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'MM vowaoe XXiU. -*? UAMOHN. SOUTH {UUtOUNA, FKIHUJAK* M, lUla. Next : Wednesday: Night Article special sent out from Sumter, fed Feb. 15th>; says: "Through [efforts of the chamber of com :e, it Is now assured that a shoe1 )ry will be established in ,Sum The matter has been , pending time, but a canvass of the [this week has secured necessary *al stock subscriptions and a -lission ha?, been applied for. capital, stock will be $45,000, two practical shoe men from *ng factories are intere&ted in mterprlae." ay not a shoe factory for Cam i. . i i * . Commercial Agent H?te; ' V hi ? n * ? mm ? 1 1 1 ? long the visitors to The Chron-, pfflce this week was Mr. 3. R. k, commercial agent of the Sou \ Railway, wi*h headquarters Kter, EoiL8?v?ftl weeks past Clack has spent two .-daya-.-oui wee&in the freight 0 1 U Camden, and has had an as-. |t from Washington with htm wo weeks, making the neccess fansfers caused by the resigna nf Mr. O. D. Anderson. Mot lave they made transfers, but vements ? -haying added F*ever * men to the force. Reeder, of Spartanburg, U igent here and states that it e his aim to make the hand if business extended to the fern more efficient that* ever. Board-McLeod. ery quiet home wedding was Vednesday afternoon at. the ice of the bride's cousin, Mr.v frs. AheL .Weinberg, oil Chi when : Jtfss Elizabeth city, was* united, in J. U McLeod, of lev. Sholar, pastor of the ^itWcoCromonyMan"lnK' groom; I>r. W*tftOtt Hundiijr Night. Dr. 0, O. Watson of the Motho dint Church of Columbia, delivered a forcible sermon at the Lyttletou St ree| Methodist Church on Sunday night In interest of the Men uud Religion Forward Movement. Invi tations had been extended to all denominations and a large congre gation wan present. Dr. ^atson said, among other thing*, "Religion needs more men, and men need more religion." Kach church Is to have some well known preacher to visit Camden at future, dates and speak on the Religion Forward Movement. The Methodist Church wan the first to have an outside preachbr to visit them for their aeries of services. The names of 'the other preachers for the other churcheit and the dates here will be announced later* 1 ?. 1 T? ? v. . Steam Lanndry 9 Hold. ? .. ....... - Cashier C. H. Yates of the Bank o( Camden purchased the property or the Sanitary Steam Laundry, put Into the hands of a receiver some time ago. The price plad was $1, 7^0. Mr. Yates says he has not added whether he will reorganise tho company or sell to an expert laundryman. He says that Camden needs a modern laundry and that hlg plant Is a good one. It will moat likely be run In Qamden. Glee Club Coming* The Furman Glee Club, of ttur-j man University, Greenville, S. C., j will give a concert Tuesday evening, February J27, at the Opera House,! at 8:30, acting under the auspices of the City Civic League. The Club .consists of thirteen members, and has for several years been un der the personal supervision of a well known director of music. - - _ ? T ? to Suit All Classes.fc^H Charles Klein's great play,. "The Lion and the Mouse" which the United Play Co., will produce here at the Opera House, Thursday. Feb. 29, contains elements of vital inter est to all classes of people.* One is a portraiture of the octopus of finance who, stern in his attitude to all, even to his wife and children is relentless to his enemy, treading under his golden heel alt those who oppose him or ? hi a colossal schemes The other. Is a charac terisation 0f a ^onng and beautiful girl, the daughter of the Judge who lp being ^driven tp the wall With impeachinent and disgrace as the result of ?$ his Righteous decision against the trusts. So that in "The Hon and the Mouse*, Mr. J Klein has given us an idea of the influ ence of money and politics in the affairs of the general public of to day. For the Interpretation of this most successful play the United, Play Co., has gathered together an exceptionally fine cast and its ad vent here should prove a most in teresting one. Desptte the fact of the excellence of the aracttion there will be no advance In prices. Seats will be on sale at F. L. Zemp's. ~ -rt j Gov. Goobers Murderer. ? V Helena, Ark., Feb. IB, ?That he murdered Governor William Goebel of Kentucky in cold blood at Frank fort, in January, 1900, was the dy ing declaration of James Gilbert, selt confessed gunman and ex-fued ist of > Breathitt county ,*J?entucky, who was fatally wounded in a pis tol duel with a bartender here this morning. No proof other than the man's last words were offered, nor did he relate any details of the kill ing. -V,"V. ????./- ? -r M The victim of periodical irregu lar habits of life, Gilbert came here about three years ago and soon be f|f f ipffn tho under ordinary circumstances he was peaceable. One affray ih Vhlch he figured resulted in his op ponent's death some time ago. but Gilbert alleged self-defense and he was set at liberty. ? * ' New Department. , \ ' 1 , ' --V'\V; T; (j Mr. W. O. Hay has accepted a position in the shop of N. R. Good ale. In ^dditin to his plumbing business Mr. Goodale has placed an Ord&r for machinery, such as lathes, etc., to equip his pjace for an up to-date auto repair , shop. Mr. Hay has had years of experience 4n the repair business and is welt known to auto owners as an expert work man. They will also carry a gen eral line of automobile accessories. Mr. & M. Coleman will have charge ojt the plumbing and bicycle repair department. " of the City EJxecu Wednesday night It o ln.vlta.lhe municipal address the voters at use Wednesday night, SJTOE. g;00 0.cl0c)Cf Lot bf.lmpor I4VKBTOCK RAfelNO. vf J Hp lout lid Opportunity frwMoMI P?m>| TbU ppUMU*^ In South. . Fr* Washington, J). C., Feb. H.~*VThl! South otters over $100,000,000 yean! ly to livestock raisers who will lo cate in that section and supply the demand (or meats. The South con* aurnea more meat per capita than any other aection of the country, Fifty Southern cltlea are offering . over 122,000,000 yearly to dairymen who will aupply their demand for dairy products." These startling statements are, made lo an unuaually attractive! booklet devoted to stock ralalng In the Koutheaet which haa just been laaued by the Southern Hallway, System for distribution among stock*! men and farmers of the West and Northwest in an effort to induce them to mqve Into thla region and take up the ralalng of cattle, horses, mules sheep and nogs, thereby en-] rlchlng themselves and keeping In the South the vast sums now paid other sections for meat and dairy , products. Attention la also given! to the great opportunities for prof It In raising poultry. - So Important to the Interests of the people of the South does the Southern Rail waiffr foci the livestock and dairy lnduatry, that in addition to advenjfp&g to the outnide world the great field now open for profit able development In this adlrectton, it is now operating a "Dairy lttr-j structloi Car" over In th? States served by lfcjfoOhe purple of giving all possible information to the peope at home aboult rasing livestock" and the production of milk, .qream and butted | The booklet is filled with splen ; did Illustrations of stock, forage crops, ideal dairies and pasture land and live reading matter telling of the exceptional advantages awaiting 1 the practical dairyman and stock man in the Southeast. The wide circulation which this handsome booklet will be given by the South ern Hallway and cCf filiated lines should prove an effective boost for ?the South. . Registered at Court Jim. The following guests registered at the Court Inn last week: Mr. and Mrs. J. V; Craven, Mr. Frank Craven, John V. Craven, Jr., West chester, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Clark, Rochester, N. Y.; Mr. A. G. Richardson} Boston.; Mr. and v Mrs. John Bushtiell,? Plain! lelth, N. Jvt Mrs. J. Norman Davles, Warren, Pa. Mrs. Geo. H. Tllden, Mrs. W. H, Whittlesey, gfttsf Ujgftt Mass* - Mr. and Mra.' Thes C. Wood, New York City ; Mr. and Mra. D. Hum bird, Bill timore,; Mr. and Mrs. F. ^JStttus.;' Catskill, N. Y.; Mrs. A. H. Broad way, Miss Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mrs/Frances Way land, Miss Burnett, New Haven, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L,. Hall, New York City; Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Knowlton, Fuf falo;.N. YV; Dr. and Mrs"." Marvel, At lantic City; J. L. Terhune, Mata wan, N. . J. ; Miss Dolllp A. Smith, Mr. Mortimer, New York City; F. H. Kirk, H. M. IrWln, Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. G. Hlllabrandt,. Johns town, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. D. Hop ping, Bronxville, N. Y.; Mr. and Mr* W. D. Varean, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cooperthwait, New York My;. Mrs. M. -Campboll, Woonsocket, R. I. N ? ? ? .. ? . A Young Bride. ^ A 'jaalpage license was issued yesterday to H. R. Young and Miss Hughey Angellne Mayfield, of Co-* lumtoia. Miss Mayfield la 14 years and 4 months of age ' and It was therefore necessary for Irer parents to- -give their consent, They did 00, , and aftof signing the proper papers, the license was Issued. - The State, 16th. jv ? / " v 1 1 " *?. Society Belle Drunk on Street. ,? ' M I Atlanta, Feb. 8.? r'PW~W& tliat Qftoblln rag," Bang Maggie Cowajn, a ' peach of a blonde In a stylish dress and picture hat, as she sailed down Peachtree fJitreet last :0 : tight and staggered into the first drug Btore. Quito a crowd followed to see what next. :? Maggie gave a wide swipe witbf her beautifully gloved arm* that sent half a dozen bottles of perfumery and hair tonic crash ing to the floor, then she pulled her picture hat down at a more rak ish angle than ever and began to sign' again. By this time it became quite ap-? parent that. Maggie was having the time of her life. The only doubt ful question was whether it was beer or champagne or whiskey, or all three mixed. , * ; After she had entertained the crowd for some teh minutes, a -po liceman, summoned by the druggist, appeared on the scene. Now? po licemen in Atlanta to know an awful lot. And this policeman did. -J He took one horrified look at Maggie and thon he arrested her, did he notf :.fAnawer, <he did not. He hurriedly whispered something; to tha1 1 druggist and Maggleb was shown to a seat in the rear of the establishments Then he hurriedly 'telephoned for a closed carriage and to ^Otfi^^iSl^s. When the the policeman llPtdd to her; r SI*ON0ttKtf APPOINTED, v gia, Florida auU Alabama I<u> dies Named fcW K?vu(ou. Macon, Oa., Feb. 81? Special. An announcement which will l?o of Ii>t6rti0t to ^''onfedorttte Veteran* all over the Bouth wail made In Macon Tueaday morning when a let ter was received by K. H. Hymau, General Secretary of the Confeder ate Reunion to be held here May 7th te 9th, from lieunett Youug, of lx>ulttvlik,, Lleuteuaut General Com manding Department Army of Ten uesace, announcing the Sponsor Maid of Honor, and Matron of Hon or for that department. The an nouncement will be of peculiar in terest from the fact that tbli De partment coinprlaes the state* of Alabama, Florida. Kentucky^ Geor gia, Louisiana, MlaHlhBlppl and Ten nessee. The honor is one which in yearly coveted by every womau In these states and 1b a token of the qateetn in which the fortunate eleot ed are held by the people of theee states. i ^Georgia claims the gponeor of , this department ttl tk? person of J Miss Reglna Rum bo, of Marietta. Miss Annie Brown, of Lakeland, Florida* has been selected as Maid, of Honor, while the distinction of | Matron of Honor falls to the lot of Mrs. George P. Harrison, of Ope* Ilka, Alabama. Of peculiar interest to Georgians and Maconjans will be the appoint ment of Miss Ram.be. At lilttls ] Hock during the laSt Reunion she was indefatigable in her efforts to obtain the next event for Macon. 8he made especial ploaa to each state dlvlslpn for the Magnetic Cen ter. When the vote was being taken it> "waa she who sat upon the stage alert aiid kept the tally until the Ybrdict waa announced. After the announcement had been made that Ma$on wub victorious three thous and veterana passed by and shook her hand In -token of esteem. A young woman of unbounded energy as . well as rare grace of charm, and coming from the blue blood ;of u aun-klsaed State she 1b well qualified to fill thla distinction. [?'tS'^1' " ? i i* i i?i' i i 1 1 ? if Ivkighino the mXils. r .. : ? " ? , ' Government Begins Weighing Mall ? in Fourth. Division. _ ? i^pfrruary. 1 6th the postoffice de partment began tho welgh ing j)t,tlLQ mails carried by the various railroa lines in what is known as the sec ond ctffilract district, or fourth di vision, which comprises the states south of the Ohio an.d east of the Mississippi rivers. The mail is weighed every four yearp for the purpose of getting a basis on which to make contracts with the railroads for the transpor tation of the mails during tfce, next four' years. The weighing period will extend over ltffc days, and as every news* paper, magazine, package, letter and postal cafd is to be weighed by the special weighers on the trains, the aggregate' weight Qf the mall car ried by the railroads during the 105 days will mount high up into the thousands of tons. During the past year or more there has been -lots of discussion of the rate of pay the railroads re ceive for the transportation Of the mails, dome of the mall authori ties are inclined to Claim that the railroads are paid too high a rate for the transportation of the mails and for the use of the mall cars. On the other hand the railroad of ficials are claiming that on account Of the exactions of the mall ser vice, the increased cost of labor, etc., the railroads are not paid a rate that is fair to them and con sequently are using every effort to secure more pay. . During the past few month# the postoffice department has been iky ing Out the plan of shipping magar zlnes from the larger publishing cen tree by fast freight trains, to cen tral points and' there redistributing this class of mails, instead of mak ing long liauls in the, regular 'ser vice 'mail cars. This practice Is .re ported to. bo reasonably satisfacto ry to both the publishers and the subscribers of the magazines, and to, the postoffice department is doubtless- jproving a decided saving, because at the low freight rates aft compared with the transportation coat in the usual manner. ? York? vllle Enquirer. ' ??''J ' ? * f ' '"'jft' ' ' !."* ,'j TIE DYNAMITE TO DOG. P . Animal Chases Jokers, Who Nar-| . rowly Escape Death, * ?" Six employees in the Lynn Wilson road building camp near Newark, O. -*>hrw u^a-dog with dynamite Suit I day Afiortidon, and >n eo doin^<ij< mqst lost their own lives. One of the party tied the dynamite to tho dog's talljV lighted the fuse and all NwSwa*^:-Hrhe dog did -?egjinex pected by running after them. They entered a cabin and slammed ::,)lhe door shut. The terrified men hur riedly made their exitr And none too quickly, for. Just as the SB ol Bp"" - Judge Button Klocted. Blauey, 8. OA Feb. 21. -The elec tion held in Blauey yesterday re sulted Jlu more than two-thirds ma jority in favor of R. W. Sutton for inteudaut. Tbu? vote# having b??u counted and H. W. Button d?clar?d olected, Mr. Button then wade a nicy talk, congratulated his, constlt- , uoniH, and thanked them for their | vote*. He appealed to the cltlsens of Blimey to aland together, and to. give to the new council their undM vided support and co-operation that the town uulght build uml become more inviting to the outside world, lie congratulated Blaney for her, fair and interesting ladies. At the] conclusion of his speech he placed with Mrs. Q. W. Glover a $100.00 check to treat the audience with cigars and cold drinks. Our town is becoming enterprls-, ing, and more and more interesting.] We now have a training school fo Bunday school teachers. < The Bartlno shows are iu town this week, which promises so far to be a good show. b v l i ':h f f . ? "7 i lilg Glass Bmadhed. About two o'clock Monday morn*! ing someone broke the handsome , pluto glass window of the store of Hirsch Bros, h Co., on Main street, The glass was broken with an iron bar which was found otose by. The night clfcrk at the post offioe across the street heard the crash of the glass, but did not see any one. - The police Immediately got a clue and followed it, until, Tuesday, whe they arrested a negro in Mr. Mc--| CaskiU's pasture, about five miles {Past of Camden, The negro jrefus-, ed to talk when arrested, but later told Vhe Jailor that hie name was Johnsbn. He Is a stranger in the community, and had on one pair of , tho stolen shoes, and two pair In a; sack. jjmj# 'j Kiifoma (bringing her ftttle lecture to an abrupt clone as sh^ Vas culled ! from the room)? And all 1,hls itrou~| bel was caused by all thoBe bad thoughts in your heart. . Jamie sat for a few minutes the picture of distress, for bo wae really very sensitive about being thought "bad." ? ~ : ' . AuntMilly came in, and, being] always solicitous about his health, oxciaimed: <'? ' V; - "Why, Jamie, how bad- jyou look!*'. This was too much, and Jamie b u rst j into tears ttnd sobbed-1? out ?brokenly: didn't k-k-know it s-s-showed clear through l " ? Brooklyn Life. i : MRS. BKANNON 1)KAI>. , , : I Well Known IttHidout of Cassatt j (Community Passes ?Away. 1 " ' * ? i ? i . i " ' I'ethune, B. Feb. 22.-^ Mrs. Jas. E. Brannon, of* Cassatt, who died at her home on last Saturday was burled at Beaver Dam Baptist Church after funeral services con ducted by her pastor, JRev. E. A. Thompson. She was a faithful ajid, devoted christian lady and was re-| spected and loved by all who knew her. As a. wife she was true and devoted; as a mother, ever loving; and kind# and as a christian there] were none more loyall. . , The pallbearers were W. O. Ter-, ry, W. N. West, L. T. Anderson, Thos. Copeland, B. T. ' Bruce, Jr., and Thos. Peach. She Is survived by her husband, Mr. J. E. Brannon, and three little children, Helen, Jamie and Bessie Thome; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Hyatt, Cassatt; brothers and sisters, Mrs. M, J. Crosswell, of Pageland; W. A. Hy&tt, Pageland W. W. Hyatt, Lucknow; Dr. Q. L. Hyatt* Klsslmee, Fla.; C. ^ HagerstOwn, Md.; F. . D. Hyatt,1 of I-/UH0, S, C.| Miss Ajiua, JSt-K C. E. Hyatt;' an bf Ca8T?^; ieiirt3fer her numerous relatives and friends. An Incident. On a railway train running on a branch road from a great city to the suburb^, a little incident ija com plete contrast was noted by eyes aulck to see what happened on the road. A woman, evidently a for eigner and Very poor, was encum bered by a baby in her arms while two older children tugged at her skirt. In addition she had several nondescript bundles.. When the brakeman announce^ her station she' was bewildered, and greatly im peded in her efforts tov leave the car. She was not quite sure of the place, and she oould not easily man age the babies and the bundles. A tall young fellow, conspicuous ly - well <1 re???Ml , ? h?4- been flitting, near, apparently lost in a book he was stuodylng. He tossed the book aside, seised the heavy bundlea and gave a hand to one little brownfac ed child, assisted the whole parti out of the carr firat ascertaining that they were aft the right point of their journey, lifted his hat to t^e mother as if she had been his own, and resumed his place and book as if be had done nothing uncommon. This incident 3*?MH memory of oi . pier for a who}*! Presbyter, raRSONAJti MKNTION. J?: Item# . of , Oowwroing Qitf ? mu <1 County People. J. T, Kelly left on Saturday (or Sumter. : M. H. Hey man spent the week end In Hock 1M)1. George Levkoff la upending the veok in Hartsvllle. Mrs. John T. Kelly ia visiting rel ative* iu Wnlterboro. McWlllle lioykln, of Columbia, waa here Sunday laat. ? ; L. D. Joues, of Stoneboro, apent Monday here on huaineaa . Miaa Juanita Wylle, of Lancaster, la vlalting Miaa Halite Carrlson. Hooky VanLandlngham waa $.via ltor in Rockingham, N. 0, laat week. Mr. and Mra. Albertua Halle, of Cheaterfield, are vlalting reiativea here. Mra. Crawley, of Columbia, vlalt ed her daughter, Mra. A. BJ. Salley thla week. Mra. Douglas Richardson and son,?; of Denmark, are visiting Dr. ' and Mra. John W. Oorbett. Douglaa Featheratone of Unlver aity of South Carolina, apent aev eral daya here laat week. Mra. AthQl Miller, Miaa Lucia Yatea and Mr. R. B. Pitta were vla itora In Columbia thla week. Mra. J?mho Wilson, of Columbia* : ! spent several daya l&*t week with Mra. T. 8. My era, on LaFayette. Ave. I Charlie Taintor ,of New York, l-l has returned to Camden for another 4 > season. v Mr. Taintor will pluy. polo with the Camden t**m this year. ... g T. s. Wardlaw, who ia connected with the insurance department of the Riohiand Savings Bank & Truat Co., waa here Tuesday laat. Mlas Gladys Baker waa In Colum bia. last week, where she went to attend a fancy dress ball. v Miss Baker went as the "Pink Lady/' Mr. W. A. Kinney, of New York state, who spends hie wtntera.lh ohe of the cottages at the Hobklrk Inn has returned to Camden for another seaspn . On Saturday night fire damaged fifteen , .bales of cotton on the plat forur at the Seaboard freight de pot. The cause of the fire ia un known. Charlie Potter, who calls Camden uoAAn A 1. ? 1 ? ' turn; w. MV Kelly, Who haft the misfortune of falling and breaking / one of her limbs, la improving. Mrs. KelijMis ninety years old. T She re sides at DeKalb. Miss Mary Norrls, . who. was for merly connected with the Dell TeK ephone Co. here, but lately of Sum ter, has returned to Camden to ac cept her old position. The Wateree river is back In its banks after a high freshet. Very little damage was done as all of last years crops had been gathered, jug and only the oat crops were hurt. Henry Richardson, of Manning, who was one of the local cotton buyers here last season, was < -a visitor here this week. His many friends' were glad to see him again. p km Meeyr, secretary the ftavy, wuh a visitor her6 last week, the guest of Mf. Ralph BlUs, who la spending the winter in the Mande ville cottage. He left on Mon4a)r for Washington. A number of new benches have ?< been placed In Kershaw Park. The Civic League has given this park a great deal of attention during the past year, and it ia now the ( pretties^ Ih tfc* Clty-.J-.J, I Mrs. Long entertained on Wednes day last in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Arnold Knapft of New York. 1 Mrf^awronco-*ittrkland ? won^ftrsttr prise, a sliver thimble. .' Tables were arranged for eight players. Dell- :M clous refreshments were served at* ; tor the gomes. Levkoff Bros., of our city, have purchase^, the. bankrupt ' stock of Steen & Hill, of Hartsvllle, feThey will continue to conduct the store -? -? 2 ' ?l.V. m >?-??? ?u wuunvif mtj sioro which was UBed by the bankrupt firm.' The store will be a branch of their two stores here. $ The stock was valued at II Since the. HermUa^e Cotton Mill 0 resumed operatlona Several months ago they have been running on full time, and cveiw&oufio$|ms been J filled by operatives. JyThey have N found It necessary to build more houses.^ The work is now going on and the houses will be completed .within the neit few weeks. Harry Schlosburg, who ha* boon .conducting a store on Main street ln|6olumbi*v-be* rented -a store on A Oervais street, and now has a ; hig qele going on similar to the^ale *wb;ch&he held In Camden recently. Th^ two stores in Columbia, togeth er with his . dry goods and grocery .store here makes four stores Mr. I Schlosburg owns and operates. I Miss Mary Lenoir entefrfc J