The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 03, 1919, Image 5
EASTER BARGAIN
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Just arrived, a beautiful line of J
Ladies street hats for Easter, at very
popular prices. ' j
Just received a beautiful line of j
gent's hats for Easter. Panama hats 1
from $2.50 to $5.00. Gent's nice straw
hats 50 cents to $3.00. <
Men's Mexican Panama hats for j
field wear at the old price.?only 25
.. <cents for a hat that will last <J1 the
J1 ^Summer. 1j
Yar wide lileach Homespun 20, [ j
25, and 30 cents the yard. n
Yard wide Sea Island Homespun
20 and 25 cents the yard,
t Sea Island Homespun 27 inches j
wide, 15 cents the yard. j.
Apron Ginghams, 15 cents the \
yard. 11
Dress Ginghams, best, 25 and 35!3
cents the yard.
Ladies new silk skirts and waists ic
at prices to please you.
A new line of Gent's new Easter ^
suits, $18.00 to $35.00 the suit. v
Gent's new Easter neckwear 35 to c
50 cents. , r
Great Line of Shoes
I want to impress upon you that *
we now have a new line of low cut v
shoes for Men, Ladies, and Children r
that ought to command your atten- *
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taon. ^
The famous Red Bell Craddock (
Terry guaranteed line is here on our I
shelves.
We want to tell you tha^awe have r
the goods on our shelves and with- F
out making any big noise about it 1
we name the lowest prices for cash, j,
f ' W. E. JENKINSON. s
W. E. JENKINSON. J
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THURSDAY APRIL 3. 1919. j
TO ADVERTISERS .
The only newspaper published in j,
Williamsburg County through which r
advertisers can reach the people to J1
the best advantage is The County j'
Record. Its circulation is 3,000 copies [j
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Schedule Of Arrival And Departure '
Of Trains At Kingstree i v
South Hound i h
No. 83 11:07 a. m. f
No. 79 11:28 a. m. i
No. 47* 6:57 p. m. r
. No. 89 9:20 p. m.1
North Bound
No. 80 7:16 a. m.
No. 46* 11:28 a. m.! ^
No. 78 6:11 p. m. ?
Daily Except Sunday i*
Items of Local Interest>
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Mr. W. H. Carr spent the week o
end in Savannah, Ga. v
Mr. A. L. McElveen spent several .
days in Columbia this week. t
A. K. Cockfield of Johnsonville, v
was a visitor in town Monday. s
Mrs. E. 0. Taylor of Greelyville, j
is visiting Mrs. W. L. Taylor this s
week.
Miss Bessie Ives, and Miss Marian
McFadden spent Sunday in Flor
ence.
Mr. Ernest Parham of Latta, spent
Sunday and Monday in town with j
friends. *
Messrs Joe Scurrey and Leslie c
Jones of Georgetown spent Sunday, J
in town. \
Mr. and Mrs. Joe King returned c
from their "honeymoon" Tuesday J
afternoon.
Mr. Charles X. Weatherly spent c
Sunday in town with Franklin j
Thompson. ; f
Mrs. W. T. Wilkins is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Sam P. Wilkins at
Athens, Ga.
XI H .WoKs' Mrs. W. I.
Nexsen and Mrs. S. Marcus motored j
to Sumter Monday
Miss Claudia Jones of Coker Col-i 1
lege is spending this week with th^ c
Misses Jacobs' here. c
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Carr went to *
Kingsburg last Friday to attend the s
King-Moyd wedding.
A number of Kingstree folk went s
up' to Columiba to see the "Old Hick- .?
ery" boys parade Monday. i r
Mrs. D. E. Bradham, who has s
been visiting her sister in Florence j'
returned home Monday morning. j *
Messrs. Chas. Singleton, J. C. and;
Franklin Thompson and W. F. Toiler
were in Sumter Monday on bus- 5
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mess.
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Miss Martha Jenkinson of the
Hemingway faculty spent the week 2
end here with her parents, Mr. and 1
?-** r TonUincAn J
.T1 ra. TT. lj. VCiinoiavx. . .
Miss Mary Sue McKnight left
Sunday for Jenkinsville, where she j
has accepted a position in the high .
school.
Miss Tyson McFadden of Converse 5
College, Spartanburg, is at home c
spending her spring holidays with 1
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mc-1 -]
Fadden.
The King: tree chapter of the D.
A. R's met with Mrs. J. F. McFad- .
den Tuesday afternoon. After the1
' regular business meeting the hostess 11
^ ' jjtrved a delicious salad course. ,(
^The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. jj
. . Wakim died Monday night at tlv% t
home of its parents on Mill street, i '
The little one was buried Tuesday!
in the Williamsburg cemetery.
Mr. J. J. B. Montgomery has gone
ta Chattanooga, Tenn., to visit his 3
son, Dr. Benton Q. Montgomery. Dr. c
Montgomery returned from "over- j
seas" a few weeks ago and is now 1
stationed at Chattanooga.
Messrs. F. W. Fairey, H. E. Mont-1
?oniery and W. E. Drockington are
ittending the cotton convention in
Columbia today.
Mrs. A. M. McKnight returned I
'rom Erhardt last week after spend- i
ng a month with her daughter Mrs. <
P. K. Graham. i
The Spring bank School near j
L'ades, will close tomorrow with a
irogram of entcrta nment to which 1
he public is invited.
The Rev. Mr. Walton of Summer- <
on. will conduct services at the
Episcopal church here Sunday even- I
r.g at X o'clock. H? ,\ ill hold a ser- i
ice at Hoyd> in the afternoon at i
? o'clock j:
Private W. I). Smith of Kingstree, '
i. 1. who has been with the .'50th .
)ivision, overseas returned to his 1
lome Tuesday. We are all glad to
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lave nun oacs ana co kuu? mai ?,<_ j (
ias been in the thickest of the fight t'
ind has not received a single scratch j '
A reception by the congregation ]
if the Presbyterian church was giv- ,
n in the Sunday school room of the
hurch Monday evening, at which ]
he Kev.. Mr. Herndon and his wife j
cere the guests of honor. The re- ,
eption was attended by the local
ninisters and their wives. ?
Constant Miller, son of Mr. and j
irs. H. A. Miller, and who has seen 1
ervice in France with the 30th di- J
ision, returned home Tuesday. A lumber
of other Williamsburgboys
lave returned home during the week
ind others are expected in a few ^
lays, among them are Joe Wilkins. 1
?has. Blakeley, Billie Britton and c
Cugene King of this place.
Mrs. C. M. Chandler, who has f
nade her home in Lake City for the i
ast few years has returned to '
Cingstree where she expects to re- t
iHo in future. Mrs. Chandler is well <
:nown in the community having j
pent most of her life in Kingstree, j J
there at one time, she was postmis- f
ress. Her friends will be glad to ; i
iave her back.
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Johnson-King Marriage i <
Mr. Joe W. King, accompanied by j |
Ir. W. H. Carr went to Savannah '
ast week where he was quietly maried
Sunday, March 30 to Miss Grace
^eigh Johnson of that city, by the J
lev. Dr. Christie of the Baptist j
hurch. The brjde is a charming: 1
oung lady and deservedly popular j <
mong a host of friends. 1
The groom :s a young businesj iinn
of Kingsbuvg. who l.as been i
ngaged with the Kingstree Hard-1
rare Co., for some time past. I"
The young couple have returned
iere, and will make this place their
uture home. t
lev. Herndon Welcomed to Kingstree IJ
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A good audience greeted the Rev. ;
. G. Herndon, at the Presbyterian ,
hurch here Sunday morning. It was j
Jr. Herndon's first sermon as pasor
of the church, and we are quite <
ertain that he made a very favora- |
ile impression upon his auditors. ^
lis sermon was a plain forceful ex- c
>osition of the gospel truths based
ipon a portion of the first book i
f Kings and the "wee small voice'' r
vhich constantly calls the children i Q
f men to bettor livingIn
the evening a delightfully in- J
eresting union service was held in
welcome to the new minister. The,
ervice was participated in by the)f
It vs. McDowell and Fowler of the J
laptist and Methodist churches if -J:
pectivelv. '
Colored Children Burned to Death
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Bessie Miller a colored girl of '
>ane, who is employed by Mrs. W. t
\ Tolley, received a telegram yes-,,
erday stating that her brother was .
lead. The facts developed that the i
diller.home had been destroyed by i <
ire and two children burned to!'
leath. the Miller boy, about 12 years i
Id; the other, a relative of the Mil- J
or family, about the same age.
"HI, ~ Cnmilf ic U'pl 1 fVi nncrVit (
lilt- .uniri laiiiii v ?? v.i .
>f around Lane and much sympathy j'
s felt for the parents of the chil-' '
iron hv the people of the community. ]
Harmony Presbyterial Meets
The Presbyterial of Harmony (
'resbytery will meet at Indiantown ,
Vesbyterian church April 8 and 9. '
The first session will be held at 3
('clock on the evening of April 8. An !
ill-day session will be held April 9. j
>eginning at 9:30 o'clock. ]
An interesting program on mis- j j
;ions and other religious subjects [
>as been prepared. There will be'
p-akers in attendance from other
tates as well as from South Caroli-j"
la. Miss Austin of the Korea Mis-1 i
ion will speak. All are invited tobe<
>resent. Lunch will be served onthe|(
[rounds.
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Our grocery department as well as ; ^
?ur dry goods and shoe departments ;,
s well stocked. We buy in large i
luantities and can supply your needs j
it reduced cost. Phone us an order, j 1
Two deliveries daily. PEOPLE'S"
MERCANTILE COMPANY. ]
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Our line of coffee is the best to be, *
bund, either green or roasted,
[round or whole grains. Phone us an
>rder for your next supply. Two de- (
ivories daily. PEOPLE'S MERC AN- ,
"ILE COMPANY.
With Our Ad; t rtiset's
Note the new advertisements in
his paper of thp Nelson Warehouse. (
'has. Tucker, Dank of Kingstree,
Cingstree Dry Goods Co.. Kingstre*- (
'umiture Co.. and the Cartel- Dis
ributor Co.
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LIVE CHICKENS WANTED j
H. A. Miller, the proprietor of j
filler's Market, wants all the live
hiekens he can get. He will pay 1
ou 22 cents the pound for any you
iave for sale. Rring them along. (
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Kinkstr'V School Notes
At the present time the pupils of
the Kingstree school arc very enthusiastic
in their efforts to raise
money for the support of the French
orphans. The seventh grade has already
raised enough money to support
one orphan one year, and the
Red Cross Chapter of the school has
raised the same amount. Several
trrades are now putting forth
special efforts to follow the noble
example set by the seventh grade.
Miss Pearl Woodham, who has
wen at her home in Bishopville for
;he last few weeks on account of the
llness of her father, has returned i
ind resumed her duties in the
whool.
The honor roll for the month endng
March 28, is.as follows:
Honor Roll
GRADE 1.?Lucius Montgomery,
)7; Virginia Fairey, 96; Willie
Srockinton, 94. j
GRADE 1. (Advanced)?Julia |
Montgomery, 96; James Ervin God- j
vm, 95; Emily Mcintosh, 95.
GRADE II.?Lewis Wallace, 96;
;.ouise McCutchen, 96; Margaret F. j
\elley, 96; Louise Arrowsmith, 95;
\nnie Bunch, 95; Myrtle Odom, 93.
GRADE III.?Moultrie Mcintosh,
>9; Margaret Burgess, 98; Maty
Francis Montgomery, 97; Jennie
?loise Kinder, 97; Flinn Gilland, 97;
^arlyle Epps, 95; Mildred Miller,
GRADE IV.?Katharine Steele, 94.
GRADE V.?May Burgess, 96;
lane Gilland, 97; Stella Wolfe, 96;
Elizabeth Swails, 98.
GRADE VI.?James F. Cooper,
8; Grace Kinder, 95.
GRADE VII.?Anna Laura sinrleton.
99: Mary Sue Harrington,
*9; Julia Hall, 97; Ola Dubose 97;
rheodosia Cooper, 97; Daisy Mclnosh,
97; Kate Sexton, 96; Lola Anlerson,
94; Henrietta Burbage, 92.
GRADE VIII.?Dorothy Dobbin,
)8; Elizabeth Montgomery, 98; Margaret
Montgomery, 96; Scott McEl*een,
94.
GRADE IX.?Isabel Montgomery,
>7.
GRADE XI.?William Cooper, 97;
?erena Lee. 96: Hampden Montgom>ry,
95.
MEAT PRICES REDUCED
From this date my prices on fresh
>eef will be reduced as follows:
Choice steak 35c per pound
Roast beef 30c per pound
Stew beef 25c per pound
Soup meet 10c per pound
H. A. MILLER.
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE?One large McCrea
Refrigerator. Ice capacity 400
>ound; suitable for store or market.
U a bargain for cash. See H. C.
CRAWFORD, nekt door to Kellahan
lotel, Kingstree, S. C. 4-3-tf. !
LOST?One automobile tire 13x4,
uinday afternoon, between Kingsree
and Black river, Reward for reurn
to R. M. UPCHURCH. Motor '
^ales Co.. Kingstree, S. C. 43-tf.
MONEY TO LOAN?On first
rortgage on real estate. Apply to,
5TOLL & O'RRYAN. Kingstree.
?. C. 3-27-4tc.
FOR SALE?One five passenger
ar. run only 1500 miles; good as
>ew; must be sold; owner leaving
own. Apply to R. M. UPCHURCH,
dotor Sales Co., Kingstree, S. C.
l-3-tf.
FERTILIZER?Write us for prices
>n high grade ammoniated fertilisers.
16ft acid phosphates nirato
ol' soda, blood, tankage, and
x>tash. DAWHOO FEDTILIZER
COMPANY Box 608, Charleston, S.
3-27-2t.
WANTED?Attention of Farmers
o the Bemis Tobacco Transplanter,
["his wonderful machine does work
>f 15 laborers?Saves time and
r.oney ?Place orders at once to injure
delivery. Address. CARTER
DISTRIBUTING CO. Lake City.S. C.
l-27-5t.
FOR SALE?Sen ra! thousand
Vet of oxtra good rough lumber.
:HAS. H. SINGLETON. Kingstree.
v C. 2-20-tf.
FOR SALE?Egg> from ray
>plendid. prize winning Barred
docks; thirteen teggs for $2.00. T.
FL ARROWSMITH, Kingstree, S. C.
DWELLING HOUSE FOR SAW:
-One pood six room dwelling hoti.-.i
n town of Kingstree. desirably looted
on one-acre lot. with good nec'ssary
outbuildings, such as barn,
dubles, etc. Address P. 0. Box 375
Ying3tree, S. C. 1-2-tf.
in HOUR KODAK FINISHING
I / All rolls developed 10c; packs
20s up; prints ' 2 l-2c-4c>c
enlarging 35c up. Specialists?we
lo nothing but kodak finishing. All
vork guaranteed to please. Eastman
vodaks, Films, Supplies.
COLUMBIA PHOTO FINISHING
:0. 1111 Taylor Street, Columbia
5. C. 3-27tf.
Shi n g'les!
For Sale
I have received a car-load
>f all-heart
TITEHOLD
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Red - Cedar - Shingles.
Per Thousand, $7.25.
W.J. HODGES,
2-27-tf Cades, S. C.
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'Experts from the laboratory of
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unuu* n. LiUiovii^ *viwn wtv ??iv*
idarq Marie Rappold, of the Met>olitan
Opera Company, demonated
Friday night in the Auditom
that the inventor has attained
h- perfection in reproducing the man
voice that it was actually
possible for a large invited audiv
to distinguish between the prii
donna's voice and the Edison Relation
of it."
'Those in the audience familar
:h Madam Rappold's voice were a
fie astonished?the voice they
ird seemed unquestionably hers,
hough they faced the visible enice
of her closed lips. Then MadRappold's
lips opened, and her
ce poured out. There were two
ces in the Auditorium now. Here
became evident that, although
idani Rappold was singing, her
ce was matched so perfectly by
i voice in the cabinet that it was
possible to distinguish between
two."
o have in stock a nice
selection of
ranted Pictures
lich we are closing out
cost. If you want a real
)rk of art come and see
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