The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-08-30

to their home at Great rams MOI
day, accompanied by Miss Sue Stoll.
The engagement of DR. John L
Marshall, formerly of Kingstree, to
Miss Lalla Mae Dial of Laurens is
announced. They will be married in
October.
Messrs j D Williams and III Ham
of Timmonsville were in Kingstree
today. the former looking for 400
or 500 acre tract of land for farm
ing purposes.
MIR JF VOLTS bakery was put out
of commission few days this week
by the collapse of the oven. 1t has
been repaired and baking was re.
sumed today.
Mrs Lula ] Brockington and
daughter. Miss Emma, returned home
Tuesday from visit IF several days
to the formers sister. Mrs Zerneau,
at Charleston.
Mr. and Mrs Geo C Hipp and chill
dren of Newberry arrived here yes
terday for visit to Prof and Mrs J
w Swittenberg. Mr. Hipp returned
the same day.
Mr. w F Hogan and son Clyde Of
Greelyville were pleasant callers At
our office Tuesday. Mr. Hogan said
cotton prospects in his section are
very favorable.
The derailment of a box car on a
northbound freight train just below
the trestle here early yesterday
morning interrupted traffic for sew
eral hours. The damage was slight,
and no one was hurt.
Miss Lyllian Alsbrook left last
week for Waynesville and other
mountain resorts in western North
Carolina, where she will spend the
remainder of the summer,
Mr. and Mrs P S Courtney return
ed from their outing in North
Carolina yesterday afternoon. They
were accompanied from Florence by
Miss Milton Stackley, who returned
on train rs.
Mr. and Mrs G F Williamson and
children, accompanied by Mrs j F
Williamson and children, left yester-
day for Atlanta. Ca, and other points
South for a two weeks visit to rela-
tives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs F j Watson, after
spending few days here with the
latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs H .
Britton, left yesterday for Little
Rock, where Mr. Watson will teach
the coming session.
Mr. C C Brinkley was taken criti-
cally ill Sunday night and was re-
moved to the Mcleod infirmary at
Florence Monday,D DR. Walter Harper
accompanying him. At last reports
he was much improved.
The following named gentlemen
were in Kingstree this week and
paid this office visit: Messrs j M
Rodgers and ] E Johnson. Morris
Vile; T F Brown. Hemingway; + o
Thompson, Excelton; H Foxworth,
Cades.
Under ;the emergency appropria-
ton as q war measure for the pro-
duction and conservation of food,
Miss Emma Cooper of .Indiantown
has been appointed assistant home
demonstration agent for Williams
burg county.
Rev DIR S C Byrd, president cf
Chicora College for Women, will Of
fciate at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning in the absence OF
the pastor. Rev P S McChesney. and
will preach at the union service in
the Methodist church at night.
Mr. and Mrs E J Hester and their
daughter, Miss Sarah. left Kingstree
Tuesday for their home at Newbern,
N C. MIR Hester has been connected
with the Nelson warehouse here for
several seasons and is popular with
the farmers of this section, who will
be pleased to learn that he expects
to be in the warehouse business
here again next season.
While Constable Turner of Lanes
was trying to arrest young colored
man yesterday afternoon. the latter
broke away and ran. Mr. Turner
called to him to halt, but the negro
did not heed. The constable Jthen
fired, the ball entering the negro's
body supposedly through the back
ond ;ntestines He ia now in q criti-