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job Printing Job Printing [iOlVMK XXIV, CMtoia. UUVIU CAIIOMNA. FJ?!I?AY, u. NOMIIKK :tvs. 112,000.00 IN VALUABLE PRIZES FOR KERSHAW COUNTY LADIES Awa* for (Wfc Ufa ? j m ?Ten Ladies Will Win Prizes. p MODEL "FORD" TOURING CAR AS FIRST PRIZE ,rd Touring Cor, Kimball Piano, Four n ^ o 2" w"ch" civ? Chronicle in Greatest of all Circulation Contest* Nomination Blank in This Paper.-Clip hou, and Send it to Contest Department. Willi <? Fowl uuU)iii(h |(. uk first prizo, ti)iii?uuc?(metit In today of tf?o gr^t^i rtrmld' on cont<*t ever iuuuKuritU*<I ii? i* section of tlio Htat<-. XIio >vlnner of this cur will ru >jve mi automobile outfitted with jms, including; top, wind shield, is and oil lainp?, horn und all cojii ete in <'v<ry way. The contest is announced for the rst time today and will close Wed eeday evening, January 29. This ate will not he changed. . Every jttemtmt made by The Chronicle in iese columns will be lived up to, [Considering the value of the pri js offered t h in is an exceedingly iort time for such a content to run. heretore. those desiring to compete >r the prizes should bring .or send , their nomination at once, or if )u do 1101 car? to enter, send in ie name of a friend. The name of ie person making the nomination ill not bo divulged. Nomination ank will bo found In this issue of he Chronicle. Srcond <iran?! Prize. Its. u $400.00 Kimball! it hi lardly necessary to say anything ibout the good qualities of this irell known instrument- -the name (self is its own best recommenda ion. The tact that hundreds of South Carolinians and thousands of leoplo over the United States have lelected this piano out of perhaps light hundred different makes, is iyidcnce of its superiority. This >eautifn] piano Is now on display it G. W. ..Crosby's Ice (!ream Parlor, ffhere the public has an opportunity o go and see it. The District Prizes. The terrioory of the contest has been divided into four districts. In* each of. these districts a diamond ring and a gold watch will be award pd regardless of the vote in any lother district.. Great care has been [taken in selecting these prizes and [the diamond rings and gold watches are exceedingly fine prizes. Evi dence of this is the fact that they were purchased at a local jewelry store. Diamond Kings. The four diamond rings which are offered as first prize in the , four districts, were selected from the stock of a local jeweler. They are indeed sparkling gems of i beauty, set in Tiffany mountings. They will bo placed on display in a few days where they were purchas ed, where the candidates and their friends will have an opportunity to inspect tlicm. (?old Watches. tour gold watches, in the latest style eases, either Elgin or Waltham movements, have been selected from the, stock of a i local jeweler as second prize in each dis trict. The watches carry the guar antee of both the maker and the dealer and will be placed on display in ;i short time w'.hore everybody ?will have an opportunity to/see them. / Questions and answers giving de tailed information regarding tho contest will be found in this paper. Nominate yourself or a friend to day while yoft thing of it. The Chronicle is back of every promise .or statement made in this contest, which means that every promise will lm kept to tho lotter. On recep-t of a nomination the contest editor will call and explain the contest, in detail, Ax?intance will be given you in organizing your friends as co-workers for you. a Square Deal" is the motto of contest and equal treatment Will be :;ivon every candidate. ? No fa vorites will be played. ? ? ----- In a few days, as soon as the i votes can be counted and properly I credited , the- names of the candi- j dates and the number of votes each ; h&s to her credit will be published \ and win appear in each issue of i Th?? Chronicle until the end of the campaign on January '29. (Jetting an early start will mean , much to you in the matter of get-' votes. qq^e contest Is open to | ladies only.. Any lady, either married ?r single, residing in the territory j of the contest, may become a can- 1 didate for the automobile or any nVt ?r 1>rizo on our ma8nWcent prize Siwc the l<Vw V i?t*iu. He sure to save the 60-vote cou- ?, Poas printed 4n each Issue of The ^ronicie. put the name of your candidate on these votes and either Bond or bring them to t-ho Contest Depart ment of The Chronlclo.' If you do not wish to entor the rfoiteilt yourself, bo B?ir?? to save the votOH anyway, for some friend will want them and appreciate your help, On every prepaid subscription to The Chronicle a certain number of votes will be allowed. The vote schedule and HubHcription prices will bo found further down in thin article and in the large advertise* nient on another p:i^?> of this paper. Ask the Contest Editor to Belief you a receipt book and start right OUt among your friends and secure their subscriptions and get them to saving the 50-vote coupons so that you will bo able to make a good showing on the first published list. Your friends will be glad to holp you If yon nsli them. The contest wll. I e e ver in a few short weeks and any one of the prizes is well worth the effort put forth .to win them. But fparo time is all that is necessary to devote to the secur ing ol' YOteB. The contest will close at H o' clock, Wednesday evening, Jan. 29, and the prizes will be awarded regardless of the vote it takes to se cure them. The very fact that the closing day will be in the hands of three disinterested business -or pro fessional Inen should warrant that, fact. . (Questions and Answers. Q. What is the total value of th? prizes. i A. Twelve hundred dollars. Q. How is the territory divided? A. Into four districts. Q- How many contestants will win grand prizes? A. Two. Q. How many prizes will be awarded In' each district? A. Two after the grand prizes have been awarded. Q. How may votes bo secured? A. By clipping coupons . from Tho Chronicle and by securing sub scription payments to the paper. Q. Who will be awarded the grand prize, the Ford Touring car? A. The lady who receives the largest number of votes in the en tire contest. Q. Who will be awarded the second grand prize, the Kimball piano? A. The lady having the second largest number of votes in the en tire contest. Q. To whom will the district prizes be awarded? A. To candidates standing first and second in their own districts after the grand prizes have been awarded Q. Will any candidate win more than obe of the announced prizes? A. No. Q. Can more than one grand prize go to one district? A. Yes. If two candidates from that district have the largest num ber of votes. 1 Q. Can a subscriber favor more than one contestant? A. Ho can favor more than one contestant by paying part of his subscription to one contsetant and part to another. Q. Must votes appear to one's credit at the time subscriptions are brought in? A. A candidate my use discre tioan as to when votes shall be ' printed. Q. Can a candidate secure a new ? subscriber to start after the con test closes? A. Yes. Provided the name of , the subgcriber. ..and the money ac company the order. Q; Can votes once issued be tratibferred to another candidate? A. Positively No. Q. Whose fault will it be if I do i ot win? i A. 'Your own. Your chance Is as good as anyone's and your treat- ; vaeut by us will be just the same as to all others. Q. How many votes will it take to win tho auto? ^ A Just, a few more than your nearest competitor. Q. When is the best time to enter" A. Today. Q. Who are the best people to consult In difficulties? "A. The Contest Department, al ways at >our service. . " W7\J3 lrray wter the contest? A. The contest is open to all la dies except salaried employees of Tho Chronicle. Q. What does it .cost to enter? A. Nothing Q. How may I enter?. . A. Fill out the nomination blank with your name and ? address and s?fld to the Contest Department. CITY AND COUNTY NEWS PUT IN CONDENSED FORM jMATTHUH OF UKNHIUL INTIOIV KST KIX UHKU II V OI' It KMI'OKTlJtN. Miss Lucia Vittes is vlsitliiK l" CUa rloHton, Mr W 11. d< Loa< he was in Char Ml 1 K WiH'k. MIkk Louis*- Shannon speni Si" onlay in Columbia. Mr. Harry Drinkers of Columbia, w|?^?i t Sunday in thltt'clty, MIhh Krtteher noStiUHkiure, of Jack sonville, Kla., is viuiting Mrs John < 'iini ??> Miss lleckham, of Lancaster, visit ed her wiHtor, Mrs. Wardlaw Ku? well UiIh week. Mrs, He biuca Kennington, of it K*. 1). No. 2, who hart boon so ill Ih now Home bettor. Dr. Sumter Ithame, of Charleston, irt spending a few days with his par ont h, Mr. and Mrw. J. S. Uhamo. MirtH Ada Phelps spent Friday and Saturday with h<jr Histpr Miss Helen Phelps a( Wlnthrop college. Messrs. Dau McKlthorn and Les ter Perkins, of Darlington, spent several days, in Camden last week Mr. .s K. Kelly. wh<> fe?* tll.e {present in engaged in hurtinoss in Cheraw, wan in Camden on l??t' Tuesday. isaitor Hamel, of the Camden News, attended the South Carolina Methodist Conference at Anderson last w*eek. Mr. Will Halsell, who has boon in Georgia for ?omo time, is visit ing his mother, Mrs. M. S. Hal sail, of this city, Mr, Will Wallace, who is a stu dent at the Citadel, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wallace. Mr. Baron Refo, of Chester, who is teaching school at Pine Grove paid a visit to his cousin Mr. Al fred Burdell last week. Miss Kate Lenoir, who is teach ing in Darlington, spent Thanksgiv ing and several days after with her parents In this city. v Misses Vivian Yates and'Kather ine Zemp, of the College for Wo men, of Columbia, spent Sunday in Camden with their parents. Mrs. Gage, of Chester, joined the Judge during court in Camden and for several days were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. CJarke;, Mrs. E. S. Nettles, now of Che raw, and her little grand daughter, Ellen Bull, were the guests of^Mra H. L. Watkins during the past week. Misses Oralie Mathis and Willie Dixon and Mrs. N. O. Epps went to Columbia Thursday to attend "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" played there. Misses Elizabeth and Harriet Brown and Misses Mary and Mar garet Edwards, students of Wintlyop College, spent the week end with the Misses I^enoir. ? Kev. M. L. Lawson is in attend ance upon the .State Baptist Con vention which is in session In Abbe ville this week He is the guest of Mr. J. L. Perrin of that city. Mrs. I'atterfion, wife of Dr. Pat terson of Patterson, and Kerris'on, Dentists, has arrived in Cainden and is at present making her home with Mrs. Parish on Mill Avenue. The many friends of ('apt. M. L. Smith will he ?orry to learn that he . is confined to his home by sick ness since the, adjournment of court. He is not seriously ill and expect* to be able to be out in a few days. Q. On what day shall I get busy A. Today. 'Q. On what day does 'the con test close? A. Wdenesday, January 29th, 1913. " j General Itulcs and Conditions. Any lady, married or single, re siding in Camden or its territory, may become a. candidate. It is not necessary to be a subscriber to The Chronicle in order to enter. Just fill out and send in the nomi potion blank printed elsewhere in this issue. A _ nomination counts for f>,000 votes. ?> Payments on all subscriptions will earn votes according to the follow ing schedule. 'Renewals and back, i ollections count the same as new subscriptions: 1 year $ 1.00. .-? 2,000 votes 2 year* 2.00 .\rv v. r 7,000 votes ^ yf?rn ? 2,00 12.000 votes 4 years 4.00/.*".. . . 1#,000 votes fi years 5.00._.. ..25,000 votes 10 years 10.00. . . .* . .75,000 votes SOUTH CAROUNA NEWS ! PUT IN PARAGRAPHS HAlM'tlMMjH OF INTKItKSi IN THK HTATK QAT8UH1) I i?>M ot;n i;\< 11 \\<;i:s, The Seaboard rnjlway twin pur chttHtuI hi x valuable lot h nt (he wholesale dim ret of Colmnbiin, pay iug Hk? handsome '>11111 of $lf?:i;000 l''orrner I : n it **?| state* Senator Jain.', <Ujj-(|on <n, ,i at Ills houii it t Okolon,, Mlhf , Inst Sat urdu> ll? Wlin 7 !? yc;tri, <>I<1 ; ltd hi ? death \s t:> dp*' tO mtirnutiett of old a, ? A 1 ;?rge ginnery belon^m r to N. J*. K*?l?i , near Lancaster, wits burned Monday morning, t <>k ?.? ' l?< ? r wjth tin bales of cotton. Tin- loss Is estimated at $3,000 with no In aifaiicr Jo::i. L McLaiillll, for I 't of I II It I'll State. . oiiator front South Carolina, will i..' a member of the next Sluto Semite He is tl i. ? ? lor S<'iia tor' i r. >,n Marlboro county, following the death of Senator (Sreeu. Klre Thursday night, wiped out/. a halt uozen business houses in Alk en, whh a Iohb of at least $:10,000, with not more than one-third cov eted l>y insuran.ee. The tiro start ed in t ho roar of lv R. llafei'.s' bakery | Dillon Is one of the most pro gressive good roads counties in (lie State. Itocently they raised $20, OOo and were given $10,000 by the llnlted States government, which will bo used in Improving F>0 miles 'of roadway In the county. & In the caso of Krank M> Zemp, merged with sending a black hand letter to a' .wealthy widow for the purpose of extorting money, the Spartanburg county grand jury l>LBt Saturday returned a no ' bill. This will be good news to the many friends of the young man In this city, ' Tlie body of W. 1). Watson, the Puritian student who disappeared Sunday morning, was found a short distance tfrom Greenville, having died of poison taken with suicidal Intent, a note found on the dead man stated "Nobody did this but me," The young man was from Horry county and had been sick for sometime. "+*' Dr. 10. J. Etherldge,' president of the People's hank of Leesvllle, is misBing and the affairs of the bank are in bad- shape. The deposits amount to about $18,000 and it has a capital of $30,000, of which $lft, 000 has been paid ni. Dr. ICthe rldge, the president, hns long been identified with many business enter prises and Is well known throughout the. State. Card of Th?utk?t 1 dpsire to thank tlio citizens of Bethune and surrounding country for their attention and kindnesB shown me and family in our sad be reavement. Algio Outlaw. Bethune, 8. Doe. 4th, 1912. In the absence of Miss Louise Nettles, who Ih attending the U. D. C. Convention in Charleston this week, Miss Kleo Mltchem has kind ly consented to preside over the so ciety page of The Chronicle this week. Mr. E. B. Dibbell and Mrs. C. H. Dibbell, of Dulutb, Minn., arrived In, Camden Saturday for the purpose of 'conducting The Chronicle's cir culation contest. They are stopping at the residence of Mrs. Jno. Mc Smyrl. Miss Joseph ine Nelson entertain ed about thirty-five members of the seventh and eighth grades of the Kershaw (iraded School, at the hoin of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Nelson, on last Friday evening in honor of the following visitors from Camden: Misses Belle and Henri etta Block, Mildred Goodale, Mar garet Hogue, Lola Hogue and Mar garet Taylor and Mr. Cecil Brasing Cbfi?? "Kersliaw- Bra Mr. C. A. Stone, cashier of the Bank of Bethune and a leading citisjen o( that town, was in Camden last Priday. Mr. Stone is optimis tic of the future of his home town artd expects It to take many strides forward tn the- near future. One of. the advancements of the town will be a newspaper soon to be launched there. A part of Mr. i Stone's business here Friday was to interest the Cahiden merchants in advertising in the Bethune paper. ... i * METHODIST MINISTERS ARE STATIONED NEXT YEAR Appointments Given Out Monday. Conference to be Held in Rock Hill Next Year. I * ? Anderson, |)uc, 2. Today I J?o oonclutllug tluy ??f (ho session of the South Carolina conference of Hi?> Methodist. Kplscopal church, South w?h marked by much linpor tain bUrtlhOSS, including tho reading of t !u> appointments for u?xt your and tho presentation of tint report of tho committee on education. Th.? report madi to tho roulVr ''I'cc hy tho educational board, which was adopted, provided for a nun paign to obtain $3?o,000 for incieau Ing tho plantK of Wofford college, Lander college Columbia col logo. It was hold that the growth of t ho no i 1 1 h t it u i Ions made ndvla able i\i\ increase in tholr facilities. With tiio hu*inerts of tho confer one? tranHaoti'd, tho conference ad journed to meet in Rock Hill in 1913. That city's Invitation wan formally accepted. i Birth op Kllgo announced the fol I lowing art received hy traiirtfor: S. A. Steele, I'. H. Wollrt, W. 10. Thomv son, (J, |, Ingram, J H Kllgoro. Hirthop Wilson went tho following greeting to the conference "I ac knowledge, with sincere appreciation your message.. Please assure the broth ron of inv love for them and of my prayers for the welfare of tho church within the bounds of your conference." The report of, tho hoar?l said that collegoB and schools of the conference* have experienced an un precedented year of kuccosh. At Columbia college there aro 23 teach erK and tutors with an enrollment of ii 8 7 students. The values of plant Ik $256,50 0 and tho indebted ness 1h $03,000. The board recom mended that the field agent' be continued. ' . At Lander collego there are. 234 rttudents, of whom 159 are board ing pupils; value of plant $147,3 00; endowment $4,200 At Wofford college there are 305 students and 181 in tho fitting school. TIiIh in the'' largest enroll ment In the hlrttory of tho two in stitutions. Tho prospect h and re sources of the college have been increaaed , by $50,800. The endow ment Ik $183,000. Them aro K2 students at Oar lisle fitting school, overcrowding the dormitory. Tho property 1h valued at $35,000; endowment $5, 000. Thirty-four charges in the con fluence failed to pay their confer ence educational assessments, and only 88 of the charges paid the assessment in full. The Kingstrce district wan the, banner district, paying so por cent, of i t uskoss ment. P.ev Watspn I). Duncan offered rosohit ion of thanks to the citizens of Andcrtjou, to Kev. S. a. Donalioe and his efficient asslKtants in ar ranging for the- entertainmnot of the conference, to the i>OKtal author ities for the courtesy shown the conference,- and they were adopted by a lining vote. Anderson has enthroned herself in the hearts of every member of the conference by the cordial and overflowing hospl talitv which has been so uracloUHly extended to them. The ministers who have been previously elected to elders orders were called to the chancel and with the assistance uf Rev. II. J5. Browne and li. F. Beaty, Bishop Kilgo, or dained each of them to tho office and work of an elder in the church of fiod. They were James Harper Brown, Lloyd Thomas- Phillips, and Felfx Gaines Whitlock. in tho "laying on of .hands" ? Rev. . J,. B Tray wick, /Rev. K. O. Watson, Rev. Jno O. Willson, and Rev. N. B. Clarkson were requested to unite with the bishop in thi? imposing ceremony. After a most impressive exhortation the bishop answered that question which deeply concerns every Methodist preacher and every Methodist church In South CtfPb* lina": Wheie are tin* preachers sta^ tioned this year? The following assignments ? Methodist ministers for 1913, made by Bishop Kilgo, were read to the conference this afternoon: Anderson District ? C. B. Smith, presiding elder. St. John's ? J. W.. Speake. i Orrvlli? j. p. tJimpnoi), IU'llH?l .1 \\ \V,|N I Antrovlllo l', K, Ithotul, Calhoun Kails I', A. M in ray. (Vinru! \. v. t la i bill, Iloneu I'uth s T.IUftulunan. Low ndravllle I ?' Cli Mull.-i . MeCornilck P. II, lugfahuiii. I'olitof a. Sunward. |Vinll<'fon N. c. lt;illinr,i'i' St. irr L. Townvlllo W, H. Moyern, Wit ii aiia j. j* liiabinot. Walha'Ui Circuit J, ,M. Lawnon. W? st mlrndei" M. M. UrooKn. Williamson ami I Kl OckOH, W 11 II ji 111 hi on ('Ircuji J . I). Uur uutl. ( 'ha rlt'Mon I Mitt rid .1. W. Daniel, 1> r?*Hl <1 1 ng elder. Allendale J . \v Wolilllg, Appleion K. /., .lumen. Donufort oud Port Royal .1, 11. Nolnml. Ilethol Circuit II. c. ItoulwHro. IHacli Swanp .1. II. H row n. charloKton Hothel, P. II. Wei 1b; Trinity, R4 H. Truegflule; SprliiR Htreot, M. Auld; Hampden Square. .1. T. PoHt?r. Vouuk'h Iwlnnd 11? R. Ulnier. Col laKevllh1 \v. v. Dibblo. Cypfoaa M. M. MeLondo". j lOhrhardt. J. C, llulchlnHou.. lOrtt 111 ,j, L, jugraham. Hampton- L. w. .fohOHou. llenderRonvllle W. A. Klrhy. Lodge- \V. IV Meadow, Jr. ltldgeland J. W. iSlkitiH. Ridgeyillo J. 13. Carter. South Hampton J). N. Busby., Sunimorville J. W. Lewln. Walterboro W. A. Kt? i r?*y . Cokosbury District W. P. Mead i.'i'h, presiding older. Abbeville ? (i. C. Leonard. Abbeville Circuit -VV. II. Murry. n lint lor 1<\ (!. Whit look. Greenwood, Main Htreot J. W. KilgO. Cokonbury? <1. F\ GlaYkson. Croon wood MIIIh -.1. B. Connelly. C.roonwoOd Circuit- M. T. Whar ton. Klnards ? W. It. Hottknight. Newberry, Central-"--.!. 10. Car lisle. O'Noal Street- A M. Gardner. Nowborry Circuit O. A. Jeff coat. Nlnoty-Hix? V. 10. nibble. ParkHville^ B. H. Covington. Phoenix ? -J. H. Manly. Prosperity B. C. MorrlB. Princeton- It. 1<\ MorrlH. Saludft 10. P. Taylor. Waterloo -J. T. Miller. Whltrnlre 1 M. Frldy. Lander College President, J. O. Wlllhon ; profeHHor, R. C). Law ton ; agent, It, A. Child. Florence District*- VV. A. Maase beuu, presiding <?j<ler. Bennetts ville-^ Peter stokes. Bennettsvlile Circuit --- M. VV. Hook. . Brlghisvillc~.-M. F. Dukes. Bethlehem -J. (}. Farr. Cheraw ? G. T. Harmon, Jr. Chesterfield- L. \4, Bedenbaugh. . ? Darlington, Trinity? -B. It. Tur nipseed. Hp wort h ? A. A. Meiritt. Darlington Circuit- It. W. Hump hries. TCast Chesterfield T\ B. Owen. Florence?? R. B. Turnlpseed. iiartsvlBc?--B. O. - Murphy-. ? Jefferson ? Foster Speer. Lamar- -B. M. Roh< rtson. Liberty l,aul Wood. ? Marlboro- J. B. Weldon. McBee- ? .J. L. Tyler. McCall? J. T. Fo^wler. Middendorf VV. C. Bowden. Pugeland- J, A. McGraw. Timmonsville ? O, VV. Davis. Assistant Sunday School ' ICdttor? ~ L F. Beaty. Conference Secretary of Missions ? peter Btokfcs. Creenvillle District ? P. F. Kilgo, presiding elder. ' Clinton ? 8. O. Cantey. JCaalov Circuit J. D. Holier. Fountain Inn? VV. K. Wiggins. Cray Court? -T. VV. Munnerlyn. < Greenville: Buncomb Street ? M. h. Carlisle; St. Paul 10. S. Jones'; ~ Hampden Avenue W. M. Owlngs;, West Greenville -* J. T. M c Farland ; VVrest Greenville- L. L. Tnahliiut. Bethel ' nnd I'oe VV. B. .Garrett 'ami M. L. Mullikln. Greenville Circuit- J. G..Huggin. Greer? F. R. Maison. (Continued on Inst page<)