The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-18
Mr. and Mrs B E Clarkson, Mr. and


Fluitt went to Greelyville Monday
night to assist Mr. Kenneth Baker.
WGP, Of Greenwood in the insti,.
ution of Greelyville chapter. No So.
Order Of the Eastern Star.
We are in receipt Of an invitation
from Misses Ruth Tomlinson AMI
Winnie Davis to attend the com.
mencement exercises of Winthrop
Normal and Industrial college. Rock
Hill, May 1929. These young ladies
are members Of the graduating class.
Mr. Carl NJ Baldwin of New York,
until recently associated with Mr. j
C Kellahan in the lumber business
at Alvin, left several days ago for
New Mexico. where he has accepted
a position. Mr. Baldwin wishes all of
his Williamsburg friends much hap
piness.
The old town building at the cor
ner of Mill street and Hampton ave.
nue. was sold last week to DR. D {
Scott for $500. The building has
been torn down and removed and
upon the site formerly occupied by
Kingstree's old school building will
be erected a public library.
At q meeting of the board of
trustees of the Kingstree High and
Graded school last week it was de-
cided that an additional or eleventh
grade should be added to the schools
curriculum. This will require the
services of an additional teacher.
for which the board made provision.
Little Miss Margaret Florence Kel-
ley, daughter of DR. and Mrs E T
Kelley, was at home" to a number
of her little friends Friday, May IL.
from 4:SO to $50 p. m. The occa-
sion was commemorative of her fifth
birthday. Refreshments were serv'
ed and the little tots had a delight
full time.
Rev ] A Smith of Statesville. N
C, was the guest of L w Gilland,
Esq, last week, returning home Mon
day morning. Mr. Smith. who Is a
brilliant preacher, held a series OF
services in Kingstree Presbyterian
church q few years ago and made
many friends here, who were pleased
to see him again.
The Democratic State convention
met at Columbia yesterday. Will
liamsburg county was represented by
Hons E C Epps and R K Wallace
and A C Kinds and j D O'Bryan,
Esqs, of Kingstree; Hons B B Chan
dler of Henry and S A Graham of
Heinemann; DR. / N Boyd of Salters
and Mr. S B Poston of Johnsonville.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Daughters Of the Confederacy
was held Friday at Mrs w L Tay-
lor's. Reports of Memorial day COM
mittees were received, after which
Miss Mary James Britton read an
interesting and instructive paper on
Henry Tmrod. The next meeting
will be held June 9 at Mrs l. w
Gilland's.
Pee Dee District, U D C, calls at
tention to the scholarship it offers
again this year. This scholarship is
a one-year business course at Win.
throp college. worth 500, and is
open to any descendant of Confed.
crate soldier. Anyone in Williams.
burg county desiring to apply can
obtain further information from
Miss Agness Erckmann. Kingstree.
Mr. P S Courtney and family, Mr.
and Mrs W H Carr, Mr. and Mrs ] c
Kelley, Mesdames NJ L Allen. J A
Scott, Misses Miriam Fluitt, Annie.
Katie, Milton and Elizabeth Stackley,
Alma, Winnie and Nellie Scott, Emma
and Lizzie Gordon and Messrs J E
Porter, L H Cromer. Jr. L P Kinder,
7, F Swails. w J and John D Brit
ton. A M Gordon, Willie Miller. Jesse
Nettles and ] T Nelson were among
those attending the McLendon meet
ing at Florence Sunday.
The dilapidated old frame struc-
ture that has stood on the southern
corner of East Main street at the A
C L crossing for 10 these many years
past and for long time an eye sore
to the public. has been torn down
and will be replaced with a modern
brick storehouse by MIR ] T Nelson.