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personal:^ Mr John Koss visited his bro- i ther at Cades Sunday. Miss Edith N>ison of Lake-' land. Fla,is visiting relatives in ! town. Miss Ethel McCollough of Taft is visiting Miss Florrie Jacobs. Col J P Epps of Cades was hand-shaking with his friends here Tuesday. Miss Minnie Johnson of Lake City visited Miss Roberta Coker ' the first of the week. Misses Rosina and Verne Floyd of Lake City are visiting at Mr W P Baker's. Mrs Annie Iiowle of Lake City has been spending some days with Mrs H G Askins. Mr and Mrs E J Pendergrasss ot Florence spent Sunday in town visiting relatives. Dr M A Woods of Lake City | took in the commencement j exercises Tuesday night. Mr P M Young of Rosemary j spent Tuesday in town with his i brother, Mr Luke Young. Mr T B Cooper of Nesmith called at our sanctum Saturday! while in town on business. I Messrs L D Rodgers and W R Grimes were in Lak<* City Sunday evening between trains. Dr M A Woods of Lake City was among the commencement visitors here Tuesday night. "Judge" Green, one of Lake City's prominent citizens, had; in fATrn uuaiucdd iu IVT? u j vohvi v%M j Mr and Mrs H G Askins and children spent Sunday in Lake City with Mr Askins' father. Messrs Morgan and Lawrence Swails of Florence are visiting their brother, Mr A C Swails. Miss Nettie Burgess of Mou, zons visited her brother, Mr ' C C Burgess, the first of the | week. Miss Sunie Burgess of Mou-j zons is visiting her brothers, j Messrs Carroll and Bishop Burgess. Mr S M Bradshaw, one of Greelyville's wideawake business men. was noted in town Tuesday. Miss Jarrie Onslow, one of the teachers in the high school, left yesterday for her home in Darlington. Messrs F W Fairey, Tom McCutchen and P H Stoll are attending the K of P Grand lodge meeting in Charleston. Mrs M E Montgomery returned last Saturday evening from a two weeks'visit to relatives in Wilmington, N C. Misses Emmie Reese, Lottie Woods and Lillie Player of the Salem section visited the fan ily of Mr W P Baker during com mencement. Mrs W A Duncan (nee Miss Mattie Penderprrassl and two children of Richmond, Va, are spending some days in town with relatives and friends. The following from Lake City spent Sunday in Kingstree: Mrs Hallie Moore, Miss Etheleen WilkiDS, Dr W H Woods, Messrs J L Richardson J P Matthews and H F Fenegan. Mr Leon Jacobs, who is in the employ of tne SAL railroad with headquarters at Savannah, is visiting relatives in town. Mr Jacobs is a son of Mr Bernard Jacobs, who is well remembered as a resident of Kingstree by our older citizens. The many friends of Miss Eleanor Gourdin, who teaches music at Linwood College, near * Gastonia, N C, are pleased to see her home again. Miss Eleanor is accompanied by her friend, Miss Page Newman, who is also a member of the faculty at Lin wood. fLOCAL"^"iTEMS.f Bead Stieff's piano ad. To the sweet girl graduate, greeting. The Kingstree Dry Goods Co is advertising millinery at cost. Money to loan is the subject of J D Gilland's new ad this week. Attention is invited to H D Reddick's new ad shoes and clothing. Butler Drv Goods Co adver tises remnants marked down to cost prices. The Florence Marble works has an ad in the special column this week. Read it. And to the lone young- man who pluckily persevered to victory we takeoff our hat. Veterans who contemplate attending the Reunion at Memphis will be interested in theA H L railroad's ad in this ; sue. The Greelyville Live Stock Company of Greelyville has an ad this week that should be of interest to stock breeders. Messrs Constine and Dennis have put in a planing mill just across the canal, A grits mill will be operated also, we understand. Mr Geo C McElveen gave the faculty and tenth grade of the Kingstree High school a most enjoyable excursion on the ' Wanderer" Monday afternoon. We acknowledge with thanks an invitation from Mr Allard B Hemingway to the commencement exercises of Union High school, Home, S C, to be held May 30 to June 2. * a i.? r An important meeting ui mc Board of Trade will be held this (Thursday) evening at 8:30 o'clock in the court house. Everybody interested in the welfare of our town should be present. A destructive hail storm swept over the vicinity of Indiantown postoffice on Tuesday evening, 18th inst. Mr Robert Bell, we understand, had to repteabout seventy acres of his ton. Mr H O Britton has matet on the ground to build a t story dwelling on his lot in th? now Nolcnn addition. Mr N D D Lesesne and others have purchased lots and will soon commence to build. Saturday is the day appointed by the county superintendent of education tor the election of trustees in each school district. So, patrons, get busy and name your trustees, or forever after hold your peace. Mr L D Burgess has bought I the house and lot in the northwestern part ot town belonging to the estate of W W Grayson. The property was sold through ; J D Gilland's real estate agency, the purchase price being $1,500, Capt Constine made two trips 'down the river to Brunson's ! mill on Sunday afternoon. The weather was tine and the river i was up, and as he was liberal I pnnuprh not to charce anv fare I the trips were all the more enijoyed by a good crowd. Capt i Constine's kindness was appreI ciated. We are requested to announce that Dr A G Buckner of Clio will preach at Union Presbyterian |cburch next Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A basket I J- Ml 1 j T?_:A A dinner win ueservcu rnuaj anu. Saturday and two services held. Communion services will be i held on Snnday, at 11 a in. Dr VV F Faison one ot the leading surgeons of Jersey City, N J, was called in consultation with Drs Boyd last week to attend Miss Screven C'olclough, who has been quite sick for several weeks. *V e are glad to hear that Miss Colclough, who is a niece of Drs I N and W S Boyd, is improving, The special summer excursions to Charleston and Isle ol Palms go into effect next Saturday, May 29. The fare from Kingstree to Charleston is $1.95 for round trip, tickets good from Saturday and Sunday till the following Tuesday. These week-end excursions will be continued until September 25. The editor returns thanks to Misses Mary James Bntton and II? T?K ?? U/\4-U I)/\f c frvr i m iuaijLjaiei ?iii/>aucLii uuss jui UU invitation to the commencement exercises of WintLrop college, which take place May 30 to June 1. Both of these young ladies are members of the graduating class. Mr David C Scott has our appreciative thanks for an invita tion to the^ ^^ement exercises of \Jma University wh ^Njune 6-9. be -*iliv. F Hu?> ^ J e oCUl sit. POOR CONRAD The Wanderer quite ai Improvemenl on the Mercedes. Editor County Record: It has been several weeks since 1 wnt my last letter to The Record, 1 will now write a few lines. I se( you so seldom now I made inquin about you a few days ago and wai told that you were sick; I hope yoi are better, \ou do not come t< take a ride in my new boat, th< "Wanderer.'' You named the othe: boat, the "Mercedes" The Mercedes is at rest at present but noi * 111 j_ u-i_ a. aisauieu, reauy to <ieip tut- nauun er take her 35 extra passengers. Mr Sedgwick, who helped me t< finish the new boat, asked me t< name the boat Wanderer and saic he would paint the name on it foi me, so that is how the boat came b* the name. As I am a wandere myself and I am Wanderer No 1 I call the boat Wanderer No 2. wish you could have been on boari this afternoou; the boat made twi fine trips pn the river, leaving th iron ' ^locfc. Mr Georgi V ta number of th< J; sure, and severa ? gentlemen, thirt; '?oat had a tew decl ldlubbers, making the captain. M; yL answers to thi It was pleasant t< s.nd the crooke< bei. - like a thing oi life. ,f of the people liki my boat aud I hope to be able t< make many trips that will be pleas ant to all who wish to ride on ou grand little river. After returning b the landing with Mr George McEl veeo and his genteel company, th boat made another trip after si: o'clook, taking Mr ClarksOn, wb i e ii i.i i Das cnarge 01 me teiepuune eyuveu atKingstree, with about 12 or 1 little girls. I wish they all knet the pleasure it afforded the Captaii to feel that he had made those littl darlings have a few happy mc ments, Mr Cook, our county treaf urer aud a high-toned gentleman too, helped very much to make th little girls happy. We had twenty one souls on board for the trip including the deck hands and land lubbers, and Mr Willie Brittoi acted as engineer. T see in The Record a letter froi Mr Dennis, who left hsre some tim ago and is now a soldier boy fa away from home. That's right, M Dennis, do your duty; be a mar Here's hoping your record as a sol dier will be as good as the record c "Poor Conrad" and that you will b as proud of it as he is, witheu passing through the hardships, pri rations and perils that he did. Well, Mr Editor, I thank yo for the space you gave me in th , past for my letters and if this i worth its space in The Kecord, will thank you in advance for i hoping you will consider that yo and your family have a standing in , vitation for free rides in the Wandei : er all the time. "My boat is on the shore, 1 My bark is on the sea." ' Yours truly, Poor Conrae A Cough Medicine Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is * regular cough medicine, a strong medicine, a doctor's medicine. Good for easy , coughs, hard coughs, desper1 ate coughs. If your doctor endorses it for your case, take it. If not, don't take it. Never go contrary to his advice. A Wt publish our formula# rXTm, X.rW.h ftlAAflAl yLM y fromouroedielnee B/ ft UPTQ W? urge yon to I A JL.Ljtl Q ???d^oaf | The dose of Ayer's Pills is small, only one at bedtime. As a rule, laxative dose* are better than cathartic doses. For constipation, biliousness, dyspepsia, sickheadaches, they cannot be excelled. Ask your doctor about this. 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