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mortal ? The Hunojr Boutli. "The Bunny South!" Ih it ? Urtiam of by-gone days, from which wt> have had ft rude awaken 1 ok? Onr Jttud la sun-kissed for otte brief day perhaps, tho balmy breeze j blow, the little floweru lift their heads and #?em to rejoice that spring la cowing, wo watch klug &> l sink *behiud the clouda of gold aud crimson, aud believe that he promise* ua a bright to-morrow. \Ve remember the couplet of our! childhood: "Evening red and morn ing green, seta the traveller on hla way," but ulaa! oven thla aigu falls, and whey morning comes the aky jH overcaat with gruy clouda, und bye and bye the rain cornea down in torrents. Wp shiver In the) cold, draw close to the fire and wis j oh, how we wiah for the spring? <*or Binlllng April, that echoes the iuubIc of the bills, tho laughter of the plains. Aud fair April la tture ly coming, ahe la even now ou the threshold. And the long, cold win tar will be like a dream of gloomy night, that had faded with tho bright sunlight of momlng. And after all it la the wdy we take thing*. To make the best of ev? qry thing is the nurost road to youth. "Since I resolved to look for Joys In all created things, To. turn my back on what annoya, . And hush all murmurlnga; "To look upon my neighbor as A man who means' mo wen. And let the cloud that lowers pass All heedless of its spoil; . "To seok the brighter side of al^ That comes athwart my way, And every morning to recall Some happy bygone day; , "To thrust from out my heart and m'ind All evil thoughts, and mean. And everywhere I glfcnce to 4ind Some beauty in the scene, "I find that though my 1 days in~ croase My years diminish. Truth To tell, the method brlnga me Peace And holds me close to Youth!" A Disappointment to tho Ladies. The adjournment of Court was quite a disappointment to the ladies of the Hospiltal Association as they had planned to serve dinner each day during the wpek- On Monday they did not hav> a sufficient quan tity to supply the demand and on Tuesday they had too much. How ever they have no cause to complain as they realized about $37.50 from the two days sales. They served good dinners too, and it will always pay to patronize them * whenever they are before_the public. Mr*. Henry Hjtvwgo iiumeKH, , Otto of the most enjoyable affairs! of the we?k w/iitt the meeting of the liobklrk HU1 Chapter. I), a. It., wit Mrs. Henry Savage, as hostess. Wtjdnebday afternoon waa cold and bleak, but the pleasant rooms | Of this handsome homo were bright | and cheery, and tho warm welcome accorded them waa full compensatlo for the dluagreeable conditions out side. In the abiieuce o^ the Regent Mr#. H. (J. ('arrlBon, thel vice-Begun Miss Louise Nettle#, presided, aud tbo efficient Secretary, Mrs, John Ctyitoy, waa a# usual at her poat. After the usual routine of busi ness, Mrs. M. K. Long read one or two selections that were both am us li?g uud pathetic, and MUtt Carptrti ter delightfully saug several beau j ttful selections from "The Bed Mill." A charming addition to this chap ter meetlng^Were the number of guests present, which Included Mrs Savage, of Boston, Mrs. Pierce and Miss Pierce, of Massaehusettes, Mrs \ Agnew, of IMttsburg, Miss Cobb, of Itoston, and Miss Carpenter. Aftor the reading and music, the hostess extended an Invitation to the dining room, .where tea was poured by Mrs. T. /. Klrkland, find delicious refreshments served by Mrs, Savage, assisted by Mrs. Law rence Klrkland. It was late and dusly before anyone had courage to break^he happy baud that chatted over the tea cups, and when at last they bade good bye to tho hostess they said In all slncerety that It had been on? of the most pleasant meetings of the season. ?;? A Purln Celebration. In honor of the Purln holidays, Mrs. Jake Hlrsch delightfully enter talned the Jewish Sabbath school at her pretty home on Lyttleton streeti About thirty-five gueatB en Joyed the hospitality of Mrs. Hirsch which represents all the cordiality and warmth of the "Fatherland." The older people enjoyedsoclal chat cards etc., ahd the younger ones engaged In general dancing. Dainty refreshments were served by tho thoughtful hostess and Purln will ever bring back to those ? present, recollections of a pleasant evening Only a few years ago Mrs. Hlrsch came to Camden as a bride from far-away Germany, and*, was indeei a "stranger In a strange land," but she now has many friends In the honie of her adoption. ? Thb many friends of Major ahd Mrs. S. Adams will be pleased to know thatt !the Major Is Improv ing and hopeB to be at home in a few weeks, Mrs. Adams, who ac companied him to .Baltimore, cam home Sunday night. REAL f Do You Want to ? . ' ' SELL BUY LOAN BORROW I May Help You. LAURENS T. MILLS, CAMDEN, B.C.: : J(Pood cannot be a bargain unless it has all the purity and goodness that makes you healthy and strong when you eat ?t.: Price Is no guide tp value at this grocery. Cheap, food does not meafi poor food hero. We hare studied the grooery <$fe*tion and your tastes so ^closely that our prices will sur prise you as agreeably as ths quality of the goods. They are by far the cheapest and best In this town, Come In today ftnd inspect them. Mooting Of V. D. r. ll I ? c?rUiuly wry gratifying to the lojitl daughter* of the Cou? feUi'tHcy to nolo the pteudy growth h vl iiourtfihtn^ youj^|tioM of the John I). Kennedy Chapter. Like every other orguulxaUon tho tide of lt? popularity hurt hud Its obb und flow, but ut no time in its his tory huu the Interest been more In tense, tho meeting* more owjoyuble or the' euthualutjia greater than ut present. On la*t Monduy afternoon Mra. c. J. Shannon, Jr., was hostess to the Chapter, and the chunh of her hospitality U too w?ll known to mak?* it ncc^bhury to way the alter noon was a delightful one. Mrs.' J no. Cantey presided with her us ual j-racu aud dignity, And tho rep* ruMcntution Keetuod enthused and lntere?ted in all U. 1). C, work. The Chapter hay been divided ln to four coHiinittec'U, each with a chairman, and the public may oxpec some good entertainments in t h t near future, us these ladles are to compote as to Which committee ?hal give' tho best entertainment aud render the boat amount to the Chapter. The Chuptor Jh also In creasing in membership. ? The fol lowing names wore proposed: MIsb os Joe-Leo ajid Adelle Hay, Mrs. Grover Ulackwoll, Mrs. II, L. Wat kins, Mrs. James JJurdell, ' After business was over tho hostess serv-j ed dainty refreshments, And what woman does not enjoy a social chat ?ovor the tea gUPftf Music too, add ed much to the pleasures of the af ternoon. Mrs. Furman, of Clomson College was a guest of the occasion, pad her presence wan a pleasant surprise to many of her old friends. Cam don pooplo have a wuy of holding In loving remembrance their own, and they are always welcome back for the sake of "Auld I^ing Syne." All 01(1 l iro Recalled* No doubt many of our older citi zens remember tho big flro of Jan. 10, 1874, whon the block that was then the pride of tho town waB burned. The following llneB were written* the morning after the fire by Mrs. 8. H. Goodale. The fire Btarted at Hodson & Dunlap's' the site on which the I,oan & Savings Bank now stands.: It is midnight, silence reigns, How stilly, calip hour. But hark! I. lieRr a sound, it Is The wild dread cry of fire. Whi<Jh way, the anxious gaze Is bent To catch first sight, perhaps, When lo tho lurid flames buret forth From Ilodsons & Dunlaps. Then comes a rush to the conflict's scene For many's Interest there And danger of the fire's spread Fills evrey heart with fear. The flames sttay not for anxious care Or manly effort strong, But swift they rush In maddening haste And bears destruction on. For ewtffter than at first conceived, Tho fiery flames rush fast, And that most lonely office cat Is crushed beneath their blast. And then as if destructions sweet The building next adjoined The lovely mansion of Broad street Ib down to ashes borne. But not content' with upward flight, Down, street their course they bent, Then Kennedys' was next to fall, Then next was Cloud and Zemp's. But here with manly effort wrought Their dangerous cburse Was stayed. But lo, the danger was not past l^or fast flewi sparks o'erhead, And from the sparks that fl4w so fast McCurry & Jone's caught, - ? But glad to relate they were put out (Without much damago wrought. But wh6n at last the flames were out OhS what a sight to meet. Where Just before such beauty stood A ruin now complete. Mr. C. V. 'Salmond, of Columbia, was a visitor In the city last Sun day. . ' a Mrs. Purmafi, of Glemson College, 1b visiting her mother, Mrs, James Villepigue, on North Lyttleton st. Misses Minnie Craig Taylor and Jean Lindsay spent the week-end with Mrs. James Team at Lugoff. Mrs. Harry Thames,' who has been visiting,, here for the past ten days, has returned to her home in Char leston. -7 Miss Covington, an attractive young , lady of Monroe, N. C., has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. D. Trantham. Miss Katherlne Zemp, who . is at tending the College for Women In Columbia, spent last wleek with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Zemp. Mr.'M. Baruch, of ttie Baruch-Net ties Co.,. has returned from the Northern markets. While there he bought an up-?to-date spring and summer stock. Miss Mattie Gerald it at home again after, visiting the cities of the North ' and buying the choicest of everyhing in he millinery line for her Camden trade. Mrs. W. G. Simmons, of Wake Forest, N. C., is visiting her daugh ter, Mrs. W. D. Trantham. Mrs. Simmons is a true representative of the culture of the old South; her bright mental attainments and bril liant conversational powers remain undimmed by the passing years. Mrs. H. Baruch, of New York, is visiting her sons* Messrs. Mannes and Herman Baruch, of our town. In the years that have gone by, Mrs. Baruch came to Camden a* a bride, and spent * the early years of her married life .in our midsW She is pleasantly remembered and al ways receives a warm welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burnet and children, of Jacksonville, Fla., are in the city., visiting relative*. Mr. Burnet is an old Camden boy and has. many friends to give him a hearty greeting in the old town. And Mrs. Burnet is pleasantly re membered as Into Annie Lee Alex sr?Ls r,ar 1114 at MELON I'ATOIf. *>vir Four lluiulml A erea NVm 1 I'iolHUOO ? ill l)t' rluUtiHl, Kiomure, B. W.iKV4>iU 3.. WiiUi. la boiiov* 1 to b.3 the largest uu ion patch in tho South will bo located Jut>t Houth of thla city ami oonMiti < 4545 acres devoUd 10 watermelons! and 75 acre* 10 eautaloupoB. ThU>i melon producing i>i fort will bo eou-?i dpcud by Young & MuttUov/H, who; have arrange^ io dispose of tho output with u leading New York commission houac, Wortfon pr^paiinj; the .hind for planting UstD already begun, and tho Atlantic (Xwvt Line I tall road will build h *por track into tho farm for convenience in ghippiug. In addi tion to tho area which will be do voted to ?Diolo:w?, noted I n tho fore-' ftolng, farmers in the iuuuediaia vl i clnity have contracted to i>\i t out 200 acre.tf additional. Owing to t Ho low price oi cotton farmers are all turning tiuir attention to crop di Vyi .iifcatiion very generally and w t tenuelnon and cantaloupes aro the hid: i proniitiiuK early crop.'. Vo stimulate this diversity ? fiort u >? u the Atlantic Const lane and tie South Carolina Western road? are building spur tracks Into a number of farms where tho owners are plan ning truck production. c. Leap Ycur Party. On tho evening of Thursday, Keb. 2'J, (he homo of Mr. and Mrs. W: U. Roberts was tho scene of a nierr gathering of young folks, who had assembled to enjoy n "Loup Year" party. . * After tho tyarlor wau full a crowd of young ladles camo In sing' lug a typical old maid leap year song. Miss 15vio Roberts furnish ing music. This being over Misses Jennie Roberts and Lulu,,* Uuakin passed through tho crowd, bestow ing upon onoh a heart on which a. number was written. Tho duty 'of the Kirla was then to find tho heart corresponding to theirs. Next MIbs ea ? Nannie Sinclair und Jennie Rob erts gave each of the young men as many hearts and mittens as the number of girls present, and then the fun began. Each girl propos ing to any of tho boys uhe wished to. When sho Is accepted she la given a heart, when re'Jected a mitten. Miss Murray sounded a gohg every throe minutes, and each girl : commenced a new contest. Some 6f tho girls' nerve nearly ' failed thenj. One young lady made her firut proposal after the fourth gong bounded. 4 It was a very interesting gamo and moat enjoyable also to those looking on. After the time expired for pro posing, tho young lady having won the greatest number of hearts and the young man that had accepted the most girls were marrled< , Miss Lula Gaskln and Mr. Jule Campbell? were the lucky couple, so to the strains of Lohengren's wedding anarch played by Mleg Bessie Rob erts, the bridal party entered. The ceremony which was very amusing Was read by Mr. Corbett Langley. The bride and groom both an swered "I wont" instead of "I will" and evidently were pronounced" old maid and bachelor for life. . Tho remainder of tho evening was taken up with musip and re freshments. Misses Bessie Murray and Bvie Roberts played quito a number of very pretty duets. When tho parting hour came ov eryone expressed themsolves as hav ing had a most delightful time and wished that February 29 th came of itener than every four years if it could be celebrated as this one had been. Trespass notice. All persons are hereby fo/bldden to trespass upon my lands situated nine miles east of Camden, for any purpose whatsoever. Any one dis regarding this notice will / be dealt with according to law. T. 8. DUNLAP. February 16,1 91 2, V CITATION. State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. ?' ; t By.W,, L. McDowell# Esquire, Pro bate .Judge. Whereas, Mrs. Amanda Seegers made suit to me to grant her Let ters of Administration of the Estate of John W. Seegers. These are therefore to cite and admonlBh all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said John W. Seegers, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in thjg Court of Probate, to" be held at Camden, S. C., on Mar'. 14 next, after publication thereof, at eleven o'qlock in the forenoon, to show catise, If any they have, why the said ? Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 27th day of February, A. D. 1912. w. l. Mcdowell, Judge of Probate for Kershaw Co> Published in the Camden Chroni cle on the 1st day of March, 1912. Kirkland Villa (COOL SPRINGS) Open for guests. After noon Teas every afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30. Lunch es and dinners will be served by giving timely "nofe^^'Rjr' further infor mation call AOS. 1 p. B. SNELL ? CAMDEN, S. C. YOU want the right kind . of clothes this spring; and we want you to have them. The new things are now arriving; we're ready to give you an early ?0 look at the best clothes ever shown. We've made prepara tions for your needs as carefully as if you were the only customer we had. You are not the only one; you may even go some where else for your clothes; but this is the only v* . ? '* ' store where you can get our kind of clothes. Copy/islx II... SclmOXt-r 6t Marx Hart Schaffner & Marx make our finest goods; they are . . the cheapestclothesyoujcan buy, not because they are the lowest in price; but because you get ' v * '? -'"A* v :'V.. *?&.'*'. *7 ?.'* i." \ ' ?. more for every dollar fyou pay / than in any other clothes made. r: .in-. ? Before you decide on] your Spring Suit, see us. Besides the * ' * ready-made line, we can .have you a suit made to order by Ed V. Price & Co., The Stern Co. and J. L. Taylor & Co.