The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-12-21
LAKE CITY LOCAL
news NOTES.
WHAT The PEOPLE OF CUR SISTER
TOWN ARE SAYING And DOING.

Rosa carter is visiting in Union
S c.. She is with Mrs B NJ
Clements.
DR. Williams was in Charles
ton the early part Of last week.
Several Of the children of this
town who are attending school
elsewhere are home for the
holidays. Among them are Miss
Beatrice Jones and her brother,
Wilbur.
We are indebted to tha pro-
gresSive farmer, Mr. r 3 Stch =,
for bunch o. very fine turnips.
There were golden balls and
ruta bagas and We're less man
four months old. They We're all
very nearly of uniform Siz" and
the one which vas weighed
tipped the scales at five pounds.
These were "some turnips,' eh.
Rev Mr. Bishop of Allendale
occupied the pulpit at the Bap-
tist church last Sunday morn
ing and evening and preached
to large and very attentive con-
gregations,
Miss Helen Howard has gone
to her old home at South Rocky
Mount, N c, to spend the holi-
days.
Mr. and Mrs R Briggs Watson,
of Ridge Springs, S c, have is
sued invitations to the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Lucy
McIver, and Mr. RobertJ Sever
ance of Florence, formerly of
Lake City, On the 9th instant.
This town never produced finer
fellow than "Bob" Severance
and he and his bride will have
the most hearty well-wishes OF
every one of us. \
Mr. and Mrs II Nachman spent
Sunday in Kingstree, the guests
of Mr. and Mrs S Marcus.
Mr. J Davis Carter of Leo at
tended the Methodist confer
ence in Spartanburg.
The schools will be closed
from next Friday to the 2nd day
of January.
Mr. Barlow Smith, of the He
bron section, spent Saturday in
town on business.
Mr. B H Singletary will open
up a livery and feed business at
his stables near the depot on
the first of the new year.
Mr. and Mrs Hillie Willis are
out on visit to the family of
the latter. Mrs Willis, it will
be recalled, was Miss Mabel
Thomas, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs NJ A Thomas,
Southern Railway car No 1878,
containing the exhibit of Glenn
son college work and accom-
panied by w S Morrison, pro-
fessor of history; j n Harper,
director of the agricultural de-
partment; MIR W D Garrison,
superintendent of the coast ex-
perimental station; G. G New
man, professor of horticulture,
and G S Doggette, director of
textile department, was here on
the 18th and a part of the 18th.
The weather was bad and alto
: gether very disagreeable, but a
rather surprising number at
tended the meetings and visited
the car. Interesting and help.
full lectures were delivered upon
a variety of subjects relating to
agriculture, horticulture and
, allied subjects and ocular dem,
onstrations we're given of in.
dustrial work. Specimens G
such of our leading pl oducts as
, are now in season were collect
ed and taken away by The visi-
tors, such products as tobacco,
ribbon cane, turnips, etc, and
there was present a strong in
clination to carry away some
sample girls, but this was OBJ
I jected to. All day long crowds
visited the car and examined its
interesting contentsand many, for
the first time, got an inkling of
what Clemson college and the
State are doing in the industrial
, arts. The visitors expressed
themselves as being very much
gratified at the reception given
3 them, the interest shown and
the intelligent grasp apparent.
= They declared themselves very
much surprised and pleased at
. what they saw and learned OF
Lake City and the surrounding
5 country. In fact the comparison
e with all other towns visited was
. very favorable. We would re.
; ; peat just what was said but we
t do not care to stir up jealousy.
: The company went north from
here. leaving behind pleasant