The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-05-23
flake C|TY Department,
IN charge of
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Mr.. -. Il. Goodwin went up 10 L loi-
ence Tuesday.
Mr.. Sam Epstein took a run up to
Florence Wednesday night.
Mr.. II. c. Thomas, of Manning,
was in town Monday.
Messrs. J. J. Morris and l.. L..
caldwell spent Monday in Kings
tree.
WI Wells, Esq, of Florence,
was in town last week on profess
sional business.
Mr.F. Nachman came up from
Charleston Friday and staid over
until Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Epstein left for New
York last Wednesday. She goes on
a visit to her parents and VIII be
away about four weeks.
Little Ethel, daughter Of Mr. Ben
ME Fitch, fell out Of i window some
days ago and broke her arm. DR..
DuRant set the arm and attended
the little patient. She is recover
ing nicely.
Mr.. McGee, an old gentleman,was
thrown from his buggy not long
since. He was pretty badly shaken
up and received some wounds,
among them a large cut on the
head. The wounds were attended
TO by d.. Durant.
Matters were very dull in court
circles last week. There were some
cases in the intendant's and in the
magistrates courts, but only one
conviction in each court was secur-
ed, and both of those were for min
or offenses to which pleas of guilty
were entered.
Mrs. W. B. Baker and her daugh-
ter, Miss Pauline, came down Tues
day. These ladies were gladly wei
coined by their friends, Of which
they have MANY in this town. Mrs.
Baker is the wife of Rev. w. B. Ba-
ker, who was pastor of the Method
ist church here not many years ago.
Miss Pauline has grown TO be quite
. young lady since she left here.
The berry men have gone. Be-
sides those who spent only few
days, the following put in the sea-
son here, or the greater part of the
season: Mr.. Cuibreth, represent
ing Culhreth, Bros, Philadelphia;
Mr.. Plummer, representing Henry
Elwell Il Co., New York; Mr.. Nixon,
representing j \ Voorhees,, New
York, and Mr.. H0lliway, represent
ing Wilson & Co.., Philadelphia,
The number of ftranSientS was many,
We had a tremendous rain Sun
day afternoon accompanied by
high winds and terrific thunder.
The roar was continuous and to the
tinniG appalling. The wind was al
most Il gale land the rain fell in great
sheets. No damage was done en-
.cept the flowing down IF few
trees and little fencing. Heavy
rains fell Monday also. We are iu-
fnrned that Sunday afternoons
wind moved MIR. John Moorc'S
pack house off the pillars, Must
lave been more than breeze.
The berry season is HbOut over
While the quantity of berries is a.
rrcat a. il was a week ago the
lrices have fallen 80 low that they
will not pay expenses. This applies
to Northern markets especially.
Shipments continue to Re made to
nearby places It's Richm0ud, Lynch
!Dnrg, Savannah. etc Taken all in
all this has been the most uESatiS-
factory season that our growers
have known Stree the establish
mcnt OF the berry industry. Like
everything else. it has It's ups and
downs. Perpetual favor cannot be
reasonably expected. The most Sc
riouS blow came this year lii the
Ihenominally tardy spring.
Some of our people look forward
to the approaching term Of court
with fearaud trembling on account
of the presence Of smallpox in
Kinostree. While in form il Is light,
vet Very few want it in any form.
Ifit is under control, and If the suS-
rected cases are isolated, an an
ncunceInent from the town author
tiles would no doubt have an excel
lent effect. kingstree is now pass
ing through an experience that
Lake City had Il little more than Il
wear ago, and we speak what we
do know when we say that the eX-
perienc, is far from pleasant. II
was hard, very hard, to convince
our people that we really had the
dread disease among us, but finally
lease developed d that left no room
ror doubt. Just so it will he in
1Iingstrce. y genuine continent
case Will wake things up.
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