The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-09-14


the home of his son, DR. NJ L Allen.
Among the friends who called to
see US Saturday we were glad to
welcome Mr. R E McElveen, of the
Hebron section.
Miss Eunice Harper is one of a
house party at Greenville, from
which city she will 60 to Reidsville
to attend school.
MIR R N Speigner was called to
Jonesville last week to the bedside Of
his father, Rev R W Spigner. who
has been quite sick.
Mrs Ed Brockington and son and
Mrs ] E Kennedy have returned
from Hendersonville, N c, where
they were summering.
The Kingstree telephone exchange
now has connection with the Bethel
section, which is a great convenience
both to town and country folk.
Miss Mary Gordon left last Mon
day for Columbia and Florence; af-
ter spending a few days there she
will return to Winthrop to take up
another years study.
The town registration books will
close September l9. There are still
a number of voters who should quail
ify themselves to vote in the general
election, now close at hand.
MrHL Whitlock, the lightning
rod man." was in town several days
this week. Mr. Whitlock's postoffice
is Lake City, but he is at home with
his friends all over this county.
Parents are urged by the Super
intendent to try to enroll their chill
dren the first day. when possible to
do so. 1t is much to the advantage
of the pupil, as we'll as the school, to
enroll the first day of the session.
Mrs E C Riechardt of Houston,
Texas, is visiting relatives in town.
Mrs Reichardt is daughter of Capt
Sam P Matthews. formerly of Will
liamsburg, but who moved to the
Lone Star State" many years ago.
We are glad to welcome as citi-
zens of Kingstree Mr. J w Whetsell
and family, of Orangeburg county.
These good people have cast their lot
with US PERMANENTLY we understand,
and will help us to build up Greater
Kingstree.
MIR ] E Greene of Greelyville was
in town one day last week to sell q
load of his tobacco. Mr. Greene was
highly pleased with the price he got
for his tobacco-about 25. cents a
pourd. Any old weed brings fancy
prices now on Kingstree market.
Our enterprising townsman, Mr. ?
S Courtney, is installing a 5 horse
power international Harvester en-
CINE and dynamo to furnish electric
lights and fans for his establishment
and also to operate steam piano,
which will be put in as soon as pos
sible.
During a thunderstorm at Cades
last week, it is said that the light
ming struck the front of Mr. J H
Grants store, partly demolishing it
and severely shocking several per-
sons who occupied the building at
the time. The bolt also set fire to
some of the contents of the store,
but the fire was put out before it
made much headway.
The Atlantic Coast Lines last ex-
cursion of the season will be run to
Winston-Salem, N c, next Monday.
This is a beautiful city, whose at
fractions can be appreciated only by
those who see them. The round trip
from Kingstree is only $500, limited
to return on any regular train up to
and including the following Wednes-
day.
Unofficial returns from the elec-
ton at Prospect to determine
whether or not that section OF VIII
Iiamsburg shall be annexed to Flor
ence county, give the result as "A
votes in favor of annexation and 4
opposing annexation. This indicates
that another slice of Williamsburg
about twenty miles, we believe-will
20 to Florence. We still have
enough of the old county to worry
along with, however, something like
$50 miles left.
We received this week an inter-
esting news letter from Moore's x
Roads which we should have been
pleased to print. but for the fact that
no name was signed-only initials
and Steam Boat Bill Not being
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