Chain Gang

The county commissioners advertise that they will elect a superintendent for the chain gang at their regular meeting in July.

The County Record, June 17, 1897

Even More Minor Local Matters

The Greenville News of last Friday said that "Black river bream are the pride of Kingstree."


The chain gang has been brought to Kingstree and will work the roads around here for some time to come.


Midnight "chicken fries" seem to be the favorite sport of certain young men of the community, but who furnishes the fowls?


The base ball game between the two local nines last Thursday resulted in a victory for the "regulars." The score is withheld by special request.

The County Record, June 17, 1897

Chain Gang

Two more convicts have been added to the county chain gang, making the total number of the squad eight.

The County Record, June 3, 1897

Chain Gang

The county chain gang was organized last Monday with six convicts. Four of these were sent from the circuit court and two from the Magistrates' court, on from Magistrate Gaskins of Lake City, and the other from Magistrate McCants of Trio. The gang has been sent to work on a bridge across Lake swamp about one mile from Lake City. Mr. J.S. Howle has been selected as guard and has charge of the squad. Supervisor Chandler has requested us to state for the benefit of the Magistrates that they may send their convicts direct to the chain gang and not to the court house as it will only be double trouble to send them here. Just have them carried to the guard who will take them in hand and attend to them.

The County Record, May 27, 1897

The Right Stuff

Supervisor B.B. Chandler is in Florence today looking after the chains, guns, etc. for the county chain gang. Mr. Chandler says there are several convicts from this county who are now in the penitentiary, whom he can have brought here to serve on the chain gang, so he will not want for material to organize a squad. The only trouble he anticipates is in getting a suitable man to act as guard. This man must be made of the right sort of "stuff," and Mr. Chandler says he cannot decide upon one.

The County Record, April 22, 1897

Chain Gang

Supervisor Chandler received the chains for use on the chain gang last Monday. The chain is long enough to accommodate a dozen lawbreakers and a squad will doubtless be organized next Monday.

The County Record, April 29, 1897