The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 08, 1917, Image 4
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KINGSTREE. S. C.
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THURSDAY, FEB. 8.1917. ,
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Proceedings of the General Assembly
to Date.
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the House of Representatives tonight
prevented a vote on the Richev
"bone-dry" prohibition bill, which
was favorably reported by the House
committee on police regulations, i
after it had been recommitted yesterday.
The matter will come up again
when the House meets at 10 o'clock
in the morning.
The annual appropriation bill was
reported to the house committee
It carries $2,658,870.30 and provides
for a tax levy of eight mills to ,
raise this amount. The appropriation
bill is about one hundred thousand
dollars more than last year, the
levy at tfcat time being six and one
half mills. However, there was a
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dollars brought over from last year,
r and one mill of this year's levy takes
* } * eare of that deficit.
All requests for additions or expansion
were refused, the commit'
tee deciding to follow a course of
rigid economy in view of the threatened
war with Germany.
The ways and means committee
worked until after midnight last
night pruning the various items.
They held a conference with Gov
vernor Manning, and he and the
committee agreed on the strictest
economy in view of the present international
complications.
A resolution calling on the Attorney
General to investigate an alleged
shortage of $20,527.65 in the
finances of the State penitentiary,
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introduced uy mi ui um u? ??>..
berg, was adopted.
There was a general feeling of relief
on the Senate side tonight when
it was learned that the appropriation
bill had been reported. This
was figured as a strong indication of
adjournment on February 17.
The Senate last night passed the
series of fire insurance bills that the
insurance companies, except the re9
peal of the valued policy clause, are
insisting upon.
MISS WILSON ENTERTAINS
In Honor of Teachers of Union J
and Hemingway Schools.
Hemingway, Feb 5:?Last Friday
evening Miss Lotiise Wilson entertained
delightfully at an oyster
roast in honor of the teachers of the
Union and Hemingway High schools.
Notwithstanding the extremely cold
weather a number of friends were
present to enjoy the evening. Uppon
the arrival of the guests, a contest,
"An Automobile Romance,"
was engaged in. Miss Lill Owens
and Mr R N Speigner winning the
prize, a box of candy.
Immediately after the contest a
salad course was served by the hostess,
assisted by Mrs 0 M Mitchell
and Miss Carrie Baker
Instrumental music by Miss Nana
Bush and Baker Wilson and several i
vocal soios Dy Miss l^oura nnem
were enjoyed during the evening.
On account of the inclement weather
the oyester roast was given in the
dining room insteak of the yard, as
had been planned. Amid much
merriment the guests assembled
around thle table to open the oysters?this
being the first experience
of many of them. After the roast,
coffee was served. The souvenirs
ef the evening were hand painted
L oysters on delicately tinted pink and
ia#* blue cards, bearing the date February
2, 1917, in gilt.
Those partaking of Miss Wilson's
hospitality were: Misses Marie Jackson,
Nana Bush, Helena Clark, Emmie
Snow, Elise Rollins, Iva Eaddy,
Martha Jenkinson. Lill Owens, Carrie
r Baker, Laura Rhem, Amy Connor,
Murchison and Huggins; Messrs
Charlie Creel, R N Speigner, Jesse
and Melvin Cribb, D I and Baker
Wilson, Carlisle Campbell of Summerviile,
Henry Thomas of Georgetown.
Dr L G Day, and Mr and Mrs
0 M Mitchell.
BETHEL BREVITIES.
Damage from Cold Snap?Local
and Personal Items.
Bethel, February 6:?We are shut
in by the cold weather, Al! we can ;
do is to build good fires and try to \
keep from freezing.
All the tobacco plants that were
up have been killed. The oat crop at
this writing looks as if it were also
destroyed.
Farmers in this neighborhood are
still grumbling about having to haul
their fertilizer so far. I have just
thought of a good method of relief:
How about putting the big road
tractor and engine owned by the
county,and now going to ruin on the
roadside east of Kingstree, in commission
and letting it do some service?
Start it up and let's get back
some 01 tne money we pui in it.
Bethel Sunday-school, in connection
tfith the other schools of the
district, will observe "Come-to-Sunday-school
day" Sunday.February 11
The district meeting of the Sunday-school
was enjoyed, notwithstanding
none of the county or State
workers were present. Mr Editor,
you just don't know how much they
missed. Those good people at Mouzon
know just how to entertain you.
Rev D M Clark did not fill his regular
appointment Sunday on account
of the cold weather and bad roads.
Measles are still prevalent in this
section.
Mr Loney Evans, who has been
quite ill, is thought to be better at
this writing.
The writer was asked a few days
ago by an old negro if it was true
that there was strong possibility of
war with Germany. Upon being
told that there was, and that the
writer had come to see if he would
enlist his boys, answered that he
was willing but dem boys so foolish
they would run right 'fore dem (
Germans' big guns and get killed,
and thought it was best for dem to
stay at home and work for the white ,
folks. Farmer. ,
Valentines, all kinds, from $c to
25c each. Scott Drug Co.
With Oar Advertisers.
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hats, shoes, etc. See ad.
The Scott Drug Co is offering a
special bargain in Lord Baltimore
stationery.
R W Lewis, who always carries a
choice line of good things to eat, has
a change of ad in this issue.
The Wayside Pharmacy at Lanes
has a fine stock of drugs, medicines,
toilet articles, smokers' supplies,etc.
See ad.
The King9tree Furniture Co has a
fine assortment of trunks, satchels,
handbags and floor coverings, which
vmi arp invifpH tn insnprt
A representative of the F B Q
Tailoring Co of New York is at the
Kingstree Drv Goods Co's today and
tomorrow. See hint for your spring
and summer suit.
We take pleasure in directing attmtion
to the new ad of P S Courtney,
undertaker and embalmer. The
finest coffins and caskets furnished,
and calls promptly answered at all
hours, day and night.
We offer the greatest clubbing
| rate ever known here. For $1.40 we
will send The County Record, McCall's
Magazine and Farm and Home
1 year and Woman's World 2 years,
with one McCall pattern, and for
$1.50 we will add to the above the
Southern Ruralist for 1 year.
Cleveland Big Boll Cotton Seed
for sale, $1.50 per bushel. Highest
prices paid for Furs. S S Aronson,
Lanes, S C. l-18-4t
U D C Gives Notice.
The president of Williamsburg
Chapter, U D C gives notice that
the following amendments to the
constitution will be voted on at the
next meeting:
Article 6 to be amended to read:
"At the February meeting each
member shall pay to the Treasurer
of the Chapter, a fee of one dollar.
An article to be inserted, to be
known as article 7, and to read: "A
fine of 25 cents shall be imposed on
every member who shall fail to per-,
form her alotted duty."
The next meeting will be held at|
the home of Mrs L C Montgomery, |
Friday afternoon. February 16, at:
4:30 o'clock, being postponed one!
week on account of the absence of
the president and vice president
from town. 2-l-2t
Receipt Books, Blink Notes, Mortgages ail
all Legal Blanks in demand, for sale at
The Record office. If we have not the
form you wish we can print it cn short
notice.
LETTER FROM CEUAR SWAMP.il
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iion-Lccal and Religious Items. &
Cedar Swamp, February 0:?That
bli^rhtinpr breath of the blizzard 1
which swept at a rapid rate coming j
from a northwesterly course sentj
the mercurr down to about 11 decrees
above zero Saturday morning
and played havoc with the tender,
vulnerable plants. Sunday the ther- i
mometer registered 50 about j^id- j
day,but Monday morning it dropped
to 18, sounding the death knell to
tobacco plants that were up,and,like |
a grim reaper, laid low the verdant ?
fields of growing oats. However, 2
our tobacco planters, characterized j
by industry and energy,have already j
ordered seed and will replant this i
week if obtained in time. Some of j
the oats are damaged badly. In oth- j
er places more favorably situated j
ttioro wall Ko n crnrtrl pnniiffh stand '
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without planting over. I
? Sunday will be "Go-to-Sunday- ?
school" day, and it is expected that I
men, women and children will be f
there, and, as some one has said, if I
you don't go you will feel lonesome, f
for everybody else will be there. H
Come early and get a seat. ^
We are sorry to hear of the illness I
of Mr and Mrs J B Crooks' little ?
son.
Mr W W Burrows, familiarly T
known as "Billie," who moved to I
Leo a good many years ago, visited T
his brother, Mr A B Burrows, last I
week. He attended, while here, the T
prayer meeting service and gave an I
interesting talk, saying in part that T
once in life he took no part in relig- I
ious work,but felt he could not leave f
the church without saying something 9
to point others to the Light of the T
world. This prayer meeting was or- 1
ganized about six months ago and is T
well attended every Wednesday ev- I
ening. ^
There is still another organized I
co-operative effort among the young- I
er people in the Christian Endeavor I
society, which meets every Sunday ^
at 7 p. m., when they have interest-^ I
ing Scripture readings, interspersed t
with songs full of life* and short ex- 1
temporaneous talks by enthusiastic
leaders.
We are fortunate not to have >
measles to interfere with our school
work?not even bad colds are prevalent.
It is here like other country
schools,some of the larger boys with
bright, active minds and healthy
bodies stop to goto work on the farm
when they are not compelled to do
so, thereby depriving themselves of
a golden opportunity. We understand
from a few who go to see that
the school has an efficient corps of
teachers who diligently strive to aid
in deepening the convolutions of the
gray matter of those who have it,
and possess energy enough to work j
for their own future welfare.
With all these and innumerable
other good things around us, is it
not strange, passingly strange, that
some people cultivate a pessimistic
habit of viewing matters and profess |
to believe that affairs are retrograding
and rapidly flowing to the bad.
Some few weeks ago Mr Joe Epps
and his sister, Mrs Beulah Chandler,
and her children moved from Georgia
here and are now domiciled at
her home in this neighborhood
where a hearty welcome is extended j
them by the people of this community.
Mr Roht Snowden has returned
to resume his work with the New
York and Pennsylvania railroad as
engineer, with headquarters at Delmar,
Delaware.
The patrons of rural route No 1
congratulate Mr Jack McCullough,
who stood first in the civil service
examination, and ha9 secured the
position as mail carrier on his home
route. We are informed that this
route pays about one thousand and
two hundred dollars the year.
Cleveland Big Boll Cotton Seed
for sale, $1.50 per bushel. Highest
prices paid for Furs. S S Aronson,
Lanes, S C. l-18-4t
MOTHER TELLS HOW VMOL
Made TTer Delicate Bov Strong
New York City.?"My little boy was
in a very weak, delicate condition as a
result of gastritis and the measles and
there seemed no hope of saving his life.
The doctor prescribed cod liver oil, but
he could not take it. I decided to try
Vinol?and with splendid results. It
seemed to agree with him so that now he
is a strong healthy boy."?Mrs. Thomas
Fitzgerald, 1090 Park Ave., X. Y. City.
We guarantee Vinol, which contains
beef and cod liver peptones, iron, and
manganese peptonatcs and glycero- '
phosphates, for run-down conditions.
Scott Drug Co, Kingstree, SC. j
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