The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-01-08
Mr. and Mrs Wagner

of last week. MIR and Mrs Wagner
are guests of Mr. H A Kennedy, of
the Hebron section, during the hunt
ing season.
Prof George McCutchen, men,
Der of the South Carolina Univer-
sity faculty, returned to Columbia
Monday afternoon, after spending
the holidays with his home folk in
Kingstree and vicinity.
The Cockfeld Live Stock Com
pany of Jonsonville has been char
tered with capital stock of SIS, 900,
the officers being R L Cockfeld. vice
president; s R Cockfield, president;
Walter Poston, secretary and treas
urer.
DR. Benton McQ Montgomery left
for Hemingway this week to cast his
lot in that thriving municipality.
We bespeak for our esteemed young
friend the success that, we feel
sure, he will merit in that favored
section.
County Treasurer Cook informs
US that he has issued ZIP more tax
receipts than at the same period last
year. While this difference is not
phenomenal, it at least shows that
the county is not goDg backward
financially.
The many friends of Mr. C Con-
stine, better known to some of our
readers as Poor Conrad" will re-
gret to learn that he has been quite
ill during the past two weeks. We
are pleased to state, however, that
he is now on the mend.
Our wide-awake White Oak cor
respondent, Mr. B W McElveen. sent
us a fine, fat 'possum Monday. To
say that it was gratefully received
but family expresses the apprecia-
ton we feel toward our friend for
his act of thoughtful kindness.
The Kingstree High and Graded
school reopened Monday with all the
teachers present and large attend
ance of pupils, all much refreshed
and ready TO take up the sessions
work where it was left off Decem-
Der 19 for the Christmas holidays.
We are sincerely grateful to the
kind and thoughtful friends who
have so generously remembered the
editor and his family the past week
with all the delicacies of the sea-
son: sausage, liver pudding, Ken
lucky oysters" and birds-so that
while they lasted, we enjoyed a
veritable feast.
Mr. w Strong has removed his
family from Zeb to Kingstree,
where they now occupy their former
residence in North Kingstree. Mr.
Strong, who has been i'll for several
months past, is able to be about
again and will leave in a few days
for Johns Hopkins hospital at Balti-
more, where he will undergo treat
ment.
The well-known law firm of Will
cox & Wilcox of Florence has dis
solved co-partnership, dating from
January l 1914. This is one of the
strongest and best known firms of
attorneys in this section of the
State. We understand that Henry E
Davis, Esq, formerly of this county.
will continue to be associated with P
A Wilcox, ESQ.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Kingstree Hardware
| Co was held Tuesday. 1t was shown
that the business of the year 1913
was the largest and most profitable
enjoyed by the company since its or
ganization. The old officers were re-
elected, as follows: j W King. presi-
deot; w H Carr, general manager; c
G. Burgess, secretary-treasurer.
Mr. w H Hand, State High School
Inspector, of Columbia delivered a
highly interesting and instructive ad-
dress before an audience at the court
house Tuesday night. His remarks
dealt with high schools and were in
terspersed with much good humor.
Yesterday Mr. Hand inspected the
local high school and, so far as we
can learn, was we'll pleased with the
work of the school.
Mr. Sidney Landon, character ar
tist, will appear at the school audito-
rum here on the night of January
10 as the third number of the lyce-