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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-04-16
TAFT SCHOOL.
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Taft, April lO:-Ihe people OF la1t
have something of which the whole
community should justly feel very
proud. Till the fall of 1912 there was
not school -housein the neignborhood
that belonged to the school district,
and the school session was held first
in one building and then in another,
this being always some old house not
used by its owner. The last building
used was negro tenant house rent
ed for the purpose. There were
three small windows with wooden
shutters to give light to the boys
and girls while they warmed their
chilled toes by an open fireplace.
In a composition describing the
old school building, one of the girls
said this year: We often had to
shovel the snow out of the chimney
to make a fire, and then brush it
from the benches to get place to
sit down." However, the men of the
community arose to see the need of
their children for a school-house anc
forthwith began to lay plans for a
building worthy of the community.
There were only three or four faml-
| lies to bear the burden. but each
man did what he could, and with
their liberal contributions and the
untiring efforts and perseverance of
the clerk of the board of trustees,
Mr. B A Brown, a modern building,
built by plan No 7 from the Glenn
son building bulletin. was completed
and ready for use by January, 1913.
The session that spring was OF
only four months duration, but a
good beginning had been made. In
October of 1913 the school reopened
and has continued six months. In
addition to the lengthening of the
term the house and grounds have
been wonderfully improved and
beautifed from only one years
work. Among the improvements
are the following: Patent desks, a
beautiful teachers desk and chair, a
new library, q blackboard, shelves,
textbooks belonging to school, and
garden tools and other equipment. a
pump, the grounds enclosed by wire
fence with artistic gates, the yard
planted in lawn grass and flowers.
and hedges and trees set out. 1t is
hoped that the school will be run at
least eight, if not nine months, an
other year.
But the pupils have by no means
given all their time to Industrial
work and improvements. There has
been some hard studying done, and
each individual pupil deserves praise
for the progress he or she has made.
The following have distinguished
themselves by making monthly av-
erage of over 909G:
HONOR RoLL-DECEMBER.
First Grade-Margy James Brown.
Third Grade-Janie Beck Bryan.
High School Department-Pearl
Mccullough.
JANUARY.
First Grade-Margy Brown.
Third Grade-Alice Bryan.
SRUAR1.
First Grade-Margy Brown.
Third Grade-Alice Bryan, jamie
Beck Bryan.
MARCH.
First Grade - Emmett Brown,
Marcy Brown.
/ Second Grade-Bennett Harvin.
Third Grade-Alice Bryan, jamie
Beck Bryan.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-04-16
Found a Cure for Rheumatism.

81 suffered with rheumatism for
two years and could not get my right
hand to my mouth for that length of
time" writes Lee L Chapman, Ma
pleton, Iowa. Il suffered terrible
main so | could not sleep or lie still
at night. Five years ago | began
using Chamberlain's Liniment and
in two months was well and have
not suffered with rheumatism since. "
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-04-16
Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of April, 1914, ] will apply te
M Brockinton, Judge Uf Probate OF
Williamsburg county, for Letters Dis.
missory as Administrator of the estate
of Harry McClam, deceased.
GILBERT A MCCLAM,
3-l9-4t Administrator.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-04-16
Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of May, A D 1914, ! will apply
to PM Brockinton, Judge of Probate OF
Williamsburg county, for Letters DIS
missorv as Executor of the estate
of Harry White, deceased.
A D NELSON,
4-9.4t EAeeu'oi'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-04-16
Notice of Teachers EX
animation.

The regular examination for all wish
ing to qualify as teachers in Williams
burg county will be held Friday. May l,
1914, at Kingstree, S C. Applicants will
be examined in the usual subjects, ex-
animation to be based upon textbooks
adopted by the State Board of Educa-
ton. The examination will begin
promptly at $50 a. m. at the county
court house. RN SPEIGNER,
4-2-5t County Sup't Education.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-04-16

The fiend who, when you are per-
spiring from every pore, asks Is it
hot enough for you," will soon have
b;s inning.-New Orleans States.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-04-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Legal Advertisements.
STATEMENT

of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc
of
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-04-16
She Will Tell Him.

Let him ask any woman In his town
why he failed to get her trade, and
she can and will soon tell him that the
sooner such a business man or store
keeper as he retires and leaves the
field to his more progressive competitor
the better it will be for himself and
the entire community.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-04-16
ATTRACT WOMEN
To YOUR STORE
They Do Most Of the Family
Shopping,
keep TO THEIR STANDARD.

They Are More Observing Than Men
and viii Not Make Their Purchases
In Disorder and Confusion-immaeu-
late Array of Goods Pleases Them.
The ShiftIess Merchant Fails
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15
What the Other Fellows Say

When the real outcome of this battle which is raging on the Aisne becomes known it may be the Germans and not the. allies who will be heralded as the winners. We must not forget that the censor is still all powerful. Hartford Post. .eE ".. t.g
 If the shit brought by the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford Railroad Com pany against John l.. Billiard and others results in bringing out the truth as to the Billiard transaction it will have served good purpose. e.-Hartford Cour- ant. .Ja.
 Waterbury need not feel discouraged over it's handful of cases of serious dis eases. Its health is mighty fine nas compared with that of many other cities in New England just now.- Waterbury Republican. },'~ A
 The little towns of the state, like the famous Duke of York, walked up the hill in the morning of Monday afid walked down in the evening without affecting the political health of the na- tion. Goals were carried to Newcastle. New Haven Journal Courier.
 When Europe begins to want what we have and want it imperiously then our export trade should revive with a jump. In the meantime we should prepare for the rush that is sure to come.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 It IS pretty tough to stick to your desk this nice fall weather, when you might be in the woods bagging a guide or a hunter.-Meriden Journal. .,-I
 The talk of taxing chewing gum is all right. It will give the girls a chance to do something for their coun- Waterbury American. sf
 The printers don't approve very much of this new French explosive, turpenite. They always spe it turpentine. But then printers are always very stern in their opposition to new words, anyway Hartford Times. .- -...r.
 In the annual report of a typical Puritan New England town, which has just come to hand,' it is shown that of the children born there the past year at least 90 per cent. were of foreign extraction, mostly Italian -Pittsfield Eagle.
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15
LOOK OUT FOR FIRES.

Nm these times of drouth, when everything out-of- doors is as dry and sombustible as possible, it should not he necessary to admonish the man of average intelligence against lack of vigilant watchfulness over such bon fires as may be necessary to the disposal sf rubbish about the yard. With a slight start it is possible for bonfire tO get nuder headway, in the dry Mayes and dead grass, and make it difficult for the watcher to subdue it. Fire Warden Fuller is particularly anxious that the citizens be warned to make as few fires as possible, and watch them closely, for the reason that ~a small fire kindleth great matter, !" and the possibilities for mischief are hrge.
 It is especially necessary that hunters mmd other roaming through the woods sfould exercise the greatest caution in tise matter of dropping cigar ashes and knocking the burning tobacco from tsseir pipes. Probably most of the forest fires are started by careless knnters, whose heedlessness is responsi- bae for enormous losses and damage to vegetation. trees and fences. It is to xhe interest of the hunters themselves sOObserve special caution in this regard, ss they jeopardize their own chances of sport by their carelessness.
 In the town of Avon, hunting land is Being posted more and more, owing to Che hazard from fire. AS correspond eat in that town says: "After one has seen. hunters leave the woods with sparks flying from their pipes, and sfterward spent the night fighting fire, sne has to believe that some hunters do set fire to the woods. The fact that Etley do so accidentally is not much consolation when one loses a thousand dollars worth of timber in season. One may be philanthropic and yet object to contributing at that rate to the cause of sport"
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15
Scientific Notes.

A specially strengthened wheel carry ing four-inch pneumatic tire has been invented for aeroplanes as many ordin- ary wheels are destroyed on landing. = Because few typewriters inks are in- del1ble or unalterable the government of Venezuela has forbidden the official registration of typewriter documents.
 To aid in watering lawns at Minne- sota inventor has patented hose holder resembling an enlarged hairpin with a sliding cross piece to elevate the nozzle.
 A Japanese army surgeon has in- vented machine run by electricity that gr1nds as many beans into four in 40 minutes as man can grind by hand in day.
 For motorists wear in stormy weather there has been designed a single garment consisting of coat and knee trousers which can be put on over other clothing.
 Experiments in France have demon strated that the best signals to be dis played from the ground for aviators are Arabic numerals i'll white on a black background.
 AS new life preserver which weighs but 15 ounces and takes up but little room when foldedIis extended for use air rushes in valve and automatically infiates it.
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15

resort to abuse, or twit on facts. or utter insinuations ill order to be elected, I prefer defeat. Whatever provocation I may have, I shall say nothing Aderogatory or undignified of my opponent. Let our respective records speak for us, and let the intelli- gent voter choose between us. This much, and this only, will say: IL has never been said of me that ever stole a horse, or set fire to a poor widows barn, or robbed hen roost, or stealthily abstracted the pennies from a church poor-box, or ever was caught in the act of picking pockets at a church fair. Gentlemen, thank you.
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15
The Editor Accepts.

Upon his return from business trip out of town, Saturday evening, the editor of The News was notified that he had been nominated for Justice of the Peace, by the democratic caucus, held that afternoon.
 Gentlemen of the Notification Con- mittee: This is indeed surprise. It is with a due sense of my own un- worthiness that the editor accepts the high honor which you have so unexpect- edly conferred upon us; and if we are elected, as I am sure he will be, we pledge himself to put forth my con- stant endeavor to prove to his friends that I am not lacking in lively sense of gratitude for benefits already re- ceived, nor in the sustaining hope of favors yet to come. Gentlemen, while we had hoped to escape the obligations of an exacting public service, and had contemplated with satisfaction the pros- pect of serene private life, the call of duty must be obeyed, and considerations of personal inclination must give way :; therefore, I defer to the public wish, and accept the nomination, for which, gentlemen, I thank you. His wife thanks you, Our mother-in-law thanks you.
 Now gentlemen I interpret this nomination to mean that in the opinion of our party, there IS urgent and inn mediate need of thorough and radi- cal reform and elevation of the judici- ary of the town of North Canaan; and on that proposition there can be no shadow of doubt. Whether, in choos- ing me as the instrument of that uplift, you have solved the problem, time alone will tell. I believe we are on the eve of a great victory. We point with pride, 'tis true; but let us not for get, in the hour of our exaltation, that 1t devolves upon us, also at a time like this, to pause for a moment and view with alarm. Gentlemen, what is the attitude of the opposition on the stu pendous events that are shaking the world? Take the war in Europe, for instance. What have they to say to ,t that? We'll may our prosperous and happy country rejcice that the White House is where it is. Gentlemen, there are many questions to which your fellow countrymen, and mine, will demand an answer on the 3d day of November. Gentlemen be seated.
 am informed that am nominated as the third candidate on the list of nominees for Justices, and that Justice Ford, the present incumbent in office, is the third on the republican list, and thus becomes my direct antagonist in the struggle. But the contest is some what complicated by the fact that his name appears also on our own ticket, endorsed for the same office Now gentlemen, let me make my position clear. MT. Justice Ford, the demo- cratic candidate, shall receive my loyal and hearty support. But Ford, repub- lican candidate, has a different status. However, far be it from me to conduct mud-slinging campaign, or indulge in offensive personalities. If I must
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15
The Mad Joy Rider.

Let the good war on drunken chauf- feurs go on, MT. Secretary Phillips. The use of the word "chauffeurs" may do ,discredit to a class of men who are for the most part cautious and we'll trained. The drunken offenders are more often owners.
 MT. Phillips need not belso particu- lar in giving his reasons for withhold ing licenses, though the case of one Hawes of Milford, was worth a little space. Secretary Phillips justified himself for withholding Hawes's license because of the versatility of his destructive career. On August 8, 1911, he killed woman; on August II, after his license had been suspended, he got away again and was arrested for speed ing; on January 23, 1912, he hit two mules in the highway, being himself on the wrong side of the road, and on October 6 1918, he killed another woman, went through a fence, knocked down telegraph pole and split 800 pound boulder into four parts.
 It seems that somewhere in the midst of this activity Hawes's license had been restored to him, which Secretary Phillips must admit was reprehensible generosity on his part. The kaiser could use MT. Hawes in bombarding Belgian forts. His automobile would save the German artillerists much ex- pensive high explosive stuff. Water bury American.
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15
Give Us the Tax 1

The farmer wants a war tax on 90 cent
 cigars, And yachts and patent leather shoes,
 and golf and motor cars. The broker wants war tax on harvest. CTS and blows, And sheep and oats and hay and feed, and yearling steers and cows. The plainsman wants war tax on masts and spars and sails, And all the necessary gear for the pur- suit of whales. The sailor wants a war tax on lariats and chaps, And broad -brimmed hats and forty fours and fancy stirrup straps. The blind man wants a war tax on moving-picture plays, The deaf man says grand opera the revenue should raise. We are all for war tax, if only they will lay it So justly and sagaciously that some one else must pay it.
 New York American.
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15
Letters From the People
Need of a New School Building


 To the Editor of The News: ..
 In reply to your editorial in last week News wish to express the needs of our school to the public. -
 What we are in need of at the present time is not an addition to our present school building but a new High School building. Our school has made a rapid stride in recent years in numbers and in the work accom- plished. We are at the present time educating 26-non resident High School pupils and six grade pupils from other towns. These come to us unsolicited. If we were properly equipped with space we could with very little effort have larger enrollment-thuss secur- ing large increase ill tuition. Our location is one great factor in our favor of having a separate building. We have large territory to draw from on account of no other High School within reach. Why should we not avail our selves of the opportunity and offer our own future citizens an excellent ad- vantage with little cost to our town ? Our grades need more. room at the present time. Our High School is un- able to accommodate all its present pupils with seating space. What shall we do when we have large entering class next September Let every pro- gressive citizen think over the matter seriously and everything will come out right. t....- A Citizen
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15
The Wurra Wurra Club

It was eventide. When we say eventide, we do not mean even. tied in the sense of being deadlocked, like a political caucus that has got a'straddle of itself; we mean eventide in the sense of being eventide. That ought to be plain enough to enlighten any body, and it should not be necessary to go all over it again. There is a limit to all things, and if anybody still has any doubts as to the time of day we are referring to, let him either hold his peace or keep quite and permit this thing to proceed. It was eventide The dew was already on the grass, and if we are not mistaken there was some of it on the woodpile and other uten- sils that had been left out.of-doors. The reason is simple enough. The most careless observer must have learned by this time, that the dew,. at eventide, either falling on the grass or keeping off from it, which depends, of course on the atm 0spheric conditions, sometimes called the barometer, and producing climatic changes, such as the Tropic of Cancer, the Nebular Hypothesis and Mason and Dixon's celebrated line, making it possible to sustain life there until something else can be substituted. The president, MT. Ned Roberts, then called the meeting to order by calling the meeting to order, and the dance began. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved by Watson Hardenbergh. in just 9 minutes and 23 seconds, and Henry Whitford sang the Opening Ode accompanied by Dr. Lee on his stomach-pump.
 These preliminaries out of the way, the chair said he was ready to listen to any complaints that might be brought up.
 Rob Peirce came forward with a resolution endorsing Ford, Whitford and Graves. MT. Holsapple moved that the resolution be adopted, and MT. Farnum seconded the motion. MT. Ford got up and thanked the Club for the honor of it's endorsement, and promised to do his best to make the best representative Canaan had ever sent to Hartford. When the applause had subsided, the chair put the motion to vote, and it was lost, 22 Yea; 7S9 Nay. MT. Ford doubted the count, and another vote was ordered, which re. suited, Yea, 1; Nay, 810. MT. Ford was game, however, and moved to 'make it unanimous, so there couldn't be any doubt about it." but the chair suggested that if there was any doubt about it, he thought it could be ex- plained away, and he hoped the gentle man would not insist upon his motion. The gentleman didn't insist
 l Ex-Mayor Rowe rose to inquire whether all had contributed, who wished, to the firemen's fund, to pay for the new siren alarm whistle which was to be installed. Allyn Fuller got up and moved to amend the inquiry, to read, "Have all deferred contribut- ing, who wish ?" He said that in view of the present status of the contribu- tions. it would sound better that way. Ed. Warner moved to defer the whole business, ad valorem, and the chair so ordered.
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15
NORTH CANAAN HAS

A population Jf 2,171, (census of 1910.) Two railroaus. s7@ National and Savings Banks. Trolley railroad extending through the Berkshires to Pittsfeld and beyond. Up-to-date High School and f1rst-class school system.
 I,s Five churches.
 IR First-class hotel
 E Fire department. including chemical en- zine. E Ten miles of State Roads. X Electric light and power plant,
 EH Complete Sewer System. Never-failing water supply and the best
 water In the state. Wide-awake Business Mems Association.
 ks Extensive lime and iron industries.I
 E Fraternal and benefit societies.
 Brass band E Up-to-date department stores.
 E Pure air and wholesome climate.
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15

It behooves the hunters who smoke, to leave their pipes at home when they go into the woods, and if they must use the filthy weed, fortify themselves with good big chawr of tobacker. Nobody ever yet heard of man setting any thing afire with chawr of tobacker.
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15

Lieutenant-G Governor Tingier has at- tended number of fairs, cattle-shows and political chirallies during the last couple of weeks, but he hasn't seen anything like the expallse of bald-heads that will be arranged before him at Winsted on the 29th, and glisten in the glare of the electric lights like a polished cobble-stonA pavement. ,
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15

The Hartford Times states it tersely and aptly: Statistics as to the in- crease of automobile fatalities in Con- necticut published in The Times last week shows that it isn't absolutely necessary to cover the car with armor plate, equip it with machine guns and man it with Germans in order to gain reSultS
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15

Another decisive battle' is impend- ing. across the water. The difficulty with these "decisive battles" is, that they don't decide. That's where a worlds series has the bulge on a war of the ages.
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-15

When that invention for preventing telephone eavesdropping is generally installed, won't there be good many subscribers who will order their tele- phones taken out :?