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Social and Personal News Bf MU? LouUe Nol*l?? , Hiurttgftneoi a Mr? 0 II lyenoir have un Mr 7 St- ontf.ge.nent ? *?* S#??2w Margaret. to Mr.Krank Arm d?ttghter, wwllne to t*ko "u, h. ?>rly aummer. 4U I W p ,,.,,1 will !>'? Of cordial Interest -"'21 A* owing to the PC S o" M ?* ?X- """ ** rinuchtcv of Mr. and Mr? fl H pwf^SiS atv, to ** U'"?.,r' au(i obarmlDg 1" maimer. Mut Luate of Wlntbrop College una 1" L'tbf ? ^csentatlvc of that tn?.l ' ? Since her graduation a few "aeo she has bold a portion at wWkh sh<' "" "S* U orlglually from a n where bAa parents now cuWm?r toT l,lcteo??cow?t>' and Sg ???? ln hl,th " ? nil who know him. ? MwTltomh Kntertaius. Tll0 Wednesday afternoon bridge Club recently organised bad an un usually delightful meeting thi* wc<* im Mrs A. KarOsh n>< hostess. An . ? foil on the 22nd. the decora frho diito roll on uu Hons and favora were la honor 0? Chiton's birthday. **? ??*? Zm a bo. of stationery was won E Mrs. HarryWan*. and MS* Henate 5U;. of the club r<>ee4ved a bo> of Marthfl WushJoffton oaady. while the cona tion. ? WasWx?#tou tablet, weut MLss Rosalie lllock. After the game the hostess "C^'J delicious rrfreAments consiatlnR satml course with Hot coffee, flowed; bv sweets. In these the traditional' cherry tree, cherries and hatchet were effectively canried out. In a very pteMr tag manner. : tho favors wero w* Hatchets and buncbe-< of candy cher rlos. ? "1 "Let There 8e,I4*M?" WiioO the drive for \**9gg& %*] hospital was put on, or possibly bof or l. the Masons of Oomflen County said. MWt there be light, an4| to make this possible and ana an UJjgfl surod fact, rtioy <*|i*JNSH^E3 a handsome Contribution sufficient to cover the cost of lighting the I Pltul. a donation amounting to fgJM And what u gift eoutfl lmve been inorol acceptable? cause fJod said. "Let there be Light and it was lie that i>ut It into the heart* of the mnrbors^of tbu Masonic I order to do 'this kindly act foi their follow man. Tennyson says* I "Ring In the valiant man . iu?U f WM tho larger heart, the klndUei p ..J Kliig out the darkness of tbe lnndl >|et Willi Mrs. Hiraeh. Tho Bethel Aid Society met with Mrs. flus XlirKcb laat Thuraday. Tbe usual ca?n* of bridge was couverte<l into "Hearts" being .Valentine Pay ?b< after several jolly games. Miss RoKalle Bloc-U was declared champion. Mrs. Loo Schenk won the consolation and Mis* Henrietta Jarccky, of Richmond. Va.. received the guest's prize. . A salad course was nerved followed by vat os and coffee. The refrosh monts carrlod out the heart scheme. Mrs. Mary Dl Ciregori. of Cleve land O. Is the mother of tbirty-one children, thirteen of which are ll\lng. | Majestic Theatre PROGRAM TODAY. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 24 William S. Hart In "WHTtfE OAK" And Ix>yd Hamilton in ' ROIilNSON CRUSOE. JR." A Mermahl Comedy ATI RDAY, FEBRUARY 25 A^M-latcd first National Presents Charles Ray in "TWO MINUTES TO GO" Ami a now episode of ?WHITE RAGLE" With Rath Roland MONDAY AND TUESDAY February 27th and I) W Griffith Presents "WAY DOWN EAST" li's a sliixple story of plain folks uncommonly well ^<|one Admission Matinee Night 7tV Matinee 3 ]> nt Night 8pm WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY Marrh 1 st and 2nd Mac Murray in "PEACOCK ALLEY" lV'.rr?ok ? I ley in a lane just around the corner from Primrose Path Admission 35c to all COM! NO SOON "Three Lire Ohitti" "The Girl From God's C miry" ,r "Jitrt Around Th? CWK^ "A Homespun Vamp" "Tfce Pun of nmjiUwr PERSONAL MENTION Misa M. K. Gerald refcurmnl Sunday from a two weeks trip to tho northern market* v * Miss ftilaiue A. Osborne, of Charles toWn, W. Va., la again with Miss M K Gerald, a * mllLiuer thU ^acon. Jfttwrs. Karl lt\*ek and MjoBrldt' i>nW>?. from the University of South ?a*oUuu were week-eud quests of Mr. tieorgo WitUtowsky who came over for tho week-end. , MiKs Kthfl lUivlwnore will return to hor home in Camden, H. <\. tomor row after a five weeks visit to Mr :iud Mrs N O Head. Miss llirchinoro has been one of tho season's ipreltiest visitors. ? Charlotte Observer. "Mr aud Mrs M Itaruch went to Georgetown Inst week to attend the funeral of Mr. Ilaruch's aunt, Mrs, Sampson, who was a prominent and highly est e<nnetl woman of that olty. Mr. Joseph B. Croelcer, who has hern spending the greater part of tho win tor in Boaton, Jiaa returned to CJamdeu. Ho w^s iuvoiupq.nied by his brother. George lT Croeker aud friend* Arthur H. Allay, bot'lir of Boston, who will siVnd several ^weeks \v I Mi him nt his Uftiae near I*akevie\v. Mr. and Mrs. William A. McKlnney. of Biugharapton, N. Y., who are regular Winter visitors to Camden, arrived the firet part of the week for the reiuutu dt$. of reason. .>|rs. Thos,' ,7. Kirkland. of Camden, is visiting relatives iii Yorkvllle. ? i York Rnqulrer. ? Aufljotuicemefit Party I , Jf.,.iS)9kcney Zcmp was an a ' ajblc.. ho&iftjw at a lovely Valentino party Saitifday afternoon. Her guest* incijflded t^e Thursday afternoon brldgfe cl^bj, with one extra table, which a^taOdatcd Mrs. Rufus Thurmah, of Chjprnw, Misses Nancy Lindsay, Kath ctine Wallace and Margaret Lenoir. Cnpu> it i fined su(premo?tu the rooms that were lovely in tlieir valentine decorations. . Red and white hearts tVerjp ev^xywhere in evidence, ana spvipgV early colors In profusion. The air seemed 'filled with sentiment and romance and everything suggested an lnf<^&irig 'secret to bo disclosed. Sure enough .when cards Were laid aside Blica/betfc, 'the lovely little daughter of Mr and Mra J B Zenxp, came in with the favors ? a valentine for each gtiestiV These were cupids holding a folded paper, containing the following interesting announcement : "Margaret Leridit^? Frank Armstrong." .At the extra table Mrs Rufus Thur man won thv prl'/e, a box of camly and a. pretty reminder of the occasion was presented to. the honor guest, Miss Lenoir. The hostess served a salad course wit-li hot coffee and tin* valentine idea was effectively tarried ont in every thing. r? . ~ ' ,w i Sumter Defeats Camden. The Camden High School wen^lown in defeat before the fast 8umte^=tive Wednesday afternoon after one of the hardest fou#ht games ever played ou the local court. ,,/t'ijuat one team tlien the other lead liy ope Held goal and the lirst half ende<Oi2 to 12. It was just in the jHast minutes of the game that Sumter aedtfett "goals from the middle of the eourt.&nough to put them ahead. JJoth t earns played good defensive basket ball but missed easy baskets with great frequency.' Boykln and Ivlrkland starred offensively for Cam den, fcrthle doLoaah and Evans played jam up defense. Burnet playing hLs fipst game of tlie season played -well but' showed lack of training.. Wright and "Wray played weirfor Sumter, the latter being eaweptionally fl no on shots from long distance, Camden Sumter Boykin 12 Creen 5 Klrkljijj/I K ?.. - ? I *h? rnllor Burnet Wright 7 Evans 2 Blanding deLoaclt ?* Wray H Camden 22 Sumter 25 Substitutions : Camden none, Sum ter. Crowde 2 for Ohnndler. \ 4 " Hy registering 100 bullseyes out of a possible 200, Miss Sarah Louise Hoofer, a .student in the military de5 [uirtmcnt of the Pottsville, Pa., Iligh School is credited with tho highest rifle record in the United States. of New York Is Now Open at 1818 Broad Street Oarpden, So. Carolina Nefir The Kirkwood Hotel Same Location as last Year. Srart Hand-Made Millinery, Sweater., Ho.i.ry, Norehi.., tHM," ii.fl i*n INCRKANE IN OOtTON AORKAUF Nnuin h UvMttM lii Food *nd Fred Crops, 8?>n Ashix-UUou. t'nlumbia, Feb. Ji. Convinced. they say. that an increase in cottou acreage thlt* year Would bo absolutely ruinous to tltO stute, otlUlals of the South CViro Una pulsion of the Aqofrieuu Cottou Association yesterday issued a state iltettj sett in;: forth tho facts in the lltiution, as tiny see them, anil urging every interest in South Carolina to unite in an effort to hold tite ucreage clown at least to that of 1921.. Aifurther reduction would bo strongly advisable i the association says. Tour major reasons are gtyeii by the association why the aereage should not be itt^N?iK^ and it says there ure numerous minor reasons. The four major ones are: "First- -Ait -increase in cottou aero- j age would cheapen ail eollaterai held )>y Southern bank*. "Second ? Cnder boll ttCAxil condiv Hons an increase fir acreage inoitn3'nn increase ii\ possible disaster by the boll 'weevil. "Third ?An increase in cottou acre ago means a decrease in food and -feed crop*. I.et's make the Southern farm self-sust ninlng before we again, under take to raise a sitrplus.of cotton. "Fourth ? Aftei'j bearing the hrunt of detiatlon neither onr bankers mer chants nor farmers are itv opposition to tlnanee a large . crop. Under exist ing conditions we oug^t not to run the risk of a crop failure and thus embar asss banks, m or charts and farmers. Plant only inch a crop as can be. fi nanced' \$llh notnfciaratlve case." '' The association in it's ,stntuinf>i>c takes tho -view ythat, while "a large acreage thl<* year would not. by any means insure a large crop. It would certainly very greatly Repress the price for the next eight or nine months any way. If we. over produce prices will t>e ruinous; if we over plant nud the boll weevil rei>cats her 1921 perfor mance, ruin is certain. Either way you look at it onr only salvatiou IfT in a very small acreage.** The association says that it feels It f 0.1)6 Its duly to sound this note,. of warning to. the farmers of the state and it reraiud9 them that "it is bet ter to bo safe than sorry." ? Dr. J II Johnson, of Rock Hill, presi dent, and T.ouis I. Gulon, of Tasgoflf, vice president and manager/ of the as sociation said yesterday that they had received letters from bankers. 'mer chants and farmers in every section of the state urging that every step pos slide be taken to prevent nt? increased acreage With the disaster that it would alnrosrt certainly bring ' ? Dinner Guests Robbed. Deal, N. J.. Feb. A dinner party at the home of Mrs. Sr II. R<>l>ciiso$ was intern^pted Saturday night by a masked bandit, who was admitted by the hostess, and at the point of a revolver robbed her of a handbag which she told tlio^ police contained Jewelry valued ut $50,000, stripped her four guests ? of their valuables and escaped'. ; "j Assurance. . The woman who was doing her mar keting was* difficult to please. 8he had overhauled everything In the shop and insisted on getting the stock at a eent a pound ^cheaper than the market price, and now It! was a question of | , "Are you quite rfhre these eggs nre fresh?" she nuked. "Thoy nre. madam.*' "Will you guarantee theuiV j "I will, madani." ""But how am I to know that you know that they are fresh?" My dear lady," replied the exhausted shopman, with decisive emphasis, "if you will kindly step to the telephone and ring up our farm, jou will hear the hens that laid the eggs still cack ling." SHE LOOKS SO WELL AND HAPPY SHE THE lUC'lf, RED BLOOD. THE SIGN OF HEALTH, SHOWING IN* ITEK IjOYELY C HEEKS Hymr women have naturally beattti fill complex ions that tell you there rs plenty of richness In their Mood. Their figures 'become well formed, stflfcple, rounded and graceful. Those nro t Tie results of i ich, red hlood, and plenty of it. There is no need of lx>ing thin and m rawnj* from i>oor hlood. (Jet a few bottles of <;nd??'s I'epto-Mangan '?take It with your inealn for n few week*. It will give you plenty of re<l blood. By hulldlng up the blood,. Von give the entire "By * torn a chance to re store itself naturally, ami that briug* natural Woom and beauty and all the effects and Joys of good h&Uth. (Jet Oude'a Pepto-Mangan at your drug gist's lo liquid or tablet form. ? Adref tUeraenf. I * MKK. LAURA NKTTLKS DRAB IMovrd Camden Woman Die# of Aulo- ? ?>' mobile Injur Irs in Mori da. "A narrow home, but very still ll secui eth; ? ? A silent homo, no stir of tumult hero ; Who wins that pillow of UO sorrow dreameth, No whiriiug echoes Jar her sealed ear. ; The tired lvtnd* lie very culm und quiet, * The weary feet no more hard paths will tread; The great world may revolve in clash and riot To its loud summon* liaps heart i uor hedd. A narrow home, hut Car beyond It Ueth The hind whereof nO mortal lli>s ean toll, Wo strain our eyes as the spirit flieth ; - . Our fancy loves on heaven's bright hills to dwell. ' ' , jGod shuts the door no angel" lt)> un closes, Tbe.v whom Ohrist raised no word of gnldnnce said; Only the cross speaks where Our dust reposes ; "Trust Him who calls unto His refit our dead !" The remains of Mrs, Laura 11. Nettles who was killed in Clearwater, Florida ou tho night of tho 1 Ith arrived In Camden Friday evening and was car ried to tho homo of 1mm- daughter, Mrs, John ?S. Lindsay. The fuflorat services were solemnlxed from the Baptist churOh at 11 O'clock Saturday morn big. the Hev. Fdwln .Muller, I). I)., of the Presbyterian church and the Uov. W. II Hodges, of the Methodist church officiating, the following act ed an pall Itcarers,. Messr*. J. II. Clyburu, U. T. Goodalo, It. Ji. Del.oache, W. Koblu Zomp, M. Haruch, and DivS. F. llrasltfglon. The church was j^Uetl' with sorrowing friends and she was laid to rest In . the old .Quaker cemetery under a mound of flowers attest lug the love and esteem In which slnvwus hold In her bon?c town, and also beautiful floral tribute's coming from Florida, and, from absent friends in near-by lowqs and cities. We quote the follow ing .personal tribute from a long article on the distressing occurrence in the Clearwater, Flu., Fvening #uu : ' "Clearwater was shocked this. morn ing to learn that Mrs. I. aura Net tles, 6 d years of age, was struck, by a Ford at about 11 :15 lust night -while crossing the stredt near her home, tho Brwrti apartments, on South Foil Harrison avenue, and died at . one o'clock this morning in the Morton Plant hospital wfoexo she had beeu taken. Dr. N. K,- MlgneUs attended the injured woman promptly but she was beyond help. It was said her skull vrtts ' {pictured by striking the curl) in ,'tt?e;vfaH. i "'.phe Ford that struck Mrs. Net tles was <driveu by Luther I>avls, a young muu of about 2tf years. Mr. Davis claims that tho headlights of a big car that was approaching blinded him until ho could see nothing, that he pulled bver to the curt) on his side of the street and had slowed down to a very slow speed. When his car struck Mrs. Nettles he was not aware of what be had hit. He stopped and rendered all possible asslstonoe. Mr. Davis said he had .signalled tho big car to dian its ights ; several times but they tfpuld'not respond. "Donald; Al'vord drove up Just after the accident and K is stated that he took the Injured woman to the hospital in his cah' Mr. Davis also went to the hotfpitql and offered to do unything ii? his power to assist. Mrs. I.aura Nettles, whose sudden calling to the great beyond, has filled oUr residents with sorrow, was not a stranger in this rfty. For many years she had been coming to Clear water. and loved this place devotedly. She had numerous friends w<ho admir ed her sweet character and unselfish desire to hel)> others. She spent yes terday aftornoon with Mrs. T. A. Spivey who is confined to her room with a severe cold. The two had i>lan-j Tit'u to 155? Cuwu ivniti' a I luo Capitol theatre last night. After sending the entire afternoon witih Mrs. Spivey during which time Mrs. Nettles made u r.umber of remarks con cerning tl)C future life and said she did not know how soon we, might be called, she said goodbye promising to come back whenever Mrs. Spivey need ed her. "Mr. and Mrs. Warren fluy. special friends of Mrs. Nettles, invited her to ride homo after the show in their car and It was in crossing the avenue from the car to her rooms in the , Brush Apartments that she was struck by the car, her head being thrown |*a gainst the <*urb, causing concussion of the brain, from which she died. "Mrs. Nettles was the mother of W. i II. Houston's flrl*t wlf4* and had lw>on : devoted to her Krand-dnuchtet*, Miss r^iura Houston, and grandson. J. T. Houston. The former being with her and the grandson remaining in Cam den. S. C." A Coming Marriage. / - ? Mr. I, \V fio.tkin lias is*'i?Ml Invitn tiotiH to The marring of Ills daughter. Sarah Hamilton, to Mr. McGowan Holmes, of Charleston. on Tuesday ' evening, February 2S, at 0 o'clocJc. tho oormnony to ho ?olomnlzod at I'lno fJrovo, the Hoykln country homo. MIm Hoykln Is one of tho County** most admired young womon with many graces of character ami winning charms that have made her' a social favorite ami a wide circle j>f friend* throughout South Carolina will ho In terested in tfie event. Mr* Holmes Is one ? of Charleston's young business wefT and taror ably known, ? retefan of the World' War and .distinguished for bin gal lantry. ? ? ir Automatic Refrigerators Save Foods we recommend and guarantee the AUTOMATIC - flladlv ? '? ' . ? ; i'-;:: . (? ..'???? ' - If we could show you the true worth of an Automatic : % .... ' w y v ? how it protects the food your family eats ? this re frigerator would be your choice. If we could show you and explain the Bight Walls of insulation in the Automatic? rdemonstrate how it saves ice bills ? -this refrigerator would be your choice. If your family physician would assure you (as he . . V. : ? ?" ? . ' ' g y ? /V i.( . would) that the Automatic standa intjpection-^THIS , REFRIGERATOR WOULD BE YOUR CHOIC& 1 *?. . >?'.? j . ? ; - ?" I , ? *- 1 t ij - v . --V It, ' \ . if'. V f ' .*..1 - ? ?>.??? ???-J ? ^ -t- ? - ? ? - :? May we have the plea ?u re of showing you the AutO ? 1 . ... ? . '? .. i , : i * > * ' ? *? ? - matic? . We are demonstrating them every hour, and you are welcome even if you are not buying a refriger ator Vight now. You will be much interested in the Automatic Water Cooling System, too. ?fp| p '??? ? . " ' . . '? " ' ? The Home Furnishing Co. Phone 46 Camden, S. C. Automatic Refrigerators Save Ice ? i ? . , i ? .. Second Week Jurors. *' S. W. Failo Kershaw Z. L. Broughton ? . Kerdha/w Hi B. Workman Westville C. F. Muhn Bettrane Ray F. Gregory Kershaw If. K. Hulictt ... Camden J. N? M?Leod Camden ? W. J. Stokes Lucknow ? H, %4. Catoc ; Jefferson J. B. Marshall : Cnraden L. J. Faulkouberry Kershaw R. C. Jones ; Liberty Hill B. C. Goff .Camden J. E. Joffers ... Blaney M. H. Herman - ? Camden L. S. Davidson Xtomden Andrew Brautuini ....... Lu goff j. n. uiemeni* . .... " Hiu J. J. Young ? Cassatt I>. C. Catoe .. Kershaw N. I). Baxley, . Camden' A rihur Bradley Camden (J. C. Truesdell Westville M. f>. KcJly - I/ugoff B. J. Trueadell . >Ve?tvilIe W. H. Drakeford Camden Ben Threatt Camden G. W. Sow ell ? Kershaw John T. Nettles Camden T. E. Goodale Camden W. K. West Kershaw W. C. Cureton Camden W. <3. Nicholson Camden .1. W. 25. Hearon ... CasSatt G. L. Blackwell Chmden E. I). Barfield Lugoff Finding social life too Inactive, Mrs. Nonnun Whlteliouse, of New York City, has purchased an interest in a large leather manufacturing concern. GOES TO NULM A, ALABAMA Tbfl Rev J. P, linker Resigns as Pastor 5 In Rack HUI . ?? ? ? * s .... . .. . - , Hock IJill, Feb IfO ? Baptists through out the state will be interested in the 'announcement that the Kev J P Talk er has resigned the yastorntc of the First Baptist Church bete to accept the pastorate of the First Baplst Church, - Kelma, Alabama., one o ? the niost im portant churches in tho Southern Bap tist Convention . He -goes to fete mw field April J. During his four year* pastorate here, >fr Tticker has seen, the membership of the chutvli mom than double, while Sunday School at tendance has jjrowu from 300 to nearly 700. A handsome $150,000 edifice has been built with ample Sunday school accommodations. The church (property 1ft' worth $175,000 and ull .departments are well organized. Mr. Tucker is one of the ablest minister* of tho. denomi nation and his many friends of all tie nominations here regret that he is J:o /care. FOB ALDERMAN WARD FOUg I hereby announce myself an a can didate for Alderman of the City of Camden fioin Ward Four. E. C. ZWMV A Ruby and Diamond double horseshoe Pin, "be tween the Kirkwood and the > Hobkirk Inn. A Reward of $25.00 will be paid to finder if OFFICE OF HOB - - ? ? ?_ - . . .* . ' :