The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 03, 1921, Image 7
ft Items of Local Interest!Kg
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1921. (
b Miss" Louise Epps spent Tuesday
in Charleston. {
Mrs. J. J. Epps of Leo, was in j
Kingstree Tuesday.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gordon. Jr., i
spent Sunday in town. (
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B Mr. W. J. Thomas of near Leo was
I in Kingstree Tuesday.
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p. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stubbs ^
Hft on Sunday morning, a girl. ,
jlpj Mr. L. E. Nesmith of Lake City 1
|l|f spent Wednesday in Kingstree. (
Mr SiMtipv T. Hanna of Heminsr- i
way was in Kingstree Monday.
Mr. W. B. Brockington spent seve- <
ral days in Columbia last week. (
$ $ $ $ /
Messrs. E. E. and E. 0. Rodgers of
Lane, were noted in town Wednesday. .
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Mr. W. B. Coker, of Leo, called at 1
The Record office while in Kingstree i
Monday. <
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Mr. F. R. Hemingway spent the
past week-end with his brother at <
Ridgeville. t
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Mrs. J. E. Plowden and Mrs. Cole- ?
man of Lane, were visitors in Kings- c
tree today. y
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Mr. Fred Guerry was among the 1
business callers at the
Record offiie. 1
I Mrs. D. C. Scott left Monday morn- ]
I ing for Maxton, N. C., where she wiD j
IL visit her sister, Mrs. Alford. - i
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r Mr. Frank Stubbs of Bennettsville, j
W spent last week here with his wife who .
is at the Kelley Sanatorium.
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fr The parent-teacher association wil1 s
hold a meeting at the school house 1
t Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock *
Mrs. H. H. King was called to her ]
home at Bethune on Sunday on ac- j
count of the death of her mother. j
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Mrs. C. I. Rush of Blackville is
spending several months with her
daughter, Mrs. W. V. Brockington.
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. t Dr. C. M.Scott and'bride of Hartsville
are visiting the farmer's parents,
L Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Scott for ?. few '
I days.
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I Miss Pressley, milliner at Silver- t
& man's department Store, left Tues- t
day afternoon for her home in Atlan- .
|? ta, Ga. i
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H The stork visited the home of Mr. j
S and Mrs. Samuel J. Singletary, on ^
January 19th, 1921, and left a fine boy t
W baby, S. J., Jr.
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9 Mrs. E. T. Kelley has as her guest 1
II this week, her sister Mrs. Hudnell and *
her niece little Miss Jean Hudnell, of *
j^k , Hamlet, N. C. 1
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HH. iting her son, L. Roy Cates her, re- <
^ 'iting her son. L. Roy Cates, here re- {
turned to her home in Hillsboro, X. C , t
? Tuesday morning.
^ Mr. C. 0. Boyd, of Trio, was in
jKingstree Friday and called at the office
to renew his subscription to The
Record office Monday.
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The County Commissioners met <
Tuesday with Supervisor Singletary 1
to pass on claims and such other bus- 1
iness as was presented. (
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Mr. G. B. Ingraham who holds an i
v important position with the W. C. i
-if Hemingway Co., at Hemingway, was i
notqd in K'ngstree, Monday. <
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Yesterday was ground hog day.
Thanks to the weather amn, it was
cloudy and overcast all day at Kingstree.
Now for fine spring-like weather
er.
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|g Miss Alma Scott has just returned
from an extended visit in Georgia
and Florida visiting relatives at WaySraB
cross, Jacksonville, Fort Pierce and .
Key West.
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Mr. and Mrs. Alex M. Gordon, Jr., t
iilff have returned from their honeymoon
gll and are making their home tempora- >
||| rily at least, with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. J
H Clarkson at Lane. i
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||; Union services will be held at the j
W Baptist church here Sunday evening. s
W A special choir composed of men, led
by Mr. R. N. Speigner, will render j
the musical selections for the entire <,
service. t
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The ladies aid society of St Albans J
will meet at Mrs. M. F. Heller's, A si'. 5
Wednesday, February 9th, at 4 o'clock. *
Mr. S. P. Harper and Prof. H. J. W. (
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iuzer 01 Anarews were m nau^aucr
Saturday on business.
Mr. P. S. Courtney has remodeled <
freshly painted and greatly improved c
?* the storeroom on Main street, until <
- recently occupied by T. E. Baggett. \
x and has moved his undertaking busi- z
neas there. The front of the room is
handsomely fitted up as a reception
room, while in the rear is a well
equipped and amply stocked room, z
equipped and amply stocked supply \
room morgue and embalming quarters. 5
Kingstree will soon be able to boast
>f a good restaurant. This innova;ion
is now taking place in one of the .
>torerooms on Academy street, formirly
occupied by the Kingstree Fur-!
liture Co.
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Mr. Lawrence Swails, who has been \
ronfined to his room by sickness the c
aast week, is not improving as his ?
friends would like for him to. Yes- \
:erday he was removed from his room ?
it Mrs. Hugh McCutchen's to the home ; j
>f his brother, Mr. A. C. Swails. It!s
s hoped he will soon be out again. ]
The Red Cross office is always open
>n Saturdays and Mondays and on I
nost rainy days. Any ex-service men ?J
vho need assistance in filling out com- 1
>er.sation or insurance papers are urg- ^
?d to come to the office. The Home
service secretary will be glad to be of
ly assistacne possible to anyone.
Mrs. LeRoy Lee who has been c
;pending some time in Atlanta return- 1
?d home Monday via Spartanburg and
Columbia, where she stopped over to S
risit, respectively her daughter, who \
s a student at Converse College, and <
ler brother, Dr. J. A. Riser, into i
vnose home a bouncing boy baby re- i
;ently made his appearance. i
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The Men's Bible class of the Meth- j
>dist church entertained the men of j
hat church and the pastors of the ^
ther Kingstree churches at a dinner
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It ine AtCinuuiM paiiuna^c 1'n ua.i j
.'vening. Receiving at the door were
desdames T. A. Blakely and A. C. ^
finds. Mr. J. F. McFaddin directed
;he guests into the parlor, where the 5
eceiving line was composed of Rev. J
md Mrs. W. W. Daniel, Dr. D. P. (
Erierson and Mr. W. E. Nesmith. The j
quests were then ushered into the next ^
oom, were they were presented fa- (
rors by Mrs. H. L. Prosser and Miss e
Emma Gordon. Mrs. D. P. Frierson
;hen ushered them into the diningroom ^
vhere a most delightful dinner was j
ierved by the following young ladies: j
Vlisses Lizzie Heape, Carrie Lancas- ^
;er, Maude and Annie Baker, Margaret ^
ind Martha Gordon and Marian Mc- j
Eaddin and Mesdames Harry Britton, ?
md B. V. Singleton. The dinner was <
prepared by the ladies of the church. |
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Joe Vause, Bill Bryan, McBride Mc?addin,
Zeno 'Montgomery and Jim
3inds went to Manning last Friday
iight to attend a dance. Returning t
iingstree during the wee small hours
>f the morning, they discovered thai
hat their "fliver" failed to function
or lack of gas. Hinds, Montgomery
md McFaddin went in search of this
lecessity, approached a man's house
>n the roadside, rapped and received
10 response, went to another house a
:ew hundred yards up the road, where
he usual hail was given. To their
surprise and chagrin they were met
)y a pack of dogs and a volley from ?
shotgun. As they passed the first
louse in making their getaway, they
vere again fired on. Being unable to
secure gas to make the return trip
>n, the bunch made camp in the fliver
ind waited for daylight to make furher
search for the necessary juice.
They reached Kingstree about 10:00
i. m. the following morning.
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Mission Study Class. Meets
The Mission study class of the Pres
jyterian church met at the home of "
VIrs. L. W. Gilland on Tuesday afterloon.
Twenty-five ladies have join?d
the class this term, the largest
lumber ever enrolled. The book beng
studied is "Day In and Day Out
n Korea", which is proving most ineresting
and instructive. After the
stud. ' ur was closed delightful refreshments
were served by the hostess.
This class meets every Tuesday afernoon,
and will continue for six
veeks. Any ladies who have not yet
mrolled and who would like to do so
ire cordially invited to attend.
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U. D. C. Meeting
The Williamsburg chapter, U. C. D.,
leld its regular monthly meeting
it the home of Mrs. W. V. Jirocking?n
on January 14.
Owing to the inclemency of the veather
only a few members were pre.
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sent, however, a large amount 01 dus'less
was transacted. Miss Agnes Erck- I
nan presided in place of the president, *
Urs. P. S. Hemingway, who was ab- ,
sent.
The secretary stated that at the Ap- j
iron party held in December, about ^
526.00 was realized. It was voted at
his meeting that $10 be sent to the 1
3ero Fund and $10 to the relief of 1
starving children of Europe. At J
Christmas time the chapter gave $5.00 i
jach to the Old Soldiers Home in Collmbia
and to the needy Confederate
>Vomen. s
After the business session was con- j
:luded a delightful social hour was f
njoyed, during which refreshments j
insisting of cake, coccoa and sand- (
vhiches were served by the hostess,
issisted by Mrs. P. G. Gourdin. ^
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w Married.
Mr. D<*?rd D. Cribb, of Rhems.
md Miss Lena Howard, of Andrews c
vere married here Tuesday February r
!nd, by Judge W. E. Snowden. r
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THIS BANK OF iftfGSTREE
Setting its House in Order -for -the (
Coming of Grer.ter Prosperity. '
The Bank of Kingstrce has bogun
nstalling its new furniture and fix;ures
in the Nexson building on the 1
:orner of Main and Academy street-- ,
ind expects to occupy its new quarcrs
March 1st. Its equipment will bo '
ilong the most modern lines in bankr.g
houses, complete in all details, J
;erviceably arranged and appealing- !
y handsome.
The Bank of Kingstreee is the oldest
bank in Williamsburg ccunty.
[\venty-or.e years ago it was organnzed
with Dr. D. C. Scott, Capt. J. '
Kelly, R. H. Kellahan, R. D. Rolins,
J. F. Cooper, and George W.
W. Williams, of Charleston, r.s its
>oard of directors. Of these, Dr.
Scott and Capt. Kelly have remained '
>n the directorate until today. Messrs. j
{ellahan, Cooper and Rollins are dead.
This board of directors elected Dr. ,
Scott the first president of the bank
vhich place he has held since it was '
>rganized, and E. C. Epps, now cash
er of the Bank of Williamsburg as
ts first cashier. Mr. L. H. Fairey, ,
low president of a bank in Bishop- i
rille, suceeded Mr. Epps as cashier
n 1906. In 1908, Mr. F. W. Fairey
iecame cashier, which position he still
ills.
The Bank of Kingstree bejfan busiless
with $15,000 capital stock. Three
rears later, after paying 89c dividends
vhich it has paid every year since its
irganization, it doubled its capital
stock from the surplus fund. About
ive years later, it again doubled its
capital stock from its surplus, makng
its capital stock as at present $60,>00.00,
and at the same time declared
a spfecial dividend of 10ft from the
surplus.
Many of the old friends and cusomers
of this bank, when they come
nto its new home after March first,
ook over its marble and mahogany
'urnishing and inspect its strong
raults and remember the first bankng
house of the institution located in
i little wooden structure behind Dr.
Scott's old drug store when borrow:d
pine tables and broken backed
:hairs were all the furniture it had j
xcept a discarded pine prescription j
:ounter that was used for a filing case, j
Too, they will recall seeing Mr. Epps, j
ashier at that time, hunting in the j
ate afternoons some merchants iron |
>afe into which to keep the bank's i
ash during the night. Mr. Epps now
idmits that sometimes he found no
;afe for the money but slept with it i
intil the rosy morn gladdened the
;oming day.
Dr. Scott and Mr. Epps tell some
food stories about those pioneer bankng
days in Williamsburg cunt\ |
Soon after the bank began busines...
i negro with a $20.00 bill came into J
;he bank and saw some men indorsing i
hecks, and receiving money for them
>ver the counter. Mr. Nigger then
>oldly marched up to the counter,
vrote his name across the back of the
520 bill and passed it over to be cashed.
That endorsed $20 bill circulated
n Kingstree for several years.
The Bank of Kingstree- is getting
ts house, in order for a bigger and |
>etter prosperity than ever.
BILL TO LOWER RENTS.
Vot More Than 30 Per Cent of Proparty
Assessment
Columbia, Feb. 2.?Special: Mr.
Dillon, of Charleston, today introo
k:ii vn thp House prohibiting
luvtu u wi4> ...
andlords, from renting property for
nore than 30 per cent of the value i
is shown on the tax returns in the ,
iuditor's office. The provisions of 1
he bill do not apply to rooms of ho- i
els or to those of lodging houses !
vhen the rooms of the latter are rent 1
?d for two weeks or less. Violation i
jenalizes the landlords for twice the J
ent collected, one-half to go to the '
school fund and the other half to the
>erson instituting the action. j
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Come to the Play Party!
Vre you feeling kind of blue?
\re you feeling kind of sad ?
3o you think of all the troubles
rhat you have or ever had ?
Veil, forget them for awhile
5ut on your nicest smile
Ind come and play.
)n Friday next?the fourth it is,
U fifteen minutes ere its eignt, I
n the Kingstree hotel dining room, J
!s the place, time and'date. |
S'ow don't forget and don't refuse
rhis invitation pray,
Tust lock the house and hide the key,
\.nd come along and play!
If Representative Dillon's bill
should become a South Carolina law
t will knock 4hrt profiteering props
'rom under q...te a few landlords who
issess a rental of $40 the month on
Iwellings returned at $800.
i anybody
uan insure it,
Wm. W. Boddie can.
Send The County Record your next
rder for Job Printing. Our work
:ompares favorably with any other
louse in the country. j
Red Cross Notes.
The Bureau of School Correspon
:lcnce of the Junior Red Cross has re
cently been perfected. Through thi
bureau the schools can carry on cor
respondence with schools in othe
parts of the country and also in th
following places: England, Frai.ce
Switzerland, Italy, Holland, Greece
American school children in Chin?
Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philli
pine Islands. Post cards, letters am
specimens of different kinds may b
interchanged.
Schools desiring to take part in thi
correspondence should send five cent
to Red Cross headquarteds, Souther:
division, Atlanta, Ga., for a copy o
the Teachers' Handbook of school cor
respondence.
The home service secretary has bee;
visiting- the schools of the count;
that are members1 of the Junior Re
Cross and has been giving talks o;
health subjects. The first subjec
chosen is "The Care of the Teeth'
The children seem quite intereste
and promise to brush their teet
faithfully from now on.
II To Farmers:
P I shall
P tions this year wj
11 This ins
|| vests his money ir
II agencies'. In the
188 insurance; in the
it is called "Gras
long, dry spells c
insurance.
This ins
his rents, fertil:
I Shall
memt insurance po:
this section with
to be real eviden(
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I "Best Place
I to Buy"
: Dressed Lumber
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Flooring ,
Ceiling and Siding
Mouldings
Beaver-Board
| Never-Leak Roofing
Cypress Shingles
Paints and Varnish
SASH and DOORS
BUILDERS SUPPLY
COMPANY
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE?Single Comb Black Minorca
cocks. Excellent strain and
s very handsome fowls. Price $5.00.
Mrs. J. J. Epps, Leo, S. C., R. F. D.
r 2-3-St.
e EGGS! EGGS!?From my prize winning
Rhode Island Reds at $2.00 {ler
setting of 15. Come and see my
, matings. W. W. Holliday, box 1
Kingstree. 2-3-tf.
d STRAYED.?One big bone Poland
e China Boar. Weight from 200 to
250 pounds, has three white feet
4 and white spot on mouth. Reward
3 for information or return to F. P.
3 Guerry, Kingstree, S. C., Rt. 1.
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f FOR SALE?High Grade Amm'oniated
Fertilizers for cotton, corn, tobacco,
Etc. Also Fish Scrap, Blood,
Tankage, Foreign Kninit, Etc.
Write us for prices advising the tony
nage you want. Dawhoo Fertilizer
d Company, Box 608, Charleston, S. C.
"J EGGS FOR SALE?Rhode Island
1 Reds $2.00 per setting of 15. Single
'. Comb Black Minorcas, $2.00. Single
d Comb Anconas $1.50. Brown Legl
horns $1.50. White Leghorns $1.50.
S. W. Mimms, Kingstree, S. C.
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be able to protect you]
.th Crop Investment Ins
surance protects a reas
1 the soil against all :
Cotton Belt, It Is kno^
West, where the grassh
;shopper" insurance; in
ire fearful, it is denoi
surance enables the far
Lzer, and labor will no
be very glad to discuss
Licvy wiiii any?i dirntir ,?sc
this form of insurance
;e of insurance progres
Very respe
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Call and Let Us|
M I M 11 > M 1111111 I ft M M' 1 11 I?
Who Have my Farm Proper!
be able to borrow the first
n lend.
me insure your dwelling,
is, tenant houses, live s
implements.
* time notes are acceptabl
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BODDIE, Kingstree, Soul
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A FEW HOME, mercantile buildings
and farm lands at the right prices.
See M. H. Plowden, Kingstree, S. C.
2-3-tfc.
SALESMAN WANTED to solicit orders
for lubricating oils, greases
and paints. Salary or Commission. Address
The Todd Oil & Paint Co. wc
Cleveland. Ohio. ltp.
SEEDS
Produced Watson Melons 3 to3!/2
feet long, 40 to 75 lbs., V/i cars
acre -where -liberally -fertilized.
Seed 85c per lb. We produced two
and one tenth times as much cotton
where we planted your cotton
as we made with best other variety,
conditions identical, weevil infestation
severe." Affivadit Boylea
Bros., before President Allendale
Bank, regarding my cotton, a strain
combining best features Cleveland
Big Boll and Improved Cook.
SEED $1.00 PER BUSHEL
L. A. STONEY,
ALLBNDALE, S. C. ?
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p farming operaurance.
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enable man who innatural
destructive ||
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opper is a burden,
the North, where
rinated "Drought" .
mer to be sure that ?
t be lost.
> the Crop Invest-?*
nd later to cover
, which seems to me ||
stfully, <
W. BODDIE,
igstree, S? C.
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