The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-09

Mrs. Carroll Sumner Howell and
children, of Marion, are expected to
arrive in Kingstree today as the
guests of Mrs Howells's sister, Mrs
R McCabe.
Mr. Louis Given, one of the most
popular merchant tailors of Charles
ton, will be in Kingstree next week
to take orders for tailor-made
clothes. Read his ad in this issue.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
held a silver tea on Friday afternoon
last at the residence of Mrs RI Kirk.
Besides being a most enjoyable social
affair, neat little sum was realized
for the church.
The Atlantic Coast Lines magnif-
icent tourists train, the New York
and Florida Special, made the inl-
tial run of the season Tuesday morn.
ing, leaving Florence at 4:5O and
passing here about $40 q. m.
MrV EStrong of Cades was not
ed on our streets Monday. Vernon
has met with a very> heavy loss Dy
the recent fire at Cades, but his
friends here hope that he will soon
be doing business at the old stand.
Stephen Thomas & Co, the enter
prising Charleston jewelers., have
secured the agency for the State
seal rings. Samples of these rings
may be seen at The Record office
ard orders left with US will be
promptly filled
Miss LAME and Mr. Jno Bell left
Tuesday for Mount Holly, where
their father, Mr. J 6 Bell. recently
located and will reside In the future.
Miss Katherine Bell left yesterday
to join the ether members Of the
family at their new home.
A delightful dance was given at
Salters on Friday night of last week
by the young men of that place.
Among those who attended from
Kingstree were: Misses Sue Stoll
and Marian McFadden; Messrs Eel
der McGill, R ] Kirk, Jr, and Grant
Van Keuren.
We Of The Record office force are
pleased to announce that Editor
Wolfe is able to be with us again oc-
casionally in the office and we are
sure his presence on the streets dur
ing the past week or ten days has
been a pleasure to those of his friends
whose privilege it has been to meet
him and grasp his hand.
Dummy" or Dolphus McFadden,
the negro struck here Tuesday of
last week by passing freight train,
is, we understand, getting along all
right at the A C L railroad hospital
at Rocky Mount, N c, where he was
taken for treatment. Dummy is
we'll and favorably known in Kings
tree and his rapid recovery is hoped
for.
A force of workmen are engaged
setting the poles which are to bear
the hundreds of thousands of feet
of large insulated wire for the trans
mission of current for the electric
lighting system of Kingstree. The
necessary machinery has been ship
ped from the factory and the install
lation of the power plant will, in all
probability, be commenced within a
few weeks.
A G Carmichael of Hemingway
was in town Sunday with his brother,
E A Carmichael. Mr. Carmichael re-
Gently moved to Hemingway from
Centenary and is we'll pleased with
his adopted home. He stated that
the section in which he has moved is
rapidly advancing in resources, and
bids fair to become an industrious
trucking section when season for
planting is on for another year
Mullins Enterprise.
We have been requested to call
the attention of the rural policemen
and others in authority to the mall
treatment of beasts of burden. 1t
is not an uncommon sight to see a
horse or mule team overloaded, or
the poor beast 80 poor or bruised up
as to be scarcely able to travel, and
the cruel master never seems to no.
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