The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-09

several days with the Misses jacobs,
returning to Sumter Monday.
Mrs S K Brockington and little
daughter of Florence have been
visiting the family of the formers
father, Mr. A M Gordon. Mr. Brock
ington spent the weekend with them.
Mr. + A Watts, for a number Of
years a jeweler of Kinestree but
later of Dublin. Ga. in town sew
eral days last week en- route to Lake
City, where he is now engaged in
business.
Mrs w P Hawkins was called to
Columbia last week on account of
the illness of her sister, Mrs D A
Rodgers. who died Sunday and was
buried in that city Monday. Mrs
Hawkins returned home Tuesday.
Mrs S L Brown received news last
week that her mother, Mrs Mary E
Gale. had been severely hurt by a
fall at her home in Easton, Md. Mrs
Gales many friends here hope that
her injuries are not so serious as
was at first feared.
Services at the Episcopal church
Sunday will be as follows: 8 a. m,
holy communion; IL a. M, morning
prayer and sermon. Rev H D Bull
will oficiate in Lake City at night.
Wednesday, service and sermon on
Psalm S, 8 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs Geo Stang. who have
been spending the winter here with
their daughter, Mrs H A Miller. re-
turned to their home in Louisville,
Ky, Monday, accompanied by their
daughter, Mrs Ed Sauer, and her
daughters. who have also been spend
ing a few weeks here.
Mr. T Olin Epps met with a pain
full accident Monday while riding
along the Bloomingvale road on his
motorcycle. He was passing wagon
when a dog ran from under the We.
hicle and collided with the motorcy.
Gle, throwing Mr. Epps and breaking
his leg.
Mrs R j McCabe was in Florence
this week visiting her little nephew,
Carroll Howell, who is at an infirm-
ary in that city under treatment for
severe burns sustained at his home
in Marion. The child is now much
improved and Mrs McCabe has gone
to Marion to spend ten days with
relatives.
The front of the Uwana theater.
under the management of Mr. G n
Crawford. has recently been remod-
eled and made to look like a regular
city show.house front. The pictures
he is showing are of high quality.
and the entertainments are attended
nightly by large crowds. We hope to
see his place of amusement continue
to grow in favor.
Mrs B O Berry, who before marriage
was Miss Massey Lee Estes. and for
some time during l906-7 employed
in The County Record office, died at
St Augustine. Fla, Saturday of tu-
berculosis. She is survived by her
husband and two little daughters.
Miss Estes will be remembered by
many of Kingstree's citizens, who
will learn of her demise with regret.
MIR Thomas McCutchen, one of the
livest Ford agents in the State, this
week received two cars of their au.
tos. That the Ford is popular car
in Williamsburg county cannot be
disputed, and from the number of
this and other popular cars sold in
this county within the past six
months we are led to believe that
times are not nearly so hard finan-
cially as the popular cry indicates.
The host of friends of Miss Lille
Cunningham will learn with genuine
pleasure that she was among the
successful contestants in the circula-
ton contest of the Charleston News
& Courier which closed at noon last
Saturday. Miss Lille won second
prize, amounting to S100, in the Sec
ond district. The number of votes
secured by her was 9,065,O42, and
she authorizes US to express her sim
cere appreciation of the assistance
rendered her in the contest by her
many friends.
We return appreciative thanks to
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