The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-09-04

Keuren Of Georgetown spent Sun
day in hingStree with their mother.
Road Engineer Eaddy, whose head
quarters now are at Johnsonville. was
in kingstree Monday, exchanging
greetings with his numerous friends.
Tobacco is still rolling in and
prices AS good as or better than ever.
Tuesday there were sold on this
market OYER 100000 pounds of the
weed.
There were about forty bales of
cotton marketed in kingstree today.
Now, let's make Kingstree the best
cotton and cotton seed market in
the State.
Miss Ethel Mclean of Orlando,
Fla, and Mr. Lawrence Mclean Of
Fort Meade, Fla, are visiting their
aunts, Mesdames B E Clarkson and
R B Smith.
Miss Mary Lee Swami, who has
been visiting her mother and sisters
here, returned to Raleigh, n {, Mon
day to resume her duties as court
stenographer.
Don't forget the meeting of the
Kingstree Board of Trade tomorrow
friday night. A good attendance
is desired and you are urged to be
present, Mr. Business Man.
Monday being Labor Day the banks
were closed and Sunday hours were
observed at the postoffice. A mum.
Der of our citizens took advantage
of the holiday and spent the day out
of town.
Section Foreman Collins of the A
lCL Railroad, with his force of work.
men, has been engaged in making
much-needed repairs to the roadbed
and track at the Main street crossing
this week.
Miss Florence Stubbs, who spent
the summer at Charlottesville TAX
ing special courses at the University
of Virginia, has returned to her ma
tive heath and was a visitor to
friends in Kingstree this week.
His numerous friends here were
much grati6ed to see Capt j j M Gra-
ham, of Cades vicinity, able to come
to town again Monday, after his re-
cent severe illness. All hope for his
complete and speedy restoration to
health.
Mr. E Lamar Montgomery, until
recently employed as book-keeper
for the Farmers Supply Co, is now
at Cowards, as manager of branch
of the Farmers & Merchants Bank
of Lake City. A good bank and a
good man.
Master Philip C Stoll invited a mum.
Der of his youthful friends and as'
sociates Saturday afternoon, 4:30 to
6 o'clock, to help him celebrate his
fifth natal day. All the little guests
went away che-med with the recep.
ton given them by the hospitable
host.
The first bale of this seasons cot.
ton was sold on the Kingstree mar
ket last Friday by Lee Hammond, a
prosperous co!ored farmer of the
Cedar Swamp section. 1t weighed
48O pounds and was bought by Mr.
Geo A McElveen at II! cents per
pound.
The Record was misinformed last
week in stating that Miss Ada Brock
ington will teach Latin at Johnson
City, Tenn, the coming scholastic
year. She has been elected to q
similar position in klngstree High
and Graded school. 1t is source of
qualification to all that this univers-
ally popular young lady will remain
here.
Mr. E Lamar Montgomery was on
Wednesday of last week in the city
of Nashville. Tenn, married to Miss
Camille Everette. The popular young
couple are at present making their
home at Cowards, where Mr. Mont
gomery is employed as manager of
the Farmers and Merchants Bank,
a branch of the popular Lake City
institution of the same name.
Mr. A C Swails returned Saturday
from the Northern markets. where
he purchased an unusually large and
handsome line of merchandise for
the Kingstree Dry Goods Co, of
which he is manager. These goods
are now arriving daily. The many
friends and patrons of this popular
firm will also learn with pleasure