The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-07-25


Wehman Peacock of St Louis. Mo,
are spending some time with their
aunt, Mrs W \ Jacobs.
Mr. W. Brockinton of Calhoun.
La, was in Kingstree yesterday call
ing on old friends en- route to his
former home at Indiantown.
Mr. B F Meeks left yesterday for
his home in Atlanta, Ga. He will
probably return here for a short
time about the first of August.
Mr. and Mrs w E Renneker and
children of Charleston spent Sunday
and Monday in Kingstree as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs L G Dove.
Messrs ] C Lanham of Summer
ton, ] N Glover of Marion and M
T Laffette of Georgetown were reg
istered at the Kellahan Hotel today.
Mr. P A Gorrell of Winston-Sal EN-,
N c, one of the proprietors of Cor
rell's Warehouse here, IS in town
looking after the business of the
firm.
Henry Graham. a small colored
boy about IL or l3 years of age,was
drowned this morning while bathing
in Black river near the railroad
trestle.
Mr. ] F Stackley, brother of Mr.
Louis, Stackley, has been quite sick
at his home at Florence but is now
improving, his friends here are glad
to learn.
MrLH Cromer, Jr, of The Rec
ord, spent Sunday near Darlington.
where he visited his sister, Mrs T l.
Howle, also his mother, who was
present from Clinton.
Miss Lillian Glenn, ,matron of Con-
ME Maxwell orphanage, after spend
ing a week at Conway, came to
Kingstree, spending last week at DR.
A M Snider's. She left yesterday
for Hendersonville.
Services may be expected at Nc
Gill Memorial Presbyterian church
on the fourth Sunday of July at II
O'Clock. The pastor, Rev F H
Wardlaw. who has been spending a
month in the up-country, will return
this week and will fill his regular
appointments.
Mrs C 0 Thompson, youngest
daughter of DR. and Mrs A M Sni-
der. came up from Charleston last
Sunday to spend couple of weeks
at her old home. She has two
charming little tots,a son and daugh-
ter, which make glad the hearts of
their grandparents.
Mr. J Ted Frierson, former Will
liamsburg boy, now of New Zion, in
Clarendon county, was in Kingstree
Monday and sold tobacco on our
market. He paid The Record office
a visit and expressed himself as be-
ing we'll satisfied with the price he
received for his tobacco.
Mrs w N Jacobs entertained at
bridge on Monday afternoon for her
guest, Miss Claire Selling. The in
vitation list included Misses Ada
Brockington, Martha Gourdin, Mar
ian Gilland, Luna Martin, Lillian
Kibbler, Lula Brockington, Marian
McFaddin and Elma Kinds. A de-
licious ice course was served.
The tobacco business is growing
on our market every day. The quail
ity of the weed offered is better
than two weeks ago and excellent
prices maintain. During this week
lugs sold as high as S25 per
hundred. Today's sale promises to
be the largest ever held here, it be-
ing estimated that one hundred
thousand pounds will change hands.
A service will be held at Indian
town church at 4::90 p. M, on the
fourth Sunday of this month, pre-
paratory to a meeting which will
continue through the following
week. Rev F w Gregg of Rock
Hill will come on Monday following
the fourth Sunday and will do the
preaching. The pastor, Rev F H
Wardlaw, will preach at the open
ing service.
Mr. Henry Volt. who has been en-
gagged in Kingstree since the first of
the year as assistant engineer i'll
connection with the construction of
the water and sewerage system, left