The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-14
LAKE CITY Department, .
In charge Of
W. l.. BASS, ESQ.

MISS \ efTlC W 8IkeT, VI NeVISe-
town, is visiting Mrs. d. M. Epps-
Leroy Lee. Esq, ran up from
aIingstree Wednesday fox an hoar
or two.
Some people wall not help hsem-
selves for fear that they aaSy help
their neighbors.
Mrs. Woodberry has changed the
name of the Lake City Hotel to the
"WoodbeTry House"
Mr.. George Watson, Of Darling
ton. father of our Mr.. J. r. Watson,
spent Sunday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. IL blackwell
spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs
Candy at Scranton.
Mr.. j. b. Rollins, OF Florence,
spent Thursday in town. Heis still
selling goods for the Franklin nur-
series.
Mrs. w. F. Severance is spending
some time ut her old home in Lau-
finburg, n G.. She expects to be
away about two weeks.
a. B. Cannady, Esq, Of Florence,
snent Friday and Saturday in town
ON business connected with tho es-
tate 4f W. F. Finklea.
Dir. Sam Epstein spent several
days last week in Charleston on
business. He keeps nice stock Of
goods and his trade seems to be in
ereasing.
A recently invented fo-m of pro-
posal: "Well, whenever you are
ready III feed you and your poor
cat too" This form is not copy
righted.
Mr.. J. T. Barron, who bought cot
ton here for the Sloans the season
now closing, has gone to his home
in Rock Hill. He will very pr0ba-
bly, return on the opening of the
next cotton season.
Mr.. Robert Singletary, of Scran-
ton, has decided to take up law. He
will read under w. l.. Bass, Esq,
about year; then he will take the
law course at the South Carolina
College.
Our marshal, who pulls law
breakers, pulled somthing quite diff
ferent last Sunday. He was him.
self arrested and sentenced to
chains for and during his natural
life-the chains of niatrimony.
Lumber for the new tobacco ware
house is being sawed. 1t will be
bailt ON the southeast coruer OF Ac-
line Avenue and Dansing street.
and will require about 4 hundred
thousand feet of lumber.
Three times within ~ mery days
passing trains have set the grass
alOdg side the track attire. On two
occasions the fire crossed the right
of way and burned several hundred
yards across field. Fortunately
40 damage vas done.
Mr.. Luther N. Belk and Miss
Ella Moody were married on the
10th, at the residence Of the BRIDES
father, Mr.. r. r. Moody, by Rev. J,
T.. Rushton. Our we'll wishes are
to the young couple. Mr.. Belk has
been marshal Of the town quite Il
while and is faithful officer.
I.uciuS Perkins, Florence coon,
and jeff Fillmore, a saddle-colored
caramel, had q row Thursday. jeff
left $50 in the contribution box,
but Perkins decided to do time on
the town gang. Two days Of eNor-
else 50 entirely foreign to his nature
wilted him and he passed in the
shekels.
NessrS. Sauls & Graham now have
their saving plant in daily opera
zion with everything running along
smoothly. In q few davs more the
crate and basket machinery will be
set in motion, and the way straw
berry cups aud crates will BIZ turned
cut will show that they are in for
business.
Mrs. Amanda Lynch, wife OF Mr
Joseph S. Lynch, departed this life
on the 10th instant, ut the age OF
about fifty years. She WAS the
'laughter of ". NJ. Matthews. Be-
sides her husband number OF
children survive her. Our SYM
pathies are with the bereaved fam.
lily.
It's believed, and with goed rea.
soas too, that one of the persons
Y:Io have been causing SO much an.
MGyance in the Gaskins neighbor-
hocd for two or three months has
W., y located. We do not just yet
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