Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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,nrial mb murnal litems br^miss loumw Tr nettuc* 319 J ... Al, HIHTOK* day Jotm I>. Kennedy I i> o, Sf ?'? ' *>y far the m<u?t g chapter mating of the wn? held ou but Monday m ?t( the homo of Mr*. (\ wiK>!ifl!. 011 ,,1u'r Htroot. It wtta 'fcinory day, and w?* in cole a of il?? birtbduyi of (Jon. jCendiaw, and John I). Keu \ gallant ^Idlers, who gave /be* to Carolina/ Miss l^ella ?non. chaptff historian, had yr,,. . aM interesting programme >ih? Mrs. C, L, Wlnk reii (I t tribute to Oeu, Kershaw, IJrallsford, published In V*b ?""1 < '<> n 1 ii i . Iniit J nno. - shannon- r?ad an extract from u Johnson's latest book? "Cease ami flit' chaplor wajj Jnvor~ with a beautiful song by Mrs Ulakeney SJeinp. with piano at: .upanliiumt by Miss Hoi ma ParUfb . miiMi' ..I 11 uijiImt t, w<-i ?? ca ll.-?l on ?ccour?t of the indisposition the hogtcsH, which the gUoSttt I no intimation of until then, as crythtnK bad boon successfully rried on by her able substitute*. coiumftt<M) consisting of Mos* lines W. D. Trautham, E. C. Yon ekow, hw4 J. Bhaujion, Jr., t gppolatod to "select a subject (he csHuy, and mako terms for U. D. C. medal to bo glvon to le pupils of the high school. The dal to bo given at the commence ,d( lii June. The name of Minn rglnia Taylor was proposed, and toted for membership* Delicious ,fre?hmo(it? wore served, and a ?lightfiil social hour spent. Noth ; (Barred the ple&santbess of the ernoou, but tho absence of the Mr*. Krui?ih<>lt46 Ho?te?H. An last Friday morning, although windy, .blustering and diBagree ie without, tho warmth and charm genuine hospitality pervaded the utlful Kirkwood on Camden tf? The bright cherry rooms, tended a warm welcome, secon by the gracious hostess, to the mbers of the bridge club, who brayed the wind, for the pleas es that they felt sure awaited em "on the hill." For the hos llty of Mr. and Mrs. Krumhbltz well known to (the Camdfen peo le, and an Invitation to the Klrk roOd ia always received and accept d with, pleasure.. . . " Sixteen ladles enjoyed the morn ig, and at 1:30 they were invljted ?to -tho handsome dining room here an elaborate course lun lieon was servod. The tables were' legantly appointed ? evergreen tounds formed the center pieces, ith poBts entwined with red satin ibbon, from which waja suspended ihower of. tiny cards> The favors 'ere especially beautiful and ap ropriate ? tiny tables with a pack (.'.cards, which held almonds and on bon?, and when the la?t course unc, another pack of cards was iven to each guest. When "cut ?r luck," they were found to con ?in dainty ices. The guests were lesdanies T. J. Kirkland, Lawrence [ills, W. L. DePass, Wm. Shannon, irattoii deLoache, Douglas Boykin, Ja S. Heath. Belton Boykin, Jno. 1. Corbet t, Leroy Davidson, C. H. ates, C. L. Winkler, Dellenbrook, nd Misses Leila and Charlotte hannon. A I'l/KAHANT iMTHHHJNO O, A. It. HtxrKitry l-'uminlu'M Ao of Tluir?<lu>'h Meeting. The beginning of the new ye^r brought about 4h? regular meeting, on Thursday, of the Hobkirk Hfll | Chapter, I). A. 11,, and the occasion j proved wo enjoyable that the chap ter accepts It at? an auspicious oiuei.i of tho success ' ttf Its winter gather ing*. Mr?, Ij. [j, Porter was the pleun , am QOftMi and extended charming iioHpit aitt y t<? the largo number of members ?ud vlsHorn. Aside from the collection of the 1 annual (in. there was llttio business! to l>e transacted at Mi Ik meeting ' and tho time wuh given over to tho Hoelul programme. The merits ami char&< fort th of Gen. Nat hanlel Greene ( o.ne of tho studios i"i th( mooting) were discussed uml a* coil* j else Hkotch of Molly Pltphor, the j heroine of Monmouth, wuh read by i the secretary. A reading, in Mrs, Jphii Cantjfr'ii pleasing inannei , ui iii?- bin nlnarof , Rebecca Motte\ homo in the dark Revolutionary days, wan very luter CMltilis and iii< chapter was agree ably itnpre^Bod by Mrs. 8.' \ win 1 kowukv'K recitation of l(uinl"t,'H -.80- ? Uloquy. A parUetrtarly entertaining ? feature of tho evening wuh tluj i reading from an old rap Hook, by 1 Mrs. <:. u Winkler, or the visit of ; Gen. LaPayette to Camden in 1825, 1 tin' occasion being tho laying of tin; corner of t lio monument , to Huron DeKulb. A pleuulng incident of the evening was the exhibition by the Hegent <?i a gavel. fashioned by tiw Glerason Cad6tB< from 4 piece Of wood taken from a tree *" t ron t of the residence of John 0. Calhoun. 1 A similar gavel ban been in;nl<? and i presented ty each 1). A. It. Chapter j in the State. A letter from the O- j a. it. Chapter, of st. Matthews, ap prised the Camden Chapter of <hej t'oni in}- in their fuldst of Mrs, !>??<? ntdia Cain, a member of the organi zation to whom tho Chapter, extends warm greet IngH The visitors on TliurHday were: MIbb Dean and Mrs. Elliott, of New York, MrB. Hlanding DeSu assure of Atlanta, Mrs. Scotta Salmond, Mrs. C, Ij. Winkler, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. H. Ij. Watklna,. Miss Eldredge and Miss Selma ParrlBh. After the serving of delicious cuke and wine the meetlug was adjourned to meet with Mrs. M. A. Shannon, February 6th, at 4 o'clock. It Is announced that the ltelio Room at the Chapter House has been arranged and will be open to visitors during , the next ^hree months. i Addle P. AdaniB, Secretary. To bo Married. Rembert, S. C. ? There will be an unusually Interesting marriage in Plsgah Baptist Church on Wed nesday, evening, Jan. 15th, at 7 o'clock. Mr.- Charles M. Shiver und Mlsa Tessa Hatfield will be mar ried. Hev. T. fc, Cole will perform the ceremony. The public cordially invited to be present. :> Meeting of Civic League. The regular monthly meeting of the Civic League will be held In, the High School building on Mon day, January 13 th. Let Us Solve it For You r" Your dally problem of what to eat IS very, easily 1Mb it on to ua. It la not what you oat that has ? ^ considered ? it is the quality of what you eat. It ; s ' merQ 8ay "Let's have some special dish for dinner, but ,i?n_ buying 0r the materials for that dtab- does not mak<? >ov ner a success. You tnust have the best of everyth the fullest enjoyment front the meal. Our reputation is built on selling the best of groc have studied the "what to eat" problem, for our own sa e *?11 as yours. Come ih and let ub talk it over. " A ' St'a~~ The Purt, Food > Sti ' . ... .1,1. iquwu - KOK A CUKU TOWN ? Uxrii ApiuvlUOo. Work u? <*?'? league ?u4 HUggentloU. nnm ???? ? ? A? Now Year 1h tho accepted tluw for tho making of wood revolution*, I move tb.il t a resolution of thauks to the Civic league bq adopted by nil rltiKoiiM who have tho good of tho town at heart. Kor umay y?tam tho League has been making earn est-, loyal efforts in her behalf, and I think It tho Inn tit that wo can do, wo who enjoy tho fruit* of their Inborn, yet take no part hi tho work, to express our appreclatWn, I havo hoard tho statement made by persons who arc supposed to know something about tho matter, that tho romarkable absence of ty phoid cases last year wuh directly due to th? )aid < loaning rOUtOHt. W? h|1 remember the plague of] ftyeH that in tested tho town in tho spring and the many predictions of much fever as the result, Hut utter | the < ont<>M the fliea dlaappeared "inuiM entirely and ii n \ ? > not been ??? bad in tho im'xi ? onlt #t i ant nui < w 4 will ull enter huuUly llHo Uio spirit of th& t It i n k Alld do all wo can l>y precept and exatnplo to help the good work along, for the pride wo take in our own premises and the welcome we give the inspec tors may, without our knowing it, have ii good deal to <io with iii? way sonic oim else acts whoso prem ises, perhaps ueed a little attention. I havo a suggestion to make and i hope everyone win think It ova? trnd that at the next mooting of tho 'Civic 1 ,1'itKiin ? hoiucoiic who i. a member will put ii fie ;i motion. It is that the contest this yoar be not for ona little energetic spurt, hut for the whole year; that the lU' I spections he made the first part of every second or third month an .tho league shall decide,' thai a licit of thoae having the boat yard* AT THAT INSPECTION bo published oach time, the complete rttord i>o lug, of course, Inaccessible to any one except the eommlttoo; that vaiiK' of the priteee be tncreaac^. I havo a further ? suggestion to make this to ail. tho progreHBlvo citizens of tho town. It ia thai we relieve: the League of tho embar ruHinont of trying to raise tho mono for tho expenses of thia campaign I for cleanlineaB by notifying them ? without their having to afck ? just how much each one la willing to contribute towards it. Many of you Would glyg h good Hum to be able to got at your neighbor's premiBes and have them cleaned up - Give it to tho League and watch them clean It is a good up-to-date business propoHltion. Come now, all together tor 11 clean town! r? -w~ Citixen. In Com pUiuent to Mrs. l)c-Snussanro. Among the many social favors shown Mrs. Blandlng DeSaussaure, of Atlanta during her visit to the I home of her girlhood, none excelled In beauty and brilliance the large card party given In her honor on last Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. ?Jno. W. Corbett. The attractive rooms were charmingly arranged with ferns, palms, and other pot plants, and wreathed in yellow jes samine, whii? at eight tables thJrty two beautifully gowned women played society's favorite game. The score prlsse ? a handsome bridge set 1 went to Mrs. J. T. Hay, while the j guest of honor Was presented with | an exquisite bunch of pink carna tions and feathery ferns, tied fvlth ] long, graceful loops of satin ribbon, i After cards wero laid aside the hostess served cake, wafers and ice j cream, which was very acceptable i in the summer-like weather. Mrs. Ancrum HosU^ss. Mrs. A. r. Ancrum was the gra cious hostess at a card party Satur-i day afternoon, given in honor . of Mrs. Edwin Cary, and"MTss "Rdha -i*eTTTrdf itliode Island, who for bgt erai seasons have been charming ac quaintances to Camden's winter col ony, and have made strong and lasting friendship among? a people : whose hearts are as warm as their j clime. Iii Mrs. Ancnun's cosy par lor, the spirit of the Yuletlde seem- i 6d to linger In the polished green j leaves and bright berries of the hol ly, the woven pearls of the mistle toe, the trailing southern smllax, the graceful English Ivy, wjhll^) these remained fresh, bright and beauti ful, the spirit of the Yulqtlde was lothe to leave. Palms and . ferns lent their charms, and pots of blooming narcissus and hyacinths shed their fragrance throughout the room, while through the open windows the soft breezes blew from the South, ahd the rooms were flooded with golden sunshine ? a day graciously loaned to December by her fairer sister May. Bridge was played at two tables, the score prize, a lovely blooming plant, was .won by Miss Perry, Mrs. Miller cut the consolations ? a. pack of cards. Delicious refreshments were served j and Informality combined with char ming hospitality made the afternoon I a delight to all present. Those en joying It were: Mrs- Gary and Mlsa Perry, of Providence, U. L Mrs. Wm. Ancrum, Jr., Mrs. Margaret C. Miller,. Mrs. Wm. Shannon, " Mrs. Ida S. Heath, Mrs. Bratton deLoache Mrs. Lottie J. Singleton. ? . 11 - ESTATE tfAIiB), State of South Carolina, Countjr of Kej*?haw. Under and by virture of an order by W. L. McDowell,. Judge of Pro bate for Kershaw Cotinty, dated January 6, 1913, I will .sell at pub lic auction and for- cash to the highest bidder at .the home* of. the late A. L?. Young* deceased, i 23rd.^ay_^r at 11 o'clock a., m., the following proper ty of tu? said estate: Two Mules. Ono (1) Wagon. One ( 1 ) Buggy. W. L,. Young, Administrator. Camden, S. C., Jan. 6, 1913. I 37-38. HATHKR UK KB HMOKINti Mm. HWen ItuMnikm Mnkttx * Hlt WUii Mraulieni o I HetmU-. ?> - - I Denver, Jan. i. -The yreiwncu o( the flrat woman Senator 111 thu Unl led Btatea canned excitement him! curiosity among the Seuatorw at -the Capitol here today. Mr*. Helen KIuk Itohlnuon, making her debnt a* a lawmaker, wore a prlmroae gowu and llwtencd U> her coufrerea ad droon her an Mra. Senator Hobtniion, to dlBtluKultth her from Senator W. | C. Robinson, of hJI i'abo. ' I ' Mra. Senator Itoblnaon had a bunch of violets on her desk aud a bevy i>i women about her, who con (rft'ulatod her and tho women of Colorado upon "the polUjenl Innova tion, She was placed In the, front , row of Seuator's, to -the right of the < . in r. ,i I. A few inveterate uwnt <?i tnhaeeo were troubled with a ftxtr that per bapi they < ould not smoke In tb? I Senate, because of the pretence of ! a won. hi member. But the Senator brought joy a ltd I relief to tho smokers and made her Huir ao popular that *Im* could' have had the job pf I'realdent pro tein, (flkir tin \ king, when she srtld that she would not have the sa<ie?i cua tom broken and that aha rather liked the smell of a good ? ? r. ; ? > ( 'liuiuhri- |if Coiiiuierco * Jh. At Hu* regular utoti t li ly nieotlnu of the Ctiumbor of Coin in ?rot* last Wednesday afternoon, '('apt. Wil IIhiii Shannon, chairman of the hos pital Committee, made a abort talk to tli< ?h:nnbr?r in rcferenc* t ? ? tii<* V. 'II |. ,| | I,;,! OOIU III ft Id' He .X plSlHcd tho delay ta camj^il by tho nil n? 010 11 ? cIiuiikoh in plans of the building, which wore ?ira wii b> a well known linn of Now York archi tects, who Were familiar with cll~ inutie conditions, etc., pif ' tilt) North, but not of the South. capt. slum lion, itiiUd that iho hospital com mit teo v.. in i<> Georgetown <<? oonfer with I)r. Uarueli and Bornard Ba rucli, and It wan decided to make Mr. I I quhftl i <>i' Oil u in bin Chltff chi t ??< i , and Chat the plans drawh by hiin would b? accepted, Capt. Shannon stated that Mr. Urquhart would come to Camden in about 30 day.s time to make nU n< Bwary surveys, and that ho thought tlio conlr;i<i for tho building would bo let during tho li#Xt <?t) t)ftyB. A letter from Mr. J. It. (Mack, commercial agent of tho Southern railway, stated that the Southern railway had under advisement tho improvements asked for by tho chamber and would let them hear from him later. - Tho resignation of ('apt. Hainel as a member of the Chamber of -Commerce was received with regret. President Mills will appoint a com mittee ldter to draw- up suitable resolutions of thanks for tho un selfish work Capt. Hainel has ren dered this body. Capt. Hamel was one of the chamber's most enthu siastic members, and was one of the charter members. One Of the most, important events of the" meeting was the introduction of Erneat B> Richards of Bennotts yille, a well known architect, who recently designed the Baker-Craig sanitarium of Charleston, the Cov ington hotel of Cheraw, the new hotel at Bennettsvllle and tho- $30, 000 Arcade hotel of Hartsvlllo, who wants to Interest t^e citizens of Camden in erecting n! modern com mercial hotel.. Mr. Richard's short talk was well received. It is the purpose of President Mills to ap | point a committee of three at an I early date to confer with tho busi ness men oT town .relative to organ izing a hotel company. This com mittee, will report at tho next meet ing. -Mr. Richards,, said that he had j talked with several men of the j-clty and nearly all of .them seemed ! 1 n 1 , Shannon? Jr.. said that bo thought that the time was Hpe to consider this matter and that he kne^r of several- persons who would be interested in rentiug a modern hotel. -The jChamjjen of (commerce wliL raise $75 deficit in tho boys', (jo.rn and girls' tomato club prizes.. Twen ty dolltfrfa of this will go to the boys1 corn club and $55 to the to mato club. At the last meeting of the cham ber, $60 was appropriated to the rest room, which is being conducted on the second floor of the Burdell building by the Civic league. This money will be appropriated annually so long as the rest room continues to be conducted as it Is now, Wednesday Morning Bridge. Club. Mrs. L,eroy Davidson was tho agreeable hostess to this popular club this week. The rooms" of "Park View," the handsome home of Mrs. Davidson, were bright \ind cherry for the occasion'. Palms, ferns, and blooming ' plants gave them an added touch of beauty. Mrs. Davidson is gracious and tact ful as a- hostess, and a social func tion at her home is sure to tie an enjoyable one. After the usual rubbers, refreshments wei1? served, consisting of grapefruit, followed by a dainty, salad course. In addition to? the club,: the hostess had an ex tra table of honor guests. Those enjoying the morning werer Met dames Bratton deI.#Qach^ R. B. PittB, J. TJ Hay, Blading JJeSas saure, T. J.^ KlrKliiTw^ifc*^?^* holtz, John! W. L.??Viffk ler, Wm. Shannon, B. O.. Bbykin, D. A. Boykln/ C. H: Yates, ~and Mlasea Steele, Cearlotte Shannon and Har riet Shannon. Prof. _H._ Q. Strohecker, of Char leston, former teacher in the Cam den Public Schools, was here last week. His -many friends were glad to see- him Important Notice. The Board of Commissioners will tiotJ consider any claim unless pre sented not later than the first day of the month. M. C. West, Chairman Bd. Commissioners For R o n t. Building on the Northwest comer of Broad and DeKalb Sts. S#e or phone W. R. Eve, jr. inckkahk IN OltlMtC KolU'UorM I14*|hiK fur Fifth Ju?Hch?l Circuit M<uh' I?al?llc. - ~ w* pm Tli? report of Watte Hampton Cobb, solicitor fur the Klfili judicial circuit. coinpriitinK Ulcliland it mi Kor?lm,w couu t it*H, for the year IUI2 bliowb a remarkabU* Inrruauo in th*? number of ca?eti dUpoiicd of oviJr IU11. The number of ciik^h dis poned of iu 1 1*1.2 ill the two couu ticrt wan 266, of which i St & won* In lllchland uud 60 iu Keruhaw. l,ar <cny ranch. numbering 60 til the two C0UI|tl?'H, an?ault willi intent to kill unit aggravated 'abnuult, r? ?; cu wen; . violating dUpeiibary law. 3 I OtWei, all <1 hOUI^mklPK, 2 !i cawe?, predominated. Tin* murder euHew disponed of numbered five In Itlch laiitl and three in Kershaw. There Wt>ro ttlx criminal AIMlljl eaBOH III Hichlpd > ouuiy. In Itlchluud county in 20 canon 00 bills wont ivliiriu'd. L'O cilte* wet*# ? i i ? i > 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ? ? ? i , -is word toUIMl wot guilty, 107 were found tftillty and two cuhoh resulted In mistrial. In KciHhaw count) ihciv 17 cases in which up bills wefo return* e?f? hcvoii y dlHeont lulled, 11 found' riot n>uu> itiiii jr? found pHtf, | There were no dentli neiile licet* in either cOUUiy. Qlto |)il?ttii?r wlin lejlj t ? > tUp penH ent lury lor Hf#J being found guilty of criminal us HH tilt. The total for i'he two countlea Iftil Sixty-four canes dlHcont inuod or no bill ret iiru- d, Mi n?d guilty. 182 conviction#; Or lif>6 cases all told. \ fttjf Hojf. Mr. VV. il. Truesclell, of K^hIiuw recently killed a lion wlilcli netted hint six hundred and forty-eight pouudH of pork, which at prevailing prices? la worth ovef one hundred dollars. TIiIh Is poHHlbly one of the largest Iiokh over raised in K?ft?bftw county and would have made a fine exhibit m i ho County Fair. HOW TO HUN A* IMI'KIt Chief of (h? WmwkH lK)oi(tcntt An uounc?rt |)ulqu<* I'tntfonn. W?voka. Ok., Jan. 4, L?uther Harrluou, recently manager of the Democratic preaa bureau operated by tho Htate Central Committee, haa pui^uueU the Democrat here and l{i' announcing the fact lie printed .1 ? urilque editorial In which he frauk ly tella bin imbacrlbera what he pro poaea t?? do. For iua( autre, he naHurca hie read* er? that hia "paper in not going *0 lie the beat iu Oklahoma," hut he "will try to avoid k*HIiik wUt *^4 worat," ? , "The chief pleuHuro In running a uewai>ai>cr," he anya, "U derived from runniiiK it aa you blooming plena*, and we will ell Joy thla pleat* tiro to iht* uttcrmoat." i he Democrat v> hi m?>i t ?. ? vei j different uutU'i* our management. We ahall continue t lie uae of lb? regulation pliraaoh tin our local <l?? partiucnt. All bride* will he 'beau tlfuj,' all halileti 'bouncing,' all aiib acrihera 'good fellow#,' nil apeechoa . 41 it el aCrinoua 'moat. excel lout/ all deatha 'Irreparable 1o#rc?,' all har vent*, MinexaiupliHl,' and all blUfchrtfa the 'roidi'tii ever known/ Wo i > ? ? i >? that Divine mercy will not be hank ruptod In , pardoning such Ilea, but the public la aocustoiued to them and V, ill In* auMat'ied with nothing "The I ii'iiKicjat will be exactly and ulwaya what ita name algnlflea. with an effort to prenorve charity in mi thlnga, ".mi opinlona win !?<? i <? pectod and vi-ty foW fOHOWWt. ' : 1 1 it 1 1 |'0BpOOt our political oppoijiMa with a profound p|ty for all their dcllnquent'lea. c :>iia 1 1 , in ghort, h<> owitluts! our paper that every reader will he font inuaily wondering what He 8am inn we art : pitfg to dp liexl But at all tlniCH we are after (lit* tjpin." LANG'S PHONE 2 1 ' ? Fresh Every Day Home Grown Onions Lettuce Sweet Potatoes Washington Steam Bakery Bread PHONE US YOUR WANTS IGH GRADE GROCERY OF THE FIVE SENSES: ' . . : .. - 5gj Hearing" feeling, seeing, tasting and smelling ? the sight is the easiest destroyed ? and it is a terrible thing to lose your sight. Whenever anything is wrong with your eyes come to an expert at once ? come to this store, We will tell you whther to see an oculist or whether we have the cure. Delays are dangerous come tdayo. Examination fr*e. G L. BLACKWELL Jeweler and Optician;- ? i tamden, S. C T > . " V A 4k - ^ - '