The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-06-02

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Miss Margaret Ross, of the facul-
ty of the Hamlet On c. High school,
is spending the summer vacation at
her home in Kingstree.
Mr. E B Rhodus of Greelyville,
than whom few are more heartily
welcomed as visitors to Kingstree,
was noted in town Monday.
Mr. John Hawkins has the contract
for building a five-room cottage for
Mr. M S Montgomery near his moth
er's dwelling, on Railroad street.
i Rev R T Gillespie, pastor of Flor
ence Presbyterian church, was in
town Friday in the interest of the
endowment fund of Davidson Col
lege.
The hour for Sunday evening ser.
vices at the Presbyterian church has
been changed from 500, to $50.
Prayer meeting on Wednesdays at
the same hour.
Mr. Mott McGill, the popular
young salesman at the Peoples Mer.
cantiie Co.'S establishment, left fol
jacksonville, Fla, this week to spend
a well-earned vacation.
Miss Annie Cunningham of Indi.
antown, after spending a few days
with relatives in town, left this week
for Glenn Springs and the noun
taias of North Carolina.
Misses Jodie Stackley and Mollie
Young, of Florence and Mouzon,
res oectively. who have been visiting
Mr. and Mrs W P Young, have re-
turned to their homes.
Mrs-Bates of San Francisco and
Miss Guthrie of Tennessee, after
spending the winter with their broth
er-in-law, Rev E E Erwin, have re-
turned to their respective homes.
Among the young ladies who re-
ceived their diplomas from Colum-
bia Female College this year is Miss
Wilhelmira Mccullough, a daughter
of Mr. S E Mccullough of Taft.
Mr. l. ] Stackley and sister, Miss
Katie, attended the commencement
exercises of Columbia Female Col
lege this week, their sister, Miss
Annie, being a member of the grad
uating class.
Miss Marian Gillland, accompanied
by her friend at Converse, Miss
Martha Crittenden, arrived home
this week to spend the vacation Pc
.riod. Miss Crittenden is graduate
of class of 10.
Miss Annie Stackley, having com :
pleted the full course at Columbia
College, returned home Tuesday and
is receiving the "well-done" of her
friends for her diligence and perse-
verance in the pursuit of knowledge.
The following from Kingstree at
tended the commencement exercises
of Greelyville Graded school Tuesday
evening: Mrs w H McGee, Misses
Minnie Porter, Marie Nelson, Jennie
Lee Epps, Lila Hammet, Barbara
Jacobs, Messrs Tommie Gilland and
r B Crosland.
Yesterdays market report show
ed that beans had advanced to S1.25
a crate, which caused many who
had abandoned their fields to begin
shipping again. There is the nucleus
here of a fine trucking industry and
we hope to see it develop to the
best possible advantage.
One day last week Mr. Harring-
ton, of the Workman section, on his
way home from Kingstree, lost his
pocket-book containing over S78 in
currency. We understand that by
a lucky chance neighbor found the
pocket-book and restored it to Mr.
Harrington. Moral-Keep your
money in a bank.
Mayor L/W Gilland was taken
suddenly and seriously i'll about a
week ago and his progress toward
convalescence being unsatisfactory,
on Monday afternoon he left for
Sumter to enter the Mood infrmary
for treatment. Along with his many
friends we hope that he may soon
be climbing the hill of recovery.
We are requested to state for the
information of parties whom it may