The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-08-28

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accepted a position with the South
ern Railway company as sub-conduc-
tor between Atlanta, Ga, and Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
Mr. R A Brown of Leo offers great
bargains in general merchandise, as
he wishes to close out his stock pre-
paratory to moving into his new
store. Read his big ad.
Mrs B F Graham and daughter.
Miss Helen, of jefferson, are spend
ing some time in Kingstree with the
formers daughters, Mesdames K b
Smith and B E Clarkson.
Mrs w V Brockington and her
daughter, Miss Ada. are visiting at
Blackville, from where they will go
to Johnson City. Tenn, where Miss
Ada has accepted position as teach
er of Latin.
DR. R C. McCabe has returned from
North Carolina, where he has been
paying special attentionSto anaes-
thetics, in connection with his prac-
tice. He will occupy his old office
over Kingstree Drug Co.
Hon Mendel L Smith of Camden.
Speaker of the House of Represent
atives and candidate for Governor
of South Carolina, will speak in the
school auditorium at Lake City to-
morrow friday evening.
Mrs Richard Shackelford of Co.
lumbia. daughter of Mr. S M Nicola
ry, whose death was enormously
reported here last Thursday, is. we
are pleased to learn, much improved. l.
Mr. and Mrs William Edward
Brockington, Mrs Lula j Brocking-
ton and her daughter. Miss Emma
Brockington, have returned from
their summer trip to Hendersonville.
There will be a meeting of the
Kingstree Board of Trade at $50
o'clock this evening in the court
house for the transaction of impor.
tant business. Every member and
business man is urged to be present.
Mrs C A Milhous of Savannah, Ga,
arrived in Kingstree yesterday on a
visit to the family of her father, Mr.
H D Reddick. She was accompanied
by her sisters, Misses May and Hazel
Reddick, who spent most of the sum-
mer with her.
Miss Annie Tolley. who has been
spending some time with Mr. and
Mrs w F Tolley in Kingstree. left
yesterday for a visit to Mr. and Mrs
] H Tolley at Newport News, Va,
before returning to her home at
Lexington, Va.
Rev w E Hurt returned home yes
terday, after two weeks vacation
spent in the vicinity of Richmond
and Petersburg, Va. Mrs Hurt, who
has been absent three months, re-
turned with her husband and is much
improved in health.
That the population of Kngstree
is increasing commensurate with her
commercial Importance, it is graft
flying to note. The latest acquisitions
eligible to the roll of future suffra-
gists are fine boy, who arrived at
the home of Mr. and Mrs B F Patrick
on Saturday of last week, and anoth-
er likely youngster of the masculine
persuasion. who chose for his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs T E Baggett.
Governor, Blease has ordered an
election to be held on the second
Tuesday in November on the ques-
ton of the annexation of a portion
of Clarendon county TO Williams
burg. This election was ordered af-
ter the proper petitions in each case
had been filed with and passed on by
the Attorney General. 1t is said that
the election will be carried in favor
of the proposition and we are glad
to welcome these good people.
The excursion to Charleston from
Bennettsville and intermediate
points, under the auspices Of the Be.
nevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks of Florence, left Kingstree at
$50 this morning. One hundred and
twenty-five tickets were sold, mostly
to people from the country. About
so tickets were also sold to colored
people, who were only permitted to
20 on the second section of the ex.
cursion train, which left Kingstree
an hour later.