The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-04-30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

last week hy Il druggist cltrh, WIN,
in filling a prescription, gave the
| child corrosive sublimate instead
Of calomel.
After spending some time with
her parents at Benson Mrs Will n
Harben, wife of the distinguished
Georgia novelist, left Monday
night to visit her sister in Green
wood county.
Commandment EGordon requests
us to give notice that there will be
a meeting of Camp PRESLEY next
Monday to elect delegates to the
Re .mion and transact other impor-
tant business.
MrJW Hawkins and Miss Nina
Riser came over Saturday from
Manning, remaining here until
Sunday afternoon az guests Of Mr.
and Mrs Leroy Lee.
The friends of Rev s ] McCon-
nell were pleased to sea him in
town Saturday. Mr. Mcconnell is
now pastor of Ioris circuit, Horny
county, and had been attending
district conference ut Clio.
Flander Falton, Il negro "trusty"
on the chaingang, ran away on
Wednesday of last week. On Fri
day night following he returned to
the gang and announced his deter
minatioa to serve his time out.
Clerk Of Court 3 e Whitehead
has received a check from the comp
troller general for the pension
money due the veterans of this
county and is ready to pay out
tthe same to those entitled to it.
There arc $3.50 names on the
pension roll this year against
7,7m the year before. The total
now amounts tn $40 more than last
wear. Williamsburg's quota
this year is Ia against 1852 last
year.
In their presentment mt tho
recent term Of court the grand
jury recommends that the court
house square be enclosed with an
iron fence. We hope to see this
recommendation carried out in the
near future.
MrJ F Lpitner, representing the
firm of Charles G Wilson, Columbia,
8. G.. was in town Monday and sub
mitted m offer from his firm for
the architectural work of the new
school building. We understand
that his offer has been accepted.
There was Il swell dance at the
Central Hotel in Florence last
week, which was attended by
several people from town. The
figures Of the german were grace
fully led by Mr. James Fl Fraser of
Georgetown with Miss Louise Gill
land of Kingstree.
Last week a friend in Beaufort
sent Mr. NJ F Heller drum fish
that weighed CD pounds. 1t was
quite a curiosity here and attracted
considerable attention on account
of its size, although they say that
on the coast it is not an uncommon
sight to see fishes of this variety
weighing 200 aad even 800 pounds
At the intercollegiate oratorical
contest held last Friday night in
Greenwood the first prize was won
by Mr. S NJ Wolfe, who represented
Furman University. There were
representatives from six colleges
who took part in the contest. Mr
Wolfe was fq Serly a resident O
this county, beng a nephew of Mrs
Lula Barr of our town.
We have heard several com
plants recently of subscribers fail
ing to receive THE RECORD at the
proper time. We are very careful
in checking Off each name at every
postofflce, and, rs rule, it is not
our fault when the papers gt
wrong. Still we ask as a favor
that every one who fails to receive
his or her copy Of the paper at the
proper time will promptly repor
the fact to us in order that we may
look into the matter and try to find