The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-22
Items Of Local Interest

The price of cotton is climbing,
Charleston quotes mlddling this
morning at ga cents.
Mr.. F. Leslie Jones spent Sunday
in town.
Mrs. Joe King has returned from
Savannah.
Mr.. Ira A. Calhoun spent Sunday
in Florence.
Miss Fannie Sullivan, is spending
the week in Goldsboro, n. c.
Miss Pauline Gordon is at home
now, her school having closed.
Miss Bessie Ives spent last week
end with her home folk in Florence.
Miss Hannah Phillips, is at home
here, her school having closed last
week.
Mr.. E. B. Rhodus of Greelyville,
was in Hngstree Monday on busi-
ness.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.. G.
M. Kinds is quite sick at home east
of town.
Mrs. D. A. Phillips and Mrs. j. F.
McFadden, spent the day in Sumter
yesterday.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. C. Burgess who has been quite
sick, is better.
Miss Ruth Carroway Of George
town, spent last week end with Miss
Marian McFadden.
= Mrs. o. w. Cottle of Hamlet, n.
c., is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L Stackley this week.
Miss Jack Burbage of Florence,
spent several days with her sister,
Mrs. L. Roy Gates this week.
We are glad to state that Miss
Trotti who has been indisposed for
a week, is able to be out again.
DR.. and Mrs. B. McQ. Montgom-
ery, of Orangeburg have moved here.
DIR. Montgomery expects to locate
here.
We are sorry to announce that
Mr.. Tom Gilland is quite sick at the
home of his mother Mrs. T. NJ. Gill
land.
Mr.. c. P. Mcintyre of North Caro-
lima, has taken up his duties here as
one of the operators at the A. Z. L..
depot.
We are glad to see Miss Retha
Burgess able to be out again. She
has been quite sick for several
weeks.
Miss Martha Jenkinson, came
home Wednesday, the Hemingway
school where she was teaching hav-
ing closed.
MIR. Fred Wolff, who has been
cutie ill at his home here for some
time was taken to the Florence In
firmary Monday.
Donald Montgomery who recently
returned from France reached here
Yesterday. His friends are pleased to
welcome him home.
We are pleased to report that the
little child of Mr.. and Mrs. W. K.
Mcintosh is recovering after a
severe spell of sickness.
Miss limo Fulton of this place was
among the recent graduates at Nc
Leod's Infirmary Florence. Miss Full
ton spent Wednesday with her moth
er here.
Rev. E. A. Mcdowell returned
Yesterday from Atlanta where he
attended the Southern Baptist Con-
vontion He reports having had q
most enjoyable trip.
Mr.. Samuel Bearman, wife and
little child, Of Richmond, Va, have
moved to Kingstree and are occupy
in1, the residence of DR.. c. d. Jacobs
in North Kingstree. Mr.. Bearman IS
employed by Mr.. Chas. Tucker.
DIR. Gates of the Kingstree Drug
Co, is making extensive improve
ments in the arrangement of his
store. A new warehouse has been
erected back of the store, and a new
front will lie put in soon. A coy
ttle room has been added for Of
fee work.
Ample rain has fallen this week,
with very perceptable drop IN tenn,
perature last night. Tobacco and
cotton are reported as looking we'll
though grass is gaining headway.
Garden truck is coming in and ship
ments of beans are now being made
from this market.
All kinds of legal blanks for sale
at the Record office.