The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-10-24
JHV GaskiLs spent last Sstur-
,day in Florence on business.

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dsy in Florence on business.
Moore went up to Florence
last Saturday and spent the day.
"A II Williams went down 10
Charleston Monday on business.
Miss Gordon, OF Lanes, is spend-
ing some time with friends in town.
McCutchen came down from
from his home in Latta Saturday
and spent few days.
Miss Irma Nettles, Of Lanes, Is on
y visit to her sister, Mrs. l. II
Grimsley.
The town marshal, L NJ Belk, has
heen ill for few days. In the
meantime Ira B Gsskins 10 acting
as marshal.
Capt. J A Kelley came up on 8
flying visit Friday night and spent
\ few hours in tswn. We under
stand his visit was on legal business.
w L Severance has leased the DIR
Fillmore place and will occupy it in
afew days. Mrs. Fillmore lives with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs Sutcliffe.
A N Satellite smoved into his
handsome new house last week.
We believe that this is the most ex-
pensive residence in our town. Mr..
Bruuson, the contractor, returned
to Charleston last week after turn
ing the job over to the owner.
VIII Wells, Esq, Of the Florence
bar, spent Monday in town on busi-
ness in Magistrate Gsskins' court.
1t was a civil case in which Dir.
Wells was himself the plaintiff. He
secured judgment by default, the
claim being such a just one that the
defendant undertook to put up no
defence.
Martin Severance, is now the
night telegraph operator At Sumter.
This certainly speaks we'll fer
Young Severance. He is barely II
years Of age, and has had no better
oppDrtunities than hosts Of other
boys, many of whom have not at
tained to anything whatsoever,
while Martin has climbed to this
important and responsible position.
We congratulate him and feel
proud Of him.
These days the magistrate is oc-
cupied raors with civil than with
criminal business. Two criminal
cases were called in the last session,
which was held on Friday. A ver-
dict of not guilty was promptly
rendered i'm enc case, while the ver-
dictin the other was withheld for a
few days for consideration. Cases
of enforcement OF agricultural Hens
and the like are Of almost daily oc-
currence. The short crops are, no
doubt, largely responsible for these
cases.
A party of ten men Of our com
munity purchased from g. M. Tim
m,nS the privilege Of letting of the
water from his mill pond In Flor
-nce county aud taking therefrom
all tho fish they nlght be able. The
party vert over Monday night To
oren the gates to allow the water
t. ron IF, and ~ soon xs 1t Is low
enough they will g. In with nets,
brush, irons and other things and
will no doubt secure q quantity Of
n. The water has aot been turned
eff that pond in t&enty-eight years.
The successful formation uf the
Lake CiGy, Cades ard kingstree
telephone line il the most import
ant bit Of business news that We
have to note. We are informed by
member of the company that all
afthe stock has beea paid in, the
line surveyed and the poles being
put i'm place. There will be one
phone in Lake City, two in Cades
and enc in Kipgst-ee. All OF the
stock is owned in Lake City and
''adeS. This enterprise will be
found of great benefit to all that
section.
We should feel proud of our to-
hacco market, and those whom
credit for it's success is due should
be con graduated and should be as
sured of our appreciation Of their
efforts. This has been a very bad
year on all or nearly all crops. The
tobacco crop WAS very short all over
the country. and the little that was
made was of an inferior grade and
extremely light,-it requiring, rs a
man expressed it. thousand
bounds to weigh three hundred.
notwithstanding this short crop
our market not only held its own in
the number of pounds anu in the
price paid but actually surpassed
last years record in both respects
We are informed on good authority
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