The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-11-07
Even drrmmers are scarce now,

was in town one day lately.
CIR Bellinger, ESQ, Of Charleston,
spent last Friday in town OH legal
business.
Miss Eva Rollins, who is now
tesching at Poplar ilill, spent last
Sunday with town folks.
CS Wclch, Esq. of the Fl2rence
bar, was il town last Friday in tine
interest of the Times, the live daily
of that city.
~. Eps:ein's store was closed last
Friday under a warrant of attach
ment sued out by NJ. Hornik, OF
Charleston.
We have heard that a certain
young single man in town il plan
ming Il dwelling house. Wonder
what he wants with Il dwelling? He
has no family. Wants it to rent,eh ?
HF Stokes went away last Sun
day night. We understand that ne
will not return, having accepted q
position as travelling salesman for
shoe house. We arc Informed
that his destination is Atlanta from
here.
There is a great dearth of news
here now. Even the crowd that
usually keeps things lively in the
intendant's court seems to have
left town or gone into winter quart
ers. The old saying that mo news
is good news" is pretty nearly true.
The school building is completed
except painting. This could not
be done in time for school to open
ut the appointed time. Therefore,
rather than delay the opening it
was determined, so we are informed,
to paint the outside now and wait
until vacation long enough topaint
the interior. The building is a neat
house Of three large rooms, q hall
way, u piaZza and \ combined porch
aud belfry.
For about the oaly time this year
Lynch's river is in good condition
for fishing, and what worries US 80
much is the facs that it catches US
lust at the time wien We are 30
busy that we caa't wet hook. We
are very much afraid that we can't
stand the temptation much longer.
We are working of nights in hope
ofgetting a few, just few, moments
to slip off and dangle q worm at the
enk of hook.
We are not worrying ourselves
up this way about the Booker I.
Washington incident. Every man
to his own choosing. If President
Roosevelt prefers to associate with
men of that race, let him do SO.
But he should not expect those who
prefer companions of a different
shade to regard hi'l or his chosen
ones ~ highly rs they otherwise
would. The president Is half
Southern, hut it WAS not that half
lat sat dawn to dinner with Book
er WASHINGTON.
H u. .\skins. Esq, retarned home
last week from tharleston where
he had b'eh to- have AT operation
b. rforn-d on his nose He has
suffered from asthma quite while
nud il sreElS that the sertum of the
uO.tri. was crooked 50 that one
liastril Was almost closed. The OPP
tration WAS performed and We hope
il will permanently relieve him.
He has had only one slight attack
since the operation and he thinks
that WAS brought OH by exposing
himself to the night air.
Our school opened last Monday
with very tlatterins prospects. We
understand from member of the
board of trustees that there were
more than hundred children pres
ent on the first day. This is en-
couraging. Now let Us all pull to-
gether with the teachers and trus-
tees and put the school on y better
plane than ever before, If that be
possible. The trustees, we are per-
suaded, will do their duty; they
have selected and installed u good
corps of teachers and it now re-
mains for our people to do their
duty. Anh our duty is an important
one, II very important one. and I'm
less it b, done we'll aud truly the
efforts of the trustees and teachers
will mos; assuredly avail nothing.
Lake City needs \ good school, and
now She has the opportunity to
have it. Let each and every one
of us make Il solemn resolution that
he will b.. the very las: person in
the whole town and community to
find fault and complain. Stand by
tine teachers and trustees. lfyour
child comes home with y tale Of
woe. surh ~ q suOiled child knows