
A good many people from this
county are attending the Cheraw
fair this week.
The weather has turned great
deal cooler in the past two
days.
Nr. = A Allsbrook has moved
his family to his plantation, near
Ind iantown.
Miss Bessie Kelley will teach in
Miss Bristow's place at the Acad
envy tomorrow.
The Young Mems Social Club
will give a dance al the residence
OF Mr.. Louis Jacobs tonight.
Rev. X w Barnwell of Florence
will conduct services in the EpiS
copal Church next Sunday morn
ing at 1870 o'clock.
We are indebted to the Pope
Manufacturing Co, Of Hartford
Conn. for one of their beautiful
desk pad calendars for the year
1898.
The Epworth League gave y
atacky party" al The residence of
DIR. S z II Elweli last Tuesday
plight. a very enjoyable evening
was spent bv those who attended.
Er. A D Epps, who has been
clerkins for. Wallace & Johnson
for good many years, left Mon
day night for Charleston, to enter
the Charleston Medical college.
The County Record. the largest
and best paper ever published in
i'm Williamsburg county, from
now till Jan. l. 1899. for 81, cash,
Subscribe now and get the paper
free for five weeks.
Among the Wllliamshurgers
who we're elected delegates to the
Baptist State Convention by the
Southeast Association last week
were the following: Revs. A
McA Pittman, w d Mnorer, II F
Oliver, s 7 ussell, w p Holland.
A &c Pittman, J NJ Weaver and
Fl q Haddock, and Messrs. B Ii
Myers, Edwin Harper, B F Brock
inton, Jr., j NJ Thomas, L } Bris-
tow, j JG Mccullough, r u Rol-
lins and E r Lesesne. These will
leave for Rock Hill next Wednes-
day to attend the convention. Mr..
Joel E Brunson was elected a
delegate TO the Southern Baptist
Convention winch meets in Nor
folk, Va, next May.
Cotton is low. brit prices al
Reddick's Racket Store are lower.
For the next sixty days Reddick
will sell his large stock OF shoes
and mems hats at COST and his
splendid stock of clothing at
greatly reduced prices. Come
and see that | am doing what |
.o,, ,,,,lI l<,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-25
Comptroller-General.

If any merchants in this county
who have commenced business
this year have not complied with
the above statute they had better
lookout.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-11
FROM DORCAs.

Noy. "a hunting party made up of th,
following gentlemen of this neighborhood
James Michael. Hudson Michael, John
Stoutamoyer and others. killed three larg,
deer in the mountain near here on Saturday
Erasmus Shull killed 10 raccoons Friday
night. This makes 80 cOons he and hi
father have killed in the last month.
| g. q. Sheets and wifeof Stribling Springs
were the guests of e. G. Sheets, Saturday.
Miss Lille B. Sheets who has been i'll
with fever is improving.
Thomas Horn is erecting new dwelling
house.
Rev. Mr.. Mays is conducting protracted
meeting at Wesley Chapel, and is having
considerable success.
Rev. A. S. Hammack of Harrisonburg.
while on visit to his mother, killed wild
turkeys few days ago. Mr.. Joseph Snyder
killed u. Samuel and Joseph Miller near
Stribling Springs, killed 20 turkeys and 80
pheasants.
The drought still continues in this part of
the county. The waters have dried up and
people are hauling it for miles.
The sick Of our community are all inn
proving.
A new cooper shop has been opened at
Hometown under the management of Mar
tin Daggy.
Geo. Walton has erected new addition
to his dwelling house.
DIR. A. F. Todd is visiting his father Capt.
Jas. Todd of Mt. Scion.
The MQtQr nf 10 CO1n MI n boc
been drawn off in order to repair the dam
which has been damaged by musk rats.
The wife of VIM. Whiselman of Shenan-
doah mountain is confined to the house with
rheumatism. Co.'S.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-11
Highland Ifems.

Highland county's official returns civ
Tyler 81 majority; Echols, Al, and Montague
"a, Letcher, for the Senate, gets 80 maiorit
and Withrow, for the House, 49,.
Married, at the residence of Mr., s. New
man, in Crabbottom. Nov. Srd. 1897, by Rev
>. W. McNeill, Mr.. Charles l.. Waggoner
prominent young farmer, and Miss Sadie
4. Newman, accomplished daughter of Mr.
.. newman. The attendants were Walter
Newman and Miss Sadie Rexrode and Miss
Alice Waggoner. After the ceremony q
bountiful dinner was awaiting all present.
Mr.. Charles P. Jones, Of Richmond. ar
rived home Saturday last yand spent a few
days with his parents.
Miss Josephine Stephenson returned Sat-
urday from paying short visit to friends in
Staunton.
Miss Pearl Yeager. of Pocahontas county
Is visiting friends in Monterey. On Friday she
will go to West Augusta, where she will be
employed by Mrs. James Cross in her store.
Rev. John Ruff and family arrived IN
Monterey last Saturday. On Sunday he en-
tered upon his work as pastor of Monterey.
rlsgah, HlghtoTn and Crabbottom Presby-
terlan churches. Mr.. and Mrs. Ruff. with
their three younger children, are now cozily
and comfortably quartered in their nice.
new manse, which on account of its recent
thorough overhauling, is neat and attrac-
i've building. Their three older children.
son and two daughters, are at school, the
son at private school in Rockbridge, and
tne daughters at Mrs. Winston's in Waynes-
boro.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-11
Testimonial to Mr.. M. p,nneec.

during called session OF a committee OF
the board of directors of the Western Stat1
Hospital, held on November 3rd, the death
OF Mr. Michael Dinneen, engineer of the
noSpltai, was announced as having occurred
at O'Clock on that day; whereupOn the foI.
lowing resolutions were adopted =
mat the committee adjourn as mark OF
| respect to Mr.. Dinneen'S memory. and thai
DIR. B. Blackford, Superintendent, be an.
pointed to draft suitable expression of the
| appreciation by the authorities of the hos
pital OF his long and valuable services The
following testimonial was then presented
which was ordered to be spread upon the
records of the institution:
BY the death of Mr.. Dinneen the hospital
loses an efficient, faithful, and trusted
employe. who has been in its service for
tnlrty.seven years. He was first connected
with 1t IN the year 1857. and continued in its
employ until the beginning of his last i'll
ness. with the exception Of three years, two
OF which he spent in the service Of the citv
as superintendent of its water works. and
one as manager of the electric light and
steam department of the White Sulphur
Springs.
Mr.. Dinneen was endowed by nature with
an unusually clear and vigorous mind, and
with an excellent practical Judgment. In
every position he occupied, these Qualities
made his services most valuable They were
united also with conscientious fidelity to
~ WiSn AuAAS Juotlutu the commence
with which the authorities of the hospital
entrusted to him one of its most Responsible
positions. Upon his efficiency and faithful.
ness depended not only the health and com.
fort OF the inmates of the institution. but the
safety OF much valuable public property.
Inese important trusts were committed to
him with every feeling of assurance. on the
part OF the directory and of the superintend
ent, That they could not we'll be left in safer
hands. - '"Ao'
His death has thus ended long life of
most useful and honorable labor. which in
every position he ever occupied. was ALWAYS
performed in manner that reflected credit
upon himself, and gave uniform satisfaction
to those for whom it was done.
1t was then ordered that conv of this
testimonial be presented to Mr.. Dinneen's
family. and that it be published in the city
papers. wy
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-11
Daughters Of the Revolution.

The entertainment given last THURSDAY
evening in the auditorium of the Y. M. G
A. building by the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution and the supper furnished
by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Y. NC A
proved complete success, both in a finan
cial and diverting sense. Miss Kate Eichel.
berger recited in her inimitable STYLE Ten.
nysons Dream of Fair Women.
Mrs. Frank Sublett as '.Jephtha's Dauph.
ter" Miss Daisy Yarbrough as Fair Rosa.
mund,' Miss Kate Hoge as 'Joan of Arc. ;,
Miss Fannie Harrison as Queen Eleanor. .
and Mr.. j. Baldwin Ransom as king Ed.
ward"
Each tableau was literally applauded
Mrs. Bumgardner rendered two solos.
songs OF I'VE Good Old Day of Yore."
Mrs. Ollie Jordan. in her quaint spinster
costume. sang annie Laurie in an effec-
tive manner. Miss. Margaret Catlett and
Miss Louise Withrow were the accompanies
of the evening.
The entertainment closed with the anus
ing farce by John Kendrick Bangs entitled.
"a Proposal under Difficulties in which
Misses Meta Hullihen and Ellie Foster. and
Messrs. j. Morton Fultz and E. S. Baker
were the characters.