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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-10-10
LAKE CITY LOCALS.
Boy Bitten by Mad Dog--Ladies'
Book Club Entertained.


" Lake City, October S::-Miss Leila
Gaskins is spending a few days with
relatives and friends in Darlington.
Messrs Sam Caldwell, Robert Nc
. .Elveen and Justin Morris spent Sun
day in town with their parents.
Mr. L \ Winston left Tuesday for
Burlington, n C, where he will buy
tobacco for the Imperial during the
coming season, which is just opening
up in North Carolina, Virginia and
Kentucky.
Last Thursday morning consider
able excitement prevailed when it
was learned that mad dog had Bit
ten Dixie Caldwell on the hand. The
dog was Immediately killed and al
though he had but a few minutes,
Dixie boarded train No so and took
the dogs head to Columbia, where
it vas pronounced rabies-infected,
and as a matter Of precaution, the
young man is taking the PaSteur
treatment in Columbia, although no
special danger was anticipated, as
Doctor Courtney had cauterized his
hand Immediately after the occur
renee.
Several dogs were also bitten BY
this rabid canine, and although they
showed 70 symptoms Of hydrophobia
they have already. with one or two
exceptions, been killed.
Mr. Hoyt Carter, who is employ
ed in The First National Bank of
Wilmington. y G, is at home on
short vacation.
Mrs W H Woods of Florence
was in town last week visiting rela--
tiveS.
Miss Lizzie Mckenzie has accepted
a position with the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank. Her many friends are
glad 70 have her in Lake City again.
Last Thursday afternoon the La
dies Book Club was entertained by
Mrs Fred Hines at her home on West
Beauregard street. Mrs 6 L SaulS
sang solo. Misses Williams and
Green entertained with two readings,
after which progressive games were
played. Mrs G F Stalvey winning
first prize and Mrs 5 D Rickenbaker
the consolation prize. After This de-
lightful programme had been carried
out the guests spent a social half
hour in the enjoyment of refresh
mantS and chatting. The ladies
present were: MeSdameS { D Rollins,
v VI McElveen, \ H Williams. W f
Severance. b MoUltrie Epps, 5 D
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The Cotton Outlook.

II the laws of supply and demand
are to govern this year, as We aHe
always assured that they must gov
err in the Years when bumper crops
are recorded, we are at a loss to See
how the price OF cotton can fGi! 70
ad:arca very materially within the
next few weeks. Careful estimates
OF the worlds needs place the prob
able demand for American cotton at
not less than 10000 bales. and
there are not a few who nterd
that there will be call for as much
as 5000, 900 bales. On the other
hand, only under the most favorable
conditions from this time for"er1
will it be possible for a crop Of H.
000, 900 bales to be gathered.
Whether or not this can happen,
say the Wall Street Journal. will de-
pend in large measure upon the abil-
ity of the four important States of
Alabama. Georgia, North Carolina
anG South Carolina to approximate
their performance of 1911 when they
together contributed 7.209 $40 bales
as their share of the mammoth crop,
although their average for the FIVE
years between 1905 and 1909 was L.
64U,H72 bales, or II per cent Of the
crop" The planted area in these
States is 2.536,000 bales less than
last Year. The crop got late start
with scarcely any preparation. where
a. IN 1911 the land was more thor
rgnly prepared than ever before.
The quantity and quality Of fertiii-
Zer Used were both very much reduc-
ei. 1t IS inevitable that the crop in
these States must fa!. far below that
Of 1911. even if it approyinates the
genera. average for the last seven
or eight years.
The Wall Street Journal thinks
that late frost might save the sit
uation to a degree. but it admits
that none Of the States named is we'll
prepared to face this danger. There
is no probability that the cotton crop
now being gathered will exceed 12,-
100000 bales at the outside. 1t is
much more likely to be as low as H.
600 900 bales. --NewS and Courier.
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Tuesday n nj ipurgeon Johnson.
a white man II Newberry county.
was shot to death by an unknown
assassin while sitting in a room of
his home in company with his wife,
his little daughter and an aunt. Mr.
Johnson was shot in the head with a
shot gun, through window f the
house. The murdered man is said to
have been peaceabIe and had no en-
emies, and the identity of the crimi-
nal, as we'll as the motive of the
crime, is a mystery.
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POOR CONRAD RECALLS
BY-GONE DAYS.

bf-GUNE DAIAt
TELLS MORE ABOUT THE OLD
MEN OF WILLIAMSBURG, THEIR
VIRTUES AND THEIR FAILINGS.
Editor County Record:
Iwant to tell something more of
the old men of Williamsburg and
Clarendon. | may say some things
that some people would not like, but
know personally all those that |
am writing about and have met
them oftentimeS in the friendlieSt
A1nner and if | do not tell the truth
Nm willing to be kicked. Nearly
all of them liked a dram, but none
were drunkardS: some kept a little
at home. but would get little tipSy
at meetings, like the Muster
Ground, when some one from the
Lackwoods would bring about five
gallon jug, and as friends the most
- of them would get merry. Some
times small fight or two made up
for fun, when some one would tell
the man who had one or two drinks
ahead he was a better man-that was
enough. Coats We're thrown OH.
sleeves rolled up and popping his
fists, each swearing 10 be the best
man in the county. There were no
pistol-toterS in those days, no
cutting with knives, only nature 5
weapons, bare fists. \ ring was
made and the fun would begin. 1t
was laughable TO see one quite full
of booze make strike at the
other. miss his aim and fall flat to
the ground. His friends would rush
up and set him on his feet, saying:
Stand Your ground, Bill; go at him.
Dick" but they were never allowed
to hurt each other much.
The Evans old field was an old
muster ground on the road to Man.
ming. Mr. Boswell Evans, clever
man and one who liked me. got a
little too full at muster one dav
and some of them wanted to see him
fisnt someone. Mr. Evans was a kind
Arted man and would not insult
anyone. even under the influence OF
whisky; but some persuaded him to
fight and that to fight he must take
off all his clothes. He was a tall,
slim. raw-boned man, not handsome,
and he was beauty in that fighting
stvle. While they were making ar
Engagements for the fight some mis-
chieveus fellow hid his clothes and
he had to 90 home without them.
He did not live far from the muster
ground, and as ne came walking to-
wards the house the dogs began to
bark and would not let him come to
the house. One Of the servants
knew him, however, and carried him
some clothing. That same old mus
for ground is where George Graham,
his brother, Evander, Pete Epps, the
writer and many others Joined a
company and elected John Whit
worth captain, splendid man, finely
I educated. and made a gallant officer.
Theodore Nelson. William Brand
AMI a Mr. knight We're made lieu
tenants. Capt Whitworth and Lieut.
Nelson, poor fellows, were killed in
the Second Battle Of Manassas, ,cauS-
inc the breaking Of hearts at home
that were never healed.
The next old gentleman | will
mention was Col VIM Cooper, the
Grandfather of the present Capt
Nm Cooper, who was School Com
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| is the Best Time to Paint.

missioner Of williamsburg county
for a long time. Some were talking
about raising hogs and some one
asked Col Cooper what he thought
of the law Moses made forbidding
the Hebrew children from eating
pork. The Colonel said: Moses
knew the wilderness was not good
hog range
Passing through kingStree when
was a boy was riding in an old
style buggy without the cushion,
when old Mr. Sam T Matthews said
to me. Conrad. YOU ind it cooler
riding without the cushion: He
once had difficulty with Mr. Bob
Brown. Mr. Brown walked away
and Mr. Matthews fired his pistol,
which frightened Mr. Brown. Some
one asked him why he fired his piS-
tol and he said he only wanted To
See him run. Mr. Brown, poor fell
low, was friendly man; he was
killed by railroad train which he
had in charge at SalterS just after
the war.
My old friend. NJ Robert Fulton,
the father of the present Mr. Robert
Fulton of KingStree, told me of a
little difficulty he had with some
man who was drunk. To get clear
of the man he had a small stick and
struck him over the head. The man
Went off and soon returned with
long-barreled rifle and, raising the
gun. aimed at Mr. Fulton. He said
ne drew himself up as small as he
could, saying to himself, He will
miss me-" and the bullet struck the
ground just behind him as he Was
coming down the hill near where the
railroad crosses Main street now.
| vii! now mention Mr. John }
Reardon and what old Judge With
erspoon said about him. Mr. Rear
don is the man who brought ne
from Charleston to this part Of the
country when a boy. Mr. John Rear
don wanted to marry a sister Of Mr.
James EppS and Mr. David EppS. but
the old people objected. The home
of the old folk is in Pudding
swamp" and quite near i, with a
kind Of rather blind road between
the swamp and fence behind the
house. So John and Aunt Peggy,
as we called her, made up to slip
away some dark night. John was
man of about 100 pounds weight,
while Miss Peggy weighed three
hundred but was handsome Mr.
John had large black horse called
Bob so he rode around the hill Of
the swamp in the darkness and at
the appointed hour took Miss Peggy
up behind him on great Bob, and
was married ere the old folk found
it out. Mr. WithrrSppon. near
neighbor to Mr. Reardon. early the
next morning would ask everybody
he Mr. WitherSpoonD net if they
had heard that John Reardon had
stolen 800 pounds Of meat from Ar
Epps last night. Some one would
say: Is it possible did not think
Mr. Reardon would steal
l do not suppose there are many
people living in the section now who
knew Mr. Webb Clark. His home
was in Sumter, called at that time
Sumterville. That was a good while
before the railroad was built here.
Mr. Clark had a daughter who was
married and living in Georgetown;
he would make the trip to see her in
buggy. He was fond of dram
and would have a supply for COM
pany, as the drive was nearly one
hundred miles. He knew almost ev-
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Bagging and Ties for your cotton
at Peoples Mercantile Co. l0-3-tf.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-05-31
A YOUNG GIRL ELoPEs

Miss Eula Owens, aged seventeen
years, the older of the two daughters
of Mr. anu Mrs. ALT E. Owens, former.
ly of this city, but who are now at
Middletown, Ohio, eloped to Cincin
natl, Ohio, about ten days ago with
Mr. H. Duncan Riley. They did not
divulge their secret for a week, but
when they did they were soon for
given by their parents, who objected
to the marriage on account of the
youth of their daughter.
Mr.. Riley is a graduate of the Gin
cinnati Conservatory of Music, and
has an excellent position with a
steel company at Middletown. His
youthful bride lived in Ocala for sew.
eral years, and is a very sweet and
pretty young girl.
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A PLEASED HOSTESS
Yours truly,
q. c. CHAMBLISS

One of the most delighted hostess
es in our city is little Miss Dorothy
Geiger, who is entertaining just the
sweetest. incest. plumpest little sister
imaginable, who arrived at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. D
Geiger, who reside in the fourth
ward, Monday morning at seven
O'Clock. The pretty little visitor has
been given the name of Annie Pearl
and seems to be making herself quite
at home with her parents, who are
very proud of their new daughter. Mr.
Geiger is night foreman of the Ocala
Banner, and the boys" in the office
were showering him with congratula
.tions all day yesterday. Here's hop
ing that little Annie Pearl will live
and grow in the affections of her pa
rents, and be comfort to them in
later years.
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FUNERAL OF MRS. CARTER 4
DAME

The husband and children of the
late Mrs. Carter H. Dame, who died
in Jacksonville Saturday afternoon,
arrived home Monday afternoon with
ner oody, and at three-thirty O'Clock
the funeral was held from the Chris.
tan church. The casket was borne
into the church buried beneath lovely
flowers, silent testimonials of the
love and esteem of friends of the de-
ceased.
The Christian church choir render
ed several beautiful hymns, and Mr..
w. H. Coleman preached a most COM
forting funeral sermon and pronounc-
ed beautiful eulogy on the home life
and the beautiful Christian life of the
deceased. At the time of her death
Mrs. Dame was president of the Wo-
mans State Board of Missions. and a
teacher in the Sunday school. She
never missed service of the church
as long as her health would permit.
She was always thoughtful of others,
unselfish in her life, gentle in her ma
ture, and bore her sufferiigs with pa
thence and fortitude.
The body of Mrs. Dame was convey
ed from the church to Greenwood
cemetery, where the interment took
place. Mr.. d. E. McIver had charge
of the funeral, and assisting him were
Mr.. VERNE Roberts and Mr. Sam
Pyles.
The pail bearers were Messrs. VIII
liam Anderson, G. T. Maughs, C. V.
Miller, E. E. Robinson, F. B. Beck
ham and T. w. Miller of Jacksonville,
who is at the head of the Woodmea
of the World, of which order Mr..
Dame is state organizer
The Dame family have the sincere
sympathy of their many friends in
their great bereavement
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DEATH OF MRS. CARL SCHNEIDER

A telegram received in Ocala Sun.
day about noon announced the death
of Mrs. Carl Schneider at the asylum
for the insane at Chattahoochee,
Florida, Sunday morning.
Mrs Schneider had been in bad
health for several years and under
the terrible strain under which she
labored her mind gave way and few
months ago she was sent to the asy-
lum for treatment, and now death
has released her from her bonds.
Mrs. Schneider was young and
very pretty woman. and her tragic
death is a sad one, although death
has probably RELEASED her from long
life of intense suffering. The deceas-
ed was about thirty years old, and
was before her marriage Miss Doro-
thy Elizabeth Reynolds. She spent
a number of winters at Anthony with
her uncle. DR.. C. V. Lindner, and fam
lily, formerly of that place, and while
there met Mr.. Carl Schneider, to
whom she was married seven years
ago at her home in Ohio. Mr.. Schnel-
der survives her, as well as one little
child. who resides with her grandpa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Schnei-
der, in Ocala.
Mrs. C. H. Schneider and Miss Elsa
Schneider left on Monday morning
for Dunnellon, where Mr. Carl Schnel-
der now resides, to meet the body
of the deceased, and to accompany
the remains to Ocala, where the fun
eral was held.
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oCALA, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, May 81 1879.
IMPORTANT TO CANTALOUPE
GROWERS

The United States department OF
agriculture began early this year a
complete system of experiments,
working toward the prevention Of
cantaloupe blight The experimental
field is located three miles southwest
of Ocala, on the Shady Grove hard
road, about one-half mile south of the
residence of Mr. c. B. Strickland.
Various spraying mixtures were u.s.
ed, and check rows left alongside OF
each test. The results can now be
plainly seen, and every grower, and
others interested in cantaloupes, are
not only invited, but urged, to visit
the field. 1t is important that they
do so at once, in order to get the
best idea of the results
In cooperating with the depart
ment to carry on this experimental
work, our farm management has gone
to considerable trouble and some ex-
pense. 1t was not done for our bene-
fit only, but for all growers, and we
hope that they will come at once and
judge the results.
We think some of the mixtures did
much good.
Yours truly,
z. G.. CHAMBLISS.
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HICKS UP TO OLD TRICKS

Deputy Sheriff Brigance has for
several days been looking for the par
ty or parties who have been breaking
into the stores in the northern part
of town. and early Sunday morning
succeeded in capturing one, Alfred
Hicks, colored, with the goods on
him.
Alfred had visited the store of M.
c. Falana on Friday night and carried
away quite quantity of groceries
and other merchandise. On this &C.
casion he also took with him the key
to one of the doors, which had been
left on the inside after closing up.
On Saturday night he made another
visit and carried away with him an
entire showcase full of razors, knives,
fountain pens, etc., and did not forget
cessities of life in the way of bacon,
cessities of life in ire way of bacon,
grits, sugar and -four
After his strenuous nights work,
ALI GU UCCdul0 uTOWSy, anu dILST Sc
lecting six of the best razors and de-
posting them in his various pockets
for his personal protection, went to
sleep under an oak tree, just north
of town. 1t was here that Deputy
Brigance found him peacefully stunt
boring on Sunday morning, and es-
corted him to the county Jail to await
trial before Judge Bell. His trial will
take place today.
Alfred is no stranger in court cir
cles, having made his escape just a
few days ago from the county road
gang, where he was serving a term
for previous infractions of the laws
of the land.
He makes no denials of the charges
against him, and admits also having
entered the Teuton store and meat
market some nights ago at the north
ern edge of town
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SURPRISE PARTY FOR THE MISS
ES PYLES

Misses Clifford and Catherine
Pyles, who attend Brenau College at
Gainesville, Ca, arrived Saturday
afternoon for the summer vacation.
AS a pleasant surprise to her daugh-
tiers, Mrs. S. R. Pyles invited quite a
number of the young men and girls
out to spenl the evening with them at
their pretty country home, six miles
south of the city. The young people
made the trip out in automobiles and
spent a very jolly time at the Pyles
home with these two attractive
young girls. Refreshments were serv-
ed by Mrs. Pyles during the evening.
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FIRST CAR FROM ANTHONY AND
kENDRlck

Mr.. E. H. Dennison. Jr., represent
ing the great produce house OF M. "
Coggins Company of Pittsburg, Pa
was in our office Friday afternoon
and says that he bought for his house
the first cars of cantaloupes to leave
Anthony and Kendrick. The cars
left early Friday morning Inc
car from Anthony was grown py
Messrs. Bishop and Keeney ana the
one from Kendrick by Mr.. ). N. Iliier'
and each car contained 42O crates
The cars brought considerably more
than one thousand dollars eacn. MI
Tiller has shipped a total OF oVO
crates this week.
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CAPT. MASON SAVES MR.. KIRK
LAND FROM DROWNING
Special Cor. Ocala Banner:

| Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
Mr.. c. n. Kirkland of Ocala fell
/ overheard from the Wenona's dock
into the Oklawaha river Friday after.
noon, and had not Captain Mason, in
his swift little Oregonian, reached
! him at the right moment he would
probably have been drowned.
Mr.. and Mrs kirkland and dozen
or more friends came down to Silver
Springs in the afternoon, and at this
watering place went aboard the We
mona, Capt. J. w. Randall, and about
shutdown were downstream bound
with light hearts overfiowing with
joy, anticipating the free air of the
,, countryside, the delightful boat ride
on the moonlighted river, and of the
glory of camping out where the birds
sing. While going down stream Mr..
kirkland, in some way fell overheard,
although fortunately he caught on
what river men name the Gibson
stump" near the Delk's Bluff land
ing, and chung to it, the swift current
madly seething around him. Some
how, after the Wenona was put about
to pick him up, the engine failed,
and the boat fioated down stream I'M
til she was tied up.
AS the Wenona did not arrive at
Conner on time, Mr.. Randall and Cap
tain Mason put out in the Oregonian
up stream, and the swiftness of this
little dug-out vessel proved her to be
worth her weight in gold, most espe-
cially when on this night her speed
so greatly aided in saving the life of
Mr.. Kirkland.
Captain Mason picked him off the
stump on which he had been for
three hours, and after lifting him over
the Wenona's rail caught hold to
that vessels bow line and towed her
to Conner, where the party spent the
night in camp on the slopes of the
Oklawaha river, meath the green
boughs of the orange trees.
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Mr.. Frank 0. Reagan was elected
superintendent of the Methodist Sun
day school last week to succeed the
late Rev. A. NJ. C. Russell. Mr.. Rea
gan has been serving admirably as
assistant superintendent for the pas
two years. Although having lived
here only a few years, Mr. Reagan is
very popular with all classes, espe
cially the children. He is a devon;
Christian gentleman and the Sunday
school exercised wise judgment II
placing him at the head of the Sunday
school work.-Brooksville Argus.
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REV. BuNYAN STEVENS ACCEPTS
CALL TO oCALA

The Reverend Bunyan Stevens of
Plant City has accepted the cali to
the First Baptist church in this city.
Mr.. Stevens was here last Wednes-
day, and occupied the pulpit at the
evening service. He is an excellent
preacher, and the Baptists were de-
lighted with him.
1t was announced at the service
Sunday that Mr.. Stevens would come
here to live. He is expected to ar
rive the first of July.
Mr.. Stevens has a charming young
wife and one child, and he and his
family viii be delightful acquisitions
TO Ocala.
The Baptists of Ocala expect to
make an effort to build a handsome
parsonage during the present sum
mer on their property on Oklawaha
avenue.
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~slor izlar has just received the
intelligence of the death of his
~ brother, Judge James F. lzlar,
N'angeourg. $. c. He was 80 years
'se and for the last year of his life
= extremely feeble. Two years ago
Visited Major Izlar here and re-
~4sa Tor a couple of weeks, and
~fed extremely robust but was
80 slck some time afterwards. and
'aaed to grow more and more fee
ne was fir sixteen years af SEN
nom his county in the state
~.%sare. was afterwards elected a
~'eF Of congress and later served
~ Years as circuit judge. He was
e'y popular, and all his life
= As'o In high estimation.
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CARD OF THANKS

To the Democratic Voters of Marion
County:
To those who supported me in the
primary of April Both l wish to ex.
tend my thanks and assurance of ap-
probation. To those who did not
support me / wish to assure them
that | have nothing but the kindest
feeling and good will toward them.
Yours truly,
R. w. FERGUSON.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-05-31

Ar Max Fishel came home from
aampka. Alabama, several days
|R 70 pay a visit to his parents. Mr..
~ Mrs. NJ. Fishel. He is looking
kndldly, and now has an excellent
wliion at wetumpka.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-05-31

Miss Elizabeth Mizelle. one OF our
mpcb-liked school teachers, who mas
haen the guest of friends since the
closing of school. left Monday after
noon for her home at Orange Lax
She was accompanied by her slsle-'
Miss Blanche Mizelle, who mas Oeen =
Ocala for ten days.