The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-12-28

MI > d Wukiils VI atuSno, va,
came over Tuesday to spend = few
days with his wife and children, who
have been here some time with Mrs
wilkins mothers family.
About fifteen Of the younger
set" were delightfully."- entertained
at the home of Mr. and Mrs c A
Mllhous Tuesday evening. We re-
gret that we are unable to give the
names of the merry participants.
The members of the Presbyterian
Sunday-school were made happy
oy a beautiful and heavily laden
Christmas tree s,t the church last
evening. Many friends also partici-
pated in the pleasures of the occa-
sion.
Mr. w Roger Mcintosh, who has
been conducting tobacco warehouse
in Virginia since the season closed
here in October, is spending Xmas
week in town. Attention is called
to his card published elsewhere in
this paper.
Mr. C O Thompson, of the staff of
the Charleston Evening Post, was a
caller at The Record office Christmas
day. Mr. Thompson is we'll known in
Kingstree. having married Miss Ma
bel Snider, daughter Of DR. and Mrs
Mrs A M Snider.
Miss Mary Lee Swami came in
Saturday night from Raleigh, N G,
to spend the holidays with her moth
er's family. Miss Swami has for
several months held down the re-
sponsible post of stenographer for
the Federal court at Raleigh.
Rt Rev w A Guerry. Bishop of
South Carolina, will visit Kingstree
next Wednesday, January 3. He
will hold services and preach in st
Alban's church at a p. m. and at
night will preach in the colored
Baptist church and confirm a class.
Mr. l. H Cromer, formerly one of
The Records compositors, visited
friends (or friend, perhaps ex-
presses it more accurately during
the week. Mr. Cromer and his
brother are now proprietors of the
Clinton Gazette, at Clinton, S c. Mr.
Cromer is good fellow and we wish
him mighty well.
Among those who contributed to
our material pleasure during the
Christnas-tide, the list were incom-
plete without mentioning the gift OF
our colored friend. Lawyer McFad-
den of Cedar Swamp. Uncle
Lawyer brought US two fine pump
kins of his own raising, whose crisp,
golden sweetness, when made into
pies, made a most acceptable addi-
ton to the Xmas bill of fare.
Rev R L Holroyd, who succeeds
Rev Mr. Meadors as presiding elder
of Kingstree district, preached at
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing ard evening to attentive con-
gregations. Those who heard him
were most favorably impressed with
the eloquence and earnestness of the
new presiding elder. whose sojourn
among us, it is hoped, will be pro-
ductive of a great spiritual uplift
throughout the district.
MIR C Crosland and Miss Eliza
H Croslarid Of Bennettsville are Wis
iting the family of his son, Mr. R W
Crosland. Mr. Crosland is one OF
Marlboro county's leading farmers
and is always alive to anything that
tends to the advancement Of the ag-
ricultural interests Of his county and
State. On leaving Kingstree Mr.
Crosland will go to Trenton to visit
his friend, Senator B R Tillman.
One of the most appreciated gifts
we received during the holidays was
a string of cartridges presented US
by our friend. H j Burgess of Beth
ell. Mr. Burgess's fame as a sports
man is countrywide and he is very
liberal in dividing his game-bag with
his friends. We think there is moth
ing more palatable than nice plump
partridge and thanks to our friend S
generosity we Jared sumptuously
through the holidays.
Our good friend. Willie McCrea,
of the Central church vicinity,
brought US last Friday, a fine large
'possum-one that he had caught
several weeks ago and had fattened
in q nen and il was literally as fat as