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The Dickinson press., 1916-12-09
Franklin Objects Seriously.

She isn't very large, that's true, but
being a county seat, and boasting OF
a college, several factories, flour mills.
railways, i%nterurbans and her lately
acquired Masonic home, Franklin feels
that she is not a town to be passed
lightly by, in fact, she knows her i'm
E]0rtance, and thought that everyone in
the state realized 1t until she was
taken down a bit lately. During the
big conference of the Methodist
churches held recently in the town a
meeting of the Indianapolis ~presbytery
was in session at the same time at
Hopewell, a country church in a pros
porous farming community a few
miles out. One of the Presbyterian
delegates, on leaving the train Joined
in the throng headed for the Method
list church. When it came to regis
tering, some Of his inquiries caused
someone to suggest that probably he
was in the wrong place, and he asked
innocently: isn't this Hopewell?"
mo, this is Franklin" was the proud
reply.-Indianapolis News.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-09
Bound to Make Good.

The well-dressed stranger stepped
into the drug store and, passing by
the boy who usually attended to casual
customers, approached the proprietor,
who was arranging some goods in the
show Ease.
Mr.. G., l presume?" he re-
marked, pleasantly, and the druggist
turned and bowed gravely. Ct" have
heard my friend, Mr.. Quorn, speak Of
you Often" said the brisk a He
told me if eve l needed anything In
this line to come to you. he spoke OF
you as Il man on whom mi could rely
with perfect confidence, who had only
the best Of evrything and with whom
il was always a pleasure to deal"
Mr.. Quorn is very kind" answered
the other. beaming with qualification.
He is one of by best customers. What
can l do for you tl::s morning?"
"Well--cr-thiS mtA'ning, as it hap.
pens" said the stranger, with just a
little briskness, this morning I should
like, if you will allow me to consult
your directory" =.
"Certainly," was the calm reply. I'VE
also have a good selection of one n
two-cent stamps as well as railway
time tables, if you need anything of
that kind" ,
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-09
Rather Embarrassing.

Irwin Cobb, the war correspondent,
home from Europe long enough recent
ly to get his breath and look over the
proof sheets of a new book, attended
an authors banquet in New York.
A deaf man sat next to Cobb. Ear
Their down the table another man tOlu
a funny story, and when he finished,
the deaf man laughed ard applauded
louder and longer than any of the
rest.
"Good old boy" shouted the deaf
man. '"That reminds me Of a story" he
added to those near by.
"Get up and tell it, Charlie" cried
several. The POSTMASTER sanctioned
the suggestion.
Then the deaf man got up and told
the same story the other man had told.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-09
He Mas on the Job.

The undertaken arose and said to
the mourners assembled:
IF anyone present wishes to say a
few words of tribute to the deceased,
now is the time, when the family will
be glad to hear SUCH" 49,.
A stiffness prevailed, and after a
few moments of silence it was broken
by a young man, who arose and
asked:
do 1 understand that NJ one wishes
to make any remarks?"
1T would appear So" replied the
undertaken.
"'' L." asked the young man, as q
!ISl. ..lne into his eyes, "may l be
permitted to make q few remarks
about southern California and its
derful climate"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28
Purely Personal

Seven public sales are to be made
here Monuay.
MIR H O WEIGH was in Florence
Friday evening.
Only two more days to pay taxes
without penalty.
Mr. and Mrs LeRoy Lee were in
Charleston Friday.
Superintendent J G Mccullough
was in Florence Friday.
Mr. Julian Jacobs of Charleston is
visiting kinsfolk in the city.
Mr. R N Speigner of Hemingway
was a Florence visitor Friday.
George P Logan, ESQ. of Columbia
visited relatives here this week.
The Record wishes its readers a
happy and prosperous new year.
Next Monday (new year, being a
legal holiday, the banks will be closed
Mr. L C Dove spent Christmas in
Sumter, whsre family reunion was
held.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28
Prof. McCutchen Honored.
George McCutchen, A B, professor

George McCutchen,A 3, professor
of economics at the University of
South Carolina, has been appointed
clerk of the House committee on
agriculture at Washington by Con-
gressman A F Lever, chairman of
that committee. At its meeting De-
cember II the board of trustees Of
the university granted Prof McCut.
chen leave of absence, and ne will
assume the duties of his office Janu-
ary |. Prof McCutchen will succee d
D S Murph of St Matthews, who has
another position. H E Dennison, as
sistant professor of history, and Alan
Johnstone, a member of the Colum-
bia bar. will take charge of the de-
partment during Prof McCutchen's S
absence.
Prof McCutchen was born in the
Indiantown section of Williamsburg
county. He is son of the late Col
James McCutchen and a brother of
Messrs Hugh, Thomas and G Nc
Cutchen of Kingstree and Hon D E
McCutchen of Indiantown. His
many friends here are gratified at
this recognition of his ability.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28
To be Married.

The Record, with other friends,
has received the following invitation:
DIR and Mrs VIM Virginius Brockington
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Ada Belle
to
Mr. Peter Gaillard Gourdin
on Wednesday evening. January tenth
nineteen hundred and seventeen
at seven o'clock
Presbyterian Church
Kingstree. South Carolina
The invitation is beautifully en-
graved in shaded script and litho.
graphed on a card of artistic design
with the usual inside and outside
envelope to match.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

We wish all our friends and SUBJ
scribers a happy and prosperous
New Year.
MIR &C Bean of Asheviile, N c,
was in town this week, greeting his
old friends.
! Prof y NJ Mitchell superintendent
of the Rome high school, was in the
city Saturday.
All of our college students are
spending the holidays at their re-
spective homes.
I Mrs P B Thorn has been indis-
posed but is now much improved, we
are pleased to learn.
Mrs L w Gllland and children are
the guests of relatives in Charleston
during the holidays.
Mr. o P Barton, of The Record,
took advantage of the holiday season
to visit Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs Rebecca China of Georgetown
is visiting her brother, Mr. S A Net
ties, who is quite i'll.
Miss Lilly Cunningham attended
the funeral of her uncle, Mr. J H
Chandler, in Sumter, Tuesday.
! MIR and Mrs J B Alsbrook of Gree
lyville spent Christmas with the for
mer's mother on East Main street.
MIR and Mrs Singletary of Lake
City spent Christmas day with Hon
R H Kellahan on West Main street.
! CM Scott, M D, of Hartsville speEt
Christmas with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs ] A Scott, on East Main street.
DA Brockington, Esq, of Charles.
ton is spending the Christmas season
at the home of his mother. on Rail-
road avenue.
Mr. ] E Reeves left Tuesday after
noon for Camden to attend the we'd
ding CT his brother. which took place
in that city yesterday.
Miss Camilla Plowden celebrated
her ninth birthday with her little
friends Tuesday afternoon with a
Christmas tree and party.
We regret to learn that Rev E E
Erwin, former pastor of the Pres
byterian church here, is seriously i'll
at his home in McClellanville.
The following teachers are home
for the holidays: Misses Marian Nc
Fadden, Louise, Vermelle and Hanna
Plowden and Mr. Sam P Stackley-
Messrs L H Cromer. Jr, of Dillon,
Lucien Kinder of Florence, E A
Watts of Lake City and M 3 Thomas
of Columbia were in town this week.
Mr. and Mrs w w Boddie of Lou.
isburg, N C. are spending some time
With the latter's parents, DR. and
Mrs D C Scott, on Railroad avenue.
Miss Bessie Harper, who has charge
of the government home demonstra-
ton work in Aiken, is spending the
holidays with her mother on East
Main street.
Mr. Joseph R Walker will officiate
at the Episcopal church Sunday at
IL a. m. and 7:30 p. m. He will re.
turn to Sewanee. Tenn, next week
to resume his studies.
We were glad to greet Cadet W E
Hurt ,Jr, of the Citadel Friday even
ing, as he was returning to Cheraw
to spend the holidays with his par
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28
BUICK

For the first time this year we have
one or two Bucks in stock. Any one
wantinga a Buick will please place their
order with US at once, as you under.
stand how hard it is to get Buick
when you want it. SUMTER SALES
COMPANY. Sumter, sc.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

We regret to state that Dr n
Claude McCabe, whose indisposition
was mentioned in these columns
last week, is still unable to get out
of his room,
Mrs A p Brock, Mr. and Mrs 4 R
Brown and little daughter and Mr
John Brailsford of Summerton mo-
tored to kingstree Tuesday to visit
Mrs Brooks sister, Mrs S A Nettles.
A certain we'll known young man.
formeE resident of Kingstree. was in
town Monday anG when asked if
Santa Claus had been good to him.
he said. yes" that his mother had
sent him towels, his sister had sent
him towels and his best girl had sent
him towels and that he was then on
his way back to Dillon to take bath.
Friends, can't you pay US what
you owe on your subscription with
out further delay? The New Year
is upon us and We have number
of obligations to meet, amounting
to hundred of dollars, and every
dollar that we can get in upon
delinquent subscriptions within the
next ten days will look as big to US
as two dollars used to. We are
mailing card to every subscriber
who is in arrears and if remittances
are not made promptly we will be
compelled to stop the paper and
turn the account over to collector.
This we don't like to do. but in view
of the high prices we have to pay
for everything we use in making. a
newspaper, there is no other alter
native open to US.
On Friday night, 22nd inst. about
ten thirty o'clock. as Mr. H u Kin
der, with his wife and Leland. Nc
Clary. was returning from a Christ
mas tree at the McGill school house,
and as he neared the road crossing
seeing a train in the siding he stop
ped his car. He started to cross
and just as he got on the main line
another train was right at him and
he gave his engine more gasolene
which caused the car to skid, the
two front and one rear wheel clear
ing the track, but before the car
was completely off the track it was
struck by the train. His wife jump
ed from the car and escaped injury,
but he and Mr. McClary remained in
the car. which was completely de-
molished, sustaining injuries which,
fortunately, were not serious.
Christmas passed off quietly in
Kingstree save for a deplorable
breach of friendship between two of
our most prominent business men
and esteemed citizens. The trouble,
as we are informed by a close rela-
tive of ore of the parties to the diff
ficulty arose over a very trivial mat
ter. 1t seems that between them
they ordered a pint of corn whisky
from a we'll known Jacksonville firm.
Christmas morning they proceeded
to get on the outside of the liquor
and during the process of inhibition
merriment and joll;ty ran high. but
when the liquor was all gone and the
after effects began to come on, trou-
bic arose over the possession of the
empty bottle. Friends of the parties
were busy during Christmas day
trying to bring about recoEcilia-
ton, which was finally accomplished
by giving each an empty flask and
taking them out on a joy ride.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28
Card OF Thanks.

l wish to thank the people of King
stree and the county for the very
liberal patronage extended me dur
ing the past year and especially fol
their Christmas trade. Wishing one
and all a happy and prosperous
New Year, and soliciting a continu'
ance of your patronage, am,
Very respectfully,
F. j WATTS.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28
Free Tobacco Seed.

Editor County Record
Please announce through your pa
rer that the Tobacco Board of Trade
of Kingstree has authorized me to
buy Sl00 worth of tobacco seed and
distribute to our farmers free. |
now have these seed at my Office on
East Main St,opposite Farmers Sup
ply Company's store. Call early and
get them.
w K MCINTOSH,
Sec'y-Treas Board of Trade.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

NOTICE. Il have the agency for the
G G. Buquo Lime Co in this territory
and can offer you this lime, which is
guaranteed to analyze "a to 9S per cent
carbonates, which is as high guarantee
as any lime for agricultural purposes.
The price factory is $3.50 loose
and S2.5 sacked advise that you
place your order at once. D J EPPs.
l2-7-4t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28
New Arrivals.

Christmas babies have been quite
as numerous here as Christmas
brides. We know of three arrivals
within the past week: Saturday af-
ternoon a son was born to Mir and
Mrs F E Bradham; Sunday morning
Mr. and Mrs T E Baggett We're pre-
sented with little GauGhter. On
December 20 a son was born to MIR
and Mrs B M Picquet.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

Will arrive Jan 5 at the Truluck-
Cook stables, car of we'll bred Ken
lucky horses and mules. Give US a
call and save money.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

Will arrive Jan 5 at the Truluck-
Cook stables, car of we'll bred Ken
tuckv horses and mules. Give US a
call and save money.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

LosT-One black and white male set
ter dog; black ears with small black
spots on body. Notify DR. R c MCCABE,
Kingstree, S G. 1t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

For SALE-Three good Milk Cows,
giving plenty of milk. D HINDs,
Kingstree. l2-l4-tf
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

For SALE Cleveland Big Boil Cot
ton Seed, carefully selected and guar
anteed to be sound. Price, S1.5O per
bushel, F o B Heinemann, S {. W N
GARRISON. l2-2l-4t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

LOANS NEGOTIATED upon first mort
cages on improved farm lands: D
O'BRYAN, Kingstree, S G. l2-l4-3t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

WANTEp-Cow Peas and Turkeys.
NJ H JACOBS. Kingstree, S c. l2-7-tf
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

For EENT-A fiat of eight nice rooms
over Uwana theater. Apply to DIR r J
MCCABE. l2-l4-tf
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

BIN Montgomery, M D, of Or
angeburg, spent the holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs ] J B Mont
gomery.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

LosT-A yellow cur dog wearing a
brass studded leather collar. A liberal
reward given for his return to DR. } A
Moop. Sumter. sc. 12-7-4tp
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28
Don't Fail to Attend
The Big Holiday Money
raising Sale Now in
Full Blast at ".
T. Jenkinson's

0LD SANTA CLAUS
Ohas opened up here
in all his glory with
presents for all the little
folk, and gifts for the
old folk, too.
Holiday bargains in
Shoes, Dry Goods and
Notions. Come and see
what we can do for you.
Lots of shoes for men,
ladies and children 60
ing at old prices. If you
need shoes we can save
you money, put us to
the test by giving US a
trial on shoes if you need
them.
Fancy holiday box-pa-
per at old prices in the
face of an advance in
paper of 100 per cent.
A beautiful line of box
paper at 10c, 15c, 25c,
soc and 81 the box.
Come and see
W. E. Jenkinson
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

WANTED - TO purchase Shelled
Corn and Peas in any quantity. P
S COURTNEY. 12-l-tf
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

Milk for sale in any quantity. 10c
per quart. PSCoURTNEY.
ll-23-tf
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28
SPECIAL NOTICES

WANTED-Men who desire to earn
over SIPS 90 per month write US to-day
for position as salesman; every opportu-
nifty for advancement. CENTRAL Pc
TRoLEUM Co, CLEVELAND, OHIO.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-28

Coffins and Caskets for sale.
12-7-tf 2 S COURTNEY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28

Go to Perrys Garage and get
your gasoline. oil and auto repaired.
We make no charge for storing cars.
We sell and buy second hand auto
mobiles, and have on hand a number
of good cars we will sell cheap. A
truck at 5000; Buick Roadster at
$50; a fve-passenger touring car
for 500; Ford touring car for
s265; one Ford 1915 touring top
and body, and one 1916 Ford tour
ing top and body, both good as new
at $40 each. PERRY GARAGE
CO., Phone 225.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
THE MAN WHO KNOWS IT ALL

, You have met him-the man who
knows it all You will find him in the
street car, on the office building ele-
vator, in front of the country grocery
store or on the street. corner of the
city.
He will give you more information
than can be found in any encyclopedia.
If any thing goes wrong he will tell
you why. Discuss the war, and he
will tell you when it will end. Dis
cuss the next Democratic cabinet, and
he will tel lyou of changes that are
to be made, and if they are not made,
why they should be made.
This man who knows it all has
been explaining about slides in the
Panama Canal and has placed the
blame on Gen. Cocktails, and the gen
eral has grown tired of the tommyrot
and has furnished the government
with a report that shows that he
knows what he is doing and that he is
decidedly worried with the frivolous
.criticisc that some newspapers have
been publishing from the man who
has never seen the Panama Canal, but
the man who thinks he knows it all
Nor do the biologists, who have Of
ficially or otherwise, undertaken to
advise him in the matter, escaped.
The receive quite as much atten-
ton as their conflict positions war
rant. More to the point are General
Cocktails statements of fact The
caving cut is S75 miles long. and the
slides at no time affected more than
mile of this distance. There is no
bog under the bed of the canal which
is forced by by the slide slumps. The
channel at that particular point is cut
through solid rock. So this sets aside
the petty rumors of how the govern.
ment is being robbed in the Canal
Zone, and at lease places General Goe,
thals in the clear so far as the real
facts of the conditions of the canal
are concerned.-Memphis Commercial
Appeal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
CITRUS CROP TO SHOW
INCREASE OF MANY BOXES
Gain of Nearly 100000 Boxes Over
1915 Is Forecasted

The Bureau of Crop Estimates has
issued the first forecast of the citrus
fruit crop in boxes. C. c. Hare, held
agent for Florida, calls attention to
the report as follows:
The estimate for the United States
in 1915 is 23,S35,OOO boxes; 1915,
21,2O0,O0O boxes The 1916 esti-
mate for Florida is, oranges $685.
600; grapefruit 100000. In 1915
the production was, oranges 6, 1885,
600 boxes; grapefruit 100000.
OF the total number of citrus
trees of bearing age this year 70 per
cent are oranges, 29.5 per cent are
grapefruit, and 0.5 per cent are
lines and lemons. OF the total cit
rus crop this year the percentage
probably will be, oranges I6.t
grapefruit %, lines and lemons %.
The percentages last year were 14.6,
25. and GA respectively The boxes
Of oranges per tree this year are es-
timated at 1.64, grapefruit 10; per
cent of normal yield, 71.6 and 40
respectively The average boxes OF
oranges last year was 1.56 per tree,
grapefruit 1.63; per cent normal
yield 6S and 76 respectively
There is an increase OF > per cent
in bearing orange trees, per cent
in grapefruit trees, and ! per cent
lines and lemons over last year O1
the total number Of orange trees the
following percentages are CT the age
indicated ) per cent ! year; ~, :
years; 1872, years; 68 per cent,
; years and over; grapefruit: lO.S,
3 years; go per cent ) years and
over.
The quality of this years crop of
fruit is rated at: Oranges 81 per
cent and grapefruit 81 per cent Of
normal crop. The percentages
bright and russell of oranges are 6S
to AZ respectively.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
Miscellaneous

Money to loan on improved Lake
land real estate on easy monthly
repayment plan. Fine plan for pay
ing for a home "just like rent"
COOS H. ]. DRANE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28

London, Nov 27-Artists in dis
tress through the war are being en-
ployed to decorate the walls of many
of the public schools of this city with
friezes and pards, illustrative of life
and industry in the British Dominions
beyond the seas. Once of the most
striking pictures depicts London with
St. Paul's cathedral overlooking the
Thames, and barges and steamers
moving about the river Others are
of pastoral scenes in Canada Austria
South Africa and the West Indies. BY
extending the work through the
school system the board of education
hopes to develop the imagination Of
the pupils and possibly develop a
large school of decorative painting in
England.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
DAD, MOTHER, THE PARSON
AND THE SCHOOLMARM
(ContiaGe! from page A.

life and have it more abundantly.
This is the work of the Sunday
school and church. To teach things
necessary for boys and girls to be
educated The Sunday school be-
gan by Robert Raikes was a teen
age school. Organization in Amer
lea made an easy way TO take care
of little children until 1902. Men
turned ptheir noses ari so in 1904
organized classes were first started
and courses of study planned. But
the boy to be trained must be
trained through the church sch DOL,
the home school and the day sch col
These are not to be made Bible read
ings, but religious studies. The
only organization tina. can bring
about religious training in the pub
lie schools is the International Sun
day school. This is not denomina-
tional, and so one church is not
jealous of another Bat the Flor
ida Sunday School Association is the
for it is the interna-
tiona! association in Florida which
shall get hold of the boy life and the
girl life and put the living truth in
their education in the right manner
1t alone can so move upon the life
of the State as to get recognition
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28

c. M. Weeks. Lakeland man who
has operated dry goods establish
ments in Lakeland, Winter Haven
and Plant City. was here Wednes-
day. coming at this time, it was an
nounced, in connection with the
formal transfer of his stock in this
city to the Plant City Mercantile
Company. proposed corporation to
be capitalized at $4,000, and
which, it is understood, will dispose
of the stock now carried in the
Weeks store at special sale and re-
place it with stocks new and COM
plete in every line, but on much
larger plane, the purpose being to
conduct a department store in the
quarters now occupied by Mr..
Weeks. Notice of intention to apply
for letters patent for the Plant City
Mercantile Company is now in pro-
cess of publication, and the forma-
ton of the corporation has been
practically completed. the only for
mality now unfinished being the is
suance of the charter, and that. it
was said, will be done within few
DAYS. Mr.. Weeks is among those in
terested in the new concern. but
with the increased capital, and with
new stocks from end to end, the de-
partment store no doubt will do q
large volume of business. Plant
City Courier.