The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-06-23
LAKE CITY LOCAL NEWS.
VARIOUS ITEMS OF GENERAL AND
PERSONAL INTEREST.
Senator Williams Declines to Offer for
Congress-Dr. Smiths Lecture
Two Marriages.

LAKE CITY, June Ex-senator
Williams declines positively to
enter the race in the 9th Con-
gressional District, although
strongly urged by many friends
and assured of strong support
in every section of the district.
His business interests are such
that the Senator can not pos
sibly neglect them at this time
especially to the extent that
such race would demand. Fur
ther he has determined to retire
from public life and with his
present term in the State Senate
close his political career.
Miss Lucy Randolph of Lees
burg, Florida, is up on a visit to
Mrs W l. Bass.
The coming marriages of two
popular couples have been an
nounced. Mr. J W Floyd and
Miss Sue. Severance, which will
take place on the 22nd; and Mr.
w S Moore and Miss Halle Rol-
Inns on the 29th. Both will
be church weddings and the
scene of both will be in the Bap
tist church. Mr. Floyd is a mer-
chant, member of the firm of
Stewart & Floyd, land his bride
elect is the second daughter of
Mr. and Mrs P E Severance. MIR
Moore is a Virginian, having
moved here three years ago, and
is manager and lessee of the
Planters Warehouse. Miss Rol-
Inns is the youngest daughter of
the late R D Rollins.
Miss S R Lucas of Florida is
spending some time with rela-
tives here.
Mr. T G Covington OF McColl,
who has been offered the position
of principal of our school, was
here Wednesday looking into
the situation. He was pleased
with the outlook but stated that
he could not give an answer to
the offer made him until the lat
ter part of the week, as he had
made proposition to another
school, which if accepted will
force him to decline to come
here.
On Saturday, the 18th inst, a
load of tobacco was on our mar.
ket. 1t was from the crop OF
the present year and right well
cured and colored for such an
early crop. 1t was purchased
by Mr. Cole.
Editor Wolfe spent Saturday
in town on business.
Messrs J S Lynch, j R Mat
thews, Willie Lynch and A 2
Hatchell went down to Kings
tree Monday.
Mr. W w Kennedy of the He
bron section was noted here
Monday.
Mr. S W Gowdy spent Sunday
here at Mr. Fuller Rickenbaker's.
Rev D H Grassland of Con-
way was. here last week.
DR. C B Smith, pastor of Trim
ity Methodist church, Charles
ton, has consented to deliver a
lecture here in the near future
for the benefit of the Ladies
Parsonage Aid Society of the
Methodist church. This socie-
ty desires to complete the fur.
nisbing of the newly-fnished
residence of the pastor and are
taking this method of raising
funds therefor. The date of DR.
Smiths lecture will be an
nounced in a few days. This is
sure to be a drawing card as DR.
Smith is one of the best speak
ers in the Conference of this
State and the object of this en-
tertainment is a worthy one.
WI Bass, Esq, went down to
Charleston Wednesday on busi-
ness in the United States court.
Saturday night some men,
loaded on corn and rye, made
things unpleasant for those near
the scene of action. We believe
there was more drinking and
more drunkenness here Saturday
than in many months, if not
years.
Miss Annie Sntcliffe, who had
been visiting in Charleston since
ssPa,,niop UeakD returna1 home