The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-09-16
HARPERS and ROSEMARY
ARE NO MORE.
Two RUSTLlNG TOWNS MERGED UNDER
NAME "aNDREES IN HONOR OF
DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN.


Harpers, September l3:--Our com
munlty has been visited by refresh
inr rains IN abundance which Were
great benefit to growing crops. We
hid had no rain until this time n
four weeks.
On last Friday Melton Johnson,
one of Moody's citizens, and l. u
Flowers of Hsrpers got IN Il row and
johnson attempted to slash Flowers
with his knife, breaking the blade on
Flowers arm. Had the blade not
broken. Flowers would have been
badly cut. They were brotherS-in-law
and We're friendly, but the writer Is
informed that whlskey'was the cause
of the whole trouble. Later in the
dsy Johnson and Erwin Lambeth got
in a drunken row and Johnson cut
Lambeth ia several places on his
back and shoulders. | understand
that several warrants will be sworn
out against johnson, who seems to
have become desperado.
1 notice the price of cotton is be
coming terribly depressed. The sta
pie was worth last Saturday only l18c
on our local market. Now, brother
farmer, this is your own fault. The
farmers in our neighborhood actual
ly drive their teams in trot with
their heavy loads to get to the gin
merry irst,so as to get their cotton on
the market before their neighbors.
Mr. W A Moore sold bale of cot
ton recently on the Harpers market
which netted him $50. Mr. Moore is
an energetic farmer and gives his
undivided attention to his farm.
This is what it takes to succeed on
the farm.
The people of Harpers and Rose
mary assembled last Monday night,
the 9Th inst, in mass meeting with
over one hundred leading citizens
present. The consolidation of the
two towns was discussed and finally
the matter was submitted to rising
vote to consolidate the two towns
into one. The vote resulted unani-
mously in favor OF the consolidation.
Then vote was taken on the name
of the new town. The name can
drew" was voted on and carried unan-
imously. This name is IN honor of
Supt Andrews, of the Georgetown &
Western railroad. Mr. Andrews was
present and seemed deeply affected
by the honor bestowed upon him. So
much so that it was some minutes
before he could express his feelings
of gratitude to the people. He ex-
pressed himself as being deeply
moved by this honor which had been
conferred upon him and declared it
his intention Of doing all he could
for the town of Andrews, and that
he would do everything that lay in
his power to make it one of the pret-
test and most progressive towns in
the eastern part. of South Carolina.
An election will De held in the town
on the question of surrendering the
old charter and rechartering the town
with the new territory. Everybody in
both towns is now working to one
end, that is, for the welfare of our
united town. There will be in the
future no Harpers and no Rosemary,
but the one town of Andrews. If
harmony prevail and all of us work
together, watch the town. of An
drews grew. We now have only
about one thousand inhabitants, but
within three years We should have FIVE
thousand.
May peace, harmony and unity
ever crown our efforts to make our
town one of love and prosperity.
After a storm We may expect CRATE
full calm. SUBSCRIBER.
HOW'S This!