The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 26, 1912, Image 4
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Auditor Russell Id at Blaney to
dayUaklng tax returns.
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Eton JoneM, of Stoneboro, spent
Sunday and Monday here.
Capt. K. L. *'helps visited rela
tive# at Georgetown recently,
Charlie Beckham, of Greenville,
waa a visitor hart last week.
Col, Leroy Springs, of I^ancaster,
wan a visitor here Wednesday.
It In said that Hfeflry Schlosburg's
?alef was the "tal* of 'the town."
T, J. Mpscoinb Is in Atlahta, at*
tending a convention of coca cola
bottlers.
Capt. J. A. Maxwell, claim agent
of the Southern Railway, spent sev<s
eral days here last week.
W. A. , Marshall, i- who has been
bookkeeper for the Pino Creek Cot
ton Mill, has resigned, and will lo
cate elsewhere.
Mr. T. J. Kirk land Is having ex
tenslye Improvements made on his
house on corner of Lyttleton and
Chesnut- streets.
Supt. of Education I. J. McKenzle
was in Columbia last week where
he went to attend the meeting of
the County Superintendents.
Mr. J. M. Lengnlck, member of
the legislature from Beaufort, spent
the week end In Camden with his
sister, Mrs. Jas. T. Uurdell. I
Mr, W. M; McCaskill, of L*e<
county, vlslited his son. Dr. 8. M.
McCaskill, who recently -came to
Camden to practice medicine.
Miss Carrie Beckham, of Kershaw,
who has been connected with the
Kershaw Oil Mill, as stenographer,
has accepted a position with the Da
vidson Lumber Co.
Mr. J. It. Rfceder, of Spartanburg,
has been appointed agent at the
Southern depot here in place of O.
D. Anderson, who resigned some
time ago, to engage in 'farming in
Aiken county.
Mies D. E. Brown has returned
to Camden for another winter, and
will again occupy the Barstow
house; She Ib accompanied by her
friend, MIbb Virginia Wallace, who
spent last season with her.
Mr. L. A. Mannlnlg left this week
for Shelby, N. . C., where he will
look after Irrigation work for the
government. Mr. Manning was re
cently chosen engineer to take
charge of drainage work in Hamp
ton county.
Mrs. Thomas Ryan, wife of the
New' .York millionaire, spent sev
eral days in Camden last week, hav
ing come down in her private car.
Her son has rented and will occupy
the Whistler bungalow in front of
the Kirkwood Hotel.
The chalngang1 which has been lo
cated in the upper part 'of the ooun
ty, has moved to TEe pine grove,
near Bateman'a ditch. The rough
weather for, the paBt month will
give the chalngang plenty of work,
in patching up the rroads.
The Chronicle returns thanks to
Rev. H. B. Browne, pastor of the
Lyttleton Street Methodl&t Church,
for a copy of the minutes of the
laat State Conference; also for a
printed copy of an address deliver
ed by him before the Historical So-,
clety of the South Carolina Metho-'
dial Episcopal Church, South, a'tv
Bennettesville, S. C., November 28th
191 J,, upon the Methodlat Sunday
Schools, traoing, a century's record
of movement. Mr. Browne has been
president of thiB So<Sitey continuous
ly since 1898.
Nearly all members of the local
bar went to Columbia on Thurs
day, to attend the meoting of the
State Rar Association. While there
a banquet was Berved at the Colo
nla and the association wast address
ed by s^Vftrni Tvrll known speakers.
Including Judge Alton B. Parker
and Judge H. A. M. Smith. Among
the new members tak'en in at the
meeting were Messrs. M. L?. Smith
and T. J. Kirklund. Capt. W. M.
Shannon was put upon the nomina
tion oommlUee from the Fifth
Circuit. Mr. 1.. T. Mills la an offi
cer of the Association.
MILLINERY
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A IKJffJUJKADOAf WitiUUCJI
IMscwprsm on "Character iWMtai"
at Grace Kpl?co)M4 (liorcb.
According to announcement made
in The Chronicle )Mt week, Arch
deacon Webber commenced ft eerlee
of meetlnge in Grace Episcopal
churah. ye?M?i<iuy afternoon at 4
o'clock. Hie sermon laet, night wae
a masterpiece of eloquence and
Ibglc. Hie subject "Character Build
ing," wae handled In a moet able
manner. He Mhowed by unanswer
able argument that Jesus Christ
Ihould be the central .figure and
Seal for the building of all charac
ter. The Arrchdeacon |e a moet
pleasing and fluent speaker and
the lE>eople of this community are
fortunate in having this opportunity
to hear him. Bervicss will be held
daily at 10 rf. in., 4 p. m.. and 8 p.
n>. until nepl Thursday only. On
Sunday, the morning service wil| be
at 11:16. On Sunday afternoon a
meeting for men only will be held
at the Operft House at 4 o'clock.
? Germofert.
Messrs. Jas. Q. Davis, of Winns
boro, and K l E. Lewis, of Kldge
way, were pleasant callers at The
Chronicle office yesterday. These
Oermofdrt Fertiliser Co., of Char
Geermofent Fertiliser Co., of Char
leston. They liked the looks ot
the paper we are publishing, and
Mr. Davis having at one time own
ed the Winnsboro News & Herald,
knowing full well the value of newt*
paper advertising, Is using a big
ad in The Chronicle today. If tes
timonials from reliably parties
count for anything the good? they
are handling certainly look the m.Or
ney and it would be to. every farm
era Interest to read carefully these
testimonials.
Mr. W. F. O u tun, of Oatawba
Junction, was In Camden recently
to see about a location for a plant
here for the manufacture of pot
tery. He has a Plant at Catawba
Junction but desires a larger field
for his business. He says that
there are nice clay beds near the
Hermitage and pine Creek Cotton
Mills. The Chamber of Commerce
has taken an lutereet In the matter
and will endeavor to secure a site
for him, Camden needs a numberr
of small industries like, this, and
it Is hoped Mr. Outen will locate
here.
Mr. J. S. Gardner, of Kershaw,
was a pleasant caller at The Chroni
cle office on Wednesday. "I am
highly pleased with the paper you
are publishing, and want to pay
my subscription for the past year,
and one year In advance," said my
Mr. Gardner to us, handing us two
bright sliver "bucks." He is one
of the oldest , citizens of the county
? being 81 years at his last birth
day and is still hale and hearty at
hiB advanced age. Mr. Gardner doe
nearly all the work around his farm
and says today he can read any
paper without the aid of glasses.
He is a good citizen and a remark
ably well preserved man for his age.
The members of the West Wa?
teree township Corn Club are to
meet at the Court House on Mon
day, Feb. 5th, when the prizes will
be awarded. Corn clubs were or
ganized in each township by the
Chamber of Commerce last year,
and $25.00 was given to each club
by that body. An initiation fee of
$5.00 was charged each member,
which will later be given to the
person who makes the largest
yield. Some of the clubs have as
many as thirty members. The per
sontarecelvlng first prize will be well
rewarded. O. B. Martlin of the Ag
ricultural department at Washing
ton, Professor C. B. Haddon of the
Agricultural department at Clemson
College, and Mr. -L. L. Baker, farm
demonstrator! of Lee County, will de
liver addresses at the Court House
on Thursday at 11:30 in the inter
est of the boys ' corn clubs. Not
only will the speeches be of Interest
to the members of the boys club*
but will be of great value to the
farmers. The boys corn club was
organized here two yoars ago with
about thirty members. Last year
it about doubled its membership.
This year, it,' is hoped that the num
ber. Of . memberrs will again be in
creased. The success of the club
is due to I. J. McKenzie, superin
tendent of Education, and who is
head of the club, and who has work
ed very hard in its behalf. Vance
Hough carried off first prize this
year, raising# 101 bushels of corn on
one acre. Did any grown farmer in
the County beat that?
TUAf WEATHKK ITBM.
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Tba / gfrtjtolf published in 4 Tfco
Chronicle last week relative to the
extreme cold weather In tblf sec
tion in 1999, Mem* to have been
doubted by some, We gave the In
formation' Just as tt wh kept at
that time by two repuiablp clttaen*
of Camden who had taegi?'*"ed 4b?r
ofOamden who bad registered. thor
ites* of the Instruments we know
not, but certainly k.iov< that f brokg
all records for cold In thj? section,
ae is shown by extracts from our
file paper of Feb, 17, 1809, and a
Weather Item from the Atlanta Con
stitution of that date: ?
"Thlf week has certainly been a
record ' breaker both in retard to
tho snow aud cold. With the snow
12 inches deep and the thermom
eter 12 degrees below sero Is pos
sibly somethliug that baa never
been a reality here before, If so,
the record* <lo not show it. Tho
reports show that this extreme cold
was general throughout the United
States and the damage to the earr
|y fruit crop Is very severe. In
some places not only the buds but
trees were killed. Notwithstand
ing the extremity of the cold th#re
has been but very little suffering
here, though there has been some
fatalities among stock, ' and it Is
reported that two llttlrf colored
boys froze to death In West Wa~
teree."
"The following from the Atlanta
Constitution at that time pretty
well summed up the situation:
"As a usual thing wh?n Atlanta
has a cold spell of weather there
are always plenty of ol<F Inhabitants
rready with a mulitude of musty
yarns about how oold It was in
such and such a year. They can
always go back almost to the time
when the memory of man runneth
not and tell about how much cold
er It was in those days. They
seem to have some kind of an un
derstood organization for .the pur
pose of throwing pff on the weath
er man and making his reoords
look small. It Is the same thing
in hot weatherr, and they always
go the weather man one better,.
"But the old timers had their
mental water pipes frozen up yes
terday, and for once the weather
man waa allowed to go on and
make his records undisturbed and
with the aid of Jack Frost and the
old woman who picked her geese,
he was master of tbe situation. It
is more ,tban probable tfcat the re
cords made yesterday will ? stand
for some time, and that even the
old 'timers will not have the nerve
to tell anyyams about cold weath
er. One thing Is sure, and that is
that they will not tell any of their
yarns at leaat until Atlanta thaws
out. It. would not be safe for any
of them to tell their cold weather
yarns . to the half - frozen citizens
Just at present."
A dispatch from Marietta, Ohio,
dated Feb. 10, 1899, says: "With
the therrmometer at 20 degrees be
low zero at 9 o'clock last night one
woman and two men were baptized
by Rev. Wharton of the Christian
church, at Coal Run on the MuBk
ingum river. A hole was cut In
the Ice on the river and the, candi
dates for baptism emersed."
Mr. W. R'. Eve, Jr., wrote the
weather bureau at Columbia for
figure* tor- thai^ertod. The fol
lowing is his letter and the reply
of the weather bureau:
"Harry O. Qeren, Director,
Weather Bureau, Columbia.
"Dear Sir: Will you kindly let
me know the lowest temperature
during the year of 1899, and would
also like to know the lowest during
.the last 20 years.
"One of our citizens is under the
impression that the thermometer
went down to 11 below zero, on
Feb. 11, 1899, and I am inclined to
?think that he is mistaken.
"Yours very truly,
. W. R. Eve, Jr."
"Columbia, Jan. 24. *
Mr. W. R. Eve, Jr., Camden, *
Dear Sir: In reply to the above,
1 beg leave to inform you that the
Weather Dureau did not have in
struments located at Camden dur
ing 1899. consequently can give
you no figures.
"The cold weather in Feb. 1899,
was general over the entire United
States, with but few exceptions, and
the low records made then were the
lowest on record up to that time,
and in practically all cases have
remained unbroken to date. The
record at Columbia is 2 degrees be
low zero on Fob. 14, 1899.
"I am sorry that we have no
official figures to give you for
Camden.
1 "Very respectfully,
"Harry O. Geren,
Section Director."
Dr's F. Lesllo Zemp and Juo. W..
Corbett were the gentlemen who
gave us the figures published last
week which showed 11 degrees be
low zero, and when seen yesterday
stated that the instruments used
were thoroughly dependable and
the record of temperatures publish
ed were correct.
Hobkirk Hill Chapter D. A. R.
Mrs. Ixmg will be hostess to
the Hobkirk Hill, Chapter D. A.
R., on next Thurrsday afternoon,
Feb. 1st. All members' are invited.
Several small houses are being
erected on the Monroe Boykln lots
In the upper end of Camden. Sev
eral houses have also been erected
on both sides of the Seaboard rail
road track, between the Lyttleton
Street crossing and Spalding.
Up to the Wishbone.
Said an English clergyman; "Patriot
ism is the backbone of. the British em*
pire; and wbat we ?*ave t<^ do is to
trstn that backbond and bring it to
the front" ? Christian Intelligencer.
Want SomethlnQ to Exercise On.
Somehow or other , the women who
feel that they were born to -coram and
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