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JcE PROPOSALS MADE ' BY THE GERMANS TUESDAY Eellor Von Bethraann? weg Recoivei Repreaen tivea of the United StatOs, tin and Other ntriea and Signififi jy||? tho Part o^B^ on C Powera to ?nter Into Peace Negotiation*. !*, ,t,V Dec. 12.? Germany's for p?ce is 'regarded her? uilag brokeu the chains whjctl t* r iths have restrained the tlulted E? a? well an other neu train from dk offers of mediation, v ff -? y.v w that one set of belHgerant* has led its. wlllngness tlOt^WMfWP , tprran ? >1 condition oftenWH|W4p.j an necessary to any acll^.ljy jdent Wilson ? there aroj lmnca- , ? that when the United States, act; ? as the intermediary, transmits the Kuian iirojKisal It may accowpahy ?action hy some steps, necessarily ?irate to throw the Influonce of; the Bitot State Into the balance format Et a consideration, however prelim* irj. of the terms on which a lasting ?icv mljrht Ih> brought to the world. Kltilrtiig officials of the Ahferf ti Government believe a league of tlons such as President Wilson' has jested must be the outcome,' . and could not be perfected without tha rtldpation of the United States, Whether the United. Stat^& Vflil tnsmlt the (.'ofmnn proposal winiout comment whatever, or accompany . with Home formal or informal ex kndoo, will not lx? finally deMded itll the note delivered to American iarr?> Orew in Horlln roaches Fresl it Wilson's hands, probably tomor pT)en* wore indications tonight that sidejit Wilson mieht find some way express the solemn und earnest h of the Unltoil states for a careful _ wlderation of the suppeatlons dlf ice. even before the entente gov ments have made known their at do towards th<* German proposal. it was pointed out. necessarily ild he done in such a delicate ami ^confidential way that It never ild Ik> publicly known should the * dwline the offer. This course said to (m> absolutely necessary so ) leave tho United* States free ami ?mt'arrassed to ? act when an ac B*Me naace offer comes. ?mnlloss of whether President I*" decide to accompany tho ?ran nrono^ii* with snv word. It ? "aid tonipht he unquestionably take steps to learn tnc attitude p"fonfi> i.iiioH towards the neace [?nd oossihlv might acmin send to I* 'his personal frlead and ad*. Col. K. M. ITouse. ? I* of tho official dispatches had i?rArn?Hnn w?s Cflntpwl in the m.H pros<1 rMsnatobes from Ber ... dent Wilson was said to be / '"breted but reserving com- . Secretary T/insIner maintain im i m r The cabinet development at Its reg i r",v l>"t the situa ?hnIv fT1*"**! ,>v meml>erK as so ? f?ni i . >!,N> thMt nn announce 0o,,1?l be made. i Mf?vono.. of ?MV H|)0?.iflc terms 1 pHaJ' n?to or ,n H*? German ??nntvj in ? roemsure K *Ji mont to those > who .ex isU ? C?nrr?te exnresslon . <>f K tu? wj! C'1 n?gotl?tlon# mlcrht Is in ,onn,ln embassy, how Jo i*ws?*,ion of advlce?_wWefrr en Jl way wliat ' ?on ton > un tho diplomats of. KrfL ,X>wors' throuch their to. fw?n K ""^Plled with infor & SlT """-o * <?ner?l trr> w,im the central pow- ' for ii8" to advance as the tn fl:lacnKfdon- Recent dla a Mur .,0orman embassy Indl Ihfiin u at thR *cenera!.> terms ?^to^n" ?" follows : ?^efori j! af tho ****** d??> ex raonaTi hp war- Tills includes ktlon and the them v ' occupied portions w,t" the eicepOoa ?roKHir.,^ n'n0- No anthorlx the .??.*?* "btalnable Trom the i?m to ,he "Btomtto# ferHtofy, hilt tty nf ^O future ? ?">? ?'? ^>ooonmf 00 wodlti^na amount ?,s oontro1 of the mineral ? to he a-b^T1 f"1"00 w??Wl be |? (lormon^s Umt 'etofwd. P^XlVfhlL".cHr' >^ercr.. ?o irt.rV^ ^ "T" eoncern uid i* understood to hi! ready to relinquish the claim on Klau Chnu. V?lio security of Turkey In posses sion of Constantinople probably would be instated upon by the central '.jjlgHfrors, an well as the restoration of AlMtnla, The establishment of iudop4ndent kingdoms in Llthuuia and Poland would be one of the factors In the German proposal, although that part of Poland possessed by Germany at tSiU Outbreak of the war would not be included. P What adjuHtment would be made to cover the Tretiuo region between Austria and Italy, or any provisions affecting egypt, the Suez canal. Meso pOUmla or the gateways of control to* the Indian empire are not made Ctear in German quarters here. The Balkan situation is considered ho dell C?tfe it would have to be unt|Cjtglod In the peace conference. The whole German view of the l>caco move is that it is a step toward u .discussion of peace terms, which If Unmounts to anything, ought to show some definite progresn early in Jan uary, There is said to be no possibil ity of a peace conference being held in the United States. Heme and The Hague are mentioned as most likely places and it is not doubted that Count von iBcrnstorff, the German ambassa dor here, would go as one of his coua try's representatives. His attitude was expressed, tonight in the following "I am. of course, extremely grati fied ajt the step that has been taken, thopp that It will be successful. Even if It aoeS not lead to peace It offers proof tbnt Germany wants i>eace, even aftor a victorious campaign, and does im*- <testn(? w*ponslbillty for further suffering of mankind, loss of llft^.and property. Germany wants j>eace. and ^ioe?? not desire conquest. I can not ,R4}S?nythine about the terms." . Diplomats of tho entente allies here regard the peace offer as having the double purpose of., placing uj>on the allies -Jthe responsibility for continu ing the war, and for Impressing upon the German people that they are fight ing a defensive conflict against ene mies who refuse quarter. Coming im mediately after the culmination of the triumphant Roumanian campaign, the l>eaee offer, entente diplomats say, is Intended also to impress the German people that they need have no lack of confidence in their government to continue the war. Based uj>on information from then home governments the entente diplo mats iKjlieve Germany's terms are In Keucral about as follows: - Regardless of how far Germany's proposals may be expected to ?o to ward ending the war, it tyas regard ed as of great significance that for tho first time in two and a half years of war one group of belligerents had flddrctiflcd ? the- other on the -subject through the channels of diplomacy. In German quarters here it is be lieved that any sort of an armistice during a discussion of peace plans would be out of. the_ question because thts tiTSU economic as well as a mili tary war. Meanwhile the central powers, it is said, expected all neutrals to en- , courage peace talk. So far ? as lias been disclosed no Intimations reached the < American government forecasting the action of tho centrhi powers. Today a dis patch sent from Berlin Sunday night to the German embassy announced the intention of the government to make public peace proposals "prob ably Tuesday". This was taken to indicate that the move had been de cided upon Saturday or Sunday and probably after Emperor William s five hour conference with Gen. von fflH^onhnrg. As the text of the * chancellor's speech, the note to the bell lge rants and the note to the holy see were published, It became apparent that the Gehnanic allies had not proposed specific peace terms, but rather bad indicated a movement for peace, and it became apparent that the matter resolved itself In effect into ?n official communlcalon of what German statesmen have said many tlmesjK> fore iff public and In tho press, that they were willing to discuss pwee ? i which will assure a lasting ^tion of Belgium, with the conditions J which would practically leave It under German control and probably give over the port of Ant werp to Germany^ - Restoration of the occupied por tion? of northern France but with economic control which would guar antee to Germany supplies of iron and other raw material drawn from there. Domination ? of Mesopotamia by (fensaay and Austria ^o give them a tmth +9- the Persian golf - and break England's gateway to India and Egypt. To award to. Bulgaria ait of Serbia as far Mouth Nlsh. which would) MOKK TOURISTS AHHIVK. Ilohklrk Inn Register Shows Number of New Arrival*. llohklrk's register for the tlrst of this season certainly points to a ban ner year. Til? North cottage anil an nex having been open since. November 1st is now tilled past Its capacity and the improvements oh new office and parlor* are being rushed through so as to be able to truns?er the guests Into the main hotel before Christmas. The big bungalow on the Hobklfk grounds has just hud two baths aud rooms added, and hewly shingled with asbestos shingles which adds greatly to its looks. The followlug is a list of arrivals at Hobklrk for this season so far: Mr. M. H. Brldgvman, Hartford, Coun. ; Mrs. J. Hall Dow, New York ; Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Smith, Pitts burgh, Pa. ; Mr. aud Mrs. John A Cook, John A. Cook, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Chas. K; Goodspeed, New York; Mrs. T. A. Lnwton, Newport, K. I. ; Mr. and Mr*. F. W. Hopkins, Wllmette, 111. ; Half W. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. ; Mrs. it. V. Pierce, Buffalo; Mrs. M. J. 1>e lano, Miss Howland, Ashevllle, N. C.; [L B.*. Ault, FrtMi Von Kteinwlseb, Cin cinnati ; W. II. Plumber, Boston, Mass ; Mr. and Mrs. 11. A. Baker, Had^n sack, N J. ; Mr. and Mrs Harris K. Sklnuer, Yonkers, N. Y. : Mrs. Wm. Tudor, lloston ; Mrs. White. Miss Wil liams, Geneva, N. Y. The William Dods worth family, of Euglewood, N. J., will arrive Decern* her lr.th to OCCUPY one of the Cook j oottagew. They .jjcltt- aeud down their-, servants and horses 'a few days ahead of them. Mrs. Whit trod ge and her daughter. Miss Olive, are again spending the. winter iy Camden find are in the de Jersey house. Mr. Ralph Kills and family of Jeri cho. Long Island, will l>e down Tues day for the winter. Mr. Kills had a number of horses in the New York Show recently which he will bring down for the winter season. Mr. C. M. Taintor, of Montana, is here for the winter. Mr. Taintor is a well known jn>1o player who catnes hero every seasou. Mr. John H. Todd $nd family, of Suminltt. N. J., are occupyiug their residence. "Fox Hill." for the winter. Mr. Newbold Hutchinson, of George town. N. J., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. It. Cook, at "Shingle" Cot tage." this week. Mrs. William Tudor, of Boston, is occupying Goodie Castle for the months ; of December and January. j Mrs. Wm. E. Dodsworth, and daugh ters. of Englewood, N. J., are occupy- 1 ing one of the Cook cottages ' for the! season. Aii Amusing Inrident. An Augusta toll operator relutes the following amusing incident : A few (lays ago. on responding u> the ?ii 11 for long distance, a voice at the other end- *aid; "What is your rate to Milieu, Ga., please?" and on being given the rate said, "Now, Miss liong Distance, the party 1 wants to talk with stutters very badly. Will you charge me for the time it takes to J understand him?" Afiet^ it was ex*;j plained to him that he would be charged with the tithe he talked, or used the line, he .'mid, "I thank you," and hung up. ? Southern Telephone News. take from Servia as much territory as she gained in the Balkan wars. They expect Germany will demand the re turn of her African colonies or at least propose to exchange them for the French Colonies. Poor Old Turkey - Turkey's interests are considered a minor affair and not fully developed in consideration of peace. The attitude of the Balkan nations of the Germanic allies, it Is expected, will be set forth in the notes which have been dispatched from Sofia and , Constantinople and nothing of them is- known at the Balkan legations here, except that Bulgaria probably will expect to get Macedonia and Dobrudja, which formerly belonged to her, making the Danube the boun dary between Bulgaria and Roumania and shotting the "latter from the Black The actual procedure in conveying Germany's proposal to her enemies, according to precedent, begins with Charge Grew forwarding the note to Washington. The state department then Will forward it to the American ambassador resident In the country to be addressed and he in turn presents it to -4tat government, acting In 'the interest of Germany .in a J?r allies. One .immediate effect of the peace developments upon the United State* will be to hold in abeyance practically all the dlplomatip issues pending with the warring countries. The new sub marine issue w|th Germany, the pro test against deportation of Belgians, the controversy with Great Britain over malls and commerce, all will mark time until It becomes apparent whether they trill be solved by the advent of peace. . ItKTIUiNK NKWH N0TK8. V Chronicle of llappeningN From Our Regular Correspondent. ' Bcthune. S. C., Deo. 14. ? At the reg ular meet lug of Lynchwood Ixnlge, No 107, A. F. M., held last Satordaj aftor noon. the following officers were elect - (Ht to serve for tilt? ensuing year: Ww. ThomiMou. W. M. ; J. A. IfcCufklll, N. W.: A. T. Bothune, i. W. ; N. K. Me Klnnon. treasurer; 8 T Gardner, sec ivtary. The entertainment to be given tomor row night by tho pupils of the high school in the auditorium "promises to be a moat enjoyable affair. A delighted audience heard the lec ture of Dr. W. S. Currell, president of the South Carolina University In the school auditorium last Friday night. Itev. A. M. Gardner, who wau re turned by the annual conference as pastor, of the Bcthune Methodist church will have charge of live church on the coining year, vis : Bethune, Bethany. St. Matthews. Luck now and Handy Grove, the latter having been added to the work. Mr. I*. F. Bolton 4tnd family, who have resided here the jwst year, moved to Mr. J. C. Josey's. farm, near Tur key Creek church, on Tuesday. We regret to learn that Mrs. M. E. O. King, of Camden, who is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. E. Wat.klns, In Dar lington county, lias been seriously 111 for several" days. At last accounts, however, she was alightly improved, -r The Christmas tree which Is to>T?c given for the Sunday School children' i T.tvi.Uuue aud Yiclnity, will he held ? at i he Hot hum* Baptist church on ! Christmas afternoon at 4 o'clock. An attractive programme has been arrang ed for the omision. May Purchase Truck. Nuj>orvisor W?at and ; Commissioner I T. It. Morton, accompanied by Messrs. I W. It. peLoacho and S. L. I'errv, made! a trio to Gaffney Monday in Mr. Per ry's Dodge ear, to inspect a truck now j being used on the county hltrhwavs of i Cherokee.. Mr. West Is contemplating] buying?one for the county ghng, and . the matter will Ih? brought up at the next meeting of the Board. He says with the use of a quick movable truck he can keep his gang camped at a central point and work the roads quick I ly in al> directions. As It is no'v the men and road machines hnv to be moved by mule teams, and is ncccsMas lly slow. This truck would bo a great time saver and increase the efficiency of the county road forces. Good Roads Increase Value of Farms. Clemson College, S. C.. Dee. 12. ? After making an eeononile survey of eight counties. speelnllHts of the Office of Public Roads determined the dollars and cents effect of good roads on land Values. Improvement of the mtdn mar ket roads increased the selling price of tillable farm lands from 25 to 194 per cent With -the-deyulo|>woiJt- -and -improve ment of the roads comes a develop ment of the rural activities. The mar kets can Ih? reached more (piickly, work can be carried on in unfavorable weath er, the schools and churches can l>c inore readily attended, and the com munity is Improved socially. All such influences have n powerful effect In making the farms more valuable. While some farms, relatively i?oor ho far as fertility is concerned, yet lo calise of their location on a good high way, command a much higher price tbaii noorly located fifrms of greater fertility. In Spotsylvania county, Virginia, the average value ojf the ^arms per acre after the roads were .improved was $28.20, a? compared with $17.31 pre vious to the Improvement In Dinwld- . die county, Virginia, the actual price of 43 farms Hold or offered for sale from 1009 to 1914 ranged in price from $3*38 to $43.74 per acre -before the roads were improved, and from $24.70 to $73.00 per acre after . the roads had been property built In; lie? county, Virginia, a study of eight tract* along the roads before and after theilr Improvement indicated that these ^properties bad increased In , vhl.ne about $23 per acre, or 70 per cejTtr Similar results could be obtain ed hi South Carolina, where there is not only a pressing need for better, roads to the main markets of the State, ? but a greater spirit of cooperation in keeping the roads in a state of perfect condition after they are properly built, graded and surfaced. It is useless to j spend money building a perfect road . if ft does not receive the necessary j care to maintain its condition indefinite- j ly. A.. _ Sfciqwrt Sunday Heboot. (Passat t S. C., Dec. 13.? Our Shep ard Sunday School is progressing fine. Organised July 80th, by Mr. Karle K. Hyatt, Missionary for the American Sunday School /Union. The officers and teachfers are: J. T. Poplin, superin tendent : tt. B. Elliott, teacher of Bible clans ; Miss Blanche Poplin, teacher of Junior and primary classes? Miss Nor* Tldwell, teacher of card class* All are Invited to come sn l tske a part. ItOLL OF HONOR For ( Miitlfii Graded Schools For flif Month of November. Grade 1. ? Susie Mny Hatcinan, Clare j Bruce, Collnc Campbell. Carolyn Hey nuui, Billy Lindsay, Virginia Nettles, Virginia Nicholson, Willie Porter, Wal-. ter Khame, John W. Hichardson, Clara Sowoll, Bessie Truesdale, Mary Thorny son. Grade 2. ? Moultrie Bums, Harvcl Clarke, Davis Jung, Jack Klrklatid,' Mary Cureton. Sarah DePam, Lavinia Gibson, Mary Goodale, Jumelle Hallo, Frederick Klrkland, Daisy Lang, Mary Frances McCoy, Harriett Whltaker, Carolyn Woo ten. Grade 8. ? MarKaret PeLoaehe, Eli zabeth Clarke, Lucy Harding, Elisa beth I a* wis, Mary Moore, Martha Sin gleton, Cora Williams, Ilenry Hardy, Boyklu Hhatue, Kllliu SchloahurK, Al fred Shannon, CharlcH Shannon. Grade 4. ? Mlrlant Bruce, Mildred Gardner, Helen HinHon, Louise Hlrnch, Kthel Smith, . Harriett Steedman, Tho hum Bond, Stephen (3ondor, William Nettles, Cecil Wlttkowsky. Grade 0. ? Andrew Burnet, George Coleman. I^aurens Mills, Virginia Clarke, Estelle Harding, Nellltv Klrk land, Estelle Williams. Grade 7. ? Joyce Steedman, Elizabeth Workman, Joaephliic Cureton, Cecil Truesdale, Henry Clarke, Thoruwell Hay. Grade 8. ? Sara Clyburn. Grade t). ? Christine Jones, Emma Vlllepigue, Hannah Laxarun. Hebekah Lazarus, Mabel I^ee. ? Gvude lO. ? Pool Tw+tty, Clanr t5nTtr-~ ton, Jimiuie Griggs. Mary Kirklnnd, Corlnne Lewis, Mablc Fate, Olive Hhamc, Wrennie Boykin. Mary Cly^ bum, May Hush, John Delxtache, Ev aret Schenk. Grado 11. ? Ernestine llutcruan. Ho* Halle'Woek. Nancy Lindnay. Margaret Taylor. MANY MADE HAPPY. Employee* of First National liusy This Week Paying rhriMtmon Cuotab. The employees ?f the First National Hunk have been working late at nights getting ready to pay off Christmas sav IngH .elnl) depositors. and on last Moil- 1 day ami Tuesday many jhtnoiis wore ' made happy when they wore paid their waving*. All eluh members could ' not , Ik* waited on Monday and Tuesday and the bank people tell um Kevcral hun* ' dred mom hern are yet to receive their savings. Many members are -calling daily and getting tiieir money or transferring it to regular bank aeeonnt Next Monday, the 18th, is the day for owning 1017 Christmas savings uc countH, but many old members as well as new ones have already opened 1017 i accounts. The Bank people tell us they expect to have 1,200 to 1,500 ac counts. Should you call at the bank 1 and find you cannot get waited on , promptly you are requested to come ( haclc later, Unless It Is convenient for 1 you to wait. Everyone wilt be waited on as promptly as possible. The bank has paid out several thou-' sand dollars to the many members of the eluh and all members aro delight- J ed to have their little savings acenmu-' luted during the year come back to ' them at this time in large amounts. : They all realize and appreciate that the First National is doing the com munity a great service in conducting Christmas savings clubs. Death of Mrs. Kennedy. .i Mrs. Adelaide K, Kennedy, died at about midnight Monday night at the residence of Mr. T. H. Clarke on Church street, Where she has been In declining health for several months. Mrs. Kennedy was In her 89th year and had outlived all of her children. She is survived by the following grandchildren : Mrs. T. If. Clarke. Dfi.F. K. Holman. Mrs. Geo. I*. Kick, er, Mrrf. Thomas Mcintosh, Mrs. E. W. Wlthergpoon, of Sumter and Mr. D.^.WIfifi, Jr., of Florence. ? Sumter Item. Woodmen Elect Oflem. /& the regular 'meeting of Live Oak Camp No. 40 W. O. W. beid Dec. 7th 1016 the following officers were elect ed for the ensuing year: J. F. Bate man, C. C., W. C. Moore, A. U. J. II Clyburn. Hanker, M. O. Huckabee,( Clerk, S. W. Hogue. Escort, B. F. Cay toe. Sentry, D. L. Dabney, Watchmanv S, F. Brasington, W, R. Clyburn, Phy sicians. W. F. Nettles, W. M. Shannon, E. W. Bond, Managers. All mofabers of Live Oak Camp No.; 40 are earnestly requested to be pres ent at the annual supper onf,the first Friday night in January. Ton will be welcome whether yon have contribut ed towards it or not. By order of the lodge. at that place. It was a two story I wooden structure and all of the con tent* of the About #000 i| tho building. the bonding 00 inonmnee was -etfrrled on m liKHSHAW NTO NOTKS. luterckting Happening* tiftUxtml From The Kra of That PUce. Horn to Mr. and Mis. Fred Thomas Westvllle, Momluy, Nov. i!7, 1916, n m>n, Albertus Loronni. Mr, It, N. Montgomery, who resided In Kershaw the past four years at the home of his soudn-law, Mr. Samuel MeNlneh, died here last Tuesday, Dae. 5. at the age of 70 years. Mr. Moot gomery was a aohller In tho Confode rate Army. heiiiK u member of Com pany I, 5th South Carolina ?Heaorvw, ('apt. Jan. Small's Company. lie In survived by two daughters. Mr*. H. MeNlneh, of Kershaw and Mrs. J. N Harris, of Camden ; one son, Robt. A Montgomery of Sumter : two sisters, Mesdames Margaret Dunlap of ('larks vllle, Ark., three brothers, Merrsr. I). Pressley, Calhoun, 8. C., Thomas, Ha vana, Ark., and JOfforsou, of Texas. The remains were Interred lo the Kor Hhaw cemetery Wednesday afternoon after funeral servlees hy liev- J. Pow ell Tucker, lutstor of the Kershaw Hap tlst Church. Hon. W. U. Clyburn, who bought the Brewer Cold Mine property about five years ago, has been offered^ 1125,00c for It by a syndicate of northern eapl tallsts. A representative of the caul tallsta from Philadelphia visited Mr. Clyburn recently In person and made an offer of $100,000 for the property, and the larger offer has been made by let -ter since his vhdt ~ Mrs. I). K. Craft mother of Mrs. IS. O. Gregory. and the latter's uucle ajiri. Auiil, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shofteld. and another aunt, Mrs. K. O. Oobb. all of Swansea, motored to Kershaw last Week and spent Thursday and Fri (lay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 8. O. Gregory. Mary Beckham. colored, *as awl ?dentally shot In the rltfht wrist Sun day morning at her home at Westvllle by a boy who was fooling with a load ed shot gtm. After passing through the wrist the load plowed an ugly gash In the bleep of tho right arm. Drs. Braslngton and Gregory, who at tended the woman, had to take off the right hand just above the wound. She Is getting along as- well as could be expected. C, 1?. Nanny has resigned the manage ment of the Kershaw Coca Cola Bot tling Works to take effect JanuHry 1. He will l>e succeeded by S. L. Black men. who Is already familiarizing him-, self with the details of management. Mr. NannS' <vlll leave Kershaw to en gage In the bottling business in York. /Rev. J. K. Mahuffey and family jmjss ed through Kershaw last Friday in their car on their way to York, where Mr. Muhaffy will be stationed as pnn tor of the York Methodist church. Mr. Mahafly wan pa*?or- of the Kershaw Methyls*! church about twenty years w?.?\' i the ch irr; h wan included itt the old Manning Hc'c't circuit, and lived in the home now occupied by. J. W. Powers and family. ? C-arl A. Horton and Walter Floyd, of Kershaw, and Cavltte Jordan and Tillman Hilton, of Westvllle, who were wltli tho Kershaw Guards on the Mer - lean border are back at home and their friends nre glad to see them again. Miss Mary Hayes of Cumdon, and ~ Miss Nancy HayesW)f Wlnthrop College, were home Sunday to see their uncle and aunt, who were visiting here.' 1 7i HOLES TO FOIJK W. B. Arledpe, of Camden, Amoni , those Granted Clemency Governor Manning Monday granted l>nroleH in four cases. Each prisoner wii.H liberated during the good hohav- j lopi They ^ Tj?-r . " MttUIa AndreXvH^ t'OuvlcfM, of assault* njuf baifcbrtrjArith intent to kill during tW.Ofctobdr .1014 ( term of court for Gr&ehwood county aud pcntenced to throe ywrii ? W. K. A r ledge, convicted of viola r tlon of the prohibition law firing the July (1016) term of court ibr Kershaw county and acntenced to six month*. J. 8. Sullivan, convicted of violation of the dispensary law during the March (1010) term of court for Oco nee county and sentenced to one year. York Bradham, convicted of larceny during the January (1#16) term of* cojfits^for Bamberg county and wii tweed toi 1# -months, g * ? ? The parole* were granted on the recommendation of th/c? state bosrd of imrdonH. ^ New Kxnress Agent. Mr. P. N. McCorkle, of Athene, Ga.u hnn taken charge of the Camden office several weeks ago to go Into business at Jacksonville, Ma. Mr. McOOrkle has been in the express service for Rev era! yean. 7 . , ? . ' 1 ' * ^ ' '.'*V * V ? - Valuable Horse Deed. " - ?/* XT