The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-11-21
LAKE CITY Department.
In charge q
w. L. BASS, ESQ.

Arthur Jones is at home from
the Welsh Neck High School.
Miss McMichael, Of Columbia,
as on a visit to friends in town.
WV. Sellers, Sr., chief constable
for the Florence division, spent last
Friday in town. He came In pur-
suit of q jug, which to the gratifica-
ton Of the owner turned out to be
all right.
Otis Harreil encountered very
paisful and serious accident few
days ago. He, in csrelessly hand
ling a pocket knife, ran the point OF
the blade into his eye. We under
stand that the sight has been de-
.troyed and that there il danger OF
other troubles.
b. w. Stewart sold load OF to-
bacco on our market few days ago
which which brought right good
price. The average price was AK
cents per pound for the entire lot.
The rrIces ranged from As to IS
cents per pound, and the number OF
pounds was several hundred. We
think this would be right hard to
beat.
Two Of H. Nachman's children
have been sick for several days;
one, the little girl, with pneumoaia
and complications; the other, the
little boy, with ills attending cut
ting teeth. Both Of them have been
seriexsly ill and fears Of their re-
covery have been entertained, but
they are now better and hopes are
held of>their recovery. DR.. hinnant
called in DR.. Mcleod, of Florence,
one day last week for consultation.
Our tobacco men went down to
Charleston one day last week and
bought the entire crop Of tobacco
of Mai. ]. s. Horlbeck, whose farm
is abont four miles from Mt. Pleas
ant. They bought this tobacco
over buyers from other markets.
This market this season has sold
tobacco from Berkeley, Colleton and
Charleston counties, besides from
the adjoining countie to Williams
burg.
Some days ago Joe Epstein made
application that his homestead be
act of to him. The appraisers Sc
iected were: by Epstein, J. a. Bril-.
les; by the sheriff. ]. J. Morris, and
by the creditor, ii. Nachman, W.
II. Askins. The appraisers met on
Monday and ascertained and ap-
praised the personal propertv,wbich
they found amounted in all TO
aittie less than the amount exempt
ed, $500. Consequently all Of the
property'was set of rs homestead.
The difference between the busi-
moss methods of Northern and
Southern merchants found an Illus
tration here last week. On Tuesday
night q book was ordered from =
Boston publishing house. 1t was
received on Saturday morning, less
rhan four days after the Ord'r Was
mailed" nn Friday night some sta
tionery WAS ordered from stharles-
ton firm, 1t VS. received on Tues.
uay morning, more thHn three days
after the order was mailed. In one
c.>r the distance travelled by thu
order ant; thu. goods was Two thou.
ssnd and nrty-two mils.; in the
other one hundred and f"r,y-eight.
On last Monday onr town came
very near passing through the same
rX;,.rience thX: Tiinmunsv!ile and
Maycsville have recently had.
About ! o'clock the Jenes ginnery
Was discovered to be OIL fire. In y
short time dense volumes Of black
smoke were pouring from the roof
of the main building. Excitement
ran high and it seemed As If we
were to have regular con-.
tlspration, but fortunately it
was discovered in time to
be extinguished before it got be-
youd control. The fire starte1 la
The gin room and Mr.. Baker, the
xinner, with assistance soon put 1t
out. 1t was very fortunate that 1t
occurred In the daytime and was
discovered before it had gained
headway. The ginnery is so situat-
ed that had the fire gained headway
the Star warehouse, which is only
few feet away, would most un.
questionably have taken hre anu
the store of L. l.. Caldwell would
have BEEN in imminent danger Of
destruction, and the entire section
on the eastern side of the railroad
IN far rs the depot might have
been burned. The excitement did
rot last long bat while it continued
wus ipfanSR