The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-08-16
LIKE CITY Department.
L chaTUe OF
W. =. RASS, ESQ.


town, formerly Il resident of this
riace, stopped over last Thursday
on his way to New York.
Miss Eva Rollins has returned
home from visit of . NUMBER OF
tavS in the Rome neigh61ThooI.
Nest o. III" time Vas spent with
:ler aunt, Mss Alice N1,t.uS, who
was seriously i'll, but Is now %sNie-
what improved.
Mr.. y. {. Ross, station agent pro
tom has lis family, consisting 0i
rs. Ross and the little girl. with
him now. They board with MI.
j. II. Grimsley.
Mr.. J. u. GrimSlcy, who Las been
eon a visit 20 relativa = IL NDrtn Car
solina, returled hGme ThIrS1a1.
Lake City is usually favored
above most other places, but III the
matter OF the excessively not
weather we have been having a
number OF days we hardly suppose
faat any special blessing has been
dealt out 20 us. At any rate We
would have been delighted had
ten or twelve degrees been sent
where il was mOrl needed.
Mr.. }. y. :. Rodgers has removed
his family back to his place in town.
re will carry on his mill a usual,
spending Sunday here with his
C1lkS.,
f. NJ. Powell has applied for IL
rause 10 deal in leaf tobacco. lie
make, TIE seventh buyer at this
place. This is ali the better for the
farmer. If there wNs no compcU-
t;oo he would he entirely helpless.
G'he greater the demand the more
seekers, the greater The price.
\ few days ago we heard one
of cur steadieSt and most cUnScrTa-
tive merchants say that during the
month iust closed Lake City had
the best July trade he ever knew
here. Things are seldom what they
seem. Judging by external appear
anceS, stranger would never M
arina the volume Of business car
ricd or in this county.
Messrs. Willie Campbell and W:
+. Hanna, candidates for sheriH
,nd probate iui1, respectively,
we're in town Saturday. Mr.. Camp
.helI j. confident OF winning; ana
Mr.. Hanna, we hear l. going 10
1aak.. things very interesting Ior
his opponents.
Hester Walker, a colored woman,
came near bleeding 20 death Satur-
d,v. She has an ulcer on her leg
VII IN penetrated - ,u'h a drn'n
;hqt ui artery ~ s'vctrd. I'M"
caused prosuse breeding, bat wa
>tl;s "a by It physician, VII" dress
ii the wound und lii .trGcted hrr
not 10 remove thc l:t>aiAE. lhnS
,ar dis )avy.,i witch in" result ihAt
he cam Htlr l0,rn3 h2r lie.
Mr. I. Il. Pepper, = tobacco ouyrr
OF N:rginI;, Wi, Oh the II 'ot mar
Iav and added To the life and Win
OF the days sale.
Mr.. Mallory J. Chandler Of Beth
.el, WAS in town Saturday.
Mr. l.. l.. Caldwell has moved
into his new stocc, which Is about
compilt.d except painting This l.
the III pSt modern and the nandS"n!-
as = lre ia the tOWn; ar Mr.. C&id-
wen SAYS he is putting in stock OF
- roo,,S that are bound To meet an
demand, OF buyers, and Will sell
tIirm at prices that will simply de-
Grht those vino who are fond OF
bargains. Heretofore be has cor
1;ug1 himself 10 dry goods, shoes,
&c. but now VIII add Il full line OF
groceries. We wish him c"nt!A-
ua,i II OF his past success anu an
increase thereof Of fifty or nun
hred toid.
\ certain man who buys tobacco
.t y certain warehouse net fifty
miles away was here last Thursday
and oHtred Il certain farmer VINO
had iuur piles pf tobacco ON the
floor, six cents ;tS the outSId" hgurc
rrhc offer WAS refused ana the to-
bacco Went on the market. The
poorest grade brought ! - cents
and the best went of 1t i Ia cents.
ENoGgh said.
Mrs. {. II. Thomas, Of Florence,
raid visit to rek,Jivr> uf her hus-
hand here last week.
MIR. J. Il ,ynoids, one Of our resi-
dent tobacco buyers, has hcen Ill
some days. Thursday last he was
Seiz I'd with IL falAting attacE k Will"
in the Warehouse ami wouid have
la!len had he not been caught. He
was carried 10 his room at once
when he received NcGical attention.
We are glad to report that he Is inn