The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-01-30
!. LAKE CITY Department.
Most of the oats that was planted
In the late fall has beeen killed.
In 3GarEo OIL
w. l.. BASS, ESQ.

Most OF the oats that was planteu
in the late fall has beeen killed.
Rev. Saddler preached at the
Presbyterian church Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. s. O. Byrd, who now lives at
Ebenezer, was on our streets Satur-
day last.
Our next term of court will be
held by Judge Dantzler, who sue
'eeeds Judge Benet.
A certain railroad man comes
to town pretty sftcn. That's all
right. It's his duty to report to
headquarters.
The L. c., G. and X. telephone
line il now in operation between
Lake CITY and Cades. The rest OF
the liue will be completed in a short
while.
Superintendent Wheeler spent
last Sunday in town. By the way,
it is heard that he will be a candi-
date for supervisor in next sum-
mer's primary.
Our people are gratified ,-at the
election of Mr.. Purdy as judge of
the third circuit. He will enter
upon the duties of his office in De-
.cember next.
A few nights ago, about twelve
O'Clock, we heard young man
going home from parlor seance
trying to sing; "On Jordon's stormy
banks I'stand." He could get no
further than the end of the second
line, where his voice died away in
"a wall like the voice of fox hound
tied to stake at full moon.
We think the. board of con-
stroll acted wisely in selecting the
dispensers last Saturday. We do
not wish to be understood as mean
ing that the board acted wisely in
determining to locate dispensaries
in Lake City and Scranton, but we
mean that they made good choices
,of' dispensers. We doubt If two
'better men for the positions could
3haye been found than Messrs.
Rodgers and Parker. Mr.. Rodgers
we know is an honest, reliable,
Cpolite. attentive and thoroughly
sober man, and from what we can
+, learn Mr.. Parker is an equally
good man for the place. The hoard
announced that diSpensaries will be
opened in these two places as soon
as the dispensers elect can give
bond. That will be no difficult
matter for Mr.. Rodgers and we sup
,ose Mr.. Parker will have no trouble
iu securing bondsinen. We have
only this to add: "Don't count
your chickens before they are
hatched."
The portions of Williamsburg and
Florence counties affected by the
act of a year or two ago which pur-
ports to provide for fencing off
that territory and exempting 1t
.frem the operation of the general
stock law, is in q condition that
may we'll cause the farmers of that
territory much concern. The line
fence is in miserable condition. In
fact in many places there is abso-
lutely no fence at all. For miles IL
presents no effectual barrier to the
ready ingress and egress Of stock OF
all kinds. Through some misun-
derstanding no taxes have been as
,sessed for raising money with which
ITO rebaild and keep in repair this
fence. A petition is now being cir
.culated asking that the county
commissioners be authorized and
directed to borrow money for this
purpose, pledging the taxes to be
levied and collected this year for
the repayment of the loan. Resides
the line fence there is yet another
matter that causes concern. There
are some farmers in this territory
who declare that they are not able,
and some that they have not the
timber, to build fences around their
1arhs. In this territory are en-
braced the greater portions of Lee
and Lake townships of our county,
.and all of Florence on this side OF
Lynch's river.
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