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?i ? Chronicle VOLUME XXIX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 14, 1917 NUMBER 22. ^BKI.I ION in Hl'HHtA ? KooUtoir Ikwjuul. p?w?r? N Himnelf. ' uiwxiait tJovenunent ugain is J1V .ri^K h?* ajn*reutly with WM11 and trt'"" ?^tho,lK " K?.?vnskv has taken vigorous combat it and to pUnlsij ?? ;v ,|MWe of tla' ??i?l???sitl*??? elements >??? liJu-ial1Korniioff, com-1 'T. in t hit'f "f the ariuy. l\a? do- 1 SI for himself dictatorial, power* 10 , ^render of the government his hands. K-vnnky refused to 191" uiili the demand and has had W\?i"l i'? the l'etrojmviovsk !!T r?r nvjisi.il, M. Lvkoff, member tEduow. wbo acted a? iCorniloft'H Salary ami wfct> umtar a sevore 'alMtUw hud wrung from ldui the ZL of Hie I'l'X to overthrow the Lbk-ui and bring about a return The dfsiH.tiv regime. The names ?be chief conspirators in the plot have Ikh'M ascertained and these a donhtles^ will ivoelve punishment i'iv hands of the government. L, for Korniioff, ho has ?H?en de h1 fnmi the chief command of the while (Jeneral Lokomsky has i pronounced a traitor. Eeanwhile martial law has been deV ri In lVtrourad and its environs I the government is taking meas ? t0 crush Hit' revolt swiftly and lively, probably hy the creation of llroctory of friends of the revolu IIn indication that Kerensky and his lowers have h good chance quickly bring about order is contained hi proclamation issued by the work fa and soldier's council urging that the army and navy organizations Pum- to adhere, to the conspiracy and ?rtiu? that Korniioff will be pliu H*i for his treachery^ \b the northern Kus&ian front the uians aiv offering strong opposi tto.the (ii'i'iiiniis who are endeavor r press their advance farther east from the Kiira-Dvina line. Twen o miles northeast of Riga 'a death laliicn" has- even defeated the Ger hihI forced them to retreat to the Ktli. while a lon<: the Burteusk line the Moff railroad the Russian^vttjr t fnls'iiif irii11ir strong buttle to the' luml Teuton emit indents. l the Roumanian theatre the It lis ts ami Uouniiinias have again as B*d the offensive, delivering repefrted Keks with lame effectiveness against, ^^tonie allied positions in the Trotus Oituz valley*. Merlin asserts that combatants met in hand-to-hand ?miters mid flint the Rnsso-Rou nhn font's were repulsed. trouinl Montr San Gabrlele General tknia continues to hammer away at Austrian i>ositions. with the enemy jrouslv c|efeu?iinjr themselves. At ipts by th?.* Aiistrums by counter I'-ks to le-<# :i the intensity of the ;li?n o(Trit<i\f have been repulsed. Italian otJj.-iaI lommun lent ion says. orthca?"t ,.f Verdun the French o]n liavo mij^iiijdated the positions from Hi,, i-rown prince in the and ("anrifles Woods and the 'many. doubtless because of their huhhin !taVe ceased for the ix-iiii.' their violent, counterattacks, hi the I'.ritish front the British like have consolidated trenches cap 'I Sunday ea-.t of Ilargecourt. They also keeping nj> in various sectofS MUvt's.sfui treiieh raiding opcra Paily the ?-j^'i-Mtioiis in tl\e Ma<#e I" 'heativ aiv growing in import V North ,,f Lake Malik French W?-have forced the Germans to re ft toward l.ake Oelirida. What Would Happen Then? John. Vdii i?u.1 lit to u??t in the avi pii >crvice." ;i York man told ft negro last week. "Yon are ft pi mechanic uiid would cx>me lift fly in an aeroplane. Your ex lencp in working on automobile en V won ill en n Me you to keep the Bne of an aeroplane in good, order, ? n?e jmwiline, you know, and yon iMn't have w\n-h trouble with them. *onl<l yon like t<? fiy among the ^ a mile hi*]i and drop n few down on the Germans?" ain't in no special hurry to the negro answered. "When i ui> 'bout a mile high, spoae de up wouM sio]?, and de white man [M tell me to sit out and erank -York News. ? Services At (ira.ee Church. e wnices at Grace Church on ?!?>'. Kept. 10th. will be_lhe Holy ^mnnion at 7:4.r> A. M., and the| "In* Prayer with sermon at 11 ^ Th.> Hector.Kev, F. H. Hard ^ili KnRtnffr For I {ridge Here. p F..>.tt r. of Atlanta, arrived y?Ntpnia> He is the engineer for' tin Hriw.. iniitraetors, who will] [ ",e s{,*el bridge over the Wateree Mr. Fov|,.r tells uh that ma 11 '?* already fin the way to Cam* |am' ^preliminary work wilt be-j [at imor. Cumjiq will lie greeted; (he river for the men engaged! t.wor^ an,) later on Mr. Foster] 'hat he -win 1h? ahle to use some lnt" thirty or forty laborers on /instruction. The first will b? ildtnR of coffer damn for placing oncrete piers. MAY LOCATE NKAH McKKU Likely Tlrnt Large Artillery aiul Kltle Range Will He In Chesterfield ' Mt^rs. \V4111mid King, I,. T. Mills, |4, A. Klrklaud and K. McDowell representing the Camden Chamber of Commerce went to McRw lust Satur day -where they met a delegation of Chesterfield county (teople to consult with Colonel White of the war depart ment relative to establishing an ar tillery practice ground In one or the other of these counties. 'file, area wanted was forty thous and ncretj, or fifteen miles long by fifteen mile* wide. Land to 1h? of suitable soil for easily constructlug trenches and not to l>e subject to overflow, The Camden party very eamlldly told Colonel White that there was not that much unused laud in this county In one body. The representatives of the war de partment led the party to believe that they have a suitable site a few miles northeast of McBee which they can probably use. There Is one other site jn the Southeastern department also that probably can lw used, but It is more than likely that the camp will be located near Mcllee.1 -This will mean that between thirty and forty thousand men will bo In that' section in training, consisting of mlralc artillery battles and rifle and machine guii practice. There will also he the usual equipment of horses and mules to move these heavy guns. The rlflle^nnd artillery range calls for land unobstructed by man. bouse or beast. Jewish Stores Close Monday. Wltfi the setting of the sun 011 Sun day afternoon the /Jewish New Year 5078,-or ltosh Haslianah, begins. The advent of the New Year among the Jews Is marked by exercises of a deep ly iVligious nature?exercises rendered the more beautiful in the ligltf of their antiquity?ami front its commencement j until sundown on the following af-1 teruoou will be a time held sacred by .tews throughout the world even to the remotest hamlet. Kosh Haslianah is one of a series of^holy days that <xvur during this period Of the 'year which marks the TjTdlPli of Tlshri. the seventh month in the Jewish calendar. Among these holy days the New V*?ar is consider ed very imi>ortant and ranks in sa crediu-t# second only r?? the Day of Atonement which i ? observed ten days litter. It is the time when man is sup|K>sed to eease his labor in the fields, to halt for >? '.line in his vain pursuit /ifter worldly gain and turn his thoughts to (Jod. The local Jewish merchant's will close their stores Monday In observ ance of this holiday. Wreck Near The Trestle. The breaking of an axle on engine No SOS of the Seaboard Air Dine, caused about 150 yards of track to be torn up near the Wateree river trestle near Camden Wednesday morn ing. Engines 37 and 808 were lieing run from Cayces to. Ilamlet in charge of Engineers fi. H. Riddle and XV. T. McGowan with no cars following. Only the tender of 80S left the rtack. Traffic over the road was tied up for about seven hours. -No one was hurt. I>eatli of Little Boy. The many friends of Mr. and Afrs. C. I*. Kxum were shocked to learn of the death of their little son, William Boykln, which occurred at their home oh ftroad street Monday morning af ter an Illness of only 24 hours. The funeral services were held from their residence Tuesday morning at ten o' clock.?Sumter Herald. The little boy was a grandson of Mrs. W. I). Hoy kin, formerly of Camden. J _ : rffr FEWER U-BOAT SffctfkNtiS Marked Decrease In Losh of British ?' Merchantmen. ? l^ondon, Sept. 12?A niark?Ml decrease in tlie (lea tract Ion of British merchant men Jiy mines or submurlnps Is indl in tlie weekly admiralty state ment issued this . evening. Twelve I vessels of more than 1,0X0 tons were [sent to the bottom, as comjiared with twenty in the large and three In the small category, sunk the previous week. Tonight's statement shows that four Ashing vessels also were lost. The al?ove admiralty statement shows the smallest number of large British vessels by mines or submarines since Germany last February began h<4 in tensified submarine campaign. The previous low record was for the week of March 11, when thirteen ves-l eels of more than 1,600 tons were lost. r First Americans Killed. First Lieut, Wm, T. Fltzsimmons of Kansas City, adjutant to the colonel commanding the Harvard unit: Pri vate Leslie G. Wood, Streutor, 111.; Private Rudolph Rubjno, New York; Oscar f. Tungo, Boston; three first lieutenants, six privates, one nurse were wounded in a German air raid over a Red Cross hospital behind the French lines Saturday night. That the raid -wa* a deliberately plhnned one is shown by the fact that the raid ers dropped German coins on the hosr ptfal as wtureniers of the raid. DEMONSTRATION WORK Clubs Have litnni Organized a( Kershaw ami Waters Mill Village. Miiss Sclnta J'arrish, County Hoiu? Demonstration Agent has begun the work of organising Women of Kershaw County Into v lloiu" Demonstration Clubs, Much enthusiasm has lieen shown at each place visited. After visitInx several prominent families In the Tim rod section It was decided to effect an organisation in that neigh borhood on Friday Sept. Htb at the home of Mrs. Vance IM ridge at 3 o'clock, ' ' A very interesting meeting was held, at the Kershaw/High Xehool last Fri day morning. The matter of fitting up a kitchen and having domestic sclenc*} taught In tho school was dl? cu.-wd. A committee was appointed to raise money by subscription for this purpose. A Woman's Homo l>omonst ration Club wax organised with the following officers; Mrs-. J. W. Ingrain, president; Miss Mary Hayes, vice proshlen; Mrs. J. A. McOasklll, secretary. Resides these officers ten members were en rolled. The first regular meeting wi^ l?c held Thursday after the meeting at the'** school houye. All the ladies arc Invited to lie present at the home* of Mrs, Ingram. Monday night Sept. 10. a demonstra tion In making gru])e catsup was given j at %he Watereo Mill club house. This* club boost* has a splendidly equipped kitchen whl6h added greatly to the interest and enthusiasm of all those present. Miss Cornell, the^ trained nurse* of this .village had (conferred with Miss Parish beforehanl and had secured all the material necessary for a successful demonstration. If the agent meets with such* splendid co operation In the other communities in the county, great good ean 1h> accom ])llshed In helping to direct the* efforts of tlio women during this national crisis. The officers for the Wateree Mill Hoine Demonstration Club are as follows: Mrs. I. L. Truesdale, presi dent; Miss D. Jj. Cornell, vice presi dent; Miss Sallle Rogers, secretary. Twelve members were enrolled beshles officers. Tl^' interest the men took" in the work was remarkable and it is hoped this interest will spread among i the women of the village. ? Owing to the unusual demands on the bureau of publications at WnsMog (on it will be some time before bul let! ns ttn^vnrinns' subjects can Tie se cured. Tlie following rocijio is given so that the present jirape crop can be r!||!'/.<Ml t<> advantage, (?rape Catsup | First weigh then crush fruit. Stew j until skins are soft. 'Press through j potato masher leaving skins and seeds Itehlnd. To juicy )H>rtion which passes through "add for each 5 pounds of fresh fruit: 2 1-2 lbs. sugar. 1 tablespoonfitl grt>und cinnamon 1 tal?lesjK>onful ground allspice I 1 tablespoonful ground cloves 1 1-2 tablespoonful pepi>er 1-2 tablespoon salt 1 pint vinegar It oil mixture till slightly thick and j seal it hot in hot sterilized bottles I or fruit jars. Muscadines or seupper 1 nongs may lie used in making grape i catsup. The hulls of muscadines are tougher and must lie cooked a llttlo I longer to soften hulls. Don't add tva i ter as it merely lengthens the time of boiling. t Held I'nder $2,000 Kail. Philadelphia, Sept. 11.?Llei^i. Cap-; tain Max Thierlchens, formejf com mander of tbe seized German' raider Prinx-^Citel Friedrich, was today held under $2,000 bail /or court by United States Commissioner Long charged with sending improper matter through the mails to a school teacher at. Sagi naw, Mich. Thiericheiis is in prison awaiting trial on charges of smuggling and violation of the Mann white wlave act. Newspaper far Clover. The ?Clover Messenger, is the name of a 'weekly newspaper_to be published in Clover which la expected to make its initial appearance next Friday. The publishers are II. J. GflKpie, TorZherTy publisher of the Allendale Progress, and Mr. C. W. Wallah, a native of the Flll>ert section of York County who lias been engaged in the insurance business in North and South Carolina for sev eral years. The paper is to be an eight page seven column qtJoto and is to l?e published every Friday. Due to. the fact that qnarterrt for the printing office have not yet been secured and the equipment ba? not yet arrived in Clover, the first two issues will fee i printed out of town.?Yorkville En quirer. Jackson School Opening. The Jackson Graded School open ed Monday morning with principal C. C, Lowery and the usual teacher* in charge. The opening exercises which consisted of recitations and song* by the pupil* and apecial mualc and ad dresses made by some of our leading amateurs. , These exercises were en joyed by a large crowd of pupils and friends. The ministers of the city gave very good speeches. School opens 8:80 a. m. and closes at 1:46 p. m. The openinja enrollment 4* 128 boys and TflO-flrlC. KKKSIIAW NKWN KOTKN Interest in*; Happenings Gathered From The Km of That Plart. Miss lielieeea Junes, who was vis* Ring at t)u? homo of her brother In Greenville. wiih iMlufully injured al>out the head it ml face. the prtxt week, when an automobile in which she was rld liiK with some friends was steered into a tree while attempting to jmiss another vehicle in the road. All of the several occupants of the yar were Injured, hut none fatally so. Attorneys JO. 1>. Blnkeuey and K. L. Williams a pi wared' before Judge George K. Prince in Columbia on Thursday and secured bail for I.. J. Jordan in the sum of $8,000 and for Roy Jordan in the sum of $2,000. Uev. J. B. Caston- ami family left the past week for Columbia where Mr. Canton will complete his theolog ical, course in the Presbyterian Semi nary.t Mr. Caulou has also accepted a ?'all to preach at King drove liap tist Church. Lexington county, ^during his stay in Columbia. All*. Preston Knight and Miss Cole Hinson, both of Primus, were utarrled fltiuday Sept. 0. The ceremony ?was performed l?v Notary Public \V. F. Kstrldge at his home. Rev. R. M. DuBosc and family lmvO/j returned from ah extended visit to relatives at, Sumter, Darlington and Blshopvillc. J. 1>. Latittc has resigned his ih> sltlon in the -office of the Kershaw Mercantile & Hanking Co. He and Mrs. Latittc will leave today to make their future home at Manning, wiiere Mr. Lafltte had accepted a position with the hank. Charlie Sowell has returned to Ker shaw from Birmingham, Ala., where he spent his summer vacation with iVla tlves. . j I Carlisle Kirkley, who spent the past several weeks in Charlotte aud other North Carolffia cities, returned home Monday. t John and Archie Blnckmon left Mon day to re-enter upon their duties as students at Wake Forest College. 4 Carlisle Nelson, of Co. M.. 1st X. C. Regiment, stationed at Greenville, is s)>c)nling a few days here with his parent>. Mr. and Mrs. KO. Nelson. Howard Fagan. of Rock Hill 1ms accepted the position at the-Kershaw Oil Mill oflice made vacant by the resignation, of Burnett Whitai&r. Mr. and Mrs. Fngan arrived in Kershaw the past^woek:? I >r. T. \V. Leslie went to RtKik Hill last Friday to attend the funeral of bis uncle. T. M. Whisnant, who died in |he Fennell Intlrmary in thii't city Thursday morning. . MarrieJ. Mr. Charles A. Strlcklln, of LugatY. ami' Miss Rebecca Simpson, of Fort Lawn. S. C.. were marrie<l at the home of Probate Judge McDowell on Sunday September Otlv, Mr. St rick) in is em ployed, by tin* Southern Power Com pany near Camden. Mr. Harding Not To I^ave. The many friends of Rev. F. H. Harding, rector of Grace Episcopal church of this city will be glad to learn that he has decided tf> remain in Camden. , 11c returned from his Baltimore trip last Monday and will conduct tin' usual services nfc, the Epls copal Church on Sunday. , W. M. IT. Meeting. The annual meeting of the Baptist Woman's Missionary fTnlon of Kershaw Association will Ik? held Sept. 27th and 28tli at Mt. Olivet Church. All churches having missionary societies please send delegates and those churches not yet with societies please urge ladies to attend also. Mrs. Robt. Goodale. Driving Auto, Taken Sick and Dies. Oreonvllle, Sept, 10.?While driving along In his ear wUli a friend S. J. Rosamond a Greenville county man reared near Mountain Creek ehurch, was taken Suddenly 111 near Lake' Toxaway, Saturday afteriH>on and die<l t>efore medical assistance eonld be given him. He is a prominent electri cal engineer and a man of considerable wealth. IIiFwas H)?endln?~his vacation at I^akc Toxaway. At the age of sixteen Mr. Rosamond move<l with his parent* to Mexico, Mo., where he made his home for a num ber of years. South Carolina's Share. The .State of South Carolina Is to set $225,014 for improving post roads from the National Government for the year ending-June 30, 1010. American Colors Over Verdun. Paris. Sept. 11?The American colors now fly over Verdun. Tbff^ flag, which was the gift of ft prominent American Red Crosa worker to the city, was hoisted over tbe ruin of the city, hall after a ceremony attended by the sub prefect, Joan Grilion. British Casualties. Ixmdon, Sept. 11.?Casualties in'the British ranks reported during the week ending todaj* show a total of 26.0S6 officers and men. as follows: Officers, killed and.died of wound*. 1.X4: meA 4,189. Officers, wounded or mi*firm 581' men 21,<*78. ? ' MOKK MKN TO CAMI? JACKSON ? ? ? ? ? ? . ?. ' . . ? .* I;is( of Thuw Who Will Report (o b ml Hoard Next Tuesday. 5 ... . The following is a list of men who have hoen certified fur service In the National Arm.v. The tirst thirty men will report to the local hoard at the Court llonse on Tuesday ami will leave for Ottnip .laekson at Columbia oil Wednesday. This In the list cer tified u}> to date. There may he oth ers certified tt? before that day and they will also have to report. No netfroea will he sent to Onuip Jnek? son h> this call. White Hampton It. Morton, Kershaw Yuncy l-oc Langley, <*amdt*TT Oscar Small, Kershaw AllKM't Hlnson, Camden (/has. Hakcr, Hethnne Benjamin T. l>avls, Camden It. ?l. CasMudy, Hethnne Molvin C. Watts, Tan toy Willie K l>ixon, Kershaw Isaac Itoltertson, Kershaw John K Oaylord, Hethnne F K Poison, Cassatt W S Mr<>>y, Kershaw F M Ogburn, Westvllle <i K ltabon. Lugoff Blake Hranhaui, Lugoff W F Red fern, MeBee Fletcher Jackson, Longtown It 1 Maddox, Hlaney W S Can then, Jefferson II K Kst ridge, Kershaw K<I L Truesdale, Kershaw J K Smith, Camden Tillman Matthews, Cantey H J Trnesdale, Kersnaw (Jary Itranham, Lugoff M P Owens. Westvllle I> |* Poison. Shepard Shelly Gardner, Kershaw Helton Tidwell. Cassatt AT\in L. Morgan, Hlaney Leroy Johnson. Jefferson George Reynolds. Longtqwn Joe T. Hornshy, Hlaney D W Blackwell, Hethnne I J Holland. Camden Colored Willie Millet*. Camden W K Mnrehison, ^Hethnne James .Chattel). Hoy kiln j Will Wright. Hethune , (.rant i/ovy. Lugoff i Henjamin Carter. Camden Robert Williams, Camden Jtill Honepart. Lugoff John Anderyion. Camden H 10 Flesh ley. Hethnne ! Win. Randolph Williams. Camden [Joseph Jones, Camden i I?o9lic Lafta, Lugoff Jackson Adamson. .Camden Itnss Carter. Ilea tin Springs A Aaron. (Camden ? Joe Hnckaltee. Loiflfctown James Shields. Hethnne Robert Jackson, Lugoff Willie Cahhagestalk. Hethnne Leonard Houston. Kershaw 'Coleman MeCaskill, Hethnne Cattis Kirklaiul, Stoneboro John Wilson. Liberty Hill Jacob Hoykin. Camden * * John (Irani. Hethnne Henjamin On Hose. Camden j Willie Dllnlap. Liberty Hill Roliert Patterson. Liberty Hill | Charles Carlos. Camden \ Hood Williams, Kershaw ?Ioe Mows, Cantey Kugcut* Wilson. Cameron ,<;eorgo White. Longtown Ernest Hill, 'Lugoff Charlie Clylnirn, Camden Solomon Davis, Hoykin Zacharia Thomas, Camden Roliert Tillman, Hlaney - J i i in m ie NT Me La in, Camden John Gary, Hoykin Fu rman Peebles, Camden Henry Williams, Hethnne Leonard Butler, Hoykin Fred Perkins, Kershaw William Brown, Camden / Nick Jones, # Ix>ngtown Nathan Holley, Boykin Edward MeKain. Camden Frank Charles, Boykin Davl? Smith, Camden Matthew DeBruhl, Boykin Ernest Salmon, Blanop Ed Doe. Camden Mason Barker, Boykin Cornell?s Boykin, Boykin Hathew Bfowii, Camden Rol>ert Johnson, Camden Isaac Thompson. Boykin Willie Bowman, Edgewold J M McLean. Camden Luther DuBose. Kershaw Martin Jacobs, Lugoff Abraham Seegars, Kershaw Joe Bennett, Blaney Thomas Brown, Boykin Rich'd McDowell, Kershaw Rol>t. Gate wood, Ontey IU<-hard English, Blaney Hazel Curry, Camden John Coleman. Camden ~ Mow Branson, Boykin : Samuel James, Camden Will Duretl, Kershaw Wm. Baston. Kershaw Luther Caldwell. Bethune Glas HnpVabe*4, Longtown / John Robinson. Liberty Hill James Cantey, Camden^ Following is a list of names who have been discharged by the District Board: Dal ton Jackson, James Beek baip. I>emiard Trnesdale. .JCdward Du Bo?e. James Scott Henry Mack, Eaflv MeCaskill, WHliam IGus Dempsey, Karl JolinKon. Harris Batts, Go* on. W. K. Abernathy, Edward Jones. ItKTIIl'NK NKWS NOTKS. A Chronicle of Happening* From Our Regular Correspondent. Bethuue. K. P., Sept. 12.-~ hi'. L. t>, Johnson returned to town last week after sending several weeks In t^v mountains of North Carolina. Mr. Woulware. who tool; I?r. Jolqfc sou*a piace in th> drug **Vove during 111k absence, left 1or hlw hoiuo In Wlnnshoro last WedsiosiThy. M^'s, A, B. McLfturln a art little daugh tor returned home 'u#t Thursday after h two weeks visit to friends in York', s. <\ Mrs. LIxkIo Johnson of lvanhoe, i\. is visiting her Milrt nts Mr. ami ,\!rs. c. r.. Mayes. Mlsv Stella Bethuue spent Thursday in Mo Bee. Mr. Bascoin Boat, and Mr. aud Mrs. Johlf McDonald motored to Hartsville Friday. Mrs. Ilearon of MeBee is spending the weok In town with relatives. Mr. L. W. West motored to Harts ville last. Wednesday. Miss Birdie Boll Yarbrough Is spend ing some time in town with her aunt - Mrs. C. P. Oardner. Msses Carrie Yarbrough and llona McNaull have returned frotu ? visit to relatives in Hartsville. Little Miss Marguerite Josey of Til ler's Ferry, is viMtlug her aunt. Mrs. T. N. Clyburn In town. Mr. W. K. Davis niotdred to Harts ville Tuesday. Little, Miss Millie Lou Horton has . returned to hpr home In Kershaw af ter visiting Miss Alene McDowell. Mrs, H. K, Hyatt Is making an ex tensive vi.sjj; to. jteUitlvnsc In Luoknmv .... and Bishopvllle. Dr. nnd Mrs. 1L H. Holder and family of MeBee were in town Sun-, da.v. Dr. S. C. Byrd. president of Old corn College.for }Vomen wna in town ' a v t Wednesday. Dr, ,T. K. Durham spent a few days ifSjast week In Columbia. mFT\ and Mrs. W. B. Davis of Ohes forfielo are {(pending the week with relatives in town. Mr, Douglatt Mays sj>ent the past week end at homo. Miss Florrle Bethune and Ms. ,T. T. Allen two of five Beth line High School teachers for the coming session, reach Usd town Wednesday morning. Mrs. Jim Waters, who resided near i town, .died suddenly Tuesday night. She leaves a husband and several children. Mr. Busick McQuage spent Tuesday In Columbia, ' ;? Hev. .1, (3, Lawson of Mcllee was in '' town Tuesday afternoon and evening. Hev. Jeff con t of Saluda, S. C., is conductinig a series of services in town this week. T^ie meetings are ? being held In the Metlp)dist Church and there has heen a good attendance so fa r. ARTICLE ON CAMDEN i . Town Well Treated ill Automobile Blue Book. The Camden Oh&lhber of Commcrcc has received-a ropy of an article de scriptive of ;Cauden,' which will ap pear In^ the forthcoming edition of the Automobile Blue Book. the nation al guide for motorists and the only publication of its kind In the world. The artiele ix particularly complete. It contain^ a description of the phy sical features of Camden and a sum mary of its history from the earliest days to the present time., In the ar ticle there Ih also a very r complete treatment of all the points of .historical Interest that Camden is ho proud of. ? A representative of the Blue Book was in Charleston recently, going over the information an>l bringing it up to date. He got, much of the informa tion needed on this visit. The article has lH?en typewritten nnd sent the Camden (Jhamlwr of Commerce for their final approbation before publish ing it. Since the Automobile Blue Book is read by nearly every automobile owner in the country the article on Camdcdi will prove a great advertisement for the city and it Is evpeoted-4hat It will be the cau><o of mnny tourists visiting the city. For Killrinr Cripple Child. St. .lohnsbury, Vt? Sept. 11.?Mrs. Alvin Kenniston was found guilty of murder In* the second degree today for participating In the killing July 5 of Alice, Bradsbaw the eiflppled eight year-old-da tighter of a neighbor. The jury. deliberations lasted but forty * minutes. Mrs. Kenrtingfon, a neigh lmr-of the flradshff^rfifnmny, was ar rested with Miss Etta Hicks. hous? ?k?;eper for the girl's father, . John Bradsbaw. on July 0. According to v the police. lH?th uonnjn confessed killing the child hecau?#? she ^jvas a bother. * y n - C. W. Sims, I^eonard Scott, Dock Rut ledge. Wade Portee, J. P. Pitts, Nel son Watkins. W. O. Babon, Noel King. Krank Kelly, U J. Ballard. Gus Hayes. J! M. Herljert, Hammle Bradford. G. iW, Beeves. II. I<. Bobertson, J. J. Snipes, Wel\s Deas, J. K, West, Simon Williams. Callle BrrfswelK TIamp Boyd, Matthew Brown, Ben J. Batts, L. I*. (Campbell. Edward Carolina, norace Clylrurn. B. P. Copelahd.