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? ii ii II, J I i mil', III. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1*15 VOLUME XXVII NUMBER 20. -^asv i??man.,h. |? >M?> Her Hulmiari..* Pf*"'"? Warfare. , . miller |f? -Strained NVH*b,uiJt?',J , ? ' the States reUtl1'^* r HUbumrine warfare, ??<( <J,*r'u isM^l into history today voh Bernstorff, the Ger af(,.r ( ount j?fonnea Secretary 1?, "T ii i"K <"?' ?rlor tlK: uu,\u* . u,,?1(. htx Oovornjneo ''"ff i!i?l l>?t ?" lud ,lhl,,s without warning, rfuk ?? ,,,u. to tbl#' effet* hud 0r* .miv the ambassador last beeu ? ll(>, utitU Count Von *?* ,'i f to r ? <?? at the StHt<J Bern-dOrrr, J' ,rtV returned tt? the ein M?rtnw 'i J ? u,ttdr to Mr. tlMwlag MoiiH from Berlin con* <iu^[u5J I JS alfowe* to ??<* to ,h<j rU,un uute <"> the Hh'KbiK Ot U,lit r 'lt.niln that officials frankly ad tlrSf ir rati??iitlon over the *ELrv I.OIWIIH! ??W ?' T ...? "that the letter "appears to . 7! f, r which WO have contend- 1 iJti.m to tho White House and muHkall ? (.,H,(>rfUi vein wltb his Srd.ol"riXl COlef ?iffp Kecreta ry McAdoo and Senator JS,, of Mouth Carolina. Kvery E i? Administration circles there u visible ' relaxation. < / " The next stop. <t is stated, will be a f.iml communication from the Ger ^Toovermneiit disavowing the de motion of thd Arable and tendering S ni..l nwratlon (or live* lost 1? t'u> disaster If the attack vm made by a (iernmn submarine. J" f the submarine that torpedoed he lhier subsequently was sunk by a Rrltlnh man-of-war, as has l>een sub Lted both from Berlin and London, the Berlin foreign office Is exi>ected to| *eml itn disavowal as soon as a rea sonable time has Rinsed without a re port from Its commander. Once the situation growing out of] the Arabic Incident has l>een disposed <>f the rosiH)i)?e to bbe long unan swered American note on the Lusl tauin will he dispatched, and If (Ger many's explanation and proposals in thte cane are accepted by tlje United States both officials and diplomats here exi>eet the way to be cleared for a complete understanding between the two Governments on the subject of ( freedom of the seas. ' t In (lerman circles It is freely adi mltted that in Berlin a hope prevails that such an understanding would be, followed by Insistent action by the tutted States to stop the allies' in terference with 'neutral commerce,, which prevents (Jermany /rom -lmport iiiK f<M?l for her civil population. I Count Von BernstorfTs letter, which revealed for the tlrst time that Ger- , naiiy bad prepared an answer to. the] Luxitania note, which was about to be dispatched when the Arabic was de st roved, rea^ls : "My Dear Mr. Secretary: With ref erence to our conversation of this .morning 1 hog to inform, you that my > instruction concerning our answer to) your last Lusltania note contains the following passage: "'Liners will not be sunk by our submarines without warning aiid with out safety of the lives of non-com Iwtants. provided that the liners do not try to escape or offer resistance.' "Alfbouuli 1 kno\y that you do not wish to discuss the Lusltaula question till the Arabic Incident ^as been defl ultely and satisfactorily settled, I de *lre to inform you of the above be- , <nuse this policy of my Government, ?as decided on before the Arabic lnei- 1 ?lent occurred. "1 have no objection to your making any use you may please of the above Information. """* "1 remain, my dear Mr. Lansing, very sincerely yours, J. Bernstorff." In connection with tho letter Sec retary Lansing made the . following statement : "In view of the clearness of the fore- : coins; statement It seems needless to make any comment in regard to it other than to say that It appears to be ?t recognition of the fundamental prin ciple for which we have contended." Secretary Lansing interpreted "lln as used in the letter to mean all peaceful merchant ships. Latelr In in fornial conversation, the German am hassador explained that regular pas senger vessels were meant Inhere *emcd to be no disposition* liQHEfi*eJcJ ?W question Berlin's intention to gTAntj ?e fundamental demands of the Unit 7 States, it was ixrinted out, too, . t the eases at issue between the |vo (iovernnients concern passenger '"ers, ami that so far no qheftlon had ?"sen as to a freight vessel carrying Americans in her crew. , ^'"orally acknowledged tliat in Pin ,n contentions of the den!' ^...^tnt,'s Germany exi?ects Presl tl.n ? n to rcnew.bls representa fr.LS ('rcat Britain against dnter i. Nvitl,#,1eutral trade. ? The Rres . "as steadfastly declined to c'on the negotiation in a relation to Jfc new American note to Great the r " representations against in fvv,, .. 1<N,H lnil>osed by the orders ward ? t ls almoRt ready to go for tIL Ix,,)(lon. *tfomn!?Yno'!liato <vffecl of today's de resu n/iT # ,0 ?I>on tlle wa-v for a Vait'Ji ,l0K<'tlatlons between the ?em.nw '.tat0s ftnd Germany for an "IdpoliM'1 ^!K>U tho rlKbts of neutral decide,! t ? State department had -^r\Khh mIVC lM> f"?^hrr eTrtiTmfff 6T ?fflcifliv , (,orm?n Government, as ^sregar.l tUat the ?PP?rent l>y the ftinwi no.rlcan rights, as shown ^ a the Arabic, demand ?ales? of diplomatic relations were roln^f Kat] factory explanations C"'' ""1 I'S the Gennao Gov *t u Understood that the KOMK OLD DOCTMKNTK. Address of Welcome to 1 ji Fayette round at Court Hons" * iSexInic some ?ld J^I , ,h<' house this wwk Kl?V.n,4( <,,v,'urM ???? ?h stanls foutMl soijh. v?ry Interesting old impels, hiimhik litem being the ad dress of welcome to Marquis de layette on Mie occasion of his visit M' Camden In lHJfi. Another was ? land grant front, King George III of ?,tS AllKUHt n'mi ?? . wu" i'un<liw? and ilfty acres on Twenty-Five ( '?"k Ui West Wateree and was s|L,T ed by William litHI, Governor in Chief. ?i /!.?? veiV?w newspapers puhlfsh I in those days It Im donhtfnl If the wl ;?,rTi h*2 wver ,>een iwWlHlwd. Wo aio giving 'it below. Marquis do lir * t0 ('H'?den. In March, in-o, to Ja.v the corner atone to the monument to Baron deKalb. From the front porch of the hull located on thy spot where the court liou.se now stands the address of welcome was delivered by Henry <J. Nixon: J he citizens of the Town , ami Din Met of Camden have charged me to ? oiiKratuhite you on your arrival in this country and to express t<> you the pleasure and satisfaction they feel In I seeing among ttiem the Representative of the Republic of France. It Is a now (token of the affection aud friendship of that nation to Americans, and awak ens our gratitude to her for the impor tant services rendered us 'when we jdruggled for our liberty. We have Deneid from our jieaceful country with astonishment and delight the ranld find ? row i Jig progress of the Ifrench Involution and the complete establish ment of liberty and equality in the most enlightened nations on earth. The blessing* of this establishment! we trust will not be confined to France or present generations, they will soon he diffused over Eivrojie and future gen erations will have cause to bless and honoV the memories of those gallant r re n cli men who have contrilmted to It. \\ e cannot express our feelings on seeing the emancipation of 27,000,000 of brave people from tyranny. Relig ion is not now .lp France converted in to an engine of iiollcy to excite men to hate and murder each other. Catho lics and Protestants, Frenchmen and V.i?rn.(IVls s,m^ llow 1>? one )K*mle. Wlhile we view with abhorrence combinations which are forming by the trembling despots of Europe to crush the liberties of France, we re gret that the great nation, England should again be precipitated into a war with their brethren by the disap I >ointed malice of their ministers, but we trust that, their good sense will not long bejjuped by a weak monarch, and a corrupt . administration who fatten on the blood of the/ people, and ttiat they will assert their Just rights and act up to the dignity of their nature. But if lil>erty must and shall be per secuted we rejoice that.she is embraced and protected by a brave nation which has resolved to be free and which has hitherto conquered tyrants by the force of her arms and men by the mildness or her principles. "We feel warmly and zealously at tached to her cause which is the cause of the human race, ami from the wis dom of her. councils and the energy of her fleet and armies we have highest confidence In her success. ' We wish you, Sir, a happy journey through our couhtty, and that- you everywhere meet amongst our citizens that cordiality and friendship which yon so richly deserve." ^ F>ul Play Suspected. Coroner Dixon was called to De Kalb last Saturday to investigate the circumstances of the death of Mrs LIzfcle Dowey, who had died on the placq of Capt. I >. L. Clyburn some two weeks previous. Reports had gained circulation that the woman had been cruelly treated by her husband, Bur well Dowey, but an autopsy held by Drs. Dunn, Clyburn and McCasklll, did not show such to be the case and 110 inquest was held. . * Purchased a Large Stock. Mr. II. L; Xcliloshurg returned last week from the northern markets ai)d since Ills return his store on lower Broad street has presented a busy scene where they have been opening up the large stock purchased at the north. The goods arrived promptly and are already being placed on his shelves. Contrary to othei* merchants .he bought on<* of the. largest stocks ever brought to Camden, and says he wilt be In a position to give his' custo mers many bargains during the fall. He has contracted for an advertising space In this paper and each week will tell you what he is offering. Mrs. Denton Dead. Mrs. Ruth Denton, wife of Mr. W. J. Denton, died quite suddenly after a short Illness Monday morning at 10 o'clock at her home a few' miles east of Camden. Mrs. Denton Jeaves two children. The funeral and burial was at Mt. Zion church Tuesday, services lielng conducted by Rev. Corbett. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Kirklatul and children are visiting relatives In Rock Hill. / next step will be to clear up any pos sible misunderstanding as to the ex tent of the concessions. Ambassador Bernstorff -has a general and longer communication from the foreign office dealing with the case of ? Lusltanla, which Is Intended to clear up any donTvr ITS TO TTK* CTtent of the German concessions. In German qnartero It Is Insisted they will be satisfactory. JSCfe** Chief Justice White, who was among Secretary. Lansing's callers, declared the outcome' was the greatest diplo* matic achievement of the United Sftitea tn a feneration. i IN INTEREST OF PROHIBITION. Hying Squadron Will VUit Camden Next Tuesday Kvuiin|. Hon. J. Frank Hauly, fanner Gov'' eri.ior of I ikIIiiiih, and vice president of lite Flying Squadron Foundation, unci the Ilun. Oliver W. Stewart, of Chicago, former member of the Illi nois legislature and vie? pmldoul ??f the Foundation, will l>e heard In Cam den Tuesday evening, Septemlier 7th, and Hi I.I ir Ml i Wednesday III 10 II. 111., ami at Ration's Cross Koadifc at 12 noon Wednesday. Thaw noted speakers of nut t< ?m* l reputation are s|>etiklng In hehalf nf State-wide prohibition in . more than forty towns and < itie* In the Mate. They are considered by those who h&ve heard tbem us being two 6 1 tiie moit forceful, convincing s|>eakers on the American platform. Miss Vo(a Mul 1 1 ii. of Winchester, lnd., a leading Chautauqua soprano soloist, will be heard and Miss Iris- Hohinsoii, also of Winchester, lnd,, will be the pianist. The speakers and musicians comprise the third group in the Flying Squad ron of America In the nationwide cam paign for national prohibition, visit ing two hundred aud fifty cities In two hundred and thirty-live days and trav eling more than (15, (XX) miles'. The Squadron held during that lime more than 1800 public meetings mid the members of the squadron delivered more than .'1,500 addressed, reaching more than 1,500,000 people. The s|ieakers will be heard In the First Baptist church at 8;80 and at 7:H0 Mr. Stewart will speak at the Mill school house. Those who are re sponsible for their -coming have ar ranged for the lectures to be free and a very large attendance Is expected, and evfery voter should avail them selves ofv the rare opi>?>rtunlty of hear ing these speakers and singer. Schools Open Next Thursday. i As previously announced the Cam den Schools will oi>en for work Sept. Oth, at 1) a. m. The superintendent will be in his office from 10 to 11 o'clock on Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday mornings preceding the open ing of school, for the purpose of 'con sulting any who may desire to see him. It is earnestly requested that i)ll pupils, expecting to attend school tills year, enroll on the tlrst day, Sept. Oth. This is considered highly Im portant. To correct a mistake, the book for use in English course of 7tli grade Is same used last season : Higher Les sons In English, by Reed & Kellogg. By oversight this was omitted from printed course of study. ? - It will be to the interest of students entering Camden schools In any grade above the first, to meet the sui?orin tendent on Sept. (I, 7 or 8th for enroll ment and classification. Playing Fine Polo. A recent Issue of the Syracuse, N. Y.. Post-Standard contains a report of the ik>1o games recently played at Alexandria Bay, and speaks highly of the playing of Charles R. Little, of Camden, who has charge of the West moreland team, The Westmorelanders were victorious. In this game Little made four goals. Many names apiiear In the lineup Who are regular visitors to Camden during the polo season. I Trull Confessed. Charles Trull, the former Columbian, who is to be electrocuted in Raleigh today for the murder of Syduey Swain, an aged Charlotte merchant, a year or more ago, has dictated a long state ment to Governor Craig, making a full confession of the part he took in the tragedy. He claims that he watched while 'another man named Barton struck! Mie fatal blow. It is not ex l>ectejl Governor Craig will postpone the execution on account of his con fession. Picture Causes Near Riot. Columbus, Ga., Aug. 28. ? Joseph I^ee, J. Sokolow, a merchant, and sev eral other men were arrested here to night as the result of an altercation between Lee and Sokolow resulting from Lee's showing In Sokolow's' store ( a photograph of the body of Leo M. Frank as it hung from a tree near Marietta August 17. Extra police were called when a crowd estimated at sevr eral hundred iiersons gathered around Sokolow's store and assumed a threat ening attitude. s According to bystanders, Sokolow attempted to take a photograph away from Lee. A policeman was called and placed Lee under arrest. After Lee was ^arrested, it is charged, Soko low struck him with a soda >yater bot tle Inflicting a scalp wound. Those under arrest, besides Lee and Sokolow, are held as the result of threats against Sokolow. ? -Tlrerpollee report that an attempt was made af ter the trouble to' bum Sokolow's store. Extra iwllce remained on guard thru out the night. Ordination of Deacons and Elders. The sendees at the Camden . Presby terian church last Sunday morning were most Interesting, being the or dination of the newly elected ruling elders and deacons ? Messrs. J. B. Wal lace. N. P. Qettys and B. B. (Clarke, ruling elders and Messrs H. L. Riche.v, W. H. Halle. R. A. Brown and Dr. R. E. Stevenson, deacons. ' Mr. Rowan, the i?astor, was assisted by the Rev. Hugh Murchison, of Lancaster, wbo preached the sermon and delivered a B68t g&rneaC fena bomIp charge Fo officers and people with regard to their duty and obligations to each other. The Rev. H. R? Browne, of the Meth odist church, presiding elder of the Kingstree district, a much beloved friend of the Camden people of all denominations, offered prayer and took part in "Laying on of hands."' VMS? SI ItMARINK F 4 KKKLOATKU Ha* Itecn SumlMVKfd Outside of Hono lulu Harbor Nitire March. . > Honolulu, August 2D,- The rnited States submarine F-4, submerged out side the harbor liere since March 20 lust, waft refloated lute tonight and towed to the quarantine station In Honolulu Hay. Tli* submarine F-4, commanded by Mont. A If rod I,. Kde, and with a crow of twenty-one men, wont to the bot tom of the harbor of Honolulu March 20, IHlfl, during manoeuvres of the "F " squadron. Sbo was located two ilays later and I Over John Agras, of the navy, d escomled 215 feet, estab lishing n now woihl's rooord. In an effort to facilitate the work of bringing her to the surface. Iter crow, It wan said, might have been alive at this time, but attempts at rescue failed, and on March TIO, Hear Admiral C, T. Moore, commanding the Honolulu naval station, rei>orted that the F-4 lay in 270 feet of water aud would have to be raised by pontoon*. Secretary Daniels announced that the hoat would be raised at any cost to determine the cause of the accident and diving apparatus and divers were xent out, leaving San Francisco April (1 on the cruiser Maryland. One of the divers, Frank Crilly, went down 22k feet and found one of the com >artineiits of the F-4 filled with wa ei . Another, Wllliatn Loughman, de scended 220 foot the next day and was seriously injured by water pres sure. These men put lines on the F-4, by which the boat was dragged slowly up the shelving bottom, but in the process the stern was wreck ed and broken, and work was halted to await the arrival of pontoons. Six of these, capable of lifting sixty tons each, were sent from Mare Island navy yard early in August on the Maryland. At the time of the accident reports gained circulation that the F-4 w#s not In good shape when she went be low water. These were officially de nied. ? ' Search For Written JRecord. Honolulu, August 80.? Preparations are being made today t$ dry dock the submarine F-4. As soon as the boat |s opened a search will be made for any written record that may have been left by Lieutenant Ede. It Is hoped that such a statement may be found and the mystery of the disaster clear ed. Such a statement would Also en able designers to guard against a re currence of the sume accident In au-j other boat. Seaboard Officials Here. Two. motor cars loaded with Sea board Hallway officials siient a portion of Saturday in Camden meeting the citizens and making their quarterly trip over the territory from Hamle? ,to Columbia. From Camden the party went on to Columbia, stopping to look over the cattle farm of Mr. Loubt I. (Julon in West Watereet the farm that has been attracting so much attention over the state, and from which place the Seaboard has hauled many cars ?loaded with cattle to northern points. In the party were S. P. Strlngfellow, assistant general freight agent; R. W. Vermillion, assistant general claim agent; A, I ?. pritchet, , train master North Carolina divisfon ; Catflaln Mc Neil, road master ; P. O; Walton, Stipt. North Carolina division ; H. T. Pros ser, agricultural And industrial agent; 0. W. Small, division passenger agent; O. G. Donney, commercial agent. Of course all of the officials Remarked upon the beauty of our city. ? '< Library Association Notes. .... 'At the last meeting of the Library | Association, Miss Louise Nettles gave an Informal but Interesting account of her stay and work at Winthrop sum mer school, where she studied library methods and spent every hour availa ble In the library. A note of thanks was sent to Miss Dacus, librarian at Winthrop, for iher attention and kind ness to our librarian. Miss Nettles will read a paper on het observations at Winthrop at the next meeting of -the Cfcric League. On Tuesday the architect, Mr. Som payrac met with the' president of the library to discuss the Interior decora tion of library. The association had decided that on account of expense of mahogany furniture, they would use mission, but Mr, Sompayrac said that specifications. called foy mahogany fin ish on all wood work before leaving factory and a? the work was done, It was too rate to change., As designer, he advised mahogany and said thp two tables and chairs needed could be of birch, stained a rich mahogany, that only an exi>ert in woods can tell the difference and the new method of staining biitfh was lasting. He" "advised" leaving w alls uhtlh ted for a year, as all walls In drying out, shrink and crack a left for a year and then^^^W?^Tesired. Indirect lighting will be used for li brary and choice fixtures purchased. Mr. Somjmyrae pronounces the build ing: "A little gen." V Mrs. K. C. von Tresckow, President. ? 'V? 1 Killed Large Rattlesnake. Mr. S. W. Wllbiirn, the cattle in spector kUled an immense rattlesnake Monday near Mulb?r?\v. The reptile j measured six feet and four Indies and had twelve rattles and a button. He had the snake skinned and wll) pre serve the hide. ' ' ? Anniversary of Earthquake. X Many of our people recalled to mind | that Tuesday was the IMJh anniversary of the great earthqualdf which fright ened many people in this city and al most wrecked Charleston. Many in teresHng stories were told relating to tha$ night CONTRACT FOR SCHOOL IIOl'HK At IMbun? to \V. \V. Blair. of Chester, and Will < ost $7,970.85. lU'lhuin*. Sept. 2.? Mi'- CtaCif ' low, who conducts a saw mill i?l?? ?**t three mill's ultovu t6wn, BlMl Mltw VoUiiKi w t Ik* \n\?s( villi' section, were married lust Sunday afternoon. MrW. Nanftle Elliott, wife <>f Mr. TOni 1011 tot t . of the Cassatt section, tllcMl . at tlx* homo of her fafcftvr, Mr. It. K Watklns, near Lucknow on Suii day last. TI?C funeral serfhvs aha In terment were held at HIkIi lllll Church on Monthly afternoon at I o'clock. Mr*. Elliott .had been HI twelve weeks with tuberculosis, The contract f??r the erection of He thUhe'H new brick high school building wax let on Tuesday, the ttlst, ult., to Mr. \V. W. Hlair, of Chester, S. for $?,070..'lft, the building to he completed within four monthH, or by Jan. 1st. , An interesting game of baseball wart played last Saturday afternoon between Sandy drove and the l'lne Creek Mill tenuis, on the ground* of the former. Sandy Grove was victorious by a score of 11 \o r>, Sandy Grove will play the Baley's Mill team next Saturday afternoon at Haley's Mill. Dr. J. E, Mel Aire, of Blshopvllle. was here on Tuesday. The doctor, who] owns some real estate here ami al ways takes an optimistic view of lie thune's qpport unities and inisslblllty for becoming a town, of importance as A business and social center, says that he thinks our suggestion, made In The Chronicle some time ago, relative to establishing a park or play ground here for the children Is a very good one In deed. The shady grove next above the Bethune Supply Co's. store Is a splen-] did place for such a purjiose and I>r. McLure, who is the owner of this . grove, says tlint if the citizens of the] town will clean off and arrange the grove for a park, he will gladly al- , low -them to use It for such a purpose] free of expense. As. we stated ntmie Mine ago, the grove could also be used for picnics, open air meetings, or even for open air preaching In hot weather. (Suppose some, or all, tif our business men and others, get together and ar-i range for a first class lyceum course /for Bethune, performances to be given at intervals during the fall and win ter? A course of live entertainments, could be secured for a guarantee of] ' $250 and we believe that enough sea ' son th'kets could be sold before hand to guarantee the necessary amount. McBee has had a lyceunv two or three seasons and surely Bethune can I do as well as McBee. At. the Presbyterian ehureh lnst Sun- i day night, Rev. J. M. Forbls preached a timely sermon on the subject of "Honesty." The text was from the last clause of the 17th verse and 12th chapter of Romans: "Provide*tfylngS honest In the sight of all m<*h? Im mediately after the 11 o'clock sermon at this church next Sunday, morning the ordinance of the Lord's supper will We are informed that a number of farmers in this section have been try ing to make some kind of arrangement whereby a uniform price of 40 cents per hundred pounds for picking cotton this fall could be agreed ui>on. We notice by the paiiers that 40 cents a hundred for cotton picking is the regu lar price being iwid by the farmers of the . state this season and in view of the unsettled state of the cotton mar ket; we consider this amount suffici ent. The main point, however, is to get all the cotton growers to pay only 40 cents per hundred for picking and stick to that price. Interest in the election on the liquor question on the 14th is growing in this community andvthe cause of pro hibition will"tToubtless win here by a good majority. Eminent authorities have proven by indisputable evidence that liquor. is largely responsible for most of the crimes, poverty, diseases, etc., of the human family and our peo ple are making up their minds to get rhl of it. The old, mossback arguments that "prohibition does not prohibit," the "personal liberty" plea, an "in crease of taxation," have been knocked into a cocked hat by the actual facts and are belnf? made to take their prop er place among the obsolete idioms. One of the very strongest arguments in favor of prohibition is the fact that some of its most ardent advocates now a/e men wiio have heretofore been ad dicted to the whiskey habit and are therefore in, a i>osition to realize by actual experience the evil effects of the perpetuation of the liquor business in South Carolina and' elsewhere where intoxicants are now sold. Ofle day last week the writer took a trip down In the Tiller's//Ferry see-', tlon. We drove by the farms of Mes sers. J. E. Stokes, Ben and Ellas Black will, John Tolliert, Sam Baskln, Mrs. Laura Hall, W. T& ..Clybum, S. D. and E. B. Lucas, E. E. Gardner, A. B. Shaw and I.em CopetandJT Mary and | Laura Hough, colored. At nearly.., nil | these places there are splendid' crops. On tlhe Lucas place are the best look ing crops we ever saw there, also at Mrs. Hall's. For a number of years years, Messrs. J. E. Stokes and E. E. Gardner have l>een considered two of i the leading farmers of the Tiller's Fer ry section and It Is always a pleasure, to visit the homes of these hospitable | and progressive citizens. Laura and Mary Hough, colored, own their farms, work hard, make a comfortable sup port, are quiet. Inoffensive women and are respected by white as well as col ored neighbors. One healthy sign we ^mtlced at Tiller's Ferry ami that Is that at nearly every place We passed were splendid patches of sorghum, pea- 1 nuts and sweet potatoes. The public | road below the Lucas place has re cently been repaired with red sand i clay and is a fine piece of public high- 1 way. We expect to visit other farms at Tiller's Ferry, Sandy Grove and above Bethune some time soon and] NKUKO WOMAN KIIXKI). Widow of WlmiKboro Nesro Victim Shot to Death. IlHtflo Smith, willow o f Jul# Swlth, the negro who was shot to death in (lit* court house at Wliujkboro in June, ,wa* shot- to death yesterday In her home two miles from lllaney. HWmxI hOUUdK (a kt'ii to the scene l?> Mr. ii??ugh wore unable to take the trail, as a heavy rain ft?l I Just as the dogs were put to Work, Tito author I tlow have some strong clues on which they expect to take action shortly. The woman was shot through an open wlinlovy as she was sitting .with two other WOmcn*) singing. A load of shot, from a shotgun tore off the Lop of her head ami she died Instantly. .1 iilf Smith, accused of . assault on a woman <?f Fairfield eouutj, was shot to death In a pistol battle oil the court hoyse steps at Wiuushoro. Sheriff 1 1 (mm I , who was carrying the prisoner to the dock, was fatally wounded, as were Clyde Isenhower, reputed leader of the band which attacked the sher iff, and Ualelgh Itoulwure, a deputy sheriff. 10 r nest Isenhower, hrother of Clyde Isenhower. Morrison and Bawls, two Allotted arfoinpllcoK, are now un der bond, charged with murder in con nection with the tragedy. ? Monday's State. . Inquest Held. Coroner ldvon and Sheriff Hucka hee went to Iilanoy Monday, whore they empanelled a j u ry and held an inquest over llattle Smith. The ovi* deuce brought out was about, the same as that related above by the State. The circumstantial evidence pointed to Phillip Trapp as being the murder or. He was the stepfather of the wor man ami it is said had made threat# against Iter. He was also ween in the neighborhood just, a few minutes prior to the shooting. The jury, with Mr. I/. B. Sessions as foreman, brought in a verdict that 'the deceased met death at the hands of Phillip Trapp. Trapp tied immediately and has not been seen since. The killing occurred on the place of Mr. S. II. Iioss. New Agent at Southern. Mr. R. A. Harris is the new agent at. the Southern railway in this city. He was sent here to reMove Mr. \V. H. Wilkie who has been transferred to another place on the Southern. Mr. Harris comes -to Camden from Jack-, sonvllle and will move his family to Ibis city at A later date. He says that although there Is quite a con trast between the JHotfda metropolis and Camden as to size, lie ^as seen no prettier town than Camden during his service for the Southern. He is a ; native of York county, having lirst be [ gun bis railway career in Charlotte in 1808, and since that time has worked in many of the towns and cities along the SoutheriplineV ' " !???'? W 1 * fyill tell the readers of The Chronicle of the Improvements, c5ndltlon of the cr^pfl, roads, -etc., In these localities. The east<vn jmrt of Kershaw county Is steadily coming Into Its own and we firmly believe will eventually be considered the ? most desirable i>brtion of the county. ( We regret to state that we are con vinced that two or tfliree pocket blind tigers are being operated around this town, especially on Saturdays. A gen tleman told us that lio saw some fel- . lows passing liquor around last Sat urday afternoon In a back lot. We have a clean town at present with the exception of the pocket tigers and the proi?er authorities should get busy and put - them out of business. It can be done alright if the effort Is made, Two" bales of new cotton were gin ned here last Saturday, the first of the season. The cotton was gathered from tllie farm of Mr, Tom Hearon above town, who we are Informed, en gaged his crop last spring with a gen tleman at McBee at 10 "cents a po\md. We are glad tfcflt Mr. Hearon is to re ceive 10 cents a pound for his cottonT but we must say that we do not think ^ that the plan of engaging cotton 1 xj the spring for fall delivery at a c^r tain price Is a good one, for the f ,lm ple reason that It will be an Inju? jtlce either to the buyer or the seller*; one or the other mtist lose. If the n inrket price of cotton Is 8 cents per poui ul and the buyer is compelled to pay lOtf cents, then he loses $10 ]>er bale. On the oth er hand If the prevailing price Is 10 cents and the farmer Is compelled $o take 8 cents then he loses $10.. on. the bale. Some one must lose either way/ .Miss Pauline Newsome, of the. Clyde section, came In Monday morning for a few days' visit to her aunt, Mrs. Sid Padgett. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mays and children left Saturday afterhoon for -a visit to Mrs. Mays' mother near Hartsvllle. Mrs. Mays and the children will re main till net t Saturday. Mr. Mays re turned , Monday- rooming; ? Mrs. Bright Williamson, of Darling ton, Miss Jones, of Shelby, N. C., Mrs. West and daughter, of Arkansas, spent a few days the past week with Revi and Mrs. J. M. Porbis. They all left for flhelr respective homes on Monday. Mrs. Algle Outlaw and lier sister, Mjss Nellie Bramlette, of the Manvllle section of Lee county, are iir town for a few days visit. Mr. W. J.; Arm field, of Jefferson, was a visitor in town on Tuesday morning. Miss Lots Hough and the Misses Es trhlge. of Kersliaw, are spending a few days in town with relatives. . Mrs. Z. V. Morgan and ehildren, who have been on a visit for some time at ; the home of Mr. T. D. Lee, Mrs. Mor gan's father, In ITnlon county, N. ?., ^ returned home on Tuesday morning. A protracted meeting Is in progress j at Bethany Methodist ehurch thM week. The jvastor, Rev. O. N, Roun tree, is being assisted by Rev. W. (i. Klwell, of the Sutater mission. ? * tt.~ Mr. Chap. Cassady left on Monday for a few days visit to DeSoto and otlMT points In Oeorgtfc~?if?^g?gg|H