The County Record, 1897-06-17

office. Fine Tobacco, Editor County Record: Mr. T. M. Cooper, of the firm of Cooper Bros, of Fowlers, has the best field of tobacco in the county, probably. It is the finest ] I have seen anywhere, and 1 have | seen lots of it. Mr. Cooper Is an , all-round farmeras well as a mer- j chant, and all of his crops are looking well, his tobacco being particularly fine. Wanderer. ~ j Prizes for Watermelons. Who raises the largest water ' melons? In order to decide this j question to the satisfaction of all i we have decided to offer a prem- 1 ium to the person who raises the I largest melon this season. Our | proposition is this: To the per < sou who brings us the largest melon this summer we will give , one year's subscription to the County Record. Just think ot it! Besides gaining the reputation of being the raiser of the largest watermelons you get a copy of the County Record every week for a whole year. In addition to the foregoing, we also offer a year's subscription free to the person who first brings us in a ripe melon this season. If you are already a subscriber 10

special request. At a special meeting of the Woodmen of the World held on Monday night, Messrs. J. D. Dan iel and P. B. Thorne were initated into the secrets of the Order. The gay and festive mosquito is again with us for summer board and lodging. There are a good many of them this season and all f appear to have been very poorly The next examination of appli jk cants for county teachers' certificates will be held in the court house rridav of next week between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4 p. in. The testimony in the WattsCollege affair is very bulky. The investigation will cost the State * several hundreds, perhaps thousands, of dollars, and it is not likely that anything will result therefrom. On Tuesday, July 6th, the board BBiKrt*' * * . of county chairmen of flop? and King townships, together with the connty supervisor will let the contract for rebuilding the bridge over Black river at the foot of the hill Pnear Kingstree on the Greeleyville road. TV

and how to keep cool and comfortable is being sought bv everyone. At Lesesne & Epps' will be found a large ine ot ladies' under vests begining at the small sum often cents and going to the nicer qualities. Gentlemen can also be supplied in this line of goods. Ye choppers of cotton need hoes that can be had from us at the lowest prices. We have a large stock of shoes which we wish to reduce before lime for fall goods to com mence coming in and you can get some bargains in that line. Ladies slippers from 50cts up. Our stock of tobacco must be lessenel and we are almost competing with factory prices to do it Ye chewers of the "quii" will do good business to < ome to Lesesne <S: Errs.

The family of Mr. Joel E. Brum son returned irom Sumter last Tuesday night. ] There was a game o1 base ball between the two local teams Monday afternoon. The "regulars" , were victorious. The county commissioners advertise that they will elect a superintepdent for the chain-gang ( at iheir regular meeting in July. An ice-cream festival was given at the school house Monday night by tke ladies of the Presbyterian church. 1 It is said that, since the recent heavy rains the crops have taken new life, and are showing wonderful growth. Don't send off for your office < stationery when you can get it just as well right at home. Pat- j ronize the County Uecord job (

' ' ' /;13 A very delightful picnic was given at the residence of Mr. Ws D. AlcClnry last Tuesday. Bar- ' , becue, chickens, hams and other things were in abuodance. The* young folks of Newmarket were' present and Lanes was also rep* resented. Buggy rides and dancing was the order of the day*. The' evening dance began at 8:30 jind' was kept up until 2 o'clock a. mtThe masic was furnished by McClary & McCrory. Our neighborhood is all healthy at present. There is no sickocas around here that I know of. > '* '$1 . Mc. [Other County News on 5th paged y V| , i

INDIANTOWN. Crops are small in this section.* Corn is small and a bad stand; in the low bottom lands the' starid is very poor. "Bill bugs" are plentiful, from* two ttf six bfeingr found on one stalk of cbrn: My theory isthat they deposit their eggs in the stalk Just below the1' ground, and it remains* there'"un^ :M til the following spring-when the'1 T bug is hatched out. Anot6'erv th^orv is, t hat if we pittt u?sthe" corn stalk in the winter and' burn'' 3 taking care to destroy tfid'rtbbJ"bf! the ?talk, we will not hatfh' ae7' ]

well known teacbe^ of Indian- ? lown, is visiting her relitivet, Dr.and Mrs. W. M. Rich. fMr. T. A. Blakely,' the wall-' known merchant of the Georgetown, has made a great improvement to his dwelling and nicely M fenced in his yard. . - vf The Rev. N. T. Noland cama^ from his home at Lanes^ to assist Mrs. T. A. Blakley in laying off a geometrical flower front. We have been enjoying several $ fish fries at Sims1 Reach Bridge right receutly. m. m MM GOURDINS. . The farmers of this section gen* :<j erally have good crops and have been blessed with delightful showers of rain since last Saturday. . f

news to the hundreds who have to go several miles out of their way in order to cross the river. Among the graduates of the Columbia Female College last week was Miss Ivah Epps, who stood well-up in her class. Miss Epps is one of the literary editors of the college magazine, and many of the very best articles in that journal were from her pen. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic is a ONE-DAY Cure. It cures the most stubborn case of Fever in 24 Hours. The Columbian Encyclopaedia is undoubtedly the finest on the market. Look out for Rev. Mr. Willeford, the agent, who will be around next montji.