The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-12-09
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NEWS?

his home IN Sumter.
Full line of magistrates blanks for
sale at The Record office.
Mrs Z L Hirsch, who has been on
the sick list, is improving.
Mr. Chas A McCrea of Lake City
was in Kingstree this week.
Mr. and Mrs S A Nettles spent yes
terday with friends at Lanes.
MrJV Mcconnell of Bryan was
caller at our office yesterday.
Mrs R B Lyons of Manning has
been visiting her sister. Mrs M r
Heller.
Mr. A w Mcintosh is in Anderson
this week managing sale for the A
G Bletchy Co of Spartanburg.
The King Hardware Co has moved
into the large double store room
formerly occupied by Mr. W 7 Will
kins.
Hons ] C Graham of Gourdins and
WD Bryan of Bryan and P H Ar
rowsmith, Esq, were noted in town
Tuesday.
Mr. R N Speigner, principal of
Hemingway High and Graded school,
spent Sunday in Kingstree with his
home-folk.
There will be no service at the
Baptist church Sunday, owing to the
absence of Rev w E Hurt at the
Baptist State convention at Green
vile.
The next term of the court of
general sessions will be opened at
! Kingstree February 81 by Judge
DeVore. Common pleas court will
open March 6.
A highly interesting missionary
address was delivered at the Metho-
dist church Sunday morning by Mrs
RI Kirkwood, conference CORE
spending secretary.
DR. VIM S Boyd and Miss Nina S
Boyd of Salters and Mrs Kate Gail
lard and niece. Miss Gertrude Col
clough, of Clarendon county, were in
Kingstree this morning.
Rev H D Bull is conducting
weeks mission at st Johns church,
|Shandon, hence the usual Friday
afternoon service at the Episcopal
church here will be omitted tomor-
row.
Work is progressing rapidly on
the three new brick store rooms be-
ing erected by Mr. w | Nexsen on
East Main street. The work is in
charge of Mr. Chas H Singleton, con-
tractor.
Mrs M C Mouzon and Mr. M H
Plowden were married by Rev DR.
Alexander Sprunt at the Moseley
house in Charleston at 8 p. m. Sat-
urday, December 4. Mr. and Mrs
Plowden returned to Kingstree last
night and will make their home here.
Rev A B Bennett, rector of St
Johns church. Shandon, will officiate
at the Episcopal church here Sunday
at the usual hours, 8 and II a. m.
and 7:30 p. m. Mr. Bennett made
q host of friends in Kingstree at his
visit in November. and all will be
glad to welcome him back.
The lecture delivered at the Meth
pdist church last night by DR. Madi-
son Swadener was attended by q
large audience. The speakers re-
marks dealt largely with the tenn
perance question and were highly
interesting to his hearers. DR. Swad-
ener is working for prohibition
nation.
About $3.50 Sunday afternoon the
I house on Church street occupied by
Nell Tharpe, ,colored, and family took
fire from defective flue. The fire
department responded promptly to
the alarm and succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames before the house
was half consumed. 1t was an old
frame building, valued at about $500.
and, we understand, was not insured.
Rev A E Riemer, pastor of the
Baptist church at Allendale, preach
ed two excellent sermons to local
congregations Sunday. At II a. m.
he preached at the Baptist church
and at 7:30 p. m. he occupied the
rpulpit of the Presbyterian church.
where the usual monthly union serv-
ice was held. Both of Mr. Riemer's
sermons have been highly commend
ed by some of those who heard him.