The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 15, 1915, Page FIVE, Image 5
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Kingstree ? The Best Tobacco
/ Market.
' Bring your tobacco to Kingstree
next Thursday?and thereafter.
Mr R J Kirk. Jr, visited J D Gilland,
Esq, of Florence this week.
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Mr and Mrs Hugh McCutchen are
attending the Panama-Pacific expo-'
sition.
Miss Flossie Kellahan is the guest
of her uncle,Hon R H Kellahan,here
this week.
Miss Mary Nettles is spending a
week with her aunt, Mrs A P Brock,
at Summerton.
Mrs Louise Gilland has returned
from a visit to her son, J D Gilland,
^ Esq, at Florence.
Miss Sue McKnight, who has been
attending Uoker college summer
school at HartsviLe, returned home
this week.
Several Kingstree citizens went
to Lamar Tuesday to see the game
between the Lamar and Kingstree
teams yesterday
We regret to learn that Mrs H M
Jones, mother of Mrs D A Phillips,
is quite ill at the home of her sonin-law
here, Rev D A Phillips.
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Misses Alice Stackley, Elizabeth
j- Speigner and Master Hubert Speig-!
| ner, wnu nave ucvu quite nva ivi
t several weeks, are convalescing.
Masters Hampden and Peden
Montgomery left Kingstree Tuesday
morning to join their mother, Mrs
H E Montgomery, at Myrtle Beach.
The thermometer since Saturday
at mid-night until today has ranged
between 72 and 99 degrees Fahrenheit,
with occasional thunder show-1
* ers.
Mr 0 W Cottle,our efficient Western
Union operator, is spending his
vacation at his home, Chinquapin, j
N C. Mr W W Barr, Jr, is filling his
position during his absence.
The Record extends, hearty thanks
to Harry P Pressley.one of Williams- J
burg's most prosperous colored farm*- j
ers,living near town, for a basket of
nice apples presented us Monday. ,
Mr L C Dove has recently purchased
the residence in North Kingstree,
for some time occupied by
himself, from Mr B H Guess, paying
therefor $1,750.00, which is re??
?Jno a nowi raoDnnohlo fi ornrp
JgarUCU OS a tv. I J IVBOVUHWIV
Two gameg of baseball were played
here Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons
between a colored team
from Manning and that of the colored
men of Kingstree. The Manning
team was defeated in both
games.
We are requested to announce
that Rev D W Douglas, D D, will
conduct morning and evening services
at the Presbyterian church here
Sunday and will teach the men's
Bible class Sunday afternoon at th.e
usual Sunday-school hour.
Mr Malone Wheelin,sales manager
of the Simmons Hardware Co of
Philadelphia, and Mr R C Shing of
Columbia spent Monday here as
guests of Mr and Mrs E E King, en
route to the annual meeting of the
Ki Hardware association at Charleston.
We have been requested to announce
that protracted services will
begin in the Methodist church at
Salters Sunday night, July 18, and
will continue until the fourth Sun/Iqv
O .T Rarrptt will nreach. I
The public is invited to attend these
services.
Monday afternoon a party composed
of McBride McFadden, Will,
Joe and Archie Wilkins, Algie King
and Paul Wheeler left on a camping
expedition about 16 miles down the
river. The caravan consisted of a
mule and a wagon which was well
r loaded with provisions for man and
beast, also a good supply of fishing
tackle.
The streets in North Kingstree
have recently been undergoing repairs
and many of them have been
treated to a dressing of clay,while a
lot of surplus sand has been removed
from others. This is being done
an awo fft ffottinor thp atrppta in
W 1 til ail W gv VVtM0 WVAVVW/
' that section into good condition before
the county fair takes place in
October.
The Kingstree baseball team has
been playing successful ball since
leaving here last Thursday, taking
three games from Cheraw, the last
of which was played at Florence
Saturday before an appreciative attendance.
Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week they played
at Lamar, taking 2 games out of 3
from that team. ?
I Mr Littleton S Dennis, accompanied
by Messrs W S Dennis and
j Mott. McGill, left Kingstree Tuesday
1 for B.amLvrg, Where he was married
I yesterday afternoon to Miss Gladys
I Odom.a charming your : ladv of that
1 place. Mr Dennis,w ho lias been with !
the People's Mercantile Co here the j
past two years, is a native of Kings- j
tree and a }oi:ng man of exemplary j
cha:acter and sterling qualities. He!
became acquainted with Miss Odom
while she was engaged as teacher of
the ShavV schoYii, near Kingstree.
Hon It J Kirk, a prominent member
of the local bar, has recently
been appointed reteree in bankruptcy
by Judge Henry A M Smith of
the United States district court., to
succeed T C Cork, Esq, of Florence,
who will shortly leave that city. It
is a requirement of the court that
the referee make Florence his place
of residence, and as Mr Kirk has accepted
the appointment, we regret
that he will be absent from Kingstree
most of the time and (expects to
remove his family to the "Gate City"
in the near future.
Readers of The Record will doubtless
learn with deep regret that the
editor and owner, Mr Charles W
Wolfe, is in a very critical condition
at this time in a sanitarium at Hendereonville,
N C,where he was taken
May 28 for treatment. From recent
information it seems that the physicians
and nurses in charge have
given up hope of his recovery.
Mrs Wolfe was summoned to his
i bedside last Friday and reached Hendersonville
Saturday. Ih a letter
received from her this morning, Mr
Wolfe sends this message: "Best
wishes to all."
Death of Mrs. M. E. Scott.
The announcement late yesterday
afternoon of the sudden death of
Mrs Marian E Scott at the home of
her son-in-law, Mr J Y McGill, in
the Cedar Swamp section, was a
painful surprise to the many friends
and relatives of this noble woman in
this community.
Mrs Scott was taken suddenly ill
yesterday afternoon and passed
away at 6 o'clock, before medical
attention could reach her. She was
the second wife of the late Mr J E
Scott and step mother of Dr D C
Scott. She is survived by one son,
Mr N D Lesesne, her daughter, Mrs
J Y McGill, having preceded her to
the grave about one year ago.
Mrs Scott was 78 years of age and
| a noble Christian lady. Her remains
...111 kn loid wool tkie offOPTIrtAn in
Will ur laiu kU H Jl blllo uim. inv/ui.
the cemetery of the Cedar Swamp
Methodist church.
Kingstree's Tobacco Market.
Mr Farmer, won't you bear in
mind that Kingstree has one of the
very best tobacco markets in the
State, and that this market will
open for the sale of leaf tobacco next
Thursday morning:, one week from
today. There are four well equipped
warehouses here, each under the
management and direction of men
whose knowledge of the warehouse
business cannot be questioned and
whose honesty and integrity is unimpeachable.
They have all been
working hard and gone to extra expense
during the past few weeks
getting their warehouses in the best
possible condition for your convenience
and now they arq inviting you
to give them a share of your patronage
and The Record feels that it
can vouch for a square deal in every
respect, at their hands.
Several new prize houses have recently
been erected and are easily accessible.
These houses will mark a
j big improvement over former eon!
ditions here in the handling of to
bacco, so if you are ready to sell
drive straight to Kingstree, where
you will always find courteous treatment
at the hands of our warehousemen,
bankers and merchants. Our
I lawyers, doctors and preachers, too,
will give you a glad hand and a
square deal if you have occasion to
call upon them.
Mrs Janle Clark Dead.
Mrs Janie Gark, wife of Mr R D
Gark, the well known tobacco warehouse
manager at Manning, died
Monday afternoon in a hospital at
Sumter, where she had been under
treatment for several weeks. The
body was taken to Manning Tuesday
for interment. The burial service
was conducted by Rev G P Watson,
in the presence of a large concourse
of relatives and friends of the family.
Mrs Gark is survived by her husband,one
daughter and two sons, be" J""
r Krnthora onr)
OIUCO uei IIJUUI^A | AVUl ?/AV/vuVAW Mi?u
one sister.
Before marriage Mrs Clark was a
Miss Jenkinson, sister of our townsman,
Mr W E Jenkinson, who was
summoned by wire to Sumter Monday
afternoon on account of her
death.
Notice.
This is to notify the public that I
am now prepared to grind their
wheat at my mill at the Black river
bridge in Kingstree.
ltp W S Dennis.
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ALLEGED BOGUS CHECKS.
Visitor Accused of Victimizing
Fruit Concerns Here.
!
Solomon Khoury, said to be aj
tailor at Kingstree, was arrested
jesterday afternoon by Chief Cantwell
and lodged at the police station,
where two charges concerning ;
bogus checks were made against!
him. It is aLo reported by the police
that a third charge will probably
be made against him this,
morning.
In one case he is accused of ob-1
raining goods under false pretenses!
from the Southern Fruit Company, |
and in the other case it is charged i
that he forged the name of A Angelo
to a check given to the Bay Fruit
Company.
Chief Cantwell was notified by
the Southern Fruit Company that a
man representing himself as S M
Osmer, a merchant at Lake City,
had called and, after having inquired
into the accounts of Osmer, whom
he claimed to be, it is alleged, left
an order for bananas and onions and
secured $10 cash on a draft drawn
on Osmer. It developed that he
was not Osmer, that the draft was
no good and that Osmer did not
order the goods. This is said to
have taken place Thursday. . The
police were notified yesterday, with
a description of the man, and about
7 o'clock yesterday afternoon Chief
Cantwell located the man at Columbus
and Nassau streets, thus effecting
his arrest.
The management of the Bay Fruit
Company, it developed, was also
given a check by the same man, it
is charged, and at once preferred
charges against him. It is said that
he ordered a peanut parcher and
forged the endorsement of A Angelo
to a check for $25. v
A third charge by another fruit
company is expected to be made
against Khoury this morning, the
police said lasf night. ?Neios and
Courier, July 14.
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S Khoury came to Kingstree about
a year ago. Later he opened up a
cleaning and pressing business in
the Thomas building on West Main
street. Of late he has been passing
out worthless checks promiscuously
and a number of them are now in
the hands of local merchants. Several
days ago Sheriff Graham received
instructions from the Sheriff
at Spartanburg to arrest Khoury on
the charge, it is said, of passing
bogus checks. He has not been seen
in Kingstree for about three or four
weeks. It is thought here, that the
man is mentally unbalanced.
Playing Ball.
The Kingstree baseball team will
play the McColl team here this afternoon,
tomorrow and possibly Saturday.
Don't fail to go out and root
for the boys.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week the Kingstree team
will play at Lake City. It is the intention
of the managers of the local
team to have three games each week
on the home diamond, but it is impossible
to give a correct schedule of
future games at this time. The
Kingstree team has gotten down to
business, and any game it plays will
be well worth the price of seeing it.
SKETCflES FROM SCRANTON.
Rendition of a Pleasing Temperance
Entertainment.
Scranton, July 14:?The Christian
Citizenship entertainment given at
the school house last Friday night
was witnessed with approval by the
audience. The exeroises were carried
out by members of the local Temnerance
Union under the direction of
Mrs R B Cannon. Mr 0 E Graham,
presided. The following programme
was excellently presented:
Prayer?Mr R B Cannon.
Debate?"Resolved, That South
Carolina Should Have Constitutional
Prohibition."
Affirmative: Misses Belle Fountain
and Annie Lee.
Negative: Misses Emma Fountain
and Belva Baker.
Chorus?Rally Song.
"National Constitutional Prohibition"?Mr
Dessie Graham.
"Star of the Empire"?Tillman
Matthews.
Chorus?Pantomime?James Henry
Cooper, Ralston Pate and Ernest
Cooper.
Male Chorus?"De Brewer's Big
Hosses Can't Run Over Me." (This
is sung by Rev "Billy" Sunday's
choir).
Playlet?"Dame South Carolina
Out for Prohibition."
In full costume, Mr I M Gamble
as "Uncle Sam" and Mis3 Rosalie
Wall representing"AuntColumbia,"'
commanded the undivided interest
of the audience.
An invitation has been accepted
to give the entertainment at Olanta.
IMG.
For your heavy groceries see the
People's Mercantile Co. Flour,
Meal, Meat, Grits and Rice are their
long suit. It
WHEAT AT BENSON.
Two Hundred and Fifty Bushels
Threshed for Local Farmers.
Benson, July 12:?Last week Mr
David E McCutchen was in this
neighborhood with his portable machine
threshing wheat for the
farmers. In this immediate community
two hundred and fifty bushels
were threshed out. Allowing
five bushels to make one barrel of
fiour the amount of pure, fresh,
wholesome wheat flour would amount
to fifty barrels, distributed among
the farmers who have added this industry
to the numerous farm produets
that are now being raised.
Mr McCutchen has threshed wheat
in several neighborhoods and reports
thp Rwrncp viplr? nhmit pitrhf hmahpls
to the acre.
Mr John Thomas of Cades was the
champion producer until Mr McCutchen
arrived here with his machine
and threshed for our hustling
farmer, Mr John Y McGill, who
heads the list of wheat'growers with
fifty-three bushels on two acres or
26 1-2 to the acre.
It is now a thoroughly demonstrated
fact that the planters of
Williamsburg county are able to
raise enough wheat for their own
consumption. It has already been
proven that more than one hundred
bushels of corn to the acre is possible
and naturally that means an
abundance of home raised meal,
grits, meat, milk and butter. With
a plenty of fresh vegetables, Irish
and sweet potatoes and home-made
syrup, chickens and eggs, why
shouldn't we be a prosperous people?
The only possible cause of failure
would be the need of drainage,
judgment and energy.
The corn crop has improved very
much where it has been properly
worked and will yield more than
was thought a month ago.
Mrs Taska Rollins of Florence is
visiting relatives in this neighbor
uuuu.
Miss Flossie Weaver of Lake City
has returned to her home after a
few days visit among relatives here.
After taking the summer course
for teachers at Coker, College Miss
Ruth Phillips has returned to her
home here.
Mr H E Tisdale has about completed
his handsome two story dwelling
which, surrounded by an elegant
grove of pecan trees, presents
a beautiful appearance. WES.
Witli Our Advertisers.
Don't overlook notice of tax land
sales in this paper by Sheriff Graham.
Read ail the ads in this paper and
when you go shopping use it as a
directory.
Read all of the warehouse ads in
this paper, then bring your tobacco
to Kingstree.
Readers of The Record are requested
to note the advertisement
on page three of this issue. The
information it conveys and the institution
it represents may be of service
to vou.
We call especial attention to the
advertisement in this issue of Messrs
Lewis & Carter, both popular young
Kingstree boys, who are opening up
a first-class grocery store in the
room in the Nexsen building recently
vacated by Mr H D Reddick.
Their store will be open for business
Saturday morning, and already their
stock of fancy groceries presents an
attractive appearance.
ROBT. J. McCABE, M. D.,
& DENTIST,
Will be at Andrews, S G,
on July 26. WilHremain one
week. Office over Hyman
& Tigler's store, corner
Main and Academy Sts.
All other days at Kingstree.
Office, Main St., 'next to
court house.
Candidates9 Cards.
For Mayor.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for re-election to the office of
Mayor for the town of Kingstree and
respectfully solicit your support,
p WmR Scott.
CAM IMoBmQn
iui mubiiuuui
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Alderman for the town of Kings tree
in the coming primary, subject to the
rules of the Democratic party,
p W S Dennis.
SPECIAL NOTICES
(?& Phone us when you want
QT to get a notice under this
heading. Price one cent a
i J\ word for each insertion. No
y ad taken for less than 25c.
Phone 83.
For Sale?One second-hand singlecylinder
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle.
fiaranteed in good condition. DrET
elley, Kingstree, S c 2-4-tf
Lost?Between Salters Depot and
Blakeleys one bunch of keys. Finder
will please return same to the undersigned.
Rich R Morris, R L C No 1.
7-15-ltp.
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