The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 08, 1917, Image 5
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A LITTLE TIME.
If you can spare us a little
of your time we shall be
glad for you to drop into our
store and let us show youJi.
some of our new arrival^flf
Laces and EmbroideJhlc
S Some
Val Sets to ||
1^ Setsat
A new line of Swiss Flouncings,
18, 27 and 45 inches
wide, 25, 50 and 75c yard.
A very pretty line of Low
Cut Shoes for ladies and
children.
W. E. JENKINSON
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Purely Personal
The Hebrew feast of Purim begins
today.
Mr W C Davis of Salters was in
town Monday.
Mr J B Aiken of Florence was in
town yesterday.
Hon W L McCutchen. of Sumter,
was in town Tuesday.
Hon and Mrs W D Bryan of Bryan
spent Tuesday in town.
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car ana mrs j k, civereu ui oancu
were in Kingstree Tuesday.
Mrs W G Gamble visited relatives
in the Salters section this week.
Hon R J Kirk of Florence was in
Kingstree Tuesday on business.
There is yet to come about two
weeks of "Groundhog weather.
Mr Warren Montgomery of New
Zion was in Kingstree Saturday.
m Mr J W Dubose, of the Cades vicinity,
called at our office Monday.
Mr and Mrs C L Montgomery of
Greelyville were in town Thursday.
Better pay your town taxes immediately;
1% penalty begins Thursday
next.
Mr and Mrs R D Mills and R D Jr
spent Sunday with relatives in the
Mouzoc district.
Messrs Douglass Burbage and
Fitzhugh Lee took an auto trip to
Florence Sunday.
The U D C chapter will meet with
^ Miss Beulah Nelson tomorrow afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
Miss Esther Berger of New York
is assisting Mrs S Marcus in her millinery
department.
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have $127.50 in 50 weeks.
Help your CHILDREN to
SAVE and PROSPER.
In 50 weeks:
1-cent ciut>
2-cent club
5-cent club
fO-cent club
You can put In $1.00 or $2
fr> 50 weeks have $50 or $10
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Mrs L B Johnson and Mr DavisJ
Johnson of Rome were in King/rfree 1
for a while Tuesday. _ j i
Mrs S K Brocking^iia<"and two!J
children of Floren^a^re visiting her '
jJathy^*HrirOordon. ?
Miss Agness Erckmann has been j"
spending several days in Florence, c
the guest of Mrs R J Kirk.
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Mr J Percy Hutson has secured a
position with the Siegling Music
house, w ith headquarters at Marion. r
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Hon P H Stoll is attending to the c
duties of Soiicitor at the Sessions r
LCourt, now in session at Bishopville. f
m We regret to learn that Mrs Ber- '
fc^^olfe, who is under treatment at ''
Richmond, Va, is not 1
execu WrosEtta
Jacobs returned Satur-!
day from a visit of several week3 to
friends in Hartford and Bridgeport, c
Ct, and in New York.
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Hon EC Epps andLeRoyLee.Esq, t
attended the second inauguration of
President Wilson in Washington Monday.
They report a delightful time, ?
but terribly cold weather. ?
We are pleased to learn this morn- i
ing that Capt Jno A Kelley who has g
been confined to his room by illness s
for the past two weeks, is much im- b
proved, though not yet able to be out. ^
Miss Frances Johnson of Snow ?
Hill, Md, the very efficient and P
popular milliner with the Kingstree ^
Dry Goods Co here last year, has
returned and resumed her former p
position. Ii
Mrs R J McCabe has returned to ti
j Kingstree from a visit to her sister, A
I Mrs C S Howell.?Miss Mabel Har- c
per, home demonstration agent, i3 \
the guest of Mrs F W Truluck.? a
Marion Star. ' " b
The Woman's Missionary society 0
of the Methodist church will hold its
regular monthly meeting at the res- a
jidenceofMrs W E Nesmith Tuesday
afternoon,March 18,at 4 o'clock, p
Members are urged to he present. \
Mrs C E Strange of Winnsboro is n
a guest of Mrs D A Phillips here t'
this week. Mrs Strange, formerly I'
Mrs Sweet, is a former resident of ^
Kingstree and the mother of the
Misses Sweet,who-taught school near jr
town last year. ?
The annual meeting of the Ladies' ^
Aid society of the Episcopal church
W(U I1CIU r I luajr, n 111.11 Bit uiiivviu
were re-elected, as follows: President,
Mrs P 0 Arrowsmith; secretary,
Mrs T S Hemingway; treasurer, c
Mrs M F Heller. b
Rev Dr Walter Mitchell will offic- jj
iate at the Episcopal church here
next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. g
m. and at Boyd school at 3:30 p. m.
i Holy communion will be celebrated f
! at the morning service. A cordial jinvitation
extended to all. t;
Mrs J B Alsbrook of Greelyville E
is spending a few days in town with ^
friends. Mrs Alsbrook will leave t
Saturday for Columbia, where she G
will join her sister who is visiting in
| Savannah, Ga, and go from there by h
! automobile to their home in Virginia, t
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depositing 10 cents and in- c
10 cents each week, you wili >
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The regular monthly meeting ol
Margaret Gregg Gordon chapter, D
\ R.was held at the home of Mr9 J
F McFaddin Tuesday. Mrs W G
Gamble was elected delegate to the
national congress at Washington,
rhe historian,Miss Maud Logan,read
i very interesting pai>er on French
settlers in \merica.
Rev A E Riemer, pastor of the
?. _4. n a-^4. _i i_ t
'irsi napiisi c*nurcn, nas maue arangements
for a series of special
er,Tiees, beginning at 11 a. m. Sunlay
and ito continue until further
lotice. He will be assisted by Evangelist
D P Montgomery and Mr Paul
Montgomery as soloist and choir
eader. A cordial invitation is exended
to the public to attend these
ervicejj* '
"^Te regret to learn that Dr Robt
'laude McCabe who has been under
reatment at Charleston for some
k'eeks past is not improving as rapidy
in health as his friends would like,
'laude has a host of friends in this
ommunity among whom he is deseredly
popular. We all hope for his
peedy recovery and an early return
o his home here.
At the annual meeting of the Civic
lub and Library association March 1
he following officers were re-elected
or the ensuing year: President, Mrs
<eRoy Lee; vice president, Mrs A C
wails; secretary, Mrs P 0 Arrowmith;
treasurer, Mrs J W Swittenerg.
A number of new members
rere enrolled. A series of silver teas
7&s planned, to be followed by a
ublic reception on the opening of
he Carnegie library.
Mr T 0 Lawton, Jr,of Greenville,
resident of the Southeastern Life
nsurance Co,was a visitor to Kingsree
yesterday, the guest of Mr Ira
l Calhoun,district manager for that
ompany in this'territory. This was
Ir Lawton's first visit toKingstree,
nd he was much impressed with the
eauty, neatness and cleanliness of
ur town. He expressed the hope
hat he might enjov the pleasure of
longer visit at an early date.
A very interesting meeting of the
arent-Teacher association was held
londay afternoon. Rev G T Harlon
in a very helpful way opened
he subject for the occasion: "The
mportance of Moral Training."
Irs H E Montgomery rendered a
eautiful violin solo. The next meetlg
will be held April 2, at 5 p. m.,
i the graded school auditorium. All
arents and friends of the school are
rged to connect themselves with
his organization,
The county Sunday-school convenion
will meet at the First Baptist
hurch April 7 and 8. Addresses will
e made by prominent speakers repesenting
the State Sunday-school
ssociation. All Sunday-schools of
he county are urged to send deleates.
The following committee on
ntertainment has been appointed
rom the churches: Mesdames S J
)eery and J B Steele from the Bapist
church, W E Nesmith and Belle
tlakely from the Methodist church,
i W Gilland and LeRoy Lee from
he Presbyterian church, and W G
Jamble from the Episcopal church.
Mr Fassoux, g man of wonderful
lypnotic powers, was in Kingstree
his week and entertained large auiences
at tbe Uwana Theatre in conlection
with the regular features
?rovided by Mr Crawford. The chilren
especially enjoyed Mr Fassoux's
/ork, or rather the monkey shines
e had his subjects perform while
inder the hypnotic spell. From ten
'clock Monday morning until eight
i the evening one of the hypnotist's
ubjects slept on a cot in the 3how
- indow of the Kingstree Furniture
!o on Academy St. The sleeper was
wakened about 9 o'clock on the stage
f the Uwana.
The King Hardware Co, one of
[ingstree's up-to-date business conems,
has recently taken the agency
ere for the Gulf Refining Co for the
ale of gasoline. For the delivery
f this product they have equipped
hemselves with a motor truck, by
.'hich they are enabled to deliver
asoline in larger quantities and in
nuch less time than by the old
lethod of wagon and mule. Mr J
) Kelley has charge of the gasoline
nd of the firm's business and seems
o be the right man in the right
lace. If the price of this necessity
rould only come down to a reasonble
figure, and as long as our old
asoline engine holds out, we could,
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eel quite sausnea witn tne uuii
ompanj's business in the hands of
lessrs King, McGill & Kelley.
Mr H A Miller recently purchased
fine lot of stall fed cattle from the
Ion J J M Graham and beef from
hese cattle is now being supplied to
matrons of the Peoples Market. If
ou want good beef, call on or phone
Jo 21, The People'8 Market.
Notice.
Dr Robt J McCabe is now at his
Cingstree office, to remain until
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Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
'our druggist will refund money if PAZO
iIN'TMENT fails to cure any case of Itching,
Hind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days,
be first application gives Ease and Rest. 30q
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Fair Association Meets.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Williamsburg County j
Fair association was held at the
J court house at noon on Monday, lhe
report of the president and secretary
! was read and approved. These reports
showed the association to be
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in good shape financially, considering
the reverses it suffered last year
on account of the destructive storm
that swept this section of the State.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, W E
' Nesmith; vice president, D E McCutchen;
secretary, Geo A MeElveen;
1 treasurer, Thos McCutchen. A sal-1
ary of $200.00 was allowed by reso j
I lution offered by Mr W F Fairy, to
the secretary. Dates for the 1917,
fair will be announced later by a
committee appointed to fix the same.
Witlh Our Advertisers.
See S C Anderson for tombstones |
and monuments.
The Steele Furniture Co calls at- i
tention to the continuous post bed,
than which there is no better.
The Kingstree Dry Goods Co will
have an opening of beautiful spring
millinery next Thursday and Friday
In his change of ad, L S Dennis
announces that he has moved into
his new store on Academy and Mill
streets.
The Silverman Department Store
will have an opening of beautiful
apparel for ladies Thursday and Friday
of next week.
S Marcus will exhibit a large line
nf fine millinerv and Indies' rendv
to-wear and dress goods at his opening
March 15 and 16.
SPECIAL NOTICES
For Sale?Several bushels 90 to 100
day Velvet Beans at $3.00 per bushel.
Will matare dry beans in this latitude.
Write or call on J G Rollins, R F D 1,
Box 54, Nesmith, S C. 3-8-4t
Wanted?Good colored man with
family to work on farm. W L Harrington.
R F D, New Zion, S C. It
For Sale?Eggs from prize winning
Anconas. Setting of 16 for $1.50. Anconas
are the greatest layers known; are
hardy, and develop rapidly into broilers.
Call at Record office or address Box 127,
Kingstree S C, if you want Ancona eggs.
Eggs for SALe?Rhode Island Reds, I
Barron strain; prize winners; eggs, 15 I
for $1.50. J H Epps. Kingstree, S
C. 3-l-4t
FOR Sale?Good, gentie work horse
cheap for immediate cash sale. Address
H, care County Record. 2-15-tf
For Sale?Cleveland Big Boll Cotton
Seed; 50 bushels at $1.50 per bushels.
w E Blackwell, Salters, s U. 3-l-2tp
Salesman Wanted-To solicit orders
for lubricating oils, greases and paints.
Salary or commission. Address lincoln
Oil Co, Cleveland, O. ltp
Eggs for Hatching?From S C
Rhode Island Red chickens, pure bred,
Callaway strain; $2.00 per 15, parcel
post. mrsleebass.Lane.SC. 3-l-2tp
For Sale-One Ford touring car.
used very little; in fine condition. Will
sell cheap. Apply to Ellis & Bellinger,
Hemingway, S C. 3-l-3tp
Cotton Seed for Sale-Against
hoi! weevil, worm and rot and for early
maturing and heavy yield plant Simpkin's
"Ideal" or "Big Boll" North
Carolina bred seed. North Carolina
farmer grew 1,000 lbs, another 1,200 lbs
lint to the acre. Write now for booklet
of testimonials and prices on these
seed. Arthur L Jones, Lake City,
S C, Box 86. 2-8
For Sale or Rent-Valuable tract
of land, mile and a quarter north of
Kingstree. known as the Fulton tract,
containing ?8 acres, 45 cleared and in
good state of cultivation. Apply to R
H Kellahan, Kingstree, S C. 2-1-tf
Plymouth Rock Eggs for Sale i:
E B Thomp
S C.?3 1-tf
Remember The Dead
i Monuments and Tombstones of!
'every style and desciptrion at *
i lowest prices. Satisfaction guar- *
anteed. See S C Anderson,
Kingstree, S C. 3-8
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GAGE BROS. PA1
"Thursday and
MARCH 15 and
Ladies' Ready
All the latest
Striped Silks, Cr<
and Georgette Ci
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THE BIG STORE ON '
Kingstree, -
The Cash
L. S. DENNIS, F
We have moved into our cc
ters at the corner of Academy
are better prepared than ever t
Heavy And Fanes
We also speciali
Corn and St<
SEED POTi
(Maine Co]
We have several hundred bushels c
Seed Potatoes to be obtained. We
than the ordinary potatoes are selhr
When you need Corn, Hay, I
Feed, Flour, Rice or Gi
save you money.
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and Mill streets ana
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>cK Feed.
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if the finest Maine-grown
can supply you for less
tg for today.
iorse and Mule
rits, call on us; we can
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