The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-10-08
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Mr. S 3 GORDON'S REJolNDER
ToPA ALSsROOK.
The Court House Fence indefinitely
Postponed but the Controversy
Shows No Sign Of Ceasing.

That letter rhymes like poetry
bur has 10 sound argument in it.
He says the people of kingslree
have as much right to express
their opinion in this matter as any
of the other citizens OF this county
vet they have not yet opened
their mouths on the subject. lie
doesn't seem to know what is being
done and said in his own town;
and, OF course, has no knowledge
of that petition that was gotten
up by the people of Kingslree
when Mr Chandler was. in office.
He says he does Mt think any one
in town has made anv arrange
ments to get lot 10 rent to coun-
Try people for hitching purposes.
Only thinks this, but doesn't know
it. He says the people of King
stree would not stoop 10 such a
thing as l, and as some others,
seem to think they would DO.
This is more than he knows. There
are as good people IN kingstree as
any other town, and there are
people there that will do anything
that is not prohibited by The laws
of the land. He did not say that
he thought The people of klngSlree
would not stoop to such thing, but
saws he knows it. This is also
more than he knows, anl he must
remember that he doesn't know
all as he did not know tina the peo
pie of Kings,ree hal gotten up a
petition right there at hin for the
purpose of keeping horseS ont OF
the court house square. He says
they have not opened their mouths
on III. Slbj 1T, 50 they mist have
been dong all this with theii
mouths shut. He says the people
O. KingStree are always glad to
welcome their friends and treat
them as they should be treated.
This Is true, but they have not
been lntruled on yet bv people
being compelled to hitch horses
in their lots, and have them pull
ipa adown their fences and eating
the bark off their trees. When
this starts the country people will
not be treated sn well. Mr. Ais
brook names over several of the
merchants and people generally
that have lots that could be used
for hitching purposes, AMI goes So
far as to say positively that they
would not charge for the use of
these lots. Ii is not reasonable 10
suppose that anyone would fix up
racks on their lots with no other
motive In view than to accom,no-
date the public. Just suppose
these lots were fixed up for hitch
ing PLACES, such an arrangement
would not last long, as the owners
would be liable to die, or quit
business, or move away, and then
the property would change hands.
which would mean the end of the
hltching In these lots, and the
title OF the court house square will
remain the same.
/ don't think anyone is losing
any sleep OH the subject. l had
not thought of such thing, but
suppose that Mr. Alsbrook is the
one that is losing much sleep on
the subject, and would suggest
that he take a nights rest, so that
he may get better understanding
and he will then learn that the
people Of klng,tr,e have had
their mouths open on the subject,
and that they will not agree to
keep lots fixed up Tor hitchlns
purposes without compensation
Of some kind, especially for the
country people they don't know.
Mr. Alsbrook, saws "Don't lei few