The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-09-12

J. II. Blackwell went Oh SUNDAY
afternoon, D Columbia it is thought.
Misses Maud Harrell and Owens,
Of Marion, are visiting ut Mr.. j.
SM. Surgeons.
CD. Rollins reached home from
Baltimore last week. He will be
&lere until abOnt the 2Sth.
o. Joyner has returned here,
his old home, and has accepted a
nOsition as salesman with Is Wal
lace Jones, where he will be pleased
20 meet his trends and acquaintan-
anceS.
s. C. Morris, who had been elected
principal Of the CokeSburS school,
went to open school last week, but
after looking over the ground and
finding the school involved in a
lawsuit and in an otherwise uRsatis-
factory condition he declined the
placc ard returned home.
John r. Watson left here last
Sunday morning. He went TO take
a position with Dillon & Sons at
Dillon, 5. G., as bookkeeper. Mr..
Watson was held in high esteem
here and We regret to lose him. He
expressed himself as lOath to go
away, but felt that it was to hrs
interest to do so. .
September has fairly opened and
stiIl we have no school nor are there
any prospects Of one so far as we
have been able to learn. Why the
nlastcr is being delayed so long we
are not informed. Something ought
to be done. The trustees have on
hand about $500; $3.50 will finish
the school house This would leave
500 70 open the school ON.
Mcssrs. Richey, the gentlemen
who came from Wheeling, ". Va,
a few days ago, have bought the
Smith swamp place from DR.. Will
liams, and will build up truck
farm there. The place contains 2GO
acres and is about two and half
miles from here. Messrs Richey
will live in town if they can buy a
suitable lot on which to build.
The election held last Wednes-
day on the dispcnSary question re
suited in tie-each side receiving
nm equal number of votes. AS the
law requires that, in order that
<ispenSary may be established
ma iority Of the votes east must be
for dispensary, this election was
victory for those opposed to the es-
tatlishment Of q dispensary, since
thoss favoring the movement failed
10 secure 81 majority. The lines
were closely drawn and q good deal
Of feeling was worked up among
some, but everything was orderly;
no trouble of any kind. Threats Of
legal proceedings have been made
by those nloSt anxious 20 have Il
(iSpensary, but what these threats
amount to remains To be seen.
\. J. Coker WAS in town Monday
and showed us . number of cotton
h0 lS that have been DESTROYED by
a worm. The worm which Is q
small worm about one inch long,
white with green S:riprS. mach
'srIHhling one variety "f0ak worm,
hal cut tke stem of the young
t.nder top bollS causing them t"
fal'. The larger hollS with tougher
stems the worms enters near the
base and eats the soft, wet half de-
vrloped cotton inside, thus directly
destroying the bollS. Mr.. Cocker
had quite a handful Of bolls which
he picked up. His field was first
attacked the the latter part of last
week, and he says he Is confident
that so far the loss on six acres from
these worms is at least Il bale OF
cotton. Eli Smiths, Jack Lees and
Ro3ert Farker's cotton is also be-
ing destroyed by the little pests.
From descriptions we have read
we suppose this worm is tho "TeNaS
sharp shomer." SO far as known
there is no way to get rid of the
iittle enemies. 1t is the young cot
ton and the second crop of bolls
that fall victims to their rapacity.
1t seems peculiarly bard that the lit
tie that the disastrous seasons Left
should he destroyed by a nasty
worm. Snrely fate is exceedingly
cruel this year.