The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-09-10

At the meeting of Camp Presley
held on Monday Mr. Louis Jacobs
was elected chairman of the county
pension board to succeed NJ J
Hirsch, Esq, deceased.
The merchants who invite your
patronage through our advertising
columns are among the best and
soliGest il. the county. When you
do your shopping keep them in
mind.
A half dozen delinquentS
were hauled up before the inten.
dant yesterday for non payment
of street tax. The sentence i'm.
posed in each case was $500 fine or
10 days on chain-gang.
Mrs Isaac Keels and sister, Miss
Cora Keels, Of Lynchburg have
rented the Galluchat building and
will, we understand, in the near
future open up q millinery and
dress-making establishment.
The contract for repairing the
front gable of the court house was
let out Monday to Mr. J l. Barrow
for $45, he being the lowest bidder.
There were several who wanted
the job and the bidding was spirited.
No matter how often they write
we beg to urge upon correspondents
that their names should always be
signed to articles sent us for pub.
lication. Also do not forget to
remember to write only on one
side of paper.
Mr. w J Brockinton Of Lucille,
Florence county. called to see us
last week and showed US an apple
that measured thirteen inches in
diameter. The fine specimen was
produced in Florence county and
presented to him by friend.
Mr. 4 B Windham, who has
charge of the road machine for
Supervisor Owens of Clarendon
county, was here this week giving
the county commissioner some
practical instruction in the modus
operandi of our new machine.
"Uncle" George Mitchum visited
US a short while Monday. He told
US that he had recently suffered the
i'll luck OF losing fine $l65 mule,
which died very Unexpectedly
while Uncle George was on a visit
to Jordon, in Clarendon county.
In notifying us of a change of adj
dress subscribers will please advise
US of their former pastoffice as well
as the present address. AS we
send out about 100 papers a week
it is a matter of no small difficulty
to find a name on our books when
the postoffice is omitted.
Mr. J A Epps, who has recently
returned from JesSup, Ga, was here
Tuesday. Mr. Epps has been en-
ployed as game-keeper by com,
pany of NorthernerS, who have
purchased a large tract of land
near Lanes and design making it a
rendezvous for their gun club.
Prof n D Lesesne left this week
for Allepdale. Barnwell county,
where he has recently been elected
superintendent Of the graded
school. Prof Lesesne is an exper-
fenced, capable and conscientious
educator and we congratulate the
trustees at Allendale on their good
fortune in having secured his SER
vices. We wish him abundant
success in his new field.
Mr. and Mrs W l. Bass of Lake
City spent Saturday in town. They
were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs
Claude S Lucas of Florence. Mr.
Lucas is an old Kingstree boy and
his friends here were delighted to
see him again after long lapse OF
years. He is now treasurer OF
Florence county, having won out
over four competitors in the first
primary last year, albeit he was
the youngest man i'm the race.
Several of the speakers who were
expected to deliver educational
addresses here Sunday failed to
meet their appointment. DIR w w