The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 28, 1921, Image 5
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Items of Local Interest
THURSDAY, APRIL 28,1921
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The Rev. John W. Davis will preach
at Summerton Sunday.
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Mr. W. L. Flowers of Lake City
was a visitor in town Tuesday.
Mr. E. T. Prosser of Johnsonville
was in town yesterday on business.
Miss Laura Boyd spent last weekend
with her homefolks at Salters.
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Mr. H. B. Landcberg is spending
Al-?- ?V*io Vawa
WIS wren If 1 DcllUIIIUIC mui ino iiviov
folks.
Mrs. Lou Arrowsmith, of Florence,
spent several day? with her son-; here
this ;?e*k.
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Mrs. P. S. Courtney has been indisposed
the past week. She is reported
improving.
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Mrs. L. G. Barr is spending s< me
time with her son. W. W. Barr, in
Springfield.
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Miss Barbara Levi of Georgetown
is the guests of Misses Etta and Florie
Jacobs this week.
Mrs. J. Earle Cook spent several
days here this week with her father
Mr W. F. McCants.
Dr. Benj. Mclnnis, of Charleston,
was in town several days this week,
the guests of Mr. M. F. Heller.
Mrs. John F. McFadden spent several
Havs last week in Columbia as
the guest of Mrs. J. P. Taylor.
Mr. Everett Hinds of Greelyville
spent last week-end here with his
t parents Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hinds.
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Born?a son, to Mr. and Mrs. D. D.
McKenzie April 18th, 1921, The little
fellow will be known as D. D. McKenzie,
Jr.
Mrs. Ellington, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. T. E. Arrowsmith
here for the past week, has returned
to her home in Georgetown.
Miss Dollie McFaddcn is at home
. after spending last week-end at Columbia
College, Columbia, with her
freind, Miss Elizabeth Stacklev.
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K Mrs. G. L. Weissinger and Mr. S.
. H. Rush of Blackville, are visiting
their sister, Mrs. W. V. Brockington
and their mother, Mrs. C. I. Rush.
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The Williamsburg County Bull Association
will hold its annual meeting
at McCottry's Lake Tuesday. A fish
dinner and big speakers are on the
program.
Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Gourdin and little
daughter, Virginia, attended a family
dinner party given by Mr. and Mrs.
T. B. Goudin at "The Big House"
in the Boyd community, on Saturday
last.
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Mr. S. W. B. Courtney continues
criticaly ill at his home on Hampton
Avenue and his entire family including
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Courtney of
York have been at his.bedside the past
week.
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The Kingstree base ball team left
this morning for Summerton where
they will play this afternoon. Tomorrow
they will' have a game with
the Manning High school team at
Manning.
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Dr. C. A. Rush of Hampton accompanied
by his son, C. Aiken Rush, Jr..
spent several days this week at the
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home of his sister, airs. w v . divtn- |
ington, where their mother, Mrs. C.
I. Rush is quite sick.
Lowest Prices on Cattle and Hogs
Chicago, April 25.?Hog and cat*
tie prices dropped sharply <>r the
leading markets of the country today.
Live stock quotations in some cases
hit the lowest marks of a decade.
Messrs. T. E. Baggett, H. S. Gamble,
W. K. Mcintosh, W. T. Wilkins
and Dr. W. L. Taylor, went to Charleston
today to witness the opening
game of base ball between Charleston
and Columb'a of the South At'antic
league.
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On last Monday evening ^ftss Dollie
MeFadden entertained a few of
her schoolmates with a six o'clock dinner.
Those present were: Misses Isabelle
Montgomery, Laura Boyd.
t,.k? moii Fnns. Messrs. Willie
O unci XiUii; A-AMV ?rr_,
Evans. Rudolf Cousar.
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The Bunk of Kingstree opened for
% business in its v new quarters this i
morning, having moved its "working
tools" and cash into the new place
yesterday evening. This bank now
enjoys one of the finest equipped and
up-to-date banking rooms in the
\ state.
Messrs. P. G. Gourdin and S. A.
' Graham, representatives from Williamsburg
county on the Santee river
Bridge Commission, went to New
York Tuesday to consult with certain,
financiers concerning this important
project. Mr. Julius Gamble of Heineman,
accompanied these gentlemen
for the purpose of making a sightseeing
trip.
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Mrs. Mildred Wooten of the child
placing Department of the State
Board of Public Welfare, spent last
Friday in town for the purpose of 2
securing the care of several orphan I
children for the board. Her activities'! s
were in connection with the local g
chapter of the Red Cross.
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All/mothers are urged to attend the
County Mother's meeting to be held j
Saturday morning at 11:00 a. m. at ^
the Presbyterian Sunday school room. g
Babies under two years of age will
be weighed, measured and examined, g
Blue ribbon awarded to the most perfect
specimen of babyhood. Lunch q
will be served.
Miss Marian McFadden has return- *
ed from Washington where she rep- c
resented the Margaret Gregg Gordon * '
chapter at the D. A. R. Continental P
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Congress. wniie in wasmngiun miss McFadden
was a participant in many h
social affairs, among: which were re- *
ceptions given by President and Mrs.
Harding at the White House. c
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Mr. E. J. Hester, who has been on v
the tobacco market in Lexington, Kv. t
the past season, has returned to his
home at Newbern, N. C. He was in \
Kingstree Friday and Saturday shak- s
ing hands with his old friends. He g
expressed the belief to friend-, here
that good tibacco will bring a good a
price on the local market this season.
County Game Warden, Albert Mosely
is busy these days watching the
river banks fdr violators of the fish
and game laws. Tuesday he had a
number of fellows before magistrate
Stewart of Hebron who assesed a fine q
of $10.00 against each of the culprits. ^
The party is alleged to have operated
seins and failed to throw back inc
to the water all game fish that be- ^
came entangled in the meshes of the
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net. t]
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The Rev. L. L. Lcgters of Bishop- a
ville, S. C., will preach at the Presby- I
terian church Sunday morning and at t
union services at the Baptist church
Sunday evening. Mr. Legters has re- h
cently returned from a trip to Gua- t
tamalo where he went to look into the ?
the great spiritual needs and oppor- i
tunities among the Indian. The peo- s
pie of Kingstree are fortunate in Jiav- t
ing Mr. Legters with them and we h
are sure they will come out to hear s
his messages. n
Organize Billy Sunday Club II
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As the outgrowth of a visit here, d
Sunday, April 17, by three young men, 3
representee members of the Billy h
Sunday Club of Columbia, a similiar
club was organized here at a men's
meeting Sunday afternoon. The
three gentlemen hei^from Columbia n
on the 17th addressed the congrega- r
tions of the Methodist, Baptist and t
Presbyterian churches, one at each
U-turn tKo wriprnl r>lan was
tUUXVll n iiVil ???V tjv.. ?
further outlined and a committee of
local young men appointed to inves- *
tigate and report on the feasibility :
of organizing here. (
This committee made its report at
the meeting Sunday and was of a j
favorable nature. The committee itself
being so favorably impressed j
with the plan as outlined by the
Columbians that its five members
during the deliberations had resolv- ed
to form themselves into such a "
club if their report were rejected by
the meeting and no one, else enrolled. After
hearing this report the 75 men
present yesterday voted unanimously
in favor of the organization, and proceeded
to elect officers as follows:
M. F. Montgomery, president; Thos. McCutchen,
A. C. Swails and F. W. J
Fairey, vice presidents; F. R. Hemingway,
recording secretary; LeRoy Cates,
treasurer. The meeting next F
Sunday afternoon will be at the Presbyterian
church.
The meeting last Sunday proved a
very delightful hour for all who were
present. # Prior to the reports made _
by the committee the time was spent j
in song and prayer. Upon hearing
the report by the members of the committee
on organization a very impressive
talk was made by Capt. J. A.
Kellev urging the young men of the
town not to let the opportunity for
organizing the club pass. ^
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
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Notice is hereby given that the uiydersigned
intend to file with W. Banlcs _
Dove. Secretary of State, on Monday, x
the 2nd day of May, 1921, a Declaration
for a charter for the "Williamsburg
Fair Association", which proposed
corporation is to have its principal
place of business in Kingstree,
S. C., and the general nature of the
business which it proposes to do is
that of holding annual County Fairs
and the promotion of Agricultural interest
in Williamsburg County.
The capital stock of the proposed corpovation
to be Five Thousand j
($o,00(\.00) Dollars, divided into 100
shares of the par value of Fifty (S50.00)
Dollars, each.
Notice is also given that a meeting
of the subscribers to the capital stock
of said Company will be held at the
Town Hall, Kingstree, S. C., Monday, ~
May 2nd, at 12 m., for the purpose, of I
organizing the company and the election
of directors.
TOM McCUTCHEN,
E. C. EPPS,
W. H. WELCH. '
4-28-tf Boar^ cf Corporators. *
The County Record Is $1.60 2
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W. P. Camlin's Body Reinterred
Trio, April 25?On Thursday, April
1, the .remains of the late William ^
y. Camlin arrived here from over- <?|| '
eas and laid to rest in the burying Eg;
rround at Harmony ~churc^i.
W. P. Camlin was a son of W. R. 3||
"amlin and met his death in action ||s 1
n the Hindenburg line October 17, ?|
918. He was buried in France where
is remains have rested^ptil exhum- ^
d recently and brought nome for re- ||e i
aterment. He was a member of the ||g? j
Oth division. j|? J
The corpse was in charge of P. S. leg
lourtney of Kingstree. ^
Funeral services were conducted by ^
he Revs. H. P. Bussy of the Baptist
hurch, Andrews, and G. T. Rhoad of ||
he Trio Methodist church, in the ||
iresence of a large concourse of g|
riends and relatives who gathered to
onor the boy who had given his life |?
or his country's sake. w
As the casket was borne into the ||
hurch the choir sang "The Star g
Ipangled Banner". The pall bearers
/ere selected from his comrades of |g
he 30th ,Division and were Olin and ||
lunnerlyn Kirton, Isaac Taylor, I. g|
V. Little, Kilgo Evans, Clifford Par- g?
4 n on/1 Hn-nnr fiBi
ons, A. D. 1 IlUIIlflouu auu ncg
Avails. t |gj ^
The floral offerings were numerous ggj
nd beautiful. l|j
Enjoys Fish Dinner Here.
Messrs.. I. W. Hill, of the Agricul- ||
ural Department, of Washington ?|
,nd Mr. W. W. Baker, who has had J
harge of the boys club work in South ||
Carolina, were in Kingstree yester- ||
lay and today in the interests of ag- |g
icultural progress in Williamsburg ||
ounty. They were taken in charge ||
iere by County Agent Madison and B|
rith him visited several sections of jls y
he county. They were entertained lg
t a "pine bark' fish stew by Mr. |g
). J. Epps, at tire lair grounds yes- gag
erday evening. ?j
Mr. Hill is a native Alabamian but f|t
as been connected with the Agriculural
Department at Washington for
he past eight years. He visited i||
Ungstree several years ago and was 1
o impressed with the people of the |$8
own* and the fish dinner he attended
ere at that time that he has ever ?
ince been anxious for the opportu- |s
ity of making a return trip. Mr. g
ladison gave him the opportunity.
dr. Hill says that fish has never, ||
nywhere, tasted^pjite as good as they jg
!o in Kingstree prepared according to ^
Ir. Epps' receipt. We agree with jg
im.
For Mayor
Friends of Mr. W. R. Scott an[Ounce
him as their candidate for
layor in the coming municipal elecion.
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A husband can't understand why a A
better Half takes such a delight in S
howing her worst side. A
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMEIVTS fl
"OR SALE?One Jersey Milk Cow.
Calf one week old. E. C. Epps. It 6
)RESSMAKIXG and altering of all
kinds. Men's shirts a specialty.
PHonp 138. Railroad Ave. 4-20-9tD.
SALES LADY WANTED?Apply at
Silverman's Dep't Store, Kingstree,
South Carolina. 4-28-2t < .
AKEN UP?At my place near Kings- ; |
tree, on lSth inst., light red bull !!
yearling, marked under bit in right ??
ear. Owner can get same by paying ] j
cost of keep and this advertisement.
Frank Fulton, Kingstree, S. C.. ltp ?>
'OR RENT?Nice, new dwelling ] J
houses on school street. Apply to
David 'Silverman. 4-28-tf. <?
OR SALE, POTATO PLANTS? | |
Porto Rico, Nancy Hall, Early ,
triumph, Sweet Potato Plants $1.50 ??
per 1000. Greater Baltimore Toma- ] J
to plants $1.50 per 1000. Large ,
orders. Prompt shipment. Don-is ??
Plant Co., Valdosta, Ga. 4-2:L-3tp J \
iOST OR STRAYED?One Heifer, *****
about 2 years old, disappeared about ?
January 1, 1921. Color, black sides
with black head and white streak |H???
down back, has short horns. Reward
for information or return, will
be paid by J. E. Poole, Nesmith,
S. C.. Route No. 1, 4-2L-2tp
WANTED?Young man about 18
years of age to manage small business
in Kingstree. Prefer one acquainted
with automobile trade,
small bond required. Address P. O.
Box 131. Manning, S. C. 4-21-2tp.
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'UK > a Li Vj?reanui set'u, caitiuu>
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 Runner
seed in any quantity at reasonable
price; also peanut planters and
weeders; and full information about
growing, Sea Island Cotton Oil
Co., Charleston, S. C. 3-31-tfc.
'LUMBIXG?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. Carter
Electric Service Co.. Lake City,
S. C. 3-17-tf.
CGGS! EGGS!?From my prize winning
Rhode Island Reds at $2.00 per
setting of 15. Come and see my
matings. W. W. Holliday, box 1
Kingstree. 2-3-tf.
i FEW HOME, mercantile buildings
and farm lands at the right prices.
See M. H. Plowden, Kingstree, S. C.
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Die Biggest Insurance Agency In 1
Williamsburg County Has Grown if
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from the Beginning in une tear I
-There is a Reason. |
Pe/haps there are two Reasons. I
Possibly there are three Reasons. 1
April 22, 1920, I wrote my first fire insurance policy, I
one for Mr. W. E. Jenkinson, $750 1 on
a tenant house. 1
April 22, 1921, I had written more than $1,000,000 in I
insurance risks and had the Biggest I .
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Agency in rne v^ouiuy. ^
When I began, I promised "The Best Insurance Ser- j
vice". My customers say I have given ||
it, both in words and in business. /
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I I nanK you. g
WM. W. BODDIE, Kingstree, S. C. . |
EVERY MONTH the ' ]
rent bill comes '
lllll 1*1 II Mil II HM ;
and every month you have to dig into your !
' own hard-earned profits. Every dollar that you \ \ '
pay for rent is a dollar forever gone. Make a
resolution today that you are going to own a
home of your own. '
BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY ::
Hampton Avenue and Railroad , i!
KINGSTREE, - - SOUTH CAROLINA
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HAIL INSUANCE ON
f TOBACCO AT 5
PER CENT!
Others charged 7 per cent, until they
foiled o%ut from me it could be written j
for 5 per cent. Somehow, I always give
the best rates offered by standard insur- j
WM. W. BODDIE
KINGSTREE, - - - SOUTH CAROLINA
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