The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-30


hope soon to be out again.
DR. J S Cunningham, one of Will
liamsburg's most venerable and es-
teemed citizens of the Indiantown
section, visited his daughter, Mrs P
H Stoll. here last Saturday.
Services at the Episcopal church
next Sunday as follows: II a. m,
sermon and holy communion; 8 p.
M, evening prayer and sermon.
Wednesday. 8 p. m. Friday, 4 p. m.
We were favored with a visit last
Saturday by our old friend, Mr. S B
Timmons of Bryan. 1t was his first
visit to Kingstree in many months,
he having been laid up with broken
foot.
Miss Stella Louise Wolfe enter
tained large number of her little
friends Saturday afternoon, March
25, from t:30 to $50 O'Clock, the
occasion being her ninth birthday
anniversary.
Sunday morning, April 2, the rite
of Baptism will be administered to
a number of candidates at the First
Baptist church. The public is cordi-
ally invited to witness the admins
tration of this rite.
The many friends in Kingstree of
Rev DR. John Kershaw, formerly min
lister of the Episcopal church here,
deeply sympathize with him over the
death of his son, Rev John Kershaw,
Jr, at Hendersonville. N G, Monday.
Mr. K C Douglas of Citra, Fla, was
in town last week. Mr. Douglas mar
ried one of Kingstree's most popular
ladies, Miss Hannah Gale. We are
glad to learn that they intend to re-
turn to South Carolina. St George
will be their new home.
Bishop Collins Denny has appoint
ed Rev D A Phillips presiding elder
of Kipgstree district, vice Rev H B
Browne, deceased. We congratu-
late Brother Phillips upon this ap-
pointment and believe him to be the
best man for the place.
Yesterday about noon a barn on
the W Hodges place near town was
destroyed by fire. The farm is op-
Grated by Mr. H E Parham, who had
stored id the barn quantity of fer
tilizer and feed. One horse belong
ing to a colored man was burned to
death.
Mr. R H Erwin, of the Indiantown
section. accompanied by his sister,
Miss Annie Erwin, passed through
town Tuesday afternoon en- route to
Charleston to consult specialist in
regard to Mr. Ervin's throat, with
which he has had trouble for several
weeks.
LW Gilland, Esq, last week pur-
chased from Mr. Thos McCutchen a
handsome Dodge Bros car. Mr. Nc
Cutchen, who is also agent for the
Ford car, sold three of these ma
chimes last week, making four in all.
Who says prosperity has not hit old
Williamsburg?
The director of the bureau of the
census, department of commerce,
Washington, D C. announces that
there were l,173,S7O bales of cotton
ginned in South Carolina of the crop
of 1915, as against 1,560,l95 in 1914.
Of this amount 22.197 bales were
ginned in Williamsburg county last
year, as against Sc, ,644 in 1914.
Rev and Mrs D A Phillips went to
Greenwood Friday, where their
daughter, Miss Myrle graduated with
high honors from Lander college in
class of four Saturday. Sunday
Mr. Phillips preached at the union
service in the Methodist church at
Winnsboro, of which he was pastor
three years. He received royal
welcome from his old friends of all
churches. Rev, Mrs and Miss Phil
lips are all at home now, Mr. Phil
lips stopping at Sumter and Miss
Phillips at Columbia en- route.
The annual meeting of the Wom-
ans Missionary Union of the First
Baptist church was held on Monday
afternoon, and the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Mrs ] B Steele. president; Mrs S j
Deery, vice president; Mrs Jno M
Brown, secretary and treasurer. The
society is manifesting new life and
activity and its future is full of