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CAMDEN CHRONICLE A Weekly Worth While, YOUTHS ixm, Iiiini II, i iiiMggcgatggiii j i iiiiiii, an- Advertisement in The Holiday number of The Chronicle CUBMUUfc N1WI MOT?l The big barn at tbe Hamilton? Oarhartt farm, four miles north of ^Rook Hill, vu burned Thursday la?t with its contents,' which In cluded twelve head of stock, moat* ly brood mares and oolts, about forty ton* of forage and a stock of fine harness. The lose le estimat ed at $10,000, with |S,600 Insur ance, A. R. Brown, a white tenant, who lived om a place' belonging to M. C. Willis, on the southern outskirts of Yorkvllle, died lsst Friday af? ternoon from Injuries sustained by being crushed under a falling tree. The unfortunate man's skull was crushed and he was otherwise hurt. He was about 36 years of age and leaves a widow and five children. A destructive fire occurred In Wlnnsboro early Sunday morning. Among those suffering losses were the Bank of Fairfield, Commercial ,Ciub, J. Q. Davis, real eetate and insurance; j. B. Laval, cotton buy er; Woodmen of the World, Brnest Oladden, furniture; Knights of Py thias, Masonic lodge, McMaster A Co., drugs; The Herald and News, newspaper; Dr. A. O. Quattlebaum, dentist; A. Golden, a negro bar ber; Dr. J. M. Holladay and the Presbyterian church. The total will aggregate $46,000 with $26,000 in surance. Capt. Tl . Hazell Dlcfk, at welf ?kuown and highly esteemed cltlsen of- Sumter, died Thursday after a long illness and after being In a critical condition for several days. Capt. Dick was a native bf Sumter county and lived there the greater part of his life, although he lived In Alabama for several years after the war, where he was engaged in cottQn planting, and in Columbia for more than twenty years. 1 He was well known throughout the State. Soma small boys found In a mill ?rice on Reedy river near Green ville Tuesday a monster, which has precipitated something of a riot, 'wherever it has been exhibited to day. The reptile ' Is evidently a member of the Iguana family, of the specie? designated as Iguana tuberculata. It Is a repulsive look ing lizard with a high dorsal-fring ed rlVlgo and a very large dewlali. The monster measures something over flfty-fiVe inches in length. {Authorities in biology have been called into consultation, and 'kfter imuch study, have pronounced it ad Iguana tuberculata, but . they are unable to explain the presenoe fc>f the strange reptile In this Mo tion of the country. 80 far as can "be* learned one has never before been found. Mrs. Nancy Wilson, aged 10ft years and 9 months, died Thursday at her home, near Central after a brief tllnedft. Mrs. Wilson was the widow of Robert Wilson, who died mora than a quarter of a cen tury ago. , She Was a native of old Pendleton, moving to the Centred community sixty years ago. in her (young days, at Pendleton, she was an intimate friend of the Cal houus, and in her latter days sfce delighted to tell reminiscences of john ?. Calhoun. She was a Miss Hopkins, member of a family prom inent in the Pendleton section a century or more ago. She had been a member of the Methodist phurch eighty - seven years, and bad she lived till February would have been 106' years oldj Lawrence Robertson, the nagre who is chargsd wfth breaking the ? Mock of the Seaboard switch . at Swansea on the night of Nor. 5th, causing the wreck of train No. 129, and the death of engineer Prltch ard, of Augusta, and the serious woahding of his fireman, has ?been ' removed to the state peniten tiary frdm the Lexington Jail. Two other negroes, fanat Strother, of Lexington and George Jamison, of near Swansea, have been arrested,] In connection with the crime, and are now in the Lexington county jail. Both Strother and Jamison are preachers. Strother waa at the home of Robertson on t&o night of the wreok. and fust w&at lie knows about the affair ha* not been di vulged bjc the authorftlee. it is exacted, however, that he knows something that will hare an impor \ tant bearing on the ease when the trial cornea off. MASON* BANQUJW. ? A special meeting i?d an oylUr p upper was held at Masonic Hal* by the Mmom Friday night. The iumUt degree wm conferred upon two candidates during the after noon. Elghty-flre Muou war* pre sent. Daring the. mating solos were rendered by George Rhame, Ernest Zemp and J. Shannon. Jr., W. J. Dawes presided at the piano. The Mason# who hay? been raised during the present Masonic year were prssented with Masonlo ap rons by the lodge. Dr. P. L. Zomp one of the past masters of the lodge, made the preeentatlon speeoh Past Master W. J, Corbett and Dis trict Deputy J. BL Wallace address ed the Masons who have been rals ed during the year, their subjects being "What is Expected of a Ma son" and "A Mason's Duty towards Masonry." The following received aprons: J. K. Smith, H. O Brown. J. M, Smith, B. C, Zemp, T. L. Lit tle, Hiram Nettles, I. Q. Hough. T. D. Ancrum, J. D. Foster, C. J. Shan non. Jr., Willis 8heorn, K. A. Brown, H. M. Fincher, M. C. Kirk land. J. R. Ooodale, 8. Beleos, James Team. After the supper several of the veteran Masons were called on for speeches by the wor shipful master, Dr^R. T, Ooodale, who presided. During the afternoon Rev. H. B. Browne was thanked for the inter est he bad manifested in the or der while pastor of the Methodist church here, and Jit was the desire of the lodge that he be returned to Camden. Kersbaw lodge No. 29 has 164 members and is one of the most prosperous lodges in the state. The members of the lodge are contemplating erecting a $16,000 temple In the near future. The officers for the ensuing yeat will be elected during the first week in December and will be installed later* when the annual banquet will be held. The lodge will celebrate ltB centennial next year. Southern Corn Show. The Southern Bell Telephone Co. is convinced that the Southern Corn flliow to be held in Atlanta, Dec. *5th, 6.th, 7th and 8th by the At lanta Chamber of Commerce, will do a great oeal to encourage di versified farming and fortify the state against the ravage* of the 'boll weevil. It Is desired that 'each county be represented at the Southern Corn Show by exhibits, and by sending a strong "Boys' Gorn Club." We hope yon will at* tend the show; also, that you will 'discus* it and It'* great) object* Vrlth your neighbors and. friends, 'that the interest of the entire state will be aroused and this en terprlce' made a great sucosss. T. Sedden Bruce, Jr.,. Manager. Conclusive Argument. - Some unscrupulous persons had been selling bibles to negroe* with all the characters In them repre sented by negroes' pictures Instead fef whites' faces. Uncle BJphrum had heard of this and was dlscue gtng the matter with one of his neighbors. "Well," he said, "some of dem desolplta mout ? her been nigger* ? dey was fond of fish In' and takln' dey res'; but I know dat Peter, nsbbsr wus no nigger." "How cum you know dat Peter wus no nigger?'' asked his compan ion. "Wellujn," says Unole Bph, slow ly, "if Peter had er been a nigger dat rooster nebber would hev crow ed .three times before Peter'd er got him." And having settled the matter in his mind by this conclu sive argument Uncle Bph refused to buy the fake bible. That ther4 1* a standing reward of $1,000, offered by the Federal Government for the toonvlctlon of a person in the United 8tates court for robbing the malls, while being conveyed! on 4 mall car or train, ii the statement said to have been made by Postoffic* Inspector O. M. Sutton, of Atlanta, Qa. This state ment was published in connection wl(h a new* Item relative to_ the holding up and robbing of the 'mall clerk on the ' Atlantlo Coast Line in' Columbia late Friday night. The Atlanta article also state* that, ao oordlng to dispatch*#, this robber **cur*4 15,000 from th* registered mail poach. / ? . O turk. you who strutted the summer away. Abundant attention you're getting today. We praise you beyond oil the bird or fowl kindt Our feelings to you are with favor Inclined. We thanks, too , give for you. O creature of pride* And all the fruits of the season beside* though slighted you were, In the days that are past, Attention long due ybu are getting at last. ?Arthur jr. Burdick, to Sunset Magaahm MATRIMONIAL WAVE, Record of Marriage License* Issued Recently at Probate Office. A matrimonial wave seemed to have struck Kershaw county last week. Five licenses were issued on Saturday laBt ? four of the cou ples being married by the Probate Judge. Those who. have recently secured licenses are: White. Mr. Beverly MIkell, Charleston, and Miss Margaret Eldredge, Cam den. y Mr. ' Alex Branham and' Miss Ed na Ray, West Wateree. Mr. Orover Truesdell and Miss Ruble Crowe, Kershaw county. 'Mr. Jl H. Marsh and Miss" Etta DuBruhl, Kershaw county. Mr. Lewis Crossland and Miss Olllo Tharpe. Mr. John K. Smith and Miss Li la Boykin, Logoff. Mr. Claude Paulkenberry and Miss Ella Gay, Kershaw county. Mr. A. L. Parker and Miss Irene Self, Kershaw county. Mr, Dal ton Ooff and Miss Etta >?. Hornsboy. Mr. Lewis Roberts and Miss Min nie R. Lever, Kershaw county. ' Mr, Robert Humphreys and Miss Mattle Harrison, Camden. Colored. Walter Hammond and Sallna Cor rle Bell IVuesdell. Lawyer Stewart and Lottie Brc(wn. \ Son Sowell aad Pearly McLane. Russia Curry and Elisabeth Le wis. ? John Pickett and Alonma Trues fdsll. Thomas Brisbane and Rachael Burch. Leslie Chesnut and Nellie Jones. Robert Anderson fend Es telle Jackson. Joe Hall and Jane Branson. David Branson and Janette Truss dell. Mnrdock Murley and Amanda Ber fry. ? Monument To Be Uaveiled. We are In receipt ofron invita tion from the monument commis sion <4 the unveiling of the memo rial to the South Carolina Women of the Confederacy at Cblumbia on Dec. 4. Hon. Jossph W. Barnwell will be Um( orator of the day. This Is ths first monument to bs raised by n state or community, or thru public subscription, to the women. It was designed by P. Wjf ' RSicM* New Use Neckwear. Xi;v The Mleeee Gerald have just re ceived a new line of fancy neckwear 'consisting of oollarettes, side ruf jfles, eto., which they Invite you to oall and Inspeot TOM FEIiDER INDICTED Atlanta > Attorney Charged With Bribery by Grand Jury, Newberry, s. C., Nov. 27. ? Solici tor Cooper handed to the grand ju ry* In general sessions eourt today tin Indictment on three counts, charging bribery against Thomas B. Felder, an Atlanta attorney, the al legation being that he made offers of .stock and money lb October, of 1906, to Herbert H. Evans, of New berry, who was then Chairman of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Dispensary, to procure Br ans' influence toward securing or ders for liquor from the dispensary for a 'wholesale liquor house which it !? alleged Felder was then organ ising. it is alleged) that Felder first; offered Evans stock in his li quor Gonfpany} to the) par value of $50,000, that he> later offered him sfcoQk la this concern to the par value of $280,000 and that he final ly offered Evans fSSO.OO^ "in law* ful money of the tynlted States."; The indictment follows an inves tigation conducted for several months past by the dispensary wind Ing-up commission at the urging sf Gov. Blease. Governor Blease was in the cpu.rt room when ,the Indict Bient was handed out. Th4 wit nesses sworn to go before the grand Juryf are Gov. Blease and for mer dispensary directors, John B. Towlll and L W. Boykin. Towill and Boyktn were members of the board when Evans was chairman. Solicitor Cooper also handed to the grand jury * certain letter, the text of which was recently furnish ed to the press by Qov. Blease, purporting to be from Felder, and chiding Evans for indifference to ward ant offer by Felder which Fel der thought highly advantageous to Evans. At H o'clock this afternoon the grand jury took a recess until 1 8 o'clock without giving any intima tion *4 to how it would deal with the Felder indictment. Recently a warrant charging Felder with brl "bery was sworn ouft in Newberry *by B..F. Kelly, then secretary of the dispensary winding-up commis sion and placed in the hands of Sheriff Buford of this county for service. But Gov. Jos. M. Brown of Georgia refused to honor the re quisition tor Felder, issued to the Sheriff by Go{. Blease. ?l?t Wh,t* woman *<> as goLi and cooking. wagee to right party. Ref ??? Address E. D. B06Sck' Boyklne, s. Q. . rVp"Ws*tsd. Cattle an d hogs. Highest mar ? ?? Wanted* Ca, Cam den, S. C. paid for eoiton seed. OAU Or ANIMAL* Article I4VII of Umo*o? OoUef* Olemson College, 8. a. Nor. It ? This Is the time of yes* whtn ev ery furmtr should give special at tention to the care of bis animals. The present heavy frosts have de stroyed the trass la nearly every section of the stste which will ne? uessltate providing agitable feed and shelter for young stock and dairy cows' In order to preveut a heavy, shrinkage In the flesh aud milk and the young animals from becoming stunted. A little negli gence at this time may result In the loss of the feed used tof pro duce the flesh the animals are now cutrylng and make the young ani mals stunted and less profitable for Cut*** feeding. When using pure bred sires ma ny farmers depend too much upon the Introduction or good blood to effect an ij3Rprov*m*&t' Tlhey ap parently forget that the young an imal at ^fcrth possesses all 6f" Its Inherited characters and that the development of these characters Is entirely dependent upon the feed and care givon It, So we find that the else, value, and productiveness In animals are as dependent upon feed and care as upon inheritance. Where grazing crops such as w$&at, oats apd vetch, barley, rye, and1, rapst were sown a month or six weeks ago the cost of wintering young stock and keeping them in good condition would be materially reduced, but where no grazing is available a liberal amount of oats or corn and wheat bran should be fed to colts and calves, while pigs shoi)ld be fed on corn and tankage at th<4 rate of one part corn to six parts of tankage or wheat midd lings if no skim milk or cowpeas or soy beans are available. It is not too late yet to sow gracing crops for early spring grazing in this itftate If the farmers In the. state who are anxious to obtain the greatest" possible revenue fro mi the feeding of their animals and are not famil iar with the bedt methods of mak ing up rations will write to Clem son College st&ting tHe amount and kinds of toed they have, we will gladly advise them of the proper amounts and combinations to feed most profitably to all classes and fcges of animals. At the Farmers' Short Course which opens at Olemson College early in January as thorough train ing as the time will permit will be given in the. most economical methods of feeding and improving animals and In judging and select ing them. Worse ud Worn. "Did you erer notice," said Wal t?r Qrlmw, "how a (allow, when hm one? gets' bailed up' and says tfce wyoag thins, has a tendency to gat fa deeper and deeper?" "A friend was' first tailing me of hla experience la attending a re ception la Indianapolis some time ago. During the propria* of (he function an elaborately gowned wo man sang (or the gveets. Her rolee Wasn't anything to brag on, and my friend, who Is rery plain spok en, turned to a meek - looking lit *!? man sitting at his ijlgfctl ? and , asked la a low roioe: ' "Who was that old hen that has Just squawk ed for net" " That,' replied the man address ed, 'Is my wife.*" "My fiflend gasped. 'Oh, b-b-b beg your pardon/ he stuttered. " 'She's really a rather nice look ing woman and I know she'd sing beautifully) If she made a better se lection of her music. Who do you suppose erer wrote a rotten song like thatT" " 'I am the author of that song,' replied the meek - looking little man." ? Lou 1st! He Times. FOR ? 419 acres of wood and timbered laai* S miles south- oast of Camden. This land Is divided Into two tracts, jae tract containing 110 acres, the other tract 100 aerea. Will be sold as * whole or la seperate tracts. Two tenant koasea on land, also new bora a?d stableo. Adjoining this laad la a ekarok and good pab llo school/r r -*1 ' r. .p-. ;? Easy terms to parohsser. O. p. DuBOSB. Agt. Messrs. J. W. and J. JE. Stokes and Bllas Blackwell .of Bethune, ware la Camden Friday lnst ? -i MR. defcOAOH AS JVIXm* Uudw Mm Hwwlm High (M? |>iinM7nt frtun J iwrll Umt? The following specie! sent oat from Barnwell appeared In the New* and Courier Saturday lMt: "On November It, the laat day of the Rpeelal terra of Court of Com mon Pleas for this oounty, the Baro* well Bar Assoelatloh passed the fol* lowing resolutions upon ths aerrloee *Of W. B. deLoache, Bsq.? who pre* s'.dsd as special Judge* "Whereas, the llarnwell Bar As sociation felt the ueorti?^y, In the Interest of the litigating upon the calendars, of having a special term of. the court, and suoh term was ordered by the Chief Justice, and the Hon, W. B. DeLoaohe kindly consenting to act as speolal judge for said court, was duly commission ed by his excel lenoy, the governor, and the said court has been held to the entire satisfaction of the Bar and the litigants. Now be It "Resolved, by the Barnwell Bar Association, in regular session as sembled, that we extend our sin-* cere thanks to Mr. DeLoache for his having consented to hold said term, and for his unswerving cour tesy and ability in the performance of his duties as said special judge. "Ftortheir resolved, That we com mend him for the Impartiality and uniform kindness which he has ex hibited towards all parties before tfaid Court, and for the clearness dfl his charge* to the Jury and his rulings, and the dignity with which he has presided over Bald court. "Further resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to Mr; DeLoache as a tribute from the , Barnwell Bar, and that the same be Inscribed' In the minutes 'of- this Court as a permanent record of service well performed and the ap preciation of this Bar of such ser- . vices, and we bespeak for him a fcuture of distinguished success. "Further resolved. That the res olution* be submitted to the news papers, with the jrequest that the same be. published, in order that the public may be advised of the deep appreciation of the dlstinbt ability in which said services, have ; been so well performed." A Good Day at} IJhora HilL Last Sunday ?was a day of great interest at Thorn Hill Baptist Church in Buffalo Township, i This church was organised about 6ne year ago with .sixteen members. >lt has a membership of fifty. Last Hunday the ordination of fire deacons took plaee. The pas tor, Her. B. O. Thompson, was as ?lstedl In these services by Rev. C. R. Carnes and Rev. J. A. Williams. Those ordained deaeons are: Met ers. J. G. Faulkenberry, A. 1. {Faulkenberry, A. R. Rough, W. T. Catoe and D. O. Catoe. Though young thle is one of the beet chuichea in Kershaw county. < ? After the services a marriage ceremony was performed by the pais tor. The contracting parties were Mr. Charles T. Faulkenberry audi Miss Ella Oay. A Correction. The typee made us say last wook : j that Dr. F. M. Zemp's lnoome was $16,990 and that the oounty got $169.90 income tax from him. This is a ' mistake. Dr. Zemp says hie income is only $600 and the coun ty gets only $1 Income tax frofen Him. He eays he regrets that the amount was an error, and would bo only too glad if 9b were! true. Bxcarsfton Bates Via Bonthm Btjr* To Washington, D. 0., account of National Rivers and Harbors Con gress. Tickets will be on sale Deo* ember 2 to 6, inclusive, limited &>. reach original starting point ie- . turning not later than midnight of December 19th, 1911. To Atlanta, Oa., account South ern International Poultry Associa tion. Tickets on sale December 9 .and 10, limited to reach original Starting point returning not later than midnight of December 19th. } To Atlanta, Oa., account South em Corn Bhow^ Tickets wlUbo on ?ale December Ird to 8th, inclusire, limited to reach original starting point not later than midnight ^of December If, 1911. For Information as to rates, tick gg| eta* call Oft neareet ticket