The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-08-22

candidacy for Congress in the Sixth
district.
Mrs M ] Gamble has returned to
her home at Heinemann, after a
pleasant visit to her son, DR. W 6
Gamble.
Col w H Andrews, the more or
less popular boss" of the G & W
railrord, honored Kingstree with a
visit Tuesday.
Mrs S K Brockington returned to
her home at Florence Saturday, ac-
companied by her sister. little Miss
Lizzie Gordon.
Mrs O H Patrick, who has been
confnedi to herhome, in bed, for the
past three weeks, we regret to
hear, is still quite sick.
Rev P S McChesney is away on a
short vacation, consequently there
will be no service at the Presbyterl-
an church next Sunday.
Mr. A C Swails, who has been de-
Iayed by a crippled ankle, left yes
terday for Northern markets to
purchase his fall stock.
Mr. and Mrs H D Reddick who
have been spending a fortnight in
New York and Brooklyn returned
home Thursday of last week.
Mrs ] T Clayton and little daugh-
ter of Demlng. New Mexico, are Wis
iting the formers sister, Mrs A n
Kennedy, in North Kingstree.
Mrs G w Hightower and son
George of Denmark are visiting
their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs
Edwin Harper, here this week.
Mrs DC Scott and Mrs ] Y Nc
Gill went to Maxton, N C, last week
to spend awhile with the family OF
Mrs Scott's sister. Mrs Maggie Al
ford.
Miss Emma Gordon left last week
for Hendersonville, N c, where
she will spend some time, with her
mother, who, we are glad to report,
is improving.
Mr. N D Lesesne joined the party
of excursionists Wednesday en- route
to Washington, D C, where he will
spend some days sightseeing at the
National Capital.
Make it your business always to
consult the advertising columns of
The Record, and when you come to
town to buy. don't fail to call on
for what you want.
Mr. M S Montgomery has an ad in
this paper stating that he is pre-
pared to furnish wood to the trade
at prompt notice, sawed in lengths
desired and delivered at short no
tice.
Wick Singletary and Table Mel
son, both colored women, suffered a
sun stroke yesterday morning. They
were attended by local physicians.
who do not consider their cases Sc
rious.
We were pleased to see our friend
Mr. ] Snow, in town Tuesday. Mr.
Snow brought one of many loads OF
tobacco here and, as many others
are, was pleased with the price OF
his product.
Mr. J B Gamble, who lives a few
miles from town, recently underwent
a serious operation at Charleston
infirmary. We are sorry to hear
that he is not improving as rapidly
as he had hoped.
We call attention to the ad in this
issue of The Record of G S Chu,
who has made needed improvements
in his laundry establishment and is
better able to turn out more satis-
factory work than heretofore.
Mr. Frank Epps, now of Greenville
county, who formerly taught school
at Lake City, is a candidate for the
Legislature on the Jones ticket and
will probably be elected. You can't
keep a squirrel on the ground.
DR. Jno Howell, of the State health
department, with headquarters in
Kingstree the past six weeks or
more, left this week for Lee county,
where he will take up the fight
against the hookworm disease.
Mr. L D Rodgers, one of our en-
terprising young business men, has
purchased the large stock of dry
goods of VT Wilkins and will offer