The County Record, 1897-04-15

L?sesne, wbo fortunately, was near her at the time. Joe Flemming, the colored tnau who was committed to jail about a month ago charged with rob- 1 bing dispenser Stutts, will be 1 given a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Brown to-day. Magistrate Matthews being disqualified by reason of being Mr. i Stutts' father-in law, Mr. Brown was called uppn to conduct the 1 preliminary.* There is somdtalk as tj why the negro has been kept in jail for so long a time without a preliminary trial, but we are not familiar with the with the details of the case, and can make no comment on the matter whatever. The greater portion of our new job printing outfit has arrived, and we are now prepared to execute all kinds of printing on very short notice. There is now no excuse for one to send to Charleston or elsewhere to have printing done, as it can be done in this office, right here in Kingstree, just as well, and a great deal quioker.

0006) ana nioHBureu ivttjr u?o feet across the branches. The ] height was estimated at forty feat, t Mr. Haddock has gathered as i much as sixty bushels of matured < fruit from the tree in one year, i besides that picked before the end ( of the season. Several of Mr. ( Haddock's neighbors say that there is no doubt that the tree has borne seventy-five bushels of fruit t in a single season. s The most remarkable thing j about the tree is that it has never "blighted;" that is, the branches * have never died and decayed back j to the tronk of the tree. Mr. Brown, who is well-up upon such matters, and wbo may be quo! ed as reliable authority, says that c the fact of the tree having never j "blighted" is the most wonderful j thing connected with it, as he, in ,

as cheap and get as gppd work ' right at- home ? Patronize home industries and get tfce work oe shorter notice. Give us a trial ' ? t"You May Rip the roots from the Greek .Sj vetf> and _ algebraic quantity, but' thejr areis worthless unless transplanted to a C fertile soil in you ;w you may read | of low pricdfr articles week after' J week but they avail you nothing r.less yon take advantage of the bargains offered; you may know thataLesesne & Epp^ sell oxfords 1 from 50cts up, bot'yoo cant wear a pair of then? Easter unless you boy then! as have your neighbor; you may know that a fine straw bat will contribute grfeatly to your appearance, bat not know that . ?rnn ran opt ft flYim RR at from 25

jrofv,. A pers in the State, and to this end j we will bend every effort. We i hope to soon have correspondents j from ever postoffice lu the coun- ] tv, and we will then be prepared to give all the news of Williamsburg. We have already suceeded in securing correspondents at several points, but wish to get others from other places, Remember, the subscription of . the County Record will remain ( the same, one dollar a year in , advante. Think of it! 48 col. , umns of reading matter each , week for 52 weeks, or 2,496 col- < umns in all, for only one dollar! The Liberty Schooi. Editor County Record: -]j < Some earnest work is being i

V,VV > made a lifelong study of fruit trees, says that the largest pear tree he has ever seen is one on liev. Henry , Haddock's place, in the Indiantown neighborhood. Mr. Brown was in that section last week, and, < hearing of the tree, went t o Mr. Haddock's and requested' hat gen tleman to show it to him. Mr. j Haddock and Mr. Brown proceed* < ed to the tree, and Mr. Brown 1 asked for a rope to measure it, I saying that it was undoubtedly I the largsst pear tree in existence. I The tree was measured by the two < gentlemen, and it was found to be < six and one-half feet in circumfer- J __j j f I

Air. JU. r. newer reiunin iruiu Georgetown, where he has been selling horses, last Saturday. Court will convene hereon the thud Monday in May, wi'h Judge D. A. Townseod on the bench. The annual examination of applicants for teachers'' certificates will be held tomorrow and Saturday. Mies Lixaie Wallace a beautiful and charming young lady of Atlanta, Ga., is spending some time with relatives in town. Messrs. Will Dunlop and Lucius Montgomery made a trip to Saltere last Saturday afternoou, returning Sunday morning. Fanners have taken advantage of the recent fair weather and ? hgve caught ap with quite a lot

Bl|l HI WE ISSUE AN EIGHT-PAGE PAPER THIS WEEK. [The Enlargement is A Permanent Improvement. The Price to be the Same. In accordance will) the announcement previously made, we issue an eight-page paper this week, Heretofore our subscribers have been receiving only four pages of matter, two of which were devoted entirely to State and general news, and two to town and county matters. This week, however, and in the future eight pages will be issued, four of which will be devoted exclusively to town and county matters. Of course this will give two pages more than usual devoted to State news and miscellaneous matters

is expected to return to-day. Mr, Peter Gourdin has been confined to his room by illness for several days, but, we are glad to annouuce, is now able to be out again. From nearly every section of the county there comes the report that more fertilizers ars being used this year than last. We trust this means larger crops. Traffic manager Bouie, of the Georgetown and Western railroad, accompained by his family came up last Fnday and stayed until Monday visiting the family of Mr. Louis Jacobs. Dr. H. L Baker, of Rome, was in town Sunday afternoon and Monday. Dr. Baker expected to meet his father, Rev. W* B. Baker, ]