The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-10-01

Mr j r Rodgers, Ill eSteeliifu
subscriber from Fowler postoftice,
called Friday and advanced his
subscription to 1901.
Miss Eulalie Johnson has return.
ed from Charleston, having recent
ly completed course of study at
Stokes business college.
Mr. George D Mccall of Atlanta =,
Ca, special agent of the U. S.
Fidelity and Guaranty Co, Balti-
more, Nd, was in town a short
while yesterday on business.
Capt ] ] Steele informs US that
some of his strawberries have ripe
fruit on them. Ripe strawberries
produced in the open air are GER
tainly a curiosity at this season.
Mr. ] F Brockinton, who holds a
position with the Atlantic Coast
Lumber Co., of Georgetown, came
up yesterday afternoon to recuper-
ate from 8 recent attack of Illness.
Miss Marie Croft, of Lake City,
is spending few days with Mrs S
W G Shipp. She will leave Friday
for Columbia TO attend the Colum-
bia Female College. - Florence
Times.
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad
offers cheap rates to Columbia to
the State Fair October 24-29, and to
Augusta, Ga, November 8 and 10
on account of the Confederate
Veterans Runion.
MrJ S Brunson has resigned his
position as supe rintendent of the
chain.gang. Mr. w w Lynch, the
guard, is filing the place tempor-
ariIy until the board elects Mr.
BruRson's successor.
!, At q called meeting of the board
of county com missioners last Mon
day Mr. General w Johnson's bond
for $20,000 as county treasurer was
examined and approved and it is
expected that he will be iuducted
into Office on the first Monday in
October,
Mr. John w Marshall of Trio, who
has been taking THE RECORD since
it was started nearly twenty years
ago, paid us a pleasant call No nday.
Mr. Marshall says he has become So
used to The RECORDS weekly
visits that when he misses an issue
it's like being deprived of his TO-
bacco.
RK Wallace, Esq, has resigned
as magistrate for Kingstree and his
resignation has been accepted by
the Governor. The Legislative
delegation met yesterday and
recommended P H Stoll. Esq, as
Mr. Wallace's successor. We are
authorized to say that Mr. Stoll viii
decline the appointment.
Mr. James Henry Rice, Jr., OF
Conway was in town several days
this week. He will SOON embark
in the newspaper business at Con-
way and the name of his sheet will
be 1.-THE Field" Mr. Rice is one OF
the brightest newspaper men in
the State and will no doubt give
the people Of Horny an excellent
newspaper.
At recent meeting of the board
of county commissioners a resolut-
ion was passed that owing to insult
ficiency of public funds the recon-
mendation of the grand jury as to
erecting an iron fence around the
court house, placing sewer pipes in
the judges and jurors rooms, and
the placing of mile-posts and guide
posts along the public highways,
be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. James G Dobbin of Hoboken
n. j., came here Tuesday on the
sad mlssioa Of accompanying
to their last resting place the
remains of his brother-in-
law, Rev Henry G Gilland,
VIII, died last Friday in the
Adirondack mountains, New York.
Mr. Dobbin pow holds the response
BILE and lucrative position of dis
trict manager of the Mutual Re-
serve Insurance Co. of New York.
He returned to his home yesterday.