The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 24, 1897, Image 1
VOL. XIII. KIXGSTREE, SOUTH ( AMOLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1807. NQ. 1&:1b
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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR LOCAL
REPORTER AND NOTED.
Written in Condensed Form and Printed
in Like Manner for the Sake
of our Weary Readers.
Every good citizen pays for his
paper. '
If your Becord fails to reach you,
please notify us.
The Masonic picnic takes place
today at the lower Bridge. The
, public are invited.
Who will be the first to send
us in a watermelon and thereby
win the prize we offered?
The family of Dr. IT J. Mc
Cube, and Misses Lula and Lizzie
Wallace will leave lor Atlanta
Saturday morning.
Several of our citizens have
expressed a determination to go
to Atlanta on the Charleston excursion
next Saturday.
We were favored with a visit
from Mr. W.G. Cantly last week
?and more than a visit, he pitched
us some "elegant wherewith."
Several gentlemen from Kings
I tree weat to Charleston Tuesday
on an excursion which was run
l'rora Florence to that city.
We have received another cotton
blossom, from Mr. J. F. Epps,
of Cades. While the bloom opened
on the 15th ol June, we did
not get it until the 19th.
The county superentendent of
ft education requests all school
trustees who have not sent in
their annual reports, to do so at
once, and thus avoid eomp'ications.
An accident occurred to the
down through freight while at
Cades last Wednesday night,
causing considerable trouble and
delay. So serious damage was
done;
We received a cotton bloom
from Mr. JLioper Fendergrass on
Sunday, which opened Friday.
This makes the fifth bloom we
have received and we iiuess there
are blooms in nearly every cotton
field in the county by this time.
The first cotton bloom of the
season was sent in on the 16th
inst by M. N. W. Baggett, of
Gourdin. Capt. W. H. Kennedy,
of Indiantown, had blooms on the
15th, but we received Mr. Daggett's
first. Now who will send
> ? in the first open boll of cotton?
There was a rumor afloat on
the streets of Kingstree last week
that a colored man had been appointed
postmaster at this place.
^ and that Mrs. Chandler had been
ordered to turn over the effects of
- the
ofike to him, but Mrs. Chandler
informs us that no such order
has been received, and no confirmation
of the rumor could be
l-~ obtained.
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p Mr. Ervin M. Smith took charge
1 . of the Judge ol Probate's olfice
p last Saturday. A justice of the
Supr.eme Court had an order serserved
upon Mr. J. Z. McConnell
last week instructing him to turn
over to Mr. Smith. The latter
did not come inio town until
' * Saturday, and Mr. McConnell
I had then left town and his whereabouts
were unknown to Mr
Smith, so the latter simply took
charge of the office. The attorney
of Mr. Smith informs us that
there is an apparent shortage of
several hundreds of dollars in Mr.
McConcells accounts.
There was no service in ihe
Methodist church Inst Sunday
nijrht.
Quite a ivmber of our "sports"
are going 16 attend the picnic and
baseball game at Lake City tomorrow.
The examination of applicants
for county teachers' certificates
will be held in the court house
tomorrow (Friday).
A petition has been presented
to the town council requesting
the erection of a watering-trough
at the artesian well in front of
Mrs. E. T. Sweet's residence.
The special committee of the
Grand Jury appointed to examine
the hooks of the different
county officers inspected the
office of the judge of probate
last Monday.
Invitations are out announcing
the marriage of Dr. Liston B.
Johnson and Miss May Kellahan,
which will take place M the home
of the bride's garndfather, Dr. W.
L. Wallace, to night. 1
In accordadce wTith the previous
announcement, the school
picnic was held at Kinder's grove
last Friday. Quite a crowd was '
present, and everybody seemed 1
to have had a very enjoyable day- 1
The long tables were crowded
with all manner of eatables, and
the way those present "went at I
it" indicated that a day in the <
country increased one's usual
appetite. , As is usually the case |
the day was warm, but this fact
did not seem to, have any effect ,
upon the people, who went right |
ahead with their games, etc. in ,
regular holiday fashion.
The Kingstree baseball club lias
accepted a challenge from the j
Lake City nine lo play a pa me |
at Lake City tomorrow (Friday), ,
and will go up there in the morn- <
ing to play the game. Our boys |
have just had new uniforms made |
and have been practicing every
aav this week. Of course they
expect to win but it is said they
will have to do good playing to
defeat the team of our sister town.
The Kingstree nine is made up
as follows:
Julian Jacobs, captain; Louis
Gilland, Hay MeClary, Nappie
Jacobs, W.S.Moore, T. J. Brown,
J. W. Arms, W. G. Elwell, H. G.
Askins and J. S. Scott, substitute.
Three wagon-loads of young
people, chaperoned by Mrs. Louis
Jacobs and Mrs. T. M. Gilland,
went cfl'on a straw-ride last Wednesday
night. The trip was to
the white sand-hills on Mr. James
McClarv's place, about three miles
from Kings!ree, and a gay time
was had by everyone of the paitakers.
Bugles, bells tamborines,
etc., furnished some of the noise,
and the vacal organs of the riders
ma e up the balance. I he tolIowing
were amomg the merry
throng; Misses Etta Jacobs,
Sal lie Wilson, Lizzie Wallace,
Annie Thompson, Anna El well
Bessie Kelly, Mamie Jacobs, Florence
Benjamin, Barbara Levy,
Ketta Withers, Essie Benjamin,
Dell Kellahan, Lula Strong, Mildred
McCabe, Barbara Jacobs,
Alma Kelly; Messrs. Montie
Jacobs, E. 0. Dennis, W. S.
Lynch, Willie Montgomery, C. J.
Lesesue, Emile Arrowsmith, Montie
Scott, Louis Gilland, Hay McClary,
T. J. Brown. Nappie Jacobs
Willie Dunlop, Lide Tallevast,
Dick Wallace, Dan Cooper.
Other rides will probably be
taken during the moonlight
nights of July.
mi_npwir
BRIEF MENTION OF PEOPLE YOU
KNOW AND DON'T KNOW.
Those of Our Citizens Who are Visiting
at Other Places.?Our Visitors.
?Other Mention.
Mr. W. 8. Mooie, of Greens,
spoilt Monday in Kingslree.
Mr. W. S. Lynch has gone out
to visit his parents, at Lynch, S.
0.
Air. II. K. Wnlhce will leave
Saturday lor a <! >: t trip to At
lanta.
Air. A". G. Wade. of Bingham,
S. (J., was in town on business
last Tuesdav.
Master Wilmont Gilland is
spending some time with friends
in Lake Oitv.
Dr. S. I\ II. Elwell left on
Monday for Nashville to attend
the reunion of Confederate vet
erans.
Miss Afildred McCabe left Fri
Jav lor Lake City, where she will
?pend several days with the
Misses Rollins.
Mr. Dan Cooper, lrom the InJiantown
neighborhood, has been (
spending several days in town
Juring the past week. (
Messrs. Ilart Graham and Willie
Ilolleman went up to Scran- <
ton last Saturday morning to spend 1
several days with relatives. I
Mr. Willie Dunlop returned to
his home in tne country Monday.
Mr. Dunlop has been attending
?chool here, an is well known |
by all of our citizens. It is hoped j
that he will return next year to |
again attend the academy. j
Mr. Ilerbeit Graham will leave
in a few days for a short trip to
the up country. A Mr. Ccoper, <
me of the special agents ot the
Coast jne. will have charge of '
the depot here during Mr. Graham's
absence. I
Mr. E. 0. Dennis left on Wednes 1
day for a visit to relatives at his (
old home in Bishopvilie. Mr.
Dennis has made one of the best '
principals our school has ever had
and we are glad to say that he
will return for the next term.
Mr. Wm. David Shaw, late
editor ot the Lake City Times,
accompained by his cousin, Mr.
Nesmith, of Dock, paid us a pleasant
call last Tuesday. Mr. Shaw
is an all-round newspaper man, '
and deserves recognition among
the journalistic faternily of the
State, lie issroing on a trip into
the upper portion of the State in
a few days and we hmesoon to
hear that he has a position on
some up-to-date paper.
Mr. J. Lide Tallevast left Sunday
for Lake City to attend the
Commencement exercises of the
Lake City Hiph School. From
that town Mr. Tallevast will go to
his home at Dock. During his
stay in Kingstree as a pupil of
the Kingstree Academy, Mr.
Tallevast has made a host ol
friends, all of whom regret his
ilnnartiiro mwl hntiA l?r? will rp.
turn ere long.
Miss Katie Lee Dickson, the
popular young school teacher, left
Friday afternoon lor New York
city> where she will spend some
time. Miss Dickson lias many
friends in Kings! ree, and all of
them will be glad to know that
she will return next session and
teach in our school again.
The County Record, $1 a year.
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Mrs. F. ( . Rodgers, of Lakej
Git v, was in lvingstree last Mon-I
day.
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Mr. Olin Kpps returned last
week from Spartanburg, where he
has been attending Woflord col- 1
lege.
Solicitor J no. S. Wilson, accompanied
by his little son, Ingram,
was in town a day or two last
week.
The traveling public will be :
glad to know that there will soon '
he a new bridge across Black
river at Kingstree on the Greeley- 1
ville road. .The county commis- i
sioners will let the contract for i
II1C UllUj;^ Ull HIVJUU^, I
July Ulli.
Mr. G. T. Bui lard will move I
into the residence just aeerosa Hie e
branch occupied until recently by
the family of Mr. J. Z. McConnell,
Jr.. sometime the utter g
part of this, or first part of next a
week. Mrs. Ballard and child r
are expected to ?eturn to Kingstree
in a few days.
c
Mr, \V. T. Gay nor, a New York t
capitalist, and Mr. R. G* Ross, a t
phosphate-rock miner of Florida, (
have been in this county for sev- 'j
eral days digging specimens of
rock which is supposed to contain
excellent phosphate qualities. !
The gentlemen carried away sev- 1
eral specimens gotten from different
parts of the county and will
have them analyzed.
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The Sunday School Institute
The following is the programme v
for the Bethlehem Sunday school
institute, which will be held in (
[he Black Mingo church begining ^
Saturday, July 3rd: a
Review of the past quarter., by
Rev. W. I). Mooter; History covering
the next quarter. Rev. W. n
P. Holland; Paul's second mis- '
7 j
sirtritirv iftiirnpv .In*>t F. Rrnns.rm*
Preparing the lesson-methods and
helps, B. F. Brockinton,Sr.; Short I
talks on leading the young to C
Christ, music in the Sunday school B
Sunday schools and missions,
etc.
p
Dinner will be served on the
grounds in regular picnic style. s
The public are cordially invited
lo attend.
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Who is Your Choice? "
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Solicitor Monroe Johnson and j
Sheriff Pradhain are both candi- 0
dates for the seat made vacant ^
<n the lower house of Congress by e
the promotion of John L. McLau- a
rin to the U. S. Senate. They are c
both men of resources and would a
be watchful of the interests of p
of their constituents. LESESNE .<
& EPPS afe also in the field and j.
are so closely indentified with c
your interests as to be able to do {
you more good than you can ever j
receive through legislation. They ,
bring almost to your doors the 'j
necessities of life and give them
to you on such small margins of
profit as to make it decidsdlv to *
your interest to buy of them. '
You doubtless need a steelj wire 1
chain, so as to be able to tether I
your cow out where she can win 1
her own living. Then you need
a grass blade to procure an abun- (
dance of forage for that season j
when the grass is no more and the r
leaves began to fall. Both these
articles, with most any other pioce
of hardware, and your fit in shoes '
your wants in groceries and,to- ?
bacco and your needs in most any
thing else can be had at lowest j
prices from ?
Lkss.xk Eppsk.
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SEVERAL LETTERS CONTAINING
VALUABLE NEWS.
tems of Interest From Different Section,
Ail Boiled Down For
Quick Reading.
DOCK
Every former is out of the grass
imi their crops are growing nice
V.
It is said that Mr. J. F. Chand
er will have melons on the
innrket next Saturday. This
writer enjoyed cantaloupes lor
breakfast Sunday last.
.VIr. Stuart Cunningham, of
ndiantown, was here Saturday
ivening. 1Jis visits are regular
?you know why.
Mr. It. J. Nesmith was on the
ick list again last week. He
lulicipales some recreation and
CM SUWII.
There are quite a number of
ases of chills and lever through
his section. Tlie people expose
heniselves too much, and do not
ake medicine as they should,
['he UM. DV' don't care.
At this writing Mr. D. D. Rhem
s dangerously ill; has been grow
ng worse since Friday. Drs.
'aylor, of Morrisville, Baker, of
tome, 2nd Sparkman, of George
own, are at his bedside, and
inder their care it is hoped he
rill sarvive.
Mr. Win. D. Shaw, after several
? i l.mi 4_ m.. i r
yeetts visit ui ins iium, mis. u. o.
'Jesmith, has gone lo the up'Ou;nlry.
He was accompained by
lis cousin, W. E. Nesmith, as far
s Kings!ree.
Rev. Mr. Few, the Methodist
ninisteron this circuit, ha9 given
ip the circuit, on account of ill
lealth, it is said.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. Tallevast, of
Florence, and "Kit" Tallevast, of
lades, are visiting their parents,
It. and Mrs. H. P. Tallevast.
Quite a severe wind storm
>assed over this section Thursday
light. .Not much damage done?
oine corn blown down.
we nave a numoer 01 auigaiors
11 I lie bays in the woods here.
Cap:" Frank Nesmith, who
rides the turpentine woods" for
\ Rhem& Sons, reports that an
Id 'gat?r an^ sixteen young ones
[well in White bay. The small
si is not less than three feet long
nd the mother will measure eiglu
r nine feet. The most remarkible
thing is that the young ones
lave become so familiar with the
Capt." that they will eat from
lis hand. When he is heard
:oming Ihey rush out of the water
0 meet him. He says he has too
ligh a regard for his health to
:et too familiar with the old one.
Fhey eat pigs and lambs.
Mr. II. P. Tallevast has pulled
he first, ripe melon in this sec
lion. Mr. Editor, you have made
1 vorv liberal offer to those that
)iant melons, and no doubt it
vill be taken advantage of.
Misses Virginia and Sallie
Joker, of Rhems, visited Miss
5th?l Nesmith Wednesday and
fhursday of this week.
"Children's Day" will be celebrated
at the Indiantown Presbyterian
church necit Sunday.
The lakes are in good fix for
ishing again, and your scribe is
jwiEgin' 'em.
Spring Bank Items. - M
Mr. Willie m. McElveen has be^J&a
buite sick, but has convalesced..
The closing exercises of Mfej|R9
Eva Wheelers school, was
Miss Lillie McKlveen ' and
Kiltie Wilson spent a nice
on Pudding Swamp among thdSBfa
relatives last week. Jfl
Mrs. Irene Davidson and
dren, and Mrs Leila Mayey,
Sumter, are spending some tiiadfttt|B
with Messrs. D. I. and S. H.
Mr. llobt. Enps and S. W. |i
tosh have gone to Georgetown fo^fl'Jj
The petition for a mail rotrt#^;J|
from Lake City to MouzofiS^ ha||ftl|
been favorably answered, and th^t||
route will be established at
We have had delightful seaabn^^Lii
for crops up to this writing. 'M ^
The tobacco crops in this sm^ JI
lion is very encooraging., *
Mr. Thos. K. Wilson, a farflMC;! 'J|
of this neighborhood, related to-i $2
me quite a queer incident of
egg. He says he hauled a corn-^
post heap out of his Jot in Ap^fv Jj
to put to corn; a few days:
egg was ploughed up by :.m
his hands where a heap was made?
he broke it to see if it was good, ,'J ^
and found a little chickem aJi^^j ?
in it. It would have batched l
a lew days. He says be wished'-,||Jj
he could have kept and\ hArtSl^ 'ij
it. What a curiosity it wduljd "/ V
Tobacco curing will begin beW ^
nex wee .
The County Record baa ;^|
proved so much; may it long livw -ip
and be a welcome visitor to every iSM
I .
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Your rnrresnondent has been , t
quite sick ior a few days, bat is * i
able to push the "lead" again.
In the days of Socks and herds >
Some idle fellow wrote these words "
"Every fool cant be a pOet,
No more'n sheep can be a goaf; .
Stultus, paeta. ovis or caper, *
Pay the money for your paper
"Apple Jack."
(BLAKE LEYS. ,
The people of our Blakeljfft
neighborhood enjoyed them
selves last week, for they were ii|? *
with their crops and they had a
fine picnic at the Williams pond, Vq
They caught some .fish and also '
shot at several alligators, but did
not kill any. Plenty of ftfery *
thing that was nice was furnished, ,
especially ice lemonade, for it
was very warm and it was quite
refreshing.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Blakley
gave an ice cream party for the ^
benefit of the young folks, and
her guest, JVIiss Lillis Conning- A
ham, of Indiantown, and Miis . A
McClary, of Lanes.
Mr. an.i Mrs. W. D. Rich also
gave a party at their home for the
purpose of finishing op the enjoyment
of the young folks, it
lasted until twelve o'clock and
the young folks went home almost
given out especially Messrs.
Witherspoon, Montgomery and
Nettles, from Lanes.
Mr. J. W. Locklier has retorned - *
home from his visit at St. Stephens*
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Mr W. S. Moore was over to
Kingatree Monday, * to play base
ball with the "scrubs.'*