The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-03-27
LAKE CITY Department.
In charge Of
w. L. BASS, ESQ.

Sunday in Florence county.
S. w. G. Shipp, Esq, of Florence,
spent last Sunday in our town.
DR.. Williams spent portion of
last week in Charleston on business.
zone swallow doesn't make a
summer" but if it's 50 horse power
it will make fool.
Mrs. Woodberry, of Johnsonville,
went down to Charleston last week
to. visit the exposition.
Mrs. p. E. Severance went up to
Florence one day last week to visit
her daughter. Mrs. Brothers.
The town council is putting out a
number of shade trees. Few things
improve a town more than plenty
of nice clean trees.
r. X. Wallace, Esq, came up
from Kingstree Monday afternoon
and spent q few hours in town on
professional business.
MIR. r. F. Joyner Is back after an
extended trip Of several months in
Alabama and Georgia. He went
away some time last summer.
Miss A. E. Belk is getting ready
TO build residence on the north
west corner of Church and Charles
streets. A large quantity OF ma
terial Is now on the ground.
MFR. L. Overstreet, Mrs. l.. II.
,Grimsley, Miss Overstreet and Miss
Anna Sutcliffe went down to the
exposition Monday morning. They
will return about Thursday.
Mr., HI. Whitlock went down to
Pee Dee the first of the week in
search of shad. There have been
very few shad here this season,
and those few were bucks and
hickOrles,
Had we written anything for our
column last week, We would have
said, among other things, rs. W. u.
Shipp, ESQ, of Florence, stopped
over in town Friday night with
f,iends." But We were too unweli
to write anything last week and we
didn't say 1t.
Mr.. E.J. Wilks has sold his place
on Main street to Mr.. w. r. Askins.
He ut once purchased lot on
Charles street from Mr.. w. Jordan
and will bulld thereon right away.
He already has the brick and a
portion of the lumber in place.
This is the third new residence in
course of erection on Charles street.
DIR. Z. B. Johnson has become a
citizen, and a welcome one too, of
our town. He has opened up II
stock of drugs in the building lately
occupied by Mr.. E. II. Rodgers
hardware store. We understand
that the residence just started on
the corner of Charles and Church
streets is being built for HIM. We
extend to DIR. Johnson most
hearty welcome to our town and
sincerely hope that his lines have
fallen in pleasant places and that
peace and success will attend him
i'm his new home. Again we say
welcome.
Sam and John Burgess, two
d-unks, were up before the intend
ant bright and early on the first
Monday after the full moon. They
were spreading their legs over an
excess of sidewalk Saturday night
when the cop invited them to take
n stroll. One carried-0r was try
Ing to carry-"GOlden Wedding"
while the "White Rabbit" was "do-
ing" the other into all sorts of knots.
The night spent in the refrigerator
had, Il most soothing effect, and
when brought up Monday promptly
"'Owned the corn"-Or was it rye?
The town treasury is now in better
shape to the extent of a few dollars.
Last Friday night while the
through freight was on the pass
track Il car was broken into and
some chains and shoes taken. Sat-
urday Il search was made and the
goods were found in Peter Martins
house and Peters wife told the
officers that he (Peter) had brought
the goods to the house. At this
rime Peter was moving away
silently but swiftly and in the direc-
tiOn of the sylvan shades. j. 5.
Howle put his blood hounds on the
trail, which was followed several
hours but finally LOST, Peter taking
to the lake and wading down it
some considerable distance. The
chase being called off things settled
down to their accustomed quiet.
About three o'clock it was learned