The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-07-13

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sive drouth.
Mr. S B Poston, in his new Max
we'll touring car, was here Monday
shaking hands with his many friends.
Mr. IS B. is always welcome visit
or to Kingstree.
Mr. R M Vause is home from the
Florence infrmary much improved
in health, which is exceedingly graf
flying to his large circle of friends
all over the county.
Mrs Mary Matthews and Misses
Ruth and Lide Brinkley of George
town and Miss Alma Chapman of
Johnsonville are visiting the family
of Mrs Van Keuren.
Treasurer Cook is painting, scour-
ing and plastering his Office so as not
not only to take the shine off the
other offices, but actually to make
them look shabby by contrast.
MIR and Mrs D E McCutchen, of
the Indiantown section, spent the day
in town tuesday. They have had
splendid rains in that neighborhood
recently and crops are vastly i'm
proved.
! Mr. S L Thompson, one of our
nearby farmers, presented the edi-
tor with fine melon Saturdav-t the
first of the season for US. Thanks,
Sam; your thoughtful kindness is
much appreciated.
! Miss Hazel Gewinner of Macon,
Georgia, is here on visit to her
cousins, the Misses Jacobs. Miss
Hazel has visited here several times
before and is most pleasantly re-
membered by all.
A number of Kingstree people left
for Hendersonville, N C, this morn
ing, including Mrs R c Logan and
daughter, Mrs Julia E Kennedy and
daughter, Mrs Margaret Brockinton,
and Mrs ] J Graham.
Our MIR Barton suggests that there
is a marked difference between the
gift of melon and that of a lemon,
albeit the two words are built of the
same letters. The gift of a melon is
appreciated, but none of US likes to
be handed lemon"
Despite the dull times building
keeps going on. Materials are on the
ground for Mr. A c Swails' two-story
dwelling on Brooks street, and Mr
Chas L Porter has let the contract
for another neat tenant dwelling to
be erected on his lot on Mill street.
Prof O M Mitchell, the popular
and capable principal of Union High
school gave The Record the pleasure
of a call Thursday. Prof Mitchell
was on his way to attend the sum.
mer school at Winthrop College,
which will be in session the next few
weeks.
The Civic league gave festival
on the court house lawn Tuesday
evening. japanese lanterns were
suspended from the trees, adding
much to the beauty of the scene.
The finest kinds of ice cream, cake
and candy were served and found q
ready sale, about $21 being realized,
In accordance with the recon-
mendation of the grand jury the
County Commissioners are having
the cracked wall at the front of the
court house repaired. 1t seems to us
that the best way to fix it would be
take out the cracked corner and re-
build from the ground the entire de-
fective part.
Mrs Mary Connolly of Atlanta,
Georgia, and Miss Eula Mcdonald Of
Gourdins are visiting Miss Anna Nc
Clary in town. Mrs Cornelly is
daughter of Mr. Sam G McClary, who
formerly lived in this county in the
j Cedar Swamp section, and when the
former moved away Mrs Connolly
was quite a little girl.
In the event we can make some
sort of arrangement with a contest
manager who does not want the
earth, we intend putting on Pop
ularity Contest" in the near future,
giving away about $1,000 worth Of
valuable prizes. Wish we knew j
our patrons would like to have us
glue them piano, several diamond
rings, watches, bracelets, etc. Speak
up.
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