The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-23
LAKE CITY MEMS COLUMN.
WHAT OUR SISTER TOWN IS SAY
ING AND DOING.
Rumored Postoffice Change.-An En-
joyable Dance,-Other Mat
ters.-Personals.
[Edited by II. w. Ackerman.l

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[Edited by II. w. Ackerman.
Mr.. John F McFadden, of Sandy
Grove, spent day or two in town
| It week.
Mr.. B. O. Bristow. of Darlington,
spent Friday in "The City OF Flow.
ing Wells"
The Lake City high school closed
Wednesday night for the holidays.
Work will be resumed Monday, Jan.
3, 1898.
Rev. W II Kirton has been sent to
the Lake City circuit for the ensuing
year. His arrival here is expected III
a few days.
Miss Ada Rush. assistant ia the
high school here, left Wednesday for
her home at BIackville, where she
will spend the holidays.
Miss Florence Edwards, who has
been teaching near Cades for several
sessions, left SATURDAY. morning fol
her home, Hopewell, Marion county,
where she expects to spendChristmas.
Mr.. J B McCutchen's "biker mys-
teriously disappeared one day last
week. He thought the boys had
played joke on him, but at last &c
counts the wheel had not turned uI.
Miss Sara Parham, who has been
acting as governess in DR.. Hinnant's
family for several months, will leave
Thursday for her home in Oxford, n
Z, where she will spend the holidays.
Our streets were thronged with
people from the country last Satur-
day. So we'll were che sidewalks
taken up that it was with difficulty
that the wheelmeu could move around
Misses Maggie Lee and Eva Ro!'
Inns, who have been attending the
Winthrop Normal and Industrial
College, at Rock Hill. returned home
Friday night. These young ladies
have q vacation of two weeks, and it
is with pleasure that their many
friends welcome them back to our
town.
Rev. s J Bethea. who has served
the LakeCity circuit 70" four conses
tive years, left Wednesday for Latta,
Marion county, whence, after spend
ing few days with relatives and
friends in that vicinity, accompanied
by his family. he will go on to Null
lins to assume pastoral charge of the
work there.
Mr.. Carl W. Hill, ex-editor of the
Lake City Times, left Monday for
his rome in Darlington. Mr.. Hill
was u resident Of our town for about
eight months, and during that time
he made many warm friends here. all
of whom regret his departure. He
carries with him our best wishes, and
we bespeak for him success in his
new field Of labor.
Rumor says that the postoffice here
will soon be abolished and that ne
groes will be appointed at Scranton
and Cades. Our mail facilities are
bad enough as it is, and it is to be
hoped that the authorities at Wash
ington will not be 80 unwise as to de-
prIve the citizens of all the rights to
which they are entitled under a re-
publican government.
The following visited the "City by
theSea'' gala week: DR.. AHWiIliams
Messrs. D Moultrie Epps. J II Cordes,
B Wallace Jones, Carl " Hill, W S
Eaddy, Caldwell and son, W II AS
kins and son, S NJ Askins accompa-
MED by his son Willie and Julian
Clark; G NJ Kelly. W T King, j l. G
Moore and wife, W F Kennedy and
wife. Mrs. Anna Seal, Mrs. j NJ Stur-
geon and Miss Emily Doty.
The dance given at the residence
of Sheriff DaBiel was the event of the
season. A goodly number Of the
representative young people Of the
town were present 10 participate in the
exercises of the evening. All were in
the best Of spirits and seemed to en-
JOY the occasion very much. There
were no "drones" present, for every
one took a plenty of exercise. About
10 o'clock the crowd dispersed, each
carrying with him pleasant recollec.
tions of the associations of the even
ling.
| The genial face of Editor Bristou
was seen on our streets Friday.