The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-05-26
AFFAIRS At LAKE CITY.
TIMELY TOPICS OF THE TOWN
TRULY AND TERSELY TOLD.
Work of the Reaper-A Bloodless Shoot
ing Affray-Personal and General
News Items.

in town last week on his way
home from the Southern Baptist
Convention. He is thinking OF
going to Argentina (the Argen-
tine Republic) as missionary.
Mr. Tillman Brown of Cor
dova, n. c., spent a portion OF
last week here with his brother,
Mr. G A Brown.
MIR c A Taggart and family,
who spent the winter here, re-
turned last week to their home
in Bridgeport, Ohio. They were
delighted with our southern win
ter and pleased with our town.
We hope they will return in the
fall.
Miss Annie Pipkin of st
Stephens, is visiting at Mr. j l.
Stuckey's.
MrJ NJ Sturgeon and son,
Metler, left Monday morning for
st Louis to see the sights OF the
great Exposition.
Kirby. the little son of Mr. and
Mrs w E Severance, breathed
out his young life last Saturday;
He was about one year old and
the only child of his parents;
The sorely bereft father and
mother have the tender sympa-
thies of the entire community.
DR. EA Williams, father OF
Senator Williams, died at the
formers home in Cottageville,
Colleton county, last Wednesday
at the age of seventy-two years.
The Senator was by his fathers
side when the end came. The
deceased was a preacher as we'll
as physician.
Mr. James NICK. Poston died
at his home here last Thursday
at the ripe old age of eighty
four years. He was a veteran
of two wars, the Seminole war
of 1887, and the war for South
ern independence. He retained
his faculties remarkably we'll
for his age. tits said that he
was a brave and gallant soldier.
The ranks of these old braves
who fought our battles OF the
first half of the nineteenth cen
tury are getting very, very thin,
and Nthe passing OF one OF
them deserves more than casual
mention. "The picket's off duty
forever, but the camp he guard
ed should not lightly forget
him.
Mr. B A Early of Darlington
was in town Monday.
We are indebted to Mr. Robt.
H Singletary for an invitation
to attend the commencement OF
the South Carolina College, June
5th to 9th. Williamsburg will
have a good place in the picture.
Robt H Singletary will graduate
with the degree of LII. B.;
Ralph D Epps will take the same
degree; H E Davis is vice-presi-
dent of the law class of 1904;
and A G Kinds is junior orator
of the Clariosophic Society. All
our boys have made fine records
at this college and We are proud
of them.
An ugly shooting affair took
place about three miles from
here on the morning of May y.
The parties were two white men.
RF Rodgers and Jeter Kirby
Kirby, who had been an EN-
ployee of Rodgers, was dis
charged Friday night and went
away muttering threats. He re
turned next day and attempted
to go to work, but Rodgers or
dered him off the premises. Kir
by then went to his house and
returned armed with d gun and
rifle. Rodgers, who had beer
warned against Kirby, was ou'
in his yard with a gun. Mrs
Rodg ers and the children were
near by. Kirby crept up behino
some bushes and fired into the
group, but no one was hit. Nc
one saw Kirby till after he fired
Rodgers shot at Kirby as be was
reloading his rifle and hit him
with several small shot, but in
ficted no injury. Kirby ther
fed. On Monday he was ad
mitted to bail before Judge
Baldwin in the sum of $500.
W. L. B.: