The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-02-05
S B Poston Company of Johnson

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vile has been chartered for a gen.
eral merchandise business with a
capital of $4,000. The corporators
are S B Poston, ] L Cook and N A
Barron.
Mr. Alex Spivey, of the vicinity of
Salters Depot, has sold his farm and
will make his future home at Lum-
berton, N C. We are sorry to lose
Mr. Spivey as a citizen Of Williams
burg county.
John Smith and NJ C Mullinix,
doing business as Smith & Mullinix
at Lake City, have filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy. alleging their
liabilities as S12, ,l42.70 and assets
as S12,47S.44.
Hon R H Kellahan, whose indispo-
sition has interfered with his duties
as Legislator since the beginning of
the present session, was able to take
his seat Tuesday in the House of
Representatives.
Hon J C Graham of Gourdins pre-
sented US this week with one Of the
largest, prettiest heads of cabbages
we have ever seen. 1t weighed six
pounds and was perfectly formed.
Such cabbages should command a
good market anywhere in the world.
Mr. w K Tate, State Supervisor of
rural schools, is expected in Kings
tree next week, whence he will
visit several schools in tee county in
company with Miss Mamie McLees.
county supervising teacher of rural
schools, and County Superintendent
of Education R N Speigner.
Mr., w E Nesmith removed his
family to Kingstree this week from
Cades and now occupies their hand
some residence in North Kingstree,
which he recently purchased from
Mrs T A Blakeley. We heartily
| join the good citizens of Kingstree
in welcoming Mr. Nesmith and his
estimable family to our midst.
While Mrs W ] Singletary and
Mrs C M Kinds were driving
along the street yesterday a wheel
of the vehicle suddenly went to
pieces and the horse took fright,
throwing the ladies out. 1t was
perilous adventure and the occu-
pants of the vehicle are fortunate to
have escaped with only few minor
bruises.
Among the passengers on the i'll
fated steamer Monroe, who went to
their death in the collision that took
place last Friday near Norfolk, Va,
was Mr. William H Ingram. popu-
lar real estate dealer of Sumter. Mr.
Ingram was on his way to New York
on a business trip when the fatal
disaster occurred. He was avbroth-
er-in-law of Judge John S Wilson.
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week, February 10 and IL, ,Kingstree
District Preachers Conference and
Missionary institute of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, South, will
hold its annual meeting in the Meth
odist church here. Several distin-
guished pastors from other districts
have been invited to be present and
deliver addresses upon this occasion.
One of our good friends at Ben
son sent US last week a sackful of
meal ground from his prize corn;
also a sackful of Graham -four; so
that for the past week we have been
luxuriating in corn mullins and
buck-wheat cakes. There may not
be much money in raising wheat in
this county. but to our mind it is
one of the choicest products of the
farm.
A meeting of the board of stew
ards of the Kingstree district, M E
church, South, was held yesterday
at the district parsonage. The
members of the body present were:
Messrs j Davis Carter, Leo; J j M
Graham, Cades; R F Joyner, Lake
City; B B Chandler, Rome; G Mat
thews, Cowards; and E c Coskrey,
Wilson's Mills. In addition to the
transaction of routine business the
board ordered that much-needed
repairs be made to the parsonage
Miss Amanda Edwards of Latta
arrived in Kingstree yesterday to
take up her duties as supervisor of
the tomato club work to be carried
on in Williamsburg county in con-
nection with rural schools during
the coming season. Miss Edwards