The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-08-23
Can't r J Kirk .Jr. Of Florence Was

Capt K hlrk,Jr, OF Florence Wa
in kingstrec this week.
Miss Frances Weeks Of Aiken i
here visiting her sister, Mrs K Gee
Mr. 5 W Epps of Latta is visiting
his father, Mr. Jas EppS here thi:
week.
Mr. J Percy Hutson of Petersburg
Va, spent the weekend with hi:
family here.
Messrs S A Strong of R F D Lane
H r Russell of Bloomingvale were
pleasant callers at our office today.
MIR and Mrs w M Vause returned
Monday night from a visit to thell
daughter, Mrs F E Gibson, in Green
vile.
MIR C B Cannon, proprietor of the
Florence Shoe Hospital" spent
Sunday night with the family Of
Mrs Mary Suits here.
Miss Marian McFadden and Messrs
Furman Swails and Zeno Montgom'
cry were among those attending the
dance at Florence Tuesday night.
There will be the usual services
at the Epiicopal church next Sunday
morning but none at night, as Mr.
Walker will officiate at Lake City.
Mr. and Mrs w M StolI of Great
Fall are spending a week here with
the formers brothers, P H and c "
Stoll, and his sisters Misses Mai and
Sue Stoll.
The pleasing musicale, Uncle
Sans Minstrels," given last night
at Thomas opera house by local tai
ent, was we'll patronized and about
$40 was realized for the benefit OF
the Episcopal church.
The list of names Of those from
this county drawn for military duty
and not exempted has been almost
completed by the board. and in oul
next issue will be found the full
roster of Williamsburg's soldiers.
Get your name on the Kingstree
Democratic Club roll if you wish tc
participate in the municipal primary
on Tuesday, September 4. Messr:
M H Jacobs, H E Montgomery anc
j D Britton are the enrolment com
mittee.
There was no service at the Meth
odist church Sunday, Rev G T Har
mon being away on vacation. There
was no morning service at the Epis
copal church, but Mr. JOS r Walker
returned from Beaufort in time to
conduct evening prayer.
Mr. ] T Anderson of Atlanta, Ga
and Dayton.O, a most genial gentle
man, we'll known throughout the
country as jewelers. special sales.
man, is in Kingstree this week, en-
gagged with Mr. T E Baggett, where
he conducts two auction sales daily.
A charter was issued for the
Double Action Fertilizer Distributing
Company of Lake City. The com
pany will engage in the manufac
ture and sale of farm tools. imple'
ments and merchandise. The capi.
tai stock is $1.500. The officers are
w D Turbeville. president; H n
Singletary, vice president; Ashton Il
Williams, secretary and treasurer.
Chief of Police j H Epps last week
noticed a young negro on the street
displaying an unusually handsome
and expensive gold watch-one tina,
the negro was not calculated to have
gotten honestly. Mr. Epps con6scat
ed the watch which he soon after
wards learned had been stolen from
a lady in Sumter. The watch wa:
returned to the chief of police Of
Sumter who wrote Chief Epps {
letter of appreciation.
Mrs Floyd, who, with her husband
resides in the McCabe building over
the Uwana Theatre. met with ar
accident that might have proven
serious, but fortunately only result
ed in considerable shaking up with
few external bruises. While Mr.
Floyd was leaning against the rail
ing of the little veranda jutting out
over the drive way through the
court house yard, it gave complete
ly way, Mrs Floyd falling to the
driveway some twenty or more fee
below.