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JOB PRINTING ^ " 1,1 '"-'j 1 - ? ii ? " __ \ r^? \ NDMHKH 11*. .1! II I , ttOUTH QAHOI4NA. JANUARY ll>. una. VOLUME! XXKUU i'.vs - MASONIC BANQUET WAS I AN QUOTABLE EVENT "" *y ?$! i NKMBJCKfl W ANOWKT OKUKH CABJiUU> OUT IJVTKlii fH.Nt; PROGRAM WUWA* NI?H*. On Friday last, January la, the * MaBonw of Kwfbftw lod^f No..|$, * hold one Of the moat successful con certs and banquets in the history ot ttie Camden order. Not the least pleasing ^ feature ? of the occasion was tho presence of the ladies, who added considerable charm to the gathering. About 2|6 members and their lady frieuds participated in the good things provided, and all seemed to be well satisfied with the efforts p\?t forward by the or ganising committee for this enter Iain in en t. Indeed, everything had been done on a most lavish scale, the one point that ithe Masons ap ? parently had in view being to make the occasion an impressive and me morable one. That they were suc cessful was evidenced by tho warm! / and enthusiastic reception of each item 7 of the program, * and the, f- healthy . .appetites , which .they ? hroyght to bear upon the abund ance of good things provided at the banquet. The miscellaneous program had' been left in the hands of Mr. W. H, Dawes, and his efforts to pro vide this feature bf the entertain ment were highly successful. i It was very unfortunate that the Grand Master of 8ou>th Carolina,! Hon. Geo. S. Mower, was unable toj , be present on accojunt of sickness. 1 He was scheduled for an address,! and his absence caused considerable ' disappointment. | Miss C. D. Boy kin's opening pia- j noforte solo was executed in bril liant style and evoked considerable r applause. M:r. C. J. Shannon, Jr. j 3rd., has a very promising baritone] voice, and hlsrendering of the sea if song, "The Qea is my Sweetheart, " ] 4|ag Well received. Mr. J. B. Wal-j TJ6 gave an excellent cornet sojo, ' it^vwas followed by Misses Hilda a\ Jfuriel Dawes in a highly amus ing dial j?*?Uled "George Wash I ington.'Vr^Sir young ladies raised considerable laughter, and were ac # corded :* generouB applause at tho conclusion 6t thoi^-pfecer? At*. DuBose chartned her audience I with her song "Over the Sumxfier I Sea," and graciously Responded to a well deserved encore .with "Old Folks at Home." Mrs. DuBose sings with excellent .taste and her rich contralto voice has a. most pleasing effect.. Mr. E. C. Zemp sane "Hap-r py Day" in a most creditable man ner, and was recalled for an encore, ? giving "Silver Threads Among the ? Gold." Mrs. F. H. cjawyer conclud flcd the first pari of tno programme ? with the familiar song, 'Schubert's ?Serenade," and pleused everyono with ber rendition. Mr. G. A. Rhame opened the second part of ?the program with; the song "Miser lere," from "II Trovatore," Ho- was recalled for an encore at its conclu Bion. The violin solo of Mr. ID, P. Truesdell was well received, as was the recitation of Mr. W. 11. Dawes. Btit the "piece de i;e8ifltai\ce" was undoubtedly the "cpon" song of Miss Celeste Mumfortf. >ho accom panied herself on a guitar. This young lady is an tccompjished, art iBt in this class of song, and the audience was not slow in ^showing their appreciation of her talent. She , willingly responded to ' two en cores to the great delight and en k&ent of all present. mbs Maggie Beard is one of Cam | den's "coming" singers ? if she has already "arrived." She great ly pleased her hearers with her "Slave Song" and responded to a wall#" ? ?? g? Mr? L. w. Alsion program with the bass song from "The Bohemian Girl," entitled "The Heart? Bowed Down." The .poctdr possesses a deep rich bass voice, which shows evidences of careful cultivation and his item was ren dered with excellent judgment and tast*?? -though it was apparent he was suffering from cold. At * the conclusion of the concert, the guests eafc^town to the sumptuous basnet the following bf which is the MENU: %fM i' Oysters H biskomme Celery OUv.efl^Pin Moneffl&Ptckies| Roast mm ^Oyster Dressing Green PeasSKiled in Qream ice Cream . Cofree Oranges ^ Nuts BananaB P?rtha?f??trS thta I Slfe?h? | an? served. Ifot , ? DAIRY SPECIAL TO COME THIS WAY III FEBRUARY ? ? ? BOUTHKHN RAILWAY TO HKNU OUT HPKCIAIi IN 1NTKRKHT ' HOVTUKHN DAHilKB. ? ? M , Washington, D. C., January l?J (Special.) ? Realizing tho need of! the South for more and better dai ries and the large profits which can be mad* In that favorable region byf dairymen who will fill the groat demand of the cities for dairy pro-, ducts. President Finlty of the South*, ern Hallway Company, following tha' custom of that company in further ing in every way the growth and development of its territory, baa equipped a Special Dairy Car, which beginning the flrat of February, 1012, will be run over the length and breadth of this great system, spreading the doctrine of more and better oows and, by means of lec tures, demonstrations and exhibits, doing everything possible to- devel op and Improve the dairy industry along its llneB in the Southeastern | States. This Dairy Special will be under the direct supervision of Dr. C. M. Morgan, of Washington, D. C., the Southern Hallway's . Dairy Agent. Dr. Morgan will be assisted by, regular dairymen in conducting the! work,- and from time to time the car will be occupied, by dairy e* perts from the VpVed States De partment of Agriculture, the State Boards of Agriculture from the Agricultural Stations of it hie various 'States along the Southern Railway, the Plan being to have the utmost co-operation ? of all forces for cam paign which will Inevitably result in larger profits and increased pros perity for ?Southern Dairymen thru a better knowledge of their isspecial problems and how to meet them. The Dairy Special is fitted up yith a complete farm dairy, every piece of machinery and apparatus necessary to the economical produc tlon of milk, cream and butter hav ing been installed under the direc tion of Dr. Morgan. There will be a separator, churps, testers, steri liser; asteurlzlng apparatus and ex hibits of various klndB of improved machinery for dairying. On (the w^lla jot thje fcarwlU be charts and large views dealing wth dallry sub ject?, showing the fundamental prin ciples of breeding dairy types, feed ing animals, the care ot dairy catr tie and pictures of famous animals In the dairy world. No ^feature has been oihltted for instruction in better dairying. Thd Special will also have stere opticon lantern and slides, permit ting illustrated lectures at the va rious stops by Dr. Morgan and Jthe other experjts who will accompany the car. Free testilng of milk brought to the Special will be an other important feature bf the work, by means of which practical advice based on actual conditions can be given each man. Oows will be examined and reported' on and instructions as to their care given. Advance schedules of the stops will be prepared and full advertise ment given the train in the towns at which lectures and demonstra? tions are to, take place. Th^ press ; along (the route will be kept inform ed in advance and all possible pub licity secured for the benefit/' of the dairyman.. It is expected that big crowds will be present at these stojfc and everything is being done to give- thorough attention to every detail of the work. Every man interested in dairying in any way should by all means b? present at these free lectures and \isten to the talks, to see the im proved machinery and labor-saving devices and to securq advice on any Industry. EasleiwGaskin. ' | PP At the residence of tho bride's ^parents, Mr. Dozler Easier, of Spar |<tanburg county, and Miss Carrie Oaskins, of. Flat Rock section, in Kershaw county, were married on January 3rd, 1912, by Rev. Jabez j. Ferris, pastor of Kershaw Baptist church, who baptized her about 12 years ago. Miss Oaskln was edur cated at Orangeburg and has taught school for several years. She Is an intelligent and exceptionally fine young ls.dy.\ Tie y**?"r *nan who has won her hand in marriage Is Indeed to ^be Congratulated. A latge number of relatives were in attendance at the matrlage, and it was in evepy way a pleasant and en joyable affair. A bridal dinner followed, and the tables were bur dened under the loads of good things that were prepared. ? Tfce happy pair left the next day for their new home in Spartanburg, car rylng With them the best wishes of all for their future lives. Jabez Ferris. I eonry" ^ and r mttf e~: "dark places * ht" to ? considerable number pre Mr. Wallace also introduced subjeejtpof the "Eastern ..SUgr" I for the consideration of the ladles, it is hoped that this will re the formation of a Chapter] wen. j^f-v *' benedict^** ty* the 1 I 1 B II ?? g 1 1\ -.V iMH ? v * 4 ' > . REVIEW OF PAST YEJUt SHOWS IMPROVEMENTS "? 11 Mtr-: Kwwmw OOUNTV ANI) ('AMI)KB HHOW MANV (JAINh AM>N(i - , ALL LINKH. " ~ " ? 'j5j A review of the year 1911 will show nothing startling In the do velopment of Camden and Kershaw County, but there ha* been a slow sure growth here during the past ten yearn and In no time Han a spas modto growth taken place. The year 1911 wan no exception to the rule. I Reviewing this year, we find a number of events have transpired that will be of interest to our read ers. To begin with, Camden, thru the untiring efforts of the Chuui ber of .Commerce, secured an appro priation of $60,000 from the Gov ernment for *the purchase of a post office site and the ereotlon of a postoffice building. It is likely the Sum will be Increased by an addir tlonal 910,000. The Hotel Camden lot was purchased for the building site. A third bank opened its doors during ?he year. The Loan and Savings Bank, which was originally capitalized at $26,000 but the do mand for stock was so great the capital was r&lsed to $36,000. The bank is now doing a good business. ' The Condor-Moore Live Stok Co., capitalized at $20,000, commenced business this year at their stand on Rut I edge street. The Blaney Hub and Wagon Co., of Blaney, capitalized at $6,000 al so commenced business thlfe year,! and are how having a handsome | building erected at that place. The farmers realized there wasl need of a bonded warehouse (to stor their cotton until better prices can be obtained. With this in view a bonded warehouse company with a capital of $20,000 was formed. - The City has municipal ownership of Its water and light plant to look forward to, the result of a move ment started during the year 1911. The two banks the Bank of Camden and th6 First National have had very prosperous years. Al so the Davidson Lumber Co., the Camden Brick Co., the Southern Co* ton Oil Co. and the Pine Creek Cot r.ton.MilL The CMmber of Commerc has' done good work during the year ftQd has gtveu Camden considerable advertising. The Baptist Church celebrated Ub centennial during the year, and was an occasion that any church should be proud of. Two fountains were dedicated during the year which are unusual ly handsome and a credit to the city. A new depot at the South ern Railway Was completed during the year, supplementing the un sightly one which had been used for many years as a combination freight and passenger station. The old building was moved across the Southern Railway tracks and is now used, exclusively as a freight de pot. The Hermitage Cotton Mill, which had been shut down for abou a year commenced operations durln the year, giving many persons em ployment, and bringing many -mill operatives back (to Camden Who had been compelled to go to other cities to seek work. During the yea? the mill was completely overhauled and new and modern machinery haf replaced the old, which Iwwl been used since 'the mill first began. Cool Springs, the handsonie old home of Mr. T. J. Kirkland, was sold to Mrs. Snell, of Boston, for $12,000, and the old Zemp home was purchased by Mr. Kirkland ' for $6,600. "Bloomsbury," the large old colonial home of Mrs. Scott, of Philadelphia, was purchased by A. jur -Mr, , aAJfaHttej Dunlap plantation for purchased the Dunlap _ $30,000.00, and has spent several^ thousand dollars improving thoj place. Mr. Shannon Kirkland Tins' recently purchased - the ola Nemos' home and thirty acres of land,. thus! setting the ball rolling for what Is I promised to be another real estate boom for the town and county* The large addition to the home of1 Mr. Henry Savage and th6 com mencement of work on the $20,000 dormitory at Mather Academy are important improvements. The greatest improvement*, made during the year, and which has giv en [the County considerable adver tising,' Is the great strides takeh fin agricultural lines thruout the coun ty. Forty and fifty bushels of corn are noW grown, where twenty and twenty-five bushels were considered a large harveat, and a bale to two bales of cotton are gathered from an acre where one-half to a bale was considered a large yield in the past. During the year, the farmers planned more corn and hay than heretofore, thereby cutting down the purchase of Western corn and hay*. They have grown the largest crops of cotton known in tfce histo ry of Kershaw county. Another successful county fair wa held In the^ fall whieh^ would flo cre dit/!? any, count&jfc C. P. DuBose A Co. opened a ??*i. fm -- ? ~.Tr*-Tr( ' 'A ?* NEWSY LETTER FROM SUMTER COUNTY SCRIBE 5'i: v ?' ' /" .?*? > ;? ? -7y\ f'L; s /. v ' WH1TKH THAT HOUTH CAIUH^A SOIL 1H GOOD KNOUfJH FOR ?n. HIM. ? OTHKit NKWH NOTKH p? j. Humberts, 6. C., Jan. 17.? Quesc you think we took the South Geor gia fever andleft for that place,! Which has fooled so many people out of lota of money with glitter ing advertisements of fine place* al most to give away, and when .inves tigated proved to be a myth.- We are still here and likely to remain. If u man can make more here than he can gather what does he want to hunta better farming land for, especially when we have everything here that civilisation needs. Old Abe's tritesaying about fooling part of tho people part of the (time has been fully, verified. We hope In the future that the experience so dearly bought will be of lasting good to those w;ho were stung. We are in the midst of the big gust snow and cold weather we have] ?had for years. The depth was six "r seven inches on the level, and |>ver two feet in drift. The houses jare full ? drifted thru the roofs. It is a forerunner of a good crop year.) The newf year has dawned with prospects not as bright as last year. Many people can't pay their debts owtng to the low price of cotton and] not being able to pick" it eo^ttrey could get something for it. The acreage will be largely reduced this year. Several about here have killed Cine hogs and there are some more] tO 1C 111. v vV':,| ? Mr. D. J. Hatfield, who carriea I'udi on route 2 from here, has re signed, and a competitive examina tion was held In Sumter Saturday ^O supply his place. Several stood the examination. Plsgah church has been remodel ed and is real pretty and conven ient. it Is the prettiest country Church we know of. :,y- JO very now and then we have a couple to get married,., but there quite a dearth along that line, me of the girls (In fun of course) as this is leap year, they are g to tackle the hoys ihla year. A girl worth having is got to be iron and some of them hard at The negroes are building, quite a large hall at this place. Every now and then a house goes up, so .we will have a. town yet. This year will be one of great political excitement, both national and atate. The republicans will try to regain some of their lost power and elect their candidate for president, and if the democrats are caught napping they Will lose out. In this state the fur will fly be tween Blease and Jones. Both are able men, and neither will have a walk over. Both have, strong and influential backers and the race promises to be hot from the start, and will overshadow all races in the atate. Those who put Blease in office .will not stand any person al reflection about the matter. Your Christmas edition was' a fine one and reflects great credit on the office and the people it ~YB presents. We have heard many fa vorable comments about It and have never eeen ' a more creditable or better one In the state. plumbers Busy. The severe cold for the past few days has given the plumbers of the city all the work they could possi bly do. All over che city the wa ter pipes have boen r*. ported r?oien burst with the fre*se. The pltwtei ers have had a b-usy time trying to answer the numerous Cttl'.s.' opened Hotel Camden; Mr. Parker, a display store for Singer Sewing Machine Co.; Air. Melton, a display store for the Kimball Piano; The Hotel Williama and the Russell House opened also; H. SwitzeV, dry goods; J. B. Zemp, the Kirkwood Grocery; W. R. Driver, an office for Carolina Mutual Insurance Co. The Methodist and Episcopal churches inatalled handsome new organs during the year. The southern section of Camden has had many houses erected dur ing the year. . / M|?. W. f>r 8tarHng, Jr,rhas erects ed a home on one of the Team lota. Mrs. Manley Bruce, a home on the Team lots;- bawrence Kirkland, a home on the Man lott?; Mr. Hirsch, several : new houses on DeKalb St., between Fair and Mill street. Mr. M. Johnson and R. J. Oulledge have completed houses near Rut ledge Street: Mr. Shirley, a house o_? Pair Street. Mr. Harry Schlos burg built an additional floor to hie home on the oornerr of Lyttleton and Laurens streets, making At one of the handsomest homes in the This is only a rough outline of the work and improvements made the year, to show that ~ * **?* J promises to K#|pg SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS IN PARAGRAPHS u.\i'i'i;,M\(,s of intbkkht in THE HTATK CJATHHKKD FROM OUR KXCUANCJK8. , The machine bouse of the Cherawj Oil Mm wiu? damaged by fire to the! amouut of $30,000. which was al most entirely covered by Insurance. ! Samuel N. Hyde was not resen tenced. by the supreme, court last week but will remain In the Ander-1 son prison till the May term of court. A fire in Tlmnionsvllle threatened the entire business section of the town, and though much damage was done, most of it was coverod by insurance. Public protest and threats of gov ernment action may tause the foot wear manufacturers to abandon' the plan of raising the price of shoes fifty cents per pair. Among the nominations sent to | the Senate Tuesday by Pres. . Taft, was that of Dr. llupurt Blue, of South . Carolina, to be surgeon-gen eral of the public health and ma- 1 rino hospital service. Lawrence Robertson, the negro | who was placed on trial in Lexing ton court last weekr charged with wrecking S. A. L, train 43, near Swansea, and causing the death of engineer Pritchard, was found not guilty and , was released. Senator B." R. Tiilman, Democrat ic national committeeman for South Carolina, arrived in Washington on Tuesday In tinie to take part in the proceedings of the committee. His appearance indicates that be is en Joying better health than when he went, up for the opening of Congress in December. J, B. Harls, who was shot Sunday night, in Columbia, died early Satur day and a coroner's Jury held W. F. Martin tor the murder. . The shooting took place in a Syrian boarding house on- Assembly street, and some of the witnesses at the inquest testified that a game of cards was going on? when Martin came in, - got into a row with v Harris ana ~ shot htmr the -wound proving fatal. ThsLv^ion, J. O. Mobloy. a most successful stock raiser of Fairfield county and ex-presldent of the state Fair Association', shipped to his Majesty, K^lng George, of England, a beautiful Jersey qow this week. All charges were prepaid, to New York, Wnerfe this highly registered cow will take the steamer. for Eng land. Mr. Mobley will' receive $200 for t^ils splendid animal. William Jennings Bryan address ed over 1,500 men of Columbia at the. Theatre Sunday, taking as his subject: "The Making of a Man." The great Nebraskan showed that man must be developed physically, mentally and spiritually, and hand died his subject in his own pleas ing and presentable fashion. The large audience gave the speaker the closest attention and tendered him an ovation at its close. . The general assembly on last Fri day elected the following Judge*! Hayne F. Bled, of Aiken, Second circuit, to succeed the late Judge Robert Aldrlch; Thomas H. Spain, of Darlington, Fourth clroult, to succeed Associate Justice R. C. F.rank B< QAry> ot Abbeville, Eighth circuit, to succeed the late Judge J. C. Klugh. At its night session the Joint assembly reelect ed Judge J. W. DeVore, of Edge field, for the Eleventh circuit, and : Judge 8. W. G. Shlpp, of Florence, ) TOT , lha Twulfth? clr&niL. -1 The immense marble and granite home of the Equitable Life Assur ance society, covering a whole block | on lower Broadway, an historic landmark of New York's early pe one of the city's important flnan-J Cial centres, was Tuesday last de stroyed by fire with a loss of six .lives 'and probably $6,p00,000 in { property. A dozen persons were injured. Valuable records, includ ing the autobiography of E. H. Har rlman and ? two priceless libraries ? which cannot be replaced, went up In flames, and the fate of hundreds ; of mHHnn* of dollars worth of se : cnrlties, stored in safety' deposit vaults, was in question, although it ; was believed fireproof construction had saved them. ? 1 Policeman Irvine Hendricks, of Easley, was accidentally shot and I killed Saturday by J. R. Green, of I Spartanburg, at present employed ; as a detective by the Southern rail way. \^The two men were engaged in conversation while sitting around the Atove in the city hall at Easlp, .When Green leaned forward t<S Ue* r; ! pectorate in a nearby cuspidor. In ; doing so, a pistol, which was buck$ ;.led around hi#_>reastL In a leather case, dropped out, dischij I it struck the cement floor. Jtetruck-#*' " , back of Jrard, p crushing LITTLE LOCAL LINES OF CITY AND COUNTY FOLKS t ' "'..7 V ? 1ft ' ? v' 1TJKMM TOO MIIOItT FOR A HKAI> OATHKHKD ANI> tiltt)UPKI) lou QUICK HEADING. Mr. Ernest Zernp whs In Hamlet, N. c., last Frldtfy. Messrs, H. P. and W. J. Davis of Cassatt, were in Camden yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Pea roe, of Boyklns, visited in Darlington last Week. Misses Hattle Hussey and Jesse Owens, of Boyklns, spent last week in Sumter,* Mr. H, F. Hoykin, of Lugoff, was here Friday last, attending the Ma soulc banquet. Messrs. 8. T. Gardner and H. W. Northcutl, Qf Bethune, were in (!uin qen yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. Henfrow have moved into the cottage on the corner of Mill and Halle streeta. Mr. Lawrence Manning has moved Into MaJ. E. B. CanteV's house - on ' North Broad street. Mr. B. B. Clarke left Thursday for Columbia, whore he will argue the Nlcholaon - Vliloplgue case. Mr. H. T, Johnson, of Bethune, was here on Friday night last. Ho came down to attend the Masonfo banquet. Mr. J. C. Blackwell 1a spending the., week in Newbern, N. 0,, at tending the Pepsi-Cola convention In that city. Mr. Blackburn, of Chicago, has leased Mr. Oakman Hay's house on upper Fair street and will spend the Winter here. The graded Shd High Schools will hold their usual oelobratlon oh Lee's birthday, These exercises, are very Interesting. ? \ v The Potters of New York have returned to Camden for another season and are back in their house / on upper Broad fttreet. Mr. E. D. Blakoney was in Co lumbia this week where he went to argue cases before the Supreme Court and the U. S. Court. Mr. Thomas D. Ancrifm spent a couple of .dayf in Columbia* thlsT week. He' Vm a member of U. S. gran<| Jury in session jther^r f ^ ^ Miller Boykin, of Boyklns, is In Columbia this week, where he is serving on the petit 0ury of the U. r S. court, which is in session there. Mr. Ryah,1 the son of the well known New York millionaire, has f rented the Whistler bungalo in front Pf the Klrkwood, and will spetld the winter here. Mrs. W. W. Abbott, of Columbia, who came over to attend .the Mason ic banquet last week, as the guest of her sister, Mrs. N. R. Goodale, has returned home. Mr. Thomas LeBouttellier has ta ken the Coulter cottage for the sea son. His brother has rented one of the cottages on the Kirltwood Hotel grounds and will also spend the winter here. Messrs. H. G. Carrison, A. D. Ken nedy and G. T. Little hav* been ap pointed a committee to direct the putting into execution in this coun ty of the "Rock Hill Plan" for re duction of, cotton - acreage. Mr, T. Edmund Krumbholz, man ager of the Klrkwood, has issued invitations to a concert in honor of Robt. H. Lee's birthday Friday night. The Klrkwood Orchestra will fu**?-V? nish the music, There will be dancing after the concert: Mr. Bunnell has opened th<> Klrk wood stables, and has had several cars nf sftlppo/1 to use here Tor tire winter; "'Hr-reihp swfriM^ die and buggy horses almost exclu sively to thd' guests at the hotels and the members of the oojttage col- - ony. "The Blue Mouse" pleased a large audience on Wednesday night at the Opera House. The play was full of ? ridiculous situations apd caused con siderable laughter from beginning to end. The next attraction will be "The Wolfe ? the date to be an nounced^ later. ? -^ Senator Hough has Introduced a bill in the Senate relative to the Inspection and protection of yater tmeus used *s a miurO* o t supply Lfdr any town in the state. It f likely that this will benefit Camdei in case the city installs^ its wat and light plant. Mr. T.JL_Kirk! introduced : the same bill in House. . ftgaaa f~- Two landscape gardeners . work on grounds at the "T< tho home of Mlas Cfcarlotte son, eight mites east of They came down from Phi some time ago, and are ma&uig ex tensive Improvements on? the ! grounds, especfelly the which lead to the lower ? garden.