The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 23, 1921, Image 5
Items of Local Interesl
THURSDAY, JUNE 23. 1921.
Mr. P. S. Courrney is in Union this
v;eek on business.
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Miss Claude Jones spent Sunday ir
^femning with friends.
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Miss Agnes Fulton is visiting
friends in Charleston this week.
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Mr. Wilber Eaddy spent Tueodaj
in Lake City with his home folk.
Mr. A. L. McElveen of Lake Citj
was a visitor in town on Tuesday.
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Mrs. L. W. Gilland and children are
spending some time in Charleston.
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Mr. Perston Foxworth of Salter*
visited relatives in town last week.
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Mr. Zeno Montgomeiy spending
the week with friends in Athens, Ga
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Miss Helen McDowell is attending
the summer school at Winthrop College.
Mr. S. A. Caldwell of Lake City
"^^spent last week-end in town on busi,
ness.
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Mrs. W. L. Gilland and children are
visiting relatives in Charleston this
week. 1
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Miss Hattie Thomas spent last
week-end with her home folks neai
Cades.
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Mrs. Laney of Charleston spent Saturday
here, the guest of Mrs. P. S.
Courtney.
Miss Dollie McFadden is spending
the week with Miss Mae Epps neai
New Zion.
Miss Dess Goudy of Lake City was
the guest of Miss Louise Epps last
week-end.
Misses Hazel and Mary Varn of
Beaufort are the guests of Miss Caroline
Scott this week.
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Miss Velma Thomas spent several
days this week here, with her sistev.
Miss Hattie Thomas.
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Miss Flora Kennedy of Lake City
is spending the week here as the
guest of Miss Louise Epps.
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Miss Gertrude Whitehead of Lake
City is spending several days this
week with Mr*. P. S. Courtney.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Carr loft on
-fn-r T.icnln T.ifhia Serines
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N. C., for a stay of several weeks.
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Mr. David Silverman left on Tuesday
afternoon for Glenn Springs
where he will spend two or three
weeks.
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Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Gass and children,
of Winston-Salem, are here for
the tobacco season. Mr. Gass is to
be manager of the Fanners' warehouse.
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Mr. H. N. Courtney, c' Leo, brother
of Mr. P. S. Courtne; here, who
has been quite sick with typhoid fever,
is reported to be somewhat improved.
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Misses Ruth Lyles and Nell Greene
who have been the attractive visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Payne for the
past week ha\e returned to their
home in Bennettsville.
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Misses Virginia Brown and Matha
Smith, nurses at the Kelley Infirmary
and Messrs. Eugene King and David
Epps motored. to Sumter Sunday tc
visit relatives of the former.
Congressman P. H. Stoll returned
to Washington, on Tuesday aftei
spending a week here with his family,
Little Phillip Stoll went with his father
for a few weeks stay in Washington.
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Invitations have been issued by the
Mothers' club to their seim-annual
reception to fathers which will be held
Friday evening at the home of Mr
and Mrs. E. C. Burgess, in North
Kingstree.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hester and
daughter Miss Sarah Holland, of New
Bern, N. C., arrived yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Hester will be connectec
with The Nelson Warehouse agair
THIS season.
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The members of the young set enjoyed
a lawn party in the park or
Tuesday evening. The party was
given in compliment to Miss Cole oJ
Atlanta, Ga. who is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Neal Dnfford.
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Matthews, are spending some tim*
with the latteris parents, Mr. and Mrs
H. 0. Britton, before going to Bre
vard, N. C. where they will spend th<
months of July and August.
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The examinations for scholarship:
and entrance to Winthrop College wil
? be held on Friday. July 1st and '
urday, July 2nd, beginning at 9 o'ckJ
and closing at 4 o'clock each day
Students competing for the scholar
T ship in the examination on Friday
July 1st will also have to stand th<
entrance examinaion on Saturday
July 2nd.
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The Record has received several cotr
ton blossoms this week, among the
earliest of which was one picked from
* a field of Mr. E. R. Rowell, near
Blakelys, and one from the field of
Willie Montgomery, Salters.
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Dr. L. Roy Cates is in Charlotte this
week attending the Prarmaceutical
i Association of North and South Carolina.
From Charlotte Dr. Cates expects
to go to Burlington, N. C., to
: visit his mother Mrs. L. M. Cates.
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Lake City crossed bats with Kings
tree on the local diamond yesterday
afternoon and defeated Kingstree by
a score of 7 to 1. Florence plays here
' .this afternoon, the game being called
for 4 o'clock and the fans are promised
a good game.
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Mrs. LeRoy Payne entertained for
her house guests, Misses Llyes and
Greene, on Monday afternoon with a
swimming party. About ten couples
; were invited. After a nice swim, the
. hostess served a delightful lunch on
the banks of the river.
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Mrs. Gilland Entertains.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. T. M. Gilland
charmingly entertained a number
> of friends at an informal tea Places
' were laid for sixteen guests, and an
elaborate menu served. Those enjoy,
ing Mrs. Gilland's hospitality were
! Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Davis, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. O'Bryan, Misses Davis,
Louise Epps, Gertrude O'Bryan. Mes:
dames P. G. Gourdin, M. F. Montgom
ery, S. J. Watson, Harry Britton, W.
S. Gilland.
Mrs. O'Bryan Entertains
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Mrs J_ TL O'Rrvan entertained on
Wednesday morning in honor of her
; house guest, Miss Gertrude O'Bryan,
of Heineman. The guests were asked
to bring their sewing and a pleai
sant hour was spent ''over the work
; baskets".
The hostess assisted by her mother,
Mrs. T. M. Gilland, and her sister,
Mrs. W. S. Gilland, served a delicious
salad and sweet course. Those present
were: Misses Martha Jcnkinson,
I Lula Brockington, Emma Brockington,
Olive Benton, Louise Epps, Marian
McFadden, Lizzie Gordon, Helen Kennedy,
Gertrude O'Byran, Misses Dav'
is. Mesdames T. M. Gilland and W.
! S. Gilland.
B. Y. P. U. Officers Elected.
1 At a meeting of the Baptist Young
Peoples' Union* on Wednesday evening,
the following officers were elected:
president, C. H. Miller; vice-president,
Harold Steele, secretary, Mrs.
MoHpna Jeffords, treasurer, Mrs. Le
Roy Cates, librarian, Miss Nina Hani
fcer; chorister, Miss Belle Brunson;
> captians of groups, blues, Miss Lola
Anderson; reds, John Austin McDowell.
The regular meetings will be
held Sunday afternoon promptly at
7:45 o'clock.
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Terry-Brunson.
A marriage of much interest to
i their many friends was that of Miss
. Dorothy Terry of Andrews to Mr.
. Clarence Brunson, of Kingstree, at the
Baptist parsonage last Thursday afternoon,
Rev. E. A. McDowell officiating.
The bride has been a teacher in the
Never Fail school for the past session,
and is a young lady of attractive personality.
The groom is the eldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake D. ftinds,
and is a young man of sterling qualiI
ties and a successful farmer.
, A wedding supper was given at the
home of the groom following the
ceremony. The young couple will
I make their home with the groom's
' parents for the present.
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Girls' Short Course.
The Williamsburg county Short
Course for club girls will be held in
Kingstree, June 23 to 25. All of the
' club girls in the county have been
invited and a large number who ex'
pect to attend have been heard from.
1 The people of Kingstree have opened
their homes to about 75 girls who
I expect to attend, a full program has
r been arranged and we are expecting
. a good time. The course of study will
include cardeninsr. canning, cooking,
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table service, poultry, sewing and the
art of good dressing.
A large number of Kingstree peo
pie have kindly offered to help with
1 these meetings and we will be assist5
ed by the following people from out
f of town: Misses Russell and McPher
son, county agents for Berkley and
Marion. Miss Lola Snider, food specialist
from Winthrop college, Miss
[ Laura W. Bailey assistant state agent.
Mrs. Frances Y. Kline, district agent.
Our friends are invited to come in
4 t( see us at any time. Saturday, June
25, will be community day at wihich
time you are invited to come and
s bring picnic lunch.
! Program for County Short Course:
JUNE 23RD.
c 10:30. Registry of girls.
11:30. Talk by Miss Snider, Assis
tant home demonstration Agent.
, Specialist in nutrition.
? 12:30 Chapel Exercises.
12:45. Welcome jaddresf
1:00. Lunch.
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2:30. Section A Bread Contest;
Section B sewing.
3:45. Section B bread contest;
I Section A sewing,
j 5:00. Assignment of homes.
8:30 Moving picture.
JUNE 24.
9:00. Canning Vegetables and
fruits, Miss Russell and Mrs. Kline.
10:30. Table service, Mrs. Mcpherson
and Miss Russell.
11:30. Songs and yells, 1^1 by Miss
Varn.
12:00. Chapel exercises.
12:30. Talk, Keeping Records and
Making Money. Mrs. Kline.
1:00. Lunch.
2:30. The Fall Garden, Mrs. A. E.
Schilletter, specialist from Clemson
College.
3:30. Weighing and measuring of
p'rls.
5:00. Straw ride.
JUNE 25.?COMMUNITY DAY.
9:00. Sewing for girls.
10:30. "The Home Orchard", Mr.
A. E. Schilletter.
11:30. Poultry Judging and Culling,
Mr. Madison, farm agent.
12:30. Chapel exercises.
12:45. Short talks by prominenc
Citizens.
1:30. Picnic lur ch.
2:30. "The Art of Good Dressing,"
Miss Bailey, assistant state agent in
charge of girls work.
3:30. Business meeting, songs and
yells.
4:00. Called meeting of county advisory
council.
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Charged With Killing Brother.
Laurens, June 16.?Joel Blackwell,
a young farmer of the Tumbling
Shoals section of Sullivan township,
is under bond for his appearance at
the court of general sessions on the
charge of assault and battery'with intent
to kill, it being alleged that the
accused shot his brother, Frank Blackwell,
after striking him on the head
with the pistol. The wounded man
was shot in the thigh and it was stated
that his condition was not showing
symptons of improvement.
The shooting occured at the home
of the Blackwells as the brothers
were living in the same house and
farming together. It is said the difficulty
between the brothers was the
result of the killing of a frying sized
chicken. It seems that Joel Blackwell
and his wife were absent from home
last Sunday. Fmnk decided he would
have chicken for dinner and used one
of his brothers voosiers, mat nigra
when Joel came home a small sized
row was started over the incident The
quarrel is said to have started in the
house but it*soon got too warm in
there and overflowed into the yard,
where it is alleged Joe' struck his
brother over the head with his pistol.
In the scuffle that ensued Frank
caught hold of the barrel of the levolver,
it is stated, and as he shoved
Joel away from him the weapon was
discharged, either intentionally or accidently,
a point that will hrvc to
be cleared up before a jury, it now
seems. The principles in the affair are
the sons of Jimmie D. Blackwcll of
the county.
RETAIL FOOD?PRICES DROP.
Farm Products React from Low Level
Reached During April
Washington, June 17.?Retail food
prices to the average family declined
4.8 per cent, in May as compared with
April, while wholesale food price?
dropped 5% per cent, in the same period,
according to the statistics made
public today by the Department of
Labor. General wholesale prices, including
farm products, food, building
materials, metals, house furnishings
and miscellaneous commodities declined
approximately 2 per cent, during
the month.
The decline from the peak prices
of M&y 1919 amounted to 33 per cent,
in retail food prices and 44% per
cent in general wholesale prices. The
drop in wholesale prices includes a
53% per cent, decline in manufactured
food products and a 52 per cent, reduction
in the prices of farm products,
the statement said.
From April 15 to May 15 the retail
price of butter declined 24 per cent;
cheese 16 per cent, sugar 13 per cent,
lard 9 per cent., pork chops and oleomargarine
5 per cent. Smaller reductions
were noted for many other commodities.
Retail prices of three articles which
increased in price during the month
were onions 44 per centf. cabbage 10
per cent, and oranges 5 per cent.
Farm Products React.
Wholesale prices of farm products
reacted from the low level reached
in April, the statement said, with a
gain of 1% per cent. With the exception
of metal and metal products,
prices of which have remained the
same for two months, there was a
decline in all wholesale prices, food
products leading. Wholesale prices of
housefurnishings dropped nearly 4^
per cent during the month; cloths and
clothing 294 per cent; fuel and lighting
materials 2% per cent, and chemicals
and drugs 1% per cennt.. Wholesale
building material prices declined
about one-half of one per cent, during
the month.
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PLANT OF SUMTE
DAILY ITEM BURNED
EARLY MORNING FIRE CAUSES
LOSS OF ESTABLISHMENT.
PAPER TO CONTINUE. :
Sumter, June ?0.?The fire which
early Sunday morning broke out in '
the Osteen Publishing Co., building,
completely swept this large three- '
story structure and in its path destroy- 1
ed the printing establishment and the 1
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Brokerage Co., and Jones-Ross Office
Supply Cq, Besides these concerns, 1
the office of Dr. C. P. Osteen was con- '
siderably damaged. The origin of the 1
fire has not been yet determined, but 1
it is said that it started in the ad- J
vertising room of the Item office and
spread rapidly over the entire plant.
The loss to the Osteen Publishing
Company is probably $100,000, only
partially covered by insurance. Two ,
modern lynotype machines, one large
cylinder press and other printing
equipment was completely destroyed,
the two lynotype machines falling
from the second floor and being badly J
damaged. Nothing remains of the .
building except tlfe bare walls on each j
side and the front wall, which leans ,
towards the street, requiring the traf- ,
fie to be shut to the public on one "
side until this wall can be torn down
At one time it seemed that the entire
block would go, but the effective
work of the two modern fire trucks ;
and pumpers checked the flames.
The building was owned by Messrs.
H. G. and C. P. Osteen, both officers
in the Osteen Publishing Company,
which company r ublishes the Sumter
Daily Item and the Watchman and
.Southron. Temporary arrangements
for the continuance of those papers
liave been made, the officials of the
Orangeburg Times and Deomcrat extending
the use of their plant to the
company. The Daily Item will, therefore,
make its appearance as usual
today, the paper being printed in
Orangeburg and sent over on the afternoon
train. This arrangement will
be continued until some permanent
arrangements for its publication can
be made. Many newspapers throughout
the state o:?ered their services to
Editor H. G. Osteen of the Jtem. It
is the intention of the company to rebuild
as soon as possible.
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DENIES MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
E. D. Bigham Awaiting Result of Appeal
to Supreme Court.
Florence, June 22.?Judge S. VV. P.;
Shipp, of the Twelfth South Carolina
Judicial circuit, in a decision filed with ;
the clerk of court this afternoon de-i
nied a motion of Attorney A. L. King
for a new trial for E. D. Bigham who
is under death sentence in the state
prison for the murder of his brother.
The motion for a new trial was argued
before Judge Shipp on June 11. An
appeal from the judgment and sentence
of the court in the Bigham case
is now pending in the supreme court.
Bigham, it will be remembered is
charged with killing his mother,
brother, sister and the latter's two
adopted children. He was tried for
the murder of his brother and found
guilty.
Rub-My-Tism for Rheumatism. k!
FOUR MEN HELD FOR ROBBERY. I
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Taken From Charleston to Camden
For Trial.
Camden, June 16.?Four white men,
said to be William Brawley, Alex
Cartledge, Dewey Dennis and Floyd
Horick, all of Columbia, were brought
here today from Charleston by Sheriff
G. C. Welsh and Deputy Henry
McLeod. The men are charged
with blowing the safes at the Bank
of Lugoff and the Heaths Springs
bank last fall. They were given a
preliminary hearing before Magistrate
S. N. Nicholson and committed
to jail to await trial at the July term
of court
One of the men is wanted in Lancaster
county and will be carried to
Lancaster by Sheriff Hunter who wa3
present at the hearing .
All of the men appear to be young
men of ages ranging from twenty to
twenty-five and are nicely dressed.
They had been held for trail at
Charleston and the prisoners were
turned over to the Kershaw and
Lancaster authorities. It is said that
officers were on tneir trail wiunn
a few days after the safe was blown
at Lugoff not having let up in their
efforts to land the fugitives until the
final capture was made. Two of the
men are said to have been captured
in Springfield, 111., while the other
two were captufed in Columbia.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE.?Two shares Wee Nee
Bank stock. Make best offer to
Box 525, Greenwood. S. C.
6-23-2tp.
LOST?About May 17, collie bitch,
white ring part way around neck,
white spot on back of neck. Abottf
two years old. Return to M. C.
Cottingham, Salters Depot, S. C.
LOST?Sunday, June 19, one Michelin
non-skid 30x3% tire on Maxwell
rim, between B. B. Smith's
store and Kingstree, by way of Andrews.
Notify M. L. McClam,
Scranton, S. C.. Route No. 1.
6-23-ltc.
FOR RENT?Rooms for licit housekeeping.
"Rooms", care Record.
6-26-1 tp.
USE CALCIUM ARSENATE to protect
your cotton from the Boll Weevil.
We sell Riches Pure Calcium
Arsenate poison dusters. Dill Ball
Co., Charleston, S. C. 6-l6-4tc.
I SELL the Saturday Evening Post,
The Ladies Home Journal and the
Country Gentleman. Let me add
your name to my list of subscribers.
Donovan King. 2t
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. Carter
Electric Service Co., Lake City,
S. C. - 3-17-tf.
WANTED?$1,500 at 8 per cent, for
one to three years on five room
bungalow with large lot in Greelyville.
First mortgage. Reliable
party. Write XYZ, care Record if
you have money to lend. 6-9-tf.
DRESSMAKING and altering of all
kinds. Men's shirts a specialty.
Phone 138, Railroad Ave. 4-20-9tp.
A FEW HOME, mercantile build&xa
and farm lands at the right prieee.
See M. H. Plowden, Kingstree, SL C.
2-3-tfc.
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lice Cream Freezersl
2 Quart Ice Cream Freezer $1.65.*
Four Quarts $2.75, delivered.
It saves time and Ice, 5 cents
worth of Ice freezes 2 quarts of
Cream quick. Try one and tell
your friends. Money back if it
does not do the work.
J. W. BROCK,
Honea Path, S. C.
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