The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 07, 1907, Image 2
'
-^wwpjy?1 ? wpw
IMPRESSIONS OF
NEW KINOSTREE.
MR JAMES HENRY RICE, JR., FINDS PHENOMENAL
GROWTH AND UtVcLUP
RENT FOR THE LAST EfllRIEARS.
f,,i- hi^ iinnriss'uiiN ???
. f? V V* . V. !
i\ew Kingstree by a Ki:< o?o
man. Mr J:?me> Henry Rice. Jr..
the well-known newspaper man
who is now representing the
Columbia State in tiie tour of
the Clemson cars, responded as
follows:
"What are my impressions of
Kingstree, and what do I think
of the advance made within four
years?"
"I was *o much amazed -so
stunned, bewildered, knocked
tfiily by all that has come upon
me in this municipality, that
there is difficulty in analyzing
the impression, and scarcely
less difficulty in telling in plain
ianpuaire what I have seen.
, "The development of Kingstree,
from one of the deadest
towns, in a business sense, 1
over did See. into one of the
fivest communities in the whole
State of South Caroiina. is certainly
a remarkable achieveit
eat, no matter l.ow it was
brought about: and when i am
informed b\ the leading citizens
of the community, by L>r h ('
-Scott. Mr I A Keiiey anu oLi^u^ that
Kingsijrrav licaily
jfc.- ?sjI'C o: debt and that all the
tbuds for the erection oi the
modern school building and
other public enterprises were '
taken at home and that these
ha , ,? Jn?Hii alrr.ulv re til'- 1
H, thw wonder ^row* into tlitclass
of miracle.
"The people of Kiny tree are
guilty of having done this tiling;
the evidence is overwhelming.
but I a in not yet cl?e r as tt?
what started up this furious
activity.
*
"No matter what started it
up, Kinjfstree has become a
town that must he taken seriously.
Hereafter no account of'
^.-wterirSouth Carolina can dis-j
regard Kingstree." It* position!
is assured.
The Atlantic Coast Line
railroad has built the best station
on its line in South Caro-'
tina here, and has plared it at
the foot of Main street. To
meet this Main street has been .
extended to the railroad from!
above and a new line of brick ;
stores has been begun below.
[ *'Mr Philip II Stoll Saturday
drove medown to the new resi-,
dence section where a town,'
completely new and modern, has
beearbuilt, the houses ranking
with tine houses anywhere.
Three years ago this was an old
field and the rabbits had burrows
in the grass.
Turning' back U Mr
Thorn's splendid residence.
; Lighted bv electric lights anil
I acetylene gas. built oil ipoilern
1 ines a fter a I rained architec t
designs, ir is a home worthy of
^nv communitv.
,
"The new graded school build
ng, costing something nice 50-,--'Kr
and constructed of handsome
brick, is equal to the best of it>
class in South Carolina, and on
very hand there are new residences,
all of them improvements
on the class ot buildings
which were thought to be good
enough for old Kingstree in the
-.dear, dead days' when folks
? ^"ptlate in the mornings.
"The old jail has been torn
down just before it fell in on
iv^me hapless prisoner and the
T.-e\\ one is strong enough to
hold any kind of prisoner. The
4^ &tw hotel i? going to be an addition
and a much needed addition
to the town?I had almost
-aid city. It will have fortv
rooms, be pr? tided with water,
r-..; "oaths, lavator.es, lights, and
modern comforts. A tire,
i "which must have been sent bv
tVl
f'rovidence, caught the old rato-"
.*raps bv thg court iiou^e and
R>
Jf Girlhood and ?5Vc>
^ .inked together.
I he girl who tak<
*? .i/orj has plenty of r
- i
plump, active and ene
&
jj, The reason is that a
digestion is weak, S
provides her with pov
^ easily digested form.
It is a food that bu
^ girl's strength.
ALL DRUGGISTS:
wmsww
burned them down. Piles of
brick, freshly baked, show that
something will be fjoin^ on in
tliis burnt lot at once.
4'Nothing1 can ever wipe out
tile sentiment attaching to the
^ i i -! -i . DU>?I? ? .
LMU urin^t'l?vri l>iaii\ ii\c?
many folks did their court. iu'
tliere for that to pas* away
but tile new structure, which wI!I
Co>t s:s0(H?. j- of solid -tee! and
is be in if built by the AmericanBridge
Co. the hill having been
graded down on tile Cv.n -ide.
so a- t>) make a level approach.
established a pa--a^e~
wa\ through the?wump which
may be reTied on in any weatUp*\
N< ' t ier town in the iVe
IV-.e.\ ept Conway. ha>sr,ck an
achievem-nt to it- credo..
I am '.'.dd that bonds lor
electric lights havealready been
voted and that -ewvrago and
Watervoru- wiii a'i.uV. 1 believe
they will: i am ready t<?
believ* any tiling now about
Kiugstrce?frankiy. the thiny
ha> upset my calculation-.
"That the -ituation i- ideal
lor drainage and km the build-*
ing of a town of any -el alwaysl
knew; tlie liealtli never, gave
concern to llio.->e who had taken
trouble to look into the facts.
' From end to end the town is
tilled with new buildings?brick
altogether in the business area
-- they must all be brick now, I
understand, and that is right.
.
"The drujf stores used to be
shops; they are city drug stdres ,
now and creditable to the place.
I stood in one of the large
stores Saturdav and watched i
trie trade come ami go. a preuv
cashier sat on a raised desk in
tile centre and looked after the
delivery just as they do in large
city stores. Everything- was
rush and bustle. The-jani was
unpleasant and cash was changing''hands
fast. Four years ago,
at about the same time of the
year, I stood for two hours in
tlir same store and talked to
the proprietor, being interrupted
once or twice by a customer
coming in to buy a cigar.
' The County Kecord was
housed in a small wooden building
then; I tind it in a large
brick building now and even
that i> getting too small for the
crowding business of the paper.
Live town, live paper?same old
story, and the story should
have many encores.
Last, but far from the least,
is the concrete stone cotton
storage warehouse near the depot,
which lias been recently
built. This building is * handsome
piece of architecture with
a storage capacity of d.000 bales
of cotton. Such buildings are
a new departure in South Carolina
and King's tree deserves all
the more credit for her pioneer
enterprise. With her corn cribs
plentifully stored and a place to
house the cotton she holds for
good prices, the South can snap
her lingers at Wall street and
roll up wealth undreamed of in
the philosophic of our fore
fathers. ^
"There are few el-ics of the"
old times left and they are going
fast. As I said to you at
ihe outset?am hardly in a
*
r^- I. IJ Aip m?Wlft iJL ?
ii' **
.* t.mul i ton are JT
V
?
f
is Scotts tLmul- V
ich, red blood; she is O
rgetic. J
t a period when a girl's a
cott's Emulsion ?
verful nourishment in !(
ildt and keep* up a ^ t!(
BOC. AND 91 .OO. IlJ F j :
|!
proper frame t>f mind to express ! *
myself. To tell the plain truth '
would sound so like willful ex-:1
I
a^eration that 1 almost hesit 1
ate to speak out, and not to tell .!
it s to do in ms' iee to your pro 1
grossive community.
"Your community deserves
all the good things that are com- :
ing to you. and there will be
noth'n^ tliis community will he
willing- to let go by now. since j
t has tasted the sweets o! i
growing. t I '
The development of eastern
V 1 - ! .A' rt M 1 - t 1' .J /I Oil'l /'kf
* tiiv./Tiijii tut ui tin %?i
!!iy lifr -before mv eyes night
and itjy? iH*l when one conie> (
on tills sort of thina, the heart
beats fast and the dream* omit'
t: ue. '
Kingstree / a-> always an |
idyllic community social!v, as,'
everybody knew thai had the:'
happiiu's-of its acquaintance. ~
In that regard it needed no im '
:)r?)V?"inentand I trust it will have
nou-1- the old was good enough,
and you can not paint the lily 1
with hope of improving its del-,
urate tra^erj of-vtin^d leaf.
P?*Kingstree is now worthy to; 1
oe the county seat of the threat. "
county of Williamsburg, and;1
this outburst of activity in con - j>
struction, this burst of speed in '
the race of progress, is au earn ,c
ebt of achievement too great to v
be measured by human fort-Js
cast. |'
"1 am charmed beyond ex-:(
pression; to Mr and Mrs and '*
?* *.? x t (
Miss mugsiree, i luite on my ,
hat. They have done a thing1'
worth doing aid nobody everp
did a thing better. '*
Two New Bargains.
No?15- l7y acres, 25 cleared, 4 1,
room dwelling, barn and stables, j.
1J miles to P O, '1 miies toi4
church. High land. Hig bar-:
gain. Near Home P O. Price p
$2,000. is
No r?:3?35 acres, 15 cleared, li '
room dwelling, barn* and;!
stables, 1& miles from town of j f
Harpers. Land high and first'
class. Price $1,000.
Write or see
Stoi.l Bitos. 1
Kingstree, S C.J'
^rTHEBEST j
Recently Enlarged
WITH
25,000 New Words i
New tux?tt#?r of tht World
* fi iti'ir* ilain JS.&O titl;MC't ' ii t!i*
It'wt coiiaue laiun.a. i
N'ew Biographical Dictionary ,
i tIj# isaniMof orer I'MKMiit.ted
date of I>irib, daath, ale.
IMuH ' rT.T. . 1
1"n.ta<l -;*i ?aCVinuuiaaii>iiar(i? F-iucai ion. '
25a 0 Quart* Pages
r^iu. Ma l.iaMrat- u. K %a I n .ii;4?. I
Needed in Every I lome
Alv \t rhitar'a CoUagtala (Hctiurui ^ I i t
VAiHsm. U+f I M.i *. s
SI*? gu'.ar if ditiofi 71 l*)xt*? N *
L)m L;:xe Edition )' -i ' - i *
t a* ; a'-?.? n I ?% f
\ K? ua'T V?'i .ni'. a." i. \ .z \ ..r. , f |
) G.flC.MERRIAMCO., j
PuLllahsra, Sprlngfiaid.rar.**.
^ * 1
. a
'L - ill- the:
new yokk wohi.o
THRICE A WEEK EDITION.
tot WEiKVBVHi' Hi?, tnulish
Langunye is Sicken.
1 a I ;>t'l < -.?- W i'i'Iv on ; l : - i
[ .vt> t?? ; a ??< ttrf paprr in I:?<?7
[IrM*. !' i' : . ! I. ili.- mill's* III
th* yeai ilie is- ic- for th- next ;;r.*at
Presidential ?-:ttn|>aiirn will U> fore-'
diadowe !, .-.nd ?-v r\ !> ?*!y will \vi-h
to ke> p iii' :*nioil. I lit* Thrice a ,
Wcr-L W> ' : Miinu' t'? yon e.?- y
tlici iia . *r. the purposes of
< liail v. ,i>ii is i !i aprr.
Ttitt ij.-.v- -*r A tins pap-*- is
onituutiy 1' ; increased, and ii epor'a
fully, accurately and prompt-j
r event of importance anywhere
n tlie* world. Moreover, its politic
il news is impartial, giving you
Facts, not opimous and wishes. It[
lias full markets, eplcndid cartoons J
md tJiteivsting tiotion by standard !
in t hot
The Thricc*A-W? ek World's reg-1
ilar Mitiscription price is only $1.00 |
l>e.' year, and this pays for lo'i payers
We offer this unequalled
newspaper and The Ol'xty 11; r
it!? together for ()|le year for $!.T5.
The regular subscription pr.ee of ,
In two paper* is
P.'iie^ai w cieHiise? wounds. ! > .ugh- ]
v auHseptec, iiiieqiialed f-?r cracked i
i;?nvI>. (ww?! for < !'!-.?So'il i.v \V ;
L Wallace.
- - THE
GROUND HOG APPEARED
i
liid There Hill lie Had Heather According
to the Old Dutch Leqend.
-The weather bureau !u> pre- j
i te.l some coUi ami di-auree-'
ib!e weather this month ami the)
oreca?l must, be good this time." t
aid a ground hoj^ believer!
Saturday, "forttie ground hog!
aw hi> shadow and went a senr-j
vine" back to hi* hole, liu-rej
o remain 1?u* ?;\ weeks vet."
It appeared that there might,
e a voir?promise with the baro- |
tieter rodent, for the mio had
hone for only a short while
arly in the morning" when the
kies became cloudy and shut
>ut tlie rays of the tire ball. Hut
igain in the afternoon, the skies
:leared and again did the sun
ihine brightly, and the ground
log seeing" his shadow on the
lamp earth became frightened
md back he hurried to his unlerground
cavern and will re
nain there for six weeks yet,
vlun he will again come into
he living world and no matter
whether the sun shines or not
hat day he will have overcome]
lis first scare and determine;
tot to be frightened any more?
md the winter will be over.
So its wood and coal for six;
week's. Overcoats will have to i
tand a little more wear and the;
ariners up in Pennsylvania and !
Maryland will sit around tires
or some time yet before they
:an put a hand to the plow. j
Children will pkiy on the hills i
itil their shd> und sleigh bells
will jingle with merriment, for
die ground hog is now fast as-1
leep in his hole and will sleep!
for over 40 days to come. For
the (Jerman legend goes.
If Candlemas day be bright and i
fair
The ground hog will return to
hi*> lair."
And yesterday was Candlemas
lay and it was fair in the early j
nornaud late in the afternoon. t
The Dutch weather prophets j
And our government prognosti- ;
?aior*? nave .njirrii. linn \> iicn
.ucli a seldom thing" happens
llieir joint prediction must have
?ome weight about it. So when
t gets c<?ld and disagreeable, j
lon't place all the blame on the i
ivealher man. for the ground hog
kin half interest, having leasedl
lis monopoly for 40 days. -77/"!
?
- * ~
Ut-e's baxarive Honey and Tar, i
lie original laxative cough sjrrup,
lets as a cathartic on the bowels. It
s made fiom the tar gathered frotu
he pine trees of our own country,
herefore i? the best for children. It
?good for coughs, colds, croup,
w hooping cough, etc. Ti t our offer
'
- \
T" * - - ' -'1',/ -i */*? h V. ( J
-. , drag V'
; \V. ^ J ^
j V - . /- J.y_f
BLIZZARD HARDWARE CO. I
LAKE CITY,SC. j
TO 0X723
Cripnil rniil PimtflniPM
lilUUU U11U uuuiuiiium.
We ha\e just closed our third year'* business, and take this op- ,
portunity to lliank our friends !'or their generous patronage.
Unr stock is larger and more varied, and we feel .sure we can
save you money. Don't to ryot w- have a nice assortment of
relubN* "i A\ < >RI I L d **0 K st?.'.vs.
When in need of Sash, I'oor*, Hind*., Turned Work, etc., we (
would appreciate the privilege < ' ^iviny you prices; Tom our inr?-*^~"
creasetl -fi}e*of tlii* material our price* Must be lliyht. Keny**
b.r where you buy "Anchor'' Lime vou yet the best. If it ic**
paint you want, buy "Benj. Moore A. Co. "s" pure house cou
Your* for business, ~
Cake City Hardware Co., 1
LAKE ITY, S. c. '
.
y
i
i
\
Ten PerCent -1
above cost CASH will buy any of my
BUGGIES OR WAGONS,
v]
all standard makes. I have a large
lot on hand that must be sold.
This ?ffer is bona tide and will save
vou monev.
I
J. L. Stuekey,? j
L*k* City, S. C. X\
J
*1
i
i
\
- . ...... .... . . , ! *" " "* .
% FURNITURE! FURNITURE!! FURNITURE!!! ^
I MAKING HONE NET
? Is easy and costs but little if you get in the 3:
^ right store with good reliable furniture ^
I ?? At Prices 1
; which will surprise you. if you have never <
called on us before. J
f Bed room Salts $17.58 to $45.80. 1
| Oak Beds 2.50 to 15.10. f
^ I D.J. out 4. UAH <
Iireu DCT5 ?.UU IU 14.UU. <.
Foding Spring $1.75. <
Above we give von a few of the many tiling* we
hav? at the right prices. y
MATTINGS, RUGS. WINDOW SHADES. >
LAMPS,CLOCKS, CHAlRSand ROCKP'"' ?
AT THE?
Lake City Furn?"
^ J M TRULl'CK, L <> HOLLO*
^ President,. Vice 1';
yAAAAAWAMfAMAMAAAAMAAM*