The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-07-27

Brockinton and Mr. w B Brockintor
returned this week from Manning
where they have been visiting rela
tives. They have since gone to Hen
dersonville for the remainder of the
summer.
Prof George McCutchen, who is
making some Investigations for the
National Government in 35 counties
of South Carolina. % of North Car
olina and 3 of Virginia, spent Sun
day last with his brother, Mr. Hugh
McCutchen.
Messrs E C Burgess and David
Nexsen left yesterday for Charles
ton to go on fishing expedition in
the vicinity of the city. The trip
will last several days, during which
time they will be the guests of MIR I
A Wilbur of Charleston.
Mr. w Jennings, of the Cades
section, was here yesterday with a
big load of tobacco that brought
him the sum of S2O2. Like all others
who bring tobacco to Kingstree
market, Mr. Jennings was we'll pleased
with the price he received.
We were pleased last week to
grasp the hand of our o.d-time
| friend, Mr. John S Mccullough of Ben
son. No more gallant soldier than
he served in Longst-eet's famous
corps and in these peaceful times he
| is always to be found oathefring line
of right and justice. according to his
lights.
In response to an invitation ex-
tended him by Mayor Gilland, Mr. J
Newton Johnson, the Marion civil
engineer, will be here on Thursday,
August 8, to address the people OF
the town in mass meeting looking to
the probable cost of water-works,
sewerage and other municipal inn
provements.
Messrs w H Carr, T L Lewis. R 3
Price, L P Kinder, j G Slaughter
and J C Kinder were among the
Kingstree folk who attended the big
picnic at Olanta Saturday. The
Kingstree contingent are loud in
their praises of the committee for
the handsome manner in which they
were entertained.
We learn from the Newberry
/ Herald & News that Miss Eva Cog
gans, of that town. has been elected
teacher in Kingstree High school.
We understand that all the other
vacancies are filled and the faculty
is now complete. but we were unable
to obtain a list of the teachers.
AS soon as we can secure the names
the complete list will be published.
MrP A Hodges, of Columbia and
Bennettsville, was in town Saturday.
Mr. Hodges, it will be remembered,
was in the second race with Congress
man Ellerbe last year. When asked
whether he would run again for
Congress he replied that he was
now conducting a large real estate
business that required all his atten-
ton, so chat he had little time to
think about politics just at present.
Jenlinson Bros Co advertise that
on July % and % they will have
here a special representative of the
famous tailoring house Clarence
Mayer & Co of Cincinnati, with
complete line of samples of fall and
winter woolens. It's a little early,
but later on you will not have such
an opportunity to get your tailor
made suit at a reasonable price from
one of the highest class houses in the
United States.
| Sheriff Graham went to Char.
lotte, N C, last week in search of J Z
Crouch, some time principal of Pros
pect school, in this county. About
December of last year Crouch de-
camped, taking with him some SAC
or $50 of the funds of the loca
Pythian lodge. Sheriff Graham To-
Gated the fugitive at Charlotte, but
when he got there the bird had
flown. In Charlotte, it seems, Crouch
had kept up his nefarious operations
and various parties were stung.'
When last heard from he was II
Mississippi.
At the reunion of Co H S {
Volunteers at Olanta Saturday Mes