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VOLUME XXVII, CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 21, 1816. NUMBER 40. THK NEWS AT BKTHUNK. f A Chronlole Happenipf* Gathered by Otor Kegular Correspondent. v: -*; -A" i. ? inin.iti - ' "i" " y Betbune, Jan. 20.? Airs. J. M. *For? bl?,..wbo spent la.-, i week In Columbia wltb ber'El&hand, ltev. J. ML Forbltt, who 1m at the Columbia Hospital, ?v turned home on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Forbl* la rapidly recovering from ;bla reoent operation for appendicitis, and la expected home tbla week. Mrs. Fannie S.^BaskluH,' the milliner ^as rented the renldence of Mrs. O. H. fco^rgphe upper part of town and will uiovo lu (iiis weel far Mr. J. A, McCaskill, of Kefahaw, was a visitor bore on Monday. . Mr. and Mr*. E. N. Yarb rough have rented their residence on Maiu Street to Joe OarHson. the barber, and they will reside temporarily in the little bouse next Mr/ J. A. McCaskiU'ft. 4ftfcy will have a new home built some tnne soon. . Miss Daisy Gardner,* of McBee. rfd 1; spent a few days this week with her afster. Mrs. H. M. (Gardner bei'e. Quite an eiUoyable dance was hoid at the Residence of Mr. Ranee Baket-, oh route 2, Monday .light. Mr. A. II. McLaurlu has begun tho erection of his neW residence In the lower part of town. MIhh Gladys Faulkner, from near &eruhaw, spent} a teyf days in -town the past week. v . M Rev. Mr. Farrow, who is principal >f the Union graded school, a fQW.mileft >elow McBee, preached in the Baptist rhu&h here last Sunday morning aud light. Rev'. Mr. Funderburk, who preached t few times In the Baptist church h'ere luring the full, has been called to the mstorate of the Allendale Baptist ihurch. " Sam CJettya, a colored man whd lived to Mrs. J. M. Watts place Just above jown, died on Monday night. | Mr. Jv6. Josey and family are mov into their new residence uoar the. ichool building this morning. Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Terrjr,-of; ?oys Mill, Ga., on Tuesday night last, i daughter. \ The political pot Is beginning sim mer in a mild way in certain Glial* ;ers, especially in regard to local and bounty politics. AetfOVding to .the prer lictions of a few old time' agitators lext summer promises to be somewhat yarm with three or four positions W >e filled this year. Wo notice by some of the newspa ers 'Efript the "present session of the jglslatnre Is not .expected to pass very iHiiy laws of importance. Isn't that at her a superflous statement to make? if course the majority of our people re awrtre. that the legislature will not; ass many laws that will be of real !>nefit. However,- < the . appropriations 111 very probably be Increased and le taxpayers can go down in/ their >ckets and pay the bill. As we indicated last week in .this irrespondenCe an automobile epidemic cms to have struck this Vicinity late ? According to our mind this is an ldence of prosperity with our clti ns and we are glad to- note this fact, id we hope that no serious, accident 111 result from reckless driving of ese numerous cars by inexperienced orators. Late last Saturday evening die returning to his home from Be une, a gentleman of the Lucknow L'tion had hjs buggy^conapletely de wished in the lower section of town the reckless driver of . an- antonio le. Those who use a horse and bug aa a means of locomotion have soma :hts on the public highways as well those who' drive cara. k competitive ex'<to?lfl$t]W w ill l?e M_lii^?o*kr ST-e^-To^ifrrFebru ' '8feht next, for the purpose of se tlng two young men as principals & four as aUntimtes to fill one va ?cy at Annapolis and one at West Int. #V>r the Naval Academy, can rates must not be leas than sixteen r more than twenty year? of Mgr. States Military^ Aoa de I not less than seventeen nor more in twenty-two ; "residents of tfce Fifth ngresslonal District and physically ilift examination \\ held on regqlar high school )Jects. ? Candidates wishing farther orniatlon can obtain sa to Congressman D. E. jPinley, at shftigtoi), or to Mr. Jo'tn A Ma ) at York. 8. C, wbo wlK.be to rge of the examination. r~*^ rer Housebreaking and Uux?afe|g illle J oh niton, A negro, wai' arrest in the Marshall'* INpb*' section ?day night charged with burglar!*' (he house of Fed Mtpcj in the ft section. He is Mir lj> jail. The ^4 "-* ? .Jj>- k - >. (ito v MBS. HOPKINS DKAI). ; Was Native of Chester llut Had Re ^ i sided III Maryland For Years. Friends of Col. J. T. O. Hopkins, In Onmden w>d t, trine where sympathlxe With him In the death of his wife. Col. Hopkins has large land holdlngH In thlH comity and makes sn auuual trip to Camden. The following is're S reduced from the Bel Air, (Md.) egls, of January 14: , "Mrs. Amanda Wylle, wife of Mr. J. Thomas O. Hopkins. died suddenly at her home ou Main street, Del Air, on Monday evening, aged 02' years, she had been in feeble health for Meveral years and her death was not unexpect ed. "Besides her husband ?he Is aurvlved by three daughters, Mrs. C. D. Ilosan. of New Haven, Conn., Mrs, J. Htephen win Hopkins. of Bel Air. and Miss Mary Alden Hopkins, of Princeton, N. J.1 and three sons, J. Thomas C. Hopkins. Tr.;:ijf Port Deposit, and Messrs. ML Wylle and W. Wortblngton Hopkins, or Bel Alr. v ,;.v: . /N. ^ ? "Funeral services were conducted at hjfer home by ltp.vs.4ohn I. Yellatt and % A. Castleman, of HSlkrldge, ou Thurs day morning. Interment In Darlington v-emeteryr * ' "Miss Amanda E. Wylife was a daugh ter of the late Dr. William and Amanda Johnson Wylle, of Chester, 8. 0., where ie was *born. "Coming to Maryland for her educa tion, she soon visited and became well acquainted with her relative's In this tectlon* and in April, 1870 married here. "Fpbm that time she has been identi fied with the best Interests of the com munity. Her high principles, ebarm Iwg- personality awl surprising versatil ity combined to make it literally; true thilt-?;;;' /' , ? ' ? ' ' . ] ^ ' " T* "* ? ' "None knew'ber but to love her, - None named her but to praise" "Her Just reward ,on earth was a home which she adorned better than a queeu, au<J , a family which she loved md cherished better than she did her life ltd&." ... . . *? ? ~ Was Burned to Death. _ Mr. JtlCooley . Hill, aged about 60 years, died Monday at the hopae of his Hon, Edgar Hill iir tho Marshall's <CUureh section from the effects of burns received early that morning. rMr. Hill had been partially para lysed and was living at the home of his son. The son left him Sitting by the lire tfhile he went to the barn. Re turning a few minutes later he found Jjls father lying with his head in the j fireplace. Being, unable to move him self the unfortunate man's face was horribly burned, causing such injuries that he died before a physician could reach him. His wife ,hud died^ several years pre- j vious, but he is survived by four child ren all of that" section. The burial took plaee at Marshall's church the] following day. 'Mrs: Outlaw Dead. Mrs. R, F. Outlaw, of the- Marshall's r^^mwdx-^seetioh, -died Haturdajr after noon at 3 o'clock at the Camden he :;pi tal. The body was sent to Tier home j the following dtyr for. burial. A hUs-i band and five children survive. Child Died Here. Francis Wingard, the four' months I old child of Mr. and Mrs. Van Wingard j died here at the home: of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Campbell in this city last Thura-j day 'morning, where Mrs. Wingard! was visiting her sister. The body was sent to Leesviiie Friday for burial. ~ ~ ;/ Mr. C. I. Shiver Dead. i llr/0. t Shiver, of "the AntlOchaec tioifc died last . Friday afternoon at j ;.*>()? o'clock. The funeral occurred the following "flay at Antloch Baptist] 1 * " ? - " J church, services feeing condtkrled by j the Rev. S. D. Yates. Mr. Shiver is Survived by his wife\nd several child Wp>Jge y/ps ap honored citizen of ^^^jlwfeniiity' kn5 held TfihTgh es teem. ' ' He had been a_ sufferer for many months from Bright's disease. bssEj?i3 i*i . M , i J Wipstrel Manager Schlosburg, of the Camden opera house, announces Price and Bou-j nelle'8 Minstrels for the night of Feb* ruary. 17th. This is an organisation 1 of white performers and is saUl to I be ?igh class in every respect. Bazaar at WcstvWe. A bazaar will be given at Westvillc H/hool' House !"!>. 4th from i:30 to U J8Q P. M. for the benefit c* the school. The, public is cordially in vited io attend. There will be fancy articles for sale such as aprons, auto cape (for ladles), scarfs, pillow tops, etc. Also hot and cold drinks and & good Isinch. There will bo many amnse mentfi; lets all attend and help a good 1 BFrafiB ROLL Or ilONOK For Camden tinkded Schools For The Past Month. > ' ? . c ? - , i r \ y, Grade 1. Moultrie Rum*, Mamie Capoll, Har vey Clarke, T. B. Clybura, Mary Good" ale, Jumelle Halle, Evelyn Hlnson, Da vis Jui), Daisy l^ang, John Marlon l^ov erett, Jack Klrkland, .Harriett Whlta ker. Grade S. 1 t Elisabeth Clarke, lt^rtle llendrix. | Mary Moore, Kuth Robinson, Mary llelle Sparrow, tjuhort Brown, William Clyburn, Henry Harily, Emory Mc Nftlr, Boykin It ha me, Clarkson lthame. Ellhu Hchlqsburg, Alfred Shannon. Charles Shannon. Grade 3. Miriam Bruce, Helen Hlnson, IJlla Mills, Cecil Wlttkowsky, William Net' tlft??. Thaburn Bond, Mildred Gardner Harriett Miweomh, Harriett Steed man, Christopher Vaughan, Alberto* Clarke, teroy Davidson. Grade 4. Arnett Ledford, Hobert Story, Au brey Beattie, Mary Neal Campbell. Ethel DePasa, Martha Workman. Grade 8. Andrew .^Burnett, George Coleman. Virginia Clarke, Nellie Klrkland, idell Koosa, McRae Wliitaker. Grade 0. Henry Clarke, Thorn well Hay, Thos Klrkland, Elizabeth Ledford, Joycc Steedman, Elizabeth Workman. Grades. B. B. Clarke, Christine Jones, James Clyburn. Grade 0. ? Paul Twitty* Olive Rhainp,. Corjnne I, owls, Kara steed in an, Ida Mogulescu. Clara Cureton. Grade 10. Catherihe Hogue, Rosalie Blbfk. Nancy TJnflHayTXbl a- Stewa rt. . .. < i logoff News Notes. Lugoff, S. C., Jan, 17, lftlti.? The ?'Willing Workers" lleldthelr regular monthly mcoting last Wednesday after noon with Airs. James Team as. hostess. All of the members Were out in full force. Two new members were added to the list, which makes a total of twenty-one members. The meeting wan presided over by the president; Mfs. 8. J. Whltev , This was a large and enthu- j siastic meeting. Plans were made and discussed about the new Presbyterian church that la to be built here sometime in the near future. Plans were also made, lor, the hntnaupper-to-lKi-glvon here at the school house Friday night Jan. '21, for the benefit of the church. Mr. and Mrs. J. Team Gettys and children of Columbia were the week end- gueBt of ME ' a&$ "Mrs, J. L. Gettys. ''>? Mir. and Mrs. T. J. White ^vere in Camden on Saturday. Mrs. Ed. Jackson returned to her home at Great Falls last Mbnday. Mr., and Mrs. N. P.' Gettys and son, John/ were in Camden Saturday. Miss Mamie McGaa was the week end, guest last week of borid^ter Mrs. 4. li. Miekle. Misses Daisy Van and Mabel Schmet zer were visitors in Camden Saturday. ~ Mrs. W. G. ?Roseborouth returned home last Tae$d&y from Columbia where she has been in a hospital there. The T. J. Lipscomb plantation, con sisting of 504 acres, which "was I^EdU last week through tbo real estate agency of Kennedy and Workman to Mr. Joseflh Sheheen, was yesterday sold for Mr. Shebeen by the same real estate agency to Mr. L. E. Leitper, of Richland county at a handsome profit Mr. I /eltnerj jpbo JttQW runs a 2$-hors4 farm in Richland county, will operate IheTJtamfitlon person Jill j-. We welcome htm to Kershaw county. ? ' *> FIFTIETH ANNIVKKSAKY. Ml. Morlah Baptist Church To Hold Interesting Services Sunday. B.-v W. Boykin, pastor rlah Itaptlst church, rttKl his congre xatl.'ii Ih planning interesting services 'text Sunday ? the occasion being the fiftieth anniversary of the church, The pastor has mailed out u number of Invi tations rending an follown. "On Sunday Jan. 22nd, 1800 about 02 of ?ur fathers and mothem, Juat ?ut of slavery, and being granted let r?rs ..f dismission from the First Bap tist church (white), formed them elvivs luto an organisation known as he Mt. Morlah Baptist Church. "We the present membership are de Iron* of celebrating the Fiftieth An ?lversary Sunday Jan. 23rd 1910. At .hlch celebration we would be glail to ?nve your presence.^ "We are grateful to Almighty (iod 'or all of the blessings which have ome to Us in the. past and hope to nake this Anniversary an Inspira tion to greater achievements. "We are desirous of stnrtlng from ^hls Anniversary clcar of all financial >bl lent Ions. To do so we must raise <200. will you he one to help on this occasion? Any amount will bo appreciated and acknowledged. "At 4 p, m. the main feature of the service will be special Jubilee <ongs, 'the relic of slavery timet, and is sung by oilr mothers and fathers In tho organisation fifty years ago. "$hort addresses will l?o made by Uev. Jno. A. Drivlson pastor of the First Baptist Church (white) Hon. Win. Shannon, L. i,. I)., and Bev Blch ? rd" Carroll the great evangelist of the Southern Baptist Convention and TIu ninne lecturer. ' "Rev. Carroll will preach also at 11 :30 a. m. and at 8:flio p. m." - Read The Want Ada. ? Olance over th*T want jid column of this paper today. There 1$ ft long list ?>f nils that will Interest most anyone. If you have anything to sell, trade, or buy try Thp Chronicle want ads. They briug results. The Colonial 8hop. h . /Mr. F. II. Tuck has leased the new Little building on DeKa lb street, next to The Majestic Theatre where he has ojwned an antique shop am> carries all kinds of Colonial furniture for ?ale. \m' ? ^ ?' 111 t ? " f 1 'V ?' HAZEL DAWN AS "CLARISSA" Will Be m> jgjjjfc To y morrow, January 22nd. The management of. The Majestic Theatre has Just completed arrange ments with the Paramount Picture Cor IKjration whereby they will show "Cla .-Haiel Dawn ri.ssa/1 with the beautiful Hazel Dawn at Hie Majestic, Saturday, January 22ud. ThiB proflUCtlon Wis sceduled to .appear there-last week. but tHro^gh" m is(,a kc was returned to Atlanta in* stead bf being forwarded to Camden. <| Do you know that the merchants in this town can fill every want of yours? C] Convince yourself. ^ Read the home pappi*. KQllKtyX E. l.KK'8 BIRTHDAY Celebrated With Muttic and Dancing at Kirk wood Hotel. To Hay that the Uobert B, I<oe cele bration tvjiiV dance at the Wednesday evening wan a Huccena ami thoroughly enjoyed by all proaeut would not do credit to the affair. About a couple of hundred were present from town, cottage. colony and the hotel# to participate in the occasion. * A most pleasing program had been arranged and carried out to a finish with success. The exercises started with music furnished by the Kirkwood orchestra. Mine. H, Stuart- Itlchlng, reader and entertainer, of Hoston, took part In the exereiseH with a recitation, "Kentucky Belle," which waa well re ceived. A local quartette comttosed of Messrs. John J. Workman, Ceo. A. lthaiue and Paul Itehnborg, and Mrs. l>auren? T. Mills, with- Miss Sarah Itehnborg on the piano, pleased the gathering with a plantation song "Doan Ye Coyn Me Honey," Mme. Stuart Itlchlng recited . "My Toast to the South," and then a huna&rouy recita tion, "A Colorado Hall," lmi>ersonutlng most amuslugly the cowboy dance-call er and dancing the dances common 11) the land of the cowboys and cowgirls. This brought forth repeated applause and all enjoyed .Mine. Stuart-Hlchlng's entertaining. The quartette returned, with another Southern song, "Carry ^fe Back to Old Vlrgliiy." And thou, the floor was cleared of rugs, ehalrs to tho walls, and the or chestra. started the dance music and the floor was immediately fllleti with the gay douples, Dancing was Indulged In for spmo time, when the guests were Invited . to the parlors and dining room w^iere refreshments were served and social chat was in order 'til the music was started again, and there the de votees stayed 'til the near approach of the wee small hours, ~T-~ With Miss Krumbliolz Last Friday Miss Klara Krumbliolz royally ^ entertained the Maids and Matrons bridge club at the K ikwoo'l and after the games, the me Oil, era of the club together with aoveraj other Invited guests were entertained at tea. Miss Dorothy Marvin- invited a few of Camden's younger dancing net to the Hohkirk Inn where Hhe delighted them with a dance Saturday evening. _ Stopping .with Mrs.- KG-r Whi>.ticr nn Broad street are Mis. Wakeman Sher wood, little son and governess, of South Port, Conn. ; Mrs. Thomas Tlleston, of Ne\y Y?>rk city, and Mr. Gorham, Rutf alo, N. Y. Miv and Mrg. C. t \ Wilov and nurse, of Gladstom , N. are amoiltt those registered at the, Hohkirk Inn this week. Mr.an 1 Mrs. J. V. Craven, of Wert client *? Pa., arrived,, in Camden this week to spend another season at tue .Court Inn. M. DoAngclis, of New York cit3''ta registered at the CoUrt Inn this week. Mr. and Mrs.-X. PerkiijH and daugh ter. of New \or?. CMty are stopping at the Hohkirk ln?i. Miss Lilula Drowning of New York. City Is the guest of Miss Klara Krum hhols, to spend several weeks in Cam den. 'U' Messrs. DouglaK Thompson and ITacket Powe, of Hock Hill, were In Camthm WedfieKday to attend the Iloht, B. Lee dance af the Kirkwood, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. JL McCullough, Mr. .T. W. McCullough and chuuffer, of Greenville, stopped over in Camden forming a dinner party at the Hobklrk lull. Af fer n game - of termls tm theHOli kirk court, Miss Jim Kidredge Invited the playftrs, Misses Dorothy Marvin Marvin and Gladys Pollock and Messrs, ChaHle Vfilepfgue and Harry Porter io Goodie Castlo Wednesday afternoon, where sheperved a tea party for them. Among those registered at the IIoo kllk Inn ar? Mr. aw* Mrs John .(ill ? i'ons, of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. J. 8; erber and Miss iiteUr H. Sperber, and Mis.j Catherine McCullough. New I York cily^ Mr. Krumbbol* Has Bridge Party. An invi'tctioilt auction bridge pUrty was given Monday night In the KiHc vood grill -by Mr Krmnbholz as host to the men players in the town and ho tel. Ten tables were filled, * Among those there were:- Messrs. John R. Todd, ?r. J. W. Corbett, Win. ,Kirk-j bride, Frederick Rob'nson, W. M. Shan non, Henry Savage, C. 3. Khanrcn, Jr.. Douglas Boykin, C. II. Yates. W.Jt. Pav, M. H. Heyman, M. Xtarnch, G. A. Crnw4>foa, John '!*. Steven** K B. Bull C. P. ptammMu, I. wWta^Dr, KKKS1IAW NKW8 NOTKS. ? ?? i ?? *,? Interesting Happening* Gathered From The Era of That Place. Governor Manning i>?s uppoiuted w. J. Christmas as magistrate at Kershaw to H|lceeed IV A, Hilton who rwlgnetl recently on account of 111 health. The Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. f4uelus Cauthen, aged about 8 months, died at their hoiue about three utile* southwest of town on Monday night and wuh hurled at Hanging Hock on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W, M. lllnsou, who made their home In Kershaw for the past seven or eight months left laHt week for Wilmington, N. C., where they will reside In the future. Miss Sallle ltraughton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. L ltraughton, was married Sunday night, the Oth Inst, to ? Marlon Bowers, of the Iteaver Creek * section, at the Baptist parsonage, at Heath Spring. The ceremony was in formed by I>r, J, W. II. Dyehea. ' ltev, J. .Powell Tucker, who was rc eeutly called to tho pastorate of the Kershaw Baptist church, has '?n*tltied the offlcialH of th? church by wire that he will roach Kershaw In time to con-, duet the regular services on the third .Sunday lit February. The election of Intemlant and War dens of the town of Kershaw, to set ve the ensuing year," will be held next Monday, To Repair lirldge. : At the last meeting of the County Board of Commissioners it was decid ed to repair Porters bridge over Little Lyrtclies river hi iiuffalo Township. The discontinuance of this. road caused a protest from citizens'. of that section and a petition signed by a number ot citizens was presented to the Board' with the result that the county offers to repair the bridge and _tbe citizens keep "the road Tii good condition. Another matter disposed of whh the payment of a Judgment against the county secured at the Richmond Fed eral court, for $3,100.75. This action was brought by the Penn Bridge Co., for0an alleged balance due on the con struction of the bridge over the Wat ereo river near Camden. This end* the litigation over thin matter. John Meeks Dead. John Meeks, a_well known colored barber, (lied at his hoipe Jji. tllw lpwftr part of the city Tuesday. While in the First National Bank Monday he suf fered a stroke of appoplexy from which he never rallied. lie was ? a ? well behaved uegro > anc^ had ihan.v frlends. ^ dueed by tbe hbsf. Thecboice of part ners was auctioned off, the highest bidder for first choice, then again the highest bidder tot. second, and so on ' down until twenty bids were auction ed *uT. A handsome sum was ron* Uzed which was given to the Camden Hospital fund. At eleven o'clock the I laying stopped, the last SQoro Imiiitf made by Dr. J. W.. 0?>rl>ett of Camden and G. ('nrt of Mount Vernon . N. Y.f Refreshments Were served, which was a work of art by Niel Doglierty, the ehef-afr-the-Kirkwood""1-" Mr. Edgar Y. Claussen, of New York City, son df former park commissioner, Mr. George C. Clauasen, arrived in re tiers Monday. With Mm came Mr. Arthur P. 'PerklnB, with about thirty high class polo ponies. Their arrival means polo will start In Camden this week, under the management of Messrs. Clarence C. Morgan, K. G. Whistler; with Mr. <T. Edmund Krumbholfc as chairman of tho 4oea4-polo clnb. Mrs. H. W, Prosser and Miss H. P. Prosser, of Knglewood, N. J. are among fbo guests at the Klrkwood for the * - ^ ?' "V ai ?" ?-"H season. r . - ^ Mr. and Mrs." Clarence C. Morgan, of ^helburn, Vennont, arrived today to spend their tenth consecutive winter ig&son in Camden. Mr. H. E. Spangler of the Pullman Csr Co., Is a Vfaltor in Camdeit iir. and Mrs. John A. Tuckerman, wiith Mr. at>d Mrs. John Spring, tour , Ing'in a Packard from Boston* Mass. ^Coj>PWI dver in camden, en route te Pjneburst,'N. CL, f?rhere Mr. Tuckerman? bas a cottage for the season. Sh . 5::* ': Mr. and Mrs. F. XL Cant^iMigjg^B Vernon, N.fv formerly of Charleston. 8. 0., were visitors here this week. Mr. aod Mrs. C. N. Phelps and Mis Phelps, of Holyoke, Mass are registered at tfce Court Inn for another season. ? - The governor luur Appointed Prank P McOowan. of Laurens, a special Judge to hold the spring term of the ttfttt of general sessions In Colleton coontj^ _ ; ?gfcfr seat* ^warshewsemen* formed an of %S$5Tgt$L * A