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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-21
A Good Scheme.

For some time there has been
a great deal of talk about putting up
a long distance telephone from Kings
tree to Rome, via Epps, Indiantown
Dock and Rheims. In our opinion
this would be most excellent thing
both for the territory that is to be
thus connected with Kingstree, and
for Kingstree ITSELF. If the construc
tion Of the line could be eompleted,it
would put that entire country
through which it would PASS in in
slant touch with the outside world
for this town is connected with the
entire world by telegraph wires.
If the proposed idea could be car
ned out. the people in the section
Of The county named would receive
all important occursuces on the day
on which suchthings took place. Take
or instance the present was crisis; it
there was telephone such as men-
toned above in operation, the people
of RHEIMS and Rome would know Of
each days developments on the day
of occursnce, and would not have to
wait for several days, perhaps week
to see news paper to tell them war
had been declared, or that Cuba had
been freed by Spain, and that there
would be no war on that account at
all.
Besides the matter of getting ito
days news today" the business In
terests of that entire portion Of the
county would be benefited. In the
section named are some Of the largest
nero hants in the State, and they
would be inestimably benefited BY
the operation ofs telephone line Of
the above plans. They would know
the very day that their heavy freight
arrived, and this alone would be Of
great benefit.
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We are glad to see some dis.
position on the part of the far
mers of this county to have g
farmers institute here this year
We will try to arrange for the in
stitute, and will in due time pub
lish the date that it will be held
this summer.
MIR. g B Eaddy, Of the RHEIMS
sec!lcn, was in our office last Sat
urday, and he told us that there
was an impression abroad among
the farmers that the institute
would cost them something. This
is a mistake. The entire expense
is paid by the State, even the
expenses of I hose men of Clemson
college who come here to speak.
1t Is absolutely free 10 the farmers.
and they get the benefit Of an
exchange of ideas of successful
planters.
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Attention, Democrats.

In accordance with the rules o.
Of the Democratic party, all the
clubs in the county will meet on
the fourth Saturday in april (23r'i,
for the purpose of reorganizing and
electing one number Of each club
as a member of County Executive
Committee, also for electing dele
gates to the County Convention to
be held at Kingstree the first Mon.
day in May. Each club in the
county is entitled to one delegate
for every twenty-five members, and
one delegate for every majority
fraction thereof.
The convention will elect cOun-
ty chairman and a new Executive
Committee and eight delegates
from the county to the State Con
vention, which meets on Wednes
day the 18th day of May at Colum-
bia, S G.
The treasurer of Executive Com
mittee will please bring an itemiz-
ed statement, ready for publication
of all moneys received, from whom
received, and of what expenditures
have been m ade.
VIII KENNEDY,
County Chairman.
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That there is enormous amount
of money spent for alcoholic drlnk
that would be spent otherwise il
the whiskey was placed beyond
the reach of some men, cannot be
doubted. The following story
goes to show the truth Of this as
seriion in at least one instance
and there are others !hat could be
cited. On the day that the coun
fy Prohibition convention was
held in the court house here a
gentleman from the Lake City
section told the writer the follow
ing.
rs There lives near me a man ol
family who Is chronic drunkard,
and yet he is a strong
advocate of Prohibition. AS long
as he stays a, home, out of reach
of whiskey, he stays sober, but
as soon as hs reaches Kingstree
where he can easily reach the dis
peusary, he goes in and buys him
a bottle of the stuff, and perhaps
repeats the transaction several
times during the day, and, as a
consequence, goes home drunk
every time he comes 10 town.
I have heard him say repeated
sls he would vote for Prohibition
at any time, and he would give
anything he prosessed to have the
: accursed thing removed from the
border of the State. AS long as
he stays out OF reach of it, he is a
sober man, but when he reaches it,
ahe temptation is too great for
hlm.
There are hundreds ofjust such
men, add it is those, as one class,
that Prohibition is intended to ben
eft
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Religious Notice.

The second Quarterly Confer.
ence of Kingstree Circuit, NJ. +
Church. South, will be h ED 1T the
Methodist Church in K;ng,tree on
Saturday and Sunday next April
%, and "a. The Presiding Elder,
Rev. E. Il. Hodges, will preach
both days at eleven O'Clock. The
Quarterly Conference.-The convene
on Saturday immediately after the
preachin g services.
Everybody is invit ed 10 attend
these services, and it is hoped
that every member of the Quarter
ly Conference will be present to
answer TO his name
A. B. Earle, Pastor.
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Lake City News.

Mr.. B O Bristow, of Darlington,
was here with his friends on Sum
day.
Rev. j B Harris, of Scranton cir
cult, spent Sunday night in town.
Miss Claudia Kirton, while learn
ing to ride a wheel. had quite pain.
full accident to happen to her. One
foot was sprsined and the DR.. thinks
it may be several weeks before she
will be able to get around without
crutches.
Mr.. JIG Moore is sick in bed
with "La Grippe. The latestre-
port is that he is irnpr owing.
Rev. A E c Pittman and his wife,
Miss Georgia. and her sist r Miss
Mable returned Saturday night from
Rennert, N G, where they had
been on an extended trip to visit
friends and relatives. They report
an enjoyable time.
Now is busy season with truck
farmers. Straw berries are ripening
every day. and every evening n good
many crates are shipped to northern
| markets. The prices are good, and
if the market holds out the result
will be money for somebody.
Misses IsIay Thompson and Celia
Ougburn of Suttons visited the fam.
/ lily of DR.. 7 B Hinnant on Saturday
and Sunday.
Both of these Young ladies art
teachers. Pleasing and affable iu
their manners, they made fine inl'
pressions OH those who chanced tt
meet them while they were here.
The Spanish-American situation
ha leen m, ch discussed d during ths
last few days, and now that Congress
has declared war, the citizens are
more enthusiastic and talkative thar
ever on the subject of war. Some
think the situation a serious one
others do not seem to entertain any
sears about it.
Mr.. Eddie McCutchen, of Oar
lington spent Sunday in town, tn
guest Of relatives and friends.
The secondQuartely Conference TO
Lake City Circuit was held ut Per
gamos Saturday and Sunday. Rev
W H Hodges, the Presiding Elder
was present and did the preaching
Mr.. Hodges preached at Pergamo
on SD urday and Sunday. His ser
mons were excellent, and will, n
doubt, do much to rise the churc
to higher plane of Christian 'livin
and duty.
! Stewards from the various church
es on the circuit were present at th
Conference Saturday, and the report
as to the different p hases Of til
church were encouraging. The re
port on finances was better than tbs
Of last year for the second quarter
and from what was said the indica'
tion is that the church is on IN mp
grade in some things, and the pros
pect for succcasful year is bright.
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FOR governor.
fContinued from first pagel

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energy which knows only success,
Mr.. Brnnson has accumulated
considerable property
and has devoted
considerable means to the cause
OF Prohibition and the uplifting of
his fellow man.
he has never been prominent
In political matters except to ad-
vocate the running of a distinctive
non. compromising State Prohibi-
lion ticket, which idea he has
pushed for the past ten or fifteen
years, and it is very fitting that he
should be the first man chosen to
hold the standard at the top of
the ticket when such ticket was
selected. He is fluent speaker
and is always ready to defend the
cause he has so long esposed, as
was evidenced by his eloquent and
admiral impromptu speeches de-
liyered before the convention.
Nor is he confined p the one SUD-
ject ofProhibition in speech max
ing, but upon almost any subject
he speaks we'll and fuently. He
is a man of unusual mental grasp,
of noble qualities and resolute
purpose, and when called upon to
defend any right principle he is
always ready to respond. In the
campaign this. summer the other
candidates for Governor will find
in him one of the strongest deba-
ters and stump-speakers thai
they have ever tackled. He will
not only make it interesting for
the Gubernatorial candidates, but
will win the applause of those in
his audiences.
DIR. Brunson has been an active,
influential member of the Baptist
denomination of South Carolina
since his youth. He presided over
the meeting of the churches now
composing the Southeast Asso-
citation when that, Association was
formed, and has served as its mod
orator for several years, at differ
ent times, and is now the presid-
ing officer of that body. In him
the Kingstree Baptist church has
faithful worker and the Sunday
achobl an honored and progressive
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boys destroyed. body and soul, by
liquor, and our good people sane
tionin2 the traffic.
God will require the blood Of
our boys at the hands of those
good people who make no effort
to remove this great curse from
them.
Yours faithfully,
JOEL E. BRUNsoN.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-21

It is a great leap from the old
fashioned doses M blue-mass and
nauseoua physics to the pleasant
little pills known as DeWitt's Lit
tie Early Risers. They cure con-
stipation, sick headace and bilious
ness. Wallace & johnson.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-21

Water your horse before you
feed him. This is a good stab'e
management. Too many farmers
water them when it is most con-
venient.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-21

The farmer, the mechanic and
the bicycle rider are liable to unex-
pected cuts and bruses. Dewitt's
Whitch Halle Salve IL the best
thing to keep on hand. 1t heals
qnickly, and is ~ we'll known cure
for piles. Wallace & Johnson.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-21

The Escurial palace in Spain
contains q cathedral, a monastery
with 200 cells. 2 colleges, 3 chap
ter houses, 3 librar, and nearly
5000 other rooms.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-21

Children like 1t, it saves their
lives. We mean One Minute Cough
Cure, the infallible remedy for
coughs. colds, Group and all throat
and lung troubles. Wallace & John.
sOn.
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PROHIBITION
DEP AR7FNENT.
f; cHAs j. LESESNE, EDITOR.

cHAS. j. LESESNE, EDITOR.

bllllSlllllSlllal)llllllllSAlSal1llNS
superintendent. He is the man
Of all men pre-. eminently fitted
for the position for which he has
been suggested, and Will make a
winning fight.
Below will be found a brief
outline of his career written by
himself for the Christian MesSen-
ger over nine years ago, and
which We clipped from an old
copy of the Sumter Watchman
and Southron, where it was re-
printed from the Messenger at the
time:
Su inter, S. c., Jan. 19, 1889.
Dear Brother Richardson:
received your card on my birth
day (16lh insl.) but was SO busy
caring for the baby boy which
arrived a,few days before, | could
not find time to reply.
You ask "an auto-biographical
sketch of my life to read before
the lodge and for publication in
the Christian Messenger" Now,
| am some what averse 10 that
kind of writing. For first OF
all it brings before me the words
of Solon to Cresus: ''That no man
could be happy before death;''
and so | may say that no mans
lille can be reckonei a complete e
success until he has met his grea,
est of mans foes, In the second
place, Whatever of merit there
may be in my life, for me to set it
fortl b: my own hand would smack
SO much Of egotism as to destroy
all good efect-the end sought.
| can only give you some of the
leading facts of my life, and, as
you have known me from nv
youth, leave you to fill out from
your own knowledge.
Your card came TO me on my
forty. fourth birthday. l was
born within a few miles of Sum-
ter G. H., and have spent most OF
my life IN the country.
My father, John E. Brunson,
died when | was four years old
and my mother, lett with
four small children, taught school
here in Sumter for five years af.
ter his death; when she, blesse
woman, was also called TO the shin
ing, courts above.
God, in his care for orphans,
providedin my step-grandmother
Elizabeth Landsdell. second
mother, who treated the four little
,orphans with as much tenderness
las it is possible to bestow. She
satitfied their every want until
her means were exhausted dur
ing the war.
After my mothers death l went
to school to Mr.Richard Kendrick
and then to Mr.. Copeland Stiles. l
owe much to both ofthem. l was
growing 10 be big boy when l
went 10 Mr.. Stiles, and he made
special effort to develop my moral
character, and to this day never
think of him, with. his struggling
sllvery locks. without the feeling of
gratitude yelling IN my heart. /
wonder how many of the teachers of
South Carolina give the necessary
thought and time TO grow good
morals in their scholars.
Atthe age of fifteen it became
necessary for me to begin the strag-
gle for bread, and | entered the
Watchman Office at salary Of two
dollars and a half a week, which 1
paid over to my STEP grandmother
every Saturday evening. In other
words, it about paid for my board
and clothes. That was not a large
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-21
Qainine and other e.
yer medicines take from 5
to 10 days to care fever
Johnson's Chill and Fever
Tonic cures II ONE DAY.

To artifcially bleach the hair
will destroy its growth; but if the
hair inclines 10 grayness, assist
nature TO arrest it With Halls Hair
Renewer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-21
Why take yohnson,s
Chill e Fever Tonic?
Because II cures the
most stubborn case
ofEever in ONEDAI.
The woodsaw does not have to
resort to a toothpick after it has
exercised its teeth.
Valuable - Women.

Especially valuable 10 women is Brovns'
Iron Bitters. Baeksche vsnishea headache
disappears, strength takes the place Of
weakness, and the glow Of health readily
comes to the pallid cheek when this won
derful remedy 10 taken. For sickly children
or overworked men it has no equal. No homo
should be without this famous remedy.
Browns Iron Bitters ID sold By all Dealers
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Diseases q fhs Anssd anA Nssvso.
No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
disease is quickly and permanently cured
by Brovns' Iron Bitten. Every disease Of
the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic
o. otherwise, succumhs 10 Browns Iron
Bitters. Known and used for nearly .
quarter Of century, Il Sands today fore
most among our most valued remedies.
Browns Iron Bitten b sold By all dealers.
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Johnsen:s ChM and Fe.
yer Tonic IS q ONE-DAY
Cure. II cures the most
stubborn case Of Fever ID
"A Hours
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army-and while be exacted good
work he was kind and consider
ate, an excellent printer
and conducted the
business i'm a most methodicai
manner. Yes, while there l
gathered that from the printing
office, which l wonld
not to day exchange for life times
tuition in our best schools.
When the preserves" were call
ed | went into the army and re-
turned at the close of the war to
find the last vestige of my STEP
grandmother's property swept
away by the emancipation of h:r
negroes. Her brother. Henry
Spears, then about seventy years
old, was doing carpenters work
arornd through the country and
j, fell to my lot to assist him.
Now. it so happened that during
my school days, Mr.. Spears,
though he lived III Blshopville,
kept a chest Of good carpenters
tools in Sumter and l was premit-
ted to use them. In fact car2en-
ter's tools were nv toys in child
hood and when when | now went
out to work found | was already
far better skilled in the use Of
tools than the ordinary workman.
/ After few years MIR. Spears was
so unfeehled by age and disease
as to be unable TO work. Mrs.
Landsdell was in the same condi.
ton and my brother, who came
home from the army of Virginia
with hemorrhage of the lungs, was
now confirmed consumptive.
Then it was that gaunt poverty.
with her long, bony fingers, put
in her best worS. had to leave
Imy business and stay at home 10
nurse the sick members Of the
amily. Day after day for long
fweeks there was not enough bread
in house to last till the next day
and yet, the kindness OF neighb0r>
kept starvation away. What
strange changes take place in life
how often since have | had Op
porlunity to help some of the
children of those who, by their
charity, shed light OH my darken-
ed pathway.
The sick ones passed away and
I returned to my work looking
more dead than live. Gradually
recovering nv strength | continu-
ed milI-wrigh ting. screw-buildlng
ETC.. until employed to conduct a
mill and lumber business for other
parties. In Il year or two | was
taken in as a co-partner and have
continued IN the lumber business
ever since.
Ny education has been gathered
by constant effort at home, by
reading good books, and last but
not least, by observation as l came
along life's journey.
/ joined the Sumter Baptist
churcn about 1872, was transfer
red 10 Kingstree church about ten
years ago and then ordained dea-
con. Presided over the body of
delegates which met at Lake City
to consider the advisability of
forming the s Z Association
Served two years as moderator of
the S + Association. Was return
to Sumter Church about year
ago, where l now serve as junior
deacon.
l have always beer earnest in
temperance work. 1 Joined the l
10 & II soon after its organization
in this State. Served two years
Sc Counselor, and am now serv.
ing my second term as q G Tenn
| IL. or So,tb H,rolioo hoyo
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Educate our iioa eis Giti CsarnPets-
Candy Cathartir. cure constipation forever
l0c C. nc G. G. fail. drrri'iS's refund money.
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uedCOu.
l have always beer earnest in
temperance work. l joined the
o & II soon after its organization
in this State. Served two years
sG Counselor, and am now serv.
ing my second term as Il G Tenn.
plar of South Carolina. l have
never drank, all told, one hall
pint of intoxicating liquor, and
have yet to learn to chew or smoke
tobacco.
Looking back over my life !
find the dark places growingbright.
er and the lessons which came
with poverty and suffering wrought
more of good than any other.
Did total abstinence play any
part in nv lifes l answer by
stating a fact:
One third of all the little boys
who played marbles with me
along the streets Of Sumter before
the war either filled drunkards
graves or are untitled for business
by liquor to-day. 'Tis horrible 10
think of one third of our town
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venient.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-08
-lnjunctiOnS

The phosphate lands of j. V.
Burke and j. w. Pearson Join IN
CltruScounty and a the former
was mining near the dividing
line he struck such 4 good streak
that he crossed into Pearson 5
possessions. of which Burke was
reminded. but he insisted that he
was still digging Burke'S earth.
Pearson enjoined him. but this
failed to stop the Florida Klon-
dixie phosphater. 50 to make it
impossible for Burke to get his
rock to market Pearson tore up
the switch, when he struck a
hornets nest on the corporate
body Of the Plant System. who
wanted to "know YOU know"
why such ruthless individual
trespass on corporate rights, and
Pearson in turn was enjoincd by
the railroad from tamperinC with
the earth, and Low the parties
interested have appealed to Judge
Hooker to cut the gordil knot,
which be will do as soon as he
can unloosen his judicial harness
sufficiently to catch breath and
send for the summons 50 clay on
NacDutf. "
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-08
To City Tax Payers

Return Your property for taxa
ton. Tax payers are urged to
return their property for taxa
ton, as thereby much confusion
and uncertainty in he assess
ment roll as To ownership of
property can be saved: and own
ers and agents are warned that
the valuations Of property will
be fixed as heretofore unI.ss
changed by owners return.
Blanks for making returns viii
be furnished by the city assessor
upon application. Returns
must Dc made during the month
OF April. +. g. BLAKE.
Assessor of Taxes for the CITY Of
OCala Nv
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-08
Plant System Special Rates

GaineSville-On account OF the
Florida Sunday School Associa-
ton, tickets will be sold on April
g, 10 and IL, limited 10 return
April II, 1S9S, at rate of one and
one fourth fare for the round
trip.
Jacksonville-On account of
the Congregational Association,
tickets will be sold April Is and
10, limited to return April -, at
rate of one and one-fourth fare
for the round trip.
F. J. HUBER, Ticket Agent.
Ocala, Fla.
W. V. LIFSEY, Div. Pass. Aet.
Tampa. Fla.
b. w. WRENN,
Passenger Traffic Manager,
vannah. Ga.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-08
OCALA OCCURRENCES
General and Personal Items of
Interest About the City
And Vicinity

Straw goods at Rheinauer's
-Shelled Almonds at Gerig &
Cos.
Mating from 10 cents up
at Rheinauer's.
! 1t cost Gainesville $2692.92 to
run its water works last year.
! Remember the White House
I Brand Coffee at Gerig & Cos.
-Oxfords for ladies and chill
dren at Rheinauer's.
Albert Birdsey has returned
from business trip to Jackson
vile.
Florida syrup, Theoretically
sealed in quart bottles, Is cents
at Gerig & Co. s
HOODS PILLS are prompt, eff
Gent, always reliable, easy to
take, easy to operate. % cents.
Two cars of Gold Medal
Flour, best on earth, Gerig &
Co.
Fresh and salt water fish of
ali kinds on ice every day at j
W. Davis.
5000 yards percales, good
value, for 6 cents, worth ; cents
at Rheinauer's.
Thousands Of sufferers from
grippe have been restored to
health by One Minute Cough
Cure. 1t quickly cures coughs,
colds, bronchitis, pneumonia.
grippe, asthma, and all throat
and lung diseases.
1t cost Alachua county $1.5. 80
to have its agricultural statistics
compiled. This showing beats
Marion SIS worth.
William Giles, practical car
pcnter and furniture packer.
Furniture bought and sold or
repaired. Building or repairing
dcre at reasonable prices. Work
shop in Lloyd's building. Special
prices to regular customers. Adj
dress post office box 252.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-08
Through Sleeping Cars.

Commencing Sunday Nov. 2Sth,
the Plant System inaugurates
through sleeping car line between
Tampa and Cincinnati, via Jack
sonvlIIe. Sleeping car will leave
Tampa on train No. 50 at 40 p.
m. Returning arrive Tampa on
train No. u at 9:jJ a. III. Form
ing the only through sleeping car
line between South Florida and
Cincinnati. Only one change of
cars to Cleveland. Toledo, Chi
cago and st. LOUIS. Direct con-
nections to be made at Cincinnati
for all points north. Trains will
be run on fast schedule. with first
class service in every regard. For
further information apply to any
agent Of the Plant System, or ad-
dress w. V. Lifsey, division pas
senger agent, Tampa, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-08

Tax Collector Cato of Alachua
county is so busy taking in tax
money that he is compelled to
close his doors to callers fo~ sew
eral weeks so that he can catch
up with his receipts by mail.