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CLAHA BARTON 1>KAD.
j'rulmbly U?e U??t KttOWU Woiimn
of Her Day,
Washington, April la.? Miss Cla
ru Barton, founder of the American
lied Crpss, and v probably the moat
widely known American woman of
her day, died at her home, Ked
Cross, In Olen Echo, M<?., tbla morn
ing ut 9 6'dock. She was ninety
years old.
Miss Barton Buffered an attack
of pneumonia in Feb. 1911, had a
relapse, and the 4l??aae became
chronic. Last summer ahe went.,
a a usual, to her old home in Oxford,
Maas., aud returned to Glen Kcho
In feebler health last aUtumn.
Muscular weakness of the heart
developed and for weeks the condi
tion of the venerable nurse had
been such as tp cuase grave con
cern among her friends. With her
when the end came were her ne
phew, Stephen Barton, of Boston,
and Dr. J. B, Hubbell.
T1 10 groat regret of Miss Bar
ton '? last month was that her en
feebled condition made it necessa
ry for her to suspend work upon
her autobiography. She had' this
work down only to the beginning
of her public career as a Civil war
nurse. A woman whose ' whole
training had fostered habits of pre
cision, she has left behind, practi
cally, the entire correspondence of
her public career, as well as other
data hearing upon her internation
al hospital work, and the memoirs
)vhich she herself began will be
completed by other hands. She had
Outlined to her nephew, Stephen
Barton, what she considered the sa
lient points in her. public life.
i The last years of the great Bed
Cross nurse had beenspent in re
tirement. She maintained her win
ter home at Glen Echo, but passed
a part of each summer at her birth
place in Massachusetts. She retir
ed from the presidency of the Am
erican Bed Cross In 19 04, and ?lnce
that time had had no affiliation wit
the organization of which she had
previously been the head since its
establishment, largely through her
efforts somewhat more than thirty
years ago.
Members of her household were
reticent in discussing Miss Barton's
withdrawal from the work In which
she so long had been ' a leader, con
tenting themselves with the state
ment' that she_^ retired when more
ambitious oneB came forward. They
sent no notification of her passing
either to President Taft or the ex
ecutive body of( the Red Cross.
Misp Barton' was buried where
she was born. On the slopes of the
little cemetery, in Oxford, Mass.,
with father apd mother, brothers
and sisters, she was laid to rest
hard by the spot where her cradle
was rocked.
Early Morning Marriage.
Last Monday morning at 1 o'clock
at the home of the Judge of Pro
bate, Mr. Jesse Branham, a well
known and highly esteemed young
man of our county and Miss Alice
Croft a most estimable young lady,
were joined in the holy bonds of
matrimony, Mr. W. L. McDowell of
ficiating. The marriage was to hav
taken place on Sunday night and
the postponement of the hour was
due to a lazy horBe which failed to
make schedule time. These excell
ent young people start out In life
with the best wishes of many good
friends. ? ? . .
Help From Johnny.
f "What were you and Mr. Smith
talking about in the parlor?" asked
her mother.
"Oh, we were discussing our kith
and kin," replied the young lady.
The mother looked dubiously at
her daughter, whereupon her little
brother, wishing to help his sister,
said: ,
"Yeth they wath, mother. I heard
'em. Mr. Thmith asked her for a
kith and she thaid, 'You kin.' " ?
Ladies Home Journal.
Entertainment To-Night.
An entertainment wiill be given by
several young ladles of Camden to
night at 8:30 at the Boy Scout hall,
which until recently was the recto
ry of Grace Church. -The money
taken in will go to the Boy Scouts
of Camden. Mrs. Blair DeL/oache
and Mrs. Douglas Boykin are the la
dies in charge of the entertainment,
being assisted by about ^ten young
ladies of the grammar school.
It is earnestly hoped that, many
People of Camden will turn out and
do their best to help the Boy Scout
movement. Several of the best
singers of Camden have kindly con
sented to render solos during th?
evening. There will also' be sever
al recitations. Refreshments will
be sold, and every one attending
will be given an enjoyable evening.
Admission will bto ten cents, chil
drne under 12, five cents.
Taking to the Tall Timber.
"Bisteren and brethren," exhort-!
od Uncle Abrahkm, a recent promo
tion from the plow to the pulpit,
on de one aide er die here meet
in -house la a road leading to de
struction, on do "uddor ia a road
gwlne to hell and damnation,
which yon gwlno pureooT t>ar fa
go internal qneatton: WhUth 4a
[you gwine .pnrsoo?"
L "Low. Brer Aberham," sppke Sia
P* Eliza from the b*ek pew, "I
Pptcic I'm at gwlne home tndo do
p?od?i " ? Llppincotfa.
ItlKTil l>.\ V (KliKBKATIOX.
l>r. . V, H. HHUoii C'oiitpllmciiUil
Willi IMcmhuiiI (lathering.
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Smtttivlllv, 8. C., April 17.- ? The
children nod grand-children of Dr.
C. tt. Hrltton gave him it very pleas
ant Bui-prise at his home near 8prln
Hill on April 14 th. Thl? being Dr.
ritton'H C7th htrthday. A inohl en
joyable day . whb Bpent at th "old
home."
All but three of bin children wi re
present. The spaclouu table fairly
groaned with good things to eat,
which the chlhlrcn carried.
At the dinner table, the father
Hut beside his oldest and his young*
est children, Mrs. K. (J. Peebles
and little Miss liernlcla Hrltton.
The children present were Mr.
and Mrs, K. (1, Peebles, Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Moseley, Mr. and Mr?.
It. L. Moseley, MIkb Eva Hrltton und
Master C. 8. and Lamb, Misses Alice
and Hernlcia Hrltton. The absent
children were Mrs. 1). Ml McCasklll,
Miss Luclle Hrltton and Mr. C. L.
Hrlttou. Fifteen grand children
and three great grand children were
there. , -
Besides the Immediate family the
following people enjoyed the day
with them; lion, and Mth. O. W.
Moseley, Mr. C. M. Hoykln, Mr. and
Mrs. T, M. BVadley, Mr. Hen l'earce,
Misses Sallle Sowell and Mae Brad
ley, Messrs. Kdward and Herbert
Bradley.
To the regret of all present the
hour of departuro came all too soon
After the singing of "God be With
You Till We- . Meet Again," the
guests returned to their respect vie
homes wishing for Dr. Hrltton and
family many niore^ years of happi
ness.
The University Glee Club.
Those who attended the enter
tainment given by this Club on
^Wednesday evening of last week,
congratulated themselves on being
y?ere and were sorry for all those
who missed tbe opportunity of
hearing the really fine music, both
vocal and instrumental, furnished
by the talented young men of the
University. It is seldom that such
an excellent orchestra Is heard ?
even in the best city theatre^? and
the audience was sinjpiy carried a
Way by the fine, Bpirited music
they rendered. It would have been
worth the price of admission alone
to hear this band, but in addition,
there were boIos, quartets and cho
rus singing that afforded greatest
pleasure to the audience. The
volcea in quartets and chorus blend
ed most harmoniously and each of
the numbers afforded a thrill of
pleasure. All the members of the
Club seem to be artists in their
lines, and in a nut shell, it was a
rare musical treat. The realistic
glimpse, of a students den, was most
Attractive and the all too brief col
loquy between Reeves and McCur
dy, in Sea Island dialect was In
imitable, and it would be advisable
for these young men, who are bo
well able to speak their peculiar
lingo to make more of a feature of
It, in future entertainments.
On account of other attractions
on the same evening there was rath
er a small audience at the opera
house, and it is much to be, ?re
gretted tha,t the proceeds netted so
small an amount for the young men
as well as for the hospital.
Fan! Fun! Fun!
Let no innocent man escape. At
the great Mock Court Trial under
the auspices of the Woman's Aux
iliary of the Camden Hospital, in
the Camden Opera House, on Thurs
day evening, April 26th One of
our most respected citizens will
be charged with breach of promise.
Regular court rules. Startling de
velopments. Ludicrous situations.
Local hits. An evening of refined
fun. Prices 50 and 76c. Tickets
on sale atDr.^F. Leslie Zemp's drug
store, April* 18th. Open at 7:30.
Court called at 8:00.
Teachers' Special Coach.
The State Teachers' Association
meets in Charleston, April 25, 26,
27, at which over 1,500 teachers
will attend. To accomodate those
teachers living in and near Cam
den a special coach has been ar
ranged for, leaving Camden at 3
P. m., Wednesday, April 24. The
School will be closed on the 26th
and 26th to enable the teachers to
attend. A special rate of $6.4 5
round trip will be on, which applies
to anyone. This will be a fine op
portunity to take a trip to the beau
tiful Magnolia Gardens. Anyone
wishing to take advantage of this
special coach will notify Prof. H.
v0. Strohecker, at grammat school,
as toon as possible. ,
1 Death of Mrs. Pooser.
Mrs. Hattie J. Pooser, wife of
Mr. J. W. Pooser, died on the 27th
of March, at her home in Porte
mouth, Vs., after an illness lasting
two years. / Mrs. Pooser is the
daughter of the lat6 Mr. R. W.
Porter and besides her husband ike
leaves stinrlrlng he* twfr sons and
one daughter, the youngest of
whom Is six years old. The body
was interred In the old burying
?found negr jgianey . _
9 ? r Sale. i
Sft bushel*, Keenan Staple (jotton
Seed for sale, $1 per bushel. W. A.
Kd wards, Camden, 8. C.
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IIK.U'TIPI L Tit I III TK
To War Time Women I'livciled nt
< 'oluiubin I wist Week.
Columbia, 8. C., April 11. ? ' The |
memorial t c> the Confederate Wo?',
men of South Carolina, erected by:
the State, wau u it veiled here at'
noon today with appropriate ceremo
nies and before a crowd represent"
Ing every section of the State. 'Hhe
monument, erected on the State
House grounds, in a beautiful work
of the sculptor's art, and represeute
ti?e first memorial ever erected in
dependently by the State to women.
General Irvine Walker, Command
er-in-Chief of the United Confeder
ate Veterans, turned the monument
over to the custody of the Daught
er of the Confederacy and then in
troduced the orator of the occasion,
Maj. Joseph W. Barnwell, of Char
leston, 8. C..
The ceremonies opened with a
prayer by Rev. .J. (J. Richards, chap
lain of the Tenth South Carolina j
Regiment,' C. s. A. Then followed i
the opening address by General 1
5 Walker, chairman, who in turn was!
followed by the orator, Maj. Barn- j
w;ell. The monument was unveiled
at an appropriate time during the
address of Maj. Barnwell.
The unveiling was followed by
the firing of; an artillery salute by]
(he German artillery of Charleston.
A musical program then came and
finally the benediction by Itev. F.
O. S. Curtis. ,
This afternoon a reception to the
?State president, Daughters of the
Confederacy, the officers of the
South Carolina Chapters, U. D. C.'s,
and the regents of the State Chap
ters, D. A. U.'s, was given by the
two local chapters, U. I). C., in the
Metropolitan Club from 4:30 to
6:30 o'clock. There were no less
than 300 guests present.
The monument was designed by
F. W. Ruckstuhl, of New York. The
central figure depicts a Southern
woni'an, dignified and beautiful,
waiting s to be crowned with laurel
by a figure In the rear. On either
side are other figures representing
the South, bearing laurel at the he
roine's feet.^ The iniost important,
inscription on the monument says:
"In this monument generations un
born shall hear the voice of - a
great people testifying to the sub
lime devotion of the women of
South Carolina in their country's
need.'.'
The State House corridor had
been elaborately decorated and a
luncheon was served ^.o the guests
of honor.
In Memoriuiiii
The angel of death has again vis
ited the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
F\ Nunnery, at 702 Church Street,
Sumter, S. C., and claimed as its
victim little Chester Ramon, age 10
months. He died of pneumonia fol
lowing an attack of measles., All
tha loving hands could be done was
of no avail. He was the joy and
light of the home. He was laid
to rest on the 6th of April at Mt.
Olivet by the side of little Ethel.'
"8weet little darling, the light of
home,
Taken so early, is beckoning come.
Bright as the morning, pure as the
dew,
Anxiously looking, mama for you."
One Who Loved Him.
Ice Cream Supper.
The Junior Order U. A. M., will
give an entertainment at the Can
tey Hill School house on the night
of Friday, May 3rd. No admission
fee will be charged and a rousing
good time Is promised those who at
tend, The public cordially invited.
Addresses will be made by S. F.
Parrot, deputy State organizer, of
Qaffney, R. S. Stewart, of Lancaster,
and Mr.. C. W. Birchmore, of Cam
den.
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Farewell Apinwrancc.
On Sunday night, the Klrkwood
Orchestra made its farewell ap
pearance for the season. The or
chestra has been a treat to the
music lovers of Camden and their
return next year will be looked for
ward to with pleasure. Mr. Wei
gand has been coming to Camden
for many seasons and by -his cour
teous manner has made many warm
friends. He takes pleasure in try
ing to please everyone with his se
lections, both among the guests and
town people. ? The following was
the program for Sunday night:
Fan&asia, Koenlgskinder.
Taudor and Andalouse.'
Chant d'Autome.
Under the Leaves.
Scenes from the "Daughter of
the Regiment."
Romance from "Eine Kleine Na
chtmuslk.
Valse de Concert "Au Revoir."
March from Tannhauser.
Besides the above selections a
number ofpleces were played by
request of the audience, including
"Sextette from Lucia" ami Lohen
grlns wedding march. The wedding
march wms played In honor ' of a
young couple. It being the third an
niversary of their wedding.
"Now, Johnny," said the teacher,
after she had explained the mean
ing of the word, "I wish you would
write a sentence containing defeat."
After a struggle which lasted for
about twenty minutes, Johnny an
nounced that he was ready to be
heard.
,? "Please read your composition,"
the teacher directed.
"When yon git shoes dat's too
tits," Johnny read, "it's hard on
d? feet." ? Chicago Record-Herald.
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({HKATKHT Kfi.\ DIMAHTKK.
(ilHlit Suvuner Kinks on Maiden V??y ?
age Willi Mali); Mm-n Lost,
More than 1 . f> o persons, It is!
feared, hh it k to death early Monday j
win a within (our hours after she
crashed Into un iceberg. the mam
moth White Star blue steamer Ti
tanic, hound from Liverpool to New
York. on her maiden voyage, went
to the bottom or the New Ifoundlandi
banks. of the approximately 2,200
persons on hoard, the giant liner,
some of them, of woorld-wide prom*
Inence, only 808 are known to have
been saved.
Accepting the early estimates of
the fatality Hut as accurate,- tho
disaster is tho greatest In the li?a*
lino history of the world. Nearest
?pproaching it in magnitude were
the disasters to the steamer Atlan
tic >>> 1X78, when 67 4 lives wore low
And to l?u Horgogne in 18U8, with
a fatality lint of 671.
A significant lino in the Capo
ta?'" dispatches was J he announce
ent that of those saved by the
irpathia nearly all were women
'And children. Should it proVe that
no other vessel picked tip any pas
Ben ges of the sinking liner, this
might mean a great loss of life a
mong the male passengers, an the
proportion of women and children
among the paBBeiigei'B wiih greater
than the men.
The same. facts would likewise
KX'll the doom of practically the
entire crow of soo.
"Sinking by the head. Have
Cleared boats and filled them with
women and children."
HThls was the final message the
bra've men sent the world, for it
wuh directly afterwardB that their
wireless signals Sputtered and then
stopped altogether. The picture In
ev'tabiy presents Itself In view of
what is knoWn is of men like John
Jacob Astor, master of scores of mil
I Hons; Benjamin Guggenheim, of
[the famous family of bankers; Isa
dore Strauss, a merchant' prince; W\
T. Stead, veteran Journalist; Major
.Archibald Butt,- soldier, of any or
all of the. men Rtepplng aside and
| bravely remaining to die that the
i place he otherwise might have fill
ed eoqld perhaps bo taken by some
|SabotBhod, shawl-onBhrouded, illiter
ate and penniless peasant woman of
Furope.
I Thus the stream of women with
toddling Infants or JjnbeB in arms,
J perhaps most of thorn soon to be
widowed, filed up from the cabins
' ami over the side and away to life.
The men ? by far the greater part of
| them ? remained to die, millionaire
and peasant and man of middle clas
alike, bravely, it must have been,
sharlng~each other's fate and going
down to a common grave of glory.
TOURIST HOTELS CLOSK.
The Past Season Has Been Most
Successful One.
After the most BiicceBaful season
in its history the Kirkwood Hotel
closed this week. The hotel waB
filled with gueBts early in February
and continued to have a full house
until the first of April. The white
help began leaving the first of the
month, the last leaving on Tuesday
night.
The Court Inn closed on Thurs
day. This hotel also had a very
successful season. The grounds of
this hotel are said to be the pret
tiest of any hotel north of Florida.
It is a pity that the guests leave
just as the grounds are at their ze
nith.
The Hobkirk Inn also had the
moat successful year in its history, i
This is the oldest tourist hotei in
the city and one of the most popu
lar. It closes sometime during the
next week. Mr. H. O. Marvin, the
genial manager, has made many"
friends * since coming to Camden.
He goes to take charge of his sum-,
mer hostelry at Lake 8unipi, New
Hampshire.
Mr. I'lttfl to Marry.
An announcement of much inter
est to the many friends of Mr. R.
B. Pitts, of this city, Is the follow
ing from a Scranton, Penn., paper:
. "Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Post an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter, Margaret, to e
Mr. R. B. Pitts, of Camden,
South Carolina." ... ?
Mr. Pitts is president of the Her
mitage Cotton Mill, and is one of
our most progressive and popular
citizens.
New Livery Stable.
We beg to announce to the pub
lic, that we, the undersigned, have
opened up a first class Livery Sta
ble In connection with our feed and
sale business, and solicit the pat
ronage of the town and travelling
people. We assure you that at all
times you will find the best turn
out* ? either single or double dtlv
ers, and saddle horses, to be found
anywhere, Respectfully,
W. C. Moore, ,
J. H. Clarke.
? ,< & ? ? ?
The congregation of the Presby
terian church has purchased the de
Jersey lot on Fair street- near the
Trantham residence, wherO they *!{}
|>ulld a now manse.1 The old manse
was sold several weeks ago to the
Bpwdsn Hospital to be used as a
?fete tor the newt $40,000 hospital
building. This la one of the' pret
ttest lota In Camden and will ha a
beautiful location for the new
It fscas Kershaw Park.
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TWO MKN KIIXKD
And Olltm In juii'd by Holt ttf
Light WMenlay.
Two negroes dead, two severely
wounded, one of which is not ex
pectod to live, and a (lo/on others
soverely stunned, and two mules
and a saddle h'drse also severely
stunned, as a result of lightning
striking near the barn of Mr.- lion*
ry Savage's plantation in West Wa
teree, five miles West ?>f Camden.
The dead negroes "are: .11 in Klin,
foreman of tile negroes and Jim
NVheeler, The severely wounded
are Henry Johnson, who is not ex
pected to recover and Muster Mar
tin, who is in a critical condition.
A dozen other negroes were hurt,
hut not as seriously as Johnson and
Martin.
The negroes were shucking corn
In the huge barn at seven thirty
yesterday morning during the light
ning and rain storm, when a holt
struck near the door. Klin and
Wheeler were just on tin* outside
and were killed instantly. Johnson
and Martin were rendered uncon
scious, Two mules on tin* ln?ld?
of the barn were shocked and a
saddle horse knocked down..* Mr.
Savage Immediately summoned med
ical aid for the injured, and went
to the plantation. IIo stated tlnW
the two. dead men wfere the best he
had on his plantation. Klin had
been thoroughly trained and made
foreman of the negroes. Wheeler
is it he son of the negro who had
charge of the ferry at the Watoroe
river, and was drowned In the Aug
ust ID U8 flood.
The burn did not catch by the
bolt of lightning.
MOCK COL'KT TRIA li.
Characters Who Will Take Part iti
The Fun-Making.
As there is a general desire on
1 11 o part of our people to know who
are to participate In the interest
ing proceedings connected with ihu
Breach of Promise Trial to be giv
en under the auspices of the Wo
man's Auxiliary to the Camden Hos
pital, in Camden Opera House', ? on
(Thursday evening, April 2.r>th, We
publish the list In full.
As will be observed, with the ex
ception of Col. Newton they are all
well known people who need no in
troduction to our readers.
Wherever similar entertainments
have been given under the direction
of the present management, their
success has been phenomenal and
it is not likely that Camden lacks
the material to give the affair a
liveliness and piquancy equal to the
best. The following is the make
up of the court:
Judge-^Hon. M. L. Smith.
Clerk ? I. C. Hough.
Plaintlfr ? Miss Ellen Tweed.
Defendant ? Mr. J. W. Hamel.
Defendant's Attorney ? Boykln B
Clarke, Esq.
Prosecuting Attorney. ? Co!. A.
V. Newton, of Worcester, Mass.
Court Officer. ? Robt. Latta'. ?
Cfler. ? David Wltherrfpoon.
Witnesses. ? Messrs. Rivers Alex
ander, J. B. Wallace, W. H. Dawes,
Miss Kleo Mitchem, Miss Tressa
Hough.
Jurors. ? Dr. Brasington, Henry
Watkins, Rev. H, B. Browne, Rev.
MrL. Lawson, O. H. Lenoir, O. C.
Bruce, J. J. Workman, G. Baum,
Willie DePass, H. O. Carrison, Jr.,
Leroy Davidson, David Wolfe.
Denied a New Trial.
. Savannah: Oa? April 18. ? A spe
cial to the Savannah Press from
Swainsboro, Emanuel county, states
that Judge Rawllnga has denied a
new trial to Dr. W. J. McNaughton,
under sentence of death for killing
FVed Flanders of Swalnsboro by
poisoning him. An extraordinary mo
tion fora new trial was filed by Mc
Naughton's attorneys last week and
argued at length. McNaughton is
in Jail here. He is not apparently
cast down by the decision of Judge
Rawllngs.
He and his attorneys say the
real fight for his life is to come in
the Qeorgia supreme court.
McNaughton Is under sentence to
be hanged- May 10, but the appeal
to the higher court will necessitate
a respite.
Subordinate Officers Klected.
At a meeting of City Council held
last night the following subordinate
city officers were elected:
Chief of Police ? A. W. Whltaker.
Policemen ? H. D. Qoff, W. L.
Raley,G. Bateman.
8treet Commissioner* ? W. D. Whit
aker. ?
City Cerk ? G. G. Allexander.
Fire Chief ? H. t,. Watkfns.
Supt. Fire Alarm System ? S. B.
Klrkland.
Lamp Lighter ? L. T. Stewart.
Mr. J. J. Ooodale's term as Re
corder holds for tuo years longer.
No election will be held for thla po
sition unless Mr. Goodale should
voluntarily resign.
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Card of Thanks.
? ?
We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the members of the
Camden Fire Department for their
efficient *work? ;and also to thoee
who so kindly assisted In the tu
moral of our househbld goods dor*
lng the burning of our home last
ftunday afternoon.
Kr. and Mrs.W.. C. Moore, i
PKH8GNA L MENTION.
Items of Interest Concerning City
ami County I'eople.
Charlie Utile ha# *ono to Lexing
ton, Ky.j >vhert? he will reside in
the future.
Miss Susan Itichardsou, of Co^
luinl Ui. and Mr. Duuulas Km hart)"
b>u, of Denmark. wore here *>uitdHy.
Mrs, Douglas Itichardsou returned
to Denmark on Tuesday after upend
ing &01110 time wiili Di* Dint Mr.t.
Cor belt.
Charles Talnter nave a dinner
party at t ho Kirk wood Hotel, to
about a' dozen of hln frlemlp Satur-'
day hlght.
Randolph lvlrkjand has been ap
pointed an alternate to West MolUt
and Annapolis.' lie stands the en
trance examination in Juno and will *
graduate from the High School thin
year.
The police court turned over
$27 0 in caHh fine* to the city for
March, and a number of sinners
were went to the gang. The cash
fine# for April will likely be much
larger.
Mrs. David Maker and Misses
K ut h and (Jiadysi Maker, who have
been spending the winter in tho
Whistler cottage on llobkirk Hill,
have returned to their home In
Hrovldenco, It. I.
Mr. and Mrs. 1<M win Cary and
family, and Miss lOdna Merry, who
have been spending the winter at
the hoiue of Mrs. JO. DV Hoykin, re
turned to tholr homes in Providence,
It. 1., on Tuosdny night.
Mr. M. H. Hoykin, of Moykins,
has been appointed upon the enter
tainment committee fo the State
Fair Association." Mr. Hoykin has
been an active worker in the As
sociation for many years.
The many historical cannons ly
ing around Camden at different
places would look a great deal bet
ter if they were placed around the
monument to Confederate soldiers,
or at the graves of the unknown
dead soldiers at the cemetery.
On next Sunday night, "at the Bap
1 1st Church, ltev. M. L. Lawson, the
pastor, will talk on the "Mlesslngs
of Disaster" ? basing his remarks
on the world's greatest sea disaster,
tho sinking of tire Titanic. The
public cordially invited to attend.
.1 1 111 Gerald, ;colored, wiih fined
$*)(> or 110 days in the Recorder's "
oourt tlilH week for Helling wjiln
key. ' Jerry Smith and Bandera
Gaines, colored, were fined $80 or
30 days each for having whiskey
in their possession for unlawful vuse.
Mr. James H. Burns has purchas
ed the fifty foot lot South of the
Alford home on Fair street. Mr.
Runib haB had plans drawn for the
improvement ' of the house On the
Alford lot, and is now having lum
ber hauled on the premises for '
the work.
Should Mr. A. D. OMphant, of the
Columbia State, come to Camden
in attempt to write up the blind
tigers and gambling rooms, there
would be "nothing doing," and he
would have to add a word ,? in
praise of the city, as it is the clean
est city in the state so far as the
above evils are concerned.
There has been complaint made
many times about the delivery boys
riding bicycles in^.ft reckless man
ner on the sidewalks. Two boys
were nabbed this week. and tin
ed $5 each. They were Dave Crlm
and Dave Miller. It Is hoped that
this will be a warning to the other
boys wjho seem to delight In their
reckless riding.
W. Shannon Heath, who was for
merly a student ai the Citadel, hurt
late of the Wilmot Preparatory
School at Annapolis, where he has
been preparing himself to enter, re
turned home on Saturday night, and
left Tuesday for Columbia, where! he
stood the entrance examination. If
he is successful, he will leave for
Annapolla at an early date, where
he will stand other examinations
necessary to enter the Academy.
A matte? which the people here
do not think seriously of at thto
time being, Is that of giving ?o
many commands at fires, especially
if the fire looks as . If it Is going
to be a serious one. The proper
persons to give commands at , the
fires are the officers of the Fire
Department and not excited Individ
uals. This li no doubt done with
the best Intention, but it only serves
to make the firemen rattled or mad
and does a great deal of harm.
Mr. W. T. Walker, of Columbia,
a native of Camden, has bought a
half Interest in one of the Abbe
ville newspapers and rented the
other half, which gives him com
plete control. "Thornle" has been
the foreman of the Record Pub
lishing Company, of Columbia, since
its reorganization, and along with
Editor Hoyt, will be greatly missed
by that ^excellent exchange. We
TSTlsh and predict for Mr. Walker
much success in the Journalistic
flel*i
Camden and Darlington were each
voted |60,000 by Congress at the
same time for the erection of a
post office building. A special to
the ftews and Courier from Dar
lington on ApriV 12th says that the
W. J. Brent Construction Co., of
Norfolk, has been awarded the
contract for the coftstruction
new post offloe building at
place. It lo- to be regretted;
Camden will hfcve to wait
years before any steps will
en for the erection of the I
|flce building here. ? v