The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-12-07

eral days here looking after ms
farming interests near town. Mr.
Hodges was returned to Bamberg,
this being his second year at that
station.
Misses Bessie Harper and Ethel
Counts of Darlington, Miss Mabel
Harper of Summerton and Mrs B G
Land of Greelyville spent Thanks
giving with Capt and Mrs Edwin
Harper.
Let US have your orders for we'd
ding invitations. We can furnish
them printed or engraved on short
notice, and we have never yet failed
to satisfy our customers both as to
quality and price.
MrPG Gourdin, who is just back
from a visit to the coast of Florida:
SAYS that Florida has no advantage
over this county in the way of clim-
ate. He found it fully as cold out
there as here at Kingstree, he says.
As usual, several belated commu-
nications have to be held over till
next week. We can't set the type.
correct proof, make up forms all in
one or two days and then get the
paper out on time. Tuesday noon
| is our final extreme limit.
Mr. Harry Riff, Mr. S Marcus pop
ular and efficient salesman, is send
ing to his parents in New York city
turkey gobbler, weighing twenty
eight pounds. 1t is the finest bird We
have seen in long time and IS a
fine advertisement for Williamsburg
county.
Miss Hannah Wilson, one OF Dar'
lington's charming bellies, who has
been the guest of Miss Marion Gil.
Hand for the past week, returned
Monday afternoon to her home. She
was accompanied as far as Florence
by Mr. Philip H Arrowsmith, where
they stopped over to attend a dance
A detachment of the American
Salvation Army Post at Charleston
was here Sunday, headed by AdJu'
tant Owens, and in the afternoon
held a meeting and song service or
Monument Square, which attracted
small congregation. They eXhib.
iteG small white baby they claimed
to have rescued from negro dive
in Charleston.
Forty-eight lots were sold mere
Saturday by the Lyon Land Cornpa
ny of Sumter. Owing to The tlnanc a
stringency the lots did not brina
| fancy prices, though, on the whole
the sale was very successful. The
lots were cut from eight acres OF
land skirting the river, known a:
the Blakeley property" TIE pro
ceeds of the sale amounted to ap
proximately $4,000, we hear.
Mr. Bishop Burgess returned last
week from Florence, where he had
been under treatment at the Nc
ILeod infrmary. An operation fol
necrosis of certain facial bones has
relieved his trouble, and it is hoped
by his numerous friends that his re-
lief is permanent. Mr. Burgess has
made a plucky fight against disease
and i'll health and all his friends
whose name is legion-hope for his
speedy recovery.
Thanksgiving day passed of
quietly in town, most OF the stores
being closed and a Sabbath stiffness
prevailing, save for the echoes OF
of the shot-guns of local Nimrods,
who spent the day exercising their
craftsmanship shooting partridges,
doves, squirrels or any other wild
creature that came within range
of their trusty weapons. Thus far,
however, we have not heard of any
phenomenal success in the way OF
filling the game bags.
Christmas will soon be at hand,
and hard times or good times, there
will be a lot of Christmas goods
sold. We ask our readers, both in
and out of town to do their Xmas
trading with the firms whose ads
appear in The Record. They are
progressive, up-to-date business men
and by giving us their advertise
ments they are helping to pay your
subscription to this paper. With
out these advertisers we could not
afford to sell the paper for less than
s4.00 or $500 year.
Friends, won't you please sign
your names to communications sent
us for nrhlication7 We won't print