The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-11
LIKE CITY Department.
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Two more los ii Lake City were
sold Saturday.
The railroad company built nov
crossing IN town thls week.
II. G.. AskipS, Esd, spent Thurs
tlayin Florence.
Mr. Y. i. Clement spent part of
last week in Charleston.
Mr,,l. =. Nickcnbaker' is on a ten
Iav's visit 10 his old home 1T
Springfield, Darnwell county.
Mr.. +. ". Yates went to Camden
last week 10 visit his brother. He
Will bc away about a week.
Work on Mr.. \. n. SutclifTe'S
residence was started Monday. Mr..
y. 4. BrUnson, of Charleston, Las
the contract.
Mrs. II. V. Epps is spending some
time at Pawley'S Island. Mr.. EprS
accompanied Mrs. Epps to the
Island, but returned next day,
Mr.. G.. J. Flowers came back
few days ago from JohnSonyllle,
where he had been visiting. Mrs.
Flowers is spending some time in
Georgia.
Mr.. Clyde Garland, who is we'll
known mere, having attended school
here Il few years ago, will be as
siStant hC0E-kcCper in the Star
warehouse this season..
The negro baseball teams of Lake
City and EiEgstree had a match
game here Friday. Quite a crowd
of blacks and a good many whites
witnessed the game, which was
good one. The Lake City team won.
Manager Stokes did not return
with his team after the game with
Florence. He went on to Darling
ton, where he visited friends and
relatives and witnessed the game
of ball between Florence and Dar-
lington. He is fond of baseball.
The tobacco buyers will begin
coming in within a few days. Mr..
G. II. Nichols will arrive next Sat
urday. He will bn followed by all
the old buyers and several new
ones. MeS-rs. Holloway, Reynolds,
Nichols, Scott, Kelley and Flowers
will be on the floor again and will
he piited against several buyers
who here not here last season.
"CLcle" Jesse Graham, one Of the
best known and most highly re-
Spectad negroes of this community,
died the 9TH inst. He was about
7Oycars old and leaves quite nUr-
har Of children aud grandchildren.
BY honesty and industry he had
accumulated some property. He
belonged TO that class of negroes,
now uni. ."tuaata'y V rapidly paSSin"
away, that. dignity labor, respect
the rights of others, win AMI hold
the confidenc o. their fellow El"n,
and do not seek TO arrogate social
position. He WIS a philosopher Of
work, ~o0d example to his race. Il
friend of the whites and man
whose de ath is regretted. H01nr
Ia his memory and peace to ms
ashes.
MesSrS. Jnyner Bros. lied last
week. Mcs>rS. a. II. Williams & Co.
have possession of the stock OF
goods unGer 4 mortgage which they
took last January. An inventory
of the goods is nov being made;
when completed this will reveal the
assets, as the ErIH has no property
outside Of the store. The estimated
value Of the stock is about $1,000,
butlt is not probable it will bring
that much under the hammer. The
liabilities are about $4,000, includ-
ing the m0rtgagc Of Williams Il Go,
which amounts to about $2,000.
Therefore after the mortgage is sat
isfed there Will be but little left for
the unsecured creditors. The larS-
est Of thse unsecured creditors are,
we understand, Charleston men.
The stock will be sold on the goth.
The wower sessions" was called
to order Friday, "SnOat" Gaskinsin
the chair. TO the roll call two del
egateS answered. They had not
come o. their own accord. Acting
Constable Moulds presented the
papers when begged the honor Of
their presence, but they were loath
10 c0me,on account of the grass, we
suppose. Therefore it became neces-
sary fer the officer to persuade"
them. Wm. Cooper, an unadulter-
ated coon, went into Mr.. Nedham
WiIliams0n's house during that
centleman's absence, took charge
and ran things to suit himself as
long as he DIES ired. Some days
thereafter he repeated the exploit,
this time robbing nes;s and cooking