The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-06
LAKE CITY Department.
Il charge Of
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Mai. s. VI. Askins spent Thanks
living Day in "The City by Black
River"
WI. Bass, ESQ, spent the latter
rart of last week inNCharlcston on a
,:.,mbination +tiip-sbusincss and
pleasure.
Mr.. A. 4. Ssrauss, one O. Aayes-
Understanding business Men, spent
a day with us last week.
Mrs J.T. Barron went up TO Rock
IIill a few days ago. Mr.. Barron
will join her there about Christmas.
Rev. W. 2. Cause, of Scranton,
aud Hon. w b. Cause, of Florence
county, weEean townafe" days ago
.un business.
Mrs. Lou II. Grimsiey went Ep to
Council, n. g., sn Thursday on 4
.v;sit TO the relatives of her husband,
the late Mr.. j. r. Grimsley. She
will be away about ten days.
Mr.. We, Severance spent some
days last week in the City by the
Sea. He visited several business
houses. and asso places where black
Prince Alberts' are Kept. 1--WE
may be wrong, but
Thanksgiving services WereAeld
in the Baptist church Thursday.
Rev T. J. R0uke preached an earn
rst sermon to an. attentive congre-
cation.
Mr. and Mrs. H. e. Ask:ns went
1own to Kincstree Thursday and
sDent Thanksgiving with friends:
Miss Barbara Jacobs accompanied
them home .Fi0&y and renamed
until Sunday.
Miss Ozclia Baker left Thursday
for myrtistown, La, on a visit TO
.her brother, Mr.. George Baker, and
her cousin, Mr.. Angelo Cocktield.
She was accompanied as far as
charleston by her brother, Mr.. w T..
b. Baker,.whe .retsasa@d eenle. sat
slrday.
Rev S. S.Gasque, oftlae Western
North Carolina Carolina Confer
anre and now at LilesNille. n. g.,
has been on a visitto his daughter:
Mrs. J. NJ. Sturgeon, and his son,
Mr.. :. J.,Gasque. Rev. Gasque Is q
genial, whole-souled man, and he
Aas many friends here who enjoy
these visits of his.
There was quite a nice and en-
ioyahle Thanksgiving so"iabie at
She riff !. d. Daniels on Thurhday
night. Most efthe young folks of
the town were OH hand, EEd report
a pleasant evening.
On last Sunday III a conference
of the Baptist.shurca 4 unanimous
1.alI was extended to the present
.nastor. Rev. r. J. Rookie, to serve
The church for the incoming year.
Rev. Rookie mas done a good V.0l k
and is n good, earn st man. The
call wass accepted.
MIR. w. l.. Askins came home fast
ueok from Charleston. He had been
attending the Citadel Academy
since the opening of the preseat
session, hu:havins decided tS make
:, change, he resigned his eadetshiI'
md win remaip at hoRe until seXt
fall when he Will 60 to either the
Sonth Carolina sr N0tfOrd College.
The real properly ct the estate of
I'M. Thomas, deceased. Tas sold
last Saturday. The iouse and lot
ot the corner of Thomas street and
Rni,road Avenue, known aS the
~YeIlow House." was bought by Mr.
". r. Askins for $3.50. The hame
nIace on Main Street was bought at
private safe ky Mis-. Della Carter
for 5000.
DIR. H. Williams, who has Been
ill several days. fs still confined to
ais room, though he improves and
is .yuected to be out again soon.
The fact is, we doubt not, that the
doctor is suffering as much from
.oyerwnrk as from real sickness.
There is perhaps no buster man In
the cn tntry, no more unceaSlng
worker. The pace he has set would
fag au lion man.
We had one Thanksgiving dinner
that has somewhat amusing his
tory. so far as the date is concerned,
connected with it. Itwas given on
Thursday, the 22d, one week ahead
sftime. The host probably had so
many thanks on his ledger that he
could not return them in one day,
or 80 many turkeys that more than
one day was necessary TO their
proper execution. He was lucky,
and 80 also were the parson and his
r..;I,, ,,.;,o ,.ara fbe, pupstS at his