The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-06-29

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There will be communion service
next Sunday morning Everybody
J is invited.
The Farmers & Merchants Bank of
Lake City has recently been desig-
mated as State depository. With a
capital of $4,000 and $4,000 sur
plus, this is one of the strongest and
most fourishing banks in this part
of the State.
Does it pay to advertise? Well,
ask those Clemson professors who
personally thanked the editor of The
Record for the liberal space given
them, to which they largely attribute
the splendid representative audience
that greeted them here Saturday.
Superintendent of Education A H
Gasque and Treasurer Haynie, of
Florence county, were here Tuesday
concluding their settlement with the
corresponding officials of Williams
burg affecting that portion of this
county recently annexed to Flor
ence.
!. DR. w G Gamble went to Charles
ton Tuesday to attend reunion of
the members of his class at the Clta-
del Academy-class of 80. He re-
turned home yesterday, having en-
joyed pleasant renewal of associa-
tions with his former classmates
after the lapse of score OF years.
We ask our readers to be indulg-
ent with US just at this season. It's
a fearful grind these sultry days
chasing locals and getting up other
copy" for a newspaper day after
day, week after week, no matter how
bad you feel or how tired you get.
The extreme hot weather seems to
take the life and energy out of eve
rybody.
The tobacco warehouse men are
getting things in shape for the
opening of the market which will
soon take place. There will be three
warehouses operated here this sea-
son and competition will be keener
than ever. All signs point to higher
prices for tobacco than have been
offered in many years, owing to the
scarcity of the crop.
While preaching in the Episcopal
church Sunday morning, Rev DR.
Robert Wilson was overcome by the
heat and had to retire to the vestry
room. Prompt aid was rendered, ,and
in about half an hour he was able
to return to the residence of DR. W
G Gamble. He was so much i'm
proved on Monday that he returned
to his home in Charleston.
We were pleased to have a call
Saturday from Mr. E B Clark of
Wilmington, the courteous and ca
pable immigration agent of the At
laptic Coast Line railroad for this
State. Mr. Clark is with the Glenn
son-Winthrop train through this sec
ton and takes keen interest in
everything looking to the develop
ment of the resources of our county
and State.
DIR R C McCabe, who has been ab-
sent from his office for the past few
weeks, returned last week and is at
home" to his clientele in his nicely
equipped new office over the Kings
tree Drug Co.'S store. DR. McCabe
attended the annual meeting Of the
State Dental association in Colum
bia last week and read a paper be-
fore that body entitled: "Adenoids
as Associated with Mal-occlusion.'
The thriving and ambitious little
city of Darlington is making elabo-
rate preparations for a big time"
on the glorious Fourth. We are re-
. quested on behalf of the manage
ment to extend a cordial invitation
to the people of Williamsburg to go
over to Darlington on that occasion
and share in the good time that is
promised. Some idea of the pro-
gramme may be obtained by a
glance at the notice which appears
elsewhere in this issue.
, Among the instructors along with
the Clemson-Winthrop demonstra-
ton train we found Prof J N Napier.
About twelve years ago at Blenheim,
Marlboro county, the editor of The
Record steered little Johnny" Ma
pier a timid, delicate lad of seven
years-through the intricacies of the
alphabet and such collateral litera-
ture as his plastic mind was capable
Of racaivinu Now we find him a