The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-09-24
LAKE CITY LOCALS.
improvements 10 hC / Station Pro.
jected-Graded School Openina-
Personal

LAKE CITY, September 2l.-Miss
Elmer Murphy, who had been spend
ing some time with relatives at kls-
simmee, Ga, bias returned home.
Edwin l. Hirsch, Esq, spent
portions of Friday and Saturday in
town On business.
AIr General W Johnson of Chap
man was in town Wednesday after
noon On his way to kingstree.
,lr J J Morris went to Kingstree
Friday to attend meeting of the
directors of the Williamsburg Divis-
ions of the Mutual Benevolent As-
ISOLATION. At this meeting W L
Bass, Esq, Was elected secretary and
treasurer to succeed the late Mr. R D
Rollins.
Dr. L D. Bass, Of Fairmount,
Illinois. Is visiting relatives here.
Several Of our people attended the
picnic and ball game at Concord
Saturday. A very enjoyable occas-
ion is reported. The people were
kind and sociable, the game interest
ing and the dinner excellent.
Among our people who visited
Kingstree Monday last We note
Messrs W S Moore. J j Morris, G d
Rollins and w L Bass. They went
on various business errands.
Hon John, S Wilson of Manning
and Mr. + L Wilcox were in town
Thursday. They went down to
Prospect to atterd reference to
take the testimony of an aged wit
uess. Judge" Baldwin is the
referee. On account Of the health
of the witness his testimony could
not be taken.
Cashier E W Yates continues to
grow In Importance. Its another
girl.
j W Bodiford was convicted last
April of killing his son and vas
sentenced to the penitentiary for
five years. A petition asking his
pardon is being circulated. The
physician of the penitentiary says
he has an incurable disease OF the
heart.
Scott Mention, who is thoroughly
acquainted with the chaiugang Gala
boose, got into trouble again last
week. This time he stole two sacks
of -four and piece of meat from Mr.
S NJ Askins. He plead guilty and
turned over $4,000 for public pur-
poses.
The Coast Line has a lot of
material now on the ground for i'm
provements to the station. We are
Informed by some of those connected
with the company that an additional
covered platform will be first built
and that right away. Afterwards
the freight and passenger business
will be separated by putting up
another building just south Of the
present structure. The passenger
department will then be transferred
to this new building. The old
building will be enlarged and used
exclusively for the freight depot.
The existing facilities are entirely
inadequate for handling the business.
This is the most important station
between Florence and Charleston-a
distance of 1O2 miles. The ware
room is entirely too small-really
diminutive IN comparison with the
volume of goods that pass through
it. And the platform room can not
accommodate the tobacco and cotton
business. The railroad facilities
should keep pace with the growing
Importance of the town and coEl-
munity.
Constable McCutchen last Friday
arrested Thurston McGee on a war.
rant issued by Magistrate Lloyd Of
Florence charging MCGEE with
assault and battery of high and
aggravated nature. He was turned
over to Sheriff Graham and lodged
in Jail. 1t seems that the constable
neglected to have the warrant endors-
ed by Williamsburg magistrate and
in consequence McGee was liberated.
The Graded school is now open
for the term. Mr. Calhoun Of Clio
was elected principal last week and
took charge on Monday. The school
was run last week by Misses Gregg
and Stanley, the assistants. Mr.
Calhoun is graduate of the Citadel,
and comes we'll recommended. 1t Is
hoped that the corps of teachers will
succeed in not only holding the
sobnol torethpr but in increasing its