The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-22


steed, never more gallant knight don
spurs than Sergeant Dick Byron, VINO
won the championship of the tourney;
And that he is honored and respected
as a man as well as knight was evil
denced by the deafening cheers which
greeted his final coup. The coronation
ball at the The Columbia in the even
ing was o fit climax to the successful
events OF the day. The elegant dining
hall was o scene of loveliness as the
handsome officers and lovely Columbia
girls whirled over the floor to therythm
of the elegant dance music OF the Sec
ond Tennessee orchestra. But there
was one central picture which was more
beautiful than all otbers--the crownlng
of the queen of the tournament The
courtly champion of the lists had
worthily bestowed this honor upon Miss
Nina Ol1veros.
CHARLEsToN.-Th Grand Lodge OF
Masons of South Carolina convened In
annual session at Masonic hall In this
city. The Grand Master, j. L. Bar
ron, of Columbia, opened the meeting
and delivered the apnual address,.
Hundreds of Masons, representing
every section of the State, were IN at
tendance. Among other important
questions which came up for discussion
was that of affiliation with grand lodges
recognizing colored Masons, and the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was unanimously
adopted: Resolved, that the Grand
Lodge of Washington having seen mt
at it's last annual communication to
pass resolution recognizing as'legltl-
mate the negro Grand Lodges, the
Grand Lodge of South Carolina wishes
to express It's most unqualified condem-
nation of this action, and hereby sewers
all fraternal intercourse with the Grand
Lodge Of Washington and its subordl-
mates.
CHARLEsToS.-A review of the COM
merce of the port of Charleston last
fall showed an increase in the exports
of over o million dollars. This year
will undoubtedly show greater in
crease, for the items in which the
figures had grown from almost nothing
to hundreds of thousands were grain
and flour, and the Charleston Trans
port Line is now sending out cargoes
of cereals and breadstuffs almost every
week. The bookings of wheat and
other grain for December and January
are large and increasing. Cotton seed
meal is fast becoming an important
article of export and cotton seed oil,
iron, lumber and other goods are being
taken by the Manchester, Liverpool
and Hamburg steamers which ply reg
ularly to and from this port under the
Charleston Transport Companys flag.
Gov. Ellerbe has presented the fam
ily of Mr.. J. w. Powell with most
acceptable Ceristmas gift-the freedom
of the husband and father. On Decem-
Der 25th Powell will be a free man, free
to return to his home, free to enjoy the
privileges of citizenship. He was sen.
fenced to seven years imprisonment,
and has already served.two. His faith
ful work SIS farmer at the State farm,
and the esteem in which he was former
ly held caused large number of Rich
land county's most prominent citizens
to sign the petition for his release.
ANDERSON. "A most deplorable and
painful accident here was the accidental
killing of little George Henderson by
his brother, Willie, who is also quite
q small boy. The shooting was done
with small No. % calibre parlor rife,
with which the children were playing.
1t is not clearly understood what occur
red. sut the little fellow not knowing
that the rifle was loaded was careless,
when the life was discharged, striking
George in the forehead,
COLUMBIA. A.-Engineer Arthur E.
Williamson has for IA years guided
ponderous locomotives over perilous
places, and has always come home safe.
But the other afternoon he started out
in his buggy on a business errand,
and was brought home cold in death.
His neck was broken by falling from
his buggy within the corporate limits
of the city.
ST. MATTHEW There is no longer
~ doubt about tobacco being given a
: test in this portion of Orangeburg
w another year. The best judges
Rclared that it costs S18 per acre
bacco, and this, of course,
the smaller farmers until
substantial financial re-
etforts of their we'll to do
kely situated agricul.
seems to be
wood saw mill
n in Barnwell,
Ipch lumber
etc. Some