The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-03


While riding in North Kingstree
Friday afternoon, Hampden Mont
gomery was thrown from his horse
and considerably bruised and shaken
up. We are glad to know, however,
that he was not seriously hurt.
MIR C w Baker of Clemson Col
lege is in Kingstree and will take
up his duties here at once as farm
demonstration for Williamsburg coun.
ty, vice Mr. Olin Epps. resigned. Mr.
Baker will devote his entire time to
this work.
Mr. l. D Haselden, who is connect
ed with the Walterboro Press and
Standard, was in Kingstree Satur-
day. This was his first visit to this
town in several years, and he was
very favorably impressed with the
many improvements made here dur
ing that time.
The county agents of Home Dem
onstration work have been at Win
throp college during the month of
January taking a course in econom-
les. Miss Amanda Edwards, who has
charge of this work in this county,
will return to Kingstree this week
to resume her work.
Notwithstanding the rain yester.
day afternoon, about twenty-five
ladies, members of the local Civic
league, attended the meeting adver-
tised to convene at the school audit
orium. The meeting was an inter-
esting one, and full account will be
published in The Record next week.
Mr. and Mrs B E Clarkson return
ed to Kingstree Saturday after a
delightful trip to Chesterfield coun-
ty, where they visited Mrs Clark
sons relatives The trip was made
by automobile, and Mr. Clarkson re-
ports that he found the roads in
Chesterfield county in excellent con-
far superior to those OF Will
liamsburg.
Our good neighbor, DR. A M Sni-
der, has moved his dental offices
from over the Gamble and Jacobs
drug store to his home on Railroad
avenue.> DR. Snider has been our
next door neighbor for nearly five
years, he having opened offices in
DR. CANDLES building shortly after
his office and residence were Destroy
ed by fire.
The month of January was the
warmest in several years, with re-
markably little rainfall. The present
month, according to predictions, will
be hard one. The ground hog
came out yesterday and saw his
shadow, which means that he has
gone back into his den to remain six
weeks longer, during which time
rough. bad weather, according to ira
dition, may be expected to prevail.
DIR A M Snider received message
from Elloree, Orangeburg
announcing the death At that
place of Mrs Rush, wife of Mr. David
H Rush, which occurred at her
home Saturday night. Mrs Rush was
a sister-in-law of DR. Snider by his
former wife, who was Miss Rush.
DR. Snider, Mr. and Mrs E c Epps and
Mr. and Mrs H E Montgomery at
tended the funeral at Elloree Mon
day.
Mr. Thos A McCrea, highly re-
spected farmer and citizen Of the
Bloomingvale section, was stricken
with paralysis Thursday afternoon of
last week and is still in a critical
condition. Mr. McCrea had not been
feeling we'll for several days and was
in Kingstree a day or two prior to
the attack consulting his physicians,
Drs Gamble & Jacobs, who are at
tending him now. On Thursday Mr.
McCrea went to his fish trap and
was later found on the river bank in
a helpless condition by his son.
James Dunmore, a gentleman of
dusky hue, was captured several
days ago by Rural Policeman Allen
at Greelyville and lodged in Jail
here to await the action of the
grand jury on charge of house
breaking and robbery. 1t seems
that since the store of Mr. Albert
Mosely; at Salters, has been closed
pending bankrupt proceedings, the
stock of goods in the building has
been disappearing - someone was
breaking into the store and stealing
the goods. The above mentioned