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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-12
REDRYING PLANT
FOR KINCSTREE
WILL BE ERECTED ON SITE OC-
CUPIED BY OLD EPPs HOUSE
SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN

Plans have about envolved into
concute form for the erection here at
once of plant for the redrying, or
curing of tobacco. Application for
charter has already been made to the
Secretary of State and as soon as
this is granted work on the plant will
be commenced and rushed to compile
ton so that it will be ready for use
when the market opens here in July.
The promoters of the enterprise
are Messrs. E. C. Epps, cashier Of the
Bank of Williamsburg; w. K. McIn-
tosh, one of the proprietors Of the
Nelson Warehouse, and T. E. Arrow
smith. Interested with these gentle
men is Mr.. Sam M. Glenn, a proni-
nent tobacco man of South Boston,
Va.
Notwithstanding the very great
shortage in the output of ma
chinery used in these plants, success
full arrangements have already been
made for the necessary equipment
for the Kingstree plant and will be
shipped here as soon as the building
is far enough advanced to receive it.
With the exception Of recurring
plant Kingstree has long been regard
ed as the best tobacco market in the
State, and now with the acquisition
of this much needed addition to our
market there will remain no question
as to its superior facilities. for the
handling of leaf tobacco.
There are one or two markets in
the State that handle more tobacco
than we do but when everything is
taken into consideration, it must be
admitted that the Kingstree market
is in a class by itself. 81
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Hartsville Man Shot by Neighb0r

Hartsville, Feb. lie. E. Johnson
farmer about 40 years old living
five miles north of Hartsville was
shot Sunday afternoon about $50
o'clock by a neighbor, J. A. Mantuse.
The weapon used was shot gun.
Johnson lived about two hours.
Mantuse had been to Johnson's
home, the two living only about a
mile apart. From all accounts they
have lived on friendly terms. There
is alleged to have been a quarrel.
Johnson was a son of w. L. john
son. w. NJ. Stokes, magistrate here,
held an inquest yesterday, acting for
Coroner J. P. Kelley. Johnson was
buried yesterday afternoon. Mantuse
surrendered yesterday to Sheriff Reg
lister and is now out on bail.
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Kingstree School Honor Roll

The honor roll for the school month
ending January 80, is as follows:
Grade I ALRachel Fairey, 95;
Mary Goodwin, 94; Frances Wall, SO;
Elena Altman, SO.
Grade / B-Julia Montgomery, 81;
Mary Agnes Coward, SO; James Err
vim Goodwin, 90; Roland D. Mills, 92.
Grade II-Virginia Fairey, SO; Lu-
clan Montgomery, 81; Mary Hill, 96;
Louise Bradham, "a; Herbert DuBose,
95; Edna Hanna, SO; Robert Goodwin,
SO; Mary Bradham So; Ross Bristol,
SO.
Grade III-Margaret Florence Kel-
ley, SO; Louise McCutchen, 81; Louise
Arrowsmith, 81; Lewis Wallace, 81;
Frances Patrick, 96; Billy Fairey, Sc;
Hugh Montgomery, 95; John Rodgers
Allen 95; George Hunter, 81; Annie
Bunch, ga.
Grade IV-Mildred Miller SO; Mary
Frances Montgomery, 81; Margaret
Burgess, 81; Moultrie Mcintosh, 81;
Freda Tharpe, Sc; Carlyle Epps, 96;
James Arrowsmith, 96; Jennie Kinder,
s6; Finn Gilland, s5.
Grade V-Elizabeth Fairey, SO;
Katherine Steele 81; Rachel Dove, SO.
Grade VI-Jane Gilland, 81; Mary
C Epps, 96; Elizabeth Swails, "a;
Mae Burgess, go.
Grade VII-James F. Cooper, SO;
Grace Kinder, SO; Genevieve Reddick,
81; Nina Hunter, 95.
Grade VIII-Julia Hall SO; Mary
Sue Harrington, SO; Ruby Joye, SO;
Ola Dubose, SO; Anna Laura Single
ton, 81; Daisy Mcintosh, SO; Theodo-
sia Cooper, 95; Lila Cothran, SO.
Grade IX-Elizabeth Montgomery,
81; Margaret Montgomery, 81.
Grade X-Doshia Sexton, 81; Isa-
bel Montgomery. 96.
Grade XI-Madeline McCants, SO;
Birdie Wilson, 80; Hubert Speigner,
SO; Nora Kinder, SO; Annie Frierson,
SO; Bessie Baker, SO; Elizabeth Stack
ley, Sc; Maude Allene Kinder, 95.
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among the members of the House.

among the members of the House.
The House Friday adopted con-
current resolution empowering the
borrowing of $4,000, if so much be
needed, to be used by the State board
of health in its campaign against the
influenza epidemic.
A bill which has created deal of
interest is that of DR.. Barnwell, OF
Charleston, providing for board Of
medical examiners to be appointed by
the Governor on the recommendation
of the South Carolina Medical Society.
The main opposition to the bill is that
it has no osteopaths, dentist, ETC.,
among the personnel of the board,
their contention being that these are
a part of the medical profession and
should be given representation.
An important bill on the calendars
of both houses is that providing for
absent voters to cast their ballots by
mail. This is to protect the hundreds
of railroad men and travelling men
who are compelled by the exigencies
of their positions to be absent from
the precincts on election day.
The Senate has passed the Ridgell
bill providing for State administra-
ton building to cost S500,000, and it
has been sent to the House and re-
ferred to the ways and means COM
mittee. There was a large majority OF
the Senate in favor of the building
but it is probable that it will not have
such easy progress in the lower body
Among the important bills which
probably will be passed before the
end of the session, one which Gov
ernor Cooper has stressed the need
of, is that for the enlargement of the
powers of the South Carolina public
service commission. An administra'
ton measure has been introduced and
has been presented to the House by
Mr.. Meares, of Fairfield. A simila,
measure has been prepared by the
public utilities operators in South
Carolina and will be introduced this
week, it is thought.
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HAPPENINGS AT ROME
BRIEFLY RECORDED
Epworth League Entertained-Lyce'
um at Union High School-ltems
of Personal Interest

Rome, February, 9-Rev. and Mrs
G. K. Way entertained the Epworth
League of Union Methodist church
at the parsonage on Friday night
last. Quite a number of young folks
enjoyed their hospitality. The guests
were entertained with games and
contests. Delicious punch was served
during the evening by the hostess.
Misses Mabel Chandler and Flor
ence Hemingway, teachers in VoS
school, Hemingway, Rt 4, spent the
week end at their respective homes.
Prof. o. M. Mitchell made a trip to
Ridge Springs last week to see his
father who has been quite ill fol
some time.
Mrs. Davies Gaskins-Nee' Miss
Louise Munnerlyn, who is just out OF
the Kelley infrmary, spent last week
with her mother, Mrs. Fannie Mum
nerlyn.
David Johnson and Furney Rhem
of the South Carolina University are
home on a visit.
Miss Mabel Buie of Georgetown,
spent the week end with Miss Emmie
Snow.
: Mrs. Floyd of Floydale, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. G. K. Way.
The Orpheus Male Quartet was at
Union High school Saturday night.
This was the first of the Lyceum
numbers. 1t was a success in every
respect. A large crowd was present
and everybody enjoyed the very fine
versatile program rendered by those
artists. Prof. Dantzler has put forth
great effort, and spent much time in
working up this course, and We are
glad that the first number was such
a success.
Miss Catherine Warner of Lexing-
ton, Va, is visiting her uncle, w. j.
Chandler.
We are glad to welcome Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Legette and family into
our community. They come here from
Centenary, where they have been iv-
ing for a number of years. Mrs. Le-
gette as Miss Lula Snow spent her
girlhood days in this community.
Mr.. Claude Melton of Columbia,
spent the week end in the community.
He was here in the interest of the
Lyceum, but he had an opportunity
to see many of his old friends who
were glad to see his smiling face and
hear his CHEEKY voice once more.
Mrs. H. H. DuRant and Miss Julia
DuRant have returned after pleas
ant visit to Mrs. DuRant's sister,
Miss Mary Aimar of Charleston.
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Kingstree School Notes

The Kingstree high and graded
school was closed on Monday, Feb
ruary 9, in order to prevent the spread
of influenza. The board of health of
Kingstree, after carefully lenvassing
the situation, reached the decision
saturday night to close the school for
an indefinite period of time. AS far
as is known no cases of influenza had
occurred in the school up to the time
of it's closing, and there are very few
cases in the town. AS the quarantine
has been put on so soon, it is thought
that the school will have to remain
closed for only a short time, possibly
week or ten days. However, this de-
pends entirely upon the increase in
the number of cases of influenza re-
ported in the town. The teachers, feel
ing it safer to remain in Kingstree
than to go to their homes, and not
knowing when the school will reopen,
have decided to remain in Kingstree.
The teachers have hit upon plan
which they feel will be of great bene-
fit to the pupils. It is plan of home
study to be persued while the quaran-
tine is in effect. Every grade from the
third grade up has been assigned a
certain amount of work to be done at
home each week for as many as the
school is closed. 1t is hoped that the
parents see to it that the children put
several hours each day on this work.
Of course, it is realized that the chill
dren will be handicapped and cannot
do as efficient work as if they were
in school, but it is thought that in
this way much can be done, and that
the children will be able to practical
ly keep up with their work, and that
after all little time will be lost.
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JAILOR COCkFIELD
KILLS PRISONER
FIRES FIVE SHOTS INTO MANS
BODY WHILE ASSAULTING
HIM WITH CLUB IN JAIL

When Jailor w. ]. Cockfeld enter
ed the cell room of the county Jail
here about Z o'clock Monday to lock
a prisoner in his cell for the night,
Dewitt Junior, or Dave Dewitt Jr.,
rushed out of his cell with club and
started in to give Mr.. Cockfeld a
merciless beating. :
The colored boy who had been al
lowed outside in the corrodor to keep
up fires during the day and was being
put away for the night as usual was
somewhat in the way, being between
Mr.. Cockfield and his .assailant, and
Dewitt struck the latter several
blows with the club before he could
get in position to use his gun.
The club used by the prisoner was
a piece of broom handle about "a
inches long, wrapped with wire at one
end and while not heavy enough to
strike fatal blow with, it was easily
capable of stunning man and bruis-
ing the flesh. In one blow across the
shoulder the wire caught in the Jail
or's coat and tore it. The most pain
full blows received by MIR. Cockfield
were across the back of his hands.
The negro probably not knowing
that Mr.. Cockfeld was armed figured
that he could beat his way out of the
big cage while Cockfeld was engaged
with the young boy he had gone up
to secure for the night. Three shots
were fired at the negro during the
scuffle at the cage door but none
seemed to deter him, then Mr.. Cock
field ran down stairs calling to Sheriff
Graham to bring shotgun. The ne
gro followed, still striking at him
with the wire bound club. At the bot
tom of the steps two shots were fired,
one of which passed through and
splintered the club near the wire
wrapped end, the other probably
struck the negro as he here gave
up the fight, and when Sheriff
Graham appeared with shot gun
the man had gone back up stairs. Mr..
Cockfeld's 80 calibre revolver was
empty, and knowing that the negro
still had the club in his possession,
called to Mr.. R. X. Wallace across the
street for his revolver. About flve
minutes had elapsed since the negro
had apparently given up the fight and
gone back up stairs before Sheriff
Graham and Mr.. Cockfeld went up.
When they reached. the door of the
iron case, in which the cells are par
titioned off, they asked the other pris-
oners where Dewitt was and were
told that he had "crawled" into a cell.
Upon going in the cell they found
him sitting up in one corner, dead,
Coroner H. J. Brown Of Cades, was
notified of the killing early Tuesday
morning and arrived here at 11:30
o'clock to hold an inquest. A jury
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Mr.. Jos. j. Gaeng, representative
for Schloss Bros, of Baltimore will
be at the tore of S. Marcus, Monday
and Tuesday, February 16sand II,
with a full line of samples of the
latest patterns for mems suits. 2-12-2t
New-York tribune., 1920-08-01
His Wife for a Horse

One of the strangest of these re-
suited not SO very long ago in a more
stringent supervision of the prac-
tices of the tribe being effected when
it was brought to the attention Of
the state officers. This was the
swapping by one Of the Jacket pat
riarchs OF his wife for horse. This
patriarch, who had SO INDUCED his
passion for trading that he had moth
ing left to barter but the clothes on
his back and his wretched hovel,
made the exchange with brother,
handing over his wife for a horse
worth about SO. Within twelve
hours he had traded the horse for
another horse. Meanwhile the
brother had taken the wife to Taun-
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dozen. Others in the colony, how
ever, still bear traces of albinism.
There are also fewer instances to-
day of intermarriage within the pro-
hlbltlons of the Levitical law. This
may be due in some measure to the
migration of the tribe from Free
town to a spot in the vicinity of
Lakevllle and Taunton, which took
place some years ago when a man
named Westgate founded Boxboard
City. Westgate came into possess
sion of bare, burned over wood
tract, cut it up into lots and sold the
lots for 81 apiece. From the black
ened pines that remained standing
and from boxboards that they were
able to get together without too
much effort the colonists contrived
shacks for themselves and sheds for
their horses and cattle. Westgate
was elected Mayor of the city.
From the time of Jacot the
Jackets have had a mania for bar
tering. Even the youngsters nave it.
By the time they are twelve years
old they are so adept that they can
overreach the shrewdest Yankee of
the section in horse trade. The
Jackets are particularly proud of the
possession of horses, although few
of the animals they possess would
fetch more than SIS or $40 in the
market, but any family among them
which does not boast Of a aorse is
considered very poor indeed.
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Eyes on Washington

Mrs. Russell rather frankly ad-
mits that she expects to live in
Washington within the next four or
five years, which same doesn't nee
essarily indicate that the Governor
has announced his candidacy for the
Senate, being merely an outline of
the thought which appears to be
exercising the mind of the Gov
ernor's wife.
According to Charles Philander
Salisbury, veteran Snowman, the
Elliott tours have revealed that it is
possible to group 100 girls from the
South and under a systematic plan
they see more Of New York in four
days than tens of thousands of ma
tive New Workers see here during
forty years of a continuous resi-
dence.
ut is an established fact" said
Mr.. Salisbury, that there still are
100000 people north of 125th
Street who have never seen the
Flatiron Building or the BROOKLYN
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The Audacious English Sparrow

was made from hay wisps stolen
from the bisons' paddock, near by.
The starlings, too, are beginning to
follow suit. In the cranes quarters
(writes correspondent l saw a
glossy pair bring their three young
sters--full grown now-which they
fed out of the cranes food dish.
Presently, however, the ong-legged
bird (who is utterly Indifferent to
sparrows) rushed furiously toward
them, and the whole of the little
family took wing in a hurry. We
who know the English sparrow
(London sparrow, as "The Man
chester Guardian" chooses to call
it) do not wonder at the birds bold
ness, for it is made much of by all
the English papers and it is quite
true the startling is following fast in
the sparrow's footsteps
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that you could always tell these
Southern women by their accent. He
had been listening to me, too, and
| spoke to him.
"I was born in Missoula, Mon
tana,' I told him, and my father
was born in New Hampshire and my
mother in Virginia, and I've lived
in five states, widely scattered.
Now, if you can tell by my talk
where l come from, let me hear
about it. vi"
Of course, even a Philadelphian
couldn't withstand this lombard
ment, and he sought quiet zone.
When Lee M. Russell married
Mrs. Russell he wasn't the Governor
of Mississippi and didn't expect to
be, and it is reported on good
authority that when he first met
Mrs. Russell neither he nor the
woman who was to be his wife ex-
pected matrimony as final chapter
in the romance. But that very thing
happened, and after Mr.. Russell re-
turned with Mrs. Russell to jackson,
Miss, as bride, his political star
was directed upward, and finally he
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Traded His Clothes

Another instance of the Jackets
mania for swapping was when one
of the tribe, just released from the
state farm, made his way to the
grocery store of man named Will
son, near the colony. The released
Jacket had only his swapping in
stinct and his clothes and a desire to
purchase something. While Wilson
went into another room to draw mo-
lasses for a customer the Jacket en-
tered into a barter with some of his
former associates who happened to
be present, and when the astounded
proprietor returned he had sold for
s2.40 every stitch Of his clothing and
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ton and announced that he was per.
fectly willing to swap her for any
thing of equal value. At this point
however, the state officers stepped in
The brothers announcement had
reached their ears, and they took
both him and the woman into Gus
tody. Then the husband was To-
Gated and informed that he would
have to take back his wife and re-
turn the horse. He protested that
the exchange was made in good
faith and in accordance with the
usual customs of his people, but his
protests were of no avail.
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MRS. IDA WALLIS EL-
4'A LOTT, aUho originated
the idea of bringing South
era girls North to shoav
them aUhat this part of the
1UOrld is like

ties, that's the thing that arouses
ones curiosity, and when Julian
Elliott was placed on the stand to
be cross-examined as to the South
ern beauties who explore New York
once a week he suggested that the
"onceo over" or more than once, was
the best means of determining the
character and traits of the Elliott
tourists from the South.
The Chaperon
"Our next party will have as
chaperon the wife of the Governor
of Mississippi" said Mr. Elliott,
"and you want to meet the wife of
the Governor.
And when the party arrived Mrs.
Ethelmary Russell, wife of Gov
ernor Lee M. Russell, was in the
front van and all smiles.
There were some 1O9 girls under
the fostering wing of the Governors
wife. A majority were students
from various colleges Of the South.
There were school teachers, too, and
here and there one found a secre-
tary or stenographer who had been
a school teacher but had tired of the
educational wage scale and jumped
to the commercial side of the arena.
Not of Languorous South
When one is to meet the wife of
Governor of Mississippi he primes
himself to meet a typical daughter
New-York tribune., 1920-08-01

Bridge, whereas these ladies from
the unterrified South see these and
many more objects Of universal in
terest on the first day out"
Mr.. Salisbury's chief concern
rests in an effort to direct the Wis
itors in a body to "the best show
in town. and, according to J. J.
Ried, Bristol manager, who hangs
on Mr.. Salisbury's oratory once a
week, "the best show in town." at
last reports, appears to be sheltered
in commodious playhouse in Cen
tral Park West, but this narrative,
in no circumstances, must degener-
ate to the low level of a press
agent enterprise.
The Itinerary
Julian Elliott, in describing the
itinerary Of an Elliott tour, says
that Birmingham, Ala, is the point
of concentration for the tours, and
if the Eastern course is taken, as is
usually the case, the party goes by
train to Savannah, Ca, and there
boards the boat for Baltimore.
Baltimore gets the visitors for a
half day, Washington holds them for
a full day, and a day is divided
between Philadelphia and Atlantic
City.
New York is the next stop, and
it's full stop, too. Four days arc
given over to a scientific study of
the metropolis, aud during those
four days the visitors see Coney ISL
and, Chinatown ('bold, bad, desper-
ate and terrible Chinatown") by
night; ST. Patrick's Cathedral, Gem
tral Park and Bronx Park and the
Bronx Park Zoo, Wall Street, the
Aquarium, Riverside Drive and
Grants Tomb, the Brooklyn Bridge
and the Cotton Exchange, the Bow
New-York tribune., 1920-08-01

Stood leafess Adam, in the center
of the floor. Wilson expostulated,
but the trouserless and jacketless
Jackot was unpcrturbed. He de-
manded a barrel, allowing" that
with barrel as covering and his
S2.40 tightly clutched in his teeth he
could make his way back to his kins
men. The barrel was freely given,
and the last the grocer saw of the
Jackot he was making his way tow
New-York tribune., 1920-08-01
~ ERE'S a Montgomery,
Il Alo., delegation. From
LETT to right they are Alber-
tina Mimic, Frances Finlay
and Louise Thornton

more than 5000 feminine tourists
will have visited New York from the
South through the single agency
conducted by this one woman.
Weekly parties are arranged. The
tourists usually arrive in New York
on Tuesday evening of each week.
Four days are spent in the metrop-
Oils, and then the pilgrims move on.
The parties range in number from
100 to $50. Usually the start is
made by boat from Savannah, Ga.
Occasionally party is started by
land and goes "the other way
round" 1t sometimes happens that
two parties, going in opposite direc-
tions, meet in New York, as was the
case week ago, when a group
headed north and a group home
ward bound met in reunion at the
Hotel Bristol, which is the head
quarters for the tourists while view
ing the largest city in the world.
Sons the Mothers Agents
When James Thomas Elliott died
in 1902, Mrs. Elliott's three children
two boys and a girl-were tod
dlers. The girl has since died, but
the boys, now grown to manhood,
are their mothers field agents in the
Elliott tours. Julian Elliott, the
younger Of the boys, maintains
headquarters in New York and
looks after the Northern tours.
Wallis Elliott is the guiding spirit
of the tours westward Mrs. Elliott
works between Talladega and Bir-
mingham and gives the tours run
ming start. She spends the winter
months planning for the summer
campaigns. She is one of the busiest
women in the Southland and is hav-
ing more fun in her. work than she
ever dreamed of having in those
earlier days when she followed the
unexciting routine of a domestic
schedule.
But the personnel of these par
New-York tribune., 1920-08-01

of the South and is prepared to give
rapt attention to conversation that
will be marked by the peculiar broad
accent of the Southern scholar.
But when he meets Mrs. Russell,
wife of Mississippi's Governor, he is
due for a jolt. Not from her Ian
guage can any one determine the
name of the state which gave Mrs
Lee M. Russell to the world, save
that he is reasonably sure she
doesn't claim Mississippi as her
birthplace.
Down in Philadelphia" said Mrs.
Russell. eve heard a man remark
New-York tribune., 1920-08-01
ard Boxboard City, waddling along
with sort of rotary motion.
An Isolated Group

The Jackets do not have much
traffic with the world outside their
little kingdom, except when it comes
to horse swapping or bartering of
some sort. When a stranger appears
in their village most of the adults
take to the shelter of their cabins.