The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-02-02

/ Young friend from Johnsonville,
, Miss Nettie Epps of Ashevil!e, n
! C.is in town visiting her parents be-
fore commencing her duties as book
keeper in an Asheville bank, which
position she has recently accepted.
A letter received at this Office
recently bore at the top Of the let
ter-head the following nugget OF
philosophy and wisdom: Yesterday
was; tomorrow may be; today is
act.!'
"Ye Olde Tyne Fiddlers' Conven-
ton" billed for Friday night last
week at the opera house, failed to
materialize. The young man pro-
noting it went away and never came
back.
MrE R Baxley of Lambert, on
his way to Charleston MONDAY,
stopped in and paid The Record his
res rects. Our latch-string always
bangles invitingly outside for such
visitors.
The greatest foes to lawlessness
are light and publicity. Give US
more lights and better lights. Few
law-breakers are so bold as to shoot
their pistols within the glare of elec-
trio arc lights.
! One M Williams with company
of actors and "actorines' operated
here and at Lake City. He "stung'
several people with whom he did
business. Our share was slO.5O job
work. We advise others to profit by
our experience.
MrLP Kinder, the local agent
for the Southern Cotton Oil Compa-
ny advises US that the machinery for
the fertilizer plant to be erected
here has arrived and will soon be in
stalled. 1t is hoped that this enter
prise may soon be in operation.
Kingstree district has Increased
it's presiding elders salary 5000.
Last year, we think. they made a
5000 raise and again this year an
other 5000 raise. Evidently their
presiding elder, Rev w P Meadors,
is in high favor. Southern thr's'
tan Adr0rate
The creditors of H D Reddick,
bankrupt, have elected as trustee
Mr. w L Douglas of New York. Mr.
Louis Jacobs has been chosen trustee
in the matter of Sol Peres, bankrupt.
The latter's liabilities, we are in
formed, are about $1,000; assets,
about 50, 800. We are not advised
as to the financial status Of the
Reddick matter.
The annual stockholders meeting
of the Kingstree Hardware Co was
held at their office on Thursday Jan
uary 26, and the old board Of direct
ors was reelected. The board pro-
ceeded to re-elect all the officers for
the ensuing year. The report of the
secretary and treasurer showed that
the year 1910 was the largest and
best ia the history of this concern,
profits and volume of business con-
sidered.
Last Saturday night fusillade Of
pistol shots disturbed the peace and
quiet of the slumbering denizens of
South Academy street. Within a
few hundred yards of the lombard
ment man lay dying and within
plain hearing were several other
sick and nervous invalids. Is there
no protection to be had from these
midnight providers? There is a strin-
gent ordinance against shooting fire.
arms within the corporate limits
and it should be enforced, or at least
some effort made along that line.
When some innocent person is slain
by stray bullet it will be too late.
Here's big-hearted, liberal
minded gentleman after our own
heart, who in response to one of our
courteous statements, which some
over-sensitive people do not seem to
appreciate, writes as follows: Mr.
Editor-Enclosed find check for So.
Sorry to have you do without my
little amount so long, but charge it
up to carelessness. l am paying a
couple of years in advance to make
up. | must have The Record.
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