The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-09-28

his cafe, which renders it very cool
and inviting these sultry days.
Miss Blanche Funk, the young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs " r Funk,
was taken to Florence intrmary
for treatment Tuesday morning.
Capt and Mrs John A Kelley and
Mrs W C Claiborne will return to-
night from Hendersonville, where they
have been spending the summer.
MIR and Mrs N M Venters, of Ven
ters postofice, spent the day in town
Tuesday. We had the pleasure of a
call from Mr. Venters during the day.
Don't fail to read the editors
love letter" published this week. If
it applies to you we hope we will
have silvery-tongued response ere.
long.
DR. C D Jacobs and his bride have
returned from their wedding trip
and for the present are at home to
their friends at the home of Mr. and
Mrs Louis Jacobs.
Miss Guerry Green is spending a
few days with her friend, Miss Mary
Gayle Robertson Of Columbia, before
resuming her studies at the College
for Women in that city.
Mr. Eugene Hirsch arrived in town
Tuesday night from Georgia, being
called here on account of the unfor-
tunate accident sustained by his
brother, E L Hirsch, Esq.
The firm of Benz McInnes and B
Kater McInnes, the well known
Charleston veterinarians, have card
in this issue that should be of inter-
est to all stock owners. Read it.
We are requested to announce
that there will be a meeting of the
Civic league at the school auditorium
next Wednesday, October 4, at 4
o'clock p. m. This is the first meet
ing after the summer.
Mr. Edwin L Hirsch, who was kick
ed in the stomach by a mule last
Friday and painfully injured, has
been laid up for week, but his
friends are glad to learn that ne is
now able to sit up and will probably
be out within the next few days.
We were pleased to shake hands
Tuesday with Auditor H L Darr, of
Florence county. Auditor Darr is an
old newspaper man and enjoys re-
lating his ups and downs as a
moulder of thought through the me.
dium of country weekly" Flor
ence county has fine corps of coun.
ty officials and none are more affable
and congenial than Auditor Darr.
Treasurer ] Wesley Cook has kind
" consented to collect subscriptions
for US while making his rounds over
the county. He will issue tempo
rary receipt to all who pay and when
the money is turned over to US q
permanent receipt will be given.
Try to remember, then, when you 60
to pay your taxes, to take along an
extra dollar or so to pay the hard.
worked printer-man. tt
Constable D F Edwards brought
in seven negroes yesterday, suspect
ed of having guilty knowledge of the
crime OF burglary and assault COM
mitted in the vicinity OF Vox postof-
flee, as was mentioned last week. Mr.
Edwards says that a number of 9TH
er negroes are under suspicion, but
/ Willie Brown, who is believed to be
the man who actually committed the
crime, is still at large.
Writes an esteemed subscriber
from Scranton: Enclosed find mon
ey order for one dollar, for which
please send me The Record for one
year from date. | find | can't we'll
get along without it, That's the
kind of letter we appreciate. Our
ambition is to make the paper a
household necessity. The nearer we
come to attaining this end. the nearer
we approach our ideal of the mission
of local newspaper
Friends. we have had long, hard
summer to put through and in or
der to meet the deficit between re-
ceipts and expenses. we have had to
go in debt heavier than ever before.
Our new press is still not paid FOR
and for the past four months the
business has failed to pay in enough
cash to meet our weekly payroll.