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Items of Local Interest j; . -1 j THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1921 If t Light frost formed Monday and c Tuesday nights. d !b W. R. Scott, is announced as a can-1 s didate for mayor. j c jA i JB Miss Daisy Yarn spent Monday n night in Greelyville. v + m m m g About midnight tonight the moon ^ will go into total eclipse. T 1 W T Cmilat. nf Porlpc U'flS 111 ^ ?l V* tjuuivjr Vi. VMUVW .. V.^ ... Kingstree Tuesday on business. * * r Mr. S. B. W. Courtney is quite ill at Q his home here on Hampton Avenue. ^ J. L. Ashburn, Mrs* Ashburn and d ' their child left yesterday for Mt. Airy, ii N.C. o * c J. A. Baker and R. N. Lesesne of c Charleston spent the week-end with ^ friends. Miss Lizzie McClary left Monday r for an extended visit to relatives in a Missourri. a H * ? * t H. U. Kinder was laid up several days last week with the mumps. He is out again. c Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Gilland cele- ^ brated their crystal wedding anniversary Monday. ? * * ? * Miss Lizzie Heape is at the Kelley e Sanatorium, having been operated on p for appendicitis. s - ^ There will be a meeting of the Mas- c onic lodge this evening at 7:30 for ^ work in the 3rd degree. e Miss Milton Stackley of Florence 0 spent Sunday at the home of her *1 father Mr. Louis Stackley. ^ n Mrs. Louise Gilland entertained /^t E familv dinner party Monday night in p - honor of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Gilland. t t f Mrs. J. J. Epps of Leo spent several . ' days here this week with her father, Mr. S. B. W. Courtney, who is quite ffl. t( a Mr. R. F. Howie, of Darlington u spent the week-end in this community f with his daughter Mrs. W. B. Harrington. Mrs. Madison, wife of County Dem' *~*onstration Agent Madison, and their ^ children arrived in Kingstree Saturday' .... fl Mrs. W. F. Tolley and Miss Annie 0 Tolley accompanied by little Miss Virginia Tolley spent Tuesday in Florence. w d L. C. Anderson, who has been en- f] gaged on federal government work in v Virginia for some time is at home b here. K m m * Mrs. Stanley and little child of Florence are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Anderson here this week. ? * * * We were pleased to see Mr. F. W. oi Fairey on the street again today after tl two weeks confinement to his room by w sickness. T v m m m ? Miss Martha Kortjohn returned to ^ her home in Orangeburg Monday af- v ternoon after an extended visit to rel- ; atives here. ^ * \ The Record was presented with a box of very fine strawberries Tuesday v by Mr. D. E. McCutchen, for which C we return thanks. li Messrs. G. G. Ingraham and D. C. s I Huggins of Hemingway and Mr. E. r J A. Hill of Indiantown were noted in n ' Kingstree Monday. * * * Vi Mrs. Margaret Sprawl has returned to her home in Paris, Mo. after 0 ^ j^pending several months with rela- ? f tives in this county. . h Mrs. G. N. Floyd, nee Miss Florence e Mcintosh, of Fairmont, N. C., is visit- t ing her father, Mr. Wilson Mcintosh, e in north Kingstree. ? Miss Marian McFadden is in Wash- v ington this week attending the con- x tinental congress of the daughters of the American Revolution. * * The children's story hour will be s held Friday afternoon at fo.ur o'clock. * at the Kellahan pars jum?ou school auditorium as formerly, here- * after meeting at the auditorium only * in bad weather. Mrs. Harry Britton 2 will be in charge. x * i Invitations have been received hero t to the marriage of Miss Franke Eu- c genia Massey to Mr. Eugene L. Lachi- ? cotte to take place in Rock Hill the 29 c Miss Massey will be pleasantly re- j member here, having frequently visit- ; ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John ( D. Britton. ( m m m m Attention is called to the County Mother's meeting to be held at the Presbyterian Sunday school rooml^^1. Saturday morning, April 30th, at elev- 1 $n o'clock. Lunch will be served and ^ babies present will be weighed and Examined free. Details will be seen * elsewhere in this issue of The County t Record. ( The Bank of Kingstree expects nove into its new quarters in t] ^exsen building, corner Main ai Academy streets, in the next day i wo. # * ? The Record is requested to ask tl itizens of the community for a sma lonation with which to provide uilt-up shoe for Minnie Lee Richar< on, the little crippled girl who n ently returned here from Maj brothers sanitarium. The child nuch improved and will be able 1 ralk without crutches by wearing pecially constructed shoe. Donatior or this purpose may be handed 1 )r. E. T. Kelley or to the Rev. E. J lcDowell. t ? * Three members of the Billy Sunda Hub of Columbia were in Kingstre iunday. Talks were made by thei i three of the local churches. Sui ay afternoon they conducted a mee ng at the Baptist church for me nly. Their object here was to ei ourage the organization of a Bill Iunday Club in Kingstree. A con littee of local citizens was appoin d for the purpose and will make il eport at a men's meeting to be he! t the Methodist church next Sunda ftemoon. o Gives Annual Fish Dinner J. D. Epps the well known ep urian and hospitable neighbor ga\ is annual fish dinner, or "pine oar tew," at the Fair grounds here la: Tiursday. The event , which is lool d forward to with a great deal ( leasure, was attended by betwee eventy-fine and eighty invited guest lore than 200 fine red-breast wei aught for the dinner and were ampl o supply the appetites of those pre; nt. Usually these dinners are hel n the river bank, but owing to th hreatening weather Thursday it wa ecided to go to the Fair grounds. . umber of representative men of th tuckeye Cotton Oil Company wei resent, among those from out ( own being A. J. McGuire, of Augu: a, Ga.; B. G. Smith, Mullins; J. 1 ledlin, Bennettsville. The only features of the occassio o cause the s'ightest regret was th bsence of "Dunk" Gamble and th neasiness experienced by some of u or having over-eaten. o Lake City Wins, 19 to 2. Lake City High school defeated th Lingstree High school here Tuesda ftemoon, 19 to 2. Dudley's pitchin satured for Lake City. He allowe nly one scratch hit and fanned si> ?en men. Kingstree did not knock all out of the infield. Lake City ha on five games and has not suffere efeat this season. It was evider rom the start of the game that th isitors were too strong for the local; atteries: Dudley and Stalvey; Va iueren, Nesmith and McDowell. o Play Party at Cedar Swamp Cedar Swamp, April 20.?On las ridav evening at the appointed plac t meeting?the school building?bein le community center, the Play Part ras the occasion of the evening he recreational director, Miss Dais am, was present who had a prograr rranged and started the ball rollin ith a song by a few girls of the v: inity, followed quickly with a recite ion by Miss Julia Marion McGil liss Hazel Epps favored the audienc nth a solo, and then Miss Peai ^handler with a reading which d< ghted her hearers. Mr. W. W. Boddie of Kingstree, th peaker of the evening prefaced hi emarks by relating a story of an ol egro who was paid a sum of mone o occupy for one night a haunte ouse. Mr. Boddie has the principle f art for he narrated the fiction a incerely as if he were narrating fact VTiile it was an extravagant fairy ta) e sustained the attention of his hea: rs and especially the little folks fc he tale-teller told it as if he belie^ d it. This reminds us of "A Strang >tory" in one of' the novels by Bu rer, where haunted spend the nigl vith the haunters. Anyone who h; lever read the story should be sure 1 ead it in the daytime or else you ma ;ee hobgoblins or vanishing appar ions in your dreams. Mr. Boddie en >hasized the importance of gettir knowledge, especially by reading. ; his opportunity is presented to ar ind everybody. The^e Play Parties, or communi! ecreation meetings have sound sy - " * -f\. ematic play systems, iuii 01 iu :nough exercise, plenty of fresh a ind gives pleasure and health to th< ;hildren. making of them brave m( nen and women and they will loos; lp their joints and brush back tl :obwebs from the craniums of the ol< n* set. W. E. For Mayor Friends of Mr. W. R. Scott a: lounce him as their candidate f< nayor in the coming municipal ele son. o A pars: n doesn't have to know an hing about a hammer and a saw >rder to be an expert joiner. .l- """""" to KINGSTREE BONDS SOLD. be! Kj Purchased by an Atlanta Firm to Xei 01. 93 Per Cent. Bids on Kingstree municipal bond ie (were opened Friday and on Saturdaj ill the bonds were sold to an Atlant? a ! firm. The amount represented by th< j- bonds sold i^ $200,000. The net price e- realized by the town will be 93 cents 'o on the dollar or a total of $186,000.00 is;which will be used in str^ improveto ment work and for the extension ol a the town's water and sewerage sysis terns. :o I o \..' A Correction. Credit to whom credit is due is oui iy rule, therefore we are glad to correcl * a statement made in The County Rec111 ord last week which gave credit to th? l" Rough Branch school in the Cade? section instead of the Rock Brancli n I school near Greelyvilie, the only rural x~ school in Williamsburg county to wir * a state prize for material progress. l o Bull Association Meeting May 3. ts I The Williamsburg county Bull AsJ sociation will hold its annual meeting | Tuesday, May 3, at McCottry's lake J A fish dinner will be served and the i occasion will be one of much interest . and pleasure. Noted speakers will b? present to address the association and ,e its guests, k O 5* Program for Mother's Meeting. 1.?Opening song, "America. n 2.?Bible reading, 1 Samuel; 1. s* 3.?Report of Visitation Committee. e 4.?Solo, "Up to Us Sweet Childhood 'e Looketh". 3* 5.?Address from southern division A, ^ R. C. Headquarters, Atlanta, Ga. ie 6.?Song, "I Love to Tell the Story", IS 7.?Address by Miss Gertrude M, ^ Rines, Supervisor of Public Health ie Nurses. *e 8.?Prayer for the "Save the Baby" ^ campaign. I 5- T ?V. JJUUU1* ^ Better Baby contest. Blue Ribbon awarded to most perfect n specimen of babyhood. ie Meeting will be held on Friday: ie April 29th, at 11:00 o'clock in the IS Presbyterian Sunday school room. In connection with the children's Health Week the Mothers Club will put on a free picture at the Academy theatre, Wednesday, April 27, at 5:00 e p. m. Everybody cordially invited. o / or Common Pleas Court Jurors d Court of Common Pleas will be held a here Monday May 2, Judge Peurifoy 15 presiding. The following jurors have ^ been suppoened for the term: W. I. Tisdale, Kingstree, Rt. 1. e J. B. Alsbrook, Greelyville. 3* W. R. Graham, Cades. 11 C. L. Burgess, Kingstree Rt. 2. L. E. Parnell, Hemingway Rt. W. M. Cooper, Cades. S. W. Hogan, Greelyville. E. B. Altman, Hemingway. , R. M. Kellahan, Kingstree, Rt. 1. e W. D. Epps, Cades. g J. D. Mouzon, Lane. v M. L. McClary, Lake City, Rt. J. W. Parsons, Andrews, Rt. y S. P. Oliver, Sr. Greelyville. n B. G. Land, Greelyville. ? R. C. Marshall, Trio. C. F. Stuckey, Lake City, Rt. '* J. F. Scott, Kingstree, Rt. 1. B. A. Brown, Kingstree. e K. E. Hill, Hemngway, Rt. J O. u. 1^1*111, iiv?urfi J. M. G. Eaddy, Hemingway, A. D. Spivey, Greel>*ville. !c 0. B. Lovett, Cooper. 18 I, G. Lewis, Hemingway. F. A. Hanna, Kingstree, Rt. 1. J W. C. Carter, Hemingway. R. P. Scott, Kingstree, Rt. 1. JS V. G. Amette, Cades. 18 H. M. Wilcox. Kingstree. J. M. Haselden, Kingstree R?W e R. J. Douglass, Hemingway, -'* E. M. Joy, Hemingway. n S. J. Haselden, Hemingway. J. M. McGill, Kingstree. R. M. Haselden. Andrews. ? ?0? Card of Thanks it to Mrs. E. C. Pendergrass and hei seven little children wish in this wa\ : to express appreciative thanks to thei: many kind and loving friends of Lane Salters and Kingstree for their lov'te ir.g kindness to them during the sick ness and upon the death of their hus ^ band and father, Mr. E. C. Pendertv gl'ass o Card of Thanks. n, " Mrs. J. W. McClam and family, tak-: this method of extending gratefu ;n thanks fhe their friends and neigh ?n bors for timely services rendered an< ie svmpat'nies expressed to us upon th< sudden death of our beloved husbam and father, the late J. W. McClam. o The Hartford Fire Insurance Com n" pany with $55,000,000 assets will in 01 sure anything. Let us write you uj c" in this company. W. H. Welsh, 2t Manager-Agen V*- A woman never knowns exactlj ,n what she wants until she doesn't ge: CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS . 1 1 LOST?Between Gree'wille and 1 Kingstree, retaining via lower 1 bridge, Monday, the 18th one iron < 5 tire rim and red rear light from , Ford Car. Reward for information ' leading to recovery will be paid by | T. W. Boyle of Greelyville, S. C., It ? FOR SALE, POTATO PLANTS? , 5 Porto Rico, Nancy Hall, Early [ triumph, Sweet Potato Plants $1.50 ' per 1000. Greater Baltimore Toma- 1 to plants $1.50 per 1000. Large f orders. Prompt shipment. Dorris . Plant Co., Valdosta, Ga. 4-21-3tp DRESSMAKING?done at home, ap- | ply to Emma Little Holston, P. O. , Box 422. 4-20-9tp. 1 LOST OR STRAYED?One Heifer, ! about 2 years old, disappeared about January 1, 1921. Color, black sides with black head and white streak down back, has short horns. Re! ward for information or return, will ; be paid by J. E. Poole, Nesmith, i S. C.. Route No. 1, 4-21-2tp ' WANTED?By graduate in Piano, a i few music pupils. Rates reasonable. Mabel Harper. ltp. WT A VTITn f A Im At?? fUftf TT*-xii xui> JJVC1JUVUJ vw r\nu? tuai Thomas ,the well known photographer has returned to Kingstree and is better than ever prepared to make photos. Mother's, now is the ' time to have your baby's picture made. Call at my studio beside > Cash and Carry grocery. C. R. . Thomas. Uc. WANTED?Young man about 18 I years of age to manage small business in Kingstree. Prefer one acquainted with automobile trade, small bond required. Address P. 0. I Box 131. Manning, S. C. 4-21-2tp. LOST?One Shrine Emblem, set with eleven diamonds in platinum. Reward of $25.00 and no questions asked if returned to W. F. Tolley I at County Record office. 4-14-2t FOR SALE?Peanut seed, carefully selected, shelled and graded, fresh at planting time. Let us book your order now, but do not plant until May or June for best results. We can furnish White Spanish or Run1 ner seed in any quantity at reason-1 able price; also peanut planters and ' weeders; and full information about growing, Sea Island Cotton Oil Co., Charleston, S. C. 3-31-tfc. PLUMBING?When in the market for a first-class Plumbing job drop us a card and if you need light ask us to show you a Delco light which . is the standard of the world. Car! ter Electric Service Co., Lake City, S. C. 3-17-tf. i EGGS! EGGS!?From my prize win[ ning Rhode Island Reds at $2.00 per setting of 15. Come and see my matings. W. W. H|olliday, box 1 Kingstree. 2-3-tf. A FEW HOME, mercantile buildings and farm lands at the right prices. See M. H. Plowden, Kingstree, S. C. 2-3-tf c. 1 p-The Cost of B ;; Is a complex afEai :: range of materials a !' count. These thin^ ;; dom happens that a one time. ? 0 In the case of luir :: ment that had to coi - ber is to be had he] :: reason why so man} :: out further delay. ;; Otlier materials n :: line drops another i ;; plating building, th< ;; gating present poss: 11 mm 1111111 mi 11 it i Hf I co ???KAfio So ?o So Sx I Hail Ins will help you wl This vear a littl* " Wf' Trv rav bra H i $. and cotton. Yc I' ? The Rates 4 per centum 01 ? ' Friends when you come to Kingstree call on D. M. Lesesne at the quick lunch counter and pool room. Cold drinks, cigars and cigarettes, selected fruits. I will be glad to see you at any time. Yours truly, l-14-2t D. M. LESESNE, Prop. o Panama and straw hats cleaned ami blocked. Work guaranteed. S. M. Wingate at Kingstree Shaving Parlor.?Adv. o I insure your tobacco against hail in the Hartford. At any rate, see me before insuring elsewhere. I have the kind of insurance you want. The rates are right. 2t. it W. H. Welch, Manager-Agent C0MMENCE1V Now is the time to mak< girl graduate. Make your g have for this occassion a selec mond Rings, Bracelet Watches, Pins, Necklaces and Hat Pine Pins and medals which can be EVERYTHING KNOWN IN . ' ALWAYS ON HAND. ^ GLASS AND HANI IN THE LATE Bring me your broken Wa pairs made same day received. T. E. BA JEWELER A1 Kingstree, ? ? irilding ~~~ r under any. conditions, md supplies that must ^s fluctuate constantly : 11 materials are at their iber, prices have gone th me and values today ar< re at reasonable prices, \ j building operations sh lay come down a little, 1 s apt to advance. To th( erefore, we suggest the ibilities. Builders S ******* Hampton Ave. KINGSTREE, urance ien you go to your * help is worth muc I?Io 1 Incnron( LlllI Ui nan iiuvuuiiv >u cannot possibly t are 5 per centum o iC tton. WM. M. BODDIE Xj.vi .. . Did you ever hear of boll weevil m- . sinance? We write it in the Hart- y. . ford. W. H. Welch, Manager-Agent. ' ' 'v-. P. S. COURTNEY Funeral Director and Embalmer MOTOR HEARSE Phones Residence 91; Office 43 Kingstree, - South Car. Apr 1, 21. QASOLINE SYSTEMS Oil Tanks and Pumps, Air Computing Scales, Floor Scales, Show Cases, Account Registers, Rebuilt Cash Registers, Safes, Store Fixtures. THE HAMILTON SALES CO., ColumWs, S. C. 1-tMf fj IENT GIFTS! ; % ! your selection for the sweet ,ift a lasting remembrance. I tion of beautiful goods in Dia, Cameos in all settings, Brooch !, also an assortment of Class engraved on short notice. :Y-i . ' JEWELRY AND NOVELTIES VEDDING SILVER, CUT ) PAINTED CHINA ST PATTERNS. M itches, clocks and jewelry. _Re, | GGETT, OPTICIAN ? ? South Carolina 't ! > because of the wide jj be taken into ac- ;: in price and it sel- j j lowest price ebb at ;; ' 1 rough the readjust- ;; 3 sound. Good lum- :: 7hich affords a valid ould proceed withjut where some one ;; 3se who are contem - ;: wisdom of investi- j: mpply Co., and Railroad St. h i i >4 - - SO. CAR. banker for aid. :e on Tobacco my any better, n Tobacco and , Kingstree, S. C. I