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^>100.000 in Greenbacks Miss«,/ingWhenFire Destroys HomeHuntington,
W Va, (Special).When the home of Wade Marcum,a farmer living on Breedencreek, Mingo county, was burnedrecently, *>100,000 in currency,the hoard of years, was destroyed.Marcum led the life of a miserand when he sold valuablecoal r nd lumber lands always demandedpayment in greenbacksof large denominations. Thiscash he always kept in the house,"FEARING TO TRUST IT TO
" THE BANKS. "-Evhange.Do YOU belong to the suspi-
cious, miserly class who fearto trust their money to a responsible
bank? For your own sake
j$ we hope not.Let us take care of your money
? for you and pay you liberal interest.Bank of Williamsburg
KIN6STREE, S. C.
JgjpCMiHillAt last the rain came and everybodyfeels better.
Mr L L Ard of Lambert was notedon our streets Monday.
Miss Edith Nettles of Darlingtonis visiting friends in Kingstree.On dit that several weddings are
on the tapis right here in town.
Mr T R Wilson,of the Hebron section,was noted in town Saturday.Mr H Foxworth, of the Cades section,was noted on our streets Monday.Miss Lillian Koenecke of Sumter
is visiting Misses Florrie and SadieMeyer. %
Miss 'Annie Miller left Sunday. night to visit relatives at Brunswick,
Georgia.Miss Myrtle Murray of Aiken has
been visiting her friend. Miss FlossieHarper.Whenwe lose our tempers wouldn't
we be better off if we never foundthem again?
P 0 Arrowsmith left thismorning for a visit to Charlestonand the islands.
Miss Sadie Meyer has returnedhome after a very pleasant visit tofriends in Sumter.
f Mr and Mrs J A Marshall, of thevicinity of Central church, spent theday in town Monday.Mr R L Montague, of the Midland
Lumber Co, Charleston, had businessIn Kingstree Monday.Mrs Marguerite Simpson and Miss
Clara Yarborough of Columbia are
guests of the Misses Gordon.
Miss Alma Chapman of Johnsonvillehas been visiting the family ofher aunt, Mrs H Van Keuren.
Capt J A Kelley is here for a fewdays from Hendersonville,N C,wherehis family are spending the summer.
Miss Marguerite Simpkins ofLaurens and Miss Clara Yarborbughof Columbia are visiting Miss MarthaGourdin.Mr and Mrs Frank Vause and littledaughter, Gertrude, of Johnson,
Florida, stopped over with relativesin town Friday and Saturday.Mrs W L Taylor and son, W L,
Jr.have gone to Atlanta, Georgia, tovisit relatives. Dr Taylor expectsto join them there a little later on.
Cotton lice are said to be playingsad havoc with the fleecy staple in
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some parts of the county. The in-.sect pest is attributed to the excesJsive drouth.
Mr S B Boston, in his new Maxwelltouring car, was here Mondayshaking hands with his many friends.Mr "S B" is always a welcome visitorto Kingstree.Mr R M Vause is home from the
Florence infirmary much improvedin health, which is exceedingly gratifyingto his large circle of friendsall over the county.
Mrs Mary Matthews and MissesRuth and Lide Brinkley of Georgetownand Miss Alma Chapman ofJohnsonville are visiting the familyof Mrs Van Keuren.
Treasurer Cook is painting, scouriing and plastering his office so as not
J not only to "take the shine" off theother offices, but actually to makethem look shabby by contrast.
Mr and Mrs D E McCutchen, ofthe Indiantown section,spent the dayin town Tuesday. They have hadsplendid rains in that neighborhoodrecently and crops are vastly im;proved.Mr S L Thompson, one of our
near-by farmers, presented the edi:tor with a fine melon Saturdav.thefirst of the season for us. Thanks,1"Com"- vrmr f-hnil crh t fill HndnP««5 i<?U«lll * J VUi VIIVV%^II VAM. .v
much appreciated.Miss Hazel Gewinner of Macon,
Georgia, is here on a visit to hercousins, the Misses Jacobs. MissHazel has visited here several times[before and is most pleasantly re-|membered by all.
A number of Kingstree people leftfor Hendersonville, N C, this morning,including Mrs R C Logan anddaughter, Mrs Julia E Kennedy anddaughter, Mrs Margaret Brockinton,:and Mrs J J Graham.
IOur Mr Barton suggests that there
is a marked difference between thegift of a melon and that of a lemon,albeit the two words are built of thesame letters. The gift of a melon isappreciated, but none of us likes tobe "handed a lemon."
Despite the dull times buildingkeeps going on. Materials are on theground for Mr A C Swails' two-storydwelling on Brooks street, and MrChas L Porter has let the contractfor another neat tenant dwelling tobe erected on his lot on Mill street.
Prof 0 M Mitchell, the popularand capable principal of Union Highschool,gave The Record the pleasure01 a can inursaay. rrui mitcueu
was on his way to attend the sum|mer school at Winthrop College,j which will be in session the next fewweeks.
The Civic league gave a festivalion the court house lawn Tuesdayjeveniug. Japanese lanterns were
'suspended from the trees, addingmqph to the beauty of the scene,
The finest kinds of ice cream, cakeand candy were served and found a
ready sale, about $21 being realized.
In accordance with the recommendationof the grand jury theCounty Commissioners are havingthe cracked wall at the front of thecourt house repaired. It seems to us
that the best way to fix it would betake out the cracked corner and rebuildfrom the ground the entire defectivepart.Mrs Mary Connelly of Atlanta,
Georgia, and Miss Eula McDonald ofGourdins are visiting Miss Anna McClaryin town. Mrs Connelly is a
daughter of Mr Sam G McClary, whoformerly lived in this county in theCedar Swamp section, and when theformer moved away Mrs Connellywas quite a little girl.
In the event we can make some
sort of arrangement with a contestmanager who does not want theearth, we intend putting on a "PopularityContest" in the near future,giving away about $1,000 worth ofvaluable prizes. Wish we knew ifour patrons would like to have us
giue them a piar.o, several diamondrings, watches, bracelets, etc. Speakup.
The price of The Record is $1.25 ayear,if not paid in advance. By in
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advance we mean 12 months.not 6or 7 or 8 or !> months.ahead. Look!at your labei and you can alwaystell when your time expires. Subscriberswho allow the date of ex-1piration to run over will be chargedten cents a month for the time theyare in arrears and be credited withthe balance.Mr A G Kollock, of Darlington
anu Columbia, was here yesterdayrepresenting the New York Life Insurancecompany. Mr Kollock is aformer newspaper editor, but whenhe lost all his money (inherited) inthe Independent Oil company fiasco,he had to go to work to make a living,which he said he failed to findedit'ng a country newspaper. Weare glad our friend is succeedingnicely writing insurance.
Appreciating the fact that the dullseason is the logical time to advertise,Jenkinson Bros Co comes thisweek with a full page ad. If youhave something to s^ll that you can
offer at a bargain,printer's inK pays;if you haven't the goods, don't tryto induce people to come to yourstore under false pretenses. ThatJenkinson has the goods is best evidencedby the liberal space he buys.All he asks you is to come and see.
Philip H Arrowsmith, Esq, hasmade application for a commissionfor charter for an ice manufacturingcompany. The energetic and enterprisingyoung promoter tells us thatabout one-half of the n?eded capitalhas already been promised and hehas. high hopes of getting up the remainderin a few weeks. Sucn an enterprisewould be a boon to this entiresection and should pay handsomedividends to the stock-holders.By all means, if possible, let us fcave jthe ice factory.FATALITY NEAR GREELYVILLE.
Woman Knifes Man Who WasBeating Her-Both Negroes.Alice Scott was committed to jail yesterdaycharged with the murder
of William Singleton. We are notinformed as to the facts of the case,but it seems that on Tuesday the de-1ceased negro.Singleton,went to AliceScott's house near Greelyville and thetwo had a quarrel. Singleton thencommenced beating the woman whenshe snatched up a knife and stabbedhim just above the heart. It is saidthat after being cut Singleton walkedoff and took a seat and in lessthan a minute, without saying a
word,he toppled over and was dead.It seems tnat tne Knue naa severea
the aorta, or large artery that carriesblood from the heart, causingdeath almost instantly.The verdict of the coroner's jury
of inquisition was "That the deceasedcame to his death by a knifewoundat the hands of Alice Scott."
A woman in California killed herselfbecause of disappointment atnot being repaid money lent to a
friend. It is a good thing for thepopulation that this disappointmentIs not generally considered goodcause for suicide.
Arrival el Passenger Trains atKlngstree.
The Atlantic Coast Line railroadhas promulgated the following schedule,which beclme effective Sunday,January 1, 1911:
North Bound.No80 7:45 a m
*No 46 - - 11:37 amNo 78 ... 6:12 p m
South Bound.No 79 - - - 11:14 am*No 47 - - - - 6:09 p m jNo89 - - - 9:10 p m« Daily except Sunday,
Notice.On August 12, iy.il. at 11 o ciock a.m.
the County Commissioners will let contractto lowest responsible bidder tobuild a house for storing coal. Specificationson file in this office.
J N Hammet,7-13-2t County Commissioner.
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i in social:The hot wave, instead of having a
depressing influence m the societyfolk in town, seems -ather to havequickened their activities and thepast week or two has been a veritable"Midsummer Night's Dream" tothe votaries of pleasure, chieflyamong the younger se;,whose spiritsseem to rise with ihe mercury.There have been functions, bothformal and informal, so numerous
and in such rapid succession that itwould require the sen ices of a veryalert society reporte r to do justice toall of them.As mentioned last week, on Mondayevening,July 3,the Misses Stackleywere "at home" to a number of
their friends in honor of their guests,Miss Grace Smith of Mullins, MissDaisy Stackley and Mr Eugene Pentlergrassof Florence.Punch and an ice course were
served during the evening, MissMilton Stackley presiding over thepunch bowl.
Those present were: Misses GraceSmith, Daisy Stackley, Emma Gordon,Marguerite Van Keuren, KatyStackley, Lizzie Fultor, Alice Sjjackley,Myrtle Murray a id Jennie LeeStackley; Messrs Eugene Pendergrass,Virgil Kinder, Pou Meadors,Alex Gordon, William Britton, WillWilkins,Irvin Meyer Grant VanKeuren, Dick Frierson, Wallace Mcintosh,Clarence Alsbrook and SamStackley.Mrs W H Carr grave a "tackyparty"in honor of the Misses Stack-]
ley's guests on Tuesday evening.The guests were received by MissMaude Baker and Mr San Stackley.Cames were played until eleven,when refreshments consisting of watermelonand stick candy were servedby Mrs Carr and Miss AnhieStackley.
Prizes were offered fot the most
fetching tacky costumes. Mr VirgilKinder delivered the prizes toMiss Jennie Lee Stackley and MrAlex Gordon.
Those present were: Misses GraceSmith,Daisy Stackley, Maude Baker,Marguerite Van Keuren, Annie Baker,Myrtle Murray. Beisie Van Keuren,Alice Stackley, Marian McFaddenand Jennie Lee Stcckley; MessrsEugene Pendergrass, Virgil Kinder,Kirby Green, Wallace Mcintosh, IrvinMeyer, Pou Meadors, Alex Gor-don, Grant Van Keuren, RobertKirk, Tommie Harper. Will Wilkinsand Sam Stackley.One of the most recherche social
events of the season wait given Thursdaynight by Miss Mary James Brittonat her beautiful and hospitable homein East Kingstree to her visitors:Misses Clara Jordan, of Bennettsville;Freda Rutland and AgnesJones.of Batesburg; Kste Cantey, ofSummerton; Katherine Minus, of StGeorge; Zuline Anderson, of Florence,and Emma Cbopjr, of Indiantown.The spacious halls and parlorswere decorated with vi les and flowersaccentuated by many twinklinglights and the waving frands of palmsenhanced the pleasing < ffect.
Misses Helen Scott, Selma Thornand Bessie Harper assisted in receiving
the guests and Misses MargaretRoss and Martha Gordon served deliciouspunch' from the capaciouspunch-bowl.The following were invited: Mr
Pou Meadors with Mis;; Louise Harper,Mr P H Arrow-smith with MissClara Montgomery, Mr J D Gillandwifh Mi«« Vinln Chandler. Mr J WCook with Miss Martha Gourdin, MrLee Moore with Miss Odessa MontmmnimmfnmtmttMmmm!
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Montgomery, Mr J B Alsbrook withMiss Bessie Harper, Mr J L Brockintonwith Miss Dell Van Keuren, MrArthur Brockinton with Miss MaryRobinson of Columbia, Mr R.NSpeigner with Miss Selma Thorn, MrBurrie Brockinton with Miss GuerryGreen, Mr David Scott with MissRoberta Coker, Mr Theodore Hemingwaywith Miss Helen Scott, MrJohn Marshall with Miss PearleMontgomery, Mr Benton Montgom_ery with Miss Ada Brockington, MrA L McElveen with Miss Florrie Jacobs,Mr W R Scott with Miss BarbaraJacobs, Mr P G Gourdin withMiss Marie Thorn,Mr E L Fishburnewith Miss Marion Gilland, and manyothers. .<
Friday evening a delightful moon-
light picnic was enjoyed by nearly allthe young folk in town and manynot so young,withal, were eager par-1ticipants. The scene of the rendez-vous was the grassy lawn surround-!ing the court house and the fun andfrolic was kept up until after theindex finger of the chronometer hadassumed the perpendicular, pointingupward. Refreshments were servedand various games made up theevening's diversion.
Following are those who shared,the enjoyment <Jf the occasion: MissesMantie Coker,Eunice Nettles, MarionGilland, Jimmie Britton,Eunice Har-,per, Guerry Green, Kathleen Mims,of St George,* Margaret Ross, EuniceKennedy, Blooma Kennedy,Marie Thorn, Selma Thorn, MaryGill Robinson, of Columbia, OdessaMontgomery, Bessie Harper, LouiseHarper, Flossie Harper, Dell VanVonran RufK on/1 T u/lii Rrinlflau1XV U1 Vli| XVU VI! H41U AJJUb X/i 1 f
of Georgetown, Freda Rutland, ofBatesburg, Zuline Anderson, ofFlorence, Clara Jojrdan, of Bennettsville,Kate Cantey, of Summerton,Agnes Jones, of Batesburg, EmmaCooper, of Indiantown,Martha Gordon,Viola Chandler, Ada Brockington,Barbara Jacobs.Florrie Jacobs,Clara Montgomery,-Margaret Montgomery,Lnla Biockington, FloraMeyer, Sadie Meyer, Annie Stackley,Mary Gordon; Messrs H OlinWelch, C W Stoll. E L Fishburne,G A McElveen, John Marshall, Ben-'ton Montgomery, Theodore Hemingway,Willie Rogers, L D Rodgers,J C Kelley, P G Gourdin, R C McCabe,Burrie Brockinton.Lee Moore,Pou Meadors, Ernest Epps, ArthurBrockinton, Peele Epps, R N Speigner,BilHe Britton, K D G Davis,J B Alsbrook, Boyd Thomas, WallaceMcintosh, Louis Brockinton,James Ei>ps, Olin McElveen, W RScott, P H Arrowsmith, Bishop Burgess,Tommie Gilland, David Scott,John Britton, Alex Gordon and IrvinMeyer.The chaperons were: Mr and Mrs
R W Crosland, Mr and Mrs W N Ja-cobs, Mr and Mrs L J Stackley and!Mr and Mr:j L W. Gilland.
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Presents Interesting Insight on
the School Book Question. v.
Editor County Record: .Rev J E Mahaffey, in his letter to
the State on the "Text Bo Scan-dal," which appeared in your lastissue, draws attention to anothercrying evil that I want to thankhim for. He calls it "a positive ' "1and irreparable injustice done the , .
children hy the everlasting piling on
and multiplying the books for themto lug up and dawn the streets hackand forth to school,"and says: "The'idea of a child trying to wadethrough the maze of four to seven
pages of six, eight or ten differentbooks at one sitting, amid the un- »
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ily Ijfe, and then go to school next[layand reel it off like a phonograph,is exasperating." 'y.jS
And, Mr Editor, this matter *.
should Ik.- sifte«l hv the countySuperintendents <»f Education.They should visit the schools andsimplifymatters. I think it is'Lander College" that makes a specialtyof a -few studies at a time. -/«
The children learn faster and more.
thoroughly. .1 have often spokenof it, and right hero is a cliance toavoid half the expense of the "U>okscandal." Study only one-third ofthe lx>oks at a time, and let theSuperintendents exercise a little latitudein using the old hooks untilthe new hooks gradually come in.
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School hours used to be hours ofstudy when I went to school; butnow I understand that the day isnearly taken up in trying to rehearsewhat was studied the eveningbefore.Of course, Mr Editor, the l>ook
committee who selected the new
books had nothing to do with this..f "nr-immino " hilt tllA .
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Superintendents and teachers must
get busy and see what improvementscan Ik- made all over Williamsburg, o
clear down toPossum Fork.
July 10, 1911. . JWhy not give us a chance to figureon your job printing? We have
good printers and one of the bestequipped offices in the State, and we
guarantee satisfaction, or no charge*We do not send out solicitors, becausewe have none to send; but we
do give vou the benefit of what we Jsave by not sending out agents; ( 7
Itstands to reason that if we payagents 25% commission, the custom- j
er has it added to his bill. Out oftown orders for $5.00 and over deliv- "iered free. tf-^8
There is one medicine that evertfamily should be provided with andespecially during the summer̂
months; viz, Chamberlain's CoHc,Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Ib ;
isalmost certain to be needed. Itcosts but a quarter. Can you affordto be without it? For sale by f 'lldealers.
Never need r-p^irs.Inexpensive.Stormproof.
Will last as long as the building. Roofsover twenty years ago are as good as new to- . ,
local representatives almost everywhere butiirect for samples, prices and full particulars.ROOFING COMPANY 6
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