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SHOW, CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 26-27, 1919 '? ANNUAL ?V b ? - lasmmm^mmmmmaaBmm^mmeasmmgamagT SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, ??19. ?W '' NUMBER 4*. -m ; i_. fink TtwrrwiiN hrkk , ,t Annual Hem Bko* Will s.v Mikity Flu* Ajniuutlw. *Mltloo to the tfeifctof ?f youujpitown, Ofcib, vblcfc -w* j in lust w<tkH Chronicle, Vker? 1m the rttbj* ** ox-LJkut Oovcrnor White ana W* brother E. I. ?F 0f Syracuse, Ne# *0*fc In ehai*e ^ Rathburn, traitofPt ) ^ horue# are five* dally ?<*erclae the traci* h?r? and w thecity otmtt. ay of them will tw? P?f oh exhibition Mx?ed waffona at" theTcomlrtf ho*g?? , H|n?fr 20tij nn# 2Ttb. Report* near by towns are I* the effect that y auto part lea will be here for the dgys of the allow. With the Una rswi 'Wintering hero P0tron? ?f <hia nnuaJ hhow wHI have an opportunity Ef seel of the wrjr finest in horaeftwh. ftriirtr horses aro huudletf with the grent | ,i tan- from tho timet they leave their ?ttortbrru bomen in PaOteeo #tock earn ?until they return the same way. AU Lf the KtaWes ?t>ntainln* the racers ear* Jd their own veterinarian and pxprrt llwrtse Khoer. v Tbr White horac* ure eight In uum bar ft* follows : Ixx**pur, 2.14 1-*, tflre priuce Iufomar. Thia horae started in th<- $10,000 Mtake at Syracuse lart jtar and wan placed fed In the flint Neat in 2.05 1-CH <*nd Srd in the third beat iu 2.06 1-4. wimrftxf |1200 ?.f tbe ttaice money. Kifbtlnj: Chance, 2.1* .1-4 m<ord Uiad? W 1-2 rolk* track. He is alr?d by Char Lord Lyndon. -.19 1-4, si it Sllieo. tew Iws h- wagon -..ujomi 2.12 ?j^Vinniup the Leugue Cup of the Am# ? tvur Driving Cltfbs in 1918. driven by Ilia -owner. ? Anna Hal b.v l>i root Hal, w ago to record ? of 2.05 1-4 driven by o*rnbr at amateur ? meetiug. llelle <?f Lyndon, h full muter to | Lyndon. Won the Amateur Cup for I :{ year ->UIh at the New York State Fair I lit* ..fall in 2.15 1-4. ? l.ad.v Marian, wire Morgan Axworthy, I i.i-ord '2.24 1-4 as a year old. Priuoe Lyndon, h fo^r year old by Morgan Axworthy. '*** 7' , ^ s Kudorn Spier, 2.15 1-2, wire IJir^cttijhl Spier. As n 3 yenr bid this mare won all the stakes . in ( the Metropolitan Gfr f cuit und nlK<? the 3 year old stake at ! i he New York State Fair. The stable of Herman 8. Crossman ?>f Comwewogue Farm, Monroe., N. Y., also contains. live magnificent trotting ~.liflr*fR. under Mr. Jf. B. SliaeffcrJ* skHt ful training. These are:. -Nativv Chief,, a chestnut Keldin* sired by Native King ? with ft ;; year old record of 2.14 1-4. This hor*e was quite suorossful last yfar on the Pennsylvania circuit. Grace . Hale^ atred lUL Senator Hale, . with n year t>|d record of 2.17 1-4. She won five out; of seven starts or. Pennsylvania tracks last year. Robert Ormonde, a Mack gelding with P -a- record of 2.21 1-4. dThls hoirae ...has 5-hown n mile in 2.13 ofor a half mile track. Arras, a 41 ? year old bl/ick mare by J. Mafiwlm Forces which: ha? ?hown a >nilr in 2.17,' last quarter in 80 seconds ? mile track. Juno Isle, a bay Ally by Juuior 8to'fces with a record of 2.201-4. Roehetta Uitald, ? a tiT* year old bay iiil.v by Atlanta* Expreaa. Mr. < 'rossmnn has el*> brought liei'1 string of live high riass ?olo ponies. 1 Horse Sbow Notes. 'The Hnpttr flhow ^ComgnHSee has been most fortunate ib securing the sertfftefc I>anghorne Tabb Anderson, Esq., of Maysville, Kentucky to be Judge of the Showv ? Mr. Anderson's name is too well known all the ho?^ lovers world to need particular Comment, but all <:>?n be sk -ured "?f wIhp and impartial judging tn?m a man who rankHrTj^/raE expert -miuug 9* pert k. * William Halll* fine baml from Colum bia ha? boon engaged fo play on both '?a.v* of -the Show. ? Colt Cliaa Far florae Show. The Howe Show committee has com plied with a request to it that there be added to-- the- Honus rlaW' for oolts to ,b?? shown under tb<v halter. <'*>lt* to be uhder three years old. Entries $1.00 and fMrtees a trophy for ribbous for - Aecofld Jflgd third. ?V good deal of rivalry eriats among our ntiaens about the merits of the celts ,,red rccftitly on their plantation?. -Jlpr Heeretjury m/ 'Navy Dead||^ Hillary A. Herbert, secretary olnflW during GoVfcrnor Cfl?pelhnd>. "?'d term, died at Tampe, Fla., Thurs day at the age O# 85 years, ilr. Herbert hwt been lirifceWe health far ?W**t years. He had spent the Winter here : and was preparing to lefere for Mont *omm. Ala^ ~*ben with M* last ItlaeMk He wuhi aattte of l^WWr h. !W"s S ' r, 1*KTKK HI'DHON NOT TR1KI> ' H?y>.dau? Disagree as to Man '? Mental Condition and Case Won C'ontlnu?L ,;v ' I ?.ju. f The ih-Ht week of court of general cloaed last Friday With the trial Of two negro murder oases. Second wiuk jurors took up tin- work Monday morning. in the coup of Titus Tillman, a uine veur old negro lad, charged with killing Columbus Williams, the court directed a verdict of acquittal. Thomas Htowart, who was charged with murder, in that he killer) Cyru ? Hampton, wan found .not guilty of mur der, but wa? sentenced to ?pay a fine of $50 or nerve thirty days for carrying ooncealed weapons* Stewart's plea was that of self defense in that be waa badly cut with a knife by Hampton "before he used his pistol. The kllliug happened about three weeks ago at a negro frolic about six miles south of Camden. There wan a large number of witne^ws and 4 large number of spectator* at the trial. "Pig" Reynold#, charged with the mur der of Ktcbard Timbers waa found guilty of wanslaufhter and wwa sentenced to Sfrve two yearn. Reynolds went gun* ning for Timbers because of his inter* Terence with bis girl. Timbers waa At Bovkiu when met by Reynolds and the shooting followed. He lingered" a woek before dying from tho wound. This case also drew a large number of witnessed and spectator*. . > ? fj James MoGirt, the notorious blind tiger, who was charged With storing li quor, entered u plea of gUilty early dur ing the week and was sentenced to serve a your and pay ft fine of $500. Later his counsel withdrew hiirfcia* of guilty, bv\t later entered another plea' of guilty and wia?~Jtaed $500 and sentenced to nerve one year. Judge Sease suspended tho sentence of one year upon the pay -out of ,,$500 upon condition that ho quit selling liquor. Upon evidence that he a#hin deal in -whiskey then the uen ?tence to bceonae operative. MoQirt baa appeared before the court on various <haiJges more than any other, man in tbe owuty und has served 'Several years , on the gftng ?or vatUe ?fceaBn|?. & *i ' '^^T- if?* -y~?*'>i'k ?5**- 3 > p The Court met. agaiu Monday morning and the report of the three physicians who examined Peter, alias Dowell Hurt sou. a* to hi S mental condition was road. Attorney Tu T, Mills, who with h. A. Ktrklaud, had been appointed to defend the negro slayer of Policeman Hobert Latta, made affidavit to Judge Hease that he had tried repeatedly to, get the defendant to discus the case with him, and that he believed that the man wan of unbound wind. Two of the pltysieians stated that the negro W*s eVasy while one gave it ax his b^tef that he' was only feigning inaanity. Judge Sease ordered IDrs. Watson, Boyd uud | i>hHokp to examine - the negro while, in the penitentiary all inftervaTs" between now and the July term of court and report ' their findings. m No Third Week. After disposing of the Hudson case and the talcing of a few order* for civil business, "Judged Sease ordered that the third week "jurors "be notified not to ap pear and the' court adjourned. Following is u <\?py of the affidavit of Attorney Mills.- the physicians report and the court o?er South Carolina, Kershaw (bounty ? Gen eral Sessions Court. The State of South (Carolina, against Peter Hudson, Defendant ? Indict ment for Murder. Personally appeared before me Lau: rens T. Mills, who being duly ?worn Bays that he is one of the attorneys appoint ed bj Ills Honor, T? 8, Seaae, Judge pi siding iu the above Court at IBc BpT^ Term, 1P10, to defend the above nai defendant and to conduct hip defense up on hbi trial in said Court: that deponent was with L. A. Kirkland,, of .4'umden, appointed to perform this duty on the 3rd day of March, 1910 : that deponent has spent a large part at this day, March 4th. in looking into th* matter and endea voring to advise and amist the said de fendant; that dnxmeiMf has tried on three separate occasions to counsel With aa^d defendant, but the said defendant is in such real or apparent mental condition that hP cannot understand the most ordi nary matters, /it&A his mind is, or ?Jie pretAds t ha tclt is, a perfect blank as to the events connected with the crime with which he is charged; that defendant seems so far as deponent can ascertain totally unftMe to distinguish between 4 Slea of guilty u?t. guilty ami with ut sufficient intellect or mind to compre? hend the nature of the pfllfcledinK against him; or po challenge juror# or make a -proper defense; tb*t deponent has made diligent Inquiry in- regard To The history Of the defendan^ogSRTBg be has lad opportunity, and learn* thatf'he has been generally regarded as eraaq or with crasy spells for many years past, and has dona many things which seem to indicate .an insane or disordered mind ; that derpon ciil f.M'ls I li.it he is not qualified tO pass upon the jSwestloh of the sanity of de fendant, and does hot in truth know .Whether he ia In mental conditio* to be plarr^l ' on trial, and hi In such grave ?!'.ubE56et^? feelss^an investigation should be ordered upon thfc^folnt,, in the nature of ad# lupatico inquirendo by rhoss competent to arrive at ? jnst con llONOlt KOIX V? Ca?den City Scho?U Ker Month ?? [/& I^TMnr. 'V'; Kirm. grade? Catherine Boykin, Car olyn Burnet, Kltkabeth Curefcw, Ium Gardner, Nannie Gardner'. Virginia Htito. Helen Harrison, Marvin Huckabee, Lucy KirkUad, Duncan Lang, Marguerite Mto CapttU, UoeheUe Sheorn, KUen Stewart. *1 Second grade ? Bobby Blanchard, Bhao Brown, Ralph Dixon, H. B, KlUott, Jglte Frietag, Leo Jennings, Laurence Mm* uirfg, Joapeh Mogulescu, Rimer Watt*, Kdwari Woo ten, Ruben Watts, Mollte Blaefcwd), Kvelyn Bruce, Hdith Goodale, HawX Moaeley, Prance* Qwens, Vera outlaw. I*ona Sanders, Lottie Hpears? Louise Watta, R^bwwijp West. Third grade ? Moultrie Burns, Leyton Hard)-, Walter Itbame, John Richardson, George Ttdwell, Clare Bruce, Willie Por ter. Margaret Raat. Fourth grade ? William Clyburn, John Steven* Davidson, Davis Jung, Sarah De 1'ukh. Mary Good ale, Jumelle Halle, Mary F. MwOoy, Helen Savage, Ruth Turner. Filar grata Henry Ilardyi Will Hough, Franfea* Humphries; .Boykin Rhame, Clark son Rhame, Blihu Scjilos burg. Alfred Shannon, Gatewood Work' man. Mamie DeLaache. fSltae Hardy.. Alma Holland, Blisabeth Lewis, Martha Singleton, Patay Stewart, Susie WatWan, Sixth grade ? Arnett Ledford, William NettUfs Christopher Vaughn, Oecil Witt how sfcy, Joaephene Blanehard, Miriam Brue-v Mildred Garduer, Louise Hlracn^ Harriet Lipscomb. Seventh" grade ? -Basil ^ruce, Ethel |>e I'hss, Mary NTeal CTamp/bell, Agnes Shan no tj Eighth grade ?Andrew Buniat, JQu?en# I )oIibache, ChiHrlM Humphries Richard Klrfeland, Dan filler, , Laurens Mills, Viola Hall. Mary Krnmu Hough, ICrtelle Willinme. ? Ninth grade ? Edna Tllljr, Ceelle Tnif?dalo, Joyce JS??edtnap, Stella A. Hall, Thomas Waters* Thornwell Hay. Teritib grade ? -Edwin Goodale, Isadora Moguleseu. Agntot DePkss, Sue Halle, ilohry Savage. Sadie Wilson. ElaVeuth gradcMRebekal^ DeLoache, Wilbur McCnllum, 'Esther SchloabttTg. .fumes riyb^un. Chrlntltie Jones, Hnnnali La'aarus.*' T.oree Truesdal*. p-V M I jfo. Mass 6:15 *. tn., High Mass 11 a. m., ffbnday School 10:16 a. m. The devo tion of the Forty Hours will begin ou Sunday at the High Mass and cloSC on Tuesday morning. There will bo Rotary, sermon and boned&tlon on Sunday and Monday at 8:30 a>. m. Tho public Is welcome to Attend these eerrfeea, -8po cial music at all the services. , ? ? | , ....... iM ?? ? . * ?.j, ?. ?. Mr. Shannon Accepts Chairmanship. Ulchfnond, ;Va.. March 11. ? Governor George X 8eay. of the Fifth Federal lfc^serve Dank, haw announced th<v ap poi ntowi t afcd ttwep lawre of Mr. Chas. J. ?Sbannon, ot Camden, 8. C., as chair man of Kershaw County'* War Ravings Committee. Mr. Shannon is a widely known business man and indicatiotijs are that under his guidance the War Sav ings movement In Kershaw Oounty will receive a strong impetus. ^ }?o- - 1 'jfSri j. Su 1010- J. h! Clyburn, C. t\ C. P. ' Physician'* Report. ^ Columbia 8. ?.r Mar. 10, 1010. Honorable T. 8. Sease, Presiding Judge, Camden, S. C. In accordance with your instructions tear have carefully investigated and ex amined 'Peter Hud hod who is now con -ftned-io tbe 8outh Carolina. Penitentiary. | lit keeping with your Instructions <fiIF investigations and examinations have been particularly directed to his mental condition,, and we beg to respectfully ^nnnili t li.. tollowiiumtnnrt.'i- - - Ir "That Peter Hudson is mentally ~!f n**|>onsible.^" :^fc#ftliam Wqrton, M. D. A I. F. Munnerlyn, MMV I believe Peter Hudson to be rftflPwaak from his wounds. I believe be is of weak mentality, but consider him responsible for his actions. At the times that I have seen him at the Penitentiary I feel -sure . that , he is malingering and trying BMch. M. D. Order of Judge Sease. The State vs. Peter Hudson? Murder. . The 'commission of doctors, heretofore appointed having reported that the de fendant. Peter Hudson, is mentally irre sponsible at this time. It Is'* \.y-: ' Ordered, Thai the case be continue&r Further Ordered, *n?at Drs. W. W. KovdiJ^J^ W atson and Theodore Dn Bose be authorised and rtqulred ta ex amine the said Peter Hudson, in' the 8tate Penitentiary, from time to time until ten days before the next tena of this' </CUTt, -to a?o*?rtAln 2^ethdEi&t not be ift lu a mental condition to stand trial at the July term of this Court. That they are authorized and empowered to MWnon, ??ear and take the testimony of witnesses. ^fl*at their lejwtt on the same bv made to the Solicitor and the attorneys rep resenting the defendant ten daya prior to the convening- of the tfext term of Cvwrt. The attorney* representing either aid* i shall have the privilege of 'pgodadsgi and examining such witnesses*** may . see Qt, before said commission. ? ' ip a ;aju2.{r4 a. o. nease,, r^l8i?W>t Judge. March 11, 1?I0. X ,-I^ski > * ; : f s 1 3 - , KKHHHAW NKW8 NOT KM Interesting Hwwtaii CHUM fnHj ft Br? af Thai Place. p Mi*t Helen McDonald, who .? teaches iu the Turkey Creek achool ia Lee poua ty, <u*ent laet week end at home with her parents Mr. aod Mm. p. McPeneld. The Kr? regreta very much to *?at? that Mr. mid Mm, F. C. Severs, Who her* keen making their home ia Mac shuw , for several years, Hit Hsturday for Charlotte, their former home, to mdke their residence there again." ? Lieut Townly Redfearn, who recently received his discharge from the *nay, was iu Kerahaw several daya last H>eek. lire. A. O, Qreifory returned iaet Fri- 1 day- from a hospital in Columbia, where ?the had been under treatment Wo are Informed that work will ^>e returned on the Pre>d>y terian Church next w<>ek. It will be in chltge <rf Mr. Aiken, who superintended the building of <f . -T. Steyenej; borne. . Mrs. 8. F. Brasington, of Camdea, vis ited. her mother In Kerahaw, Mm. II. F. Kvauff, last week. .. ?%. * ~ Mrs. it ?. Biddle, of Laucattofe -car man of..iS@y|Mri*y oonrtmittei j?r- ?aa car tor county ? will be iu Kertftgw Fri day to organise a night acboe^ for aU adult* above the age of fourth years. Grades from 1 to 4, inclunlv* viU be taught Kvery Interested person is asked to me?t nt the school auditorium Fri day night at 7 o'clock. Ou last Saturday fire almost totally destroyed the home of Mr*. .J, Id. Kirk ley at the corner of Church and Hart btreetH. It was' between te.u a^d eleven o'clock in the foreuoort when "the roof of the home was discovered to be on flTe and the alarm w?n Hounded. It Was net Jong <b?foro a lrge^rowd Jfeadigathered and the work of removing the furniture' was begun, There wan delay, hoWevcjr, in getting a Stream of water on the flm and when it did start the pressure was t^light to be effective. | The f|re had; gained conHiderable headway before the wgtec came with sufficient foive to com-, bat; the. flames and the result wax that the entire upper x story was entirely a total Iokh and the lower part of the hAdse so badly damaged as to be prac tjeaH.v- ruined. The material from which careful work df the builder in its trect ion made t^<*? ^ tb^T**fc*est homes iu the community, and It would be diffi cult (to replace at any price. While the crowd worked wfth a will and succeed ed in -carrying nearly everything from the building, there was necessarily some dam age to the furniture alto, ^Mch entails a very heavy loss, oovered only partially by Insurance. .v Mtfc,. Lull . Jljler received a 'telegram Monday from her son, Lieut Hasel 'Plyjlen; Sau Antonio, 3kxgs? that be had been released from service and hoped to be here to take dinner with her tomorf row. Thursday. Mrs. J.H. Wftpteu and Httlc daiighter^ Surah, of Florence, are spending the week in Kershaw with Mrs. Wootett's brother-in-law snd sinter Dr. and Mrs. W. C. McDowell. Mrs. Woo ten brought with her Dr. and Mrs. McDowell's little ?on. James, who l|ad been under medical treatment nt Florence for several weeks. He returns much improved. ??- ? .+? >. . 'CM jit' ViV z-jjc'i.y Missionary Society to 11*4, "li * The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Missionary Sodctjr of the Cam den Baptist Church will be held at the residence of Mrs. S J. ?;cwi* on Tue# day afternoon March 18th at 4 o'clock/ All members are ctordlally Invited to be present. Visitors welcome. ~ v^. - Mrs. John WilsOn, Secretary. ' - ..KfllgJLATI ON J Acts Having To Do With Kershaw County Affairs Made a Law. h f .V 33he following 'act* .relating to Keryhaw County affairs were passed at the mr** sion of the general assembly Just closed i House No. 102, Mr. Burgesoa, (8en HjSfr No. 177) : An ??t to give the State highway department - -supervision and oontrc J over all% toll bridges over 100 yards In length, f House No., 106. Mr. M. ML Johnson, (Senate No. 01) : An act to repeal ah act entitled "Xu aet to amend 'An act entitled an act ta amend section 2009 of volume l. XVnle o I Laws^of South Carolina, 1902,**' by including the city of Camden and the town o I Clinton within the provision* of said section. House No 1153. Mr. M. M. Johnson, (Senate No. 181): An aet to authorise and cmpowfr the trustees of S^aool District No. ~%r ni Kershaw Oonnty, to riM. bonds of said , district, foe school purpose*. *[? ---r" ' ?* ftifijjttfjji No. ?5, Mr. Wharton) : An act to prohibit the sale barter or exchange of seed cotton ot [ nnnacksd Ihrt cotton fn I^n Lee? greenwood and counties, iuwfj to provide a' penalty therefor. " ftSSf KK<U> I . ATI SO 1*001. ROOM Ho>? Toder Twenty-One WDl Have To Htmy Out of Billiard \< City 'Council at K* monthly taeetln* hold Tuesday nlfht passed en ordinance prohibiting youths under twenty?oae yea re of ?f? from playing billiard In pool roorofc \ ordinance foes fur ther end eeye that they shall not be permitted to loaf In these places. C-ouncil alto refuted a petition circu lated tome time aco asking that drurf stores V allowed to well cigars and to baccos on Sunday. A too the petition nxk^d th? ttale of gasoline on tfunday without obtaining a permit. The peti tion wss bufnerouwly signed, but the eity taw best to refute the petition, and ordered the police to strictly enforce the Hunday law retail*# to the saje of cigars, toft drinkt and gasoline. '?;< Mr. Radtfiffe, representing the PiUntet* to Power Company, met with council, and showed the members of council the rates that will be charged the citiaenq in 'vase they ar^ .permitted to enter the city to furnish power. No further action ban been taken upon their being per tn I t ted to f^me into Camden. * ? ? * . j . ..I., ... ?? .M ... _ ( To Open New Soda Fount. Mr. W. P. Thomas ha# tinted the store room on Mast DeKalb street neat rfo.?r to the Majestic WwtW and will open -the filtee within the neat week or ton days as a soda water aud ice crefua pur'.or. His fountain and fixtures have nl ready beeu received aud he Is having them placed. In addition he will (tarry a line of cigars, candies and confections, and at a later date will put In a stock "f ?U1ie??ry. of . Younj Mwi. 'Mr. Janiert R. Mranham, aged elghfeett years, died at the Baptist Hospital in Columbia last Saturday evening and his remains were brought to Camden for ?burial at the Camden cenjetepy on Hun-^ day afternoon. Mr. Branham had bee;) gill with influenza and it developed into pneumonia. Hv was h Son of .1. W. and Mu>y ft Branham of this county, ? - ^raimlurni Visitors Here. Hon. Franklin K. I iane, who l? sec ma** ^^We^Mertor ia President Wi\ *on> cabinet, cume down frotj? WwMng. ton thin #** t?*? has toon ft gueat at tlfe ??%*/ Mm. Ralph ftlili. o,n jlfirfcwood Injj|?bt*. :C " ?; - J nishop W. A. Guerry, who preached "it Grace Episcopal Ohoiheh Sunday, wai nlso a gueat at the home of Mr. and ?#(rk: Bills on Sunday, f Bishop Guerry h?K just teturned from France whereto baa been preaching the aoldter boy* ?f Uncle flam. While abroad /hi* itiner ary Included aervkies in Weetwlnstaf. ^Nbeyand Hk?o jfej Pari*. At Path h? included among hi* ttearers * President Wilson. /_> iSlr Ashley flpark<" h well known tCngllahman, is among fWrtowlsta down 'fwr.T stiy^ He" haB^eTr-ntr-flyosaefctr I j. I., and Is a- great lever of hor*?s. He brought several fine ^ horses. , down with him. ^ * / ? . ; I 'lay at Pleasant .Grave School. The (following hrtbe. cast of characters in the piny "Old Maid's Triumph to to given at rionsnnt <*rovc School Friday night, March 21. from ft to 10 o'clock: Hu*an WLadch ester, (old maid) Miss .Williams, , ? Obarlr* WlndehoHter (inventor) Mr. Blackmon. ? ? L'. lane Windcheater (Chas. wife) Miss IteeA. . .:^yaar ? -.v-.-i ?.rra fp-.r. ""fa ? ' I "? -TMlly (a maid) Mtes Walters ^ ~ flam f#y <a widower) Mr, Thompnon. Frank flPaStfteld (visitor) M&iWalters. Joshua Pratt (bachelor) Mr. Peach, flallie. (flusan's neighbor) Mis* Thomp aoii. -? Admission 1ft aad cantv. i - . x 1 ??? ?'?" t Fined For Speeding. A Phillipfoo chauffer, driving for one of the Northern tounsts. was before. the Recorder on Monday morning, charged with driVing his car at a, dangerously rapid rate oi^ Sunday, raorning. Re corder Singleton was the witness bring ing charges against the man and there fore could , not puss on the case. Mayor. Brasiogton a<Wed as recorder pro tern and after hearing the case imposed a fine sf? fifty dollars which was, paid. Another case was that of Mr. G. von Zwilling, another tourist who was charg ed with speeding and /also parking his pl^rongJWl ' ltfjgf ?fire<ft fte wa? let off with a fine df test dollars^ rr?t There are several more cases speed Jnfcinferons practice oHpA|ii| end the May?r ia determined to pi* a afop to ft.- 'One aighf going at a very rapid rate struck oae of the corners of the railing around the Confederate monument. 8*, great was the impact that aeveral of the atone f. RACK8 UKKW UMtGK CROWD ? Kleveu Hundred PMpk hr fnwiwew aa Track Wednesday. ; ; ' ?' A crowd estimated at eleven bundled ? people were in attendance upon the And races of the year at the Camden Riding and Driving Club track on Wednesday afternoon, The weatha* was ideal and the tlrgck was in egoeUant shape. A A large u umber of tow?gpe<*>le and tour ists wefe ?tire?eat muring up the greater portion o fth? crowd, still there Ware a great number of auto p?l?tos from ;v nearby towun who had bean attracted here by th? fine bprse* wintering In 'this elime. - ^ M % v With flue weather the prompter* H $J the horse ^bow to be held on Mapeh 'M and 27th expect a much greater at (cudanca than in previous years, Judf ing from the attendance on Wedneadty afternoon. Thope in change of tho race* Wednesday pronounced them a success j from the financial end as well as every other way. It in not the desire of tb? memfcejft of the track to maker money from \he*e exhibitions, but they are gat- r< iHfled to break even in order to furntdi amusement for the many visitor* now sojourning in the city. ' The winners for th<> afternoon *e?ej fi MMc dash, trot? W, & tajtmrtf, dttet en by David Tod, first; Budora Spier, driven by Krnest'I. Whit* Robert Ormondeg by II. 8. Crom mail, third^ Ti^ie 9*9. Mile dash, trot?Native Ohiaf, driven v by II. 8. Grossman, first ; Canada Jack,^ driven by David Tod, second; Lord Lyndon, driven by K. I. White, third; time 229 14!. v. v . Running Race, half mile dash? SUu and Oarter, owned by T, liW Little and rUlden by Cook, iinrt |20; Pale 'Puce, owned by K A, Keona and ribbe? l*y Hloan, #e**nd $10; Orayiiug, owped^? by Sir Ashliey Bparkg, and ridden by (VMara, third, $5, | Time 53 1-2. ^ ; t: Pony R?ec?quurter wile dash? Bounc- yC|^ iUg Hoy. Henry East, first, f20; Sandy, belonging to Comsewoguo farm, second, ? $10; Fa#t Freight, belonging to C. & 'I^p. third, $5. Time 27 1-4. ? Hoi ay Raw, lend Wimtburners, irunu, *?*r. *?<??. Male race#' /go jr^ p ondi W V t&wM >????? Novelty Long Dlstimoe Golf Hall ing Contest: ? James J. Cole wai rter. ^VPony Jumper*?- DkA, owned by Wf - ter White, first, $15 ; Kitcheners own* 1 by Walter White, ?ocond, *10; ?* 8 to tie; owned by ?H ffc $$jf thiflfc: Open Hunter Clasa? Atbeor, A. C. Bailey, fbaft, >15; Shadow, by A. C. Ha S ley/ second, IIO; owned by Sir Ajshloy Bparks, thirds ' Novelty Race for Indies and 'Oen j men ? First hent won by team* lod TEifflT liludgett andvMr? iOttieiipie; fl&' * ond heat led -by MIhs Lu*y Blodgett ancl Mr. Bassett r Third heat led by Mi km Ix>i>en?rtine and Mr. Cr*mpton, the try- oyer MIm Ivobenstine and Cnimpton won first ; Miss Lucy Blod and Mr. Basse ti, second, ?- and* Blodgett and Mr, Gillespie, third. ?. ? il n v'*- \ ?? ?*????- ? -y j. t>: Postage +0 Be Reduced. Pgpple should begin no* to u#e u(l \ all envelopes bearing three-bent portaH/^3; jitainps because the vowfr cha*fw will >:<> back to ft prewar basta next July 1, awvrdfng to. infOJ^nation received at tfce [?Hniwdkim;t|p^ oifce. One-cent stamps Which have boeiV>;vatI.v in the minority among the stamps u*ed for nearly two years, wtll return to their former tion of demand on that date, ftnd cent stamps, which 'have _ been in ;ft: majority, will do li Thtee-<H>nt stamps will return to seat iu the rear. , Postmaster Bhanuou has received if fieiai announcement' from the postpflfefe t department of the plan to return to| a pre-war basis next July tijl-' fd To B* Of Bfr?t? to VWfa^. b! The War'' Camp Cojjuprtnity .Bervfce | l? ; preparing to1 help :fiouse the many people will -court Co Columbia for tbe Automobile' StovW. March 2IWJ8,, their relatives from oversea has iort Htar Ui the office sw** to be :~rr^.