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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-03-23
Help Yourself by Helping Us.

We hope the friends of The Rec
ord, when they come to town to do
their trading, will patronize the busi-
ness houses that advertise in this
paper. Remember that without these
liberal merchants, bankers and other
enterprising business men, the price
of subscription would be at least So
a year for such paper as The Rec
ord. You'll find, as a rule, that the
men who advertise are wide-awake
and on the alert and can give you
better bargains than those who do
not advertise. This applies not only
to Kingstree, but many live and up
to-date business men of Lake City,
Scranton and Greelyville recognize
the pulling power of an ad in The
Record. If
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beinp the continuation of a line
ditch almost opposite Hon W D
Bryan's house. The grading OF the
ditch can be regulated by the depth
at which the charge of dynamite is
placed. The section of the ditch
mined was about thirty feet long
and the cartridges were placed
about 20 inches apart and fuse
connected with a charge in the CEN
ter of the line set off. This fired
the whole line of charges instantan-
eously and a great mass ofearth and
roots was hurled into the air at a
height of so feet or more. The re-
suit was a ragged excavation from 4
to 5 feet wide, 4 to feet deep and
80 feet long. There was no resent
blance on the sides or bottom to the
smooth, clean cuts of axe and spade,
but the ditch" blown open was half
filled with broken and loose earth
ready to be thrown out with the
spade. At the same time it is true
that could a stream of water have
been turned into the place of the
blowing out" it would have carried
all the loose earth with it and left a
ditch which would carry off water.
As the final result of the test the
section of the ditch blasted out must
be cleaned out with the spade be-
fore it can be said to be finished
and in working order. The general
opinion of the spectators is that the
experiment was not successful. Mr.
John A Kelley, representing the
land company who requested the ex-
pertinent, will endeavor to have an
other test made in the immediate
neighborhood of Kingstree.
RJk
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Missionary Meeting.

The Woman's Home Mission soci-
eties of the Kingstree district will
meet at Bethesda church, near Cades,
Friday evening, March 81, to April
2, 1911. An interesting programme
has been arranged. We hope to have
DIR w w Daniel of Columbia Col
lege with US Sunday morning. Ev-
eryone is cordially invited to attend.
MISS RUBY GRAHAM,
Corresponding Secretary.
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A VARIETY OF news
FROM LAKE CITY.
BEANS KILLED BY FROST--CIVIC
LEAGUE MEETLNG.--BLACK
TIGER" GETS STRIPES.

Lake City. March 21:-Mr H B
Mccall of Efingham was in town
Thursday on business.
The freeze last week killed all the
beans that were up. The fields
We're planted again at once. We
may look for another cold wave
about the twelfth of April, and if
the truck escapes that wave, pay
ing crop is assured.
DR. A H Williams spent day
last week in Florence on several
matters Of business.
Mr. James Epps has applied for
the position of rural policeman for
the Lake City district, which COM
prises all the territory recently an
nexed to Florence county.
Mr. w P Moore came down from
Bishopville last week and was here
several days looking after the inter-
ests of the Lake City branch of
Moore's Music House.
The Civic league held the regular
annual meeting last Friday at the
Halcyon Hotel. Some new men,
bers were taken in. Miss Ruth
Williams was reelected president
and Mrs H NJ Blizzard, vice-presi-
dent. Mrs H O S Jackson was
made recording secretary, and Mrs
WS Stokes, corresponding secre-
tary. Miss Vonnie Singletary was
reelected treasurer.
Mr. Err Rodgers went to Florence
Saturday ON business in the probate
court. Mr. Rodgers is winding up
the affairs of his father, the late Mr.
John D S Rodgers, of whose estate
Mr. E R Rodgers is administrator.
His record in this matter shows the
manner of man he is. In twelve
months he has converted all the
property into cash, collected all
debts owing to the estate and an
nounces himself ready to distribute
the balance in his hands and finally
close the administration.
Miss Ruth Williams and Mrs H O
S Jackson are the delegates of the
local society to the State Federation
of Civic Leagues, which meets in
Columbia in the near future.
Scy Martin, a negro, was convict
ed in the town court Monday of sell
ing whiskey. Intendant Blackwell
gave him the limit, 500 or 80 days.
He is now working in stripes. which
he is not finding as easy as dispens-
ing BOOZE"
Measrs Walter Poston and Reese
Cockfeld were in town Monday from
Half Moon.
Messrs Ounce Ashburn, W T
King and M C Wimbrow of POGO
moke, Nd, were here the early part
of the week. These gentlemen are
associated in the lumber business
watch they are going into at this
ace.
When we saw Messrs Askins and
Baldwin go off Monday with those
fishing poles. We came mighty near
locking up our office door from the
outside. AS it was we had to whis-
tie, Yield not to temptation"
Messrs Ashburn & Co have bought
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the Winston lot on Acline avenue in
front of the depot. On this lot,
which is about 13O by 500 feet, they
will have their lumber yard. No
more suitable place for this business
could have been found.
WI Bass, Esq, attended court in
Florence last week.
Last Monday Messrs w A Nc
Clam & Co began preparations for
building new stables. The wooden
building now standing will be torn
down, and in its stead will be erect
ed a brick structure about seventy
five by 4 hundred feet. his will
be the stables. Just north of the
stables will be built the carriage
house. The outlay will represent
several thousands of dollars, and
will make one of t. most complete
stables in the country.
Judge OS Baldwin, who was in
DR. Rollins sanitarium several days,
is rapidly recovering.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Julia Chandler,
daughter of Mrs E Belle Turner, to
Mr. F E Finnegan, on the 29th in
slant. Mr. Finnegan is now cashier
of the Bank of Lamar.
There will be another marriage
in town soon, so report says, but we
are not at liberty to call names.
Well bet our hat that more peo-
pie in thisState could give the cor
rect answer to the question, Who
is the Governor of South Carolina?"
than at any time in twenty-five
years.
Had you noticed that his name
rhymes with please" and, by the
way, also with fees. Well, he also
keeps things on the jump.
Hon j H Blackwell was in Flor
ence Monday on business.
We do not believe there is a bet
ter local telephone system in the
State than the one in Lake City.
The writer has had both local and
long distance connections all along
and he has never had occasion to
complain at all, and he has heard OF
but few complaints from others.
Some folks will kick at everything.
The writer has no interest in the sys-
tenn other than as a subscriber, but
he is ever ready to do justice and this
impels him to say what he does say.
We have used the system from
twenty feet to Camden, New Jersey,
and we have always been rendered
good service.
Mr. Joseph Khetter made the
writer glad with a fine shad one
day last week.
Mr-Lamb,a landscape gardener,
of Fayetteville, N c, is in town at
work on the grounds of the graded
school. The earth will be moulded
according to carefully prepared
plan, and will be set with grass,
trees and flowers. When completed
it will be the most pleasing spot IN
town. The Civic League is doing
this work. w l. b.
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BIG CROWD See
DEMONSTRATION
OF DITCH DIGGING WITH DYNA'
MITE..ExPERIaaENT NOT EN-
TIRELY A SUCCESS.

The Williamsburg Land Improve
ment Co is a close corporation en-
gagged in developing and improving
farm lands in this williamsburg
county and controls large tract OF
land near Taft postofice. Much OF
this land needs drainage, and at the
request of the land company the
Dupont Powder company undertook
lasr Tuesday to give pracucal
demonstration of its method of dig
cing a ditch, or blasting it open, by
the use of dynamite. This demon
stration has been much advertised
for the past ten days, and when the
special train from Lanes to Taft
kindly furnished free of charge by
Col w H Andrews, the genial Super
intendent of the G & W railroad.
pulled up at Bryan station crowd
syariously estimated at $50 to 4oo
people got off to see the fireworks.
That ditching or anything connected
Herewith is an item of all-absorbing
interest to the farmers of Williams
burg was manifest at once in the
big crowd that came from all Sec
tions of the county. Morrisville, In
diantown, RHEIMS, Lake City, Cades,
Kingstree. Greelyville, Santee and
Georgetown were all well repre-
sented.
On arriving at Bryan station at
! p. m. and finding that the demon
stration was fixed to take place at q
o'clock, Col Andrews got the crowd
aboard the train again and proceed
ed about s miles down the road to
Earls, where he set out substantial
lunch to the hungry crowd, which
was much enjoyed and greatly ap-
preciated. On the way to Earls op-
portunity was afforded of seeing the
splendid highway constructed by Col
Andrews and his corps of surveyors
for the Carolina Farm Land Devel-
opment company, through whose
lands this highway runs from Trio in
the county of Williamsburg to An
drews in the county of Georgetown.
Incidentally it may be stated that
the Carolina Farm Development Co,
of which Col Andrews is leading
spirit, also owns a large body of land
+, IN the C & w railroad which it is
developing and some notable exam
ples of ditching and draining can be
seen here.
A little after 4 o'clock the.eXcur-
sionists returned to Bryan station Tor
Taft postohice) for the demonstra-
ton by the Dupont Powder Co. This
consisted IN the blowing up of three
pine stumps and the digging of the
ditch, As far as blowing out the
stumps is concerned there is nothing
new in that. The charge used de-
pends on the size of the stump and
the explosion throws it into the air
and splits it to pieces. This was done
in the most approved manner.
After this came the main show,
the piece de resistance of the demon
stration-the digging of the ditch.
For the test low, swampy piece OF
ground, said to be unfavorable for
the effort, was purposely selected,
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See us for Life, Fire, Health,
Accident Insurance, and Sure.
ty Bonds, Real Estate Sold
and Exchanged. -: =:
Lake City Insurance Agency, Inc.
]. L. Richardson, Manager.
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See us for Life, Fire, Health,
Accident Insurance, and Sure
ty Bonds. Real Estate Sold
and Exchanged. =: =.
Lake City Insurance Agency, Inc.
]. L. Richardson, Manager.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-24
AROUND. THE HOTELS

Jefferson-M H. Baker. New YORK
j. Il. kncaid, Boston: Miss stewart
Galveston, Texas; William 6. Rhodes
city: S a. Strauss. New York ! ~
LAYTON. New York; L. r. Burton
panville. Va; Claude l.. Engle and
family, Jacksonville. Fla; w. %
schfoeder Toledo, O.; II. Orchard, Al.
lahta Ga; J. II. Thurston, New York,
>. r. Harrison, New York; James It.
Garroli' Ph!ladelphia; r. L. Sledg 3
Baltimore; w. c.. Smith and wife
Baltimore; NJ. j. Riker. Detroit: Frank
Perry Boston: f. II. Citron, New York,
George Gooby. Baltimore. Nd. A H.
Brown. Philadelphia; Z. NJ. Hoffman
Baltimore; 4. RI. Powell. Oxford, n. C.
Murphy's--W. G. Crockett Tazeweil;
w. y. Gray. Virginia: T.. C Movers
Waynesboro: n. G. Winn, Dayton; s.
r. Heller. Norfolk; J. B. Willis. Nor.
folk; r. White, Norfolk. Lyon G. Ty-
Ter, Williamsburg: John w Gurrant
Brtterworth; Charles C. Rhea, Mineral;
Oscar Littleton, Farmville; w. J.
Webb Virginia; w. e. Combs. Beckley;
Mrs w. j. Gregory, Chase City; Or. w
w. Vest. Clarksviile. George z. Smith
Virginia: w A. Crump, Newport News;
f. s. Blanton, Newport News: r. W.
Macy. Virginia. Charles G. Burr, EN-.
poria
Riohmond--W Buckner. Virgins: D.
T, Kennedy, Kenbridge Mrs John w.
Clay, Gladys; NJ l.. Clayton. Ports.
mouth; Mr. and Mrs. e. w Sims
Frederick's Hall
LeXington-S. d Frizzell. Hampton;
S. II. billiard, Lynchburg; l. V. Burton
panville; w w. Wooton. Clarksvillo;
II. w, Greiner. Orange; A. B. Herself
berger. Luray; Mr. and Mrs. b t.
Jones Petersburg; J. w. Baptist. Buff
fslo L.ithia Springs; A, J.. Landgraf
Norfolk.
Stumpfs--J. s Harrison. Virginia;
p. ". d. Jones, Virginia; DR., William
C, Schroeder, Louisa; w. c. Hall. En-
peria: W. G.. Bibb. Louisa; Walter C.
Baher. Norfolk w b. Richards, Nor
folk
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Warrington Marriage,

a license TO marry was issued in
Washington yesterday to l.. Frank
Pate and Anne S. Rynson, both OF
AaneoSas. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-24
WILL PROVE SHE
IS II YEARS OLD
Especial to The Times.pispa tch, ]


Norfolk. Va. September 23.--The
case against James |. Kernodle.
charged with abducting Beatrice Bell,
claimed by her mother to be only
thirteen years old. was continued In
Police Court this morning until other
evidence can be produced.
II am seventeen years old" the
young bride declared this morning.
II have been thirteen yeara old for
three years. and 1t IS time was get
ting older"
Her mother. Mrs. E. s. Bell. IS as
positive that tho child bride is thlr-
teen, and produced the family Bible
to prove Il The young bride says
she will brlns her father here from,
Crisfeld. Nd. to prove that she is
seventeen years old. My sister and
brother know am seventeen. and
they also will cone here TO testify"
she said
The certificate of marriage was pro-
duced In court this morning. show
Ing that tho couple was married in
Newport News, September "a. by the
Rev. :. T. Wexford. pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Well
ford witnessed the marriage
The Young couple was released on
bail. and at the Kernodle home, in
Bank Street. the young bride appear
ed az happy as any other bride.
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will be condemned from the pulpit. and
resolutions adopted by the congrega-
tons The Baptist sunday School
Union Association. which Will meet
tomorrow afternoon. Will adopt reso-
buttons protesting against the sale of
liquor on the Fair Grounds. The sew
eral branches of the W. C. T. U. met
yesterday afternoon, and adopted an
appeal to directors of the Fair
-.ssociation to prohibit the sale OF in
toxicants on the grounds and appoint
ed committee to present this appeal
in person to the directors. Otherwise
in the community the sentiment is
against the sale of liquor on the Fair
Grounds, and the directors will re-
spect this general feeling. The tenn
persnce people have become thorough
~ aroused over the matter.
Held for Examination.
John Mayham. the white stranger
who night before last jumped through
car window at the Appomatto9 Sta
ton, under the hallucination that the
passengers were about TO XIII him, is
still held here with the hope OF hear
Ing something from his people. He is
quite wild. and can give no informa
ton about himself or his home people.
Newb Notes in General.
At the Petersburg Hospital last mid
night LIT II. A. Burae successfully per-
formed what is known as a Caesarean
operation on colored woman. Mother
and child are dong we'll
a piece of clustering weighing about
$50 pounds fell from the gallery cell
ing al the Academy of Music during
theatrical performance last night, but
fortunately hurt no one.
sales OF tobacco for the season to
date
sales next week will run these figures
up to 100000 pounds.
TWO negroes, William A. Smith and
Clarence Fauntleroy. penitentiary con-
Slcts on parole. were brought into the
musings Court to-day on the charge
Q, oreaklns their parole by stealing.
Smith stole shirt valued at Is cents,
and was discharged. The other stole a
aoliars worth OF postage stamps, and
accession was reserved in his case.
East Hanover Presbytery will meet
IN Blackstone on Tuesday next aIe
mortal services in respect to tho lste
Hev. Theodore Pryor Epes Will he
held.
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VETERANS WILL
MEET IN OCTOBER
Annual Gathering of Virginia
Division Will Be Held at
Newport News.
GENERAL BoLLING's ORDER
Suit Involving Sale of Centre
Hill Property Set for
Hearing.
GENERAL BoLLlNG's ORDER
The Timss-Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore street,
Petersburg. Va. Sentemher Q.

General Stith Boiling, commanding
the Virginia Division. United Confed.
crate veterans, has Just issued an
order countersigned William NJ.
evans, Acknowledgment and chief Of
staff. announcing to the camps within
the Virginia Jurisdiction that the next
annual meeting OF the Virginia III.
vision. United Confederate Veterans.
VIII be hel> In the city OF Newport
News on October II. IS and 10, the
same dates as the meeting of the
Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans
The general commanding notifies all
camps to elect delegates to this meet
Ing in the proportion of one delegate
and alternate to every twenty active
members and one additional delegate
for fraction of ten members Each
camp Is entitled TO two delegates. pro-
"iced all dues arc paid at the date
OF the meeting. The general strongly
urges the Importance OF the camps
paying UP their dues. Satisfactory
railroad rates hove been secured for
delegates. The order says. Our host
OF MaGru6er Camp. Newport News,
manitests an anxious desire to make
the occasion one of exceptional in
terest and pleasure. and I express tho
hope that full attendance or dele
gates and other comrades will be there
and unite with the camp In making
the meeting a memorable one"
Sale of Centre Hill Property.
The suit OF the Centre Hill Cor
poration against the trustees and the
American Bank and Trust Company.
involving the sale of the Centre Hill
property. was to-day set for hearing
in the Hastings Court on September
rs. on a rule against the Centre Hill
Corporation to show cause why the
private offer or $4,000 Of the Ameri-
can Bank and Trust Company for the
property should mot be accepted The
corporation opposed this sale OF
twenty lots OF the property as a
wholS. and got put an injunction for
It's sale as such by the trustees This
injunction was subsequently dissolved,
and the trustees have since received
private offer Is above. which they
ask the court to approve.
Widespread Protest.
There is such a widespread protest
in the community against allowing a
barroom on the Fair Grounds during
the session of the fair that the appli-
cation for such privilege will be with
drawn and no license will be granted.
will be condemned from the pulpit and
churches ,o-morrow the proposition
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Hnrris-Vhtte.

lSpeclal 10 Inc Times-pispatch
Leesourg, Va. September SS.-An in
teTesting autumn Y.dding in Leesburg
Wili De mat Of Miss Hazel White. of
son OF the late Joel Chandler Harris
OF Uncle Remus fame. The ceremony
Will be performed October IL at Selma
farm, me nome or the parents OF the
The maid OF honor will be the sister
OF the bride-elect, Miss Eiizrbeth
Waite, and the bridesmaids viii be
Miss Anna Shepard, Miss Henrfetto
Harrison, Miss Frances Connolly. Of
Atlanta, and Miss Charlotte Witches
ter, of Macon, Julian Harris, Of At
lanta' Ca, will be his brothers hes,
man. and the ushers will he I.uther
Rosser. of AtIsnta. and patrick R,irN
ley of Chicago. The future home OF
the young couple Will me in Chicago
aithough Atlanta was the native place
of the bridegroom.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-24
VIRGINIA ELOPERS
WE'D At ROCKVILLE
surmount Many Difficulties
After Leaving Their Homes
at Whitewater.

Washln gton. y. c., September %
After overcoming numerous obstacles.
Mics Virginia Shacklett and David Ar
rington. OF Underwater, STAFFORD coun
t., Va. succeeded in getting married
this morning at Rockville. The cerc
mony was performed by the Rev. w.
u. keene.
Arriving in Washington last eve.
INNS, the two were met by Policeman
Nusbaum, who Informed them tina,
relatives in Whitewater had wired the
local police TO head off the eloperent.
arlington is twenty-five years old and
MISS shackictt la twenty Both were
~, -, nun. l.."t ne ponce should try
10 INTERFERE with th,-r plans.
lnally II was Geu.oed TO release
AIrihstoE ana M.s7 ahscklett was
eanen 70 the 49, II tne young man 5
Siu1hh' Mrs. Ivnn E-tnem. OF z2l
n.h 81 0"e.'N' eat- Mrs. Bar.
aam mao Seen 'Apectins them. an,
arrival.
The couple stayed at Mr.. garh,n.
isst night, and bright and early this
baltimore 80
;, Hardly had the clippers left. when
piss Snhekletts brother arrived in tho
eliy. He hurried to the CITY Hail and
told the marriage license clerk not &c
issue license TO the couple, and ther
started calling up Baltimore and oth.
er nearby places on the lone ID! stance
telephone.
When he got the clerk OF the COW,
az Rockville. he learned that the II.
cense hau beon issued about tan min
ules before. He kept the wires busy
Lyme 70 reach the various ministers
put IN the meantime the couple Ia d
neen married by the Rev. Kecne.
The Rev. Keene said over the teIa.
phone this afternoon that as The
youis man ana woman We're both OF
legal age. there was no reason ~,
me ceremony should not have ben
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-24
ANOTHER APPEAL
FOR RECIPROCITY
Liberals Await Favora-
BILE Opportunity to
Reopen Question.
PARTY'S POLICY.
NOT YET DECIDED
ministers Will Meet Next Week
to Wind Up Governments
Affairs and Tender Resigna-
tions-Laurier May Re-
4 main as Active Head
a.l of Party.


Montreal. September 23.-The Liberal
ministers. those defeated In Thursdays
election. as we'll as the few who saved
their seats. Will meet In Ottawa the
coming week to wind up the affairs of
the present government. and to tender
fheir designations to the Governor
General They also will consider plans
Tor the reorganization OF their party.
= Contrary to an earlier opinion. based
On statement made by Premier
Laurier during the campaign that IL
bis party were defeated he would re-.
tir" TO private life. IT is now thought
possible that Sir Wiltrld may con.
ttnue TO remain the active head of his
party and that he VIII lead the oppo-
sition in the next Parliament
AS to the future policy Of the party
which wont down ~ defeat on the
question OF better trade relations with
inc Unitol states. II Ia too carly yet
10 cay definitely what that Will be
Prominent Liberals here. however, ea-
press tho opinion that the party will
not recant It's belief that trade reel
procity would be good thing for both
countries. and that they will at
the hrst favorable opportunity again
~ppeei 10 tue people OF Canada TO
sustain them in that belief.
Reasons for Defeat.
Tho leaders lay much OF the rea-
son for their defea. upon the present
era Of unprecedented prosperity
through which the Dominion is now
passing They cay II was the re-
luetnnce Of the people to disturb this
condition. more than any other thing.
which brought about the defeat OF
reciprocity. They hold to the bsliet
that the first appearance OF a trade re-
cession Will reopen the question as
TO whether the Dominion did wisely
In rejecting tho larger markets the
United States offered to them
Upon the negative answer to this
question, some of the Liberal organ,
1Fors. through their party. will be re-
stored 10 power. All the leading Lib
erals. from Sir Wilfrid down. have
declared since defeat that they still
mold TO the View that reciprocity Of
feyed Canada decided advantage