The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-19
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1920
Items Of Local Interest

Items Of Local Interest
Mr.. Sam Stackley is sick here with
the flu.
Mrs. S. Marcus has returned from
q trip to the Northern markets.
Mrs. S. ]. Singletary who has been
quite sick is able to be out again.
Mrs. Edwin L. Hirsch has returned
from Columbia where she visited her
mother.
Mrs. w. F. McCants underwent an
operation at the Kelley Sanatorium
yesterday.
We are sorry to learn that MIR. A.
Wallace Mcintosh is i'll with pneu-
monia in Florence.
Mr.. George A. McElveen who has
been on the sick list the past week is
able to be out again.
Beginning February %, local banks
will close at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
until tobacco season opens.
Mr.. ]. G. Mccullough, county SUI
perintendent of education, is confined
at his home this week BY illness.
Miss Annie Stackley and Miss
Agnes Fulton of the Kingstree post
Office force are sick with the flu.
Mr.. B. F. Patrick who has been
confined to his bed the past two weeks
is improving we are glad to report.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyle Singleton have
taken rooms and moved into the home
Of Mrs. R. c. Logan on Brooks street
Mr.. Jas. Kellahan, and his daught-
ers. Mesdames Singletary and Cooper,
left here last night for Jacksonville,
Fla.
Mr.. A. C. Swails, manager of the
Kingstree Dry Goods Company store
is in the Northern markets purchas-
ing spring stocks.
The local banks will be closed on
Monday, February % to celebrate
Washington's birthday which occurs
on Sunday the 22nd.
The weather this week has been
cold and accompanied by several un-
usually heevy frosts. Yesterday was
slightly warmer, tho overcast and
rainy.
Mrs. NJ. A. Shuler who recently un-
~Sferwent an operation and has been
under treatment at the Kelley Sana-
toriurn was able to leave there and
return to her home yesterday.
Mr.. Robt. j. Burgess and Mr.. Cecil
Jacobs two we'll known and popular
men of this place have formed CO.
partnership and opened up a nice
grocery store on Academy street
Mrs. Swami who went to New York
a few weeks ago to be with her
daughter, Mrs. Hutson, who was Ill
with. the flu, and later was herseif
stricken dewn by the malady, return
ed here this week.
Mrs. E. C. Burgess and daughter
Delma, who have been quite Ill are
reported to be improving, Mrs. Bur
gess from a severe attack of flu which
ran into pneumonia, and Deima from
acute bronical trouble.
The Union High school at Rheims,
will give another of its series OF ly-
ceum attractions Monday night, Feb
mary %. The number will be The
Iiliuokalani Hawaiians, which gave
most enjoyable performance in Kings
tree some months ago.
Joe Zahran, who has been in the
mercantile business here for some
wears sold out last week to McGlli
Bros. & Co., who are conducting the
business under the name of The Peo-
ple's Grocery Co. Zahran and fami-
iv have moved to Fayetteville, N. Z.
Mr.. A. M. Reid has purchased for
the lumber there is in it, the old
Suits house on Academy street which
is now being torn down and naulea
away. Mr.. Reid has likewise bougnt
the old Hemingway house which VIII
be razed as soon as the occupants can
find other quarters.
The many friends Of Mr. Hugh Nc
Cutchen, will learn with profound re-
oret that there is little improvement
in his condition today. Mr.. McCutchen
standing. He was taken to the FLOR
ence Infrmary recently, but his gen.
4 eral condition was found to be too un-
lnEorable for an operation.
n Bessie Burbage, who is a
b nurse, came over from Con-
asst week to visit her sister, Mrs.
There being great demand In
immunity for nurses she was
ed upon to take charge OF Mrs;
Deery, who has been quite Ill
b and pneumonia. We are pleas
report that she is improving.
)eery is also able to leave his
md hopes to be out in few
W.E-Four new Ford tour
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