The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-07-09

passed the State board of medlcal
examiners at Columbia yesterday
were w B Baker, NJ D, Hemingway,
and S McP Brown, M D, Andrews.
Mr. w w Holiday, the popular A
ICL agent at this place, left yester-
day on his vacation. During his
absence the depot will be in charge
of Messrs A L McElveen and Chas
A McCrea.
Mr. George Bass, a well-known
auctioneer of Danvil,e. Va. has sr-
rived in Kingstree and will be asso-
ciated in the tobacco warehouse
business here this season with Mr. +
L Morgan.
Mrs M C Mouzon of kingstree,
Miss Gertrude Colclough of Sum-
merton and Miss S S Gourdin of
Salters left Tuesday for about a
months visit to Washington and
New York.
The State Warehousemen's asso-
citation met at Florence Monday,
when it was decided that the tobac-
co markets of the State should be
opened for the sale of leaf tobacco
Wednesday, July %.
Mr. A B Jordan, editor and owner
of The Dillon Herald, was in King
stree Friday. Mr. Jordan speaks in
highly complimentary terms of the
progress made by the town since he
formerly visited it fifteen years ago.
Mr. Victor Caldwell, who has been
with the Hamer-Thompson garage
for some time past, has given up his
position there and accepted the man.
agement of the Ringstree Telephone
company's system, vice Mr. Brewer
of Mccall. resigned.
Mrs. Parker, one of the secre-
taries of the Y M CA at Charleston,
will open a series of religious meet
ings at Lake City on the 26th inst.
He will be assisted by Messrs Huth-
macher, Sigwald and Westendorf,
missionary workers of Charleston.
Last Saturday, the Glorious
Fourth" passed off quietly in Kings
tree. The dispensary and the banks
were about the only business houses
to close for the day, although there
was little going on. The postoffice
force observed Sunday hours. The
rain prevented numerous plcnlcs
that had been planned.
Mr. and Mrs E G Jacobs and
daughter, Virginia, of Macon, Ga;
Mr. Julian Nj Jacobs. Charleston,
and Mr. Louis Jacobs. Jr, Elloree,
are guests of their brothers and
sisters here this week. Miss Hazel
Gewinner of Macon, Ga. is also a
guest at the hospitable home of her
cousins, the Misses Jacobs.
Our friends have been mighty
kind to US the past week. An es-
teemed friend, to whom we are in
debted for manifold kindnesses from
time to time, sent US as fine box of
peaci 5 as can be produced any
where. Then another friend, can
didate, who is too modest to allow
us to print his name, sent US very
nice watermelon. These thoughtful
friends do much to cheer the weary
pilgrim on his journey through life.
Thanks to the generosity of our
friend, Mr. w N Clarkson of Heine-
mann, we have fairly feasted on
peaches the last few days. They
were not merely samples, but
about eight dozen large, juicy. de-
licious crimson globules of luscious
sweetness, to whose excellence we
have seen no superior. We are also
grateful to Mr. B E Clarkson for his
kindness in bringing to US this most
acceptable gift.
Mr. ] S Williams, a well-known
and popular warehouseman of Dan
vile, Va, is now in Kingstree, where
he will be associated with Messrs W
E Nesmith and L C Montgomery in
the management of the new Central
warehouse during the coming to-
bacco season. Mr. Williams has been
connected with the tobacco ware
house business at Lake City for sew
eral years past and is no stranger to
many of the planters of this section.
DIR EJ Snider of Toledo, Ohio,
another of the sturdy sons of our
good friend, DR. A M Snidef, arriv-
ed in town today tn spend a few
days with hisparents. The Doctor says
there is still another to 2rrive who
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