The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-01-06

MAIN street SLOIe IOo!H NISIS lhS
old dispensarv held forth, and this
place is to be occupied by Mr. Wea-
er of Lake City as a baking eStab-
lishment.
Mr. w w Holiday, the popular
local agent of the A c L railroad,
whose recent marriage was an
nounced in these columns. returned
home Saturday night with his
charming bride after having spent a
delightful two weeks honeymoon IN
the South.
Mr. F E Gibson, who has been en-
gagged in cotton buying here for sew
eral years. left Kingstree Tuesday
for Greenville, where he will make
his home. Mr. Gibson has made many
warm friends here, whose best wish
es follow him, while they much re-
gret his departure.
It seems as if the proverbiaI
June bride" is a back number.
The order has certainly been revers-
ed in this immediate community.
December and January have fur
nished more brides than any June
we can recall. And the supply is not
yet exhausted-we hear rumors of
another wedding here on the 18th.
Rev G Croft Williams Of Charles
ton will conduct mission at the
Episcopal church next week. begin
ming Monday and continuing through
the following Sunday. There will be
three daily services. at 500 a. M.
4:3O o. m. and 7:30 p. m. Mr. Will
liams has many warm friends in
Kingstree, who will welcome him
back among thera.
The regular meeting of the town
council was held Tuesday night.
Mayor Scott and Aldermen Britton,
Tolley, Mcintosh, Miller and Nc
Gill were present. The work OF re-
vising and fixing the license ordinance
for 1916 was completed and the same
will be made public through the
columns of this paper next week.
Mr. L R Mcintosh was elected night
policeman.
Mr. O w Cottle, for several years
past the popular and efficient opera
tor at the Western Union telegraph
office here, has been transferred to
the company's office at Hamlet, N c.
The transfer means promotion for
Mr. Cottle. and while his many friends
here regret his departure from
Kingstree, they are pleased to know
that he has been elevated to high
er position. He is succeeded here
by Mr. w H Hobgood.
We have received from Col E J
Watson, South Cardinals able and
efficient Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, New Year greetings in the
form of an unique card bearing a
fairly good likeness of himself, and
representing him as standing on the
Southeastern edge of the State ad-
dressing her citizens on the impor-
tance of diversified farming. The
card contains this greeting, 10 all
our people l wish a happy and pros
porous New Year-But-
If you'd be happy and rich
Let Diversifcation be your aim.
Bread and meat-no matter which
Or prosperity you Il never claim, etc.
Moving has been very much in
order in Kingstree the past week.
Harry Riff moved from his old stand
nearly opposite the postoffice to the
room formerly occupied by Davis &
Fennell; the Kingstree Drug Co
moved it's stock into the room va
Gated by Mr. Riff; the City Barber
Shop moved from the old stand on
Main street into the Hirsch building
on Academy street; Mr. S W Mcln-
tosh has vacated the Kellahan build
ing on Main street which he former
ly conducted as hotel, We under
stand that a number of other moves
will be made within the next week
or ten days by Kingstree merchants.
Mr. and Mrs c NJ Kinds and their
three children left Kingstree Tues
day morning for Hendersonville. N
C, where they expect to make their
home in future. Some time last year
Mr. Kinds health became impaired
and he was advised by his physician
and friends to take trip to this
famous North Carolina resort. He
did so and found that his short So
journ there proved greatly beneficial
to his rundown physical condition.
So, much improved, Mr. Kinds de-
cided to take up his permanent res
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