The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-06-25

Gifted by his soJourn at tne Nortlf'
According to the Columbia State,
at Phenix, Arizona. and Columbia, 5
C, last Tuesday the caloric was the
most intense in the whole United
States. The two cities tied with a
temperature of 102 degrees Fahren-
heit. Not a very enviable distlnc-
ton.
The room Just vacated by the
Scott Drug Co is now being over
hauled and fitted up for booze
shop" which will be opened here by
the dispensary board tomorrow. A
list of the stock, with prices, will ap-
pear in an ad to be publishedin The
Record next week.
We regret to announce that Pre-
siding Elder H B Browne, of sthe
Kingstree district, is very much in
disposed. For the present his work
is being carried on by his brother
pastors, as it is necessary for Mr.
Browne to remain quiet. We hope
for his speedy restoration to health
and duty.
Miss Mamie McLees. supervisor of
rural schools in Williamsburg coun-
ty, left Monday for Rock Hill, where
she and a number of other ladies
holding similar positions in the State
are guests this week of Winthrop
college. From Rock Hill Miss Nc
Lees will go to her home at Green
wood for two weeks vacation.
The little 3-year-old boy of Mr.
Cosmos, the fruit merchant at the
corner of Main street and Hampton
avenue, fell into the watering trough
at the intersection of Mill street and
Hampton avenue yesterday and was
saved from drowning only by the
timely efforts of MIR L 7 Thompson,
who saw the child when he fell in
head foremost.
Mr. Hugh McCutchen, president
of the Wee Nee bank, and Hon E c
Epps, cashier of the Bank of Will
Iliamsburg, are attending the Caro-
lima Bankers association at the Isle
of Palms today. Hon Carter Glass,
member of Congress from Lynch
burg, Virginia, and framer of the
new currency law. will make an ad-
dress to the association.
The following Kingstree boys are
attending the State Firemen's meet
at Florence this week and will enter
the reel race there today: Messrs
Thos McCutchen, assistant chief, I E
Arrowsmith, T C Jacobs. L S Dennis,
E Parham, Mcbride McFaddin, Alec
Blakeley, Harry Riff, Algy King, VIM
Gamble, Cordie Reddick, Virgil Kin
der Jas Vause, Harry Britton, Wood
row Gamble..and Fielder McGill.
Rev DR. Robert Wilson, who has
for a number of years been the be-
loved minister of st Adams Episco-
pal church here, rendered his resig-
nation this week, owing to failing
health, and Bishop Guerry placed the
care of this church in the charge OF
Rev Harold Thomas of Florence and
his assistant, Rev Mr. Bull. The lat
ter will conduct his first service here
next Tuesday at $50 p. m. All are
invited.
Our esteemed friend, Mr. V E
Lifrage, of the vicinity of Salters,
yesterday presented US with a
nice watermelon. This is the
earliest ripe watermelon we have
ever seen grown in this county.
July 4 used to be considered about
the earliest date for the luscious
fruit. We thank our friend most
heartily for his kind remembrance
and assure him that it was a treat
to all the family.
Returning from Charleston Tues
day night on an A c L excursion, an
obstreperous negro named Elijah
Manning, claiming to hail from Max
ton, North Carolina, got into adispute
with several others of his race and
proceeded to use his pistol with pain
full effect upon his antagonists, shoot
ing one in the leg and another in the
arm. The shooting occurred near
Monck's Corner. in Berkeley county,
but the negro was not arrested till
the train reached Kingstree, where
he is being held for the Sheriff of
Berkeley county, who will probably
take charge of him today.