The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-07-18

The many friends OF Mrs A M
Gordon regret to learn that she re-
turned from Glenn Springs this
week without improving very much
and will leave tomorrow for Hen
Jacksonville, N C, to spend the rest OF
the summer.
Marriage licenses have been issued
by Probate Judge P M Brocklnton
for the year July l, 1911, to July l,
1912: white, ,92; colored, 243, making
a total of 335 marriages in the coun-
ty during the past twelve months,
with Isl colored in excess of the
white people.
Sunday about $3.50 p. m. storm
passed over the lower section of
Williamsburg county, sixteen miles
from Kingstree. causing considerable
damage to crops,etc. AT a colored
church where two hundred or more
people were assembled the storm
was very heavy, lightning killing one
mule.
Mr. w B Staunton, of near King
stree, who was shot here on Tues
day, July 2, by Mr. j E Pierce,is we
are glad to say, rapidly recovering
from the effects of his wound. He
was in town yesterday and said ne
had been working in his tobacco
this week. The cause of the shoot
ing seems still to be as much of a
mystery to him as it does to US.
Mr. j H Covington, who lives
across the river, a short distance
from Kingstree, brought us Tuesday
a splendid sample of crop of 29
peaches which grew on a tree that
came up on his place two years ago
from seed. The peaches are the fin
est we have seen this year and are of
the cling stone variety, very large.
Juicy and rich in color and flavor.
Mr. S Marcus big opportunity
sale started Friday morning last and
crowds of people have visited his
store every day since the opening.
Mr. Marcus and his able assistant,
Mr. Riff, know how to advertise and
conduct these semi-annual sales sue
cessfully, and they are generous III
their praises of The Record as a
means of getting his business before
the people.
DR. Carl B Epps, whose former
home was Kingstree, is now located
at Sumter and resides with his bro
ther, Mr. R D Epps. DR. Epps has
just finished years hospital work
at Roper, Charleston's city hospital.
He is a graduate of the Medical
College of South Carolina, the Uni
versity of South Carolina and the
South Carolina College of Pharma-
cv.-iSumter Watchman.
On Tuesday evening, the 9th inst,
Mrs P S Courtney gave lawn party
in honor of her guests, Misses Eta
Thomas and Garnett Graham of
Cades. About fifty young people
were present. In an anagram con-
test Miss Eta Thomas and Mr. Sam
Stackley won the grand prize. while
Meigs Weeks of Pinewood and Mr.
VIM Epps won the BOBBY prize. Va
rious games were INDUCED in during
the evening. and much merriment pre-
vailed. Delicious refreshments were
served about 10 o'clock.
A telegram was received here late
Friday evening from Greenville,
stating that Mr. C w Wolfe had
taken suddenly worse. Mrs Wolfe
and little daughter Stella left for
Greenville via Lanes Friday night,
arriving there Saturday afternoon.
In the meantime another dispatch
was received Saturday about noon
stating that Mr. Wolfe was better.
Up to the hour of going to press to-
day we have heard nothing further
concerning his condition but feel
confident that he is doing as well as
can be expected.
We take pleasure in inviting the
attention of our readers to the big
advertisement on page 6 of this Is
sue of The Record of Messrs Jenkin-
son Bros Company which enumerates
some of the splendid bargain fea-
lures they propose to offer during a
special sale commencing July 20 and
continuing until August "a. The
senior member of the firm, Mr. W E
Jenkinson, is a live wire and his
special sales are always characteris-
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