The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-08-02
LIKE CITY DEPARTMENT.
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w J.. BASS, ESQ.
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Mr.. W. :. KENNEDY, formerly ~
this place, hut now - Gror%et"w",
saent two days here the latter part
of last week. For the SAX" Of tho
hcslth Of his family Mr Kennedy
wants IL move then hack. Lake
City is still ahead in healthfulHeSH,
toC.
The printer made some mistakes
in our articles Of last week, but
perha7S the fault WAS az Inucr ours
as his. We would hardly succeed
" a writing master.
Mr.. ". f.. Yates, Of Charleston,
will be back in few { avs. lie VIII
take charge Of the. books Of y. II.
! Williams &; Co, and will he cashier
in their banking business. Mr..
Yates is a splendid gentleman and
a first-cIaSs business man, and hIS
welcome here will be most hearty.
Misses Elida and Annie Sutc!itf,
of Charleston, are in town the
guests OF Mrs. Dr. ] {. fulmort
Mr.. James, Steele, Of Florida,
near Hawthorne, was in town Sat
urday. He is the son and only
child of Mr.. John Steele, who Ser-
oral years ago lived n CcW&vds. It
mas Been perhaps more than twenty
wears since Mr. Steele w!alt to Flor
ids, taking MS wife and son with
him. Those who remembered the
Young man we're delighted 10 see
him once again and 10 renew
the acquaintauceShip of former
days,
So many strangers are coming
into town these days that We feel
somewhat hOmeSick, at times for
getting that this is tie same place
II was three months ago.
Mr.. J. Wesley Ficyd, who some
months ago applied fer a discharge
from the army, received tue papers
y few days ago and Is now private
citizen, with no prospects Of going
either to China Or the Philippines.
We hear that Miss Daisy Nc
4 Cutchen is getting ready to 20 to
college this fall. Unless q good
school is opened here aone Others
sswili go away.
Mr.. p. ID. C0ckfe!L, in the last
issue, announced himself a candi-
date for the office OF supervisor Of
Registration He has Keen mem
Der of the board Of. equalization
some time, and tine manner in which
he met the possibilities Gi that
position indicates that ne VIII q"
Z his duty fearleSSiy and without IA
yor. lie will, We understand, Pcll
Il good vote in this section.
Mr.. /. Il. McClan,, lost q t>hacco
hara by fire last Friday. The barn
was full ot tobacco Of very good
grade. The fire originated fHom the
catching fire Of Il iHt sill that WAS
Within about a foot 0f the due
which ign;ted it. The loss was about
s20l 70 500.
aIessrs. y. II. Williams & Co, at
their steam mill, are turning out
tebaccO hogShcaGs at Il lively rate.
For this purpose atone they VIII
aise about fifty to oseventy-IiTe thou
sand feet of lumber this season.
These men are huStl"rs, and they
are making money. too.
Messrs. Epps Il I4pps have about
tcfnpleted the addition to their
I sfase on Main Street. They now
haze much more floor space and
Some increase in the shelving.
The meeting OF the Baptist union
ut Bethel Friday 20 Sunday took
s0ine of our people away. y very
good meeting is reported nGtwith-
standing the iIeaNy rains during a
norton 0fthe time. This - no sur
nrise. Whenever BaptiSts get 10
/ rether the Lord sends them water.
.1hey can't run & In!!e nor pull an
.stsGace unless the boiler registers at
least three sUaSes. The aeXt meet
4 iag will be meld here.
Rev. J. p. CcIemai., of I'Iorcnce,
BASED through town Monday on
4 his WAY home from Eethci. He
4 Extended the gathering ii the Hap-
4 list tribe.
II Ia the meantime, what has be-
4 6oae of Mark Hanna:
4 Ne have been having very heavy
ains. Saturdays G"W"pGHr was
$ Tremendous, Monday added a tiood.
y I'll thiskeeps on nlanT G@y$, cotton
sill be seriously .pUrcd.
As a delu&iGn md q snare l.Inch's
Flyer is Il hcwiiaG success. With
Be regularity C. : c!ocG, il rises
&s soon ~ Wr BEGIN digging