The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
SCRANTON BRENT|ES.
REGULAR WEEKLY LETTER
TO TIE RECORD.
A Literary Club Organized.-To-
bacco Being Planted.
Other Matters.

The town council has employed
Mr.. Pinckney Goodwin to deepen
the artesian we'll on Main street
near Nachman Bros store, the OBJ
ject being to get better flow. Mr..
Goodwin has been at work on the
we'll two or three days, but up to
this writing he has not succeeded
in getting the flow desired.
Less than a year ago there were
very few artesian wells in this COM
munity, but now on may be found
on nearly ever farm. AS good, pure
water is conducive of good health,
we hope there will be less sickness
among the people than heretofore
when they did not enjoy the blessing
of good water.
The farmers are working hard to
catch up with their work, which has
been considerably hindered by the
excessive rain. With few weeks
of favorable weather We think they
will get their farms in good shape
and be "On time" when the "lay-by"
time arrives.
DR.. Byrd is transplantine his to-
bacco crop. lTr. Parker, of North
Carolina,issuperintending the work.
Mr.. Parker is an experienced tobac-
co man and knows just how to cul-
titate and prepare the tweed" for
market.
Mr.. Besl, who looks after Mr..
Thos. Wilson's planning mill at Sa-
lem, has moved his family up here
and rented a farm which his sons
will manage while he is absent look
ing after other duties.
We heard an able and impressive
sermon preached by Rev. H. F. Oil
yer in the Baptist church at this
place last Sunday. The discourse
was replite with truth and power
and plainly manifested the intense
earnestness of the preacher. At the
conclusion of the sermon the sacra-
mept was administered. Mr.. Oliver
will preach here again in the after
noon on the fourth Sunday in this
month.
The young people of the neighbor-
hood have organized a literary soci-
ETY. which meets every Saturday ev-
ening at the Union shool house, near
Mr.. George Cox's. The meetings
are very interesting to all who at
tend
We hear some talk ofestablishing
a telephone line from Scranton to
Lake City. We favor the scheme
and hope the line will be put up. 1t
would be of great service to the peO-
pie of both towns, and convenient
means of communication for some
of the young folks.
r. P. Byrd, one of the largest and
most successful farmers of Florence
county, visited his uncle, DIR. Byrd,
of this place last week.
Mr.. w. E. Cook has gone down to
Rome to attend the marriage of DR..
H. L. Baker to Miss Belle Heming-
way.
Mrs. T, NJ. Creecy has returned
home from visit to relatives and
friends in Clarendon. She was ac-
companied by Miss Matte Coward.
Mr.. John w Nelson, principal of
the Scranton school, visited his
family down in Indiantown the lat
ter part of last week.
Miss Hattie Sanders, a popular
young lady of Mars Bluff, is spend
ing sometime with her sister, Mrs.
B. e. Whitehead.
Mrs. H. z. Graham and her son,
Hartwell, of Kingstree, spent day
or two of last week with relatives
up here.
Nh. C. Whitehead, cur efficient
railroad agent, spent last Sunday
in Kingstree.
Nh. John ]. Nelson, of the county
seat, was among the visitors to our
little town this week.
We think a certain young man
of this place also thinks the eli
mate of Kingstree we'll suited to
his constitution and would like to
"mOve down" and enjoy the healthy
and invigorating atmosphere. We
would not be at all surprised at any
time should he "fold his tent and