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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-29
J0HNSONYLLE and VICINITY
A BUDGET OF NEWS OF LOCAL
AND PERSONAL INTEREST,
Events of Human Interest as Noted
by The Records Faithful
Correspondent.

Farmers are making vigorous
start preparing for another year
Quite number will plant tobacco
The public roads are in wretched
plight, in places being almost impas'
sable. Between Lake City and
Singletary bridges the condition OF
the road is especially bad. This cor
espondent has been on the mail route
'twixt Scranton and Johnsonville for
nearly l3 months and the roads are
worse now than ever before in all
that time.
Last year l carried the mail a
total distance of 17,7s4 miles and
l am under weighty obligations to
the kind people along the way for
the many and various gifts received
and other numerous acts Of kindness.
1t shows the appreciation they feel
for one that faces storms and flood,
rain and snow and extremes of eli
mate to bring them their mail.
Mr. A A Brown has convalesced
from his serious illness SO as to be
able to sit up.
Mr. L D Baxley has been quite
sick for some time.
Mrs J NJ Eaddy of Leo has been
ill of pneumonia for the past two
weeks. At this time she is some
what improved.
Mrs Simon Poston of Jay has been
i'll of grip but is better.
On Thursday night, January %,
Mrs Lizzie Atkinson of Jay met
with IL serious mishap. Coming out
of her room for a bucket of water,
she accidentally walked out of the
back piazza and fell, fracturing her
arm. On account of her age the
doctor thought it dangerous to give
her an anesthetic, and as she could
not bear the PAIN of setting the limb
without it, he thought it best to let
nature take its course. Mrs Adkin-
son is about II years old.
AS this is my second commuEica-
ton for this year l wish you, Mr
Editor, prosperous year. May the
Father of all blessings attend you,
making this the happiest year OF
your life. (We thank this es-
teemed correspondent for his kindly
sentiments and most heartily recip-
rocate them-Ed Record
EGO.
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No Place Like kingstree.
DIR A D Epps, who has been prat

DIR A D Epps, who has been prac-
ticing medicine at Greeleyrille since
his graduation, has decided to cast
his lot in Kingstree, his old home.
He will open an Office in town and
hang out his shingle in the near
future. We are pleased to welcome
DIR Epps back aud hope that his So
journ among us may be both pleas
ant and successful from "a business
standpoint.
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Every one who has garden or
farm should write to T W Wood &
Sons, Richmond, Va, for their Seed
Book for 1903. 1t is beautifully
gotten up and we'll printed, and is
really complete handbook of infor-
nation, both for the garden and
farm. is peculiarly valuable to
our southern growers, as it gives
practical information about the
seeds best adapted to our own section.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-29
Additional Locals.

An epidemic of grip seems to pre-.
vail.
We are glad to learn that Mrs "
L Wallace is improving in health.
Miss Lila Hemingway, who ia
teaching at Cades, was indisposed
this week and not able to return to
her school.
Kingstree Lodge K of P held their
regular meeting last evening. There
was some "work,": we understand, in
the way of comforting degrees.
Mr. J F Welch, who lives near
town, received a telegram yesterday
announcing the extreme illness OF
his daughter in Richmond, Va
Hon G A Woods has been elect
ed associate justice of the supreme
court to succeed Hon Y j Pope, who
was recently elevated to the Office OF
chief justice.
Miss Maud Chaplin, the attractive
and accomplished principal of ln'
diantown Academy. has been elected
teacher of the 5th aud 9th grades IL
the WilIiston graded school.
Capt G E Wheeler, ex-superln'
tendent of the chain-gang, has gone
to Georgetown to accept a position
with the G 4 W Railroad. Capt
Wheeler has host of friends who
wish him success in all his under
takings.
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new judicial circuits, making ten in
all, containing all average of four
counties each. There are two AZ
rangements suggested, one OF which
would place Williamsburg, Florence,
Georgetown and Clarendon together,
and the other would put Williams
burg, Florence, Clarendon, Sumter
and Lee in the same circuit. Th ere
seems to be AL impression that the
cengested condition Of the courts is
due to scarcity of courts and seeks
to give relief by increasing the num-
Der. Several bills have been shot at
the much pelted load law. One re-
duces the number of days to four
and raises the Communication tax to
$500. Another leaves the tax at
one dollar and reduces the days to
four. Still another provides for is
suing of bonds by election for rails
ing money for building roads. And
still there are others.
The most radical dispenssry meas
ure is bill while proposes to issue
licenses for the sale of liquor in
cities of over ttorty thousand inhabi-
tants, which means Charleston.
This bill will probably receive an
unfavorable report and will fail to
become law.
A senate bill requires railroads to
transport officers free which in dis
charge of their duties. Should this
bill 60 through, passes would be
wholly superhuous.
The Tillman-Gonzales tragedy
created considerable excitement and
a profound impression in the City.
The affair is deeply deplored on all
sides. The horrible affair is another
deep wound in the heait of our poor
State. The event, while not unex-
pected, was so sudden, so serious.
and called forth such storm of de-
nunciations upon Lieut. Gov Till
man, and was pronounced by some
to be such dastardly act on his
part and placed the victim in the
position of a martyr, that l have
been at particular pains to ascertain
the true sentiments that prevail
here and learn, if possible, whether
there is an opinion that Tillman
had any excuse at all for his con-
duct and whether this opinion has
any substantial following. My in
vestigations lead me to conclude that
Tillman is not wholly without
friends and that when the proper
time comes he may probably show a
better excuse q do not say defense)
for his act than some seem to SUI
pose. | have long since learned that
every subject has two sides and this
affair is no exception. l do not
seek to say one word in justification
of Mr. Tillman, but the statements
that have gone out were SO COM
pletely one-sided that it seems an
impartial expression would be well
coined.
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The Time Extended.

We are under obligations to Rep.
resentatives Wall and Gourdin for
the following notice:
Pursuant to the authority vested
in the Comptroller General Of the
State by Section 693, Code of Laws
1902, the time for the payment OF
taxes without penalty in Williams
burg county, is extended to March
1st.
A. w. JOKES,
Comptroller General.
Approved
Signed D. C. HEYwARD,
Governor.
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HYmeneal

MARR1ED-On Thursday, JAN
uary 80, 1908, Miss Benlah Epps,
OF Epps pos.olice, 10 Mr. Walter
Y Chandler. The ceremony was
performed at Beulah church a,
Z O'Clock p. M, Rev Henry
Canihen officiating.
MARRIED-On Thursday, JAN
uIry 90, 1908. 8 o'clock p. M, at
home, Salters, 5 g.. Mrs Emma
McClary to Mr. James Z Davis.
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TO cuREAcoLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure E w Groves
signature is on each box, 23c.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-29

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers. they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
Of order. they fall to do
their work.
Pains, achesandrheu-
ma.ism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid In the
blood, due to neglected
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-29

From now on Mr. A j Lee, of Lake
CITY, will be in Kingstree once or
twice every week. l-@9-om
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Negro servants come under the
head of unbleached domestics.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-29
|. W. JONES,
Comptroller General.
Over.Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blooa.

All the blood In your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
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CUR CAPITAL LETTER.
THE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
NOT so LARGE As USUAL

Some Bills Of Special Significance
Aftermath Of TiIlman-
Gonzales Affair.
COLUMBIA, January &c. Special;
The General Assembly has been
in session two weeks, and very little
has so far has been done, every thing
seems to wait until after the inau-
guration and the elections are over,
and this waiting costs the people
some twenty to thirty thousand dol
lars. The governor should be in
augurated before the assent bly, con-
venes or immediately thereafter and
all the elections ought to come off
during the first days of the session.
Fortunately tomorrow will see the
last of the most important elections,
that of an associate justice. For this
place there are a number of candi-
dates, Woods, of Marion, Gruber of
Colleton, Robert Aldrich of Barn.
well, Izlar of Orangeburg, Tribble
of Anderson, Caldwell of Green
wood, Simpson of Spartanburg.
The friends of Woods are very hope
full of putting him in. The con-
test is sharp and the amount Of
"log-rolling" vast.
Governor Heyward'S inaugural ad-
dress made fine impression and ne
entered upon the duties of his office
under favorable auspices. The cer-
emony of induction into office
was simple but impressive.
The joint assembly had memorial
exercises Friday in honor of Wade
Hampton. The orator of the day
was General NJ c Butler, Hamp-
toms companion in war, in peace,
and in the nations councils The
eulogy of our beloved leader BY SEN
stor Robert Aldrich was the finest,
the purest, the most eloquent thing
of the kind to which the writer ever
listened. During its delivery rug
ged men whom bullets did not
cause to raise an eye lash, blew their
noses hard and winked rapidly, and
down their cheeks great big soul
shed tears poured.
Tuesday night was devoted to
memorial exercises in memory of
South Carolins's greatest jurist,
Henry McIver, our late Chief JUS
tice, whose place will not be filled
in this generation. Just and elo-
Quent tributes were made to his
memory. The greatest quality OF
great people is shown in their re-
spect and honor for theil heroes.
The names of Hampton and Mclver
are alone sufficient to make the his
tory Of any people immortal.
On Saturday the Comptrollei Cen
eral extended the time for the pay
ment of taxes in Williamsburg to
March 1st.
The House committee on claims
reported favorably on the account of
MrJ D Daniel for services rendered
and money expended in the effort to
catch the Lake City strawberry
swindler, H G Holloway.
Your journal has already called
attention to most of the measures
that have any merit or that deserve
attention. The number introduced
seems less than usual and some of
them appear to be of a more sub
stantial character than those pre-
sented at previous sessions; though
few. if any, aim at relieving the real
burdens of the people or reveal any
great craftsmanship. 1t were super
fluous to again remind your readers Of
those matters to which your COL
umns have already directed their at
tention.
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Silence overcometh all things
even life Itself al last.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-05
COUNTY Commissioners.
REPORT OF PROPORTIONATE ROAD TAX
or THE SEVERAL DISTRICTS.

AT the regular weekly meeting OF the
Board Of County Commissioners, the
following business was transacted
The Board granted 80 cars Of Stag or
shells TO be placed on the Jumper HUI
road, beginning at Elyaton station and TO
run south The above appropriation was
made with the provision that the property
holders along above road. haul and
spread the Stag or shells without charge
to the county and TO assume all respon-
sibility for damages.
The Clerk was directed to advertise
for bids for November 10th to haul and
spread a cars of shells from Robinson
station on the new road leading from
Robinson's store.
Charles Ford was appointed a deck
hand on the oyster guard boat at Herring
Bay.
The Clerk was directed to adve tise
for bids to grade and shell the road on
the hill leading to Big Oak and the road
running from Mill Creek through &he
lands Of DIR z. d. Ridout, K l.. David
son and others in the Third district
The Clerk was directed to advertise
for bids TO haul cars of shells for the
repair of the road from the new cut road
TO Muddy Bridge Branch and 10 cars OF
shells from Muddy Bridge Branch to
Stewards Hill in the Third di trict.
Bids for hauling and spreading shells
on the road leading from Severn station
to Sulphur Springs, Fourth district, were
as follows:
Chas w. Boyer, 81 IA per 100 bushels;
Jas H. Croggan. sI.75 per Tco bushels.
The contract was awarded to Chas. w.
Boyer.
On the road from Stewards corner
through the lands of VIM. b., Humphrey
and others: r. M. Boyer, SI.oo per 100
bushels; w. l. Wheat. $500 per 100
bushels The contract was awarded to
r. M. Boyer.
On the old telegraph road from Red
Point Hill going south: r. M. Boyer,
81. 30 per 100 bushels; w. L. Wheat,
So. 90 per 100 bushels. The contract was
awarded to X w. Boyer.
The resignation of Guy NJ. Laturner,
sub registratar in the First district. was
received and accepted and ID X. David
son. was appointed for the unexplred
term
c. f. Bollman. road commissioner,
Fifth district. paid to the Clerk $42.4o.
being the proceeds of sale OF old lumber
from bridges in the Fifth district.
Joseph T. Brennan and others appeared
before the-Board and protested against
the opening of the new road to run from
Kent's Lane to Buck Spring gate in the
Third district.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-05
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF MARYLAND.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.


To the Rrebls Of Maryland.
WHEREAS, the President Of the United
States has by proclamation set apart
Thursday the twenty-sixth day of No
vember as day of thanksgiving and
prayer: and
WHEREAS, the people Of Maryland
have great cause to be thankful that
through the mercy Of Almighty God we
have been free from pestilence and disas-
ter. and have been blessed with peace and
prosperity:
Now, therefore, /, John Walter Smith.
Governor of the State of Maryland. do
hereby appoint Thursday. the twenty
sixth day Of November, instant, as a
day of thanksgiving and prayer, and
ask that our people rest from all secular
employment, and devote the day to APP
propriate religious services, to family
gatherings. social festivities and to help
ing the poor and unfortunate.
- Given under my hand
GREAT and the Great Seal OF
SEAL OF Maryland.
MARYLAND: Done at the City OF
.-..'.......' Annapolis. on the nth
day of November. in the year OF our
Lord nineteen hundred and three.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
BY the Governor.
WILFRED BATEMAN.
nS Secretary OF State.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-05
"The Christian At Colonial.

The engagement of Saratoga" now
playing at the Academy OF Music, Balti-
more, which was to have played at Col
onial theatre next Monday night. has
been cancelled as Saratoga closes in
Baltimore and cancels all Southern
towns. "The Christian, that dramatic
version of Hall Gaines absorbing story
will be played here in its place on next
vonday night. November g, with Blanca
West as "Glory Quayle' and Lionel
Adams as "John Storm. the character
of the title. Few melodramas have
achieved the success of this one not even
in this city but throughout the country as
well as where this play was Miss Aliens
chief success. This production has won
favor and it is reasonable to suppose that
the present revival will attract large at
tention inasmuch as the company is so
well adapted to the requirement of the
many important roles.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-05
Earleigh Heights-on-severn.

The Lend-a Hand Club of Earleigh
Heights on-Severn. held a especial meet
ing at Bachelors Joy" Glen Burnie,
the residence of Dr. and the Misses
Brayshaw, on Saturday afternoon. Octo-
Der 3Ist. The president, Miss Speers.
presided. The meeting was given up to
the discussion of the Clubs business.
One new member was elected AFTER
refreshments we've severed the Club adj
journed to meet Saturday, November
9TH, at p. M. when Mrs. Jno. NJ. Car
ter, of the Lend Hand Club. Of Wash
ington, will give an account of her trip
to California Miss Gertrude Lanahan,
Of the Arundel Club, is also expected to
give talk on her trip through India
and the Oriental Countries.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-05
The Third Ward Count.

The Third ward count was not complet
ed until after clock this morning when
the election officials turned over their
result to the Supervisors of election In
this ward 734 votes were cast. OF this
number I6S were thrown out, which gave
the Republicans $50 majority. They
usually carry this ward by about 300
majority.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-05
Series of officers Hops.

Invitations have been sent TO the series
of officers hops to be given at the Naval
Academy. The first of which will be
held on next Wednesday night, Novem-
Der II. Other dates are November ~,
December e. January 2 and IS and
April 6. A large number Of invitations
have been issued.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-05
A YOUNG GIRL SAVED

Wednesday "A Woman's Love.
Thursday-For kove's Sake.
Friday Lights of Gotham
Saturday Matinee Humbug.
Saturday Night-A Debt of-Honor.
Entire change of Specialties at Every
Performance.
a. One Lady admitted Free with every
Reserved Seat on entire lower floor
Tuesday night if exchanged at the ad-
vance sale before 7 p m.
Prices IS, rs, $50, Box Seat soc.
Seats on sale at Feldmeyer's Drug
Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-05
ROMANCE Of THE F|REARM
Origin and Development of the
American Revolver.
THE FRONTIER FIREARM
The story Of Col. "Jack" Hays and
Col. coIt-TheIr First Meeting in
a New York Gunshop, Where the
Texas Ranger Placed an Order
for the New invention.

There is a romantic side to weapons
of war that is as interesting as any
in our national history. The origin
of our purely American arm, the
Colts revolver, furnishes an instance
that will Illustrate this.
In the '30s we were charging our
national boundaries in the southwest.
A handful of daring young Americans
had wrested from Mexico a region
five times the size of any state in the
Union. 1t was then called the Re-
public of Texas. The state of Ten
nessee was primarily responsible for
this daring step.
To guard their frontier thoroughly
and effectively they organized bands
of companies of Rangers. under Off
GERS who could not only fight Indians
and Mexicans but control and disci-
pline their own army. Among the
ablest of these commanders, Col. Hays
was incontestably the ablest. He
was born leader of men-just such
men as were then peopling the great
southwestern frontier. In stature he
was about 5 feet 8 inches and never
weighed over 15O pounds. His hair
was 81 a darkish brown, inclined to
be red, and his eyes were of several
cOlors, according to his moods. In
his hours of relaxation and among
his friends they were of dark gray.
with hue OF hazel.
Some time in the middle thirties,
about 1885 or 1896, Col. Hays was d.
rected by the Governor OF Texas to
go to New York and purchase suita-
BILE arms to equip his troop. He had
then about $50 men, but they were
not uniformly armed, and lacked
equipment suitable for a mounted
command. They, about all, carried a
rife and a pair of pistols OF various
patterns. They needed to be equip
ped alike, and with the very best
weapons that were available at that
tfp,n
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-05
Eighty Cent Trips.

Commencing October 3rd, we will sell
on each Saturday or sunday during
October and November tickets to Balti-
more at SO cents good to return on and
before last train Monday following date
OF sale. SHELLMAN B. BROWN,
CT. & T. A.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-05
Engagement Announced.

Chief Gunner Robert Sommers, U. S
NJ, and Mrs Sommers, announce the en-
gagement OF their daughter, Miss Mary
Elizabeth Sommers to Gunner Owen Hill,
u. S. Navy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-05
To 0ure A Gold n One DaH

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money it it fails
to cure. <. w. Groves signature is on
each box. IS cents. o-7-5m.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-06

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Everything in the package Simply add hot
water and set to cool. It's perfection. A sur
prise to the housewife. No trouble, less e1-
pense. Try it to-day. In Four Fruit Fla
vors: Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Rasp-
berry. At grocers. lOc.
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LOW WILL BE BEATEN.

The socalled fusion, nOn-partisan
movement in Greater New York has
degenerated into a deep-laid scheme
engineered by Boss Plat to give all
the important offices Of the municipal
ity to republicans. But the demo
Gratis of all factions are getting their
eyes open to the real purpose of the
republican machine plotters and they
are fast getting together to win an
old-time democratic victory. Last
November Bird S. Coler the demo
cratic candidate for governor, beat
Odell in Greater New York by 120 900
votes That proved what the demo
Gratis of the metropolis are capable of
doing when they are united.
Mayor Seth Low poses as a gOody-
goody sort Of fellow without any
strong partisan prejudices, but in fact
he is strong partisan and it is doubt
full whether he ever scratched a re-
publican ticket in his life. He at
tended the recent meeting of the re-
publican national league in Chicago
and took an active part in its DELHI
erations. His administration as may
or of Greater New York has been
anything but a brilliant success. 1t
has been even more eXjravagant than
that Of Van Wycll. Tammany's last
mayor. and gambling and other vices
have been as flagrantly practiced as
ever in spite Of the mayors many
promises of reforms to be accomplish
ed by his administration.
The Statesman looks for a big
democratic victory in New York city
next month. 1t will be a big disap-
pointment to the Roosevelt administra-
ton. as it will go far toward placing
the state Of New York in the demo-
critic column mex, year, but democratic
victory is in the air and Roosevelt
and Boss Platt can not head it off.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-06

convention of it's unanimity and sin
cerity. To begin this comparison,
note the utterly false-the undenlably
and admittedly false-assurance that
the stability of all our currency upon
q gold basis has been secured Be
fore the campaign of 1900 was six
weeks old that platform declaration
was admitted TO be untrue. Three
sessions of republican congresses have
been held since that campaign ended,
and no serious attempt to make
good" has been made. The gold
standard remains unsecured, and 50
great is the disparity of views among
republicans in and out Of congress
that there is literally no prospect OF
safeguarding it or Of effecting any
material reform in our absurd AMI
dangerous medley of currency laws.
That platform again renewed the
party's pledge to build up our com
mercial marine, but disaffection in
the republican ranks has put that
scheme out Of sight. 1t will prob
ably be left out of the platform of
1904.
I'VE favor home rule for and early
admission to statehood of New Next
CO. Arizona and Oklahoma" That
was one separate and distinct plank
Of the 1900 platform. 1t has been re-
pudiated. and republican leaders in
congress have treated IL as a joke