The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-30
LAKE CITY BUDGET
OF news.
SOME PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES.
VERY ANCIENT personal
and LOCAL.

LAKE CITY, Nov. rs: Dr ii l.
Baker came up from Rome Monday
and was in toWr during the day.
Leroy Lee, Esq of kingstree
was here a few hours Monday III
professional business.
Messrs l. O Holloway and ChaS.
Nj Kelley went to Sumter this week
to examine some concrete buildings
that are being put up IN that city.
Both these gentlemen will build at
an early day and they are looking
into the merits of concrete as to
durability, protection against fire,
cost and appearance, with the view
of using that material in case 1t pos
sesses real merit in these essential
particulars.
Former Supervisor b b Chandler
was noted here from Rome last
Monday. By the way, this cores
pondent mas it upon good authority
that number of Mr. Chambers
friends are already urging him to
he in the race for supervisor again
next summer.
This recalls the fact that on Mon
day we had in town the present su-
perviser, Mr. j j Graham, his pre-
decessor, Mr. Chandler, and one who
will seek to become his successor.
We refer to Mr. j H V Gaskins.
From information at close hands we
think he will Gel tainly be in the
race. Should all three enter the
ring, there will be something do.
ing" in old Williamsburg next sum-
mel. The primary is a long way
off yet and if the political pot is
simmering already, which seems to
be the case, the probabilities are
that by the time sap begins to rise
next spring it will be little more
than lukewarm.
Mr. j B Gwinn, who is member
of the Spartanburg bar, spent last
Thursday in town on professional
business.
Mr. ] D King has purchased two
lots on Church street, next to the
King Warehouse and also that lot
containing about two acres. which
includes all the unoccupied land in
the centre of the same block. On
Church street he will build his
dwelling. The rest of the land will
lie devoted to pack houses, exc. for
his large tobacco business.
Mr. J W Coward Of Kingstree was
in town short while Monday
night.
Mr. J H V Gaskins has bought
Mr. W p Jordan's residence on Nc
Alister street.
A few days ago, Mr. " H Thig-
pen, who lives over in the edge Of
Clarendon county, but ought to live
in Williamsburg, showed this writer
a coin that was found in his field. 1t
is silver, Spanish coin, of just
about the weight of dollar, than
which it has larger diameter but
is thinner. The date is 1879 and
it was issued during the reign of
Charles ". Since being cleaned
the letters, devices and figures stand
out very distinctly, which together
with other evidences, indicate that
the coin was in general circulation
only short time when placed where
it lay buried until this year of grace.
What memory this old coin recalls.
How the whirligigO of time has spun
around as this old earth swept ''a-
down the ringing grooves of change
since this bit Of silver dropped from
the dies! In the count of aeons but
a span; vet how rich, how various in
events of moment and happenings
of portent. Charles the Fourth is
gone but this silver piece lives on
and so does the name and fame of
our illustrious one who died the year
this coin was minted. Who was he:
w l. B.