The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-09-20

G. &. Lucas, of Florence, spent
sunday in town with relatives.
NiSsesLena and Marion Thomas
went to WilliaEstOn Female Coz
7eye :; few days ago. This ~tl be
tncir first year.
rxE ! Severance came down from
florence and spent Alondayin town.
Quite number,-probably fifty
scvcpty~tive-ot our people went TO
Charleston on the Darlington eX-
cursion Monday.
The chain gangis now at Cades
on its way here. We are informed
that it will reach this place some
time in October, when the work
due our town Will be paid.
ANY leaf that will answer for Il
wrapper is bringing . good price:
and all indications point 10 $, ,eady
rise on this clasS of tobacco right
.alonG.
VI. A. Thomas received a very
severe shock by fall from mule
last Friday. He was confined to
his bed day or two. No bones were
broken, and he will be ali right sooD.
Constable Alshroek came in Sat
.urday. Ii is sincerely wished that
lie may succeed i'll his efforts to
break up the illicit traffic in hquo!
which seems to be going on through
out this section
Misses Eva and Halle Rollins
left last Monday night tor Winthrop
College, Siiss Eva will graduate
this session. This will be Miss Hal
lies first year.
The heaviest rainfall we've had
in months came Saturday, and it
came none too soon. 1t could BEN
eft no crops except sweet potatoes
and pe,.s, but it probably marked
the close of the summer and the be-
ginning of the fall.
The opening sentence of our
chiefs editorial last week on the
election suggested TO us the follow.
inc conundrum:-1u what respect
are defeated candidates like the
earth :-They are Aattened at the
polls. (ThiS was also suggested to
lhe"chief'-ED9
The steady stream Of tobacco
still flows i'll. The necessity Of
harvesting and marketing the cot
ION crop urged on by the high
prices has diverted to some extent
The excited attention, but the diver
sion is only temporary. In week
or two the cotton will have been
sold, and then tobacco will again.
and with renewed and refreshed
edergy, secure the entire attention
There seems to be some reason
for believing that the blind tiger
business in this comnunity isbeing
encouraged bv some of those who
want Il dispensary. If tlis be true
their object in lending their en-
rouragement il to so thoroughly
disgust the people with this illegal
traffic that they will accept adis-a
pensary as the Least of the two evils.
Their hope is that this will be the.
outcome.
Cotton has been coming in sew
eral weeks ut lively gait, but the
almost phenomenal prices Of the
past eight or ten days caused reg
ular food. Everything else has
been practically laid aside and the
energies of the whole people are
being strained to puttile cotton crop
on the market at the earliest posSi-
Dle uate. The gins are run TO their
full capacity every day and a geod
part of most nights. If the present
move holds on, very little of the
crop will be left on the farms by the
first of october.
The next meeting of the Bethle-
bem Baptist Union will convene
in the Baptist church of this
town on Friday before the fifth
Sunday in this month. A large
attendance is expected ,as there will
be something out Oh the ordinary
on the programme. ON Sunday
morning, the 3Oth ,at l0 O'Clock, there
will be Il special service in memory
Of Mr.. ]. NJ. Thomas, who died last
March. During this service mum
ber of speeches appropriate to the
occasion will be made and the tab
let erected i'll the church in memory
of Mr.. Thomas will be unveiled.
If there is such thing rs a polit-
ical ring 1T Lake City We have not
made its acquaintance, and the pri-
mary election just closed fails to
demonstrate the existence Uf any
Clique or combination. We think