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?Ev ?? . ? ?? /><- ?..- ? ?& ' 0 Er< ^ m . < i ? > h&s K ?? ' . V ?? ' 1 . c ; ?? .- ? ? . ? ? i> ; ?. ' ? f :* ? ? i . ? ^ - ? ??"*" ' *?*? ... . 4 " - ? ?? . ,.?? --? - - ? ~ The Camden Chronicle ' VOLUME X? v CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1818. ' NUMBER 43. fZj&aV IN Tufe WAK MINK. ? iJght on We?lher Condl '^wLre KUhU"! ?? falnf On. . .... o., Feb. 5. ? The Na* ^I'^rapUlo Society today gave *?teineut which throwH some "limntle conditions in the U J theatres of the lCuroj>ean war. " iS' the hlood-congeallug cold of jhSihsIh, Russian Poland and Eas flailela to the pleasant cool of the ^hPaltern Black Sea coast, ali man m J winter weather is embraced In ??* of military operations, -There ^ ' i,. l'u litre of temperature and a u * I of other elimatle conditions tn the preparations of the va l^TrinleH For the moat part, how ^ war zone follows the belt ",%Z winter condition. ' From jLj Prussia. on the northeast, thru E? < Austria, Northern Franco to ^ lr winter is harsh upon those h 1 are torZl to' live out of doors. JherJ hi this belt, it is not intense u is chill and wet and just as ?.?i to hear as the crisp, stinging rfTkness of Russian steppes. L^7n Serai, the climate of France is J J rate from boundary to boundary. iHTi-th Of France, the olive tree, orange and the lime, are grown, ifilo in the north are grown those 1!?, w which need a sharp tinge of St to hrh'B out thelr l,08t ^UftlUlw< Stater Seldom brings Intense cold to Vortheru or Northwestern* France or to V lowly ing fields of Belguim. There .J verv few days' skatiug In this r' rt of the war '/one, but. there are Svs and weeks, especially, on the low S, at the coast, wheu it is bitter tK chill and when the monotonous fea thery drizzle only gives way to thick, .allow fog. The snows that? fall in Slgulin and in (Northern France are loonw with wetness. Trying Temperatures. As one goes northeastward through . flermanv. winter and summer alike be F come more and more severe.' In North western (iermany the summers are not rerv hot. the mean temperature being ihnut G.'5 degress, and the winters here ire also mild, the temperature falling I but little below 30 degrees Fahrenheit. | Throughout Southern End Control CJer I many the same mildness in ^ weather, I In general, predominates. But lb West Prussia, Posen, Silesia and East Prus ?Ia the regions affected by present war riperations, winter Is savage and sum * ncr oppressive. - Russian Poland, whose most souther ?;ly boundary is north ofrt^latitude ? ?f Winning, has a Winter Somewhat ' jimiiar to the winter of New England. An even cold, with little snow, but with often razor-edged wiuds from the : north ward, characterizes the central plain of Hussian Poland where the ; greatest operations in the eastern theatre afc now taking place. In Northern and Central Galicia winter becomes more severe and trying. There ? -to a greater snowfall, lower temi>era? tures, and the winds ff*om the steppes ?f the north are still more frequent > and much more difficult to withstand. : Icy gales for days at a time shriek out ^of the north over Galicia's plains, if Most of the waters in this eastern theatre of war freeze over early. All S the rivers of the White Sea Basin arc t frozen by November 20 and remain 1 ?. .frozen on an average of 107 days. Thej rivers of the Baltic and Caspian Sea [ basins freeze about December 20. The *?. Volga remains frozen about 150 days 4n tlie north and about 90 days at - As trakhan. The Don remains frozen 100 to 112 days ; the Dnieper, 811 to 122 days; the buna, 125 days, and the Vis tula about SO days at Warsaw. Valley of the Meuse. The Valley of tho Meuse River, ex tending through France, Belguim and Holland, up and down whose course ? 2,000 vears of intermittent warfare has | teen waged, is. also interestingly de scribed, Above every other valley, P that of the Meuse has become a bat FtleRcld. At Liege, on the Meuse, the ' first great battle of - the .war ; broke PTfortti, and the struggle biased ana k fared all along the picturesque splen dor of this wild, rugged banked stream, h clt/ect ly southward through Belguim t into France, Liege, Namur, Dinant, f 6 Wet, Sedan, Stenay, Verdun and St i Mihiel, each name recently became fa ff miliar to Americans, all lle-along its i course. . . . Three countries share the Metise. It ' rises in Frnnrc. flowft nnrfhnrnrd thru Belguim, crosses the Dutch frontier, ?weeps westward through Holland apd ; taptles into the North Sea. Its Jour | aey to the sea is one of 580 miles, of T which 400 are navigable. Its source to in the south of the French Depart ? ttent, Haute Marne, near Monte Fau eilles, whence It crosses the Depart ments Vosges, Meuse, Ardennes . Into Holland near Maastrlclu and- .thtfne? EZyestward to the sea.~ It bears several Mmes along its course, Meuse, Waes, r-Maag, Merwede. The valley of th? Meuse for ages [, ka?. been a channel for the ebb and low of armies. It might be. said to| d rain one vast, historic battlefield. Caesar pursued its path into the un known, barbaric north. -The wild Teu tonic tribes pressed down between Its hanks toward the wealth of Rome. Christian Europe has been settling its ; JUfcrencos along the valley of the Meuxp by force of arms down > to the Present (lav. ' ? ?i?i ? -* - i11 Forest of Ardennes, the lleuse, jwvs Hi rou jih a country rich In ro ??no<s of Oharleraange. Vinelanda jw hop-pa Mens lieritarther alow* Its J*1*"- nnrt then It washes great In - Jwstrial cities, gathering to Itseir tlie rwst and add* of factory and romnoo u nste. . finally, It drifts thru rrf of Holland, supplying the JJ^Wouh canals which liieily divide plain*. Here ahd there, aa ?to& Namur, and Liege, It cuts a nar r jZ Passage between wooded hills and JJw, their difficult sides dotted with preUv villas. Jnatf before reaching the MANNING OIJJKCTN TO DOMINICK. I'^eplfiH Promised Him Not to Appoint This Mail. Governor Manning lute Thursday night nuulo public corrwitpndooce which hud {Missed Mwwn himself nnd Attorney General I'oepleu over tho ap polntinent of tin assistant Attorney General. The Governor says that the Attorney Generul voluutarlly caiue to him ami told him he wanted to appoint an assistant who was in harmony with the Governor and who was agreeable, to him. He says this promise nvas renewed at the oltlce of Christie 1 tenet and on that occasion that the Attornoy Qenerall offered to "let me name the Assistant Attorney General,'*" hut the Governor says he declined, saying that he had no desire to do so. "You stated then." says the Governor In a letter to the Attorney General, "that Mr. F. II. Domlnlck would not he your* as sistant again." On the day of his Inauguration the Governor ways he telephoned tho At torney General and the latter came to his room in the Jerome Hotel and "again discussed the matter with me in the presence of Mr. lienet, who had been present at the former con versation. At the time you stated to | us," says the Governor^. "that to your great embarrassment you were not able to get Mr. Domiuick to resign ; that you had nsked him to resign last sum mer and again since the campaign ; that you had mutual friends to go to him and state that lie was embarras sing you and your conduct of tho of fice by insisting- on retaining his po sition us your assistant ; that you had not Imen able to make him consent to give up the office although you had hoped that he would do so. You stat ed that Mr. Domlnlck's work was not satisfactory ; that he had often been absent from the office without your consent or even knowledge ; that he had on occasions left the office on Fri day morning and stayed away until Tuesday night; that this was not sat isfactory to you o^ the conduct of the business of the office, but that you were powerless In the matter." The Governor then says that the Attorney General stated that he tried to get Mr. Domlnlck to reslffu-^tast summer when he was a candidate for Congress. There were several letters which passed between the Governor and the Attorney General over the matter. The first was from the Governor calling attention to the election last summer nnd erf the appointment by Mr. Peeples of Mr. Domlnick, "who was a support ?r Of the policies of my predecessor ^ this office," and the Governor said that in the circumstances he did not feel that he could rely upon the Attor ney General's office for legal advice. In reply Attorney General Peeples wrote the Governor setting forth that his office was a constitutional one, elective by the people, and he alone had the right to name the assistant Attorney General, and he terms the Governor's letter a,s a practical demand for the dismissal of Mr. Domlnlck. He told the Governor that he was not concerned with his policies, but would pass on such legal questions as were submitted on their merits, but that he alone had the right to name the as sistant. He says In effect that he will not surrender the power to name the assistant to the Governor and com mends Mr. Domlnlck for his fairness and says that in re-electing / him the people endorsed Mr. Dominick. - In reply the Clovernor wrote that he did not make a demand on the Attor ney General In naming the assistant, but was going on the promise made by the Attorney General that he would not appoint any assistant who would be embarrassing to him (the. Govern or), but would name one in sympathy with bis policies, and said statements the Attorney General made in his let ter in reference to Mr. Dominlck "are in direct conflict with those made by you In the conversation which you have "had with me In regard fo the appointment of your assistant" In reply the Attorney General wrote that he had told the Governor that Mr. Dominick was his first choice, but] in the event Mr. Dominick declined the appointment "I would be glad to confer with you as to the appoint- 1 ment" _ ^ ' The letter written Thursday night by the Governor is in answer to this letter from the Attorney General and savs that the Attorney General came to him after tire Anderson meeting and told him he wanted to work in harmony "with hiio aai "would not B8iK| anyone as his assistant who would not be agreeable to/him and that he tried to get rid of Mr. Dominick, bat had failed. Assistant Attorney General Fred. H. Dominick, who is the subject of con troversy. Ja A native of Newberry, and was at one time luvy partner of former Governor Blease and served as his campaign manager in 1010 nnd 1912. For the last two years he has served as assistant Attorney General and has Just been reappointed by Attorney **en eral Peeples. In the campaign last summer he ran for Congress in the 3rd district against Mr. Aiken, but was defeated in the second ^primary. fie Kept Ills Ojtfh. Spartanburg. ? Benjamin F. O'Kelley, one of moHt picturesque characters in upper South .Carolina, has passed away at his home, three miles east of Wal lialla, Oconee county. When a young man entering the Confederate Army he toolc an oath that he would not have his hair cut until the Confederates had whipped the Yankees. He kept his word and the long white hdifr reach in* his waist whtefe hafr distinguished him for years, was the evidence of his regard for his oath. -- ' l ... Hea? the Mfenae, here the Mans, divides, one branch flowing west, and the other mingling with the Bhlne, to empty past Rotterdam at the Hook of Holland. ^ t - ?- -- v - r*r MANY PKKI'AKATIONN MAKING. At l*<wi Two Hpeikern at "KwtUlw , mi id Kcouomy" Meeting. Clemson College, Feb. O.^There w|U bo at least two si>eakers at eftcb of the meetings to be held In tho court housos of tho state on Saturday. February 18, which has l>eeu designated ''Fertiliser and Economy Day." Moreover, reinirts coming to Cluuisou (Villege indicate that In aouio counties It la proi>oaed to havo uioro than two speakers for the occasion. Ouo i>art of the meeting will be devoted to discussions of what for* tillzers to* use, when to use thorn and how much of each, kind to uao. The other part will deal ' With matters of economy and thqrowlll be an attempt to point out te people how they may effect real savings on the farm and In the farmhouse. , At Clemson College ?an "putllne haa been painstakingly' propured for uao ?>n FertUliser and Economy Day. Thin outline treats of economy only and discusses tho true meaning of economy, and suggests ten important waya in which good economy may bo practised in Soutl\ Carolina. Each suggestion la enlarged upon in the outline, but the topics treated, stripped of their developing parts, are aa follows, only those under the head? lug "Good Economy" being quoted. According to tlda outline, it is good economy 1. To cut out all luxuries, .especial ly liquors, tobacco, new buggies and automobiles. 'V. 2. To cut out some unnftceessarleH, such us tea and coffee and meat tnree t lines daily. 3. To save on food for ourselves by means of an all-the-year garden, cer tain easily possible substitutions, and a ration more carefully balanced to preserve' health and strength. 4. To save on food for our animate by means of balanced rations as work ed out by experiment stations, substi tutions of cheaper feeds, and fenna nent Bermuda grass-bur clover pas tures. 5. To save on food for our plants by means of winter legumes, summer legumes, and winter grain and le gumes. 0. To save on dress by dressing a little less fashionably, a little inoi^e simply. 7. To spend money on the house and the wife for -a water supply. 8. To spend "on the orchard for pruning and spraying. 0. To establish and maintain a log ical and practical system of farming in accordance with Dr. 8- A. Knapp's Ten Commandments of Agriculture. 10. To cooperate with your neigh bors, in organisations, in breeding, bet ter live stock ; in tntylng food supplies, fertilizers and live stock : In owning and using farm implements, in begin ning cream and egg routes, in selling farm and garden produce, in boosting your community and living up "to your talk about it, and In a quiet cheerful ness that approaches all tasks with a faith undlmined and a courage undis mayed. i , Lyttleton Street Home Sold. The twt>-story seven room bouse on Lyttleton Street, known as the Smyrl property* and occupied by Engineer Brown, of the Southern railway, now the property of the Wateree Building & Loan Association; was sold last week to Mr. B. T. Myers, operator for the Western Union Telegraph Co., at this place. The sale was made through the real estate agency of Kennedy & Workman. They also have listed many other pieces of city and county prop erty. and prospective purchasers should call on them when looking for property for sale. Bread Goes to Six Cents. Spartanburg, Feb. 8. ? August Geil fuss, president of the Southeastern Master Bakers' association, announced here tonight that bread would' be ad vanced in price from five cents to six cents per loaf at once over the ;;ir ststcs of North aim Svuiu Caro lina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Florida' embraced "in -the organization, fie says bread is now selling fdfr six cents in Wilmington, Charlotte, Greens boro, Greenville and Asheville,- and that price will become effective in all small towns throughout the section tomor row. The advance in the price of flour is responsible for the increase in the price of bread, From the local bakens nine thousand loaves are ship ped dally, and, according to If*. Geil fuss, the raw flour contained in this output cost $02.00 more per day than it cost before war was declared. Captured Bicycle Thief. Mr. R. L. Bell and several Westville citizens were in Gainden Tuesday, hav ing captured -a negro named John Trnesdaie charged with steaUrrgabi cycle. It was a bold piece' of thieving ? the negro walked to tfae front porch of the Anthony .home in daylight in full view of everyone and rode the wheel away. The theft was discovered and Mr. Bell and several others got in hin car and determined to catch the negro. He was stopped a few miles above Camden; and when he saw that he was hunted, he abandoned his wheel and took to. a. swamp. He afterwards left the swamp and was captured on a wagon making his way back to Ker shaw. _He said he had been, living in Camden but it is not known where he came from. He is In jail awaiting! trial at the next term of court. The! Westville peoples want it distinctly un derstood that it is unsafe to steal bi cycles around that section. They do' not depend upon the officers to catch them, but go after then! tftemsel ves. By a vote of 106 to 0, the lower house of the general assembly on Fri day night, paiuied the Smith bill in-, creasing the total sum for pensions fpr Confederate veterans and widows Trom $200,000 to $300,000. NKWK AMONG TIIK WHK1STS Beautiful Weather Sees Starting of I'rticUco I'olo and Hiding. Nice weather continues to i?riitK out golf enthusiasts on the Oiiiulou Coun try club course^ Eight out of -It) ell-; trio* lk*t \v 11 mil Med for the Jack Jolly (sup, now being played fov by H. Stot* sou, 1>Y. Victor, F, K. CouVaen, Horace Watery, O. II. Young, Oi llallet, Col. (0. llallet iiml liOuls Sledge. Mr. Horace Water* Iiuh offered a very pretty silver cup for the ladles, this also bringing a law list of entries numbering twenty-eight. . A Hot tic Band entertainment wan held In the Kirk wood Grill Wednesday evening. Under the direction of Mr. Merrll Waters, a troui>e of pickanin ny a rendered several musical selections, blowing on bottles, a program that was enjoyed Immensely by a large audience. That the horse l? still very much hi favor Is most emphatically shown In the pleasant rides helng taken about tlx? vicinity. A ride to Red Cliff, a bin IT eight wiles south, overlooking tit* Pine Oreeck Mill |H?nd, this week Included l)r. and Mrs. John A. Victor, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Quald, Mrs. A. V. llayne, Misses Klaru Krumbliol*, lJnda Browning, Norma Wise, Helen Wlso, Jeannette Morrison, Jenijnetto Debrle, Mies McDonald, Cornelia McDonald, and Messrs. Henry Stetson, F. K. Wal brldge, Phillip Judd and Mr. and Mrs. Watson. "in Wednesday's polo game the usual hard and snappy playing concluded in aii almost even score, the Crimsons winning by one i?olnt from' the Black birds. The Crimsons ? A. Perkins, Earl Shaw, and C. llallet. Blackbird** ? N. CV Boykln, Clias. Little .and K. (5. Whistler Whistler broke his mallet In thd last period, but after riding out for two minutes, continued the play and prevented the opponents from scor ing. Mr. Edgar Clausen arrived Mon day and E S. Burke and Mr. A. G. Miles are expected dally. This will strengthen the teams and much good is to be expected. '??30^ Arrivals at The Kirk wood. This weeks arrivals at The Kirk wood are: From New York, Mrs. John W. Auchlnclos, Mrs. A. V. Hayne, Geo C. Clausen. Edgar Y. Clausen, Henry P. Russell, Mr. apd Mrs. S W. Barucli, John H. Iilgson ; from Brooklyn : Mrs. Charles L. Wise, Misses Norma and Helen Wise, Miss A. Thoiney and M. Malms; also Mr. and Mrs. Win, E. Tarbell, Hudson, Mass. ;Dr. and Mrs. E. I) Merrlt, Detroit: Mrv and Mrs.! 8. F. Iloskins, and Mr. and Mrs. C. 8.1 Hosk Ins, Lisbon, N. H. ; i&^numl Bas sett. Boston ; Joseph Wood^Mrs. John W, Beitly, Mi*, and Mr?. A. K. Oliver, ! Joseph Wood Oliver and Miss Mar- j giteretta Oliver, Pittsburgh ; V. D. Gor dan, Jacksonville ; Mr. nnd Mrs. John B. Becker, Washington ; Mr. and Mrs. E. W, Watson, Langliome, Pa. ; Mrs. Charles Arbuthnot, Jr., and Miss Eliz abeth Arbuthnot, Pittsburg, Pn. Arrivals at The Hobklrk. The following registered at the Hob klrk Inij during, the present week: Mr. J. M. Craney, New York Olty; Miss C. Nesblt, Miss M. T. Schultz, Bristol, Pa. ; Mri and Mrs. Alexander Luchars, New York City ; Miss Elisabeth Bon bright, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Mr. and rs. .Frank D. Hayne, ^iss Leonora Hayne, ! Miss Helen Hayne, Chicago, 111. ; Mr. and Mrs. George Austen, Master George Austen, Jr., Master Ned ' Austen, Miss: Randolph, Charlottesville, Va. ; Gen. R. L. Hoxie, Washington, D. C. ; Miss Katherine Wilcox, MISs Barbara Col ta, Westport, Conn. ; Mr. and Mrs. John S. Kcker, Washington, D. C. ; Mr. Jos. Burlingame, Oak Park, 111. / - Arrivals at The Court Inn. \ Among those registered at The ^Jourt Inn this week are: W. C. Martack, Trenton, N. J. ; Mrs. C. I.' Ashman, Threfe Springs, Pa. ; Miss C. Neabit and Miss M. A. Schultz, Bristol, Pa. ; Mr. nnd Mrs. Win. I). Edwards, Jersey N. J. ; Mr. and Mrs, T. Par^ mors and maid, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Mrs. Itobt. Y. Bushnell, and Miss Bushnell, Mor rlst own, N. J. ; Miss M. M. Manley, Baltimore, Md. ; Miss Florence Shirnee, Heigelsville, Pa. ; C. B. Roberts, 1?L D., Heigelsville, Pa.; Elmer E. Bast, Miss Lillian Taylor, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Jaa. B, La (id, Philadelphia, Pa. ; M. K. Lyman, Mount Vernon, N. Y. ; Miss Caroline L. Tllford, Mount ,.Vernon, N. Y. ; Charles G. Taylor, N6w X6\rk City; Mrp. Mayhew Wain wpight, Miss Fon rose WalnwHght, Rye, N. Y. ; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Elliott, Philadelphia; N. A. Murphey, and C. Sx Campbell, Go lbrabia, S. C. ; F. F. Robin*, New York City ; E. M. Wheeler, Brooklyn, Nv Y."; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Erben, Radnor, Pa ": Don Mid 8. Leas, David P. Leas, Philadelphia ; Miss D. A. Smith, Mlas A. JB. Heal, New York Mre. Edward A Lord, Rosemont, Pa. ; Miss Mary B. Hinckley, Philadelphia ; A. D. Forst, E. 8. Aitken, Trenton,, N. I. ; Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Walker, Miss Upson, Bridgeport, Conn. ; R. p. Raynard, Jr., hnd wife, Fall River, Mass.; Mrs. G. W? Butts, New Haven, Conn. ; Daniel O. Brian, Osgoeh, Mich. Prominent Railroad Man Here. Mr. Joseph Wood, of Pittsburgh is registered at The Klrlcwood hotel for the'week. He is president of the Penn sylvania lines , West. Newspaper Mm Here. J&mong the arrivals at The Rirkwood this week is Mr. Augustan Kr Oliver and family of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Oliver is ono, of the owners .of the Oa?ette-Timee- "Pittsburgh's One Big The big paper of which he is an owneETfonday last moved in to it? new elgbt-stpry building on Ga zette Square, Grant Boulevard. This building is the moet complete ncvapfcd per (Hiblishing house in the country, it requiring more than thirty linotypes ta^Hr dlrtly prodt?cttoo.\ Top Goes UOYKKNOIt WIUTKH A SllttltlFF , ? ? Teilb llitn He Has Fewer To Knforee Tlio Uwm. Governor Hlchard 1. Manning is de termined, ho says, that the lawn of tho state shall tm enforced, anil ho also hopes that each community of tho stuto will attend to tho enforcement of tho laws without having to appoint s|HM'lal ?*onstahloN. Tho sheriff of ono of tho counties wrote (Governor Man nlng that ho <lhl not see how ho could enforce tho law In the county. In reply Uov, Manning wrote: "1 not? that you way that you fool that It la almost an Impossible under taking to enforce tho law with loeal aid. "1 will have to differ from you in your view of thin matter. 1 do not sec why It should he impossible for the loeal authorities of your county to en force tho law. All of the corpora ted towns of your county have their local organizations, which should bo ample to enforce all of the law in tho com munity. Knob magistrate in you* coun ty has his constable, all of whoqi have power in enforcing tho law. Finally you have your deputy, and If neces sary, you have the power to swear in extra deputies. With this machinery In your county, as In all other countfes, I do not seo why tho law cannot be enforced. "1 expect tho o Ulcers of each local ity, whotbcr municipal, magisterial, district or county, to do their duty in enforcing the law. I do not exi>ect, either,, that these oltleers should re main passivo until initlativo for the enforcement of the law comes from outside forces. Wherever tho sheriff or other peace officer knTTws or sus pects violations of tho law, It should be his business to follow up the clue to a conclusion. "The law should be enforced Just as much in regard to illegal liquor sales, gambling slot machines or any other petty violation, the aame as it would be enforced in a case of arson or murder, "I trust you will view this mat ter as I do, and that you and nil the other officers of your county will do thler utmost to enforce tho lritf; that they will not by non-enforcement, con fess that they are unnhle to preserve the law in the county. "I hope that you will let me hear from you at an early date on what progress you ure making on the mut ter." , BLACKMQN SHOT IN ARM. Hershayv Man May Lose Arm From1 Gunshot Wound. j Kershaw, Feb. 0. ? Leroy Hlackmon, j of this plade, while on a visit to his , brother-in-law near Liberty Hill, was ! shot in the arm, between his elbow and wrist, by the accidental discharge of his shotgnn. Mr. Blackmon was visiting his broth er-in-law, W. 7j. Hilton, who Jives with in a few miles of Liberty Hill. Whllo he was In the act of alighting froui his buggy, his gun caught in the buggy wheels and was discharged, the entire contents of the gun entering his urui between the elbow and wrist, strip ping Ills arm almost entirely of flesh. Medical attention was Immediately se cured and the young man was brought to his home, a mile or bo from Ker shaw. It is feared that amputation of the limb may be found necessary. Mr. Blaclnnon is tho younger son of Thurlow Blackmon, a prominent far mer of Kershaw; A Near Fire. About twelve o'clock noon Sunday the barber shop of John McLain on up per Broad Street waff discovered to be on fire, but was promptly extin guished before any great damage was done. The origin of the Are is a mys tery as it caught on the bare floor and had burned a round hole large enough to admit\h man's body when discovered. 1 ' " ' ? 1 1 1 1 " " Squire Truesdale lit A telephone message from Westville yesterday afternoon stated that Mr. James T. Truesdale, ono of the oldest citizens of the county, was critically 111 j at his home at that place. He is one of the best known men in the county and bas the distinction of having held' the office of magistrate In his township I consecutively for forty years. Tfhls news will be received with sorrow by his many friends. Had Leg Cut Off. j George Stlnson, a colored lad, living on the Hermitage plantation, had Ills leg so badly mashed Wednesday that) it had to be amputated. The boy was attempting to cross the trestle just he iow the city when the northbound tra 1 n caught bim and in attempting to get off the track be lost . his leg. The in jured boy was. carried to the ?amden Hospital where he Is receiving treat ment. presses "have a capacity of 72,000 six teen page newspapers per hour. Mrs. Hull Entertains. At her attractive cottage In Kirk twood, Mrs. Edward Hull) who is a charming member of Camdeifs winter colony, entertained on Monday after boon. The honor guest was Mrs. James W. Hull, of Massachusetts, who had Just arrived in sunny Carolina, and the decorations were distinctively southern ? pine and - bamboo, smllax and ivy, with quantities of crimson berries. At a beautifully appointed table coffee was poured by Mrs. Pfintf Myers, of St. I'nnl, Minn., trad from * crystal bowl, sherbert' was served by Mrs. Matthew R., Singleton. ^ ? ? This is Mrs. Hull's second season in Camden, and many friends and ad mirers are pleased to welcome her back. ~ OUTLOOK FOK POLO. Another Meeting Held aiul Coining Events Discussed. A very onthuslastle meeting was again held at the Camden Country Club ou Wednesday by tho Polo As sedation who unanimously elected the following members : Jack Whltaker, Jr., lluriiot t Whltaker, \V. L. DePass, Tom Atierum, Paul Mayors, O. A. Jud hoii, (Jeo. C. Clausen, Edgar Y. Clausen, John V^leplgue, Lawrence Klrkland, C. IVl>uUo?o, 10. 11. Kerrlson, (Jeo. A. Shoemaker,. Arthur Dorrence., To Messrs. Ceorge 11. iMmuoll ami Arthur Perkins worn extended the cour tesy and privileges (if tho dub. An unlimited discussion took place regarding tho coming events, polo matches, borne show and general sports on which tho chairman, Mr. T. lCd niund Kruinbliolx mado favorable, re IHirt. His Honor, Mayor Yates, made several Interesting remarks on the wel fare of the Polo (Hub setting forth the prospects and the interest whleli must be shown by our cltlxciis. Mr. Yates Is chairman of the mem bershlp committee and with the assist anee of Mr. Henry Savage and Mr. Louis Sledge, promises good results. Terraces Open to The Public. The Terraces will be opened to the public every Wednesday and Huturduy. from 12 to 5. Tea will be .served for ?10c each person. This price Includes admission to the garden. THREE MURDER CASKS To lie Tried at the Spring Term" of Court of General Sessions. Jury commissioners met Tuesday to draw the grand and petit Juries for the Spring term of tlie court of general sessions which meets the first Monday tn March Thirteen prisoner* are, now confined In the county Jail and a good many are under bond; for their appear unce at thin term at court. Among the number are live men to be tried for murder. Cuses continued from the last term of court are an follows : _ John Hay, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. C. C. Pate, obtaining goods by false pretense* John Jones, assault and battery with intent to kill. Wade H. Stradford, assault and bat tery and carrying concealed weapons. Albert Melton and Daniel Melton, as sault and battery with intent to kill Arthur Grnddlck antt Carl Harris, larceny of bicycle. Charlie Blackmon, violating dispen sary law. Sarah Mugo, Dobe Mujugo and Bud Mu n go, violating dispensary law. Arthur Stover, assault and battery with Intent to kill. Other cases to come up at this term are : Bishop Clarke and. Birchmore Clark, charged with the killing of Walter Hol land. " Joe Banks charged with killing James Vaughan. John Mickle and James McGirt, char??d with the killing of Richard Boykin. Tom Wilson, disposing of property under lien. Following is a list of grand and petit Jurors. Grand Jurors servo for the entire year. The petit Jury for the first week only : \ Grand Jurors. C. It. Baker, Camdei\~ ' % W. H. Truesdel, Lugoff Abraham Sheheen, Camden K. J. Lewis, Camden A. M. McCaskill, Camden S. M. Hough, Camden B. F. Shirley. Camden W. T. Jeffers, Blaney < M. L, Haley, Bethune J. T. Robinson, Cassatt A. W, Robertson, Camden W. M. Scott, Kershaw T. .T. Peach, Westviile J. W. Phillips, Camden J. B. Catoe, Cassatt W. S. Barfleld, West /111c _ .We?t Camden J. M. Munn, Camden First Week Petit Jurors W. R. Outlaw, Camden W. G. Wilson, Camden . David Gillis, Boykin Wr F. Frietag, Camden ? J. v. Voui'c, tasgggw G. K. Price, Camden ' \V. F. Gardner, Camden *Davld Wolfe, Camden ? R. W. Waits, Lugoff1 T. H. Hlnson, Lugoff W. H. Gardner, Camden t. ? J. H. Marsh, Cassatt W. C. Bird, Jefferson A. L. Parker, Luclmow J, W, Z* Hearon Cassat T. W. Wilson, Lugoff r O. J. Clyburn, Bethune J. A. Hall, Cassatt ? J. II. Hammond, Boykin B. T. Hasty, Camden ' W. E. Kelly, Lugoff A. F. Young, Kershaw D. 8. Trapp, Camden Benj. Tidwell, Cassatt O A. Fletcher, Kershaw Thos. Ancrum, Camden flf Baruch, Camden " J. S. Rose, Blaney *? Ray^ Kersliaw R. L. .Rush, Westviile Elijah Atkinson, Lugoff - J. T. Cameron, Lugoff Wilfred Newman. Camden Ci Ai Branham, Lugoff ... Jotin Hlnson, Camden "Is. F; Robinson, Cassatt o man, 34 years of ?ge, was shot and almost instanfHF^~r - /ailJ!5 Pending a thorough Investigation.