The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-11-14

talent at the opera house here to
good audience Friday evening. The
play was we'll received, and neat
sum was realized for the local school
library.
Mrs J J M Graham of Cades was
a guest at the Kellahan hotel Mon
day, having come to Kingstree on q
shopping trip. We were glad to
learn from her that Mr. Graham, her
husband. has about recovered from
{ his recent illness.
Mr. and Mrs C E Hilton cf Tampa,
Fla, are in Kingstree, stopping at
the home of Mrs A M Gordon. Mr.
Hilton has taken a position with the
LePhart Lumber Co. Some years
ago he resided in the Greelyville
section, where he was deservedly
popular.
Some of our Williamsburg boys
should by all means make an exhibit
at the National Corn exposition to
be beld in Columbia January and
February. 1918. So far as we have
seen, the highest yield in this county
has not been exceeded by any coun-
ty in the State.
Misses Ola Davis and Jessie Be-
thea, teachers in the Scranton school,
were visitors in Kingstree Saturday.
Miss Davis is a native of Virginia,
having been reared in the vicinity
of classic old Blackstone, while Miss
Bethea comes from Mccall, in the
famous Marlboro county.
We have outstanding on subscrip-
ton more than $1,000, yet we are
not able to pay office rent. Our ex-
penses this year have been heavier
than ever before. Now, we make
this personal appeal to our readers.
Pay what you owe to date and at
least one year ahead and save US the
additional trouble and expense of
sending out one thousand individual
statements. To the few who have
already paid, this, of course, does not
apply.
The licensing conference of the
Kingstree district met at the dis
trict parsonage here on Tuesday.
Those present were: Revs j R 7 Ma
jor of Summertcn, C c Derrick of
Lake City, Geo NJ Teasley of Greedy
vile and r F Morris of Turbeville.
Mr. Morris was licensed by the con-
ference to preach, and both he and
Mr. Teasley were recommended to
the General Conference for admis-
sion on trial. Presiding Elder Hol-
royd and Rev w A Fairy partici-
pated in the meeting.
The small amount you owe US on
subscription is trifle to you, but it
means hundreds of dollars to US.
Having to employ extra help practi-
cally all this year to take the place
of our sick chief, the paper has been
run at loss since last spring. Even
at this time we are barely paying
office expenses, yet we are doing as
much or more work than ever be-
fore at this season. But collections
are what count and, we must say,
our collections are poor. Pay what
y0u owe-it matters not what others
do.
Mrs Florence >Merriman. wife of
Mr. Logan Merriman, died at George
town Monday afternoon about 8
o'clock. Mrs Merriman was daugh-
ter of the late Capt and Mrs D E
Gordon of Lanes; a half-sister of
our tov nsman, Mr. A M Gordon, and
a niece of Mr. S A Nettles. She was
twenty-four years of age and leaves
husband and three small children
to mourn their loss, besides host of
friends and relatives to whom her
charming disposition greatly endear-
ed her. The funeral and ipterment
took place at Georgetown Tuesday.
John Keels, negro living near
Kingstree, came into town Saturday
and in order to raise a few dollars
other than by the proverbial sweat
of his brow, swiped a nice bale of
cotton belonging to the Peoples
Mercantile Co from the platform at
the depot and sold it to one of the
buyers. The theft was soon discov-
cred and the negro was arrested and
given lodging at the station house
till Monday morning. The buyer of
the stolen cotton recovered his
money and waived further proceed
ings against the negro. Then Mayor
Kinder took a hand in behalf of the