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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-13
residence Destroyed at steubenvilio.

Special Dispatch to the 1ntelligencer.
srEUBENvmLE, o., Feb. 12.-The
residence of Jesse Starr, on Linden av-
enue, with all contents was destroyed
by FIRE tonight. Loss, $500.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-13
apodee,a Trip 70 New Yorls. 2


A large audience witnessed the OPEN
ing performance Of "Dodge's Trip to
New York." at the Grand last night,
and was more than pleased with the
merry musical comedy. Twenty-Five
vocal numbers are introduced during
the action Of the play. ranging from
grand opera to rag time selections, and
all Of them were encored. The coon"
songs, the minstrel first part speciality,
and the refined terpsichorean numbers
would do credit to any vaudeville art
lists. The company is very large, and
embraces a number Of charming young
ladies. The dialogue is droll, the situa-
lions, amusing, the action lively tho
specialties Of high order Of excellence.
.Dodge's Trip to New York" deserves
the patronage Of every lover Of good
music and wholesome comedy, during
the remainder of the half week engage
ment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-13
Il. B. Hillman
&Co.'s.

Diamonds, Studs,
Rings, Pendants,
Charms, CuR But.
tons, Bracelets, Pen.
Knives, Clgar.C Cut.
iers, Watches, etc.
Gold Watches, Fill.
ed Watches, Clocks,
Silver, Ebony and
Gold Filled Brushes,
Sterling Silverware,
and BEST Silver.
Plated Ware. Head.
quarters for Regina
MUSIC ooNebs
o Eleventh. Street,
Wheeling " Va.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

Biggle Berry Book, being Nos 9
of The Biggle books, is all about
berries. A whole encyclopedias of
berry lore, boiled down after the
manner of Farm Journal. Tells
about varieties, about planting,
growing, mulching, picking and
marketing. 1t gives practical points
from the pens of scores of leading
berry growers from all parts OF the
country who have contributed to Its
columns. 1t has colored represen.
tations of berries true to size and
color, thirty-three portraits of proc
teal berrymen, and thirty. five other
illustrations, handsomely bound III
cloth. The price is so cents, by
mail; address the publishers. Will
mer Atkinson Co., Philadelphiaa
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20
sEERIFF's SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY.
D. E. NIXON, ct al.
PEBCIE f. SAULS, ct al.

DEBClE Il .NAI Id, Ct al
Pursuant to.an order of the Court CT
Common Pleas made in the above
cause 25th September, 1890, and to me
directed. will offer for sale at public
auction in FROST Of the court house. in
Kingstree, sc, on the 1th day OF JanT
uary, 1901, within the legal hours OF sale:
Ali that certain piece, parcel, or
tract of land, situate, lying and being
IN the County Of Williamsburg, State
of South Carolina, containing one
hundred and siTty-serCn acres, more
or less, and bounded as+follows: north
by lands of e VI Smith and ELY Col
lins, east by. land OF the estate or
Samuel Kirby and Louis-JOneS, south
by land of Y L McClam and west by
land Of G VI Smith.
Terms: one-third cash, balance III
one and two years. The credit portion
of tie purchase money TO be secured
bya bond OF the purchaser and u
mortgage OF the premises, bearing in
terest from day Of sale and providing
for payment of attorneys fee in case an
attorney be employed to collect same.
Purschaser TO pay for title and stamp
s. W. G..
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1900.
WHOSE is TIE FAULT ?

Numerous complaints~haSe been
received of late at this office oc=
casloned by the deIav and fire.
quently the non-arival OF whole
packages OF papers addressed 10
different offices throughout the
county. Fhis state Of things is
very annoying to us, and must be
still more so TO those subscribers
who pay for the paper and do not
receive 1t regularly. We have
been very patient IN the matter
hoping. that. the mail service
wonld,ihAproEe, but there seems
10 be no prospect OF its growing
any better.
In one week recently we were
nolaled that four postotiices along
tie line. of the G. & w. r. k,
missed getting packages Of
RECORDS land one postmaster writes
that it is "a frequent occurrence
for the papers to be carried on TO
Georgetown and held over until
the next week.
It.would not be SURPRISING for
epe or two Individual papers out
Of a thousand to- 60 aStmy,. but
how whole package can be mis-
placed we cannot understands un-
less through gross carelesspess
and negligence. When a pack
age OF papers does not arrive by
Saturday, we should take it as a
favor if the postmaster would
promptly notify US, that some et-
fort may be made. TO trace 1t up.
The papers. are mailed from this
office Thursday mornings, regular
ly, our force frequently working
the whole night to catch the early
mails. Every paper and package
is checked off before leaving the Of
fee and there should 5e no delay
in forwarding them. We are
doing all in our power to get the
the papers regularly to those
entitled to them, and we. urge
postmasters along the different
lines to cooperate with US in
promptly delivering the paper,
and reporting all missing copies
or packages.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

Look through the columns Of
THE RECORD for. the announce
nents of our enterprisinga up-to-
the-times merchants. Every friend
of this newspaper will confer a
favor by patronizins those who
advertise with US. 1t will also he
to your interest to do this, as those
houses which have no bargains to
sGes cant advertise them.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20
!. PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT.
Gioen for J., Benefit of Miss Zelda
Sutc';Tr School,

Written for ias, anH.}
Editor County Record
You will not think me an in
truder when try to tell of the
nice time | had in your dear old
county last Friday night at a hot
supper gwen by the generous
families of MesSrs. w. w. Ken
nedy, w. Barlow Smith, Robert
Smith, d. H. Welch and Mrs.
Robert Z. Burgess, of Bethel. dt
was through the efforts OF Miss
Eleida SutclIffe, who does not
seem to know such word. as fail
ure. that the affair was gotten up,
and, her kindly. and uEassumlhg
welcome TO all lent much attrac-
ton to the occasion. The donkey
party was an amusing feature OF
evening and all the bows had a
try at their skill. Your cores
pondent unfortunately did not
learn the name of the winner in
this contest.
The supper which followed was the
next most interesting event, and
it would take a skilful pen. to do
Justice 10 the bountiiul array OF
delicious vianAs beneath which
the long table literally groaned.
Everybody ate heartily and en-
.joyed the tempting dainties TO
the fullest extent. After supper
two beautiful cakes, artist;cally
Trim med, were displayed to be
given TO the two most popular
yoang ladies present. The cakes
we're furnished. by Mesdames
Rilla Burgess and Bartow Smith
and were masterpieces. CT the
culinary art. A spirited voting
contest followed, andlhe winners.
were found to be Miss Maggie Kel-
Ter first prize and Miss Louise
Wilson second.
The entertainments was given
for The benefit of Hebron School
anG the proceeds amounted to the
nice little sum OF $57 06. This
will substantially aid IN eqaipplng
the school with necessary furm-
tpre ard appliances.
Miss Sutcliffe certainly deserves
much credit for her energy and
perseverance in getting up the
entertainment. In fact, she has
quite won the hearts ei her pat
rons by the interest she takes in
both the school and pupi s..
6esides the people of.tke neigh
borhood there were present several
visitors from other counties.
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THE NEW YORK WORLD
Thrice-a-Wsek Edition.
ALMOST ADAILY AT THB PRICE or, A
WEEKLT..


The presidential campaign 81 Is over oSSr
but the World goes On Just the same
and il j. full Of news. To learn this
news, lust as it is-promptly aaud i'm
that yOu have to do is to
look in the columns OF The Thr.re-a-
Week Edition Of The New York, World
which comes to the Subscribers l56
times Il year. -, ,,.o-
The Trice-a-Week Worlds diligence
as = publisher Of first news has given
il circulation wherever he English
language is spoken-and yn want il.
The Thrice-a-W Week Words regular
subscription price is only Sl.OO per
year. i've offer this unequaled news
paper and THE COUNTY RECORD to-
aether one year for Sl.65.
The regular subscription price OF the
two papers is -
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20
GROWTH OF ILLUSTRATION.
The Ladies' Home journal Published
Over 1000 Pictures in 1900.

The Ladies Home journal Published
Over 1000 Pictures in 1900.
From 324 illustrations in 1904
TO over 1900 in 1900 are the figures
which denote the, numerical
growth and, development ct the
pictorial features in. The Ladies'
Home journal in six years. Ehls
400 per cent increase in numbers
is rather dwayied by the fact that
nearly 1900 per cent. more space
IS now given to pictures than SIX
years ago, that the quality or
artistic value, Of the illustrations
has improved. beyond computa-
lion. A few years ago magazine
making was thUught by some to
have attained a degree of perfec-
ton that precluded further ad.
vancement, but it seems 10 have
been in its infancy. The reading
public now insists upon illustra:;
ions, and in meeting that demand
it is safe to say that the pictures
printed in The Ladies. Home
Journal in 1900 exceed in num-.
Der, SIZE, quality and cost. those
published in all the leading mag
zines ten years ago,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20
Notice.

All parties holding CLAIMS
against Williamsburg county will
present the same for payment on
before the 31St uf December,
1900. b. b. CHANDLER,
County Supervisor.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

The things people want TO know
the most are usually none of'their
business.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

No. girl ever gets 80: deeply in
love that she iorgets to see that
her hat is ON straight.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20
KINGSTREE. S. G..

1t is easy to see through people
who are always: masking specta-
cles OF themseleS.
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Notice.

All parties holding claims against
the estate of :. C. McCutcher4will pre-
sent the same, duly attested, to me at
Lake City, 5. G..
j. B. McCUTCHEN.
l3 4t
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Notice..

All persons holding claims against
the estate of Mary j. McCutchen Will
present the same duly atteSted. and ali
indebted to said estate will make pay
mcnt TO -
HUGH MCCUTCHEN,
Qualified Administrator.
Cades, 5. G. st.
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Wanted.

Position as Bookkeeper or Assistant.
Good reference. Apply
COUNTY RECORD,
Kingstree, S. c.
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Wanted.

f0.OGecords Of good hickory to be
delivered at RoweSville ard Denmark,
); G. For. particulars, address
JOHN F.SLMMONSi
Dec. G. 3nlo. Rowesville, S. G.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-01-18
GEAR THE NOMINEE.
Iowa Republican Legislative Caucus
Names Him for Reelection to
the Senate.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 9. - Senator
John Henry Gear was renominated by
the republicans in joint caucus Mon
day evening. A. B. Cummins' name
was not presented because it had been
determined that defeat was inevitable.
Senator Gear was therefore nominated
without opposition. The senatorial
election will take place on Tuesday
next, when the houses will meet sep
arately and ballot; and on the next
day they will meet in joint conven-
ton and take a joint ballot. The dem
ocratic caucus named Fred Z. White,
of Webster, as democratic candidate for
senator and he will receive the compli-
ment of his party's vote.
The Twenty-eighth general assembly
opened it's sessions Monday and the
two houses effected formal %organiza-
ton. DR.. D. II. Bowen, of ALBANIA
kee county, was elected speaker of the
house without opposition. the demo-
Gratis presenting no candidate. Com
mittees were appointed to count the
ballots in three contested election
cases., involving the seats for which
Byers, of shelbyville (rep.); Scott, of
Ida (rep.), and Cottrell, of Plymouth
(dem.), hold certificates.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-01-18
N NEWS ITEMS.

The total number of men in the &C.
tive militia of Canada is 36,652.
The Maine sardine output for the
year is 400,0 900 cases less than last sea.
sons pack.
The total sugar product of the Ha-
waiian islands for the season of 1895
was 3O4,6O3 tons.
Denver expended over So, 900, 900 on
new buildings for business and public
purposes in 1899.
Andrew Carnegie's profits in the iron
and steel business during 1899 are said
to approximate $4,000, 900.
A street car barn 600 feet long and
FOG feet wide is being built at Buffalo
N. Y, of discarded street car rails.
Mining machine manufacturers re.
port the demand for implements the
largest in the history of the trade.
The erection of new structures and
repairs on old ones involved an outlay
of $130,000 900 in Greater New York last
year.
A Paterson IN. j. judge discharged
BARRIERS held for keeping open Sundays
on the ground that shaving was a ne.
cessity.
The largest filtration plant in the
country is at Albany, N. Y, which puri.
les 15,ooo.ooo gallons of Hudson river
water daily.
Col. William L.. Prather, the new
president of the University of Texas
says that lynching is the greatest
curse of the south.
Steamship rates to Paris during the
exposition will be high. So much bust
ness is ssured that companies do not
want eXcursionists.
In the year 1899 Andrew Carnegie
gave away $5,155, 900, chiefly for the
establishment or endowment of libra.
ries or other educational concerns.
According to the annual report of the
New York state board of charities the
charitable institutions of the state re,
ceived '$25, ooo,o this year and paid
out $22,OoO,ooo
Chiara Cignarale, who murdered he,
husband in New York city April 20
1896, and who was serving a life sen.
tence in Auburn prison, has been par.
doned by Gov. Roosevelt.
The commissioner of internal revenu
IN a formal decision holds that physi.
clans who prescribe whisky, brandy
wine or other alcoholic LIQUOR. must
pay a special tax as a retail liquor deal.
er, unless the liquor is used as an in,
gredlent in a prescription
! -.a.L. .FEHU-N
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-01-18
TWO MEAN TOWNS.


They werestalking about bad towns.
"The meanest place / ever was in.np said
the man who travels for a Chicago house. HHiis
doVn@in Massachusetts. Say, doyou know
what happened while / was stopping there
once? A man had fallen through hole IA
the sidewalk and sustained injuries that re-
suited in the loss of his right arm. He sued
the city for damages, and the case was tried
before a jury, which, the papers said, was
composed of representative citizens,tsWell,
what do you suppose they did I'd Tin?
Brought in q verdict in favor Of .tKSASity,
holding that inasmuch as he was left-handeds
his injury didn't amount to anything"
Eyes" the cigar man said, that's a pretty
mean town, Isadmit, but / know of a worse,
one. This place is in Pennsylvania An ac-
quaintance Of mine down there was injured
some time ago in pretty much the same way
the man you mentioned got hurt, Hefell on
a. bad sidewalksand lost one of his legs. He
sued the city, and didn't geteanything. I
never heard just why, but probably because
the jurors didn't believe he needed more than
one leg in his business, seeing that he was
q barber and couldn't hone a razor or shave
a man with his foot anyway. But wait,,sI
haven't come to the point at which the real
meanness developed. Being a poor man, he
couldn't afford to buy a cork leg, SO he had
to get along with a wooden peg, and one day
while he was crossing the principal street
this peg in some way got Wedged between
couple of paving stones right in the middle of
the street car track. 1t took them nearly an
hour to get him loose, and what do you sup
pose happened then? Blamed if they didn't
go and fine him ten dollars and costs for
obstructing traf ici'-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-01-18
LATER. NEWS,

The time was occupied in the Unit
ed States senate on the 10th in pay
ing tributes to the memory of the late
bills were introduced to repeal the
stamp tax sections of the war revenue
act; to license corporations, taxing
them at the rate of one per cent. per
nnnum on stocks and bonds when
they amount to $1,000, 1000 OF less, and
by a sliding scale to ten per cent. en-
$500, O00, 900 or more; for an appropri-
alton of 100000 for a government post
office building in Sterling, III.
Mrs. Mary Ford died in Ottawa, ILL.,,
aged 100 years and five months.
Cornelius Shew and James j. Egan,
the murderers of Jackson Pepper, an
aged and wealthy farmer, We're hanged
at Montrose, Pa.
Phil Armour, the Chicago millionaire
packer, that he will make
his future home in Pasadena, Cal.
Mrs. Joseph Christie, Of Mcpherson,
Kan, cut the Threats of her two chill
dren, both under six years old, and then
cut her own throat. Domestic trouble
was the cause
John Walter Smith (dem.) has been
inaugurated governor of Maryland.
The London war Office has made pub
lie a few lines from Gen. Butler, but
they threw no light on the situation.
Lord Roberts and Gen. Kitchener have
landed at Cape Town. Lord Methuen
has been recalled to England. his mind
being unbalanced.
Many thousands of head of stock
were troZen stiff and%two men per-
ishedina blizzard at White Oaks, N. M.
The son and two daughters of Thorn
as Brown were drowned near Black
Point, Ont, while skating.
Mrs. Martha Elvira Stone, postmis-
tress at North Oxford, Mass, since
1857, died at the age of So years.
Elihu Root, secretary of war, says
that he is not and will not be a cantii-
date for the office of vice president.
Joseph G. S. Blackburn (dem.) has
been elected United States senator by
the Kentucky legislature.
The influenza is becoming epidemic
in Great Britain.
Reports from the movements of the
American commanders south of Manila
show that Gen. Bates and Gen. Wheaton
are at Perez das Marinas and Gen.
Schwan is at Slang. Two thousand
armed insurgents have retired to the
mountains from the district between
Indang and Maig and others have re.
treated along the coast from Novelita
toward Batangas.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-01-18
TO BE ORDERED HOME.
Gen.SMethuen said to BE Mentally
Observation-Disclosures News from
the Sent of Mar.

London. dan. ll.-Lieut. Gen. Lord
Methuen, commanding The column adj
vancing to the relief Of Kimberley is
to be relieved of his command within
two weeks. Later he will be sent to
Cape Town and eventuallyS ordered
home. When he reaches England he
will be retired. This news is not pub
lshed in London, although itissknown
to The editors of the leading papers,
The facts have been confirmed by an
official of the war office.
II is reported that he was iaboring un-
der great mental excitement after The
battle of Modder river, and that the war
office has considered it necessary 10. dis
place him.. as he is evidently no1in con
dltion TO command troops. Two mem:
i,ers of his family are said to be weak
minded. Friends of Lord Methuen in
sist he is only in broken health; tina,
the strainGof many campaigns has shat
tered his naturally nervous system.
those who know the circumstances and
the situation on Modder river equally
well. and who are willing to state facts
plainly. say that Methuen's mind is I'M
balanced.
London. Jan. 11.--Gen. Lord Roberts,
the new commander of the British
forces in South Africa. and his chief OF
staff. Gen. Lord Kitchener, have ar.
rived at Cape Town.
London. Jan. 1.-THE Times, in au
editorial ~criticising at great length
the governments conduct of the war,
alluded to the stupid and perversc
mistakes" that have been made, and
demands that the practice of the nor-
revelation of facts" be abandoned. 1t
insists strongly upon knowing "the
truth and the whole truth about the
situatlon." and finds fault with NJ.
Balfonr's defense piecemeal.
R%ensburg. Cape Colony. Monda:y,
Jan. Sit is reported here, officially,
with reference to the disaster to the
first battalion of the Suffolk regiment
that Lieut.. Col. Watson marched the
regiment in close column to the ton
OF the hill at midnight. He assembled
the officers and was addressing them,
just at daybreak. when the enemy vol
leyed at a distance of 30 PAGES. The
colonel, his adJutant and two other
officers were killed. The Suffolks,
who had scarcely fired a shot, fed back
to the pickets, about a thousand PAGES
away, some one having shouted: RE
tire" About $50, however, remained.
lost heavily, and finally surrendered.
Our operations since have been un-
important. Several reconnaissance
have been made. and these show that
the enemy is jealousy guarding his
communications to the north.
London, Jan. II. - The American
-four seized off Delagoa bay has been
released. .
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-01-18
BATTLE AT IMUs.
Loss of the Enemy in the Engage
ment Estimated Mt 6O-Otis OUT
lines the situation.

Manila, Jan. S. Reconnaissance
out of linus, Cavite province, Sunday
morning resulted in the loss of three
Americans killed and 20 wounded.
The enemy's loss is estimated at 60
killed and so wounded. Col. Birk-
himer with a battalion of the TWEEN
ty-eighth volunteer infantry advanced
toward Noveleta. Maj. Taggart, with
W. battalions of the same regiment,
moved toward Perez Das Marinas. A
part of the Fourth infantry was en-
gagged south of linus.
Washington, Jan. 9.-The war de-
partment has received the following
from Gen. Otis:
Manila, Jan. S.-Bates pursuing enemy
in south with vigor; Schwan's column NOV
ing along shore of Laguna de Bay struck
500 insurgents under Gen. Noriel 1T Binen
on Slang. captured place, from which
point cavalry pushed through to Indaag.
Schwan captured three of Noriels six
pieces of artillery, and will a remain
der; also his transportation with records
and large quantity of ammunition, two
battalions of the Twenty-eighth, part OF
Wheaton's column. struck enemy near
linus yesterday. killing and wounding
lao. Birkheimer, with battalion, struck
enemy intrenched west of Bacoor yester-
day morning; enemy left on field G5 in dead,
40 wounded and 80 rifles. Our loss thus far
Lieut.. Cheney, Fourth infantry, and four
enlisted men killed, "a enlisted men wound
ed. Expected that Schwan's troops Will
cut off retreat of enemy's Cavite army
Wheaton moving to-day on Das Marinas.
Boyd, Thirty-seventh infantry, moved east
from Las Banos, surrounded troops of Gen.
Risal at daylight, capturing Risal and con
siderable property. 1t is expected that Ca
vite and Batangus provinces will be cleared
up soon. In the north I4eonhauser, with
three companies. on the 25th attacked rob
Der bands in Arayat mountain; dispersed
them, destroying their barracks and sub
sisterce; found there five of our prisoners.
whom they had picked up on railroad;
three killed, two seriously wounded. These
northern robber bands will be actively pur-
Suedn H 49, gG