The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-09-19
LIKE CITY Department.
In charge Of
w. l.. BASS, ESQ.

her sister, Mrs J M Sturgeon.
A good deal Of cotton is begin
ming to come into this market.
DR. All Williams spent day or
tive last week in Charleston on
business.
LIP James applied for license 70
hug tobacco Saturday. He 10 orig.
inaliy from Virginia.
Rollins was Called to Rome
Saturday by p telegram announcing
the serious illness ofhis sister, Misc
Alice Rollins.
JF Barren ,cettsn huyer, OF Reek
Hill, is with US again and Will be
here natil the close Of the coften
season. The xumber Ut buyers will
make the bidding very lively.
At last Mondays city eouft four
or Ave mou1neFs appeared. sUnder.
takers delight" seem ed to have had
4 hand In the lively conduct Of ss
least two Of the sorrowiul ones. The
proceeds Of the collection nstted &a2.
Magistrate Gaskins grinds on.
At last weeks session he disposed
of four cases. One was settled on
payment Of IN amount to the coun-
~. In the State VS. Lessy Gaskfns,
pasturing stock in George Cock
fields corn and rice fields, the de-
feadant was asked for $50 or 80 days.
The dollars were passed in. State
vs Nose McClam and State vs. Lon.
don Graham, carrying concealed
weapons, guilty in both cases, sen.
tence as to both $25 or 30 days.
SuptWheeler now has charge Of the
defendants
The alleged discovery of oil and
cosl reported in the leading dailies
was without any foundation ether
than the presence Of TIVE cents
worth ofker0sene and few Jumps
Of coal In 80 artesian we'll thatis
heins dug on A n Sutciife's lot.
Fhe idea Of the joke was suggested
by o remark Mr.. Sutclife made
about his belief that he wsuld strike
oil in his we'll. Some young men
who heard the remark conceived
the idea Of having little fun ut Mr.
Sutcliffe'sexpense. Just before the
noon hour was up, Mr. s b ing away
from his lot, one of the young men
procured a vial of kerosene and the
other picked up few pebbles Of
coal from the railroad track. These
(the oil and c0aD were dumped into
one of the barrels from which wa
ter is pumped into the we'll. The
pump was then started, sending the
water, oil and coal down the drill
and up the we'll to the top Of the
casing. where it flowed out in a
greasy stream with an occasional
lump nf coal. 1t worked perfectly.
Those who have seen artesian wells
put down will readily understand
the modus operandi. When Mr..
Sutciiffe arrived un the scene one
Of the conspirators, without a sug-
gestion " mirth, was rubbing the
oily stuff in the palm Of his hand as
il flowed from the Well, while the
other was calling attention to the
c,,:.i, the odOr 3f tha oil and other
usnristmkabie evidences Of the gen
uineness Of the and. Mr. 3 saw, felt,
smeiIed and was conquered.
Snstehing W. . can Of the greasy
stuff and n pocket Of the cuaf he
went down street like n clipper he
kre n gale. Aims,-t every one he
met Went under ut the sight and
smell of the sample products.
Rushing into a H Williams d Co.'S
Office he produced the trophies TO
the senior member of The Arm. DR.
Williams is q doctor as well as
banker and has 4 knowledge Of
chemistry. He applied the tests
ofabsorption and ignition to the oil
and promptly went off his feet.
Hastily refusing to consider all Of
fers to buy lots In the ReighborhOod
Of the we'll, he swept towards the
gusher at killing pace. BY this
time pretty nearly the entire town
was aroused and moved like an
avalanche to Mr.. SATELLITES lot, the
cOnspirat0rs taking refuge in the
upper story of the house where they
rolled on she floor IN an agony Of
mirth. Cans Of all kinds were filed
with the liquid, and pieces of coal
were caught up while Q babel of
excited voices began to tell of for
tunes and build a huge city. A
man approaching with lighted
pipe was ordered to keep away.
Judge Green's misery was pitifub
as with u voice coming from .
breaking heart he walled, II could
get &59,OO0 for this lot naw, ana /
practically gave it away" Mr J ]
Morris, standing near Main Street,
was gouging int his salmon can Of