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

est in the State and the quality OF
the Williamsburg weed is surpass,
ingly good.
Several beautiful pods of cotton
have been brought into our office
this week. Mr. J w Stewart, of the
Bethel section, informs us that he
will start to picking his crop in
about ten days.
Misses Florrie Jacobs and Hasel
Gewinner returned from a trip to
New York and Connecticut this
week. Miss Gewinner will spend
the rest of the summer in town with
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs Philip Arrowsmith
visited Mr. and Mrs M F Heller Tues
day and Wednesday, leaving for
Manning Wednesday evening. Mrs
Arrowsmith will be pleasantly re;
membered here as Miss Helen
Thames.
Bubber Davis, a young negro, yes
terday snatched SO from another
colored man who had sold his tobac-
co here, and attempted to make his
get away, but was soon overhauled.
Bubber is now serving 80 days on
the county chaingang for his daring
audacity.
The meeting at McGill Memorial
Presbyterian Church will begin on
the 3rd sabbath of this month, Aug
Is at 4::3O p. m. Rev A R Woodson
of Manning will come in Monday
following and will preach througout
the week. All are cordially invited
to attend.
DR. and Mrs 7 o Fitzpatrick and
children, who have been visiting Mrs
Kilpatrick's sister, Mrs T M Gilland,
have returned home to Lowndes-
vile. DR. Fitzpatrick left the latter
part of last week, beng summoned
by the illness of a patient, while Mrs
Fitzpatrick and children returned on
Tuesday in their touring car, Miss
Marian Gilland accompanying them.
The intensely hot spell was broken
in Kingstree Saturday night. After
a heavy shower of rain, Sunday was
so cool that some Of our residents
started fires in their sitting rooms.
Monday was clear, with delightfully."-
cool western breezes. Today we are
still enjoying a respite from the hot
weather, and judging from the prog
nostications of the weather men 1t
will continue cool and pleasant
throughout the week.
The Laymen's revival meeting
now going on at the Baptist church
here, conducted by Messrs M G Wes-
tendorff, A O Matchmaker, Frank
Sigwald and S J Parker of Charles
ton. have attracted good audiences
each day, at both the afternoon and
evening services, and much spiritual
interest is being manifested. The
gentlemen above named are all
prominent business men of Charles
ton who are spending two-weeks
vacation from their regular business
in religious work. The services are
interesting and instructive and will
continue throughout the week and
Sunday. The services are non-sec-
tartan and everybody is welcome.
Mr. and Mrs James Epps' family
had a reunion last and this week.
Ali of the children and grandchild-
rem were here. Those who were
with them were: Mr. Doane Epps Of
Liberty, Mr. and Mrs E z James and
four children of Appleton, Mr. Olin
Epps, Mr. and Mrs Heber Epps and
four children of Geneva, Alabama;
Mr. and Mrs Dick Frierson and three
children of Charleston; Mr. and Mrs
G T Pugh and two children of Co.
lumbia; Mr. and Mrs Sam B Bryan
of Salters Depot; Mr. and Mrs Paul
Patton of Blacksburg, Miss Ossie
Epps. Mr. and Mrs Wilcox and
daughter of Marion, Mr. and Mrs
Weightman, and Messrs Ernest, Peel
and James Epps, Jr.
From our sanctum window one
day last week we noticed our old
friend, Mr. J P Shaw, sitting on one
of the public benches in the court
house yard enjoying, as many others
are wont to do, the shade of the trees
and the cool, refreshing breezes that
are most always prevalent there.
His face was wreathed in smiles, and
apparently he was the center of in
terest to the little band of men seat