The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-07-31

Dr.. C. D. Jacobs left last night
FOR Elloree. He expects TO return in
a few days.
Mrs. E. C. Burgess and children
have returned from Ashviile, n. c.
accompanied by Mr.. Burgess who
went over after them last week.
Mr.. E. C. Epps, was summoned to
Leesville Tuesday by telegram an
nouncing the death of his sister, Mrs.
Francis Shealey.
Lieut.. NJ. S. McFadden left on
Wednesday afternoon for Camp
Taylor Kentucky, where he will re-
ceive his discharge about August IL.
Mrs. w. P. Hawkins who has been
patient at the Kelley Sanitorium
| for several weeks was able to leave
the institution last Wednesday and
return to her home.
Rev. E. A. Mcdowell requests US
to announce that he will preach at
Cedar Grove Baptist church next
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock,
same being August 3.
Mr.. Chas. E. Dukes, former en-
! plnyee of Gamble and Jacobs, but
I. ore recently of the L. S. army,
spcrt d few Gay in and near town
this week.
Unusually high temperature has
prevailed during the week, intact
ever since the long rainy spell came
to an end last week. The mercury
daily goes up into the nineties.
The Wee Nee Dance Club gave an
informal dance at the Kellahan
hotel on last Thursday night COM
plimentary to the visiting girls in
town The dance was quite success
Misses Louise Barr and Emma
Gordon have returned from de-
lightful visit to Richmond, Washing
ton, New York and other points
North.
NJ. and Mrs. Leroy Lee with
Miss Serna Lee leave here on Sun
day morning for Columbia. After
spending few days in Columbia,
they are going to Hendersonville for
several weeks.
Mr.. Julian Jacobs of Charleston
Mrs. Edwin Jacobs and children and
Miss Hazel Guwinner of Macon, Ga,
and Mr.. ard Mrs. Theo. Gourdin of
SalterS are guests at the home of
the Misses Jacobs here this week.
There will be a meeting of the
town Democratic Club at the court
house, Friday night at 9 o'clock to
arrange for the municipal primary.
A meeting of the Board of Trade
will be held at the same time and
place. All person are urged to attend.
Col. P. H. Stoll, Kingstree; Julius
]. McInnes, Darlington; J. w. Le-
Grande, Bennettsville; and Walter F.
Stackhouse of Marion, announce
their candidacy for Congress in this
paper. The field is large boys, and
there's plenty of room. Go to it and
never mind the weather.
Mrs. Chas. H. Singleton and chill
dren returned home Sunday after a
visit of several weeks to their old
home at Crabb Orchard, KY. They
were accompanied home by MIR. Sim
gleton, who left here last week. The
trip frome Kentucky to Kingstre
was made in their auto.
Bows, its time to be throwing your
hat into the ring if you want to be
mayor or alderman of Kingstree.
Strange, but, these offices do not
seem to be creating near so much
interest and enthusiasm among our
people as is being manifested in the
congressional vacancy in the Sixth
district.
Good grades of tobacco are rolling
up record prices on the local market
this week. Sales are not uncommon
at sixty and siXty-two cents the
pound. We always have claimed that
Kingstree is the best tobacco mar
ket in the State and we know we've
got the best warehousemen this side
of Turkistan. Drive your weed this
way.
Through the postmasters of the
country, the War Department will
offer direct to consumers it's present
available supply of surplus foodstutfs
amounting to approximately 341,-
100000 pounds. This surplus, consist
ing of canned vegetables and meats,
is expected to be sold within week
at prices representing the cost to the