The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-12-18

mere laSC week Oll dCCouuI VI lite
death of Mrs Sherfesee's father
Hon Thomas NJ Gilland.
Mr. Henry Siegling, proprietor Of
the Siegling Music House of Char
lesion, was in Kingstree several
days last week the guest of Mr. "
H Carr's family
Mrs M A Townsend and daughter,
Mics Claudia, of Wadmalaw Island.
are spending some time in Kings.
tree with the formers daughter,
Mrs P S McChesney.
Messrs Leroy Lee and E L Hirsch
were in Columbia this week repre-.
senting the proponents of the dis,
pensary in the contested election
case before the State Supreme court.
Rev H J Snider of Pacolet Mills
stopped ,over in town on his way
home from the Baptist State con-
vention at Bennettsville last week to
spend a few days with his father. DR.
A M Snider.
His numerous friends were graft
fled to see Mr. D M Erwin able to be
out again last week, after bis long
and serious illness. All hopethat this
good man may be permanently re-
stored to health and strength.
Messrs ] A Magill travelling Au-
ditor of the Southern Cotton Oil Co.
! C C Fishburne, treasurer, of Colum-
bia, and w Gaillard, travelling agent,
were guests of Mr. L P Kinder, the
company's local agent, several days
last week.
How about remembering the or
phans at Christmas time? Thus far
we have received only one small cash
contribution. Anything entrusted
to US will be duly forwarded and
the names of the donors published
in The Record.
We are much gratified by the
many expressions Of commendation
elected by our Christmas issue of
last week. True, there were some
kickers, but that is inevitable, we
suppose, it matters not how hard
we strive to please everybody.
Mr. Samuel G McClary, whose
home is in Atlanta, Ga, is here on a
visit for the first time in fourteen
years. Mr. McClary is a native of
Williamsburg and has many friends
in town and county who are pleased
to welcome him back to his old
home.
We were pleased to meet up with
our old friend, DR. Joseph S Cum
ningham of Indiantown, Friday of
last week. The Doctor bears his
years easily and gets about with an
activity and sprightliness that many
a man far younger in years might
we'll envy.
1t was our pleasure to receive a
visit Saturday from our old friend,
Mr. w w Burrows of Leo. 1t is
hard to realize that Billy" is old
enough to become a father-in-law,
but such is the case, as his daugh-
ter's marriage was noted in our
columns last week.
"SPUGS" is an organization re-
Gently formed whose membership is
rapidly growing. "Spugs" is a
nickname formed from the initial
letters of the principal words COM
prising the name of the organiza-
ton" Society for the Prevention
of Useless Gifts" Let US all
join the society before Christmas.
At the regular communication of
Kingstree Lodge. A F M. last Thurs
day night officers were elected for
the ensuing year as follows: R w
Fulton. w M; RN Speigner, S w;
E L Montgomery, ] W; N B Thom-
as, secretary; J W Cook, treasurer;
T ] Spring, S D; R C McCabe, I'D;
R 2 Vause and H u Kinder, stew
ards.
OR thoughtful and generous
friends, Mr. P S Courtney and Mr.
H ] Burgess of Bethel, remembered
us handsomely last week, each of
them presenting us with a nice lot
of birds. They were the first part
ridges we had eaten in a long while
and to say that we are grateful for
them but feebly expresses our ap-
probation.
The Kingstree High and Graded |
school will close tomorrow for the
Xmas holidays. The little folk will |
be given a Christmas tree in the
at the school house. We
wish all-pupils and teachers-a