The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 26, 1912, Image 5
I* V, "Otliem,*'
I fjjore 1ft a quaint and admired old
Ejtoui O? Inscribing over tbe flre
fclaco bow? word# of #entlment or
Ettd cbeer. You have oUftttjeen
B m cut there, but one 0? the mo?t
Striking Of. all to- tbe in* crlplion
?found over tbe huge fireplace of
lom> of England's wont historic plleH.
I)t consists of a single word, and
Ithat word is
"Other*."
Thin to a little tftlk with that
word as a text. It does good, you
know, sometime* to nit down and
look Into our motive* and inspira
tions. ? J } '?
f- There- to no reason, why we shoul
hive little, mean, empty, narrow
[live*. If youre to like that It to ou
PW #our fault. Money ha? nothing
t<5 do with it. Some of the most
beautiful and happy Uvea have been!
those (hat were shadowed with want
and pain. We know a woman paral~<
yged from her shoulders down, who
has lain ten year? on a bed in a ?
charity institution. She to the hap
piest woman in the hoepital. The
lather patlento beg to he allowed to,
jjt With her. It to marveloufi what
?d influence ehe has for content
ment and peace. She finds* hun
dreds of tbinga to do for others, al
though she can do nothing tor her
self.
All of u* want happiness. You
may think money will bring it, or
guccess, or position, or fame; but
you may have all these things and
still be dissatisfied. The world, In
stead of being bright, will still be
gray; and then Bome morning you
will perform one little kind act,
and for the first time you will catch
4 glimpse of that real happiness
that nothing else could ever have
| brought.
Think about the old fireplace with
Its one word. Carve it over your
own fireplace, where you can see
it every day, wad tf?en carve it in- 1
to your llfe% and see how different
the world to.? -Seleoted.
Anniversary Reception.
We clip the following , society
evept -from the Lancaster NewB. ,
Mrs. Beiihett, was Miss Leila Josey,)
u>rthls city, and has many {Hands
here who will be pleased to bear
$1 her pleasant environments. *' .
Twenty years ago Bhe became the|
bride, of Mf. W. P. Bennett, Of Lan
caster, who 1b now one of the mOs:
popular and progressive citizens of
that town. Camden's *loss is always
another's gain, and no matter
where her daughters may pitch thel
lent, they are the . crowned queens
Mr success. They flourish like a1
ttreen bay tree, and cause the wil-j
derness to blossom like the rose: j
I "A very enjoyable occasion was1
the twentieth anniversary reception
tof Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bennett at'
Itolr home on Catawba strreet laetj
Friday evening. Cards were takehj
at the door by Jennie Lee Sherard
and Margaret ThomasBon. The
front reception hall was decorated
with ferns and palms and here Mrs.
J. P. Hunger and Mrs. J. M. Arlail
received and Invited the guests in
to the front parlor which w^s deco
rated in vVhfte wedding bells. In
the parlor door Mrs. W. H. Milieu
In white lace over blue and Mrs.
Thomasson in lavender messallne ,
greeted the gueBts and introduced
them to the bride and groom of 20
years ago. Mrs. Bennett was ele
gantly gowned In white satin with
Pearl trimming. Receiving with Mr
and Mrs. Bennett were Mrte. Nettle?
from Camden in black messallne
and Mrs. Bailey of Cheater in black
lace. Miss Elolse (inrt M;ss Nora
Hough were in t'?e *!?n rg roo.n,
which was lovely in decorations of
red bells. On the mahogany table i
which was spread with a beautiful
lace piece there wait a handsome
YMe of re 4 caruatieus. Also *>luk
aird white uaiuts. Pink, white audi
block cream, aud several kinds of
cake were- served by I'erry Hello'
Bennett, Olivette Blackmon, MollV-1
la Taylor, ituth McDow, Margaiette
l^ooo aud Louise l'oag. Theu the
guest* were shown into the back
hall Hy Mrs. Ollbert Lazenby and
Mm. Will Uelld., Here delicious
punch wait served by Mlgbes Mary
Hood and Louise Taylor. Huth
Funderburk and Kate Held pinned
uu nouvlnlr bells of white bearing
the date of this pleasant occasion."
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The Olvlc liMgue,
The officers of this worthy or
ganization were much encouraged
by the large attendance on last
Monday afternoon, The second
Monday is the regular time for the
meeting, but the extremely bad
weather caused the postponement.
Miss > Peck read an excellent paper
on the care of trees, and Dr. I. H.
Alexander gave an interesting talk
on plants. The League was forced
to ask for police protection for the
fountain In Kershaw Park. We re
gret having to acknowledge this?
that our boys, little Southern gen
tlemen, and tke coming citizens of
the proud old town of Camden
.would be guilty of such vandalism!
Why, that Fountain is something
that each boy should feel proud of,
most of them helped to put it there
tJQd we feel sure that It must be
thoughtlessness only on their, part
that would cause them now to try;
to destroy it, Think about It, 1
boys; do not make trouble unnec
essary. Let It sparkle in the sun
beams like the memory of the men
it honors. When you visit the
park, we trust that some subtle
magic may lend its silvery utter
ance to the dark of the fountain,
the sighing of the winds, the chant
ing of the birds, that may cause you
to reflect, ere you commit a deed
unworthy a gentleman.
The League will meet again on
the 2nd Monday in February, at
the Qrammar School, and all inter
ested in this Important matter are
urged to attend. Dr. I. H. Alexan
der will give a paper on "Trees"?
the kind of trees best suited to
this soil and climate. We again
urge . you not to let "The Civic
League" pass out of your mind, but
send in your name at once to Mrs.
S. C. Zemp, Mrs. VonTresckow, or
Miss Nettles at the Camden Libra
ry.
A Coming Marriage -'of Interest to
Camden People.
Mr. and Mrs. George R. DeSaus
sure, of Jacksonville, Fla., have is
sued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Mary Reynolds, to
Mr. Richar^ Bernard Burroughs, of
that city, the marriage to occur on
February 7 tb. -
The brlde-to^-be is a grand daugh
ter of Maj. E. B. Cantey," of this
city, and Is in beauty and grace
a second edition to her mother,
Miss Sallle Cantey, who only a few
years ago was one of Camden's
most popular society belles. ' The
young lady Is quite young, having
only been out two seasons, but is
very popular in Jacksonville socie
ty. The wedding 1b to be quite a
social event In that city, and we
hear that several from Camden
will attend.
Miss Ada Clyburn, of Halle's*
Gold Mine, is the attractive guest
of (Mrs. Arthur Watkins.
Mrs. Marion Heyman and her
pretty little daughter, Caroline, are.
visiting in Rock Hill.
XPERIENCE has taught you the
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Value of flour. know it. from
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our customers ? consequently haVe learned to stock the
Sour that suits you best. Only the finest standard flour
is sold here ? the kind that has been proved by you and
others to make the sweetest and soundest bread, the
lightest rolls, biscuits, cakes and pastry.
V ty
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be uniform in quality atyi&>B
;
fj&M
give the itiost satisfactory baking resixlts of mffi
them all. Send or phone for for a sack tod a v.
!?*fcts and Matron** lirUlge (Hub.
Mlsa Lillian Yates was the charm
ing young hostess to the Maids and
Matrons bridge club last week, and
tlie afternoon was delightfully spent
In > playing bridge, the favorite
game 0 I the curd devotees.
After cards were laid aalde a
delicious salad course was served.
Those who enjoyed the occasion
besides the regular club memfrm*
were Mrs. Cajrey, of Providence, R. i
I., MIbs fcMna Carey, qC Detroit,
Mich,, Mrs, Margarret C. Miller,
and Miss Leila Shannou.
?\ not lu r Mart-dago of Interest, .
Cards have been received in Cam
den to the' marriage of Miss Mar-,
guerlte Can toy, of Fort Worth, Tex
an, to Mr: Uogiieit, also of that
city, Uie marriage to take place on
FVbruurry 8th.
M ibis Can toy Is the grand-daugh-i
ter of Geo. James Cantey, whose |
memory Camden honored last May
when the fouiuuin in Kershaw Park
was dedicated to her six gouerals.
Accompanied by her grand mother,
Miss Cantey visited Camden last
winter, ,and received a warm wel
come In the homo of tyer alloca
tors. Heir beauty, of the stfong
blond type, will long be remember
ed by those who had tho pleasure
of meeting her.
Won Ttu> U. I>. V. Medal.
The following composition ou
"Fort Sumter." was written by Mr.
C. W. Rirchluorc, Jr.. for which he
received the >;old modal offered by
the John D. Kennedy Chapter. The
Chapter give* a medal each year,
and It should bu un Incentive to the
girls and boy* to be Well Informed
on the history of the South. Lis
ten, girls oud boys, someone Lb go
ing to receive a gold medal next
year. Why not you?
v Fori Humtcr.
Fort Sumter la built ou an artifi
cial tslaud at the entrance of Cbtr>
lesion harbor. It in situated three
and one-half mile* from the lilstorl
Oal city of ( 'ha rlewt on mid one mile
from the renowned Fort Moultrie.
The fort was built In the year
1829, but was not finished uutll
aouiu time later.
In I860. when wur was ubout to
break out between the states, MjiJ. "
Anderson, with seventy - five men,
who had previously occupied Fort
Moultrie', moved over to Kort Sum
ter. The ground on which the fort
was erected was ceded by South Our
olina to the United Stales Govern
ment. Win n South Carolina with
drew from the Union, she claimed
the ground on which the fort was
built and stated that slip was will
ing to pay the United States tor the
use of Sumter. She Immediately de
imtnded the evacuation, but Presi
dent Huchannan refused and sen* a
message to Governor Pickens opting
that he would attempt t rolonforce
the fort. President Davis consider- I
ed this an act of war, and demand- 1|
ed MaJ. Anderson to evacuate the I
fort. MaJ. Anderson said he would I
not, and on April 13th, 1861 the I
fort was taken t>y Gen. Beauregard. 1
The fort was Immediately garrison
ed with a company of gallant con- '
federate soldiers and the flag of
the confederacy placed over the fort J |
where It never ceased to wave un- I
til Charleston was evacuated In *66. II
In . April, 1868, an attempt was I
made by the Federals to take Fort I
Sumter. On the morning of April I
the ninth the harbor, was filled with I
nine Federal Iron clads which threw II
fifteen Inch shells, weighing four I
hundred and fifty pouuds. in the I
evening the enemy ftegan to bom- II
bard the fort, Col. 'Aiftfed Rhett, II
the commander of the fort, ordered I
the men to return the volley. The]]
men In the fort could actually see I
the large black shells as they left |
the mouths of the enemy's guns. Al- I
though fighting under a dleadvan- II
tage Confederates did much dam
age to the enemy, and on the fol
lowing morning the enemy sneaked
out of the harbor.
Another attack was made on Fort
Sumter In September, 1868. The
Federal commander sent word to
Stephen Elliott to surrender the
Fort, but that gallant general sent
word back that "they could have
the fort w.hen they succeeded In tak
ing it." The bombardment was
commenced on the 13tli of Septem
ber and lasted for forty-one days
and nights. During this time the
occupants of the fort carried sand
bags and returned the fire of the |
enemy. The fort waa thelr's and
they determined to protect It. Dur
ing this bombardment an Interesting!
incident happened. One day. when
the fire of the enemy was hottest
the Confederate -flag was shot down j
from the Fort. Tupper, a lad from
Charleston, at once mounted the pa
rapet and /placed the flag firmly in I
the sand. Tho fire of the whole
fleet was turned on him, and twice
the flag was knocked from his hand
but hie succeeded in placing the
flag firmly In the sand. . Ho was on
the parapet 'fifteen minutes, but es
caped without a wound.
Again in 1864 the fort was at
tacked, The walls of the fort by
that time were only a few " feet
above the water. Ther' third com
mander of the fort, John C. Mitch
ell, on receiving word jthac an ' at
tack would be made, ordered his
men to bring sandbags and logs
from Charleston, so they could have I
a better fortification. The bom
bardment lasted sixty days, but the
fort was not captured. In 1866 the
Confederates evacuated the fort andl
went to help their Comrades In the
last battles of the war.
Chas. Willis Birchmore, Jr.,
Age 15. Third year, High School.)
NOTICE.
By- order of City Council, an elec
tion for one Chief of Police for the
City of Camden 8,: C., will "be held
by City Council on Monday evening,
February 6th, 1912, to fill out the
unexpired term fit Ben j. Halle, rer
AH npppcants for the abov
position must send in their IvrlUtw
applications to the City Clerk on
or before 4r:00 o'clock p. m., Mon
day, February 6, 1912.
8. F. Braslngton, Mayor.
J. J. Goodale, Clerk.
Jan. 22, 1912.
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Zemp's Drays handle your trunks
with care.
Quality Printing ? The Chronicle.
P$*Hotice.
The members of the West Wa
teree Corn Club are requested to
-meet at the Court House In Cam
den on Monday, February 6th, at
12 o'clock. All persons contesting
for prises will turn in a record of
their yields properly attested, as
the prizes will be awarded on that
day. , A full attendance is necessa
ry as Important business will be
transacted. J. L. Gettys, Pres.
For Sale. *
Seven Crystal White Orpington
Cocks. Hatched from eggs direct
from Kellestrauss Farm, Kansas
City, Mo. 8. M. Mathls, phone 267
L., Camden, 8. C.
Attention Veterans of Kershaw
CointtV . *? ^ ?_{? ?
No Crosses of Honor will be giv
en after 191S. Applications for
same must be sent at once to Mrs.
John Cantey, president J. D. Ken
nedy Chapter, U. D. C., Camden, 8.
C., Box 494.
m - ? 'li1} '???' 4. fix-* <
^ satisfactory *ortc use Zemp*s
Ladie* and Gentlemen'* Clothing, Kid Gloves and
Slippers DRY CLEANED. Our prices ar? reason
able, and we pay express charges one way.
SUMTER,
South Carolina
HARNESS YOUR HORSE
With our harnent) uml you can
let him go uh fu?t uti he liken,
You need have no fear thut i^ny
of the Htrapa will break or the
Htltehing 'give way. Our hariiQes
lu made to aland plenty of hard
aervlco. Don't buy your b&rileM
from a picture book. Come and
wee what you buy before you
pay for it.
W. W. KING
MOULDINGS
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A large assortment
of
Sash Doors and Blinds
We have your size? Phone 81 or write
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^ If Yqu Are Up Against It
and' don't know what afls your
auto, then you ought to see ub.
If 'you tinker with it yourself
you may make it Worse. Better
let one of our skilled mechan
ics look for the trouble. He'll
find It in_no time and it won't
cost you much either consider
ing the good workmanship and
excellent materials used.
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Camden Motor Company
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Ttas eye works on the same . principle as a camera. Your
brain takes a picture of everything yon Me, When an eyo be- ,
gla? ta get weak or some other defect arise* it stands to
reason that something is wrong, and your eye cannot over
come it without help any more than a camera could help it*
self. It isn't like getting over a headache or some other lo
sal trouble that would adjust Itself. The defects must be ad
lusted before the sight can be improved. On the other hand, ^
you know tig* result of. using any broken machine. It only
cannot do good work hut It will wear out a great deal soon
er. Come into our store and 'we will test your eyes free
and show yon quickly how much and how Cheaply we can help