The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-01-24
LAKE CITY Department.
In charge of
W. l.. BASS, ESQ.


Visiting vt her aunt's, Mrs q I Roll
lins.
Misses Lula Strong and - kelle-
han, Of Kingstree, have been on IL
visit to Mrn. II q Askins.
Mr.. B. Wallace Jones, Jr., and his
sister Miss Pansy have gone to
Hartsville to the Welsh Seck High
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Candy came over
few days ago on q visit to Mrs.
Gandy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. IL.
Blackwell.
Rev W. w. Keys, one Of the edi-
tors and proprietors Of the Bsptist
Courier, was 10 town last week in
the interest Of his paper.
Mr.. A. Greea has given out the
contract for 0 cottage to be built
on Thomas Street on the vacant lot
east of Ar. Green's residence. This
will make the third cottage going
I'D within y few yards ofesch other.
Miss Florence AcMillsn, Of Char
lesion, was on visit to Mrs. J. c.
Pulmore last Sunday. She Ia now
in charge Of the Gsskins school and
IL winning the esteem Of the patrons
and the pupils.
Mr.. Winter Sims, who lived
about q mile from town, departed
this life on the 18th instant, vt the
age Of about tifty years, leaving q
vie and children. He was n broth
er-in.law Of our j. A. Green.
Mr.. r. Philips of Admission, Ala,
has been on visit TO his brother
Mr.J. p. Philips. He came out
about Q month ago and has been
renewing acquxintEnces Of Tor.
mer days and visiting relatives In,
Sanaser, Flsrence. Darlington and
Williamsburg counties.
The young folks enjoyed themselves
last Friday evening At TWO pleasant
gathering. Miss Mabel Rollins
gave u violet tea to v few friends,
and quifeH number 0f the young
aides snd gentlemen enjoyed them
selves at G social At the hospitable
home Of Mr., and Mrs. II. H. Single
tarv.
The Lake City Grocery Company
began business y few days ago in
the Kelley building on the corner
of Main Street and Railroad Ave
nue. The proprietOrs are Messrs. S
I Goodwin and Cash Epps. They
have Oponed up nice stock Of
groceries, and announce 1t as their
Intention to bend all their energies
towards building up trade On
strictly first class family groceries.
Miss Tuster Young, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Young, died at
the home Of her parents in OoiuIii-
bia on the 10th instant, aged abuut
eighteen year-. The remains were
laid ut rest in the McClam burying
ground on the 18th. Miss Young
was a neice of Mrs. +. c. Rodgers Of
our town and was we'll known In
this community where she spent all
of her short life except the last two
or three years.
The county chain gang, under the
superintendent of Mr.. &. +. Whee-
lel, has been with US about month
retnrning the work due the town.
The gang has worked under many
difficulties and disadvantages since
coming here, cold, short days and
heavy rains; but when these things
are taken into consideration IA they
should be, truth compels us to say
that good work has been done, and
such work rs insures better drain.
age and consequently better health
10 the town. Some Of the time has
been spent on the new streets of
Lakeside, and the work there was
we'll done. From what we have
seen of the county's working con-
victS, of the management of the
same by superintendent Wheeler,
of the system, care and oversight
given by Supervisor Chandler, we
believe we are justified in saying
that no feature Of our comfy govern
ment is better carried out than this,
and credit due Supervisor Chandler
and his supe: :intendent.
DIR. A II Williams continues to
improve, we are glad to say. He is
80 far advanced on the road to re-
c0very that he has been down town
the past three or four days in his
buggy. But after SO long and
severe an attack his progress to-
wards full strength will naturally
I've gradual, and some days, even
weeks. will elapsc before he will be
his former vigorous self. He gets