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AROUND THE TOWN. JCmiiiu belpb, u negro woiiimii who ha* beon a familiar figure OQ t h ?? atrftrtH of Camden for many yearn hobbling on her crutches, died at he home here Huuday and wuh buried on Monday afternoon. >j. Although a cripple wlie had worked regularly Up Vllitll a abort time before iter death. I'hy?d?lan? fflXl'UM Hie iiuibe of death pellagra. Miss Margaret Itadclltf left Tues day for a Iwo weeks visit to rela tive* in Orangeburg and Sumter. Mr. and Mm. VV, (}. VVila<^i Jefi on Wedliuvduy to spend a few days in Uroeiiwood- Mr, ?WIImoii goes to attend a meeting of (be board of Trustees of Connie Maxwell Orphan age of which hoard he la a mouther A negro working at the saw mill <>t Mr. Tom Wilson just a few mil'** east of Camden loaf several fingers last . Saturday when lie fell against the circular saw of the mill The wounds we're dressed by Ur. H. K. liruslngton The man waa'not dan gerously wounded l?ut iiad a narrow ??scape from instant death. Sheriff VV. W. Iluckabee was in Coin ml> I a Monday where he went to Identify a negro auapucted of killing a negro woman in Went Watoree ttome time ago. Tin* negro proved to he the wrong man. Misses Ha llie Howell and Itewaio Roberts spent a few days in llarts ville uh guests ol Mr. and Mrs J. S. Howell and Miss KtheJ Gardner at Coker College. Ia your financial condition aneli | that you din afford to loae your ; crop by hail? .1. M. Green , of t!o- | lumbla, agent for Carolina Mail In- | surance Co., will secure protect ion j for you at a very amall coat. In a lire now, Today la the beat time. ' .. ' . i Mr. Joe llurkabee wiiile fishing at the month of Handera Creek, where. if erupt leu into the Wateree Kiver | last Monday caught one of the larg- j est carp reported thia season. The I big flab weighed twenty pounds. ' I City Council this week notified all merchants having slot machines Jn \ their plaeea of business that they would have to cease operation. A representative of. th* machine* wkk hvru iliiu week Mottling with thoae who had (hem iu their possession Thin iu a good move uii pitrt of I ho ?ll > ?rw it in Hi 01Whi)l9# kl<lf> learn their flr*t IwMHOiib in gambling. Many of l hem play their luM nickel III nil effort to "beat" the machine, ! never Mopping to think that they urn made to take euro of theruatlvee, J making a [>rofli for the owner ami the one who luutieH them. ? . A foreigner, evldnittiy it hobo, taken from a northbound Hea board paafceuger train on Wednesday with a badly injured foot, having got ton 'it manhed while beating a ride. The ( man waj? vo/y Illiterate and could . giveiio a<:c#ui)J of hlim?elf. He lin gered around the dpppt for several ; hours and wan finally- carried to the county infirmary where he will be I cared for. Mi'b. I, W Mi'.Cutcliun, who haa been visiting her dauKhter Mr?- Mc? K n Ken, left this week for a visit to Columbia. Thin is to remind you to iiuture your crops against destruction by hail J time* Wilson Deud. ./amen It, Wilson died at the hos pi tu I Thursday night after an UlncHS of it short while. - The funeral was I hold at the cemetery Friday after noon; Hollywood Camp, W. O. W. , had charge of the ceremonies. Mr. WIIhoii was originally from Kentuc ky, but moved .to Sumter from Cam den about eighteen months ago. He was connected with the under taking department of George H. Hurst. He Ih survived by Mrs. Wil son, a son, and a daughter, Mrs. King, of Hartsville.? Sumter Her ald. Mr. Wilson wits a brother of Mrs. I. J. McKenzlo, o' -Ifiis city, and at one time clerked for Mr. W. (Seisen helmer. Services at ll?|itist Church. Rev. I j. A. Mitchell, of Ithlne beok, N. Y., will conduct the regu lar services at the Camden baptist Church. Sinxljt) ut ll:QO u. m. and 8:30 p, m. Mr. Mitchell is plcasantl} remem bered not only by the congregation of the llaptist Church but by all Camden people who knew him dup ing the time in1 made Camden his home. Ho was instrumental in building the handsome Itaptist church of this place. IJKNHY M. KI?A(l|ii;U MkA|>. | k r4b :im. I Mit ii Witt' llulli %l<Nt WomlH-rul IUtll\\<i> and Mlllioiiitlf Wpil I 'it I in Uea? h, Kin', Ma> 20, : He,, Is \l Flagler pUSSed away ut QOMQ View cottage, I'atiu l)t?ach? at It) o'clock this mofulBK ' Mm. Flagler and Mr. and M r? Hurry Flagler vs e re with htm at (he time of IiIh death, hh officials Of the. Florida Kaat Coast railway. Th? i body will be r?eut hy m|hh4?| train, I probably tomorrow to St. Augustine, I where tlu? funeral will bo held Fri day afternoon at '1 o'clock. In this j city all business houses wore cloned I during the afternoon and flags were living ut hall mam in rospeet 10 J Jii* memory. The /nneral Friday will be attended by bund reeds of | prominent men from varioiiH sections! ! of tiie United States, and from all ' along the ?/awl count of thin state, which wu)> <l'.?ye|oi.ed by M. Flagierr. ! HenryM. Flagler was born at Cam- i '?ndaigua, N. Y., in 1830, little Ih j i Known of IiIh ? ?? i i I y life except that j b?? \wo> clerk in a country grocery I in Orleans- county. Michigan, while yet in bis teens I, at or he removed ?o Hasina w. Mich,, where he (*ngiiK ct| in . :<? luauuineturo of salt, liocoming interested in the possi billtioB of the petroleum Industry, bo removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where he organized _ the company of Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler, en gaging in the refining of oil. The j Standard Oil company was the out growth of this Venture, andMr. Flag j ler has remained actively connected wi-tli the management of the great corporation since its inception. In 1885 Mr. Flagler paid his first viHit to Florida and became impress presented there by the railroad field in connection with the development of winter resorts. Entering actively into the work of turning Florida Into one vast win ter resort. Mr. Flagler built the Florida Kast Coast railroad and lat er erected the Ponce de I^eon and Alcazar hotels at a cost of three million dollars. His greatest achievement", howev er, was the extension of his rail rond from Miami to Key Wetft. For many years his plan was ridiculed as impracticable, and was called "Flagler's Folly." The opening of this "oversea" line is listed as one of the engi neering triumphs of the age. Mr. Flagler was vice president and director of the Standard Oil company, pniMtot and ehllraUn ??i i in- <i i ,r ?i tr?'i i ?>i h <?r i he Florida Kaat Coast railway nnd Jackiionvllle Terminal couipiQy, director of the \V?u(?rri t ' it ton TeliiKrupli ('Oinpuny, Motion Trufi <ompa.i> ami oihei ? <?i poi nt ions , '* , Mr. Flagler's body will be laid to real in ih? him iihoIi-uui Qrpt?(| hy him at the Flagler Memorial church . ai 81, Augustine. Hwle To ( 'oiiliinn . \ii*H MatHo lliut liar reduction sale in millinery will la*t for 1 f? days longer. This sale presents an excellent opportunity to inly millinery of the luttest styles if low prU-ew,; 8h?> will appreciate il l ltll. ' ,#i l'rot|-H?-t4?| Sl'I'VilTh, It?-v, W, II, Klzer, pastor of the I I'ine Creek Haptist .Church, In hold i ii u a revival meeting at the mill I village. this week and much Interest! Ik being manifcHted. Heven members i were received into the church Wed- ? nesday night. The meeting will con tinue on thru the week. I Fine Jdgliting Hy sfcejii. Mr, t). II. McKagen, agent for the Davis Acetylene Co., was showing us thiH week the lighting sgfttem used by hlK company. He carries with him -a miniature outfit nsed for derti onHtrating purpose's. It Ih one of the neatest lighting systems on the market absolutely safe to be plac ed in resldencea or barns at a small cost. It gives the rural residents the name conveniences that the city people enjoy. If you are contem plating lighting your home with a cetylene write Mr. McKagen and lie will take pleasure in Explaining the system to you. .1 oh. M. I'oulnot has a pretty good pull for the Charleston postoffice,, Having the endorsement of his con gressman and both United States senators, he can count with a good deal of certainty on getting the ap pointment. Jno. N. Mazyek. aged 38, a milk dealer, of Charleston, committed sui elde Wednesday by drinking car bollc acid. Business reverses was the cause. He leaves a wife and three children? The Winona hotel at Laurens, owned and run by Mrs. ReeSe, was burned Wednesday morning 'at ; 3 o'clock, with prctlcally hll Its fur niture. The loss Is estimated at $7,000; Insurance not stated. I(u?1u?m Mm NH. A i a meeting of the executive bgnrd of Camden Murines* Men'* AMOCUtloa held Monday night, Mr. A. J, lieattle was ?><1 chairman of the Hoard to serve for the ?n?u i 11 K year. The board Is composed of 17 members, who are the leading business men of t li Im <li>. It was decided to apply for a charter and Hecretary HlackwelT wh? instructed to make application Just uw uoon hh the proper paper* can be tukeu out. k Sometime wiih given to a discus sion of various plana looking to the betterment of ;tho association and that which would be productive of more efficient service t*? tin* m?r chants of this dfy and which would be ad vantageous to Camden's in? tercHtH. There ar# 40 member*? now belonging to the association and the nearby towns are being completed very rapidly and the rating book wll |:o read,/ for dellv*?fa within a few monthH. Mr. Hlackwell, the newly elected secrottary way prevent and took hold of hit* duticH in a business like man ner. The Hoard turned out In Its full capacity and arranged for its committee which v/as appointed to meet with the Columbia merchant* In the next few weeks. A publicity committee waa appointed to arrange for the publicity that Is to be given the work and they were urged to get together and make a good showing. The following lu taken from the Jackaonvllle (Fla.)' Metropolis of recent date: "The Business Men's Association of Jacksonville, of which Mr. C. C. liettea la president, John A. Fetch, v'ce president, and J. A. McManus, .secretary arid treasurer, make th*? following statemxi *: "in order to protect our member* from any possible chance of being taken advantage of in any wt>?v. this association sent one of our leading business men to Pittsburg to make a personal investigation of respon sibility and integlty of .Merchant'* Mercantile Agency who are now oper ating in this state. The tnveBtiga tlon waa entirely satisfactory and th work was commenced for the sup port of our business men. "The book Is well arranged and al names are alphabetical as to the sur name and initial so any record Is easy to find. The book Is as near ly accurate in its rating as can be made and ought to be in ettery busi ness man's office." ilYJtK THK HTATK. A new hotel, The Jofr?i?M)Ut |Lt^ In# $26o.ouo, wan Opened t'yi^ bla Tuesday. (!?pt. Alfred H. Kom-i. cuMuj^ ? u.-d at IiIh houm in l i.ioii Tu day, 7 7. t'ttpt. Jno ll Mlnur died at ^ / hum# tu J^urenso <m Tuemtay tn n,e 801 li year of hU uk*' Numiy Hull. CO lord, anu iM., ^ . daughter, aged tt?von, *,,,. t)UrnN to deuth Thursday nl^n tn (^r house In Chester county. Joseph Wililo, u prominent cltl ion ?>i York c6unty, <|riH>pp?-?l de*4 on Moudtty while feeding his hi,*^ lie wiih 2n years of age, Wlllliiin M.-rediih, for ina ny y?t?g? an engineer on tlm Columbia ail< Greenville railroad, died at hla bon? in Honeo Path on Thursday, a*** 76 yours. TIu? Jury In the aecond trial o( Hurry Coleman, charged with mur. during hlw father, Robert I), Col^ man, last January, failed to agree; Friday morning and Judge Print*! ordered a mistrial. Patrolmen Alexander, Blair and I May field, who several week* ag? I killed two white boy? in Oreenvllk, who were r robbing the Hobbs-Hea derson dry goods store, were found! not guilty Tuesday in the court dp general sessions. Thee Supreme court ha? di?uai*.a ed the appeal of Willie Jlethni)+j colored, of Manning, uaderr sent?oc*i of death for killing a white mu*l two years ago. .Another day wiH be set for his electrocution. That the styles In women'* dre#** es are tending -to "break down cha*<9 t.lty and purity" and that the gener-l al convention of the church to fctj held at New York should take. ac tion were, features of u resolution ^ passed during the recent sewdon o? | the Eplsoopal diocesan council of 1 Bouthr Carolina. L Arthur Hyde, 21, was committed! to Anderson jail on Saturday on ike J charge of assault and battery wltfcj Intent to kill his fatlierlnlaw wd] ?niutliurlntuw,~~MiL. and Mrs. JoSj Golden, of Pelser. He Is a brother of Samuel Hyde, who was electro cuted several months ago for tk* murder of his wife and fatheriulaw. ] The fool imaglnees that the world! is laughing with him when It laugh*] at him. .... * '?*' '^^^3 To The Farmers of Kershaw County THE SEASON IS AT HAND WHEN YOU SHOULD Insure Your Growing Crops Against Damage by Hail : : T J ? .-V The Carolina Hail Insurance Company has paid 1600 losses amounting to $135,000.00 since 1906, and every " one of these losses were settled satisfactory to the insured. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER A HAIL STOR and the best and only way you can protect your season's work and investments is by inuring in a fesponsib company that has proven and found absolutely safe and reliable. The cost of this insurance is small in COtnpar* ison with the investment you have at risk. This is an Insurance age and experience teaches that the remot possibility of losing a considerable amount should be provided for. The small cost of a policy will not be mi while the destruction of a crop may upset the business calculations of a lifetime. "DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS"? ATTEND TO THE MATTER AT ONCE. i THE CAROLINA HAIL INSURANCE COMPANY (Home Office: Marion, S. C.) JAMES M. GREEN, Agent, 205 National Loan & Exchange Bank Building, COLUMBIA* S? -C? . ' / :? . V "" - ? T: t ; ' r ,*v*a