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UTTLE local unes of CITY AND COUNTY FOLKS JTKMS too 8HOHT KOlt A Hb'Ai) '?'GATHRIUCU AND (IROUl^l) ioit quick beading. Mr. J. O. Gerald, of Manning, was lii Camden Tueaduy. John i fonry Powe, of Hock* Hill, wau a visitor In Camden this week. Miss Mary Mickie, of Columbia, wa? the guest of her mother Sun day. Miss Lulu Cook Boykin, of Burn er, visited Mrs, W. I). Hoykln lust -week. N Read the new ad of the Misses Gerald to be found elsewhere in The Chronicle today. Miss Minnie Stevenson, of Colum bia, was the guest of Miat> Docia Council on 'aBt Sunday. Miss Annie Erwin Macfeat, of Columbia, .8. C., Is visiting Miss Minnie Alexander. - Mrs. Geo. S. Morrison, of Colum bia, whs the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C, H. MclCagen last week, Mrs. Albert Thomas, of Cheraw, returned to her home on Saturday after a two weeks visit to Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Garrison. Mr. George Waring, of Columbia, contractor in charge of erecting the "Barracks at the State Farm, w?n in Cajnden Saturday. ? Mrs. A. C. Renfnoe and two daughters, Misses Edith and Ethel May, of Hartsville, are. visiting Mr. I and Mrs. F*. E. Renfroe, 1 Refreshments were served at the Masonic Lodge on . Monday night when the degree Of Master Mason was conferred upon five candidates. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Eve, JrC? have Just received a "32" Hupmo? bie tourling Car. It Is a present, from Mrs. Eve's father, Mr. L. M Coffman, of Norfolk county, Va. The many friends of Mr. WH'iam ^ Brasington are glad to see him In Camden again after a long absence. He is recuperating from a spell of : typhoid fever.'' Mrs. G. G. Alexander has return- 1 ed from an extended trip through] "Florida, visiting In Jacksonville, Pa blo Beach, Gainesville, Ocalla and other points. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stubbs, Roby Sikes, Miss Rosa Slkes and D. H. Hendrix spent a few hours in Cam ?deox^HAurday. They were traveling <.um> from Claxton, Ga., to RoGk > - Mr. John Cantey has purchased Mrs. L. M. Floft'e^'s residence on Fair Street and expects to occupy it about the flrBt of July. The sale .was made through the real estate j agency of C. P. DuBose & Co. 1 Miss Maggie Beard, who recent ly returned from the Southern Con servatory at Durham, N. C., and wh has been visiting Miss Cornelia Nel feon, left on Satrday for Hartsville, where her fauther recently moved. The annual missionary sermon of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will be preached next Sun lay at the Lyttleton Street Metho- , list Church by Rev. W. I. Herbert. The public cordially invited to at end this service. Several Northern geritlemen vis ted Camden recently looking for i site for a proposed Catholic :hurch. The building of this hurch seems to be practically as ured although the Bite has not teen definitely decided upon. Contractor W. G. Adams has com nenced removing the fronts to he block of stores occupied by the 'Oan & Savings Bank and Mr. G. i. Blackwell. Solid plate glass will e put in front of these buildings rhlch will Indeed give them an up o-date appearance. Mr. H. L. Schlosburg was at Mul 1ns. s. C., last week where he pur hased the stock of dry goods of lie Glover Mercantile Co., which he 'ill place on sale. In the stock is icluded a fine line of "Onyx" silk osiery. He is having his store en irged to make room for the stocks e has recently purchased. Mr. Thomas Ancrum left on Sat rday night for a short visit to re vives and friends In Charleston, ^hile there he will Join a yacht ig party and enjoy the fine fish ig around Charleston and Beaufort. has been rumored that Mr. An ?um went dowji to attend a meet |g of the leading Prohibitionists the state. Little Joe Qelzer, who stays at e Central Hotel, bad the mlsfor ine of havln a aplinter stuck , in ? eye while playing last id which came near causing him ? lose his eye sight. Medical aid la quickly summoned and the Winter removed and the little boy. }U soon be able te remove the mdage which, h?*. been over t his P since the aoetdent. Parties owning houses that hare an erected In Camden since tha faats and houses ware numbered 11 have to get numbers from City wncil in order to h+re their wall ^w-ed by earrler. To 1 * imber of your bouse! Houses alt kd ou streets running North and ?*th, measure from aoulb co?? ?qnare to wrtir O t lotr BWf* Mng east to Vest measure from Pt corner of square to waat oor* | Njbt <'M>KIN<; KXKIMIKKK Or C amden UmUiHl School Held on WMlaMdn), On Wednesday morning. May 2t?, the usual interested ^erowd met at /he opera house to witness the < losing exercises of our city oclioolu, and this year everything wa? par ticularly interesting un,i attractive. ? he programme opeued w it H prayer by ltov, H. B. Browne, and the opening remarks were made by Mr. ; ,T' MIHb, chairman of the Hoard of rruateeb, who also delivered the dlpiomaB, and scholarship medal which was won by M Ihh Meta ]>?. Loache, jib first honor gra<luate. Ibis young lady th?n stepped to tthe front and in a graceful man ner delivered the following valedic tory, which was charming in its beauty and simplicity.: "Teachers, Classmates and Fellow Pupils: ' It has fallen to iny lot to give the "Valedictory;" that word of parting which carried with it so many witfhep for your happiness and true success, when our^waya shall no longer run together. ? It is with mingled feelings that I stand before you today. We have spent so ma ny joyous and troubled days to gether, that it brings sadness to my heart to say "farewell." How clearly do 1 remember when I first joined this conjenial circle in tjie fifth grade. I thought then that I would not face so large a crowd u8a?n, |lttle dreaming that this hour would come to me. I glanced about the room full of strange faces, and since then. .1 tmv? ?>iwRyn had fl Vftl'Y wlarm place in my heart for the teacher who was ho kind to me in my loneliness. < I have been with you for six years, full of happiness, whte|i even the much dreaded ex aminations could not mar. Our class was forty-one in number then, now it is five. I am glad to say that not only have our pleasures not decreased accordingly, but they have increased in proportion , to our duties. I "I want to thank all tlie dear i teachers for their help. They have I made many a rough place smooth i by their unfailing care. matter j how tired they were, we have nev er asked for aid in vain. Some have gone to bother homes and one has passed into that Vast Beyond from'wjiich there Is no return. We owe much to our kind Super intendent, who has spared neither time nor effort /for the betterment of our schools, and we thank hirr. for all he has done. < ?"We have ofttfl scoffed at the old saying that "our school days are our happiest oneB," but, as we stand at the threshold of a new life - some realization of its truth iss brought to us. I think that the old song which our grandmothers used to sing, expresses my feelings as we part today ? " 'Farewell, farewell, may do for the gay When pleasures throng is nigh, But give to me that better word Which comes from the heart ? good bye!' " Miss Charlotte Boykln presided at the piano and of course charm ed the audience with h^r artiBtic touch. | The address to the school by Dr. J. H. Harms, president of Newberry College, was one of the finest ever delivered in the opera house on a like occasion. His subject, "Brains," was well handled, and as a graceful, magnetic speaker he held the large audience a?most snell bound. It was Indeed an intellect ual treat to the people of Camden, one that they will not soon forget. Mr. B. B. ^Clarke, as chairman of the* committee, delivered the com position medal. Miss Meta De Loache again distinguished herself by carrying off this honor too, with Ralph Shannon following as a close second. The following are the members of the graduating class of 1912: > Miss Meta DeLoache Ralph N. Shannon Charles W. Blrchmore, Jr. Randolph W. Klrkland Marion B. Williams. To them all we extend our con gratulations and best wishes. As they launch out on the mighty Ocean of Life, may not one of them prove a melancholy wreck, but each in their own way, whether it be the mighty Ship of State, or the modest little craft, have their sails so set that they may weather the storms, and at last proudly ride at Anchor with "Success" floating at the masthead. "One ship drives Bast, And the other West, * By the very same winds that blow 'Tis the set of the sail And not the gale That show them the way to go. Like the gales of the sea Are the" waves ofv Fate, * As We Journey along thru life, ?Tis the set of the soul That determines the goal, n And not the storm nor the strife.'* Heavy Lon by Fire. On Tuesday morning last between IS aUd 1.00 o'clock, Mr. Benjamin Bran ham, of near Antloch, sustain ed a heavy lose by the burning of his barn and stables. ? FV>ur mules, see horse, one cow, thirteen hogs **d a lot at com,' tbdder,' peas, s <XHra shelter, harness, etc., were con sumed. The entire lot* Is estimat ed at about $1,500 with no lnsu*? auce. . We are Informed that It Is thought the . fire was of Incendiary ortgin. . I I'KI'NIML C'AHK Being Tried ia I lilted Sl?U> l'?urt At AslievJIIe. Attorneys K. I). Blakeney and Thoti. J. Kirk laud left on Monday morning for Abbeville, N. C., to appear before the United States Cir cuit Court of Appeals as attorneys for the Lancaster anil Kershaw Oil Mills, who are being sued by the National Hank of Suvutinuh. The case i h quite an unusual and inter-, eating one. an it la llie ou too pie of a get rich quick scheme worked by a cotton mercliant of Savannah. Am in very generally known (he oil mills put out an article known in. the commercial world an "Milt ers," which they obtain by regai ning the seed. The cotton thus obtained ia of an inferior quality and is very rarely worth over 4c per pound. A cotton merchant of Savannah who had an agent in Kershaw coun ty instructed him to buy about four of five hundred bales of litit^a And ship them by freight, describing ) Ue linterK in the bill of lading as cottton. His agent bought the re Quired number of bales from the Kershaw and Lancaster Oil Mills, and shipped them as instructed-? making the two oil mills appear on the bill of lading as the shippers, and the bill of lading describing the shipment as cotton. When the bill pf lading reached the cotton merchant In Savannah he took It to the National Bank of Sa vannah and requested, a loan, of fering the bill of lading as securi ty. The Dank loaned this merchant purported to represent GOO bales of cotton. Of course the bank wtas never paid the amount gf the loan and It found that It held a bill of lading for 600 bales of linters in stead of cotton. By this transac tion the bank lost about $40,000. The Bank then started suit for this amount against the two oil mills for shipping the linters as cotton. The case was tried before the District Court for 8outh Caro lina and Judge Smith presiding rul ed that they were not liable for the loss of the bank. The bank has now appealed to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. This case is' being watched with great interest by mnay lawyers, j railroad men and cotton merchants, for it is the first time so far as the attorneys on both sides of the case can determine that such a scheme has been worked or that the shipper of goods has ever been sued for mlsdescrlbing in the bill of lading. ~ 8a?l Death of a Child. % The entire community was shock ed and ? saddened on last Saturday mornitog by the news of the un timely death of little Sarah Belton, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw Shannon, of Jeferson. Both Mr. and Mrs. Shannon were born and reared here and have a wide circle of relatives and friends. The little child in some unac countable way got hold of headache medicine which contained chloral. The chloral affected the heart and death was almost T Instantaneous. The remains of the little one were brought to Camden for burial, the services being held on Sunday by Rev. W. B. Gordon. The par ents and grandparents of the child have the deepest sympathy of the entire community. To The Public. Believing as I do, that if* Cam den votes a Bond ipsue of one hun dred thousand ($100,000) dollars, with which to install a Water and Light plant under municipal control the final outcome will prove a dis appointment to the taxpayer and re sult in a more .expensive method of service than the contract recent ly declined by council, I cannot con sistently consent to become a candi date for membership on the Board of Public Commissioners and there fore beg to decline the honor. I wish to thank my friends for the compliment Implied in the sug gestion of my name, and to say that In my humble judgment, for the present at leaBt, we had better make the best of the ills we have than risk an experiment with oth ers that we? know so little of. Respectfully> c" H. G. Garrison. Camden, S. C., May 27, 1912. A Finger In- The Tobacco. Mr. J. A. Rogers, an employee in the factory of the Statesvllle, N. C., Safe and Table Co., has for good reasons "sworn off*' on chewing to bacco. Mr. Rogers had just bit off a "chew" from a plug of a popular brand of ohewing tobacco when he noticed something 1ft the tobacco re sembling a bone. And one may imagine his feelings and Indigna tion when on closer examination, he discovered the portion of a hu man finger In the plug of tobacco. Of course the finger was mashed, and dried, bnt it ^rac a finger all right, cut off between the second and third Jolntts. It .Is now on ex hibition at the factory and those who have seen It say they can nbw easily quit chewing the weed.-? Che raw .Chronicle. Meeting Chamber of Commerce. The regular nftfcly meeting of the ?Smm4m Chamber mt Commerce will be held at the Opes* House Wednesday. June 5. ?.00 p. m. r A full attendance !e earnestly de sired. ' K<i' "? ? ? V>' W. R. wm. Jr.. '7/ tXHVI'UAK A Nfct KH8ITY Wliere Wilt iiikI U(m?i Ivuoi Occur j til Chips, '-m n lu all of the 'daces visited in* the wil)t infested sectiouM of t lit* Stale wo.bav? found root knot very prev alent. In fart root knot and cotton wilt seem o go hand in hand., and where one occurs! hoot her Is nearly almost always found. Wither troub* Is bad enough by itself, bur where they both occur they frequently de stroy whole crops of cotton and cow peas. V ' - ; Hoot knot iu caused by auiaH me matodes (oel worina) which bore In to the root* of the plants and Irrl Utf the tissue, caualiiK enlargement of the point attached. These en largements vary in size froih almost nothing to the ai/.o of a pea aitd la sometimes even larger. When cut open and examined under a micro scope theao kufrts are found to be full of the tiny nematode wornia. TJieae live over the winter in tfcejtold roots and " the soil, and begin work again the next spring in the young roots. If the crops that they live on are kept off the land for several yearB, the nematode* are starved out. Wo get rid of the root knot by rotation. We grow on the infested land only those crops on which the nematodea cannot live. Corn, oata, wheat, rye. Iron cowpeaa, peaiiuts and velvet beans are aafe crops to uae In auch rotation. Sweet pota toes, cotton, cowpeaa, tomatoes, ok ra, cucumbers, watermelons, beans, tobacco, and a number of other of the ' cropsv are aubject to root knot and are not safe to plant on Infest ed land. I ^llt i? caused yb a parasitic fun gus' which grows in through root.-, of the plants into the stems and plugs up the vessels which trans port food and water back and forth to the different parts of the plant. When these vessels are clogged up the plant wilts and dies. The fun gus wWfch causes the trouble Uvea In the/'soll and will remain alive th??>i Ibr a number. .Of yearss even when cotton and peas are left off ?the- land. The-'only way to control wilt Is by the* uae Of resistant va rieties, varieties which are almost wilt proof. The varieties of cotton which are resistant to wilt, howev er, are by no means free from root knot. Root knot encourages wilt ben cause the fungus which causes wilt easily enters the roots through the wounds made by the nematode worms. The first step then in con trolltng wilt is too get rid of the root knot. N?w the ordinary farm practices which are followed in this Ltate tend to encourage both wilt and root knot. In the , first place, the wilt which attacks cotton and peas ia practically the same, and the root knot which is common on cot ton, peas, potatoes and tobacco is exactly the same. Cowpeas which are used in every Imaginable rota tion are subject to both of . those troubles which prove so disastrous to cotton, bo where we use the common varieties of cowpeas in our rotation we are encouraging both of these diseases. There are two# varieties of cowpeas, however, which are free from both root and knot wilt. These varieties are the Iron and the Brabham; and It is with the View of calling to these and emphasizing the necessity for their more general use that this ar ticle is written. The South Carolina farmer can not farm without cowpeas, yet where wilt and root knot occur he cannot grow the common varieties; and it is not safe for him to plant them even where they do make a small growth, because they encour age the same disease of cotton. It is wise then to secure and grow the varieties which are resistant to both of these diseases ? the Iron and the Brabham varieties. These varieties are quite generally , grown in some sections of the state, but are still unknown to many farmers who are badly in need of them. There is a great demand for a pure seed of these varieties now, wAlch demand Is sure to increase; so it behoove? all w<ho have these varieties to plan to save all the seed possible. No other variety of cowpeas should be uMd on any farm where wilt or root knot occur. A good rotation to practice where wl >t knot oecnr is to fol low . {ofatf^ith ccfrn-? planting Of wtieat, then MW the Stubble In Iron or Brabham poas. After tho peas, ;? *' t."* ? sip- ~ tzU THUKWKNT Hill to Authorize Coinage of SiiutlUl' Money, Thro? cent cur lure, three ce;.t schooner* of beer, throe r.ent p?cs. three coni loaves <f bread, im I a multiplicity of other things ;hut wilt cost three ceuU are expected us the result of the enactment into litw of the l?i?5 which recently pass ed the house providing for the coin uge of u three cent piece. The bill also authorizes the coinuge of u half cent piece and the changing of the present one cent piece, that statement being the one-cent piec? corrodes so oaslly us U) actually he dangerous to health. The idea to have a three cent piece originated in Cleveland, where they have a three cent car fare, the bill being introduced in the house by Representative Hulk ley of Ohio. It passed the house after being considered by the com mittee on coinuge, weights and mea sures. Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh and Director of the Mint Roberts recommended the passage of the bill, after an amendment had been inserted leaving to the mint authorities discretion as to the slase of the coins in order that their re spective sizes would not in any way conflict with uny of the present coins. U la the intention to have the three cent piece made of u composition of which nickel will bo the base, and half cent of copper und /inc. All of the street rullrouds of New York city have filed a strong pro test against the pussuge of the bill, and the American Railway asso ciation is also waging an active campaign against the measure. In general the banks seem to be opposed to the bill, and a most de termined fight 1b to be made by thoBe who failed to get In their work wrfhlle the bill was pending be fore the house. 1 Cash register manufacturers claim that If the bill Is enacted Into law It will cause a complete recasting of their machines, and repreBontlves of the slot machines who opposed It first now appear to favor it, having been assured by the director of the mint that the coins can be produced rin such form that they can not be used as substitutes for one cent, five cent or ten cent pieces. Some newspapers are opposing it on the ground that it will mean the appearance of a ha'penny paper, which can not be afforded on ac count of the high price of white pa per. ? Washington Herald. Top-Drowsing. Clemson College, S. C. ? Results obtained at the South Carolina Ex periment Station show that a top dressing with nitrate of soda gives good results on cotton, corn and small grains. The Increase Is most marked dprlng a wet year because this nitrogen is already in an Im mediately avallableform, while the rotting of the organic Bources does not proceed as rapidly as usual on account of the excess of moisture in the soil. The amount to apply per acre varies with the fertility of the soli and the previous ferti lization, but we would suggest from fifty pounds per acre on poor land up, according to the fertility of the soil. Early applications are coming in to favor. We recommend that the soda be applied to corn when it in between knde and waist high, to cotton just as the shapes begli} to form, and to small grain in March. Care should be taken not to sow nitrate of soda on wet plants, he cause it is likely to scald them. It is best to apply it just after a rain, when the moisture has dried off of the leaves of the plants, then cul tivate with a mulch forming imple ment as soon as the ground is dry enough to plow. T. E. Keltt, Chemist. Carriers Met at Court House. The Kershaw - Lancaster R. *'? D. Association held their annual meeting in the Court House at this Place yesterday. The following car riers were elected officers for one year: D. R. Fletcher, President. J. W. Thompson, Vice president. S. R. Williams, secretary. J. E. Rush, Treasurer. . Delegates to the state meeting to be held in Chester, July 4 to 6": D. R. Fletcher, Kershaw; 8. R. Wil liams, Lancaster; J. , E. C*?P*>W?. Camden. * . ? & ? Civic Lm|m to Meet. The Civic Leagua will SMint Aft next Monday .June Srd, in the as sembly room of the grammar school. Oertmde M. fcemp. Sec. 1 "jt" SOW rye as a wiftsr cover crop and plow It tinder before tltne to plant cotton the next sprint. H. W. Barre, Botanist. Clemson Collect, 8. C.. May tih. LITERARY EXERCISES HELD LAST EVENING TIMUOI) WXIKTV ANI) I'ltlMAliV DKI'AKTMKNT Pl.RANlin aIdifnci:. On Thursday, May 30, at p. m., ut the Opera Mouse, t lie* City Bchpole 'held their closlug literary exercises. The program presented both by the Tint rod Lltarary Soci ety and the primary department. Was attractive and pleasing, In addition to the program given below, there were several beautitm ami well rendered recitations by the following pupils; Misses Meta Delxmche, Hilda Dawes, Sarli Wolfe, Clara Cureton Blanche McCain, W?l Myers, ami Harry Dawes, Leon Schlosburg, John Porter, Norinan iluckabee, utile Jim Wallace, as "The Rugman," was the "hit" of the evening. VV# must also inen* tlon Kinlly hung, Agnes Shannon, Martha Wrokinan, Nell ltlrklund, Sarah Lewis, Mary Kmnm llough. Mury Blackwell. The following programme was successfully carried out; ? . Debate ? Resolved, That Labor I) nlonH are beneficial to the Lauor Wlg Classes. Affirmative, Randolpn Klrkland. Negative, Ralph Shannon Declamations ? . "Which Shall It lie?", Katherlne Wallace, "The Women of Mumble's H?ad, Callu Williams. "Phillip Barton's Hide," Teresaa ? "ongh. Committee to Award Medals': W. Bratton deLoach, charmanl, W, (lel senhelmer, c. L. Winkler. Primary Department, Recitations by pupils representing grades 1~ IV inclusive. Songs: "Lullaby of the Flowers.' "A Little Ragman," Solo; "What I'd Like to He;" "I Know a Llttle Fairy." " Little Sunbeams." Tableau? "Rocking My Baby.'* Declamations by pupils of Qradea V ? X Inclusive. gongs ? "Ho, for Vacation Days Are Here!" "Rippling streamlet.' "To the Fields Away." "MeriT Streamlet.'' "How the Winqs . Blow." "Hurrah! The Soldier Boys. Tableau ? "The Hoy Scouts March." The debate wan extremely Inter esting, and the subject well han jdled by both young men. The com mittee awarded the medal to Ralph Shannon.- The three young ladles who competed for the Declaration medal all^dld well and pleased th? audience with their beautiful 'reci tations. The coniinlttee decided In favor of MIbh Calla Williams, and presented her with the medal. KKV. GORDON RETIRES Holds Service* For Last Time Am Rector of Grace Church. . f Rev. W. B. Gordon, w<ho for the past fifteen years has been the Rector of Grace Episcopal Church, left on Monday morning for Salu da, N. C., to spend the summer. On last Sunday morning Rev. Gor don hold his last service as Rector of this church. During the early fall he had notified his congrega tion that he would retire from act ive work this -spring on account of his advancing years. During the fifteen years that Mr. Gordon has been in Camden he not only has been loved and esteemed by his congregation but by the whole town. He has always taken an active 'In terest In the welfare of the town and Its people both morally and so cially. Mr. Gordon Is among the few survivors of the Civil War and can always make himself especially charming to the younger generation by his amusing anecdotes and pa thetic stories of that memorable struggle. At the end of the summer Mr. Gordon expects to return to Cam den to l^r#. A Compliment to His Pupils. The grade taught by Mr., H. O Stroehecker of the Camden Qradoa School, spent a pleasant hour "Wed nesday afternoon In the popular ice cream parlor of Mr. Rehnberg at the home of the Boy Scouts, on Kershaw square. it was a royal "set up'? from their popular teactt er and showed that he appreciatea their efforts during the past year. There are many broad highways to the heart, but "ice cream" on a hot afternoon, u a sure little by way by which the desired destina tion can be more easily and quickly reached. This young teacher is "wise in his day and generation/ he took a short-cut, landed Plump into the hearts of those girls tad boys .who henceforth are his sworn friends, and will pray for his health, happiness and peace Xor erermorg, , Piano Recital. . On Tuesday erenlng, June 4th, hat 8:30 o'clock, Mrs. Paul Btown, by Mrs. Laurens *i*e a piano recital in the fresby-* terlan Sunday School room. ^Jh^following program will be 1. L*tebeetraum? ... ... *. Will o* the Wisp Prom an Indian In AutumqV.';' *. The N?t-tre* .... 4. Nocturne, op. 17 ?v Butterfly Etude tsmm-.. fSSrt from Hm^Oounod J ? ??if ? ? '? ?' ? I?W?V'