The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 06, 1915, Image 1
VOL. XXX. KIKGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY (>, 19] 5. NO. 9
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Ice Cream Freezers
Ice Tea Tumblers
Hammocks
We have a full anid cor
tion. You know we always ]
Coffins and Cask
still going on and mere are many
desirable bargains yet to be had.
Prices on every article are now at
rock bottom. ___ I
to his 10-year-old son, supped from 1
t Ma kanH ?nr1 anincr lilr** An armw I
I - penetrated the skull of his infant
> child,held in the arms of its mother,
who stood near the door of the room,
^ - killing the baby almost instantly.
The mother screamed, "Will, you
have killed our baby!" and, drawing .
the stick from the child's brain, saw
that the wound had proved fatal.
When Johnson saw what had happened
he fainted and remained unconscious
until revived by neighbors.
The accident is one of the most sin
gular in the annals of the county.
The Coroner's inquest held today .
returned a verdict to the effect that
death was accidental. Johnson, how*
ever, was committed to the county
m : jail to await an investigation. He
9 was released on bail tonight.
L The whip used by Johnson had a
m short leather thong on the end of it,
P and as he drew it back to strike the
I boy, the leather came off so that
when he made the lick the boy was
missed and the handle slipped from
B| his hand, going, small end foremost,
| into the little baby's brain.
I Mr L D Rodgers' big fire sale is <
f home at Kingstree.
Mr and Mrs?Boone of Charleston 1
f visited relatives here last Sunday. f
<30 Mr S D McKay,of this place, has a
queerfreak in his Irish potato patch. ;
The tuber grows under the ground i
and makes potatoes. It has no top ]
above the surface. Your correspond- ;
ent has been reliably informed that j
I Mr J H Covington. Jr, has the same i
condition in his patch. The seed i
planted is the Red Bliss Triumph. ]
Mr McKay will take great pleasure
in showing the patch to anyone wish- ]
ing to see it.
The young folk around here haye i
been having a jolly good time these i
beautiful moonlight nights we've had
for the past ten da?s, with many fish ,
fries and picnics at the .Lower bridge
on Black river.
Mr George Bailey is at home here i
k for a short visit to his parents. <
Look Out.
AN AWFUL ACCIDENT.
Wblp Handle Slips from Fa tiler's i
Grasp and Kills Baby.
Spartanburg, May 3:?The handle 1
of a small whip,which Wm Johnson, '
i Jr,a farmer residing on the farm of 1
Mr B M Anderson, near Reidville, 4
used in administering a chastisement 1
SALTERS SKETCHES.
I Hall Damages Crops-A Marriage
t r 1, On?.fn Patnh
Salters Depot, May 4:?This section
was visited Sunday night by
heavy rains, accompanied by terrific
lightning and thunder and ' hail in
, some places, destroying cotton and
corn. Fowls were killed wherever
exposed in its track. (
There was a pretty, quiet marriage
here Thursday morning of last
week, the contracting parties being ,
Mrs Theodosia Graham,of this place, ;
and Dr A M Snider of Kingstree.
I/ The ceremony was performed by i
* Rev P S McChesney of Kingstree, f
after which the happy couple left ]
on the mid-day train for Charleston, i
k where they will spend several days, (
p after which they will return to their 11
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ALONG THE MAIL ROUTE.
Items of Interest Gathered 'twi:
Rhems and Rome.
Rhems, May 3: ?Mr and Mrs F
Thomas, Mr Sam W Young and ft
Floyd, of this section, spent
short while in our "burg" Frida
on their way home from the distri
conference, which convened at A
drews last week.
Mrs W C Baskins and little daug
ter of Georgetown spent last Su
day pleasantly at the home of ft
and Mrs J H Richardson.
Two of our popular young gentl
men are passing through a serio
at+flnlr nf fhp hlnps Some voui
lady teachers of Nesmith have r
turned to their homes and it is ge
erally supposed that that is the ir
mediate cause of their melanchol
Mr G G Broadway is back "<
the job" we are glad to note, aft
several days indisposition.
Miss Lula McKee, a charmir
poung lady and efficient and popula
teacher, is spending a few dai
pleasantly with her sister, Mrs B '
Barnes, in Georgetown, before g
ing to her home at Meriwethe
Dn behalf of some of the young m<
we feel sorry that school doesr
last the whole year round.
Messrs Wade Baxley, Oscar Ou
law and Joe Bruorton and Miss
Adra and Lillian Bruorton attend*
services at Good Hope church Su
day morning, and spent the afte
noon at the home of Mr and Mrs
T T> i. _* r>?4. TV,,
els of beans and other vegetables a
sacrificed by our shippers on tl
Northern markets. These shipmen
are bought up in car lots by Nort
era canneries, canned, labeled ai
shipped back South with a high ra
of freight and a big profit added.
Why not can our own vegetabl
and save this expense? You can thi
put up all the vegetables necessai
to supply the home,and if you shou
urn more than you need you will fit
a ready market for all first grac
goods right at your door.
I shall be glad to assist you in th
natter. Amanda Edwards,
Do Agt Home Demonstration Worl
Kingstree, May 4.
The girl who persistently acgh
generally makes a poor catch. _
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J JDruunuu m, i t-icisnciu. xii'
traveled in Mr Baxley's new car.
Miss Marie Eaddy, a teacher
Good Hope school, spent the wee
end with her parents, Mr and Mrs
B Eaddy.
The people of this vicinity a
pleased to know that the S A L ra
road company has purchased the
& W railroad, as Charleston ai
other important cities can be reac
ed much sooner and to much bett
advantage. This country is rapid
ieveloping and is soon to be one <
the leading sections in farming,cot
merce and other important indu
tries. B W M.
To Trackers of Williamsburg.
I am glad to say to you throuf
the columns of our county pap
that I shall be glad to give you th
season such instructions as will en
ble you to save your truck crops I
zanning after the Northern marke
mfl lnnnt.1- fa Ira vnnr rvrnHllf*
VW Hi UUt IVUgWi VMrtv J VU?
At a profit to you.
Year after year, at the close (
each truck season,thousands of bus
WILL I
ired to Supply
/ire Doors
Wire Windows
Yaps Rubber Garden Hose
s items. Also any and everything j
hardware and Chinaware. At no ot
igstree H
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' I WILLIAM
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: R HARMON DROWNED
- IN SNOW'S LAKE.
'g FELL FROM BOAT IN 15 FEET OF
WATER AND DROWNED BEFORE
I! ASSISTANCE COULD REACH HIM.
00 making: it impossible tor them to
118 rescue him without assistance. They
^ immediately grave the alarm, and in
a short time several parties were on
l(* the scene searching for the body,
'e which was found several feet from
where he fell about 5 o'clock. The
18 body was brought to town, arriving
here about 7 o'clock.
Coroner H U Kinder of Kingstree
was notified of the drowning and
left Saturday morning for Hemingway,
where he empanelled a jury of
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o- Hemingway, April 30:?News was
r. received here yesterday at 1 o'clock
?n that Roswell Harmon was drowned
i?t in Snow's lake while fishing. Immediately
searching parties were
it- formed and hurried to the scene in
es automobiles, but after getting there
?d found much difficulty in locating
n- the body, and it was only after five
>r- hours' diligent work thdt it was
A found.
sy The following story was told by
Claude Venters and young Norton,
of who were the only eye-witnesses:
k- They, with Harmon, went to Lynch's
G river Wednesday afternoon on a fishing
expedition, everything going
re well until about noon Thursday,
il- About this time they (Norton and
G Venters,) had stopped fishing and
id had come to the bank to get things
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er few minutes afterward Harmon
ly came up in a boat, but decided
af not to land, and told Venters and
n- Norton that he would go to the ops'
posite bank and Ret bait. After
Retting beyond middle stream, nearinR
the bank, the boat, in which he
was standinR, struck a cypress knee,
^ throwinR him out backward, causer
inR him to sink head foremost.
18 They, still on the opposite side,
a" thinking it to be an easy matter for
>y him to swim to the bank, remained
** where they were, knowing that he
tn ? 11 i :
was an exwiieui swimmci. ixaxmon
came to the surface and made
an effort to catch hold of the boat,
k" but missed it only a little distance.
re At this juncture, they, seeing that
ie he was in danger, started to swim to
his rescue, but before they could
k" reach him he had sunk for the last
time.
At the point where this happened
the water was fifteen feet deep, thus
SOON I
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Cotton Garden Hose
Florence Automatic Oil
Florence Blue Flame
rou can think of or need in the Hz
her store will you find as great a 1
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stree District conference of the
Methodist church, which was helc
at Andrews this week, adjoumec
Thursday night. It was a well
attended conference, all the minis
' ters being present and a large quota
|of laymen. Reports were encour
| aging, and the discussion of the sev
; eral interests of the church was live
ly. Special stress was given the
temperance question and the con
ference, by strong resolutions, pui
itself on the side of prohibition
The church was urged to be on the
alert between now and the Septem
ber election on the prohibition ques
tion, and to make a vigorous fight foi
State-wide prohibition. S e v e r a
strong speeches favoring prohibitior
were made by leading laymen. F
M Lofton of McClellanville was ap
pointed lay-reader of the district
and made a speech urging the lay
men to make an active fight.
The following delegates, lay, were
elected to represent this district al
the annual conference, which will be
held in Trinity church, Charleston,
in November: R M Lofton, E C
Coskery, J B Grant and J Davit
Carter. The next district conference
will be held with the church
at McClellanville. The entertainment
given by the town of Andrews
was greatly appreciated, and resolutions
were passed expressive oi
this appreciation.
Mrs. Eleanor Pendergrass Dead.
Mrs Eleanor Pendergrass, widow ol
the late Mr Jno Moore Pendergrass,
died Tuesday at the home of hei
daughter, Mrs Millie Schroeder, al
Georgetown, in the seventy-first yeai
of her age. Before marriage she
was a Miss Montgomery, born and
reared near Greelyville. The deceased
was well known in Kingstree,
where she formerly resided.
The remains were brought tc
Kingstree yesterday morning and
interment was made in the Williamsburg
cemetery at 3 o'clock that
afternoon. Funeral services were
conducted at the home of Mrs Rosa
T Fulton by Rev D A Phillips, ol
the Methodist church, in which faith
the deceased was a true Christian.
inquest, composed of the following
gentlemen: J T DuRant, foreman;
M E Poston, J N Spivey, W T Hemingway,
B L Harper, D R Izard,
who returned a verdict of accidental
drowning.
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METHODISTS END MEETING.
Klngstree District Conlerencc
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