The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-03-16

home.
We hear of a good many shad be-
ing brought to town for sale, but up
to this time we have not had the
pleasure of tasting any shad this
season.
Mr. d w Avant of Andrews, who
paid US his respects yesterday, says
that quite a lot of hail fell in
his section last week during the
thunder showers prevailing.
MrCW Wells,who is to be cash
ier of the Home Bank and Trust
Company, one of the newly organiz-
ed banks at Manning, spent several
days in town this week on business.
Mr. and Mrs E E Spann and little
son and daughter, Emile and Marga-
ret respectively, also Mrs E c Spann
of Lynchburg, spent several days
last week with Mr. and Mrs w h
McGee.
Miss Judith Lifrage has been
transferred to Union for two weeks
to relieve telegrapher there. Mr.
T E Baggett will attend to the West
ern Union business here during her
absence.
Correspondents, no matter how
often they write, must sign their
real names as we'll as the noms-de-
plume to every letter in order tor
their communications to be avalla-
bic under our rule.
Mr. S Peres, who went into volun-
tary bankruptcy some time ago, has
effected compromise with his cred
itors and opened up again. The
compromise was effected on a basis
| of 25 per cent, we understand.
MrPS Courtney went to Fores-
ton Tuesday and brought back a
rope, at one end of which was a S75
Jersey cow. That price. we believe.
included the calf, which was tucked
away under the seat Of the buggy.
Everyone sympathizes most sin
cerely with Mr. and Mrs j S Jen-
nings, whose eldest daughter, Eliza
beth, is dangerously i'll with pneu-
monia. All hope that the little one
may be spared to brighten the par
ents' home.
There will be a special service for
young people at the school auditori-
um Sunday evening st 8 o'clock un-
der the auspices of the Epworth
League. Several young men and
young women will take part in the
exercises. A special musical pro-
gramme will be rendered. Every
body invited.
To our friend, Mr. G F Williamson,
of the Cades section. we owe sincere
thanks for . sack of elegant home
made -four, also another sack Of Gra-
ham -four The pancakes made
from this -four, in the vernaeular Of
the sweet girl graduate, are simply
gorgeous" especially when vel,
over-spread with maple syrup.
All the garden seeds were given
out by Monday and we had scores OF
requests when the supply had been
exhausted. We even gave away q
few packages we had taken to the
house for our own use. Parties
whose requests were not responded
to will please accept the explanation
that their applications came too late.
As stated last week, first come, first
served.
We received q brief but pleasant
visit from our old-time friend, I'm
Gle" George Nitchum of Central.
last Friday. Our friend is one Of the
best known and most generally liked
citizens of Williamsburg and it is a
special pleasure to have him visit us.
While the shadows are lengthening
now for him, we are glad is see him
so sprightly, apparently fairly in the
enjoyment of health and spirits.
The automobile wealth of our
little city has been added to consid-
erably here recently, Messrs F W
Fairey and w H Carr having each
acquired one of the honk, honk, ,wag-
ons. Mr. Fairey's, an Oakland" is
one of the prettiest autos ever seen
here, and Mr. Carr's, an improved
Brush runabout,is is quite asightly and
serviceable little machine. MIR w I
Wilkins, to keep up with the process