The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-03-25

meet this obligation now?
The South Carolina Underwriters
association will hold its annual ban
ouet at Columbia tomorrow evening.
Among the speakers will be Prof
George McCutci.en, Of the State
University, sor of Williamsburg.
Several communications came IN
Wednesday this week with the re-
quest that they be published in this
issue. Our rule is, first come, first
served ,and Tuesday noon is the time
limit; so these belated letters must
take their chances.
According to the official report
the liquor sold in the fourteen coun-
ties operating dispensaries in this
State during the month of February
amounted to 1922, ,S6487. Williams
burg county reports selling S4,3S4.6S
worth.
Monday the residence on the farm
of the lase Mr. w ? Kennedy, about
six miles north ofKingstree, was de-
stroyed by fire. The property is es-
timated to have been worth between
s2,5OO and $4,000. No insurance
was carried.
Correspondents are required to
furnish US their real names and ad-
dresses in every letter, matters not
how often they write or whose print
ed stationery they use. 1t really isn't
so awfully much trouble to sign
ones name to a letter. Try it.
Among the staff appointments OF
Governor Manning, we notice the
name of our friend, Jim McCutcben
of Johnsonville, with the rank OF
Lieutenant Colonel. Col James Nc
Cutchen-that name and title sounds
very familiar to US older folk.
Those attending the meeting of
the State Teachers association at
Florence from Kingstree are: Misses
Mamie McLees, Agness Erckmann,
Belle Harper, Ada Brockington, Lizzie
Heape, Cornelia Plowden, Sarah
James and Prof j w Swittenberg.
Mr. Thos McCutchen, agent of the
celebrated Ford automobiles, has
Just unloa ded a carload of roadsters
and touring cars, which he has on
exhibition at Gorrell's warehouse.
These cars need no commendation,
as they have a worldwide reputa-
ton as low-priced car and for du-
rability.
The Bank of Kingstree has issued
a neat folder showing its condition
at the close of business last Friday,
the 10Th inst. Since the report to
the bank examiner March A this bank
has increased its resources $50. 900,
liu uidated all it's bills payable. 81 500
in amount, and added $4,000 to its
deposits.
Final arrangements are being
made for county field day exercises
at Kingstree High and Graded school
April 1916. The high school decla-
nation contest will be held Thurs
day night, 18th prox, and the orator
ical and athletic events the following
day.. They will probably be the best
ever seen and heard here.
The State Board of Health has
designated Saturday, April 10. as
F"Clean-up" day throughout the
State. Every city. town, hamlet
and school-house in South Carolina
is invited to cooperate in the big
warfare against dirt and debris and
the nests and breeding places Of
germs, flies and mosquitoes. What
is Kingstree going to do?
The Andrews baseball team play
ed the Kingstree team here last Sat-
urday afternoon. The local team
was not in practice and made a
poor showing from start to finish.
losing the game by score of Id to
6. Our boys can play ball, but it
requires practice to be successful
and we hope they will get together
and do little team work.
And still they come! News letter
signed, "A Friend"-only that and
nothing more. No name or local
habitation. Now, if we just knew the
name of tn friend and where he or
she lives, we should be glad to pub
lish what news there is in the letter.
But, as there are several postoffices
where The Record circulates and we
hope and believe we have more than
one friend, the puzzle of the writer's
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