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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-08-29
Legal Notices
Foreclosure Sale
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY,
'.ourt of Common Pleas
F Rhem and D D Rhem, co-partners
trading under the firm name and style
of F Rhem & Sons, Plaintiffs,
VS.
Annie Cooper, Julia Richardson, John
Scott Boyce Johnson, Elijah Scott,
Eliza Dollard, Amanda Scott and Doc
tor Scott, Defendants.
Pursuant to the judgment in the above
entitled action, dated August l3, 1912, |
will offer for sale before the court
house door in Kingstree, South Caro-
lima, on salesday in September, 1912,
the same being on the I'd day of the
said month, between the legal hours of
sale, to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described premises, to wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or tract
OF land lying, being and situate in the
county of Williamsburg and State of
South Carolina, containing forty (4O)
acres, more or less, and bounded as fol-
lows: On the North by lands of F M Nc
Carly; on the East by lands of R j
D ,uglas: on the South by lands of Nc
Elveen, and also bounded on the North
and West by branch known as Little
Branch, and on the West by lands of
McElveen.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
S-l5-3t] GEORGE } GRAHAM,
Sheriff of Williamsburg county.
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Foreclosure Sale.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, G
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY,

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY,
Court of Common Pleas.
F Rhem and D D Rhem, co-partners
trading under the firm name and style
of F Rhem & Sons, Plaintiffs,
Henrietta McClary. John McClary and
Lula Belle McClary, Defendants.
Pursuant to the judgment in the above
entitled action, dated August l3, 1912, /
will offer for sale before the court house
door in Kingstree, South Carolina, on
salesday in September, 1912, the same
being on the I'd day of the said month,
between the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described premises, to wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or tract
of land lying, being and situate in the
county of Williamsburg and State of
South Carolina, containing forty (40)
acres, more or less, bounded North by
lands of estate of Bill Miller; East by
lands formerly Of Alfred Hanna; West
by lands formerly of F Rhem & Sons,
and South by the run of Cotton Field
Branch.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
S-l5-3t1 GEORGE } GRAHAM,
Sheriff of Will amsburg county.
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Summons for Relief
COMPLIANT SERVED)

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG,
Court of Common Pleas.
Edward Syrus, Henry Syrus. James Sy-
rus and Eloise Williams. Plaintiffs,
against
Phillis Syrus, Amos Syrus, Samuel Sy-
rus and Nancy Davis, Defendants.
To the absent Defendants, Samuel Sy-
rus and Nancy Davis:
You are hereby summoned and re
quired to answer the complaint in this
action, of which copy isherewith served
upon you, and to serve copy of your an
swer to the said complaint on the SUBJ
scribers at their office, kingstree, S c,
within twenty days after the service
hereof, exclusive of the day of such
service; and if you fail to answer the
complaint within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiffs in this action will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
KELLEY & HINDS,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Dated July %, 1912.
TAKE NOTICE: That copy Of the
complaint in the above-entitled action
has this day been filed in the office of
the Clerk of Court for Williamsburg
county. KELLEY & HINDS.
7-25-6t Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Kingstree S C. july %. 1912.
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For Sale.

My farm consisting of 1877 acres on R
F l, three and a half miles from
Kingstree; 80 acres cleared, good dwell.
ing, store house. one tobacco barn and
other necessary outhouses. Splendid
fruit orchard. Good pasture and timber.
School 300 yards from dwelling. Good
watar in house. The lands front one
mile on south side and q mile on north
side of Murry's Ferry road leading from
Kingstree to Greelyville. Also one
As h p boiler, good 35 h p engine, saw
and grist mill. The above land is well
adapted to the growth of cotton, corn
and tobacco. For furthur information
call on or address F H HODGE
or LEROY LEE.
5-30-4tp Kingstree, S G..
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Citation Notice.
THE STATE OFSOUTH CAROLINA,

COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG,
BY p NJ Brockinton, Esq, Probate
Judge.
Whereas. Selden E Bryan made suit
10 me to grant her letters of admins
tration of the estate of and effects of S
G Bryan,
These are therefore t. cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said S G Bryan,
deceased, that hey be and appear be-
fore me- in the Court of Probate, to be
held at Kingstree, S C., on the 7th day
of September next after publication
thereof. at II o'clock in the forenoon. to
show ca,lse if any they have, why the
said administration should not be
granted
Gi"en under my hand this oath day Of
August. Ammo Dumlni, 1912.
Published on the 10Th day of August,
1912, in The County Record
p NJ BRoCKINToN,
S-29-2t Probate Judge.
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Foreclosure Sale.
THE STATE SOUTH CAROLINA,
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY,
Court of Common Pleas.
F Rhem and D D Rhem. co-partners
trading under the firm name and style
of F Rhem & Sons. Plaintiffs.

lTdClllS lllS ildlllC anu SIy
Of F Rhem & Sons Plaintiffs.
VS.
William Davis. Defendant.
Pursuant to the judgment in the above
entitled action. dated August l3, 1912.
will offer for sale before the court
house door in Kingstree, South Carroll
ma, salesda, in September, 1912, the
same being on the I'd day of the said
month. between the legal hours of sale,
to the highest bidder for cash, the fol-
lowing described premises, to wit:
All the right, title and interest Of the
said William Davis in or to all that GER
tain piece, parcel or tract of land lying,
being and situate in the county of Will
liamsburg and State of South Carolina,
containing one hundred and twenty
eight Q28) acres more or less. conveyed
to said William Davis by Alfred Davis
on the 23rd day of April, 1895, and
bounded as follows, to wit: On the
North by lands of the estate of B F
Brockington, Sr, and Julius Gibson; on
the East by lands of the estate of B F
Brockington, Sr; on the South by lands
now or formerly owned by F Rhem &
Sons, and West by lands of Julius Glib
son and Olivia Rhem.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
S-15-3tl GEORGE J GRAHAM,
Sheriff of Williamsburg county.
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Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of September, A D 1912, at y
O. o'clock noon. / will apply to P NJ Brock.
inton, Judge of Probate of Williams
burg county, for Letters Dismissory as
of the estate of w j
deceased.
81 COURTNEY, Administrator.
August 5. 1912. o-S-ot
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Final Discharge.

Noticeis hereby given that on the 23rd
day of September, y y, 1912, at -
O'Clock noon, | will apply to p NJ Brock
inton, Judge of Probate of Williams
burg county, for Letters Dismissory as
Guardian of the person and estate of
D 7 Floyd. J L GoWDY,
8-22-4t Guardian.
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A few $15,000.OO0 battleships,
and the people will cease to wonder
if they'll ever get their share of the
treasury surplus.
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Recent Books, Blank Notes, Mortgages and

all Legal Blanks in demand, for sale at
The Record office. If we have not the
form you wish we can print it en- shotr
notice.
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The price of subscription for The
Record is 81 rs year; we allow 25
cents discount when a whole year is
paid in advance. If you are six
months or year behind don't ex-
pect a receipt for a whole year for
one dollar. This applies to all. If
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06
Parker and
HOIStein On
Taft'S Trail
BY J. A. eREcKoNs.

Especial Correspondence of the Starr
WASHINGTON, d. c., May "a
National Committeeman Holstein and
Col. Sam Parker left here today for
New York City, where they are to
meet President Taft and have a con.
ference with him in reference to Ha-
waiian political affairs. The Presi-
dent was here but a few hours be-
tween the close of the Ohio and the
opening of the New Jersey campaigns,
and was overwhelmed with work at
his office so that he could not give
the Hawaiian visitors any time for a
conference here. Therefore he invit.
ed them to meet him in New York,
and possibly accompany him during
portion of his New Jersey itinerary.
Messrs Holstein and Parker desire to
lay before the President fully the par.
ticulars of the late convention in Ha-
waii, and also take up with him at
length the situation in reference to
the governorship.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06
BIG BENEVOLENCE
AND TAG DAY

With tag day still several days in
the future the activities of the promo
ters of the tag day campaign have
brought forth donations to the per
manent endowment fund of the Kings
Daughters Home which amount to no
less than $1,000 during the past four
days. Five thousand dollars was turn
ed over to the philanthropic circle a
few days ago by the Mary Castle Trust
and George P. Castle yesterday added
$4,000 to this fund as a personal con.
tribution and up to the present time
no one has even asked for tag,
Preparations for the tagging opera
tions Saturday are being rushed and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06
Want
Cleanup Day
A Holiday

Postals, telephone calls and delega-
tions have been inundating the office
of Acting Governor Mott-Smith all
morning, urging him to declare a legal
holiday on Cleanup Day,
Superintendent Pope is awaiting
word in order to close the schools
for the day in case the acting gov
ernor should declare a holiday on
Cleanup Day and several heads of
local business houses have declared
it their intention to close for the day.
The acting governor declares that he
will take no action in the matter until
he sees the interest evinced by the
delegates at the meeting tomorrow
evening.
Superintendent Pope has received a
communication from the Oahu Cen.
trail improvement Committee inform
ing him that he has been made chair
man of the school and Boy Scout com.
mittee for that day Other members
of the committee are Edgar Wood
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06
AGED JOY Rider
! REFUSES AID TO
DROWNING man

Reclining in the back of a luxurI
GUS automobile and accompanied by
a bevy of pretty Hawaiian girls, an
elderly white man when stopped last
night along the waterfront by the
daughter of Captain Isaiah Bray and
supplicated to come and save an old
man from drowning told her in a gruff
voice to call up the police, whose
duty it was to attend to such matters,
and ordered his chauffeur to proceed
With the joy ride. Such is the story
told by Captain Bray when seen by \
Star reporter this morning.
The incident occurred in connection
with the near drowning OF a old Ha,
waiian employed by Eben Low as
watchman on his boats. The story
as told by Captain Bray is as follows:
Accompanied by my wife and
daughter" he said, "I was coming
down to the waterfront last night to
row across to my home on quarantine
island. AS we were passing by where
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06
THE FALL OF GENERAL WOOD
WILL TAKE PLACE MARCH FOURTH

Major General Leonard Wood, who
Eas his friend Theodore Roosevelt to
thank for his tremendous rise in the
United States army, is slated to fall
from his place as chief of staff of
the army March A. The bill drawn
10 legislate General Wood out of Of
flee has been agreed upon by the sen
ate and house confepees, according
TO advice from Washington. Repre-
sentative James Hay, chairman of
the house committee on military af.
fairs, is the author of the bill Gen
eral Wood will be forced out on a
provision of the measure which states
that no officer shall hold the Office of
chief of staff unless he has served
ten years with troops prior to his ap.
pointment as brigadier general.
The ostensible theory on which
Hay acted was that the chief of stan
who controls all the movements of
the army in time OF war should know
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06
WILLARD {. Brown RESIGNS
SEAT ON STOCK EXCHANGE

Willard E. Brown, president of the
well-known stock brokerage firm OF
HalsteaG & Company, Ltd, has sew
cred his connections with the corpor-
alton, as far as active management
of the business is concerned, although
he still retains a financial interest in
it. He will leave for the mainland
next Tuesday with his family for a
several months vacation, and upon his
return will engage in some other bust
ness, the nature of which he has not
yet decided upon.
The business will be carried on un-
der the same name, and along the
same lines as heretofore by w. A.
Love, who with Mr.. Brown owned
practically all of the stock of the COM
pany. The news of the change in the
management of the company became
known on the street for the first time
yesterday, and was topic of much
interest in stock exchange circles,
where the firm has long occupied a
conspicuous ana enviable position
In confirming the report this morn
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06
Another Pest
Has Arrived

White ants, believed to be of the
destructive Philippine variety, have
found a lodging place on the dolphins
at the outer corners of Alakea wharf
ana were fast eating the hearts out
of the piles when discovered by Ento.
mologist Ehrhorn yesterday He mott
fed Harbormaster Foster Of the dan.
ger and a force of men was put to
work treating the piles with crude oil
in an effort to wipe out the colony
The nests were destroyed and If they
are not rebuilt within a week, 1t Is
said, it will indicate that the ants have
been wiped out.
Specimens of the winged ant were
captured and will be examined with a
view to learning whether they are a
recent Importation. The Philippine
and African white ants are great de
stroyers Of wood and every precautior
will be taken to keep them from gain
ing a foothold here.
There is a species of white ant here
it is stated, but it is not regarded as
dangerous, only small percent being
soldier ants, while of the kind be
lieved to have colonized on the wharf
it is stated 95 per cent are soldier
ants.
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Hawaiian
Land Status
Reported On
BY J. A. RREcKoNs.

Especial Correspondence of the Star }
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 24.-The
report of the hearings before the
House committee on territories in
reference to House bill 1889, known
as the Fairchild bill, forms an inter
esting record of the land situation in
the Territory.
Statements in the hearing were
made by B. G. Rivenburgh, Hon. Geo
H. Fairchild, w. A. Kinney and A. S.
Tuttle, and in connection with the
testimony given many valuable ta-
bles of statistics in relation to Ha,
waiian lands were placed on file ant
published. The report of the hear
ings also contains several editoria
articles from the Hawaiian Star, aDt
copies of news items from the same
newspaper.
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ing, Mr.. Brown said:
yes, have gone out Of the active
business as a stock broker. No, don't
say I've retired, for l have neither
the means nor the inclination for that;
but after following the stock quota
tions constantly for sixteen years l
have decided to change my occupation.
| am turning over my seat on the
stock exchange to Mr.. Love, who, by
the way, was one of the original five
organizers of the exchange in 1898. /
was another of that five, but Mr.. Love
sold his seat when he and l went into
partnership.
81 am still retaining a financial in
terest in the firm but am getting out
of the active work. / am leaving on
the Mongolia with my family for a
vacation. When / return / shall take
up some new line of work, which Is
undetermined at the present time"
The application for the transfer of
Mr., Browns seat to Mr.. Love has been
made to the exchange, and will prob
ably be acted upon next Monday.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06

Perley Horne, d. H. Hitchcock, Broth
er Henry and L. G.. BIackman. They
will meet tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock in the superintendent office
to complete plans in order to be able
to make a full report to the Central
improvement Committee at the meet
ing at the Young Hotel in the even
ing.
Arrangements have been made by
the executive committee of the cen-
trail body for a series of addresses at
the mass meeting tomorrow night.
Acting Governor Mott-Smith will
speak on the purposes of Cleanup
Day
George w. Smith will present the
citizens side of the subject.
Major Kennedy, U. S. A., will dis
cuss the military side of Cleanup Day
Walter G. Smith will talk about the
effect on the community in the out.
side world likely to be produced by
the proposed demonstration of active
civic interest in sanitation.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06
MOTORCYCLISTS
IN COLLISION

A head-on motorcycle collision oc-
CURED about 1915 p. m. today at the
corner of Young and Victoria streets.
One machine was ridden by G.
Howe and the other by H. s. Brink.
The motorcycles were travelling at
a good rate of speed when they ran
into each other Both front wheels
We're broken but luckily neither rider
was Injured.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06

TACTICS ARE
DEFEATED
tAssoelated Press cabIes to ths starl

CHICAGO, June 6The Republican
Roewaer of Nebraska chairman The Roosevelt
demanding
at
1t charged Roosevelt
tend their majority the committee the
President a
CHICAGO probably
will be heard The Rooseveers will
delegates majority
probably
Fourth district the associations will
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06
TAFTER'S WIN FIRST BLOOD AT CHICAGO
VICTOR ROSEWATER CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL COMMITTEE
KUHIO ON
Way HOME

Cabled advice from washington has
been received here by friends of
Prince Kuhio that the delegate is
about to leave for Hawaii, as he says
that there is no further necessity nor
his remaining in Washington. No
further information has been received
as yet as to the real reasons Of the
delegates departure from the Ma
tional capital.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06

the Mokolii was berthed l heard
someone say, Come here, come here.
did not take any notice, as I thought
it was some Hawaiian on board who
had been enjoying himself.
Looking down, however, l caught
sight of a man in the water recog-
nized him as Lows old watchman and
Immediately ran to the rescue. From
the deck of the Mokolii passed down
a running bowline, which the old man
managed to slip over his feet and
gradually work up until 1t was under
his arms.
"Just about this time I saw Ka.
ninos, our boat man, coming across
for us. My wife called out wiki wiki
to him and he made the boat fast at
the steps and came round to where
I was.
Falls In Water.
while we were working from the
deck trying to get Koli out OF the
Continued on Page Five.)
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something of the practical direction
of large bodies of troops.
II may be noted IN passing, that
Chairman Hay is the intimate friend
Of Brig Gen. Frederick Ainsworth,
who was deposed from office and
forced into retirement by General
Wood
Cavalry to Border.
Word was received at army head,
quarters today from Washington con,
firming the report that the Second
Cavalry had been ordered to the Mex.
ican border on its arrival in San
Francisco. The order also gives the
assignments of the Sixth and Ninth
Infantry, soon to be en- route to the
mainland from the Philippines. The
Sixth Infantry will go into canton
Ioents at the Preside Of San Fran
cisco, and the Ninth will go to Fort,
Thomas and Smelling, with headquar
ters at Fort Thomas.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06

The monotony of the trial of the
Mahuka site case was broken this
morning by the first sensation of the
week. Jack Lucas took an oath with
out swearing:
Lucas was called to the witness
stand to testify as to the probable
cost of moving fixtures from the build
ings now occupied by the respondents
to other buildings. He was one of
several witnesses who testified along
that line.
The respondents this morning fin
ished putting on their evidence and
the government began it's testimony,
This occurred about eleven o'clock.
United States District Attorney Brec.
kons stated that his first witness was
not on hand, so he took up the re-
naming time of the session with the
introduction of documentary evidence
Judge Dole this morning gave his
ruling on the pont that was so vigor-
ously argued last Tuesday, whether
or not the respondents were entitled
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06
An Industry
Ruined By
The Fruitfly

Heliopolis five years ago. In company
with ]. Dutra he called at the Star
Office this morning with a paper par
eel containing ten or twelve shriveled
skins of what had been splendid spec
linens of Chile red peppers. Mr.. Du-
ira, acting as spokesman and interpre-
ter for him, related his rueful tale as
follows:
"This is Rafael Campo, an expert
farmer who has a vegetable and fruit
farm at Waikiki. He came here five
years ago in the Heliopolis.
"He lost $4,000 last year on Chile
peppers. For the first couple of years
he made money. FEe had a contract
with firm here to deliver 10000
pounds of sweet Chile peppers in three
months at 51S cents a pound, deliv-
cred on the wharf here.
"I1ese Chile peppers were shipped
to San Francisco where they brought
from fifteen to twenty cents a pound
They went from six to seven peppers
to the pound, and were shipped when
there were no peppers in California
Continued on page four.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06

Harper's Weekly bases an anti.
Roosevelt editorial on some published
remarks by Arthur wilmington in the
Newburyport Mass. Herald, edited by
Leonard Wilmington, formerly of Ho-
nolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06
BRYAN THE DARK HORSE.


nomination
either Wilson described
deegatesat-age
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-06
CARTER MAKES
QUICK CAPTURE

That Waterfront officer Arthur Car.
ter did not lose any of his old smart
ness during the time he chased the
willy Mediterranean fruitfy among
Inter-Island passengers baggage was
evidenced yesterday afternoon when
he apprehendeG Joel D. Hall, a desert
er from Leilehua, as he stepped off the
ship William P. Frye where he had
been trying to make arrangements
for a trip round the Horn.
Hall got into some sort of trouble
out at Schofield Barracks last Friday
afternoon and later in the day it was
found that he had disappeared. Or
ders were given for a search to be
made and during the week the vari.
GUS patrols have been watching the
town closely.
Yesterday Hall attempted to make
ship along the waterfront and this
was where he made a mistake. Car
ter, who had been warned of the es.
cape, was on the lookout for him.
Seeing a stranger go on the Vir.
ginian his suspicious were aroused
and he followed him round to where
the ship Falls of Clyde is lying. The
man went on board and asked Bor a
job but there was nothing doing ap-
parently as he came off again. AS he
stepped of the ship Carter arrested
him and took him to the station.
A search revealed a first-class gun.
ner's badge and later Hall confessed
that he was the man. He was deliy-
cred to the military authorities at
Fort Shafter this morning.
tSnSpS1SoSoSoSoSoouoo
as the public interest in the campaign
seems to be growing the committee
OF the Kings Daughters which has the
management of the affair is increas-
ing the force of taggers, recruiting
new girls and assigning those who
have already volunteered to their dis
tricts and district chaperons.